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TIIE TIMES, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899.
HBATIOli OP BAILWATS
Annual Report from ilic Interalaic
Commerce Commission.
The Total "llllrnsie I P to Juno Ml).
1S Tlif Kunliiiurut Aninhrr ot
I2ninlajci Vnluatlon f lrnpcrt
Auralicr or Arc!i1cntH Kariilwr
nutl i;iiciic Improved Service.
1'rcai Mumarlcs which will appear la
Ihe Eleventh Statistical Report of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, prepared
!) its statistician, being the complete re
port Tor the year ending June CO, 1898, for
which a preliminary Income account was
issued In December, 1S9S. the figures In
the following adrance statement are ob
tained: On June 20, 18D8, It appears there were
91 roads In the hands of receivers, which
operated a mileage of 12.744.05 miles, the
mileage owned by these roads being 9,
761.08 miles. As compared with the year
preceding, these figures show a net de
crease of 6.116.73 miles In mileage operat
ed, and of 5,133.49 miles In mileage owned.
.During the year in question 45 roads were
removed from the control of receivers, and
for 11 roads receivers were appointed. Of
the roads operated under receiverships on
June 20, 159S. 10 had an operated mileage
In exces3 of 300 miles. 13 between 100 and
200 miles, and 4S less then 100 miles.
complete returns in all cases for roads J June 30,
In the custody cr the courts, substan
tially complete figures, however, show
that the amount cf capital stock of rail
ways under receivership on June 30. 1S9S,
was $2G4.137.371, of funded debt. $322,892,
G9L and of current liabilities, $74,545,236.
A comparison with the figures for the
previous year Indicates that there was a
decrease In the capital stock represented
by railways of this class of $221,927,2:9, and
In the funded debt of J20S.515.O99.
The JIllenKO.
On June 30, 1S9S, the total single-track
railway mileage in the United States was
186,396 32 miles, there being an Increase In
this mileage during the year of 1.S57.S5
miles. The States of Arkansas, California,
Louisiana, Missouri, New York, and Wis
consin show an Increase In excess of 100
miles. The aggregate length of railway
mileage. Including all tracks, on the date
given was 247,532.52 miles, the increase
being shown as 4.CS8.U miles.
IloIIInc Stock.
One June 20, 1S9S. there were 36.234
locomotives in the service of the railways.
This number Is larger by 248 than the
previous year. Of the total number of
Jocomotives reported, 9,956 are classed as
passenger locomotives, 20,627 as freight
locomotives, and 5,234 as switching loco
motives, a small number being unclassified.
The total number of cars of all classes
reported as In the service of railways on
the date named was 1,326,174, being an
increase of 28,694 as compared with June
20, 1897. Of the total number, 33,595 were
assigned to the passenger service and
1.248.826 to the freight service. -43,753 be-
numbcr of tons of freight carried one mile
per mile of line v. as 617,810, which is 93.
731 greater than tho corresponding Item
for the year preceding.
The Knrniiii nntl Kxpciinch.
TLo gross earnings of the railwajs of
the United States, covering an operated
mileage of 1S4.64S.2C miles, were $1,247,
22C.621 for the jear endirg June 30, 1&98,
being greater by $125,235,848 than the cor
rcspcjding Item for the fiscal year pre
ceding The operating expenses durln;
the same period were $S17,S73,27G, being
an Increase of $C3,44S,512 as compare!
with the j ear 1S97. The items comprise J
In $ros3 earnings from operation for the
fiscal year under consideration were: Pas
senger revenue $206,970,490, increase as
compared with the previous jear $15,834,
63, mail $34,608,352, Increase ?553.SSti,
express $25,908,075, Increase $1,007,009;
ether earnings from passenger service $7,
224.CO0; freight revenue $876,727,719, in
crease $103,678,405; other earnings from
freight service $4,6S3,2C3. increase $473,
548; other earnings from operation, ln
cludlnga few unclassified Items, $31,
203,780. The operating expenses for the year
were assigned as follows: Maintenance
of way and structures, J173.314.93S; In
crease as compared with the preceding
jear, $12,880,555. Maintenance of equip
ment, $142,624,862; Increase. $19,862,504.
Conducting transportation, $454,674,276;
Increase, $32,148,414. General expenses,
$36,476,6S6; decrease, $4,5S3. The gross
earnings averaged $6,755 per mile of line,
and operating expenses $4,430 per mile of
line.
