Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1896, Page 6

» MOSES SONS, F Street, {| Storage Warehouse, Corner Eleventh, || 22d near Mf. “LA REINE’ FURNITURE POLISH will do more toward brightening up and renewing old furniture than anything you can use, Our experience has proved it. 23 cents a goud-sized bottle. Two Big SALES Sidebeards-Bedreom Suites —-lhig purchases that enable us to underquote anything ever known for the better grades of Sideboards and Bed Room Suites. Sideboards 60 cts. on the Doliar of real value prices. We took all the mana- facturer had in each pattern, and prices we'll sell them for SAVE YOU 49 CENTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR. One One One One One one One pattern, pattern, ptttern. Bed Room Suites 60 cts. on the Dollar of real valve prices. A shipment of the finest Solid Mahogany Red Room Suites. All the manufacturer had. Prices begin at $75 for a $125 Mahogany Suites. Up to $450. White Mahogany Suites, 50 per cent off regular marked Some Other Bed Room Bargain Suite Matting Special. goo yards Cotton Warp Japanese Mat- ting. Regular goc. a I5¢. yard quality........ The California Corset Fits, Wears and is Comfortable. IS NOT SOLD IN STORES. Send for Desgriptive Catalogue. California Corset Co., fao-3m BROOKLY. We Want = FOR OUR SWITCHES. FINE QUALITY GREAT REDUCTIONS: — grades reduced in same proportion. SICCARDI’S, 7il 11TH ST. N.W. ocl2-9m,14 Gray Hair A thing cevery Is faded halr to positively Lot Kext door to Palais Royal. of the past when Nattan’s Crystal Dis- used. Guaranteed to restore grar or natural color in 3 to 10 days— @ye. Stops the hair from falling out, arrests dandruff and makes the nicest dressing forthe halr one can use. No poison. No sediinent. re Heparia! size, 80c, KO Sent, express pret ou receipt of price. < OLDEN ALE SELEY = 15 per cent o-f-f —of onr_ regular prices makes nearly 25 per cent less than others’, them Only thi April Ist. Our $4.75 Trunks for $4.04. Our ‘Trunks for $4.89. Our $5.00 Dress Suit Case for $4.25. ~ Our $1.00 Alligator Bazs for 85c. Trunk Strap free with every trunk, and name marked on It free. — 425 7th anueees ra le 27 BABIES : Whose Mothers Buy Carriages Of us between Now and Closing time Next Saturday Night, March atst, Will receive a Handsome Carriage robe ; Freel We also make A special offer This week only Of a fine $15 Heywood Carriage— Newest spring Style—for $10o— Fs Robe included— BO XXEKMRR MRE A EY Sees eseee | | Cash or Credit. I No notes—no | Interest I< » Carpets made | And laid free— No charge for Waste in Matching figures. Grogan’s MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, ‘819-821-823 Seventh street n.w., mb9-8id Between H and I sts. Tos xxE EK SERRE £5 REARS SARK WE CLAIM NOTHING Which we can’t substantiate for CUBANOLA— grestest Se. Cigar om carth.” It has been the Standard for years—and is better than ever now. Sold everywhere. RIGHARD & CO., fe1e-1m 628 Pa. ave. n.w., Distributors © WALKER SONS, 208 10TH ST. N.W.. CAR- bly Booting Fell Fire Brick and Clay, Asbestos, ag Roni ‘Cement, two and three: ‘Material. oa | anv | Goldenberg’s, 928 7th—7o6 K K Street. Through all the storm of yesterday ple came for the extraordinary [ertains advertised Saturday and Sunday. Had the day been fair we would have been busier than we have @ ever been. Folks marvel at the remarkable reductions of this Rebuilding Sale. Yet this is the only means by which we can dispose of the merchandise which must be moved before the builders begin. Spring skirts & suits. Figured Moheir Skirts, xelvet bound, 7 wee $1 51.98 ez each. Brocade Mohair Skirts, 6 yards wide, choice patterns, velvet bound and stiffened. % $2.98 each. Plain Sicilian and Figured Motair and Serge ‘Skirts, 6 yards vide, velvet bound and stif- fened. $3.75 each. Elegant Crepon Skirts, 6 yards wide, velvet bound. $5. 25 each. Crepon and Fine Quality Novelty Skirts, rustle lining, velvet bound, 614 yards wide. $6.75 each. Fine Quality Brocaded Satin and Silk Skirts, 7 yards wide, velvet bound. $9.50 each. Tan and Gray Mixed Suits; skirts of which are wide and jackets half lined with fancy silk. $5. 