Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1894, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MONDAY...,........December 81, 1894, Gnosay 8. NOYES. ...cseceosss Editor. Ne HE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation much more vhan the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News Advertising Medium it has no competitor. irenes, ccording to ee ‘The Indian Bureau proposes to commence New Year by inaugurating what may turn @ut to be a most sensible reform. The army officers and civilians who are now in charge of the reservations on which the yarious branches of the great Sioux nation have their homes have been summoned to this city to confer with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, presumably as to the line of policy which the government had better pursue In its dealings with a people that up to this time have received much Jess of fair treatment than was their due. Viewed from any stardpoint, the confer- ence idea Is thorougbly good. In times ast Indian agents have been called upon 9 report annually as to the condition and prospects of those whom they had in their keeping, but only in rare instances did the recommendations receive more than tho most superficial attention; the gathering of ‘agents for the Sioux at the Indian Office In- dicates a desire on the part of the admin- istration to treat seriously and practically What has long been regarded as a very terfous problem. Some of the agents who will be here within a few days are con- bpicucusly able men; some of them have given, both to the government and the In- dian, service as conscientious as was ever rendered by man. Some, perhaps all of them, have studied carefully every phase of Sioux character, and know precisely how to deal with him who, in self-defense, has cften been compelled to use extreme, mcthods for the purpose of calling atten- tion to his sufferings. The proposed con- forence is timely. Indian discontent is very apparent just now, and only the wilfuily- Blind or the ignorantly-prejudiced will rush to the conclusion that the red man alone is at fault; as a matter of fact, it is the United States that must bear the burden of blame for a very large proportion of the injustice that has been wrought through the workings of what has, by common con- sent, been loftily termed “our Undian pol- fey.” That the Indian Bureau recognizes the unsatisfactory condition in which af. fairs are is evident by ‘ts action in bring- ing these agents together; the possibility of outbreak is evar present even on the eve of the year of civilization one thou- sand eig':t hundred and ninety-five. It is Treason ble to magne that the conference will, -hroughout its discussions, always have in view the fact that within three yearr the treaty by which the Sioux re- ceive rations and clothing terminates by limitation. What would happen should the Sioux be left to their own devices after that time is an extremely disagreeable pos- Bibility for humane minds to dwell upon. Of course, it would result finally in the complete annihilation of the Sioux, but be- fore any such conclusion could be reached there would be a good deal of unnecessary sorrow in a great many homes throughout the country. The plans and desires of the Members of the conference are not, of course, known to the general public, but it may safely be alleged that the agents will agree as to the undesirability of further effort to compel the Sioux to make his liv- ing by agriculture. It is an undeniable fact that thousands of white men—skilful and thrifty—have failed to ward off the assaults of starvation, although they were located on better lands than any occupied by the great majority of the Sioux; even with trrigation—now entirely lacking—the Bioux on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reser- vations could not possibly raise enough of grain to feed and clothe themselves. The remedy for the lamentable condition in which these Indians now are lies in the total elimination of ali political considera- tions; in the encouragement of cattle and sheep raising and in the finding of honest employment on the various reservations for the boys and girls who, at Carlisie and Hampton and Forest Grove and in many other highly-commendabie