Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1895, Page 4

4 THE EVEN ING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDA 21, 1895. CROSBY 8. THE December . Editor. NOYE: THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined ctr- eulstion of the other Washington duilies. Ax a News ond Advertising Medium it bas no competi ie order to avoid delays, on acm at of personal absence, letters to ™ STAR should noi be addressed to any Individual connected with the office, but simply to THE ‘STAR, or to the Editorial or Buxiness Depa ments, according to tenor or purpose. All Ready for the Commission. President Cleveland is now free to ap- point his Venezuelan commission at once without the shadow of a restriction as to the number cr character of the men composing it or as to the time to be occupied in its labors. The action of the Senate yesterday afteMhoon in passing the House bill without amendment effectually removed all further possibility of delay, and closed the inrident for the time being as far as Congress ‘is concerned. This effectually disproves the English intima- tion that months would necessarily elapse before the President could appoint the boundary commission, as there is no thought that, having obtained the appro- priation that he asked from Congress last Tuesday, under circumstances that indi- cated a desire cn his part for speedy ac- tion, he will now permit many days cor hours to elapse before naming the men who are to undertake this important task. Indeed, it is believed by many that the President has already chosen the members of the commission, and withholds their an- nouncement until the formalities con- nected with the appropriation have been observed. As the bill goes to him for s nature it reads as follows: “Be it enacted, ete., That the sum of $100,000, or so much thercof as may be ne ry, be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the ex- penses of 2 commission, to be appointed by the President, to investigate and port upon the true divisional line between the Republic of Venezuela and British Gula- na.” Thus; so far as the record Is con- cerned, Congress has merely provided for the expenses of conducting the inqui ‘The letter of the enactment, whatever its spirit and significance as an indorsement of the position assumed by the President, fs that of appropriation to enable the President to do something which except for the lack of money he already bad full power to do. The commission, when formed, will represent the President and will report to him. It is not believed, how- ever, that any necessity will arise fer Con- gress to take advantage of its ability to shift responsibility for this commission. ‘There is every reason to expect that par- tisan action on this matter will be wholly unnecessary, as it is most undesirable, and the outlook, everything considered, is that the commission will be composed of men who will from the beginning command the entire confidence of the people at large, of all political parties. So far, the United States is a unit in the matter, and will, it is confidently believed, continue such, oe The New District Committee. Nearly half of the members of the Dis- trict committee of the House, announced by Speaker Reed teday, are rew to local legis- lation, having never served before upon that body. Chairman, Babcock has had a year’s experience and is understood to be well acquainted with the needs of the Dis- trict in legislative matters. Mr. Harmer of Pennsylvania has been on the committee for many years and is a constant attend- ant at its meetings. These are the only two republican members with experience, but there is excellent material In the new recruits from the dominant party. All of the democrats on the new committee served on it last year, and thus have a preparatory knowledge of the many legis- lative matters that have been allowed to go over from session to session without action. There ought to be no lack of en- ergy In this body of fifteen men, who prac- tically constitute the lower branch of the city’s common council and on whose en- terprise and interest