Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1897, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1897-16 PAGES. The Great At Kin Goes merrily forward. Thousands of ladies are taking advantage of these wonderful prices daily. The stock is superb, and so large that the enormous business we have done the last two weeks has hardly made a perceptible difference. i fashions are here, and all are being sold at cost or below, as the estate of the late H. King, jr., must be closed as soon as possible. Vere is a bargain that shines bright amidst berless brilliant ones. It is an im- mple Hine of Cheniile and Velvet Hats, | th from $1.50 to $2.50 betiotrope, he latest Xo) the um perter’s oO oO z I Velvet-Trimmed Hats. $ : Q have placed on lot, which we trim- s. “They are handsomely ee +8 $51 & 75c. Trimmed Alpines 3 in this t and ce S t. in browns, reds biues, And pal Am doras, It Alpines Excellent « Alp’ nm ie = 3 bon band. ity Camel's Hair ed with < hand. 75c. Imported English Felt : + 3 4 n Wool Hats, for ladies, misses z ebi'dren —- eo 38° Zz “a Reh ok $ Fancy Feathers, Wings, $ Birds and Aigr2ts worth £ from 25c. to $1. $ In this lot are lasge and medium size Mer- - Wings, in black and colors—Birds of all 3 3 3 $ 34 Black Ostrich Plumes. Fine Quality i (ee inches you usually pay Our Suit and Cleak Department is rich im S and 9 twice this much for them.. w ous bargains. Never were such prices quoted before. $10 Brocaded Silk or ms patterns — width—elegantly lined with percalize. full 812-814 Seventh St. KING’S PALACE, Sone eee tet tetetntntotntetetetetinetetetitetetetetetetes Sale - g’s Palace All the latest conceits and $5 Kersey Beaver Capes. Plain, fur, braid and jet _ trimmed; 98 Watteau, plain back sweep ... Winter ‘Sample’ Jackets. ‘These were m: of chokest mate mafacturers’ samples, made 1, with extra care. They are extra pig bargains. $10, $8and $7.50 Ladies’ and Misses’ Jackets, tans, Oxfords and fancy fine ‘quality kerseys, bea- eee 4.8 $4 & $3 Children’s Reefers, latest styles, dcep sailor and plain 51 = Sis dh th th ts Seth Sh hk hh th th Dh th hth th th ch deta th hth hth th ta th ch hth tnt seal tailored. Your choice Sheseadondondondongreserongeasnaseaseeseotengongeass fs (ffects— all colors — excellent quality cloths — 12 to select from 2 to 14 years —your cheice.. In all colors, roteh and sailor colirrs, plain and braid trimmed—all sizes. $1.50 Children’s Reefers. &7c. Indigo Blue Print Wrappers. Lined wuist—yoke of two 40° tows of funcy braid front Heavy Ribbed Vests. and back—Wattean brek— Fleece lined, high neck 17° full width and length. and long sleeves—crecheted ground neck and down front. ss i ss Ss i ss ss sk Cheap at 25e. Your choice. y = : $2.50 Children’s Coats. ¢ frown Coats, & at 6 «6 69 F childrer. See $ 35c. White Lawn Ties. g efile cae : cc. g end charming. oe $ $ é ¢ ee z 715 Market Space. é A POCKET BOOKS IN LETTER BOXES. It is a Favorite Way Pickpockets Have of Disposing of the Articles. From the Chicago Times-Herald. The postal clerk thoughtfully drew a row of dollar signs on the rotary shirt bosom wkich had come through the mail markel “printed matter,” as a pair of boots wrapped in a newspaper had pre- viously been. ‘ it is true,” he replied, e would knew every time a holiday or big cele- bration like Logan day occurred, even if we were shut eff from every other means of knowing, by the number of pocket books have beer dropped on that day in the That is the proper method ng the light-fingered fraternity for s of the inconvenient evidence of their guiit. If they were to throw the purse into an alley it would be a suspicious action that would be noticed at once, but by wrapping it in a piece of paper, they can walk boldly up to the nearest letter box and drop it in, a sight so common to ersby that no one’s attention is . Every time there is an unusual the number of purses found in- reases—pickpockets can work best in a . elbowing crowd. So there are more rifled pocket books after Decoration than even on a pleasant bargain day, e in the downtown districts than in the outskirts, and more in the vicinity of | ball pirks, race tracks and conventions | where. ater number of these are the lets of the kind that is carried in imsiie pockets, and they are rarely stripped of the negotiable