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-vs?c- f-?pr ri.'r.v --SrSJtV LV- ' v tSjr -jT" " THE MOUSING TOIUS, THURSDAY, DKVEM.BEU 2G, 385)5. 4 ThBWashinatonTimes (Uohmno, Evening, and Scxdat j omasa and issued ar The Washington Times Company. TIMES nUILDI.VO, llBTntVISTCOB.KnI'KNSVLVAMA AVEMJB iB 'i EXTU KTllIt t 1 elephene Editorial Rooms. HI. Business Oflltro1 3K, Trice JIorninK cr Evening Edison. .One Cent fcnndny Edition. "lure Cent Jlonthly It Carrier Morning and buudar. Thlrty.tve Cent". KTenlng 1 hlrty Cents. Horning, ) EvenlngandV rirrr Cents. Sunday, J i WASHINGTON. D. C DECEMBER 20, 1803 6!TK A D F S( $ 1 CPU N CjLj? The Times Is the Only - : Washington Newspaper That dares to tell the truth when dealing with all subjects of public interest, thaCs one reason why the people like it, hence Its Circulation Is larger by many thousands than any other daily newspaper published in the Distiicl of, .Co lumbia. , Tln clrc-iiln:toii of Tho Times for tin week i-iidlntr December 22, ISO 5. waif uti follow: " " Mimdiij-, ij.-c. m ar.2:m Tm-Mluy, Dec. 17 :I5.1H:I WmIiicmiuv. Uec. 18 3(1.(154 Tiiur-Miuv, Dec. to :j5.'j:i Frlduv, lieo.'JU :I5.MUI Srtturdiiy. Uti-. ill :ioa Sunday, Ui-c.U'2 aa.7(l Totill ". .. .. 237.000 I sulfiimly w"iirttiut tdo above la a correct Mittuuient of tho dully cir culation of Till! WASHINGTON TIMI for I lie wee lcendlui; December 22. 1SU5, und tlmt nil tilt copies were actually ii11 or mulled for a valuable consideration and dellered to bona fide imrclia-tors or hiibcrlljerM; aluo, Iliat none of tbem wero retnrned or reaialn In tlio office undelivered. .1. MILTON YOfUTG . Cunhler. Sutwcribi'd and orii to before mo tills 23d day of December, A. D. 1805. i:iIXIT f:.THOMlM)N Notiiry I'tilillo. Features From The Evening Times. If you niKsiiny news in the mornlnc: edition, lookocr thelKt Ixlow. What Jiiu'ri' luokhi!; for whs printed twelve hours, u In tin oenhiK edition. Take IkhIi editions mid uu'll miss nothing. ANSWERED WEE PETITIONS Messengers of the Christ Child Who Bore Presents. "A THIEF IS AMONG YOU" Lieutenant Amiss' Startling Words to His Policemen. XMAS FAR FROM HOME Visitors at Washington Hotels Who Miss the Family Circle. REVENUE AND BOND BILLS Ways and Means Commiilee Submits Its Plan. GREAT INROADS BV HEHELS Widespread Destruction of Estates of Landholders. BOYS RECEIVE CLOTHING Free Distribution of One Hundred Over coats This Morning. OFFICIALS' XMAS CHEER Family Reunions at Homes of Cobhiet Officers' MANr ARRESTS MADE People Who Will Spend the Holidays in Jail. ALL PREACHED FOR PEACE Sermons in Prominent Churches Against War. WOMEN WHO SPECULATE Dabbling in Stocks Not Confined to the Male Sex. SUICIDE WAS EPIDEMIC Christmas Was Not Altogether Merry at the Metropolis. SANTA DROVE A WAT FAIN Scenes in Children's Institutions When Toys Were Distributed. USHERED INCUniSTMAS Itattlcs, Tooting Horns, and Hoars Pro claim tho say. ACTORS TELL OF THE DAY; Christmas Experiences of Professionals Kow-In Town. CAR STRIKE NOT TET ENDED Serious Trouble on One Division of Phila delphia Traction Combine. AFFAIRS IN TnE ORIENT War Disturbances Resolve Themselves Into Axis of Peace. COLUMBIA'S BOAD RACE New Cycle Club Has Its Initial Run Over the Tenleytown Course. EOCIETrS FESTIVE PERIOD Events That Will Brighten the Season of the I'uleUde. CHRISTMAS DAY CRIMES Strong Drink Led to Several Serious Cutting Affrays. BATTLESHIP ATVAHDS. Coi. tract TVlll Go to tlio Newport News Firm. It lias been practically decided by Secre tary Herbert to award the contract for the battleship Kearsarge and her unnamed sister vessel to the Newport News Shipbuild ing and Dry Dock Company, of Newport News, Va., in accordance with the recom rnendation of tho naval board of bureau chiefs. The bid of the Virginia firm was 52,230. 000 for each ship. It Is understood that the suggestion of the board that the Secre tary give the Union Iron Works, of San FraLcisco, an opportunity ot securing the contract for one of the ships by scaling their bid was rejected by Mr. Herbert on account of a precedent established by Secretary Tracy that bidders should be allowed to scale down only when their proposals came within 3 per cent, of the bid offered by the successful competitor. Tho alternate proposition of members of the board that the Union Iron Works and the Cramp Company, of Philadelphia, bo given an opportunity to secure two ships each by an appropriation by Congress, on the recommendation of the Secretary Xor four mora battleships, Is said to be still under consideration. Senate Rules Should Be Changed. When the tariff and bond bills, which will be reported from the Ways and Means Committee today, shall have passed the House, the debate on them In the Senate may again make apparent the necessity of changing the rules governing the trans aclion of business In that body, fcin.