Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1896, Page 8

‘THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 189¢6-TWELVE PAGES. a we've known. ordinary size. ® Still More Bargains From Our Annual CARPET& RUG SALE? — We've reached the limit of big price cut- ting in this great sale ofours. It’s a clearing out of all the remnants, odds and ends and pat-. terns we'll discontinue carrying—that have ac- cumulated during one of the busiest seasons The chance for a choice is un- limited, and we’ve made prices so that you're bound to see they mean bargains of more than Ingrain Carpets. Let 1-An extra Two-ply Union Ingrain. Regularly sold for 30 cents per yard. Clearing- oat price. Lot 8—An extra heavy Two-ply 27C. OODOOHGOHOSOHOOOS Art Squares. —Some of the prettiest and rarest Seuares, that we'll not be able to dupll- cate next season, have been largely re- duced. They're the best quality Two- All-wool Ingrain. Worth 75 ply All-wool Squares: (oclug cormpesimnagiuimeacy LG Size. 2 Value. Now. = be 2% yards by $7.50 $4.50 @Tapestry Brussels. 8 yards by 9.00 5.40 Se Let 1— ah Quality Tapestey” 8 yards by 10.50 6.90 3 Brussels. Regular value, 90 8 yards by 12.00 7.20 3) cents per yard. Clearirg-out 49C Er ss ba 1 =e pe Buleesa 52 2icass40it~s ° ds by ; Lot 2A fine line of ‘Tapestry 4° yards by 2.00 13.75 Smyrna Rugs. ® 3; ing-out price... —Quite an assortment of them here in @2 - Brussels. all the desfrable patterns and pretty ATL the standard makes, ‘in combinations of colors, The best stand- @ Might and dark patterns. z Regularly sold for $1.15 and $1.35 per yard. Steasina ont g price, 96 cents and.. “ 2Wilton Velvets. @ All the standard makes, Nght = and dack effects. Regularly 3 sold for $1.25 per yard. Clearing-out price....-...--++ € Matting Remnants. —All Straw Matting Remnants will be sold for one-half thelr original marked & prices. Carpet Remnants. —Splendid Carpet, in short lengths, from 1 to 20 yards, at these prices: Axminsters, Moquettes and Velrets, per yard. 30 and 60c. Brussels, per yard. Bec. Tapestries, per yard. Ingrains (all wool), per yard. = ‘Olicioths. —100 rolls of the Best Otlcloth manu- factured. to be sold In three lots: 75C. 50c. ® OE Lot 1—A quality. Regularly sold for 65 centg per sard. Glearing-out price--.--------- 27¢. Lot 2—B quality. Worth 50 cents a yard. Clearing-out 22C. Usually sold for 35 cents per yard. Clear- Ing-out price..-.cecereseese+ 15c- Fringed Rugs. Gray Goat Rugs. Linoleum. Wilton Rugs. ard makes at these clearing-out prices: Size. Value. Now. Sincle-door width... + $1.25 $0.69 44 inches by 21 Inches.... 2.50 1.2% 54 finches by 26 inches.... 8.50 1.60 60 inches by 80 Inrhes.... 4.25 1.90 72 Inches by 36 Inches.... 6.25 2.90 6 feet by 9 feet...... 23.00 12.00 Pretty Rugs, -vith fringed ends, 1% yards and 1 yard long. M: ftom the body and borders of Brussels, Moquette, Axminster and Velvet Carpets. Clearing-out price, erch, 91 P . SOC. and é A very select lot. Worth every Dit of oe each. Cleaiing-out price...... Heavy quality. Worth all of $1.00 a yard. Clearing-out Price........+.-0- Good quality, that is larly sold for 75 cen Tegu- yard. Clearing-out price. 4g osiene An odd lot of Wilton Rugs.” 27 Inches by 64 inches. - Worth $3.50 euch. Clearing-éut price SI. 50s an aS GSOSOSIOEO @ iB MOS F Street, H Corner Eleventh. H eo 4) Ki Storage Warehouse, @4 AND |; SONS, © ams near M. }®OOSO8 ® World's Fair! INPEERI NUM, The-STANDARD HIGHEST AWARD. eeee apatite? Sore ereorerereccocccccoccs :W-a-s-t-e-d I precious time by using soaps in washing that require constant 3 rubbing! *Weaver, Kengia & Co.’s “Laundry & Borax” 'S=0=4=p=S —save time—because they save all the hard rubbing! by all grocers—accept no ans stitute. Plant fell: rx 3e4 How many women waste their For sale K St. N. . ? ° . . . . . . . . . pS . . . . PS « + pe ° . . . . . eeccccosos 2 and BEST prepared [XEREREEREEREES FOOD An easily digested food. Safe and absolutely pure. Is unquestionably a most valuable food in the sick room, where either little one or adult needs delicate, nourishing diet!! Sick room diet would often be the despair of phy- sicians, mothers and train= ed nurses, but for this most | ; valuable food. \| Sold by DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE! Jokm Cerle & Sons, New York. The California Corset Fits, Wears and is Comfortable. IS NOT SOLD IN STORES. Send for Descriptive Catalogue. California Corset Co., $a30-3m. teeeee At A Word Geo. F. to Muth & Co. s|: Artists, Store i Is to be found the very chotcest collection of tec t Ss Paper, Penctis, Draw- Archi jag Boards, T Squares, ‘Tract Clotb, ue and Print Paper and other THIS 4 IRON .