Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897-16 PAGES. THE PALAIS ROYAL. “SPECIALS” . Special Prices for Specials Hours onight and tomorrow morning from 8 until Mid- day. the store during the afternoon. The object is to lessen the overcrowding of A good plan is to take elevator to fourth floor, spending more or less time on each floor, until the basement is reached. Those who follow this advice will shop with greater ease and comfort, besides being certain of securing best of bargains. On the Fourth Floor. (Furntture, Portferes,” Table Ccvers, Dra that the elevator fare would be cheap 24 QQ fer this last s12 3 $8. Onls $11.98 for & Case and Desk, with glass doors and Fren + mirrors. $3.75 © ers, made to retail at $4.50 to All our maker's samp» pteces. $4.5 D to $18. shogang Desk. 88c long. 54.98 genuine, in 18 Mahogany Musle Cabinets, and proportionately little prices for others, for $6 k and peries, etc.) at $1 a head. for pieces worth of Malachize Gre Go ine pair for Point “98 designs. the usual Lace Curtains. ONIGHT and tomorrow morning will be a clearing sale of all odd pieces of Furniture and pair of Curtains, at such reduced prices up to $3.50. Che en Jardiniere § ‘Tables. ...Gak a fold Japanese Fire § 18, Sereens, 5 feet high... Table’ Covers... .In/ pair for the $1.48 Lace Curtains, sels. effects, hes wide, yards zal $7 quality Irish ¥ cfleee ‘are the On the Third Floor. 7 Wraps and Suits, Knit Underwear. Aprons, Corsets.©0 ONIGHT and tomorrow morn‘ng 10 per cent discount allowed on all Wraps and Suits. We have Capes and Jackets from $4.98 to $60: Suits, from $7.98 to $653; Separate Dress Skirts, from $1.98 to $35: Waists, from 98c to $25 each. Silk Petticoats. (Third floor.) for the Roman-strt Skirts, with three large cords In the umbrella $3.9 66c for superio Sacques. Dressing Sacques. (Third floor.) B9e 4 Eiderdown Dressing shedding und superior fin- flounce. Rustleine facing. velvet binding. ish. All sizes, in pink, red, blue and gray. wath im Petticcats co sapert for the $1 Sacquea, in fancy Roman $4.7, soryete Sik: ia fancy stripes and plain | Z9C Pee Gaertn mate colors. Finishedy with corded ruffle, six inches ings; best ribbon tles. wide. | —_ = 2.25 French Flannel Dressin; $6 AQ for the $8 French Plail and Muttl- | $1.8 ete eae sailor collar effect. All oS colored Stripe Silk Pettiovats. Some) sizes, in lavender, red, gray, pink and blue. with of and t ruffles; some with cluster cords ” ra nbont deep flounce. ae — $7.9 for the #10 Silk Petticoats, with three Warm Wrappers. = -ineh ded ruffles. The heaviest (Third floor.) See See et eee for the $1 Flannelette Wrappers, All win | 29C ments. culy. flk Petticoats, © and boned dust. ru: i alone. for the $8.98 ratte # ‘These skirts will actually s\ $12. for tonight au sizes in these well-known Lest of $1 ear- iJ tomorrow moiming On the Second Floor. (Millinery Dress Goods, Trimmings. Neckwear, Housekeeping Goods.) ONIGHT and tomorrow morning we will quote special prices for ed Covering, charging Dress Goods, Table Linens and Warm nothing for suitable box and Christmas Waist Patterns. Four-yard patterns for evening and ordinary wear waists. of $3 for T5e Velutina in black different shades. { of $5 Dres $2.6' d for $3.98 "1 of $3 for Te Plaid Velvets in Fancy Velvets, ing wear. of $4 for $1 Roman Stripe Taf- All styles. Patterns. Instesd of $12 for the $1.50 eaataakcen Gs $10.80 ch Figuced Moire autine Sina, | tbe expensive instead of $10 for the $1.25 quality Black 2 for $8 Moire Velour Sinks. $1.39 ra > 1 quality Black | fects in Siikel $7.20 Ik Plaids. “Silk Dresses. $1.8 12-yard patterns of the correct Black Satin Duchesse. $4.5 6G instead of $9 for The quality....$10.68 $8.16 is foe gi quailty. See instead of $15 alt, 12-yard patterns of the Black Gros Grain Satin Brocades. $7.08 © quality. 73¢ $10.62 «i of $12 for $1 quality. The Maid’s Dress. for 10-yard dress S57 £5,2° card, free. $5 instead of $9 for 7 ya. Da inst 1 Patterns of 16¢ quality Neatly packed with Christmas 1 per cent marked on the tomorr.w before midday. card. Wool Dresses. patterns of instead of $3.50 for 7 5ee Wool Suiti Styles to choose from. wool fabrics in all of this season’s latest effects. ‘ard patterns of Forty different for Dress Patterns of 75e and S9c ‘Tailor and Fency Bed Cove: the pait for $4.50 Wool Suitings. ring. California Wool Blankets. Full size, weighing 5 pounds. superior $1. ifornia the $1.98 ¢ e cotton, cov for the $: French Satine. for the $5.2 6 Com with faney borders like ‘omf Comforts, 5 Blankets—11-4 size. in ets, filled with best ered with richest ef- covered with $2.89 for better ones, nforts filled with gen- uine Eiderdown, warranted not to shed. Table Linens. for the $6.50 Sets, comprising full size fringed damask table cloth and twelve doylies. for $1 quality 72-Inch Bleached Satin mask. . 