-itor Harris, for -instance, Is credited with de claring that no tariff bill shall pass the Senate, as long as the toiccs of Demo cratic Senators hold out. On the other hand the sitter Democrats in that body are believed to be equally determined in their opposition to a bond measure. The worst of these threats is that under the rules and "traditions" of the Senate they nre capable of being made effective. These rules set no limit to delate and while It Is true that dangerous legislation has many a t line been prevented by means of tbem it Is no less true that meritorious measures liave been talked to death. The only limit to such a performance is the power of endurance of the opposing sides. It is said that if the same tactics which Police Spread The capture of three supiiosed cracksmen in the city gives point to the recent warnings of The Times that the criminal classes throughout, the country would regard the weakening of the local police force as affording them the opportunity for making u raid 'upon Washington. At the same time It' emphasizes the necessity for that Increase of the force upon which TheTImcs has insisted. The fact that a member of the detective force could be set upon and almost killed by a gang of drunken toughs in the immediate vicinity of one of the principal business streets and at a time when there were crowds of people about, further shows how scantily our streets arc latrolcd. There Is no let up to the number of thefts and burglaries. The criminals know What the Prince In response to a telegraphic inquiry ad dressed to them by the New 1'orfc World, the Prince of Wales and his eldest sou, the Duke of York, have cabled that "they earnestly trust and cannot but believe the present crisis will be arranged in a manner satisfactory to both countries, and will be succeeded by the same warm feeling of friendship which has existed between them for so many years." Though the I'rlnce of Wales, even as the heir apparent to the English throne. Is not n powerful factor In the settlement of an International dis pute, whether by force of arms or other wise, yet his utterance is of value as proba bly indicating the prevailing sentiment of the conservative clement of the people of England. There is every reason why the present crisis should be arranged in a manner satisfactory to both countries. There was no reason whatever why It should have been precipitated. No interest was involved in the boundary di-pute between. Venezuela Curse of Selling The stabbing of a sixteen-year-old boy by a companion of about his own age while both were intoxicated would seem to Indi cate that the law against selling liquor to minors lacks a great deal ot being en forced as strictly as it should be. It is not always possible, of course, for bar keepers to tell just whether a young man has reached his twenty-first year or not, but he can have no difficulty in making the distinction in the case of a boy who has barely entered his 'teens. Selling liquor "to minors may work the forfeiture of trie saloonkeeper's license, and. possibly, upon prosecution in the police court, subject him to the imposition of fine, but neither of these penalties Is commensurate with the ofrense, especially when one considers thai it may hae such tragic results as that referred to above. Dunraven's Second Appearance. Only a languid Interest attaches to the ar rival of Lord Dunraven, who visits the country to attempt the substantiation of his charges that the Defender was juggled with -in her raccrwith Valkyrlelll.in theracc for the America's cup. The fact is that, so far as the American public is concerned, his case Is prejudged, for nobody for a moment believes that his accusations, implicating a number of honorable men, contained one scintilla of truth. Almost from the very beginning ot tho races from which he withdrew in so un sportsmanlike a manner. Lord Dunraven showed dissatisfaction with whatever ar rangement' had been made for the event. He came firmly convinced that an easy vie tory would be his and it needed but ills de feat in the first race to make him dis gruntled. Coining out a little ahead in the second race allayed his discomfiture Just a trifle, but not enough to make him risk a third contest- He seized upon the slender pretext ot a course somewhat crowded by excursion steamers to withdraw from the Proposed Tribute to Monuments and memorials of cery de scription hae been erected to commemo rate the deeds and serWccs of the military and naval heroes of the f.ar between the Slates. At the Capital of the nation, in the different States and on battlefields they hae been reared. Now the happy thought has occurred to Mr. George Alfred Townsend to build on the battlefield of South Mountain a monument in, honor of the correspondents who accompanied tho armies of the union, and whose services were in their way as valuable as those of many