Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1894, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, CROSRY $. NOYES............... Editor. ee THRE EVENING STAR basa regalar and Bermeneat circulation mach more then the combined circulation ef the ether Washington daflics. As a Bews and Advertising Medium it zs no competitor. Sa order to aveid delzys, on ac genrt of personal nhsence, letters to THE STAR sharld 20¢ he attdressed to amy } viduzl con=zected with the of- it simpty to THM STAR, er to the Editorial er Dustnexs Department, Recording: te te fsm Mon has been aroused from ummer nap by an occurrence + falls to epen his eyes and sseled tall to move ta an irreg- wher ‘wat emphatic manner—the Unicon Jack Bas Neen dred ut ‘Those who are con- Wersunt with tho testimony that hes cor % ws as to the way In which the asm came= to pass may have an idea that Ens- Jami daz little or acthing to complain of, at those who have studied the English char. and who therefore know how geasitive Victoria's subjects are when their fiag—which mime times cut ef ten means | thet pock<t-book—is attacked, feel certain thet the lion will at least roar loud enouzh te @sturb Japanese cquanimity. But in a coert of equity Great Britain's clatm woul? ary receive very much of consideration. ot war existed between Chima and Jepea. China—intent on landing as many treers as possible in Corean territory—was Goins its utmost to trick its adversary, and ome ef its sharp practices was the ship- ment ef soldiers in transports flying the fag. Japan scon discovered what Wes g9ing on and resolved te assert itself. A Jepenese war-ship overhauled one of the trinsports and offered terms by which the lives of everyone on board would have been perfectly safe. These terms the En- stish captain of the transport refused to accept. although the comsequences of re- fos must have been evident, and the ulti- mate result was the sinking of the trans- port and the death of several hundred sol- @ers and sc‘lors. To 2 very considerable extent, therefore, the English captain of the transport was the responsible party. He knew that he was assisting In the de- ception planned by the Chinese authorities and te shoul? have known how foolish a thine it is for am unarmed and unarmored vessel to behave im a disdainfully-imper- timent manner toward a ship fully equipped fer modern warfare. The contention that there had been no formal declaration of war b not likely to ext much of a figure im this case; Japan wovld have been very foolish to wait until China was fully pre- | pare! at Reme and m Corea before opening hostilities. It hes been seml-officially an- mounced from Shanghai that “China will mot formally declare war until the vessels and ammunition which she had ordered abroad shall have been got safely into Chi- Ress ports.” With such an understanding Kind for forcing the fighting. It is inti- Matted that the United States may be called upen to arbitrate, but just now it is not easy two sce what ground Chima has for comflict for which the bas been so long watching. ——___ wee. —— Wouki it not be an edifying spectacle to behold Uncle Sam, im the person of one of make the hearts of thousands of poor tax- It would be exact justice. It is not to be denied that there is need, during this dry feasom, of careful ecomomy in the use of which use thousands of galloms to hundreds by private parties, and where the offenders are quite beyond the ordimary pale of the law? The government has no right to waste the water merely be- cause it shares the expenses of the District. it bas no right to be a malefactor merely becamse It is impossible to find anyone to punish. That does not constitute justice. There really should be mo Iack of water bere, mo reason to stint the citizens in their use of the cooling Muid,-for there is a sufficient stock in the broad, deep river that flows so unceasingly past the city to give everybody all the water that can pos- sibly be used. Had it not been for the nez- Ugenee of the agents of the government, by whick a million dollars of the District's money was wasted, there would probably tow be enough water here to make economy Unnecessary even in the hottest and driest Periods With