Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1898, Page 2

2 BY ELECTRIC POWER|NO PARTIAL RE Preparations Are Being~ Made to Operate the Georgetown Branch. PLANS OF CAPITAL TRACTION CO. If Possible Cars Will Be Run Sun- day to Peace Monument. THE PROGRESS eo MADE Workmen are now engaged in cleaning cut the tracks of the Capital Traction Com- pany on what is known as the Georgetown branch, extending from Georgetown to 15th street. This work is preparatory to run- ning cars by the new underground. system from Georgetown to the Peace monument, Providing, of course, the necessary arrange- Irents can b> completed. ¢ It is probable, if everything goes well, electric cars will be running over this sec- tion of the road Sunday. It is, of course, possihjle that there may be some hitch in the preparations, and that the plans of the company in this respect cannot be carried out. But it is the purpose of those in cnarge of the work of equipping the road with the new motive power to operate it With electricity at as early a date as prac- ticable. The power for running this section of the Tead, as is the case with the lth street line, will be obtained from the Potomac Electric Power Company, and the cars from Georgetown to the Peace monument wil be Tun in addition to those on the Ith street line from the northern terminus to the Baltimore and Ohio depot. It is looked upon as something remarka- ble that there should be an electric plant in this city capable of furnishing the amount of what might be termed surplus current which the Potomac company has been able to supply the Capital Traction railroad in its present emergency. Stops at Peace Monument. the electricity available would make it possible, the Traction company would gladly run cars all the way to the navy yard, but it is asserted that even to ex- pect to get such a large supply of elec- tricity for a temporary use {s unreason- able, and, therefore, after the cars are operated by electricity on the Georgetown branch to the Peace Monument, it is not expected that any other section of the road will be run by the new metive power until the power house of the company is completed and the electricity can be ob- tained from that source. If the present plans of the company are carried out it is expected the power house of the company will be ready for use in part, at least, by the first part of April. At that time it is believed that there will be ai least two engines available for use, and it is estimated that they will fur- nish sufficient power to run the entire sys- tem. A resident of Capitol Hill writes to The Star asking why the 14th street line should be operated by electricity, while horse cars are kept on the line passing through the eastern section of the city. *“Why the Ifth street branch of th> road,” continues the writer, “should be, and has always been, so favored is a pe- tuliar mystery. The eastern section gives the company much bett2r patronage and consequefitly deserves better treatment than is at present accorded it. Although the 14th street electric cars hav> been run- ring for more than a month the eastern section has been shamefully neglected, while that line, in fact, should have been first equipped.” Representatives of the company say that the lith street line is now -being run by a hired current, and that it would be im- Possible to buy sufficiznt additional elec- tricity to operate such -a long line as the ne from Georgetown to the Navy Yard. To Secure Bonds. Ps The Capital Traction Company this after- Deon filed with the recorder of deeds a deed of trust to Thomas Hyde, James M. John- ston and Charles A. James to secure one hurdred $10,006 bonds, payable January 1, 1903, with interest at 5 per cent, sem{-an- nually. The trust irvolves all the property, rights and franchises of the company, except lots im squares 255, 234, 635, 441 and 504, and ueperty in Kalorama, Meridian Hill and nier Heights, in a power house and ma- chinery. TO DISCUSS RECIPROCITY Arrival of Spanish and Cuban Representa- tives. A distinguished assemblage of officials, fepresenting in their several capacities the Spanish government and the new insular government of Cuba, met here today. * They include the Spanish minister, who, im this instance, acts as the spe<ial pleni- Ppotentiary of Spain, to negotiate com- mercial treaties; Senor Manuel Rafaef An- §ulo, special delegate of the