68 inches wide. and G5e yard for 75¢ quality, Ostrich Boas. one On First Floor. 73¢ box containing 98e or $1.35 Silk Stockings. Z2c tonizhe Handkere! tomorrow morning for | $2.69 See tables near Eleventh Street entrance. in red, ——_——_— hi tonight and tomorrow morning fi AAC ere She nae Th ors... .Fenkntves. 7 les, Ink Era ers... _L tte: Ink Wells. . ¥ | with any f AMl warranted and £25-1,000 fine. of large, and tomorrow for 25¢ Cloth-bound representing the “works of | the | World's most famous authors. See table to left of Lleveoth st. entrance. Among the lot a Brave Struggle the World, About Animal pictures and stories, discount—one-tenth off the price lected here tonight or ONIGHT and tomorrow morning we will present beautiful Silk Garters, with big ribbon bow and art buckles, to those selecting a three pairs Ladies’ 25c Stockings, or a pair of ‘onight and tomorrow morning for the t $3.05 Silk Umbrellas. blue, green, brown udl-s of pearl overlaid with sterling silv natural wood wiih sterling initial. wirls’ 50c Xmas clear type and ii Basement Floor. (Toys, Lamps, Tables, Clocks, Bric-a-brac, Cutlery.) ONIGHT and tomorrow morning T $6.95 $2.48 $1.25 seat. $1.68 rocker $3.7. holes, ete. 5c tors $1.50 articles. among which 95c are Children's Large Rocking Chairs and | ; re. Trains of locomotive, tender and Dassenger car, and other mechanical toys. Plated Ware. ASc fot 1% of Rogers’ Teaspoons, 89¢ for six \ Tablespoons, SUe for six Forks, $1.45 for six Knives, 47c remain. The Toys. » Police Patrol and Excursion to held five boys. for the usual $2.98 Galloping Horses. Strong enough to hold a man. for Boys" $1.50 Veloch ned Iron wheels and $1.39 $3.60 with tin- Ttuproved ‘spring | vate. $4.40 for the $2.25 Carriages on four whee convertible into reclining chair Sizes for childrer up to 10 years of age. for $5 value Rolling-top Writing Desk, 83-in. high, with two drawers, pigeon- | $3.48 25 to $8.48 $3.95 for G8 sets, consisting of Nut Crackers and half dozen Nut Picks. orated globe. 10 rer cent of the from %@ to 1 morrow before mid-day. resque Christmas effects. jerry Christmas Storle: 1g Explorers Natural History, ‘The Boys’ Republic, Those for ladies and black silk, with . Dre liver ornamenta- @ for men with opera hooks and club tonight and tomorrow morning for the Men's 35¢ Japanese Silk Handkerchiefs izht and tomorrow morning for boys’ Book with cloth bind- 192 pages illustr: inspiring : Z is to see a clearing out of the large and expensive Toys of which but a piece or so of a kind Brass Lamps. for the $1.75 Banquet Lamps, and $3. 95 for the $5 Lamp and large dec- for the $4.50 Reyal Table Lamp. The new low shape, with vase mounied in for the $6 Bra tically enameled cling is on the solid brass. solid brass. Large globe with decorations to match Lamp, with artis- ser Rote the enats- Brass Tables. for the $3.75 Brass Tables, with onyx tops... $6.75 with larger onyx tope. for the beautiful $10 Brass Round in shape, size onyx top. for the $7.50 tables Tables. gold plated and extra Parlor Clocks. for the $4.75 Marbleized Clocks, with cathedral gong, st triking hours aud balf heurs. Ansonia works, guaranteed for five years, PALAIS ROYAL, A. LISNER. marked op any Clock selecting tonight or to- G St. WATCHING FOR FILIBUSTERS Cruiser Montgomery at Pensacola on the Qui Vive. Indications That a Well-Organized Expedition is About to Sail for Cuba. Corrcspond>nce of the Associzted Press. PENSACOLA, Fla., December 18—There was considerable activity on board the United States steamer Montgomery yester- day, owing to information having reached her commander to the effect that several suspected filibusters were in the harbor. Consequently, the cruiser started fires and made preparations for getting under way if necessary at a moment's notice. The crew of the cruiser worked in conjunction with the revenue cutter Penrose. Late in the afternoon the Montgomcry put a squad of armed men, in charge of an officer, on board the Penros: na they will be relieved every four hours until further