Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1896, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY,; APRIL 17, 189¢--FOURTEEN PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY...............-.-4 April 17, 1896. CROSBY S. NOYES...............-Ed@itor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent Family Cfreulntion much more than the combined cir- eulation of the other Washingto: “dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it 8 mo competitor. 71m order to avo! count of personal THE STAR should not be addressed to amy individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, nccording to tenor or purpose. The President's Cuban Program. ‘The more closely the President's program with regard to Cuba is examined the more objectionable it is seen to be. It is Spanish fm all of its features, and if carried out it will Involve this country in very serious trouble. Let it be supposed that Spain, yielding to the President's representations, accedes to bis proposition and promises substantial reforms for Cuba. Details are submitted to him, and these, in turn, are submitted by him to the insurgents. The insurgents refuse to accept them unless they are -guaranteed by this government. They plead in justification of their refusal the fact ‘that Spain stands convicted of having violated promises of like tenor made years ago. Spain's unsupported word, therefore, is no longer good. The President, acting for this government, indorses Spain's pa- per, and the Insurgents accept it. Let it be supposed that the insurgents, so influenced, have laid down their arms, and Spanish authority is again paramount on the island. General Weyler, or some other commander of his kidney, is on deck, and the time arrives for carrying out the re- forms agreed upon. If the Cubans feel, and have oceasion to feel that there ts delay, or, if action begins promptly, that it is not in accordance with agreement, to whom are they to complain? To Spain? That would be useless and absurd. Spain could not be expected to redress the very wrong she was deliberately committing. To the United States? What authority would this gov- ernment have on the island? What means Would we possess for the official ascertain- ment of the truth of complaints, or for the redressing of any wrongs? If we com- Plained to Spain in Cuba's behalf, would not Spain be certain to reply that we were be- ing misled by a lot of cutthroats and malcontents? And if we persisted, would we not get an ill-natured request to keep hands off and let matters take their course? It is plain enough, therefore, that the President's program, even if accepted by both the Spanish and the insurgents, covld not be made effective without the creation of a sort of board of arbitration and admin- istration charged with the daty of seeing that the promised reforms are carried into effect. The responsibility of this govern- Ment to the Insurgents in such circum- stances would be very great. With their swords sheathed and their guns stacked and their ponies turned out to grass, they would be completely at the mercy of their late opponents unless the strong power which had induced them to stop fighting were in position and willing to see them through. But would Spain consent to the creation of such a board? And if she should, would not there be constant danger of the embroilment of the two powers grow- ing out of the operations of so delicate a piece of machinery? There is still another point. Mr. Cleve- land is not in sympathy with public senti- ment on the subject of Cuba. His term as President is drawing to a close. But the term of the government will go on. There is every reason to believe that the next Congress, if the matter is not previously Settled, will fully agree with the nresent Congress about Cuba. Why then should Mr. Cleveland move in the premises at all except by the chart that the people have marked out? Why embarrass them and his Successor In office by a course which they will be certein to repudiate if he tries to commit them to it? There is every