The Income from operation, that Is, the
amount offeross earnings remaining after
the deduction of operating expenses, com
monly termed net earnings, was $129,352,
315. This amount is $59,787,336 greater
than it was for the preceding year ending
1897. The amount of income from
other sources was $13S.202,779. The fol
lowing items are embraced in this amount:
lecomo from lease of road, $95,471,678; div
idends on stocks owned, $15,614,638; inter
est on bonds owned, $10,529,343, and mis
cellaneous Income. $16,5S7,120. The total
Income of the railways, $567,555,124, that
13, the Income from operation and Income
from other sources. Is the Item from wh'ch
fixed charges and other analogous items
are to be deducted before reaching the
amount available for dividends. Taking
from tbi3 amount the total deductions from
inccme, $427,235,703, leaves $110,319,421 as
the net Income for the year available for
dividends or surplus.
The total amount of dividends declared
during the year. Including $87,973, other
payments from net income, was $96,210.
864. It therefore appears that the surplus
from the operations of the jear was $44,
078,157. An analysis of the total deduc
tions from Income, $427,235,703, mentioned
above, shows that they were composed of
tho following items: Salaries and main
tenance of organization, $113,325; Interest
accrued on funded debt, $216,126,611; in
terest on interest-bearing current liabili
ties, $7,073,933; rents paid for lease of
road, $92,391,005; taxes. $13,823,224; per
manent Improvements charged to income
account, $6,817,905, and other deductions,
$30,524,597.
POLICEMEN EXONERATED.
CliarRCM AfrnlnNt HolIInsrbcrjrcr mid
Sulllan DlNniitmeri.
The District Commissioners have dis
charged as groundless the charges which
ing assigned to the sen ice of the railways , were recently made by Christena Pollard
tncmseives. ine nuraDer oi cars ownea Dy against Lieut. L. H. Holllngberger and
private companies and individuals that PoIiceman Sullivan, of the Fourth police
are used by railways in transportation Is , .,-, , Smlth washlnrtnn. Sullivan
not covered by reports filed with the
Commission.
An Inspection of the summaries which
are designated to show the density of
equipment and the efficiency of its em- j
ploymcnt, shows that during the year end
ing June 30, 1698. the railways in the
United States used 20 locomotives and 718
cars per 100 miles of line.
dumber of liuploj en.
The number of persons employed by the
railways of the United States, s reported
on June 30, 1E9S. was 874,558, which is
equivalent to 474 employes per 100 mile
of line. As compared with the number of
employes for the previous year, there was
an Increase of S1.062. The emplojes of
railways, as reported to the Commission,
are divided into eighteen classes. It thus
appears that on June 30, 1898. there were
la the employ of the railways 37,939 en
glnemen, 38,925 firemen, 26,876 conductors,
and GC.S68 other trainmen. There were 47,
124 switchmen, Gagmen, and watchmen. A
distribution of employes conforming to
the four general subdivisions of operating
expenses shows that the services of 32,431
employes were required for general admin
istration, or 18 per 100 miles of line; 261,
B6G for maintenance of way and structures,
or 112 per 100 miles of line: 171.600 for
maintenance of equipment, or S3 per 100
miles of line, and 39S.907 for conducting
transportation, or 216 per 100 miles of line.
was alleged to have visited the Pollard
home, at 126 Second Street southwest,
dragged her daughter out of bed, cursed
and struck her, and hauled her to tho
police station in an almost nude condition.
The incident is alleged to have occurred
about 1 30 o'clock Sunday morning, June
25, when. It is stated, the policeman en
tered the house of Mrs. Pollard without
provocation. The specific charges made
against the police lieutenant Is that he
branded her a thief, when she visited the
police station, with clothes for her daugh
ter. The woman complained also that the
lieutenant accused members of her family
with stealing and said uncompromising
things about them.
These gross charges were referred by
the District Commissioners to Major Syl
vester for Investigation. Subsequently
Lieutenant Holllngberger was asked to
make a written explanation, which he did
several days ago. That explanation reached
the Commissioners yesterday. It tcnd3 to
show that the Pollard woman bas a bad
character. The allegations made by her
are denied and the statement made that
the Pollard woman entered complaint
against the Interested policeman for pur
poses of intimidation and in order to pre
vent police interference with her and her
family.
Lieutenant Holllngberger explains that
the trouble grew out of a complaint made
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ns yd from Hechts' "Clearing Sale."
