Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY IL 4, 4898-16 PAGES pee ay ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS|& ao% Lansburgh & Bro. pease 8 ee 3 Ps - New Industry to Be Inaugurated A aed : - ° . xe j Worth Looking At. = J" mtmams'” 18 Special Shoe Offerings for Easter i Our Line of Black, Colored and Fancy Silks. ONSITE OF ABANDONED “WHEAT MILL” ae Ss - % is t 2 ve ’ ey 3a é ’ i busines in Ss the large tn the tary ot — erento wliecs ” Ae “Some of the best values. we have ever offered go on Blacks and Fancys, in checks, plaids, Bayaderes, Taffetas, etc. Every day brings new goods, new patterns, new ideas, which you will not find elsewhere, as the patterns are confined to us ex= clusively. . sale: today for the benefit of those who will need new footwear to go with the Easter costume. We would ad- _vise you to do the buying early---today---and avoid the big crowd which will come later. Ladies’ Bicycle Boots.| Ladies’ Oxfords. Today we offer you the choice of a big lot of Ladies’ newest styles and shapes in black and $1 QO7 ° GENERAL AND PERSONAL eg pee Evening Star Bureau, 529 King street, (Bell Telephone 106.) ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 4, 1898. Within a few months Alexandria will again have one of the largest flour mills In this section of the country. For the past six weeks or two months negotiations have been in progress for the purchase by out- side parties of the old ‘Wheat mill” on Union street, just below Queen street, which was abandoned a number of years ago. These negotiations have been con- cluded, the purchase being for cash, and the deed was signed and filed Saturday. Arrangements were, at once made to have the building fitted out with the most im- proved roller process machinery, and the contract calls for the work to be completed July 1. This will make the mill ready to begin operation as soon as this season's crop of wheat begins to arrive. The ca- pacity of the mill at the start will be 125 barrels of flour a day. Alexandria encourages industries of this kind by exempting from taxation the prop- erty and machinery used. It is said that there are but few cities which offer better facilities than does Alexandria for manu- facturing purposes. It has a magnificent river front, with a depth of water that will float the largest merchant ships. It has 50c. Wash Silks, very pretty stripes, fast colors. ... 35¢, yd. 27-inch Natural Jap. Silk. Worth 50c. yd. Special ae Sas < re eteeeeeeeeceeeeeseeeeees BOC, YA. Silk. Werth today 50c. yd. -- 39c. yd. 24-inch White Figured Jap. Silk. Worth 50c. For.3Q9¢, yd. 27-inch Lyon dye Colored Jap. Silk. These Silks are worth 65c. yd. today, but our advance orders allow us to sell them ge ereeccrey ieee cece ep eet ce ee eeeeee eee e eee SOC. yd. 20-inch Black and Colored Satins, used under net and grena- dimes. All the new shades. .....-....i.....--i. le, yd. 20-inch Black Taffeta, rustling and high luster.... 59¢, yd. 20-inch All-silk Black Brocades, large and small de- 20-inch Check and Plaid Taffeta Silks, for waists. 75¢, yd. : 21-inch Black All-silk Satin Duchess, good 8gc. value, 24-inch Colored Jap. Por: 2.2. Ladies’ smart-looking Spring Oxfords—the very acme Fine Bicycle: Boots. in both black and tan—perfect fitting, and extremely styl- 1 sO tan—which are splendid values at $3— : will be offered for....... ish—which are regular $2.50 values — for only... : dies’ Oxford Ladies’ Oxfords. We will also.offer you the choice of a lot of Ladies’ Styl- ‘ish Oxblood Oxfords, with cloth tops $1.79 Men’s Shoes. For the men we will offer the choice of Tan Shoes—in all the newest spring shapes—which are regular $4 values— splendidly finished—for only......... OOODQOGOOGOHOSOO9OOE9O9O00 Sey; O000006 a lot of stylish $2.98 —in all the newest shapes toes—which * are regular $2.50 and $3 values — for ONDY. x .0 os og cece gcc cease sesiees oe | SfarderdeedeeesQoQe Qe Qe hor Bo Boron oreo or or ooo ocQoeec de focBoo I forfororRer Rooker eerQenge as turquoise and cerise. . i te eR A Rk ee IS oafonloetoagestonteateeteegoarontoetoefontoteetontoatecteetoatoetotontoeteetontoet 24-inch Twill Foulards, handsome designs, light and cool, for summer WEAT sooo ee ee eee ee ee eee ee ee eee e+ § 1.00 yd. 27-inch Black Satin Duchess, all silk.........-.$1.00 yd. 21-inch Black Satin Duchess, all silk, wear. guaran- Fancy Silk, for waists, all the newest effects and shading, stripes, checks and Bayadere...................