Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1897, Page 8

& THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1897-14 PAGES, anand inne ee |S, Kann, Sons &Co. Our 2d Grand Rebuilding Sale VS PREDICTED THAT ON SATURDAY NOON OF THIS WEEK THE WORLD WILL END ITS EX- = - =uars RATHER SHORT NOTICE. WE'LL HAVE TQ HUSTLE IF WE WISH TO rowan On IENSE STOCK BEFORE THEN. World End Prices TOMORRE oW AND THE BAL. VEEK. sToc! IN WASH GOODS, WH HIS ENORMOUS. SIS WEEK. OUR STOCK OF THIN HG Dy AE “ ‘ VERY THING FOR THR TORRID AT. i IES AND LAWNS, THE VERY THING FOR At 7ke. a yard we offer 1,000 pieces of Lace Stripe Jaconets, Bour- ette Stripes, Cordonnet Gaze, Satin Stripe Jacona and Fine Printed Lawns, on light and dark grounds, i1 vine, flowers and figures. They aro cea 12}c, quality, but the pr%:es hold good the balance of this eek. At 1@c. a yard you can buy Swis; Lappets, Dimities and Cords, Cor- delette: pplique Couerts, Fine Sheer American Organdies and many other choice makes and designs. These are the regular 15c. kind. The price for the balance of the week wil! be the same. At ile. a yard you can get the cream of domestic productions. The colorings and designs as rich and attractive as the French goods: The patterns represent monotones, arabesque, polka dots, vine, flowers, figures, in fact, everything which is new and pretty. These also will be the same price the balance of the week. Linen Suitings, which can be worn here, there or anywhere. Worth I2}c. a yard........ é TAC. Yard-wide Dress Linen, either heavy or fine. Regular 18c. qual- Ss ane 12c. 3l-inch wide Plain Lawn, in navy, black, light blue, lavender, green, pink, red and nile. 12}c. value... cesses B34C. Genuine French Organdie, a small lot of choice styles... 17c. Domestics. THIRD FLOOR. FAST-COLORED DIMITY—DARK AXD LIGHT STYLES— THIS SEASON FOR AND OTHER TISSUE BRODE AXD IMPORTED LAPPE’ H PABRICS—18 TO 25e.............. MOHAWK 94 BLEACHE! SHEETING 81x90 HEMSTITCHED BLEACHED SHEETS. 1 CASE NEW STYLES SEA ISLAND YARD-WIDE PERCALES—12%-. One Item in Linings, Which will make a cheap and good wearing foundation for any of those wash goods mentioned above. Same as the I2}c. 3 Cc quality ..... Jacnemaeaseiaas CUR emee ee chre eee heme 2 ( A YARD FOR 49¢., 59¢. AND 60c. BLACK DRESS GOODS. iol TH Ae N THAT CAN QUOTE PRICES AS LOW AS THD BU « t, y LITIES. a All-wool Storm Serge 29c. 45-inch All-wool Fine Serge sdedudvide cocdaes OCs 45-inch All-wool Lace Etami ccceecceee BOC, 38-inch All-wool Henrietta. ... teeeeeeees BDC, 38inch Black Figured Brilliantine .. ctcecces 29c. 29c. 38-inch Black Luster Mohair...... Silks. IMPor MUCH so. GOOD NEW LE_ CAME OLD_ CUSTOM DELIGHTED WITH THEIR PURCHAS! R ESTABLISH. THEM: SHOPPING CENTER FOR SILK: S SEEMED AP E OUR IMM SPOCK SEEMED TO Such a house was needed in W hington years ago. All pretty little sayings and thoughts were showered upon us yesterday. It made us feel as proud as the youngster with his first pants. 3Ve. For Silks worth 69c. AQc., For Silks worth 79c. such Reilable qualities reasouatly prleed—B. & R. Hints to Housewives. The thorough housewife is always forehanded. She is never caught unawares by the changing seasons. She takes the first sign of summer as her cue and puts the house in warm weather trim. The present cold snap gives the tardy ones a chance to make ready for the approaching siege of summer heat. These may suggest some seasonable need: $ spp ee et S-qt. Gem Freexer..$1.60 4-qt. Gem Freczer. .$1.95 the purchaser, for Aze. Me Wind : Gas ts nn Ice Cream $ Stoves. ages Freezers. & te Bax of summ-r dessert: season, for only be enjoyed ulwest eve ° expense wanna 2 eee when you dy the making. Frames, 36 ae B-qt. Arctic Freezer. $1.35 : Lawn O and Gas Stoves of tae mse yetubler Gates Towers. 