Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1897, Page 5

Lunch Bargains For Men Patrons. | For Our Patrons. or Mie! 3 LES Armour of Chicago has | Thursday is his representatives on our | fourth floor, where the pos- | sibilities of his Meat | tracts are demonstrated. Ladies are invited to par- take of the various Soups. Practical hints on best methods of preparation will | be furnished those who are | interested. Cooks and demonstrators are here who are ladies in the best meaning of the word are :— EF l0e for choice of Neck Searfs on table at 11th st. entrance. Jess than 25 cents, [72 pair for odd lots of Wool Hose that were 35¢ and SOc pair. E73ve a pair for last of the $1 Red Medicated Wool Underrarwemts, > ors | Norfolk None were for the $2 full reguiar-made and New Brunswick Under- : for broken jots Men's and 29e and 5¥c Warm Underwear. Remnant Day, —Thu rsday— The Palais Royal. sen n two oo ee ots t Ridic ses of the word. ig goods among regular stocks. at the manufacturers look on as iculously little prices in both instances. 1—The last 2—The $1 Garments for 47c. The sale of the from $1 to $2.25 that the last few shall be thrown on n Skir aking soy Ww. B. = —— > semi-annual of : les will terminate lower prices. vini Ail v for the street and evening Satin Stripe ste Iie y those rd tgc and 25¢ Ribbe ings Ch Trimt yard instead table. $c. Bargain Table Mayer & Ober at 55¢ and 75 for choice has created such a furore hundreds of thousands will only be here tomorrow. irst oor bargain tables at 47¢ the to- made to and only Wk 1 one piece of a bargains as fol- ,| be Taffeta | § shades. | wr desirable remnants of ndorf Muslin Underwear stock worth They ¢ and 67¢ for choice. 1 Drs wers, Emp! with attractive Gowns and ¢ them good valu Out They Gol _SLo8 for choice of last six Plaid Were $3.98. th Dress Skirts. ou Skirts, five of thos Choice for 98 ¢ $5.08 instead of Sto to $13.50 for ithe Se and Cheviot Costum with tight-fitting and fly-front jac cts. c re 1 S for floor for best of all $10 Bieyele © $4.95 Costumes. Costum One Cent for Choice. Enough for one day’s scramble. And not a few ten-cent articles can promised tomorrow's — early | visitors. No trash. | We ete Moutnin Tape Sister Noelle Book, First floor. Best Hose Cheap. T4e pair or 4oc for three pairs, La- ete. quate Spring-weight | dies’ Superior Extra Long Black 50 inches wide. Hose—maker’s remnants. he desirable shvdes stilt 12sec for Children’s Ribbed and : wu pe me wise Plain Black Hose. Sizes 5 to gh. Second fhe Values 1ge and 25¢. Maker's rem. Best Ribbo ons Cheap. nants. Fi floor. Silk Vests Cheap. for Silk Corset Cover Vests, in | black, white, pink and blue. is the Vests shoulders, ar like snow on day. floor, Warm Garments Cheap. Best Skirts cheap—7zoc instead of 1.35 and $1.49 for best of hand- ls | knit Wool Skirts. | eee S3'S1.65 inst and $2.98 for r¢eai } 6c Bargain Table. | sat -o0 ‘tie aden” Guth leans dat ate Worth going to second floor if beipny ere > i : Door only to secure the bargains on this — Co rae of G8e for | down Dressing Sucques. Only sizes are First floor. Sample Umbrellas. Another second floor table to be filled with good bargains. | $2.59 for Hirsh’: samples of rte t Goods, jncludi Men's and Ladies’ $5 Silk Umbrellas. pris 65 im —" ae in the late Phil- ble Linen Cheap. turers” remnants advant ye Geineh All-pare aL borders u) OSe Spreads ain spots. On E Fourth Floor. Hurry for the manufacturers’ * onds” of Lace year bargains. OF See ines il spot faul For Basement Floor. or missing and all goods any way EF be instead of Ge a pound for,Husd's Resi damaged go like this:-— Writing Paper, and 4e instead of 25¢ for the En- velopes. EF $12.50 imtead of $14.95 for the Cartshad | Firee door. tina Dinner omd Ten Set of Wi ple-~« with ove SSaeret EF lhe anred Wa EF lie Instead of Globes, but odd (Continued above.) Palais Royal, = coush secured Lisi ¢ the offering is | E725 Curtains—once-a- ‘ts of China with pieces chipped Carlsbad China Brass Coat sau Vinbretias York offices, that were in thei Third floor. -| Sterling Silver Jewelry. 