Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1898, Page 6

— THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. MONDAY +-Aggust 8, 18958, ROSEY S. NOYE | THE EVENING STAR has a rex and permanent Family Circutact much more than the combined cir- lation of the other Washington ilies. Ax a News and Advertising it has no competitor. avoid delays, on ae- count of personal absence, letters to | STAR should not be addressed adividual connected with the simply to THE STAR, or te or Business Depart) rding to tenor or purpo- Enlightening the Commissioners. The ’ request for sugge: fons concernin ions to prevent s disasters as that which recently occurred on the Capital Railway from overcrowding and inadequate brake equipment has el elted from way officials a richness of interesting and important information. President Weaver of the Metropolitan in- structs the Com: oners that they can- | mot put in force a police regulation these subje: because Congre lati has full power of leg’ 1 in Di fairs, has not passed a law on the lines of the proposed regulation. If Congress had passed such a law the Comm ners weuld. of course, be barred, so that they find t es, according to Mr. Weaver, im the disagreeable predicament of being impote whether Congress has or has not x And now comes President Crosby of vari- ous local companies, the Com- Missione a to protect life in street railway travel on the ground that they (the Commissioners) “thus in a measur? assume the .respon- sibility for the safe conduct of passengers and in that measure will the parties con- trolling these conveyances be releved from responsibility.” Mr. Crosby adds: “The result interests ould be disastrous to the as must from re never to be diverted + damages otherw commen law rules governing bility of public carriers.” S$ are sound ion of vill smash the carrier's common ity. This bu Tred to the k n street car sislative body, notoriously pays no damages. The damaged passenger can therefore collect from no- body, and the way to bring disaster upon him is to pass a law to protect him. President Crosby evidently does not wish that his roads shall be thus relieved by the Commissioners of their common law lability to pay damages to injured passen- gers. If, however, the courts should hold that this common law responsibility was destroyed by a statute only to the extent to which a broader and heavier burden of »ility under the written law was sted In its place, Congr the Commissioners, the damaged passenge 7 y himself wquid be relieved ed embarrassments. And since this construction of the law would erable legisla bodies to go ahead in tne ating to meet mod- ern conditions without bringing disaster upon the dear people, thereby bereaved of eccmmon law protection, it ma = reason- ably anticipated that the courts will so de- elde. view of this possibility the Comm! s might well favor President Cros counter-warning, if a law ion is 1, not to dimin- utions against the suffering ly harm by persons on his cars in elief that bis responsibility in dam- in any respect less mmon law. ———_——_-s__ No Loyalty to Spain. It is reported that the cordial welcome of the Americans by the Porto Ricans recon- elles the authorities at Madrid to the loss of that {sland. They express both surprise and disgust. But why? What right had they to expect that the Porto Ricans would fiercely resist the Invasion? Their demon- strations of welcome to the Americans are a trifle hysterical, as the first result of temperament and finding themselves in the Presence of a conquering force, but they show plainly enough that Spain had no warm place in the hearts of her subjects. As a matter of fact, she has never tried to make such a place for herself. Despotic force has been the only means she has ever employed toward her people, and that does not produce affection in any quarter of the globe. The people of Cuba, to be! do the there is every reason Ricans, and w te as heartily come their are thor- y tired of Spanish rule, and want and prosperity. They know that power can drive Spain out, for the day when exercised. Manila justifies the be- and troops march in mewhat similar to those now ted Porto Rico would take The only thing standing in the way n the Spanish colonies of we! Americans is an armed force sent from the peninsula and controlied from in Spanish authorities at Madrid are stations in Porto Rico. They knew had no other hold on her distant 's but grim force, and that when this was shaken all would be lost. Their folly, therefore, resisting the American de- mands for peace for Cuba amounts to a crime. They have spent, tt is estimated, the equivalent of three hundred