4 in ery wanted size, at ‘, ry — ‘. No ter how rap'd- med st prices. ly th grass ws it : very little Wire re sultriness of Screens. the atwosphere out front. Summ-> heat is bear- 25 ft. of stout Water- able whe annoying ing Hose, with combina- sare ale tien brass nozzle and coupl ngs, complete fur Old Watering Hose re- paired for 25 cents, Tawn Mowers. sharp- ened and adjusted for $1. arber & Ross, G & 11th. pee e RENN MEAAANSNOAA STATS CEUNSCSSSSSSO SOOT OOOOO OOOO. Grapasrasoeondoedoadeagendoadendentoatoadoesresoesonsengentoatoasoageeaseaseagendoagonsoaseaseacoaseasoeseeseoteegengengengengenseatoeseeseaseeseogeecendonsoedoesoageeseegengonseaahe Sarrteecreseeseateteeectecendendertenteetent x MAY DISMISS CHARGES.” Kindergarten Training School. : 5 A large audience at the People’s Congre- General Belief That Warden Lcouard’s | cational Church, on M/strect between ath wa and 7th northwest, witnessed the com- ection of the Court in General | mencement exercisés of the class of ‘07 of Term, the answer filed yesterday afternoon | the Woman's League Kindergarten Train- by Warden Leonard of the District Jail in | ing School. ‘The class gave three kinder. the charges preferred recently by | garten plays, assisted by Miss Roberta Ball. a prisoner awaiting trial | Quander, as soloist. Miss Bessie Fletcher ef the class read an essay on the kinder- garten philosophy. An address was delivered by Mrs. Anna S. Cooper, chairman of the kindergarten committee, and diplomas and certificates were conferred upon the graduates by Dr. Shadd, as follows: Blanche Bradford, Occana E. Brooks, Dollie T. Brice, Grace P. Campbell, Bessie Fletcher, Cora. W. Green, M. It. Goines, Eliza ¢, Johnson, Gertrude May Lighifoot, Bessie Brown Moss Susie R. Quander, F. Erma. Richard- son, Serena Spencer, Amanda F. Taylor, Hattie L. Thomas, Winifred Whipper, Susie L. Winkler and Julia Young. ae Mr. Wood's Statement. Mr. J. C. Wood referring to the difficulty with Judge Dyrenforth, printed in The Star, said today: “Ir: justice to alt parties concerned allow me to state that I was migquoied in your article of Saturday last. While the lan- guage used by Judge Dyrenforth on Wed- nesday morning was objectionable to me, it was not indecent, as the quotation re- ferred to makes it appear. In the difficul- ty of Saturcay merning I would say that there was a scuffle, but no beating or ejectment.” Lawrence on a charge of hcusebreaking, was made public this morning, together with the sup- porting affidavits of the jail physician, Dr. Shute, and Guards Ransdell and Perry. As stated in The Star yesterday, Warden Leonard denies that his sugar trust pris- oner, Elverton R. Chapman, has been granted any privileges not accorded those inmates of the jail embraced within the following four classes: Persons detained as . persons not classed as criminal those in delicate health, igned to service or labor it the prison. The warden states that Ball has been de- nied no privilege to which the rules of the prison entitle him, unless it be in the re striction of his food, as prescribed by the prison physician. Mr. Leonard, in concluding his answer, says that no complaints have been made by any other prisoner than Ball as a resu:t of the privileges granted Mr. and Ball's comp! . he says, by others,and his affidavit, the warden further declares, was signed without being read by the alleged housebreaker. The general opinion of the city hall off- cials is that the court will dismiss the charges. —— of Desertio: Joshua Morgan Hawser has been granted a divorce from Margaret Simmons Hawser by Judge Cox, cn the ground of desertion. —>.+—__. It matters little what it Is that you want-- whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need, Grou: \ sell) 2 en N A SQUAD OF NEW YORK SWEEPERS, STREET SWEEPING Investigation of New York Methods by Engineer Commissioner Black. RESULTS OF HIS OBSERVATIONS Doubts of an Efficient Hand Ser- vice on a Small Appropriation. CAPT. BLACK’S SUMMING UP Engineer Commissioner Black returned from New York this morning, where he spent yesterday in investigating the sys- tem of street sweeping. in vogue In the metropolis. He went as a special commit- tee frem the board of Commissioners, and returns thoroughly convinced that hand sweeping is not only the most practical, but in every way the best method of clean- ing the streets and avenues of a city. Tke Ccmmissioner left Saturday might, and was accompanied by a reporter of ‘the Star. A general inspection of the streets was made Sunday, and, incidentally, the new macadam roadways aboui Flushing, New