Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1898-16 PAGES, | BATTING AVERAGES Forty-Four Players Are in the Cov- eted .300 Class, FREEMAN'S GOOD SHOWING WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. An elegant aristocratic looking parlor suite for SIT. You will say it is worth $25. Decrease in Heavy Hitters Com- pared With Season of '97. ——. SIX LUCKY SENATORS President Young of the National League, after working hard on the averages of the ball players in his organization, comes We have no patience with deatera who *| promptly to the front with the official fig- sel for the sake of quoting cheap “fo o - re ete ee ec ene ures today and the “fans” of the country real good article of worth at a will now have the opportunity of studying cape Pale Ee form for the next few weeks. The most unusually hardwome Imitation Mahogany Parlor Suites. 3 beautiful pleees, up! remarkable fact in connection with the bat- steredt in plush, satin damask or broca- tirg figures i Baie ORS ernicn owe telle. We will let you say figures ts the numb f we Cv eeewweeee sluggers who have dropped out of the se- lect class of .300 hitters. During the sea- son of 18% sixty-nine players batted hard enough to land in the .300 cla’ le the season just closed afforded the oppor- tunity for but forty-four of the players to land in that much-coveted group. Willie how muci mere they re worth but we shall sell them for... $17 Wash. B. Williams, 7th & D 0¢20-60d Fras ceccsceecovee weeeeeee > G di g g «| Keeler of Baltimore, as was expected, 4 00 unnin 9 leads the league, but the surprise of the 2 ° q ee ; ason is “Buck” Freeman, Washington's | ky fish $| season ‘ > LUC Yy Ishin | new right fielder, who comes second, head- > Begins ax much in the outfit as in the skill ¢ | ing off Billy Hamilton of the Bostons by ee ee en ee tete Se mute recs fone point. Greeman has beers “touted’ > with the Sportsman's how.” + for the past three sa consistent > Ithaca, Parker, the Rem Tamun ¢| hitter, and although he participated in but > tn fact, all the best ma ans ar . ¢| twenty-nine games, his handling of the Free Ae MG AIT#ON- every wanted Kind ts ¢ 1 bat conclusively demonstrates that he is a 5 oo Mehing’ Tackle, from the Kind needed to 2] Ratural h and has come into fast com. > lend base up to the sort sed to hook tarpon, ¢ | Pany to s > await yon | _AS to the cause of the slump of so many uM : 2 | hitters who have been in the .200 class for 2x TAPPAN & CO., many seasous past, many and varied ore >, ocl-3m.29 the reasons advanced. The poor ball is co ASAE STESAA SS blamed by a great many, but that the pitchers have increased their power over the batsman has apparently the most b vei Another cause not generaily © sidered, that may have had considerable to do with the falling off of the sluggers, 1s the fact that a great many more games were played this season than last and that many of the veterans resented this strec ing out proces without additional pay and refused to take the interest in’ their work of forme ons. As a demonstration of the inconsistencies of base ball the batting averages of the Senators stands out in bold relief. Six of FOR THE VERY BEST OF EVERY KIND OF FINE Firearms | F Look .> this house to supply son best Fears we've been handling all the stam the members of the Washi at- ard kes of Guns and Rifles. such, te ted over the .300 mark, yet the aggre Remington, Winchester Marlin. on gt: | tion, as a whole, was about the weal And we not only make @ specialty.” but that has represented the national capital tak: pride in fact that ours fs most in the big league for ma comprehensive and all-including stock of finished next to last in the every kind of good ammunition obtainable. struggle. Freeman he: with a batting percen Walford’s 2 stores, fe comes next with figur “gog” and also “477” Pa. Ave. rell follows with the and then nee pe sed follows Setbach, Smith and Reltz, all tied sac just over the coveted mark with 3.02 to their credit. The following is a list of the forty-feur pl who batted over COME IN AND ASK FOR THE Latest Prices on Eclipse Bicycle. Fourteenth and H Streets. ocS-1utt . Raitimor 1. Washin Did You Ever Order Of the Six Little Tailors? If not, now's the time to get one of those Kerse Overcoats, satin lined throughout, which we make to or-| New York. Louisville. oklyn der at S20. This offer will last just a thirty de Our one-year guarantee ag goes with each, making the invest- gto, 18 inmati. ment safe—if vou don’t want the Seen eateries c when finished we will return your money. Six Little Tailors, 941 Pa. Ave. N. W. w.