Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAROH 22, 1897-12 PAGES, i1 Pssortment than in any previous year, mnd the prices are unusually interesting. ‘The services of our work room are at your disposal for trimming these models for 4 slight consideration, and all t cheaper the trimming of a hat to our experienced hands than to at- fempt to do tt yourself. Our creations thave a finished, stylish look that none but the expert can give. The Une of Flowers, Ribbons and Al- rettes and other trimmings is the largest we have d the pleasure to show, and you are at perfect Hberty to examine them as long as you wish. Silk-Lined Black and Tan Jackets, $4.98, We e this is the best value in the new Spring Jackets that will be jpffered this season, and after this lot ts sold out we doubt very much even our ability to offer them ut such a rilicu- leus price again. They are shown in black and tan smooth cloth, and are clined throughout with silk. ‘They e elegantly made, and Suits, $5.98. Ladies’ Fine All-wool Serge Suits, in brown, reefer jacket, well made and ped. Would cost you 8 to mak Our price... Suits, $9.98. In quality, assortment and coloring our line of Ladies’ Costumes at $0.98 1s un- home. doubtedly the largest and most com- plete im this vicinity. In fact, we are told = customers who ho We offer choice of Ladies’ Elegant Eton and Keefer Jacket Costumes, in fine « vas cloth, ladles" Jackets full silk braid tri ed. m, tan, covert, cadet bine and — black. one of them man ‘ worth Our pri = $9.98 Suits, $11.98. ~ of Eton Jacket Suits of ladies’ raid and button trim in t blue, plum and green. Also et Suits of all wool serge, les, ic. Sot $1 1.98 Suits, $17.98. Ladies’ Elegant Black and Cheviot fty-front beth skirt and jacket quality taffeta silk. siik, both s worth $14 Colored reefer Jacket, Ladi aes 4 Plain gantly ele- Silk Waists, $4.98. Skirts, $7.69. MARCHE, Made and finish- Special in- Pine Black and Changeable front. Well worth $6. “s' Handseme Molre Velour, Bro- perfect $7.69 314 and 316 7th St. t Waists, with $4.98 Grain, Brocaded Taffeta worth " of their quality Ladies’ Belts, V25c., 35c., 40c., 50c. and 75c. G d © hts men cools can't equal for belts y ‘ mt A splendid — choose from, assortment to 1231: 233 mane, FRCTORY 1218-1229 E Sr. } ) Popular Piano Music. cents; 10.4 Violin, SON, 1005 G st. n.w. (Next door to Palais Royal). mbIS-Imn.14 MakesWomen’s“Crowning Glory”’--sitxy and glossy. JATAMANSI is its name and Persia is the hirthph the plant that yields the finest dressing ¢ ever mwist, d the hair of either man er w le worker—but every = — it is euthusiastic in its praise. Washington Homeopathic ‘Pbens 1608. Pharmacy—H Street—rooz. _maz0-16a © 2 = ae Use SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIAL. Docs uot cure ail diseases, but {¢ will cure spepsia oF t druggists Cay Fitted property. Abdominal Su Elastic Hosiery, &c. NEW. WASHINGTON: ICAL INSTRUMENT HOUSE. 1108 F st. aw. _— = === ~ Bon Marche. Elphonzo Youngs Co. I he We want to say more about Dr. Welsh’s grape juice than we said aaue some time ago. Just now, at spring M 1 Il 1 mer time—wken the system is flagging— it is exceedingly effective in restor- ing usual vigor. Being pure and un- Parlors fermented it's especially desirable for | the table and sacramental use, and at —are a source of never-failing Interest all times it is excellent for invalids Se ae ann eee and convalescents. Made of best Mer Hat Jes We are helding if open howe in this department, and you grapes; has the grape flavor and are always cordially welcome. It is color. hard to tell whieh of the mod- en = Ae jela attract the — most comment. , . Ready, as a first-class grocery store should cevagalicarsiss oe be, with Lenten delicactes of every good sort— els from our own work rooms. A large =o the largest variety south of New and distinguished compa of beauti- = ful millinery models for the new season Sends riven saimoe, | Reseerian meio are already on exhibition, and they are eabores mom. | Oey Chicks. being joined every day by the beantiful Anchovies in oll, poe arene new arrivals from oor foreign buyers. ‘Anchovy paste, | uy: & Because you were here last week do not poe caxttaee Suppese you have scen all of our New French Mackerel. in off, | —bonelesa, ry, for the new arrivals have George’s bank — | —tomate sauce, atmoat made of 1€ a new stock. Sawoked’ Boneless “Hier| —honed and, preted Those of you who are interested in Tee rik, | og ned models will find much to Roya! Kippered Herring, | —:mustard sauce. you. We are showing a larger Elphonzo Youngs Co., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 428 Ninth St, bet. D and E. p ofofoxofoyofofolofol of arereroyovayoy LARK? rai EG 8 ‘NEW PUIILADELPHTA STORE. New Dress Fabrics You will find here displayed the most select and attractive stock of dress fabrics this store has ever shown. The styles