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THJE TIMES, WASHNGTOK," TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12T1, 1897. a Open evenings until Xmas, ? T' ' ' " f " Give the Boy a Reefer.-; Can you think of a better, gift for a b "6 y than a Reefer? Get it here and you gel a guar antee as to qual ity and color. We have a splendid Reefer at $5 double breasted b 1 u e chin chilla silk velvet col lar nicely braided and firieci throughout. Ought to last three sea sons easily. Cheap at J Elegant line of "Hoi- J j.iday" suits for the boys g - made to fit as well as J $ tlie men's S3.50 up. m J "Kfoney back if you want t Parker, Bridget & Co., 2 5 jDlothiers, 315 7th St. r ,. i MERCHANTS' MISCELLANY 1 Why Not Be Comfortable g This cold, damp weather? For a tew days we will sell fi Gas'Heaters at $2.39 8 Oil Heaters at $f .99 Fel t Weather Strip - ping, per foot 1 c I REE The celebrated Enterprise Cook 69 Book, containing 200 recipes. "Frank E. Hopkins, g 422 Ninth N. W. S g dc4.-tt 3SSSSSSSSffl3SSS3G)S!y RUBBER CUSHIONED. Absolutely ijroTcats SLIPPING ON Snow, Ice and Asphalt. lasts S3 well u Common Shoes. Costs but a TriHc More. Have them put on your horses, and secure comfort and safety for them and for yourself. -w AQCNCY WITH J. B. KENDALL, 618 Pa. Ave. N. W. ammmm 2 Thousands have I vyeak eyes ti as the lesultof reading or -n riling 5 at night by gas-light and those m cjes would bu just as bright and keen today ir the house had been M lighted by electiiclty. There is no 5 comparison hetieen. thee tuo il- fi lumliKiuts clectrlcitj ib superior in eelyay. Wc supply the cunenu WD t. . KI.i.ClillC JL-lClllil. CO 3 21-3 14th St. N'W. 'Phone 77. noJl-tr W e Itad Ltii.111 all in style and prices. BRODT. del3-tf,em THE HATTER. LOUNT DOOIl CUECK clofcen a door "iTlthout blanimlng. Doesn't get out of order. JOHN 11. ESPEY. 1010 ra- ttio. no22-tf,era IR rt O 6TOKAOC CO . O. CX KJ. et.ne.-Sl to 53 10 to IS B per month. Orange Plants-, Cyclamen, fc, k Plants and Flowers for Xmas. STou "will find the Largest Assortment of fine decoratUe. plants and flowers in Washington. SelaatnoW. -J. K. FIIKEaIAN, G12 13th St. N. W. OUR CHRISTMAS KOtJVEXIR. Free toecry customer from Saturday, De cember 18, until Uhn.tmAs. A handsome panel, "CHRISTMAS GirT." Get one and a.k to see the Sleds and Child's Books we Kie with each pouad or Baking TPowder. GRAND UNION TEA CO., bUl 8eenth btreet. Stands 7 and 8 Eastern Market. Stands -6 and 47 N. E. Market. delO-tt UEAS. corrxES. SPICES. XMctuxcf. or "Hie li..ion ilay." The llliif-tralcd lecture on "The Passion Play at Obcr-Ainiiiergiu' attracted a lnige autiietice to the Columbia Theater Ii&t titght. and all "-eemed to injoy it. Ilie lecturer told, 111 a simple and graphic v.a, the f-tury of the play, pausing now and then as the pictures illustrating speclil hcnca -were Uirqvrn tiron the screen. The TirKtpartof "Tlie PassKin Pla" deals with Old Testament characters and scenes, and perlhips a third or the evening was taken up -with tb.ef-e. There -were cencs from nearlv ciery book or the Old Testament, and the reproductions of these were much more lifelike than the orxlinarj stcrcopticon viewp, because thev Mere mad by the clnomalogranhe. The action iu some caes ii-as ahrbt tartlingl re ll. The Kerond part of the play dealt with New Testament stcnes, representing rirst tlie Ajhhi notation, awl then nuccessie episodes in the life of Christ, some of the wenes eok!ng subdued applause from the audlenre. Tlie movement and animation of the picture representing the sit of tlie Magi made a decided impression, but this -was only one of iiutnv. One of the most effecthc tableaux was that repre sontln tl'e Eit Supper. -ihieli -was ci dently modeled somctthat arter the fa mous picture by I)n Vinci. AltogeJJrer. this exhibition will proc most iuteTesting tn thoM -w ho cannot hope for the rare treat of witnessing the leal "Passion Play. " and as a photographic reproduction of that manelous spectacle It 18 very successful. Do jroti Know tlntr you can have The Mtiii'iiisr, Evcuitur and Sim lay Tinier t Uv fmly COMPT.ETB news paper publiNlird l'n "Wnrtlilnsion Horv&d to