Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1897, Page 17

—_——————————————— THE EVENING STAR. a SSeS PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avezus, Cor. 11th 8t, by The Even! N © ee RaCrrMann poste Few York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers tn the city by carriers, on their own a-count, at 10 cents per week, o- 44 certs per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—answhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saturday Qrintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreizn postaze added, $3.00. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-cla. 3 mail matter.) £7 All mail subscriptions must be pal in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. neil Part 2. Gh ec Fy ening Star. Pages 17-26. WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. Open evenings until Christmas. Christmas Specials Worth Consid has begun in earnest. Hints a that no better values are to be point them out to you. bargains will make short stor siege the counters. the offerings we can make. divided them into four lot: the saving chiefs. Choice e Choice | Lot 1.353 | Lot Zot 100 dozen Ladies’ White lor ies’ Jap: loren Ladies’ White | dozen Ladies’ Japan- Handker cellent patt the value wells for oat 123 nC. ex- | | — | in White _and ors — We 25e ree Xmas Silks. Black Silk—enongh for a dress, In_a_box SX. $9. $10.20, $12, $14, $17.50, $2 and up. Fancy Silks, for waists — street and vening 8! neatly boxed—reads for ving 50 a S5c., $1 a yard AT PERRY’S. The five remaining business day mas will be busy ones for you and us. The real holiday bu of presents here are enough to establish quality standard with you. You know our prices are as low as can be. shall cull the specially desirable features for giving—and Please We have made a special purchase of Handkerchiefs —a big purchase—big in the values represented—and big in The first chcice of them can be had on Monday. Altogether there are 650 dozen. The timeliness of the sale—and in it—will attract everybody who wants Handker- ering== s between row and Chri ying and hints re all you want now and you know found anywhere. Each day we act on them at once—for ps with the crowds that will be- We have LAMM LAMELLAE LAM LMSM« Lot 327s dozen Ladies" breidered and Lace Handkeret! special 1 —Chei ce | Lot 4 wiiihie. en Embroidered + Linen Cambrie ndkerchfefs, he and’ seal .50c. Loon the 25c. ie Jar7Z quality for. Selo 4 4 Black Velvets, two grades at the % ~ $3.50 a yard. 4 h Black Velour du Nord, extra ¥& $3 and $4 a yard. = Plaid ard other of the no y Velvets, : for waists and trimmings—$2 a yard and up. ides these, there is the regular to draw on—prolifie in its pire Antiques, » Barre te OOM NMA MAAN NANA AANA ENEMA AE ALLEN! . Chiffens and Mousseline eper tints all grades— of new de- est a anyw be rr r 1 Sp and z tes. Yokes, exclusive, % A z *Xmas Piushes and Velvets 19-inch Black Velvets—$1 a yard. Bet- ter r. small prices on Real t Gaze Laces. nd Valenciennes Lace h one in a neat box— All-silk Black Velvets—in a variety of qualities. Colored Velvets — newest shades — $1 a yard and up. Colored Plushes 4 sas Established 1840, Telephone 995. LLL SELES PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” Velutina, in black and colors, Xmas Dress Goods. 40-Inch All-wool Suitings 45-inch All-wool Ni Sees foedee By We, a yard. esos eg a yard, ete Segeadeeeetpedetnet ses ox] lengths onl 0 r ¢ in dress Segeegoes Xmas Black Goods. French 8 yi seahess se, regular 37!;c. grade, for ef 44-Inch Figures and Stripes, regular 75e. kind, for Sc. a yard. 50-inch French rge. such a quality as you always pay 75e. for—special at 50c. a yard. for Te. a Novelty Cheviots, $1 kind, yard. Regular 50. Wool Jacquards—spectal at Silge. a yard. We have boxed a num! Dress of at of handsome ave the choice ‘he pattern, Sresresendeseateateesentneseeceaseesersoaseozens Seefea 1 aoageageegengeaseegeeseageeseese Seesesoeseeseesenetens tenetetetneteteds WHAT IS SPENT FOR DRINK. A Philadelphian Thinks It is More Important Than the Currency. From the city of brotherly loves came this morning directed to the Postmaster General: “Dear Sir: I think all this talk about the currency should be checked by all sensi- ble persons. We all will have differences that can never be reconciled, and we should direct our attention to striving by all means to gain the amelioration of our countrymen and overthrow the saloon. The actual difference between the McKinley and Wilson bill about which the country heard so much would pay the drink bill of this nation but two days. The entire output of silver produced in this coun‘ry in 1873 would pay this nation’s drink but twenty-five days, and all the gold coined in this country in 18% would pay our nation’s drink bill but seven days.” ee > ‘Tow Think of buying ? Fine Diamonds, ¢ high-gradeJewelry, ° Watches, Cut Giass, &c., at PSO a ° me ‘= @ co = =) for whatever you may feel inclined to bid. The entire stock of Jacobs Bros., p;, Diamond Importers and Jewelers, Estab. 