Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C ATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 18983—TWENTY | PAGES. “OPENING” AT THE NEW PALAIS ROYAL, G Axo Exevexta Srrrers. The Departments for Art Needlework and Japanese Curios will bein Holiday Dress on Monday. . . Besides the pretty Souvenir that will be given each customer the following special prices will quoted: $1.25 and $1.35 for the $1.50 and $1.68 Stamped Linen Table Covers, with drawn work and hemstitched borders. 50c for the 6S8e Stamped and Hemstitched Bureau Scarfs, 17x54 inches. 68- for the 75e Stamped and Hemstitched Bureau Scarfs, 20x72 inches. 35¢ we the 48e Stamped Momie Bureau Scarfs, drawn and fringed, 17350 ine! BSc tor we s5e Stamped Momie Bureau Scarfs, drawn and fringed, 18x72 inebes. ‘The above are five of the hundreds of hints here of what to give for Christmas presents—of the presents that, being the work of one's own hands, are treasured with memories that touch the hearts of giver and re- cipient..... Here is “his” Use Brainerds and Slipper and Newspaper Bugs and “her Laundry Should you require the birt that you must begin “stamped goods’ at once Armstrong's new * spool, containing 25 yards......Still another hint: bie Covers im tinted floral designs when worked in silk -And here's a valuable hint: Yhipcord’’ Crochet Silk, 10e per ‘The new Bargarren ‘Tu- look Worth four times the price we ask on Monday—9se. A Thousand and More Hints: The “Opening” ot ieee --If you “have display in you erles from Turkey, this second floor department will be “a dream A collection gaiuered from at home and abroad is here. ap eye for color and fingers not “all thumbs’ may ‘glean ideas that will be profitable to you...... Rare Mantel Drap- from Japan and many curios from the Gorgeous Scarfs Orient are side by side with little priced articles like the following: 2dc instead of 2c for the Satin-covered Pin Cushions, 8x8 inches. Sec tor cnoice of 106, 12¢ and 18e Pin Cushion Covers, richly embroidered. 2c roe the Japanese Brocade Head Rests, with raffies all around. $1.19 instead of $1.49 for the Japanese Mantel Lambrequins, 3 yards $2.49 toe the $3.25 Genuine and rare Turkish Scarfs, with magnifi- embroidery. cent ef $1.08 soc tie $1.75 Turkish Cushion Covers, of satin, elegantly em- broidered. 50c tor the 75e Silk Crepe Squares that will suggest many uses. But these are only misleading hints, Department by what you have read.. ou attempt to judge our Art assured that the “Opening” will be worthy of the new Palais Royal and that a visit to the second floor on Monday will repay you, even if you come down town for uo other purpose. Rare Rugs, Pictures that are works of art, Curtains as if traced by fairy fingers. Tf you have time you should visit the departments for these goods On the fourth floor are rare Turkish Rugs up to $500 each; Lace Curtains pal pn the basement floor are fa inals of which are worth thousands of dollers. - \to $45 a pair. imiles of Pictures t A half hour may be delightfully spent if you have a bit of the artist in you. Hints of Christmas presents or the opportunity to brighten your own home at less than usual cost are gleaned from the following hints: S25 tor an original Pastel by H. Raymond,—‘Watering the Flowers." The fame is white enamel und gold with colored composition chrysan- it $50—without the frame. $17.50 0 ~ _fushing waters by moonlight. equally artistic, im its way. S775. a “Woodland _ Brook."* The white and gold Florentine mums in corner. A noted local artist this morning valued the picture This renlistic pleture shows the frame is iraff sends a pair of Pastels of semmer and winter atheatich we have framed in white and gold, with colored bisque chrvs- anthemums in corner of the frame. price. $15 for the pair is an absurdly little £7 You will find a thousand and more Pictures to select from. Prices begin at 250, est priced Bx ment department. Low worth and works of art are offered—not trash. So with the si wis, Art Mirrors, Clocks, etc., ete., to be found im this bi AKE TUE ELEVATOR TO THE FOURTH CURTAINS AT LESS THAN USUAL PRICES: ie Pat for $3.73 Swiss Tambour Lace Curtains. $7.75 pair for tho: FLOOR FOR THE FOL 3-7 air for $7 Irish Point Lace Curtains. $2.25 pair for those wort! $1.60 pair for $2.25 Lace Curtains 3% yards long and 60 inches wide. 85c pair for the 98e rtains. $2.25 pair for $2 Chenille Curtains, fringed, dado top and bottom. tom*”*> Bair for $7.98 Chenilie Curtains, figured all over, fringe top and. bot- Importers’ Combination Lot 1893-94 Wool Dress Fabrics. THE DRESS GOODS STOCK HE! BUILD EMENT SO GOODS ARE. ¢ THE REJEC bat we mean by Lot 1, 69c. Yd. 23 pieces of $1 fabrics Mr 69c yard. All the latest shades in prunella cloth, fancy duck and bopsacking, English and French novelty weaves. Lot 3, 39c. Yd. 47 pieces of 59. 