Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR,» MONDAY, AUGUST: "2," 1897-12 PAGES. ee festeatoeocecdeeeedeteatendeneneciegpateatentendenseneges teste toateatentonet eee Bicycle Lamps. Sweaters. nd $2.50 Worsted Broken lots of $2 SOON NSot ot oso MENT, Siher _— burns kerosene-- Sweaters latest acd lors — went hee aise be ‘S158 $3-25, es —- | Bike Hose. Lamp. tmens ke se Men's All-weol Plain and Feney aranieed. Worth $2.50, To- Striped Hose — worth 75e. ‘Tomor- row 48c $1. “We're out-talked often—out-done never.” | ‘ | ee Se Leprol ooo errr These Prices Will [ake the Ladies’ Shirt Waists Fly Out-- and we want them to. We're not sparing ourselves. What we're after now is coniplete clearance. We've none but this season’s Waists to sell—and next year we don't propose to have any but next year’s Waists. That this isn't the policy of others you can see by the mess of old styles they're show- ing now. Price doesn't make the bargain—but what it buys. See if you can spend so little and get as much Waist-worth anywhere else. There are no Waists like the Saks brand— $1.98 Buys the choice o $4_and $5 Waists. i £ $ $ 53 $ $ & $ 53 $ and no selling equal to Saks-selling. Tomorrow— 8c. 58ce. tuya the choice 68c. Buys the 48c. a $2.55 and $2.50 Wait | nt asse:tmer tomerrow—w © ones at thet- almost a complete Hine of sizes patterns —and excl pe long—at these pr is, Duck Skirts-- Ladies’ and [lisses’ Bathing Suits-- Two lots that we shall let | you kave below the making efler 30. more of these regular $1.50 | hey'll be just as good Dock Skirts errow at Sie. Ladies = Ps where to look for the differences that | year as this-—but we eur skirts better than others’~length— . width —heng—n all excelling features. n't carry them over— 33 Misses" ‘y Blue Twill Flannel Suite, with wide and White braid trimming. K (or $5.48 Bicycle Suits-- $2.25. piece Linen and Cot at have been very. poy 39 Ladies’ Black Mohair Bathing Suits, fancily trimmed —well worth the $5 they have "$3.75. Ladies, turn this over to your husbands-- It’s an important item for them. Means the saving of some money on a purchase every man finds it neediul to make at this season of the year. A special sale of our fine Ready-to-wear Trousers--a day’s sales less than a thousand pairs to pick from. Each pattern new and fashionable. ery pair sound, solid quality—and per- fect in fit. $1.50 for $2.75 and $3)$3.50 for $5 Pants. Covert 1 Oe ee Se ee a ee te te te ee es ss tects ondonteateeteasreteoteateateasredesgeoteteadeetoetreteteareateas Pants. $4 for $7 Pants. = $2.50 for $3.25 and $3.50;78c. for Brown Crash g Pants. i Pants. $52.75 for $4 and $4.50 /$1 for $1.50 and $1.75% : Pants. |" Crash Bicycle Pants. } ig : The 48c. Straw Hat Sale. Some of you men are going to wait until these $2, $1.75 end $1.50 Straw Hats at 48c. are ail gone—before you come aiter them. We give notice now that the sale is, about over, Quick! t Saks & Company, “Saks’ Corn CALLAN LALA HN THE SUNDAY Ht 2 Soeteeontonse ce goegngenozen SCHOOLS. | | zantzation of several new s j sult of its work was ual Convention of the | picasure. ery County Association. The electicn of officers was taken up, dence of The Evening Star. President Hartsnorne appointing che fol- s 2 Jowing committ GAITHERSBURG. Md., August 1, 18% | Sterne eee Sunday school workers from all sections | son and Mrs otestant schools of the county were | was unanition: attendance at the M. E. Church South { Goshen Saturday and Sunday, on the | asion of the seventh annual convention Monigomery County Sunday School | ¢ ation, which fs auxiliary to the Mary- Sunday Schoot U ve the methods of teac conferences and unity Forty-nine schools in nied, by two or mere dele chools as a re- noted with much on_nomination: A. Fdwards, W. 4b. Kinnear. JW. . Deo- Their report © follows: Kensington rict, James E. le; Second district, Rev. Browningsviile; third dis -Williams, Boyd's; fourth district, Horner. Reekville; fifth district, J. B. Kinnear, Takoma. ary-treasurer, taithersburg. ecutive committee—W, A. Dobson, all were | Rockville. C. W. Prettyma®, Rockville: J. tes each, | W. Horner, Rockville; George F. Pollock, ey were royaliy entertained in the | . Hartshorne, Brighton. of the Goshen people, Mr. 3. R. on was adopted, setting apart ver in charge of the arrangements. ee 3 > association, wh ident Charles R.. Hartshorne called y are asked to take a collec- Scott Duvall, amon, nvention te order Saturday morning at i o'clock, and Mr. C. W. Pretty s were begun at 9 o'clock, was hosen secretary. Rev. E. A, Edw Johnson of Washington con- pestor of the church, conducted devotional | the regular Sunday school