Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1898, Page 9

i) THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1898-14 PAGES. é | seveaenee g| MUST SEE CONTRACTS [$72 At the Palais Royal Tomorrow. $6 PENING” prices in the Millinery Department reduce the cost of to or- der Hats, so that stylish effects are possible from $3.50 to $5. The $20 to $40 Imported Hats can be duplicated for as little as $8 to $15. made a day for you to buy as well | President Bryan’ sone Not Con- sidered tisfactory, : RESUMPTION OF TELEPHONE HEARING PENING” days are as instructive to us as to We have been congratulated on having the in- 66 you. Soaboedoodeoensoazondongeedegeeroacengoazenzeegegoateagendy sestostostostostestostenteste tenttedtodiostosaodeotioee Quoted Statistics Claimed to Be telligently selected stocks of Mil- Misleading. linery, Costumes and Fabrics for making them. The absence of the . % QUESTION TQ PROFITS Tf crowds at the opening forecast success it is assured to the Millinery Department and the Ladies’ Suit and Wrap Department—for the second floor couldn't hold more people than are thronging it today. Tomorrow is to be nonsensical at high prices and the trashy at low seems to b¢ a source President Bryan of the Chesapeake and Pctemac ‘Telephone-Compary resumed his remarks at today’s Session of the House appropriations subccmmittee holding tke inquiry into local telephone rates. Referring to some of the statements by ecunsel for the citizens at previous hear- ings, Mr. Bryan claimed that in many cases the figures given were misieadsng, and he held that they: should not go into the permanent record withcut explanation. Mr. Bryan controverted the estimate ot the profits which the London Telephone Company was said to have made, and which were cited as @n indication of the profit in the telephone business. Mr. | $> . Lisner Building..........G and 1th Sts. Coming, as you have, fresh from the scenes of others’ efforts, your comments and com- mendations are significant. They confirm our hopes. We thought we had interpreted your tastes and fancies aright. Now we have the positive spoken proof. ‘ as look. enge ° Millinery “Specials.” es (For tomorrow only.) 75C_ instead of $1 each for choice of 100 dozen best Untrimmed Straw Hats. Every correct shape and shade is here for ladies’ and children’s spring wear. 19¢ of great satisfaction. Suit Department. (Por tomorrow only.) $ for choice of the new $10 Cloth Suits. Fly front and blouse effects. Plain and_ braided. Black and colors. Styles to suit all figures. $4.98 t Chote Satts, mate | $3 Sq for’ Black silk and to retail at $15. A | Satin Waists, made to | | The new comer—the Millinery—is lacking in all the crudenesses you look for in first sea- sons. We told you there was experience in command. And when after the preliminaries are over—and we settle down to business—the more it'll impress itself upon you. We are going to do two things—show the best Millinery that is to be seen in W ning- ton—and sell it at prices that are without the extra assessments usually claimed for exclusive- ness. Lunch for choice benches of 25¢ QZBe BF for choice of 10,000 yards 25e to 38 Ribbons, in every correct style and color. of 1 FI Tomorrow—Friday—and Saturday are also “Opening Days”—and you can’t wear your great reduction in price because | Tetail at $4.98 and $5.50. Some --welcome out. ' with blouse, others with tucked Lestostontetostentottontontoctostontostontoste dec Se a a A as ss a ae a pe Tautital | QS yard for Double-width j; % syle that ts not to be front. All with yoke back and # {Bryan safd that the"showing made in the bunehes in shades to match our Cyatine Net, in forty-four | tinued in steck. The maker has | jynndered nen collar. Sister. acceunts of the Lghdon company was = = hats, ribbons and nets. different shades. failed ond left us no alternative. | bargains to the suits. through a system 0% financiering which = if 3 51 = = = z % . would not be toiersted in this country. al S an om = And special prices tomorrow for Trimming, so New Silk Petticoats at introductory prices to- Mr. Bryan said theré was a vast differ- S 9 = that you can secure a made-to-order Hat that not morrow :—$4.69 for the $5 Taffeta Silk beauties, | ence between Pe Sapa RH Sumeeae ‘ ° 99 : only saves you in cost, but assures the style and in glace colors and fancy stripes. $6.66 for the See erat {keclaee eee cee **Saks’ Corner. colors best adapted to your contour, complexion, $7.50 Petticoats, and $7.89 for the $8.98 “spe- much in excess, he said. He referred to ng eyes, ete. the Detroit telephone system, which the eae counsel for the citizens at a previous hear- ing liad cited as a model of what might be done in the direction of cheap service. He said, reading from an electrical publication, that the competing company had publicly estimated its assets at $1,052,415, while in a sworn statement to the auditor general of the state the assets were set down at $03,008. He said this was an indication of unstability of the concern, “You mean to show that the stock is wa- tered?” asked Mr. Pitney. cials” equal to most retailed at $10. gee, See econo entetentece ee ede endeteotete tethered ate neteceadetoceedetedeeeheateedtele edectecteatecedfeateteectetecteededetectee ‘PRICES CUT oie Silks for Waists and Cloths for Suits. HE “Opening” is demonstrating that the Palais Royal is headquarters for the fabrics that are neither too cheap or too expensive. This great second floor dress goods department spans the gulf be- tween the prevailing extremes. Such is the verdict of public opinion, which none can gainsay. $1 Tailor Suitings. ~ The Bargain Spots. Counted the various different designs and col- $1 Suitings we can distribtite at 75¢ a yard. ors this morning—283 is the total. A leading And various lots worth 68¢ and 75¢ at only 50c a Yes.’ “Then,” rejoined Mr, Pitney, ‘your state- ment is in the direction of indicating that the company is able to pay dividends, even at low rates on watered stock.” Mr. Pitney said the journal quoted was 2 wtteuttetes Sah kek Bet bet Bek bet beh ek a ek _ mete uid er ; CEE pore ° - publication in the interest of the Bell Tele- modiste said: “The best variety in Washington. yard, phone Company. Mr. Bryan said he did not know that—the All colors. In Black. At 75c. At 5oc. journal sometimes rapped the Bell company mM 5 SSinch Mobate aa te Stinch Covert Cloth 7 49-inch Covert Cloths, NE ek i 48-{nch Mobair znd’ Wool Cro- inch Covert Cloths anv -inch Covert Cloths. ai 5 Snorer aes : a Whipeerds, 48-inch Fancy 40-inch Iuminated Whipcords. The Stock Not Watered. i \ } ‘-inch Scotch Cheviots. Pains ae aes sabes. aan Ci Ee Mr. Bryan said he desired to correct an J 0 o a h B ere Novelties. Some 8 a « Fancles are -inel heck Suitings. * R Some Cetera indescribably. ‘attractive. — All 40-inch English Stripes. impression which the record of the last ss ‘h Drap d° specially made and adapted for 40-ineh Scotch Cheviots, hearing gave. He was made to say that as h Jacqnary iting tailor-made sults. The new art 40-inch Silk-finish Henrietta. there was some water in the stock of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com- pany. “Y did not mean to make such a state- ment,” said Mr. Bryan— “I do not believe m8. inch Mohair Brilliantines. inch Sicilian Cloths. $1 and $1.25 Silks. shades of greens, blues, tans and 40-inch Stik and Wool Fancies. browns are represented. 