15¢ pair for Solid Silver Link Cuff | Buttons worth 35¢ pair. Each piece stamped: “Sterling Silver.” instead of 396 for Shell Combs. Only tov few of the First floor Stamped Goods. 29c for 35¢ Pure Linen H. Center Pieces. 4g9c¢ for 54-inch anc |73¢ for 72-inch Scarfs. for Phot every requisite fu Second floor. Best Stationery. Hurry for Hurd’s Best at remnant prices. Temp Hurry, of stamped linen, te In box, with Best Laces Cheap. Remnants—but desirable lengths -. | Of best Laces at least prices. EF AWe Instead of FL to $1.50 yd. for the Batiste amd Venise Band Laces, 3 to 5 i wide. Specially adapted for yokes and fronts, EF We yard Point Licrre Laces—last of Instend of 4% fo: £730 last of that Persian Crepe, the exquisitely beautiful silk fabric im. ported to retail at $2 yard. First floor. Thursday is Remnant E | Day at this G st. corner. | Bargains tomorrow for men Call | | rE p attendants. ‘Becker's, 1328 F St’ |THE WORLD OF SOCIETY| sx Bargains In Trunks. Here is news-for you— good news. Previous to Dinners aid Teas — Notes. getting in our spring stock : Mrs, Lamont Entertains at a Pretty Lunckeon. Mrs. Cleveland Meets Mrs. Johnsteon’s It’s downright foolish- ness for you to go with- out new Furniture, Car- Friends—Reception at Fort Myer— itt pets, Curtains, &ec., of Trunks. next,month—we Sass “acnok: gave a dkekoce tbat aa simply because you have ——— must dispose .9f, present | nonor of Mrs. Goodyear of Buffalo. ‘The not the ready cash. We're ——— stock—we must, have the] others present were: Mrs, Townsend, Mrs. willing and ready to CREDIT —you with anything and room. To make this dlearance as ——— quickly as possiblejwe offer A Discount of 25 % On Every Trunk in Stock. Ashton, ‘Mrs. McGuire, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Stanley Brown, Mrs. Fairfax Harri- son, Mrs. Radcliffe, Miss Page, Mrs. Rich- ardson, Mrs. Winthrop, Mrs. Wm. Wood- ward Baldwin, Mrs. Edmund Wright, Mrs. Albert Gould Jennings and Miss Bryant of —— everything you require New York. The table-was daintily decked —— in our line. All that’s ————— __ We haven't selected 2 few damaged or | with pink roses and a corsage bouquet of pee ee 2 —— otherwise unsalable soods—bnt offer a] violets was at each cover. —— necessary is that you uniform reduction of 25 per cent. off F Mrs, Harri Johnston gave a very leave a small deposit and rank in our big trunk reom—50 ms, Harriet Lane Johnston gave a v largely attended reception yesterday, which : = ec. And as Is well known, we “ — promise to pay us the “handle TINE BEST only, the origins | COMMenced at 4 o'clock, in honor of Mrs. —— balance in little “driblets being thy LOWEST in TOWN, Clévelana. each week or month. No The Postmaster General and Mrs. Wilson DEE Pom E PRU: NKS xow as entertained the cabinet at dinner last nigh: —— “red tape Gees our in honor of the President and Mrs. Cleve- —— Credit System! Come, land. Spring blossoms, yellow tulips and Credit Syste ¢ adi Jonquils decked the board and the dining —— investigate our Credit room. Besides the guests of honor, there —— System — our prices — were present the Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson, One: Mrs. ee Secretary of State and Mrs. and our goods! the S etary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont, the Attor General and