Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1895, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. —— SOPOT <6 OO OO SE EEO 65-3F 3H OO OF $6-96-S0-4048 Grea P-SO-VS-SS' a” laudable mission ?. fidence. Quality—like and through good. the best is cheapest. ‘Summer Fancies. ‘There are some woolen gowns that are needed all summer long—and we have the proper goods to make them of. Travelers and Jounger—in new patterns and new weaves. Here are some of the sturdiest: 8G-Inch Silk and Wool Suitings—20e. a yd. 36-inch Checks, a yd. -ineh Stripes—The. a yd. 88-inch Imported Tweeds—The. a yd. ch Checks—$1 a yd. Stik and Wool Stripes and Mixtures POPP LOS SS PH-LH-PLE-PL-DP- PP S-OO-9HDO-GOL DSB GHG OOH OO-BH-F FY -9S-S9-9 Novelties—$1 ks for ‘“‘Jaunting gowns'’— 25 a yd. 46-ineb a yd. 44-inch Fancy Crepons, _ete.—$1.50 avy Blue Scrge—50c. a yd. avy Blue Serge—59e e Cheviot ‘Crepons—Navy Elue—S5e. DP OD OL-OH- DIDDY ¢Parting with the éBlack Goods. Our Blacks" are bargains. The calendar regulates it. This store is run on schedule time—and we are approaching the close of the season. That is why we are sacrificing. It 1s your opportunity. Don't miss it. The weaves that are wrecked are among the most fashlonable of the famous ones. Just as honestly good at the re- “beauty duced prices as they were at the original. 28-Inch All-silk Plafd Grenadines—were $1—now 0c. a yard. PES PSP LO VDSS POH PP ODO. Greater Goodness-== ter Popularity-- Things are moving along merrily here. We seem to have a very easy time making everybody comfortable in mind and purse. Having nothing in the store but what is the best lets us look everybody in the eye with con- transparent. There is mo crust of goodness cov= ering a core of faults and flaws here.. Through Almost everybody has found out—too—that We have been teaching that truth—and emphasizing it with practical illustrations for fifty-five years. PERRY’S, . “Ninth and the Avenue.” 9 -At= PERRY’S. Isn’t that a good ice—is clear and 24-Inch All-silk and Satin-striped Gren- adines—were $i—now Tbe. a yard. 48-inch Bourette Grenadines—were $3— now $2.50 a yard. 2t-inch Brocaded Striped Grenadines— Were $1.15—now $1 a yard. 40-inch “A Jour’? Grenadines—were $2.50—now §2 a yard. 44-inch Mohair-and-wool Waffle Crepons —were $2—now $1.50 a yard. 44-fuch Corrugated Crepons—silk and wool—were-$3—now $2.50 a yard. 2-inch Panama Whipeords—the Priest- ley goodness—were $1.50—now $1 a yard. - 88-inch Silk-and-wool Jacquards—were $1—now Se. a yard. 42-Inch Boucle Crepons—were $1.25—- now $1 a vard. “40-inch Wool Dentelles—were $1—now We. a yard. 46-inch Grenadine Travers—were §2.25— now $2 a yard. 42-inch All-wool Batistes—polka spot patterns—wer —now S0c. 2 yard. 44-inch Boucle Cheviots—were $1.25— now $1 a yard. From 1 to 7-yard Remnants—plents for waists and skirts—for “almost nothing."* CODE LO IOIHO- SOLO OOO O41 SO -S6-OO-00-8 OPPO E90 -OO-OO- DFMO -OO-OO-4-9-00-00-OO- Linings. We just want to give you an Introduc- tion to what will be proper and best—and to the cost— Black, White and Slate Wire Skirt- ing—-18e, a yard. Fast Black Percalines—125c., 15¢., 20c., 25e. and 30c. a yard. Moire Perealine—in all colors—12!ée. a yard. Imported Black Haircloth—-s8e. a yuri Black Moire Skirting—in three diffe ent patterns—12%ec. a yard. Black Linen Canyas—15c., 25c. a yard. Black Sileot—t5e. a yard. Best quality Black, White, Slate and Natural Color Linen Grass Cloth--12%4c. @ yard, 18e. and DE-GHE-DHE LS GSSH-VSH ~$$-SO-SO-$9-06-99-86-S0 o-So- Sorento Pats hh Sabie aad et 9 ai a Shall We Send It Out? You may as well have the Refrigerator and the Matting today as not—we're wHling to wait for our pay—willing to take it as you GET it—weekly or monthly—and in such sums as you can spare. Six big double foors full of Furniture, Carpets and House- furnishings are thrown open for your selec- tlon— You Needn’t Pay Us All cash—nor you needn't sign a note—or pay any interest. ‘The Refrigerator we sell is the North Star—it took first prize at the World’s Fair—ts cork filled—lined with gal- yanized stecl—and a great ice saver. Thirty for you to choose from—prices begin at 50—ard end at $50. We will cut the Matting and tack it on your floor free; it 1s only a question of preference in color and pattern—the qualities are all equally re- ! Mable. Whenever you see @ carpet—or think | of one—remembér we make them and lay | them—FREE of cost—don't even charge for waste In matching figures. Brussels Carpet 50 cents a yard—Ingrain Carpet, 35 cents. How about a Bed Room Suite?