assur- ance, indeed, that the next Presideat, In- structed by Mr. Cleveland's carzer, find his greatest usefulness and highest Pleasure in representing the people; and not in hectoring them, lecturing them, and trying to balk them. ——_~+ ++ __ That Sham Seal Patrol. ‘The Presfdent, under existing law and regulations, has been obliged to reissue that sealing proclamation and to send up again that sham patrol fleet to the waters of Bering Sea. ‘The combination of this mockery of “pro- tection” to our fur-seal herd Is a disgrace to our peop!e, and an imposition on the treasury of the United States. There ts not an officer on those six revenue vessels now ordered into that seal patrol but knows that his errand this year is a mock- ery and a farce—that all this fleet can do and will do under existing -ules !s to sflent- ly witness and itemize the most brutal slaughter of useful and harmless animals that has ever been Hcensed under a civiliz- ed government. The Senate ought to pass the Dingley bill at once; this bill is an act of mercy and of decency, because if Great Britain will not agree to do what is right this year in time to prevent the venewal of that hideous killing under the articles of the Paris award during the last two ceasons— if she will not do thst, then it is decent and merciful for our own people to kill on the land what fs left of the seals and thus prevent the repetition of inst year’s torturing 3,000 young seals to death by slow starvation on the islands, their moth- ers having been killed at sea by -he Canad- fan butchers! This cruelty will be repeated this sea- son if the Dingley bill is not Passed; and the shame of the performance will rest even more on our own supineness than on the greed of the pelagic hunters. ——~-.___ The solicituée which has developed in more or less remote localities over the morals of the District of Columbia is en- couraging. This interest in the affairs of Washington may yet progress to a point where the voters themselves will see to it that their representatives in Congress are men who can act intelligently on legisla- tion affecting the capital of the country. —— + + ___ Upon the authority of those who directly supervise the construction of the new city post-office building it is stated that only one hundred and twenty men are today employed on that structure. Money and energy were, as usual, being wasted upon the inflammable roof which the govern- ment’s architect Insists is good enough. ———~ ++ ___ Am Eloquent Champion of Public Edueation. “It is not necessary to speak to this in- telligent body of the importance of educa- tion. I think my fellow-members will con- cur with me that every dollar used for this great and good purpose is returned more pa thousandfold by the improvement and development of our citizens.” ‘Thus spoke Representative Wheeler of Alabama last Tuesday. He was pleading for governmental liberality in educational matters. He was a petitioner in behalf of ‘Alabama; of the four hundred thousand peo- ple in that state, who, although over the age of ten years, cannot write the language they so haltingly speak. Gen. Wheelers speech was not long, but It did not lack Strength. It called attention to the prob- @bility that among those four hundred thousand Alabama illiterates “there may be minds of great national grandeur which, cultured, would equal any of the brilliant intellects that history has ever known, but which, like the priceless gem hidden be- neath the surface of the earth, while there remaining performs no function more im- portant than<does the common pebble by its side.” Apt quotations enriched the impas- sioned discourse. Addison and Lelbnitz and Dupanloup and Daniel Webster were called upon to testify in behalf of the cause with which Gen. Wheeler identified himself Tuesday. It was made indubitably ap- parent that education is to the human soul what sculpture is to a block of marble; that the work of the educator bears a Hkeness to the work of the Creator; that he who gives the human mind opportunity for ex- pansion draws the benumbed faculties