Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1897, Page 10

10 e THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1897-16 PAGES. $ | for $1.50 Stirts reads Ike 8 men’s clething store advt.—but it's as true as truth. Choice of the best English Medras Shirts, im indel- Ibly woven designs and ws, apd genuine French Flannel Shirts. | Bicycling News. or “High-grade Wheels ts | $37.50 cra ters. And note | these prices: $1.98 for Banner Lamps, 2e for Electric Belle, $2.60 for Christy | Saddles, 2c for Pants Guards, 18¢ for Sprocket Locks, §9¢ for M. & W. Inner ‘Tubes. Ladies’ Sh Some worth $1.50. Some worth $1.75. irt Waists, Cc Some worth $2.00. Some worth $2.25. The Palais Royal. You must see these Waists,--we can no more tell you the difference bztween them and cheap Waists than we could between a Paris-made anda home-made hat. Crispene Suits will not shrink. RISPENE is the best summe; ed they are ideal garments. 6.98. Crispene Suits will not crease. 1 dress material. When man-tailor- And when $6.98 will secure a richly braided suit—then the temptztion to purchase should be irre- sistible. A §2.27 Suit. A suggestion:—Select one of the bargain Shirt Waists at 98c and a “Crispene” Skirt at $1.29, making only $2.27 for a Summer Suit. A $3.48 Suit. Made of grass linen, thoroughly shrunk. Choice of blazer, Eton and fly-front jackets. Tailor-made skirt. A $4.29 Suit. Choice of crash, grass linen and pique Suits, plain and braided. Well! made and stylish garments—a_bar- gain at $4.29. A $4.19 Skirt. The superior Tailor-made Grass Linen and Pique Skirts, with lapped seams and fly pockets. A $1.69 Skirt. Choice of Grass Linen and Linen Batiste Skirts, made extra wide. 10-inch hem and four rows of stitch- ing. A Touring Suit. | 33 per cent discount—one-third off the price marked on the Cloth Suit or Jacket you select. Siegel’s Underwear Stock. The best bargains of many years are being distributed rapidly. So many of the $2.68 lot gone that the balance shall be thrown on the $1.98 table. Tomorrow's early visitors will find gowns and skirts worth up to $5 each. The 47c Lot. Garments that will bear inspection. This Empire Gown for illustration. Note that the yoke back is not straight, but curved, fitting to per- fection. The felled seams and tiny stitches are a feature. And you can rely on the embroidery trimming and cambric ruffles. Now note the width and length of this gown—and wonder at the price being only 47 cents. The Skirts, Corset Covers, Drawers, and Chemises are equally good bargains. The 69c Lot. $1 garments in this lot. Cambric and Muslin Gowns, Skirts, Corset | Covers and Drawers. Paris style un- derwear, with lace, embroidery and ribbon trimmings as daintily ar- ranged as are the adornments on a Paris made hat. But need we write of this 69c. lot—when all Washing- ton is talking. Regular patrons who have not yet called are reminded that the opportunity is passing. 18¢ for 25c Garments. NEW sale to commence tomorrow morning. Three instead of two garments for 50 vests, pants and hosiery. cents. = Co The Vests come in Swiss-ribbed Li with mare and Ve necks, wing and no sleeves, lace medium and extra and ribbon trimming sizes. Small, 18 cents for 25¢ &7The Ladies’ Hose have Richelieu and cluster ribs. Some plain, with double soles. The Chil- dren's, in sizes 4 to 9, have double knees. Best of 25e Hose for 18¢. Summer Housefurnishings. S 49c 87c 24c for Cake Stards, Spoon Holders, Fruit Bowls, like cut glass. piece suite, only $8.98. Three money-saving articles. Basement Floor. for Oil Steves, with large tank and 4-inch burner, =. for the usual $1 Gos double burrers. Stoves, with two for G-qnart Preserving Kettles—a bint of lowest prives for enemel ware. for Mason's . With porcelain Pints, quarts, balf gallons. Ge SC tinea cape for choice. $6.95 traing 45 pours ice Brass trimmings. for “Jewett Hard-wood Refrigerators, Charcoal packed for the usual 106 4c hard wood. 13-1 Qc ft orepound tin can of Chinese Packing cs phor—the best. $5.48 [1 Decorated China Chamber Sets of 12 . pieces, including large Siop Jar. Qc 1 full size Pastry Roands—and 9 cents for choice ef a thousand ond one other articles, (Wortinued above.) UMMER clothes for your furniture made by experts. Slips for 5- great floors filled with time, labor and A few hints:— Fourth Floor. Sereen Doors, with hardwood strips. sizes. Bring meesurements. for an 69c for Adjustable Window Screens. 