Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1898, Page 9

A Ce ee a ae ae ee ee a a ae a he ee ee ek ee a ek RR Re RR Ee tek i ns By * THE EVENING STAR, MUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898-14 PAGES. . Candies are 11 Tomorrow. Cc. || 1 olate Caramels — Chocslate Pralines — Cream Dates, Cream Peanuts, Cocoanut Bon Bons, Fruit Jellies, &e., &e., and, in fact, all flavors, fresh and wholesome as candies can be Instead of 40c. tomorrow for Chocolate Creams—Choc- Last of the 75c. and $1.48 Shirt Waists. $ Sizes 3 : 32 to 40. | For 25S Good Underwear was mever priced so low! Very nearly half price on everything! Ladies’ 19¢. Swiss Ribbed Fests, fleece lined, for.... Ile. Ladies’ 50c. Cotton Equestrian Tighte-fleece lined. et” DOC. Yosia Fama and Drawers, 30 Do 17 years, for... : ie Ce. Ladies’ $1 Wool Vests and ae Children’s Seamless Black and Tan Hose..... Monster Book Purchasel! 3 $1, $1.25 and $1.50 Books =-handsome bindings == thesearecopyright works! Here's a few of the very many titles offered— Letters of Marfe Basbkutsiff. Romance of 2 Transport............Clark Russel Th S Clark Russel Emigrant Sbi; f Fi Ships Out of the Jaws of Man_and Money At Heart a Rak A New Note. LATEST VIEWS OF WASHING- TON—73 of the finest half-tone pic- tures of all points of Interest of the nation’s capital—really 8c. a 50e. book for only......+6 THE BON “Your Store.” 314-16 Seventh. “Your Store.” ¢ sSoetoeboetonteetontoetoesesteete SH tntnntnntntetetetets Every Shopper has an Interest in these Sales! All over the house an epidemic of unusual reductions has brok- en out, and every woman to whom economy is a matter to be con- sidered—this is a time when shopping can best be performed. Bon Marche, “Vour Store,” 314=16-Seventh=314-16 THE BICYCLE REGULATIONS Amendment Suggested by Representatives of the District Clubs. Commissioners Non-Committal, but the Delegation Requested to Sub- mit Proposition in Writing. It is more than probable that as a result of a bearing given by the District Com- missioners today to representatives of sev- eral of the bicycle clubs of the District an amendment to the police regulations will be made authorizing permits to be granted to the commanding officers of clubs which will allow members of the clubs to pass through the city limits with handle bars lower than four inches below the saddle. It is true the Commissioners did not com- mit themselves, but they suggested that the wheelmen make a written application for such an amendment of the regulations, New line Jeweled Gir- dies, gilt and oxidized, turquoise and 48 Intimating, rather than declaring, that the emerald settings iC. application will recetve favorable consid- At today’s hearing Lee L. Herrill, R. C. HANDKERCHIEFS. Jones and E. L. Hutchinson represented tne ae dc ee the Levant Wheqlmen; Howard Fisk and Embroidered" Hendberchiotee E. S. Byrnes the Century Cycle Club, P. Von Boekman and R. Brooke Closkey the Queer Wheelmen, and J. F. Broadbent the Arlington Club. Mr. A. E. Manschoel was scalloped, hemstitched and with edges, slightly tossed and in the window dis- Ile. play oe also present. We. “quality — offered "tomorrow 4 ¢ They presented to the Commissioners the for less than half. ° following petition: = - “We, the undersigned, representatives of 200 pairs Warranted the several bicycle clubs of the District of Finest Steel Scissors! Columbia, would respectfully suggest that the cleuse of the police regulations, ‘No cycle shall be ridden on the streets within the city limits with the lower end of the handle bars on a plane lower than four inches below the top of tne saddle at its center,’ be changed to read as follows: ‘No cycle shall be ridden on the streets within the city limits with the hands on the bar at a point lower than four inches below the tep of the saddle at its center.’ ” Mr. Von Boekman explained on behalf of the delegation that the regulation as it now stands is a source of great annoyance and inconvenience to wheelmen, as well as a matter of no little expense, it being nec- essery, he stated, for each wheelman to provide himself with two sets of handle bars, the average price being about $5. The high bars, he said, interfere with the knees of riders, cause saddle soreness and pre- vent perfect control over the machine. He admitted that there are many careless riders in the District, but believed the bi- cycle squad of policemen could prevent reckless riding without the enforcement of the compiaiued-of regulation. He also con- tended that an upright rider cannot put as much power in his machine as one who berds over his wheel, and said few riders within the city Mmits place their hands on the handles, even though having lower handle bars than the regulation permits, explaining that the great majority of rid- ers in the city merety place their hands on the bars. “The trouble with you gentlemen,” said Commissioner Wight, “is that you would change the regulation in favor of a few riders. We cannct make two sets of reg- ulations, one to meet the reckless riders worth from 35c. to 6oc. each! guaranteed uncon- ditionally and with money returnable if not satistactory. All 23¢ ° SIZES. 