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THE MOUSING- TIMES, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 189G.
i&r&?qrAf' ''':
GUESTS FAILEDTO APPEAR
Unwilling to Testify Regarding
Raid on Sherry's Hotel.
NONE OF THEM HAVE TIME
Police Captain Chapman "Will Prob
ably It-cope Punishment for Dis
turbing; the Seeley Dinner Party.
Affair Has "Widened Breach in
2Cew Yni'Vn Police Hoard.
Now Yoik, Doc. 26 Louis Sherry, on
whose fashionable restaurant Police Capt.
Chapman made a raid last wok, and
caught the Seeley dinner parry asitwjib
about to be entertained by a number ot
risque dances, lias refused lo make an
affidavit nganiM Capt. Chapman.
Tlie hearing on tlie chaic.es wab set by
Hie police commissioners to begin at lo
o'clock today.
Noneot tlie diners to whom imitations
were sent to appear and gie testimony,
wore present. Tliey all replied that they
had been suddenly called out of town or
were otherwise engaged.
Olncf of Police Conlin produced the fol
lowing letter, written by Mi- Sherry on
Thursday:
"lour Tavor of this date-Is received.
My letter to the board or police commis
sioners which you mentioned refers only
to facts suhmitted by C.ipt. Chapman, and,
as 1 understand, stated in his rejnirt. I
have nothing to add, so I see no necessity
of any affidavit from me- 1 simply sub
mit that what Capt. Chapman admittedly
did in connection with his supposed justi
fication, and taken precisely as he states
it, calls for rebuke and punishment in some
way at jour hands or those of tlie board,
The method I do not undertake to sug
gest. I ought to add, however, that if the
complaint to which you refer is 1:1 pro
ccedings for removal from the force or
fruspenslon, I have not asked and do not
wish any such liroccedlngs.
Don't "Want llitu Dismissed.
"I do not think that Capt. Chapman de
serves punishment so seere. Of coure.
I shall Ik; glad lo call upon you if you so
desire, but 1 shall not call on Saturday,
as you have suggested, unless I hear from ,
you again. 1 beg to remain, very truly
jours. "LOriS SHERRY."
It is expei led that Nathan Seeley , rather
of Clinton Barnum Seeley, 111 honor of
whoc marriage that dinner was given, will
keep his promise to appear asminst Capt.
Chapman. He declared that ir Mr Shirrj
did not press the complaint he himself
would do so.
Each of the gusts had received a "N,py
of tlie following letter signed by CM -f
Conhu:
Dear Sir There has been placed in
my hands a statement of Mr Herbeit
Harnum Seeley of No. 25 East Thirtj-ninJi
stieet, this city, detailing the occurrences
at the dinner given by him to his broth r
at Sherry's dining looms in this city on the
night of Saturday, the Huh inst., panieu
l.irlj in leference to Police Captain Chap
man's action on that occasion
"I propose to make charges against Capt
Chapman, and wih to make the ase
against him as strong as possible in order
to justify my action. The invariable pro
cedure 111 cases of this ch.iraetei is to per
tonally interview the witnesses of the mat
ters complained of.
I therefore request you, as one of those
present upon the occasion in question, to
call at my office, at police headquarters,
No 300 Mulberry btreet, this city, on
Saturday, the 26th inst , at 10 o'clock a
m Should this hour not meet your con
venience, will you please indicate im
mediately upon the receipt of this a more
convenient time Awaiting a favorable re
ply, I aim very truly yours,
"PETER CONLIN, Chief of Police "
Inspired by Parker?
The raid is now said to mark another
phase in the Roosevelt-Parker feud.
Commissioner Parker is believed to have
had a han J in the descent 0:1 the diners who
are friends of President Roosevelt, of the
police board.
A rumor bearing the impress of truth is
in circulation which lifts the responsibility
for the raid from Capt Chapman shoul
ders It is said that Commissioner Parker
authorized it.
When the information concerning the
nature or the entertainment was received
at the West Thirtieth stieet station, Capt.
Chapman at once notified Parker, it Is
said Tor an hour before the raid and dur
ing its progress, Parker was present at
the West Thirtieth street station There,
it is asserted, he recehed reports of the
progress of the raid.
The reason advanced as to why the com
missiitnei kept his connection with the nf
faii in the background is that the raid was
virtually a failftrc "Little Egypt" should
havebeeiidlseoveredin theact and arrested
Failing 111 Uiis, the raid was a fiasco
Seelcjs Friends of Roosevelt.
Mr. Harper and the Seeley. are peisonal
friends of Commissioners Roosevelt and An
drews. This would place Mr. Parker's al
leged action in an unfavorable Uglit.
Chief Coulin's friendly feeling toward
Mr. Parker, and the chief's evident disin
clination to holding an im estimation, are
cited 111 proof of this
It is said that he has carried out Ms
threat lo summon every guest at the din
ner. The examination today wasoidered after
Chief Conlin and Commissioner Parker had
held a conference. Louis Sherry made the
complaint and requested that the matter
be investigated Accordingly a large num
ber, it not all. of the guests present ajM-hnt
eensntional banquet hnve icceited notice
to attend the examination
LOST DURING A SQUALL.
