Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1894, Page 4

+ *& THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894-TWENTY PAGES, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY..............March 10, 1804. CROSBY Ss. NOYES. THE EVENING STAR ha: regular and permanent circulation nearly double the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no com- petitor. void delays, on letters to according to tenor o: ——————————— “Mr. Kilgore withholds his remarks for revision, and they will appear hereafter.” The first part of that announcement—made in this morning's edition of the Congres- stonal Record—is rather creditable to the Texas representative whose entire district of ten counties has less than one-half the Population of the District of Columbia; for if anybody's remarks ever needed revision, Mr. Kilgore’s did. Deliberately, and with all outward evidence of sincerity, ae yes- | terday assailed the newspapers of this city, | alleging them to be corrupt, and, when Mr. | Biair called for specifications, he made no effort to substantiate the untruthful state- ments he had so openly made. It fs diflicult to take Mr. Kilgore seriously—he has al- ‘ways appeared to be more or less of a legis- lative travesty, a congressional whim—but there is reason now, in view of this direct and serious charge, for regarding him as a real member of the House of Representa- tives; as one whose comments require at least the attention of a contradiction. The House, in committee of the whole, was ye terday engaged in considering the )istrict | of Columbia appropriation bill generally, | but when Mr. Kilgore injected his voice in- | to the debate was discussing the De Ar-| mond proposition to sever the financial partnership of the general government and the District. Mr. Kilgore approved the idea | advocated by Mr. De Armond, and in the course of remarks which displayed woeful lack of everything but misinformation, took cecasion to say that the newspapers of Washington had “never failed to advocate any scheme, I don’t care how infamous it was, that looked to the expenditure of the public money in the interest of speculators in and around this city.” To this Mr. Blair took exception, whereupon Mr. Kilgore, with added emphasis, said: “I make the distinct charge that the newspapers are corrupt and that they advocate every cor- rupt scheme that has been introduced into Congress to plunder the Treasury in the interest of private interests.” So tar as The Star is concerned, Mr. Kilgore’s asser- tion—as every Washingtonian knows—is un- qualifiedly false. During last December effort was put forth to have Congress make | immediately available money which would certainly be used for street improvements after July 1; those behind the movement having no other object than the giving of employment to a large number of idle and | hungry men. Mr. Kilgore’s opposition de- feated the philanthrophic idea an. con- @emned hundreds of unemployed to un- necessary suffering. For his conduct in that matter The Star condemned the Texan objector, and now he claims to have been | .traduced, and alleges that his critics “are | the subservient, willing and corrupt tools of real estate jobbers." If The Star were to sy tnat Congress is corrupt and that Representative Kilgore, being a part of Congress, is also corrupt, it would not take Mr. Kilgore very long to find a lawyer and | commence suit. But in his capacity as a/ member of the National Legislature, he @ennot be held accountable outside of the | House for anything he may say therein as a member. He is, therefore, thor- oughly protected, and from behind the im- Pregnable walls of privilege he may con- tinue very courageously to pour forth slan- ders. It is thought that he is endeavoring *@ pose before the people of his district as @ martyr who is being persecuted because of his alleged opposition to corporations and combines and monopolies and trusts and rings and such like, but the vell which | covers his demagoguery ts too transparent and the game will not work. ——_~_ +++ ___. When it becomes fashionabie to erect me- mortals in honor of those who do great deeds in times of peace the people of Wash- ington will be quite likely to remember the | House District Committee of the Fifty- third Congress—the moving cause of grate- ful memory being the action of that com- mittee on the gas question. After a long and judicial investigation into the business of the Washington Gaslight Company and the relations of that institution