—you should see the one we sell for $13—solid oak—large glass in dresser; almost a hundred other all prices. Plush or Tapestry Parlor Suite, $22.50—a host of others—clear up to $200. Maybe you need a Baby Carriage— ’twon't take long to select one here—300 brand new handsome patterns on our 8d floor; see the one we sell for $5—more at any price you please—up to $50. Don't give yourself any anxiety about the MONEY— we'll arrange the payments in a way that'll please you. GROGAN’S Mammoth Credit House, 819-821-823 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. Jet-Sid Latest and Best, SONNETTE CORSETS. The C. P. Importers make them. 197-4245 Cooking By Gas : —is much more satisfactory and comfort- able in summer—and much less expensive. And a Gas Stove or Range doesn’t cost much if you know where to buy them. Let this stock and prices speak for themselves: Zburner Gas Ranges, $16 up. B-burner Gas Ranges, $18 up. burner Gas Ranges, $20 up. Gas res Ex, 1428 N. Y. Ave. Je5-286 Herovesoooroooosecosoesoose For $1.25 —you can buy HERE a EYEGLASSES, ‘itted with OUR INEST LENSES— cork nose plece— guard—and leather case. EF We examine ey ly, ‘select and St 2 glasses WITHOUT CHARGE. McAllister & Co., Opticians, 4. a street (next to “Sun” bidg.). sebsess $069 O46 556596950409 v G H al I A thing of the past when Nattans Crystal Dis- covery is used. @uaranteed to restore gray or faded hair to its natural color in 3 to 10 dars— positively not a dye. Stops the hair from falling out, arrests dandruff and makes the nicest dressing for the hair one can_u: No poison. No sedl- air of seientifienl- most suitable EXTRA ithe ai > 2990900008800: FOO9S9SO56559O099909056 ment. Xo stains. Price, $1. Trial size, Boe. KOLB MACY, SOLE AGENTS, 8 TH ST. s prepa the country on receliit of price. Tf Your Watch or 1 or Clock *¢ Lack’ its original accuracy, and manifests an jowness or epeediness, 18 Rring it here or’ have Hl be a much more valuable it —One-duy : JeS-12d, are suffering from indigestion, thin bloc, sallow up the dozen 44. Dace: the Giariag Baar Affect Your Eyes? If it does you'd better let us the sclentineally abd. udjust glasses” that'll Te- lieve any strain. I prescribe for gud treat, every disease of the Sit expert and ‘ory manne: eee ry r. Consultation i Oculist and ) Take Elliott, Optician, | Hlevator. and Trust bidg., Rooms 69-70, 5th floor. Dr. seth AUM’ 416 5 7th St. St. Second Week Hodges Bros.’ Auction Bargains, WHICH WE HOPE TO MAKB EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN LAST WEEK. MANY OF LAST WEEK'S BARGAINS DUPLICATED THIS WEEK AND LOTS MORB BROUGHT FORWARD FROM RE- SERVE. Notably A new lot of CORDED WASH SILKS and SWIVEL SILKS; all new patterns and fine colorings. You kuow what they are worth. Our price for choice of the lot ts 125. the yard. “This gives you an inkling of what we are doing. We Bought Them: 80 dozen LADIES’ and CHILDREN'S FANCY STRAW SHAPES, all this sea- son's styles; all colors and finest quality braids, were offered to us AT A PRICE, WE BOUGHT THEM. ‘They go on sale as follow i es i es ss a Se set 3 Soadoesessonteesergontees ots “tots Choice of all regnlar 50c. °25¢. | 2 g a > a Choice of all $1.75 HATS Choice of all §1. HATS .... Seefoagen so See % < In Addition We Offer A lot of Very Fine Flowers; worth 50c. % to $1.25, at a grand bargain’ price— : He "WE : SEE US ANY TIME FoR PROOY. ‘That Lot of | z : FadraSsols $f created a stir last Saturday, so we have = & added some more to them for Monday, % $ and all go same way until sold. $ 3 : Just Halt Price. ; $1.50 PARASOLS NOW. ae -$1.00 $1.13 $1.25, + $1.38 