Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1895, Page 4

4 - THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON SATURDAY..............March 23, 1895. CROSBY S. NOYES................ Editor. THE EVENING STAR has « regular and permanent circulation much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. G7In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of perso absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the Office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. The District Commissioners are to be praised for the promptness and energy with which they adopted the suggestion of The Star that pending a permanent solu- tion of the contagious hospital problem ar- rangements might be made with some of the hospitals now receiving aid from the government for the care of patients suffer- ing from diphtheria, scarlet fever and sim- ilar diseases. The present outlook is favor- able to the establishment of such arrange- ments with one or more of the hospitals as will prevent a recurrence of the disgrace- ful episode that most recently called gen- eral attention to the lack of proper facili- ties for handling these cases. The ready acquiescence of the Providence Hospital in the request of the Commissioners shows that it has taken a broad, charitable, sensi- ble view of the case, and it is not to be thought for a moment that it has by its action jeopardized in the least the welfare of the hundreds of patients who are cared for in that: institution. The best medical authorities agree that the chances of con- tagion of these diseases from proximity beyond the radius of a few rods are prac- tically eliminated py modern methods of disinfection. Whatever may be the decision of the officials of the Interior Department in regard to the ward at the Freedmen’s Hospital which the Commissioners claim was originally built for just such purposes, but which has been diverted to other uses, the success of the Commissioners’ appeal, to the other hospitals for the temporary accommodation of diphtheritic and other patients, with the assent of Providence Hospital as a starter, seems now fairly well assured. —_—___++-+—_____ A significant vote was taken yesterday in the British House of Commons on the gen- eral proposition to pay members of parlia- ment a salary in the future. The motion prevailed by eighteen majority, and thus for the second time wit.in two years the lower house of the British parliament has placed itself on record in favor of the only sensible and practical system of govern- ment by representation. In 1893 a similar resolution was adopted, but led to no ap- propriative legislation. It is probable that the House of Lords stands in the way of this reform, just as it has frequently op- posed other measures of real progress, but these two votes indicate a growing belief in the minds of the British public that the paid legislator is a better servant than the volunteer. The chief argument of those who favor the new order of things appears to be based on the belief that the present system of unremunerated public service tends to the selection for parliamentary seats of too many men of the same class and rank in life, and to the exclusion of many efficient men who would accurately represent those classes who most need the tender and considerate care of parliament. No mention was made in the motion that was adopted of a sum to be paid each mem- ber, and this is to be deplored, as many interesting deductions might be made from the British estimate of the financial value of the legislator to the nation. The matier would be doubly interesting in the light of the recent local developments concerning American Congressmen and their supplies of books, seeds and stationery, which ap- Pear to indicate that the average member of Congress finds his salary too small. ~~ «= —_—_. ‘There is a prospect that the troubles of the Secretary of State may be augmented by a misunderstanding with the French government, for news is at hand to the ef- fect that an American citizen has been sen- tenced to imprisonment for twenty years after a trial by the French authorities in Madagascar on charges which are under- stood to have grown out of valuable con- cessions made to Mr. Waller by the Mada- Sascar government. Enough is not now known to warrant a surmise that there is suflicient cause for intervention by this government, but the presumption is that the French have exceeded their authority, for Mr. Waller is unquestionably an Amer- ican citizen, having served as the consul of the United States at Tamftave ‘for several years. Later reports may demonstrate that there was ample ground for the unusual sentence of imprisonment, and it is to be