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Advance in Price of Sugar.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. = Sugar
advanced 1-16 of a cent a pound to-
day. The Chronicle tomorrow will
say that there is chance that there
will be slight further advance before
the contending factors of the trade have
come to a basis of selling and will set
tie down to filling orders without a
continuing fight for the business. The
Eastern product is the governor of the
sugar trade in this market, for, with
the Increased output of the Hongkong
factories, they are now in a position
to try for this market whenever the
trust advances the price of granulated
sugar 5la cents.
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CAsTROvILLE OUTRAGE.
The Bad Blood Engendered Again
Sets the Town in a Fermeut.

SALINAS, April 6-This afternoon
the bad blood engendered by the Doug
lass affair. at Castroville again set that
town in a ferment
1t appears that Steven Castro. uncle
of Peter Castro, now confined in jail
here, was accosted by James Douglass,
husband of the. victim of the outrage
there, and charged him with having
made offensive allusions to Mrs. Doug
lass.
Mr. Castro denied this, and was told
that George Henderson was the in
formant The three men soon came
together, and during a quarrel which
ensued it is alleged that Castro was
beaten over the head with pistol and
kicked by Henderson and Douglass.
Castro's assailants have been arrested
and Jailed on charges of assault TO
commit murder.
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Captain Neil Gaines, in Charge Of
Destitute at Havana,
Declines to Give a Receipt for a Large
Quantity Of Supplies.
Declines to Make Himself Account
able for the Stores Sent to the
Island, Knowing That Part OF
the Provisions Were Spoiled.

HAVANA, April 6-Q1:2o a. m.)-
Captain Neil Gaines. in charge OF the
relief of the destitute of Havana. anu
Provost of this city, has declined 10
give a receipt and thus make himselI
accountable for $4,000 cans of beef, ooD
cans of tomatoes and quantities of dried
apples and other stores, knowing tnat
part of these provisions spoiled.
The provisions are in warehouse NO.
8. at Regla Chief Commissary Bart
lett. in the absence of Chief Commits
sary A. l.. Smith, wrote to Captain
Gaines five days ago, directing him, by
order of the division commander, to re-
ceiye from Major j. C. Mulliken of the
Subsistence Department these stores.
Captain Gaines. however, saw a lot OF
spoiled meat, and asked General Lud-
low to cause an inspection to be made.
Major Mulliken was unwilling to wait
for the inspection, as he was being
mustered out, and the Department In
spector, by General Ludlow's order, in
vestigated the matter on Sunday, and
found enough rotten meat to cause the
asking for a board Of survey.
In this connection it is asserted that
Major MuIiken's clerk. Benson, told
Captain. Gaines that half the contents
of the warehouse had been assorted be-
fore General Ludlow had time to order
a survey board, and it is added that
General Ludlow received a communica-
tion from division headquarters asking
to know by what right the Depart
ment Inspector had been examining di-
vision supplies. General Ludlow replied
yesterday, quoting Bartlett's letter to
Gaines, and going farther into the sub
ject
Chief Commissary Smith is reported
to have received letter from the Act
ing Commissary General at Washing
ton asking him to destroy spoiled meat
without action on the part of the board
of survey, though such action is the
usual proceeding, according to the reg
ulations. Following Smiths instruc-
tons, Benson says 1900 cans of spoil
ed meat have been thrown into the bay
Smith, it further appears, instructed
Gaines about February both that there
was no need to ask for the appoint
ment of boards of survey in the case o.
tainted meat, but to destroy it, as
goods so disposed of will be replaced,
whereupon Gaines destroyed 400 cans
The packers are said to be glad to re-
place damaged meat with good meat
Smith has returned from Washington,
and has gone to Matanzas. 1t is claim
ed that the refrigerated meat supplied
by contract with a Chicago firm to the
United States troops at Mariana and
Havana is in part unfit for food For
instance, it was pointed out at s o'clock
this morning that a quantity of meat
was brought from the refrigerated meat
warehouse near Mariana to the Concha
railroad station. There about 33J
pounds of the meat was served to the
commissaries of the Third Battalion
OF thes Second Engineers, covered with
canvas and was taken in less than
thirty minutes to La Punta to be dis
trfbuted. But it is asserted that from
Io to 70 per cent. of the meat was spoil
ed, and had to be trimmed off.
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CONLON's BODY.
Has Not Yet Been Shipped to New
York

