Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1897, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1897-12 PAGES. THE EVENIN \G ~ WASHIN Was MONDAY. .... TGTON. July 26, 1897. CROSBY S. NOYES THE EVENING STAR has a regu! and permanent Family Circulation much mere than the combined cir- culation of the other Wauashington dailies. As a News and Advertising dium {it hus no competitor. ty In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR «should not be addresscd to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, er to the Editorinl or Business Depart- ments, uccordiag to tenor of purpose. The House District Committee. Speaker Reed's selections for the Dis- trict Committee commend themselves to the citizens of the capital. The list makes a combination of experience and ability such as guarantees that the local legis! tive interest in the House will be carefully tended during the next two sessions. Seven, of the fifteen members served on the same committee last Congress, and one of the others, Mr. Mudd, was a member of the same body when he was before in the House. Thus a majority have had previous experience in deaiing with District affairs, and this ensures a business-like Congress so far as the House is concerned in the writing of new laws for the city and Dis- trict. The new members chosen by the Speaker are known for their capacity, and, though the session just closed has given them few or no opportunities for legisla- tive work, their records elsewhere and their bearing while here this spring and summer indicate that the Speaker has paid an unusual compliment to Chairman Bab- cock by furnishing him with such ap- parently able colleagues. The reappoint- ment of Mr. Babcock is in inself an assur- ance that there will be no radical depar- ture from the lines of safe and conserva- tive legislation, while all the needful atten- tien will be given to whatever maybe ad- vanced in the form of new suggestions. The District is sufficiently unprotected politically to make it attractive to legisla- tive experimenters, and with a laxity in the conduct of the District committees much harm might easily be done in foist- ing off upon the capital novel methods of government and untested laws. Mr. Bab- cock has hitherto shown his eminent fit- ness for the position to which the Speaker has just re-assigned him, and his business experience has been such as to give the District its benefits in many material ways. Next session it is expected that the Dis- trict calendars will be unusually full of important topics, and hence it is of the first consequence that there should be in charge of such affairs a committee that not only understands the local situation and knows the needs and demands of the people, but that commands the respect of the House. ———— 2+ 22—__ Consolation in Defeat. ‘The faflure of the judges in the inter- state military drill at San Antonio to award first place to the Morton Cadets of this city is a cause of genuine regret and disappointment to the friends of that en- terprising organization. The previous per- fermances of the cadets warranted the belief that they would easily win first place, but soon after the drilling began it was apparent that the recipient of the prize would have to better all previous records, for the companies gathered at San Antonio were putting up the best drills ever wit- nessed in such competitions. The local people believed, however, that the Mortons were sufficiently well drilled and disciplined to win against any of their worthy rivals. ‘The announced causes of their failure are such as to justify this faith. They are, first, that the captain Interpreted the pro- gram erroneously, and second that four men fell out of ranks during inspection because of the intense hest. The. latter factor may perhaps seem to be unjustly applied, but it is to be remembered that physical condition is an element of first impertance in a soldier and the overpower- ing by heat of four members of a smail mmand reflects upon their fitness to de duty under severe conditions. It was un- fcrtunate, of course, that the heat was so intense, but there is no real ground for protesting against the application of these factors in scoring the company. As to the other point on which the Mortons failed there is some reason for feeling that per- haps the local command did not receive its full measure of fair treatment. It is true, of course, that others were in the same predicament, but it would seem that there are positive opinions among military au- thorities supporting the interpretation of the tactics given by the Mortons’ captain. It ts purely technical question, however, and