Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1898, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1898-24 PAGES. Mc Knew’s, Cloaks Suite and Furnishings, 933 Penn. Ave. irday, January 15, 1898. Zarineot denotes quallty. rt Sale! nty-nine and thir- ty-nine cent sh everywhere— truck. We don't handle them be- cause we couldn’t guarantee them. But we've a shirt at 48 cents to offer you men next we that for all “round excellence of material and making has never been equaled any- where at anything near the price. They are equal to custom shirts in every way—are generous in size, full fashioned and are made and finished in a substantial and faultle: 2) ade, iid three-pl A You hear of tw ris Ss manner. linen scarf loop at} neek band rts anywhere are whit better than Uniaundered Shirts at A.8* W.H.McKnew, 933 Pa. Ave. Jal5-Goa We've a positive and permanent remedy for every dexeription of foot soreness. Corns seldom erop in_after we've once re- moved them. Painless snd harm- less methods. Moderne fees. PROF. J. J. GES & SON, Hours—S t Chiropodists, | 1 | 0 6. 115 Pa. ave. Sundays.9 to 1. reo ALOT Chocolate, ) S s ( Beef Tea < ¢ TOP in and try our Hot Seda. You'll Sina it to be very refreshing and invigo- & Tomalis! ; 2 rating! We've seme deliciously flavored ) rinks. Served in beautiful Haviland China Caps! OGRAII’S, 2° 9 Pa. Ave. p Nr ore Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IX HUMAN HAIR Hair Switches at Great Bargains. }.00 Switches reduced to £5. - }.00 Switches rednced to $2.50. 00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Gray and White Hair reduced in same proportion. Ime. Siccardi, 711 11th st., next to Pzlais Royal. Private rooms for hairdressing, shampooing and Gyeing. se 18tt COC oe ooccocccccccccoeoe as delicious eating as hu- man palate has known! 25C. pa ease foes, Asparagus—California. I've never scld a finer grad in all the years I've been doing Dusiness. Sent anywh N Tel. 1084. jul: . ° . . . . . . . . ere. |. DUVALL—1023 Pa. ave. jal3-th,s,t.20 seve erecccccoccccocce FULL 2,240 2. —of “Lee” Mine Coal—best mined —at “summer” prices—delivered quick—are the advantages we offer! Johnson Bros., 1206 F St. 3d and K sts., 13th and Water.sts. s. ct h st. 14th and D sts. s.w. Dazzling Electric Signs Perce rcccccesocces ° . jal4-16a F111 —furnish the only practical and effectir> (LL 1 | means of advertising after dark. Wi I could help seeing t@ signs of the Th 1 if g . 13th and Ia. "1 ix Little Tailors," Warwick's’ ard others? We supply the 11 || current for ight or power. U. S. Electric Lighting Co., 215 14th Jal3-200 st. nw. ‘Phone 1 MILLINERY REDUCED —a round 20 pev cent off all Trimmed Hats Untrimmed Hets—Trimmings, ete. The st variety of the most ultra styl ~ natn "CED to close. $10 Elee- Mrs. C. Stiebel, 1113 G St. jull-t,th,s,20 The only pure and clean milk In the city at The Pasteur Milk Laboratory, 1120 18th st. Send postal for report of committee of Medical Society. Pleasing Photos. Ours sre Iways. Every fe © is pleasin cracetul made stop in and see the varlous new ty-seven years of that We are experts. ning. srecess Finest dye 1068 Jefferson nw Vlyr14 Established 18% Vt. Maple Syrup! — Det Pare, Full gallon can ‘ve just received the last Ubsrks (Hickory Nuts), 50c. pk. W.R. Brown, zoth & Pa. ave. 100 Doz. Hair Switches, Cousigned to us for the purpose of raising morey for a w York Hair importer. We sell you a very Ane Switeh for Exactly the game article soa will! pay 5 for elsewhere, 5 doe. Gra: sesee-$2 0p 5 and White, from. . ‘Just half of thetr actual vale. AT THE Louvre Glove Store, sel8-tf NO. 919 F ST. Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific Cures . Drunkenness. It can be given WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATIENT in coffee, tea or articles of food; will effect a permanent and dy cure, Whether the patient is a moderate drinker or an Blcobolic wreck. Book of particulars free, to be had of F. S. WILLIAMS & CO., cor. 9th aud F st: a.w.; EDMUNDS & WILLIAMS, 3d and P Te fe27-3,tukth-iser WITH NO FOUNDATION Annexation of Hawaii Will Not In- jure Beet Sugar Industry. SOME FIGURES AND TABLES No Possible Danger From Island Competition. ASIATIC LABOR QUESTION — The argument is being advanced by the opponents of ennexation that it will be in- jurious to the beet sugar industry of the Unitec States, and therefore, in the inter- ests of the farmers, should be defeated. Not only is this argument heing made, but pamphlets, circular letters and prepared editorials are being distributed through the country by thousands for the purpose of creating sentiment against the treaty and securing petitions from farmers against its ratification. The statements made in this literature and by those supporting the argument are without fourdation and based on many misstatements of facts. For example, one cf the circular letters being sent out states that the wages of laborers in Hawali are $3. a month, whereas it is a matter of com- mon knowledge and government statistics that the cheapest field laborer in Hawaii is paid 312.50 a monta and found, while the average wages are from $15 to $i7 a month. The absolute fallacy of the claim that sugar produced by Hawali can in any man- rer interfere with the beet sugar produc- tion of the United States is shown by an examination of the United States statistics upor the subject. United States Statiaticn, The total consumption of sugar in the United States for 1996 2 tons of 2,000 pounds each. The ‘treasury statistics for the last twenty-three years show that the average annual increase of r consumption in the United States, during that period, has been 12 per cent. During the lest three or four years the in- crease has been less than this, owing to the hard times; but it was so much higher during the previous years that the percent- age cf inercese for the full term of twen- ty-three years is brought up to 12 per cent per annum. If the increase for 1998 is up to the aver- age of the increase for the past twenty- three years, it will amount to an increased consumption for the year of 264,00) tons. If the increased consumption is only 100,000 tons per annum for the next ten years it will give a total consumption of 3,200,000 tons per annum at the end of ten years from now. The estimate cf consumption published within a few weeks past by Mr. Willett, who is considered one of the most conservative and best posted men on sugar in the country, is that within fifteen years the sugar consumption of this country will be over 4,000,000 tons per annum; and his | advice to beet sugar producers, present and prospective, is that they need fear no such E as overproduction. Production of Hawaii and the United States. During 1898, the beet sugar product of the United States was 44,500 tons; the.cane sugar product. 249,000 tons, and the product of Hawaii, 200,00) tons, leaving over 1,700, (4 tons which had to be imported from other countries in order to supply the de- mand. Beet sugar has, therefore, an opportunity to expand until it supplies the 1,700,000 tons new imported from countries ‘other than Hawaii, and also until it supplies the an- nual increased consumption before the: can be any competition between it and the product from Hawaii. There will be no more competition with beet sugar by Hawaiian than by Louisiana sugar. As long as there is a protected mar- ket and the domestic production is less than the consumption, there can be no competition between either the Hawaiian or Louisiana sugars and beet sugar, be- cause both beet sugar producars and the Hawaiian and Louisiana planters can sell all they produce at full market prices. ‘The only way in which Hawaiian planters could injure beet sugar would be by selling their product at a lower price and thereby compelling the beet sugar producers to lower tne price for their sugar. But the Hawalian planters will have no object in lowering their price. Sugar is a world product, being produced in nearly every country in the world. It has a regular market price the world over. Sugar in any country at any given time and place is worth the regular London or New York price, less the cost of getting it there. If the Hawalian planters have free ac- cess to the markets of the United States, it is absurd to assume that they will volun- tarliy sell their sugar for anything less than the regular market price, which will be the same price