SAN JOSE, April 6.-The body of
John P. Conlon, said to be a rich man
Of New York, has not been shipped
East yet. 1t is expected that it will be
shipped tomorrow, Mrs. Kinnes, his
niece, going in charge. The body will
go in a $500 casket
The case has attracted considerable
interest here. Mrs. Kinnes has engage d
q firm of attorneys to look after her
interests To them she has given doc
uments which, on their face, show that
she is niece of the deceased but was
adopted by him as daughter. No will
has been found, but the lady is sure
one will be located among his effects in
the East.
Much difficulty has been experienced
in getting definite information as to the
deceased and his residence or office
number in New York At the under
takers it was found that the body will
be consigned to New York undertaken
but no other Information has been given
oEs.
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FATAL FIRE AT new YORK.
TWO MANSIONS BURNED EAR
LY THIS MORNING.
Six Persons Known to Have Per-
ished in the Flames, While
Others Are Missing.

NEW YORK, April AT 2 O'Clock
this friday morning fire destroyed the
five story dwelling at 2 East Sixty
eighth street. the home of Wallace An
drews, President of the New York
Steam Heating Company, and the five
story brownstone house of Alfred
Adams, 3 East Sixty ninth street
The fire spread very rapidly, and
though the firemen made desperate ef-
forts to get the inmates out of the
house, they were only partially success
ful, for at least six lives were lost.
Several persons are still missing, and
several firemen were injured while bat
ting with the flames
The known dead are: Mrs ST. John,
Wallace ST. John, her son.
Four unidentified We're found on the
third floor of the Andrews house.
The missing are: Mr.. and Mrs.
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TRANSPORT ARIZONA.
Arrives From Manila With Num-
her Of Sick Soldiers.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-The
United States transport steamer Ari-
zona arrived here to-day, thlrty-onc
days from Manila via Hongkong. There
was no contagious sickness on board
the vessel, and the vessel was not re-
quired to go into quarantine.
The Arizona left Manila on the 9th of
March, and put into Hongkong. where
she went on the dock. She sailed from
Hongkong on the. 18th. Among the
men who returned on her is Lieutenant
Hogan of the California regiment. who
was wounded at the attack on Manila.
Fifteen Californians who fought with
the boys who attacked Paco Church,
are on the list of returns.
The other officers with the Arizona
are Major Williams of the Nebraska
regiment, Lieutenant E. K Irwin of the
washington and Surgeon c. Quinan,
who is in charge of the sick.
The following number of men from
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Will Be an Immense Crop.

RIO VISTA, April 6.-The crop con-
ditions in this vicinity are far superior
than for many seasons past. On Ryer
Island. short distance above Rio
Vista, many hundreds of acres of land
which in years past had been almost
completely under water will yield i'm
mense crops. The Egbert reclamation
district. also above here, and on which
a crop has hardly been known, will pro-
duce much grain this year. In all the
acreage this year is one-third over that
of previous seasons.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
G. p. Huntington Reelected Presi-
dent of the Company.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-The an
nual meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Southern Pacific Company was
held to-day in the general offices of the
corporation at the junction of Mont
gomery, Market and Post streets. The
principal business was the election OF
officers to serve for the next year.
The entire management was reelected,
as follows: President, c. P. Hunting
ton; Vice President, General T. H. Hub
bard; Second Vice President, George
Croker; Third Vice President, ]. C.
Stubbs; Fourth Vice President and Gen
eral Manager, Julius Kruttschnitt; Con-
troller, William Mahl; Secretary and
Assistant Controller, Edward C..
Wright; Treasurer, N. T. Smith.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany will be held next Tuesday, and
the new Board of Directors will meet
two days later and organize by electing
officers for the ensuing year.
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MRS. MANTEL GOES FREE.
Acquitted of the Charge of Muir.
dering Her Husband.

