Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1895, Page 11

UICK! For Holiday Slippers! We've been on the jump for three days—at all our three stores—supply- ing the demand for these under-priced Christmas Slippers. Every hour of this busy buying lessens the assort- ment—HURRY! At oc. For Ladies’ and Children’s Lamb’s-wool nnersoles. All siges on hand again. At 48c. Men's Embroidered Slippers. Ladies’ 9nd Men's Cordovan House Slippers. At 69c. $1.00 qualith vorked Velvet “Oper: evett” Slippers. Soar Leste eeteelp ede eontento toate Chenitle- and “Ev- Tad At es’ $1.00 Warm-lined Hand- Beaver Slippers. $1.00. $1.25 Tan ther-and Ha and Black some Plush Misses’ Elastic-side Bed Room Slippers. At $1.50. Men's Hand-sewed Rhy : Ladics* Felt “Juliet ust,” ‘oumbia™ On ‘Stip- pers Ladies’ Fur-trimmed Fine Cloth Boudoir “Juliet"” Slippers. Elphonzo Youngs Co. Offer the following in the line of Nuts: 1 Grenoble Walnuts. 2 Naples Walnuts. 8 California Walnuts. 4 Princess Paper-shell Almonas. 5 California Paper-shell Almonds. 6 Languedoc Soft-shell Almonds, 7 Taragona Almonds, 8 Ivica Almonds. 9 California Shelled Almones. 10 Valencia Shelled Almonds. 11 Genuine Jordan Shelled Almonds, 12 Shelled Pecans—perfect halves. 18 Shelled English Walnuts—halves, 14 Shelled Black Waluute, 15 — Shelled” Butternuts. 16 Istrian Filberts. 17 Clsely Pilberts. 18 Brazil Nuts. _ 10 Large Texas Pecans. = 20° Large Mexican Pecans. 21 Extra Large La Creole Pecam 22 Bright N. ¥. State Shellbarks. ‘The above fully selected with reference to QUALITY by our Mr. complete assortment has been care- Youngs, who has made a thorough study of the nut business for years, and it Is, therefore, safe to say that no finer specimens can be pro- duced.——Our enormous stock is equal to that of any four other houses In Washington—which in- dicates the prestige we have justly earned in the NUT BEST QUALITY. trade by invariably securing the —Prices fair and reasonable. ELPHONZO. YOUNGS CO Wholesale and Retail Groei NINTH STREET. Dainty Dishes “Gift Giving. As inexpensive or as costly as you'd like them to be. Here is a variety to choose from that in quality, selectness and quantity have no equal south of Philadel- phia! As to prices, those we mention today index the manner in which we’ve marked goods * all throughout: Pudding Dishes from $2.25 set up. Tea and Toast Sets from $1 up. Iced’ Relish Dishes from 8oc. up. i. BOTBLER six Cut Glues, China, Housefurnishing Goods. Established 1833. * 923 Penna. Ave. eee RRR HH KR KR HH * UT what are you going to give the country folks for Xmas. Thetr present ought to be shipped at once, before express companies get so busy. Make it an assorted case of 12 quarts of To- Kalon’s best Wine. Only $4. We pack It for shipment and deliver at depot free. The assortment includes: Only | 4 red wines, $4 | 4 white wines, case. | 4 sweet wines. $5 is the regular price, and it's doubtful whether $10 would buy any betfer wine, for the uame on the b le ix **TO-KALON''—that means best of American Wines—so good that nuny connolssear: Prefer it to the best French product. Our generous Offer should make {t possible for every one to enje wines during the holidays. To Kalon Brandies have been so many years by Washington hous epers with such good re- sults, that we can recommend them strongly for fruit cake, mince pies and plum puddings, All the best ingredients for egg-aogy and punches, To-Kalon ‘it Gid 14th St. (de18-40d)_ : \E 998. lLoeffle rs. Sausage fs sold in every market Nearly all dealers have tt. sist un getting LOEFFLER'S, Don't take any other. If your dealer hasn't it—come to our stands. wa Loeffler, Telephone 1617-2, 640-642 Center Market, 618-620 N. L., 72 O st. and 65 Western zo in town. But in- del8-20e0 Au SNM uA £ CUBA'S STRUGGLE Graphic Story of The Star’s Special Correspondent. INACTION OF SPANISH TROOPS Waiting for Gen. Pando to Make Good His Boasts. SCENES OF THE FIGHTS ——_>+—_——_ From The Star's Special Correspondent. HAVANA, Cuba, December 14, 1895. This city is comparatively free of troops. And generals, even, that very abundant quantity In Cuba, have, within a few days, taken their departure. The troops recently landed from Spain were held here only a few hours, just long enough to parade through the streets and be cheered by the populace and smiled upon by the lovely wo- men. All eyes are now on the interior, but one does not know where to look for the first battle, as the government forces are divided into three armies, each entirely sep- arate from the other, and apparently work- ing upon its own plan. Gen. Campos, who returned from Santa Clara a week ago, yesterday left for Ala- tangs. He will establish his headquarters at Colon, and direct operations from that point. Gen. Marin assumes the post made vacant at Santa Clara, and Gen. Pando, who is the coming captain general of the panish forces, is now in charge of the eastern army, ‘with headquarters at San- le Cu waiting for Pando to strike. nger man and most azxressive of the generals in the field, and has already made the statement that he will crush the rebellion in six months or throw up his commission and return to Spain : As Gen. Pando allows th on to be published in the local and Madrid press, ard as his reputation as a military gentus is unsuilied, it may very properly Le pre- sumed that he will exhaust every enersy and resource toward the fulfillments of his promise. Guerilla Warfare. The situation at Santa Clara is peculiar. An army of between 15,000 and 20,000 men is stationed there, and