at which beet sugar is If they do not lower the price, and the amount required for consumption in the United States cannot be supplied by the beet, the Hawaiian and Louisiana planters ccmbined, there can be no competition be- tween them, and therefore no injury wil) be done the beet sugar business by Ha- wailan sugars Hawaii Has Renched Its Limit. There is no possibility that Hawaii can ever furnish the necessary quantity of sugar required for American consumption. With a free market in the United States for its sugar for a period of twenty-two years, under the reciprocity treaty, the sugar production in Hawaii has developed to practically its full capacity. Its output is row less than 250,000 tons per annum, and all the natural cane lands of the coun- try are already under cultivation; and even present results are achieved only by an enormous use of high-grade fertilizers. The only remaining lands which can be brought under cane cultivation are a limit- er area of barren lands lying from 150 to 60 feet above sea level, which can possibly be brought under cultivation by pumping water from the surface wells at the sea level, if water can be found there. This is enormously expensive cultivation. A sin- gle pump and appurtenances installed at one of the Hawaiian plantations during the past year cost $175,000..If water is dis- covered and is pummed ‘upon the lands available for this purpose there is a bare Possibility that the total' product of Ha- wail may be increased te’350,000 or 400,000 tons per annum. There is no probability that it will ever exteed 300,000 tons per annum. In fact, there isyevery pr@babili that large portions of,theJands now plan’ ed with sugar cane will be changed into coffee plantations, as that industry is rapidly being establighed-in Hawaii and in many localities is Jnore profitable than sugar. Annexation Will Eliminate Asiatic Labor. One of the chief réasong urged on behalf of beet sugar against annéxation is that it will bring Asiatic labor into competition with the labor of this country. The utter fallacy and disingenuousness of this argu- ment is shown as follows: First. By the fact that Asiatic labor is now being used in Hawaiii, and the sugar produced thereby admitted free into the United States, and that so long as the is- lands are independent and the reciprocity treaty Hable to abrogation, the island planters must continue to use the cheapest possible labor in view of the uncertainty of their market; for if the reciprocity treaty should be abrogated and duty im- posed upon Hawaiian sugar, the industry could survive in Hawaii only by using the cheapest possible labor. Moreover, as long as Hawali remains in- dependent, the flooding of the islands with Asiatics will continue; for one of the de- mands which-Japan has made and is still making upon Hawaii is that, by virtue of her treaty with Hawaii, Japanese subjects have an equal right to enter Hawali with Hawaiian citizens, and that this treaty right cannot be abrogated by Hawali. If annexation does not take place, Hawaii will be left face to face with Japan with this demand as an issue, which Hawaii has no strength to resist, and which the United States will have no legal right to object to. Second. If, on the other hand, annexation takes place, there will be no longer any Possibility of Chinese cheap_labor in Ha- Wali, for the American exclusion act will immediately apply. Moreover the annexa- uon treaty specifically provides that no more Chinese shall come to Hawaii. The American Treaty With Japan. Under annexation the Japanese-Hawatian treaty, under which Japan claims the ab- solute right of immigration for her sub- jects, will lapse, and the American treaty with Japan govern immigration to Hawail. This treaty provides that the United States may at any time limit, con- trol or prohibit the immigration of Japa- nese laborers to the United States. The exact opposite of the claim made by the opponents of annexation is, therefore, correct, viz: Instead of annexation perpetuating com- petition with Asiatic labor, annexation will terminate it, and bring the cost of labor in Hawafi up to an Anglo-Saxon basis, so that there will be no advantage to Hawal- lan