Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1898, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1898-10 PAGES, 7 August eee what they are cut for—and in August they must all It’s Clearance be cleared quickly and completely. close on their heel: summer’s end—and fall is fonfoatoaten iat $5.50 Colored Lawn Dresses for $3. ty sty s, lace trimmed. . Are offered at lower prices than any others during the season. Lad Setecgets : $20 White Swiss Dresses for $12.50. < - course, not all sizes—but all sel . exclusive styles—and all of them bargains. + Children’s Percale Dresses for 25c. 4 Neatly ma becoming style and worth double 25e, to be saved the trouble of making. 5 Ladies’ $22.50 Cioth Suits for $12.50. $ All-wool Summer Suits, with changeable taffeta silk-lined jackets; tailor made 3 G and cleverly designed. $ _adies’ $1 Wrappers for 65c. z z dies’ $1 WV popes made, attractively cut; full proportioned, = “i Ladies’ 50c. Leather Belts for 25c. = « Patent Leather and White Leather Belts, trimmed with army and navy insignias. = $1.50 Linen Blouse Suits for 98c. 5 fteem of these Snits left—gennine Pampas Linen; cut and made in jaunty Sector & liantine Bathing Suits for $5. = Tas , trimmed with White and Red brad; fast color and most desirable ¥ = s’ 75¢c. Shirt Waists for 35c. + $1 ones for nes for Tic., and $1.98 for $1. There are not all & cai patteres yon tl bn rel Po rams our che uees tas seek ert toe saying if yon & cdectecte uits at Half Price. ys and thr ost — regular e seen the prices from 48) handsomest effes 2. = = ee Pants, worth up to $1.25, for 69c.¢ viots in select and special patterns—also choice of Knee They're all wool, tuo—and e3 mt paiterns. Sizes run & eteet e Pants, worth up to 50c., for 17c. > ants faney Linen and Crash; thoroughly shrunk; z irts for 38c. v bat the quali is there. Only 16 3 75¢., for 44c. Well-made kind, that bave shape and hold it. h up to 75c., for 23c. oo $L25 and $1.48 for Popular und Hats, worth Ours Sailors, wort comb ions shapes. Straw Ha ts, worth 48c., for 19¢c. z 75 Broken sizes that we are clearing ont. . . ge Shirt ts, worth up to $1, for 25c. Percale wit collars end evfis; enly larg rts, worth up to $1, for 48c. 1 pair made separate + sizes. sof euffs—some small—some medium and some riggan Underwear for 19c. $ je—bat we dent need to intrednce our Underwear— + are broken lets—that’ they are reduced. Se $2, for 75c. : but ends ef lots. Some — $1.50— ple and our 25c. Hose ee ds, up to $2.50, for $1.2 eason ¢ induce such sacrificing—-tut 2 $5 Shoes for $1. twe of a style in ja calf and worth $1 Black and Ta Vidi Kia ad ‘Tan!/Goat’ Button aud Lace Spring remnants.” Saks and ate “*Saks’ Corner.”’ z as Giving-Away Prices } for Broken Shoe Sizes | There are no shelf- i" Tomorrow Only worn or old stock Shoes in any of our 3 houses. At 3. coer | Nearly every Friday we | lin’s 3 Stores. | pile up at each of our 3 = = stores several tablefuls of - { fresh and up-to-date Shoes, which are marked down : » to prices which is near giving them away. These P Shoes are all right in every way, only we have not all > sizes of them. "The heavy business of our Rebuilding Sale has resulted in an unusually broken size: more large lot of these therefore tomorrow's sale will be of than usual interest. he following is a partial list of the contents of our Odds and Ends Tables for tomorrow, but come $1, $1.25&$1.50! early if you can: 3) Qi Child’s Shoes. A, ¢ For these { “$1. 