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Dress Goods Day, ---londay-== The Palais Royal onday’s Sale of New Su ies will —— oe most lovely designs and all the wan , now scutes shades. With prices less than being asked for picked over stocks the Palais Royal will have little genuine competition daring the com- ing week. New FrenchOrgandies. CG 3 New effects. Rare colors. O superior that those previously hére at 19c yard are to be reduced to ee yard. These ine Organdies are not in the floral effects you've seen here—they represent the latest and most artistic pat- terns in quaint Japanese figurés, scrolls, lightning-like dashes, etc. Some in moire effects, are rarely beautiful. 25c Imported Dimities, | 12'4c Zephyr Ginghams 15c. 8c. The new arrivals make the assort-| All the popular checks, plaids and ment the largest now in Washington, ; stripes. Light and dark grounds. and remember they are the identical | Favorably compare with 25c Scotch imported Dimities being sold at 25¢| Ginghams. Both are here. Com- yard elsewhere. pare. ton cae pa te Tanne rey Sele | Bic. ie OS eet a the want vig Lote tow te beincing: peottables recaits ase] LDYGC apt fer setae Imperial Jeconats Diusities for te yard. Goods. Wanted Linings. To jati for cholea of 8000 yaris New 124¢ toe GE ee 10c the least previous retail price. fa all the wanted sind | BSC ee bs Qe Pa acon, slo peice. 37¢ quality, Guaranteed. work (Continued above.) New Foulard Silks. ie 49c quality for 39c yd. The news of fresh supplies will be read of gladly by many. Same qualities, but prettier designs than those that created such a furore earlier in the week. Grounds of new green, old blue, navy blue, golden brown and black; res in white and colors. Taffeta Silks. Japanese Silks. Among the new supplics of Black| Have bought and will sell White Taffeta Silks are a few “bargain” |and Black Jap. Silks at less than pieces. their worth. GRe quality far 5Oc yard. — TSe quality for 68 yard. 39¢. quality, for 29c yard. “As this was being written the “buyer” announces a new supply of Wash Silks at 25¢ and 39c yard. The writer has not seen them, so quotes the buyer’s words: “They are the prettiest of the season.” Miles of New Ribbons. ‘OU have secured many bargains here in the past and each time thought it impossible for better to come along. So it is with the newly acquired ribbons—we know they are better values than any yet offered, and honestly think we'll never again secure such “bargains.” 2D" We don’t pretend all are worth 60c yard—we are selling as we Bought, at so much a yard for the lot. The early visitors will.secure 8- inch Taffeta Silk Ribbons, in white and cream; 5-inch Taffetas, in white, black and every wanted and scarce shade; 4 and 5-inch Fancy Ribbons, in bewildering variety; very many worth 60c cud Choice for 25c¢ yard. New Laces and Veils. IRST the veils—Our importer is off to Europe for autumn supplies. F The surplus stock of best Summer Veilings, worth 50c to $1 yard, shall be yours at only 29c yard for choice. They are of Silk Chif- fon, in white and black; some with embroidered dots, others plain, with lace edges. Being 18 inches wide they can be also used as dress trim- ming, parasol ruffling, etc. 10c to 15c Laces One dozen yards 25¢. 6c. Warranted all pure linen and hand-| __A new supply of 750 dozen yards made Torchon Laces, } to 2 inches} White Val. Laces, at only 25c per wide; sheer patterns; good values | dozen yards. You never yet secured at toc to 15¢ yard. Choice for 6c} or can hardly hope for such values yard. again. An unlooked-for bargain in the lace department—22 and 48-inch Silk Finished Grass Linen, with silk flowers embroidered in natural colors, at 98c instead of $2 yard. Warranted Embroideries. The new patent Embroideries, with edges warranted not to pull in washing. Is not the Palais Royal the first establishment in Washington to secure and offer “cut” prices? oC. 9c. i5c. Some 8 inches. Worth 60c yd. 1,000 pieces. Best Ribbons. Se yard for the Tc to 9 Swins| Ge yard for those 4 to 6 inches —tBe instead of 19¢ to 25c sod Gatabele Rimbroldertes, = to] wide.” Sell regularly at 10c| for those up to 8 imahes 3 laches wide. to Ie a ya | Favorite “open” patterns. Trimmings and Findings. RESS Trimmings have been moved to second floor—in order to be near the dress goods. Two ains: - 79¢ instead of g8c for white and tan linen