Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1897, Page 6

6 . THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY,’ AUGUST. 2, 1897-12 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. MONDAY................-.-Augast 2, 1897. NOYES. -Editor. CROSBY Ss. THE EVENING STAR has a regular md permanent Family Circulation much more than t combined cir- culation of the other Washin dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. c7In order to oid dela: count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or~ Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. Receiver he hoepf's Spectous Demarrer ver Schoepf's demurrer to Commis- er Black's report on the air motor ex- periments on che Eckington railroad seems te be based on the general principle that the equipment of the road with the under- ground electric system fs impossible in view of the financial condition of the com- pany. In other words, there is no possible alternative from compressed alr and there- fre =he company shall have the privilege of equipping with compressed air whether t Commissioners approve that system or not. @ maiter of fact it is known to the authorities and the citizens that the legis- lation now ope ‘ative, p-esenting the alterna- ive of compre air or underground elec- tric, was not forced upon an unwilling cor- poration. It was asked for by the company rough its agents in the Congressional obbies and was granted after proper pre- jons—but evidently not enough—had i taken to make the measures accepta- le t6 the public. It is a perversion of the rds for the receiver now to plead pover- ty when the roads involved are in no wors tnaneial condition than they were when they’ willingly accepted -the alternative presented by che statutes. Since that time, true enough, they have passed into the hands of a receiver. and are now in the cus- tody of the court. but this step is thorough- ly understood to have been taken as part of the process of wrecking and the freezing out of small stockholders. It was ex- plained and widely accepted at the time as a trick of management. No other inter- pretation could be put upon the move in the light of the insignificant sums for the sake of which the receivership was asked, aud the unusual methods in forcing the properties into court. As was shown by the answer filed in the cases subsequent to the order of court appointing the recetver the indebiedness, amounting to but $539.95 in the case of the Eckington road and $341.35 in the case of the Belt, was incurred five days before the application for a receivership was filed and the proceedings that resulted in taking the roads out of the hands of the stockholders occupied oniy one day. Thus all later events are to be inter- preted by means of the general belief that the receivership.at present in force is a idition of convenience to the majority owners of the roacs, entered upon freely and by understanding with the minor cred- itors whose claims were utilized, and is maintained to enable the roads to plead in- ability whencyer it is suggested that the full terms of the present laws be strictly enforced for the benefit of the public. The receiver gives evidence of this motive in his persistent citation of the refusal of the court to permit him to spend the money of tLe roads or to incur extra indebtedness in order to prosecute the experiments ordered by the Jaw. This-plea sounds well until it is remembered that the receivership can be dissolved at short notice by the payment of the ridiculously small claims on which it is based. This step would take the roads from the jurisdiction of the- court and would enable the management to act free- ly 1 t Thus there is no feree in the receiver's allegation that the ccmpressed air experi- ment ts successful in New York, advanced throw doubt upon Commissioner Black’s nclusions. The laws under consideration template the conduct of experiments here, sufficiently exhaustive to demonstrate the capacities of the air system to the Commissioners. ‘They do not place upon jioners the necessity of seru- entire field of the worid’s facilites to find evidence aring upon the local problem. The bur- of proof is on the companies here en- saged and upon the motors they may pre- sent red for tests. the If present the receivership ham- managers of the two nies in