SAN FRANCISCO, April g. Mrs
Anna Mantel, who shot and killed her
husband on the street in Alameda in
December last, was acquitted of the
charge of murder to-day in Oakland
After a trial Tasting less than two days
the case was submitted to a jury with
out argument this morning. Oral in
structions were given by Judge Hall,
and at II O'Clock the jury retired. The
first ballot stood eleven for acquittal
and one blank On the fourth ballot
the vote for acquittal was unanimous
This was the shortest murder trial
ever known In Alameda County
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Believed to Have Been Murdered.

ST. LOUIS, April GA postmortem
examination of the remains of Jua
Chow, the Chinese merchant, who was
found dead yesterday, reveals FIVE deep
cuts and a round hole in the skull,
such wounds as would be made by a
hatchet. It is believed now that he
was murdered and his body placed
where it was found. Jue Tom, a cousin
of the dead man, said the hat found
with the body did not belong to Chow,
and that the handkerchief, which was
thought to be a napkin, was not Chow's
property The police have no clue as
to the perpetrator of the crime.
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Isl /!
Every obtainable variety of
salt and fresh water fish.
Our fish is fresh, or we do
not offer it
CURTIS & CO.'S MARKET, SOS K Street.

Schmidt Brothers of West Superior,
We're awarded the contract for the
foundation their bid being $75, 900. The
elevator is to be located at West Su-
perior and will be built of steel, at a
total cost of over $2O00,00O Its ca
pacity is to be 6,5000O0 bushels of
grain, or 100000 bushels more than
the largest existing elevator The ele-
vator will have provision for wheat,
corn, fax and oats and is to be COM
pleted by next January.
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The Corona's Cargo.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-The
Pacific Coast Steamship Company and
the PacIfic Coast Company have petit
toned United States District Judge De
Haven to limit the liability of the two
companies for the loss of the cargo of
the steamship Corona off the coast of
Alaska on January %, 1893. The petit
TONERS ask for an appraiser to fix the
value OF the vessel and cargo at the
time of the wreck.
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Sailed for UnaIaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, April g. The
steamer Del Norte sailed to-day fer
Unalaska with the first crowd of Klon-
dikers for the Yukon this season The
vessel carried seventy passengers, the
majority of whom will work on the
Alaska Exploration Company's steam
ers at Dutch Harbor two of which are
expected to be completed and sent to
the Yukon this summer.
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An Iceman Asphyxiated.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.--Thomas
]. Griffin, an iceman, 36 years old. was
found dead in bed to-day. Death was
caused by asphyxiation by gas, the gas
Jet in the room being found turned on.
Griffin was employed by the Union Ice
Company, and was a married man.
Whether Griffin's death was due to acci-
dent or was suicidal is not known.
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Wreck ON the Pasadena Railway.

LOS ANGELES, April 6.-Mrs. E.
Pldwman of Topeka, Kan, sustained
fractures to five of the ribs of her left
side in a wreck on the Los Angeles and
Pasadena Electric Railway on Daily
street this afternoon Her condition is
considered serious Several other per-
sons were slightly injured, and all of
the passengers on the car were severely
shaken up. The wreck was caused by
a number of small iron nuggets on the
track, which caused the car to be de-
rallied. 1t crashed into telegraph pole.
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All Quiet on Yuma Reservation.

LOS ANGELES. April GA telegram
from United States Marshal Osborne at
Yuma states that everything on the
reservation has been quiet since the
arrest of MigueFs son, but that the
Marshal and his posse will remain sew
eral days. A pow WOW is being held
to-day, at which the Marshal was pres
ent. The old timers, however are con-
fident there will yet be trouble
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Internal Revenue Collection.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Internal
Revenue Collector Lynch reports the
March collections for the Northern Dis
trict of California at S270, ,251. The re-
ceipts for March, 1898, were $144. 1856,
the increase this year being due to the
war tax and increase of business in
California.
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ABSOLUTELY Pure

each regiment are reported on board:
Third Artillery 4. North Dakota IL,
Montana 4, Idaho s, Sixth Artillery Z,
Nebraska 4, Pennsylvania q, Minnesota
q, Oregon TO- Washington II, Kansas
2, Dakota 8, Hospital Corps 3, Four
teenth Infantry a. Eighteenth Infan-
try 3, Twenty-third Infantry 20, Colo
RADIO A.
Quartermaster John ]. Boadlin is in
charge of the ship. The wounded are
doing WELL No deaths We're reported
on the trip.
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Salt Going to Russia.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Salt in
large quantities is being exported from
California to Russian and Siberian
ports for use in the fishing industry.
During the past few days four vessels
have sailed from this port with $500
sacks Of salt consigned to Russian ex-
porters, and a number of vessels are
now loading salt cargoes for the same
destination.
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Bank of Paso Rob1es Reopens.