£3t ving ing of the szens he threw away MEN’S CLOTHING Bsn Y ee ee ane _____ cleaned or_dyed perfectly. Tonia thas lee st bases, an LADIES’ COATS honor thet w t would fall to Dele- hanty, who Hamilton is close w dyed navy blue, brown or black. PORTIERES WHEATLEY,” : 1068 Jefferson ave. n.w. Wagon calls. with up, * TRANSFER. DISCUSSING ORIOLE Baltimore Magnates Do Not Deny “te ee ‘That a Change ix Contemplated. = SRA AA | From the Bal s $10 M tti >| The possibility of ager Hanlon and athies, - (oe $| as published in yesterday's Sun, created $8 Per Roll. (J intense interest and was the subject of a 50 rolls Mattings to sell at $8.00. ¢| great deal of discussion among Baltimore's 1 maality for whieh y e ( s of base bi few, i » persons interested ze in base ball had ans rds of blame for agile ick M yonderhors nlon should they ENA decide to make deal. Speaking of the patterns subject last night, Mr. H. R. Vonderhors hton Co. the principal owner of the club, word printed in th Sun cone — notes difficulty u nis us is exac u = We are Baltin ind Want to stay here, reat Reduction whether we can or not 1 am not yet " : Zt 0 sa he Baltimore team could Hair. ake money clsewhere, but here it lost over $20,000 Unis” y I have been besieged by <p friends all day asking me whether such a Sone Sele a al as d would be made. In every has stated the situa- exactly what would you do Sbampooing, ete. | under similar circumstances: In every for restoring gray | case the answer was that, much as the aker r ed it, he could not blame us if we did Mr. Vor owever, that no In < plans had * been matured for next s 720 Seventh St. N.W. n, and nothing definite had been done so see 2008 x. Manager H lon Was seen terday, = es > oa, Se = Sg he would neither affirm nor de y that he intended leave Baltimore next season. mere Car n Robinson of the team said: be- Nutrico Food for Infants } , carsiv otinson or te team said 21 be- located in Brooklyn.” it is hardly probable Samples Freel |i": that « plans have yet been matured ‘by —— It you bave a sick baby or a well one! Messrs. Vonderhorst ind Hanlon, but that » call and see auw “Nutrico” is prepared—and | they are seriously considering among vari- ~ a sample free. ous plans to prevent another disastrous sea- re EZ it you cant cure. drop postal and |son the transfer of the team to Brooklyn . we'll wend the sample to you—free! “NU- sewhere aly. S— TRICO” Is w cereal food the dest yet dis | — ee =—— covered COLL! FOOT BALL. , Who! = Evans’ Drug Store, Wrtete ant | : oR ae © and § st. end 1428 Md are, Sty igt | Columbian University Against the — ~ University of Maryland. ‘The Columbian University foot ball team will meet the University of Maryland eleven at Capitol Park tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. As this Is the first game of the season of the Columbian boys at home the supporters of the team are mak- ing preparations to give their pets a good send-off and a good attendance is expected. The Universit of Maryland has a strong team this year, and succeeded in holding Princeton down to 24 points. However, the local boys will do the best they can, and a snappy game should be the result. The line-up of the Columbian team will, in all probability, be as follows: Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAG Hair Switches at Great Bargains, $3.00 Switches reduced to $1.50. }.00 Switches reduced to ‘ao. 00 Switches reduced to $5.00. @ray and White air reduced tn same proportion. Mme. Siccardi, Tit Lith st., mext to Pulais Royal Ge rooms for bairdressing, shampooing and 6e13-16,tf A FACT. Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea sold at 50c. and a war tax of roc. a pound gives more satisfaction to the terman, left guard; M. Cummings or Har- guard; McGowan, right tackl Meigs, right end; Rye, quarterback; Weaver, left half lovers of good tea than back: Tindall, right half back: Norcom, many kinds sold for one full back. c dollar. yaa! Michact Buys a Race Horse. Jimmy Michael has bought a race horse 1325 F. , Beard, left end; Brown, left tackle: Os- lan, center; Saunders or Cummings, right and will become a jockey. He will aban- don cycling and ride in a race within a fortnight. Another Record Broken. Mr. Lovis R. Smith, a member of the Arlington