Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1896, Page 10

10 y THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. We, are the people who quote the lowest prices. Johnson AND-— Luttrell, 713 Market Space. However low the prices we quote you may come with confidence that they are for articles of merit. In- ferior goods are dear at any price— such we never sell. Price is not the test of value—LOW price for SU- PERIOR GOODS is test. These bargains for Monday and all the week: Colored Dress Goods. THEY ARE ALL NEW AND FASHIONABLE, OTHERWISE THBY WOULD: AN. WE EXPE HAT THE PRIC THEM FOR WILL SHOW OUR DETERMINA- TION TO OUTSTIIP ALL COMPETITION 1) LLING IN THIS TOWN. pieces of Dress rising 3¢é-fnch All-wool Armures, Serges, Half-wool Plaids, ete.—wert h All-weol Henrfettas and 3S-Inch Scotch Sultings. 5c. yrevailing price for the above. Dress Stuffs and quality. 2 yard for 46-Inch nported Dress Stuffs, in ned boucle eff Real value, $1.25. $1.25. a yard nd two-te Novelti $1 Scoteh Actual valu “OTTON 1E SILK AND SELL FUR 75 Z l Biack Goods Specials For the coming week. ¢ At 25¢. 49c. for 6gc. Mohairs. 49e. a yard for the Figured Black Mehairs. or the Phin ugh Effects, ete. At 87%c. a yard for 4 6ve. quality eilians, 1 inch Black Novelty Suitinge, worth $1 Site. t RENCH at F TAL. AND o & Siik Specials. é9c. for 87'%4c. Duchess. HENUETT. 0c. for All-silk Blac We guar t 98c. ‘ yard for extra-heavy inch, Bi os : nf lack Figured Duches - for the latter is $17 a yard Monday and all the coming week for the $1.00 Colored Silk Velvets. 32-inch Black Silk Velours, suit- able for Ladies’ Capes, Jackets, ete.. at $2.50. $3, $3.50 and $4.50 a yard. ee | 25c., 30¢., 35¢. and 4oc. | | Patterns for 1c | Cosmopolitan Fashion Co.s Model Paper Pat- terns for 1¢c. each. Large | assortment to select from. Blanket Specials. $1.98 for $2.50 Blankets. ankets—our regu- all the week at $3.75 a pair for 11-4 W quality we thai e Wool: Blankets—a will not be enabled to offer for less 1 AND He CH when these: Ow Two MNARY VAL A FAINS IN ¢ S FROM ose. To RDOWN COMFOR rEON-FILLED COM- ACH. OM $4.us TO $i0 7'4¢. for 0c. ' Teazle Down. ECES, FELANN 1 0 7 | or E Dow: IN Extraordinary Values in Ladies’, Misses’ and Chil= dren’s Winter Wraps. $3.08 for $5 Jackets. ekets, the very. 1: and 4-bntton effect. special price, $3.08. 4.98 for $6.50 Jackets. * Black Boucle Jackets, balf silk lined, new Bought to sell a front and I: leeves. $4.95. EEN AND $10 TO Bis. FAL PLUSH JACKE NOFUR, AT ONLY CLOTH CAPES FROM Children’s and [i Jackets. JACKETS, IN TAN AND NAVY BL AND ROUGH EFFEC AT 3 $4.08, $6.50 AND $7.50. Children’s Jackets, tn tan, and cINtures, from $1.98 to ¥ h will be to your advantage to in- spect our line of Wraps before mak- img a selection. cardinal, ni: 98c. for $i.50 Underwear. MEN'S TAN WOOL DRAWERS AT ust =. U CAL QUALIT ‘$1. OU. 4 CTULDRE? S IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE CITY, AND THE PIICES THE LOWES1 Lace Curtains. [AL AND MOST INTERESTING VALUES: sp At $1.25. $1,25 A PAIR FOR TAPE-EDGED NOUTIN 8 C 3% YARDS “LON RETTER GRADES AND COL UES _AT $1.50, $1.98, $2. TRISH POINT LACE ‘To $15. 79¢. for $1 Spreads. 13-4 CLARENDALE HEMMED CROCHED F: SPREADS—OUR REGULAR $1 G Day AND ALL THE WEEK, a Words and figure: te attention, but it is examination that proves the story. JORNSON SLUT TRE! i ib qt #3 MARKET SPACE. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY Invitation to the Public to Give Books and Money. SHELVES MUST SOON BE FILLED History of the Project That is Now Nearing Culmination. WASHINGTON’S OPPORTUNITY Having secured the passage of an act of Congress establishing a municipally-sus- tained free public brary, it now remains fer the people of Washington, through theif committees and by individual effort, to provide that library with books and to push the project to perfect success. The act of June 3, 1896, provides that a free public library and reading room shall be established and maintained in the District, to be the property of the District and a supplement of the public educational sys- tem. The Commissioners are authorized to receive as component parts of the library collections of books and other publications that may be transferred to them. This library is also to be open to the use of all permanent or temporary residents of the District, and is to be in charge of a board of trustees, consisting of nine taxpayers, serving without compensation and appoint- ed by the Commissioners. The creation of the library as “the prop- erty of the District,” “a supplement of the public educational system of said District,” under municipal control, and to be housed in the new municipal building, when erect- ed, effectually establishes it by law as a municipal institution, on the