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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES.

The public schools of Washington
County closed Wednesday
A new Catholic church is to be built in
Oakland, Carr IT County, to cost $4,000
About 500 feet of the tunnel at the
baltimore ana Ohio cutoff at Pinto have
been drill63
Fire is ..a Icing considerable damage
IN the No = a Juntain in the vicinity Of
Cherry RI
Mrs. Xnn q a Pratt died near
fifty-eight years.
The Hartford County tax rate has been
fixed at 80 cents on the 500 which is 2
cents lower than last year
The Charles County Commissioners have
appointed William Croft j. w. Moutgom-
cry, John r. Rice and S. H. Cox tax col
lectors.
As a precautionary measure against
smallpox twenty-five negro men were or
dered by health officers into a camp near
Uagerstowu.
Fire is consuming the timber and under
growth in the vicinity Of Black Rock. on
South Mountain. The fire is visible in
Hagerstown.
In Cumberland ground for the new plant
of the German Brewing Company has
peen broken by Mayor White. who is
president Of the company
The citizens Of Hyattsville have re-
nominated Mayor NJ. V. Tierney for re-
election and Town Clerk Clarence N
Walker for the election on May 6
Robert A. Stephenson and William Holm
are candidates for the nomination for
Sheriff of Cecil County, and will contest
In the Democratic primaries Saturday
X, pairs to the Hancock division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. which was
much damaged, have been completed and
water turned in from Cumberland.
President 4. w. Sylvester. of the Mary
land Agricultural College. has announced
that the annual encampment Of the bat
TALON OF cadets viii not be held this
year.
The IIagerstown Street Commissioners
have appointed James EllicOtt HeWes of
Baltimore, superintendent of the MUM
cipal electric plant. at a 81 lazy of Sl21
per month.
The Ocean City Cold Storage Company
has been Incorporated by Christopher
Ludlam. Ansley II. Ludlam, Samuel S.
Indian, Albert c. Carey. and Jason Buck
The company will acquire the fish pond
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But he attacked the genuineness of the
signatures upon the petition of owners of
property in the confronting squares. 1t
was shown that out of twenty signers of
| the petition sixteen lived in other parts
| of the city. Only two of all the signers
in square 203 live there. and he said that
property owners living elsewhere were
willing to impose this market upon the
people who are residents on Fourteenth
Street and the vicinity.
Considerable discussion followed with
reference to the genuineness of the sigma
lures presented, and il was shown that
several OF them were copied from one
petition to another but that all had been
at one time genuine. 1t was shown that
several had Withdrawn and this left the
petitioners without the necessary sigma
lures to attain their ends.
At one point in the discussion Commits
sioner Ross asked that it be made a part
of the record that the question before the
Board was the genuineness of the sigma
lures and whether they were a majority
OF the property holders.
Charles H. Turner. in closing the argu-
ment for the market company, put the
matter on broad grounds. saying that
there was always a hardship and a pro-
test against all sorts of public improve
ment. He mentioned street cars, digging
Tor gas mains ana water pipes. lie SAID
il was not the intention of the company
to wreck homes or to destroy property
values. Their aim was to establish pub
lie convenience, and to establish pay
ing and permanent business In furnishing
the people with food and the necessaries
of life. He informed the Commissioners
that the rights of the minority represent
ed in the protest were as worthy of con-
sideration as those of the people who pro-
test. He said that the company was only
carrying out its right to build as ii wished
on its own property.
After the arguments had been present.
ed. Commissioner Macfarand stated in
behalf of the Board that the matter would
be taken into consideration as soon as
possible. ands that the principals in the
controversy would be officially informed
of the decision of the Board.
The new system of collecting taxes
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AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
A Hearing on the Establishment of
Fourteenth Street Market.
The Pleas OF the Company and Pro-
testing Citizens Presented-Work-
ing of the New System of Tax Col
MISUNDERSTANDING n Cow Yard.