a doughty warrior. Some of these correspondents themselves bore arms in defense of the integrity of the union. All of them incurred hardships, labored zealously and nearly always faith fully, and the great public was under no small obligations to them for their services. True, there may have been sometimes In their accounts a slight deviation from the strict line of accuracy, and historical GAVE ALMS FREELY. Thousands of Toor Fed by Citizens of St. Lou in. St. Louis, Dec. 25. If there is a dinner less person In St- Louis tonight It Is not the fault ot the charitable institutions. Fore most in the-work ot feeding the hungry was the Salvation Army. In a large vacant store room on Sixth street two long tables were spread with an abundance of substantial food, and the throng that passed In the front door hun gry and oat tho back door satisfied were waited upon by Salvation lassies. Free meal tickets bad been Issued to 2,000 of the homeless, but nearly 3,000 were fed. The "Provident Association and other charities likewise set free tables.'At tho hotels special menus were ottered. Ths city Institutions also strove to lessen ths hardships of hospitals and prisons, and laa day was one of cood fcceir have so frequently been employed are again attempted at the present juncture" of affairs, the Committee on Rules will endeavor to find some way out of the tangle to dispose of the issue with com parative promptness. It is lioixxl that this may be true, but whether the neces sity for it arises or not, the rules which make possible the obstruction of the public business ought to be reformed. "Sena torial courtesy," in whose name and under the guke of which so many sins have been committed, should be sidetracked, and Senatorial common sense given the right of way instead. The people' business ought tobe transacted expeditiously and old fogyism and bullheadedness should not be permitted to obstruct It. There are several Senators, notably Mr. Hill, wlto have heretofore made earnest efforts to reconstruct the rules. .When they next do so, public Bcntiment, it 1b hoped, will influence a majority of their colleagues sufficiently to make their at tempt effective. Out Too Thin. that tho patrolmen have each to cover a territory so large that a "crib may be cracked" safely In ono part of it while tho "cop" is at the other end. In one respect, the crooks bhow nice discrimina tion. They never hold up a Congressman, nor do they ever break into his residence. They know that. If they were to do bo, a bill to increase tho police force to the full strength of a regiment, would be Intro duced and put through Congress in less than uo time. Yot, even the unexpected may happen and It tho representatives of the people want to do the proper thing by themselves and the people of the District, they should provide for more police without losing time unnecessarily. of Wales Thinks. and British Guiana to warrant the hys terical outburst from the While House, and still less the helter-skelter hurry with which the House of Rcprcscntathcsaudthe Senate fell over each other to follow the President's lead. The fact that they are now sorry they did it does not alter the case. It was a wanton, almost a criminal thing to do to thus plunge the business ot the country into conruslun and bring it close to the verge of panic. For that It escaped the latter no thanks are due cither to the President or to the Congress, but to the good sense of the American people. Upon the first shock followed second sober thought, and business righted Itself. If this miserable squabble about nothing at all is not "arranged in a manner satis factory to both countries," it will be because the sober tense of the people on both sides of the Atlantic Is not allowed to prevail. Liquor to Minors. The money loss to the dealer inconsequence of being compelled to close his saloon, and even the flue he may have to pay, do nol- cumpensale for the possible ruin of a young life, or the even more shocking commission of homicide It is well understood, of course, that no reputable saloon-keeper will dispense liquor to minors, but unfortunately there are enough that do not discriminate In this respect, and if the police could get on their tracks it would be a good piece of work.' At the same time, however, the Commis sioners should also give orders to the police to proceed vigorously against the speak easies south of the Avenue, where j out lis can obtain intoxicants at all hours of -the day and night. Some vigorous action is called for to check the sale ot liquor to minors. race, although In that respect his boat was no worse ott than the Defender. When Dunraven returned to England he got what comfort he could from the com miserating comments of the British press, and in an evil moment formulated the charges, the utterance of which Mr. C. Oliver Iselin declared could only emanate