Mrs. Harmon, the Secretary of the Navy and Miss Herbert, the Secretary of the In- terior and Mrs, Francis, and the Secretary of Agriculture and M Morton, Mr. Rerigifo, charge d’afta udden’s (redit ouse, Riaden’s Creat Hie 513 Seventh St. BECKER’S, of Colom- a x5 bia, and Mrs. Rengifo entertained at a Fine Harness, Trunks, &c., handsome dinner last night. The table was It : ; - decked with Golden Gate roses and the DL 1328 EF St Near Ebbitt. red under rose-color shades. ‘The \ = : i ter and °9 ‘Phone 1636. Temiene achand rs it Dupuy de Lome, ster tx = rs. Pioda, the Venezuelan minister i == a iss Andrade, the Netherlands min- ( ‘Paste r? ister, Mrs. McKay, Miss Barbour and Dr. (/ Ul lair F - | Miss Mary Huntington Morgan, daug * Rules. Ww here * ‘Oust? of United States Treasurer Morgan, a dinner last night in honor of M J. Sanford of Bridgeport, other gue: Mabel water filters cut in price. Conn The Colin “Mr. , Mr. B. William S. Duvall, Mr. W. W. D. Anderson of Watson and Mr. I. The table was deck- n beauty roses. Evening : Mrs. and Miss Mary Jones, wife and ( hetetofore th in price daughter of Senator Jones of Arkansas, hi oH] the tor entertained sterday at a reception in Slippers. | $ nis honor of Miss Stitt of Hot Springs, Ark., ( ; is was daintily Am ta who have Mrs Jones ( red that th We are very desirous TE eee Miss Se auenbcely aoe of having the ladies call : silk muslin, combin' > s. : and white a ( and examine our stock of _ | gpd white taffeta, ? Evening Slippers. win, a i ( reltlers the water per: ) = Pl Miss Blanch Hume as il as pure. é Those who appreciate ed in the pl t hospitality. able one. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie: falo are now making tary of War and Mrs. ‘4 i yle, elegance, comfort Wwanson did the honors of the punch bowl. $6. 60 filters, $3. 85.) tyle, > a tea table was very handsomely deco- 4 Pe and a good article cannot the flowers and tapers being red $7.75 filters, $5.10. )t fail to be impressed with company was a large and an agree $18. 75 ee $12, the superiority of these goods. We have all the ultra- Goodyear of But- a visit to the Seere- Lamont. ) « qaet ls Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gould Jennings of ( Bs see 4 smart” _ styles—-Beaded New ¥ are‘in town for a (¢ ) — Patent Leather — ‘r was Miss Crimmins of j H ) z = Fate embered by her former WILMARTH $ reek oe Bad ae White In ee hy satin and Nid, &c.— . a Vi ) a zi The office & EDMONSTON, $ with and without straps a ha ( 1205 Pa. Avenue. ) —and as usual—prices See = are THE LOWEST— hundre —TEEEELLTELEEEEEEY tion took piace ters building, where the second floor was and bunting. quality considered. cofated with nd ' Hoeke’s Ss is a Played delightfully throughout the after- 2 WW |) | noon. Standing with Gen. and Mrs. Miles i ‘4 {were Col. Sumner, commandant of the | : Sumner. Lieut. Sands m Ome= S ore. i - | the’ presentations, and the | officers i & SNYD SR | | ladies assisting in the hospitalities w Ours isn’t a stock of gew- = Je ee t rae D 2 gaws—pretty to look at but 5 Mrs. Mearns,.Capt. and Mrs. Crai Seta aaene Owls © 6 1211 F St. and Mrs. ‘Cheever. Mrs. 1 is . te | {| Fashionable Boots for Ladies nnd Men, 1t ee anol Mrs-Blocksom, first principle with us. We 2 bows = ager 5 | Capt. and Mrs. Kingsbury, Capt. and Mrs. a od re ee die — Willcox, Lieut and Mrs. Sands, Lieut. and @ can give the effect and the 9] = See ei ea re Mrs. Gallagher, Lieut. and Mrs. Brooks > value—both—at our prices— = We Offer No Tleut. sand Mrs, eeees Miss seth, = ey jeut. louze, Lieut. an Ts. an, eut. and sol Be lowest ee equal and Mrs. Rhodes, Miss Ayers, Lieut. Short, worth in Furniture, Carpets ¢ Inducements Lieut. Hyer, Lieut. and