Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1897, Page 8

THE EVENING sTAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1897-12 PAGES. Close daily at 5 p.m. Saturdays at 1 p.m * MOSES sf F st., cor. 11th. of Storage, 22d and M. Mattress Factory. Ist and D. A special department—Storage, Hauling, Moving and Packing. Cold storage. Adams & , Westlake 5 Brass Beds ‘ == —Represent the perfection of Brass Bed making. They're the only beds i whose lacquer is guaranteed. i —We Jiandle Adams and Westlake Brass Beds. The best is none too 4 good for our patrons. 4 —We can sell themao you with con-|}{ fidence that there'll never be a com- 4 plaint. 2 i —Are the very latest and prettiest i designs in Brass Beds shown. 4 A splendid A. & W. Brass Bed for | }4 $30. Far above the ordinary. " —Good Brass Beds that we can ie) recommend for as little as $18. W. B. MOSES & SONS. It 4 sea = 4 KOT SO FAT. A : K DR. EDISON'S OBESITY PILLS AND saLT| | REDUCED MADALAINE PRICE, THE 2oru- | }4 LAR ACTRESS, 58 POUNDS. as 2 = 4 IF FAT, WRITE LORING & CO.'S NEW YORK 04 i CHICAGO MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS -RUP- 4 DEVISED. 2 TURE CURED—BEST TRUSS EVER The popular actress, Madalaine Price, one of the |. | stellar lights of the Sontbers-Price Theater Com- +) papy, bas teken Dr. Edison's Obesity Treatment, | p¢ and is glad of it. Read below what she says of her experience with Dr. Edison's remedies: + ATLANTA, Ga., April 2, 1807. | p¢ Loring & Co., Chicago. Gentlemen: T cannot speak in too high terms of | 54 Dr. Eallson's Obesity Pills and Obesity Sait snd | 9 Compound. When I began taking Dr. Ediso: . Otesity Treatment my weight was 198. I had al- of ready used ano as soon as I si ai it left my é took Dr. Edison's Obesity Pi > was reduced from 198 to 140 wit i? fects upon my system. ‘These ren. condition of my stomach, caused as above | b4 Since taking your remedies I look better | 54 feel better chan for years, and have no ten- |") > again get fat. My professional friends | }4 Dr. Fillson's remedies If Inclined to get | 54 ani all of them who have used them on Ie recouimendation have been greatly benetited by | jg them. My husband, Mr. Edwin Southers, joins |? nent has | 4 me in thanking you for what your trea a i will reply to inquiries about this |, | eatnent that may be sent to me in care of the 3 ‘New Yerk Clipper."’ Yours sincerely, $4 MADALAINE PRICE. Obesity Salt. $1 a bottle; Obesity Pills, $1.50 a bettle. THESE GOODS ARE KEPT IN STOCK BY | 54 LEADING RETAIL DRUGGISTS. ritten guerantee to refund the price tf Dr. | 34 on's Obesity Pills or Obesity Sait are taken as | 54 rected without good results. Write to our v YORK MEDICAL DEPARTMENT or our CHICAGO es ser DEPARTMENT for advice about your or any other disense. Be sure to write if | P¢ Best truss and treatment ever devised— ‘ . Send letters and orders to Loring & Co., | > General’ Agents forthe United States. To insure ia) rompt r.ply mention department, use 01 The nearest address "We send frec “How to Cute ui $ ” LORING & CO., DEPT. 8, |i4 NO. 42 WEST 22D ST., NEW YORK CITY. "4 115 STATE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. ‘4 my25-tu,thé&es.tf 4 ALL OF ED:SON'S OBESITY REMEDIES, AS well as all of Loring’s Flesh roducera, for’ sale | bd 3. C. SIMMS, « by mye2-tt Cor. 14th ‘ _———————————————— Fat Folks, Attention! r A COMPLETE LINE OF LORING'S 71 Obesity Preparations and Flesh-producing medicines always on hand. Orders taken aI for Loring’: pesity Bands. Lady attend- a ants. MERKTZS MODERN PHARMACY, ‘5 cor. F and lith sts. dyltt | 34 Oooo hite Iron i4 ava’ % aa 4c ee ee ee ee = == =r ai 4k 2k 2 ax Lansburgh & Bro. 3} Isn’t It Wonderful! When you stop and con- sider a moment what values we are bringing forth day after day you must certainly wonder where all these values come from. We don’t mind telling you that there are ever so many manufacturers and whole- sale dealers who have so many pieces of this or so many dozens 3 of that on hand who are satis- fied and anxious to dispose of }4 these “waifs” at any price in or- || der to clear up their stock. 