Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1897, Page 12

4 Never before were Strictly Highest Grade Shoes sold at such low prices in Washirigton. <= ' Go Like Da shoes—ladies’ make. The shoe trade in Washington is at a standstill. vis is disposed of every buyer of shoes comes here—straight. men’s, children’s—have been slaughtered at about half the cost to There’s no chance of not securing a bargain here, every pair is one. Highest Grade Shoes — Bought from U. S. Marshal Wild Fire. try on and fit, rushed though we are. $5 & $6 Shoes, u izh-grade in € of it. Patent French on-sense and Opers tocs—at $1.45. $3 to $5 Shoes, $ Je $ | -45- Until this stock of Havenner & $3 & $4 Shoes, §$ [| © ean a The finest of We 5 ladies’ If Shoes— a Kid — extra ‘Think At $1.00. High-grade Button Shoes—in five Vici quality and style.~ $2.& $3 Misses’ Sizes 1-314, 95° Regular Quality Ladies’ Fine Quality Lace and Button Shoes. Go at $1.85. Worth $3, $4 and $5. Children’s Shoes, 25 Ladies’ for Misses. Go at 95e. Slippers ..... a ea $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 Shoes A5° Fancy Narrow widths in Good-style Children’s Shoes, 30 at 25e. Children’s Slippers and Oxfords. . Exquisite Footwear—the product of the best manufacturers. Slaughtered at 45c, MEN’S Patent Leathers ... vil $2.95. 25° Regular $5.00 qualities. ished—correct shapes. “At $2.95. All Men’s Shoes at almost any prices. Sale of the stock of Havenner & Davis, Inc., Finely made and fin- Atlantic Bldg, 928 F Street. THE BUNCO GANG A Famous Ban @ Ooafitlence Men and Work. THE ARLINGTON STATUE GAME How the Sharpers Were Finally Ron Down. 1 ares CREDIT TO A WOMAN Written for The Evening Star. In a recent interview, published in The Star, an old detective gives an account of the local “‘bunco,” or “three-card monte” corps which operated in this vicinity sev- eral years after 1876, on so extensive a scale that, according to reports, the five principal members were in receipt of a princely sum of winnings—in the neighbor- hood of $100,000 annually. The article con- cludes with the question as to how the business was broken up unanswered. As the following will show, the main credit is due to a woman, if a reporter's conjectures are correct. The First Clue. “If a reporter will call at No. — O street northwest, and call for Skip, he may learn something which ought be in the papers, and if it should do no other good, the piece will at least put some people on their guard and save them money.” So read the unsigned note received by one of The Star reporters some fifteen years ago, and he noticed that it was in pencil, and evidently written by a female unused to corresponding. He was, therefore, some- what suspicious, especially so as he had frequently-seen about the place one he-had long known by sight as a suspicious char- acter, reputed to be one of the “three-card mcnte” men, who were. frequently heard of as making extensive hauls from “green- fes,"", whom they nad induced to go to Arlington to see the unveiling of a monu- ment to some distinguished general. After keeping the note to himself for several days and debating in his mind if he should not observe the usual custom in cases of anonymous communications, and pass it by,unnoticed, he finallf concluded to go to the house, but to se prepared for any WE CUT rs IN MUSICAL GIRGLES : CUTTERS. (This week only.) Lower prices than ever prevail at Kolb Pharmacy. Scotts’ Emuision, $1--65c. Fellows’ Hypophesphites, = = = 2 = = = =95c. Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Fuli Pints, 50 cents. Water Bottles, Best Qual- ity, 65 cents. Ft. Syringes, all sizes, 65c. Pinkham Comp., 69 cents. Paine’s Celery Comp., 68c. Carter’s Liver Pills, Llc. Cuticura Ointment, 33c. Cuticura Soap, 2 cakes, 25c. Chichester’s Pennyroyal Pilis, genuine, $1.38. Green’s Nervura, 68 cents. Munyon’s Remedies, large, 69 cents; smaii, 17 cents. Warner’s Safe Cure, 8lc. 438 7TH ST. X.W., COR. E It Rubbers—Rubbers—Rubbers —and Overshoes. All styles. ht prices. But good Rub- bers only. For ladies, men and children By the way, those $3.50 Walking Shoes for ladies are just the thing for this sloshy weather underfoot. Risk