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AN INAUGURATION ECHO
Damages to Government Iroperly
3Iav Lead to Leiral Action
to Hepnlr White- House
IenclllK Kliliii il in Ite v ic vv I11K
Mniul Fire Cnusc Scicrc Crltl
cIniu of he Iiiaucriirnl Committee-
In his annual report which was sub
mitted to the Chief of Engineers yoster
dny Col Theodore A Bingham Super
intendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds criticises the Inaugural Com
mittee for its failur to repair the dam
age done to Government property bj the
fire which destrojed a tevlewng stand
located rear the Executive Mansion The
proprletv of legal action to recocr an
amount suflicient to repair the loss Is
fciiggcsted
On the subject of this damage to Gov
ernment property the report sas
It was with hesitation that this office
permitted the erection of said stands Hut
the committee was so posltlo In Its
promises to iennlt no damage and to
repair fuch slight damage as it could be
seen was umvoldible that this office
finally consented The committee was
ery slow In removing its stands nfter
the Inauguration and on the night of
March 15 a Are occurred at the stand on
the northwest corner of the Executive
Mansion grounds due to the carelessness
of the watchman in lighting his lanterns
The lire was soon extinguished but
three of tho handsome and expensive
granite posts and about fifty feet of gran
ite fence coping were ruined at the gate
way of Executive Avenue The Iron fenc
ing In tint locality was also severely
burncd and a handsome elm in the
grounds was ruined
After the expenses of Inauguration
were settled by the committee there was
said to be an unexpended surplus of some
J200O or 525W Urgent representations
were made to the Citizens Committee to
repair the damage
The committee howecr showed no
disposition to pay this just obligation
Pvcn a strong representation of the case
from the honorable Secretary of War
produced no results and the said surplus
w as it is understood turned o er to some
charily fund of the District
These facts considered Colonel Bing
ham recommends that In future Congress
refuse permission for the erection of
stands on the grounds of Executive Man
sion and that the Inaugural Committee
be required by law to give personal bond
with guaranty deposits for complete re
pair of ail damage to Government proper
ty raused directly or indirectly by their
preparations for Inaugural festhities The
question is submitted as to whether the
charity fund referred to is not subject to
legal process for the recoverj of dam
ages Failing in this 2500 is thought
to be necessary to repair the damage
The report outlines the work done under
the supervision of Colonel Bingham as
follows
In addition to the public buildings and
grounds this office has also been charged
with the care and repair of the Govern
ment telegraph lines connecting tha Cap
itol with the -various departments and
the Government Printing Office the re
pair of the building on Tenth Street
wnere Abraham Lincoln died of the con
struction of the statue of Gen John
A Logan and of the ceremonies
incident to its unveiling on April 9 1901
of such matters connected with the erec
tion of a statue to General Sherman as
may properly devolve upon the War De
partments of the monument at Wakefield
Va the birthplace of Washington and
the iron pile dock erected under the su
pervision of this office in 1KH under the
direction of the Department of State at
the mouth of Bridge Creek Va of the
erection in the National Military
Park at Gett sours Pa of a tab
let to Abraham Lincoln of the
care preservation and safety of
buildings occupied by the War De
partment In the District of Columbia
except the State War and Navy Build
ing of the banks of the Potomac River
from the north line of the Arsenal
grounds to the southern curb line of N
Street of the work of continuing plans
for extending the Executive Mansion of
the work of making an examination and
reporting plans for the treatment of that
section of the District of Columbia situ
ated south of Pennsylvania Avenue and
north of B Street southwest and for a
suitable connection between the Potomac
and Zoological Parks since Mareh 6 130L
executive and disbursing officer of the
Grant Statue or Memorial Commission
andsnce May 4 1S01 executive and dis
bursing officer of the McCIellan Statue
Commission
The report first takes up the matter of
the care repair and refurnishing of the
White House and tells of what has been
done In this direction In connection with
the carrying out of the law appropriating
JSOOO for continuing plans for the extend
ing of the Executive Mansion the report
savs
On December 12 1900 in connection
with ceremonies arranged for celebrating
the centennial of the occupation of Wash
ington as the Capital City a model of
the proposed extension was exhibited in
the East Boom of the Executive Mansion
before the President Cabinet members of
Congress Governors and other distin
guished citizens The model was accom
panied by a number of exhibition draw
ings and ail were explained In an address
by the officer In charge of public build
ings and grounds The drawings num
bering fort -seven were completed In
March 1901 traced and blue printed and
with the accompanying specifications
were ready for use April 1901 and await
further action by Congress
Colonel Bingham has made the following
careful estimate of the cost of the pro
posed extension of the Mansion Excava
tion 110000 concrete 35IW0 steel JlfcO