18x18 c Snches; expanding to 32 inches. QSc 1 Brusseline Rugs, 24336 inches. They are reversible rugs, well worth 50c. O8c ft Lawn Benctes and only $1.35 for Large Rockers. Strong, comfortable anil g0cd-looking. Oc for Denim Stoop Seats, cotton filled. Otlcloth bottom. On Second Floor. BGc 1% Summer Sheets, $1190 inches. 6¢ for Pillow Cases, 45x36. All hemmed, ready for use. $4.65 9% tor Aittinen Hemstitched Sheets *GS ine ideal summer bedwear. DSc instead of 35 for Webb's famous “Dew Bleach" Towels; and only 12}¢ for Heavy Huck Towels, 19137 inches. J] imsterd_ of $1.25 for 11-4 “Allendale” Ted $ Spreads; and only $1 for the 11-4 Summer Blankets. 5c each for 18-\nch All-Jinen Doylles, the quality usually sold at $1 dozen. Best French Style Ribbons. Some worth 60c. Others worth 50c. 2OC Some worth 38c. one worth less. For the second time this season we are enabled te throw these expensive ribbons on a tabie.”” They are the pt “bargain exquisite creations that you'll find in the millinery stores tenderly nursed in glass cases. 25c yard here, and ruthlessly cast on an exposed table--only because we have secured enormous quantities at an absurd price. *7The writer invites ridicule by attempting descriptions of effects in designs and colorings that defy words. Here’s a piece of plaid ribbon made of various shades of one color, outlined with tiny lines of contrast- ing color. Here are many pieces of various colors, with edges embroid- ered in contrasting shade, creating bewitching effects. in white and green, green and pink, white and pink, navy and white, etc., etc. Here are vast quantities of stripe ribbons, in taffeta and gauze, a hundred and one combinations of stripes, in widths and colors. And here nestle pure white ribbons, overlaid with silk stripes, in colors, forming plaids. And —but the end of our columns is reached. Let’s squeeze in this—Some of these ribbons are eight inches wide, and of such quality silk that they may be squeezed tightly in the hand without showing a sign of a crease when released. Palais Royal, <= G St, COUNTY POPULATION Returns by Precincts as Made Up by Police Department. AGGREGATE OF 41,195 INHABITANTS Figures Show the Proportion as White, 27,292; Colored, 13,902. THE REPORT I DETAIL The last batch of the police census was turned in to the Commissioners today. It represents the population of the county, and embraces the villages and roads, show- ing in detail the number of persons residing on each. There are in all 41,195 people living in the county, which includes parts of the third, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth pre- cinets. Of the total inhabitants of the county, 27,292 are white and 13,903 are col- ored. The count by precincts is as follows: Third Precinct. Numbered squares north and west of Florida avenue northwest, east of Rock creek and south of R street northwest gives 132, of which number 109 are white and 23 cclored. Fitth Precinct. In this precinct there is a total of 9,440 people, of which 6,014 are white and 3,426 are colored. It shows the division in detail to be divided as follows: Anacostia, 2,630, of whom 2,571 are white and 68 colored; Aracostia road, between Ridge road and Twining City, 159, of whom 140 are white and 19 colored; Bowen road, between Good Hope and Suitland, 49, of whom 31 are white and 18 colored; Bowen road, between Suitland road near Good Hope to Ridge read and Nonesuch, 180, of whom 74 are white and 106 colored; Buena Vista Heights, 41, all white; Congress Heights, 165, all white; East Washington Heights, 27, of whom 17 are white and 10 colored; Garticld, 486, all colored; Garfield Heights, Hamilton road and Walker road, 127, of whom are white and % colored; Gies- boro’, 92, of whom 20K are white and 81 colored; Hillsdale, 2,164, of whom 102 are white and 2,062 colored; Hamilton road, 122, of whom there are 20 white and 102 colored; Harrison street and Good Hope, 256, of whom 245 are white and 11 colored; Livingston road, 37, divided as 46 white and 11 colore Minnesota avenue, south of Twining City, 42, all white; Naylor road, 50), of whom 36 are white and 14 are colored: Nichols avenue, 55, all white; Ridge road, 40, of whom #4 are white and 6 colored; Twining City, 200, all white; United States Government Hospital for the Insane, pa- tients, 1,738, of whom 1,423 are white and 315 colored; United States Government Hcs- pital for the Insane, employes, 510, of whom 491 are white and 19 colored; Wheeler road, 61, all white. Seventh Precinct. In this precinct there are 3,853 persons, of whom 2,844 are white and 1,009 are col- ored. These are divided as follows: Broad Branch road, 145, of whom 91 are white and 54 colored: Brookville, 72, divid- ed as follows: 62 white and 20 colored: Connecticut avenue extended. 