-& IS ‘HOT! HIT IT! There’s a time for all things—and we say to you —candidly and honestly— that there has never been such a splendid chance to buy Furniture — as_ right NOW! This is the time of year when we MUST make room for spring goods. We Are Selling Furniture Below Cost! We want the cash buyers to KNOW this—want them to compare the lowest prices they ever HEARD of—with these of ours! Parlor Suites —Bed Room Suites—Rock- ers—EVERYTHING going at a fraction of real value— but you must be QUICK. Credit if you want it—with PLEASURE—no notes—no interest. All carpet made and laid FREE—no charge for waste in matching fig- ures. It’s the chance of your whole LIFE. . Grogan’s MAMMOT:T Bé HOUSE, $19-821-823 7TH STREBT 3 0-8ia BET. NDI (XXEREEEREREREREREEEERE ES PxRXEMEEEREEREREREE EERE EES seeeeeese eeeees CXEKXEKERERKS materials, such as In- struments, &c., &e. Draughtsmen [ie " most complete gusortment in the ‘lty r and at popuiar prices. Successors to Geo. Ryneal, Jr., PSs ai 418 7th St. N.W. to 6 p.m. Bunaayer'o to 12. UNSIGHTLY : Lerge toe joints instantly relieved, beautified and cured by our Patent Shiclds, A variety of Have us ft them co. ‘shapes to fit the various stages. PROF. J. J. GEORGES & SON, 1115 Par aves nw. TULIP WEEK! are aggro & specialty of TULIPS this Sw her nousand of these beautiful tne ors here! Time Store is banked bigh with them Ber Eaaeee, Seabees ant Gaintiest in tn = Fane: cakes of all kinds, Piain or ormamental. Dainty ‘Maccaroous. and Cozoanut Cake. in I fresh ev E. Gundersheimer, a Papen reg al te3-8d. ity! Come invand see them. 25c. a doaen z. ‘Gude & Bro., 1224 F St. fei0-12d__ FLORAL DECORATORS. Any Facial Disfigurement —wrinkles, dy You Ladies Ought te Know {hia time that there's no other ae 8 Up’ cleans and“ Gowns and Gaintily as we do. Wagon will call. Drop postal, Anton Fischer, 906 G St. fel0-84 ee ey oe ae slicks Ob Thin. Faces mye a HARD Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St. sRavgiorentog Fac “soap. sop bk ‘book, re Patais Royal @ and Hleventh streets........-++.+<+++-A. Lisner Isn’t it characteristic of human na- ture—to overlook superior oppor- tunities amid one’s immediate sur- roundings? This G Street corner 1s s . The one place The United’ States where “W. B.” Corsets are to be had At irregular prices. C7 -Messrs. Wingarten Bros. merchants selling their “ quote their regular retall-prices. ‘This 1s'an excep- tion that comes of an unusual occasion. Messrs. Weingarten Bros., makers of “W. B.” Corsets, are moving to larger premises, and, having decided to carry no corsets to the new build- ing, will allow the distribution of their entire reserve stock from this G st. corner. $1.25 for choice of all the best makes of ““W. B.” Corsets, among which are the fol- lowing: (7The best of the “W. B."” “Vida” selling regularly from $4.50 to $7. €FThe No. 303 “W. Black Corset, selling regul at $2.50. EF The No. 169, the $3.50 “W. B.,”" another very favorably kiown whalebone Corse [All of the above, and all “W. B."" Corsets, the regular prices of whica are from $2 to $7, are offered at $1.25 for choice. Corsets, the well-known 6-hook 1 EFNote that thls special price is at the Palais Royal only; is good cnly during the distribution of Messrs. Weingarten Bros.’ reserve stock; that each Corset is stamped with the word “reserve.” Another Chance. Two of the leading Curtain mak- = of the world are disposing of their 895 samples through the medium of ite ‘alais Royal. O3The many thousands that were here Monday have dwindled to a few hundreds, and they shall go tomo-row at the following prices: Ic for the 4c Lot. (7This lot comprised 1,000 ends of 86-inch wide Madras Draperies, in lengths from 1 to 2 yards. Choice tomorrow for 1 cent. 5c for the gc Lot. ~ C7 This lot comprised 900 ends of 50-inch wide Madras and Lace Draperies, worth up to $1 yard, Choice tomorrow for be. 2gc for the 38c Lot. S7'This is the lot of Madras Curtdin samples worth up to $5 a pair. Ohclee tomorrow for 29c. * The Lace Curtains. Samples of Lace Curtains worth up to $35 pair. The last of them to be gathered tomorrow in three lots. -29¢ for choice. 