are correct—the qualities are reliable—and the prices honest. Superb new line of Black Silk Lace Nets, for wearing ove rs. Made of sewing silk, <8 in. in plain, faney and in $1.25 ©00000 w fad square meskes, at $1, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 yard Beautiful Bi Chiffon. New line of Black Gauzes and Grenadine, a patterns, in single and double widths C.. $1, $1.25, $1.50 up to $3.50. Rich New Black Goods. New line of Plain Black Sicilian, Sf in. wide. $1 everywhere. Special 25Co su New Hine of Fancy Figured Mohair, per design, 38 Inelies wide. Spe- BAG etal Shepherd Check, d. Special per yard Blac Mm Special. Elegant New SpringWraps. The Ine of ckets and 48-in. Beautiful new line of Jackets, Hned with best qualit silk. : y Tan Covert € “throughout. A Handsome Black Clay J . Fibbon and bu; value in Black *, ribbon and jet Silke ‘lined throwzbout- Ge 75 A very distinguished line of Black Silk Capes, trimmed with fluted chiffon ard but- tons and Hned able slik. Special. Linings. Just the right finisn French Ela vas, warranted I and 2. Genuine Imported Halt Cloth in 4 gray and blac rn 28c. Black Splendid quality Fa: #8" 120A, @LARK: Athie. BG- 5 ©0000 0900000000000 Folks with a tendency to catarrhal troubles Will find in our MUCOU: MEMBRANE TA B LET A. splendid istieally ed cert: in curing — a gives immediate relief. Homeopathic Pharmacy, 1331 G St. Near 14th st. Convenient to transfers. "Phone 104. shoo 1 td b SIA POSITIVELY CUk —G A ham's Remedy is a specific. Instant relief and per- manent cure guaranteed. Thompson's Pharmacy, 708 15th st. Write Grover Graham Co., Newburgh, N. Y.. for pamphlet. jalS2me* T KING DEAD. EX-PRESIDE} le Rose From the Agen Word has been received that John King, former president and latér receiver of the Erie railway, died at Beaulieu, near Nice, France, March 17. sition of Ti Mr. King was a well-known railroad man. He started as a ticket agent on the B. and ©. railroad over thirty years ago, and rose to be vice president and president pro tem. He retired from the B. and O. to accept the presidency of the Pittsburg and Con- nellsville Railroad Company, and after- ward was receiver of the Marietta and Cin- cinnati and the Ohio and Mississippi rail- reads. In 184 he was elected president of the Erie road. His wife and daughter were with him when he died. esse Caught in the Fenders. Robert McCourtney,who resides at Cobo's Hotel, had an exciting experience shortly before 6 o'clock last evening. Mr. Mc- Courtney attempted to cross 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue on his bicycle, when he was caught by the fender of a cable car and carried about twenty feet. Both the rider and wheel escaped without serious injury. An hour later, Mrs. Thompson, an elderly lady, Hving at ‘13th and W streets, was caught in the fender of a cable car at the same intersection. - She was thrown to the pavement, but was only slightly injured. puissant ore ‘Transfers of Beal Estate. Meridian Hill—Abram P. Fardon to Abraham D. Hazen, lot 14, bik. 11; $10. Holmead Manor and it Eckingtoun—David B. Gottwals to Henry M. Walter, part lot 57, bik. 43, Holmead Manor, and lots 6, 8, 9, sq. 4, West Eck- ington; $10. Hi street northeast between 12th and 13th streets Wm. F. Kelly et ux. to Sarah E. Crook, lot 248, sq. 1004; $10. First street northwest between L and M streets— Buley to Jno. W. Gregg, part lot 34, sq. Highth and 9th streets northeast between F and streets—Thos. H. Pickford et ux. to 8. HR. Pickford, part lots 116 to 120, 88 to 92, 103 to 110, 8q. "913; $10. Fourth street northeast between H and I streets Sarah E. Crook to Wm. F. Kelly, lot 79, sq. Sus; $10. Addition to Anacostia—Henry A. Griswold et ux. to Benj. B. Cormick, lot 195; $500. Sixth and Masswtbusetts avenue northeast—Mary A, Boutwell to Louis E. Freeman, part lots 42 and a3, sq. ‘$10. K street northwest between 4th and 5th streets— jno. A. McDermott et ux. to Wm. H. Sel iter, part original lots 15 and 16, sq. 516; $10. Fourteenth street ext near Harvard street— Lester A. Barr et al. to Pom. K. Sob, lot 35, bIK. 33, Columbia Heights; $8,500. Kenyon street between 13th and 14th streets— Harry B. Will et ux. to Christian J. Ub! part lot 14, bik. 36, Columbia Heights; $10. ee ¥. a et ux. to H. rd ‘vine, part — 5 fammond ’ Sanitarlum, 14th street extended— nj. P. Snyder et al.,’ trustees, to National Safe Deposit, S. and . part lots’ 1 and 2, Pleasant "New Hampshire between R New Fai avenue between R and 8 strects Benj. P._Snyder et al. trust Frank Stone, Tot 72, mq. 153; $1,000." = If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. MR.DINGLEY'’SSPEECH Chairman of the Ways and Means Opens the Tariff Debate. A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY The Different Schedules Referred To and Explained. PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY Mr. Dingley, in opening the tariff