Mrs. Stout, Lieut! : Whit : 3 Heiberg, Licut. and Draperies. z To have vou buy N.AUTIS SavsaGE | Lott and Lieut. Summerlin. A dainty vol- : Let this one quotation h ei that It's the richest, gegen. was served in the large room down 5 i | stairs. speak for the store’s advant- a to, Folk F ize « 's for our | At Douglas Memorial Church, ith and H USS ‘ streets nort t, this morning at 10 . boy verstuffed § o'clock, Miss Mary Ruth Branson, daugh- ter of Mr. lip H. Branson, Edgar Roberts, in the pres- ence of a large gathering of their friends. The platform was decked with palms and plants. Rev. John L, Walsh per- the The ushers were yder, Warren and Evans. The best man was Mr. Robert 1. Carr, who returned from Europe especially to officiate in this capacity. The bride wore a sage green broadcloth, trimmed with velvet and lace, and a hat to match. She carried bride roses and was escorted in church by her father. The maid of honor was her sister, Miss Anne a Branson, who wore a stylish light cloth, immed with mode velvet, and a hat to ate th. The couple have gone on was married foliage formed Big, Shipment Of. SHAD Tomorrow an extra I tomorrow ss will want there af ‘They'll come fresh from the — F oS he ea Pa. Ave. a 8th gies . e num- table in sea- thing for the as e prices. a southern trip, and shee Sore their / friends Wednesdays in March, at their resi- } FARRAGUT MARKET, dence, G22 10th street northeast. {| 2 COR. 17th snd K ss, Ean Some of the Washingtonians who will be } = resplendent at the Bradley-Martin hall to- } night are Senator Brice, who repre- Marquis Eafayette; Mrs. Brice, i dici; Stewart Brice, George Aad me ‘ttle Bie Bison erica Marie sans T Kate Brice, Velasquez In- Ge torihe gal otcine Sliver Wie i farta; Miss Bessie Davis, Bompadour; Miss fe reductlows daliyt sre Marv Alice Rochester, a lady of the court o! ruter reductions daily! niles “Nene aot ee eee Houls Quinze; ine Alisses_Wetmore;Aime, | 3 e Ke onchre prizes. ere made ak de raynsac, 3. = : INCH | Vinci Duke of Guise; Mr. Cushing Stetson, ) CORDIAL to the PUNCH | puxe'atAlencon, and Mr. Henri de Siban, an For $]- 50, 0, $2 & $2- 50. for your Reception, Tea, | Elizabethan courtier. a ope aah De 2 ae Wagner will be among the diplomats who \ real old “1847 Table Card Party, &c. It gives a] win atiend. Were #2 and most delightful flavor to any| The reguiar mecting of the “Ideal” Pro- kind of Punch. gressive Euchre Club was held last even- 5 ing at the residence of Mrs. Varela, No. sted Forks and Sons = Just the thing for “your | s12 B street northeast, ‘The members prvs- ade, * ent were Miss Gray, Miss Hildebrand, Miss days at home.” $1 a bottle. Cress, Mizs Sefton, Miss Randall, Miss Wil- b ———— bur, Mrs. Bernays and Mrs. Varela, Mr. aco ros., ee O'Brien, Mr. Cook, Mr. Wilbur, Dr. Varela Pe | la it id & Cc Dog | and Mr. Riordon. The prizes were carried wee 9 Penn. Avenue. g rl er °9 |af by Mrs. Varela and Mr. Riordon. Re- caste reshments were servi er in the even- = wT St Ra ee freshment ed later in the even. Saad Vee ee WO SLOPES? Coon ive, and at st | 195 4 t On account of cor.tinued illness Mrs. Alli- Hi uyl er’ S : son Nailor, jr., will be unable to receive to- morrow. 