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——__ == THE EVENID reagan PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT S AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penusylvcnia Avacus, Cor, llth 8%, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. HK MANN, Pres’t. DAY. eity by carriers, 0 per week. o- 44 counter 2 cents By mail is States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cente ber ment Saturday Qcintun! foreign postage Sheet Star, $1 per year, with dded, $3.08. Part2. Che pening Siar. Pus The regular permanent family, circulation of The Evening Star in Washington is more than double that of any other paper, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- (Entered at the Post ¢ at Washington, D. C.. |—————————— ——— —— = = SSS BEEZ sila ncripios poat be pat fp waren. | WASHINGTON, D. WEDNESDAY Soe sete “sone eSeecerteogeote Soetente Selo sorte Seteete sed Rae a a eee sSontees roost te 9 ee, secteite ees oe o> eens efoto So 0 es sof recfoetied e oi Down, 50“week fine or what they may cost=-those are ng could be easier. emember, too, that service of an expert, graduated, scientific will ine your eyes by the most ap- prescribe the correct glasses to © without any cost to you whatever. 035 Pa. Ave, in ser 18% te 5 Established 1846. ay tes oe ef the x eg ieee teacce 5 trou bi met g oh at eget Sestesdenelooedondondondontoateeteetentestentectenfontontentectectes SSS SE Seooronteteteteteceeentn Cash only and the narrowest margin of profit. Jackson Bros.’ Grand Fall Opening. it we have now an immense establishment—four great stores combined— best selected stock of Furniture and Carpets in Washington. To impress Watch us grow! tos ef sea eaten duce you to come and look over our stock, we will hold a special open- ¢ hat no one else can touch. These goods we mention here are taken from - t cheap grades bought to sell cheap, as you. would suppose from these $ ith them you are at liberty to return them and we will gladly refund the + ices are fully 4o per cent lower than others sell at, as we doa strictly cash busi- ¥ can afford to cut profits to a minimum. Coetontess ASK FOR ONE OF OUR FREE BS SOUVENIRS. = 3-piece Red Room Suite, finely $ carved, oak, bureau has Bx large bevel plate mir- is BY ror and swell front. A $ ll 2 ae : $20 value.. - = ee x 5-picce Parlor Suite, handsomely = carved, birch frame, = upholstered in fine $ 85 ¢ dama A $29 value. ll 0) z Spec A magnificent Oak Sideboard, $ richly carved, with = shaped beveled French § 85 BS plate mirror. A $20 12 a LEUG ceconeee ee C A Feguler $1.50 Parlor Teble, hande = A splendid Solid Oak Hall Rack, suscien ae on at W9c, = polished with a piano fin- (tite Se aeersce = & ish, shaped bevel plate § 4.08 $ mirror, box seat. A $10 4 value. el A handsome Couch, covered with mped plush; will never wear out, edge, heavily § 48 , in Olive only. A big Sro value... Our Carpet Dept. Is replete with the newest and best designs of every make. We will make a specialty of an extra fine quality of tapestry—a large assort- ment of very beautiful WS designs—made, lined and laid at Mottled Smyrna Mats, in beauti- ful colorings: ...22s.10-c0-2o BOCs Large Fringed Smyrna Rugs, choice designs............. $1.17 9 4 Great Cash AALS ALES spratentententeatetiatenteatntentendoatends edinteretot ; $ é $ Solid Oak, Large Size Chiffonter, 5 drawei lock on every draw A $6.50 value...... DISTRICT FINANCES Annual Exhibit Made by the Collector of Taxes, RECEIPTS FOR YEAR OVER $4,000,000 > Renewal of Suggestions Made in Previous Annual Reports, NEEDS OF THE BUREAU The following report ef Mr. BE. G. the District ¢ ding June ¢ Davi Hector of taxes, for the isos, has been submi ners ending Commi Amounts collected: mit work Total fre “In the est eputy coi is respon’ for all ough his i rec atten and r ason, which < ar, year therefore, lesires to furnish the te service, that an g if the Dt © with a com- nt cashier be eg. “Vnder the sy th: tem in force In this office ached from all bills over to the aud 2n and compat Tt will readt! serepaney betw ly to the diff- and entails of me to the auditor, reconciling th ys the prompt trans- to the United States coupons aid and turn each day for examinat: with our datly reports. geen that any loss bill and coupon adds culty in auditing much labor an well ferences, and th ion of our reports treasury. Additional Clerk Wanted. le system is safe, simple and efficient, is Invaluc to this office, but the musiness of the o $ reached that point where it pessary t we uld have a cle uty it shouid be umpare each bill and see that every coupon is cared for and re- turned to the nm we could 2 depend upon thi hile with our limited fore e clerks who ent » to properly € 1 is ab © amine and s creep in nnoying, but cause 1e advantage of the coupon great value to the office in n sis 80 apparent that we earnest. i sary force to properly ¢ wed us. & estim al co the of the « the amount ly 0, 1g only a mip uties aad re- sitic a provision of the Ss and tax sales, ap- , 1898, bac 3 can no longer be prope all that the right directi complish a grez cur first April, 1898, er amount While this law is not red it is a long step in 1 doubticss ac- Suggests Legislation. “Jn this connection I beg to refe custom of advertising old special assess- and in cases where lots a hout payment of 5 charged against them, to at- tach said unpaid aseessments to exch lot in which the original has been subdivided. In the Inte of economy 1 respectfully suggest that authority be asked of Con- gress to divide and apportion all charg for sp cial assessments against an crigin: mong its subdivisions, in ail cases subdivisions were made priur to t of the Commissioners, which hibited subdivisions of lots until all g s be amended 50 as to conform with the law regulating the advertisement and sale of property for de- linguent realty tax, which provides that property once advertised for delinquent tax shall not be again ad tised for the same tax. “As the result of the lack of proper fa- cilities to enable this office to introduce modern method in the transact! of its business there has been much unfavorable comment, and taxpayers who are obliged to endure the vexatious delays and other inconveniences occasioned by the croy who throng the office during busy 8 have, we are free to admit, just tor complaint, but we do the best we can with our present force and facilities. In my report last year I presented a com- rative statement showing the great in- ase of business of this gffice for the ast tel r What was true then is true now, with added emp is. Qur force is entirely inadequate to business de- mands of the office, and unless the proper remedy {s applied complaints must nece: sarily increase. Antiquated Fixtures. “As to our facilities, the fixtures of the office are of antiquated pattern, arranged to meet the requirements of thirty years ago, and could not be remodeled to meet present conditions. Our furniture is old and dilapidated, made up of odds and ends, not at all suitable for the purpose for which it 1s used, and would not be tol- erated in an up-to-date office. Both fix- tures and furniture have suffered much from the several movings to which they have been subjected and the alterations made to fit new surroundings, “In a word, to afford taxpayers proper facilities for the transaction of their busi- ness, additional clerical force, more space, modern fixtures and furniture are re- quired in order that the working force can be so utilized as to give the best serv- ice with as little delay as possible. With these changes and the addition to the force of an assistant cashier and coupon clerk, the office would be for several years equal to any, demand made upon it, and prompt and satisfactory service would be afforded the public. Overdue Taxes. “Our success in collecting overdue per- sonal tax by means of the annual appro- JACKSON BROS.” retuttive Hostes, 915-917-919-921 Seventh Street N.W. Reteadeetegortoad LOE OOO ONO N GE Lti hotest eetoinaeeselpreleeeetplabe ° = Se a == SS Charch Decision Reversed. 4 Sehr bruhnertormier of ane Cale Mele and the action of red. Baptist At a meeting of the Mount Bethel Beptist | #sainst said church, to the effect that it hu in calling Rev. Pa her- ‘Association held in Baletmore recently, the | 2&4 called a Methodist minister to be its | wood, D.D., LL.D. fully gustalm pastor, was had and determined. The de- cision of the ecclestastioul counetl formerly held at the Rehoboth Baptist Church was thus setting forever to rest the unpleasant controversy. The churoh is held in full fellowship. ‘ ecclesiastical body of which Israel Baptist Church, Washington, is a member, a full pration of $1,500 encourages us to ask the renewal of the same. “The necessity for a horse and wagon to facilitate the outside business of this office, especially in the eollection of checks and making deposits, has been referred to in former reports, and we consider it of sufficient importance to again bring your attention to it, with the hope that it will be allowed. ‘This addition to our facilities would greatly lessen the Mability from loss, and the time saved by the mes- senger in making his “SEPTEMBER 14 ied by the purchaser of } rounds could be ad- 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES approachable. A Wealth of Beautiful Furniture DIN, THE FURNITURE MAN L The advent of this autumn of ‘98 is contemporaneous with | the opening of as handsome a line of | Fine Furniture | and Carpets As was ever shown in Washington. We want to emphasize the fact that EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE, EVERY YARD | OF CARPET OR MATTING and EVERY STOVE in the house is absolutely NEW. We are still upholding our reputa- | tion for handling only the BEST—most beautiful, mose artistic and most durable Furniture the country produces. No “ram- shackle” goods, that fall apart after a few weeks, can gain ad- mittance here. Our PARLOR and RED ROOM SUITES take first place for beauty and reliability—our DINING SUITES are models of strength and arti r ROCKER: tic workman- ggestive of ease—our COUCHES of domestic usefulness. y the way, the cold evenings and mornings ar minders that a stove would not be out of place. grand s es are positively THE LOWE ne in anyway and take a peep at our superb ‘stock. If you want to buy and are a little short of ready cash ‘talk the matter over with us. We'll arrange terms that'll suit \ both yourself and your purse. gentle re- We have a ect from, and our p: Magnificent Stock of Carpets and Rugs. ||| JOHN RUDDEN, 801-803 Seventh Street N.W., | N. E. Corner 7th and H. | Distric om, I beg to say that ions for additional force are made neces to meet to the Thi and competent, and, notwith' h rs and exacting duties, they cheerf and promptly responded ‘to all require- ments. I