develop- ments. The Montgomery also fitted out several of her boats with guns, ammunition and armed crews to patrol the harbor, while the Penrose did duty outside, around Warring- ton. All the boats of the Montgomery have orders to fire two blank charges to bring to any suspected vessel, and, upon neglect- ing to stop, a third shot, this time a loaded shell, is to be fired. Somers N. Smith, a pilot boat, a ves- led the Britannia and a schooner are icading here under official super . ‘The Smith is said to have run several successful expeditions in the past, having escaped the Montgomery once, and ‘as she came in from sea cn Thursday night and has been tak- ing on board ail day long a cargo of some description, an unusual proceeding for a pi- lot boat, the Menigomery intends to follow her as soon as she gets under wa The Britannia and the schooner have also been taking 2 cargo of boxes, supposed to be ammunition, ete., on board, and it is re- ported that the Dauntless fs waiting some- where outside the bar in order to ship the munitions at sea. It will thus be seen that a well-organized expedition to Cuba is ap- parently being equipped here. —— WORK OF COMMITTEES. Task of Preparing an Alaska Omni- bus Bill to Be Taken Up. The Senate committee on territories Sat- urday practically decided to enter upon the task of preparing an omnibus bill to cover the conditions in Alaska. The gen- eral opinion of the committee seemed fa- Vorable to the preparation of a new code of laws for the government of the terri- tery and for new regulations for supplying a military force for it. There was, on the ether hand, quite general opposition to a more complete territorial organization than here indicated, most of the members ex- pressing themselves as opposed to grant- ing the territory a delegate in Congress or a local legislature. The reason for this op- position is found in the uncertainty as to the permanence of the present conditions. Senators Thurston, Carter and White were ted a subcommittee to investigate question. Naturalization Laws. A preposition is being discussed to make thorough.-reform of the naturalization a laws on the lines of the immigration educa- tional test bill. That measure has been fa- vorably reported by the House immigra- tion commitiee, and will be taken up in the House after the holidays. The committee pcede some opposition to it, but believe majority recognize the necessity for some essential change. Its effect is to re- quire all immigrants to read and write the I or some other langua: = Alleged Fraudulent Land Patents. The subcommittee of the Senate commit- on Pacific railroads appointed to inves- tigate the alleged fraudulent rance of land patents under the Pacific railroad grants met Saturday and examined Thos. Reddington of this ¢ity, who claimed to have been informed that fraudulent pat- ents kad been issued on land amounting to between three and five million acres He was unable, however to give the com- mittee any direct information on the sub- ject, stating that he was only repeating reports that had come to iflm. He stated that according to these reports the figures had been changed by a clerk in the land office and most of the lands in question were located in California and Oregon. —-e+ NORWAY FEARS TROUBLE. Rumor That Sweden is Backed by Germeny to Intervene. A dispatch from Christiania to the Lon- €on Daily Chronicle says the political situ- ation in Norway since the failure of the united committee on foreign affairs has be- come critical, and it is feared that Sweden will seek an occasion for armed interven- tion. The dispatch adds that the Swedish press hope for tance from Emperor William. The admiral of the German squadron, which has just left Christiania, at a dinner of Norwegian officers, made a speech which if not openly menacing, conveyed an im- plied threat. The Norwegian officers were much disgusted. ——__—-+e+______ Dress Makes the Man. “It is the dress that makes the man. It is the dress suit that makes the gentle- man.” This is not exactly according to Shakespeare or Tennyson, or perhaps even James Whitcomb Riley, but there is a modicum of truth in it nevertheless. “I never knew what a refined and gentle- manly looking man George was until I saw him in a dress suit the other night at the opera, and I declare he looked just Jovel; He was the most respectable-look- ing young man in the house,” was the com- ment made by one belle to another. If