1874, who are retiring from busi- ness, is to go for what it'll bring. Wise Washingtonians will not miss this rare opportun- D9N9N9N9N9N9H9N905 DSS ity. Three sales daily, at 11:30 am., 3:30 and 7:30 pm. Ladies are especially invited. J. H. French will conduct the sale for F. Warren John- son, auctioneer. de16-60d ofOoC OOOO OO OO DWPOODOO OO OOD] Ma SSOOSOOSSSSSSSOS SO SO TOS n Talk; JOB FOR A SLIM MAN, Must Be Capable of Crawling Through a 9 by 15 Hole. | If there are any men capable of crawling through a hole 9 by 15 inches, and inci- dentally possess some knowledge of boil- ers, there is a chance for them to get a position under Uncle Sam. The civil ser- vice commission is advertising for such men, whom it will examine for the position of local inspector of boilers. The examina- tion will take place February 15, and is limited to the 9-by-15 men, who are expert in crawling through manholes of those dimensions without touching the sides. Members of the different fat men’s clubs throughout the country are barred from examination, because of the possibil- er rather the impossibilities, that i daily confront them. It is the long, nus homo that the department is 1 the rat proclivities must be well inations are to be held in this city other cities throughout the United to fill positions of local inspectors. istant inspectors of hulls and boil- ers of steam vessels In the steamboat in- Spection service. Among the vacancies which will be filled as the result of this ation is one at Buffalo, N. Y., alary of $2,250 per annum, and one at Memphis, Tenn., at a salary of $1,200 per annum. Applicants for the hull inspection service ist have had at least five years’ experience as master or chief mate of sea- going steam vessels, and those who dé sire to compete for the position for interior ports must have had at least five years’ ex- perience as master er first-class pilot of steam vessels on inland waters. The qualf- fications for assistant inspectors of hulls are the same as those for the local in- spectors, except the time of actual service is reduced to three years. —————_-e._____ An Afrieander Secks Office. There is no let up in the applications for positions under the government, and each mail brings a large batch. The Post- master General has received one from Salisbury, Mashonaland, South Afriza. The applicant wants to be a telegraph operator or postal official, and recites an experience of seven years in Dublin, Ire- land, of which country he is a native. He is desirous of getting out of Africa, he says, because of the unhealthy climate. —__e___—_ Gone Away for the Holidays. Mr. Heath, the first assistant postmaster general, and Mrs. Heath have gone to Muncie, Ind., Mr. Heath’s old home, to spend the Christmas holidays. While away they will visit Lexington, Ky., the home of Mrs. Heath. The colonel will return the day after Christmas. —-e-____. Beneficial Association. Articles incorporating the “Baron de Hirsch Beneficial Association” have been filed with the recorder of deeds. The trus- tees for the first year are stated to be Leon Rakusir, William Wolf, David H. Rosen, Henry Arkin, Simon Blum, A. 8. Levitt, Simon Lewin, Max Leviton and Louis Robinson. and Staie and [REAL ESTATE GOSSIP| Significance of a Recent*Sale of F Street Property. pee INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESS SECTIONS What is Accomplished by Rapid Transit Street Railroads. > SOME NEW BUILDINGS ee Perhaps the most interesting transaction in real estate during the past week was the purchase by Mr. Wiiliam Galt of the property at 1309 F street. There are sev- eral reasons why more than usual interest attaches to this sale, and probably not the least important of which is the fact that Mr. Galt is known as a careful and conservative investor. He has large in- terests in real estate in this city, and fs therefore in a position to form a pretty good estimate of property values. On this