85, each. “Tan Covert Suits and Navy and Black Serge Suits; latest cut skirt, velvet bound; newest Style jackot, silk or satin lined, as you choose. $7.50 each. The heavy wraps —are going “like chaff before the wind.” You'd be surprised how many folks have put o: buying a heavy wrap. Perhaps it is our irre- sistible prices. $5 coats and capes, $1.98. $6 coats, now $2.95. $12 coats, now $5.85. $9 cloth capes, $5.50. $18 fancy trimmed plush capes, $24 electric seal cape: $11.98. $1 shirt waists »39c. each —made of fine percale and laundered and in the very best t patterns. $1.25 wrappers, 79c.each —They are dark print wrappers, and the newest styles. They were bought to sell for $1. 25. Little things _ always needed. The notion man has more sorts of things to keep ready for you than any other man in the store; sells them right always: selling them at ridiculous prices just now. le. for 100-yd. Ge. spool Black Linen Thread. Je. for box of English Mourning Pins. Je. plece for any size Tape, good quality. le. box for Se. Black Toilet Pins. for Hand Brushes. for 10c. errd “Unique Hump" Hooks and yes; Ge. a box. ‘. for, Se. bottle Vaseline. . for box Tappan’s 10c. Face Powde=. . for 10c. Fine Comba. . for 10e. Curling Irons. ‘. paper for Best Steel Hairpins. c. for Se. Tooth Brushes, c. yd. for 10c. Frilled Garter Elastic. c. for Large 12¢. Rubber Combs. c. for 10. “Pyramid” Pins. sg Plece for 15¢. Herringbone ‘Trimming. c. for 2 doz. Gilt Buttons. Were 0c. doz. = for 3 yds. Best Silk-stitched Whalebone Casing, all colors. Se. for 3 cakes Be. Bouquet Toilet Soap. Be. for 4d. plece 2in. Velveteen Binding. piece. Combs. Lowest dane prices quoted. It is scarcely possible to lower our regular prices for linings, for they are much below what others ask. We've done it, though, in many in- stances. There’s always a crowd around the lining counter. yd. for Best Dressmakers’ Cambric. ch Elustie Duck. inen Brown Canvas. All ¢. All-linen Canvas, Silesias, all colors. Leno. oe. Rustle Pei for Tombay Skirt Lin Black Fignre 1. for 20e, All-linen Canv: d. for %-inch Genulue Haircloth. New wash goods “cut.” Tt seems a pity to cut prices of new wash goods so unmercifully, but we've done so. Nothing soils more easily—hence all more reason why they should go at once. Beautiful Striped Plisse—such colorings as pink, blue, green and brown—we marked tt when it arrived, and that was 8¢. lower inka Now 8c. a yard. Plain All-Hnen Batiste—a new summer dress fabric, and an elegant one, too. 2c. a yard. toc. & 25c. Emb. 16c. yd. We have bunched all of our 19c. to 25c. embroideries at the single price of 16c. This means getting them at just about cost. In the linen dep department —there are many unusual values— prices have been cut very low, for of all departments this one is directly in the way of the builders. All-liren Damask Doylics, 16x16-in. colored border. 5c. each. Large Size Turkish Towels. Reduced from 1Bc. to 10c. each. BS-in. Soft-finish German Daimask Table Linen. Reduced from 34c. to 29¢. yard. Goldenberg oS, 928 7th—706 K Street. BARBER & ROSS, éThe Clauss shears & scissor —rank the best among the scissors family. The blades are lap-welded. You don’t know what that means, maybe, but shears and scissors made that way wear longest—are slowest to get dull. Made of imported English steel, with a razor edge, which extends all along the blade. Ladies’ Scissors, 4 to 7 inches: lpag, v2 Cutting-out Shears, straight ard bert Ti H oS Ls —fust the thing for those people who gy, like coffee at ita full etrength. For the Canister Coffee Mill is ever ready, and you grind as much as you want WHEN you want it. The glass cup screws to the bettom and the air-tight top keeps the Coffee free from air and dust. §1.25 cach, (Enamel paint,6oc. pt can About the only enamel paint whieh @® tw not attected by hot water, steam or soap. A pint can will re-epamel a bath @“Comet”’ knives, 35c. S866: erumble the bread or cake. Its fluted edge does it. Left-hand Scissors for those who want