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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
WASH GOODS.

New effects in Fine DimIties. Lawns.
and Jaconets. I'm plain and warp-printed
effects, II lie. a yard.
New Granite Ducks, Cotton Covert
Cloth, i'm new effects. II lie.
Best grades OF Irish Dimities, new i'm
portation. Just the article 10 make cool
garment for the hot weather, Zoc.
Cool. Lightweight Scotch Ginghams'
reduced from PC. to l5c. yard.
Cool Dimity, Dots. in White and Colors'
25c. yard.
Frerro. Koechlin g. Co.'S Best French
Organizes. light as a zephyr. and printed
in the finest designs, 25c.
Cool Grass-Linen Batiste, the new ana
popular fabric, plain AMI fancy, l2l-2'
16 %. q, 3Oc., up TO 81 yard.
Embroidered, Dotted Grass Linen
Batiste. I'm a variety of desirable color
ings, zoe. a yard.
Embroidered Dotted Muslin, in Tan
Blue Nile. Green, Pink, Lilac, and Black
and White. &c. yard.
New effects in Colored Pique. Pink
Blue. Tan, Gray, and Brown, p and 4Oc.
yard.
FAsT-BLACK WASH GOODS,
fast as the best Hermsdorf dyes, all
finished. Beautiful French Bastiste, shene
and silky. 25, go IS, and 4Oc.
Dimity Dots 25c.
India Lawns, u 1-2. 16 %, 20, and 2oc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
HnuScmnn Acnin in the Tolls.

John Houseman, who was tried and ac-
quilted In the Henrico courts on the
charge of making a criminal assault on
his daughter about two years ago, is
again a prisoner I'm the county jail. He
was arrested and lodged in the prison
yesterday by Constable Cyclone Samuel
on the charge of burglarizing the store OF
ex-Sheriff ]. Wilbur Southwark. The case
comes UP for examination to-day
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
The Grays' sd Anniversary.

a meeting Of the Richmond Grays'
Veteran Association was held last night
at Concordia Hall and final arrangements
were made for the celebration OF their
afty-second anniversary, which occurs
June 18th. a banquet will be held on
that day, and a committee. consisting of
Captains j. r. Vaughan and J. T.. Phil
lips, and Mr.. NJ. i. Phillips, was appointed
to make arrangements for IT..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
SUMNER GLOVES.

Suede. Chamols. Silk. and Tanaty, g.
Button White Kid Gloves. Black or White
embroidery. 81. $3.50. and 50 a pair.
S-Button White Suede Gloves. $50.
12-Button White Suede Gloves, g.
l6-Button White Suede Gloves. $50
20-Button White Suede Gloves. 8&
16-Button White Glace Gloves, 27S.
2O-Button White Glace Gloves. $3.50.
2-Button White Chamois. soc.
Sutton White Chamois. ST.
Keepers Patent Finger-Tpped Gloves
80. 75c, 81. and s125 a pair.
TaGaty Gloves. I'm Mode, Tan. Black
and Gray, q and 50c
Misses Tanaty-silk Gloves. Tan. an.
Black. 25c.
Excellent values In Black and Colore.
Silks. You can save % per cent by buy
ing your silks OF US: all we ask IS a.
inspection OF our stock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12

NEW YORK. May 1l.-(speciai)-G NJ.
Wyatt. Marlborough; W. Ellyson.
Broadway Central: J. p. Powers. J. II.
Wilkinson. st. Denis: w. A. Chesterman.
II. ID. Burton, Continental; s. Hirsch,
Hoffman, II. c. Chamblin. Brunswick.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
I Temple, Pemberton, Cordes & Co,
AND WEST BROAD STREET,
Richmond's Only Exclusive Dry=Goods Store
We handle grades and sell smallest
margno
Use and sell at the very smallest possible

To close out lot OF Fast-Black Isle
Hose We shall offer a lot Of the &c. qua.
tiles at 25c pair. sizes to 9t2.
Gauze Lisle Hose. fast Blacks, for Ia
dies. 25c. to 81 a pair
Remember. we keep the largest assert.
ment OF GOOD Hosiery in the city You
can find here every kind OF Dropstlt,h
Rib, Plain. or Lace effect from the ,j.
Cotton or Lisle to the finest French
fancies.
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WHITE GOODS.