to the pub- Ne, the committee has concluded to report favorably a bill which provides that the company shall not charge more than cne dollar per thousand feet for gas, and that in some respects the illuminating quality of | that necessity shall be improved. There | have not been wanting people who deciared | would never take any action on such a measure as that which has been agreed to by that body, and there were others who insisted that the investigation | which has just closed would not amount to | anything and was really being operated in | manner adverse to the public interest. | But the false prophets are now in hiding, | the committee has shown its faith by its works, and there is reasonable possibility of the committee's report resulting in the legislation recommended. The gas-consum- ing portion of Washington's population is grateful to the committee for the conclu- sions which it has reached and is holding | in reserve much more of gratitude to be| turned Joose when the conclusions crystal- lize into law. a . The Maryland legislature may have some | trouble in focusing itself with reference | to the Wilson bill, but there is no denger | of a hitch when it comes to the question of protecting the oyster. zee Rome is interrupted in her customary occupation of sitting on her seven hills and smiling by the frequent necessity of dodg- | ing the bomb thrower. ——_ +++ Brass bands engaged for Tammany occa- sions hereafter are requested to omit} “Where is my wandering boy tonight” from | their prograims. | i i | In determining what it will require the Metropolitan Company to do with reference | its paving bill as a condition of re- chartering, Congress will, of course, remem- ber that the responsibility of nego-iation and action falls directly upon it. The Com- missioners are unwilling to compromise for $50,000 @ debt of nearly $150,000, which Con- grews has declared the railroad must pay on pain of forfeiting its charter, the Com- missioners probably presuming that Con- gress meant what it said when it com- manded the company to pay the full debt, and assuming that Congress would repeat the same command on every suitable ccea- | sion, But the matter is entirely the hands of Congress. It was through the ac- tion of Congress that the debt which had been killed by the statute of limitations | was revived. It was also through the action | of Congress in legislating subsequently con- cerning the road that the zorfeiture of the! company’s franchise, consequent upon dis- | obedience of the command of Congress to Congress to the railway, !t is for Congress to decide what new injunction it wili im- pose asa condition of the road's rehabilita- tion, or whether it will exact from it any- thing whatsoever. It is better, however, that the legislation should be frank. The bill reported from the House committee, dis- cussed in yesterday's Star, in its last sec- tion ostensibly protects the District in the matter, but, in effect, exacts nothing. In this section, Congress should state clearly and explicitly what amount it thinks the company should pgy on its paving debt, as a condition of rechartering, with the full assurance that nothing will be paid except what it requires in this connection. If Con- gress has changed its mind, and does not wish to require the company to pay any part of its paving debt, then there should be no third section. It is‘beneath the dignity of Congress to enact a juggling,misleading pro- vision, which makes false pretences of pro- tecting public interests. ‘The public generally will be glad to have the Metropolitan rechartered under condi- tions which will assure the speedy use of an underground electric system on one of the leading roads of the city. This phase of the proposition meets with the hearty in- dorsement of citizens. The accomplishment of this great public improvement will proba- bly be viewed as a new pledge that in re- spect to safe, non-disfiguring and unob- jectionable rapid-transit, Washington is to be the model capital of the world. 