debate in the House today, began by stating that Congress having been convened in extra session, the facts that had led to the is- suance of the President’s message were that the government revenues during the past four years had been insufficient to Meet expenditures to the extent of more than $200,000,000, or an average of $50,000,- 000 per annum; that this deficiency will continue to grow under existing conditions; that the deficiency has been met by bor- rowing—that is, by bond sales--and that this has promoted distrust, intensified and prolonged the run on the treasury, and weakened business confidence. This de- ficiency of revenue, said Mr. Dingley, has nearly all arisen from a falling off of reve- nue on imports—and not from a decline of revenue from internal taxes. In revising the tariff, he said, the committee have en- deavored to discard mere theories and have addressed themselves to the framing of a practical remedy, at least in part, for the ills which have for so many months over- shadowed the country. A Condition, Not a Theory. It is a condition and not a theory which confronts us. Our problem is to provide adequate revenue from duties on imports to carry on the government, and in im- posing duties to secure this result so to adjust them as to secure to our own peo- ple the production and manufacture of such articles as we can produce, or make for ourselves without natural disadvantage, and thus provide more abundant oppor- tunities for our labor. No economic policy will prove a success unless it shall in some manner contribute to opening up employ- ment to the masses of our people at good wages. When this shall be accomplished, and thus the purchasing power of the Masses restored, then—and not until then— will prices cease to feel the depressing ef- fect of under-consumption, and the pros- perity of our people rise to the standard of 1892. The past four years have been enlighten- ing, especially to candid investigators of economic problems. We have been at- tending a kindergarten on a gigantle seale. The tuition has come high, but no people ever learned so much in so brief a time. Hereafter theories, preached in however captivating langu: , Will have to give way to the teachings of experience. It has been the favorite assumption of some theorists that revenue and protection in the same tariff schedule are impossibl2. But we have had, in the past seven years, in the contrasted working of the protective wool and woolens schedule of the tariff of 1894, a most striking demonstration otherwise. Some Statistics Given. Mr. Dingley then gave some statistics relative to the importations and tariff on woolens, and said taat by placing wool on the free list the treasury lost $21,000,000 revenue, and the farmers $30,000,000 per year, and that this country had not been able to increase its exports of manufac- tures of wool. It had been claimed, he went on, that the price of clothing had been reduced, but this was only in appear- ance, because people had been deprived of work and wages and found it harder to buy clothing than before. The new schedule would aid the wool grower, in- crease manufactures and ultimately in- crease the revenue. The Sugar Schedule Explained. Speaking of the sugar schedule Mr. Ding- ley said it would increase the revenue and encourage sugar production in this country. He explained the sugar schedule in the fol- lowing statement: “The duty on sugar proposed is specific according to polariscopic test of the de: of saccharine matter, commencing at one cent per pound for sugar polarizing not more than 75 degrees, and increasing the duty three one-hundredths of one cent for each additional degree. This would make the duty on raw sugar of the same pc copic test as refined sugar (10) degrees) ene and three-fourths cents. To this is added one-eighth of one cent for such sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard in color (refined sugar), making the duty one cent and eighty-seven and a half hundredths. This eighth, with whatever may be added by the countervailing duty on all sugaz im- ported from export bounty paying coun- tries, is the protection which, it Is bel will maintain the refining industry 1 notwithstanding the present differentiai one-eighth and a 40 per cent all-round duty is double that proposed. This will be the only differential between raw and refined sugar, because if the refiner uses sugar of less saccharine strength than 100, as he must, it requires proportionately more of such sugar to make a pound of refined sugar.” “Deduct sugar and the average duty would be 54 per cent; deduct sugar, tobac- co ard spirits and the average duty would be 49.85 per cent, and deduct sugar, tobac- co, spirits and wool and the average duty would be only 41 per cent.” Continuing, Mr. Dingley said that the increase on flax and hemp was made both in tne interest of revenue