Ir t
SECOND PART
of our somens
S2JQ guaranteed patent
leather and best iei
kid and mannish box
calf Oxfords with
neavy or light
soles
This
week
5189
Last six days of the Half
yearly Closing Sals
Six Extraordinary
BARGAIN SHOE DAYS
Wise shoe buvers will take onr warning the
most remarkable shoe selling in our whole career
will be brought to i stop Saturday night
In addition to the ery remarkable reduction
on all kinds of low and high cut summer blioes
ve are offering mam lines of high bhoes which
aie just what jou need for early fall wear which
we shall replace by entiiely new makes These
go at almost ridiculous pi ices
2
Five Fleeting Bargains for women
instead of S3
Our womens fine 53
guaranteed patent Ideal
Kid hand sewed welt extension-edge
Oxford Tits
a new pair for any which crack be
fore first solis nre worn
through right weight for fall and
winter wear 2 a pair tomorrow
1
Any pair of our 250
3 00 or 3 50 hav or
light weight sole tan
boots for women will
be offend
this
week
at
si65
instead of 150
Tableful of womens Jl 50
black kid 1 ice and button
heel and heel
boots four stv Irs Nos
SOS 214 203 and the best wear
ing to bs had at this price round
tcse with patent and kid tips or
plain common sense toes all sizes
1 pair
Tableful of splendid
wearing Oxford Ties
of patent leather black
and tan kid or crash
linen sold for
1 50 to 2 to r f
95
e
at
95c for boys 150 shoes
A Pennsylvania Shoe manufacturer deciding to retire
from business closes out his stock of bos high grade
shoes consisting of a big lot of black vici kid double toled
laced shoes And so instead of 150 the pi ice we would
have to ask if bought in the regular way we are able to
offer them at 95c Thejre just the soit of shoe the boy
needs for school w ear Sizes 9 to 13 J Few people will
ignore this opportunity
Tableful of tan and black Oxford
Ties for bojs and girls which sold
for 1 and some for more p sr
in nnrttf nil c1to im tn 8 50
this week
Another tabeful of white canvas
Tennis and Outing lace shoes and
Oxford Tiis In sizes ranging from
child s C to bojs 54 In- rtpr
tarl nf fo r nntv this 25
week
Special price reductions on all kinds of mens shoes
W US 1131111 L0 S 1914 aai 1916 Pa Are
3 Reliable Shoe Houses 233 Pa- At S
LIVES BISKED FOR GOLD
A Story of Hardship and Suffering
From Fur OU Alaska
31 en UrouRlit Into Fort St Miclincl
It Ii Feet find Hands so Ilaillj
Froicn Thnt Amputation Is ece
hnrj 1 Drear Country In Winter
Life in Alaska Is vividly depicted in a
letter received by the Womans Army
and Navy League from Francis X A
rble hospital steward U S A at Fort
St Michael Alaska Alter a few com
plimentary words regarding- the good
Influence of the Womans Army and
Navy Club on jounc soldiers sailors
and marines Mr Eble sajs
The winters here In Alaska are very
severe and the present one for It is not
over jet Is said by the natives to be
the worst thsr have seen during the
past twenty jears So many poor un
fortunates lost their lives and many
others are maimed for life Only a few
vv eeks ago three men vv ere brought into
the hospital here by the Government
reindeer teams from the trail leading to
the Kuskokv in They are three gold
miners and vv ere on a stampede for the
new gold fields when they were
caught in a snowstorm and severely
frozen One man lost both hands at the
wrist another all his fingers and both
thumbs and the third lost both his
feet They are a pitiful sight to look
nt especially when the nurse is feeding
them at meal time and It is sad to hear
them talk about their plans for the fu
ture
The people on the outride of Alaska
w ill nev er conceive even if told ever so
Ild a narrative about the Alaskan
gold miners experience what hard
bhlps and privations he endures No
matter how cold the day might be or
liow far the distance to a newly re
ported find might be or how faint
their chances of ever getting there
might seem as long as there is a rumor
afloat that there is gold gold there
away they go it draws them like the
magnet draws steel and never for one
moment do they stop to consider the
risk of life Involved In rushing about
through such a treacherous country as
this in the middle winter
If these three poor unfortunates had
all the gold ever taken out of this
country and a claim to all ever taken
out In the future dont you think they
would gladly buy back what they lost
for the whole of It If they could Yes
Indeed they would and many times
have they said so during the past few
weeks
No doubt miners will take out many
million dollarb worth of gold In this
country within the next twenty jears
as there are hundreds of miles of un
known land but no amount of money
taken out will pay par value for the
cost of lives limbs hardships endured
etc in producing this precious jellow
jnetaL