account the price which he paid for this property, $45,000, may be regarded as sig- nificant. The lot has a frontage of twenty-six feet and a depth of eighty-two feet, the total number of square feet being 2,192. On this basis there was paid fer this property a little over $20 per square foot. The build- ing is a valuable one. The last sale of real estate in this block was made two years ago, when the building 1327 F street was sold at public auction. The lot is a larger one than that of 1309, and has a frontage of twenty-seven feet eight inches by a depth of one hundred and thi t eight inches. Another Picee of F Street Property. The improvements at the time of the sale were of such a character that they could not be said to have value. Tae price paid was therefore for the ground alone, and the aggregate amount which was bid by the present owner, Mr. F. L. Loring of New York, was over $16,000, which was at the rate of about $l4 per square foot. The sale occurred at the time when the financial conditions here were not favorable as they are now, and the prop- ‘ty Ww re forced on the mar- Mr. Loring has since erected a fine business building on this site, so that the entire investment id represents les: that it now figures that the rty have been very maintained in spite of the financial ion from which it is believed this city and other places in the country are but just emerging. It is the opinion cf those who are in a position to form a re- able judgment on suc! 3 that the price paid by Mr. Galt is a very fair one for inside property on F street. It is be- liew ated in the central portions of the city is bound to appreciate, and it is thought that as business revives ard new enterprises are started that there will be tenants for business property who will be able to pay rentals that will jus- tify not only the present, but even ad- vanced values. Values of Business Property. Transactions in property along F street have not been numerous recently. The last sale reported occurred September last, when the property 1224 F street was pur- chased by Mr. Keogh. The lot has a frontage of twenty feet and a depth of eighty feet and the price paid was $46,000. im this case, however, the building was a valuable one, and was under a good lease, which, of course, had an effect on the Price paid. ‘There was another sale during the past week In the same locality, which was of seme importance. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold at public sale the prop- erty 1113 G street northwest to A. Behrend for $31,000. The improvements consist of a four-story store and flat building. The lot has a frontage of 20 feet and a depth of SO feet, and the rate per foot was $1). These figures have a bearing on the cur- rent values of property, and while there may be circumstances which modify their importance in fixing the standard prices for the market, still they can in a great many ways be looked upon as showing the present tendency of real estate values in that business section of the city. In many particulars pieces of property must be judged separately, as there are features which cause their values to differ very ma- terially when one is compared with an- other. Influence of Rapid Transit. The influence of the development of rapid transit on street railroads on the value of property is a subject that is discussed a good deal, and it may be said that there is considerable difference of opinion. It is, how believed that such street rail- road systems, as they tend to bring the remote sections of the city near to the cen- ter, will serve to enhance the importance of the central portion as a business section, and as a result prices of property will re- main firm. The rapidity with which people can be brought from the suburbs into the heart of the city and from the farthest points of the city itself and the surrounding region to the center of population is having a marked influence not only on property at both extremities, but on the intermediate property. Rapid transit is by some held re- sponsible for the movement which has quite recently developed on the part of quite a number who have given up houses in the intermediate resident section and have gone out to what was formerly look- ed upon as the suburbs. It is, however, said that the attraction has not been so much the rapid transit facilities as the new houses which have been erected in those Iccalities, and which people in many cases have preferred to the older resi- dences. It