lesson. cxe:- sea, assisted by Revs: Shelbourne and | Miss Noland of Washington taught the in- Wol j fant c¢ giving them an object lesson Paul's missionary journey vention address was d) Frank L. Middleton, J.T. Freeman of Kensington was | in St. nual Mr. ‘The an- ivered by president 4, ope ‘ ing th: d f th y in an address on cussion of th “Th School a Factor in Foreign Mis-| Prince George's County Association. Vork.” Mr. George F. Pollock of | A mass meeting was held in the after- Usecussed the same subject as re-| noon, at which an illustrated address on he Building of Solomon's Temple” was well received, and a | made by Mr. W. H. H. Smith of Wash- ‘neral discussion was par-| ington, who s followed in an adéress i in by Messrs. W. A. Dobson, W.| by Mr. W. Redin Woodward of Washing- el, J. W. Horner, W. A. Maxwell, | on “Spirituality in the Sunday School. owen and Rev. L. L. Lioyd. Exercises of the day were interspersed afternoon session “Relation of the | with musie by a special choir, with Prof. \ourg People’s Movement to Sunday School | Mcllwee, Mr. Joseph Reading’ and Mr. Wor + topic of a most instructive | W. Prettyman, directors; Mrs. J. B. Kin- g Naylor of Washing- | near, organist, and Rev. E. C. Zeigler, cor- Kinnear of Takoma also | netist. an address on the same subject, and} Rev. E. A. Edwards closed the conven- Seral discussion elicited remarks by | tion with prayer and benediction after s-'s. C. W. Prettyman and Nathan | singing “God Be With You Till We Meet me. Again.” . Home Mission tieips &. J. Burdette cf Browningsville Rockville and Gaithersburg are rivals The Vaiue of the Sunday Schools” | for the entertainment of the next annual community, and Mrs. ©. R. Harts- convention, and the time and place was x to the decision of the executive com- mittee. and others enlarged upon his address. closing topic of the discussions was to Use the Bible and Catechism In ” Rev. EC. Zeigler of Hyattstown his views in the principal address r. W. A. Dobson giving a talk. eorge H. Nock, state organizer of and Sunday School Union, was to the convention and made an s in the interest of that union. He ‘ook part in the discussions of the > Beer Produced Bad Blood. A party of bicyclists, said to number about twenty and to be all from Wash- the time drinking beer. During the ca- rousal, it is reported, a row took plac question of the securing of a mission- extend the work of the association o raise funds for the purpose was sed and unanimously adopted in the Vandermark and James McIntosh, respe uve the cyclists, whose names have not so | been “ascertained. Vandermark was badly hurt. tolr of trained voices, under direction ‘cof, W. M. Terrell, with Prof. W. T. n organist, furnished music. At the evening session Mr. W. W. Milan | leased upon depositing $10 collateral. it ef Washington city made an excellent 2d- | 18 Understood he will not be prosecuted, res The reports of the president and but the mayor will investigate the more BMr. W. A. Dobson, chairm:n of the cxeeu- | Serious occurrence. tive -omratttee, showed a larger nuraber of | , The two men who are believed to have reported and represented in the on than ever before, exhibiuing a awakening in Sunday school meth- an electric car, thi escaping arrest. Bils for Dredging Opened. partment for dredging at New York and Norfolk navy yards. The lowest bidders were: At Norfolk, Chester T. Caler of Nor- folk, at $20, and et New York, Morris & Cummings Dredging Company of New York, at 23% Sane ee euble yard. The Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngs- town, Ohio, was the lowest bidder, at KA KE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cares painful, swollen,-smarting feet and instant] takes the out of coms ‘am bunions.. 2 teat It's the $83,394, for fu: roof trusses for one of the buildings ir the New York uavy yard. ington, assembled yesterday at Crossman’s near Falls Church, Va., and put in which terminated in the stabbing of Geo. both of Falls Church, by two of far McIntosh was afterward committed to jail for disturbing the peace, but was re- done the cutting came to Washingtan on Bids have been opened at the Navy De- CITY’ ELECTRIC. SERVICE Aznual Report of Superintendent Miles of Telegraph and Telephone Service. Aggregate of $9,000 Expended fer Re- pairs nad Extensions—Estimates Made fer Eusuing Year. The annual report of Superintendent Miles of th» District telegraph and tele- Phone service was submitted to the Com- missioners today. The superintendent says, in part: In presenting the annual report of the transactions and operations of the tele- graph and telephone service of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, I