Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1897, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1897-24 PAGES. ° THE EVENING STAR. " ‘WASHINGTON. SATURDAY, ......May 15, = THE EVENING STAR has 2 reguier and permanent Family Circulat: ™ more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington dailies. An a News ané@ Advertising 1t has no competitor. 7 In order to avoid delays, om ac- of personal absence, letters to THE STAR at simply to THE STAR, or to the Editerial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose A Compressed Air Bunce Game. is high time to call the attention of Congress to the farce now being enacted by the*Eckingtor and Soldiers’ Home Railway Campany of this city in the name of an It effort to give the people of Washington rapid transit facilities. That company is now operating under an act of Congress passed June 10, 186, as amended by the act of February 3, 1807, requiring a repid tran- sit equipment by the first of July, 150s. Two systems are in contemplation, com- pressed air and the underground electric. The former is an experiment and the latter is a known success. The company prefers to try the former, notwithstanding the many indications that it is a failure at its present stage of development, and is today wasting time, fooling the people of the cap- | Ital with promtses to equip the entire line with air cars at an early day. It has al- ways been questioned whether this com- pressed air system had been brought to a point of sufficient perfection to warrant its use on the streets of a modern city; and the public has awaited the results of the present so-called tests with patience, hop- ing that perhaps the long-promised im- provements had been successfully devised. But from time to time complaints as to the operation of the experimental car have been received, verified by trustworthy evidence, and this paper is now enabled to publisa such a showing of the former performances of the identical car that 1s now running to and from Eckington as to demonstrate be- yond question that the company is either blind to the plain facts or is deliberately seeking to mislead the peopie and Congress. The record of this car is printed today in the news columns. It shows that the mo- tor and its three fellows, used for many months in New York as an experimeni, were utter fallures from the stand-point of practical railroading. They developed sev- eral serious fats. Their valves froze in cold weather, crippling them. The connec- tions burst frequently, cylinder heads were blown out, and other explosions occurred, temporarily wrecking the cars and endan- gering life. The brakes were unreliable and at times the pision rods connecting them with the power became fixed and set the wheels so that the car was worse than use- less. But above all these facts, it is now of record that the cars could not be depended "pon to make the round trip, the air supply giving out, and the memorandum of the various performances is replete with notes of cars being pushed into the sheds from varying distances. In short, the record is one of utter failure. It Is n> wonder that the company that was then conducting the experiments rejected the uir system and voted to adopt the un- der-ground electric, at a vastly greater cost. This ct of itself should have sufficed to warn the local company of the danger of even experimenting with the motors. Those in charge of the roads here, as practical men, should have known every detail of these tests In New York. It is beyond ber lief that they were not thus fully ac- quainted with the record. They were prob- ably aware of many more deficiencies than those now noted in The Siar. And yet they have given one car a few runs over an easy lime of track, never heavily loaded, sur- rounding its performances with a vell of seereey and proclaiming from the seclusion of their suarded sheds that the tests have been gloriousiy successful and that the next move is the ordering of fifteen cars of the same design! The truth of the situation ts not far to seek. It is notorious that this same com- pany bas been a persistent advocate of and betitioner for overhead trolley privileges. It yielded tts last urban foot-hold with re- luctance, and onty when threatened with legal intervention. It pretends to be willing to accept the alternative of compressed air or under-ground electric, and deliberately undertakes experiments with a car that could not succeed under favorable condi- tious and stands marked among street rail- road men as a disastrous