depend the welfare of upward of two hundred and elghty thou- sand people, representing a vast amount of capitaL. The committee will be confronted, when it gets to work, with a great variety of matters. The Star has during the past three or four weeks endeavored to point out some of the most pressing necessities of the District, and it will continue to shed what light is in its power upon this tm- portant matter throughout the session. ‘The great obstacle in the way of adequate legislation for the District is the difficulty of obtaining the two days in each month which are customarily set apart for local legisMtton, as it too often happens that even this poor pittance of time, which is wholly inadequate, in view of the wide scope of the local legislation, is taken from the District. The first effort of the District committee should be to secure an agre2- n- ment which will leave this privilege violate throughout the session. —__+ «+ —-___ ‘The National Cigarmakers’ Union. It is now proposed by the cigarmakers of this country to locate the headquarters of their national organization in this city. Thus the process of natural gravitation toward the common center of all things American goes on. One of the leading officers of this great union, which in 384 local organizations and over members, declares that after inspecting all tke principal citfes of the country he finds none so well suited to all the pur- pezes for which the union was formed as Washington. The present headquarters are located in Chicago, which may have been an appropriate place for such an ob- ject in the earlier stages of the organiza- tion, but labor matters have greatly crys- tallized during late years, and the work- ingmen have found that their work pf self- protection leads them to look to the na- tional legislature for relief and this fact centers thelr attention on Washington more fixedly as year follows year. —___»reo— If England chooses to sacrifice her hold- Ings of American stocks In order to creaie an Impression in the monetary world it Is, of course, her privilege to do so. But she is likely to find it @ very unprofitable spec- tacular exhibition. The Special Message. President Cleveland took advantage yes- terday afternoon of the premonitory symp- toms in Wallstreet, that might be inter- preted as foreshadowing a panic, to send a message to Congress, asking that the Houses should not adjourn for the holiday recess until some legislation had been enacted “not only to remind those apprehensive among our people that the resources of this gov- errment and the scrupulous regard for hon- est dealing afford a sure guarantee of un- questioned safety and soundness, but to re- assure the world that with these factors and the patriotism of our citizens, the abil- ity and determination of our nation to meet in any circumstances every obligation it incurs, do not admit of question.” He re- fers to his annual message, and plainly urges that Congress should pass a Dill in the line of the recommendations contalned therein, tn other words, that the Secretary 6f the Treasury should be authorized to re- tire the greenbacks and to Issue low-rate, long-term bonds to accomplish this result, It is not surprising that the President should take what, from bis point of view, might seem to be such an excellent oppor- tunity for emphasizing his attitude on the nancial question, but it is not to be sup- posed that he anticipates any unusual de- velopments in commercial circles. Yester- day's flurry in Wall street had the ear- marks of a bear movement, inspired by the fact that there is a strain at present be- tween Great Britain and the United States, and it is well known that there are no men in the world shrewder or more ready to take advantage of opportunities of this sort than financiai speculators. In his annual message the President more than once calls attention to what he de- clares to be the need of speedy action by Congress. He makes no pointed reference to any particular date, but in one paragraph he speaks of the predicament of the country sufficiently perplexing “to require prompt and