of pneumonia is avoided by their heavy soles and stanch, water- resisting qualities. for the social season Even- ing Slippers begin at $2.75— positively correct. Beautiful footwear, this. Skating Shoes are $3.50, too, made for this purpose, of course—not imply termed “Skating” Shoes. Burt’s Shoe Store su rw. Arthur Burt. Next to Branch P. 0. TABLE SILVER AT Cost and Less, Going to give up selling Silver Table Ware. less. Tea Sets, Novelties, Spoons, Knives, Card sm scconad. with ae fuc’a cor sonable period. Jacobs Bros., Jewelers, 1229 Pa. Ave. DI snl Se Trusses Fitted properly. Abdominal Supporters, Hosie: NEW WASHIN iN . 1108 F st. nw. Elastic SURGICAL eo Use SHAKER DIGESTIVE diseases, CORDIAL. not cure all but PICTURES UP TO DATE IN STYLR. FINISH. M. KETS KEMETHY, Jair Ertces, oclt3m _ Fermapent—Reliable. 1109 Pa. ave. J.T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST. N. (RS Felts, Fire Brick and Clay, is, Brusbes, Lime, Cement, two and three- ol ply Roofing Material. A New Male Organization on the Mask and Wig Olub Lines. : Membern Call The: elves the “Jonnie Juniors”—Other Matters of Local Interest. A new musical organization has been formed in this city which is on the lines of the former Mask and Wig Club. The members are from among the sons of con- federate veterans and they call themselves the “Jonnie Juniors.” They will have for patrons the leading southern tadies in Washington and in the principal cities in the south. The “Jonnie Juniors” do not. contemplate limiting their field to Washing- ton, but shortly after their initial appear- ence et Columbia Theater will take a run to Baltimore and later to Norfolk, and on April 27 start on a tour of the south, to Auanta, then to Nashville, Tenn., in time for the confederate veterans’ reunion to be held there during the great Tennessee ex- position. A committee ts already in communication with the southern lines of railroads in ref- erence to a special train, consisting of one sleeper, a dining car, one. ddy coach and baggage car, the idea being for the club to live on its own train while en route. Prof. N. DuShane Cloward has been se- lected as the director and has decided that the club shall first appear in “The Mikado” and later in “Erminie.” The chorus now numbers over thirty and will start rehears- al tonight at Mr. Cloward’s studio. The cast has not been completed, although most of the principal rolls have been decided on. It 1s but natural that the southern ladies should take an active interest in the suc- cess of the boys, and they can be relied on to make the finances an assured fact, par- ticularly as the proceeds of the local per- formances are to be used as a fund to guarantee the expense of the trip south. In addition to the leading local southern families it is expected that every represen- tative and senator from the south will be on the list of patrens, or their wives on list of patronesses. The business affairs of the club are in the hands of an executive board, of which the veteran Captazin Hickey is president. The captain has taken such a warm inter- est in the organization which he started of the sons of confederate veterans that the originatcrs of the “Jonnie Juniors” insisted on his accepting the presidency of the new club. The active management of the club is in the hands of A. N. Breckinridge, man- ager; Aug. Lamar Munroe, the secretary. Mr. Munroe’s mother was the youngest six- ter of the late L. Q. C. Lamar, the ex- Secretary of the Interior. The chairmanship of one of the most re- sponsible committees—that of patrons and patronesses—has been assigned to Dr. Wm. P.M. King. Benj. S. Minor is the custodian of the club's funds, and Mr. Nathaniel B. Stewart, ir., is the financial secretary. The Damrosch Society was delightfully That complete de- ndency or utter espair of living which comes over . women who suffer “from the liar ™ weakness their sex, = ae of the most horrible symp- toms. The entire nervous system and the mind are so af- fected that there seems to be nothing _ in life worth living for. A woman’s = whole outlook upon ———=— life is darkened by any derangement of the delicate - | ism which gives her her womanhood. | _ Some women hardly realize that this is the one and only cause of all their mis- ery. Doctors frequently treat them for neuralgia or dy: ia or insomnia. Be- side this, modest women shrink from the ordeal of examinations and local treat- ment which doctors are sure to insist upon. There is no need of these difficulties ; | there is no need of enduring this misery and unhappiness. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite | Prescription cures the complaints of the nt a lifetime in studying this Mrs. Bessie McPherson, of No. 38 South Main, ‘Street, Providence, R. 1, writes: “If I could entertained by its president, the opportunity was seized to discuss mat- ters of interest to the society and to out- line plans for its future work. A special meeting of the board of governors was held at the close of the evening to take action in the matter of a successor to the late di- rector, Mr. Herndon Morsell, whose resig- nation was the cause of so much regret. The deliberations of the board resulted in the election of Mr. Edward Varela, the former accompanist of the society, who as- sumed charge at the regular rehearsal on Wednesday last, and the thoroughness of his work aroused enthusiasm among the members who had known this accomplished young artist from only one musical stand- point—that of a pianist. It is understood that quite a number of applications for membership are awaiting action and that it is among the plans that this admirable body of singers will be heard in concert be- fore the season closes. It is certainly to be hoped that they will give their friends an opportuyity to renew the favorable impres- stons heretofore made. The Sunday Night Music Club celebrated the birthday of the Danish composer, Niels W. Gade, at Miss Elsa Ulke’s by playing his “Nachklange aus Ossian Overture,” op. 1; his sextet, both arranged for four hands. piano and strings, and one of his latest compositions, the “‘Novelletten,” as a trio for plano, violin and ‘cello. The members Present were Misses Pauline Iseman and Jessie Cowling and Mesers. Lovy and Harry Glick, violins; Mr. Ulke, viola; Misses Annie Ulke and Florence Wieser, ‘cellos, and Misses Elsa Ulke and Annie Marshall, Pianists. The club is well on into its third year, and upon looking over its programs for the past year finds that they cover about two hundred and fifteen compositions by fifty-six composers. Miss Ada M. Caulfield gave a musicale surprise lo her father, Professor James Caulfield, st 1324 Riggs street, last Meek. which was a very enjoyable af- fair. Among those present were Mrs. Fair- field, Mr. and Mrs. Boynton Leaca, Mr. and Mrs. Le Grand Johnston, Miss Anna Loulse Miller, Miss Annie Jones, Misses Simms, Misses Aylmer, ex-Commissioner Douglass, Mr. Arthur D. Mayo, Mr. Oswald Welt, Dr. John P. Caulfield, Mr. Walter Paris, Mr. Harry Bell and’ Mr. James Caul. field, jr. “Hist Your Umberrella’” is one of the Sweetest negro songs written by Joe New- man of Denver, Col. to words by Cy Warman. The Misses McFarland, who are kindly remembered in Washington, having made many friends during their visit to Mrs. Esputa Daly during the Christmas holidays a@ year ago, are now concertizing with Newman and making a hit in this song. These young ladies are said to have Phenomenal voices, and their friends pre- ict @ brilliant future for them. @ second concert this season of the Washington Military Concert Band, andec the leadership of Prof. Will A. Haley, will lake place at the New National Theater Sunday evening next. The program bus been carefully arranged and. will present the band at its best. At its first concert a marked improvement. was noted In the playing of the band, and there are many who believe that this organization gannot be surpassed by any band south of New York. The soloists will be Miss Mary elen owe, soprano, a ie Tabler, contralto. eerie Following the custom inaugurated by him some years ago, Dr. Mackay-Smith entertained the choir of his church last Wednesday evening at his residence on 16th street. An interesting musical pro- gram was rendered, including a mandolin solo by Miss Ladue, vocal solos by Misses Herriott and Tabler, Mr. Turpin