has not move of any importance in weeks. The commander claims he does not know in which direction to move, although nightly attacks are made on she city and camp by bands of rebels. Sever#} bands make an at- tack at the same tiffs, ride through the outer line of pickets, kill 2 few sentries here and there, burn a building. or set fire even to the tents of the “leeping soldiers, and are away again like the wind. In the morning the thick woods and hills are scoured by the government forces, but no rebels ar: found. They have @isappeared among -th jungle-covered mountains farther ba ‘This guerrila warfare has been a favorite method of the rebels in the province of Santa Clara, and it has counted well in their favor, for the soldiers, uot especially weil fed, and cempelled to undergo fatiguing n.arches almost daily, have uied by the hundred. Gen. Campos left Santa Clara al- most disheartened, and the public is await- with interest the moves to be made by successor, Gen. Marin. Sancti Spiritus is the pest house of Cuba. During the heated term yellow fever claim. ed that post as its own, and thousands of sold‘ers' died of the dreaded disease. Colder weather was prayed for, but now that the Winter season is on, a new plague, the black smallpox, has appeared, and already it has spread far and wide in the ranks. The university, school houses, churches and many’ private dwellings have been turned into hospitals, even while the erection of new nurse wards goes on. The Star correspondent, after witnessing the first battle on the Remedios road he- tween the Spanish force, under Col. Segura, and the rebels, under Bander: in which the latter captured the very valuable trans- pert train of two hundred mules, returned to Iguara with the routed Spanish column. Col. Segura, desiring to recapture the train, lost no time in dispatching for reinforce- ments, and on Saturday morning hurried forward on the Remedios road with seven hundred cavalry. Within three miles of the scene of the first battle the rebel force was met, und a fight more fierce than the pre- ceeding one ensued. . A Fierce Fight. The Spanish column was greatly outnum- bered, and the Insurgents seemed to swarm from the deep woods on all sides. For two hours the fight continued. Not more than a dozen shots were fired on either side, the saber and machete doing the work of death. The reports of the battle are very con- flicting, which is nothing new in connection with Cuban war reports, but all seem to agree that the fight may easily be ranked among the fiercest of the entire struggle. Col. Seguras says his killed numbered about ene hundred and forty, and that nearly all the remainder of his command were wound- ed. ‘This certainly must he a light estimate of the terrible affray, for it is known at Iguara that Col. Segura returned to th illage accompanied by but a dozen troopers and some of these wounded. The commander himself rode into the village without his hat and one boot. The insurgent loss must have been enormous. The transport train was not seen. ‘The erection of several new forts has been ordered by Gen. Campos at Colon and other points in| Matanzas. All communication with Santa Clara has been cut off by the i surgents, who have destroyed the railway and telegraph lines. Gave All for Cuba. Col. Mirabel, one of the rebel leaders and an ex-bandit, has, with his band of follow- ers, torn up the rails and ties and carried them away to be used in the construction of rebel forts farther hack In the mountains. Mirabel is proving himself one of the brav- est and most valuable of Gomez's lieuten- ants, and that rebel chieftain does not re- gret that he spared Mirabel's life in the earlier days of the war. The planters and others to whom Mirabel had been for years a terror, informed Gomez that he could ex- pect no ald from them while Mirabel was in his ranks. The latter was still in the moun- tains with a band of sixteen followers, when Gomez sent for him. The ex-bandit came, bringing with him a large sum in gold and stores of munitions. Presenting them to the rebel leader, he said: “For years I have been a bandit, but I gladly give all my wealth for Cuban lib- erty.” ‘Gomez repented his determination to shoot Mirabel, and at once made him a captain in the insurgent army. Insurgent Captain Shot in the Back. Acebo, the rebel captain, who was cap- tured In a skirmish near Cienfuegos, was taken to the public square and shot in the back. This feature of inflicting the death peralty is In sccordance with an order re- cently passed to the effect that all Span- iards captured while fighting in the Cuban ranks should be shot in the hack. Native prisoners condemned to die may face their execntioner. Gen. Rabi, with a force of 1,200 insur- gents, is today reported as marching in the country beyond Matanzas with the in- tention of joining che army of Maceo, who has recently crossed the border into that province. Rabi is the only living descen- dent ef the last Indian king of Cuba and one of the closest personal friends of Cap- tain General Campos. Barbarous Warfare. During the past few days the barbarity which manifested itself at the breaking out of hostilities, but which for several months past had not been prominent, seemed to make its reappearance in all parts of the island, and the most shocking details of murders, tortures and unspeak- able crimes are given in the public press and discussed by the people on the streets. These barbarities are practiced by both sides, and there is not the slightest at- tempt