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The evening times., 1898-10-31
Bed comforts. 69e.

Double-bed size comforts. warm as
can be. and of very desirable quail
ity-for 60 cents each. Little enough,
indeed, for such a fine grade
The evening times., 1898-10-31

The net earnings Of Minneapolis and
st. Louis for September were increased
$40. The net earnings of Erie for the
month of September increased $40. 0OO The
net earnings from July l, have decreased
$l6o,OOO. The net earnings of Chesapeake
and Ohio from january l, have increased
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Solid oak folding screens. S9e
Wilton velvet rugs. S1.39

in the prettiest Oriental designs you
nave ever seen-of splendid quality
rugs thai you'n find in the furniture
stores at very much higher pr-ces
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Blankets. 47c pr.

Double-bed size, with pretty coIored
borders OF different sorts. Nothing at
all like the cheap, inferior sort you
can see everywhere at similar prices.
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25c dress goods. Zoe ward.

IN this lot there are fifty pieces Of
blue stripe cameTs hair dress goods.
ward wide double width OF splendid
wearing quality-and for which you
win be asked 25c. a yard everywhere
eise-at loc "A yard. The price seems
too ridiculously low to contain quality
and YET here it is. ready for your
buying, right enough
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Silk lambrequinS. $1.29.

Made of fine all-silk with heavy
gold embroidery fringe an around
i'm all The most attractive effects you
could wish 10 see And Sl29 is q very
low price for them
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Record smashing prices on suits, skirts, capes, etc.
- suitS S6 gS S3 gS far knrSay canas

kersey cloth capes. with the new in
Verted pleat back-of desirable weight
for jUst-now wear-for S39S. Full of
style and comfort-workman and
little details perfect. The regular Sc
garments.
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washington stock Exchange.

sales-U. S. As, coupon, s10oOG111 1-2.
Capital Traction. 35G79. Washington
Gas, 106s50 3-4 U. S. Electric Light,
1Od10e American Graphophone preferred,
3d.14 "a Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 1909
20 cents.
After Call-American Graphophone,
k06l3 7-S
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POrtiereS. Sf.9S.

Chenille or tapestry portieres. heav-
lily frinced, and in all the most at
tractive colDrs OF The season. Sl9S a
pair
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Be | spreads, S9c.

They're actually worth s1.50. Full
size double-bed size-in the handsom-
est Marseilles patterns. Fit 10 grace
the bedroom Of a princess.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
Curtain poles. 12Hc.

Good substantial curtain poles. and
all the brass fixtures along with them
All ready to put Up for l. l-3c. A very
good value.
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So bia tx alI-wOOl
cheYi0tS. 2ac yard.

A lot of . pieces of extra fine quail
ity all wool black cheviots, Sc inches
wide-and the best grade of black
cheviot, too-the kind that retails
everywhere at 50c-for 29c a yard. This
is one Of the scarcest fabrics among
the biacks-and the most desirable.
Getting If al 29c a yard means a bar
gain of the rarest sort
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applique ScarfS and pillow
Shams. 49c.

The same sort for which YOU viii be
asked zoe elsewhere, White applique
scarfs, and pillow shams to match
bOrately worked, in The most
Skllful manner.
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Gold crepOn draperieS. 53Ieyd

pretty patterns, sure To please lh-
most careful housewife. You cannot
get them for as little e,sewhere-sup-
pose you try.
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New York Cotton Marke,
Fred Acton Resting Easy.

Fred Acton. who withstood the deli
cate operation of having his spleen re-
moved, as described in The Times yester-
day, is resting quietly at the Emergency
today. The doctors are much pleased
with the success of the operation and say
that the patient will fully recover.
The evening times., 1898-10-31

The Burlington statement was most
unsatisfactory to the Street, but a care
full scrutiny of it. makes one thing ap-
parent. 1t might have been far worse.
The fact of the matter is that the road
has only shown better returns after de-
Quoting the charges, three times in the
last ten years.
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Still greater shoe values.

