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OFh TO THE FRONT
Half a Brigade at Camp Alger Rsady
to Move.
THE ORDERS ALREADY RECEIVED
Further Investigation of Fever Con
ditions in Camp.
SOLDIEKS DISCHARGED
Sf-eeial C >rr?ipt)Dd' Pfe of The Kvtnlr.g Star.
CAMP ALGER, Va., July 1. l.S?S.
Brigadier General Garretson, commanding
the 2d Brigade, 1st Division. today sent for
the colonel ol the regiments which nwke
up that brigade and held a long conference
for tne discussion of the pro pccti.e cepaii
ure of his troops. It has leaked out that
General Garretson expects one regiment
and a naif ??f another to leave eithei today
or tomorrow, and that he has chosen tne
8th Ohio and half of the ?iih Illinois as
the tioops which are to leave first. The
six companies of the titn Illinois that re
main and the Gth Massachusetts are to
break camp not later than Monday. As
tne entire brigale has been in readings
fv?r such a march for at least a week past
this con for*, nee necessitated no extra prep
arations.
Fever Condition*.
In the discussion provoked by The Star's
article yesterday on the danger of a siege
of typhoid fever it has been developed that
some of the surgeon majors on duty here
are very much aiarmed indeed. Two of
them, the acting division surgeons, Majors
Parke and Devine, have been engaged since
Tuesday in investigating the conditions
that prevail in the camp and in studying
the s> mptoms of the lever patients now in
the hospitals.
view tne situation the danger of
an epidemic is not very grave, but immi
nent. '"One patient." said one of these two
surgeons yesterday, "could put the whole
camp on its back." The discovery of four
ttr five patients in each regiment is, there
fore, a danger signal that must be observ
ed. It ought to occasion little wonder that
typhoid has broken out here and there. as
the national government has so far failed
to issue a pound of lime or any other dis
infectant for use among the enlisted men.
Some regiments drink water, obtained. It
is true, sixty-five or seventy feet below the
surface, but separated from it only by a
porous strata of clay and sand. Typhoid
germs might easily be washed through to
this source of supply, say the surgeons,
and carry with them the means of destroy
ing the health of an entire regiment. One
or two stroma wind their way past the
sinks, and men have been fouud washing
their tin cups and food trays in this water
more than once.
Local conditions may be the immediate
cause of much of the typhoid now preva
lent. and so both the division surgeons
named above and Col. A. C. Glrard have
begun to study the conditions prevalent
at various places. Col. Girard appointed a
ccmmission to look into the camp of the
five cavalrymen now at Fort Myer with
the fever. as fully rtated in yesterday s
Star. Majs. Parke and Devine went to
Fort Myer this morning to make a test of
al! the fever patients there, and to learn
as much as possible of each individual
case. This .afternoon will be spent in a
tcur of the camp.
Hny Appeal to Department.
On the conclusion of the investigation
begun by Majors Parke and Devine they
*111 present a summary of the facts ob
tained to Col. Girard and ask him to begin
at once to make such changes as the sit
uation demands. So anxious are they to
have pioper measures inaugurated that if
Col. Girard siill persists in his statement
that the water Is pure and the danger cf
an epidemic slight, they mean to transmit
'heir r**j?ort to the department through
their colonel and brigade commanders.
This course was determined upon yester
day afternoon after consultation witi
Gen. Gcbln. He advised first the prepara
tion of an accurate statement of trir- num
ber of patients in camp and the measures
thai would m?>3t completely eradicate the
evil. When this was obtained it would be
* ell, he continued, to present it to Col.
Girard. if then the medical department
should fail to adopt prep r precautionary
measures, co icluded G-?n. Gobin. he w~ju!d
that the War Department took action.
A court-martial has been appointed in
the 1st Division to try such cases of dis
obedience ?>f orders as may aris?- in the
t mmaBd The special order detailing the
court was read yesterday evening.
Among the men who are to appear before
the court are Privates Alfred St. James.
Company D, tiT.th New York, and Jam-s
Miller. Company K. 7th Ohio. Both are
charged with having assaulted officers on
duty. The court convenes Saturday morn
ing at t> o'clock.
Receive l)lnrliarKe?(.
Discharges have been issued to th? fol
lowing men in the 6th Illinois: Privates
Percy B. Devens, Company M; Gustave
Harsh. Company B. and E. S. l^angdon.