and fifty malllion dollars, and sacrificed the lives of one hundréd thousand soldiers, only to strip Spain of her colonies and make her a bank- Fupt both in means and prestige. It ig no Wonder that peace negotiations are going through such a juggle in their hands, and that they have fear of losing their places. It is probable also that they are a little foncerned about their heads. ee ‘This country has no inc'inaticn to become connected with Spanish promises to pay, under any circumstances whatever, ————_+-+_____ Sehley Again Set Right. The correspondence which appears in print today showing that Commodore Schley fully agreed with Acting Admiral Sampson on the subject of the formidable character of the mines in Santiago harbur is another defeat for those militant pen- men who have so industriously gtempted to glorify the one man at the expense of the other. The movement was inaugurated by charg- ing that Acting Admiral Sampson had at- tempted to appropriate for himself all the glory of the destruction of Admiral Ces vera’s ships. The record easily disposed of that, and at the same time disclosed the fact that Commodore Schley, with ihe in- umets of a true sallor and gentleman, felt “mortified” at the unseemly use of his name in the blackguarding of his superior officer. He was at pains to assure the in Navy Department of his attitude in the premises, though neither the department nor the public would hay2 been mistaken on that point. Then came the charge, after the fail of Santiago and the examination of the kar- bor, that nothing but Acting Admiral | Sampson's timidity had kept him out of the | harbor, that the defenses on shore and under water were in no measure dangerons, and that had Commodore Schley been command he would promptly have forced ntrance and finished both Cervera and Linares without any assistance from the land at all. This was supported by an ar- ticle which appeared to quote Commodore Schley to that effect. It is now shown that »t only did Commodore Schley never de- er himself of any such sentiments, but t he was in full agreement gil along ith his chief both as to the character of the harbor defenses at Santiago and as to the unwisdom of attempting to force a pas- e inside. The country has recently been amused at some antics reported of Aguinaldo, who, after a victory or two over the Sp: Hi fitted himself out with a coilar of splendid workmanship and a fancy whisde to desig- nate his rise in the world. But if it may be believed that a couple of American sailors t quality can have their heads so y turned by a victory to de- velop the qualities of a surly in the and those of a petty, noisy claimant for honors in the other, something ought to be lowed to a Malay adventurer tasting the first sweets of success and looking eagerly forward to full opportunity and authority But the imagined head-turning on t side of the water has not occurred. Schley and Sampson are both all right. — seo A Complex Correspondence. Three languages and two ciphers are necessary at prescut in order to permit Spain and the United States to negotiate with each other concerning the terms of peace. The situation thus favors delays such as are not compatible with the latter- day conveniences for immediate communi- cation from one part of the world to an- other. In the case of Spain's first proposal and now with her reply to the Americ terms the missive was sent from Madrid to Paris in Spanish after being translated into a Spanish cipher. It was there received by the Spanish minister, who translated it back into straight Spanish and submitted it to the French foreign office, where it turned into Freneh, presumably under the supervision of the Span representa- tive, who had to be careful that in the translation no shade of the original mean- ing wa orted. From the straight French the message then went into French cipher and came to Wa where it will be brought back into French and translated i gton, into English at the French emb: It is thus, after six cha made ready for submission to the American government. In each of these transitions of the outer form of message the meaning and Giplomatic intent of the answer must be Preserved, else serious complications, per- haps involving human lives and countl treasure, may arise through the prolonga- tion of the war by the creation of misun- star dings. The translation to and, from cipher are not so delicate as are the chan from one into anoth seldom exactly of another, and in the average run of transiation many ludicrous mi are made. In the case of such a me as is now on fis way to this government, however, there is lees chance of such i vertant changes of sense than in the trar formation of miscellaneous matter from one tongue to another, for the diplomatic nearly set and preserved than forms are more in international ccrr those of any other line of Indeed, diplomacy ha: idioms that find comparatively easy trans- lation without deterioration and so, in view of the care that is certain to be exercised . it is highly im ute will arise to ondence are in handling thi probable that Watch the Water at Montauk Point. Reports of the preparations in prog: at Montauk Point, L. L, for the reception 2g0 include m: ref erences to th of wells. In view of the experience at Camp Alger it is to be heped that some other source of water supply than wells is available at Montauk Point. especially when the already debili- tated condition of a large part of the re- turning force is considered. But if there be no other source than the driven wells it is particularly necessary that great care should be exercised in the administration of the carp to prevent the saturation of the soil and the consequent pollution of the water. The danger of disease is of course greater in this case than it was with the volunteers assembled here at Camp Alger from the various state camps, who came in a normally healthy condition and brought only such cases of typhoid fever as had developed sporadically at the points of first concentration. The Santiago army, how- ever. comes straight from the breeding ground of the germs of many diseases, In- cluding typhoid and malarial fevers. Ex- tra precautions are of course being taken to prevent the spread of any epidemic of yellow fever, and this evil is probably to be averted. But the typhoid is a more serious menace, especially in view of the fact that the vater supply Is likely to come directly from the sandy soil of the pcint. it will not do to have another Camp Alger affair. Experience cught to count heavily in this enterprise. + «2 —___ Cervera. speaks of going back to Spain to be judged for his conduct according to the laws of that country. Possibly Don Carlos will stir the situation up and cause him to be forgottea, so that he may rent a house in Annapolis and live comfortably under the best government on earth. +0 e Peace is undoubtedly at hand. Madrid’s bull fighters have gon> to work and this country’s prize fighters are making active preparations. of the army of Santi nk} —_— + «= —___ At this time Emperor Wilhelm must find it particularly annoying to be pointed out by Bismarck’s 2pitaph as “somebody's son’s 2 Mr. Platt has difficulty in getting pupils who can be depended on not to “play hookey.”” + ee A Venezuclan Journalistic Acrobat. In {ts issue of June 10 last The Star re- ferred editorially to the pro-Spanish atti- tude of certain classes in Venezuela, citing extracts from El Pregonero, a Caracas newspaper, to show that in some quarters, at least, there was ardent sympathy for the en‘my, whereas it would seem from recent xistory that Venezuela should feel no other sentiment but that of enthusiastic friendliness and gratitude toward the United States. It is pleasant to learn from The Star’s correspondent at Caracas, whose letter is printed elsewhere today, that a change has come over the spirit of the Venezuelan Spaniard’s dreams, and that he is now able to see things in their true light. This ts particularly gratifying, as it was possible that El Pregonero’s first com- ments might have created the impression in this country that Americans would no longer find Venezuela the same hospitable field for their commercial operations. Noth- ing could be more complete than El Prego- nero’s recantation. ‘The change of heart seems on its face to be genuine. In the issue from which The Star obtained its ex- tract printed June 10 El Pregonero said: “Let others welcome this dark prospect as an aurora of liberty for our Cuban brethrcn; let them prepare in this contest of races to applaud, if they will, though not from political motives, the discomfiture, if not the humiliation, of our race. For our- | stopped, THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898-10 PAGES. selves, not in the least degree minimizing our ancient adhesion to the cause of self- government in Cuba and Porto Rico, pro- vided that it be achieved by and through their efforts only who have the right te effect it, immediately as the question is re- moved from this platform .and converted | into a war of foreign cupidity, we do not hesitate to declare that our opinions, con- victions and good wishes are on the side of Spain.”* This frank statement of policy was based upon # dark forecast of the probable future in the event of American success, involving | the gradual absorption of the South Amer- ican nationalities by the great republic and causing in the immediate future a virtual j North American protectorate, not only over the Caribbean sea, but over the entire southern continent as well. It would be in- teresting to know what has come to the ears of El Pregonero to cause it to change its view of the future. That no such fore- bodings now disturb it is evident from the editorial quoted by The Star's correspond- ent from a recent issue of El Pregonero, in part to the following effect: “In the great triumph of States we discern no purpose to molest or to absorb the smaller nations on this side of the Atlantic or on the other side of the Pacific. We see. on the other hand, fresh vitality given to a new and wider applica- tion of the Monroe doctrine which means We shall be protected from the unjust in- terference and intervention of Europe. “We must ally ourselves with some na- tion that can protect us, and consequently we must look to the United States of America, under whose powerful protection may pass some day nations now considered invincible, for the great republic has un- told millions and powerful squadrons. From Spain, on the other hand, all we can get is the example of her former deeds valor to inspire us, if Indeed we require such in- Spiration.”” The progress 6f the war may have had something to do with this acrobatic per- furmance. There is nothing like sighting the ner at a sufficient distance ahead to permit one to get on the same side of the fence with him. Still, it is inconceiva- ble that even the most ardently pro-Span- ish resident of Venezuela should have been s0 ignorant of the conditions as to expect Spain to fight the Unitea States to a stand- still. At all events, El Pregonero is square at Iast, and doubtiess its change of sentl- ment is indicative of a wholesome reversal of opinion on the part of its constituents. The Spanish newspapers are allowed to print nothing but romantic fiction. The press censor may vary the Hterary charac- ter, but he is bound to keep as far from truth as possible. ——__~+ «+ —____ The high-spirited Cuban generals will surely perceive the uselessness of keeping up the fight against an enemy who is al- the United ready whipped. ———__~+«— While Admiral Sampson is entitled to recognition, he will never be pointed out by Cervera as the man he was running away from. ex- n of a man with a latent ambition allenge the winne: — + 0 e —____ the Spanish ministry is the idea of being confronted with a situation which it cannot possibly lie out of. - —~- oe Porto Rican alcaldes desiring to sur- render will please stand in line and avoid crowding. ———_+ oe —____ Admiral Von Diederichs is at present en- joying a much needed sinecure. a PKK LSA SILLA AS BELTS. Half Pricé for LADIES’ BELTS. 25c. Belts now 13 1250.5 +38c. =50¢. Fy 75¢. Belts now. .i..-+-- $1.00 Belts now.........- Sterling Silver Buckles. $2.00 Belts now.. «+. $1.00 $3.00 Belts now.. «+ $1.50 MEN’S BELTS, One-fourth Off. An elegant variety, in all lengths and grades of leather, with pretty new buckles. UMBRELLAS, 98c. to $10, at 20 % discount. TOPHAM’S Trunk and Leather Goods Manufactory, 1231 and 1233 Penna. Ave. FACTORY, 1218 AND 1220 F ST. is % over 400 Trunks to select from if your x > needs are in this line. it F RK KKK KN TKK RTT we SESS ESM MMH MSR SSR SMS SBSH SH HB S. FRE KK KK KL KKK KKK KKK KKK LK KKK KL KKK OR For Dogs and Cats —this hot weather, you should use THOMP- SON'S INSECT POWDER. Nothing equals it to exterminate fleas. IT KILLS INSECTS of all kinds—without any injury whatever to the hair or the skin of animals. (7Put up in airtight cans, so ‘twill keep fresh. 10, 15, 25 aad S0c. can. W. S. THOMPSON, FHARMACIST, 703 15TH ST. aus-20d DO YOUR EYES —trouble you in any way? Perhaps glasses will adjust the difficulty. Let us examine them—no charge. We'll advise you, honestly, whether glass- ea should be worn or not. (FA good pelr of Glasses, with best lenses, ¢8 low as $1. By Opticians, 1311 F St. aus-284 “Mezzo “Mezzo Mantellos” | Cards” | Mantellos” reduced to | reduced to | reduced to $2.00 doz. | $2.50 doz. | $3.50 doz. O9To keep our artists employed. W. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. ARTISTIC PHOTOS. aus-18d_ “Aristo { | SHOOTING STARS, The Rest of It. “What do you think about the propriety of a round robin?” asked one officer. “It's all right,” replied the other. “It’s in accord with the fitness of things. The case of Cervera furnished the large cold bottle. And the small hot bird should not be entirely omitted.” The Mode. No more the collar high and white A thing of beauty seems to be. The kind that wins the lass at sight Gleams with the letters “U. 8. V.” What They Said. did the people say when I an- hat I was ready to serve without asked the Spanish official. There was very little comment.” Didn't they give me credit for pa- “What nounced t salary? They merely remarked, “It beats the deuce how these office-holders hang ees A Sinister Thought. “I wonder,” said the thoughtful girl, “why there is so much effort to make the Spanish prisoners content at the Annapolis Naval Academy. “Perhaps,” said Miss Cayenne, “the boys are saving them up so as to challenge them to a foot ball game.” A Summer Reflection. “It's hard to tell just what to do,” said the man who was sitting on the back porch in his shirt sleeves. “Yet one ought to get a start with such brilliant prospects opening up all over the world,” remarked the next-door neighbor, who Was mending a hole in the fence. “Yes. But suppcsing I had gone to the Klondike. I'd be so far away now that 1 couldn't go and help develop Cuba. And if I go to Cuba I'll miss a chance to go when the next rich territory opens up. There's no use of trying to deny it. This is a hard life.” And then he tilted his chair back against the wall and went to sleep. Fame. When a man becomes a hero, all the world is standing round: In waiting for a chance to share his glory. From shore to shore irnumerable voices will resound, All eager to add something to the story. “We used to know him in his youth!” “We said he was a wonder!” “He was a genius; that’s the truth, You couldn't keep him under!” “He was the catcher on our nin “His sharpness beat the weasel’s,” “That six-foot oldest boy of mine From him once caught the measles!” And the anecdotes come rushing, in bewil- dering array, From folk of every station and complex- ion. For there's always an ambition which no wisdom can allay To revel in some brilliant man’s reflec- tion. “His family we've visited!” “We were his next-door neighbors!” “Kind words of hope we've often said To cheer him at his labors!’ “My father told him he might call On our folks to assist him!” And (loudest chorus of them all) “We are the girls who've kissed him.” ——___ + oe —___ Time It Was Stopped. From the Philadelphia Press. Capt. A. T. Mahan, than whom none could speak more by authority, in a com- munication to the New York Sun, a part of which we print elsewhere, has’ discussed dispassionately the question of Admiral Sampson's measure of credit in the destruc- tion of Cervera’s squadron. Capt. Mahan will certainly confirm most fair-minded people in their belief that the exaltation of Commodore Schley at the expense of Samp- son is unwarranted by the facts and is not in the interest of fair play. As a tactician’ and strategist himself, Capt. Mahan appre- ciates the work of Admiral Sampson's plan and he praises this without detracting at all from the honors won by Commodore Schley and the other commanders in the actual fighting. It is about time temperate discussion of this problem were indulged in and the intemperate abuse of Sampson Foot=form: ‘Oxfords. : —They’re Welted Boots like we've been telling you about —so easy, flexible and com- © fortable. 4 styles reduced & just to force your acquaint- { ance with Welted Shoes. @ The equals in quality of any @ one’s $5 shoes. Our $3.50 $ grade. Reduced to $2.50. > F St., Cor. 13th. It TAR RRRARARARRARR AR Headquarters for Dress Suit C=A=S= E-S. D ON’T worry with the small, ill-assorted stocks of Dress Suit Cases you'll find come “headquarters,” will see all the Intest, Sizes, of all kinds of can ‘quote you factory prices and save you from $1 to $3 on any case you may select. “Beauties,” trom $3 up. 425 KNEESSI au8-28d TUCO SOS HOFF E020 CSO CCCTEOED We want to : tell you one thing ~-and we stand ready to prove it—and that is when it comes to selling Furniture, Carpets and Draperies Sf the most reliable kinds—we are decidedly the lowest. Specials ‘now in Car- pets. 2 Hoeke, Furniture, Carpets, Drapertes, Pa. ave, and 8th st.) The Best -: Preserved Ginger for the day’s trade and metal boxes, % lb. und 1 Ib. e you try this once you will use no other. Gill’ 8, i FSt ana te - to ou 1223 Pa. Ave. BLANKETS CLEANED. suits Ceaned $i.00. et Oe eae? Dre E. E. WHEATLEY, Oyone defers ave (Georgetows). 