49c for choice. 79¢ for choice. E> Above samples are on first floor, in room ad- Joining elevator. On Basement Floor. Down stairs for the four following bargains: 1—Genuine Carlsbad China, with gold tracings, at 10c for choice. 7Sme of these pieces were 25c at wholesale:— Cups and Saucers, Fryit Saucers, Fruit Plates, Tea Plates, Oatmeal Bowls, Breakfast Plates, Dinner Plates. pel Ee 2—Brass Tables, with 14-inch onyx tops. $3.25 for choice. G7 These tables have never before sold at less than $4.98, and look yvorth more. 3—Table Oilcloth, worth 25¢ a yard, for only 19c. [7The very best Ollcloth, 1% yards wide, in white, marble and the various imitations of woods. 4—Choice of all 25c Candies for only rgc a pound. G7 Forty kinds of delicious sweets, some of them the kinds that cost you 40 cents a pound elsewhere. Reels le Fleeting bargains coming and go- ing daily. The following for tomor- row: , GF l5e for the 50¢ Copyright Novels_on table at 1th street entrance. Here ere some: ‘Sweet Danger,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox; “Lourdes, Zolay ‘Rachel Dene,’’ by Robert Buchanen: notism,’’ by Jules Clartie; ‘At Market Val Grant Allen; “In Strange Company,” by Boothby; “L’ Evengeliste,"" by Davdet; ‘The Fullen Race,"’ by Granville. Many others, some filustrated. (7 60e for the Undergarments on big fable near elevator. Broken lots of $1 and §1.25 Gowns and Skirts feed this table tomorrow morning. O7'$8.2%5 for $5 to $10 sample Silk Umbrellas and Mackintoshes. Bargains for men and women. [7'19¢ for large Glass pieces looking like cut glass. Twelve styles of Fruit Bowls, Celery Tray and Holders, Butter Dishes with cover, Water Jugs, Pickle Dish, Cake Plates—many pleoes worth up to 0c. Basement floor table. $2780e yard for $1 quality Black Satin Duchess and Black G. G. Silk Brocades. Second floor table. "S0e yard tor New Silk and Wool Plaid Dress Goods worth 68c, Second floor, near elevator. (7 One-fitth off the price marked on all Cut Glass Pieces and Art Pottery. Basement and first floors. ©75e yard for Cut-out Embroidery Edges and 88¢ yard for broken mateh sets of Embroideries that sold up to $1 yard. First floor table at G st. door. (739e for last of the Ladies’ 75c Ribbed Bal- briggan Union Suits. Two garments in one. On table near G st. door. 1896 - Model Costumes. The following new arrivals will be shown for the first time tomorrow: 1—Blue Mohair Suits consisting of Coat, Vest and Skirt. The Vest and Coat Collar of embroi- dered linen. . -$27.50 2-Emglish Plaid Cloth Suits in Norfolk effect. Jacket silk lined, Skirt latest style. ....§87.50. 8—Camel’s Hair Costumes in gray, tan and brown, ‘Tight-fitting Coat, new Skirt.. 4-Camel’ ‘s Hair Costumes with Box -Coat, kew square collar, &c. Palais Royal, G@ AND ELEVENTH STREETS... Valentines. |" oo0g0000 0000000 0000000 0000000 0000000 0000000 All of them pretty—-vone of them —high prived... Among the new ar- rivals gga‘ sdine very dainty-looking hand-painted ones. Looking them over—costs nothing—and pleases us, Drop in and see them. Good reading. 0000 e000 000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000 Ballantyne’s, Statloner, Engraver 428 qth St. And they're eheap enough—you'll admit. LOVE AFFAIR OF A BIBLOMANIAC— by Bugene Wicld—pud. price, $1.25—our price, $1. A LITTLE’ WIZARD—by Stanley Wey- man—pub. at’ 50c.—our price, 40c.! THE BACHELOR, AND THE CHAFING DISH—vy Deshicr Welsh—$1.00—our price, and Bookseller, It from the “old country’’— —At— PERRY’S. Thoughts of every mind. Signs of spring fill every counter, Winter is almost forgotten in the preparations—yours and ours—for that ‘season of bright colors and airy tex- & tures. A brilliagt array of % Imported beauties greet your visits here—now. Transplant- ings from the fashion con- % servatories of sunny France <% and bonny Scots-land. We ~ have plucked with the judg- ment of connoisseurs—with the taste taught by experi- ence—with the advantage gained by our position as ¢ foremost purveyor of these exclusive exotics. You will