There are many men In this country
today who have been here the past four
years and almost physical wreck3 they
still continue their search for gold
They are haunted with fanciful dreams
of wealth In the form of nuggets and
gold dust hidden somewhere in this
frozen land waiting for them to come
and find It Of course there are a few
men who have made fortunes In
Alaska Just think two men out of
every three hundred that come here
strike It rich Taken from statis
tics The others are either made poor
or physical wrecks
Michael We have a brand new hos
pital here and I have charge of It un
der the direction of the surgeon There
are two companies of soldiers of the
Seventh Infantry stationed at the fort
The headquarters staff of the Depart
ment of Alaska which Is commanded
by Brigadier General Randall is here
also It is a very dismal place this St
Michael and all one can see today Is
nothing but ice and snow No place to
go to pass the time and the nc velty of
seeing the country has long died out
for me I would not have missed see
ing It for a great deal jet no money
would ever induce me to pass the re
mainder of my life here
The natives here are the Eskimos
and they are a filthy class of people
Men women children and dogs living
all in one little hut built out or moss
and drift wood timber with a window
made out of a very thin skin of some
anl nal Their cooking utensils are
very ancient being made out of stone
They have no dishes but a large wood
en bowl In which fish seal and all
kinds of game are placed at once This
they all sit around on the floor and eat
out of with their fingers It will be two
months before navigation opens up
and I can scarcelj wait until the time
arrives for It seems we have been in
exile all winter
THE NOME MINE CONTROVERSY
Juilse Vot Comlnsr Hero to Aomi r
CIiui bcn AKnlnut Him
Judge Arthur H Nojes of the Second
district of the United States Court of
Alaska with headquarters In Nome his
informed the Attorney General that he
will be in Washington on Sentcmhrr x t
answer the charges preferred against him i
in connection with the decision he made
in the Nome miae litigation Judge Noyes
has been granted a leave of absence He
will see Mr Knox Immediately upon his
arrival here
It Is understood that after leaving
Washington Judge Nojes will go to San
rJ800 he will appear before
the Circuit Court of Appeals on October
H In connection with the trouble which
grew out of the appointment of Alexander
Mclvcnzlc ns receiver for mints in Nome
SMALL REVENUE COLLECTIONS
Matemeut for Jul Shottx n Ilecrcuse
Compared Willi June
The collections of Internal revenue for
the month of July according to a state
ment Jisucd jesterday by the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau amounted to 23 313
SM G or 177494 S3 less than the receipts
for June
The collections for spirits reached the
sum of 10234432 41 an increae of SG7
47233 as compared Willi June tobacco 3
475073 IS decrease 1130923 57 fermented
liquors 9 790418 00 increase 13GS1SG 57
oleomargarine 4GC002S2 Increase 71
Kl 40 special taxes 3 3MS03 33 increase
J114 977 41 mit ccllancous 20K77114 de
create 1430399 07
Cnsunltles In the Philippines
General Chaffee his reported to the War
Department the following list of casual
ties in the Philippines
In engagement nt Silcade Samar June
23 IV1 1pm Edward E Downes first
lieutenant First Infantry killed In ac
tion Harry W Wilson private Company
H Tirst Infantr killed in action Gust
Frankan acting hospital steward elbow
moderate Edward Wllken private Com
pany II First Infantry chest scwre In
engagement at Hilar Itohol June 17 1901
Albert It C Krause private ComLaiy I
Nineteenth infantry killed In action In
engagement at Llntogo Mindanao June
18 1901 Charles VV Kisher sergeant Com
pany D Twenty third Infantry thigh
slight In engagement at I aboo Luzon
June 20 190 Gottfried Nug private Twenty-seventh
Coast Artillery body slight
John A Browne sergeant Thirty sixth
Coast Artillery chest cevcre
1 to Baltimore nnd Ileturn Tin
II A O
NOW to tell JOU a little about St Saturday sad Sunday August 2 anil 25
be toadbistgton
MANY MEN WITH HOBBIES
What They Learn at the Museums
and the Zoological Park
Ordlnnrj A initors to 1 hem Institu
tions -See Hul Little Vilmlral Ilcvt
ej mill file Stuffed lllrl V Iloj
With n Penchant for rireurms
Officials and attendants at the mu
seums and the Zoological Park of this
city have observed that the great ma
jorit of visitors to these institutions
see very little of what is contained
therein The ordinary sightseer sim
ply views a few of the conspicuous ob
jects and leaves apparently satisfied
that he has taken in the whole
thing The people who find delight In
such collections are those enthusiasts
upon certain particular subjects
happy victims of that passion which