hoped that the case will not develop into such proportions as will lay another bur- den on the already overweighted shoulders of the American Secretary of State. —____ + e > —___ No possible good can come of the discus- sion now surging back and forth between the north and south about the recent epi- sode at Richmond, when Gov. O’Ferrall entertained a colored man in the capacity of a member of the Massachusetts legisla- ture, not knowing when he tendered the invitation that one of the Massachusetts visitors was a negro. There is a disposition on the part of certain political enemies of Gov. O’Ferrall to make capital of this inci- dent to his disparagement, while the north- ern press is adding fuel to the flames of sectional discussion by reviving memories of the civil war and the days of slavery. Whatever the merits of the controversy may be, it is unfortunate that the southern press should have called attention to the matter, which would, by judicious hand- ling, have been dismissed as the unimport- ant Incident which it really was. ———~+ ++ —___ Mr. Debs’ case will presently be argued in the Supreme Court. Having himself af- forded a brief but brilliant example of the insolence of office he will now be in- dulged in a little experience with the law's delay. —_ e+ ____ , The naming of Russell Sage as a charity commissioner may be considered an effort to have at least a joke at that gentleman’s expense. ——__teo—__— China's position 1s soon defined. wants peace; lots of it and quick. > 2—_____ She It is not to be doubted that the District Commissioners have by this time ascer- tained the fact that their recent order es- tablishing a censorship over the local offi- cial news has not met with the approval of the citizens of Washington. No valid argument has been advanced from any quarter in support of the theory that the Commissioners have the right to keep the legitimate tidings of the official doings of the various branches of the District gov- ernment from the public, which is the practical and logical result of requiring that all such news shall be filtered through them. No theory ‘that can be sustained a moment has yet been suggested upon which such an order could be wise, judicious, useful or just. The various absurdities and extravagances of the order and the con- ditions to which it has given rise have been from time to time pointed out in The Star, and by this time the people have had ample opportunity to determine for themselves whether or not the censorship is desirable. Under a well-regulated sys- tem no possible harm could ever come from the widest publicity being given to every act of the Commissioners and subor- dinate chiefs. On the other hand, the se~ crecy born of the censorship creates mys- tery, followed by suspicion, which in turn gives birth to innuendo, and finally to open accusation that important facts are kept.hidden by those in power. The sug- gestion that the Commissioners may have personal reasons for their official actions is too often made under the most favora- ble circumstances, and it is due te them- selves to use every effort to prevent the arising of such conditions as would aggra- vate this tendency to slur the motives of the governors of the District. A censor- ship such as that which is now being at- tempted at the District building hurts the Commissioners more than the newspapers, but it hurts the public worst of all. That such an order cannot be strictly enforced can be demonstrated within twenty-four hours. The facts of official happenings cannot be suppressed. The man who tried yesterday to sell a muzzle to the District Commissioners was on the right track‘ when he said that it is time wasted to ‘tty to choke the press, that the only way’ to en- force a censorship is to muzzle every indi- vidual connected with the systemr of gov- ernment. Why keep up the farce any longer? ——__++2-_____ Councilman Lane of Boston has an idea that should receive the hearty support and ccrdial praise of every sober citizen. He has asked the police committee of the com- mon council to consider a plan for the testing of inebriety in order to prevent, as he says, the unjust punishment of upright men wrongly accused of intoxication. His device is extremely simple and probably effective. It consists of the drawing of a chalk line on the floor of every station house along which each person arrested for inebriety shall be required to walk. Failure to adhere to the straightness of this line will be accepted by the presiding genius of the establishment as circumstantial evi- dence of the truth of the charges preferred. by the patrolman. But in view of the fact that men who are ill may be equally unable to walk the chalk line, Mr. Lane