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Millinery for SATURDAY..

Chiidren's and Misses plain and
Camelhsir Felt Hats. trimmed with
plain bands and velvet ribbon stream
ers-ali coed coiors-sold fer 1SC
soc, lCr .---.----------.--- ---.--.--.- ~
Women's best, quality Felt Hats
urtrimmed. short back sailors. 1SC
in all coed colors, sold for csc, III
Hats in black only-in coed GQC
shapes-scld for S1.iS, for... ~
~ inches wide soft metallic finished
Chiffon ard Mousseline de sole. in
evening and dress shades, which DC
sold for - and sec, for......Io
Second foor-M Millinery Farlors.
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INTERESTED IN
TAX QUESTION.
Business Mems Association
to Investigate.
JUST PENALTY FOR SHOPLIFTING.
Merchants Petition Senator Nc
MILAN to Have the Proposed Dis
trict Code SO Amended That the
Punishment Melted Ont Will Re
Commensurate With the offence.

There was an unusually large attend
rcctors OF the Business Mems Associa-
tion yesterday afternoon, which was to 4
great extent due to the consideration to
be given the tax question.
A special committee was appointed by
President Dyrenforth to thoroughly in
Nestigate the situation and go over AS
SCISSOR Darneille's report, with instructions
TO report at the next monthly meeting of
the association, which will be held at
Bartoa's next Thursday night. The COM
mittee appointed consists of Messrs. II.
F. Woodward John Leetch. L. NJ Saun-
ders, S. C. Palmer, C. II. Syme, and "
Baldwin johnson.
United Citizens Association.
communication and resolutions were
read from Mr.. Charles C. Lancaster, pres
iGent of the Northwest Citizens Suburban
Association, declaring it to be a neces-
sity for the taxpayers of the District to
organize an association for the pro;ec-
tion OF their rights and the advancement
of public improvement and asking that
the president and secretary of the Bust
ness Mems Association be requested to
represent that body at united citizens
association meeting to be called for the
purpose of acting upon and promoting
the matters of general interest to the en-
tire District. Mr.. Lancasters communi-
cation received very favorable comment
and will be acted upon within the next
week.
just Penalty for ShopIiftinG.
The secretary reported that communi-
cation had been sent to Senator McMiI-
Ian asking that an amendment be made to
the proposed District code whereby an ade-
quate penalty might be fixed for the crime
of shoplifting. it having appeared that
there is no provision in the code as at
present existing which fixes a just pen
atty. or any penalty at all commensurate
with the offence. for the crime
The secretary further reported that the
action of the association in endeavoring
to secure this desired amendment has
met with the very widespread approval
Of the merchants of the District of Col
umbia. who regard this action of the
Business Mems Association as an effort
to protect their rights and interests.
Favor Such an Amendments.
The following merchants have expressed
themselves as being heartily in favor of
the amendment and have commended
the attitude Of the Business Mems Associ-
alton in calling the matter TO the atten-
ticn of the appropriate committees in
Congress:
Gait & Bros; Cuno H. Rudolph: s.
Desio; s. Kann, Sons G Co.: Saks d Co.;
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S1.20 to Baltimore and Return. Via
d. & 0. r. r.. Saturday md Sunday.

January II and u, tickets good returning until
following Monday. Good all trains except
Royal Limited.
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Another Big Special 90 Footwear for SI37.
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NORFOLK & Ma.h,pston Steamboat c

