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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12
LISToN D. BASS CONVICTED.
A Jury Finds Him Guilty of UnIaw-
fully Using the Mails

Liston d. Bass was convicted yesterday
in Criminal Court No. on an Indictment
charging him with using the United
States mails for unlawful purposes. The
case was submitted to the jury at 2 p. m.
and the verdict was reported three hours
later.
The trial Of Bass was begun before Jus
tice Barnard March %. and occupied the
attention of the court since, except on
Saturdays The Government was repre-
scented by Assistant District Attorneys
Thomas c. Taylor and Harry Bingham.
and Bass by Attorneys Douglass & Doug
lass and Leckie & Fulton. The indict-
ment which was found against Bass in
December last charged him with obtain
ing money from persons in different parts
of the United States by fraudulent
schemes and devices. Soon after the in
dictment was returned Bass gave bond
in the sum of s., 600 for his appearance for
trial.
1t was set forth In the Indictment that
Bass represented himself as the president
and manager of institutions known as the
Union Teachers Agency" and the "Bu-
reau of Civil Service Instruction" It was
claimed that Bass advertised these insu-
tutions widely and by that means obtained
money from many persons. In connec-
ton with the management of the Union
Teachers Agency" Bass, ii was claimed,
represented that he would recommend his
patrons for vacancies in schools through
out the country The Bureau of Civil
Service Instruction" it is claimed, was
represented to be an institution through
the agency OF which the patrons would
be prepared to pass exa'lnatior- ore
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CONTINUED.

$2.9S for boys dOuble-breast-
ed two-piece suits; short pants;
these suits are very well made
and of good material; sold ev-
erywhere at $500.
SOC for ladies' percale wrap
pers; a variety of patterns; all
fast cOlors; so dozen in the lot;
regular S1.00 value.
19c for Children's bingham
dresses, trimmed with embroid-
cry; very pretty effects.
49c for ladies' straw-5raid
hats, made on wire frames; all
cOlOrs, including black and
white; sold during Easter for
Zoe.
25c for brown mixed golf
cloth; so much in demand for
walking and rainy day skirts;
the 49c value.
37Ic for black figured India
silks; full "A inches in width;
has excellent wearing quality,
and sells everywhere for SOC.
35c for white shaker flannel;
spring weight; good quality.
soc for ladies' Wei kid button
shoes; sizes from D to Al; only
26 pairs, and regular $500 style.
29c for mems overalls; well
made and strong.
Sc for mems carriers.
Sc for mems all-silk string
ties.
Sc for mems all-silk shield
bows.
22c for women's samples of
summer underwear.
Zoe for children's Ell waists;
De sort.
S1.9S for ladies' black and col
Ored taffeta silk waists; slightly
soiled and mussed from show
ing; otherwise perfect; formerly
sold for So.
So for the choice of Il lot of la
Iiac, Ill, al ,Inr;nf .nI Unnaf.an
suits; variety of styles and some
deliberately trimmed.
$3.50 for ladies' taffeta silk
underskirts with ACCORDION
pleated founces; SO values; all
shades.
Sc for our 12c candy; nougets
and paste.
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SOC for boys Numbered white
and figured percale shirt waists,
with patent Wristbands; some
with collars; some without; the
regular 69c kind.
4Jc for stair or runner oil
cloth, in variety of new de-
signs and colors; price usually
Zoe.
$40 for ladies', misses, and
children's trimmed hats and
bonnets; very stylish; hand
sOmely trimmed in all the new
est effects; regular price s6.9S.
lie for bleached Turkish
wash rags.
95c for bath towels; the alb
sOrbent honey-comb kind; extra
large size; regular 15c value.
1c for cake of toilet soap.
39c for percale waists in new
and pretty styles; all fast colors.
$1.69 for boys plain blue and
mixed cheviot sailor blouse
suits; in new styles; sizes 3 to Z;
sold always for from 81 to So.
15c for our 19c candy; choice
chocolates.
$1.55 for wOmen's stylish silk
parasols; lot of samples; sold as
high as 50 and 81.
25c for infants null caps;
pretty styles.
$12.50 for ladies' suits of blue,
grey, tan, black, brown, and
green Venetian. cheviOt serge,
brOadcloth, and hOmespun, in
Elton and coat effects; $500
values.
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10 to IL.
CONTINUED.