and Mas- ter Page, a part song by the boys and several glees by the choir, under the di- reation of Mr. W. H. Daniel the choir. Ce eee ot There was a pleasant ithering I: week at the residence wor Professor Henry Stopsack of East Washington, the occasion being the organizing of the Mendelssohn Musical Club, for which quite promirent talent was selected for the various parts. The object of the club is for mutual benefit and Pleasure, and the advancement of high grade concert and church music. Mr. Maurice Otterback was chosen president, Miss Margaret Storm secretary and Prof. Henry Stopsack treas- urer. Mr. Stopsack was also elected di- rector and planist, Mr. Herman Brede- kamp and Mr. Jos. Finckel, violinists; Mr. Wm. R. Phillips, ‘cellist, and Mr. Edw. Stone, flutist. The following vocalists were selected, all of whom have been promi- nent in entertainment and church music in this city: Miss Margaret Storm, so- prano; Mrs. Ada-Ober Leech, contralto; Mr. Frank M. Beck, tenor, and Mr. Gilbert Clark, bass. The club will make its first appearanc? in an entertainment at the Church of Reformation on the 4th of next month. Several instrumental numbers were nicely rendered by the orchestra, after which refreshments were served, fol- Jowed by a soprano solo by Miss Margaret Storm and a tenor solo by Mr. Frank M. Beck. The meeting was then adjourned to meet again at the call of the secretary. Miss A. 8. Wingate sang two solos at the Church of Our Father Sunday evening, “Throw Out the Life Line” and “Abide With Me.” The latter was sung to the alr of “Good-bye, Sweet Day.” Miss Win- gate kas a sweet, full contralto voice, and sings with rare expression; she bids fair. ge with Washington's best contral- Mrs. Gen. Halliday and the Misses Hal- Mday entertained last Friday night at a musicale, in compliment to Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox. Mrs. and Miss, Halliday re- ceived in gowns of black satin, and Miss Mabel in a charming costume of white i : a _TVMEESFHstsdsE Sebhebiesteseeseier) emergency. About 5 o'clock one afternoon the cail was made, and. the reporter was shown upstairs—two families being the oc- cupants of the house of four rooms. Dr. D. H. | “Skip,” with his wife and two children, oc- Riggs, at his residence last week, aud|cupying the upper rooms. though the occasion “was a social one,| These were very scantily furnished and the surroundings indicated that their then trode of living was from “hand to mouth,” and, in fact. except that the man appeared to be fairly well clothed, the only pleasant feature as to the others was that their cheap and scant clothing was scrupulously reat and clean. The reporter showed the note, ard both “Skip” and his wife at first denied any knowledge of it or that they had any information to impart, although the wife hinted that Skip could tell a great deal if he would. This he declined to-do, and in the conversation that followed the reporter finally learned that Skip was somewhat indignant because certain peo- ple had deserted him In his late troubles. Some few monthshefore he had been ar- rested on the charge of housebreaking— taking a bottle of wine from a restaurant window, after break{ng the glass—and he was suspicious that,|as he had had some disagreement with nls old chums and they were fearful that/he would blow on them, they had declined $o assist him in getting out of jail. In fact, he believed they had put up the job to get him drunk and get him to commit the act for which he had been jailed, and his wife had, by selling off her furniture, purchased some “straw bail” and secured his release... This information -was, mainly obtained frcm the wife, the‘hesbahid being as close- mouthed as a clam. Finally the wife re- marked, “Welk y. won'tygo with them any more, will you, Skip?’ and “If what you know is published, ti may do others a service, if it does no good to you, and I would tell it if I were you.” Then the re- perter thought of the similarity of her language to, that of the note, and being quite certain’ that Skip was one of the gang, he plied him with questions, but, as before, with no success. A Full Confession. Skip, however, sald that