failure. There ts a glaring lack of good faith in this pretended compifance with the com- mands of Congress. There ts not a scrap of evidence that the company in question and its associated corporations intend to com- ply with a single provision of the two acts under which they are supposed to operate, and it is seasonable to bring to the notice of Congress the evident disposition to cre- ate such a condition of financial as well as mechanical embarrassments as will enable the company to go before the committees at the next session or that succeeding and ask for further favors. These favors are to be apprehended at this juncture. The plea is easy to foresee. The alternative of com- pressed air and under-ground electric was accepted in good faith, it will probably be urged: but experiments undertaken on this vasis proved unsuccessful: meanwhile the toads fell into financial distress and the equipment with under-ground electric be- came impossible; therefore the trolley ts needed as a “temporary” expedient te tide the roads over their difficulties. What will Congress reply to these spe- cious pleas? The people of the District have registered thefr verdict and are de- termined to resist by every available means this effort to bull-deze the community into accepting a dangerous, unsightly and un- satisfactory feem of rapid transit. ——_+eo_ Stapid Police Werk. ‘The policemen who permitted the woman who was detected passing counterfeit coin to slip through thetr fingers deserve severe reprimands. It appears that the woman had been working the street car lines for some days and passed several bad quar- ters on the conductors, who, of course, ™must bear the loss. When they found that their small wages were going in this fash- ton they set about to catch the swindler, and it seems to have been due to their ef- forts alone that the woman was detected, rather than to those of the police. When cornered, however, the woman went free beeause no one in authority would arrest her or detain ker for examination. This is @ serious offense on the part of the po- Heemen, and indicates a lack of apprecia- tion of the nature ef their duties or a gross negligence, either of which war- rants punishment. Senater Morgan's Position. Senator Morgan ts entirely g with the people of Cuba is to insult com- mon sense. / War. of course, exists in Cuba, and has been going on for over two years. Spain's denials have all been contradicted by her measures for restoring her authority there. She has sent an army of 200,000 men to the island, putting them first under the con- trol of Gen. Campos and then under the control of Gen. Weyler, her two foremost soldiers. She has spent millions of dollars. in supporting her military establishment im the island, and is im the market again to secure additional funds for the same purpose. Her ships patrol the coast, and, finally, she is constantly nudging this gov- ernment about a strict observance of the peutrality laws. Everything she has done and is doing confesses the existence of war in Cuba. And yet she, and those who speak for her in this country, insist that @ mere insurrection explains the whole matter! It is time for this humbug to be formally exploded. That it prevailed with Mr. Cleveland may not be difficult of explana- tion. Having neglected his one opportunity to study war here at home, Mr.. Cleveland was dull, it may be-said, on the war side. Being unable to combat the Spanish con- tention on the subject, he accepted it and governed his course accordingly. But Mr. McKinley, like Gen. Lee, knows what war is. He has participated in it, and can tell its bloody fruits at a distance. The spe- clousness of the Spanish gabble about in- surrection, and pacification, and the rest of it, with with the island full of soldiers, and the cities and towns and villages full of non-combatants, huddie@ together like sheep, ought not to deceive an old soldier like himself for a day. There ought to be union between Con- Sress and the President in whatever ts at- tempted and the conferences tt have taken place at-the White House between senators and Mr. McKinley are hopeful signs Of the times. —r+o + Police Preteetion in the Suburbs. The plea of property-owners representing one of the populous suburban sections of the District for more adequate police pre- tection deserves attention. The loci police force is too small for safety and it is dif- ficult to give to all parts the degree of pro- tection that should be granted. But it is particularly important that personal brcperty