Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1898, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1898-14 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. HINGTON. ...May 4,1 WA WEDVESD1LY.... S. CROSBY S. NOYES -Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent mily Circulation much more than the combined ctr- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medinm it has no cemypetitor. Im order to avold delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Busine: Depart- ments, necording to tenor or purpose. Senor Canalejas Speaks. Among those who -spoke in the lower house of the Spanish cortes yesterday was Senor J Canalejas. The cable states that “the chief inter of the debate “attached to the specch.* The name re- vives recollections of the de Lome episode, arries us back to the time when the to tighten around Spain s and rope neck. It w membe it will be re- Cuba and the cial envoy of Senor premier was seek- about the situation mn in Cuba and sentiment in the United States on the subject of the war than he had been receiving through the regularly accredited channels of his government. But before Senor Canale could make report of his observatir the letter which Senor de Lome had eddressed to him became public property, and matters took a new and an aggressive turn. His mission lost its tm- portance. We get now, for the first time, some idea of how Senor Canalejas was tmpressed. After “severely criticising the unprepared- ness of the government, he said that he learned while on hi it to America and Cuba that the Americans meant war and were rapidly preparing for it, being per- fectly acquainted with Spain's means of attack and defense; but, he sald, had the Spanish government not been so yielding, and had it confronted the Yankees with a powerful army, they would never have gone to war. He said he considered it preferable to give Cuba independence than to embark on a foreign war without proper preparations.” Guiding by this deliverance, we may as- sume that, had the de Lome letter escaped the clutches of the Cuoans, Senor Canale- Jas upon his return home would have ad- vised his chief to prepare for war with the United States at once. In other words, Senor Canalejas, aft2r looking over the ground, differed with Senor de Lome and the few American newspapers which at that time were harping on the de Lome v string. He saw that sentiment in the United States on the sub, of freedom for Cuba was entirely sin and that if war became necessary to enforce that sen- timent war would be Geclared. How Senor Sagasta would have been af- fected by such advice must always remain & question. It is certain, however, that he could not have acted on it to S| 3 benefit. He could not have become stiff- necked or aggressive toward the United States at any time without making a war purpose on nis part entirely plain; and from the moment of his unmasking he would have had to meet the determination of this government to put an end to Span- ish rul the western hemisphere in the interests of humanity and civilization. ———_~em A Regiment From the District. it has been apparent that ary authorities have rec rized the justice of the claim that the Dis- ct National Guard, under the call for Veiunteers, should be 1 ted to furnish More than a mere battalion. Statistics have ted to show that im the call for troops furnished to the governors of the states certain states either less pop ulcus than the District or weaker in Na- ticnal Guard strength were permitted to ve of their al- on the basis of population. These ted that full justice admirable nds that its represe: # battalion, and it i nounced that Distr quota regiment of minimum strength, rmitting the Distric: for ve its identity in any future ization larger th: cially will be thus pe or gencral movements and iment wili be ordered into « few day This is gratifyi rea- rticularly in view ef the misunder- @= aad delays of the past fortnight. execllent State of disciptine and drill ing the guard warrants the ecnfident belief that whatever duty ‘may be given to them to perform the citizen- ital will d>mon- e that they are fully equal to the oc- and will reficet credit on the com- munity which they represent. ——__ +e Assemble the Volunitcers Here. n anneunced, and this time with si ent authority to warrant belief in the accuracy of the that Washington either has been or will be chosen as one of the concentration points tor the great volunteer army now in p: cess of organization. No better be found than this city. It is 1 sea and to either end of the Sea-coast that may require €d at short notice. It statement, could to the ar long line of to be defend- It is convenient, too, to the many points of supply, whem will be sent to the instruct It sesses fine