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********* Store closes 6 p.m. Saturday. ^ i _. i EDMONSTON'S?Home of f the original "FOOT FORM" Jl Boots and Oxfords for Men, ? Women and Children. ^ | Women's $3 f ?*? Oxfords, $1.85. A Saturday "Snap" from Our July Stock-Reducing Shoe Sale. A remnant bar gain for Saturday. 250 pairs of Wo men's Oxfords? broken sizes, in patent colt, vici and J glazed kid ? splen- X did styles that sold x up to $3; to close out at $ T fEdmomistoini'sf 11334 F st. . I ?tiiiuui iitiiitinuiim?wiiwiumtmmimmumiiiwMiuMiiiuini?iininimtiimu?iniiiiiiii?iiiwiiiitH KEEP THE i BLOOD PURE | And Disease Will Surely Pass | You Bv [Df And PAW-PAW LAXATIVE | PILLS Make the Blood Pure | With the coming | of sultry weather | "General Debility" | joins hands with | "General Humid- | ity" In depressing g body and mind and | making life mis- j erablu. ? My Paw - Paw j Tonic will enable | you to withstand g the assaults of | these "generals" g and keep you In g perfect condition to ? attack them and | drive them away. | For a general tonic and vltallzer | there Is nothing to e<iual Munyon'a | Paw-Paw Tonic. Take first a dose or | two of Munyon's Paw-Paw Laxative ? Pills to stir the liver Into healthy ac- ? tlon. and then make a daily use of the ? Tonic and the heated term need have g no terrors for you. You can eat what you like and all you like. It gives prompt exhilaration without intoxica tion. If you are going away put a bottle of Paw-Paw Tonic In your valise instead of whiskey and see how much better It will make you feel. MUNTON. It ?Ni'fti X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X-X~X~> | Barbeir <& Ross. We close at 1 o'clock Saturdays an<l 0 p.m. other days. I Sprays as Sow as - - U A complete shower bath at tachment for 75c. A wonder fully useful little appliance that everybody can afford. More elaborate ones up to I Nickel Towel Bars 45c. Nickel Soap Dishes.... 60c. Bath Seats $1.25 Bath Brushes 60c. SAFETY V V V I Every man his own barber. We are lieailijiiiirtera for Snfetv Razor* anil appllaneea We haw t!?. I.ttrtrrat an.l moot complete line of ahavlng auppllea in \\ a?h<ii|(l"n. ami every thins we sell ia uuar anteed Star and Gem Saft'tv Razors, % $1.50 to $18. ^ Curley Saft ?ty Razors, $2 up. Splendid line of R.ror 25C. Up 1 Strop* Shaving Rru?he*. .. ...25c. up new stropping for MNfetv rar.??r blade Tb# new dropping machine. J J .25 | Safety Razor Blades "Tirf"*,, put in order ?uC< Traveling Companions. I>on*t (to on a vacation trip anvwhere without ??ne of our little ah?>hol utovea handy In a hundred ways-for boiling water ?tea-coffee. etc. 25c. to $3.25. r <ss i^oss. ? 1th and Q Sts. f ^x~x-x-x~xk~x~x~X"X?c~x-:?>.>-> BURCH ELL'S "SPRING LEAF" TEA. Delicious flavor. Unsurpassed for Iced Tea. Packed in foil-lined bond paper bags. 50c. lb. N. W. BURCH ELL, 1325 F ST. CAMP ORDERS ISSUED District National Guard Di rected to Take the Field. NEAR HARPER'S FERRY ANNUAL OUTING WILL BEGIN MONDAY, AUGUST 1. Exercises and Instruction Will Tend to Develop the Most Efficient Organization Possible. General orders No. 8. providing for the coming field service of the local brigade of citizen soldiery, were Issued this after noon from District militia headquarters, as follows: "The annual encampment of the National Guard of the District of Columbia will be held at Bolivar Heights, near Harper's Ferry, W. Va., from the 1st to the 13th of August, 1!MH, and will be designated and known as Camp Ordway. "The various organizations, except the 1st Battery, Field Artillery, which will re ceive special directions, and the Naval Bat talion, will assemble in heavy marching order, fully armed and equipped, on August 1, at the armories, in ample time to march thence and reach the Baltimore and Ohio depot. New Jersey avenue, promptly at 7:30 oclock a m., where railroad transpor tation will be in readiness. "On the duty required for this encamp ment officers and non-commissioned officers of the general staff, field and stall officers of regiments will be mounted. There will be furnished three horses to each battalion for the use of the battalion commander and his staff. Officers will report to the acting quartermaster general on July 2T> the names of the owners of the horses hired by them, and the date from which the hire commenced. "The post office address of the camp will be 'Camp Ordway, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.' A Fixed Military Duty. "Under the law making provision for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, the annual encampment of the National Guard of the District of Co lumbia Is a fixed military duty which de mands of all Its