55, of whom 41 are white and 14 colored; Chappell road, 11, all white; Cleveland place, $0, of whom 60 are white and 20 colored; Canal road, 188, of whom 158 are white and 35 colored: Conduit road west of Harlem, 205, of whom 181 are white and 24 colored; Chain Bridge read, 44, of whom 10 are white and 34 colored; ‘Fowler's Hill, Canal road, 94, of whom 8 are white and 10 are colored; Grant road, 50, of whom 36 are white and 14 colored; Georgetown and Rockville road, south of Tenleytown, to Georgetown, 116, all of whom ure white; Georgetown and Rockville road, north of Tenleytown, District line, 51, of whom 34 are white and 17 colored; Harlem, 381, of whom 358 are white and 2% colored; Klingle road, 12, all white; Little Falls road, 86, of whom 20 are white and 57 colored; Loughboro’ road, 100, of whom 73 are white and 27 colored: Military road, 30, of whom 14 are white and 10 colored; Magazine lane, 18, of whom 14 are white and 4 colored; Murdock Mill road, 148, of whom 98 are white and 48 colored; New Cut road, 25, all white: Pleasant drive, 11, all white: Pierce Mili read, 51, of whom ‘27 are white and 24 col- ored; Rock Creek Ford road, 171, of whom 38 are white and 133 colored; Ridge road, 90, of whom 88 are white and 2 colored: River road, 8, all white; Tenleytown, 1,127, of whom 756 are white and 369 colored: 38th street extended, 236, of whom 227 are white and 9 colored; Tunlaw road, 25, of whom 22 are white and 3 colored; U street extended, 78, of whom 73 are white and five colored; Woodley lane, 40, of whom 28 are white and 12 colored. Eighth Precinct. In this district there is the greatest sub- urban population, the figures aggregating 21, Of this number there are 14,069 whites and 7,703 colored. The detailed fig- ures follow: Bloomingdale, 403, of whom 395 are white and 8 colored; Bunker Hill road,61,of whom 43 are white and 18 colored; Bates road, 25, ef whom 23 are white and 2 colored; Blair road, 218, of whom 176 are white and 42 colored; Blagden's Mill road, 2, both white; Brightwood Park, 286,"of whom 272 are white and 14 colored; Brightwood avenue, Florida avenue to District line, 421, of whom 361 are white and 60 colored; Belle- view cburt, 37, all colored; Brookland, 726, of whom 671 are white and 55 colored: Brookland (south), 215, of whom 1¥4 are white and 21 colored; Brookland (addition to), 24, all white; Barnes and Weaver's subdivision, 26, of whom 21 are white and 6 colored; Catholic University, 134, of whom 127 are white and 7 colored; Ecking- ton, 233, of whom 213 are white and 20 col- ored; Eckington (west), 390, of whom 381 are white and § colored; Eckington (cen- tral), 226, of whom 204 are white and 22 colored; Edgewood, 9, all white; Fort Tot- ten, 33 of whom 341 are white and 2 colored; Gipsy camp, between Glenwood and Brookland, 18, of whom 16 are white and 2 colored; Howard University subdivision, 2,396, of whom 340 are white and 2,056 are colored; Harewood road, 64, of whom 36 are white and 29 are colored; Highland avenue, 16, of whom 15 are white; James’ Gift, 26, ali colored; Lamond, 52,.of whom 43 are white and 9 colored; Le Droit Park, 1,867, of whom 1,721 are white and 146 colored; Mili- tary road, 18, ajl white; Morrison street, 31, all white; Metropolis View, 98, of whom 88 are white and 11 colored; McLaugilin’s subdivision, 359, of whom 295 are white and 64 colored; National Park, 58, of whom 26 are white and 32 colored; Piney Branch road, 18, of whom 140 are white and 50 colored; Queen's Chapel road, 10, of whom 7 are white and 3 colored; Riggs road, 9, or whom 78 are white and 21 colored: Rock Creek Church road, 141, of whom 113 are white and 28 colored; Rock Creek Ford road, 67,-of whom 5 are white and 62 color- ed; road A, 28, all white; Sargent’s road, 75, of whom 55 are white and 4 colored; Sligo Mill road, 52, of whom 23 are white and 20 colored; Spring road, 133, of whom @i are white and 66 colored; Shepherd road, 135, of whom 74 are white and 61 colored: Sheridan street, 132, all white; Scott ave- nue, 53, of whom 48 are white and 7 color- ed; Soldiers’ Home, 804, all white. Territory bounded by 14th street’ north- west extended, on the east, Florida avenue northwest on the south, Rock creek on the West and unnamed road on the north, com- prising the subdivisions of Mt. Pleasant, Lanter Heights, Ingleside, et 4,158, of whom 2,619 are white and 1,539 are colored; Territcry bounded by 7th street north- west extended on ihe east, Florida ave- nue northwest on the south, I4th street northwest extended on the west and Spring