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TIIE CltITIC-I?ECQI?Dt WASHINGTON, D. 0., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1801. 'V v' - IV ; If THE CIUTTC-ItECOllD. EVERY EVENING BY TIIE WASHINGTON OHITIO COMPANY. OfDco, 943 D Stroot Northwoat, WASHINGTON. I). 0. .i-ii.i i , i ..... ...i .. -.- TK1IMS OK BUHSUIUI'TION. One jenr, liy mnll or carrier $1 00 One inoutli 33 AVWMX.iTnv, ). C, MY 2, 1S01. Vi wiiii i.i vi to observe on yesterday Hint our good neighbor, the Jt, had taken up tlio iuestIoii of providing for clerks In tho Railway Postal Service. Tnr I'lilTtc-ltnoinninndc tho suggestion somo days ago, moved by n consideration of the great perils to which these clerks re e.posed, and wo welcomo so iovvor Jul niul earnest a coadjutor us tho 1'oit In tills kooiT work, Surely no men in the public service have a larger claim upon the consideration of the Government. 'J heir duties nro complex and laborious their vigilance must be sleepless, and their energy unbounded. A high order of Intelligence) is demanded, to say noth ing of judgment, sobriety and force of character. The same qualities, applied in the 'nun' faithful manner to tho affairs of private life, would bring in far greater re gards and lead much more quickly to case mid competence. Hut this is not all. Thedangeis which beset these men are more numerous and more imminent than those which surround the soldier or the sailor. Whenever a railway accident occur1., they are, ne.t to the engineer and the fireman, the greatest sufferers. In deed, it is nho3 possible to tho men in the locomotive to escape by jumping, for they can nearly always see the danger in time; but this is seldom if ecr possible to the postal clerk. His car is next flic engine, it is closed ut nil points, and lying bttwucn the ponderous engine and the perhaps equally heavy Pullman cars.it is almost invariably crushed like an i'gg shell when a collision occurs. Some thing should be done for tho men of the Jiailway Postal Service. They perform work that is of Hie utmost value, and they do it under circumstances of appalling peril. Tho Government provides for tho dependent families of those who are maimed or killed In the military service why not do likewise in tho casoof men whose work Is incessant and whose ex posure to death and suffering is hourly? The Uenclit Association gives but a poor and inadequate relief, and it is, beside, a tax on the living which they cm with difficulty meet. This teems to be clearly nn obligation of tho Government. The Government should respond to it with promptness and liberality. Tnri'ii:!. UNnninutiTFns went in for a poctl time at their shad bake yesterday and made no bones about it. Mtu-is 1muii, Hotr, Lodge & Co., who rejoice in a gaudy and peculiar ignoi ii vu of the conditions prevalent at fie South and who are so voluble in denim rlution of the tyrannical treatment of the blacks by the whites, would derive a great deal of much-needed information by read ing the full history of therecent WalhalU rkt in Mississippi. It will be remembered that a negro named Maury was t Jie cen tntl figure of this episode. He had become involved in a dilllculty with a white man, had attacked and injured him, He lied unci took refuge in n cabin, where he was pursued b' a crow il of white men who intended, it is supposed, to lynch him. 'The owi.er of the cabin defended it and, hi doing so, "hot and killed one of the lynching party. He was indicted, tried nnd found guilty of murder in the loner courts, but the Supremo Court of Missis tippi reversed the decree and ordered the man to be set at liberty, announcing then, as Fouthcrn courts have done a hundred times in the past, that the cabin of tho nearest negio in the State is as much and us sacredly his castle, as is the proudest residence the castle of the rich white pro prietor who inhabits it. Thus the incident is closed and the court of last appeal in Mississippi has declared that whito men in vading the premises of colored men with out due warrant of law do so at their own lcri)and must look for no vengeance atthe hands of the courts. If Messrs. Ixou.ls, Moat!, I.owik it Co. will persist in worry ing themselves over a condition of tilings atthe South which exists only in their imagination and for which they are not responsible anyhow, they might as well pick up n stray fact occasionally. T. I)n "N'ittTai.m oe, shorn of his rakish tide-Whiskers, is not at all to the likingof the American people. It is to bo hoped that he will not leUie Fourth of July go Ly without dedicating another pair. On; i.atkrt iNfon.MATiox is to the effect that ei-Senator Blaiii is not particularly Muck on China and would be perfectly willing to go to Japan instead. This dis poses effectually of the rumor that Mr. lii.ui! had special missionary designs on liina, and leaves us free to assume that the New Hampshiro statesman had in h-xv nothing but an oftica and a sphere of activity which the Granite State is not ytt large enough to furnish. No doubt the change from China to Japan will be indo and will provo entirely satisfactory toMr.lti.ui:. LifcinTokio isfar, farfrom hard. There are good restaurants, pleas anCclubs, pretty girls, agreeabledwellings and all the necessary adjuncts of a lux urious existence. The ex-Senator can fare sumptuously everv day, smoke fine cigars, drink the best of European wines, play a lively game of poker and tlirt with dark-eyed beauties In tho market places. In fact, unless he be inclined to take ultra tfvere views of the duties of his petition as an Extraordinary Knvoy to the Court of the Mikado, ho can have a rather giddy tinio. Of course if he sees tit to "scorn delights and live laborious ilajs" in the effort to reform Japan, he can make things mighty tough for hiiu-f-elf and others; but If lie will be content to sport with 1'iTri-SiNo beneath the fhade and with tho tangles of sweet Yum Yiji'h hair if ho will, in short, sink lji'.siiHis and go in for a howling time the material for town-painting will bo nbout as plentiful in Tokio as in any town he has every struck. Jt all depends on HiAiii. IViikstjik nunr politician is weighed in tho balance ho is found wanting an (lice, "Tin: Unx ok Centos" 1st ho name of a queer JittJo eight-page tolio, published in Yokohama, Japan, It is printed In Knglisli ouco a month (and sometimes oftener, so says the prospectus), and is issued "In the interest of tourists as well as that of Kl'HN A. Co., tho Oriental Fine Art