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The whole store is pervaded with the Clearing ideamanaging buyers of every
department have entered into the spirit of the sale with the enthusiasm that charac-
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t terizes the athlete as he enters the race. The immense selling of the past week pro- $
I claims the decisiveness of the sale. It will be shorter than we expected, because we I
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I have cut deeper into regular prices than we had any idea of at first.
Every buyer is being accorded the privilege of having purchases "charged." You
pay nothing extra for it.
98c to $J.37 sailor hats, 69c,
r A wonderful offering for today ladies' trimmed sailor
S hats, of fine Milan and split braid with double brim, of white
X.and navy satin Jumbo braid, both sorts made on the ''Knox''
j; block, which is the most stylish of the season; also English
j- shapes of mixed and white Jumbo braid and rolled edge sailors
-: which sold for !Sc to 1.37to go for C'Jc.
89c to $1.68 imtrimmed hats, 29c.
7. An immense lot all of which are fine French black chip
X shapes. We sold hundreds of them at Site to 1.09. The bal
j; auce should go in a hurry at 2t)c for choice.
j: Ladies' and children's Leghorns, 69c.
X Our finest Leghorn hats for ladies and children, in all sizes,
X which sold for 1.25 and 1.00, go down today to Oiic each.
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. Sprays of wreaths and of flowers of
-j. many sorts, which sold for Ave and
4- 'Six times as much, cut to 5c.
X Sprays of beautiful Imported arti-
4. flclal flowers, which sold originally for
J- SSc to $2.18, to go for 39c.
Maline nets. In nil colors, 9c instead
of 33c.
S:raw trimming braid, from narrow
edging to braid 2 1-2 Inches wide, for
2c yard.
Greatest values are in boys' wear.
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X We'll have to admit that we have never sold boys' and
j. youths' clothing for as little as we are asking for it during this
X sale. Even if you have no immediate need for it, it will pay you
j; to buy for the distant future.
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$2.98 for boys' $5 serge suits.
styles;
Sizes to fit boys from 7 to 16 year3 doublo-breasted
sergo which will keep its color and shape. 1
a guaranteed
Blue flannel sailor suits,' 39c.
If you will take the trouble, you will find these Identical suits selling for 08c
and more about town. Dlue flannel of a splendid quality; sailor b'ouse style with
largo sailor collars; trimmed with white or red braid; stze3 3 to 8 years.
Boys' washable suits, 19c.
Little boys' (3 to 8 years) washable galatea cloth suits, striped patterns ga
lore, which aro sold elsewhere for 39c. and 49c., for 19c each.
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Boys' washable suits, 49c.
Handsome washable galatea cloth and linen crash sailor blouse suits for little
boss from 3 to 8 years; some with collars of plain materials: some of them trim
med with handsome braid, and some with silk embroidery; sold originally for 98c.
to $1.30, to go for 49c
This statement does not Include 9,754 un- j r Mrs- MaT lUe?- f " tT,eeU
classified employes.
Valuation of I'roprrt).
The amount of railway capital outstand
ing on June 30, 189S, not Including current
liabilities In the term, was $10.81S,534,03L
This amount, assigned to a mileage basi3.
represents a capital of $00,343 per mile of
line. The amount of capital which existed
In the form of stocks was $5,3SS.26S,321. of
which $4,209,271,714 was common stock
and $i,118,S96,G07 was preferred stock. The
amount which existed in the form of fund
ed debt was J3.430.2S3.710, comprising
mortgage bonds, $4,040,762,032; miscel
laneous obligations, $486,977,279; Income
bonds, 2C2.194.CSS. and equipment trust
obligations, $40,251,111. The amount of
capital stock paying no dividends was $3,
570,155,239. or 00.26 per cent of the total
amount outstanding. The amount of fund
ed debt, excluding equipment trust obll- J
gauons, wmen paia no interest, was i&bz,
402,022. Number of Accidents.
The total number of casualties to per
sons on account of railway accidents dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1893. was
47.74L The aggregate number of persons
killed aa a. result of railway accidents
during the year was 6.859, and the number
Injured was 40,882. Of railway employes
1,938 were killed and 21.7C1 were injured
during the year covered by this report.
With respect to the three general classes
of employes, these casualties were divided
as follows: Trainmen. 1,141 killed, 15.045
Injured; switchmen, flagmen, and watch
tnen, 242 killed, 2,677 Injured; other em
ployes, E75 killed, 13.439 injured. Tho
casualties, to employes resulting from
coupling and uncoupling cars were, per
sons killed, 27S; injured, 6.9S8. The cor
responding figures for the preceding-year
were, killed, 14; injured, 0,283.
