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CAUGHT IN CUMBERLAND
An Alleged German Surgeon Charg
ed With SWindling.
Left Baltimore without Paying u
Hotel Bill After Entertaining Law
ishiy in HIS Hoosas-Coatradieto
Claims Made-Became AcquaIat-
ed With Prominent Physicians.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-The msn wzo
registered az the stafford Hotel On july 3
as -D-- c. A. Won Ahlefe'dt philadelphia. %
who plunged into good society. enterta L
Iavishiy fer two weeks. and then departed
without paying a bill OF about S23S. was
arrested at the Queen City HOtsI. Cunbe--
land. Nd yesterday morning. He was
brought 10 Baltimore last night. ard is
row locked Up at the Central police sta
ton.
Judge David ". sloan, ot Cumberland.
it is said. had read the story o. the man $
operations in Baltimore. and thought TIE
description given tailed with that o. nan
who was stopping at The Queen City Hotel
He rstihed Sheriff James Martin. The
sheriff teleg-aphed Acting Captain % De-
tectives Hail. th5s city. late Sunday night
Detective William L F. u Her left Il one
for Cumberland With Lin went William
Jordan. q clerk ~ the Stafford.
The stranger had registered IN Cu1ber-
land as Or. ". A. Edwards. OF Detroit 4
boy was sent 10 his room at O'Clock y5s-
terday morning. and upon reporting tat
he Was there the detective and She q
Martin went W and arrested him without
trouble. Mr. Jordan Identified the mcn.
although h had shaved on his red mus
tache since leaving Baltimore.
The so-calIed "tcctog' arrived II Cum
beri1rd last Friday. and az once fell in with
the younger physicians o. the towC. won
h cold Ae was Q SURGEON in the German
Navy and was On q vacation. He invited
some 10 dinner. Others 20 80 driving. Id
wine sent 10 his room and barber 10 al
tend him
A special despatch from Cumberland
szys, When searched here Edwards had
rot a cent He tried 10 get a pass over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Sunday -
representing 70 Assistant Superintendent
Charles ". Galloway that his val.se had
been broken open and his mileage book
stolen. Edwards. when seen in the Jail
here. contended he was innocent. and said
he would clear himself when he reached
Baltimore. Detective Miller, however
stated that Edwards confessed everything
TO him, but refused TO disclose his identity
further than to say that his parents in the
old country would make good his bills.
Edward had on his bureau a the hotel
a picture Uf Baltimore surgeons. includins
Drs. Kelly and Mitchell Of Johns Hopkins
Hospital Edwards was in the centre 0i
the group. He denied that he was q sur
geon in the German Navy. but said he was
a surgeon. He speaks broken English
He told DR.. Edgar T. Duke. upon whom
he called that he was Canadian and was
interested in Canadian hospitals. DR.. Duke
says Edwards studiously avoided a discus
sion Of medical subjects. He presented "a
DR.. Duke upon first meeting him a card O
Dr. Willie of the Marine Hospital Service
saying the latter intended to meet him
here this week He told Dr. Duke that h,
was out for a good time and preferred the
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company OF single men When Dr. Duke
said he was married Edwards said he Ger
tainly had 10 objection 20 married rnen.
He was very insistent that Dr. Duke
should dine with him. calling number Of
times. but me latter refused II is said
that Edwards is a Norwegian
DIR. Duke had also read the story OF All
lefeidJ's escapa5e ia Baltimore, and he said
last night that when Edwards called on
hia he felt sure ne was the man wanted
IN Baltimore"
Detective Miller arrived IL Baltimore a.
c O'clock last evening with Ahlefa.dt. who
VIII be given hearing To-Day bis arrest
was made or warrant sworn out before
justice Fechtig by z. C. Kyle. chief clerk
oi the Stafford. the dey after the nan left
Detective KILLER said the prisoner was
very talkative en- the trip an was petite
in his manners lie said his right name
IS c s. ven Ah.efeldt. physician THAI
his parents live in Vienna. Austria. z-E he
VII get plenty Of money 10 pull him out OF
his trouble. lie said hs has been ia this
country two and CEe-half months admitted
leaving the Stafford without paying his bill
ard that he alsC owes the Cham5erlain Eo-
tel Old Point Comfort Va, Q bilI Of S5C1
lie says he lost sec at the hotel playing
poker. went 20 Newport News and soid his
gold watch for So and then came 70 Balti-
more Al Old Point he registered under
the name CT Seymour. 7 tell yea man
can get lid CT plenty OF money in a short
time in this country. remarked AhlefeICt
When Ahlefeldt registered ar the stat
ford he tossed 10 The clerk a card upon
which was engTag ged Or Charles 4. Won
Ahlelel6t C the s-an Of surgeons in the
navy OF Germany" He asked Ger Cue CT
the best room !r the house and got IT,
He had military bearing and was fault
lsSsly dressed. Re went 10 Joins Hopkins
Hospital IN carriage. presented his card
and formed the acquaintance OF several
professors He was a good Jalke-. his
L-2Crers. were polished and re soon gained
the esteem Of the Hopkins Hospital pre-
fessors-~ They Jiled with him repeatedly
at the hotel. and took drives with him
Fer the expense Of all this he simply di-
rect5d The hOt5I clerk 70 charge 81. put
il all down 20 me Oh NY bill" His livery
Bill Was S53. When pressed fOr payment
he said he only had German money. but
would go down Town. have il exchanged
and return 10 pay ,he bill He loCt. bur
did lot return.
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A GRADE CROSSING VICTIM.
baltimore Merchant Dying From In
juries Received While Driving.