ASOLS NOW. SOLS NOW, PARASULS NOW, Sonerdondentont ‘See Them in the Window. s 09 31.50 % $2. $ : Ka & $ Up to the guest goods same way. As + BE these are all selected from our regular 2 stock they are a bargain worth looking Satter. See Them in Our Window. & ‘Sant? Ilario é rhe new edition, by F. Marion Craw- KS $ ford. Sa type; nicely bound. $ . r Ks § ‘Price, 35Go ¢ [ sonteete ontestectontostonty This is ‘*Fly Time”— RE a Se 7 z 3 Pa pring Spring Screen Doors-- Complete, with spring binges, kno! to put up... hook, eady Sell ‘em We bought a lot very cheap. same way. $2.50 Rockers, $1.90. High Timeto Buy Screens: HERE IS A PRICE LIST: $2.00 Rockers, $1.50. Mexican Hammocks. Full size, plain white, 49¢.; colored, 69¢. Rp Hammocks, with pillow 9Se. up-and a full line to Macreme Cord and stretcher, select from. Remember, Just as Ad- vertised! 'Toilettes.. We are constantly adding all ne arations to this e complete in all lowest prices on the toilet. Best Quality Howell's P Best Tun v prep- aking It We guarantee everything needed for 10c. Tooth Brushes... size Florida Best Talcum Powder, Household Ammonia, extr per, 7 rolis for. Solid Back Bristle Hair Brushes. Swan's Down Powder. Vielet Glycerine and Rose Sledlitz Powder, best quality, Meal, per box.. ite or mottied, 6 for. .10c. 29¢. 4-1b. Ot A As te ts AS AS OA Bs aS Se eB RS te Os es Be ie es te ee CARHART & LEIDY, 928) th Si More —- Wash Fabrics aheer Later on, when Summer has ‘worn it- but Little need 82-inch Shee considered cheap at + only loc. 500 yards ate of that INDIA LINON, 500 yards Fine Heavy Ccrded and Fig- Beautiful Sheer Pi ‘ED LAWNS and Dimities, black and white pie on and ee 124c. hyr Ginghams, some handsome pat- vhich were 18 and I2%c. tten together a table full of remnants of Sheer White Dress Goods, consisting of Plaid Or- gandies, Figured Swisses, and have ed them half price for quick selling. Satteen Skirts, two ruffles teim- med with braid, which we ill close out at less a cost of ma- terial: ‘Only "98. Think of a White Turkish Bath Towel— 20x44 Inches, and worth Ize. Carhart & Leidy, 928 Seventh St. 1t Moses’ Corner. Bh tie Good Values ——These——as good as we know how to buy—and so as good as you’ll want to buy yourself. We're al- ways on the lookout for darge or small quantities of especially good productions, and in hunting around ran across these. Only a few of each—but they’re good es can be and will go very ast. Sideboard $21 Ones, $13.75. §22 Ones, $14.40. he manufacturer had two 3 of each pattern, We wanted at our price. our offer, Closed the Had the goods, shipped. now they're yours at’ the And prices the largest and best ever offered at these prices, which means they're the best values ever offered by shelves. Three draw for silver). Double cio: seem great bargains at $3 or $4 more in each case. Extension Tables-= Dining Chairs Every good sort that’s made—and spe- cially good values throughout the stock of each. Quite a lot of DINING CHAIRS, the odds and ends of broken lots, greatly under price. AND = MOSES SONS, F and ith Sts. N.W. It Storage Warehouses, 22d st. near M. Ozonate Lithia Water Cures Rheumatism and Kidney ‘Troubles. N. W. BURCHELL, jel-14a General Agent. Partings Are Sad! You can delay parting with a favorite garment of any description by. liaving st repaired by the LL MENDIN ap6-78 Boom 4. x 1114-1116 pa nw Water Color & Oil Paintings Copied. Sof Have you a water color or oll 23 + * * painting which you wish copi oe ss s0, bring it to us. In m ing ae these copies we use « oe tatle “plates, which give to the ** ¢ coples the coloring of the original 3 3 ¢ Mlantett hed In ow 56 Hantellos Gaished In our G2 dog st best style for Ww H. Stalee’s, 1107 F St., SUCCESSOR TO WM. B. BRADY. 16d Bargains In Long Hair Switches. $25). Formerly $5.00. Formerly Sh30; Formerly $10.50. uss attendaute in Hair Dressing, or Firs Shampooin ‘Try our in curl, S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N.W.