as there is no appeal from the decision of the judges of the contest the situation is to be cheerfully accepted with the con- solatory reflection that the Morton Cadets are today acknowledged to be the best filed company present and that they valuable second prize. They are entitled to a hearty reception on their return heme. ———>++e—____ There is seemingly an impression among some of the coal miners that Mr. Debs hus had trouble enough and should not be al- lowed to gratuitcusly assume any more responsibilities. ————~+e—____ Assaults on the Dingley Bill. The men now capable of doing the most harm to the country are not the free sil- verites clamoring for their pet scheme, but those gold democrats who having assisted in last year’s triumph of the republican party are charging that party with a breach of faith in the character of the tariff bill that has just been enacted. In the one case we have men declaring that the country cannot prosper because the party in power is incompetent to deal with the public business: in the other we have men charging that the party in power has deliberately and knowingly failed of a plain duty. This laiter charge is by far the graver of the two, and coming from these who shared in the credit of last year’s result will be widely circulated. The Dingley bill is characterized as a measure made by Trusts and for Trusts. It is no such thing. Trusts are nowhere pro- vided for in it according to their demands and expectations. American industries are all remembered in it, as in the nature of things. The purpose of the bill, frankly Geclared, was to raise revenue for the sup- port of the government and to promote the interests of American labor and industries. And so it was that such industries as had come under the dominion of Trusts had to be legislated for with the rest. But in no imstance did any Trust have its way. The Sugar Trust, even—the most aggressive and well-intrenched of all the Trusts—got a black eye. What was presented and de- manded by its friends in the way of a schedule was rejected. Then, afterwards, the compromise schedule presented to take the place of the Aldrich schedule was sealed down in conference. The schedule which was adopted and is now a law lacks a great deal of being what the Sugar Trust wanted and tried hard to get. But let it be admitted that the Trusts in the way described do derive benefits from the rates of the Dingley bill. Did not the Gorman-Wilson bill minister to the Trusts in the same way? Would it be possible to draft a tariff bill on protection lines which would entirely shut out combinations of capital from sharing in the rates carried avowed protection principles or the party of free trade principles is in power, a re- TAR. | vision of the tariff designed to supply the government with money enough for its support must and will be executed along protection lines? The Star is no apologist for Trusts. made this fact entirely clear during the debate on the Dingley bill. It would like to see them put in firm and effective legal restraint. A defect of the Dingley bill is the retention there of that feeble and abortive anti-Trust provision of the Gor- man-Wiison bill. The republicans should have put in their bill something with bones in it im the place of that provision. But the Dingley bill, in the main, is vouched for by men of large experience and the highest character, and will doubtless an- swer the ends in view. It is, in any event, far too good a measure to be used by gold democrats as a text for assaults on the only party to which the country may and does took for protection against financial heresies and incalculable disasters. seo The House Organtiantion. There is every reason to believe that the committees of the House insure the best services of its members to the country. A large number of new men had to be placed, and that is always a difficult task. But the Speaker had abundant time and unasual facilities for making inquiries and balanc- ing qualifications, and his judzment of men is, as a rule, excellent. A mere glance shows that he has placed the veterans where they will do the most good. Mr. Dingley at the head of Ways and Means, Mr. Hitt at the head of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Cannon at the head of Appropriations, and Mr. Walker at the head of Banking and Currency, have not only the capacity and experience necessary for thelr respec- tive responsibilities, but ‘hey are in thor- ough accord with their party on all the main points of its policies. And each is well supported in the majority personnel of the committee over which he will preside. There is much comfort for the country in