Observation-Disclosures Cow Yard.
A hearing was granted yesterday to the
parties interested in the establishment of
a market on Fourteenth Street between
V and w Streets northwest, on square 2S5.
This ia the second time the matter has
been before the Commissioners. the first
application made some time last year hav-
ing been adversely acted upon. The pres
emit application is changed from the
former one, the Columbia Market Com
pany asking permission to build two or
three small stores fronting on Sixteenth
Street and with a closed wall on the V
Street end.
Attorneys F. Edward Mitchell and
Charles H. Turner appeared before the
board for the market company. while E.
Hilton Jackson and William L. Saleau
represented those protesting against the
establishment of the market on the loca-
ton named. Frank T. Browning also
spoke for the company, and Judge S. w.
Johnson for the property owners in the
vicinity.
The case of the market company was
presented by Mr.. Mitchell, who stated that
it was proposed TO build the stores as
stated, that along Fourteenth Street they
would be three stories high and architect
urally in keeping with the locality. He
said that the lot on which it was pro-
posed to build is sixteen by ninety feet.
He submitted that the consent Of a ma
jority OF the property holders in the vicin-
ity had been filed with the application and
that TIE building regulations had been
complied with. MIR. Mitchell also called at
tention to the fact that the charter and
lease Of the Riggs Market would expire
in 1903. and that IL at that time the prop
crty should be put TO other uses then there
would be no market in the vicinity.
Judge johnson then addressed the Com
:nissioners, pointing out the nuisance OF
she market in general and in a resident
section particularly. He said that an aged
lady present had been driven from her
home near K Street Market, and that now
it was proposed to drive her from her new
home on Fourteenth Street. This was
mentioned as one of the hardships en-
tailed by the location of the market.
Judge johnson spoke at some length re-
garding the market facilities Of the city,
and showed that a new one was not
needed. Judge Johnson also called atten-
ton TO the fact that the regulations did
not compel the Commissioners TO grant
the permit even If the conditions had been
complied with.
L. Hilton Jackson. in presenting the case
of those protesting against the market.
granted thet the company had secured the
requisite number of signatures in square
2s5 where the market was to be located.
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to the taxpayer after the money was paid.
| This is known as the card system. For
| months prior to May ] clerks in the As
| SCISSORS Office had been busy making out
| rears of taxes. When arranged in al
! phabetical form the machinery was ready
| for operation. and the work of finding
! bills among the great number was less
ened by every one taken out
Aside from the facility of receiving the
taxes the system has already been in
| strumental in bringing in thousands and
! thousands of dollars in delinquent taxes,
| thus giving the District the use of money
| long due and in lessening the hard
! ships and annoyance of the annual tax
sale.
| While tie system is perhaps not perfect,
| the Ass, ;ssor is of the opinion that 1t is
great advance upon the old system
Andrew B. DuvaIl, the Attorney for the
District. has submitted to the Commits
sioners an opinion upon the communica-
| ton of Dennis Fitzgerald, claiming that
he Is entitled to maintain a COW yard at
| IS G Street northwest, because he has
| held a license for the same for many
years from the Assessor.
Mr.. Duyali after citing and commenting
upon police regulations. section 1, Article
| AK, states that the license grants no
| special privileges. but imposes a burden
| upon the business. He informs the Com
| fHlSSlOnefS tnat neither license nor law
under which IL was issued can control the
police regulations: in fact, the license law
itself contains a clause in the last section
continuing in force the police regulations
then in force.
The Attorney states that he is of the
opinion that the section of the police reg
ulations referred to can be enforced, not
witllstanding the fact that the party holds
a license as a cattle-broker.
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of Thomas J. Fisher, In
spector of Electric Lighting that eleven
gas lamps be erected on Baltimore Street
and on Twentieth Stree. northwest. at an
estimated cost of S66. chargeable to the ap-
preparation for street lighting for 1901
Fred. A. Kursheedt, 1850 Broadway, New
York, recently addressed the Commission
ers. stating that he holds considerable
amount Of 365 District bonds, and he
asked that he might be informed relative
to the finances OF the District of Column
bia. and the probability of the bonds being
redeemed under the operation of the sink
ing fund for the purpose.
J. T. Petty, the Auditor of the District
has informed the Commissioners that he
Is informed that Ellis Roberts, Treasurer
of the United States. has sent to the cor
respondent a part of the information ask
ed. and that he has forwarded a state
nent showing the receipts and disburse-
ments of the District for the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1900
w. Mosby Williams recently asked in
formation of the Commissioner relative to
check for the redemption of tax sale, for
1893, for the north part Of lot q, square
a.
The Auditor Of the District in reporting
upon the matter has informed the Com
rVNH TiF.Wns- hot
audited. but that the check was Withheld
TO await the correction of the vouchers.
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at Ocean City and is authorized TO do a
general fishing business, TO pack and pre-
serve fish in cold storage or otherwise and
manufacture ice.
Miss Mary S. Kerr. sister of Mrs. Sarah
=. Everist. of Port Deposit died suddenly
In Havrc de Grace, April 80. aged seventy
four years She was an aunt of eX-Mayor
r. X. Vauneman. of Havre de Grace.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
pany has had under consideration for
some time project to tunnel the noun
tain in Maryland opposite Baird Station
and thus shorten the route about seven
miles between Bayard and Paw Paw.
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Such a work would cost 100000 and it
is said il will be undertaken.
Mr.. Jeremiah Collins died in Montgom-
cry County April 80. at the home of his
nephew, John Collins, near Potomac, of
pneumonia, He was nearly eiGhty-nine
years of age. and up to the time of his
last illness frequently took ten-mlle
walks.
DIR. L. A. Wareham. of Hagerstown.
viii at once vaccinate large number of
negroes never before vaccinated, and who
are at work on the Western Maryland
Railroad improvements. The negroes are
from Richmond, Va.
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THE BOARD OF TRADE OUTING
Arrangements for the Excursion be-
ing Rapidly Completed.