Three Persons Drowned From an
lee Punt on Christinas.
Clayton, N Y., Dec. 20. Early yester
day a ft ei noon Edward C. Rogers, supei
intendent of Calumet 'island, opposite
Clatoti, tlie summer residence of Charles
G. Emeiy of New York city, accompanied
by his young son Frank, and Miss Minerva
Bobbins, left Calumet Island In an ice
punt for Grindstone Island, where Miss
Ikobbins resides.
A squall and snow storm came.up while
they were crossing, hiding them from
view. They were not seen again, and as
they did not reach Grindstone, it is feared
that their boat was capsized and that they
were drowned. The river "was full of
drifting ice.
A search was begun this morning and
resulted in the finding of tlie empty punt
with the muff of Miss Robbing in it. No
doubt is now entertained as to their fata
Mr. Rogers leaves a widow and two young
daughters.
For Funeral Expenses.
The sum of $75, made payable to Mary A.
O'Connor, was allotted today from the
police relief fund to pay the expenses of the
funeral of the late Private Samuel Nelson,
of the metropolitan police force, and $10
per. month was allowed as pension to Lee
J. Nelson, until he shall reach the age of
sixteen years.
The Prostrated Mnse.
"What are jou doing with a Turkish
lounge in this office?"
"Our bookkeeper writes poetry, and we
had-to fix tip a place for Jam to lie down
when his man uscripls come back." Chlca v
Record. - -
IS YOUR BRAIN FATIGUED ?
ARE YOU LACKING IN ENERGY,
.S1RKNUX11 AND VIGOR? Do you have
that weak, tired and nervous feeling that
prevents you from attending to husiness
proieriyr Are you ir uuii d with out
ness, loss of memory, panih 111 the head
and batk, dlirincsx or vision, discontent,
de-ponUehty. dread or Impending danger,
anil a wandering mind? These are all in
dnatlonsor the existence or
Nervous Debility.
MEN WHO ARE WASTING AWAY I
Ho you want to lie cured? Do you want
to regain manlv strength and once more
"Cvuiitu strong of body anil clear or brain?
IT von do, consult the greatest specialist
t the age,
DR. YOUNG.
lbs reputation as the leading specialist
ot the nineteenth -century has neen es
tahliMiert by eifeitiug cures or chronic dis
eases where other phvsicians or acknowl
edged ability stood powerless. His sys
tem r treatment, which is original with
him, never rails.
Cor. 12th and F Sts.
Ofllce Ho ill's Daily 10 to."; every Thurs
day eoii'm, 7 to 8; Sunday, 10 12.
Charges Low. Especially to the Poor
AM Medicines Furnished Free.
CONSULTATION
in i'i:u-oN on ijv
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BW
FPRLTNI) of s.15 Tenth street north
west, the i ell-known caterer, is
showing the latest designs in table
decorations. His former magnificent dis
plays, and knowledge of the arrangement
of high-class functions during the many
yea is of his business life, enable him to
handle large or small concourses of people.
Let him provide the menu lor your New
Year's reception, for with the assistance
of his taste and Judgment your table will
be correctly laid; for F. Freund not only
suggests the lands suitable for the occa
sion, but can fiirnisii his own staff of
trained servants, beside gning his per
sonal supervision to eery order sent to
his establishment, while his magnificent
reception parlors have been the scene of
some of the most brilliant gatherings in
Washington.
T.IIS Is the piano ottered by the Met
7erott Music Company, 1110 F street,
Tor $150 cash. It lb strictly a
high grade piano and comes in three woods,
oak, mahogany and ebony. A handsome
stool and scarf included. Come quickly
or you will lose one of these bargains.
FREE to all that call. The receipt
for egg-nogg, at the To-Kalon Wine
Company, 014 Fourteenth street.
You will find there all the ingredients for
your New YcarV punch bowl.
ID ROP P ED intoa coal of f ice the other day
just to see how business was progress
ing. I was astonished to see how lively
things were etpial to a toy stoic, as far
as the rusli was concerned. 1 hardly
thought It could be the mere fact of the
holidays that made it. 1 was not long in
finding out the cause, however. It lay in
the fact that the people are beginning to
appreciate a good thing In this particular
instance, good coal, and full weight at fair
prices. V hat extortion it is for the coal
combine to ask the consumer to pay more
than coal is woith Yet, some people will
be deceived by Hie fairy tales of the com
bine. Just a little ra7zle-dazzle is suffi
cient to make some people continue to pay
for others' bad debts The whole matter
of this coal combine is, that If you once
buy of others you find that you get Just as
good, if not better, coal, full weight and
prompt delivery, and. best of all, you pay
less for it It behooves you to see that
YOU are notfosteiing the combine. S. 8.