see the preSiest patterns you have ever seen —and the lowest prices. : spring—fill —you will find the best value You will praise the provid- ings. Another generous install- ment awaits your verdict: Organdies— 3 7G: yard Persians and Dresdens, flowers and sprays and French notions—about 200 atyles-{o choose from. French a Muslins—25) Ce. yard. ‘Nearly us sheer and fine as the or- wandies—printed tn light and dark- colored Dresden stripes and flowers aud novelties in Navy Blue and White and Black and White. French Brilliante—> 5 Cc. yard! Suk-iike and fine—in pleasing pat- terns of odd conception. Newnesses 4a color and peste pea , Grenadine Muslins— Tic. > yard. Sheer grounds covered with band- some Dresden and other new designs. Printed a Swisses—5 OC. yard. With a better grade at 5c. White and tinted grounds, flowered in nat- ural stades and shapes. Dalntiness itself. Colored a Organdies— 2 5 C. yard. With 2 better grade at 35c. Plain shades in Pink, Blue, Nile, Canary, Lavender, Navy Blue and Black. Scotch Gin cb 2 5 C. yard. For Shirts and Shirt Waists—pretty plaids, cute checks, striking stripes and plain colors. Hundreds of them. English a Galatea— 2 5 C. yard. Plain and striped—novelties in ef- fect apd tint. Specially good value for the price. French 1 ¢c a Challis— 3 72 0 -yard. For staple designs. 88c. for novelties. ‘We have clung fast to the staples that renew their popularity with each season—and added to the assortment scores of catchy. novelties in Persian and Dreeden patterns — covering grounds of all tints. — , Satin Striped 6 Cc a Challis— (0) o yard. French effects on light and dark grounds—some that you have never seen before—and are not likely to find anywhere else—because they are ex- elusive, PERRY’S, “Ninth and the og Established 1840, ‘Telephone 995. LE W) omen poo ‘A wiully Queer about some things. rt hey ‘cavy another Lister's man's beautiful. teeth es and “yet "neglect “thelr Dentifrice, © |, owa. “All that's needed fo Keep the teeth waite and clean is 25¢. DENTINRICE. ‘Removes gael . Daintify perfumed. Bottle. ‘Gals re pe W. Thompson, 703 $5: PHARMACIST, '5th- 5 SE SAL eer ae eee xxx cxexyereyrs A Shoe Sale Without Precedent. Every well-regulated house is holding elearing sales at the end of each season—to close out remnants and goods that are becoming shelf- worn, &c.—but to sell new goods ahead of the season they are made for at LESS than wholesale prices is something unusual. This is the very thing we are doing —These goods were intend- ed for a Wholesale Dis- tributing House out west— but were countermanded be- cause of a delay in their completion. Better looking and better wearing Shoes were never before made for Ladies at any price. It is a 15,000 pairs lot, and to get them out of our way before’ arrival of our regular new Spring Shoes we are selling them at this rate: XXRRERREEEKEES eeeees [XERKERERAEEKE RAE EKARKERER ERK ARKKERAARKERES Seseses Ladies’ Extra Quality Spring $3.50 Style, Laced or Button. $1.90 Tevsesesecs ‘| [XERKEEE EERO Sharp or square toe. All sizes and widths. Se AEA E RAMANA RU KRER ERA EERE RARER ERE RERERES Tadtes’ Extra Quality $2 50 Oxford Ties, Special This Week Only. $1.85, All sizes and widths. Reduced from $2.50 & $3. Ladies’ Satin Sandals, all popular shades. Tove vee eeee Ladies’ Gold, Stlver or Jet Beaded Finest Vici Kid Sandals. $2.85, Reduced from $4.00. Gents’ Cloth-top Best Patent Leather Full Dress Gaiters. [REM RERRRRAARE EERE ¢| Gents’ Triple-sole Winter Russet Shoes. }| Wm. Hahn & Co.’s RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, aI 980 and 932 7th st., | 1914 and 1916 Pa. ave., | 288 Pa. ave. it UXRRRER RRR RES [XERRRAEEREREERARRREREREREM A comfortable home is the gate to contentment-- If there is anything your “castle” needs our RE- MOVAL SALE furnishes an opportunity of getting it that can only occur about once in a business lifetime. If we hadn’t promised our- selves to go into our new building empty-handed such prices as we’ve put on our present stock—every bit of it—could not be quoted. But 4 we're losing for a purpose. And gaining, too—lots of. friends — lots of patrons. What’s a little money to a Our CREDIT is just as od bigger clientage? generously offered as ever. House & Herrmann, The Leading Housefurnishers, 