Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO Important Announcement From The New Palais Royal, q T ue pisrersvriox oF HOLIDAY GOODS HERE HAS BEEN SO VERY MUCH GREATER THAN CALCULATEv FOR THAT WE FIND WE HAVE CH UNDERESTIMATED THE DEMAND, AND THEREFORE OUR “BUY- HAVE BEEN HURRIED OFF FOR FRESH SUPPLIES, WHICH ARK ESING SECURED AT RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES, OWING TO THE ERAL DEPRESSION IN BUSINESS PREVENTING MOST MERCHANTS FROM VISITING THE WHOLESALE MARKETS. A Picture Dealer’s Stock At Absurdly Little Prices. Os The new arrivals include Pictures which will be offered from 25c to % Samples of some displayed on first floor near door of Eleventh street entrance,—-the bulk of the stock on third floor. splece be hints of the extraordinary values at other prices. Let those at 98¢ © each for large size Pictures that are worth up to $2.25, when judged the lowest prices previously quoted. ‘To chose from are Etchings, Fae les of Water Colors, Pastels and Photogravures, in frames of white ave gold. white and silver and oak. The subjects are original, well executed, sad with that attention to detail usually found only im exyeusive pictures. Jewel Boxes From Paris. Mlustrative of lowered prices are these. not previously be retatled less than Se to $3.98 each. ‘» $2.95 each. Typically French, they attract you with their beauty, thouzit rely made of beveled edge French late glass beld@ together with cunningly ‘sed geld frames. Some have#plain tops, others engraved, others with delible views, The rich color of the satin cushion at the bottom lends tness that is reflected by the diamond-like angles to the glass. On view Boxes similar to them could Now they are 4Se and for sale on counter adjoining jewelry department, where are a thousand Sad oue hints of what to put inside the box you seiect. Why Not A Gold Watch ? Never a better time to buy a Watch for yourself or for him or her. “Dull times” have affected the prices of standard makes of Watches. Tustead of making extra profits we pass them on to you at our usual small advance over the cost. $23.50 to $31.50 for Ladies’ Gold Watehes that Al cost you $30 to $40 at the jewelry stores. The identical Watches— Waltham and Elgin movements, in 14 karat gold cases, open face and lunting cave, stem winder, &€ And here are Men's Gold Watches for S45 that will cost $60 at most Jewelers. Note that a practical watchmaker is bere to wait on you; that every watcu is guaranteed for five years: kept im repair free of charge for one year, and exchau ed or mouey refunded if returned in good condition within one week of purchase. Note that Men's Watehes are here, practically as good as solid gold, from $12 to $25. The same movements as in the much more expensive Watches, but im cases that consist of two plates of solid 14 karat gold rolled over baser metal, which cases are zuaranteed for 20 years. Sttver Watches, bunting I case. y with Waltham and Guaranteed as are the g $5.50 to $5.59. As with Gold Watches so with, all others—mouey refunded if returued im gocd condition. Elzin movement ld watches. open face Men's, $5.95 to $ nd So With Sewing Machines. To illustrate:—Here are two machines, both made by the same maker, doth alike excepting a name is on one aud not on the other. You are charged two prices, widely different. To explain:—The maker largely advertises bis machines, gives them a name, employs agents and canvassers, whose com- wissions advance the price 50 per cent. Nut the maker cannot thus dispose of all the machines he can produce, so Result:—$40 for this machine. sells some to us without the uame attached; they are passed on to you thout the agents’ and canvussers’ commissions. Result:—$18.08 is the ‘The maker's guarantee for five years goes with the machine the as if you paid $40. And we allow you a trial, so that the machine way be returned if unsatisfactory, when the money’ will be promptly re- funded. For further particulars inquire on second door. Gift Dresses in Boxes. y yard Patterns of 50-inch $1.50 English Broadcloths, for $5.50 each. i Patterns of $1 and $1.25 Novelty Suitings, for $4.83 each. 1 Patterns of 50-inch Navy Storm Serges, for $2.88 each. yard Dress Patterns of 5Uc All-wool Suitings, for $1.05 each. “l Dress Patterns of 25e Illuminated Diagonals, for $1.36 each. en-vard Dress Patterns of Te Calicos, reduced to 4¥¢ cach. Teu-yard Dress Patterns of 12ssc Ginghams, reduced to 98c each. Men’s and Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, Some idea of the extra values secured in this department is illustrated on the center counter to your right when ifere are 350 doven Handkerchiefs at 13c each. Those for men's and In. des" Many of the you euter by Eleventh street door. use with plain bemstitched borders are warranted all lnen and worth ‘e with scalloped and embroidered borders look like the hand-embroidered linen handkerchiefs that bou; Profitably sold at less than 25c. And you will find the Handkerchief De tment proper dotted with many other strikingly good values, wally rising to $16.50 for Duchesse Lace Handkerchiefs that in comparison with those usually sold at $22.50, ght im an ordinary way cannot prices grad. we challenge 1,200 Men’s Choice Scarfs. ity Scarfs, $1 quality Scarfs. Books, Books and Books. What not to quote most puzzles the If the one you want 1s not among then, Here are a fay less than half publishers’ prices: publisher's price asked. fakespeare, in three volumes. . To choose from are SOc quallty Scarfs, bather Stocking Tales. Cooper. 5 vols. for....95¢ @ua Lyall’s works, 6 vols., for. Mot's works, 6 vols., for. ‘umas’ works, $ vols. for. hackeray's works, 10 vols., for. (ickens’ works, 15 vols., for 500 Boors Ar 29c. Handsomely bound, gold tops. Works of Miss fulocs, Braeme, Jessie Fothergill, Maxwell Grey, Excu. 1.24 | we ales Verne, Eliot, Dumas, Miss Carey, Edna Lyall, ie, ete. ©785e to $6 for Cambridge editions of the Book ! Common Prayer, Hymnals, Bibles. The maker closed out his Ye offer them the same way—48e @Se quality Scarfs, 75e qual- writer. Thousands of Books here. it will be procured and nearly half suitable for Christmas Presents at at l4e gacn ‘Handy Volumes,” “Dream Life,’ “Reverieg ‘of Bachelor.” In white and red bindings. / at 19c xacu. : Longfellow’s “Hyperion,” ‘Qutre-Mer,”” “Kava- naugh.”” 6 at 23c xacu. Hawthorne's ‘‘Mosses From an ‘Barriers Burned Away," ‘Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius," Tennyson's Poems, Favorite Poems. y Cumpren's Booxs. ‘Thousands to select from, for little and big boys and girls. Prices, Se to $2.50 each. Japanese and Turkish Goods At 25 Per Cent Discount. Whether you select one of the Se Curlos from Japan or one of the $500 Carpets from Turkey, or any of the thousands of articles at the hundreds of between prices, you may claim in every instance 25 per cent discount— one-quarter off marked prices. Investigation will prove to you that no other two establishments have such @ collection as here, and that goods elsewhere Are not marked at as low prices. Japarese Vases, etc., are on first floor, ‘Turkish Draperies, etc., are on second floor, Rugs and Carpets are on fourth floor—three departments are mecessary for this unmatched collection of Ori- ental goods. Free of Charge. Initials on Pocket Books, Umbrellas, Silver-plated Ware and any other article you buy here on which initials can be suitably engraved, carved if you select Gloves, Prompt delivery at any time you state. $ cared for at Bureau of Information...... Telephone fashion stamped. . “sentation. rials, mewspapers, Suitable box iwaid in ladies’ balcony parlor. The Palais Royal. a & Exevenra Srnzers. Handkerebiefs, ete., - Wraps and par. Writing mate: papers and services of intelligent and polite A. Lisser, Propareron. N, D. G, MONDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1898-TWELVE PAGES. PEPKPKPKPK PK PKPKP KP KING’S PALACE. KPKPKPEPKPKPRKPKPEPKP KP ee ee ee Several Remarkable Offers. The nearer Christmas approuches the more Tushing is business, We're just as busy as can be. Our reductious crowd our store all the time, and the briskness