their experimental demon- -trations it should have been dissolved. As it is a bond easily broken it can not be ac- cepted as a defense of the failure to seek compliance with the law iat now forms su re h a glaring chapter a satisfactot t ord. +e Lowering Hack Fares. The day of swindlng kack drivers in New York will apparently soon be a thing of the past. The Pennsylvania railroad, sith its usua] enterprising foresight in such matters, some time ago inaugurated ». clean and swift cab service at its “4 street station ir that city, by which ome or tWo passengers are carried from or t point fo nts for any distance under a mile and a half. A similar reform was shortly afterward inaugurated by the Long Island ratiroad. and now the New York Central and Hadson River road is srranging to put the same arrangement in force at the Grand Central station. The astoption of this measure in the interest of the traveling public by these important lines can hardly -fail to force the other roads having a terminal in New York to take the same progressive step. This will relieve arriving and departing travelers of the extortionate impositions heretofore practiced by hackmen, and must shortly jead to cheaper fares throughout the en- ture city. They may not be profitable at once, but they canret fail to be so ulti- mately, for nothing is more certain than that lower rates of fare invariably in- ctease the demand for and use of traveling facilities, and thus enlarge profits. “ —— The government should command the lest service in every branck and the best service cannot be secured where ability and faithful performance of duty count for less than partisanship in matters of promotion or retention In office. ———_»+ eo —___ A Protean Artist. if those who-are curious about the real meaning of the Maryland platform will but take the time to reflect on the career and Characteristics of its author they will find the problem simple enough. Mr. Gorman is « candidate for re-election to the Senate. is party is divided on the silver question. He wishes to reunite it for his own per- sonal ends. He fs strong with the machine because of is “regularity” last year. He lids for the sound money men by refrain- ing from declaring for Tree silver at 16 to 1 this year. It is-a platform of Mr. Gor- man, by Mr. Gorman, and for Mr. Gorman. Yolttical principles did not shape a single Ane of it, for, whether the silver question or the tariff question is considered, Mr. Gorman’s record bears out the statement that he is net allied unalterably to any euch things. Take the question of the tariff. When {iat question was the issue, Mr. Gorman ‘was suspected of ‘protection leanings. At e@ny rate, the free traders did not trust him., He disapproved. of Mr. Cleveland's famous free trade message, and Mr. Cleye- Jand bimself, after putting it out, wanted to modify it in some way before the na- tional campaign of 1888 should begin. Re- Versing one’s-selt" publicly being difficult work, Mr, Cleveland looked around for as- sistance. He selected Mr. Gorman. The Maryland senator undertook the task, and attended the democratic national conven- tion that year with a cut-and-dried plat- form intended to retract the President's message and to commit the party to pro- tection. The scheme was defeated. The free traders were in the majority in the convention, and they rejected the Cleve- land-Gorman platform contemptuously, and wrote one on free trade lines. And Mr. Gorman stood on that as easily and as complacently as though he had helped to make it. In 1992 Mr. Gorman went ‘to Chicago an anti-Cleveland man, and in fact nourishing a little presidential boom of his own. His little boom collapsed, but he stood up for a straddle in the platform on the tariff issue. Again the free traders triumphed. They wrote a straightforward free trade plank, and Mr. Gorman during the campaign sup- ported it. The democracy won at the polls, ana Congress was called upon to legislate. It was soon made apparent that the party would repudiate its campaign promises, and Mr. Gorman appeared as the chief of the repudiators. The hold-up of the Wilson bill by the Senate, and the work there per- formed, all under the personal direction of Mr. Gorman, are so fresh as to be matters still of current comment. Such is Mr. Gorman’s record on the issue of tariff