and because there was a great promise of home produc- tion. As to other increases of duties in the bill to McKinley rates, Mr. Dingley said: “For the most part otherwise the in- crease of duties in the pending bill to the figures of the tariff of 1890 has been in the schedules or paragraphs covering lux- uries, like tobacco, liquors, silks, laces, etc., which being articles of voluntary consump- tion are always regarded as objects which will bear the highest duties. The excep- tions are the earthenware and glass sched- ule and the agricultural schedule, on which the duties have been placed the same as in the act of 1890, because no other rates seemed to be protective.” Mr. Dingley then briefly touched upon some schedules which had not been ma- terially changed from the present law. These incivded iron and steel and cotton. Taken From the Free List. “In all the other schedules,” continued Mr. Dingley, “the rates proposed in the pending bill are between the rates of the tariff of 1890 and the present law. There have been transferred from the free list of the tariff of 1894 to the dutiable list of the proposed bill, not only wool, lumber, salt, burlaps, bags, cotton bagging and cot- ton ties, which never should have been made non-dutiable, but also argols, crude opium, aspkaltum, chickle, painting and statuary, except when imported for free exhibition by an established institution, straw ornaments, etc., which under exist~ ing conditions ought to contribute some- thing toward the much-needed additional revenue. “So far as possible the aim has béen to avoid exclusively ad valorem duties on arti- cles which have been notoriously under- valued and thus failed to pay the duties intended, a loss of revenue which has been more serious than ever under the present tariff,in which outside of the metal and cot- ton schedule almost exclusively ad valorem rates prevail. The better class of im- porters have united with manufacturers pee acmntulerretces of the law in asking for t Mr. Dingley next discussed at some length the ad valorem and specific systems, and preeented figures showing how disadvan- tageously the ad valorem system worked. He then presented the estimates as to the probable revenue that would be raised by the bill, which were given in his report, with the supplemental statement that the second year the bill would yield $100,000,000 incr revenue. In closing, Mr. Dingley said: Prompt Action Indispensable. “It must be obvious from any point of view that prompt action by the two hcuses of Congress ts indispensable to se- cure therevenue which the pending bill is intended to yield. The exigency is an un- usual one. The people, without regard to party affiliations, are asking for action. Business awaits our final decision. With this great question af adequate revenue to carry on the government settled favorably by such an adjustment of duties as will restore to our own,people what has been surrendered to othets during the past four years, with restoreif eonfidence in the fu- ture, there is reasonofie believe that gradu- ally and surely therg,3vill come back to us the great prosperity, which we enjoyed in the decade prior to” 1893, and which the greatest of living Brglish statisticians so strikingly eulogized: when he said in 1892 that ‘it would be inypossible to find in his- tory any parallel to. the progress of the United States in the (then) last ten years.’ MASSO IS PRESIDENT. ae Report That He ‘Has Succeeded Cis- nerosiik Caba. It is reported frost! Camaguey, Cuba, that Salvador Cisneros, president of the Cuban republic, is dead; that Vice President Bar- President Cisneros. tolome Masso succeeds him as president, and that Dr. Capott, ex-professor of Ha- vana_ University, will be appointed vice president. General Quintin Bandera has returned to Camague! ENTHUSIASTIC FOR CUBA. Unusual Scene at the Banquet of the 5 O'Clock Club. ‘The famous Five O'clock Club of Phila- deiphia gave its fourteenth annual ban- qvet at the Bellevue Hotel Saturday even- ing, and before it terminated the occasion had changed into a Cuban meeting. Among the guests were Senor Gonzalo de Quesada and Ricardo Diaz Albertini. Senor Quesa- da made an impassioned speech, and was followed by Representative Grosvenor of Ohio. The Philadelphia Times thus de- scribes this part of the banquet: “The wax candles on the tables assumed a lurid hue as Senor Gonzalo de Quesada, Cuban charge d'affaires in the United States, arose to present to the Five O'clock- ers the cause of the distressed isle. Phila- delphia was, he said, a hard place for Cu- ban filfbusters and bandits, and the last paragraph of the Declaration of Indepen- dence had not been written so long as there remained within ten hours of the United States a people enslaved in tyrants® chains. .."