Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1898, Page 6

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Private Edward Dearth of 6th Ilinvis Finds Watery Grave. Private Edward Dearth of Company B, 6th Illinois Volunteers, while in bathing in the Potomac river at a point about a mile and a half from Cabin John bridge yester- day afternoon about 3 o'clock, was attacked by cramps and drowned, despite the efforts of friends to save him. The unfortunate man was twenty-eight years of age, and was from Davenport, Ill, where his par- ents reside. Soon after his companions reached the city word of the affair was ent to his gld home. bk Several ot the regiments stationed at Camp Alger went out yesterday on a prac- tice march, the 6th Dlinois Volunteers be- ing in the number. The march ended at Cabin John run, and while the soldiers went into camp Dearth, Corporal Ebert and sev- eral other fellow soldiers went out for a ‘At the point where the men were er 1s about seventy or eighty feet with a strong undercurrent. When 100 yards from shore Dearth was to be in distress, and he yelled for help. Corporal Ebert swam to the rescue and caught the man in time, but when within a short distance of shore the cur- rent carried the unconscious form from the grasp of the rescuer. Ebert was too weak to render any assistance, and the body of Dearth sank from sent almost aS soon as old was released. OSecrur that it was impossible to secure the body, the men immediately returned to camp and reported the sad occurrence, A visit was made to the police headquarters, in hopes of having the harbor boat sent up to the place, the soldiers not knowing that the river was not navigable beyond the Chain bridge. This morning, in a consul- tation between several of the officers of the company and Lieut. Swindells and Harbor- master Sutton, the latter offered the use of @ row boat aud set of grapplirg hooks. A oat was already at the scene, but the offer of the hooks was accepted. Up to noon to- Gay the body had not been recovered. ae NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Favorable Action by the Senate on Presidential Selections. ‘The Senate late yesterday afternoon in executive session made the following con- firmations: army: Captain James Nicholas Allison, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of major. William F, Dunn of Wyoming, to be com- missary of subsistence, with the rank of captain. First Lieutenant Robert Lee Bullard, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of captain. 4 me United States Volunteer Signal Corps: ‘fo be first lieutenant—Frank H. Bailey. Second Regiment, United States Volun- teer ineers: To be first Heutenant—Rob- ert Stewart Brooks of New Jersey, Town- send Lawrence of New York. Regular army: To be second Heutenants, artillery arm—Second Lieutenant Walter S. Volkmar, United States Volunteer Signal Corps Wate sergeant, United States Signal Corps); Percy W. Arnold, Sergeant Haroid PB. Goodnow, Sergeant Albert G. Jenkins, Private Robert E. Wyllie, Lance Corporal Patrick A. Connolly, Corporal Wiiliam Forse, Corperal Malcolm Young, Corporal Lawrence C. Brown, Sergeant Harry L. St Infantry arm—Private John J. Boniface, Corporal Ralph A. Clay, Lance Corporai John B. Schoeffel, Sergeant Walter T. Bates, Corporal Englebert G. Ovenshine, Sergeant Percy M. Cochran, Private Geo. N. Bomford, Sergeant Benjamin P. Nick- Mn, Corporal William A. Cavanaugh, Lance Corporal George M. Grimes, First-class Private William C. Geiger, late Sergeant Thomas R. Harker, late Corporal John ¥F. Wilkinson. Na Ensign Henry K. Benham, to be @ lieutenant, junior grade; Ensign Charles ¥. Hughes, to be a Heutenant, junior grade. Commander John Schoulter, to be a cap- tain in the navy, vice Captain Charles V. Gridley, deceased. Medical Inspector Joseph B. Parker, to be a medical director. ‘Thomas McCormick Lippett of Virginia, to be an assistant surgeon. Edward Mills of Everett, Wash., to be egent for the Indians of the Tulalip agency in Washington. Walter J. Reed of Cle Elum, Wash., to be register of the land office at North Yaki- ma, Wash. Postmasters: Pennsylvania—Edward H. Graves, Boatsville; James A. Grier, Alle- gieny; H. G. Smith, Westchester. ——— Progressive Euchre Party. Takoma Springs Hotel was the scene Sat- urday night of a