suggests a second and final test Which requires each suspect to spell certain words of varying difficulty. It is to be presumed that an educated man who is ill can stand this test well but it would certainly go hard with the poor unfortunate who may be taken with a disorder of the stomach without a previous acquaintance with the principles of orthography. Nevertheless there is merit in’ Mr. Lane’s scheme, however ridiculous it may appear at first, and some such plan for testing the true condition of the prisoner might profitably be tried in the large cities. Mr. Lane says that to his certain knowledge men who are perfectly sober are often arrested because of per- sonal grudges held against them by patrol- men aud it is to prevent such injustices that he proposes his plan. The chalk line might be made a permanent part of each station house and no doubt there are many variations of the scheme that a scientific man might suggest. By all means let the chalk-line-spelling-school for the detection of intoxication be given a trial. A correspondent writes to The Star to ask if it is true that the next Congress will be asked to make the employes on the new city post office permanent and retire them after twenty-five years’ service, or when sixty-five years old, on three-fourths pay. As this question would probably be referred by the congressional committees to which it might be sent to the Supervis- ing Architect of the Treasury for an orti- cial opinion as to its advisability, it may be well for the new occupant of that office to take it under consideration now in en- ticipation of such action by Congress. There is really merit in the suggestion which would probably commend itself to the judgment of the supervising architect. The plan could never become vastly ex- pensive to the government for there is no earthly prospect that the number of men employed on the building could ever be- come so large that it will bankrupt the Treasury to senston all of them even at tull pay. Then, too, it is evea possible that the building may be finished, if care and Giligence be exercised in its construction, within the twenty-five years mentioned by The Star’s correspondent as the limit of service. No facts are at hand at present to indicate the average age of the em- ployes now engaged in the work, but in the absence of statistics it may be as- sumed that this average is not higher than thirty-five or forty years, so that the serv- ice limit would itself be exhausted before the average workingman could be retired for age. The advantages of securing a corps of laborers with a permanent inter- est in their work are many and manifest. The building has now been under way for three years and thirty-one days, and is not yet half finished. The Star’s estimate that it will not be completed before August 17, 1006, gives it a term of construction of over fourteen years, so that it will be seen that the suggestion made above is quite economical. There were today employed one hundred and eleven men. ——____+ 0 Dr. Parkhurst is devoting so much atten- tion to the discovery of crookedness that the detective stary of the future may su- persede the familiar Vidocq or Dupin with a clergyman. —_—_+ > ___ Perhaps Mrs. Lease is waiting for that mayor's office to become a little more demonstrative in seeking the woman. —_—_—_~ e+ ___. Instead of dying out, as was predicted, the Tammany hoodoo appears to grow more vigorous as time progresses. —_—__+»—___\_. The bogus present to Liliuokalani was calculated to give her a very unfair im- pression of , Chicago Mterature. ——__~+=—_—_ Virginia’s complications involving south- ern hoSpitality and the color line are be- coming more and more exciting. —_+«-+—___- Danger in Overhead Wires. From Report of Chief Walker of Philadelphia Elec- trical Bureau. I am still of the opinion that the suc- cessful working of the underground trolley is assured, and as rapidly as circumstances will admit all the wires should be depressed. The dangerous features of the overhead trolley and electric system were, perhaps, never more forcibly illustrated than during the storm of December 27, 1894. The snow, winds, sleet, etc., incidental to such severe storms, in this instance were aggravated to a-high degree, causing wires, poles, etc., that would, perhaps, have withstood many storms of less magnitude, to be broken and twisted and fall to the surface of the high- ways, meeting in their descent a new dan- ger (the trclley wire) never before ex- Perienced during a severe storm in this city. The guards placed above the trolley wire to prevent it from contact with other wires falling upon it became in themselves a danger. In many instances they broke and coiled around the trolley wires, and falling into the street, made it dangerous for pedestrians. Under ordinary circum- stances the ‘guard’ wires might possibly have prevented others from coming in con- tact with the trolley wires, but fn circum- stances of this kind they are utterly use- less; in fact, become a danger themselves by breaking and falling to the street!’ Even when they remain in position the foreign wires falling from all directions drop be- tween the guards, and being in contact with the trolley wire carried the current to the guards, which being fastened and ground to the poles presented an additional danger to any one touching the poles. Un- derground wires remain intact, as from their positions they do not feel the effects of a storm. This 1s but another illustration of the necessity of placing electric light, telephone and trolley wires under ground. —_—___+ + -____ Hide Nothing From the People. From the Anne Arundel Advertiser. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia have established a news censor- ship over all the departments of District government, with the secretary of the board as the man to decide what shall be published and what shall not. That is a great mistake on their part, as the public is entitled to knowledge of the acts of its servants, and when they try to hide them the suspicion naturally arises as to whether their acts are what they should be, THE WEEK. The international complications of the State Department continue to be the chief topic. It has developed that Secretary Gresham has asked for the recall of Min- ister Thurston of Hawait, alleging that the latter has been guilty of ignoring diplo- matic etiquette. Minister Muruaga of Spain, sturg by the newspaper comments un his remarks regarding the Allianca affair, pub- shed here and in Spain, sent home his res- ignation, which was refused. Spain delays @ reply to the demand of :the State De- partment for an apology for firing on the Allianca. Meanwhile some perturbation has been observed over England’s demand of $75,000 indemnity because of indignities to Englishmen in that country. It has been feared that in case of refusal, England would seize Nicaraguan territory, which would be a manifest violation: of the Mon- roe doctrine. Another cause for anxiety has been England’s position toward Venez- uela. The regions now known, as Guiana and Venezuela formerly belonged to Spain and Holland. Holland owned the region east of the Esseauibo river, and Spain owned that west of it. The people west of the. river revolted in 1810 and created the Independent republic Venezuela. In 1814 Great Britain acquired from Holland the region immediately east of the Essequibo river, now known as British Guiana. Great Britain has now set up 2 claim to all the Venezuelan territory from the Essequibo West to the Orinoco. This claim Venezuela disputes. An enforcement of it is deemed a vielation of the Monroe doctrine. The captain of the Conde de Venadito, who fired on the Allianca, claimed that the other vessel bore the English flag. Capt. Cross- man of the Allianca has made an affidavit denying this. Capt. C. F. Shoemaker was formally detailed to act as chief of the revenue cutter service, and immediately took. charge of the office. The Danish steamship Horsa left Savannah with the two hundred colored emigrants for Li- beria. State troops continue to protect the colored laborers on the New Orleans levees. Sixty or more men p2rished in the mine ex- plosion at Red Canyon,Wyo. The grand jury in New Orleans brought in fifteen Indict- ments, charging twenty-eight men with murders committed during the riots on the lev: At Buffalo Clarence Robinson was sentenced to life imprisonment, and Sadie, his wife, to twenty years’ imprisonment, for killing Montgomery Gibbs. Mrs. W. E. Holton of Keya Paba county, Neb., was criminally aszaulted, and then strangled to death in her home. The crime was com- mitted by thieves to prevent her giving testimony against cattle rustlers. There was much excitement at Dover, Del., when iggins’ followers, with the exception of Representative Wilson, had deserted and voted for Kdward G. Bradford of New Castle, but no result was gained. Fire in eotton in New Orleans caused a loss of $250,000. Fire Gestroyed $300,000 worth of property in Burlington, Vt. One man was burned to death. United States Commis- sioner Shields at New York held Charles A. Dana, editor of the Sun, for the United States district court, where argument is to be heard upon the indictment of the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia, charging him with libeiing Mr. F. B. Noyes of this city. Gen. Adam Badeau died at Ridgewood, N. J., aged sixty-five. Ex-Con- gressman