anybody needs any respectability or any gentility, G. Warfield Simpson's, 1208 F street northwest, is an excellent place at which to find these commodities. The house is showing a fine line of dress suits, varying in style considerably from last sea- son in many essential details. The special inducement is a fine dress worsted suit, full silk Hned, for $0. The firm has been booking a large number of orders for these during the past week. — HAWAIIAN SUGAR OUTPU Planters Troubled by the Desertions of Japanese Laborers. The total output of sugar from the Ha- watian Islands for the year just closing, according to the figures of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, transmitted to the State Department by United States Consul Gsneral Haywood, is put down as 248,567 tons, as against 248,555 tons last year. The planters have had more trouble than usual on account of desertions, espe- cially with the Ja, ese. Ten Japanese gave trouble to one Chinese. Of the 22,000 laborers on the plantations 6,109 were con- tract Japanese, 5,285 free Japanese, 4,950 contract Chinese and 1,911 free Chinese. The number of laborers whose contracts expire next year is 2.017, and the number wanted is 4,273. The Japanese seem to be preferred by the planters as laborers. ————+-e-- Question of Closing Dyea. ‘The question of the advisability of closing the subcustoms port at Dyea, Alaska, is now before the Treasury Department. Sev- eral petitions by mail and telegraph al- ready have been received, some favceng the proposition and others against it. Saturday Secretary Gage received the fol- lowing telegram from tke Tacoma citizens’ Klondike committee: “On behalf of tens of thousands of people of the United States and the continent who have already signified their intention of going to Alaska and Klondike, we beg to suggest that for the present no action be taken toward withdrawing customs sub- ports in Alaska, and the efforts be cen- tered upon inducing our government and that of Canada to remove all duties on miners’ ordinary outfits, consisting of one year’s supply, and weighing one ton or less.” —— ‘When you visit New York. go to the select Hotel Euptre, advertised on page g BILLS OF ‘LOCAL INTEREST a 0 at ig Measures Recently-Introduced in the House Of Representatives. Proposed Home "Rule for the D! in Presidential Appointments— * Han “ot Records. rict i ee eee Several bills of jocal interest were intro- Gvced in the House of Representatives be- fcre adjournment’ Jast week. A “home rule” measure was offered by Delegate Cal- jlahan of Oklahoma. It provides “that hereafter no person shall be eligible to ap- pointment by the President of the United States to any office for either of the terri- tories of Oklakhoma, New Mexico or Arl- zona, or for the District of Columbia, who has not been a bona fide citizen and actual resident of the territory for which such person may be appointed, or of the District of-Columbia, where the appointment is for said District, for at least six consecutive” months next before the date of such ap- pointment.”” Proposed Hall of Records. Mr. Landis introduced a bill (by request) to provide for a hall of records for the gov- ernment. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire the real estate, with the improvements thereon, embraced in square numbered 229, and which is bound- ed on the north by Ohio avenue, on the eust by lth stree:, on the south by C street and on the west by 15th street north- West, and containing 42,617 square feet of ground. The sum of $40,000 is appropriat- ed to pay for the same, and also for the purpose of providing for immediate use a fire-proof building on the square for a hall of records, containing not less than 600,009 cuble feet of storage space, the plan’ of which shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and the supervising archi- tect of the treasury, for the preservation and storage of papers, documents and other records which have accumulated in the va- ricus departments and are needed only for occasional use. The balance of the square shall be used for a suitable building for the storage and distribution of books and other publications Issued by order of Congress The Secretary is authorized to acquire the property by negotiation, so far as such Property may be acquired, and title thereto sccured at a price not above the fair rela- tive value of the same, or by condemnation proceedings as provided in the act approv- ed June 25, , to provide an eligible site for a city post office, with amendments thereto approved August ‘0, 1890. Relating to Negotiable Instruments. Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin, a member of the House District committee, introduced a bill relating to negotiable instruments within the District. The bill takes up fifty- one printed pages, contains 19 sections and deals in detail with all matters con- nected with negotiable instruments. The preface of the billisets forth definitions of terms, unless the context otherwise re- quires, as follows: “Acceptance” means an pleted by delivery or notification. “Action”? Includes counterclaim and set-off. “Bank” ircludes any person or association of ; sons carrying on the business of banking whether Incorporated or ; means the person in p note which i4 payable neceptance com- ng transfer of possession, actual or constructive, from onc person to another. “Holder”; means the p: or in- dorsee of a bil! or note, who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof. ‘“Indorse- ment” means an fritorsement completed by eelivery. “Instrument” means negotiable instrument. Issue” means’ the first de- livery of the instrument, complete in form, to a person who takes it as a nold ersor son” include¥ a body of v incorporated or not. able censidetation. printed, and ‘writing. includes The person “primarily” liable strument is the, person who by of the instrument pay the sane. print. on an in- the terms absclutely requir All other parties are ondari) licble.. Jn, determining what 1s a “reasonable time’! or an “unreasonable time,” regarc is to be had. to the nature of the instrument, the usage of trade or business, if any, with respect to such in- struments, and the facts.of the particular case. Where the day, or the for doing any act herein required or permitted to be Gone falls on Sunday or on, a b act may be done on the next succe secular or business day. ‘T this att do not a) ments made and delivered prior to the pas- sage hereof. In any case not provided for in this act the rules of the law merchant shall govern. Se Morringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Hammond Dorsey, jr., and Elise M. Sieling, both of Howard county, Md.; Oscar T. Houghton and Virdir Lee Kibler, both of Woodville, Va.; George A. Dun- nipgton of Wheeling, W. Va., and Florence E. Kidwell of this city. Colored—William Gross and Eleanor Thernton; Julius Mack and Mamie Hughes; Edward Jackson and Rosa Minor. —_+ Remembering Revolutionary Generals Senator Daniel of Virginia has introduced a bill in Congréss apprepriating $20,000 to carry out the intentions of the Continental Congress in the matter of erecting monu- ments to the memory of Gens. Warren and Mercer, who fell respectively at the battles of Bunker Hill and Princeton during the revolutionary war. By a resolution adopt- ed in 1777 Congress provided for the erec- tion of these monuments, that to Gen. War- ren at Boston and that to Gen. Mercer at Fredericksburg, V and that the eldest sons of these generals should be educated at the expense of the government. It even prescribed the epitaphs to be placed on the shafts, but overlooked the important fea- ture of making an appropriation to carry its wishes into effect. Reorganization Committee to Bid. Ex-Governor Hoadley, special govern- nt counsel in the Pacific railroad cases, had a conference with the Attorney Gen- eral Saturday in regard to Kansas Pacific Matters. Although he has not been so in- fcrmed officially. Governor Hoadiey under- stands that the Union Pacific reorganiza- tion committee already has qualified as a bidder at the coming sale of the Kansas Pacific road by depositing with the ccurt the required $900,000. This may result in the government withdrawing the deposit trade by {t, although the future actlon of the government will be determined by Con- gress. i —_—_---__ Warned Away From China The first report to the State Department from United States, Consul General Good- new, at Shanghal,,contains a warning to American ratiroad men not to go to China for employment. Bays he: “The American orly invites starvation who comes here without a defihite contract of employment with some reputabje firm made before he leaves America. IL must advise American railway employes that there is at present no market for their labor in China end sbould more j;roads be constructed there will be a market only