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foods in this city, and keep the best
hing
MEMS HOSE.
Mems Hose, ail sizes, Blstks Tsns
aad Fancy y........ ........ ........."~..""..1Oc Pr.
Mems Hose, Black. Tan, Fancy and
Bslbrggsn, 2 pairs. ........... 25c.
Mems Fancy Lisle Hose......... .....25c Pr.
Mems Fancy Lis'e Hose.......- .....60c Pr.
Mems Black Lisle Thread Hose, open
lace effects. -..... Pr.
MEMS UNDERwEAR
Mems cool summer weight Bslbrg-
gan Undersbirts and Drswers..... 25c Each.
Mems cool summer weight Bslbrig.
gan and White Isle Undershrts and
Drswers.. ..s.... ......6Oc Each
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may every ppt
ly and correctly in the future
d Ladies' White Shirt Waists.
We showing the styles very variety
shirt waists and believe suit most style
line viii be found complete and extremely pretty These waists
all well made and the very latest Prices follows:
49c. &c. 75c, 89c. CSC $l.49 and $l.98 each.
Ladies' Black Lawn Waists.
good line ladies' aback
a few prices which very reasonable
89C, 98C and $l.9c each.
10
quality for this sort Of weather We !
.o,< We sci Folds
III ana loc ya' 3, s. 10, Is, 10 and 25c
elegant quality white heavy Each
and small corded for --'
25c yd. The Palm Loaf Fan. are the proper kind to
WHITE nucK cool and
WILLIE "o0n sell them
makes cooa md 3 for SC.
~ " so Lesf Fs
and l21ac yd small
II ioi ~.
splendid Black and Blue LADIES' VESTS
Duck for ~ ladies Ribbed summer Vests very cool
10 and l2hc yd. and comfortable able
D, IO Io and IoC
We and
White Check and Stripe Mulns for
Prices, 5, 6, ], 8, 10, 12h, Aoc.
COLLARS
anu i0C yu' We few 'Faucysto stokC
DMITY We havee educ from
We lot of ekndsti S()c fO roc
sturuualy low folikeq quality , ~ ~
Price, 9, 10, 12h, Is, Is si dozen ''''' '' '''
and Zoe yd. 25C to l9c.
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Washington Stores, 1910 and 2SOS Fourteenth st.
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GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION.

COmmonwealth OF VirgiDia,
Gov rnor's Office,
Janusry 13, 1900
~ hsve been more or less troubled with
Indigestion, but since the use Of OtteIbuin
l. Ltbia Water for over a month have been
greatly releve1 and think it principally
IN, TO the efficacy of the wster. l Cheerful =
-r rannmmeLd it.N
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DRY GOODS DRY GOODS
|SW AN. Bros.
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.

We desire make apology the patrons
evening unable waited and
such extent that be able every prompt
lY and n
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Alexamaria @szstts.

fJBLIsHKD DAILY AND TRI-wEKKLY AT
Gazette Building. $40 = 812 Prince OF
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MEMS FURNISHINGS.

We show the largest line of Mems Goods in this city, and keep
rands and the latest styles in every thing
Evening star., 1900-10-13
A MILITARY POO BAH.
one Army Omcer Compelled to Play
Many Parts,