29c for ladies' red, tan, and
black Turkish slippers; only Sc
pairs: our regular 75c slipper.
75c for youths tan and black
Wei kid lace shoes; sizes / and
II; 36 pairs from which to Sc
lect; also . pairs mems calf
shoes; size 8 and 81; regular
S1.50 value.
&c for copy of instrumental
and vocal sheet music.
45c for mems soft cheviOt
shirts, with white neckband; all
sizes.
55c for mems white Numbered
shirts Eclipse brand.
SOC for women's kid gloves,
slightly soiled from handling.
12Ic for women's fancy hos
iery.
12Jc for women's Swiss rib
bed vests.
Sc for Torchon laces; Zoe sort.
SIC for lot of embroideries
and insertings.
12Jc for boys Champion shirt
waists; we'll made; regular 25c
waist.
$1.9S for boys double-breast-
ed, short-pants suits; all sizes;
the kind that will cost you $500
elsewhere.
19c for best quality Holland
window shades, in all colors, in
Guiding fixtures.
69c for spreads; extra heavy
and d0uble-bed size; very pretty
Marseilles patterns; regular 81
value.
15c for white applique shams
and bureau and washstand
scarfs; some slightly damaged;
regular Soc sort.
$6.9S for ladies' taffeta silk
skirts; best black and trimmed
with satin ribbon; 1898 values.
$40 for ladies' blue, brown,
and grey homespun skirts, with
founces; $3.9S values.
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CONTINUED.

Csc for ladies' white waists;
some trimmed with lace and en-
broidery; some tucked; some
plain; ten different styles from
which to select.
sc yard for chenille, in light
blue, lavender, and pink, which
usually sells at 10c yard.
SIC for black MORE per-
caline; one yard wide; regular
Zoe value.
29c for all-wool ladies' cloth;
full 80 inches wide; good line of
shades, including black; soc
value.
$500 for ladies', misses. and
children's trimmed hats; these
are copies of our more expen-
sive designs and of very good
quality material. The selection
includes round hats, turbans,
toques, bonnets, etc. Sold pre-
viOusly at IS and 80.
19c for best Holland window
shades, in all cOlors, including
fixtures.
$19.9S for ladies' handsome
tailor-made suits of broadcloth,
hemespun, Venetian, eheyiot,
and pebble cheyiot, in black,
blue, tan, brown, green, grey,
and red; silk-lined jackets, and
in variety of effects; all $4,000
values.
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15c for black fish-net yelling;
DC sort.
45c for lot of mOusseline de
sole and liberty silk, in Il va
riety of colors, including pink,
blue. violet, black, and white;
regular 15c value.
lie for embroideries and in
settings; ) inches in width; just
half the value.
SIC for satin and taffeta silk
ribbons; No. 30 and No. 60 width.
25c 10-yard pieces) for No. 1
black satin velvet ribbons for
dress trimmings.
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S1.49 for ladies' flannel waists
have been selling up to $500.

S1.49 for ladies' flannel waists
have been selling up to $500.
49c for Saline underskirts;
black and in colOrs; a good skirt
at twice the money.
15c for sprays of roses, with
foliage; half-blOwn roses, with
foliage; yiolets, etc; sold at
Easter for 33c.
S3c yard for short lengths of
narrow and heavy welt piquc
white only; regular 19c value;
to 10 yards.
24c for 36-inch granite suit
ings; a nice selection of spring
shades; just the thing for
pretty costumes.
SOC for fancy taffeta silks;
some full pieces; some waist
lengths; good selection of
pretty combinations; sell else
where from S1.00 to S1.25 yard.
25c for mems percale laun-
dered shirts lone pair cuffs;
sizes 16 to Is.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12
HECHT AND COMPANY.
5f3-515 Seventh Street.
THE PROSECUTION ABANDONED.
Conspiracy Charge Against Local
knights of Labor Dropncd.