Juries Heceived While DriVinG
BALTIMORE. July T-J Newport
Potts. senior member Of the firm Of J.
y Potts & Son. groce-s. is dying at his
home here as the resu OF a driving ac-
eden, which occurred 4 4 the morning Of
July Is near Pen Mar.
Mr. Potts had gone TO that vicinity TO
solicit orders. and was near Pen-Mar- Hls
horse SHE'D at a pile OF boxes standing
near the railroad crossing and refused 10
90 forward. Mr. Potts urged the horse On
and it gave leap just as fast freight
train came around the curve. II was too
late to avoid q collision and NJ. Potts and
his horse were struck and thrown several
feet from the track
The horse fell upon Mr.. Potts. who was
unconscious when picked up. Il was found
that several ribs had been fractured and
his head was badly cut in several places.
He was sent 10 the city on later train
and attended by Drs. l. r. Trimble and L
r. Atkinson. His condition at first was not
alarming. but for the past few days he has
been gradually sinking, and the physicians
have given up all hope
Mr. Potts is about sixty years cid and
was born in Pennsylvania He has resided
in this city for number Of years He was
connected with the firm Of ". T. COvman
& Co until the death OF Mr.. Cowman.
when he purchased the business. He mar
ried about thirty years ago a sister Of Mr..
Cowman, and has q son. Mr. hoffman POTTS.
junior member OF the firm. and three
daughters. He is a member of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, having served
through the civil war
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The census Of the city Of Cincinnati, the
second buIIesan emaaating from the Cen
sus Bureau. was given cut this morning.
and discovers an increase Of less than 10
per cent over the figures Of the Eleventh
Census taken in 1890
TIE present population Of the city IS
325,So2 persons against 2s5, SOS living N the
c-1y ten years ago
The increase in numbers is 2S.s9f. Or
81 per cent TIE ofEcial bulletin is as
fellows
The population Of the city Of Cincin-
naJi. OHIO. ~cco-GI8g 10 the oflclaI count
Of the returns Of the Twelfth Census. Is
as follows.
Cincinnati city. SOC. s25,so2: 1880. 2ss.-
These figures show. fo- tAe city IS a
whole an increase in population OF IS
gS3. O. 80 per cert. from 1850 10 1900
-IEe population By wards il 1sc0 IS as
follow: ward I. 12179. .. 1855; 3. s.
z5s, 4. 1851, .. $40; :. 6.562; :. SSH,
s. 2763: g. 5.4S6; %. I0,e90; II, I2,505- Z.
ILf5S; l3 1eC15; p. S1@li =, 9lI4, IS.
s.67S; i. 10 l5I, Is, $685. le- I-ls3, %,
s.CS5; q, s.ISS; D. 1l-I511 3. -5,t41- =.
1871, >. I4.c3G, IS. 1909, % S.1-0, 5,
1852, -. lS,5SS, 20. 1455s; 81, To-
TIE figures given i the above count are
supposed 20 be exact. and are final some
delay IL preparing the enumeration o. Gin
ciLusU was experienced ewing 10 the ab-
se-Ce- OF the rc-u-rs Cf enc district
The CeIsus Bureau is completing the
enuucrS,.r- C.. the population Of the -hi--
- largest cities. and bulletins may be e--
rG-tg3 e frequent intervals from this date.
Louisville. Ky. appears al the present mo
rceEt 70 be The city who's census is rga--
est C5Ep,ct.c-. ana VIII probably Dc the
next bulletin published.
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LEARNING TO Talk AGAIN.
i System Of EdGcutinz Brain Fibre>
10 Proauce speech.