Wheelmen of this city, has broken the Washington-New York record by 5 minutes. Mr. Smith covered the dis- tance of 243 miles in 27 hours and 32 min- utes, unpaced, while the holder of the best previous record, Lieut. H. D. Wise of the regular army, was peced the entire dis- tance by strong pacing teams. ‘The roads were ‘n terrible condition. Mr. Smith now holds both paced and unpaced record from Washington to New York. He rode a chainless bicycle geared to eigity- two. He left Washitgton yesterday morn- ing shortly after 5 o'clock and arrived in New York before 9 a.m. today. Preps Against Little Rocks, The prep foot ball team of Georgetown University played a regular match game yesterday afternoon on the athletic grounds of the juniors. The Little Rocks was the opposing team. The preps came out ahead by the score of 8 to 7, after a hard-fought game, in wnich there were many good plays. The line-up of the teams was as follows: Little Rocks—Hanfield, Ruggies, Shephard, Sigourney, Bonifant, Fisher, Newton, Barringer, Ellis, Davidson and Reddington. Preparatory _ department — Wetzel, Fitzgerald, Barron, Ewing, Keane, Wilson, Laroussinni, Henretty, Byrnes, Hammersmith and Edmonston. A Basket Ball League. An effort will be made by those inter- ested to amalgamate the basket ball fac- tlons of the city and have one big league, instead of two organizations, as existed last year. The District Basket Ball League, which was composed of the Washing:on Light Infantry, the Queer Wheelmen, the Century Cycle Club, the Eastern Athletic Club and several other organizations, will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the W ton Light Infantry Armo-y, at which delegates from all of the org ini- zations in the league last year are expected to he present. The National Basket Ball League, which was ccmposed of the Cor- coran ‘Cadets, the Carroll Institute, the government printing office, the Washington Athletic Club and ‘one or two other or- ganizations, will also hold a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the quarters of the Corcoran Cadets, in Room No. 1 of the National Guard Armory. It is possible that the two organizations may come together and form one league for the coming season. — Situations Secured. Many situations are secured through the want advertisements in The Star. The cost is but trifling. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen words. AMUSEMENTS. “LA BOHEME."—“La Boheme,” Paccini’s opera, which excited so much interest in New York, where it was produced last Spring, was heard for the first time in this city at the Lafayette Squar> Opera House. It was interpreted by the International Opera Company, and when it is stated that it was the first tim? that this organization had sung the opera, the completeness of the performance was something remarkable. Not a flaw was perceptible In the work of t, chorus or orchestra, and the entire representation was in every way desirable. The opera is of the modern Italian school, rich in sustained melody and harmonious orchestration. Th2 book is a drama con- taining comedy, emotional and tragic ele- ments, and all these requisites were fully met by the competent members It is rare that an opera pe ses so much dramatic ability, for artistic singers are not always good play- In the International Compan: ever, all the principals are good acto| they should be so to give “La Boheme” with proper effect. The s is full of human interest, and the fortunes of Mimi and Rudolphi, Musette and Marcel, tegether with their friends, Colline and nard, are closely followed by the These characters were assumed ; : Mimi, Mme. Clementine be Vers, Musette, Miss Nedda Morrison; Ru- dolph, Sig. Panbianchi; Marcel, Sig.’ Bel- lati; Colline, Sig. Dado, and Schaunard, Sig. Zani, and each was in every tent. Mme. artistic f fect, her de fecting. Th way compe- De Vere sang the music with ing and acted with splendid ef- th scene being natural and af- music suited her voice, al- no opportunity for florid love duet in the third acc she was unusually eff-ctive. Miss Morrison wave the part of Musette with true coquet- lish effect, and acted with great vivacity, her work at the close of the second act & so bright as to demand a rep:tition. Sig Panbianchi proved himself an excellent and if his vocal methods are not al- pleasing, he is always earnest and Sig. Bellati’s voice improves with ach hearing, and he was in admirable