have the pleasure of announcing that the new office instrument, put in ser- vice in August, 1895, at a cost of over $10,000, continues to work in a most satis- factory manner. It is also gratifying to be able to report that with the limited ap- propriation which was made for renewing .city lines the fire alarm telegraph has been greatly improved, and notwithstanding the destruction of poles and wires by the severe storm of September 29, 1896, which swept over the city, tearing down fully 500 miles of wire belonging to the District, repairs were made promptly and our lines are now in far better condition than they were be- fore the storm, and, in fact, in better con- diticn than for several years previous, In addition to the $5,000 appropriated for re- rewing the lines, nearly $4,000 from the regular appropriation was expended for repairs and extension, so that a total of $9,000 was expended during the year for im- proving city lines. Fire alarms received and transmitted during the year were SM. Regular alarms are given through the fire alarm boxes and transmitted direct, by telegraph, to the entire department automatically. Local alarms are received and transmitted by telephone to the company nearest the fire. During the year there were 213 regular. 328 local, 6 second, 1 third, 4 special and 2 general clarms for fire received and duly transmitted, making a total of 554 alarms. Duding the year 144,600 telephone mes- sages were sent and received, all of which were duly recorded. Police Patrol Service. The patrol system, for want of money to make necessary repairs, has not been up to a proper grade of efficiency, but as Con- gress made some provision for renewing portions of the system for the year just begun and on the 7th of April by joint resolution made it available at once, the work of renewing in part is now well un- der way, so that I can safely predict that by September 1 proximo the entire patrol system will be working quite well. The ap- propriation for this work should have been much larger for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1897. My estimate was $7,900 for patrol repairs, but we got nothing. For the year ending June 30, 1898, my estimate for renewing the patrol service was $13,050, and the sum of $5,000 only Was appropriated. With these explanations 1 trust it will be apparent why the service has not been up to the highest grade of efficiency. ‘Too great a proportion of our wires, es- pecially those of the patrol service, are supported on poles of telegraph companies, subjecting our lines to frequent crosses with foreign wites, and an ever present disturbance from the unavoidable induc- tion from the high-tension currents of Morse lines, and to avoid that trouble it is desirable to establish for suburban service independent pole lines, and in that way avoid both crosses and induction. I shall ask for an appropriation sufficient to do that work, for in no other way can our suburban service be made satisfactory. When Constructed. The patrol telegraph was erected and put in operation in the several precincts as follows: In the first, October 1, 1884; in the sixth, March 16, 1885; in the tourth, November 1, 1886; in the second, October 26, 18ST; in the third, November 1, 1888; in the nintn, May 1, 1889; in the seventh, Oc- tober 1, 1800; in the fifth, June 24, 1801; in the eighth, June 24, 1801. I respectfully recommend that provision be made for two additional telephone oper- ators, so that from & o'clock a.m. till 12 o'clock midnight two telephone operators may be on duty, thus making it possible to handle the constantly increasing tele- phone business with greater promptness than Is now possible with the limited force. Multitude of Calls. In the handling of official business a record is and must be made at the time; it happens hundreds of times a day that some one calls over the line while the telephone operator is recording a message, and hence it often occurs that a short time clapses before the call can be answered. The expense of fitting up another switch- board for an additional operator would not be great, while the advantage of the in- creased service would be large and greatly appreciated by the public. I also recommend appointment of two ad- ditional repairmen at the regular salary now paid the two we have provided for by law. Four repairmen are a necessity. 