Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1898-16 PAGES. — But GREAT VALUES In MEN’ SH for MEN and WOM 0G AWAY ame HATS and CAPS, ME. FURNISHINGS, TRUN HELS, VALISES and We have carried the war into the enemy's he BOTTLED °EM UP (the enemy). putting in the cork so tightly that they can't even get a smell of the trade winds. Ours fs the prinelpal port of entry, and all shrewd buyers and wise shoppers cast anchor here— Gischarge thelr cargoes of coin and revel in an overwhelming feast of bargains. WE SHALL BE RUSHED From 7 A.M. until 11 P.M. tomorrow. G.A. R. SUITS Coats and Vests. $D-98 Clay Worsted—were $15, $12.50, 98c., $1.48, $1.75, $2, $2.50 rnd ‘The kind. Extra sets of buttons. regulation Bicycle Suits. Among them ts on wool Tweed lot of Gray AN. $5.00 value—fi $10—the very quintessence of style. Sizes 33, 34, 36. Only these | four sizes—which explains why the price is ent to. member that next Mon- day is Decoration Day. >. oo sat Summer Suits. Fat Men,Short & Stout Men Ea Gane Give us the opportunity and we piped with sat covered will fit you with an All-wool Black . Cheviot Suit for ¥ . A Dark with satin — al lors — the s oDS | Gray Worsted Suit — Washington height of style. silering and fit mills—none better in the world— perfect $15 valre—tfi baceete $20 value—for. Young Men’s Suits. Boys’ Suits. 5 to 15 yam. : All the new styles—from oF. $5.09 Immense stock—all new—from.......... $1.48 Nm oy) WiIcTOR E. ADLE OUTFITTER TO MEN AND BOYS, 923, 925, 927, 929 7th St. N.W., CORNER MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. mee 81-25, $1.50, $1.75, $1.87 (ONS, s2, $2.50, s2.98, $3, $3.50 R SAE EEE EEE EEE EE EE EEE EE eb bebe ts Lansburgh & Bro. Ladies’ Summer Underwear. The special prices quoted below will bring a rush to our Un- derwear Department tomorrow: Note Prices. They Will * | | ms os £ os * i * os Ladies’ Richelieu Ribbed Vests fancy stripes, pink and blue, with lace around neck and armholes. A grand bargain. 124c. Ladies’ Knee Pants, white and ecru, with truffle around bottom. EEE EE EEEEEEELEEEEE EEE EE LED all the finish in extra principal f ors, Good value at 5¢ Our price, 39c. Boys’ Balbriggan Vests. neck, long and short sleeves. Only 25c. Children’s Gauze neck, Jong sleeves. Yraly DIT | rildre ubbed Vests, neck and no sleeves, all sizes. Only 9e¢. high S ad PEEETELE EEE EE EEE LEE EEA EEE EEE TTA EEE PEPE EEE J fl Vests, high low O. (Dax a & Bro., 422, 424, 426 Seventh St. EEE EEE EEE PP PEE PE Peed EEE EEE EEE LEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EE EEE PELE EET ETE EEE SEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEE EET FET bebttttl birt | i Royal Blue Serge Just the suit you | ; Suit to-orier, en ought to have at $ fl ) | How | the price you | a We | ought | | ght to pay. fens ___| Produce i | = * 3 [=< Gee { such a remarkable suit—our Roy al $ Blue Serge—for ten dollars, has AAS puzzled lots of our customers. Such e a low price means more in this store » than in any other, for the very excel- ( lent reason that it invariably repre- 2 sents the dependable class of goods. (( We are constantly studying how 5 $ to save you money—we always (¢ triumph—no opportunity escapes our 5 r) notice to make you a permauent cus- 5 \ tomer—a friend of this house. Let v us verify this statement in taking 2 you one of our Royal Blue Serge ( Suits to-order. Ten Dollars. _Don't forget we make this suit after your individual measurement, and it is not yours until you pro- nounce the fit o. k. Keep that point always in mind. Mertz and Mertz, New Era Tailors, 906 F St. NN Our Royal Blue | Royal Blue Serge | Serge is pure wool | Suit to order, i DIRE —the kind the | ISSO | $ ll i sheep furnishes. 5 ee Quality is ably represented in this Matting stock of ou Here's a wonderful value: 20-yd. roll White Ching Maiting—good qual- ity—and bat $1 ‘A Matting Rug free with each anese Matting. “** ™ <a Switches, Switches, G 50. formerly $5.00. 1.00, formerly $10.50. Switches, $3.00, formerly $5.00. G $4.50, formerly $6.50. First-class attendants in Hairdressing, Shampootog, ete, Imperial Hatr Regenerator for restoring gray hale. ( Never fais. | y Switches, S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. W. wou; Nest Matting te telng sold = B5e. 0. ae tke Houghton,, SUITS CLEANED. |=~= beught !t. Expert dyeing. Wagon calls. nen WELL. E. E. WHEATLEY, a — AMERICAN DYER AND SCOURER, FORMERLY ROCHON, 1068 Jefferson ave. Established 1831. (Georgetown). ITH J. ON ELLEN CONNELLY, pods-lyrts * Haird: 1 nd He thee hones 105 Bae ee, Matias attended ENLISTMENT OF - MINORS Secretary of War Alone Authorized to Order Their Release. Test Cases Under Habeas Corpus Pro- ceedings—Trial for Desertion—De- cisions of Civil Courts. The prospective trial in this city, by court-martial, of a young Virginia volun- teer on the charge of desertion from the army since the establishment of Camp Lee at Richmond, and the efforts in| many cases of friends to have their relatives or wards discharged from the service because of the alleged minority of the latter at the time of eniistment, has attracted much attention under the military law. It is only through the grace of the Secretary of War that any man can leave the army of Uncle Sam after being regularly enlisted. The civil courts are powerless, it is under- stood, to remedy the matter through habeas corpus proceedings. It is true that the latter means is often tried by parents of sons who have gone into the army aga’pst their will. Bul in every instance thus far reported the de- cision has been against the person institut- ing the proceedings. There have been cases within the last four ys where young mer have been discharged from the army by the Secretary of War upon the in- tercession of relatives or guardians, but this was altogether optional with Secretary Alger, and not because there is any law in existence which might compel him to do so. A Recent Decision. The most prominent case of the kind thus far is that of W. Maulsby Carter of Balti- more, a private in Company A, Sth Regi- ment of Maryland. Mr. Francis M. Carter, guardian of Private Carter, objected to his serving, he being a minor. As soon as Mr. Carter heard that his ward had enlisted he employed an attorney to secure his release. After various informal proceedings before the officers of the regiment, all of which failed of the object for which they were instituted, a writ of habeas corpus was ued out in the United Stat urt at Bal- timore, Judge Morris presiding, and was promptly dismissed. It was at it deter- by Mr. Certer, sr., to ‘al from ise Morris’ decision through the United Circuit Court of Appe: but after- wards it determined to appe to the War Department. In deciding the case Judge Morris said the law prohibiting the enlistment of re- cruits under the age of twenty-one without the written consent of their or guardians not intended for the benefit of the recruits, but for the benefit of their rdians. In th 1 direcuy Carter he trol of hi: some ye as io have the right to choose for himself in the mat “TE deem it my duty,” Judge Mor said, in conclusion, party to the eustody in whi A statement of the ¢ the atter transmit was prepared by rter, which John fore Seere ordered the Courts Without Jurisdict ‘That the have no jurisdiction in the matter Ss settled afte a jong fight Court of Appeals of Vir- informed law ry of Rich- mond, Va., to a Star reporter, “more than fifty years ago—this decision being the United urt upon a similar quest that tribunal at a late effect preme coniirmed by or nia | yer, “was that of one George who enlisted volurtarily in the r guards in 1846 at the age of nineteen years. In less thar a year the young man grew tired of army and throu a und am: mm he hai ticed untii he nty-one Ye sued out of a writ of hat by Uncle 8é in his home large, but thi preme Court appeal to the ind in that court the Gecision ‘ t below we . and the se manded to term of i ment. ‘The was argued by counsel in the irt, and the written by a AS one oduced. bench fath- nior senator from Virginie Ext t From Opinion, “An extract from tt in th peals time »pinion as recorded reports of the Supreme Court of Ap- obvious tha the = fa minor capable of bearing arms did not fall within the general rule of the municipal law in regard to the inc ity of infants under the age of twenty-one years to bind themselves by contract; that the capacity of all citizens able to bear arms to bind themselves to do so by volun- tary enlistment was in itself high rule of law, to which the artificial and arbitrary + of the municipal law formed no excep- that the rule of the public law was t to but two conditions—the ability r arms and the consent to do so, and tions might exist at the age well as at the age of twen- ty-one year: “Continuing, the court said: ‘The ques- tion still remains whether a minor capable of bearing arms