road on the north, comprising the subdivisions of Holmead Manor, Todi and Brown's, Columbia Heights, &c., 6,140, of whom 3,367 are yalte and 2,773 are col- ored. Territory bounded by Harewood road on the east, Bloomingdale on the south, How- erd University subdivision on the west and Michigan avenue on ihe north, comprising the Le Droit Park and Dobbins’ subdi- visions, 439, of whom 183 are white and 256 colored. Terra Cotta, 86, of whom 81 are white and 6 colored; Takoma, 1&1, of whom 165 are white and 16 colored; University Heights, 105, of whom 100 are white and 5 colored, University Station, 55, of: whom 14 are write and 41 colorai; Wnaitney Close; 58, of whom 52 are white und 7 colored; Whitney avenue, whom 87 are white and 7 colored oS F Minth Precinct. This precinct shows a total of 5,990 peo- ple, of whom 4,267 are white and 1,742 are colored. They are summarized from the following details:« “ Avalon Heights, 76, all white; Brentwood road, 91, of whom 7 are white and 16 col- ored; Bunker Hill road, 33, of whom 30 are white and 3 colored; Bludensburg road, 161, of whom 148 are white and 13 colored; Ben- ning, 387, of whom 84.are white and 6 col- ored; Benning road, 167, of whom 34 are white and 133 colored; Burrville, 148, all of Whom are colored; Cottage Hill, 179, of o@: 167 are white and 12 colored; Central avenue, 6, equally divided; Deanwood, 168, of whom 61 are white and 107 colored; Deanwood, east, 15, all colored; Douglass, 74, equally divided; Glendale, 58, all colored; Hickey road, 74, of whom 52 are white and 22 colored; Ivy City, 379, of whom 131 are white and 248 colored; Kenilworth, 13, of whom 12 are white and 1 colored; Kendall Green and Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 165, of whom 140 are white and 25 colored; Lang- don, 223, of whom 217 are white and 6 col- ored; Lincoln, 115, of whom 114 are colored; Mt. Olivet road, 21, all white; Queen's Chapel road, 76, of whom 57 are white and 19 colored; Ridge road, 28, of whom 18 are white and 10 colored; Rosedale, 1,207, of whom 1,113 are white and 91 colored; Re- form school, 274, of whom #4 are white and 180 colored; Trinidad, 1,657, of whom 1,356 are white’ and 3801 colored; Winthrop Heights, 204, of whom 43.are white and 161 colored. Recapitulation. Third precinct, 132, of whom 109 are white and 23 colored; fifth precinct, 9,440, of whom 6,014 are white and 8,426 are colored; sev- enth precinct, 3,803, of whom 2,814 are white and 1,009 are colored; eighth pre- cinct, 21,771, of whom 14,068 are white and 7,103" are colored; ninth precinct, 5,00, of whom 4,257 are white and 1,742 are col- ored. PRESS CENSORSHIP (Continued from First Page.) of distressed Americans was published two or three days late and in the most guarded manner. The passage of the Morgan res- olution in the Senate recognizing belliger- ency has not yet been made known to the Havana newspaper-reading public. The night that resolution passed a private mes- sage did get thiough conveying the infor- mation. Otherwise the Americans in Ha- vana might have waited days before it was kvown. The news also leaked cut from the palace, and it was possible to obtain expressions of very bitter opinion from the officers. and the official classes egainst the United States. But all this was under cover. Most of the time the stereotyped news from Washington ard Madrid would be that the relations between the United States and Spain “continued aftectionate.”” If the belligere: cy resolution should pass the House there would probably be a cable in the Havana newspapers saying that the relations between the two countries were still “effectionate.” In the course of a week or ten days some hint might be per- mitted of the action taken by Congress, Lut this is doubtful. Escaped the'Cemsor’s Vigilance. Naturally, the Gensdrship has to permit something to be publighed about the move- ments ef the trogys apd the local military operations on the,island. Everybody is in- terested in knowing where the columns are and what they gfe dding. This informa- tion is given by téling ef the movements of the troops against the. insurgents, usualiy with an account pf some glorious victory. Sometimes it is ssible to record a victory, and reading bétween the lines, the people of Havana know that the troops nave been whipped. Bometimes, too, the news gets past the censor, because he fails to see its signiticénce. Occasionally thé Havana dailies “stop their presses,” not tg’ announce any late news, but in order that some news which is objectionable to thé authorities may be chiseled out. One day I