progressive euchre party, the affair being the second of a series of parties to be given during the summer. ‘The prizes were handsome and useful, and Were won as follows: First gentleman's, a traveling clock tn a leather case, by Mr. Jenner; second, a beaten-brass pin tray, by ‘r. Torbert; third, a silver salve box, by Miss Preston, who took the place of a gentle in the game, and the booby tle devil,” was won by Mr. Mrs. Philip Larner won the first y's prize, a powder box with silver handled puff; Mrs. Torbert, the second, two handsome handkerchiefs; Miss Julia War- . the third, a French gilt picture frame, and Miss Kluge the booby prize, a red, white and blue pencil. The success of the party was due to the untiring efforts of Misses Gilbert and Lar- ner, assisted by Mrs. Platt, who served as @core keeper. After the award of prizes refreshments re served. Next Saturday evening @ dance will be given at the hotel. —__--—_ Tennts Notes. ‘The finals in singles and doubles were played Saturday at New York in the Metro- politan tennis championships. Fischer of New York won from J. C. Davidson of Washington in three straight sets, 7—5, 6—5, 6-2. Fischer and Thurber won the @oubles in a three-set match with Davidson and Bostwick. Fischer will play S. C. Mil- lett today for the championship. In the finals of the lawn tennis champton- ghip games at Wimbleton, England, Sat: day, R. F. Doherty, the English cl beat H. S. Mahony, 6-1, 6-2, ¢-6, 2-6, Story of the Voyage From Key West to Santiago. A SPLENDID «LOT OF SHS Most of the Way the Water Was Smooth. SIGHTING SAMPSON’S FLEET Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1898, by Chas. M. Pepper.) ON BOARD §. S. OLIVETTE, Off Santiago, June 20, 1898. This is the story of the transport fleet which bore the troops to Cuba. The departure may be fixed at Tuesday evening of June 14. It was then that Gen. Shafter’s flagship, the Seguranca, swung down from Port Tampa to the bar. where most of the troop ships were waiting, and passed ‘out beyond Egmont light at pight inte the waters of the gulf. The Olivette and two or three of the speedier war ves- sels joined the fleet of Dry Tortugas laie the following night, Rebecca light having been designated for the rendezvous. Thurs- day morning the entire squadron, a history- making fleet, was headed directly on its course. This lay to the southeast, through the Florida straits. The direction settled what to some had been a doubtful question, for it had been whispered that the first in- vasion of Spanish territory was to be made in the western part of Cuba. But an east- erly course could mean only Porto Rico or a junction with Admiral Sampson som¢- where off Santiago. An authoritative state- ment on the flagship that Santiago was the place left no room for further guessing. The booming guns that morning were a reminder that the expedition was a mili- tary one. They were from the battle ship Indiana, commanded by Captain Taylor, and were the salute to Major General Shait- er, in command of the expedition. The formation of the ships as they moved through the straits was almost perfect. The Indiana led the central column, with the lesser war craft heading, flanking and bringing up the rear of the right and left columns. The transports were four or five hundred yards apart, in triple line. The Waters were smooth and they were able to proceed in precise order. With two score of troopships and nearly a score of war vessels of various kinds the picture which spread itself over the waters could not h been otherwise than impressive to the dull- est imagination. The naval escort wa worthy of its convoy. Technically, I b lieve, the movement was what the milita people call that of security and informa- tion. Besides the Indiana, the gunboats Helena and Castine were in the front, while one of the torpedo boats scouted far ahead of them. Hardly visible in the distance on the right flank was the cruiser Detroit, with the tor- pedo boat Porter as a tender. On the left flank the Ericsson was in tow of the auxil- jary tug Osceola, saving-coal and water for a later period of the voyage. Some- times the gunbeat Annapolis was in front, sometimes in the center and sometimes in the rear. The same was true of the Ban- croft. The revenue cutter Morrill, the con- verted yacht Hornet and others of