Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1897-12 PAGES. 11 The Busy Corner, pSieud Pee eee S. Kann, Sons & Co. Our 2d Grand Rebuilding Sale Has caught the town. Standing Room Only, AND THAT WITH THE EATEST DIFFI- j h Way extension Jans; ence sou! on ° cei. even Mm AINETID EERE ith weet to Rode aan avenue een weeks, and finally secured them at our own price. We could not have purchased This will be a red letter month for the people of Washington. OUR PRICES MORE WONDERFUL THAN Aladdin’s Lamp. BEST GRADE OF FLAN | the basis of one-half to the Washington 75¢ boing sis an LS and Gettysburg Railway Company and one- iB B ° Se ev Kaliway’ Company and-the. Maryland aud For men only, made and finished in the most perfect manner. They are “beautiful goods.” No dealer in ee Marian tad Wmtogion Railay come Washington has ever sold better at $4 and $5, which is the price they were manufactured to retail at. Of WAR EABLE | pany and the Eckington an joldiers® ome CHAN HAIR-LE s $1.00 ts" 20c. RIPED NEW PATTERNS KAT Kais. IN WASH SUILDING PitiCE, 196. GETTYSBURG RAILROAD Amendments md Changes Recom- mended — The Bilt and the Route It Covers. The Commissioners today made the fol- lowing report upon House bill 9470, to in- corporate the Washington and Gettysburg railway: Strike out all after line 27 down to the word “the” in line 36, and insert in lieu thereof the following: “And 12th street east extended, as laid down in the proposed highway extension plan; thence south on 12th street to Frankfort street extended, as proposed in the highway extension plans; thence west on Frankfort street to loth street east extended, of the proposed Washington Railway Company; the Wash- ington and Gettysburg Railway Company shall issue transfer tickets four for twenty- five cents, which shall be good for one con- tinuous passage over their line within the District of Columbia, and over the lines of the Maryland and Washington Railway Company and the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, in either direc- tion, settlement for same being made on Railway Company over all its lines, shall not have installed a rapid-transit service by July 1, 1808, then the said Washington and Gettysburg Railway Company shall have the right to extend its railway south on said 10th street to Delaware avenue ex- tended of the proposed highway extension plans; thence south to Delaware avenue, to 4th street east extended, thence south on = = : a Shoes at Wholesale. : 116 cases--2,787 pairs--the largest purchase of Patent Leather : Shoes ever made for Washington. 2,187 Pairs of Patent Leather Shoes! (116 cases=-the largest single shipment ever made to Washington.) them unless the manufacturers were forced to secret of it. They consist of the finest quality $4 a $5 Fine French Calf Patent Leather Shoes Look at them. course even we could not dispose of nearly 3,000 pairs at regular prices, and the price we paid for them doesn’t make it necessary that we should. o’clock on Monday Morning the sale began. Every pair--whether worth $4 or $5--goes at $2.47. We've filled a window full of them--they bear their real value in their looks. The largest shipment of Men’s Patent Leather Shoes ever made to Washington has arrived--the entire advance product of a Boston factory, consigned to Stoll! We have been negotiating, through our eastern buyers, for this big stock for nearly two raise money immediately--that’s the At 8 = = 4th street east extended, as proposed in the highway extension plans and as laid out within the city limits, to H_ street north, connecting with the line of the Co- lumbia Railway Company; and the said Washington and Gettysburg Railway Com- pany shall issue transfer tickets four for twenty-five cents, which shall be good for one continuous ride over their line within the District of Columbia and the line of the Columbia Railway Company, in either direction, settlement for same being made SGD AT This is no ordinary sale. Every pair of these $4 and $5 Patent Leather Shoes is made of extra qualit calf--finely lined, the lining protected and re-enforced with soft kid--the finish and making of very <aenner quality--the shapes the most correct and fashionable--ali sizes and widths are represe et wholesale cost of these shoes was $3.50. aces me eee 15C. dVC, iia ENING SILK 15C. z SOME. REBUILDING PRICE, 49. SHADES IN PLAIN RUSTLIN PILDING PRICE, 39¢. PINE FANCY COLORED SATEE? COPIED FROM THE NEW THE SILK REBUILDING PRICE, 8%e. ADE OF FANCY COLORED FRENCH SWISSES, TIE MOST EXQUISITE DIS- VER MADE. Rebuilding Price, 834c. LINEN FINISHED) HOMESPUNS, CANVAS DUCKS AND ARRISA CLOTH, ‘ASH MATERIALS FOR THE OF CORSETS, ALL LARGE SIZES, T KNOWN MAKES, INCLUDING WARNER'S Rebuilding Price, 25c. LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, MOTHER HU BARD STYLE, TUt CAMBRIC RU! FLE AkOUSD N VES. Reb PLAIN Rebuilding Price, 7c. MUSLIN I NCH EMB! Rebuilding Price, 25c. ‘D IN- AWERS, CLUSTER OF LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, HUBBARD SERTING AND TUCKS. Rebuilding Price, 49c. . MADE OF RI TING AND TU AROUND N VE, EMPIRE STYLE, YOKES OF ALL SIZES. SLEEVES. Rebuilding Price, 59c. “H FINE AND SHEER PLAIN AND WHITE HINDIA LINEN, 1%. QUALITY— Rebuilding Price, 834c. WAMSUTTA, FRUIT, LONSDALE AND DWIGHT- CHOR YARD-WIDE BLEACHED ‘MUSLINS, IN LENGTHS FROM 2 TO 10 YARDS; 6. 