Depot." principally in tbtitof the hitter, wo should say. How evc ft is n rather spicy and entertaining little sheet and tho editor, H. V. Tiiokn, nppi'urs to be no end of a wag. In tho April number of "TholJox of Curios," for example, there appears a six-column iiicount of a trip to China and back, Tho article Is full of n dry and grotesque humor and is interspersed witli wood cuts cf n remarkable liidcousness. Speaking rfa hotel in (Shanghai where, we assume, the genial editor had himself hung up as a drnd-hwl. Hie writer says that "no ono who has visited Shanghai but appreciates lie genial host, I). K. Jnnten, who so kindly takes in the stranger and does him tip brown. AVc w ere so kindly treated by him that we fiel It our duty to show it in some wav, and so havo concluded to pub Huh his picture. His family may not rccognlto the cut, but If Jensen whb bald headed and woro a lnuMnchc, It would look vr-ty much like him." And then Tollowsn dilapidated cut of AV. L. Doug lass, tho well-known shoo manufacturer of Drockton, Mass. How it got to Yoko hama Is a mystery, but it must not bo forgotten (hatthonuiua of the paper Is "Thellox or Curios." ON HIT. Mnlnr-Mincrnl clioilcld, U. S. A., Is at the Grand Hotel. Now 1 orfc. K. 0. t.eech, Rlrertnr of tho MIDI, Is nt the Glly House, New York. Senator Shelby M. Cullom at Illinois Is at Murray If ill lintel. New York. i-ennlor llllnm 31. Stow art, ot Nevada, Is nt the llofTninii House, New York. Hcv. Father J. A. Funning of this city is nt tin- Inclcdo Hotel, St. LouKMo. Senatnr Gorman mid the Mnrjland Coiihps slotml clolegntloti have been photographed In u group. 'einlnr John 0. CurlMo and 3Ir. Thomas II. Carter. Caimnlivloner nt the l.nntl Olllce, mo i.t the UUtcy Hnur In New York. '1 lie rcinnluK ot hlcutcnniit-l'unim.iiKl r Wnl Wi 31 t oimtnnt, who illcil nt Ynkolinin.1 In (Jc n bo lfiM, were Interred nt Peru, luit., jestcr U i) nltetiioon. 3li. nud Mm. StU'ou Itutchlns ot Washing ton iirrcmllng nlowUnjsnt Atlantic t'lty. Attor their return tlioy will go to tliolrcoun tr plato In tho New Hampshire hills. 'I ho New York lhtald'.ot this morning his an Interesting neunint ut the iccent micro ccoiilt (ll-o cries made by l)r Philip Wales ot thoNnvj, lu the way ot bacterial lire In tho inte-tltic. 3lr. (Irnrge W. Albrlvlit, chief ot tho Mlccl laiieone IIkIuii, Trend iry Uop.irtmont, under rrcflilcnt nrrclnmr .vimuiisiriiioii ami now eiiL'ngcd In tho urmtlceot liw In New York, 1 in tho cltj uu a hiilncss trip. 'J he engagement l announced of 3INs Alice I.cccli, eldest dctightcr of Daniel I.eccli nt Wnehlngtoli, to Ocorge W. Sparks ot Wll lnlngtoii, Del , and alfo that of Mr. Spirks' cotiFiii. .Vln t'landln hen ot Wilmington, to MicfllcUl PI elp, cldct nn ot William Waller 1'lielp", United blntc Minister to llerminy. 1 he rates are the groat Boclnl attraction at present. 'J ho roads lending to tho tnuk nt Jlcnnliig nro erowded with every kind of prltnte equipage from the mdlnary bitckbnnrd to the gorgeous plulncratic parnphcrnalla of trnnHportotlouw I Hi the wonderful midlii7Xllng Ih erics so ntndly dute.l upon by moncyc 1 people. The seiies of teas to he given In May every Wednesday by the C'ouutry Club will form by far theinu't tiijojntilo Icalurc of tho spring festhltlrs In society. A brisk ilrho to the rlnh.hnutir. a can nf tea Keircd on tho mircll and on the lawn, the company ot the brightest men nnd prettiest women "In thcsttlm" oujiht to move an uiidioritc. Tho nftcrnoon ten to he glTen to day by tho oniicrsot the Unlt'd S-tnte steaaior Dlsp.attli will lethecient IrTiiinnl circles The hospl tnllty on board of this vessel Is to thick that j cm i nn cut It liihlocksoutof the atmosphere us ice Is cut out of a pond. Lieutenant (Jowlcs nnd the other officers nro expcils In the art ot cnlcvtaliiliii; In tho most ngrcenblo way. What w 1th Jlrs. WnllnchV 0 o'clock tea at the Country ( lull, e.-benator and 3trs. Hen iltrsuuV dlnnci to ilustlconud Mis. Drown, the complimentary dinner to Assistant Engineer Norton nnd the lntetlngof the Knehro Club nt 31ik Illspham's, the volume ot social business IrnntnctLd this week would seem to Indicate n firmer tondltlon ottho fentlvlty market. The Columbia Athletic. Club givo an old fashioned picnic nn Analostlou Island the other night, followed by a gerniin and a ro v on tho river. A nuinhei ot Georgetown, Wnilnglon nnd It tltlnnne 1 ellc weio piesent, mid the music of the Virginia icel as played (Onciroie, by torn colored mulcl.ins, was lively enough to twUtan octoguuiirmii o.T his feet. f argon 31. I.. Ilutli of the Navy, hns ie lun.iu from ISeimuda whither he wont, noun weeks ago. In scnrih of health If appearances are to he accepted In rdilenee, the Donor's quest lies been successful. Hols looking him self again, and the cl isp of his hand Is nlmot asfcivent as the gladness and the affcctlo'i witn wiiu n nn nosts oi menus nave wreicunicii 111 in hick. The ladles of the White House who accmn panled the Prceldeut have willtcu glowing descriptions of tho tour, nnd ale enthusiastic in their appreciation of tho distinguished courtesies and attentions received en louts. Wis. Dlminlck, who Is an Immense favorite lu Norfolk and other Southern cities, won all henrls hv her gracious manners nnd attmctlrc personality. President (iiirley of tho Young Men's UhriMlxu .Ansoclutfon of this city is golnc: to the international Convention nt Kansas City, 3Iy(j-10. 3lr.b. W. Woodward of tho great firm of Woodwanl & I.othrop, a prominent member of the association, has decided to go also, 'these gentlemen will ably represent nnd rcpott the good work accomplished in Washington by this vvoithy association. iotlcty people In Haltiniore have scored a musical success in the pioductlon ot tho "Pirates of Penance," nnd n mimberot Wash ington peoplowho sawlthavo had thelrambi tlon 11 red to equal If not surpass It by n similar production here, with such singers as Mr. Klllot, 3Ir. l'lerio hlevcns, Jtr. Dice, 3lies Nelly Hunt, Jllss Ituth Kerr and otheis who could he mentioned, 'the thing Is qnlte feasible and there aro chailtles hero needing n helping hand. A well-known citizen or Iialtlmote has sent to a naval cadet at Annapolis, Joseph Cabell llrecklnrltlge, a pair of pearl slecre buttons worn by Central Francis J'reston, of Virginia, ancestor ot the Into South Carolina Senator, William C. 1-rci-ton, the Hem. John S. Preston, Colonel Thomas Preston, Jlrs. James Mc Dowell, 3Irs. lfobeit Jefferson Hreckjurldge, Mrs. Wade Hampton, and Mrs. IMvvnrd Cnr rlngton. Cadet llrecklnridje is one ot the iminerouB descendants ot these Illustrious Ameiicaii households and Isthcsou of Gcnciftl Joseph C. Drcckinildge, the picsentlnspector general of tho Unlteil States Army. His mother is the daughter of tho late General Ethclbcrt Dudley, M. I)., I.L. D of ijentucky. 