institutions, are educated to earn a livelibood but who rarely wet a chance to put their expensive train- ing to any advantage. — oe If anything was needed to make good the assertions of those who declared that the New York police department has suf- fered and still suffers from about every know form of corruption, the hiatus was filled Saturday by Superintendent Byrnes, who test'led directly and unequivocally that the department was in a bad condi- ton—“deplorable” was one of the words he used to describe it. From the evidence of the superintendent it would seem that he had done all he possibly could to se- cure and maintain efficiency, but that from the beginning of his superintendency he has had to do everything that savored of improvement in the face of strenuous op- position from the board of police commis- sione@y Superintendent Byrnes has placed his nation in the hands of Mayor- elect Strong; not because it is his desire to resign but because he, as he himself puts it in his communication, does not desire “to be an obstacle or embarassment to you in anything you propose to do with the police department. yor Strong will doubtless proceed at once to reorganize the disorgan- ized force, and it may be wise for him to accept the proffered aid of Superintendent Byrnes in either catching the rats or in stopping up the rat holes. ———— On the principle that governed the west- tern railroad president who refused to dismiss a conductor who had “knocked own" a handsome competency and hire in his place a new man, who might be honest, but who was poor, we think New York had better keep Superintendent Byrnes at the head of her police depart- ment. He has decided ability, and is rich enough now to afford to be honest, how- ever he may have made his money, whereas to put a new man tn his place may prove to be a very expensive bit of business, as well a# awfully demoralizing to the rest of the force. They can give a pretty good guess as to what Byrnes Is, but they can't tell anything about the other fellow until they have tried him, and then it will be teo late. —____ + ] —__ 8. Humphreys Gurteen, writing, in a re- cent issue of “Lend a Hand,” of the be- ginping of charity organizacion societies in America, alludes to what he terms the lack of an “ucknowledged metropolis of the whole country.” He has sketched the work of the organization and referred to the existence in Loudon of a central board that governs the charity work of the en- tire kingdom. But on this side, he laments, there is no one clty in the land where could be ferformed the same functions as those of the London council, Wash- ington may not be a metropolis in certain senses of the word, but it is essentially guch a city as Mr, Gurteen has in mind. It ts central in that it is the center of ell governmental tnfluences. It is the home of many national organizations, and more are planting themselves here year after year. It is becoming the great convention @ity of the country. It is essentially a city THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, quiet, executive, directing work, of @ body as the charity organization Mr, Gurteen’s descrip- counci} of that the establishment of the grand scheme of charity organization contemplated by Mr. Gurteen, it would become quite essential. The word metropolis can never have in America the significance that it has in smaller countries, that cannot- support more than one great city, There will al- ways be several enormous communities in the United States, rivals for the honor— if it be such—of being the largest in point of population. Among them there can be no choice. But aside from them there will always be one city, peculiar to itself, not vastly populous perhaps, but well organ- ized and controlled, where will be found the nerve centers of the nation; and that one city—a metropolis of the thought and intelligence and science and philosophy and charity and many other elements of the country—will be Washington. + oe It has been the custom in ill-behavod communities in this and other countries for some of the decent people to give pub- Me expression to regretful excuses for mis- conduct that has attracted more than an ordinary amount of attention. An interest- ing departure from that established