The Committee of Arrangements is hard
at work in shaping up the details for an
all-day's outing of the Washington Board
of Trade at River View Saturday. May
IL 1t has been suggested that prizes
be offered to add additional interest to
the sports and the suggestion Will prob
ably be adopted by the committee in
charge Mr. Neumeyer and Mr.. Keenan,.
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45c for 129c seersucker ging-
hams.
A very good quality of Genuine
Bates Seersucker Dress Bingham in
remnants-positively a 121zc value, for
43sc.
1c for sheet music Slightly soil
ED many new and popular
hits.
2Sc for white goods.
Only small lot. so remember the
hour: remnants of white goods, includ-
ing Percales and Light Shifting prints
of good value; worth double the price
asked
9Sc for S1.75 ladies' Oxfords.
80 pairs of Ladies' Patent Leather
Oxfords. the very newest designs and
proper toes. Sell always for SL75--dur-
ing this hour, CSC.
75c child's slippers, 47c.
An exceptional offerings pairs of
Childs' Tan Strap Slippers, with hand
turned soles: sizes from to So; the
kind for which other stores are ask
ing 75c, for 47c pair.
25c for 2 pairs of children's
drawers; all sizes; good quail
ity; two pair for the price of
one.
25c for children's fine white
cambria umbrella skirts; sizes
/ to Z years; worth twice the
price asked. 80
Window shades, &c.
May just as well put up your win
dow shades at once; take advantage of
this excellent opportunity-we have
lot of waterproof felt window shades
in all colors. with fixtures complete;
all ready and easy to hang. During
this hour. G12c.
sc curtain scrim, 15c.
Very pretty cream curtain scrlm;
full &c inches wide; very neat designs;
sell always at sc. for nc yard
&c for children's black ribbed
hose; regular 15c value.
15c mems hose, re.
TIC for mems half hose, in black
and variety of colors. including blue,
tan. and red; the regular 15c SOFT, for
nc
12iEc for ladies' zoe fancy ho-
siery.
Mems underwear, 25c.
&c for mems balbriggan underwear:
both long and short sleeves: marked
to sell at just half the regular price.
81 ladies' and misses mats, &c.
A lot Of ladies' and misses untrim-
med shapes. and ready-to-we hats, in
all colors, and in the most wanted
shapes; an exceptional Offering Of hats
for DC that are selling up to 81 else
where.
29c flowers, 125c.
a tableful of handsome artificial
flowers. embracing forget-me- nots,
wild flowers with grasses: roses with
foliage. daisies, and other exceedingly
natural flowers which are being used
FOR hat trimming and for which others
are asking up TO 29c. for 121sc.
Boys pants, &c
well made, strongly sewn garments
good for school or play wear; l9c
values.
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Homespun skirts. s2.9S.