WX floor system ISlnW wooden iloor
70000 walls 332000 windows etc 24
ujo marble coiumns luuno mechanical
Mjuipment 80000 painting and plastering
i3Uil contingencies 10 per cent lU33ou
tout tiise90
The report reviews at some length the
work done on the Washington Monument
especially the installation of a new elec
tric elevator
During the fiscal car S11S0 persons as
cended to the top of the shaft and of
these 2SiSl walked up the stairs During
the first six months of this year no eleva
tor was runnliiK in the Monument -and
during the months of February March
April and May the Monument was closed
altogether to visitors
During the month of January lSIS
walked up and In June 64l The
largest number of visitors was In August
when 16 23S persons went to the top of
the shaft of whom 413S walked The
total number of pcnons who have visited
the Monument since October 9 1SH is
1911012 During the fiscal year there were
215 arrests made b the park watchmen
resulting In S3 convictions 16 prisoners
forfeited collateral and 47 were Intoxicat
ed and released when sobir Only 8 were
made prisoners and 5 dlmlssed
Under the head of childrens play
erounds the reort savs
A playground was set aside between
B Street and the main drive north of the
Washington Monument This plot of
ground covers an area of about lght
acres nnd is occupied nearly all the time
by men and boys playing footb ill nnd
i baseball This is not in accordance with
the law whlrli specifies childrens play
grounds bat this office has been willing to
stretch a oInt because the cround would
not always be occupied by children nnd J
niso in confederation of the large num
ber of clerks and other men who have
odd time only for exercise and can af
ford neither time nor money for dirtant
grounds
The estimates for public buildings and
rrotinds for the fiscal year 1903 aggregate
X225S2330 made up of the following Items
Improvements and care of public build
ings and grounds 145789 30 salaries of
employes public buildings nnd grounds
JC6C20 repair and care of departmental
telegraph line 1500 contingent exp nses
on public buildings ami grounds tCOO
care nnd maintenance Washington Monu
ment S 1103
MANY LOOMS IN THE SOUTH
Grent Inrrrnsf in Cotton
In n le nr
A comparison of the statistics of the tex
tile in the L nittd States com
piled from the Textile World s Direc
tor for 10vl with the figures for 19
shows that an increase has occurred in
each of the four great branehes of the
industry cotton woolen knitting nnd
silk during the past jear
1001 Increase
Cotton splmiies S2Jlo2 1578 03
Cotton loom
Woolen Bets of cards
Worsted combs
Woolen and wonted looms
Knitting machines
Silk spinning spindles
ilk looms
4SS3S3
is2
75721 82955
Barber Ross
Hot
Weather
I Bargain
List
54S2 31081
7411 213
14W 33
S7fll 4TO
82 JJS 7231
14SS lJlM
360ii7 G73
In the cotton branch the looms show a
slightly smaller percentage of increase
than do the spindles being 7 per cent for
the former and 7 5 10 per cent for the
latter
COTTON SlINDLIS
States HOT 101 Inc
hastim 1348103 13S41345 373 437
Vliddlc 1541424 7584 10 2171K
Southern 5749 315 0714531 0R51C1
Western 2W2s 2S05SG 22300
21022953 22001072 l57SCa
COTTON LOOMS
1000 1001 Inc
astern States SOS240 321700 13100
Middle States 32742 31411 1 G9J
Somlifm -late 141301 1507U1 IS 401
Western States b16 6530 523
31054
There arc I57S0I9 more cotton spindles
reported for the whole country in 1931
than in 1900 Over CI per cent of these
new spindles are located In the South
The balance with the exception of 1 4 10
per cent In the Western States are lo
cated in the Middle and Eastern States
Compared with this increase for the
whole country the percentage of increase
in the loomr and spindles of the South
is all the moe notevvorth It is shown
that during the past jcir there has been
installed In the Southern States fMZAK
cotton spindles and IS 375 cotton loom3
or an inert isc of IS 7 10 per cent in the
cotton spindles of that section as com
pared with 7 per- cent increase for the
whole countr It is contended by the
Textile World thaLJthis large Increase
flooding the market with coarse arns
has brought about the extreme depression
now existing in that branch of the busi
ness The Increase of per cent If con
tinued would result In doubling the spin
ning capacity of the country in less than
ten j cars The Southern rate of increase
would double the number of spindles in
four and one half years It is said The
population of the country at the Kite of
increase during the past ten years would
be doubled in about thirty -Ave ears
The woolen and worsted branch shows
the smallest average increase being 3
per cent for vv oolen cards and 24 per cent
for worsted combs This is the only
branch in which any of the four sections
of the country show a decrease then
elng a less number of woolen cards and
woolen looms and norsted looms in the
Southern States now than one year ago
In the knitting Industry we find an in
crease of 9Vfc per cent In the number of
knitting machines which means a dou
bling of the capacity In less than eight
years
VVOOIEN CVMH
1W0 1901 Inc
New Fnz States 303 372 93
States 2435 2519 04
Southern States SbS 375 l
Western States 093 723 83
7201 7414 213
Decrease
WOOL AD WORSTED WOK
1V 190L Inc
Xcw En States 421 J4S 22
Middle States 31751 St2jO 249J
Sc Jthera State 4743 4C28 119
Western States 3922 414S 220
82999 87901
Deer ewe
WORSTED COMDS
190O 190L
New Fnc States 809
2 llddle States C2
Southern States rt