the Speaker's success. The passage of a tariff bill at the extra session, important as that was, has not ended the mission of the present Congress. There is much work of the first consequence to be done at the regular sessions. Hawaii, and probably Cuba, will be waiting for action, the Nic- aragua Canal will again be brought for- ward, and the Currency question will then be ripe. Not unlikely, therefore, the de- bates cf next winter and spring will exceed in interest those of the session just closed, and then will be disclosed the good fortune of the ‘country in having the business of the national legislature in the hands of those committed to a sound American policy and qualified to cut out their work upon iiberal and progressive Hines. All of this will make for good at a time when confidence enters so largely into the requirements of the day. It will assist for the people to remember that the country’s affairs are in safe hands; that the party In power has definite policies and is united upon their main lines; that the law-makers of that party are well equipped both in point of character and capacity for the shaping of those policies; and, finally, that, at next winter's regular session, both houses of Congress, being fully organized, will be able to start off under a full head of steam on the very first day. So far as Congress is concerned, indeed, things are in excellent shape. ——qxr>V-e—_ A Government Armor MHL ‘The recent action of Congress in limiting the price to be paid by the government for taval armor plate has already resulted in the two largest armor producing establish- rents of the country serving notice on the Navy departn-ent that they will not bid on the contracts in the future under such conditions. This necessarily delays the equipment of the naval vessels now being built with their heavy armor and the ques- tion is whether the contractors will yield from their negative position or Congress will raise the limit of price. Under these ! circumstances it would seem to be good business policy for the government to begin It at once upon the establishment of an armor mill, equal in its facilities and its standards to the naval gun foundry now in full opera- tion in this city. If such a project were undertaken it could be located nowhere so favorably and advantageously as at Wash- ington. Indeed this very proposition has already been advanced in Congress as the best solution of this constantly recurring problem of armor prices. So much scandal has been connected with the armoring of the naval vessels that it is good season for the government to put an end to all such embarrassments by going into business for itself. The experiment of government gun- making has been very successful both in the army and the navy and the ‘products of the two establishments now in operation are equal to the world’s best work. It is easy of belief that under similar auspices the armor piate produced at mills located side by side with the gun foundry at the Navy Yard would not only be far cheaper than that now purchased of private firms, but would stand the severe tests applied more satisfactorily. Blow-holes and select- ed samples would be practically unknown if the work were done thus and the present large expense tncursed by the necessarily close inspection of the private plants by naval officers would go far in maintainjng this up-to-date workshop. . Washington would do its part toward sustaining the institution and would supply many of the workmen needed. ————>+e+e—__. Up-to-Date Exploiting. It is pretty difficult, one would suppose, to get up taking novelties for theatrical People nowadays, but the advance agent appears to be using the dull summer period to good advantage, and, notwith- standing the hot weather, has already formulated some really effective notices for service during the coming dramatic season. Two stars, we observe, have just been rescued from a watery grave at a popular sea side resort, and gratefully handed a royal tip to the hardy life-caver who was within convenient reach at the time. Another has been bitten by an ac- commodating rattle-snake while out black- berrying all alone on a mountain side, in the interior;.and a third old stager has just set out from New York for North Dakota, for the purpose of obtaining her third divorce. A number of other leading people of both sexes are yet to be heard from; but as it is still some two months until opening time there 1s no reason to fear that the majority of them will not be picturesquely exploited in due season, and at great length. And, as usual, the inno- cent newspapers will be joyfully helping the thing along. ————»ree—___ If