Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1897, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 2,.1897-12 PAGES. Close dally at 5 p.m. Saturdays at 1 p.m. AND * MOSES SONS. F ot., cor. 11th. f Mattress Factory, Storage, 220 and M. Ist and D. cking. Cold storage. DINING ROOM FURNITURE. No room for incomplete lines here —no time to trifle with them. All we do is make out a ist of them— figure right down to prices that'll clear the goods out, advertise them and then they're gone. Here's such a case: $19.00 cs ter dak Polish-finish Side- ea With French bevel interore, 931-00 $45 Mabozuny Pollste-tulsh Side- beard, with French bevel plate inirror :. $27.00 $16 Quartered Oak China Closet.... $11.50 $21 Bent End China Case of $16.00 oak x Table $7-50 25 Quartered Oak | ‘Polish-Anish Shining Chains bosscane seats... 91-85 $2 Solid Oak Box Cane Seat Din- $1 60 ing Chair .... . - > i?) be be [aoeees) FSCS CS Lansburgh & Bro. f Don’t Wait! ss i? MM Don’t you know delay is} dangerous, for when we make }< offers like these the~responses +; are many, and if you delay you 3 stand chance of losing a “good thing.” It is_always wiser to }< come right along the first thing ;¢ in the morning, so as to be sure }# to secure what you are after. pi These are exceptional values. |! ey 4 RIX! SECC OOOO HE O9OSS90 O9G00ES980980000000 oa Ladies’ Bicycle Skirts, made } of linen crash. The best setting ;< skirt in the matket. ! 97c. SOOO TOT OTEEETEETEE RTE TT CRO GH AXIAAARAARIUAAANALAAAAAAAAAT al department Storage, Hauling, Moving | | @@SSGeS0G Osan seGC 09802008 3 MAYER & PETTIT, 415-417 SEVENTH STREET. @@ We are closing out our entire stock of Refrigerators and Mat- tings at cut-to-the-quick prices. A PANORAIIA OF BARGAINS. These stcres present a complete and ever-changing pano- rama of Furniture and Housefurnishing bargains. There is not a concern in the entire south that offers such splendid values; such superb qualities; such endless variety; such lowness of price; such convenient and easy terms of payment. Any of the following items are extraordinary offerings. We'll “charge” anything you buy, for credit is yours free as air. Large, Finely Finished Oak and Mahogany Finish Cobbler Seat Rockers, worth $4.00, only $1.98. Beautiful White Enameled and Brass Beds, all sizes, worth $5.00—one of the greatest bargains ever advertised. Brass trimming. $2.08, Large and Very Handsome 5-piece Overstuffed Parlor Suite, upholstered in fine quality tapestry, at this extraordinary price. $19.50. Magnificent Oak Sideboard, very elaborate carving, French plate glass, regularly sold at $30.00, for $18.50. Handsome Parlor Table, 10-in. top, oak and mahogany fin- ish—almost a present at this figure. 29 cts. Beautiful Oak Bed Room Suite, finely carved, beveled plate glass—at less than you pay for trashy suites. $12.98. Really Good Rattan Baby Carriages—a great bargain, $3.25. GEGSSHS OOS FOOSE SGOSS 6OSS506 GOS SO OSS OS OS DSSSSSSSOOS FOSOSS SSS OOO | ©6860 Worth $2.00. What's left of car Ladies’ Suits of Covert Cloth material. $4.68 und $4.55. To Close at $2.95. These suits corsist of Jacket, skirt, leggins ard purse. White Duck Skirts. Worth $2.00. Now 95c. Bicycle Were Ladies’ Waists, Laundered collars and cuffs. +: _ There are only 54 Waists in M4 this lot. Worth 75c. oe 5} 28c. rs sr a i Ladies’ Waists, is Laundered collars and cuffs. + Worth from $1.25 to $3.00. Now 59c. Too Many Parasols. Parasols marked from $3.98 to $7.50. si - Now : $1.98. 4 F Too Many Skirts. i M #t re , 1? The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. 'S. Kann, Sons &Co. Our 2d Grand Rebuilding And Before Stock-Taking Sale. EXTRA Values for the price is the most magnetic of influences to secure quick sales. Of course there are a few “bargain hunters” who look only to the price, but experienced buyers understand that it is quality and style that gives value. Colored Serges. WE GAVE YOU A LINE OF BLACK SERGES IN OUR LAST ADVERTISEMENT WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN NICELY. WE OFFER A FEW COLORS AT ABOUT THD SAME RATIO. Double-width All-wool Colored Serges. Worth 29c........ 19¢. 38-inch All-wool Navy Storm Serge, color absolutely fast... .. 25c. 45-inch All-wool Imperial and Storm Serge, extra weight, quality Cc. OUR PRICES IN SU—THE BS SRST Yo SE 30 styles this season’s choice patterns French Organdies—none bet- ter made—styles unequaled—choice of any piece in the house. Former All our American Organdies, Batiste, Extra Fine Lawns, in laven- der, pink, new blue, navy blue, red, black grounds—figures, stripes, monotone effects. None have sold less than 11$c. up to 18c.. TAC. All our Satin Stripe and Lace Effect Lawns, neat and large designs, colors absolutely fast and this season’s desirable styles (no old pattern in the lot). toc. and 124c. values........... é 5c. All our 25c. Imported Dimities, in fancy as well as neat mourning effects: 2-3. - ce tee e eee e cece eee c eee ceecces ene OC, H Figured Mohair Grenadine i Skirts, black only. Worth i triple. i 95c. 4 i Ladies’ Wash Suits, made of I fancy duck and pique. i 99¢. for Blazer and Skirt. t{ A Special Reduction t *< in Mitts. +4 Ladies’ All-silk Mitts, in fast 34 black. Regular 25c. quality 4 i For 14c. ; 3} i+ 3 rs fe: Ladies’ All-silk Mitts that >< By sold for 35¢. rs tH For 19c. i wm 4 3) ye pt re hi Ladies’ Silk Mitts that were +) ¥ soc. i ys For 29c. iS >} + M4 ; oe << ri MY CGH ar seree anatinenet renee a 9 Don’t fritter _ your health Away Linen Department. 200° dozen Fringed Plaid Grass and Honeycomb Towels. 5c. wale... ee ce ;: siseeeeeeeee ZAC. 60-inch wide Turkey Red and White, Turkey Red and Green Table Linen. 40c. value.......2.. Cogeec eu ocaccodocccose lL uTe, 50 dozen of Extra Large Size Unbleached Turkish Bath Towels. Size 22x46..... ott e eee ee ee cece cece eee eee ss MOC. Size 24x48. 12'4c. 2 cases of Bleached and Unbleached Twilled Toweling, 18 inches wide. Monday. . Cen geen -.. 2Re. Ready-Made Wear. 2d floor, new building. Odd lot Children’s 50c. Gingham and Colored Lawn Dresses 50c. Cambric Corset Covers, V and round necks, lace and embroid- Reh teint @ Oe Se 5 state eiovsicltine fsciocsc ee 39c¢. for were 69c. oidered ruffle, were 5oc. for Muslin Gowns, embroidered trimmings, e 50c. for Cambric Umbrella Drawers, 8-inch embr. Qc. 5oc. for Cambric Corset Covers, lave or embroidered trimmings were 89c. a All $1 and $1.25 Gowns, in cambric or muslin, lace or embroidered trimmings, in high, square, V and Empire styles, for......... 87c. Black Sateen Umbrella Skirts, two styles, for 69c. Were 89. Domestics. Second floor. Genuine Lonsdale Cambric......... Mohawk Valley 9-4 Bleach Sheeting see ceeceseesceo AD Alexandria 42-inch Bleach Pillow Case, worth I0c.........@) a, 81x90 Ready-made Bleach Sheets, worth BOE Morale see wiitoage ee 29c. Any piece of Sea Island Percale (light styles) in the house 12he. Walue:.2 cosascae-e elelaleselsioisiaisisitl es sisiofeaisos kim Tec. All our Imported Madras and Scotch Dress Ginghams, ittcludi fashionable checks, all colors, 16c. value E ite i titreseeeseseeee. BAC, Silk Ginghams, 15c. value TUS ee ee ea bese ees nene es ccs s 3M Apron Ginghams, fast CIEE: cee cecucecasndcuobackonuu ed) ee 8c. White Shaker Dslanneli= 2/2): sie sisise/ ote /otsl ese ee 5c. Druggists’ Sundries. E 2 * —cooking over a hot coal stove this 3 “mod summer. Get one of our em Gas Stoves. Saves ttme— 2 saves expense—and, best of all, : saves the bealth of the cook. Reli- = able Gas Stoves from $8 up. H : Gas Appliance Exchange, Ave. eed LARGE SIZE l0c. CAKE WILD LO 4¢, OUST HONEY SOAP. Pewee *| LARGE Borrits Lavexpen sarts., 10c. S. KANN'S SATIN BOUQUET SOAP.... 5c. mM! 10c, 4711 MPO TED TR‘NSPARENT SOAP. 12¢. 12c. COSMO BUTT! RMILK SOAP. LARGE ROLLS 1, nh ine PAPER .... 5c. CUTIOURA SOAP ‘LOW 9 PACKER’S TAR.. DER see Cc. 10c. PEAR'S UNSCENTED SOAP. MENNEN’S TALCUM POWDER......... “Sea Breezes” in your office or store. Hay Fever. The quid discovery X-ZALIA relieves Hay Fever, Rose Cold and Hay Asthma. You can make your office or store as cool as the piazza of a seaside hotel by putting in fans and telephoning us for Velcetsle power. "Dost pat If ot any longer—for the hottest and most trying days of summer are right ahead. U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 213 14th St.N. W. ’Phone 77. 4328-204 For sale by W. 8. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 703 Fifteenth St., Washington; or our t size bot- tle sent by prepaid express on receipt of $1.00. communications to | Send for pamphlet. Address all THE X-ZALIA CO., Jy30-Geo-14 No. 3 Beacon St., BOSTON, Mass. ‘The “Exposition Universelle de Yart Culinaire ‘awarded the highest honors to ANGOSTURA _ BIT- cite the appetite. Ask for the pemuing acide, A iu manufactured by Dr, 3, @. B. Siegert & Some” WHITE TRIAL 18 EASY. DAWSON’S RICH MINES | can be artanged. soon as transportation E. A. Mizner Tails of the Growth of the New Camp. NO OPENINGS POR. NEWCOMERS Easy Pass Over, the Mountains by Way of White Trail. NEWSPAPER FOR KLONDYKE The steamer Alki, which returned to Scattle yesterday, after a trip to Jun2au, brought the following letter from E. A. Mizner to the New York Journal: DAWSON CITY, Klondyke river, Canada, * : June 26. ‘This is the land of gold. E rarely misled, not California in the days of ’49, not Austfalia, not the prolific Rand in Scuth Africa shouid rank with it. I venture to estimate the output of gold for the season from the placers in the immediate neighborhood of Dawson at $5,000,000. “Some of the enthusiastic min- ers here say that the product for the sea- son will be nearer $10,000,000 than $5,000,000, but I have noticed a local inclination to brag and I want to be entirely within the facts in any information I send out from this camp uf marvels. Before this message can reach the coast the story of the richness of these gold laden placers will be the property of the world, for by that time tne miners who left here with their bags of gold will have reached the American cities with their burdens of dust and nugge:s to convince the skeptical. Dawson has grown like a mushroom since the news of the richness of the mines in this neighborhcod nas reaciied the other diggings along the Yukon and its trib- utaries. The present population of this town is about 4,000. Men ure streaming in as rapidly as their legs or the river steam- ers or horses will transport them. We in Dawson have a notion that by the close cf the shcrt summer season there will be 10,000 people in the town. Dawson Matches Tombstone. And such a town! It has some of the characteristics of mining camps that Bret Harte has made into story, but it has quali- ties that California camps never had and never could have. The game of life is played fast, and the boisterous side of min- ing camps is developing as the population increases. Now Dawson would match Tomb- stone when Tombstone was young. There are gamblers by the score, and there are dance halls by the score. The principal source of fighting in frontier | mining camps—disputes over the possession of claims—has been missing up to this time from the Klondyke region. The Canadian mining laws seem fair, and they are re- garded and are enforced as well as possible by the small official force representing the dominion government. A section in the law prohibits a miner trom “taking up” more than one claim in a neighborhood. This provision of law leads to caution in the selection of claims, and estops land grab- bers from controlling all the claims in sight. I do not mean that all the residents of Dawson are willing to obey the law merely because it is law, for 1 am certain that many of the men are worrying their brains to devise schemes to get hold of a number of claims, and would be glad to evade the rules. Miners generally work in groups, or companies, and each member of a group has an interest in all the claims worked for the joint account of himself and compan- ions. But the caution I have mentioned shows itself in the big population of the town. There 1s no good reason that so many should be here; exeept this provision of law restricting ‘@ man’ to one “location.” When a miner had’#only one rattle out of the box"? he takes time’ before making his throw. ‘Therefore Dawson is a base of operations for men who go out from this center on prospecting’ trips. Claims on Good Ground Taken Up. There are no openings here for newcom- ers to locate claims along any of the creeks where gold placers are known to exist. All the claims on the “good ground” in this immediate vicinity have beea taken up. A stranger has to get out and prospect in places of which nothing definite is known, yet, of course, places just as likely to con- tain gold as any of the claims that have yielded the big fortunes to the miners. Parties leave here every day on prospect- ing tours. When a discovery of gold is reported crowds rush out in frenzy to the place. ‘he thronging in of men is making an important change in the prices paid for labor. While provisions are dear, the price of labor is going down. I have known a laborer to get $20 a day for his toil, but that price was not paid to every man.’ The indication now is that many men who must have food and clothing will crowd the town and that the rate of wages will fall to the cost of subsistence. Fiour is $6 a sack. The weather is intensely disagreeable. ‘The mercury has stood at 87 degrees for two hours in the shade, and this is morn- ing. And there are mosquitoes—millions and millions of mosquitoes—voracious as wharf rats, fiercely stinging. They. con- tribute to the discomforts of living on the Klondyke. Three Hundred Miles of Gold. Gold in one form or another has been found along a belt nearly 300 miles long. By the close of the season much more will be known of the character of this belt, for the prospecting going on is thorough, the circumstances and population considered, and more definite information should re- sult. When I can send a trustworthy report for the guidance of persons contemplating a trip to the Yukon next spring, I shall hurry it down, Just now not much that is definite can be said to persons not on the sround, because of the absence of availa- ble openings for stakes in any district known to be worth working. Those who have claims on the Bonanza, the El Dorado and the Bear seem certain of immense fortunes. I cannot truthfully say more, Rich Find at Rainy Lake. A rich strike has been made at the Ran- dolph mine, near Mine Center, Rainy Lake City, Minn. Ore that will assay from $500 to $1,000 to the ton has been uncovered. A blast that was made there two days ago threw up several’ good seed nuggets. One of them weighing twenty-two ounces is pure gold. The discovery is the richest yet made in the Seine river country. The controlling interest in the mine is owned by Louis A. Hall of New York. The news has caused a great deal of excitement throughout the gold fields. NEWSPAPER FOR KLONDYKE. Chicage Woman Expects to Start One in the Gold Fields. One of the first newspapers to be start- ed in the Klondyke region will be owned and operated by a Chicago woman. Mrs. Caroline Westcott Rotnéy, who will leave immediately for the ‘Alaskan gold fields, will $:ke with her @ small hand press and an outfit comprising sll the necessities. of the newspaper businsss when conducted on a small scale. 7%‘ She expects to reacl the Klondyke before the beginning of winter, and firmly be- ‘eves the success:iofher venture is as- sul . . * are published a newspaper in Leadville, Col., for nearly @ yeas" at the time when the boom was at its height, and for over a year and a half she did the same thing in. Durango, Col. ARMY OFFICERS START. Capt. Ray and Li Investigate Nec In accordance with orders received from the War Department, Capt. H. P. Ray and: Lieut. Richmond of the 8th Infantry, sta- tioned at Fort D. A. Russell, left yesterday for Alaska. | <3 = ‘They go to investigate the situation and report on the advisability of sending troops tor that region. It: is. understood that if they report the need of troops there Col. it. Richmond ‘to’ for Troops. Improvements Have Made This Ronte Passable for Man or Beast. Harry Fitzgerald, who was a from Juneau on the Walla Walla, which arrived at San Francisco Saturday, brings valuable news regarding the two best- known passes to the Klondyke—the Chil- koot and the White. “I went over the White Pass to Lake Linderman on June 17—just a month be- fore the work on the trafl was completed,” said he. “I think it is by all odds the best of all the passes, and I do not understand why so many go by the way of the Chi!- koot, particularly at this time of the year. “On the American side private individu- uals have built the White Pass trail, and the Canadian government had twenty-five men working for four months on the Do- minion side, so that there is now a fine, bread trail, over which horses and mules can travel easily. The trail starts at Shag- &way, about three miles from Dyea, and is a more accessible landing place than the latter, because there is deep water there. “From Shagaway, where a wharf is to be built, the road rises steadily and con- tinuously until the summit is reached at a point 1,100 feet lower than the highest point on the Chilkoot. The descent to Lake Linderman is about the same as on the Chilkoot. Packing over the White Pass costs fifteen cents a pound.” Mr. Fitzgerald states that great quanti- ties of food are piled up along the trail at intervals, all the way from Dyea to Sheeps Camp, which is six miles from the summit. He says that in some places the piles are as high as two-story houses. Not half of these provisions can get over this winter, but he says that there is little danger of it spoiling, as it is nearly all canned goods and flour in stout canvas sacks. The In- dian carriers are working for those who pay the most, and as the rush is increas- ing and the adventurers are impatient, the natives are getting rich. Mr. Fitzgerald will return in four months. His destina- tion will be the Stuart river, where he be- lieves the discoveries will eclipse those of the Klondyk. Riv: of the Klondkye. The following news has been received at Victoria, B. C., and comes from Ottawa, Canada, as the report of Cansdian sur- veyors in the Klondyke region: “While the government officials are ex- tremely reticent as to the latest advices from Surveyor Ogilvie and Inspector Con- stantine, the fact has leaked out that those officials have assured their departments that scores of miners are deserting the Klondyke for a richer district further east, believed to be Stuart river, where it is said still more wonderful deposits have been discovered this spring.” CONCERNING ALASKAN BOUNDARY. Canadian Officinl Says There is Little Dispute Over the Line. Recent publications relating to the claims of Great Britain to a large share of ‘Alas- ka, the surveyor general of Canada says, are due to a misconception of the meaning of the designation “British Columbia” and “undefined boundary” as printed on the map issued a few days ago by his depart- ment. “We refrained from plotting any bound- ary line in that part of the territory con- stituting the coast strip running south and east from Mount St. Elias,” he said. “In fact, the map was Issued, as is well under- stood here, st the earnest demand of the public for reliable data as to the location of the, newly discovered gold fields and the Lest routes of access thereto. It is com- piled from the latest information and sur- veys in our possession, and in so far as the physical features of the country are con- cerned may be taken as correct. So, too, is it absolutely correct as to the boundary be- tween Alaska and our northwest territories. “The determination of the point of inter- section of the west coast boundary line with the 14Ist meridian seems to have been jointly agreed upon by American and Can- adian officials, for it has been authorita- tively stated that the peak of Mount Elias, always cldimed by the United States, was found to be about two miles on the Can- adian siie of the point of intersection of the true boundary lines, but that Great Britain had agreed to allow the peak of the mountains to mark the point of intersec- tion of the coast and meridian boundary lines. Canadian surveyors have marked the boundary at the most important points in the Yukon country for the convenience of officials. “The report of the United States survey- ors shows that there is no appreciable ¢if- ference between the determinaticn of the two parties. On our map just issued you will see Birch creek marked wholly within Alaska, the mouth of it being some [50 miles wést of the 141st meridian, as we have laid it down; neither can there be any dispute as to the boundary crossing of Forty Mile creek. In fact, I may tell you the exact difference there between the iwo surveys is six feet. There is, therefore, no shadow of foundation for this revival of the exploded story of Canadian land grabbing.” KLONDYKE REGION IN '95. Extract From a Letter Written to Gen. Miles in That Year. An interesting letter, particularly so at the present time, was sent to Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, September 16, 1895, by R. B. Weare of the North American Trans- portation and Trading Company, with headquarters at Circle City, Alaska, on the Yukon river. There is something in the letter regarding the development of that region and the gold mining being carried on there. At the time when the missive was written, the sender states, there were 2,000 placer miners who had recently visit- ed the country. As to the necessity of pro- tection even then the letter says: “The mines are turning out so rich and so extensive, and the prcspects are’ so bril- Nant, that hundreds of people are going in who don’t ur.derstand mining, and who be- ccme reckless and hard people to manage. “We need very badly some protection, and as the Sccretary of War tells us there is no wey that he knows of to send troops to that country, it has been suggested to me that urder the act allowing the army to enlist Indian scouts you could au- thorize some person satisfactory to your- self to go to the interior of Alaska and en- list a company of Indian scouts, who could maintain peace and order in the mia- ing districts. It would be a great thing for the people of what is now an almost un- known country. I assure you that the in- vestigation that I and my brothers have made in the interior of Alaska along the Yulon river and some of its tributaries would indicate a sensational development later on. My brother brought with him from Alaska in July and sent to the United States assay office at Helena, Mont., 400 ounces of gold dust, and we hope that he will bring as much more on his last trip, arriving here (Chicago) some time in No- vember. “This is proof of what is there, and we know it to be @ fact that hundredg of nilvers have made from $2,000 to $8,000 per year, and their methocs of mining are of the most primitive nature. Quartz leads are to be found in abundance wherever we have prospected, and we have located leads that assay very rich, and which are very accessible, and we believe in time will be- ccme very valuable. No river in the coun- try has been prospected by our people that geod pay diggings have not been found. ‘Now that we can get plenty of food there it is the duty of the government that they give protection to men going there with property, and who want to go into bus- iness and open up mines.” fete AGAINST THE TARIFF. What Ministers of Foreiga Countries Say of Its Provisions. During the tariff debate in Congress Rep- resentative Johnson of North Dakota made public a number of the protests received by the State Department from the representa- tives of foreign governments against cer- tain duties imposed in the Dingley tariff bill while that measure was pending. Some of the ministers disclaim any intention to in- terfere in’the internal affairs of the United States. but make the representations for the benefit of the commerce between the countries. calls attention on American Minister Brun of Denmark to the fact that the tariff s ADIES one year. $25 morning. prove equally magnetic. and madras and flannel. 29c pair for 50c and color represented. 3% inches wide. to $2.98; only $1.98 for those up to $4.50, and brellas will also be found in some of the lots. for articles worth 10c to $1.50. G7The 1897 “Derby” and ete. choice, and a new plece for any that } 36 inches. Silkoline. Wash Hats. 59c¢ for the $1.25 Mull Hats. and 39 for the 50c Mull Caps. 1897 High Grade Bicycles. and Men’s Wheels, with written guarantee for price that has or will be reached And so is $19.50 for Boys’ and Girls’ High-grade Wheels. The Palais Royal. HE Annual Clearing Sale of Summer Goods began heré this The reduced prices advertised for today brought early crowds of eager purchasers. The list for tomorrow will The Men’s Corner “Bargain Tables.” ©77e pair, or 2c for four pairs of 2c Linen Cuffs. $1.29 for the $2 Pajamas, in silk 25c tomorrow for 50c & 75c Silks. This season's Foulari and Figared India Silks, in lengths from 3 to 15 yards, are to be thrown on second floor ‘bargain tables” at on'y 25c yard for choice. Every best design and 16c tomorrow for 25c Point Lierre Laces. (79-inch wide Ecru and Butter Laces for only 16c yard. And only Se gand for the rematn- ing 10c and 1f¢ Swiss Embroileries, 3 to 6 inches wide. Only 6c for 10c Torchon Laces, 2 to 49c tomorrow for $1 to $2 Parasols. © Entire stock in four grand lots—49c for those previously $1 to $2; why $1.09-for those up 3c to 75c for 10c to $1.50 Leather Goods. G7 Leather Goods of every description--Purses, Pocket Books, Card Cases, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Shoe Blacking-Cases, Belts, Music Koile, Chatelafnes, Shopping Bags. 68c tomorrow for $1 to $2.48 Waists. “Ideal” Shirt Waists, in organdies, Several hundred of them, the last of many most attractive 1897 styles, 7c for 19c to 25c Housefurnishings. PNearly two thousand articles among this Tin Three-quart Buckets, with cover; Two-pound Tea and with side handles; Dust Pans, with haif cover; Two-quart ¢ La ers; Muffins, with six cups; 4 and 6-quart Retinned Pudding and } Pans; Retianed Wash Basins, Large Bread Boxes, Fiour Sifters, with crank; Half-gallon Oil Cans. 7 cents for 39c tomorrow for 50c Hammocks. 7Those Superior Woven Hammocks for only 39. Only 19¢ tor 25e Brussline Rugs, 20x 1c for Adjustable Window Screens; 19¢ for 25c Window Shades; Te yard for Me 79c tomorrow for Children’s $1.25 Dresses. AAI the $1.25 White and Colored Wash Dresses, in sizes 2 to & years, at e ‘ Only 25c for the White and Colored Dresses, in sizes 3 months to 3 $1.79 for the Infants’ $2.25 Long Cashmere Coats, Tomorrow’s Very Special Discounts. 720 per cent off the price marked on the Baby Carriage selected. of all Jewett Refrigerators—and our marked prices are 20 per cent less than lst juozatious. PALAIS ROYAL, is the lowest Te Fancy Lisle Halt Howe, only $2.98 for those up to $19. Sik Sun Um Only 3c to Te lawns, swisves, ginghams, Ware—Wa: Coffee r Pails, with black Large Ce Canisters 10 per ceat off prices A. LISNER, G Street. a z bill were: Beer, cement, white cabbages, hemp seed, porcelain, hides and skins, wool, rags, pebbles, lime, chalk, sloves, leather, condensed milk, granite, monuments, dairy machinery and Doecker tents. There were three communications from Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador. The first protests against the iuty on Italian oranges and lemons, which he said would prove very disastrous to the Italian trade in these fruits. A second communication is against the 60 per cent duty on candied fruits, which the mancfacturers of Leg- horn say would destroy their market in the United States. In a third communication Baron Fava speaks of a letter of the Secre- tary of Agriculture, in which he referre, to a ministerial decree of Italy relating to meats from the United States. This decree required a consular vise for certificates of origin, issued by American authorities and accompanying shipments of meat. Baron Fava informs the State oe has been su iu for ex- Jae 8 epizootic board. ‘The ambassador adds: “His majesty’s government, however, de- sires to perform a friendly act toward that of the United States by frankly forewarn- ing it that it could in no case be induced t: modify the provisions contained in the aforesaid decree in accordance with the desire expressed by the Department of Agriculture if the United States should per- sist in retaining in the new customs tariff the exorbitant duties to which I have had the honor to call your excellency’s atten- tion in my preceding written and verbal communication. “The same warning has been communi- cated, with the same amicable intent, by my government to the representative of the United States at Rome.” Count Lichtervelde, minister of Belgium, sent three communications concerning the tariff. He said that the discontinuance of exportation of Belgian cement would re- sult disastrously to grain exported from the United States on account of the higher retes that would be charged because ves- sels would have to sail one way in ballast. The Turkish government protests against the duty of $1 per pound on crude opium, and says that the tariff cannot be for ihe purpose of protecting a home industry or secure increased revenue. He thinks the revenue of the government would suffer, but says that in case it did not, the cost of the drug for medicinal purposes would be greatly increased to the consumers. a OWNED BY MILLIONAIRES. The Thousand Isles, Benutified by Capital, Picturesque and Grand. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y., July 31, 1897. As I look about me this morning it is difficult not to imagine myself in fairy land. I am standing on the most prominent point of Alexandria bay, in the midst of the Thousand Islands, with the deep crystal waters of the old St. Lawrence at my feet. There have been so many soags sung of the beauties of the St. Lawrence, with its 1,200 islands all in a cluster, that it would be useless for me to attempt its praise. Alexandria bay is a bustling little New England village, away up here on the northern boundary of the empire state, whose sole purpose of existence seems to be for the beyefit of the thousands of vis- itors from all over the world, who make the journey to the Thousand Islands to en- joy the scenery, the famous ciiinate and the excellent fishing, which have been synonymous with the name of the resort for years. The village does not boast many inhabitants, because the severe wiutcrs aod the frigid breezes, which generate in the St. Lawrence, ere not conducive to a win- ter residence at this place. But in the sum- “mer, now, just as August is coming in, the Village is alive with visitors; the hotels are crowded, and | that has been made to improve Dame ture; for it ts a fact that hundreds of thou- sards of dollars are spent each year simply to beautify these islands. It has not been very many years since Col. O. G. Staples of Washi by the way, was born in this seczion, realizing the future of this place as a summer re- Na- sort, built the famous Thousand Island House. His venture was criticised. In a short time wealthy w Yorkers began to buy the islands and erect thereon veritable Paiaces as summer homes. The beauties of these islands were extolled in song and verse, and in a short time the Thousand Islands became famous. The islands were not always as beautiful as they are now, even In point of natural development. For the most part, they were barren, rugged spots, with scarcity of earth and scart vegetation. But there is nothing like money, after all, to bring about changes, and by the liberal expendi- ture of gold the islands have been tran: formed. Thousands of tons of earth hi been deposited on the barren rocks. Sea walls of granite have been built to provect the shores against the ceaseless flow of the river, and in the place of desolate wastes there are green lawns and towering trees. It is Saturday night that these islands lock the most picturesque. Each one has scme symbol descriptive of its name, and when the black wings of night are folded over the peaceful river the islands are transformed, as if by magic, into brilliant scintillating gems. The emblems of the islends are shown in varied colored lights, aud it looks iike a huge kaleidoscope, with an everchanging picture. It is not hard to imagine that the visitors in this region have little cause to com- plain of ennui. There is always something to do, and the islanders never let a day go by without filling it with some new divertisement. Every night there is a dance at the Thousand Island House, and the cotiagers from all over the river are present. Then there are fishing parties and trips among the islands on searchii, excursions, and picnic parties into regions | most beautiful. There are islands in the | Canadian channel of the river which are vrinhabited, and hither parties find the most picturesque camping grounds in the world. At the present time we are getting ready for a grand water carnival, which will be held next Friday and Saturday. The first day will be devoted to races between stesm and sailing yachts, the prizes te be “ps and good purses. The day will end with a grand balloon ascension with para- chute jump, a band concert and a display of fireworks. The second day the private yacht owners will have races, which will be enlivened by swimming races, tub races and greasy pole contests. There will ulso be a contest between the different musical organizations at the islands, with more fireworks. ——__ Medals of Hon Awarded. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has awarded @ medal of honor to Capt. D. L. Cockley of Shelby, Ohio. At Waynesborough, Ga., December 4, 1864, this officer, then a lieu- tenant, 10th Ohio Volunteers, and ald-de- camp to a general officer, three times asked Permission to join his regiment in a pro- posed charge upon the enemy, and, in re- sponse to the last request, having obtainca such permission, joined his regiment and fought bravely at its head throughout the action. A medal of honor has been awarded to Lieut. Geo. R. Burnett, United States army. At Cuchillo Negro,.N. M., August 16, 1881, this officer, then ‘second leuten- ant, 9th United States Cavalry, and present in action. with his troop, that had been ordered to fall back, saved the life of a dismounted soldier, who was in imminent danger of being cut off. Lieut. Burnett alone galloped quickly to the as- sistance of the man, under a heavy fire, and escorted him to a place of safety, his horse being twice shot in this action. eB RE Thesac Want Places, Applications for places were filed at the ‘Treasury Department today as follows: w. Bushnell of Missouri, to be appraiser of customs at St. Louis, Mo.; J. L, V, Wash- be register ington of ‘Loulsville, Ky.. to ot t treasury; |. Hartehorn of Alliance, Ohio, to be register,