them. \Canister coffee mills $1.25| Cor. G and 11th Sts. ym 0c. u] ‘6Sc. up. House letter boxes, 75¢. up to $1 50. Kitchen scales, goc. each. cares ‘Cash boxes, 45¢. up. Set of 6 plated nut picks in a box, 25c. 3 Extension roller skates, 5ec. pair. tuo, 2c. @ small Jar. @® —2 dread and cake knife, which won't , BARBER & ROSS, SSSSSCH 5SSOSSO O28 oeeeocese Cor. G & uth Sts. bok cht de dete dit Changes for the changing seasons, —At— PERRY’S. LEME H ISTHE To ¢For Health’s Sake- There is a time betwixt seasons when betwixt weight Underwear is needed. Now is about the time. Here is about. the weight. Here is more—here are special qualities that will make the change pleasanter from a price point. ‘| The only arguments we 4 * need offer in favor of this sleeves—$1.25 to $1.45. I store and its stock—are its * proverbially good values— $ and low prices. Come to re- duce the prices and bring the : qualities still closer and how is it possible for you to hope 3 to do better for cither your- % selves or the children? These extra bargain spots are not few throughout the variety. We point them out to you— PERRY’S “Ninth and the Avenue.” Established 1840. Telephone 995. with the others. Ladies’ Underwear. Ladies’ Richelieu Ribbed Cotton Vests, with low neck and no sleeves— in White, Blue, Lavender and Pink, with tape in ncck and arms—13c.—2 for Ze. Ladies’ Richelien Ribbed Lisle ‘Thread Vests, with low neck and no sleeves—silk tape in neck and arms— worth 35c.—for Ze. Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Cotton Vests, with high neck, long and short sleeves —and Knee Pants made ‘with yoke bands—25e. each. Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Balbriggan Vests, with high neck and long sleeves —worth 50¢.—for 39¢. Ladies’ Plain Goasamer-weight Vests, with higt neck, long and short sleeves and ribbed arms—50c. Knee Pants, came quality, same price. Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Silk Vests, with low neck and no sleeves; silk crochet neck and arms—Crerm, Blue, Lavender, White and Black—t0c. Ladies’ Plain Merino Vests and Pants, half wool—75c. each. Ladies’ Australian Wool Vests and Pante—$1 each. Ladics’ Swiss Ribbed Wool Vests, with high neck, long and ebort , sleeves—$1. Ladies’ Richelieu and Swiss Ribbed Silk Vests, with high neck and long sleeves—$1.25 to $3.75. Ledies’ Swiss Ribbed Silk Vests, with high reck and short sleeves— $1.75 and $2. Ladics’ Swiss Ribbed Silk Pante— Black and White—$3.50, $8.75, $4 and $4.25 & pair. Children’s Underwear. : | Children’s Richelieu Ribbed Shirts, with low neck and no sleeves—sizes 16 to 22—-18¢.—2 for 25e. Children’s Plain Merino Shirts, half woul, with high neck and long slecves—xizes 16 to 4—40c. for size 16—rise be. Children’s Merino Pantalets—balf wool—50e. for size 18—rise bi Children’s Australian Wool Shirts and Pantalets—hulf wool—sizes 16 to 84-B0c. for size 16—rise 5e Children's Plain Wool Wrappers, with bizh neck and long sleeves— sizes 16 to 22-4. for size 16—rise be. Infants’ Swiss Ribbed Wool Wrap- pers—sizes 2 to 5—70c. for size 2— rise Be. : Children’s Hibbed Silk Slirts, with high neck and long sleeves—$1.40, $1.50 and $1.60. Children’s Ribbed Sik Shirts, with low neck and short slceves—T5c., 85c., 5c. rnd $1.05. Children’s Silk and Wool Swiss Rib- bed Vests, with high neck and long i : : & ut We've acquired the art of mending choice china and cut glass and ar- tistic bric-a-brac. We fit and fasten‘ the fragments together without, ea! = ing a trace of the joint visible. | | wash ‘We assure you the most ratisfacti sults at the mest reasonable prices, went call if you wish. R.C. BOND&CO. mp17-16a Buttercups, 20¢. Ib. Room 2; | °9-935 F St. | For _tomorrow—Wedneeday — only. have a big assortment of the most {i {Re most delicious Sadore. | And we" mes fon Pith thelr secede dant, Sequaint G ILL’ 5 6 Choice Candy, 1223 Pa. Ave. whl7-14d B. Rich’s Sons, ten-two F St. “If they're Rich's Shoes inl) eee ‘Cycle show —beginning tomorrow night —we shall exhibit the newest footwear for all sorts of sports —including Bicycling shoes and