54 There’s where our buyers show M P+ O+O+O+O-O+o+< Q5O@9 DO OS SCOS HOSS OSSG0000C0R0 their sagacity, and _ there’s }4 where you profit. 4 Children’s Plain Hemstitched Handker- 4 chiefs, i The Sc. Quality, 3c. 4 Ladies’ Embro‘dered Handkerchiefs. ‘ The 15 & 18c. Qual- ity, llc. Men's 15c. Handkerchicfs...... .. OC. Ladies’ Fine Embroidered Handkerchiefs. The 35c. Quality, 23c. Men's 25c. Leather Belts. .15¢. Men’s soc. Leather Belts, with the “Can’t Slip” pat- ent . SUBSE SaCSOCEE EG: Men's 75c. Belts... +5 OC. Vg Ladies’ Gingham Aprons, Boh ee eee ee oe Children’s Mull and Straw Hats. The 98c. ones............49¢. M4 The $1.98 ones.......... -98c. +4 i K 4 as Children’s soc. School Ap-?4] ay Sige Adee ony ol i A Great Bargain. 3 M4 NOTHING LIKE!‘ >——* ——_—3 IT FOR THE SAME }4 In ~ PRICE ANY-} Black “WHERE. A fine All. 5 wool Imported Serge,}4 Only. medium weight, fine in * both quality and finish, i 50 inches wide. 4 i 4 40c. per yd. } 314 yds. for a skirt. 6 yds. full dress pat- 24 tern. lal A Sonnette Summer Corset i for 69c. { The price of this well-known i Corset has been stipulated by j¢ the manufacturer at $1.00, but }¢ the sizes are somewhat broken, }4 and we are daily receiving }4 large shipments of our new fall I stock. Our space will not per- }4 mit us to duplicate the lacking sizes of this Corset, so we will ? therefore sell the few we have 4 on hand at 75 cents. Made of strong double netting, extra YI long waist and high bust, two} ¢ e S pi steels on each side. ‘The 54 Beds $2 COSY t} sizes from 18 to 23 are especial- K 4 9 c S i ly adapted for a long waist, I pals peg be eS (4 Slender figure. _ All larger sizes | thn ‘woah tea tery ura drat Ve oe ee K any room. Plae+ your order for one! }4 ler form. It will be advisable \y The Houghton Co., j* to call early in order to pro- is Saat 1214 F St 4 cure your size. 4 Sa NNO OORT S| : : = Embroidery Bargains. M " One lot of Cambric Embroidery which sold 4 i for 15e. and 18. yd.— i lhe Now toc. Yard. 4 Cats Suffer HI ? Ove lot of Linen Insertings, worth 0c. F = Seas cn thee THC ae LT Lot Closing-Out Price, 25c. Yard. rf — SECT POWDER ts death to fleas 4 4 ged isects of all Kins yet per- }¢ 15m. Cambrie Flouncing, beautiful pat- } ectly harmless to animals. teme= As | ae alo caterminate +! Red dF i 4 2] —— Beaches, Water, Burs, Monauttoes, Sq Reduced From 45c. to 30c. Yd. 4 4 45-in. Flouncing. in r .W- Thompson, 703 |) tsTamts, not eyes : S.| PHARMACIST, 15th }|,4 Now 35¢. 4 ang-284 e 3 a = ; ji patietomorrow sure. i = » Don’t miss the oppor- {4 Great Reduction tunity. — In Hair. : 4 K Switches $2.50, formerly _ $5.00. iM Switches, $6.00, Gray Switches, $3. formerly $10. 00, Gray Switches, $4.50, rmerig $5.00. rmerly $6. First-class attendants in Hairdressing, 4 Shampooing, ete. Imperial Hair Regenerator for restoring gray hair. | b4 Never fails, Try our “Curlette” for retaining curl. | £4 4 4 4 S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. W. apl6-20d ek am 4 a) Cooks enjoy with a red hot fire the instant when wanted. Study this problem of sum. mer cooking carefully—and onl Conclude to buy a Gas Cook St We have an extensive variety—prices from $8 up. Appliance Exchange, gos 424 New York Ave. th arm Gas The Potomac Electric Power Company is now establishing circuits for General Electric Supply 4m all of its recently constructed subways in the city of Washingten. For rates apply to office, 1417 G st. nw. Telephone 1414. apl3-14tf Babies Won’t Suffer —— from prickly heat, red. itchy skin and —— ghafing if you use EVANS’ TALCUM POW- =e Large box, plain or tor rx ae 42 422 SET Sr ars LANSBURGH : a BRO, bé 420-422-424-426 7th St, —That’s what you're looking for in everything you purchase. The more the value the better you're pleased. There’s the whole secret of the success of FOOT-FORM BOOTS. They’re $3 till Sept. 1st. There never was a better shoe bought at $5. There’s no dealer in the country who pays moye whole- sale for his $5 Shoes than we do for our FOOT-FORM BOOTS to sell at $3. Re- member, $3 till Sept. rst. Choice of Chocdlate Foot- Form Oxfords for $1.85. WE sold them as high as $3.50. BSSS SOSSESO COSSS SOOS SSS OCCSO Some more pes Up-to-date Shoes At Profitless Prices: We are determined