members faithful dis charge. The oaths of officers and enlisted men entail positive obligations and un avoidable responsibilities. With this in view it should be needless to state that the an nual encampment is an occasion for such military exercises and Instruction as will tend to develop and foster the most ef ficient military organization possible in the District of Columbia. To accomplish this, while it is neither desired nor intended to prevent or obstruct the proper individual enjoyment and recreation of the soldier when off immediate duty, mere personal pastime or enjoyment must neverthelss at all times be regarded as secondary and sub servient to that military duty of which rigid discipline and uncomplaining loyalty are the distinguishing elements. These points being well fixed in mind, it Is ex pected that every member of the guard during the coming encampment will strive faithfully and untiringly to meet the re sponsibilities which he has voluntarily as sumed. In this the conscientious soldier will find his task for the short period of tho encampment easy to perform. The object to be kept constantly in view b> all con cerned during this encampment is increased military efficiency. The equipment of the soldier has been restricted and the camp baggage of the officer has been limited to actual requirements. The provisions for tent pitching, cooking and messing, field exercises, drills, and the various other camp duties are all based upon conditions of actual service, and it is expected that guardsmen will appreciate the fact that the advantage of only thirteen days, out of 3<>5, devoted to military outing must be measured by the cheerful and willing loy alty of the individual soldier in learning his lesson in field and camp to the fullest extent possible. "The most Important preliminary duty of guardsmen respecting an annual encamp ment Is attendance, and It is expected that officers will resort to every practicable means to insure the fullest possible attend ance of men. In case less than 70 per centum of the enlisted strength of any company organization shall be reported for the encampment, the commanding officer of the organization will Ik- required to show cause why he should not be relieved from command of his decimated company. If men fail to attend^ except for good and sufficient reason, prompt punitory or dis ciplinary measures will be adopted. Sim ple excuse, or offer of excuse, will not suf fice. The excuse must be previously of fered by the soldier and accepted by proper authority, and the soldier who falls to at tend except for sufficient military reason will be regarded as absent without leave, or In desertion, as circumstances indicate, and will be dealt with accordingly. Courtesy and Respect. "Special attention is directed to the uni versally common tendency of National Guardsmen to disregard the forms of mili tary courtesy and respect so essential to true military discipline. The effort of all officers and non-commissioned officers will be directed to the Instruction of members of their respective organizations In their duty in this regard, bearing in mind at all times that example on the part of superiors is ever an easy and useful lesson to the subordinate. Officers and soldiers alike must be mindful that the prescribed salute is an act of courtesy, Involving neither servility nor degradation, and whatever be the attitude maintained between the mili tary superior nndNnferlor In their civil re lations. In the military the surest mark of intelligent appreciation of the obligations assumed by all alike In taking the prescrib ed oaths Is a punctilious observance of all the forms which experience and good order have set In government of the relations be tween necessary classes in the military service. It Is not deemed essential to re peat In this order the detailed instructions respecting salutes; the authorized manuals being sufficiently explicit regarding the du ties of officers and soldiers In this regard. It Is only deemed necessary to announce that strict compliance with their provisions will be required. "Aside from the general routine of ex ercises and Instructions hereafter to be prescribed, special attention of all com manding officers will be directed to Instruc tion In guard duty in all Its phases and re quirements. Kach soldier must not only be Instructed In the general duties of a sen tinel, but will be taught to recite the gen eral orders, and, as soon as possible after their promulgation, the special orders for sentinels In camp. Officers of the day and officers and non-commissioned officers of the guard will he held to rigid responsibil ity for the proper performance