England is furnishing the music for the diplornatic steps in which Japan is in- dulging, the latter country will probably open Its eyes in astonishment when the piper presents his vill. —————++e—___ Hope for the Next Sessten. The District's share of the general legis- lation ground out by the Congressional mill by the board in the rush of tariff legisla- tion. Some others might perhaps have been squeezed through, by “unanimous consent” in moments of legislative in- dulgence, but it was scarcely worth the effort for the docrs of the mill were care- fully guarded and it was dificult for the nanagers of the two houses to secure at- tention for the absolutely necessary pro- jects of general legislation, the postpone- ment of which would have caused serious embarrassment. The condition of the calendars of the two District committees, however, and in the Senate itself the condition of the calen- dar of that body with reference to local bills elready r2perted, are such that it shouid be easy for those in charge of Wasxington and its interests at the Capitol to secure results carly in the next session. The enactment of the tariff biil at this special session removes one of the great stumbling blocks from the path of ~he District. The regular session will prob- ably extend well along into the early sum- mer, if not until as late as the present, ard thus the appropriaticn bills will not ccnsume most of the time, as is the case in alterhative years. The currency ques- tion may be expected to occupy the atten- tion of both houses to the exclusion of many other matters, but with the decks as clear as they now seem to be the two committees should be able to do business on a liberal scale. ——_——__- 2 = ______ The reports of people who are emigrating from the Klondyke region to better them- selves in the United States have not basis to come in yet. —____-¢-« _____ Only one hundred and eighty-seven men started the week’s work on the post office building. ——_—+ + + -__—_ ‘The Senate was !n no mood to investigate anything--not even the currency question. A further discussion of the tariff is now superfluous. It will speak for itself. —_——_—_+-+-____ Mr. Reed can now lay down the reins and give his wrists a rest. —__ +__. SHOOTING STARS. A Great Disadvantage. “I suppose,” remarked the sarcastic housewife, “that in the course of time ice will be worth as much as diamonds.” “Well/’ replied the iceman, refiectively, “diamonds are pretty good in their way. But you can’t rely on their melting down 0 as to keep up a steady demand.” Superfiao Since Congress is’ no longer here And duty’s call is heeded, Wherefore, oh, hot wave, linger near? Your menace is not nceded. Defined. “I never knew that man to give a correct summary of any subject in which he was interested. He won't tell the exact truth.” “And yet he ranks as a statesman.” “He isn’t one, though. He's a mis-states- man.” A Center of Sound. “I observe,” said the man from New York, “that Washington has not found ft- self obliged to start a crusade against un- necessary noise.” “No,” was the reply. ‘any systematic protest. You see, ft was generally understood that Congress wouldn’t be in session very long this time.” A Hopelessly Perverted Patriot. “I suppose,” said Senator Sorghum’s friend, “that you're glad Congress isn’t in session.” “Oh, I can’t say that I’m exactly glad,” was the answer. “But there’s no use of expecting to keep it up without intermis- sion. We've got to take some time off, so as to give the brokers and capitalists and other people who may be incidentally in- terested a chance to balance up their books and get their accounts all straight.” The Interstate Drill. You cannot judge the song bird by the Plumage that he bears; Nor guess a man’s importance by the cloth- ing that he wears. You can’t select me actor who is Hkely to succeed By believing all the glowing advertisements tnat you read. The way a boat is painted doesn’t help it brave the storm, And you can’t pick out the soldier by his style of uniform. In short, to sum an Interesting situation up, The team that ought to win may some- times fail to hold the cup. “There hasn't been In history we find a number of examples shown, Where the critics made men suffer through no blunders of their own. They said that Shakespearé wrote poor plays; and doubtless some bland Greek Thought Hector and Achilles in thetr tac- tics were quite weak. So, with luck just now against us, let us still preserve a smile; It is not the badge of ‘honor, but the honor that’s worth while. Success deserved alone can make fame’s nectar sweet to sup. The District has the Mortons; Texas has the empty cup. ee ee Lynching “on