form Ia: The true of Sig. Dado, whose Colline but one opportunity to display This was in the jast act, he bade farewell to his coat. which he was going to pawn to get money to buy medicine for Minni. This was sung with such musicianly feeling that it elicited a hearty encore. Sig, Zant as a musician and Mr. Earl P. Parks as the landiord are both deserving of special men- tion for their work. The chorus deserves praise for {ts good singing and constant ac- tion. Its members gave life to the street scene and made it remarkably effective. ‘The mounting of the operh was worthy all commendation, and reflected the great- est credit upon Mr. Rudolphi, the stage manager. The seenery was appropriat and every detail was attended to. The o1 chestra, under the intelligent direction of Sig. Sapto, rendered efficient service, and aided in no small degree to the enjoyment of the evening. “La Boheme” 1s an op- era that will grow upon acquaintance, and it should be greeted with a crowded house when it is repeated tomorrow Tonight “Romeo and Jutiet” afternoon. will be given in English, with Mme. De Vere, Mise Broadfoot, Mr. Mitchell amd Mr. Carr in the cast. —_>—_—_. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Coroner's Certificate in the Case of William MeCubbin. Coroner Carr today gave a certificate of idental death in the je of William McCubbin, a painte aged sixty-three years, who was killed at the Capitol late yesterday afternoon. The unfortunate man fell from a stepladder upon which he was working, cleaning a statue, a distance about ten or twelve feet to the pavement and struck on his head. He did not at first appear to be much hurt, but was sent to the Emergency Hospital, Where he expired a few hours later. The body was sent to the late home of che deceased, No. 710 7th street north- east, where he ves a widow and several grown childre st Accused of Burglary. Four colored boys, whose naines were given as Alexander Day, Otho Bell, William Cox and John Ritchie, were held for the grand jury today by Judge Kimball on a charge of burglary. They were arrested by Policeman Evans of the fourth precinct, who alleged that they entered the feed store of Nixon Brewer, No. 209 7th street southwest, and stole two whips. Bond in the case was fixed at $500, ———— Wants Quickly Filled. At this season, when so many are seek- ing situations, and, on the other hand, so many seeking employes, it is of interest to know that advertisements under the classifications Wanted Help and Wanted Situations ara inserted in The Star at a charge of 15 cents for fifteen words. —_>——_ Alleged Violation of Health Regula. tions. Mr. John Rupple, who lives at No, 1108 4th street northwest, was charged in the Police Court this morning with violating the law intended to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. Inspector Miller of the health office charged that Mr. Rupple's daughter, who had suffered an attack of typhoid fever, was permitted to go on the street before the quarantine had been raised. This Mr. Rupple denied. He said the uat- tending physician had raised the quaran- tine. His child, he said, had been pro- nounced cured, and the doctor said she could go out on the street without any danger to herself or others. Judge Scott contirued the case until to- marten to hear the testimony of the doc- or. TAMMANY “AIDS HILL Orders Sent Out to Whoop It Up for Him. ATTEMPTS 10. CUERCE SPEAKERS Old Letters to Be Used to Offset Present ‘Issues. GERMANS FOR ROOSEVELT —_—_— Special Correspondence of The Eventing Star. NEW YORK, October 20, 1898. ‘Word was passed to the Tammany office holders in the borough of Brooklyn to give former Senator David B. Hill a rousing re- ception tonight upon his maiden appearance in the campaign, Orders were imperative that as large a crowd should be produced as that gathered to hear Colonel Roosevelt last night. The crowd was there without question, and there was plenty of howling during the first part of Mr. Hill's 18,000- word arraignment of the last state admin- istration; but the same old cut-and-dried arrangement of ready-made enthusiasm was painfully evident. It is but fair to say that Hill's speech was a masterly document, and that the ‘Tammany crowd intend to play it as their strongest card is evident from the fact that an afternoon wigwam paper was out in the street with portions of the document, together with a glaring introduction punc- tuating it with cheers, etc,at least three hours before the speech was delivered These papers were rushed up town to the vicinity of Durland’s Riding Academy, where Colonel Roosevelt was holding forth, and loud-voiced venders moved through the masses endeavoring to offset the effect of the republican orator’s words with this premature publication. Effort Licked Success. The effort was not very successful, al- though it was shrewdly planned. There was too much enthusiasm in the crowd, because there was a novelty introduced into the campaign tonight In the shape of @ parade by the ‘Roosevelt Volunteer Cam- paign Rough Riders.” As the procession neared the speaking stand the enthusiasm grew, swelled by the sidewalk spectators, who had caught the patriotic infection. 100 Styles Ladies’ $5 Shoes, $3. Shoes ever made at any price—in all ¢ the styles for which ‘you have §3 if made to order—only $3 Shoes, $1.98. lace or button—in all the new ties never sold any- $1 08 morrow only. a c Latest and smartest shapes in Ladies’ mou-sense style—a real 100 styles of the swellest, handsomest, 4 new shapes and styles of toe—-including all heretofore paid $5 elsewhere—here > 50 Styles Ladies 50 styles of Ladies’ Regular $3 Shoes, in shapes and toes—equal quali- where in this city for falas F Ladies’ Stylish Fine $2 Dongola Kid Shoes, in lace and nobby, dressy Shoe— softest, finest and best-wearing Ladies’ tomorrow—fit guaranteed same as fine dongola dull dongola, vict kid and kan- less than $3—nhere to- $2 Shoes, $1.25 button, tipped or com- § 1 25 here tomorrow at. 2} i re PIAAA ARAMA AA RARARRE RH ARAAE RS The Family Shoe Store- “Honest Shoes’’= Ladies’ $1.50 patent leather or plain tip—good, honestly low $1.50—here tomor- Shoes, $1. none of your cheap, shoddy truck Shoes, 87c. built Shoes — all solid 87 row oniy. C. Boys’ Honest School Shoes—gnaranteed all —never here under All sizes ‘n Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, leather—never sold be- Boys’ $1.50 School solid leather soles and counters— $ 1 $1.50. Here temerrow only...... Boys’ Casco Cal School Shoes. Ross’ Casco Calf School Shoes—onr make—built on honor—genuine oak-ta soles, made for wear—the best shoe ed © ‘Where Honest Shoes Are Sold! SHOE BARGAINS That Will “Pack” the “Big Shoe Store” Tomorrow. S the biggest shoe store in the city we naturally have the best fac: gains. We do not consider small trifling lots of trashy shoes in unusual sizes as bargains— they are simply “baits” to draw trade—when we offer bargains we are prepared to supply good “Honest” Shoes, of all solid leather, in plentiful assortment and in all sizes. These offerings ought to pack this store tomorrow as big as it i boys that car be duced, easily — worth $2." Here “tomorrow 5 only 5 5 FAMILY SHOE STORE, «| 310 and 312 Seventh Street, i Avenue entrance, through S. Kann, Sons & Co."s. The Rough Riders’ costumes started every- body to shouting, and this continued until the meetings closed. Over in Brooklyn, Van Wyck's home, Roosevelt stock has risen several points above par as the result of his four big eseeoesececsess Never Has Washington Seen Such a Sale. The Greatest Achievement of Modern Merchandising BEEOBODOLOSMOOOOO Hae ities for collecting shoe | r- Misses’ $1.50 School Shoes, $1. An School Shor for Misses n and lace all sizes—werth every pe $1.50. Here tomorrow. . flisses’ $2 School Shoes, $1.50. Misses with very with tender feet Ea $1.50 See Children’s $1.25 School Shoes, 75c. Fine Dongola Kid tie nal Shoes, only An honest 1 Shoe for Tie. How's thet f neh them « than $1.25 atten (i AbD RRS RES HE HA RL RL BR I NC I RIN RB ES HSE or lace st right and are built Here tomorrow ouly. 75¢. (i BAR meetings last night, and it is safe to say that former Senator Hill’s lengthy docu- @ oo ment did not lose the colonel one enthu- | & siastic supporter. BS Every one was optimistic about Brook- | <* lyn republican headquarters today. The managers said that the enthusiasm shown last night cannot be duplicated by the democrats. At each of the four mass meet- ings almost as many’ people were turned away as got inside. The enthusiasm shown was not of the machine-made variety, either. It was spontaneous and epidemic. When Chairman Dady:was asked what he thought of the visit of Colonel Roosevelt he satd: “The meetings need ro bolstering up. They speak for themselves. But I will say that I have never seen; the people so aroused as they are