2 Jets aac ae A Girl of the Commune Story of a Governess. Heart of a Mystery... Betrayal of John Fordham: Robert Urquhart. Guilty Bonds. ‘The Painter of Parma ‘Sylvanus Cobb All 25e. And 100 others. Pure Silk Carter Elastic, imported to sell at 45 cents a yard — tomor- “10c. ¢ strip. % | and the otker to meet riders like you, who Brainerd & Armstrong's Embroidery Silke, “f|are careful. To prevent reckless riding usually 45¢e. dezen—tomorroy —12 and protect the general public we must per dene .44C. | make one rule applicable to all riders.” “Yet,” remarked Commissioner Black, “we might make some provision by which the commanding officers of clubs could be given permits under which the members of their clubs could use lower handle bars in passing through the city limits on their way for runs outside, and also to visiting 19c. spools Knitting Silk. MARCHI 8c. 9 & | riders.” : A General Discussion. Mr. Wight agreed with Commissioner oe Black, but Commissioner Ross doubted whether the Police Court would recognize Steamship Line Consolidation. United States Minister Wilson at San- tlage, Chile, has notified the State Depart- ment that a consolidation is probable of the two powerful steamship companies on the Southern Pacific coast, ths Campania Americana de Vapores, under the an flag, and the Pacific Steam Navi. on Company, and the combined hnes, aided by a government subsidy from Chile, d their service northward to A note from United States y at San Juan del Norte says teamship company called the New Orleans-Bluefields steamship line has been formed in New Orleans to run four steam- ers regularly between New Orleans and Bluctields, the service beginning this month. e+ ______ Rebuilding the Dry Dock. Constructor Bowles, in charge of the re- ecnstruction of the dry dock in th> New York navy yard, has written the Navy De- Partment that at last he feels that the work is secure. Encouraging progress was Made Saturday and now one steam pump is able to keep down the lsakage. stch a permit. A general discussion fol- lowed on that point, during which the sug- gestion was made that the wheelmen make a written application, and that the mem- bers of the delegation promised to do at the earliest opportunity. It was understood that the officers of the clubs receiving the permits, if it is decided to give them, shall prevent any abuse of them by outside par- ties, and also be responsible for any mis- use of them. It was suggested by the wheelmen that owners of wheels be taxed and licensed, the fees resulting to be set apart for the maintenance of a larger bicycle squad of policemen. That, the Commissioners ex- plained, could not be done except by spe- cial authority of Congress, although -they realize that four bicycle policemen canno: well regulate the conduct of the 60,000 riders here. Whether the suggested per- mits shall be for a specific date or shall be only for a day or two, as well as to whom they shall be granted, will be determined later, should the Commissioners decide to so amend the regulation. se TE THE COURTS. Returned From the South. The members of the Senate committee on commerce who have been engaged in an inspection of the lower Mississippi river have returned to the city. The party in- cluded Senators Vest, Nelson, Gallinger, Berry and Caffery, They went by boat to New Orleans, tak- ing testimony on the way, and after they reached New Orleans made an inspection ef both the south and southwest passes. The testimony taken covered all the va- rious points of floods and the methuds of preventing th overflows, reservoirs, reves, Ste, It will be printed’and a report oboe aaeo giving the commit- —_—_—___-e+_______ Rights of Way in Alaska. The Senate committee on Public lands Spent the entire day Saturday in remodel- ing the bill granting right of way to high- ways through Alaskan territory. The scope of the bill has been so ext2nded as to make it practically a general measure covering public land problems in Alaska, and some of the matters considered are even outside of public land qu2stions. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Sullivan agt. O’Brien; J. Frank Saul 2} pointed collector. Aregood agt. Aregood; eaten letelelodeedetetetn tin Another Batch of Specials--} _ _ The nearer it draws to the time when spring goods will be in demand the lower drop the prices on what are left of the : parting with them now without profit —even at a loss m some cases. Every item in these announcements signals a saving for winter weights. We are you. testimony before Margaret Murray ex- aminer, ordered taken. Kengla agt. Ken- gla; sale ratified nisi. In re Jno. A. Turner and Patrick J. Callahan; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Breed agt. Webb, decree annulling deed and for re- conveyance. Hopkins agt. Grimshaw; Com- missioners ordered to file return and ref- erence to auditor ordered. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. In re Patrick W. Hagerty, lunatic; order on Mary A. Hagerty, committee to show cause, returnable February 21, Metropolitan Club agt. c tric Lighting Company; decree establishing contract and for specific performance of Same and granting absolute injunction, Duhamel agt. Kendrick; testimony ordered taken before examiner. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Belt agt. Magruder; motion to quash fi. fa. overruled. Gelabert agt. Supreme Council American Legion of Honor; leave to file amended declaration. Estate of Muse; verdict breaking will. Richardson agt. Market company; on trial. bd = Men's Pure Linen Hem- Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Bradley. Men de fore giltehel Hanaxerchiets, ex Stationery. United States agt. Edw. Smith; murder; 'S. = empanelling of jury; jury not completed, 3 doz. ie Collars, 25c. Initial Seals—NOW and twenty-five names ordered drawn. slightly soiled. gathered s z = Probate Court—Justice Hagner. from the We, Se. an@ De :| geltned Hendke nate ain Ic Estate of Geo. F. J. Colburn; inventory pear Sct halla bo ¥% and I-inch hems»—NOW wetting Wax, four sticks jean Araesicen Pes ee ore pores ech: x ‘ompany; power of attorn B Tc. cach. 35c. S25. Lashmutt filed. Estate of Rebecca Winn: ap 15c. finai notice naming Friday, May 11, 1898, 9 pairs of Crown Make Ladies’ Silk Initial Hand- f ttl spenders, $1 and $1.25 kerchiefs, letters F. G, H, Indelible Ink—NOW Sears Sian TS mee ee 19 a Cold and Without Coat Now 3 Ic. a out Coal. bettle. 25c. Sate 1234c. 2 Samuel Middleton, an aged colored man, é = pairing and - Hellotrope was today released by Judge Kimball on od, Fancy | Bowom, Shirts; ——— ’ = his personal bonds, although he pleaded lar $1 quality; slzca 19% Upholsteri 19. Souna guilty of the larceny of a bushel of coal, — 16; ro new aud neat p joisteries. valued at 25 cents, from Mr, A. Brown effects “NOW 5S pairs of White Irish Envelopes to match the = . 39c bce Sei eet ee nek tec o oat eros os and wid EDUC! from ie 3, pieces of Fine Metin $10.50 “$7 50. - ae bee got ae ities ay eee weight Underwear, Norful 50. m that he could not settle w: until tug’ New “Brunswick ‘make: Leather Goods. $| tne job was completed, which it was ex- Drawers are 28, 30,34 and | pS, Pale of White Trish ; pected would be this week. Saturday night 2 Sever sold for less than he Spe gee a Men's Card _Cases—fash- he was given 10 cents by a relative to get DUCED from $11.50 to CED from to something to eat. SA ace. $8.00. Early yesterday morning he woke up Satnte 35c. cold and without anything with which to 5 pairs of White Irish make a fire, so he took a bag and went to Handkerchiefs, | vein’ tice “carats, “fut Music Rolls, handy kind— Mr, Walters’ coal yard and got.the coal. je hand width RE- | REDUCED trom 85c. to Before he had proceeded fifty yards he Men's Hemstitched Hand- DUCED from $9.75 to 45c was arrested by Officer Potter. ¢ ete, ue ¥4 and l-ineh $7. 50 . Mr. Walters did not wish to prosecute the a ¥ * case, and it being the firat time the old Sc. Japanese Screens, _ four Cloth Shopping Bag—RE- man had ever been arrested the court let ids and Men's Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, fast colors— NOW 5c. Men's Hand - embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs, un- variety of isundered: letters F and N close Binck ‘and Gola embroides and high color. effects RE DUCED from $ to $2.98. Chenille Portieres, small lots, and out we bave marked them at + Half Price. PERRY’S, NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” DUCED from $1.50 to $1.25. Children's Chatelaine Bags—NOW 39c. feet hight him off. jeedham’s