68 and Tie fabries for 39¢ yard. novelties: also the lar English diagonals and whipcords, | !" the lot are the Warranted Al French: plaids, | Guaranteed all-wool plain and fancy and stripes. Lot 5, $2.75 up. ® pieces of Flack Astrachan Fur ‘Trimming, $2.75, . $3.98 and $4.75 per yard. Worth from $3.25 | rard for perfect imitations of sealskin to $5.98 “P. R. Prices” of P where » STYLES OF LAST Y EAR. importer's ef-a-kind pleces and other small lots price for the eombined lots. enabling t at jess than former wholesale prices. IS LIKE THE PALAIS ROYAL SION TO WORD OUR ADVER WITH THE FACT THAT NEW PRICES AND THEN SHOW YOU ubination lot is this:—That the one- the importer have been bought at a he offering of 1893-94 Dress Fabrics Lot 2, 48c. Yd. 25 pieces of Sve fabrics ‘for 48e yard. Included and Camel's Hair in the lot are 52-inch Cheviot Sultings in solid and mixed colors. Lot 4, 28c. Yd. 39 pteces of 50e fabrics for 28 yard. 136 @ yard. riestley’s “Blacks.” If yon will secure samples from here and make comparison with elsc- you will learn tf Pulais Royal prices are lowest or not. But see that samples are cut from the fabrics rolled on varnished boards and that Priestley’s name is stamped on the selvedge, otherwise you may secure goods made for looks rather than wear—unrellable imitations of Priestley's, Special Prices for Black Silks, Warranted Silks. New [laterial Given If They Split. SILKS OF DOUBTFUL CHARACTER, MADE TO SELL CHEAP, HIS A EE DAYS’ TOO PLENTIFUL. i WEAVES-GUARANTEED TO Business is a little keep his looms busy witnout 6 pm BLACK FAILLE SILKS. 20 inches wide, 75e instead of Sc yard. ‘24 imehes wide, $1.00 instead of $1.25 yard. 24 inches wide. $1.19 instead of $1.39 yard. BLACK PEAU DE SOIE. 20 inches wide, Sve instead of $1.00 yard. 22 inches wide, $1.25 instead of $1.48 yard. 22 inches wide, $1.50 instead of $1.98 yard. 9% inches wide, $1.S% instead of $2.50 yard. RE US AND dali with our mai “making mone Milks <n to you at an advance’ that hardly pay eclal prices are for three days only—until Wednesday, November 22, at ARE RELIABLE ww. are passing th expenses, so that the A new dress given if the one selected splits or crocks within six months. Evening Silks at Little Prices. LITTLE PRICES WHEN COMPARED WITH THE QUALITY MEANS—PRICES WERE iD THE “BUYER” PROFIT TO THE IMPORTER. @te yard for $1 quality Brocaded Silks in all $1.68 yard for $2 $1.89 for elel, yello s WHAT HT PAID THAT BROU NO the delicate evening quality Pompadour Striped Satins. 24 inches wide. $2.25 quality Satin Brocades in nile, pink, lavender, » ete. $2.35 yard for $8 quality White Moire Antique. Only one piece of this. $2.98 yard for $3.50 quality White Sutin Brocade. $3.68 yurd for $1.50 quality. 1893- Judge all by a few.. edge oo Diack net $1.36 to $1.75 @8e yard. and Hand-made stead of 25e yard the -S@c instead of $1 for es. rufflings, et« Gimp Edeings yard for yard for $1.95 and plece for Silk Stitch Bone Casing. . yards Cotton We Basting for Belting. ..... We instead of 1% for Warranted Dress Shields. yard fi af Laces worth up to 50c DRESS TRIMMINGS at eqnally little A fo Se and $1 Silk Gimp and 94 Laces and Trimmings. As with Dress Goods so with the advertised and find on inquiry that old styles are offered you and. you gin to doubt the wisdom of reading -.-Here are the 42c and 6Se a Se ‘Trimmings -you see reduced prices advertisements... . Please Fy latest- the Laces with wi those imported to retail fron ¢ Cream Sil Ls ft Finest Valenciennes, Point yard Colored Laces for lamp the new material for evening fe yard for Se quality elty Silk Gimps. Beud ‘Trimmings for ard pieces of Fancy The Palais Royal. G. & Exevesra Srezers, A. Lisyzr, Puorrteror. Qand. Included wool Scotch Sult- ings which are ag good wearing as good looking.” | | Lot 6, $3.75 up. | 5 pieces Seal Plush for Cloaking. $3. a Pogo SAVE MONEY! that would have been | OOD ADVICE YOU’LL SAY. YES, and easily carried out! ing FURNITURE, CARPETS, UP- HOLSTERIES, DRAPERIES and WALL PAPERS now at prices We're sell- considered ridiculous | six months ago or less. Goods have undoubtedly gotten down to “hard-time” prices. buy most advantageously at this time. | | Our extraordinary facilities enable us to, | | We want more of you to know us--our our qualities, our fi- delity to your interests. So we publish today one or more | methods, our prices, | “Specials” from each’ of our many CARPET and FURNITURE DEPART- buying from us so MENTS, and make the reasons for your plain that you'll be surprised with our accomplishments. Parlor Suites. Gipicce Brovatelle Suite, large, qe = | finely carved and fished, for. 8 BO4 | EFA saving of $26 on the present value. 