this fall, From all { hear, each of last evening’s assemblages was attended largely by ‘democrats, which is a pleasing sign. We héar of lots of men who have always voted the democratic ticket who intend to vote quietly for Col- onel Roosevelt. Many of them cannot af- ford to be openly for him: for business rea- sons. The power of Tammany iall to make or mar is tremendous. I think 1 shall have to revise my. figures if this sort of thing keeps up. I always thought he would win by a safe plurality, but it looks as if it would be a eyclone. There is much regret that overflow meetings were not arranged last night. Fully 1,500 peo- ple were turned away.” eo) @ @ 2 2) @ ay fs one is more than satisfied—nay UNDER The SHERIFFS TAMMER é Went the Miller, Ross & Co. Stock of S : Fine Winter Clothing! : Amounting to $75,000, Purchased for Cash at 3343 CENTS ON THE COST! The whole city now knows that the superb, strictly union-made stock of the late firm of Miller, Ross Co. of New York was purchased by us for cash at 33 1-3 cents on the dollar. already secured these magnificent Suits and Overcoats and still the piles seem hardly touched. Every delighted. Roos. velt to Take a Rest. ‘Tomorrow Colonel Roosevelt is to speak in Poughkeepsie, and then he will go to his home in Oyster Bay to rest Saturday and Sunday for his sécond trip up the state. As a result of his visit to head- OOE Special to Motormen an Conductors. K d Heavy @@ Regular $5 quality Blue Pants cut to $2.70. wonderful value. Uniform A Mail orders are being received by the hun- dred: from the most remote and distant points. They receive the promptest attention, at the same prices as advertised. ee. Thousands hay quarters today it was arranged that Col- e Wholesale Price, onel Roosevelt was to be relieved of all one 2a ee routine work from now on until the close wouwe ods. of the campaign $6.50. aay ees $1.50. {t appears that Tammany, in claiming the German vote, was counting her chickens & & S . to soon. Prominent. German-Americans | § Wholesale Price a ’ econ an parts Ge the Ae are zensing, to @ Wholesale Price, soars ae $7. 50 the support of the republican candidate. 4 “ . . . canvass of all the districts where the Ger- | $10.00. rare man element predominates was begun to- = Wholesale Price, ,™*"'s,, “est rm gay under the ‘auspices of the German- 0 ’ s,m, tee merican republican central committe, 5 Magnificent Suits in of material, in « ind from now on speeches will be delivered |) Wholesale Price, atin ‘cut ant $A-85 $8.50. Sale peice, nightly at the district headquarters of the Bi style. Suits for which ‘ subcommittees of the organization. A | & $12.00. this house had long been Wholesale Price, ,"tom"'s Fue) great mass meeting of German-Americans famous - Sere 9 Box Style Overcosts, in is to be held on the evenig” of November 1 4 $15 00. erith velvet collar. tab at Cooper Union. 4 price : % phat wall brobably be the, largest meet- 4 Wholesale Price, 5", =e qhibat $8 00 is . “ ee ng of the campaign, will be the one in wonal. Perfect in fit AGES DP i = favor of Justices: Daly’ and Cohen tomorrow $16.00. eee $3 Child’s Suits, *{),'" sale price - 90c night. The secretary has been deluged by | @@ requests for tickets from people in all set tions in life, who have been aroused by © Croker's attack on the purity of the bench. Wholesale Price, Suita. | Sa Tammany’s Desperate Measares. $25 and $30, arial’ pertec very effort is being made by Tammany price to make this meeting a fallure, and with this object in view the records of the men who are announced to speak have been carefully scrutinized. Every incident in the lives of these men that could possibly be presented in an unfavorable light has been dug up, old letters resurrected and ancient records searched. “Every man,” one of these friends of the Tammany can- didate is reported to have said, “has done something that he would not like the pub- lic to know, and our business is to find out what this something is, and hold it as re- -rve ammunition, to be exploded over the heads of our opponents at the first attempt on their part to make definite, particular charges. Letters from one of the prominent Men's Wholesale Price, $3.50 and $4. dress wear: material. QSOS OO Men’s Silk-lined Dress rb in mate- ish. Worsted Tron- sers—tailored to fit: guaranteed. Sale price... E for $] -85 ONLY AEE magnificent WUE Ad ° one SALB PRIC We Have Provided Extra Salesmen. 