frogs, in set of four; $1.75 instead of $2 for set of nine. Ge Reet Big Sa Sa | Se a em oma? reuse No 3 is the only alge. Instead of ISe for five-yard pleee ain | instead of 2e for the new Busties for the Llc is 1 ic se P dosen for 12 Velvet Shirt Facing. Summer Housefurnishings. XPERT workmen in the upholstery department. Least prices for =. guaranteed best work and materials. $8.98 for measuring, cutting, making and fitting best linen slip covers to 5-piece suite of fur- niture. for use. ‘ SC Siete caps Patt star” aa GAS, $6.95 cee" Fe Sot tegen, 8c te Gem" and Aghtatng”” Jeo Cocam 10c fry, he gris! Mle Parice Broome, made of for Porceiain-lined Iron Preserving Kettles. QSc instent of Sie. for Webb's famous “Dew Bleach" Towels; and only 12\g¢ for Heary Huck Towels, 19x37 Inches. $I] instead of $1.25 for 11-4 “Allendale” Bed Biased And only $1 for the 11-4 Sammer $2.24 es ee nen See a DBC tr, tne “Fire Queen" Gas Stoves, with ered gas tubing. Raber nT | AC forge seal ie ‘Bowls, made ot $4.25 rien eae re tee ee 0 tap, one iaside. De SSeS Se Come Posting Palais Royal, <==. G St. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1897-24 PAGES. 11 at CUBAN PROVINCES AND OfFIES. aa men’ above 40,000, with possibly 28,000 of these under arms. Gomes, however, in case belligerency is recognized and arms nd money assured, could probably bring under his banner 60;000 to 55,000 men. It would be a final rally of insurgent recruits, and would exhaust their resources. The Twe Trochas. ’ The trocha ts the’ favorite military idea of Snanish genesals. ‘During the ten years’ war they maintsired what they calle] 2 “trocha militar” or military cordon. In the present war the ditch and the barbed-wire fence have come to’be the matin eloments i} the trocha. Two of these are now main- tdined: One ts in the western part of the taland, dlmost the Boundary line between the provirices of Pinar del Rio and Havana. This is the narrowest point of the island, #nd is the trocha which Maceo crossed last winter. It is known us the Weyler troche, and was constructed by Gen. Arolas, who came out from Spain with Weyler. ‘The eastern trocha runs from.Jucaro to Moron, and was known as Campos’ trocha. It was:made the base of operations -by Gen. Martinoz Campos. -It ts the railroad trocha, ahd h&s been strengthened under the di- rection of Gen. Arolas. Gen. Weyler is now making it the base of his operations in *preading his troops through Puerto Prin- clipe and Santiago in the attempt to pacify those provinces. The inaurgents maintain @ censiférable force: west of this trocha, and Gen. Gomez has hig headquarters in the provinea of Santa Clara. However, he ehifts his headquartet from ome mountain range to another at will. While-Mr. Cal- houn was in Cuba, Gomez was at a Iittle place called Ojo de Agua, not fat trom Placetas. The seat of the Cubgn etvil gov- ernment: is somotimes at Nucvitag, um the north coast, and sometimes at Cahbitas. Two Armies of fusurgents. Weyler’s plan of campaign {s to: segre- gate and disintegraté the insurgents. The two trochas are maintaine@ to ‘grevent them from crossing from dne end of the is- Jand to the other at will, and are fairty ef- fective for this purpose. ‘Tt is doubtful if any considerable force of insurgents could pass. for instance, from Santa’ Clara to Pinar del Rio. Small bands, howarer, do Yoam from one province to anothér, and a perfect system of x communication is kept up. The insurgents tn the different provinces are practleiMy separate armies, but they all obey Gbaiés‘s orders, and no im- portant military operations are undertaken without .bis direction.:: From the talk of Spantsh officers I learned that Geatez com- mands their: respett''a# a military ‘leader, though they do not attribute to hit the soldierly qualities WHIh were conceded to Maced. 