from slumber and lethargy; and that there ts not in all the wide, wide world a more enthu- stastic apostle of education that Represen- tative Joseph Wheeler. Washingtonians and the other promoters of human betterment will rejoice greatly over the conversion of Gen. Wheeler. But @ few days prior to last Tuesday Gen. Wheeler voted “no” on the motion which had for its object the establishment here of a free circulating public library, on the same basis of municipal support as our public schools and as a supplement thereto, but by Tuesday the scales had fallen from his eyes and he was enthusiastically en- gaged in petitioning the House of Repre- sentatives to give to Alabama, for school Purposes, 600,000 acres of public land, in addition to the 902,744 acres donated to it for the same purpose when it was admitted to the Union. In his argument Gen. Wheeler directed the attention of Congress to the fact that Utah—the newest of the States—has received more than six million acres of school lands, while the total of school grants to the nine states admitted since 1581 exceeds seventy million acres. Of this vast and valuable contribution to educational advancement the District of Columbia has had no share; it is the one lone community in this great and wealthy republic which has been completely ignored by the general government in all of these land contributions for schools, state uni- versities, agricultural colleges and similar institutions. Gen. Wheeler complains that Alabama has received only 90,744 acres of land to lighten the taxpayers’ educational burden. Alabama has been treated more liberally, to the extent of v2, than has the District of Columbia. it is now prcposed that Corgress, which bas wisely lavished millions of acres of land and millicns of dollars upon state triversities and agricultural colleges, shall, in pursuance of the national policy of fos- tering educational efforts and in perform- ance of its local obligations under tke Con- stitution and the act of 1878, jom with the local taxpayers in undergoing the trifling expense of cstablishing here a public library—“the people's university,” accord- ing to Thomas Carlyle. Washington looks with confidence to Gen- eral Wheeler as an eloquent champion when the free public library matter again makes appearance in the House. —+ ++ _____ The reception of Field Marshal Yama- gata at the City Hall in New York was a very delicate ordeal for Mayor Strong’s reputation as a host. These orientalis aro exceeudiugly good judges of tea, —_+ «+ The roof of the new post-office presents more inv:taticn to a fire than the average frame house whese consiruction has for some time been prohibited by the building regulations of this city. —_——>+-— 1f the circumstances were such that he had any use for it, Holmes might accumu- late a great deal of money by regularly conducting a confession syndicate. Some of tue Senators advocate the turn- ing out of military titles with something of the same freedom that Coxey proposed in issuing money. ———j.+--____ There is a disposition among the ships of ene or two nations to presume too far on the confessed inadequacy of this country’s navy. ——___ «= ____ The President is too old a fisherman to be tempted to any precipitate demonstra- tion by the third term mibble. —__ = — ___ SHOOTING STARS, “Folks hab sech er tendency ter git wrap- ped up in deir own sorrors,” said Uncle Eben, “dat dey gits ter lookin’ at de hot wedder ez er pus'’nal grievance, and doan’ symp fize wif nobody.” The Unstable Pavement. ‘They are tearing it up and they’re laying it down, ‘Till tha citizen sorely is vexed, For it's painfully true That, whichever they do, They'll be doing the other thing next. Seeking the Motive. “Slimmins Is cultivating his voice.” “What led him to do it?” asked the un- ceremonious man; ‘“‘eupidity or revenge?” “What do you mean?” “Does he want to be a high-priced opera singer or does he dislike his neighbors?” Varying Energies. “T understand that the work on your new post office has not progressed very rapidly,” said the stranger in the