of guard duty In camp, as well as their knowledge of all requirements pertaining thereto "Major Charles H. Ourand. Inspector gen eral. .will have charge of all matters per taining to guard duty, and will see that the provisions of the foregoing paragraph are carried out." CANNON NOT TO GO ABROAD. Will Take Active Part in the Forth coming Campaign. A dispatch from Chicago last night says: "Uncle Joe" Cannon declared today that he would take the stump for the republican national ticket this fall, and that he had no Intention of going to Europe this sum mer. The Speaker will be billed as the star attraction of the national committee and have important assignments In Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. "Uncle Joe" was a sick man after the Chicago convention, and it was reported that lie would accom pany his daughter on a short European trip as soon as he recovered. Mr. Cannon suffered from a low typhoid malaria,-but he says that he has fully recovered and Is ready for the campaign. "I oan't say that I shall make any speeches," said "Uncle Joe," "but I shall at least endeavor to bear testimony for the party." Speaker Cannon came to Chicago to at tend the banquet given In honor of Secre tary Paul Morton. ONE MAY BENUNCIATE TOPIC DISCUSSED IN DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE. Any American Citizen May Expatriate Himself Without Asking the Per mission of the Government. The right and method of renunciation of United States citizenship is a subject of consideration In the diplomatic correspond ence for last year just made public by the State Department. The policy of this gov ernment on that subject is indicated in a letter addressed by Acting Secretary Loomis in December last to Mr. Hengelmuller, the Austro-Hungarian umbassador here, in re yard to the case of Joseph Fuchs, a natu ralized citizen of the United States, for merly a subject of Austria-Hungary, who desired to renounce his American citizen ship and resume his allegiance to the Aus tro-Hungarian government. The consul of the United States at Buda pest, it appears, declined to issue him a statement of his renunciation, and the am bassador asked whether there exists on the part of the United States government any objection to the proposal of the royal Hun garian ministry of the interior to admit, without such renunciat.op. into the Hun garion community persons in Joseph Fuchs' category. Right to Expatriate Himself. In his letter Acting Secretary Loomis said: "Occasionally the department has re ceived a request from an American citizen desiring to become a citizen ol' another country for a certificate that his American citizenship has been renounced, but It has invariably refused to issue such a certifi cate. By the laws of the I'nited States ex patriation is declared to be an Inherent right of all men. and when a citizen of a foreign power seeks naturalization as a citi zen of the United States he is not required to produce a certificate that his parent country has accepted his renunciation of its citizenship. "This government applies the same prin ciple to American citizens who wish to be come the citizens of other powers. It rec ognizes their right to do so in time of peace, and does not issue to them a certificate of its consent, none such being provided for by our laws. "The consul at Budapest was, therefore, not acting improperly when he refrained from Issuing an official statement of Joseph Fuchs' renunciation of American citizen ship. "The la.ws and policy of this government, however. Interpose no obstacle to a recog nition of the right of the government of Austria-Hungary to admit as subjects American citizens who do not present a document from an agent of this govern ment showing that they have renounced their American citizenship: nor is it the opinion of this government that the pro posed action of the Austro-Hungarian gov ernment will be repugnant to any of the provisions of the naturalization convention of September 20, 1870, between the two gov ernments." BOURKE COCHRAN'S RIDE. It is Celebrated in Verse by an Anony mous Poet. Last Tuesday The Star editorially called for a poetic celebration of Bourke Cock ran's dash by special train back to St. Louis on hearing that Judge Parker had sent his now celebrated telegram to Mr. Sheehan. Today the New York Sun, as in response to The Star's' call, prints the fol lowing note and verses, which The Star reproduces as a contribution to the litera ture of the campaign, with regrets that the author of these lines should remain anonymous: [At noon on July 0. W. Rourke Cockran and J. Sergeant Oram left St. Ixxils for home en their private car to keep a dinner engagement at Sher ry's. At Indianapolis they wefe overtaken by a telegram from Charles F. Murphy. Indicating the opportunity afforded liy Judge Parker's telegram, and urging the prompt return of Mr. Cork rail Thereupon Mr. Cram hired a special locomotive at a cost of $400, and they were whlRked back at an average speed of seventy-five miles an hour, arriving two hours after the final adjournment of the convention.] "We are lost"' the Oockran shouted. As he wabbled d?