188i. n0ds-1y-14 Men’s Bargain Table. {FThose $1 White Lisle Thread Shirts and Drawers, with silk stripes in colors sre added to contents of Table No. 3, near entrence. Choice for only . G D)alais\D oyal Ie Bie Nea A. Lisner......... l weight Silk and Lisle Hose and Vests are to go on Table No.4. Choice for only....... 35¢ GF First the Stockings—those in colors include French style boot patterns from Gemurest to gay- +-G and Eleventh sts. ADIES’ soc to $1.25 Gossamer est. Some were $1 a pair. Then come our famous 50c Black Featherweights, so thin that you can see thicugh them, excepting at the double soles and heels. And the Vests! Tomorrow's carly visiters will find $1.25 Silk Lisle Vests, with lace bosoms elaborately beautiful; various styles, in Lack, white and all colors. Choice of nearly a thousand 50c to $1.25 garments at ouly 35¢ for choice. ee eeee Bargain Table No. 7. (On first floor.) Here are the Palais Royal’s popu- lar 50c, 59¢ and 68c Summer-weight Cotton and Cambric Undergarments. Choice for only............. 42¢ t>Empire Gowns, Corset Covers and Chemises, Umbrella Skirts and Drawers, neatly trimmed with lac and embreideries that will withstand washing. Best of 50c to @8c garments for only 42 cents. seeeee Bargain Table No. 21. (On second floor.) Very nearly 2,000 yards of this season’s prettiest 12}c Figured Lawns and Lappets. Reduced to. ss - dc B>Forty cents for a 12-yard Dress Pattern of 12Wge quality Wash Dress Goods. The table will be ‘surrounded with eager purchasers. Regular patrons are advised to be among the early callers. seers Bargain Table No. 24. (On second floor.) The queen of summer wool fab- rics—these French Challies. Re- duced from 39¢ yard to only.. 25¢ UF The quantity is only too smal. reader, because we ais Reyal advertisen, We warn the n't afford one line of a Pal- ut to be misleading. Bargain Table No. 27. (On second floor.) Those $1 Foulard Silks and Fig- ured India Silks are finally reduced. Choice, per yard............ 39¢ {7 Full dress lengths are still here in the most beautiful of designs, on grounds of all colora. There shall be no disappointment for tomorrow's letest visitors, But please remember, store closes promptly ct S p.m. seeeee Bargain Table No. 10. {On first floor.) The best of double face Satin Rib- bons are finally reduced. 2-inch were 32c yard. 3-inch were 42c vard. To be. ooo -19¢ 7The colors include prettiest summer shades of blues, greens, yellows, lavenders, pinks, white and black. 32c and 42c values at only 19¢ yard. Oa tuble near G street door. Bargain Table No. 12. (On first floor.) The remaining “broken sets” of roc to 16c Torchon Laces are to go on this table tomorrow. Choice, per Var dees seca ite 5c En the lot are the dzinty Baby Ed: lignt, but strong. Here, too, are the heavy weights, up to 6 inches wide. Edges and Insertions. choice for only Se yard. toeeee Bargain Table No. 14. (On first floor.) This Neckwear Department table is to be filled with two rare bargains. First, those $2.50 Mull Sashes made up into bows, with lace and embroid- ery trimming, for only........50¢ 7 And those Jackets, ninde of solid embroidery. They are imported pieces, and could not te prodt- ably sold at less than $5 euch. We lose 98c new. Cholce for. Bargain Table No. 30. (On third fleor.) The $1 and $1.25 Shirt Waists, in broken lots, are to be gathered onto this table. All sizes in the combina- tion. Choice for only:........48¢ {7 On the first-floor Jewelry Department Bar- gain Table will be a companion bargain—sS! Waist Sets in fifteen different styles. Some were 8 much as $1; none was less than 49 cents. Choice for only 39 cents. Bargain Table No. 19. (On first floor.) Towels, Spreads, Sheets and Pil- low Cases fill this table. Among the Towels are some measuring 19x38 inches, 17¢ value, for only..... I 1¢ And only 98c for Full Size $1.48 Bed Spreads, in Marseilles patterns. Lockwood Sheets, 90x90, to be 49c instead of 5c. Henistitched Pillow Cases at 10c instead of 15c. All ready to use. te eeee Bargain Table No. 22. (On first floor.) Several thousand of our well: known gc Paper Bound Novels will fill this center aisle table. Choice for ya aes SSeS a eee he G7 On the Rubber Goods Department Table (ex- treme rear of store) wil] be best Fountain Syringes, guoranteed in every respect. 3 and 4-quart sizes, usually @9c and 79c, are to be 59¢ for choice, eeeeee Bargain Table No. 40. ¢On fourth floor.) The Wire Screen Doors, complete with all attachments, but slightly damaged, are reduced from 6c to ONlys= LS i ce wes ence Oe G7 The 98c Doors, with fancy wood frames, ure reduced to only 59c. Variovs Window Screens, selling up to 50c, are to go at 9 cents for choice. Palais Royal, A. Lisner,. Store closed at 5 o'clock. We are Constantly Receiving —NEW GOODS, in each of our several departments, to meet the re- quirements of those who want “the latest things out.” Consequently we frequently have left over a number of desirable Dinner and Toilet Sets, Plates, Cups and Saiscers, Glass and Silverware, etc., etc.