he would con- sider whether he should talk, and let his visitor know. A day or two passed, end the reporter paid a second visit to the house, and requested an answer, one way or the other, and Skip, after a few mo- ments’ delay, sald: breast of the business, will you promise to show what you write to my counsel, and be guided by what ne says as to what should be published?” The promise was given, and an appointment was made. Then followed a series of interviews, from which resuited the filling of several col- umns of The Star, in a few weeks, with matter, in which the modus operandi of the gang was set forth, and to many it seemed incredible that the business had been so extensive. The Members of the Gang. It was learned that the informant was a protege of a distinguished senator and governor of New York, who had procured. him a situation in the pension office, and that he gave it up to enter the more lu- crative business of escorting sightseers to Arlington. Another was quite a hand- some employe cf the government printing office for a time, but found the new busi- ness better paying and more exciting than the monotony of day labor. A third was quite wealthy, a man of family, and was regarded as quite a leading citizen of his section. The fourth had a trade in which he was an expert, and was also a married man, with a house full of children. The fifth of the ganz, looked on as the best informed, and the principal, had the repu- tation, in his neighborhood, of being a first-class citizen, in easy circumstances, and his family was quite prominent in church circles. Besides these there were a few others, who occupied minor positions, such as keeping the boat, conveying més- sages, &c. ‘The Modus Operandi. The vsual “pick-up” place was about the Capitol, but in thelr work improvements were from time to time added till at last it seemed as if the business were a pro- fessicnal cne. They would hang about the hotels, and the strang@®@s registering would be studied. A victim being selected and his name and residence taken, it would be given with a minute personal description to the others, and then one would look up his address in a directory of his town, note the names of some of the residents, study up something of the town, from a gazetteer, and be ready to make the stran- Ber'e acquaintance, and talk entertainingly of bis town. Then; the victim would be watched for and connected with, and soon ine would be “seeing the sights,” under the guidance of the “pilot.” Generally af- ter the Capitol was shown, the story of unveiling a monument led the stranger to believe that the-.other public buildings were closed, and .the President and other officers were attending the ceremony, and he v.ould readily eccept the invitation to Arlington by the boat route. At Aflington. All arrengements,;had been made, the boat was convenient-at the landing on this side, and on the otHer the operators of the gang were prepargd,to play the game—one to act as the officer. Sometimes it would happen that the game was actually in progress, with the’ “boodie roll” of the sharpers against the good money of the victim; but generally the officer or sheriff would appear and ‘pretend to arrest them for gambling on the property, and then compromise on the payment of a good round sum, and the victim would give up good money and make for the boat, suppos- ing that the others had been would go to prison. Sometimes the vic- tim would report the loss, but generally he would prefer to say nothing about it for fear of being laughed at. ere were from time to time arrests made, and con- victions, but up to this period, owing to appeals, no sentences were served, “If I make a clean* gressmen were fleeced. It was claimed that as their gains of from $80,000 to $120,000 annually would have enabled each to retire with a fortune if half the tact used in “beating” their victims had been used in taking care of the proceeds. The publication of the many exciting doings of the gang caused much astonishment, and many believed that a larger portion of the details was pure fiction. Indeed, the district attorney at the time (the late Col. rge B. Corkhill), was wont to