General Principles.” From the New York Sun. The art of lynching seems to be making rapid progress. The newest discovery in it comes from Medisonville, Ky., where a man was lynched the other day “on general principles.” There is an elastic indefinite- ness* about the charge against him which must be useful to all the gentlemen with legal minds and a gift for lynching their neighbors. It is difficult oan resist the con- clusion that anybody and everybody can be lynched on principles whenever special principles do not occur or cannot be applied. General frinciples of lynching must be regarded as the most sublime con- cept of a great science. ———_. Misnamed. From the Chicago Times-Herald. No thoroughbred Kentuckian can un- derstand why so luscious a fruit should be called a watermelon. ——_—__+ «2 __—_ ‘The Bears Have Had Their Day. From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. Wall street-has not had a bull market for so long that if will make the most of this unlike speculatt The bull is the animal we now want; the bears have had their day. Coming. It is about 5,000 miles from here Rissken Sol Soe ee peepee ONE eS Poor Old Kansas! dy HE Bit Qi HT | Hi i SOLAR} — GOES aC! A SKIRT FLUTTER! This item is bound to cause a “flutter” in the skirt market—ought to concentrate the buying all here tomorrow. We’ve too many of those elegant $1.25 Grass Linen Skirts for this time of the season, and to re- duce stock __ instantly we've marked them down to........... 89c. 65 & 75c. Shirtwaists, 38c. We have placed on the 1st floor “the dependable store.”’ (926-928 Tth—706 K Sts.) Out with a whirl ! Go the two lots of wash stuffs. Never such selling—never such val- ues to cause it. More wash goods sold today than any other two days this season. “The dependable store” has the monopoly of the wash goods selling, because it has the greatest values. Of the 250 pieces of 31-inch jaco- bargain table a collection of hand-| net lawns barely a half of them are some 65c. and 75c. Shirt Waists. 38c. will buy any one of them. “‘Ventilated’’ Summer Corsets comes “eS & G. and Royal a or long waists—only T5c. and $1. Linen Bath Towels Pad No 1 2 | gigalities—10e... 12Me., 15e., Laaies” te Washable ‘Ties now 2 for Se. Clark & Co.,811 Pa.Ave. soot : YOU WON’T NEED TO WASH YOUR PET DOG Or cat so often if you'll dust your pet with Thomp- son’s Insect Powder. It’s death to FLEAS—but harmless to animals. 10, 15, 25 and 5oc. can. W. S. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 703 15th St. 3526-280 TMM Toma TTT Hy ane Flannel and reduced per Set eas more. $3, Bi and #5 Jackets now $1, $s Sweaters reduced to e Bi- every one — RE- —— bce. Prices to sult a all purchasers, i Stinemetz ¢ Son BATTERS and FURRIERS, 1237 PA. AVE 4y28-200 Beckér’s, 1328 F St 25% Off All Trunks. Right inf the midst of summer ee When you need Trunks and (neod GOOD Trunks— — comed, tbe reduction in oar ——— prices. Experienced travelers know Becker's Trunks—know that | stronger, better- made ‘Trunks j never left a maker's hands. 25 per cent off brings the price of Becker's Trunks on a level with the ordinary ‘‘cheap” sort. C7it you need a Trunk you can't well afford to miss this sale. BECKER'S, Fine Harness, apy &c., ‘BITT. TM ROT WhyDon’tYou Save loney? We are giving you a golden oppor tunity to save on Groceries, aS uries, Wines, Cigars, etc. We’ duced EVERYTHING in this store 10 per cent—to close out the entire stock quickly. Folks who want to “cut down” that big Grocery Bill can do it—during this covsolidation wale. Magruder&Co. 1417 N. Y. Avenue. Wash The Beds With SULPHO-NAPTHOL . . eeeece oe . ee . oe . ee . ee . eee cee siege De A D MEANS SOMETHING. Is all you have to pay for any Ladies’ Belt|inastock. We in- tend to put,leather ‘belts within the reach of gone. Notice that they’re new and bright and the season’s choicest crea- tions—that you haven’t seen any just like them anywhere—a hundred styles to pick from—and never have they sold for less than roc. a yard— you are getting the choice for 5 cents, Of the immense counter full of those exquisitely pretty figured or- gandie lawns—so sheer and cool— you have taken the greater portion, but what are left will go at the same ridiculous last-of-August price of 74 cents, though they’ve never before brought less than 12} cents. If you want to share in this offering tomorrow is the time to come for them. Ten pieces of 32-inch blouse linen (pure liner)}—the very best wearing linen skirting made—will go down tomorrow from 25c. to 15c. yard. Matting for *most nothing. The balance of the mattings must go. The chance for profit on these is too small to consider, so we’ve cut clear to cost and below. It will pay you handsomely to buy them now for next season, for the duty on such matting will soon be as much as we're asking. Extra heavy seamless China and Japanese cotton-warp matting, for which the furniture stores get 25c., 20e. and 35c.