Ycrk, were carefully examined with a view of bettering similar roads about Washington. One thing was demonstrated to the sat- isfaction of the Commissioner. It was that hand sweeping was far superior to machine metheds. ‘The greater part of Sunday was Changing His Bane. devoted to a bicycle ridé about the city, and the clean streets were in marked con- trast to the dirty avenues and thorbugh- fares which were left behind in Washing- ‘ae Begins Observations, Early Mcnday morning the real investi- gation began. The Commissioner was on the streets shortly after the sweepers went to work, and with note book in hand took copicus notes of the plan which was in- troduced by Col. Waring, and which has placed New York at the head of the clean- est cities of this country. The first inspection mad» was on Madi- son avenue. between : th streets. This section corresponds very nearly to Washington. It is a residence section with smoc:h asphalt pavements. The four squares we charge of one of the “white win, a German about ferty-five years of age, and it hustler. He was dress- ed in the regulation costume of white duck, with a white helmet, and pushed before him a small conveyance, upon which was stretcked, with its mouth open, a common twilled bag, such as are used by the farm- ers for grain. He also carried a short broom, a long push broom and a shovel op, such as is used on Pennsylvania avenue, with the exception t the one used there is provided wich small wheels, which are brought into operation for mov- ing the shovel more readily when the lat- ter ts full. This constituted the paraphernalia of the cleaner, and judging from the condition in which he leit the first street, after thirty- one minutes of manipulation, they were ample. Elis modus operandi showed care- ful training, and he swept the street thor- cugshiy without taking any unnecessary steps. First of all the scoop shovel was brought into use. He divided the street in half lengthwise, and proceeded in long, regular tours to remove the heavy diru. Wihen the shovel was filled it was tilted up on the wheels and conducted to the gutter, where the pile was deposited. Four similar excursions were made, and as many piles deposited in the gutier. Work of a Minute. Tue shovel was put aside and the bag carrier wheeled to the first pile. It was the work of a minute to sweep this pile into an ordinary shovel and deposit it in the bag. After the dirt piles had been re- moved, the street was gone over in spots with the big push broom, and the refuse left by the sccop shovel was pushed into the gutter. Three manhole covers were carefully swept, and, after working thirty- one minutes, actual time, the street -vas thoroughly clean. ‘The dirt from this street was quite heavy, owing to the fact that it had not been Swept over Sunday, and by the time #5th street was reached the bag was quite full. it was first taken from its frame and se- curely tied. Then it was lifted to the side- walk and a new bag put into position a: the next street commenced. It was afler- ward learned that a cart followed the sweeper and collected the bags. There was no blowing of refuse over the streets. Once bagged the only feature noticed that could. in the slightest be criticised was the leakage which stained the pavement in some places. Careful inquiry elicited the fact that a man was supposed to sweep and keap clean in the neightorhood of 8,000 square yards. This made it necesgary for a cleaner to carefully patrol his district, and remove from time to time all droppings as they fell. While the Commissioner was talking to the cleaner a liveried foreman, mounted on a bicycle, rode up and gave the man some instructions. He was shortly follow- e? by another, who was afterward found to be an seme ac coretan, and later by a third, who was the district superintendent. Inspection Almost Perfect. It was claimed that the inspection of the work was as nearly perfect as possible. With three inspectors over a body of thir- ty-one men, each responsible to the other, there is no chance for loafing, and the cleaners are kept on the move all the time. A man in this section was given as hi task four blocks to keep