city “Well,” was the reply, “It.would be unjust to make that as an unqualified assertion. A good deal seemed to depend on whether they were putting up the stone-work or trying to get the wooden roof out of sight.” The Sole Reminder. Misinformed as to the program of Eman- cipation Day ceremonies, the two aged col- ored women had waited for hours in Lincoln Park, the usual scene of these festivities, “foh de speakin’ ter commence.” But thera were no flags flying. The bands did not play, and the patriotic eloquence which had thrilled them before was replaced by the rustle of the trees and the rattle of the horse-cars “Hit doar’ seem much like de ol’ 'Man- cipation days,” said one of them. “I dunno but I's sorry I done walk dem fohteen miles ter gitter town. Hit doan' seem familar. “Well, honey,” was the reply, “’tain’ much like de reg’lar celebration. But de weather seems kinder similar, anyhow.” Joy. Let the wild enthusiasm Gurgle, great and free! People will forgive the spasm Of hilarity. "Twas “The Senators’ " first sally In the fight for fame. Proudly now the rooters rally— We have won a game. Tell us not of Julius Caesar And his victories. Nay; we moderns cannot be sur Prised at feats like these. Hear! The vast triumphal chorus Swells in glad acclaim 4s true greatness dawns before us— We have won a game! —__~++2_ ‘The Huntivgton-Powers Funding Bill. Wash. Cor. New York World. The bili to be reported by the two com- mittees, should it become a law, will con- dene and compound the monstrous iniqui- ties of those who have not only robbed the government under the cover of sacred pub- Ne trusts, but discredited the nation in the eyes of the world, because it has been the ereator of and a partner with rascals. It will relieve these trustees and their estates from liabilities which, if there Is honesty in the courts, can be enforced. It is said that Mr. Huntington is to take charge of the railroad lobby in person. His agent approached a Senator in the lobby of the Senate a few weeks ago and told him that Mr. Huntington was in the marble room and wished to see him. The Senator told him to say that he neither wished to see him nor to form his acquaintance. This rebuff does not deter the agent from visit- ing the hotels every nignt with orders to |S. AF Venable, 304 Mass. Ave. N. E. tose whom he control W. D. Clark & Co., 8rr Pa. Ave. Spring Fancies In Dress Goods t Reduced Prices. —Whatever fashion prescribes “or good taste requires you'll find on our shelves. —We’ve taken to cutting prices this week, and the crowds that have responded to our calf have been immense. They appreciate the goods we offer—they know our cuts are genuine. These prices prevail Satur- day: Dress Lengths At Bargain Prices. = 7 yards 42-ineh Suiting, green, blue and brown mixtures. Was $7.00. 8 yards 40-inch Boucle Cloth that fs regularly $4... 8 yards Green ae salting $2.0 fabrics, newest colors and pat- EE ed (MG) = terns, stylishly cut and well Roularly $250. ee ae $2.00 tailored, thorougily up-to-date 7 rds Covert Cloth, Hght ‘ ae ee $3.50 fashionable garments. Many lengths of from 6 to 8 yards—Cheviots and Home- sptins—at 50 cents on the dollar. Goods by the Yard. 52-inch Blue Storm = Serge. Usually $1 yard. | ABCs Silk-and-wool | Mix. 52 In, wide. $1.25 yd. usually 89c. 42-inch Boucte Suiting, all shades. $1 yard usually... 69¢. 40-inch Check Suiting. Worth $1 yard. For. om 69. Black Dress Goods. 88-luch Figured Mohair, 60- cent quality. For.. 4gc. 42-inch French Storm, 60-cent quality. Reduced to.. os 44C. S0-tneh Diagonal Sere. $1 GME goods. Reduced to. * t-ineh Black Figured Mobair. $1 goods. Reduced to. 79°. BS-lueh Black Jacquards, elegant goods, very stylish and pretty. 