Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1894, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1894—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY...... = BY Ss. — permanent cirew much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it hue ne-competitor. t7Im order to avoid delays, on ac- com personal absence, letters to THE STAR should uot be addressed to any individual connected with the of- simply to THE STAR, or te orial or Business Departments, 1s to tenor oF purpose. In his annual report, a synopsis of which has been printed in The Star, Gen, Casey, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A., once more calls attention to the well-known fact that the Long Bridge is a continuous menace to this city. Gen. Casey makes reference to Major Davis’ report as to the necessity of rebuilding the bridge; the necessity, be- cause should a frezhet occur when the Po- tomac is full of ice great damage might reasonably be expected. The piers of the bridge are of such fiuity construction that the probabilities favor an ice-gorge, and an ice-gorge would back up the water so that on the surface and through the sew- ers a considerabl: portion of the lower part of the city would be flooded. This topie has been worn threadbare; has been discussed from every pessible point of view until nothing new remains to be said. Con- gress has been asked to put things right, but, with its usual complaisance toward great corporations, the national legislature has refrained from the compulsory action that wisdom dictates. Great damage was done in the summer of 1889, solely because Long Bridge acted as a dam and forced the flood back over the city’s water-front Should such a flood sweep down from the mountains while there is lee in the river, the injury wrought could only be repaired by the expenditure of millions of dollars. in view of reports’ made by the army en- gineers in charge ef the Potomac river im- provements, it see:us certain that persons who may suffer through the obstructive- nes: the ancient and dangerous and disgraceful-ap bridge will have good ground for suit against the Pennsylvania fiailvoad Company. Representatives of that rich and powerful orgavization have again and again stated to the people of this city, through various mediums, that a new bridge was contemplated. Those same rep- vesentatives have also made other state- ments which were received with applause by hundreds who have since died and by thousands who are weary of waiting for the’ fulfillment of even one promise. Will the District legislature—which is the Con- gress of the United States—do anything in the near future to remedy the evil condi- tions of which compiaint is justly made? oo ____ Of late there nas grown up a charming annual evstom among the good people of Washington to provide Christinas cheer for their less fortunate brethren, and this ten- dency has given a channel for fulfillment by means of The Star’s Christmas Clubs, which, forming each year about a month before the Yule-tide, have been able to seek cut deserving cases and to pfovide means for giving them comfort and pleasure. ‘These clubs have been very successful ever since their orgunization, three years ago, and it has been the purpose of The Star to organize one this year as soon as the time was ripe. But it would seem that the kind folks of Washirgton have grown so firmly int the habit of giving to this worthy char- ity each season that they do not wait for the formal announcement of the club's or- ganization. This was evidenced yesterday, when The Star received ten dollars as a starter for the fund of the Club without the least solicitation or suggestion. ‘This money was deposited with the cashier of this paper by members of the jury serving in Circuit Court Number 2, over which Judge Bing- ham presides, during the October term. ‘This uest egg will doudtless serve to bring good luck to the club. Other donations can be sert in without delaying for the formal organization. Money is what 1s wanted. That wil! get the good :hings and the warm clothes and the Christmas dinners that are so sadly needed. Money makes the hi liday season brigat, and with !t the members of The Star's Christmas Club of 1804 can to ahe organizstion of the Club wil aden oe Magnanimity has been defined as being “The good sense of pride, and the noblest way of acquiring applause.” It is a rare quality in polities and for that reason its appearance im that most selfish of human pursuits should be greeted with commen- dation liberal even to an extreme. It has been announced that the republican state committee of Maryland has reconsidered its decision to contest in the House of Rep- resentatives the claims of the three Mary- land demecrats who succeeded in weather- ing last Tuesday’s cyclone. There is noth- ing improbable in the idea that a partisan