disaprolnts not and Is alvajs fresh a
hobby
Happy sajs Balzac Is the man
with a hobby and miserable he who is
without one
No matter what be the subject of the
hobby whether postage stamps or to
bacco tags or fine porcelains or what
not there is in it the delight of con
stant pursuit and gratification
The hobbyist who haunts the public
collections may or may not be a stu
dcut but it Is most probable that he is
The interest that he takes In his par
ticular subject naturally Induces him
to learn all he can about it from all
possible sources If his Imagination Is
excited and 11s attention enthralled by
the sight of the Egyptian antiquities
In the National Museum everything
pertaining to ancient Egypt becomes
of absorbing and intense Interest to
him He learns to read the hlero
glvphic writing that he may interpret
for his edification the inseilptions on
obelisk and mummy case He solves
the mj stery of those strange forms de
picted in stone and on papyrus in
which the aninal and human arc
blended and which have such potent
significance
The enthusiast pursues his hobby
until In some cases he lives more In the
remote past than in the present He
conjures up ancient forms and cere
monials and social customs even meth
ods of thought Every one of thoe
delicately wrought trinkets that deco
thoroughly up In all lore concerning the
world before the deluge as he terms
it and to hear him describe the planet
at that remote period is sufficient to
give one material for nightmares every
night for several months
There Is one Indlvdual who is to be
observed on certain occasions hovering
around the telegraphic exhibit The
mechanical devices Illustrating the de
velopment of that Important Invention
are regarded by this gentlemnn with
an earnestness ard Intensity wiich de
note the genuine hobbyist He carries
a notebook In which he makes sketches
and notes It has even been conjec
tured that he is an Inventor and is de
sirous of still further perfecting the
telegraphic bystem by some method of
his own
It is Interesting to know thit Ad
miral Dewey is a hobbyist of a pro
nounced type in the line of zoology
He was observed in company with an
other gentleman recently to enter the
Smithsonian building and to proceed
direct for a case containing two stuffed
specimens of a certain Oilental bird
The Admiral and his friend stood con
templating the birds with all the pleas
ure and gratification that Is only known
to the hobbyist At length he exclaim
ed enthusiastically Thats the hen
and without another word and without
looking at anything else in the Museum
he strode out evidently In a state of
high satisfaction
There nre some hobbyists who elevote
themselves to live animals and ot
course the Zoological Park Is their nat
uural hunting ground Some take to
monkeys some to parrots nnd some to
the grander beasts the Hon the tiger
and the elephant Some are eclectic
and Include each and every denizen of
the park on their visiting list If any
animal fall sick or is missed from Its
accustomed place there Is some human
friend to Inquire after It And as even
Nero had some one to strew flowers
and drop a tear upon his grav e a pecu
liarly vicious rattlesnake who died some
time ago had Its mourners The roal
Bengal tiger has many admirers among
the human kind though so far as car
be ascertained he has not returned
any of these affections He habitually
exhibit an Indifference to human ad
miration while there Is something in
his mien that checks familiarity In
deed nobody has jet approached him
sufficiently near to shake hands and
like Mr Winkles horse lie turns a
deaf ear to v erbal cajolery
One old lady comes In her carriage
quite frequently to see the big African
lion She is quite attached to the ani
mal which she terms the lordly
brute and Is alwajs quite solicitous
In ascertaining the condition of his
health nnd spirits
An aged gentleman Is a regular vis
itor to the elephant house He has con
templated the huge quadruped so con
tinuously that it is said he has gotten
Into the latters habit of swinging his
body from side to side The delight of
this gentlemans life Is evidently
watching the elephant Both stand
wobbling to and fro and contemplat
ing each other Just what the old gen
tleman who Is deaf and dumb thinks
of the elephant and what satisfaction
he experiences in gazing at him and
perhaps unconsciously Imitating his
movements would be as difficult to
guess as to define the feelings of the
elephant himself upon the matter
There Is a hobbjist who frequents
the Zoo who is perhaps the most re
markable member of the species In re
gard to the peculiarity of his hobby yet
noted This gentleman is a firm be
liever In the doctrine of the transmi
gration of souls and he Eeeks among
the animals for human resemblances