cannot commend them too high- iy ———— HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS. minated for Piatiorm NEW Rollins N Patriot New Governor— Adopted. The conven’ at Ci as 3 was one of the largest ever held in that e, more than 700 delegates presenting credentials. Frank W. Rollins of Con- cord was nominated for governor. The platform reaffirms the financial plank of the St. Louis platform of 1896, and com- mends the administration of President Mc- Kinley and the successful conduct of the war with Spain, which, the resolutions de- clare, was “a war promoted by the noblest sentiments of humanity.” The platform says further that the war om uried in obli pessimism which for years h American spirit and honor rated sec- tionalism and cemented the union of states as never before in our history, and it has brought about a better unde two ¢) b globe, pute to in the h century peace among civilized nations The platform continue 3 “We approve of the increase of the navy, the upbuilding of our merchant ma- rine, the enlargement of the regular army to meet the present requirements of the country, the construction of a canal con- necting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the annexaticn of Hawai! and Porto Ric the provision for a free and stable go! ernment for Cuba, and its ultimate anne tion, “While reaffirming the Monroe doctrine r such disposition of the Philip- will best promote the growing commercial and political interests of the United States, extinguish the sovereignty of Spain, and make gcod our obligations to the people of those islands.” Taylor to Succeed Himself. The democrats of the first district, in session at Jackson, Ala., yesterday nom- inated George Washington Taylor for Con- gress to succeed himself, He was op- posed by Hanris Taylor, ex-minister to Spain. It is said that the Wash. Taylor men refused to give the contesting delegations from Choctaw and Washington counties a hearing, these delegations favoring Han- nis Taylor, and they and the Mobile dele- gation refused to partictpate in the con- vention, which is claimed to have nom- inated Wash. Taylor with twenty-four votes—nct a majority. There will no doubt be a bitter fight over the result. Democratic Ticket in Delaware. The Delaware democratic state conven- tfon met yesterday afternoon and selected the following ticket: Representative—L. Irving Handy (re- nominated). State treasurer—William M. Ross (renom- inated). State auditor—Dr. L, A. H. Bishop. Congressional Nominations. New York—Twerty-sixth district, George W. Ray (republican), renominated. New Hampshire—Second district, G. Clarke (republican). Alabama—First district, George W. Tay- lor (democrat), renominated. Pennsyfvania—Thirteenth district, C. N. Brumm (republican), renominated. New Jersey—First district, Samuel Tre- dell (democrat ‘Tennessee—Ninth district, I. Revells (re- publican). Attorney General Griggs Accepts. Attorney General Griggs has accepted the invitation to be temporary presiding officer of the republican gubernatorial conven- tion, to be held in Trenton, N. J., on Sep- tember 22. Nomination Declined by Halfhill. James Halfhill, who was unanimously nominated for Congress by the republicans of the fourth district at Lima, Ohio, yes- terday, declined to accept, and the selec- tion of another nominee was left to the district committee. Primaries in Cincinnati. Primary elections were held at Cincin- Frank Seen Seseedencenieesenies pened te Wednesday, September 24, 1898 A GOOD BEGINNING Wonder what will say toda Wonder what Mertz will say today ¢ Fall Opening Week. The towards Washington’s Tailor- goo Soeteniees eoleptte Sosteetes % Fall is coming and there will be an ear- lier season than usual. We are prepared for it with everything better than before. Stocks are so full that nothing is gained by waiting. Early meas- urements make early deliveries of perfectly tailored garments. throng is setting ing Headquarters. Already the run on our new woolens is showing. The secret is, the clothes are not yours until the fit is o.k. We want every one to call—whether looker or buyer—the courtesy and at- tention of our salesmen will welcome you to ssrebonsedinetediodioriee vse a : : : $ é ee Tailoring Headquarters, 906 F Street N.W. : Mertz and Mertz. : EAA AIA LAELIA LEAL Te ee es a es es oe Seeeeesentetesdostontontetesengoasorsetesdoatestrstentrstententonsesteniestesienteatestostostontoentontentontecdestontontestostesecgesieeierton We offer you the largest and finest stock of Take you need and pay as you're able—a little money once Housefurnishings in Washington. whatever AP eee eNO Noten stew oe a week or once a month. Credit here is only an ac- commodation, for our prices are as low as can be found in any cash house. There are no notes to sign and no interest charges. Come in and look at our We new Carpets. make, line and lay them free. GROGAN’S Mammoth Credit House, 817-819=821=823 7th St. N. W. Between H and I Sts. se12-754 nati, Ohio, yesterday, to nominate county officers and representatives. Both parties Tepublican factions Eshelby four to one. tie voted simultaneously. Thirty-five thou- | factions thet led by Louis it sand votes were cast, more than three te Noster. giants meesty ae It is the restoration Cox end to times that of any former election, and | their old position of leaders of the repub- fully half of the entire city vote. Of the lican and democratic parties.