‘He speke of the glorious echievements of the Cuban heroes, who numbered in their ranks many a modern Epaminondas, and whose native hills had witnessed struggles as heroic as that at Thermopylae of old. He said that it was not possible that the great American people would stand idly by and witness the butchery of countless men and women, fighting for their lives and liberty, and thanked Senators Quay and Penrose and Governor Hastings for their efforts in behalf of Cuba. Pointing to the Cuban banner, he cried that while there remained ‘a drop of blood to’ dyé that triangle, we will fight to show’ your American people that we are worthy of Valley Forge, of Lexington and of Burtker Hill.” “He was followed, by, General Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio, who was introduced as a man who had never made a mistake in his calculations. The general spoke of the sympathy felt by the people of the United States for the republic of Cuba, which n.ust, however, be restrained on account of the existing treaties, befween this and for- eign countries, and protested against the use of the American army and navy and the power of the féderal courts as sleuth hounds for the rugning down of a poor devil of a filibuster, who, he added, could probably poll one hundxed votes to ‘one of the man who convieted him, were he run- ning for any office in Philadelphia. In con- clusion, he said that,,if Senor Quesada could affect the people of the United States as he had affected bim he could arm a mighty force to march to the freedom of Cuba, if it were not for the grand juries ard district attorneys of the country.” Seni GROUND TO SMALL BITS. Horrible Death Met by an Unknown Man Across the Long Bridge. The fragments of an unknown white man were found strewn along the Pennsylvania railroad track between the north end of the Long bridge and a point just south of Waterloo at an early hour this morning by section hands. The man is supposed to have been struck by the westbound C. and O. train, which left this city about 5 o'clock this morning, and the body, it is thought, must have been caught in the rigging of the locomotive and dragged to pieces. The section men followed the trail of fingers, arms, legs and head, but the trunk was not found. So far the dead man cannot be identified, the face being mashed and bruised beyond recognition. It is said that the man wore a G. A. R. button, but it was not seen by The Star reporter. All during the morning persons walking down the track have found fingers and other rem- nants of the dead man there. Nothing can be learned as to how the man was struck, as the engineer of the train continued on his trip. Mr. Phillips, who is employed at Wilkins & Co.'s feed store, at Jackson City, told The Star reporter that he had seen the pieces gathered by the section men lying alongside the track just beyond Waterloo when he came to work this morning, and that they were covered with an old over- coat. Some of the man’s ‘clothes were found in pieces on the Long bridge during the morning. The man is supposed to have been named Gants, though this Is doubtful. —_ BOWLING. The Carroll Institute and Washington Athletic Club bowling teams met on the alleys of the institute Saturday night, and rolled oft the set of games postponed from March 12. The Carrolls won both games, winning the first game with a score of 697 to 676, and the second with a score of 724 to 664, both games were poorly rolled. Schlesinger snd Merritt were tied for the highest score of the set with i56 pins. Schlesinger made the best average for the two games, 154% pins. Armstrong made the best average for the Carrols, 140% pins. Merritt made the difficult spare of 6,7. ‘The score follows: Carroll Institute. FIRST GAME. Se. St. eee 23 T 8 Hixson... 116 1 1 A Martin. 3 3 O'Connor... 127 1 5 Totals... ‘Totals. .. The Carroll Inst{tute, and Saengerbund teams will roll a set of games on the Insti- tute alleys tonight. ; a Below will be found the standing of the clubs in the major feagte: To ‘Played. Won. Lost. play. » Te. ee 4 W. A. I 188g eS A Terrible Domestic Tragedy, A tragedy, resulting in the death of five members of one family, is reported from Orrick, @ small village thirty-five miles south of Richmond, Mo. B. Rainwater, a farmer, shot and killed his wife, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wm.