you" by currier for fjftj cents u month? .1 5 vTa. $5 mf toe wi M GIBBS M GOSSIP ABIT TIE SPORTS Glean, JYoFkin Hie McCoy-Cree-don Battle Approved. ,?0 GOTHAM A 'TROTTING CENTER It Will He 'the Stronghold of the Han ch.sfcvhigidt Next Yeat- Dentil of the Famous Eiig.linh Hun niiig Stnliion Hampton Boxing lioom in New York. Indication') an that New York Suite v. ill ha t'le Hronghuld or harness horse racing in UuEattuc-vtA ear, Retting h lvtng been 'topped nt Boston, not one of the four track there -a ill attempt to give hlgh cs meetings unless relial can be obtained herore the saKm opens "With M jstic. Road viHc,Saugpsiia Combination Park closed, the tvn mile tracks in Maine, at Old Orchard PAuff ijii$PortIand can hardly goltaluua InNewYork city, on the other hand, ttitjTlooRfoT an .ictlvc -eaton was nevei aMfttyje'r'aorable, b.irring the uncerialntyiailMitiU new track. It is re ported tliat Buffalo and Rochecter vv ill once more swing into iihe in the Grand Circuit, now that rt,olf-elfihg is possible under the law. and Glens rails "v ill again apply for adinltiJju to the big league. Landau parerh announce the death of Hampton, the noted Enslltli racing and ftud horso. Ha.npioii wj1! foaled in 187", so that he lived 10 the ripe old age of twenryfive veax, He had .111 uniiMi illy successful career on the turr, but he is. chlef remembered bj the prei-ent gencra tion of horsemen, through thc'equlne celeb riti js lie produced, after retiring to the stud Thee included three Derbj vv loners, Msiry Hampton, Ayrshire, aiuII..id.iR liaiinlon wan also the'inire of such noted prfnrmri ai- Rookery, KoynUI.imptoii, Jlcnc D'Or, ul Oak vvinnJi. Sheen, Oay llnmpton, Bn Ronald. nd'7itier' that have mnde their mark in turPfilstorj. ltisentimatcdth.it the aiiioum orjiftjnej won Humpton -took from 1882 lo 18&7 Would foot up to5l.K53.l75 The dean vo.rk in the McCoy-Credon battle ni.d the" kick of brutality lue sorted to gnojfa much needed boom to lixinr in this cmlty, says the Ne.v York Sun. If soViVVoL the perMins -who con tinually cry., out. ngalnst k!cvj ."ontests aiuld have iri(the rcpresentathc ciovd arniii)d the rVygside at Loiik Isla.id City latrridav nighr, they cmld not help being impressed With 'the fact that p-rrons In all -waits .r.irre for gloe fighting. Th Amiteur Alfletlc liiiion of America has dcieriniiied to send an all star team to the Cljinplan Knnies lit the Paris, Ex position in 1000. This decision was reached at the annual meeMng of the union ricmtlv held in New York. In ad dition to the regular tratk etentn, which probably v ill .lfe modified to conform a nearij a- povsibleto the different distances and conditions of the arloas nation, there "will be a Jong-distance race after the Mara thon plan, tVrcMlhig, bovlng, swimming, fencing, ai.d all accredited sports. The Paris etent 1& yet two jears off, but other countries are already laying plans for it. Tlitee collereS in Australia hic raised $o,000 f''' the training and expenses of an .ill-Australian llteatii, and Great Hiitnin, Gerinapv,andrranceitlend a hand. The Americans ininic thtiy can send a ream which ivii! win tiro world's championship. "Cycle rnclsig las sadly degenerated. This is the condition in America, an it ft ill Euroje. lii Paris little or nothing is doing. i-nd'Vhe racing men, uen the top-notchcis, are in a bail way. AYith us th gam' 1 as got into the hands of a fv. speculators, aided by league oriicinls. There is no spurt: only a contest of mone grabbint;. But wl at do they care"" za'jh a -writer li. an exchange. '"It seems us If little good can be accomplished by remon stratliig, "let when th crhl-conies and the truth is kiioun there Ik bound x be'a re action. So'in-body w 111 ha e lo stand from under. Cycling ha- been fostered and built up b riders who ere actuated by other than :nntfes of mere gain. Tonight Chlcij'uM ring.follo-wers v. ill be giien a treat hen Joj Walcott and Tommy Tracy cr.'ne together. The bo it is for hLv rounds This Is the second neeilng of the pair, ono it tmu no doubt be a rat tling arralr. The fjrirer contest was a hard and "wmj een one for fourteen rounds, v. hen iu. tpe firteTth. and last