50, $2 & $2.50 Low Shoes. sericeahie Beano io D width: For these Kid Juliets, Child's $1.00 and Kid iy. sike Oxfords. Ghita's $1.60 Ki c Hand-sewed Turn, Squa . Patent-tip Button—4 to 8. White = Bag $1.50 Tan Spring Heel Sandals, sp Sage ces pring > Cm Misses" 11 to 1, Women's 2 to 5, Seip been me Boys’ $1.50 Patent Leatber Ties Pumps. Sizes 1i to 12 $1.19 4 to For these . $1.50 to $4 For these P Shoes. | $2 to $4 So he a ay, Men’s Shoes. Tan Viel Kid $3, Oxtora Ties, hand sewed. id 10, Sizes 6, 3%, 9 Men’s $3.50 Calf Seal Back, Pointed-toe Oxfords —5 to 9, $4 Patent Leather Oxfords, B width—5 to 7. $2 to $4 Hand-made Tan Viel Kid and Calf Laced Shoes, Broken sizes—6 to 11. $2 and $2.50 Tan and Black Viet Kid oxford ‘hes, 6 to St only. Reliable _ = > Wm. Hahn & Co.’s y Refable | bio30-s327thst. 1914-1916 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa.Ave.S.E. STE Ty See aA Ev ewe reeves t Tan Boots, ed toe, patent tip. A to D width, * $2.20 Kid Button. opera and toes—B and €-2 to 4. dies” $3 und 4 Hand-sewed mmou-sense Button—1 to 3%. Ladies’ $4 Patent Leather Boots, A and B-2 to 3 and AINE'S -LERY MAKES: OMPOUND PEOPLE WELL. G00” TOR WELL PEOPLE AND SICK ON Wm. C.” Ebi Ba os Extract of Bek Cc more and outlast other olls.” Robinson & Son pot ti hip == al ——— | Hecht’s hour sales. core for tomorrow. i On sale between 9&€ 10. Corset covers, 5c. Lot of ladies’ plain white muslin corset every one made with felled seams; ished as well-made garmet usually sell for 12ic.; this Ladies’ vests, 3¥4c. Lot of ladies’ plain white Swiss Tibbed ; run with tape; es and low eck; usually sold for 12%4¢.; to go this hour for 3%e. Boys’ coats, 19c. Lot of beys* ats; gets tour sonic eee Men’s straws, 19c. Lot of om 'S Stnocth and rough straw braid hats; all s but the end of a Hne which sold for [0¢. and T5e.; choice for 19e, Men’s belts, 5c. Lot of me * leather belt: the odds and slight] choice ons ; sold for 2e bf what's left for Se. for this hour. * On sale between 10 & ff. Drawers, OAc. Indies’ muslin draw price of th will bo Oly vm is 19¢. 3 patr Ladies’ govins, 33¢. Lot of ladies" Lot corsets, 39c. rcaneeitaeaie: seas mong, none of them seld for a s til sorts inthe To cholee for this hour, Dewey suits, 39c. & Ae tr ef ‘do for nee Be I [Boys crash suits, 99c. Alot of boys’ erash suits, which sold f this hour, ys, and a fot s, which sold for an a < igo down tomorrow to oe. hour. i Jean . dnaavars 19¢, ot made, $ sell In ‘ever: to go for this ot Jean drawes arments, men's pep perfect-fi | | Wrappers, 49c. The choice lot of 1 is given you of an immense Hex’ fine high-grade wrappers, ere made to sell for as high as 4c. Every one fs trimmed lace or with wide ruffles, und 4 batistes’ and 1 made with full width Hl corded “tawns © waist Mining and with ll Crash skirts, 25c. Lot of ladies’ well-made crash skirts, which go for 25e, tomorrow for un i Silk waists, $1.98. Lot of ladies’ black China silk waists, in i the values are immense. | Hecht’s hour sales. | Hecht’s hour sales. Hecht’s famoushour sales roll around again All the “thinned out” lines in every department have been cut to the ||! We’ve had to make them hour sales because in most || || instances there are net enough to last longer than that. Many full, complete lines have been sacrificed || also that they may be closed out--gotten out of the way of the builders. i The privilege of having your purchase ‘‘charged”’ is offered you and we will arrange with you to let you pay as you can. On sale between fi & 12. Wash suits, 49c. We shall give you an opportunity to chocse from of our fine galatea, linen. and crash washable sailor blouse snits tomorrow, between (1 und 1 49, Some of them sold up to most of them are clegently trimmed with white and colored braid. Child’s hose, 414c. Tot of children’s fast black such as sell for 12%¢. pair go on sale tomorrow for pate pair ed hose, town, Corset covers, 914c. A lot of ladies’ fine muslin corset cov- trimmed with bandseme y sold tom nek for 9} the i¢ ts wh e felled se and hued Are yelvet_ bound spletdidiy Serge suits, $5.50. last lot of Indies’ Inue and black Us-lined. them at Bike suits, 99c. Lot of ladies’ semmer suit jet formerly s tomorrow uring tile howe Underwear, 23c. A lot of men’s fine plain and fan: e nae hour for garment. 15C. shirts, 39¢, Lot of en's percofe and adras sh hoevffs 16 my which eb ES Men’s cuts, 3 oc, pair Lot of cuffs, in bat in wt, to KO in all rs and combinetions, to go for 23¢. Black duck skirts, 89c. Let of ladies’ med black duck skirts, trim- with white braid and some with Spansh flounce, to go for 89. tomorrow for an hour. On sale between 2€& 3. Ribbons, 14c. yd. Lot of plain moire and brocaded ribbons, in va of colors, will be sold this hour for Iie. yard. Wings, 3'4c. A lot of birds’ wings of all colors for hat trimming, and also a lot of quills, will be sold during this hour for 3c. |200 crash & linen In every instance $6 suits go at $2. Tomorrow we make an offer- ing of men’s crash and pampas linen suits which has never be- fore been equaled. Two hun- dred suits—the finest made and finished suits you ever saw—go at $2, the identical suits which sold for as high as $6 earlier in |||) the season. There are all sizes |!) in the lot; the pants have taped seams, the coats are finished with pearl buttons and have shaped neck;+ every garment has been thoroughly shrunk. [| They were great value at $5 i and $6; they are wonders at $2. |} Duck pa ants, 47c. ° same wr a dollar about town, are selling” Office coats, 25. A lot of of striped si sume « hich is sold for town, . sold here tome » season s ot sapie, to go for $3 golf pants, $l. Ww id. SI Duneh sey cheviot a ». whi take y ral lots of « 1 homespun you te $2 youths’ pants, 75c. 40 pairs of yonths’ ves 14 to 17 years, pair. choviot pants, in will be closed t Tliraculous ribbon sale. The greatest ribbon sales we have ever in- augurated will be made for tomorrow. Weare cleaning house, mow, with avengeance. You shall be able to buy rib- bons ivr half price and less. 25c. ribbons, 12!4¢. One lot of ribbons, embrac- ing the odd pieces and short |) lengths of those qualities which | sold up to 25c. yard, embrac- ing fancy taffetas, plain taffetas i ee ee cur S168. Lo ee aos and plaid taffetas, in all colors ill | Ee ee and in all widths from 3 to 5 lil i i > |i Hi Duck skirts, 39c, Shirt waists, 19¢. inches—will be spread on two Hi || _Lot of ladics’ white duck skirts, made ee a Gc is a tables at 12}c. for your choice. H esc pe aentasewrill suayeud sree will go for 19e. this hour, | tomorrow between these hours. ea reiaes St il 19 } meee ’ I raw sailors. Cc. H Bo 9 5 $2 crash skirts, 79¢. ys wash pants, Size. Lot of ladies’ plain white rough straw Lot of ladies’ linen crash skirts, which Lot of boys’ washable summer pants, Salloie== whithivaoh\ this <aaanon ites can: sold for $2, g0 xt tomorrow’ for an which usually sell for Ie. pair, will be High ts Se... go on’ sale tomorow for hour. ‘They've deep hems. offered for Sige. pair this hour. Ie. | i (ft = = = Brass-bound : : Credit. prereeee| Credit. Trunk only : Many people are surprised to know that we sell a geod brass-bound trunk, covered with canvas, with one-piece fren bottom and all strips reinforced, strong, heavy bolts and 12-inch hinges, for $4. Thay used to cost $8 and $10, Name marked and trunk strap free. (Trunks repaired by factory experts, KNEESSI x 7th. ad-28d Only 25c. For Florida Water —full balf-pint bottles. Nothing better for the toilet in bot weatber—fragrant, refreshing. ba 7A limited quantity only at THiS ** LOW PRICE. |W. S. THOMPSON, PHARMACIST, 703 15TH ST. 113-200 | Reduced Prices | Rule at Stalee’s. We intend that this summer's business —— shall be the largest we've ever enjoyed. Re- See how we —— duce3 prices is the magnet. — Bare, seat)” one regula —— Mantelios,” $2 doz doz. ‘Mezzo Mantellos,”" $3. finest work goes with every photo. — our i W. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. ARTISTIC PHOTOS. au3-16d Gill’s Famous Specialty. ‘We send 2 Ibs. of our Finest Candy carefully packed in handsome metal box, EXPRESS PAID, enywhere in the United States, for $1.50. Order a 921 F St. and 1223 Pa. Ave. ,|Gill’s, ‘Comparisons Are Not Odious to Us. We ask nothing better than to have you compare our Credit offer and prices with those of other stores. £ = Our kind of Credit is a help and our prices can’t be lowered in the cash stores. Your promise to pay a little money once a week or once a month is all we ask—without signing notes or paying interest. Au th e odd pieces and broken lots discovered in stock taking will be sold at bargain prices this month. It will pay you to take a trip through our store. Everything is marked in plain figures. Here is tne offer that We make, line and lay all no other house will make— Carpets free of charge. 3 ee 817-819-821-823 7th St.N.W. Between H and I Sts. | No Notes. stiri) No Interest, Examination for Postal Service. The United Statas civil service commis- sion announces that an examination: will be held for the postal service in this city on some dat2 between Octobe. 1 and 15, 1898. All persons “who desire to be examined should apply to the,secretary, board of ex- aminers, at the post oifice, for application full information relative to the the examination. Applications * of examination. THE WORLD OF SOCIETY| Moonlight Excursion Down the Potomac River. Seeretary a Mrs. Alger Take a Dis- tinguished Party — Of to Hawati—Personals. Secretary and Mrs. Alger gave a tug party aboard the Triton last night down the Po- tomac. The party left at 5 o'clock, dinner was served aboard, and the return was made by moonlight. President and Mrs. Mciinley greatly enjoyed the evening. Th-y were accompanied by Miss Barber, their riece. In the party were also the Secre- tary of'State, Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, Secretary of the Interior, Postmaster General, the Attorney General, Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson, Mr. Russell, Gen. Sternberg, United Stat army, and Mrs. Sternberg, Mr. Allen, assist- ant secretary of navy, and Mr. Meiklejohn, assistant secretary of war, Miss Wilson has been down to Atlantic ty to make a Httle visit with Mrs. Da: wife of the Secretary of State, who rapidly convalescing there from her recent severe illness. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster, who have been at the Arlington all week, will leave here tomorrow on the noon train. They will return to their home on Lake Ontario, where the early part of the summer ha antly spent and where they have entertaining parties of rela- tives and friends e main attraction in aceful retr for the energetic v fisning, ul, the plent y their o nook ashore a’ black bass and fish dinners fishermen a group of gicatly enjoy r will accom- pany her hus ec this month, when the the ¢ r fali has not as yet and Mrs. Hitt Representative with their h or ravels to J 5 er visited, and in which the al of United States ‘all is past. The Misses Morgan, daughters of Ser tor gan, who had fully inten r father to Hawaii, have eir plans, and will divide’ the summer und the early fall aside and Bedford there great at the Ch De Witt Talmage ch Hotel. J. Bright and son Charle: left Tuesday is morning fer nd the month and music a tempt | Those y simmons . Masters 4 homas Smith. man, Arthur ruman and Among othe A. E. Howser, 3 ie Howse ea Mrs. L. W. Ketcham of this city left yes- terday for Mana Va., where she will spend the month August among rela- tiv and friends. Mrs. Fran) Miss Mil Richard Miller left today for A: for the month of August. Mrs. J. J. Harrower and daughter have gone to Willington, Conn., where they will remain until September, when ili go to