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Soc for ST. Dress Goods
The New Stock.

The wool and silk and wool fabrics
in colors, include the following,
which are here in no less than 4.3o
different effects:
At $I.o8 yard.
CThe 54-inch Illuminated English Kersey Suit
ings Same goods with fancy name elsewhere
at 81 yard.
$I.5o, SI.6S, $I.So.
Gy42 and 45-inch Silk and Wool Matalesse.
which you may have noticed advertised at higher
prices and termed exclusive novelties.
ST, $I.35, So.
D5Onch English Tailor Sultings. VIII not
samples prove to you where least prices for
these superb fabrics7
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ST. and SI.25.

u MOire Velour Silks, the correct dress trimming.
and newest for waists. The autumn shades are
dabia, golden brown. garnets. myrtle, tan.
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At SIX ward
At SI.6S ward.

DThe nav Damasse Tafreta and other fan
weaves of Dress Trimming Silks
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The Palais Royal is first with the
latest of the imported novelties:
5-inch Tafreta Ribbons. with Persian center and
Incl wide satin edge each side, 7gc yard
5-inch Plain Taneta, with pinch roman border
one side ard narrow black satin border on other
side, TIC yard
5-inch Moire Taffeta, all shades with half inch
black satin edge on both sides, Csc yard.
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S1.5o YARD.
Mohair jacquard.

Another novelty in dress
goods. This is our own i'm
portation, and like their COM
panlon stuffs are positively ex-
elusive. One of the latest
color combinations in this line
is amethyst and black. This
color is now in popular favor
in Paris. 46 inches wide.
SI.oo YARD.
1t you want to have rare
treat and have a true concep-
ton of all that's new and stvl-
lsh in dress wear come to us,
we'll show YOU the most
Exquisite Creations,
The most
Exclusive Novelties
And the most
Sought for in Black Goods.
Order by mail If you live out Of tine city.
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The New Silks.

OTinsel BrOcndes-fOr the to-be fashionable
BOlero Jackets ard Vests The effects are gold and
black silver and black, silver and green silver and
golden brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
RAILROAD FUNDING BILL,
Republicans May Fear to Lose Pacific
Coast Votes.


From the San Francisco Examiner
WASHINGTON, February 21-After the
adjournment of the Senate committee on
Pacific railroads today had a conversation
with Senator Morgan. He asked me TO as
sure the people of California that he is ma
turing a plan for their relief, which he
hopes will satisfy all their reasonable de-
mancs and just expectations.
This understand to foreshadow a minor
1ty report and bill in place Of the Frye
bill, which, with tri1ing modification. will
almost certainly be favcrabiy reported by
the majority.
Nor have l much doubt that the Frye
bill would pass both houses were it rot for
the republican managers wholesome fear
OF icSlng the Pacinc states in the presiuen-
tlal election. That may not prove an apso-
iute deterrent, but the pest service that can
be Gone to California by CaIifornians is 10
impress Speaker heed AID his assistant
nen OF destiny with the ''imminslce and
dread of that penalty.
Whatever may be the fate of a Pacitic
railroads bill introduced ty Senator Nor
2on, the people Of California may confident.
~ assume tnat it will embody the honest
convictions OF the cIearest Intellect AND
mt st righteous heart IN the F,fty-fourth h
congress. His assurance that hs is eyoly-
ing pan Is ground of hope. With such a
message from such a man despair would
De biunder and CRIME.
AMBROSE BIERCE
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FATAL CROSSING DISASTER,
A Party of Four Struck by a Fast
Freight Train.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., February
IA fatal grade crossing accident oc-
CURED at IL o'clock last night in Steitou,
two miles from this city, i'm which one per.
son lost her life and three others werO
badly injured. Two Of them may die A
carriage. Containing four persons Laura
Chi!ds, aged seventeen years, and Bertha
Childs, aged sixteen years, daughters Of
Milton Childs Of New Market, and the
two sons of Milkman Dunbar, aged about
twenty-five and twentyfo years, re-
spectively, were returning from a I.arty,
The carriage had passed half way over
the track when a heavy freight train.
bound for Philadelphia and running at q
high rate Of speed, struck the vehicle. Tho
four were thrown from the carriage. Tho
freight train was stopped rs soon as pos.
sible and the crew went back to see what
had happened.
They found the body of Laura Childs q
considerable distance from the track hor>
ribly mangled. Bertha was found some
distance from her sisters body. She wea
badly hurt about :he head and body Some
distance away Were found the Young Dun.
bar men, one OF them badly injured The
other was severely hurt.
Betha Childs will recover. The condition
Of the two Dunbars is very critical; they
may both die.
When the accident occurred Nelson Dun.
bar was driving. He did not observe the
approach OF the train until 1t was too late
to avoid the catastrophe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
THE SEAL ISLANDS.
Special Agent Murray'x Recommends
tion of determination.