same footing considered as a supplement of the educa- tional system of the District. It is an.offi- cial institution in every sense, and yet one in which the people have a prime interest. It is the growth of a public demand rising from an utter lack of local circulating li- brary facilities. Appeals have been made to Congress for a long time to supply this deficiency. Unanswerable arguments have been presented to show that this city had been sadly neglected in this respect. The public authorities had always considered that the Congréssional Library constituted @ sufficient establishment for all local pur- poses, forgetting that this great collection of volumes is not available for circulating purposes, and iz not open at night. Two years.ago the board of trade took up the question and appointed a committee on public library, which made diligent re- search into statistics and facts relating to such institutions in other cities, and in and out of season pressed the claims of the Di trict for consideration in this particular. Two reports were made by this committee to the board of trade, and again and again its members appeared before the commit- tees of Congress and urged the passage of a bill similar to that which received the ap- proval of the President last June. The agi- tation was unremitting, notwithstanding early disappointments and discouragements. The committee worked not entirely as busi- ness men, nor as individuals, nor even as members of the board of trade. They soon found that they represented not alone their own desires and interests, but also those of three separate and distinct clas3es of peo- ple. These were the children attending the public schools in the District, who in 1804 aggregated 33,000; the government em- ployes, numbering over 20,000, and the working men of the District, the number of whom engaged in manufacturing indus- tries alone was shown by the census of 189) to exceed 23,000. Here were over 76,- 000 people of special classes, many of them representing families, whose work required such attention to business during the day that a library, to be serviceable to them, st be open at night for consultation or else placed upon a circulating basis in order that the books might be taken to their hom All Washington Interest In addition to these special classe committee labored for many thous: other citizens, making a total large enough to warrant clcse attention by Congress to this great subject. Practically all Wash- peeee * Oooo ererooseccccorces District of Columbia... . T. W. NOYES, President Library Trustees, Star Office, City SOPHO SHH SETHE HEHEHE HEHE SEH EHH OTHE EES EE HED eeeecccoos FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. I donate to the free public library and reading room of the LOM Geacascuosscosen now at No................-..St.......Washington, which I will send to the library rooms whenever notified or which may be called for at any time by an agent of the public library. I subscribe $...... for the purchase of books for the free public library and reading room. Cut out, fill up and mail to or Bere reecercceserscces Pe erreosccccocore S:W. WOODWARD, Chairman Com. on Donations, Library Trustees, ith and F, City as the public schools: and, in recognition of this fact, the District Commissioners have included in their annual estimates items relating to the library, and it is the general expectation that Congress wi honor the requisition and include the main- tenance expenses of the library in the an- nual local budget. The Nucleus. One of the first steps taken by the board of trade committee in charge of the project toward securing the end which they sought was to invite the public to donate in money or in books to the library which then ex- fisted only in anticipation. These subscrip- tions were wholly conditional upon the cre- ation of a municipaliy-sustained library. In response to this invitation the commit- tee received subscriptions aggregating be- tween three and four thousand dollars in } cash and the pledge of ‘several thousand volumes. There was also subscribed a me- mortal fund of . to be increased later to $5,000, the interest on which is to supply the library with scientific and other in- structive periodicals. ‘This represents the available material now at the disposal of the trustees, and must be supplemented by further contributions by the citizens of the District, in order that the act of Congress ray be given full effect The people of Washington ai invited to aid the project by’ pr books or money that can be turned into | volumes, and to come forward at once | with such subscriptions. It is thought that a more generous spirit will be encountered in Congress when the time comes to urge the appropriation asked for by