DAIS II x EON, 703 12th st. nw are non
combine dealers. You may restassured they
will treat you right.
THE Yellow Kid is abroad in'the Tand.
The only Original kid correctly repre
sented andsentforth by Gundlach, 927
E street northwest. This kid is absolutely
accurate lu every detail, having the large
feet with that prominent big toe. An
entirely bald head with those large ears.
It only brings out the fact that Gundlach
has the costumes Tor all occasions cor
rectly portrayed on hand or made to order.
DANCING sho?s of vici kid, with straps,
patent leather vamps, handso.n :Iy
made and finished, at $1.48; can't
be duplicated under $2.D0, at Stoll's. 810
Seventh street northwest.
FREE samples of Falks' "crispettes,"the
daintiest pop corn made Will not
soil a lady's kid glove, at Falks, 402
Ninth street northwest.
Ml'RDKHKD FOR A HARNESS.
Pennsylvania Mountain llesperndo
Shoots Ills Tlalf-Urother.
Lancaster, Pa., Dec 26. Jerry Green,
colored, a notorious Welsh Mountain des
taln desperado, last night shot and In
stantly killed Abe Green, his half-brother,
at Jerry Green's house, near the "Sign
Boards."
Abe Green called at Jerry's house to se
cure a plec? of harness, which Jerry refused
to give him. A quarrel followed, and Jerry,
seizing a gun, fired a charge Into Abe's
breast, killing him instantly.
Jerry started for 'Squire Geoff's to sur
render, but changed his mind and disap
peared. Officers arc now looking for him.
The murdered man was about thirty-five
years old.
Family Found Head.
Vcrnddlc, Minn., Dec. 20. A party of
hunters two days ago discovered the
badly decomposed 'remains of Charles
Becllcr, and his wire and three children,
in their house near Hewitt. They imme
diately reported the" matter to 'friends
living near there.,, bqt Jt is .nut known
whether, it was a cam of foul play or
freezing. . .- .
Sh
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TO MAKE BETTER SOLDIERS
Cash Prizes for Efficiency Is tlie
New Plan.
OFFICERS DISCUSS DETAILS-
Subcommittee Meeting Held at the
Armory to Consider the .Scheme.
It Met With General Approval
and Steps Will He Taken to Mulce.
It Infective.
A scheme has been set squarely 0:1 foot
whereby the general efficiency of the
District National Guard is proposed to be
bettered. So plausible was the Idea that
the guard oflicers indoised it as soon as
it was disclosed by its originator, Lieut.
J. Bruce "Webb.
For that reason there was a meeting of
a subcommittee of a committee of all the
officers of the guard last night, at the
L- street armory. The members of the sub
committee are: Major Richard O'Brien.
Second Battalion; Capt.. Frank W. Holt,
Company B, Engineer Corps; Capt. George
W. England, Company D, Firth Battalion;
"Lieut. A. P. Robblns, Light B lttery A, and
Lieut. J. B. Webb, quartermaster, Second
Battalion.
Outline of the Plan.
They made a general draft of the plati.
the essence of which Is to offer cash
prizes for general efficiency, and will
submit It to the whole committee inside of
the next ten days, or two weeks. There
is little doubt that their outline will be
carried out by the united officers.
A competition will be held, open to all,
companies of the brigade. Cash prices in
the aggregate sum or 300 will be dis
tributed. ,
This sum is not an arbitrary one, and
was merely fixed by the committee as a
minimum with the hope of increasing
the amount after the first year.
It is proposed that the competition shall
begin sometime during the mouth of Jan
uary and the prizes will be awarded duriqg
the closing months or the year. There will
be ten separate divisions for competition
and examination.
now They Will He Marked.
The condition or the company's bookB and -J
papers will form the first subject Tor
credit. The report of annual inspection by
the adjutant avIII be called into service,
for the purpose.
Tlie condition of the anus and equip-
ments will be passed upon as well as th
properties and quarters Target practice
records, with work in the gallery and on
the range, will come in for a share In
the averages. Efficiency in drill will
go to make up the closing separate di
visions. Provision has also been made In the
plan for a board of judges. This board
is to consist of all the company command
ers, all Hie adjutants and all the quarter
masters of the battalion. Rattallon coni-
mandcrs will be requested to inspect ihcir.
companies once a month. The scale of
marking has been arranged to give ten
points to each of the ten separate fli-
visions. ,
In the contest will be'lrfciuded the work
done in camp next June; It is intended"'
th.it the contest shall close .about Noveuu
. on 'i i' ?-
UUi OU.
FAVORS LIBERAL BANKING.
"Editor Hoyall's Scheme Tndors.ecL'by
Chairman Walker.
Mr William L ROyall, of Richmond, Va..
who made so favorable an impression upoif
the House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency on Friday last, has written a letter
to the chaiiman, Mr. Walker, of Massa
chiisettSiSupplcmentlngthestatementmade at that time, that what the South, North
and West want, is a liberal banking systenf
rather than fa voringany particular system.