Special Agent Murray's Recommends
tiOn of determination.
Responding to Senator Morgan's resolu-
ton calling for recent official reports on
the seal Islands of Alaska, the Secretary
of the Treasury today sent to the Senate
the special report for 1894, as made by
Special Agent Jos. Murray, embodying the
result of observations covering seven sea-
sons spent on the islands. In this report
is found the first recommendation made for
the determination of the seals in case of
Englands refusal to consent to modifca-
ton CT the regulations made under the
Paris award. Mr.. Murray takes strong
ground for an amendment Of these regula-
tions, and says that If they are not so
changed as to afford better protection to
the seals than at present it is a matter Of
only a short time VIXEN the entire herd will
be exterminated. He says that in 1884 the
first year the Paris regulations were in
force, $4,000 seals were killed, Of which
rumber 60 per cent were female, all of
which left pups to die the island of
starvation. He claims that there were at
the close Of that season, by the most lib
eral estimate, not to exceed 100000 seals on
the islands, whereas when he first went
there, in 1888, there were fully 100000
Mr.. Murray opposes all pelagic sealing,
and shows that the decrease Of the seal
herd hes kept race with the increase of
the sealing fleet. The report is indorsed by
Assistant Secretary Hamlin, whom Mr..
Murray accompanied to the islands in the
summer Of 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
TREATED AS BANDITS
Captain General Weyler's Terms to
the Insurgents.
MUST SURRENDER In FIFTEEN DAYS,
Otherwise No Mercy Will Be-
Shown Small Bands.
BEL ANCOURT TOBE SHOT

HAVANA, February 27.-Admiral Navar-
70 has returned here from a cruise Of In.
spection along the coast, during which the
gunboat Alerta bombarded the insurgents ak
Cabanas and at Bahia Honda, the two ports
In the province of Pinar del Rio which were
recently attacked by the enemy.
Jose Betancourt the insurgent leader who
was recently captured by the Spaniards, has
been tried by court martial and sentenced
to death.
The insurgents have destroyed two rail.
read culverts between Cabezas and Cnion de-
Reyes. in the province Of Matanzas.
According to the official announcements
Gomez and Maceo have been trying to
effect junction, but have so far failed to
do SO, on account OF the close manner in
which they have teen pressed by the troops
whenever they are located. Both OF the
insurgent leaders, il is asserted, have been
continually compelled TO retreat before the
advance of the troops.
Maceo is said to be in the vicinity of the
city of Mantanzas. capital OF the province
of that name. 1t is said that he has PLAN
ned to move southwark in the same direc.
ton as Gomez, who is described as being
south of Jovellanos Q3emba) between Colon
and Mantanzas.
Copyright. 1885, by the Associated PressD
HAVANA February 26.-The following
anticipated proclamation of Capt. General
Neyler to the insurgents Of the Island OF
Cuba. 1t has not yet been published here
or else where; but will be issued shortly. and
will say:
The captain general prcclaims that he
allows the rebels in the provinces of Pinar
Del Rio and Havana fifteen days from the
date of the proclamation, in which to sur
render to the authorities.
Those who do so will not be subjected
to molestation. But small bands of in
surgents in those provinces which do not
surrender within the given period will, at
the expiration of that period, be treated as
bandits.
Detachnents of civil guards, reinforced
by the civil guards Of the province of San
tiago de Cuba and :he province of Puerto
Principe, have orders to form lines. at their
respective towns, of all persons who have
Joined the rebels and their property will
be confiscated. The property of those
who have openly aided the rebels in their
| raids will also be confiscated.
The towns in the western part of the
island are authorized to organize 1orpa
of guerrillas and all office-hoIders on leave
of absence will be relieved If, after eight
days from the date Of the proclamation,
they have not returned to their posts.
Petroleum and ouher inflammable articles,
after the date of the proclamation can no
longer be sold in the small ungarrisoned
towns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
THE SILVER PARTY.
Important Meeting of the Finance
Committee Held Today.