5 Se er Want’ The Mrs. J. F. Birch will be at home, 1504 . ib.: ) P street, Friday, the 12th, assisted by her i guests, Miss Clark of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. and Mrs, Grafton D. Ridout of Annapolis. Richest Sausage ema ear eons ahee, non eee ttt \]" Mrs. H. L. Biscoe and Miss Biscoe wili eee cer rome-dresbeil meats | not receive February 12, but will be at t igh Nauagcveet LOEF | home to thelr friends Friday, February 19. +S . eee : Owing to the death of a relative, Mrs. a. EZ it som want sausnge that every one \! John F. Lacey will not return calls this ae, iN enjoys get LOEF area : ownies’ Chocolates, 50c. Ib. A. Loeffler. gi ii Samat LM Mrs. C Bell gave a small progressive = Lonplee uneneee ae fs . :. ae \ven/an Market.) | ctchre party last evening. The head prizes genes ef — selling for only ° Residerce, Brightwood Are, Fidoue 1617-2. were won by Mr. G. Simpson and Mrs. Bb, - stot h feto-w, fim-20 Cornelius Belt, and the second prizes by 1413 | 34% $PSSSS OSE CNG EE PESORESS | MJ. Hite Miller and Mrs, J. Hite Miller. ic. A 2 Miss Mamie Price gave a bizthday party C. 9N.Y. av.. .Morday evening. During the evening a number of games were enjoyed. Among these present were Misses Mamie Price, Scyria Vegt, Eleanor Walker, Florence 3For Dancing: AND Powe, i -aita et ceracaie ae 9. Don’t Let Your Face Ey ; d P Price, Grace’ Buchanan, Iva Martin, Sadie < itinied | Papin, acs : ar arties White, Iesle Levsnltzer, | Cordelia "Gross “slotches, “Ollinees) Koug! ee <u AT. VALESTINE'S SIGHT, et | Bllzabeth Price and Jeasle Price, Messrs Wrinkles. BRIGHTW1 Eh eg, COMPLEXT rN us send MS snd ICES, | Brrest Fisher, Clarence Fisher, Richard 4 ksics bed skins. Preserves a govd molded in” the ey of HIRALTS—some- Walker, Woulfe, Guy Carpinter, Py i Phare iow thing novel—and especially appropriate. Vicasing for children's parties, too. our fee or Reception we'll TE VERMINT WAFERS — and PANCY CAKES—any color de- 3 3 3 {Fu ussell’s, ¥%. 1. tomorrow. Seeresetesesteeecesoneesees | Ue end Mrs.’ H. J. Euiicott are located at a. = WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST. NW, Fina Beets ‘Sie 7. Agbestos, Widintay tobe Bae seed = ag ' Mrs. Charles Simms will entertain Satur- Harry White, Charles Carter, Oscar Mor- itz, Greham Cooksey, Charles Price and Worth Harper. Mrs. George A. Bacon of 2803 Q street will rot be at home tom6rrow, but will re- ceive the following ¥, assisted by, her daughter, Mrs, Bond. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes will not be at home Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St, Branch, Wholesale and Retail. Conn, ave. & S st. felo-Sd You are invited to call any day this week at G. G. Cornwell & Son's store, 1412-1414 Pa. ave., and have a cup of delicious “Chocolat Suchard,” served in a Swiss cottage by Swiss It send SATS SRnee mentat x: sactire party at wiz 13th street Mrs. Gatecbit will not receive tomorrow, ae will be at home Thursday, February Mrs. Robt. H. Yeatman and the Misses Yeatman of 1731 F street will not receive tomorrow, but will be at home Thursday, the 18th. Mrs. Elizabeth “Botsford Cowles, regent of the Bc ston Tea Party Chapter, D. A. R., of Boston, Mass., is visiting her cousins, Mrs. G. H. Paschal and Miss Paschal, 1742 P street. They will be at home Wednes- days in February. Mrs. Roger Q. Mills and Miss Mills will rot receive tomorrow. They will receive Thursday, the 1sth. Mrs. Clark, wife of Senator Clark, will not be at home tomorrow. Mrs. Wilton G. Shock and Miss Shock will not be home the remaining Thursdays of February. Mrs. H. J. Horn will be at home to- morrow from 4 to 6. Mrs. R. E. Gunion and Miss Gunion will rot be at home tomorrow. Mrs. J. C. Pennie will not be at home temorrow. ‘The Misses Chapman will not be at home tcmorrow, but will the remaining Thurs- days, informally. Mrs. Robert Cohen and Mrs, Bartle will be at hothe tomorrow. Mrs. H. Edw. Walter of Walbrook, Bal- timore, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John S. Dutrow, at-644 B street southwest. Mrs. Arthur P. Gorman and the M Gorman will be at home to their frien their residence, 1482 K street, tomorrow afternoon, from 4 to 6, for