Cambridge, Mass., for a few weeks. William A. Kinnan of 1976. street are spending a few weeks at Mr Kinnan’s home, Mystic, Conn. ‘Mr: Henry J. Porter of Augusta, | is visiting the family of her uncls, Mr. Fred Beall, at 205 A street southeas’, and wilf be in Washington for about two w Mrs. John F. Blundon and daughter, Miss Laura Blundon, have gone to Aciantic Cit Miss Lutie Stiles has returned to the ci after a stay of several weeks in Lo:doun count Va. Wm. J. Caulfield is at Stone Bridge, where sh? will remain until the middle of September. Miss Gertrude Norton is the guest of shua Bishop's family, at the Nor- rd, Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hills have Sent out a for the marriage of their daugh- ter Pauline to Mr. Arthur A. O'Neill, irg secretary of the board of irade, Monday evening, August at 8 o'clock, at their residerce, 909 S si Miss Carrie Bretnan and Miss Minnie Whyte have gone to Westmoreland county, Va., to spend ees Mis son, the hero of the. Merrimac her cousin, Miss Patton of Mo J., be entertained by Mrs. Fred Beuren at the old mansion, No. lith street, New York, today and row, also at the Metropolitan Opera Ho Ubis evening, when her brother will und as, of rand Mr. Fark Ga., mor re- side at the benefit for the New York so!- diers’ and sailors’ families. Miss Grace Davis, daughter of ex-Scnator Henry G. Davis, who is spending some weeks at Bedford with her parents, is one of the popular beiles at that resort.’ She is an accomplished and graceful hors man, and takes part in the daily riding parties inaugurated by Govs. Hastings and Lowndes. Among the Washingtoniz Ss at Millboro’", in the Allegha: county, Va., are Mrs. David daughter Marie and Mr. Stearns and daughter Lydia, wher will probably remain until October. —— ALLOTMENT OF EXPENSES. Share Borne by Street Railways in Police Salaries. The District Commissioners have an- nounced the following allotment of ex- penses between the street railway compa- nies in the matter of special policemen at those street crossings not previously men- tioned: Fourteenth and H_ streets—Metropolitan, 1,155 cars, 61 per cent; Capital Traction, 730 cars, 39 per cent. Seventh and F streets—Metropolitan, 1,155 cars, G7 per cent; Capital Traction, 562 cars, 33 per cent. Seventh street and Florida avenue—Met- ropolitan, 952 cars, 80 per cent; Capital Traction, 240 cars, 20 per cent. Ninth street and New York avenue—Met- ropolitan, 952 cars, 58 per cent; Columbia, 680 cars, 42 per vent. Fourteenth street and New York avenve— Metropolitan, 1,155 cars, 63 per cent; Co- lumbia, 680 cars, 37 per cent. + NAVAL ORDERS, Commander Richard Rush has been granted an extehsion of three months’ tee of absence. vil Engineer F. T. Chambers has been saat from duty at the New York navy yard and ordered to duty in the bureau of yards and docks in this city in connec- McKnew’s DAILY LETTER. 933 Penn. Ave. Close daily 5 p.m Saturday ‘Remnants’ ~AT GENUINE REMNANT PF All Both Parasols, Parasols, $3 $3 Parasols, §1 50. $1.00 Colored Shirt Waists, soc. $1.35 Black and White Waists,8gc. {These are in all sizes.) $1.50 Shirt V aists, £1 $13.50, $10, $8.50, $7.50 Crash, Pique, Linen and Canvas Suits, $5. $i W. B. Summer Corsets, & $r R. & G. Summer Corsets, 79¢. (Nearly all sizes, long, medium and short waists) 28c., 25¢. and 20c. Dress Shields, Toc. Ladies’ 75c. and $1 Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, very fine, all sizes, for 23¢. Ladies’ 45¢. Corset Covers, 32¢. Swiss ribbed—summer weight —nearly all sizes. Ladies’ 12}c. Summer Vests, 64c. Ladies’ 25c. White, Pink, Blue and, Red Ascot Scarfs, 14¢. — to 29c. Fancy Ribbons, 15c. ’,H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Av ant-cod TROOPS ARE REJOICING ; LICKS, Parasols Half Pric White and Colored Silks. Be Busy Scenes Among Those Who Are to Go to Porto Rico. Camp Thomas Soldiers Not Yet Noti- fied When to Move—A Private May Lose His EE esight. CHICKAMAT TIONAL MILI PARK, gust 4.