0 Ignorant or evil-minded persons have been engaged in trying to depreciate the value of Metropolitan street railroad stock by insisting that the company had waste- fully expended nearly four hundred thou- sand dollars in an extended and profit- less experiment with the electric stor- age-battery in its application to street- car propulsion. Such a statement is with- out foundation in fact, as The Star has more than once shown. The management of the Metropolitan Company may have been open to criticism for the deliberation of its refurmatory movements and has prop- erly been condemned for the advantage which it took of a technicality to avoid the Payment of a just debt to the public, but it cannot fairly be accused of imbecility. The large sum spent as a direct result of congressional and public demand for a first- class mechanical motor was wisely invested, most of it having been devoted to the pur- chase of valuable real estate and the plac- Ing thereon of substantial buildings, so planned and erected as to be available for use no matter what motive force succeeded horseflesh. This property has not suffered even the slightest loss in value, in fact, its worth has increased to such an extent as to possibly cover up the comparatively small sum which went, so critics have de- clared, into an effort to have a closely- related corporation invent and construct a storage battery, which would avoid ex- pensive, existing patents, be available for use by the Metropolitan Company and at the same time result in much wealth for the battery manufacturers. That some money was thrown away is certain, but it was not much; not enough to be disturbed about and certainly only a small fraction of the four hundred thousand dollars, which malicious people untruthfully say was wasted. ——- + +e —___ About the only persons who at this time look with any degree of complacency upon the proposition to levy an income tax, which will be felt directly only by those Whose incomes exceed four thousand dol- lars, are those who manage to get along on lees than the amount named. The com- parative security in which they rest is not likely, however, to be long continued. The tendency of the tncome tax is toward an extension of its provisions until the statute drains revenue for the government out of all those whose earnings, however small, exceed an amount which may be exempted on the score of charity. The lesson taught by bitter experience should not go un- heeded now. If the tax is once permitted to occupy a place in the governmental rid of, for to do away with it would mean a complete reversal of the taxation policy which gave birth to it. The tendency— whenever there was need of increased ering of the dividing line and the taxing dollar point. Such a change would not, of course, be in accord with the populistic idea, which is now apparently uppermost in both branches of our national legisla- ture, but it is nevertheless highly probable that some such action would ultimately result. No sound reason can be advanced to support a statement that only jlars per year should contribute directly to the filling of the national treasury. If we must have an income tax it will be only reasonable to imagine that all classes are to be levied on alike. ———_+ +2 — The presentation by the Washington Light | Infantry Corps of a ship's bell to the United States Cruiser Columbia directs attention to the fact that so far no movement tas been made to conform to custom in the matter of a gift from the people of the District of Columbia to the ship named in honor of their place of habitation. Other cities, for whom warships have been christ- ened, have been more or less generous with tokens of acknowledgment, but up to this time no effort has been made—save by the one organization named-—to establish a close relationship between the District of Colum- bia and its aquatic namesake. Ordinarily such neglect would not have been possible, but the efforts that have been made to re- eve distress consequent upon times of great financial stringency have resulted in a not unnatural inactivity in other move- ments involving monetary contribations. Business has now a brighter look and there is more cash in circulation than there was a month or two ago, Wouid it not be well for the District Commissioners or the Board of Trade to open a subscription list? The Columbia—swiftest of warships—should be tangibly linked to the Natioral Capital. ———__ + +s The declaration - attributed to Senator | Brice that the men who manipulate sugar stock are too “slick” for him, is as modest as it is reassuring. a It is not now considered the courteous thing in the Capitol restaurants to ask a man if he will have sugar in his senatorial tea. - ee It is hoped that Judge Divver’s seclusion is not the result of misanthropic bitterness over the appointment of Mr. White. + + Da Gama proudly contends that his in- surgence is at least big enough to claim the dignity of a surrender. ——-~+=___. Mr. Kilgore may, at last, reach the proud distinction of eclipsing the man who writes anonymous letters. ————_~ +e Conspicuous in current financial events jis the formation of @ gigantic sugar dis- trust. 