Mr Royall writes that if amendments
can be made to the national bank law-
abandoning the "requirement of govern.
inenc nonus as a oasis ror circulation, and
allowing the banks Co issuenotes upon their
own assets up to the limit ot their capital.,,
but still subjecting them to the control of
the national government, wt,sliould never'
hear again about the financial question,
but, on the contrary, peace and content, so
far o-s finances are concerned, would ob
tain in those regions."
Mr. Royall further says that he believes
the entire Southern vote would be given
to a bill allowing the Treasury to issue
lowrate bonds to take up legal tender
and Treasury notes, providing such a
bill would repeal the 10 per cent tax on
State bank notes.
To a United Associated Presses reporter
Mr. Walker said: "There is no difficulty
whatever in complying with the sugges
tions made by Mr Royall and at the same
time strengthening, rather than weaken
ing, the national system, provided the banks
will assume pro rata the current redemp
tion of tlie legal tender notes in proportion
to the notes the banks are allowed to issue,
against their assets, if any general bill
is reported by the Banking and Currency
Committee It will probably follow these
lines."
CANNOT RAISE BAIL.
rjx-I'ajlnjr Teller of the Wrecked
Chicago liank in Jail.
Chicago, Dec 26. Benjamin B. Jones,
ex-paying teller of the wrecked National
Bank of Illinois, who was arrested Thurs
day night on the Federal charge of em
bezzling $20,000 of the bank's funds,
was removed today by order of Judge
Grosscup to tlie Du Page county jail at
Wheaton, to remain there until the next
Federal grand jury passes on his case, or
he is able to furnish the $10,000 bond
required to effect his release.
Ex-Judge Prendergast, who represented
Jones in a settlement with the bank, said
his client met all demands made of him.
but the bank drove a hard bargain, re
ducing Jones to a penniless condition.
His family was forced to go to relatives
to live and Tones Is said to have been in
and out of Chicago repeatedly, working
at anjtiiing to get an honest living.
He say's" he never tried to avoid arrest
and is not guilty of any embezzlement,
alleging thata dozen employes of the bank
had access to the money in the vaults. He
wasawayonavacationinSeptember,1805,
and on his return to the bank was con
fronted with a shortage. It is understood
that Wilson, who is under bond, pendi.ig
.sentence for complicity in the embezzle
ment, accuses Jones of making him a dupe
in the case, and Wilson may be the pun
cipal witness against Jones.
POOLROOMS RAIDED.
St. T.onis Layers of Odds Locked
TJp Under an Old Law.
St. Louis, Dec. 2C All the poolrooms
in town were raided by the police this
arternoon and the proprietors and em
ployes locked up.
Since the recent- decision by the State
supreme court upon a test case that the
anti-poolroom law "was unconstitutional
the layers of odds have flourished as never
before.
An unrepealed and forgotten law was
found, however, that the State relies
upon for conviction. The wagon-loads
of pencilers were bailed out promptly by
local politicians. Tliey .will resume 'iusi
nees Monday and again be arrested.
HERIAIJEFI NOTHING
Great Magician Died With No
Property at All.,..
LOST HEAVILY IN STOCKS
His Personal Expens.es Were Kuor
liious, Too Mo Made Money an
Manager of Dramatic Companies
and Sank It in New York and
Brooklyn.
A great deal of curiosity has been ex
pressed among the friends of the late Prof.
Alexander Heirmaun as to hls-estat6.
Conservative estimates place his' earn
ings in the last twelve "years at $00,000,
and yet he died without leaving a dollar.
Ills tours were always pWitable, and, al
though his personal expenses were enor
mous, he would huve accumulated a for
tune if it had not been 'for his unfortunate
speculations. He could make golden
eagles sprout from the most unexpected
places through legerdemain, and he could
make them disappear -with equal facility
in his private life. ''
Made ' Money.
There are few men who are able to make
as much meiicy as Herrmann did in an ordi
narily good season. He. would leave the
"United States for six months, live as few
princes, can afford to do, and return with
from $75,000 to $100,000 in gold. During
the last few years a judgment against him
was worthless, as he owned' nq tangible
property, and he was swamped with debts.
He died in a private palace car, for which
he had agreed to pay Mrs. Langtry $12,
500. He alwa ys carried from five to eight
beautiful horses with hlm-at an expense of
probably $300 to $500 a week. When
friends remonstrated with him on this sub
ject, he would smile and remark between
puffs of a cigarette:
"They pay ror themselves in advertising.
They are noticed everywhere, and talk
makes business.'
A Great Advertiser.
Nobody was a greater advocate of adver
tising than he. Eery chance that of
fered to get a line in the newspapers he
eagerly seized, and stories about his mys
tification of strangers with his tricks were
spread far and wide. He was willing to
devote his time tospend money on any thing
that would result In an advertisement.