wise treatment.” Again he points out “a situation which certainly ought to arrest attention and to provoke immediate legis- lative relief.” It was the general opinion at the time of the submission of this mes- sage that the President desired to convey the impression that if the legislation were not forthcoming in short season another bond issue would be inevitable to maintain the gold reserve, and recent comment has it that such an issue will come to pass in the month of January in default of con- gressiona! action. Hence it is easy to un- derstand the motive which led to the sub- mission of this message with its unusual recommendation that Congress should re- main in session over the Christmas holi- days for the purpose of considering financial legislation. It is plain that the President seeks in this way to shift the responsibility for the forthcoming bond issue by hawing thus viven warning first in his annual miessuge and then in the special deliverance on the subject, presented yesterday under such remarkable circumstances. It is not to be expected that Mr. Cleve- land's plan will carry, He may succeed in keeping Congress together, but in the ature of things the Jegislation that he wires is among the impracticabilities un- less there is a change of heart to a very considerable extent in at least one of the two branches of Congress. It was but yesterday that the silver men in the Sen- ate, on what was cuncedced to be a test vote, showed a majority of twelve over the wing known as the sound money senators, and this faction of the upper house is yowedly opposed to the cuwrrency-retire- ment scheme of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle. ‘To be sure, as Senator Teller in- dicated yesterday in his specch on the Venezuelan commission bill, the silver men might drop thefr predilictions for the white’ metal in the event of hostilities In order to provide a war revenue for the government. But Mr. Cleveland practically divorces ‘the present financial emergency ‘from the in- ternational relations of the country, al- though he inserts a parentheti@ phrase warning Congress tnat the “patriotic senti- ment of our people !s not a substitute for a sound financial policy." oe That Billion Dollar Loss. 1t is the netght of nonsense for such level- headed men as Dr. Chauncey Depew to seek to persuade the plain people of the United States that the war scare in this country has already cost t&e country one billion of dollars in depreciated values. What are these values? Are they real, tangible things that can be measured, or are they speculative values that derive thelr fictitious werth from the state of a stock market controlled by a few men whcse interest today may be to cause a rise In stocks 2nd tomorrow to organize a raid that will send the shares flying down- ward? People are not easily fooled on this question of the difference between real and speculative values. In pantes such as that which existed in a small measure yester- day I: Wall street, there are losses of money and failures, and hardship is cre- ated by these events, but the chief suf- ferers are those who go into the street for speculative operations, who invest their money with the gambler’s risk that it may acerue tremendous profit in a few hours or :nay be us speedily wiped away. Rall- road shares appear to be the most active of these fluctuating stocks. It is absurd, in the light of history, to contend that the actual values of railroad properties are lost or depreciated by war flurries. The railroads of America never. received such an impulse as that which came to them during the civil war of 1861-5. Practicglly the great American system of transporta- tion routes was developed by that event. In case of a war with England and move- ments against Canaia our interstate lines would be foremost among the Imited num- ber of Interests upon which the struggle would have a beneficial gfect. Yet rail- road shares are bejng sold today in the market at a loss. Who bears that loss? Not the honest investor who realizes that these movements of the market are purely speculative and holds