Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1898, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1898-24 PAGES, W. B. Moses & Sons. | W. B. Moses & Sons. Our Matting Prices Have Attracted Attention Everywhere Wholesalers, retailers, consumers all over the East have marveled at the low Matting pri have “scooped” the whole matt The reward of shrewdness ing. We've sold enough mattings in the last two and a half menths alone to cover Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the treasury. A wonderfully choice stock, too—big in variety, but fine. 250 different patterns of Chinese and Japanese Straw Mattings. Any quantity will be sold at these prices—1 yard or 40. Ss Ss Sa ee a ices we've been quoting. We ing trade this time. c and foresight has been gratify- SreSoeseegeegeosententontontonsnetecseoteareatent Let_1--1,000 White | Chin yard. rds Good Matting 7c. 7Ac. 8c. Lot 2-80 yards Fancy Pleid Chi ting— Tot 3-800 yards Fancy Cheek and Plaid China yan 5 cs 10c. 1234. Matting. bre aids — regular 2 uality—yard 15c. P green, old gold brown — regular quality—yar 17!4c. Let 8-1,000 sands ance Jap- Leuble-dyed In- laid Matting, pretty in- serted figures on white id — regul: BUC. W.B. MOSES F Street, Corner 1th. | cD mato Lot 9-700 yards Cotton > Warp Damask Matting, new weaves, in a ya riety of colors—regular 3¢e. qualit 17%. $ Lot 10—1.200 yards Ex- Ss tra Government Joint- = less ‘° = ‘quality— 20c : Let 11—900 yards Double $ Extia Imperial Jolut- 54 less China Matting. <= plaids and checks, 10 elect from y quality— SS} i NS ig) = Lot 12—1,000 yards Cot- ton Warp Japanese Art Inserted Matting, pret- ty inserted figures on 10. pat- t from— white ground, Lat 12-1,200 y: E Thick Chinese “s Matting — ye are gems—10 pat- = terms to select from > regular 40c. qualit 2 : Soe 25c. So eeets Japanese Matting Mats.20c. each Japanese Matting Rugs, 2x4 feet ++ -35c. each Japanese Matting Rugs, 3x6 feet. ++ .50¢. each Delf Blue Fiber Rugs, 3x6 feet...........$1.00 each Pe a eS ae ae i ae & SONS, Storage, 22d and [1. Setnntotntotetetede 3 REDUCED —Greatly reduced, all “Poco” Cam- eras. Rare chance to buy a good camera to take with you on your summer trip. Opticians,1311F st 323-284 Established 1864. Schmedtie Bros.,7” 7thN. W. SEE OUR Silver Tea Service foc ealy $7 OO Best obtainable plate. ° Cannot be duplicated anywhere. Guaranteed like our $25 service. If silver wears off a new service will be given gratis. Complete line newest designs of all kinds Silver and Silver Plate. 704 7th St. N. W. Je23-30°-40 IMPORTED CHINES WORKS.—We hav B FIRECRACKERS AND kers and Fire- by Mr. Lee Moy is at present in China, and are le prices by TUCK CHENG & . 342 Peunssivania ave. Jel6-codt EVER TRY A “Star” Ham? Perfection cf cure and flavor. Mild and sweet Call for AsMOUR'S Sliced “Star Ham and Bacon. put up in one-pound tina, Nothing finer | produced. “Star* brand Hams and Bacos Armour & Company. Chicazo. For sale by all first-class grocers. Armour Products ARE WORLD STAPLES. my3-ta,th&s.tf- 20 The Robinson Oils, “they lubricate more and outlast other ofls.”* m. C. Robinson & Son, apli-ste BALTIMORE, Ma. The Next importation of Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea will pay duty of roc. a pound; buy it now while you can get it for 50c. a pound. “Fhe action of Carters Little Liver Pills ‘They gently stim but do not purge. hem. MAN AND KNO’ NGOSTURA BITTERS QUININE FOR TROOPS. It Forms a Good Share of the Medicine Supp!y. Through the foresight of Surgeon General Sternberg of the army the troops which have gone to Santiago, as well as the in- surgents who may join the army, will be well supplied with quinine, so necessary to health in tropicab climates. The need of this article of medicine ts brought forcibly to the attention of the department in the telegrain received by Gen. Miles from one of his aids, who said that one of the needs of the insurgents 1s quinine. The United States army, sald Geenral Sternberg, is equipped with three months’ supply of med- icines, and of this quinine forms a good iy share. In addition to the supply alread on tbe ships the hospital vessel Relief will take to Santiago 1,000,000 quinine pills, which the general believes will last the army a reasonable time. - Serenaded Seerctary Alger. The Jenkins Orphans Bands of Charles- ton, 8. C., visited the War Department yes- CITE oak serenaded Secretary’ Alger: made ualy by { AT OCEAN GROVE. Program of Auditorium Events for the Next Two Months, Correspondence of The Evening Star. OCEAN GROVE, N. J., June 24, 1898. This most famous of all the many camp meeting resorts on the continent will open its long and continuous series of