reform. He has been blithely on both sides of it, and has twice undertaken commissions—once unsuccessfully—to lead the-democracy over from free trade, which he had supported at the polls, to protec- tion, which he thought would be the best thing to tie to in the long run. In the silver issue there has been pre- sented the same protean artist. A gold man in May of last year, Mr. Gorman be- came a free silver man in July following. His change was no less swift than radical and complete. And yet the silver men did not trust him. When Chairman Jones pro- posed Washington for silver headquarters, in order, as it was understood, that he might have the benefit of Mr. Gorman’s as- sistance, Mr. Bryan objected, and Chicago was chosen. The silver candidate for the presidency was a young man, but he had his misgivings about a veteran who could change his coat as Mr. Gorman could. tn this campaign Mr. Gorman ts playing be- tween the two factions and to catch the eyes of both, dressed up as a harlequin, with one leg silver and the other gold. There need not be any mistake about Mr. Gorman or his platform. His whole object at the present time Is to secure re- election to the. Senate; and as he is one of the most expert jugglers among present day politicians he is wording his deliver- ances and shaping all of his plans very shrewdly with that end solely in view. Return him to the Senate, and the people of Maryland may be sure that if the silver men need him at any time and are in the majority they will have no difficulty in getting him. ———_++-—____ Japan and Hawaii. The formal announcement is now made that Japan has agreed to summit to arbi- tration the pending dispute between that ecuntry and Hawaii concerring the exclu- sion of immigrants frem Hawaiian terri- tory. This decisicn bears out the intima- tion given by Count Okuma, Japan's min- ister for foreign affairs, to The Star's cor- respondent at Tokyo several weeks ago. It was noted at the time that Count Okuma’s admission that the differences be- tween Japan and Hawaii might be arbi- trated was not wholly in line with the em- pratic assertion of Minister Shimamura in Honolulu that the dispute involved Japan's nationa’ honor and therefore could not possibly form a fit subject for arbitration. Attention was called to the fact that either Count Okuma was creating a false impres- ston or that Minister Shimamura was go- ing beyond kis private instructions in thus placing too high an estimate upon the nature of the dispute. The present issue of The Star contains a letter from the regular corvespondent at Honolulu giving many interesting details of the controversy and showing clearly that there has never been a time when Jepan could justly refuse to treat the controversy as capable of settle- ment by an umpire. Any other view of the matter would be strained and would inspire the suspicion of a desire on the pert of Japan to magnify the argument over the immigration treaty into a cause for a belligerent demonstration. Japan's official utterances have all been pacific, save, perhaps, those of Minister Shimamura in Honolulu, and those were not sufficiently fermal to warrant their being taken seri- ously. It redounds now to the credit of Japan that her course in the further treat- ment of Hawaii is to be marked by a dig- nified regard for the equities of the case and by a propec appreciation of the rules that govern international arguments. Kamehameha's letter contains many im- rertant references that are to be read in view of the fact that at the time the letter was mailed the news that arbitration had Leen accepted hid not reached Hawaii. —_ + +e—____ Sandwiches First. ‘The efforts to find a practical interpre- tation of the Raines law lead to the comic. One emplre statesman lays down the rule that if a man asks for a sandwich before ordering a drink the sandwich constitutes a meal, but if he orders the drink alone and, on being informed that he must eat something, orders the sandwich, it is an immoral subterfuge and cannot be tole- rated. It would seem that the only thing for the disappointe@ customer to do ts to go outside, come in again and, having framed his order In the light of experience, give it to another waiter. Even this trou- ble would be saved if the proprietor would take the precaution to post conspicuously