mode of procedure is the action of the board of county commissioners of Brooks county, Georgia, within whose jurisdiction occurred the so-called race war centering at Quit- man. In their official statemont the com- missioners say that “several murders have recently been perpetrated in our county and three negroes shot down without provocation as far as we can ascertain and other innocent negro men and women were abused and submitted to nameless indigni- ties.” The commissioners conclude their pronunciamento by saying “that we de- plore and most severely condemn the spirit of lawlessness that seems to pervade our county; that we feel that these crimes have left a blot on the fair name of our county; that we call upon the law-abiding citizens to put dowa these crimes and we appeal to the courts to see that these criminals are brought to trial and have justice meted out to them.” Now if the law-abiding citizens of Brooks county will only get together and put [nm effect the apparently earnest recommendations of the commissioners, the exceedingly tough reputation which Brooks county at present’ possesses may soon be among the things that have been, —_— + 2+ Another indictment against overhead wires was returned last night at Albany. In recent times many great conflagrations became great because electric light, tele- phone, telegraph and trolley wires in the vicinity of the blaze offered sertous ob- struction to the firemen. This was con- spicuously so in Boston when the Tremont Temple was last destroyed, and now the ruins of the Delavan House at Albany offer evidence of serious damage wrought because of interfering wires. It would be but idle guessing to predict the arrival of that time when the public generally will reach the conclusion that overhead wires are dangerous’ and expensive nuisances. In this city the practice of stringing wires on poles has been much discouraged and there is hope that within a few years un- derground provision will be made for the accommodation of the metal that now dis- figures streets and lies in wait to trap fire- fighters. But it would be wise for the au- thorities to hurry up the wire-burying Process in Washington to head off any pos- sible calamities like those noted in Boston and Albany. —___+ e+ —__- Inspector Byrnes makes {it clear that with reference to his official position he considers himself morally eligible, but financially independent. —----+ « e ____ Perhaps the assurances of Mr. Burns that things are done so much better on the other side of the water will turn the tide of emigration. — + e+ ___ The patience with which this country Ustens to self-appointed critics is of itself sufficient to disprove their accusations of il breeding. —-—____ + «= —____ The decision in New York that members of the legislature must pay their fares or walk may do a little toward promoting good roads. —— + e+ ___ Without making any personal criticism of Jobn Burns it is proper to observe that some of his ideas are not conspicuous for freshness. —_—__-+ e+ ____ When cornered on the subject ot outside speculation Mr. Byrnes resigned. No United States Senator did so much, 0 The November election provided a num- ber of Congressmen with ample oppor- tunity to begin life anew in 1805. Buy Your New Year’s, Perfumery At Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy. Open Till 2 P. M. New Year’s Day, Every Perfume, Toilet Water and Cologne known to the civilized world that is at all woghy of use is to be found here at lower prices than any- Where else in Washington, We are recognized headquarters in Washington for everything in the line of Tollet Requisites. Rabuteau’s Essence of Violette Blanche. There are violets and violets, but * "© there is but one Rabuteau’s Violet, and we are sole importers of this ex- quisite Perfume. After trying for many years to find a true and lasting odor of this delightful little flower in @ perfume extract we have at last succeeded and present to the public Rabuteau’s Violette Blanche (or White Violet) as the embodiment of all that is desirable in* the perfume of the violet flower. During this week only * we sbail offer this rare perfume at $1.13 per bottle. MERTZ’S Modern Pharmacy “HEADQUARTERS FOR PE {ERY AND TOILET REQUIS Cor. 11th and F Sts. N. W. SILVER WARE HALE - We are closing ont our entire stock * © of Silver Table Ware to confine our- * © selves to Diamonds and Jew, Jacobs Bros., DIAMOND IMPORTE 1229 Pa. Ave. a31-400 Pg ne mr etre No Breakfast | Is A Failure i 222 Where N. AUTH'S “Frankforter” or “Vienna” SAUSAGE are serv: It's made of the Bl ee home-killed and dressed beef and pork carefully pre: pared—and deliciously flavored. ‘Phere’ hone ether so good—noue other “will be so enjoyable. wterbere're “others, Come to our N. Mon 37-29 CENTER MARKET, 309-311 K ST. MARK! ey ost. mus AND WESTERN MARKETS. 