Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR. pistes tt PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Prssrlvwnie Avovns, Oor. Lith St, by Phe Heng Sar ame Comer Few York Ofco, 49 Potter Buiting ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers fa the eity by carriers. op their own a:count, at 10 cents per week. o- 44 certs per monta. es at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—s0 cents PEaturtay Qcintuple Sheet 8 oy ith Saturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, w: dded. $3. foretzn postage added, (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C. as second-cla. s mail maiter.) ‘7 All mail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Part2.- Che Foe 1 ~ a Siar. ~ ages 13-24, . WASHINGTON, D. Cy SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, t898—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable SOS a as ss Bs The “Special List” . For Monday-- ey -PERRY’S. The shopping that needs to be done is among the very lines we are offering the strongest inducements. incoming and outgoing seasons prices get crushed. But the qualities are above the hurrying rush—above harming. This store’s standard of worth is maintained at all costs. Between the New Black Several of the LDAP MPMI IIIA MIG MEMES = Goods. new styles that ¢ we selected with & especial care will be opened 3 Monday morning. Of course ¢ they are handsome — none % more so—iew to compare— none to excel. And the prices 2 we put on these fresh arrivals will appeal to you almost with the force of reductions. New Figured Poplias, now in design, but the same old reliable weaves. Only $i a yd. New Crepons, quite f these, all peers—$1.25, $1.50, $1 2a yd. ¥ Carmelite, 54 inches wide—$1.50 Striped and Jacquard Weaves, of them for Te. a yd. New V might have said Henrlettas, for they that have become of course—50e and $1 a yd. Here is Lace Curtains. a case where the quick passing of the season wrecks the prices. You will have to be well supplied to let these pass unclaimed. the $2.50 kind for... ‘ottingham (1 ards long. & pairs of t 2 for. pairs of Nottingham Curtains, usual at a + b . the $1.69 $1.39 Ready-made Unless Window Shades. - = = size or peculiar shaped win- dow we can curtain it from our stock. We have reduced a let of those Ready-made Shades, too. Now would be a good time to get some new ones. mounted en 1- Opaque Window Shad ch Hartshorn Rolers, which are the best; tue Sat fect, complete with all 39¢. fixtures—the 50e. kind—for....... . + You hear ladies a say that the Hos- iery they get from us always gives satisfaction. It is be- cause we'do not dabble in the cheap grades that cannot have quality enough in them to stand the wear and tear. Ours are cheapest in the end, cheap- est in the beginning. There are no risks to be run—we know just what we are offering you in every pair. Ladies’ Warranted Fast Black, Russet Root Pattern Polka Dot and Balbriggan Hosiery. with double soles, toes and hee! Excepifonal value for the price—25e. @ pair. Ladi nuine Maco Cotton Hose, fast Black, with double soles and toes and high ‘spliced heels—35e. a pair—3 pairs for $1. Children’s Fine ton Hose, with double knees, heels and toes; sizes 4 to 914-only 25e. a par. Ribbed Fast Black Cot- Boys’ Heavy Ribbed Bicycle Hose, with . heel double knees, Is and toes—12%ec. and Ze. a pair. Infants’ White and Black Cashmere Hose—25@, 35e., 3¥e. and 50c. a pair. Established 1840. Telepboue 995. GCC OALLAMALLAAA ALLL ALIENS ALE SPPAPALNL ALARA ALAA LANAI IA IAA NS Sa a a a a a es Sete Stationery. Corsets. This is a depart- ment that the pat- rons of it fully appreciate. It is a model in that it holds strictly to the standard brands that are tried and known. There is not a phase of Corset requirement that we cannot supply from its resourceful va- riety. If you can wear any of the sizes specified below you will get a bargain. Black C. P. Corsets, in sizes 18 to 25, medium waist, with two side steela and well boned. You know as well as we that they are Take them for. $2.50 5 pairs of Corsets, sizes 18, 19 and 25, oe — long eames perfect fitting ane excellent wearing. Worth $1—for... een 79¢. A lot of Misses’ Ferris Waists, in odd sizes, slightly Gee and that is the to: 50c. ’ Infants’ Wear. The watchful mothers will see a saving of money as well as stitches in these special offerings: Infants" pok Sling, tueks, and ei! Regular price, $1—NOV Children’s Nainsook Dresse tucked yokes 2nd rutfic sleeves. "Regular price trimmed with idery. NOW... 5: Lotgof Childre 's Silk some plain, some DUCED’ from Segeedeate eeesoegecseteeeseetertestorcordoniordeetoatonsontedtnetndindtdteroraoteotGotSoteol io MM inlenl inl oie laoly efoto If are = going to conduct a correspondence it is just as easy to do it on the right sort of Stationery as the other kind. Here is some of the right sort that we have “cheap- ened” to close out the lots. you Box of our Special ‘‘Snowflake’ Linen Paper and Parelones: 24 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes. dar pri OW eseiee ems Oe 15e.