>wn the I'lke, "What's the use of oratory When yon cannot ope the dyke? Let us shake the sooty city, Let us leave the leaky t*>at. Let us hasten hack to Sherry's And put on our dinner coat: " 'T1? well!" said mighty Oockran. "Oh, hell!" said Sergeant Cram. "We are lost!" the Cockran shouted. And he cursed his stupid fate. As the train approached the station Of the Boosters' Pancake state. But a telegram awaited. And it called the Oockran back. As the savior of the party, To reform the juinping-Jack. " 'Tis well!" iiaid mighty Cockran. "Oh, hell!" said Sergeant t^ram. For a special went four hundred Of the Sergeant's yellow coin. And away they sped at frightful speed In the dawning of the morn. "We are here!" the Cockran shouted. As the special crossed the mud Of the tawny yellow river. To the chief of steel and blood. " 'Tis well!" said mighty Cockran. "Oh, bell!" said Sergeant Crain. "We have lost!" the Murphy shouted To the Cockran and the Cram, As they stepped upon the platform With their most profound salaam. " "Twas the only chance!" he shouted, "To corral the kicking mules, And It went to hlating Hades With the flying of the fools." "Ah, well!" sighed mdghty Cockran. "Ah. hell!" said Sergeant Cram. FREE LECTURES FOR THE PEOPLE First Meeting of the Volunteer Com mittee Held Yesterday Afternoon. The first meeting of the volunteer com mittee on free lectures for the people, ap pointed by the board of education, was held yesterday afternoon at Franklin School, when plans were discussed with A. T. Stuart, superintendent of public schools, for the proposed course of lectures. The personnel of the committee is Mrs. John M. Gltterman. chairman; Mr. Charles F. Wel ler and Mr. W. H. Singleton. Mrs. Gltterman has been In consultation with the board of education on the subject, and it was largely through her personal efforts that the appropriation for the ex penses of the free lectures was secured from Congress. She is a graduate of Smith College, where she took the degree of master of arts, is secretary of the Wash ington Smith College Club and president of the Education Association, a volunteer organization of men and women who de vote their energies, without remuneration, to the cause of popular education. As secretary of the Associated Charities, Mr. Weller has devoted his time and ener gies to many movements for the improve ment of the conditions of the mass of the people. Camp Good Hope and the public play grounds which have lately been creat ed in Washington are only a part of his work, and their success is due in a large measure to his tireless efforts to promote them. His thorough knowledge of local conditions make him a valuable member of the committee. Mr. Singleton is a member of the Board of Trade, to whom is due the introduction of manual training Into the school system of the District, and his Interest in the schools has always been Intense and prac tical. The committee seems to have been particularly well chosen for the object in hand, to prepare plans in collaboration with the superintendent of schools, for sub mission to the board of education, and they hope that their plans for this en larged use of the public school plant of over *>,000,000 In buiid:ngs and appliances may meet with deserved support from the public by large attendance at the lectures. Frank Maola, an Italian, shot and prob- ? ably fatally wounded his brother, Louis Maola, at Piedmont, W. Va., Friday, and escaped across the river into Maryland, 1 I LETTER llM MILES General Sencfe Judge Parker -w Friendly ^.ssuratices, ELECTION^ PREDICTE , WRITERS TO ROSEMOUNT ARE DROPPING INTO POETRY. Takes Horseback Ride Before break fast and Reading Correspondence ?The Heaviest Hail. j ESOPUS, N.T.. July 16?Rosemount today showed the effects of the visitation of the 1 Kingston celebrators, whose 1,0(p0 pairs of feet seriously trampled the lawns and dug up the walks, but the judge's gardener soon had things to rights. Judge Parker was unusually early In starting for his horseback ride, going away before he had read his mall. He glanced over the New York papers at breakfast, but had not seen Mr. Bryan's last state ment relative to the democratic platform, when