Western States 19
4WJ
Inc
810 1
C55 S3
6 0
21 2
1454 1492 31
KNITTING MvClHNES
1900 1901 Inc
Xevr Emt States 112M 14B2S 655
Middle States 42133 43 714 C331
Sjuthem States 6700 ZJM 2850
Western States 12414 12762 31S
7231
SIIK sriXDLLK
1901 1901 Inc
Eastern States 7ICS0 K5C0 15 633
VJiddle Stales 1243109 1335128 60019
Seuthem 60000 COO00 I
Wcstern States 6210 5200 0
lSaSOsO 118S3 10189-
SILK LOOMS
1900 190L Inc
Eastern Mate 2493 31S0 oS7
Middle States 45123 50500 5432
Southern States 1831 1828 25
Western Sutei 472 501 29
49944 58007 0143
Decrease
The number of silk spinning and twist
ing spindles Increased 73 per cent and
the silk looms Increased 112 per cent In
the past 1 ear The rate of Increase shown
on silk looms would double the weaving
capacity of the country in less than seven
1 ears
In the rapid increase of our textile ma
chinery and the lack of any correspond
ing increise In the outlet for goods are to
be found the causes for the depression
which has prevailed In every branch of
textile industry The comparisons which
we have made may well lead our textile
manufacturers to the conclusion that
their attention may be profitably em
ployed In finding new outlets for their
manufactured goods
THE abiht to sell tlie best grade o
goods at the lowest prices is our reason I
lor ke pine busy een In midsummer
Scan thl list of necejsillc joure T
urc to want Bomcthi and ou cjut a
buy it tlieaptr anywhere j
25 ft Watering Hose complete 1 V f
XrSTWe call for your Hose ind repair It I
for 25 cents T
Adjustable Window Screens 13c a
fccreen Doors tvoirplete 65c I
J ancj 0k fcereen Doors Jl 07 I
Guaranteed Lawn Mowers 2 25 I
X4TSe call for jour Lawn Mouer I
sharpen and return it lor 1 00 T
WfcLUw Ulue FUme Oil Moves S3 75 I
2 burner Oat tOTeti 125 J
2 burner la Cooker with oven M75
3 qt Arctic Ice Cream freezer ijl 50 I
Lemon Squeczi rs 15c I
Jultp linkers with atr iiners 25c up I
Alcohol btoei 25c up 1
Cjhatilzcd Lined Water Oolens 1 t5 4
Porcelain Lined Water Coolers MiQ i
Wjre Disli Covcri 15c i
lie Cream Dihe 15c
Preserving Kettles 20c up f
Cherry seeder v
Jelly Dacs 45c f
Food Choppers 10
Fruit and Jelly IVcm L7
Garden Trowel 5c to 25c f
Garden Hakes He i
Garden J lots 20c 4
Cardri spades 75e i
Gras i Micars 25
Craw SickIcj 25c f
Carvanirtd Garbage Can 5c f
BARBER ROSS
lltli aruiOSts
THE TIMES WASHINGTONrSUNDAY JULY 21 J901
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Lnyiiifr of a Omtnt Walk in
jI organ Avenue
CoiiHCnt 1 lropertj Holder Xjiv olv
Trnnsfer of u Contract ffir
Stilt Inner CIimiRcs in 1 Street
llliiimil Irnlninic Sihool IluililinK
Junes T Levy and others have re
quested that a cement sidi walk be 1 lid
and new curb s t on both sides of Morgan
Avenue between L decker Avenue and
Lamar Place Holmcad Manor The ap
plication was referred to the surface
division of the Engineer Department and
the Computing Engineer Ins submitted
the following report
The applicants constltuto 30 per cent of
the owners of property abutting the work
requested and unless the application can
be made a majority one I am unwilling to
recommend tho entire amount of the
work There Is an existing brick walk on
the west side of Morgan Avenue between
L decker Avenue and Lamar Ilaco and
on the east from L decker Avenue
past lot 17 Trom this point to lot 27 on
the cast side there is no walk except In
fron of lot 2j
The petitioners on this frontage repre
sent ft per cent of the property and I
accordingly recommend that this much
of the work at an estimated cost of Jl2
be Included in the next list to be adver
tised for objections under the assessment
sstem and that tho writers be so ad
v iaed
A few diys ago the Commissioners re
ceived a letter from D Trank Parker repi
resenting John C Parker bookseller etc
stating that the contract between the
Districtand Kberhard Faber of New
York City had been transferred and that
Parker would furnish the stationery etc
contemplated In the contract The letter
in question was countersigned by Eber
hard Tabor per Ti ndale
In reporting upon the matter M C Har
grove Deputy Property Clerk recom
mended that the arrangement between
Faber nnd Parki be accepted so far as
the Faber contract went and that a bond
be required from Parker for the faithful
performance of the contract -as far as It
related to other Items than those speclll
cally mentioned in the contract
The letter was then referred to the Aud
itor J T Petty who reports as follows
A contract cannot be transferred with
out a formal agreement In wilting signed
by all the parties including the sureties
This would In rfect be equivalent to a
new contract I am of the opinion how
ever that what Mr Hargrove designates
as a contract is merely an accepted pro
posal in which event there would be no
difficulty in making the agreement sug
gested The Commissioners at the re
quest of the successful bidder are asked
to make a contract with D Trank Park
er on the erms of the original agreement
The District will obtain the supplies in
question at the prices agreed upon the
only difference being that D Frank Park
er Instead of Eberhard Faber will be the
contractor
J A Chamberlain director of manual
training In the public schools a few days
ago submitted sketches of certain changes
and needed additions to the P Street Man
ual Training Schewl to provide accommo
dations for the work of girls The mat
ter was referred to the Building Depart
ment and John Brady the Inspector of
Buildings has reported that the changes
