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British Ship Detained at Lambert' Point. WHY THE VESSEL IS HELD She VT?k Loading Coal for St. Vine Verde Islands, at ?Vliloli T Spain's Crack Cramer* a Sow Lying. CBy Telegraph.) NOKFOLK. VA.. April it!.?The Brit 4sh steamer Haimpstead, Captain Bland, ?was stopped fiwi loading coat Friday at Lambert's Point, iwhen it was found tJhat she was loading for St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, at uiiinh port two of Spain's crack cruisers are now ly? ing, and that the Hying squadron under Commodore SchJey ivas being delayed Sn its coal ins until this cargo of 3.0U? tons wae completed. Evidently hasty 'Wires worked between Norfolk, LNVw ork and Washington, for after a short time the loading was resumed, and ilie full cargo fintatiod?but the steamer did not go. Orders putting her at in? definite stay were received and today Captin Bland took his* clearance papens to the custom house here and delivered them tip. The naval Inspection tooaid paid a vis? it to che Hamstead, tlhoroughly inspect? ed 'her and the chief engineer evidently voiced the satisfaction and decision of tihe board when, on leaving the vessel, She remarked to one of the ofllcers: "?Malte yourself perfectly easy: your ship won't leave Norfolk.'' Captain Bland said tonight: "I con? sider t'he vessel as good us accepted thy the United States." It is expected tbat nhe vessel will be ordered to ilie ?rua/vy yard Monday. THE KEY WEST FLEET. (Men on the Ships Growing More Eagei For Action. (PORT TAMPA, FLA., April 1G.?At Key West the situation remains prac? tically unchanged, so far as the posiiion of the ships and disposition of the of? ficers and men are concerned. Ea(jer gerness for action grows more patent Ihourty, 1:0 that each tlhot aimed at Old Hull or Dancing target is freighted ?with a. wlsih it ;h:id a Spanish dcslliua tjion. 'Even the coal passers la sturdy lot with muscles like armor plate) dis? cuss Lhe chur.-ees of action and nvluh wild Whoops give vent to their desires for vengeance on Uie "murderers of the poor fellows down below in uhe iMafne." Yet the wisdom of the careful prevision and provision 'Us recognized |by lihe tihoughttul commanders, who will have posts of equal danger and greater re? sponsibility. It is at night the scene is most warlike, for wlhile there is no (booming of guns, there is a constant interchange of signals over ten miles or more of ocean and now and again a searchlight sliowa a torpedo boat, ugly as a devil llsh and fair more dangerous than any creature Htigo cm Id Imagine, stealing dtriot'ly ?long from ship tu slhip on its way to open sea and u patrol reaching mayihap to within sight of t'he big gums at the Vidwdo, Haibana. On *he naval docks tile bustle ends only ?with darkness anil, 'While we are told everything is in readiness and 'has 'tieen for a week, Uie thousand and one duties left over, or partially slighted, call for constant activity. The Associated Br*-ss correspondent ?was talking witlh Kester recently? Kester is t'he dhief engineer of the tor? pedo flotilla and proba'bly as well posted tfhere anent as any man in the service. He ihsa? had tihirty months' tor|>edo boat <?"' "d the world cannot show ap*~ ird To the question ' -f lia've not more tor jtt-cryerv?''" t'he bronzed ??cv eyed young onieef replied: *'" "On, yes, I sur>lK>se so. But after all tihey -may not be so dangerous an ? real war as many are inclined '10 >-up j>ose. You see, they have been thor? oughly tried as destroyers. As forme, given a destroyer after a ton>edo .boat atid- I would rat "her be on the smaller I craft." "Isn't that a queer choice?" "I tell you why I would make it. The I destroyer, runnini thirty knots, gets ?fter the torpedo boot running Uwenty five. TWd you ever see either under fuil headway? 