Cuban govern- thent; Senor Leonine Varela, secretary of the chamber of commerce of Havana, joint commissioner, and Senor Cadrana of the Cuban finance division, joint commissioner. Primarily these officials have met to open the negotiations for commercial treaties between the United States, Spain and Cuba, but, in view of the present condition of affairs, it is not improbable that their con- Rections with all the official branches of the Spanish and Cuban government will Dermit their detiberations to take a wider e. Senor Varela ccmes direct from Havana, accompanied by Senor William Gruaele, his Secretary. Senor Argula came from Ha- Yana some weeks ego, stopping first at New York, and arriving here last night. He is accompanied by Madame Angulo. Sencr Oadrana will arrive tomorrow, tow en route from Havana. conferred bap oe of making general arrangements for the open- ing of negotiations. The reciprocity treaties which it is pro- Posed to negotiate have been under con- Gideration by both governments for some me, and considerable preliminary work Was accomplished by Minister Woodford and the Spanish authorities at This is now to be carried forward, and in execution of the autonomy plan that gives the Cubans contro! of their tariff affairs, Messrs. Angulo, Varela and Ga- drana have been designated by the Cuban cabinet to represent that body. Coming at this time of emergency, however, the sug- gestion has been made that the Cuban ercial opportunity presented of aiding a necon- ciliaticn of the insurgents. That this is in view cannot be confirmed in any official qvarter, but ‘t is thought that such a move would be made if there were any promise of its success. —————-_______ Register Bruce’s Funeral. The funeral of B. K Bruce, late. register of the treasury, whose death occurred at ‘an early hour yesterday morning, will take Place Monday at 1 o’clock from the Metro- politan A. M. E. Church. A meeting of the chief officials of the ‘Treasury Department was held today to take suitable action on the death of Mr. Bruce. Assistent Secretary Spaulding was made chairman and Assistant Secretary * (Continued from First Page.) military committee, called on Secretary Alger today, accompanied by Mr.. Thomas F. Rowland, who built the first monitor, and who is prepared to furnish the govern- ment with mines and torpedoes. - - Mr. Rowland recalled the fact that the vessel was a purely experimental craft and that it had to overcome the utmost opposi- tion of the naval officials of war times, ow- ing to the radical departure from estab- lished ideas. Senetor Hawley told the Secretary that he woulc get the military committee to- gether at any time the department desired to act on pending military legislation and such as may be proposed by the depart- ment. Senator Hawley also visited President McKinley with Mr. Rowland. The New Army Bill. Senatcr Hawley said to a Star reporter that it was the intention to get through Congress as speedily ag possible the three- battalion military bill which was introdueed at the suggestion of the départment in both ‘houses yesterday for strengthening the military arm of the service and pro- viding for the increase to 104,000 men if necessary. This bill, he said, carried a small appropriation, and, therefore, wouid Rass the House in advance of action by the Senate. He supposed that Mr. Hull, who introduced the bill in the House and who is chairman of the military committee, would get a report on it very soon. and secure action by the House, but he did not krow whether it would be treated as an emergency measure or be acted on more deliberately. The general desire was to secure the legislation as soon as possible, and the Senate, he thought, would act very prcmptly after the House had passed the bill. ’ The eommittee amended the reorganiza- tion bill by providing that vacancies in the grade of major shall be filled by promo- tion, according to seniority in the Infantry arm. It was also agreed to increase the number of non-commissioned officers in each infantry company by four for the bet- ter control of the large companies under three-battalion war formgtion, the total number of 250 composing each company remaining, however, unchanged. This was effected by giving, under a war footing, twelve sergeants instead of ten, and 216 privates instead of 220, in each imfantry company. Urging the Navy Personnel Bill. Mr. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, was before the House committee on naval affairs for some time today in con- nection with the navy personnel bill. The latter measure was submitted to the com- mittee by Secretary Long, who is anxious to see it pressed forward at this session. Secretary Long and some of his chiefs appeared before the committee some days ago and took strong ground for the pass- age of the bill, and thought it should be put ahead with the regular appropriation bill at this time. ~ It was objected to immediately after its submission to the committee, and on its consideration by that body as likely to precipitate a prolonged debate on the gen- eral scope of that project, and that its pressing at this time would be injurious to the appropriation bill. Mr. Roosevelt had a brief interview with the chairman at the outset, and then the two left the committee together, coming back later to express the views of the de- partment. z Looking After Mobile Harbor. Representative Bankhead of Alabama was at the War Department today to ascertain the condition of the appropriation for keep- ing open the channel between the Gulf of Mexico and .Mobile harbor. The advan- tages to be derived from having a clear deep-water connection betweén the larger body of water and the harbor are many and are fully realized by the War De>art- ment officials. Mobile being at the ter- minus of one of the large railroad systems of the country, would make an excellent supply depot for munitions of war and mili- tary supplies, especially if hostilities were in progress on the gulf coast. There is now about twenty-one feet of water in the channel of thirty miles connecting the gu!f and the harbor, large enough to admit the war vessels of our country should their Presence at Mobile be desirable. At t > same time it is felt to be quite certain that the vessels of a hostile fleet would not dare proceed so far inland, where their egress might be easily prevented in many ways. The department is now using the $30,0U) available by the last river and harvor ap- Propriation bill to keep the channel open, but after this is exhausted there is no fund to draw on, unless recourse is had to the $50,000,000 emergency fund appropriated by Congress. Discussing the New Army .Bill. The army reorganization bill was taken iff at the meeting of the House committee cn military affairs today and some of its provisions were discussed. The law relat- ing to the various items and the changes brcugnht about from the present plan were considered in detail, but there wa® no ac- tion on the measure owing to the neces- sity for a full discussion of each provision. it was reiterated at today’s meeting that while it made sweeping changes on a war footing, the only difference it contem- plates on a peace footing is an increase of twenty-five majors. A special meeting of the committee has been called for tomor- row to continue consideration of the bill. Strengthening Coast Defenses. Gen. Miles, who returned from New York yesterday, was at the department today. He said to a Star reporter, with reference to his visit to the defenses of New York, tket the conditions as respects the officers and peceoanel were entirely satisfactory. and that the improvement of the defense, etc., while everything was not exactly as he would have it, was progressing quite as satisfactory as conditior.s made possible. The work of strengthening the defenses all along the coast, ~he said,-was in pro- gress in accordance with plans adopted some years ago, which, prior to the %v,- 000,000 appropriation by Congress, had been improved in proportion to the means at hand, end which now, money being avail- able, were being pushed forward. These defenses were regarded as neces- eary without reference to the present emer- gency, and the appropriation. now made available enabled the department to an- Ucipate the work whith would have been undertaken in the course of the succeed- ing years. He said that there would be no PORT | SATIS THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAROH 18, 1898-14 PAGES. Effect of the Sentence of Joseph Wil- WARNING TD OLBOWARGARINE The Policy of the Internal Revenue Bureau Described. - _— A COSTLY LESSON The announcement of the sentencing of Joseph Wilkins and Howard Butler of this ity by Judge Butler in the United States circuit court at Philadelphia yesterday to