proposed by Prol Chamberlain will In
volve an additional cost of W3 as shown
by the proposal of the contractor and tha
time extension ofseveral weeks on the
contract date for the completion of the
building He savs the moot serious mat
ter In connection with the Introduction of
the proposed work is the cutting away of
parts of the roof and the floors which
were In place before the reception of Mr
Chamberlains lcCter This the Inspector
does not deem advisable and therefore
recommends that the proposed changes be
not approved
The failure of Henry Oettinger of 3121
M Street to sain the suit instituted
against the District for land alleged to
have been taken without compensation
for street purposes Is said to have been
due to the energy displayed by F W
Huldekoper who originally ran the street
through the Oettinger property and later
dedicated It to the District in considera
tion of certain privileges accorded him in
connection with his subdivision known
as Burleith
At one period of th proceedings it Is
stated the District practically acknowl
edged its indebtedness to OettlngT and
was arranging a compromise but Mr
Huldekoper think lg that he would be
criticised for dedicating to the District
something for which the District later
had to pay Insisted upon the District
taking advantage of the law of laches
which warrants a court In refusing relief
where the plaintiff has been remiss In
asserting a right Oettinger it seems
waited four or live years before bringing
his suit
C M Werle and others have com
plained to the District Commissioners
that the drivers of garbage wagons make
Second Street near H Street northwest
a place to congregate and make it a
thoroughfare each morning before 7 a m
The complaint wai referred through War
ner Stutler tho Superintendent of Street
Cleaning to the Washington Fertilizer
Company the garbage contractors The
company has replied that an unusual
number of wagons have been corgre
gating In the vicinity Positive ordern
have now been Issue d on the subject and
It Is believed there will be no cause for
further action
Mrs Laura Chambers of 413 Seventh
Street northeast has requested the Com
missioners to direct the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company tc keep its
wires off the above namd premises Wal
ter C Allen the Elcetrual Eisireer has
recommended that the complslnant be
informed that the stringlns of wire- on
the premises named has not been author
ized by tho Commissioners and that the
remedy lies in injunction rreCt edings
against the company
Waller C Allen the Electrical Engi
neer recently requested the Commission
ers to secure an opinion from their Attor
ney on the right of the Dlstriet to erect
poles In certain streets for the extension
of the police and Are alarm service Inci
dental to this request instructions were
askc d whether nfter the poles in ques
tion had been equipped with the District
wires they eould also be used by lie
Chesapeake nnd PotomacTelephone Com
pany for the extension of their wires The
streets in which it Is proposed to erect
these poles are N O and Q Streets and
Dumbarton Avenue- Georgetown
The Attorney Andrew II Duvall quoted
the- law applicable to the matter ana gave
his opinion that the District had the tight
to rect the poles nnd to hiring the wires
of the police and lire alarm system
Then after the extension of the District
servlep lus been made the Altorrey
stited H Is clearly within the terms of the
law mat tne commissioners may permit
the telephone compiny to use the poles
for stringing their wires
Major Silvester yesterday forwarded to
the Commissioners the papers In the case
of Private C O Turner of the Police
Department charged with assault upon
a resident of the Northeast section of the
city Before the Trial Board Turner was
found not guilty Mnjor Silvester how
ever was of th opinion that the olliccr
had acted with some harshness and rec
ommended that he be deprived of thrte
dajs leavi as a punishment and that he
lie warned that a repetition of the offence
would meet with more severe action
Thomas J Tlsher Co recently re
quested tint Charles E Miller Bros be
allowed to keep the trapdoor to the base
ment of 1105 Fourteenth Street north
west open during the warm weather
Captain Beach the Engineer Commis
sioner In eonsiderlng the matter endorstd
tho following recommendntlon That
Messrs risher Co be Informed tint
trapdoors are permitted In vaults for the
purpose of obtaining access to them from
the street and nrp not supposed to be
open longer than necessary to take Ui
and carry out goods That to permit the
doors of the atilt to stand open and
serve is a window is to permit the use
of the sidewalk Improperll and the Dis
trict cinnot nllow It The remedy will be
to provide doors which by their construc
tion will permit light and ventilation
when closed
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flounce
row at
5c tj 8c Notions Monday
60 Inch Unen Tape Measure 2 spools of Royal Black Silk
Large wood cabinet of SO Hairpins t oz bottle of Fallers Ma
chine OH 1 dozen Horn Bones any length 3 dozen Script Ini
tials all letters Book of Assorted PJns Full piece of Feather
stitched Braid I dozen No 2 or 3 Treasure Safety Pins 1 piece
Sllk stitcheeu Whalebone Casing 1 large Curling Iron oak han
dle 1 length of Collar Stiffening Length Frilled Garter Web
1 ball of Deleters Knitting Cotton 1 dozen 5 4 Tubular- Shoe
Laces 1 large cube of Mourning Pins 1 dozen Bone Collar