natural facilities ceommedating a lu either in the city itself or ty. There is a ce 1 propriety, too, selection of the national capital purpose. Aside from purely pre- nary considerations it is highly ap- that in time of a war with a} Bec body of men, the immediate n pewer at least a part of the na- W's defenders should be assembled at the city where are gathered the men di- recting the campaign. The troops cannot fall to absorb a wholesome feeling of de- termination from association with and the sight of the agencies of government, the symbols of that organization of which they form so important a part in a. time of serious emergency. ———_ eo It ts too late for Spain's leaders to profit by a reminder that people who conduct themselves with a measure of fatrness and discretion do not usually have to devote much time to keeping thirgs out of the newspapers. —++o_____. A Senatorial Breathing Space. The United States Senate has done such excellent work of late that it is 2» painful duty to note its present tendency to re- duce its working hours to a minimum hardly compatible with the state of its cal- endars and the ‘insistent demand for legis- lation for the benefit both of the nation and the nation’s capital. A few figures from the recoris relative to the hours spent im actual session during the past few da: may arouse the interest of some members | of the upper house, who may not have ap- Preciated the fact that the Senate is just now engaged in a prodigious resting spell. Monday, April 25, was the last real work- ing day in which the Senate indulged. On that day it remained in session no less than five hours and thirty minutes, quite up to the standard of industry that has been es- tablished in the past. The next day, April 26, however, there was a noteworthy fall- ing off. The Senate remained at work for only two hours and fifteen minutes, while Wednesday, Apri] 27, it adjourned after one hour and thirty minutes of deliberation. April 28 was marked by a slight increase in industry, the session lasting two hours, while April 29 the working time was cut down by a quarter of an hour, lasting only one hour and forty-five minutes* True to its traditions, the Senate adjourned from Friday to Monday, thus chalking up a ci- pher for Saturday, April 30. Monday the session lasted four hours,“but to compen- sate for this burst of energy the senators adjourned over from Monday te Wednes- day (today), thus still further reducing the total of time spent in legislative operations. Counting all eight of the days on which | such work was possible the Senate spent only seventeen hours in session, or an aver- age of two and an eighth hours a day. This includes the time spent in executive session, which may be eliminated in any calculation concerning the work accom- plished by the Senate on Its legislative cal- endar, which chiefly concerns the people at large. Taking out this time, the legisla- tive sessions of the eight days named ag- gregated thirteen hours and twenty min- utes, or an average of one hour and forty minutes. This computation, it is to be re- membered, includes one normal day, which brings up the average. Taking out that day, as not characteristic of the Sen- ate’s recent pace, the average per day was ene hour and yorty minutes, inclusive, and one hour and twenty minutes exclusive of the time spent in executive session. This is assuredly not enough time to spend on the important work now confronting the Senate. The District's needs alone require more than this. The national demands are such as to warrant six days ef work of six hours each every week for many weeks. The calendars cry aloud in protest against this leisurely progression, even though the committees may be busy and the individual senators may be hard at work on matters directly pertaining to their public duties. However much they may do personally or in committee it is plain that results can not be achieved unless the Senate as a body acts directly upon the propositions so rap- idly accumulating. ——>+e—___ Weyler Hopes for Power. General Weyler is coming forward at this time, and evidently in the hope of reaping some personal advantage from the crisis at bard in Spain. It has often hap- pened in the affairs of that country that the man on horseback has ridden into power in troubled times. The Spaniards like parade and proclamation, and their military commanders have always delight- ed the popular eye. The ex-captain general of Cuba is a thor- ough Spaniard. His nature is cruel. He has craft of a somewhat low order. Popu- lar government is an abomination in his opinion. He prefers government which stands for rigor and rough vigor, and calls for men like himself to administer it. That gives opportunity for the enrichment of officials, and the oppression of the masses, who are created, as he thinks, only to serve. 