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I Special Value. Large and Small Pl-ii'l" I! st l/ualitr Silks, Xo giwiria made. vafm* at 89c. 416 Seventh St. Special Value. Large and Hand- 8 -uie Designs Black Mohairs, the latest for skirts. double width. 68c. value .t 45c. ipecSatfls for Tuesday. | House Linens, 50 and 60-ccnt values for 44c. IrNb mxl tierman Loom I»amasks. new de f patterns. widths from GT» t<» 12 i !Hh«»> 44 cents. At 3 cents. I*. Ttir* .» litK'k Tow»Is. red and bint* pat¬ tern* !n« h» s I 'inc. Si.-'5 \ alne at 85 cents. in# h Be^t Bla.k All-rilk Satin Du- . !h"»s Ladies' Spring Suits, rf i'l >rh Silk llaed Ja<-ket and Skirt, mad*- in lare^r style. Special Price, S8.48. Tai!««rmade. fly fr»»nt jacket. liest quality «*»pic«\ in navy aud black. Jacket silk lined, latest style. Special Price. $<>.88. T.iilor mnd»' ri>.»th Suir. iu dark shades, jack**! ify front and silk lined. Special Price. $6.48. SiSk Skirts. Bla. k Brocaded S'lk Skiits. handsome pat¬ terns latest style and in all lengths. fiiMKl value ar At 3J cents. & Bpst Indi^6 Bine Prints, in stripes and neat V fiyrmr. c* At 25 cents. Turkey Red and Half-blenched Table Cloth, f <w» in. v. Mi V ? «!. Children's Dresses. 2s cents. f *¦ I'erca.c and White Dresses, trimmed nicely with luce and embroidery. Sizes from 1 to t G years. Worth 35 to 5() cts. $* x Special. S5.25. i/vcent value for 50 cents. Empire style, trimmed wlfh fine lace and Hamburg inserting, full width and length.* * % Special Skirt for 29 cents. Ladies' Muslin Skiits, tucks and cambric f rutMe. full width. *f Spccial Wrapper for 42 cents. X Ladles* Spring Styles Percale Wrapj>ers. V new goods, latest styl?. all sizes, full widths. 42 cts. y ' J Y Indies' Skirts of fancy cloths. Bayadere ef- ?% fects. in new green, brown and navy, latest «g» cut and tailor made. A Special Price, $1.98. X Opening of New Silk Waists. | W e call special attention that we show the latest and largest ^ stock of Ladies' Waists, guaranteed tailor made and at special ¥ prices. ? Opening of Spring MfilMnery. | We have now on sale our spring importation of Trimmed $ Hats. f ton nets and Toques. Novelties in Untrimmed Hats, Flowers, .{* Foliage. A Trimmed Walking and Cycling. Hats. W e show a large collection of Trimmed Walking Hats, Toques, % Turbans. Saifors. all at popular prices. 4 Co BAUM, 416 Seventh St. VmVmVmVm'm'hVm'mV»*VmV«*VmVm'mVmm'mVwVmVmVmVw,mVw,m'u'4AAA.,u,u'u'..*U'|A ... . .»».».«»»»« rV%îrVVVVVWWWWWWW V l'M\c K l>\\IU AMI HIS FI.WCKK. l>-» T!i > M:srr> to IVrpeluute Their Dyiiaxly ? F »rn iii" Cbb-ago Thnes-IleraM. Ann< un"*ment of the betrothal of Prince I»iivi«: Kawunanakoa and Princess Kaiulani ('leghorn of Hawaii is an indication in some v. y that th«*y have not given up hope of a reft "ration of the old i 111 conditions, when cn.ly the lowest order ha-l to work and life was a happy-go-lucky dream, rendered FWf-eter by the murmur of tropic waves, which heat unceasingly on the coral beach¬ es. Jt is more, however, for the junction of tw-t estates, formerly called "crown lands." Princess Kaiulani is the heiress of Liliuo- kalani who is her aunt, am! Prince David it of the blood of the warrior king. Kame- Lameha 1. though not a direct descendant. Tins union will unite the royal strains of Hawaii. It will be strictly a marriage de con nuance. Jn Washington in the spring of 1898 it was a nratter of common notoriety that there ¦was it" love lost between the youngsters. I>avid was even then looking to a match, but hi- intimates said that he was swayed tiitirely by reasons of state. As for Kaiu¬ lani sh~ liked him well enough and was willing, with her sex's usual generosity, to b * sifter to him. hut she did not care for a ck>S'-r tie. It was eaul ai the time. as nuch Things are so often said in Washing¬ ton* that she was attached to a young American ensign, who made one of the crew ei -iii oi*l naval tub that used to roll and s: mble about the South Pacific and made Honolulu as often as the admiral wouH permit it. I: is certain tnat the flirtation »?'tween th^.n was very desperate while it last***and the youthful officer, who was t son of strict folk,s in Massachusetts, t k wildly to rum when his people inter¬ vened its promptly and effectively on their behalf as did "yuet-n Lai" un behalf of the r-»yal family. About his ro>al family in Hit «>kl days many stories were current in jii*-ss rooms of ships and in smoking rooms <>: unit**! service ciubs. It was always a l>rodtga). lazy, good-natured family, and ? . rybody brought into contact with it likt d it. Prom Kamehameha. who loved the hoola-hooia dance, down to Kalakaua. who doted on poker, it was very, very pporttve. People regret its passing, just as many of us regret the passing of the stage coach and tallow candles and knockers on front doors and many other useless and ro¬ mantic things. In person Prince David is not a great d*al of a man. Most of the Kanakas are tail ami wHl built, but he is slender and un¬ dersized. He is not more than five feet three in his boots, and is poor of flesh. His face is rather a handsome one, with a delicate feminine caat of feature. He has a spectral black mustache, much like th- thin horsehair-looking mustaches we see eomotlmt-s offi the lips of Japanese, and his complexion is the clear, nutty brown of his race. He does not strike