65- Gent ghd! Metacct tor-...5.. «OOE* _ Stinch Black Usually $1.15 89c. Anderson A big cotch Zephyrs. t of these goods that sold for Colors. positively they" 12146. Next go for..... W. D. Clark }/3 fast. two day & Co., HEADQUARTERS FOR DRESS GOODS, 811 Pa. Ave. Out the Bugs. Persian | Cooler or more comf{ort- Insect — jria ort able Corsets couldn’t be con- Powder, ea ro ceived. of that the new “R. oe. Ib. Po ‘of tnwets "ONLY abe, & G's.” They impart grace \ and beauty to the figure with- \Scheller & Stevens: ots, out unduly constricting any CORSE ASE VENA ANESTE, spl pi part of the body. *. $4.00, ae oeee . ° ° ° . Co oeoocaces HERE’ only:.one fault to be found with that spe- cial lot of three hundred Children’s Suits made to- sell at $6 and $7.50, and which we bought at a price enabling us to sell them-at FIVE DOL- LARS, and _that is, they spoil the sale }}f Digher price suits; , but that doesn’t worry you any; the suits-are as good as any you'll fin{l ajjywhere at $6 and $7.50. They; too, would have been thoSe ‘prices if we had not bought them under the conditions we did. . . . . . . . . ° . pS ° . . . . . . ° . . . . . . They are all two-piece suits, sizes 4 to 16 years, but there is a big variety of styles and pat- terns. Some have double- breasted Jackets, some are Reefer Suits, and some of the smaller. sizes are Norfolk Suits, and they are all FIVE DOLLARS per suit. A specially choice line of Long Pants Suits, sizes 15 to 19 years, at $7.50, $8.50, $10 and $12.50. Rich, handsome eee COCO COO EEO EEO HEH OOEOS . ° ° ° ° e . ° . . ° ° e . e ° ° Ladies’ and Children’s Straw Sailor Hats are ready, neater, handsomer and_ better styles than ever before. Lower prices, too. There are some special low prices on several lots of Boys? Shoes just now; dependable qualities, too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ° . . . . . . Light-weight | Underwear and all other seasonable fur- nishings, in all reliable grades, at less than usual prices. A BASE BALL AND BAT FREE WITH BYERY CHILD'S SUIT. Robinson, Chery & Co., Clothes, . . . . ° . . . . ° . . . e . . ° ° ° . . ° ° ° ° . ° ° . . . . ° ° . . cB ‘Corsets. Graceful Posing student has a natnral talent for tt. hive that telent, tnereagaty. unions. DoZzEN, WwW. H. Stalee, 1107 F St., Successor to M. B. BRADY. api? 164 However long one may stwly It AU's never brought to perfection unless uae | We} we think—or our’ poses would not be ee graceful, 30 pleasing, so EZZO TINTS" always please. $4 Summer “R. & G's” supple, sightly and eminently satisfactory. Corset-wearing folks should remem- ber that in the fit and sultableness of a corset Hes the secret of their health and ease. Thia ts an ex- clusive corset store, and every patron, recelvea full benefit of all our corset wisdom, as as a ae ee a a ee ae a ee eee a ee eee a eT SPRING LAMB. with Sauce, or PHILA. OES "a STRAWBERRIES for dessert. Wo have these, and all other substantlals and dell- cactes In season. C7 Everything must be the finest—or we wouldn't “handle it. Lowest prices, Cottage Market, 818 14th St. aplT-f,méew-20 jA Suggestion for” ~~" { unday Dinner. ry this mena: Mint AS. Here are two specials of our summer stock: No. IS an extra long waist, Lorrdile netting, with fifteen inches long in front, two side steels each side, for IS a medium waist, sateen strips, very No. 2 Hroagly made, with two side eteels eee side, These Corsets come in sizes from 18 to 30 inches. We fit SHODSSOSESOOCGSS a Bn 58C, For our dollar Gloves! For Monday only. L9G, For your choice of a big lot of $1/50 &-button-length Stedes and 7-hook Lacing Glaces! {Louvre Glove Co., 919 F St. Saturday ee fe neeeaenees POSVOOIVIOL GO G06 and guarantee every pair. HOWARD’S Corset Emporium, 1003 F Street. Sestetnee ae eectochontontediy WEAOGEbhtLHHAOGOSOODOFHOFOSOPLIVEPOI PROTO OTE OD ODIO TITD Seedoeseateegeateetentiatoeteny Becker's New Leather Goods Store, 1328 F St. Ladies’ Bicycle Belts, $1.15 —— —made of finest English PARTRIDGE HAMS NEVER DISAPPOINT. make them delicious. H. J. Ruppert, 45 K St. Mkt. _apt7-f,m,w,12 : Never, find them strong or salty. —— only $1.15 each. oo 6 Braue are cut frou yore foes etre et O66 *t Sli 99 bd he ir being ender ie ii myst aerate tems Can ip — Pigskin, with pocket—a —— novelty and very hand- — some. To introduce them Belts,: $1 Kidney and Liver Troubles, Bright's Disease, Rheumatism and all diseases caased by Uric Acid in the bleed yield to WA’ eqnal fs