paper or of any- thing but actual money. Anything else is likely to prove evidence against the one who lifts the purse. We find checks and . memoranda and ail kinds of untouched. One time there was good bankable paper that had not been disturbed. Often there is a note to the er, his name sometimes being add- ed, showing that he was known. They tell him ‘not to be sgre,’ ‘giving to the or ‘don’t mind which is adding insult to in- Am African King’s Apparel. From the London Daily News. An order which has been received in Eng- land trom a dusky monarch in a British colony for his regal robes and crown indi- cates that civilization is making very rapid progress in West Africa. The kings who Were content to be clothed solely in a top hat and pair of anklets, if they have not actually all, gone, are fast disappearing. The enumeration of the articles asked for will no doubt be of interest to the fashion- abie world, as showing the clothing of a King in West Africa. They are: One pair trousers, black sup. cloth, em- bossed in rich, heavy silk. One shirt, black superfine cloth, embossed with gilt, straight lines of gilt braid. One mantle to design, lined black silk, embossed all around edge ‘n gilt oak leaf, with fixtures for epaulets. One gilt nine-inch crown. One pair epaulets, with gilt tops and gilt fringe. One cap to design (star in center). ‘Three feathers for ditto. Six yards silk lning. It is a circumstaace worthy of note that @ cap (star im center) with three feathers is an indication of royalty in Africa when.| the crown (gilt, nine-inch) is absent, and also that his majesty ts the proud pogses- sor of one shirt and one pair of trousers. What this noble king's appearance will vavor of when donned with his black man- tle may be @ matter of no small conjecture. No boots are mentioned, but evi-lently thes: are details which 4o not enter into the con- ventionalities of garb of a king in West Africa. ——_+e-+-—__ How a Cat Falls. From Popular Science News. M. Marey has been studying this prob- lem, by taking sixty instantaneous pnoto- graphs per second of a falling cat, from different points of view. He finds that a cat always falls on its feet, provided it has a distance of a yard to fall in and erable it to make a half turn in the air, so as to get its feet undermost, It holds Its pews vertically, and manages to preserve this position during the rest of its fall, in spite of the initial movement of rotation taken by its body. The mechanical ex- Plaration is simply that the animal, by thrusting forward its left limb, shifts the center of gravity of the whole body, so as to make it revolve upon the axis of the spine, until the feet reach the ground. An old solution of tye question is that the legs of a cat are so long that when stretched out they overbalance the body. oreover, a cat does not hurt itself by a fall from a height, rot only because it invariably falls on its feet, but because the structure of a cat's back and spine is &: ‘tremely flexible. The muscles of its legs, also, are extra- ordinarily strong and numervus, and fur- ther, it has elastic pads or cushions con- sisting of a mass of fibrous tissue and fat on all its feet, seven in cach forepaw and five in each hind paw. The cat rearly al- Ways alights on these pads, which, by rea- sen of their elasticity, break the force of its fall. ———+ e+—____ Ohio’s Roll of Glory. From the Mlustrated Americaa. Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harri- son, McKinley, these are the six men whom the republican electors have elevated to the presidency. Five of them were born in Ohio. Lincoln was raised by Almight wisdom to meet a great emergency; yet Lincoln was chiefly upheld, as all the world Rnows, by Grant, Sherman and Sheridan in the field, and Chase and Stanton in the cabinet—ail sons of Ohio. What is left of the war of the reveilion if you eli if minat the figures of these three martial hero: Ss? Rich as we were in great generals of great achievements, yet do these three tower nigh above all others, and the c ra opinion of all mankind places them ins class by themsel ecure in their fame and their essential supremacy in it. is left of the history of Li respect to achievement Chase and Stanton? The currency and a which were neces handled the mai one gave financial