Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1898, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1898-12 PAGES, —————————__ —= — — — ee — : Ww. & | HAS WON “THEIR RESPECT}]OUR CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY » MOSES «:;| Woodward Se ral eatin ist and D a Col. Hay Has Beena True American Among | Former Minister Angell Tells of the Sultan's Sao : 2 the English, Attitude, = Loth rop, Hever Has Rather Avoided the Formal) vittle Chance to Get Payment for Ladies’ Desks. Desks are the ladies’ most popular pieces of furniture. Every lady wants her desk. Since > this great Septem- her sale has desks so wonder- fully low in price ple are snap- 1 p the opportunities to buy y geriess. §15 Desk for $9.90. did Dainty. well designed Mahogany- finish Desks, with mahogany lid in- laid with scroll and line inlays in holly and pearl One lower shelf, one drawer, two locks, cast brass trimmings, Sy. Mahogany ak Desks egany-ti Muple Maple Treske Desk... nish Desks. - isn Ds It Mos La ansburgh & Bro. Salable e Stock ys appreciated, especiall ioderate prices lend their The below mentioned for Friday a “Odess and Saturday. Fleece, for 5i4c. Yd. 40-inch Changeable olored Mol -19¢. Yd. Autumn styles Scotch Plaids, Russian ypers. Brocaded Blue and White, Brown and vhite, Black and White Dot Shepherd's Pla ds 5¥4.c. \ in Woolen Extraordi values mnants 123 erial, in plaid and Yd. mixtures, 12i4e. Yd. ge line of All-wool Remmants, colors, and ies at half and 124c. Bleached Cotton ambric Remnants. . Bird-eve -inch wide RGAINS IN HUMAN HAD Hair Sw Great B. $5.0 8s reduced to $1 $5.00 8 "8 reduced to $2. $5.00 Switches reduced to $5.00. iray and Wh Jair reduced tn same proportion. Mme. Siccardi, TU 1th st., next to Palais Royal. Private rooms for hairdressing, shampooing and ng. Se13-16,08 ONE Poise SU es, Old t 00) EDY CHICAGO, ILI L_ $500,000. Worse case Bock TREE Avenue. REOPENED. WFORD Shoe Store, CRA 93 PA. AVE. NW. ATS veg eee LeNy blue, brown or black. PORTIERES cleaned or dyed all colors. WHEATLEY, 2 ave 1068 Je n023-Lyr.14 Make iced tea of Burch- ell’s Spring Leaf (sold at 60c. pound) and you will find it superior to any. N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. | Dress Goo Toth, rth and F Sts: N.W. Frid iay’s Our Remnant Day, Our Special Bargain Day, And profitable buying is promised to all that take advanta of the various classes of goods to be of fered. The new fall thi are crowding in upon us and we need every foot of shelf and counter room to give them a proper showing— therefore we want to close out every ggling piece or bit tomorrow, rticularly everything that savors igs of summer. A goodly collection of articles, both for personal and house- held uses. will be found, and to dis- tribute them quickly we've made the prices half, and in many cases quar ter the original. Friday’s Bargain in ds Dep ‘ow four parts of pieces of in pretty two-toned colu price. a yard We ATL-we exact; 2Sc. a First ficor. Hoffer tom ixtures, half Usually 50c. Were $4.75, $7.50 Infauis* ean $10.00. Departient—Second floor. Friday SB B Wor n in n’s s Hi gh Shoes. m ome pair. Were $3.00 and $5.00. Third floor, Men" s Depart m ient. HE Me Byron I $i Department. is reveres Size 34. and Re silk lined. Reduced with 1 trimming a from Rtccac? ES eas Misses’ Department. 6. Reduced f lo Girls” W 16, duced f S Girls” Lawn ced from 36.00 S, 10 and and. little $5.00 to and 14 Hubbard Reduced fre 6 Muslin Che duced © Ham Departmen 6 pairs Frenct cut bi Corsets, heavily b lace Reduce ond floor. anket Department. irs 104 Wi subject to sl Second tloor, Linen Department. 15 remn mts Dan to $2.00 nants Damask, 2-y Mi to $2.40 each. 1 floor. Department. Size Tix10%% feet. d lengths. Reduced ard lengths. Reduced Rug. Size 6x9 fect. 4x10'% feet. Re- Traveling Goods Dept. 14-tn: e Grain Le , double ban Bag. pigskin ced from $16.00 to Veneered Kiveted lined, am ‘Prnni fine riveted st trunk extra skirt tr Reduced f Baby, Cartage, Fourth floor. Toy Department. nch Doll. Reduced fro $1.50 G mag tele Rated trae arent 1 Bureau, reduced frem 50 2, reduced from 25e. each. ed from 25e. to 10 duced from $1.00 to Fourth floor. China Department. 