-.. $1.25 yd. 21-inch Black and Colored Poplins, all the new shades, such -$1.25 yd. Lansburgh & Bro., 420, 422, 424, 426 7th Street. railroad connections, north, east, south and west. Labor is cheap, house rent is reason- able and _provender -forgthe table can be purchased at a small cost. An Attempted Suicide. Shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon a negro womtun named Alice Page attempted to commit suicide at police head- quarters. She tied a piece of ribbon tightly around her neck and fell to the floor gasp- ing for breath. A prisoner who was in a nearby cell heard the commotion and sum- moned Station Keeper Sherwood. When he reached the woman she was unconscious. She was resuscitated in a few minutes. Funeral of P. J, Kaufman. The remains of Peter J. Kaufman of Ala- bama, who committed suicide in this city last week, were buried from Demaine’s un- dertaking establishment at 11 o'clock yes- terday. The funeral was attended by Rep- resentative Howard of Alabama, F. F. Con- way, doorkeeper of the Senate; Capt. B. D. GMM MMMMAERLL ALLL LLL LALLA SII NAAONAME¥S He | values., ow “Get It At Mertz’s.” Our way of keeping down prices to the lowest ebb makes our custom- ers feel they have got the greatest Our § ll 5 Spring Suits to-or- der surpass any values heretofore known. They’re worthy of your in- spection—tailoring exclusively. Mertz and Mertz, “New Era” Tailors, 906 F St. N. W.. ERLE EEA ETT EET EEE EEE EE DE PEELE EEE EEE EE EEE EE i : Smith and Dr.°G. B. Crow, Alabama poli- ticians. The interment was in Bethel cem- etery. The Alabama friends of Mr. Kaufman have made arrangements for a marble slab to mark the burial place. The Virginian Militia. Maj. William M. Smith, surgeon of the 3d Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, and Mr. Richard Gibson, a member of the Hospital Corps, have received orders from Adjt. ave town without per- Capt. Light Infantry, Company F, 3d Regiment, Albert Bryan of the Alexandria Virginia Volunteers, has received no or- ders from the adjutant general in regard to holding himself in readiness for action, and there appears to be no foundation for. the story published in a morning paper that oe company would be ordered to Mobilc, a. ‘This company is now on an excellent footing, and, as has always been the case, is ready to move on the shortest possible notice. It is believed that it could turn out every man ready for active service on three hours’ notice. The Churches Yesterday. The church services here yesterday w2re of unusual interest. At Emanuel Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. J. M. Eberlein held con- firmation services, and six. children—thre= girls and three boys—were confirmed. At St. Mary’s Catholic Church the palms were biessed and distributed during the Palm Sunday &ervices. The closing of th>~ con- ference year was noted at the Methodist Protestant Church in an appropriate ser- mon by Rev. Dr. Benson. There were sp2- cial services at the Episcopal churches, and the Free Methodist congregaticn heard a sermon from a lady. Rev. N. 8. Masters, th2 new pastor of Trinity Protestant Epis- copal Church, preached his first sermon there. Police_Court. Mayor Simpson disposed of a large docket in the police court this morning. The cases were as follows: Sallie Mist, charged with vagrancy, was dismissed; Dan Nelson, charged with disord2rly conduct, was fined $5; Rhodie Arrington, charged with dis- Pee conduct and fighting, was fined reese ss se es se ee The Celebrated Mayer Stock At Your [lercy. POD Having purchased the elegant Mayer stock of ents’ Furnishingsand Hats, At 943 Pa. Ave., I am ready to accept any reasonable offer for any= thing in stock. Great opportunity for Easter shopping to buy first-class goods at your own prices. The Player stock does not need further com= ment, as itis known that Mayer only kept the best line of everything pertaining to Gents’ Fur- 0; Thomas Cooper and Geo. Jackson, charged with disorderly conduct and fight- ing, were fined $> each; Laura Corbin, Rich- ard Stewart, Jane Solomon, Lizzie Thomas and Ed Davis, charged with disorderly ccen- duct, were fined §2. each; Wm. Green- way and Abe Dougla charged with dis- orderly conduct and fighting, were fined $2.50 each; Laura Lucas, charged with petit iar- * | ceny, andéd Dan Roy, on the same charge, were dismissed; Alice Pag3, charged with disorderly conduct, was fined $5; John Lane, charged with an assault upon Wm. Green- way, was fined $5; Butcher Russel and Isaac Napper, charged with gambling, were fined $8 each; B2n Johnson, Ed Bryant, ‘Tim Henderson and Frank Dodson, on the same charge, were dismissed. R. E. Lee Camp, ©. V. The regular monthly meeting of R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, will be held tonight, when the annual election of officers will take place. Address at the Seminary. * Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, D.D., bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Dela- ware, visited the Virginia Theological Sem- inary Friday night. He delivered an excel- lent address, taking as his subject the mis- sion of the church temperance society. Bishop Coleman returned to Wilmington, Del., Saturday. False Alarms of Fire. ‘There were two false alarms of fire yés- terday, and, as usual, the engines chased each other around town looking for the cause. It is said that should’a suitable elec- tric fire alarm system be vided all of this wild running after fires would