summer services tomorrow. For the last few days the influx of worshipers has been very large, and today several thousand transient vis- itors are intown to attend the opening of the Auditorium Sunday morning. The camp grounds and several of the buildings devoted to the worship of God have been renovated and beautified since the Audi- torium bell tolled out the knell of the camp of ‘97. The venerable Rev. Elwood H. Stokes, D. D., L. L. D., who, ever since the founding of the resort in 1867, had been the president and guiding spirit of the camp meeting association, had passed away be- fore last season’s meetings were over. His Place was temporarily taken by Bishop J. F. Fitzgerald of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who last fall was permanently elected to the presidency. The bishop is a much younger and stronger man than was Dr. Stokes, and so the resort is looking forward to an era of even greater activity than it has ever enjoyed. The mammoth Auditerium, which seats ten thousand peo- ple, is perfectly adapted to the work of the camp, and in a week or two it will asain be thronged with the multitudes who come from all parts of the country and even from abroad to get spiritual strength at Ocean Grove. Another important change in the manage- ment of the camp services is the withdra al of Prof. John R. Sweeny, who for tw ty-five years has conducted the mus there. H successor is Prof. Tallie Mor- gan of New York. An outline of the summer's program of meetings follows: Sunday, June 26—Auditorium opening, with sermon by Bishop Hartzell of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who has re- cently returned from his diocese in Africa. Saturday, July 2—National concert in the evening by the Auditorium choir and noted soloists. : Sunday, July 3—Sermon by the Rev. A. J._ Palmer? Monday, July 4—Patriotic exercises in the Auditorium. Judge Charles E. Hendrick- son of Mount Holly, N. J., will preside. Oration by Judge F. Frank Fort of New- ark, N. J. Tuesday, July G—Annual meeting of the Sabbath Observance Society. Friday, July 10—Annual meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society. July 11 to 22, inelusive—Ocean Grove Sunday School and Chautauqua Assembly. Sermons, lectures and variety of exer- ncent and others y, July 23—The King’s Daughters’ conference, presided over by Mrs. Margaret Bottome of New York, president of the or- der. _Sunday, July 24—Ocean Grove “Floral day.” Monday and Tuesday, July 25 and 26—An- nual meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Emma Bourne of Wednesday, July 27—African Methodist Episcopal Church jubilee and reunion. July 28 to 31—The National Temperance Society camp meeting. Col. George W. Bain of Kentucky will deliver several lec- tures. Monday, August 1—Ocean Grove memort- al day. August 2 to 12, inclusive—The Ocean Grove Summer School of Theology. The Rev. Dr. J. Embury Price, dean, will lecture on “Theology,” “History,” “Chronology,” “Archeology” and “Oratory. Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 14— Annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Pensa: August 15—“Willing Workers’ lay. Tuesday, August 16—African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church conference, with Jubilee concert in the evening. Wednesday and Thursday, August 17 and 18—Woman’s Encouragement Society meet- ings. Friday, August 19—-Camp meeting, pray- er meeting and sacrament of the holy com- municn. Saturday, August 20—Inaugural service of the camp meeting. Sermons by the Rey. Joseph L. Roe, presiding elder of the New Brunswick district, and the Rey. J. G. Reed of Ocean Grove. Sunday, August 21—First Sunday of the camp meeting. Sermon by Bishop C. C. McCabe. Sunday, August 28—Second Sunday of the camp meeting. Sermon by Bishop Goodsell of the Methodist Episoppal Church. On Tuesday, August 30, the camp meeting will close with the usual services, after which the evening will be devoted to Mrs. William B. Osborne’s Missionary Training School. —_.