of business en- ables us to make still further reductions. This week things are going to fly at our prices. We'll start these items of tomor- Tow morning: . Coats and Wraps. Here are the two items we obtained at 331-3 per cent on the dollar. You can un- derstand their low prices: 's Hair, Eider- " Cloth Coats | Stripe and plaid effects, some } with wide capes, trimmed with i Angora and braid, others velvet | trimmed, artistical made exceeding! Petty, that were 4 tended to sell , of, and made with shonl ished with wide = trimmed with furs to mate Russian lynx, badger and seai trimmings, made to sell for $7, . $%, $10 and § camel's hair © capes, velvet 34.98 tailor- collar and cape, trim- ed with braid around ‘collars, capes and sleeves, waists, also trimmed with seal fur around collars, cuffs and down fronts, capes and coats satin lined, $9.75 blacks and blues, worth $18, for. One Hat Item. Ladies’, Misses and Children’s { French Felt ‘Hats, all colors and and $1.75, © shapes, worth $1 for 9 Wrapper Special. 100 dozen Ladtes’ Calico Wrappers, in stylish prints, stripes and figures, with” yoke formed zouave, | high sleeves” with pleating around Xoke- Regular pric $1.25. 58, Now . . o | | KINGS PALACE, ‘Washington's Millinery and Cloak House, x 810-812-814 71H Sr. W. B. MOSES & SONS, Furniture, Carpets, Upholstery, &., ITH AND F STS. N.W. uu any arth i be reserved up- on payment of |) small deposit and be delivered | | when desired. | Justa Word Those MEXICAN ONYX TABLES, with square or oblong tops, and gilt shelves, are ‘the most glorious values of the i9th century. Our price is $5 less than the price of other low-priced tables not nearly as good as these, $5.50 Out of 49 placed on sale Friday Morning, perhaps a score re- main. So, hurry if you care for one. SONS' &’MOSESS% Largest Exclusively Retall Furniture, Carpet, Up | bolstery, Drapery and Wall Paper House in America. 1 “Ivory” Cutlery. AND Prices of “Ivory Mandi E almost as low as the a Call quick, as the quantities ure liuited irresistibiy IVORY HANDLE Reduced trem $5 to $6 doz: Reduced from 38.50 fo $6.00 dozen. Reduced from $¥ to $6. R volster.) KNIVES, educes (Latter have “Fi IVORY HANDLE Reduced fron Reduced from (Latter hay IVORY HANDLE d from $10 to § Reduced from $11 to Reduced from $11.50 dozen Reduced from $12.50 to $10 dozen. o> Wh: Wi F wift a Pasteur Last forever. Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. Av. le BUCKINGHAM’S Celebrated Candies. Our 6O-cent Mixture is THE bo. f you want candy iixtare ‘Try a pound and your will contirm = the Washing: ton. opinion above statement. Buckingham, | 516 11th St. N. W. | Gi aii 'A Little rl’s Idea | x ly"’—before eat opens uts ed them ed down WASHINGTO STORE, | | ‘H. H. HENSEY, Prop., au 824 7th St. N.W. Choicest Creamery Butter its we. Bisque Dolis © ma Me, to 49e. These prices our N’ VARIETY throughout ¢ ¢ ¢ —ts obtaina ERE in any quantity de. Jes © sirea’ana a us inany times aw o 2 * as dest no higher tha o* 2s rades. oc 6 OT: pound. Geo. M. Oyster, Jr., B st. Wing, near 7th st., CENTER MARKET. 26 RIGGS MARK 2 au | As the Seasons - Roll ’Round So the process of thought with us rolls ‘round, never ceasing, never ending, a con- tinual striving on our part to give the ublic each season something new to won- der at—adiire and purebase. An Education is Theirs In Fine Art Furniture who examine the | different designs and styles shown in our Furniture Exhibit, embodying the differ- COLONIAL, CHIPPENDALE, 16TH CENTURY, LOUIS XIV, XV, XVI, ent styles, EMPIRE and many others. Who Chooses Wisely Chooses from that firm in whose goods the public has confidence, and whose judgment and taste have always commended them to the intelligent buyer. ‘The confidence in us is shown by the constantly moving goods and the replacement by oew and fresh styles. Wash.B.Williams, | 7thand DSts.N.W. dil PERSES SBIR A Box of H ddeddeeeddee ty SATURDAYS Great Sale Toys And Household Goods: THE GREAT NUMBER unable to be waited | upon Saturday a chance to buy | tmas goods at about S0c on the doliar, we will