The number of passengers killed during
the year was 221 and the number Injured,
2.915.
Of the stock paying dividends, 0.63 per
cent of the total amount outstanding paid
from 1 to 4 per cent; 7.15 per cent paid
from 4 to 5 per cent; 7.00 per cent paid
from 5 to 0 per cent; 3.69 per cent paid
from C to 7 per cent, and 4.54 per cent paid
from 7 to 8 per cent. The amount of divi
dends declared during the year was $95,
152,839, which would be produced by an
average rate of 5.29 per cent on stock on
which some dividend was declared. The
amount of mortgago bonds paying no in
terest was $520,124,188, or 11.34 per cent.
llnlln-ay Sen Ice.
The aggregate number of passengers car
ried during the year, as returned In the
annual reports of railways, was 501,060,
681. Indicating an Increase, as compared
with the year ending June 20, 1E97, of 11,.
C2L4S3. The number of passengers car
ried one mile during the year was 13.379.
930.004, there being an Increase of 1,122,
990,257, ta compared with tho pre
vious, year. The increased density of pas
senger trafflo is shown by the fact that In
1898 the number of passengers carried one
mile per mile of line was 72,462. as com
pared with 66,874 for the previous year.
The corresponding period for 1853, how
evor, was 83,809. The number of tons of
freight carried during the year was 879,
006,307, there being an Increase of 157.
200.S6L The number of toss of freight car
ried one mile tu 1H.0T7.D76.J03. which,
compared with the previous year, shows
the large Increase of 18,938,554,019. The
southwest, to the effect that she had gien
two five-dollar gold pieces to Henry Pol
lard, a huckster, through mistake. She
was under the Impression at tho. time that
she had handed him two fhe-cent pieces.
When she discovered her error she went
to Pollard's house and found he was not
at home, after which she placed the mat
ter In the hands of Policeman Kemp.
When Policeman Kemp was relieved of
duty at midnight he transferred the case
to Policeman Sullivan, who tislted the
Pollard house In search of the huckster.
The man was not at home. Sullivan
claims that Mary Pollard, the daughter,
put her head out the front window and be
gan to use indecent language, whereupon
he entered the house and arrested her. He
claims that she was intoxicated. The case
was tried In the Police Court June 20 and
the girl flncd $5.
Regarding the complaint against him
self. Lieutenant Holllngberger states that
when the Pollard woman vls'.ted the Fourth
precinct police station the morning fol'ow
Ing the arrest she began to abuse Police
man Sullivan in particular and the entire
police precinct in general. Lieutenant Hol
llngberger alleges that the w hole f ami y is
composed of "hard" characters. He states
that she keeps a "fence," or repository for
stolen goods; that her bouse was scarchel
for stolen goods in 1893, at which time her
son was convicted for buying stolen oats;
that the Pollard woman is now suspected
of running a "speak-easy;" that It is diffi
cult to secure evidence against her, and
that she brings charges against policemen
for the purpose of Intimidating them.
"If such characters as these are permit
ted to bring charges against police offi
cers," states Lieutenant Holllngberger in
conclusion, "It would soon destroy the ef
ficiency of the force, knowing as they do
that this class of people will swear to any
thing In order to accomplish their pur
pose." The Commissioners decided to take no
action In the matter.
VISITED OPIUM JOINTS.
1'ollccninu Oiippiilirlnicr llucil jj;ir
fur 'rlint Offence
On recommendation of Major Sylvester
the District Commissioners yesterday de
cided to fine Policeman Jacob Oppenhelmer
$25 for conduct unbecoming an officer.
Tho fine is to be paid In monthly Install
ments of five dollars. Oppenhelmer has
also been warned that he must be very
careful of the company he keeps, other
wise ho will be removed from the police
force.
The chargo against the officer Is the re
sult of a visit to an opium Joint In Four-and-a-half
Street, and that while there he
dlttsted himself of his coat, rctoher, and
blackjack. The matter was afterward
brought to the attention of the police
trial board. Witnesses testified that Op
penhelmer permitted a man of the name
of Cochran to use his revolver, producing
much confusion and endangering life. It
was further brought out In trial that the
policeman was partly under the Influence
of opiates. Witnesses testified that he
had bfen eccn In the opium Joint and In
a Missouri Avenue house smoking opium.
In his recommendation to the Commis
sioners, Major Sylvester states that the
policeman was a soldier in the volunteer
service In Cuba. He has been a good
policeman.