PASO ROBLES, April 6-The Bank
of Paso Robles has reopened as a new
corporation, with $4,000 additional
capital. The bank is now a strong
financial institution. The following Off
GERS and directors have been elected:
H. Eppinger, Jr., President; F. D. Frost,
Cashier: A. F. Jack, Assistant Cashier;
r. E. Jack and W. F, Brown.
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Neall Court-Martial.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-The
court-martial to try Lieutenant John
NJ. Neall of the Fourth Cavalry was
convened at the Preside to-day, but.
owing to the illness of Captain Robert
H. Noble, the Judge Advocate, the hear
ing ef the charges was postponed until
next Monday.
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Exhibition of Industrial Arts.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-An ex-
hibition of the industrial arts of Cali
fornia will be held in this city opening
on May 23d The California Club is
back of the enterprise. At a meeting
to-day it was decided that all space
should be free, the only expense to the
exhibitors being transportation charges.
Articles offered must have been made
in California within five years, and
must bear the names of both the de-
signer and artisan.
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Tor trial in the United States Circuit
Court Mrs. Humphreys was not pres
ent, being in Chicago, and Browns at
torneys presented a medical certificate
TO snow that their client was very ill
BY consent of counsel Judge Morrow
allowed the case to go over until June
9th.
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Judgment Against Widber.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-Judge
Hunt of the Superior Court to-day rem
dered a decision in the action of the
city and county against A. c. Widber,
the defaulting Treasurer, now doing
time in San Quentin. The city is given
judgment against Widber for the sum
of SIT ,52S, which amount will be real
lied out of defendants property
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Miss Fuzzle-I want to break my en-
gagement with Mr.. Sapple, but l dent
know how to DO it without driving tie
poor fellow to suicide.
Little Brother-Why don't you let
him see you in curl papers just once?-
Roxbury Gazette.
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Breaks in the Levee Closed,

RIO VISTA, April 6.-Sam Montgom-
cry of Woodland has just completed a
difficult piece of engineer work on Jer-
sey Island He has succeeded in clos
ing the breaks in the levee there, the
largest of which was over 100 feet wide,
and from 80 to 40 feet deep. Two pre-
vious attempts were made to- close the
crevasse. at a cost of over $4,000, but
neither attempt was successful. Jer-
sey Island is owned by Wright Bros. of
San Jose
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Judge Hart Improving.

In a letter to friend in this city,
received yesterday, Judge Hart writes
That he is steadily improving and has
every reason to believe that in a few
weeks he will be able to resume his
duties. Such is the earnest wish of the
entire community.
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Secretary A1ger in Porto Rico

PONCE (Porto Rico, April 6.-The
United States transport Ingalls,, having
on board General Alger, Secretary OF
War, and his party, arrived here at 3
O'clock last night, fortye eight hours
out from Kingston, Jamaica. All are
well on board the transport. The Sec
retary. and his party will visit the town
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Sandbagged and Robbed.

MODESTO, April 6.-B. F. MCGEE, a
resident of Traver, Tulare County, was
sandbagged and robbed of $50 last
night in a dark alley in this city. He
was not able to recognize his assailants.
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Death Of a Boston Capitalist.

PASADENA, April George L. Pot
ter, the Boston capitalist, died in Pasa-
dena this morning of consumption. He
was 33 years old. The remains will be
sent to Boston for interment.
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Breach of Promise Suit.

of Mrs. ALA Humphreys of Chicago
against c. Edwood Brown the mining
man. for 100000 damages for breach
of promise to marry, was called to-day
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California Cattle Quarantined.