un- OZONATE LITHIA Its known. Contains tore lithia than a water. Has more medicinal virtues. medicine prescribe it. We're sgents, N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. apl7-14d other ts con- stant nse frsures perfect health. All schools of —— -for men,in all colors,dou- —— ble and stitched—for Base —— Ball, Tennis, Cycling and —_ all athletic sports, which —— require a strong, durable ume a RA RRA SATURDAY’S SPECIAL, | SKIRTS. $10.00 Crepon Skirts. $18.00 Crepon Skirts. $15.00 SUK Skirts. $8.00 Serge Skirts. $6.09 Plain and Peert ured Mohatr Skirts. . Saturday ae MARTIN WOLF, 52l uth Street N. W. 17-25 Ch Le + 2.75. Becker’s, 132 8 F S t. 9 Teen eae ‘Telephone—1636. eee 2 The HClaret,. wuz!» i = lamb and green Ss poner e the ‘imported. broatey Z| I quart.....----+e.0.. + -40c. 5 ‘ Pictures framed in any color or colors to match furnishings or paper of any room. Send postal: aple-sd TO-KALON a 614 14th St. "Phone 998. ap17-20d J. T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH st ean es one oar a ply Roofing Maierial. © rapes §. KANN, SONS & 6O., STi ST. & MARKET SPACE. HOTTER’ BL BLAZES--= MENT EInen, Bh TBE RELI. BE LOTS OF T HERE RW ‘@ DAYS. IN FACT, SPRING SEEMS TO HAVE BEER NEREED THs YEAR AND SUMMER CO! CHANGE "YOUR. UNDER- WEAR—Get something cool and comfortable, something which is a relief from the sun’s hot rays and which makes life more bearable. LEN'S SR CAN, SHIRTS AND DRAWERS =—S80ME PED! ET BOC. FOR THEM; SO DID WE FOR THE Bane GRADE IN FORMB YEARS. NOW 850. A GARMENT, OR 3 for $1. nares AND MADRAS, RE- ‘HE NEW ki INFORCED BACK, AND ;OLL' LAY DOWN COLLAR. “750. KIND ‘THIS, 8c. WHITE UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS—THESE MADE or ALS A B 39¢. WHITH SILK REVERSIBLE FOUR-IN-HANDS, 25¢c. GERMANTOWN Swear. DARK BLUE, ee K, WHITE AND ALL-WOOL YARN MEN'S BETTHR THAN oy $200 ONES Sboterine GUODS STORES, aT ce BLACK OR WHITE COTTON SWEATERS, 25 MEN'S ALL-SILK GAHTERS, ALL SIZES IN GUTING 25¢. NBW aber MADE OF TASTEFUL ALL- SILK MAT! WITH WIDE APRON. WORTH A WAL Pbouse 25¢. MEN'S COLORED OXOM SHIRTS FINISHED LIKE MADE ‘TO DER GOODS MADE OF UNI LIN WITH NEAT MADRAS: PAL OF REVERSIBLE LINK OR BUTTON CUFFS. YOU CAN WEAR ANY KIND OF COLLAR WITH THEM. WORTH 4 DOLLAR, 59¢. PIONEER SUSPENDERS-THE MOST WAR! DAY WON'T MAKE THE COLORS IN ‘EM nes BEST 50C. BRACE MADE, 25. FOUR-IN-HANDS 25, GRASS CLOTH, ge. ALL-SILK BOW TIES, LIGHT AND DARK PATTERNS, 25¢. REVERSIBLE SILK BLACK TIES, I2he. MEN'S FIRST-CLASS GRADE OF BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, 25c. garment. . WHITE P. K. FOUR-IN-HANDS, 20¢ MEN'S FINE GAUGE COTTON HALF OSB, LISLE FINISH, ALL SIZES. WORTH 150. 1o¢. UALITY COTTON HALF HORE, {ERMSDORF FAST BLACK: MEN'S EXTR PURE MACO YARN, REGULAR 25C, QUALIT’ TC. rs" LIGHT Wie RIBBED SHIRTS AND RS. 3} MIRTS, 28 ‘TO 354; DRAW- NICELY FINISHED. WORTIL 25c. SHIRTS, FRENCH oc Es BUTTONS, “REGULAR FS, “ALL SIZES, 25¢. Open until g o’clock tomorrow night. LADIES? AND MISSES’ GOODS. Gloves. LADIES’ PURE SILK GLO ONLY, “ACTUAL VALUR, 50c. 25¢. LADIES FINE QUALITY BLACK SILK TAF- PETA GLOVES. ALL SIZES. “ WORTH 40e. 25¢. MISSES SILK TAPEETA GIGVES, NEW TAN SHADES. ALL a WORTH 250. ; c. Ladies Undewenr: re RE SILK RIBBED VESTS, S E AND. CREAM; HANDSOME BROAD LACE THiMMiNe, ALL SIZES. WORTH 6¥e. 4c. LADIES’ LISLE THREAD RIBBED VESTS, LOW NECK, 1ORT SLI ES, W WHITE AND ECRU, NIC WITH SILK RIBBON AT NECK. 25¢. LADIES’ PURE wae REE BED VESTS, RIB- BON AT NECK. ORTH 1 Corsets. oN E tor ee ae SUMMER CORSETS, EXTRA ISTS, 2 SIDE STEELS, NICELY FIN- Isnigp.” ‘aL ‘SIZES. WORTH ‘0c. 30¢. HOSIERY. LADIES'/49-GAUGE HOSE, HERMSDORF FAST BLACK, DOUBLE SOLES, HIGH ee HEELS AND TOES. ELASTIC TOPS. WORTH 7c. MISSES’ FINE-GAUGE RLAGI PURE W! Arne Spin TRCSSET SI DES, SIZBS 5 TO 8%. WORTH 5c. 25c. MISSI AND BOYS’ FAST BLACK RIBRED HOSE, ‘LL REGULAR MADE, 'LENDID QUALITY. SIZES 6 TO 84%. WORTH Be 15¢. Open until 9 o’clock tomorrow night. MILLINERY ITEMS. TES UNTRIMMED SHORT BACK Wot Ac 25. LADIES’ ZAOnTS AND SAILORS, FEATHER- Ww: iv £ AND WHITE + ies GROS BAND, AI AN PLA BELL, CROWN. THE sc. KIND ELSEWHERD ARE NO BETTER, : 49 and 59c. BLACK LEGHORN FLATS, LARGE LIMITED QUANT 750. VALUE, TRIMMED ROLLING BR WHITE AND MIND STRAWS. 