His private railroad car cost him about
$500 a week, and he often had with film
in addition a prl ate horse car, with which
he astonished the natives of the smaller
cities. Ills own hotel bills averaged easily
$150 a week, in addition to hlfa great per
sonal expenses. He kept up an elaborate
establishment In Whitestone, L. I., where
he delighted to entertain his friends. He
took great pleasure in the yacht Fra I)i
avolo last Slimmer, and had many charming
parties with him up to the time he started
"on the road" for bis season's work. He
had bought the yacht from E. 8. Stokes,
6t New York, paying a small sum in cash
and giving notes indorsed by his wife for
the balance. As these notes were not met
on maturity he returned the yacht to the
original owner.
Prof. Herrmann returned from a European
trip fifteen years ago so poor that he had
to raise money on his wife's Jewelry. Ho
soon afterward started ror a tour or Mexico,
the West Indies and South America, and on
his net appearance here his capacious pock
ets were lined with money The era of disas
trous speculations followed. He went lntc
several entures with R'chard S. Newcombe,
and lost at least"S50,000.'- T"ricn he leased
from James Dickson thO'Broad 8treetThe
ater, 111 Phil&dvtpinaj for thirty wceksVata
rental of $1;000 a week'.' " He lost Just
alxtut the amount of hls'rent each week,
until he asked George W'.-Uederer to relieve
him of the burden, and Mr. 'Lederer disposed
ot the lease to Nixon & Zimmerman for
$10,000 in cash. '
Made $200,00p iii Two Years.
He made $200,000 in two years through
his own work and Ids? partnership with
Mr. Ledercr in "The .Transatlantiques," .a
'vaudeville company, and ",U. and I.," with
Gus Williams, and John D Kelly as stars.
Tills money quickly slipped through his
fingers.
He modeled the New York theater now
known as the Savoy at a cost or $50,000,
and sank $25,000 in conducting It for a
season. He arranged to build a theater
In Brooklyn, through which he expected to
reap great profits, but after he had spent
$20,000 the place was condemned by the
building department, and he could not
carry the scheme to a successful Issue.
lie was passionately fond of the excite
ment of dabbling in stocks, and a large
proportion of his earnings eentually went
to brokers. He liked to go to Wall street
and to " entertain the exchanges by his
tricks, but it was costly fun.
Behind his love of display he wis very
charitable, and spent considerable money
In benevolence. 1
He had at different times taken out sev
eral life insurance policies, but he had
assigned them all to creditors as security
for loans, and he recently applied to one
of the leading companies for a $50,000
policy. After he was examined by the
company's physicians he was rejected on
account of tlie heart trouble that resulted
in his death last week.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Chicago Alderman Accused of an
, Flection NTlght Shooting.
Chicago, Dec. 26 As the result of in
formation gained recently by Police In
spector Schaack from two nou-resident
witnesses, the grand jury today voted an
indictment against Thomas J. O'Malloy,
alderman from the Twenty-third ward,
charging complicity In the muder of Gus
Colliander, a saloonkeeper and Twenty-thiid
ward politician, on election night, Novem
ber, 1894.
Half a dozen members of the notorious
Market stieet gang have been suspected
by the police of this cold-blooded crime.
John Bingham and John Santry, of the
gang, wore also indicted-today on the
some charge. Colliander had received
the nomination for North Town collector
and entered the polling place, at Nc. 117
Oak strpet, about midday, to watch the
count of votes.
Soon after his arrival a band ot the
Market street criminals broke in, the
dour and a bloody figlit followed. Col
liander was shot through the body aud
head, dying in a few hours.
The indictment of O'Malley caused sen
sational surprise as much in police circles
as among politicians at the city, ha:l. He
has a plumbing establishment in his ward.
-was serving his first term In the council
and has always been reardeda Osgood
citizen. 3
Silent About the Tnre,eJriejulsAir
No, informatipn concnnilng the reported
seizure or the Three Friends at Key West
can be obtained af the Treasury-Department.
-
A prominent official there said yester
day afternoon that-ttitHdeixuttnent was
not aware that the alleged filibuster had
been apprehended. He remarked that
the only Information ihT department Jmd
was obtained rrom the8 newspapers but
suggested that the ve'fsePmightrhave been
detained by the coIIeetbrTof customs pend
ing an Investigation as to-her recennnove
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Goldenberg's.
Annual clearing sale of coats and capes
Two days selling and the-wrap sale is fairly going. Do you remember
ever having such values offered you? You never have. We are certain of
it. Prices for garments al season have never been so little, and now that
we have cut them from
25 to 50 per cent lower
tUere is nothing left for us but a fraction of their original cost in many in
stances. "Does it pay to lose?" you ask. It does. We have made profit enough.
The business of next ninety days of cloak-wearing time will be done for
glory for the sake of your future patronage.