—N Envelopes, finish, tn * 19¢. of Paper and 24 Envelopes, in the box--REDUCED Sa aes © 9c, 60 sheets of Paper and eo either Linen. Plate or Granite DUCED a box — from Mourring Papeteries, plain and ruled, in a box—REDUCED' from 25¢. 1 ‘We shall caeG z fer a lot ot Writing Tablets, ter, good quailty of paper, for. 4G, Toilet They do not Delicacies. need any _in- troduction, they are well and widely : known as superior odors and toilet waters. They are as “sweet” as ever- it is the prices that have weakened. Pinaud’s Aurora Cologne, 4-oz. bottle, slightly evaporated, reduced from to Ze. bottle. Lundborg’ Water, Ge. kind f ' 25c. Woodworth’s Triple Extracts, the kind that is . an ounce; bring your own bottles and we will Alf them #@o an for . Ce om Crab Apple and White Rose Extract: 50c. Lavender the kind that ts Ie. an ounce; Qe We will fill your bottles for... 7Ge og. Z-inch Hair Combs, coarse and 2 fine, that were 5e., for. . aC. Imitation Tortoise Shell Side Combs that were 10c. a pair, for.. 5c. A lot of Metal Powder Puff Boxes—RE- DUCED from 35c. and from that up to $1.45—all to. 19c. PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” ptnpetrtetetetetetetpent iy. able WORK IN COMMITTEE. Hearings on the Currency Have Been Concluded. The House committee on banking and currency having concluded its hearings on the question of reviving the currency biil begin next Wednesday to consider the ques- tion of a report on some one of the numer- ous propositions submitted. The members of the committee differ widely as to the outlook for affirmative action, some of those in leading positions declaring that rings have demonstrated that it will possible to secure a majority for any ene proposition. Others are more hopeful znd say that a composite measure embody- ng the essential features of the Gage biil d monetary commission bill is likely to command sufficient votes to be reported. ‘There is a general agreement that none of the bills before the committee will be re- ported in their present form. There are seventeen members of the com- mitte, five of them democrats. Members favorable to the monetary commission bill say they hope to get seven votes at the outset, and later to secure the additional votes necessary. Some of the members counted in this seven say, however, that they will not vote for the bill The situa- tion within the committee is conceded to be very complicated. In view af this condi- tion a number of the members hope to have the general question of currency revision put aside for the present, and a bill re- stricted to the three recommendations of the President reported. This also arouses counter objections, so that there fs little on which to base predictions of the out- come. A favorable report has been made by the House interstate and foreign commerce committee on the bill for the purchase or construction of a revenue cutter for service : on the Yukon river, in Alaska. The vessel is made necessary by the great increase in population and for the proper supervision of customs and revenue officers there. House elections committee No. 2 gave a hearing yesterday in the contested election case of C. T. Jones agt. T. C. Catchings in the third Mississippi district. Mr. Catch- ings is the sitting member. The House post office committee has fa- vorably reported the ‘bill requiring the full Prepayment of postage on all first-class mail matter after the close of the present fiscal year. ‘The House civil service committee has de- termined to inaugurate hearings, beginning next Thursday, on the general subject of the civil service. This was in response to numerous requests from members and civil service organizations from various sections ef the country. It is the general belief that no bill will be reported affecting the effi- ciency of the civil service law. A favorable report on the bills for the appointment of a commission