He believes that nearly every human
being resembles some particular animal
and conversely that every animal re
sembles some human bslng He regards
such resemblances as Indicating that in
the animal Is imprisoned the soul of
some long deceased ancestor of the per
son whom It resembles and he believes
that from long practice aided by a
natural faculty for keen observation
he can trace In the animal when con
fronted with his human kith and kin
some faint signs ot recognition of the
true state of the case not perceived of
course by the latter When therefore
he sees a visitor who he thinks re
sembles some animal In the zoo he fol
lows that person around until he
rated the person C some Pharaoh or caches the cage wherein Is confined his
pujicus auu iiiai lias lejjuccu ujjuu me
mummied body several thousand jears
the symbols wrought in pottery with
their religious significance the cus
toms traditions and beliefs of the long
extinguished race thus perpetuated In
fragments as it were which can be
contemplated and handled contribute
to a delight In which is strangely
blended the adults Intelligence with
the childs love of a plaj thing
An amusing case of the hobbvist Is
recalled at the National Museum The
subject was a boy not more than ten
jears of age He was however incon
stant one hobby gradually jleldlng to
another He was observed to visit the
Museum at a certain time after
noon with his school books In his hand
Making his way without noticing
else to the mariners compasses
he would stand gloating over those ob
jects for a considerable period with
every evidence of curiosity and pleas
ure and would then take his leave only
to repeat his visit the following day
This devotion to the compasses lasted
perhaps for a couple of weeks when
his visits were observed to become less
rej ilir and he would spend less time
In J n examination of the Instruments
Then it would be noted that he would
have turned his attention to some other
objects firearms perhaps upon which
he would lavish the same degree of de
votion that he had previously displayed
toward the compasses He turned him
self toward chemistrj tor a period and
spent hours and on one occasion an
entire day in the laboratory connected
with one of the Government Institu
tions He could scarcely be described
as a student In any one branch indeed
no one subject engaged his attention
for a time sufficient for his obtaining
an- great amount of Infoimation
upon It
One old gentleman also a regular fre
quenter of the National Museum de
votes himself to the prehistoric mon
sters which he Is enabled to contem
plate in whole or in part In plaster
casts stray bones and other evidences
which thanks to native and modern
we have in these dajs of their
sometime existence The gentleman Is
metamorphosed relation when he
eagerly watches the result on the ani
mal The method of elucidating the
theory of this strange individual Is de
scribed In the following narrative
A very cadaverous gentleman with a
very large hook noe had paused In
front of the cages containing the
macaws and parrots A reporter who
was present was touched upon the
shoulder at this Juncture by a gentle
man with a very grave cast of features
who whispered eagerly Into his ear
Do you observe the similarity No
no dont laugh I assure you Im not
joking Look at the face of that ma
caw
The bird in question was contemplat
ing the gentleman with the hook nose
with great attention Suddenly he set
up a most ear piercing screetch
Ah I thought so exclaimed the
gentleman who had previously spoken
I knew I could not be mistaken and
then It was that he proceeded to ex
pound his theory
The greenhouses of the Botanical
Gardens and the Agricultural Depart
ment afford delieht to many hobby ists
on the subject of botany One lady of
advanced years visits these greenhouses
regularly when able being escorted
from her carriage by her footman who
accompanies her during her peregrina
tions among her beloved flowers and
plants Occasionally In her enthusi
asm she will turn around to John and
Invite his admiration of some excep
tionally rare or fine botanical specimen
but that stolid functionary never dis
plays the slightest emotion and Is to
all intents and purposes for the time
a mere machine
Such are a few of the hobbyists whose
existence is gladdened by the collec
tions In this city that are passed over
so carelessly by the many
SURETY COMPANY LIABLE
The Altorni j ririiprnls Opinion on
n IOMiofllcc Cane
Attorney General Knox has rendered a
decision nt the request of the Postmaster
General In the case of a clerk In the
registry division of the New York City
postoftlcc who it Is alleged stole from
registered letters 12000 of which 1557 was
rccov ered
Upon demand of the Government for
the payment by the surety company which