1 have also recommended an increase of sal- ary for each of the telephone operators as a matter of simple justice to honest and incessant labor. Estimates for fiscal year ending June 30, 1s: For salaries, $14,940; extension of service, $22,000; general expenses, $15,000; total, $51,940. ——— GAVE A SILVER DOLLAR. President McKinley Shocked the Elder at a Plattsburg Church. A special to the New York Journal from Hotel Champlaip says: President McKin- ley passed @ quiet Sunday. He rose about 9 o'clock, took a walk to the lake, re- turned to breakfast, and at 10:30 went to church in the village. He was accom- panied by General und Mrs. Alger and Sec- retary Porter. Mrs. McKinley did not go. The First Methodist Church was _ filled, everybody in Plattsburg turning out to hear the Rev. A. H. Eaton. Parson Eaton took for his text the fourth chapter of Acts, 12:h verse. The Presi- dent sat in the pew of Mr. Guibord, mayor of the village, about the middle of the church. He was attentive and sang with the congregation. When the plate was passed, the President put a silver dollar into the collection. It was a great shock to the elder who held the dish, because he is_a gold democrat. He made bold, after the service, to seck an introducticn to the President and to re- anind him of the fact. “Did I?” said McKinley. en it was to get rid of Tt as soon as possible. The Klondyke millionaire, Joseph Ladue, was at the church, and attracted nearly as much attention the President. Un- like the chief executive, he eaid it was the first time he had been in a church for tmany years. After church the presidential party drove back to the hotel through the military post and found all the troops drawn up to re ceive trem. As they pass>1 the bugle sounded the President's salute. +o+—___ THE COURTS. Equity Court, Division 1—Justice Hagner presiding. 18,245—Mace agt. Schwing et al.; decree Pro confesso against Mary A. H. Schwing. 18,517—Bond agt. the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company of Pennsyl- vania; rule to show cause returnable Sep- tember 1, 1897. 17,525—McCauley agt. McCauley et al.; bill of exceptions of W. H. Speiser to re- port to auditor. 16,572—Bradford et al. agt. Matthews et al.; orders to sell rotes at auction granted. 18,173—Cooper agt. Cooper; order nisi. pital Trust Company agt. Mc- Derfott et al.; order to vacate decree pro confesso ard leave to file answer, etc., granted. 18,209—Martin agt. Leary; exceptions to report to sell taken by Martin ad litem. —_———. Cuban Prisoners Released. A hundred Cuban prisoners, who were recently pardoned, have arrived at Gibral- tar, whence they will prcceed to New York. The feline organ expresses the opin- ion that they will rejoin the ts. ——-+e-+______ Assistiag the Buildiag Inspector. AFFAIRS -IN » GEORGETOWN James O'Brien Causes Excitement by Pa $0 tel a Sprinting Match With the Police Personal‘ Item, nub There was considerable excitement on P street above 33d street this Horning about 10 o'clock. Mr. Thomas Hume, the well- known groceryman, who lives at 3319 P street, hag a pet black bear tn his posses- ston, which weighs about forty pounds, being but little more than:a cub. The ani- mal in some manner got ldose this morning and ambied.out into the: street,- proceed- ing leisurely westward to ‘85th street. Peo- ple who saw the brute coming were fright- | ened and got out of its way. It waz cap- tured on 35th street, In front of the con- vent, by @ célored man, who gingerly held one.end of the chain and I¢@-the bear back to its home. A i z 5 Made Harris Mad. William T. Harris, white, aged forty- eight, a bricklayer ‘by, trade, was arrested shortly before 12 o'clock: last: night by Po- liceman Berrymay, statioted at-20th and M streets, upon: the complaint of: Super- intendent W. 8. Duckett of the Gréat Falls electric railroad. Disorderly on-the street car was the charge, and the prisoner was required to. leave $20 collateral. It is al- leged that he and a friend took two girls up the line last evening, and on the return several people in the seat behind made remarks about one of the women. Harris got mad. He did some cursing, and, it is said, drew a knife, which the woman took away from him. é Led Officers a Lively Chase. ‘There -was a lively chase along the south bank of the canal last evening, which drew the attention of over 500 people. The Tumor got abroad that the police were after James Carr, and this caused an in- crease in the numbers of the crowd. Jas. O'Brien was wanted by the police for en- | gaging in an affray several weeks ago at 87th and P streets, and last evening short- ly after 6 o'clock Policeman Sullivan caught him. ‘He broke away, and, after running a number of squares, managed to hide some- where in ‘“‘Buzzard’s Roost,” on 34th street below the canal. He was successful in eluding capture, but later in the evening collateral was left for his appearance in