All the tan Irish frieze Jackets, with
velvet inlaid collars, which were $0.
reduceitto 53.48
All the black bodcle caterpillar-effect
coats all silk lined which sold for
5a cut down to 4.uh
Ait the uit-satin lined Persian lamb
coats, which sold rreely at ?1U. have
been marked if.4
All the imported black caterpillar
coats with deep collars and cutrs
and ulso the tan kersey Jackets, with
bias rronts braided or plain, which
were 5.1.00 and $115, reduced
to a.ou
Ait the niaclc Kersey coats with rich
corded stitching, and lined with change
able tarreta or black satin rhadame
throughout have been reduced from
JSlti.bUto $iu
19-inch Persian Lamb Capes, ail
satin lined and 135 inches in sweep,
have been reduced from S5.G0
to 53.U8
Holidays come and holidays go
but this business goes on without a pause. Yesterday's business convinces us that we can
and will explode the old theory of merchants of a between-holiday dullness. We shall
make prices so low values so great that you will feel that you cannot afford to ignore them
and you will come and we shall be busy.
Of course we shall make a reduced profit but we shall be busy get rid of a lot of mer
chandise which should sell NOW.
SPECIAL SILK VALUES.
Handsome Brocade Bengallnc Light
IJlue, Pink, Nile, ilaize and Lavender
usual price 50c. a yard. Ucduced
to 39C.
Plain Ivory White Taffeta such as
sells about town ror 75c. reduced
to 5UC
Beautiful Satin Brocade, In the Newest
and l.astcst Designs, in Pink, Cream,
Nile, Lavender, and .Maize reduced
to 75c.
Changeable Tarreta Silks, in all the
Newest Lolor Coiunmniioub has been
much more reduced to 59c.
22-inch Heavy. Lustrous Satin Duch
esse Cream, Light Blueand Pink usual
1.50 grade for $1.12
Black All-silk jDouhle-Twlll Surah,
reduced, as a special, from 39c. a vard
to .?. !'fir
Plain Black Satin Duchesse, Lyon's
live and erv heavv qualiiv usual
price 5c. a jard ror 09c.
Here Is the "Star" bargain or the
day a 27-inch i'laln Black Water
proof Habutai which sens ror 7Tc. a
yard regularly ror...., 50c-
Special brack goods values.
52-inch" All-wool Black Cheiot finish
Serge, whicn sells regularly ror 7 do.,
will be orfered at 59c
40-inch Heavy and Lustrous Black
Sicilian our regular dollar grade
ror 09c
40-inch black. all-wool Imperial Serge
which we sell regularlv ror 39c
will be ofrcred Tor .29c yard.
40-inch all-wool, silk-rinlsh Henri
etta, which is sold anywhere jou go lor
09c, is offered you tomorrow for 4Sc.
GOLDENBERG'S,
KENTUCKY'S BLOODY WEEK.
Marked by a Long; List of
Crimes.
Louisville, Ky., Dec 20 Kentucky's
crime list this week is long and bloody.
In addition to the seven lynchings for the
week, the past forty-eight hours have been
enlivened with the following deeds of
violence:
At Cynthiana, Thursday night, John
Howe, colored, aged fifteen years, shot
and fatally wounded Policeman Charles
Lacey. Howe was taken to Pans for
safe-keeping.
On the Big Elkhorn, near the Virginia
line, Tom Edelsen stabbed Bud Stein to
death; Charles Ewalt, a prominent white
man, killed Harry Foster, colored, at
a dance In Boone County, last night. A
iog man named Swift was murdered in a
Christmas row at a logging camp near
Pmevillo.
Alex. Small killed George Boyers at a
Christmas festival near Cynthiana. At a
frolic in Breathitt county, four men were
cut, and one named "Biley, was mortally
wounded.
Toll-gate raiders celebrated Christmas
by chopping down the gate near Mortons
ville, in Woodford county. This is the
second time this gate has been destroyed.
Bill Marrow amused himself shooting
candles oft the Christmas tree at Kavan
naugh Chapel, In Lawrence county, and
when George Pack remonstrated, Marrow
shot him in the abdomen and escaped on
horseback.
Joe Robertson ejected John and George
Rexroa fiom a Christmas tree celebra
tion at Columbia, and they returned and
shot him in the abdomen, inrilttingprobably
fatal wounds.
At Rockport last night, Harry Jackson,
a bad man, was killed in a quarrel at a
Christmas celebration; in PeelvIIle, Ben
Jackson fatally stabbed Joseph Webster.
HERRLN'G FISHERY A FAILURE.
Thousands of People in Newfound
land Threatened TVItli Starvation.
St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 26. The winter
herring fishery is a total failure all around
Foitune Bay. All tlie American fishing
schooners, which were waiting there,
hoping to secure cargoes, have abandoned
the place and sailed for Placentia Bay,
and seine masters have given up their voy
a,'es. v
This Js'the second year in succession
that the he'rring fishery has failed at
Fortune Bay. The result means possible
starvation to thousands of people, because
the herring industry is the only possible
occupation ,ot the residents during the
winter months.
The government will have to help relieve
the suffering.
Mr. J. H. Plummer, publisher of Woman's
World and Jenness Miller Monthly, offers
$100 in prizes to the person making the
largest number'of words from the word
"Endeavors." See his advertisement In
another column. ., .. -
Goldenberg's.