The greatest shoe selling we have
ever known will be the order of the
day Tuesday Prices that are already
lowest shall be hewn to the smallest
point-until there's little left but glory
for us. But that's worth a great deal
will build for us a shoe trade second
to none in the city.
273 pairs of youths solid leather. A
calf vamps dongola top oak sole, calf
stayed, in sizes u to q fully 0oo
worth Sl.50. Our price ............ JOU
300 pairs of Misses 'Liona" kid pat
ent leather, spring heel, laced and
button solid leather shoes; sizes,
II to 2; cheap at IS cents Our IN.
SIS pairs of mems fine Westley calf
lace shoes, seamless vamps, smooth
inner sole, leather counters calf back
stay, sizes to 10. Good val Cf no
ue at $3.50. Our price. .JO
722 pairs of ladies' fine bright dom
COLA calf, patent leather tip, heel or
spring heel shoes: hand-worked holes,
flint oak sole, hand-finished heel. B.
c, d widths, sizes to z. A Ct no
bargain at s275. Our price. 40
512 pairs of Infants vici kid button
shoes. Sizes 3 to g. Regular tc :.
price, 30c. Our price only. ~ y
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Sisters Die Almost Together

New York, Oct 31.-Eila MaIey, twen-
ty-three years old, and her sister, Anna.
twenty-one years old. of No. 12f Liberty
Street, Union Hill. n. J.. died yesterday
within an hour and half. Ella had been
suffering from consumption for over six
months, and her sister, Anna. attended
her regularly, frequently remaining
awake night and day. AS a result of her
fatigue Anna was stricken with pneu-
monia She died at noon and Ella at 1:3o
D. m. Yesterday.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange.
l4Iq T street.
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New York Stock Market,

Corrected daily by ". B. Eipbs & Co.
members OF the New York Exchange,
1919 + street.
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The market was fairly strong today
during the first hours, though there was
recession from the early prices at II
o'clock. There was some good buying.
and little more snap in the trading,
than heretofore, as if the Street were be-
ginning to be interested in the market.
This gave many people hope that there
is to be turn upward during the week,
but this belief was not by any means uni
versal. II is perhaps safe to say that
the bulls and bears are as yet pretty
nearly equally divided. The bears still
talk of the elections not being satisfac
tory to the Republicans and the Street.
1t is unquestionably the fact that If
Democratic victory is scored at the polls
there will be recession of several points
within two weeks thereafter.
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Even if the new plug tobacco combina-
ton can earn money, which seems very
doubtful for some time to come it will
be months before the Street will be will
ing to risk its money against such a
clique of manipulators as the Tobacco
people have proven themselves to be-
Tobacco stock may have manipulated
rises or declines, but the people will not
be in them. 1t seems very safe to say
that Tobacco is unsafe
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Federal Steel was again one of the lead
ers of the market. The preferred was in
fact the strongest stock in the market
during the early part Of the day. The
position taken by the friends of Federal
Steel Is that the company. with its abun-
dant capital, Its prestige and its al
ready obtained control of the great busi-
ness, is in a position to earn immense
profits from the start, especially with the
brilliant outlook in the iron and steel
trade for this year. All this will mean
unavoidably good dividends, both on the
preferred and the common stock.
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MONEY TO LOAN st and 1-2 per cent in sums
Of 81, eco TO $4,000 on d. c. real estate; pay
Of 5 ard per cent mortgages and bes anew;
all transactions conducted with economical con-
sideration fer borrowers. WM- III. SAUNDERS b
CO.. 1407 st. se2+tfem
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Hecht's Greater Stores.
Hechfs Greater Stores.
Hecht's Greater Stores.
The "doings" of this store are interesting.

The dg interesting To de-
tad would would capital
wholesale buying The bare which follows
be
Doy wish of Anyno
have charged"
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The dress goods values are mighty.
$l black crepOnS. 75c ward.

Another lot-a bargain of rarest i'm
port. Black crepon, the heavy raised
figure sorts inches wide-a splendid
grade, that it has never been possible
TO retail for less than a dollar a yard
before. 15c now-that is, for this spe-
cial lot.
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soc dress RoveltieS. 2gc yd.