in the suburbs should be made mere secure by providing a larger patrol at night. Residences in these sections ure more .exposed to danger than those in the eity, where the houses are placed close together and in a measure protect each other. But there is yet another rea- son why these suburbs, now the most ac- tively developing sections of the District, deserve special consideration. Commis- stoner Wight made the point at the hearing given the other day to the petitioning citi- zens, asserting that it is to the advanatge of the whole District that these outlying properties should be made safe. © Protec- tion means value. If it be assured that residents in the suburbs will be given equal consideration with those of the city proper there will be a steady increase in the de- mand for such properties, and lands that bave hitherto been comparatively urre- munerative will be improved, attracting residents and nome-builaers, and will be- come @ source of greater income to une District as well as to taeir owners. This process does not detract from the value of the city property, but rather tends to equalize the burden of taxation. ‘Thus a direct connection may be disclosed be- tweea the apparently small matter of police protection and general prosperity. Under these circumstances it is Lighly desirable that the request of the citizens should be promptly granted, and Congress should be made to realize the need of additional Appropriations for police purposes, to keep pace with the great spread of the residence section. ———__ + = ____ When a gentleman with Mr. ‘ianna's record as a cainpaign general refrains frem putting in a claim to ownership of the government, it is but to be expected that @ comparatively unknown quantity in po- htical life, like Mr. Atkins cf Boston, will display equal modesty. —_— + + In connection with the Prestdent’s atti- tude on the Cuban question it may be sug- Gested that there are some emergencies #0 great and exacting that very few Itheral- minded people would fail to regard them as a sofficient excuse for doing some work on Sunday. ———++e—___ In preparing to dodge the money ques- ticn, the New York democrats should rot ferget the difficulty that Mr. Hanne had in connection with a somewhat similar ambition in the early stages uf the presi- dential campaign. ——_- + ee —__ The only possible goad to be looked for from Turkey's victory is that it may cause the Sultan to feel better natured and so lessen the immediate chances of brutality toward the Armenians. ——___+ «= —__ No doubt Great Britain rejoices in the fact that, although the treaty with the Unicel States was not carried through, there are still numerous opportunities for arbitration elsewhere. ——- +02 —_____ ‘Things are not so bad as they might he. Nobody has accused anybody of wearing campaign badges or cigarette buttons to the czar’s coronation. —— ee - If instantaneous photography will show exactly what’ blows were struck, it will save a great deal of subsequent conversa- tional annoyance. ———_+ «= —___ The week closed with only one hundred and eighty-seven men at work on the post office building. ——— + ee —______ Hawail’s Only Safety. From the Philadelphia Press, rep. While the dispatches relating to Japanese designs on Hawail are of # conciliatory nature, the real facta are that Jepan will be tn a position to absorb the islands just as soon as it learns the United States does not want them. However diplomacy may cloak the issue, a nation that intends spend'ng $150,000,000 on its navy, which by 1906 will rival that of the United States and be far superior in certain details, is net to be sneezed at. The new Japan is a-power that means to maké itself felt in the east, and if all goes smoothly in its dealings with Hawali in the matter of the {sland imm!- gration laws it will be because Japan recog- nizes that temporarily the United States. exercises a quasi-pratectorate over the group. Hawait’s only safety is that the sugar “job” be defeated and that it be made @ part of the Union. oo —_____ The Cu Probicm Must Be Solved. From the Uhiladelphia Times. ‘The fact that Spain ¢annot conquer Cuban rebellion has been demonstrated the be- yond reasonable dispute, and any interven- It was announced that President McKin- ley had decided to send a message to Con- gress asking an appropriation for the desti- tute and starving Americans in Cuba, whe have been huddled in the cities through General Weyler’s orders; the announce- ment created intense enthusiasm among the sympathizers with the insurgents, and