Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1897, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. ‘WEDNESDAY............. CROSBY S$. NOYE: THE EVE! G STAR has a regular and permancnt Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- aiation of the other Washington =. An a News ond Advertising Medium it has competitor. t7Im order to avoid delays, om ac- count of personal absonce, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor of purpose. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- acribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should Give the last address as well as the new one. —S= Hawaii in the House. The debate in the House yesterday over the item in the sundry civil bill appre- Briating $0,009 for the improvement of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, indicated that there ig a very considerable sentiment in that Body in favor of this extension of the naval facilities of the United States. The able explanation made by Mr. Hitt, chairman Of the committee on foreign affairs, should have been convincing to all minds that, whatever may be the ultimate policy of the government with regard to anne: tion, Pearl Harbor, granted to this cou: several years ago for use as a naval sta- tion, should be improved without delay. If annexation be accomplished the harbor will be improved as a matter of common sense, affording as it does the very finest leration for a completely equipped navy yard at any ocint in the Pacific. If an- pexation fail Pearl Harbor will be even More necessary to the United States fer the protection of its great interests in the islar ds. Mr. Hiti's remarks were the more more notable because of the position which he holds in the House when that body is fully organized and also because of his usually conservative course in treating such matters. He is recognized as the leader in all questions regarding the foreign re- lations of the government, and his words have great weight with members of all political parties. He spoke yesterday with emphasis of tae need of an American es- tablishment in Hawaii, which is coveted net only by Japan but by Engiand, whose designs upon all the available vantage points of the worid are notorious. Mr. Cummirgs, too, spoke earnestly of the need for action. He reoresents the naval side of the controversy, and is familiar ‘with all the technical reasons for the im- mediate occupation of Pearl Harbor, its improvement and the equipment there of @ naval station of proper size and facili- ties. At the same time he put himseif Squarely on record as favoring annexation and paid the President the compliment of expressing the belief that he will not leave the White House before Hawali has be- come an integral part of the United States. Incidentally it is gratifying to be able to discern in this debate a tendency to re- sent the action of the Senate finance com- mittee In abrogating the Hawaiian reci- Procity treaty. I: may be that the House witl not have occasion to vote on this question, for it is hoped that the Senate will strike this objectionable feaiure from the tariff bill. This ead will be made the more secure, however, by such expressions of opinion as those that punctuated the debate in the House yesterday. They tend to serve notice on the Senate that the co- eidinate branch looks with disfavor on the underhanded business of striking down an equitable arrargement with a nation so clasely allicd with the United States in every way. It appears that some doubt exists as to whether the abrogation of the reriprocity agreement nullifies the grant of the harbor. Mr. Hitt does not believe that it does, but he admits that there is @ question about the matter and that the Hawatian government will be inclined to Press the point that the harbor goes with the reciprocity arrangement. Under the circumstances the wise and equitable course is to avoid all such trouble by leav- ing wntouched the entire treaty. Mean- while no time should be lost in the im- provement of the harbor, the cost of which will increase with each year of delay. —_++2 —____ In connection with a revival of prosperity, it is well for a senator who takes an inter- est in the markets to be cautious about trying to become too prosperous all at once. ——___++« Again today the force on the post office butlding was limited to one hundred and rirety-two men. 2 ‘That Sugar Trust Transaction. ‘The surrender to the Sugar Tr.st by the sub-committee of the Senate Finance Com- mittee in the amended sugar schedule of the Dingtey bill is denounced from one end of the country to the other. Men of all shades of political opinion—republicans, democrats and populists—unite in charac- terizing it as an outrage on che public in- terests and as calling for prompt and em- Phatic redress. Nor is any of the language used at all too strong. The transaction is nothing short of scandalous, and the Sen- @te could not