Company I. Representative Hitt was par
ticularly interested in the first-named, and
had Mrs. Hitt visit him when the boy was
fir>t sent to Fort Myer. As day after day
went by Mrs. Hitt was quick to see that
Stevens could not recover his full strength,
and she had Mr. Hitt make special applica
tion to th^ War Department for his dis
charge. It came yesterday, and Stevens
was able to set out this morning for his
home in Galena. 111.
Capt. F W. Barber, quartermaster of the
Cth Illinois, is now acting commissary of
the lid Brigade of the 1st Division. Capt.
P. C. Denning. U. S. V., the regular com
missar> of tne command, is now at New
port News preparing for the djparture of
Gen. Garretsor/s men for Santiago. Much
satisfaction is expressed everywhere with
Cap:. FSarber's selection, as his efforts to
feed the m?n in his own regiment have
t? ? n unusually successful.
Mb- Bessie l?oer. Judge Critcher and
daughter. Dr. and Mrs. Janney, all of Alex
andria. sp^nt yesterday afternoon and even
ing a ah th? rid Virginia.
A w -II with seventy feet of water is now
at the disposal of the regiment.
Hrisc Gen. Mark Sheafe reported today
and took command of the 1st Brigade, 1st
Di vision.
Col. Ketlar Anderson of the lid Tennes
see is to receive the sum of intended
to mor- fully equip th# hospital of the regi
ment. This purse was collected by the wo
men of M .-mphis.
>oW IS EFFECT.
1'roriMlonN of the Revenue Hill Bi*inf?
Enforced.
The enforcement of the war revenue bill
b^gan at 12 o'clock last evening at the
telegraph offices, where all messages re
ceived for transmission after that hour
had a 1-cent stamp affixed. One of the In
cidents of the practical working of the
Hew legislation occurred at the Capitol,
where an operator was under# the painful
necessity of calling the" attention of such
a distinguished authority as Senator Davis
to the fact that the law required a stamp
to be attached to te!egraph messages. The
Senator had offered a dispatch for trans
mission without the necessary stamp, but
corrected the mistake as soon as his at
tention was called to It.
Yesterday was a field day in the office of
the recorder of deeds, an aggregate of ltr7
papers being placed on record, the largest
lousiness done In one day in the history of
UM .Hi. e. There were perhaps thru times
as many papers filed as the average daily
number.
To Bridge the Anneontin.
Mr. Benner has Introduced a bill In the
House appropriating $3U0,0U0 for the con
struction of a bridge across the Anacostia
river on a line with South Capitol street.
General Vennkoff, a Russian, has discov
ered a magnetic pole of the earth, or some
thing like It. at Kotchetowka. in the gov
ernment of Koursk. The magnetic needle
freely suspended becomes vertical there;
but at sixty feet from the center It Incline*
one degree from the vertical. Perhaps the
phenomenon is due to magnetic ore beneath
the surface of the ground.
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c'ose at fl P. 1*1. 3atur
$ days, 5 P. M. otsier days.
Open and ready for bosi=
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(Open nntil 6 p.m.)
1c
for 10c Flags.
(>npHOSE United States and
/) ][ Cuban Flag Pins, made of
metal, enameled in colors, used
K bv men anil boys in the lapel of the
^ coat, bv ladies and girls as a lace pin.
Y Jewelry Dept First floor
f(,r Kmbrohl
ery Yokes. The
* for i>c Japanese
A Fa us ;iih1 only 5c
Y for the 1 ?>?? Parchment
A Fans, with embossed
V stick*.
/l First fl?x?r.
least worthy is worth
$1: .some are worth
*1.48.
First floor.
^0 Flags.
Made of All-Wool Standard U. S.
Hunting, same as used in the army.
Size 4x6 feet for $2.98, size 5x8 for
$4.50, size 8x12 for $8.98.
Palais lloyal..
Fourth floor
A9r for Ladies' $1.48
y?^ l>re*s Fronts.
m*de of white organdy
vrith stock collar and
lapels in colors.
First floor.
68c
for SI Blaek
Satin llihhon
Girdles; honed, tit ting
the figure as snugly as
a corset.
First floor.
9c,
25c Novels.