on to his stock with confidence in its integrity, but the specu- lator whose interest it ts to unload at a small loss before it may become a great one, or whose policy it has been to’ depre- ciate the market. Not a dollar of actual value 1s destroyed. y 2 oe The Star's Extra Editions. These are moving times in newspaper- dom. The past three weeks have been filled with stirring events, and the atmos- phere is today heavy with possibilities. ‘The President has bee the main contrib- utor to the news market, and each of his three messages to Congress has set the whole werld talking. The Star has kept the people of the District ‘thoroughly in- | formed of the course of events, and it has by issuing extra editions placed its un- equalled news distributing resources at the service of the people in all the emergencies that have lately arisen. It will continue to print the earliest, latest and most reliable news, and to remain ever on the alert to inform its readcrs of unusual tidings, such as the President's Venezuelan message, which was supplied in a Star extra exclu- sively and promptly to thousands of inter- ested Washington readers, and such as the special message of last evening, which was put on the streets in an extra edition with- out delay immediately after its receipt by the Senate. The Star recognizes its re- sponsibilities as Washington's newspaper and will always meet them. ——__< +e ___— If the President gets any bond legisla- tion from the present Congress, which is doubtful, it is likely to take the shape of authority to issue short-time certificates of indebtedness of small denominations and bearing a low rate of interest, the issue constituting a pcpular currency loan to meet a revenue deficiency. The events of the last few days, which suggest the em- barrassments the republic may suffer in the protection of its dignity and self-re- spect, from the fact that its indebtedness is largely due to forelgn creditors who can in an emergency conspire to harass it, will serve to strengthen the demand that so far as possible our national indebtedness be ‘kept at home in the shape of popular loans. —_—__ + +_____ Lord Salisbury’s claim that the Monroe doctrine is not a recognized feature of in- ternatiogal law even if correct would merely point out @ deficiency that demands immediate attention. —____++2_____ It is the man who never worked and never waftted to who fs most likely to as- sert himself as an advocate of violence in a case like the Philadelphia street railway strike. * ——++-____ ‘There was quite a force of men at work cn the city post office building this morning, but the rain came, and all but about forty- five of them quit for the day. ———__+ ++ _____ Great Britain is not satisfied with get- ting a large share of this country’s gold, but demands South America’s before !t has been mined. }power of the insurgents. THE WEEK. ‘The topic of the week has been the inter- pretation by this government of the Monroe ‘ine, embodied in a message sent by the President to Congress, accompanied by cor- respondence between Lord Salisbury and Olney upon the pretensions of England to territory claimed by the republic of Venezuela; Representative Hitt pre- sented a bill appropriating $100,000 for a commission to ascertain the true boundary betweep Venezuela and British Guiana, in accordance with the President's suggestion; it passed the House and later the Senate unanimously ‘ard without amendment in hoth cases. Senator Chandler of New Hampshire introduced a_ bill provid- irg an appropriation of $100,000,000 for a heavy increase in the national arma- ment; this was followed by tiens authorizing the Secretary of to purchase a late device of heavy battery and fer a report on the feasibility of equipping for service the old ship Con- stitution; Senator Hill of New York added to the suggestion of defense by asking im- mediate consideration for a bill making ex- eonfederates el 9 service in the army and navy. The approval of the President's position in ing the encroachments of England on A an soil, even if it led to war, was widespread, and war talk has