the Com- missioners if thi stees should be able to | show to the appropriations committees of the House and Senate substantial evidence of a practical interest in this necessary in- stitution among the people of the national capital. To this end, therefore, The Star he h presents a coupon, to be cut out end sent back to this office, bearing an in- dication of the willingness of individuals to give money or books to the library. This is in effect a subscription list, and, as in all other such enterprises, the earlier it shows signs of growth the larger it grows. The force of example is always strong in persuading hesitating givers to come for- ward, and it is to be hoped that within a few days after this first presentation of a | practical opportunity to help in the colle tion of a valuable library, the results will | be such as to insure the possession of many thousand useful and entertaining volumes. If you have but a single volume which you wish to donate, fill up and send in the coupon. Lack of Free Library Facilities. As stated in the act, the library is to be | permapenc ington appealed for a free public Mbrary through this agency. The labor organiza- tions supplemented the work of the board of trade committee and add heir intlu- ree and arguments to the e. The various associations of citizens in the dif- ferent sections of the District passed reso- lutions and encouraged the board of trade committee to continue in the work. Th school authorities gave the earnest approval and the parents of thousands of children who were depri of the benefits of free library facilitie stood behind the committee in every move. Thus the institution today represents the culmination of the hopes of practi ally the entire population of the District, and it to be expected that the various eleme! that contributed to the success of the first stage, that of uring the initiatory le Bil lation, will now continue to lend a hand in the succeeding efforts. The fight for legis. lation ts not yet entirely won. Not only must the appropriations asked for hh the Commissioners be secured and on the basi. urged by them, but perm: ion must he ob tained to transfer to the municipal libra certain books that are now uselessly cum. bering tht shelves of the Congressional Li brary, duplicates of uncopyrighted vol. mes, and perhaps the twer ty thousand miscellaneous volumes now tered among the technical and reference works of the @epartmental libraries. There are about fourteen thousand books of the first class; so that If these efforts are successful, the re about thirty-four thou: ddition to those that hay been already contributed by vate i Deenwal ed by private indi- movement their the The Library's Home. There is another object to be secured from Congress in this connection. The act of June % provides “That said Mbrary shall be located in some convenient place in the city of Washington, to be designated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, upon the recommendation of the trustees of said Mbrary; provided, that in any muni- cipal building to be hereafter erected in said District suttable Provision shall be made for said library and reading room sufficient to accommodate not less than 100,000 volumes. The library cannot be sald to be tho: cughly established until ft has obtained a home. It {s, therefore, to the best Interests of the library that the pro- resed municipal building shall be erected at once, and though the citizens of Washing- ton do not, as a rule, require urging on this score, yet the needs of the library form an additional reason why every Wash- ingtonian should this winter neglect no opportunity to bring before Congress the LOCLEEEC CES Furniture. stock fs equal to the demands of the need. We've got the finest that’s made -—and we've got the lowest priced that you'll find it worth your while to buy. Our custom- ers know what a cou and some money to ES, est prices. Carpets. QUALITY. The more a body Icoks around the stronger the truth shines out that we've got the best assorted line of Carpets and Rugs of any store in the Distriet. We can roll out more pat- terns of strictly re- Mabie floor coverings. AN new and of tke latest design and col- oring. We are very careful in our mees- ure of your room— careful in the mak- ing. When one of our Carpets goes down— it’s down for 8 good Ions term of service. oning. you. sent safe geoatoateogeogegeatententontonogentontonententengeseetoaongegnageneatesgecgetonzeoentengegeetoazengedentenesgeezenzongesersenge concen senzonsongeigesongaigeeny sticks out conspicuously. Put your faith in UALITY. UALITY is never a traitor. QUALITY is everything. HOEKE, FURNITURE-OARPETS—DRAPERIES, Pa. Ave. and 8th Street. plete variety we We've got three hobbies—Furniture — Carpets—Draper- 7Mbow Mint we carry show. It will pay ies. To each we give equal attention. We make a leader of rayiery cand Cphokt pee tos fea eee each. In each you will notice that QUALITY feature of ours. tsveryenpacae wave you some worry It’s the quantit * cacti ee y of QUALITY: that makes our prices low- It’s the presence of QUALITY that insures satisfaction in | every purchase. We don’t hesitate to guarantee because our ability rests on If you want to buy a piece of Furniture you can come here confidently—because QUALITY usurps everything. ~ If you want to buy a Carpet—there is QUALITY beck- If you want Draperies—QUALITY steps up here to greet QUALITY—in us—because we repre- eeheteteeteetetntetolete tote oot lint soie to toin moder Gg gegndaggngertpetgetetefeatetetetedetetetetety-ceceteteteto Stores differ > T necessity for providing amodern municipal home for the District movernment Other olties havéobeem fortunate in re- ceiving the benefits of the:philanthropic ef- forts of wealthy men: Astor family founded one of thesnoblest collections of beoks in this countsy, formerly known as the Astur Library, but.now merged into the eat institution called the New York Pub- Uc Library. John Jacob Astor gave $400,000, William B. Astor upward of $550,000 and another John Jacob Astor $700,000. The velue of the total endowment of the great Astor Library at the end of the year 1804 was more than $2,000,000; Another compo- nent part of the New York Public Library, the Lenox Library, was built upon dona- tions by Mr. James Lenox, aggregating $700,000 in cash, besides /books, works of art and ten clty lqis for. tho brary site. The endowment of,,the Tilden foundation trom the estate of fhe late Samuel J. Til- den ts over $2,000,000. Thus the New York Public Library today represents money gifts reaching the miagnificent total ot $4,385,000—a sum the mere mention of which should open the purses of public-spirited citizens of great wealth in every city in the land, Other Munificent Gift The late John Crerar of Chicago gave in cash by his will over $1,850,000 for the benefit of the John Crerar Library of that city. Other bequests will bring the total amount of this generous gift up to more than $2,700,000. Chicago has benefited also from the gen- erosity of Mr. Walter L, Newberry, who bequeathed to the Newberry Library one- half of his estate, representing today an endowment of $2,500,000. Probably the most notable work done in this direction by any man during his Mfetime is that accomplished by Mr. An- drew Carnegie, who has given in money $2,100,000 for the establishment of one of the most complete libraries in the world. Mr. Carnegie believer in the education of the public along elevating Hnes. He holds that the best means of accemplishing this result is to place within their reach the best books, the best music, and the best specimens of art. refore the great Car- negie Library in Pittsburg includes a music hall and an art gallery. It is a monument to this man's sagacity, generosity and philanthropy. In addition to this one in- stitution he has made other gifts for the erection of Ilbraries, one of which {8 at Homestead, costing $40,00); another at Al- legbany, costing $300,000, and others are located at Johnstown, Pa., Fairfield, Ohio, gun Edinburgh, Ayr and Dumferline, Scot- land. Baltimore enjo: vT s the fruits of the benefi- e of the late Enoch Pratt, who in offered the city a library building costing a quarter of a million and an en- dowment of $832,233.33 on condition that the city create a perpetual annuity of $50,- 000, payable to a board of trustees. Other cities have had similar experiences and their stores of learning are made cor- respondingly nore valuable ‘tonal committee, Washington does not at this time expect to enjoy the muntticence of a Carnegie, Pratt, Astor or Lenox. But it lays before its thousancs of people of comparatively small income, whose aggregated mites can contribute splenaidly to a worthy cause, the opportunity to build up a free public Mbrary worthy of the national capital. — American University. Dr. Beiler, the vice chancellor, is making a tour through Pennsylvania in the interest of the university. Bishop Hurst ts. at Pittsburg attending the meetings of the freedmen's aid and board of church extension committees this | week. From Pittsburg he will go to De- ‘troit to attend the meeting of the general | missionary committee next week. return to Washington about t stant, and will sth in- » work on the hall of history is pro- Four blocks of grani n ng rapidly. weighing thir mM position this week. W. H. Vanderbilt's Widow Dead. Mrs, Mary Louise Vanderbilt, widow of the late Willlam H. Vanderbilt, died yes- terday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ellfot’ F. Shepard, at Scar- boro’, Westchester county pe Mrs. Vanderbilt was Miss Mary Louise Kissam, daughter of a Reformed Church minister of Al She was married to William H. Vanderbilt in 1841. "The cail- dren cf the marriage were Cornelius, Wil- liam, “k, George, Margaret, who | came the wife of the late Elliot F. Shepard; Emily, wife of William D. Sloane; Florence, and Eliza, wife tons, were plac ward Webb. Vanderbilt “was seventy-five years of Real Estate. Waxes sto), trnstees, to James B, lot 30, b1k Edw. 8. Morgan et 15, bik. 5, Brookl: Anna M. Cole to Eunic Ait: $10. David it part lot 40, pyson to James I. Meriwether, part lot 3 $10. a A Serioun Cane. From the New York Weekly. Mrs. Rriske—Johnny, did the doctor call while I was out?” Little Johnny (stopping his play)—"Yes'm. He felt my pulse an’ looked at my tongue, and shock his head and said it was a very serious case, and he left this prescription, and said he'd call again before night.” Mrs. Briske—“Gracious me! It wasn't you sent him to see; {t was the baby.” OS No Wonder She Left. From the Cincinnatt Enquirer. Lady (in pursuit of a cook). you leave your place?” Cook—"I couldn't stand the dreadful way the master and the mistress used to quar- rel, mum.” ates about? Coo mum. ‘Why dic What did they used to quarrel —The way the dinner was cooked, 0+ The Cheertul Idiot. From the Indlanapolis Journal. “I see that they ceught the fellow who broke out of jail last week,” sald the borrder who was looking over the paper. “Of course,” said the Cheerful Idiot. “A fellow who breaks out 1s sure to be spot- ted.” There are certain characteristic features that distinguish business as well as individuals. as much as people. You kriow them by these differences. Our most prominent feature is QUALITY. Whatever you come here to buy you find QUALITY. It It is the “beauty spot” of this store. Draperies. a ah a as asa ‘y greoit Balt as well known, ve. Eve body expresses prise. to know we've got ready-made "re. close figurers, « | “OF tonrse we've got YLace’ ‘Curtains and wPortieges — rich and :Borkyous ones—that's {ho news. But do you jel os. se ‘A. Bicycle Bargain. j HME an iter that , apy you ever bed eae Stet ‘to Induce you to bi & wheel. “We'll cell Abe last four or five Sligh Bicycles we'ye got for 50. The regular price is $5 wn fu mished. e’ll throw in a fine lamp — be 11 — foot brake—tools—and tool box—and give you our guarantee for one year—for $50. Sp teostodintipdephiptinlp pth MAHA AMEMNNLAEAANAMANNCEEEMNG No owner of a Sligh wou'd trade it for any $100 wheel. Orr eotectocient Senne CABINET GOSSIP Names Mentioned az Likely to Re- ceive Mr. MoKinley’s Attention. MANY SUGGESTED FOR EACH OFFICE Not Confined to Any Geographical Locality. SIMPLY SPECULATION ————— The cabinet guessers are hard at work. Mr. McKinley will have an abundance of men from whom to select his advisers. To begin with, the President-elect has been given a private secretary in the per- son of Joseph P. Smith, for some years state librarian of Ohio, and a close friend of Mr. McKinley. Perry S. Heath, late edi- tor of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, and during the past campaign in charge of the literary bureau of the republican na- 1s also named prom!- nently for the private secretaryship, and his acquaintance with newspaper methods would seem to fit him for the place. Then Mr. McKinley owes Mr. Heath a little debt of gratitude, for it was the latter who championed the cause of McKinley during the early stage of his candidacy for the republican nomination, and if the editor politiclan does not get the private secre- taryship, it is generally believed he will re- celve some substantial recognition. Out of the Race. Every one seems to take Mr. Hanna at his word, and to believe that he really does not want any political favor at the hands of the man for whose success he has work- ed so diligently. He could get no more credit than he has achieved by his master- ly handling of the campaign, and it is he will now step aside wishing Mr. Kinley success in his administration. pnater John M. Thurston of Nebrasks whose valiant work in securing for McKinley his nomination, 1s everyw! recognized, and it is believed could,under or- dinary circumstances ha place in the cabinet, but his state being in the hands of the populists, his retirement from the Senate would be equivalent to giving his seat to a populist, which fact places him beyond the pale of cabinet honors. Republicans are very skeptical about a a gold democrat being taken into the cab- inet, though it is thought by many that concessions to the gold democrats would result in retaining many of them in the re- publican ranks. It is believed the gold democrats will be recognized by appoint- ments to foreign