The Government yesterday abandoned
the prosecution of what is known as the
Knights of Labor conspiracy case In
June, 1898, the grand Jury reported in
dictments against twelve members of the
local order of the knights of Labor.
charging them with conspiracy under the
antitrust law. The persons against
whom the indictments were found are
Joseph E. Fenton, William T. Gosnell,
s. A. Clements, James F. OMeara. James
McIvor. A. NJ Lawson. Hugh Digney,
John l.. Heeb, Michael Cuff, Charles A.
Maiden and Thomas 7. ODea. They were
members of District Assembly No 65. the
central body of the Knights of Labor in
the District.
The specific charge against the persons
named was that they conSpired to in
lure the business of local firm. When
they were arrested they gave bond in
the sum of $500 each for their appearance
for trial.
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very quiet one. only n few of the near
relatives of the contracting parties being
present.
There will be a union temperance meet
ing in the Rockville Presbyterian Church
on next SUNDAY evening, to he addressed
by the Rev. s. Il. Nicholson. State Su
perintendent of the Maryland Anti-Saloon
League. Mr.. Nicholson. who was former
ly member of the Indiana Legislature.
and is the author of the Nicholson State
In Temperance work and his coming at
this time is looked forward to with much
interest by the temperance people of this
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12
HER INJURIES PERMANENT.
Miss Kate l.. Elliott Sues the Capital
Construction Company.

Kate L. Elliott yesterday filed suit
against the Capital Construction Com
pany to recover $500. claimed as damages
for personal injuries. 1t is stated that on
January II last the defendant was lessee
and manager of an apartment house,
known as Portner Flats, at the corner of
Fifteenth and u Streets. in which was
operated a certain elevator, for the use
of the guests. On the date mentioned
Miss Elliott states that she was injured
in the elevator referred to by the falling
of seat or bench. which, it Is declared,
was defective and insecure.
1t is stated that the seat fell upon the
plaintiffs foot bruising and decorating
and shattering her instep. So severe We're
her injuries that Miss Elliott states she
was unable to attend to her lawful bust
ness and personal affairs. Her power of
Iocomotion it is said, is impaired and She
has been made cripple for life
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

s1.9S for boys spring top
coats, in tan, covert, and black
cheviOts; sizes II, IL land Ia. A
very swell garment, which sold
as high as $500.
SOC for boys knee pants; some
with double seat and knee; sell
regularly at SOC.
S19S for girls all-wool reef
ers, in sizes 4 to IA years; a Sc
lection in navy, red, tan, and
reseda.
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CONTINUED.

39c for 10-yard pieces No. IL
black satin-back velvet ribbons
for dress trimmings.
12c for a let of taffeta silk rib
bons, in fancy, plain, and pastel
shades.
35c for mems unlaundered
shirts.
25c for mems summer under
wear.
ColOred and black broadcloth
skirts, S4.9S.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

Miss Mary Kimball ga .E
piano recital at the Whit lfnH.
day morning for the Pres Hl H
Mckinley and some of .hl a..
Both the President and hIr fs# safe.
expressed themselves as % '.- aa H#
Miss Kinbalfs playing. aTl &c. rl.
clusion she was presented H.l I ..as
tiful bunch of roses by M f.I.f.F
Miss kimbal will give "A public Ht...rI
Saturday, April 20.
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Csc for white lawn shirt
waists; newest designs; ten
styles from which to select.
Csc for odd lot of muslin IN
derwear; embracing skirts,
gowns, etc; have sold for $3.50.
S1.39 for mems Congress
shoes; hand sewed; pointed
toes; regular $500 value; only
IA pairs.
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SOC for cOutiI and Saline cor
sets; both short and long
lengths; lace trimmed.
SIC for muslin corset covers.
15c yd. for cream curtain
scrim; pretty patterns and
worth DC yard.
29c for misses and children's
untrimmed hats, various colors;
sold Easter at 69c.
15c yd. for unbleached mus
lin; closely woven; any quantity
you may desire.
&c yd. for lining and stiffen-
ing remnants; an odd lot which
must be closed out quickly;
good quality.
1c for box of mourning pins.
&c for tan shoe polish; Zoe
value.
Ace for ladies' oxfOrds, Jul
liets, and strap slippers; have
been selling at S1.25; only %
pairs of these.
&c for mems balbriggan hose.
4c for mems fancy hose.
DC for mems collars.
re for ladies' black hosiery.
TIC for children's black rib
bed hosiery.
10Ic for boys wool knee
pants; DC usually.
S1.49 for boys vestie suits;
plain blue cheviot; all sizes;
regular $500 value.
&c for waterproof felt win
dow shades; all colOrs.
$1.9S for ladies' black cheviot
dress skirts; full wide and new
est in effect; 50 values.
$1.9S for lot of ladies' tan
covert cloth spring weight jack
cts; well lined and desirable in
style.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12
Coal Cutting Machinery.