House would look favorabiy upon the con- tention of republican candidates who might come before it and-claim that their defeat was brought about by unfair means and illegal practices; both republican and demo- cratic Houses have done such things in recent times. The Maryland republican committee? however, is satisfied with things as they are and after duly considering the sitvation has come to the conclusion that any further assault on democracy would be cruel end indecent. With all the ma- chinery necessary for the infliction of all manner of torture and even the death pen- alty itself In its hands, the committee is, indeed, magnanimous when it refrains trom attempting to add to the republican ma- jority which will control things in the Fiity-fourth Congress. — +++ The Board of Trade will hold its aanual Meeting Monday evening and will, among other subjects, jer the resolution of the Board's directors favoring the exten- sion of civil service rules to offices under the District government. It is stated upon good authority that this extension cannot be possible until the basic law has been amended. For a while it was supposed that a presidential order was all that was need- ed to make the reform sure, but investiga- tion has, it is said, developed an obstacle that can only be removed by Congress. To the tusk of securing the necessary amend- ment the Board of Trade will doubtless devote itself with energy. The cause fs in every respect worthy. ———__ + e+ Among the many congressmen who appear to baye -been rejected vy: the people they most certainly misrepresented are two whose departure will nut Le iaourned by anything more than an inconsiderable fraction of the interested public—William S. Holman and Alexander M. Dockery. The first-named has been a negatively conspicuous figure in Rational politics ever since the opening of the Thirty-sixth Congress and during his lengthy connection with legislative matters built up for himself an entirely unique repu- tation. He has always been a persistent ob- Jector; he has never heen identifted with any of the great measures that had as thetr object the national welfare; he has often obstructed meritorious bills because he deemed ail public expenditures wasteful un- less the money appropriated was expended tm the Fourth Indiana District; he has achieved reputation as the watch-dog of the Treasury—who imagined that his bark was thender and that only his growling person- ality stood between the nation and a pover- ty resulting from extravegance. It will be admitted that there were times when Mr. Holman’s legislative penuriousness worked me harm but in the great majority of cases wonders soon be cnte it did serious injary to important public interests. Mr. Dockery has had fewer op- portunities to achieve unpopularity. His first appearance in national politics was when he took the oath as a member of the Forty-eighth Congress. He has not ne- glected many opportunities to follow in Mr. Holman’s footsteps. In some respects, per- haps, he has developed tendencies more parsimonious than those ever displayed by his Hoosier preceptor; especially with re- gard to departmental matters. Under the suise-of an enemy to official red-tape Mr. Dockery has completely upset several of the executive departments and doubtless will, if the opportunity {ts afforded him, upset the remainder of them. In order that the num- ber of employes shoull be lessened and the appropriations correspondingly reduced Mr. Doekery reraoved checks that made any- thing like extensive dishonesty utterly im- possible; The Star has more than ence pointed out how easy it now is to get money out of the Treasury ilegitimately. As chairman of the District subcommittee on appropriations Mr. Dockery has been a barrier of stubborn svlidity in the way of important lvcal improvements; conscien- tious, it may be, but nevertheless unsympa- thetic and decidedly illiberal in his dealings with the national capital. Surely the people of the Fourth Indiana and the Third Mis- souri districts knew what they were doing last Tuesday. — ‘That people soon weary of populism ts evidenced by the election returns that have come tumbling in during the present week. At first it appeared as though pogulism had been utterly defeated—wiped completely off the political slat>—but later figures show that while the populist tickets were unsuc- “cessful in states and districts where populis- tic ideas have controlled for the past year or two, they were in a majority in places where a majority was least expected. ‘This result Is perhaps not surprising; there was great po- litical and persenal discontent in the land, and it was not unnatural that folks who had suffered through conditions for which they believed one or the other of the old parties was responsible should have fied Tor refuge to the flimsy shelter of populism, in