been t of this was seen in the London stock market, Where the prices of Arreriean stocks fell; the decline was com- municated to the American stock markets, and a big drop occurred all along the Hne; several brokers suspended, and large de- mands were made for gold for foreign ac- count. The President in a special message to Congress directed attention to these de- mands, and urged that action be taken be- fore taking the holiday recess to protect the treasury's gold. The Senate agreed to a resolution introduced by Mr. Davis, calling on the President for information as'to Brit- ish or Canadian occupation, military or civil, of any part of the United States terri- tory or Alaska. Ferty persons were killed in an explosio. in the Egypt coal mines at Cumnock, after a similar explosion occ Dayton mine, near Chatt? ’ ‘enn., ty men being entombed. notormen and conductors of the Philadeiphia street car linés decided to go on a strike for in- shorter hour: of belonging to the Am scciaticn of In a fire on the 2 one man lost his life 1 several othe injured. Governor Wer fused to xrant a reprieve to Theodore Lam- bert, the Camden murderer, who was hanged Thursday. ‘The nd floor of a big clothing store a Minneapolis collapsyd, nd Gale Walt was crushed to death, There was a le blaze in the b siness sec- tion of Denver. The San Francisco police authorities decided to close all the pool rooms in that city. Four workmen were fatally injured and nine others badly hurt at Mid Valley colliery, Shamokin. The ceaths of the week included Charles D. At- wood, one of Ameri: architects and designers; Dr. Samuel Fleet Speer, a widely-known writer on medical subjects; Joseph C. Bradford, on the retired lis United States navy, and B. M, Kitchen, ex- member | of Congress from the second West Virginia district. Foreign. English reception of the news of Presi- den: Cleveland’s message on the Venezue- lan dispute was at first one of icdifference, but this feeling was followed by one of semi-panic in the stock market; gland is very unwilling to believe that Ameri- d anta exposition grounds cans sincerely support the President; Sir Michael Hic! Beach, chancellor of the British exch er, in an address at a conservative banquet in Bristol said that he did not believe the people on either side of the Atlantic wanted war, and that when the true statement which Lord Isbury had prepared in dispatches was shortly published the result would be hap- , Peaceful and honorable to both sides. North German Lloyd steamer Spree, stranded in A conspirac covered in Moscow an rihilist was arrested. Emperor W! a visit to Prince Bismarck at the ex-chancel- lor’s castle at Friedrichsruhe. A portion of the barracks at Buenos Ayres collapsed, and twelve soldiers were Killed and sixty injured. Captain General Camp Ived orders from Stain to foree the fighting and make desperate efforts to break the Turkish officials gave out a report that the Armenians at Zeitoun last Sunday ma: all the Turkish = seldiers tmpri: American misstonaries at \ that they were safe and guar In the District. , The week just closing has been a rather interesting one locally, even apart from the excitement that was naturally caused by the President's twe message. ‘T! ’resident re- turned to Washington from his fishing trip Sunday and has been a pretty busy man ever since. The hearing of the street ex- tersion cases wa3 continued. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury was submitted Monday; it indicated better ttmes and urged the retirement of greenbacks as the only effective way of holding gold. An anti- saloon convention was in session from Tues- e€ay to Thursday, and ended in the forma- tion cf @ national organization to-be Wnown as the American Anti-Saloon League. In the Slack case Judge Hagner made an im- portant decision to the effect that the old English statute of Charles II is in force here, and that a father may bequeath the custody and tuition of his children to the exclusion of the mother. Capt. Isaac Ba sett, the veteran assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, died Wednesday