- Jet-20d Call up “77” for Electric Power —or currext for incandescent or are lights, You'll find that electricity 1s the best power and the coolest and most reliable light. Are you thinking of making a change? Write us or call us up—phone 77. U. S. Electric Lighting Co., 213 14TH ST. 20d ‘A stationery bargain that’s moving quickly. Finest [rish Linen Reduced ae O C. From 8sc. to *** This includes 125 sheets note and 100 * ** ‘envelopes—ruled or unruled. An unusual * * * opportunity to get unusually good paper * © * at an unusually small price. 9 AND BOOKSELLER, Je6-20d NO. 1111 F ST.—Opposite Mose: ete. “Curlette,"” for keeping the hair BRAND CALIFORNIA WINES BY s Wook oo Sianuber & coed: Je6-8t* For Good Color and Heavy Growth Of Hair, use AYER’'S Hair Vigor. One : Bottle will do Wonders. Try it. Purify the Blood with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Ir THE BABY is TTING TEECH BE SURE gad uso, that old and well-tried, remedy, Mrs. eae Syrup for children teethit s the ehiid, softens the gum, allays ali fn cures ‘wind colle aul {g the best remedy for jarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. se10-1y RECAMIER CREAM. Winalo On receipt of 181 West 31s We are making Suits to Orderat ready-made prices. Our $10 Suits are reduced from $15 and $20. Our $15 Suits are reduced from $20 and $25. ; White Flannel Coat and Pants to Order, $10. Fit and Workmanship guaranteed. mh20-m_ Morton C. Stout & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, 12 F St. N.W. my31-40d REEVES, POOLD & CO., “Pro 1209 I street, Those cuts in grocery pee OleineSoap4 ye.cake Babbitt’sBestSoap4 yc.c’ ke Pyles’ Pearline, 4 4¢.Package. ‘sPresto’’ Wash Powder, 4c. Package. Sapolio, 7c. Cake. Brooks’CrystalSoap 4c.C’ke ROYAL BAKING POWDER, 40c. LB. CAN. CLEVELAND'S BAKING POWDER, 85c. LB. CAN. NIA CLARET, , 5 FOR $1. Reeves, Poole & Co., i209 F St. it (SUCCESSORS TO N. A. POOLE.) WITH: Pine Blossom Soap. An absolutely pure antiseptle Soap, pos- sessing Powerful curative properties. It both cleanses and heals. Will effectually cure Dandruff, It softens the skin and is superior for shaving. Price 25 Cents, AT ALL DRUGGISTS. Foster Medicine Baltimore, Md. 42d12r-9 Co., | ICE, COAL, WOOD. Home Ice Co., E. M. Willis, Propr. t, 13% 0d 24th st. wharves. ENN: 1 grades of FAM- ILY Coal and Wood. Wholesale aad retail, Fair prices always. jm 106.5 Imported Bay Rum px —the best—St. Thomas’. TALCUM POWDER for prickly heat ee He Our own preparation. Wholesale Evans’ Drug Store, 938 FSt. jeS-Sd SOMETHING NEW, Gold-filled Rimless Eyeglasses, Frarranted for 10 years, made especially to our order fitted’ with finest French lenses... ¢¢ examined by a skillful oculist free. my: -1m* A. KA: re Optician, 935 F st. nw. DR. SIEGERT'S ANGOSTURA BITTERS ARB THE best remedy for removing indigestion and all dis- eases of the digestive organs. Mr. Halleck’s Funeral. The funeral of Millard F. Halleck took place Friday from Rock Creek Church, the Rev. Dr. Buck officiating, assisted by Dr. Mott. The services at the grave were con- ducted by the Centennial Lodge of Masons, of which he was a member. Mr. Halleck was a member of the patent law firm of Hallock & Halleck of this city and Erie, Pa., and was formerly an ex- aminer in the patent office. He was a man ¢f sterling character, and his death will be mourned by many he has befriended. He leaves a widow, who has the sympathy of a large circle of friends, 3 AM o & CL 'G WORKS, $09 E and G0S 11th sts. CARL JA A COLORED CHAPLAIN Effort Being Made to Secure That Office. LOCAL PREACHERS ARE CANDIDATES The Matter Being Urged by Col- ored Newspapers. SOME LEADERS OPPOSED —_—__ + —__ The announcement that’ Kentucky’s con- gressional delegation was working up sen- timent in that state favorable to the celec- tion of a colored man as chaplain of the next House of Representatives has renewed the activity of the friends of the local pastors here who are candidates for the place. The idea of having a colored chap- lain originated in this city, and the names of Dr. W. H. Brooks of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Dr. J. T. Jenifer of the Metropolitan A. M. B, Church and Dr. Alexander