Amos Townsend of Cleveland, Ohio, died at St. Augustine, Fla. Foreign. The Spanish cruiser Reina Regente was found sunk near the Straits of Gibraltar, with only twenty inches of the vessel’s masts showing above water; the cruiser carried a crew of 420 officers and men, all of whom are believed to have perished. Many persons were killed by an explosion of dynamite, constituting the cargo of the ship Elizabeth, at Salmouth, Germany. Viceroy Li Hung Chang and Mr. John W. Foster arrived at Shimonoseki, and were received by the Japanese minister of for- eign affairs. Prince Waldemar, reigning prince of Lippe-Detmold, is dead, at the age of seventy-one. It is said that the Japan- ese army does not want peace now, and the negotiations may fail. Resumption of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Portugal causes general satisfaction. Gen. von Werder, German ambassador to Ru: sia, was recalled. President Caro announces that the revolution of the Republic of Co- lombla is at an end. The decisive engage- ment was fought near Medaga, in the de- partment of Santander. In the battle be- tween the rebels and the government forces In Lima, Peru, two thousand men _ were killed; President Caceres has resigned, and a provisional government is reported to have concluded an armistice between the government and the insurgents. Im the District. Under the act passed at the last session of Congress creating the offices of surveyor and assistant surveyor the Commissioners appointed William Forsythe, for many years the District surveyor, and Henry D. Looker te these positions. A verdict of guilty was rendered by the jury in the case of Joseph A. Beam, charged with the mur- der of Anna L. Leahy. The President re- turned from his hunting trip to the Caro- lina coast. The executive committee of the National Association of Underwriters was in session during the week, and there was also a convention of Christian workers held. Louis Bachschmid died from the re- sult of injuries received by being run down by a wagon on 13th street, opposite the Builders’ Exchange. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. The death of James McDermott occurred dur- ing the week, and the news was received of the death in China of Rev. Dr. Nathan Sites, a missionary of the M. E. Church. Miss Mary Delaney of Milwaukee, a wo- man about thirty-five years of age, believed to be of unsound mind, was arrested and held for trial, charged with an attempt to set fire to St. Patrick's and St. Dominic’s Church edifices. In both cases the fire was discovered and extirguished before any material damage was done. W. Calvin Chase, convicted of criminal libel of Re- corder of Deeds Taylor, was sentenced to ninety days in jail. —____+++____ SHOOTING STARS. A Sinecure. “Ym t'inkin’ ‘bout worrukin’,” said Meandering “Mike. “Gway!” replied Plodding Pete. “Dey ain’t no job that’ud suit you.” “Yes, dey is. Ye've heard "bout dese primmy donners havin’ people hustle ter git tings in de newspapers?” “Cert.” “Well, I’m goin’ ter ‘ply fur de posish of press agent ter de Mystic T’ree dat does de Commish act down to de District buildin’s.” No Wheels for Him. ‘We are on the verge of a revolution,” ‘she cried. a “No, Maria,” replied Mr. Meekins, pa- tiently but firmly, “you can go out and ride your bicycle if you want to; but I’m blest if I will.” Cares. It is a busy world we view With worrying and wishing; “The ducks are scarce attended to Before it’s time for fishing. Looking Forward to the Chase. “You ought to take some rest,” said the sympathetic friend. “Can’t you go fishing or something like that? “Well,” replied Mr. Weery, “I’m going duck-hunting pretty scon.”” “Where?” “Up on F street. My wife has seen a duck of @ bonnet that I’ve got to go in pursuit of.” A Practical Poet. Of birds he’d sing, and balmy spring; Of flow’rets would he carol. But, just the same, he clothed his frame In winter-time apparel. Z Couldn’t Tell Her All. “Harold,” she said, “the letter you wrote me while you were out of the city was beautiful I was proud to receive it.” “Were you?” he responded, his eyes glow- ing with pleasure. “Yes. And yet—I could not help feeling that it was not yourself.” “Didn’t you recognize the handwriting?” “Yes. But I felt that you were not speaking to me just as you felt—that there were things in your mind which you did not say.” “Qh-er—of course. It was certainly clever of you to discover that. You see, I couldn't tell you all that was in my mind. I wrote that letter with a fountain pen.” ‘WEST END DRY GOODS STORE, 20TH ST. AND THE AVE. The Spring — Show of. Dress Goods. Spring’s approach was never heralded by cholcer, prettier weaves and fabrics., New thoughts, new beauties and mostly new prices greet your eye at every turn. Even the stuffs seem to wear a'}icbpr light. WOOL DRESS GOODS. FOR OUR 50c. SERGES! And what a isp, uncrush- abie, dyed 1] finished for serv- © ice. re map when you see it it all the superla- tives we can give it, In blacks and blogs. if 20c. fine even twill and of a weight that'll win your liking. Lots of new things this sea- son. Favorites of the season price marked almost as if the Weaver and printer worked for fun. FRENCH DOMET FLANNELS, in checks & and stripes. Regularly sold at 10c...... Cc. A case of APRON GINGHAMS, Te. the BE least you'll pay anywhere . 