afternoon. Mgr. Satoll, who was recently made a cardinal, receivéd the zuchetto and the consistorial letter at the hands of Marquis Sacripantl, the papal emissary, Thursday evening. : o-—____ SHOOTING STARS. d by troops. “Er man doan’ hafter be no elocutionist,” said Uncle Eben, “In order ter make ‘Mer- ry Christmas’soun’ g00d when he says it She Wan Prudent. “He must be worth at least a hundred thousand dollars, mamma.” “How do you know?” “He told me his fortune ended in five ciphers. “H'm, Maybe it begins with one, too.” An Objection. “There's cnly one objection I have to this climate.” “What is that?” “The temperature and the price of coal don’t get high at the me tim A Conservative Reply. “Is that the new post office building?” said the visitor to this city. “Well,” replied the resident as his eye caught several recently laid stones, “some of it's rather new.” A Mysterious Malady. “It is time,” said Venezuela, “to have a thorough and competent diagnosis of my Vhat's baughtily. “Why, Great Britain says I have an in- growing boundary line. A Fin de Sice! “Meet me,” he said, lane,” But she sighed as she murmured “Na. The fashions have changed, my gentle swain, . And the people who met at the end of the lane Are people of long ago.” the matter?” asked Guiana, le Concession. “at the end of the “Then meet me,” quoth he, “at the old elm tree, Where the twilight shadows grow.” But she answered “nay,’’ and she said, “Ah, me, The people who tryst at the old elm tree Are people of long ago.” “If I dared but mention the mistletoe bough! It was anciently used, I know—" And she sighed, “Great vanity's wrong, I vow; Let us spow respect to the mistletoe bough, Like the people of jong ago.” —_—_~+ = __ Good Government in Hawaii. From the Baltimore American. The republic grows In strength, and the people of Hawaii are enjcying a better government than they ever had before. Honesty is no longer a scarce article on the islands, and the reign of the kings and queers of misrule is over for all time. Open Evenings Until Christmas. Mayer Bros. & Co., 937 and a39 F St. N? W. We are more than gratified with your response to our efforts. In all the recent history of our store, there has been nothing ap- proaching this great wave of holiday business that is sweeping over us. XMAS GOODS Must Go. As we never carry our holiday goods over from season to season, we must get rid of, a tremendous load of gift thing's at prices that— Well, that will move them quickl. Xmas Handkerchiefs. o ndkerchlefs—worth Embroideced Handkerchiefs—worth t Be. Geuts’ Colored. Bordered Mandkerchiefs— Handkerchiefs—worth All Manakeredte e{$ boxed free of charge. Hand-painted Celluloid Ware. Be. jwloid Photo Frames—at 39¢. eMuloid Photo Frames—at Se. ipkin, Kings. apkin Tings—at Match Casis—at Christmas Ribbons. . all shades, G—at 104 . B2—at_15¢ Xo. 40—at 19. Hats specially reduced for 0 each, rey at Flats and Narrow Back Hlors—worth $1.00-at 63 : embroidered or c. kind. Violets—worth 100, Preach Double Vielets—worth per bunch Se. per bunch . for 2 dozen, ‘i at SBe. $1.25 Un sat We. $1.60 Unibrettas at $1.25. $1.59 Umbrellas at $1.50. wbreHlas at $1.20, te" Unurbmetiee at spec fn, Gloria Silk«worth $: 28-in. Union Sitle—worth $4.00—at 2N-In.- Union Stliworth $5.00—at Union Sitk—worth §7.50—at ae ap Continued. 28-in, Kid Glove Sale C Every pair of Gloves sold by us we guaran- tee amd fit to yourshan 7. 60e. for 4-hutton. Gkede Gloves worth $1.00, $1.00 for Gents’ Kid) Gloves worth $1 $1.00 for Ladies’ Gloves worth $1.25. $1.25 for 7-hook Lacing Gloves worth $1.50, $1.00 for Children’s 4-button Gloves werth fer Children’s Fur-top Gloves worth $1.00. $1.00 for Ladies’ Fur-top Gloves worth $1.25. $1.50 for Gents’ Driving Gloves worth $1.89. Black Ostrich Feather Capes—worth §25.00— at $10.00. Children’s Lace Collars—worth 50c,—at? 39e, $1.50 Chenille Covers at 97e. Pi 00 School $1.25 Sciiool Bags at $1.00, Sale Continued. Leather Goods S Music Alligator Muste Rolls—worth §1.00—at 7c. Fancy Leather Music Rolls—worth $1.25— at Sve. Russian Leather Musle Ro is—worth $1.89— Mink Scarfs at $2.49. Searfs at $2.69. I Ladies’ Black Sateen Skirts, 3 rows of ruf- fles—worth $1.25—at Bie, F Stitched Skirts—worth Sik Mohair Skirts—worth 2 4k Silk Skirts, with taffeta silk worth $5.00—at $3.73. Special Christmas Coats. 