from "a liar and a blackguard." Even the English newspapers wereshocked. The reputation of the men who were Inter ested in the Defender and of the New York Yacht Club was too far above suspicion to make it possible that Dunraven's charges could be anything but the outgrowth of spite. On this side the indictment naturally aroused deep Indignation, bnt this was soon followed by profound disgust, and at the present time the only Interest at taching to the matter is to be found in the general desire to see Dunravcu's discom fiture made so complete that he will not be recognized again as entitled to the respect of gentlemanly sportsmen. War Correspondents. scrutiny may have found here anil there errors in their chronicles, but, taken all in all, their work was marked by painstak ing labor and impartiality. A good part of it was ephemeral In the very nature of things, yet it is not to be doubted that the historian may have found much valu ableinaterial In the columns of the news papers to which fCese men contributed. Mr. Townsend has placed his project in "the hands of a committee of which Governor-elect Lowndes of Maryland is the chairman, and Hon. Edward M. Mealy of Ilagerstown, Md., the 'treasurer, and with them arc associated some of the best known newspaper men In the country. One thou sand dollars has already been contributed nnd the active workers In tho profession are expected to raise this to an amount sufficient to carry the project into execution.- It need scarcely be doubted that the monument will shortly be reared. RACE WAR IMMINENT. Nejrroe May Avenge the Death) of a Murdered Friend. Nashville, Tcnn., Dec. 23. No further trouble has developed at Faycttevllle, the scene of the conflict Tuesday night, in which one negro was killed and a white man badly hurt. It was'f eared that the friends of Cashtan, the while mail injured, would make an attack upon the negroes. There is, stHL talk ot such an attack. A great deal of excitement was created today when It was rumored that the negroes were playing a counter game and were Intending to mob Cashlon. Such action would surely lead to a war of extermination and It Is not believed that the blacks would be so reckless. Cashion still claims that the negro who was killed was shot j OSS of the other negroes. WINAIS AID BALLET GIRLS Munificence o! tie Old American Million aire to London Dancers. Every Night He Occupies a Box at the Alhambra, But Never Goes Behind the Scenes. London Cor. Xi'iv York Iresn. If you should go to the Alhambra in Lon don purposely to tee lilm, as many have done, you would -be disappointed, for he sits far back In the box that costs him eighteen dollars alight, hidden by a great curtain. In appearance he Is grim, Luild and gray and. withered by threescore and ten years. He 'has not missed a single performance or tile fairies, with salaries from $5 to $20 a week, who kick and march and swing their hands through the spectac ular ballet offi'Tlmnia," a musical adap tation from "Midsummer Night's Dream," with all of the jwoojs left out. rd This old gentleman can afford to pay $18 a box, as his income is something like $18 an hour. By blrUUie Is an American, and Amerlcan.HnaiicIers will readily recognize the-name of Waller AVinans. llany years ago he went to Russia to build railroads for theczarj Injliedajs of theCrlmea, his brains were sp serviceable in keeping out the English that three czars have been grateful enough tq put good things in hU way. He lias, not deserted Russia. But there are thcTprettiest ballets in London, ex cept in Taris, where the people make too much noise applauding and boxes are not so Bcduded. He cannot only do a big dayls work with the use ot only fifty words, but he Is also a trifle eccentric In other ways. A man with whom he had dealt for many years once suggested to him that his bill hail run to $500,000. Wlnans didn't say anything. He took a little piece of pa per out ot his pocket and wrote'Tay $COO,000 to bearer, Walter Wlnaus," turned on his heel and walked away. Tho next day the man received the fol lowing: " Won't do any more business with you, Wlnans." Since th en hissolvencyhasn'tbcendnubtpd, andhedoesn'tlosesteciioverdunnlngletlers. One night, as he came In, lie said to the manager: "Let mo have yoar salary list ot the people on the stage?" The manager wondered for n minute if the grim old gentleman wasn't a reformer after all, and then he concluded that a reformer wouldn't pay $18 a night for one hundred nights, and if ho did it wouldn't be as damaging evi dence against the ballet as against the reformer. The old gentleman walked off with the envcloiies In his pocket and a conspicuous absenccofcommcntjcavingthcm.uiagcrs'lill In a maze. After the ballet was, over he brought back the salary list along with a little slip of pa per of his own, which be handed to the manager, sajlng: "Give