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HNL EN BACK AM PUN |The Commission Returns from Colon on the Yucatan, After Having Studied Conditions on the Isthmus. ENGINEER PARSONS Admiral Walker Makes a Sup- plemental Statement Regard- ing the Work Done to Date in Pushing Canal Work. ‘The Commission hich safled for Colon about three feeks ago on the A cl ‘ conditions at Panam: the work of building re turned to-day on the Panama steam- ship Yucatan, docking at the foot of {West Twenty-seventh street All the arrived « Parsons Panama Canal of New York, who arrived About a week ago, having returned farller on account of important per- fonsl business. The mombs turned to-day were Johny G. Walker, Pr hin Untversity: Major-Gen. Day 0) ; Hooker, Mr. Grunsky, Major Harred, Dr. Le Garges, Capt. Mitchell, Dr. Draper, Dr. Hoss and George Draper, Admiral Walker in Haste. The Commission hurried from the pier, some of them going to hotels and others to friends’ houses to remain a day o » await” mall be ing to made for a hurried tr Wash ington, catching the Congressional Lim- ited. He sald that he must be in Wash- ington to-night, but he did not state his on. ‘The Admiral was surprised to find the pler filled wit! smoke, and anxiously asked, as did other members of ihe Commission, 1f it was on fire. When Informed that the smoke came from @ large ire free blocks away he ex- ef Pressed 5 The statement given by the Admiral through his secretary, for the Commis- sion, 4s not one of specitic work done, but ‘more of generalities. ment of Willam Barclay en Riore cully with the work that naa accomplished, The Admiral had pre- pared a typewritten statement for the press on the ulp up, but in & moment , Of absent-mindedness put them in a trunk, and before he thought of It the trunk had lett the pier und was on its y to Washington. He repeated it as as he could remember. He said thet the Commission would meet in Wshington in a few days and then would formulate a formal report of the work done, which would be for- Warded to the President for considera- In part, the Admiral said: “We hope to meet in Washington {n few days. Then we will formulate a format report for presentation, Wien we arrived we occupied the old house et Colon formerly occupied by Ferdi- nand De Lesseps, the originator of the Panama Canal idea. We took charge there and made our headquarters at| ‘this house, from which point we dally visited the works of the old French Company, of which De Lesseps was tho head. & Rain Didn't Interfere. “By these daily excursions we in- formed ourselves freely of the physical features of the isthmus and the prob- able changes necessary from these physical conditions. ‘The weather was fairly good, altho there were heavy 7 though id a mild type of malaria | prevalent. It !s not exceedingly prev- alent. however. “The sanitary conditions were closely examined Into. We are much plecwed ' at the results \ “We have decided to utilize the old works of the French porarily as they are, and will repair them wherever necesary and enlarge them also {f found necessary. “The Cominission was pleasant ceived by the Government 0: als "ot the New: Repablio ns well oe by the citizens. The Inhabitants of the isthmus greetal us effusively and watched with preat interest whatever we did or tried wD “to Commission expects to organize working parties just as soon as practl- Gablo and will then proceed to tho isth- mus and start on the work of the canal The, commencement of this work is awaited with great anxfety and inter- cat by the people of the Tathmun ns they are enger to see the work H And carried to @ successful cone! (0 GOMNECTION WM Avy OTHER STORE ATHEBIG STORE ACT IN TSELP | SHEGEUe;oopERG STH AVE. rin ertt oman «OTE STS, Mew YORK Ghe Men's Store. “The ostrich hides his head And thinks he is not seen. Some clothing advertisers resembl oxtich very much use up time and newspaper space in talking abot their “Fifteen Dollar Values’ for insance. BUT THE NEW ‘YORK PURCH ING PUBLIC SEES THE SUBTERFUGE AND EXAGGERATION. We are not Posing as mercantile paragons by any means We Oster at te Fifteen Dollars ieee fioe Suits ever shown in New York City and” Chevio's 6S. & H."* im Trad= ‘stamps until closing ¢ conservative men SILK MIXTURES, ly HAND-FINISHED mornings this week 's Btore, Main Floor, Kast.) Sines STS HERE A WEEK AGO. | ur: Company tem-| Fourteenth Street Firm Slams Con- tract for 21 Years’ Term. The Rhinelander Real Estate Com- pany, owners of No, 48 West Fourteenth | | street, running through to Nos. 47 and 49 West Thirteenth street. and Ben- jamin Ogden Chikolm, owner of No. %',., West Fourteenth street. running through to Nos. 81 and 83 West Thir- | teenth street, have leased the same for) a renewal of twenty-one yearn to the present occupant, Callahan & Morrissy (Mr, ‘Thomas Morrinsy, sole owner). being the premises occupled by this firm for over elghteen years. This is one of the largest leases re « Jompany. bond In $150,000. for the American Malting ¢ jother creditors of tthe company. Are Appointed. Judge Holt, in the United States Dis- Hiumenstiel & Jlumenstiel, apyetated State Senator “Nathaniel A Willlam Ff. Iiencka rece ere ond in bunk- « Brewing elvers fled of the Jonna 1 The two rec uptes Blumenatiel & Blumenstiol appeared Lawyer Emanuel }iumonstiel suber: Viqdantiy sald that, so far as he had been corded in this section for many year able to ascertain, the tbrewing com- Pans: ou ues 4 him, or ald, Real estate experts and owners lool r ently belleving he w stop the his transaction nusual in- | Pry was in a good condition, and that! car He applied tho brakes quickly, but nis parcel sidered as | there was every prospect thet tho ered-| could not prevent the wheels passing key to the Sixth corner, 'itors would be paid their -lalma in full, lover the little one. omipany and) Motorman Says Little Boy Lay Down in Front of Car. | Coroner Jackson to-day held in $1,000 batt Harry Btaver, of No. 158 Weat Twenty-ffth street, motorman of a ear that last Sunday ran over and caused fatal injuries to Charies Storer, three j and a half years old, of No. 337 Kast | Tenth street. The child died to-day at Mount Sina! Hospital. The motorman sald he was going east |1n Tenth street, between Avenues B and |C, and waen the car was only ten yards ~|away the Storer child ran directly on to the tracks and lay down on a rail. 121st St. @ 3d Ave. (OW Handsome Quartered Oak *27.50 Weathered Oak Rocker, loose leather cushion seat, a 121st St. @ 3d Ave. prevails at Colon, al- | ~~ East Side. collecting the famo Trading Stamps wi vitation to visit at o store. eautiful without effort and tamps absolutely 165 Avenue A. $0.75, sasorany tou New Store at 413 Grand St. 152-154 West 23d Street. The Sperry @ Hutchinson Co., Prop. Thomas A. Sperry, President. Paid up Capital, $1,000,000. Guaranteed Surplus, $250,000 ‘We Own and Operate More Stores Then Any Other Concern in the World, 98 YEAR PERTHWA|| & SONS 121st Street: {LIBERAL CREDIT. polished, 3-ptece Parlor Sult, Verona or damask covering COWPERTHWAIT & SONS, Park Row, ANOTHER NEW EAST SIDE STORE For “S. @ H.’’ Green Trading Stamps. The popularity of the Trading Sempe in G is so great that 16 stor for their redemption. anew store was opened at 165 Avenue A. This, however, is already insufficient for the great amount of business done on the So, with characteristic promptness, the great Sperry & Hutchinson Company willopen a splendid new Redemption Parlor at 413 Grand Street. The thrifty shoppers who are already us “S. & H.” Green 10 Stamps Il need no urgentein- FREE! nce our splendid new All others should make it their duty to attend, doubt if a whole day could be spent otherwise with so much pode as these 15 minutes would yield, devoted to examining the remiums and learning how they may become yours without cost, free. The Manhattan Trading Stamp Co. 413 Grand Street. 119 West 125th Chatham Sq.: '2226 to 2234 Third Ave. |193 to 205 Park Row. Two Establishments. Everything for Housekeeping. Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Linoleum, Matting, Etc. $22,50 And furthermore, we will to each caller a new book containing 10 complimentary Trading 2942 Third Avenue. Chatham Square. _ Princess Dresser, combining bureau and cheval glass, quartered oak, polished, $16.75 $2.98 Blue Flame Oil Stove, $3.95 near Chatham Sq. “S. & H.” Green reater New York es are maintained A few weeks ago We ive Street. MORRISSY CO.'S NE C0.’S NEW LEASE, | JOHN KRESS CO. | co. RECEIVERS. BLAMES CHILD FOR DEATH. Senater Bisbers Save aad Ww. H.Klencke “THE LEADING PIANO HOUSE OF BROOKLYN,” TELEPHONE 1446 MAIN FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK A GRAND OPPORTUNITY. SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY HAS NOT COME TO BROOKLYN FOR YEARS, IT WILL NOT COME AGAIN FOR YEARS. $400 PIANOS AS LOW AS $100 to $150 And Pay in Three Years, These pianos have come to us through our ex- vated, fine pianos for the beginner. | change department, have been thoroughly reno- There are among them HARDMAN, PEASE, CHICKERING, STEINWAY and WEBER PIANOS. On Monday we placed on sale 25 UPRIGHTS AND 30 SQUARES There is still a fine selection left. Uj WOULD YOU MISS THIS CHANCE? NEW PIANOS RENTED. Moving, Carting, Repairing at a Moment’s Notice. Frank A. Sanford & Co., 522-524 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN. Opp. Mon‘auk Theatre. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE, OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS, (eg ee a] or (eg ee a] eae te our doors, HBatierman Broadway, Graham and Flushing Avenues, Brooklyn. There’s a charm about our millinery |that finds expression in the shapes and | siyles of trimming created by our own millinery work- ers, and which you search for elsewhere in vain. Gf Hor ‘we emphasize our price lowness by the fol- Lor + 75 doren Ready-to-Wear Hata, all the most approved shapes, in black, brown and blue, worth up 0 $2.25, special $1.25 100 dozen Rough Stra in the new sailor, tur- bans and fare Another choice lot of sbout 500 pleces of poe a Straw Braids, in all the wanted colors, 10 yards to the plece, worth 50c., per 40-yard piece. Covert Jackets, $4.98 Sell regularly at $7.98. Worth a Full $7.50. Tf you wanted to buy Etamine of this grade for a skirt you could barely expect the ma- terial for the price we ask for the skirt made up. Made of light! weight Etamines, these dress skirts have satin taffeta folds and silk braid trimming, are 8-gored, full flare, with taffeta so arranged as to j Pie flounce. They are eet Lk +50 Asch Thursday. = 498 And what nobby garments they are,too. They’re the short | half-fitted covert jackets that give an added touch of style to a woman's form. These are finished with good mercerized lining, have stitched s:ams, are collarless, with fancy cuff sleeves, They have sold in large quantities tor $7.98, Eis) TOUT) 4,98 High-grade light covert cloth Jackets, lined with satin, corset strapped from | hip to hip, collarless ; a few with col- | Jars; turn-back cuffs, all sizes, 7,50 regular $10.50, Thursday, . . Some Extraordinary 10c. Collars, ca Women’s Turn-over Collars, | of fine open-work embroidery, Valaes in Women’s Fine " | just the thing for the warm di Sutts Are Here. | | value 10c4 Thursday, each... OC Little Prices for Knit Underwear Excellence Warm-weather underwear needs are beginniny to assert themselves. These very inviting prices make it profitable to buy | underwear for the family now —before the demand becomes urgent, | Women's Shaped Cotton Ridbed Culléren's White Cotton Gause | Vests, low neck, short or no ne ehore Tenn with panta to leeyes,, with ribbon in neck, and . PH pont ‘even: i ns ce 28, 29, 22, 26, 28, 80, 82, aH, Sith 4 ‘in front ena tn ace ites pink. nd, Dl in white te eye ue; 12 4c Women's ah fine eeaiG, ees Cotton Ribbed Vests, high neck, | Better and Bigger Grow the Values Here Daily, $2.25 Ready-to-Wear Hats, SI. 25: Etamine Skirts, $4.98] short sleeves, or ahort. |HLONeill & Co Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29, 30. Thousands o# YardsFINE LACES At f, to % the Regolar Prices. A very large purchase which has just arrived enables us to make this important offering. The collection con- sists of several thousand pieces of real and hand machine made Lace Edgings, Insertings, Galoons, Bandings, Guir- lands, Medallions and All Over ets, They are all this season’s importations and come in black, white, cream, ecru, Paris and Arabian shades and two-toned effects. In the assortment are Point de Venise, Lierre, Repousse, Boule de Neige, Oriental, Genoese, Macrame, Irish Crochet, Point Gaze, Venetian Point in relict, Reticella, Chantilly, Cuipure, Margot, Wood Fibre, Yak, Valenciennes, Mechlin, . Duchesse, Point de Paris, Cluny, Escurial, Torchon and Point d’Alencon. We have divided them into eight lots as follows: 20c, to 30c. Laces....10c | $1.60 to $2.25 Lacey. .75¢ 35c. to 45c. Laces....15c | $2.30 to $3.00 Laces ..98c 50c. to 85c, Laces....25c | $3.00 to $3.75 Laces, $1.25 $1.00 to $1.50 Laces. .50c | $3.75 to $5,00 Laces, $1.65 Dressmakers in particular should be greatly in- terested in this sale, as the values offered are altogether unusual. (On Special Tables and at Lace Counters, First Floor.) The collection we show of Ladies’ Tailored Hats « $3.48 and $4.48 is pes avely, unapproached anywhere. hey are designed in our own work- rooms by experienced milliners and the very best trimmings only are used. Hundreds of styles to sclect from. Children’s Flats | in various styles of braids ) —s00d v 00° 756 — special .. WREATHS—ot Torget-me- polis Daisies, Poppies ang Roses—special a Untrimmed Hats. | | Several very good styles in black at 75c and 95¢ \95c (Second Floor.) Offer a Special Purchase of Misses’ & Children’s Suits & Garments Much Below Real Value. baby Saat and medium length coats, in plain, and fancy mixtures, taste- fully eit with braids and‘small si | $15.00 tons—value $22.50--special at.....-...... / | $6.95 Misses’ Covert Coats—loose shapes with half belt, bishop sleeves with notched col- lar, or in collarless effect—value $10.00— special at. Children’s Reefers—of plain cheviot and ) fancy mixtures, trimmed with ll nh is and gilt buttons—value $5. Sey cial at j $2.95 Children’s Dresses—of cheviots, mohaits $2.95 and mixtures, plain and fancy effects— ; and value $5.00 and $6.00—to close out.......- $3.95 (Third Floor.) Splendid Values for Thursday In Women’s Waists. Tine Lawn Waists, tucked | Special Lace and fine and hemstitched, trimmed Net Waists, lined with hthe new button 87C| sik, dainty'and en of | $6. 75 broidery—Thursday new—Thursday.. Real value 5 Real value 0.00. Very Sheer Lawn Peau de Soie Waists, ex- Tae vome al tucked, | $1.95 |andeut crt fal tucked +4 some all t 5 and cut extra full, tucke others lace trimmed— 95 sleeve: and cutfe—Thure- | $ 95 Thursday... ..+-++s0++ day.. seveevecee: Real value $2.75. Real value $6.75. (Third Floor.) $1.00 Corsets at 69c. A ay pecelal tale sale of Thomson's, R. & G., P. N., Warner's Corsets—all the latest Wee straight front and deep el for Thursday........ oe Regular price $1.00. i} 69c (Second Floor.) ‘ f Ladies’ Undermuslins. Several Specially Priced Lots for Thursday. GOWNS-—Ladies’ Cambric and Muslin Gowns, } low neck, high and V shape, Jace and embroid- ery trimmed yokes; long and short sleeves; reg. 45c 75c.; special... ' DRAWERS — Ladies’ Cambric and Muslin Drawers, deep hemstitched tucked ruffle, | lace and embroidery trimmed, all sizes; regular | 55c.; special CORSET COVERS—Ladies’ Cambric pel Covers, lace trimmed, low neck, with and with- |25¢ out ribbons; regular 35c.; special ’ (Second Floor.) Lining Department. Every desirable shade of the best qualitics represented here, and in addition we offer many exclusive makes not to be had elsewhere—all of which we recommend and guarantee. “OUR HICKORY bine INING-—; (eo per yard.. sp 29c SUPERFINE TERCALINE, in fast black and all eet 1 shades—3,500 yardt—-15c valuc—per yard...... 0... cece verene f Oc (First Floor, Rear.) Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st Street.