2+ Mr. Peffer thinks that star performers in the Senate shguid scintillate, not specu- late. —__—_ + e+ Tammany seems to be in need of a little stiffening in its emigration laws. —- +42 Barbershop Insurance, Pay this debt, was waived. It is sow for Congress to say whether it will insist upon its original command, which has been dis- | regarded, or will retract wholly or in part. it is not for the Commissioners to deciare that the corgressional draft upon the road | for payment of an honest debt, backed by | threat of forfeiture, is good uuly to the tent of 33 1-3 cents on the dollar. There ts nothing, however, to prevent Congress from Row declaring, if it so believes, that its | original command was wo harsh, and | should be reduced by two-thirds. in other | wordg, since this bil} now pending is an | etfectual waiver of all forfeituras, and is an abrogation: of all previous co: by From the Omaha Bee Only smooth-shaven Congressmen can be safe from base calumnies in the Congress of today. oe A Gloomy View. From the Chicago Record. British polities without Gladstone seems now like the play of “Hamlet” with the en- tire cast left out. —+ oe Once More the Governor. © York Recorder. v. Pennoyer of Oregon thinks the in- come tax is the only redeeming ge! of the Wilson bill. His selary is 31,000 a yar. Pro polity it will not soon nor easily be gotten | revenue—would therefore be toward a low- | of income down probably to the thousand | those | whose income exceeds four thousand dol- | THE WEEK. ‘The tariff bill was at last reported by the subzommittee to mittee. It differs frem the Wilson bill as it passed the House in that it restores the duty on a rumber of raw niatezials made free by the House bill. It is thought that the Senate committee will report it substan- tlally as submitted. An exciting debate was precipitated in the Senate on Wednesday by Mr. Harris’ motion for the second reading of the seigniorage bill. This was opposed by Mr. Sherman, who moved its reference to the finance committee, and, in the course of a strong speech in opposition to the bill, said that its object was to divert a trust fund from its legitimate purposes—a thing which in Ohio would be a penitentiary of- fense. His motion w defeated, howeve:, and the bill taken up as unfinished business, and almost before any one was aware of what had happened, it passed its third read- ing and was on the point of passing the Sen- ate. Then its opponents recovered from their surprise, and endeavored to prevent its Passage, and, on request of Senator Sher- man, it went over. It is to be voted on Thursday next. The occupation of LBiue- fields on the Mosquito coast by the British has aroused considerable discussion. In the Senate Mr. Morgan introduced a resolution calling on the President for information as to the occupancy of Bluefields, which was agreed to. The House bill appropriating $45,000 for saving the Kearsarge was passed. After five days of debate, the pen: sion appropriation bill, carrying $151,000,000, was passed in the House without division. The House also passed the resolution for the investigation of Judge Jenkins’ writ of injunction against the Northesn Pacific railroad, a resolution declaring void cer- tain appointments to the Naval Academy made by Secretary Herbert, and a bill re- ported by the joint commission to invest!- gate the expenditures in the executive de- partments, to change the method of audit- ing acounts of the customs division of the Treasury Department and abolishing the offices of commissioner and assistant com- missioner of customs. The President re- turned from his ducking trip, bringing lots of game and a bronzed face. The troubles in the West Virginia mining regions have ended. On Tuesday during the city election at Troy, N. Y., Robert Ross, a republican Watcher, was shot dead at the polls, and others were seriously, if not fatally, wounded. The affair has created great in- dignation, and it ts to be investigated. Quo Wwarranto proceedings to dete:mine the legal senate in New Jersey progressed at Tren- ton. The Kearsarge court of inquiry fin- ished taking testimony. The battieship In- diana made a trial trip, making 15.6 knots an hour. The builders are much pleased and predict a speed over 16. Dan Cough- lin, on trial for complicity in Dr. Cronin’s murder, was acquitted