court this morning. A fine of $5 was im- posed. Disorderly and Profane. Lieut. Swindells placed a number of offi- cers on M street Saturday night, dressed in citizens’ clothes, to break up some of the disorderly gatherings and keep the thor- oughfare quiet. Policemen Pratt, Burrows, Brown, Groves and Lintler were detailed for the purpose, and they made in all nine arrests. The charges were mostly for dis- orderly conduct and profanity. Among those arrested were three of the soldiers stationed at Fort Myer. Fined for Fast Driving. Wiliam Riley, aged twenty-one, a clerk, and J. W. Cooper, aged thirty-eight, a bar- tender, both white, were arrested shortly after 9 o'clock last evening by Policemen Bradley and Settright of' thé county mount- ed force, charged with fast-driving on the Conduit road. The two-were going at a pretty good clip wheh overhauled by the police. They were takén fo. the station house and later released on; $5 collateral each. 2 Briefs, Personal and Otherwixe. Mr. and Mrs. Charles’ P: Stohlman re- turned Saturday evening from an extended trip north and northwest. 2 Mrs. John Leech, Mrs, 3¥.;C. Winship, Miss Edith Winship, Misd-Anmna Leech, Mr. Fred Leech. and. Mr. Birty Winship are spending a vacation ,af-the, Spray View, Ocean Grove. ¢ Sie Miss Kathryn H. Brice‘of' Pliladetphia is the guest of Prof. atid Mrs. Henry Schios. ser of 3007 M street. — * The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Parker died, Saturday at.the parents’ residence, 1248 Bist street. The funeral was held this morning at 10:30 o'clock. ee Cholera Microbes in Dish Cloth. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. ‘The mails from India bring a remarkable story of hcw Professor Hankin sought and found the cholera microbe which had made hayoc among thirteen people in Saugor. Of these thirteen, nine became seriously ill, three developed Asiatic cholera, and one died. Every precaution was supposed to have been taken against infection. Professor Hankin, prompted by curiosity and his love of science, immediately began a hunt for the microbe that had caused all the trouble. It was finally detected in a water pot in the kitchen, but the supply from which the pot had been filled was 1cund to be absolutely pure. Further investigation cevcloped the fact that the dishcloth had been dried on an infected sand bank. Thus conveyed into the kitchen, the microbe not only got into the water pot, but made its way to a choc- cate pudding. There it yielded over 4,000,- 000 cholera microbes within a space of eighteen hours. If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an. answer. SEEN ON THE BOARD WALK Many Washingtonians Wow st Atlantic City. Suuny Skies Are Seen Again—Indica- tions Point to Pleasant Weather for Some Time te Come. — Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 30, 1897. The skies are now clear and bright, and all indications point to pleasant weather for some time to come; but during the early part of the week the skies were overcast and rain was the rule. This served to make indoor amusements all the more Popular, and, as a consequence, there was a@ regular epidemic of progressive euchre. A number of Washingtonians are at the Oriole, including C. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Coon, Mrs. Mulcare and son, Jenn C. Chaney, Mrs. M. Rhener, John Rhener, Mrs. Kelly, Joseph A. Nash, Lil- ian M. Clark, Ada F. Clark, James Taylor. Mrs. Guion Milley of Washington and her friends, Miss S. K. Powell and Mrs. W. M. Taylor of Easton, Md., are at the Luray. Miss H. Monheim of Washington has re- turned home after a short sojourn at the Hotel Koopman. ‘Among the Washingtonians seen on the boardwalk during the week were Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lacey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kamps, J. W. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Bea- gle, Mrs. 8. B. Shutley, J. W. Jumper, J. C. Ringgold, W. C. McKeon, jr., R. J. Cun- ningham, . Muchleisen, C. Bates, J. Bretts, P. Thompson, Miss Minnie Thomp- son, C. Carrington, Camiello Machinek, E. Carrington, J. Chase, R. Marshall, C. Pres- cott, Miss E. W. Sperrett, I. Rosse, T. O'Reilly, W. Davis, T. Kibbey, J. Buzzell, J. Kelly, A. Andrew, Mrs. C. Demond, W. Demond, M. Cohen, D. Campbell and fami- ly, J. Schweiner, Justin McGrath, G. Moss, Mrs. G. Moss, A. Blanchard, ©. Kahn, A. Zellonny, C. E. Gerner, T. N. Heislip, D. Vollard, Mr. and Mrs. M. Schneider and daughter, W. C. Motz, A. Eisinman, H. Reilly, H. Hall, D. Campbell, W. Robinson, H. L. Browning, T. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. T. Homer, W. Waudby, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sullivan, W. Church, C. J. Shaw, Mme. Farrin, Julia Farrin, C. W. Botrict, L. P. Frey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Vermily, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. McClellan, S. Dixon, H. Dixon, H. Irwin, W. Birkright, A. Ma: maduke, W. Martin, Mr. and Mrs, G. Lead- ley, F. Gibson, W. Brosius, J. Boorman, L Hills, W. Brettam, J. Kelly, W. T. Hel- vestine, P. T. Groves, C. S. Wells, J. Wed- derburn, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wheatley, W. Dougal, Mr. and Mrs. R. McCuthen, Miss M. Kells. Rev. R. J. Carr, Mrs. A. Harr, Miss E. Tompkins, Miss 8. Carr, Mias Gilbert, A. Cowsill, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wea er, Mr. and Mrs. J. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace, Miss 8. Forest, W. E. Paul, Miss M. McCormick, Miss A. Sedler, Mrs. A. B. White, Mrs. S. B. Craig, Mrs..B. Per- kins, Miss C. Perkins, L. Lenkul, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hine and child, Miss M. Rich- ardson, R. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. G. Good- joe, Mr. and Mrs. J. Tackett, Mr. and Mrs. P. Brennan and child, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Doury and child, J. Lyndham, G. Paynie: ir., A. Crawford, Miss L. Mayfield, Miss A. Mayfield, J. E. Libbey, P. Herold, Miss E. Herold, Miss B. Herold, Miss M. Haroke, Miss T. Collins, D. Neal, jr., Mr. and Mrs. L. Lowe, J. Keane, Mrs. M. F. Eiseman, Miss E. Eiseman, Miss H. Eiseman, L. Har, Mr. and Mrs. L. Fitch, Mrs. Veadler, Miss V. Veadler, Master Veadler, D. Vead- ler, Miss H. Hanheim, Mr. and Mrs. J. Palmer, E. Hannan, V. P. Schmitt. W. C. Long, J. Knott, Mrs. E. Standley, C. Do man, Miss E. Ellis, T. Connoliy, Mrs. J. S. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. West, W Stockbridge, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brady, Mrs. E. W. Donn, Miss M. Donn, Miss E. Donn, Miss Minona Donn, Mrs. C. Strass, Miss M. J. Kiernan, Mrs. J. R. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. T. Palmer, Miss Schmitz, Miss Lucy Schmitz, D. Hagerty and daughter, Mrs. McKinle: Miss McKinley, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Jones and ’ child, Miss Belle Carpenter, Miss Fannie Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. C. King and two daughter: Miss Marian Davis, Miss Agnes Otte back, Miss Florence Mason, Miss May Hagers, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Haniwell, Mrs. G. Maxwell, Mrs. M. E. Roberts, H.C. Jones,C. McKay, Miss Oriest, S. Odgers, H. Stringer, Mrs. M. Rupertus, Miss Shep- pard, Mrs. J. Rupertus, A. Moebling, Mrs. J. Constantine, O. H. Storwell, L. White, W. E. Peirce, Mrs. R. W. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Kane and child, E. Rer- fron, C. Ahuy, G. Tucker, N. Heind, Mrs. R. N. Belt, Miss J. Belt, Miss Mary Dil- worth, Miss Anne Robinson, A. Eastlack, R. S. Griffin, Mrs. Lour and child, Miss We'l, Miss N. Kiernan, Mrs. C. Strauss. J. Hartman, J. Curran, E. Drew, J. E. Miller, A. Drew, B. Russell, N. Hank, W. Mitchell, A. Minster, Mrs. J. N. Kelcher, Miss E. Kelcher, C. Harris, M. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. S. Gassman, N. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Poole and family, C. W. Tolson, Miss E. Drew, Mrs. Styles, F. Sngluff, B. Jackson, McLane Tillow, ‘r., Mr. and Mrs. F, Chisholme, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Morse, J. F. Blome, W. C. Blome, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cater, W. Rosenman, Mrs. H. Fretzfelder, Miss M. H. Fretz- felder, Miss H. B. Heineman, Mrs. A. Schenthal, J. Mayer, M. Mayer, N. Ep- stein, J. Blankenberg, G. Clements, 0. Poot, W. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Stern- burg and N. A. Uren. Frank K. Raymond of Washington has been spending a few days with his wife and family at the Arlington, where they are located for the summer. Mr. K. Vernon Knox, A. W. Chirring- ton, C. Houston, Miss E. M. Drew and Miss M. L. Drew, all of Washington, are at the Arlington. shall replace with new patterns. REMEMBER— The largest line of patterns BABY CARRIAGES possible. Prices start at just about half price. A Rare Chance. Five-piece Parlor Sets. And a full line of complete nrove them quickly. Ho Slotted Was Probably Killed by Electric Current in Midair, He Was Riding an Electric Wire on a Wheel and Suddenly Fell Of Dead. Frank Donohue, or McDonagh, who called himself “the champion illuminated bicycle performer of the world,” was killed at Ridgewood Park, New York, last night. In the presence of 5,000 people he essayed to ride a bicycie across an electric