may bind himself by his consent, or, what is the same thing, his contract, to do so. And why may he not? y may not a man of eighteen do ihis 1 as a man of twenty-one? What is being emancipated from parentai cuthority and uthority of the state? ter pain it may give nds that he should en- ervice at the former than _ Or because of the priva- s to which he is thus exposed? The parental authority is not for the advantage of the father, r the advantuge of the infant and of ate. ‘And who shall say that it is not for the benefit of the minor and of the state that he shall step forward in time of need to de- fend the right, interests and the honor of the state.” “In conclusion, the opinion was given that a man of eighteen is old enough to die for his country, and is not too young to render her effectual servi gage in military at the latter a tions sooner given but f th DISTRICT NAVAL BATTALION. Eighty Members Enrolled, Bringing Total Up to 180. Eighty new members were enrolled in the ranks of the District naval battalion last night at the National Guard armory, mak- ing the number now in the organization 180, The officers have been advised to receive recruits to fill up the battalion to a strength of 500 men, and with this end in view appll- cants will be mustered as rapidly as possi- ble. When the command ts completed it will be divided into four divisions, each un- der command of a lieutenant. The entire battalion will be under command of Mr, R. P. Hains, a graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy. Drills will begin at once and the men will be made ready for active service in order that any call from the ecspenmene may be responded to without lelay. Of the elght men recruited last night a majority of them have seen sea service, and are able-bodied, experienced sons of Nep- tune. Lack of ‘naval experience, however, did not stand in the way of enlistments, and all promising candidates were admit. ted. The men were all enthustastic and eagerly signed the muster roll. The battal- ion is at present a part of the District Na- tional Guard, but will become a part of the volunteer navy if mustered into the service of the United States. Aa Ap SBS j deemed guilty of a misdemed Cais © How HER LOST OPPORTUNITY. It Was Found and Despair Turned to Gladness. A sad eyed woman was weeping and it was plain to see that she was suffering. She thought over her past life, her happy girlhood, her health and happiness and then she thought of how by degrees an illness came upon her, how her peculiar pains increased until she lost her brightness and beauty and how she faded until life seemed hardly worth living, Suddenly she took hope -as she thought: “It may not be too late.” The experience of Mrs. Agnes L. Davis, formerly of Boston, but now of Kittery Point, Me., is apropos. She said: 3 “Previous to the birth of my second child I was taken sick and my condition became such that I could not walk and had no energy what- ever. Two physicians failed to relicve me, I grew rapidly worse and my condition became critical. At that time, upon the recommendation of a dear friend, ] began the use of a remedy of which I heard much but knew little. Almost immediately iiere was a marked improvement in my condition. I continued to improve and became perfectly well, and I consider the results simply marvelous. So wonderfully was I benefited that since that time I have never taken any other medicine save War- rer’s Safe Cure, which I am positive will restore any one who is suffer- ing as I was, and will keep them as it kas me in perfect heal Mrs. Davis is the picture of health and to see her one would think she had never known a sick day. a joverning Traffic in the District, By a recent act of Congress the law reg- the sale of deadly weapons is amended so as to make it effective. The act amends section 5 of the original law. It is now provided: “That any person or persons who shall, within the District of Columbia, sell, bar- hire, lend, or give to an of twenty-one or, and shall, a fine of not than $100, or to be imprisoned in the il of the District of Columbia not more n three months. No person shall engage conduct the business of the kind her named without having pre ained from the Commissioner District of Columbi. thorizing th such person hereby without fee therefor, upon the filing with them by the appHeant therefor of a bond upon conviction thereof, pa mi in « inbefore obte ‘ all the provisions ; An@ apon a id Hicense:? An¥ person engaging in isiness without #aving previously ob- 1ined said specttl Htense shall be guilty upon conviction need to pay a fine of t'more than $500, and yment of ine the imprisoned the workhouse of the District of Columt for a period of nét mbre than six month of a misdemed in Ali persons whose business it is to sell, barter, hire, lender give any such weapon or weapons, shall be, and they are hereby, requi od to Keep, a written register of the ni 7 nd residéuce* of every arterer, hirer, Borrower, or dor such weapen or‘ weapons, togethe full description of sdid weap which register shall he spection of the major < of metropolitan polic Columbia, or other person by him author- ed in that behalf, and further, to make report on or before the first Tuesday in each and every month, under oath, to said nt, of all such dings, or gift! nth, togeth rinten a full deserij ons and th ’ ’ ¢ ’ purchaser, barterer Gonee of an such w § nor pe y fp . of fail to keep provided, , or fail to make s and in the ction, shall be deemed guilty of and shall, upon convicti thereof, pay a fine of not more than $100, and in default of the pay said fin the person convicted sh the workhouse of the District of for a period of not more than sixty d: and the Commissioners of said District may revoke said e.« And one-half of every report at the nner provided for in re fine imposed under this seetion shall be paid to the informer, if any, whose infor mation shall have led to the conviction of id fin the person pay! 4 Se? RESPONDING TO LAST CALL, Recruiting Stations Enroll Volunteers for Active Service. The District is preparing to respond to any call for volunteers that may be made upon it under the second proclamation of the President. Several recruiting stations have been opened, and it is believed a large number of able-bodied soldiers will soon be enlis' It is not known as yet just 5 District quota will be under the Il, but it is said that at least two will go to the front. These will not be restricted to members of the Na- tional Guard. ‘The increased apportion- ment of the District under the first call makes the cuota under the second doubtful. Capt. William Mellach, who was in com- mand of a company in the guard, has open- ed a recruiting office at 1008 Pennsylvania ayenue, and has so far secured the names of sixty men, who have been examined as to their mental and physical fitness for the service and found not wanting. Captain Streek of Company C, 2d Regiment, Na- tional Guard, is getting together a com- mand of the guard who were left out under the first call. Lieut. W. W. Parker, at the Gunton building, 472 Louisiana avenue, is also securing enlistments, and wants to hear from young men desiring to serve in the volunteer arm compani —_———_— Unpnatriotic Utterance. To the Editor of The! Evetting Star: I wish you would write up something against people who make such remarks as I will state here. A few evenings since a woman, who has been twenty-five years in the government tprinting office, said she hoped Spain would whjp us; that we had no business to interfere with Cuba; that we ought to be ashamed of ourselves, and that we never could whip Spain except with our tongue. I did not/know her name or that she was under government, until she left the room. I would have told her to go to Spain to live; that she‘no longer needed the protection of our ‘flag, which she was tram- pling under her ungrateful feet; but I did not know that she was a government em- ploye until she had gone. Four others heard her remarks. Another woman made similar remarks to me. She owes all her weaith to this city, and is a Virginian. And another disgusting thing to me is that some men, Who do not want to go to war, taunt the brave men and boys who have enlisted and wear the United States uniform, saying, ‘sh, wait until you hear Spanish bullets flying around you, and you will wish you were home again,” and other just such mean, discouraging remarks. I told two such men that if they did not want to go, not to laugh and taunt those who did. Where would we have a navy or army, if such men succeeded in discour- aging those brave ones. How would they like the soldiers to cry cowards at them? This is God's war. We are trying to save the poor, dying, starving Cubans. We gain no country for it, Only for Christ's sake: are we fighting, and God bless the Presi- dent for the merciful humane way he has ac! I am not under government, and no one belonging to me is or ever was. I am trying to raise my nine-year-old boy a true American. MILLICENT, 24, GREAT REDUCTIONS Im Groceries. ‘Best Elgin Butter, 20c. Lb.: We give the greatest care and attention to our large butter trade. Every package we receive must pass the most critical inspection befcre being placed on sale. The largest size 6-ounce bottles of Rumford’s Celebrated Yeast Powder for............8l4c. each. Rumford’s Pound Cans of Baking Powder, were 30¢., MOW...