OUR for 25 cents. Choice of
200 different titles, those you
will see at the railroad depots
and on the trains. The only differ
ence is in price.
l*alat? Royal First floor
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Tomorrow, om the Palais Royal Third Floor,
|INAL redactions in prices off Wash Costumes, Separate Waists and Skirts,
Undergarments. The stocks are complete. Too large for our peace off mind.
Yoo, thereffore, have the advantage off selections with the assurance off getting
the style, color and size desired. The very little prices asked for these high
grade garments will create bargains that must give unalloyed satisfaction.
Palais Royal
Closed
July Fourth.
^TOMORROW'S Bargain
* Spots are told of in this
half page. The reading
may save you thought, time
arid money.
Tomorrow
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(Oi>en until G p in.)
For $1 Satchels,
$1 Waists
for only
All styles.
All sizes.
Regu
Shir
jEGULAR stock of $1 Ideal and Derby
Shirt Waists. Regular patrons know
of them and will secure a supply for the
balance of the season.
$1.25 Waists
for onlv
All styles.
All sizes.
$1.48 Waists
for only
All styles.
All sizes.
OLID Leather Club Bags that
have all the appearance of the
expensive. Linen instead of
leather lining, but who sees the lin
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Latest in Bayadere Stripes, 'Polka
Dots. Made of fast color gingha m s,
etc. No disappointments?no missing styles,
colors or sizes.
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Trunk Dept Bafvnent )
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$2.19 '
, the
$2.5o Glad
stone lings Id-Inch alee
that expands to greater
capacity.
Basemeut.
$4.50
Rags. with leather lin
ing and leather (??iv?,ri,d
j frame. The l**t.
1'UM-llieiit.
$3.98 ffor $5 Suits.
Duck, Pique and Crass Linen
Costumes. Plain and piped with
colors.
II (TD l>?r <TUt off the nx re Mpwwlve Suits
Prills ar? t?.T5 to $2S for Organdy. $13
to for Silk and ?U to *13 for tk-st i'l-lile
Suits.
79c for $1 Skirts.
Grass Linen and Duck Dress
Skirts, to wear with Shirt Waist.
11 (fl por oen* off al1 Sklrts ticketed $2.50 and
* up to $15. They are here of wash ma
terials and rich silks and satins, in latest
styles.
55c ffor $1 Wrappers.
Best of $i garments. Sheer ma
terials. Lovely colors. All sizes.
*?r farming $1-25 White Lawn Wrap
pers. Frcnch style, as chic us can b*.
The insking of such a wrapper is worth more
than 84 tents.
CARCE White and all the wanted colors
in lawn, dimity, percale and Madras
Shirt Waists. Besides regular $1.48
are sample lots of $1.1)8 to S2.25 waists.
? T IC? X TOUT GAS, the tight-roll
97c ffor SH =50 Garments. lt~^ i"g Sun-rain Umbrellas, iii
For $5 Umbrellas.
Filmy Lawn, Cambric and
Nainsook Gowns, Skirts. Worth
$1.50 to $2.50.
for French Effect Gowns. trimmed
~n ^ with bright rihb.ns and la st la<"*s.
Skirts smothered in tree and embroidery ruf
fles. Dreams of Corset Cove is. etc.
Read This.
Our leather goods buyer
has secured goods made
from remnants of "make
up," comprising Purses,
Combination Card Cases,
Chatelaine and Shopping
Bags, etc., etc.
39c
Case
and Pocket Books, worth
up to $1. is a hint of b?w prices
run. Can promise the lmrgains of
the year.
Silk Gloves, with fash
ionable four buttons,
Black, White, Tans, Modes
and Grays. Best of 50c
Gloves for .
Hi
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49c
for 89c Koox Hat.
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Palais Royal $1 Suede
and Glace Kid Gloves. 4
button, 2-clasp and mous
quetaire. All colors. War
ranted. Fitted at our
risk
Jeweiry.
Last fifteen of those Im
ported Jewel Belts and
Chatelaines are to go at
89c. for choice. Some were
$3.50 apiece. Call earlv
tomorrow.
for set* consisting of front
str,t!s. cellar stud ami sleeve
links or but ons. Kuii ?<! gold and
silver. plnn end with jewels,
enamel. . ic. All sujierior facsimiles
of :he best.
Black and colors, plain and
glace effects. Also all parasols that
were $3 48 to $4.98.
