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The times., 1899-07-30

Lodge at Ballston. on August II. Grand
Prelate w. II. May of this city, has been
Invited TO deliver an address on the occa-
sion.
]. o. Kirby, of Fairfax county, was pain
fully injured this evening by being thrown
from his wagon, in South Royal Street
The horse became frightened at an electric
train.
On Monday afternoon the Alexandria and
Ballstons will play a game of ball at the
old Fair Grounds.
A peculiar accident happened to John
SchwarZman, of the Virginia Glass Works,
yesterday afternoon, which may result in
the loss of his left eye. Mr.. SchwarZman
was holding a sheet of sheathing paper
which an assistant was cutting when the
knife slipped and struck the unfortunate
man in the eye, penetrating the pupil. He
was attended by Drs. Smith and Dienelt.
The clerk of the city school board has
submitted his annual report of the
finances of the public schools to Superin-
tendent Kemper. The amount received
during the year from the State was
| Sc, ,SSS.iS, and from the city s13,500; from
nonresident pupils. 500; total, $50, iiS 4S'
The total expenditures were S2O,65l.I,
leaving a deficit of S2O3.23. Last year the
deficit was $376.53. The total Indebtedness
of the school board is $1,000, due on the
Washington School.
! The selection of the following officers by
the Methodist Episcopal Church South was
| certified to the corporation court today and
confirmed: Trustees, George F. Steiner,
Samuel E. Lindsey, and Richard A. Tucker
to succeed a. ]. Silling. William E. At
well, and William F. Vincent; Parsonage
Trustees, Harris Freeman and J. Frank
| Myers, TO succeed Elisha j. Miller and
| William F. Vincent.
| Charles A. Dickore was arrested today
| charged with conducting business with
| out a license. Mr.. Dickore is agent in
this city for the Grand Union Tea Com
pany. of New York He claims that he
solicits orders. and delivers the goods on
a subsequent day. The case will be heard
in the police court on Monday. Joseph R.
| Flanigen has been retained by the company
TO test the law under which the accused
was arrested.
The times., 1899-07-30

Two young men engaged in gathering
blackberries in the glen near Roslyn, Va,
known as Dead Mans Hollow. yesterday
afternoon discovered a man lying in an
unconscious condition, with a bullet-hole
in the top of his head. half immersed in a
stream 100 yards from the turnpike. They
hurriedly notified Constable Gaines, of
Roslyn, and the man was sent TO the
Georgetown University Hospital. About
100 feet from where he was lying was found
a revolver loaded with four cartridges, one
of which had been exploded.
Near the pistol and scattered about on
the grass the mans coat, hat, collar. and
neektie were found. There was nothing
about the mans person wherewith to
identify him except a small slip OF paper
on which was written, Lawrence Hotel,
Z Street. between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets. NJ r. The man is about
five feet seven inches in height. weighed
about $50 pounds, and had on dark vest
and light trousers. His face is smooth
shayen, and his hair is very dark, almost
black His complexion is dark. and II is
thought that be is Germn or Jew. The
clothing is all OF good quality. In the
pockets of the coat a long piece of rubber
tubing was found; also an empty purse
The times., 1899-07-30
BUNcoED THE FARMER.
A Coiored Farm Hand From Mary
land Learns City Ways.