'Gotnez's Iféttehant general of the east fs Calixto Ga?ci#.""In the west no one has taken Maceo's plate, nor is likely to. Garpia was a rebel teader in the ten years’ war. He fs looked’ tpdh by the insurgents 99 ¢hefr coming- géhtral;-and if anything happened to Gomé#'hé would succéed ‘ta the command of the fray. This spring his THE WAR IN CUBA Mr. Pepper Sums Up the Present Situation for The Star Readers. HE BELIEVES. NEITHER SIDE CAN WIN Weyler Plans. Extirpation, but Gomez Hold His Own. TROCHAS AND FILIBUSTERS SS ‘Written for The Evening Star. I have been asked since returning from Cvba about the extent and the prospect of the military operations there. The essence of the situation is simple enough. Weyler and Gomez dispute the mastery of the des- ert waste which they have jointly made. The sovereignty 13 a divided one, with Ht- tle probability of elther ever holding full sway. There is, however, something re- sembling wer still going on, and likely to go on. It i a war in which Spein cannot conquer the insurgents, and the insur- gents cannot drive the Spanish troops from the island. Reading Cuban war news without the eid of a map is confusing. When the news has been coming for two years the map is apt to be a nuisance, and one's ideas of geography grow misty. On my own part, I confessed to a very indefintte notion of the nature and the methods of the war as it had been waged. Pinar del Rio and the trocha were assoctated in my mind with Maceo, while Gomez was identified with scme other part of the island This milt- tary knowledge has been expanded a little during the last few weeks through pers»nal observation, and the benefit of that per- sonal observation is herewith given. Spanioh and Insurgent Forces. Gen. Weyler now has under his command & force variously estimated at from 180,000 to 200,000, He claims to have pacified tte four provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havasa, Matanzas and Santa Clara. In previous letters I have given a glimpse of the nature of that pacification, so that it does not need to be repeated here. The pacified provinces are simply filled with an army of occu- pancy. Tke largest proportien of the Span- tsh soldiers not in hospitals are operating in Santa Clara. They have been shifted from the western part of the island. The insurgents, for all practical purp ses, hold the two eastern provinces of Santiago and Puerto Principe. They let the Span- tarda keep most of the seaports, because they themselves have not the men to hold operations against the ib troops have large towns. Gen. Gomez has under him a déch brilliant) avd miment-.uniformly, ever force of insurgents which is estimated all | ™ meTPD the way from. 25,000 to 0,000. A Spanish esdful. Charles Gordon, a Georgian; is‘one officer who had been in the fleld where the | %* Gomez's trusted Uetfenkints. troops had gotten the worst of tt. told me HOR the insurgents must have 70,000 men, but The insurgents have their largest force his guess was a very wide one. Consul | tn Santiago, .The insurrection. began. shere. General Lee, months ago, reached the con- | Jiy fact, it is said that the province was clusion that the insurgents had 45,000 men | hot pacified dt any time after the close of under arms, and could put 15,000 more in| the ten years’ war. I was told they had the field when arms could be obtained. Ho | 9,000 men under arms in this province, in- has not changed his opinion. One of the clading two Indian tribes. The negroes European consuls told me the insurgents | form a larger percentage of the insurgents had an effective force of 45,000 men, of | tm Santiago than in the other provinces. whom a little more than two-thirds were| In Puerto Principe and Santa Clara to- under arms, From personal investigation F gether their forces are reported. st. 10,000 would pot place the number of effective | to 12,000. Matanzas is sald to be the most —— quiet of all the provinces, with probably not more thn 2,500 insurgents in the field. They are active, however, especially in firing into and blowing up trains with dyn- amite. In Havana province I was inform- ed the insurgent rolls showed 4,700 men enlisted, of whom between 1,200 and 1.500 were awaiting arms. The week we came away a small expedition was landed wesc of Matanzas, and by this time nearly all the Havana insurgents are presumably under arms. In Pinar del Rio the force is probably 3,000. It fs divided into small bands, and the fighting, while of the guer- rifla kind, has been very fierce during the last few weeks, especia'ly along the coast. Filibustering Expeditions. The insurgents land their filtbustering AUCTION SALES. FUTURB DAYs, BY DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS, OF ELEGANT NEW TRUSTERS SALE, HOUSE, NO. a1 feet six (6) inches ty the full depth feet six ches by the leptl eleven (11), in square nine hi 28), together with the !mprove- balance in one per eent an- and two years, with