5 The greatest misfortune that could be- fall Spain would be a revolution at home which would bring General Weyler into pewer. The whole civilized world would have occasion to resent it. He represents a spirit and a purpose which even Spain cannot longer afford to avow. She must mend her ways. Her people are impover- ished, her credit is gone, and bankruptcy stares her squarely in the face. The old ways must give place to new ways. There must be better government in Spain her- self, or else her neighbors in Europe wiil scon begin to complain as we have been ferced to complain in the matter of her government in Cuba. Stripped of her colonies, which she has justly forfeited by reason of her malad- ministration of their affairs, and forced upon lines of economy at home, Spain would prosper. There is the material with- in her borders for the making of a great state. Her people need to be educated and brought into closer touch with the outside werld, and her industries managed with scme regard to modern methods and the requirements of brisk competition. But the first consideration is that she must cease to stand for hate and brutality. Men ef the Weyler type must cease to direct her affairs. She cannot hope for the re- spect of the world, or to make even the mest ordinary progress, so long as she heres to ker old customs, and installs in authority those who, like General Wey- ler, seek high places only to abuse their opportunities. ——_++e—____ Dewey's Limitations. One of the many peculiar dispatches re- ctived lately from Macrid caps the climax for absurdity. It says that the govern- ment there has been officially informed that Commodore Dewey has cut the Manila cable and is carrying the end of it on she flagship Olympia. As The Star stated yes- terday, the cable to Hong Kong, the oniy one in servics, lands over a hundred miles from Manila, and the current is trans- mitted overland to the capital by a shore line. This effectually disproves the silly Statement that the American commander is nursing the cable end on his flagship. He would have found such a bit of prop- erty exceedingly cumbersome during the hot time last Sunday, or later if he had accomplished the remarkable feat of run- ning out to Botinao, considerably over a hundred miles by sea, between times to cut the cable and bring it back with him. He would have been worthy of unsiinted praise as one of the greatest geniuses the world has ever produced. To maneuver in a harbor and bombard a city with his ship dragging one end of a six hundred mile steel rope hither and thither would be to put to blush every flying machine inventor, every perpetual motion discoverer who ever advanced a claim to public considera- tion. Dewey is a clever man, a skillful commander and a brave fighter, and is worthy cf the heartfelt thanks and the hearty cheers of all Christendom, but he is not capable of performing miracles. —_-— ++ + ___ The necessity of proclaiming a state of seige would indicate that the people of Madrid had dscided to have some portion of the war conducted where they could see exactly what occurs. ee Owing to the suspicion which attaches to his reports Gen. Blanco will doubtless go a step further next time and make it a team of mules,rinstead of only one. ————— If affairs continue in their present direc- tion the Spanish public will b2 as distrust- fyl of the promises from Madrid as the Cubans were. —_——_+es___- Don Carlos has adopt:d the same long- distance plan with reference to Madrid that Gen. Weyler pursues in connection with Havana. ——>-22—___—— After what he has been through a small thing like a resignation rumor ought not to cause Senor Sagasta much embarrassment. ——— + +e -___ “Spanish Spies.” ‘There is something particularly nerve- upsetting about the phrase “Spanish spy.” It has a disagreeable ancestry. It covers an extensive historical background of deeds of warfare not embraced by the ordinarily accepted rules of war. “Span- ish spies” have been kffown to commit the most atrocious acts of treacherous cruelty and diaboligal destruction. We do not have to go back very far in the record ef this present unpleasantness to find a shocking evidence of the Spanish tendency to do in an underhanded “manner that which civilization condemns and the pro- gressive world execrates. To be a “Span- ish spy,” therefore, is to be, in the minds of most Americans, a person without -c.n- selence, without scruples, without heart. It means perhaps the poisoning of wells; the destruction of water conduits, the secret assassination of public officials and military leaders, the explosion of powder mills, the wholesale slaughter of non-com- batants. There is virtually no limit to the range of