in Chicago on Thurs- day. Latest advices from Honolulu are that all is quiet tyere, and that preparations are being made fo establish a permanent form of government. Congressman Blanchard was appointed by the governor to succeed Senator White of Lousiana, recently ap- Pointed to the Supteme bench. The ap- pointment {s only until May, when the legislature elects two Senators. Abroad. Mr, Gladstone retired from the premter- ship of Great Britain and Lord Rosebery sueceeded him. Mr. Gladstone's sight and hea-ing have become much impaired. He suffered during the week from a severe cold and was confined to his bed. At a confer- ence at Wellington, New Zealand, it was decided to lay a cable via Samoa and Hono- | lulu to America. The English and the Portuguese on the Zambesi in Southeast Africa have been fighting over a telegraph line. A British expedition into Assam, to punish some refractory tribesmen, sur- rounded and massacred. The Paris police have been kept busy arresting anarchist Suspects. A bomb explosion occurted on Thursday in front of the chamber of depu- ties in Rome. A number of persons were fatally injured. The reichstag committee considering the Russo-German treaty voted, 16 to 12, to report favorably on {ts adoption. The Spanish ministry has resigned. and a ministe-ial crisis is threatened at TheHague. The Brazilian revolt proceeds quietly. The rebels have fired on a launch bearing the German flag, and satisfaction will be de- manded. Admiral Benham continues to give British merchantmen the protection of the American flag. The District. Public attention was turned, to a greater or less extent, toward the old Criminal Court room, where so many celebrated causes Bave been tried, when the Pollard: Breckinridge case was placed on trial. The needs of Georgetown in the direction of a new building for the High School were brought to official attention. An effort is being made to replen: the police pen- sion fund by the sale of a book giving the history of the police force of this city. Mr. | George Truesdell was confirmed and entered | upon his duties as Commissioner of the Dis- trict. The sessions of the Washington an- nual conference are in progress at Mt. Zion Church. At a meeting of the cen- tral relief committee it was reported that | over $35,000 had been contributed by the citizens for the relief of the poor during the past season. Great crowds thronged Con- vention Hail at the closing meetings con- ducted by Mr. Moody. Funeral services over the remains of the late B. H. Warder, who died in Cairo, Egypt, In January last, were held during the week at St. John’s ; Church. The critical illness of Mr. Joseph Cc. Willard was announced. —~ ree —__—_ SHOOTING STARS, A Desert of Despair. Life's pleasure is withering, truly, And tears cannot conquer the drouth, When the mind of a statesman unruly Secures a divorce from his mouth, Lightning never strikes twice in the same place—that is, if it is let alone and not hitched up to a trolley. Why He Rejoiced. “How welcome these signs of spring are!" he sighed. “Why, John,” exclaimed his wife, “you are getting positively poetic.” “No; it isn’t poetry at all. My joy is due to the practical fact that in spring a man can take the best remnants of his last sum- mer’s and last winter’s clothes and strike an average. A Mild Suggestion. “Miss Twinkins,” he said, after a dreary silence, “do you think you could love me for myself alone?” “Really, Mr. Van Twigger,” she replied, “I couldn’t say. Suppose we each try being alone for awhile and let me find out.” An Effective Performance. “You didn't seem to enjoy the play much last night,” said Mrs. Giddinsby. “Had a splendid time,” answered Brazk- ins. “But you were dozing when I saw you.” “Yes; I have been trying to catch up on sleep for weeks. ‘That nap was worth more than the price of admigsion.” The Familiar Sorrow, He got a typewriter. It’s doing quite well In the matter of speed— But it won't Jearn to spell. Fine Distinctions. “Who is that man just going across the street?” “He used to be a prominent official.” “He looks very distinguished.” He was distinguished, but he’s an ‘Oh, I see; extinguished.” —— > Wants the Grass C From the Atlanta Constitution, The grass that has been growing under the feet of the democratic party in Wa: ington should be mowed down. ——e = “We Told You So.” From the St. Paul Pioneer Prexs. When the Wilson bill had assumed final shape in the House, the Pioneer Press was almost the only newspaper in the couutry which assured {ts readers that there was | Bot the least likelihood that it would ev become 4 law in anything ifke its original terms, if at all. | Easter Opening. Mrs. I. V. Slater, 931 F st., Will be ready to show. ou MONDAY and TUESDAY, Mareh 12 and 13, Exclusive Designs in FRENCH AND ENGLISH MILLINERY. Mourcing Work a Specialty. it the Senate finance com-! ‘Forward, arch!’’ ERRY’S. Aww TURN OF THE WHEEL of time—and we stand at the gateway of spring. The good-byes to winter have been spoken—and om everybody’s lips are words of welcome for the new-come fashions. We have given the market-a last search- ‘The final orders have been ex- ecuted—and we are all back at our posts— proud of our exclusive possessions—ready and anxious for the preliminary inspection— which you are invited to make next week. ‘We don’t believe in formal openings. We are always glad to turn our stock upside down if need be to satisfy your desire to Bee it all. ing glance. But we have these “dress re- hearsals” that you may have the opportun- ity of viewing our perfect preparations be- fore the hand of euthusiastie buying bas robbed the collection of a single gem. ‘The “greater store will be @ revelution to many of you. Each of our fifty-four years of existence {s marked by a stride forward— until today you will find us perfect in every polut of service a modern Dry Goods House can render you, “Attention to the Roll Call!" Oriental Silks, Lace Curtains, Fancy Gown Goods, Upholstery Goods, Black Goods, Bmbroideries, Bilks, White Goods, Satins, Cloaks, Velv Capes, Laces, Jackets, Trhwmings, Wraps, Notions, Linen Lawns. ‘Umbreilas, Linen Ducks, Gloves, Toa Gowns, Parasols, Wrappers, Hoslery, Mackintoshes, Underwear, Infants’ Wear, Men's Furnishings, —&kirts, Ribbons, Shawis, Leather Goods, Muslin Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Satines, Druggists’ Sundries, — Ginghains, Fianvels, Bed Coverings, Corsets, Tacouets, Clonkings, Organdies, Prints and Domestics, Crepes, Challies, Printed Pongees, Printed Percates, India Dimities. Housebold Livens, You are inyited—every patron—every lover of the fine and fashionable ts cordial- ly urged to improve this privilege of view- ing in its entirety the choicest and best products of the world’s master workmen. You will appreciate what “exclusiveness” really means. Come! PERRY'S, Ninth And The Avenue. Telephone 995. Established 1840. ay “Skeptic.” ‘The ancient skeptics were a set of people who doubted everything, nor did they kuow what they doubted or why. ‘They actually doubted that they doubted that they knew any- thing at all, but me good cook who ever tried Ceres Flour doubts that it makes more bread, lighter bread, whiter bread, Sweeter bread and better bread than avy otber flour im the world. Beware of imitations. At all grocers. We only whole- wale It. Wm. M. Galt & Co., Wholesale Flour and Feed Dealers, BLUM BROS. 748, 743 AND 747 STH ST. 8.E. For one week we will offer the following great ns: T5e. Black Silk Warp Henrietta. She. Cashmere, all shades. Be, Dress Goods, remnants Dress Ginghams, latest effects. P yard wide: ing Cailco, remuants. Blue Calico, remnants. Se. Light Calico. le. Gretonne, remina . Sik Ties AS Child's. Glassware. We are headquarters for Bar Room Supplies. If our salesinan bas not called on you, drop us a line. Beer Glasses, medium six 50c. per doz. Beer Glasses, largest size. r. per doz, Whisky Glasses, engraved Se. per doz, Champagne Glusses. per doz, Be Engraved Lead Blown initial Tumblers. Lead Biown Engraved Tumblers, each. Extra Fine Engraved Tumblers. per doz, 18 karat Gold Band Tumblers, former price each, $1.50, Now doz. Large Size Wash Boilers. B90, Ple Plates + Be. 9c, Gat. te. 19¢. + Be, 12e. Lat. Milk Guns + Se 8e. Dover Exg Beat 2 Se! Granite Iron Ware. 98¢. Coffee Pots. $1.25 Tea Kettles O8e. Sancepans. .. We only ask you to call and see that what we suy, as everything quoted above is in. stock, bras Me ps fQrst served, as this sale terimiuates aren 7 BLUM BROS. 748, 745, 747 8TH ST. §& MRS. K. A, DONOVAN, 904 F St. N.W., Will Open WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, March 14 and 15, A Choice Selection of Imported HATS and BONNETS from the leading houses of London and Faris, o cards."” m10-3t SSSeGs We Never OO 3 Wherever you go you bear about KANN’S great bargains, on the street, in other stores and in every home. t bargains are the main topics. The past week's business has been just’ What we expected, Our seles han fite it ever Known in the history of this city. ’ —_— = » So encouraged by. every one's liberal patronage that we shall never tire pleasing the masse Everything advertised is entirely pew" boug bt special for this offering. "6 sai SILKS AGAIN ON TOP---NEW ARRIVALS. 