missions. said Mc- The Treasury Department. The name of Senator Sherman is not being mentioned prominently in connection with the Treasury Department because there is a general belief that the Ohio Sena- tor would prefer ending his political career 4n’the Senate, he having announced that he will retire from public lif the end of his present term. He has nad cabinet honors, and it is understood that his life in the ‘Senate is so agreeable to him that he would not care to make a change. Representative Dingley of Maine, Corne- lus Bliss of New York, Lyman P. ¢ of Illinois and John Wanamaker of Penn- sylvania are arded as men who would make good Secretaries of the Treasury Representative Ding! of Maine is looked upon as especially w fitted to take charge of the treasury portfolio, He is known by every on Ss aman of the widest legislative and executive experience, has th pacity of giving his work finite pains and whose knowledge of ev thing connected with the fiscal affairs of the government is most thorough. The State Department. For Secretary of State there is suggested the names of Senator Cullom of Illinvis, Robert T. Lincoln, ex-minister to England, and Chauncey M. Depew, but while Mr. Depew 1s regarded as a master of diplom- acy, his railroad connections make him less desirable as cabinet timber, provided he would consent to serve in such capacity. Every one agrees that ex-President Har- rigon would reflect great credit on the ad- ministration of McKinley {i he could be in- duced to-become Secretary of State. His undoubted profound legal attainments and knowledge of the arts of diplomacy espe- cially fit him for usefulness in that office. There is also a political reason for securing the active co-operation in the work of the administration of the statesman from In- diana. That state will be in the doubtful list in the next presidential election, and every effort will be necessary to insure its continuance in the republican column. Mr. Harrison coatributed much to saving the state iast Tuesday, and it may be his in- fiuence will be greatly needed to keep it on the republican side four years hence. The Interior Department. Chairman Babcock is named for Secre- tary of the Interior or the postmaster gen- eralship. He has the advantage of repr senting a state that gave the republican ticket a large majority and of having done much to secure the election of Mr. McKin- ley while chairman of the congressional committee. Senator Mitchell of Oregon is spoken of for the Interior Department because of his famlilarity with the questions that come before that branch of the government. Senator Mitchell, although a silver man, 's given the credit for keeping his state in the republican column. The War Department. Senator Manderson is looked upon as good cabinet timber. Mr. Manderson was originally from Canton, @hio, where years ago he served as city attorney. He was in the Senate twelve years and during his last term was chairman of the committee on military affairs, and his close acquaint- ance with the needs of the army is looked upon as well fitting him to preside over the War Department. Senator Proctor 1s aiso spoken of as a raan who would make a good Secretary of War. Every one remembers how Mr. Proctor became a McKinley man before the St. Louis convention, and when his failure to stick closely to Mr. Reed caused something of a furore among New England politicians. ~ For the same department the name ot Gen. Alger of Michigan is also mentioned. It was he who directed and paid the ex- penses of the party of “generals” during their tour of the West in the interest of Maj. McKinley’s candidacy, and he is everywhere regarded as a man of great executive ability. The Navy Department. Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, Repre- sentative Boutelle of Maine and Mr. de Young of the San Francisco Chronicle are all suggested for Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Quay has a navy yard and great ehip- building concerns in his state, and Mr. Boutelle, besides being one of the original McKinley men, has an ambition to be con- nected with the navy, with which he has had mvch to do as chairman of the House ccmmittee on naval affairs. The Post Office Department. N. B. Scott of West Virginia is spoken of in connection with the postmaster general- ship. Gov. Lowndes of Maryland, it is believed, would also be available as Postmaster Gen- eral. Gov. Lowndes’ political work has been very-successful, and his state having given McKinley such a magnificent majority is looked upon as demanding recogaition. Attorney General. J. C. Corwin, delegate to the national con- vention from Omaha, Neb., is mentioned as Attorney General to represent the great northwest in the cabinet. Mr. Corwin serv- ed