terms of six and four months’ imprison- ment, respectively, in. Moyamensing prison, and fines. of $1,500 and $500 each, was re- ceived with great satisfaction in Washing- ton, particularly amcng the merchants en- gaged in the butter business. It was d@e- ciared with much emphasis by many of these that if Wilkins & Company, the local firm, composed .of Joseph Wilkins and Walter ¥. Wilkins, had been allowed to continue the course which they were pur- suing unrestrained two years ago it would Fave been virtually impossible tor dealers in real butter to have continued in bus- iness in this city. The statement was made on unquestioned authority that before the determined movement against the illegal sale of oleomargarine in Washington was undertaken, and supported by The Star, the firm of Wilkins and Company was re- ceiving weekly shipments of oleomargarine of between 60,000 and 70,000 pounds, while the shipments received by !t now are not more than 10,000 pounds. It has dlso been established cn close investigation and com- parison that there has been no reduction in the consumption of oleomargarine here by persons buying it for what it is and paying the price charged for the product. he opinion was also generally expressed today that the. sentencing of Wilkins and Butler would prove a serious warning to the manufacturers of oleomargarine out west, who are admitted to be the power be- hind such firms as Wilkins & Co. It would teach them, it was thought, that they could no longer rely on their ability to secure immunity from prosecution for their, agents who might be apprehended im violating the oleomargarine laws and regulations by paying sums of money into the internal revenue burean. The Policy of Compromise. This policy of the bureau has been followed ever since oleomargarine became an article of commercial importance, and it may be easily outlined. When the bureau had rea- son to believe that an individual was vio- lating the oleomargarine laws and regula- tions a special agent was set to work to in- vestigate the affair. If the parties sus- pected were caught in the act of violating the laws the special agents, whose duties are supposed to be those of law officers, reported such offenses to the bureau. In the great majority of instances of this sort the internal revenue authorities, instead of presenting the evidence of such violations of law to the proper legal authorities, ac- cepted for the government sums of money from the offenders and took no further steps. Ps Lukewarm in Making Cases. The result of the trial has shown that there is no trouble about securing acon viction of the violators of the oleomar- garine laws, if the internal revenue au- tEorities will present th2 evidence in thelr pessession against such violators. It is,a notorious fact that the internal revenue ou- reau in the pursuit of oleomargarine vio- lators makes no attempt whatever to,get any other than th2 most vague sort of evi- dence in 99 out of 100 of the cases. The men engaged in tha illegal sale of oleomur- garine are all known to the internal rev- enu> bureau, and it is also known that if they are caught in the'act of violating the laws and regulations ‘they are willing to pay handsomely into the Treasury Depart- ment for immunity from prosecution. Within the past five or six weeks ‘cases pr2cisely similar to that brought against Wilkins and Butler in Philadelphia have been made by agents of the internal, rev- enue bureau. At Cumberland, Md., and at other points men have been caught in tha act of stripping internal revenue stamps and distinctive labels from packages ‘of oleomargarine. What legal steps have been tak2n against them is not known. Vg It was understood that the National Dairy Union, a powerful organization, that had nearly despaired of securing the rigid: up- holding of oleomargarine laws and the treasury regulations governing the sale and possession and exposure for sal> of that product by the internal revenue bureau, will make a strong effort to bring about a change in the policy above described. Costly Results in Philadelphia. The trial in Philadelphia and its result has been very costly to Joseph Wilkins ard Howard Butler, or those who were popularly believed to be behind them, namely, the western manufacturers of ole- omargarine. The 8,000 pounds of oleomar- garine contained in the packages which they were apprehended in