John Shaw, a colored farm hand from
Charles county. Nd, was buncoed ot of
so by smooth member of his own race
in Pennsylvania Avense northwest yester-
day afternoon. Shaw had come to this city
for good time, and had the proceeds OF
his summers work with him, amounting
to about $75.
While walking along Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. he met a colored man, with whom he
became very talkative. He told his new
acquaintance that he had some money and
was going to have good time. The man
told him he knew where he could have a
good time il he would not object to spend
ing money. Shaw said he had $40 he was
willing TO invest. and the man asked the
Charles county negro TO give him half. so
that they could both have money. Saaw
did not have any change and he gave his
new acquaintance ten-dOllar bill to have
changed. BY this time the pair had
reached the corner of Tenth Street north
west, and the bunco man told Shaw to
stand on the corner while he got the
change. That was the last the farm hand
saw of his friend, or the ten dol ars.
Shaw Immediately went to Police Head
quarters and reported the matter to the
police.
The times., 1899-07-30
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July ga white man, ap-
parenuy about twenty-one years of age,
was struck by north-boun train yester-
day evening and instantly killed. The ac
cident occurred near Burkes Station, in
Fairfax county. and after the coroner had
viewed the body it was inferred near the
scene of the accident in coffin sent from
this city. Timothy Sullivan, of Washing
ton, came here this afternoon seeking in
formation in regard to the young man, but
was unable to get a description OF the de-
ceased. Mr.. Sullivan stated that his son
Joseph left home about two weeks ago,
and he has reasons to suspect that the un-
fortunate man was his son. He left here
this evening for Burkes Station, and Will
have the body exhumed. Should it prove
to be the body of his son he will have the
remains forwarded to Washington.
The new schooner, Mary Francis, just
built at Accotink, will be launched next
week. The schooner is owned by Capt.
Peter Hall, and there is some talk of con-
yerting her into a steamer.
Messrs. Whaley and Keegan, OF the post
Office conducted an examination in this
city today for applicants for positions in
the United States internal revenue service.
Four applicants were examined.
In the Corporation Court today j. ].
Kelley, a native of Ireland, was granted
naturalization papers.
The suit of the Washington Steamboat
Company limited, against the Washington
and Norfolk Steamboat Company, will be
heard in the United, States court at Rich
mond, before Judge Waddill, on Monday.
The suit is the result OF a collision between
the ferry steamer Columbia and the Nor
folk steamer Newport News. off this city.
The evidence was taken at the last session
| of the court held in this city.
Oriental and Mechanics lodges, knights
| OF Pythias of this city, have been invited
! to attend picnic to be held by Lancaster
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and a bottle half full OF whisky. In his
trousers he had $l.27 in change. In the
vest pocket a pistol cartridge which fitted
the pistol supposed 10 have been used by
the man was found.
The Rosslyn authorities at first were un-
able to determine whether the affair was an
attempt at suicide or murder. The bullet
hole in the mans head is near the top, in
a very awkward position for him to have
inflicted 1t himself The position in which
the body was lying when found points to
an attempt al murder. The surgeons at
the Georgetown University Hospital tried
to locate the bullet as soon as possible
after the man was brought to the the in
stitution, but their efforts were unsuccess-
full. II seems to have passed all the way
through the brain, and is apparently lodged
somewhere in the lower part OF the head.
The two young men who found the in
jured man told Deputy Constable Hail
stork, of Roslyn, that while they were in
the woods near Dead Mans Hollow they
heard a pistol shot. II was then about
4.30 O'Clock, as near as they could judge.
They did not pay any attention to the shot,
as such things often happen at that place.
A short time atterward one of them wanted
a drink of water and started toward the
stream in the hollow. When they arrived
near the edge of the stream they saw the
DO1y lying nail covered with water on tne
side of the run. They thought at first he
was intoxicated and called TO him. He did
not answer. When they approached him
they saw that his head was covered with
blood and gravel and his shirt was also
blood stained. They did not disturb him,
but started in search of some one TO whom
they could make known their find. One
of them went 10 the brewery nearby and
the other proceeded TO Judge Smiths court,
i h..
latter deputized John Hailstork 10 accom-
pany them TO the spot and investigate the
affair. When they arrived there were sew
eraI people at the place who had been sum-
moned from the brewery.
The man was taken from his resting
/ place in the water and placed alongside
the stream and hurry call was sent to the
Seventh precinct police station in George
! town for the patrol wagon 10 convey the
The times., 1899-07-30
TRYING TO BREAK A WILL.
The ConstitutionaIity of the Married
Woman's Act in Issue.

Patrick Flynn yesterday brought suit
against Bernard Kelly and others for the
purpose of having the court declare the
will of Catherine Kelly invalid. The suit
involves the right of a married woman
to dispose OF property under the terms of
the act of Congress known s"The Mar
ried Woman's act" passed in 1863. when
the property in question was acquired
prior to the passage of the act.
The defendants named are Bernard Kelly,
John Kelly, Bernard, Kelly, ir., Jennie
Kelly, Katie Lockwood. Charles II. Lock-
wood. James Flynn. and William Mcclure
the latter being executor under the will
of Catherine Kelly.
1t is explained that in August, 1863 the
deceased Catherine Kelly, became joint
owner with Jenny Sullivan of certain prop
erty on Ridge Street, in the District of
Columbia, and that by will dated April
%, 1898, the former bequeathed her inter
est in the property TO the defendant, Nc
Guire, in trust for the other defendants
named. The complainant alleges that un-
der the terms of the Married Woman s
act'' the will is invalid
The times., 1899-07-30
Glen sligo Pleasure Park.

