Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1898, Page 8

| W. B. MOSES & SONS. w.B. MOSES & SONS. © -W. B. MOSES & SONS. Furniture Clearance------Carpet Clearance Two Great Events Whose.Offers Are Giving a Half- . Filled Purse Almost the Regular Buying Power of a Full One. & W. B. MOSES & SONS. | W. B. MOSES & SONS. ~ : $ THE FURNITURE SIDE OF THE STORY week of our February Furniture Clearance Sale Monday. sale is decided now. ths news broadcast. 4 = : : : ginning of the sale. z 2 Sideboards. Parlor Suites. a & Worth. prive. Oak. + $0. $18.00 Flemish Oak. Extension Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Oak, Dining Chairs. Worth. $4.75 Daa eee ee ee ee eee ee sh he ee eee AE RE Eee hE EE he eee Ee Eee Ee ee ee eae $89.00 $119.00 $47.50 | Sale | price. Worth. Arm Chair, gold fram damask... . overstuffed, $45.00 $27.00 | Sofa, overstuffed. damusk. $45.00 | Side” Chair, ove damask. toe 25.00 Sofa. English style, stuffed. damask. + $55.00 35.00 j Sofa, overstuffed, damask. $80.00 4 | ersiuffed.damask 2 | ufted, damask. $75.00 $3 ffed, damask. $33.00 §: Worth. yle : Onk puke 8 Ft with oval French Mat dam- a ask. . - $17.00 $9.00 Maho; Side "Chair," overstuffed, Oak demask.. wees - $15.00 $9.90 Oak Side Chair, mah : One 0 laid. $19.50 Mahogany Side Chair, mahogi aes BEA 38 jn amare es a Mahogany i Side Chair, mahoge face att $17.50 | $1.75 25 $20.09 | 550 ord $14.00 “00 o 2 $4.00 50, | tapestry......... =, $35.00 $25.00 $5.00 914 Divan, double seat and 2 $4.00 90 pillows ci aicic 18. B10 | 3505 fae Settee, Colonial style”. $24.00 - $16.50 $6.00 Window Seat, Colonial $8.00 75 strle, mahogany....... $23.00 $15.00 3 Sofa. Colonial style, ma- | oe hoga : $35.00. $24.50 Z | eS sche tea ae Sloe | | Chamber Suites. ‘Worth. + $14.00 $20.00 $22.00 Oak, 3 pi Mahogany k, 3 pl ces. S. Oak, 3 piec Mahogany, Oak, 3 pieces... Curly Birch, 3 pieces. .-: Oak, 3 pieces. | Odd Dressers. MOSES & ==We:- start on this second The fate of the Success has put her seal cf approval on the event. ===--The mouth-to-mouth telling of the-thousands here last week has spread These lists of prices will not be ‘‘dry bones,” but interest= ing reading, now that the goods they represent have been seen and admired. ====Lots of duplicate stock was closed out last week--just carloads of it-- but the variety hasn’t been hurt a bit--just as choice a choice now as at the be- Chiffoniers. Mahogany-finish Oak..... Oak: Mahogany-finish, mirror... Oak, with mirror. Mahogany-finish. Oak... with “mir Enameled, with mir Bird's-eye Maple, Wardrobes. 1 door. Ash, 2 doors, ik, double. 2 doors. one door. 2 doors: Oak, “double. Mahogany finish. 3 Oa) : Oak, French beveled mirror front... < Oak, finely finished Tables. Worth. SONS, —THE CARPET SIDE OF THE STORY.—According to our custom a big fall and winter trade results in a climax like this. All drop patterns take their adeaux now at less than what they cost. All other goods go at the lowest prices that are or ever can be quoted on them. —The stock as you know hasn't a peer in the country—in size—variety or choiceness. It comprises every make of Carpets known. —Carpet prices are going to be higher. Every manufacturer is advancing his Our new stock will cost nicre than we're selling the same —AIll purchases must be for cash. as Wilton Carpets—the finest oods made in the country. egularly sell for $3 yard. For. Axminster Carpets—the larg- est stock of these goods shown by any one house. Kind that sells for $2.00. For... $1-65 Wilton Carpets,$1-174 | 51-15 Velvet Carpets = 89¢- | $1-00 Smith Ploquette - 85¢- | $1-35 Body Brussels = 95¢- W. B. MOSES & SONS. ’. B. MOSES & SONS. Axminster Carpet of *1.50 *1.25 price. Sap ee ee quality—in good patterns, looks VZ, Cc. $1.25 kind. For... =O2 2 Our Sanonnerie Axminsters 90°-Tapestry Brussels,75°¢ 85°Tapestry Brussels 624° good qualities to you for today. splendid on the floor. are considered among the best § $125 Body Brussels - 874*- | 75°Tapestry Brussels 524¢ Smyrna Rugs. Single Deor Mats. 2t by 42-in.. 28 by 54-In Japanese Rugs. 38 by 72-In 9 by 12-ft Keystone Rugs. Ep EB Fess ssocos sess soos $12.59 Rusge Rugs Moquette Rugs. | 18 by 36-0 27 by 64-1 White ly damaged... Cottage Carpets. yds. Stripe Cottage Special. s $1.20 $10.00 | 300 ; Costs Toc. yd. Storage, 22d & M. LOO NLL LEE LPEEEELLLLLAEPEEPEEPPLLPLPLEPEPSPESEPESALLIEPSESEIS ITSP ES ESS % ge eee ae n.| Mattings 3i5 Ci Hes l- a ity Ingrain, “Special, = 224c. yd. ° 300 yds. our celebrated Alleppo Ingraip. 