DENVER, April 6.-The State Veteri-
nary Sanitary Board to-day decided to
make the quarantine against California
cattle apply to all portions of that
State The quarantine has heretofore
been only against cattle from South
ern California
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Large Winery for Hanford.

HANFORD, April Ga deal for the
establishment Of a large winery by
well known Stockton firm was conclud-
ed to-day the site being surveyed. The
plant will involve an expenditure Of
$4,000 and will be erected imme-
diately
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Killed bv a Fall.

! NAPA, April 6,-John Hogan was
found dead in the rear of his residence
on Franklin street to-day. 1t is be-
lieved that his death was caused by
an accidental fall from his doorstep.
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Day Service on San Joaquin River

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Begin-
ming on the ODD Of this month, the Cali
fornia Navigation and Improvement
Company will have day service on
the San Joaquin River The steamer H.
j. Corcoran will leave here at o'clock
every morning except Saturday, and.
returning, will leave Stockton at q
o'clock.
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Sacramento Canine Winners.

At the San Jose dog show yesterday
Ehret Bros. Gordon setter Clinton N.
of sacramento Won first prize in that
class, and in the Irish setter class a.
J. Vermilya's Ned v. won second.
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One New Case Of smallpox.

LOS ANGELES, April 6.-One new
case of smallpox was found in the city
to-day. 1t is in the down town dis
trict outside of the previously infected
district.
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Bir Grain Elevator.

ST. PAUL, April 6.-The first con-
tract in the construction of the largest
grain elevator in the world was let
to-day by the Great Northern Railway
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After the Performances:

''Now, that" cried Biggs, proudly, as
his daughter stopped torturing the pi-
ano, is what l call finished perform
ance."
Thank Heaven," replied Tomkins.
fervently. Bits.
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Coronado water. stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron. champagne cider. ginger
ale, orange cider. J. McMorry. agent.
Whisky Hill Wells office. 6S1 K.
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Suit Against Railway Company

LOS ANGELES, April GA. Kuja-
mack, the driver of a garbage wagon,
has commenced suit against the Pas
adena and Los Angeles Electric Rail-
way Company for $40. $50 damages. He
was injured by live wire while cross
ing the tracks of the company between
this city and Pasadena One of his
horses was killed by the shock and he
was rendered unconscious and claims
that his mind has been affected.
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CANNES OF MOST
| ALL CLASSES.
Second Day Of the Santa Clara
Valley Bench Show.
Another List of Prize Winners Announced
by the Judges.

Mrs. Anna Mante1, Who Shot and
Killed Her Husband in the
Streets of Alameda in Decem-
Der Last, Acquitted by the Jury
of the Charge of Murder.
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AS household medicine the work
and worth of Hoods Sarsaparilla are
known the worldwide.
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vice-President Hobart Better.
How to Manage IT.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Vfce Presi-
dent Hobart was a. trifle better to-nignt
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The crusty old bachelor If consistent
would make his own bread
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UnderSkirtS.

Ladies' cambric skirt, um-
brel1a shape, cambric hounce,
with cluster of tucks, lace in
sertion and lace ruffle. Price,
$1.5O.
Ladies' cambric skirt, wide
flowing ruffle of fine lawn, three
inch hem at bottom of ruffle,
with two clusters of tucks above
cluster of tucks above ruffle,
extra lawn dust ruffie. Price,
$1.5O. Very wide and full.
Ladies' cambric skirts, deep
Spanish founce of fine lawn,
with two clusters of fine tucks
and embroidery ruffie, extra
dust ruffe. Price, $500.
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Cambria Gowns.

Ladies' cambria gown, empire
style, fancy lawn lapels,
trimmed in lace and lace inser-
ton, double row of lace with
satin ribbon running through
across front. Price, $1.OO.
Ladies' cambric gown, heart
shaped yoke, of fine lawn, with
lace insertion between two rows
of fine embroidery insertion; ;
lawn rufle edged with lace
around yoke. Price, $3.50.
Ladies' cambric, high neck en-
pire gown, full front of fine
lawn, high collar of embroidery
and insertion lawn lape1s trim
med with rows of insertion and
embroidery ruffle. Price, $1.5O.