leggins. Skating shoes and leggins. Walking shoes. Running shoes. Sprinting shoes Tennis shoes. Base ball shoes. Foot ball shoes. Riding boots. Rowing shoes. Gunning shoes and boots. We shall also show the new- est styles in ladies’ and men’s footwear for street and evening wear, for which we are cele- brated. Our space is No. 25. Don't fail to look us ED Sons: oms, At the B. Dich’s ich’s Ten-two F Street. It ww Crown &: :| brid gework “ 46 the most beautiful, ’ ;Most snbetantial and most modern method of restoring broken teeth ,or roots and supplying the place of missing Jones. We heartily recom- mend it im all cases i Where {t is adapted. : Come in and we will ~ ‘" gladly tell you whether or net it is adapted to your mouth. Solid Gold Crown and Bridgework, oe Painless extracting, 0c. Cleaning, 5c. &ilver fillings, 75c. Platina fill- ings, $1. Artificial teeth, $8. U. S. Dental Association, Cor. 7th & D Sts. whl7 ‘Weekly Payments Make the buying of out- of-the-ordinary thi Baby parvlcularly easy. We'll og et you take your picl Carriages fron our new mat aby. Corria x and Couches andew cept Box weekly payments there- for in sums to suit Couches. ‘our convenience. See sooseeaqresccecess segosses Orange Cream —couldn't be more delicious than OURS—because We use only the ee pnd finest ingredients in pre- ind fully vey se Sent any time. Saree Your shopping list. THE Houghton co. 2 Ice Cream, a S,reer Pastry 1427 New York Ave. 3 Rite $89$2000-60500080004 Confections. THE EVENING STAR, ‘TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1896-EIGHTEEN PAGES,’ Waltham | Watches Made by the American Waltham Watch Company are the best and most reliable timekeepers made in this or any other country. Ask to see the name “Riverside” or “Royal” engraved on the plates, and always the word “Waltham.” For sale by all retail jewelers. 26000555 SUDOSSUUEETUETT CE hee 20C,. Arbuckle’s package Coffee tomorrow for 20c. per package; the Large Grain, Clean Golden Rio for 26c., and the Java and Mocha fcr 30c. per pound. - 8c. ‘We have a good thing we're giving with every package of Ivory Starch—a Silver Spoon—absolutely free. No one pur- chaser allowed to buy more than one dozen packages. The usual value is 10c. per package, but Wednesday we'll sell it at 8c. each—as a great drive. Be ‘You need never soil your hands while polishing your stove if you deal at Johnu- ston’s—tomorrow we're giving orders for a large, heavy sheep's hide (all-wool) Polishing Mitten free. “The stove polish is 5 cents per package and the mittens and dauber cost you nothing. Get instruc- tions from order clerks. Sugar Cured. We are making a raid on Baltimore Sngar-cured Smoked Shoulders and Deli- clous Breakfast Bacon. Sce great window Gleptay—meat department. 6c. ‘Those Small Sweet Early June Peas will be Ge. per can Wednesday—usual price is 10c. We limit the quantity of cans to one dozen for any one customer at one time. 12¢. It's cheaper to buy your supplies of Cakes of us than to bake them yourself— ‘Then you get a great assortment of kinds from ux, too—Honey Jumbles—Sugar Jum- bles, Chocolate Macarcons, Frult Ciack- er, Society Wafers, etc. Any of the above are 12c. per pound. The Cream Crackers, Oyster Crackers, ete., are 5c. per pound. 8c. . We'll sell one thousand ‘cans of Star Milk at 8c. per can tomorrow. The Baby Brand Milk (best for infants) is 0c. per can. JOHNSTON'S, _ 729 7th St. ‘Don't Hesitate —About asking us for credit. Whether we know you or not —whether your purchases are great or small—we'll willingly open an account with you. No easier terms than ours. Our stock of Furniture, Oa: and Upholsteries is as large ai s varied any in town. Each article here has a fixed value and a fixed price that the terms of purchase Rever affect. Onsh and credit buyers have equal privileges. Dining Tables, @2,2° $3.75 LOCPCOPOOR SOROS DDD: srosmieerrsnsntetnieeininieioinioneioe ieee totem or vi Sideboards, =," $9.50! Bedroom Suite @2,°°$14.5 RUDDEN’S Credit House, 513 7th St. mb17-50d eo 2 {i TMNT TARR Fragrant ° Admirable for Toilet iim Me cen i Cream, 