continue the sale to- } morrow, with the following additional bargains: Household Goods. | HAND-PAINTED CHAMBER SE Trace with gold lines. $6.00 BEAUTIFUL FREN A TEA SETS. 56 pieces price =a Popes Bi $5.85 SOLDIER OUTFITS. } Worth 99. ony 45¢ts MECHANICAL OF CARS. Worth 89. ony 45Cts} SKIN HORSES AND WAGONS. Worth $1.45... IRON FIRE ENGINES WITH HORS! ony = 77 Cts Regular price, $1. INDIAN WORK BASKETS, ony 14 Cts 20 DIFFERENT STYLES TIN Toys, 17 cts Sold elsewhere at 39c. Sold elsewhere at Augenstein 439 7th St. N.W. Xmas Gifts ss’. sort. prices but that tind lower eee sec eeeee won't anywhere. Gee BERS... <.cecen = =e tation per set. Half dozen Plated Nut Picks. - $1.75 oc. Nut Cracks Sills-lin t 4 vil cut 2 pound a minute. Iapannel Coal Hods, 16-in..only.. 2OC, Calvanized Coa! Hods.16-4n.,only.B7C | as shrine’ Gas Heaters, ox. cellent for heating bed room: «§ bath rooms and sinali offices: 2.25 Furnace £coo;s only... Covered Ash Sifters only o Let us send a man up who will make you au estluate of the cost of weather stripping your doors and windows. rge for the estimate, and t accept t unless Valentine's ¢ ¢ © Felt Strips are t vensseod Drop how that s ¢ ¢ new fuel works. Demonstrations o° © dally. Conz Tuar Cover Before it becomes chronic or injures the delicate tissue of the lungs. No other medicine curs so promptly, safely and thoroughly as AYER’S C! RY PECTORAL. Thousands of precious lives are saved annually BY TAKING this remedy in the early stages of bronchitis and pheumunia. “I believe that AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL aved my life. Last May I had a severe cold. The Violent couzhing, for which I could procure no relief, at last brought on bleeding of the lungs. I was forced totaketo my bed. The doctors were unable to do | anything for me. I thought of AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL and determined totry it. I didso, and it helped me right off. I took seven bottles of this medicine, and now consider myself cured. My cure a surprise to all my acquaintances, who were hopeless of my recovery."-JOHN H. THOMAS, Middleton, Annapolis county, N. 8. AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. PROMPT TO ACT, SUKE TO CURE. MANY PERSONS ARE BROKEN DOWN FROM overwork or household cares. Brown's Iron Bitters rebuilds the system, aids digestion, removes #x- cers of bile and cures Maiaria. A splendid tonic for Women aud children. IF THE BABY IS Cl NG TEETH BE SURE and use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wins- low's Soothing Syrup tor children’ teething, It soothes the child, softens the gums, allaye all ee cures wind colic and is the best remedy for iarrhoea. Twenty-five cents @ bottle. myl-ly ODBULY'S FACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKIN scalp und complexion. All The sult of 20 years’ eaperieace treat _book on Dermatology with e THE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEALING W1 are tpgieputably performed, by Dr. Ww 1 Is should receive the closest investiga- ton by sick people and their friends.ja23-m&wly HHHHH HH HHH HHAH | He Merry Christmas! A little early to say it maybe, but we'd rather be early than late. Isn't there room on your list of presents for a handsome Music Cabinet, a Desk, a Book Case or a pretty Gilt Chair? e it home to yourself. Wouldn't you appreciate such a present? WE HOEKE, FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, It COR. PA. AVE. AND STH ST. HHHH H HA HH HHA prea eet Sofecfeeferfewsfesfeciense]asasenezscscsanan H lass ig Pp Mesrzs Movrex Puarwacy, Closed Sundays, 11TH AND F STS. N.W. Kiig| Success. Mertz’s Annual Hol‘day Opening ended With last week and accomplished its object. It showed hundreds the beautiful stock of Christmas novelties that abound here. It impressed the same number with remarkably low prices we quote. At this time of the many put prices up we put 15 to 25 per cent is the dif- ference between our prices aud what you'll have to pay elsewhere. Among the many things that make band- Some and appropriate Christuins presents are ATOMIZERS, CUT-G BOTTLES, MANI- TOILET SETS, MIRRORS, ETS and SHAVING MIRRORS, TRAVELING CASES, DERBY W all of them the hand- mest and most desirrble wll fod and priced at anything but high prices. ATOMIZERS, Handsome Little = “Cract Ware Atomizers, in blue, clear, yellow, - white or grevo glass. Tic Handsow. Cut Atomizers, that last year we priced $4, $5 and $6, this year . 