37te. yd. ards White Matting at ge. per yd. e vards Fancy o English Felt Art Rugs.) clits ge. per yd yards tra Fane Ph ee ee cee Chinese Matting at Isc. per yd 3, XB yds + $6.50 PS 1.000 Ex- 2) 3x: ds... 1 $10.00 $6.00 tra Henry Jointleas = fancy china | Mat= : 4 ting at . 173¢. per y f Kensington Art scale sacks’ ine Warp J panese Squares. Stuer a"? a7ie. per yd. 4 . 1.500 yards = In- ° The best all-wool quality, last fall's it. ~ - terns, will go in this stile at less) thay apg peed Le Os Matting, intald pat. The patterns are oll choice, and the va be 2oc. per yd riety complete in all sizes. 2% Regularly. : 25c. per yd. 25c. each. 100 Japanese \ ting Tass g 40c. each. 200 Mat- Foal prea eo 50c. each. 1ith. | ERE EEE EE EE EEE EEE Ee PE EEE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE PEEP tailoring exci EEE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE LEED EEE EE EEE EEE PEE EEE PTE EE EET “Get It at Mertz’s.” No more after today—henee, don't fail to get in your order. “cleaning-up” sale of $7.00 Fancy Cheviot Suits = der Trousers reaches a final ending tonfght—still some grand bargains leit if youll come down quickly— ively. Mertz & Mertz, - “New Era”’ Tai 906 F Street N.W. + EEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEE EE ELE ED Our great to-order to-or- rs, LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EE EEE Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific Cures Drunkenness. It can be given WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATIENT in coffe, tea or articles of food; will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient is a moderate dripker or an slevbolle wreck. Book of parti fr 4 of F. S. WILLIAMS & CO., wee EDMUNDS & WILLIAMS, GOLDEN SPECIFIC, AND ACTION make is a household word all over 50 years It has adver- its. is now advertised to ‘The gen- xert & Sons. Grand Marshal's Plans. nd Marshal Alexander Hawkins of ‘mancipation Celebration and Histori- cal Association, with his staff officers and als ton’s Hall last night to make the preliminary arrange- ments for celebrating Emancipation day, April 16. It was decided to have a military and civic parade. Robert Burnett was chosen chief marshal of the East and South Wash- ington divisions and W. B. Simms marshal of the Hillsdale division. Grand Marshal Hawkins stated that he had established headquarters in Winston's Hall where 911 districts should send delegates to a meet- ing Saturday, Maren 5. “T can highly recommend Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for croup. T have ased it for several years and find it the best remedy ever tried. Mrs. HAN- N&H MORRISON, Burlington, W. Va.” For the Woman's Clinte. The concert and tea for the benefit of The Woman's Clinic at the residence of Mrs. Reeside, 1239 Vermont avenue, next ‘Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, promises to be one of the most interesting events of the Lenten season. There is to be a novel program, consisting of music and other attractions. Among the soloists will be Mrs. Adele Croisette Oxley, Miss Levers and Prof. Mulle. The following well-known ladies will act 4s patronesses: Mrs. Ro- mero, Miss, Wilsen, Mrs. John W. Mitchell, Mrs. Roger Q. Mills, Mrs. Julius C. Bur- tows, Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna, Mrs. John C. Spooner, Mrs. Alfred C. Harmer, Mrs. Babcock, Mrs. Reeside, Mrs. “ifford Howard, Mrs. Olive Logan, Mrs. Emily L. Sherwood, Mrs. Macknight Moses, Dr. Ida Heiberger. Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Mrs. W. E. Burleigh, Mrs. Mary F. Case end Miss Minnie Heiberger. sapsev Sasa Additional Policemen Appointed. The appointment of additional privates on the police force have been made by the District Commissioners, as follows: Henson Stewart, at the Washington Brick Com- pany; W. H. Byers at the Amidon School; Frank H. Fowler, with the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Com- pany; Philip J. McHenry, at Mount Olivet cemetery, and John Trader, at the Pacific | building. >— Favorable Action Recommended. In a report to Chairman Baboock of the House District committee the District Com- missioners today recommended. favorable action on House bill 8064, to amend the crimipal laws of the District, EEEEEEPELE EEE REELED ELE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE D LOOKING UP PRECEDENTS Cases Where Money Has Been Paid as In- demnity, Principle Repeatedly Recognized by This Country—Reprisal and Non- Intercourse Also Employed. Some of the officials of the administration have been looking up the subject of indem- nities, so as to lay the foundation of a case, in the event it should be decided to resort to that method of settlement in the case of