went en the bond of the clerk of the
difference between 2000 and 1597 the
Postmaster General says that the surety
company paid 20 or 10 for each of the
two letters from which money had been
stolen
The surety company paid this sum on
the ground that It liability was only to
the amount of the lnlemnity piyabe by
the Government to the sender or owner
of the letter under the act of Tebruary
27 1E37 The Postofllce Department held
that the registry clerk was liable to the
Goernment for the entire amount stolen
In btatinc his oninion of the rn tii
Attorney General held that the liilillltv
of the surety company wis not limited by
the amount of the Indemnity payable by
the Government to the sender or owner
ot a registered letter lost in the mills
This being my conclusion siys the
Attorney General It becomes unneces
sary for me to answer your further ques
tion concerning the proper form of Loud
sine the form before me appears to be
authorized by liw and to bind the surety
beyond the sum tendered for each of the
stolen letters that i to the extent claim
ed by the Government
WANT ASIATIC EXHIBITS
Joint Itnrrctt n ConinilNMtoner of the
St IoiiIh niNlloii
The Louislani Purchase Commission in
charge of holding the epoItion at St
Louis ins appointed John II irrett former
Minister to Slam ns Commissioner Gen
eral for Asli and Australia His purpose
will lie to nrnuso Interest among the pto
ple of those countries and their Govern
ments in the forthcoming World s Kalr
and to induce them to send exhibits
He will be asslsud in ills work b the
various consuls In the countries to which
he will go Commissioners are also to be
appointed for Europe and South America
Sulcldr of nn Ohio Iontiiuibter
The Chief Postofilce Inspector was In
formed by Postoirice Inspector Vickery
In charge of the Cincinnati division es
tenHy that William Price postimster at
Baltimore Ohio commute suicide yes
terday when found short In his money
order account
WASnrSGTON SUNDAY AUGUST 25 1001
wit
KAISER f OHMS YACHT
The Imperial Hohcnzollcrn a Mag
nificent White Craft
1rldc of the Gerninn atr Cnrrien a
Lnrsrc Ilnttery anil In HeuII a
Wnr VexHel nenteneil I- the 12m
peror mill Cont -100000 Karkn
Kaiser Wllhelm II like King Edward
and the King of Sweden is a first class
yachtsman and handles sheet nnd tiller
wltli experience and smartness When
on board he likes to be at the helm nor
docs he allow anyone else to steer even
the gig when he is in It
The Emperor owns many pleasure
boats Besides his racing cutter Meteor i
and the Hohcnzollern he has a couple of
first rate steam yachts and Innumerable
electric launches and rowboats The
Meteors racing record is a long one
Under the title Thistle It competed for
the Americas Cup In 1S7 in 1W2 it won
the County Down Cup Royal Ulster re
gatta and in 1S93 the Queens Cup at the
Boyal Yacht squadron regatta at Cowes
to mention only a tew of its earliest
performances
As a matter of fact the Imperial yacht
Hohenzollcrn is really no yacht at all
but a cruiser a good sized man-of-war
It was built nt the Vulcan works Stettin
and is larger than even that gigantic
Ironclad Konig Wllhelm the pride of the
fatherlands fleet It carries eight quick
firing Krupp guns It Is a double screw
craft with eight boilers and Is faster
than almost any other vessel In the Ger
man navy Though primarily intended
as a pleasure boat Its warlike attributes
are due to the fact that the Itelchbtag on
being asked to pay for it the construc
tion was to cost 4500000 marks a pretty
stiff figure for a pleasure boat only
agreed to the outlay on the understand
ing that It should be capable in time of
war of flying the imperial eagle in the
line of battle ships
The Hohenzollcrn was designed by the
Emperor himself and In this connection
rather a funny story is told It is said
with how much truth it is not possible to
say that the yacht as originally planned
contained orb saloons and offices
Sleeping accommodation there was none
The oversight was discovered and recti
fied but by that time the vessels fittings
were in so forward a condition that it was
Impossible to make some of the caNs as
convenient as they might have been
otherwise
The bulwarks of the Hohenollern arc
white The Kaiser Is fond of white At
Queen Victorias funeral he rode a milk
white charger and in the Imperial stables
in Berlin all the horses reserved for his
use are of this color The crew of the
vessel consists of 330 officers and men and
It is one of the stateliest crafts afloat
The imperial apartments are furnished
with lavish magnificence The Emperors
rooms on the mliTdle deck amidships are
on the port side the Empress being to
starboard The dining room is lofty and
spacious and will seat eighty guests al
though by a clever arrangement of por