Walcoltcrossjdon Tracy s Ja'v, and though the I jtter -w as noi knock-dout-was not un conscious ho cotild iiot respond to tlia call W tini", nud the black man w.is ghen the ilecislm. Tracy has Mnce been anxioui for anotluT chhnce at Joe with the result that ttif1 present match was arranged. George La Blanche, the marine, the old time rinl of Dempsey, and in hjs day a fighter who commanded the attention t f the fistic fratprnlty here and abroad, '.is tone the load of many other good men of his profession- 'I.a Bluneiu1 made .1 lot uC money in his tjoing days, but now he is penniless, homeless and apparently friend les- The other flight he Wasghen 'odging at the police skuton at Chilltcothe, Ohio, and tin next morning was p it on a freight train aed sent out of the town. G'Wge Sloson has announced Hiat he will not enter the billiard tournament scheduled for Chiiago next month, and It looks n- though the Windy City people will not ee any of tlie crack players In that e ent Schaefer has insisted all along that r would n'it enter unless Sloon did, and the terms of the agreement for th tournaifent explicitly state Schaefer. Slos son and Ives are to enter and play- Tes, who is i.ow in Chicago, will return to New York r.niess some sort of nutch with Schaefer Is arranged. Irlng Harrisoiwa,! lineman employed by an electric lightjCpipany of Hackensack, N. J., has riddt since the 1st of January a distance that' would hae carried him around the eirth at the equator hid it been in a straight line. He discarded a horse and buggy for a bicycle to anslst hlin in his work late last year, and he rides from seventy to a hundred miles a day In going his iouikIh, sometimes .wth a heaxy ladder upon his "-boulder. Tim negarty, the champion feather weight of Australia, "who talks of Coming to America to meet Georgp Dixon, fought a fifteen round d-.iw at Melbourne the other night with Billy AUMaim, biother of Tom Williams, -now at New York. Tlie day of the contest negorty and Mickej Peach, another prominent feather-vight, got into n row, and a,fter exchanging a few blows oil Hie btreet they vent to one of the club rooms Peach made Hegarty quit in four rounds. Tonight tl eAinericanboxer, Dick O'Brien, vrill meet Dick Burge, the Britishert in a twenlvroumr boirt, bjrore the Olympic Athletif Cleb, of Birnoiighani, England. Reports from .Australia of the race for. the .MeibojurneuCuptrN.or the intgniricent pcrfonnauce,otlMr5. iJingtry's three-yctr-old colttJA irrjm.,Tao youngstewan third to SauluB ai)dtThe,X?raXter, full;brotbers and $3S 8-5i ti v fl fi A to fa v flv fl 1 fl to fiv r t n i ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft "Another Lie Nailed!" This-combine of high -profit cash" jewelers)? which' claimatthat cash buys cheaper than creditf'is made to bite the dust daily btf jCa'stel berg's Cut Prices on . f .1 ' k Diamonds, Watches and'J,ewe!ry. People ,are buy ing with care and consiqration they arelooking around and the crowds"Uined two or three deep aroundt our counters ar" people 'who have" com pared and know that Castelberg's-prices for reliable goods show 20 per cent :fbwer than any others Jn town. Every honest marvpr woman in Washington is-privileged. to select anything wanted frpm this c O half a million dollar stock and pay in smafj weekly or monthly payments. 'The greatest boon' to rich and poor alike. Profit by it whether your income is 1 reckoned by dollars or thousands. ft a ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ')i.. nji Castelberg's Natl Jewelry Co., ife Pa, Ave., Next Star oMee. Baltimore Store, 108 N. w.li ?6ee6efe::fe6ee$!:6S$$6 stable companions The -winner is a six-, year old, and tarried twe expounds less thin Mrn 7angtryb colttiOAer the two mile journey. ' The will or the late Charles'"Flelschm inn wus probated yesterday at Cincinnati. Hlb estate wao alued at $5,oqt,000, but all he left to charity was $1000, di-.ided among the denomination tl charities and orphanages of Cincinnati. The remainder of the istiite was divided in equal shares between his wiret his sons, Julius and Mat, and ills daughter, Mrs. Dr. C. IU Holme '"ari. n ih ' Fred Taial, the famous Jockey, is now the nrcnifctor of a bilhadsr,ovin, located at Fourth avenue and First, .street, New York el'j . The place vas opened a few duys ago. Taral Intend J' Lpntfnue ridj ing, but, a'wajs n devotee or puvl. 