refer to the articles as ‘““Munchausen epistles.” being assured that the truth of the articles could be sworn to, Col. Cork- hill asked to see “Skip.” An appointment was made, and Assistant District Attor- ney Taggart was directed to take the statement and act accordingly. Confeasing to the Authorities. When “Skip” apveared he said to Col. Ccrkhill: “I will make a full statement, but net until the police are represented, so that what I say may be verified, and 1 will not ask you to believe a word unless each case Is verified by the records.” First of all he gave a narrative of the operations, with the parts taken by each, apd this re- quired several hours. This was taken in shorthand in the presence of Lieut. R. A: Arnold, then of the first precinct, and re- duced to writing. On this he was subject- ed te a lengthy cross-examination, but he made no deviation from the original, and Lieut. Arnold, who had taken notes of several cases, found that the police records bore out his statements as to a number of cases. As conclusive proof of his state- ments, "Skip" said that-a watch had been taken in cne instance, and gave a descrip- tion of it, with the number, saying that cre of the gang had it in his pocket, and was then on the avenue. Lieut. Arnold in a few moments had this man in custody, and when taken to police- headquarters the watch described was found. This was the first. arrest, and the others followed, and “Skip,” being made a temporary agent of the district attorney's office, secured sev- eral others who had operated at Arling- ton. One or two were convicted, but as the others gave information which led to the detective investigation, they were all finally released. Tre supposed principal, who escaped ar- rest by gcing west, died a few years ago. “Skip” also died, after serving some time as a Capitol guide. The expert mechanic, after several years’ service in a leading merufactcry as manager, died a few years since, and the others are still living useful citizens’ lives, the tact and energy once displayed in wrong doing being now de- voted to well doing in respectable pursuits. . GUNN. ———— NEW ELKS’ HALL. Reception Room Furnished by Wives and Sweethearts. Two big surprises were developed at the Elks’ Hall on E street last night, which will go down in the history of the organization as an epoch in its social successes. The first was the regal manner in which the Elks entertained their wives, sisters and sweethearts; the second the surprise given to the organization by the latter, who fur- nished in sumptuous style the new recep- tion room lately built. The entertainment provided was scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock. Long before that hour the big hall on the second floor was crowded with an expectant audience, and when Mr. Edwin B. Hay rapped for order there was not a vacant seat in the hall. The speaker explained the objects of the entertainment, and then in a felicitous speech presented, on behalf of the ladies, the new lodge room with all its equipment to the lodge. The committee of ladies, which had the matter in charge, was com- posed of Mesdames John C. Maxwell and John C. McDuell. The former, when the formal presentation of the room was to be made, advanced to the platform and pre- sented Exalted Ruler Hay with a hand- some silver inkstand, resting upon an elk’s horn, bearing the inscription, “To Wash- ington Lodge; from wiwes, daughters and sweethearts. 7 The program which followed was highly entertaining, and reflected credit upon the Participants. It consisted of songs, sketch- es and recitations. After the entertainment the room was cleared and dancing indulged in. Among the ladies present were: Mrs. John C. Max- well, Mrs. John M. McDuell, Mrs. Joseph H. Ireland, Mrs. Robert J. Walker, Mrs. George C. Esher, Mrs. M. E. Swing, Miss Ella R. Gleason, Mrs. Charles S. Coomes, Mrs. Charles Rupertus, Mrs. Orlando F. Smith, Mrs. J. F. Rupertus, Mrs. John E. Sheckells, Mrs. Emil G. Schaefer, Mrs. C. Barnwell Robinson, Miss Annie F. Kelly, . James McKenna, Mrs. Henry F. Getz, . George A. Mason, Mrs. P. M. Becker, William T. Belt, Mrs. Louis Kohler, . Fred Wagner, Mrs. Samuel