5 2 A Lot of Remnants India Linen, ‘The 10, 12 and 15e. Qualities. Rercales, sara wis. Dimities, American’ Satines, &c., &e. Just the sort that every woman will be wanting before spring gets half over— and at less—much lese—than the month-from-now prices may be. For the mep—The spring styles in Neckwéar are in, as well as the spring weights In Under- wear. Popular prices, Johnson, Garner & Co., 1947 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.. 2oth St. & Ave. Choosé 2# you wish—were previously 4c. and 50e—a lot of Serges, Cassimeres and Fig- ured Goods. A genuine saving of 14 to 24c.! For a FINR GERMAN HEN- RIETTA. The wp-tilfnow price, Te. A “gold black—fashion'’s colors this sea:on—42-in. wide— 7c. 8c. RAPP’S ENTERPRISE, 1239 and 1241 1th St. S.E. Do not miss an item of this advertisement from the large “bank- rupt sale of Field, Chap- man & Tenner, New York city. Never in a lifetime has such a gol= den opportunity been offered by us. $1.00 Children’s Sut $2.00 Children’s Suits... $2.50 Children’s All-wool Suits. $3.00 Children’s All-wool Spits. $4.00 Children’s All-wool Suits. 50c. Boys’ Military Caps. 50c. Boys’ Jockey Caps. Ladies’ Capes. Ladies’ Capes. $2.00 Ladies’ Tan Capes. $2.00 Ladies’ Black Capes. $2.50 Ladies’ Brown Capes. $2.50 Ladics’ Blue’ Cape: $3.00 Lalies’ Black Capes. $3.50 Ladies’ Black Capes..... . Just think, Ladies’ Percale Walst, laundered collars and cuffs, sold for $1 by all houses. Our Price, 59c.- $1.25 Ladies’ Patent-tip Dongola Shoe. Our Price, 75c. 25e. Bicycle Hose, for Boys. 2 Our Price, 15c. We will soon an= nounce our Millinery display and exhibition Prices. Everything complete in this De- partment. ‘ 60c. Ladies’ Opera Hose. Our Price, Only 1§c. Ribbed Vests for ladies. Our Price, 4c. 15c. Another New Invoice. Wash Kai Kai Silks. A 29¢. All-wool Dress Goods, Crepons and other Novel- ties. 29¢. RAFF’S ENTERPRISE, 1239 and 124k uth St. S.E." Gaeeasaaseasabsanaaenaaasae ‘Come lim With} ‘YOUR HAIR } or cut hair.7We'll make it y IDS, BANGS/ WIGS or FRON' in ‘the “most, artistic manner. Every variety of hair Work performed by experienced ‘and Ger- mi into Bi PIECES skilled French and Ger man artists. Charges very moderate. , (Mme. Worth, 516 9th St. } Dressing Parlors. mh23- (Heir Dressing Tae vwvvvwweevevy , THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. - Woodward 10TH, 11TH AND F STS. N. +, Lothrop, DRESS GOODS - FOR EASTER. GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE DRESS GOODS SHCTIONS. THE NEW FANCIES IN SILK, WOOL ~ AND OOTTON ARE ABUNDANT—AND WHAT A BLENDING AND MINGLING AND GROUPING OF COLORS. AND WHAT MAGICAL EFFECTS THE ARTISTS HAVE .WROUGHT WITH THEM. THE BEAUTIFUL STUFFS ARE BEING QUICKLY APPROPRIATED AND THERE'S BUT A SHORT TIME TO EASTER. THE LOWER-PRICED FABRICS SHOW UNUSUAL BEAUTIES. THESE CHOICE GOWN STUFFS COVER A VAST DEAL OF SPACE AND ARE REMARKABLE FOR GREAT VA- RIETY AND MODERATE PRICES. BRIGHT, DASHING, SAUCY THINGS, IF YOU WISH—DEMURE AND UNPRETENTIOUS IF YOU LIKE. SOMETHING FOR EVERY TASTE. ALL THB LATEST NOVELTIES IN THE FASHIONABLE CREPONS, BLACK AND COLORED. ALISO EVERY OTHER KIND AND STYLE SANCTIONED BY FASHION. THIS MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF DRESS STUFFS IS A REAL, PRACTICAL DEMONSTRA- ‘TION OF COLORS, STYLES AND FABRICS AND AN INVALUABLE AID IN THE PREPARATION OF BASTER TOILETS. Crepons and many other rich sorts just received from across the water. here, and already the novelties are being picked up and taken off. Colored Dress Stuffs. Some of the choicest are The present stock, embracing all the latest novelties in Crepons and other fashionable weaves, appeals to all tastes, and all can be easily and quickly suited. Here are some of the latest: CREPON, PLAIN, Large crinkles, navy, brown, gray and evening shades. 38 INCHES WIDE..... se eeeeeee BOC. CREPON, PLAIN, Lorge crinkles, navy and brown, 45 INCHES WIDE..... CREPON, FANCY, ‘Solid navy, brown, green, gray and tans. 47 INCHES WIDE. ences + $1.00 CREPON PEBBLE, Navy and brown. 48 INCHES WIDE GREPON MOHALI, In a large line of staple colors. 