his country throughout the war and was in Maj. McKinley's regiment. Secretary of Agriculture. For Secretary of Agriculture ex-Senator Sawye- of Wisconsin and Gov. Bradley of Kentucky are named. They are both men well acquainted with the needs of agricul- ture, and it is believed they would be pdp- ular In that position, G ROI ness, and now offer AO to ported Marble Statuary, Clocks, &c., = My past reputation to quali direct and not to be foun begun! E DES (Across from [leses’) TO RETIRE. After 23 years of successful business life, I! have concluded to retire from the jewelry busi+ ee 33" DISCOUNT —as everything in stock must be sold at once. This offers an unprecedented opportunity to, purchase Diamonds, Gold and Silver Jewelr Im- atches, Austrian Ware, W At and Below Cost! is sufficient guarantee as ies, and much of the stock is imported elsewhere. Sale now GEROME DESIO, We began thi: low prices were never known FINE BULB SYRINGES, family size, duced to.. y Special reductions have been made upon the stock of Hot Water Bags. They are of the very best quality manu- factured. extra quality, in polished wood box, re- Rie. =| STERLING SILVER GOODS at less than balf Jewelers’ pri E article in this departinent te offered at a wonder- fally low price. ‘The chance 1s a splendid oné to bay the holliday gifts at about half thy price you would usually have to pay. Sterling Silverback Dressing fine quality, only few 1 to. Sterling Combs, Reduced Violet Extract, finest qualit from: $1 ounce to. ee We. Violet Extract now selling for. Reduced -S. T. Thomas sence), ‘Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy, Cor. uth & F Sts. N.W. UNIVERSITY NOTES. Howard University. A musical entertainment will be given by the mandolin, guitar and vocal clubs the 26th instant, in the Andrew Rankin Me- morial Chapel. Prof. W. H. H. Hart, lecturer on law of torts in the law department, delivered a special lecture on agricultu Wednesday afternoon. The November issue of the U Journal made its appearance Thurs The voluntary course in: pa Prof. Lewis B., Moore, Ph. cpered favorably. The first lecture of the course “The ning and Utilliy of Philo: ered Wednesday afternoo ill follow each ay until the course is completed ing of the Theological Liter- Wednesday aflernoo? th pstion, “Resolved, That a classical edu- cation is essential to the Chrisuan min- ry,” was debated; J. H. Hammond sup- ried the affirmative of the question and sses ’. W. Barham the negative, At the next sting a paper on sician” will be re program for the inday evening, at 6 ladies of Miner Hail; Stephens; anthem, “‘Incli C. BE. Choir; address, Prof. Pairticld, young, Prof. Ear, dean of the college anthem, “Wake the Song,” C ; reading, se- lected, Miss Lillian Holmes; ‘music, “My Hiding Place,” full chorus; anthem, “Come, Holy fourth quarte 1. Choir. Prof. W. J. Stephens of the vocal depart- ment reports 1 students enrolled. The President's Glee Club of eighteen voices ex- pects to give an entertammeni in the near zuture. ‘Through the courtesy of the surgeon gen- eral of the United Staies and the curator of the Army Medical Museum, a large a valuable collection of specimens to be us in instyicting the classes in surgery, ob- stetrics and gynecology has been secured. The collection has been arranged by Prof. D. S. Lamb. In the department of anatomy the study of osteology is much facilitated by the loan of specimens from the large and valuable collection of Prof. D. S. Lam, which he has kindly placed at the disposal of the students in this department, which is espe- cially appreciated by reason of the strin- gency of the laws regarding anatomical material in the District Students are now registered in the medi- cal department from almost every state in the Union, and from Canada, West Indies and Japan. The third session of the Blackstone Club was held !ast Saturday eve ‘The ques- tion discussed involved the pity of a corporation for an injury sustained Ly an employe through the negligence of a co- employe or fellow servant. The decision ar- rived at was that the corporation was not liable. ‘The discusson for tonight is an ac- tion of assumpsit for breach of contract. O. M. Dame, L.. Thompson and A. L. Tol- liver will argue in the affirmative, and W. A. Wells, W. L. Deuart and H. D. Williams in the negative. Catholic University. Requiem h mass was celebrated this morning at 8:30 o'clock for the repose of the souls of deceased benefectors of the in- stitution. Dr. Garrigan, vice rector, was the celebrant and the mass was attended by all the faculties and students of the university. Father Kerby left thie morning on the Campania from New Belgium, to continue his studies for the degree of Ph. D. He will complete the course the coming winter, and on