if these roads are built by Americans,” Fe ~ Voltaires Remains Exhumed. A dispatch from Paris says the bodies of Voltw#ire and Rousseau were again ex- humed Saturday at the Pantheon in order to settle a long-standing controversy as to their authenticity. The remains of Voltaire were well preserved and markedly resem- ble Houdon’s statue. } Of the body of Rousseau only the skel- eton remained. Voltaire’s skull was found to be cloven in two down the center. There was no trace of a shot wound in the skull of Rousseau, and this disproves the general belief that the author committed suicide by shooting. ——_~e+___ Scene: hairdresser’s shop—Young Lady (blushingly)—‘‘I would like to look at some — hair, Dionne t eS me é jopman (experienced)—‘‘Certainly, miss. ‘What color does your friend want?"—Glas- gow News. * Open Evenings. ee Until Xmas. | eereeererer ys % Seetestecte & & ~ Neckwear. - 300 dozen Tecks, Puffs, Imperi: and Se = Four-in-Hands, exciusive _ patter: a ht and dark colorings, in regul < $1.50. silks. $ 175 dozen Tecks, Ascots, Puffs, Impertals and in Specozl_patt Four-in-Hands, colors, 7 all quality Tows and nd clever Silk Initial Ja Setter, fall si six in a box for Silk Initial Handkereh! ini hardsen u kind = 250. ual Umbrellas. Men’s English Gloria Umbrellas, mounted om steel rod: tight rolier. with sil: Sf) @) Ladies’ English yer trimmed handles; worth for vo. het $1.50 See Soe lot of costontess Seeley ontecortonte est Mufflers. All-silk sizes ge Sosiess ka Dot of three different Mofflers are full size silk t ron BOe, Th Pajamas. Speciql lot of fi made right In style and Wor $2 a Suit. eet ar: th § Senceege Soe ne Night Shirts. ned, cde t SI Seine Shirts, mad! ied: trim ne if Fanltless Nizht t is always 81; and neatly trin mt rooms BOc, =e th of th lon: safe tom and wid» special for the holi ae Gloves. Mar dollar quality of Overse in Walk Gloves, In the new seed m Doz ades of Sete 0g “4 Dogksin ywhere ing a specia fancy 50c. ef the ef | | | | | cae | } ee Money-saving Suggestions. A guide that will lead you to where the bargains are biggest--to where every purchase is backed by the Saks reputation- find a thousand popular and appropriate--sensible and serviceabie-- exclusive and unique gifts for everybody | Mackin | toshes. | inteshes, Jot that | with deep velvet collar, warranted Tatter-proof and odorless. ular pric Sat be #6 $4.50 holiday offering. Dress Suit Cases. | A_lot of full-size Smitation Alligato~ | Dress Suit Cases, im over steel fr: with shirt fold, brass lock 2 lined with canvas—ia ap @ and wear worth fl ate.- and trimmings, r- Full Dress Protectors. Rlack Satin Full Protec ve ed with ors, with but full stze, mut $3.75 Green, Black Vi Blue and Bath Robes. Tarkish Toweli with in nent fall flow- ' $2.39 full, and tamse neck worth $6, cords for Blne Check Blanket wool, lonz and fuil, tassels. Boys’ Reefers. of regular $ ae Per. Initials En- | graved Free on Canes and Umbrellas. : 3 o where you'll Men’s Slippers. Regular $v Re sia Calf and Bla wrens and Black and Wine V! sin Calf Ts. i band “sewed 4" $1.75 Boys’ Leggins. Tan Goat Loegins. Rrown and Pi in all eolors, with thre regular $1.50 grade for... Kid and Tan G per itphe_seashar Oa pe, with 3 str regular $3 PPE Le en Se Sporting Goods. F g The Saks Continuous the latest novelty and “winds like a wate ost ey no keys required n fancy plush box Vithout box $1.50. as -$1.00. ‘ amd Toys’ Clamp ates, Warranted hardened. steel, and worth =o 39c. a pair. 2 & Berry's ed Skates Ladies’ and Wisses sai bees a Hardwar polished and worth $2—for Toys’ Boxwood Roller Sk: with Bl Marten nd full fur, r price $3.75 as 2 special w Week at... ied ot Blue and Black & Cheviot Fl - frent Es poses made with ‘both 1 & ets, with deep Shieh & cheviot facings,coat back, new = ves and double-stitehed ! °f seams. Such RK ets as retail regu- some are + larly at bs & $8.50.40 Sie 99-98 et Deep Cutting in Ladies’ Coats. 300 big lots of Ladies’ Jackets—go on sale tomorrow at about half the real value price. Lot of Nove Boucles in Red and Black and Brown and Blick nix- gma feo new sleeves and new and and with quality of and colored satin. Ac- 3 $9.75 ue $15.. good shown >n, tor. 911.75 this and Lot of Bine Black Mel jets; shield | slash | back, | sleeves, | stitched se | Mnea with | Roman-striped silk. | nd Jack- front, As big a value as $13.50 ever ought. $8.50 See a = % Se Seetentor “Saks’ Corner.” a Seetostees NEW BILLS. 