'bought )ir -would like to own irfSTOe&Ttwo him self. - ' V, A. C. SMOKC.H. McCoy, lliirlev and Rnedy "Will Ap pear In SpnrrinMoutb. The "N ashini:ton AthleUp Cljjb "Siuok 'rs tn be given this evening."ln, .tlie Uub.yni nosiuni. on South. Capital, near O strcts, promlHPS to be the mot ilttrnctive tfrair or its kind ever held by this organi,ution. In addition to -evral gymnast'e Teatures by rror. Jojco and his papllvof Ca.roll Institute there vill be two wrestling matches and ten sparring bouts in the latter will appear all tiff' IWs.t.of the local talent. Including Pat P.aedutyiNick Hur ley, or the contingent frbm lomvot-town Eld McCoy will be the raWr former. He will appear in an exhibition-tout with Burley- Admission will be bv card, which may be obtained only at thUK'Mbhouhe. . u. in n Xevv OrlpaiiK Rllecfe. New Orleans, Dec. 2 0 Maiarlna's vic torv in the fourth race was todav's feature. She -was comparatively an outsider until thev lad gone to the roit,, tv hen a Hood or mono reached the l Ing, and the Colt's oc'ds iv ere cut from 1 0 to t to - ro 1 . Mazarine beat the Harrier bj a lsngtli, ind opening up a gap of Tour lengths, muntalned it until the riillslf, winning pulled up. The ring was liit hard on the Mctory Summaries" Tirst race-SK and a half furlongs. Dudley E., 7 lo 10, -won: Mr. Hunt, sec ond: Palante AH, third. Time, 127. Second race Six. furlongs'. French Gray, - to 1 Avon. Pontet Canct, second, Gvpclevcr, third. Time, 1:18. Ihird race Mile and twentj .jards. His Brother, 5 to 1, von: Elkin, second; Jollv Son, third. Time, 1'4S. Tourth nee. Mile and twenty jards. Mpzarine. U to 1, von: Charina, -eciiad; "What Next, tiiird. Time,, 1:47. Pifth race One mile. VJsqount, 3 to 2. von: Rushrield, second J MIsu Young, thhd. Time, 1:46 1-4. . . To Tiny Goll for Piesidqiu's Cup. The first round for the President's Cup will be played by the members of tho Metropolitan Golf Club tills afternoon, be ginning at 2.30 o'clock, weather permit ting. The qualification round, eighteea holes, handicap medul, play was to have taken place jesterday afternoon at t'i3 club links, at Rosslyn, but were postponed on account of the rain. Hie contest will continue for teur days. Wnttini:lnu In Their Schedule. New Haven, Dec. 20. Capt. Peck, of the Yale baketballteam, tonight announced that his team -would take a Southern trip playiiiE as follows Wednesday, Decem ber 29, Penn Wheelmen, in Philadelphia; Thursday, December 30, Germantown Ath letic Club, in Germantovn; Friday r De cember 31, Washington Light Infantry, in Washington. What Vale Ball Players "Will Ho. New Ha-vcn, Conn., Dec. 20. Capt. Green vay, of the Tale baseball nine, announced tonight that although Pilnceton, Blown, Geoigetow n, and Harvard wauld have professional baseball conchen the coming season, Yale would, ar usual, be trilned by her own formei players, 'ihe Yale baseball team win not begin tr lining till about Morctvl " Jim Janney Befents "Watts. Daltimo-e, Dec. 20. Jim Janhey, of Washington, defeated Jim Watts, ot Loais vllle, hero tonight. In ihe seventh round Janney started in to doliU mauand vhen the round closed had hml grdggy. Watts made some show of fighting in tlio eighth aj.d got? In fioine good licks, but'the hl-ack iiaii was never in any danger. .W.-uc'.ing his oppongnlty; Jahney cauglufljr.ins on thejyolut of tjje jaw and laid i&m ut. , Pllnimer niKl 3Jeoley Matched. London, Dec. 20. Billy Fllniner and Tatsy Haley have been -matched toiflght for a purse and i"200 a fil tle.1; jgyjil ace. of the fight ha3 notyet be2nvdecHjdiuponY .- '.le t 3-23333&- Eutaw St. THIS KID MCCOY DYING Ex-Actor, Reformed Bnrglap and Namesake of tlie Champion. AlleKt'd tollo tlio Victim ofm Blow flotilla Park How- Hotel "Proprietor. - New York, 'Dec. 20. 