an admonition to guests to order their sandwiches first. ———~+e—____ Judging from the numerous “illustrations of life at Klondyke now being published the miners in the Alaskan gold flelds have been hard pressed by photographers. In view of the shortness of the working season in that latitude this persistence by the teepi fiend is-little short of highway rob- ry. 2 -—____ The White House. The fact that the upper floor of the White House has settled four inches asa result of the heavy pressure of office seek- ers during the past five months should surprise nobody. The house is old and was not designed for such emergencies modern political conditions create. Col. Bingham irr his recently submitted annual report called attention to the need of a new office building for the President, and expressed the hope that this necessity would no longer be neglected. The present quarters are inadequate in every way. They are located too far above the street level, to begin with, and are difficult of access because of the lack of elevators. This lack the President has jokingly de- scribed of late as a blessing, but it is a serious inconvenience to hundreds of citi- zens whdse business takes them to the executive offices. The situation does not comport with the dignity of the office and the present importance of the nation. But aside from the inconvenience of location the offices are too small, and, as shown by the late discoveries of settlements in the floor, are really unsafe. Large crowds are Periodically assembled on the second story, and in the light of ‘the disclosures of the engineers it is a marvel that @ serious dis- aster has not marked the beginning of the administration. A certain sentiment attached eee Plans have heretofore been devised for the remodelling of parts of the building, and for the construction of additions that would carry out the architectural idea em- bodied in the original house, and these sug- gestions have been warmly commended by officials and architects. Col. Bingham's plans eMbody the main features of these former suggestions, while involving a lower. cost. Among the propositions is that for the erection of a separate office building for the exclusive use of the President in the transaction of the executive business. This would necessarily be located in the immediate vicinity of the present mansion, presumably on the same park. A plan of relief of some sort should be adopted and Pushed to a speedy realizaticn. ——_+ +» —____ The Heliograph in India. Dispatches from India indicate that com- r.unication is being had between British headquarters and the besieged camps in the frontier by means of the heliograph. Earlier items announced the destruction of the line of electric communication by the natives, and it now remains to be seen whether the tribesmen in revolt will have the ingenuity to cope with this new means of transmitting intelligence. When the telegraph was first introduced in India and other frontier countries for military pur- peses the uncivilized fighters were aghast at its possibilities and were sufficiently superstitious concerning its nature to keep at a Gistance from the poles and wires. Longer acquaintance, however, led them to learn that with a few strokes of an axe they, could destroy the usefulness of the mysterious device that enabled the white men to talk to each other across vast dis- tances. The heliograph ts, of course, avall- able only by means of relays, save on short distances. The Himalaya country is ad- mirably adapted to its use, by reason of the frequent peaks that serve for stations. The flashing of the light beams is sure to attract the attention of the natives,however, and it will be interesting to note if these men, who are by no means deficient in in- telligence, find a method to obscure the passage of the messages from station to Station. Artificial clouds would serve the purpose, and these should be easy of manu- facture by burning some smoke-producing substance. The heliograph has not been sufficiently used in modern warfare to in- dicate just the degree of its reliability when adopted for communication across a hostile region. The general use of smoke- less powder will undoubtedly increase the effectiveness of the instrument under such circumstances. ———+es—___ Mr. Dingley would be more than human