clean. On the next block, where there was a Belgian block pavement, but two squares were con- signed to a cleaner, for the reason that it required harder work to keep such paving clean. The cleaners receive $2 per day of eight hours; the assistant foreman the same; the pxeien $100 See. ponies and tho oe trict superintenden per annum, an with attendant. The system of: inspectioa is as follows: The cleaner is looked after by the assistant foreman, and the latter is under the constant supervision of the fore- man, who reports twiee a day to the dis- trict superintendent, who first inspects Lis district. The areas of districts vary. In the one Inspected the foreman state there were seven miles to look after, and this re- quired thirty-one men to do the cleaning and four to inspect. Satisfied thus far with his investiga- tions Commissioner Black visited the city hall and was promptly ushered into the presence of Maycr Strong. He cordially received the Commissioner, and after a short chat about Washington referred him to Colonel Waring, the commissioner of street cleaning. He was found on Cham- bers street in the building occupied by the sheriff. Here the Commissioner was treated with the utmost consideration, and turned oved to the superintendent. H- 1. Stidham, who, by the Way,.is an old Wash- ington boy, having lived in this city the greater part of his life, and 1s now the trusted friend of Colgnel Waring. Every available avenue of information was opened and the greatest courtesy ex- tended by every one. It was found difi- cult to get at exactly the information de- sired, for the reason that the work cf sweeping the streets was included in the coliection and removal of ashes, «efuse and garbage. Enough information, how- ever, was obtained to satisfy the Commis- sioner. A Call on Col. Waring. Associated with Colonel Waring as dep- | uty commissioner is Captain Gibson of the United States army, retired. As soon as Commissioner Black had satisficd him- | self as to figures he was called before.Col- cnel Waring. There he explained the rea- sor for his visit. “For many years,” he sald, “the Com- missioners of the District have been dis- satisfied with the street sweeping. Ma- chines were used, but the system was faulty in many respects, and the result was that Washington was fast: losing her reputation as a clean city. Realizing that a change must be made in methods the Commissioners hud advertised for propo- gals for ‘cleaning the streets under four propositions, three of which, broadly speaking, contemplated the machine meth- od, while the fourth was for hand work. The Commissioners had received a bid for this latter class of work which scemed low enough, but they were unwilling to award a contract before a thorough investiga- tion of the subject. a3 “There is a b.i pending fn’ Congress row, continued Commiss‘gner Black, “which, if enacted, will give @he “Commissioners au- thority to do the wérk.-” But that bill has not yet become a Saw, and the present contract for street Sweeping expires on the 30th of June, and a’ neW contract of sume character must be Fnade We are handi- capped by a sinall ppripriation, which, in | round numbers, is € $41,000, and must make the best of it. “Some of our merchants are urging the hand method, while’the Kboring classes are erying to us to adopt tift hand s cause of the increased &mount o ment it will give to thé unemployed. So you can realize our, position. We anx- ious to empfoy as miihy men as possible and give the city the best méthod ovtainable for cleaning the streets.” Complimeats ‘The Star. “My advice, undér tHe ‘circumstances,”” replied Col. Waring, woul! be to push that bill. through, Congress immediately. With the help of The:vening Star,.whica I re- member as a highly infiuen paper and always on the siife of good’ governmen‘, I believe that such & measiffe could be put through.” - “Colonel, I can hardly agree with you as to the expedition you suggest,” replied the Engineer Commissioner. “While it would all be very fine to have a bill giving us the | control of street sweeping, such a }ill must necessarily carry with it a large apprepria- tion, and my experience is such