'Kiu" McCoy, re formed Safe-burglar, cx-ictor and naihc sakeofthr ii'eeent iiiiildlcweicht champions lies dilng it. tlie Hudson Street Hospital from, hen orrhage of the brain. John J. McGiuuibi proprietor of a hnttl on Pad Row, his been anext.d'and licked np on a uharge of lming aEsaulretbLMcCoy with a club. McCoj u,eil to star vith another ex-convit of the jiarne if J,Spike II"iuipwy in a rensdtionni mtiiclrama. It was 'while they ,ee iu tlie rwfdfynuce of "Jif Jr x.ifejtljTJefenfca"tlonof i.ra(.king.:i sfeS'liloplA'tngiit aArind.ianapolis pea-" terlfiat'a.2)o. in thc'gnllerj I'Vcame. en amored tiCutlnJiskiLL.ofiKM JJcCoy.i .That boyvwas Norman Seiriv, now fatnpus.iH "KUa McCoy, thtVSthinipIon fig itrT "aiimy a'J) 'nIavy ORDERS. Arfny at'd naial Urdlrs were isVued y"!S-J lernaj as iotiov:t ,- .! Private Colonel Beokley, Troop C, Ninth Cavalrv, npw at Fjor RcrtUnspn, Neb., is transferred t. the hospital corps .is a. private. Upon the receipt or this Older at life. post, the coniiHanding officer will order hint ta reportito the surgeoir Tor duti at the hospital ' Private Flojd II. McClure. hospital :orps, now at 1 ort 'UlevlCatis., will be i is charged the crvice of tti2 ihe Tinted Saies on receipt of this older by the command ing officer of his station. Musicinn Edward V hitcj Company t". Sixteenth Infantrj-, now at Fort Sherman, Idaho, will be discharged the service of the United Stntes, under paragraphs 145 and 1IG of-the regulations. Private Patrick 'Ctfrtagher, Battery M, First Artlllet y, now at Sf . Francis Barracks, Fla , will be discharged the service jf the United States on receipt of order by tlie commanding officer of his station. Leave of absence for three, months is granted Ma lor William W. Graj, snrgemi. Leae of absence for one" month and twentj -three daAs. to take effect on or aboutDecembero, 1807, is granted Second Lieut. Melville S.Jarvis, Fourth Infanfj. So much of iaragraph 1, special order, No. 288, as- directs Tirst Lieut. John B. Beunct, Secqnd Infantrv, to proceed to join his company, is amended so as to direct him to proceed to Join his conip-inj Jan iiry 1, 189a. Private William McBrule, Company G, Eighth Infanti y, now at Fort D. A . Russill, Wjo , is, upon his own application, trans ferred to Troop I. Second CiAalry, and vlll be sent to Hip station of that troop, Foit Logan, Colo. The following named enlisted men, now at the posts designated after their respec tive nauie, will be discharged from the service of the United States on receiptor order by.t'te, commanding officers of their respective stations' Privnte John T. Freeman, Company A, Twenty-third Infantry, Fort Mclntooh, Tex.; Private Edward L. Waddelt, Com pany Hr. Fourth Infantry, Fort Sheridan, 111. rrirates Feter J. Madden, Troop D, First Cavalty, and Archie Lindley, Com pany F, Tenth Infantry, now at Fort Reno Oklahoma Territory will be discharged from the service of the United States on receiptor order by tin commanding officer of their station. Private George C. Bradley, Troop 1), Third Cavalry, now at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, will be discharged from the service 'bf the United States, under para graphs 145 and 146 of the regulations, on receiptor crder by the comniundlngorflcer of his station. Lieut Commander Allibone has bean detailed as lighthouse inspector of the Ninth dlsttict. Corrniauder H. CrLrtite has been de tailed to coniniandjtlie Albert.. Medical Instructor JG. Ayers has been ordered tc rortsrnputnj ' Ertsigu E. L P. Sfflhc, of the Puritai, hasbuen detailed tOjthNew York. Chief Engineer Hwebster has been de tailed to the Bureau oftsam Engineering. Commander J. B. iterrell has beeu de5 tailed to the war'fcotiege. Ensign G. C Dav-Jyis been detailed to the branch bydrogrcphlc office, cieva land,0. H Civjy Engineew:F.tCS-Priudle has -di detailed to the Ne'vr-Y'ork yard. ' 'j Commander B. U-Riciiards has -Heen-' Ordered to the maiff 'hospital, aUAlard' Commander G. CjapiteciJias been, i 1 SO-013 t . ulAj, Open Evenings. fet. '1 tlir..l Established 1846. QSS!)fifinncftKnnnrrvmrmM s A Gracious 1 . . s Gift. . I 8 " J g A pair of slippers for a g Jj man. How eagerlv he'll vt g welcome, them in the even- g g ings when he conies home all 8 tiredou?'.'1 What more prac- U ticalpreent g tS If'tlie-lslinnprQ rtrp- TTrcc. M g madethe gift will be appre- a III ciater!,.