10 AND 12%. GRADES. Rebuilding Price, ABC. PILLOW We. ‘MUSLIN. Rebuilding Price, 57c. HEAVY BLEACHED SHEETING, WIDTH FOR SINGLE curs. QUALITY BLEACHED CASE SUITABLE 1@e. QUALITY. Rebuilding Price, 1034c. APRON GINGHAMS, AND COLOR. Rebuilding Price, 37. Millinery. $5.00 LADIES’ TRIMMED HATS. Rebuilding Price, $1.25. OU ENTIRE LINE OF FRENCH FELT HATS, IN BLACK AND COLORS. Rebuilding Price, 25c. ATHER Boas Rebuilding Price, $1.25. Se UNTEIMMED FELT HATS. Rebuiiding Price, 10c. YARD WIDE BLACK AND COLORED RUSTLE LINING Rebuilding Price, 414c. QUALITY SILTSIA, IN BLACK AND Rebuilding Price, 63¢c. BEST QUALITY YA CLOTH Rebuilding Price, 73¢c. BEST FRENCH HAIRCLOTH, Rebuilding Price, 19c. S Kann, Sons @ Co, j ST il & MARKET SPACE > WIDE BOMBAY WIRE on the basis of one-half to each company. “Where the route of tie said Wasaing- ton and Gettysburg RallwayCompany lies along a highway of the proposed highway extension plans, the company shall re- quire a right of way not less than thirty feet wide in the center of the same; and all rights of way acquired by sail ‘com- pany within the line of highways proposed by the highway extension plans shall be dedicated to the District of Columbla for e of the public before a perm!t is 1s- ‘or the construction of the railway therein.” Section 10, line 4, after the word “locomotives” Insert the following: “The right of the company to use an overhead single trolley on any street or part of street shall cease six months after the approval of an act of Congress appropriating money for or otherwise authorizing the paving cf the roadway of suc! reet or part of street, except in connection with continuous track rails; and the right of said company to vse overhead single trolley in any public space in the District of Columbia, except in connection with continuous track rails, shall, in any event, cease on July 1, 1:03." The route named herein ts that desired or assented to by the representatives of the railway company, as far as it goes, viz—to Rhode Island avenue. ‘The Commissioners believe that the rail- way should terminate here and a con- nection be made with the Maryland and Washington railway instead of being ex- tended, as the bili would prov:ie, elong Delaware avenue to H street. The Commissioners have recommended upon a Senate bill for the revision and ad- justment of the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company that its tracks nd it is G, not deemed advisable to pert upon the avenue at least before final action on said bill. Moreover, the desired route of the Wash- ingion and Gettysburg company south of the Bunker Hill road approximaiely bisects or occupies the territory intended to be served by the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home company and branches ‘hereof here- tofore suggested, or by the Maryland ard Washington Company. ‘As the Eckington company ‘oes not se to be able to build the branch sugges for it through the Brookland subdivision, and in view of the call for a street rall- way through that subdivision, the route recommended by the Commissioners ex- tends southward to the Maryland and Washington company’s tracks. it is thought that the other recommended amendments are self explanatory. The Commissioners have the honor to suggest that the bill be referred to the Secretary of War with reference to the proposed con- struction of the railroad through the Na- tionai cemetery grounds at Gettysburg. MISHAP TO THE BROOKLYN. The Cruiser Strikes 2 Rock in the Delaware River. The United States cruiser Brooklyn struck a sunken rock in the Delaware river, above Marcus Hook, Pa., Saturday. Her lower double compartments, forward, were stove in, end ft was only by the merest good for- tune that the vessel did not sink. This would undoubtedly have been the result had rot her inner compartments successfully withstood the shock. She was pulled clear of the rocks and is now tled to tae stone ice preakers at Marcus Hook, protected from the heavy ice gorges in midriver. Secretary Herbert was informed of the accident to the Brooklyn in the following dispatch from Captain Cook, dated at Lin- wood, Pa.: “Left League Island