adminij courage which have been every wh, = mired. Nor has the stock rua out’ Gis four most conspicuous figures in Ohio to. day are McKinley, Sherman, Boraker and Hanna. In science we have produced Idi son; in business Rockefeller; in lteratare Howells. Each facile princeps in’ his sphere; all realists, with little regard for frills and trimmings, but anxious only to do, and they have done what they set one to do. Is not this a matchless record? te it unjust to any other commonwealth te ro Teaching Brakemen. From the Kansas City Journal, W. J. Hartman, an expert railway ma- chinist, is carrying on what might be called a “summer institute for trainmen,” and the public ought to be thankful to him, and appreciative of the efforts that are constantly being made to perféct the rail- Way service of this country. Mr. Hartman has a special car fitted with all the new Patent appliarces of the modern train, es- pecially the air brakes and accommoda- Uons for a ciass of twelve. He travels over the lines of various roads, stops at Section divisions and there gives his ies- sors. Railroad managers encourage his work, employes even secure lay-offs in or- der to take the complete course, and the certificates given those who prove especiai- ly apt are documents that Drove of high value when promotions are under considera- tion. This is genuine civil service reform. —_— oo The latest use for glass is instead of gold as a material for stopping ‘decayed teeth. It answers splendidly, and ts far lees conspicuous than the yellow ‘metal. Of course it is not ordinary glass, but is Prepared by some new patented process which senders 1 See sot too, is being extensive: church bells. It can be. id there fs no risk of its tone is said to be, beyond anything. yet. in- soncrous, rhe Ge ad ene The color this new bell glass is a deep rich green. used for toughened so that cracking, and the | [A GROSS OFFENSE Howard Freeman, Colored Youth, Ac- cused of Attempted Criminal Assault. ARRESTED AND IN CUSTODY OF POLICE | s=‘ws He Enters Denial of the Charge and Makes Explanation. LITTLE GIRLS HIS VICTIMS Howard Freeman, a colored boy sixteen years old, who lives at No. 818 4th street northwest, is wanted by the police for an alieged attempt to feloniously assault Irene Jordan and Rena Sanger, little girls who are not yet seven years old. The attempt was made in an alley near the Second Bap- tist Church (colored), which is on 3d street northwest between H and I streets. Mere than three hours elapsed after the alleged crime was committed before the police were calied upon to make an inves- tigation, and then the boy had been fright- ened off by Mrs. Jordan, who had gone with a whip to his house to avenge the wrong he had perpetrated. G. W. Madara, a locksmith at No. 441 G street northwest, and a painter named Brown saw the colored boy in the alley with the children, and they arrested him, but let him go when they had ascertained where he lived. irene Jordan is a daughter of Mr. Edward L. Jordan, president of the Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association, who lives at No. 406 H street northwest, while the other child’s father is Mr. Raphael Sanger, a real estate dealer. The little girls returned home to- gether from school at about 12:30 o'clock, and when they had eaten their lunches they wert our on the sidewalk and were playing a game of hide and seek when the colored boy came along. He stopped and watched them for a few minutes, and then walking over to them he said some- thing about playing games, and showed them what appeared to be an advertising medal dangling frcm his coat. Suspected No Evil. The little ones raturally enough wanted him to give them this medal, and, not sus- pecting the boy of evil intentions, they Went along with him until they reached the alley leading from 3d to 4th street and between H and I streets. Then he took them by the hand and led them from the street, it is alleged, to a place where he would ie shielded from observation. Reaching an obscured point in the alley the boy proceeded to disarrange the gar- ments of the little Sanger child, but before doing so he exhibited a knife and threaten- ed the girls with death should either of them make an outery. Although badly frightened and nervous, one“of the children