54 50+ 40-inch Black Fabrics. ILOIUN IPOIRIK, 6fe. Ib. sregbegentoagendbateegends destectergeet Bargain Silks. $ eee ee aes 5-lb. Loin Roasts of Pork for 33c. 5-lb. Roasts of Beef for 35c. Small z * : ; F Was undoubtedly in excess of the cash ex- Roasts Loin of Pork at 7!4c. Ib. Pork Loins, cut to chops, for 7i4c. Ib. 7-Ib 2 Headquarters, ‘tis often said, for the ultra- The lots come and go so quickly that daily a penditures for the plant<and property, but s eC = 9 3 9 ROE 2 BD. . % fashionable Shirt Waist Silks. The block patterns visit is profitable. Just now the “bargains” at ¢| that there were other elements which went | ¢ pieces Boiling Beef for 30c. Best Sirloin Steak for 15Sc. Ib. 3 in beautiful shades of cerise, turquoise and all the 59c a yard contain many made to retail at 75 good will, right of way, ¢tc.” Z % new colors. Some already scarce elsewhere. cents. Hurry for them. Fat erento neo eee (0) aSSES G ru : : phone Company therstofare demanded, 9 ° 9 ° = The New Crepons. The New Linings. Dress Findings. ioroblain the oneant ose oe Good baking Molasses for making ginger cakes at 8c: quart; gallon for the contract, as thevexhjbition of the con- tracts wouid disclose to‘the world the busi- ness of the two companies. Not 2 Ggpd Excuse. of $2 yard here for the 45- pens “in latest shades of jues, new greens. L4¢ x2"4 for Byard pieces + veteen Skirt Binding, ext 14e pair for Dress Shields made lect"? Vel- wide. Only Kleinert. 2ie instead of Qe yard for genuine French and Herringbone Haircloths. 28c. Golden Drip Table Syrup, 12c. quart; gallon for 45c. 6 ibs. best large Lump Starch for 25¢. and SbaecoaLoneatoeentvatectoatonectoagecgececeateeateegetpateteeeetoseatvtesetethageenteede conto eateenteestanecsoiprseco tote deeee cere orogens Senin rion donn erent ones Seo oo oro rao aonntp es teettoniatontetontysreteaetnstetoatesrateteatectestetoatetnabeteaeatvatatestetbeentnstectedente ety 1 d for Black Mohatr-and-woel instead of . yard for 32-inch Roman ‘or ‘“Leontin’ Dress ‘asteners 9 fo} ran as Senta eote ner dies Pe stripe. Skirt. Lintag. And 9 cents for | De ene Catination kirt Supporter and Mr. Grout said he cdéld not appreciate 1 : 1 1 Crepons. 12\c Percalines, fast black and colors. | Placket Fastener. $ this excuse. ‘This was aSommittee of Con- a) gress investigating the subject of telephone 2 i 2 a z service in the District, and the contracts 9 2 9 Y $ were a part of the subj IEGEL BROTHERS of New York—no connection with the big retail store—have the reputation of making the finest Un- dergarments produced in the United States. This season they Mr. Bryan insisted that he did not want to aublish forthe ft of his ‘business rivals and thé “wofld “the" business details of the company. Mr. Pitney -suggested to-Mr- Bryan that he was erjoying a public franchise, and was insisting that,he was not overcharging for the service.- He’ was resting his de- fense of the cost of service partly upon the ground that it was necessitated by his con- tract with the American Bell Telephone Company. Mr, Pitney said it was incumbent upon | th§ representatives of the people to see that those who were enjoying the public 4 Ibs. of good, bright Evaporated Apricots for 25c. 4 Ibs. bright Virginia sun-dried Apples for 25c.; smaller lots at 7c. Ib.