The first knishtiy tournament and colonial ball
hereabouts will be held at Glen Sligo on wednes-
day, August o. The cash prizes will be larger than
at any tournament before. which Will be the
magnet 10 draw the best gentlemen rides from
Virginia. West Virginia, Maryland, and Wash
ington. There will be music and dancing all
night following the crowning OF the Queen. The
sports and pastimes OF the chivalrous days of
colonial times will he engaged in with additional
spirit Of modern amusements. James C. Rogers
will be the orator of the evening, and other
prominent gentlemen will offciate- The regular
'Maryland dinner with the accompaniment OF
brown bread aud baked beans, Back Bay
style, will enJice many TO dine at Glen Sligo
on Sunday. The Metropolitan Railroad now
issues Tree transfers to the Brghtwood ears.
Two fares will take you to Glen Sligo.
The times., 1899-07-30
Shoes which have to go

which priced low that will not need second
warming bargains in the than in the shoe de
partment.
ladies' lace shoes with cloth tops plain
leather tops which sold for S50 S1I5 and 81, 9Sc
All of our finest kid lace shoes for ladies' in nearly
every size and width sold and $3.50 for
S59.
pairs ladies' stylish oxfords, in black and
and bull dog heavy and light soes not many
all sizes in STYLE sold for $3.50 and
So 90 for S159
ladies' dongola patent leather and black kid strap
slippers which sold for 9Sc, for SOC.
youths fine Russia calf, and tan vici
kid shoes which sold for 81 pair go for S109.
Lot of mems tan kid bicycle bals which sold for 50
pair, o go for S1.00
The times., 1899-07-30
800 black taffeta silk waists, $3.50

Were bought arrive week later when the surpuses
had been sod but arrived yesterday and hence go to-
morrow.
Nothing like this offering has been made before 600
silk made for the coming fall
this price which enables to offer
them at nearly half price
makers loss! In words of common he bit of
more than he make up falls
could quickly into cash
and he failed in the attempt He needed cash at and
asked us to take at al concession
them is the very best and guarantee it.
satisfactorily promise to give you
and all the
very be had They be had for less
than $3.50. vet them for $3.50.
compressed tables second floor, and
saespeople N you They
are values, you that.
The times., 1899-07-30
New York's Reputation.

It IOM tht IUlLsTs 5tAtssifIlh.J
Bill-And you say they wont allow fellow
TO throw himself head first irora the East River
bridge?
Jill-Thst's what ! said; II seems to be the
only kind Of a dive that the police interfere
with around New York.
The times., 1899-07-30

Maerzen, Senate, and Lager are conceded TO
be the best beers brewed from mai, and hops
Heurich's is sought by people who can distinguish
i superior article from an inferior one which
accounts for the popularity OF these beers To
phone 63t, Arlington Bottling Co, for case
Of Heurichs means that Maerzen, Se1ate and
Lager are known pure and wholesome .beyer-
ageA
The times., 1899-07-30
PurceIIviIie, Va, Bush Meeting,
August I-5, 1890.

For this occasion the Southern Railway will
sell reduced rate tickets TO Purcellville Va. and
return during the above period and also operate
special trains, leaving Washington August ,, 3,
and 1, at 7:25 a. m.
The times., 1899-07-30
Swiss, o4c.

500 yards of yard wide figured
and dotted curtain Swiss, in hand
some patterns. instead of u 1-2c,
for 1-2c yard.
The times., 1899-07-30

Canopies. 79c.

Good size mosquito canopies. in
white or pink, with ceiling attach
ment, you know usual price. for
roc.
The times., 1899-07-30
Atwood suits, $o.98.

Maybe so ladies' ail-wool tailor made
suits, of cashmere, broadcloth, and
cheviot serge, In black, blue, and all
desirable colors, some of them elab-
orately applique braided, all of them
with silk-lined jackets, and all this
past seasons styles, to go for less than
you would have paid for the skirts
alone, S6.9S. Some of them sold for as
high as $40.
The times., 1899-07-30
The slaughter in white goods.

White figured Swisses,
striped nainsooks, i'm
ported madras, and plaid
organdies, some of which
sold for as high as 81 1-2c
yard, will be 11IC
sold for. or............iL2
The times., 1899-07-30

Remnants of sheer
white India linon, in
wash dress lengths-the
same quality which you
saw here selling at 19c
yard, will be sold &c
now for. JS
The times., 1899-07-30
4 BULLET In HIS Head
An Unknown Nan FOund in Dead
Mans Hollow at Roslyn.

The Surroundings Indicate an At
tempt at Suicide - The Surgeons
Unable TO Find the Ball. Which
Entered ut the TOP OF the skull
No Mems of Identification Pound.
The times., 1899-07-30
A Slaughter of silks.