Crummell, formerly rector of the St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church, were presented for consideration. The discussion of the subject was begun immediately after the last congressional election, and the colored press throughout the country said that this place should be allotted to the colored constituency on ac- count of the fidelity which it manifested for the party in those states where the colored voters hold the balance of power, Voting by Coupons. The Rev. R. C. O. Benjamin, preacher, politician, lawyer, editor, author, poet, ete., who formerly edited a colored paper in Alexandria, was named by the colored press, but he recently withdrew from the contest and wrote a letter to the Rev. W. H. Brooks of this city saying that he with- drew, in his favor, and that he would urge his friends to support the pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. ‘The different journals edited by and for the Baptist Church have since then been urg- ing the claims of Rev. Mr. Brooks. Many of the colored papers are issuing coupons with-their papers asking the colored people to name their choice for the chaplainship, and they have agreed that the divine that receives the highest number of votes shall be supported by all of the colored papers in the country for the place. Dr. J.T. Jenifer of the Metro- politan Church of this city has a large constituency behind him in the A. M. E. convention. Dr. Jenifer is one of the most able divines of the convention, and the fact that the A. M. E. Church has secured for men of its denomination the Libe mission, the chaplainship in the army, the postmastership at Welbeforce, Ohio, and other lucrative places makes the friends of Dr. Jenifer believe that the church will have sullicient influence to land him in the chaplaincy in the next House. Dr, Alexander Crummell, formerly of the St. Luke's P. E. Church, is the most able churchman of the colored race, and his friends have thought that that distinction ought to entitle him to the place. There n only one occasion in the history of the country when a colored clergyman us opened the House with prayer, and the person was Dr. Henry Highland Garnet, who represented this country as minister to Liberia, and who was a long and inti- mate friend of Dr. Crummell. Outside Clergymen Being Urged. While colored people of Washington be- lieve that if any colored man gets the place it will be some Washington divine, there are candidates in many of the states who want the place, and Dr. W. B. Der- ricks of New York, Dr. George W. Bryant of the equal rights councils, and other men who have done much service for the re- publican party, are being urged by their triends. What the colored leaders are now hoping for is an extra session of Congress. They believe that if an extra session is had, with the present sentiment in favor of a colored chaplain, they will win. In the meantime they are perfecting a strong organization, and, whether an eXtra session is held or not, when Congress does convene they will present themselves and ask for the chap- lainey. There are those who believe that no fight ought to be made for the chaplaincy, but for some position such as the superinten- dent or assistant superintendent of the doc- ument rooms, the stant sergeant-at- arms or assistant doorkeeper, to which po- sitions some patronage 1s attached. They argue that if the chaplaincy 1s given to the colored people only one man will be taken care of, while if one of the other positions is secured others of the race can be provided for. May Get Some Other Place. The consensus of opinion is that some place other than the chaplaincy will go to the colored constituency. In conversation recently with a Star reporter a member of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation when asked as to the prolaability of the selection of a colored man as chaplain ex- pressed the belief that there would be no colored chaplain. He said that it was about understood among the members of the next House that the chaplaincy would go to a divine from Kansas, who