Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1898, Page 11

— THE EVENING STAR. ges PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avorn, Cor. llth St, by "oe Fern AETRNP Coe New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building, week. or 44 certs tes at t counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added. $8.60. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C. as secend-cla s mall matter.) ©F All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press, It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. 15 LBS. OF FAT. UR__EDISON’S OBESITY PILLS AND REDUC- ING TABLETS, FOR MEN AND WOMEN, R RED ILLIAM A. LEACH OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT FIF- TEEN POUNDS. SAMPLES FREE. REMEDIES ABSOLUTELY PURI CURE PERM. E AND SAFE. RE NT. bout Obesity or any disease at New York or Chicago Medical ‘all or write. Letters by Dr. Amy M. Henry, who has charge an's Department. will be opened and lenry or her chief assistant. , January 11, 1 Messrs. Loring & C New York, Chieago and Boston. Geatlemen:" Some weeks ago, my _ physician commended to me Dr. Edisen’s Obesity Pills and Reducing Tablets. 1 inmediately ordered a couple of bottles of each. I took them under instruction of my physician, and this morning I was greatly surprised when 1 weighed and found that I kad reduced in weight a little more than 15 pounds. Besides losing this amount of surplus fat 1 have been cured of heart trouble. which my physicians sald was caused by my being too stout, and pains in the small of my back, which afficted me for ears, have disappeared. For the good of others give you permission to publish this letter. Yours truly, WILLIAM A. Residence, 704 Virginia ave. s.c. LEAC'L. or ol Obesity Is so panied by er digestive ngements, and by rheumatism and heart dis-~| i tarrh of the stomach an de e: Loring’s Germ-kiler Dyspepsia Tablets, 50 cents a box Loring’s Germ-killer Rheumatism Tablets, 50 cents a box. Loring’s Germ-killer Laxative Tablets, 50 cents & box, Lorin ‘m-killer Heart riul remedies for ¥ send free our new edition OBESIT Sity por im We cur . Alexand All ieading retail dru; % nic write. forward no printing on our envelopes. sca LORING & CO., DEPT. 8, NO. 42 WEST 22D ST. EW YORK CITY. 115 ST., CHICAGO, ILL. fe5-t t eee toneteleteteetoted Barber & Ross, long. There'll be plenty of raw soon—days when the wind will blow a gale. If you believe in the old adage, “In time of peace prepare for war,” let us send man up to give es- Cor. Lith & G Sts. : TOO GOOD TO LAST! 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The “Calovit = ° ° Gas Stoves are £ Probably this will be Without a single c small hot-air + : ception this “Puritan” furnaces, and = your last opportunity a Healey cuss the best ao = 2 3 S oo SECUNGs ou GES | ireauce Gi ic market! | Constructed. $ $ grand Gas Heating | Just think cf it con- | Single “Calo- ised a ae suming only 33c. worth | vit” Gas Sto: z Stoves we're offering of oil per day! Abso- ; MES % at the reduced price of | lutely safe—no odor— oF $ $1.25—so come in to- and” is proof : against leak- 3 morrow sure!! ing. Only.... © x $ Barber & Ross, | lth &GSts, eedndoadonlondondondoneeeteeseeteeteeteetoeconroatoatestetee cet Sa LonLondondongorgeedeogeetecfecinteetontnntontontontontestege Fat Folks, Attention. A complete line of Loring’s Obes- ity Preparations and Flesh-produc- ing Medicines at Mertz’s Pharmacy, 1ith and F. i a ee ae M Brass i 4 Andiron =» 4 Bedsteads % 34 Deserve all the popularity ba p¢ they have gained—for they 44 $4 are the embodiment of clean- 44 4 liness and beauty. We have ?¢ 4 just received a fine new stock }4 ** of them in the latest designs. 4 Y They are liberally trimmed ; 9) with brass, and the prices are iM #4 unusually low because of a ff j¢ fortunate purchase on our 4, »¢ part. Take your choice of 4 iM them on 4 lal y CREDIT! ‘ "0 There’s a Sideboard bar- + gain here for you if you'll y yg come quick enough; $25 , 34 qualities in solid oak—swell 3) front—large mirror—high 4 i top—beautifully carved—re- 4 44 duced to $20. Plenty of time i 4 to pay the bill; all payments i arranged to suit you. Car- }4 pets made, laid and lined free. >* i No charge for waste in | M matching figures. 