stripping were confiscated to the government. Judge Jeremiah M. Wilson of this city was one of the several attorneys employed in the case, and it may be irferred that his fee was not inconsequential, to say nothing of the fees of the other lawyers engaged. Lawyers were also engaged hefore the trial in the persistent endeavor to have the cases compromised and the cost of the prosecution will have to be met by the convicted men. At the city hall here it is now expected that the parties under indictment for vio- lating the oleomargarine laws of the Dis- trict will be called to trial in the course of the next ten days. Ss REPORT ON EXTENSIONS. Commissioners. Pass Upon Bills for Street Railways. ‘The District Ccmmicsioners today sub- mitted to Chairman Bubcock of the Dis- trict House committee a report on House bills 7754, 8054, 8625 and 8944, concerning the street railway situation in’ Columbia Heights and Mt. Pleasant. In doing so the Commissioners referred the committee to. @ report made by Capt, Beach of the engineer department, which they transmit- ted, in the general recommendations of which they state they concur. In his report Captain Beach, after a full discussion of the various features of the problem, the section elthor the Capital Traction Company or the Metropolitan authorized New Jersey avenue, opened; and Lydecker avenue, across the Mattingly tract to 14th street. FACTION FELT) (os ‘| ing favorably NOT ACCEPTABLE. <mational honor which lement @f the Maine of arbitration, and is trying to create:& pubite belief that the administration country to c felt to be on the.vérge of war the Spanish minister is ling with the prepara- tion. for the muph-tafked-of Teciprozity treaty betweensSpain and the United States, which Minister de Lome thought eught to be presst4 “ff only for effect.” It is said that one member of the admin- istration ‘looks favorably on these Spanish Propositions, but he is a man of little ex- perience in public affairs. It ts well un- derstood that the administration is not going to be diverted, fram the policy which has been adopted,.and the ingenuity of the Spanish’ minister-Minventing absurd prop- ositions will be af’ tin avail. The question whether the Main2 court of quiry is horiest and its findings are to be lied upon by ‘this’“government is not one to be ‘bubiritted {6 arbitration, aor, {t is said, will the administration need the judg- mont of any foreign nation as to what Is the proper action to be taken by this gov- ernment when thé verdict of the board has been rendered. : No Disposition_to Aid Spain, As to interference in ths general Cuban matter there is said to be no disposition on the part of the administration to inter- vene in behalf of:Spain to compel’ the Cu- bans to submission. © c The Cubans have déclared that they will accept nothing but independence. Senator Proctor, after carefully studying the situa- tion in Cuba, has declared that the public sentiment of the island is in favor of inde- pendence, that autonomy is a failure, that the insurrection cannot be put down by the Spanish, and. that the Cubans are capable of self-government. In the light of this it is thought that the President will not be diverted from the purpose to.reobdg- nize the independenoe-of Cuba. __* The talk cf arbitration is spoken of as an idle, if not a stupid trick. Aside from the fact that the United States could not consent to such a thing, it is fully realized that Spain, when.it came to action, would not agree to arbitrate the question of whether she was guilty of the crime of destroying the Maine and her men.. Spain's Proposition would.ameunt to no more than. a determination whether she should. pay an indemnity, it being assumed cn the start that the explosion was the result of an accident. She willinot consent to any other assumption according- to the semif-official announcement from Madrid. The United States will not agree to consider this ques- tion from any other point of view than that supplied by the verdict of the American court of inquiry... 5 + ON THE POsT. OFFICE BILL. Long Debate on the Pneumatic Tube jerxice: The House of* Representatives today agreed to théldéitterence report on the agricultural afpréfriation bill and then went ‘Into committee of the whole and re- sumed considefitidi®' of the post Office ap- proptiation bilk’* ~!? Mr. Barrows {Ma?8.