noticed, in a re- port of a skirmish Between the insurgents and the troops, that something had been chiseled out of te description of the in- surgents. It seemed that their actual num- ber had been reported, and this number, giving a proper idea of their strength, the censor wouid not permit it to be stated. Such intelligence controverted the assur- ances of pacification and of dwindling in- surgents, Polities in Spa’ ‘The Havana papers have full correspond- exce and dispatches from Madrid. That is a kind of information that cannot be en- tirely suppressed. The Havana public know something of the political condition in Spain, is able to keep informed of what 1s going on, even though the news that 1s published may be meager and disjointed. When the Duke of Tetuan slapped one of Sagasta’s followers, that fact was not pub- lished in Havane till the developments fol- lowing it had been made known. The dis- cussions in the cortes were edited with great effectiveness by the press censor. He could make the Congressional Record a vest-pocket volume. However, the newspaper editors in Ha- vana are shrewd, and they do manage to give their readers fairly complete knowl- edge of what is happening in Spain. The cabinet crisis was not permitted to be made public. Only the vaguest hints that Gen. Martinez Campos had been summoned to Madrid and the possibility of Sagasta resuming power were given. Not the shadow of an intimation was permitted that a change in the cabinet might mean the recall of Gen. Weyler. If that ever happens, it will be made public only be- cause his power will be broken and the palace officials will not be strong enough to prevent the newspapers from spreading it broadcast without waiting for Weyler's actual departure. On the other hand, any strengthening of Weyler’s power will be promptly and prom- irently recorded. When the declaration was made that Canovas assumed full re- sponsibility for Weyler’s actions in Cuba, and that the queen regent approved, this statement was set forth with much flour- ish. Similarly, Sagasta’s declaration that the Mberal party would never consent to any scheme for the sale of Cuba was ex- ploited, though hardly a word of the propo- sition for the purchase of Cuba had been permitted publication. Imported Periodicals, The martial law of the press censorship extends to all newspapers which come to the island. Theoretically nothing is per- mitted circulation which reflects on the government. Actually this cannot be car- ried out. The book stores and news de- pots which handle American newspapers have to send two copies to the palace for approval.” If the censor should disapprove and copies of the paper should be sold, it would be a grave offense by the bookseller. But the impossibility of carrying out such @ system is realizéd at’the palace, and the American newspapers circulate freely in Havana. Those from: Madrid are subject to occasional confiscation. As liberty of the press still prévails‘in Madrid to a lim- ited degree, the newspapers there which are opposed to the government criticise it with freedom. Sqme of them make savage attacks on Weyler and his policy. ‘These papers are usually stopped in the post office. Nevertheless, they get into circula- tion, and the fact that the palace has or- dered their confiseation enables them to be sold at an advanced price. Ignorance in Havana. I have given theee points about the cen- sorship because ‘they “help to portray the ignorance which “may, prevail in Havana concerning the oe eaeetates and its atti- tude toward Spain and the insurrection. It {8 also necessary to state that the Ha- vana public is kept misinformed of public sentiment in this country because the newspapers there only quote the New York journals which are notoriously and con- sistently out of line with American public sentiment on foreign questions. They are thus misled into the belief that anything lke a policy 1s effervescent ism, and that the United States will only do what a couple of un-American New York newspapers think it should do. The Spanish mind in Havana is slow in pen- etration. Between the censorship and the misrepresentation of American public sen- timent it is naturally misled, and ignorance of actual! conditions is fostered. But even the Spanish mind is grasping the idea that it may have been misinfogmed, and the slow processes by which it will re informe: TO INTEREST AND INSTRUCT An Exhibit of the Results of Manual Train- ing in Public Schools. It Will Open Tomorrow at No. 1218 F Street—Valuable Object Lesson im Modern System. Every person interested in the progress and development of the American public school system, the advancement of which is better exemplified in the national cap!