sugar producers over American sugar producers in this respect. TABLE, The sugar consumption of the United States for 1886 was 1,663,000 tons of 2,000 pounds each. os PThe sugar consumption of the United States for 1896 was 2,263,000 tons of 2,000 pounds each. ron ten years the sugar consumption of the United States has, therefore, increased by 600,009 tons. “rhe sugar importation from Hawaii in SHOWING THE TOTAL CONSUMPTION, IMPORTATION OTHER THAN FROM HAWAII CANE AND DOMESTIC BEET PRODUCTION OF SUGAR IN THE 1886 was 109,000 tons; the domestic pro- | auct trom cane, 94,900 tons, and from beets 283 tons. The sugar importation from Hawaii in 1896 was 176,000 tons; the domestic product from cane, 269,000 tons, and from beets 44,500 tons. The total production of Hawaii and the United States was, therefore, 204,000 tons in 1888, and 489,000 tons in’ 1896, an in- TUE ORTATION: FROM HAWAII, DOMESTIC ED STATES DUKING 1886 AND 1 crease of only 285,000 tons, as against a feat increase of consumption of 600,000, ‘ons, The united product, therefore, of Hawaii and the United States has as yet been un- able to increase one-half as rapidly as the increased consumption of the United States. won under ree circumstances, can Ha- alian sugar injuriously compete w: American beet sugar? H Howe VETERANS. MASONIC Preparations Complete for Their Twentieth Annual Dinner. The twentieth annual dinner cf the Ma- sonic Veteran Association of the District will be given Monday evening, January 24, at the Hotel Johnson, at o'clock. A business meeting will be held at 7 o'clock for the election of new members. Any master Mason in good standing: who has been an entered apprentice twenty-one years is eligible for membership, provided he is a resident of the District cr of some ate or territory where there is no similar ciation. There are at present 281 oe wi and the oo Sfows: President, William S| ident, Simon Wolf; + president, Adam Gaddis; s re , Albert H. V: Devsen; treasurer, Thomas Dowling: s as, Geo Gibson and Jus. H. Trimble; almoner, Weston tthe annual dinners are always occasions of rare interest, and after the excellent memiher in felting good stories and mak- ing telling addre: ———— Lamps and Catch Basins. The District Commissioners have ordered: That the five existing naphtha lamps on Florida avenue between Ist and North pitol streets northwest be changed to also that the naphtha lamp on south of R street between Ist street and Florida avenue be changed to gas; also that additional gas lamp be erected on the south side of Florida avenue opposite Quincy street; also that additional gas lamp on the north side of Florida avenue opposite Q street be erected; also that the gas lamp at the intersection of Florida avenue and Quincy street be moved to the opposite corne That catch basins be constructed at the northwest and northe: and W streets northwest. side and the exten- sion of the sewer recently constructed be: tween 14th and 15th streets, across 14th street, for the drainage of the same and for the drainage of the sewer along the east side of 14th street northward from W street. That upon payment of principal of water main assessment against part of block 1, Barry subdivision, the penalties and inter- est be remitted. Tnat gas lamp in alley square 359 be re-erected. — Arraigned for Disorderly Conduct. Thomas Murman, his wife, Elizabeth, and a friend named John Gallagher, were in the Police Court today for disorderly con- duet. “These people don’t belong here,” said alking about the Mur- mars, e wintering in a house on the Conduit road. For several days they have been drinking rather hard, but they promise to leave the District if re- les ‘d, and I think that’s the best thing that can be done with them.” Marman admitted the truth of the charge «said he was willing to move this af- noon. Judge Scott took the personal ponds of the trio. Mrs. Gallagher took her husband home and the other couple returned to the win- ter quarters on the Conduit road. —— Funeral of Clarence Homer. The funeral of the late Clarence S. Homer, son of Mrs. Carrie Homer, who died at Garfield Hospital Wednesday, of typhoid fever, took place yesterday after- noon from the residence of his