intervst at annually; $150 required atime num, payable semt- Of mule, and the purchase: ‘allowed ten days expeditions at points near Matanzas, weat dace’ of uate to complete the areas of the trocha line near Mariel, near Neu- Ta Gas vitas and the mouths of several rivers Jel2-d&ds hs er eos along the north coast. On the south coast is - of Sentiago they have several landing TRUSTEES’ SALH OF VALUABLE LOT ON | pieces, as. also not so distant from Cien- GaN, BREIWEEN M AND N/|fuegos and Trinidad. In the west they choose the swampy country. Their diffi- culty is not so much in landing en expedi- rict | ton as in getting the arms and munitions to the men in the interior. Spain's coast Patrol does not seem to be an effective one. The minister of marine in his budget submitted te the cortes. asked for fifty more ships. for Cuba. This was possibly with a view to the possible of belligerency by the United States. All of those Maving “insurgent sym with ah bate: arvable | whom EF talked dectared that if pelligerency St option of per ceca eia ene CE were rée Spain could not send at time of sal id to day of sale.» cnough vessels to Cuban watera: to ler g of tale to with in ten days from | them from the arms they need day of sale. at aeons All they. weniet = the py eae di ting out freely the ports io DWIGHT ANDEUSON, Trastes, | States under belliger: z ‘THOS. J. OWENS, Auctioneer. F Weyler’s campaign has for tts end the For Other Auctions See Page 22. casana SUEpEIEEUEEEpEDEEemnmaEeemee eed AUCTION SALES OF BEAL ESTATE, Se. early summer the aa = iSh Baas Mlle he ino Saturday, June 12, at 5 o'clock pm Wu. +t ably did destroy Holtzman, trustee. insurgents and, them, but it is Ratcliffe, Batton & Co., Aucts,, 920 Pa. sve. n-w. | the kind of w: The insurgents in ‘their strongholds have @ system of prefecturgs. These are little settlements where -frém eight to. fifteen gr the insurgents in , gad destroy a pre- usualy: erploited as a great y troops. The in- s have’ what These s0 culled is protected. The insurgents tack the troops and take small towns, whic they hold for a day or two to show their prowess. While we were in Havana tt was reported that some of, the leaders chafed because of 3 refusal to per- Lo en) SOO ent aaa when Oe falter B. 4 mez, nevertheless, them in with an ‘Trustes’s sale of land, known as ‘“‘Montello,” D,} iron head. The rainy season: was ©., on Monday, June 14, at 5 o'clock p.m. Loria | On, he. Dot ste seman. “patel, Stow D> Aneta, Pa in v 920 Pe. ave. nw. rats ~Trietes’s sale of dwellngn, No. sm18-16 dot. | 1088, Of prestige. Se, om Monday, June 14, at & o'clock pos John 4. ere. Walter, trustee. Descaneee- Brce:, Avcts., 9th ant D ste nw. {00s Tension stlo of veiling, No, $19 11th st. 0. give. vana were attacked by the insurgents dur- ing the month of May, and in most cases the troops got the worst of it. Nothing of this kind could be learned from the official reports, because im these reports an un- broken line of Spanish successes is re- corded. Every ten days the official record is published. In one of the official state- ments. I noticed that the insurgent loss was reported at 257 and the Spanish loss at 7. For another ten-day period, 317 dead in- surgents were reported against 10 dead Spaniards. The impossibility of any kind of fighting in which the losses could be so disproportionate stamps the utter worth- leseress of the official Spanish records. The Insurgents’ Strength. I was told by insurgent sympathizers in Havana that in a military sense the insur- rectton was stronger than ever. My obser- vation of the campaigning did not justify this assertion. The insurrection is perhaps stronger because relatively Spain is weak- er. As to military operations, tt would be idle to say that General Weyler, with his 200,000 soldiers, has accomplished nothing. It 1s doubtful if Gomez could now lead a body of insurgents within sight of Havana, as he once did. If Maceo were alive it is questionable whether he could sweep with his men from Pinar de! Rio up into Ma- tangas as he did on a former occasion “as an answer to Weyler's claim that the they have arms their activity is marvelous. AMr. Calhoun was in Havana General Weyler was personaly in the field In Santa Clara, and was traveling around toe Cien- The was afraid to leave his troops, and they did harass the Spanish columns. Quintin Bandera, the insurgent