20-inch DOUBLE WARP ALL SILK COLORED SURAHS, in such shades as cardinel, olive, old blue, myrtle, A reseda. Worth Soc.'a yard, aud when we say that we mean it, but the way we buy in jobbers’ quantities we are able to sell thea feet 25c. a Yard. SCRAHS—shades are orange, cardinal, Jemon, reseda, scarlet, tan, gray, blue, old ‘CH SATIN FINISHED ALL-SILK COLORED seid, bes cows sapphire and rose, Good value at 9c. 39¢. 19INCH EVENING SHADES IN COLORED SATINS, including black, 39¢. 22-INCH PRINTED INDIA, dark ground, with colored figures and stripes, 27¢. Never were imported to sell less than 45c. 20-INCH WASH SILKS, in checks and stripes. All the new combinations, 22INCH COLORED PRINTED CHINAS, combination of navy, black, cardinal, rose, tan and olive, 35¢. Cheap enough at 50c. 24INCH PLAIN BLACK INDIA SILK, suitable for dresses or waists, five 35¢. * Were made to sell for 59e. BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED TAFFETA, excellent for skirts and waists, Little over half of real value. ‘goods. 24-INCH WATERPROOF CHINA, ‘28-INCH BLACK JAP SILKS, These goods cannot be matched for less than TSe. Our figure, 50Cc. 22:INCH BLACK BROCADE SATIN DUCHESSE, suitable for new spring capes, warranted strictly ali silk, Nothing like it in the city. 20-INCH ALI-SILK FAILLE FRANCAISE, lemon, piuk, rose, cream, bal blue and nile. Worth am even dollar ® yard. With as, 59C. 24-INCH ALL-SILK BLACK FIGURED JACQUARD. These are too well known to dwell on quality, and are ofcred as ® general thing at $1 a yard. At KANN’S, 25-INCH BLACK AND WHITE NOVELTY STRIPES, for spring costumes, We bought this lot way below the price. 27-INCH DOUBLE-FACED BLACK SATIN, the regular §1.19 ‘qualivy, 75¢. PEAU DE SOIE, the soft and glossy, revels in black und colors. Weave changes give the beauty sprinkle. 59c. Some of the old folks say that silks of yore were more desirable. than those of the |. We doubt it, eepectally so in respect to SATIN DUCHESSE. Our line, rw from 58, 69, S¥c.. $1.10. $1.45, $1.09 und $1.06, ts without peer, ‘Bol aloe day stand pee-otuisent, Wet. Cee’ priced. aetees: the males Geove everything. sia act — _ the guets BLACK BENGALINE, bread cord effect, beautiful luster, 89 Cc. + Worth three shillings more a yard. BLACK AND LK MOIRE, like the surface of water wien agitated by a gentle wind, appearance of Moire, wrinkle GRA ware wits a ante el thn ee cepty nanan meee Big vance - advad 8c. to $2.00. rable ees pee conceivs le styles and makes, for confirmation and Raster gowns, is simply im- y Ws bringing us one round nearer the top of the ladder—and soon will be the principal silk howse of Washington, __ NEW COLORED DRESS GOODS. Every lady wants a new dress for Easter—no matter what kind or quality, Some can afford to wear the best, others medium sod some lnust content themselves with the cheapest. We intend to sult everybudy with the eacellent ealertmset tn mek atone coming week, Just in for thig sale, 25 pieces of EXTRA FINE CASHMERES, 36 inches wide, all the new desirable shades, very cheap at 29¢. at KANN’S, ALL-WOOL NOVELTY SUITING, checks and cheviot mixtures. You see them in other stores at 30. At KANN'S, mense. Every : @ 3 : : : : : e ; : : ; 2 46-inch FANCY PLAIDS FOR CHILDREN’S KILTS OR LADIES’ FULL SUITS OR WAISTS, They are the SOc. quality. at KANN'S, OC. , ILLUMINATED PARISIAN NATTE SUITING. A very swell cloth in combination of wavy and abd blue brown. Have been compared with the 62c. kind. Ours are Just as good at te — -_ =e 47. 50 pleces of 46-inch ENGLISH SERGES, in black and colors, imported to sell for a. | « By a shrewd deal we got them to sell for 42inch INVASIBLE SILK-MIXED CHECKS, for tallor-wade garments. It is useless to add the perley and description. They the gepuine French goods, but sold tm plain English to the trade at eased $1.00 a Yard. While others ask $1.50. NEW ALL-WOOL CREPINE, in light evening shades, with silk-woven spots, im nile greep, beliotrope, cream, pink and baby blue, 59C. BROADCLOTH FOR CAPES. If you want S+INCH CLOTH at 49c.