Flynn's Dusiness College. Sth and Ks
Business. Shorthand. TypewritinS-s25 a year.
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Delightful trips daily at ESQ p m. from soot
eth S.. to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk. Virginia
Beach, and Newport News. See ad page 9.
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First floor-sectlon NJ, book dept.
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more than kept up with the average
amount of work per day.
During the first session of the Fifty
seventh Congress there we're 2.750 re-
ports made, as against 2.iO5 in the first
session of the Fifty-sixth Congress. the
greatest amount ever made in the long
session of any prior Congress: and ,4S4
bills became laws, as against 1853 in
the first session of the Fifty-siXth Con-
Sress. which far exceeded any OF its
predecessors in this respect.
OF the 1850 bills and resolutions in
troduced in the House, 1l.30o were re-
ferred to four committees-G,544 to the
Invalid Pensions Committee, 25U3 to
War Claims. 2,349 to the Committee on
Military Affairs. and 904 to the Com
mittee on Claims.
OF the 200 reports made. five com
mittees made 2.O73 reports, apportioned
as follows: Invalid Pensions, 1919;
Pension, 22S: Military Affairs, 1873;
Claims. los. and War Claims, 145.
The detailed statement Of House work
is as follows:
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HEAVY ADDITIONS TO
THE PENSION ROLLS
Two Bills Offered by Senator Pritcharj
and Put Through in Last Hours
What They Provide.

A bill introduced by Senator Pritch-
ard of North Carolina, and passed by
Congress during the closing hours OF
that body, provides that Confederate
soldiers who enlisted and served in the
Federal Army prior to January 1. 1865.
after having seen service in the Confed-
crate army, shall be eligible to receive
pensions from the United States Gov
ernment.
When this matter was brought up be-
fore Commissioner of Pensions II. Clay
Evans several years ago. he ruled that
the men in this class were not pension
able
By the passage of this bill about 3d.
OOO. 900 in pensions will be disbursed in
North Carolina and Tennessee. At the
time of the war there were many North
ern sympathizers who were forced into
the Confederate ranks, but who after
ward deserted and joined the Union
army.
There is another clause in the bill
which is also likely to be far-reaching
in its effects. This clause provides that
where a soldier has deserted from the
United States Army and has subsequent
ly re-enlisted and been granted an hon
orable discharge, his former desertion
shall not initiate against his eligi-
bility to receive a pension.
By this clause man may have de-
serted any number of times. yet, if he
succeeds in getting into the service and
out OF it again with an honorable dis
charge. the slate is wiped clean. and he
is eligible to be placed on the pension
rolls. There were 107, 900 assertions
during the civil war. and it is estlma ted
that this clause in Senator Pritchards
bill will add 81, 600, 600 yearly to the pen
sion account.
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MRS. ORREN G. STAPLES
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Wife of Proprietor of Riggs House Had
Been III, But Her Condition Was
Not Regarded as Serious.

Mrs. Orren G. Staples, wife of the pro-
prietor of the Riggs House. died very
suddenly at her apartment in the hos
telry about o'clock last night. While
Mrs. Staples had not been in the best
of health for several months past, she
had not been i'll recently, and her death
was not anticipated.
Mrs. Staples had intended going to
Thousand Islands today, and had made
every arrangement for the trip. She
had been in the best of spirits during
the day, and when she did not come
down to supper before 6 o'clock her alb
sence caused some concern. An investi
cation disclosed the fact that she had
been taken i'll in her apartments. Hur-
ried calls were sent for physicians, but
she was beyond human aid
For nearly forty years Mrs. Staples
had made her home In the National
Capital. and she had many friends among
the Congressional circle. Her husband,
Colonel Staples, is well known in Wash
ington.
No funeral arrangements have as yet
beer made.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington,
July l. IpO2.-On July 10, 1902, at the places
and times hereinafter named, the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia will offer fog
sale to the highest bidder the exclusive right
and privilege OF using the several municipal
hay scales from August l, 1902, to July 81,
1908. both inclusive. for the purpose OF weigh.
ing hay, straw, fodder, oats in the straw, and
live stock. 10 wit: No. l, situated opposite
the poStofice in Anacostia, D. C., at 10
O'CLOCK \. NJ; No. >. situated at the corner
of lIth ST. and Virginia ave. &C., At 1880
O'CLOCK A. NJ; No. 3, situated at the inter
section of Nth and sts. NV. at u O'CLOCK
"; No. {. situated now at 7th and p sts. NV,
at O'CLOCK P. NJ; No. 8, situated at ths
rear Of market house in Georgetown, ID. c.,
at O'CLOCK p. NJ; No, 5. at or near
Brightwood. d. c., at 3 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Parties purchasing viii be required TO comply
with the provisions OF the act of the legis-
lative assembly OF said District, approved June
30, 1872, entitled An act regulating the sale
OF hay, ETC." Terms: 0ne-iourth cash, and
balance on or before lst proximo. The pur-
chaser of any of said scales which may be on
private property shall have the right TO uss
them where they are, with the consent OF the
owners of the property on which located, or
remove them to place approve. by the Com
missioners. HENRY b. f. MCFARLAND,
JOHN ". ROSS. II. c. NEWCOMER (Acting),
Commissioners OF the District of Columbia.
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, Aueticneer.
jyl,2,3,4,5,1
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More Measures Reported
and Disposed Of Than
During Any Term.
1,484 BILLS PASSED IN ALL
This Session of Congress Worked
Eleven More Days Than the Preeed-
ing Long Session-Presidentia Vetoes
Omnibus Claims Bills.