screamed when the boy made his demon- stration. Her cries were heard by Mr. Madara, and he and Mr. Brown soon had the boy in custody. They went with him to Mr. Jordan’s hou on H street. The badly frightened children accompanied them, and all the Way to the house the boy was pleading with his captors to release him, making denials of wrong intentions. When the residence of Mr. Jordan was reached there Was nobody at home except the colored ser- vant, and she knew the boy. His identity having been established, and no policeman being in view, he was released, and the children went to their homes. Mrs, Jordan’s Prompt Action. Somebody communicated the facts to Mrs. Jordan, who was at her husband’s place of business, on Yth street, and she hastened home. She remained about the house only long enough to ascertain the sts, and then she went to Freeman's house with the whip, intending to take the jaw in her own hands. “Is Howard Freeman at home?’ Mrs. Jordan aske:l his mother, who responded to her call at the front decor. “Yes, indeed,” responded the boy’s moth- er. “Come here, Howard,” she called. ‘toward responded, and when Mrs. Jor- Gan asked him if he was the boy who had committed the assault upon her little Caugater, his answer was in the negative. Come around to the house with me,” Mrs. Jordan sa ‘and if you are innocent T'll_let you go. “Let me go upstairs and get my hat,” said Freeman, “and then I'll go with you.” Made His Escape. Mrs. Jordan waited, but the boy did not return, and when she found how she had been tricked, she left the house. It was then about 4 o’clock, and a tele- phone message sent to headquarters brought several officers to the Freeman house. Among them were Detective Boyd and Precinct Detective Hartigan. Mrs. Jordan was still in the vicinity of the Free- man house with her whip when the officers arrived. The boy had then had ample time to get far away; bat the police went in search of him. A crowd of three or four hundred men, women and children had as- sembled about the neighborhood of the Freeman house, and many of them were indignant over the particulars obtuined of the offense. The parents of both girls were highly in- censed over the affair, and both Mr. San- ger and Mr. Jordan called on the police authorities several times. Mr. Jordan's request that Detective Boyd and Precinct Detective Hartigan be detailed on the case was granted, and these officers spent the entire night in the search. Policemen Ro- mer, Whitaker and Payne also assisted. Freeman Arrested. Freeman was arrested this morning on the canal towpath just above Georgetown and locked up at the seventh precfnct. Later he was removed in the patrol wagon to the sixth precinct, in which jurisdiction the elleged crime was committed. The arrest was made by Special Watch-, man E. C. Lucas, who is stationed at the entrance to the Aqueduct bridge. About 11 o'clock this forenoon a canal beat captain appeared at the watchman’s office and notified Policeman Gus Brown, who is also stationed at the bridge, that Freeman was near his boat, and could be exsily captured. Officer Brown wears the reguiation uniform, and he did not care to so up the towpath, as this action would surely attract attention, and draw a good- sized crowd, the result of which would un- deubtedly be to frighten the fugitive and give him time to escape. Special Officer Lucas was, therefore, sent to make the arrest, and this he easily ac- complished, being attired in citizen’s clothes. The negro willingly accompanied the officer. The arrest was made within a few hundred feet of the storehouse of the‘ Independent Ice Company, and as: Lucas came down the path with his prisoner, Po- licemen Cox and Wiggins of the sixth pre- cinet, in citizens’ clothes, met him and wanted to take charge of the boy, but the special officer refused to turn him over. * On the" way down’ the towpath Freeman talked with Mr. Lucas, but did not com- mit himself. He denied that he had at- tempted to do anything wrong with the children, and claimed that they were fcl- lowing him and wanted his badge. The badgein question was handed over to the officer, and was a small silver affair, with the initials “EB. S.C.” engraved in the cen- ter, while on the top bar was the word “Equitable.” svit, with a light derby, presenting a good appearance. He still wore his watch and pane with a aaa eee as a charm, al le appear. 