—the designs and decorations of which are beauti- ful, only they are not quite “the lat- est” patterns. These we offer at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 0 Ask the clerk to show them to yon. w. Beveridge POTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS, ETC., 1215 F St. and 1214 G St. a Dulin & Martin, Managers. —1] Hecht’s rebuilding sale. || | A sale of | shirt | waists, — $1 values, at 29 cts. i Each offering |) eclipses its predeces- sor! The offerings | we're making today || | are greater than | heretofore. But do |; mot expect better val= ues than these. The climax has been reached in these hun-= | dreds of shirt waists of percale, batisteand lawn, which sold up to $1.00, for 29c. That is the lowest this sea- son’s shirt waists |) | have been sold--that | is the lowest such |} qualities can be sold || without enormous losses. Even so we are making a loss, | but we are closing | out the waists, and I that is just what we || wish to do. | Hecht & Company, | 515 Seventh Street. i Lansburgh & Bro. Great Sacrifice of India Linens, Pique, Swiss, &c. 35 pieces 30-inch White Sheer India Linen. Regular 12}c. grade. For... 74. sc. India Linen, 4o-in... I2¥4c. 50 pieces Pique, Duck and Gala- tea Cloth, in checks, plaids and stripes, fast colors. Ranging in price from 12}c. to 25c. yard. To Close, 10c. yd. 2s5c. Cream and Navy Blue India Linen, extra fine and sheer, 32 and 36 inches wide. To Close, 8c. yd. 2oc. Lace and Satin Stripe White Organdie. Te Close, 1214c. yd 2sc. Crash Suiting, in navy blue, brown and green mixtures, also nat- ural flax color. To Close, 15c. 374c. Wide Cord Wide Pique, 30c. yd. 20c. Medium Cord Pique, in white, 34 inches wide. 1214c. yd. 5oc. and 37$c. Figured and Dotted Swiss, both colored and white. To Close, 29c. These goods to be found Ist floor 7th St. Annex. Lansburgh & Bro., 420, 422, 424, 426 7th St. BSpecial Were retuced the prices on Special ee 5 ‘rouscrs- Cyclists > ee Teel’s, 1329 F. aus-14d Woodward bar d Lothrop, 1oth, r1th and F Sts. N. W. Store closes at 5 o'clock; Saturdays at 1 o'clocly Summer Helps ana Requisites. A stock of everything needed, and uniformly reasonable in price. And just now, we are offering various lots of goods very much below their real value, brought about by import- ers and manufacturers closing out their surplus stocks, and by our own stock adjustments which we see fit to make from day to day. Wash Dress Goods At half price and less. Ideal warm weather dress stuffs at midsummer clearing prices. Not an undesirable pattern in the entire gathering, but dainty, pretty things in just the styles, colors and effects most wanted. The little prices will clear them out quickly. Sheer Printed Lawns. Dain colorings. dark grounds. dots and figures, on white ang New and beautiful printings. Sc. a Yard. Regular Prices, 8 and 10c, Lawns and Dimities. White grounds with dots, stripes and signs; also a gen including the popul: na white stripes and figures 30 inches wide. 6l4c. a Yard. Regular Price, 10c. Dotted Swiss Mull. A variety of handsome printings on white grounds —28 inches wide. 12}4c. a Yard. Regular Price, 15c. First floor. August Special Sale. White Iron and Brass Bed- steads. We offer for this week’s sale a lot of single, 3 and Bedsteads that have been bought especially for this occasion, at much than regular market prices. They are all extra heavy beds, of excellent qual- ity, and we offer them at about one- third less than regular prices. Heavy Iron Bedsteads, brass top rails feotpiece and cast brass trimmings. feet, 4x6% feet and 444x6% feet. Special Price, double less extended Sizes 2UxCiy Extra heavy White Iron Bedsteads, with high headpiece and swell foot, finixhed with brass rods, rings and spindles. 8 BxGly fect, SHG feag and 4x6% feet. Special Price, $7.50 Each. Extra heavy White Iron Bedsteads, with high headplece and extended foot, finished with cast brass trimmings, brass serolls and top rods. Sizes BxG\y feet, BHA feet, 4xGlg feet and surxbly Special Price, $8.50. Usually $11.00. Woven Wire Springs In stock or made to ordeg to fit any bed. $1.50 to $6.00 each. Mattresses in stock or made io order to St any bed. $3.00 toe $30.00 each. Felt Mattresses. We are showing all sizes in this popular Mattress. They are made in layers, are soft and elastic and guaranteed not to mat. The best Mattress in the market at these prices. 3 x6 1-3 feet— $6.50. 3$x6 1-3 feet— $8.00. 4 x6 1-3 feet—$10.00, 44x6 1-3 feet—$10.00. . ‘Third floor. Summer Beverages. We are offering the best makes of Imported and Domestic Ginger Ales; also other summer beverages, at especially low prices. Hires’ Root Beer (makes 5 gals.), pkg... Fifth floor. . Woodward & Lothrop. d