tieres it can be reduced in size The cell
ing Is In a charming scheme of pale faw n
and gold and the upholstery is grey and
white
The main fittngs and furniture of the
yacht IncluJIig wainscoting doors and
staircases are of the finest birds eye ma
ple so light as to bo almost white The
famous blue saloon Is upholstered in blue
and silver brocade the walls being cov
ered with tapestry in the same colors
The furrlture Is of maplewood and the
beautiful fireplace is composed of marble
and nickel
The Emperors bedroom is remarkable
for Its magnificent aluminum bedstead
hung with dove colored satin The Em
press bedroom Is also a fine apartment
and contains a nickel bedstead with hang
ings of grey satin
The Emperors private rooms Including
the conference chamber are also on this
deck and their walls are hung with water
color sketches and photograph of Queen
Victoria the Empress and the royal chil
dren On the upper deck is yet another
of the Emperors workrooms which Is
supplied with a telescope nautical books
and the ships log Adjoining the Em
perors apartments on the middle deck
are the cabins and messroom of the Im
perial suite Those of the ships officers
with their mesfroom are situated for
ward and the kitchens on the deck below
ore most convenient and handsome
Immediately over the dining saloon is
the promenade deck with at one end the
Emperors bridge approached by a ma
hogany stairway and railings and the
smoking saloor at the other The smok
ing saloon Is lined with porcelain plaques
deplctlig with considerable spirit fa
mous German battles both on sea and
land
The Hohcnzollern has three masts and
two funnels and it possesses two wheels
one worked by steam the other by hand
both of which have nickel spokes and are
painted white and gold The gilded im
perial crown on the prow and the Hohen
zollern coat of arms in black and silver
disposed within a laurel wreath on the
stern are the emblems of the yachts
ownership
ABIIESTS AT NO GALES
Arlzonn CiiNtnniH Officers Itniillcnted
In Chinese InimlKrntlnii I rnuils
The Secretary of the Treasury jester
day received Information of one of the
most important arrests ever made In con
nection with the smuggling into this
country across the Mexican border of
Chinese Immigrants
The Information showj th it WIllHn M
Hoey collector of customs at Nogales
Ariz B F Jossey a Chlncc Inspector of
the Immigration Bureau Frank How a
Chinaman of Nognles and a number of
Chinamen from Clifton Mexico right
icross the border were tiken Into cus
tody by special agents of the Treasury
and Secret Sjivice oilicers Other ar
rests are expected to follow It was stated
thit the whole ottice force of the Nogaks
custom house la implicated In this crim
inal trnnsiction with the exception of
two or three
The Irfnsurv Department some tlmt
ago was warned bv an olllci ii who ins his
headquarters at Nog lies th it there wis
ornithine wrong with the Chinese
nlgratlon service at Nog iles The de
partment nt once stnt special agents to
the plice to investigate nnel the result was
brought to the attention of the Triasury
ollicials vchtcrdiv morning The report
stated tint Hoey charged betwtin JW
nnd J3W for ecry Chinese that crossed
the border into the United States and
those who could not produce the stipu
lated sum weie admitteel for lei s or had
to retrace their steps into Mexico re
turning again when tliej had the neces
sari bribe
Hoey was appointed to the oillce about
a vear and a ii ilf ago Ills home is re
ported to be Muricie the home of Neelv
It Is further said that Perry Heath was
most instrumental in his appointment
Il3ey Miecetileil Harry II Chenllworth
who it Is said was removeel for viola
tion of the Civil Service law
for tliek Islands
Prof Atkinson the General Superin
tendent of Public Instruction at Manila
has cabled to the Division of Insular Af
fairs that colleges having delegated au
thority to select teachers must complete
their quotas prior to September 1 nt
which time the authority thus conferred
vlll terminate
SECOND PART
OHE Wi SI
Tho Agricultural and Postal Depart
ments of the various Governments the
agricultural departments of the several
States the Industrial divisions of the
great railway ssttras the National High
wa Commission the automobile and bl
cvcle associations the manufacturers of
all classes of road machinery vehicle
manufacturers and other interests are
respectfullj invited and solicited to par
ticipate in this congress
This will be the first International
Good Roads Congress ever held It is
designed to have an interchange of
knowledge and experience between the
Old and New Worlds on this important
subject and thus attract universal atten
tion to road Improvement
APPOINTMENTS OF CLERKS
Announcements lluilc nt the Interior
Department Vesterilaj