the costly luxury of an abandoned tunnel as an object lesson the Tate payers of the District will not be apt to feel happy while paying the annual tax and et the same time feeling the pinch of restrictive rules, while the waste in the government departments goes merrily on. If there Is to be economy, let it be prac- llced’ by the greatest offender, Uncle Sam Binwelf. ——__---+___. Folks are Interested In the planet Mars will doubtless be delighted to hear that Astronomer Javelle, who studies the heavens from the observatory at Nice, sees ® very bright projection in the south re- gion of the tezmimator of Mars. It is in- mated that Mars may be trying to signal to this earth of ours. Serious-minded Peo- Bie trust—if the signalling theory turns out fo be correct—that the Martiaus will not play with our feelings by asking: “Is it hot enough for your” ———-_+-+____ Tariff legislation is experiencing the hor- Fors of the hung jury. —_+ ++ __ Now that the riotous conditions in Chi- ago bave temporarily subsiled, and the great majority of strikers are returning or are willing to return to work, it may not be Unprofitable to Indulge in retrospect which focuses clearly upon causes that antedate by wory years the appeurance of either Debs or Sovereign. The disturbing events whieh made the eartier portion of the month mow closed so conspicuous raised in the minds of many men an unanswered ques- tiea; a question which intimates a poss!- bility of governmental weakness existing where there should be strength. But those who ask the question are the citizens who have been careless as to their duties to and responsibilities in the nation of which they | Japa have been Istless units. To such as these, the conditions attendant upon the railroad tie-up brought about by Debs were and are imexplicable, but to the American whose eyes have been wide open, the situation was Rot at all mysterious. To have averted such a calamitous state of affairs would have de- manded of the men in control of federal and state government the exercise of a high order of statesmanship, and as statesman- ship {s a plant of comparatively slow growth, the supply was fearfully deficient. Without regard for their own interests, the Sle eR ‘have wilfully dtscouraged order that there might ample supply of politicians, ‘and with the politicians in control it ts not ments to national greatness—labor and cap- {tal—should frequently find themselves pit- ted against each other. Men tn public life have In most instances, for years past, been weighed and measured rather by their abil- ity to find offices for their constituents and to secure goodly appropriations for public buildings that are frequently not needed, and for alleged Improvements to imaginary rivers, than by thelr devotion to the coun- try’s best interests. Presidents go into of- fice burdened almost beyond belief with promises to pay from the public treasury thousands of men for services rendered to the candidate personally, and consideration of the ante-election pledges absorbs the at- tention of the Chief Executive for the major Portier. of his term of office. The rush for appointments under the government ts ex- traordinary; the respect paid those who seek “place” as a bounty for political serv- ices rendered is scandalous. How is it pos- sible to cultivate statesmanship when so many hands are sowing the weeds of ward politics from one end of the land to the other? Somewhere in the not far-distant future there les in ambush a lesson which this country will be compelled to heed. And when, after the turmoll and tumult, peace once more becomes supreme, the American people will calmly figure out how much the spoils system cost them, and will be amazed at their voluntary long-suffering and inex- cusable extravagance. ———— + +2 The Senate yesterday passed a bill “to secure uniformity in the na:es cf minor streets and alleys of the cities of Washing- ton and Georgetown.” The title and scope of this messure are defective. The bill should be known as an act “to secure unt- formity and euphony in the names of the minor streets and alleys,” and should make it obligatory upon the District Commis- sioners to immediately revise the names of that complex