(Frcm the CiEcirrati Commercial T=it-re)
Leaning 70 talk at the age Of fg-y-ssven
years Is tht remarkable clrcunst tauce pre-
sentec by Niles Beatty. . well-kC0Wl con-
tractor now paJisLc in the ci-y hos
p--aL Not that Mr. Beatty was nzrsr abe
10 talk. for Up 10 4 few months ago ne
could converse as EUeEtly upon current
topics as the average man. but ewing 70
II unfortunate accident CueCt5ug the
speech centres CT MS brain. he uus- .z-ru
10 tax ever again. prattli-g a. frs ise q
little child while educating new brain
fbres 10 put in motion the muscles reces-
sary TO make the recognizable sounds used
in speech.
Last April NJ. Beatty was stricken
speechlesS while sitting a. his dinner table
and. While the attaCk was not LCcc-nT T2Isied
with Inconsistencies, the fact thle he w1s
completely paralyzed on MS right side led
10 the belief that his trouble was due ID
apcpleXy- Failing 70 improve under the
medical treatment accorded him Et home
be was sent 20 TIE city hospital. where
his case at cuce commanded general in
terest among the doctors. Several examI-
nations were. made ana at last after a
lengthy consultation, II was determined
that he was suffering from embolism. a
small granule from brittle artery CT blood
clOt having been carried by the circulation
to a point where it plugged up some CT
the nutrient vessels of the brain. Affect
ing his speech and causing paralysis.
The functional phase Of the disorder ia
recognized to admit O. almost any possible
range OF comparative seriousness, from
the temporary fOrgetfulness OF the right
word or the name OF a friend to a complete
blot OF the memory regarding them In
Mr.. Beatty's case the rule is slightly
changed. He can read. he can write. he
can utter sounds, but he cannot frame
them iRto words 10 convey his ideas When
asked questions he at first answered yes
or no by a nod or shake Of the head For a
long time his case seemed hopeless.
Young children who have suffered injury
10 the speech centres, which are invariably
located in the frontal conv0lutions on the
left side Of the brain in right-hanied per
sons, and vice versa in left-handsd per
sons. have been known TO educate the
fbres on the opposite side of the brain 10
govern the muscles producing speech, but
cases are few where adults have been 50
fortunate From all appearances this is
just what Mr.. Beatty is doing. The hiss
ing noises which he emitted a short time
ago when he tried 10 speak have dis
appeared, and out OF the confusion OF
sounds that have taken their place row
and then oae may pick out a word tha;
is intelligible. Recently the words yes and
no were added to his vocabulary. which
are properly applied, and it is already con-
eeded that at some future time he viii be
able TO talk again. probably as well as he
did before his attack. That il viii take
time Is a foregone conclusion, but should
he eventually overcome his trouble his
case will go on recOrd'as one OF the most
remarkable ever encountered at the city
hospital.
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THE WORLDS STEEL OUTPUT.
America Produced Nearly One-HaIf
of the Total Last Year.