The following changes have been made
In the Department of the Interior
Office ot the Secretarj Appointments
George D Rodgers of Kansas William
H Relchard of Pennsvlvanla and How
ard B Dlltz of Ohio copvlsts at W
Patent Ofilcc Reinstatement George j
R Baldwin of New York fourth assist-
W SALE
A Big Table of Shoes Worth Up to 350 to Go at 1
Of all our recent heavy midsummer sacrifices in fine
shoes this offering easily holds the record Monday morn
ing we place on a hig table all the Womens and Misses
Button and Lace Shoes in tan vici and Russia calf in sizes
11 to i and most all widths They are elegant qualities-
latest -models in spring heels and the regular prices
weie 250 to o0 all go on the table Monday at 1 for
choice
Also Fonr Other Bargain Lots for Women
Womens black kid Ox
fords stylish dressy and
comfortable Closing out
price 150
All womens black and tan
Oxfords except Jenness
Millers TWrth 230 and 3
Clohing out price 198
Lot of Womens Fatent
Vici Kid Oxfords warrant
ed not to break up-to-date
styles 4 values
Closing out price 249
Lot of Womens Boudoir
Slippers in stylish colorings
Closing out price 49c
200 Sale of Mens Shoes
Big aggregation of Mens Shoes II S H make
tan Oxfords and tan high and low shoes regardless of
former prices will go to first comers on Monday at 2 for
choice
Just received our ad
vance shipments of n S
II World known Shoes at
and Shoes at
4 for men
Special agents for Jen
ness Miller Shoes 350
Oxfords 300
TD rCTZ Li L CJ Shoos Shined Free
UlUOLJtjl O 939PennaAve
BOAS CONGEESS AT BUFFALO
A Call for Delrsate From All Tart
of the World
The National Good Roads Association
of the United States has Issued a call
for the International Congress of Good
Roads to be held In the city of Buffalo
from September 16 to 21 In Its call
the President of the association W H
Moore and its secretary It W Richard
son say concerning the purpose of the
congress that the subject of highway im
provement Is demanding the best thought
and action of men throughout the civi
lized world They continue as follows
The national association recognizing
the great importance ot arousing atten
tion promoting discussion stimulating
scientific investigation making practical
demonstrations collecting and dissemi
nating information relating to the best
methods of road construction and mainte
nance respectfully Invite the general
Governments of the United State and of
the various nations of the world the
Governors of the several States of the
Union majors of ail municipalities presi
dents of boards of trade and road3 asso
ciations and all other societies and
bodies working for the improvement of
the common roads to appoint delegates
to said congress
All sessions of the congress will be
held during the Pan American Exposi
tion It Is designed to devote a portion
of the time included In the dates above
named to demonstrate the scientific
metnods of modern road construction by
bullding sections of the various classes
of roads including eartn on gravel
stone tar macadam vitrilied brick etc
A splendid railroad train equipped with
modern road making machinery will be
on exhibition and practical road experts
and engineers will have charge ot the
work
The scope of the deliberations of the
congress will Include general discussion
and exemplification of the science of road
construction and maintenance together
with experimental tests and experience ot
the several countries of the world and the
States of the Urion and the solution of
tho problems of road making Addresses
will be made by prominent statesmen and
officials competent engineers and
A-
THE ALLEGED SILK FRAUDS
Extent of Irregularities in New
York Cannot Be Estimated
Additional lnTOlc of Jnpuneie
Goods Wlilh ShSTr
Examiner Transferred b Ap
Itralner WaUeman Reinstated ly
Order of Secretary Gage
It was stated yesterday at the Treasury
Department that Appraiser WaUeman had
reported additional invoices of Japanese
silks cs showing errors in favor of the
Importers to Collector Bldweit ot the New
lork custom house It is said to be Col
lector Bidwells opinion that P one at
present can estimate the scope of the ir
regularities or frauds In the importation
of silk and the amount of duty the Im
porters did not pay or of which they
evaded payment The goods in the newly
discovered case are said to represent a
value of J30000 and are reported to involve
fifteen case of silks and fifteen cases of
handkerchiefs
It was further stated that the work in
the appraisers laboratory in New lorlc
has never been so brisk as it is now and
the experts are able to test between ax
and 250 patterns per diy Kv ery invoice
will be subject to test and on the ques
tion of weight the new system of weigh
ing every piece In a case
agios weight tests is like i
for some time