8 208 ven aanmeRa ee For New Year Receptions. FRUIT. — (new. 0c. Ib), 1 yr, old. ..28e. SHELLED WAL KERNELS, 1 NEW MIXED SUS, Ib. Tal CLARET ¢ fin OLD PORT and at WiPSON aud PEPER WHS : JAMAICA and NEW ENG. RUM, qt as.D. ares 14TH a3 ST sm i Sas. {Why y Not = ‘Pure Rich ig Instead of the usual Let us always. fresh twice daily—from dairy farms—the purest, sweetest, ereamiest milk brought to this city. delived 1 as often each day P es SC. QT. CREAM, 12C. PT. D a ar oescty Sti 4% ST. &W wv. Ss. 3. Thompson, (ar-2e9 iFinnan I5C. itaddie, Pound. 4 One of the most delicious dishes on an} The meat ts as whito and It's Milk We'll nae Li Hung Chang has been ousted, but nobody is bothering him with questions as to where he got his money. —___ + ee SHOOTING STARS. What He Needed. “Doesn't that old horse need sifoes?” asked one sport of another at the winter race track. “I should say he does need shoes,” was the reply—“overshces.” A Fellow Feeling. “At last,” quoth she, “I sympathize With man, when wearing these: My bloomers, even with their size, Are bagging at the. knees.” “We don’t want any peetry,” sald the editor haughtily. “I know it,” replied the pretty girl, just as haughtily. “This isn’t poetry. It's some doggerel that my eight-year-old brother composed. After reading what you publish I shouldn't have thought of offer- ing you poetry.” And the editor really felt relieved when she made her exit and slammed the door. For the Fair Sex. “Won't it be lovely when we girls vote?” said Mrs. Bobleigh. “Yes,” replied Mrs. Giddithing. “Only I do hope they'll leave room enough on the ballots for a postscript.” The New Year. A welcome to you, ‘95, Fond hopes of you we nurse; + You may be better than the old— You surely can’t be worse. Comfort. “So you don’t like this country,” sald the native of America. “Not a bit,” replied the distinguished visitor from abroad. “You're down on the way we run things, aren't you.” “Teetotally.” “Well,” the native replied after a pause, during which the melancholy cleared from his brow, “we can be happy, nevertheless. Everybody concerned can give thanks that’ you don’t have to live here.” The Skaters. As swiftly o’er the ice they flew As snowflakes whirl. With no one nigh what could he do? He hugged the girl. Inconstant man! A crash, a crack, A distant roar, Proclaimed a thaw, and then, He hugged the shore, alack, known by Canvas- back and Redhead Ducks, Turke: Capons, Venison, Hot House ‘Toi —— toes, Cucumbers, Mushrooms, &e., al- Ways on hand. EF Tue very owest prices consistent With choicest quality. ttage Market,818 14 St. ‘eo Wee rrr cowry cere Ss as v ggeeeas | || | (In Trimmed Hats 7 g (Big Bargains and Bonnets. Every one in our store reduced 20. per cent. All our exquisite importations from London and Paris, as well as those of our Er Dou't wait or lirs. M. J. Hunt, 1309 F St. ¢ 431-2000 included. “your” hat may be #Most Everybody ~~ {Enjoys SAUSAGE. = When it comes from LO! z of the choicest, richest Ingredients. s flavored after our own recipe, whlch unequaled for making delicious, uppe- ng sausage. | More of LOEFELEI’S AGE fs sold than any other. You're eto enjoy it. CTF Come to our stands next time or you'll get an Inferior substitute. dh oeffler, . Telephone 16172. b 9 640-642 Center Market, . L., 72 © St. and 65 Western Market. P Published Daily. .H. Wilson, wae E 5 929 F St. i of ba Proprietor. Shoes H 5 | For LADIES 2 Made to The latest and bes Pleasure | Tint thoes for iad Shoes. | ful—a brand-new ide but very sensible—in? stock und wade to or- der. @31-20d “<9 WILL PAY FoR SI made to order. Fit, material and © workmanship guaranteed. Spindler Shirt Co., 606 14th. B1-0d DECEMBER 381, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. THE PALAIS ROYAL (Closed Tomorrow) SPECIAL SALES. The business New Year is to commence at the Palais Royal Wednesday, January 2. The three special sales told of below will ‘start the New Year here with proper eclat. Stock=-Taking Sale, Resulting in Bargains all over the store, hints of which will be published each evening in The Star, Call Wednesday for the following, as the quantities are like the prices,---small: Basement Floor. Toys at less than half prices and Fine Cut Glass Ware at surprise quotations. First Floor. Handkerchiefs creased by window display to go &s follows: 9c for those that were 12i¢ and 180. 18c for those that were 25e and 85e for those that were 50¢ and Second’ Floor. filled with Tbe. Silkolina Comforts, with wide ruffle, best cotton, $2.50, $1.49 and $1,98 instead of $1.98 ana| Third Floor. Fast Black Sateen Skirts, lined, somo with four ruities, others with sil embroidered ruffle. 98e, instead of $1.50, $1.75 and $2.25. Fourth Floor, Reduced prices enabling you to buy best Curtains ut prices of the inferior. IRISH POINT $1.95 $0.48 §4.75 $5.48 $6.48 $8.48 TAMBOUR LACE CURTAINS. $2.75 $4.50 $5.50 $9.50 $12.00 8 $848 $4.75 $748 $0.48 OTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS. eee $1.00 $1.50 $2.50 $3.50 Reeve pease $1.20 ot roery To be.. The Clearing Sale. Winter Garments in the Wrap and Under- wear Departments to be offered at price reduc- tions that wii! make the clearing sale effectively brief. Jackets. $5.98 For choice of about fifty garments that will be found Wednesday morning on a special table. None worth less thaa $10. The-early visitor will secure $12 and $15 Jackets for $5.98, $12 For Chinchilla Coats heretofore sold at $18, Only $15 for those that were $22 and $16.50 for those worth $25. They come in navy aud black, 36 to 45 inches long. Capes. $6.98 For choice of a rack full of Cloth Capes, none of which have sold at less than $9.93, But please don't expect to find them here if a call is de- layed until ‘Thursday. Opera Cloaks. $25 For the $50 Garments and balf price for the $75 and $90 Cloaks, Only seven, all told. We bope and think none by Thurslay, Winter Underwear. For Ladies. ai At G st. entrance, 260 INSTEAD OF 350, Fleeced and Ribbed Vests, long and stort sleeves, all sizes. 89C INSTEAD OF 50C. Merino Vests and Pants, in all sizes, Superior Guality, as hundreds can attest. 49C INSTEAD OF 75C. Wool Vests and Pants, in all sizes. And only 49¢ for the Ame:!can Hosiery Co.'s $1 Vests and Pants, in small sizes. 70C INSTEAD OF $1.25. Swiss Ribbed and Fleeced Lined Vests and Pants, gray and white. gil sizes. 98C INSTEAD OF $1.35. 98e for choice of Imported Natural and White Ribbed Wool Vests and Pants, and only @8e for the A. H. Co.'s $1.75 Quality Union Suits. $1.50 INSTEAD OF $2.25. ‘The Imported Swiss Ribbed Woot Merino Suits. Superior quality and fintsh, All sizes. $1.98 INSTEAD OF §2. Fast Black Wool Union Suits, Setentifically made. Tit and wear guaranteed. All sizes, | %, , Men’s Dept. ‘ At Eleventh st. entrance, 29C INSTEAD OF 50C. Shirts and Drawers, platn and ribbed, gray and white, ordinary and fleeced. All sizes. Extra good values at SOc, Three sults for ouly $2. 69C INSTEAD OF $1. The Heavy Fleeced-lined Shirts and Drawers, In the natural gray wool. For comfort avd bealth we know of nene better. S89C INSTEAD OF $1.50. Cashmere Shirts and Drawers. ‘Those who babitually wear this kind of underwear wil’ understand that $1.50 is less than prevailing $1 INSTEAD OF $1.50. The Reliable Medicated Red Wool Underwear, cochineal dye. Shirts and Drawers in all sizes, VERY MUCH REDUCED. Cartwright & Warner's, American Flostery Co. Norfolk and New Brunswick and Wilson Bros. Celebrated Undergarments. 1sc STEAD OF 2 Camel's Hair Half Hose meade to retail at 35¢ were secured so as to profitably sell at 25c. Now 18, or 3 pairs for G0c. The “Opening” Sale. The “Opening” of the New Year’s Stock of Silks, Fans, Gloves, Hose, Slippers and Ribbons, selected with a view of being worn together. 50c Yard for the New Silk, with alternate Stripes of Crepe and Satin, All the ‘éveuing shades. 