-n1l tlio mr 'pi,q., tl havejf t,Vn equal for comfort and stto iu all the world. An immense variety to choose from 2'a pair and up in tourist and ioilet stvles. Hess' Patent Leather Shoes for street .and evening wear 'are iti'dlspensable to the man of fashion particular dressers will wear no other kind. Made from the finest patent calf obtainable in n rWo,, g different styles E?g" and g "Mastiff" toes. The stvles b g for street wear have full g g Scotclfevy extension soles 6J g veryrdressy. A high and 8 g low cut for. dress wear made g g with .visible eyelets on g "Madtsoii" toe. 35andS6a8 pair. s Vf a g ff a 1 N. HESS' SON! 931 Pa. Ave. 8 it GSQSSSSG5SSGSS5S3SSJ CSTO Spalding's BOXING GLOVES that will surely satisfy the ex pert and'the novice. Makers of the "F.tzsim mons Special" (the only kind used by the champion). Price $6.00 per set. Corbett Gloves, $6.00 per set. Other g-loves, $1.00 to $3.50 per set. Spalding- Gloves are used by all leading amateurs and professionals. A. G. Spalding & Bros., "WASHIHGTOH ATHLETIC AUD BICYCLE HEADQUARTERS, 1013 Pennsylvania Avenue. Open evenings until Christmas. "TheyjStand the Test." Eclipse Bicycles, Fourteenth and H Streets. cle9-tf tailed as inspector of the Thirteenth lighthouse dibtner. Lieut. W. B Whittelsey has been oideid to Bridgepoit, Conn., as inspector of ordnance. Ensign F; a . Trant has been ordered to the 'Consteilatlor. Medical Inspector J. B. Parker has bun detailed as a member of the medic ll ex amining board, at Washington Paymaster G. H. Read lias been onVr;d to the Nw yorkyard to settle accounts. Do yotfTviiow that yon can have The lUornin:, Evening and Suudiv Times the only COMPLETE nt-vr,-piipqr published In Washlni;f6ii served tti yon by c"iu rier for fifty "cents ft 'nlonth? A New Discovery in Diamonds. f ,53,00 per JCowitv . .r. Gennlne. stones. First pre" mium awarded at tbe Vorld'd Fair. Don't fall to see ttie Iei sian Gem-cntter's work. A(AtjSAHAHA, 1343 F St. N. W. - n' i-aC Open Evenings, USE . THESE Cfel enge Sale Prices While you 'lliay. They are fleeting. Thou sands have 'profited by them already. Don't loose 3'our. chance. Never mind if you need the money for other things use our credit offer. Cash or credit the price remains the same. Men's, Overcoats, in blue, black and brown Kerseys and meltons -trimmed with pure satin tape -all-wool clay lining-silk clvet collar. Regular $12.50 quality. CHALLENGE SAilS THICK $7-50 Men's Suits, in cheviots, Scotch plaids. casilunTei and worsted elegantly mude and trimmed. Regular $12.oU quality. t . CHALLENGE SALirflMUCK $7'vS,o' 1100 r Trousers -one tabiB f,nll or them in Ecotch plaiila andi-ncnsduieres-well made and trimmed.-i(4iegular $2.50 quality. CHALLENGE SALE PHICE $1.49 "321" SSSG2ar;s?;?s?;s!SSS3 JS55SSSSS: J g WHAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR 8 ti A CHRISTMAS PEESSTtT THAU A 11 G00: SEWIfiG HACHIifir 5 8 it a & n 8 8 8 41 13 I a 9 I w "Vou tviII fiad the Nev? "Dcmorcst Drophead Seutng-Machmevrill please the v.ife, tlKter or friend. A high grade Machine cquipped.with all the best and latest improvements and attachments guaranteed for TEN eirs. Our price away do-tvn. Call and tee this beautiful Machine. BPCK SAM CYCLE CO., 610F Street N. W. gtrSiS50 SSS9 5SSS SSSS SSSS S2 ASITTSEjIENTS. Lafayette KESTGIIT. MATS. WEnNESDAY and CHRISTMAS. Regular Matinee prices. 20, 50and70c. Augustus Pitou's Production, "Cumberland, '61" By Franklin Fyles. NEXT week:. CHARLES FKOnilAj? Presents William Gillette's Greatest Triumph,- SECRET SERVICE WI1K MR. GILLETTE and the Companv from NEW YORK and LONDON. SALE OPENS THL'KSDAY. "VTEW NATIONAL THEATER. i- Every Evg. Wed. aad Sat. Mats GEO.H.BROAIJHURST S Rearing Success, What Happened to Jones With the Fame company tl.at delighted 113,400 people in Xevr Tork. NEW TEAR'S ATTRACTION, FASMNY! DAVENPORT In Sardou' Repertoire. Monday and Wednesday, " La Tomti,' Tuesday (only time). "Feuora; ' Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and matinee fcaturcu., "Cleopatra. ' SEAT SALE OPENS THCRSUA1. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. JCernaii and Rife, Managers. MATS. WEDi.uAi auh ,ilA! hil". WEEK O P- DECEMBER 20. POPULAR PRICES THE COMEDIANS, BAEXiA' &AIH J. In the Comical Farce-Comedy, MCCARTHY'S MISHAPS. Supported by The Highest Salaried Conijany of Vaude ville Artists ever S2eniu Farce Comedy. EVEiti lillMi NEW AND LT TO DATE. Nevt Week Minnie Maddern Tlske in "TESS OF THE D UltUERVILLES." A P A HPIV1 V XMAS WEEK AL-iiUJCmi. POPULAR PRICES, The Blazing Lights' or Laughter. THE RAYS Johnny Ray, I ijf tmnia i;ay, Bernard Djllyn, Trank Lalor, Marsnall and Wilson, Josie Clafin, Pearle Alexander, John C. Lcrch, UilbercGirard and 1G Others 16. TIM! LARGEST AND COSTLIEST FARCE COMEDY OF THEV SEASON. Txet Week-'MIUMANrrY:" Columbia: Evenin! at SA'i. Tlujrs. & Sat. mat-ata "The World's bubllmest Tr.ifrmlv The Passion Play, Presented in "Moving Pictures," by Luiniere's Cinematograph. LbOl URE BY PROF. ERNEST LACY. Trices Evenings, 25c. to $1.00. After noons, 25c. and 50c. Coming "My Friand From India " KEKNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. Matinees Tue3day.Tiiur.da valid Saturday. A MERRY XMAS ATTRACTION, Sam Dave e's Introducing a Superior Aggregation of Meritorious Talent- Next Week -Russell Bros.' Comedians. BIJOXX THEATEH-Mat. Every Dav Every Night at 8. High class Vaudeville-and Hurlcsque. GOi'l HOLD'B CELEBRITIES Washburn Sisters, Pete Eaker, Cora Eoutt and TEN OTHER BIG ACTS. Prices 10,20. no cts. Mats., 10, 0 cts. THE NATIONAL RIFLES ARMORY. TUESDAY, Hcc. 2 at 8 D- m. Grand Dramatic and Musical Costume" Re cital by ELLEN VOCJvBY for the bene fit of the pool, assisted by the TUXEDO MANDOLIN. QUARTET" arid bthe-r His tinguibhed Viushington Artists. Tickets Tor iule at Breirtano'H, Thomp Ebns amrilroop'.T. Tickets, Sl,00,50c and 25C' dcl0-3t 7.i; i New York Clothing House, Hat Item La test styles In blacfc. blue, brown and green -tfcrbys and Fedoras. huice of our Si. 50, S1.75 and S2.00 qualitie i. CHALLENGE SALE PHICE 98C. Boys' Chinchilla Reerers-agea 49. Strictly all wool, make and fie perfect. Pearl buttons- Regular $2.50 and 3 quality. CHALLENGE SALE PHICE $1.49 Boys' Kn-e Pants -aga-j 1 to 1 5. Made of durable cloth -not the trashy kind sold elsewhere, but our regular 10c and 50c qualities. CHALLENGE SALE PHICE I7C. Seventh- POSTOFFICE NOriCE. Should be read dally, as changes piay occur at any time. FOREIGN .MAILS arc forwarded to the ports of sailing dailyr and the uthcdule ot closings Is arranged on tntr iiresuuiptiun of their uninterrupted overland transit. t r tne week ending December 25 the last connecting closes -will be- made at this nice us roHovrs: Transatlantic Mails. TUESDAY'- b) At & 20 p m. ror Europe, per s. s New York, from New York,vl& bouthamiitoii. (cj At 1110 p lit. Tor Netherlands direct, per s. s Eiiam, from New York, via Amsterdam. Letters muse be directed "Per Edam." (c) At 11 IO p. in forfcairope.per s. Britannic," from New York, viayueein-towii. Ic) At II '10 p. hi. for Belgium direct, per s. s. Friesland, from Nw York, via Antwerp Lftterti muse bu directed "Per Frelsland." ic; At 11:10 p. i.j Tor Netherlands direct, per s. h.Aiii leldIIl. from New York, via Rot tenia iu. Letters must he directed "Per Amster dam." AEDNESDAY (c) At 11.10 p. in., for Cape colony und Natal, pe. s s Jstratnord. from New 1'ork. Lett"rj inu'-t be directed Per btrathord. FRIDA Y-(i At 0:10 p. m. for Europe, per s. s. Lucanla, from New York, via Ciieenit iini. .titers for France, Switzer land, Italy, bpaln, Portugal, 'lurky Egypt and Uritisn India inustr be directed "Per Lucania." (b) At 'J.LO p. m. for Fiance. Switzerland. Italy, Siain. Por tugal, Egypt and Britisn India, per s. s La Norinandle," rrum Nsw York, -via. Bare. Letters for otner partj of Europe must be directed ''Per La Normandie." ic) At 11 tlO p. it.. Tor Netherlands uirect, per s.a Rotterdam, from New York, via Rotter dam. Letters must ba dirjsted 'Per Rotterdaii.." tciAtll IO p.iu rurNorw ly direct, p t s. s. Island, fnrti New York. Letters must be directed "'Per Island." PRINTED MATTER, ETC. German 6teamer sailinc rrum .New lurk on aues das, take printed matter, etc., Tur Ger many, and specially addreed printed matter, etc., tor other parts ot Europe. The American