Homespun skirts, S2.9S.
Women's homespun skirts: In grey
and blue; finished with fiouBce; $3.50
values.
Dnck skirts, 99c.
Lot of women's new duck skirts:
| black and white and blue and white
polka dot; finished with pleated
LOUNGES; 81 value.
Duck skirts, S1.9S.
Lot of women's blue and white and
black and white polka dot skirts; trim
med with plaid bands OF duck FORM
ing fiounce for si.9S instead of sos.
New silk waists, $3.50.
Lot of the new seasons silk waists
in black and colors: the most stylish
garments of the season; made of fine
grade of taffeta silk for $3.50; IS and
81 values.
Women's suits, $3.50.
Choice for $3.50 today. this hour,
for a lot of woruen's suits and walking
suits; the former of black pebble chew
lots, lined and faced with peau de sole
grey homespuns and striped cheviots;
the latter of plain and plaid back ma
teriais. The Jackets of these suits are
In Elton and coat effects ard are most
ly silk-lined. They are suits which
sold up to SIS.
Covert jackets, $1.29.
Lot of women's covert cloth Jackets;
silk lined. and worth s2sS-for s1.29.
29c for boys 19c all-wool knee
pants.
Boys wash suits, 49c.
Lot of boys fine galatea cloth wash
able sailor blouse suits. trimmed with
colored braid and some with collars
of different materials. 75c and soc
values-for 49c.
Blue flannel blouse suits, 1.9.
Lot of boys blue flannel sailor blouse
suits; perfectly washable and trimmed
with fancy braid; s1.f9 instead of
s29s.
Boys double breasted suits,
S1.9S.
Lot of boys al-wool doubIe-breasted
suits; sizes to Is; instead of s3-for
s1.98.
Youths suits, 1898.
Lot of young mems long-pants suits
made of all-wool eheviots and cassi-
meres; s. and So valnes-for 1898.
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~ 10 Il L.
CONTINUED.
S1.00 shirts, zoe.
Mems silk front shirts: Eclipse
brand sold in the furnishing stores
for sl.O0; special for the hour. &C
lie yard for No. 2 satin ribbons;
all the new shades.
S1.5O ladies' and misses hats,
44c.
This lot of ladies' and misses ready
to-wear and untrimmed hats embraces
cludes black, white. and all spring
shades Bargains that would be bought
up at $3.50. for 4fc.
Holland shades, lie.
The very best grade of Holland win
dow shades. in all colors. with fixtures
complete. ready for hanging. Special
price, lie: worth double the money.
Cheviot serge skirts, $1.S9
lin black only: full wild" skirts, with
good lining and bindings; SO values.
Black brill. skirts, S2.9S
handsome silky lustre; finished with
deep fiounce, and well lined: 81 values.
Boys waists, 91c
made of fancy colored percales. in
wide assortment: pleated mack and
front; strongly sewn button-.
Brownie overalls, 19C
for little boys: made of - denim:
with shoulder straps; nsga'" sell for
59c.
Blue flannel pants, .g1
navy blue and well made AID worth
full garments, which Usually sell for
39c
Boys wash suits, 25c.
made Of striped Galat ga cloth-in va
riety of patterns and I'll sizes; sailor
blouse effects; CSC values.
Flannel vestie suits, 99c.
Boys blue flannel vestie suits: trim
med with fancy braid and worth $50
40c carpet remnants, Zoe.
a rug here and there improves. the
opportunity. Wool ingram remnants
OF carpet in all colors and new de-
signs that would make up into neat
rugs; 40c value for 19c.
25c table oilcloth, 9Ic.
Best quality 81 colored table oilcloth
in pretty patterns and colors; the kind
for which others are asking 25c We
offer for 91zc yard.
93c for ladies fine muslin draw
ers; some plain; some with
umbrella ruffles.
Summer eorsets, 39c.
A new lot of summer corsets-some
long. some short. and medium lengths;
all the new and wanted shapes: fancy
lace trimmed A remarkable bargain
at S9c.
19c for infants long and short
slips.
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CONTINUED.
soc duchess and taffeta for o9c.
lot of 325 yards guaranteed all
silk, black Satin Duchesse. and black
Taffetta; full 20-ineh u width and pos
As the quantity Is not very large you
want to be on time Remember the
hour.
SOC covert cloth. 24c.
A quantity of 40-inch Covert Cloth of
present for ohting and bicycle skirts.
This is your opportunity. the kind that
always brings 3sc. for 24c yard.
19c for children's Bingham
dresses; embroidery trimmed;
well made and seryicable.
Window shades, lie.
Best grade of Holland window shades
in all colors-with fixtures complete:
easy to hang. Worth up 10 35c-for lie.
Ioc curtain Swiss, 5Bc.
4e-inch white curtain Swiss; striped
and pretty designs. Worth fully loc
yard-for 5Ec-
5000 ladies' and children's hats,
1895.
A lot of children's Leghorns and
fancy straw hats: beautifully trimmed
in lace, ribbon. tips. chiffon. silk, etc;
ladies' hats and bonnets made of good
quality braid straw, trimmed with
chiffon, silk, flowers. ETC.. trimmed to
sell as high as s6-for s295.
Broadcloth skirts, S4.9S.
Lot of women's plain black broad
cloth skirts-the full fiaring sort-and
$3.50 values for AsS.
Wash knee pants, SIC.
Lot of galatea cloth knee pants for
boys. in variety of patterns; perfectly
washable-for SIC.
Bows wash suits, 33c.
Lot of boys washable galatea cloth
and Soc values for Csc.
Boys wool suits, S1.15.
Lot OF boys wool double-breasted
suits: in variety of desirable patterns
in cheviots; in checks, etc; in sizes 3
to 16 years-for s1.15.
Russian blouse suits, $3.50.
Lot of the new Russian blouse suits
for boys-of ali-wool imported serges,
in all colors and finished with belts
and some of them handsomely trimmed.
81 and $50 values-for $3.50.
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49c black goods, 25c.

A special and remarkable offering
of black goods: we have lot of choice
Pinch Granite Cloth; quantity of
40-inch serge, 26-inch jacquard; 50-inch
Sicilian. and 36-inch Drap de Etc; all
Of which are selling regularly at f9c.
We offer during this hour, at about
one-half
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1.5OO percaIe wrappers. SOC.

We received a shipment of over ]. 800
wrappers that will sell for Sl.00; to
start them agoing. today. during
this hour. we sell them for sec. The
lot embraces light and dark percales;
are in all sizes. and have deep fiounccs;
well made and serviceable.
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f5c pique. 4{c.

1t may sound incredible, but it's
fact nevertheless. we are Offering a
lot of White Piques. Striped Swisses
and imported Madras; some in rem
nants, some fun pieces. all of very
good quality. and worth up to 15c yard
for i7sc.
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s.. 90 ladies' OxfOrds. SOC.

black oxford. button oXfords. and
Southern tie oxford with hand turned
soles. and Of the newest designs, pos
itively a S2-00 value for sec, only this
hour.
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39c Japanese silks. DC.

A lot of plain colored japanese Silk
of good value; just the thing for sum-
mer wear. The regular pc sort for
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SOC bed spreads. SOC.

A ut of good-size white bed spreads:
very pretty. and new patterns; Worth
59c. TO sell Of 39c-not more than two
to a customer.
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soc Turkish slippers. 33c.

soc Turkish slippers, 33c.
a lot of G5 pairs Turkish House Slip
pers in black, tan, and red, the kind
we always sell for Soc and for which
others arg asking 15c, during this hour,
Sc. remarkable bargain.
81 child's slippers, soc.
Child's and Misses Tan Strap Slip
pers. sizes to ?, of excellent quality;
only consists Of SO pairs, you had bet
ter be on time
39c cashmeres, 19c.
This fine grade Of Cashmere will
make mp into pretty waists; variety
of colors Of grounds. including garnet.
light blue. and pink. with black dots.
A bargain at &c, to sell for l9c yard
during this hour.
FouIard silks, 16Ic.
The Ever-in- Demand Foulards, a lot
of navy blue, with white figured and
scroll designs. of good quality. Would
cost you up To SOC in other stores. We
offer for l6lEc yard,
55c yd. for fast black MORE per-
caline; full 36-inch width;
sells regularly for Toe.
1c for spool of white machine
cotton.
2lac for torchon laces and in
settings in match sets; regu-
lar Zoe value.
sc for embroideries and insert
ings i'll match sets; regular
Zoe value.
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Child's REFERS, Csc.
CSC for ChiIdren's Pique Refers: a
selection of colors including pink. blue,
and cream.
Dressing sacques, 19c.
19c for pretty Percale Dressing Sac
ques. In % size only-some very pref
ty effects.
S1.55 for colored silk umbrellas;
$3.50 value.
65c for mems 2S-inch silk gloria
umbrellas; the regular S1.5O
kind.
15c pound for our finest quality
of assorted chocolates; $50
pounds in all; regular 40c
kind for 15c pound.
SOC mems drawers, 39c.
Mems B. v. D. Jean drawers-both
string and stockinette bottoms. Regu-
lar SOC value-for zoe.
Cheviot serge skirts, S3.9S.
Lot of women's black and blue chew
lot serge skirts. trimmed with three
wide satin bands-for s39S.
Suits up to S25 for $3.50.
Women's suits of black and oxford
cheviots and homespuns. of Venetian
cloth, of mixed cloths, etc, with silk
lined jackets; in all styles; with full
fiaring skirts; which formerly sold for
as high as s25-for $3.50
Boys all-wool knee pants, 39c.