is claimed by some that if the old houses were placed on a par with the new houses by making improvements and alter- ations in line with modern ideas the newer houses would not prove such an effective lodestone in drawing away tenants. How- ever that may be, it is quite evident that changes are going on affecting property, and it may be expected that developments in the future will be of great interest. About Lincoln Park. Reference has been made to the influence of the extension of the Metropolitan rail- road, both at the end of*the Connecticut avenue line and at the end’ of the East Capitol line, the latter going from 9th to 15th streets. In the latter section the new ‘area which bas thus been opened up by a modern railway is developing rapidly, and this is more especially true in the imme- diate’ vicinity of Lincoln Park, where stands the bronze monument to President Lincoln. The park hes been greatly im- proved, and is now an attractive bit of lancscape gardening. Even before the extension of the road a number of residences were erected facing the park, and among the homes are those ot Mr. Fowler, Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Not- tingham. Near by on 12th street stands the fine residence of Mr. Albert Cary. Re- cently, however, the improvements have been quite numerous. At the corner of Kentucky avenue Mrs. A. H. has built.a fine home. It was designed by Ap- pleten P. Clark, architect, and is three stories in height; it contains ten rooms and is heated by hot water. In_ the same square are the substantial residences, just finished, of Mr. I. N. Fluckey of the War Department, of Mr. Rich of the Post Office Department, Mr. Lybrand of the navy yard and Mr. Sprecher the pension office. Further west are the new residences of “Messrs, Henshaw and Mearst. Other new residences close to the park and looking into it ate those of Mr. Stone, on 12th street, ae Geddes, on North Carolina averue. ny other new buildings have been ere&ied within the past nine months on Keniticky avenue and on 13th street, almost alt fgr occupancy by the owners, and not for sale. Some Improvements. A three-siory residence Will be built by Francis Leonard at 630 Delaware avenue southeast. The front will be built of press- ed brick and there will be bay windows. The dimensions will be sixteen: by thirty- two feet. ¢ A frame house is to belerected on Gal- veston street northeast *by C. Wood. It is to be two stories in height, with a high- pitched, shingle roof. Thédimensions will be thirty-six by twenty-eight feet. Three frame houses are to be erected on Prospect avenue northwest by F. T. Dady. They are to be two stories in height and sixteen by thirty-two feet: A brick addition, one istory in_ height, is to be built to the house 118 C street northeast by W. A. Meloy. Repairs and alteration will be made to,the main build- ing. \ A four-story apartment ‘house is to be erected at 703 6th street northeast by Mrs. -¥. Raymond. The front :will be built of buff brick and light stone. The dimen- sions will be twenty-four hy seventy-three feet. t ‘Three houses are to be érected on Har- vard street, Columbia Heights, by Barr & Sanner. The fronts. will be of pressed brick, and they will be three stories in height and sixteen feet eight inches by fifty-seven feet. A brick addition, two stories in height and forty-five by seventy-two feet, 18 to be made to the Concordia Club house at the northwest corner of Gth .and E streets northwest. General alterations and re- pairs are to be made. A two-story frame house, thirty feet, Is to be erected by Mrs. Fichman on Sargent road. ‘Two three-story houses ate to be erected on Quincy street northeast by William P. Davison. The fronts will be of pressed brick, and the dimensions will be sixteen feet three inches by twenty-eight feet nine inches. Two dwellings arc to be ereeted by J. H. Graham at 713 and 715 G street southeast. They will be two stories-in height, sixteen by thirty-two feet, and will have pressed- brick fronts. Alterations are to be made to the dwell- ing i623 35th street northwest by J. Bar- ton Miller. A two-story addition is to be built, eighteen by thirty-nine feet. Gh James will erect’ a, residence at 1313 F street northeast, It will be two stories in height, with ppessed%rick front and seventeen by thirty féet. A brick house is to be built_at 37 8th street northeast by George an@ John W. Armiger. It will be two stories in height, with pressed-brick fronts, and seventcen by thirty-two