Case. At the request of Prosecutor Mullowny Judge Kimball today corsented to a nolle quite a to In requesting that this action be taken Mr. Mullowny STATEMENT OF EMPLOYES, te Why They Favor Legisiation for the ¢ Anacostia and. lomac Line. The employes on t! . tia and Po- tomac railroad have a statement to Chairman Badccek }et House Dis- trict committee, relative to the lines of that company and the Capital Railway Company. * “To give the Capital y the rights they ask would probably it in the ex- penditure of a few hundred dollars to place n overhead trolley on the Anacostia bridge and the continugd..operation of two, and possibly four, cai tween Congress Heights and the navy + it ts unlikely that more than four cars would be operated on account of its short line. The com- psny has about 7,000° feet of single track, extending from the terminus of the Ana- costia company’s tracks to Congress Heights, and operates over more than two tiles of tracks of the Anacostia Gompany. During the past eight or nine months the compeny has-been experimenting with a surface system on ith and M streets to the great hindrance and delay of our cars, and are now only able to run cars over it at intervals of twenty or thirty minutes, with constant attention; numerous horses have been shocked and thrown down ly stepping on the plates which project from ore to two inches above the pavement, and the system has been ordered removed by the Commissioners of the District within thiry days from January 28, 1898. “The legislation sought by the Anacostia company will mean the expenditure of up- ward of half a million dollars to install the Metrepolitan system, safe, sure, and cer- tain, and the continued employment of Its Tresent force of about seventy men, dou- bled or trebled. The latter company daily operates nineteen cars, more than thirteen miles of track, and to cripple its service we believe to be a direct blow at the support of ourselves and our families.” __———_—e——_____ STRICKEN BY APOPLEXY. John C. Hawley the Victim of a Fatal Shock. John C. Hawley, a clerk in the sixth au- ditor’s office of the Post Office Department, residing at 331 Lincoln street, Anacostia, was stricken with apoplexy at the corner of 7th and E streets this morning. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where he died in a few minutes. It is said that he was subject to these attacks, having had several before. Coroner Carr had not viewed the remains up to 3 o'clock, but it is said that a cer- tificate of death from natural causes would be issued, and the body will be removed to the late home of the deceased. SESE Accused of Stealing a Ring. Emma Gray, colored, had a partial hear- ing today before Judge Kimball on the charge of stealing a diamond ring valued at $75 from Mrs. Mary A. Wynne. The arrest was made by Detective Weedon, who with Detective Lacy was assigned to the case, and at his request the court remanded the woman for ten days to enable the officers to secure further evidence. The woman was captured Saturday cven- ing by Mr. Weedon after a lively chase. The detective said he noticed the woman on an electric car, which he boarded. As socn as he informed her that she was un- der arrest she jumped from the car while it was moving very rapidly and ran up North Capitol street. ir. Weedon waited until the car could be stppped and then started in pursuit, eventually overtaking the woman. Mrs. Wynne testified, that the girl had been in her employ but jtwa,days when the ring was taken. The deteutives expect to recover the stolen property.. Se ae Reported Attempt at Suicide. Sarah Moore, one of thescolored women recently cfiarged with theft from the col- ored patients’ dining room af St. Elizabeth's Asylum, made what is! réported to have been an attempt at suicide yesterday morn- ing. She drank half an ounce of laudanum. Dr. W. K. Scott of Hillsdale was summon- ed to attend the woman, who lives on Stan- ton avenue. By hard work thé” woran was resuscitated, and she is now out of danger. She stated that she was worried and had taken te laudanum to produce sleep. She forgot, "she sald, to yhide the bottle, so ast prevent any one frém know- ing what she had done. She is despondent over the loss of her place at the asylum, having a sick husband and several chil- dren to support. 