wire strung seventy-five feet above the ground. He had proceeded but a short distance when he fell and died almost instanuy. An autopsy alone can prove whether he was electrocuted in midair or whether the in- juries he received in the fall were so quickly fatal. There is the horrible suspi cion that the wire attached to Donohue completed the electric circuit through his body, and that 500 volts passed through him. His death caused ihe most intense excitement. Americans of Hessian birth are holding a Volksfest at Ridgewood Park. Wissel, pro- prietor of the park, and the Brooklyn City railroad engaged “Professor Arion” as a Special attraction. He agreed ts repeat the performance he has long been giving in the west for every night in the week. The most striking feature of this per- formance was to ride the bicycle across an electric wire. At Ridgewood there is a wire of galvanied fron, an inch in diameter and a hundred feet long, strung at the height of seventy-five feet between two platforms. The current that passes through the wire was derived from the trolley lines outside of the park, and was 500 volts strong. & Lay Down on the Wire. } Donohue ascended to the platform at one end of the wire. Then he whetted the appe- tite of the spectators for his most danger- cus feat by performing others not so risky. He made a bed of rubber on the wire and lay on it, nicely balancing himself. He was dressed in blue tights and wore rubber shoes. Then he walked from one end to the other of the wire and back again, dancing on it, while the crowd applauded. Then for the climax of the entertaiiument Donohue’s bicycle wheels are grooved. He placed the wheels cn the wire. Attached to him was a second wire. On his body {were strung forty electric lights in glass bulbs of various hues and «round the wheels were fixed thirty similar bulbs. If the arrangement of the wire attached to him had been safe and certain, the electric circuit would nave been completed the mcment he mounted his wheel. Care- fully he got astride of the bike and Lal- ancing himself, put his feet on the pedals. The electric bulbs wer illumined and wheel and man burst into a variegaied blaze. As he moved the pedals, a tremendous shout A Rare Chance keepers. To give us more room to display our incoming fall stock, we have cut deep into the prices of many styles of goods which we The goods were all purchased for the spring trade, and are of dependable quality and recent design. If you have not the cash, we will gladly take your promise to pay, either by the weck or month, for Your Credit is Good. the city. We tack them down free of charge. Solid Oak Porch Rockers, $1.49. Our entire stock of Refrigerators and Ice Chests at 40 per cent discount from manufacturer’s list. Just Think of It. At big discounts, as we wish to dispose of every one this week if $3. LACE CURTAIN DRIVE. Odd lots, containing from one to six pairs of a pattern, at You'll need them later. Oak Chamber Sets................ House & Herrmann, Liberal Furnishers, 7th sSeecesSeaceedeesoedeetontoege AERIAL BICYCLIST KILLED 11 rH ouse= in straw mattings to be found in 00. : Don’t Miss It. .--$10.00 wove -2-$14,00 that will and I Sts. N.W. detente eden teteeieteteetes went up from a thousand were watching him. “He's off!” they cried, just as the crowds yell at the race track.” Donohue, on his ike, moved about ten feet along the wire. Then he lost his right pedal. He swayed and made a desperate effort vo regain the |. The crowd saw his danger and uttered a horrified ery. Many of the wo- men bent their heads, covered their eyes and ran away from the sight. Donohue stiffened up in nis saddle, jeaned back- ward, threw up his arms and fell. Never Spoke After He Fell. He never moved or uttered a sound after he struck the ground. Dr. J. Hette- sheimer of No. 313 Wyckoff avenue, Brook lyn, was in the park. He ran to Donohu-, raised his head and supported him. The daring rider scarcely breathed and died almost instantly. The only injury of whicn the doctor was certain was that Donohue left arm was broken. He suspected tha three of his ribs were fractur So i and most of those who saw the accid persons, who at had the idea that Donohue, in striving to regain his pedal, had disarrange the w attached to him and that the current passed through his body, electrocuting him in midair A postmortem examination will } be made. Donohue was well known in the west The engagement to perform at Ridgewou Park was made at Dayton, Ohio, and it was said that he lived elther at Dayton or at Fort Wayne, I He leaves a wife and child. He was twenty-cight years old. He made an experimental passage on his wire on Saturday, but yesterday was his first public performance there. It secms he had a premonition of the fate that over- took him. Just after he had made his bed on the wire and danced on it last night, he turned to his attendant, a man known only as Jim, and said: “I wish this thing was over; I hate these Sunday performances.” 