—_ Major Conrad Led. Maj. C. H. Conrad of the 8th Infantry, who was in command of the first troops of Gen. Shafter’s army that landed on Cuban soil, is well known in this city, where h2 was on duty for many months in the office of the inspector general. His wife, who is now at the Ebbitt House, is the recipient of many congratulations on the prominent part assigned to her husband at Santiago and the successful manner in which it was performed. They have two sons in the military service of the government, one of pe ertg row on Sats. in the Philippines and the cther with Gen. Shafter’s army Santiago, . si A a ge VETERANS? Former Confederate Soldiers to Meet in Annual Conclave. FIFTY THOUSAND MEMBERS EXPECTED Interest in Bill for Return of the Trophies. GEN. GORDON’S ADDRES ‘The members of the Confederate Veter- ans’ Association of the city are taking a sieat mterest ‘n the cct.ing confederate reunion at Atlanta next month, and will rot only send a full delegation of 26 to rep- resent them, but expect to be accompanied by at least 200 other members. The Ladies’ Southern Relief Society of this city is also expected “to attend the reunion and will journey to Atlanta with the members of the Veteran Association. ‘The association is proud of the fact that it has furniched two major generals for the present war between the United States and Spain, both of whom are now in the field. They are Joseph Wheeler, who was major general of cavuiry in the Army of the Ten- ressee, and M, C. Butler, formerly briga- dier general, Hampton's Legion. Arineg Confederate Veterans Camp 171, as the District of Columbia association is known, is regarded as the banner ty of the national organization, having more than 250 members. Among the promi bers are Re Mississippi, Senator Daniel of General John B. Gordon of Georgi mer Senator Eppa Hunton of Virginia, Rev. Frank Stringfellow, the famous scout of the Army of Northern Virginia; Col. Wil- liam Butler of South Carolina, Capt. Wm. tive John } M. Byrd of Gen. Morgan's staff, former assistant attorney general of the United States; Holmes former solicitor general of the tr T. Qaniel, in- spector general; B. P. Green, Findlay Har- . Thomas W. Hungerford, Frank Hume, Dr. R. H. McKim, Gen. C. M. Shelly, Col. Robert I. Fleming and Gen. James A_ Walker. Return of Confederats Flags. The association is very anxious to hav? passed by Congress during its present ses- sion a Dill to return to the states the con- federate flags that are kept at Washington as trophies. It Is urged that this action would do much good and no harm in any sense. Th? flags are now stowed away in boxes in an attic in the War Department, and an officer of the association told a Star reporter that If the United Confederate Veterans of Washington could take these flags with them, and at the reunion turn them over to the representatives of the several states from which they came, a wave of enthusiasm would result with an effect for good whlch would be felt throughout th> entire country. It is ex- pected that at least 50,000 survivors of the late war will be present. List of the Captures. The list of flags and the place where each was captured, so far as is known, is as follows: Flag of 12th Virginia Volunteers, near Beverly Ford, June, 1863; flag captured May 3, 1863, at Chancellorsville, Va.; flag of Company F, 10th Virginia Volunteers, at Chanceliorsvili>, Va., May 3, 1863; flag of ist Tennessee Battalion, captured at Chick- ahominy, June 27, 1862; flag of Yalabusha Rifles, captured at battle of the Cumber- land, January 19, 1862; flag of 7th Virginia Infantry; flag of ist Virginia Infantry; flag of 2d Mississippi, captured, with entire regiment, by 6th onsin Volunteers; flag of 7th North Carolina Infantry, at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; stars and bars of 18th Virginia Infantry; flag of 53d Virginia Infantry; flag of 30th Arkansas Infantry, blue flag, white cro: flag of 18th Alabama Regiment, battle of Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; flag of 38th Alabama Infantry, at Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; flag of the 40th Virginia Infantry, at Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 1863; flag of Texas Brigade, at Sharpsburg, Sep- tember 17, 1862: flag of Tex: Sharpsburg, Md., Septemb2r 17, 1862; flag of 1st Georgia Regiment, at the battle of Cheat River, July 13, 1861; silk flag of Wil- son’s Invincibl flag of Hood's Texas Brigade; flag of 16th Georgia Volunteers, at taking of Fort Saunders, Tenn., Novem- ber 18, 1863; flag of 28th North Carolina, near Malvern Hill, Va., July 28, 1864; flag of 27th South Carolina Regiment; battalion flag of 24th North Carolina, August 2 1864; flag of 32d Virginia Cavalry, ne: Woodstock, Va., October 9, 1864; flag of 18th Georgia Infantry; Virginia state flag, September 19.1864, near Winchester; colors of the 44tH Georgia Infantry, in the battle of Cedar Creek, Octob2r 19, 1864; North Carolina state colors, October 19, 1864; flag of Gth Alabama; flag of 36th Vir- ginia Volunteers, September 19, 1864, Win- chester; flag of 19th Georgia Regiment, De- cember 13, 1862; flag of Sth Alabama, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; flag of 12th Louisiana Infantry, July 20, 1864, at battle of Peachtree Creek, Ga.; flag of 6th Kentucky Volunteers, battle of