60C. CHIEDR} OR HATS, STYLES, 2ge. Open until 9 o'clock tomorrow night. WAISTS AND SKIRT TALK. LADIES’ FINE BATISTE WAISTS, STARCH COLLAR AND EXTRA DEEP SLEEVES, LARGE pane CUFFS, FULL FRONT AND YOKE BAC WORTH $1, At 59¢. At ALL THE LATEST STYLES AND SHAPES WITII ADJUSTABLE OR DETACHABLE OOLLARS. VALUE $1.25. At 98c. Wash Silk Waists. At $1.49 ONE LOT OF STRIPED WASH SILK hb ALL WITH FULL FRONTS, PLAITED SACKS AND LARGE SLEEVES. A BARGAIN AT Pos CHOICE, $1.49. At. 3%: IGURED _ BRILLIANTIN: SKIRT, EXTRA wipe, LINED WITH PERCALINE, VEL- VET BOUND. A BARGAIN AT $5.00. CHOICE, $3.98. At $2. FIG, DRILLIANTING SEPARATE SKIRTS, FULT. VIDTH, LINED PERC. RUSTLE. CALINE, VELYEE BOUND. VaLuE $3.75. CHOICE, $2.50. At $2.48 BLACK FIG. SILK 5 CAPES, Fu FULL RIPPLE SILK LINED, NECK FIN. WITH LAGE, JET AND SATIN’ RIBBON. VALUE $3.78. CHOICE, Open until 9 o’clock tomorrow night. Boston Variety Store, ¥ Emmons S. Smith. The warm weather is here and with it the demand for Summer Housefurnishings. We keep everything in our Mammoth Establish- ment to make housekeeping a pleasure and comfort to the family. themselves. Our prices speak for Refrigerators and Water Coolers. The Leonard and Challenge Cleanable Refrigerators have no su- perior, they are absolutely the best. They are strictly high grade Re- frigerators, are made of solid hard wood, antique finished. The packing consists of charcoal, sheathing and mineral wool, the best known insu- lators. They are zinc lined and have galvanized iron shelves, made of one piece. All have solid bronze hinges No, 1. Ice Ohamber, 18 19x10. Provision Cham- $5 98 Ver, 15x9x15...........6 = No. 2, Ice Chamber, 13 ber, 15x11x17%..... seee We also handle a complete line of Refrigerators, with coolers; Side- board Refrigerators and Ice Chests. Nursery Refrigerators, best made, $2.48. A Galvanized Refrigerator Pan and Ice Pick Oil and Gas yong 5oc. Iron Fount Oil Stoves. $1 Iron Fount Oil Stoves... ce $1.25 Steel Frame Oil Stoves. .79¢. $1.98 Steel Frame Oil Stoves. .$1.49 Gas and Oil Stove Ovens, made oi tin or Russia iron, guaranteed to bake, 79c., $1.25, $1.48, $1.98. $3.49 Nickel Gas Stoves......$2.49 Ice Cream Freezers. The Gem. 2qt 3-qt 4qt Gqt 8qt $1.49 $1.79 $198 $2.89 $3.89 The Blizzard. 2-qt. 3-qt. 4-qt. 6-qt. $1.39 = $1.59 $1.89 $2.29 The White Mountain. eae sat 4qt. Gqt Sat ‘$198 $2 25 $2.75 $3.25 Garden Hose. Heavy Rubber Garden Hose. .7c. ft. goc. Brass Nozzles............39¢- 15c. Couplings................10c. Garden Sets. $00 ‘Three-plece Rete Hor. Rake and Shovel B -plated Large sets, with polished b na s. Four-plece set Largest-size se' Garden Rakes Floral Sets, 3 pi Picture Easels. toWhite and Gold 5-foot Easels at one-third price, to close out. $2.00 $4.48 106. $3.00 White Tables: 3 Garbage Cans. Heavy Galvanized Iron Garbage Cans, Regula- ton sizes, 39e., Ge. and 9B, Enameled.Tea Pots, sic. Be. Gray Enameled Saucepans iray Enuneled ine and White Milk Buckets . Blue and White Wash Basins. ... 1. 25C. Sugar Boxes, . Bread Boxes, Japauned. . Round Cake Hoxes, Japann . Coffee Cantstera, japanned. » Heavy Copper Bottom Wasi Se. Asbestos Griddles. Sc. Milk Buckets, 2 qts. 5c. Flat Irons, 5-1b. YSe. Mrs. Potts’ Patent Irors. A strongly made Rattan Baby Carriage, hickory gear, full spring, nicely Upholstered, steel “wheels, with parasol, complete: Special for tomorrow. ... de Q $10.98 Baby Corviagss, Steel oc shaved spoke wheels, tent brake, Upholstered ta silk wos: ° Special for tomorrow. Traveling High-Grade Baby Carriages. and locks. No. 8. Ice Chamber, 2ixl2y%xl2. Provision Chamber, 28112%120... No. 4. Ice Obamber, $11.98 cus me $14.08 Water Coolers, galvanized lined, nickel-plated faucets. if-gal, 2gal, 3-gal, 4-gal, 8c. $1.25 $1.49 given with every Kefrigerator free. ves and Ovens. $1.49 Nickel Gas satin 2 burners ~98e. $12.98 Gas Ranges, 3 burners. ‘$9.98 6c. Covered Tubing, per ft......4c. Steam Cookers, an article in which you can cook 3 or 4 vege- tables at the same time. Prices, $1.25, $1.48, $1.98. Window Screens. Hard Wood Adjustable Window Screens, covered with best quality green wire cloth. 