21-inth crushed Plush Capes, extra
wide ripple sweep, lined with fatic-y
silk and trimmed with black thibet
fur, reduced from $'J to 4 ys
30-lnch Persian Lamb Capes, trim
med with black: Thibet fur, have been
reduced fiom $10 to 57.50
au-lnth Astrakhan and Wol Seal
Capes, reduced rrom 515 to... $ KB
10-Inch Electric Seal Capes, with
deep marten rur collars, reduced liom
$lb to 11.75
30-inch Electric Heal Capes, with
skunk collars and edging, reducrd from
$1 to $is
19 -Inch Seal Plush Capes, trimmed
with marten fur, reduced from 57
to $4.50
Handsome Jet trimmed Seal Plush
Capes, 19 Inches long, reduced from
510 to $U.48
Special linen values.
OB-inch bleached Damask Table
Linen a quality which is neer sold
under 75c ror tomorrow, 59c. a yard.
04-inch half-bleached Table Damask,
our regular 50c. quality, to go ror a
day at 39c. a yard.
Full rive-elghths bleached Dinner
Napkins really worth a dollar tor
79c. dozen.
All-linen Crash usual be. sort ror
5c. yard.
50-lnch Table Felt, which usuallv
sells Tor 50c, tomorrow, 33c. yard.
Notions and findings
3-yard piece silk-stltched whalebone
casing ror lc. yard.
9-vard piece or all-silk seam binding
for 7c usual price, 12c.
Wide velveteen skirt binding usual
12c sort ror ac. piece." "
10c. kid haircurlers, all sizes.Tor 5c.
dozen.
4c. Frencn tlarningcotton for 2c ball.
Smith's beat English needles, 3c.
Paper.
5o cards and plate, 75c.
Copper plate, too, and the rmest work
manship and best quahtv cards. 1'ou've
never been offered them under bOc.
by anvbodv else.
PRISONER TRIED TO KILL.
Exciting Scenes inn New Turk Police
Court.
New York, Dec. 26. The Yorkville po
lice court, on East Fifty-seventh Street,
had a lively quarter hour tins afternoon.
Samuel Dreyfus was before Magistrate
Wentworth on a charge of assault. He
appeared in answer to a summons lasued
by Mrs. Caroline Marcus, who lives at 216
East Eorty-fifth street.
While the man stood before the rail
in front of the magistrate's bench Mrs.
Alarcus was facing him close by. Jrej Ms,
in a sudden rage, drew a pistel fiom his
pocket and aimed it dirtctly at the wo
man. Roundsman Griffin was standing cloc
beside Dreyfus. He quickly clutched the
revolver and threw Dreyfus' hand upward
and all the other c ourt officers rushed upon
the prisoner and overpowertd him.
Even the magistrate t(.ok a hand in the
melee. Dreyfus was standing against his
desk and Magistrate Wentworth reached
across and clutched him by the throat and
hung on until Griffin had wrested the re
volver from his hand.
Mrs. Marcus screamed and had hysterics
for ten minutes. WhentheofficersSearched
Dreyfus they found under his shirt a dan
gerous Turkish knife.
A complaint was returned against him
for assault with Intent to kill, and he was
held under $2,000 bail for trial.
M'KINLEY HAULED THE BOYS.-
Xonnjjsters iii Canton Treated to
u Sled Ride.
Canton, Ohio, Dec 26. Major McKin
ley found an unusually large corri-iond-ence
waiting him this morning, and he Avas
kept very busily engaged during the
greater part ot the forenoon.
Just before luncheon, however, he took
a long walk through the residence portion
of the city. He went out unaccompanied.
During the afternoon lu; took a sleigh
ride. Several little boys were on the
street with their sleds and the major called
to them to hitch bn. They were not sluwr
to accept the Invitation and the Presi l"nt
elect enjoyed It as much as the boys
themselves.
Major McKlnley had no callers ot im
portance today. None are expected until
Monday, when the members of Congress
will begin to return to Washington.
Killed the Peacemaker.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 26. A (fecial to the
Telegraph from Valdosta, Ga., says a
tragedy occurred today at Sparks, twenty
miles below here. J- Z. Elliott, a prom
inent merchantand cotton broker, was
'killed by James Chambers, also .well
'known. The town marshal was attempt
ling to arresta drunken man whenChambers
trok tlie part of the disorderly person,
j Elliott stepped out to prevent bodily harm
;belng done the marshal, when Chambers
drew hiB pistol and shot Elliott down,
from the effects of which he died.
Goldenberg's.
Sunday, December 27, 1896.
Uetiiiiiie LiMTine Waterproof Killc
S-a! I'luMi Cipts. 30 Inches lonjr aiiil
euged with genuine marten, reduced
from $16 to $ir.Ua
Imported Silk Velour Copef, trim
med with cut Jet and api.tiriui braid.
UlK-r -O or 24 liu-hes long; tmIiiCmI
from $::.- to "l;.9a
Children's AII-w ol .Mixed Cloth.