} moved to strike out a provision to the’efféct that not more than $200 of the dfprépriation “for cancelling machines shoufi bé expended in’ ty, post office for each $0,006) population or“ fraction thereof above 25,000. ae It was explawmed that the provision had been placed in:the .hill-to equalize the use of .cancelling ,machines, it being,. shown that Boston and New York had forty-seven and forty-six machihes, réspectively, white the large citi i Ot helwest had not’ their proportionate sharex ‘The amendment‘was ote Coo ‘(Fexaa), pftered an amend Me, per. (Texas), offered an nd- ment providing faa stat route cdi ts iit only be ‘made with persons ling invthe states-anil territories through which the routes pass.: He ‘said the practice of making contracts with star route “syndi- cates should cease. The amendméiit’ was Tuledout on avpoint’6f order. . * Mr. Moon. (Tern) made”a: point 6f order against» the apptopriation of $223,600 for pneumatic -tube ‘service: 3 ‘The point of order was overruled‘and an exten@ed debate follbwed upon the merits of the tube system. Mr. Loud,’ chitrman ofthe: committee; defended the’ afpropria- tion; declaring that the system was 4 dent- Obstrated succéss and should be continued. eee ACCIDENTALLY KILLED, Elsie. Gray Adams, Nine Years Old, $ Rum Oversby a Cart. Elsie Gray Adams; a school girl nearly nine years old, who attended the Bradley school in South Washington, died: at an early hour this morning at the home of her parents, No. 312 /14th*'street southwest. Her death was the result of injuries re- egived by being run ‘over by a brick cart near her home Saturday afternoon. The cart that caused the injury was in eharge of William Thompéon, a colored boy, four- teen years eld. The cart was on a down grade at the time~of the accident: The child was on the sidewalk when the horse and cart came down tke grade. The horse. knocked her down ard one cf the wheels passed over her chest. Elsie was carrie@ héme, and Dr: #erkins was summoned. Sythptoms of pneumonia developed, and this -morning death ended the child's suffer: As soon as the police of the fourth pre- cinct learned of the aeath they “arrested Thompson-..He tolii.them that the affair was-an accicent.**Tne girl, he said, walk3d against the-horse‘and was knocked’ down. Before: she could get. up the cart wheel Passed over her. 2) 06 wes Coroner Carr. weht to the house today and viewed the: body. -It was his intention to hold- an inquest, but’ Mr. Adams. objected to the removal of::the: body from the house for tha purpose of.an autopsy. Mrs. Adams is sick-and Mr. Adams feared the removal id “body would bave a serious effect upon her: Rather-thitn have the body re- moved ‘he preferred that a cartificate of ac- cidental-death be given... His wish was com- plied with, aeey : ee Special Dispatch to The Byening’star.~ STAT HOUSE, ~.ANNAPO! Sehr Dae mes to the.-ext E f establishing good toads therein: was de- feated 4p the nause,of.delegates today. — > Grats Provisionsonné Cotton Ma: Furtiished byoWiB Fibba & Co., bankers pe rere 4 iat., members New York et exchang@;| its, Messrs. & Co., 1 * “evens ae Co: New York. ; i ® i ay ce FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Opimed Strong, but Broke on ’ Large Offerings. SOGAR HE POUT Of ATTACK The Market. Was Again Controlled by Professionals. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 18—Opening prices this morning were generally higher as the result of the absence of positive news of an alarming character. Selling was im- mediately undertaken at the new level, and ccrcessions of a substantial nature pre- vailed during the noon: hour. The market rallied from time to time, but was ex- tremely disappointing inasmuch as it de- veloped marked“ inability to retain im- provement. Professional operators’ were practically atone in making prices, the only interest on the part of the public being to realize on long holdings. For a time the market showed unmistak- able signs of liquidation, but the volume of this selling being limited prevented a duplication of last week's scare. Sugar and Metropolitan street: railway were selected early in the day as objects for bear attacks, and the success of the movement was fully reflected in midday prices. The entire list sold off sympatheti- cally, but outside of the few active spe- cialties the selling lacked significance. The covering during the final hour was reflected by substantial additions