3lr. S. (1. ht. John ot Lincoln, Neb , Is spend ing a few days at tho Itlchnioud tn route for homo with his In Idc, formerly 3lss Hoy den of Brooklyn. 3Ir. and 3lrs. "Ht. John are delighted with Washington, as well they may he, seeing it lu such perfect weather and un der the very auspicious clicnmst.inccs which life at the llichmond furnishes. 3lrs. bt, John Is a musician of extraordinary gifts n natu ral musician, ouo mny say; and not only per- lorms who rcmnrKiiuie anility nut com poses In a most charming manner. Her music Is well known In New 'iork where much of it is In tho regular repertory of tho leading then tic oiehestras. rs.M. John will beaval iif d and welcome acquisition to society In Lincoln. It Is not often that lady possesses. In addition to such conspicuous clnuuis of cliiinnUr and person, tho touch of the artist and Wiejtiiiiaae of the maestro. l'KltSONAf.. Mr. J A. IS. Seattle of London, Diiulniul, U nt tho ht. James, Mr. W. W. Dorsal and wife of Pittsburg, IM nro it tho National. Mr. Josephus Ground nnd wife of Letters burg, 3lo., are nt tho lilggs. Mr. N. 31. Putnam, a well known cltlen ot II J dc Park, 3!nss., Is at AVUlaid's. Mr. II. C. Illanchett of the "Private Sccre tnry" Company Is at tho Johnsou. Dr.O.S. l'lauklln nt Ohio, Dr. and Jlrs. 1 eartua Connor nt Detroit and 3Ir. Divid Wallerstein and wife ot bait Lake Cltj, Utah, aro at tho Arlington, Mr. Dob Holtnun has taken Woodlcy Inn for the summer. 'Die house will ha opened next week under the management of 3Ir. t harlcs P. Jtces of Hotel Jolmtoii. Messrs, 3lnrlln 31nglnnls and W. A. Clink, tho Democintlv contestants of the scats ot rrnntors i'oivcr mid Sanders of 3Iontaiu dur ing tho last Congress, aro nt Wclcker's. 'I lie Hon, (Seoige A. Hnlsey ot Newark, N. J.i the Ilev. t'liarfoH II. Hall, llrooklyn, N. Y ; Dr. W, W. Wood of the Army and Dr. Jerome Cochrane of Montgomery, Ala , ate nt tho Kb lilu. MttC)clltun J A McDunle and mother, llrunsvvlck, (la.; J. T linstock and wife, rJprliiglleld, Macs ; 11. c. liovvmnu, Williams port, 1 .a.; C, '1 Drown, Danville, Vn ; Miss A. XI. P. flom, tharlottrsvlllc, Va ; Jlrs. Milton, Daltlmore! J. W. Kellogg, Now' York. XhUoihiI- John f '. Dullard and E.W. Thomas, Philadelphia; Jl. T. White West Virginia; Jlr and Mis. O D (llcnilv, Waj ii'sboro', Vn ; it I) 3lni)et, Dulutli.Mliiu : Joseph A, Ochr-r, Unknown, Pa ; Miss M. ,. htreet, Uostuir, J. M. llinwnlng, l tall it. Jamtt-V. A Dills, Haveihlll, Mass ; S. V. Poller, Indianapolis, J (', Mustard, l'iilli delphla: T. M Ciucker nnd wife, Mnlnu; J. I'. Dodge, Boston; A C. JlcKnlght, Tmitnn, N. .1 ; I, L. Little, Noith tiuollun; J. I!. Stuart, Hiiustnn, Texas. H'tWmdV-S. Alexnudrr, Dnllliiioro; K tnard It, Alley, Jlarlboro, .Mass ; Dm no Kostlfr. K. N. lllbboii, 1' S. Deck. Now ork; W. II. Hall and V II. Davidson, Didtlmnro. JlUigt- A It Lewis nnd J. I,. Orrlek, Cum berland, Mil: J'.ilu S. Dowiio and wife. 11 iltl inore; L, D. J.cuo-,, Honth Ucthlchcin, l'.i. HfWfr's-A. II Itrcvt, Camdfti, N. J; W A. Clark, Jtontana; K 0 Porlmaun, Canton, Ohio: William H. Dradlov, Charleston, ri. C i William Jl. Trnrnrs, West Irglnla. Alliwton-V. 0. White, II. L. II. Wright. Starkville, Mies ; John It. Foley, jr., nnd wife, iev iitk; i.uius iinicii, Aiuanj; cnanes Me i.oius iinicii. Aiuanj; diaries .vie up, 1'a ; J. J. Deldcn, By rncuse, N. earns, New York. . It. Virgin. Portland, Me.; Dr. 8. S. iiiiiru, ta-iop, j Y : (. 11. htearn .;.! 1 1 li Dootli, (irecuUeld; 3Ir and Jlrs I'. K. HIP. U -.". ... ... ,.... uit.tiuu, ale,, Al.l is. N : Charles G. Pearce, ht Louis; It. Fletcher Vnn Hetiscu, New York, J. D. Drndfoiil, Haiti inoic. lloltl JoKmqh -D. Hodgdon, llojtnn; U. h Booth, I'hlUdelphla: W i. Johnson, ltomno, W. Vn i James W. Preston, Ilaltlinore; A. M. Phillips and wife. New Wilmington, Pa.; it. J' l'eiiieioy and wife, Newcastle, Pa OFF FOR ALASKA. I.IKiJTKNAVl' l'ltKltKHICK SOHWATICA, Till; AllCIII) KM'LOUr.K. He Goes to I'nrle Sam's Distant Posses slim, With Its Vast lTn known Hegloii Dr. Ilnjfs of the (ifologloal Survey Hns Charge of the Scltntlllc Depart- I'.lfllt. There is now on lis way to Alaska nn exploring expedition that has hopes and el cetntloiis of making known many of the unexplored potllons of that interest ing country and the adjacent itrillsli regions. Tho epedition will bo under the coiiinmnil of I.loutcnant Frederick b'chwatka. 'J ho ttil ron of the expedition is the New York LdJgtr, which adds nuothcr name to tho already long list of enterprising liter ary patrons to expeditions equipped for tho purpose of geographical rcscarcU and expl iration. This is especially true in America where so much unexplored coun try has been opened nnd made known through theinstrumcntallty of the literary world as patrons as well as distributors of tlio useful and inteiesting information ac quired thereby. Tub Ci:nir-Ki:romi has secured from Lieutenant Schwatka tho exclusive right to a series of articles,lwelvo to llfteqn In number, descriptive of tho doings of the New York iMtgtr Alaskan Expedition. Th is series will bo amply il lustrated from sketches and photographs nnd to secure w hich tho expedition will go fully prepared. ""'.TXjjyV.y-' I.ituUnant Schwatka. The Held of proposed exploration lies in the unknown regions between the Yukon 1th er of the British Territory, the Tauaua 1th or on the north and the Atna river on tlio west, although tho westward bound ary may possibly bo extended to Hering Feaiftlio season will penult after the Atna is reached. So far as known from tho few explorations on tho boundaries of this unexplored tract, and the informa tion acquired from Indians, this is un doubtedly an extremely interesting nnd picturesque region, nncl wo can promise our rehders tho probability ot a very en tertaining series of articles describing it from the pen of the commander. Iho tcicntilic department is under the charge of Dr. C. 