45 INCHES WIDE.. ceveceeces BLD CREPON PEBBLE, With mobatr stripes, nayy and brown. 45 INCHES WIDE. - -$1.50 CREPON FANTAISE, ‘Three handsome three-toned effects. 42 INCHES WIDE. CREPON TRICOTINE, 45 INCHES WIDB..........---.0-2+000+++-$2.25 CREPON NID D'ABEILLE, ‘Two handsome combinations—a mingling of brown with black and biuet with black. 46 INCHES WIDE... ALL-WOOL FANCIES, 100 pieces, bought of the manufacturer at a special price that enables us to offer them AT. oececeee - -25e. SHEPHERD CHECKS, Navy and white, brown and white, black and white. All wool. 38 INCHES WIDE. eeececees BOC, TEIGE FANCIES, Manufactured in France, all wool, six handsome effects. Under the old tariff the price for this quality would have been 75c. yard, 38 INCHES WIDE. = 50c. ALL-WOOL CHALLIES, ‘That sold last season under the old tariff for 50c. and 60c., are NOW .. TEST ALL-WOOL CHALLIES, In handsome three-toned printings, that were @5c. yard in '94, are NOW .. 450. SILK AND WOOL CHALLIES Or Javanaise—cilk and satin stripes on wavy, black ard white grounds, with dainty printings— that were 85c. last year, are Now Black Dress Stufts.- We have every good kind of Black Stuff, including a complete line of Priestley’s and Lapin'’s Plain and Fancy Blacks. Crepons are, of course, the most popular weaves this season. The wonderful demand for high-class Crepons has made it difficult for manufacturers to keep up the supply. Antici- pating this, we placed carly and frequent orders, and, as a result, we shall have on sale Monday morn- ing a large assortment of Crepons in novel effects and wide range of qualities. PLAIN CRINKLY CREPONS, 40-inch, all wool, 40-inch. all wool. 48-inch, silk and wool. 48-inch, silk and wool. PLISSH CREPON 45-inch .... JACQUARD CREPO! 42-inch .. eeeeeceees S125 WAFFLE CREPON, M5-inch 2.2... eceeeeeee+ $1.50 GAUFFRE CREPON, 42 and 45-inch. ......-.... seeccetes + $1.50 | FANTAISE CREPON, PEBBLE CREPON, PLISSE CREPON, 45-tuch ae eeeees ee $2.00 With silk luster. sesceees 82.00 Several widths. $2.50 to $4.00 Cotton Dress Stuffs. ‘Their story is never told—can’t be in newspaper limits. The two, three or a dozen sorts we tell of from time to time are no more than random samples from the greatest and richest assortment we ever saw. No cotton weave that's worthy but we ave it, and in the fullest variety. No stock in this city can compare with them in elther greatness f quality or lowness of price. Fullest choosing now; amplest leisure for making. Warm days are not far off. CLEMATIS CREPON. ‘A favorite already—light and airy. Cream, white and pretty shades of pink, blue, lavender, yellow and cardinal. Yard. -12%e. CREPE DE JAPON Is a new arrival, the prettiest of the season. It has a crinkled pique ground, with printed spots, stripes and figures. Also solid colors. Anothe- of ours for Washington. Yard. -12%e., KOECHLIN’S ORGANDIES. Handsome fioral patterns on dark, light tinted and white grounds. Very effective over white or some bright color. Yard. BT. PRINTED INDIAN DIMITIES. The same high grade of Irish fabric we have car- rled for 80 many years and that has given such gen- eral satisfaction. The assortment of patterns is much larger than ever before. Be. MOUSSELINES DE LINDE. A French India muslin of the very finest grade, printed in the most artistic designs we have on any cotton goods. Yard... eeeeeeeeBle, ‘TEVIOT SUITING. Ours exclusively for Washington. Somewhat re- sembles duck and galatea suitings, but is much soft- er and more pliable than either. An ideal costume cloth for golf, cycling, tennis and walking. Yard, B5c. KOBE CREPE. A genuine Japanese fabric of silk and cotton. Easily laundered; does not require ironing. Plain colors, stripes and checks. Yard. + -35e. SWIVEL SILK GINGHAMS. ‘The original and best manufactured. 1895 di and colorings, including the fashionable combinations and shadings usually seen only in the most expen- sive silks. Yard............ 0... .0..eeceen0ee DOC. WE INVITE INSPECTION OF A PARTICULARLY FORTUNATE PURCHASE OF 4o-Inch Fine Printed Lawns, ALL THIS SEASON’S STYLES. THEY GO ON SALE MONDAY AP toc. Yard. Regular Price is 15c. seseeeees-10th st. building.) ‘ — Special Values for Monday In Housekeeping Goods-- Linens, Bedwear, Cottons, &c. Bed Spreads. 120° Crochet Spreads, 11-4 size, Marseilles pat- Linens. 100 dosen % Dinner Napkins, Richardson's Dozen $2.65 150 pairs Hemstitched All-linen Pillow Cases, un- jaundered. Pair....- 0c. 200 dozen Hemmed Hucl size, 21x44 Inches...... 7c. each, $2.00 doz. —o— Comforts. 200 Best Quality Summer Comforts, silkalige edges. bound Regular | price, corer ers peceeeeereata0) make. $2.50 Cottons. me rt French Finish Long Cloth for ladies’ aaa SS Piece of 12 yards..... -$1.50 and children’s wear. —o—— Cotton Bedwear. 