and Uliite Star steamers sailing from New lork. on Wednc'davs. th German steamers on Thursdajn and theCunard, i-rencn and Genuau steamers on Saturdays take printed nutter etc for all countries fur which thev are ad-ert:-sed to carry mails. Muil: for ioatti and Central Auer icn, West Indies. .v.u. TUESDAY til) At 6 25 a- m- for Ja maica, per s. s. Ardandhu, Troin New York, (d) At 12 05 p. m. rw ewfound land, per bteamer fiom North Sjdney. (a) At 3 20 p.m. ror Jamaica, perateamer from Eoston. Ic) At 11 10 p. m. for Ja maica, t er steamer Truiii rhil.idelphia, Pa. (c) At 11 10 p- " r" Cap- Haiti, San Duriiih.'u aim lurVs Island per s. s. Cnerokee. rrom New York. WtDNE&BAY tc)At 11 10 p.- m. for Venezuela and Curacao, per s. s Pblladel pnia, from New xork. Letters for Colom bia mujt he dirccteil "Per Philadelphia." riibLSDAi'-ld) At 6.25 a. in for La Plata countries direct, per s. Georgian Prince, front New York. io) AC 11 10 p. in. for New Foundland. per s b Siberinu Prime, from I'liiladelptna ci At ll.lo p. hi. for Campeche.Ctiiapas, Tabasco and iiu.ituii. per&.& Onabu, JrumNcw Y'ork. Letters lor other parts or Mexico mubt oe directed "Per Orizaba." (c At. 11.1 o p. in for ii rbados direct, and North Brazil, ia l'a ra aim il.iuao( per s. s llubert.Xrom New Yorc. riilDal-iill At G 25 a. m for For tu.ie Inland, Jamaica, ya.inilla and Carth.igena, per s. s. Alleghany, from New lork. UK At 6 25 a. m.. lor Haiti, ner s. s. Anoes. from New York SA1UUDAY di At 12 05 p. m., for Nevvrouiitlland. per stcimcr from North Sidney. dl At 12 05 p. m . for St. Pierre Mi'pcion, (icr bteamer ,Jicm North Sjdney. M.uif for Newfoundland, by rail to Hali fax and thence via btean er, close lire dad, except Sunday, at 12 05 p. in. and on : inula only at 1 1 35 a. in. (dl Mails for iiiquelon, by rail to Boston and theme-Ma teamerf close Lore uaily at J.20 p. m. (a) MaPs lor Cuba,, b rail to Port Tampa, Fla., and theiue via steamer sailing Mon dajs aud Thursday-, to Havana, close here daily at 3 00 p. m (e) Mail" tor Meio,overiaiui levxc-pt those tor Campeche, Chlapu". Tabasco and Y'ucatan. which, arter the Tuetday over land dispatch, wfll he forwarded via New York, up to and including the 11 10 p. :n. rlobln? Thurday), close here daily at 7:10 a. m (d) Transpacific Mails. Mails for China, Japan, and Hawaii, per s. s. Doric, Irom nan Francico, clobe here daily up to G 10 p. in., December 22. (d) Mails for Hawaii, perb. s. Australia, Trom San Francisco, close here daily up to 6 10 p. iu., December 22. (d) Mails for the Society Islands, per ship Tropic Bird, from fc.vn Franci-co, cIomj here dally up to 6 10 p. in., December 25. Id) Malls for China and Japan, specially ad rtrtxsed only, per . . i-.iiiprt- or India, from Vancouver, clo here dally up to 6:40 p. in. December 27. (d) Mails Tor Australia (except thoe for West Australia, which are forwarded via Europe), New Zealand. Haw-.if. Fiji ind Sainoau Islands, per s. s. Moana, from San Francisco, ciom; here daiiv up to 6.10 p. in., December 31, (d) Malls Tor China and Japan, per s.s. Vic toria, from Tacoma, close here daily up to 6: 10 p. m., January 2, (d) Mails Tor Australia (except West Aus tralia), New Zealand, Hawaii and FIJI Islands, per s. s. Mioweri, rrom Van couver, close here daily arter December 31, up to 6 40 p. in., January 3.(d) (a) Registered mail closes at lo a. m. same d vy. , (b) Registered mall doses at 1 p. m. same day. . , (e) ItCKistcrcd mall closes at G p. m. same day. , , (d) Registered mail aloses at 6 p. m. previous day. fe) ICegistcred mail doses at 1 p. m. Tucsd.is and Saturdays. JAMES. r.WlLLETT, ' rostniaster. FOU SALE PIANOS. 575 nALLET, DAVIS & CO. PIANoT taken in exchange; ?5 monthly. JOHN r.LLLlh .t CO.. dell-lm 937 Fa.ave ?1 00 FISCHER PIANO: ROSEWOOD case; carv ed legs; seven octav es good tone; 5 down and $5 a n ontli. JOHN F.ELLIS A CO.. v dell-lm 937 Fu.ave- 12-i SCHOMACKERPIANO;UOtEW0OD' case: curved legs; 7 octaves, $10 dowq and S5 a nionMi. - , JOHN F.ELI.IS & CO.. ' dell-lm 9J7 Pa. ave. 175 STEINWAY I'JANO. ROSEWOOD case; carved, legs: French action; sUU down and 55 each month. - j - JOHN X. ELLIS &.CO.' dell-lm 0J7 Pa. ave.j