mass of thoroughfares and no-thoroughfares hiding behind the L’En- fant system of streets and avenues. Here is a splendid field for reform. It is probable that every large city has its oddities of alley nomenclature, but it is to be doubted whether any community has the same num- ber of comical or disgraceful alley names as has this beautiful capital. The fertile genius of the negro for all that is quaint and curious has operated to give to the carly pages of the city directory an enter- taining flavor in that part devoted to the list of street names. The Star has at times printed amusing stories about the ridiculous cognomens, but there are some titles that cannot even be mentioned in polite soctety. 1t is probable that there are alleys tucked away in obscure corrers of the town that have unsavory Iccal reputations and redolent names, but which are utterly unknown 4 more decent sections. There is now in operation a board to revise geographic names, and why should there not be a similar local crganization to cleanse the list of Washington's gazetted tities? This may not need any enactment by Congress, for it is to be presumed that the Commissioners have already the power to go ahead and revise. It may be impossible to induce the denizens of these quaintly styled by-ways to call their habitats by other names than those which have grown up with them, but it will be quite In order to purify the di- rectery and to inaugurate a reform that may influence future generations. — oe Those dr-adful New York policemen are doubtless reflecting that it would have been much decenter of them to buy sugar stock. But then they didn’t have the chance. soe The question as applied to police circles in New York has been amplified to, who- got it, and where and how much did he get? —__ + «+ —__ Japan stiould not forget to make allow- ances for a John Bull in the China shop. SHOOTING STARS. A Criticism. “Well,” said the moody philosopher, “this world ain't. anything but a fleeting show, so," said the chronte pessimist. “An’ jes’ at present the performance ts a mighty doggone poor one.” A Wall Street Sentiment. Little drops of water Sprizkled into stocks Leave the gentle lamblet Quite bereft of rocks. Chelly and His Surrow “Cholly says that next year he Is going to @ summer resort where there are only men, if he can find one.” “Dear me!’ sighed the other girl. does so love to be unique.” “Cholly Slightly Revised Version. “My face ts my fortune, sir,” she said, And the titled gentleman sighed, “Sweet maid, It ees vairy sad; but I've got to haf A better dot zan ze photograph.” Her Devotion to a Cause. “Marguerite,” he murmured, “will you be mine?” “Harold,” she answered, “I believe in the emar-cipation of our sex. My zealous de- votion to the cause compels me to insist upon what may, to you, seem a punctillous absurdity.” “Nothing you say can seem absurd,” he protested. “Modesty forbade me," she went on, “to frame the original question. But now that you have spoken, there is no impropriety in my offering an amendment. Do not ask me if I will be yours; ask me if I will per- mit you to be mine. A Street Car Reflection. ‘Lectricity 1s comin’, We will git it through a slot; ‘Twill take ye in the street cars Quick ez steam ez like ez not. It’s ez fine a style o' travel Ez ye ever come across, An’ it meaas a good vacation Fur the ole gray hoss. How often hev ye seen him Trudgin’ slowly up the hill, Whiles’ the kerridge steeds went by him Harnessed up jes’ fit ter kill; Never stoppin’ ter look sidewtse, Nor ter give his head a toss; He hez stuck right down ter duty, Hez the ole gray hoss. Ere long perhaps they'll sell ‘im Ter do chores around the farm, Where the roads is sof’ ter travel An’ the breeze ain’ none too warm. So bring on yer apparatus; It won't cause yer any loss, An’ it means a good vacation Fur the ole gray hoss. —_~ + __ “Flying the British Flag.” From the New York Times. It 1s an old saying that “the aggressor in a war is not the first who uses force, but the first who renders the use of war neces- sary.” The attempted reinforcement of the Chinese troops in Ashaa was, to all intents and purposes, an act of war. It would not bave been wise or dignified or concililatory or anything else but simply silly for the se to await the succe: issue of the attempt before interfering with it, and then to content itself with protest. The sending of transports ‘aden with Chinese soldiers and escorted by Chinese men-of- war to the probable theater of war was an act which had no meaning whatever with reference to any other purpose than the purpose of defeating Japan by force. Every- body engaged in the expadition, Chinese or foreigners, was perfectly aware of the risk he was running. The Kow-Shung may have been “flying the British fag,” but she was a chartered vessel m the Chinese service and engaged in an ex- pedition hostile to Japan, THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. child who can find a shoe store in Washington sell- ing as good shoes for as Uttle money as we ask. This ts no idle challenge. We will leave it to any before. Every dollar’s worth of Summer Goods must be out of this store by September 1. In this advertisement you will find prices have been cut lower than you have ever seen the like It’s now or never here. Take the chanceof such extraordinary bargains while you may. In addition to our own closing-out bar- gains we have several important lines of goods placed here on sale by manufac- | turers who are willing to place an ex- tremely low price on their surplus stock in order to dispose of same. DUCK SUITS and LACE CURTAINS are ** three unbiased “expert”? ** shoe men in Washingtus. Ladies’ Oxfords & Slippers, $1.50. ‘These were $3, $3.50 and $4. Now $1.50, and include Oxfords and Slip- pers, In tam, ref, gray, brown and = white, in plain and beaded, with straps, buckles, lacings, &e. Ladies’ Russet Oxfords, sold elsewhere at $2.50 and $3. ‘Our sia. $1. al Equally as big bargains in Diack Oxfords. We have bunched a lot ** of $2.50, $3 and $3.50 ** Black Oxfords, in “odd sizes,” For $2 Pair. TRUNKS, Wash Goods at the low- =| est prices ever quoted. | 12%. White Plaid Nainsooks. op yg corded Figured Lawns, wiintis Vongees, and width ns from 3ie to 7 yus., Just’ the thing for children’s school dresses. vi So ‘Take ess your choice for. 124 . 900 yds. black rot nd ihe. Corded vhs and Satteens. 9 kets. To close, 68c. pr. Just right for the K. - of P. encampment. Summer Millinery at prices that will clear it EVERY TRIMMED HAT IN STOCK SOLD AT 1-3 OF WHAT IT IS MARKED. | AIL $1.00 to $2.00 fine Funcy cases Hats, choice (none reserved). All 73e. to $1.73 Hats, CHOICE, 50c. Jetted Algrettes. . 12 I=2 to 4oc. ea: Nos. 5, 7 and 9, | Nos. 12, 16 and 22, Ye.yd. I2hge.yd. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, CORSETS AND INFANTS’ WEAR. Alot of Skirts, Gowns, Drawers, Chemise, Cor- 68c. All for 42c. choice. Baum's 50c. Summer Corset........ A lot of Children's Fine Swiss’ Capa and Sun Bonnets. Were up to Toc. A lot of Children's” W dery ganps. nite Emibrai- Valuo up to $1.25, | Odds and ends | Cuobric Eairotderte and 48 ey. a'lot of Cream ‘tnipdtted ‘Point Vea- tee Laces. Were SOc. For......25¢.5d. MEN'S WEAR. $1.00, Lg nn Neglige Shirts, webby ea, Wateteredl tices plain or plaited bosoms, . Black 25e. Half Hose e Hermsdor SOc. penders 30e.pr. rite. Plain’ White Hemstitebed ‘or Colored Border Handkerchiefs. ... .8¢.ea, BOOK DEPARTMENT. All, other ee eluding Dest) wor BAUM'S Popular Shopping Place, 416 Seventh Street. Suits and Wraps at unheard-of-before prices. The $5 Tailor-made Duck Suits at $1.75 have proved a veritable feast tor stylish Dressers. No such suit as the above has sold at the price. They were made 0 finest makers in New York sets, all styles of toe, ex- traordinary value. Were $4. *. nobby paiterns, lack aud Navy Clota 23 all styles of toe you know, we always lead in stylish footwear. Were $6. Now $4. | Hoover & Snyder, 1217 Pa. Ave. 9 Child euatly culled, sizes 6 to TH. Lace “dartaies and Portieres,| for K. of P. Encampment. Here are bargains which will save you money. ort “x > McKnéw’s Store Notes. ‘The profits have been “chipped” of a large block of desirable merchandise, and ‘bargain seckers “should pay us frequent Visits, MORE WAISTS REDUCED. Lot of $1.75 and $1.83 White Waists, With colored trimming, are down to SOc. Few $3 and $4-ones down to $1. $2.75 Black Lawn Skirt $3.00 White Lawn Skirts New. Ladies who want to add another lovely summer dress to their wardrobe should sce the White Cace-trimmed Dotted Swiss Suits. Only $15.50. Small lot of Ladies’ Light Fancy Silk Waists which were $4 and $6 are down co $2. Don't fail to get a few of the 50c. Pure Liven Seal, Emb, Handkerchiefs we are ruuning at 25e. LACES REDUCED. Four lots, all kinds, in white, ecru, butter and black. Laces Laces Oe. Laces 38 to 60 to Tc. Laces All Parasols half price. Lowest prices named on Moire An- tique Eibbons. 22, 25 and 30c. for the 28, 33 and 38e. qualities. 24-inch Black Sun Umbrellas 26-inch Black Sun Umbrellas W. H. McKnew, 033 Pa. Ave. it Tuesday, pe July, 94. Pure Food Bulletin -A “MIRROR” WHICH REFLECTS 1 DAY TO DAY SUCH DS OF HOUSEHOLD CoM. MODITIES AS ATTAIN THE HIGH- * EST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. Kingan’s Fine Hams And Breakfast Bacon Are famous tor thelr mild cure, weet, delicious flavor. They find favor wherever used. Henderson’ s Wild Cherry: Is unrivaled as a hot weather ber- erage. Healthful, cooling, delicious, Walter Baker & Co.’s Breakfast Cocoa, No. 1. Chocolate and ‘German Sweet Chocola’ —the world’s standard for purity aud excellence. Diamond ‘Crystal Salt * * * Is the best obtainable for table use. ePaper ani $12 Fine Chenille Fertieres, $500 Importer’s sale of Lace Sod a Water Curtains.’ A large N.Y. importer, sends us a large lot of Lace Cur- tains to besold at whole: sale prices. He says that on account of the) uncertainty of thetariff, = retailers have delayed placing orders, and as we have the outlet for a large quantity of goods FREE. } We believe in refreshing our Patrons. Every cvstomer tovited to bave a glass of soda water, at 2999 our expense ‘*Handoline’’ Prevents Tan and Sun-}) **Coal Oil Johnny’s’”’ Petroleum Soap Is superior for the laundry, the bath, the ‘tollet~promotes the growth of batr and prevents it from falling out. No offensive odor. TZ Ask your grocer for these goods. ‘They cost ro more than many “‘ta- vier brands.” If be doesn't haa- let us know bis usme. We'll supply you through him. Jas. L. Barbou : & Son, Wholesale Grocers and Importers of Table Luxuries, Choice Wines,Liquors and Cigars und Caterers to Hotels, 614-616 Penna. Ave.N.W. at One Of The Old Reliables. he is willing to place burn. Only 25c. bottle. these on sale so as to sees <a doltgh*tul, soothing prepara- help reduce his stock. OO rire aii Ae argr ym = ae eee? the skia-removes Pimples, S00 CURTALS: | * °° * © Blotches and makes the skin soft $4.00 CURTAIN: i oe * and velvety—the complexion clear Trunks: ~~ Have "you! 1 oe * ani eyed Take a tottle with ° oe * yos to tbe mountains or sea- ever heard the like?| |g °°°°° Such high class goodsat! — |} $Triple Extracts, 27c. 50 per cent reduction. . (REGULAR PRICE, 50c. a bot.) ad © —targe bottle Whit Rose— Never has there been |2 21.22 (2 seared me so let-Crad Apple — Blossom— so White Lilac—Stephanotis—Pran- #9 © gipannt—Mnsk, ete. BAY RUI1. ‘The genuino article. Pint bottles, 35c. a sale in Washington like it. Never were the: circumstances like this. A manufacturer’s sur plus delayed on account of the strike new being eeee aaoeteetondeetostentonteete ontestortonte eoeee (USUAL TRICE, 60C.) soldathalf price. Value™ |% Half-Pint Bottles, 20c. x eevee |. PRI C. . to $20. Now $3 to $iiii: sraalir income Ul. 4 o9 ¢ © still give each purchaser a glass a $oceees of ICH COLD SODA tree of $ oe ee charge—the t and best in Ser Lem £ £ Alarge lot of Japanese Fans, which were 25 to 7sc. Your choice fo q2¢. each. LET ARTICLES, Plasonic Temple Drug Store, F. S. Williams & Co,, Cor. oth and F. “WILERE PRICES TOUCH BOTTOM.” 