all who desire a strong American policy on the part of the government. W. J. Calhoun, special commissioner to investigate the Ruiz case, reached Havana. The President and members of the cabinet went to Phila- ceiphia to attend the Washington monument ceremonies. The United States Supreme Court rendered a decision in favor of the Bell Telephone Company in the suit of the United States to annul the last Berliner patent. President Havemeyer and Secre- tary Searles of the American Sugar Refin- ing Company were notified to appear for trial for refusing to testify before a Senate committee. The President nominated Brig- adier General James W. Forsyth to be major general; General Forsyth was at cence placed on the retired list. Stephen J. Mallory was elected United States senator from Florida; to succeed Wilkinson Call. Among the desths of the week was tnat of ex-Senator Richard Coke of Texas. Foreign. The powers addressed a joint note to Greece and Turkey, offering mediation; Greece accepted the offer, but the porte declined an answer untfl after the national ‘festival on Sunday. The Turks continued massing troops in ‘Thessaly; Domokos was reported nearly abandoned by the Greeks; @ fight took place near Gribero, in which the Greeks held their position at last ac- counts; Greek gunboats captured a Turkish steamer near the Island of Venedos with o numbe: of Turkish troops and considerable money on board. The Italian minister of finance, in a speech in the chamber of depu- ties at Rome, said that retaliation against the United States in consequence of the Dingley tariff would be a serious error. Barun Reedtz Thott. premier of Den- rk, resigned. The elections in the Province of Quebee, Canada, resulted in the complete overthrow of the conserv- ative party and the success of the liberals. It was announced that the revolutton in Honduras was ended and the country was peaceful. Tre British forces-in Bechuana- land, South Africa, captured Chief Toto after severe fighting. At a meeting of the bimetallic parliamentary committee of the heuse of commons in London Sir William Henry Houldsworth, chairman, sald the Prospect of an early international agree- ment was rever more hopeful. Wm. T. Rest, organist and composer, died in Lon- don, aged seventy-ore years. In the District. The United States Supreme Court ren- dered its decision in the highway extension cases, upholding the constitutionallty, of the law and remanding the cases to the lower courts for appropriate action to con- summate the condemnations; it was an- nounced that changes would be made in the map of the third section of the exten- sions. including the’ Tenleytown region; an effort was inaugurated to secure changes in the map of the first section, already filed end approved. The President nominated Henry P. Cheatham of North Carolina to he recorder of deeds of the District; the tominztion was promptly confirmed. The Anacostia and Potomac railroad enteced suit against the Capital Railway Company, seeking an injunction to prevent the latter company from laying a Brown system of underground electric propulsion. Judge Cox issued an order that the certificates of in- debtedness of the Belt and Eckington com- Panies should not operate as prior liens to those of the stockholders. The Commis. sioners decided to permit the Potomac Electric Power Company to make a house counection on New York avenue, notwith- standing the conduit of the United States Electric Light Company lay nearer the house. Several bills of a local nature were reported favorably to the Senate from the District committee, including that regu- lating vivisection. The board of school trustees decided in favor of the mainte- nance of a single normal school. Charges were filed against the sealer of weights and measures. The corner stone of the new Ebenezer Church, at the corner of 4th and D streets southeast, was laid with appro- priate ceremonies. "Henry Heilman, while intox‘cated, shot James Kol) and William Rauf. the latter seriously.. Michael Don- oghue was exonerated by a coroner's jury of all responsthility for the death. of Henry A. Stewart, who died in Georgetown under suspicious circumstances. Wm. Hailett Phillips, well known in Washington society and a prominent member of the local bar, was drowned while sailing on the Potomac near Mount Vernon. Charles. Wagner, white, aged elghteen, was drowned neat Chain bridge, and the bedy of an unknown white man, supposed to be Isaac Barker, was found in the river near Aqueduct bridge. Amoag those who died during the