1 telS you the destroyer car? ries a perfect wall of water ahead. So does the small craft, but the destroyer' big gun is forward, while the tropedo 'boat has hers?only a little one to b sure?aft. where there i, no wall! of water and where the motion is much less perceptible. The man on the de? stroyer might be up to his neck in wa? ter when he fired. If ht- hit the litt: but the little fellow has i bigger target, a chance f..r steadier aim and" if he can't see the hub of the pursuer he can -ee the big bone he curl's in hi- teeth. If <-ne of tin- one-pound s'hot hit fail it would make o hole clear into the boiler room of -he destroyei .111.i would proba'blv do a heap of damage" At Port Tampa there i- no little ex of-'si-vv'n r-giments ofiro'ops. Trie dock facilities here are certainly admin.hi.-. The ship canal :s nearly a 'mile lone, is 224 feet wide at tin- bottom, with a -medium depth of 21 feet. At present [ the only boats available f..,- transport? ing troops are the Florida. Olivette and Mos-.-ott... all of 1I1,. Plant Line. But the port is already acce-sibl* both from Atlantic port* sind from the gull". (Continued from first page.) infantry hurried this morning aboard a special train for the southeast. CHICAGO, April 1?.?The Fourth in? fantry left Fort Sherman today. PARIS. April 16.?Robert McLean, former United States minister, died suddenly this morning. LONDON, April 16.?Ada Kenan has been elected permanent governor of the Memorial Theater, Startford on Avon. Pere Favler has jusl 1.11 consecrat? ed Roman Catholic Bishop at Perkins. China. He has been a. missionary in China for thirty years. It was he who arranged for the appointment of a papal nuncio, and negotiated lie.- sab: of tie- old cathedral to tie- Kmprcss Dowager. Ho was decorated with the third button, and promoted last year to be a second button mandarin. The Chinese declare that Pere Pavier's present appointment is due to direct representations made by the Bmperor to the Vatican. Twenty dollars for one. Call on Perkins, Duncan & Co. Now is the time to invest. apr-5-2w Miss Youngthing ? Boo-hon-hoo! Charley's given me a ring set with a mean little turquoise. Her Mother?That's an emblem of eonsta (ley. Miss Youngthing It isn't. It's proof of stinginess.?.Jeweler's Weekly. Mrs. Mabula I lent Icy, of Blooming ton, III., whose mother was with Dan? iel Boone at the sieg,- of Boonesboro. and whose mother's sister was the first white child born in Kentucky, bus jusl entered upon her second century of life and is unusually active-. a sri-.i-i.ici-: neck, a charming way of making a Madras gingham or lawn summer dress is to cut the waist so us to cross surplice fashion to the left. Tile slight drapery Is usually becoming 111 these- soft, line cottons and linen lawns, be, ..use thev do not look well stretched plain. This surplice mode is also a Ibpted in fash? ioning the waist of a soft dove-eoljied cashmere. Partially Returned?Algy?Yon say she only partially returned your affec? tion V Clarence?Yes: and that's what I'm kicking about. She returned all the idve letters, but retained all the jew elry.-J<:;]ge. ON THE DIAMOND. Now York-Boston Game Ends In a I Disgraceful Manner. (By Telegraph.) NEW YORK, April 10.?The New York-Bojlon K?me ended In" a dis? graceful manner today. Exceptions were taken by the spectators to de? cisions, which allowed two runs being scored at;ainsi the home team, and to the puling out. of the game of Gleason for kicking his glove to show his dis? pleasure at the decision. Approach? ing the graodi'&iand to eject a specta? tor who had hurled an epithet- at him. I'mpfre Snyder was met by a volley of cushions, while curses and cries of "Lynch him." "Kill him." rent the air. After a time the game was resumed, but on its termination a squad of po? licemen had to escort Snyder from the grounds. Attendance, 18,000. Score: R. It. E. N. w York .. on 0 0 a (i '-' a 0 2 ?". .". Boston .. ..0 1 0 0 0 U 0 3 0? 4 8 2 I'.atteries: Doheny and Warren: Nichols and Bergen. Umpires, Snvder and i'an y. LOUISVILLE. KY? April 1C?PittS btirg won today's game in the first in nn balls, u passed ball and two singles. Uhines held lhe Colonels down lo six hils and but for an error by McCarthy, lie home team would have been shut 1,500 R. II. E. Attemhi Pit Isbui g .. 3 0 u 0 a a ii a ')-- 3 S 3 Batteries: Howling and Dexter: Rhine* and Sohriver. Umpires. Cush mau and llevdler. -The Beds today at iiries 'Alien n hit meant runs. Both litehcrs did good work Score: lt. H. E. 'incinnal i .. 0 0 0 a 1 0 i) 0 0? 1 t: 0 ?levehin.l .. 2 0 0 0 a 0 1 Ox? 3 7 3 Ball.-ri.