Buttons 1 large bundle of Klrby Beard Cos Hairpins
Spool Black Corticelll 50 yard Spool Silk
Choose from these tomorrow for 3c
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
ALEXANDRIA Va July 20 A man
giving his name as J W Molts Is much
wanted by the Alexandria police on the
charge of swindling J B Watkins a
grain and feed dealer out of 200 bushels
of oats The police Just learned of the
swindle today and from tho description
given by Mr Watkins tTtapollce have a
good clue of the thief but his apprehen
sion is considered doubtful According
to a statement given out by Mr Watkins
this morning the man called upon him on
Wednesday morning and -stated that his
name was Molts and that he was an
agent of the Government and was looking
out for the purchase of a supply of oats
for the Quartermasters Department at
St Asaph junction The supply at that
place he stated having become low
he thought that before the cargo en route
would arrive It would be neceswary to
make a purchase After some preliminary
conversation relative to the price etc
he stated that he would call Thursday
morning Molts according to his pro
mise appeared early Thursday morning
and negotiated for the purchase of 000
worth of oits and hay nnd directed that
the goods be sent to the Quartermasters
Department at St Aaph Mr Watkins
at once secured two wagons and delivered
about two hunJred bushels of oats
In the meantime Molts had proceeded
to St Asaph and represented himself to
the olhclals at that place to be a feed
dealer and ask nerml rslon to store the
goods on the Government reservation for
a few hours until his wagons from Wash
Ington arrived After hav ing completed
bis work at St Asaph Molts proceeded
to the feed establishment of C F Wil
klns Son Jackson City where he bold
the oats He told Mr Wilkins that his
name was Peterson and that he was
from Iowa where he was engaged In the
grain and feed bindness lie stated that
he had proposed taking a carload of oats
to Washington but that the freight
charges were too excessive and that ho
had disposed of most of hit stock in the
n ighborhood and would like to sell the
remainder In order that he might return
home The market price for oats is 40
cents per busheL but he closed them out
for 33 cents The stranger then Induced
Mr Wilkins tojbuy the bags at 3 cents
apiece which ho dld although the market
price Is said to Jiq C rents apiece
After delivering the goods Mr Watkins
waited patiently for Molts to appear as
he told Mr Walklns that after the goods
were delivered he would give him a check
for the same fterwaltlng a consider
able time Mr Watkins became suspicious
and telephoned to Sir Asaph t6 ascertain
If such a man as iMolts was employed
there or connected wjth the depot Upon
being informed that no such man had any
connection with thq de pot Mr Watkins
saw that he had boen the victim of a
swindle He atonce set out In pursuit of
the thief but his efforts to locate the
man were unsuccessful and he later noti
flca the police
Molts -V described as being tall and
slender with a smooth face He is ap
parently about forty live ears of age and
wore a light felt hat and tan shoes
William ETl Stuart aged nine jears
son of Mrs E Ida Clark and the late S
J Stuart was killed yesterday afternoon
at Woodhrldgo Prince Willi im County
Va by being caught under several falling
rallroacrtles At the time of the accident
the child vv is climbing upon a large pile
of railroad ties when suddenly they fell
buriiB hm aml trU3hing out his life
Young Stuartwho resides in Washington
was spending the summer with his moth
er at that place The funeral will take
place from the St Charles Church Gly
mont Mil tomorrow and the Interment
will 1 made at that place
The funeral of the late Mrs Rebecca
Greenwell whose death occurred on
Thursday last took place at 930 oclock
this mornlns from St Marys Catholic
Seventh and K Streets
THE DEPENDABLE STORE
We began the sale Saturday of 2000 Wash Skirts and the first days
selling was innnen c fully up to what such a remarkable offering de
served With two months wearing ahead this Skirt Offering should in
terest almost every woman in Washington News of this great sale will
travel fast
We bought a makers entire surplus stock of Wash Skirts worth up to 2 and 250 To
be sold for NINETY EIGHT CENTS
This sale Is remarkable In the fact that these skirts are all desirable and all up to date
EVERY SK1HT IN THE LOT 13 MADE WITH A DEEP FLOUNCE some are graduated
and others the plain flounce
EVERY SKIKT IS TRIMMED some hive tailor made bands some hue rows of pique
band trimming others are trimmed with tailor made duck straps some are trimmed with
piping
The materlils consist of navy blue and cadet blue heavv quality piques Imported fancy
stripe madras herringbone novelty weaves plain chambray and oxblood pink and blue roverts
In ail colors and polka dot ducks in navy blue and black grounds
Remember all are trimmed and all have flounces This entire stock is worth up to J2 00
and J2 50 for Ksc
These will continue on sale
Lot 225 dozen White Pique Dress
125
Lot 3 10 dozen Navy Blue Imported
English Welt Pique Skirts In the very best shade of dark
navy These have the graduated flounce and fl- in
nre trimmed with narrow white piping at the I A X
top of flounce Positively worth 3 for kTJ
Clearance Sale of Wash Goods
Even the most seasonable Publics are greatly 1 educed
Fresh cool and crisply new Wash Fabrics are priced for this
sale in a way to make the selling very rapid
7 OT 1 A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF DOTTED SWISS BA
TISTES LAWNS AND DIMITY in a variety of patterns and stripes
dots figures scrolls and lace effect in light and dark colorings and
plain colors Regular 124c and 15c values Clearing Sale Price
LOT 2 CONSISTS OF ISO PIECES OF SCARBORO DIMITY light
and tinted grounds nent figures and striped dssHrns Regular b4c
value Clearance Price
LOT 3 INCLUDES BATISTE LAWNS AND CORDED DIMITY
in colorings of rrd pink blue green and grey neat figures stripes
and scroll designs The 10c quality Clearance Sale Priee
LOT 4 IS MADE UP OF DIMITY AND CORDED LAWNS In light
tinted grounds Patterns of stripes floral effects and figures Goods
that sold forlldc and 12J4C a vard Clearing Sale Price
9 2
QZC
xi
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tUC
2
7
3c
Church and was attended by a number
of relatives and friends of the deceased
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev Father Ahern and the interment was
made in St Marys Cemetery The fol
lowing were the Dallbearers Messrs I
LJV Rudd Thomas Hoy Edward Hughes
ti iiariow i nomas fcott anu x r
Gorman
Messrs J S Douglas A E Smoot and
ueu v nu utile uccu uit u
IeIlitrjes
njptrfi cmilse In North Carolina waters
returned to their home In this city this
morning on the steamer Dennis Simmons
They reported that on their way up the
river last night the steamer ran Into n
fierce electrical storm off Colonial Beach
They wcri compelled to drop anchor until
the storn subsided
Thirty three members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry left on the Norfolk steam
er at 730 oclock tonight for Virginia
Beach where they will Join the Seven
tieth Virginia Regiment for a ten days
encampment at that place A large num
ber of friends of the soldier bois includ
ing many females were on the wharf
when the steamer pulled out They are
In charge of Capt James Ej King com
mander of that company All the boys
were bountifully supplied with camping
utensils nnd a general good time is an
ticipated
LieuKnant Smith today arrested a col
ored vouth named William King on sus
picion of having stolen the pocketbook be
longing to Mrs C II Culver which con
tained between Hi and J13 The theft oc
curred yesterday Kings case was set for
hearing on Monday next King it is said
had been spending money freely and
could give no satisf acton account of how
ho got possession of it
Announcement has Just been made of
the marriage of George Bald and Miss
Bertha Tailor both of Baltimore vvhic
occurred in this city on April 14 last The
ceremony was performed by the Rev J
A Ji Iters of the Trinity Methodist Epis
copal Church
Mavor George L Simpson and son
French who have been visiting in At
lantic City have returned to this city
The new church known as Wakefield
situated nt Ilda Falrfav County will be
dedicated with appropriate exercises on
Sundav August 4 A number of promi
nent ministers are exneeted tojie present
and participate in the exercises
i Mr and Mrs J M Hill left this morn
ing for Atlantic City from vvnence they
will proceed to the Buffalo Exposition
ani iroin mere mey win go to saraioga
m iking a sta of one month
feaviral members of the Twentieth
two weeks
Beach
Miss Jennie Hart of South Carolina
who has been visiting her aunt Mrs
Henry F Robertson has gone to her
horn-
The children of the Rev Frank J
Er oce have gone to tho Valley of Vir
ginia to spend the remainder of the sum
mir
Elder ltowe of Baltimore will conduct
the services at the Primitive Baptist
Church tomorrow morning at 11 oclock
Mrs W W Shtrvvood and son Sidney
aro vlxiting relatives In Prince William
Count
Mr and Mrs Albert Henderson arc v Is
Itlng Mr Owens In King George County
Va
Misses Zellle and Iouise Brinker daugh
ters of Gen J II Hriuk r of West Vir
ginia are visiting Mrs J A Lung 26
eju en Street
Mrs John R Pill nnd children of Bir
mingham Ala are visiting Mrs William
Pill on Prince Street
AlMillllldet Uinixe If
From tlie Dei Moine Leader
Jljrk Tnain tclU tlmi the ton ol tin crrat
tendon ltanquct at ulnch by the uai there i
viere WO or 0O guest lie admits that nit
laving been used to that kind ot dinner he
ftlt noinftthat loneaome The Lord VIaor or
umcloi read out a lit of the chief Kiieat he
fore we beir m to cat When he came to prom
inent names other jrueats would applaud I
found the man next to me rather a good talker
Just aa ue got up an interotimr subject there
was a tremendous clapping of Iiaiull I ha J
hanlly evtr heard suth applame before t
straightened up ami sit to clapping with the
rest and I noticed a rood many is onle round
me fixing their attention on me and jne of
Mio is it I I asked the gentleman on my
right
Clemen b ltcr known in England
as Mark Twain he replied
1 topcd clapping The life seemed to go
nut of me I never was in such a nx ip fill my
da j
3 pieces of VICTORIA
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1 lot of ORGANDY LAWNS
blue stripes plaids and em
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values Clearance Price
5 pieces of BLACK LAWN
fine sheer quality worth 15c
n yard Sale Price
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MADENEWWORLDSEECOED
Flannagans High 3Iark in
Hammer Throw
and Beckett will undoubtedly make
tha
National Y 31 C A nnd Sletropoll
tnn ANsncIntloii Championship nt
UiilTnlo List of Eventu The Ioto
iiinc Will Go to llnrle iu IteKnltn
When word was received ten days ago