22, coisas | + aaa cursust, § iJ. W. Jennings, stam! or greasy nor sie Kid Gloves can § tz Conn. Ave. ’Phone 1623. mb1T-204 lows nan aE, wn You Know Becausa you're starving yeurself. Because the food you eat ts not prop: crly digested and assimtlated. Waat you need is a food @hat your stomach can assimilate. OUR EMULSION. of COD LIVER OIL fs such a food. It mekes pale, thin people rosy checked and plump, ily digerted. Free from ‘dimprecabte taste and odor. 35c. for 4-pint bottle. OGRAM’S iz 1 wo Drug Stores, jh and Bont’ Jz wht7-28a Hea na 15¢ Ei ea ing, We are Report SWaccuaaeea’ All work guaranteed for 1 Ga ‘We have all grades of Wl Hs. A Ligh Een a ‘Biein Goeth ed! Watch 10. men: 8. rade 01 le Vatel Lt fe27 = NRATINY 95 FF You oe REALIZB a IT IS MEDICINE when taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they are Very small; no bad effects; nll troubles from tor- pid liver are relieved by their use. Ip THE Basy 18 CULTING TEETH ae ae and use, remedy, 25 cents mh 7-204 200 1214 F. ST. st Pee coueecese ed: seeerasesensecseconcessooes Investi gate : —""Keep tab’ on your tout barrel—weigh each toate i bredd that you bake number of pounds of bi the Durrel falls short of equals your loss by not at “tenia Blena"—t thea wary S iM ORE, than FLOUR. YOUR GROCER can mip- ply! Frouacceyt no substitute. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro. ‘CREAM BLEND “*Vhotesalers, 1105-9 Lith st. se. and 1000-2 Mf st. se. Spates oittee| ‘Eucalyptine” FREE. * We give sept of of ages is Gelight fiat toflet * article FRER hands soft ‘and M wie sone the ee exquisite. 25c. Evans’ Drug Store, y38 F St WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ‘The most efficacious es to <n = ap- petite are Dr. Slegert’s Angostura Bitters, Beware t Accident to Mrs. Tanner. While crossing Pennsylyania avenue near '!!20th street northwest about 8 o'clock last ‘gvening, Mrs. James Tanner, wife of Cor- poral Tanner, was struck by the fender of a grip car and thrown to the pavement, striking violently on her right side. The ipman, conductor.and bystanders hast- ‘| ened to the assistance of Mrs. Tanner, who had nof lost consciousness, but complain- ed of an intense pain in the right shoulder. At the Emergency Hospital, where Mrs. Tanner was immediately taken, Dr. Peral- to and Dr. West, after examination, found that the injuries ‘consisted of a compound fracture of the right arm near the shoulder and several bruises. Later Mrs. Tanner was taken to her home, $208 U street. FOR DYSPEPSIA Use Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Dr. C. B. LANNEAU, Charleston, 8. C. used it with benefit for a member of iny who was oe from dyspepsia. ins Tomity T esteem it a TELEPHONE HEARING Don’t Stop Representatives of New Companies Before the House Committee. CHEAPER RATES ARE PROMISED Patents to Be Used by the Colum- bia and Home Organizations. DETAILS OF THE PLANS The several telephone companies asking permission to establish a telephone service in this city in competition with the exisi- ing company were given an opportunity by the House District committee today to urge their respective claims for congvess- ional sanction of their propositions. A hearing was held this morning for the pur- pose of definitely opening the telephone question to discussion. For the Col ja Company. Mr. T. A. ‘Lambert, representing th lumbia Telephone Company, first addres the committee. He said the citizens of the District have smarted to the extent of their endurance under the whip and spur of the telephone monopoly, and a number of the lccal business men have combined to re- lieve the community from this scourge upon the business interests. At the same time, the promoters of the company expeet to make a profit, while benefiting the com- munity. it is believed, he said, that the telephone rates can be reduced 50 per cent from existing figures, and still return a desirable profit upen the investment. The Columbia company is organized in good faith, and with no speculative purpose nor intention to sell out the franchise when obtained. The bill