the Maine disaster. Tre principle of money indemnity for the Killing of toreigners has been recognized in s2veral recent cases in the United States. One of tnese was the killing of Italians at New Orleans by a mob. In that case, while the United States did not admit the respon- fibility of the federal government for the act of a mob, yet indemnity was paid out of the federal treasury as a matter of in- ternational comity and equity. Similar ac- ton was taken im indemnifying China for her subjects killed at Rock Springs. In the case of the Virginius, a large money in- demnity was paid. Demands by the United States are now pending against Turkey for the Armenian outrages. ‘There are many individual claims against Spain, including the Ruiz case, and that of Dr. Deigado, now pending. There are a large number of precedents which will aid the authorities in shaping their action in this direction when the facts are fully established. The case of the Water Witch is consid- cied to be the most analagous to that of the Maine. The Water Witch was a United States ship engaged in 1855 in surveying the entrance to one of the rivers of Para- guay. Without warning and by orders of President Lopez of Paraguay, a force of troops opened fire on the Water Witch, billing the man at the helm and wounding others. The President reported the facts to Congress, and Congress authorized him to “use such force as 1s necessary to seceure ample reparation. Accordingly an armed fleet was hastily assembled on a scale which was regarded as remarkable for those days. Accompanying this outfit were civilian pien- Spotentiaries prepared to make the demands of this government. President Lopez's government was awed into complete sub- jection. The American commissioners and naval officers were received with much honor, and every reparation within the power of the republic was given. This in- cluded abject apology, a sweeping disavow- al, and $10,000 for the sufferers from the outrage. The case of the firing on the United States ship Chesapeake by the British ship Leopard is another case. The commander ef the Leopard demanded that British de- serters, sald to be in the hold of the Chesa- peake, be surrendered. The American com- mander refused, whereupon the Leopard first fired a shot across the bow of the Chesapeake, and followed this with two broadsides. The American commander was wounded, three sailors were killed and many were wounded. Being unprepared, the American commander hauled down his colors and surrendered. President Madison issued a proclamation, excluding from American ports all British war ships and caused protests and demands to be presented at London. The British au- thorities disavowed the action, recalled the admiral under whom the outrage had been perpetrated, and, without request, tendered indemnity sufficient to support the wives and families of all those who had been killed and wounded. excessive port by the king of the Mosquito country, then under a ish protectorate, called on the British war ship Express to sustain his demands, and the Express promptly sent a broadside into the Prometheus. There were no persons killed, but the United States made a prompt demand for reparation. The British government gave this in the fullest manner and without question, dis- avowing the act and condemning the ofticer of the Express. Displays of force were resorted to by the United States in 1 against Japan, and in 1858 against Java. In the case of Japan American sailors had been severely handled in Japanese ports, and the native courts failed to give adequate redress. A naval expedition was sent to Japanese waters, and this had the effect of securing the full- est apology and also an agreement by which every protection wes guaranteed to Amer- ican citizens and property in Japan. In the case of Java the Secretary of the Navy sent a large naval force to the waters of Java to demand that the native trial courts thould give the fullest protection to Amer- icans. The expedition was successful in its Purpose, and all the assurances desired were given. In 1815 seven Americans were killed and about sixty were wounded while they were being detained in the British prison at Dartmoor. This was brought on by a clam- or for rations, which was resisted by the prison guard. The United States demanded explanation and suitable reparation, and the British government complied by an in- demnity for the support of the families of those killed and wounded. There are quite a number of recent cases, the latest being that of the German occupa- tion of Kfwo Chau for the outrages com- mitted