Jonesboro’, Ga., September 1, 1864; flag of Ist Missis- sippl, at Peachtree Creek battle, July 20, 1864—flag of cavalry command, 7th Divis- ion, Mississippi; flag of 38th Alabama Vol- unteers, at battle of Resaca, May 15, 1864; national standard, battle of Resaca, May 14, 1864; flag of 16th Alabama. The officers of the local association, all of whom are especially interested in’ the matter above referred to, are: R. I. Flem- ing, District of Columbia, president; F, H. Mackey, South Carolina, vice president; L: L. Lomax, Virginia, second vice president; Chas. C. Ivey, Kentucky, secretary; G. H. Ingraham, South Carolina, financial secre- tary; R. M. Harrover, Virginia, treasurer; J. H. McCaffery, District of Columbia, ser. geant-at-arms; Rev. R. H. McKim, Louisi- ana, chaplain; Dr. J. L. Suddarth, Virginia, and Dr. W. P. Manning, District of Colum. bia, surgeons. Gen. Gordon's Statement. The following statement by General John B. Gordon, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, has been made, in order to remove doubts and m‘sap- prehensions as to the holding of the coming reunion “There ts not a single reason why the re- union should not be held and there are multiplied reasons why it should. “The presence of actual war will tend to increase rather than diminish the interest of war veterans in our great unnual con- vention to be held at Atlanta, Ga., in July next. The reunion in its influence will give substantial aid to the government, and will be a direct benefit to the development of the martial spirit of the nation. “The assembling of the surviving heroes of tne confederacy—the men who partici- pated in over 2,000 battles, and whose 6U0,- 000 enlisted men fought for four long years over nearly every foot of their territory, and until about one-half of their soldiers were dead from casvalties of war, against 2,865,028 enlisted men, aided by 600 vessels of war, manred by 35,000 sailors—will act. as a stimulus, as it will revive the martial spirit of the people, and will be an object lesson, and inspiration for the youth of our country; it will awaken sentiment, arouse enthusiasm, inspire and quicken the patriotic resolve and purpose to enlist in defense of the flag of our common country, as many of our old veterans and» their brave sons are now doing; as the deeds of these old soldiers are now the heritage of the nation—the common property of ail. “Even had there been twenty wars, we must not forget our duty to our living and dead heroes. The man who would neglect this holy duty is unworthy the name of ‘American,’ The people who forget their heroes and history will in time be forgotten, for they will ingloriously perish from the face of the earth. “In our holy reverence for our dead, and care for our living heroes, we honor our race and our nation. The bond of our al- legiance to the restored Union is sealed by our devotion and reverence for our living and dead, and it is this God-given virtue which lenges and the respect of our er foes—now our bréthren—and of mankind. “It is a sublime duty for a people to con- secrate their ivés for the succor of their REUNION! LOCAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING. The Subject to Be Considcred by the Next Congress. The subject of electric lighting 1s one that will occupy the next Congress when various matters of legislation which are necessary to secure a system of conduits and to dispose of the system of overhead wires within the District outside of the fire limits will be thoroughly gone over. Up to the present time electric light legislation for the District of Cclumbia has been pro- vided on appropriation »billls, but it is un- derstood that in all probability this matter will be put in the hands of the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia early in the next session of Cgngress, when the whole matter will be thoroughly discussed with a view to framing a general bill regu- lating electric light matters in the District and the question of overhead wires of all kinds. : The subject of overhead wires and under- grcund conduits is no longer before the conferces on the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill. The Senate voted yester- Gay afternoon not only to disagree with the Pitney amendment, but receded from its own amendments regarding overhead wires and electric lighting, and in so doing adopted the bill exactly as it passed the Hcuse, no longer leaving the matter a sub- ject for confererce. This leaves the ques- tien of overhead wires in the county in a rather unsatisfactory condition. As it now stands, there are no legalized overhead wires outside the fire limits, and the Commissioners have no authority