6 months ago this same suite would have sold for $85. Ladies’ Writing Desks. Solid Oak Desk, with carved front, French bevel plate mirror in @@ 4 = top, forsee reese 36.75 | C7 At $9 or extraordinary | value. | olid Oak Desks for $3.85. Magnificent Tables. Solid mahogany, with shaped top, finel, finished ved, 4 =" ana carved $3500 | EAs good as any $9 Table among the | hundreds we can show you. Solid Oak Tubles, with quartered oak tops, plano polish, 2 low shelves. for..." 51.90 C7 Compare any $3 or $4 Table you can find. Solid Oak Tables, with 16-inch top, ge lower shelves, next week ouly...... 69c Low-Priced Chairs. Neatly Finished Sewing Rocker, with double woven teed seat, for T9C G7 A saving to you of 71 cents if you buy here next week. Arm Rocker, finished mahogany, with double woven reed set, ME eadecs tanto increas : $1.47 TFA saving of $1.03 on the actual value. Student's Arm Chair, covered in Tapestry, tufted seat, back and arms, solid oak frame, for... -¢ TFA saving of $4.65 on the usual selling price. | Student's Arm Chair, covered in real | leather, ‘tufted seat and baci | solid oak frame $l 1.90 | C7 Compare it with $18 Chairs every- where. Solid Oak Bookcases With giass doors, beaded fronts, QQ ox and 4 adjustable’ shelves $88.25 C7 As good as any $1 case made. Corner China Case, Made of solid oak, finely finished £10 or $18 Case Solid Oak Sideboards, With 3 top shelves and French beveled plate mirror, 3 drawers, 1 large linen drawer and Llined for silver, double | 6 cupboard, polish finish........ $12.90 CF Just as good as any that sold fos $17 or $18 last year. Quartered Oak Sideboard, with carved top, col 3 and door fronts, fine cast brass trimmings, velvet lined silver drawer, 4-foot top, large French beveled plate a6 > Intrenet BS 1.OO FAs good in every particular as the one sold for $36 last year, Lovely Dining Chairs, | le of « Kk. e 2°, 4 soe cate veri he-oo™ || C7 The equal of any $3.50 chair we've | ever sold. Bedroom Suites. Solid Oak, Highly Polished Suite, with = | 24x30 b 2 a= | mel S19.75 | [ea ign it equals any suite we formerly sold at $35 « offered at $30 elsewhere now. World-beater."” | i C7 We have 8-piece Solid Oak Suites for | { | any ‘It is a as little as $17.50. Ours is the largest line of Chamber Suites in America. two of them 562100 feet each, the other | 255100 feet, are all crowded. | | Solid Oak Suites, highly polished, with | massively carved head and footbourds, quar- wd oak panels, enormous French 343 | | bevel plate mirrors, for. . EF Made to sell for $65. Charming Chiffoniers, Made of solid oak, elaborately carved, 3 fect wide, large brass trimmings, 3 drawers and double cupboards, g = ro napeay epaerrted 1 L753 EAs good as any we've heretofore sold at $16 and $18. singing lawson tone fore? ST 4.00 EF At $21 or $28 it would sell just as easily. Double Wardrobe, Made of tered oak, el e Made of quartered oak, elaborat W BI5 Gr Any one would say that there is $10 Worth of carving on this lovely piece of furniture. $35 couldn't have duplicated it 6 months ago. Cheval Glasses, (8 patterns), made of quartered oak, finely carved, with large French beveled & plate inirrors. eee 315 C7 They would sell readily at $25, but we want to hurry them out, as their quantity is too large, White and Brass potent set ee = $6.00 All-Brass Bedsteads, AU sizes, from $18 up. Comfortable Couches. Rug Couch, trimmed. i M1175 plush, spring’ edge: OA saving of $7.25 on the usual cost. Spring-edge Couch, covered in French crepe, with plaited flouncing of same ma- terial all ‘round, button seat and S10 head,**Just the thing for a bed room. e OFA saving of $3 on the uctual selling price. Attractive Hall Racks. Handsome Quartered Oak Rack, with French beveled plate mirrors, solid brass cqut hooks and umbrella attach, @ 4 CYA saving of $5.50 over former selling Antique Quartered Oak Rack, with French beveled mirror, box seat carved base Qo l l and top, double brass coat hooks... > GA saving gf $7 over the cost a month or two ago. Carpets. We can now make and lay carpets on 2 days’ notice. Having rented large ad- ditional sewing rooms and put on a largely increased force of working people, we are in position to guaraytee quick service and perfect satisfaction, Heavy Tapestry, soc. Yd. (Saving of 25 cts.) Body Brussels, osc. Yd. (Saving of 40 cts.) quality. iframe. 