- tal than in any other city, will have an opportunity during the next four days to study a valuable object lesson on the sub- Ject in the exhibition of the results of tne manual training system in the Washington schools, which will be opened in the Hough- ton building, No. 1218 F street northwest, tomorrow morning. It is within the memory of many of the Present generation when the course of instruction in free schools was confined almost exclusively to the “three 8’ Steadily and constantly the aims of the system have been enlarged and expanded, until today the graduate of the High School enters upon active life equipped with a varied and comprehensive familiar- ity with ali branches of education. Mind Traint The training of the mind has been ac- companied in recent years by the training of the eye and of the hand, and thus the entire scholar had been educated. The system of manual training by which this applaudable object has been attained, is worthy of close study,and the exhibition of its results in Washington deserves the at- tention of every parent and single folks as well. Heretofore such exhibitions have been confined to the various school buildings, the work of the pupils in each displaying their work there only. This year Super- intendent Powell decided to ‘make a single exhibition of the work of the pupils of all the schocls. Like most other excellent ideas it was the matter of a moment's inspiration and the Houghton building was rented for the purpose. The Exhibit Installed. The exhibit is being installed today and includes all kinds of work done by the pu- pils in the entire school system, from the primary branches to and including the high schoole. The specimens of sewing. cerpentering, cabinet making end similar branches are really remarkabie wnen the age and experience of the workers are considered. The exhibiis of drawing are also excellent. ; In addition to the manual exhibit there will be st:own the work in English compo- sition of the pupils in all the grades below the high schoo! the relations exis training eystem end the more plied menial trs taken tog2ther will prove n:cs: inierestiny to every obser . The exhibit will be informally opened at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning by Dis- trict Commissi John 1. Wight in presence of the ool officials, including the board of school :ruxtees, Superinten- dent Wilson, the supervising principals of the various seaools and a few others. It will be open from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day this we-k, ciosing Saturlay night at 10 o'clock. * GREEK AND TURKISH SOLDIERS. A Comparison Favorable George's Troops. Correspondence of the Lordon Chronicle. Anybody dropped into Larissa from the clouds coul tell it was the headquarte.s of a considerable force. The streets are crowded with soldiers, the bugle is heard all atout it, orderlies are trotting about, the square is covered with little tin tables, at which the officers are taking their cof- fee or mastic, und finally there is not a bed to be had in the town for love or mcney. This last, however, does not trou- ble me, as I had already determined to Push on the same night to a point much nearer the frontiey.*"But first-I called upon Prince Nicholas and Generat Macris, to both of whom I brought letters from his royal highness the crown prince, and from whom accordingly I received a warm wel- ccme and very great kindness in enabling me to see ax much as possible in the short time I ventured to be away from Athens. Unless they are cither extremely good or extremely bad, soldiers are much the same all over the world—certainly soldiers rais- ed by conscription are. So are barracks, so are Krupp guns, so fs the drill of a bat- tery of artillery, I exam!ned all these in Lar- issa, and the material part of them could not have been much better. The barracks were admirable in their construction, be- ing comparatively new, and better ven- tilated, with a view to the hot climate, than ary I have seen. The cavalry stables were equally good, and as sweet as a dairy. Each horse is left a bed of litter a foot thick all day in winter, only the soiled sur- face being removed. This is very different from our own pian, but the difference is due, I susocct, to the necessity of great warmth in winter for horses that have to bear 20 very hot a summer. The bores of the Krvpps shone like the inside of a well- kept Purdey, and the breech opened at