! WHITE GOODS.
shenc and Fine PERSIAN LAWNS
~ 1-2 to 5Oc.
French Organdies. 10 inches wide, best
made. Acc. to s1.25 per yard.
PIQUE,
every variety and width Of cord, from
the finest cord to the widest welts, 16 2-S
%, 90. 50, 40 80, and Coo.
Embroidered Musllns; large assortment
OF fine dots ranging in price from Is to
6oc. a yard.
LINENS.
All the best grades. and guaranteed
strictly frst-cass, and made Of the pure
fax.
HEMMED TOWELS. excellent values
at II -, l6 2-3, 20, and 25c.
Hemstitched Towels, %, 49, 50, and 75c.
FRINGED TOWELS.
Some superb values, 121-2, 16 2-3, 20, Is,
81, 40. and SOC.
We have a full assortment Of Webb's
"Old- Bleached" Towels, both in fringed
and hemsttched.
Cotton-Terry Bath Towels. II 1-2 rs 20,
%. IS, and soc.
Ijnen-Terry Bath Towels. 30, 75c, 81,
and sl25.
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TABLE DAMASlS.

TABLE DAMAsIS.
Values that cannot be duplicated.
1914 Damask, full width, CSC. yard.
6i-inch Damask, Cream and Bleached'
zoe.
66-and sS-lnch Damask, full bleached'
70 and Sc.
72-fnches-wide Damask, full bleached'
81, Sl.25, and $50.
Full range OF Napkins to match each
pattern of Damask. from the cheapest
to the finest.
81, 1O-4 12-4, and l6-4 Cloth at very low
figures.
HOSIERY.
Excellent values I'm Fast Colored and
Black Hosiery. We shandle only such
grades as you want to buy. the kinds that
give the most perfect satisfaction IN
wear and wash.
Extra-Heavy Ribbed Hose CBoys), dou-
BILE soles, toes, heels, and knees, 25c.
pair.
Boys Medium-welght Ribbed Hose,
double heels, soles, toes, and knees. 25c.
pair.
Misses Plain and Ribbed Hose, light,
medium, and heavy-weights, 25c.
Misses White-Sllk Pleated Hose, 6 to
SIP. ST.
Infants Half Hose. White, Black. and
Tan, ranging in price from l5c. to 0Oc.
Children's Lace Hose in Pink, Blue
Tan. White and Black, Soc
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1>1S1s4s'.S xs'xssp S*S.~@1+'~''
! Wash
/ F abriC
/ Sale
4 demands the attention of
. the shoppers. Every lady
4 rushing here and there busy
D selecting for summer. We've
\ laid in a supply that is
/. equalled by none. Much
! care has been devoted TO
|. this department and prom
} Uses to suit any one.
\ Among our immense
!. stock are:
\ One case new Dimities. rich assort-
y ment OF popular styles. the real
: value OF these is l-3c., but our
, pr CO will be s lac. yard.
Two cases Sheer Dimities. broad (.
range Of stylish effects. very
. cool and attractive. iOc. a yard.
y New designs in Agra Linens. This :
is very popular, and is selling
very rapidly at 1Oc. yard.
one case Downy Dlmitles In dainty
designs Of all new colorings.
regular i5c. qualities but our
price will be Il l-2c. a yard.
Corde Faconne, presenting those F,
handsome new Persian effects IN .
y winsome Dimities. " lie.
. Cool and serviceable Striped .
Linens. y lie.
Sheer Dotted Swiss Null. so popu- Z
lar and neat. u lie.
Fashionable Grass Linens. in fancy /.
and plain and check and stripe, /
12l2c.
Drap Baronne Organizes. as !
breezy as they are stylish and /.
pretty. These are equal 20 the {
hlgher-priced In design. u lie. Z
Soft Amazon lawns and new Tulle I,
Chatelaine IN rich Persian color
ings and designs These are
quite the rage, u i-2c. Z
Miss LIZZIE SORG. formerly /.
with ]. Meyer & Sons. Is now with I
Us. and would BE- pleased 10 serve
the interest OF her many friends.
! THALHIMER'S, (
ONE-PRICE HOUSE. \
Corner Broad aad fifth streets.
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Children's Lace Hose in Pink, Blue
Tan, White, and Black, soc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12