1 English Porceiain Dinner Set, neat decoration. Reduced from $15.00 to $10.90. 1 Decorated French Cutna| Tea Set, several pieces odd. Reducad from $6.50 to $4.06. decorated German China Ice Cream Sets, Reduced from $2.25 to $1 1 White and Gold Limoges Calaa Soup Tvreen. Reduced from $6.50 to $3.00, 2 Odd Decorated Carlsbad China Platters, large size. Reduced from $2.00 to $1.00 each. 2 dozen Decoratad Vieuna OMina are the finest equipped Dental offices in this section of the United States. Here are just as skilled dentists—as ever received a degree. Here you'll find dental work performed— fine enough ordinarily—but now ranking with the work of the best operators—because—ex- tra thoroughness is looked for in a new broom. The barrier of high price—the obstacle that makes many let their teeth go unattended to—we tear away What more can any reasonable person ask? What's amiss with coming in tomorrow and letting us tell you what's needed to put your teeth in first-c condition? It will cost you nothing—and will en- hance our faith in advertis Don’t be considerate of our time and trouble—we're the ones who'll be favored. HEH YORK DENTAL PARLORS, Dr. ]. K. Grisham, Manager. Over Hoover & Snyder's i211 Petes Ste oR. WILLIAMS" UING PILES FOR PALE PEOPL DRUGGIST W. S. THOMPSON, PHARMACS Ani vier underwear. growing ¢¢ Our new line of fall ght und is unmatchable anywhere else in town at thing like our price. garment—splendid quality. fa gs, 1329 F. 1d Smart Weed Sons, Beware of ¢ fe gennine article. FUTURE OF CUBAN CHURCH It Will Eventually Come Under American Jurisdiction, Ireland However. Archbishop Says, No Immediate Changes Will Be Made Among the Clergy. sptember given the first definite the policy of the h in Cuba, Chicago, land has informa- Roman Porto Rico and Gnure! the Philippine t includes approval of the admir ion plan of leaving the church questien out of peace discussions, and nounces that the church in the islands will conform to new conditions. He says: “When the dominion of the United States is fully established the church will come under the same laws that govern in this country and be separated from the state, the same as it is now in Ame ion of to Whether the ecclesiastfeal jurist Cardi Gibbons 1 be nded cover ta part of America’s new p according to Archbishop Ire! ‘a matter for the holy father to de- present no American prelate ws what will t bishop deciared that the pres- 1 of the clergy in the islands urbed. no comm: jon from Amer- the chureh in Cuba, rto Rico or Philippines,” he nish priests will not be requested for the reason that they, better one else, know what is needed new conditions, and can bring much more easily than any t might be appointed. ‘The here to _inve islands is made up of men of’ intelligence and t. They will at- tend to their own work and do None of our priests or bisheps could spe the language of the people, and would be at a loss to do as much as the men now at the head of the church. You may say that the priests of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines will be in American i and progre be left to bring about the ni in their own way, and it way accord with s, and they will ary change il be the best ——ee TO PRIES' Otis to Investigate Treatment by Philippine Insurgents. Information was recently received at the War Department through Mgr. Martinelli, the apostolic delegate here, that the bishop of New Segovia, Philippine Islands, and several Catholic priests had been arrested by the insurgents and were imprisoned and being brutally treated by their cap- tors. The department was asked to take action for the protection of the prisoners. In compliance with the request Secretary Meikicjohn directed that General Oils be informed of the situation of the priests and asked to protect them from bad treatment CRUELTY REPORTED. G if they were within his jurisdiction. Adju- tant General Corbin sent the following ca- blegram to General Otis : re} ar, Ne nd your for Vatican advises bishou Segovia, captured by i brutally treated. If under