35 and $3. LASS BOTTLES. Handsom lass Bottles for $1 and ss Bottles, 12, 15 and 18 cts. with handsome cut- ie le. glass stoppers. ICURE 8! $ At 20 per cent under ordinary prices. INE LEATHER POCKETBOOKS M) to $6.00, COLOGNES AND THE LIKE At prices to suit. Mertz’s Modern PHARMACY, (Closed Sundays), uth and F Sts. N.W. The “Reversible” ‘Mattress. HE SIBLE” MATTRESS ase it bas egtton uiling on both sides and at the ends xs well, wh ly soft and comfortable. Its Advantages Over Others ‘The mattress, Wear just tw CF Insist < BLE" IT COSTS NO MORE, For Sale by Dealers | Throughout the City. REVERSI- | au-te ' Barber & Ross, Cor. uth & G Sts. N. W.! D aul Sree OF33 REESEIS3ESSE35 i Holiday "Slippers. 2337 shouldn't tal iz to solve the question of “wh: It’s the sensible, serviceable gift that will be appreciated the most. We st Slippers. Men's Imitation Alligator Sit broidered. . velvet and plush ’ 6oc. Only . Boys’ Satin Calf Shoes.... Infants’ CRAWFORD’S, 31 7th St., East Side. % Odass : adiddsdicdes Kid Shoes Stersasas Seeceesen: Thousands of Lovely OLLS i are here for your iuspection—and a | We have ulways bud the of the _ prettiest Dolls in lave Dou’ elsewher with either fixed dark nch Doll, re, only in Doll No. 9° Fin full body, No. 10 “Doll, very 9, but ine N ench Doll, only 50. Carhart & Leidy, 928 7th St. & 706 K St.| NO CHRISTMAS AND NEW Y should be without a. be fegert’s, the ren Bes | Dr. | quisite ‘favor. Beware AR’S TABLE tua Bitte of of A ts has cotton on one | TO AID THE POOR. A Concert in Convention Hall ‘by the Marine Band. DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS INTERESTED Tickets to be Sold by the Police and Firemen. DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT. -—_—___ The early commencement of cold weather this season and the fact that the hard | times commenced during last summer, when many men who usually have work in differ- ent trades up to the beginning of winter Were thrown out of work, makes it certain that theré will be a good deal of suffering and distress among the poor of the District this winter. Already publications have been made in The Star showing that the demands for assistance, both from the po- lice fund and from the various charitable associations, &re numerous, more so than is usually the case at this time in the year. The police are crippled this year, as has already been stated, because no portion of the fund appropriated by Congress for charity has been turned over to them and they are relying for means to assist the needy upon the interest received from the Harrison inauguration fund and voluntary donations from charitably disposed citzens. The police have a better opportunity than any other class of men to know of the ex- tent of destitution and suffering, for they come in daily contact with the poor and, Maj. Moore says, his men daily tell him tales of poverty that should be immediately relieved, but which it is out of his power to render adequate assistance. Col. Heywood’s Letter. Col. Chas, E. Heywood, commanding the United $tates marine corps, realizing that something must be done to raise a fund for the assistance of the poor, addressed to the editor of The Evening Star the following | letter: = “The band of the United States marine corps has volunteered to play in a concert, | to be given in this city about December 20, | for the benefit of the poor and — deed . This generous and volun pleas part of the band for so worthy a charity meets with my hearty approval, ana I have the honor to offer its services tor such a purpose, and am desirous that tne three principal newspapers in the city, Whe Evening Star, The Washington Post and the Evening News, should take charge