One case Downy Dimitles. In dainty
designs Of all new colorings,
regular i5c. qualities but our
price will be IL l-2c. a yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

The Electric Railway Gazette says that
a prolific source of accidents Is the careless
practice by pedestrians of walking from be-
hind one street railway car in front of
another car moving In the opposite direc-
tion. This has been found to be as true in
this city rs elsewhere, and there have been
Several accidents, more or less serious,
traceable directly to this cause. The Ga
zette says that>no mechanical precaution is
possible. but suggests that a rule requiring
motormen ito come to dead stop before
passing a car Standing still on the other
track would be efficacious IL rigidly en-
forced. This rule has been IN vogue for
year or more on the lines of the Buffalo
street railway companies and has proved
entirely practicable. OF course much de-
ponds upon the good sense and caution of
the pedestrian, and a great deal can be
gained by the people constantly bearing in
mind the fact that a rapid-transit street
car IS a thing of danger to be surrounded
by every possible precaution- The rule re-
curing a car to stop as described above
might be resisted by many street railway
authorities as involving too great a burden
upon Them. but they certainly owe that
much to the community In an effort to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
Mr.. Tharxton.s Expfanntion.

Mr.. ThurstoH's explanation of the causes
and circumstances leading up to his recall
from Washington as minister from Hawaii,
published in Saturdays Star. should satisfy
all who read it closely that he was limo
cent OF the charge, iterated In the Presi-
dents annual message. that he had fur
rIshed this government with abundant
reason for asking that he be recalled" 1t
is evident from Mr.. ThuTston's statements,
which bear the most unm:stakabie signs of
thorough honesty and frankness, that he
was deliberately ignored by the admfnistra-
ton, and. by series of actions unworthy
Oh SO great government. placed in posi-
uon where 1t was necessary for his own
defense that he should resort to the press
Tor means OF communicating with the Amer
lean people. The ordinary official avenues
OF information were closed to him and the
facts that he made known through the
newspapers were perfectly within the range
OF diplomatic etiquette. The croTning
ohense that gave the administration the
excuse for asking for his recall that it had
awaited only too evidently and eagerly now
turns out to have been a very small matter
indeed, that was only made known to the
government through the breach of conf
dence of ore whom Mr.. Thurstcn supposed
TO be y friend. and to whom as an individ-
ia! he told for his private information GER
tain things that were forthwith reported
at the State Department. II all he did Mr..
Ihurston acted in an honorable manner, as
a man and as a minister. and the last
chapter of the story, now written, casts
credit upon him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

