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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
Furniture and Floor Polishes.

The best makes Of Furniture Polish, for furni-
ture pianos hardwood trimmings and hardwood
floors. We quote few items:
"Ching-fow'' Furniture Polish, bottle
35c. and 75c.
"Ching-fow" Floor Polish, bottle. -. 81 90
None Such Furniture Polish, bottle.2 Csc.
"None Such" Floor Polish, bottle. Csc.
Unique Furniture Polish, bottle. Csc.
Jerdan's Perfection Wax OIL Polish,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........45c and 75c.
''Nonpareil' Furniture Polish, bottle
1Oc. and Csc.
5000" Furniture Polish and Cleaner.
bottle. ............ 19c.
"Polishina' Furniture Polish, bottle. 25c.
"Ching-fow" Stain Remover, bottle. 4Oc.
For floors and Interior woodwork:
Johnson's Prepared Wax in 1 and 2-lb.
"Oid English Floor Wax, IN / and 2-lb.
cans ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .40c. and Toe.
Butchers Boston Polish or Wax, in and
2-lb. cans. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOC. and CSC.
Nickel Towel Bar Special.
r We offer four sizes of a Nickel
Towel Bar, which is we'll made and
Of thicker material than usual, at
the following special prices:
1S-inch. Doc.
-2f-fnch.. 4oc.
W-inch.. ooc.
o6-inch.... ....s..................... Ooc.
Fifth floor
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Woman Held for Murder of Niece.

A dispatch from Trenton, N. j.. says:
The coroner's inquest into the death of the
twelve-year-ol niece OF Lawrence Ker-
shaw, the colored coachman, resulted in
the holding of Kershaw's wife, who is ac-
cused of having killed the child and then
setting her clothing afire to hide the crime.
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Prominent Alabama Farmer Murdered.

dispatch from Florence. Ala, says:
William Hammond, a prominent farmer Of
Lexington. about sixty years OF age. was
found murdered on the floor of his house
oy his family when they returned from
church Sunday. His head was beaten to a
pulp with a dull instrument
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TENS and invite an inspection:
Floor Sweeps. Each............75c. and up
Wall Brushes. Each. Csc. and up
busting Brushes. Each........10c and up
Button Brushes Each. and up
Furniture Brushes. EACH. .40c. and up
Refrigerator Brushes. Each. LOG.
Carpet Beaters. Each..........10c. and up
Whitewash Brushes. Each. .23c. and up
Stove Brushes. Each. ..........1Oc. and up
Stove Mitts. Each. .......................1O c.
Sink Brushes. 2 for. DC.
Filter Brushes. 2 for. ........ 5000. .5c,
Scrub Brushes. Each .........:.5c and up
All-Bristle Bath Tub Scrubs. Each. .6Oc.
Window Brushes Each. :30c. and up
Closet Brushes. Each. ........25c. and up
Fringe Brushes. Each. and up
Silver Brushes. Each. .25c. and up
Round Paint Brushes, Each: sc. and up
Flat varnish Brushes. Each. .10c. and up
Painters Wall Brushes. Each 20c. and up
Window Scrapers. Each. Csc. and up
Lamb s-wool Wall Busters. Each. SOC.
Whisk Brooms. Each. ......... 1Oc and up
Carpet Sweepers. Each....... $1.00 and up
Banister Brushes. Each. ...............6 Goo.
Weighted Waxing Brushes. :
EACH. anu Up
Cotton Floor Sweeps. Each. 90
Floor Mops. complete. Each. .19c. and up
Hearth Brooms. Each. 1Oc.
Good Corn Brooms Each. and up
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Rugs and
Mattings.