3 Special Lots. Lot No. 1, comprising P es, Diagonals and Plain -Cloths, all new and the latest styles—former prices, 87.48, $7.98 and $8.63— at $4.93, = eee Lot No. 2, comprising Boucles, Bound and } Strapped Beaver and Covert Cloth: and desirable styles—fotmer prices, $8.08 $12.50—at $5.98. 5 Lot No. 3, comprislne Best Quality Rough an 4 Roneles and Light prices, $10.98 to $1 ert Cleths—former AL $6.98. Mayer Bros. & Co., 937 and 939 F St. N. W. So KANN, SONS & CO. Sth & Market Space. WE WILL SOON SAY “SINE DIE” TO THE HOLIDAY TRADE. Two more days of real lively business and the Christmas of O O Will be a thing of the past. Whatever we have left on hand in Bric-a- Brac, Silver Ware and Toys will never see the stock room again, for we have made the prices so ridiculously low on what is left on hand that must at all hazards. go the TOYS GALE OFF AT WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN SELLA vG FOR,” BRIG-A-BRAC HALF OFF AT WHAT THEY. HAVE BEEN SEL SILVERWARE GALE AVE BEEN SE LING FOR, OFF WHAT They LLING FOR. TOYS. 7 A very pretty and Fair-sized Doll, tra beads, with two ex- ic Dolls, with cute little caps, “Mamuia and Popa,” 5c. Dolls which sleep and Saas from 6ge. Dolls which cannot be broken, @ wonderful in- vention, 43¢. Up. sed dolls, in ull sizes, from Be. U Exquimaux Dolls, quaint and pretty, i 75c. Kid Body Dotis, 15¢. to $1.99. Dressed Doils, tnbs season's styles, pleasing faces, from 10¢. to $2.25. Caps of Various sfxes and kinda, from 5c. to 9c. Caps made of plush, loc. Beautiful French who ery Vnar Dolls’ Dolls" Dolls’ Shoes, , toc. Pair. Stockings, from < 8c. Up. Magic Lanterns, from 23c., with 3 slides, $1.69, with 12 slides. Steam Derricks, complete, Mecharical Scissors Grinder, 2ic.e¢ Dolls? to Passenger Trains, 18c. to 8gc. Combination Banks, from 15c. to 8gc. Comical Trick Banks, 83c., 75¢., 53¢-, 48c. Police Patrol, 75. Fire Engines, from 59¢. to $2.25. Donkey Carts, Sets of China Dishes, from 10¢. to $2.00. Brownle Tenpius, 75°: All ki of I™ns aud bugles. . Langhi Caicera, 23¢. Doll Lamp, 5c. Punch and Judy, ic. Fish Pond, 5 Toc. Latto, complete, with counters, glass and every- thing : ge. All “kinds of Iron Doys, Horse Rakes, Mowers, Wagons, Carts, Steam Cars, Express Wagons, Pa- OX, trols, Surreys, &c. Poodle Dog Beil Rings, 19¢. Furniture Sets, Ago * Monkey Race, 34c. Pool Table, with balls xn cue, 6gc. Building Blocks, from 18c. to 73¢. A, B, C Blocks, 73 ge. Menagerie Show Bio 39¢- 23¢. 69c. to $5.00. Printing ce nee af 6oc. to $3.48. 19¢. to 8gc. All kinds of Horses and Wegons, Child's Educator, Pianos, from Tambourines, Zithers, from BRIG-A-BRAG. A_ Handsome Plush Album, Syirror in front, $3.98. upon pivot stand, \ Diesaing Micrors, with triple glasses, caa sce both sides of face at once, : g8c. Sparkling Genuite Cut-glass Salt Cellars, odd shapes, Dresden China Banquet Lampe, raised flowers on side, dainty figures at base, $1.25. Imitation Ivory Trush, Comb and Glass, in cel- luloid case, silk ned, i LVERWARE. These goods are just as represented, alihough en account of the extreme minuteness of price some be surprise Silver-plated Nut Picks, frosted handle, % doz°n, S1.& Quadraple-plated Nut Tate cases, 49¢. kers, packed in sepa- Logers’ Dated Table Kalves, frosted handle, % dozen, $1.25. Quadruple-piated Soup Ladle, design, frosted bowl, ers’ graceful $1.25. UMIBRELLAS, 26-inch Gloria Silk Umbrellas; natural wood bandies. g8c. fi full paragen frames; Worth $1.39— inch Gloria Si 3 fine dew handles. W Jose rollin suitable a naturist] wood, handle Tndles or gentlemen. we LENT Real Leather Music Rolls as cheap as cause thi can hay yr. Lizard Plain Made of real fine, voft-fin the kind that were made in our x ys’ days. 79¢- Seal Pocket Books, either plain or mounted, With sterling silver corners 98c. Real Alligntor Pocket Books, ‘cangnt in the waters of a by the ianufacturer hiinself, That’s why they are sold at $1.19. None $1.49. uch Best Quality Gloria ‘Silk; close, roll rods; iinported wood handles.” Worth $2.50. 