9 fal Me M t Can't Be Done A dentist might as well try to put & quart of water into a pint bottle as t> make a good set of teeth for $5.00. It can’t be done—it is simply impossible. Better pay a little more and get a Perfect set. You'll have more satis- faction, more comfort and more money in the end. Our work is su- perlative because it is divided Into four branches, each in charge of an expert spectalist of wide experience and consummate skill. Absslutely Painless Extracting with our sew Anaesthetic, No. 7— Soe. UezS: Dental Ass’n, COR. 7f?H AND D STS. N.W. Open Sundays, 10 to 12 o'clock. fel-Sott Bathing ! your eyes in warm water only gives temporary relief. McAllister«Feast Opticians,“1311” Fst. fel1-284 Se ET Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR, Hair Switches at Great Switches reduced to $1.50. Switches reduced to Switches reduced to §5.00. idray and White Hair reduced in same proportion. Time. Siccardi, ‘711 11th st., nest to Palais Royal. balnreaslog, Private rooms for mamgee tt Grelng. THAT “SCRAP OF PAPER.” De Lome’s Letter to Canalejas Given Up. Actuated by a sense of honor and a strict idea of justice, the State Department, has taken steps to place in the hands of Senor Cenalejas, to whom the letter was ad- dressed, the epistle written by Senor Dupuy de Lome which led to the resignation of the minister. The transaction is explained i, the following brief statement given out by the State Department: “Recognizing that the legal ownership of the De Lome letter is in Mr. Canalejas, end his agent and attorney, Mr. isle, having presented proper authority to re- ceive the same, the letter was delivered to him yesterday.” In the view of the State Department, the letter was a stolen document, and in that, like any other piece of property, it should upon application be delivered to its rightful owner. There was no other course left open, for in the United States, as in all cther countries having a code of laws, a letter becomes the sole property of the per- son to whom it is addressed immediately it starts on way from the sender. Even the latter cannot obtain possession of it with- out the corsent of the person addressed: the limit of his powers legally being in certain cases to stop the delivery of the paper. This letter has, besides, already completely served all the uses for which it might have been applied by our govern- ment, and there are in existence fac simile copies of the paper that are so surely au- thenticated as to leave no legal doubt of their accuracy. There was a rumor that Mr. Calderon Carlisle's visit had relation to prosecutions for the theft of the De Lome letter, but it was stated later by those fully conversant with the facts that no move toward the prosecution of those connected with the taking of the De Lome letter had been made or was at present in contemplation. It is seid that if the loss had occurred while the letter was in the United States mails, then the usual prosecttions by the pestal authorities might occur, but in the present case there is no trace as to the point where the letter was abstracted, and such evidence as is at hand goes to show that the letter was taken after it left the United States mails and was in the hands of the Spanish authorities. ———_-_o——____ Satixtactorily Explained. Captain Sigsbee of the Maine has satis- factorily explained to the Navy Depart- ment what had been supposed to be a re- missness on his part in making calls upon the members of the Cuban autonomous cabinet in Havana. The promoters of the autonomous movement had shown some irritation over the statement that official calls were made by Captain Sigsbee on the military arm of the government in Cuba, but not upon the autonomist cabinet. The officer, however, has shown that, while he did call upon General Parrado, he did so in the latter's capacity of acting head of the cabinet, and that when Captain Gen- eral Blanco returned to Havana a similar call was made upon him, so that the re- quirements of official courtesy have been met. NEW FISH COMMISSIONER. George M. Bowers Confirmed by the Senate. Tke Senate yesterday nominations: George M. Bowers of West Virginia, to be fish commissioner. To be United States marshals—T. J. Lynde, district of Montana; A. O. Wheeler, Western district of Michigan. Postmaster—New Mexico: J. A. Carruth. East Las Vegas. : Herman G. Nickerson of Lander, Wyo., to be Indian agent at Shoshone agency in Wyoming; Commodore F. M. Bunce, to be a rear admiral; also some promotions in the navy. confirmed these ——____. AGAINST THE GOLD STANDARD. Democratic Congressional Committee Completes Its Organization. The democratic congressional committee completed its organization last night. Ex- Representative James Kerr of Pennsyl- vania was chosen as secretary, to succeed Mr. Lawrence Gardner. Senator White was chosen chairman some time ago. The other officers elected last night were: Represen- tative Ozborn of Wyoming, vice chairman; W. B. Fleming of Kentucky, first assistant secretary; Joseph Ohl of Georgia, second assistant secretary. A committee of three was appointed to fill the vacancies in states not represented on the committee. Representative Fitz- gerald of Massachusetts was one of these, and will have the