to segregate the mineral from the non-mineral lands in the railroad grants in Oregon and Califor- ria was made by the House committee on public lands yesterday. The committee on rivers and harbors of the House left yesterday afternoon for Charleston, 8. €. They stop there until Sunday morning, and then go to Tampa, The committee will be gone ahout ten days. 2. For a Building Fund. ‘The ladies of the Third Christian Church, southwest, Wednesday last, organized a sewing society, the object of which is to make money to help erect a house of wor- ship in that part of the city. The officers lected are: President, Mrs. Neidomanski; vice president, Mrs. Smithson; / THE NEW OFFICE BUILDING FRg@ TANG JUDICIARY SQUARE. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Recent ‘Auction Sale of Property in a Business Section. FAVORABLE INDICATIONS POINTED OUT An Attempt to Improve the Archi- tecture of Local Public Buildings. es NEW .OFFICE BUILDING a A sale by public auction during the past w2ek of a piece of property in the business section of 9th street northwest was of more than passing importance, not only on account of the price obtained, but because property in that particular square seldom changes hands. It involved the transf2r of the title to two buildings on the west side of 9th street just south of E. They were offered at public sale by Mr. Ratcliffe of the firm of Ratcliffe, Sutton & Company, auctioneers, and he found on this occasion, as he has recently when selling real estate, that there were quite a number prosent who were ready and willing to buy. It has been a complaint, especially during the period of financial depression, that th2re was no market for property even at euction, but, with other indications of an improvement in business, may be noted the fact that auctioneers report now a more active competition at real estate auc- tion sales. Value of the Ground. As the improvements on the property above referred to were of an inferior char- acter, they were not regarded in the esti- mates made of th2 value of the property. The ground has s frontage of 28 feet and a depth of 61 feet, and contains 1,710 square feet. It was knocked down to Mr. Charles C. Duncanson, whose bid was $18,100, which is at the rate of $10.58 p2r square foot. | ‘There has been no recent sale of property in this immediate locality, and so it is im. possible to quote figures in comparison, it is said that this was riot a high price for land so eligibly located. It is stated ‘that it is not the intention of the new owner to make any immediate improvement of the property. * Some Other Prices. On the same day the same auctioneer sold four small buildings around the corner on E strzet, being on the south side of E street between 9th and 1Uth, and numbered from #04 to 910 E street. The total front- age was GU feet and the depth was 75 feet, and the number cf squara feet was about 4,500. The price paid was $13,350, which is at the rate of about $3 per square foot. The purchaser was Mr. D. A. Sanford, and it is stated fhat he has no plans for the improvement of this property. Mr. Ratcliffe, the auctionzer, offered Property at public sale that day and re- ceived bids which aggregated $40,000. is amount includes, of course, the bids for the properties above referred to. All this real estate is in the business section of the city, but Mr. Ratcliffe not long ago sold at Bublic sale a residence located in a subdi- vision some four or five miles away from the city. The house and grounds a num- ber of years ago, when prices of real estate ware higher than they are now, cost $5,000, The price obtained at public auc- tion was $3,950, b A Big Competition, Some of the local architects are very ‘much interested in a scheme which ts pro- posed by Mrs. Hearst, and by which it is. intended to secure a plan for thé grounds. from San Frafivisto, and Mra “Hearst pro- Poses to, spend $4000 for # competitive contest, in-whieh it Sshoped all the archi- tects, practically, of@h2. world will take part. ge Te An anfouncement of, this scheme, to- gether with a/map and photographs of the grounds in whole and in detail, has been received by the Washington Chapter of the American Institute chitects, and is now on. €xhibition Inj.gt# rooms. -The photographs, which .agéy called hellogra- vures, are beautiful §pécimens of the pho- tographic art, and are yery much admired. As the result of thé preliminary contest, not less than ten hanged Bre to be selected, each