on account of the Ice jam. Struck on Schooner Ledge. The dcuble-bottom compartment under the en- gine and fire rooms full of water. Leak in bilge, but kept clei by pumps. Safely mgored to ice pier.”” Capt. Cook Reports at Length. Secretary Herbert today received the fol- lowing report of the accident from+Capt. F. A. Cook, commanding: “The Brooklyn anchored off League Island, and was dangerously beset by ice. I had been quite anxious lest the ship be carried ashore by floes that were getting heavier and heavier. Upon receiving the throttle-valve chamber on board yesterday noen I determined it was best to put the ship in a safer position if one could be ‘ound. I learned, upon consultation with Capt. Sargent of Cramp’s ship yard, that a safe berth could be had at that yard. I decided at once to recommend to Commo- dore Howell that the ship with her own engines and assisted by tugs should go to Cramp’s as soon as possible. Commodore Howell approved of my recommendation. I made arrangements with the tugs and pilots of the Red Star line zo take me through the ice to Cramp’s yard and moor me there today. Also with the Philadel- phia city ice boat No. 1 to break the ice around the ship and in the channel througa the ‘Horseshoe.’ Thre tugs ar- rived near the ship between 8 and 10 a.m. The fourth tug was wedged in the ice at the ‘Horseshoe’ and did not arrive unul we reached Marcus Heok. The ice boat No. 1 broke the thicker ice around the ship, where we had been wedged since the flood tide cf the night before, heading down stream. I weighed anchor, and with our own: engines and the assistance of the tugs in breaking the ice, tried in vain to turn the ship. Finding I could not do so, my best resources seemed to be to make an attempt to get out of the river. The pilot, an experienced and apparently intelligent man, said the tide was favorable, and he advised strongly that I go io Marcus Hook ard tle up at the ice piers, and thus be ready to go on c favorable tide down the river. “Being convinced that it was my best course, I determined to go,having previous- ly called a second pilot from one of the tug oats to keep the ranges with him, be- ing desirous to use every ‘that could be suggested. ‘This ship steamed readily through the ice and handled per- fectly. I was shout to ulate myself upon the success of the whole movement when she struck, while “Schooner Lodge’ and while she was on range of the best water, having the of such from the pilot, the navigating of iit = cer, Lieut. McCree and myself also keeping the range. A Deplorable Accident. “The grounding of the ship was most per- ceptibly felt, and appeared like passing over louse stones. It was soon reported to me that the double bottom compartments under the fire rooms and the forward en- gine room were full of water, leaking through the manhole plates and rivets In some places into the bilges and forward magazine, which have been readily pumped out and kept free. “This is a most deplorable accident, and one that has fallen like a pall upon officers and crew, thoroughly interested in the ship, her welfare and ker career. ‘From all the facts at present within my knowledge, I feel that the accident came from no neglect of precaution or judgment on iy part. “Pilot Wall holds a regular license as pilot, and insists that he had got the best range, and cannot account for the dts- aster, and is entirely sustained in this opinion by Pilot Bennett. Recent blast- ing at this ledge, which, I understand, has been going on, may have left some loose rock not before in the channel. “At the time of passing this ledge the tide had dropped not more than one foot below high water, as determined by the water marks on the stone ice piers, where we are now moored at Marcus Hook. “This ship will have to return as soon as the river is free of ice and tides per- mit to League Island, discharge all her weights and go in the dock. “ request a court of inquiry to investi- e and report.” Sate curt of inquiry will be ordered this af- ternoon to investigate the accident. ——— THE FORCE SCHOOL. Commissioner Ross and Trustee Bar- nard Against Selling the Building. ‘The proposition which Mr. Lodge has given notice that he will make when the District appropriation bill comes to the Senate, providing for the sale of the Force School property on Massachusetts avenue, has called forth a letter on this subject from Trustee Job Barnard and from Com- missioner Ross. Mr. Lodge's propcsed amendment was submitted to the Commissioners, and they at once forwarded it to Mr. Job Barnard, who is the school trustee for the first school division, in which fhe Force School is, situated, for his opinion. “Your committee is aware of the fact,” Commissioner Ross says, in addressing