1t i = a Pee SSG SOS SS ‘Be Cooll { Seg Wide, Black Silk Beits, ‘Be Happy! + ba Seems improbable during sneh | * hat weather, but {t's possible. * * * To be cool, dou"t overwork ir se stomach. To be happy, be well. To be well, don’t eat bd * °° heavy, indigestible focd. ‘Bat Boston 1 , Brown Bread. } It's a happy combination of “15 "and Panc¥! nilk Garter Wen, ail’ colt pair garters, re Rubber Feather'stitch Braids. medinm and are, Carling Were 6, 10 x= sx S¥FErs,, Small, Irons, ~ Boys’ -$1 King Shirt Waists, 85c. All this season's nobby s patterns, laun dered. You know the wwortle of the ** “King + the delicious and outritious. _Waisttoo well for us to talk about It 4 : J Ensity, digested, by the weak. pap abtcabnd est stomach. More wholesome " e ‘than meat. Cooling and de- 50¢. re sie ose, i Hetous. = IF Served when desi 5, 25¢. pair. 10 and I5e, a loaf. ‘Telephone Drop-stitch and plain, bat the colors are | eee ee 235, only red and gray. Not much of an assort- ment, but what's lacking im that ts made up ia quaiity. H Krafft’s Bakery) | Cor. Pa. Ave. & 18th St. eM > aoa eas ae 25 25 255 25 ass We Can Quote You a Price For REUPHOLSTERING your furniture that'll take away every desire to consider any other estimate, Let us make niture new again this SHADE prices went down angers a two dare not afford to make exc cash only. Au gis MAIR’ MATTRI NOW $10, The Houghton Company, ir fur. Ww mmer, WINDO' 616 9TH ST. AND 1710 16TH ST. Housekeepers in Washington haveal- ways said that Ceres Flour makes more bread, lighter bread, whiter bread,sweeter bread and better bread than anyother flour they ever used. There is more solid life-giving, brain- producing nutriment in a barrel of Ceres Flour than in a barrel and three-quarters ofany other flour. Its rep- utation is as lasting and substantial as granite. Do not be misled by similarly bagged imitations. There is only one Ceres Flour and mg one kind of bag which ft is sold. All live grocers sell Ceres. We only wholesaleit. Wm. M. Gait & Co., “Wholesale Flour and Feed Cor. ist and Ind. Ave. 1t Sweet-Pure-Clean Clover Creamery Butterine. Wilkins & Co., Square Marble & Glass Stands, B St. Wing, Center Market, Near oth St BURT’S ANNUAL Clearance SALE. It is a short story! The room of what is left in the summer shoes is worth more to us than their cost, which alone accounts for these ridiculously low prices—far out of proportion to their real worth. Few odd sizes in Ladies’ Oxfords nt $1.25 per pair, but the line of sizes is so brokem that we do not cmphasize that price. $1.75 Gives you your choice of all that are left of five lines of Kid and Russet Oxfords. Gives you your choive of @ Jot of Children’s Oxfords 1.15 and High Shoes, in black and Russet. Gives you chotce of a lot of Bors’ Russet Oxfords which have been selling at ® $1.90 Choice of a lot of Ladies’ ine Diack Kid Button DeDS since. Meguar $3 and $3.50 grades, ‘The bargains for men are on the 34 page —Special Notices. Arthur Burt, “BURT'S” Shoe Store, 1211 F St. N. W. na SSODODODODOQ IONE OLANSBURGH & f It’s Your 2 Own. Fault (F YOU SWELTER Teese ( DAYS— D GOOD 124C. LAVAS POR 64. 230. ORGANDIES POR 190. THE PRICES FETCHING. ou can buy Cool Mater- ials cheap enough. 8c. CHBCK MUSLIN FOR 5C. THESE MATERIALS ARE BEAR- E WASHABLE LAWNS aT 150. INDIA LINEN FOR 100. ABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST, AND ) Towels, 5c. Good enough to put in places where People take them away through mis- take. |sTurkish Towels, 1214c. A splendid extra large Towel for the | bath. Expect a good refreshing rub- down when you use these. ‘gagett ots Spreads. A SPLENDID WHITE SPREAD. $2.00 QUALITY FOR osc. Are you a Soldier Boy ( or an Athlete? y Or do you care to have a quiet, easy time, in th a or at the sea-' yshore? Ir SO SUPPLY YOURSELF WITH ONE OF THOSE SWEATERS WE ARE Q SELLING FOR BC. OTHERS CHARGE YOU 50C. FOR THEM. YPerspiration ( Removers, 8c. 200 DOZEN GENTS’ LINEN HANDKERCHIERS, COLORED BORDERS, WITH SLIGHT DEFECTS, SCARCELY VISIBLE, ONLY 80. 8OME WORTH AS HIGH AS 250. ( To save money see us. om {The Hot Weathe 3 Lae & Bove, the, HANSON | FRI- 0 s beap, No dangerous wires. No ise odors. CFKented monthly Mf desired Seid outright as low as $15—com- Piete. Domestic Electric isn Power & Light Co., s. x.w. ! A Good Night’s Rest Within the reach of every one who will thor ovghly use Dalmatian Insect Powder. The Dalma- | tian is unlike the ordinary insect powder—it is | mach st and so fine that insects readily breathe it, and thos are ki It ts important that it be thoronghiy sprinl or blow the bods. We have reduced th pound. sinaller au propor: fer free @ cun with every powder Pound. an cesential requisite in its proper applica- Rees Pharmacy, Leaders of Lowest Prices, Seveuth and K aw,