Acting Consul General Westacott Of
London, reports that an enquiry has been
made at that office for the names of firms
manufacturing American eoaI-eutting ma
chinery. He requests that all replies be
addressed to the United States Consul
late General, London.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

The Breokland Citizens Association re-
Gently requested that the sewer in Dover
Street be extended east to Fourteenth
Street. Brookland. Acting upon the ad-
vice OF ID. =. McComb. the Superintend-
ent of Sewers, the Commissioners have
decided that the request cannot be grant
ed. The report of the Superintendent of
Sewers was to the effect that the slope
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

Some of those who bad Is
tration in the Union IaH Y
were brought from ia f IS
tlfy I'm the case The l
was concluded Tuesd
II o'clock and Assistan ..-Hs
Bingham then began
ment for the Governme
We're not finished until "H. -
day afternoon, and af re-
Justice Barnard the ca ll' ed
to the jury at pos p. m.
When the verdict was 5
counsel gave notice tina f.r
new trial would be filed,
ant was released on bors -
result.
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The Skin an fu 1' ets, 10


with
which oily substance keeping
seriously nerferes with the
of only
between the ands When therefore, the
quickly InfGrnaI ana
nicstst self up
of pnples and EX1ernal k0gSOnS
diseases By the
the blood has its peculiar pnpe The
through the glands and quickly infect the blood
the blood through the As socaed
II plicaon
Pure Blood of powders and washes do permanent
do damage by
Soft S{@as$hv Skin
and interfering natura1a actor
the skin The treatment must begin with the blood and the acid other p9
blood and aushs the little glands pores with pure new blood and
rough red pPy skin ow complexion What needed
bhe and irritating itching uons but general
all blood troubles
study blood
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

echts have asked attend Hour Sale
such extraordinary values this today!
n nintiner
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12

The Commissioners have approved the
recommendations of the Engineer Depart
ment that the request of Lyons Brothers
for an extension of the time for the COM
pletion of their contract for constructing
a wall along Rock Creek thirty days.
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Mems $l.75
pants, 81.

in Dover Street falls eastward from Thir-
teenth Street, at which point the sewer
is but six and half feet below the grade
surface. For this reason he is of the
tended to serve the premises referred to,
and he states that there is no other sew
er that can be made available for its
drainage.
The Irish standard., 1901-05-18
Canada az a Colony.

Louis 1. J. Papineau, son of the
French Canadian rebel of 1887, favors
the erection Of monument in Quebec
to Generald Richard Montgomery. In
IL letter to the press he says:
"If Canada had Joined the Revolu-
tion, instead Of remaining puny col
cny of six millions it would now num-
ber over twenty millions and the
would have followed the natural
course Of the st. Lawrence. The dou-
BILE belt of custom houses and obstruc-
ton would have had no existence. To-
ronto would have outstripped Buffalo
and even Chicago; Montreal and Que
bee would have eclipsed Boston and
New York.
''In the seventy-six millions of the
United States today there are included
one million of English Canadians and
one million Of French Canadians. Why
have we not us many from the United
States filling their places here? Why
does the great bulk of the immigrants
from Europe land in the United States
and so few in Canada? Because we
are Stunned as colonists. Were we an
Independent nation we would soon get
fair share of immigration. Why not
independent? In great measure this
is owing to the United Empire loyal
lists who settled in Ontario--Tory ref
ugees of the American Revolution-an
incubus on the progress Of Canada" !"
The Irish standard., 1901-05-18
Trinity College.