these vessels had their stations along the outer lines. The seas were thoroughly scouted for miles, so that the approach of an ene- my could have been detected and notice given to the guard ships. It was thus the fleet moved day after day with the troop- ships and their living cargoes protected at every point. Their security was complete. The Order of Progress. During the afternoon the fieet passed through San Nicolas channel. Eyes were strained for a sight of the Cuban coast, but in vain. The course was purposely far out. Toward evening the vessels bunched a lit- tle closer together. When night came on they were all within signaling range of the Indiana. Mast lights were shown, and it was like the struggling street of a float- ing city. The practical man aboard said it reminded him of moving lamp posts. The signals were flashed at a lively rate for a time like a string of colored lanterns swinging from the masts. Then quiet ued over the waters and the ships held their way slowly. On the Olivette every- body sat out on the hurricane deck and sought to find the southern cross among the constellations. Then the taik fell into military channels. Some one recalled that the Spanish Armada had carried only a few thousand more men than this expedi- tion. which is to mark the end of Spanish dominion in the continent discovered -y Columbus. ‘The Englishmen who were along told how much bigger the expedition to E a the Soudan had been, and how Bea had brought the troops from India wh he was cvercing Russia into granting peace with honor at the time the Turkish im- broglio threatened the peace of the world. Yet while as Britons they could aot admit that this army afloat and its naval escort was without parallel in this generation, they were willing to allow that the move- ment was really a creditable one. The foreign milltary attaches were inter- ested in the means adopted for protecting the transports. Several of them had wit- nessed the French naval maneuvers, when some wonderful work had 1 done by the torpedo flotilla, which had managed to place an entire fleet at its mercy. Natur- ally then the talk drifted to the chances of Spanish torpedo boats shooiing out trom shore and the holocaust that would follow if they succeeded under cover of darkness in making their way among the soldier- laden transports. There were good reasons why this would not happen. Whatever Spanish torpedo boats were in these waters were thought-to be accounted for and under watch of American warships and torpedo destroyers. Admiral Sampson might: fairly be pr2sumed to have them where they could not run a cruise of destruction. Be- sides, the guard which was accompanying the transports-was strong enough to af- ford security. This was the opinion of the military attaches, yet they admitted a cer- tain degree of doubt becaus2 torpedo war- fare has in it so many elements of surprise. The professional thoroughiess with which they weighed the probabilities caused some nervous pzrsons who were undergving their first experience of the kid to ot up all night and peer into the darkness looking for cigar-shaped objects, while others went to bed and dreamed. of long, black mon- sters darting out of the shadows. After two or three nights they slept beiter, Of the Bahama Banks. Friday morning the squadron was sall- ing in bluish-tinged waters and every one was noting the expanse of rippling maroon surface which stretched away to the south. The line was so clear that it might have been traced. The signal came from the Indiana, ‘Look out! Bahama banks! Dan- gerous!” and in a few minutes the fleet had changed its course to the southeast. ‘The blue tinge was the sign of the shal- low waters which make thi Bahama banks perilous. When the course was shifted the ships spread out for a time in irregular order, each one apparently going as it pleased. Later the regular formation was resumed. Paradero light house was sight- ed on the south, but the squadron did not run in close enough to distinguish the coral reefs or the keys covered with man- grove bushes. In the afternoon Lobos Key light house was made out to the northward, The light house seen far off is a plain shaft. It could be taken for the W-shing- ton monument. Through strong glasses the flag of the English naval reserve could be seen flying, but it was not possible to see the single cocoa paim which has been coaxed into growing out of the sands. Light House Keeper Fafrington and the little group of inhabitants who dwell on Lebos Key had run their flag up in honor ef the passing fleet, while Mr. Farrington himself put off in a saifooat and hailed some of the transports. Lobos Key that day turned a page in its quiet bfstory, and its people will have no trouble in telling what been the greatest event of their lives. Roman Key, or Cayo Romano, which Nes to the southeast of the Pahama. channel, was the first Cuban soll that was seen from | The apple is at the heed of the list. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898—14 PAGES. _« {A TRANSPORT FLEET|A WORD ON FRUITS They are to be Partaken of with Judgment and Diserction. ‘The bountiful earth brings forth fruits in thelr Scngons. They are wholesome, but should he eaten With the sauce of discretion, It is more ensily digested than any other fruit. But the skin should always be discarded, for it irritates the bowels. : Fresh figs are good, bat dried ones should al- ways be carefully cooked. Grate the pineapple, or cut it into tiny bits. for its fber is tough and resists the juices in the stemach. ‘The common banana fs a deceptive thing, and children should never be allowed to eat it raw. Baked bananas are bighly praised. Never should the skin of any fruit be swallowed. ‘The skin is an armor for the pulp. It is as unfit for food as a plece of chalk is. Whenever you have eaten underripe or overripe fruit, and feel sharp, darting pains in the gastric regicn, you will find prompt relief in Duffy's Pure Mult Whiskey, taken in a little warm water. It is supremely importunt that the sickness caused by bad fivit should be treated at once. ‘The value of a good whiskey in bowel troubles is wiged by the leaders in the medical profession, Duffy's Pure Mal* is absolutely free from harm- ful matter, as chemical tests prov the decks of the troop ships. It was dis- appointing, as a long stretch of land lying barely above the surface of the water is apt to be. Though it is possible to wade from Cayo Romano across to the mainland, the ves- sels held their course far out in order to avoid the treacherous reefs, and nothing of the mainland was visible. But the Scene on the waters that afternoon was enough to compensate for what was lack- ing of land views. The fleet was moving in perfect formation. It must have extend- ed for ten miles and more, while it spread cut like the tapering wings of a bird in full flight. Far in the lead the lofty masts and funnels and the turrets of the Indiana appeared to rise abruptly from the level of the waters. The Detroit and the gunboats presented a similar appearance, while the transports with their high prows seemed to be a long, black line broken at regular intervals. The torpedo destroyers, which the Hornet and the other yachts which were cut down are called, were low in the water, with their projecting bows plough- ing the waves like porcupines afloat. They were even saucier in their looks than the torpedo boats. Each vessel was following the course as though it alone were on the mission of war and had no concern of its neighbor a few hundred yards away. At night, passing Nuevitas, the vessels cius- tered a little closer together, and the black hulls moved over the sea in silence and darkness. A Mexican merchantman wa overhauled toward midnight, and, her pa- pers being regular, was allowed to proce That was the only incident in seventy-tw hours. ‘The following morning the squadron was off the northwest coast of Santiago prov- ince, but so far off that the land could not be seen. The ships were still clustered to- getaer, not in regular formati: but a most in crescent s! ‘The waters were oth, and I pls, war- and transport For a time only a was maintained. ‘There 's to be given and received. Some were signaled from the Seguranea, while others were carried by the dispatch boats. Th2 Olivette, in addition to wat ing the fleet, had on board the army field hospital corps, and was turned into an am- bulance ship rily. As it went among the vessels picking up the sick, who were few, a chance was given to learn what wa Somatimes the big transport n, the Concho, the Alamo or the Miami would of the sidewheelers, the Gu: ‘on, or some of tha smailer ships. s a dearth of news on all of them. A Touch of Rough Water. In the afternoon the mainland was seen for the first time. ‘The skies were clouded and the coast range of hills could be dis- cerned dimly through the mist. The gaps in the hills could not be noted, nor was there a view of the mountains which lie beyond them. Those who went out with this expedition will have to learn what Cuba is after they set foot on its soil. They have learned little from the decks oj the ships. At night the fleet was headirig di- rectly east, and Sunday morning it wis in the Windward F se. Up to this; time nothing but ther had beeh ex perienced. of rough seas, re- corded when the voyage began, had ?been escaped. But the Windward Passage c not be smoothed like a ruffled bird. ‘The waves were not climbing quite up to the sky, and the trough of the sea was not opening clear down into the lower re:tions, as it usually does at this season o* the year, yet there was a bit of rough weather stuatly blotted out the memory of that were past. Th pitched and rolled, the sm ones hoisted sail to steady themselves. Indiana herself failed to maintain an equ: Mbrium. The tail funnel and the conning towers in the high mast of the Helena r 2d and made deceiving motions of keeiing over. The Ericsson, the Foote and the Por- ter showed the wonderful combination of motions forward, backward, sidewise and rotary of which the torpedo boats are capa- ble without sinking. They were compared to lea if that term may be used to describe their buoyancy. ‘There was no storm. The squadron, was simply coming toward the meeting of the The greater part of it was hea south, around) Cape Mays of the vessels were sent at Inagua Island, wu This is the Bri ish p n lies at the entrance to the Windward Passage, almost equally distant between Cuba and Haiti. For si eral days water for the mules on the Gussie had been the subject of much signaling be- tween the Seguranca, the Olivette, the Gussie and the dispatch boats which car- ried the official orders. It could not be done on the open sea, so the instructions were given to make for Matthewtown, the port of the island. It was worth the two hours’ tossing and rolling to anchor in the calm waters of Man-o'-war bay, which is the name of the coast haven where Mat- thewtown is located. Not much is on the island except a salt lake and a leper colony for the Bri‘ish Bahamas, hidden away in one corner. There is a stretch of white sand, some shelving rocks, a growth of scrubby trees, several neat while dwellings, a light house, the salt factory, and a stock~ ade jail. There are also three flagstaff, on one of which the stars and stripes had been run up. The English customs officer who came aboard said three white families besides his own lived at Matthewtown. The rest of the population ts black. Most of it came out in small boats to sell pineapples and bananas. The few houfs’ stay in this peaceful bay with the warlike name was a pleasant one. It seemed the more pleas- ant when the anchors were weighed and the voyage was begun through the rough waters to overtake the fleet. The Helena and its convoy passed Cape Maysi light an hour before midnight... The beacon was burning. Monday morning the main fleet was sighted through a dozen threads of smoke which were blending on the horizon. The Caribbean sea had been entered during the night and the course Was now due west within full view of the mountain range—the Sierra Maestre—which is the distinctive feature of eastern Cuba. The mountains were flooded with tha blue mist that seems eternal. Passing Guantan- amo bay, the patrol vessels which hold that harbor were easily visible. Later the Helena brought its convoy up to the othar transports and war vessels and a steady progress was maintained until the meeting with Capt. Sampson’s fleet. CHARLES M, PEPPER. ees For the Local Colored Volunteers. Representative McDonald of Marytand has introduced a joint resolution authoriz- ing the President to muster into the United States service as volunteers one regiment of colored troops composed of the follow- ing independent companies: Two companies from Virginia, one from the District of Co- lumbia, four from Maryland, two from Mississippi, one from Alabama and two from West Virginia. The subaltern