1 willing to tallc, mast eee little information = concerning the He left the house aiid walked the streets, a back route, and came over as far as Washington Circle, ‘he claimed. He must have gone over a greater portion of the northwest section of thé city, judging from his story, and finally swended his way back toward his homé, an@ then down by the Police Court. He ‘stated that he walk- ed the streets most’'of the night, after first evading the question as to where he spent the night: Findlly he stated that he slept in an alley in the square bounded by 4th, Sth and M streets’ and! New York ave- nue. He got up this morning early, he said, and came over to Washington Circle again, and then came over into Georgetown, reaching the place about 10 o’clock this morning. He went down to the Consolida- tion wharf, he says, on the canal, and looked for a Capt. Bailey, who owed him some .money for boating. He ‘lid not find him, and then walked up the canal, and at 10:30 by the clock in Georgetown Uni- versity he was at the Aqueduct bridge. Half an hour later he was placed in cus- tedy. According to Special Officer Lucas, the boy informed him that he slept last night on a canal boat. Poliez on the Aiert. In the meantime the officers of the sixth precinct were all around Georgetown Icok- ing for the fugitive. Detective Hartigan went up to Harper’s Ferry to head the bey off, while Policemen Cox, Wiggins and Stepherson came over to Georgetown at 6 o'clock, and were searching canal boats until about 3 o'clock this morning. This morning at 8 o'clock Policemen Cox and Wiggins continued their search and witnessed the arrest of the boy. When Freeman was asked about the size of the girls he attempted to assault, he replied, with a gesture of his hand to show their height: a “They are litde bits of things, and look as if they don’t know any better.” ———— FAITH IN WAR STORY. Three Alleged Vagrants Inclined to Speculate in Futures, Among the vagrants who passed in re- view bcfore Judge Kimball today in the Police Court were three who looked decid- edly the Worse for wear. In fact, a novice woulé have declared them to be tramps after a mere glance. The men stated their names to be Matthew Donnelly, Charles Tulley and Benjamin Cook. Policeman Shannon arrested them last night at the railroad yard at Eckington. “Do you wart to say atytaing?” inquired the court of the prisoners. “Yes, sir,” replied Donnelly. “We heard that in view of the possibility of war with Spain, the United States intended to build three ncw warships at Newport News. We are on our way there now, and I am sure we can ‘cure employment.” = “That _is the oid, oid story,’ remarked Judge Kimball. ery tramp who passes through Washington in the fall is headed fcr Newport News, and in the spring they haye just come from there.” Couk pleaded with the court for his lib- erty. He care here direct from New Haven, Conn., he said, where his parents are weli-to-do. He bad never been away from home before and was.ready to return at once. Cook was released otf his’personal bonds, while the others werm sent to the work- house for fifteen dayseach, THE METHODIST |LAYMEN. Ss Delegates Chosen ty Convention to Be Held in Baltitaore. Much interest is felt‘In the convention ct Methodist laymen, whifch assembles in the Eutaw Street Church, Baltimore, this even- ing, as heretofore mentioned in The Star. The movement has~not;- however, found favor with some of the churches here, and these will not be repréSentéil at the conven- tion, either by delegates or-visitors. ‘Those churches in Washingtgn district which will be represented are the following: Douglass Memorial, Dumbarton and Georgetown, Fifteenth Street, FaunétyGorsuch, Ham- line, McKendree, St. Paul's, Trinity, Union, Waush, Anacostia, Lanham’s, Kensington, Brookiand and Langdon, Browingsville, Hyattstown, Clarksburg and Thurston. The list of delegates is as follows: Brookland and Langdon—J. E. Hastlack, C. H. Hospital, Dr. Theo, T. Hull, J. S. P. Green, R. 3. Wolfe. Kensington—Dr. R. B. Detrick, H. W. Lewis, C. L. Harding, H. L. Amiss, C. F. Scott. Lanham's—J. B. Knowles, Bowie, Md. J. N. Knowles, Bowie, Md.; B. H. Sansburs, Bowie, Md.; A. Phelps, Seabrook, Md. B. E. Harvey, Lanham, Md. : Montgomery—C. J. Burdette, Brownings- ville, Md.; Cassida Linthicum, Hyattstown, Md.; Wm. R. Windsor, Clarksburg, Md John W. House, Thurston, Md.; w. Walker, Browingville, Md. Anacostia, Washington, D. C.