8H. FRIEDLANDER & BRO.. ‘ . Corner 9th and E Streets. GOSSSSSSS SSS SOGHHSOSS SESOS Wholesale Price, n $3.50 Child’s Reefer Suits,sale price, $1 $4.50Child’s Suits, * 50c Child’s Knee Pants, sale price = 18c SPECIAL TO MEN: @86 a8 UP 9 TO 15, sale price $1.35 E men announced to speak—just the kind of letters Leventritt's friends were looking for—were found in the possession of Lev- entritt himself. These letters were written in 1889, When similar charges against Mr. Leveatritt were made, and in them the writer indorsed Mr. Leventritt in the friend- liest way. He even went so far as to abai don the formal “My Dear Mr. Leventritt, and addressed the Tammany lawyer as “Dear Davi The writer of these letters has been noti- fied of their existence, and Leventritt’s friends now confidently expect that the writer will be “unable to’ speak tomorrow night. What the writer's riame Is they will not disclose at present. ‘Even Mr. Root and Mr. Choate, they say,/.will not venture to denounce Leventritt im very strong terms before the meeting. a9 In the meantime Croker’s) effort to get up & new bar association has apparently fizzled out. The forty-eight hourg which Charles Strauss gave himself tg, get up a new bar association at the request,@f Richard Cro- ker expired at 10 o’clo¢k ihis morning. At that time Strauss was to have announced his committee on organjzation, and a list of prominent attorneys throughout the city who had applied for membership in the new association. But Mr. Strauss did not keep his promise, and his as dates were some- what alarmed at the fae! —.——_— THE USEFUL TOAD. of the wireworm, potato beetles and cu- cumber beetles. It is a prime destroyer of cutworms and army worms. To all agriculturists the toad renders conspicuous service, but the gardeners and greenhouse owners may make this animal of especial value. Every gardener should aim to keep a colony of toads among his growing crops, and the practice of collect- ing and transferring them to the gurdens is a commendable one. While the sense of locality is strong in the toad, and it wil! oftea return over considerable distani¢es to its original haunts, yet it may be induced to remain in new quarters if there is a sufficient food supply. Many farmers pro- vide toads with artificial shelters, made by digging shallow holes in the ground and partially covering them with a bit of board or flat stones. In such places toads wil! often remain for many days, sallying forth at night to seek food. ‘The enemies of the toads are hawks, owls, and, worst of all, small boys, whe stone and Kill many of them. Dr. C. F. Hodge states that he found 200 dead or wounded toads in a single day on the shores of a small pond on the grounds of Clark University. The loud cry of the toad at spawning time readily betrays its pres- ence, and small boys, and sometimes those of a larger growth, gravitate toward the pools as naturally as do the toads themselves. There have been excellent laws enacted to protect insectivorous birds.. Why should there not be as strin- gent legislation against the destruction of toads? Insects Disappear Rapidly When He Makes His Appearance. From the American Agriculturist. That the toad 1s beneficial to the farmer, and particularly to the gardener, is ad- mitted by every one who has observed its habits. Additional facts have been secured by the recent observations at the Massa- chusetts experiment station, which show 11 Per cent of the toad’s food is compesed of insects and spiders beneficial or indirectly helpful to man, and 80 per cent of insects and other animals directly injurious to cul- tivated crops or in other ways obnoxious to man. The toad feeds on worms, snalls, sow bugs, common greenhouse pests and the maty-legged worms which ——— ec: —_—__+e-_____ A, WOMAN CHALLENGED. A German Student Wants a Duel to Avenge « Whipping. From the London Telegraph. Some few days back I had occasion to tell you that grocers’ clerks in Berlin had taken to dueling with pistols in order to re-establish their wounded “honor.” This type of murder, which in continental mili- tary nations is still permissible in “society, and, indeed, is considered absolutely indis- pensabie in certain paths of life, seems likely to degenerate into a mere vulgar vompe Nigh gai spots ee and idiotic freak. ‘The latest is- some ex grassho) . ~ and de: { | sued by a “man of honor’ has’ come from pepe otn HE os ee an irate student, who sent it to