spare The lives and limbs OF the people II
is the rule here for the approaching car to
ring warning gong. which is excellent so
Tar as it goes. The wise provision that
closes the gates and steps of a car on the
inside of the track makes it necessary for
people desiring to go to the far side of the
street to cross The other track than that
On which their car rests and often leads to
serious situations and sometimes to acct
dents. The people are prone to step imuse-
dfately around the car they have just left
and unless warming signal is unmistak-
ably given or the car approaching from an
opposite direction Is brought to stop ac-
csdents are quite possible There IS one
matter in this connection that is not gener-
ally understood. 1t applies only TO electric
iEss and not to cable roads An electric
car Is fitted with n starting apparatus that
can profiEee reverse action quite as
quickly as a forward acton, so that it is
really dangerous 20 pass close behind such
a ear standing at Test as the motor man
might make the mistake of reversing the
current instead of turning it. On for the
forward motion and so start the car back
ward and cause an accident. Hence it Is
we'll in passing around behind an electric
car to wait until it has started forward, so
as to be quite sure that the reverse mo
tFoa will not be applied. Accidents from
this cause have happened many occa-
sfo..s in Brooklyn, due mainly to the ig-
noranee of the people as TO this possibility.
A cable car, of course. cannot be run back
ward and this distinction should be COR
ssantlT Kept In mind by pedestrians and
passengers and it may some day save a
s.fe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Judge Cox to-day declared the highway
act unconstitutional in thoroughly con-
sidered decision, which is printed elsewhere
in The Star
The necessity of Judfcious and harmon
fous extension of Washingtons magnificent
plan of streets, which should correct or
prevent as far as practicable the MIST,
band of suburban settlements with narrow
crooked and discordant thorough fares
which threatened to encircle and hem in
the city, has long been recognized by prac-
tically every broad-minded, public-spirited
Washingtonian- The highway act. which
was intended to solve the problem, was dis
tofted and disffgured by Congress. and il
was accepted by its friends In It's fmper-
feet state against the advice of The Starr
as a last resort to secure it's passage. with
the knowledge that it needed amendment
and with the full intention at that time In
its supporters Of subsequently applying for
SucH amendments. These absolutely es-
sential changes in the law have not been
made There has been a threatening pros
pect of its going into practical operation in
ii shape which is unjust to Suburban prop
erty owners and disastrous 20 vital inter-
ests of the District; and On scale which
raises the doubt whether the District can
afford so comprehensive a plan. The COM
munity's task is to satisfy Itself approx
mately what the extension plan now pro-
posed will cost, to determine whether or not
1T is more than the District can expend in
this way, and. if the amount is found to be
too large, to bring about street extension
on a scale which will be proportlonaIe 20
the conmunity's resources ami fair in view
of the public needs in other directions. In
the same connection the highway act must
be radically amended to provide with other
changes that the national obligations in re-
spect to the upbulding OF New Washing
ton part of the Federal District shall
not be reput!iated. IL this alteration can
not be secured. the highway act, admira-
BILE as Were its purposes and beneficial to
The public as 1t was in intent. must be
killed Judge CoX's decision declaring the
act unconstitutional points out clearly sew
eral provisions of the law which must be
altered before it can go into operation I'M
obstructei by the Constitution and the
courts. Radical revision OF the act should
be at once attempted, and If the nee assary
changes prove to be hopeless Of accom-
piishment. assent TO Judge Cox'S decision
as the laws death blow must reluctantly be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Wise decision by the community on the
subject of street extension will rot be assist
ed BY an interchange of abusive epithets
between representatives of different lines Of
thought. The fact that a few individuals
will derive more benefit than the rest of lis
from the proposed public Improvement IS
an unavoidable incident of every great pub
lie enterprise and furnishes no justification
whatsoever for dencuncing street extension
as steal and SPECTATORS job. On the
other hand those who honestly oppose street
extension should not be stigmat.zed as
flaekguards and blackmailers merely be
cause one or two persons may have rendered
themselves justly liable to these offensive
epithets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Since of the seven millions specifically
appcrtioned by the pending bond bill ST.
100000 are for sewers, and s2,65oetO for
street extension, the measure is a sewer
hill rather than a street extension bill by a
large majority, TO wit, a majority of L.
10000 The intelligence has not even
begun 10 bud which cannot grasp this easy
maj hematical proposition. Inability to
comprehend these figures indicates a lower
Intellectual condition, if such a thing be
possible. than that which persistentIy con-
fuses The bond bill and the highway act,
and which cites the observations of re-
spected citizens concerning the latter in
supposed justification of wholesale. indis-
eliminating and ignorant abuse of the
former and it's advocates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Had DC Tot been for the close association
between the yrade-crossirgs problem and
the Long Bridge, it IS highly probable that
this dangerous relic would long ago have
been destroyed and replaced by a safe,
handsome and convenient structure capable
of accommodating both the ordinary and
the railway traffic. But the railroad COM
pany, which. through the grace of the
United States. has controlled this govern
nIent property, has hitherto succeeded in
using the old causeway buffer between
itself and a just solution of the problem of
diSDnsing of the terminal trackage in the
city. The pending grade-crossings bill, in
troduced the other day by Senator Nc MILAN,
requires that the railroad company shall
bear nalf of the expense of a new bridge,
ard SHALL then bear an equal share OF the
cost of removing the old affair. The dam
across the river that was originally intended
and built as a bridge has been a menace to
the city for many years Its piers are poor
and weak. and have only been prevented
from destruction by Accommodations of stones
piled around them the river bed thus
choking the channel and adding to the
dangers of inundation. So the repair of
the Long Bridge is ont of the question. 1t
must he replaced by a modern structure. 1t
must be built primarily for the safety. COM
fort and convenience of the people, and the
foot-walks and carriage road must be wide
and ample. and should not be placed on the
same level as the railroad tracks. The fire.
quent passage OF trains so near to the
wagonway, separated only by board fence
as IS now the case. and as Is contempIat ted
by the pending BILL tends to brighten the
horses, and should be avoided in the new
bridge The structure should be lofty
enough to carry the tracks over ON an up
per story. so that the two kinds of traffic
may be absolutely separated. Such bridge
If constructed on the latest principles of
architecture and engineering, would be sat
isfactory to the people of the District who
1t is contemplated by the bill are to be taxed
one-foUrth of the cost of building the new
bridge and the removal of the old one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
Mr. Jimmyson's Write.