accommodating talents of the typical “Spanish spy.” Hence it is that during these first days of the war with Spain, that is being con- ducted. by the United States with due re- gard for all the established doctriues of interrational strife, much is heard in tones of dread about the danger from “Spanish spies.” There would be little of this if we were at war with England. A British ;or French or German spy would not be such a bogicman. Already since the war began two large powder magazines have mysteriously explcded. Such calamities are attributable to any one of a large number of possible causes. With few ex- ceptions, however, these disasters have been held in the public mind to have been the work of “Spanish spies.” It would be characteristic work for them, and it is not strange that the suspicions of the Amer- ican people and their government have been aroused. The District Naval Militia. The bill authorizing the organization of a battalion of naval militia in this city has now passed both houses and ts in confer- erce, where some adjustment is to be sought reconciling the differences between the branches of Corgress. Those differ- ences are purely matters of detail, and are susceptible of easy arrangement. No time skould be lost in pressing this bill to its final stage of approval, for if there were ever a time for the organization of such a battalion, that time is at hand, when the nation needs just such service as this bat- talion will soon be able to render. Every- thing is in feadiness for the formal or- ganization of the command, which has been merely awaiting the legalization of its existence before assuming a place among the factors in the country’s second line of naval forces, the reserves. This city should long ago have been so equipped, with its exceptional facilities for the de- velopment and drill of a naval battalion. —>+e—___. It may be that the mines cut loose from their positions in New York harbor and cast ashore were discovered by some gen- tleman who was out in quest of the sea- son's first sea-serpent story. It is to be feared that the queen regent is too busy with politics to’ apply to the mo- thers’ congress for suggestions on how to train a boy for a us2ful, practical life. ——++e—___ The United States need not have any ap- prehension concerning war funds when it is in a position to put up a “for sale or rent” sign on the Philippine Islands. a Senor de Lome seems disposed ‘to adver- tise his connection with tne present minis- try as little as possible. —>+e—____ It looks as if the Spanish populace were beginning to long for something more real- istic than bull fights. ——_++e—___ SHOOTING STARS. Trying to Plense. “Our victories don’t appear to satisfy the public any more,” said one Madrid official. The other was thoughtful for some time, and then responded: “Suppose we try illustrating them?” “Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “is mighty proud ob dah ancestors. But ef de ol’ folks wus alive I has my doubts ’bout whethuh de feelin’ would be reciprossified.”” Don Carlos. You vowed with threats, the strife must have For Spain a glorious ending. Oh, did you mean these statements grave— Or were you just pretending? The Tardy Repast. “We Americans,” said the physician, “are not careful about opr eating. A man ought not, after eating a hearty breakfast and lunch, to go home and try to eat a hot, heavy dinner every day.” “There, Henrietta,” said Mr. Meekton, triumphant! “that Is what I have been telling you ever since the base ball season opened.” On Second Thought. “Of course,” said the European stat23- man’s friend, “you are unalterably opposed to the Monroe doctrin: “Well,” was the reply with some hesita- tion; “I used to be. But I've been wond2: ing whether it wouldn’t be a good idea to have one of our own to keep the United States from going ahead too fast in the eastern h2misphere. Disarmed. Oh, where is he who, once so bold, Set all the continents ablaze; Who all his reckless feelings told Regardless of th2 row ‘twould raise? The werds “De Lome” we do not find On history's scroll from day to day; ‘That valorous one is left behind, They've taken all his pens uway. A time of pitying gloom occurs, ‘When men such spectacles behold; A restl2ss rooster shorn of spurs; A toothless terrier, once so bold, They confidently thought to name Him as the foremost in the fray; But, cruel shame, he’s lost to fame, They’ve taken all his pens away. —_-+>___. Annex Hawaii. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Twenty-three years ago General Schofield pointed out the military necessity of our controlling Hawaii. Its possession by a foreign naval power in time of war, he said, would put our entire Pacific coast’ and commerce at the mercy of the enemy. Not a military or naval authority since then has challenged the soundness of this propo- sition. The opposition to annexation was not due to any dissent from the proposition of General Schofield. The very fact that Hawaii was a military necessity for us was the cause of the antagonism encountered. The universal peace idealogues saw in the possession of that group of islands by a European country a bar to war with any naval power. But events moved on. Causes which made for war with Spain were unhindered by non-combatant the- ories. Fortunately we already have a coaling station in Hawali, and the defense and use of Pearl Island may yet require our con- trol of all the group. Such is likely to prove to be the logic of the situation. If it should, no Paramount Blount will ever again haul down the American flag. But Congress ought to take formal action in périecting annexation without fail before adjournment. Pardon the Filib: From the Spring#eld Republican. Nearly every member of the Senate has joined _in the petition for the pardon of Capt. John D. Hart of the Cuban filibuster- ing vessel Laurada, who is in prison at Philadelphia. As the whole country has come over, practically, to his cause, it can- not well insist upon his further punishpent. ——_ +e ___ First Catch the Prisoners, From the Philadelphia Record. Some of the more sanguinary Spanish newspaper writers are insisting that “no prisoners be made” when battle shall be joined with’ the detested Yankees. Noth- ing Spain could do would so serve to short- en the war. ters. ——_++s—____ ‘The Belligerent South. From the Salt Lake Herald. During the civil war Spain r ecognized thi bellig2rency of the south. Before the war is over she will recognize the belligerency of the south again; it will be forced upon her. ———— ++ Naval Cookery. * > ee Beveridve’s, 1215 F St. “The Eddy” Refrigerator Has No Equal. Mofe thin 500,000 fam- lies yse it with highest satisfaction, Call for cata- logue:and' book of testi- VE EVIELEEEP LLY: LLL monials ‘Of prominent Washingtonians. No charge. ests, $5.50 up. Uprights, $12 up. Bargains in China & Glass. Our 25c., 50c., 75c. and $1 Bargain Tables and our haif price Bargain Tables on 1st and 2d floors are filled with a great variety of desirable goods, suitable for fiome use and-wedding presents. + eae S tw. Beveridge, POTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS, ETC., 1215 F St. & 1214G St. £ Dain & Martin, Managers. + KNEESSI’S . $5°° TRUNK —is capable of stending any amcunt of “bombarding’’ from the roughest baggage smasher thet ever drew breath. Its sheet iron bottom—5 bands of iron riveted on— Excelsior locks—beavy No. 4 bolts—and stecl braces make it the strongest trunk in existence. It is easily worth $8. Our price only $5.50. GyTrunks called for and repaired. Trunk Factory, 425 7th’ St. Saas actory, 425 7th TLE elect debbie bed deeded eddie dberbendendebeeboebeddedieeele > + = LEEEEEEEEELEEEEEEE EEE EE EEEE EEE EEEEETEEEEE EIS: my4- bn “THE PEOPL War Has No + Effect on Our Shoe Prices. Our Shoes cost just as little now as they did when war was a theory. Now tht war is a real- ity, you'll find that, as usual, the “people's stere” is underselling all the “exclusive” shoe houses and dry goods stores. +Rare Bargains for Ladies S Lapres’ oxFokp TIES. qs 4 a Ss seeoohendealpetresee sees MALACCA Ca a a as ac seo Black ond Rusget. Newest, nobbiest styles.“ Unupually handsome. A rar> bargin at. LADIES’ OXFORD “PIES Stylish Oxford ; Ties, win § -50 vesting or kid tops. Regular ¥ $2 shoes for only = 3 LADIES’ SHOES. & Tace and button. Plain or patent leather tips. Coin, bulldog, and common sense toes. Compare them with any $8 shoe you'll see elsewhere... Ladies’ Extra High-cut_Bi- cycle Shoes—that sel “for $2.59 cll over town.....704.. $4°7 Soegoedeadeegendengenloateesreseeseosogengont rw Tempting Values for Men aS RUSS! ace $937 gentens t it ting pulldog toes. 98 for Soehongeesecte i can't match them in the city for « MEN’S RUSSET BICYCLE SHOES—soft, easy and dur- able. Wonderful values for... ese eevSensregeotertens $]| 25 a 50° BOYS’ SHOES. Boys’ Satin Calf wna $ J] -25 Men's and Boys’ sele—tennis and bic russet and black Rubber- le—in set with bulldog toes. The kind that look well and wear well. i dier, ictor x. Addter: Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, Trunks, 923 to 929 7th Street.¢ ae Se Se th ae Se ts Se a De De th eS ae se oa oe a Only $1.25 Instead of $1.40 for 5-lb. boxes of our delicious Matchless Creamery BUTTER. Our prices always lowest for finest butter. D. Wm. OYSTER, 40 CENTER MARKET—75 WESTERN MARKET. my4-w,f,m-20 as ae te te ee eh es te te ee ee ee ee et aseetestontoeteatretortoateesesteasoteatoeth! 3 AS Save Money } on Flour. Lay in a good supply prices are going. sp. it igher flour RIDE” FLOUR is sold at the lowest price, consistent with quelity. It’s our own private Drand—and "makes delightful “bread, ake and pastry. TF Order a barrel) before prices take, another jumpy, c 1413 ¢, Bry AlN, N. y. Ave. FINE GROCERIES, LIQUORS, CORDIALS. my4-w,f,m-28 dom Befc For the 5 ieee 1 e aan, =e of a rmy! os tas are - best. Grape Brandy $1 tote mien TO-KALON my+20d E ‘Only 10c, !. ‘Palm Oil Soap eee Ac thned at Need tae tet" | charge for dressing them. or : lBetens Boor. Corset Covers | Are especially adaptable for wear Woodward *=. Lothrop, |A Complete toth, 11th and F Sts. N.W. Summer Curtains a n d Curtain Materials. The days fly swiftly and the time for replacing the heavy hangings by lighter ones is not far distant. We direct attention to our new stock of Draperies, Summer Curtains and Curtain Materials, which embraces all the leading styles and novelties. We also direct attention to our splen- _ did facilities for making Slip Covers to Order== Window Shades to Order== Window Screens to Order== Door Screens to Order- And for Cleansing Lace Curtains and Blankets, Reno- vating Mattresses and Pillows and Reupholstering Furniture. Estimates cheerfully furnished. 100 pairs fine Nottingham Lace Curtains, Brus- | Hard-wood Adjustable Window Screens, the best fect. sels made. $2.00 a pair. Were $3.50. Closed. Open. High. Kt broidered Muslin Curtal eu titea | 7" = ee 8, we ice e a 2 31 esse $1.50 a pair. 31 36 BB. .serveeeeree 4OC- 100 Colored Denim Pillows, heavily embroidered, | 9g s ecu 40c. pleasing colors. is $1.00 each. 29 32 Mb:scceecn 45c. 1,000 18-In-h Straw Porch Seats, best quality. 32 36 20. Suconese) Ore 2 roc. each. Imitatior Walnut Doors, best quality, all sizes. 200 yards 50-inch Bagdad Tapestry, for couch and goc. complete. pillow covers, dens, ete. a wees, Recon meee: Goc. a yard. $1.15 complete. Men’s Blue Serge Muslin Suits to Order. Undergarments. Two lots of Women’s Muslin Serge is the correct suiting fabric for warm weather. It wears well and looks well zs long as it lasts. We sell only the guaranteed colors, Gowns will be offered tomorrow at iess than usual prices. Sigitly gar- ments, well made and well propor- and at the lowest possible price for} tioned. The cloth alone would cost pure dyes. as much. $13.50 < Women’s Mustin Gowns, Hubbard style, double to begin with and from that the price | yoke in back, tucked yoke im front, ve or high neck, cambri¢ or embroidery ruffie on neck and sleeves. Special price, 35c. each. ranges upward to the genuine Jno. T. Clay’s manufacture. We have these with the manufacturer’s stamp of guarantee on them. First for. Value 50c. Women’s Muslin Gowns, empire style, lapels of embroidery and insertion, embroidery across front, ruflle of embroidery on neck and sleeves, Ee Special x 9 price, Special Sale of Men’s : je corti Vahachine and Women’s Umbrellas. | Sm t A recent purchase of Umbrellas, Boys made up from the ends of silks, and Clothing. ® Offered at a saving of fifty cents to two dollars. These goods are per- fect in every particular—offered at the following extraordinarily low prices, because short ends of silks were used in their manufacture. Women’s 26-inch Union Silk Umbrellas, natural wood and mourning handles, $1.50. Usually $2.00. Men's and Women's 28 and 26-inch Umigellas, of fine union levantine, with selected imported natural wood handles, Very elegant Suits are shown as well as the practical every-day sorts ——pretty effects that in many cases are exclusive. A splendid assort- ment of the popular Blue Serges is ready. Reefers and Top Coats for the little fellows in pretty effects. Blue Serge Sailor Suits, all prettily trimmed in white, blact Sizes 3 te 40. $4.25. Value |. nicely made, or red braid. Sr or $2.25. Usually $3.00. Vali 75. 7 e “Umbrella | Tan Reefers of fine all-wool covert cloth— Women 2 ae All-silk Umbrellas, with natu: ee ss a a 50. Usually $4.00. 4.00. Value $5.75. ce 50. 3 4 Thitd floor. 75 ¥ Vomen’s 28 26-inch All-silk Um- 4 teal with sree pureed natural wood hau des, Hosiery $2.75. Usually $4.50 Deparment " nd 28-inch All-silk, and Women’s 28- jute Changeable Sib” Cmibrellas, ‘with Handsome handles. $3.00. Usually $5.00. Announces the recent arrival of sev- eral lots of Hosiery, comprising some very excellent values, among which are the following: 100 dozen Women’s Fine Fast Black Cotton Hose, dropstitch effect, double heels and toes; very elastic. Also a new line of Colored Umbrellas f changeable Union Taffeta Silk, which has the appearance of all silk and wears uiuch better. They come in red, blue and green, with natural wood and Dresden’ handles. Special price, $1.50 each. First floor. Women’s Vici Kid Oxfords. “Vici Kid” is the standard of kid elegance and excellence everywhere. It is the softest, best wearing, best appearing, most serviceable indoor and out of all the kids. We keep none but the genuine “Vici”—made by Robt. H. Foerderer, and iust now we are showing every good style of shoe that vici kid is made into. Attention is called to the following lines of Oxfords, the best intrinsic values obtainable at the prices: méh’s. Vici Kid Oxfords, round toe, tip of ane; sible soles, worked eyelets, $2.25. Value $3.00. 