917, 918, 921 AND 928 TTH ST. fe8-84d 636 MASS. AVE. Le aa teat th aa IDODOTMDOWDOMIDPUOCOO™DOOOHKR 93 Was $2 60 —Means a whole lot to the friends of our “Wear Well” Shoes. Means they’ll buy their favorite Shoe—the best Shoe that’s made at $3—and the Shoe that’s rarely reduced— for $2.60. ——‘Wear Wells” have the fashion, and finish of the high-grade Tt’s a mighty fair mighty fine Shoo all for a =all_ the styles, “ail the toes, the lasts in = in "Wear Wells.” Edmonston, POPULAR SHOH STORE, 1334 F St. Bas THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE eae use, arty old and cee tried remedy, Mra. SURB ‘Winsiow’s Sooth! children teed It soothes the chi cuits tottian t fhe gum, cures colic and tor arihoeke” 38 cents a bottle. repeloly Bes esAsAsbAAADADODLEESEADEA COFFEE Frankly, if yeu offered me 50c, couldn't you 2 better Coffee ay pe 88. aoe Its a Dlend of Java ‘Mocha ec flees wn On vate ‘liclous-tastipg Pond a a you'r Snot 5 Cite at” all say—money back. 1084. IN. H. Duvall, 1923 Penn. Ave. fell-t,tb,,20 ‘After a sleepless night use Dr. Siegert’s Angos- tora Bitters to tone up your system. All drug- The President to Preside. The presbytery of New York decided yes- terday to have 9 series of meetings in the inte-est of home missions, culminating in one to be held in Carnegie’s Music Hall March 3, at which President Cleveland will Kent with the Rev. Dr. John Hall, pres- it of the home board, as temporary an, and Dr. T. De Witt Talmage, Dr. or, Bheldon Jackson and Booker T. Wash- ington as the other speakers. GAS BILL COMPLAINTS Faots and Figures Quoted by Beaders of The Star. Charitable Institution Makes Formal Protest—A Cure Suggested in Public Control of the Plant. The followirg rotice has been sent to the Georgetown Gas Company by the Pres- ident and board of managers of the Wash- ington Home for Incurables: “The secretary is desired by the board of manogers of the Home for Incurables to in- form you that at the last meeting held it was found that the bill for gas for this institution fer the month of January is more excessive than ever before, large as thece bills have elways been. “In view of the fact that aithough every effort is made on the part of the matron and nurses to use the lights economically, that the days are now somewhat longer than they were, and that the home is sup- ported entirely by private charity, the board feels that the increasing charge is more than can well be met, and it is oblig- ed to protest egainst the unjust demand of $74.10 for one month's supply.” An Instructive Comparison. A correspondent of The Star writes: “By way of throwing a little more light on the gas question, I submiit the following tebular statement of the actual cost of the gas consumed in my family for the last six years, in each month. The house lighted is the same for all the years, the meter is the same, and the habits* of the family have been uniform throughout the whole period. I find, however, that for my own reading at night I now require the light of two bracket burners, where one formerly was sufficient, the gas at present being inferior to that of former years. It will be seen that the cost for 1895 is nearly fifty per cent more than that for 1890, and that this increase of cost has been quite regular each year, This statement is made from the bills of the gas company, and shows the exact amount paid each month, the discount of 25 cents per thousand be- ing deducted from each of the bills: 1891 1893 1894-1805 88 $5.50 00 3.50 4.25 25, 3.50 385 75, 3.50 3.75 00 1.60 3.25 00 2.75 2.50 00 15 2.00 15 1.75 1.75 “75, 2.00 225 00 8.25 8.50 25 8.75 4.00 o 3.50 8.00 cr $83.13 $35.18 3 “My bill for January, 1696, is $7.2 against $7 in 1895 and $3.25 in 1890. How the Bills Grow. The Star has received many letters from gas consumers, making complaint of ex- cessive cherges. Of these letters some samples are given below: Mr. C. A. Dunnington of 114 C street south- east writes thus: “Herewith please find a comparative statement of the amount of gas said to have been consumed at my house during the months of January, 1895, and January, 1896, the number of occu- pants the same in each month, and not one burner more used this year than in that preceding: January, 1895, 1,200 feet, $1 less