il to 'em in envelopes!" Give what? The manager looked. The manager looked again, and liegan to count up Hie iiunilnjr, and speculate upon the variety of the drinks he had taken that evening. The little slip of paper was o check for $0,000. Opposite the nameof each girl on the salary list was marked the amount to be given her. Even the- little children got $5, while some of the girls got as high as $50. Nothing was giv en to the men. The self-made old geiilleman prob ably thought adult males who were doing uo better than merely fiUlug In a fairy spectacle were undeserving of assistance. The next night when thegirls cameln an envelope-was waiting for each, oucin ihc letter box, and ye gods of the ballet saw sul-h a sight as they had never seen be- .fore. There was a pandemonium of "Ge whizzes" nhd"ito!y gees," and djticingnnd kicking that were, the real thing. It is said that one of the girls started to rush on the stage without a'tiy trunks, and was pulled hack' Just In time to save pnnilc motilum nthc audleiiccf while halfa dozen Luultefrfirut their butterfli- wines, a .The i - . t . -i .... .-. , '. i manager nau jorciuougueennugir jrjT"nru me juirtrs iujk tiiejiuBsvpefcmroJwrS5')CR or'tnTJirsfnile fo their i'rinee Bountiful. Where was tlje gtri wno sain tue on gen tleman jvas a biitiop? But no girl had ,wer said such a thing. He might be insane, they admitted, and they only wished more people would liae the same species of in sanity. The manager told the old gentleman that he would lv cordially received If he wished to go ack to the wings. "No, sir," Prince Uountlful answered, rather Indignantly. lie did not Intend that the romance ot his fnlrle? should be destroyed by any Inside views. Hewaswise. More than one of the girls had said: "The old darling! I should Just like to hug hlml" Still, the whole thing grew more wonderful to them. Then each girl wcntstralgbtway to a sta tionery storenncLbought the nicest envelopes and paper sheTcpuld find. Some had to go to a stationery store many times, as ballet glrlsarcmuchmorefacllewlttlitheiriegsthnn their pens, and this was an instance when must elaborate coniKsition wasdrmanded. Somewhat doubtfully, the manager asked Prince Bountiful if he wanted the letters. The old gentleman said a great deal for him. He said. "Yes, slrl Yes, sir! Of course! I'll keep 'cm all and leave "cm In my will to my son." ItETTJltN OF THE HUSTLE. There Are IudicatloiiK Thut It Will He Worn Later In the Scumuu.q Women who study fashions In a far sighted way have prophesied for some time that the days of the bustle wereabout to re turn, says the Now York. World. They have said that organ-plajted backs presaged the advent otthc bustle, and that widely flaring skirts lined with stiffening, would inevitably lead to the resdoptl'nn of that i lumsyarticlc of attlrc-which women gae up so gladly a few years ago. Thcllngcrle department inlhesbops would seem to bear out this prophecy. The bustle liasmadc Its Jeappen ranee there, tentatively fur, but still with the air of haWng come to stay. It ISTiotthemonstrouSarticIc which was banUlied when clinging skirts became fashionable. It is rather small and is made of haircloth, sometimes black, sometimes grayand sometimes white. It conslSs of three vertical puffs, which lookJlkelhe abbreviated lining to an organ plait skirt, and It is finished by a frill of haircloth-. Its main object is to give the skirt a start in the right direction. A wen-1 InciT skirt-will f fare 'a tttiebot fom with the aldpt-a very small, bustle,,. "Of course, this slight reappearance of the bustle may be followed by a bustle revival on a large Scale, which will make camel-like humps once more -Hie style. Doctors will object violently to the re-fn traduction of the" bustle on the ground of health, and artbts will declaim against Its use on the score of beauty, but the medical and aesthetic world may growhoarse with anathemas against it before it will lie discontinued if fashion once says authoritatively that It roust be worn. Louis Seize and Marie Antoinette styles both require more or less padding about the hlps. Thepanniers of tbcLoulsSetzecoats and the stiff skirts ot the Marie Antoinette period dpmand.some boufrancy, and this is obtained only by padding or by a bustle. m The Cellar! of Hnrdwnr. Thccobwcbswill8ccmtoau impressionable visitor tho noblest things In the Bordeaux cellars. Some of them look like thick pile curtains, somber in hue,, of course, but fa mously suggestive of warmth. And with even only a moderate Imagination one may go to ami fro among the barrels, fanclng, the pendant .shapes overhead arc dusky' stalactites instead of the airy next-to-nothlngs they really are. If you hold your candle high enough you may shrivel a few yards of Ihe.fabric. But that were truly a shucking deed ofvandalism.'for, though no layman, can, understand why this