Boys' washable knee pants, 6JAc
Doys' washable knee pants, in variety of striped patterns and in all sties
sell for 19c elsewhere will be sold at the record-breaking price of 0 l-2c.
Immense reduction in wash
able skirts and suits.
Ladles' duck skirts, trimmed with
white and blue and white and black
soutache braid, to go for 49c, reduced
from $1.
Lot of white pique skirts, of the most
elaborate sort, trimmed elegantly with
two. three and four rows of inserting;
some trimmed with three Swiss em
broidery ruffles; tho highest-grade
skirts to be had tho creations of the
best skirt maker in New York; orig
inally sold for $7 and $3; to go for
$2.93.
Choice of any pure linen skirt In the
house for $1.49; some are plain and
some aro braided and some are even
trimmed with embroidery Inserting of
tery elaborate sort; seme of them sold
for as much as $4 first of the season.
Ladles' linen, pique, and linen crash
suits, some of them elaborately trim
med with soutache braid of many sorts
all this season's effe:t3 and none of
them worth less than $4, will be sold
now for $1.98.
Reductions in ladies' hosiery
and underwear.
Ladles' fast black, full seamless
hose, In all sizes which sell for 15c Of
black
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pair.
Children's lisle thread fast
hose, full seamless and In all
sizes from 5 to 7 1-2, to go for.
Ladles' lisle thread swIss rlbbecf
vests, handsomely crocheted and IOC
run with silk ribbon, to go for... '
Ladles' fast black, full regular made
and drop-stitch hose imported, 1 CC
to go tomorrow for '"
Scarce a'.l-over embroideries
at nearly half prices.
Nothing Is scarcer than all-over em
broideries. An order which we placed
many weeks ago arrived yesterday and
goes on sale this morning not
at the prices which wo were going to
put on them, but about half what we
Intended to sell them. There arc three
lots all are the handsomest embroid
eries you have ever laid your eyes on.
E9c for $1 00 embroideries.
89c for $1.25 embroideries.
98; for $1.6S embroideries.
Boys' percale shirt waists, 9c.
in best patterns, and well-made waists.
Doys" pleated percale shirt waists,
for 9 l-2c Instead of 19c
Youths' long pants suits, $3.98.
the suits which have been selling for as high as $10 last season the neat
check casslmcrcs and worsteds in the best patterns and plenty of tbem. Size3
14 to 19 years. The larger sizes will lit small men.
Youths' serge suits for $7.50.
The finest serge under the sun suits which sold for $10 and more thU sea
son. A serge which we guarantee which Is fast which will retain ita shape.
Sizes 14 to 19 ear3.
Youths' separate serge coats, $2.98.
The Ideal coat for wear with duck aad linen crash pants as well as with the
check cassimere pants which are so very stylish Just now coats which have
ben $1.
- An awful cut in meis shirts.
Tho Lrr:itfsi reduction pvfrin:iilr in iipipps nf innn'u Oiii-to
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slaughter we made last week, we make it still deeper cut today.
Men's 75c shirts, 29c.
The same qualities and the same patterns which you will see in the windows
of other stores about tovvn for 75c perhaps the same make of shirts are of
fered jou for 29 cents, because we can do it because we bought thousands at a
clip, which were made to sell at wholesale for 02 1-2 cents. The whole front
window has been filled with them. It 13 an enormous showing. Thev are all
j soft bosoms, some have detachable collars, and some have detachable cuffs,
T and there arc all sizes from 14 to 17 1-2. Perfect in every way unsmirch- OQr
X ed, unsolled fresh from the factory LJ
f Finer ones go for 39c.
Handsome silk-bosom shirts and madras bosom and percale
X shirts the best patterns to be had the best made shirts possi-
X ble to buy, which 1i.tv been selling for as high as 1 each will
4- be closed out beginning today for :Wc. You can see them in
X the windows in front. The variety of patterns is almost unlim-
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Ribbons lower than ever.
We got the credit for selling ribbons
for less than any other store in town
when we sold them at regular rri:es.
We have cut every regular price now
cut them to the core and because we
offer such enormous values we should
make quick work of the surplus rib
bon stock.
Three immense lots for today
selling, consisting of plain and fancy
taffetas -from 2 to 6 Inches wide, but
positively all silk.
25c ribbons for 12 l-2c.
GOc and 73c ribbons, 19c
10c and 12 l-2c ribbons. 5c
Cut in velvet ribbons.