discount, $1.00. January, 1896, 5,200 feet, $7.80; less discount, $6.50." . A Cure for Excessive Bil Naturally the complaints concerning what to many has been an incomprehensible in- crease in the January gas bills has evoked discussion @ to the feasibility of munici- palizing gas and electric light plants. Some of the points suggested by Srethig. Aaa tis have poney Aeges n. brought out in The Star. Mr. Henry Servi “A Certain Cure for Excessive Gas Bills,” as follows: From statements in the daily papers of increased bills without increased consump- tion, it would appear that the reduction in the price of gas contemplated by the House of Representatives in the annual appropria- tion bill for the District of Columbia will re- sult in little, if any, actual saving to our citizens, or, for that matter, in a material improvement in the quality of the gas. If this is so, why should not the ple of Washington, instead of taking {it out in growling, which effects little, apply the les- sons learned by experience in other mu- nicipalities and make its own gas? Suppose we consider for a little the results of gas plant cwnership by a few of the cities of Great Britain and this country. “One of the best, out of many examples, is that of Birmingham, England, the gov- erning body of which purchased the gas works of the two companies supplying gus to its citizens in 1874 at a price, satisfac- tory to all parties, of $5,376,000, and on which amount the city has since paid an annual interest charge of $279,562. At the end of the first year's operation of the plant, the price of gas remaining the same, the city had on hand, after the payment of all expenses, interest, etc., a net profit of $164,185. This profit has increased steadily until during the year 1892 it reached the comfortable sum of $337,000, and in the seventeen years of the city’s operation of the works to 1892 the average Profits have been $224,000 per annum. ‘While these results are of themselves suf- ficiently startling they fail to tell the half of the good accruing to Birmingham's population from the municipal ownership of the gas works. In 1874, when the plant was purchased, the consumers were paying 75 cents per 1,000 cubic feet for gas. In 1876 the price was reduced to 68 cents; in 1879 to G3 cents; in 1881 io 57 cents, and in 1884 to 33 cents, at which price it re- mains to the present. At the same time the gas furnished has from the first been very much better in quality. The results of the seventeen years’ ownership of the gas plant by Birmingham may be briefiy summed up thus: First, better gas: second, a reduction of over 29 r cent in rate; third, a net profit of $3,811,200. “Bradford, England, became the owner of gas works in 1870. It has since reduced the rate per thousand cubic feet from 85 to 55 cents and is now making an annual profit of $76,800. “Manchester, England, which has been its own purveyor of gas since 1824, had, in 1895, an exceas of assets over liabilities on account of gas plant of $4,320,000 and now has an annual yearly income from the same source of $288,000. It charges its 80,- 000 consumers 71 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. “In the city of Glasgow, where the mu- nicipality has owned its own gas plant since 1869, the price per 1,000 cubic feet has been reduced from $1.12 to 71 cents, and the city still makes a yearly profit on its opera- tions of $121,600. “The gas works at Leeds became the property of the municipality in 1870 at a cost of $3,360,000. In the year 1893, while selling gas to its citizens at 57 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, it carried to its surplus account a profit of $63,648. In the twenty- three years of its ownership the profits have amounted to $1,830,008. “Wheeling, W. Va.; Bellefontaine, Ohio; Allegheny, Pa.; Richmond, Va., and a few other cities in the Unitei States are mak- ing gas at a profit for a less price than charged corsumers in Philadelphia, where gas is furnished by the city for $1; but In the main the gas plants of this country are owned by private parties, with unrestricted power as to the prices charged consumers. “If, in addition to the results. shown above, we take into consideration the fact that our cities furnish to gas companies in their