the last time this season. M McKinley of Atlanta and Miss Mor- ton of North Carolina are guests of Howell s and Mrs. Wm. H. Sims, corner 1: Mrs. S. W. Allen and the M 1 V street, will not be at home Thurs a February 11 and 18, but, will be Thursday, February 25. Miss Smart has returned from Ne where she has been visiting frien past two weeks. Mrs. William F. Woolard, at the Mt. Ver- non Flats, corner %th street and New York York, s for the awenue, will be at home tomorro Mrs. Buckingham, Miss Buckingham - Buckingham will be at home, 8 t northwest, Frid Febru- and Ji. Mrs. Stephen M. White will from the city tomorrow, but on Thursday of next week at 1735 P stre H. absent be will _rece:ve Mrs. Miss Dag: will not r tomorrew, but will be at home on Thi the 18th and th of February 21st street Mrs. J. R. Hawley, 1741 G street, will not receive tomorrow, veing called out of town on business. Mrs Thurston willgive the third of her afternoons at home tomorrow o'clock at her rooms in th will be a the same the ing after the rec where the senator i eration upon Abraham Lincoln banquet to be given by the Ohio jon upon the evening th, daughter e weather bure Wis of Mr. norihe asi , Where they will be plea: nds after the 17th insiant r of ma- er of this . Moin ef of a box Sir Richard Mrs. and Miss Proctor will not receive tomorrow. ee PATENT OFFICE RULES, © Attorneys Object to New Codificati The revised rules of the patent office went into effect with the approval of Secretany Francis The substance o} rules has - n before in The patent attorn when they that they i th sioner of paten ‘ymour, a patent bar association, and set Vigorous opposition to them. Th. ferred the old rules, to whic evstomed. The seven in numbe: Many new rules we while there were pending and many ca! to be filed would have to be vresecuted under the old rules. ys ig- ncrant of the change inue to werk under the old ru ries are, the attorney im, in violation of the law, and Congress is considering a bill to make the statutes conform to the rule. Two of the new ymour says the old rules result of decisions made during . and it was time He believes the attorneys will themselves see the benefit of the new rules before they have pr: ed very long under them, The new rule em to pre- sent few differences from the old ones, ex- cept in form and condensation. — Ladies’ Reception. Elaborate parations«are being made by the amusement committee of the Co- lumbia Athietic Club for the ladies’ recep- tion on the night of Friday, February 19. The board of governors, well pleased at the success of the musicale given by the club last month, have again consented to the use of the club house for an evening affair, and the indications are that one of the Most successful social events in the club's history will. be the result. The building sent be elaborately and beautifully decor- ted, a large orchestra will furnish dahce miele in the gymnasium, while a mandolin orchestra will play throughout the evening in the parlors en the main floor. The ladies will be allowed the privilege of the bowling alleys and billiard reom, and many other divertisements will be offered to make the evening enjoyable. were the G aA, c. Pi A Un e Exhibit at Corawells. Those who were on Pennsylvania avenue in the neighborhood of 4th and 15th streets yesterday perhaps wondered what was the occasion of so many people going in and out of Cornwell & Son’s store, 1412- 1418 Pennsylvania avenue. Many ladies came in carriages and at one time in the afternoon there were so many that there Was every appearance of a private re- ception. Pretty atterdants in a Swiss cot- tage served “Chocolat Suchard,” which an- nouncement called forth