in the entire traction group, the general market again being in imitative mood. The buy- ing of" Manhattan was noticeably persistent as the result of probable favorable inside developments. At the best the market reflects a lack cf confidence as to the outcome of the Cuban controversy, and no buying of long stozk is reported from influential sources. The customary tension at the end of a week in which important events have been constantly pending was reflected through- out the day. The covering of short con- tracts instead of a liberal selling for the same account has in it a moderate amount of negative encouragement. Last week ended with stocks being pressed for sale, because of the fear that the report on the Maine inquiry would be disquieting. Today stocks were cov- ered on the theory that, should the report come during the close period, the worse features would be found to have been dis- counted. This condition shows very clearly that there is @ considerable falling off in the opinion that a panic would fall on a report of an adverse nature. There is also a growing belief that the board will have no startling disclosures to make, and that the chances are at least evénly divided between the two theories. During the final hour the market was ex- tremely strong, under the assurance that the accident theory would prevail. The final trading, while limited in vol- ume, was at the hest prices of the day in many insterces, but the buying was prin- cipally to cover sales previously made. There will be considerable guessing on this Point up to the close of business tomorrow, but the best trading will follow. and not precede, the official findings of the court. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. 2 American Spirits... American Spirits, 1% 1h Mic! Central. Missostt Peele iy Ff H Bi Be Mo Ei h ta nduaee See |S. Kann, Sons&Co. ~ Until 9:30 O'clock TOMORROW NIGHT OUR FOURTH GRAND SPRING ING AND EXPOSITION WILL REMAIN IN WE HAVE SELECTED A LINE OF SPECIAL FITTED FOR THIS Gala Occasion. It will also be the only chance of seeing how beautiful the store decorations look at night. We wish every floor of our establishment crowded with customers to witness the fleeting hours of this Passing Show. SPEGIAL SALE OF LADIES’ SEPARATE SKIRTS. E LIN OF LADIES’ SEPARATE SKIRTS TO BE FOUND IN THE CITY; ALL OF THE NEWEST WEAVES AND FABRICS ARE HERE REPRESENTED. Bae SS SOT EY NOTE FE Ae RINISHED, AND ARE GUARANTERD To Ladies’ fine Camel’s Hair Cheviot Serge and black brilliante Skirts, silk stitched and good percaline lining, properly stiffened and interlined. Regular $5 value. Special price. ..... renaeee caeecncesy OOS One lot of superior silk luster brilliantine Skirts, cut extra full.” Reg- ular $4.50 value. Special price. ...... -+ $3.25 Ladies’ fine all-wool broadcloth Skirts, with six rows of tucking, the OPEN- FULL FORCE. VALUE WELL best value ever offered at the price................... ppaceon see $6.48 Ladies’ fine camel’s cheviot serge Skirts, silk lined throughout. _Ex- tra: special wale at... . ces so e's nee cde enecss cetectenttses $6.25 Ladies’ superior grade black crepon tailor-made y weaves and patterns, elegantly-made and finished. Exceptional good value at oneec benno terscaccousesmphscespeecensss $590 Ladies’ superior tailor-made figured satin Skirts in new patterns, lined throughout with rustle taffeta silk. Regular $1 3-50 value. Special Ladies’ heavy plain satin duchess Skirts, made of heavy, rich-finished satin, the best value ever offered. While they last the price will be.....$5 Hosiery. irts, entirely new MERIT AND LOW PRICES HAVE BEEN THE KEYNOTE TO THE GREAT SUOCESS ACHIEVED IN OUR HOSIERY DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION ALWAYS BE- ING ee ae LITIES. NEXT, THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. WE FLATTER OUR- SELVES WE HAVE NEVER FAILED IN .EITHER. woes FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE, DOUBLE SOLES AND HIGH SPLICED HEELS. For the Last Day of the Opening, 1214c. LADIES’ RICHELIEU RIBBED FAST BLACK BOOT PATTERN HOSE, WITH wit TOPS, EXTRA HEAVY SOLES AND HIGH SPLICED HEELS. 