con- protect’ from inhuman pric nts trol treatment.” In response to this order General Ot cabled the department yesterday as fo low: lieve reports of ex to Spanish pr! Mcer to several d miles di ——_——__>+2+—____ To Catch Missionaries’ Murderers. Consul Williams at Sierra Leone has in- formed the Department of State that the governor of Sierra Leone has offered a reward of £10 to any person who will fur- nish information that will lead to the ap- prehension and conviction of the perpe- trator or perpetrators of the murders of the American missionaries at Rotofunk and ‘Tiama in the Ronietta district of the pro- tectorate of Sierra Leone on the 3d and Sth of May last. ++ _____ Why the Amphitrite Was Towed. Captain Charles J. Barclay of the Amphi- trite, who is now in this city, denies the report that the vessel had been towed by the Yosemite on account of her machinery ent of brutality $ exaggerated. Will send investigate, which will require New Segovia bishopric 100 After-dinner Cups and Saucers. 25 to $1.20 dozen. Fifth floor. Woodward & Lothrop. Reduced from $2 being broken down. The Amphitrite came up from the gulf under her own steam, and she was in tow of the Yosemite, he said, merely to enable her to make greater speed. She will probably be sent to the Boston navy yard, Fanctions—Has Not Apologiz- ed for His Country, Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. LONDON, September 14, 1508. Colonel Hay, the new Secretary of State, Was persuaded to seek audience of a Bond street photographer one day last week in response, as the polfiician who accepts a nomination for office says, to the demands of a multitude of friends, which he do not fell justified in ignoring. “Now, if your cxceliency will please t to look cheerful,” the picture man sugges ed, when he had clamped the ambassador head in the tongs. “But how can you expect me to look cheerful when I am about to leave Eng- land?” Colonel Hay demanded. This artist shared the traditional Brit imperviousness to humor. “I know, your excellency,” h ne: he responded anxiously 1 with that’ deference and solemnity which every Englishman extends to an official personage. “But qwill your excellency not try to forget that for a mo- ment. F ul. Wilder says that he comes to, and every year to explain his jokes of 5 the preceding year. Unless Colonel F should charity return to London and take infinite to analyze his bit of American p ntry that photographer v Wax to good old age telling hi children how he saw a Yankei bowed down with weight prospect of returning to his native from dear old England, and will finall into his grave harboring the sam Too Much Ceremony for Hay. Though Colonel Hay has achieved the unique position of popularity among the Americans and Britons in London, he must find mitigating circumstances to assuage the pangs of parting. The: too much of the plush knickerbocker phase to Euro- Jand ny delusion. pean diplomatic life for a thoroughbred American to revel in the experience’ with- Gut meni jon. And there has been nspicuous tendency on Colonel Hay’s part to become stricken with diplo- matic iin the eve of those s performane and drawing room und the ters, a in what their diple in line for » ambassadors, mini: eS arrayed on lady once termed rbage stand miserably ching hours like street sweep- waiting for a formal word 3 Such ceremonials are the very breath in the nostrils of the class of Americans who cling to a diplomatic posi- tion for purposes of society. Always an American, Ambassador Hay’s brief term in London points a moral for those who may suc him and in one the con- sideration of Amertean diplomats in gen- eral. He $ in his Shing! ‘Ss with every one. Who- ver had bu with him, whether a cab- inet minister or a plain American citizen who called to ask a favor, met the same sort of res ion, neither freezing nor ef- fusive, but courteous. And an official who thus meets his fellow men shines forth in this land of red tape and undersecretaries ded behind impenetrable strata of like a pie In a camp of returning rs, A Place If in th flunke tolun for Reform, position of Secretary