Important Meeting of the Finance
Committee Held Today.
An importan. meeting Of the finance COM
mittee of the new silver party is being
held today at the rooms Of the organiza-
tion, in the Corcoran building. General
Warner, the chairman of the finance COM
mittee, is present.
The executive COMMITTEES of the new
party is just fairly beginning its work, un-
der Chairman Mott, and funds are needed
more badly now than at any time since the
party was launched.
or course, the proceedings of the meeting
are secret, but 1t is learned that the new
party expects &C nsidera BILE financial assist
ance from manufactures throughout
the country who have embraced the doc
trines OF silver and projection as the
be- pest course for the country to pursue.
There are said to be many manufacturers
IN Philadelphia. New York and Baltimore
who are with the new party in its ideas.
General Warner, who is the daddy of
the new party. is hopeful, and much is ex-
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

Mr. Francis H. Smith is registered in
Jacksonville. Fla. en- route to Jamaica,
ana expects to spend March visiting the
different Islands in the West Indies.
Lieuts E. 8. Butler. twenty-first infan-
try, and r. L. Livermore, tenth cavalry,
are registered at the War Department.
Lieut.. John Gibson of the Naval Acad-
emy Is in the city on leave Of absence.
Mr.. ]. w. Treiber, who has been confined
to his home for some weeks by Illness, was
successfuliy operated on last Friday, and
hopes are entertained for his rapid CON
valescence.
Col I. D. Walker. ceisnmander-in-chiefo of
the Grand Army, ands Col. Bearse of ILL.,
nois. past quartermasSer general Of the G.
meet the G. A. r. Of Delaware
Mrs. Senator Hawley left, town this
morning and win net b ct home this even
Ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
They Had Been Locked I'm Their Home
by Their Mother.

CRlSFIELD, Nd, February 27.--Three
young children of Nelson Parker were
burned to death here today as q result Of
being locked in the room by their mother.
who had gone to a neighbors on an errand.
The father, who was cutting wood in a near.
by grove. saw smoke Issuing from the win.
dows, but by the time he reached the house
1t was a mass of flames. and rescue was inn
possible. All Of the little ones we're burned
to crisp. The eldest was four years old,
the second two years, and the other a baby
of four months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
SECRETARY CARLISLE.
He Has Returned From New York,
Will Leave the City Tonight.

He Has Returned From New York, but
Will Leave the City Tonight.
Secretary Carlisle returned last night
from New York. where he spent two days in
conference with bankers and business men
generally in regard to the protection of the
national finances. He also looked into the
condition of affairs at the subtreasury
and at the custom house Incidentally, he
was the guest of honor at two Mg ban
quets, at each Of which he mada an ad-
Dress in advocacy of sound money. To-
night Secretary Carlisle will accompany
Senators Harris. Allen Dubois, GalIinger
tend meeting Of the board Of directors of
that corporation. The party will return to
this city Monday morning.
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NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT.
Alleged Wholesale Massacre mt Mar.
sOvan.

Alleged Wholesale Massacre mt Mar.
sOvan.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 21.-In.
Quiries made here seem to establish the
fact that there is no truth in the story
from this city. published in the Daily
News OF London today. that on February
IA, the first day of the Ramadan festival,
the Turks surrounded the Armenian guar.
ter in Marsovan, ordered the Armenians to
accept Islam. and killed $50 who refused
to do SO.
Mr.. Milo A. Jewett, the United States
consul at Sivas, passed through Marsovan
recently and telegraDhed that ne was prov
ceeding TO his post, thus indicating that
Marsovan Is tranquil.
The ambassadors of the powers havq
made representations to the porte regard-
ing the precalious situation at Aintabs
ASiatic Turkey.
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MAJ. THOS: P. MORGAN DEAD
The Ex-District Commissioner Passes AWAY
After Brief Illness.
He Had Been Prominent In Business
and Religious Circles for Over
Half q Century.

Major Thomas P. Morgan died this morn
ing at $50 o'clock at his residence, 1871
Q street northwest, after a very brief
illness: For the past seventeen or eighteen
years Major Morgan had suffered from
rheumatic gout, which had troubled Linn
at intervals more or less severely. Recent
ly he had been feeling somewhat better
than for long time previously, and yes
terday he was out attending to some bust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
DREAk IN ID. AND O.
Major Shaw knows of No Reason 70
the Decline.