ratify It without inflic:ing on itself a lasting disgrace. This is the time for plain speaking. The republican party has come into power—not without much difficulty—to right wrorgs and give the country good goverament. Its campaign promises are well remembered, and its policies well defined. It is under obligations to revise the tariff in the inter- ests of raising more revenue and of afford- ing a reasonable protection to home in- dustries. But it has always held that such protection should never be permitted to foster monopolies, or to become a means of oppression, being spurred to that decla- ration by the charge of the opposition that Protection served such ends. The Dingley bill, as originally drawn, was a sound and just measure. It provided for the raising of enough reveane for the support of the government, and for a rea- scnable protection to American industries. It was a national bill, in that all sections Were remembered in it and would benefit by it. The men who drafted it were rot orly competent for their work, but enjoyed @ very high reputation before the coun- “try. But no sooner had’the bill -eached the ands of the Senate sub-committee appoint- ‘ed to examine and report upon it than in- fluences presented themselves demanding radical changes in its provisions. And chief among those influences was the Sugar ‘Trust, ard chief among the changes was that, made at the Trust's diciailon, by ‘which the sugar schedule was transformed into a means of enriching the Trust almost beyond computation. ‘This would have been a surprising per- formance in ordinary circumstaaces, but in the circumstances that actually exist it is simply amazing. The Suger ‘Trust was the source of scandal in the preparation of the existing tariff law, and more than any other one cause was the means of changing ©@ large democratic majority in one House THE EVENING STAR; WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1897-14 PAGES. to @ very small democratic minority in the next House. The record was fresh, and sti foul. The President and the Secretary of the Trust stood indicted for refusing to testify in the investigation of the matter which the Senate had conduc‘ed, and jail sentences confronted them. Yet this did pot restrain the Trust from reaching cut its grasping hand again, and seeking to control this Senate to its shame as it did the Senate of 184 Nothing bolder than this has occurred in this county since the fate of Jesse James made robbery at the point of the pistol a bit too risky and therefcre unfashionable. There is some mention of a contribution made by the Sugar Trust to the republican campaign fund iast year. The Trust, it is understocd, always contributes, and *.sually to both sides. The Trust has no political principtes. But whatever the circum- stances attending this latest coatribution may have been—what the amount, to whom handed, under whatsoever promises —to enact specific legislation in return for that, and such as the Trust itself dictstes, to the detriment of the people; would be to invite such a storm as would justly hurl the republican party from power. The Sugar Trust amendment to thé Dingley bill ought to be incontinently kicked out of the Senate. ——_s+o——_—__— Mr. Visit Home. Senator Hanna has gone home to get a rest. He confesses very frankly that he is “tired out.” He wil probably remain in Cleveiand for several weeks. Mr. Hanna enters into no particulars, nor need he do so. His case is well under- stood here. He has had to confer with more people in the past two months about offices than tke President himself. The President has been protected somewhat by his cwn oifice. He has been able to pre- scribe rules for regulating visits, and in this way to reserve some time for himself. Eut Mr. Hanna has not been hedged about at all. He has been accessible early and late, one day after another. at his hotel and at the Capitol, and the peopl have not spared him. Other Senators hav2 had their hands full with only their respective con- stituencies, but ke has had callers by the Score from every section of the country. it is praiseworthy in Mr. Hanna to have met these people, and to have heard them with sympathy and patience. Many of them assisted him last year both before and after the St. Louis convention, and some of them, doubtless, with the inten- tion of calling on bim for indorsement for office in the event of republican success. Had he avoided them at this time, there- fore, or refused to see them, he would bave forfeited much of his prestige as a political manager. He pays dearly, it is true, for coming to the scratch and enlisting in the cause of so many applicants. He retires from the scene exhausted, after a siege of two months. And yet there are men—some of them from Mr. Hanna’s own state—who de- nounce the civil service law and demand its repeal. They would throw every place under the government into the arena, te be scrambled