propores to lay conduits for its wires, to supply free ducts for the use of the District government, and to rent ducts to other wire-laying enterprises. It is pro- vided that the city may obtain the control of the conduits under prescribed conditions. “What patents will you use?” asked Mr. Richardson. “We will use the appliances of the West- ern Telephone Construction Company of Chicago, which are now in use in the In- terior Department and in Richmond, Va.,” replied Mr. Lambert. In the course of the argument, Mr. Odell of New York asked if there are not more overhead wires in this city than any other city of its size»in the country, to which Mr. Lambert replied that such 1s the case. “And yet it is claimed by some that the underground system is almost perfect here?” asked Mr. Odell. “Yes, that has been claimed.” Mr. Lambert read a statement from Mr. Benjamin Butterworth, elaborating the plans of the Columbia company. Mr. Daniels Gives Some Deta Mr. T. Dantels, also representing the Columbia company. presented some details of the company’s plans. He said the Sen- ate District committee's proposed amend- ments to the bill, heretofore published in The Star, would be submitted to the House committee with the concurrence of the company in them. He spoke of*the expira- tion of the Bell telephone patents, and the benefits which should come to the people by that expiration. He said the local telephone company cannot hold out any prospects for a reduction of rates because it is still pay- ing the parent Bell Telephone Company fifty-five per cent of its revenues, as well as paying the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany $00,000 a year as royalty. “The people of Washington have waited long enough,” said Mr. Daniels. “They waited for the patents to expire, then for the Supreme Court to ciinch that expira- tion, but there is no relief in sight from the existing company.” Mr. Daniels said tM is an outrage that there are only 1,650 telephones in use in this city. There ought to be four or five thousand if rates were established that would permit it. “I claim that the Commissioners and this committee should gladly welcome any sub- stantial local company that will establish a system of subways to reduce telephone tates and accommodate other overhead wires,” said Mr. Daniels. He said his com- pany has secured three-year contracts with business firms, which will put the company on a firm basis at the outset. In answer to a question about the relative ccst of operating overhead and underground wires, Mr. Lambert said that the cost of maintaining the overhead wires outside of this city is just double that of the under- ground wires in the city. The Columbia ccmpany will furnish telephor.es for $” a year to residences and $70 to business houses. The Home Company. Mr. Jno. J. Hemphill, representing the Heme Telephone Company, then addressed the committee. His company, he said, has established itself in Newark, Jersey City, and is being put into operation in Baltimore and Cleveland, with a charter granted for Detroit. It is also working in Alexandria. It is designed to establish offices in many cities and connect them later by long-dis- tance wires. He recited the profits made by the Bell Telephone Company under its patents, amounting to $45,000,000. The Bell company is so overburdened by royalties and charges of various kinds that it cannot lessen its prices. The Home company will furnish telephoné& for $30 a year to resi- dences and $42 a year for business houses. The Home company is not asking for any unusual privileges. It proposes to do here what is being done in other towns, and to ac- cede to the wishes of the Commissioners in laying down a general system of subways. A Question for Experts. “What patent do you use?” asked Mr. Richardson. “We propose to use the Maxwell sys- tem,” answered Mr. Hemphill, and he added that it was better than the system proposed by the Columbia company. This statement was controverted by Mr. Daniels, and reiterated by Mr. Hemphill, who added that a proposition had been