itermarching . ways the insurgents showed their capability for action. Campaign of Inactivity. ‘With all the western and central part of ‘the istand garrisoned, there ts little now for the Spanish soldiers to do except to wait the outcome of the rainy season. I have previously described the system of fortinas and forts along the railroads and im the interior. The military policy of Weyler, in making the country a desert, ts causing a further concentration cf troops in the towns. It sounds ridiculous to say that with a vastly superior force they can Probably hotd these towns, yet they sre net entirely free from attacks by the tn- surgents. The form the war is now taking is partly economic. The country does not supply sustenance for the Spanish troops. in many places the food has to be taken to them by convoy trains. Where the rail- road is used, the insurgents frequently blow up the trains by dynamite. Where the raliroads do not run, a heavy force is needed to carry the supplies. The Spanish trcops hold Bayamo in Santiago, but they hold it practicaity as an imprisoned garri- son. When a convoy reaches them the trcops and the people of the town join in pubtic rejoicing. Late in Apri! Calixto Gar- cla successfully attacked a convoy from Manzanillo to Bayamo, secured the pro- visions and caueed a heavy loss of life to the troops. Later another Spanish force succeeded in reaching Bayamo, but the rovisions only lasted three weeks. Ten lays ago @ convoy was started out from Manzanillo, was caught in the heavy rains, and when last heard from was floundering in the mud unable toseither go forward or to meve backward. A Spanish lieutenant told me those rations were certain to be dtstributed among the insurgents. Insurgents’ Raids. Bayemo is the most conspicuous filustra- tion of the‘difiiculty Spain has in holding Cuba, especially in the eastern provinces, but there are other towns where her garri- sons are also practically prisoners. As for the insurgents themselves, they are better able to stand a campaign in which the aim is to destroy the sources of food supply. It ts their country, and they know how to live off of it. In addttion to helping them- selves from these Spanish convoys, they make raids on cattle wherever found, usually with success. During the month of May these cattle raids were of more .ac- count than the actual fighting. The insur- gents secured cattle around Guanajay with- in the lines of the trocha, around Clenfuc- gos, where a heavy force of Spanish troops was stationed; near Matanzas, and in other localtties. They are better fed than the Spanish troops, and even with the country . Seer they will fare beiter better rela- ively. Spanish Savagery. 5 I have been asked whether the guerrifa method of carrying on the war does not add to its savagery. That may be an open Question, but as the desolation grows and spreads the savagery does increase. It has already been commented on that Gen- eral Weyler shoots prisoners of war con- trary to the usages of civilized nations. That is only half the story. I know from Exconses by Insurgents, The insurgents, on their part, are not free from excesses. It has to be said that no dered prisoners of war or wounded Span- ish soldiers. I was told of several cases of obloquy. the native Cubans who take Of complicity with them thet th the oe is directed. GOLDENBERG’S. | GOLDENBERG’S. : Just see these silk values! : You must admit, ladies, that these extraordi- smary silk values cap the climax. You certainly ¥ have never been offered before anything that would $ in the least compare with them. They come from > purchases made under the most advantageous cir- cumstances, and because they were bought for so s little and because they are being offered for so little + similar qualities belonging to our regular stock 3 have been marked down--had to be, though you ® Considered them splendid values before. ‘We have bought 114 pleces of the very finest and hapdscmest printed Japanese twilled foutards—27 inches whte—and tn the very prettiest and most excinsive patterts and colorings, such as heliotrope, green, brown, three shades of navy blue, Violet, etc. Never have such silks sold for lems then 7Sc. a yard, and you can find them selling at ope of the kading dry ‘goods houses for 98c. a yard. You get the Unrestricted choice of this immens: lot ‘Mcnday morning for 49 cents yard. ‘The