a thing should not be rushed through.” “Then 1 should unhexitatingly recommend that you continue the present system until you are in a pos:tion to adopt the hand plan and put it in operation upon a thorough b: If you try to sweep the streeis cf shington by hand, under such a smail appropriation, the inevitable result will be failure, and hand sweeping will get a black eye, from which it will not recover. I rec- ommend this from..a knowledge «f the situation, and while 1 am unalteranly op- posed to machine sweeping, I do not hesi- tate to recommend {t'ln lieu of a poor hand sweeping service.” Col. Waring was asked whether he con- sidered hand sweeping in gangs, without stem be- employ- Hand Sweeper at Work. the patrol feature, superior to the machine plan. “Undoubtedly hand labor is superior to machine work when it comes to sweeping the streets, and I should say In your case at Washington that better and more satis- factory results could be obtained from Sweeping those streets which are now swept by machine by doing it by hand. But if you ever hope to get a patrol system, and that, to my mind, is the only way to keep the streets clean, you had better wait for a sufficient appropriation before at- tempting it. Our system in New York is working beautifully, and the streets are kept clean. But it requires constant work and a considerable outlay of money.” Selecting the Workers, Commissioner B asked something of the methods pitts 4 in selecting the cleaners. Col. Waring repiied that it was quite a task to get good men. The plan was to put on twenty men and give them a trial.- Qut of thi m Perhaps" five would be found capable. The work was laborious. It was censtant grind, and when-a man was doing poor work he was immediately displaced. With the present Priation, it Is out of the question, Capt. Black thinks, to give Washington a service similar to that of New York. We heve m Washington an aye of about 3,500, Square yards of pavement, and to, these after the New York method cost in the neigh- borhood of $1,000 PY he says. Results Up. To sum up the results of the trip, Com- missioner Black learned that the New York street cleaning officials were opposed to street sweeping by machines; that pick-up machines were impracticable, and that hand sweeping was by far the best method that could be ed ptgd for cleaning the streets of a city. ‘ Just what the Commissioners will do in awarding the contract’ is not known. In fact, They have not even discussed the final outcome of the investigation. There are two. open to the District. it would be possible to clean some of the streets by machines and — to-the more.important residential and iness streets a hand sys- tem, -with the. patrol! e to have the wor! {ss is machines done exclusively by: hand: Ac- cording to Col. Waring either.system would be productive of.good-remults, 2 aay INHALING INSECTS. Net a Careless but a Neediens Thing to De—How tq Avoid It. Hundreds of insects called “germs” drawn Into the body with every breath. ‘small creatures at once begin to live upon cause what is known as disease. driven out. How much better tt Kill these poisonous germs as econ . And yet there ts only one thing and that is a pure stimulant, prefera- bly whiskey. Prof. Austin Flint of Bellevue College says: “The judicious use of alcoholic stimulants is one of the striking characteristics of progress in the practice of medicine during the Inst half cen- tary.” Prof. Henry Mott, Ph. D., P.C.S., says: “By a malt whiskey free frora adulterations or foreun substances, and it deserves to meet with great success.”” : 3 The well-known Dr. It. W. Hutchinson of ‘New York eays: “I highly recommend Duffy's pure malt whiskey and prescribe it extensively in my prac- thee."