31.79. 26-inch Test Quality Twilted Silk: close rolling; nickel pal; fine pearl handles, Worth $5.50— $4.20. 28iuch Best Quality Close-rellinz sterling silver tritmuied’ bavdles.” Werth $4.49. GOODS, Children's Imitation Leather Books, elther plain or metal trimmed. Umbrellas; 2 5c. Misses" Alligator or Seal Books, with or without metal trimmed. 49¢. Embossed and Plain Seal Collar and Cuff Boxes, fn different shapes, Tine with Hzht blue, pluk oF cardinal satini—an” excellent present fu g ganlinal satin—an excellent present for’ a mnan. $1.60. Leather Traveling Cases, with comb, brush, mir- ror, tooth avd vail brushes—a whole lot for a’ little money, Soe. : Leather Traveling Cases—nail and tooth with gi bottle, nickel scap box, fine ish bristle brush, celluloid comb. Reduced te Real on, with Wade & » box, tine celluloid comb, or, fine ae bristle Lrush, shaving mug,’ mir $4 Kind reduced to MOEA EFS, UR LINK OF PLAIN WHITE AXD COLORED BORDEKED HEYSTITCHED HASDIERCHTEES, LAPIE: KERCUIERS, CLOTH. LAD: AVETTE, TED MOWE THAN, 300 DUZES. OF TIEST DESIGNS, ‘Hip VEny Par: eA PED SILK HANDE we AN work COR: No PRerty COLGRINGS, 15¢. CHILDREN’S FUR-TOP: 8, TOPS. WORTH 7c. HOLIDAY PRICE, 4g. FUR-TOP KID GLOVES, TOPS. WORTH $1.90. FINE_ KID, HOLIDAY Tce, 75¢. LADIES’ EXTRA QUALITY 16-BUTTOD SUEDE KID GLOVES, OPERA SHADES SIZES. WORTH HOLIDAY PRIC! $1.29. pane 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, IN WHITE TA BROAD BLACK STITCHD WORTH $1. tuo. HOLIDAY eieae "8 WEMSTITCHED INITIAL HANDKE! ca 1 ONE-ANCH RORDER, ETTE: RU: Nixe. a UM A TO Z, EE errs 19¢. CTNLDR! S$ HANDKERCHIEPS WITE |AND- 3 ae ea RED LETTER, IN A cue Caine . Or 25¢. OR 6 WITHOUT ANY INITIAL, IN A BOX. PURE BINEN HE! METITCS HAN 12 AISO TLAIN AND INIT lis WIT WIDE ii AS Db HAND. SUME LARGE LEPTE TH GLACE REAL KE, BLACK $225. HOLIDAY $1.50. MEN'S NE QUALITY STREET GLOVES, IN Gray ONL, WORTH $1.25. HOLIDAY PRICE, BOYS’ FINE KID GIDE ADL MAKE. ALL FOR LESS ‘THAN $1.00. LATEST SHADES, IZES. NEVER Honbay Pues, 790. a sew) You will find us open much later than usual tonight, Monday and Tuesday. KANN, SONS & GU. Sth & Market Space. vacancy in your fist of pres- ents that can be well filled here. A pretty Lamp, with globe or shade, perhaps — an Onyx Table—some article of Porce- lain Ware—or one of those 5 O'clock Tea Kettles’ that are here in such a big varicty— will make a most acceptable gift. —No such stock any rere to choose from. The biggest va- Tieties, the best goods, the most attractive goods you'll find % right here, and prices are $s tight. £$ #91.75 Lamp, $1.75 v A_ worderful value. se Banquet re Lam with gilt base ia fount and e2 crys column, onyx effect — very pret and a good light-giver.. = ¢$1.50 Lamp, $1.50 Ba Another good value. Banquet Lamp, 25 with git Dare and fount, with silver - figure apholding fount. 3 5 $3.75 Lamp, $3.75 An All-cilt Banquet Lamp, very pretty dcsign, execlent bumer. 154.75 Lamp, $4.75 5 Banquet Lamp, with gilt base and a fount aie onyx column, : SHEDD a 432 oth Street. aSosaeeeatonsees TANDARD Book. Store, 314 oth Street. Limited Number OF Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, BY IAN MACLARE Beautifully Bound. Never Sold Under $1.25 AT 34 Standard Book Store, 314 oth Street. GLOVES FOR GIFTS. Few things are so well adapted for gift giving as Gloves. _ We have Gloves of every shade and shape — at every price—from 25c. up to S10 and $12 a pair. Your present can be done up into a “givable” shape—with one of these fancy Glove Boxes we're selling at : cost!” LOUVRE GLOVE CO., gig F St. ot s—are like neckties and scarf pins—one can’t have too many. Either’ would make a most serviceable and a most desir- able gift. We are showing the hand- somest stock of them in the city—both silver and gold |; |} mounted—and piain. : SILK UMBRELLAS, $4 up. | WALKI G STICKS, $1.50 up. Galt & Bro., | JEWELLERS, SILVERSMITHS fi AND STATIONERS, : 1107 Penn. Ave. TTT aie e & [enema Fountain Pens At Brentano’s, Open Evenings, + 1015 Penna, Ave. It