streets and avenues a very large por- tion of which In other business ventures would be looked tpen as real estate be- longing to plant, it would seem eminently proper that municipalities should either own and operate or very largely control the operations of gas and other kindred companies."” —————————— Death of E. J. Rea. Edward J. Rea, a prominent and popular member of the Association ef Eccentric Engineers, died this morning of pneumonia. He was active and well known In the Knights of Labor and had held every office in Eccentric Engineers’ Assembly 4896, and at his death was recording secretary of that organization. He lived at F street northwest and for years had been engineer of the Baltic building. He was widely known in labor circles and will be greatly missed. k —_->—__ Expenditures of the District. Interesting information regarding the an- nual amount of money expended by the District of Columbia will be found on page 18 of The Star’s- Almanac for 1896. 5c. per copy. For sale at all news stands and at The Star office counting rooms. CURING A COLD. The Shortest and Surest Way by Which It Can Be Done. “There are a thousand ways of fighting a cold, but only one way to effect a cure."” It was an experienced medical man tered this sage remark mt long ago. “Do you know,” be. continued, “that there is one way to cure colds and prevent colds that o&n always be relied upon? It is a safe and reliable remedy, but I always hesitate to recommend it because it is Hable to lead to serious wistakes. I will tell you in confidence, however, that there is nothing better or safer to take in winter time than pure malt whiskey. Tbe only trouble is that it must be absolutely pure. The ordinary whiskey you get in saloons or bar rooms will not do. That is where most people get a wrong iden. They think that whiskey is whiskey, and that St ts all the same. ‘They forget that there ts hardly a whisRey free from adulteration. To do any good whiskey must be thoroughly pure, and it ts only such a whiskey that I would ever recommend.” ‘The oyjnion above given is interesting, but it is not new. Erery experienced physician knows that pure malt whiskey is nature's great remedy for stivulating the vital forces ad building up the health. But such a whiskey is not to be found everywhere. There is, in’ fact, only one that has been proved to be medicinally pure and free from adulteration. This whiskey is Duffy's pure malt, which ts untversally recognized ax a Wonderful ‘health giver and restorative. i oe hag ever compared with it for toning Sr ter orgie ae irip cavalo, bet it will cute tam.” Bren, ata! takes it can go through the severest ‘Winter without any fear of chills or pneumonia. who t- ee aR ROT ean a Sacrifice Sale of watch | CHAINS! It’s a case of being overstock- ed. We have about twelve hun- dred Watch Chains on hand— H too many—we think—to carry at one time. We've put “good- ‘this one to bus @ good Watch Chain for so little money. bye” prices on all of them. From coke BROTHERS, H $r up. Foal ever gee snother opportunity = r i 409 Seventh St. » w. Open ull 8 i No other branch stores A Washington, Js s SAR caves : : i FIRMNESS > WITH KINDNESS The South Desires an Expression on the Monroe Doctrine. Mr. Blanchard’s Trenchant Speech Today on the Necessity of Afirm- ing and Defining Our Meaning. Senator Blanchard today in the Senate strongly commended the President for the reatsertion, on an enlarged basis, of the Monroe doctrine, and advocated that it be given the sanction of legislative indorse- ment. He said the time had come fer such a declaration by Congress—broad, bold, comprehensive, not made in anger or men- acing, but ‘firm. The doctrine ef Monroe should be made a rule of governmental authority by affixing to an enlarged scope of it the seal of congressional approval. It should no longer be permitted to re- main a mere dictum, but be given a legal status by congressional action. The Sena- tor’s speech, while bold and firm, was in good temper, and evinced a spirit of kin- dred, fmendship and peace toward what he termed “our cisatlantic cousins.” Among other things, he said: *” United States is expected to stand aloof from en- tengling alliances with European powers. We are to have, it seems, nothing to do with