3g¢ And 49c yard for 24 And 27-inch Japanese Silks, in no less than 50 shades. © 1 39¢ yard for Fancy Silk Crepons—be- id rich-looking material—though so Mt- witehing tle priced. ard for Velutina es. $1.50, $2, $3 and $4 . in all the searee s + spociatly low price for th very latest viped Silks, in artistic colorings that beautiful. $1.50, 2 and $2.8 yard fer Satin Striped Broeaded silk a collection without an equal in the city, 35c Yard for 50c quality All-wool Cashmere, and. 50e yard for 40-inch wide Ali-wool Crepon. 75¢ Yard for Superfor Satin Stripe Taffeta Silks, in light blue, pink, yellow, nfle and cardinal. 59¢ Yard for Very Beautiful Sutin Brocades, in olive kreen, gray, magenta, goldea brown, 75¢ Yard for Exquisitely caded Taffeta Silks, in latest tints of cerise, bl heliotrope, sage green, old rose, cardiaal and golden brown, $1 And $1.25 yard for Faille Francaise, in all the Qualities worth $1.25 and eventug sha d. for Satin Duchess, in qualities worth All the evening shades. THE PALAIS ROYAL. G and Eleventh Streets. A. Lisner. q CXEREEERERK MEN! Open Half Day TOMORROW, to give you a chance to buy Full-Dress “THINGS,” Shirts, Bows, ie] | le} | | | | | Xxx KD CUT PRICES. P.T.HALL 908 F Street. 421-600 XEREREREEEEERERERERERERERS SS SNES SEES SESS SEES TESTU T OTE \e ILANSBURCH & BRO. To Help E| You out of your : dilemma in case | | you have forgotten something need- able to complete your Toilet for New Year’s Calls || we will be open until ncon Tomor- | | row. We carry a full line of New Year’s Requisites for both sexes. And for those who desire to do other shopping we are equaily well prepared, as our entire force will be here until noon ‘Tomorrow, ready and anxious to serve you. LANSBOURGH | & a a31 420, 422, 424, 426 7TH ST. > | 2 E-| E| 2 a Ey Re A oe Cases ‘For New Year's, You will find it an easy matter to make an excellept selection of a neat Card Cose from among our stock of Our Own [lake Of these useful Leather Cases. All Leathers, All Colors, All Styles, 48c. to $5.00. A complete line of Fine Leather Goods Of every description at TOPHAM’S TRUNK AND L MANUI 1231 PENNA. AVE, Factory on the premises. ote >reo< ee That New Year’s Day g wm PH OP OF OF HS OS OF OF 09 36-0 OF 06-48-09 -03-30 00-9 PATHER GOODS OO 2-44 29 06 0+ 400-409 Stuffed Feeling Is Relieved By Ripans Tabules. Take One After About The Twelfth Cali—it Will Re= lieve You Almost Immediately. 50c. Box. At All Druggists. . It Buchanan Bros., a Fi eg ed Fitting glasses is our businces, Examination and consultation at any bour, e20-tf 4 Left OF THOSE EXQUISITE: Fr. Dec. China Dinner Sets, At Half Price. Wilmarth ay Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. Ave, a313ta No other house DORS—EVER Dli)—or WILL--sell such Sry UALITY such LOW prices a8 WE QUOTE: 2 mica SAKS AND CoMPAN We shall be open until 1 o’clock tomorrow—New Year’s Day—that you may have a good opportu= nity to attend our two _ Special Sales Overcoats —the one giving you the choice of hundreds of ‘$13. 50 $12. 50. and $10 values for oO —the re giving you the choice of hundreds of $20, $20, $18, $17.50 and $16.: 50 qualities 1 for Qa All styles of Suits and all: | styles of Overcoats are represented in the ~ Ifthe old superstition is true—that what you do on New Year's Day you will do all through the year—you certainly can’t find more profit- able occupation for your time—nor better use for your dollars—than a $7 or $11.50 invest= ment _here—on these terms. Tomorrow'll be time enough to get your Full Dress finery. We've everything. A lot of $15 and §20 Tuxedos for $8.59. Clearing vp the Christmas wreck im the F ishing Department at “way off prices. AKS AND COMPAN Only Complete Outfitters in Town. Pa. Av. and 7th | St. Sa25 Gas and Electric Fixtures —If you are bul let us pat, tn bid for furnishing them. A bi of fixtures and a corps ol rt” workmen, Lamps, Lamp Shades And peey & Globes re in the largest variety in PoE COTE sae. Brooks Co. 13531 agth Street. puting leTPOTSPSESSSOSOSS PCOS OCS ONO OOS SPOOe oaneereere. i Physical [ Cuilture’ elle (GOs'S crumars 3 CORSETS. Net what they have been, but $6.50 Mae “tney ‘ere te the geeetion. e torn the aid the dittes atl pre To $2. ot thaw @ouble” dats makable offer is: (Trs.\ Whelan, Ai Ler aca) NOTES OW “Gils Pe while ae ae the Sunday School Lessons, only Sve. . C. Pursell, 418 oth St. “Flondquarters for Sunday School Literature."* 31-84 q