As stylish as they arc, they go down
before the Clearing Sale knife a3 well
as those which are not so stjllsh. Best
satin-back quality.
No 1 1-1 for 29c piece.
No. 2 for Sic piece.
No. 5 for 12 l-2c yard.
No. 7 for 15c yard.
No. 9 for 15c jard.
No. 12 for 25c yard.
No. 16 for 23e yard.
No. 40 for 41c yard.
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Such a cut in
men's clothing!
and such selling! Sales inaugurated about
town to counteract this sale's influence had
no effect whatever. Everybody knows the ;
reliability, the trustworthiness, the ;
worthfulness, of Hecht-madec'othinj:, which ;
at regular prices Is by far greater values ;
than others offer.
The men's $J0 and
$12.50 suits at $4
caused unprecedented buying yesterday. The offering was a
'knock-out" blow to the sales of damaged clothing, which really
is not cheap at any price. All these suits at ?1 are guaranteed,
just as every suit which goes from here is guaranteed. There
are len patterns from which to choose, in fine all-wool cheviots
all desirable. The suits are the best-made suits possible to buy. ',
Uecause they aro sold at an astonishingly low price is no reason ;
why they are poor Buits. Broken sizes, hence ?1.
These values have caught the town.
Nobody ever cut prices with such a keen knife as we have
cut the prices of the men's suits. It is a cut for a clearing, and '
because it is, every suit in the house has been slaughtered. ;
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Suits which sold up to S12i0.
Neat dark check fancy cheviots, light
homespuns, handsome casstraerc3 and
worsteds. In all Flze3 from 34 to 4C
with coats made with full French fac
ings and lined with Italian cloth-
handsome garments in plen- i
tiful arlety of patterns.
Instead of J12.j0 for.
;$6.75
Suits which sold up to $17.50.
Fancy check cassimercs. fancy check
worsteds, nerringbone ca3slmeres. blue
serges, black cheviots, and clay wor
steds in all sizes and In all shapes to
fit all size and all shape men elegant-
fitting custom-made cloth- i
Ing. and which we sold up
to 517.50 for
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300 more 35c office coats, 15c.
Men's pants go like this :
Ilea's neat cassimere pants, made
with patent riveted buttons, and In all
sizes; 'splendid variety of patterns,
which sold for $1.50 and more, QC
to go now for OJ
lien's fine dres3 pants, in a variety ;
of check patterns, which are so styli3h "j
this season pants which sold for as V
high as $1 50 to go now ") CI X
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,100 pairs striped linen crash pants, 39c-
All-linen crash suits in 2 lots.
Ever- man's linen crash suit in the house has been includ
ed in two lots and priced at a sacrifice. There are none re
stricted none resered. The are well-made suits every ontTof
them thoroughly shrunk before they were made up, and made
up with the greatest care as to fit, etc. , -J
$h65 for those sold up to $3.50.
$2.29 for those sold up toj7.50.
$4 Flannel pants go for $2,45.
2Tot more than a hundred pairs plain white and striped
those very sorts which are so very fashionable have straps for
belt and fit perfectly reduced from 4 to 2.43.
Men's underwear reduced.
Men's balbrlggan shirts and drawers,
with short sleeve shirts; both garments
elegantly finished; you'll And them
selling elsewhere even today for TOC
50c garment, to go for J
All of our men's plain and fancy
balbrlggan underwear, which havo
been selling for 50c and CSc garment,
and for which men's furnishing stores
get $1, will be so'd beginning to- OQC
day for "
Men's Pepperell Jean drawers, with
ribbed anVlets, double seats, TQC
pantaloon cut reduced to LJ
Men's balbrlggan hose In plain fast
black, white, white feet, and natural
color; made full seamless with tlght
Qtting ankles and warranted fast 1 CC
color, for
More men's linen collars at 5c
More men's linen cuffs at Sc pair.
HECHT AND COMPANY,
5 3-5 5 Seventh Street.
Lot of men's linen vests, 17c.
A most ridiculous price for men's summer vests. Choice of
striped or plain. You know that you cannot buy them usually
for less than three times this price.
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Bicycle clothing at big cut.
Lot of men's all-wool
bicycle suits. In elegant
patterns; with pants hav
ing military seats; sold
up to $3.50. Re- V) QO
duced to -.JO
Men's crash and covert
cloth bicycle suits ideal
wear for pedaling in hot
weather, wh'ch sold for
?r:.?..!! 51.45
Lot of men's wool bi
cycle pants, made with
double seats, which sold
for J2.50 pair, to (1 fin
go now for .JI.UU
Men's 79 c straw hats7 39c.