ofti- cers are to be selected by the captains and the field and Staff and captains of com- mines under the rules of the War Depart- ment big ————__o-—______ Much attention is attracted by a novel advertisement in D. J. Kaufman's window, No. 1007 Pennsylvania avenue, whers four Serene on @ cake Fol pane! how one can keep as cool as etables if one buys a crash suit of clothes. Z fF <ot roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. a. Woodward*. Lothrop, ’ Summer Requisites - For go-aways and stay-at-homes. We are showing hosts of things for personal and household uses especially designed to offset the discomforts of hot weather—Thin Clothing, Mosquito Canopies, Porch Screens, Door and Window Screens, Hammocks, Refrigerators, Water Coolers and a whole newspaper page of articles that assure a full measure of hot weather comfort. Also conveniences for camp life and cottage, athletic and sporting goods, fishermen’s outfits and bicyclers’ wear. And just now we are offering various lots of goods very much below their real value, brought about by importers and manufacturers closing out their surplus stocks, and by our own stock adjustments which we see fit to make from day to day. Men’s Seasonable Furnishings. Gauze-Weight Underwear, Negligee Shirts, Summer Half Hose, Serge and Alpaca Coats, Thin Office Coats, Summer Collars, Summer Neckwear, Summer Sus- penders, Summer Pajamas, Summer Night Shirts, Bathing Suits, Bath Robes, Handkerchiefs, Sun Um-= brellas, etc., etc. Underwear--= Cotton Gauze, 25c. per garment and upward. French Balbriggan, 50c. per garment and up- ward. Silk and Lisle, $2.00 per garment. All Silk, $2.50 per gar- ment. Cotton and Wool, $1.00 per garment and upward. Wool Gauze, $1.45 per garment and upward, Negligee Shirts-== To be worn with white collars; cuffs separate or attached; $1.00 each and upward. Collar and cuffs at- tached, $1.00 each. Soft Madras, collar and cuffs attached, soc. each. Flannel, with self or for white collars, $1.00 » each. The new shapes in Summer Collars. Summer-weight Black Atpaca, Cream Mohair, Black and Navy Coats, for het weather wear. Finest Scotch Madras Ties, 14 inches wide, 2 for 25¢. “Batwing” each. Staple effects, in black, white and neat fancies. Silk and Pique. Neckwear: shape, 25¢. Light-weight, in black s and colors, 124c. a pair and upward. Fancy effects in Cotton and Lisle, 25c. a pair and upward. Bicycle Hose, in light- weight Black Cotton and Lisle, with fancy tops, 65c. a pair and upward. Pajamas and Night Shirts. In Summer weights. Pajamas, $1.00 per suit and upward. Night Shirts, 50c. each and upward. Suspenders. Blue Unlined Serge Bathing Suits, in Cotton and Wool. Sun Umbrellas of light-colored cotton cloth, with green lining. First floor. Cotton Dress Goods At Half Price. Counter after_.counter is given over to the selling of Cotton Dress Stuffs as they-were never sold before this early in ‘the season. They are dainty, pretty things, in just the styles, colors and designs most wanted: for midsummer use. Sheer Printed Lawns. No old styles, and every yard of this season's printing—white "grounds with dots, striped and floral designs; also a genercus sprinkling of dark grounds, including the poplar navy blies and s, with white stripes und figures—28 inches 5c. a yard, egular prices, 8c. and Ioc. Lawns and Dimities. Dainty printings—dots and figures, on white and dark grounds—at the special price of 64c. a yard. Regular price roc. Genuine Printed Irish Dimities. In small figures and beautiful floral designs—all the best colors and combinations. Chelce of the lot, 15¢c. a yard. Regular price 25¢. Dainty Lace Organdies. Stripes, figures and Paid printings on white and tinted grounds—an ideal midsummer dress fabric. 15c. a yard. Regular price 374c. Woolen Dress Goods. Several lots of Woolen Dress Goods, including the fashionable Grenadines, and Gauzy Silk and Wool Bareges, the lightest wool summer dress fabric known, are of- fered é At Reduced Prices. All-wool Fancies at just half original price. 