15 Hartford and other Best Bigelow, makes. patterns, famous | Smith Mottied “Moquette Carpets, 74c Yd. (Saving of 51 cts. yard on regular price.) Never sold for less than $1.02. Extra Heavy Ingrain Carpets, 38c. Yd. 15 patterns, 10 to 30 yards in each.. CF Actual selling prices, 50 and wv cts. yard. All=Wool Ingrain Carpets, 58c. Yd. Best quality. 100 yards in each. 15 new patterns, 20 to Laneesr Exctustvery Rerat. Forsrrvre, Canper, Urnotsrery, Drarery Asp Watt Paver Hovse Ix Asentca, uth and F Streets N. W, termined to try AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, having heard of many cases that had been cured byit. Be- fore beginning to use this preparation, | had Mr. Tull- «renof Iron Mountain. Mich., a graduate in phar- macy from Sweden, analyzeit. He informed me that leould use AYER'S SARSAPARILLA for my RHEUMATISM, Not only without fear, but, probably, with benefit. I accordingly took five or six bottles, and was entirely cured. This was in 1884, and during all these years I have hardly felt # pain.” “*Alter suffering severely for many years from rheu- matism, Iwas induced to try AYER’S SARSAPA- RILLA, and received immediate benefit."—D. 8. WIN- CHESTER, Holden, Me. AYER’S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. CURES OTHEKS, WILL CURE YOU. HAVE NO EQUAL AS A PROMPT AND POSITIVE cure for sick headache, Viliousness, constipation, ain in the side. and all liver troubles, Carter's Little Liver ‘Try them. MALARIA CURED AND ERADICATED FROM the system by Brown's Iron Bit which en- riches the blood, tones the nerves, aids aiges- mn. Acts like a charm on persons in general ill th, Kiving new energy and sireng th. 4 If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wins- low's Soothing | Syrup. for children ’ teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all ain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for jarrloea. Twent; hottie. myl-1y WOODBURY'S FACIAL skin. A book on Dermatology with every cake. ocd-ly THE MIRROR TO NATURE. It i» Held Up in an Artistic Manner by Amateurs. Fine Exhibit of the Capital Camera Club—Landscape and Figure Photography—Happy Studies. The Capital Camera Club has decided to keep its exhibition of photographs open cll through next week. This is done in answer to the requests of the many friends of this popular organization, who.desire to have a further chance to inspect and admire the beauties of the photographic art as done by amateurs. The display is more than a creditable one. While it is hardly as large the exhibition of last year, it is a more creditable exhibition in a good many ways. The value of the additions made to the field of photography through the work of amateurs has long been admitted, even by professional photographers themselves. Be- ginners, possibly on the theory that “fools rush in, &c.,”" have done many things that professionals and writers on photographic subjects have always maintained could not possibly be done. may be said that for years the theory was that it was impossible to take a photograph when the camera was directed into the face of the sun, yet amateurs and beginners tried this very thing and proved that it not only could be done, but that the results were of a most unique and satisfactory sort. The effect in the way of lights and shadows is such that the picture looks as though it were a moonlight scene. This is but one of many innovations brought about through the medium of the amateur photographer. In the manner of style, posing and artistic features they have done quite as much to bring about a revolution of ideas, Many Types. The exhibition of the Capital Camera Club, which has been open for several days past, fills the three large rooms which the club uses as its headquarters in the build- ing at the northeast corner of 7th and D streets. The walls are well covered with mounted and unmounted photographs of every variety in way of finish as well as subject. There are blue prints, platino types and every other conceivable manner of pho- tograph. They are tastefully hung and the effect to one entering the front room is a most attractive one. In the windows are hung a number of transparencies enlarged from photographs by members of the club. | There are in the exhibition portraits, fancy groups and genre pictures, as well as the more usual landscape and outdoor groups. Some of the best specimens are presented by Mr. Chas. Fairman, president of the club, whose work is of a very high order of merit. Interesting Sabjects. . One of his photographs that is sure to at- door. It is a fancy group, entitled “The Star in the Rural Districts.” It is a picture of an old farmer sitting out by the door of his farm house, enjoying the news and gos- sip in his favorite paper, while near him are members of his family doing up the chores of the evening. Another picture of his is entitled “A Drink of Cold Water,” and represents a sportsman who has stopped at a farm house for a little aqueous refresh- ment. by an old pump, under a graceful arbor, handing a tin dipper of water. “A Wayside Philosopher” is the title of a portrait of Mr. Fairman, sitting under a tree in a wood- land path, and taken by Mr. Fairman him- | self by means of the pneumatic bulb and long tube, with which he “shot” himself. Mr. L. M. McCormick and Mr. Dante have some excellent pictures of heads and Mr. W. C. Babcock has a large group of views of picturesque New York, which en- titles him to the first rank in landscape work. Mr. MeCormick has a group of twelve clcud effects that are very fine of their sort. One particularly, entitled “All Quiet Along the Potomac’ Tonight,” is well worthy of study. It is the picture of a group of soldiers standing beside a can- non pointing across the river with the sun sunk ‘to rest. The effect of exposing against the sun Js that it makes the picture seem as though taken after dusk with strong dark shadows. Collection of Beauty. Mr. Andrew Johnson has an exhibit that will touch the heart of any man. It is a set of one hundred blue prints of photo- graphs of girls. Every girl is a beauty. Girls are Mr. Johnson's forte. A girl is the only thing that he thinks worthy of being photographed. Struck by the charac- ter of this exhibit a rather witty member of the culb has written these lines: “Now there's a question that comes to me, Bewildered by all this witchery, With a hundred girls caught by his What has become of Johnson's heart’ Other Studies. “The Country Band” ts the title of a couple of character pictures by Mr. W. C. Babeock. Mr. Allan J. Houghton has a dairty pose of a little four-year-old girl in hor “nightie” pulling on her stocking. The portrait of a girl's head done with strong side lights, the work of Mr. Jose Yznaga, is whole collection. Mr. F. GC. Perry also has a pair of pictures that tell their story very plainiy. One is “May I, Ma?” the other, “You said I might.” The first is a small child asking a favor. evident she -has “been turned down” and is appealing trom the decision of the chair. One of\the most interesting pieces in the exhibition is an instantaneous photograph by Dr. Baldwin of a base ball game. The piteher has just recovered from firing the ball, the catcher is ready and the batter nas his bat half-way around, while the ball itself is easily discernible in the air about two feet in front of the home plate. It is one of the most spirited and remarkable instantaneous photographs ever taken. Mr. C. H. Townsend of the United States fish commission has an interesting series of views taken in South America. One is a scene on Cormorant Island, and another depicts a big iceberg in the Straits of Ma- gellan. There are also a number of chi acter and landscape views in Brazil. Mr. H, W. Lochrey has some fine flash Nght effects, as has also Mr. W. L. Sole: —————— Buckingham’s Dye for the Whiskers can be ap- piled when at home and is uniformly successfal In coloring a brown or black. Hence its great pop- ularity. As an example of this it| tract attention is hung near the entrance | bed. A pretty, rustic maiden is standing | one of the most artistic examples in the | In the secbnd it is! HE IS A WRITER. That Mysterious Burglar Stops Blashing to Write Some Letters, A PEN DEPOSES THE KNIFE Mr. Robinson Visited Last Night | and Gets Two Notes. THE POLICE aT work. Burglars are getting bolder every day and whether “Jack the Slasher” is respon- sible for the Capitol Hill burglaries or not, | the perpetrator did his work well and suc. | ceeded in covering up his tracks unless the old overcoat left in the yard of one of the houses is identified. At the store of Ferd | Frank, where the burglars