—James H. Doney, John E. Powell, J. W. Barse, H. A. Linger, Arthur B. Suit, Douglass Memorial—Solomon Carr, sr., J. M. Harr, D. Olin Leech, M. D., Charles A Pike, John M. Yost, Charles H. Gray. Dumbarton and Georgetown—John T. Mitchell, Columbus Thomas, M. ‘Taylor Birch. Fifteenth Street—W. H. Houghton, Dr. N. B. Shade, Dr. B, H. Eaton, Lee W. Funk, BE. R. 8. Croggon. Washington, D, C.—Foundry—E. F. Simp- son, L. P.-Altscher, Dr. M. D. Peck, Dr. John T. Winter, R. N. Tilton, Arthur Cow- sill, Dr. C. H. Stowell. Garsuch—W. B. Huntt, @, B. Colison, J. H. Goodrich, W. H. Tracy, John Akers. Hamline—H. J. Ployter. McKendree—W. P. White, T. Jones, R. V. Belt, A. O. Latham, H. T. Hunter. St. Paul—Addis 8. Browne, Mrs. J. Bddy Somers, Dr. Ada B. Thomas, Herbert 1. Buell, Alfred C. True. Trinity—Francis A. Belt, Thomas B. Stahl, Robert F. Downs, William J. Palmer, Robert W. Dunn (Frank Toms), Dr. J. W- Hodges, (John H. Wilkerson). Union—Alexander Ashley, E. S. Westcott, Anson 8. Taylor, F. C. Singer, John W. Daniel (Edwin Hodge), (A. M. Gaurener). Waugh—Samuel H. Walker, L. E. Free- man, William S. Nicholson, N. B. Cassidy, James A. Edgar, It is stated that Bishop Hurst and Pre- siding Elder Wilson both think that the laymen of the church are entitled to mare recognition in the affairs of the annual conferences than they now receive, and are willing to do anything consistent with the duties of their office that would aid in bringing about the results which those who are engineering the moyement desire. Bo Se Will Hold a Mass Meeting. A mass meeting of the canvassers and district chairmen of division 11, comprising the districts of the New York Avenue, Founary, St. Paul’s, Bethany, First Con- gregational, Fourth Ptesbyterian, Calvary, Epiphany, Assembly’s,.: Wesley, E. Street Baptist, First Presby}eri#n, Metropolitan, ‘Trinity and Central Pfesbyterian churches, will be held at 7 o'’giockthis evening at the First Congregatiqnal @hurch, 10th and G streets. This is one of the general series of meetings to be hejd in the different di- visions for bringing" thé” canvassers to- gether for instruction.” 18. ee Rheumatism Miue iim Swenr. William J. Browning: pleaded rheumatism and several other f Browning asleep on Pennsylvania avenue at 1 o’clock in the oe “I should think ycu would be a sufferer from rheumatism sleepir:gfoutdoors at that time of night,” remarked Judge Kimball, -as he sent Browning to the work house for fifteen days. eset a rssotaoaiotin vepnconbonSonongonconcondeneovesserGorcerSesGesteeseasesconteatontontonongoniesosseeseainsretnesraseateasoafoatontonrentongenesseetestoteedeeteegeetrringetntentnntentontentengedtnteg fret our patrons at the same proporti ing time and that every garment grade of custom tailoring—taking ment is all wool and guaranteed u stitution. Men’s all-wool bicycle pints, sold by Huchberger to the trade for $1.50. Retalled at $2.50. O8c. Sale : price. Met's gold pants, made with fine Kersey cuff, in nest cassi- mere effects. Wholessled for $8. Retailed for $4. To go for $1.98 costs nothing. For a day you may have handsome pew lain black brilliantive skirts, whieh ners $1.98 are $3 values, for. A handsome brocgded peau de soie skirt, Hined With best Uning and velvet bound—an $8.98 value—for, $6.98 For a day we shall let you have stylish brown black and blue cheviot, cheviot serge and ten covert cloth tallor-made suits—fiy- front, silk-lined Jackets—strap seams— proper width of skirts, and SH splendidly made, for........ w. $12.98 a a a % Sete Feather quills—all colors— you know what they cost else- where—here for........... Ie. E3 : Lot of ladies’ muslin drawers and corset covers—trimmed with tucks and lace and embroidery—to go for.... I2Z}C. Lot of ladies’ black and white polka dot, fast black and fancy top hose— stainless—to go for ee Lot of children's fast black ribbed PSs CESS Se Tpscccusvaiaes a 14c. nent of celebrated Te. “W. white and cad 4. 