to grant any permit for the stringing of over- head wires there. The Senate and House conferees wer> thoroughly agreed upon a general plan for the burial of electric light wires within the city limits, and also for legalizing wires outside the fire limits and allowing the Commissioners to grant permits to string additional wires when necessary. - The difficulty in the matter arose when Mr. Pitney introduced nis amendment to the bill in the House of Representatives providing that the Commissioners should have authority to crder the construction of cenduits for wires when they thought recessary. It was disagreed to in the Senate, and in order to stop the fight over electric light matters which was pendiag the Senate simply receded from its own amendment, although the conferees were vnanimous in approving a portion of it. ee —_______ “DUMMY BIDS” FOR BONDS. Efforts to Violin the Spirit of the Law. * The public statement made by the Secre- tary of the Treasury last Thursday, to the effect that numerous evidences of attempts to violate the spirit of the law authorizing a3 per cent bond issue, were being received from banks and similar institutions, has al- ready called forth a number of letters fully confirming the Secretary's suspicions. In each case the writers admit their con- nection with some transaction of this char- acter and ask to have the subscription re- turned. One writer says: “Having noticed the inclosed item in to- day's paper, I thought it my duty to state that I signed one of the ‘dummy orders,’ and now sce that it was not right. Please destroy the application or return, which- ever you think best, and greatly oblige. It was stated at the Treasury Depart- ment today that subscriptions were now being received for comparatively large sums of $5,000 and over, which bear almost unmistakable evidences. of an attempt to evade the law by means of dummy bids. In all cases of this kind, however, large or small in amount, the clogest scrutiny will be brought to bear, and in case the evidence warrants it they will be uncere- mcnicusly returned to the senders. = TAX STAMPS ON LOAN NOTES. Local Association of Banks to Take No Action, It is not expected that the association of banks in this city will take any action in regard to the section of the war revense bill which requires a tax of 2 cents on every hundred dollars of, the amount cf lcan notes. In New York, where an enorm- cus business is done in called loans, it is probable the banks will take action similar to that when such a law was in force dur- ing the late war. and abandon the custom of requiring demand notes on all call loans in adcition to collateral: Instead, it is likely that a form of general agreement will be drawn up under which borrowers will give the banks authority to sell all collateral pledges fcr call leans in case the money should not be forthcoming when called for. In this city it {s not usual for banks to call loans unless there {s some peculiar reason therefor, ard so owing to the com- parative limited business which is done in that line it is not thought worth while to make any change in the existing rules in this regard. Of course, if loans were called every day, and perhaps several times in the day, as is the case in New York, the new tax’ would be practically a prohibition of business, and some such relief as proposed by the New York banks would be deemed necessary. While the intent of the new law Is said to be that the maker of the check is to at- tach the stamp which will be required on every check after the first of the present month, yet it is thought, as was the case when a similar law was in force before, that some people will evade the payment of the tax by sending out their checks without attaching the stamps. It Is not known that there is any remedy in such cases, and the receiver of the check will have to put on the stamp. It is likely the internal revenue bureau will permit the banks to make use of a device for cancelling the stamps on cher so that when customers, elther throug ignorance or carelessness present checks without the stamps being cancelled, this requirement of the law can be met without delay. It is said a device which perforated the stamps was used tormerly by the banks, and in this way much of the can- cellation was done. In case no such plan is now adopted the stipulations of the law will have to be carried out, which requires that each stamp have the initials of the maker of the check and the date. ee MR. HEATH’S NEW RULE. Influence of Representatives in Se- lecting Post Offices. The first assistant postmaster general, Mr. Perry Heath, says that a new prin- ciple has-been laid down by the