week was John Saul, chairman of the parking commission. —_-> SHOOTING STARS, A Definition. “Father,” said the bright “what is loaf sugar?” “There are several kinds, my dear,’* re- piled Senator Sorghum. “The most im- portant variety 1s that which enables a. man by a little superior knowledge and Prompt actior to place himself beyond the necessity of working any more.” little girl, Ag Apprehension. Free coffee we can never have, Free beer will bardly stand the test. But must we see, with feelings grave, Free Cuba going with the rest? An Observation, “You said the Chicago man, “our mayor favors a very liberal policy. Per- haps you have noticed the fact.” “No,” replied the man from Jackson City, “I haven't seen that. But I have seen every other game of chance that was ever invented.” An It May Yet Be. “Did you go to the prize fight?” Sea 34 “How did you like it?’ ‘Not much. One of the box parties made so much noise that I could hardly hear a word.” He Disliked Egotism. “What's the matter with you?” asks the wife of the peculiar man, “I'm feeling lonely,” was the reply. “Don't you ike this city?” “{ don’t Iie this earth. What's the objection to it “People are teo egotistical. If there's anything I hate it’s egotism. And when I see kings going ahead confidently and doing things wrong, and dipiematists trying all sorts of insincere tricks with complete ef- frontery, and lawyers seeking applause for arguing on the wrong side of a casé, and everybody displaying utter seiftshness with- out # blush, 1 am forced to the cenvietion that I amr the only consistently high-toned and moral gentleman on thts globe. And it makes me feel lonely.” A Wintfuimess. ‘The patriotic “And does not. bring the. various changes that I've hoped’ to see. 4 For Vve long believed an*era of good things must come our way; That Peace and Plenty, hand in hand, would soon be here to stay. these ‘pacitications’ down in Cubs cause despair, Yet } And the trusts demand the plenty asi thetr own exchsive share. Of course I'll ratse the stars and stripes and greet them with # cheer— But 1 hope things will be differeat when July the Fourth gets here. “I'll ever tove my country, let her course be}. what It may; - : But Id lke to be more boastful when I make ® speech that day. ~ ee OQ@KkS “Knack” —of ‘making the sweet- est, whitést, Jightest and most nutritious bread will tell you that the secret of their success lies in the fact that they never use any but a dependable brand. of flour—ike: ; “CERES” Flour —for instance! Don’t take any substitute. Insist on your grocer ‘sending you the genuire “Ceres”. 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Our Will’ call at any time—show you a big variety of newest materials—and give estimates of the cost. Postal. Lowest prices, quality TL G. Copeland & ,Co,, 409 11th: St, Qe Stk OFFICR ica Never Found oO Wanting. “Cream Blend” Flour makes THE BEST bread it’s possible to make, and “Cream. Blend” makes one- fourth MORE bread than -any other brand on the mar- ket. Cream Blend Flour ' Best. To try “Cream Blend” is to prove all we say for it. And the first trial will make you one of “Cream Blend’: legion of friends. "Your grocer will supply you if you insist. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro. 1105-1107-1109 11th St. 8B. aes 1000-1002 M St. SEL Come in some time next week and see what the dressy men will wear this summer. | Finest line of light- weight Serges and Cheviots in the city. We'll make you up a suit from them for $25. Fit and style the very best you can get anywhere—even at double our price. We'll guarantee that. G. Warfield'Simpson, - Expert Tailor, 1208 F st. If FOR MONDAY WR OFFER a Loz or 915, LADIES’ The Busy Corner, | 8th and Market Space. Ali Mail Orders receive prompt attention. | ~ § KANN SONS & €6., OU SECOND GRAND REBUILDING SALE. This Coming Should be an uncommonly bus Monday day in Dress G. 013, for the stocks are newer and fuller than at any previous season. SILKS, LIGHT-WEIGHT WCOLENS, FANCY COTTON CLOTH AND NOVELTY LINERS WEVER LO KED HALF SO CRISP, CHIC AND CRARMINC AS NOW. We have made ample provisions to accomplish such results by having unlimited quantities of every- thing advertised for this day. Silks. Plain Black India at 19c. 20 inches wide, all silk, suitable for waists or lin- Printed Chinas at 25c. These goods are navy and black grounds, with assorted colored polka spots, 24 inches wide and good wearing cloth. White Habutias at 39c. This grade of Wash Silk is 27 inches wide, which ustally sells at 50c. a yard. Twilied Foulards at 49c. Assorted size polka spots on black, navy, myrtle, purple, old blue and heliotrope; in fact, all the latest These goods are made of wear-resisting colorings. cloth and are a special bargain at the above price. Plain Black Grenadines at 49c. Full 24 inches wide and guaranteed pure silk. Black Glace Taffeta at 55c. 21 inches wide, with a rustle that equals the 89c. grade. Water-proof India at 59c. Plain Black Waterproof Jap., 28 inches wide. We warrant these goods not to spot, no matter how wet they may get. Bike Suitings. 