-+++++ seers ee ee teen eee ee ences 27c. - 4 Rumiord’s Half-pound Cans of Baking Powder, were 15C., MOW.++-+++-++ sees seer ee ee eee ae 13c. Royal Baking Powder, large pound cans, were 45¢., NOW. ...+++++++ +++ oreccccercseee-40C, each Meat Reductions for Saturday. Best Bright Smoked Sugar Cured Shoulders. Best Sliced Ham, very ican, and no skin on it, for... Fresh and Tender Roasts of Becf, cut from finest beeves, for... Best Small Bright Sugar Cured Hams, mild smoked, worth 12 cents, for. Strips of Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, worth 12 cents, for.............. CUTTING SOAP PRICES. Son Ben Ben bend % 3 : * 3 3 ’ b4 Ib. Special price. Ib. ’ | 3 i All items we name in the Soap Department are guaranteed by us. These well-known brands have g stood the test for many year: Ve recommend them to our finest trade. s Large of Easy Washing Borax Soap. Price now...... 5 Cc. cake £ Large Cakes of Proctor & Gamble’s Best Oleine. Price now... 3 c. cake Large Cakes of Electric Star, easiest washer, reduced tc ee ae by b Large 5c. Packages of Soapine or Babbitt’s 1776 Powder, down to. *e ’ Large Cakes of Shultz’s Star Soap, now only.... ‘ 5 4 Babbitt’s Best Soap, 26 cakes for $1.00, or...... =5 3 > £ 2,400 MATCHES FOR 12 CEN ’ ; we: 12 large boxes, 200 size, Parlor Matches for...... eresseee Scheneesebapecee Seber teeeeeeeees 12¢c. £ Large 3-pound cans of Peeled Table Peaches, well filled, for.......-.....+.+++2+200 000 10c.each # Frames of New Buckwheat Honey .............-.-- Sckee ee eee .-- 13c., or 2 frames for 25c. 3% To bss of Best Loose Rolled Wats for... -eece= eae reee-e r=) =e serch errs ebb eee eebise DIS ’ 6 lbs. of Large Lump Starch for 25c. Arbuckle’s Package Coffee cut down to...............-002s002eee Large Packages of Levering’s Coffee now...............-.-- Lion Package Coffee reduced to....... 22.2... Durkee’s 25-cent Bottles Salad Dressing cut down to.. 5 Ibs. Evaporated Peaches for. 5 lbs. Silver Prunes for. Large packages of good Corn Large cans of Good: New Salmon, 10 cans for goc... Well-made Carpet Brooms, with three double strings, for. Large Well-made Carpet Brooms—4 very heavy double strings—for..... Large 25c. bottles Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire Sauce for............. SUGAR BARGAINS FOR 81. 18 Ibs. Best Franklin Granulated Sugar for. . 3 sis 5 lbs. Granulated Sugar and 33 Ibs. of 30-cent Java and Mocha Coffee, all for. 2 Ibs. of 50-cent Mixed Tea or Green, and 7 Ibs. Granulated Sugar, all for. LARGE CANS EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK FOR 13 CENTS EACH. eo om — >} ZZ <P ap | table we feel it our duty to direct y our attention to them. Marshmallow Creams for. Chocolate Iced Jumbles for. Cocoanut Marshmallows for. Peach Dessert Wafers. Iced Jelly Gems... Belmont Sandwiches. Large Oran ickages of Cream Toast Vanilla Wafers for.... Columbia Creams... --- 19¢. pottle 3 pherebeeiee 25c. SS Saks oe i oss <s SOs Starch, 10 Ibs. for 4oc... ....4I4c. each --10%c. Ib. $ 10!4c. lb. -- 109%. Ib. 9'4c. each -10c. each - 19¢c. each .- $1.00 - $1.00 § --- $1.00 , ‘ % / \ ms] CA — arr a So ==) = ca Za = ——) Ce 3 ; : : : : ; £ We are not given to boasting, but when we have such wonderful supplies of good things for the 9% +22. I. [| Large Jelly Holl Cakes, « +. Ie. Th. Packages of ham y ic. Ib. Cuban Hone: 4 «Ge. dz. Buzz Butter i2e, ib. Orange Wat 5 ie. Ib. Water-thin Gutters for. 10c. ea. juare Coffee Cakes fo Ie. ea, Klondike Spiced Cakes I2e. Ib, Ginger Snaps for. 12e. Ib, Butterfly Oyster C 2c. Ih. Chocolate Wafers for 12e. Ih. Iced Star Sukes for. Ge. dz Large Coffee Cakes 12e. Crimped Sugar Cakes for. Vanilla Sandwiches, .. Large Lemon ‘iced Cakes 3 4 5 Ibs. of good Bright Evaporated Apples for Round Cream Crackers for. Ibs. of Bright, New “Old Virginia” Dry Apples for.. Ibs. of Best Washing Soda for 9c.—-smaller lots at... JOHNSTON'S, 729 and 731 7th meal St.