a touch. In matters of this kind there was no slovenliness whatever to criticise. Of the Greek soldiers, as I saw them, only a fa- vorable verdict can be given. though, of course, with the limitations that will sug- gest themselves to everybody as obvious. The men are capital raw material—what the Germans 50 hideously call Kanonenfut- ter. They are mostly accustomed to the life of hard work; soldiering, except, of course, on the battlefield, means no addi- tional privation to them; they are strong, good tempered, perfectly confident, and one and all glad to be going to the front. That last fact is almost enough of itself to make an army. They arrive at Larissa in trainfuls; thoy march singing through the streets to a central depot, where each receives a large burdle, containing his uniform and equip- ment, and picks out a pair of boots; with this bundle under an arm, and the new boots on, they march to the barracks, aiid an hour afterward they issue forth cloth- ed for the ranks, and looking exactly like Frerck soldiers, though with a notice- ably higher standard of physical vitality. A pale face is a rare thing in the Greek army. The infantry drill was really much better than I had hoped to see, and I was specially struck by the intelligence dis- played by the non-commissioned officers— @ very good sign. For instance, in volley firing they were constantly looking over the men’s shoulders at unexpected mo- ments to see that their sights were fixed according to the command, and the very careful way in which a man aimed along his empty rifie showed that he realized that before long there would be a Turk on the foresight. These are trifling details, and of course do not in themselves cali for any praisc, but it is easy to see larger armies where such things are done me- chanically and listlessly. The uniforms tre good and warm and ample—not, of course, with the fit of Aldershot, but up to crdinary continental standard. The Turkish post was 150 yards away, obliquely across the top of the range. A little distance away from it was a broken- down sort of cabin, and as soon as the Turks saw that Lieut. Tricoupi, my com- panion, one dragoman and myself were making for it, the lieutenant in command, the custom house officer, and two or three men left the post hurriedly, and went there to receive us. They evidently did not wish us to avproach toc near the post it- self. Greetings were exchanged, with a gemi-contemptuous nonchalance oun the Greek side and a lowering embarrassment on the other, but were interrupted when the Turkish officer caught sight of the man carrying my little camera. He flew into a passion and stormed, and I hurried the man back to the Greek quarters. Then he became friendly again. Really I could not blame him. He was not at all “fixed” to have his picture taken. To begin at the top, his fez was very old and solled; he had not been shaved for days, and half an inch of gray stubbly beard—for Rees im his to King chalf the buttons gone; ‘his. under- e:cthing would have affrighted Mrs. Moss; his trousers were green -with age, soled and tern and tucked into rough peasant's stoekings; on his feet he had a pair of ancient slippers. Truly he was a pitiable sight, and he knew it. Indeed, standing beside Tricoupi, es and span as a French staff officer’ rH junday, from the byight gold lace in fis cap, aS white ves, “revelver .cane, - glittering .scabbard -ané neat riding, bootr, ne could not but ve sersible of the comparison, 3 For Bicyclists. Measure your runs. American Cyclometers, Register 10,000 miles, Ladies’ Sweaters. 10 dozon—choice of all the fash. fonable shades, perfect fitting | Worth $3.50—for $1.50. a cheap price. PRICES. 400 Boys’ Wash Sailor Suits-- offered in two lots to tomor- row’s buyers. 300 are worth $1.25—tor......O9C. 100 are worth $2.00—for. $1.50 Galateas and Ducks. plain, striped and shot effects—some trimmed’ with braid, others stitched: cord and whistle, broldered embiems—well made. enough to come from Saks’.” Sizes 3 to 8 years. If you're going away this ts a chance to get what the boys'll need. em: 300d Boys’ Linen Pants, 50c. value, for 39¢. 175 pairs Rrown Linen Pants—not cut skimpily, like most Wash Pants: made on patent waistbands. Can't be matched un- der half a dotlar. Ladies’ Straw Sailors. The man-hatter’s Straw Hat finds the greatest favor in fashion’s eye. -You can’t get them at the milliners nor the dry goods stores. But we've got ‘em. Here’s a special lot —may last two days—but you'd better come tomorrow. Iadies’ Split Jap. Straw Sailors, shaped oa “Knox block, ‘with maonish brim and crown. Worth $2—for IDS; - Chiidren’s Straw Sailors. Je are “headquarters” for Children’s “Headwear,, — everybody recognizes _ that. The only place to find a com- plete assortment. Tomorrow* we shall ask you to see a Lot of Children’s Fancy Mixed and Plain Straw Sailors—new shape—silk trimmed. Worth 98c.