one of whom will fecelve not less than $1,000 each. By : Grouping of the} Daildings. Then a second “éontest-will be held, the contestants submittifig thé same plans only on an enlarged scale, ang to_the. hest four prizes in money are to bea#iven. ‘The one receiving first prize=i¢ get $8,000 and $12,000 Is to be @ivided ‘mong. the other three. In addition ogee expenses to California to view the, pounds are to be paid. A plaster contour map is also a part of the exhibit, whieh ig sent to all the chapters of architects jn this country and to the principal-socfeties of architects in Europe, with the hape! that the partictpa- tion of all the leading architects will be se- secured in this contest. ~ Mrs. Heerst is spending; this large sum of money for thé purpoge simply of obtaining the best possible plah of the grounds and the grouping of the bulidings, so that when the buildings are ergcted they will be lo- cated in accordance with this plan. It is said that this is the most elaborate scheme of its sort ever attempted, and it is fur- ther thought that the results will justify such an expenditurewf y. It is believed by. many: that if Congress should adopt a somewhat similar policy as to the location of public buildings to be erected in the future in this city, such action would contribute more t6. carrying out the spirit of what is now recognized as the extremely artistic plan of L’Enfant than anything that has yet been done. Designing Locat bub}ic Buildings. The policy of the Commissioners in invit- Ing local architécts to prepare plans for the school houses and the engine houses erect- ed at the expense of the -elty, itis believed, will have an important bearing on the at- tractivenéss of such strigturés in the fu- ture. Heretoforé‘the aa as well as the working drawings for sugh buildings: have been made in‘ thé: 6fice 6f the-inspector of buildings; wheré,, if is said, the employes were already 6Verbirdened, with work, and 5 ong which required Now. heeded attention @ work of the of- fice, as thé architectur: ork as being done by’ outsiders. : Buildings are néw in course of erection under this system as foljows: School house at Eckington, designed By (A. P. Clark; en- nearsD, designed by F. aniiex echool build- jarah. Proposals for a school canbe given to-the: house at 24th Hornblower & ae 5 As is well know Treasury has adopt. policy and invites. pri pare plans for pabli relying upon tl office of the Treasury - designs for Dubie: ptrocsnts Zo ‘be located in different parts of the-gountey. A New Ofice:Buliging. The picture accompanying this article is of the large office building which has been designed by James G, Hill, architect, and will be erected by the Columbian Univer- sity Sa lleed site of the old law building, Sth street between D and E streets, and front- ing on Judiciary = Steel construc- tion is to be used erection of the building, and the will be he Searetary of the what similar Prepared by Henry Simpson, architect. The new portion will be 16 by 17 feet, and will be built of Potomae;blue stone and granite. A frame dwelling 1s to be erected at 3034 Prospect street northwest by E. B. Sher- man. It will be two stories in height, with # stone and brick foundation and a high Pitch shingte*ropf. A.store and flat building is to be erected at 191% Pennsylvania avenue northwest by Pacificus’ Ord. It will, be four stories in height and the front will be built of brick. The dimensions will be 32% feet by 38 feet. Five hoses are to be built by Ruth & Evans on 4th street between Q and R streets. They afe-each to be two stories in height, with fronts of press brick and stone. —————— LABOR MEN INTERESTED. Delegate. Investigates. Rumor Affect- ing a Contract. Mr. Fenton, a representative from L. A. 2456, Knights of. Labor, an association of local carriage ard wagon builders, yester- day called upon Commissioner Wight and siated that it has been charged that pro- pesals for two fuel wagons for the Dis- trict fire department have been asked for from firms outside the District and from firms not observing the eight-hour rule. The Knights of Labor, said Mr. Fenton, believe that local firms should be given the preference in such matters, andjhat if it should be found necessary to go outside the District for the wagons enly firms ob- serving the eight-hour rules should be in- vited tou compete. He referred to the large number of unemployed men here, claiming that the wagons can be built just as cheap- ly_here