One Army Omcer Compelled to PLAY
Many Parts.
Some idea Of the extent to which the mil
ltary departments of the United States
have been reduced in strength to meet the
demands Of foreign service is conveyed by
the report Of Brigadier General Henry c.
Merriam, commanding the department of
Missouri. So few are the officers on duty in
the department that one officer of the reg
ular line, an artillery officer, Lieutenant
Delamare Skerrett, beside being first lieu
tenant of the Sd Artillery, is an acting cap
tain. an acting Judge advocate, chief ord
nance officer. chief signal officer, AMI act
ing engineer officer of the department Of
Missouri, making separate reports in those
various capacities.
General Merriam reports a satisfactory
condition OF affairs in his department, and
says:
Il am glad to note that all Indian tribes
residing within this department or contig-
uous to 1t have continued to be quiet and
peaceable during the past year as during
the previous year, so that no calls have
been made for troops In connection there
with. From all reports received 1t is also
noted that progress is being made by all
of the tribes in the direction of civilization
1t is especially gratifying to report the quiet
behavior and that progress is being made
in agriculture and stock raising by the
Apache prisoners of war, now located at
Fort Sill, .. T. OF all the tribes encount-
cred the Apaches have been regarded the
least promising. In fact. twenty years ago
NJ one would have ventured to predict the
advancement these Indians have now ac-
tUally made The Indian prisoners by their
good behavior have earned the good will
anG deserve liberal treatment and assist
ance at the hands Of the government"
Evening star., 1900-10-13
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
POLITICS WARNS UP IN WASHING.
TON COUNTY.
Bright Prospects for the Annual Fair
-Baer WOOlen Mills Start
Up Again.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, October II, 1900.
The presidential campaign in Washington
county has grown red hot" and both par
ties are working like Trojans. Meetings are
being held in every district of the county
almost nightly. Brass bands and "whoop-
ers up are at a premium. The event so
far was the republican mass meeting held
in the Academy of Music in Hagerstown
on Tuesday night last. Special trains were
run as far down the county as Weverton,
bringing up large crowd, which was aug
mented by delegations from other sections
to greet and hear Senator VIM P. Frye of
Mate, who was the principal speaker, and
who made broad, conservative and elo-
quent discussion of the issues of the cam
paign. To offset any impressions Senator
Frye may have made the democrats have
arranged for the appearance here to speak
of Adlai Stevenson, their candidate for Vice
President, on Friday night. The outlook Is
that before the end of the campaign our
people will be afforded an opportunity of
hearing many more leading men Of both
parties
Preparation for the annual exhibition of
the Washington County Agricultural Asso-
citation at Hagerstown, beginning on Tues
day of next week and continuing for four
days, are nearing completion. From the
number of entries already made in nearly
every department the fair promises to be
the largest and most successful in point of
exhibits and attractions ever held by the
association. One of the latter will be the
flight from the grounds during two days of
the fair of hundreds of carrier pigeons. in
Guiding many birds from Baltimore and
Washington. New York, Philadelphia and
other cities will also be represented
The body of John Lockley. colored man,
was found at a point on the track of the
Norfolk and Western railroad about a mi,e
south of Berryville. The body was terribly
mutilated, both legs being cut off and the
neck broken. Circumstances indicated foul
play, and four negroes, one of whom had in
his possession Jockeys watch, have been
arrested.
Prosperous times continue to be mani
tested in this vicinity by the starting UP OF
Evening star., 1900-10-13
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF
COMPLETE REVISION PROBABLE
WITHIN A SHORT TINE.
Confusion Over the Rise In Value OF
Mexican DOllars-PrOpOsed Issue
of Another Coin.

A complete revision of the tariff and cur
rency systems of the Philippines will prob
ably be taken up within short t1me' IL
the present administration Is continued In
power. The rise in the value OF Mexican
silver dollars, which have formed the cir
culating medium Of the islands, mas peen
causing a good deal of CONFUSION OF iate
and some protests among the American SOL
diers because of the diminished value OF
American money in comparison Inc poncy
of the government has been to fix the Mex
lean dollars at value of half an American
gold dollar, but the fluctuations in the sup
ply of the Mexican coins nave changed
their commercial value and raised them to
something like 81 cents in American money.
Gen. Macarthur issued an order on Au-
gust IL requiring that in the payment of
customs duties United. States currency
should be received at the rate of two Mex
lean dollars for one American dollar. With
| the Mexican dollar recently quoted at about
81 cents there Is no difficulty in collecting
the entire revenue In American money.
When 1t comes to the appalcatlon OF the
second section of the order issued by Gen.
MacArthur-that "All civilian employees un-
der the military governmenL Will De pald,
at the election of the employe, in either
United States currency or Mexican silver,
at the same rate of two for one-there is
no doubt that the employees VIII make their
election In favor of Mexican silver. ThuS
the government would be receiving nothing
but American money for customs and pay
ing out nothing but Mexican silver for
services if it were not for the aid of the
banks in making exchanges.
The fact that the fundamental difficulty is
the scarcity of the ordinary medium OF ex-
change in the Philippines is recognized by
experts ON the subject. How to remedy
this scarcity is the question which will have
to be decided 1t does not seem practicable
to introduce the American gold standard
into the Philippines without change. 1t
might be possible. however. to issue coin
similar to the Mexican silver dollar, con-
tanning not more than half a dollars worth
of silver at any probable future value and
anchor it to the gold standard by making
Evening star., 1900-10-13