ACCORDION pleated silk crepe, in such
shades as green, cardinal, cerise,
brown, navy, purple, and new blue,
with white polka dots. which sold for
39c yard, will be offered now 10ZC
for the unusually low price Of. Tvs
One lot of plain and fancy taffeta silk
and also lot of plain black taffeta silk
in short lengths-a quality which sold
for SOC TO 81 a yard-will be 9QC
sacrificed ~
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l05c for all 19c and 25c ribbons.

unrestricted! Not single yard of the fine
Ribbon in plain fancy colors but what
Offering admit that this
and especially when consider that 19c and
ribbons sold by other stores for much more.
The times., 1899-07-30
A slaughter Of wash stuffs.

The reductions surprising No other store in this
other such
make of the balance of the stock of wash goods
of and of
which
O.
will be Sold beginning and light 6C
The times., 1899-07-30

Shades, 6zc.

Waterproof felt window shades.
in all colors and complete with fix
lures, ready to put up, 7Sc.
The times., 1899-07-30
Bathing suits, $2.98.

Choice of all the ladies' bathing suits
which remain-some blue flannel and
some of black brilliantine trimmed with
braid. which sold for So and more, go
for $2.9S.
The times., 1899-07-30

6S-inch white organ
dies, the handsomest
sheer quality, which has
been selling all season
for 39c yard, to go 0SC
for. ..............-|o
The times., 1899-07-30
Cheviot serge skirts, S2.e8.

The most economical skirt for sum-
mer wear. Made of fine quality blue
and black cheviot serge-trimmed with
two rows of satin bands, forming over
skirt effect-sold for So in season-to
go for S2.9S
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Hundreds of childs' dresses,
Acc.

These values are great, in
deed. An immense table piled
to overfowing with little girls
plain colored lawn, percale, and
batiste dresses, in sizes from 1
to 4 years; some trimmed with
braid, and others trimmed with
lace edging with plain India
linon yokes; some with pique
yokes. Your choice of these for
49c; they are dresses which sold
for as high as S1.25.
The times., 1899-07-30

Lot of boys galatea cloth
washable suits. for 19c, which
sold for as high as 49c.
The times., 1899-07-30

Little boys Merrimac percale
shirt waists, in splendid pat
terms. for Sc instead of 19c.
The times., 1899-07-30

Lot of boys fine galatea cloth
suits, with plain collars and
cuffs, with anchors embroider-
ed on shield, for 29c, which sold
for 69c.
The times., 1899-07-30
The surpluses in boys
clothing to go at
next to nothing.

Boys wash knee pants, of
galatea cloth, of many patterns,
12Jc instead of 19c.
The times., 1899-07-30

Nothing withheld In reducing them have not
considered the of them. another washable
skirt do not fail 10 take advantage of this offering
skirts which sold for three times much go
for % cents.
crash skirts which sold for 49c go for 10 cents
White duck skirts trimmed with blue duck overskirt effect
and trimmed with braid, for 40 cents
Choice of fine white pique skirts trimmed with embroidery
inserting. which sold for 81, for Zoe.
the finest white pique skirts in stock with fine
embroidery inserting which sold for high ST. for s9s
The times., 1899-07-30
All wrappers which sold up to
So to go for 79c.

cleanup indeed! The greatest sacrifice made All
of our fine percae and baste wrappers which sold So
in the ota 79 Trimmed braid, with
fes; made with fullest skirts separate lningthe
highest grade garments be had-Our regular
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

summated cannot be truthfully denied.
Up to 1895, these conditions were
urgently explained ,as can be ascertain
ed by an examination Of the executive
documents of the state.
At that time the management of the
park interests of the state were swerv-
ed into political channel, the appoint
ment of a commissioner became a per-
qu1S1te, and the man sent there, to
represent, protect and advance a most
worthy object was last heard from
on the 2Sth of November, 1896. by Off
cial report, according to the results of
a careful search through the files of
the executive department of the state.
Remedial legislation is speedily
necessary, if this irreparable damage
is to be prevented. If the policy here
tofore pursued concerning the action
necessary to perfect the state park by
eliminating all damaging and precari-
our conditions, policy Of inaction, is
tc be continued. then the park law
should be promptly repealed, as no
possible chance will remain to main
tain more than a black bleak and
burned-over waste of stumps and dead
timber, useless, except for fuel for
succeeding flames. Game can then es-
cape to other and more inviting con-
fines, and posterity can take care of
itself.
Should the complete preservation of
the Itasca state park, for all time, in
all its picturesque beauty and unique
characteristics, as a magnificent game
preserve and as resort. be abandon
ed because there is some expense neces-
sary, the demolition of every forest Of
pine in the state will swiftly follow,
and the last wild animal Indigenous to
primeval conditions can seek the only
protection remaining through the chan
mel of retreat offered by the Canadian
border.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