he was asked about It as he was starting for his ride. Judge Parker received a letter today from General Nelson A. Miles. The entire letter is in General Miles' own handwriting and Is as follows: "8T LOUIS. July 10, liKM. "Hon. Alton B. Parker, Esopus, N. Y. "Dear Sir: Safety for the good ship of state is of the first importance. "At a time when a material crisis is pending, when democratic institutions are in peril, when great evils should be eradi cated, when important political questions must be decided, It is fortunate that the democratic party have given to the country a candidate for President in whom that great council of representative men have every confidence, and we have the best of reasons for believing that that confidence will be confirmed by the intelligent patri otic people of the country. "We all do know that the Instincts and training of the judge are to hold in sacred regard the Constitution and the faithful interpretation and execution of the laws. Hence we believe that under your adminis tration its law will be administered with fidelity and Integrity. I believe you will be elected and thereby have an opportunity of rendering our country a service of im measurable value, that will redound to the honor of the democratic party, and the glory of the republic. "1 have the honor to remain, "Very truly yours, "NELSON A. MILES." Among the other letters received today was one from Representative John Lami) of the third district of Virginia. Many of the writers nowadays are writing in poetry to the judge, some of it very good, most of it otherwise. Car Loads of Enthusiasts. A dispatch from Esopus, N. Y., last night says: Six carloads of enthusiastic friends of Judge Alton B. Parker came down on a special u^in tonight to cele brate the judwge's nomination. Most of those who cainc were mocrats, but there were not a few old republican friends of the judge, and the celebration was designed to be non-partisan in character. Headed by the First Regiment Band of Kingston, the visitors marched to Rose rr.ent and gave Judge Parker a rousing ovation. The speech in behalf of the visitors was made by former State Sena tor John J. Linson of Kingston, who, in congratulating Judge Parker, spoke sub stantially as follows: "You may have heard It remarked at I some time during your long residence among us that U.lstME, county was settled by the Dutch. Be that as it may. there is one Dutch ch?ractwi*!lc that Its cltl z< ns share with alt tljt pevple of our great nation. They admli^S-a man who sees right, and seeing, dares to do it. It is for that reason, as well as for the respect and af fection felt for yourself personally, that this assemblage of your neighbors has gathered tonight to do honor to you, to whom has come a distinction that only one in a million can attain'. Words of Henry Clay. "It is related of a great republican lead er, now deceased, that when an opponent in the House of Representatives had shout ed to the chair, 'Mr. Speaker, in the words of Henry Clay, I had rather be right than be President,' he retorted, with sarcasm. 'Don't be afraid, you'll never be either.' "Since the glorious sunburst of the fate ful Saturday when the telegraph flashed from Esopus to St. Louis your words that have become history, it may be demon strated that a man can be right and be President, too. "But we have come here simply to take you by the hand, to assure you of our un alterable appreciation and regard, to con gratulate you on the esteem in which you are held by one of the great parties of the nation at least, and to say to you that whether your next few years are to be kept at Rosemont or in the White House, whether you walk among us as a private citizen or sit in the chair a. Washington, of Jefferson and of Lincoln, you will oc cupy precisely the same position in the hearts of those who know you best." Judge Parker's Reply. In reply Judge Parker said: "Senator Linson and gentlemen of that gallant band of twenty-six that went over to St. Louis the other day. old friends and neighbors: There are never any friends like the old friends. Friendship is not a plant of rapid growth. For more than a quarter of a century I have passed among you day by day, we met one another upon the streets as we were going about our several duties. We chatted together at the clubs, and met one another In social Intercourse at our respective houses. We sorrowed together when dear friends passed away. Together we hel|>ed one another In occa sions of need. We rejoiced together when some great good came to the life or lives j of some of our friends. I "During those years we formed relations of friendship with one another. As an