25¢. a yard. Regular price 5o0c. Colored Silk Grenadines. In changeable effects of brown, hellotrope and green, intermingled with black—all pure silk and 45 inches wide. $1.50 a yard. Regular price $2.50. Dainty Silk and Wool Barege. ‘The lightest wool fabric produced, in the most desirable patterns and colorings—navy blue with white polka dots, Yale blue with white polka dots, navy blue with beautiful floral printings—28 inches wide. 5oc. a yard. Regular price 75. First floor. Summer * Housefurnishings. Many helpful articles are now be- ing offered at*low prices, only made possible by quantity buying, direct from the thanjfacturer. We quote a few seasonable things, as follows: “New Sharp-pointed Teo Picks, oach....., 5¢- S-quart Tin Watering Pots, each........ TOC. Ready-mixed'iPaluits, per can... toc. Black Russia Irou-Gas Ovens, each... $1.00 Extra quality, Dopble-burner Gas Stoves. $1.00 Seamless Gas Stove Retinned Saucepans IQC. Garden Hose, 26-fcot lengths, complete, $1.25 ‘Wire Diab Covers, per set of 5......... 39 Seamless Galvanized Refrigerator Pans, 17C- Lemonade Straws, per Plg.-.see-eeeeee 5S Paper Napkins, per 100....seessessreeee ESCs Gas Stoves, 1-burner, each.. Bent, Gaverea Gas Tubing, per foot...... floor, ~ Woodward & Special Sale of Summer Blankets. We have secured less than a hun- dred pairs of Summer Blankets, which we are selling at two-thirds regular prices. They are soft, fluffy, generous in size, and perfect, with the exception of a tiny speck or oil spot here and there. The price sav- ing should interest all housekeepers having present or prospective needs. They are as follow: 10-4—$2.40, regular price $3.50. $2.90, regular price $4.00. 11-4—$4.00, regular price $6.00. $4.75, regular price °$7.00. 12-4—$6.00, regular price $8.00. $3.75, regular price $4.50, regular price $6.00, regular price x $7.00, regular price $9.00. le 100 regular price $11.00. Women’s Shoes. Children’s Sices. Three or four lots of Women’s Oxfords and Misses’ and Children’s Button and Lace Boots are offered at less than the regular prices, as fol- lows: Women’s Vici Kid Oxfords, welt sole, new round toe, walking heel. $2.48, value $3.00. Women’s Chrome Kid Oxfords, Boston or’ round toe, mock welt sole—a.very comfortable walking shoe. $2.48 a pair, value $3.00. Misses’ and Children’s Chocolate Goat Button and Lace Boots, Goodyear welt, fine quality. Sizes 6 to 10}, $1.00; value $1.25. Sizes 11 to 2, $1.25; value $1.75. Second floor, Toilet Articles, This department is splendidly pre- pared to supply all toilet requisites of standard foreign and domestic manufacture. A very large assort- ment of Lotions, Eau de Quinine, Extracts, Cologne, Toilet and Sachet Powders, Toilet Waters, Tooth Pow- ders, Soaps, Borne, Listerine; Eb- ony, Olive and Rosewood Hair Brushes, Kent’s celebrated English Hair Brushes, Bath and Complex- | = ? » 926, 928 7th, running through to 704-706 K st. embroidered Swiss handkerchiefs— for 5 cents. ered, kerchiefs, such as are always sold 7 cents. fered tomorrow: Swiss—just weather the thing for this " otc. yard. 1) linon, that quality which consider excellent —will be offered f ol4c. yard. you been paying the druggist. variably sold under price. Oakley's “Violet of Perma” will be offered for 3 cakes for roc. powder—will be sold for a day at I2 cents. nine odors, tucluding bottle, for Qc. ounce. highest standard qualities. bric, each as is usually, will be sold tomorrow for 4ic. yard. 110 pieces be offered for a day at 5c. yard. 50 pieces of yard muslin, will be sold for ada 14c. yard. “The Dependable Store.” Handkerchiefs at less than half. We told you the other day of the splendid purchase of handkerchiefs. Only part of the consignment had arrived. The balance came in yesterday—the best part of it—the part that en- ables us to name the best values. handkerchiefs for so very little, and insteadof putting theminour regular stock at regular prices we turn them over to you at the same proportionate saving. They come from the leading im- porter in New York—they are his best lines—and you get them for half price and less. Ladies’ pure lMren hemstitched, fine lawn temstitched, mourning border and as you pay 12%. for—will be offered Ladies’ fine hemstitched and embrold- embroidered scalloped edges and tape bordered Union linen hand- I2tge. and 15e. a yard, will be offered at 500yds. 15c. lawn, 1 1Ac.yd. Five hundred yards of fine India Lawn, such as is always sold for 15¢. yard, will be put on sale tomorrow for 11}c. yard and will be offered one of the best values in white goods ever put in your way. In addition the following