one as possessing more than ordinary force of character. H* Is quick and graceful in movement, and his manners are equable and highly polished. He has a low.soft and exquisitely melodious voice, and speaks English correctly, but not ^vith fluency. He has been well educated ami dresses well. Princess Kaiulani. now in her twenty- fteootid year, would be considered a hand- Huine woman in any company. She is a half-caste. I'nderneath her dark skin thf* warm blood comes and goes in a rich dusky tide that is never still. Her eyes are long. <iark and lustrous; her mouth, which is *''II. if sensually, shaped, discloses two rows of perfect teeth: her nose is "tip-tilted lik-» the petal of a flower." and her figure, like that of all the females of her race, is sensuous perfection itself. She walks iik a. Spanish woman and carries herself like a Vassar graduate. She is intelligent, merry, kind-hearted and as simple in her tastes as a child, is an excellent amateur musician, paints a little and is one of the most expert swimmers on the islands. Joined to all this, she is a thoroughly modest girl, independ¬ ent in thought an«i speech, but well poised. It is not any wonder that the naval ensign went to rum in his desolation. Those who know Miss Cleghorn." as the republicans of Hawaii insist upon calling her. an.> aware that when she becomes the Princess Kawanar.akoa sfoe will rule the roost. The man who engineered this marriage is. in all human probability. Mr. Paul Neu- maun. Mr. Paul Neumann, now sixty years old. was attorney general in the cabinet of Queen Ldliuokalani. He is. taken by and large, the most attractive, dissolute, roar¬ ing. laughing, engaging old adventurer that ever sailed the southern seas or swallowed a poi cocktail. A man of many climes and many peoples, a learned, polis>hed. brave, scheming man. he has been faithful always to the interests of his former mistress and devoted to the fortunes of her house. It was Neumann who came to this country immediately after the revolution, and, recognizing instantly that the cause of the queen was lost, set himself to retrieve as much of her wealth as possible from the wreck. Liliuokalanl owes it to him tha' ?he lives in luxury today. His purpose was compromise, and be effected it wilhou'. showing his face once above the surface. There are few more skilled diplomats than Neumann, once a prince of good fellows in the Bohemian Club of San Francisco, a bon vivant, a gourmand of the first water, a warrior who lost a limb in some long ago forgotten coup a'eiat in San Salvador, a singe** of a good sohg and teller of a good itory; a wandering, fighting, adventurous citizen of the world, a prime favorite with President I>ole, who recognizes in him a foeman worthy of his.steel. The income of "Queen Lil" is $20,000 an¬ nually, derived from "crown lands" re- served to her by the Dole government. IL is an instance of the singular magnanimity of this government ihat her income was not iorfeited after her unsuccessful rebellion of three years ago. These lands will go to Kniulani when L.iliuokalani dies. She hns uii ample income in her own right, descend¬ ed to her from her short-lived princess mother and the dead Cleghorn. Prlnc I>avid owns many acres of cane lands and coffee lands. In the event of issue the royal strain will be kept alive, and the two prop¬ erties massed will make the estate one of the largest on the islands. ««« - A RAILROAD STATION ABANDONED. Depot at Fairmonnt, III., Nailed t'p an a Retaliatory Measure. From tbe St. Louia Globe-Democrat. The Wabash Railroad Company has vir¬ tually wiped out the station at Fairmount, 111. The depot is nailed up. The telegraph instruments were taken out and the serv¬ ices of the agent dispensed with. Only one train a day stops in the town, which has about 1,000 inhabitants. The right of way- has all been fenced in and the elevators and other buildings on the right of way have been ordered removed. The depot, it is said, will be moved two miles east, where the railroad expects to build up another station. The trouble commenced a year ago. when the Wabash company, through some legal informality, escaped paying the taxes assessed against it. The train service was also claimed to be very poor for Fair- mount. The village authorities, to get even, insisted on a strict enforcement of the ordinance limiting the speed of fast trains through the village. ()ur great six-story building is now the scene of more keen price cutting than was ever known before. The whole establishment is completely given over to the bargain hunter. Never was such a Mecca for Furniture buyers. From all over the city they are crowding to purchase, while - prices are at such extreme depths of lowness. Remember, we are complete homefurnishers.everything that the most lavishly furnished house wants you will find here in abund¬ ance. and on everything has the " price been cut to the quick during this Clearance Sale. Never hesitate to tell us to charge your purchases. We gladly do so, and you can make the payments so easy that they will never in¬ convenience vou. We have opened up a . splendid line of '98 Baby Carriages. House Herrmaiinie, Liberal Homefurnishers, Seventh and 1 Sts. N. W. COMING CONFERENCE The Annual Session of Baltimore Body oi Methodists. STATISTICAL SHOWING OF YEAR AGO Sketches of Those Who Compose the Bishop's Cabinet. THE PROBABLE CHANGES The 11-ith annua! session of the Balti¬ more conference of the M. E. Church will begin Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in Waugh Church, corner ."id and A streets l.ortheast. There will be two sessions each day during the ensuing week and a mis¬ sionary 01 other anniversary meeting each evening. The delegates are expected to arrive In the city tomorrow, and there is scarcely a doubt that when Bishop Merrill calls thj eoufercnce to order nearly every member of th-e body will be !n his place. As was to Bishop S. M. Merrill. be expected, there is much interest among the members of the denomination it. this city regarding the business of the confer¬ ence, and it goes without saying that Wau~h Will be pack d to its utmost ca¬ pacity at every meeting of that body. During the lust year six of the best- Know i. preachers of the conference passed , £es".wer? Revs- Lfvin D. Herron, Kic hard Norris, J. MeKendree Keiley A J Bender, H. M. Harmon and John ,j F \c-k- ermun. Of these Dr. Reiley and Di Har- n.on were regarded as among the toremcs: of the leaders of the Methodist Episcopal < hureh in the Cnited States. Action of Hie Laymen. Since the meeting of the conference last, year an event has transpired which is re¬ garded as possessing great significance. Some months ago a larg> number or repre¬ sentative laymen throughout the confer¬ ence met in convention in Baltimore and formed what is known as the Laymen's Or- .;V °"' which, beginning t"his year, will assemble annually in whatever church th ¦ conference of thai year is held. The first annual meeting of this body will take place at \\augh Church Friday afternoon and Uon If to"'" Th<- «hject of the organisa¬ tion is to secure .certain changes in the Cethnm.ent 0f t.he church. Thos.. compos¬ ing the 1-aymen s Organization favor eonal tZlnuTT 1,1 ,l,h" general c^Terence fSrppL saat 8,75? .s-s 111., lias been selected as the nastnr r»f ce-drDr1 John rhl'rr>V Wa8hlngton. to s'je- v, Johnston, the present pastor who Trentor' PN 1 "a" i° *ta,; Strî churoh are " and wlll,e th®se changes art regarded at- certain to take Dlac* tno arrangements can only he perfected by the UrL°JT""'" °J ,ii?ho" Merrill, who for lm has rharg-e of ill .nceea,rlaU,ne to the Baltimore confer¬ ence. Other changes which will take nla-e 'he fact that each of thr minhnera named has served the allotted period of live years in his present charge, will be the lo] lowing. First Church. Baltimore, T. P~ \vn V-' *v" 'Chapel, Baltimore, James T U llson; North Avenue. Baltimore, B (J w' Rcdi' 5"! rt' Baltimore county. Wiliiam Rodgers I,onaconmg. Allegany county, G. i) . ' K>'land- Washington, S. M Hart- so,;k: Catonsv lle, Baltimore county. D G. .villi, r^ and < iifton. Baliimore, R. w h Y\ eec h. ". Tin' >Ii-ml»crNlil|> Ilolln. The latest published official statistics of the conference state uhat within its Jurisdiction there were 43,918 full members and 4,ZiO pro¬ bationers; that during the preceding twelve months there were 558 deaths; that 3,208 cnildren and 330 adults were baptised, and With 7 «-e.fflere thT-4-2 SUnda>" schools, officers and 53, IBB scholars There re also 41o churches, the value of which amounted to *5,47*.000. The number of ?mb°Thfrf WaS Vf' and their vulue HK- 400. There was also paid during the year «-1 <L-v' ng and improving church property lil,U.v{. and an indebtedness on church property of »25,r>49. cnurcn nf^ Ktarwas,?.lr< ady Published a sketch Bishop Merrill. In the discharge of his onerous duties the bishop will have the as- Ti.-M 'at)inet, composed of Rev w," iifi It' i,son' D- D- presiding elder of Washington district; Rev. W. N. Ferguson rresldingêlder of Baltimore district; Rev.' \ illiam S. Edwards. D. D., presiding elder of tne East Baltimore district; Rev Charles W Baldwin, presiding elder of the wist Baltimore district, and Rev. J. R. Wheeler presiding elder of the Frederick district. Member* of Cabinet. Dr. W ilson is one of the best known min¬ isters in Washington. He graduated at Dickinson College. Pa., in theology, in 1875, leaving which he entered the University of Mao-land School of Medicine and graduated in 1877. He became a member of the Bal¬ timore conference the following year since which time he has had charge of churches jL-k^C°e: Md ' Woodbury, Summerfield, Jackson Square and Strawbridge, Balti- more, being transferred from the latter in 18B0 to Wesley Chapel, this city. After feryAj1*e a'H P*stor there three years he was In 18B4, promoted to be presiding elder, iii wnich position he has since continued and w.iere he will probably remain Tor two >ears longer, the usual term for presiding elders. Besides being very active in the discharge of duties which appertain to the 'Ifrship, Dr. Wilson Is much ln- I he affalr9 of the National Antl- denu U8U''' and Is one of lts vice presi- W" M' êrfffson began hjs minis¬ terial career -,n 1WH» at Foundry Church (w£,St°n' 0t whlch Hev- Dr. lS Clark Is now pastor. His appointments have been as follows: Hampsiead, Un"on Bridge, I-lnganore, Catonsvllle, Winchester \ a.; W est River, Baltimore circuit Rels- terstown. North Baltimore station. Fourth r°.m Tlinlty' Washington, D. South Baltimore station, from which he was in 1804 appointed presiding elder. He Is also likely to serve his full term of six years. Rev Dr. Edwards entered the conference forty-two years ago, and his rather, the eminent W. B. Edwards, D. D.. was a member of the same body for fifty-eight years. The present Dr. Edwards graduated at the Boston University School of Theol- ogry. and he was the first graduate of a Methodist theological institution to enter the Baltimore conference, in which he was received on trial In 18M. Circalt Rider in Vlrdsts. The first two years of his ministerial life were spent as a circuit rider In Virginia but in the fall of 1857, at the request of Bishops Ames and Waugh, he was trans¬ ferred to the Minnesota conference, where 5nmai«E?at-L 0t iWO churches in St. Paul ihl n he was "transferred to the Baltimore conference and appointed junior preacher in Alexandria. Va. During the ensulnp nine years he held a number ?L'.nlP0rtant c>,arBes' but I" the spring of W8f> he was. at the request of a church In Williamsport. Pa., transferred to the Cen- tral Pennsylvania conference and asstgn- ^t.°iaJrta,tion. 'n w,lllamsPort. There he remained for two years, when he again ^rith J^°i! Jo the Baltimore conference, T ^ he h" be.n connected for the past twenty-seven years. His churches during that period have Jjeen Broadway. Baltimore: Caroline Strfitl Baltimore, and Cumberland. Next he was presiding elder for two years, at the frill nl that time be¬ ing returned, by his own djsire. to the pastorate. In lSSt-S-i-Kkhe served McKen- dree-, Washington; fti fW-m he was'"'pas¬ tor of Dumbarton Aven\w: from 1888 to 1894 he was presiding" eiefer of the Balti¬ more district; in 1896 he-was appointed presiding elder of the East Baltimore dis¬ trict, and is likely to aootipue in that po¬ sition. should his healfn and inclination permit, until 1901. Dr.»iJ# wards has been a member of the general conferences which met in 1880. 1892 and l|Wi«o<\.t the general confercnce of 1880 he was elected a mem¬ ber of the general missionary committee, on which he served four year. Dr. Ed¬ wards was also a drt saH1 to the first ecumenical conference ff^êthodisis. hold In London in 1891. ,, Rev. Mr. Baldwiri 'ls graduate of Yale College. When a yotirtk .tflkn he studied law under two distinjsntabed attorneys of Baltimore, and subsequently took a course of theology in Tale ScmUiary and in the Union Theological School." He was admit¬ ted into the Baltimore conference in 1SS0. His appointments have been Severn cir¬ cuit, Ryiand Church. Washington; Here¬ ford circuit, East Baltimore station; Ben¬ nett Memorial. Baltimore; Patapsco cir¬ cuit, Huntington Avenue. Baltimore; Cen¬ ter Street. Cumberland; Union. Washing¬ ton. and Wesley Chapel. Washington. In 1890. whtn Bishop Hurst undertook the establishment of the American University, he invited Mr. Baldwin to assist him in the work. After aiding the bishop for sev¬ eral years and having completed what he regarded as his mission lh the matter, he requested Bishop Hurst "to release him from further service and restore him to the pastorate. Accordingly, when Rev. I.. B. Wilson, then pastor of Wesley Chapel Of this city, was appointed presiding elder of the Wishington district, Mr. Baldwin was reappointed pastor of that church. In 1S»4 he was appointed to his present office. Rev. J. R. Wheeler is one of the oldest members of the conference, having been admitted thereto in 1853, and consequent¬ ly has been In active ministry for forty- five years. Tht first twelve years of his Itinerant life were spent 'in the valley of Virginia, during which time he was pas¬ tor of churches in Lexington. Winchester, Staunton and other places. He was also for three years stationed at Alexandria. Va. He has served Wesley and Waugh churcl es, Washington, and several of the leading churches in Baltimore. He Is now closing his sixth year as presiding elder of Frederick district. The Meeting |*liiec. Waugh Church Is regarded as especially well adapted as a meeting place for the conference. It Is free from the noise and bustle incident to other localities, and yet Is centrally located. The* church had its origin in a mission Sunday school which was established by WesTty Chapel. The first meeting was he-Id Sunday. March 13, 1853, in a small one-story house of two rcoms on Massachusetts avenue between 3d and 4th streets northeast. There were eight persons in attendance. The congre¬ gation increased so 'rapidly that at no less than four different times within the next two years the mission had to seek larcer quarters. The site of the present church was purchased in 1854, and the cornerstone laid September 5 by Bishop Waugh. The basement was dedicated Alav 1 ¦¦ 18.-)."). and the upper room February. 7. 1S58, at which time the church was given the name it at present bears. Extensive alterations and repairs were tr ade in IKtifi and again iu 1874. In 18ttr> a large pipe organ was addoU. During Its ex¬ istence the church has had nineteen regu¬ lar pastors, the first being Bev. G. H. Day, who was selected in Mtfrhu 1855, while its present pastor is Revv E,~i)01in Eldridge. There are about 70o ntrtt't-H ;on the church roll and there is a Sua/inyjischool of over 50l>. The officers of th*"ohurch are as fol¬ lows: Stewards.Messrs. James A. Edgar, A. H. Marlow. J. M. Black. C. J. Towner. Clarence Lewis. J. M. fceunard, A. B. Cas- sidy, Mahlon Marsh. Jy Lots. A. W. Chapin. C. W. Ziegler. P. C. George and R. L. S. Halpenny. Trustees.Samuel H.Walk¬ er. Joseph Harder, A. I). 'WVeox, J. H. Bn- twisle. L. E. Freeman.'fl". 17. Houck. J. H. Piatt. William S. Nlchoisotv and R. J. N. Atwell. (v ;ii SPAIN'S \K\Y HEI'UESEXTATiili Minister «le Ltinr'a Successor Will Sail To'ifny * Sfnor Du Bosc.^the Spanish cîar^ d'Af- faires, has received a' cablegram from the minister of state 'at M'a^rjd saying that the new minister to the trifled Stales. Sfnor Polo y Barnabe. will sail today front Gibraltar. This will bring him to Wash¬ ington in about £fso days. li is expected that his first attention will be glv>ji»;.to the r.ew commercial treaty Ivetween the -United StateS and Spain, with particular r'efer- erce to Cuba. His services as chief of the coramereiaJ bureau Qf the foreign of¬ fice-have given him charge of the details hading tin to the negotiations of this treatv, and he: will come, it is said) shar¬ ing the earnest desire of the Sagasia ad¬ ministration t< put through this matter with the least delay possible. Minister Woodford has been carrying on the nego¬ tiations with the authorities at Madrid, and thfy are well along toward comple¬ tion. Senor Du Bosc has expressed satisfaction at the more conservative tone of public sentiment within tile last few days. Press reports from Madrid stated that the au¬ thorities were jubilant over the receipt of Important favorable Information from Ha¬ vana. In other quarters, however, the Im¬ pression prevailed that this information did not refer to the Maine inquiry, but concerned the general conduct of the in¬ surrection In "Cuba. There have been strong indications of late that the autonomist cab¬ inet. under the leadership of Govln. who Is the recognized force of that body, would endeavor to make terms with the separa¬ tist wing, and In turn secure the co-opera¬ tion of the Insurgents in a movement to conclude the war. CIBAN9 GREATLY ELATED. Dauntless' Filibustering Expedition Lenders Return to Tampa. A apecial to the Philadelphia Press from Tampa, Fla., last nlglit says: The filibuster¬ ing expedition which left Fernandlna Feb- juary 13, on the Dauntless, landod safeiy on Wednesday last on the coast of Cuba !n the province of Pinar del Rio. Twenty thousand dollars' worth of arms and am¬ munition and sixty-eight men were landed. Capt. John O'Brien, who carried the ex¬ pedition, arrived here tonight accompanied by Gen. Ernlllo Nunez of the Cuban army, who also went with the expedition. Capt. O'Brien denies the story sent out from Key Wost to the effect that they landed at Bar- ba Hondo, but refused to give the name of the landing place. At 10 o'clock yesterday mcrnliig Capt. O'Brien, Gen. Nunez and seven other Cuban leaders who left Fer- randlni on the Dauntless, left that vessel In a small boat forty miles northeast of Key West and were transferred to the Mas- cotte. The Dauntless then proceeded north and is expected to arrive in Savannah to¬ morrow. P°* 70 George A. Foster, one' ot' the owners of the Dauntless, arrived-'belie tonight from Jacksonville, to meet the returning filibus¬ ters and was greatly elatWfcver the success of the expedition, which.1'!* Was feared, had been interrupted or met 'wttwaisaster. There is great rejoicing amoWtf:'<9ubans here to¬ night over the success of tlie expedition, as many of the men who <*<$Hitibsed it are from this city. J? , The United States codf-tts'in sesBlon here, and it is reported tonight ttWt warrants will bj issued In the morning for the arrest of Capt. John O'Brien and Emilio Nune« on a charge of violating Ihe tieutrailty laws by setting on foot arr'-'fcrtned expedition against Spain, the satfl*«pedltlon having departed from Fernand&Jf'r'ebruary 13 on steamer Dauntless. . . 10 Capt. O'Brien and riifeB States Attor¬ ney Stripling end Judgja'Tiicke are at the same hotel. O'Brien 0*uiny registers as John Smith, tut seeing^the federal officials on his arrival tonight, rtjtfbtered as John O'Brien. New York. WANTS A Dl'EL WITH MASO!*. Madrid Editor Publishes . Challenge In Ilia Paper. A special to the Philadelphia Press from Madrid says: Marquess 4e ArtaviUa, former chief chamberlain of Queen Isabella of Spain, publishes In his -weekly paper. El Cardo, a name meaning the "thistle," a formal challenge to fight Senator Mason for Insults he addressee), to Spain *n last speech. Marquess de Altavtlla iMtera' to travel In order to meet haif way-Senor Mason on grounds which wltaeaM* may choose for the duel. IN GEORGETOWN Dedication Yesterday of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church. THREE SERVICES DRAW LARGE CROWDS Collection Taken and Debt Re¬ duced to $2,000. NOTES OF INTEREST The dedicatory exercises of the new Dumbartou Avenue M. E. Church were held yesterday, and at all of the services dt ring the day the seating capacity of the edifige was taxed. Persons were present from all sections of the city, and the ap¬ pearance of the new structure excited most favorable comment. According to the regular order of exer¬ cises. three services were held yesterday. r.ot including the Sunday school rally, wh ich was held in the forenoon. Bishop John Hurst. i).l).. Lli.I>., was to have de¬ livered the sermon at 11 o'clock, but at the last moment he was unable to fulfill his promise, owing to sickness. His place was taken by Kev. George Elliott. D.D., pastor of the Spring Garden Street Church, in Philadelphia, a former pastor of Dumbar- ton Avenue Church. With this exception, the program as previously prepared was carried out. At U o'clock In the morning the Sunday school rally was commenced, being first on the program. Mr. John T. Mitchell, one of the prominent church members, was in charge. The principal address was made by Mr. Mitchell. He dwelt principally on the interest of the Sunday school in the wcrk of the congregation. Short addresses were made by others interested in the work of the Sunday school of the church. The M-hool was presented with an oak reading desk, the donation of Miss Etta Sebastian. It was mode for the purpose by her father, Mr. Klclaril Sebastian, who is a member of the church. The first service in the new church for the general congregation was held at 11 o'clock. Dr. Elliot: preached from He¬ brews, xi^'J-KI. "And these all having ob¬ tained a good report through faith, receiv¬ ed not the promise: God having provided some better tl-.ing's for us, that they with¬ out t;s should not be made perfect." A special service was held at H o'clock ir the afternoon, at which Dr. Elliott again o.-<upied the pulpit. This service was, per¬ haps. attended more largely than any otner di ring the day. and to accommodate the large number of people extra chairs were pli-ced in the aisles tnd other portions of ihe church. At 7:80 o'clock in the evening the pulpit was occupied by Kev. l.uther Wilson. D.D.. the presiding elder of the loeil conference. His text was taken from IvU rk, iii:21. Tilt. Sfirnon was an able one. At all of the services special collections were taken to help defray the cost of the Improvements, and a total of about £»,:to(l was collected or phdged. The improve¬ ments on the church cost exactly $1(>,<xii>. ard before the wcrk lia-r1 commenced a building fund of ever iln.'JH had been raised, leavlnff a deficit of over The collections yesterday reduced this debt to a little over $:;,<«*). Already plans have teen suggested looking toward the liquida- tijn. of the amount. Iuaproi'lnjr the Cannl. With all of the water out of the George- tijwn level the officials of the Ch?3apeake £nd Ohio Canal Company are making a number of needed improvements in the waterway. The trench is being dug out In some places, receiving an annual cleaning, as it were. Along the Canal road the wall on the north side is being repaired in places, while th . finbnnkjnent on the south side Is being strengthened. All of the waste gates on this level are being looked after, and improvements that may be need¬ ed are being made. The same class of work is being dore along the entire length of the waterway, so that there will be no hitch when the shipping season is read} to be opened. The season for traffic on the canal will most likely begin March 13. It Is quite likely that a good many boats will start for Cumberland as scon as the water is again turned on In the waterway, so as to be able to get a load and come down in quick order. The present winter has been one of the best in the history of the canal, and for the first time in the spring period there are no indications existing of a freshet or flood. There is r o Ice on tfte river an 1 very little snow >u- the mountainous regions of the Shenandoah, and the absence of these two elements reduces the liability of a flood to a minimum. AeenHril of Stealing Pipe. Two unknown colored men were noticed Saturday by Policeman Sullivan endeavor¬ ing to sell two bundles of seven pipes each and five pieces of four-inch cast iron soil pipe. The pipes In the bundle were of gal¬ vanized iron, and measured nineteen feet In length each, the entire lot being In a or.e-horse wagon. The men visited Waters & Poore's plumbing shop on 32d street and endeavoied to sell the load at a reduced figure. Becoming suspicious, Mr. Water* endeavored to hold the men in his shop while he sent for a policeman, but they escaped The horse and wagon were aban¬ doned. and after remaining in the street for several hours were taken to the police station. Iâter In the day William Wells, colored, with two companions, called at the station. Wells claimed to own the team, and did not know how it was taken from his sta¬ ble without his knowledge. Close ques¬ tioning of the other members of the party revealed the fact that he knew more than he cared to tell, and all three were locked up, while Policemen Sullivan and Sam Burrows went in search of the men who were with the wagon. They were found at 17th and I streets, and brought over to the station. They claimed that Wells gave them the pipe, an J told them he would give them half of what they sold it for. The prisoners are held at the station, and an effort Is being made to find the owner of the material. First Srrnon of Series. Rev. John F. Quirk. S. J., of Georgetown University, delivered the fiist of a series of Lenten sermons yesterday at Trinity Church at the late mass. His text was on the first words of the Savior on the cross, "Father, Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do." The speaker de¬ livered an eloquent discourse on his sub¬ ject. Next Sunday at the late mass he will deliver a discourse on the second words of the Savior, "Amen, I Say to Thee. This Day Thou 8halt Be With Me ir: Paradise." Brief Mention. Quite a surprise was given the friends of Mr. J. F. Gurrett of this place by the an¬ nouncement of his marriage to Mrs. Rose Perkins, which took place January 1» of this year. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. W. Norrls of the Mount Olivet M. P. Church of Alexandria county, Va. The groom fs a well-known dairyman ol Langley, Va. Revival services will be inaugurated this evening at the West Street Presbyterian Church, and will contlr.ue every night of the week. Saturday afternoon about 6 o'clock car No. 367 of the Metropolitan electric 'lne struck a milk wagon near 34th and P streets. John Calhoun was driving the vehicle, but he was not injured. The horse was slightly hurt and the harness was btoken. ASSISTANTS' SIGHATIRE8 VALID. A Decision of Importance to the Sec¬ retary of the Treasury. Controller Tracewell of the treasury has rendered an opinion that the Secretary of the Treasury can assign an assistant sec¬ retary to represent him in the signing of orders involving contingent appropriations of the department. He can do this in a general assignment of duties to the assist¬ ant secretaries. The controller decides that all warrants signed by assistant secretaries under assignment from the Secretary are as valid as if they had been signed by the Secretary himself. "Cash or Credit.the price remains the same." THESE BARGAINS AIRE CHAMPIONS. READ. AND THEN SEE THEM. We have been the champion price cutters ever since we started in business. We do not expect to make big profits we do not need to. Quick sales and plenty of them is the order of our house. Every day adds new bargains to our already enormous collection, until now we have readied the climax. Never were so main really extraordinary values offered at one time. Even at these prices you are welcome to all the credit you wish .all the time you wish to pay in. I)o not be afraid to demand it. ASTONISHING LADIES' BARGAINS. V ;3' $3 00 Skirts, in figured brilliantine. stylishly made and cut, percaline lined, velvet bound. j>erfect in hang.. Newest Bayadere effects, in navy blue and black g mixture, well made and perfect setting. A $.5.00 Skirt. For A new lot of Black Japanese Silk W aists, made in § the newest style, entire front tucked across, blouse front, -j) yoke back. A $6.00 waist. For Ladies' Fine Blouse Suits, in blue and white, black § and white and green and white mixtures. $12.00 suit. For $-3-98 Fine Taffeta Si'ik Underskirts, full skirt, 7 Spanish flounce. An $8.00 Skirt. For corded Just a few Children's Reefers up to $9.00. For left. Reefers worth All Ladies' Coats, in black and tan. kerseys. Beavers, boucle, astrachan effects, etc. Worth up to $15.00.. IN THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT. $ A .98 !4 All-wool Men's Suits, broken sizes. W orth up $10.00. Now Fine Worsted and Cashmere Suits. $12.00 to $15.00 Worth from Fine Dress Worsted, in sacks and cutaways. Worth up to $20.00 ,0$4'*8 T'98 9- Fine Blue and Black Kersey Overcoats, up to $16.50 which sold New York Clothing House "311"==SEVENTH=="311 X 9 X IIETRAYCD BY HIS VOIC E. A Boy In the Role of a Wild IlnrUn- rtnn i« Embarruitiiiufe. From the New Orleans Timea-lk-inocrat. Mr. Gottschalk. now in New Orleans as representative of musical attractions, tells an amusing stcry of the elder Sal- vini, who for once at least lost tem¬ porarily his magnificent repose. About fifteen years ago Mr. Gottschalk was rep¬ resenting Salvini. The combination arriv¬ ed at a small one-night stand in the west. "Ingomar." with its wild, hairy barbarians, was to be played. In order to put on the play properly it was necessary to take in a stock of barbarians, and the manager called into his office the men who gen¬ erally served as supers, but when they were told what they had to do and how they should be dressed, with decollete legs and frowsy whiskers, the men dis¬ played a startling unwillingness. They said thai all their friends in town would guy them if they came on the stage in such a rig. No arguments could prevail wilh them; all the available men in town absolutely refused to go on as barba- riar s. The manager was in a great strait. It was absolutely necessary to have the barbarians or they coald not proceed. So he called into service all the large boys in the town and instructed th,em»in the part they would have to play. In one or two scenes they were re¬ quired to shout a few words in chorus. The manager did not think !t necessary to worry Mr. Salvini about his supe diffi¬ culty, so that Mr. Salvini was in blissful ignorance when he stepped before the foo.Eghts. The barbarians ,made a splen¬ did appearance; îth their big whiskers and rough goatskins they looked very fierce and forbidding. Now during the course of "Tngomar" Mr. Salvini was called upon to ask the barbarians if they desired the death of a captive, and the barbarians were called upon to respond with a terrible shout, "Kill him: Kill him!" Mr. Salvini reached this point. He ask^d with his usual dramatic forte. Shall we kill him?" But no terrible shout arose from that band of hideous, bearded barbarians. Instead there floated upon the air in a ludricrous contrast a faint, trem¬ bling boyish treble. "Kill him. Kill him." The audience howled, and for a moment even the great Salvini was abashed. transferred to his own title under due f<»rm