MUJOr 6huw NhOWH O1 NO NeWkOh NOU
the Decline.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 21.-The
stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway
sold in the local market on light sales this
morning at % 1-2, the lowest point ever
reached, and a recession for the day Of
5 IL points. The break was accompanied
by rumors of an impending receivership,
which cannot be confirmed. Major AlexaliA
der Shaw, chairman of the finance COM
mittee says he knows of no reason for the
break.
President Cowen, who went to New York
yesterday, has not returned, but ia ex.
pected back this afternoon.
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TO COLLECT EVIDENCE.
A CommissiOn Has Been Appointed b
the Venezuelan Government.

Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minister
here. has received word from Caracas that
the commission appointed by the Venezuelan
government to collect all of the evidence
obtainable In that country relative to the
boundary line. for the use of the American
commission, Is making rapid progress with
Its work. and expects to be able to forward
the matter to Washington by the next mail
steamer. The British case is expected to
reach here even before the Venezuelan SIDE
and 1t has been actually submitted to parlia-
ment in the form of dummy, which will
be replaced In the course of the next few
days by the full papers in the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
Gen. Merrill Dies.
GUIANA'S ORIGINAL LIMITS.
Shown In n Map Made i'm 1S40 and
Now i'm Illinois.

STAUNTON. ILL.,, February 27.-Rev Fa-
ther A. Surbonzen Of this place has in his
possession an old map made by the author
ity of the Academy of Paris in 1746, show
ing probably the original boundary of old
Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador
This map is f1fty-six years older than the
oldest map taken for authority in the Ven
eZuela boundary line discussion. Rev. Mr.
Surbonzen has written Justice Brewer, Of
fering to place this map at his disposal.
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HE COMMANDED HERE.
Death Of Brig. Gen. George w, Gil,
at Philadelphia.

Death of Brig. Gen. George w. Gfle
at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February d.
Brig. Gen. George w. Gile, a distinguished
oflcer of the civil war, died last night at
his home in this city, aged sixty-six years.
During his war career, upon which he
started as first lieutenant in the twenty
second regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers.
he vas successfully MAJOR of the eighty
eiShth pennsylvania volunteers, lieutenant
colonel and colonel, major in the veteran
reserve corps, brevet brigadier general
ana commander of the garrison at Wash
ihgton. He commanded tho military at
Lincoln's second Inauguration and at the
funeral Of the martyred President, and was
general officer of the day at the iinal re-
view OF the army at the close of the war.
Gen. Merrill Dies.
Gen. Lewis Merrill died today at the
Presby yterian Hospital. from an affection of
the kidneys, aged sixty-two years. He was
only admitted to the hospital last night
Gen. Merrill graduated with high rank
from the West Point Military Academy,
and was appointed a second lieutenant in
the famous first dragons of the United
States army. His chief operations during
the war were in northern Missouri, where
He &C mmanded brigade known as "Mer-
rill's HCrse.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

Senator Voorhees, Improving.
Senator Voorhees, of Indiana has been i'll
for some days past but was reported at his
home to be considerably improved this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

The Presidents Principal Callers.
Secretary Carlisle and Attorney General
Harmon were the Presidents PRINCIPAL
callers today. s--'"
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Called ON the President.

Representative Smith of Michigan head
ed delegation of citizens Interested in the
improvement of Holland harbor, Michigan,
In a call at the White House this morning.
to pay their respects to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

Treasury and Justice Departments, and
thus are within the personal bailiwick of
the chief executive SO that the practical
measures of recognition are wholly In his
hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-02
just as He Feared.
f'Sayl''