spite-of the fact that populism is the most vicious and foolish and inexcusable of all the many “isms” this country has ever known. ‘Thus it is that the third party breaks out in es, but its failure to hold its own in states where it was believed to be firmly in- trenched gives grotnd for the belief that a year or so of experience will satisfy the de- serters that by adherence to populism they have nothing to gain and everything to lcse. But a little while ago populist orators announced the completion of their plans for the wiping out of existence of one or other of the two old parties in all the great re- gion west of the Mississippi, but th» indis- putable figures show that suceess came only in spots—unexpected spots. It is truly re- markable that for so long a period as two or three years, so many presumably-intelli- gent people in Colorado and Kansas allowed themselves to believe in all manner of ub- surd doctrines, but it seems as though the experience of Kansas and Colorado is of no value in California, or Texas, or North Carolina; experience is one of those things that everybody must buy for himself. +202 —_ It has generally heen claimed by those who have exerted themselves to defend the too-common practice of lynching that the taking of life by an organized mob was fre- quently necessary because the law was ever-deliberate and uncertain. In many in- stances such an ¢xcuse was not without foundation, and weak though the reasoning was it had-the support of a great many people who would be deeply offended were they accused of being other than good citi- zens. Three weeks ago a negro named Lee Lawrence assaulted a respectable witite wo- man near Monticello, Ga. For some time he eluded the authorities, but three or four days since was captured. A special term of the court having jurisdiction was con- vened, the prisoner was identified, and his guilt established beyond question. The jury promptly found the accused guilty and the judge sentenced him to be hanged on the oth day of this month. Almost immedi- ately after the judgment of the court had been pronounced a mob of about five hun- dred excited Georgians took the prisoner away from the sheriff's force of deputies, dragged him to ‘the limits of the town, hanged him, and filled his body with buck- shot. It is stated that the leaders of the mob made no effort to disguise themselves, but did their bloody work openly. What does the governor of Georgia propose to do about this outrage on’ the’ law, which he has sworn to uphold? Had there been any disposition on the part of ‘the court to de- lay the trial-or had an évidently guilty man been acquitted It 1s possible to imagine the existence of something like a cause for the mob’s murderous outbreak. Under the circumstances it is quite impossible. for a law-abiding citizen to frame anything that looks lke a reasonable excuse. 2-2 President Cleveland having signed the commission of Postmaster Willett it will soon be in oréér for the most recently ap- pointed of local officials to take possession of his office. In common with a great many other Washingtonians Mr. Willett doubt- less realizes that the outgoing postmaster— Capt. Henry Sherwood—has, been one of the most ‘efficient of the many officials whe have held the office jn “question. A repub- lican by inclination and cultivation, Capt. Sherwood has never permitted his political faith to interfere wth his public works; has given to this city and to the govern- ment a full meed of the most devoted serv- ice that could possibly have been required of him. Many pleasant things will doubt- less be said of his ability and personality; he deserves them all. > o- ——__ Reports come from Athens that the ex- isting remnant of the Parthenon was seri- | ously damaged by earthquakes last spring | and is now Im very bad repair. There is reason to believe that this building, with its great start in point of time, may give its chief rival for honors as an architectural wreck, the Government Printing Office, a hard push for first place. The Printing Office, to be sure, has had no earthquake to belp it along, but tt has done well, never- theless. It is probable that any fair-minded jury would award the palm to the local building as one of the most finished ex- amples of structural weakness in the world, The odds are great that the Par- thenon will be repaired and put in good ccndition long before there 1s a new print- ing office. Any takers? —- 242 There were seventy men employed on the city post-office building today. If The Star’s original estimate was nearly correct then seventy men should be able’ to com- plete the structure by September 20, 1896. The dally average for this week is forty- seven and four-sixths. men. The- average for six weeks—closing tonight—is forty- nine and one-half. The post-office will probably be opened for the transaction of business about August 17, 1906. It is two years, eight months and twenty-one days since the work was begun. Ss SE Governor Waite declared that his defeat would be a dampener oh his party and ts doubtless pointing significantly to the re- sult. The ambition to be regarded as a storm center fs hamnless enough to be humored to a certain extent. 