he thus save the wea! “| From the St. Louis Globe aE "810" SE ENTH AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Milton ‘Johnson, a Well-Kuown Uitizen, Commits Suicide, Shoots Himself Through .the Head— Act Ascribed to Despordency B39 —General News « iy ht rec: Milton Johnson, a well-kndtwn resident, committed suicide Satu: €vening, a short distanee from the Digirigt line and near the Conduit road, by -shopting him- self in the head. Only one‘ishot was. fired, and death resulted almost fhstahtly. While there was no one in the injmeglate neigh- horhood at the time of the egcyyrence, the report 6f ‘the ‘pistol broughtseveral of his friends at once tothe scene“'The rash act 18 attributed to despondency,”** An inquest, over the rempifig was heid yesterday by "Squire*Austin Several broth- erg of the dead men were penis also Rokert Saliek, an re Owiit; “who: were ‘with Metinsont ew Moments betsre the rash act was committed, It is: sald he had told one of the men that he-had‘been away, from his homé for‘téh days; and wus ashamed to return. They. were on their way from Hoimés” road house to the sta- tiou on the Great Falls electric road in the evening, when they found that they couid not catch ihe train expected. While wait- ing for another Johnson walked back to the road house. Some distance away he yelled good-bye to them, and an instant later the report of the pistol was heard. ‘They started in the direction Johnson had taken, and came across his dead body,’ the blood streaming from a wound in the left temple. The left hand grasped his hat, while the ‘revolver was still firmly held in the right hand. The body was placed in a shed, and the authorities of Montgomery county notified. A certificate of death by suicide was given. Johnson and his wife boarded at a Georgetown hotel. When the news of his death was broken to Mrs. Johnson she was nearly prostrated. ‘The deceased was about thirty-five years of age, and the son of the merchant who for many years kept a’ sad- dlery store on the avenue near the National Hoiel. At one time Johnson kept a store in Jackson City, and at the time of the raid on Nelson’s gambling joint, at which one deputy was killed and others injured, he was the deputy leading the raid. The re- mains were brought into town yesterday and taken to Lee's undertaking establish- ment, from which place the funeral was Jheld this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Funerals of Well-Known Residents. Mrs. Kate Horigan, the wife of Dennis Horigau, a well-known resident, died Sat- urday morning at her residence, 2008 P street, after an illness of several days. The deceased enjoyed a large circle of acquaint- ances. Her death is regretted by all who knew her. Tne funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at her late residence, after which the remains were conveyed to the railroad depot and for- warded to Rondout, N. Y.,-where the in- terment will be made. ‘The funeral of Nelson R. Baker was held this morning from his -late~residence at Bethesda, Montgomery county, Md., the re- mains being brought to Georgetown and interred at Oak Hill cemetery. The death occurred last Friday afternoon. The de- ceased was sixty-five years of age, and was a well-known citizen. Miss Alice Irving died Saturday afternoon at her parents’ residence, 1026 25th street, after a short illness. Pneumonia was the fatal disease, the young lady being sick but three days. The funeral will be held to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock, with a sol- emn high mass of requiem at.St. Stephen's Church, corner of 25th street ‘and Pennsyl- vania avenue. =f Briefs. An exceedingly dangerous ported in West Market spate, Which takes in a good portion of the carHageway. Workmen are now employed in placing a new sewer on the north side of M street, just west of 30th street. 3 3. is et The Greatest sieeeeee POWER WITHOUT FUEL. Another Attempt to Utilize Solar Heat for Work. From,the Beston Transcript. Huné@reds, and perhaps thousands, of peo- ple going out on the Beston and Albany railrcad through Brookline have noticed just before coming to Longwood station a peculiar iror. framework surmounted by mirrors and Surrounded by a board fence. Probably hundreds have speculated on the nature of this peculiar contrivance, and here and there, perhaps, one has been fourd who recognized at a glance that the machine could be nothing thore nor less than a solar engine, for certainly no such combination of mirrors could be framed for any other purpose. These who have made this guess have arrived at a correct con- «lusion, For some time a number of Bos- ton capitalists have been working on this machine, and last Monday afternoon tne completed solar engine, crude though it is, was given a-successful test. The funning of engines without fuel, by the direct use gf the sun’s rays, has occu- pied the attention of scientific men in all ages of experiment. That it nas been brought to a success the Boston men in- terested in the present machine believe, and from thé results of the tests it may be Said that 'the direct use of solar power seems voniy to be a question of commercialism... It remdins tosbe determined that the Boston device is the best or most praeticuble of its nd. So far as is known, Euclid, the famous mathematician, was the first to investigate the theory of solar heat, and Archimedes the first to experinient practically in helio- dynamics—his feat of setting fire to the Reman fleet which was besieging Syracuse by setting the tarred rigging and sails on fire by reflected light’ being a practical demonstration which satisfied even the skeptical Romans. The skeptics of the eighteenth century doubted the truth of the stery about the burning of the ships, and the learned naturalist, Buffon, conduct- ed a series of experiments to demonstrate that the act of Archimedes was within the bounds of pessibility. With a series of 154 mirrors at a distance of 250 feet he caused a tarred plank to smoke in two minutes, when the sky was partially obscured. This was in 1747. Saussure, instead of employ- ing reflectors, used a series of cylinders of glass, by which he caused water to boil in the inner cylinder by direct sunlight alone. Sir John Herschel in 1838 turned his at- tention to the matter and conducted a se- ries of experiments at the Cape of Good Hope, demorstrating that it is possible to use directly the tremendous energy in the sun’s rays. Pouillet, the French physicist, who engaged in solar radiation measure- ments, estimated that the sun’s rays, if concentrated, would in one year melt a sheet of ice thirty meters in thickness, cov- ering the entire globe. It was not until as late as 1866,that the experimenters began te turn their attention towurd the use of solar heat for power purposes. In that year M, Mouchot, then professor of mathematics in the Lycee of Alencon, began a series of experiments with this end in view. In August of 1566 he made his first solar engine. Ericsson was at thie same time busy with the same prob- lem. -He estimated that concentrated solar heat would evaporate eight liters of water When reile from a surface nine scuare meters, furnishing the equivalent of ene horse power. A Frenchman named P-fre assisted in Mouchot's experiments in France and Algeria, and as a result a con- ical reflector, er first in the courtyard at Tours in May, 1875, and afterward shown at the Paris exposition in 1878, was used to pump a continuous stream of water by means of an engine whose only fuel was the sun's rays. It was Mouchot, with all due credit to other invento: ho _estab- lished the art of solar enginery, and while later machines may bear the same relation to his conical reflector that an “ocean grey- hound” bears to Fulton’s Clermont, it is to him that due credit should be given. Strange as it may appear, the first patent granted for a solar engine in this country, so far as can be learned, was dated March 20, 1877, and was tc two California invent- | ors. who were prevented from developing it by interest in other matters. It may be asked why any one should spend thousands of dollars in experiment- ing with the construction of solar engines when coal is so plenty and electricity ts coming into such common use for motive power. It might appear as though solar ergines would not be needed until the world’s supply of coal runs short, and that such an invention is ages in advance of its need. But it must be taken into account that there are great areas in this country where coal is neither accessible nor cheap; where the water runs under the ground, and where the sun shines througa a clear sky for three-quarters of the year. Such are conditions to be met by solar en- gines, Thé area of California, Arizona, Ne- veda, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico is 710,000 square miles, equal to that of all the states east of the Mississippi river ex- cept Wiscorsin and Michigan. The sale of 700,000 windmills west of the Mississippi river last year indicates that there is a demand for power in the so- called arid regiens, provided it can be pro- cured at a reasonable cost, and the solar | ergine has the great advantage over the windmill that sunlight in these regions is more plentiful than wind, and the means ot utilizing. it is more efficient, for the wind- mill is but a wasteful power. e+ —___ Worth It. Frem Lfe. Briggs—‘Here’s a man who advertises to read any handwriting for $1." Griggs—“You are not going to send him any of yours, are you?” “No, but I just got a letter from my best girl, and I thought I would like to know if there is anything in it.” RUDE ENEMIES, They Might Even Shoot f Pretty Piac Frem the Chicago News. A great meny people who have been bithely talkirg about rushing into a war with Spain will, we believe, pause and refiect and grow dubious when they read the latest news from the seashore—this news being nothing less than that cof- tages and villages at the most approved Seaside resorts are not in nearly as great 4cmand as formerly, and that if war real- ly eccurs there is a question as to whether Newport and Elberon will not be practi- cally deserted. This brings up the astonishing fact, over- looked until this moment, that in a war the enemy’s ships might throw sheils and shot at the Marble house and Breakers and even at the Casino itself. Eminent historical authorities and coun- sel learned in interr ational law admit that this is so and thai there is nothing on the books to prevent a lowly Spanish gunner frem sending a gerd into Newport's best houses without eVen an R. 8S. V. P. attached. Sone authorities go so far as to say that a Spanish captain might in a sup- posable case land a boatload of marines of no social standing at all and lead them right into the drawing room. Now that the fact has been brought to general attention the monstrous defect in the framework of things which it serves to point out will be rectified. Either there will be another international congress, at which certain inviolable localities will be fixed and solemnly acknowledged, so that on naval charts of the future places will be marked where not even a cannon ball can go without an introduction, or else a nice, picturesque sea will be picked out and set apart exclusively for the summer uses of the elect. Wisdom Beyond His Years. From the Chicago Post. His mother found him in the jam and reprimanded him. A little later she caught him teasing his baby sister and reprimand- ed him again. “I don’t see what's got into you, Willie.” she said. “You're usually the good little boy, but today you're up to all kinds of mischief.” > “I'm tired of being good,” he returned with juvenile frankness. “Tired of being good!” she exclaimed. “What do you mean by that?” “Well, brother Bob is naughty most of the time, and you're always giving him thirgs to get him to be good, and I guess T'll be naughty for awhile and gee if I don't get Something, tco.” Sometimes a youngster seems to have wisdom beyond his years. Sopegeepoesoeeegoseeetee Sets Hoe The Great Providers. | Cash or Credit. | The Great Providers. | Cash or Credit. | The Great Providers. A Gigantic Rebuilding Sale. It is with a certain amount of reluctance that we announce this Rebuilding Sale of ours, so many merchants have so-called “special sales” nowadays on such flimsy pretenses. ington public knows us sufficiently by this time to be aware that we do a straightforward business, and that when we announce a special sale there is some good reason for it, and it is a g enuine reduction of prices. We have leased the Knights of Pythias’ Hall, and the contractors are now engaged in altering the build- ing, so as to best adapt it to our business. Our ever-increasing trade has made it necessary for us to ex- pand. We thought at first to protect the goods from the unavoidable dust and dirt, but we have come to the conclusion that it would be better to sacrifice them ‘at below-cost prices rather thar. to rua any risks. If there is anything you want in our line, you will be helping us and helping yourself by purchasing now. Remember, that you can always have your purchases charged, and arrange the terms to suit yourself. But we trust that the Wash- A very ta and finished Parlor Buite—apholster- ered in fine ailk tapestry- beautifully $9.50. a ished Oak $28.75. very large and Finely Fin- A Magnificent Oak Chiffonier— with large French plate glass— $9.75. $1.98. $12.50. A very Handsome Oak Side- carved— Handsome Osk Hall $14.50. Very Back— nishings. Store open for business daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Marcus Notes. ‘The greatest living compbéer ‘of music 1s undoubtedly Verdi. Verdi ig accredited with the composition of twenty-elght operas, not including his latest production, which has but recently been put*upon the stage. _' MATTINGS. 9c. yard. Silenced the Ducks. Brom the Colorado Springs Facts. I bad a little chat with a Santa Fe of- ial a few days ago, and he told me a gather amusing story about one of their m. He said nearly every night this baggageman hes several coops of live domestic ducks in his oar to be shipped through, and during the night when he has no baggage to deliver at small sta- _ tons it has been his habit and privilege to lie down on &n improvised couch and doze. With the advent of the ducks his dozing stopped. The almost constant quacking of the ducks, who could not un+ derstand ar aon eee ee ae not permit of sleep. For n he lay awake, he Dianeee telees ite Shought of strangling the ducks or chlore- sf ‘The amount of his work net excessive, being far exceeded by. tHat ‘ef Handel, Donizetti and several other.epmposers, | » Heavy China its quality is _unapproachabie. . = not only to the past but tq..the present of ; , = 3 5 # Suita mate gee a me music lovers of the new school. He is now pot en se é s z : ; 5 af i THY i i fy = uf é lai g | is i ig eT rive I