'YYillard Hayes! ot the U. R. Geological Survey, Washington, I). C, Major l'owell, tho well-known and energetic chief of that Government bu reau, having assigned Dr. Hayes to tills duty upon tho lntler'-s request when it was known that the expedition was or ganizing. The Cr.inc-Itrcop.o cm there lore pi omise its readers the series will contain everything of a popular scientific nature that will be of n useful and inter esting character. Tho less important ;)f).voHiirZof tho expedition will lie de scribed in tho Lieutenant's preliminary articles. The Treasury Department and thoXavy Department have very kindly tendered assistance so far as their vessels in Alaskan w aters can do so, wherever no established line of communication exists and where such assistance will not interfere with previous orders. The United States Geological Survey and the United States Coast Survey have gen erously supplied the necessary instru ments to make the expedition a success in their Departments. This is Jlr. Schwatka's third expeJition of like character in thatregiou, he having commanded that United States Exploring Expedition of 1833 and New York Times Expedition of 1SS0. Eor his Alaskan explorations ho has received the medal of the Imperial Geographical Society of llus sia, (he only living American holding it, and no doubt prompted by the fact ot that country having formerly been held by ItuRsia. The articles may be expected to begin not later than this fall, and will bo as continuous (probably ono a week) as tho circumstances of exploration, composition and illustration will rerrait. NEW IMMIGKA.TION LAWS. Gcueinl Nettletou In New York Looking After Their Kiiforccinont. General Ncttleton, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, was in New York yester day on Department business. Speaking to tx reporter, he said; "My chief business during my visit is to look into immigration matters. The Gov ernment is anxious to put tho new laws into operation as soon as possible. The new laws aro in the direction of greater stringency in Hie exclusion of undesirable immigrants. As soon as tho .President c6mes back from his trip he wll! probably appoint the new Superintendent of iniiiu gratiou provided for by the new law and the corps of inspectors to be stationed along tho borders to pi event the smug gling of unlawful aliens across tlio Cana dian and Mexican lines. The landing depot hero at the Barge OMce is very much crowded, and wo are much in need Of better accommodations. Tho contrac tors promiso to have the bull lings on Ellis Island sufficiently completed by July 1 to permit of their use by the Govern ment." lnvTlfce Friends. President Harrison's friends here think the editorial which lately appeared In inn: di's JlliutmtedWeelly, of which Itusscll 15. Harrison is a proprietor, de claring Mr. Itlaine to bo out of tho raco in '02 was unwise in tho extreme, Mr. Maine himself Is reported to bo very indigiiantr at tho patronizing tone of tho edttotial in question, and resents the terms "loyalty," "fealty" and so on, which were employed In the article. A Colon of Grny mill llltiv. General Annistcad L. Long, it noted Confederate olllcer, died In Charlottes ville, Ya. (ictferal Long's wife was a daughter of General K. V. Sumner of the I'nitcd States Army. Sho was appointed Postmaster of Charlottesville by President Grant. When President Cleveland came lu an offort was modo to remove her, but it failed, General Sherman and others urging lierietcntinn. She is Mill 1'nt master. 'I lie Intelligent Compositor. fiom the Atlanta Join nut, TIip editor wrote it coircctly. "Let the galled jiulo wince." Hut this is tlio way it appeared in the pnpci: "Let the gallon jug wait." SOUVKNIlWt Wheie Is the glove that I garo to lilm, j'rriiimeu unci warmed for my arm that night r And whore Is the ioo tint nuothor stole When the laud was Hooded with pale mn v light 1 And tho satin slipper I woie 1 Alack I borne ono had that It was wrong, 1 fear, Whei o are those souvcnli s to-day r Dut w here arc tho snows of yester-year, The kIoto was burned at Ids next love's prayer, Ami the lose was lost In tho mlro of the street, And the satin slipper ho tossed away, Tor Ids Jealous iride had not fairy feet I Cllie what you will; but know, inculames, for a clay ulono arc your favors dear, lie sine, for the next fair woman's sake They will go-llhe the snows ol yestai year I Anut Jluu AUUich in Jiatt FUltl'i HimA iitytm. THE CRITIC HBROHD, That defccndaiit of tho Kings of Ire land, England, Prance and llelqluni, loliu Pope Hodnett, docs not haunt the liistiict HtilldtiiK in he did at ono time. "A way back In the early d.tys of tho first board of Commissioners," said a District ofllclal the other day, "ha was n ten or to at leaat onu member of tho luard. The lad of tlioPlantngencfs used to visit the olllro of this Commissioner almost daily nnd dlcuss, In his usual assertlvo liuitiuer, tho thousand or more schemes which lillcd his head, Tho Commis sioner, poor man, who was not acquain ted with all of Mr. Hodliett'speculliiritlcs, submitted quietly to his overpowering eloquence, until ono day a gentleman told him that ho and Mr. Hodnett were becom ing the laughing stock of tlio District em ployes. This aroused the anger of the city fnthcr and ho determined to squelch the aspiring John. At the next visit of iiio tiiMinguisncu auvocaic, mo commis sioner listened quietly to his declaration mitt when he had finished opened upon him with such expressions of wratli as were seldom heard in any public olllce. His effort surpassed anything in tlio way of vituperation that I ever heard, and It had tho effect desired. Mr. Hodnett W.is amnml that nnv Commissioner should dare to alTront liiiu in such a manner. He made his cscapo and never bothered that city dud again." Ho comes about the District l.ulldlng now and then, however, with a brief In one hand and a well-thumbed copy of the Constitution of the United States in (lie other. Willi the Constitution to back him Mr. Hodnett is invincible in argu ment. Tlio last time ho visited liio Com missioners lie desired to obtain tlio Dis trict advertising for a new labor patter with n circulation of 1,000,000 copies. Notwithstanding the unprecedented ad vantages oflereil, the Commissioners wore forced to dcelino nnd another of Mr. Hodnett's schemes was shelve.!. A number of congenial Ilohcniiaimverc lingering over a micinight lunch in ti well know n Pennsylvania avenue restaurant a few evenings aco. The conversation hap pened to turn upon the early peculiarities of some well-known newspaper men who have earned national reputations. "l)o you know that I can tell you a very funny story about Joe Howard's early piety," said ono of tho party. "Away hack early in tho