illustration of it we find that twenty-six j of you went all the way to St. Louis j through the heat to say something kindly I of one of their friends of that Kingstjn j and Ulster county band, associated to gether for so many years, and I know very well that they have not told the whole truth at St. Louis. Grateful for Efforts of Friends. "There is something about these friends J whom I have known so well these years that makes It imriossfble for them to tell the exact truth about a friend, and I know j well that In talking the several delega tions there they Mtled to recollect aught but those things which pictured their neighbor as they liked him and liked to view him. I need not say that I am very grateful to those men. I did not ask them I to go, but I appreciated the fact that they ' went. I knew that they would be a force I there, as I have learned they proved to be, and I know very well If a little effort had been made that that band could have been very largely Increased from among friends and neighbor* who would have been only too glad to (jo. "I am not going to attempt to make a speech, but I want to welcome you to Rose mont. Never will I forget, while I live, the happy days when we met day by day and shook each other by the hand and discussed the various situations presented. "I am grateful to all of you who have come here, and I want to take this oppor tunity to shake all of my old neighbors by the hand and to say to each one of you, 'godspeed.' " Chairmanship Still in the Air. The conference between Judge Parker and Senator McCarren lasted about an hour, and from what was learned after the con ference there is a strong Impression here that Mr. Sheehan Is no longer to be thought of In connection with the democratic na tional chairmanship, and also that those in the position of leadership do not regard the national committee as In any way bound to Thomas Taggart of Indiana, It may be said that if any one has been se lected for the national chairmanship there Is no reliable information obtainable here , tonight as to who he Is. "It is only a question of the majority as I ?TTrmrrvwv WVWWVWWVTV99 W WWWWWWW WWWW" f [ansburyh&Rro. Saturdj^, ^ %[e open [anjburyh&Bro. We'll Begin Tomorrow to Clear the Deck off Slimmer Suits, Skirts and fa Never Have Such Excellent Walking Skirts, Worth $4.98 up to $7.08, of Brllllantine and Sicilian Cloth; In black, navy blue and black and gray mix- FrfE? tures. Saturday we otter these ^ Eton, one-half and three-quarter lengths, of best quality Black Taf feta. The $12.98 to $15.00 ones $7.50 The $16.50 to $19.50 ones $9.50 The $22.50 to $25.00 ones... .$11.50 The $27.50 and $29.50 ones. .$14.50 Garments Been Offffered at Such Small Prices. Shirt Waist Suits. Of Taffeta. Foulard, Pongi'e, two of Mohair Cloth. The for mer prices were $15.00 to $22.50; now $9.65 Eton Suits. The early summer styles, of Voile, Serge and Etamine, in Black, Blue, Brown, Tan, Gray and Helio.; sizes 32 to 44. The $15.00 Suits now $5.00 The $19.50 Suits now $7-50 The $25.00 Suits now $10.00 The higher-grade Suits reduced in like proportion. Our Summer Suits for Boys Are made totally different from the usual suits intended for boys. We go to tlie maker and tell him to use the same material and findings, exercise the same care in the making, as would go into suits for par ticular men. The result?you get style, quality and excellence, and we see that you do not pay more than the prices usually charged for inferior grades. $3.5(0) Serge and Flannel Blouse Siuits, $11.98. 40 All-wool Gray Flannel and Navy Blue Unfinished Serge Blouse Suits, summer weight, hand somely trimmed. The usual $3.50 grade here at $1.98. $2.50 Summer Suits, $1.49. 25 Scotch Tweed Double breasted Suits in gray striped ef fects, light weight. 39c. Russian Blouse Waists, 22c. Light and medium striped madras Russian Blouse Waists; sizes 2% to 7. $2.50 Summer Suits, $3.69. HO Navy Blue Cheviot Double-breasted Suits, summer weight, tailored on a well-fitting pattern. 25c. 35c. Summer Hats, 25c. Of white duck and crash: included in the lot are Oolf and Yacht Caps of duck and crash. All Straw Hats at Half auid Nearly Half. The $1.00 and $1.50 ones now 50c. The 50c. and 75c. ones now 35c. The 39c. ones now 25c. Each. Greatest Collar Value Yet 2.000 Fine Embroidered Open work "0 Stock Collars. 12 different designs. Worth 25c. and 37^1c. Center Bargain Table, first floor. Each. Soon inner Gloves 75c. and $1.00 Silk I,ace Gloves and Mitts, in white and black? 25c. o-clasp 8u Silk Gloves >0c. and 75c. Women's Two-clasp Suede, Lisle and Double-tipped Silk Gloves? Summer Hose That Will Gave Satisfaction. Note how the prices have been dropped. Misses' Fine Drop- stitch Red Hose, double heel and toe: war ranted fast color. Regular 25c. value. Special, Wo m e n ' 8 Fine Lace Hose, high spliced heel and double toe; warrant ed fast color. Special, 15c. Wo men's Fine Black Maco Cotton Hose, high spliced lieel and double toe; Herms dorf dye. 2!>c. value. Special, 21ic. 5 for $1.00. Wo men's Fine White Lisle Hose, with silk-em broidered ankle, double heel and toe. Regular 50c. value. Special, 31c. Wo men's Fine Black French Lisle Hose, in all over lace work, high spliced heel and toe; Hermsdort dye. 75c. val ue. Special, 39c. A general round-up Summer Hose. 5 Two Surprisingly Good Values -From Infants' Dept. A Russian Blouse Dress for boys, made of fine white pi<iue, trimmed with embroidery, me dallions. Sizes % to 3 years. Regular $1.(58 val ue. Special CHILDREN'S POKE BONNETS, made of fine material, neatly trimmed with embroidery ruffle around face, q They are slightly Soiled from lieing handled, hence the regular $1.48 and $1.68 values, special These Toilet Articles Will Ad-d to Your Comfort. 50c. Jars Magda Cold Cream 39c. 25c. Renowned Sanitol Paste and Powder... 15c. 25c. Sheffield's Tooth Paste 15c. 25c. Imported Tooth Brushes 19c. 50c. Crown Lavender Salts 35c. 20c. Bradley's Woodland Violet Powder.... 15c. 75c. Murray & Lanman's Florida Water.... 44c. 50c. Hind's Honey and Almond Cream 39c. 15c. Violet Bath Ammonia 8c. 25c. Parker Pray's Nail Enamel 17c. J 5c. Cakes Elderflower Soap, 3 cakes for 10c. * 50c. Colgate's Monad Violet Extract, oz.... 40c. * 50c. Violet of Sicily Extract, oz 40c. * 35c. Woodworth Blue Lily Extract, oz 23c. Golf Pin Sets. 2 Hat Pins. !<0>c. Little Beauty Pirns In Roman finish. 8 on a card 25c. [ Sash and Belt Piins, j* In oxidized, gilt and pearl; 10 i? designs; the 48c. kind At Gold=Plated Brooch Pins. Worth 48c., 75c. and 98c. Each. The entire sample line of a promi- At nent manufacturer goes on sale to morrow. Every pin is of different pattern and set with beautiful bril liants. Imported Mat Pins. The 48c. Ones at 25c. The 75c. Ones at 48c. The 98c. Ones at 69c. 420=26 7th St 417=25 8th St. X see It," said Senator McCarren after the conference. "The question of campaign funds will not play the part it has played in the last two campaigns. This time it Is more a question of the man than of any issue, and the decision lies with the people absolutely. The sordid element will not be so much a feature as in the past. "The minute I saw the gold dispatch, and I was with Mr. Sheehan when he re ceived it, I said it was the right thing under the circumstances." Asked about the Bryan utterances. Sen ator McCarren said that Mr. Bryan had pledged himself on the platform in the con vention to support the ticket, and that he believed he would do so. Mr. Cockran repeated his statement that he was ready to make more speeches for Judge Parker than he made in l?Mi. Messrs. McCarren, Cockran and Belmont left for New York tonight. Some Developments. A dispatch from New York last night says: August Belmont, Bourke Cockran and Senator McCarren returned last night from a secret conference with Judge Parker at Esopus. They made the trip to Ksopus on the Judge's invitation. It has developed that Mr. Belmont intends to play, if pos sible, a leading role in the coming fight. He wants to be either chairman of the na tional democratic committee or treasurer. The friends of Judge Parker who are mak ing a slate for national committee offices have Mr. Belmont on all slates, and if he Is not chairman he will b^ head of the money department. This Is the plan of Belmont and McCar ren: For chairman?August Belmont. For manager of the western quarters? John P. Hopkins of Illinois or Thomas Tag gart of Indiana, preferably the" latter. For governor?Some man outside of Greater New York. The other program is as follows: For titular chairman?Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas or A. P. Gorman of Mary land. For active chairman?W. F. Sheehan. For treasurer?August Belmont. For subchalrman and in charge of west ern office?Thomas Taggart. The latter is supposed to be Judge Par ker's ticket. But it is resisted. He knew it today. He la disturbed about it tonight. McCarren, Belmont and Cockran returned to New York this evening. By tomorrow the news of the disagreement will be known to every member of the national committee, and that committee will meet in New York inside of ten days. Sheehan boa withdrawn his name for the chairmanship, so his friends declare. But these same friends assert that he will op pose the selection of Belmont, with all his might. Sheehan will ask for the appoint ment of a southern or western man as the figurehead chairman, he to take charge of the active political work. IN THE CONGO REGION. Conditions Described in a Report From the Governor General. Conditions in the Congo Free State as the Belgians see them are described In a long report which Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister at Washington, has received from the governor general of the Congo. The governor general says that the Ju dicial system is in excellent working order, but In the Interest of its further develop ment the establishment of new courts lias been recommended and the offering of In ducements which will secure as Judges men of high talent from among Belgian Jurists. That the courts do their full duty In pro tecting the natives from wrong, the gov ernor general says is clearly shown by the Judgments reported. He adds, however, that the Congolese bench has a difficult task In weighing evidence, because the natives, as a rule, without hesitation, offer as evidence any story that may suit their purpose. As an illustration of how far afield these native witnesses sometimes go In their statements, the governor general cites the case of natives who. In revenge for some dispute about wages, with abso lute unanimity and persistency, accused a British Protestant missionary of murder ing tjie engineer of the mission launch. In the elTort to teach the native to work the government has Issued a new decree In regard to the taxes on labor, of which mention Is made In the report of the gov ernor general. The native is required to perform a certain amount of labor In re turn for the protection he receives from the state, and for this labor he Is paid at the usual rate of wages. The report polrtts out that t)iis tax is one which the native has no difficulty in paying and constitutes one of the most imi>ortant elements In the humanitarian program of the state. By a recent decree Instructions are given to the state's agents, with a view to securing an equitable amount of labor from the native and also with a view to the prevention of arbitrary exactions. Additional instruc tions have been given regarding the proper remuneration of native labor. The report shows that In the army the administration lias l>een Improved and that tlie white officers exercise a strict supervi sion over the native troops to prevent any excess. The smallpox and the "sleeping sickness" are the two diseases prevalent among the natives. But the governor general says that the government Is making some head way against the smallpox by systematic vaccination, though no cure lias yet been found for the "sleeping sickness," which destroys whole villages. Regarding the missionaries, the report says that when the Congo state was llrst organized there were only a handful of missionaries, but that now, according to the official report, there are Wxi mission aries and over 150 mission stations. Automatic Switch Saved Lives. The officials of the Southern Railway Company In Washington have been prais ing the wise forethought of its managers in the Installation along certain dangerous mountain grades in North Carolina of an automatic safety switch. The successful operation of one of these safety switches the other day averted what undoubtedly would have been a terrible railroad disas ter. resulting in the loss of many lives, be sides doing considerable damage to the property of the road. A heavily loaded passenger train, while running down a steep grade on Saluda mountain, in North Carolina, got beyond the control of the engineer and started down the mountain side at a terrific rat* of speed. The air brakes failed to work properly and were of no avail, while the trainmen were helpless and the passengers were greatlv alarmed. At any moment It was expected the train, with Its load of human freight, would jump the tracks and go plunging down the mountain, leaving death and disaster In its wake. Before the accident happened, however, the train ran upon one of the automatic safety switches, and Instead of being dash ed down the mountain side to destruction the train ran up a short Incline at the side of the main tracks and stopped. There was great Joy among the passengers, and the officials of the road feel rewarded for the money expended in the installation of the safety switches, which were installed to prevent Just such possible accidents. The Incident on the mountain grade In North Carolina, it Is stated. Is the first ac tual test of the practical operation of th? switch since Its Installation, and It Is be lieved that all the steep and seemingly dangerous grades on the Southern will b? equipped with similar safety arrangement! to meet similar emergencies.