17%35 20x35 24x35 30X35 19¢. 24c. 2gc. 34¢. Automatic Screens, 24x30 24x33 24x36 39¢. 44c. : 49c. Window Shades. Best Quality Holland Window Shades, in all colors, with patent rollers, 29c.; same with long fringes, 39e- Cups and Saucers, Cc. 0c. Breakfast Vlates Se. Tea Plates... Double Ege Oupm. Fancy Cake Piates, roc Qe. Decorated Cups and Si Decorated Plat gold finish Devore ted bie. ; We. Decorated Fruit) Tis Decorated Croam { Decorated Water Ju | Decorated Covered Dishes. | $9.98 Dinner. Set, $6. = One hundred F filled-in bw rrow. eluding Soup Turecn for tomorrow... aston Dinner Se 4al for tomorrow $3.45 Deco: ated Toilet Sets, $1.39 ed Toilet “ w ‘ash & dran, brown or Curtin Stretchers, ed TSe. S-atring Heavy y Brooms le, Ise Cedar Pate $1.50 Standing Work Sec. Clothes Honwes..... Ra Requisites. In this department will be found every necessity and convenience for the traveler, Special Items Traveling Trunks, $1.94 23-10. Dress Trunk, canvas covered, hardwood plats, sheet iron bottom, extra heavy lock and good binges. ‘Special for tomorrow... $1. 30-In. 32-in, 34-1 ma. $60-in. 2. $2.44 $2.04 Extra ality Dress tm “eatt double tray, linen a ee lock and a! binges. (36-in, He “ $5.74 $6.4 for Saturday. New Olive Shade Heavy Dress Suit Case, solid brass lock and fastenings, 22-4n., $2.49. 24in., $2.98, Latest style Linen Cabin Bags. I24n, 14tn 1Gia. © 1S-im, © 204in. «22 tn 9Se. $1.00 $1.18 1.201.390 gi.ap Jewelry Items. “ IBe. Stad Seta, 8 pieces, rolled gold or triple plate silver, black or ‘White.......-..-.0e0.00++ Ibe. Bhirt Waist Sets, roiled gold” and triple silver, with Unk buttous.”. 2%e. Shirt Waist Sets, rolied plate, ‘silver pearl and black. 49e. Hand-engraved, Heavily Plated Shirt Watst Set Tbe. Enameled Shirt Waist Set enamel, Be Chatelaine Bags, In seal, all grushed evant leather, ‘to ‘mateh Sporting Goods Department. - We have given a largely increased space to th in the quality ond variety of goods shown, as in Sporting Goods. FISHING TACKLE. Hendryx 1896 Mull Calcutta Bainboo 2. city Lancewood Trunk Rod, Braided Linen Lines. - Potomac Buss Gil Suk” Oval Floating Bait Buckets GENDRON AND RELIANCE BICYCLES. To accommodate cur increasing business in this line We have been obliged to establish a separate sules room and repair shop at 824 oth St. N.W., Which vill be under the charge of Mr. K. BE. Gury, who will be able to devote space, time and attention to ell *e details of the business, Grocery Star Soap...... 3c. Oleine Soap.... Pearle <.cceciccccseocosecvases 3G Best Family Soap.........+.-+-3¢- Sapolio......00+ ecscceseeeens JC Bicycle Department. is line, We ary nd new can justly nquestionably” U, BA! Rocket Batis, ng of the Pi Spaliing's otbelal Iucagu Hats—the cleanest Hue In eache’s Catchers’ Mitts, Rest Buck, mks, largest line tn th et, the chancat line ever s Vi is Balls, Ze. ecreene We. To O98. Standard’ mates. Koki... Me SUNDRIES AT MA) Aladdin Lamps . Planet Lamps. oo Lamps. . on ‘Gyrototas Lamp. Locks, Sprocket and € Tire Tape, Se. STORE. dou Specials. Hawkeye Rolled Oats.....5¢. pkg. Maryland Sugar Corn......5¢. can. Arbuckle’s Coffee. .........200. Ib. Baker’s Cocoa, small tin. ... roc. Baker's Chocolate..........30c. Ib. Regular prices gor Standard quality goods. Oolumbian F: Extra Sified Jersey Tomatoes. eas, very small. . Lima Beans and Seaford Maine Corn—Webb's, 10¢ Oxford Baked Beans. Columbus, Cal. Sardiver ‘in oii, Imported i ey Best Impt. Olive Ot, B8e.; 1 - Delaware Jams and Jellles. Heinz’ Baked Beans, wit Peninsular Full-welght Cond. est American Macaroni. . Beat Impt. Macaront and — . Anderson's Jasas. Warwickstire Sauce, i pi catense Armoar's Cond. Mince | Cottolene, 3.1. pail... Armour's Potted Hum and Tongue. tou Blend | Mocha and inva Coffee pound tin canister. . Momaja, the fnest be tian i Breakfast Sag Fost «Seecial Blend” "Mix Boston Variety. Store, 705, 787, 709 and 7it Penna. Avenue.