- New Prunes, 6c. 1b. Ruby Prunes, 12c. lb. Large Nectarines, 1c. Ib. Peeled California Peaches, 12c. lb. Large California evaporated halves Peaches, 10c. ib. FLOUR, $4.90 barrel. Sacks of Royal Best Family Flour, 18c., 35c., 70c. each. Table Peal, _ attempted to also make the popular priced garments. They have al- ready learned that “no man can serve two masters,” and are deter- mined to confine their productions to only high priced underwear. | We have secured 233 dozen pieces at less than cost of materials, so | ; fee ater a franchise did not overcharge the people. |. sack, I5c. Large Grain Rice, 6¥4c. Ib. Yellow Granulated Corn [leal, ‘ y v ‘etail, le insisted, therefore, a e contracts, “ | that we can profitably quote less than wholesale prices at r Snlciewirs necessary for the investigation, 2¥4c. ib. Loose Rolled Oats, 5 ibs. for 18c. 12 Candies, large size, s, | should be pr ed. Th ommittee wou! rf | At 59c At 49c. At 39c. | At25c. corsider the question of’ giving the con- either Paraffine or Adamantine, for 20c. . re - tracts to the public. : 2 - In answer tc a quest'on from Mr. Dock- The pletere repre] (Cable COS EL ge rine ea | eoctie tin bie value - | cry, Mr. Bryan sald thera were @06 maotale sents one of the | get Covers aud Chem- | ments — worth from | Skirts, Corset Covers Ke circuit and 1,267 grounded circuit tele- gowns. All garmeuts ise — worth 75e—at Soe to 68e—are in | and Drawers. Not phones in the District of Columbia. Re- ° | are In the lot. only 49¢. this great lot. many of them. plying to Mr. Pitney, Mr. Bryan said the svepaedetebeetpcidetntnee reniteledededetetedn te teey Sets ecntract with the subscribers imposed an chligation upon the subscribers to use the telephone for their own use. Violations of this contract were discovered through the In our Fish Market we have Large Smoked White Fish for 5c. each. Labradors for 2¥4c. each. Whole 3-lb. Boneless Codfish for 21c. 4-lb. Housekeepers, Make a note of these prices— and hurry here tomorrow. C fer full size Tron Coal Hods and Ja- fanned Water Pails, ete., ete. Tin Cuspidors, , large bottles Beds, etc. Bargain spots on the fourth floor are noted below: $2.69 fr, all sizes in New White"Enamel and Brass Beds. $3.50 to $4.50 values at only $2.69. $4.98 ree Beds, with brass head’ and foot. for the Woven Wire Spreads, etc. These are on second floor, in the Housekeeping Goods Dept.: S3ec tor the usual bc Crochet Bed Spreads, hemmed ready for use. Full size, spring weight. Gc for He quality, and 98e for $1.25 qual- Ity Crochet Spreads, in Marseilles pat- terns. observaticns of the monitors in the tele- phcne exchange. - “Do the monitors keep in communication with the subscribers while they are talk- ing together?” asked Mr. Pitney. Mr. Bryan said he could not answer this question without inquiring of the monitors. Mr. Dockery thought the matter was im- portant, as it involved the question of the secrecy cf the business of the subscribers. The committee will meet tomorrow at egeegeegeegees Fish ve 28c. Boxes Scotch Smoked Herring for 20c. Glass Boxes Her- ring, 10c. Kagle Milk, 18e. Eggs, 10e. 6 cans Baby Brand Condensed Milk for 50c. Single cans Baby Milk, 9c. Eagle Condensed Milk, 13c. can. Large cans Condensed Cream, 10c. Large cans Cocoa, 20c. Small cans, 10c. Large bottles Pure Vanilla or Lemon Extract, 3 for 25c. 14 lb. cases Rumford’s Baking Powder, 15c. Klondyke Gakes, 6c. Ib. Spiced Klondyke Cakes, 6c.1b. Oyster Crackers, 5c.lb. Round Crackers, 5c. lb. Soda Crackers, 5c.lb. 25c.Lea& Perrins’ Worcestershire Sauce, 19c. 16.30 o'clock. A visit will be paid to the telephone exchange and the Automatic Company's exhitition exchange Friday morning at 10 o'clock. instead of $1.98 seilles Spi $1.50 quality Silkoline ( for $1.25 English Blanke $8 quality Blankets. Streets. as a a ss ss for Genuine Mar- $1. for rtables....95¢ pair --$1.98 pair for $2 $1.39 Springs in all sizes... .$2.08 instead of $4.50 for Reversible Mattresses in all sizes . .+.$1.69 Instead of $2.50 for Feather Pillows, the pair weighing six pounds. 