-s: Hill and Pelts: Powell mil O'Connor. I'mi.ir.-s. Swarlwood ind W.I. 1 !A I.TI M O Ii K April 11. The open ng dav in Baltimore lor Ib.- National ?ame was all that could be wished foi? ls Car as weather was concerned and i.r.l.S persons p:iss.-d lhe turnstiles to .vilnes slhi' cutest between the 'Hi? des and Hi.- Senators. Melanies pitch id masterful ball lor Baltimore ami had he been given proper support have shut out lhe visitors. I loyle ,resented with a diamond ring by his former associates. Sere: R. M. K. Baltimore .. <? 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - s 17 5 Washington i. 10 0 11 " - 3 s I Butteries: Mel:.s and Clarke: PHILADELPHIA. Ap lil.nun persons saw Brun Philadelphia this at'ternoi i;, v. .lohn T. Vine, of New 1 beet, preaching for the last five months in tw.. of lit,- largest mission halls in London. England, also in the late Rev. c. H. spurgenn's Memorial Tabernacle. I The Great Assembly Hall, in the east, of London, where he preached for three months, seats r,.0ll(l. and uns built manv years ago. Services have been held in this ball nightly for twenty-nine RICHMOND. April lfl.?John Dumas and IvUlie Bond, suspected of being the murderers or Officer Austin, were in lhe police court today. The identification was not compete, and officers are now working on the statements given out by the prisoners. The case was continued until Th?rs C ISO WD AT TUE JJ AZA Alt. Klk?' fulr at the ChkIbu Welt Attended Last Night. Another large crowd attended the ba? zars- last night which is being held at the Casino under the auspices of (New? port News Lois-, No. 31G, B. P. O. Elks for the benefit of .the charity furrd. ?Si-nee she bazaar opened last Monday nigh! it has been she 'Mecca for the people every evening. iHun?redls of people thronged the 'beautifully deco? ra-ted hall and participated in the festiv? ities. Is has been a success, and when i' is closed Tuesday night at least $1,000 will hove been i-ealized. This speaks well for the liberality of the people and the efforts of those who have had the fair ist charge. The visiting organization Hast night was the John A. Logan Post, S. TJ. V., of P!.bus. The members of she post .u rive.1 early in tin- evening and re maiti id till the last ear left for Phoe? bus. Tli,. members of the committee were k- i-t busy last night disposing of the -mo-ny articles on hand, and quite a number of handsime donations were raffled off. Thursday night the number held by Mr. C. P. Smith drew a mac? intosh, but as yet the committee has been unable to locate Mr. Smith. The so.nu coat is being held for him. One of the features of the evening wa^ a violin solo by 'Miss Bessie Kaynor, which was well rendered und li-beraily ;-!>!.uided by the crowd. The voting contests hist night stood . follows: For 'or' ;ih.. moss popular lady? Mrs. It. ,1. Muvk-v .290 .-. <;. W. Nelims .1? Vr tht ni'os-t -popu'lar business man? B. Thacker .27 B. A. M.-yei-s .1" F.lias P-yser.13 A. 'ii-inshberg .13 II. .1. Lewis .10 For liie most popular fireman? J. C.11-pin .27 .1. F. LudlOW .33 D. Sweeny . 5 .N. P. Ketchum . 1 Cleorge Lenz. 1 A. 'Biiubrldge . 1 Through Mr. IE. Peyser the 'fair yes lerduy received fr m Joseph Scihenthal \- ''.,'. and .1. F- and- A. F. Miller, tiwo I baili i.niore linms, donations of $5 each, oilier donations were as follows: V a. Lenz, rille; Ma.rye & IBoyenton, b,,x of cigars; D. V. lseman, fancy V YeUtei'day afternoon at 2 oVhx-k the doors of she Casino were thrown oi-en lo wie children and many .little folks turned out und spent a moss enjoyable ifserrooh An adimisshm fee of live cents was charged andi thU entitled ,ach child to a plate of ice cream. The ladies in charge of she 'booths were present t-> see -that she little tots were properly looked after. A gentleman who recently died in London at the age of seventy had been :i smoker since he was seventeen. Dur? ing that time he kept a diary, in which he recorded that he had smoked 328.713 cigars. 43.(139 of which were gifts. Those he paid for cost him S20.S50. ?We hove good toilet sets at $1.98; better ones at $2.50; line ones at $5.00, and the best 12 pieces ever shotwn 4m the city at $7.50. Adams' Racket Store. apr-7-tf James Anthony Fronde insisted on all letters being destroyed that had been addressed to him, and left orders that his own letters addressed to his friends, should not be divulged after Iiis death. It is singular that the very man who acted thus should have pub? lished to the world Carlyle's unhappy autobiography, after Carlyle left in? structions that he did not wish this to lie done. Twenty dollars for one. Call oin Perkins, Duncan & Co. Now Iis the time to invest, apr-5-2w ZMPOBTANT MEETING. ] Council Will Consider the Street Railway ! Franchise Tuesday Nicht. The Cdmimon Oonncil will meet in regular session Tuesday night. There are several Important Snaitters to engage the attention off the salons among thern being the 'franchise asked for 'by the Newport News, Harmpton and Oid Point Riaillway and. Electric Company. There Is practically no oppo? sition to the ordinance 'wihioh waa re? ported by the street and ordinance com? mittees at the last meeting, and it wl'M probably be pati-;ed with a. few slight amendments. The company 'has asked for t'he right to luy a single or double track. This may be opposed by two members who think there should be but one track. 'But it is not likely that there will be any partying over it. The route of the new line, as prescribed in the ordinance is as follows: Beginning at Twenty-fifth street and the city limits in East CEnd on Twenty fifth street to Washington avenue, Twemty-tlhlrd street fronn Washington avenue to the 'Chesupea.ke & Ohio mil way station, Washington avenue from Twenty-third street northerly to t'he city nimlMfc, Forty-sixti/n eitreet from Washington avenue to 'La fay-vette aven? ue, Lafayette avenue to Thirty-fourth street northerly to the city limits. Thirty-fourth street from 'Washington avenue to Jeffeirson avenue, Jefferson avenue from. Thirty-fourth street to Twenty-fifth street. 'By the foregoing it will 'be seen that t'he company proposes to thread the eity with tracks. Not only will a first class local service 'be given, but the line will be extended to 'Haimpton and Old Point and equipped with modern rolling stock. Already the company h?ls obtained: a franchise to lay its' tracks in the town of 'Hampton. 'Among the incen-porators are Mayor W. A. Poet and Colonel <". iM. Braxtou, of this city; air. W. J. Payne und Mr. Samuel Regesfer, of Richmond, and Mr. M. E. Ingalls. president of the Chesa? peake & Ohio railway. The company has mode no unreason' able demands and the city is well pro? tected by the ordinance granting the iraniL'hh-e. which stipulates, aimong other things, that the tracks shall be laid under the direction of the city engineer That the can- sha'U be run so as to render fair and satisfactory and ade? quate service to the public. That the company shall equip its cars with fenders or other life-saving appliances. That the corporation shall pave t'he streets between its tracks and two feet on either side whenever required to do iso 'by t'he eity. That no power-house silial'l.be erected within 100 yardli of a private school, public school or any public place of worship. The work or constructing the rai'l wal sthail be commenced within six months, and it shall be completed with? in twelve 'months from the date of the ordinance. The franchise is to continue for a period of fifty years, expiring January 1. 1948. This company means buteinet-s. lit is 'backed by capital, biu.ns and energy. Already a preliminary -ui vey has been made for the route to Old Point, and as soon' as the franchise is granted ?work will be commenced on the sys? tem. The estimated cosi of the new line is $700.000. Another important matter that will come up for consideration Tuet-duy night will he the sale of the city bonds. It will be remembered that the bonds to the amount of $140,000 were sold to 'Rudolph KleyboJte & Co., Of Cincinna? ti. The council has. been waiting on the 'buyers to prepare a form of the ?bond. Tim- was never done. At the last meeting a form was adopted and ordered printed, the sentiment being that Kleyboite & Co. should either "put up or shut up." Now it is learned from the engravers that it will require at 'least three weeiks to prepare the bonds. So it will he at least sixty days, It is said, 'before the money can be realized ?if the Cincinnati firm fulfils its part of the agreement. The delay has retarded the public improvements. The work on the sew? erage system Is at a standstill, nothing ?will be done on the central school build? ing and the disgraceful prison must continue Vo serve as a jail. The bills contracted by tbecity in ?be. month of 'Manch were not allowed at the iast meeting. tTthey wijl be audited Tuesday night. SERVICES ATTIIK CI1UKCUES TOUAV. ThemeH That Will He Discounted on by I-ocal Mlnl-Uers. Services will be 'held at the churches today as follows: 'Fhvrt Bapiist church. Rev. C. C. Cox, pastor?Services at 11 A. Od. and S P. it. Rev. Dr. J. AI. PMcher, o.f-Petersburg, Va.. will conduct the morning services. This evening:'Mr. Cox will preach on the subject, "Amibassudors for Christ." 'Si. Vincent's Catholic eihurch, Rev. C. 'E. Donahoe. pastor?Father Donahoe will ad'minister the first communion to about twenty children and deliver an address on that subject at S P. -M. At 10:30 o'clock thl- morning lie will preach on the subject. '"Obligation of Catholics to take theirOSUiSter Communion." Thirtieth Street Christian church, Rev. W. It. Motlev, pastor?'Services at 11 A. ?M. and S l>. M. Subject in the ?morning: "The iReceipt for Pertf? Peace." 'Evening subject: "Confession an'd Sa'lV'ution." First Presbyterian church. rRev. F.. T. Well-ford, pastor?S.-ivices at 11 A. M. and x 1'. M. iR'e-v. N. S. Wimble. Bay View. Va., will conduct the servi? ces. -Ea-ter -music will be repeated. 'Washington Avenue .M. 10. church, ?Rev. Ii. F. Bipseomb. pastor?Services at 11 A. M. and S 1'. M. Second Bti'ptlst church. Rev. ThVjs. J. 'MaelOav, pastor?Services at 11 A. M. and 7:80 1'. 'M. '.Morning subject: "G-'xl's Signal to His iPeopie." IRev. ,J. M. I'iich.-r, D. D.. secretary of the l?unday School and 'Bible Board, wiili .'peak in the evening. Chestnut Avenue .Methodist church, Rev 'M. S. Colonna. Jr., 'pastor?Ser? vice.- at 11 A. M. and 7:15 P. M. 'St. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. J. FranoU Ribble, 'rector?Services at 11 A. M. and S P. M. _ UOMK !?"OK I AI.I.KN WOMEN. Meeting to lie Held at tlio Opera House TucsUay Night Looking to That End. A movement is now on foot in New? port News looking to the establish? ment here of a Florence Crittenden Home fur fallen and homeless wom 6 On next Thursday night, a public meeting will be held in the Opera House for the purpose of taking the initiatory steps in this direction. The organization which will have the work in charge is fully otlicered, with Mrs. E. T. Ivy as president and Rev. Thus. J. MacKay as secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Draper, who are the representatives of work done in Flor? ence Criltendon homes liitoughsu* the country, will be present next Thursday evening to address the meeting, at which ways and means tu bring about the establishment id' a local mission will be considered. There will also be other workers from Washington. The singing will be by the choir of the Y. w. c. t. u. Chance for Machinists. The United States Civil Service Com? mission has decided to hold an exam? ination for special mechanics. under the United States Inspector of Machin? ery, at the local shipyard Saturday. May 7. The pay of these mechanics is $3.70 per diem. Twenty dollars for one. Call on Perkins, Duncan & Co. Now is the time to invest. apr-5-2w We've just received some beautiful Boys' Suits, sizes 4 to 1?. They are strong and well made?would not tear if you hang them < n a nail with the boy in it. WOODWARD & WOMBLE. apr li-tf. ?Genusne China dinner sets at $10.50 G-id up. Three 510.00 French China dSr ner sets at $35.00 this week. 5C piece tea sets, gold band or fancv decornt'i'ons at S,.;,0. Adams' Racket Store apr-7-tf Twenty Dolla.rs for one. CaM on Per Perkius, Duncan & Co. Now is the time to invest, apr-5-2w BRIEF ITEMS. Mr. George t. Nelrris. -who has been confined to his room for several weeks, is out again. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lowery, of Hyattsville, Md., are the guests of Mrs. M. B. Slaughter. Miss Betty Lewis, of Ashland, is visiting Miss Hardy, on Twenty-eighth street. She will remain two weeks. Captain George W. Parker, of Smith field, spent yesterday with his son, M. W. Parker, on Twenty-seventh stret. " Mrs. Bonwell. of Richmond, left yes? terday morning for Norfolk, after a short visit to the family of her brother, Mr. Henry T. Staples. There are a number of young men in the city who are anxious to know if there will be a naval reserve organized here. The boys want to make a hot time for Spaniards. A special from Berryville says: "Mr. J. C. Avis, assistant of Mr. W. Rich? ardson in his drugstore, at this place, lias moved to Newport News, where he expects to open a drug store. Mr. Avis is an excellent druggist. and will doubtless meet with success." Mr. J. D. Griffen, chief carpenter on the cruiser Columbia, now taking coal in tin? river, spent yesterday ashore with a number of his friends. Mr. Griffen was formerly at? tached to the government department at the shipyard and is very popular The written report of the Mutual Home and Saving.-; Association to the commissioner of the revenue of this city shows a steady growth of .business, the capital stock having increased Brom $2,323.75 to $22.023.G2 since the association was organized here in 1S9G.. "Workmen have been busy in the last few days placing a low fence along the entire length of the bluff on the Casino grounds. This fence is in? tended to keep people from running up and down the hill and tearing up the earth with their feet. Some time ago, the whole side of this hill was stretched with barbed wire, which served its purpose well. The first house to be lowered on Twenty-third street to conform to the new grade recently established is that of It. Hunter Harvey, between West and Washington avenues. Messrs. Chandler and Alsop will do the work. It is only a matter of time when all of the houses on that thoroughfare will be lowered, as they are now several feet above the street level and rather too high and inconveniently approach Irwin Tucker & Co,, General Rai Estate, We represent leading Insurance Com? panies of the world and write FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT IN? SURANCE AT REASONABLE RATES. IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE in the best business and residential sections of Newport New?. ? Houses Sold on Small Cash Payments and monthly sums thereafter, amount? ing to about what Is paid for rent Local Investment securties of all kinds dealt in and bought and sold. Loans negotiated on collaterals aavi city real estate. Information cheer? fully furnished to parties desiring to invest or rent. Correspondence solici? ted. Owners of real estate and city secu? rities are invited to list their property with us for sale. Notary Public In our ofHos. E. W. JOHNSON Contractor and Builder NEWPORT NEWU, Vi?. Plans and SpecificatP-in Prepared oo Short Notica. HOTSJBK WORK A SPSCSAXiVV Washington Avenue and Twenty-eighth Street, Newport News, Va. Telling the Story. The story of the store, setting- down the seasonable items, trying t? teil the story right, trying to tell it interestingly. That it is well worth the telling is evidenced hy the manner in which our puhlic respond; that it is heeded by many is proved by our steady increas? ing patronage. Will this careful chronicle of facts arrest your attention'? Will it excite your interest to the extent that you will feel im? pelled to make a personal investigation? Cleaning- up for nil Spring Dress Goods. Bigger Bargains than ever. This is your chance to buy a fine dress pattern at a very low price. All the spring dress goods we have left we haye put them together on our table and have made one price on them : your choice for 49 cents per yard. In this lot there are 5-i inch covert cloths that were 89 cents per yard; silk and wool mixtures, several colors and stripes, at $1.25, $1.00 and 89 cents, all marked down to 49 cents per yard. Better come early?don't expect these will last long at this price. Your choice of all the fine dress goods 49 cents. 49 CENTS A YARD. 49 CENTS A YARD. 49 GENTS A YARD. 49 CENTS A YARD. Black Goods Story. Alight give you many money-saving facts concerning our spring lines of Wack goods; have only space to quote : yfcu two or three of the templing lots. '88-Inch Silk Finish Henrietta, all ?Wool, in blue and jet black; sale price . 60c per yard. " 45-lhLo Black Mohair Brilliantlne, ieavy thread", fine lustre, the dollar kind, for Site per yard. 40-lnch Black Figured Mohairs, Fig? ured Crepon with Mohair strips and aot, the eighty-nine cent kind, fur ?5c. ')? *5-tnCh All Wool French Henrietta in ifclue and jet black, Silk Finish, hand /some quality, the dollar kind, for Stic "J>er yard. ppSitoSi? Handsome Black Crepons in raised effects, In stripes and figures; hthese are the correct goods for a hand - some skirt. $1.98 per yard. 1 New Wash Goods. \Our Umbrella Story. Summer sewing is best done now; as the days lengthen the desire for this sort of work floes not strengthen. That's why we buy white goods early, that's why we price them so tempting? ly. One thousand yards White India Linen, the tic kind, for 5c. Twelve hundred yards White India Linen, the 12 l-2c kind, for Sc. Thirteen hunilred yards White Cheek and Stripe Muslins, the Sc kind, for 5c. Fifteen hundred yards White Cheek and Stripe Muslins, the lit I-2c kind, for 8c. Ladies' House Wrappers. Fift.i dozen Ladies'* House Wrappers just come In in light ami dark colors: blues and blacks; special for this sale 69c each. Tune right, stock right, prices more than right. Hid,- that half worn um? brella and get n u.-w one, good for rain or sun. and better umbrellas at the pries never went out of this store.' So g.1 ure they that we will gladly refund you the price [.aid if not per? fectly satisfied. cli, Ladies' Glo .' bandit )8 each. Silk Umbrel iSc, $1.25, $1.50 28-inch <! styles of ha $?;.H0 each. Silk Umbrellas, all s, tlSc, $1.25, $1.50 up to ?L2..?.')s?..S Muslin Underwear. Fach item here is made of good cot? ton properly fitted; well put together anil nicely trimmed; and better than that when you figure the cost of ma? terials, the worry saved, the time saved, you'll be quick to see the buy? ing advantage. 12 dozen Ladies' Night Gowns, tuck? ed and embroidered yoke, high or low neck, 65c each. 10 dozen Ladies' White Muslin Skirts, deep ruffle and nicks, the dollar kind, for 59c. 10 dozen Ladies'. Drawers, Muslin Drawers, deep embroidery and hem? stitched, sonic with tucks, 29c, 39c and 49c. New Wash Goods. \Some Special Portiers. Spring activity is most pronounced here; there's a style temptation and a price inducement connected with these bright lots that soon converts lookers into buyers. About 100 pieces of new Percales. Or? gandies, Ginghams afrd Lawns; some very choice patterns, all new colors 12 l-2c per yard. One ease of fifteen hundred yards 36 inch Percales, all colors and styles, light and dark grounds; these are just as good as the 12 l-2c kind, for 8c. Shirt Waists. 50 dozen Ladies' 'Shirt Waists, -all styles and colors, 25c, 39c, 50c, and 75c each. Fore-handed again, bought them early, bought them cheap, home changes are about "To take place, per? haps you have decided to buy a pair or two of new portieres. If so, buy now, and here; you'll thank us for the advice. 3 1-2 yards long Tapestry Portieres in two, shades of green, old rose, sap? phire blue, medium red and several other colors; some very handsome pat? terns: value cannot be beat, $1.98, $2.50 up to $4.9S a pair. JLace Curtain Specials. Should be of much interest to you just now: not many pairs of each: and those who compare the prices with the goods will buy, if they've any room for lace curtains this spring. 3 1-2 yards long, various patterns to choose from, 50c a pair up to $4.98. Window Shades. 50 dozen Window Shades, spring rollers, six different colors to select from, spring at the bottom, the 50c kind for 25c. Shoe Sale. We still continue our shoe sale on the second floor, where we have the largest line in the city of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes; one special lot La? dies' Button and Lace Shoes; these are the $3.00 and $2.75 quality; sale price $1.99. Children's Shoes, Button and Lace, 50c. 60c,75c, 89e. 98c and $1.25 per pair. Misses' Shoes, Button and Lace, Spring Heel, 21-2 to 8. tip top shoe, would look cheap at $1.50 a pair; our price $1.25. AGENTS FOR THE Washington Avenue and Twenty-Eighth Street. FFITHS Avenue Twenty- Eighth Street.