of Stat Colonel Hay can succeed in instilling into the entire foreign service the Ameri spirit which has pervaded the London e bassy during his chiefship all the real Americans exiled in Europe will rise up and call him blessed. There {s a wide cir- 2 of gilded Americans who r diplomatic establishments merely ping stones to society, and who b every President for commissions which to serve golden ke: to the draw rooms of European nobilities. Ambe dor Hay, since he came to London, been importuned b; 1 patriots, hungered to serve if he would cr of fifth or sixth secretary of emb ke of the court presentations an invitations which wouid be enta no doubt the government might employ a host of callow diplomats on the same e terms, has who ir ate for them the Apologetic America When such persons do ma os re to realiz their exalted ambitions by virtue of a po- litical pull, which is usually founded on campaign contributions, they set. them- selves to elevating the character of the servic ey habicually speak in an apo!- ogetic tone when they are forced to mention their own country; they deplore the ral, it iS so very 1 they deplore in cimens of its citizens effre to cress their they must emulate tne and the in-deep polish ¢ more professional Huropean diplomat- and seem never to suspect that their United erude and rous, pe: particular who trail. have They man- the think cfforts are held im equal derision by thelr fellow-countrymen and the — foreigners Whose frills they ape. — THE COURTS, Equity Court No. Burns agt. Burns; divorce granted. Tippett agt. Ttppett; alimony pendente lite ordered paid. Millett agt. Mi- lett; testimony before A. H. t, exam- iner, ordred taken. Powell agt. Powell; iv before W. H. Shipley. Davis agt. Harp- ; testimony ordered filed in twenty days. sale decreed, with H. Terrell trustees p Company agt. —Justice MeComas. vin. mat. McDaniel agt. McDaniel; Theo. to sell. Rupli and Robt. Buiide pn; final de on receivers’ report . Martin; pro confesso vacated. gt. Bright; sale ratified nisi. Moy er agt. tended sixty Berkley; time to take testimony ex- days. Matthews agt. Mat- thews; rule on complainant, returnable September 2, granted. Probate Court—Justice McComas. Estate of Richard J. Corcoran; final no- tice naming Friday, Uctober 14, 1808, for set- tling estate. Estate of Harriet 8. Sayre; will dated July 29, 1898, filed. Estate of Arthur I. Flagg; will partly proved and pe- tition for probate of will filed. Estate of Allen Hazen; commission ordered to issue. Estate of Minnie A. Hollahan; Simon A. Hollchan appointed administrator; bond $500. Estate of Eleanor M. Converse; proof of publication. In re Ellen Downey, minor; Jno, R. Ryan appointed guardian; bond, $2,- 000, Estate of Ebenezer P. Cross; petition for probate of will as to real estate. Estate of Geo. O. Glavis; will and codicil partly proved, Estate of Susan T. Wood; com- mission ordered to issue. eee Red Cross Society. A general committee meeting .of the American National Red Cross was held at Red Cross headquarters Tuesday, Mr. B. H. Warner, chairman, presiding. Among those present comprising the Washington committee were Mr. B. H. Warner, Dr. Byron Sunderland, Captain George C. Lewis, Mrs. E. S. Myssey, Mrs. J. A. T. Heil, Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver, Mrs. Mero L. Tanner, Mrs. M. M. North and others. Report of the treastrer show receipts to September 20 to be $5,342.22 and expendi- tures $4,679.33, leaving & balance of $662.89. ‘A report in detail was given by Mrs. Mus- sey us to work done by the members of the executive committee at the various camps and military pests. Mrs. Mero L. Tanner then presented the following motion, “That the thanks of the American National Red Cross are due and hereby tendered to Dr. and Mrs. J. Ford Thempson for the use of 1310 G_ street northwest for our headquarters for the werk of ike Red Cross,” and that the pres- ident communicate the expression of the Red Cross to them. The motion was sec- onded and unanimously adopted. Mrs. Booth, wife of Dr. Booth of Fort Myer, was present at the meeting and ex- pressed