The biggest and best offering of the season. ITundrcds of
men's rough and ready straw hats, with plain and polka dot
silk bands, in all sizes, go for :!)c each todav, and the offer
ing ought to cause the biggest sort of a stir in the hat depart
ment, for these hats are the same as have been selling all sea
son for 7oc, and nearly the whole summer is yet ahead.
The men's 50c crash hats, 37c.
the Alpine, the square or the round shapes take your choice
none of them sold for less tlian ."0c and others have been get
ting more for them. Ideal hats for hot weather.
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linen crash golf caps.
20c first of the season,
Choice of a lot of boys" yacht straw
hats, which sold for 75c, $1, and ?1.5,
for 49c.
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IN BRITISH WEST INDIES.
Iiitcrcittnir FlKure Concerning; Ja
mnlcii mill llnrlniriocM.
The detall3 of the commerce of those
portions of the Dritlsh West Indies with
which reciprocity treaties are under
consideration are discussed somewhat in
detail by the "Monthly Summary of Com
merce and Finance." Just issued by the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. The Imports
of Jamaica and Darbadoes, with which reci
procit) discussions have reached such an
advanced stage as to render this subject
a matter of special Interest, amount to
nearly $15,000,000 annually. Discussing
the details of tho commerco of these two
Islands, tho summary says:
"Jamaica, tho largest of the British
West India Islands, lies ninety miles south
of Cuba, and 100 miles west of Haiti; it
bas an area of 4,200 square miles, and a
population of 040,000. The total number
of acres under cultivation and care in
1E07 was 053,500, of which 49S.010 was un
der pasture. 2S.764 acres devoted to sugar
cane, 22,387 to coffee, 10,700 to bananas,
10,759 to cocoanuts, 1.011 to cacao, 902 to
pimento, 245 to corn, and S0.050 to ground
provisions. Tho tillable soil of Jamaica
had, since the abolition of slavery, passed
to a great extent from the hands of large
holders to those of small owners, and the
productions have at -the same time been
greatly diversified, coffee, bananas, cocoa
nuts, and cacao having. In many cases, oc
cupied the area formerly devoted to sugar
cane. Business facilities include a colo
nial bank with a circulation of $1,9S5,097,
and assets of $17,993,644. Tho Government
savings bank has 20,660 depositors with de
posits amounting to 463.199. The local
currency Is that of Great Britain, but va
rious American coins are also current. The
registered shipping of Jamaica consists of
124 sailing vescsls of 6,694 tons, and one
steamer of 459 tons. There are In operation
155 miles of railway,, and 937 miles of tele
graph. The products of Jamaica are, besides
trcpical fruits, already mentioned, dye
woods, cabinet woods, spices, and other
vjiluable tropical products The coffee
raised in certain districts of the Blue
Mountains, brings. It is said, the highest
price paid for coffee in tho London mar
ket. Tho exports from Jamaica in the year
1S97-9S Included 83.410 cvvt. of coffee. 445,
866 pounds sterling of bananas. 11.533.726
cocoanuts, 88,013,091 oranges, 1,405.165
pounds of ginger, 1,379,278 gallons
of rum, 284,375 cvvt. of raw sugar,
42,600 tons of logwood, and 3S.S28 cwt. of
pimento. The total value of the exports
of 1897-9S was 1.418.443 pounds sterling and
of the imports 1,660,667 pounds sterling.
The Imports Included 32.657 cwL of bread
and biscuit, 7,898 cwt. of butter and com
pounds, 56,623 tons of coal and coke, 300.
401 bushels of corn, 37,083 barrels of meal,
20S.317 pounds sterling of cotton manu
factures. 118.612 cwt. of dried or salted
fish, 147,616 barrels of flour, 25.124 pounds
sterling of hardware and cutlery, 35,775
pounds sterling of linen manufactures,
millinery and haberdashery, 9,500,000 feet
of lumber, 8,500,000 pounds of rice, and 2,.
403,120 pounds of soap. Of the 1.C6S.607
pound3 sterling of importations In 1S9S.
776.8S9 pounds in value was from the Unit
ed Kingdom. 719,765 from the United
States, 11S.838 from British North America,
while of the 1.448.413 pounds sterling val
ue of exports in 1895, 313,853 pounds went
to the United Kingdom and 202.932 to the
United States.