— seven regi at ¢ r included in General Wade Rica lition, Ist Verm Maine, Ist New Hampshire Te ist Arkansas, Ist West Virginia ar lowa, have not yet received notice they will move out, but all are busy making preparatio’ 3 which had but litt of geting to the front are included in te expedition, a these the rejeicing i grea The m¢ b morrow or Sa pe of ement of the regiments mi urday, the em to- Ww ex- Each uited ting definite the seven ped paid will | adhe At least Will ne Work. seven regi ed out will likely be | paid beture Usey move there was a review of General Mattack’s brigade, th of the Livi or tl this afterr brigade is Maing lowa and Phese | regimeats . at Une park, and the the mi interesung i ul Wm. J. Meee, com- manaing the ist Brigade jon, ist Army as been to com- mand t Ist Corps, in the ab- General Poland, who seat to Asheville, with a view of regaining his health. neral Meikee has taken charge of the ston. 1 land was accompan to by Alajor Charlton, Surgeon and Licutenant Wrenn, his chief aid Major Mitchell, 3d Battalion, 14th New York, now under arrest, must be tried by court-martial, ordered by the mander, and ‘now that General Sone the trial is again put off further in the future. The pap he is charged with when he should not have done so not regimental documents Colonel Lee, chief quartermaster, soon tak needed rest will . when lightning struck 2 th men eived a severe ome tim. s was blinded, and now it appears that his optic nerves heve been affected, and perhaps he will be blinded fe life. Quartermaster Poole was not hurt. Personal Ment Mr. W. S. Coursey, private secretary to the adjutant general of the army, has re- sumed his duties at the War Department aiter a short vacation at his home in South Ce ; Ellen Foster, vice 7 ent in j charge of the Red ( kK in the Dis- has gone to New York to make an at the Hobson me < which will be held tonight. & e+ Will Hereafter Close at The War Department, which has a open until 5 o'clock p.m. since the war began, will hereafter close This reduction in the at 4 o'clock. hours of labor to the regular limit is rendered possible by the therough system of administration whi las been perfected within the past few weeks. MARRIED. In Rockville ° Rev “DOVE t Washington, vb. € DIED. Ov Thursday, Angnet 4, BEAVER Funeral 5 from and relatives p.m, f. Church, spectfully Invited 1 uddenty, CR on August 2. 1898, at 6 a.m., FRANK W _diusband of Mollie A.’ Cross, aged gust @at 4 p.m. Interment at < Srevsional cemetery. August 3, 1808, at 5 ; beloved husband of Ho- to be beld at his late rosid 104 F street porthea ugust 5, at 6 fm, interment at - ¥. (Auburn, N. Y¥., papers please . NILES. On Thursday, August 4, 1898, at 1 o'clock p.m., at her residence, 138 Mussacbusetts ave- ue ‘northeast, ROSIE B. NIL (Denver and Mlinois papers please copy.) . RAPP. On Thursdey, Angust 4, 1898, at 4:20 a.m., CLINTON G. RAPP. Funeral from bis late res dence, No. 1606 Q streot northwest, on Friday, August 5, at ‘clock Friends ‘uvited. Interment W Vir- THYSON. On Wednesday, August 3, 1808, at 4:15 15th street, MARY EDITH, second daughter of pm, at her parents’ residerce, 1916 Hermanes G. and Susan D Fonerel, Friday “morning. Paul's Cathol 9 o'clock. WAHLY. On Thursday, August 4. 1898, at 11:10 m.. MARGARET it, beloved! wife’ of Heury ily, in the fifly-second year of her age Notice of ‘funeral hereatter. ° D. Thyson. Requiem mass at St. fc Chureb, 15th and V streets, at Save Your Money. One box of Tutt’s Pills will save many dollars in doctors’ bills. will surely cure all diseases of the stomach, liver and bowels. No Reckless Assertion. se! Sick Headache, i