herself as being delighted with the establishment of the diet kitchen at Fort Myer. Bills were presented, approved and or- dered paid by the committee, after which they adjourned. a Appointed Bank Examiner. Robert J. Whitehead of Easton, Pa., has been appointed bank examiner, Outrages Except by a Display of Force, President J. B. Angell of the University of Michigan, who for more than a year has been the United States minister to Turke Was among the passengers on the Teut! which reached New York last night. In the course of a conversation with Tribune reporter, while the Teutonic w making her way up the bay last night, Mr Angell said: “There ts little new that I can re- garding the situation in Turkey. Perfect tranquillity prevailed while 1 was ther and no ma ore in the Balkans.” “Is it true that the United States intends to enforce the payment of its claims by a occurred in Armenia nor demonstration of force’ Mr. Angell was asked. “I have not heard of it,” he replied. “W. made these claims, as did the other powers, for damages inflicted by Turks upon stonaries. Th n, however, re- © recognize tn ms, and denies h ponsibility up a that is un- actor to the powe and to the United St Whether an attempt will be made to collect these claims by force of arms or a demonstration is government alone to decid are fs brought to bear a matter for the When moral upon him the images were the result of a mob riot, and that, the he is not responsible. Indeed, he h ally told the European powers that of making claims against him he is en- titled to indemnities from them becaus: Europeans shot at diers from their hou nd killed Turkish sol- es. One thing I would like to Jay stress on, and that Is that our claims are different from the European de mands. The Europeans suffered th losses in the course of general riots by thc mob, but our claims for damages rest upon a much stronger basis, The property of the Americans was destroyed, not in a gen- eral riot, but by the soldier who were put to guard that property, and who were con- sequently the agents of the government. 1 placed that view before the sultan strong- ly, but the answer he gave me was the same as ore, and he refused to make any specific answer to the specifie matters which I laid before him. It seems to me that an armed demonstration is the only ns whereby the Turkish government »e made to make the restitution asked What will be the outcome of the Cretan trouble: “Ah, the powers only wish you could tell them,” he replied, “but I observe that the sultan is yiel > their request Turke ‘rete or not Le ble to say bur if the must Whi quently saw the sultan, him, he said: “The sultan is a man of decided ability possesses great shrewdness and plays policy well of pitting the jealousy of on nation against another. Yy one con- les that he is an able m He is the governor of his people and the most abue, lute despot in the world. It is he who rules. not his cabinet. Since the Greek war his power over his subjects has in- creased tremendously. He is considered by his people to be the religious head of the nation as well as the head of the army. The soldiers are all Mahometans, and no one of any other religion can enter th army of Turkey excepting foreign office especially ch by the sultan, who called Caliph by the people since the war with Greece. There will be no religious war in Turkey while the powers are wateh- ing. The sultan has too much cunning to precipitate trouble. Turkey a arcely be called “The Sick Man of Europe’ after the impetus given to the country by the Greek war. It 1s now possessed of a pow- erful army, fully 300,000 well-equipped me They have been drilled to modern tact cribing n by German officers, and their weapons are of the most improved and modern make. The Turkish navy can best be described as a tub, The sultan watched the war t tween Sj and the United States ve the impression made by our s respect and admiration. He a1 » to me about our on and shi nd he may in the near future order some ships built here. I told him that th. on and ships were all right. but he would have to look to the men behind