Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898-14 PAGES. : | ee ee od offered = lolol helen iotetetatptetetotedetetowte tet seoatp age fe dnage ap ee edeage ep atentnaeatretregoady an trimmed. only condition. FABRIC, portunity. De PODIAD OEMS ES lined with silk or ‘Italian cloth; lined; deep French facings; wide piping of satin: perfect in fit and height of fashion. Your pick of any of these Suits ==-worth up to $12.50== for ta ts te tes es ee iots, Glack Cheviots, Blue Worsteds, Pin-stripe Cas- simeres; strictly all-wool and brand-new patterns; The Entire Purchase is Divided Into Two Lots. In one lot is nobby Check Tweeds, Plaid Chev- [{ Weaves, some skeleton- .A-more stylish Tot of Suits was | never gathered | together.. Lined | with silk, Italian } cloth, or fine serge; tailored in the most artistic manner, with deep facings satin-edged. Your pick of any of these Suits-worth | up to $18== WOR ccc ote | i] *‘Saks’ Corner.”’ Saks and Company **Saks’ Corn ¢ But they couldn’t wholesale them to retail at popular prices--and = when the squeeze came they made usa $ most tempting offer--with cash as the $ One of our firm CARE- é FULLY EXAMINED EVERY ONE OF THE TWELVE HUNDRED SUITS-- FOUND THEM FAULTLESS IN FIT AND. FASHION and FLAWLESS In other words, they were up to the standard expected of this store-- and the proposition was accepted. In all our commercial experience we have never seen the parallel of this op- The prices at which you shall have the choice of the entire lot mock the integrity of~the qualities. But OUR GUARANTEE IS BEHIND THEM, and INSURES YOU SATIS- FACTION--not merely for the worth of your money--BUT TO THE FULL LIMIT OF THE ACTUAL VALUES. In the second division is included Imported Clay Wide-wale Worsteds, Imported Fancy Worsteds in light and dark colors, in stripe and plaid patterns; Shepherd Checks and Silk Mixtures, the latter in quiet effects. An extraordinary purchase “of extraordinary values at extraordinary prices. A man may be a brilliant artist and a poor financier. launched into the manufacture of Men’s Clothing on a most elaborate scale. Suits they made were exceedingly stylish, $! of superiorly good weaves, expensively A concern this season The IN Plaids, Whipcords, English st i tt ae es se ss tse ee se ess ss te es Oe SA OOOO ONAN AANA MY DISTRICT LEGISLATION| Wetropolitan Railway Extension Bill Pass- ed by the House. & Commission to Amend the Patent Laws Also Provided For. In the House today Mr. Babcock called Up the bill (H. 10222) for the extension of the Metropolitan Railroad Company. The Dili provides as follows: That the Metropolitan Railroad Company be authorized and required to extend, by double tracks, the lines of its underground electric railroad from its present terminus at the intersection of 18th street and Co- | Tumbia road east to Erie street, thence along Erie street to 17th street northwest, thence north along I7th street to Park street The company shall have the right to ac- quire and obtain the right of way over and through the land on which the line and | Foute is to be located and extended, and in the event that the company shall not be | able to come to an agreement with the | ners-of any land through which said line | and route may be located, proceedings for the condemnation for the use of the com- pany of so much land as may be required Tor the right of way (not exceeding 30 feet in width) may be instituted in the Supreme Ce of the District of Columbia, under ani rdance with the provisions of | Be both inclusive, of the | Re Statutes of the United States re- lating District of Columbia, and in making their decision and in determining | the value of the land to be condemned un. | der the provisions of the act the jury shall | take into consideration and make due al- lowance and deductions for and in respect Of all benefits that the jury shall find said railroad may be to each owner of any lot or lots, a part of which is condemned, by enhancing the value of the remainder of said lot or lots; provided that in the-event Erie street or 17th street shall be hereafter opened to the public along the right of way above mentioned then the company shall convey to the District of Columbia, free of cost, for the use of the public, the right of way over the 30 feet, subject, however, to the right of the company to use and occupy the same for the operation and mainte- nance of its railroad. The Commissioners are authorized and empowered to locate the lines of the railroad of the company within the area so to be acquired. The extensions herein provided for shall be completed and put in operation within one year from the date of the passage of this act. Mr. Curtis of lowa explained the Dill, saying it had the approval of the Commis- sioners, the railroad company had express- ed its willingness to do the work and the road was desired by the residents of the section of the city where the proposed ex- tension was located. The bill was passed without debate. Mr. Babcock then called up House bill 6161, for the protection of fish in the Dis- trict. This bill has passed the House and Senate, the latter body having amended it. Upon Mr. Babcock’s motion, the Sen- ate amendments were adopted. The bill has been published in The Star heretofore. To Amend the Patent Laws. A bill of importance to persons interested in patents and patent law was passed by the Heuse today cn motion of Mr. Hicks of Pennsylvania. The bill provides that the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three commis- sioners, to serve without compensation, whcese duty it shall be to revise and amend the laws of the United States concerning patents, trade and other marks, and trade or commercial names, which shall be in force at the time such commission shall make its final repert, so far as the same relates to matters contained in or affected by the convention for the protection of in- dustrial property cencluded at Paris March 20, 1883, the agreements under said con- vention concluded at Madrid April 14, 1591, and the protocols adopted by the confer- ence held under such convention at Brus- sels, 1897, and the treaties of the United States, and the laws of other nations re- lating to patents, trade ahd other marks, and trade or commercial names. They .shal repert to Congress .as soon as possible, and the report shall be so made as to indicate any proposed change in the substence of existing law, and shalt be accompanied by notes, which shall briefly and clearly state the reasons for any proposed change. It shall also be ac- companied by references to such treaties and foreign laws relating to patents, trade and other marks, and trade or commercial names, as, in the opinion of the commis- sioners, may affect citizens of the United States. The sum of $250, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the commission- ers in making their report, which sum shall be immediately available. ee ge eee IMPORTANT DECISIQN. Termination of a_ Suit Lhyolviow About $1,500,000, = The Flat Top Coal Company of Philadel- phia made large purchases of land in 1885 iu the vicinity of Pocahontas, Va., on the line of the Norfotk ard Western railroad. One of these tracts consists of about 2,000 acres, about two miles from Pocahontas. The land in question was bought at a tax sale, the owners and heirs for the most part being non-residents. In 1887 the com- pany purchasing the land leased it to the Shamokin and Elkhorn companies, for which they were to receive a royalty of 10 cents per ton. In 1889 a sult was brought by the original owners to recover the prop- erty. Those in pessession of the property raised the question that the original own- ers kad lost all title to the property. ~The case was argued twice in the supreme court of West Virginia, 2rd the court has just rendered a decisicn in favor of the plain- tiffs. In giving this opinion the court holds that there has been no forfeiture of the property. The property is said to be worth about $1,500,000. Among the owners of the property are the widow of Josiah H. Smoot of Alexan- dria and Mr. Wm. H. H. Allen of this city. It is more than probable that the case will be carried to a still higher court. Another This time a Trade Stirring Reena enen ene een eee ee mill agent Event. ready-made. Choice — new— chic—Spring Suit- ings--unprecedent- ed values. Our whole time is making men’s clothing. buying. Test us with one of our to-orde week’s specialty, Mertz and Mertz, Progressive Tailors, “store kinds.” -to-measure clothes and the ready-made kind. All made-to-measure clothes are superior to the cut-by- the-hundred-hand-me-down-sort. Did you ever stop to think of the superiority of made-to-measure clothes? made man quotes “custom made,” “equal to tailor made.” kind—the real article, the ai ine-your-measure-taken and your individual patt and our prices are not pays tribute. given to improve in Nothing else to do but constantly work along this one line. We love the business—been at it all our lifetime. our clothes are different from the great difference in made- Of course There’s a Even the ready- “made by custom tailors,” Well, we bring you the simon pure rticle that is copied. The real-genu- ern-cut kind— greater than you will have ‘to pay for Consider for yourself this question of clothes (906 F St. BRERA AREA P OPO OPERA rt Suits for $9.33. This The suit is not ,yorrs until you pronounce the fit o. k, * fica hep tt tet THE RAILWAY MEN Tenth Annual Conyaptign of Railroad Commissioners and Others, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYES Addresses by Promjnent Delegates on Leading, Topics. THE LAWS DISCUSSED Men who represent various states of the country in the enforcement of laws relat- ing to railroads and state officers charged with any duty in the supervision of rail- | roads met this morning in the large room of the interstate commerce commission, Sun building, where the hearings are held. The occasion was th tenth annual conven- tion of railroad ¢ommissioners.. Members of the association of American Railway Accounting Officers‘were also present, and were invited to take part én the discussion. ‘The secretary of the convention, Mr. Ed- ward A. Moseley, called the convention to order and announced that owing to the death of the chairman, ‘Mr. Chas. L. David- son of Iowa, and the unavoidable absence of the vice chairman, Mr. H. M. La Rue, it had been decided to ask Mr. James W. Latta of Harrisburg, Pa., chairman of the ers Mr. Latta then paying a tribute t the. late chairman that the committee on program had § ject- ed Mr. C. J. Lindley of Ilinois to act as permanent chairman. Mr. Lindley, amid considerable applause, stepped to the platform and made an elab- orate address, in which he referred to the peculiar circumstances that had called him to the position of chairman. His reference to the war with Spain, and his statement that the people indorsed the President and Congress in the policy adopted in regard to the war, brought forth hearty demonstra- tions of applause. Railroads and Public. He then discussed various phases of the relations between the railroads and the public. He also referred to the question of the crossings of streets in this city by steam railroads, and said the loss of life from this cause was 60 appalling that something will have to be done, either by the Adoption of a system of interlocking or by the elevation of the tracks. He was of the opinion that the importance of the mat- ter justified the placing of street railroads under the supervision of state commis- sioners. Mr. W. W. Ainsworth of Iowa was elect- ed vice chairman of the convention. President Ingalls’ Address. By invitation an address was delivered by Mr. M. E. Ingalls, president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis and the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- way companies, who Spoke of the present relations between the railroads and the people. He said tnatpferjcthirty years a contest has been going 6m between the railroads and the peoplé, tHe latter insist- ing upon the right to ;fup#fvise the busi- ness of the railroads agd the former main- taining their right to,,mayage their own affairs. This contest, he added, terminated some ten years ago irftthe®passage of the interstate commerce laav, which has been in the courts ever since, He said the de- cision of the United States"Supreme Court ch, 1897, which fhatrfained that the Sherman anti-trust law applied to rail- reads, produced chaoswn; the maintenance of tariffs. He said, fugther, that possibly this decision might be set,aside by a de- cision in a case now p@nditfg, but at pres- ent rates were not maintained. He went on to speak of the mortey: paid by railroads in wages and taxes, an@ added {t could not be expected that prosperity, would return to the country. unless tacraligoads are pros- perous. 38 IRIs blot = He said the pregent trayble was not due entirely to ‘th> interstatesgommerce law, but in part to the sharp coffApetition grow- ing out of business. conditions, so that now there is an entire. breakdown in rates. Good faith, he said, seemed no longer to be regarded as a factor in the arrangement of railroad rates. He predicted the greatest breakdown ever known in the business of the country, unless.same remedy shall be found. g Sharing a Common Fate. As to the interstate commerce law, he said it was sharing the fate of all laws which were not backed by the sentiment of the people. The latter did not believe in the law, and he thought the remedy for the preSent difficulty lay in Congress modifying the present law. For example, he favored the abolition of the imprisonment clause afid in its place a fine of $5,0%) for every Aiolation of the law, and authority given to railroad corporations to contract with each other for the maintenance of rates and the division of business, with power ‘0 sue in the courts for violations of agree- ents. The opposition to these changes, he said, came from those’ who want the gov- ernment to own the raftroads, those who think the interstate commerce commission should have entire control, and railway managers who oppose all legislation and want to be left alone to manage their own business. In conclusion, he expressed the opinion that if this body indorsed the changes in the law above proposed they would be adopted. Mr. Ingalls’ adress was written, but at times he dropp2d his manuscript and made his remarks independently. Upon the con- clusion a resolution of thanks was voted and the suggestions in his address were re- ferred to a special committe2. : From Standpoint of Employes. Mr. E. E. Clark, the grand~ chief con- dvctor of the Order of Railway Conductors of America, and the chairman of the Fed- eration of American Railway Employes, then made an address, also by invitation, from the standpoint of railroad employes. He referred to what had been said by the chairman of the convention and by Mr. Ingalls, and said it was evident to him that those who had charge of the execution of railroad laws, the railroad managers and th> employes were not as far apart as a good many people supposed. He then went on to say that the effort made to popuiarize the movement in favor of the reduction in rates had made considerable h2adway, but he thought if people knew the facts they Would not join in such a movement. He quoted the rates of railroads in other coun- tries, and said the charg2s in this country were one-third less. .What was wanted kere, he added, was not. lower rates, but more equal and stable rates, and he favored granting permission fo! ling, which, he said, was better thaniehe"existing condi- tions, aes He then discussed at seme length the in ) character and aims of jlabom organizations, and paid an eloquent fri ate to the devo- tion to duty on the pirt of railroad em- Pioyes in th face of peril tb fe and limb. He referred to the importance of the laws requiring railroads to,gdopt safety appli- ances, and also to the moyement toward having all questions in ‘Gfapul e between 2m- ployers and the empldyed settizd by ar- bitration. ee) Mr. ‘Clark’s address was almost entirely extempore and was deliger2g. with much ef- fect. At the close a yote pf thanks was tendered him, and it. was ordered that his remarks be printed in fyll in: the record. A resolution was adcpted providing for ‘the appointment of a committee to report a plan of a p2rmanent organigation. A recess was taken util 280. The Deicgates Present. Those present were as follows: Connecticut—W. F. Willcox, chairman; William O. Seymour, 0. R. Fyler. Mlinols—Cis2ro J. Lindley, chairman; Chas. S. Rannells, Jos. E. Bidwell, Beecher B. Ray, secretary; W. M,,.Malloy, assistant secretary. lowa—Edward A. Dawson, chairman; Da- vid J. Palmer, Wm. W. Ainsworth, secre- tary. Kensas—W. P. Dillard, chairman; J. M. Senter, secretary. = Michigan—William W. Wedemeyer, dep- uty commi of is. ral Minnesota—ira B. Mills, chairman; Na- than K y, A. K. , Secretary. Missourl—Joseph Flory, T. J. Hennessey. Cole, chair New York—Ashiey W. North Carvlinada G, Caldwell, ti Lisner Building. 29c for 39c Silks. These are the Figured India Silks looking much like the more expensive Japanese. They are actually selling in one other estab- lishment at 39c—advertised as worth 50c yard. ei aaoasenseaseegente go Choice of the entire stock of n —4 yards. four-yard waist $2.72 ter, forza Tat We Fancy Check Taffeta Stlks— ® saving to you of 28 cents and the gain of a choice from an un- broken agsortment. for 15c signs and colors that ladies are half dozen dresses as one. to be headquarters for Silks. Silk Waist Patterns. in charming stripes and plaids. Any waist pattern Blues, Grecns, Grays, Old Rose, Golden Brown, ete. for 25c Imported Dimities. Literally thousands of pieces. So attractive in de- Headquarters for Silks. F the reader is not one are saying The Palais Royal is Headquarters for Silks, then it is time for the fact. It was one of our quietly-made re: rely free of old styles or trashy goods. The ladies of Washington have learned these facts and the Palais Royal is being quoted as headquarters for Silks by daily increasing numbers. “Opening” the Season of Summer Silks. d9C for 50c Silks. Figured Japanese Silks, 24 | inches wide. Designs curiously beautiful, in navy and white, black and white, red and white and combinations in golden brown, | gray and red. Guaranteed good value at 50c a yard. ew Taffeta Silks, Dress pattern for fcur-yard pattern for any for G-yard patterns of the 53.56 of the $1 Fancy Plaid $2.45 fern of Sie : S40 cloths, ailing -et and Stripe Taffeta Silks. Lovely of Allweel and apd Silk an. ee 8k Sau 07 colorirgs, including old and uew | Wool. Covert cloths and Botillier ys Season's correct styles ors, The “Summer Girl’s” Bewitching Costumes. HE cost per yard of these Wash Dress Goods is trifling, but their beauty of design and color make silks seem poor. Of course much depends on making a selection before the prettiest are picked out. When an entirely new stock is linked with less than end-of-the-season remnant prices then does the prospective summer girl rejoice exceedingly and hie her—tc. the Palais Roval. for 25c The reliable E as any color ca waists are in th as often buying a It has taken time and work and money. The Silk stock here today is $30,000 larger than ever before. Wool Dress Goods. reductions in prices creating the following un- usual bargain opportunity: of the very many who her or him to learn of solutions last New Year's Day— It is en- Prices are less than prevailing. 15C for $1 Silks. Best of Twilled Foulards, 27 inches wide. Exquisite designs in scrolls, figures and dots. Navy and black on white ground. White on black, navy, golden brown, olive and myrtle green grounds. cut from any piece vou select, at 1 and $1.25 Suit- None excepted. patt-rns of the + ings, 19¢ Imported Madras. nglish Madras that’s as fast color n be. Beautiful effects for shirt ¢ mighty collection. At 12%4c. pleeos American made or- Sheer cloth, designs and 19¢ 500 gundies. Colors as in the imported. value at 12%4e. ras, yard eye. At 12%. 250 pieces American made Made 25e a yard, are no better to the See both. At 10c. 300 pleces American with a French name Nord. Never less than 120. yd. wide. The imported, at _ ae a es a te es BBS AS AS ess OE IS Re RI SS sedeetoet Lette The Linings and Trimmings Needed. OU can be your own dressmaker—if you know how to sew. All you nced do is to buy an “Ideal” Waist Lining. With it you can’t go wrong. And the price is only 75 cents. And you will never have a better opportunity to secure Ribbons, Laces or Embroideries. + b Ribbons in every latest style of stripes, plaids, 2 y Snel checks ana impossible-to-tell-of fancy effects. w = xt Every fashionable effect of the searon, with not a st = Gi eclor wanting. 15e yard for 19¢ to 38¢ ribbons is 3 RIBBONS for millinery, dress trimming and necktles. seeders ooeg 9c for 12c Linings. Reliah¥é Percalines, in fast black and forty colors. Guaranteed 12}c quality, at only gc yard, inches Mae "Be ‘for the Rouen Stripes Linings, worth Se yard. 15e for Linen that is splendid value at 20c yard. 10c for 16c Shields. Well known Dress Shields in all sizes. No risk to you—every pair warranted the 1898 improved shields—light weight and odor- less. 7 0e for 9-yard pieces Whalebone Casing. Se yard for S. H. and M. Velveteen Skirt Fac- ing. Gc yard for Warren's Featherbone for Waists. 8c plece for Perfection Taffeta Seam jinding. Se te ta ss tae te ee ss ee Os es ae 8 oom for best cheap Trunk, instead of $3.50. for for Manahan's Double instead of $1.85 for the S165 sunset aver Te | $2.48 ie new style Dress 29c Strength urine Moth DOG nee ce gradually rise to 36 inches and Suit Cases, made of canvas. Steel Bags, size 23x32. The best. See Prices to $2.7 frame, leather trimmings. Light, them. Freezer. Family size. Saves its Sean Dattetcong. —_—_— Price in very little time. $6.95 Min SS ae ae sas Aci, Manahan's | Mammom mally rising to’ $11.48 for 40 ee inches. Lock for them on base- $1 9: instead of $248 for me ee BO Intend of 50e for Canvas A a ey +79 the “Nursery” Refrig- 6Ve instend of $1, for Club Telescope Cases, 16 inch- Coal Tar Camphor. Sprinkle | erator, combining a water cooler. Bags of sheepskin. Nick- | es, leather trimmings and straps. | in your trunk or closet, and enjoy el trimmings, lock, safety cutch- es, ete. THE sent by mail t (Basement Floor.) 5c for 10c Laces. Torchon, Valenciennes and Point de Paris Lace Edges and Insertions, 1 to 4 inches wide, 7c to 10c values. G7These are superior, guaranteed to wash and retain all their beauty. They are not cheap laces, but Inces cheap. 14c for 25c Laces. Bargain spot among the new Point Lierre and Venice Laces, 3 to 5 inches wide. Broken sets— not all designs in each width. [>The 2inch Venice and 27-inch Polat Lierre Laces for waists, fronts and yokes are here from $1 to $6 yard. Bargain spots, $1.35 yard for $3 value; $2.48 for $6 value. } Trunks, Bags, Refrigerators, etc. Washington agents for the best Refrigerators—The ) Jewett. The merchant awarded the agency in cach city | is the envy of his brother merchants. Royal! Special prices tomorro No. 19 Jewett holds 35 pounds ice. No. 20 Jewett holds 45 pounds ice. No. 21 Jewett holds 60 pounds ice. No. 22 Jewett holds 70 pounds ice. {7 Catalogue, with illustrations and list ny address. List price, $12, List price, $14. List price, $16. prices for peace of mind. LAIS before re you are certain of not being deluded. List price, $19.50. (Basement Floor.) ROYAL, G ST. At 5c. 50 pieces This season's « tail at rare bargain Please appreciate the fact that the offering is of ‘arranted All-silk Ribbons, in this season's latest sles, and that no “chest an impertant factor—s to shop where 10c for $1 Laces. The importers’ broken sets of exquisitely Embroidered Silk Ba- tiste Lace Edges and Insertions; worth 50c to $1 yard, at 10 cents for choice. Cy Ketter bargains in the 22-inch “AN Over” to match. Designs intricately beautiful, some worth $5 a yard. id we can say only G8c yard for choice. ngely true. New Embroideries. 10c yard for 4 to 5-inch wide Swiss and Cambric Embroideries imported to retail at 12c, 15¢, 17¢ and 20c. Importers’ broken sets. CT Complete sets of Best Swiss-Cambric and Nainsook Embroideriex are bere at i2¢ to 30c yard. Edges 11% to 9 Inches wide. Insertions \% to 2 inches. All new designs. senseageedecoatoatonge oatondoegeeoafendetoate oatorectnntctoatenteteatesteceatestoctoatoatoaionetoateetetoatont Lucky Palais $4.75 $6.95 $7.95 $9.75 1898, for the asking, or Ww. 00. 3. 50. aseecoadeeceadontontoatoetenrveteoealonzeotenreesentoasoaseofonseeseatesy A necessity for those not “‘keep- ing house.”” man; Jno. H. Pearson, D. H. Abbott, Hen- ry_C. Brown, secretary. Ohio—R. 8S. Kayler, E. H. Archer, chief clerk. Pennsyivania—James W. Latta, secretary internal affairs; Isaac B. Brown, superin- tendent. South Carolina—W. D. Evans, chairman; J.C. Wilbur. South Dakota—W. H. Tompkins, chair- man; W. T. La Follette. ‘Tennessee—F. M. Thompson. Vermont — Zed S. Stanton, chairman; Frank Kenfield, John D, Miller, F. C. Smith, clerk. Virginta—James C. Hill, chairman; E. G. Akers, secretary. Interstate Commerce Commission—Martin A. Knapp, chairman; Judson C. Clements, James D. Yeomans, commissioners; Edw. A. Moseley, secretary; Martin 8. Decker, assistant secretary. Association of American Railway Ac- counting Officers—C. I. Sturgis of C., B. & QR. RCo, P. A. Hewitt of C.. C, C. & St. L. Ry. Co., H. D. Buckly of B. & O. R. R. Co., M. Rubenack of Penna. R. R. Co. — AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Packages of Explosives Found—Gen- eral and Personal Notes. Policeman Birkigt was informed this morning, shortly before 9 o’clock, that some parties had stored a quantity of gunpowder and dynamite on Analostan Island. He proce2ded to investigate, and, going over to the fslar° visited the wreck of the old house which .s near the causeway, about the middle of what is known as Little Riv- er. In the basement of the old house hs with stone to prevent the shaking of the box, which appeared to op2n from the bot- tom. A tin pail, about three pints measure- ment in size, was also found, which when opened was found to contain what resem- bled resin soap. The powder can proved to be op2n. It originally held about fifty Pounds of smokeless powder, a few grains remaining in the can disclosing the nature of the contents. A sign, printed with p2n and ink, reading, “Dynamite, Torpedo, Engineer Corps, D.C., Danger,” was found, and also another sign, printed in red ink, was tacked with copper tacks on the large box, which, judging by its weight, evidently contained some dyna- mite. The empty powder can and the tin pail were brought to the station and prep- arations were made to bring in the box of dynamite. No one seems to know to whom the explosives belong, though various theo- ries are given. The material will be h2ld by the police until the owner puts in an ap- pearance, and if any claimant fails to ap- pear the goods will be turned over to the Property clark. Dancing commenced abolt 8 o'clock and continued until midnight. The King’s Daughters will give an enter- tainment Friday evening, May 20, at Sem- inary Hall, on 30th street, for the benefit of Grace P. E. Church. For the third time the “Country Skule’ was presented successfully last evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 7th street, Wash- irgton, with the same cast as in the two Previous performances at Dumbarton Ave- nue M. E. Church. A large audience was present, — BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLD. ‘Two Pieces on Sth Street Disposed of at Public Auction. Duncanson Bros., auctioneers, sold yes- terday at public sale the properties 16 and #18 8th street northwest, on the west side of the street between D street and Market