Post Office Department, as a result of a contest over a post office of the third class. This is that while the recommendation of a rep- resentative in Congress as to a selection of a post office site in his own district will be adopted, he can have no more influence than any one else as regards such mat- ters outside his district. A Mr. Mason was some time £go appointed a third-class postmaster at Mayfield, Ky., and in ac- cordance with custom selection of 2 building for a post office ‘was about to be adopted by the deparfment. Then protests began to pour In from mgmbers of severa! political parties askifig that another build- ing be chosen. Thre inspectors have been sent to investigate and have reported in favor of the postmaster's selection; charges of fraud haye been made by thé persons protesting; thé inhabitants of Mayfield have lined up into two opposing parties, and it is said, affairs are assuming all the aspects of a feud. Senator Lind- say and Representative vans are prob- ably tho only members, of the Kentucky delegation who have ,not.been actively en- gaged in assisting one gr.the other party to gain its end. 4 It Is to avold such complications that the Post Office Department has laid down the mentioned princtple and jwill take matters entirely in hand adopt the original selection of the postmaster. Suggest Change in Reference. ‘With reference to House bills 20672 and 10687, proposing to amend the Rock Creek Park act of September 27, 1890, so as to discharge the park commission from the duty of ass2ssing tenefits, the District - missioners today suggested that the meas- ures ba referred to the commission, ate a Personal Mention. Calhoun Mason Deri Col. i 4 || lowest. WE WOULD ATTACK SPAIN If the Cadiz Fleet is Sent Against Dewey. It is announced at the Navy Department that in case Spain sends the Cadiz fleet threveh the Suez canal to attack Dewey in the Philippines, an American squadron will be sent across the Atlantic to attack the Spanish forces in their home ports. There is no doubt Dewev can take care of himself against the Cadiz fleet, since his own squadron will be reinforced by ironclads long before Camara’s ships sight the Bay of Manila, and will have the shore batteries with him instead of against him In the struggle. But it has been concluded by the administratton that nothing save the most severe measures will suffice to bring the Spanish people to a realizing sense of the hopelessness of the continuance of the present war. . After the fall of Santiago and the capture or destruction of Cervera's squadron, Sampson will have an abundance of vessels to spare for the task set for him. Probably he will constitute the attacking fleet In two squadrons, the first a flying Squadron, to be composed of the swiftest vessels of the fleet, such as the Columbia, Minneapolis, Harvard, Yale, St. Louis, St. Paul, New Orleans and such craft. With the Iowa, Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas, all battle ships, supplementing the New York and Brooklyn, armored cruisers, and ‘the less powerful but speedy vessels of the flying squadron, the Spanish coast would be speedily swept clear of all commerce, all Spahish shipping would be destroyed, and” some of the best ports blockaded or bombarded, ° HAWAII OFFERS A GUARA British Interests Will Be Protected Aguinst Possible Bombardment. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 25.—A Hon- olulu special to the Chronicle say: From a source high in the foreign office it is learned that the republic of Hawaii has assured the British consul general that in case the action of the Hawaiian govern- ment in cffering herself as an ally to the United States should result in the bom- bardment of Honolulu any damage done to English property or interests would be paid by this government. It is also reported that the German consul, learning of the matter, demanded the same guarantee for Gernian merchants. The Hawaiian government has not yet replied. Y. pie aal asa TRIED TO POISON THE CZAR. Sensational Rumor From Vienna Re- warding Alleged Court Officials. LONDON, June 25.