made to punish the perpetrator: Indeed, on the Spanish side the most cru and blood-thirsty officer is decorated, and in the rebel ranks the lowest and foulest villain of a chief is rewarded by promo- tion. It cannot, perhaps, be said that the higher officers on either side are responsible for made af these outrages or could prevent them, but it Is evident that a reign of blood, mas: sacre and debauchery is in store for the unhappy island. Only official news is allowed to go over the wires to the foreign press, but the Ha- vana newspapers print long detailed ac- counts of affairs that sane and civilized readers in other parts of the world would be unwilling to believe true of the actions of barbarians. In the midst of ail this it is a pleasure to read of the humane treat- ment accorded prisoners by the rebels in the extreme eastern end of Cuba. In the Sierra Maestra mountain districts, where the insurgents are in complete control, the prisoners captured are sent to the higher plateaus and there put to work upon the immense rebel farm. Here thou- sands of acres of yams, potatoes and other vegetables are being cultivated to furnish supplies for the rebel troops. And here also is an immense bakery, where are turned out each day cart loads of bread, called casava, for the insurgents. Masso, a rebel chjef, who disappeared some weeks ago, and concerning whose whereabcuts the public knew nothing, sud- denly reappeared yesterday on the border between Las Villas and Camaguey with a force of men, fresh, well armed and with dark blue uniforms. The authorities be- lieve he has been to Mexico or the United States and organized the expedition which was reported to have landed a few days ago on north coast. Gunx and Torpedoes. Several Maxim guns, made by Krupp, arrived in Havana yesterday, and were set up in the yard of Morro Castle. As there were no printed instructions with the dead- ly mactines, and none of the military offi- cers here krew aught regarding them, they have been hz~ died with “considerable care. Im the meantime the government has cabled to Essen, Germany, for instruction in their use. One of the Spanish men-of-war expected to arrive in Havana today will unload 15) tons of torpedoes, to be used in the harbors of Havana and Santiago de Cuba. New regulatiors went into force here and hereafter all vessels,naval or merchant, of whatever nation, main outside the entrance at a dista two miles, until signaled to enter, and no vessel will be allowed to enter this port by night. This action is undoubtedly taken because of the reported presence in Cuban waters of Admiral Mello, late of the Brazilian n insurgent war: captain, with whom talked, said that Melo was cer- command of a fast merchant spond re tainly in steamer, iron plated and carrying several modern He said the vessel guns. m fitted out at Toulon, France, and had be that she left that part several weeks ago, flying the Bolivian flag. > —— COLoRs IN HOSIERY. Much Diversified Nowadays.and Plain Black in Lesa in Favor From the New ¥ Herald. One who hes an idea that the all-black stccking is the only sort sold in quantities should walk into any prominent store and Icok over the variegated and diversified hues that are woven into the latest impor- lations of women’s hosiery, and he would xe his opinion, From France and Ger- there comes a rainbow assortment that follows out all the leading modes in materials approved by fashion. Thus the plaid family is naturally out in ree and such admixtures as mark every known clan and dozens of comminglings that would not be recognized in Scotland, but which are eminently delightful to the color-loving eye, appear in the giant stock of this line alone, Then there are squares and diamonds in two and sometimes three colorings, all of which are guaranteed to retain their pristine shades throughout the trying ordeal of the laundry. Thus black and Nile, ciel, reseda, old rose, mauve and maize are woven together, ‘forming a strik- ing novelty in the hoslery world. ‘The old-time combinations of black feet and half legs, with colored uppers, are varied now by weaving of Vandyke points, the color being thus merged Into the black in a series of decided V's, which are much more artistic than the abrupt change, which was apt to give the impression of a pieced-out stocking. Open work and em- oidered fronts in colors are most effective either lisle or sili. Polka dots in three sizes are favcred by many, the little discs being in six popular colors on black grounds. Perhaps the greatest novelty {8 a printed effect that resembles brocaded s'lk. The background is a shimmering chameleon combination, on which is thrown a mass of wandering vines and colored blossoms. For a semi-quiet combination the black stockings, with Nanon Vandykes in colors cn the sides are very pretty, being in reality only clockings. Speaking of clocks, they have once more come into favor, but are now seen either in groups of three or so broadened out that the old idea of the clock is quite lost. None of the stock- ings described call for more than the most modest outlay and are sufficiently varied run the gamut of the most fluctuating . surse, the stand-by solid colors may be selected in great abundance, care hav- en taken in the buying to secure colgrs that are most likely to pre- il in evening silks, fashion declaring that slippers and stockings must match the cos- tume. - ist_a peep at men’s bicycle hostery re- aled the astonishing fact that there are more than a hundred varieties waiting the