special bargains will be of- 1,009 yards of fine Leno lace-striped hot the quality usually sold for 12%e. and by many for 15e. a yard, 500 yards of sheer English India could value at 12igc. a yard or Special selling of toilet goods. We save you from 33 to 50 per cent of the money you have and the well known brands of soaps and toilet articles are in- soap, which is usually sold for 10c. a cake— Woodbury’s facial soap, cream and Woodworth’s fine extracts—choice of We break domestic records tomorrow by quoting lower prices than ever before for the it is selling for less than others. Sixty pteces of yard-wide white cam- sold for 8c. a yard of yard-wide Carnation muslin—the same as Androscoggin—wiil unbleached 924, 926, 928 7th. running through to 704-706 K st. We had never bought fine Ladies’ plain white end fancy border hemstitched handkerchiefs, such as are sold regularly for Se. and Gc. each—will ch be put on sale tomorrow at . it 3 cents. Mnen hewstitched and Ladies’ embro! and Ince edge handkerchiefs, ae are worth less than 2c. of which are worth Will be put on sale tomorrow fo 1214 cents. 48-inch fine white washable Swise—a splendid substitute and far cheaper than organdie—will be sold for a day at 23c. yard. Sheer black India lawn, that same quality which is sold for Iic. a yard— Will be sold for a day at 11"4c. yard. The very highest grades ‘are sold 1,000 fine toothbrushes, such as are regularly sold for I5e. to 30c. each— Will be solé tomorrow for 9 cents. Large bottles of best household am- Monia, the usual 1c. size—will be of. fered tomorrow for 4c. bottle. This store is in its element while It is always in its element. Yard-wide figured percak fast colors, will be offered for 4c. yard. absolutely . Potter's 5-quarter table oflcloth, in a big variety of patterns, will be sold for a day at 12$c. yard. Striped Galatea cloth for boys’ sum- mer pants and suits; usnally I2yc. a yard—will be sold fer a day at 6$c. yard. at Ass ic. yard. Fast colored fi: for the Fourth—to 3 show your enthusiasm— | Pele ses 16 by 27 inches, 4c. | ing, 48 good as Pequot, for 19 by 31 inches, silk finished, | 10c. | Royal Blue Serge Suit to order, | $10. | Suit to-order, | $10. Royal Blue Serge Suit to-order, Nothing so cool== Nothing so comfortable— Nothing so dressy— Nothing so satisfactory — Nothing so perfect fitting— Nothing so very desirable As Our Royal Blue Serge’ Ten Dollars. We make this suit after your individual meas- urement, and it is not yours until you pronounce the fit 0. K.—keep that point always in mind. Mertz & Mertz, PO — | Royal Blue Serge Suit to-order, | *10. New Era Tailors, 906 F Street. 5 B Royal Blue Serge Suit to-order, 10. ion Brushes, Chamois and Sponges. English Bristle Tooth Brushes, IOC. tO 35¢. English Bristle Nafl Brushes... 15C. tO $1.75 Flesh Brushes, with straps, cach........ 35¢- Flesh Brushes, with long handles, each., 5OC- English Brisile Hatr Brushes, 50C. to $3.00 | | When You Spring Lamb ‘There's Have cating as a of fine claret. fruity Golden Claret, 40c. qt.; $4 tor 12 quaris. We slip wines anywhere. War revenue tax on, wines goes in effect July 1. TO-KALON ing that adds so much zest to the noth- ta GET THE BEsT, Gate and Leather Goods. W. & L. Tooth Powder, pkg.........6... 15¢- Carbolic-Mouth Wash, bottle..... 29¢.| WINE CO.,614 14TH ST. “"Rere Lutz & Co., Imported Violet Totlet Powder, pkg. 10C4 ee 407 Pa. . Woodland Violet Talcum, box. 15t. Go to Siccardi’s PS —Truak Repet a FoR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR. mh1é-24a ‘Repairing by skilled bands, Imported Rice Face Powder, box........ 25¢: Hair Switches at Great B: 00 Switches reduced to §1.50. eR Imported Cologne, bottle... 25¢. to75¢. i $6.0 dienes rane 1 00 FINE pte al Violet Cold Cream, box,...:.-----s-s...6 TOC: {Gray and White Hair reduced ta same proportion. J a Bavodives, : 711 11th st, next to Palais Koyal. Cucumber and Almond Cream, bor.....,. 25C. te rooms ee eens ae Corona Muralis Witch Hazel... 30C. to 65c. ‘Witch Hazel Soap, oake.......... I5c. Salt, bag.... Toc. Binet nso * ~ Next . importation of Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea will pay duty of toc. a pound; buy it now. while you can get it for soc. a Save Toney & Trouble, “TheConcord Harness,” Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases