- I
! I:f.
I
1 1
M
: 1
.; 1
1 !: ,
!: f ' '
i'l
hi:
fi
ll 1 j
I
4 i
i !
i
I ;i
i i-
: '
t S
: .
I ! -
: :5 ' "T ' . i ' , . .'''' ' ' ' 1 , . V .' t , .-,,. .. . . r .. I S
It is a manel to people how we
sell Clothing SO CHEAP.
T7ASHtNQT0N LETTER.
Ipeel&l Correspondence.
WASHiNGToirrjune 26. 1899.
-
Unless some of the shrewdest
politicians in Washington are
much mistaken, the death-knell of
Algerism was sounded when Got.
ringree announced hie deal with
Alger to try to put the latter into
senator McMillan's seat. Secre
tary Alger, who , has Just returned
to Washington, is said to be as
mad as a hornet because Pingree
gate out1 the deal before he was
ready to have it made public. He
wisnea to remain in the caoinet
and to make as much use as dobs!
ble of the plums at the disposal of
the War Department before the
deal got out. New friends of Sen
ators McMillan and Burrows say
ioa n Aiger doesn't resign yolun
tarilj they hare the means tn mm.
pel Mr McKinley to ask for his
resignation. Some think that Mr.
McKinley will do that without any
compulsion, not only because of
bis friendliness toward Senator
McMillan, but because of his dis
like of Senator Pingree on account
of his free criticiaim
occasions of. McKinley ism. At
oy raie every oody is again hoping
that the .end of Algerism in the
War Department is near.
Hon. R. M. Finley, ? the popular
comptroller of the state of Texas,
ii enjoying a visit to Washington.
Asked how things were in the Lone
Star state, he said : "Texas is en
joying a fair share of prosperity.
The crop prospects are fine, and
there is a greater demand for our
unimproved land than there has
been for a long time. The next
census will show that we have a
population largely in excess of
three million, which in intelligence,
morality and thrift will vie with
the citizenship of any state in the
union. GovTSayres is making a
fine record, and his administration
U popular with all classes. There
! but little going on politically,
and we will not have -any excite
ment in that line until next year.
The state is overwhelmlnglv for
ii i' Bryan president, and a
ii v deleation Pledged to him
will be sent to the next Democratic
national convention
If there isn't a toh ..nnA;.i
u en5?ti0Ii by a Prit party of
a building for the use of the census
bureau the signs are all deceptive;
From the day of his appointment
director-Merrlam insisted that only
a building large enough to put
practically all of the employes ot
the bureau on one floor would an
, WOLL. KL jATCOEW
DE3IOE3 OJiSHCLOTHlEES, -. - 304 ScvLtlL
swer. That shut out every exist
ing building in Washington. Then
mere was taiK or the bureau erect
ing a temporary buildincr UDon crov
ernment property.1 but the account.
ing officers of the treasury ended
tuat oy aeciaing tnat no part ,of
the approDriation for the bureau
could be used for such a purpose.
Then the shadow of the job became
visible. Offeri were asked from
owners of lots large enough to erect
me sore oi Duiidlng required. The
oniy one tnat suited Director Mer
riam was submitted bv a rriAn who
became rich ai well as familiar
with jobs while holding office under
the old government of the District
of Columbia. It was accepted and
a lease made for five years, which is
liseiy io do extended to seven or
eight before the census work is
completed, at an annual rental of
fo.uuu. The ground upon which
this building is to be erected ' has
oeen used as a coal yard for years,
the rental hardly being enough to
pay the taxes, and it is claimed
that $100,000 is to be merit in
erecting this building. Even if
A l. A. - "iJ. . . . .
bum amount were to be expended,
the lease would still be a very prof
itable one, when it is considered
that money is going begging, when
the security is as stood aa thia nt
4' per cent; but an expert who has
eeivine rougn plan for the build
ing says it will not cost much if
any more man 950,000.
Not a little surprise was ex-
pressed in Waahin ffton whan if. w
learned that Gen. Wood had for the
time, If not absolutely and finally
declined the effer of $30,000 a year
made him by the street railway
and electric light trust which has
been buying up nearly all of the
street railways and all of the eleo-
iric ugnt companies of Wa.hin.
ton, to become its president, and
announced his early retumntian of
his duties as military governor of
Santiago. Inasmuch ai OAnaml
Wood was fresh from a conference
witb Mr. MeKinlev whan ha mad
that announcement, it is inferred
that he has received soma definite
promise of further preferment of
some sort, if he will remain in the
rmy. He is now a Brigadier Gen
eral of volunteers, hut tht mvi
less than one-fifth of the salary
waAutou una. an ranx in tne reg
ular army is what it was when he
was made, colonel of tha Pnmrk
Riders captain.
That la i ... . . . ...
ir vZZrZ vu"n jotc it. Aduits prefer
it to bitter nauseatins tonics. Price. 60c. !
CIXt Of "ttLiS 'Bugrgr ( i
to 3roa. if 37TO-U.
The people who
Our Prices Are Lower? than those of our
competitors. TKis
they have, a better
than anyone else. . .
WHY IS
SALESI1EN : W1U H. Matthews, Cha8.
I 1 -' . . .
Farmers', Trust Impracticable.
Washington, J une 23. Joseph
B.'Ager, president of the Maryland
State Grange, was. before the in
dustrial commission - today. He
said that a trust am one; the farm
ere, such as was suggested by Dr.
Uavemeyer, was impracticable, ow
ing to the difficulty of getting
farmers to hold up prices. Speak
ing of colored labor he said it was
unreliable, because of the natural
Indolence and indifference of indi
viduals of the colored race. Liquor
he regarded as the great bane of
tnat people and responsible for
nine-tenths of the crime committed
by them. Mr. Ager considered
tnat tne condition of the average
farmer was worse than it was twen
ty years ago, but he believed money
invested, in farming safer - than . in
any etfcer line of business.
L. W. Youmans, of South. Caro
Una, occupied, the witness stand
during the afternoon session. He
aid the agricultural interest of
the South was greatly depressed.
and he attributed the depression to
tne fact that silver was- not recog
nized as a money metal. He said
that there had not been an increase
of the volume of money " to corres
pond with the increase of popula
tion. As a consequence there bad
been a general depreciation of val
ues. Mr. Youmans then 'proceeded to
ether considerations. He thought
the tariff also an obstacle to oro-
gress, saying that while the cotton
grower of the United States was
compelled to compete with the
cheap labor of the world in sales
abroad, he was not allowed to buy
the product of that labor in other
articles abroad without paying a
duty of 40 per cent upon it. 'As
remedies he susrsrested , the .free
coinage of silver, a lower tariff and
local banks ef Issue. He had tried
the diversification of crops and had
not been successful.
j 1,5000 Girls Oat on a Strike.
Ricniroiro- Juna 23. Tha diffl.
culty at the P. Whitlock branch of
iL. AI m m
ub American xooacco uompany,
which besran - yesterday, h&a devel
oped into a strike, and to-day more
than three-fourths of the 1,500
girls employed there ' as bunch
breakers, rollers and . packers are
out, witn bright prospects, how
ever, of a solution of - the question
satisfactory to'all parties concern-
CeantLa Tfcs Kfci Yc3 Kxrp l2X4
call ' at
patronize us say; -that
is good authority, for
opportunity, .of ; knowing
. . . . . ; v ; V;. vli-
IT?
"W. Lindsay, Obis. E. Brower, Harry
: Even tho floil Kills.
Washington, J une 22. The Agri
cultural Department; has received
irom Lieut. A. P. Hay ne, Califor
nia Heavy Artillery, the transla
tion of an article on agriculture in
tne Philippines prepared for' him
Dy senor Manuel Del Busto,) chiei
of the agricultural experiment sta
tion in Manila. i ? u i
: In addition to this primary diffi
culty in securing reliable labor, the
agriculturist is -confronted at the
start with the necessity for an im
mense amount of work in clearing j
new land. When this is accom
plished and a luxuriant crop raised
it is at the mercy of the first ty
phoon. Besides the typhoon there
is to be feared in certain provinces
the "Dagudo.'Vor dry -land! wind;
wmcn dries up and destroys vege
tation. ' ' - , -
Diseases'so far hardly known to'
European doctors result from the
turning up of this virgin soli; Ac
cording-to competent medical au
thority, many of these strange dis
orders cause - death within a felt
hours, while f rom 1 ethers, even if
the.' patient recovers, he is - con
demned to: a wretched and linger
ing existence. :- v f j
Lieutenant Havne. in' transmit
ting this interesting document,
states that he would strongly reo-
uuiujcuu peciai quarantine meas
J - ' ' ' . ''21
ures against Philippine plants; as
there exists an immense number! of
very injurious parasites in the
islands, and many private parties
are already preparing to, import
botanioal specimens. '
Havana, J une 25. At a meeting
held today , at. the Union Club, an
important organization, including
some of the best people of Havana,
political, matters were discussed.
Among those present were Several
appointees of Governor General
Brooke, but they took no . part , in
the dlscussien. One speaker i said
General Brooke was, following a
wrong course in giving politicians
government positions, while mili
tary men were getting! nothing.
This method,' he declared, "will
eventually lead to trouble.. , Those
who defended the country deserve
recognition, and will tire of being
constantly ignored." I t i
Another speaker said: "Only
those having influence with Secre
tary. Alger, through Washington
connections, are able to secure j ap
pointments, and there are: come of
those who were not in Cuba during
the war." V
otjlx
2
Sergeant.
Race Trouble in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., June 26.
Two armed bodies of men are hold
ing determined vigil near Cardiff
m tnis county tonight. One body
is composed of white men, officers
of this county, and the other of
negroes. Early this morning it
was reported that John Shepard,
tne negro who assaulted Mrs. Mon
roe J ones, near Coerna, last Wed
nesday, bad been seen in that vi
cinity. Officers immediately set
but to capture him. The news
spread and negroes began arming
themselves, securing Winchester
rifles, as though by magic. They
kept congregating at Brookside,
two miles from Cardiff, until there
were ; fully two hundred of them.
The negroes said their only purpose
was to prevent violence being done
to Shepard's life! Two special
trains from this city, with deputies
and a detachment cf cavalry, went
out this afternoon. The negroes
were dispersed, but the rapist was
not captured. !
Tonight the sheriff of Walker
county has Joined the posse, from
here and the search is bsing con
tinued. The blacks are an err and
many citizens expect .further
trouble. Ever since the race riots
in that vicinity a year ago they
nave nad arms secreted.
Stona Bucks Against Bryan.
Chicago, June 24. Ex-Gover
nor Wm.. J. Stone, of . Missouri.
aotlng chairman of the national
,
Democratic committee, took sharp
issue today with Wm. J. Brvsn.
and other leaders of his Dartv.
While not committing himself as
toj wnetner this country should
awn and rrovern tht PhiliDnine
Islands, he declared strongly
against tne anti-expansion plea.
He asserts that after Dewey hauled
down the Spanish colors at Manila.
there was nothing left for patriotic
Americans to do but to sustain the
government in its attempt to settle
the questions there arising without
unduly criticising i its course, and
concluded with an argument in
favor of doing everything possible
toward ' Increasing the American
merohant marine, even to the ex.
tent of subsidy by the government
where necessary.
A Republican member of con.
gress says that body will not un
dertake, at its next session, to en
act legislation in regard to tha
Philippines, but that the' President
will be allowed to continue opera
tions until the Filipinos are subdued.
"We )
i -
; Ue Han oaly OIE PRICE, , sell
for CASH and contract no taebts.
lxio. St., O-roerLsTooxo, OST. C.
! I 1
Theatrical Man's Straon Tils.
St. Xodis, Mo., June 25. Frtik
Connolly, who was acting's! treu
urer of the Thomas W.Kinni Dri
matio Company in the iprinr i!
1896, when be mysteriously dinp
peered from McVlcktr's Tbetn,
in Chicago, has turned up is Sl
Louis after a varied ,experiicci.
It was believed at the time that
Conolly had been foully dealt will,
but the police were unable to fsi
the missing man. l
According to Connolly's story,
on the night of his djiappeariBM
he had supper with a woman frcs
Pittsburg. After that until t
weeks later, when be recoviridbii
senses in a freight car netr Hit-
toon, 111.; everything wti a b!uk
to him. He had loit $400in no:?
and several hundred dollars' worJi
of jewelry. He was taken to a ko
pltal, where he recoyered froa j
severe illness, which was tht reis!'
of being drugged. -
Thinking himseff-disgraced isl
fearing to face bis .friends, Coa
nolly went to Cuba and acted u
correspondent for a cumber .w
American papers during itbe '.
Coming to St. Louis an old fn
of Coanelly met and rwopw3
him. ; ' i
1,000 EecruiU in a T7eek-v
Washington, June 21. Btcraft
ia offleialf at the War Departs'"1
say the work is progressing
pleasing rapidity. Bsero ti fcijj
been received at the rateof
per week, for the past three wet".
and there are no at ban rr.-;
about 5,000 recruits s waitinf i -
Many of these are old -soldieri
the others are being rapidly dn3
and broksn in.
The army is Bow practIe"J-f
cruited up to i i.riiee-
65,000 men, but it is
that the recruiting at tf. F
rate will be kept up for wg1 1
la..e till the depiTtp3'
ceives further advices ff
eral Otis, i '
Stomach Hardware
Madibon. Wis., June.-
Davis, an insane P!1"!
the doctors that he baa te,
intervals swallowed aV.ftkU
.nrl h(7tridof tuerntor,. ltlf
and relieve hiB ierlt oa M
proceeded with the , Vf
found imbedded in d ,f
mA lntatines ami - wtki
nails of-all iizef,JPflfiiteJ
blades and several pit
wire.