* Rev. B. Mills of Princeton, Iowa, says: “I have used Dufy’s pure malt whiskey with great benefit to my wife, who is a confirmed invalid. I know from experience it Is 1 pure and most tvaluable medicine. I am also -using it in the case of my son, who is threatened with consumption. I am @ Presbyterian clergyman and a doctor of divinity, but I am not afraid to recommend Duffy's malt Whiskey ns the porest and most efficient tonic that I know of, and my experience is a large one.” DR. RUIZ’S DEATH (Continued from First Page.) the next day, but it was ten days after his arrest and three days before his death— viz: the 14th of February, 1896—that the acting governor general directed his case to be referred to the jurisdiction of the .civil court, and that he died before said court considered it. The improper judicial proceedings, in the first place, and the length of time con- sumed in getting the case before the proper authority, during which the solitary prison- er was the occupant of a cell, proved fatal. The testimony shows Dr. Rulz was a healthy and unusually strong, able and athietic man. Phat he had no’ hered: tary, mental or disease of the heart or o:her body ailments. He was confined “incomunicado,” and neither his wife, children nor fciends were allowed to communicate with him. He was carried ailve to his cell, and at the end of 315 hours was brought out a cornse, hav- ing been subjected to “incomunicado” im- prisonment in violation of his treaty rights 248 hours over and above the 72-hour limit. From the time he was placed “incomuni- cado” until his death, all knowledge of his condition was confined to nis jailers, and therefore there can be no other testimony except that of these officials as to the mode of his treatment or manner of his dea‘h, and it could not be exnected that in case of bad treatment they would testify against themselves or against each other. So such testimony should be received not with “a grain of salt,” but with a barrei. A witness named Raf2zel Galindo, who holds a government position, testified that he carried, at Mrs. Ruiz's request, some bed clothes for the use of Dr. Ruiz in his cell on the same day he was arrested, but the testimony of his most intimate friends, viz: Juan Gratoeos and Jose Puiggros, does not confirm such testimony; and a letter from Mrs. Ruiz to me, written four days after his death, a copy of which ts hereby transmitted, says: “During the thirteen days he remained ‘incomunicado’ they did not allow me to take to him a cot or-even a hammock, but only a hard chair, on the 9th of February, when the jail’ official finally, after my repeated requests, con- sented or allowed me to send to my hus- band the chair I send you herewith, end in which you will see the last impressions of a man in his full mental faculties. The “impressions” referred to and waich I have seer. were sentences around the rim of the back, evidently indented with the nails of the fingers and which read: “Mercedes, Nene, Evangeline, Ricardito— Good-bye, my children of my’ life, I give you my blessirg. Be obedient to your mother. ‘They will kill me. If I am taken to Havana tell everything. “Good-bye; Rita of my soul” This chair, Mrs. Ruiz sa: she sent for after her husband’s death, and I have seen lately persons in whose statements I place reliance that the writing around the rim of the back was not discovered, as the chair was of light color and the indented letters not distirct, for some cays after it had been returned to her house. I make these statements because I found that witnsses who had testimony un- favorable to the Spanish authorities would not give it, for obvicus reasons, and if the right to make them appear was exercised, it would result, they said, in their giving non-committal evidence, for in their opin- ion the mere fact of being summened would make them “suspects” considered disloyal to the Spanish authorities on the island. An autopsy was held on his body on the afternoon of the 18th at Guanabacoa, pe: ticipated in by two Spanish doctors. Vi: Francisco Vidal Alvando and Jose Marti- nez Castrillion, and Dr. D. M. Burgess, the United States sanitary inspector at this port, at which the United States con- sul general was not present. That said autopsy, signed by the two Spanish doc- tors, declared Dr.