masculine buyer, so that when he rides his wheel he may get himself up in as attrac live fashion as his companion of the gen- tler sex. In them are blocks and plaids, some with turned over tops, others extend- ing plain the full length. What there is not in weave and design could be better de- cribed than what there Is, for no thought ems to e been forgotten, this one sec- tion of the hosiery industry, but exemplify- ing the completeness of the whole. : cos LIGHTED BY FIRE BALLS. Repairs by the Light Furnished by a Storm. From the Philadelphia Record. One of the most remarkable electrical storms at sea, which probably seemed in- tensified by reason of the fact that a cargo of Spanish iron ore passed through, it, was experienced by the British steamship Mer- cedes, which arrived at this port yesterday from Bilbao. On the Grand Banks of New- foundland during the nights of December 3 and 4 the ocean appeared like a mighty mass of flames or an endless stretch of prairie fires. Balls of electric fire hissed and exploded in all directions and darted among the vessel's masts and rigging. ‘The Mercedes’ escape from going down on December 1 seemed little short of a ciracle. She was struck by a south-southwest gale, which was accompanied by seas rolling fear- fully high. During the height of the storm a hugh deck derrick, weighing many tons, was torn loose from its fastenings and swept overboard, leaving a hole in the ves- sel's deck, through which the water ran into the cargo. In its course it carried away the main topmast, which was also of ircn; part of the flying bridge, the after winch, and part of the deck fittings. The decks ‘were flooded with tons of water, the ship rolled at an angle of seventy degrees, and the sea broke in all directions, filling the cabin and the officers’ quarters. Soon afterward the storm partially sub- sided, when the electrical fire appeared in all directions. It hung In big balls for two nights from the masts and fore and aft stays, and practically turned night into day. As the big fire balls came together they would burst with a loud report upon the vessel and disappear. Under this light at night such temporary repairs were made as were deemed necessary to reach port. Captain Tait of the Mercedes stated that the passage was one of the most trying ex- periences of his life. The rolling and lurch- ing of the vessel in the storm and the fury of the gales were terrific in the vicinity of 25 degrees longitude. Only the heroic work of the officers and crew saved the vessel, as all the shipping men about the Maritime Exchange yesterday agreed. = — Arizona’s Stone Forest: From the Cincinnat! Commercial Gazette. The regions of the Little Colorado river in Arizona abound in wonderful vegetable petrifications—whole forests belng found in some places which are hard as flint, but which look as if but recently stripped of their foliage. Some of these stone trees are standing just as natural as life, while others are piled across each other just like the fallen monarchs or a real wood forest. Geologists say that these stone trees were ence covered to the depth of 1,000 feet with marl, which transformed them from wood to solid rock. The marl, after the lapse of ages, washed out, leaving some of the trees standing In an upright position. The majority of them, however, are piled helter-skelter in all directions, thousands of cords-being sometimes piled up on an acre of grovnd, THROUGH" LEPERDOM A Party of Visitors Stormbound at Molokai. PROGRESS OF THE PITTABLE COLONY Thanksgiving at, Honolulu and the Imposing Parade. 33 7 RELEASED REBELS Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, December 2, 1895. Our distinguished visitor, Miss Kate Field. has just been having a livelier time than she contracted for on a visit to the lepers on Molokai. She accompanied thither as a guest the board of health, with Minister Cooper and a number of other visitors. They sailed in the little coaster Keguhou at 9p m. of Friday, the 29th, steamed up the fifty milés due east from here and anchored oft the lepers’ peninsula at 3 a.m. They landed early and inspected the two leper Villages of Kalaupapa and Kalawao during the day, visiting the various hospital and school institutions under the care of Catho- lic Brothers and Sisters of the Order of the Sacred Heart. These good people re sup- ported there by the board of health. Being under the strict rules of their order, they work in harmony and are extremely efficient 4s well as devoted to their work of mercy. For the sake of harmony no other workers sre encouraged by the government to come to th of the lepers. Miss Field found the horseback mount lit- tle to her mind, being obliges to ride astride. Returning to Kalaupapa y in the after- the party found a heavy northerly driving In upon the landing place. This is a mass of bold tava rocks at which boats usually find an ac le sort of piers, both in the usual easterly and south- erly weathers. Northerly seas, which are quite unusual, break in heavily—and this Was their luck at this time. Few sights are grander than to see the mighty Pacitic bil- lows rolling down in vast squadrons from some heavy gale in distant midocean, and dealing their giant blows all up and down the Llack lava ledges jutting seaward, while tne vast ma:ses of spray Ny far aloft, as if from Whitehead torp>lo explosions. In the center of the lepers’ peninsula is a vast smooth-sided well, two hundred feet across and of unknown depth ‘The green sea water within rises and falls with the