his re turn will fill the chair of political econo- my. Prof. W. C. Robinson delivered the first of the popular course lectures, “Religion as a Social Force,” Thursday afternoon. The second lecture of the course, “The Graphic System of Mankind,” will be de- livered by Dr. Hoffman Thursday of next week. Columbia University. The Enosintan Society iast night cussed the question, “Resolved, That, the whole, trusts and monopolies are ad- vantageous to civilization. The speak on the affirmative were Mr. Robinson, Miss Ross, Mr. Biscoe and Mr. Bradue, ard the dis- CUTTING D sale with big reductions, tinue it with still greater ones. to real value now—the one ide: dispose of the stock. Such qualities at such Thine | York for Louvaine, ! on! E. P. Mertz Assignee Sale. EEPER. and shall con- Sut little thought is given uppermost is to quickly remarkably before. Lot of samples Fine Batrac bottle. Reduced to True Violet Water, delightfully fra, Reduced to... T omlze bottles Reduced Inported Violet Reduced to. . Violet Orris, Lange Violet Water 4 74 = os = ‘ sense, packages. 1 duced to... a. Queen Anne Lotion, delightful for te = skin, Reduced = Comper's Hair § & Reduced SRE = and red, rough skin, per Jar....... Absorbent Cotton, 1-1b. Lot of Fu with €) Smelling s to. Fs = > negative was upheld by Messrs. Jones, R. Harlan, 8S. H. Rogers and Stuart. Prof. Lee Davis Lodge in the course on | political philosophy has announced a course of six special lectures to be delivered by Maj. J. W. Powell. The subjects ure Si nce of A ed,” "The Scienc. Defined and Characterized, thropology Detined and of Du Characteri m ON0- vagery Defired and Characterized, arism Defined and Characterized, rimitive Civilization Defined and Characterized” and “Modern Civilization Defined and Charac- terized he course commences Monday, the instant, at > p.m., and continues Mondays and Wednesdays until completed. The public will tures: by ‘d only Prof. Lee Davis series of twelve le week, treating it historic be admitted to these lec commen nd eritic He will pay particular ion t ditions in Europe. he ial study of the subject the Montague, dean of the college » has begun work on the ele: > in Latin classics scription BAKK) to the fund of the university was week from Elisha S. Cony At the 1896 meeting of the Ameri sociation for the Advancement ot held in Buffalo, Y., the following me in attendance and eding Gill, , H. L. Hodgkins, A. de hweinitz, F, W. Clarke, H. W. Wiley, Chestnut, Chi ton Boltor \rthur Hollick and Monroe, dean of the Corc an Seclen- tifle School, has published in pamphlet two «4 one on Phe Develop- of Smokeless Powder,” the lopment and Functions of the hool.” R. Noyes of the Corcoran Si ointed chemist United States Naval Museum of Hygiene The scholarship offered by the Corco: entific School to the student of Washington High School attaining the highest grade in competitive examination a en awarded to Mr. Herman Grimes. Rhoda Thomas, who stood second, Is entific of the the y Parker, M. S. poin stant in gene: ol the Corcoran Scientific School, The medical department lectures were suspended Monday and Tuesday evenings. many of the students desiring to go to their homes in the states for the election Georgetown Universit The Philademic Debating Society Thursday and di ed the question: solved, That the national banking should be repealed.” Messrs. Brad Watkins had the affirmative of the qu tion, and Messrs Bates and Dixon negative. At the next meeting Messr Maher and Donahue will affirm th met oy tion, “Resolved, That the free coinag Iver would be beneficial to the Me: Curley and Welsh t on a negation of their angu- ackson Corbett, S. J., has by Father Richards, the tor of the socicty, vice Boone, deceased, The Glee, njo, Mandolin and Comedy Clubs will give an entertainment for . benefit of the Athletic Associa instant, in Gaston Hall. It under management of Gower, and John- son, ‘9. This will be the first appearance of the Glee Club this season, Rev. J. Havens Richard: a lecture on Christ | afternoon te s. In_ the ating So: of the | graduate department the question of 1% j stricting Immigration will be discu: Joseph Schnetder, vice president of ciety, resigned at the last me | Mr. Stegg of Louisiana was ele | the vacancy, The students were given a holiday Moi day at the close cf the spiritual m Mr. G. A. Fortier has been ap curator of the medical building. The movt court for this we nd ng, 2 to fill was ad- journed until next week on account of the continuance of Prof. Perry's quiz in q) from Tuesday until Thursday eve! Cases assigned for trial this week vill be heard next Thursday evenin The unt of E. Hamilton's wes held last r lecture of the United States Su- t dilivers two lectures a we s and Fridays, on admiralty law.