took an important part in the admission of that state to the Union, and who believed at that time in the doctrine of free states and advocated it throughout the state. He further said that this divine’s connection with the admission of Kansas into the Union would have the effect of securing for him many votes which would otherwise go for some colored man. ——— GORMAN AND GIBSON WIN. They Capture the Primaries and Se- cure Friendly Delegates. At the primaries in Talbot and Queen Anne counties, Md., Saturday, delegates were elected to county conventions to be held tomorrow, which will nominate mem- bers of the legislature and senate. All of them will vote for a successor to Senator Gibson, and the senate nominees will hold over to vote for a successor to Senator Gorman. The antis had given notice that they proposed to make a strong fight, and in Talbot, which ts Senator Gibson's coun- ty, had been especially provoked, because after an agreement to hold primaries in August, Gibson had fcrced the county com- mittee to cell a snap convention. The two Senators won in both counties, carrying every district in Talbot and four out of seven districts in Queen Anne. Thus far primaries have been held in four coun- ties, and Senator Gorman has carried them all.’ He has taken personal direction of his and Senator Gibson’s interests, and in the coming campaign purposes to take charge of the party machine. —————— ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CARE A Water Famine is Imminent if the Public Wastes the Liquid. Owing to the low condition of the water in the reservoir, and the great scarcity of this commodity en the higher levels, the Commissioners urge the public to be care- ful about wasting it. Many complaints have been received recently, and the Com- missioners have given orders to Maj. Moore to instruct his men to see to it that the law regarding the use of water for street sprinkling is rigidly enforced. It may be well to state that it is lawful to sprinkle the streets only between the hours ef 5 and 8 a.m. and 5 and 8 p.m. —_————— Bay Ridge Opene: Bay Ridge, the resort on the shores of the Chesapeake, which annually grows in popularity, was Opened for the season Sat- urday. Nearly 3,000 excursionists from Baltimore and Washington enjoyed the many pleasures provided by the manage- ment. A party of Washington newspaper men went down in the afternoon, as the guests of the Baltfmore and Ohio peut as represented in the person of Mr, 8. B. Hege, the Washington passenger agent of the road. The Ferris wheel, the w: toboggan and all the other new and old at- tractions of the pase contributed to the enjoyment of the guests. The summer schedule of the B. and O. has been ar- ranged so that Washingtonians can go and come from Bay Ridge most comfortably and at convenient hours. “Burt” Has Moved To 1411 F Street. This is a big shoe business, and it will grow bigger as rapidly a8 more of you be- come acjuainted with our shoes and their prices and come to know that we are do- ing it best. It_wauld be folly and _time lost should we try to convince you | throws these col- us that these Oxfords are better than other's at more, Every shoe advertiser Says this, and you can’t believe them all, Burt’s $3.35 O-x-f-o=r-d-=s —are the best and “swellest"’ that are a cannot buy better, no matter much you pay for them, The sharp- est_to the widest toe, with eight different ‘les between. Made in extra fine black and tan kid, Russia, patent leather and le “chiffon”? kid. Chiffon Kid Oxfords are to be found here exclusively. ‘The skin of which they. are made 4s absolutely per- fee ‘These Oxfords are worth fans § $3.50, Burt’s $2.75 O=x=f-0-r-d=s the same quality which others are . Black and _ ‘With sharp and mecium toe, in all the newest shapes. Arthur Burt, BURT’S Shoe Sture, 1411 F oar PROSECUTIONS c ) N TI N UE it Several Persons Are Held for Violating the Edmunds Act. The Prosecuting Attorney Outlines His Course in the Future Under the Provisions of the Law. The publication in Saturday’s Star of a statement concerning