dismal tapestry is referenced as itis.his ignorance will not lie b,cld sufficient excuse for his crimt 'Chaiubcr'ff Journal. Rejcd'yj'.Llttle Joke. Speaker Real will have his Joke now and then. Friday inight, before giving out his list of committees, be said: "Yes, I have ah the-boys fliccr In the very place they wanted. If tb.ere.sre any surprises it will be to those fclQWS)Wh get more than they expected. Cblcajo Times-Herald. Cut em off, and quick, too. We're going to make short work of what's loft of the Christmas stock. Leather will go at half price. Plush Cases will go at half price. $1.50 and $2.G0 Neckwear willgoatSOc. That's the -. .. you'tC; !nd things all through the store. The S9.75 Suit and Storm Overcoat Sale Continues. $18, $16.50 and $15 values are what you have to choose from. Splendid assortment, too. Saks and Company, I'o. Ave. and 7th St. "Saws' Comer.' FAR AWAY FHOM IIOMH. Stritncri-rii Vt'lio Hud to Make Merry ut the Hotelx. All men are not privileged to spend Christmas at their homes and with their families- The great traveling public of the United States must spend this day of rejoicing in a hotel, and think of home and little ones far away. Washington bad a large number ot Christmas guests, as the following list of the hotel registers will show: Ebbltt N. Drukcr and son, Cincinnati; P. Henderson and wife. New York; Ausitu Bell, New York; Rev. W. C. Weston, Mrs. anJ Miss Weston, Boston; A. A. Wlldner, New Haven; Hon. S. M. Clark, Keokuk; A. R. Magraw, Miss Magraw, A. R. Magraw, Jr., John H. Magraw, Washington, D. C; James H.ili and wife. New York City; Joseph W. Iryine and wife, Lebanon, Ky.; U. F. Calgood, New York. National H. C. Maddux, Virginia; George S. Sharer, and wife, Boston; Mrs. J. L. Tajler, New York; E. Franc, New York; George P. West and wife, Fargo, N. D.; W. C. Ming, Virginia; B. E. Huntley, New York; J. II. Latham and wife, New York; W. T. 1-eport and daughter, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. 'Edgcrly, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Boyt, Pittsburg; Albert W. Beers, Boston; F. w. Codding, Worcester, Mass. Shoreham Judson Dolard, Philadelphia; Win. U. Shelter. Pittsburg; James U. Fland ers. Milwaukee, and Miss Charlotte Fland ers. Milwaukee. Cochran Mrs. 8. L. Roberts, Doyleston, Pa.; George Hollander. Baltimore; W. F. Springer. Salem, N. Y. Normandie J.C.Breckinridge, Lou Isville. Ky.; Louis G. rnrdo. Mexico; George E. Fossand wife, Chicago. Arlington it.M.Falrfieid.nolyoke.Ma's.; Henry W. Ashley. Westfiehl, Mass.; George E. While. Chicago; N. F. Merrill, Boston; Jonas M. Barret. Albany. Rlggs G. L. Johnson. Washington; G. W. fetreeier. Mrs. and Miss Slrceter, Phila delphia. Metropolitan C. H. Smith and wife. Mi Cora Smith. W. G. Smith, New York; C. Goss and wife. Plalnfield, N. J. Willard J. H. Murray. Montana; J. H. Lindrrman. Chicago; E. B. Qreenwnlt, New Jersey; W. J. Glenn. Cuba. N. Y.; F. B. Lyon. Cuba, N. Y.; Clias. 8. Wood. Philadelphia; C. S. Warfleld. Philadelphia; A. M. Duckery and wife, Gallatin, MisMurl. Raleigh W. P. Roberts. Lynchburg, Va.; F. H. Daniels. New York; P. F. Moore. New York; A. S. James. Atlanta; C. G. Dobbs and wife. New York. St. James H.-C. Rogers. Erie. Pa.; A. Boschke. San Antonio, Tex.; S. D. Franklin and wife, Trenton, N. J.; F. II. Bell and wife. Pennsylvania; W. 8. Smith, Wllkes bare, Pennojlvania; H. O. Sallzer, wife and daughter. Sacremenlo, Pennsylvania; George Barrett. Minersville, Pennsylvania; Daniel Umhultz. Pennsylvania; R. R. King. Danville, Ga.; Paul Jones and wife, India naiKills.Ind.;E-S.BartIeit,Providence, R. I.; D. 8. Taylor. Boston; Allan Emory, New York; B. E. Howard, Birmingham, Ala.; John Burt, wife and son, Pennsyl vania; R. E. Barrett. Virginia; T. Y. McCray, Mansfield, Ohio. KUDL1CII GETS QUEEK LETTERS. A Woman SttyK Breach of I'l-omlxe MiltH Should He Slopped. Jfrw York Sun. Magistrate Kudlicb, who is sitting In Jefferson Market court, received two let ters yesterday. One of tbem, wbich was from a woman, read: "Dear Sir Kindly permit me to state a few words in favor of American men who are being sued by their whes or sweet hearts. "Looked upon in the right light, a woman who sues her husband or lover, for what ever i t may be, does not deserve respect nor sympathy. The very fact that she sues him clearly shows that she never loved him. If women would only understand that mar rLige does not make every action moral! A true womanly woman if she loved a man would'never think of doing him harm, bhe wishes his welfare, although her own heart breaks over It "ijults for breach of promise or betrayal ought to not at all be adopted In court. If a man,niake.