filling of the vacancies in New England. _ The committee before adjournment adopt- ed the following resolution, presented by Senator Jone: “In the opinion of this committee there should be the most earnest and hearty co- operation between the various friends of bimetallism as defined by the Chicago plaz- form, and they should use every honest and ‘legitimate means to propagate this sentiment and to unite in its support the voters of every party opposed to the gold standard.” To Suppress Gambling. Senator Hoar yesterday introduced a bill for the suppression of gambling in the ter- ritorles of the United States. The bill makes it a misdemeanor punishable by im- prisonment for five yeufS, to set up a table or device for playing A, B, C, faro, rou- lette, equality, keno, thimbles, little joker or any cther gambling game in the territo- ries. A fine of $500 is imposed upon the owner of a building in which any of these games are played. Both a fine and impris- orment are provided for practicing three- card monte, the tine being $1,000 and the term of imprisonment five years. The fol- lowing clause is added for the construc- tion of the bill: “All games, devices or con- trivances at which money or any other thing shall be bet or wagered shall be deemed a gaming table within the meaning ef this act, and the courts shall construe it Mberally, so as to prevent the mischief intended to be guarded against.” Jewelry, ‘ Diamond & Watch days =-at-= Everett’s Auction Sale! Watch and Diamond sale. has such a sale occurred before. unequaled anywhere. Better be uable time! POOLE LLL SSVI SSP Doesn't the voice of prudence urge you to take prompt ad- vantage of such money-saving opportunities? Whatever you most desire from the stock of Art Novelties, Porcelains, Paintings, Chinaware—anything in the store—in fact— will be put up for bidding upon request — despite the Jewelry, Never in the history of Washington C. H. LUENGENE, Auctioneer. , Joie, S77 {8% 1225 F St, The second week of the Auction Sale at Everett’s Art Store—1225 F street—will be devoted to the disposal df the entire stock of High-class Jewelry, such as Rings, Ornaments, Brooches and other jewels—peerless _timepieces—pre- cious stones and Diamonds. What an opportunity for securing wed- ding presents, gifts and articles for personal use of the very highest standard of quality—such as every cultured taste would appreciate— at ridiculously small prices. Your own figure, in fact—for you may bid as much or as little as you please! It is really without precedent— here tomorrow—you're losing val- SONS OF BOWDOIN Gathering of Gradumtes in Shoreham Banquet Hall, CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER PRESIDES Every Member: Present Native of State tof ‘Maine. THE OFFICLAL BOARD Bowdoin College, one of the oldest edu- cational institutions of the country, can boast an alumni of the most distinguished men in the history of the United States. The sixteenth annual meeting of the alum- ni of this city held last evening at the Shoreham was a ‘iotable gathering. It Was not a large assemblage, but among those who gathered about the table in the banquet hall of the Shoreham were a num- ber of men who are at the head of the affairs of the nation. There were the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the president pro tem. of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and others holding high positicns in official and busi- ness life. The gathering was essentially a home affair, considering the state of Maine as the hcme of those present, every member of the alumni gathered about the board being a native of that state. ‘Senator Frye represented the earliest class to which any of those present had belonged, he having been graduated from Bowdoin in 1850. The youngest member present was his grandson, William Frye White of the class of '97, and there were representatives of most of the years between those date: Stories of college life and of changes tha had taken place in alma mater made the evening an extremely enjoyable one, al- though there were now and then touche: of pathos in references made to loved graduates of the institution who had pa: ed to another life or to those who had met misfortune. Twenty-One at Table. Twenty-one of the alumni were seated at one big table. Chief Justice Fuller of the Supreme Court of the United States sat opposite Speaker Reed, while Senator Frye oceupied a place at the head of the banquet board, opposite General Ellis Spear. Others present were Representa- tives Alexander of New York and Stevens of Minnesota G. Davis, J. Strout, Dr. Weodbury Pulsifer, W. e, John B. Cotton, Colonel W. H. Owen, United States army; H.-L. Prince, Fred O. Fish, Prot. Jchn W. Chickering, Rev. Frank Sewell, Horace Jordan, Amos L, Allen, A. D.- Wil- lard, Rev. W. S. Southgate and Albert C. Cobb. Palms were arranged about the room, and in the center of the table was a bank of greens, long ferns trailing from it in every direction. At each plate was a boutonniere of carnations. A splendid menu received the attention of the assem- blege during the earlier part of the even- ing. Chief Justice Fuller, president of the Alumni Association, presided, and when the menu had been conciuded opened the course of speeches*by appropriate remarks. He referred to the*gathering of the alumni of Bowdcin as a practice that should be maintained, and said the college had great reason to be proud of the men who had been connected with it, both in its faculty and as its students. The Ofieers-Chosen. A short business meeting was then held-for the election cf officers for the coming year, which resulted as fellows: President, Chief Justice Fuller; vice presidents, Willlam P. Frye and Rev. S. M. Newman; correspond- ing secretary, Rev, John W. Chickering; recording secretary, W. F. White; treas- urer, Gen, Ellis Spear; executive commit- tee, Dr. Woodbury Pulsifer, H. L. Prince, Col. William H Owen, Fred. O. Fish and John B. Cotton. New members elected were W. F. White, ’67; Albert C. Cobh, ’S: Fred. C. Stevens, ’81, and Horace Jordan, 58. Mr. Cotton was cheser toastmaster, and did mucn to enliven the evering by his re- marks as ke presented the speake: Representative Alexander of Buffalo, N. and one of the class of 70, was the first called upon. Mr. Alexander said that as a new member he w surprised that he was so soon given an oppertunity to speak, and, casting a glance at Speaker Reed, said he feared he would be hammered down before he had proceeded very far. He referred pleasantly to some of his earliest remembrances of Mr. Reed, when the latter exercised the power of the cza> over a school many years ago, and he said he kad no doubt the schol- ars bowed to his mandates then as grac: fully as others had done forty years late “I don't believe eh mote, Renator Fry: frem the other end of the je. “They did, Frye,” retorted Mr. Reed, with a smile. Incidents of College Life. Mr, Alexander recalled many incidents. of life at Bcewdoin, and spoke of the great influence that had been exercised by the sons of that institution. He spoke of the improvements being made at Bowdoin Co!- lege, especially of the new library build- ing that is soon to be erected there, and re- ferred to 4 letter from the president of the institution which indicated its very pros- perous condition. Z “Go where you will,” said Mr. Alexander, “from Maine to the Goldém Gate, and when you find a man who is a graduate of Bow- dein you will find a stalwart in patriotism and a stalwart in everything. It is an honor to be-a graduate of Bowdoin, and I believe it will always be.an honor,. for the sons of that institution = 1 maintain the righ standard of the past. Toastmaster Cotton presented Represen- tative Stevens of the clagg of ’81. “I think the gceastmaster appreciates the situation in which kam -placed,” said Mr. Stevers. “I am grateful; to’ him, for I think I ought to have opportunity to talk in the presence of our Speaker some- where; but I rather fear take advantage of 3 to speak here to e the whole session.”, (Laughter.) Mr. Stevens s: ‘of the large number of Bowdoin graduates In the northwestern as- sociation of Minnesdta, and said the re- unions held in that state were attended by thirty or forty members annually. He said Maine boys are making reputations all through the western states; that they are at the head of large business enterprises and doing splendid work in the Sehools and colleges. At the hi ot the educational system of Minnesotg, he said,was to ba found a Maine x i “I did not come Here to make a speech, for I hoped to in the House. i regret that my annot go in the Congressional Recerd, #0 that I might get an opportunity tos re-tlect myself,” con- cluded Mr. Stevens. “If it were put im the Record,” interposed Mr. Reed, “nobody would ever know that you had made it’* = = e The jraduate. William Frye 1 grandson of Sen- fife ‘of forty years eee es tion. = SSS boO6466566666565 a $06 6444 +A AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LALA PP PPP LP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP APP Kee een ase Seas =, CEECE SESS HS es VETTE ESSE ST PES SSS sepa eeetoos Mid-winter Ciearing Sale. You to Buy. , We'll offer you such tempting prices that you will not be able to resist assisting us to reduce our stock. earnest about wanting to reduce it, and have put prices down to h the lowest level that was ever heard of. We let you arrange your own terms of payment. the chance to grasp. CASH or CREDIT. | CASH