"Sayr'
The tramp leaned over the cashiers desk
in the little restaurant as if he had some
thing confidential to say.
'Wellp'' returned the cashier inquir-
ingly.
"Do you make fellies pay in advance in
this feedshop?'
"No; not as general thing" replied
the cashier slowly, as if tempted to say
Eyes,
The tramp nodded his head as if he ap-
proved of that.
"Get beat out of feed sometimes,
s'pose?'' he ventured, after a pause.
"Not often,'' responded the cashier.
"No? But you do sometimes, don't
your
Occasionally"
f'Of course. They all do. what's your
plan when a man comes in and beats you
out of feed?''
"When he hasn't the money to pay for
what he orders?" asked the cashier.
Eyes; when he gives you the razzle
dazzleP''
ave fix it SO that he never tries it again
here
''Of course But do you kick him
around the place. and then throw him
out, or do you call a policeman and have
him nrrested?'
1--WE kick him out.''
GOOD and hard?''
GAS hard as we know how"
''I was afraid of that said the tramp
sadly as he started toward the door. ST
guess won't stay. ''-Chicago Post.
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left some of the arrangements as Tom and
the architect had planned them, for r.
'Of course you didn't want to look as
if''-
f'No; when heard them coming, laid
my plan on the parlor table and slipped
into the library, where could hear just
what they said about it. They looked at
it in silent surprise for a moment; then 1
heard the architect say something about
genius, and my heart swelled with pride.
mo wonder. Why, Amy, you might
make it a profession if you have SO much
talentl'
$50 thought. Then, oh, hate to tell
It'll They both began to laugh and laugh,
like pair of madmen, until went in to
see the reason.''
What was it?''
GAS soon as the architect could speak
he said, Your plan is wonderful, Mrs.
SoftIeigh, but it is rather unusual to make
a house with neither doors nor win
dows!''
t'And had you"-
''Of course I hadr'
ooh, well,' said the visitor as she rose
to go, 'I don't sec that that makes much
differencel The man that was building
the house would have put them in any
how. Exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-02
HIS FAULTS.
VIII 1t the Beautiful Girl Had to Say About
Them.

VIII 1t the Beautiful Girl Had to Say About
Them.
t'Oh, do, Mr.. Sapling," said the beautiful
girl at the family hotel, edo let me read
the palm of your handl can tell you ali
your faults
Mr.. Sapling gave an inarticulate gurgie,
and roseate flush swept over his counte-
nance as he surrendered his palm to the
grasp of the fair enohantress.
"Oh, you're just full of faults, just full
of them, Mr.. Sapling!'' she cried.
Mr.. Sapling looked it.
ITO begin WITH said the beautiful
girl slowly and refectively, ''you're dread
fully cynical. You hardly believe in any
thing at all, and you've utterly no faith
in us poor women
The feeble smile that had hitherto kin
died the features of Mr.. Sapling into a ray
of chastened imbecility was distorted in
an effort at cynicism.
"Then your next fault is that you are
too determined-much too determined.
When once you have set your will on any
object, you crush every obstacle under
your feet
Mr.. Sapling looked meekly down at his
lawn tennis shoes, but began to feel calm
er more lifted up. Perhaps he had been
all these things without knowing it.
"Then you are cold and sarcastic
Mr.. Sapling attempted to look cold and
sarcastic. He succeeded IN rude leer.
''And you're horribly world weary; you
care for nothing; you have drained phi
losophy to the dregs, and scof at every
thing
Mr.. Sapling's inner feeling was that
from now on he would simply scof and
scott and scott.
you're only redeeming quality is that
you are generous. You have tried to kill
even this, but cannot.
EYES," concluded the beautiful girl,
s'those are your faults, generous still, but
cold, cynical and relentless. Good night,
Mr.. Sapling.'
And resisting all entreaties the beauti-
full girl passed from the parlor of the hotel
and vanished.
And when later in the evening the
brother Of the beautiful girl borrowed Mr..
Sapling's snowshoes and his rifle for a
fortnight, and the father of the beautiful
girl got Sepling to indorse his note for a
couple of hundreds, and her Uncle Zephas
borrowed his bedroom candle and used his
razor to cut a plug of tobacco, Mr.. Sapling
felt proud to be acquainted with the fam
ily.-Truth.
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SOLDIERS RESIST POLICE.
Thirty Men Injured in a Eeer Seizure
Contest at a Dance.

Thirty Men Injured in a Eeer Seizure
Contest at Dance.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Jan. "A battle
between soldiers and police occurred
in Saddler's big hall last night in
which about thirty men were seriously
injured. The soldiers were finally de-
feated and twenty are locked up. A
raiding party went to Sad er's hall,
where the Kosciusko guards, a
military organization, were hold
ing dance, to execute a warrant
for the seizure of beer The
soldiers drew their sabers and drove
the officers from the hall. A rein
forcement of fifteen policemen was
called and attempted to enter the
hall, but the guards beat them back
with their sabers. The soldiers
jumped on the police and scratched
their faces and tore their hair out by
handfuls. After the fight five other
halls were visited and nearly 200 kegs
of beer seized.