that Alfred Plaw of the University of
California had shattered all existing rec
ords by throwing the 16 pound hammer
the astonishing distance of 171 feet 2 inch
es it was looked upon as the limit It
was deemed next to impossible to throw
the Implement a greater distance It was
looked upon as a record likely to stand
for some time The feat was accomplish
ed in public nt a regular field day given
by the University of California and was
adopted by the American Athletic Union
authorities
During last week came the astonishing
news that John Flannagan the great
weight man of the New York Athletic
Club had broken all existing records and
set the mark it looks now for all time
to come He threw the leaden sphere the
remarkable distance of 173 feet 44 Inches
from scratch at the SIxts ninth Regiment
games In New York The throw was
from a nine foot circle Flannagan now
holds the records for seven and nine foot
circles
COMING IVESTS AT BUFKUO
The next events of Importance to be run
otf at tue Stadium are the National
Young Mens Christian Association track
and field games scheduled for July 23 and
21 Great preparations are being made- in
Y M C A circles all over the country
and a very large entry list Is promised
The associations the leading ones of
the country have in their ranks some of
the very best performers we have outside
of inter collegiate ranks and the compe
titions will be of a high order
It Ins been decided by the local
Cittlnn thnt It nil Ia ontntAntnil T o
Jury Pleasure Club left this evening for a I contemplated about the time of holding
ai uiumii tnc spring meet that entries would be
made
The athletic team under Profs Rideout
good showing and the sending of the
1 young men will be a great encourage-
ment to them In their future work
I Next after the Young Mens Christian
I Association meets come the metroiioliian
j championships which will be held July
b and 27 1ms meet will bring together
all the cracks in the various lines and
1 several records will be In danger for the
I best performers from the New York
I Knickerbocker Pastime Xavier and Hol
I livvood Athletic clubs and Sixty fifth
iit giiiiem iituiiuiiai eiuant will be
among the contestants Gold silver and
bronze medals will be given to first sec
ond and third men The first day will
be for handlcip events which will be
open to all registered athletes The sec
ond day will be devoted to the champi
onship or scratch events and will be
open only to registered athletes who are
members of the Metropolitan Association
Entries with 1 entrance fee should be
mailed to James E Sullivan box 611
New York city The championship com
mittee consists of Messrs John F Dixon
chairman Thomas F O Brirn C Sulli
van Bartow S Weeks and M Flynn
The events to bo contested are as fol
lows First day Handicap track events-75-v
ard run 30 yard run COO yard run
lW0 vanl run 4 mile run and 220 yard
low hurdle rce Held events Putting 1C
pound shot throwing lG pound hammer
throwing the dicus and running high
Jump Championshop dai Scratch events
100 yard run 220 iaru run 410 vard run
SSO yard run 1 mlle run 3 mile run 120
ard high hurdle race 220 yard low hur
dle race putting the 16 pound shot
throwing the 16 pound hammer throwing
them Hushing in a jrienuiy ana encouraging h nn wicht throw lne the discus
way I moved about in my cnair ami tlappeu - urod umD runninc hlch lumn
louder than ever
nnd pole vault
TOTOMACS HILIa TRY AGAIN
The misfortune whlcli befell the Poto
mac Boat Club Junior eight oared crew
nl thp Julv 4 Phlladelnhla reiratta when
It was steered Into a tdgboat lilng dead
v--V
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Inventory This WeekSweeping Reductions For
OUR GREAT CLEARING SALE
SHALL MAKE TFIE NEXT SIX WAYS NOTABLE IX THE AXXALS OP WASHINGTON MERCHANDISING In
WE ventory occurs thi List of this week Stocks must be loweied by fix days of the swiftest selling disregarding all
IriMiiiiik YV shall wind up the greatest season e ever had withTHE GREATEST CLEARANCE SALE IX
OUR 1 JUSTNESS CAREER Thousands of eager and pleased customers will come this week to find buying opportunities not
equaled before Trices will be reduced bejond precedent This Clearance Sale means the greatest saving event of the year
1 i
2000 Was
rows of embroidery insertion nil around the
h Skirts
Worth up to
2 and 250
98c
SHIRT WAISTS
Instead of S2 and 250
COOL WRAPPERS
Instead of SI and 125
98c
Biggest Waist -value of the seasonf
Embraces all of our White India Linen
and Persian Lawn Waists worth up
to JlSO for 9c
You will And among them waists
with six and eight rows of insertion
and hemstitching others with full
okes or line knife pleating and Mill
others with knife pleated jokes and
six rows of Insertion and some dotted
Swiss mulls with revere frontsr Worth
up to 1 W and 250 03c
69c
Summer Wrappers at clearance
prices Ladies Good Quality Lawn
and Batiste Wrappers such as sell all
arourd town for JI 00 and 125 for Oc
They arc made with deep flounces
and ruffles over the shoulders and all
are neatly trimmed Some few have
white yokes All have separate fitted
waist linings and arc beautifully made
Colors Include light blue pink laven
der navy blue and black and white
Worth 100 and L2S Oc
White GoodsClearance Prices
No exceptions are made in the clearance prices even the
much wanted White Goods are marked down Hestopportunitv
to buy the cool summery White Stuffs at a minimum price
a piee es ot hash trill - rr
3 pieces of MERCERIZED STRIPE