Palais Royal rtrat Boor
29C S0? rloth
QS for "?.? $2 ?8
hound Ho ok*. "PliyO silk S u n -
The latest copyright ra|D imhr^llas with
w..ik? of most jH>|nilar U*autiful 14-Inch
authors.
First fl?M>r.
den
haodles
Flist
flo?ir.
5c
F01* 10c Soaps.
and Cucumber
E^(JG WHITE
^ ComiJexion
cake.
Soaps, at 5c.
"Renaissance," the
noted antiseptic soap, at 25c for two
cakes. Packer's Tar Soap for 14c.
All others.
Talala Royal rint a<??
NeedSc
HIS ultra-fashionable straw, at 49
cents, is the aristocratic bargain of
1898. One dollar for the Split-braid
Knox is a companion bargain that will help
bring crowds here tomorrow.
23c f,,r
l>est 5-inch
ir?? an I Taffeta
Silk Kibbons. in white, scarce
pinks. Hees. ete. only 17c
yard fc^ those 3H? and 4 inches
wide.
f ,hl* Talais
! ?P^#TrC)i?0yJ|i's Famous $5
' Trimmed Hats Is a final te
j duet Ion in price iliat will '?e
1 appr?*iated ??>' "hosa who
I kn rv ibera *>.'?t.
WARRANTED High-grade Wheels for ladies and men at only
$2j?'i?ug,gests a purchase tomorrow for that Fourth of July trip.
And those sundries may be needed.
fit* ? ill
for $1.<W O-fUilntn Continuous Hinging Bells... 13e for 25c Electric Stroke Bells....
3J). for $l f)0 Cold-] 1 ited B lis W*c for $1.25 Kverllt Lamps $1.55 for $1.75 M. &
W. Ijtmpn. . . .$2.0 ) 'fyr $3.00 Millar A. I. I^amps 59ct for $1 >K> Burdick 10.' 0?-ml> Cyclome
ter...tibc fm j^l.0) >fyiH?d'r 10.00 )-iniI? Cyclometer.... 15c for 1*5? Kuntslip To*? Clii?s. . . .19c f r
5oc Stirrup Leather 3jpe Ciij.B "?9e for 25c Alr.nJnum Lock and Chain....9c for 15c Nipple
Wreuches.... 1<j pair tor 5:* Pants Guards....9c for 15c can Wood or Uublur Cement.
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Palais Royal, A-L5snei-- Q St.
39c
for 75c Muli Hats.
THE prettiest Children's Hats
of this season. Made of
Mull, in pink, blue, yellow,
green, red. The straw brim gives
durability and helps the appear
ance. See the picture, and think
of only 39 cents.
$S.S9~'
f??r the
$1.50 to
$2.50 Kilt Suits for
liitl" boy*. Chofee of
India Unon. I>nck.
<Ja!ar?a and Wque
SuiM. Sizes 2 to 4
\en-s.
^ I) for B jvs' ?nd
** U Gills BlellM-S.
of liae India lirea
trlmin^l !n jink and
Mae ? hanHnr. Soma
a\!iJi t mbroidery ruf
I'es. All sty lis in 2
to -< 3*ears
THE SPECIAL OFFICERS
Railways Must Provide Watchmen at the
Several Crossings.
The Police on lint}- at Such Point* to
He Itetnrnril to Their Krff
ular Duties.
The District Commissioners today ad
dressed a note to the presidents of the var
ious street railway companies here, calling
their attention tc that provision m the act
to define the rights of purchasers of the
Belt railway for special policemen at street
railway crossings, and inviting such sug
gestions as they may deem proper to make
in the matter.
As stated In yesterday's Star, thr pro
vision in the bill in question expressly
authorizes and requires the Commissioners
to station special policemen at such street
railway crossings in tie city as they may
deem necessary, the expanse of such ser
vice to be paid pro rati by the respective
companies. The third section of the bill
also provides that neglect or failure to pay
for the service monthly, or to bring cars to
a full stop before making any of such
crossings shall subject the company so ef
fending to a tine of r.ot to ?-xceed lor
every such neglect or failure, to be recov
ered in any court of competent jurisdic
tion.
The carrying Into effect of this law vlr
ti ally means an increase of thirteen men
in the membership of the police force of
the District, for there are today that num
ber of men stationed at street railway
crc.-slngs in the city, who, under the pro
visions of this act, will be. replaced by the
special policemen provided for. thereby en
abling the Commissioners to send those
thirteen men back to their regular duty.
Two of these thirteen men are stationed
at Pennsylvania avenue and Tth street, two
at Uth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
two at !Hh and F streets, two at Uth streat
and New York avenue, two at 14th and U
striets, two at 15th street and New
York a\enue, and one at 32d street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The crossings
at 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
l.'.th .street and New York avenue and M
1 Uh and U streets are used exclusive.*- by
tne Capital Traction Company, which cor
poration is expected to bear the whole ex
pense of the special policemen at those
points The crossing at Uth street and
Pennsylvania avenue is used by four roads,
the Capital Traction, the Metropolitan, the
Belt and the Anacostia, and there those
four companies will bear the expense.
At :<*Jd and Pennsylvania avenue tha Cap
ital Traction and the Tenleytown lines
cross, and they will share the expense
there. At 9th and F streets the Metro
politan and Anacostia lines Intersect, and
at #th street and New York avenue tha
Metropolitan and Columbia roads cross. and
these lines will, respectively, ahare the ex
pense.
Speaking of the matter today. Commis
sioner Wight said the Commissioners liave
not determined just how the special police
men will be appointed, whether upon tho
nomination of the railway companies In
volved or solely by the Commis contra, nor
has the compensation of the men been
fixed. These matters will be determined,
he said, after the Commissioners ihail have
heard fiom the companies.
Mr. Wight also said that It Is more than
likely that the Commlsslonera will con
clude that the other street railway cross
ings should be protected by the stationing
at the respective points of special police
men. He thinks the provision an excellent
tine, and in view of the failure of the Com
missioners to obtain at this session of Cou
grrss an increase In the police force he is>
more than pleased with the new law, for It
means a material Increase in the pollcc
force. The new District appropriation bill
in providing for three telephone operators
at police headquarters also means an in
crease of the force of that number, for the
three policemen who have been actini? as
operators were today relieved i>y the threo
operators appointed from civil life yester
day.
AISTRALIAXS ARB WITH I S.
Interi'Ktins I.cttcr Showlna Hie Sentl
?urnt nt I lie Aiitl|???l<*?.
Mrs. D. C. Grose, forrr;erly Miss Hattie
Smith, the taientid aitist formerly of this
city, now residing with her husband In Sid
ney. Australia, has written an interesting
letter to her mother and sisters In W ; sh
inston, describing the sentiment pervading
Australia regarding ths war between the
State-s and Spain. Mrs. Grose says the
whole country is aroused with perfect fer
vor for the American cause, and mass
meetings are being held to express this fill
ing. "When the papers announce some
thing front Spanish sources declaring that
fpaiu has won a victory nobody out herj
bilieves it, but when American success is
announced there is a universal burst of
congratulation. I don't think the feeling at
home could be more pronounced, and the
idm of an Anglo-American alliance is
everywhere approvid and hoped for."
NEW SUPRKMK COURT DtjILDIN'U.
Hill Provldlnif for n Sit* Reported to
the Senate.
Mr. Morrill today favorably reported to
the Senate from the committee on public
buildings and grounds Senate bill 1>>7I), au
thorizing the purchase of a site for a build
ing for the accommodation of the Supreme
Court of thj United States. The site pro
posed by the bill comprises squares 720,
727 and 728, east of the Capitol grounds
and north of the library building, the whole
being bounded by 2d str< et on the east,
East Capitol street on the south, 1st ytreet
on tin west and B street on the north, the
whole containing 227,137 square feet, ex
clusive of avonues, streets and alleys that
now intersect it.
District Appropriation Hill SiKncd.
President McKlnley last night slg-njd the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, so
that it would become law today.
American** ^,ruru Quickly.
From tlie New York Trlliulle.
A story printed in an English newspaper
to the effect that the Prince of Wales Is
able to ride alone after taking a dozen les
sens brings to mind how quickly the aver
age American masters the mysteries of the
bicycle. This applies particularly to the
youngsters, both-boys and girls. Give the
averaga boy a bicycle and turn him loose
with it, and In an Incredibly short space of
time he will he riding that wheel like a
veteran. It Is the same with the girl, and
some veteran Instructors affirm that the
girl will learn the first rudiments of tho
wheel quicker than will the boy. But it
takes the boy to do "stunts," as they, call
tricks and daring feats on the wheel. The
muscles of Young America are flexible
and under remarkable control. After the
third or fourth day on the wheel he will
take a running Jump and mount the bicycle
with the exactness and suppleness with
which the cowboy will throw himself upon
the frisky bioncho. He rides with hands
off the grips, dismounts over the handle
bars, coasts steep hills with his feet stick
ing out from each side of the wheel, rides
with the front wheel In the air, and does
other tricks which the average veteran
cyclist would not dare attempt. Dealera
say that fewer beginners are taking les
sons in the academies than was the case
last year and in 1SUA. The strips of asphalt,
friendly advice from an acquaintance and
a borrowed wheel, generally the property
of a friend, will do the trick in short or
der. Thl? la always good advice to the
beginner: ITse the grips merely to guide
the wheel, and s>ut as little weight aa pos
sible on them.
AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY
Investigation Fails to Discover Frank Muel
ler's Assailant.
IviflVrent TlieorlOM Ailviinroil Cunvrrn
i"K <lie lliiniifr In Which llo Wuh
I nj it re<l?I'll (lent'* ( uml li li?u.
Frank Mueller, thd ex-soldier who v.-as
found in in unconM-iots condition on
Mount Oilv.n -oad at an parly hour yes
terday morning, as published in yesterday'.-!
Star, Is thought to t-? in a fair way to re
cover. The doctors found a serious frac
ti re of the skull yertt-rday, .and the re
nii.val of <1 piece of the hone was neces
sary. The patient is extremely weak from
the loss of Wood
A Star reporter was told this morning at
the hospitii that th< patient talks in a
rambling w.ty, and not much can be learn
ed from him regarding his injuries.
The police inv<-4.ti?i'tion is still being
made. Detectives Baur and Muller and Po
liceman Phil Brov ne made every effort yes
terday and last n ght to solve the mystery,
but could o lly hedr ,ot theories regarding
the case.
They did learn something of the man's
movements, however, and it is the opini3j
of the officers that Mueller's mind was not
right when he left his boarding house
When he left home he carried a sweater on
his arm, which was noticed by a number
of persons. Several railroad men about the
Trinidad shops saw the man on the tracks,
and say he acted queeriy. It is stated that
he was knocked down by an engine, but
was not injured.
Detective Muller gathered from the pa
tient this morning that he had tailen on
the railroad track and had crawled away.
What happened afterward he does not
know, but he recalls that a policeman held
a lighted match near him when he was
lying on the road.
No Trail of Blood.
As stated in yesterday's Star, the officers
were unable to ttitck j)ae blood away from
where Mueller was found. Had he re
ceived the sevete Injury at some other
place and crawlejd to 'where he was dis
covered by Officer, Browne there would
have been a trail of blood left on the road.
It Is the belief of *om& of the officers that
the man's head Was injured by a wagon
wheel, but this opinion is not shared by
Policeman Brownie. The stone covered
with blood and hdir #hich was found per
haps a foot fronl''the' victim's body tenda
to disprove the TOeoty. Mueller remem
bers that he cravtfed liter be fell near the
railroad track, burfhe Was no recollection of
how the injury was infficted.
He still talks of an Alleged conspiracy to
rob him, and wAnts *?to talk about this
phase of the casef&U die time. On his way
from hla home cm Ttft, street northeast to
the country. It la said. Mueller kept away
from pedestrians as though fearing that
they were concerned in the alleged con
spiracy. It Is believed he had been Injured
only a short time before Policeman Browne
found him.
Policeman Browne was at work on the
case again this morning and he hopes to
get some information whichJ0i!\ solve the
mystery. The detectives are' also still on
the case. ?
The Spanish soldier Is a frugal liver, hts
commissariat allowance being two meats a
day?one at 0 a.rn.. the other at B p.m. In
soma corps coffee and soup are served out
In the early morning. A pound and a half
of bread per man per day constitutes the
government ration. He gets little meat,
and keeps alive on a chunk of dry black
bread, & little oU and a clove of garlic a
MOHE ARMY M)V1I\ATIOXS.
A I.uree >uml>er of Promotions Sent to
the Senate.
The President today sent these nomina
tions to the Senate:
Regular army promotions?First lieuten
ants. to be captains of infantry: Frank B.
McCoy, 3d Infantry; Elias Chandler, l ith
Infantry; Frank L. Dodus, 'Jth Infantry,
i Charles R. Noy;s, V>th Infantry; Charles
I W. Abbott, jr., 12th Infantry; Richard M.
[ Blatchford, 11th Infantry; James E. Brett,
24th Infantry: John H. Bescom, .'Id Inl'an
tiv; Will T. May. 15th Infantry; Henry W.
Hov-ey, 24th Infantry; Lawrence J. Hearn,
21st Infantry; John H. Shellenberger, loth
Infantry; Walter K. Wright, l'ith Infantry;
| Charles B. Hardin, ISth Infantry; Edwin P.
Pendleton, 2iid Infantry; Harry A. Lion
haeusir, 23th Infantry; Charlt-s B. Vogdes,
1st Infantry; Charles W. Penrose, Ilth In
fantry; Daniel L Howell. 7th Infantry.
To be tirst lieutenants?Second Lieuten
ant Thomas F. Schley. 23d Lu'antry.
Volunteer signal corps?Second Lleu'en
ant Charles E. iviibourne, jr., signal corps,
to be tirst lieutenant.
Volunteer engineers?2d Regiment?To bo
captain, Burto l F. Dickson of Indiana.
To be lirst lieutenant?Arthur T. Balen
tlne of Ohio; nomination of Burton F.
Dickson of Indiana and Aithur E. Balen
tine of Ohio for above offices withdrawn.
Volunteer infantiy?>'ld Regiment?To be
second lieutinnt?Edward Harralson of
Georgia (nomination of Edward Harolson
of Georgia for this office withdrawn*.
Charles A. Bosworth, assistant treasurer
of the United States at Cincinnati, Ohio;
Henry Whiting, collector of customs, dis
trict of Frenchman's Bay, Me.; Alfred A.
Winslow of Ir.diana, consul at Liege, Bel
gium.
Postmasters?Pennsylvania?John C. Mc
Kean, Charleroi; J. F. Nicholson, Monon
I gahela: Allen F. Dickey, Waynesburg.
Kansas?Marshall M. Murdock, Wichita.
FLOATING MAIL BOAT.
It Will Cruise Along the Cuiiuu Cusmt
With Letters for the Trootw,
Another feature is shortly to be added
to the Post Office Department. The float
ing post office at Manila was, until today,
the sptcial pride of the department, but
the floating mail boat destined to p'.y along
ths Cuban coast within a few days will
succeed it as a novelty. The boat will be
fitted up like a mail car, and will cruise
along the Cuban coast, dropping mail
wherever the American army Is located.
Its headquarters will be at Baiquiri, where
the army of Invasion disembarked.
This will also l>e the headquarters of iha
Post Office Department, and all the mail
Intended for the soldiers in Cuba wil! tirst
go there, where it will be distributed. The
mall boat will take that Intendid for the
coast and will coll-sct mall en route.
Within a few days a transport w >1 leave
Key West with two or three car loads of
irail for the soldiers. Several special clerics
will accompany the transport, and the
deportment expects within a few days to
havo at lsast half a dozen post offices In
Cuba.
Aluminum is likely to be extensively used
in the French army for cooking utensils in
stead of tin. A large supply of articles,
hitherto made of the latter metal, has just
been issued to the troops of all arms in
each army corps, in order that a thorough
trial of its merits may be made, and in the
event of this proving thoroughly satisfac
tory aluminum is to be permanently adopt
ed.
A remarkable Instance of the "thumb
mark" method of Identifying a criminal is
recorded In Bengal. A prisoner had com
mitted a murder which seemed to leave np
clue behind it whatever, but. In turning
over the papers of his victim, he had. by
chance, smudged an atlas with his thumb.
In Bengal they preserve an impression of
the thumb of every one who has been con
victed of a crime, and the atlas was sent
off for the inspection of experts.
HOW A SAILOR'S PAY iiOES.
jack Tar 1'auully SuomihWth Hl?
Xin?i'?, ScTO^tlme" ???' I'roxy.
From tht* New York Press.
What do the jack tars In the navy do
with all tneic money? has often been ask
ed. although most people have answered
the question to their own satisfaction be
forehand by deciding that they spent it the
first chance they gpot. Many of the younger
or newer ones do get rid of their cash at
the iirct opportunity, but tnen they spend
it themselves and get thenr money's worth,
or wlaL they think or are made to believe
is their money's worth. Those who are
really warm in their following seldom take
all their wages from the paymaster. They
lei him keep it during the cruise and draw
4 per cent interest on it until the cruise id
over. Then, of course, some spend it all be
fore they go back to the ship. Thej' have
a good time all in a lump and are satisfied
to wait for extravagant days again until
another cruise is over. These are the men
who have no one except themselves to care
for. While on the man-of-war they need
not go short of anything and yet not use
their money. Moreover, they will probably
attend to their duties better and have a
much finer time when the cruise is at an
end.
Those who have wives or families or rel
atives to care for usually send their mon
ey home regularly and faithfully. Often,
however, their conlideivce is meanly abus
ed. Married men make up this class. They
?end their wives comfortable Incomes and
that is all these wives care for them for.
These are the wives who married simply
for what there was in marriage in a money
way. with the additional advantage or con
venience of rot having a husband around
much. Unluckily for women of this class,
njt all Jack tars can maintain wives, only
chief petty officers or first-rate petty of
ficers can afford the luxury of marriage,
and even they have to watch out pretty
keenly not to impair the due to their bet
ter halves.
Many of these better halves are adven
turesses pure and simple, who make it a
business to get acquainted with naval
men. m;ik'* an impression, get married
and then take the mon??y sent to them and
do what they please?marry some one else
at another navy yard l>elonging to anoth
er ship sometimes, and keep track of the
cruises of the vessels.
The order men seem to fall most easily
before the adventuress. And when they
discover their mistake and have obtained
divorces and are free again usually get
back into the same boat.
Still, many a woma.i is a sailor's wife
who has not seen him for years who is
Just as good and true and loving at* wo
man ever was. She takes care of baby
while he is away and almost dies for joy
when she can meet him at the end of a
cruise. Sailors, too. in many cases ars
Just as true to their wives, although some
times with them only two months In three
years. Then, again, others slave simply
that a son or a daughter, a brother or a
sister, may get an education and mill not
have to work as hard as they do. or are
sailors so they can earn enough to keep
an aged parent out of want^
? H n n if Tn* rn a xi r ti 1TJI ?
!?
Qisr New Credit Way.
(Half What You Spend Herei
Tomorrow Given Back?
?that's what these prices amount to. A mighty cut has been made
here. We've used ungloved methods. Just halved all the mark
ings throughout the place exactly. No hesitation about it. but a
sudden sweep that severed 50 per cent off of what we'd ask you
any day but the first of July. Tins is for tomorrow alone. Our
great improvement sale demands unusual means to put it to the
fore. Credit, too, and all you want of it.
Improvement;]
Sale Price. 3
| Regular Improvement Regular
? Price.
9t
Sale Price.
f S2.50 Blue Serge Coats... .$1.29
S3 Pants, left from suits.. .$1.19
^ $1.50 Duck Pants 66c.
^ $1.00 Crash Pants 55c.
2? 50c. Office Coats 24c.
? Si .00 Men's Umbrellas, steel
? rods 49c.
35c. Boys' Shirt Waists 19c.
, ? 19c. Tam O'Shanters 8c.
' jj? $1.50 Boys' Dewey Suits,
% cap included 98c.
? 39c. Bovs' Straw Hats 19c.
i
Price.
50c. Men's Straw Hats 25c.
25c. Wash Pants (boys').... 10c.
15c. Summer Suspenders... .6c.
15c. Black and Tan J Hose. ,-c.
50c. Brownie Overalls, ages
3 to 12 25c.
75c. Ladies' Shirt Waists.. .25c.
69c. Crash Skirts 25c.
$1.50 White Duck Skirts. ..98c.
$3.50 Ladies' Man-made
Crash Suits $158
$1.00 Wrappers 49c.
Odds and Ends Men's $8, $10 and $12 Suits, two or three of a
kind $3.98
Choice of any $10 Casiimere in the store, checks and plank
among 'em ". $5.00
Black Clay Worsted Suits, silk sewed, marked $15.00. .$7.50
SAMUEL FRIEOLANOER,
Successor to New York Clothing House,
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