by Chinese on German missionaries. In that case the German government ac- quired as indemnity a large portion of Chi- nese territory, as well as one of the most strategic ports of China. President Buchanan adopted the proced- ure of reprisal in 1859. This is a measure just short of war. Mexico was charged at that time with assenting to spoliation along the United States border. President Buchanan asked Congress for authority to send a military force to secure indemnity, as diplomatic negotiations had failed to bring redress from Mexico. This course ‘was adopted by Congress, and the prepara- tions for the military reprisal soon brought about a satisfactory adjustment. Non-intercourse with Great Britain was one of the measures adopted in 1809, by what is known as the non-intercourse act, as a means of stopping associations which up to that time had involved many com- plications and harassments. Embargoes have also been resorted to.as a measure of offense against foreign nations short of war, the purpose being to prevent the ship- ed of supplies meeded by an offending nation. @ —————or—____ WORK OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY. Divers Trying to Get Out Bodies in Forward Hatch. A late dispatch fi Havana last even- ing says: The court of inquiry sat longer today than usual. - 7 The six divers were ¢xamined more in de- tail than ever before. At the afternoon segsion a civilian was examined, whose testimony is said to be of some importance. The.name of the witness is withheld, and, as,usual, all particulars of his evidence. The Mangrove, it is now believed, will surely leave for Key West tomorrow even- ing, arriving there Sunday rorning. This program may be changed at the last mo- ment, but it doeg not seem likely. : After the bay bh perted the Fern will the only United es veseel here, Oaateee Commander Wainwright and the oe) divers under his charge will stay ‘ern. ire arene of the Maine is sinking, slowly but surely. Before the hull could be raised the guns and deck debris of all kinds must. be taken out. This takes time, and, lack- r ing prope! ‘y has been done yet. from the and cabin effects, the salvage thus fer Boon piesaly, sma . *) @ ‘today tl paymaster’s safe, with $2,500 end his was taken the wreck. Beyond t no statement is made as to the value and nature of the contents, Lut a large quantity of water ran out when the safe was raised above the surface. The complaint is still made that the elec- tric lamps are of little use to the divers, as the light is faint and uncertain, and to hold them takes one of the diver’s hands. They have proved of little value in the present investigation. So far a8 reports made public go, the workmen on the tug Right Arm, with the assistance of the naval divers, are laboring hard to recover the bodies under the hatch. Shoring with timbers was necessary, and the divers had to wait for the lumber to- day. It te hoped that the bodies will be taken out tomorrow. The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII has been towed to a buoy further within the harbor to make room for the cruiser Vizcaya, which is expected here tomorrow or the rext day. Consul General Lee says he has received no news of importance from the State De- partment today, nor been notified to expect the arrival of any one of prominence. It is believed here that if any American of na- tional reputation comes to Havana now it will be to study the situation for himself, and not as an official commissioner. At 6 p.m., when this dispatch is sent, Holzer is still sleeping under the influence of an opiate. He is no worse than he was this morning, but is very low. Including him, there are six wounded left here. All the others are reascnably-certain of recovery. Some difficulty will arise in removing them to the United Stxtes, for all have been exposed to contagious fevers, and the quarantine laws forbid their being taken di- rect to Key West. These regulations were disregarded in the case of the first lot tak- en there on the Olivette the day after the explosion, but only becavse of the, extreme exigencies of the case. eS ee COMMITS ICIDE. Prominent Young Attorney Takes His Own Life. John C. Dermody, a member of the Dis- trict bar, and a young man who was prom- frent in social and political circles, com- mitted suicide by shooting himself through the heart about 6 o’clock yesterday after- roon at his home, No. 455 Florida avenue northwest. Despondercy following his wife's illness is said to have caused him to take his life. He was in e prosperous finan- cial condition, and outside of worry over his