tide, although the nearest shore is over a mile away. Around this pit are broad stretches of rich soii, o: highly cultivated, composed of the volcanic asies once ejected from the well. From beneatn this ashheap stretch out into the fea esular knobs and points of bleck lava, forming a rugged coast, on which the trade winds perpetually drive the long waves of the Pacific. The Kalau- papa landing is under the western lea, where a dotty: precipice shuts off all southeriy winds. The Storm Rises. Here the party found the little steamer pitching ominously at her anchor. A boat from her had just’ beeh upset and stove in an attempt to land, and the captain, caught under the boat, was barely saved from drowning by the active native swimmers. Another boat came tn and took aboard the disabled one. The stéamer then went around to Waikolu, on the farther or east side of the peninsula, hoping to be able there to embark her passengers. All remounted their horses and rode back to the place. Six got aboard, after much peril and drencaing. ‘The rest gave it up and returned to Kalau- papa, where they got.such shakedowns to sleep on as the resources of the settlement could provide, uncontaminated with use by lepers. The store suppited new blankets. The next morning—Sunday—the case was not improved. The stéamer sailed for the port of Kaunakakal, fifty miles away by sea, on the gouth shére of the islard, but only twelve miles by land. The eighteen white passengers, after breakfast, started to ascend the Immense pali, or precipice, which separates the settlement from the rest of the island. We used to call this 2,500 feet high. Accurate measurement makes it 1,800, ‘The lower 300 feet is up the sloping talus of rocky debris. To the top of this Miss Field and two other ladies rede, The sentlemen fottted it, natives packing the baggage. The rest of the trail is Imprac- ticable for safe transit of animals, having been ruined by an earthquake twenty years age in such a way as not to be easily re- paired. It was three hours before the waole of the party reached the summit, after num- lerless zigzags and laborious clambering. At the top they were in the balmy mountain air and rich upland verdure, the naturai home of ferns and roses and coffee, and the ohelo, or mountain cranberry. To right and left steretehed the iong and lofty north precipice wall of the island, and far below ihe white churches and dwellings of the lepers dotting their green peninsula. Away in the west was Oahu, golden in the sun, with the rugzed promontory of Diamond Head hiding the capital. To the eastward towered a mour.tain of 5,000 feet, on whose upper flanks were forests and a thousand heautiful spotted deer. Westward stretched the long, dry plains, pastured by cattle, and southward the Pailolo channel and Lanai Island. Two miles, descending southward, brought the party _to the solitary, but hospitable, ranch of R. W. Meyer, where a bountiful ainner was provided. Mr. Meyer has occu- pied this place for nearly forty-five years. He has been general superintendent of the leper settlement since its estatlishment, over thirty years ago. To him have always been subordinate the officials immediately in charge, themselves frequently lepers. To the judicious and humane control of Mr. Meyer, more than to any other person, has heen due the steady progress and improve ment in the maragement and supply of the lepers from the beginnirg of the settlement. The ald given by the much-lauded Father Damien was a mere incident, and no radical help. While unquestionably devoted and laborious, Damien wholly lacked the quall- ties which have rendered his priest col- leagues and successors so highly service- able. The testimony of Robert Louis Stev- enson, from personal observation and in- quiry on the spot, Is reliable on this subject. Eight miles farther on horseback, and Miss Field and her friends descended »to the beach of the quiet little harbor of Kaunekakel, where the Keauhou awaited them. They were soon away, with a greater variety of interesting experiences than they had anticipated. ‘Twey landed in Honolulu before 9 p.m., followed in by the steamer Mikahala, which anxious friends had dispatched for :their rellef, had any serious trouble befallen them. On the whole, they had enjoyed a grand, good time. Presumably the eminent lady jour- ralist will have found much interesting material to entertain her readers. Honolulu’s "Thinksgiving. Thanksgiving day was observed in Hon- olulu with our usual triterest, with one im- portant exception. It was no longer made an American day. Hetetofore it has been appointed by the rican minister for Americans, in accdtdatice with the Wash- ington Prestdent’s proctamation. Two years ago Minister Willig paused in the midst of his painful negotjations with the head- hunting queen to pen guch a call for pub- lic thankfulness. Had “we known precisely what was going on it might have marred our festivities. Thfs\vear President Dole made proclamation‘of ‘the day, and it was observed 2s a Hawalian day. The former invariable allusion to ‘America were omit- ted, and “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’ failed to be sung. Aftep:yow have annexed us we will sing S. R. Stith’s grand hymn once more, with redoubled ardor. Another unprecedénted observance of the day was by a grand military turnout in the morning. Col. McLean is very proud of the perfection of drill and movement to which he has educated his little army. He has chout fifty regulars and 500 in volun- teer companies, including