for after the old fashion, and thereby mulifply a hundred-fold the an- noyances of the real leaders. Although the law applies so widely, there are still many places to he filled by the President upon the recommendations of party ad- visers, and the pressure for them has been sufficient to tire out Mr. Hanna. How much sooner would he have succumbed, and how many others would have suc- cumbed with him, had all ihe patronage of the goverament been az stake? The civil service law exerc!ses a three- feld protection. It protects the govera- ment against tacompetency in office, it pro- tects competent peuple who severe office in the enjoymat of their places, and it protects party leaders ani managers against pressure for recognition, which at this day, with the places’ so numerous, would be frightful even to contemplate. ——++e_____ If in the future it becomes desirable for the gentlemen concerned in the Previous administration to celebrate themselves as Cuban sympathizers, there will be little for them to do except to fall back on Con- sul-general Lee. ——~-+2___ It would be interesting to know how large a share the sugar business will con- tribute to the revival of industry now being delayed by the trust's efforts to manipulate legislation. —_++2—_____ Greece’s only hope of immediate satis- faction is in the possibility of Turkey's beirg encouraged by recent successes to become unduly haughty toward the powers. —_+--_____ The Greeks have added another to the numerous examples of disaster caused by an excess of valor in conjunction with a deficiency of generalship. ——__ 1+ += ____ When Gen. Weyler once gets a portion of Cuba “pacified” he should be careful not to irritate it by appearing in the vicinity. ——__+ + SHOOTING STARS. Explained. “So that young man says he would lay his fertune at your feet?” said Mabel’s father. “Yes.” — he hasn't done so.” N-no.” “And perbava you can tell why?” “I guess, father, that he hasn’t had it told yet.” “I's nyad men tell dat a woman hab a heap o’ curiosity,” said Uncle Eben. “But I doesn’ Dd’lieve dat she could be tempted ter gib up all de money she had ter fine out ef somebody had er full han’ or was only bluffin’.” Mockery. In vain for bait, from morn till late, He digs when after sport he roves; But when he makes a garden patch The fishing worms emerge in droves! Keeping Young. “Some men never grow old,” remarked the quiet man. “Well,” replied the accurate friend, “‘some men feel young in spite of the lapse of time.” “That's what I mean.” “It's largely a matter of will power.” “I guess it Is in this particular case.” “To what do you refer?” “The manner in which my friend, Mr. Noah Goodthing, fails to realize that the six’ months’ note he gave me is now four years old.” A Remarkable Record. What led the bonbon-loving girl To spurn the youth she might have won And wear at last a spinster’s curl, ‘Through trusting to a fickle one? What was it made the liquor which Once shocked that young man's palate so ‘When biended as a mixture rich, <3 With flavor more benign to Sew? aoe = ee What 4 is it makes the gentle lamb Who dallies with the stock exchange. Experience a dizzy qualm As figures tell a tale most strange? Sugar. 11" is a low price for a hi well-made ‘ ie, Ra nge—large baking } oven—large broiling oven—’tis a full size Range, with double and single burners on top— price includes connecting. Ra h ‘Stove with bake oven complete and two double-ring extra burners to cook on—a compact stove on which you can cook all the meals for a small family—only $4.75. Connection extra. un a a A ee See our $1.00 two-hole double- + ring Gas Stove—we have many : others. C.A. Muddiman, 616 12th St. 1204 G St. CHILDREN'S WASH SULTS, Washington has never seen such a stock as we are showing—and the prices are just two-thirds of what the same qualities have sold for here- tofore. Our wash suits are different from the “dry goods store sorts”—ours are made by “man-tailors’—and fit just as nicely as our cloth suits. The wash tub is the test of wash suit goodness—ours will come out with colors true—without shrinking —and will hold their shape to the last. aA 4, TANUETCRRS ET AINE: | i 48c for several styles—worth 75e. ‘98e for several styles—worth $1.50. 9Se for Brown Linens—worth $1.50, $1.28 for Crashes—worth $1.75. $1.48 for several styles—worth $2.50. 13c. for 25c. Silk Windsor Ties. Kiseman Bros., Cor. 7th and E Sts. N.W. NO BRANCH STORE IN WASHINGTON. it We go to the trouble of ironing link cuffs FLAT —to prevent them from cracking. t That’s one of the many © little things that has made the Yale the leader. Send us word and we'll call for YOUR laundry. The Yale Laundry, 518 10th—phone 1092. a 1211 F Street, Where Quality Rules. Style and Comfort —are demanded by most ladies when buying Boots and Shoes. By handling only goods of a satisfactory quality~-at the smallest margin of profit—and having a large and varied stock at our command—we are able to please the most exacting. Ladies’ Oxfords at $2 and $2.50. Special attention is called to an ipvoice of Madies” Oxtords ‘at $2 aml 8350. We are having quite 9 rem oa They come in Blacks and Russets, in al lengths and widths, ra lang t tips and tips of the same—very’ sty’ 7 BOOTS AXD SHOES POLISHED FRER HOOVER & SNYDER, 1211 F Street. Fashionable Boots and Shoes for Ladies and Men. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SPECIAL DISPLAY OF THE FOLLOWING Seasonable Sterling Silver Novelties. 500 new Shirt Waist Sets plain and enameted, from 100 new ‘Belts, frou $1 50 6 Very elegant I:ne of Chatelains. We want you to examins this siock and of- nd Buttons, fer the A 8] Rae only on _W- Cc. SHAW & co. 1105 F 8ST. N.W. WHEN SOME ONE AT HOME IS VERY ILL it 3 ing impure’ droge oe salir te tions—of hav! subst! ay a rg Ss — ne your et writes Ua, We'll use guly ymre Grape, Werk put np. prescriptions Won't make mistakes 2 oe ade Gor. loki &H St. 25 Neglige shirts — shirt waists—and all colored goods are carefully laun-* dered at the Yale. The colors are set over night - -to ent », §18 10th St. G OLDENBERGQ’S “Anngxatfia skirt, stig offerings Shick we shall make ¢omarrow will-give our annexdtion sale another big.” boast” forward. We are atcotiplishing our object nicely becayse ypur response has been unstinted. We shall start to build sooner than we thought, be- cause in a stiorthwhile we shall have disposed of the ‘nierchandise that has been in our way. It’s a great core fen to have the confidence of the people. There never was a moment that anybody doubted our sincerity. We told you we had secured the next> building, and that we were desirous of dis- posing of such stock as were. direct- ly in the way. You believed us and came by the thousands, and are still coming. You found the values we offered were real valuesnot imag- inary, and you have passed the word along, an Goldenberg’s “annexation sale” has become the talk of the town— the biggest su¢cess ever attainéd— and we thank you with all our heart. It is for you that this store is be- ing made larger—better—more con- venient. It is you who have made it what it is today, for you are the maker and unmaker of stores. ‘You may take your choice of this immense Jot of Indies’ walking skirte—of- three-tone mixtureg—velvet bound ard lined with rustle * pereatire—for $1.39 each. ‘We shall bunch’ a lot of ladies’ fine lus- trous plain and brocaded mohair skirte— rustle percaline lined and velvet bound— which have been $4 and $5—for $2.95 each. A ten-dozen lot of ladies’ China silk walsts —plain black nnd fancies—in the mew shades—very stylish at every point—have pleated backs and stock collars. and have Dech $4.50—will go for $2.95 each. Lot of Indies’ gray and tan covert bicycle suite—bave divided skirts and leggins—have been $5—for $3.98 each. A lot of Indies’ ‘bicycle suits of covert, serge gud sultings—in recfer, blazer and nor- folk style have patent divided skirts —with 7 -Stylish sutts—wuch: as sell $10 and $12—go for legyins— about town $7.98 each. “As a special you may take these ladles’ stylish linen euite—with blazer jackets—for [AN our 48¢, angi S0c,_ hack 39¢, ee | silks—small designs—ta: for waist’, skirts) and: €resses—Sdr' ; 29c.-yard. E Peas Foulards—24 inches with ‘brown, green, bine and black grounds, with -white seroll patterns—fer a dty— 23c. yard. — Black -and white sh2pberd plaids, . large ‘and small checks, end best Swiss taffeta— for a day— 49c. yard. All our 48¢. figured ‘and striped: colored taffeta silk—to go for a day at 39c. yard, Evening shadeg of lustrous satins, includ- ing white and cream—our 39c. grade—for a day— 29¢. yard. ‘Ten patterns of all-ellk black brocade satin duchesse—large and smali patteras— Iroragea a x fintyh—cleggat eres titi ‘27-inch cream Japanese wash sitk—of very brilliant luster—to-go for a day at White goods. 12 yazd pieces oC Dost Mastich long cloth to ge for a day at nr 12I4C. yard. Swiss striped white Iawn—the 12%. sort —for a day— 8c. yard. Plain white heavy duck—thoroughly shrunk —the usual 12i%c. sort—for 934c. yard. ‘Wrappers, 50c. shalt place on mile a lot of ladies pore Tight and dark effects—full to: waiste—ard of game material R1$1 sort—for h. - Muslin drawers, 15c. We shalt place on-sale a tot of Indies’ muslin drawers—cut full und made with deep hem and clusters of fine tucks—all Insect Powder ——.—in the rooms where car- CROCKER’S————939 Pa. ave. Shoes Shined Free. 1,000 Pairs Usual 50, 75c. & $1 “TENNIS” SHOES, 19e. PAIR. Black, Tan & Checked! =-Men’s, =-Women’s, =-[lisses’, --Youth’s, --Boys’, ==Children’s. This is but another one of the special drives which are making this store famous. CROCKER’S, Shoes shined free, 939 Pa. Ave. It will be a mighty good thing for your linen when you make up your mind to have the Yale launder it. Send word tomorrow. 