5 ——— Larceny of Two Chickens. Walter Robinson and Lillian Lott were today each fined $5. and Clifton Reed $2 by Judge Kimball for the larceny of two chickens, valued at 90 cents, from the Family Supply Store. The defendants are colored. Reed's fine was paid, the others went down for fifteen days each, eens Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Henry G, Haffner and Florence E. Le F. Dobbins; Frank M. Beall and Mary P. Vandegrift, both of Charlesville, Va.; Harry B. Cox and Margaret Farr, both of Suitland, Md.; James Barrett and Mary Ellen Peck; Stevens D. Streeter of Philadelphia and Marguerite A. La Gorce of this city. Colored—Bradley Johnson and Fannie EB. Crockett; William C. Payne and Anna P. Cole; Marshall Evans of Culpeper county, Va., and Maggie Roberts of this city: Pri- mus Slaughter and Mary Grayson; Henry H. Hatton and Maggie Griffin} Harry G. Muth_and Carrie Campbell. : _———— Col. Remey’s Retired Pay. The Court of Claims has given a decision in the case of Commodore Remey, commit- tee for Col. Remey, U. 8. M. C., late judge advocate general of the navy, which in- volved the question whether Col. Remey, having been appointed judge advocate gen- eral under an act of 1880, was entitled to the retired pay as a colonel of the marine corps. The court hotds that Remey’s rank as judge advocate general and colonel was rot an assimilated rank, but an actual rank, and it is stated that “a captain of the marine corps appointed a judge advocate general, with the rank and pay of a colonel, can be retired from that ‘position as a col- onel and be entitled to the retired pay of an officer of that rank on the-retired list.” i Admiral Sicard to Resume Command. Admiral Sicard has telegraphed the Navy Department from Key West that he will not avail of the leave of absence granted him in ord2r that he might go to Tampa to recover from the malarial fever, but that he would resume commani of the North Atlantic squadron .at once. It is said at the department that no importance is to be attached to thevadmiral’s action in this matter, as it is to be ptesumed that he has already overcome his attack of fever. ——————+ e+ Lieut. Stokes’ Hesignation. ‘The President” has apcepted the resig- nation of Lieutenant Schuyler C. Stokes, inspector of rifle practiee;@d Battalion, of the National Guard of therDistrict. oh tt Knights of Honor Hepppsentatives. Special Dispatch to The Eygning: Star. DETROIT, Michigan, Wetiruary 14.—The Grand Lodge, Knights %f or, of Michi- gan has elected E. rig, Saginaw; E. Bronson, Hudson; John 14, Starkweather, Romgo, and Lou E.jeMgrris, Mantstec, Michigan representatives ta the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor, «which holds its Washington in Ji wy 9 We're in the Hands of the Builders, but still doing business. thing out as fast as possible. Even new goods coming in must go right out again, lest the dust spoil them. The bargains are phenomenal. This is the chance of the century. fects. Kerseys, Beavers and Choice... in cut and tailoring. Choice. cloth and Rough Cloth. linings. THEY ARE NOT THIS SEASON Mned—velvet bound........ Reh da chhchad dh dnd tach cach tadhecdhdhadaahdhathadh dh dhe dadhadndh nada dade adhdndn dna da R a RIN IR RR NER Just a few left of those Seal Worth $20.00, $30.00, $40.00 and $50.00. Your choice Jackets, Coats and Sacques, Visites All made of the best quality of seal plush, with rich silk and quilted GOODS, alterations they can be made to conform with the latest styles. KING'S PALACE RAL AL BD BAM BS NN Ot lk th bh lh ttt to We are rushing every- Cost is forgotten. Any $4.00 and $5.00 Jackets at $1.38. ‘Take your choice of any Jacket in the house that sold for $4 and $5 and pay $1.36. A great lot of them, in the latest styles and ef- $1.38 Any $6, $7, $8, $9 and $10 Jackets at $2.98. A great aggregation of All-silk-lined garments, in both plain and rough cloths, including the stylish Russian Blouses. Eyery fasbion- able color—Cadets, Reds, Blues, Greens, Blacks—strap seams—perfect $2.98 Any $10, $15, $20 or $25 Jackets for $4.98. A superb collection of the very prettiest and nobbiest conceits of fashion, Some lined with plain—others with fancy silk—strap seams —patch pockets—silk stitch. The newest effects in Kersey, Never was such value offered. Broad- z= 94.98 Plush Wraps, and Dolmans. but with slight $2.50 $4.88 $10.00 Silk Skirts, $4.88. Elegant quality Faille Silk, with large figures — very rich and Pretty patterns—made and taflored in the latest styles. Percaline SEW CVV EV ET ONT Perr rrr 9 715 Market Space. atte tote etd 39c. and 49c. Garters. 