4 It was suggested last night to Dr. He tesheimer that 500 volts would sea kill 2 man. “Arion was not in good shap: said the doctor. “The first feats he per- formed on the wire had exhausted him. He was nervous. It was not at all sible that 500 volts killed him. An elect shock of almost any stréngth would have been fatal to @ man in his conslition.” The Charcot. Statee. From the Philad-Iphia Record. A statue of Dr. Jean Martin Charcot, -he celebrated Parisian neurologist, is soon to be erected in the Saltpetriere Hospital, in the French capital, where Charcot made his world-famous experiments on hyste and hypnotism. The sculptor is the well- known Falguiere. Charcot died on August 18, 1893, and is thus being quickly remem- bered. He was born in Paris, and was nat» rally attracted to the study of nervous di eases by the lIitefary ferment. over neu- rology. In 1880 he founded, at the Salt- petriere, the first clinie for nervous dis- eases. Although chiefly renowned for his experiments on hypnotic: phenomena, Dr. Charcot was a physician of the highest scientific repstation, and his original writ- ings on ataxy, lesions of the spinal cord, insanity, aphasia, hysteria and general neu- rosis comprise a valuable legacy to his pro- fession throughout the world. ers.” WAISTS REDUCED. Every Shirt Waist in stock has been re- duced. These are all new this season, and the most stylish effects. Our 75c. Wajsts‘for 35c. Our $1.00 Waists for 59¢. $1.25 to $1.75-Waists, 75¢c. $2.00 to $3.00 Waists, $1.25. “Wash? Suits. All the Brown Linen, White Pique and Blue Denim Suits have reduced! The $4 Suits fot $2.50. The $5 Lirten Shits, $2.75. The $7 Suits to $3.98. Linen Skirts, Reduced. The $1.00 Linen Skirts to 69c. The $1.25 Linen Skirts to 8gec. | The $1.50 Linen Skirts to $1.19. The $2.00 Linen Skirts to $1.25. The $2.75 Linen ‘Skirts to $1.89. . Hl n Avalanche Clark & Co.’s Surplus Stock Sale. Bear with us patiently if you were not waited on promptly this morning. We couldn't have prepared for such an “avalanche of buy- Come in again tomorrow. You know the qualities we sell and you know you cannot find them at anything like these prices where. We never indulge in sensational or extravagant statements, but we firmly believe that such high grades of merchandise never sold for so little before. Our past sales and our reputation are sufficient guarantees of the genuineness of this sale. We only ask you to inves- tigate. We shall expect you tomorrow. OWING TO THE EXTREMELY LOW PRICES DURING THIS SALE GOODS WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. -| Silks Reduced. Pique Skirts Reduced. The $2.25 Skirts to $1.69. The $4.00 Skirts to $2.98. “$1.25 White Duck Skirts to 98c. 1214c. Ginghams, 7c. oa of Ginghams, 434c. Great variety of neat, attractive pat- terns. 25¢.Silk-striped GrassLinen,12}c. 15c.Printed Lawns(40-in.),10c.yd. 37c. French Organdies, 25c. yd. 12}c. White Pique now ioc. yd. 12}c.White Plaid Muslins,o}c.yd. 20c.WhiteLappet Lawns,12$c.yd. 374c. French lies, 25c. ‘These are in the fashionable blue and black ground. with white and white ground 25c. Haircloth now 20c. 40c. Haircloth now 25c. owels Reduced. Gosen 19 by, 40-inch Huck T 4 of All of our elegant Foulard Silks reduced es follows: The soc. Silks to 35c. yard. The 75¢c. Silks to 50c. yard. The 85c. Silks to 60c. yard. The $1.25 Silks to 75c. yard. $1.25 Wrappers to 79c. oo ag ne with “Braid wate ined, rae over shoulder. value, $1.25. 79c. Reduced to. Owner 238 Wrappers for Fite, Grass Linen Underskirts. The i, God Sng 7k, “Fruit of Loom” Muslin, 6jc. _ Silk Nets Reduced. tng over coloreh ‘The 80c. The Net Sine Linens Reduced. ‘No better chosen linens bere. No such low prices, we Bleached Scotch Damask from G5c. to 0c. yard. @#-inch Extra Heavy Bleached German Domed Table Linen, yatweed trap GSt. 00 than re sure? @-inch Hea Table Linen, German Linen Damask band-loom, redaced from §1. LADIES’ toc. Swiss Ribbed Vests, 6}c. 12}c. Swiss Ribbed Vests, roc. soc. Silk Vests, 37¢. 75c¢. Silk Vests, soc. are the Swiss Riteed Summer Sik ‘Vests, with silk taped neck and armholes. Men’s Goods. on ee a te eae Say Men’s soc. Gauze Shirts, 36c. Men's 50c._ Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, Teduced to 36c. 3-4 atze, to BSc. dozen. Men's $1 Sanitary Balbriggan Shirts and Pens b0c.