European, Asiatic, African or Au- stralian concerns. We have heretofore steadily adhered to this line of policy. A National Policy. “Shut out of participation in European policies, neither asking nor being invited to take part in the same, are we, too, to be deprived of the right to ptescribe and dom nate an American policy? On this point the people of the United States are especially sensitive. And it is not confined to any seo- tion or class of our people. It pervades all alike; it leaps over party lines, and ris above party feeling. On the Atlantic si board, in the northeast, the caution and con- servatism of capital and the fears of busi- ness disturbance may for a moment stay this feeling, but those who count upon this for the display of extreme forbearance on our part may find themselves greatly in error. Go ask the people of the great west and those of the revivified and rapidly re- cuperating south, and they will tell you that the time has come for a broadening of the scope of the Monroe doctrine, and for a much more enlarged application. of it. Se’ enty-three years ago, when this doctrine was first proclaimed, the population of the United States was a little more that 9,(00,- 000; from 9,000,000 of people then we ha multiplied to 70,00),000. From meager sources we have plowed and planted, delved and mined, commerced and manufactured, builded and constructed, our way to enor- mous ageregate wealth. We do not have to make a demonstration on land or eea to proclaim cur power, or mark our réadiness for war. There is no need for us to display unusual activity in our arsenals and gun factories, nor to mobilize fleets, nor to pre- pare flying squadrons, to sail ata moment's notice. We are always prepared for war. In the hearts of 9,000,000 of fighting men, animated with a patriotic fervor and deter- mination, you will find this readiness. The Event of War. “As for fleets, we have the resources, and from these could quickly evolve the faclli- ties for constructing ships of war, in num- ber, size, armament and strength, that would give us the dominion of the seas, Whenever the necessity arises, this republic, With its 23,000 miles of coast line, on two oceans, and a great gulf, will become the first naval power of the world. “This republic fs not to act the big brother to each turbulent or revolutionary republic or island In the western hem: sphere, and convulse the world about tai ters of far less importance than many, that arise in our own country. But it does be hoove us to prociaim a distinctive Amer: can policy—a broad, comprehensive poi that includes within its scope the threo Americas—North, Central and South. “The United States stands at the head of the American sisterhood of states. She has an interest, at once direct and vital, in the seitlement of every question that can arise affecting any portion of the American con- tinent, or any one of the free states on the continent. Indeed, she has an interest tn the settlement of every. national or inter- national question that can arise in the wesiern hemisphere. Nor does this posi- tion on our part militate against the rignt of any government to protect its citizens in any part of America, or to enforce pay- ment of debts, or to claim indemnity for wrongs. The Monroe doctrine, even in its present proposed enlarged scope, is not to be extended to interfere with the business relations between the American republics and Europe. Possible War Without Conquest. “We would not interfere if war broke out and such countries were overrun by foreign troops. But neither as the result of such war, nor as the result of negotiation op treaty, can any European power acquire additional territory in America. “War waged by England or any other European power with South: or Central American countries on any just ground is no concern of ours. Only such war must not be one of conquest. And the war end- ed, foreign troops must, within a reason- able time, evacuate. “The Central and South American states desiring our aid to prevent acquisition by conquest of any of their territory by tronger powers cannot object if we insist that neither shall they dispose of their ter- ritory to foreign powers by treaty or other negotiation. It is a poor ryle that -will not work both ways.”