PIQUE the kind That sells
for 13c a yard Clearance
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FON 4S inches wide Hno I U
sheer quality 23c value for U
11
5 pieces of M lnch WHITE
ORGANDY for fine white f r f
dresses for this Clearance sj
Sale ayard
10 pieces of 40 lnch VICTORIA LAWN linen finish -worth 12Kc a
yard Clearance Sale Price
Clearance SaleDomestics
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deep hem made of good i QC
quality sheeting- For Mon- LfJ
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43x36 LOCKWOOD PILLOW
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pillow case cotton deep hem iV 3C
hand torn and ironed A II
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made of regular bolster case
cotton good quality Clear-
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10
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UTICA COTTON a brand well
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Heavy weight for this Clear- flB
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75 pieces of SHIRTING MADRAS
excellent assortment or pink blue
ana lavender stripes aneti
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jard
Wi
re
at anchor Inshore was enough to take
the nerve and life out of the men Many
another crew would have gone out of
training then and there
Not sow ith this crew it promptlv made
up its minds Individually and collectively
that if It could not get in trim for the
national regatta which was held over the
same course jesterday and Friday it
would make entry at the Harlem River
Labor Day regatta To this end the boys
are taking light practice now and in a
week or ten dajs the hard work and regu
lar training will be again taken up
The crew is undoubtedly a fast one es
pecially at the mile and It is to be re
gretted that it could not have been given
a chance to measure sweeps with soma
of the cracks from- the North and West
jesterday In a trial against time befora
going to the ill fated July 4 regatta tho
eight went the full mile in 452 minutes
very fast time
The crew rows jlay stroke Rowland
7 Snell 6 Magowan 5 Wlcship 4 Lowe
3 Coburn 2 Heman 1 a well balanced
and a verv stocky crew
Dick Reddlngton the crack runner ot
the Y M C A and Stearns are new
candidates for the postltlon of coxswain
to be sent to tha Harlem regatta Both
are coolheaded and either would maka
a good coxswain
lNTtNTRY TEAMS SECOVD TRIP
The Light Infantry basketball team Is
scheduled for another series of five games
at one of the piers at Atlantic City to be
gin August 10
The team was unfortunate on Its Initial
trip losing the full series to tho Atlantia
City team the champions of New Jersey
The rules under which the latter play are
so different from those in use here that
the visiting players found It impossible ta
make the showing thsreiad hoped for
Their work howevv was favorablv
commented upon and the team made lots
of friends
CTCLL RvClNO EXPERTS
Albert Champion the champion J
slonal rider of France who was seen hero
at the Calfcscum last Friday night In the
twenty mile race against Juhnni Nelsonsl
is considereel one of the most ri markabe1
riders lint ever came out of France Be-
sides being a great rider he Is quite a
genius in mechanics Most motors used
In this countrv have either been built or
tested bv Champion anil the great strides
lit improvements to motor construction
have- brn inspired b him as he is not
only an enthUMastic follower of pace but
also one of the grentcst motor experts
Last enr Champion became weil known
because of Inventions for a single inoUr
rndne wheel and a tricvo1 On the lat
ter machine Champion made a mile at
iteadvllle In 1 IS
Five jears ago in Paris he won twenty
one times without a skip In seven months
racing He was born twentj threo
eurs ago In Paris and Is a small well-set-up
chao Twice he won tho Golden
W heel race In Berlin and last year won
the great Paris road race with entries
from all over Euronp He Is the holder
rof the worTd s three hour record and his
name Is attacheel to many European rec
ords He is known as a rider of the dare
devil type probably acquired during his
long association in France as the racing
partner of Fournier
Johnnie Nelson of Chicago whom tho
Coliseum management presented Friday
night in conjunction with Champion as
the star attraction comes of Swedish
parents is about twenty j ears of age-
and is rather small in build As an ama
teur he repeatedly loweied records and
gave premise of great ability when he
crossed the line to the professional ranks
He fulfilled every promise and last ve ir
won more races than two riders in
business
Last jear Nelson scored the phenome
nal record of thirty eight victories out of
a total of fortj slx races lowering the
culors of every paced rider In America
excepting Kikes At Bridgeport he b at
the worlds record from three to thirty
milea while later In the month tt
Charles River Park he was compelled to
again lower records In order to defeat
Michaels which he did by the narrow
margin of twenty yards
On the coast In the spTlrg Nelson low
ered Major Taj iors one mile competition
record of 1 41 2 5 to 137 4 5 after tho
dusky riders figures had withstood Ovir
a paced races since isss This season
Nelson promises unusually well nnd dur
ing tho week beginning June 10 he de
feated Champion on Monday night Tom
Linton on Tuesday night and Slinson on
Wednesday night a record without a par
allel In cycle- competition