Poplin striped novelty dress goods,
fun yard wide, in a beautiful array of
colors-Which are actually worth soc
yard, will be offered at 29c yard
The times., 1898-04-05
An Asphalt Drixeyrny

To the Editor Of The Times:
What is the matter with the United
States making an asphalt drive through
Judiciary Square Park? The present yeI-
low clay gravel drive is a disgrace 70
the National Capital, and an unmitigated
nuisance as we'll In wet weather it is
as bad as a country mud road, and as
there is no crossing connecting with the
approaches from north and south which
cross il, pedestrians and officials of the
City Hall and Pension Office are COM
PEELED to make the best of their way
through the yellow mud In dry weather
the wind hurlS the dust in every direc-
ton, defacing the beauties of the park
and coating the foliage of the trees and
shrubbery with yellow dust as well as
making things generally disagreeable for
those who pass TO and fro along the drive.
Is there another city in the country that
would patiently endure such a nuisance
Not only does the wind raise cloud of
dust when it blows but every vehicle
that passes through the park tand there
are hundreds Of them every day.. also
sends the dust scurryinS in its wake
Less attention to outlying sections and an
observance of the requirements Of the
center of the city would reflect credit on
those who are supposed to De clothed
with authority That this nuisance NAV
be speedily abated is the ferveut wish OF
hundreds, aye thousands OF your read
erS, including the writer PHILO.
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Worship OF the Golden ca1f.
Editor Of The Times:

To the Editor OF The Times:
Every American who read it will
thank You for the editorial of this even
ing entitled The Situation"
You say truthfUlly that, In reality.
Spain is working with the energy OF de-
spair. and with the assistance. also. of a
very distinguished influence in Washing
ton. TO bring about foreign interven-
tiOn.'-
Why not give this distinguished in
fluenCe'a local habitatiOn and name2''
Why not say il is President Mckinley
Secretaries Gage and LOag, Speaker
Reed. Senator Hanna and all the other
bond-slaves OF the money kings OF Wall
Street. State and Lombard Streets.
At times / have been inclined to doubt
some of the statements in the Bible. That
one which speaks OF the Hebrews after
all their God had done for them wor-
Shipping the golden calf. at the foot of
Mount Sinai was hard TO believe But
it is so no longer. L see the men VINO
owe everything to the American people
worshiping the golden calf more de-
voutly than even the Hebrews did.
That Hebrew calf was made of the
golden ornaments borrowed from the
Egyptians This one IS made of the
gold stolen from the people. have no
longer any doubt about the truth of tine
Bible. History again repeats itself. and
confirms Holy Writ MEL
Washington. April ..
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The situation.