to close-out our eritiré’ present stock before the new Fall Shoes are coming—and even money losses shall not stand in our way to accomplish this. The following are a few of this week’s special at- tractions—but come early before your size is sold out: Hand-sewed turn soles, all sizes of them here today, at.......... Black and chocolate kid, & § ] oor Common sense and round toes, at.... °° 39¢. Ladies’ Crash Linen Oxfords, 87 c °o Men’s $2 Oxford Ties, — $1.37 Tennis Shoes «i Leather Insoles, Ladies’, Men’s and Boys’ sizes. The regular 75c. and $1 kinds, at. . Ladies’ $2 Fine Oxfords, Made of finest black Vici Kid, With hand-sewed turn soles, at... oe 5c. 95c. 69c. Mion esiaees Men's and Boys’ Ladies’ Black Gray and Brown Duck Bike and Brown Kid $1.00 Comfortable Brown and Tan Canvas Bicycle ‘Legeins. Shoes—good soles. Oxford Ties. . 25c. $1.45. 87c. Ladies’ Tweed Men’s $2.50 Brown Ladies’ Black and and Net Canvas Russia Leather Laced Shoes, on Coin Toe. SS ® 930 AND 932 7TH ST. @ oe] WM. HAHN & CO.’S”, AND 1916 PA. AVE. @ ~ Reliable Shoe Houses, GES Fis oe e GOSS G6 590896 SSSEOSSO6 @866 shand Marte see |S. Kann, Sons &Co. Our 2d Grand Rebuilding Sale Is the best advertised--the most patronized--and the least criticised. Six months’ run is considered a long time, and when a thing takes for so long a period it surely must please the public! TOMORROW AND UP TO 1 O'CLOCK THURSDAY WE GIVE YOU; THE LAST OF THE BB FORE-STOOK-TAKING PRICES. WE PREFER YOU SHOULD HANE THEM .AT MOST ANY FIGURES RATHER THAN TO PLACE THEM ON THE MDSE, COLUMNS,.; Suit Department. ee Ladies’ Fine Tailor-made €loth Suits. Be ae THESE SUITS CONTAIN THE SAME FIT, FINISH AND STYLES THE EARLY FALL. WE HAVE A NEW BUYER, WHO HAS COMPLETE CHARGE! OF THIS DEPARTMENT—AND IN GOING THROUGH THE STOCK YESTER- DAY CONCLUDED TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP OF EVERY TAILOR- MADE G*RMENT IN OUR HOUSE. SUITS WHICH WE SOLD FROM -§10 ° TO $14 OF THIS SEASON’S PURCHASE MARKED DOWN TO... 5 THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ALL SHREWD BUYERS WILL SURELY GRASP FOR. ire LINE OF LADIES’ WASH SUITS, CONSISTING OF PLAIN AND FANCY Our entire DUCKS, SOME HANDSOMELY TRIMMED WITH BRAID AND KUTTONS, OTHERS WITH INLAID COLORED TRIMMING, AND SOME ENTIRELY PLAIN; MADE EXACTLY LIKE THE CLOTH KIND, AND FINISHED JUST AS NICELY—THE ONLY $ 1 25 THING ING ARE HE LIN WHICH ARE NOT PUT IN WASH Uy WE SOLD THEM FOR $2.98, $3.98 AND $4.98. UP To1 O'CLOCK THURSDAY YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR. st eebeeeee Ladies’ FINE SILK WAISTS, AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF PRETTY STYLES, SUIT- ABLE FOR FALL WEAR, MADE WITH LOOSE FRONTS, YOKE BACKS AND THE LATEST STYLE SLEEVES. THEY WED $5.00 AND $6.00. WE OFFER THEM UP TO 1 O'CLOCK TH URSDAY Se act, ceckeabouean . 'o ON SALB IN OUR SUIT DEPARTMENT—SECOND FLOOR-NEW BUILDING. All kinds of Wash Goods. WHEN A PERSON STRIKES BED ROCK IT’S USELESS FOR HIM TO TRY AND GO FAR- THER, AS ALL HIS ENERGY WILL BE OF NO AVAIL. SO IT IS WITH MARKING DOWN RES A LIMIT TO ALL THINGS, AND WE SURELY HAVE REACHED IT WITH SUAL LOW PRICES ON LAW The beautiful Fine Sheer Lawns, representing unlimited styles of pretty designs, and which are warranted strictly fast color, displayed on three large bargain tables, first floor, main building, are without doubt the best wash materials ever sold for... ...........--+00-.-5Qia yd. Chocolate_Kid Shapely and Durable Boots. SHDSDOS OH HOOOHHNH HONS 9OSSSOHOOGOSOOCRNSS® 9598955088 @ AS THOSE YOU'LL BUY IN SEASON... THEY WERE MARKED RIGHT IN THIS CITY, THE EARLY PART OF THE 12, 2e- ASSORTMENT OF FINE DOMESTIC LAWNS COVERS EVERY’ x Ni “f Our next * THIS LINE—-HANDSOME PLAID AND CHECK LACB ca FINE BATISTE, LARGE FLORAL SWISS. CORDELETTES, AND MANY OTHER ATTRACTIVE AND PLEASING MAKES, BESIDES THE GENUINE FRENCH SATEENS, 2 nave 77] THE PRIVILEGE TO SELECT ANY STYLE OR COLOR FOR.......... (aC. a y ° LINEN DONEGAL SUITINGS, IN TWO-TONE COLORINGS, suIT- Heavy 12Ac HAVE THE 2c. PRICE ATTACHED, CUT DOWN TO..... (2BYXe SMOOTH LINEN SUITINGS WITH SILK STRIPES, CHECKS AND PRODUCTION, AND SOLD AT 87%. A YARD..... No manufacturer or jobber could give you the bargain which we offer in those fine Zephyrette Ginghams. If they came from Scotland or the foreign goods. They are the regular r2}c. grade, but we bought a thousand pieces so very low that we can sell them for... Sic. a yd. 20c. AND 87%4c. QUALITY WILL REMAIN... COME AS EARLY AS YOU CAN—BUY AS OPTEN AS YOU CAN=FOR THESE VALUES ARE AS HONEST AS OUR GOLD STANDARD. i ‘ a 8th and Market Space.. 