of law, and so became one of the land barons of that prosperous and booming community. All this took place before An- niston became famous, but at a time when Mr. Noble wan laying his plans for the de¬ velopment of th<* place by the erection of scores of great industrial plants. One day, in a moment of unguarded, misdirected mental disturlyanoe. Means got rid of the property by reselling it to the land com¬ pany for the munificent sum of $.'to cash in hand paid. This spot was later the place where the splendid Anniston Inn was erected, .and the property must have been worth a: least $5,0(10. "Bill" Means remained in Anniston a long time, but final¬ ly came to New Orleans, where he is en¬ gaged in the work of making up his losses from the sale of the inn property. He was wise enough to make other investments in Anniston, however, and is considered now one of the solid citizens of that city, though he is engaged in the commendable labor o( a truckman. ¦ .-??? ¦ Training fall. From the Providence Jonrnal. Says a trainer of cats "How do T com- mence training them? Well, I don't «*aro exactly about making my method puMfc* property, but I am not averse to telling you this much.that cat's meat and milk form t*o of the most Important factors hi the operation. It is a common superstition that cats are stupid animals. 1 do not think* so. They certainly are not so intel¬ ligent as dogs. Neither are they sociable. But once they get to know what is wanted of them they are easily induced to tio tt to the best of Lheir ability. Kindness and patience go a Ions way with cats. A little wholesome correction is oi'te.; good for a dog, but use a whip to a cat tor one time only, and even ever so sparingly, and its value as a trick animal is destroyed for¬ ever. Cats are simply bundles of l.trves covered over with fur, and even an unkind word or a glnnce from any one they love will cause them acute suffering. Another secret in training cats, or. indeed, f.ny ani¬ mal, is never to disappoint them of their promised reward. 1 remember once while performing in the north of England somo time ago. walking live miles at 10 o'clock at night in a blinding snow storm to get my happy family its regular supply of milk. So much obedience, so much cat's meat. That Is my rule, and I never vary it." Fortune'*! Caprice*. Ir'rom the New Orleans Times-Democrat. The caprices of Dame Fortune never had a stranger exemplification than in the case of a colored man of New Orleans. *4Bill" Means by nafne, who drives one of those nerve destroyers, a cotton float, over the streets of this city. Means was once in the employ of the late Samuel Noble, the founder of the city of Anniston, Ala. As was the custom of Mr. Noble, he remem¬ bered Means one day in the gift of a tract of land on the edge of the then small vil¬ lage. At that time Means was the head keeper of furnace No. 1, a position he held for many years, and. to his credit be it said, always to the complete satisfaction of the house of Noble; and while he did not particularly need the land, he had the deeds Limited Harlnerntiipa. From the 8t. Loots Glohe-r>Mnoorat. The word "limited," so often seen after the busim-es title of a firm, is a precaution against disasi :r. I'nder the English law there are two kinds of stock companies; in on* the liability of the stockholders is unlimited, that is to say, if the stock or the company has a nomine 1 value of £100.0(K» and the compuny falls for £500.(100. the pri¬ vate property of the stockholders may b» taken by proews of law to satisfy the dif¬ ference between the amount of the stock {>nd the amount of the liability. When, bowjver, the company is "limited" the lia¬ bilities of the stockholders are limited to the amount of stock they hold, and in raise of the failure of the concern they arc not liable to a (rreater extant than the value of their stock. . Everett Auction Sale has oo peer or parallel! In all the land there isn't another such a stock of high grade exclusive goods. The store has long past enjoyed the patronage of the elite of the capital citv.and there isn't a per¬ son in \Vashington with these facts in mind who won't be anx¬ ious to take prompt advantage of the unprecedented opportuni¬ ties such a sale presents. Those buvers who have very wisely responded before now carried away beautiful pieces of statuary and stately bronzes at a mere fraction of their real worth.at prices that were less than a third and a fourth the cost. There are a wealth of bargain- values just as great here ready to pick up by the shrewd ones. Surely you're not going to hesitate longer.with such an op¬ portunity staring you in the face. This week a more determined effort than ever will be put forth to dispose of the entire col¬ lection of Marble Statuary, Bronzes, Finest Made Clocks, Art Bric-a-Brac, Cabinets, Porcelains and Novelties .and the bargain hunters will have more money - saving chances.the equal of which will hardly ever occur in the next decade. And if anything from the stock of jewelry, diamonds and silver goods strikes your fancy well post it for bidding at once. Two sales every day.one at 10 o'clock in the morning and the other 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.at Everett's Art Store, 1225 F St. C. H. LUENGENE. Auctioneer.

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