made by his company to submit the points of excellence at issue between these two companies to a board of experts, and the system which the experts decided against would retire from the field and abandon the request for a charter. “Will you put down a conduit to provide sed all electric wires?” asked Mr. Richard- Yes, we will pr le for all electric wires hereafter to be made,” answered rr. Hemphill. ee! make them free for the use of the city?” “We will not only make them free to the city, but will lay them in new streets be- fore the pavement is put down,” said Mr. Hemphill, adding that there is also a pro- vision for the reversion of the property to the city after a stated period. With this the hearing closed. Citizens Prenent. The representatives of several citizens’ associatios were present to advocate cheaper tclephone rates, but Chairman Babcock said that as time was limited and the desire of the citizens for lower rates was a fact conceded’ it vould be better to devote the time to hearing the propositions of the varicus companies for reducing the rates. Those present were Messrs. Tucker and Frizzell from the Northeast Washing- ton Association, Mr. S. S. Yoder and W. C. Dodge from the East Washington Associa- tion, Mr. Morris Fitzgerald and John Prou- ty from the South Washington Association and Messrs. Watscn, Harding and Wood- ruff from the Mount Pleasant Association. a a ng sas To Receive Secretary Multer. Arrangements are being made for a re- ception which will be tendered Mr. W. Multer, the new general secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, upon his arrival in this city to take up the new duties to which he has been called. A spe- cial meeting of the board of directors will be held tomorrow afternoon to complete the details of the plan. It is thought that one of the large churches will be used for the purpose, and that the friends and members of the association will attend in large numbers to greet the new secretary, after which a program of musical and 1! erary selections will be rendered. ian Hair Renewer Is un- Ball's ee Sic Begg yy hrs Iv preservative of the It ts also curative of Or dabarad tei iter aud all scalp Tobacco Suddenly. To do so is injurious to the Nervous System. “BACO- CURO?” is recognized by the medi- cal profession as the scientific cure for the Tobacco Habit. It is vege table and harmless. You can use all the tobacco you want while taking it; it_will notify you when to stop. “BACO-CURO” is guaranteed to cure where all others fail, and is sold with WRITTEN GUARANTEE to cure any case, no matter how bad, or money refunded with ten per cent interest. One box, $1.00; three boxes (ang guarantood « $2.50, at ali d-uggists, or sent direct cpon cominn of price. Write for free booklet and prowis. EUREKA CHEMICAL AND MFG. ©0., La Crosse, Nis.. and Bosion, Mans. fence Toples Considered at‘a Mann Meeting Held Last Night. The second of the bi-monthly mass meet- ings of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew for the diocese of Washington was held last evening in the parish hall of St. Paul's Church, 234 street near Washington Circle. President Barnabus Brycn occupied the chair, and the opening devotional exercises: were conducted by the Rev. Alfred Hard- irg. Durirg the preliminary business meet- ing of the local council quite a discussion took place as to what is the proper name of the organized body of Brotherhood men of Washington. It was finally decided that the proper name was, and is for the gzove erning body of two delegates from ca h ckapter “The Local Council,” while for the entire organization it is probable that it will pass under the cegnomen in the fu- ttre of “The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the Diocese of Washington.” U- Uoa to tender a reception to Bis! terlee, it was decided that aff: ofa social character are not within the province of the Brotherhood, and so the bis! be invited to for ilar meeting, which will be held in Christ Church, Georgetown, when, gentleman put it last evening, “he will the opportunity to see us