or CREDIT. Chamber Suite. Sclid oak, bevel plate mirror, serpentine tops, 4-drawer dresser, English $17.50 cominede. A regular $3y suite. Chamber Suite. Solid oak, shaped bevel French plate mir- ror, §¥ 4-drawer case; stands 7 feet high; finished. “This s worth $69... carved and beautifully uite is easily $40.00 Parlor Suite. Full overstuffed, 5 pieces, tapestry cover and fringed ro) the, floor. A_ high-grade 75 ite — on! 12 in the io areal cn aoe $50. Parlor Suite. New desig aa beeey: ey 5 vice. covered in American Damask. A suite you will pay $25 for in any othe fae be aye. 914.00 We have a large line of medium and high- grade suites up to $300, If you need a Parlor Suite you can't fail to find what you want bere, and at a price that will not be hard on your pocket book. Sideboard Solid oak—46 inc carved, highly tani $17.00 Sideboard. Solid oak—42 Inches wide, 18 inches 6 feet 7 inches high; and a regular beauty. double what we ask for it Plate-glass mi rth 7.00 Dining Chair. Solid oak—164-inch cane seat, embossed back; turned spindles and legs. A regular $1.25 Chair... Odd Dressers. To go with Iron Beds—solid oak, antique finish, bevel plate mirror and 3- 7 5G) drawer case. Regular $12 value. Parlor Table. Others have tried. but have never equaled the value we give you fa this 16- inch Table. Regular 7c. value. Ic. Hair Mattresses. Full size and full weight, diamond tufted and made up in firs! s tick- SS OO ing—and in excellent shape. 21%4-inch 75c. wide, 21 inches deep, ; Shaped mirror fr: . CASH or CREDIT. Liberal Furnishers. Mid-winter Ciearing Sale. We'll Compel Credit, if you wish, too. We are in thorough | Truly, this is a CASH or CREDIT. z Carpets. Bs This department fs complete in detail, Al the new designs and ¢ one a sclusive) are shown Spection of <1 Mine you will find py Doth In quality and pr ARPETS BOt All-wool Special... Good quality Bi Special Good jal in this department, which is—with « exception—the largest in this city. Chiffoniers. We will sell just 50—and 50 Oak 5-drawer Chiffeniers at the pr These are not the trash usually of low price, but a strictly b fonier, with patent dr: and made ir fi st-class st Seventh and I Sts. N.W. other ways. He said a pleasant feature of college life now was the close relations ex- isting between faculty and students. Dr. Woodbury Pulsifer made a pleasant address, in which he said the assemblage there showed that the dreams of power and position which accompany college days are not always unfulfilled. He said many of those about the table had not dreamed in vain. Spenker Reed's Reminiscences. Mr, Reed then spoke briefly. He said he was glad to see that Representatives Alexander and Stevens always had a chance to speak at the alumni meetings, although he discovered that they com- plained they did not have that privilege in the House. He was surprised that they wanted their rerrarks in the Record, where they would never be seen. Speaking of remembrances of Bowdoin, said they were to him laden with much sadness. “If any one had told me when I was at Bowdvin,” he said, “that I would ever run for Congress or that I should ever be elected if I did run for that or any other political office, I should never have believed it.” Mr. Reed said as he looked back upon his college days it was not the bright fellows who had prospered, who had the largest place in his heart, but that place was given to some of the “scapegraces.”’ He said he was glad to learn that today there is pleasant intercourse between the faculty and students. There was no such association in his days, when the pro- fessors were regarded as the natural ene- mies of the boys, though he made the pres- ident of the college an exception to this rule, and to him he paid a high compli- ment. Prof. Chickering recalled many pranks of the boys during his college days, and he hoped so long as there were two sons of Bowdoin in Washington they would meet annually about the banquet board and recall the days gone by. Senator Frye made feeling references to Elijah Kellogg and to the great work he had done for Bowdoin College. Monument to Longfellow. Rev. Dr. Sewell spoke of his college days and, making reference to the move- ment for the erection of a monument to Longfellow, spoke of the monument to the poet at Portland. He said he had noticed a tendency in Washington to ereet statues of military men only. Wherever you go, he said, there is a statue of a man on horseback. They all look a good deal alike. He thought there were men in other walks of life who should be hon- ored in this way, and he was glad to see the moyement for a monument to Long- feHow as a step in a new direction. He said he hoped the statue to the poet would be worthy of the man and that it would