0] Just how much Senator McPherson's servant had to do with smashing that In- teresting plece of bric-a-brac known as the solid south is something that will never be definitely ascertained. soe Lemuel Ell Quigg can scarcely escape cer- tain moody reflections to the effect that it might have been accomplished without quite so much outlay in promises @s com- cerned office hours, THE WEEK. The state and congressional elections of Tuesday have vo absorbed public atten- tion that other events have been little no- ticed. Solid republicam delegations to Con- gress were elected from West Virginia, Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Michigan, Washington, New Hampshire, New. Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecti- cut. Vermont, Maine and Oregon had pre- viously elected republican Congressmen. The state tickets of Delaware, Ilinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Col- orado, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut were elect- ed by the republicans. The democrats are believed to have carried Texas, California and South Carolina, while the governorship of Tennessee is tn doubt. The fusion.can- didate in Nebraska was successful. The republicans made inroads on the solid south and their majority In the next House will be tremendous. The Senate after March 4 will be very close, but will probably be re- publican by a slight margin. The 150,000 plurality for ex-Vice President Morton in New York and the defeat of Representative Wilson of West Virginia were the two sensations of the contest, together with the overthrow of Tammany in New York, to which both parties contributed. The prop- osition to consolidate New York and Brook- lyn and the outlying districts was favor- ably passed upon by the voters in the districts interested. Rev. Dr. Talmage re- igned from the pastorate of the Taber- nacle Church of Brooklyn. Attorney Gen- eral Olney wrote a letter to Judge Dallas of the circuit court at Philadelphia, argu- ing against the receiver of the Readiftg railway blacklisting members of the Train- men’s Brotherhood. Gen. O. O. Howard of the Department of the East was retired from active service. Michael J. Kelly, “the famous ball player, died from pneumonia in Boston. A negro, who had been con- demned to death in Georgia for assaulting a white woman, was lynched. Attempis were made to burn the town of Addison, West Virginia. Foreign. The Japanese continue to make gains in Manchuria and Chinese troops are reported as ficeing before their pursuit. There is said to be much suffering among the Chi- hese troops. There has been considerable talk of negotiations fer peace, but appar- ently Japan wants more than China ts will- ing to yield. Funeral services were held the remains of Alexander III, the tate czar, und his body was taken to’ Mos- cow. Copeyhagen, Denmark, was made a free port of entry, which step is expected to add considerably to her commercial im- portance. Dr. Donaldson Smith, who has been conducting a scientific expedition in the interior of Africa, was heard from. Further changes in the German cabinet are expected. ‘The revolt in Peru continues. Gen. Pierola is preparing to attack Lima. Germany has agreed to leave the dispute about excluding American cattle and beet to experts. A crisis has occurred in the Argentine cabinet and two ministers have resigned. A mutiny took place among the troops at Rio and a number were shot. In the District. Great interest was manifested locally in the result of the recent electioas and Tuesday night an immense crowd gath- ered in front of The Star office to read the returns displayed by means of two large stereopticons on a double screen. Small- pox has practically disappeared from the city. In the early part of the week Sam- uel Mundell and James Brown died at the smallpox hospital, and two light cases were removed there; no new cases have been de- veloped; as a proper precaution the Com- missioners issued an order requiring the vaccination of children as a condition of their attending the public schools. At the meeting of the Churchman’s League of the Protestant Episcopa! Churches of the Dis- trict the plan for securing the endowment fund for the support of the bishop of the proposed diocese of Washington was re- ported and indorsed by the league. The commission of James P. Willett as post- master of the city was signed. Capt. Beach, the new assistant to. the Engineer Commis- sioner, reported for duty. An enthusiastic reception was accorded