500 Muslin Sheets for single beds, 114x2% ae terns .. 100 “‘Obe! isk" 11-4 Crochet Spreads, good weight ‘owels, extra large | and quality, Marseilles patterns.....:........75e. 200 “Boston”? 11-4 Crochet Spreads, made of three-ply yarn, Marseilles patterns...........85c. 300 Crochet Spreads, 11-4 size, different makes, @ variety of designs. Formerly $1.25. $1.00 48 Marseilles Spreads, 12-4 size, excellent qual- ity, pretty designs, hemmed ready for use. For- merly $3.75.... sent ee ee $3.00 Hemstitched Marseilles Spreads, full size, $2.75 to $5.50 —— White Goods. 100 pieces English Nainsook, 40 inches wide, soft nh Ss seeee ee BBC. ia00 ow Cases, made of “Dwight Anchor’ | finish, for ladies’ end children's wear. 12-yard muslin. Size 22%4x36 inches. Each, -15e. | piece . seee $1.75 (2d floor... See SSSI 1ith st. building.) —_—__ Woodward & Lothrop. QS95 Gas Fixture for (S90 Gas Fixture for Q$60 Gas Fixture for ($44 Gas Fixture for $38 Gas Fixture for These are not all—every Gas Fixture in the bouse is reduced— perhaps not so much—but enough to make buying from us best for &. SHEDD,<«. Heaters, Gas Fitters, Plumbers, 432 oth St. N.W. ae | “If it’s Furniture, we have it." | o_O You'll Make MONEY By saving it you watch the bar- —— gain offers in our two-day Furnl- for a price that was never quoted on them before. Parlor Suite, $19.75- S-piece Parlor Suite, upholstered in silk tapestry—had to have its price cut twice to reach $19.75. ‘Chamber Suite,$16.75. A bargain just about as big. 3-plece Solid Oak Suite, with 24x30-in. French bevel plate mirror. Usually $30. Monday and Tuesday, $16.75. Chiffonier - - $5.35. Guess you can’t go lower for any Chif- fonier—know you can't go lower or as low for this one anywhere. Solid oak, 5 draw- Comfortable, well-made Couches, _up- holstered in crushed mbhair plush, 4 colors. ideboard - - $8.95. Another leader. Solid Oak Sideboard well made and finished. Bevel plate mir- ror, with shelf above, 2 small and one large drawer, 2 cupboards, serpentine top. A $i value for $8.95. Extension Table,$3.45 Solid Oak 6-foot Extension Table—a good table—and at a price that's probably the lowest any extension table is sold for. Baby Carriage, $3.90. Baby Carriage, with rattan body, and either shaved “spoke or bicycle wheels— If You Want Credit It's yours. Same low prices to CREDIT as to CASH BUYERS— —— without any “if you do so and so” about it. Wall Papers. —— Everything's here — everything's —— good — eversthing’s new — every- —— thing's priced moderately. THE JULIUS LANSBURGH FURNITURB AND CARPET CO., “THE RINK,” New York Avenue Bet. 13th and 14th Sts. ‘Agency for the celebrated Columbia Auto- matic Filter. it FFSSSISS TSE OS OSI OS SO ve eese A GOOD WIFE 111 1 1 Has am eye to her husband's 11-1 1 interests, especially in the mat- 11 10 1 ter of purchases. ‘The Trunks 11 1 1 she sees advertised as IVEN AWAY 1 1 1 1 | She knows are no bargain. Ex- 1 1 14-1 pertenced travelers, who have 1 1 f 1 1 beom using Topbam’s Trunks for 111 1 years, can tell you that along ITH EVERY 11 1 1 ‘Trunk he sells goes an honest iad 11 | You buy here is a Washington 1,1 1 1 1 production, and you can be 11 1 1 1 amply satisfied as to this and 1111 1 other advantages in our 11 1-1-1 by a visit to our shops, 1 1 111 we extend to all. Those Traveling in the window 6oc. $1.40. TOPHAIV’S TRUNK AND TRAVELERS’ GOODS MANUFACTORY, 1231 PENN. AVE. Factory—1218 and 1220 E st. SEOSOS SIS SOP HOS Whose Advertisement is This? It 1s from a well-known business man, whose motto is honesty from CIPLE, not polt a man who does RIGHT or not at ‘© man who is always ready to help his cus- tomers over any hard place, but not willing to give his gocds away; a man to whom you cap go and buy just what you want on your simple promise to pay—so that you need not know any- thing about the hard times—you will only be required to pay small cash payment, and give your promise to pay balance weekly or mouthty just what you can spare. We can furnish your Louse from top to bot- HL i 9 9S9OO9E99OO009OO 0000000 000000000000000000000000060009 g $99S90090000900600006060906600009096600050600006 e urniture, Carpets, Stoves, Matting, Shades, Comforts, White Spreads, ‘China, Glass and Lamps, Tin Ware, Tubs, Wringers, Knives and Forks, Spoons, etc.--cash or credit. Oak Suite, $12.50. G-tt.” Table, $3.50-—regular $5.00 one. 6 Tumblers. 18c. Parlor Suite, rugs or ha! cloth, $22.50. If you want to pay cash we will sive you big money. time We give you your own terms. do you want? If you want to buy on What more Remember name and place. Grasty, The Pusher, 1510-12 7TH ST., BET. P AND Q N.W. Everything for the house—Farniture, China, Tia it Ware, &c. Cash or Credit.