feet. 3 fourteen by M. WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Eggs Lower—Buttcr and Other Pro- ducts Staiionery. With slight exceptions,-the Ideal whole- sale produce market remains about as re- perted last week. Butter is a fraction lower in the top grades, and mote butter is on the market, although there is much complaint about the quality.of the stock. Cheese remains at the sdime price’, but 18° somewhat firmer. Eggs are weaket and from two to three cents lower. Poultry ard game are. plentiful, as are other pro- ducts, and a generally firm market prevails. Butter—Extra Hlgin creamery, 24 cents a pound; choice, 22; firsts, 20; bakers’ choice stock, 15; New York tubs, 17.to 19; dairy print, 18 to 22; Virginia and Maryland stock, 14 to 20. t Cheese—New York state full cream, large, 11 cents a pound; flats, 11; ponys, 11 Nearby fresh, 19 to 20 cents a : western, 18 to 19; southern, 17 to 18. Poultry—Live turkeys, 7 to 8 cents a pound; dressed, 9 to 10; chickens, 8 to 9; old fowls, 5 to 7; ducks, 8 to 9; dressed, 10 to 11; geese, 6 to 7; dressed, 8 to 9. Game—Venison, saddle, 15 to 20 cents a pound; whole deer, bucks, 8 to 10; bear, saddle, 10 to 12; pheasants, 25 to 40 cents apiece; rabbits, 75 cents to $1.50 a dozen; wild turkeys, 7 to 10 cents a-pound; quail, $1.50 to $2 a dozen; wogdcecks, 25 to Z cents apiece. Vegetables—Cucumbers, per box, 31 to $1.25; cauliflower, per bbl, $8 to $3.50; cel- ery, medium, per doz., 25,to 88 cents; com- mon, per doz., 10 to 15 cents; beans, per box, $1.25 to $1.50; lettuce, per bbl., $3 to $4; per basket, $1.50 to $2; potatoes, N. Y per bush., 70 to 80 cents; ‘Md. and V: bush., 65 to 70 cents; culls, per bush., to 30 cents; sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl., $1.50 to $2; No. 1, $1.50; culls, 75 to 00 cents; yams and haymons, bbl., §1, to $1.25 plant, per %-bbl. box, $2,50 fo $3.50; beets, per 100 bunches, $1 to $1.90; cabbage, per 100, $2 to $4; onfons, yellow, per bbl., $1.50 to $2; yellow, per bush., 60 to 75 cents; tur- nips, per bbl., 75c. to $1; beans, white, N. Y. mediums, $1.20 to $1.25; N. 5 $1.20; marrow. $1.20 to $1.30; , White, 90 cents to $1; white, mixed, 80 cents; col- ored, 60 cents; black-eyed peas, per bush., 65 to 75 cents; Lima beans, per lb., 3 to 4 cents. Dried fruits—Evaporated apples, choice, 4 to 6 cents; appes. sliced, fancy, 2% to cents; sliced, bright, 24 to 2% cents; quar- ters, bright, 2% to 3 cents; peaches, choice, 6 to 7 cents; fair to good, 5 to 6 cent: halves, unpeeled, 2 to 3 cents; quarter: unpeeled, 2 to 3 cents; evapgrated, 8 to 10 cents; evaporated, unpeeled. 6 to 7 cent cherries, pitted, dry, crop "06, 9 to 10 cent sugared and wet, 6 to 7 cents: blackberries, per Ib., 3 to 34 cents: whortleberries, per Ib., 5 to 6 cents; raspberries, dry, 10 to 11 cents. Green fruits and nuts—Apples, fancy ta- ble, bbl., $2 to $3.50; choice, per $2 to $2.50; windfalls, per bbl., $1 fo $1.25; pears, La Conte, $1.50 to $3; Duchess, per bbl., $1.75 to $2; Sickle, per bpl., $8 to $4; Call- fornia Bartlett, per box, $1 to $1.50; nativ per bbl., $2.25 to $3; walnuts, per 100 Ibs 75 to 85 cents; chestnuts, per pound, 7 to 8 cents; oranges, California, 50 to $3.50; lemons, Sicily, per box, $3 $4; grapes, Catew lb. basket, 8 to 10 cents; Con- cord, 12-Ib. basket, 12 to, 18 ents; 5-Ib. basket, 7 to 9 cents; Niagara, Sab. bask2t, 8 to li cents; Salems, 5-lb, basket, 8 to 9 cents; walnut kernels, 9 te 10 cents; pine- apples, 8 to 18 cents; crab apples, per bbl., $2 to $2.50. 5 Beef and other meats—Gattle, extra, per cwt., $3.50 to $4: butcher, per cwt., $2.50 to $3.50; common, per cwt., $1:50 to $2; rougn, per cwt., $1; hogs, fair, per cwt., gross, $3.50 to $3.75; ordinary, pe& ewt,, net, $3.25 to $3.50; sheep, per cwt., to. $3; lambs, spring, ‘choice, cwt., $5 to. $5.50: : $4 to $5; common, $3 to S50: calves, prime, per cwt., $6 to $7; commmo! $6; grass, per cwt., $3 to $8.50; cows, prime, each, $25 to $35; common, each, :$10 to $1: old and dry, $6 to $8; dressed hogs, 3 to 4% cents. ——— RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. ‘Wm. F, Geyer Permitfed to Go Free on Conditions. Judge Hagner, in Equity Court No. 2, late yesterday afternoon signed an order direct- ing the release the custody of the marshal of William %. Geyer, the carriage dealer, whose wife, Anpie V. Geyer, is suing for divoree, “Mr. Géyer has been confined in jail sincé Noyember 2 last for | falling to comply with an order of the court, made June 