—we have it in all colors, Again, if you want a grade at S0c., 79c., SOe., 98e, F are headquarters. We can give you the above grades in cardinal, garnet. tan, gras, navy, inyttle and four shedss of brea” Oe Never has there been such @ sale of ~all on account of capes. Our line of 15e., 18¢. and 22, NO! in all colors and exclusive designs, are worth sesiug, even if you do got y- CONFIRIIATION DRESSES. CREAM AND WHITE 38-INCH NUNS’ VEILING, strictly all wool. 45¢. CREAM AND WHITE ALL-WOOL CREPINE, 40 inches wide. 45¢. OREAM AND WHITB 46-INCH SILK-FINISHED HENRIETTA. 59C. mm rnin MOURNING GOODS IN ALL WoOL. I9¢. Another cheap dress material. 40-tnch BLACK HENRIETTAS and SILK FINISHED SERGES and MOHAIRS. ‘bu: DOBOOE Be oP . Cannot be matched in this city for Goc. FIGURED MOHAIRS, over 15 different designs. ‘This dress material is going to be Giret among the many for spring dresses, an@ for aaa ies sen 49C. for 6ac. Quality. 46-inch SILK FINISHED HENRIETTAS, They come in three grades, 69c., T9c. and 88c. The lowest price will cost yoR more than we are asking for the best, wherever they are on sale. We are making a specialty of $1.25 BLACK BROADCLOTH, full 54 tncbes wide, that we are selling at & & © & ‘We are having quite a run on this cloth for Ladies’ Capes, Take our line of NOVELTIES, ranging from 4¥c. to $1.19, and you will have a cholce of upteld magnitude. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. We are the Father of Rempants. We have made a —— of REMNANTS for over 30 years. We have handled millions upon mil- Hons of yards, direct from the mills to the consumer. We have supplied some of our largest retail houses ip the country with our Prem We control every dollar's worth of Remnants produced by the Pacific Mills, avd they make the best that te tnapufactured ip Unie 500 yards of NEW, CHOICE SHIRTING PRINT REMNANTS, pereale finish. Worth 6iyc. 3ic. a Yard. 3,000 yards of NEW, LIGHT COTTON CHAILIES. Worth Be. . a Yard. 2,000 yards of SATINE-FINISHED PRINTS, all new,. light grounds. Worth 100, sc. a Yard. SATINE ROBES, suitable for covering or draping. Worth 1c. 5c. a Yard. 2,000 yards of THIBET SUITING, a new weave, very pretty light ground. Worth fc. 63c. a Yard. SILK FOULARD, imitation of China silk, bapdsome styles, fine quality, extra wide. Worth 18c. 3.c. a Yard. EXTRA FINE SATINES, styles pretty as the French. Also plain black. Worth 16c. 8c. a Yard. roc. a Yard. 7Kc. a Yard. YARDS of the FINEST QUALITY INDIA LINON, worth “ FIGURED EGLANTINE CREPES, worth 25c., FIGURED DIMITY, worth 15c., 5,000 NEW FRENCH PERCALES, 9C. 7c. a Yard. FANCY DUCK, also plain colors, Worth 18¢. ‘Sic. a Yard. 3ic. sc. a Yard. 6jc. a Yard. Everything tbat we bave mentioned in Remoants are entirely new arrivals and a treat for everyone. COTTON BED COVERING. The prices we have mentioned below will break the record of Nancy Hanks. 1,000 "WELLMADE PILLOW SLIPS, with deep Lem, “wade ‘of good quality muslin to each customer sc. Each. No other house on earth will do this but KANN’S. 500 PILLOW SLIPS, 8640, made of Fruit cotton, with deep hem-—the cotton worth Isc. alone. 12!c.—4 to each Customer. 1,000 BEST-QUALITY SHEETS, made of sheeting better than Utica, full size, 72x90, worth 69¢., NEW 2,000 NEW YARDS FINE INDIA LINON, worth 9... TURKEY RED PRINTS, 2 CASES of FINE BLEACHED MUSLIN, 500 EXTRA-QUALITY SHEETS, deep bem, extra size, 90x90, cotton as good ss Wasnsutta, 59c. Each. HEMSTITCHED SHEETS, BOLSTERS AND PILLOWS that we are selling cheaper than you will buy tbe plaiu work for 9) Now we have H elsewhere, The biggest, line a i sgh ote SPREADS. 80e. to $4.50. Qur great speclalty — 114 MaR- 8c. TABLE LINONS AND NAPKINS. - “Al 10 PIECES UNBLEACH: DAMASK 5 PIECES ETRALQU ALITY CREAM . extra wide, good value “at @ie, ALL THE NEW IDEAS IN LACES, cream, beige, white and black. The prices you will fipd 25 per cent lowes than auy bose in this city will offer them at. '€ SVESVSOSS CS COSODE SO Yur prices on EMBROIDERTES, ranging rom Se. to 25e., are the greatest bangains to be found anywhere, Our LADies™ COTTON UNDERWEAR is 0 cheap that customers are puzzled at the low prices. OUR LINING DEPARTMENT is the largest in the city, = THE BREST KID-FINISHED CaMBRIC. 5 i ‘ 4 BEST QUALITY OF SELICIA : = BES? QUALITY CRINOLINE. Er ‘Aud 80 08 throughout thie entire stock. % XTRA. At this writing we received special by express 2.500 of the &e SERPENTINE CRED’! °C Ce people's benefactor, bas saved matty thousands of dollars for the consumer. Low prices ts the king of bard Imes, oS KANN, the 6 Therefore we reign supreme. @ “Whatever ia edvertised by us ts bere, not ia smal, betty lots, but in untold quantities. our bargains, which are grand Be with us Monday and the entire week, and enjoy Seeasd jer than the finest spectacular play ever prluced.