Mr. McMillan, “that the proceeds of the sale of all property belonging to the Dis- trict is, under the existing law, required to be deposited in the treasury of the United States, and it will be readily seen that un- der this provision of law there would be no funds in the control of the Commissioners for the purchase of another site for the erec- ticn of another building to be used in lieu of the Force building. Should your com- mittee and Congress deem it wise to dis- pese of this property the Commissioners would earnestly recommend that the condi- tion to the sale should be that the price realized for the building and ground should be at least the present value of the proper- ty for school purposes to the District. The land consists of 21,88 square feet of ground. “At $3 a foot, which is certainly a moder- ate price for land in that vicinity, the value of the land would be at least $65,184; add to that the cost of the building, the total value would be $101,699. _ ‘Accompanying such a provision, empow- éring the Commissioners to sell at what is deemed the full value of the property for school purposes to the District, there should be an appropriation of a sum suf™- cient to replace the site and the building. Of course, in that event, the sale should rot be consummated and delivery of possession given until a new school have been provided. With the modern im- Phe ‘cathmated cost of's. twelverrochs the mated cost of a twelve-room |Luild- ing would be $48,000.” ‘Trustee Barnard’s letter on this subject disapproves of the proposition. Mr. Bar- nard says that the Force school building erected at a cost of $36,215. He says {ts location is such that from the ‘first it Soe oon ee eee a as it is aeere he ak Me. ot “I do not think.” Mr. Barnard says, would be good policy to sell the or to ground the building at this time. Looking at the $5 Opera Toes, $5 Egg Toes, $5 Yale Plain Toes, $2.47. In all widths and sizes. The Everett Art Stock At Auction. Beginning Thursday, February 4th, at 10 o'clock a. m., the entire stock of the Everett Art — Store, 1225 F st., will be sold at auction. superfluous to speak here of the reputation and Everett's is well known, to every resident of Washington as the one store where only the very finest quality goods could be purchased. The bare mention of the fact that Everett’s stock of highest - grade Jewelry, Watches and Diamonds, Dainty Beautiful Ivory Miniatures, Beautiful Oil Paint- quality of the stock. IIT - ings, Handsome China with eager shoppers. I $a80-75,1m $2.47, $2.47, Seertoeiecniondontordectetentententostorgntontoniortesntostontosfeetontonfontoocteet sold under the auctioneer’s hammer will be en- tirely sufficient to crowd the store at 1225 F st. If you consult your own interests you certainly cannot afford to be absent. The sale will be continued each day at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. until everything is disposed of. Be sure to come THURSDAY morning. You are promised the bargains of your lifetime! Auction Sale of the Everett Art Stock, 1225 F Street. Se a a aE Ee eT nnn nnn | It is Bric - a - Brac, Ware, etc., etc., is to be I ETTUTTE subject from the point of view of a trustee for the public schools-I should say that a sale of this building and a removal to some other site now or in the near future would be undesirable and unprofitable. If called upon to construe the proposed amendment, I should have serious difficulty in reaching @ satisfactory conclusion as to Its effect and meaning.” Mr. Barnard then comments on the dif- ferent meanings that might be construed {vom the form of the:amendment, and says that the best localitéesain the city, with beautiful, safe and sfnivary surroundings, pure air, pleasant -Appfbaches and wide streets, are not too gopd_for the location of our public school hoyses,;and continues: “The board of trustees; in their last re- port to you concerning! the ‘Washington public schools, state!that they are ‘object lessons for the schogl;teachers of the na- tion and should be the pest equipped, best taught and best regulated and supervised of any public schodis ‘“inywhere. I sup- plement this by saying that the school houses should be t! it located of any of our public buildings, ,onvenient to our homes -as may .be practicable, and. made pleasant in every way fot the occupancy of the children. I can *gee!no sufficient rea- son for disturbing the Boece school in the reason that less valggblg ground might be found in’ the vicinity, oa which a school house might be-built,'or tm the further fact, as claimed, that it mdrs the besuty of Massachusetts avenue.’ I therefore recom- mend that you report adversely on the pro- posed amendment, believing that such will be for the best interests of the public Schools at the present time.” FOUND DEAD. Thomas Towlew’ Life Went Ont Last Night. Coroner Hammett ‘was called upon’ last night to investigate the death of. Thomas ington, and because of the cold weather Towles returned Friday, walking all the Way from the tort. Saturday he was drink- ing, and when he returned to his boarding rouse, about 10 o'clock at night, he was very much under the influence of liquor. He managed to get to his room,on the third floor, without assistance, and soon after- ward his groans were heard by people in the house. They paid no attention to this noise, however, for they thought liquor was the cause of it. All day yesterday he Was not seen about the house, and about 7 o'clock a woman living in the house went to his room to inquire if he was sick. She was surprised to find the occupant of the room dead. Death had probably occurred soon after his groans were heard. Dr. Barber was called, but he could do nothing other than tell the people in the house that the man had been dead for a long time. ‘The dead man had occupied a room in Mrs. Sherwood’s house for about three years, and while he was a drinking man, he had not been in the habit of drinking liquor to excess. In his room was found a bottle Partly filled with liquor, and in his pockets he had $4.75. He had a sister in this city and a brother in New York. Towles was a native of Ireland, but had been in this country for a number of years. His body was turned over to Undertaker Lee and prepared for burial. Am Order it Collectors. Secretary Carlisle has issued a circular, which, if enforced literally, will deprive the employes of the Treasury Depart- ment of many social and business privileges to which they have been long accustomed. “It is hereby ordered,” reads the circular, “that during the official hours of the de- partment, each and’ every collector, agent, attorney, or other person is ited from ente! or being in, the department tor the marie Joans, or col- $5 Needle Toes, $2.47. $5 Razor Toes, $2.47. $5 Round Toes, $2.47. Sale begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Stoll’s, *810° Seventh St. The Society man should see these shoes--they are the swellest shapes. MERTZ’S MODERN PHARMACY, Corner 11th and F Sts. CROWD-BRINGING PRICES AT MERTZ’S. You are paying almost double price when you buy your Medicines, Toilet Articles and than at Mertz’s. Druggist Sundries elsewhere Give the subject a second’s thought, and you can easily see why. Our immense volume of business—rule of small profits and quick sales make goods fresher and pure —and bring prices down 40 to 50 per cent. If that’s worth sav- ing—but of course it is—then you'll come straight to Mertz’s every time you need anything. tomorrow :— Paine’s Celery Compound.... .69c. Coca, Beef & Celery Compound.49c. cent metve tonte.) ¢ Munyon’s pecifies.... 17 Syrup of Figs................19¢. Pepsin Tablets................19¢. Relieve dy: 3 Cough Drops. soe oe Ss Pheno Thymol................43¢. i i (Good antiseptic.) Listerine .................63¢. bot. Borine ...... -I1c. bot. -11c. box Beef, Wine and Iron...... deralines = 5. pceseeereen Frog in Your Throat. English Glycerine, 1 Ib -29¢. HAIR BRUSHES DOWN. Take your choice of any of our fine Hair Brushes at 25 per cent dis- count. Lot of Fine Extracts, all odors. Large assortment of Toilet Ex- tracts, Violet, White Rose, Heliotrope, Lilac, etc. Reg- ular price, $1. Now........79¢. Small size........... +39¢. Queen Anne Cologne -88c. Rabuteau’s Extracts. . Th rT the “ : ese embrace all ti odors Hallotrope, White Rove, Sockey Club, Crab Ie. Plertz Modern Corner lith & F Sts. Special cut prices like this for Cleansiline . (Cleans everything.) Rabuteau Almond Meal.. 50c. Nickol’s Pile Ointment. . “29¢. 7 ‘. (Sare cure.) Wine Calisaya and Iron... ...49¢. Natural Castile Soap, bar......21¢. EVER NAMED FOR JEWELRY, ETC. Handsome Seal Pocket Books, sterling silver trimmed... . $2.39 Fine Monkey Skin Pocket Books,sterling silver trimmed$r. 39 Sterling Silver Coat Hooks... .13¢. Sterling Silver Cut Glass Smell- ites: eS Genuine Cloissonne Vases. Sterling Silver Book Marks... .23¢. Sterling Silver Silk Suspenders. $2.49 Silver Files and Hooks....... -48c. Solid Gold Link Buttons. ... -$1.98 Sterling Silver and Pearl Paper Cutters .... -. -Bgc. Sterling Silver Seals... ...... 6c. Sterling Silver Manicure Scissorsg8c. Sterling Silver Cold Cream Jars.g&c. Sterling Silvet Bouse Sets.”....53¢. Sterling Silver Violet Holders. -19¢. Sterling Silver Key Chains... .$1.39 : Sterling Silver Key Rings. ....32c. Pharmacy, LOWEST PRICES JRueumatism You Can’t Buy Any $ Other Peas As Good As Brakeley’s B. F. F. Champion Junior 22° | Freon the CANCER, ‘tetter and all other ‘of the Aen