to Gen. William Booth, the founder and head of the Salva- tion Army, and he addressed a large meet- ing at Convention Hath SHOOTING STARS. Wastead Endurance. Among defeated car didates, The saddest of the train, 1s he who realizes that ° His leg was pulled in vain. “Dah am peoty nigh ez much time wasted in tellin’ folks not ter cry "bout spilt m:tlk,” said Uncle Eben, “ez Cah em in cryiu’ ‘bout bad Bratal. “What do you consider the most original idea in my verses?" said the modest poet. “Your idea that they are poetry,” replied the heartless editor. Similarity. The boom and the persimmon If picked tco soon are lost. ‘They don’t amount to much unless They last till after frest. “Take off my hat in the theater claimed. “No indeed.” “But the people came to see the play; not your jat.” “Oh, did they?"—and she spoke with in- finite scorn; “well, as it costs only a dollar and a half to see the performance, while this hat is worth seventeen dollars at least, they deserve to suffer for their lack of dis- criminating appreciation.” Repartee. “My dear,” said Mr. Kickles, she ex- plied. “I married you, you know. A Senatorial Reflectt Ere long he'll behold With feelings most sore, Another man filling The toga he wore. It Is Sometimes So. “I spose yer husband ‘ll have more time ter tend ter the farm now,” said the ncigh- bor who had just dropped in. ““fhat’s one consolation, even if he ts defeated.” “No,” replied the candidate’s wife. “I thort that way at fust. But Hirain says thet explainin’ how he happened ter git licked "Il take a heap n ore of his time than the duttes of the office would.” In this war China has demonstrated that a big census showing is sometimes likely to amount to Mttle more than a sentimental satisfaction. ee Opinions from Colorado are being awaited as to whether elections are nicer than af- ternoon teas. —___+++--___ The New York reformers appear unterri- fled as yet by the size of the contract be- fore them. — — see The Seventy ts a bigger institution in New York than the Four Hundred. ~ An Old Fri From the New York Mail and Express. The splendid plurality obtatned by Con- gressman-elect Ex-Gov. R. C. McCormick in Queens and Suffolk counties justifies all that the Mall and Express said in com- mending the wisdom of the republicans cf that district In nominating a man of such wide popularity and unusual ability. Gov. McCormick came within 159 votes of carry- ing Long Island City, leading the state ticket. He received over 3,000 plurality in the democratic county of Queens and over 3,000 in Suffolk, The district went 3,000 democratic for Congress two years ago. see _ Freezing Point. Craig & Harding, F St. and 13th. Ladies’ riting Desks. Un recedented val- ues to‘ be had just now..,<New shipments just received and bought at an extraor- dinary low figure per- mits us making some unapproachable val- ues. for a Solid Oak Antique Fin- ya Desk. ‘Thoroughly w — made—and a very neat pal “tern. Takes $4.50 to get the same quality elsewhere. QE Solid Oak—nicely finished—- 25 wa top and bottom—fall = leat—pigeon holes, book racks and small drawer inside. Diamond-shaped Freneh plate mirror set in top panel. ‘The “ought-to-be’’ price, $5.50. A very bandsome pattern— M5 navn take $7 at least to 4= duplicate anywhere. Solid —~ oak — polish — finish — carved « panel—circular French bevel mirror set in top panel—fall Teaf—book racks, pigeonholes and smajl drawer inside—long drawer—double shelf—oxidized brass mountings, A truly great value. Cylinder Cabinet Top Desk— DO good sized mirror—6 pigeon- —underneath — shelf — braced sides—long drawer, with nicely carved front. RAIG & HARDING, F St. & 13th. A BARGAIN. 1620 Riggs Place, Furnished, -. $80 Per Month. John S. Larcombe, : 808 17th St. N.W. t So a FURS. 25 Per, Cent - CHEAPER Than Elsewhere. We quote such low prices be- 9 eas va uM aOR MN = en. etn nin all cur own we manufactare all our own garments—because We are sntisged with mall Merit you wish a or Short . Coat, Ulster, Muff, Boa, ey a op i te styles to select pairing a speciaity. S. Saks, 1227 G St. MANUFACTURER OF FURS EXCLUSIVELY, “Love and Life.” Watts’ celebrated and mm lalked-about pleture, “Love and Life,” which still remains hidden from public view tn the White House, will be artisti- cally reproduced 4a tomorrow's ‘Times. In addition, 2 magnificent art supplement, in nine colors, will be presented with every paper, and THE TIMES will contaifi a host of good reading matter—all for three cents, Oo Watches at Less Than Cost. Solid 14kt. Gold. Huntiag, with Elgin or Waltham movement, t At $18 Each., Chafing Dishes. Beat make at half price, as we want “to séll “out thils Tot. Tea Spoons In sold sterling silver, extra heavy, TEA SET, 5 PIECES, $12.50. HANDSOMB PARLOR CLOCKS AT S.. DESIO, 1012 °F St. N. W. it FLOUR. for the wi M.ERY BUTTER, 28c., in 5-Ib, Jars. N.T.Redman, 950 La. Ave., Wholerale and Retail Groceries. "Phone 192. 