In the brief speech which he made
Just before the House adjourned last
Tuesday, Speaker Henderson declared
that no Congress since the adoption of
the Constitution had transacted so
much business in the same length of
time as had the first session Of the Fiji
ty-seventh Congress.
This declaration is amply borne out
by the statement which has been pre-
pared under the direction of Major Al
exander Mcdowell. the clerk of the
House of Representatives, by Mr.. +. II.
Wakefield. the tally clerk, assisted by
Mr.. \. A. Richards. who have made a
the work done and compiled 4 most
comprehensive statement.
In the first session of the Fifty-sev-
enth Congress there We're 1888 bills
introduced in the House. while in the
two years of the Fifty-sixth Congress
there were only 14,339 bills introduc-
ed. Yet the number of bills introduced
in the Fifty-sixth Congress was greater
than in any prior Congress.
Comparison With Last Congress.
In comparing the first session Of the
Fifty-seventh Congress with the first
session of prior Congresses it appears
that the House was in session $50 DAYS
and adjourned 3S DAYS. while in the
Fifty-sixth Congress the House was in
session 1S9 DAYS and adjourned over
only s days. The House in the II extra
days of the Fifty-seventh Congress
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RESUME OF WHAT CONGRESS
ACCOMPLISHED IN $50 DAYS

taking them from the Speakers table
without reference to committees: 1,1S2
we're referred to committees; 706 OF
which were reported back TO the House
by the committees. leaving 421 Senate
bills in the committees of the House un-
acted upon, as against a total OF 443
House bills unacted upon by the Sem
ate.
The 700 Senate bills reported by the
House committees, and the % Senate
bills taken from the Speakers table
were disposed of BY the House as fol-
lows: Killed by adverse reports. I; laid
upon the table. L. became public acts,
143; became private acts, 4i0; vetoed by
the President, .; passed by the House,
but left in conference. 4; left on the
calendars of the House, undisposed Of,
164.
OF the 1.4S4 laws passed at the first
session of the Fifty-seventh Congress.
which were approved by the President.
eI3 originated in the House and 553 in
the Senate; of these 1 1,4S{ laws 299 were
public, and 1.1S5 private. OF the 299
public laws. 156 originated in the House
and l43 in the Senate. OF the 1,lS5 pri-
vate laws, 775 originated in the House
and 410 in the Senate.
The omnibus claims bill. indexed for
the first time. shows more than $50
items. the public buildings ard grounds
till 191 items. and the river and harbor
BIZ 500 items.
A Comparative Statement.
The following is comparative state
ment of the work of the Fifty-second to
the Fifty-seventh Congress:
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CUBAN RECIPROCITY
AT NEXT SESSION
Representative Payne Says a Tariff
Treaty Will Be Submitted
and Accepted.