the I said this e I know the Turk- ish army, although thoroughly drilled, has ut little firing practice because no money levoted to that purpose.” upposing that the c mst Tur- should ble to me! Well, pressed, would its treas ae Reinforce Dewey. Sailors to Department sent to Manila. has ordered 400 Admiral The men San F. » on a merchant steamer. It ts the purpose of the depart- ment to gather most of the men from the Pacifie coast, but orders have been given lors to b squadron sent from Dewey's at will be ancl to Lieutenant Commander Vail, in charge of the permanent naval recruiting station Chi in go, to recruit 110 of the sailor: the This detail does not amount to a reinforcement of the forces at Manila, for e men are to take the places of satlors terms of service have expired. + 0+ Gen. Wiley Contradictea. The quartermaster’s department of the army states that the claim made by cer. tain officers that boilers were not furnished for boiling water at Chickamauga is not true. On the same date that Chief Quar- termaster Lee telegraphed for the boilers 2,000 were sent and a little later #0 more. It is also stated that the soldiers would not drink the boiled water because it had a flat taste, and preferred and drank the fresh water. —— + 04 Considering Army Transportation. Gen. Ludlow, president of the board of marine transportation, has had a confer- ence with the President upon the subject of the work of the board. The President is very anxious that the best possible means of sea transportation be provided for the troops and commends the work which 1s being done by the board. Col. Bird of the quartermaster’s office and Capt. Getty of the 22d Infantry have been added to the board. ——_——_—_+2+___ One Death at Santiago. General Lawton’s report of the health conditions of the American troops at San- tiago last night indicates a distinct im- provement. It is as follows: Sick, 776; fever, 434; new cases, 78; re- turned to duty, 85. Deaths—Private Fred- erick William, Company K, 9th United States Volunteer Infantry, September 2), cause not Known. No report received from 5th United States Infantry and 9th United States Volunteer Infantry. SSS To Care for Sick at Santiago. Colonel Kimball, depot quartermaster at New York, reports to the War Department that the transport Berlin sailed for Santl- pgo yesterday with the following persons cn board: Fourteen acting assistant sur- geons, two Red Cross nurses, forty-six con- tract ‘nurses, five enlisted men, two postal clerks, sixteen passengers on orders from War Department, twenty-eight hospital corps men. —_——___—__+2+ ____ Completing Rebellion Records. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has issued an order directing that the publication of the official records of the rebellion must be completed without further delay. ————————_—— New Gun at Sandy Hook. The board of ordnance and fortifications met at the War Department yesterday and adjourned to meet at New Yerk October 1. At that time the new disappearing gun carriage, known as the Howell gun, will be tried at Sandy Hook. to those brand-new Carpets at special prices—Hoeke's, Adve. 924, 926, 928 7th, Tunning through to 704-706 K st. “The Dependable Store.” ~~ SSedeedeedetedeetee tendered —again, with its myriad of 1 wide the purse strings. It’s a dz profit to clear the counters of the number of remnants tomorrow— them out. Remnant day has rolled round ree get the added benefits—for we are willing to forego every penny of lots that pile up after each week's busy selling -and * eesetetelecetetelettetetetety ain values to tempt you to open ay of profitless selling for us vou res and odd An unusual lar of prices to hurry accumulated ends of 1 remnant Bik. goods, remnants. Si remnants of ek von peti as eae alle cies A brocaded mobairs—good blacks “e Sol ol the giece ep ae sac tase OES 40 ren of black serge black mie hair rds and des. in ¥ gths, for and that seid oft 30¢. 