lof the matter, and give such aid and en- | couragement to it as may be within their | power. If this be agreeable to you, I shall | 2e happy .o have you appoint some member of your staff to confer with me and the rep- | resentatives of the other newspapers men- | tioned, to devise means whereby the suc- |cess of the undertaking may be assured, and that a handsome sum may be realized for the benefit of the poor.” Arranging the Details. A representative of The Star, as well as named, waited upon Col. Heywood, who ex- way that seemed to him most feasible, in the establishment of a fund for the relief of the poor of the District. He believed that a concert by the Marine Band, if prop- erly handled, could net a handsome sum. “| Mr. Fanclulli, the leader of the band, was | called into the conference and he expressed for himself and for the members of the band a willingness to do all in their power to make the concert one worthy of the pat- |ronage of the people of the District, aside from the objeet for which it will be given. Subsequently a meeting of the newspaper representatives and Mr. Fanciulli was held, at which the details to be attended to were talked over, and it was decided that Con- vention Hall was the only place at which | Such a concert and for such a purpose could | be given. Mr. Stilson Hutchins, the man- | ager of that hall, when approached on the | Subject, generously volunteered on behalf of the directors to donate the usual rental to the poor fund. As it was desired that a sufficient number of tickets to fill the hall should be disposed of, an interview with the District Commissioners was held, and those gentlemen heartily approved the movement and consented that the police and firemen might dispose of the tickets. The Police and Firemen to Aid. Subsequently Maj. Moore was seen and he agreed to do all in his power to further the project, especially when it was stated that the amount realized by the concert should be added to the police fund and be distribut- | ed through his force. “I believe,” said Maj. | Moore, “that the police are brought into closer contact with cases of destitution than any other body of people, and they know what cases demand the most immediate at- tention. There are instances where the suf- ferers are too sensitive and proud to ask alms of a charitable association, but who | can be relieved by the police without any | publicity. I admit that sometimes, though rarely, the police are deceived, but I would | father help one unworthy man than that six worthy people should be deprived of as- sistance because of that one fraud. I not only approve this enterprise, but you can count upon the hearty co-operation of every man of my force. Mr. Parris, chief of the fire department, was equally earnest in his indorsement of the proposed method of raising money, and promised. uh ance of his men in dis- Posing of the tickets. | Mr. Rufus Dorby has volunteered to print all the posiers tree, and it is expected that there will be no cost for the printing of tickets or programs. In fact, it is the de- sire of the gentlemen having the matter in charge to reduce the expenditures to a mini- mum, hoping that the entire receipts, with out any reduction, may be turned over to the police for distribution. The Marine Band's Program, The concert itself will be a noteworthy af- fair. The Marine Band has given no con- cert program since it appeared for the bene- fit of the Ford's Theater sufferers, and then it only filled part of the program. The mem- bers have been diligently rehearsing, and are confident that their work will compare | favorably with that of the other bands that have been heard here recently. The con- | ductor will present a program that will be | altractive and some novelties may be in- | troduced that cannot fail to catch the popu- | lar ear. It is expected that when this con- | cert takes place, on the 20th instant, Con- vention Hall will be filled. Back. Saturday Judge Miller had before him Josephine Birch, a white woran, charged with the larceny of a suit of cloth- ing,from a room at the Keystone Hotel last night. It was testified that a Iictle after 12 o'clock she was found coming down the steps with a bundle. Josephine stated that her husband was sent from jail to the penitentiary on Thurslay night, and she was released from jail Friday, and the bundle was given to her by her ae The court gave her ninety days in jail. ———— “John Bull” Train on Its Way. The famous “John Bull,” the oldest loco- motive in America, arrived in Pittsburg last night over the Pan Handle route, haul- ing its train of antiquated cars and receiy- ing an ovation at every station along the route. The train left Pittsburg this morn- ing, en route for Washington via Altoona, Harrisburg and Baltimore, and will arrive here in two or three days. J. Elfreth Watkins, who has had c! of the Pennsylvania railroad exhibit at the world’s fair, arrived in the city yesterday and will arrange the detafls of returning the old locomotive to the National Museum. Mr. Watkins, who is also curator of the section of transportation and engineering in the Smithsonian Institution, secured a number of valuable additions to his sec- tion at the conclusion of the worid’s fair. They are also on the way to the museum. Rendy for the B 4 Tournament. Slosson and Ives will open the billiard tournament in the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York, this evening, and the loser will meet Schaefer tomorrow night. None of the contestants played any regular practice games yesterday, and all say that they are in good condition. The betting at the opening game is 10 to 6 in favor of Ives, but Slosson has been backed freely by his admirers. Both appear to be confident of success, representatives of the other two papers | | plained that it was his desire to aid, in the tastes bad. This explains the popular- ity among little ones of Scott’s Emulsion, a preparation of cod-liver oil almost as palatable as milk. Many mothers have grateful knowledge of its benefits to weak, sickly children. sts. MAY BE A SPECTATOR. The Revenwe Cutter Grant Possibly Booked for Brazil. The recent departure of the revenue steamer Grant from New York, ostensibly for service on the North Pacific coast, has mere significance than was at first suppos- ed. Just prior to her departure important additions to her battery were made, inciud- ing modern rapid-fire guns, which work, it is said, was done under the supervision of a high official of the Treasury Department. ‘The belief is strong that the recent appeal of Capt. Picking, commanding the United States forces at Rio de Janeiro, for addition- al United States vessels in Brazilian waters will undoubtedly touch at Rio, and wiil cer- tainly be utilized by Capt. Picking her services are required American citizens at that an easy matter to send mander on his arrival at pd Picking for duty. thing for revenue vessels to render naval |m.and of a naval officer. The crew of the | in a more efficient condition than ever be- fore. Officers in the revenue marine are point- ing to the fact that during the threatened Chilean trouble the Navy Department made haste to draw up ranid-fire battery de- signs for the revenue cutters Kush and Cor- win, with the view of fitting those vessels especially for light-draught gunboat work in Chilean waters in conjunction with the | deep-draught warships of the navy. For gunboat work the Grant is said to be fat better suited than either the Rush or the Corwin. ———+ e+ _____ LE TAX CONGRESSMEN. |Henry George 5%: to Be Gat Many Recraits. It is not generally known to the public how strong a foothold the single tax theory of Henry George has got in Congress. The public will probably be. greatly astonished | to discover how many of our legislators | have become attached to this theory. It is estimated that there are between forty and | fifty men in Congress who are admirers of Henry George, and believe in a single tax, and it is evident that the faith is spreading. | But a short time ago a Congressman who | confessed to this belief would have been re- | garded as a crank. Now