3 cc. A lot of ladies’ 2-clasp kid gloves —all shades—$1 values—for... Mboltih along CCC COONS 69c. without reserve. And with the privilege nent Taking into consideration that it is just the beginning of wear- and the surpassing values we offer. ionately low prices—wholly and easy payments. is an exponent of the very highest into consideration that every gar- unconditionally—you must admit that the opportunity is a wonderful one. The purchase is characteristic of Hecht’s daring doings—of their unprecedented enterprise—and shows the wonderful power of cash—for the Huchberger stock cost Hecht’s just $5,175 spot cash, and the invoice value of it is $10,350. Men's bicycle suits, in cassimere and cheviot—neat dark effects—all sizes—whole- saled by Huchberger for $8. for * $3.98 $6. Retailed For a day you may have fy-front Mack kersey cloth coat—new and stylish ari $3.98 For a Gsy you way have a Saltz’s silk seal plush plain or beaded cape—silk-lined and Angora trimmed for with “> $6.98 For a day we shall offer those handsome new black taffeta silk blouse shirt waists, with linen collars—new pleated yokes—for . -. $4.98 Bird wings, in all colors, and coque feath- ers, so very stylish this = for ... g Ladies’ and children’s felt bate—in all For a day you may have a lot of 75c. Nottingham lace curtains at 49¢- We shall offer, for a day, a chenille portiere—full 3 yards long—fringe $1 -49 and ditto—$2.25 value—for . A full 12-quarter size Marseilles cheted bedspread shall go for a ero 98c. White and gray blankets—taped edge— different color borders—98c. pair 490. usually—for Lot of boys’ flannelette waists, such as are sold usually for 19., to go for ge. Hecht and Company, 515 Seventh Street. “The store where your promise to pay buys as much and for as little as cash.” . We have bought the entire stock of the well-known makers of bicycle clothing--J. Huchberger & Co., Baltimore, Md.=-at 50c. on the dollar, and beginning tomorrow morning we turn every stitch of it over to The purchase has been divided among our different stores—the bulk of it is here, for Hecht’s real- ize that none appreciate values and reward enterprise so much as the patrons of their Washington in- Extra salesmen have been secured, so there'll be no delay in being served. While you are in look at our $10 and $15 suits and top coats. You can see at a glance that they’re better values by $3 and $4 than others show you. Now comes wrap weather. Ignore the values Hecht’s offer and you jgnore all opportunities for economy. Again, we assert that no store on earth sells wraps, suits and skirts for as little as we—no store on earth guarantees so unreservedly—and none sells better made or more stylish garments. j If our liberal credit system is of benefit to you, you may avail yourself of its advantages, for it Manufacturers of ‘Clothing, 423 West Baltimore street, Baltinore, Md., October 5, 1897. HECHT & COMPANY: Geatle Riganiing your offer of avllar of the invoice ‘= Bie to t consider y advise us at Met's finest bicycle and golf suits, made and t by overplaids and neat Wholesaled by Huchberger for $11. Retailed for mmed equal to custom-m For a day you may have that tablefai of ladies’ bine and all-wool flannel waists—with linen collars—for..... $1.98 A lot of Indies’ flannclette wrappers made in the very best every way—handsomely tache braid—with to anner—newest in trimmed with soa- generous skirts —Ivned values—for a walst—$1.75 A day’s sale of millinery, &c. The more you shop around, the better you will appreciate the exclusiveness of Hecht’s millinery § Trimmed or untrimmed, ribbons, plumes, garniture or wings, it matters not what it may be, you pay less here than others ask for similar qualities and styles—and you get the privilege of easy payments. Black and colored genuine parrot natural as in life—for 49¢. Lot of changeable taffeta silk ribbons, in variety of color combinations— 4 inches wide—per yard........... 13¢. A day’s sale in other depts. | Lat of boys’ all-wool cheviot knee pants —69c. values—doubie-stitched and reinforced—to go for . 4gc. Your choice of a lot of boys’ all-woot suits, in 5 to 16 years, double-breasted effects—good, durable able qualities—for a day For a day you may have the choice of a lot of boys’ avtrakban reefers—made with large sailor collars and trimmed with wide Hercules braid and white pearl buttons, and lined wii lialian $ 1.98 cloth—for .. Lot of men’s fast black half hose —good quality—13c. usually—for.... Shc. 515 Seventh Street, bet. E and F. J. L. DOWNS COMMITS SUICIDE. He Was a Schoolmate of Gen. Grant and a Prominent Politician. NEW YORK, October 8.