America led the world and furnished
nearly one-half of the entire worlds steel
production in the year 1899. according TO
German statistics sent 10 the State De-
partment recently by Acting Consul ]. J.
Monaghan at Chemnitz-
The steel production of all the -impor-
tant countries Of the world was 26.S4l. .755
tons, according to these statistics, and
America furnished 1870. .2O9 tens of this
amount. The next country in the extent
Of its production was Germany with g.
290. 4Si tons, and Great Britain came third
with 4.933,0l0 tons. Russia produced l.
250.C00 tons and France 1,5291S2 tons
The increase in the worlds production
for the year was 100000 tons. OF this
America furnished more than 1.OO0. 600
tors. In 1898 the American production vas
S,970,772 tons. No other country had an
increase OF production nearly equal to
this. The German increase was about
500 Geo Jons, and the British increase 5ao.-
Geo tons.
The cast iron production OF the world
is estimated az 40,0C00S0 tons or 4.OCO. coo
tons more thar il the year 1898 OF this
amount 2S,COO,CC0 or 70 per cent. was
used in the production OF steel
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PLAYWRIGHT HoYT's CASE.
Friends to Make an Effort TO Re-
lease Him From the Asylum.

HARTFORD. Conn. July 3I--George Il.
Dickinson. manager of the Atlanta Jour
nal" and Henry NcManus. Of this city. in
innate friends of Charles H. Hoyt, the
playwright, called on sir. Hoyt at the re-
treat for the insane yesterday. Mr.. Dick
inson said afterward:
The man is all right, but suffering ter
ribly from mental agony, caused by his be-
ing detained. We all know he is eccentric.
but eccentricity is not insanity. Mr. Hoyt
did not appear insane. He talked as cOhe-
Tenuy as you do. and the Only thing that l
noticed about him was the un'-~- urrent of
pent-up anNiety and SUFFERING ,aused by
his detention"
Mr.. Hoyt, according to Mr.. Dickinson,
said the insanity proceedings against him
were unwarranted.
Lawyer Hennev appeared for Mr. Dick
insOn before Judge of Probate Freeman
last night and secured an order summoning
the officials Of the retreat TO appear with
Mr.. Hoyt in court this afternoon and show
whether HOyt c. ne to the retreat of his
own free Will or v as brought there without
his volition-th~t is, whether he knew
what he was dong when he signed the ap-
plication for admission.
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The Latest Thing in slang.

II-V
The latest slang phrase in New York is '.it's
fierce" II one wears a shirt that has rler,t,-
Of color. his friends say its fierce" il vounr
lady comes out with snowy shoulders and dia7
mond tiara, her admirers stand of and whisper
one TO another, Isn't she ierceY' II a horse
shows mp well on the track the sports pass along
the word that "Whirlwind is fierce todav.'' The
golfer who succeeds in winning five out Of six
holes from Colonel Bogey is ''ierce," and when
the baby Is brought out all dressed in its down
lest coat and Softest laces its beautiful auntie
holds up her hands and exclaims: '.Oh isn't tbe
darling ferce! Everything i'm New York is
fierce" just now. The steamship Deutscb-
lard, which has broken the maiden record across
from Plymouth, is fierce" young Richard
Croker's $4,000 bull pup is fierce" Mrs Her
man Oelrich's automobile is fierce" Ettle
Willie Yanderbilt's duck trousers are fierce -
and the decorations at the recent Havemeyer
wedding were fierce"
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JoHNsrowN PEOPLE AROUSED.
Citizens Protest Against the Build
ing of Another Dam.