Mating is the ideal floor cover
| ing for hot weather; yet there are
great many who prefer lightweight
Wool Rugs, which are SO easily
moved and swept under.
Our stock of these Summer Floor
Coverings is replete in great diver
sity of patterns, colors and weights.
Some are for service, others for
beauty. All are remarkably good.
Mattings.
Fine japanese Mating, in carpet patterns.
I71ac. to 65c. a yard.
Heavy China Matting-the best mating made fss
I7c. to 45c. yard.
In selling Mating by the roll Gao
yards) we make reduction of SC. on
the yard.
Prairie Grass Carpets in plain red blues. greene
soc. yard, laid.
Mating Rugs.
3Ox50-in., in three colors-$1.25.
30x72-in., printed-75c.
s6x72-in, fine palace rugs-s2.25. ,;
36x72-in., oriental effects-S1-50.
Prairie Grass Rugs.
y7x54-dn.-E1.U0. 36x72-in.-S1.50.
Bx g-ft-S6OO. Sx10-ft.-$S.00 z
9xI2-ft.-$1O.O0. -
Kashmir Rugs. :.
z7x54-in.-S1.5O. 36x63-in.-$175.
6x9-ft-$7.O0 71xxlUh-ft.-$10.00.
9x10h- ft-$10J0. 9x12-ft.-S1250.
9x15-ft.-$16OO. 12xI5-ft.-S22.O0.
12x1S-ft-$27.00.
Atwood Art Squares.
71kx9-ft.-$6.50. 9x9-ft.-$7.5O.
sxI2-ft-SlOoO 9x15-ft.-S12.75.
Tapestry Brussels Rugs,
Woven in Two Parts.
gx12-ft.-$13.50. Value, S17.50.
Roxbury Brussels Rugs.
7xs,-ft-$13.50. 9x12-ft-$200O.
Bigelow and Beauvais Rugs.
Very heavy woven rugs, in rich aud beautiful
oriental effects.
27x60-in-x2.I5. 56x1Z-ln-$4.90
6xY-ft--$19O0. STANDARDIZATION.
9xl2-ft.-$2850.
We have just received lot of Chi
nese and Japanese Mattings, and Of
fer same at special prices. They
range from 40 to so yards of pat
tern, and are marked at a reduce
ton of from Ioc. to I5c. on the yard
SECOND door. q ct.
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Screens to Order.

The Woodward 4 Lothrop Cabnet-made Screens
for windows and doors unsurpassed for con-
yenfenee. durability and appearance.
We make the Window Screens. with full guides
and spring slides. They can be used at top or
bottom Of window. and will be finished to match
any woodwork.
The Doors we make to order IN specially attract
i've designs, of solid oak best quality white
pine, painted to match the woodwork Of the door
way: finished with fine brass hinges and high
grade brass lock.
We use only the 14-mesh best steel wire. which
assures absolute protection from mosquitoes and
flies
postal will bring our man with model screen,
who will take measurements and quote prices.
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Ready Mixed Paints
and Varnish Stains
We have full line OF Ready mixed Paints, Var.
nishes, Bath Tub Enamels. Wood Enamels. etc.
which are so handy at this season Of the yea. TO
refnish all kinds Of woodwork. bath tubs. Iron
beds. etc.
i! Ready-mixed Paints, can. .1Oc.
Ready-mixed varnish Stains, can
15c. to SOC.
Ready-mixed Enamel Paints, can
15c. and 25c.
Ready-mixed Enamels for bath tubs, can,
19c, SOC. and 55c.
Ready-mixed FIoor-shine Enamel can
o. 6Oc. and $1OO
&c" Aluminium Enamel for frosted-silver
finish, can. .... .,... be. zoo. ana ooc.
90" or "Sapolin'' Stove Pipe Enamel. for
enameling stove pipes, iron work, ETC., can,
15c. and 25c.
'Black Diamond Iron Enamel. can .15c.
"Japalac'' New Wood Finish, for floors,
furniture, interior woodwork, etc.. can
15c. to 75c.
Glidden's varnfsh, for furniture. etc.,
can ...............s. ...te. .Oc. to 50c.
Glidden's Light EfardfF0il Finish can
apps 2Oc. to YOc.
"Sapolin'' Wire Screen Enamel, for win
dow screens and doors1i does not clog the
meshes. can .,... ..Is. .15c.
Metal Polishes,1 de, 49,
We carry the best makes Of Polish, for gold,
silver. copper bronze and brass: also Gold Bronze
Lacquers, for regildihs gas fixtures. etc.
Imported Putt Pemade, for brass or cop
per. box. ..s.... &c.
"Eleetro-silicona Powder, for silver, ETC..
3Sbexes for. - 25c.
"cando' silver f,olshs for gold and silver,
bottle, .-,-. ..-.sa. ss.sissy25es and oOc.
fCapitoP' Cream Polish for, gold and sill
veri bottle ...E....... ;.......... .19c.
Green's Mineral Paste. for gold and silver,
and for cleaning windows and mirrors,
box .................s.. 1850. .15c and 25c.
WONDERFUL Polish. for all metals,
Borsum's Metal Polish, can........."..25c.
"Osoeasy'' Metal Polish. can. ...-... .10c.
Meyers Putx-Cream Metal Polish, can
15c.. 35c. and 46c.
"Burnishine" Metal Polish. cam
15c. and 45c.
"Our Favorite' Silver Enamel. for all
decorative and regilding purposes, box
-. - &c., and CSC.
Ready-mixed Japanese Gold Paint, for all
decorative and regiIding purposes, bottle
1Oc. and 19c.
Creme Fireproof Metal Polish. can
s 19c. to 1.65
"Globe" Metal Polish, can. 19c.
sWellington" Knife Polish. can. lie.
"silver salt"--the easy way to clean sill
yer, box. s......-........- zoc.
silver Cream" for cleaning silver. ETC..
bottle ............-..'.'..... <oc.:
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Window Shades to Order.