-, undue offerings toward a woman, it is her fault. To punish a man m these cascsdoeshann to both sexes. Women wlllncverlcarntoactinotlestandrespectable; men seeing tbem gel the best ot tbem in court through lies and tears will lose faith in women altogether. Yours truly. "DORA LIND." Tho other letter was from a man who evldenUy" thinks he Is a second Schlatter. It was brought by amessenger, whom Magis trate Kudllch ordered to tell the writer that be would be pleased to see him at Tiny time, presumably to have him examined as to his sanity. The 'letter ended with the following postscript: "My name when In the Stateof Texas was Mattle Johnson, but after I was commanded to leave Texas God changed my name, say ing: "You shall be called Johnson no more, but the World's Healer," and I had the gift ot healing people without medicine." ESTABLISHING HIS IDENTITY. Tlii Old Man Did Xot Wunt'Any MU- tnkMiK to Who Would Meet Adolptae- ..Wlltmr niJKixter. Some time ago an amorous young man sent a letter to a German lady, and this postscript was added: That my darling may make no mistake, remember that I will wear a light pair ot trousers and a dark cutaway coat. In my right hand will carry a small cane and In my left a cigar. Yours ever, Adolphe." Thefatherrepliedcourteously.slatlng'that his daughter bad given him authority to rep sent her at the appointed place at the time agreed on. His postscript was as lows: "Dot my son may make no mistake. I vtll be dreshed in mineshirtsleeves. I vill vear in mine right hand a club and my left hand vill veir a six shooter. You vUl recognize me by de vay I beats you on de head a goople times twice nut de club. Vait for me atdccorner.as I liave somedlngs impor tant to inform you "mlt. Your frent, Henricli Muller." An Automatic Curiosity. A match-cutting machlnels quite an auto matic curiosity. I tents 10,000,1)00 matches a day, and then arranges them over a vat. Wbere the heads are put on at a surprising rateof speedr OUR DECEMBER SALES have been the largest we have ever known. Our ireinendously reduced prices, in conjunction with the well-known quality of our shoes, are no doubt the cause of it. Our "overstock" sale prices will continue a lit tle lonsrer. , Crocker's, t ALL SHOES GOLDENBERG'S, 928 7th St. Occidenta Fiber Inter Lining, Reduced to 9ic yd. GOLDENBERG'S, 928 7th sL MKS. BAYS0XAN1) THE MONROE DOCTRINE. Mrs. Bayson (laying the evening paper aside) What does all this talk about war mean? Mr Bayson (absentmindcdly from behind Ills book) Business. ' Mrs. B. Real war? Mr. B. (mumbling) Guess so. Mrs. It. Who Js this Mr. 8alt-bury? Mr. B. (correcting her) You mean Balls bury. Mrs. B. Oh, yes; 8allsbury Mr. 11. England's' prime minister. Mrs. n. (interested) Is the war going to be with England. Mr. B. (mumbling) Reckon so- Mrs. B. When? Mr. B. (trjmg to read) Oh, real soon tomorrow or next week. Mrs. B- (in an aggrieved tone) And you never told me a word of it! Mr. B. I thought you could read. Mrs. B. You know I never finish the advertisements before bed time. Mr. B. (impatlcnUy)-Thal'8 so; I forgot. Mrs. B. What is the war about? Mr. B. ( reading the List paragraph over for the sixth time) ilonroe doctrine. Mrs. II. What on earth is thai? Mr. B. (throwing aside his book In de spair) Well, the doctrine of Monroe. Mrs. B. I don't know any Monroe? Mr. B. (sarcastically) Oh, excuse me, I thought you were intimately acquainted with all the Presidents! Mrs. B. (blandly) Was he a President? Mr. B. (desperately) Don't you know that James Monroe was the rmn rresldent of the United States? Mrs. B. (artlessly) So he was. But tell me about his doctrine? Mr. B. twlshlrg to escape an explanation) Oh, it's a long story. Mrs. B. (pouting) I don't believe you care whether I know anything or not. Mr. D. treslgnedlyj Well, it's Just this way. England wants toseizepartof Vene zuela. Mrs. B. That's in South America? Mr. B. Why, eo it'is. I tee you know your geography even if jou are a little deficient in your historical knowledge. Mrs. B. (ignoring this last remark) Well, what have wetodo with England and Vene zuela? Mr. B. Don't you see that would be a violation of the Monroedoctrine? Mrs. B. But Monroe is dead? Mr. B. (with feigned surprise) Is It pos sible! But It seems his doctrine is not. Mrs. B- WiOI, what of that? Mr. B. ( wearily ) Being alive we propose to enforce it. Mrs. B. But why should we mix up with other nation's affairs? Mr. B. That's a part of the doctrine. Don't you see there must be a limit? Sup pose England should claim a part of the United States? Mrs. B. But she wouldn t dare do that? Mr. B.-Whyr Mrs. B. Because it's ours, and England wouldn't take anything that didn't belong to ber. Mr. B. (deprecatingly) Oh, she wouldn't! Mrs. B. And are we going to liave war about this absured little quarrel? Mr. B. (resuming his book) Oh, I don't know. Mrs. B. But you Just said so? Mr. B. I was Jollying you. Mrs. B. (naughtily) And pray. Mr. Bay- son, what do you mean by that? Mr.B.