JCHNSTOWN. Pa. July S1.-The fact
that the Manufacturers Water Company
intends to build a monster dam on Que1a-
honing Creek about fifteen miles above
Johnstowr. is causing much excitement and
uneasiness among all classes here for the
last few days. and It is doubtful If the
people Will ever permit the dam to be built.
such expressions as we viii never let
them build it, I'VE wiII blow it up with
dynamite" We will never live in Johns
town with another dam above us" are
heard on the streets.
General Manager Charles 5 Price, OF
the Cambria Steel Company. who is also
President OF the new Manufacturers Water
Company, recognizing that the sentiment
among the people was strong against the
building of the dam. and hoping 10 stay
an excitement that might lead to serious
results. made 4 statement In which he said
engineers Of national repUte had been en-
gagged 20 superintend the construction Of
the dam, and that every precaution would
be taken to make il perfectly safe. He
said they needed more water for their
Johlstown works. Mr.. Prices statement
is being earnestly discussed.
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Friendship Out o. Date.
(FrOm the Chicago Record)


Friendship is said 10 be out Of date. We GER
tainly have not much time TO spare NOWADAYS
even 10 reflect what the rush and hurry and
hustle OF modern life are costing US. Now and
again, however, there is borne in upon US the
sad realization of the losses sustain as we
tear and scamble through what we row call life.
And Is not one OF these the power OF establish
ing close friendships? IL is 4 sad reflection, but
the more think of it the truer shall ind
it 10 be, that longer have time TO knit
together those bonds Of true friendship and af-
fection which bound our predecessors together
and made life sweet to them. We are always
in hurry, rushing here and there; meet and
know many people in crowds, and yet never
have time to understand them. 10 give them
or gain from them sympathy; We can scarcely
spare an hour that is unconnected with some
form Of entertainment or some business matter
to those call our closest friends
Letter writing has been reduced TO its least
common denomiDator, time presses on US 50
heavily, and we have pursuits that we can
share with out so-caIled frienfs that enable us
to Study each Others charactefs. Friendship, in
fact. has become mere term with the general
run of people
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FOUGHT THIRTEEN THIEVES.
A West Virginia Policeman in n Des-
pernte Encounfer.

HUNTINGTON. ". Va. July 31.-Early
yesterday morning Policema1 John Bing-
ham discovered thirteen intoxicated men IN
a box car on siding in the West Ead. He
made an effort TO arrest the entire lot,
when they turned upon him. Bingham
welded his mace fiercely. knocking them
down right and left There Wcre too many
for him, however, and he finally opened
fire with his revolver. He captured five OF
the crowd, the remainder escaping
These men, it is believed, constitute a
part of a well-organized gang Of thieves
who Gave been raidiIg the river cities. 1t
is thought they came from Parkersburg
SUNDAY night Bingham was considerably
bruised during the battle, and h9 not as
sistance reached him would probably have
been killed. The remainder OF tie crowd
were captured at noon yesterday.
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CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
Fired His Clothing While Playing
With Matches

BALTIMORE. July 31.-Gerald Shinnick.
the four-year-old son OF Nj and Mrs Jo-
seph Shinnick. OF 1903 North Caroline
Street. died Sunday morning OF burns re-
ceived while playing with matches the day
before. The accident occurred at the
boarding house Of Mrs. J. o. Kemp at
Wades Point. Talbot county. Nd. where
Mr. and Mrs. Shinniek and their children
were spCnding the summer.
About noon Saturday the child got some
matches. and going 20 a secluded part OF
the garden, gathered some PAGER and start
ed a fire. which ignited his clothing. The
child rushed screaming into the house and
upstairs enveloped in flames
Several bOarders attracted by the boy S
screams went TO his assistance, and by
rolling him in a rug extinguished the
flames. DR.. Glasscock. Of st. Michaeis.
was summoned. The child fingered in
agony until o'clock Sunday morning.
when he died The body was brought TO
Baltimore on the steamer Cambridge yes
teTday.
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Fatally Beaten by Her Husband.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, July sI-Six
weeks ago Miss Anna Vandyke and Ira
Gerren, of this city, eloped to Catletts-
burg and were married. Their lot proved
an unhappy one. One week ago she sued
for divorce. Yesterday morning Gerren
appeared at the home of his wife's moth
er, and when his wife came to the door
he assaulted her with steel knuckles. Af-
ter knocking her down he trampled upon
her. With police in pursuit. he ran TO the
river and IL a boat escaped to Ohio. His
wife's nose is broken aud her skull frac-
tured. She cannot recover.
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Woman shot mt a Lawn Party

DANyILLE, Va, July S1.-Georgia King,
Of this place and Katie Mason, Of South
Boston. both colored. were seriously shot
by Vesper Griffin, colored while attending
a lawn party at the home Of Cornelius
Bowman. The women Will probably die.
Griffin emptied every chamber Of his re-
volver into them. The assailant is still at
large. No reason is assigned for the shoot
ing save a petty DISPUTE
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PROGRESS OF THE ILLINOIS.
BattIeship Likely 10 Have Its Build
rrS' Trial in December.

BRttIeship Likely 10 Have Its Build
rrs' Trial in December.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July 31-The
new battleship. Illinois, building at the
shipyarG here, will in all probability have
her builders trial about December l. Rap
id progress has been made on the vessel
in the past few months. and it is thought
that she viii be ready to go on her initial
trip with most, If not all, OF her guns
aboard in four months.
One 6-inch gun and two 13-inch guns
are heCe. The 6-inch gun mounts are here
and Will go on very soon The 13-inch gun
mounts are also in the yard. All OF The
elevating gear and ammunition hoists for
the 13-inch guns are in the yard and viii
be installed soon. The hOistS for the
6-ineh guns are being built here and are
20 per cent completed. All of this ma
chinery will be operated by electricity.
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Estimates for New RaftIeshins

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, July 31.-The
circular defining the chief characteristics
Of the three battleships authorized by the
act of March 3, 1899. and of the two bat
teships authorized by the act Of June 7.
1880, IS now in the hands OF the shipvard
officials here, and the work of preparing
estimates for the new vessels has begun.
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Ribbon sale.

Instead OF 39c for ten-yard piece
Of No. satin-back black vel
vet ribbon, we shall sell il to- 10C
morrow for ..........-.........-
Instead Of 49c for ten-yard piece OF
No. satin back black velvet rib DOC
bon we shall sell It tomorrow for. 1 y
All Of one enormous lot of handsome
Taffeta Ribbon; guaranteed pure silk
and il all colors; and and 12 incn-
es wide, which sold for 25c yard. tic
viii be sacrificed now for ........ II
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sEiciac OF : A-irsinian.

BANVILLE. Va, July 51.-Charles Par
chl5 80 yesterday fron taking TWO bot
ties Of laudarvm while intoxicated. Par
cLaI expected 20 meet his wife. who was
visiting IN Greensboro. but she failing 20
arrive he became i1c0xicat5L- went home,
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2O Year. of ViIe Cntnrrh-ch.. q

Brown, journalist of Duluth, MINI, writes: 81
have been a sufferer from Throat and Nasal
Catarrh for over 20 years, duri2g which time my
head has been stopped up and my condition truly
miserable. Within - minutes after using Dr.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder | obtained relief,
Three bottles have almost, If not entirely. cured
me- FIFTY cents: Sold by +. s. Williams. Ninth
and Streets; Edmonds < Williams ,aird street
and Pennsylvania Ayenue.-Ia
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RICHMOND. Va july SL-The deputy
United States narshols Of tbs district ere
hunting for an escaped mCO-shirer from
North Carolina. John Lyon. known as Ruff
ner LaWre2ce BY many. Il is supposed he
is in hiding IN or near LoUdOun county. II
this State.
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$500 for ladies' suits,
formerly up 10 $500.

The last reduction in the prices Of la
dies high-grade suits, and you now
get the choice Of suits Of brCCdclOth,
homespuu, cheviot, covert, venetian,
and serge; with double breasted fly
front and "Eton" jackets. all OF which
are silk lined; with skirts having in
yerted and box p,eat backs; which sold
up to SIS; for 81