suspended industries. The John Baer WOOL
en- mills, near Hagerstown, have resumed
work after an idleness of ten years, with q
full force of hands.
An alarming epidemic of typhoid fever
prevails at Millstone,' this county. Out of
a population of 100 there not enough
well persons to nurse the sick. "A number
- of deaths have occurred. Bad water is
signed as the cause.
+ David Mann, the pioneer of Buck Valley.
aged eighty mine years, is dead. He was
the father of twenty-five children. He was
dren.
Rev H. Max Lentz has accepted a call
from the Lutheran Church of Shepherds
town, and will enter upon his duties No
vember 1. Mr.. Lentz is editor of the
Lutheran World.
Rev. Walter A. Mitchell. for twenty
years rector of st. Johns parish at Hagers-
town, but for the past eight years rector Of
Zion parish, including st. Johns Church at
Beltsville, and st. Marks Chapel at Fair
land, Montgomery county, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect November 1,
and will remove with his family to st.
Mary's county. Maryland, where the SIS
ters of Mrs. Mitchell live.
Eighty shares of Hagerstown bank stock
We're sold on Tuesday at $3.50 per share,
the par value of which is only Sl5.
The commissioners of Washington county
have appointed William Updegraff and ID.
l.. Henley, two of Hagerstown's leading
business gentlemen, directors in the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company, in which
the county has large interests.
Evening star., 1900-10-13

be substantially a token coin, like the sill
yer dollars and subsidiary coin of the
United States but 1t might be desirable to
In gold. like the silver rupee since the es
tablishment Of the gold standard in British
India. 1t would be necessary to keep the
amount of such coins under the control of
the government and to regulate their issue
by the amount presented for gold redemp-
ton.
A new tariff will be promulgated for the
Philippines in the course of a few months.
The subject is now in the hands of a COM
mission of military officers and experts but
their report has not reached the War De-
partment. There is some demand at Ma
Mia for the abolition of duties between the
islands and the United States, but this step
Is not contemplated under present condi-
tiOnS
Evening star., 1900-10-13
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
A New Local Organization Headed by
Mr. SanteImaun.

Ever since the Boston Symphony Or
Chestra cut Washington from it's list of
cities TO be visited the musical people Of
this city have been hungering for the style
of program which was furnished by that
admirable organization. 1t is now possible
10 state that this season an attempt will
be made to supply the void made by the
Symphony Orchestra's absence An or
ganiZation has been formed to be known as
the Washington Philharmonic Orchestra
which will give series of three concerts
during the fall and winter the first taking
place at the Columbia Theater, Sunday
evening November Is.
This orchestra will be under the direc-
ton of Mr.. VIM. H. Santelmann, 1ne popu-
lar leader of the United States Marine
Band, who is known an excellent musi-
clan and a capable organizer The mu-
sicians of the band will Be the nucleus of
the orchestra. and the other members will
be the best performers in the District. AL
ready Mr.. Santelmann has received more
than enough applications TO bring the pro-
posed force To the number required, and
ne Is accepting only those players of
known ability. In speaking on the subject
to Star reporter Mr.. SanteImann said
Il am pleased to be the head Of the new
organization, and shall take pleasure In de-
voting all the time l can spare from my
duties as bandmaster to the proposed or
chestra AS to the selection of members
i have only to say that / was successful In
forming the Columbia Theater Orchestra
of which l was the conductor until ap-
pointed to my present position. and that
think L have been successful In reorganiZ-
Ing the Marine Band under the act of Con-
gress a little over a year ago. The field
to draw from never so good as now
FOR We have many good professional mu-
sicians in this city. and II will not be diff
cult to form body that will stand second
10 none in this country. The music to be
played Will be of the very best. and while
j Will not play an entire symphony at any
one of the concerts this season, / shall al
ways give one or two movements from
symphonies. together with some selections
of lighter character in order to suit the
popular taste"
Mr. Santelmann is himself fine violinist
and he identified with prominen,
symphony orchestras, both in Europe and
In this country years ago. will be perfectly
at home in the work now before him.
The Washington Philharmonic Orchestra
Will start with good financial backing by
prominent business men, Mr.. George c.
Henning, president Of the Traders National
Bank, being the treasurer. At each con-
cert there will be solo artists from New
York, and Mr.. f. II. DrOop will personally
manage the series.
Evening star., 1900-10-13
The Choral Society.