A. Boyle, . Charles E. Engels, Mrs. George Klenk, . Charles S. Rawlings, Mrs. E. S. Ran- dall, Mrs. Henry Billings, Mrs. Richard A. O’Brien, Mrs. J. F. Wagner, Mrs. Norman J. Pruitt, Mrs. A. Y. Lakenan, Mrs. Jacob Heid, Mrs. Rudolph Reigel, Mrs. Y. 8S. Can- non, Mrs. Charles Jacobson, Mrs. J. Whe- lan, Mrs. James Butler, Mrs. George P. Ganzhorn, Mrs. J. William Lee, Mrs. J. Ruppert, Mrs. Frank M. Finley, Mrs. Al- bert J. Baker, Mrs. Mont. D. Jacobs, Mrs. Albert Sillers, Mrs. John L. Burkart, Mrs. Robert L. Anderson, Mrs. E. S. Maloney, Mrs. Harry King, Mrs. Samuel Bensinger, Mrs. W. T. Gause, Mrs. John Rudden, Mrs. E. B. Hay, Mrs. C. C. Pearce, Mrs. Will. E. Haley, Miss Ida M. Seyes, Mrs. L. B. Brooke, Mrs. Harry Tharp, Mrs. Louise Hartig, Mrs. Thos. J. King, Mrs. Chas. H. Clark, Mrs. Geo. W. Har- rison, M Joseph B. Cornor, Mrs. A. J. Hurley, Mrs. Webster Beymer, Mrs. F. D. Friedrich, Mrs. L. R. Vinton, Mrs. A. A. Friedrich, Mrs. M. A. Shine, Mrs. Frank B. Clarkson, Mrs. J. J. Roche, Mrs. F. B. McPherson, Mrs. August Daetz, Mrs. Jos- eph Parris, Mrs. James Costelo, Mrs. John T. Warde, Mrs. Cornelius Horrigan, Mrs. William A. Engel, Mrs. E. E. Hoffman, Mrs. G. A. Garner, Mrs. George A. Tracy, Miss Martha Dyrenforth, Mrs. S. Pohlers, Mrs. H. W. Upperman, Miss Blanche Darr of Cincinnati, Mrs. Joseph G. Rodgers, Mrs. Ernest W. Emery, Mrs. Edward Ab- ner, Mrs. Joseph Auerbach, Mrs. Joseph E. Bishop, Mrs. Charles O. Brill, Mrs. Prank A. Butts, Mrs. R. F. Cardella, Mrs. Phil. N. Dwyer, Mrs. John Esputa, Mrs. P. J. Fingles, Mrs. Sariuel Ganss, Mrs. Paul &. Hines, Mrs. A. H. Hunt, Mrs. John Raed: Mrs. Isaac Sharp, Miss Rebecca Stein, Mrs. George H.Tucker, Mrs. Charles Uter- mehle, Mrs. L. C. Wood, Mrs. W. H. Yeo- mans, Mrs. Fred Zeller, Mrs. Hugo Zieman, Mrs. Jokn T. Brady, Mrs. J. A. Wilker, Mrs .T. D. Harper; Mrs. James H. Mc- Creedy, Miss C. Helmus, Mrs. Polk Miller. See Salvation Army. There will be an interesting Salvation Army demonstretion at Masonic Temple, corner of 9th and F streets, Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Col. Higgins, one of the most prominent Salvation Army officers in the United States, her husband being the chief secretary of the American forces, she herself being at the head of the Mercy Box League, which though only a few months old already numbers between 30,000 and 40,000 in this country, is coming from headquarters in New York to lead this meeting, and will relate interesting tales of the slum, rescue and prison work for which the money collected through the mercy boxes is given. She will be assisted by Adjutant Ed.Taylor, tke “Golden Minstrel,” who has already delighted large audiences in Washington with his picturesque sing- ing and guitar playing, and by Major Deva Sundrum, a high-caste and highly cultured East Indian, who left an important office in the Indian civil service thirteen years ago to become a suc: ful Salvation Army officer, and is now making a tour of the principal cities of the United States before returning to his work in India. Ensign Worthington, who is in charge of the Washington corps, will close her hall a | Friday evening, in order that she and her lieutenants and soldiers may also take part in the meeting. There are now 500 mem- bers of the Mercy League in Washington, and it is hoped the number may be doubled Friday evening. The second quarterly col- lection from the mercy boxes will be made the last week in January. —_——-——_ Suicide of a Ruined Speculator. Henry Miller, a middle-aged German, en- tered a Kearney street gun store in, San Francisco and asked to see some pistols. He was accommojated, and while fitting a cartridge in the chamber of the revolver shown him he deliberately turned the wea- GSES OSSD OETESS SO OSH SOLES s MAYER BROS. & CO., 937-939 Unusual just now—and more rémarkable. the trade. well. Laces & Embroideries On account of the low prices of these goods they can only be sold in 4$-vard strips. > Hundreds of patterns of Em- 6° Droldery of all kinds, ranging in price from 7c. to 10c. yd., for... &* O* 6° Another lot of Oriental Laces, c. 4% inches wide, at.... Ee Another lot of hundreds of pat- terns of Embroidery, newest and choleest patterns, special at..... An immense selection. of Em- ‘new, worth + brolderies, terns, for choicest to 150. pat- ya, 16¢ Another lot io an immense variety of patterns, werth 15e. to 20, a yd., at. Zz g b i New Oricntal Laces, 3 inches wide, choice designs, spectal at.. 