1 in the House of ntatives, Measures Introdu: Repr The following bills were introduced in the House Saturday: Mr. McCall of Massachu- setts, to create a commission of three ex- pert mineralogists to examine into the min- eral character of lands patented to the Southern Pacific railroad in California; Mr. Morris of Minnesota, to establish a postal savings bank system and providing regu- lations; Mr. Callahan of Oklahoma, requir- ing six consecutive months’ residence im- mediately prior to appointment of all offi- cers to be appointed for the territories and the District of Columbia; Mr. Broderick of Kansas, for sale of surplus lands on Potta- watomle and Kickapoo reservation in Kan- sas. Propositions to appoint a commission of medical officers of the marine hospital ser- vice to investigate and report on leprosy in the United States and on the pollution of water supplies where the sanitary condi- tions of more than one state, territory or district are involved, are made in bills in- troduced in the House by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa. eee NEED OF REFORM. Whites and Indians Want Another Government in the Territory. Augustus E. Ivey of Tahlequah, candi- date for principal chief governor of the Cherokee nation, is at the National Hotel. He had a conference with the Secretary of the Interior today in regard to import- ant matters in the Indian territory. Secre- tary Bliss informed Mr. Ivey that he had just sent a commission there to look after a $400,000 payment to the freedmen of the Cherokee nation, it being alleged they had received only about $200,000, lawyers, lob- byists and officials in the nation getting the rest. Mr. Ivey is a Cherokee, well known in Washington. He will go before the Indian committees in both houses. “Indian territory legislation is to be enact- ed during this Congress,” he said, “I know it. It has become an absolute necessity, to protect our people. The Cherokees will never treat with the Dawes commission, they prefer Congress to settle the matter down there. The Seminole treaty, just closed between the Dawes commission and the Seminoles, is not of much moment, ‘They are a very small part of the territory, and their action will have no influence with either the Cherokees or Creeks, who re- fuse to negotiate with the Dowes commis- n. ‘Another thing,” said Mr. Ivey, “should not be overlooked by Congress. There are at least 300,000 white people in the Indian territory, and their children are growing up in ignorance, especially among the com- mon people. An appropriation for schooling these children should be made. The white people there are poor, honest and hard working. Various matters in the territory ne¢d urgent attention, and I shall call at- tention of th Feo ‘pomesittons, ae the Senate and House, to them. -I shall 3 main and look after matters during Con- gress for my people.” ea eo te i is ae ee se se es Saks and Company, Intent. Grace Smith, a young colored woman, an inmate of a disreputable house on D street, made an effort to end her life about 5 o'clock yesterday morning, by swallowing poi Several months ago she made a similar attempt by jumping in the pond in the agricultural grounds. Grace is said to be good looking. She has relatives in the city who are well connected. At tim it is asserted, she is seized with a desire to leave the disreputable section on. | and return home, but she says she cannot return there. This desire came over her Saturday night, and when the other in- mates of the house retired yesterday morn- ing her despondency caused her to swallow the poison. She would have died had not one of her associates found her in time to summon aid. Policemen Houghlan and Bartel were called and much against the woman's will she was forced to go to the hospital. There the stomach pump was applied and she was soon on the road to recovery. When taken back to the house the woman expressed gratitude for what had been done for her. —— Inhaled Hluminating Gas. Prof. Thorald Jerichau, well known fn mu- sical circles, and a friend named Hunton Payne were found unconscious in the pro- fessor’s room at 327 Delaware avenue north- east early yesterday morning. They had in- haled illuminating gas that had escaped from a defective gas fixture. A physician was called and he directed that the pauents be removed to a hospital. Prof. Jerichau, whose condition was not so serious as that of Payne, was taken to the Emergency