if, during his summer vacation, he did not give an occasional thought to the part which association with a tariff bill played in Mr. McKinley's eminently successful career. —_~+e++___ The antics of Mr. Wellington have evi- cently given Mr. Gorman hopes of a revival of prosperity. —~++s—____ It must be admitted that the price per ton paid by the average consumer for coal dces not afford any excuse for low wages at the mines. —>+e—____ The customs house employes have dis- covered a great increase of activity in their industry as a result of the Dingley tariff. —seo—_____ * Kansas has such large wheat and corn crops that it is thought she may have to let a large assortment of would-be reformers go unharvested for the present. —_—-++____. It is a comfort to Mr. Chapman to reflect that so long as Congress is not in session he runs no more risks of going to Jail. —_r+o—___. SHOOTING STARS. A Satisfaction. “So ye wor foined $5 fur assaultin’ Clanty,” remarked Mr. Rafferty. “Ol wor,” replied Mr. Dolan; “an’ it wor @ proud moment whin Of heard the sin- tinee.”” “Fur what rayson?” “I showed beyond a doubt which man had the best iv the P _contist. i Retribution. A hideous revenge ‘twould be, But to the brim ‘twould fill joy’s cup, If a mosquito, thoughtlessly, Should bite a hydrophobic pup! “Mone salt Uncle Eben, ‘sponsible foh er heap o’ badness. ain’ no ’scuse foh borryin’ in’ foh wages.” “may be But dat it, stid o' wuck- A Problematic Assertion, “I can’t make out,” said Willie Wishing- ton, “whether Miss De Mukr is prudish or merely ungrammatical “What did she say?” “he said she never enjoyed surf-bathing; that, somehow, she couldn't get accos- tumed to it.” Frivolity. The professor was endeavoring to enter- tain a group of seashore young women. He had been talking on the subject of geology. They yawned, but did not go away. He was the only man in sight. “I suppose,” he said, the habit of inter- rogation asserting itself, “that any of you young ladies can tell me where the most important chalk deposits are to be found?” “{ don't know for sure, professor said the girl who is just out of school; “but I have an idea.” “Where do you think they are located?” “On the blackboard.” The Lightning Bug. De lightning-bug, he sail an’ shine So's ebery one can see; An’ he seem ter b'lieve hisse’f as fine As any one kin be. He stay out nights an’ sleep all day, An’ finks he’s habbin’ fun. His whole time's spent jes’ dat-a-way, An’ he won’ git nuffin’ done. But it ain’ foh people to blame his sport When his no-count glow dey see, Case dey’s lots o’ folks o’ de human sort Dat as like ‘im as kin be. When Adrolitness Overreaches Itself. From Bradstreet’s. Much interest has been felt in the out- come of the Democratic State Convention in Maryland as regards method oe iceat ing with the monetary issue. It that an effort would be made to vetreddle™ the question, as the process of making an unmeaning declaration has come to be des- ignated in politics. The convention de- clared in favor of “honest money, the gold and silver money of the Constitution, and the coinage of both metals, without dis- crimination against either, into standard doNars of final payment and redemption.” No mention was made of any ratio, for, of course, a reference to the ratio of 16 to 1 would have been regarded as an indorse- ment of the Chicago platform, which the convention, in the desire to placate the gold democrats, was anxious to avoid. It remains to be seen what effect this evasion of the principal national issue between the parties will have upon the state elections. The chief of the Maryland Democracy is everywhere regarded as a shrewd and adroit politician, but the quality of adroit- ae at times a tendency to overreach sel —_>e >____. Silver Lewer Than Ever Known, From the New-York Herald. “McKriew's. SHIRT WAISTS HALF PRICE. an ee to take at Dig tees 20 stock when you need them most. ee bad & 22 Shirt <$ Waist season and well afford, 2 $ © after selling the e-majrity of the stock £2 at a promt, to let Relais see $25 maine ste Diy lose: BZ BGO SEN rai Beye Lape) *°* morrow Soe ‘ae ee o¢* Shirt Walste in the house. a aged ” “Exactly Half Price. cee ‘These’ include the latest and band- $ somest creations of leading mamfac- < turers, in beautiful lawns and taffeta lay gold and stiver- . . . by-wel quality, ‘our own Shirt Walnts—you can bay ‘thenr her ‘at actually, belt tbe cout of the materials at retail. Wim. H. McKnew, 933 Pa..Ave. POLAND SPRING WATER. A fresh shipment—bot- tled at the springs—just re- ceived. Case of 24 bot- tles—$7.50. _50c. , allowed on empties. We're agents for Buffalo Lithia and Staf- ford Waters also. W. S. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 703 15th St. au2-224 Consolidation Sale. Bargains In GROCERIES. . ing to give up aia = sop ‘0 hurry out GROCERIES, TA- ¢ BLE DELICACIES, WINES, ete.—we $ hbave made still further reductions— . 7 Magruder . . . . . : - ny 2 prices now being BELOW COST. Here Q are Jct B exam es NCO-A) AMERICAN” and “HUCK- IN SOUPS. At less than cost. 25c. SCOTCH JAMS. At less than cost. $1.50 dozen. CURTICE BROS.’ PRESERVES— pints. At less than cost. | 35¢. $ GF “THAT BEMINDS ME.” You can * now buy Magruder’s PRIVATE STOCK °3 GuSEY- tl quart bottles—for only J iy Magruder &Co. 1417 New York Ave. eae Becker’s, 1328 F St. oe ee ee ee oe ee . eeeee eeee eee TO Trunk-Sale, We've held many a money -savlsg, sale of ‘Trunks—that 5. helped to — a success by va aoeccue titcnage, eclipses a Sthers. We've. tot only reduced ; brand new trunks —right tn the. beart H of gol ay iime—but WE'VE. RE- 3 DUCED EV! F mense trunk room 25. per cent. There | fre tempting bargains here, for you— for every one—who wants an ele- gant trink-far below what it is really worth. F, Xour cholve of $2.25 Trunks for £( Your choice of $3.00 ‘Trunks for A ir cholce of $4.00 Trunks for Hi r choice of $5.00 Trunks for. 2] Your choice of $6.00 Trunks for Hi Your choice of $10.00 ‘Trumks for 3] Your choice of $15.00 ‘Trunks £ | Your choice of $20.00 ‘Trunks for: 2] Your choice of $25.00 ‘Trunks for. : Fj Fine Harness, Trunks, &c., |1328 F St, 32 SULPHO-NAPTHOL Destroys Bad Odors. s¢% It's the best disinfectant and deodorizer + * * you can use about the house. It destroys the * ¢* damp, musty odors in th cellar—eliminates °° sewer gas—keeps the waste pipes free from : geease—disinfocts the closets and bath rooms : —ard keeps the entire sewerage system. of *¢* the house ina thotough sani condition, A tablespoonful of Sulpho-Napthol to a gal- Jon of water t# the proper proportion. 8-02. Lottles of Sulpho-Napthol—only 50c Arlington Drug Store, Cor. Vt. Ave. & H St, “ls & Daggstt- ie Bisckbetry = Brandy =o Lower! pena a duced the price of our salon line comog O14 MEE ST=PHONE 3B. AiaaramaiananT RMT Mattings oes ba | to pieces! Just to create a little ‘furore’ we're go- Biggs offer all odd rolls avd iemeante of oar at exact Al Don't pat of—they ‘can't 1s : pe Fowehtons au2-20d A \A headache ~ ( | —is bad: enough i in winter, but it is well nigh distracting in this hot. weather. Of caurse ou know the sure remedy— Wier's. Lemon Seltzer. Acts anstantly and cures perma- , ae ail druggists it. 10, 25 and and 30e, au2-20d BURT'S ‘Beautiful Shoes. Arthur Burt, 1411 F St: Woodward |} Mayer Bros. ; Lothrop, roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. ©7Our besiness hours until September are 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 7:45 to 1. Outing Season, And it means vacations lasting a day, a week or longer. Whether your destination is the seaside, the moun- tains, the country, aboard—your va- cation may not be enjoyed without preparation. Many a contrivance must be had to meet wants that the absence of home comforts will make very annoying if not provided for. We have a very comprehensive stock covering every outing need, and the prices were never so low. Special Sale of Trunks, One of the best known trunk manufacturers preparing to move into larger quarters, closed out to us several numbers of his high-grade Trunks at a very liberal discount. We shall offer them for sale Tuesday on the same basis, which represents a very decided saving on regular prices. ~ At $4.50. 26-inch Heavy Duck-covered Trunks, cloth ned, four strap hinges, extra heavy bolts, slats protected by fron tips, trom bot- tom, best “Excelsior” lock. 30-luch Trunks, same description.... $5-75 At $6.50. A special lot of Men's 28-inch High-grade ‘Trunks, with shirt tray; hat box made es- pecially for men's use—a Trunk made of strictly first-class materials and in a first- class maucer. 30-inch Trunks, , same description... $7-25 32-tnch Trunks, same description... $7-95 34inch Trunks, same description... $8.60 36-inch Trunks, same description... $9.00 At $6.60. 38-inch Duck-covered Trunks, brass ““Victor"” lock, long strap hinges, malleable tron clamps, heavy Taylor bolts, iron bottom—a very strong apd durable Trunk; two sizes only. $7.25 40-Inch Trunks, same description... At $18.50. 38-inch Basswood ‘Trunks, covered with the best duck, bound with three fiber center bands, brass trimmed, extra heavy valance clamps, long strap hinges, narrow slats, extra heavy Excelsior lock and bolts, lined throughout with heavy linen, extra padding in top of lid, extra tray—a very handsome, light-weight Trunk. 40-tnch ‘Trunks, same description... $19.50 These Trunks are of a strictly high character, and at the very low prices named are unusual bargains. ‘Third fieor. Special Sale of Hammocks. Hammocks for country lawns, city porches, picnics and the sea- shore. We have just purchased very much below the regular prices a manufacturer's stock of high-grade Hammocks, and shall place them on sale Tuesday About Half Regular Prices. At 69c. Woven Cotton Hammocks; 76x38-inch. bed. At 79c. Woven Cotion Hammocks, full colors; 76x33- fuel bed. At 95c. Waren Cotton Hammocks, full colors; 84x42- fuch bed. At $1.15. % Woven Cotton Hammocks, full colors; 96x48- incl bed. At $1.25. Colored Macrame Improved “Luxury” Ham- mocks; 84x: inch bed. At 65c. Colored Woven Cotton Nursery Hammocks. At 79c. Woven Colored Cotton Hammocks, with pillow and spreader. At $1.00. Woven Goloeet be8s.in mmocks, with pillow ved. S4x32-inch bed, At $1.95. : Woven Colored Cotton Hammocks, canvas Weave; with valance. At 85c. A lot of best quality White a Ham- mocks, with braided edge; full s! FC. each. Hammock Spreaders... Third floor. Special Sale of Fruit Jars. Owing to an advantageous pur- chase we are now able to offer the very best Machine-made Fruit Jars, with Mason pattern tops, at the low- est prices yet quoted for these goods. There are many makes of Mason’s Jars, but none better than these manufactured by the Atlas Glass Company. They come nicely pack- ed one dozen in a wooden case, com- plete with rubbers, etc. A rare chance to get the best 1897 Jars at bargain prices. Pint size, per dozen. Quart size, per dozen. Halt-galion size, per doten. Everything else needed by the housewife for preserving, at little twilled prices, Fifth floor. Woodward & Lothrop. & Co., 937-939 F Street. No time to tose! We ha pected atic ‘hat t Fearing oat the NIPPING Selections from here and there in the great round of sacrifices such as have made this stupend- ous sale famous with bargain buy- ers. It's an unquestionable shame to have to sacrifice such goods for so little money. But im- provements must be made—5 walls must come down, windows ) must be torn out and goods must ) go. < Every article that occupies / needed room in this establish- ‘ ) ment has been cut without regard » to its value—without regard to its ) cost. Prices talk best and most © convincingly, so here’s a partial list to go by: All those Trimmed Hat ha a seal lata you have seen red so much are cut in this pro- ee 82 8 Hats, $1.49. $4.00 Hats, $1.99. $2.50 Hats, $1.25. $1.98 Hats, 74¢- 40c. Ribbons, 15¢. Fancy uze Ribbon, also Taffeta Rib- bon and Satin Ribbon, 4 to 6 dar 4c. gods, will La: card on thei tomorrow. 15c. Ribbons, gc. All those hf that sold for 1: ch All-silic Motre Ribbons, 8° for 9 50 and 75c. “Shirt Wa its, 29. All *97 ‘styles, all made by reputable makers, all worthy to | to be worn hy uny one. é $2 Waist aists, All that big line of sold as high as $2. In lapps.. percale. lawn, dimity, worgrmtis and linen «ffects —everything—choice now, ¥Sc. Se ists, that we 25¢. Belts, I4c. Fine cane Belts, with th lar ne pepul 33 98 ‘Suits, $r 98. pretty Crash Linen, Plain and Bantroiaered Salts, that sou remember #0 well at $3.98, Ko now for $1.98. $5 Suits, $2.98. Crash Linen eud Duck. “A big variety made up from choice pickings of the stock. Mayer Bros. & Co, | Where quality’s guaranteed, (937-939 Street. | Fines Imposed Every Day ‘you berdiy pick up the piper with- & notice that some one aes Be seta Sere te pote for use at his home ly cor- ered receptacle for aubes and gar- —Are you supplied? Better see be for a ‘receptacle that fills the re: quirement of the law. —Prices much less than fines. Galvanized Iron & Galvanized Steel Receptacles, 40c., 55c., 70c., $1.08, $1.32, $1.67, $1.88 & $2.66. Aud you'll find each price from 15 to 25 per cent lower than heretofore. Rudolph, iWest &Co., Suceesso:8 to J. H, Chesley & Co., oe F St. & 522 10th St. ‘HAVE YOU NOT FORGOTTEN: That the “Introductory Price” on Foot-Form Boots expires September Ist? Many of our customers have taken advantage of the unbroken stock and purchased from two to six pairs. Price, $3.00 now. During This Time All the Chocolate $3.50 Foot- Form Oxfords go for $2.15, and we say now as always that all “mixed store $4.00 shoes” do not compare in any point! Our own Foot-Form lasts can give you the comfort that TENDER FEET crave for during this heated term. One lot of Women’s Black Oxfords reduced from $2.00 to $1.00. Children’s Shoes. Tan Lace Shoes reduced this “way: From $1.00 to 65 cents. From $1.25 to 85 cents. From $1.50 to 95 cents. 2 }-Form Shoe Shop, F St.. Cor. 13th. it FLAGS and TENTS “the dependable store."’ Too many suits and skirts--so out they go! —at a very great reduction. Just to think, they were the greatest values before and you can imagine what ex traordinary values they are now with the profit shorn trom the prices and part of the cost, too, in many in stances. But no need to imagine, for here they are—and they are just what we say they are. The suits have been divided intg three lots—for easy choosing. Lot One. All of the Hnen and colored duck and plaue suits, tn * effects: of the suits neatly trimmed whieh sold for $3 and $4—you may have your choice of for . white Waser All of ithe Unen amd taney crash id " th plaque ay duck sults, stylish Jarke eep hemined skirts: «©: Plain and some neatly trimmed with brad vr lace —which sold for $4.50 and $3 for All Of the finest ph arity and fine <r calte, over a8 the clever: fet manver: made by > ceefer, blazer, eftects which sold for cS $3.98. Lot of liner crash skirts made with hews and perfect in bang —will gv on an 50 cents. Lot of white pique skiris, tailor made, With wide bema, réluced from $1.48 tw $1.29 each. Pretty wash stuffs way down in price. Judge the ridiculous lowness oi the prices for the whole stock from these. Notice that the stock is still fresh and clean and contains all the most desirable stuffs of the season This last cut makes values such as have never before been offered. Piain Muen batiste—which sold but re- cently for te a yard—for Sc. yard. th wash stuffs. Might and dark Mehes wide—which sold for . 5c. yard. Sheer figured batistes ond lawns, and lace striped lawns, dec. —xtufle which sold tor 1243. and Lic. @ yard for 74c. yard. Matting for a song Tomorrow we make a cut in the balance of the matting stock which ought to clear it out at once. Surely you've never been offered fine mat- ting for so little. Three rolls Japanese scamless inatting will ey, 8l4c. yard. Japanese linen-wary 6 for ~~ Ile. yard. 5 rolis extra heavy damask China matting, the usual 4c. sort at the furuiture stores we" 5c. yard. White goods to go! We bought too many white goods. We were eager to show you a great er stock than any other store in town. Such is the penalty The prices that we shall make for tomor- row shall reduce the stock wonder- wasn tailors, ‘and taut nd Evan tor Fine grounds T24ye.— for lappet fully, but there'll be nothing in it 750 sands white India Unon, the usual sort —for 50 yards fine the usual 10c. sort Eleven pieces fine and medium dott Swiss, which sold for 30c. and 400. a yard te go for 2c. yard. Domestic bargains 1,000 yards full yard wide *. Mmastly navy and-tlack grounds with e tgures Warranted fast color—to go for 7i4¢. yard. "cotton —tetter than —asually sells for Sige S-grarter “Mobawk” Sheeting shall be of- fered for a day at 14)4c. yard: Best table off cloth, tm faney white and marble patterns, to gv for 12i4¢. yard. Ready-made sheets. Six90-Iuch “Utica” ready-made sheets to a 39c. each. Six00-tech hcmsiltehed sheets perfeetly made—to gu for 6c. each. 72x90-inch balf-bleached sheets to go for 4c. cach. Enamel ware cheap. The sale of enamel ware, which begins this morning in the new 7th street addition, offers values such as you haye never before heard of. But this department, which will be lo- cated in the basement, will do a great many unusual things, and it will pay you to watch it! Ladies’ 10c. vests, 6c.