8 last, directing Mr. Geyer to pay his wife a during the pendency of », Judge Hagner signed on the ground that Mr. Geyer has to his wife and chi? ail interest he has or. may have in houge an@-reaidence of Mrs. Geyer, and also because # has not been shown to the satis of the court that Mr. Geyer is able at the to com- ply with the order the it of alimony, ieee iS Crocker'’s. Children’s Children’s bunions. mas. him with a poor pair. chamois lined. a) § Not Sufficient Distinct Law at Prese To the Editor of The Evening Sta Within the past few days The Star pub- lished a statement that an amendment was abcut to be offered in Congress, making certain changes in the act of Congress rela- tive to the carrying of deadly weapons in the District of Columbi#. Nearly every state In the Union has enacted a law simi- Jar to the one in force in this District: The universal experience has been that such laws have been failures. Phe reasons are chiefly that such laws have made no dls- tinction between citizens armed with dead- ly weapons for self-protection whilst en- gaged in a legitimate pursult and a crimi- nal armed with a deadly weapon and bent on the commission of crime; (2) such laws have been impractical and wholly inade- quate to accomplish the objects intended. Under our law in this District the fol- lowing reputable persons are liable to im- prisonment in the penitentiary for three years for the second offense of carrying deadly weapons, viz.: Physicians, when called to a dangerous locality at the deaa of night on professional business; every commercial traveler who carries a sample case of razors or weapons for the purpose of effecting sales by samples; every visitor to the District who carries his razor or weapon in his hand bag on his way to a ho- tel or to the depot, and to the President's house, Capitol and departments are not to be considered a man’s “‘place of business,” then every President, Vice President of the United States, cabinet officer or Congress- man who arms himself for protection against assassins or fanatics is also Hablo to imprisonment in the penitentiary for three years; also bank or express messen- gers when carrying funds of such banks, express company, and so on adinfinitum. Such a law is certainly lacking in the ele- ment of common sense and in many re- spects is clearly unconstitutional. Within the limits of the District of Cu- m Made in the t. ~ Plisses’ $2.50 Shoes Ee en ee che oe oe ee ee ee ee The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. Open Evenings. $1.50 Shoes (Sizes 6 to 8) $2.00 Shoes (Sizes 8% to 10%.) ° (Sizes 11 to 2.) Women’s $3.00 Shoes . Misses’ $3. Women’s $3.50 Shoes . (Sizes 214 to 6.) 00 Shoes (Hand-sewed, sizes 11 to 2.) (Hand-sewed, sizes 2% to 6.) HE above are Dugan & Hudson's famous line of “Ironclad” Spring Heel Sh and our sole reason ior this heavy reduction is that we intend to make a the Children’s and Mi Misses’ Spring Heel Shoe Department. We have taken off ex- actly one-fourth of the price, making them the greatest values on the face of the earth. A Gift for Ma or Grandma. Sowing tight needle-toe and ill-fitting Shoes means reaping a full crop of corns and Only one way tocure them. Remove the cause. Wear the “Jenness Miller” Shoes. They are built upon scientific principles to conform to the lines of the natural foot. Women should make themselves a Christmas present of a pair. brothers should give their sisters and mothers a pair. e They are owned and controlled by us. Four styles. If you shouldn't happen to know th ie size we will fit them after Christ- Gift Slippers for the Men. Pa or grandpa would be delighted with a pair of Slippers Xmas morning. Don’t shock Grand line of Black and Russet Vici Kid Opera Slippers, Regilar*S2terade: Wor: c-canceresensecee cee Easy, comfortable, “Romeo” Slippers, in Black and Russet Vici Kid. regular $2.50 grade. For..... Shoes Shined Free. < » Shas . . $1.50 = Suey | J. S254 . . $2.25 » « §2.63 change in Husbands, sons and ee H1.49 The $1.98 038 Pa. Avenue. OEM MED lumbia since the enactment of the law against carrying deadly weapons more atrocious crimes have been committed than within the same period before its enact- ment, and nearly all of the victims have been law-abiding citizens, Within the rural parts of this District’and those of the United States generally the rural dwellers are in constant terror and apprehension of attacks on their lives and property. One of the worst features of these laws is that individuals