° Ruiz's death resulted from cerebral congestion; that on the apex or top of the head of deceased there was found a contusion or wound which is de- scribed by the Spanish doctors as being a “small abrasion,” which only involved the first surfaces of the skin, about a centi- meter long, more or less, a centimeter be- ing about two-fifths of an inch, but which 1s described by Dr. Burgess as being “a severe contusion of about an inch and a half long by a half inch wide.” I deduce from my knowledge of the facts the fol.owing conclusions: First—Dr. Ruiz was arrested on a false charge. Second—He was placed under an improper jurisdiction, and died before the proper tri- bunal considered his case, thereby giving him no opportunity to prove his innocence. Third—That he was kept “incommuni- cado” in a solitary cell for 315 hours, in violation of his treaty rights, which limit such ennfinement to seventy-two hours. Fourth—He died from congestion of the brain, produced by a blow on the top of the head. Fifth—There are two theories connected with the wound on the head. One that in a state of mental excitement he ran across the cell as described by one of the jailers, and butted his head on the door in a fran- Uc effort to get out. Another, that he was struck over the head with one of the clubs curried by the jailers—by the immediate watchman—who had probably ordered him to cease his cries for relief and for his chil- dren, and upon his not doing so struck him with more force than he intended, or it is possible the blow was delivered to make him confess or give evidence against otiers. It is possible he went mad, and many causes combined to produce such a result. His knowledge of his own innocence—nhis confinement in a gloomy cell, where he was not allowed to communicate with family or friends—or to send or write. Alone, ail alone, the thought doubtless impressed it- self upon his mind that he was liable in the reign of terror then existing in and around Guanabacoa to be summarily exe- cuted at any moment. He loved his wife and children, and in the darkness and lone- liness of his cell he was constantly crying out for them. The thought that they were but a few rods away and yet he might never see them again or’hear the sound of their voices or feel the touch of their lips and hands maddened him and proved too much for the mind of the distracted and unhappy man, and I thought it not improb- able as the long hours passed by, it may have given way and left: him a madman. His wife suys his derby hat was all bat- tered up and his clothes greatly torn when returned to her. But whether when bereft of reason he in- flicted the blows which produced brain con- gestion or whether he died at the hands of others, the truth will prpbably only be known when: the hearts of all are revealed <the fact remains, his unjust confinement killed him, and had he been released from incommunicado by the hand of man at the end of seventy-two hours the hand of death might not have released him at the end of 815 hours, and today the widow would have had the support of her husband and the moans of his fatherless children - would never have been heard in the land. I therefore, conch 2 Dr. Ruiz killed himself or ‘was killed by some one else, will, under. the existing conditions, al remain 2 known. I am very reapectfully, your abe dient an See - se Siegel Bros.’ Stock Of Underwear At the Palais Royal. AST SALES of fine Undergarments will be re- membered by many patrons of the Palais Royal. To those who have secured bargains in the past we say, with due deliberation: “The coming sale is to include greater quantities of Fine Underwear, and prices are to be less than on any previous occasion.”’ TEGEL BROS. make the finest Underwear produced in the United States. Their annual distribution of stock has created a furore among New York ladies for thirty years. For the first time this important sale occurs in Washington instead of New York. The stock consists of 843 dozen garments made of finest muslins, cambrics and lawns, trimmed with best laces, embroideries and ribbons. The styles are unique. Not an ordinary garment in the lot. T Regular patrons are urged to call as early as possible, because first choice is an important consideration. The entire stock having been divided into six lots it has been impossible to be very particuiar as to the actual value of individual garments. Lots 1 2 3 4 HE distribution to commence tcmorrow at 8 a.m. on third floor. 