—for 75¢. Saks and Saks Charms with quality-excellence and price-lowness. Anybody can sell good goods at a high price. Anybody can sell cheap goods at BUT NOBODY — IN WASHINGTON — SELLS OUR BEST VALUES AT OUR LOWEST | $3.75. “Saks’ Corner.” Bathing Suits for everybody—men, women and children. And everybody who goes to the seashore or mountains—ought to have one. We have provided an immense line. We expect to do a big business—because we have had made up special styles that cannot help being popular—Saks qualities at Saks prices. Boys’ and Men's Striped Swimming ‘Tronke— 10c. (a. Rors’ Riack and Blae Striped Lplece Bathing Suits Usuai $1.25 grade— ” $I. Men's Fancy Woven Strips 2 ing Suits Navy Blue with White Worth $1.25— $1. Men's Solid Color BI ing Suits—2 pieces — Worth $1— _ 89c. The ladies have never had such a chance to choose as our stock provides them with now. Better values—inore novel effects—and not near as much to pay. Here are two leaders for tomorrow— 28 Ladies’ Fancy Flannel Rathing Suite, trimmed with White military braid. Thor oughly maide—no half-taken stitches for you to worry with. Worth $3.50—for $2.48 88 Ladies’ Sicilian Cloth Rathing Suits: made with full xkirt: both skirt and Iouse trimmed prettily with White military braid. Others tell of same grade of suits being worth §. Our price— © Rath. Red, and Black Bath- Company, in value and price anywhere in this city than we offer you now. These prices are simply mites compared with the qualities. But quality is always a characteristic of our offerings—because we have none but reliable goods. Credit if you want it, of course. Refrigerators —Hard wood— Dest $9.50 Chamber Suites Solid Oak— $10 Parlor Suites 5 pleces— $14.00 Lawn Swings ‘A. good one : $5.50 Hall Racks Solid Oak— French Plate Mirror— $4.00 Parlor Tables —Solid Oak splendid value— 39c. Rattan Rockers actual valse— $4.25 Bamboo Portieres, Cute and $1.00 Baby Carriages You ought to see the Tine at Mattings Wonderful qualits— Metal Beds ~All sizes— $3.75 Porch Rockers —Sotid Oak— Cane Seat— $1.49 Sideboards, Solid, Oak— Flate Mirror— $7.00 Dining Chairs Lawn Benches —Bent Wood— 4 feet long— $3.00 Dinner Sets =112 pleces— 4 -cora-ed— $8.50 House & Herrmann, Liberal Furnishers, Cor. 7th and I Streets. A HOMING PIGEON’S LONG FLIGHT. Hundred and Fifty Miles in ee anty-Four Hours at Sea. From the Savannah News. ‘An interesting story of the flight of a homing pigeon, and a singular coincidence of its return to its home, has been fur- nished by the arrival of two vessels in port. ‘The German bark Elvira, Capt. Wurth- mann, arrived Monday morning, and the German ship August, Capt. Jaburg, came inthe afternoon. As the August passed the Elvira Capt. Jaburg hailed Capt. Wurthmann. “I've got one ot your pigeons on board,’ he said. Capt. Wurthmann takes a great interest in homing pigeons, and has raised hun- dreds of them. His vessel is never without a fiock on board. He stamps his name on the wing of every one of them. When Capt. Jaburg informed him that he had one of his pigeons he could not, for the moment, understand how it came to be his in : It was rot long,however, before the ¢: planation was made. The pigeon had light ed’ on. the ship’ #ugust ‘on the-morning of, April 7, while the vessel was near of Portugal. Capt. Jaburg noticed of his friend, Capt. Wurthmann, stamped on the bird’s wing. He thought that some- thing serious had occurred to the Elvira, and that he would be the one to bring the news to port. The was captured and taken care of and brought here, when Capt. Jaburg was surprised to see that the Elvira had already arrived. Capt. Wurthmann tells the story of the fight of his pigeon. April 6, at 8 o'clock a.m., while about 850 miles northwest of Cape Finnestere, off the coast of Portugal, five of his pigeons got away. One of them was quite young, and not being able to fiy, it dropped into the sea. The other four dived down into the water and tried to rescue their companion. The vessel was sailing at the rate of ten miles an hour, and in fifteen minutes Capt. Wurthmann lost sight of the pigeons. The wind increased to a gale, and was blowing toward the coast. It was impossible for the pigeons to get back to the vessel then. One of them, however, sighted ship went on