as-elsewhere. Upon investigating the matter, Mr. Wight was informed by Chief Parris of the fire department that estimates have been asked from wagon builders here and in Baltimore, and that it is proposed to have the wagons built by the lowest bid- der. It is understood that Mr. Wight will recommend to the board of Commission- ers that local men should, if possible, be given the preference in this and other ike matters. —S THE AMERICAN DRAMA COMPANY, Politicians to Use the Stage as a Free ‘ ~ Silver Eduertor. Democratic free silver leaders have re- solved upon an experiment in political cam- paign work. Under the innfluence of S2n- ator Jones, Representative McMillin, Chauncy F. Black, Representatives Slay- den, Simpkins and cthers, a company of Washington and Virginia politicians and business men has bezn incorpcrated, ander the name of “The American Drama Com- pany.” - Among the directors are Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the corgressional committee; Marshall W. Wines, Robert E. Mattingly and Maj. E. W. Andersen of this city. ‘The first play to be produced is “The Curse of Goid,” which, the free silvcrites claim, is apotker “Uncle ‘Tom’s Cakin,” and from it they ardently expect th2 greatest results. Senator Stewart predicts great success for it, and Senator Allen thinks it will be recelvee by the west end south en- thusiastically. Samuel Gompers, president, end Charies Morrison, secretary, of the American Federation of Labor, are advo- cates of it, and Knights of Labor Assem- bly, No. 66, own stock in the corporation. It will be put upon the road very soon, —_-e-___— Minister Storer’s Report. The first contribution of Bellamy Storer to the dally consular reports since he ‘be- came U. 8. minister-to Belgium is publish- edinthe shape of areport upon the trade regulations and taxes in the Congo Free the State Department to procure informa- tion likely to be useful to any United States citizen who may desire to engage in trade in the Congo courtry. The report gives in detafl all necessary information as to omen’ taxes, land tenure and other mat- ——_-2+_______ REE EEE ep Sure Cure =-A Visit to Buy a Lot OCEAN CITY, . MARYLAND. A Home —-At this delightful seaside city—officially pronounced by the state board of health of Maryland to be the healthiest locality on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. For Insomnia, * Nervous Prostration, General Debilit Asthma, etc., etc., and Build Lots Sold on Small Cash Payments and Monthly Installments. For particulars Ex-President Cleve! Letter—Politician Won Dr. Murray Lohenthal, a young, unmar- ried and decorous physician, of No. 623 Car- roll street, Brooklyn, found a very aristo- cratic-looking letter in his mail the other day. The letter ran: PRINCETON, Janua: Mr. Murray Lohenthal, No. street, Brooklyn. Dear Sir: I cheerfully accede to your re- quest and acknowledge the compliment paid to my wife and daughter by bestowing their names upon your twin daughters, and I hope these children may be spared to be of constant comfort and joy to their parents. Sincerely young, GROVER CLE Dr. Lohenthal’s brain reeled. a bachelor and having no acquaintance with the ex-President, he couldn't understand it at all. The mystery was solved yesterday, when a friend of his on the Park Slope, a mighty democratic politician, met him. The politician had made a bet with a cyn- ical friend ‘that any American statesman would personally reply to @ courteous let- ter from the humblest of his countrymen. The cynic took him up and named Grever | 17, 1898. 623 Carroll Clevelarad. The terms of the bet were that the an- swer to a letter mailed on January 3, the night of the. bet, must be received before January 25. Signing the doctor's nate, the politician wrote of how his marriage had been blessed by twin daughters. Would it be asking too much for an autograph letter to frame, which the sweet twias could look upon and read when they grew up, and cherish ever afterward? The great man fell into the trap and the | wily politician won his bet. H Ree wish ! Water Rent Exemption: To the Editor of The Evening Star: In the District appropriation bill (page 45) the Commissioners are authorized to donate tv all churches the amount of their water rents. Is this gift constitutional’ And is it just to other water users? Would Congress have a right to present a Bible to each church or make it a present of $20? What justice is there in forcing other water users to pay water rents for the churches? There are 220 churches in the District. Averaging the water rent at $14 to each church, the aggregate is over $3,000. In the present financial condition of the Dis- trict, can it afford to relinquish this amount? w. January 21, 1898. —— The Trails to the Klondike. Tomorrow evening Dr. W. A. Croffut will lecture on Alaska and the Klondike in Builders’ Exchange Hall for the benefit of the newsboys of the city. In describing the new El Dorado he will exhibit ninety lan- Money Loaned to Build. JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, 700 14th Street. ELA LEE LEE ELTA ETT EET ETEEL EEE ; : FUNERAL OF A TRULY GREAT MAN, tern slides, many of which he obtained in Alaska during his journey last summer to Skaguay, a thousand miles above Seattle. Dr. Croffut will treat of the vegetation, the temperature, the Indians, the totems, the settlers, the gold diggings, the packers, and especially the difficult passes over the Coast Range and the trails to the Yukon. ————— Local Pens! Original pensions have been granted to Smith F. Foster, $6 per month, and Charles King, $17 per month, both inmates of the United States Soldiers’ Home in this city. apply at offices of PELE EE ETD Joseph Handley and His Coma w. hed 1,200 Pounds. The funeral of Jos. Handley, who was the largest man in Philadelphia, took place from his late residence in that city yesterday, and the undertaker who had charge of the funeral ceremonies had no end of trouble before the former giant was laid to rest. Handley weighed between % and 600 Pounds, and was over four feet broad across the shoulders. The undertaker could find no coffin in the city large enough for Handley’s remains and was forced to bulla one, the dimensions of which were 7 feet in length, 4% feet in width and x ie feet in depth. The coifin was supported by iron bands, and before it could be carried from the house the door jambs had to be re- moved. A hearse large enough to receive the coffin could not be recured and the corpse was taken to the cemetery in an open wagon. The coffin, together with the corpse, weighed 1,200 pounds, and was rolled up the aisle of the church on a rub- ber-tired truck. It was intended to have the interment at Old Cathedral cemetery, but the entrance to the. receiving vault Was too narrow, und the funeral was forced to go to Holy Croas cemetery. Handiey was forty-eight years of and served on the police foree under Mayor 2p The Baitle of Woundea Knee. To the Editor of The Eventng Star: Seeing in last evening's issue of your paper an article from P. H. Starr in re- lation to the Wounded Knee fight of De- cember 29, 1890, I take the liberty of mak- ing a few corrections. Mr. Starr states: that all the Indians had been disarmed, The fact of the matter was they had turn- ed in a number of old muzzle-loading guns and obsolete army rifles, each Indian re- taining under his blanket one of the im- proved Winchester rifles. The firing was not begun by the sol- diers, but by the Indians themselves, who at a given signal from their medicine man threw off their blankets and poured a deadly volley into the unsuspecting sol- diers, who were not even formed in line of battle. After the first volley the fight became general, and the 7th Cavalry did fearful execution with their Hotchkiss (not Gatling) gun. The only officer killed in that fight was Captain Wallace, not by a rifle ball, but a war club, being struck twice upon the forehead. Among the wounded n were Garlington (mew major in insy or @ eral’s department) and Licutenant Hawth- orne of the artillery. It has been acknowledged by every one that the Indians were, better armed than the troops, and had it not been for the Hotchkiss gun a different tale might have n= been told of that blooay fight. From the tenor of Mr. Starr's remarks it would ap- pear that the Indians- were shot down in cold blood, when just the opposite was the case. With all due respect to Mr. Starr, 1 desire to make these corrections in order to give credit and justice where it is due, and that no breath of suspicion of so un- soldierly deed might tarnish the glory of the famous 7th U. 8. Cavalry. ALFRED E. LEWIS, Late of 24 U. 8. Cavalry. January 20, 1898. > To Ye Put Ont. From the Philadelpbin Times. Trying to prevent smoking at the city hall offices under penalty of dismissal is an illustration of the theory that where there's smoke there's fro STATS carzron av MONTIULIIA, VR EEEEEEEEEEEEEEELEEEEEEE