7th St. Entrance, Family Shoe Store. é TIFUL SHEER AMERICAN ORGANDIES, NEAT STYLES IN IMPORTED DIMITIES, EXTRA WIDE COLORED .GROUNDS WITH FANCY POLKA SPOTS. YOu ABLE FOR BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’: WEAR, WHICH STILL PLAIDS—LAST SEASON THE DEMAND WAS GREATER TH. EQN ly 12, C. ave France, the patterns would be the same, as they are the direct copies of WHATEVER WE HAVE LEFT IN FRENCH ORGANDIES OF THE 1 5c. a yd. S. KANN, SONS & THE ACTION OF Carter's Little Liver Pills is pleasant, infld and natural. They gently stimulate the liver and regulate the bowels, but do not purge. ‘They are sure to please. ‘Try them, ad ‘The “Exposition Universelle de 1’art~ Culinaire” the highest honors to ANGOSTURA TERS ‘a frost eMcacious. stimulant to FPUNERAD OF* DR. FINNEY. Remains of -the Well-Known Physi- cian to Be Buried in Pennaylvania. Funeral service# ovér the remains of the Sy, | late Dr. Adam B°Firikey will be conducted TERS ‘as the Ask for the genuine article, ‘ ee a GB. Meee a Ban | at 8 ofcldck this éveriihg by Rev. Dr. Ches- ter at the late mce of the dead man, No. 928 I'street northwest. The body will then be taken to Munsey, Pa, where the interment will be held. _Veteran Christian Church. The United States Veteran Christian Church Missionary <Association’s District LAY; —— MWe. Evans’ DrugStore, wrist, Foot-Form Shoe me F St., Cor. 13th. BURT’S : e ARE YOUR EYES Beautiful Shoes. ¢ { 95 eee ary Eawin C. Bart & Co., New York, F oo “Gates Ce Arthur Burt, 1411 F St. me EA Sede tad convention will convene August 13, 1897, at 12 o’clock at the church, No. 2022 12th street northwest. Right Rev. J. B. Briscoe, D. D., will preside. All ministers, dele- gates and superintendents of Sabbath schools are expected tg have reports ready for submission. el 3 11 am., 8 p.m. and 8 p.m., by the Right Rev. J. B. D.D., and Rev. J. W. Barre, D. D., pas- tor of the will be present. a Dr. Finney, who was a well-known phy- siclan and druggist, and a prolific writer on fnedical subjects, died early yesterday morring, in his sixty-second year, from peritonitis, superinduced by typhoid fever. He was in buriness with his son, H. B. Finney, at No. 1007 ‘7th streat northwest, and ‘enjoyed general esteem. He left a widow and two grown children. Dr. = ney had been a member of the New York Avenue Church for many years. FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT Prompt Oapture of William Lucas, Accused of a Heinous Offense. Arrested by the Police as He Was Making His Way Out of the City. ‘William Lucas, a white man, aged about fifty years, was arrested this morning shortly after 9 o'clock, by Policeman Mc- Gill Grove of the seventh precinct, on the Canal road, near Green Springs, and locked up‘on a charge of attempted criminal as- sault on Bessie Gladmon, an eight-year-old white child, the daughter of J. H. Gladmon of 931 H street southwest. The prisoner was walked to the station house and placed in a cell, and the other stations notified of his arrest. The fugitive was seen in town this morn- ing by a number of people as early us 5 e’clock. He was making his way up the road, evidently intent on taking a canal boat and leaving the city. He managed to avoid the police, the uniforms giving him warning of their approach. Police- mon Grove was detailed by Lieutenant Swindells to capture the man. The po- liceman, who is a recent appointee, dressed himself in citizen's clothes and started out 4o look for his man. He found him on the Canal road, just after he had cmerged from a bar room, where he had refreshed himself with a bottle of beer. He was talking with another man when the po- liceman approached him. “I want to see you,” he said to Lucas. “What for?” interrogated the 1aan, who seemed to