The entrance examinations for Trim.
ity College, Washington, d. c., will
take place from June to June Z at
Trinity College or by special arrange
ment at the following centers: The
Boland Trade School, Madison avenue
and Fifty-tirst street, New York; the
Academy of Notre Dame, Berkeley
street, Boston; the Academy of Notre
Dame, West Rittenhouse square, Phil
adelphia; st. Mary's Convent, Webster
avenue, Pittsburg; Mt. Aloysius Acad-
emy, Cresscn, Pa; st. Joseph's Acad-
emy, Rice street, Columbus; the Acad-
emy Of Notre Dame, East Sixth street,
Cincinnati; the Loretto Academy, Lo-
retto, Ky, Neriux P. o.; the Academy
Of the Visitation, Cabanne place, St.
Louis, NO.; Mt. st. Mary's Academy,
Leavenworth; the Academy Of the
Visitation, University street, st. Paul;
the Academy of the Visitation, Alta
Vista street, Dubuqe, Ia; the Loretto
Academy, Loretto Heights, Denver,
Col; the Loretto Academy, Santa FNe,
N. NJ; the Loretto Academy, Mont
gomery, Ala; the Academy Of Notre
Dame, Santa Clara street, San Jose;
the Academy Of Notre Dame, Mission
Dolores, San Francisco; the Mother
House, Congregation of Notre Dame
Montreal. A fee of five dollars must
be paid at the centers. Application
blanks may be had at any time by
addressing the secretary.
The Irish standard., 1901-05-18
Who She, stonewan Jackson?

Was "StOnewalP' Jackson shot by
one of his own guard?
A Confederate soldier still lives in
Carrollton, Md, whose life has been
haunted by the fear that it was he
who killed the idol of his troops.
The veteran is Frank S. Rosenthal,
row wealthy leather merchant. He
has only recently told of this fear and
the thrilling details of the shooting.
In telling the story to the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, Mr.. Rosenthal says that
on the fateful night a guard of nine
men, of which he was member, fired
the fatal shot But one now lives be-
sides Rosenthal of the guard which
made this fatal error. 1--WE had sur
prised Hooker's DIVISION" said Rosen-
thal, in telling the story, "and driven
them before us. We camped for the
night, however keeping bright look
out for their return. I was on guard.
The order was given that no one
should pass through our lines. 1 re-
member the password was Il don't
know
81, with twenty other members of
the Louisiana Tigers, was sent out
upon the picket lines. The moon was
at the full and the night was ideal,
save for its penetrating dampness.
From our position in the woods we
saw a body Of men riding along our
lines.
81 gave the challenge, with the usual
order to advance and give the counter
sign.
"'I don't know rang out clearly
upon the night air.
"Then the men started to ride
through our lines.
"The order had been made. Our
duty was to keep friends and foes
alike out of our picket lines.
GAS the men started to spur their
horses into our line nine of us fired
along the picket lines.
II would have given all my hope Of
eternity at that instant to have re
called that bullet from my gun from
it's course
"And bullet from my gun had sped
on to blot cut that life which was like
the sun to his glorious brigade.
"One volley was NIL that was fired
A man from JaclSson's staff ran up
and said we had shot our commander
"But three Of the nine bullets hit
their mark-two of them in the left
shoulder and the third in the right
hand.
'The identity of the men who fired
the fatal shots must ever go unset
tied"
The Irish standard., 1901-05-18
Irishnsn IN Literature.

If the Irish have been compelled to
adopt the English language, they have
used 1t to good advantage, writes
Thomas S. Lonergan in the May num-
ber of The Gael. Jeffrey, the famous
critic Of the Edinburgh Review, at
tributes the perfection of the English
tongue principally to Irish genius.
What would the English literature of
the eighteenth and nineteenth centu-
ries be without its Irish authors? :?
Nearly all impartial literary critics
now recognize that the wonderful ge.
MUS of the Celt has moulded into ex-
quisite form and classic purity the
crude and uncouth tongue of the Sax
on.
Poetry and oratory are the funda-
mental elements of literature, and they
express, best Of all, the genius and
character Of the Irish people. 1t is
true Ireland has not produced Dante,
Shakespeare, or Cervantes, vet,
during the past century, she has given
a magnificent account of herself in the
domain Of dramatic, lyric and ballad
poetry. Even the great novelists of
modern ireland, though few in num-
Der, have given immortal contributions
to the worlds literature. The elo.
Quence of Ireland is almost unique,
and her orators will compare favor
ably with the best that Greece and
Rome have given to history.
We recall with singular pride, the
intellectual supremacy Of Swift; the
marvellous genius of Burke; the genial
philosophy Of Goldsmith; the golden
pages Of Steele; the celebrated fiction
Of Sterne; the iron logic of Molyneux;
the journalistic abilities of Lucas; the
glorious idealism of Berkeley; the
superb poesy of Parnell; the spark
ling wit Of Sheridan; the immortal
rhetoric Of Grattan; the forensic great