are prevented from becoming acquainied with the use of firearms, thus creating an element of national weakness whenever men are required in defense of the nation or as conservators of the peace. It occurs to me that the proper thing to do is to repeal the present law and enact one ] which shall provide that every person who has been previously convicted of a crime involving violence or a penitentiary offense; every drunken person, every vagabond and every person who enters a place where in- toxicating drinks are sold, wailst so armed, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the common jail or workhouse for two years: also every person who, whilst committing a crime, or attempting to commit a crime. skall, In addition to the punishment pre- scribed by law for such offense or attempt shall, if armed at such time with a deadly weapon, be sentenced to an additional term of three years in the penitentiary. I be- eve such a law, acting directly, as it would on the criminal classes, would soon prove to be a sufficient, adequate remedy in the reduction of the number of crimes ecmmitted and would remove this District from the list of places classed as paradises for criminals. . JOHN S. BLANKMAN. December 16, 1897. Sea Verdict for Plaintiff. A jury in Circuit Court No. 2 returned a verdict yesterday against the Capital, North O Street and South Washington Railway Company, awarding William H. Duffy damages in the sum of $5,000. Mr. Duffy contended that he was run over and seriously injured by one of the cars of the company in January, 1892, at the intersec- tion of 11th and M streets. BILLS REF Measures of Local Interest in Hand¢ of Commixsioners. ‘The following bills, introduced in the Sens ate and referred to the District committeq have been referred by the committee to the District Commissioners for examinatiog! and report: No. 2548—For the incorporation of an ase sociation for the mutual benefit of its mems, bers, the association to be known as the Mutual Saving and Benefit Association of\ Washington, D. C. - No. 2619—To authorize the extension east? wardly of the Columbia railway. No. 2644—To authorize the Anacostia an@ Potomac River Railway Company of the’ District of Columbia to change its motive’ power, and for other purposes. No. 2713—To authorize the extension of the Metropolitan railroad. No. 2745—Relating to electric lighting wires and conduits in the Djstrict of Co- lumbia. No. 2323—Suppleme ruary 9, 1821, incorpo College in the District of the acts amendatory thereof. No. 2473—To provide for the payment of final judgments of the Supreme urt Oo the District of Columbia, under the high« way extension act of March 2, 1883, and for al to the-act of Febs ing the Columbian tolumbia, and 2547—To amend the charter of the Capital Traction Company of the District, ef Columbia. oe Gnardian Appointed. Judge Hagner, sitting in the Probate Court, appointed Godwin Ordway, son of the late General Albert Ordway, guardian of Valerie Battyham Padelford, minor child of the late Arthur P. Padelford and grands daughter of the deceased general. The efs fect of the order is merely to appoint Gode win Ordway as guardian in place of Geng Ordway. $SESES ESAS OE SESE S ESO HO FSF SEO EOE SES EO MESES TS SEDEOEOHIOTOH ‘A Proclamation $1,000,000. than Castelberg has this week. Watch from $11.50 to $150. Open Evenings. Issued by President McKinley couldn’t possibly attract more attention« We've stirred the foundations of the buying community. The crowds that daily throng our store--two and three deep at the cases--fully appreciate Castelberg’s cut prices in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry--and the masses are quick to grasp any reliable chance when they can save money. e We have saved buyers hundreds of dollars this week, and wil Q continue to do so as long as we’re in business. You can obtain from us on CREDIT--paying a little down and the balance in easy weekly or monthly payments--a Diamond Pendant from $5 to $2,000, a Diamond Ring for from $3 to $1,000, a Solid Gold In fact, anything you want in Jewelry that is good. We sell no trash and every article is fully guaranteed. We cater to the masses and any honest man or woman has the priv- ilege of opening a ledger account with us whether worth $1.00 or Our factory has just sent us five hundred new Diamond Rings. Call and inspect them. Castelberg’s Nat’l Jewelry Co., ; 1103 Pa. Ave., Next Star Office. - Baltimore Store, 108 N. Eutaw St. : Established 1846.