at work.” After the disposal of several routine mat- ters, the topies assigned for the evening were taken up, as follows: hall the Brotherhood of St. Andrew tablish, Through Its Local Council, herhood Ma . Gilbert F. cvened the first topic, but was detained by a severe cold, and, in conseque an open debate was the order. During the course of this a number of interesting views on the subject were made, During the past six months the Brotherhood has |» agi- tating this subject, and also that of holu- ing public services, and so the discussion last evening was decided upon 1 ipally for the reason of getting at tne views of the members, and finally definitely it. Prestient William W. Parker of Brotherhood of Alexandria opened the s ond topic, which wes assigned tor the P pose of having some pract light on subject. A debate pro and con. w: Unued at great length, and by a of speakers, but the c Sensus of opinion seemed to be that it was unwise for the Brotherhood to utside of its twe rules, the rulc of service and the ruie of prayer, beth embodying more strictly individual ffforts. The matter was disposed of by leaving the whole question for iishop fatierlee to dispose of. The roll call show. ed that there were present, in spite of the snow and wet, representatives from seventeen of the chapters. Among- the clergymen present were the Revs. Alfred Harding, J. A. Aspinwall, F. M. Gilson, W. G. Davenport and W. T. Snyder. —_— CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS, iness Tran: led by the mittee of "96 Last Night. The Christian Endeavor committee of “ held its regular weekly meeting last night at headquarters in the Lenman building, and the time was largely occupied with the disposition of routine business and infor- mal discussion of various mat con- nected with the meeting places for the con- vention. Waugh and Twelfth Street M. E. churches ‘ere offered to the committee tor conven- tion purposes. The following meetings of committees: were announced: Auxiliary entertainment committee, Friday evening of this w Calvary Baptist Church; central hall mittee, Wednesday evening of w finance committee, Friday evening « week; auxiliary reception committ day evening, March 2 the entertainment committe: rk lay evening will be the first meeting of ths Com- committee, which consists of more than five hundred members. Rev. T. E. Davis and Rev. W. E. Davis of New Jersey are in the city, looking after the interests of the w Jersey delegation and completing arrangements for their ac- commodation during the convention in 2. They expect a delegation from New Jersey of 2,0), a large majority of whom, they say, will come to the city a day, or two in advance of the opening of the con- vention, and spend the time in sight-s and short excursions about town. ‘The New Jersey people have been assigned to the First Presbyterian Church for headquar= ters, and accommodations have been en- gaged for them at the National Hotel. SEI Seat The splendid business and dwelling prop- erty at the northeast corner of 22d and K sts. n.w., having a frontage of 87 feet on K 3 feet on 22d st., will be sold at sale tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 O'clock. Ses advt Clos ie Up the Bond Tranxaction, The Secretary of the Treasury } avested depository banks now holdiy ernment funds on bond account to t within the next few days 20 per « their holdings. This will amount to some- thing over $4,000,000, as the whole amount held approximates $22.000.000, The amount of gold now unpaid to settle the principal of the bonds is about $7,500.00, This on the banks it is stated at the tre not made with a view to influen rate of exchange, but for the pury closing up the bond transaction re Vou ask for.” smart Broadway, New York, a has this sign hang- ing outside his store; it marks the new era of drug selling. Is it any wonder that he has to enlarge his quarters, that his clerks are busy, and that his store is one of the most pop- ular along the leading thoroughfare? You can afford to trade with a druggist that has such a motto as that. s