> Artman; his brother-in-law, James Thurman, and little stepdanghter, ‘Ethel Gentry. Then, after so nearly exterminating a whole fam- fly, the murd; bk ff the own head, instantly, 72 OF bis If you want thing, Star. If anybody | will get an answer. streets. DAN GRAY ON TRIAL He is Charged With the Murder of Melton Phillips Last September. JUDGE BRADLEY REBUKES A TALESMAN Some Knotty Legal Points Involved in the Hearing. STORY OF THE KILLING Daniel Gray, a young colored man, was Placed on trial before Judge Bradley in Criminal Court No. 2 this morning, charged with the murder of Melton Phillips, also colored, the 7th of last September. The regular panel of twenty-six talesman was exhausted, with only eleven men remain- ing in the jury box, in about an hour's time, when Judge Bradley ordered recess until 1 o'clock, directing the clerk to have forty additional talesmen report at that hour, For the first time since his appointment, District Attorney Davis prosecuted in per- son, being assisted by Mr. John E. Laskey, Messrs. Frank P. Closs and Eugene J. B. O'Neill appearing on behalf of the prisoner. The case is the first murder trial held since the passage of the recent act of Congress authorizing a jury in such a case to fix the penalty at either life imprisonment or death. Distrct Attorney Davis, however, will conterd that the act is not applicable here, a cortention counsel for the defend- ant will, of course, deny. If Judge Brad- ley instructs the jury that the act is not applicable here Gray’s attorney will, pro- viding he is convicted, carry the case to the Court of Appeals. Rebuked by the Judge. While but one or two of the talesmen ex- amined this morning retained any recol- lection of the homicide, quite a number of them stated that they had conscientious scruples against capital punishment. Sev- eral of them stated to Judge Bradley, in answer to his inquiries, that notwithstand- ing their oaths, their scruples would pre- vent them from giving an unbiased verdict. One of these was Mr. William Marbury, who, in addition, explained that he did not have the time. “You were not asked about that,”’ said Judge Bradley, severely. “I thin time has more to do with it than your conscientious yples.”” fo, sir,” protested the young man, “not e than my scruples.” * you are excused,” replied the “You are not fit to serve. This dis- ease is becoming entirely too extensive. Call the next man.” And Mr. Marbury step- ped out of the box. The Government's Case. The theory of the government is that Gray killed Phillips as the result of a quar- rel over a woman, Lavinia Phillips, the wife of the dead man’s brother, Richard Fhillips. The homicide occurred the evening of last Labor day in Phillips court, situa- ted between 24th and 25th and M and N Lavinia Phillips had gone to her sister's house, and a difficulty is said to have arisen between the women. Charles Smallwood endeavored to prevent trouble, but Gray, it is claimed, wanted them to fight. The two Phillips men and Gray met in the yard of the house, and a controversy arose between them. Gray cut Richard in the back, making a slight wound. The wounded man ran, pursued by Gray, Mel- ton following them, when Gray turned and cut the latter in the right thigh. The cut severed the femoral artery and the man bled to death before medical assistance reached him. ————— In the Churches. An interesting narrative of the work for fishermen as conducted by the McClure Chapel at Gloucester, Mass., was related last evening to a large congregation in the First Congregational Church by Rev. E. C. Charlton, chaplain of the mission and a zealous worker in the movement. M: Chariton ts specially devoted to the wel- fare of sailors because he himself in his early life followed the sea and knows from experience the hardships and needs of the men of that calling. He spoke of the good work being done in Gloucester, where so many fishermen rendezvous, and de- scribed the educational, social and religious work conducted in the Gloucester Fisher- men’s Institute. Bishop C. B. Galloway of Jackson, Miss., occupied the pulpit of the Mount Vernon Plaee M. E. Church South yesterday morn- ing. Several other distinguished members and ministers of the M. E. Church South were present also, being in the city on their way to the general conference of that church, which meets this week in Staunton, Va. The late mass at St. Augustine’s Church was sung yesterday by Rev. Father Vatt- manr, United States army, chaplain at Fort Sheridan, Chicago. There were pres- ent beside the local clergy Mgr. Stephan of the Indian Catholic bureau and Rev. Lu- cien Johnston of the Catholic University. The sermon was preached by Rev. Geo. A. Dougherty, who made a special and earn- est appeal to the congregation for means to assist the poor of the parish. Rev. M. J. Cramer, D.D., of East Orange, N. J., occupied the pulpit of Ryland M. E, Church yesterday morning. Dr. Cramer, beside having a reputation as one of the eloquent ministers in his section of the east, has enjoyed considerable prominence in diplomatic circles, having been for eleven years minister to Denmark and for five years minister to Switzerland. Se ee Colored ¥. M. C. A. Bazaar. The bazaar to be opened tonight at Odd Fellows’ Hall, M street between 16th and lith streets northwest, for the benefit of the Colored Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation, will be known as the “carnival of athletes.” It is given by the athletic committee of that institution for