7S dozen Handsome S.1k Garters, 16c. With fancy buckles—your choice... ad with Ladies’ 25¢ Ribbed Vests, sleeves and ribbon around neck 12ge. Ladies’ $1.00 Scarlet Medicated Shirts and Drawers—now 5 : Soe. Ladies’ $1.69 Superb Quality Vests, Pink, blue, natural and white long i Boys’ $1.00 Natural Wool Shirt Drawers—sizes 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, bow Children’ ee Se. Wool Ribbed Union Sul Be. Belts— 124. THe. and fee. Fancy Bi Moc. and 1Se. Ruchings-5e. 8 We. Belting—1be. Skirt Protectors— 6. Can elts—e. Hooks and Se Hats—all kinds of Jewelry 8c. cards of Darning Cotton—be. White Marking © ored Stik Lacing. weeeeeverree on—Se. Your choice for A Great 9c. Table. Soc. Leather Belts. patent by vee Ladies" jy BSc. Side Ties, all ons Knit Stockings, Tan & kc. Os 7 So Portolee ehiefs—ahe- kere hiefs— 25: Curlers— 29, Good- year Rubber Combs—sour choice. Combs—K id Spring Suits. We be’ Cc. $5.98 to $25. 15 Black Jackets. Aus 1. try deraey Brondciotr—ay oat 9 | -98 —French back. These Jackets would be cheap at §8.00—will be sacrificed at. 812-814 7th St. PA A DB A A MM MM Bh AARALAARAADA BRAD COUNT KALNOKY DIES AT BRUN Was Foreign Minister of Austria- Hungary Fourteen Years. A dispatch from Brunn yesterday says: Count Gustav Siegmund Kalnoky de Ko- ros-Patak, former Austro-Hungarian min- ister of foreign affairs, died here this afternoon. Count Kalnoky, who was born at Letto- witz, Moravia, December 29, 1832, was descended from the Moravian branch of an old Bohemian family. He entered the dip- lomatic service of Austria in 1850. In 1874 he was minister at Copenhagen; in 1880 he was sent as ambassador to St. Petersburg, and in 1881 he was appointed Austro-Hungarian minister of foreign af- fairs, a post he held until May 16, 1895. The cause for his resignation was found in his.action in reference to the denuncia- tion of ecclesiastical laws by the papal nuncio at Vienna. Count Kalnoky charged that the nuncio had displayed tactlessness, overstepped the limits prescribed for for- eign diplomatic representatives, and de- served that a foreign office note be sent to the Vatican to complain of his conduct. This was in a letter to Baron Banffy, the Hungarian premier. A few days after Baron Banffy said in the Hungarian par- lament that the papal nuncio’s acts were not approved in Vienna. As soon as this speech was recited to Count Kalnoky he telegraphed to Budapest that only part of his letter to Baron Banf- fy was for public knowledge; that the rest- was confidential. The Hungarian house approved Baron Benffy’s attitude unre- servedly, and Count Kalnoky resigned. ———= > Guatemala’s New Cabinet. A dispatch from Guatemala announces the following as the new cabinet of Guate- raala: Senor Antonio Barrios, minister of public works; Senor Angulano, government and foreign affairs; Senor Domingo Morales, minister of instruction; Senor Rafael Sa- lazar, minster of finance; Gen. Salvador To- ledo, ‘minster for war. es United States War Vessels at Lisbon. The United States cruiser San Francisco and the United States gunboat Bancroft have arrived at Lisbon and have joined the United States gunboat Helena. Mail Routes to the Yukon. The Post Office Department will take no action on the proposals submitted in an- swer to a recent advertisement inviting bids fof the estabiishment of two mail routes between Juneau, Alaska, and the mouth of the Yukon, one going as far as the intersection of the Tahana and the Yukon rivers and the other from this point to the Yukon’s mouth. The former con- templated a course through Canadian terrl- tory and included the establishment of sev- eral supply stations. The decision was reached as the result of some representa- tions made to the department by the Can- adian government, that it already has ar- ranged for a line of stations’ for mail pur- poses over its own territory from Dawson by way of Lake Teslin, including a line of railroads from Lake Teslin to the Stikeen river, thence along the river to the coast near the United States post office at Fort Wrangel. Negotiations are in progress be- tween the postal departments of the two governments for an exchange between Dawson City and Circle City, and later pro- posals will be asked for supplying a ser- between the latter place and the mouth of the-Yukon. ——___-e-____ A Boom in the Moccasin Tradc. From the Milwaukee Wisconsin. As a result of the movement toward Alaska, the leather dealers report great activity in the manufacture and sale of the “yellow-legged moccasins.” The gov- 2rnment has recently ordered large sup- plies of these articles for troops who are to be sent to the gold fields of Alaska. It is declared that no other footgear would suit the soldiers so well, b>cause the moc- casin is the warmest clothing for the foot in the world, and easier than a silken san- dal. The