—J. L. Downs of Cleveland, Ohio, who shot himself here last night, died today. J. L. Downs of 445 Lincoln avenue, Cleve- land, shot himself in the head with a .38 caliber revolver at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Central Park, New York city. In Downs’ pockets were found a letter to Freeman Barnum, clerk of the Gerlach Hotel in New York city, and another to Louis Lange of the United States Crema- tory Company. The ietter to Mr. inge asked him to take charge.of the body and have it cremated. He states in the letter that his life has been insured for thirty- five years in the New York Life Insurance Company; that the amount is $4,000, fully paid, and that the company will pay the money for the expense of cremation. The letter to Mr. Barnum contained the unfinished sentence, “Will you have the kindness to—” Mr. Barnum went to the Presbyterian Hospital and identified the dying man as an old friend. “I knew Mr. Downs for years,” said Mr. Barnum. “He was a close friend of Gen. Grant and a schoolmate of Senator Jones, chairman of the democratic national committee. In fact,he was very intimate with Jones. He was also, an as- sociate of George M. Pullman, the palace car magnate. He was a radical free silver man, and stumped for Bryan. When Bryan ‘was defeated he seemed.a changed man, and, I think, never was mentally after that. He spoke for Carter. lest spring in Chi , and was at t ‘tump for him. He was for years gen- erat teket agent of the Chicago and North- western railway at St. Louis.’ — After tne Cut Rate Shops. the St. James Hotel. The statemert Sas sints'thet several eut-rate shops have recently been started in Washington, and it was determined to exhaust every legiti- mn the |: Naval Orders. Lieut. W. A. Marshall has been detached from the Naval Academy and ordered to his home at Concord, N. H., for six months’ sick leave. Assistant Surgeon J. C. Pryor has been detached from the Naval Hospital, Mare Island, and ordered to the Adams. Paymaster E. B. Rodgers has been de- tached from the New York navy yard and ordered to the Newport. —____~ +«-—_____ Army Notes. The leave of absence granted Commissary General Thos. C. Sullivan has been ex- tended one month. Major Henry B. Osgood, commissary of subsistence, has been retired from duty at Boston and ordered to duty at St. Louts. Post Chaplain Wm. F. Hubbard has been ordered to report to an army retiring board at San Francisco of which Brigadier Gen- eral Shafter is president. —__—__.>—__ Radfield stil Irons, United States Consul Herran at Medellin, Colombia, reports to the State Department that the American, Radfield, is still in irons there, but his treatment is good in other rerpects. The consul expresses the opinion that the prisoner will be granted a new trial. Radfield is a mative of Alabame, who was convicted in Colombia of mur- ering a native and was sentenced to death. His in have made strenuous efforts to secure a new trial for him &@ competent tri- nal ant S55: Coneats stow ta. teat Se Buried $45,000 to Escape Alimony. Debeqee Gown) Dispatch to Whe St. Lents Giebe- Conrad May, a man who figures here in GIVEN To Denison and Le! ion Case Under Highway Act Submitted Today. Case 419, Denison ard Leighton’s subdi- vision of Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, the highway extension case which has cc- cupicd the attention of Judge Cox and the jury of seven appraisers for the past ten days, was given to the jury this morning, after ex-District Attorney Birney, of coun- sel for the District, had made the con- cluding eddress. It is not expected that a verdict will be rendered before the latter part of next week, and no other case will probably he taken up until the jury has of case 419. The present jury will, it is unders:004, sit in all other cases in the first section of the Proposed plan of highway extension. ———— Appointments Ordered. By order of the Commissioners issued to- day, R. E Crump ts hereby appointed as- sistant inspector of buildings, at $1,000 per annum, to take effect the 8th instant, vice J. L. Parkinson, THE JURY. i i i