—for lic. yard. Super red. Japanese linen-warp matting—those bandscme designs for which ‘stores about town get 50c. and 60c.—for 19c. yard. White goods go down. ’Tis unusual indeed and a pity to cut the dainty, pretty, sheery white goods, but “the dependable store’s” methods knows no law by which any sort of merchandise is relieved from the price cutting previous to stock taking. 350 yards fine quality dotted swiss—six different ctyke—the most desirable goods of the season—to go, irstcad of 30c. to 50c., a 21c. yard. 1,960 yaris fine white Valenciennes lace, tn twelve-yard picces—usually sold for 25e. @ osen yards—to go for a day at ic. yard. Wash suits and skirts reduced. ‘Tomorrow out goes the balance of the Have deep hems and are proper width. Big lot of heavy quality white duck and lic. each. Extra size and extra heavy white Turkish Handkfs.. cut. Ladies’ hemstitehed fancy and moaning Sc, and Ge. sort— Oxtords, 3 styles of $2.00 Oxfords and a ig pairs of Shoes—reduced Child’ Q5* Child’s & Misses’ Shoes, All the Children’s and Misses’ Tan Lace Shoes, 8} to 2, re- duced from $1.50 to 95c. ) ) j ) ) XXUUIIEIIIEIIEZZ SyYYyyy SaaRaanmannnnannecannnnnny ; Lansburgh & Bro. t tM Are You Going Away? “There are ever so many things one needs when going for an outing that the saving of money on the needables ought to be quite a considera- tion. We give you that oppor- tunity every day, but more es- pecially tomorrow, for special prices will prevail on these goods tomorrow: 25c. Florida Water........19¢. Oxtords, 91.50 su7 a Oxfords—lots Nos. 7 and 514—the best shoe to oS kone at $2.50 about town. Our regular price, $2.00—spe- cialized at $1.85. Now $1.50. —— Oxia: = $2. 1 5 All Chocolate Foot-Form Oxfords—you know them— $3.50 and $4 Shoes at mixed stores have no comparison. wis store, in U. “FS St., Cor. 13th. S. where Foot Forms can YY eLey we. ee Se, POS OO OP ADAN OOOO DIS 25c. Bay Rum...... - 9c. ioc. Sponges....... oe FC toc. Ammonia. . Sees eC 35¢c. Woodbury’s Soap. ... .14¢. 25c. Extract..............19¢. 40c. and 45c.. Extract, by the ounce .... Seen boot $1.00 Opera Bag Tops, 17¢. There are only 12 of these left, so a little hurry if you want one. is necessary. vy >? Glove Specials. cee ore Ladies’ Extra Fine Taffeta Gloves, in tam, gray and black. 25c. quality for 19c. Ladies’ Taffeta j ; i i i 4 : i : : ‘ ; pegptinasinyetn ts For. Cc. we omnora tie m2, it for street Handkerchief Specials. ee eee ee Jewelry Specials. Fine Rolled Plated Caff Ping, handsomely designed. . Sterling Silver Shirt Waist 25c. pr. and 6 pockets ............5-00eeee Cushion Covers for Bulgarian work 15c. Our store is a Mecca for Ae Giiteme tea NSBORGH ‘McKNEW’S- LAST CUTS in wash suits. SIT (Mile ts the beginning of the end Of the wash sult story. The inst and uttermost sacrifices in prices possible to make have been conceded. Newer Were such hardsome savings presiisle fa class “wash-well” dresses, a wear you for severnl years alwa: eee eee $12 Feney Embividernd Suits, mostly amail sizes cu Our famous serge suits for mountain or seashore. TIr (We've had to reorder # dozen 22° 2% times alread on those * 3% “Feather-weight” Black ai Berge Dresses —fy-front ~at $10, ora5 ind $15.50. W material, color and work. Satisfaction “ts sune— you rum no risk, writes suits, ¥4 price. 22 _Stylich Sommer-weight Bicycle Suits, cut after the Intest Fifth . All rapeahone suits cut S22 to cot and splendid garments —elegantly Be my wy up. ward of $25—will osnd out at °° mere shadows of former values. Shirt waists, half price. Choice of a lot of our handsomest and most elegantly made Shirt Watsts —entirely new patterns, at exact half price. J the choice to some fect eelanes “of “Walsts” ther” ts always heretofore sold at a dollar, Bathing suits flying. eee D2 _Hardly necessary to mention our Bathing Sa! wel fast as we Wwonder—Just note the prices: : a Bathing Suits, $1.75. Bathing Suits—not guts you see” at some other stores—but perfect -feth hyd sults, at $2, $3, $3.75, $4.25 and = W HirlcKnew, 933 Pa. Ave. $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00. 425 7th 9 Street. Jy26-284 Fine Trunk repairing. a5 LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. ay Shee or thelr fa on the "exesilente at and — mh ga #1 e quart— Pleasant Valley Sweet Catawba, 58c. gal. Regularly 7c. Finest Catawba made. Ss. A. Reeves, & Co., 409 11TH ST. (Opp. “Star office.) dy24-164 A Word To Mothers. ie