the bene- fit of the gymnasium. The opening exer- cises will include addresses by Professor Richard T. Greener of New York, H. P. Cheatham, Gen. Robert Smalls, and oth- ers. The hall will be handsomely and tastefully decorated, and as liberal dona- tions have been made by the merchants of the city, it is expected that a large sum will be realized when the three weeks through which the bazaar is to run are clesed. The committee of arrangements consists of Maj. C. A. Fleetwood, chairman; Mies Irene E. Brown, secretary; Mr. Robert C. Douglas, treasurer; J. H. Meriwether, Wil- Mam T. Ferguson, William A. Lee, James Langhorne, Walter W. Mischeaux, Lee A. Cornish, 8: M. Clark, Frank H. Bur- gess, R. T. Douglas, Thomas A. Johnson, James S. Smith, Edward L. Carter, Mrs. Ella Mischeaux, Mrs. J. H. Meriwezher, Miss Sallie Goines, Miss Lula E. Love, Miss Mollie Goines and Miss Frances A. Martin. Those in charge of the booths and tables witl be: The country store, the women com- mittee of the Y. M. C. A.; china table, Mrs. Belle W. Kelly; fancy table, Mrs. Anita Brown; furntture store, Miss Julia F. Grant; 5 and 10-cent table, Miss Sallie Goines; fish pond, Miss Ferni freshment table, Mrs. Wilson; coffee, Mrs. Mason; apron table, Miss Lin- nie Waring; post office and fair news, Miss Moten; paddle stand, athletic classes; Rebecca’s well, Miss Sarah E. Saunders. ———n Death of A. L. Hutton. The many friends of Mr. Archibald L. Hutton, the well-known contractor and beilder, will be very much grieved to learn of his death, which occurred at his home, 800 F street southwest, this morning about 7 o'clock. Mr. Hutton had not been feel- ing well for some time past, but nothing of a serious nature was apprehended by his family, and his sudden death this morning was a very great shock to them and his many friends. He wag a native of this city and for the past thirty-five years had been engaged in business in the Dis- trict. To the business community he was known as a man of great ability and high- est integrity in the performence of his duties. In his social relations he was a man of sterling qualities and a stanch friend, and his sudden death this morning ‘will be a source of much sorrow to those was to have known Bg Facts Are Unusual Furniture Values. Magnificent Parlor Suite, very handsomely upholstered in atlk tapestry, 5 large pleces, great- eat bargain ever offered. Worth 50 at least 835. Our prices. D2D« Fine Oak Sideboard, nicely carved, beveled it Ow a nate ane Om $11.50) ‘The Best Couch ever made for the money, full spring, nice- ly upbolstered, with fringe all Fine Oak Extension Table, —— aad finished. One $2.98 Beautiful Cobbler-seat Rocker Im oak or mahogany finish. Our §2 48 price only. $3.50 a3 SEES ESSE EEE SEER ES Gh Si Sod z ba ye Fine Rattan Baby Carriage. handsome design ll Sareea sn well $7.50 N24 ‘Very Handsome Large-size Ye th Our price’ emer $22.50 a pied ad sn Ye it the face from every side in this great store. tide over temporary lack of funds, and nowhere else will stich accommodating terms be made as here. to all the convenience this affords. Cash or Cred it. MAYER & PETTIT, 415-417 Seventh Street. Se INAS RS 5 a yt A. ° t 4 Stubborn Things. = ° y Real quality and low price are two facts that stare one in x It is another fact Y¥* that similar grade goods cannot be bought at similar figures *Yy* anywhere else. We invite you to satisfy yourself by a careful fx inspection of the goods and comparison of figures that our ye claim is the bare and simple truth. Our system of credit will wpe You're very welcome Large Enameled Jar .. 65c. Suite: wih beveled plate gloss $15.50; in dresser. Our price only... .. ° + 1246. 3-plece Parlor Suite, very = al $14.50 deed og W Durable Window Shades ly upholatered. Our price only. nye ice * = im Ree SSC. FE ota, $3.48 Mattings. *. Price a Carpets and Good Fancy Matting. yard Heavy Ingrin Carpet. Price a yard... 5 sy ve Heavy Fancy Seamle ny Matting Price a san 1S. Y" Ext Mt; Mat et tam hee Fine yard. Heavy Velvet Carpet. yard... 5 Brussels Carpet fd v oo ALL CARPETS AND MATTINGS LAID AND LINED FRER. A Ae: Vv April 1 is the Last Day. ner & Davis stock. secegengoasectoaseafontoatontoafeagenfoodretresoatoapontontontongeteateatoatoatoatvateasentsgecgesresvetiasoatoasoatontentergesgeafeegeegerge gene nng Stock of Havenner & Davis, bought from U. S. Parshall, OXFORD DAY Ladies’ $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 Oxfords at 20C., D0. & si. The beginning of the End! Tomorrow we shall call Oxford day, for we shall slaughter hundreds of pairs of Ladies’ Fine Black and also Tan Oxford Shoes at 25c., 50c. and $1. Shoes are worth $1.50 to $3.50. Some few sizes are miss- ing among the lower-priced ones—none among the others. These Shoes were among the finest in the whole Haven- | | | | | | | | | te ae | | | | | | Narasoasonondentoadontongeasegondontoatoeteeeagentonte, These