34-inch Bike Suiting at 19c. In Blue, Gray the same as all-wool cloth. Garnet and Brown Mixtures, finished 42-inch Bike Suiting at 39c. In Brown, Navy, Tan and Gray. ture and is the regular 50c. quality. This is a wool mix 45-inch Bike Suiting at 39c. Diagonal or Twill, in plain and two-tone combina- tions, Tan, Navy, Brown, Heliotrope, Green and Gray; strictly all-wool and were 59c. a yard. 45-inch Bike Suiting at 49c These are Imported Coverts, in all the latest color- ings, such as Tans, Browns, Stone and Blue Gray. Our regular 69. quality. 50-in. Etamine Bike Suiting at 59c. The very newest material,-in all the latest color- ings. Well worth every penny of 75c. a yard. Specials in Black Goods. 54-inch Black Serge at 29c. These goods are strictly all wool and are warranted good fast black. You never bought better at 39c. 40-in. Black Nuns’ Veiling at 25c. Which is an unusual bargain for such excellent quality—color guaranteed. 50-in. Sicilian at 45c. Beautiful silk luster and elegant for separate skirts. 45-in. Black Etamine. . _This is an imported cloth with unlimited wearing qualities. Although it’s an open-mesh material it will give entire satisfaction. Cream Woolen Goods. Cream Cashmere at 19c. Full 36 inches wide and warranted two-thirds wool, 45-in. Cream Khiber at 29c. Finished like Albatross thread. wool. and_ warranted every All-wool Cream Serge at 39c. 42 inches wide and finished like a very fine twilled] mohair. |Cream Corduroy Welt at 49c. Also. Silk Luster Mohair and 44-inch Imported Henriettas. Organdy Lawns at 714. Linen Batiste at 19c. Extra fine and sheer and is known as our regu- lar 25c. quali Organdies at 1114c. These are the American goods, but as for styles, colorings and designs equal the French makes—of course not quite so sheer. Lawns at 7i4c. Which are sold everywhere at 12}c. No end to the assortment of styles, with quantities unlimited. French Organdies at 24c _ These are the genuine, and none better if you paid 37$c. or Soc. yard. Only the newest conceits are in stock, Domestic. 3d floor. Fine Bleached [uslin at 5c. This cotton is really better than “Fruit-of-the- Loom.” and if that’s the case you surely are getting ‘eat value. rkeley Cambric at 5Zc. Fine White Cambri me finish and weight as the Lonsdale, at such a sacrifice. Cohasset Sheeting at 17c. You never bought the Genuine Cohasset 10-4 Bleached Sheeting for less than 25¢. a yard. ) Shirting Prints at 3c. These are the Merrimacks and represent styles which you find in the yard-wide Sea Island Percales. Apron Ginghams at 3%c. You can have either the Amoskeag or the Lan- caster brands—anone better. Remnants. 3d floor. French Organdies 934c. We have started the ball now at the above price, and we are going to let it roll until every yard been cleaned up. Same as the 24c. quality. |s at 9c. Double Width Wool and Half-wool Dress Goods, which were 15¢. to 39c. a yard, are also doomed to go. Lawns at 2%c. Vivette Batiste and Scotch Lawns, light and dark styles, colors warranted fast, at 2ic. White Goods. White Organdies at 1114c. About 50 pieces of Fine Sheer Organdy, 32 inches wide, bought to sell for 20c. instead of 11}¢. Black India Linen at 8c. Instead of 124c. We warrant the color fast. Persian Lawn at 12!4c. Fine and Sheer. The standard price is 18c. a yard. Real Swiss Mull at 25c. 48 inches wide, elegant fine sheer quality. 374c. value. has Regular Satin Stripe Organdies at 714c. Cheaper than it’s ever been known to sell by 5 cents a yard. We have reference to this quality. Tabie Linen at 22c. These are oil boiled goods, in Red and White and Red and Green, 60 inches wide, and warranted fast color. Brown Linen Toweling at 434c.. Strictly all linen and full 16 inches wide. Laces at 25c. _ Altsitk Chantilly Laces, both black and white; also Applique and Lierre Laces, 5 to 8 inches wide, 37$c. and 50c. are the correct prices. Linings. French Percaline at 19c. iio ack ot smc ae oan Extra fine, fast black, soft finish, which sells everywhere at 30c. a yard.