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Leather Pocket Books, Inc. a 12 ‘Another Reduction In Trimmed Hats. | wtyles, spectat at... The $1 Trimmed French c Felt Fedoras have been “4.Q ss duced to 50c.Chenille Braid, 19c \Veilings. Those 39c. and 49c. Veilings, f BESGS9SO SS OSSHSS 608090 HHOG9S8 6 H0SSSOH9T8SSHOOB5S® have been reduced now to.... ‘The 25c. Veilings have beer reduced now to. Ribbons. 15° j Si-tnch — AL-Silk Doublo- Cc faced Satin Ribbon reduced od °® 3 © Sich Satin Velvet-edge Ribbon reduced now to. MAYERB SSSOSESSH OHS SOHO GOSH GH HHOSHHODOSSN H OHOHHHNH]OHHOHHOHHOOOSOSO € & @ a7 | | | ROS. & CO., 037-939 F St. : @ @ FALLING OUT. Mr. Trimble and Mr. Hamilton Have a Dificulty. Mr. John Trimble, the secretary of the National Grange Association, was in the Police Court today as complainant against Mr. John J. Hamilton, an attorney-at-law. Both Mr. Trimble and Mr. Hamilton oc- cupy office rooms at 512 F street, and the former charged that yesterday the latter assaulted him. In his defense, Mr. Hamilton set forth that Mr. Trimble has been in the habit of throwing bicycles, left in front of the build- irg, into the street. Mr. Trimble, so said Mr. Hamilton, yesterday attempted to move Mr. Hamilton’s bicycle, and Mr. Hamilton prevented him from so doing. Later, after the owner of the wheel had entered the buibling, so it was testified, Mr. Trimble threw the wheel to the sidewalk, bending it to’ a noticeable degree. No assault was qommitted, it was said. Judge Miller dismissed the case, and the parties left the court in no pleasant frame of mind, Mr. Trimble expressing the inten- tion of having Mr. Hamilton arrested for profanity, and Mr. Hamilton declaring that he would secure a warrant for Mr. Trimble for destroying private property. In the Adit Mining Company's tunnel, near Ward, Col., Tuesday evening, John W. Glover and Harry Glover, contractors, and T. A. Degarmo and John W. Sbriever were killed by the explosion of thirty-five pounds of giant powder. : ©6466 Chairs as a Laxary. From the St. Louls Republic. Most people believe that the habit of sit- ting dcwn as practiced by themselves is a common human habit, old as the race it- self, In no way associated with civilization. But Frederick Boyle, who seems to have one of those inquiring minds that are not content to accept things as they are with- out first tracing causes and history, con- terds that sitting down is an acquired habit that marks the height of civilization. He estimates that even at the present day not more than 10 per cent of human kind practice sittmg on the European plan. Men who do not sit have two attitudes for restirg; women use one their own. Squatting “on the heel” is favored in In- dia and China. In this position the weight of the body falls upon the toes, and to keey: the balance comfortable the arms must hang over the knees, the hands dang- ling. A European trussed in this manner promptly feels a pain in his calves, but he can .ncerstand that habit makes it a rest- ful pesture. In fact, the colliers of Eng- land use it altogether. The cross-legged attitude is general from Siam eastward through the Malay coun- tries. In the jungle men crouch, the knees raised, the arms folded over them, and the chin resting on the arm. The women of that region rest upon the floor with the knees bent sideways, thus throwing the weight on the outer part of one thigh—a mighty uncomfortable posture to a civil- ized Caucasian. Chairs really seem to be no more neces- sary to the race than pianos. @Ge6seCNe SaNee SEED eRSeEONsS shirts, collars and than the Yale. ington. ' time you won’t wait come unbidden. your laundry. We thing else. ge Main 5 1SOGOSSG00S0SO0S SO SSSOSSOSS9S OS SOOO0O8GO0000 About your Laundry? We are confident you want your the best possible manner--immaculate- ly clean and white. ~does. 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