took a small | amount of money and probably a pair or | two of shoes, he left a note signed “The | Slasher.” This note was turned over to the police, but it was late in the afternoon be- fore the precinct officers notified headquar- ters. A Star reporter learned of the rob- | learned that the note had been left there. Inspector Hollinberger has the note in his possession now, having received it from the precinct officers. While he would not let the reporter see the note he said the con- | jgents said something of the burglar’s knowl- | / edge of what the police are doing and also | that he would do no more slashing. What else the note contained the inspector would not say. In conversation with the reporter, | however, he said that the note had probably | been slipped in the store and was intended as a joke. He thought it had been written by some one familiar with a newspaper of- fice. On the other hand Mr. Frank is con- fident that the note was written by the bur- glar, for it was found by himself and on his desk. It was a few minutes before 8 o'clock yesterday morning when Mr. Frank opened his store gnd discovered that some one had been there and robbed the place, A policeman was called in and informed of | the affair, and soon after he left Mr. Frank | found the note. Later, he turned the note over to the officers. He Was Persistent. “He'll turn up in some other part of the | city next time,” said an officer, but lest | night he returned to Capitol Hill and spent | some time in the house of Mr. J. P. Robert- son, No. 624 Pennsylvania avenue. Whether the man was “Jack the slasher” | or not, he was not content with taking off | what he wanted, but he turned everything on the lower floor upside down, left two | insulting and threatening notes, and left. Last night was his third appearance at the | house of Mr. Robertson within the past } week. Last Monday night he appeared on the back fence and shed, but it was early in| the night, and the appearance of the serv-| ant girl in the back yard frightened him off. He was seen on that occasion by per- | sons living near Mr. Robertson, and it was stated that he appeared to be a full-grown | colored man who scaled the fences and) | went over sheds with the rapidity of a | four-footed animal. He appeared and dis- appeared like a ghost, and no one could | tell where he went. | |_ Having met with such poor success he | returned to the house Monday night. Even | then he did not get inside, but helped him- self to what was on the clothes line and departed. Some of the children’s clothes | Were on the line and he took them with | the others, When he got out in the alley |he assorted them, and what he did not | Want he threw away. This happened early in the evening, and when the robbery was | Giscovered those that had been discarded | by the burglar were found. | tits. Robertson was greatly alarmed at | the second appearance of the man, but she thought sure he would not return,’ but this | | morning when she discovered what he had done last ‘hight she became more nervous | atid excited than ever, and now she is liv- | ing in fear that the man wiil fulfill his | promise and put his threats into execution and probably take the lives of some mem. _ bers of the famtl; | }omiatig ly by setting fire to the| * Last Night's Visit. Mr. Robertson is a boss plumber and ts in the employ of the E. F. Brooks Company | on 15th street. He lives with his wife and an interesting family of nine children at the place stated. Last night the family re- tired as usual at an early hour, and al- though the burglar must have remained in | the house @ long time and made some noise he was not heard by an: tamily. 'y member of the called to Mrs. Robinson that ihe mater "stn ae eee at Some of the children’s coats and other cloth. | ing had been left on the piano. but they had disappeared. Even the 5 & Es B 2 5 8 s z Tables, chairs and other pieces of furni- j ture were piled in a heap in the center of the floor and altogether the - ri incre. Toom was ter- Vhen Mr. and Mrs. Robertson reach ; the parlor such was the condition of attains and no time was lost in the oc- currence to the police. ‘Two Notes. In the meantime the servant found two notes on the dining room table. They were written in ink and had undoubtedly been written in the house where the intruder found so much to amuse him. One of them was of an outrageously obscene nature and the other was a history of his three visits to the house. In this note he spoke