2 " bd rd quality Toilet Paper.... bh Bre esd dudebeddedobetedecnbeehadibaiedeehatehededitugmleditendedntutehedetutehetetetad edegtats Hate Porat Sa Decline to Issue the Order. Mr. A. M. Hodgkins; 1343 Q street, sev- eral days ago requested the District Com- missioners to require the cars of the Cap- ital Traction Company to stop on both sides of Q street. Mr. Hodgkins stated that the lives of the children attending the Berret school are endangered by the rapid speed of the cars, especially of those north- ; SLIGHT DECREASE. Bo eS eee Zs bound, which in the’ morning have few bottle. Durkee’s 25c. Salad Dressing for 19c. bottle. Large pkgs. Macaroni AEE a geeaate oe Death tm Distetce ane | Cast State tte amintant to Bnsincer | for 6c. Egg Biscuit or Mushroom Crackers for 15c. Ib. Hawkeye Oats 7c. There occurred in the District of Colum. | W#8 Hist referred: rensried against saane | Pkg. Victor Oats, 7c. Rolled Oats, 7c. pkg. Elgin Butter, 23c. Ib. bia during the week just ended 107 deathy, | 2S, the, request, believing it to be unnec: while during the preceding week there | the crcssing. Capt. Black then referred were 120. Of the decedents 67 were white | the request of Mr. Hodgkins to Commis- and 40 colored, the annual death rates |Sicner Wight, who concurred in Capt. being, respectively, 18.2 and 23.4, and for | Beach's opinion. : the entire population 19.9. ‘The average an- no nual death rate for the District is 20.71 per as ans: gece ra thousand inhabitants. Comparison with | Florence Jordan, who hes figur. = the last weekly report shows an increase | lice circles a number of times, and who in the mortality from diseases of the ner- | WS Jately sent to the, ato Penta st SPEAK QUICK —if you intend securing one of these grand 1898 “double roller” chain “KEATINGS” °o The day after we announced that ‘ thesé famous wheels would be sold for $50 orders poured in. They have been coming in daily since! The “Keating” double roller chain feature solves the problem of chain propulsion. The “Keat- ing” is the easiest running, light- est, strongest and prettiest wheel in the world. Order quickly. oy EPP RE RL OAS, JOHNSTON'S, 729 and 731 7th St.; THE COURTS, Washington National Building znd Loan NEW NAME FOR AMAZONAS. tion; verdict for defendant. Criminal Court a heen Justice Bing- 7m. United States agt. Cornelia Downing, big- amy; verdict of guilty. United States agt. Frede: Ernest alter Green, Fen- hing and Joseph Ross; housebreaking; on ete acid No. ee mated Bradley. . Tavenner agt. Northwestern Court of Appeals—Present: The Chief Jus- ‘tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard. @6—Moran et al. agt. Daly; petition of Jas. D. Daly for appeal to Supreme Court United States, submitted by Mr. W. A. Cook in support of petition. 705—Huysman agt. Evening Star News- paper Company; continued. 735—Bowie agt. Hume; do. vous system from 16 to 18. Deaths from |C@Pped from that clon - yesterday. Citizens of Albany, N. Y., Amxious for Last night about 11 p'clack was cap- the Honor. an from 9 to 10, while there was a decrease in deaths from kidney troubles from 7 to 5. Zymotic diseases caused 2 deaths, 1 from grip and 1 from diphtheria. At the close of the last report 38 cases of diphtheria were in quarantine. New cases reported during the week numbered 9,while there were released from isolation 11 thus leaving under treatment 36 cases in 21 premises. cases of scarlet fever under treat- ment ‘at the close of the + : tioral AY pj and tar and C: Carlnte trimtous sel. (Gra. iblication overruled. 3 Castell; West End Cycle Co., Kari Von Rodenstein, anager, _ “ie ,/30 15th st., above Riggs Bank. _ eso AAA