be measuring nis chances of dashing away. “I want you to go down town with me; you’re wanted,” was the reply. “Have you got a warrant?” asked Lucas. Warrant Not Needed. The officer replied that he was wanted all right, and that if he did not go he would have to put the nippers on him and bring him in. Lucas did not care to be hand- cuffed, so he acc»mpanied the policeman to the station house. Strict watch was kept by Grove, who was ready to intercept Lucas in case he made an attempt to e3- cape, but no such effort was made. Shortly after he was placed in a cell a Star reporter had a talk with him, when he denied strenuously that he attempted io assault the girl. “I was only doing what I always did with her,” said he, “and no more than I would with any other little girl. I was playing with her the same as I would with any other child, the same as I would with my own. I sent her over the street to get 10 cents’ worth of apples and waited until she returned, and we started to eat them.” He denied that he tried to get the little girl into his house. ‘My wife was at home,” said he, “and why would I want to bring her in there? We were sitting in the door, and I was playing with the child, as usual. I would not have dreamed of committing an assault in that place. The front docr was open and every one on the street could see us.” Lucas also denied that the child was crying, or even mad with him, and stated that Mrs. Gladmon came over to where they were and started to give him a tongue lashing. . “I went in the house shortly afterward and went to sleep,” continued he, “and was awakened by my wife, who told me that Mr. Gladmon was down stairs and wanted to see me. I dressed and went down, and he ecmmenced to quarrel. We had some words and he struck at me, the blow glanc- ing from the side of my head. He then wrenched a railing off the fence and start- ed to hit me with it, when his wife inter- fered and prevented him.” Remained With His Cousin. When asked where he spent last night, Lucas replied at his cousin’s, on G street between 23d and 24th streets. In reply to @ question of why he did not remain at his own heme, he answered that he had dctermined to leave the city. He said he kad been working for the Independent Ice Company, but had thrcwn up the job yes- terday on account of his wife, who was always Crinking. He went up the nal rcad this morning to see some of his old friends cn the’ canal boats. “You know,” he said to the reporter, “I am an old boatman myself.” The police think Lucas only wanted :o get on a boat and remain until he felt safe e1ough from arrest and then leave. ‘The man is well known in Georgetown, and for a number of years lived on “Cherry Hill.” He worked for a number of business men in this section, at one time being em- ployed in the E. L. Dent iron works. He also worked for Tenney, the flour manu- facturer, and for H. P. Gilbert, the well- krown contractor. Later in the day Lucas stated that he aid not know the police were after him, and that he went down to the ice company this mornirg and drew his pay. When search- ed at the station house only $1.06 was found on him. He said that it was his intention to leave the city never to return, and but for the prompt work of the-police he would have been able to have accom- plished this. The police of the Georgetown precinct feel quite elated over the quick arrest. Gladmon Punishes Lucas. Mr. Gladmon, the child’s father,who is em- ployed in the Corcoran Art Gallery, had an unpleasant meeting with Lucas last night, because of the charge made by Mrs. Gladmon that Lucas had acted improperly toward thei: daughter Bessie, eight years old. Lucas received severe punishment, it is said. e ‘The accused has been in the employ ot the Independent Ice Company, as he states, but yesterday gave up his job, he declares, because of his domestic unhappiness. He proceeded to visit bar rooms and indulge in some liquor. It was about 7 o'clock when he returned home and seated himself in front of the house. He had always been on friendly terms with the children in the neighborhood and had frequently treated them to snowballs, candy and cake. Yesterday he sent