CBy Alfred Exhaustin)
Wrong? Is 1t wrong? Well, maybe.
But III poetize just the same
II you'll advertise baby,
He'll presently get to fame.
They may argue and prate and bubble,
But they might as Well save their breath
For am prepared to scribble
Myself and the world to death.
They will say no doubt tits a sad 'un,
The poem 1 just dashed off,
But surprising 1t Is a bad I'm;
Is IT any excuse to scoff?
When 1t comes to divine af1iatus,
It's an accident born Of moods,
And the thing that wish to state In
We don't guarantee the goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
A Norose Immersion.

ITS hard ter earn an honest Hvin' these
days, SIR said Wandering Mike.
Yes" replied the inventor whom he had
accosted, I'm agree with you on that point
No NOR: does a man discover a new way
to make an honest living than there are
a thousand or SO of people trying to steal
it away from him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

The Kaiser IS said to sIeep very little
The fact that misery loves company may
account for his industry in the way of
causing other eminent personaSes to walk
the floor nights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
A Merited Con,mendatieu

Our Congress merits honest praise,
If truth they would but tell,
1t does but little nowadays,
But does 1t passing we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

In advising this country to beware of for
eign arrangements it is highly probable
that George Washington lid not intend to
intimate that it must do all of the running
every time the possibility OF trouble is .,ug-
geSted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
Trimming Department.

10" gard Jet Edges and Barts. 15c
23c yard Spanrle Trimming calo-s. lee
$50 dozen preslea AMI Fancy Buttons 81 IS
"sc each Rhine t"a" aud Fancy I:attons. Boz
ODE yard Persian and Dresden Ribbons. 4sc
doe yard Best frrsi; and Fancy Ribbons. Csc
13c rorchon ana ruiht lie Paris Iaccs........l2Isc
All other Iaees. 4 hiffoigs, Nets. Evening Gauzes
and EnbrCidcriss a 10 per cent discount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

However great may be the qualification
over the prospective peaceful settlement OF
the Venezuelan question. it viii not do TO
assume that Great Britain got frightened
at our navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

IL would he really interesting to know
whether there are people in this country
who think that Lord Dunraven is a gentle
man and that Benjamin Franklin was not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

The Nenezuelans may add a good deal to
their chances Of a satisfactory settlement
by kindly refraining for the present from
interfering in their own affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Japan expresses a desire 70 civilize the
entire western coast of western Asia. China
regretfuliy observes that this course of
culture is to be largely at her expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
SILK Department.

'oc " ri Glacc TafTc;a Silks for 1896 .......eac
ooc !ari Jafaf"s" Silks, new shades. ........45c.
.oc yard Satins, light and dark shades .......44c
:oc -ard Satins. all ihe nav sl,a,l,.s ... eac
zoe yard Nelutina, fha 1895 stock. ..........G 9c
81 yard felvcts for 1s.5 trimmings. ..........ss
sl.sp yard NelTets for trimmings. ..........Sl %
50 yard Neiret fer cloaks. :5aac. ..........S2a 20
S25e yard feiyet for cloaks b. inch .........s2
Black silks at 10 Der cent dSceaInt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

The Sultan's sole argument is in the ma
ture of an inquiry as to what anyb body is
going to do about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

Some critics utterly fail to make allow
ances for the fact that a poet laureate gets
only seven dollars a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

.'HoIworst Horwors. Horwor5-' exclaimed
Cholly.
''N- hat is the natter"
'Heah is a newspaper item that says the
Pwince of Wales pays his tailor!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27

There were sixty-two men at work on the
city post office today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
A Natural Inauiry.

"Chimmy," said a curbstone cherub
"whut's de equator?''
Don't you know2 I learnt 1t In wan
lesson at night school. De equator Is an
imaginary line around de cart"
"Who put it dere? Great Britain?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
SHOOTING STARS.
Agreed With Her

What nonsense" said she, ''all this talk
is about girls being allowed to encourage
bashful young men, one year out of every