Now We can understand why it was
that Mr.. Mckinley pleaded so pathetic
ally for the present delay. \ new
excuse for begging for more time has
been rigged up at the last moment Of
grace. VIII the game work? We shall
know by tomorrow.
From a Hanna standpoint, there is
not the slightest occasion now for our
Interference. The White House an
nounces that Spain is negotiating ~di-
rectly'' with the Insurgents by which
We presume is meant the government
army. and people Of the free Republic
of Cuba. According to the inspired
story, the negotiations are Immediately
for an armistice until October. and in
directly with an ultimate idea of Ca
madam autonomy" with debt under
the guarantee OF America.
What probably is actually happening.
is, that the pope is trying TO open ne
potiations with the Republic Of Cuba,
on a basis furnished by the Admins
tration in behalf OF the Spanish-Cuban
bond deal
1t involves invoking the thunders of
the Vatican. not against the brutal
butchers Of Spain, but against the
victims Of their long and hideous op-
preston and persecution. 1t is the
same old Hanna-McCook bunco game
in new clothes, and with an illustrious
intermediary. who, in the innocence of
his venerable and amiable heart, is
being used for the sordid purposes of
Rothschild and his European and
American followers and agents.
1t is last desperate effort to fool
Congress and the people into another
p0stponement. If undertaken seriously
ii has not the slightest chance Of sue
cess. Neither the civil government nor
the military powers of Cuba would
listen 10 the proposition for a moment
II is a foul outrage upon them.
They know Spain too well by this time
to be caught in the trap that they were
at Zanjon in 1873. To grant Spain an
armistice in which to recuperate her
shattered armies and resources. and TO
bottle the island up with the Spanish
and American fleets acting as con-
cert Of peace, would be a nice thing for
the bond conspiracy, but a senseless
thing for the Cubans to do. and they
know it
An armistice forsooth, It is sheer
nonsense to talk of one If Spain
Intended to grant independence. what
would be the use Of an armistice? But
that is not the principal point in the
American, though not in the Admins
tration, contention. Mr. Mckinley
is again struggling to drive the Maine
massacre out Of sight and mind. But
the American people VIII not have 1t
SO, nor let Congress allow it. They will
have recognition Of independence and
Spain ordered out Of the hemisphere.
IN retribution for the Maine! Congress
must DO both and do both at once or
there viii be trouble in every constitu-
ency.
We do not recognize this final kick Of
the Spanish-Cuban bond mule as a
very dangerous one. Its assumption
that the Cubans win even talk OF an
armistIce with nothing promised at the
end Of it beyond autonomy and Span
ish debt, is too diaphanous and impu-
dent 10 excite much beyond ridicule
and contempt.
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pected places, and the queen is an un-
comfortably active factor in the situa-
ton. Mr.. Mckinley lost his queen early
IN the game, when he lost the conf
dence of the people; and without it he
is hampered. He also lost his knights
the brains and devotion Of his own
party. He is thus unable to make am
move which is not anticipated by his
opponents. Even his pawns are being
swiftly and skillfully removed from the
board. HIS kingship is being chased
about in most undignifed style. and
the sovereignty of the American people
on the other side of the board has been
safe from his Vaccinations. because h
has been SO very busy. He mas taken
occasion frequently to remind the pub
lie that a chess problem cannot be
worked ovt in a hurry. He should re-
member, however. that while he is TAX
ing time to think. other people can also
think, and anticipate his proceedings.
1t may be that these cogitaticns VIII
result in some particularly mastery
move, which will enable him To cry
"Checkmate,' But there is a tuatic H.
which all chess-players wiz remember,
in which the player attempting to
checkmate his opponent. leaves room
for just one more move, and the techni-
cal name for this is stalemate. The
player who affects this result loses the
game, and although the diplomatic
game between Congress and Nj GIc-
TN
obliged to exercise great care to avoid
a stalemate. That is why he is NOV
ing so cautiously.
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oric before he attempts to talk on such
a question as this
some Wicked Manipulatiuns.

We are having just now repetition
of scenes that We're witnessed during
the last campaign, little more than a
year ago. Capitalists who, at that
time, reduced their force on the alleged
ground of fear OF Bryans election, are
now doing the same thing from alleged
fear Of a foreign war. They thus dem
onstrate in way, which affects whole
communities. that they are in favor of
peace at any price-so long as it is paid
by other people.
The cold-bloCded corruption Of such
a performance as this is almost incon-
ceivable. That any man should. for
mere political purposes, throw whole
families. even whole communities. out
of employment. cut their wages below
living point. threaten them with dis
missal, pretending that this course is
dictated by fear of war, argues a con-
dition of things more unstable and un-
trustworthy, so far as the masses of
the people are concerned. than could be
caused by any war
1t is, however, a ruse more transpar-
ent now than in 1896. In the first place.
it is not good to set trap twice in the
same place. In the second place. while
there might be some ground for the
supposition that a change in the finan-
cial standard would injure business.
there is none for the supposition that
a foreign war would do this. There
will be just as many people in this
country who will want to buy clothing,
as in time of peace; and there will be-
sides be the increased business activity
due to a war. whether large or small
Any man who remembers our own civil
war Will understand that; and the peo-
pie as a whole, although they may suf-
fer from these wicked and capricious
manipulations Of their means of liveli-
hood, will refuse TO be fooled by the
representations of unscrupulous en-
ployers.
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which have arisen and the facts which
are known We shall have peace OF war
We can decide to have peace. peace with
incidental Spanish outrage and cIandes-
tine murder. We can decide II today and
relieve the President from all resporsi-
bility and connection with It. As against
peace, we can. under the Constitution. BY
virtue of our authority. have war. 7 am
free to say we ought not 10 declare war
except for grave and sufficient reasons.
II seems 10 me that those reasons exist.
Cuban Heroes
Mr.. President. 5000 Cubans. unarmed.
without recognition as an independent
government. without any ships. or with
cut any instrumentaIities. relatively
speaking. for the purpose OF carrying on
war, dared TO take up arms against the
kingdom of Spain. and in the course OF a
three years struggle have fought her
almost to a standstiil. and they have not
only encountered all the forces that Spain
could bring to bear in order TO bring
them into subjectiOn. but they have en-
couutered the opposition OF the United
States. whose resources in a measure
have been employed in order 20 intercept
any supplies that might be carried to the
Cubans.
'-'Thirty-five thousand poor. struggling
Cubans are now upon the point-sO il Is
claimed by the men who desire peace at
any price-ready and competent TO bring
about their own independence, and yet
We speak through chattering teeth about
the dangers of conflict with the king
dom of SPAIN Decisive action would pre-
vent any serious trouble, in my judgment.
and we ought TO take it.
Mr. President. I rose simply for the
purpose of setting forth in this desyiItOry
and informal way the reason why I
thought We ought 10 pass a resolution
recognizing the independence Of Cuba
and declaring var as..insr Snaira :,
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Reed and Peace.