above purchase and the ridiculous- Deas of the price has caused us to mark these 23-Inch handsome printed foularda, in the prettiest of green, brown, light and dark blue and hellotrope patterns, which have been until now 50c., to 39 cents yard. Changeable brocade taffeta, some green, red ond blue Seured which have been S0c. a yard will now go 29 cents yard. ZAwch Vlack softfintkhed Tapancse sll —Lyons dye—has been Ge. a yard —will be put on sale Monday at 49 cents yard. Fifteen pieces White Brocaded Japanese Sitk-lovely patterns, and bax been BOe. all _neason to go on rale Monday for 35 cents yard. Biack Silk Grenadines—23 inches wide, fp ten handsome s-roll and figured pat terns, which have sold nll season for 50c. a yard—to go Monday at 29 cents yard. : | See these wash goods values. You will scarcely believe tt, but you will find ft #0 if you have looked about, or will look abeut—we put om sale Monday moming a purchase of 200 pleces of the very prettiest of French Organdies—in the mest beautiful printings imagiuable—the newest and brightest and most desirable stuls of the season—whieh have been sell- ing, and are still selling, at stores for 25c. a yard, and which have been con- sidered awfully cheap even at that price— 15 cents yard. ‘These are the very prettiest amd aheer- fest Organdies of the season, and the pat- terns are the clever comception of those Preach designers which have set all Amer- ica wild with enthusiasm. Seventy-five pleces of 32-inch Amason Tawas—those sheer, light-figured stuffs, Which you cam see selling for 12}. a yard about tows, have come to us at @ price that will eaable us to offer them Monday "7 cents yard. see these white goods values. ‘You may count on these prices being the very lowest you have ever known to have been quoted. No matter what others tell you these qualities are the very best —there are no seconds. 500 yards sheer English India mull, in cream and white—which has never been sold for icss than 25c. a yard—will be offered you Monday for 1244 cents yard. One thousand yards 40-inch white Vic- toria icwas, which sell for no less thas 12%. a yard—will go on aajy Monday at 84 cents yard. Sheer English atriped dimitica, which are sold usually for 20r. a yard, will go Monday at 11 cents yard. : See these values in laces, &c. 5,000 yards of carrow Valenciennes lace, such as is usually sold for 2c. a dosen yards, go or sale Monday at 1 cent yard. walt cnt coan aoa so' sa oan t for as high as 35c. a yard, will go on sale 1114 cents yard. usually sold for 15c., 18c, and 20c. a yard, ‘will go on sale Monday at 10 cents yard. 550 yards white oriental lace, euch as fs See these underwear values. <<. seau= 6 cents each. all aixes—which are sold about tows for ten cents each—never less—go om sale Mon- day at See these hosiery values. 1,200 pairs Indice’ fast black full reg- usually for 12%c. pair—will go on enle Morday morning at 8 cents pair. 14 cents pair. A lot of children's fest black and white half and three-quarter sox—euch as we sell regularly for 25c. a palr—will go ow sale Monday at 14 cents pair. 1,200 petre men's full-fashioned Spanish mixed half hose, which are a great deal Detter than thoee which are offered you See these notion values. German white crochet thread—Nos. 18, 20, 22 and 24—which sells regularty for 8c. ‘Dall—to go for 2 cents a ball. Nine-yard pieces allcitk seam binding, Which usually sells for 12c. piece —shall go for 7 cents piece. Kicinert's unstamped dress shields, Which usually sell for 15c., go for 7 cents pair. “C. B.” turkey red working cotton—Nos, 18, 20, 22 and 24—regular price of which ts 2c. skein—to go Monday at 12 skeins for 3c. == “Safety” books and eycs—as good ‘These kid hair curlers, for which you Deloug’s—to go Monday at = have been paying others 10c., are here ae I cent card. 5 cents d = Tadies’ safety belt pins in nickel, gilt = and black, which are sold cverywhere ‘Those large spools white and black lies Se. cach—sball go Mouday. tor aad thread shall be offered Monday at I cent spool. 11, 12 and 14-1nch French whalebones, the 15 and 18c. dosen sort, shall go Monday at 4 cents dozen. ‘Sta-yard pleces Feather-stitched braid, which usually sells for 6 und 10c. « dusen —sball go for 3 cents dozen. GOLDENBERG’S, 70%. ‘Will Help Along the Building of the ¥. M. C. A. Cy $ | fi | ! I g & i : Hf i iY ia if ; i i i i ae gf " FA i fi é 2 i 3