5 6 For $2.68 $1.98 $1.68 $1.48 98c 69c Lot 1 contains Gowns and Skirts made to retail at $6, $8 and $10. Not a garment in lot 2 is worth less than $4. Every lot contains sur- prising values. In lot 6 at 69 cents will be found ribbon and lace trim- med garments that you will know to be worth $1.25 at least. “W. B.” Corsets Cheap. dropped stitch or an oil spot has made “seconds” of them. 66c They are perfect in all other respects. Those who call carly tomorrow will find the best and most expensiye of the “W. B.” Corsets in the lot. None worth less than $1. Choice for 66 cents. for choice—and not one made to retail at less than $1. A Those “Crispene” Suits. ladies’ summer costume will not be complete without a suit of “Crispene.” This material has body enough to drape well and comes in mixtures of art blues, greens and reds not easily soiled. “Crispene” is an ideal fabric for a summer costume. to $10 for “Cri fo $3.98 for the Separate Skirts. The $4.98 and Blaver J. $1.39 aist-priced of m will stand all Skirt, AM prettily braided manner of hh usage. risnene’” is the sta being elaborately and beautiful mer girl's friend—and she ought to know i ND here are Wool Cloth Garments for the summer girl when she travels. They are man-tailored and best in every respect, though the prices are nominal. At $7.98. At $4.98. ~ At $2.98. 104 Ladies’ Cloth Suits, made | 84 Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, rep- | 68 Dress Skirts of English for touring, seashore and moun-| resenting the correct imported | Checks end Phiid tain wear. Latest. London and | styles of tailor-made garments. | correct Paris styles. Strictly tailor- | Most are $10 jackets; some ad made. Some made to retail at | worth less, some more. Cuozce | they are wear-resisting $20. Choice for $7.98. for $4.98. defying. OLD you yesterday of the “Eagle” Shirt Waists. Explained why prices were so little. Did you respond today? If not, don't fail to cail tomorrow. The bargains of the season are here. At 96c. At 66c. 190 dozen, :nade to retail from $1.25 to $1.75 cach. The most lovely imported Dimity Waists are in the lot, and so are the ultra-fashionable red waists, with detachable white linen col- lar and cuffs. All styles, 66c for cholee. At 47c. 112 dozen, made to retail from #1 to $1.25 each. Note the cor- rectly correct sleeves, the double pointed yokes, the detachable Tinen collar and cuffs. But they are not 47c waists. They are $1 und $1.25 waists for 47e. 850 dozen, made to retail at various 50 prices from $1.98 to ach, These best Swiss Dimity and Madras Waists are to be only %6c for cboice. The linen collars and cuffs on each are alone worth 50 cents, Other Fleeting Bargains. URE Linen Center Pieces and Doylies at 12}c and 19¢, being inden- tical to those usually retailed here at 25¢ and 35¢. Some at 22¢ in- stead of 30c per half dozen. And only 19c for 25¢ Stamped Sofa Pillow Tops in white and colors. These are Art Department bargains. We 1, Tr Bath Towels measuring 27x58 | 9 Ze for the Silk Bows that you'll find marked incbes. Only 20c for towels that would be 25e elsewhere, a bargain at 25c. First flocr. Second floor. a Ge 22" fer Hend-made Linen Torchon Laces, 3 for All-linen Doylies, ruch as usually retail Some worth 12c. C at Soe. dozen. First floor. Second floor. ————uwW~ $2.29 {r Parasols worth up to $5. Ou Oc for ure Linen Handkerchiefs. 12 4 cents 18 | goo cote, maker's “odds and ends.” lurry fav) then. = considered a low price for cleo ——_____ for the usual 25c Fast Black Hose, witl, First floor, yard for 40-inch Navy and Black Mobair 18c double soles and high spliced heels. 49c Brilliantine and Sicilian, Quality usually retailed at Te yard. Second floor, 13¢ for Ladies’ Glove-fitting Swiss Ribbed Vesta. ‘The Kind selling elsewhere at Ic. First floor, $1 69 for 28-inch Duck-covered Trunks, with tron bottom, hardwood slats and ros bands. Brass locks. $1.69 instead of §2. for the Shirt Waist Sets of Imitation Be imstead of Se for Manahan's Tar Sheets 30x4¢ Inches, And only 12c for pound can of Chines instead of $1 for Binck Satin Girdles to 8 wear with Shirt Waists. Ask for them in Neckwear Dept., near G st. entrance. Palais Royal, == G St.