be erected in a suitable place. He said Longfellow had been so intimately asso- ciated with Harvard that his connection with Bowdoin was apt to be overlooked. Toastmaster Cotton also referred to the movement for a statue of Longfellow. He said the eight hundred people in the Dis- trict of Columbia who were born in Maine should be able to carry the project to a successful issue. Horace Jordan spoke briefly and Gen. Ellis Spear gave an entertaining address. He Most Widely Known. Chief Justice Fuller made some further references to the movement for a statue of Longfellow, and he seid he was satisfied that it would result successfully. He said it was not intended that Longfellow should represent either Bowdoin College or the state of Maine, but that he had been se- derstand! of reasons for Mr. Lonst ‘S tion as the object of this ora ® corr a lold some stories of college at on Saeete's ity of: that Forecasting Speaker Reed’s Future. HS | ing's speeches by referring to the presence abe bees b5S55S55 5555054545444 444 44 AAA AMAARANAANAARARA SAS SSEBESES ESSERE SEES. SEyETeEyey ARS BARBRA ST See at the alumni dinner of three men who stand so prominently in the official life of Washington, the chief justice of the Su- preme Court of the United States, the president pro tem. of the United States Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and said he believed that at some time, as he glanced toward Speaker Reed, the alumni would be honcred by hay- ing one of its members chcsen to be chief executive of the nation. The evening's enterizinment concluded with the singing of college songs, led Ly W. F. White, the pig banque: hall resound- ing with the volume of sound as al joined in the chorus: It’s a way we have at Old Bowdoin, It’s a way we have at Old Bowdoin, It'ga way we have at Old Bowdoin To drive dull care away. ——__ Russia’s Contract for Armor. It is reported here that the Russian gov- ernment hgs made a contract with the Carnegie Steel Co. for Harveyized armor for two battle ships now under construc- Uon, at the rate of $300 per ton. The con- tract price is $200 more than this govern- ment may pay for armor for its hattle ships under existing law, and $23. per ton less than the same company received from Russia under a previous contract for armor. The award is regarded as a tri- umph for the American company, inasmuch as it went into competition with the fol- lowing firms: Vickers’ Sons & Co., English; John Brown & Co., English; St. Chamond, French; Lecreusot, French; Chatill French; Marrell Freres, French; Krupp, German; Dillinghen, German, and the Bethlehem Iron Company, American bid- ers. eas Mr. Allen’s Bankruptcy Bill. A bankruptcy bill was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr. Allen. It differs from the bill already passed by the Sen- ate in many details of administration. It provides only for voluntary bankruptcy. ERMAN RESTRICTIONS, The Res ition Passed by the House of Representatives, The resolution inquiring into the recent restrictions of the German government on American products passed by the House yesterday was changed in several import- ant particulars by the foreign affairs com- mittee before being reported. As intro- duced the resolution referred to “attempted adulteration of” German wines for export to the United States. The committee struck out the qualified word “attempted.” Instead of inquiring into. “the discrimina- tion” against American’ beef, fruit and horses, the committee substituted the more sweeping “any discrimination,” while the following clause “in violation ‘of our com- mercial trade treaties or otherwise,” is en- urely omitted. UNITING THE SILVER FORCES. rst Attempt to Be Made With Min- esota Populists, Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the populist national committee, and ex-Senator Dubois have left for Minneapolis to attend the meeting of the Minnesota popuiists to be held there tomorrow. The purpose of their attendance is to try to induce the meeting to pronounce in favor of unity of action by all the silver forces in the ele tions of the future regardless of the politi- cal affiliaticns of candidates. This is a part of the general movement which has been inaugurated here by the democrats, populists and silver republicans looking to a unification of forces, and much interest is felt in the success of the m! | Messrs. Butler and Dubois. Repre j ti e Hartman has also gone to Minneapo- | lis on the same mission. “Get it at Mertz’s.” EV R was supply your wardrobe than ~ now—today— for a pair of made- a better time to 50 $2 :: and to-order Trousers— for a made-to-order Suit— are surely low enough prices for any man’s purse —tailoring exclusively. Mertz and Mertz, “New Era” Tailors, 906 F Street N. W