a cavalry com- any. With a well-drilled corps of foot and mounted police, the whole turned out over 500. strong, making the ljargest military body that has ever marched through the streets of Honolulu. They were thorough- ly soldierly in appearance. Among them were perhaps fifty natives and seventy-five Portuguese. Besides the above is a large company of sharpshooters, whose target records inark unusually high—also about 700 of the Citi- zens’ Guard, who are armed for home and street defense, but do not drill in com- panies or wear uniforms. So far there has been no relaxation of the military attitude of the government or its supporters, al- though the apprehension is greatly dimin- Di Seesesgente At Bon values have yet been offered Ladies’ $5, $5.50, $6, $7 & $7.50 COATS, 13.83. ‘This season's most stylish Coats, in rough boucles, chincbillas, _kers cheviots, beavers, &e.; navy blue and black; 2 und 3-button box reefer ef- fects. Coats made to sell for $5, $5.50, $7 and $7.50. zi CHOICE, $3.83. SLA ESA OOOO OP EVPPBPDISE SE SSE OPORCE LL LM SMM ML “ML LSS: Soefondendenontentente Marehe. 3 big “special” lots of Coats and Capes._to go on sale tomorrow morning at two-thirds their regular value. ‘ Grand opportunity to buy a stylish Coat or Cape for a Christmas gift. No such in Washington. Ladies’ $10, $11 & $12.50 COATS, F832- These are Stylish Box Reefer and “Franklin” Front (button high) Coats in the roughest of boucles, cheviots and fine kerseys and beavers, black and navy blue, and this season's very best selling styles. (outs made to sell for $10, $11 and $12.50. CHOICE, - $7.83. $1.50 & $1.75 “Flannelette” Wrappers, $1.25 Various styles in 50 to 60 different striped and figured effects. BON MARCHE, Double Stores, 314 & 316 Seventh Street. Seeendengeeendongectent eptetetetetetetet Sededetete Soe eee eeseeteate ontoneadeeiectectoateatoatoctondocieeted ented Bon Marche, Ladies’ $8.50, $10, $u & $12 CAPES, $7-33- These are Stylish Extra Full, ste- dium and Long Capes, in the popular 1; also a few These were $8.50, $10, Fur $11 and 312. Capes. CHOICE, 97-33¢ ished which a while ago existéd of elther internal insurrection or of filibuster inve- sion. As long, at any rate, as the govern- ment shows such strength there does not seem to be the slightest probability of any ferther attempt of the royalists to. or- ganize for its overthrow. They 2re believ- ed to be, and evidently are, totally discour- aged, and the bitterness formerly expressed is mostly abated. As to filibusters, it Is practically impossible that any individual or association of capitalists should risk their money so readily as to supply the not less than $100,000 which would be re- .quired to equip and land here a force of not less than 500 good fighters. That would be the smallest possible number that could hope to make the slightest impression upon the military strength which would meet them. And such a force before landing ‘would be exposed to almost certain arrest as pirates by a United States warship on this station. Probable Release for All. The increased sense of political security thus prevailing has favored a disposition among the supporters of the government to advocate the release of all the political prisoners. A petition to have all such per- sons released on Thanksgiving day was circujated by ex-Marshal C. B. Wilson, and obtained the signatures of a large majority of leading supporters of the government. ‘The executive already had ir. view the re- lease of about one-half of the thirteen po- litical prisoners still held in continement, and seven were set at libarcy on the day proposed. Five of those released were na- tives, one of them Thomas Poole, whose pistol shot was believed to have slain the lamented Charles L. Carter. The two whites were Rikard and T. B. Walker. Both of these men had !arge families, who were in considerable want, and both hed for some time evinced friendly feeling to- ward the government, and regret for their action against it. All the seven took the vath for the government the day they cam2 out. Rikard was one of the four lef con- spirators, and personally assist in land- ing arms. Walker had made.and filled the dynamite bombs. Gulick and Seward, still in prison, had evinced no chang» in feeiing. They were of the four chiefs, with Nov lein, who had turned state's evidenc Bowler and Bob Wilcox, of the leader: have similarly continued hosule in disposi-, tion. The same was true of the two na- tives remaining in coniinement, Bipikine and John Wise. The iatter not long ago enjoyed three years at Oberlin College, and returned here with entire conviction of his superiority to all white men. Bowler was the one who undertook to capture the tele- phone system on the night of the insurrec- tion. Wilcox is the notorious professional insurgent. Just at the last moment these prisoners all signed a petition for release, in which they expressed regrez for their course. The government regarded such a profession as needing more confirmation, and the men remain as they are. It is net improbable that before very long vhe len- ient disposition of the executive may be manifested toward them. KAMEHAMEHA. —_—— HOLIDAYS FOR THE POOR. What Lady Jeune and Her Colleagues Are Doing in London. From the Ladtes’ Pictorial. At the approach of holiday season an ap- peal on behalf of poor wee folks has been made from Lady Jeune and her fellow members of the Children’s Happy Evenings Association, and surely will not be made in vain to those who have little ones of their own, or