200 “nomen mo AAMT iButter Buyers Buy Butter iD y.. an Inferior substitute or adul- Win. Oyster, Telephone 1285. ee 73 WESTERN MKT. teration—when they ley here. They ft) MATCHLESS “CREAMERY BUT- Flin the freshest, "purest, sweetest, most delicious Buitee rich Jersey eres We make a spe- Clalty, of serving It fo omes on cer. tain ai each We make prompt a aid ‘35e. Ib., 3 Ibs. $1, S KANN, SONS & CO Sth and Market Space. OUR PLATFORM ree'Trade & Protection And it’s one of the grandest rights the American people ever enjoyed. This policy must be carried out on true mercantile principles in order to make it a success. It Is No Tariff Issue, But a business platform adopted by our house. Be free and liberal in trading with us and*you shall have our protection on every purchase you make—that is the substance of this issue. OUR BARGAINS For Monday and the Entire Week are just suited to.the times and the season. Woolen Dress Materials This very day we are giving you more foryour money on good, honest goods than any house in the Union— barring none of the Philadelphia, New York or Boston merchants. Our ready cash and our wholesale, as weil as retail, facilities places us on equal footing with the largest jobbers, as well\as importers, in this country. Then why should we not be able to do better for you by 25 per pots than all others in the same line? We will give you the choice of 100 pieces, and we wager to show you that many of All- wool Black and Colored Henriettas; also Black and Colored Serges, full 38 inches wide and warranted strictly all wool. You never in your life bought any better at G0c. Will be sold at 25e. a4 We put on sale 80 pieces 46-inch Fine All-wool Henrietta, in black and colors; also Serges, the same width and quality, im black and colors, that ate worth and have sold at G5c. a yard. Will be wold at 30c, : Fancy Weave and Crepons, in black and colors, 46 inches wide, this season's new and nobby goods, that should have never been sold less than Suc. Only 39¢, 38-inch All-wool Black Figured Serges, n entire new weave, to be put on sale Mon- day, that were imported to sell for 5¥c. and that) would bave been cheap if this slump would uot have caught us with 1,000 surplus pieces of Dress Goods on band. Therefore the price will only be 39. Double-width Pure Black Mohair at 15c, a yard. Not before or since the rebellion has any owe beard of such prices. You cam select what you want from 20 pleces. 3G-inch Chameleon Wool Dress Goods, a score of different colorings of two-tone effects, Very pretty and always sold at 25 and 35e. Now 1Te. Doubie-width Tartan Plaids, Of course they are cotton.and. yet they have been selling as high as 15 and. 18c. a yard. The styles imitate the All-wool Goods. Now have broken the record. At Tie. Our line of five goods that we are selling at 50, 69, 75, 98c., $1.25 and $1.49 are the new- est things that are offered this season, und at these prices are 25 per cent under value. 6 pieces Finest Imported Henrietta, in black, 14-yard wide. Goods worth $1 a yard. At G¥e. Our line of Rough Black Goods, also Clay Worsted and Heavy Novelty Cloakings are unequaled, and our prices are never touched. We are jobbers, which no ove cam deny, and that a pig item to our trade. Dress Silk, Cloaking Silks, Cloaking Plush and Cloaking Velvets. We are fixed im this line, as fine as am expert can mend a broken fiddle, We sell lots of Silks, and there fs always something new coming in to take their places. We just received 32-inch-wide Polar-w Crystal Bengaline, in black. A real gem for either a wrap or sleeves. Only $1.69 @ yard. ‘82-ineb-wide Black Cloaking Velvet, seldom you get such a width. We got a hold of a job lot of 5 pieces. It's actually worth $4. owe oell it af $2.75. 2tinch Seal Plush, the real London dyed seal; wilt make a-lovely cape, either plain ~ or trimmed. Only $2.50. 24-Inch Black Gros Grain Silk, cashmere finish, quality guaranteed. Actual value, $1.00. At te. BO pleces of Fancy Novelties. ‘These goods are imported samples, include all the new shades that are shown this season and are JUst the thing for. waists or trimming. Worth from $1.00 to $1.50. Te. Evening Silks, in Brocade ‘Yaffetas and Motres, representing” party wear, that hasn't ‘a miming shade. Both kinds only Tye. Check Taffetas, in different combination of shades, very select styles and qualities, Only 69e. Plain Two-tone Taffetas for Skirts or Wrap Linings. Only €9c. Black Taffeta has the conventional rustle quality unexcelled. 59. Black Crystal Silk for lining or trimmiag, 50c. Fancy Stripe Changeable Taifeta for waists or skirts, 49e. Silk Byardere Crepe for evening dresses or waists, 49¢. Colored Gro de Londre, 22 inches wide. Nothing more ccc or prettier than this new weave. In‘bronge, golden aml medium brown, navy and garnet, changeable red and gray, changeable myrtle, bluet, green and lHgbt gray. Worth $1.00. 