3 lots of silks. wf ted glace India, and 25c. : per ee TENT ENTS TeveN TTR TvY Toe NTeTE ST CSET ToT TTT eC Sverre tee oer armure yard—for...... } = =) Toilet artic les. edd ef tolbt se Brown's ©, for only An Winds 1ve.. but slightly chipped fro fert to you, pe 1 sides are 3c. Odd Lot of Tudies” cuff putts pins, which soldat 25e. and , wi go tomorrow fer. Kibbon remnants. ed satin rib- ae aot of fine doublet jongths AML up to 7 nts of tomorr 2 lots col’d dress goods. Lot 1 dies’ consists of Ie pd children’s shew wool » effects, worth as bh the Tate and wool m Lot 2 consists of some of dress goods, including silk elti ined hairs, two effes I sultings, plain m all-we ges und caslimeres, tch plaids, ete., worth up to , for. Odd lots of jadies” suits, skirts, ete. rade sults ¢ yoand bs Ky Diack serges, neatly. b ther sf satin lined and th kirts wide and bave good percaline lining which sold from $7 to $12 Q —your chei Esa: 34-95 navy ladivs* ud bh anieser ehangeat cheviet serge suits, in both jackets and skirts ¥ lined owt with tine ek taffeta silk STOR es’ light weight jackets, in tan Dine, are balf-silke nes 12 to Ib—were H— Bo 4¢ Mack silk : 6 fine trimmed with silk chiffon and satin ribbons S were SS $4.98 4 handsome moire skirts, 3 satin striped—were $12.50—go at tli procaded silk skirts, Odd lot gloves. ot of ten dozen * cashmere s, Which sold at tomorrow, Let Us ‘Your House on Credit. There is no house in Washington where you privileges in the matter of payments. Our similar qualities cap be found in cash stores. Pay as you're able—a little each week or mc charges and you're not paying an extra penny for the credit accommodation. We make, line and lay all carpets free, and | charge nothing for the waste in matching fig- | ures. . weereee % penne Soetesiotondens weereeee 51 ‘Abe ® quickly at elveteen ge. a corner Md tot of U f 3 wn 3 Which sold mixed feet te sete ¥ striped t @ ton tasloatententoatontenteatostestesteatestents goods. white merino Men’s Odd lot of on ad ratural gray few sizes u 1 75: shirts, tn sizes 14, 1 only, will go te Three duzen ters, in WW for pairs of extra heavy atom thinnel dra led seams and will go for...... u dont bottoms, sedesfateste SS SS Furnish can buy on credit at our prices or with equal goods are marked, in plain figures, as low as We tell you to take whatever you need and oth. You sign no notes, there are no interest The magnitude of cur Carpet Department will astonish you. Every quality manufac- tured is represented in scores of patterns. We have a good Brutsels at 50 cents a y apd from that up to the most expensive Moquettes, Axminsters, The Ingrains begin at 30 cents 2 yard. Velvets, ete. Our new department of Draperies contains a tasty selection of Lace Curtains, ete. We are prepared to furnish your home is a6 good as cash. . GROGAN’S 817-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets. sel9-75,de Sreegetratea eater Portieres, from top to bottom, and your promise to pay MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, eoesonconsoroosonooeoeonercoscsnenesennpencncecosenconnnenannet Interpreting the Stamp Act. ‘The commissioner of yeternal revenue has held that a policy of insurance, when as- signed or transferred to a new holder or owner of the property it sured, is subject to taxation in propgrtion to the unearned premium of the policy. The commissioner is transferred to a new lessee tt ts subject is transferred to a new lease it is subject to taxation for the unexpired term of the lease, and should be stamped accordingly. In the matter of the transfer of stock the commissioner has held that the transfer of stock from guardian to ward is subject to taxation, on the theory spat such transfer involves an actual change of ownership. The retirement of Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, from the active diplomatic service would have occurred yesterday had not the foreign office, as al- ready announced, extended his term of. service until next April, in recognition of his long and capable service and the ac- cepiability of his administration to the au- thcrities here. The ambassador and his staff are still at Pequot, Conn., the plan be- ine Teopen the embassy here on October Tower has been to Quebec, to attend the meetings of the tish-Americen commission,