little Bessie Gladmon over to a store to buy some apples, and when she returned he detained her in front of his house. It was still daylight when Mrs. Gladmon looked out the window and calied Bessie. Just as she called her she looked in front of the next door neighbor's house and saw her ddughter on the man’s lap. The condition of her clothing excited her suspicion, and she called to the man: “You dirty brute, what are you doing?” “I mean no harm,” was the response of Lucas. He let the child go and she came in the house crying, being afraid she was going to be whipped. Two hours later Mr. Glad- mon returned home, and when he learned of what had happened he went on the war path. Knocked Him Down. “Mr. Lucas, are you there?” he called over the back fence, and the neighbor walked to the fence to see what was want- ed. As soon as he arrived there a blow from Mr. Gladmon, landed under his jaw, caused him to stagger and fall, and thea the irate father did his “best to pull a board from the fence, intending to follow up his victim and give him a gocd, sound beating. His wife pleaded with him to désist, and for her sake, it is said, he returned to the house and let Lucas get away. Sergeant Barry and Policemen Horton and Carlin were soon at the house, and they made a thorough search for the fugi- tive. but failed to find him. After Lucas reached the fourth precinct station he talked to the police and others about the case. To a Star reporter he said he had only had the child on his knee, and had paddled her, as he hed many children before. So far as having any intention of assaulting her is concerned, he said that he never even imagined such a thing. ‘There is no claim that the child has been injured. A charge of simple assault was preferred against the prisoner, and he will be given a hearing tumorrow. —_——_— Interstate Association Meets. ‘The. Interstate Republican Association met at its headquarters, No. 1808 M street, last night, Vice President John A. Gordon presiding. slestion of Representative Biiney Er Mtuca ol ive as the next States ‘tor from THE, WHITE HOUSE FLOORS Colonel Bingham’s Report on Their Settling and the Method of Repair. “Something is Imperatively Demand- ed to Relieve the Strai the Mansion. Executive According to a report made to Gen. Wil- son, chief of engineers, today, by Col. Bing- ham, the officer in charge of public build- ings and grounds, a portion of the flooring in the Executive Mansion is in a very bad condition. “Considerable settling of the second-story floors over the east room,” says he, “has been observed for a long time. The increasing records of the execu- tive office made necessary the use of in- creasing record cases, which are, unfor- tvnately, very heavy, and also, unfort:u- rately, they have to stand where the floors are weakest. At the east end of the sec- ord-story corridor the center had sagged in all directions four inches below the hori- zontal. As this corridor is only eighteen feet wide, this meant a depression of the carrying beams of four inches in nine feet, or about eight times an allowable deflec- tion. Tris ts not a deflection, but a perma- kent set, as this depression was measured after the corridor had been cleared and the fiocor taken up. “The two beams running north and south, which hold the main weight of this floor, are tenoned into two large built beams running east and west, which carry not only the ceiling of the east room and the three very heavy glass chandeliers, but also the weight of the second story over- head. “The ceiling of the east room is separate frcm the floor of the second story, but as it is comparatively new, very expensive and supported by the built beams referred to, economy demands great care in the necessary repairs and particular caution rot to injure the ceiling of the east room while repairing the floor above. Hence the insertion of iron beams is excluded. “The beams of this second floor are theo- retically abundantly strong, and yet we find a large permarent deflection, which is un- doubtedly due to the heavy cases of books and records constituting an unusual and constant depression in the weakest parts of the flooring. Suspension Rods Necessary. “Without great expense and more time than is at disposal, it is also impossible to renew the floor beams. No support from beneath is practicable. The only resource left is to suspend the weak parts of the floor from the roof girders, which are, for- tunately, very strong. rods can be concealed, except in the story east corridor, where it is proj incase them in what will look like wooden pillars. It will not do to attempt much in straining the beams back to the horizontal, but the floor will be leveled up by addi- tional Moor girders nailed to the p ones. This will also add corsiderable ress, although it will increase the weight. “The above only accentuates the fa the time has come when Peratively demanded to rel ent : ve the actual physical strain now made on the Executive Mansion.” White House Improvements. Col. Binghain reports that the usual care was extended to the mansion during the past month and minor repairs made to its furniture as required. In the small reception room on the first floor a new oak mantel was put in, the fireplace trim- med, the hearth tiled and the doors and windows refinished. In the green bed recm and the southwest dressing room all the furniture was reupholstered and re- ccvered with new material, new silk win- dow drapery purchased, new carpet made up, new mattirg laid, a new couch pur- chased and rew mantel lambrequins put up. New matting also laid in the north- east bed room, the furniture reupholstered, rew lambreqvins put up, a new white mar- ble hearthstone laid, etc. Minor carpentry ard plumbing repairs were made and the work of stripping and cleaning the large crystel chandeliers in the east room was commenced. Repairs to Stable and Greenhouses. Extensive repairs have been made to the stable of public grounds in the rear of the President's stables, necessitated by the rotten and dangerous condition of the woud foundation blocks of the building and the timbers supporting the front platform. The werk of repairing the woodwork of the greenhouses was commenced last month, and all flues, chimneys and pipes of Me heating apparatus were cleaned out and repaired. A new smoke stack of heavy black iron was put up in place of one that had become rotted out and unserviceable. The broken brick coping of the low retai ing wall north of the conrervatory was re. moved preparatory to constructing a new ecping of Portland cement. Visitors to the Washington Monument There were 9,168 visitors to the top of the Washington moaument during Jul: of which number 7,650 made the ascent in the elevator and 1,518 by the stairway, making a total o [1,418,900 persons who have vis- ited the top since the shaft was opened to visitors October 9, 1888. Permission having been granted by Col. Chas. J. Allen, corps of engineers, to use a piece of ground on the Potomac flats for compost and storage grounds, a piece of ground on the flats between 18th and 19th Streets northwest was cleared and graded, and 164 cart loads of manure and soil which had been piled near the President's stable, and about 100 cart loads of manure on the old storage grounds at 17th and B streets, were hauled to the new storage grounds and piled. The manure pit at the President's stable was emptied and the contents were hauled to these grounds. Col. Bingham also reports that the tel- egraph office of the United States Senate has been removed from the second to the first floor, and that the new instruments furnished by the sergeant-at-arms were connected up ready for use. Telegraphic connection between the executive depart- ments and the Capitol has been cut off, pending the reassembling of Congress next December. ——EEEE——————EE FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE. Anniversary of the Union Would Abolish W The twenty-first anniversary of the Uni- versal Peace Union will be held in the new Peace Temple, just completed, in Mystic, Conn., August 25, 26, 27 and 28. The open- ing session’ will be held at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, August 25. The fol- lowing speakers have expressed the desire to attend and will do so if possible: Belva A. Lockwood, Washington; Rev. Deyo, Philadelphia; George S. Hale, Boston; Miss Lucy True Ames, Boston; Walter S. Logan, ‘New York; William I. Mann, Worcester, Mass.; Rev. Lyon G. Graham, D. D., Phil: delphia; Dr. Lyman Abbott and Countess Di Brazza, New York; James H. Earl, Newton, Mass., and others. The thirtieth anniversary of the Connecticut branch will be held at the same tim>. Extracts from the appeal for the benefit of the union are as follows: “The earnest demand for arbitration; the remarkable advance made; the general in- terest for universal peace; the favorable opportunities now open, and the obligations resting upon us for the new dispensation of peace, all conspire to bring mankind to- gether to offer the best thought to promote this living and life-giving principle of peace. This society is for radical peace. It stands for ao principles which will make peace possible.” The officers of the union are: Alfred H. Love, president, Philadelphia; Charles P. treas' Philadelphia ; Which SGoldunbelge. “the dependable store.” (824-926-928 Tth——706 K sts) The purchases from Beidler & Co. —the wholesale firm whose stock was sold by the assignees—offer you better values than “the dependable store” has ever before been able. to bring you. Never in the experience of the buyers who attended this sale has good, dependable merchandise been offered at wholesale for so little money. All records of which they've any recoltection have been eclipsed. And we have put it on sale just as we bought it—giving you a share of the advantages which the unlimited capital of this store has brought. A hundred dozen fine towels—to go for 44 cents. Fifty dozen fine alltinen tv by 42 inches, and the very valu you've been paylug Ze. for to go for 15 cents. Two hundred and fifty deren checked dosties, for which Is asked 400. a everywhere—to go for 2'4c. each. 60-inch cream damask table in ity which you've considered « @ yard—can be sold for 29c. yard. Fifty dozen 1a : wi summer net c° value for which every Sec. a pair—can be offered for 29c. pair. health corsets e bad to ask $1.25 cotton honeycomb k towels, stone in all sizes 75c. pair. 25 dozen ladies’ en fly boned corsets —w about town for a dolin Aisted heavy. shown you ed vests, with crocheted neck and armholes—usual Se. sort —can be sold for 4c. each. Ladies’ «wise ribbed cotton and like thread vests—silk trimmed, and usually sold for 25c.—can be offered at 12i4c. each. Several hundred men's laundered percale ueglige shirts, with attached collars and cuffs and pew and very stylish patterns— such as ar selling for We. and more about town—to go for 39 cents. Men's outing flannel neglize shirts, im light fancy striped t—with collars and cuffs attached, and all sizes—snch as are selling about town for 20c.—go for 19 cents. Lot of men's invisitle striped sateen outing shirts, with attached collars and cuff, and all sizes, such as sell about town for S0c. each—go for 25 cents. Tot of men's jean drawers in all sizes, with either string or stockinette bot light-weight jean and au ¢ —such as sell regularly for 39¢ for 23 cents. Lot of men’s good, etron: drawer attac and strong wo usual 39. for value d handker- been sell- 50 dozen men’ chiefs, which ar ing at 1e—can be sold for 4lZc. each. -ineh hemmed bolster cases to be 42 by offered at 19¢c. each. 45 by 36-inch bemstitched pillow cases to be offered at 934c. each. 72 by 90-inch hand to ed at 35c. each. Check apron gingham—to go for 3%e. yard. ts to be offer- and de- Yard-wide percales in new dark foncy patterns—to go for 12'4c. yard. Lot of ladies’ fast black two-thread hose —splendid value at I5c. jnir—can be solg for 9c. pair. Lot of men’s fast black seamless half hose —which are good value even at 12%c. pair— can be sold for 5c. pair. A lot of fine bristle clothes brushes, for which you'll be asked 35c. at every store in town—can be sold for 15c. each. 500 yards fine mohair and silk trimming braid and coat binding, wi@ch sells for Se, and 10c. regularly—to go for 3c. yard. 2,000 yards fancy garter clastic, for which you've always paid 10c. a yard—to 2,500 yards linen torchon lace, which is sold usually for Gc. and 8c. yard—to go for 4c. yard.