518 10th—’phone 1092. We Make Them. Leather Belts Are always in style and made of best and modern materials. We 3 make our Belts and so are en- abled to offer you handsome and stylish designs. : ft 25c. § 50c. AOc. 25C. 50c. ‘Your choice of those black and fancy abades near the - door, with harness buckles. All Silk Belts, checks stripes, covered match your waist or dress. White Belts, real leather, with the popa- Yar harness buckles, gold or silver fintshed. Genuine A111 gator Belts, the new barness O8c. O8c. Spree, doab- Finer and Handsomer Belts, $1.25 to $2.50. ‘Topham Ss, 1231-1233 Pa. Avenue. it Factory, 1218 and 1220 E st. The Ideal Summer Drink —— —CLARET. Cooling, re- freshing, and so good to drink —whether at mealtime or in the evenings. We sell a pure California Zinfandel—very de- —— licious—for only $2 doz. bottles. Magruder «Co. Groceries, Wines and Cigars, Two Stores, 1417 N.Y. Ave. Conn. Ave. & M St. Send along your laun- dry bundle this week. We'll show you what proper laundry work Teally is. The Yale Laundry, 518 1oth—’phone 1092. | al Ts lay Ball Tim |: "grot never W. H. Stalee,: 1107 F St. ee eee eae tes with The Palais Royal. Tomorrow--Thursday--Remnant Day. The list of this week’s bargains is to be crowded into lower portion of these columns--because of the unlooked for sale of Underwear, partially explained in foiiow- ing copy of letter: ee ep D. E. SICHER & CO. 105 Wooster St., New York. May 10, 1897. Mr. A. Lisner, Dear Sir:—Your offer for Underwear stock is accepted. A partial loss is better than a total loss. But we will not be hard on . Do not mention his name in your advertisement of the goods, Yours truly, Ss. ——_G HIS stock of Superfine Undergarments was made to the order of a hypercritical merchant who failed—probably because he overlooked the practical in his chase after the ideal. The result is that we and you secure “ideal” undergarments at very “practical” prices. Less Than Cost of Materials. “Less than cost of materials” is not a figurative ex- pression. Distribution to commence tomorrow morn- ing, on third floor of the Palais Royal. Entire stock in three grand lots at 49c, 59c and 69c for choice. The 69° lot. The 4.Q)° tt. Ideal Undergarments. Here is] Not a garment in this lot could be one of the many gowns that is ideally | profitably retailed at less than 75¢.— made. As chic as a French bonnet. | without a loss to some one. $1.46 is the bare cost of materials. A Gown. 5 yards Good Muslin at Te.... 3% yards Honest Embroidery at 7c. Beading, Buttons anc Cotton, worth. AGM. cccseweeeeehee A Skirt. = yards Good Muslin at Tc. 2 yards fine Cambric at oom Tape and Spool Cotton, wort! Total 49c fe, for re and ated ises and goo Spool Cotton and Buttons, we Cost of materials. . . $1.46 G9C 28 oe eats, Seatt sree Drawers. Only more or less attractive. early aud secure first cholce. (Continued above.) The 59c Lot Includes $1 Garments. $1 garments have always been a specialty of the Palais Royal and now that we can temporarily distribute such garments for only 59 cents we proudly print the fact in big letters. Only 59 cents. Only 59 cents. Here’s a Skirt for §9 cents that Here’s a gown-that’s worth more three hundred otheg Corset Covers, er The materials are alone you could not reproduce at less than worth $1.03. 1.1 It contains: 5 yards Fine Muslin at 8c. £00. S115 . 3 yards Embroidery at 1 Boe. 1% yards Insertion at 15¢. Be. e mental Se. Spool Cotton and Buttoes worth. Se. Cost of materials...... “$1.03 Cost of materials. .... . $1.15 [7 We know that hundreds of the Palais Roysl’s regular patrons will look for these and other $1 garments at 50 cents—and we are very anxious that such old friends and patrons shall secure the choice of the collection. We therefore earnestly request rs early # call as possible. The sale is to commence tomoc-ow at 8 a.m. And Now For Regular Business. Thursday is our “Remnant Day”—the list below is of seasonable goods, placed on bargain tables only because they are the last of their kind. On First Floor. For the [en. iat MS Nakata a: | NC Ss See ae Se Ea AS Se ‘Waists at — A2c prshetts ie ae ae we a | AFC Sisatiai Stee “Sh “tea or 4c 32° creat Sie es | 250 te ae ss tions. combination, 25c fatect Gay Temes ofan Gal ety On Third Floor. 35c par sf cot gpecetas | $10.98 se ie sa Eee tine Sit yard for choice of @ week's accumulation DAC 3370 2, Se 'fem the Toe and Be lots of RiLboos. i3c S25 SSe Shirt Watst Sets. 23 &, Some of Be uaivy aeeion: allver. Dagemat ate these, Silk Belts. Some were for Leather Belts, among Sich ‘are Mens $1 ee Belts, rasol 98, $3.50, $3.98 $2.89 [Pte “bestest platy ad Shecks, And Durry for those chiffon’ trimmed. Ot the 25e Flowers—tately used for oi Some are massed. i $1.75 emer ar ents | $1.75 BRR spe eee —___—_—__— Basement Floor. choice of Fans that were Te to Sl. Sle ee Ce Sere aeomtters for $8 English China ea Bet, of $1.75 Risers tecaume, the smpat ‘aad atop $11 1.50 = $16.50 Carlsbad Dinner ‘and two soup aro misting fiom the 102