eighties, when loo was a 12-year old hoy, ho and bis parents, for n portion of the time, made their home on Deacon Steele's farm, near Itantan Land ing, N. J. He was a bright frisky lad, nnd was well liked by all tho colored peoplo as w ell as the employes about the place. "One of Deacon Steele's imperative rules was that everybody should go to church nt least once on Sunday. Theie wcie plenty of horses and comfortable coineyanccs at command, and it made no difference whether they wanted to go to the New llrunsvvlck Baptist, tlio Catholic or tho Mount JCion colored church. Joe did not seem to take kindly to going to church in those days. Ho would resort to almost evciy conceivable scheme to avoid it. On n bright Sunday morning in April, when all hands were about to take their seats in the roekavvay and spring wagon to start lor church, it was sud denly discovered that Joo had no hat to wear, and no one could explain as to what had become of it. Tlio consequence was .loo had to be left at home. "Tho following Sunday ho was daring enoueh to play tho same racket; but tho deacon had 'caught on,' and the result w as that Joo Hon aril's hat was resurrected fiom an old anb-barrel, brushed off, mid he had to go to church. "In those davs." continued the racon teur, "young Howatd had another pecu liarity. He had a shephoid dog, and the two were very much attached to each oilier. It was seldom that you would see them separated. In Iho early days in tho spring when the men were manipulating the plows, it was almost an every-day oc currence to see Joe and his dog following the plow in the furrow. The doz would get tired nnd heated up and lie dotvn in the new-turned furrow to cool off. Many a time Joe and tho dog were found sleep ing side by side in the same plow-track. Joe was a great lad in those days, and I cannot see that he changes much." In the eyes of most people there seems to be something sinstcr nnd Mcphistopbe lian about the attaches of a circus. This is probably due to the associations of childhood when the tented showr.was shrouded in mystery through which the youthful imaginations caught fitful gleams of gilt-edged and fascinating wicKeaness. iJurmg tno stav ot r-ore-naueh's aecrccation in this citv an inci dent occurred w hich is calculated to dis pel the fond illusion of youth. On tho evening of the last Foronaugh performance a gentleman, accompanied by a lady, walked up to the ticket box and called for two one-dollar seats, tendering in payment a live and u one dollar bill, under the impression that tbey were both notes of the latter denomination.- Ho was lost in the crowd before Ticket Seller Jordan could give him his change. After selling a few moro tickets, Mr. Jonian vacated his post and went to the big tent with what would seem to be tho hopeless intention of singling out two in dividuals from a crowd of twelve thou sand. But he finally found them and asked the gentlemen if he had not lost some money. Sizing up the contents of his purse that astonished individual discovered the dis crepancy. Mr. Jordan handed over the four dollars and then hurried back to his post of duty, having convinced at least one individual that the circus man Is not quite so blaCK as he is sometimes painted. Senator Morrill of Vermont was SO jeans old on the 11th ultimo, yet ho pre serves Hie line enthusiasm of youth about many tilings. Foriustancp, I saw him at the Forepaugh show last Thursday. Ho moved about with alertness, looked at the nnlmalswith interest-and when it came to the ring performances and race3 ho dis played all the vivacity of youth. One of the most, inviting of all the um brageous spots in Washington to my mind is Franklin Park. It is well kept. There is not an unsightly shrub or treo on tho grounds. I find there a refreshing perfection of ereenness that indicates that tho vital sap is buoyant and vigorous. The varied hues of blossoms here and there form n charming contrast to the deep verdancy of the thick foliuge. 1 have no doubt that when everything in tho nature of rubbish and lacerated turf In the neighborhood of tho Lafayette Monument in Lafayette Park is removed, appearances will no kindlier; but even then there will remain much room for im provement. I notice trees in the park that cumber tho ground nnd ought to be cut down. Soma of the big 'oaks havo spread themselves so as to over shadow and over-crowd trees of smaller growth, so that the latter begin to look ugly and decrepit. This is notably the caso near the center of the park, wliere a great oak has elbowed two cedars nearly to death. They look almost lifeless with tlicir dark emaciated houghs. There is not force enough in Italy, In tho Triple Alliance or in all i.uropo to compel nu American giaud jury to indict ono American citizen.-if. Luiils HepiMk. scrofulous humor in tho blood, ulcers, catarrh, and consumption, use Ayer's Sarsapar.Ha The most economical, safe, speedy, and effective of all blood-purifiers. Has Cured Others will cure you. JOHN KilL'DKUICK MAY, M. I). Tlio l.nst of tlio (licnt Ante-Helium l'liyslcliins or Washington I'nssos Awny lit Urn Ac of 70, Dr. John Frederick May died nt h s resi dence, No. 2022 (I street northwest, y ester day afternoon nt about I o'clock. Hd was surrounded by his wife, his son, Dr. Wil linni Mny, nncl other members of his fam ily. Tho doctor had been ill for sovcral itriln an nltnpt- nt crtl, linvlllf llnvililll!il into pneumonia, which, at his' advanced I age, rotild hardly have ended otherwise I limn latuiiy. Dr. May was perhaps the oldest resident ot Washington. Ho was born in tills city on Muy 10, 1S12, and, though ho has not lived hero continuously, hchas spent prac tically tho whole ol his lougllfeln thoclty of his birth. He was from his early man hood one of the most prominent citizens of the Capital. Distinguished ns n phy sician, foremost in movements of enter prise and development, a leader in social life, and n gentleman of illustrious Uncage anil elegant culture, Dr. May has, for more than half a century, been a con Miicuous figure In Washington, Dr. .7. F. May, at 77. Ho had a brilliant reputation in medi cine and surgery, having been Hie first in this part of the world to perforin success fully the operation of amputation at the hip joint. lie was a student of Columbia College inl831, graduated in medicine in IS. I, completed his studies in Paris in 1337, where he attended the lectures of Vclpeau and of the celebrated physiologist Ma gendie. lie was Professor