Representative Payne of New York,
chairman Of the House Ways and Means
Committee. was caller at the tempor
airy White House yesterday morning to
say good-by TO the President.
Congress did a grea: deal during the
past session." he said. Its record Is
satisfactory.
There will be no special session to
consider Cuban reciprocity" he added,
THAT matter will be attended to early
next session by the submission of
treaty 1t may require special attention
by both houses. because of differing
from other treaties, which so only to
the Senate, but will be quickly attended
to-"
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
TO OPEN MAY l, 1904
SENATORS To PROBE
CONDITIONS IN HAWAII
Will Leave San Francisco for Island
Territory in the Latter Part
of August.

Washington, Burton OF Kansas, Cock
rell OF Missouri, and Clark of Montana,
the subcommittee of the Committee or
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, appointed
to visit Hawaii in the recess of Con-
gress, met yesterday and decided to
leave San Francisco on their way out the
last of August.
How long they will remain will de-
pend upon the time required to make The
inquiries they have in view. The trip is
TO be made pursuant to resolution
made by Senator Mitchell. which in
structs the subcommittee to investigate
conditions prevailing in the Territory
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AMERICAN GIRLS SUCCESS.
Miss Mary Garden Arouses Enthusiasm
at Covent Garden.

LONDON. July 3-Miss Mary Garden.
from Chicago, recently of the Opera
Comique. Paris, made her debut tonight
at the Covent Garden Theater in the
title role of Massenet's Manon Les
can't
Her voice was fine and her acting ad-
mirable. She was recalled enthusiastic
ally by the brilliant audience.
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BISHOP TALBOT NOT
TO STAND TRIAL

first sign of trouble Of any kind he
should at the request of the bishop,
and without any proceedings whatever,
quietly resign and quit the diocese.
Bishop Talbot's Letter
The letter written by Bishop Talbot
to Mrs. Elliott, to the effect that Irvine
was a Shiny fellow and that he would
unfrock him is admitted. and on this
point it was thought that Bishop Talbot
might be considered technically guilty
of conduct unbecoming a bishop. But
the alleged agreement between Bishop
Talbot and DR.. Irvine is said TO have fig
ured In this feature of the case.
In following the procedure of a grand
jury the board did not allow either
Bishop Talbot or any representative OF
the bishop TO appear. The witnesses
heard were therefore all on the plain
tiff's side OF the case. They were the
Rev. Dr. Ingram y. W. Irvine himself,
II. W. Petriken. of Huntingdon. and An
drew Mcbride, of Philadelphia. his at
torneys. and William T. Hitler. W. T
Miller, and James Dennithorn, of Hunt
ingdon.
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DIED.

PILKINGToN--On Thursday, July 3. 1902, at
G:4j p. M, SARAH PILKINGTON. widow OF
the late Michael Pilkington, at her residence,
32l Street northeast
Notice OF funeral in Fridays star mi
PAUL-At 6lS Virginia Avenue southeast, on
Thursday, july 3, 1902, ut o'clock a. M.
JULIUS PAUL. She had reached the age OF
eighty y-five years
Notice Of funeral later MI
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Two Thousand Dead.
Negro Doctor Murdered.

COLUMBIA. S. c., July 3.-Dr. Ste
phcn Jackson. prominent colored man.
was shot to death on his office steps in
Darlington today by A. McNish, a white
man. There was no reason for the crime
except that McNish was crazy drunk
He got into the building, and resisted
officers, but was finally arrested.
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OF the bills reported, 2,O44 were House
bills and resolutions, and 7O6 were SEN
ate acts and resolutions. OF the bills
left undisposed of. 616, there were 452
which originated in the House and 1874 of
Senate origin. Carried on the calendar
of the House as disposed of. the allot-
ncent is as follows; House bills los,
Senate As. on the union calendar; House
4j. Senate g. on the House calendar. and
House 299, and Senate 10, on the pri-
yate calendar.
There were 203 reports which passed
without reaching the calendar.
All told. the House disposed Of 2,334
House and Senate bills and resolutions
1,767 Of the House and 567 of the SEN
ate. OF the 1867 House bills, adverse
reports were made on 81; the enacting
clause was stricken out of 6; &c were
laid on the table; 156 became public
acts; 775 became private acts; ~ were
simple resolutions; were vetoed by the
President; SS2 were private bills 1851
pension bills. and "a other private bills
were passed by the House. and not acted
on by the Senate. and 81 were public
bills passed by the House and not acted
or by the Senate.
The Senate passed and sent to the
House for its concurrence, 1.156 bills and
resolutions. The House passed %, BY
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Ocean Steamship Movements.