The engagements of all the soloists for
the concerts OF the Choral Society have
now been completed for the season. For
the Messiah December 2i they are Mrs.
Caroline Shepherd of Boston, suprano; Mrs
Elizabeth Leonard, contralto; DIR. Ian
Jackson. tenor; Julian Walker, bass For
the song recital. January ~, David Bisp-
ham, bass and Rudolph Scarp!a, accom-
panist; for 'Hora Novissma," February 26
Mrs. Marie Kimkel Zimmerman of Phila.
delphia, soprano; Miss Gertrude May Stein
contralto; r. c. Towne, tenor; DIR. Thos
Stockham Baker, bass; for the lecture re-
cital, March 20. by II. E. Krehbiel, illus
trations by Mrs. Krehbiel, soprano, and
Mrs. King, pianist; for Elijah Miss Sara
Anderson. soprano; Miss Maybelle Louise
Bond, contralto; Nicholas Dainty, tenor
and Ericsson Bushnell, bass
Evening star., 1900-10-13
A Fireproof building.

An extensive addition to an office build
Ing has been made during the past season,
and is now nearly completed. AS it is In
the rear of existing building, the fact
that such an Improvement is going on
may have been overlooked. except by
these Immediately interested. It u an
Evening star., 1900-10-13
BANKING ON THE COAL STRIKE.
English Mine Operators Put Up the
Price in the European Market.

The possibilities of American coal COM
peting with the English product in Euro
peon markets, which idea a year ago was
generally ridiculed in Great Britain. has
developed the actual fact that the United
States now vies with England formid-
able competitor in the coal supply of the
continent. So states United States Consul
Joseph l. Britain at Nantes in a recent re-
port to the Department of State. The
British press generally, he says, now re-
luctantly admits the virtues of American
COAL
On the plea that the strike I'm the an
thracite mines of the United States makes
is imperative, says Consul Britain. fur
ther advances In the price of English and
Welsh coal are to ensue. Such an excuse,
however, he says, is not sufficient, for
there is so far but a small tonnage Of
American coal coming into France, at
least, and no anthracite at all. The truth
to tell, the English operators think that
American coal will cease to be a COM
petitor in the European market during the
strike, and, having nothing to fear from
the outside, they will advance the coal for
purely speculative purposes.
Evening star., 1900-10-13
Postpone ment of Hattie Ship Bids,

The board of naval bureau chiefs has de-
cided by vote of four to one to postpone
the date of opening bids for new battle
ships, set for November IL, until December
7, when the bids for cruisers also will be
opened. Rear Admiral Bradford dissented
from the postpone.nent. He ia understood
to desire the matter disposed of before Con-
gress meets. The postponement was de-
sired by some of the large shipbuiIders in
order to give them time TO prepare ind-
vidual plans. which have been invited 1t
also will permit naval officials to consider
several plans for changing the batteries
heretofore agreed upon
Evening star., 1900-10-13

Extra Heavy 14-karat Gold Watch, new
case, Elgn or Waltham movement. Others ask
$50 for the like. Our sale price. ............
Ladies I4-karat Gold Watch, hunting c
carved. Others ask $4,000 for it. Our sale
Sterling Silver Knives, Forks and Spoons,
aSm asT pi'Sfns n ths stoeast aenS old o! 75C. OF
Evening star., 1900-10-13

II you want to buy, sell.
lease property or rent
rooms. want a situation or
want help, 1t will pay you
to announce the fact in
the advertising columns
of The Star. They are
closely studied by more
than three times as many
people as read any other
paper.
Evening star., 1900-10-13

called into play to initiate We sooner do thing
than they rush into print claming to do the thing
But it does harm, why let them am,,se them
selves?
Take advantage of the price sacrifices offered during
this rebuilding sale. Marking goods one-fourth
to oneha lower than their regular prices saving
you least one-half the lowest prices quoted else
where in Washington
Evening star., 1900-10-13
THE EVENING STAR.