Several months ago the announce
ment was made in this paper that the
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed had been
appointed referee" for twenty eight
American lie insurance companies, in
succession to the late Hon. William Z.
Russell OF Massachusetts, deceased.
At intervals since that first announce
ment, We have publicly wondered how
much the fact of the Speakers private
position and large salary might affect
/ his patriotism or his official acts. The
same question is being asked and anal
| yzed by others, and the matter does
not seem conducive to the popularity
OF Mr.. Reed.
Investigations at New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Hartford and other act
| i've life insurance centers, demonstrate
the universal demand for peace at
any price that is going out from the
palatfal offices and banqueting halls
of our best underwriting magnates.
! They realize that the coming castiga-
ton of Spain may make some death
| losses to the partial decentralization of
their tables of expectation. They all
| do an enormous business in Europe,
with which a state of hostilities might
/ interfere to some annoying extent
| Compared with these vital considera-
tons, they do not care a bawbee for
/ the honor of the nation, for the massa-
ere OF two hundred and sixty-six
American sailors, or for any other
earthly thing, so that their business
! interests are conserved and they
have conservative as we'll as an able
referee" in the Speakers chair of the
House Of Representatives!
1t is the noble creature whom the
! Spaniards call too good to be a Yam
kee," If they are right about it, he is
also too good to be Speaker, and ought
TO get out Of the place or be expelled
from it,
Every time Thomas Bracket Reed
refuses TO recognize an acknowledged
patriot on the floor; every time he de-
| fies the Constitution or the rules of
! the body over which he "presides," af-
ter totally suppressing it; every time
he uses his personally conducted Com
mittee Of Rules TO prevent or choke off
debate or legislation he speaks or acts
with the tremendous force OF twenty
eight-insurance-cor power.
It is power immense! Is it Irresistible,
when national duty and honor and hu-
/ man liberty are at stake Congress
must count with it, though. Added to
/ oil, sugar and the Spanish Cuban bonds
I IL is an Influence To be aDDreciated a I
| it's full value and danger. But will
! Congress much longer submit to re-
! preston at the behests of private in
! terests which at all times must be re-
! garded as secondary to the general
good of the nation, and in crises like
! the present are not to be thought
/ of at all.
| II is a pretty hard thing for the pop
ular branch Of the National LegisIa-
! ture that it must get the permission of
| twenty-eight insurance presidents, d.
rectly or through the agency of their
! Washington representative, before it
can be allowed to consider national
! business. But perhaps that has be-
! come such habit and custom as to
! crystallize the method into unwritten
/ law of the House.
A few days will tell.