79. ‘These Silks right through are 33 per cent under actual value, which are true facts. It takes linings of different kinds to compicte a dress, and without them the best plece of silk or woolen goods woukl be like ro much of nothing when it came to wear. Do you know what. we were compelled todo? Why, we were compellisl to move cur Mning department in the annex and give it twice the former space in order to accommodate our customers. This Is ene of our pet departments, which ts well taken care of by eight experienced Mning hands, You know that our prices are the lowest ever quoted. _ REMNANTS... We have only one-half of a dozen new remnants to mention this veil although our stock on hand is very large, but those we offer have been long looked for by our cus- tomers. 1,000 yards Satsuma Drapery—this material is made of very sheer crinkle crepe, in differ- ent colors, and is printed. with Japanese designs. Will make @.drapery that will hang as fit Sod Buty anu, and nid from ie pce at 2c. if it cam be Lad—td remnants onty, *|,000 yards Derby Twill Lusteriees Dress Sateen, in very ueat designs, only Bie. 2900 yards Cream-ground Cameo Drapery, a reguiar floral display of natural flo that’s what any one may call them, and only 8%. a 1,500 yards Cretonne and Sateen Drapery Vrints, tn light and dark colors, Se. 2/500 yards New Pacific Dress Prints, cbolce styles and patterns, Se. 3,000 yards Remoants of Table Linens, in bleached, half-bleached and turkey red, and Linen Crashes, an immense counter display, 33 to 50 per cent under Pesular valuearat ter center from the main door. coun- Mme of high colors for 100 DOZEN yeasts Bleached Pillow Cases, well made, with deep bem; size 45x36-—regular ‘Ic. ‘eke 100 DOZEN * Good quality Bleached Sheets, made of Sandow mustin, deep bem; 81x90—double-bed size. Good value at Gic,—4¥e. 2 pozEN Fancy Center Linen Bureau Scarfs, full length and width, new colorings—a 25c. article, At Ide. Curtain Department. | Our MuslinUnderwear Dept 1 lot Assorted Gowns, muslin or {lle Portieres, 3 yards long, dado frlenen Mra $3.00" to $1.08 brie, white or colored emb.. marked fore Chenille Portieres, ® yards long, dade merly $1.50. $1.50, a pies. Pa Peon ed Gowns, muslin or cam- bre, “Mother f Hubbard or V-sh; tee colored em:b., ‘marked formerly From ¥1.00.. y ‘S%_ yards long, é-inch wide Notting- Curtains. F 1lot Gowns, good muslin, te ‘pars lon. cmb.” trimmings “formerly” marked * Set ham Lace, Curtains. From §3. $1.50 89e. e. ‘3% yards long, inch wide Not 1 lot Chemise, oe ia bam a od lace ‘trimming. | oath marked 1 lot Ladies’ Short Sk Mignwll ty irts, muslin and deep cambric ruffle, former; Bo "pieces Bete stivolle, 7¥e. 8c. ly marked 1 lot Masonville Stusii ve of turks xe Muslin Drawers, clus- penile colorings. Spectals in. Upholstery Departavent, 24 Boor, take elevator. former- eee , size 36x72, at Blanket Department. Biankets, Comforts and White Spreads. Our Leader, the Celebrated Queen a Men’s | Natural Gray Shirts and Draw: sold the world over at Bde. each, at 35c. Isabella 11-4 White — California Ce ike ‘it elsewhere for Scarlet 1 pair 11-4 All-wool ‘Scarlet Blankets teed wool, both warp and filling.) Shirts and Drawers, ot is Heguine price, $7.50. Our price, $4.00. on, $1.59, Nn mag 3.34, 8 See ear oe eas 40, 242 Drawers in stock at Sic. each. Blankets. pine price, Oui r 10 don, Large Size Comforiables, white qrotton filled,” sateen covering. Regul Natural price, $1.50." Our price, Me radi asec were ries Shirts ers, $1.25 quality. We have all sizes at 9¥e. cach. Genuine Australian Wool Shirts and Drawers. Manufactared by the Glastenbury Kait- ting Company. Ths is their regular $2 quality, at $1.39. ‘5 dom, Comforts, fled with best white cotton, medatilon certer, era French sateen. Regular price, . ‘Our price. $2. 500 Full Size White Bed Spreads, Marseitles patterns, Hegulnr price, T5e. 250 Extra Size, Extra Heavy Crochet Spreads, Marseilles Spreads. Regular price, $2. Our price, 98e. i3 BIG BARGAINS At Wash. B. Williams’, Those Carpet Prices Again. $1.25 Moqnette Carpets. $1.35 Axminster Carpets. $1.50 Gobelin Carpet $2 Bigelow Axminster. You know the durability of Japanese Rugs! Here is a chance to buy them at almost half their usual prices. 6 by 9 ft. For $6.25 ‘These are worth $10, 9 by 12-ft. . For | $13.50 ‘These are worth $20. 9 by 15 ft. For $16.00 ‘These r. 7th & D Sts. N. W. j 7 | : i {Look Everywhere, see all the Stocks in town,” then come and” ste "Gs, and if our styles are not the best and prices the lowest we won't ‘ask you to buy. W ..H. Hoeke, FURNITURE, CARPETS AND DRAPERY, aa COR. PENNA. AVE. AND 8TH 8T. = |Coal.Coal.Coal WOOD, COKE AND ©OAL. H. T. WILDER, RK. COOK. Formerly with Thos. R. Martin. 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