Keefrrs. with neatlv iir.iidt d eapes. re
ditied to ..t ya
Misses two tone stript d Puicle Jaclc
eU hairthangeableaiUchrnd mettner
navy ji.d Mat k or pru'ii and black, re
duced rrm S3 to. ..53
Lot or Belgium 1 iin- mr Mori",
satin lined, reduied rr m 7Ce lo..4yo
Special lining values-
Det lb-Inch Imitation Herringbene
Haircloth Black and Gr.i v osHat price.
15c. a yard ror a rents.
Imitation bber eli.wnot-. 2 vara, wide
umiuI 12-c. sort ror "cents.
Fine Imported hernniiB.- h.iirofoth
bl.K-k and gray lis lnchei wide
ummI price, 39c yard -for 29 eents.
Fine French siteeii Rt black and
all colors u-.u,tl price, 25e. a tM
ror 1 5 cent".
Bombay cloth or lork canvas, rtir
skirt racing 12 ,c. uu:il price Jor
7 i cents.
Yard-wide rustle p-riHne n:al
price. 10c reduced to 5J cents.
KJ.ick-bnck fancy rigured valt Hntng
r.-rn colors and ery -t.Mincit quality'
-usual 2(e sort for 14 cents.
fancy striped nMIrpercnlint tneUv
r.tt in color usual price, 15e fr 11
cents.
Yard-wide heavy twilled n-.ta
black and all Cotors-Hi.t! .. jHiaSty
ror 0J cents.
E.tr-he.ivy all-linen anvas uetaT
price, 20e ror 1 4 cent
10c. whalebone". 4e dozen.
Bureau scarfs reduced.
Lot or handsome Spachtel bureau
.earr open-work partem which s,bi
for SI oO-wlIl go tomorrow ror 9a&
Lot or 2-y.ird tauiied linen bureau
scarfs Mexican drawn worfc p.itrerna
-"old Ti.r $! .md SI 2o-will go to
morrow ror 79c.
926-928 7tu-T06 K St.
AGAINST HASTY ACTION.
Coming Monetary Conference "Will
Be AUed to Act Mowly.
Indi.inapoli, Ind.. Dec 2i The exeeu
tie committee of the moHKjry rfm
convention met this afternoon at the head
quarters in ih Demon Hows;, and Cnwr
man II P.Hannalaidbeforett tfoere$Usr
hi. Extern trip. He w." more than grat
ified .it the universal interest he rot: rid In
the subject amonir the rn-.t and uiet 1
fluential men of New York, Bo-ton, I'liiln-
delpht.i, Pittsburg and other cities.
Dunns the -e ion tin.- que-iKHt r" as
to what the committee was apituintfd le
do. and Mr. H.inna expr-ssed himself a
follows:
l feel that it would not be only a. mis
take, but it would be suicidal 'for the
convention to endeavor to airree upon a
bill or a detailed plan.
"While it will in all probabihty adopt
resolutions, I sincerely tru-t that it wBt
leave the matter of details to a. cornmls-ion
which can sit three months or six raonthi
if necessary, to study this question in ail
its various phases, to consider every plan
and every iiggitio" th.it i- brought be-
fore it and to finally devise a currency
pi n that can meet the approval of alt
classes.
-Then I should like to -ee .in executive
committee whose buinea sh.nl le to see
th.tt the com.nivion was onramitd. that
its expenses were provided for, that men
and data that lc mijrht deirt -btHtlti
be brought before it and after the com
mission had completed its work it would
be the business or this eeuiiv com
mittee to educate the country and Con
gre" to th .idoptionortlie pi.m, and thus
cryst.ilue it into law."
RACE THOPBLE I.V GEORGIA.
Colored Men Attempt to Rriie a
Prisoner, lint Are Reputed.
Macon. Ga., Dec 26 A -pet ial to the
Telegraph from Hidiira. ,w says The
marshal at this place arrob d a negro lust
night which enraged the entire black pop
ulation. Negroes gathered about the scene, to
rescue their comrade from the ofticer
Armed with guns, pistols, and rifles, they
threatened to wipe out the whites, and es
pecially all officers of the law.
A scuffle ensued, ln which the marshal
and several negroes were slightly injured.
Fearing a bloody not. aid was asked from
neight-oring towns, when white men re
siHjnded and soon quieted the disturbance
by arresting a carload of the Mack leaders
and carrying them to Valdosta. Jail.
The runernl of the late Chester R. Faulk
ner, "will take place from the undertaking "
establishment of Mr. R. W. Barker, N'o.
612 Eleventh street northwest, at 2 o'clock
sharp today. AH Odd Fellows of thi-j ,
Jurisdiction, including members of the Be
becca lodges, are- requested t. mtet a
the hall of Metropo!iLodgc No. 16, 1. Or
O. F., Ninth ind D streets northwest, a6
1 o'clock, sharp. reward H. Grove,. NobH
Grand M.J. Weaver, Recording Secretary.
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