the investigation go- ipg on about alleged immorality in which certain department clerks are charged to be engaged caused some uneasiness among the guilty ones, so the prosecuting attorney said this morning. He said he felt certain that there are many persons who are liable under the law, but that he will not take them into court unless he has good cases against them. In the prin- cipal case under investigation he thinks the man who made the complaint has a motive, which will develop later on. But even this, he said, will not prevent a prose- cution if the evidence against the parties will justify the taking of the case into court. Speaking of this class of cases, the. prose- cutor says-he is not going to file charges and ruin the reputations of people merely. because there is a case of suspicion against them. When there is a good case, how- ever, he will take the cases into court, ir- ceapecive) of the good standing of the par- ties. Taking of Testimony Begun. This afternoon at 3 o'clock witnesses went before the prosecuting officer in case referred to, but just what they said will probably not be made known until some definite action is taken. In one case reported recently complaint was made by a deserted wife, an estimable lady, who is the mother of grown children. Detective Proctor, who is looking into the cases, heard the complaint of the alleged deserted wife, but she finaily concluded not to take any further steps in the matter just now, on account of her chureh con- nections and the notoriety that will be given the family. A Case in Court. There was a case of a married man and single woman tried in Judge Miller's court today, and the deserted wife brought the complaint. The nan, whose name was given as James Williams, alias Ransom Whitley, was charged with adultery, and Carrie Williams was the name given by- the young woman, whom it was stated he had led astray. Ellen Whitley identified him as Ransom Whitey, her husband, and said they were married in North Carolina, and after he came here she followed him and found that he was living with the woman, Carrie Williams, who was known as his wife. She told ali about the man, giving the name of the magistrate who performed the cere- mony. The Man Denies the Charge. When Ransom Whitley, or James Will- jams, was sworn he made a denial of his alleged wife’s charge. He said he was not married to the woman who made com- plaint against him, and declared that his was Williams and not Whitley. Ber name fore he left the witness stand, however, he admitted that his mother’s name was Whitley and his father’s pame was Will- jams. The woman who claimed to be his wife produced record evidence of the marriage, and said when she came here and saw her husband he told her that he changed his name because ae bad figured in a cutting arylan Sane rea “a5 sent to the grand jury af- ter Lawyer Carrington had examined the witnesses. The Woman Treated Leniently. When Carrie Williams was called on a charge of fornication her counsel, Prof. Langston, entered a plea of guilty for her. “She's an unfortunate young woman, who has been led astray by this man,” sald counsel, “and she ought not to be puns See *yudge Miller released her on her personal s. OS inain Lusky and Eliza Howard, col- ored, were arraigned on a charge of forni+ cation, and they plead guilty, They were fined $10 each. Toh Boardley and Maria Harris, colored, ad not guilty, and were acquitted. Pithe last persons arraigned under the Ed- munds law were Frank Hawey and Agnes Washington, who plead guilty. ‘When questioned, the prisoners sald they had never been married, and were fined $10 or thirty days eac! a Pienic of the Law and Order League. The first annual picnic of the Law and Order League, an organization of colored boys and young men, banded together for the suppression of crap zhooting, gam- bling, swearing and other vices, was held Saturday.Prof. Cook of Howard University, the organizer and leader of the band, tool his boys out beyond Takoma, where they enjoyed the -day in field sports and other amusements.