of his visit to the back yard on Saturday night and of the ap- pearance of the servant girl. In this con- nection the burglar warned the servant girl that she had better “lay low” and now the colored girl imagines such thin did the women in Whitechapel when “‘J: the Ripper” was doing his deadly work. Then the writer described his Monday | night's visit when he took the clothes and mentioned what he had taken last night. In conclusion he warned the family that they had better be on the lookout for him Jas on his next appearance he would burn the house. An overcoat was taken from the hall rack and a pretty uttle gold ring, a birthday present to one of the children was taken from a cup that rested on a wall ornament. | Several other articles were also taken and the intruder took the pains to state that he used a false key to effect an entrance. These notes are now in the possession of | the police, who also have a description of the property stolen. Looking for Clues. In investigating the three Capitol Hill robberies of night before last it was learned that the burglars visited the stores about 4 o'clock in the morning, about the time that “Jack the Slasher” has been working. This is known for the reason that the occupant of a house near the stores heard the noise made by the breaking of the glass. While the burglars are having such a good time the police and detectives are, doing their best to apprehend them. In South Washington Lieut. Vernon thought that his men had obtained a clue upon which to work and which would probably | lead to the arrest of one or more burglars | and perhaps the much wanted “Jack the Slasher.” Sergeant Daly, who has been doing so much good work in the precinct, and Officers Barry, Mulvey and Bowie made a descent upon the piace where they ex- pected to find the burglars and Oscar Jack- son, an_ ex-convict, was the only one caught. He was arrested here several years ago for committing a burglary and the | | jimmy used on that occasion is among the criminal relics in Chief Clerk Sylvester's room in police headquarters. His picture | is also in the rogues’ gallery. An Old Offender. The officers found him in the vicinity of Willow Tree alley and 34 street, and when placed under arrest he attempted to rid himself of a pistol and some Jewelry, but the officers were too quick for him, and the property is now at police headquarters | awaiting identification. There are two pairs of diamond earrings, a “Hecta” thir- ty-elght caliber revolver, a razor and some Rodgers’ plated spoons and knives. The | officers expect to recover some more prop- | erty tonight or tomorrow. After Oscar was locked up the officers re- | Bewed the search and arrested Jane Lomax, A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Governmen Food Report. Boyal Baking Powder Oo, 106 Wail 8t.,¥.¥. & colored woman who has been keeping company with Jackson. Vincent Flood, to be a New York negro, and Jim Gal- lagher, alias Lee, a local negro, were also arrested and held on suspicion. Other ‘Burglaries. Last night a burglary was committed at the stable of Caleb Cleveland, corner of North Capitol street and Florida avenue. Two nights ago the stable of W. R. Se- lecman, 608 7th street Southwest, was bur- glarized. There the thieves carried off two sets of harness. An attempt was made by a burglar to enter the dwelling house No. rit 21st street northwest last night at midnight. The thief entered by an alley in the rear of the house, broke a light in the outer kitch- en door, directly over the bolt, so as to re- move it with his hand, the noise was heard, | which aroused the Inmates, and before the thief could be fired on he made his escape. eceanad: ~ Eesthmonsg MR. LINCOLN AND HAWAII. American Influence in the Islands ‘Thirty Years Ago. From the New York Mail and Express. Just thirty years ago, on October 9, 1863, the United States minister to Honolulu, Mr. James McBride, wrote a dispatch to Hon. William H,-Seward, who was then Secretary of State during the first term of President Lincoin, dealing exclusively with the subject of English influence and inter- ference with Hawaiian affairs. The dis- patch was a very lengthy one, but the fol- lowing extracts are most pertinent at this juncture: “English policy, English etiquette and English grandeur seem to captivate and control the king. His familiar associates are Englishmen, and where an office be- com<s vacant by death, resignation or otherwise ft is filled by the appointment of an Englishman. In