Atlantic Building, 928 F Street. and the Workingmen. Mr. Hutchi To the Editor of The Evening Star: In your issue of March 18, 1897, there appears an article by Mr. Wm. Bailey, a clergyman, in which he extols Mr. Stilson Hutchins, the proprietor of the Times, for his philanthropy and charity, and criti- cises the Building Trades Council for plac- ing such a noble and consistent friend to labor as Mr. Hutchins has always proved himself to be on the unfair list. In reply to Mr. Bailey, I would state that no one can more regret the necessity for declaring Mr. Hutchins to be unfair to or- ganized labor than the members of the Building Trades Council, and none will be more ready to herald his name as a friend to labor when his actions will justify such a course. We have tried every honorable means within our power to induce Mr. Hutchins to give preference of employment to those who are striving to maintain a rate of wages that will secure them from becom- ing objects of charity and charges on the community. Looking to that end, we have asked him to employ union in preference to non-union men, as it is a fact today by statesmen, philosophers, ministers and sound thinking men generally that only through organization can labor secure to itself such economic conditions as it is justly entitled to. While in some few in- stances union men have secured employ- ment on buildings owned by Mr. Hutchins, it was through the preference of the con- tractor, and not Mr. Hutchins. As he states himself, he employs workmen without in- quiring’ whether y be union or non- lemocrat or republican, Jew or gen- tie, neoridine however, (as we know) that they be cheap. Mr. Bailey himself me out in this by the statement, in his article, in which he lays such stress on the fact that Mr. Hutchins has time and time again helped union men in distress, out of his own private funds, and to some offered employment, which they were glad to accept rather than see their families starve. Can any intelligent person want a stronger proof of Mr. Hutchins’ solicitude for distressed labor than this? He selects Mr. Bailey and his associates to hunt up cases of needy workmen, that he might offer them employment, on terms just one degree removed from starvation. And, ap- plauding him for this kind of charity, 4 Bailey wishes that Washington was full of just such men as Stilson Hutchins. Heaven forbid! If it were, Siberia would be prefer- able. A PANTHER DROPS ON QUAY. The Senator's Large Tarpon a Tempt- ing Bait for a Famished Beast. A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from San Lucie, Fla., says: Sena- tor Quay left here Saturday morning for Washington, greatly pleased with his rec- reation and play, as he calls it. He caught a fine tarpon Friday, after a hard tus- sle, and, accompanied by “Sam” Burk and and an attendant, had not proceeded over 200 yards on his way to his house when, as they were passing under a big live oak, an unearthly scream was heard and a big panther cropped down upon the astonish- ed bearers of the fish and began taking huge mouthfuls out of it, growling angrily all the while. The men were thrown down by the animal's weight and were too as- ton‘shed at first to know what had hap- pened. Quickly recovering, however, the =a drew his little pocket revolver and gan Llazing away. The sho y en- raged the beast and it turnal Spe A = him, when “Seminole Jim,” Mr. Quay's guide, jumped forward and brought his heavy club down on the animal's skull with a blow that stunned It. In a moment it wes up egain and ready for fight, snarl- ing and showing its teeth. Quay fired sev- eral shots and then Jim again attacke1 it. Burke gave the animal a jab with his knife and a general mix-up ensued. managed to get in a 1 knocked the beast over. ‘Then, snatching the knife from Burke, he inflicted a death blow upon the screaming, struggling ani_ mal without getting hurt. It was a sood- sized ale panther, but in poor condition, being 2:most t famished. The hide will be Quared 2Rd taken to Beaver Falls to adora ~ e+ Suit for Sale and Settlement. Harris C. Fahrestock of New York city has filed a bill in equity against Julia G. Tiffany of Newburg, N.¥., and others, to enforce a claim of $700. He states that she is seized as her sole and separate estate of an undivided one-third interest as tenant in commor with Emma H. Gilman and ida G. Hall in and to iot 5, Square 400. He prays that ker interest in it be sold and his alleged debt paid out of the proceeds. He is represented by Attorney T. Percy Myers. ———__ John B. Henderson Dram Corps. The John B. Henderson Drum Corps has @ number of trips In contemplation during the coming spring and summer. It will attend the dedication of the Grant monu- ment in New York, April 1, and wil! also accompany the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., and the Old Guard, to the Grand