The Secretary of the Tr
day received a letter from
of importers representing i
the petition to- the Treasui il arunent
relative to the transfer of examiners in
the public stores by Appraiser Wakeman
of the New lork custom house
After investigation Jlr Gage granted
the request of the petitioners and direct
ed Appraiser Wakeman to reinstate In
title road experts from the various their former positions the examiners who
tlons of the world I had been traiisierred to the docks The
following Is a copy of the letter
Referring to our communication of the
Sth instant in reply to certain statements
made by the appraiser at this port wo
beg to enquire whether the department is
jet in possesion of the facts which tho
appraiser stated his readiness to furnish
In support of his allegations that at
least one of the signers of the petition
whose representative appeared before the
department has been guilty or practices
which should not give said signature any
standing before the department
The action of the department on Au
gust 1J has removed the cause of tho
complaint stated in our communication
of July 23 but there unhappily remains
the stigma of the appraisers allegations
above referred to and which by reason of
their uuspccitlc character attaches to
every house represented at the hearing
in question
Inasmuch as these allegations were
made in an olltclal communication we
feel compelled to ask through the depart
ment for the more specific report which
the appraiser Is prepared to furnish upon
its request ia order that those who have
been guittv of no offersive practice may
be relieved of the Implied charge
Trusting that the department wilt
ant examiner at 1200 predate the eiamaging position in which
Pension Office Appointments Ernest d piaceci o me w iae publicity giv en
to the appraisers allegations and that
Warfield of the District of Columbia and
thoge Uloare conrCOU of no
Harold II Clarke of the District of Co I ipg can onlj be vindicated through tho
lumbia messenger bojs at tiW good orhces of the department in calling
tlons William W Hughes of Iowa and PO te PP1 lor ine report rererreet
to have the honor to be
Alexander r i uraper ot xennessee
clerks at Jl 000 Charles V Reeves of In
diana convlst at J910 and Jeremiah F
Fairhurst of Ohio watchman at J720
Promotions Cvrus L Hall of Wiscon
sin clerk Jl OW to J1200 William Belt of
Marjland messenger boy at J1C0 to
watchm in nt J72
General I nnd office Appointments
Marshall D Kills of Indiana copjlst J0
Amos M Piper of Pennsylvania assist
ant messenger J72i Reinstatements
Mauchlin Nlven of New York clerk at
1600 Patrick II Lough an of New- York
copjlst at J00 Promotions Robert J
l McUlroy of Pennsjlvania Milton J
McVean of Michigan and Warren P
Sherman of Michigan copjlsts at 300 to
clerks at JICV Resignation William
D Willi ims of Tennes ee copj 1st JA
Geological Furvcj Appointment Alfred
C Carton of Indiana copjlst 70
FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS
A Ncir YorU Company Enjoined
Ajrnliist Ailv ertisliii Morris Clinlr
The Postmaster General upon the rec
ommendation of the Assist mt Attorney
General for the Postofllce Department
ue very
jours J il Peters chairman or tne
Committee on Customs Administrative
Act New lcrk Board of Trade and
1 rnnsportation George Bergfeklt Co
I ouis Mevers faon Seiron Bache Ac
Co llolbrcok Bros Jacob Adier
Schwartz bcheffer ic Co Iheodore W
Morris i Co Lazarus Rosenfeld Leh
man
TRAVEL PAT DISALLOWED
Cnptnin Grnliaiu Refused Cost of bub
slsteuee on Army Trnuspeirt
Trank L Graham captain of
Company E First District of Columbia
Volunteers In appealing from the action
of the Auditor for the War Department
for disallow ing travel on discharge
claimed reimbursement of cost of sub
bHtence whilenrav eling on United States
transports from San Trancisco to Manila
nnd return amounting in all to JiSSS as
captain of K Twcntj -seventh
United States Volunteers
The Auditor disallowed the claim say
ing the oitlcer was paid in full Having
been discharged at place of enrollment
Issued formal orders against travel pay Is not due There is no law
the Dr Abbott Chemical of authorizing reimbursement of cost of sub-
New York using the the malls for fraud
ulent purposes
The scheme of the concern It Is al
leged was that any one of its patrons
who would sell 100 worth of thimbles
would be offered a Morris chair Many
thimbles were sold and when the Morris
chair was claimed by the patrons the con
sistence to oilcers traveling on Govern
ment eraii puii
Snllliut of Transports
Adjutant General Richards at Van
couver Barracks advised the War De-
ri tmpnt vesierdav that the transport
cern explained that it only sent an offer Warren ha3 sailed for San Francisco and
of the chair but not the chair itself the Seward to I ort Michael