1t Is crude, sensational. silly and weak.
Considered as a tract on spiritualism
it is. to say the least, not convincing.
Mr.. Ralph is an excellent descriptive
writer widely known for his high
grade journalistic work. but if this is
the best he can do in the field of fiction
we implore him to leave that domain
forever unexplored. The story is all
about the adventures Of Laura Balm.
a girl who Is heiress to a fortune,
though she does not know it, and be-
lieveS herself alone in the world and
friendless. She is watched over by
spiritual attendant, one Editha La
mont, once her uncle's WIFE Through
Editha's care and influence Laura
emerges unharmed from dozens of the
most trying positions Mr.. Ralph can
devise, and finally finds her money and
her friends. None of the human char
acterS in the book have the slightest
trace Of reality or interest and the
"Etherians" are even worse, being, if
anything, less spiritual than the folk
of flesh and blood. The book is not
even well written, and one would new
er dream that it could have come from
the pen of a man whose descriptive
ability is a household word. It is as
unlike Mr.. Ralph's best work as the
"utterances Of Shakespeare" emitted
by various mediums at divers times
have been unlike the original plays of
that writer.
Is this. we wonder. one Of the
pernicious results of THE Martian,"
and is it only the herald of an army of
novels written on the same lines? A
great many people have imagined, as
Du Maurier did. a pretty romance of
supernatural aid to human endeavor,
but It every one who has had the
dream means to write novel about
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15
GREAT SUGAR TRUST.
Runner That the Waning Powers
Will Join Forces

= NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-The action Of
the stockholders of the American Sugar
Refining company at their annual
meeting in voting absolute. power TO
President Henry o. Havemeyer to dis
pose OF the trusts accumulated earn
ings in any way he thought best for
it's interests will result, it is said, in
the formation of greater sugar
trust. to embrace all the interests
Which are at present at war.
According to story widely circulated
In Wall street the astute Mr.. Have
meyer sees that there Is nothing to be
gained in fighting such old campaigns
ers as John Arbuckle and Claus Dos
cher, and realizes that a prolonged
warfare means the loss Of millions Ac-
cording to this story he has decided to
buy the antagonistic interests outright
or take them into the American Sugar
Refining company on terms mutually
advantageous.
Wall street sees much in the story
that is credible A point regarded as
significant is that at the annual meet
ing President Havemeyer announced
that the American Sugar Refining COM
pany had decided upon radical change
of policy. AS the trust heretofore has
crushed opposition by forcible meas
ures, anything like the pacific pro-
granne outlined in the story would
be radical change of policy, indeed.
The opposition to the American Sugar
Refining company has not been con-
fined to the Arbuckle-M -Mollenhauer-
Doscher combination Competition has
been spring1ng up on all sides for sew
eral years. The glucose and beet
sugar refneries have been making
great inroads into the territory and the
profits Of the trust. So powerful, in
deed. had become the opposition from
those sources that the trust was COM
PEELED nearly a year ago to abandon
the rebate system, by means of which
it had previously held the wholesalers
and jobbers at it's mercy.
The Glucose Sugar Refining company.
which has been the trusts most pow
erful competitor. was Incorporated un-
der the laws of New Jersey on Aug. 3,
1897 and owns all the large glucose
properties in the United States. Its
capital stock is $24,000,000 common and
100000 preferred Its president is
c. H. Matthiessen, whose brother, Z.
o. Matthiessen, has been appointed to
the powerful executive committee of
the sugar trust, which is, under the
direction of President Havemeyer, to
spend the accumulated earnings" of
the company. What these accumulated
earnings are perhaps nobody except Mr..
Havemeyer knows.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15
ITaSCH STHTE pARK
ITS PREGRREoUS CONDITION.

many places. a damp mat Of moss and
thrifty underground exempts the region
from the effects of forest conflagra-
tions. There are portions of the local
ity, deep down in the pit of the Itasca
basin, to which fire has never pene-.
trated. More than one-half of those
portions are now subject to numbering
operations, and the state has no pres
ent right or authority to interpose any
objection to the denudation, now con-
templated. That forest fires Invariably
follow in the annihilating and destruc-
tive wake of numbering operations no
sane man need deny. One numbering
camp, in one season. can cut and re-
move the pine from near the source
of the mississippi; fire ensues, and
speedy evaporation completes the ruin
That that condition is about to be con-