of Surgery in the University of Maryland at tho age of twenty-five. In 1811 ho and tho late Dr. Sewall reorganized the Medical Depart ment of Columbia College, and lie was Professor of Anatomy and Surgery therein until 1858. A contemporary of Dts. Hall and John hton, he shared with them tho first honors in general practice, and was ici(e prln ccps in his specialty of surgery. The other two members of the once famous trium virate have; preceded Dr. May by many years. He had nearly reached the ripe ago of seventy-nine, in full possession of pnyiieal and mental vigor. Ho was a jnan of commanding presence and of that j ow erf ul and impressive physique which is characteristic of the family. Jlis two brothers, Charles, of the Army, and George, who accumulated a large fortune in isew uneans, were uotn men oi large frame and ereatjmuscular streneth. as aro also his sons "Villiam and Frederick, the. fatter ot whom is now in sown America. Dr. May was ono of President Lincoln's attending physicians at the time of the assassination by Wilkes Booth, and, by a singular coincidence, was called upon, somo days later, to perform an autopsy on the corpse of the assassin. It has been but a week or two since his son, Dr. William May, published a statement describing the event and giving the facts of his distinguished father's identification of Uooth oy means of a scar on the neck which he had treated years before. Dr. May leaves n widow, two sons nnd four daughters, to whom will go his large estate. The funeral will take place on Monday at !i j). in. from St. Paul's Church, and the remains will bo interred in Hock Creek Cemetery. Undoubtedly the occasion will bring together a largo assemblage of old Washington families, among whom the Mays lime always been prominent. It is understood that Dr. William May, son of the deceased, and himself a brilliant and successful physician, will bo the executor of the estate. Merely a Gontlemnn, fi om th Indianapolis Jout nal, Minnie What a perfect gentleman Mr, Fitts is. I saw him sitting in a car yes terday, and every time n lady came in he raiseu his hat. Mamie Hut did not he offer any of them his seat? Minnie Certainly not. I didn't say he was an angel, did 1? They All Say It. Fiom the Xew Yotl lltraUt, Smythc I think my wife must be Hie cleanest woman on earth. Tompkins Why so? Smytlie Pccauso we never moved into a house yet that she didn't declare had been left in the filthiest Imaginable con dition. The Juno number of tho "North Ameri can lleview" will contain an elaborate article on Hie Italian question by Mr. Georgo Ticknor Curtis, in which ho will fully indorse the views expressed by Mr. lilafne in his letter of April 11 to the Marquis Imperial!. Very mportant The linpnitiuicc ot tnlelug a good Spring Med icine ciinuut bo OTcreut hunted. Tho changing weather lUTretn tho human tPtoni In mieli n way that it It now in gieat neocl ot amies pcehilly susceptible to tlio benefit to lis de rived from n rellnblo picpiu.ntion like Himil's Sin eiipai Ilia. To make your blond pure, give )tm a good appetite ami niako you stromr, this Killing j on (huulil tako IIuoil'isSnr.ipnilll i, ths beet Spring Medicine, "UnoilV SiiKiiparlllu In liivuliublo as n eiilu medicine; It liiTlgor.ites tho vvholci sjittcni nn.l toncsnp tho atom ich, unci Muco I bectuuotic (jtialnted with lloml's Bnrgnparllla I ill ways take liovcial Ijiittkb In the cpilng and aitocct clou require, tlio rest of tho year." ,. U. (In. man, Aurolln, Iowa. N. U. JSc turu to get Hood's Sarsaparilla bold by nil ilruBClstis $Ii nix for J3, Prepared only by 0. I. JIOOU .V CO., Lowell, Mats. 100 Doses Ono Dollar. it i ip fi 1 HP lyyfc Richest of all hi Lcavenintr Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. v 'vjtxii.mmv' a? wiftotwim va m t IN THE CHIMINAI. COlItr. I.iinnr l'oiind Oullty. Chnilcs A. Lemar, tho colored man charged with loaning money on pension c ertilicates, was found guilty by tho jury yesterday on the llrsl and third counts of the Indictment. In ills instructions Judge llrndley took the second count nvy iroin tho jury at tho request of the de fendant's attorney, Mr. Lipscomb, nu the ground that no evidence had been sub mitted. lirckstcdt Acquitted. Charles H. llcckstedt was on trial in tho Criminal Court yesterday afternoon, nc ruscd of the serious crime of housebreak ing. Very little evidence was introduced, nnd the jury returned n verdict of not guilty nftc.r being out but a few moments. The Strowbi IcIro Case, In Hie Criminal Court this morning Dora Strowbridge was arraigned charged with obtaining money from Arthur P. Stewart by making falso representations. She pleaded not guilty through her attor ney. T. C. Taylor. ShetoldMr.Stowartthat she had lost n husband and ouo child in the Johnstown flood and obtained money from lilm in order to reach Chicago, w here siie had relatives. Mary Hrnxton. Mary Iiraxton, indicted by the grand jurv for manslaughter, also pleaded not guilty. On February It she inflicted wounds upon Catherine Watkins, from the effects ot which she died on the 29th of March. Hubert Iliiimuoml. The attorney lcprcscnting Kobert Ham mond, convicted tho other clay for obtain ing money from Thomas Howie, presented a motion for a new trial, on the ground of newly-discovered evidence. Judge Dead ley ordered that the necessary uflichivits bo filed to day and the caso finally dis posed of on Monday morning. Sum itniies. Sam Jones, convicted of the larceny of a watch ot the Denning track, was sentenced to the District jail for ten months. His Honor, made the sentence light, inasmuch as It was Jones' first offense and the jury had recommended mercy. John lSiiLliniiiin. John Huchanan, convicted of obtain ing goods under falso pretenses, had his sentence of ono ;ycar set nsido and was granted n new trial. Judge Bradley al lowed him to go on Ids personal recogni zance. DftOTOHS IN SESSION. The Ainrrlcnii Academy of Modlcliiv Meets nt tlio Arlington. The council or the American Academy of Medicine held its sixteenth annual meeting at the Arlington Hotel at noon tc-doy, and admitted several new mem bers. At 3 o'clock tho session was continued, and reports of committees received. At 8 to-night several interesting papers will be read. ..Meetings win also oe neiu on -Monday. For tho Vubllc Health. The Seventh National Conference of State Boards of Health was called to order in the red parlor of tho. Ebbitt House at 10 o'clock this morning by President J. N. McCormack, M. D., of