who love to see and romp with the bappy-faced, joyous baby girls and boys of their acquaintance. The aim of this asso- ciation ought to be well known by this time, and one almost marvels that there should be need to beg again and again for money and helpers to carry on its work. They do not spend great sums in carry- ing out their work; a shilling will give a little waif one happy evening every week throughout the winter, an evening of warmth and healthy play, with bright music, buns and fairy stories, picture books, teys and shelter from cutting cold and drunken parents. But besid: these shil- lings—and it must be remembered that at least 6,000 children have to be mniused and cared for during the coming winter— the committee need the active help of both men and women. = Once a fortnight an hour or two can be ecsily spared by girls with abundant leisure, and surely there are plenty of brothers, too, who can show magic lan- terns end do conjuring tricks, and help in other ways to make time fly on these “happy evenings” in the slums. It is a huge mistake for people to imagine that these poor, ragged, under-fed urchins only want to romp and drag their entertainers to pleces. To many of them the happiness of these evenings consists in sitting quite still in the warmth while some one tells them the old nursery legends, of which they have never before heard, or in playing with real toys never before seen. They cannot play by themselves, for, incredible as it seems, their baby lips have never learned the old jingles and songs, their baby fingers have rever been trained to handle toys, nor their eyes to enjoy the picture books. These infants, about whom heaven should lle, as Wordsworth tells us, must actually be taught how to play, and if no one will offer to amuse them, the committee are power- less to continue their good work. ~ —— ++ A New View of Sisyphus. From the Detroit News-Tribune. “Ah,” observed the new shade, betraying Interest, “may I ask who Is that gentle- man yonder?” “That,” rejoined Pluto, “is Sisyphus. He is condemned to roll that rock uphill for- ever.”” ‘Oh, I thought he was paying an election bet. Well, I declare. Forever, did you say? Dear me.” TO DESTRUCTION. Old Trade of Shipwrecking Not Yet Quite Died Out. From the Pall Mall Gazette? The gentle art of wrecking is not what it once w Any one down the coast will tell you that, but it is still carried on in a modi- fied form, often under the very noses of the coastguards who are stationed all along the Cornish seaboard to prevent it. “Cornishmen are born wreckers, sir,” a coastguard down Penzance way said re- cently in reply to a remark of mine. “It seems in their very blood, and so being, they can’t help themselves. But if you want ‘to know arything about the old style of wrecking you should get a chat with Joel Tregenna. He was a good ‘un at it, from all accounts, if you like. Where is he? Oh, you won't have much difficulty in finding him out; everybody ‘round about here knows Tregenna. He's living in a cottage along the cliff, about a nile and a half to the west- ward of the town.” “You say there's a deal more of this sort of thing goes on nowadays than the general public suspect’ Yes, sir, I do. If it comes a dirty night you'll find a good many ‘lure’ lights swinging in the winders of the cottages on the cliff along the coast, and in those in the holes (chit.es) also. Swinging? Yes, sir,” he con- tinued, repeating my question; “you see, it’s this way. They hang the lamps so as to look like riding lights, as if they belonged to ships at anchor in a bay,” he added, in further explanation. “Of course, when we see them we make short work of the trick, going in and making the fishermen either douse the light or pull down the blind. But there’s been several ships lured on the rocks that way since I’ve been here, and that's only a matter of four years come next Michaelmas. We have to be pretty sharp, I can tell you, sir, when a wreck does come ashore, for the people are down on the cliff or rocks, as the case may be, like ants. They seem to smell a wreck like bloodhounds do blcod. Woe betide the poor fellows who come ashore dead. They're stripped of every rag afore you'd turn twice. “There was a_three-master,, homeward, bound, from Australia, came in on the rocks. just away down there two winters back. She carried a good many passengers. For a tme I was the only coastguard there, and in the end there was cnly about half a dozen of us to some three hundred fishermen and quarrymen. It was late in the afternvon, and I saw several people running for the cliff, so I set off, too, running as hard as I could. I wasn't mistaken. There she was, within half a mile of the shore, all her head canvas and most of the rest gone. We got the rocket apparatus to work as soon as she struck, but almost afore we could do any- thing the mainmasts (to which the line and block were attached) snapped off almost close to the deck, and fell, fouling the lines. Before the rocket line could either be clear- ed, or a new one fired, a tremendous sea struck her, lifted her stern and broke clean over ber, after having thrown her broad- side to the sea. We could see a group of women gathered near the mainmast as the next terrific sea came up. When it had broken the group was gone. The larger number of all on board, however, was even- tually got safely ashore. Next day a good many of the bodies of those drowned came ashore at different points. Notwithstand- ing the fact that most were those of ladies, they were in