a women. beetles, rose-chasers, click beetles or adults | This new type of: dueling—made in Ger- many—will perhaps contribute not a little toward turning the whole custom into ridi- cule. The young spark in question, like most students all over the world, was wont to consume the various ‘necessities’ of life on tick. Purveyors of such goods— tailors, cigar dealers, wine merchants, ete. —are in like manner prone to dun their clients at times. It so happened that in this particular case the wife of a trades- man who kept her husband’s accounts for him sent in her bill, long overdue, and thereby highly incensed the young man, who forthwith repaired to the shop and de- scribed her appeal to him for funds as gross impertinence. The lady remonstrated and forbade him to address her in such a tone. This made him more uproarious, so that she was compelled to order him to leave the premises. He refused to do so, saying that he was not obliged to go on such a summons unless it were repeated three times, and that she was not permit- ted to order him, but was required to ask him politely to leave. After all, even ladies must be allowed and expected to lose their patience at times, and this was indeed too much. She seized a horsewhip and gave the insolent rascal a sound thrashing, some of her well-aimed blows producing smart weals on his face and drawing blood. This had the desired effect. The young scamp withdrew, but the same evening he sent around his seconds, requiring the trades- man’s wife to sign a document containing an apology. On this being refused the sec- onds insisted there was nothing left for their principal to do but to challenge his antagonist—a woman—to a duel on the se- verest conditions. NOT INSTANTLY FATAL. ‘Wounds in the Heart Do Not Always Kill at Once. From the London News. ‘What happened after the Empress of Austria was stabbed proves the error of the popular notion that a wound in the heart involves death on the spot. The British Medical Journal, in an interesting article on this subject, says the victim ust lives for several minutes till suffi- etent has been forced out of the wounded chamber into the pericardium to through a wound in the pericardium, or death is instantaneous from shock due t damage to the sympathetic or pneumogas tric nerve. It has, however, long been known to surgeons that immediate death does not always follow a wound of the heart. Pare, in 1552, reported the case of a duelist who, after receiving a sword-thrust in the heart large enough to admit the finger, pursued his opponent, thrusting at him several times, fo . and the fell dead. Billy in 1680 described the case of a patient who lived five days after a sword wound of the right auric! Four instances of gunshot wounds not imme- diately fatal appear in the reports in the “Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion,” published in Washington in_1870. The first patient survived a wound of the right auricle by a round musket ball for fourteen days. The second lived an hour - and a quarter after a perforation of the right auricle and left ventricle by @ conical pistol ball. The third suffered from perto- ration of the left auricle and left ventricle in addition to gunshot wounds of the in. testine, avilla, and lung, yet lived for forty-six hours. The fourth patient was wounded in the right auricle by a musket ball. He died two and a half years later. The following case is given on account of its close resemblance in some particulars to that of the murdered empress. The pa- tient had inflicted with a large sheath knife several Stabs On an assailant, who seized his wrist, turned the point of the knife to- ward him and suddenly drove the blade with great force into his chest, the handle still being grasped in the owner's hand. The wounded man fell at once, gasping for breath, his face deadly pale ‘and died in about eight minutes. The biade of the knife had gone clean through the sternum, traversed the mediastinum, and freely open: ed the right auricle. The cavities of the heart were empty, the sac of the pericar- dium and the mediastinum were filled with blood. The heart was wounded so that a chamber was opened, and the blood in thet chamber partly escaped into the pericardial cavity, and thus fatal compression ensued, probably before the system suffered from sufficient reduction of supply to destroy life. Cheap Publicity, For fifteen cents you can let Washington