manufacture of moccasins in shoe factories began away back in 1851, and the business grew rapuily, until at one tim2 soon after the war there were four large factories and several smaller ones, employing about six hundred hands and turning out hundreds of thousands of pairs of moccasins every year. The moccasin is made of common leather, as a rule, tanned in a peculiar way. Salt and alum ar> used in the process. This makes the leather soft and pliable, and there is a way in which, at some additional expense, it may be made waterproof. The s2cret of the process is known to only a few, and the t \ tanning is carried on for the most part in Rhode Island. Leather thus tanned was first used for mill belting, and it was years before it was discoversd that it was good for boots and shoes of the easy and bulgy kind fit for lumbermen, who like to wear two or three pairs of stockings when they go into the woods and start on a three months’ campaign with snow. The origi- nal moccasin was a baggy and unsightly thing, but now they hav some pretense to symmetry and styl ——— Sending Bedclothes by Mail. From the Memphis Scimitar. An old negro bearing a huge bundle of bedclothes which were somewhat the worse for wear and none too immaculate in char- acter rapped at one of the little windows up at the post office. The clerk who ap- peared in answer to the summons was thus greeted by the aforesaid darkey: “Boss, I'se got tu send dis here bundle 0” bedclo'se to my old ‘oman down in Mis'’sip- pi. Is dis here de place whah I’se got ter start it off?” = “Oh, you want to send the package by mail, do you?” asked the clerk, without cracking a smile. “Sartain, fer sho’, boss; how much is I got ter pay?” inquired the darkey. The clerk could not resist the temptation to play a joke upon a fellow-clerk, so he said? “Well, uncle, this isn’t the place for you to leave your bundle; but if you will just take it down to that window below here’ indicating the general delivery department —“and hand it in to the clerk down there, he will put the right number of stamps on it and send it off for you.” “Thank'ee, boss: thank’ee. I sho’ Is chleeged ter you,” said the unsuspecting Seriegambian. He at once made his way to the depart- ment indicated. Arriving there, he thrust his hage bundle into the window, into which it fitted closely, at the same time telling the astonished presiding genius of that department please to put stamps on it and send it to “my old ‘oman, Sallie San- jown in Water Valley.” said that coolness now exists be- tween these erst ile friendly clerks in the Mefnphis post office. car Oe The British second-class cruiser Rain- bow, Captain Tisdall, has arrived at Port Arthur. eee i te te te te ete te A whole week of unprecedented : Price-slaughtering. A most strenuous effort is being made this week. - Beginning this morning, prices have been sac- rificed to the utmost limit—and values are far greater than they've ever before been. Sple able merchandise—everything of a heavy character—goes down before the reduction knife like wheat be- fore a mower. It will be a week of the greatest selling Hecht’s have ever known, and it will dispose of the balance of the surplus stock, and the loss such selling means will be justifiable. . Notwithstanding the extreme reductions, the privilege of easy payments is offered you, and you've nothing extra to pay. 2 ’ ¢ TMen’s : Suits, - - : And now ccmes the final slanghter of the balance of the men's sufts and overceats— a cut that will cast all other clothiers’ of- “in the shade.”” rest of men’s suits which sold up.to $14 is given you for $5, with the privilege of payments. very suit in the lot was made by Hecht's own tailors, goes to you with Hecht's guarantee, which, you know, is The greatest sprea Any boy’s $3-00 sul Spread the good news! The choice is given you, beginning Monday morning, of any Uttle boys’ or any big boys’ short pants suit in the house—tincloding all the “novelty” suits which sold up to $8—for $3. Of course many of the lines are broken, but when we can't fit him ont in one line we can in another, and in every instance the saving is immense. d of monster values ever set before you. Long pants $ 550 suits - - - Splendid, desir- No offering ever made before can compare with this one—of young men’s finest English check cassimere and plain black and blue cheviot long pants suits—the very best tail- ored and best trimmed garments in the store—which sold for $12—at $5.50. The patterns are those found in men's sults. ‘The tremendous reduction is made to clear out the surplus. HiT fer f e poy