many cases stripped stark. And yet,” resumed my informant, after a slight pause, “I've seen the very men who probably did the deed as tender as a woman over a sick child. It’s in their blood, that's what it in. LURED ————+e0e—_____ i A ROTHSCHILD FARM. | An Ample Income Supplies Details Not Enjoyed by the Average Farmer. From London Tid-Bits. * Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild may fair- ly claim to be a fin-de-siecle agriculturist. She keeps a farm at Boulogne-sur-Seine, just outside the Bois, and here during the summer it is her delight to initiate the weary votaries of fashion into the simple pleasures of rustic life. The guests are welcomed in a Louis XV drawing room, where the furniture is cov- ered with satfn brocade of the palest bluish hue, and all the knick-knacks and engrav- ings are suggestive of the ancient regime. One of the walls, however, consists of a huge sheet of plateglass, giving views into the cow shed, if so mean a word Is applica- ble to the superb apartment within which a double row of “milky mothers” browse peacefully at their marble mangers. A Breton herdsman and his wife in national costume tend the sleek cattle and make the picture complete. When aesthetic cravings have been sated by this charming spectacle, an adjournment takes place to the dining room, and a dainty lunch is serv- ed amid a bower of fragrant orchids. Then follows a stroll through gardens, laid out In the Louis XV style, with nymphs and fawns of stone gleaming througi the foliage, and lastly there is a visit to be paid to the dairies. By this time it has become cool enough to venture on the homeward drive, and the carriages are brought around, but each has to carry besides its passengers a load of dairy produce and a colossal bou- quet of roses as souvenirs of the visit. The visitor goes away with the feeling that farming, after all, is not such a bad trade if you have an income of a million or two to fall back upon. 2 eee Taxation as It is, From the Chicago Post. “I hear a good deal about double taxa- tion,” said the stranger. “May I ask what it is?” “Certainly,” replied the promoter. “It's having to pay both the city and the alder- men for @ franchise.” ° P4 ” ai) + es 2? Craig & Harding, Furniture, &c., 13th & F Sts. ‘JUST IN ‘TIME! These were bought long ago for the Xmas trade. Their late arrival has induced us to mark them at a much lower price than we originally intended. $8 Shaving Stands, $5. Dainty Shaving Stands of solid oak and imitation mahogany, swinging French plate mirror and razor Value, * drawer, price... $8. Special 2 cece. 354 Rockers, $2.75. Large, comfortable Arm Parlor Rock- ers, in solid oak and birch. Good value at $4. Special price. 3 = 3512.50 parlor chairs,$7.75 Dainty Marquetrie Imitation Mai Reception irs, richly upbolstered seats in silk brocatelle $7.753 and satin damask. Value, $12.50. Special price. The “special” prices on the thousand and one other small articles of Furni- ture quoted for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will prevafl for the balance of the week. HARDING: 2Furniture, &c., 13th & FS PADAALALAALAL ESE CE IOOOOO OOD wR nN FRCSEORSSECBOSES SIP IDI POPOL SLOSS ISISSOO PIES 4 ° 2 A i‘) SJ n oe SE92S098OO6508 be PPOPCSIEC EOS OPPO ESOS SO OIE ooo ” a S AS) oc = 08 e for useful Christmas Gifts is very ensy here, the selection is large and the prices small, with a range of a bun- dred things to choose from, any one of which will bring pleasure to the re- clplent. Upholstered Rockers. . $2.95 Ladies’ Desks, mirror tops. 4.95 Open Book Cases... +. 225 Music Cabinets. 1.95, Sofa Pillows. 49 Moquette Rugs. = 8 4x7 Jepanese Kugs, Worth $4.50. ae 2.20 4.20 9x12 Japanese Rugs. Worth $15.00. For . 8.40 Goods bought now ivered Xmas eve if desired. Store open evenings. W. H. Hoeke, CARPETS, FURNITURE AND DRAPERY, it RS | A arth Res tee PPA Afa OOS OE at COR. PA. AVE. AND 8TH ST. ¥ SISOS SS SASS SS SST SS — = TONNAGE OF PIANO PLAYING. An Estimate of the Force Required in Interpreting Chopin, From the American Art Journal. “The amount of power expended in playing on a piano has recently been figured out in a way which, if not altogethe- accurate, is at least interesting. Commenting on the statement made that it requires more force to sound a note gently on this instrument than ® does to lift the lid of a kettle, it ts easy to verify it if one takes a smail hand- ful of coins and piles them on a key of the piano. When a sufficient quantity is piled on to make a note sound they may be weighed, and the figures will be found to be true. If the pianist is playing fortissimo a much greater force is needed. At times a force of six pounds is thrown upon a single key to produce a solitary effect, With chords the force is generally spread over the various notes sounded simultaneously, though a greater output of force is undoubtedly expended. This is what gives pianists the wonderful strength in their fingers that is often commented on, A story used tw be told of Paderewski that he could crack a pane of French plate glass half an inch thick merely by plac-ng one hand upon It as if upon a piano keyboard and striking it sharply with his middle fin- ger. Chopin's last study in C minor has a passage which takes two minutes and five seconds to play. The total pressure brought to bear on this, it is estimated, is equal to three full tons. The average “tonnage” of an hour's piano playing of Chopin's music varies from twelve to eighty-four tons. Wagner has not yet been calculated along these lines.