Bowling Green, Ky. There were about fifteen States rep lesented. The morning was taken up by animated discussion of a question proposed by the StatcBoard of Health of Alabama relative to quarantine. HURDETTK BURGLARIZED. Scleral Sinnll Robberies Iteported to tho Totlent roller. Last night when the family of Mr. G. T. Burdctto, 400 G street southeast, retired they neglected to lock the rear door. Be tween tho hours of 0 o'clock last evening and G o'clock this morning a thief entered byway of the door and stolo a suit of clothing, a silver cake stand and Hid family wash. This latter included about '2b pieces of linen marked with the letter "B." I'ddy Mullany reports that some ono stole his bicycle from the front of the Franklin school. J. II. Stockard went to the races yester day and a member of the light-fingered gentry relieved him of his silver watch. Mrs. Rachel Means of Quccnstown, re ported at headquarters to-day that last iiiehtsomo one entered her house by forc ing tho blinds of the window, and stolo n round-faced clock and threo chickens. - lilgcs House Lease. The lease of the Riggs House expired yesterday and the proprietor, Mr. Soof ford, was busily engaged to-day hi at tempting to renew it. There may be some difficulty in doing this, but it was stated at the hotel to-day that there was little doubt but what the negotiation would be successful and the papeis signed by Monday. The .Shoiehnm'K iteimlrs. The repairs at tho Shoreham are rapidly progressing, and will be completed within three weeks or a month. Thetioorsof tho seventh and sixth stories have been com pleted, and tho work on tho filth floor commenced to-day. Inspector L'ntw isle still makes visits and watches tho progress of tho repairs, Mr. JuiiglniUHo's Will. In tho will of John N. Junghause, tiled to-day, he leaves hiB propeity to his wife and children. Included in the real estate is a farm in Montgomery County, and somo real estate on 11 and North Capitol streets. lust Ono Couple. Tho following marriago license was issued to-day J. Thomas Delozior and Clara 11. Rces, Charles County, Mel. The commander of the St. Petersburg police lorco has issued an order that nil Jewish stores and business houses should have signs with the names, patronymics, ami families of tho proprietors written in large, showy letters. The cause of this new order, which Is tho nearest approach to lnedheval regulations by which tho Jews wero compelled to wear yellow patches on their garments, is that mor (.hauls of the Hcbiew faitli do not wrlto their names plainly em their signs, In order to avoid the too lrcqucnt Intrusion ot olllchd extortionists and tlio prejudice of Hie unreasonable masses. No better whisky in the market than Berkeley, at Tharp'B, 818 F street north west. . - For tills city alone, nnd for a period of luta few years, tho list of national banks that havo been wrecked or barely escaped wiecking by their presidents Includes tlio Marine, the Second National, tho Sixth Nationnl, tho Washington and tlio Ninth National. JS'eu York 7iriaW. For pure old bcrkley go to Tlmrn's, 818 ,F street northwest. KIght thousand men marching to tlio tuno ot the "Marscllaiso" and other airs, and cnriyiim aloft red Hags, and tho So cialistic liodica carrying the American Hog, union down, uscmbled nt Union Square, Now York Citv. last night nnd participated in the eight-hour labor dem onstration held under tho auspices of tho Central Labor Federation nnd Socialistic Labor party. Try Berkeley. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BRIEFS. Tour girls were burned to dcatli inn thc works factory in New York. M. C. Buchanan was drowned in tho James River at Richmond, Vn., by tho rni'slrlng of a small boat. Patrick D. Flaiinagan of Waterbury, Conn., for the murder of Michael McDcr mott, was sentenced to be hanged on May L', 1M. Tho National Board of Control of tho Chicago World's Kalr. has decided not to havo n distinct exhibit for tlio colored I topic. The bodies of Drs. Philip and Joseph Leidy, who died in Philadelphia, will oa cremated and their brains examined fur scientific purposes. A Tennessee girl was nrrested in Perry ville. Kan., afow days atro for larceny. At night IJUnicn came and look her from the olllcers by force. A company lias been formed in Chicago to build nncl lease a Una of prlvalo tele phones throughout Illinois. Tlio pulsion or arcoustie telephone) will be used. Bos ton has a similar company. Last night while fleeing from an olllcer who wanted hint for nn assault John Graham sprang in front of n Delaware and Hudson passenger train at Scranton, Pp., and was almost instantly Killed. Benjamin P. HrUchinson, tho veteran Chicago speculator, who has been missing for several, days was yesterday picked up by tho police in Kvansville, Intl., where be was walking aimlessly about. He ap peared to be unbalanced in his mind. Ilx-Senator Camden states that the West Vhginia and Pittsburg Railroad, which is to extend from Morganlown, W. Va.. through tho centre of the State to a point on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, will be completed in twelve or fifteen months. 1 he forest fires on tho Blue Mountains, near Reading, Pa., have devastated 1 ,500 hundred acres of tiinocr, nnd aro still burning. Intensive fires arc rasing on South Mountain, near Mount Holly, Pa. The pine forests of Burlington and Atlan tic Counties are still burning. The town of Absecon was saved by determined ef forts, but Hie smoke Is almost unbearable. Tho lire fighters ure exhausted and dis couraged. FINANCIAL AND COJIMERCIAU New Yokk, Mny 2. Money on call loaned at rates ranging from 3 to 4 per cent. Exchango steady; posted rates, 480 410; actual ratcn, 4S.rl for sixty days, and 4b0 for demand. Governments steady; currency Os, 113 bid; 4s, coupon, 120i bid; 41s, do.. 101 bid. Trading in stocks this morning was on a much smaller scale than during the somo houis yesterday. The opening was weak and k and 4 per cent, lower, but after Hie tiist few dealings prices began to harden and on modcrato buying ad vanced rapidly to the closing hour. lu no ease was the advance very pro nounced, however. A feature was silver tertificates, which advanced to 100 at ono time. The price subsequently reacted to BfiJ. The general market closed fractionally higher than last '.light. The bank state ment was favorable, showing an increase of ?40S,175. Sales 110,532 shares. IVnBlilngtoii Stock 'exchange. Reported lor Me Ciiitio by Utirloy & Stevens, rt-al estate and local securities, 1333 V street northwest. Sales Regular call, 12 o'clock m. West Knd'Nat. Bank, 1 a lOOiS. Lincoln Nat'l Bank, 1 a 103. Geo. it Tenallytowh R. R., f a 03. Miscellaneous Bonds W. AG. R. R. 10-40 0's, R'03-'23. 