uncle, Mr. C. A. Muddiman, 1012 6th street northwest. Rev. S. H. Greene, D.D., of Calvary Baptist Church conducted the service. The pall- bearers were Messrs, Woodard, Garrettson, Doherty and Bresenham, young friends of the deceased. The deceased was an en- thusiastie member of Company C, 5th Bat- talion, District Guard, which organization sent beautiful floral offerings. The Ball Bearing Bicycle Club, of which Mr. Homer was a prominent member, was largely rep- resented. The deceased leaves a widowed mother, four sisters and two brothers to mourn his death. Who Has Sewing Machine? any make, now in family use. in 30 days thereafter. (2) location of your residence ; ( (5) its factory number ; (6) lengtl or a personal service of any sort. prize worth having. for your old one, §al5,29, fe &12 We will give one hundred latest improved Singer Sewing Machines in even exchange for an equal number of the oldest sewing machines of Awards to be decided from applications sent to us before March 1, 1898. The new machines will be delivered with- All you have to do is fo send this information on a postal card : (1) your name; ) post-office address ; (4) name of pone machine ; h of time in use ; (7) paper in whic! Send details in this exact order on a postal card—don't senda letler—and put nothing else on the postal card but the information desired. This is no guessing contest requiring a payment, a subscription, you have only to send the requisite information in order to compete for a It costs absolutely nothing but a may bring to your door the best sewing machine in the THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO., P. O. Box 1814, New York City. the Oldest you saw this. If you own an old sewing machine, card, which world in exchange ATTACKED THE WRONG MAN. An Artilleryman Mistaken “Night Doctor.” Private Yeakly of Company I, 4th Artil- lery, had an exciting adventure about 8:30 o'clock last night, while returning to the arsenal. Whea within a square of the gate at the end of 4% strect a crowd of boys pursued him, under the impression that he had frightened seme children who were Screaming for help. Although he declared he was Innocent, his pursuers kept up the chase until he had passed through the gate and was protected by the sentinel. As it Was, one of the stones struck him on the leg and slightly injured him. It is said three girls, daughters of Ben- Jamin Greenwell, a bricklayer living at McLean avenue, had been to a store on 4% street and bought some candy. About the time they started home one of them saw a man, who, she thought, was follow. ing them. Her older sister, in order to satisfy her, and at her request, turned across the street. Just then the man walked in front of them and said: “Come here, little girls; I have something for you.” 7 “He's a ‘night doctor,’ ” shouted 1 boy, who had evidently been watching the performance. This thoroughly fri; htened the) children, and they ran into “Long's ‘ore, corner of 4% and N_ stro asked Mrs. Long to protect them.” By this time a crowd of white and colored boys, who had followed some man from Van street, appeared and attacked Private Yeakly. Mrs. Long found it necessery to go home with the children, and the young- est of them had a severe ‘nervous sell The artilleryman, speaking to a Star re- porter today, said he had not spoken to the children. It’ was his idea that they hed mistaken him for some other man, and >——_ HEARING OF PROTESTS, Bar Room Proprictors Defendants Be- fore Excise Board. The excise board engaged today in the hearing of protests filed against twelve ap- plications for retail liquor licenses. The protests were based om alléged violation of the law and regulatioris-governing the sale of liquor in bar roots, such as keeping open after hours, disorderly gatherings and such like complaints. The:hoard heard both sides, but did not dispose of any of the cases. ae These applicants wére heard today: Jos. Gatto, 800 E street; John; Fitzmorris, 640 Pernsylvania avenue; Michael Meehan, 340 10th street southeast; Benjamin Kidd, 1343 Scuth Capitol street)’ Gedrgie F. Meyer, “001 M street; Rodger O'Hanlon, 3326 M street; Daniel Buckley, 702 E street; E. 8. & J. P. Rowzee, 3270 M street; Capital City Club, 340 Pennsylvania ‘avenue; Mary E. Hughes, Hotel Slater, 200'B street; Robert H. Key, 443 1st street'southwest, and Thos. Walsh, 983 D street. —_s—_——_ Sugar Production of Europe. An international effort to obtain the sta- tistics of sugar production in Europe, as eccurately as they could be compiled, up to December 10, for 1897 and 1898, resulted in the following table: e, § g 8 «3% Bs 3 ss Ed ‘Tons. 402 1,805,355, 25 836,540 B48 779,890 ill 231,000 ‘31 118,000 20 740,000 16 86.000 STREET CLEANING BY HAND Superintendent Stutler Wants to Decrease the Area Swept by Machines, Request for Necessary Appropriation Approved by Commissioners—List of Streets for Hand Sweeping. Mr. Warner Stutler, the superintendent of street and alley cleaning, has, with the approval of the District Commissioners. asked for an appropriation which will en- able him to more than double durinz the next fiscal year the area now cleaned by hand. The present area of streets cleaned by hand is 417,500 square yards, and if the apptopriations are sufficiently increased he will be enabled to clean during the next year 463,734 square yards, or 881,234 square yards in all. The streets which Mr. Stutler proposes hereafter to clean daily by hand, in addi- tion to those now so cleaned, are as fol- lows: K, 9th to 17th northwest; Connecti- cut avenue, K to Dupont Circle, with cir- cle; Pennsylvania avenue, 17th to Rock Creek bridge; 16th, K to Scott Circle, with circle; 17th, E to K; E, 5th to 12th; 8th, D to Mount Vernon Square; 7th, Pennsylva- nia avenue to Mount Vernon Square; Penn- slyvania avenue southeast, 2d to 7th; East Capitol, 2d to 11th; Maryland avenue, Ist east to 4th east; H, 4th west to 15th east; Massachusetts avenue, 4th west to Dupont Circle; H, 5th to 19th west; I, 5th to 17th; 15th, B to Pennsylvania avenue; 12th, B to Pennsylvania avenue; 11th, Little B to Pennsylvania avenue; C, 11th to law; D, €th to 10th; 13th, New York avenue to K; 12th, New York avenue to K; llth, New York avenue to K; 10th, New York avenue to K; 2d northeast, East Capitol to 4; A northeast, Ist to 2d; B, 3d west to 2d east; New York avenue, 9th to 14th northwest; North Capitol, B to C; Delaware avenue, B to C northeast; Ist, Pennsylvania avenue to C northwest; 2d, Pennsylvania avenue to C northwest; su, Pennsylvania avenue to © northwest; Indiana avenue, Ist to 3d north- west. Mr. Stutler is a strong advocate of hand cleaning, believing it to be far superior to machine work. It also gives, he claims, greater satisfaction to the people. As he stated in a recent report to Congress, the streets, by the hand process, “are kept clean during the day with less noise and little or no dust, the dirt being gathered in bags which are carried to the dumps be- fore being. emptied; second, doors and win- dows may be left open when there is hand cleaning, and the fresh air enjoyed by householders in the warm weather, without the annoyance from the clouds of dust suf- fered along the routes when swept by ma- chine; third, wken swept by hand, streets need not be flooded with water and made slippery and unsafe for travel.” Another reason he urges in favor of hand cleaning is that under that system nearly five times the number of men as are em- ployed in the sweeping machine are given a chance to earn a living. While admitting that the general service is not at present what it should be, Mr. Stutler points out that it is the very best which can be given under the present ap: propriations. "The service, too, is muc better than heretofore, he contends, and a: a proof of this he refers to the records in his office. They show, he states, that for the last four months of the old ‘contracts and system fifty-two complaints were re- ceived, while during the first four months ef the new administration of affairs but fifteen complaints were received, a differ- ence of thirty-seven, or about 71 per cent decrease. BERTIE MUDD'S CASE. Motion to Release Her From Care of Board of Guardians. Judge Bradley, in Criminal Court No. 2, today heard arguments and testimony in connection with the petition, filed Thurs- day by Dorinda Mudd, who seeks to have her daughter released from the custody of the board of children’s guardians. Judge Bradley stated that the matter embraced several questions of importance that he desired to consider carefully. The court, therefore, took the matter under advise- ment, explaining that he will announce his decision Wednesday next. In the mean- time the girl will remain in the custody of the board, although the court was asked to release her on her personal bonds pend- ing the announcement of the decision. The petition set forth that Bertie was committed to the care of the board of guardians by one of the judges of the Po- lice Court December 14, 1805, being at that time over fifteen years of age. Sae was committed without cause, it is charged, and since the date mentioned to the ,rese't time has been deprived of her liberty and held in close confinement by the board. According to the petition, Bertie, the 10th instant, reached her eighteenth birthday, and is fully competent and capable of tak- ing care of herself. The girl has never been charged or adjudged gulity of any offense, it is added. The mother is a hard-working woman, so she says, and has a comfortable home for her daughter, the latter being fully able ang competent, it is explained, te carn her own living, and, if released, could secure employment at once. n his argument in support of the peti- tion, Attorney J. H. Smith declared That it was never intended that the board should retain the custody of the girl after she reached mature age. It was added that Bertie is deprived of her liberty because of no offense committed by her, she being kept at the Hcuse of the Good’ Shepherd. Assistant District Attorney D. W. Baker looked after the interests of the board ot guerdian:. In his resporse to the petition he took the stand that Bertie was proper! committed to the care of the board, and, as there is no law in force in the District of Columbia that fixes the majority of a female at eighteen years, the board should retain the custody of the girl until she at- tains the age of twenty-one years. She was originally committed to the control of. the board because of “vicious surround- ings.” Testimony was irtroduced to show that the mother has a suitable and comfortable home for the girl at the present time. ‘The matter was discussed at length by counsel on both sides. —> Central Relief Committee. The following contributions have been re- ceived by the treasurer of the central re- lef committee up to January 14, 1898: Mrs. E. + $25.00 Miss Virginia L. W. Woodward & Lothro| James E. Fitch A. W. Greeley. 6 4” BREAKS UP COLDS that hang on, but, a fresh Cold, taken in hand at the start is more easily dissipated. “Seventy-seven” cures are perfect cures; leaving you strong and vigor- ous and not a weakened “easy mark” for disease. 3 “77” cures Grip, Influenza, Catarrh, Pains in the Head and Chest, Cough and Sore Throat. OA 2c. vial leads to a $1 flask. At druggists or sent on receipt of price. Ask for Dr. Humphreys’ Specific Manual of all Diseases at your Draggist’s or Mailed free. Humphreys’ Medicine Company, New York. 1t ——— Miss Rubenstein safled this Saturday, per steamer La Gascogne, for Europe, ia the interes @f Millinery and Ladies’ Neckwear Departments. WOODWARD loth, 11th and *2g LOTHROP, N. W., Announce the Arrival of Direct Importations From France, from England, from Ireland, from Scotland, from Switzerland of Crepons, Japons, Ben- galines, Poplins, Rich Laces, Grenadines, Tulles, Mousselines, Organdies, Dimities and other exquisite Sheer Fabrics such as are now being shown by the leading European modistes for New Spring and Sum- mer Gowns; also some handsome specimens of Dam- ask Table Cioths- ound, square and oblong--regular and extra sizes, with Napkins to match--exclusive in design and unobtainable elsewhere. And for Monday, the seventeenth, The first showing of Spring of °9 Black Dress Fabrics, Manufactured expressly to their order by the following two celebrated makers—Lupin, the recognized leader in fine French fabrics, and Priest- ley, the well-known English manufasturer. Among the leading Blacks for spring of ’98 are: Crepons, Poplins, Bengalines, Japons, Grenadines, Henriettas and Serges. Very smart effects are shown and designs that are exclusive. Lupin’s All-wool Twilled Serges. 50 inches wide. 75¢. to $1.25 a yard. Lupin’s All-wool Crepons, plain. 47 inches wide. $1.00 and $1.25 a yard. Lupin’s Silk and Wool Crepons. Fancy weaves. 47 inches wide. $2.75 and $3.00 a yard. Lupin’s Japons. Silk and wool, but so woven as to look lke all silk. 45 inches wide. $2.00 a yard. Lupin’s Camel’s Hair Grenadine. 45 inches wide. $1.00 and $1.25 a yard. Lupin’s Iron Frame Grenadine. 45 inches wide. . $1.50 to $2.50 a yard. First floor. | Priestley’s | Priestley’s All-wool Poplin. : 44 Inches wide. $1.00 to $2.00 a yard, Priestley’s Silk and Wool Poplin. 5 inches wide. $2.00 a yard, Priestley’s All-wool Beng 45 inches wide. $1.50 and $1.75 a yard. All-wool Memphis Stripe. 45 inches wide. ae $2.25 a yard. ik and Wool Crepe Priestle: Priestley’s Cloth. 44 inches wide. $1.50 a yard. Silk and Wool Eudora. 42 inches wide. $1.25 to $2.00 a yard Priestley’s Wool and ‘Mohair Mat~ lasse. 44 inches wide. 2.25 a yard, Men’s Clothing To Order. Weare offering an especially good cloth for Spring Overcoats, which we will make to order for $16.50. They will be fashionably made, with broad lapped seams, deep col- lar and substantial linings. Fit guaranteed. First floor. Nubian Fast Black Dress Linings. Percaline, Silesia, Satteen, 9 ~~ Will not crock or soil the under- clothing. Highest quality, yet inex pensive cnough for any dress. 2c. yard Black Wool Moreens for Skirts, 271yc. SS 8, BTiyc. and Sve, iret floor. January Special Sale Housekeeping Linens. The best of everything in Linen for the household is now displayed in very large assortment at our Linen Department. Besides a very complete and general selection of Household Linens there will be on special display Monday morning a rare and beautiful as- sortment of Imported Pattern Cloths and Napkins to match, These goods have just been received through the Georgetown custom house, and come direct from the best Irish and Scotch manufacturers. Being of direct importation, the designs are distinctively exclusive and will not be seen elsewhere. Cloths range in sizes from 2x2 yards to 24x5 yards; also 3x3 yards. Napkins to match in 3 and { sizes. ‘The designs include in part—Hyacinth—Japanese Dandelics tura—Grasses and Clover. Anemone—Da- Hemlock—Clematis. Shower of Pearls—Daisy and Spot—Fleur-de-Lis—Scroll—Bow-knot and Wreath —Honeysuckle — Gothic Bluebell. Scroll—Jonquil Tris—Poppy—Louis XV— There will also be on display Monday some very choice specimens in Imported Damask Table Cloths in extra sizes (round, square and ob- long) for % Banquets, Receptions, Dinners, etc. A cordial invitation is extended to all who are interested to call and examine these exquisite linens. Prominent among the special items for Monday’s selling, and at prices to prove of interest, are the following: 100 Bleached Damask Table Cloths. 2x2ty yards. $2.00 each. 100 doz. Fringed Huckaback Towels (all linen). 13x36 inches. 12}c. each. 100 doz. 5-8 Bleached Napkins. $1.50 a dozen. 600 Bleached Muslin Sheets (Fruit of the Loom). 2}x2} yards, 52c. each. 24x24 yards, 58c. each. Second floor. 1,200 Hemstitched Muslin Pillow Cases. 221GX36 inches, 12hc. each,: 3,000 yards 36-inch Bleached Cambric, Good quality. 5c. a yard. 3,000 yards 26-inch “Fruit of the Loom" Muslin. 6c. a yard. 100 doz. extra quality Hemstitched Huckaback Towels. 25c. each, Value 3oc, Our January Special Sale Enameled Ware Opens Monday, at which time, by reason of a special purchase of 300 cases, we are enabled to offer Genuine Blue and White and All Gray Enameled Ware at prices heretofore asked for “seconds” or imperfect goods. We quote a few items from a very large and complete assort- ment, at prices never before named for perfect goods of like character: Blue and White Tea or Coffee Pots. 28c. and up. Blue and White Wash Basins. 19c. and up. Blue and White Buckets. 1gc. and up. Blue and White Lipped Saucepans. gc. and -up. Blue and Whi.» Preserving Kettles. gc. and up. Fifth floor. Gray Enamel Ware Oatmeal Boilers. 39c. and Gray Enameled Ware Lipped Saucepans, up. I2c. and up, Gray Enameled Were Tea Kettles. _ ‘ . and up. 25c. and up. Gray Enameled ‘Ware Dishpens. * 39c. and up Woodward & Lothrop.