Jamaica was discovered by Columbus
May 3. 1494, taken possession cf by the
Spaniards in 1509, but taken In 1055 by a
British expedition sent out by Cromwell,
which, after an unsuccessful attempt to
capture the Island of San Domingo, seized
Jamaica, which has since been held by the
British Government, having been ceded to
England In 1570.
The Island of Darbadoes, with whose
Government a reciprocity treaty has
already been signed, lies on the east of
a chain of islands which stretches south
wardly from Porto Klco to the coast of
South America, and which geographers
divide into "Windward" and "Leeward"
groups. Its population Is. according to
the "Statesmen's Year Book of 1899,"
about 190,000; its area about 160 oquaro
miles, and tho area under cultivation about
100,470 acres. The staple product of the
Island Is sugar, about 30,000 acres being
annually planted with sugar cane, which
yielded In 1897 5S.6C0 hogsheads of sugar,
as against 36,451 in 1895 and 49.399 In J8D6.
There aro 441 sugar works, and 9 rum dis
tilleries. Sugar 13 the chief export, though
1.880 tons of "manjak" or "glace pitch"
a bituminous petroleum for fuel was ex
ported In 1897. In the exports of that
year were 56,397 hogsheads of raw 3ugar,
valued at $2,058,417: 2.203 hog3head3 of
other sugar, valued at U20.426; 37,432
puncheons of molasses, -valued at SI1S,97G;
43.449 quintals of dried fish, valued at
3222,502, and considerable quantities of
coal,' corn, flour, and manufactured articles,
much of which was apparently Imported
Into Darbadoes. and distributed thence to
others of the West India group. The Ira
ports Included 3.947,731 pounds of bread
and biscuit. 770.280 pounds of butter and
compounds, 19,749 tons of coal and coke,
304,973 bushels of corn and other grain.
46.683 barrels of Indian corn meal. J.5,089
barrels of flour, S3.453 quintals of dried
fish, $221,620 value of hardware and metals,
$657,522 of linen and cotton goods, 9.1S.2S1
feet of lumber, 2.S91.430 pounds of salted
or pickled meat. 1.581.S3S pounds of oil
meal and oil cake. 9.211.783 pound3 of rice;
1.649.96S stae3 and shooks. the total value
of the year's importations being $4,90S,S33,
cf which $2,309,577 came from the United
Kingdom, $329,643 from North America,
$1,550,564 from the United States, and the
remainder from British India, British West
Indies, British and Dutch Guiana, and
Peru. Of the year's exports, which
amounted to $3,5S2,537 In value. $2.CS0,535
came from the United States.
racillties for satisfactory transaction of
business include a colonial bank, with a
paid-up capital of 600,000. having a cir
culation of $1,9S3,097. The chief city,
Bridgetown, has a population of 21.000.
with 3 dally, 2 weekly, 2 bi-weekly, and 2
monthly newspapers. The registered ship
ping of 1897 consisted of 48 sailing vessels
and 2 steamers; total tonnage, 7,105 tons
net. There are upon the Island 24 miles
of railroad. 170 miles of wagon road 24
miles of telegraph line. 23 miles of police
telephone wire, and 600 moles of nrivato
telephone line, which supplies 406 services.
Darbadoes is a station of the West Indian
and Panama Telegraph Company. Its dls
tance from New York is 1.S20 miles from
Porto Rico. 449, and from Liverpool 3 703
miles. '
COMMISSIONER ROSS EETTJENS.
AkuIii nt 111 Oil!,-,. After Two IVccUV
VIIt to IlllnoU.
John W. Boss, cf the Board of District
Commissioners, returned to his desk at the
DUtrict Building early yesterday morning
He had been absent from the city about
two weeks, visiting his mother and slater
at his old home at Lewlstown, 111.
Mr. Boss 13 looking well after his brief
sojourn ami has gained several pounds In
flesh. He spent considerable- time riding
horseback and enjoyed the exercise Im
mensely. He contemplates continuing tho
practice In this city. When Mr. Boss left
the city he bad hoped to return in time
to be present at the opening of deslgn3
for the new Public Library, which cere
mony occurred last Wednesday. Just as
he was about to leave Lewlstown. how
ever, hl3 mother a3 taken sick. Mr. Ross
then concluded to remain with her several
days longer. He Is President of the Libra
ry Commisslcn, and hjs return at this time
Is very opportune. Ho will preside at the
final adjudgment meeting which will ba
held at tho District Building at 2 o'clock
Monday.
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