(endeavoringtochjngcthesubJect Oh, nothing. Did you see Mrs Johnson yes terday? Mrs. B. No, did you? Mr. B. Yes, she had on the loveliest dress. Mrs. B. That blue cloth? Mr. B. (vaguely) Yes; Isn't it a beauty? Mrs. B- Don't you know that is way out of style? Mr. B. Is It? Maybe we don'l mean the same one? Mrs. B. Was it the one with a Bonaparte collar? Mr. B. (confusedly) I guess so. Mrs. rE-But that Is a crcpon with a chiinesctlc of guipure? Mr. B. (stammering) Erics, la 11? So It is. Mrs. B. Maybe It was theone made with a Van Dyked yoke nnd glgot sleeves? Mr. B. (assuning a confident air) Yes, I think that was Just the one. Mrs. B- Was the blouse made with bre telles? Mr. B. (uneasily) I think so. Mrs. B. Bat that is to bo worn with a cape. Did she have a cape? Mr. B. (hopelessly mixed) I am not sure, but I think she did. Mrs. B- With a rutne around the throat finished In front. Willi a chocTund lined with shot silk? Mr. B. (desperately) I believe so. But to go back to the Monroe doctrine Mrs. B.(intcrruptlughim) Was Mrs. John son's dress made with a Paquita bodice? Mr. B. (witha sudden inspiration) There! I forgot all about that present of yours! Great scolt! I must bay it before the stqre closes. I'll be back In an hour. (Seizes bis coat and hat and rushes from the room.) SIGEL ROUSH. THE HYPOCHONDRIAC. Adapted from the Prose of Jerome. He is surely much afflicted. And depicted On his face. Arc the marks of cicatricial Pits-official In the case. In both eyes he had iritis. And meningitis x . In the brain; Of all the tumors rrom fibroma.- To sarcoma He'd complain. He was road for weeks with rabies. And hud scabies Scien years; And symptoms ot tuberculosis, A case of ptosis He often fears. He has fits or epistaxis. Weak his thorax is From the mumps. And e'er Is kept by pains rheumatic Aral grief hepatic In the dumps. And everything that flesh is heir to. He has no hair, too, Indeed, has he; Toothache, bunions and migraine, All kinds ot pain But house-maid's knee. 8. R. $ At Crocker's. 939 Penna. Ave SHINED FREE. AMUSEMENTS. A LLEN'S GRA!D OPERA HOUSE. Tonight atS:H last Mat Saturday at , "Cloan and appetizing "Times. THE GARRICK BURLESQUE COMPANY, From the Oarrick Theater. New York, In the Burlesque of the Hour THRILBY, 08 Nights in Now York. 50 Mghts in Uostou 03 Mghts InChlcago. The original Cast, Scenery, Costumes and KJ Joels. Next ITIMMlPBTin "A Texas Steer Week. Lafayette Souahe sss& (rS) JOHN W. ABAL'Gll....Maaai. y LaST 4 PERFORMANCES Or DU MAURI ER-S TRILBY, Presented by A M PALMER'S Original Garden Theater Co. Next Week RICHARD MANSFIELD. Male ot Seats and Boxea Now Open. NEW NATIONAL THEATER. Every Evtnine this week. CHARLEY'S . AUNT by Brandon Thomas Direction Charles Frohraan MEXT WEEK, JELLA FOX ssss ' Vn COMPANY In FLECR DELIS. Seats soiling. Regular prices. ACADEMY 2SC, SOc, 75c, $L00. SaturJay Slatlnee, SJc. and Ma Reserved MAT. SAT. 25 and 50c. The Famous Female Earlton;, HELENE MORA, in the Perfect Drtmatlc Comedy, A Modern Mephisto. Next Week Shodows of a Great City. Glee. Banjo and Mandolin Club or CORNELL IN COLLEGE SONG. Jletxerott Music Hall, THURSDAY ereolnj, Decembers, S o'clock. Reserved Seats, 75c. and ft Admission, SQa KiRXA.VS LYCEUM THEATER. GALA MATIJiEE TO-DAY AT t. A tlerry Christmas Attraction. SAM DEYERE'S OWN COMPANY, Introducing an Aggregation ot American ana European Stars, headed by SAM DEVERE. The Inimitable Comedian, and the Celebrate OMENE. New Tear's Week Weber and Field's Own Co. FOOTBALL Christmas Day. 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25, 18Q CAPITOL PARK, N. Capitol and C Streets. UDiversily of Yirginia ys. Cclumtian YarsilT. ADMISSION, SO cents, beats now on sale at 3!etzerotf a. JEST RETURNED FR011 EUROPE, BLACK PATTI AND SIDNEY Metropolitan WOODWARD. Church. 31 35c. St., TONIGHT VIRGINIA Jockey Club. ST. ASAPH. VA. Commencing- on Nov. 6 tha first race will be called at 2 p. nu sharp. Special trains will leave Penn. Depot, 6 th and B streets northwest, at 1 and 1:30 p. m. E. E. DOWNHAM. HENRY 8CHULTZE, President. Secretary. EXCURSIONS. iNrW Norfolk and Washing ton- Steamboat Co. Eterj day tn the year for Fortress Moi roe. Norfolk. Portsmouth, and all points bouth and Southwest by the powerful new iron jialaco steamers "Newport Nows,-- -"Norfolk" and "Washington," earing dally ou the tollowlce schedule fouthbounl. Northbound. Lv.Wasii'ton 7 no pm ILv.I'onsiiKi 110.80 pea LvjUex'd'ia 7-30 p:n J.f-Nrolk . 6:10 pen AjSXMoot'ee-.sO am ,'Lv.Ft.lIonroe 7:20 pea Ir.Norrolt .. 7:30 am lAr.Alex'drla 6:00 am JrPortam'h H-tHJ arnlir Wash'ctone-30 n find this a very attractive route, as ti VITDK1 11C UJUUOlt'UJ gii in fl I l.ra 1 1 Irln TtLketa on Kale at BIS. fllu I4itt Pennsylvania, avenue, fl. A O. ticks 1MB at c avenue. nine, corner x-irtrentb. diiicv, wfuei rutfenn trreec una Tiew 1'ork avenue, and on board tteaniara; wbere time-table. tv had. map. etc. can aho J.N-Q. CALLAHOJ. CSS. MANAGER TRUNK 730. SVoWs shoes . tn