Along with the various other plans for spring
and summer renoyating come plans for new shaies
for your windows.
We use only the best hand painted opaque and
Kings Scotch. Holland handmade cloths; they
are mounted on best spring rollers and put up In
most thorough manner.
Austrian Shades, made Of Pongee SILK or other
cheaper fabrics.
We also carry complete line of Ready-made
Window Shades In stock In all the wanted colors,
finished In an excellent manner.
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Housecleaning Brushes.

We carry complete line Of Household Brushes,
brushes for every imaginable purpose-for painting,
busting. cleaning and sweeping. We quote few
Items and invite an inspection:
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Disinfectants and
Insect Exterminators

lIlSGCt IlAtGi Itt4kintOiSs
Platts Chloride, bottle. ...............3 1880
sAcme" Chloride Of Lime. can. $500. .1Oc
Dead Stuck" for bugs, bottle. ...... .15c
III and H. Soap, for cleaning carpets and
all kinds of silks and woolens: also for
discriminating moths 15c. cake. cakes
for $780,. .zoc.
"BIack Flag" for insects. bottle. -. DC.
Peterman's Roach Food, box. Loo.
Peterman's Ant Food. box. .......... zoe.
( Peterman's Discovery, for bugs. can,
% 15c. and 25c-
''Dalmation'' Insect Powder. for moths.
ants, etc., can. 49,. &c.
/ Household Ammonia. for all cleansing
purposes, bottle. Sc. to 25c.
Packs Pineapple Eyesnip.
Every housekeeper should possess a pineapple
eyesnip as they greatly simplify the preparing of
pineapple and do It without the usual loss they
remove the eyes in quick, neat and cleanly man
ner in the easiest possible way. We demon
strating these and selling the pineapples already
prepared or in their natural state. at reasonable
prices. These Eyesnips are
s25c. EACH.
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Awnings to Order.

good time to place your order now IL you wish
to have them ready when you need them.
All awnings made In a thorough manner,
Of the best materials. and finished in superior
way and for strength and durability cannot be
exceiled
Awnings made tand put up) to At the average
size window. at
$3.50 each
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Upholstery Department.

~ Of the year. when houkeepers about to dis
m pense with heat and dust of furnaces and fires IS
A anticipation of making radical changes in hangngs and
nishngs inspection of Incompatible supplies would
be advisable.
furniture dainty drapees and curtains
res plain flooring either mating burlap would
far toward bringing about that charming atmosphere which hovers
atired in their decorations with indehnable atac-
ton.
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Summer Curtains and Draperies

New Muslin Curtains. trimmed with ruff
de, pair. .$1.O0 to N.to
New Net Curtains, white and ecru, trim
New Net and Muslin Bonnie Femme Cur
tadns, each. rs to $6.5
New Swiss Curtains, trimmed with ruff1e,
pair. 81 90 to $3.50
New Cross-stripe Curtains, in dainty col
ors, pair. 90 to 800
New Printed Muslin, for curtains, bed
spreads, etc., yard. .15c.
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Linens for Summer Homes.

GoGS1 direct assortment OF House.
III IL keeping Linens serviceab medium priced
Nk qualities suitable seashore country noun
Muslin Sheets for Country Homes
500 Sheets wel-known "W. & L. No. ZOO brand
8lx9O inches, 78c. EACH 81x00 inches, S5c. Each.
ST.
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Furniture Repaired and Reupholstered.

AIo INTER of the year when furniture subjected
NQI to hardest wear And it is almost impossible for the
be able to find pieces Of furniture that
refnhing We would that
seasonable this class of work done Materials
ready transform old furniture into
being overcowded able better
service.
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Skirt Boxes, Shoe or Hat Boxes, etc.

specially where storeroom is needed
ey make pretty window or coy cor
Utility Boxes window Seats. covered with
finest quality plain Japanese mating, neatly trim
med with bamboo: some are large enough to held
half dozen skirts at full length.
Sock to So. 20 each.
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Prairie Grass Furniture.
Specials I'm Furniture.