101: W. & G. R. It. ConvertibleG's'09-'2!), 127J; Masonic Hall Ass'n 5's, 0 1008, 105; Wash. Market Co. lstO'slSO-MOll, 110; Wash. Market Co.. Imp. G's l'J12-'27, 120; Ainer. Security and Trust, 5's, 1805, 100; Wash. Light In fantry.lstC's, 1904, 100; Washington Light Infontrv, 2d 7's, 1001, 1)5; Wash. Gas Co. Ser. A.li's, 1902-'27, 125; Wash. Gas. Co. Ser. B, G's, 1001-'29, 127; Wash. Gas Co. Convertible G's. 1001, 135. National Bank Stocks Bank of Wash ington, 415; Bank of Republic, 270; Met ropolitan, 280; Central, 300; Second, 183; Farmers' and Mechanics', 105; Citirens'i 170; Columbia, 1C0; Capital, 123; West End. 1001; Traders', 110; Lincoln, 102. Railroad Stocks. Washington and Georgetown, 232; Metropolitan, 115; Co lumbia, 05; Capitol and North O Street, 52; Eckington" and Soldiers' Home, 54; ueorgetown ana leiiauytown, dj. Insurance Stocks Firemen's, 47: Franklin, 551; Metropolitan, 80; National Union. 10; Arlington, 175; Corcoran, OS; Columbia, 1U1; German American, 185; Potomac, 80; Rigfjs, 81: People's, 5J; Lin coln, 5; Commercial, 41. Title Insurance Stocks. Real Estate Title, 120; Columbia Title, 0J. uas anu iilcctric .bight biocks. wasn- lngton Gas, M1; Georgetown Gas, 48; U. S. KIcctric Light, 1G7. reiepnone mocks. rennsyivania, j; Chesapeake & Potomac, 55; American Granlionhone, 51. lliKellaneous Stocks Washington Mar ket, 17: Bull Run Panorama, 10; Pneu matic Gnn Carriage, i; Great Falls Ice, 100, Wash. Brick Machine, 300; Lincoln Hall, f0. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies Washington Safe Deposit, 110; Washing ton Loan and Trust, 90; Amer. Security and Trust, 792. E-t-Dlvldend Hilll Alt ill SHE WILSON Pino Shoes tor Gentle- OARR SJSS K'ne Shoes for Ladies. OARR WILSON Fine Shoes for Hoys. OARR WILSON Fine bhoes tor Girls OARR WILSON Flh0" foc CB"-OARR WILSON Flno Shoes tor Infants. OARR WILSON Reception and Even- OARR WILSON lnB.iV6r&e'" OARR WlLiSON Hatln bllppers in all OARR WILSON shades. ..OARR WILSON B,,K B" mH '" a"OARR WILSON Hvvade's Slippers In all OARR WILSON shades. OARR WILSON gffl'ffaSi OARR WILSON Bows. OARR WILSON Patent Leather Shoes OARR WILSON nmf:,"S5"Pr.2:.h OARR WILSON WILSON Shoes. OARR OARR Slippers and rumps. WILSON &CARR, 929 F ST. N. W. Baltimore Store 4 nncl O Baltimore Bt. JONKy TO LOAN. MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OH flret-class securities at lowest rates ot Interest. No delay where security Is (rood. O. O. GREEN, 8(13 7th st n w. MONEY, IN ALL SUMS, TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY, AT 6 AND 6 PER CENT. M. M. PAHH.EH, 1418 F et. MONEY TO LOAN In Same to Suit. On Approved Real Estate Security. II. 11. WARNER A CO., m V it n w. AMUSKMliMTSt rKW NAT P'NAL THKATltK. TldJ (Sftttircln.v) KTCnlng, I.ntt Time ot HARRY LACY IN TI1K "STILL ALARM," MY JOSEPH ARTHUR. Next Week, The Private Secretary. HEATS NUV ON HALE. HOME AGAIN. OP THE MARINE BAND TOUR. LINCOLN MUSIC HALL, Monday Evening, May 4 MR. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, Conductor, Atslsted lly MLLE. MARIE DECCA, l'llma Doum Soprano; frrni Her MoJcpty'iJ Opera, England. The eminently successful programme that lias been nppliutdcd by 100 000 people ot the musical masses during tho Marine Band Tour of America's leading cities, will beprceentei on tbls occasion. Prices nil over tbc bouse, $1. Seats pecurcu in advance. No extra charge. Sale ot seals opens SATUROAY MOltNlNG at V O. Jtctzerott & Co.'s Jluslc lloue, 1110 K st n. vv. A LIJAUGH'S GItANU OPERA HOUSE. SUMMER OPEItA SEASON. Evenings at S:13. Matinee FaturtUy Only. W. T. CARLETON'S QPERA CO. In a Magnificent Production of the 3Vi:HRE.-2r -W-A-R-' GENERAL ADMISSION Tie. Reserved Seats, 50c. and T5c. Xext Wock-THE MIKADO. TT ARRIS' BIJOU THEATRE. Mrs. P. Harris, R. L. Crltton, and T. F. Dean, Proprietors and Managers. Week Commencing Monday, April 27. The Musical Farce Comedy, STBTTOE C3-.A.S- Next Week-ADA GRAY. K EltNAN'S NEW WASHINGTON THEA- TKH, 11TJI BT. '10-NIOHTI TO-NiaUTI Billy Lester's BigiShow BILLY LESTER, l Annie Hart, I)Tenport Bros., ProIeMor See man's Sensational 'ElectraL"TbBlH"Uleys, Sophie Thorn, Joe Hart, Frank II. UVhitr, Mile. Albertlna, The Great Hilton, Adolpb, Mile. Marie, Johu J. Shechan. Last nnd Deciding Boat ot THE CHAMPION FEMALE'WRESTLERS, ALICE WILLIAMS va. MAYitMORGAN, PURSE $300. AVeek Commencing Monday, May,-). LADIES' MATINEES Tnec, Tluur. and Sat. Speclnl Engagement ot Frank McNIsh, Garnella Bros., Acme Four, The Dolans, liellac and Auoda, LIUlo Macon, The Nesblts, Matthew s and Bruiser, The Wivr sons, PROFESSOR LAMPTON'S ANIMAL CIRCUS May 11-SAM T. JACK'S LEbQUE COMPANY. CREOLE BUR S PHING MEETING Beiiniiig Race Coarse, TUESDAY, APRIL 28. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. TIMJHbDAY, APRIL 80. FRIDAY, MAY 1. SATURDAY, MAY 3. MONDAY, MAY A. TUESDAY, MAY 5. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. THURSDAY, MAY 7. FRIDAY, MAY 8. Ktecnlvchftscs and Hurdle Races, Over 300 ortlieliest nice horses will take part, first rate promptly nt 3 p, m. Admission-Grounds, Grand Stand nud Poo) Lawn, $1; intludliig Clubhouse- and Paddock, J 1.50, Objectionable diameters will bo denied ndniUslon. Special trains mill leave Sixth street depot mid return Immediately after the last nice. p LOBE TUEATHE-WEEK OF Al'HIL SO. HlltKE'S AGGREGATION OF NOVELTIES AND 1'EMAI.E JOCKEYS. Sparring and Wrestling Bouts Strictly on their Merits between Noted I'nglltstB from Philadelphia, llaltunoro nnd Washington Every Pcifoimaiice for Purses. KDUOATIONAT,. TjlLOCUTlON, VOICE AND PHYSICAL Vj culture, Clares Now Forming tor tlio Summer, MRS. M. D. V. OZIER, rM street northwest. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL of LANGUAGES T33 Fourteenth street n. w. BEST AND MOST PRAOT1UAL IN STRUCTION. TERMS $10 Brunches In New York, lloBton, I'blladel phia, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, Loudon, etc, ACADEMY OF THK HOLY CROSS, 1313 Massachusetts Avenue, Affords every facility for acquiring a thorough education in Literature, Music and Ast. The Instruments taught are Piano, Harp, Violin, Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo, Languages, goal eral vocal, drawing and tancy woik free. V1 SAW ! I gjffajrlH 2UM,mUi2lz-.Li, i k fa- h