—A special dispatch received here from Vienna this afternoon says it is reported there that Count and Countess Zuanoff, said to be respectively chamberlain of the czar and the lady in waiting on the czarina, have be2n arrested and charged with an attempt to poison their majesties. The Almanach De Gotha does not show the names of the Count and Countess Zu- anoff as being attached to the persons of their Russia: imperial majesties. ——— THE CORCORAN ESTATE. Heirs Agree to a Division of the Prop- erty. The great estate left by the late W. W. Corcoran was today partitioned by those who own it. s William Corcoran Eustis and Louise Eustis Hitchcock, the heirs, agreed to hold their respective parts in severalty and their mutual deeds were today placed on file in the recorder of deeds office. At the same time a deed of trust for $210,000 upon the Arlington Hotel property was filed for record By Mr. Eustis. The Arlington Hotel, the Corcoran man- sion, on H street, occupied by the Brice’s, and the Corcoran building on 15th street are the most notable properties affected by the partition. The consolidation stated in the deeds be- tween the heirs is “certain personal prop- erty and moneys for equality of partition.” The Arlington Hotel is deeded to Mr. Bustis, the Corcoran building goes to Mrs. Hitchcock and the mansion property is di- vided between them. The heirs held in the proportion of two undivided thirds by Mr. Eustis and one un- divided third by Mrs. Hitchcock. The trust for $210,000 is to Thos. R. Jones and Wm. T. Harris, trustees, to secure Charles E. Wyman. Mr. Eustis gave twen- ty promissory notes, payable five years after June 22, with interest at 41-2 per cent per annum. The interest payable quarter annually. One note is for $60,000, another for $20,000, eight are for $10,000 each and ten for $5,0Q0 each. —_.___ CALVIN WITMER’S ESTATE, Decrees Entered Bringing Litigation to a Close, The litigation over the estate of Calvin Witmer, the insane merchant, was brought te an end today by decrees made by Jus- tice Cox in Equity Court No. 1. The court set aside and annulled two deeds, one from Calvin Witmer and Marie Witmer, his wife, to Daniel P. Morgan and Susannah Morgan, his wife, and the other from the Morgans to Marie Witmer. It is subject, however, to a deed of trust exe- cuted by Witmer and his wife to Thos, R. Jones and E. W. Ashford, trustees, to se- cure payment of $5,000 to B. P. Snyder and Mahlon Ashford, trustees of the estate of Anna Walcott, deceased, it having been created of record and in good faith prior to equity proceedings. It is ordered further that Marie Witmer release the estate of her husband of all her inchoate or contingent right of dower, and that the net income, after paying necessary charges, be devoted to the support of Wit- mer and his wife. Daniel W. Daub and Albert T. Coumb are the trustees of the es- tate, which is worth about $60,000. aes IMPORTANT QUESTION OF WAGES. Protest Against Payment of $1.25 Per Day by District. It is the intention of Mr. Warner Stutler, the superintendent of street cleaning, when, urder the provisions of the perding Dis- trict bill, he will put at work a gang of men to cleaning the streets by hand, to pay them $1.25 a day. The men employed by Daggett & Dugan, the contractors, for cleaning the streets under the old system, are paid, it is stated, but $1 a day. Messrs. Daggett & Dugan, it is reported, heve protested to the District Commission- ers against the proposed payment pf $1.25 a day by Mr. Stutler, fearing, it is said, that such a payment by the District will lead to a strike by their men for an in- erecse of pay. It is not likely, however, that the Commissioners will interfere in the matter, es they are of the opinion that $1.25 a day is not less than the men em- pioyed by the District should receive. The men to be employed by the District have all been engaged by Mr. Stutler. THE ADHESIVE STAMPS, Thought They Will All Be Ready by July 1. It is now thought by the treasury that every kind of adhesive stamp for the stamp tax to begin July 1 will be ready when the time comes. The temporary conversion of Pos: stamps has greatly relieved the situation. The bureau of engraving and printing is turning out stamps at a great rate, and a system for distributing them las been d:vised. Treasury officials are bopeful that no inconvenience to business will result. —____-- e-+-______ No New Cases of Fever. ‘No new cases of fever have been reported to the marine hospital service, and Dr. Wyman, surgeon general, said at noon he considered the situation encouraging. Ad vices from surgeons’ engaged.in the in- spection of a number of southern points as a matter of precaution show all points 50 ted to be free from any sug- gestion of infection, : ed ‘The proposal of Charles G. Smith.