wife's health, which is thought to have brought on temporary derangement, there was absolutely no reason for the rash act. Mr. Dermody hed an office at No. 612 F sireet northwest, and confined his practice almost exclusively to business before the Court of Claims. During recent days his wife's illness preyed up?n his mind, amd he talked of nothing else. Relatives an? friends noticed a decided change in his con- dition, and some of them became alarmed about ‘his health, and he was advised to take hoe to bi presi end this move prepar rr. WFeaendest he cera home from his of- fice late in the afternoon, and was seen volver was kept. eaten his dinner. in an upper room of thi heard the report of a pistol tered and Dr: Henderson wes called, but when he arrived he found that life aa 3 4 Hecht’s extraordinary selling. Two one-day suitsales. ae $ Ladies’ tailor-made suits. $ The immense response to our one-day ladies’ suit offering at $7.98, and the continual in Fs quiry all the week as to the next sale, prompts us to make two special offerings for Monday: The first at $7-98- ‘The suit buyer went into the market during the past week, and for the same money he se- cured a better suit than these which we sold last Mondey at $7.08. It is this lot whi e on sale Monday n erning isting of brown, grecn, black and Nue cheviot « ments—made in the most stylish effects—with 21-nch silk-lined reefer jackets and full fan skir Every one of these suits is worth $15, and what's left after Monday will be marked $15, and they" be wonderfully cheap at that price. par- The second at $13-50- ‘The second offering Is the most remazkable of all, and consists of several hundred black cheviot serge tailor-made suits, with skirts and jackets lined throughout with black taffeta ail These are the suits which were marked $25—and sold dozens already this sen- son at that price. The extreme stylishness and exclusiveness of these suits will strike you at once, for they were made by the best ladies’ men-tailors of the country. More percale wrappers at 59°- The second lot of those handsome percale wrappers bave arrived, and go on sale at 59e., though we had about decided to make them much more—mmch nearer their worth. You must take into consideration that they have ¢ waist lining—that they are trimmed most exquisitely with braid—that their skirts are full width—that they're as perfectly made and fit as perfectly us any wrapper can be made. And you must consider that if you go else- where you'll find them selling for as much as $1.25. Don’t put off coming for them, for wrap- pers such &s these are seldom sold under price. 4 We won't ask you a penny extra for “‘charging’’ what you buy. you, take advantage of it. You may arrange to pay as you wish If it's convenient fer Hecht & Company, 515 7th St. Pi eee a a ee i os ee eee ee eee a he eee ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee SYNDICATE FORMED. READY TO MARCH. triotic Utterances of Ancient Order of Hibernians. There was a largely attended meeting last night of the District board of the An- cient Order of Hibernians, which is the cen- tral governing body, representing an aggre- gate membership of 1,100. A preamble and resolutions were adopted setting forth that as “a great calamity has befallen the American people by the loss of the United States battle ship Maine, and hundreds of lives of our citizens, in the har- bor of Havana, the DfStrict Board of the Company of Capitalists Absorbs the img Industries. Washington men owning interests in fish- ing industries along the coast have just made a conveyance to a syndicate, which has bought up and combined most of the steam fishing vessels and the factories from Maine to the Chesapeake bay into one big company. The chief business to be engaged in will be to extract and maau- facture oils. It is stated that the capital is furnished by English capitalists. ‘The conveyances executed here have been sent to New York to be placed on record. About thirty private concerns have becn purchased, which have been consolidated with the larger concerns. The fleet engaged in catching the fish for these factories rep- resents no investment. The state- ment ig made —_— ie roms the °1 on a much more Sxtonsive scale, ané. will. modernize the factories. The interests held here were said considerable. to be quite a and support of the Ancient Order of Hi- —_—>— bernians of the District of Columbia to the Rev. Tyler to Speak. a ~ Eg ng Rev. B. B. Tyler, D.D., of New York, one | warch° forth. at call, in ‘defense of "our of the new vice presidents of the American | country and our flag.”