New York Office: Iz6 Tribune Building.
Chicago 0ffice: Beyee Buii1ing.
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we are successful that man must be
taken care of"
Indeed I didn't know he had done
much for the party"
Done much for the partyr' cried the
leader. 4 guess you don't know him.
Why, he's the most accurate and per-
sistent egg thrower we have in the whole
organiza ton. Chicago Post.
They're boastin' a good deal bout
this big census total Limpy, but faint
correck."
AN wy not, Weary"
Coz I wuz sound asleep on tn sunny
side of an unsuspfcionin' oil farmers
haystack tn afternoon the census Teller
called. Plain Dealer.
dis prosperity is all hctitiousr' said
Meandering Mike
What makes you t'ink it2" asked
Plodding Pete
Because dey keep on offerin' us roast
turkey an cider de same as dey did
last November. If we was pergressin
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as we ort de handouts would include
terrapin an champagne by dis time. '-
Washington Star.
At breakfast the mistress observed
the unwonted demeanor Of the maid
servant.
Where is your customary assurance
this morning. Marie2" she asked.
oh, the policeman on the beat
pinched my cheek last evening" replied
the maid, looking shyly down.-Detroit
Journal.
Mrs Waggles-If women had the SUI
frage politics would be purer. Do you
think they would sell their votes Tor S2Y
Waggles-No. my dear They'd prob
ably do it for one dollar and ninety-nine
cents.-Judge.
Mrs. Dorcas-Women are allowed to
vote in some Of the states.
Dorcas-I know II. my dear; and those
are the very states that have the fewest
women.-Judge.
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what would you do if you were to
suddenly fall heir to a fortune?'' asked
one anarchist.
''That is an absurd question" replied
the other. Il am not so short-sighted
as you believe. I went through all the
family records and made dead sure that
1 couldn't possibly fall heir to a fortune
before turned anarchist. w ASKING ton
Star.
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Hostess-"Why. Mr.. Smith. I've hard
ticularly want you to come and hear
whistling solo by my husband" Smith
(whose hearing is a trifie indistinctJ-
"A whisky and soda with your husband2
Well, thanks, I don't mind if I do have
lust one!''-Punch.
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Reconsidered.-H need not
fear. I shall do nothing desperate just
because you have refused me-" Then,
darling, I repent. 1t was only the
thought that you might do something
romantic that made me refuse you
Life
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Briggs-s'So the passengers in the car
discovered that Caudle and his wife were
newly married, in spite of the efforts of
both of them to keep it dark?" Griggs-
Yes; but it was his fault. He spoke to
her several times during the trip. -
Boston Transcript.
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Value of Music.-Mrs. Materna1-"I
am sorry you are going back to Ger
many. Had I not better get another
music teacher for my daughter" Prof.
Won Note-'Id ees nod necessary. She
knows enough museek to get married
on."-New York Weekly.
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Mrs. Won Blumer-Dear, dear, I drop
ped my diamond ring off my finger this
morning and I cannot find it anywhere.
Won Blumer-It's all right. l came
across it in one of my trousers pockets.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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Her Observation-Disclosures Bridget,
hope you don't light the fire with kero-
sene?" Cook-'Divil a bit, muml OF
vets it down wild kerosene an loights
it wild match. Judge.
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Tramp Caught stealing a ride)-Mr.
Brakeman, if you force me to leave this
train I'll boycott the road and never
ride over it again.-Denver Times.
Ever notice there is not half the SEN
timent in literature that there was 20
or 30 years ago?'
yep. Ever notice there are not half
the liver-cure advertisements there were
20 or 30 years ago?"-Indianapolis
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Society 'Dickey, did you
go up and tell pa that Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones were here?'' YES, ma; he said
he guessed he'd have to come down, but
he didn't want to."-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
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When It VIII Come Off.-Mr Wick
wire-'I notice that Bryan and Roose-
velt's trains passed each other a day or
so ago" Mrs. Wickwire-..G oodnessl
Not on the same track. / hope?" sOf
course not. That attempt viii not be
made until Tuesday. ''-Indfanapo
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pair of shoes?''
''Shud say so. boss. Why, when All
polish a ge'man's shoes de ladies glance
down at his feet to see if Deb hats am
on straight. ''-Chicago News.
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Claiming Acquaintance.-Chim
Oats McCorker de heavy weight-me
cousin used ter go ter school wid'm -
Billie-"Dat amt nuthin'-me brudder
had tree front teet' knocked out by'm
onct-''-Brooklyn Life.
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Jackson-''No, never take the news
paper home. I've got a family of grown
UP daughters, you know" Friend-'Pa-
pers too full of crime?' -Jaekson-'N
too full of bargain sales. Tit Bits.
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Madge-Isn't Miss Autumn aging
rapidly?
have as many wrinkles as her French
buIldog.-Juoge.