& Son for improving 27th street between M and P streets was teday accepted by the Dis- “Want” ada. in The Biar pay because the Oo ae leacoammeed a as ee eae 924, 926, 928 7th, \irunning through Ito 704-706-K st. Y than they can be had. do not do it at all. than others we do not offer it others, so we did not buy it. means —the finest French very cholcest assortment of pattern porters said must not be sold under 25e for less until we got this lot. at just half price—I2igc. a yard. tuffs—printed as only 1214c. lawns, 534c. yd Two hundred pieces of figured lawns and batistes—in dozens of light und dark patterns, which cannot fail to please every taste—wash goods which have teen selling up to the present time for 12%. a yard—will be put on sale Mon- day at Ge. | yard. i Sixty pleces of a plain linen crash— a handsome, clear, crisp quality which ts selling everywhere for I5c. a yard— go on sale at 11i¢c. yard Monday. white dersell others. 82-inch the usual plain white sheer dimities— 2c. quality—to go for DIAC, yard. 40-inch white English India Itnon, which is sold for 12tgc. everywhere—to rite 8'4c. yard. 60 pfeces dotted Swiss—the splendid j| quality which is sold for 26c. a yard Tegularly—gees for 17c. yard. goes on sale Mondey, and by fer the gre: will be given you. row that they are taking Inventory of th 200 Gczen men’s full size union linen tape bordered handkerchiefs, which are sold regularly for . each, and a hundred dozen ladies’ fine Swiss em- broidered and herringbone hemstitched handkerchiefs, will be put on sale Mon- day at 7 cents. “The Dependable Store.” Bunting flags half | price. A purchase at the “trade sale’’ of Townsend and Montant gives us an opportunity to offer all=wool bunting flags for a dollar to $2.50 less When we cannot do a thing better than some other store we When we cannot sell merchandise for less haven’t been able to buy bunting to sell for much less than ||) But we have now bought it great- — |) ly under price and being the best all-naval bunting we feel that you will “snap up” the bargain in a minute. All-wool bunting flags at $2.98, | | $3.50, $3.98 and $4.50--all from $1 to $2.50 under price. Union bunting, flags at 75c., 98c. and $1.50--which are just HH half usual prices. Mi If you're patriotic at all do not miss this opportunity to | buy a flag or so to show that you are. from the topmost point of your house. | Imported organdies at 12° yard nd colorings—the :deatical goods, and 37h The offering is unprecedented, of unusual values in wash stuffs. ing the past week—the result of some clever buying. | We’ve never set before you such an array i | \15c. linen crash, 114c! 12%4c. Extraordinary selling of Qualities which are seldom sold under price by any store go Monday for less, perhaps, than they've ever been offered— further illustrating how easily possible it is for this store to un- Part of an importer’s stock of handkerchiefs _ Importers are sadly overstecked because of overproduction, and sary it is that they close out their surpluses. %, 924, 926, 928 7th i} running through |||) to 704-706 K st. i for sale. Until the past week we The offering Let “Old Glory” fly hem—the the im- not been sold getting them the clever Frenchmen can | prin w ¢. a yard and which for you're Lot after lot has arrived dur- Hi 12!4c. organdies, Mc, | yard. Mi ‘Two hundred and fifty pleces of Amert- | can organdies—in patterns copied from || the imported stuffs—chotce of an im- |)» mense variety of plaids, checks and ||| floral potterns—rich and beautiful—bave — | been 12%4c.—to go Monday at Tie. yard. dimities, 914. |) yard. Thirty nieves plain colored axnatin striped dimities—in pink, light blue, lavender, yellow, black aud navy—stuffs Which you've seon here selling at 12lge @ yard—will go Monday at 9'%c. yard. goods. wit 25 pieces of m —for which every 0 Monday at 15c, yard. Two-rard wide plain white organd aithe fine sheer spider ium and English pique store gets 20c.—will Plain white shrank duck—for nd suits for 10!4c. yd. t value ever Off~red by any store tn town goods on bund they are realizing how neces- 550 dcren ladies’ embroidered lace-edge and open-work hemetitched handker- chiefs and a lot of men’s pure linen handkerchiefs, none of which can be equaled elsewhere for less than 2he. and mauy are worth 35c. euch—will be put on sale at 124 cents. 1 “THE EQUAL OF THE somer than ever. ford’ always does. money by paying a big price for a wheel when the “Crawiord” sells for $50.00. CRAWFORDS for the season of ’98 are better and hand- scientific principles and mechanically correct in every way, besides being con- structed of the best material for the purpose that can be had, is bound to find favor with all riders, which the “Craw- g a BEST WHEEL MADE.” Da A machine built on Why throw away SDS ODODE OOH ODEO G The Crawford llf¢.Co., E. P. Van [ater, Figr. 929 9th St.N. W. > NAVY ORDERS. ~ Lieut. Wm. Kilburn, from command of the Aileen to the New York navy yard. Lieut. H. Minnett, from command of the Viking, to the New York navy yard. Lieut. E. G. Buckland to command the Lieut. W. L. R. Em: from the Justin to the bureau of equipment