20c. QUALITY. For the Last Day of the Opening, 12!4c. = LADIES’ FAST BLACK AND TAN COTTON HOSE; “FULL REGULAR MADE; DOUBLE SOL! AND HIGH-SPLICED HEELS: 25c. VALUES: in For the Last Day of the Opening, 14c. Pair. LADIES’ FAST BLACK COTTON HOSB, DOUBLE SOLES AND HIGH-SPLICED HEELS: La- DIES’ FAST BLAOK COTTON HOSE, WITH MACO YARN FEET; LADIES’ PLAIN AND RIRRED FAST BLACK LISLE THREAD HOSE, DOUBLE SOLES AND HIGH-SPLICED HEELS; WORTH 25. AND 35c. A PAIR; : For the Last Day of the Opening, 19c. CHILDREN’S FAST BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE: FULL SEAMLESS; 12%c. QUALITY; ; For the Last Day of the Opening, 8c. CHILDREN’S FAST BLACK RIBBED (vTTON HOSE; FULL SEAMLESS; WITH DOUBLE KNEES, HEELS AND TOES; 15e. QUALITY; For the Last Day of the Opening, IIc. A CHILD'S FINE RIBBED FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE, FULL SEAMLESS, DOURLS K3EES. NEES AND TOFS: MADE OF THE FINEST MACO YARN ARANTEED ABSOLUT! hg an Ea WHAT ITS REAL, VALUE IS WE WILL S 6 10. E TO YOUR JUDGMENT. For the Last Day of the Opening, 1234c. Pair. CHILD'S FAST BLACK FINE RIBBED COTTON HOSE, FULL REGULAR MADE, DOUBLE. KNEES, HEELS AND TOES: SIZES 5 TO 3%. WORTH 25c. For the Last Day of the Opening, 15c. MEN'S FULL REGULAR MADE UNBLEACJIED BALBRIGGAN SOX, DOURLE HEELS AND Serres ae For thesLast Day of the Opening, 8c. TAN AND UNBLEACHED COTTON SOX, DOUBLE SOLES AND 25e, VALUES. For the Last Day of the Opening, 15c. MEN'S FAST BLACK COTTON SOX, FULL SEAMLESS, DOUBLE HEELS AND TORS, 12%. QUALITY. For the Last Day of the Opening, 9c. Ladies’ and Children’s Ribbed Underwear. AS A GENTLE REMINDER OF THE EARLY SPRING WE QUOTE BELOW REDUCED PRICES IN LADIES’ AND CHIL- DREN’S UNDERWEAR. LADIES’ WHITE SWISS RIBBED VESTS, LOW NECK AND SLEEVELESS, CROCHET EDGE ‘APED. WORTH 0c. ae ‘For the Last Day of the Opening, 8c. SWISS RIBBED VESTS, LOW NECK AND SLEEVELESS, IN WHITE, CREAM, BLUE—ALL SIZES AND TAPED AT NECK AND ARMHOLE—I5e. VALUES. For the Last Day of the Opening, 10c. REAT SPEC! FOR SATUKDAY—LADIES’ ONEITA COMBINATION SUITS, SWISS RIEDED, 18 WHITE oND ECRU—LOW NECK AND SLEEVELESS—KNEE LENGTH—29c. VALUE. For the Last Day of the Opening, 25c. TES’ ING-WEIGHT RIBBED VESTS AND PANTS-VESTS IN HIGH NECK. LONG SLEEVE ow Nec AND SLEEVELESS, HIGH NECK AND SHORT SLEEVES—PANTS, KNEE AND ANKLE LENGTHS—35e. VALUES. For the Last Day of the Opening, 25c. each. LADIES’ SILK-PLAITED RIBBED VESTS, LOW NECK AND SLEEVELESS—IN PINK, BLUE, ware ee For the Last Day of the Opening, 39c. OUR MEWS UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT. 5 GGAN UNDERWEAR, SHIKTS AND DRAWERS TO MATCH, MADE WITH FRENCH NECK, PEAKL BUTTONS, FULL REGULAR MADE CUFFS. value. 25c. 3 CASES STRIPED BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR. SHIRTS mane WITH FRENCH }.BCK, PEARL BUTTONS, FULL REGU! 75c. value. 39c. CASES COLORED BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR, SHIRTS AND DRAWERS mabe ITH FRENCH NECK, PEARL RUTTONS, FULL REGULAR MADE CUFFS, eqn rans 75c. value. 39c. 100 DOZEN SCRIVEN’S PATENT ELASTIC SEAM DRAWERS. f£0LD FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA FOR $1.00. » Tomorrow in this sale; 69c. MEN'S FAST BLACK, HIGH-SPLICED HEELS. LADIES’ PINK AND XD DRAWERS TO MATCH, MADE CUFFS AND STRAP TO MATCH. LONG AND Ee [AN BALBRIGGAN, LIGHT BLUE PIN STRIPE. THESE GOODS ABE HANUPACTURENS” SECONDS: THE IMPERFECTIONS ARE VERY SLIGHT. $1.00 vaiue. SOc. 200 DOZEN PEPPERFLL JEAN DRAWERS, STRING AND KNIT BOTTOMS, MADE WITH REINFORCED SEAT, PEARL BUTTONS. 50c. value. 39c. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. SOME VERY SPECIAL PRICES IN OUR ENLARGED MILLINERY DEPARTMENT FOR THR LAST DAY OF THE OPENING. ~ Large bunches Bluets and Daisies ............+++-222+-++++++1Qe. Wack ROG. . 55. <s ss seewa bens Srnseaueicns Serr 100 different styles of Foliage and Flowers, at..........25c¢. bunch . Efegant Imported Montures, in pink, blue, lavender, green and orange, at..:-....... sees aS stack -+-49c. bunch, e line of new Straw Shapes.... ws+-+.- 4c. to $3 each. Nobby Spring Sailors............... -49¢., 89c., 98c. and $1.49 Trimmed Hats & Bonnets. Our lines and styles are exclusive. With 500 patterns to select from and new ones coming in every day, we are prepared to suit the most fas- From Our Children’s Dept. ‘ANTS’ FINE CAMBRIC WITH TUCKED YOKES AND EMBROIDERY AROUND NECK AND SLEEVES. REGULAR 3c. e Last Da of the | ing, ‘AN ¥ IDERED FLANNEL SKIit' > 0 ae ee For the Last Day of the ing, 39c. CHILDREN’S DRESSES, SOILED, WORTH FROM 9c. ~ For the Last Day of the ling, 50c. and 75c. mW SON aN EMBROIDERY. REGULAR +E $2.48, $2.75 AND $2.95. ; For the Last Day of the Opening. $1.57,