NEW YORK. July 3.-Arrived: Milano,
Hamburg. Arrived out: Fuerst Bis
marck, from New York, at Plymouth; !;
Bluecher, from New York, at Hamburg;
La Savoie. from New York, at Havre;
Kaiserin Maria Theresia, from New
York, at Bremen.
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A Comparative Statement.

(a) Reckoned for the entire first session of the
Congress.
Oh Including the extra session.
(c) For the entire first session.
(d) To June only.
(e) To adjournment, June :, 1900.
~ To adjournment, July !, 1892.
In the Fifty-sccond Congress there
were 5,O4O pages of the Congressional
Record; in the Fifty third. 5,744 pages;
Fifty-fourth. 6.137 pages; Fifty fifth.
1916 pages; Fifty-sixth. 1856 pages, and
Fifty-seventh, s.414 pages.
In the Fifty sixth Congress AZ resolu-
tlons. 197 public bills. and 729 private
bills were signed by the President and
became laws; total 96S.
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MUST GIVE ScHLEY CREDIT.
Other Histories Barred From the Pub
Lie Schools of Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, July 3.-The legisla-
branches passed the Smith bill. which
prohibits the use of any histories in the
public schools % Louisiana which do not
give Admiral Winfield Scott Schley the
credit for the naval victory at Santiago.
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President Issues Procla-
nation Formally De-
claring the Date.
TO LAST JUST SIX MONTHS
Date for 0peEing of the Big Fair Which
Is to Commemorate the Louisiana
Purchase Officially Announced to the
World.

The President yesterday issued Q
formal proclamation appointing May 1.
1904. for the opening of the st. Louis
Exposition. The document reads as fol-
lows:
The Proclamation.
Whereas the President on August 20.
1901 issued his proclamation stating
that he has heeH advised by the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition Commission,
pursuant to the provisions of section .
OF the act of Congress approved March
3. 1901. entitled AN act TO provide for
celebrating the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the purchase of the Louisiana
Territory by the United States by hold
ing an international exhibition of arts,
industries. manufactures, and the prod
ucts of the soil. mine. forest. and sea
in the city CT 81. Louis. in the State
of Missouri" that provision had been
made for grounds and buildings for the
uses specified in the said mentioned act
of Congress;
Whereas 1t was declared and pro-
claimed by the President in his afore-
said proclamation that such internation-
al exhibition would be opened in the
city of st. Louis, in the State OF Mis-
souri, not later than the first day Of
May. 1903, and be closed not later than
the first day of December thereafter;
And whereas section of the act of
Congress approved June 2S. 1907, en-
titled An act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses Of the Gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending June
30 1903. and for other purposes" fixes
Subsequent date for the holding of the
said International exhibition and spe-
cifically states that said commission
shall provide for the dedication of the
buildings of the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
post ton. in said city of st. Louis. not
later than the 30th day OF April, 1903,
with appropriate ceremonies, and there
after said exposition shall be opened to
visitors at such time as may be desig-
mated by said company. subject to the
approval of said commission, not later
than the first day OF May, 1904, and shall
be closed at such time as the national
commission may determine, subject to
the approval of said company. but not
later than the first day of December
thereafter:
May to December I, Ioo4.
Now. therefore. I, Theodore Roose-
velt. President of the United States,
do hereby declare and proclaim the
provision of law to the end
that it may definitely and formally be
known that such international e1hibi-
ton will be opened in the city of st.
Louis. in the State of Missouri. not
later than May l, 1904. and will be clos
ed not later than December l of that
year.
In testimony whereof I have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington. the
lst day of July, 1902. and OF the inde-
pendence of the United States the 126th.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President:
DAVID ]. HILL,
Acting Secretary of State.