Solid Oak and Mahogany finish Rockers, high
back. saddle seat, shaped arms -
$3.o5. Value, $500.
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New Scotch Madras Curtains, in rich col
orings, pair. .S1o to $l0oo
New Cluny Lace Curtains, pair
$3.50 to $3.50
New Renaissance Lace Curtains, in rich
designs, ...................$3.O0 to siooo
New Saxony and Scotch Net Curtains,
pair Observation-Disclosures. $1.25 to $3.50
New Dotted and Figured Curtain Muslin
ward .12Ikc. to 75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
MT. Conner to MT. Knox.

Blrmlngnam, Ala, March F, 1904. MT. W. F. Knox. Superintendent Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad, Annston, Ala.
 Dear Sir.-I understand you are circu- lating in Gadsden report that I shipped flour as meal, making difference for me of four (D cents per hundred pounds
 l suppore you refer to a transaction some twelve years ago with MT. Hunter of Tennessee. There was filed at the time with your Mir deFuniak correct statement of the transaction with all cor respondence regarding it, showing that 1t was nothing whatever to me.
 I would suggest that you get MT. de- Funiak to inform you, as you would certainly do a reasonable duty to me in correcting the charge. 1 have never from your road. or from any other, with out the consent of the road derived any advantage from irregular shipments. have always understood you to be a fair man. and l don't think you would know ingly circulate an unfair report
 The entire correspondence in this matter was referred to Mir. deFuniak, and of his own knowledge he can say that I have had no interest in. or benefit from. this irregular shipments. Your very truly.
 B. B. COMER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
MIR. KNOX ASKS cOMER SOME INTERESTING AND
 POINTED QUESTIONS.

MT. ". E. Knox of Anniston was in the city last night and upon being shown the afternoon papers containing an aflldavlt from C. A. Tyson, stating that he, Tyson, during 1892 was broker for Mauray Mills, Carters Creek Tenn, and as such had sold "considerabe" flour to B. E. Comer, delivered at Birmingham, and that any underbilling or misclassihcation on the same would have accrued to the benefit of the shipper, stated that MT Tyson affidavit was indefinite and shlfully drawn for the purpose of deeeiving the honest voter for whose eye It was evi- dently intended He further said
 "A careful reading of Mir Tyson's affi- davit and his failure to say that he sold the nine cars of flour referred to in Mr Hunters affidavit, dated March P, 1904 is too potent to need comment, l am in formed that Mir Tyson did sell E. B. Conner, or the Birmingham mills for F. B. Conner. In July, 1892, some zoo barrels of flour, some few cars of bran and prob ably a car or two of corn, to be delivered during the months of July and August have no information as to whether this particular flour, etc, was sold delivered at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26

Maury mills some nine carloads or more of flour. and that this purchase is the FLOUR that was shipped. according to MT. J. M. Hunters affidavit, as MEAL, and at MT. R. B. Comer's Instance and instructions, and that MT. c. A. Tyson, as the broker for the Maury mills, dis covered that this sale had been made by the Maury mills direct to MT. Conner without any allowance for his brokerage, as per contract or agreement. and made a demand both In person and by core spondenee upon the Maury mills for his regular brokerage on this sale, and that the Maury mills protested against the payment of said brokerage on the grounds that the sale had been made by them di- rect and not through MT. Tyson as their broker
 MT. de Funiak states that he was fur ther informed at this time, and since, that MT. C. A. Tyson threatened 10 bring suit agairst the Manry mills for hs brok- craze, which he claimed was due on this sale under his agreement or contract. and that after some correspondence and in order to avoid a suit, the Maury mills raid his brokerage claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
WANT BETTER SERVICE.
Express and Telegraph Facilities of New Decatur Said to Be Inadequate.

New Decatur, March 25.-(Special)-A large and enthusiastic meeting of citizens was held in the Commercial club rooms yesterday for the purpose of meeting G. w. Agee of Memphis, district superin- tendent of the Southern Express company, to talk over the express situation in New Decatur.
 New Decatur has only branch. express office of Decatur, and in recent years the city has grown to such an extent that this office will not accommodate the busl- ness of the city. Mr. Agee was shown over the city by Mayor Blackwell and President Borton of the club and others. He expressed himself as being very much surprised at the city's growth during the past few years, and thought that New Decatur should have a peter express service and assured the citizens that he would do the best he could for them.
 The question of better telegraph ser vice is also being pushed with the officers of the Western Union Telegraph company. As it now stands the telegraph office in New Decatur closes about o'clock p. m.. and it is a matter of impossibility to send a night message from New Decatur The citizens and the Commercial club pro- pose to do everything in their power to remedy this state of affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26