Hospital, and this morning he was able to return home. Payne was taken to Providence Hospital, and while his condition is much better, he is still confined there under treatment. —— Corner Stone Laid. The corner stone of Little Falls Lodge, No. 10, of the Independent Order of Good ‘Templars, was laid yesterday. The new building is located on the Conduit road, near the Chain bridge, and will be a hand- some little structure, with a stone founda- tion. ‘The ceremony was conducted by the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Good Templars, of the District, and was wit- nessed by a large number of the members of the order from this city and Falls Church. ‘The officers of the Grand Lodge who par- ticipated in the laying of the corner stone were: Grand chief templar, Ed. H. Jones; G. C., Jesse E. Suter; G. V. T., Mrs. L. H. King; G. 8., Arthur W. Campbell; G. T. John C. Daly; G. chaplain, A. N. Canfield; G. M., George D. Watt; P. 8. C. T., A. E. Shoemaker; G. G., R. A. Densmore, and G. 8., Charles N. Phelps. oo At matters ‘ittle what it is that you want —whether a situation or a servant—a “want™ ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. PO q_EL PE EE A RR EESA ARR EAARPRPEPR?AE®PMPAPPAERE OP OOOO BVEEEPPE! SEE ESS !OPPEEE!OSAALLP°SPEPSPASSSG C0 Leaders in Five Cities. ICs the Proper Thing and is Done iv a Sctent Manner. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Time was when tipping was practically unknown in America, but it is now as firm- ly established on this side of the water as it is in Europe, though there is far less of method about the system here than in the old world. In France, for instance, tip-giv- ing is graduated by a definite tariff scheme. There is no doubt that this treatment robs the custom of its most pleasant feat- ure, but it also prevents the heart-burnings that come from the custom of unsystematic “upping,” where respect and courteous treatment @re too apt to be graduated in accoraance with the size of the gratuity The French “pour-boire” is a definite and expected sum, but the innate courtesy of the French people (though they would con- sider its omission an affront, and openly and wordily resent it) never allow them to consider its presentation in any other light than that of a kindly gratuity. The Paris- ! ian cocher expects a certain number of sous pour-boire, but when It is given him he tips his hat and thanks you politely. If you in- crease it, all the better, but he does not ex- pect it. The restaurant garcon expects a certain percentage of the amount of your bill, and it ts always forthcoming, but he makes you feel as though it were a kind- ness and a favor. It would be unjust to him to neglect it, as it goes to make up his pay, and is counted on by the proprietor. Thus, in a French restaurant you pay, yourself, for your service, and you will generally find that the food is cheaper ac- cordingly. This is, perhaps, the best solution of the “tip” question that has yet been evolved. Where it is employed, large tips for light service are considered as being in as bad taste as small tips for heavy service in this country. It is an artificial system, however, and to such an extent foreign to the openhandedness of the Anglo-Saxon that it will no doubt be long before we shall be willing to adopt it. +0e A New Party in Belgium. From the New York Tribune, The formation in Belgium of the new Political league, *L’Alliance,” marks the fusion of the old moderate liberalism, which had for its opponents such men as MM. Frere Orban and Emile de Laveleye, and the more advanced radicals. The ex- planation of the fusion is simple. Under the revision of the constitution the new law granting universal suffrage came into operation in 1894, and had the uhexpected effect of strengthening the clerical party, which hed already been im power since 1884. From an even earlier period dates a gradual secession of liberals, many of whom, alarmed at the continued ascend- ancy of clericalism, threw in their lot with the radicals, and have been constantly agi- tating for the reforms in question. The new alliance is a good omen for the future, for a united liberal party may not only overthrow the reactionary party at the next election, but it will go far toward counteracting the socialist element, which, although less active of late, still remains a disturbing factor in Belgian politics. re “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. *: