Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1898, Page 8

8 - THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898—14. PAGES. McKnew’s, CLOAKS, SUITS AND FURNISHINGS. |THE MAINE DISASTER oe (Continued haif an hour, under without any one y knowiedge of it except the par- He said that torpedo mines t exaetly known points, and Thursday, April 14, 1898. there would have been no difficulty at all eee = fe ye on shore to know the expct lo- cation of tpe chip, and that she was over a mine. He said he was not surprised that there were no dead fish the next day. “A boy can exploce a little dynamite on the ace of the ter and up quite a of dead fish if there are any fish he sald: in, during my work in Moblie bay, which is a fine fisa- producing w. in three or four wecks’ work I nev w one dead fish.” He went on then to relate several experiences con- firming this cpinion. 933 Penn. Ave. See oe SS Se are Grand “Remnant” Bargains. Sigsbee's Evidence. bee, in command of the Maine at_the time of the disaster, was ex- amined on the 3ist of March. He repeated his opinion that the Maine was destroyed by a mine either temporary or permanent. a thought it had been a very large mine, . in hi opinion, no larger than could be ted near the vessel at any time in ad daylieht, and under direct vision with the ns available in Havana for that pucpese. He tnought twelve men, W.H. McKnew, 933 B@vAV. | scenig miuteal-conndedee “and prcservine —— secrecy, couid have planted it, and that it cculd have been done while the ordinary dicipline and watchfulness was observed pars. . ‘vroldered Hand $) on the ship. A ship moored at a harbor ‘ weuld swing arcund to a given point where ¥ a mine might be located and when it should the purest | teech_that point the mine would be ex- of 9%: Flour. - jj | Picded. He thought it could have been | p-anted from a scow between decks. There § were, he said, a lot of idle army officers in 99 @ | Havana, and while he would not charge 66 $ them with sthing, he thought it not out 6 | of place to spcak of the possibilities of the ps BP} case. Cuptzin Sigsbee said he had shown Flour is, @ | a sketch involving these theories to Cap- ich i 2 | tain Sampson, who had also commanded a ric n © | torpedo station, and had asked of him if a vessel could drop a mine like the one he Gluten, - had described instantly, and that Captain which renders it Sampson ‘and other officers had replied that it could, and that twelve men coul more valuable doit. “That,” said Captain Sigsbee, “is the as as real reason I asked to have the Montgom- far ery taken away. If they were going to do Nutrition rything to blow us up, 1 wanted to have {+ done with a smaller vessel. They had is concerned no vigilance whatever, and no guard over vs or our vessels. Tneir vigilance was than any great where their own vessels were .con- cerned. Their boats were coming and g0- other brand. ing all the time and they generally refused All tests result to answer when we hailed them. When rw) i they did reply it was generally in an im- overwhelmingly 6) tude manner: in favor of in reply to a question, Capt. Sigsbee said ” he thought it pcssible that the explosion “Ceres could have occurred “without the knowl- edge of the higher officials.” Continuing, he said that it wus a curious fact that the ; FLOUR. “Ceres Flour is always uniform in quality. Sold everywhere by all Grocers. officers of deck said the vessel had never swung before in the particular direc- tion in which it swung on the night of the expiosion, ard, continuing, he said: “The Maine is lying now in about the position she would have taken to play on the Span- ish batter'es. Now, if a mine had been planted there, 1 assume {t would have been planted in just that place. If only one had Wm. M. Galt & Co., le Flour Merchants, supposing it 10 be in-the harbor. Light- Graft vessals would probably not strike any obstruction. I would say surprise them and ram them. Of course, If they get near enough they are subject to a very severe fire from the secondary batt2ries. We have no cases on reoerd in experiments where in the daytime torpedo boats have sygceeded in gettirg within striking distance of wall- armed ships.”” Senator Lodge asked Commander Brad- ford if he would not think it very impor- tant, in case war was coming, to dispose of the flotilla before it reached Havana, to which Commander Bradford replied: | “It would be an important advantage. Much depends upon the proposed campzign—what we are going to do; whether it is to be strictly a naval war—whether we are to confine ourselves to marine operations, or whether we are to land troops on the isl- ands of Cuba and Porto Rico, and what the purpose of the government is. That ought to be decided first, in my opinion, and then we would decide what to do.” = Mr. Mills asked i? we could land troops with this flotiu.a at Havana, and Mr. Brad- ford replied: Warfare cannot be carried on now as it used to be, where a fleet could go in under the guns -of a fort and land troops @nd I would not advocate it. session. Tha esgon of the Maine Siecat that such fofts lust be taken by citack on shore, with sych aid as the ships can give, and some place not mined must be selected to land. The object of the navy hat it can by bombard- ships. The capture of territory must be left to the army.” read met this morning at the southwest of 37th and work. A number of owners | interested were present, to the rain the jury decided to_’ the matter until next Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the same place. iss Maggie O'Donoghue is lying quite ill at the residence of her mother on N The police have been given authority to don their sursmer uniform, if they so desire. The official order compelling the general wearing of the summer suit will not be armounced until later. now is to dest! ment, and destr: AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN, Trouble in Caton Family — Jury to Assess Damages—Briefs. le yesterday in the Ca- residing on Scott street, small thoroughfare between Valley and ih. which the head of the was said to be Rosanna Ca- ton, swore out a warrant for his arrest, charging him with threats. Policeman Mc- Gill Grove was given the warrant to serve, and wher he reached the house the old pick, shovel and saw in the house with him. Later in the day the mother sent down to the police station ask- ing for the detail of a policeman to arres: John Caton, betier known as —_.>——_ Thera was frat DRILL AND CONCERT. ter family, udents Entert: h a Good Program. A drill and concert was given at Gon- y evening, by the stu- dents of Gonzaga College. The affair was enjoyable, as is always the case with en- tertainments given by. this school. number of the parents and friends of those who took part-were present. numbers were band, under the leadership of John J. Madi- and a competitive Arill between ten members of Companies A and B, compris- ing Maj. J. Vincent Coughlan,’ Adjutant Gonzaga College w Michgel ) Caton, The principal man had a rake, selections by the —— api2-tu, Mast who, she said, had broken into He was not arrested. The jury summoned by the marshal of the “District to appraise the damages to surrounding property in opening up an al- William. Todd Fox, Quartermaster Ser- geant T. B. Eckloff, Color Sergeant F. J. iemer, Capt. C. Hugh Duffy of Company Aschetier and F. 1. Ni Sheeve, J. P. Wah- J..Cox and A; Lieuts. R. J. beck and Sergts. W. A. bombard the fort and town and take pos- ler, Capt. Robert. J. Green of Company B, Lieuts. H. A. Hegar and J. F. Markey and ley in the square Lounded by 37th, 38th + Streets, Prospect avenue and the Canal Walter I. MEX Wittam A. Crawfor4, Frank J. Diemer, John J. Madigan, James P. Ryder, George A. Lansdale, Charles | Samueis and Amabile Samuels. The Gonzaga Cxdets will hold their an- nual prize drill at River View May 30. ——=_===s “It’s the LAST that does it.” THE CHI For combined Comfort and Style there is nq shoe for man like the CRAWFORD. Spring styles now on view. Gold at our own stores and by authorized agents everywhere’ Factory, Brockton, Mass, t See that our name is stamped on the bottom and woven in. ashington Store, 903 Pennsylvania Avenue. Sergts. F. R. Devereaux, W. W. C. Repetti. The judges of the drill were Capt. J. B. .. q Richard J. Donnelly and Capt. Charles H. Danforth, D.C.N.G. Other enjoyable numbers were given by there.” In reply to a question as to what ex- made of the “They had . and Ind. Ave. amination the Spanish boar: accident not dc § » $ @] been planted it would have been just ¥ ‘ id e anything- for a week; had not down at all. Our people laughed at Capt. Sigsbee They did very little work on the ; it was absurd as compared with cur w - £apt. yee sald the keel plate was driven up about thirty feet from its nor- mal place by the explosion. 9 | Asked why he had advised that no war vessels be sent to Havana after the ex- : cc lo} ‘apt. Sigsbee replied: “In the first Philadelphia Store, 811 Pa. Ave. | ponitieectscene kaask ee oa place, there was a great deal of excite- : ment, and I wanted to work along without iS men-of-' to allay the excitement in the Friday, city, and in the next place, if there were any more mines 1 did not want any more war vessels blown up. Up to that time I Beancde. Day had strongly recommended that the In- diana be sent there just to show them that Silk Waist reduced. the Maine was not the only vessel in the Ik Shirt Waists, Lavy, nor the most powerful. After that * 2 $2.25 | time 1 had no more confidence in the peo- Gebietes Pome ee e ple. Treachery nad been shown us, and dia Suk Dress Walet.” Kedueed 62) 7 there was no special care for us; they had from $4 to. . 5 we did the lack and White Polka tk Wiust. Reduced from $3.50 s reduced. Commander Bradford's Views. Commander Bradford, torpedo expert, on Percale Shirt Wai le. Skis Welaks duty at the torpedo sts wport, tinent 2 R. 1., wno was before the committee on the : a 30th of March, was asked by Senator Mor- mane gan to state briefly the danger from the —— Spanish flotilla of torpedo boats and ter- Muslin Underwear reduced. pedo boat destroyers, and replied: 14 Meslin Corset Covers, all sizes, V I am not impressed as much as many pen be HC peval officers with the dangerous charac- front. Redneed fi Pease: ee OC. ter of torpedo boats and torpedo boat de- s 14, One cee They are frail craft, because 59C. | cvervthing is a to speed, and shts are keot down for that reason, and very thin piates used in their construction, very slight frames, and they are easily de- ranged. I may say that they are bouts of ibilities rather than probabilit nder certain conditicns they are, no coubt, ve formidable. Their chief va in my opinion, is in preventing blockades, if in ports that are attempted to be plock- iChevtot Serge aded. They choose their own time of at- 254 tack, and, of course, the most favorcble ” $7.50 time. They are previously groomed up for r 3 the occasicn, everything in readiness, and Wrappers reduced. they slip out to a vessel outside, and try to Seales hie ed pa LEA pe get in their work. At sea, with a squad- pole er = ne pticatetbrs: aes 89c. ren, they are so Hable to accident and so — often deranged that the chances, of being effective, in my opinion, are slight. I-un- © Linch Bleach- derstand that the present flotilla, crossing __ Reduced from @5¢ | trom Spain, nas been dismantled. That is mask Table. ecg: size to say, the torpedd tubes and gups carried eed from &$1 -60 on the upper deck have been taken-off and Slightly Soiled Main are being brought over by the convoying Sheets, double-bed size 52%4c steamer, which is a converted cruiser. That Or id casia Vc * | acds to their seaworthiness and stability. one =a Fact Risch Hoary, on With those off, they are completely he!p- — Es ae fre ea Lae ie ° less, ag of any power. <i e ok <A reseeunaay oo Connie Cole “The destroyers are supposed to be capa- Goole! Worth 12M Heduced te... 5s ble of ramming the small boats and de- stroying them that way. If within the de- White&Redding,81 IPa.Av. stroying rad'us of’a fleet, of course they can be used in the same way as in a . blockade. For instance, the port of Ha- vana is about ninety miles from Key West is the Maine Was Destroyed by | or Tortugas. They have high speed. They — eh eine: caa slip out at night, get in their work, LONDON, April 14.—The Daily Mail pub-| ana return under cover of darkness, aod lishes this morning an inierview with vice versa, our own coull do the same Joseph Panell Gibbons, the submarine ex- werk. We happen to have no destroyers, pert, in “which he ridicules the Spanish | and our torpedo beats have found it rather cenials of his statement as to the sale by ‘kK cross th If strei be- him of subrrarine mines to Spain, and de- | TUR WOrk cronsing the gut Se clares that he can prove that the United | tWeen those por States warship was willfully and deiib- A Submarine Minc. erately blown up. What is more, according to the Daily |_ Commander Bradford expreree3 the opin- Mail's report. he thinks it possible to re- | iom that the destruction of the Maine was duce the explosion to the act of two men | due to the explosion of a submarin2 mine or even to one individual. of high explosives. He thought the ordi- rary torpedo would not be sufficiently pow- erful to produce the result shown in the Maine, but he tought the mine was sunk before the arvival-of the Maine, because of the difficulty of locating after arrival. In response to a question from Senator © Mills as to the method of protecting our fleet in case we wanted to blockade Havana Commander Bradford said: “I do not know that we have any plan, but If we! approach near enough the ‘port to bombard it, of PB One Dressy Suit. ty-front with silk. te = Linens reduced. 45 yards of éd. ‘Table Damask Se. te Fine All-lnen is a2 yards. A GIBBONS STICKS TO HIS. STOR’ course the ships would. be subject to bom- CLEANS AND ieee - | bardment. The most efficacious and at the Leger witHouT i Same timc the most hazardous way would * lege eet ee deine oreslh ec Es “Your EBo Store,” NM Ice Cream Soda . Particularly good—and nothing but the very finest materiuls used. ARCHE, 314-18 Seventh. a pound for 50 different styles of the very finest Chocolates and Bon-Kors—fresh from the confectioncr’s and contalming every novelty. TH “Your pe MARCHE, 799-999%9%99%9%999 9 A BOLD ATTEMPT To Duplicate the Tremendous Selling of Last Year’s Easter Week! Just a year ago--this House broke all selling records! The amount of business done during Easter Week--attained a point -- never before and never since reached by any local concern! equal, if not surpass, that sale by giving even greater values! During the next few days we intend to cond Making this a sale in which more remarkable shall be offered than those which made our ’97 Easter Week Sale so conspicuous an event--in trade history! rere department--each a complete Store--will participate--practically meaning that The 25 Stores in This Establishment Will Contribute Their Greatest Bargains! Aud we'll not offer you btt-of- =season goods, remember=--but newly arrived merchandise, spick-span, fresh from the workshop and factory. “Understand, these items given below are representative, and are to be taken as an index to the abundance of bargains waiting our patrons. Notice What our Cloak Department is Offering. 1d Percale A tableful of Fine Shirt Waists in per- cale and batiste, 1898 styles, cut and col- ore: “laundered ‘collars and ‘enffs. | Regu- larly sold for 50, 68 and Ye. Spe- 3Oc, clil at Lot of Tan Cloth Capes, plain and fancy trimmed. | Were selling ‘for 5 5D 98 to $19. Choice of Brocaded ade New Cut $I mber of handson e Reefer Suits— et. Ladies’ Cloth irte—silk-lined Jack- Sufts—silk-lined se Suits— Ladies’ Let of Fine Cheviot a k ~ Mined Sate caanelined si250 and $15. $7 O8 fiont Reefer and Blouse Bi- ute in clreular skirts, GA Worth $7.50. "$2.69 7 Worth Tot of Plain und Roman Strip Silk Waists, Worth $5, $6 & §° Unusually Good Values Await the Visitor to our Lace Store. A lot of Torehon Lace and Insertions, 1 to 3 wide. Regular sad. 3C. yd. jeated = Moneseline de 6 inches DSc, yd. Embroidertes. 1 to view and De. yd. inaertbos. "Hee “19, =e , 18 and 2c. Embroidertes, , nainsook and cambrie edges and 3 to 6 inches Qe, yd. 1 lot of 40 end 12c. Embrotderies, in cambrle, Swiss and malnnoe, edges and Insertions, 2 to inches wide. . eSa5c; yd. 1 lot of Platt Vai. Lace. 12 yards to a ple . Regular . Trice? fc a pine, 9c. piece 1 lot of Italian Val. Lace and Insertions, 1 dozen yards to a pleve. Regular price, 3 5¢, doz. 75e. a dozen. Trimming Prices Pruned. 1 lot of Enamel Buckles, with slides, all Sc. ea. White, Weru and Linen shade, in mill- tary, frog set; used to trim pique and wash dresses.’ Regular ee at es BOG: set 1 lot of Pearl Bittous, ‘in white and dark penrl, suitable for dress and coat but- Regelar priee, 48e. Je doz. 1 lot of Bullet and Faucy Pearl But- tons, in amall size. for children’s dresses. Regul ct 1 dozens. 9c. doz. 1 lot of Military Loops and’ Frogs, in Iie price, aoe. each, SC, Cach pla, Seon mien cole a ane oe a, Colored Silk Gimp, 2 Inches Tint’ price, aber yea OC. yard. Black | Hereales | Tratd, inches 3e esses Merle 1 Oc. yard HUE Remarkable Ribbon Sell= ing is to happen. anf hl Sein. ‘All-silk Fancy Motre Roman Taffeta Stripe, Checks, &c., warl; sell Notions & Odds & Ends Lower Still. Hosiery & Underwear. An unusually lucky purchase of over 1,000 dozen Hose at about 50c. on the dollar enables us to offer good staple, season- able Hose at nearly half the regular quoted prices! This lot includes both foreign and do- mestic makes of Fine Cotton and Lisle Hose. oe. and 15e,_ All-sitk Satin Gros 4 and 3 inches wide: also Chape Silk ies Ribbons, 8 in. ‘turg wae 7. in the usual 59c. in. wide “Aleit Sashes, 403 er has been sold for less than $1.75 60-inch Tape Measures. Sr-inch Tape Measures, With metal ends: 20. Cotton Tape, all widths. . Je. Best Velutina Skirt Binding, “inc” ‘and To Ladies We Offer Full Seamless, Fast Black, Drop Stitch, Fine Cotton Hose, with all black or white feet, double heel and toe. The r2hc. grade. Jet Head Toilet Pins. Cube of 100 Tollet Pins. Untrimmed Hat Specials. Short-back Renina edge, all shades—really worth 7c... Straw Short-baci bell crown, all the new ¢ Hate — all 39c. Shoe Laces, 1% yards long, round or fat, Steel Point Hair Pins, a el Se. Box Invisible Hair Pins.. Nickel Safety Pins, all sizes, Per” doz. Sivleces Cotton, Ta ON ~ Spoat’ Catton, id lair Pins Satin Belt Hose Support ‘Toe. Gatton Beit Bese Sepa 45c. All-silk Garter Elastic, strip % yard 10c. Cotton Garter Elastic, strip. 0c. Castile Soap Feather Stitch Brat Sailors, ‘cable he new shupes—5Ve. A special sale of Richelieu Ribbed or plain “Onyx” Fast Black Fine Lisle Thread Hose. Ribbed down the foot and dou- ble heel and toe. Sold as a spe- cial at 29c. Tomorrow at 19c. Feathers Lightly Priced. boc. Black Ostrich Tips, 3 in bet ¢. Black Ostrich Half Plumes. Wi d, white and colors. . Nickel-plated Shears, all sizes. “Steel Key Chains and Jetted Wings....... Jetted Quills, 4 in beh. Far less Flower Prices Than you've ever had a chance to buy A very pretty looking Black Lisle Hose, with lace ankle. Also Fancy Ribbed Fine Lisle in new colored Roman Se. Tollet Soap. Household Ammonia stripes, boot effect. thoroughly h-class goods. 50c. and 6oc. nd Rose Foliage, you—your cholee for.. “Sc. bunch. For Children. 100 dozen Fine Ribbed threa a Etne Two-thread ENES "end "nliced Reel hd toe A very to ot hes pare — Apple Blossoms, Chrysanthenmms, Daisies. Ivy, Sweet Tens. all colors; Violets, Lilacs, Violet Foliage, Forget-Me-Nots ....+.. Lisle Thread Hore. PP ee tocking, al able’ for sitls or bors, double Lr ia Crushed Roses, 12 in a bunch...... Large Satin ‘Vilete, American Bea BF, Fast Black and Tan Fall Seamless Fine ‘Two-thread a Cotton Balt Halt Hiean with double FL colors, per bunch.. Ff Fy { a i Books'add Statioriery. ‘ictures of the i i H BESRP ee? Fu ‘Some Underwear scans adams, tbe lise. " i Volume Classicg—worth 25¢.—for.. i 3,000 Paper. Novels at. "asim fag Vovin pe and and arm. ‘Worth 10¢. fee t i others—tomorrow.....m.. 500 8c. and@e. Children's Books, ~ with colored {llgstrations, at. A pound of Paper and 100 En-— Friday... 4 Q ‘Handsome Theo-trimmed Be tee ee AO, if Pg i | i fF if ON Store,” Muslin Underwear. A rery, mpectal sale of Muslin Undergar- ments. Briefly mentioned, these a Good Muslin Gowns, Hubbard yoke, tucks and_rufliing. oon Se Guanity Muslin Chemises, with Desvers, unbedfestape, with @. sice gambric ‘ruffle, bemstiiched—others have embroidered rui Carstetc Ocesst Covers, low mock, em brojdery-trimmed. All garments worth from 0c. For thle sale, while the lot Inet, . 35 choice for Ce Muslin Petticoats, urella-shape, with ee Somes st caubecltery. am value would be Geen. 49C. nother offer we make ts Children's White “and “Goloret "Dresses, fa hand some coloring, stripes and plaids—1 to 4 Js. sizes—some with ruffle over Shoulders, others with embroidered 4 4c Jeweled Shirt, Walet Sets in een, Tur- quotse, , Emerald, Ameth; orth BSc, ickle—w Luitation of Cut Steel Belt Sete—worth 48c—including buckles and three 9] 5 slides........ . 48c. and 6Sc. Jeweled Girdles ip Gilt and Oxidized—with amethyst, emeralt 6c. turquoise, ruby settinge—choice.., ° Greatest of Glove Sales. We offer Washable Chamois Gloves, in white. Only sizes 54, # and 6—actually worth 75c. pecial at +++ -3QC. pair. Ladies’ real Kid Gloves, with tent clasp—wear the new em- Laey! To be had in black, white, tans, reds and browns. A full one dollar’s worth for 63c.! Every pair warranted perfect. Don’t ask to have } tried on at this price. Ladies’ Pure Silk Gloves with double-tipped fingers, in black, white and cream—are really our 50c. goods—at > 39C. pair. Ladies’ Bicfcle Gloves with pall