Birmingham and I construe the word 'con- siderable in this affidavit to refer to the shipments sold prior to August 31, 1892.
 Now, in order to convince the people that he did not refer to shipments prior to August 31. 1892, let MT. Conner get Mr. Tyson to make an affidavit that he sold the identical nine cars of flour. referred to by date, initial and ear number in my letter addressed to E. Wilkinson. dated March 21. 1901, and published in the Age Herald March "A. and that said nine cars of flour were sold by him delivered at Birmingham. Ala. Nothing short of al positive affidavit to this effect will in my humble opinion satisfy the people that MT. Conner did not reap pecunlary benefit from these fraudulent transac- tions.
 q am advised that MT. C. A. Tyson ln- formed MT. deFuniak, general agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company on October 24, 1892, and has re- gently confirmed same, that this sale of nine car loads of flour was made by the Mauray Mills to Mir. B. B. Conner direct and over his (Tyson's) head as broker for said mills and without his knowledge, consent or allowance for his brokerage commission, and that he, Cryson), as soon as he learned of the sale Tn question made a demand. both In person and by correspondence for the commission or brokerage claimed by him under his agreement. or contract, with the Mauray Mills and that he. Gyson). had to threat en suit to recover his brokerage charge before the Mauray Mills would pay same
 "If MT. Conner did not reap the pecuni- ary benefit of these fraudulent transac- lions why did he permit them?
 'Tf MT. Conner did not reap the pecuni- ary benefit of these fraudulent transac- tion how was he able to undersel his competitors?" ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
WANTS COMMITTEE
 TO ELECT CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN WELLMAN SAYS THE THING TO BE AVOIDED BY ALA BAMA REPUBLICANS IS BUILD ING UP OF FACTIONS.

Huntsville, March special)-Chair- man W. l. Wellman of the republican state executive committee, favors the election of the chairman of the executive committee by the committee itself instead of by the state convention. MT. Wellman said in an interview last night:
 T am most emphatically in favor of the committee electins it's own chairman. He should be a man in full accord with the members in order that the committee may accomplish the most good. The commit tee is elected by the districts to represent their various interests, and they should be allowed to select a chairman who is satisfactory to as many as possible and can work with them.
 Tt removes from the floor of the con- vention a contest which is one of the prin- cipal breeders of factional fights, and II there is any one thing the republicans of Alabama cannot afford, it is to do any thing to be done that will build up fac- tions. The national committee elects it's own chairman; and so do most of the states, and they find it much more satis- factory than where elected by the con- vention. If we have confidence enough in man to elect him committeeman, we surely have confidence enough in him to allow him to select his own presiding of ficer."
 The question of the manner in which the chairman of the executive committee should be elected is one much discussed among the republicans of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
COMER SPEAKS TO
 JASPER AUDIENCE
SAYS THE MAN WHO BEGS FOR HIS RIGHTS NEVER GETS THEM, BUT MUST FIGHT FOR THEM.

Jasper, March 5-(Special)-B. B. Conner was in Jasper today in the interest of his candidacy for the position of presi- dent of the railroad commission of Ala bama, and delivered an address to num- Der of voters at thes court house at Il o'clock.
 MT. Conner made very forceful argu- ment and spoke of the fight being made for the position of president of the com mission, saying that a man who begs for his rights never gets them, but he must fight for them. He said the people should elect a man favorable to their interests that he may be able to regulate the diff ferenees between them and the railroads. He said that the railroads would have ballots cast against him because he is a man of affairs, and he stated his position on the subject of freight rates expressed on the back of his card.
 MT. Conner stated that in Alabama the rate on meat is IS cents, while in Geor- gia it is 12 cents, and he read long list comparing rates in Alabama with those in Georgia. He stated that in Georgia the rate on tombstones is cents per hundred, while in Alabama the rate is Al cents per hundred, making it more ad- vantageous to die in that state than in Alabama if deceased should desire very heavy monument to mark his last rest ing place.
 Mr Conner read from a document and claimed that Alabama had paid $2,S00O0O more for freight than Georgia had paid for the same service. In speaking of passes Mir Conner said there are three kinds of passes, namely those furnished to employees of the railroads, which are just and right; those furnished to the press and those which are styled free passes. He compared the person who holds q free pass to a farmer who has a mortgage made on his farm, stating that when person holds free pass 1t is equivalent to a mortgage on his citi- zenship.
 MT. Conner made an appeal to the voters that if they believed the movement he represented that they go out and become active endeavoring to get these measures through.