a word, English diplo- macy has been so adroit and sagacious as to win the esteem and confidence of his majesty and the royal family. “It is plainly to be seen that the British government places a high estimate on the future value of these islands, believing, no doubt, that the Pacific and other railroads will be built, and that these islands will become very important as a ‘half-way house’ between Europe and America on one side and China and Japan on the other. “The English influences which are thrown around the king in the persons of English school teachers recently imported and a number of English clergymen sent here by her Britannic majesty at the request of the king, and he not a pious man, and the fill- ing of vacant offices by Englishmen, on the whole, being considered, is shrewdly sus- pected of being a political affair under the garb of religion and intended at least to supersede Americans holding office under his majesty’s government, American school teachers and American clergymen, many of whom have already been turned out; in other words, an endeavor to thoroughly Anglicize this place and prepare it for a British regency. “These islands must, of necessity, pass into other hands, and their destiny be con- trolled by other people. The question then is to what nation shall they belong, and to whom ought they belong, the English or the Americans? They are the only com- petitors. “The merchants, traders, dealers of all kinds and planters are principally Ameri- cans. The English have no commerce here, worthy of the name, ami but one or two’ retail stores; the Germans about the same amount of business as the English. Many American merchants here are doing quite a large business, and would extend their business still more but for the danger of British rule over this group, which, if it should become the dominant or governing power, American interests would be crushed out with eagerness and dispatch. Such is | the universal belief of all American citizens with whom I have conversed, and such is my own opinion. It would be a flagrant in- justice to American citizens,after they have labored for the good of thes islands for the last forty years, after they have brought these people out of barbarism and taught them civilization, science and religion; in a word, made them an intelligent and Christian nation, and have done all that has been done in the development of the re- sources of the country and given it a world wide popularity, to be either driven out or so treated and as to make it necessary for their interests to sacrifice their property and leave. “I am also informed,” wrote Minister Mc- Bride, “that the British government since the commencement of the rebellion in the United States it a deputation to examine and report on the cotton growing capacity of this group, end the report is said to be remarkably favorable. This may aid in ex- plaining the lively interest which her Brit- ish majesty’s government takes in this government and the final disposition of these islands so far as conduct is a faithful index to design. “This group of islands under the control of our government, in my judgment, would iprocity treaty United States and the Sandwich Islands, but President Lincoln transmitted a report from the Secretary of State saying: “It ts not deemed expedient at present to com- municate the.correspondence called for by the resolution.” This serves to show that President Lintcln had taken heed to the jemaber that if t Sanat mnie oF . ‘Cid member that ¢, en: 4 stone were inc! of the affairs of Great Britain the question of Hawaiian annexe- tion to the United States would receive much greater attention on the other side of the Atlantic. Just how soon Mr. Glad- stone's administration will be overthrown is @ matter that has a direct ‘ee Hawalian question. ————————, Sentences and Pleadings. ‘The grand jury has reported indictments as follows: Bessie Hill alias Morris, Warren Tucker- man, John Toles and Robert Bright and Willard Osborne, each for larceny; Frank F Dr. Lomexso Watrs, Pittsfield, {From jts use for & period of about ‘signt ‘the exclusion of ai] other remedies, I attribute ieee topes ene ves ih cf ated to the last ib Consequence of nervous prostration and This patient's was in such an frritaole condition that be cou! not bear either liquid or solid food. An accom. hysician of many years’ experience, whom called in consalt on. inced bis case am incurable one. At this I deaided to use Horm ford's Acid as abave