a stream of call- ers, desirous of tasting this delicious so- ciety beverage. The exhibit will be con- tinued all this week and a cordial invita- tion is extended to all to call and try a cup. —— A Big Oven. Quite a crowd gathered in front of Reeves, Poole & Co.'s, 1200 F street, last evening to witness the raising of an enormous oven into the second story of their establish- ment. This firm is showing most commend- able enterprise. In the face of the almost universal complaint of hard times, they have steadily enlarged their stock and added many new features. They first added Spent ae teenie Saas ene. About a e3 a ie for the ‘manufacture of the finest eendics, bon bons, chocolates, ete. Their success with these new ventures has now induced them to put in a complete plant for mak- ing home-made cakes, finest pastries A Opponents of H. E. Davis jn the Central Committee Beat a Retreat. An Adjournment Forced bya Vote and No w Seventeen of the twenty-two members of the central democratic committee of the District met at Meyer's Hotel last night at an adjourned meeting to take action rela- tive to the nomination of Mr. Henry E. Davis to be United States district attor- ney. Chairman Thomas B. Kalbfus pre- sided and before business was proceeded with there was a counting’ of nd¥es and a ing of strength between the Davis and the anti-Davis clans. Two proxics we: Presented. Mr. M. P. Sullivan appeared the representative for Mr. William Don van of the eighth district, but was ri out because he resided in another district Then Mr. William MeGuire presented Mr. Sullivan’s proxy. There was a hot di cussion over the right of a member to give proxies to two differeut persons, in the midst of which-m motion to adjourn was made. This caused great excitement, which increased when Chairman Ka’ decided it ir order ané put the question The motion was carried by a vote of Those in the affirmative who are as anti-Davi Fred Kell men were Victor Be , Thomas B. Kalbfus, ¥ a The ‘negative nds of Mr. Davis B. Scaniot ohn Maher, Arthur Small, Thom ‘ook, W. 8. Holtzclaw vard Lyn F. Cusick and Robert E. Mic hael y part of the meeting ively discussion over a mo- tion by Mr. Cusick to rule out of the me ing the members of the ad tee to the paid their advisor; Robert E Mattingly. Chicago delegates to the On a vote Mr, Mat- tingly s allowed to remain, and th members of the advisory mmittee we given three months in which to pay their dues. The action of. th journing effectually dispos take adver: Mr. Davis. commitice in ad- 8 of the effort to » action.on the nomination of use Jayne's DIKD. way. February 9, residence, . Md How can 1 tink My ehtid 11 Mow can it on Wednesday, Febraary NE, beloved wite r. in her Caled Joon. + son-in-law, rk, f exday, EWALD, aged fifty T. On day, + WILLIAM Ht, 1807, at 4 late Serniy her grandmothe SUK street nort! Febraary 1, at 4 p.m. 1 1207 N street northwest. secon] year of I Paver Vr 12 at LUCAS. Departed thi 1 iilness. on LUCAS, in the seventy-first Faneral from his late rexide Psi and pain- THOMAS his ae oS OK strent February i, at jends invited to at STOWELL. On ‘Tuesday, Febraary WiLL F. STOWELL oved hus'xtund of A Schmidt-Stowell, after a short illness. twenty-eight years, ral wervices ck us i and a the twenty-ninth year of bis age Notice of funeral hereafter parlors of Vinson & Berry, No. northeast. Funeral wii eH take place from abow February 11, for the repose of ber scul, vited to be present. In Memoriam. Her friends are in- “RDS. In loving zemembrance of our dear niece, NETTIE HOBBS who died eight yeam ayo oday, February 10, 1st. Loved in Mf, to death remembered. HER DEVOTED Carter’s Little Liver = Pills. s=2t|SICK HEADACHE