quite a number of men in the House and two or three in the | Senate are professed and earnest advocates | of Georgeism, and the apostles of the faith | are working earnestly with the idea that it will not be long before they will be a factor in national politics. Some ingenious work | was done by them prior to the last election | in sending out documents practically under |the cover of the democratic committee. | Nearly 2,000,000 copies of George's work on ; “Protection or Free Trade” was sent out by } the committee, and in connection with this, individual advocates of the single tax theo- ry sent out writings on that subject by Mr. | George which the recipients, as a rule, probably accepted as regular committee lit- | erature. A great quantity of this literature | is still being circulated by individual mem- j bers, and many members who have not heretofore advocated single tax have been brought to think favorably of it by many | requests from their district for Iterature on | the subject, the appetite having been culti- | Vated insidiously by the single tax men in the party. A number of men in Congress,who have never made any public profession and that are still timid, are privately advocates of this policy. The most earnest single tax men in the House are Tom Johnson and Maguire of California, who are constantly seeking to proselyte their associates and throwing out literature to catch the masses | in the back counties. Answer Filed. In the case of W. J. Jackson et al. agt. George E. Lemon, to set aside deed for cer- tain property,the latter has filed, by Messrs. | Shellabarger & Wilson, an answer assert- ing the agreement as set out, and his wil- | lingness to comply as soon as the complain- ants give him a perfect title. neoplasia Filed. | The will of the late Alfred D. McInturff, filed today, leaves his estate to his wife, | Matilda, to be held tn trust for his | ———_ Army Orders. | Capt. John Pitman, ordnance department, will proceed to the works of E. I. Du Pont | & Co. near Wilmington, Del, on official | business pertaining to the inspection of ; Small arms’ powder for the ordnance de- | partment. First Lieut. Henry L. Harris, first artil- lery, now stationed in New York city, on duty pertaining to the world’s Columbian exposition, will change station to Fort Co- lumbus, New York. Second Lieut. William H. Wilhelm, tenth infantry, will report to the oupertatontont of the recruiting service, New a4 conduct recruits to the Texas. ———__ -- e-—_—_. ‘To Be Released. A system inaugurated by the War De- partment within the past few years will bring a merry Christmas, or, at least, @ | happy one, to four enlisted men of the army under confinement in military prisons. Gen. L. A. Grant, the assistant secretary of war, is the father of the idea, which is in effect that the four military convicts who have the best prison records for uniform good conduct shall be released sor goo + pa c » maki t ons Year ‘The mea who will be released on next Christmas are George Brunn, late private, troop B, fifth cavalry; James McLaren, late private, troop H, first cavairy, and Wm. H. Steele, ‘late private, company C, eleventh - |infantry, all at the Leavenworth militery | Prison, Kansas, ~ gin tga Doom pri- j vate, com: , COB ANE Sec Was Dressed Wrong. “Judge,” remarked Mr. Thomas Gannon, a white man, to Judge Kimball this morn- ing, “if I had worn a silk hat and patent- leather shoes, the cop would never have pinched me, see!” The officer, however, explained that it was not the want of such apparel that caused Mr. Gannon’s arrest. On the contrary, be stated that the man had been locked up be- cause of the fact that he had been detected in exploring the alleys in the northeast and in investigating the condition of the back "iir, Gannon Genied any wrong-Gcleg, oF any intention to offend, but the court thought a retirement from public life for ‘thirty days on the part of the defendant j was desirable, and Mr. Gannon stepped down, deeply ‘regretting that he had not thought to attire himself in @ silk hat Patent-leather shoes.