25¢c. a pair. 50 dozen Women's Fast Black Fine Gauge Lisle Thread Hose, with double soles and high spliced heels. §0c. a pir. ee 10U dozen Women’s 2... .. . Lisle Thread Hose, with double soles, high spliced heels; Riche- Ueu, Rembrandt and tine dropstitch effects. 35¢., 3 pairs for $1.00. Value 5oc. First floor. Infants’ Department Has every Dress and Toilet Requis- ite and every proper sort of Out- fitting, beginning with baby’s. first needs and up to 5 years of age. Tomorrow the following very spe- cial values will be offered: Infants’ Cream Bedford Cord Long Coats, with capes richly embroidered in silk. $1.50 each. - ‘Women’s Vicl Kid ent tip, Goodyear we! $2.50 a pair. ; ‘Women’s Vici Kid Oxfords, ti value. 2 $2.50 a pai Vici Leather Dressings being demonstrated in our Shoe Department. These dress! are premesced the veer Seat os the ‘market. todny. for any kind of leather; wit not rub off or soil the clothes; preserve the leather or restore it to the natural state If lost. Cume in and have dressed—there’s no Oxfords, “W. & L.” foe, pat- It sole. Infants’ Close-fitting White Mull Caps, trimmed with fine tucks and lace and finished with pompon of lace and ribbon. 25c. each. of same or pat- of toe. Special | second floor. The New Laces Comprise direct importations and in- clude the newest designs for neck, sleeve and dress trimmings—an as- sortment in size and beauty superior to any heretofore shown. Novelties in Mechlin, Point d’Esprit, Point de Paris, Dentelle, Honiton, Valen- cierines, Point de Venise, etc. For tomorrow a recent importation of Valenciennes Laces, 3-to 1 inch wide, in a profusion of dainty ef- fects, which we have marked at very specially low prices, as follows: Swiss Ribbed with shirt waists and. tailor-made dresses. We have complete lines of Swiss Ribbed Corset Covers‘in high neck and long sleeves and low neck AA ag eee tel ip bth eeinpasrcetnmrinahnsineninietaridemeen cattery ee | uvenile Stock : For our grade of Chil- dren’s Clothing no house in Washington can touch our prices--because we sell children’s goods at a very close margin--asan adver- tisement for our other de- partments. This statement sounds weak and unconvincing-- but the goods are here to furnish ample proof. We want you to keep this forever in your minds:-- “We handle nothing but reliable and guaranteed qualities no matter how little the prices.” Isn’t it a pleasure to deal at such a store, where they never buy up trashy stuff for advertising purposes? We make a specialty of Boys’ Bicycle Suits and Separate Pants--Knee Pants Suits up to size 18-- and stouts for boys of all ages. $2 48 We have marked about 2 thirty styles of fancy and plain color suits $2.48 instead of $3.00. They're strong and sightly garments—suitable for school or dress. Eiseman Bros. Cor. 7th & E Sts. N.W. No Branch Store in Washington. CNG AMEE EE FEGO TET SOG CUE ?What About : : The Kitchen?: heed some new, UTEMSILS 7 . e o modern « This is your lity a - kind 7th & ¢ 9DS.W .2 seeeeeses roses Lansburgh &Bro. May and June SOSREEHIF FIONN ———SSee Are the popular months for Wed- dings. Bear in mind that we are still in the Engraving business, and we have engraved the majority of Wedding Invitations that have been engraved for the past fourteen years. This business has grown to great propor- tion for no other reason than that of giving the B WORKMAN SHIP possible and using nothing but the best papers at the very LOWEST PRIC Our work is guaranteed in every particular. Call and get samples and prices. We are sure to please you. Card Engraving. All the latest styles of script and the newest shaped cards. We do all of our own work, and fully guarantee the engraving and stock to be the best. No apprentice boys do our work. Our engraver is an artist, with 24 years’ experience. Work delivered in six hours, if desired. Special in Stationery. At the end of the Masonic Fair we bought 400 boxes of fine stationery, which sells everywhere for 25c. per box. We bought the lot cheap and intend closing same out in a hurry, so we have marked it less than one- half price. 12¢e. Box Guaranteed to be 25c. paper. Lansburgh & Bro., 420-422-424-426 7th St. wt ——— PESCOSISCOO soeeneseneenls Bargains In Trunks..- A few slighty shop-worn Trunks at following low leather bound, ‘full cloth and_ more trays. & BECKER'S, 1328 F St. ats of all kinds, ‘my4-w,f,m-28 i ; : oF