Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 11

——— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, : id W161 Penasyivaris Averns, Cor. 11ti 8b, by The regular permanent family ' circulation of The Evening Star The Evening Star_ He per Company, in Washington is more than oe Yai Om 0 Foo 3 double that of any other paper, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- ee, = Che Loening Slat.r--. foreign postage added, $3.08. S WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES Entered at Post Office at Washington, D. C., seccnd-cla. + mail matter.) £7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of edvertising made Known on application. approachable. Proceedings of the Organization at Its Regu- lar Meeting. End of a Long-Pending Struggle—Re- quest of the Bricklayers—Army Bread Contract. President N. C. Sprague presided at the meeting last evening of the Central Labor Union and Mr. J. M. Kreiter was secretary. An official notice was read from Charles J. Bechtold, secretary of the National Union of the United Brewery Workmen of the United States, stating “that all employes of the Rochester, Y., lager beer brew- eries have joined the National Union of the United Brewery Workmen of the United States and thereby also of the American Federation of Labor, and that the brewing companies of that city have agreed to car- ry into force the rules of the above men- tioned national organization of the brew- ery workmen.” In consequence of thts the national exec- utive board of the National Union of the United Brewery Workmen has taken the names of the Rochester firms from an un- CENTRAL LABOR UNION|NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY A Larger Navy and a Heavy Reserve of Arms and Ammunition. Lessons to Be iquencd From Our Present War With Spain—Colonial Possessions Inevitable. Written for The Evening Star. Now, when even the lesser nations of the earth are supplied with the latest and most approved.arms for their soldiers and with vessels of modern type and appliances, capable of competing with the most for- midable of the vessels of greater nations, it behooves us, as a nation, to consider the necessity of preparation of a like nature, comparative in strength and effectiveness with our standing and the importance of our affairs. It is a fact that Spain, with her ships, succumbed to our forces in Manila, and that her West Indian fleet evaded conflict and has been “bottled up,” and that the other vessels of her navy will be likewise disposed of, but this state of affairs, these comparatively bloodless victories, wouid ence in Spanish dependencies, by giving them something better than naked sympa- thy, a stable government to live under and the assurance of reasonable protection for private interests. We need not worry as to the status of the colonies toward the parent country. That can be worked out satisfactorily to all concerned. We feel proud of our warships and their crews when we view them at rest in our harbors and rivers, but the feeling of de- light which pervades the being of our citi- zen is indescribable, when far from home, in a foreign port, at the sight of a gallant ship floating the star spangled banner and manned by bluejackets, well aware that he can depend on them for protection and redress of wrongs. All this connects him with home and encourages him to greater exertion and achievements. RUTLEDGE WILSON, — GEN. ROSSER’S ASSIGNMENT To Command Division at Ohickamanga, but Expects to Go to Guba. His Views of War and Predictions as to the Future of the United States. = Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COMMERCE WITH HAWAII About Two-Thirds of Its Imports Are From the United Btates, This Country Has Also Had the Lion's Shard Since the Reciprocity Treaty of 1876. The Hawaiian Islands, their commerce, finance, productions and population, ferm the subject of a series of tables which will appear in the next number of the summary of finance and commerce issued by the bu- reau of statistics. From these it appears that the United States has, since the reci- procity treaty of 1876, had a large share of the commerce of these islands. Prior to 1876 our annual sal2s to the Hawaiian Is- lands had never, save in two exceptional cases, reached $1,000,000. With 1877, how- ever, the million-dollar line was perman- ently passed, and since that date our ex- ports to the islands have st2adily grown, passing the two-million-dollar line in 1879, exceeding $3,000,000 in (1883, $4,000,000 in 1890, passing the $5,000,000 line in 1801, and promising to reach nearly $6,000,000 this year. Of the total imports by the Hawaiian OPPOSITION WEAK Test of Hawaiian Annexation Sentiment Disclosed in the Senate. It Came on a Motion to Adjourn, De- feated 15 to 44—Points in the Debate. The Senate remained in session last even- ing until nearly 6 o'clock. The day had been devoted to a discussion of the Ha- walian resolutions, and iate in the after- noon a@ test vote was secured. This vote was recorded when Mr. White moved to ad- journ, and, like a flash, Mr. Davis de- manded the yeas and nays. The motion, the vote upon which was a test of strength between the friends and opponents of an- nexation, was defeated by 44 to 15. The vote was as follows: Yeas—Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Chil- ton, Clay, Cockrell, Jones (Ark.), Mallory, Pasco, Pettigrew, Roach, Turley, Turner and White—15. Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows, Cannon, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gallin- ger, Gorman, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Royal Blue Serge Suit to order, “10. SARARRRA RASA nishes. ““Whence they come, and where they go.”” Spend a little moneyand have made a Royal Biue Serge Suit, the suit to wear and when to wear it-- for street wear— for church wear— for business wear— for seashore wear— for mountain wear— for steamer wear— for street car wear— for railroad wear— for anywhere— We'll make it for Ten Dollars. ‘We make this suit after your individual measnte- ment, and it is not yours until you pronounce the Mt O.K.<keep that point always in mind. fore stands unequaled and un- All wool — the kind the sheep fur- AS IN iat AQ hardly have happened had some of the Islands in 1875 a little ov. 5 vas{ Harris, Hawley, Heltfeldt,’ Moar, syle, 5 fair list, where they nave been for many | other nations been opposed to us instead | CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 20—| from the United States oo ne turd Was | Me teey, Todee, | MeLaurin, “MeMilian, Mertz & Mertz j months past. ‘This course of the National | of the Spaniard. Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, the ex-confeder-| In 1676 the reciprocity treaty went into| Money, Morgan, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, 9 e Union ends a long-pending controversy he- tween the American Federation of Labor on the one side and the Knights of Labor on the other. Heretofore these breweries, six in numb have employed members of the Knights of Labor, but in future men ellied with the A. F. of L. will be given the work. Referred to Contract Committee. equipments, which should include all the | A: 7 z day indicated clearly that there is to be no A communication from President Mat- | Cauipment : rmy Corps, under Gen. James H. Wilson, | 0v0, of which about $4,000,000 came from the tocks and Recording Secretary Hallsten of | Should be purciesed and Kept ia Gar he, | at Chickamauga Park, and will leave for | United States. debate upon the Hawaiian question in the The Ideal Sum- the Brickleyers’ and Masons’ Union of | tional armories ready for immediate use. | that point, he safd, tomorrow or next day. | | Of-the exports from the Hawatian Islands | ordinary acceptation of that term. It is stands the sum- |A2R=eRRS i = : : t ‘ I ‘ _ | the United States has also had the ifon’s | not the purpose of the friends of annexation yalesburg, Ill, was referred to the con- | The pattern should be uniform and the cali- uy answer toiquesttons from ‘The Star re- |) Soo ravsince the: reciprocit treaty of 1876. at tract committee to ascertain the facts in | er the same—‘o prevent mistakes which | pcrter Gen. Rosser said he did not expect — P ARNE 76. | to consume time in making speeches. Be- mer sun. mer Suit. the matter referred to in the communica- tion and to take proper steps in the mat- ter. President Mattocks and Secretary Hall- sien asked that the Central Labor. Union take steps to stop the sale of bricks made by two companies in Galesburg, on account of their attitude toward union labor. Mr. Spohn, chairman of the legislative | P Ne there {s an opportunity to do so. United States, the $100,000, 3 works for the military information bureau | been completed and land purchased for an- committee, whose members attended the | '%0Ur ships in every part of the Blobe. | , Asked if he expected to again visit his | of LEADERS HLaty thor EEA tey Tia oe See etl te ene Oyearmn Out the time | of the War Department was adopted. ther Catholic institution, and one of & hearing given Thursday last by the Senate | can liken its effect unto “the cunce af pre, | Rome _here before the close of hostilities | ing that time about $70,000,000 were from | no senator making avapecch was neces ry |_ The Senate then, at 5:35 p.m., went into | number of large and costly buildings as committee on education and labor to the | Sention = ‘0 the ounce of pre- | Gen. Rosser replied, laconically: the United States. eed for interrupting him when that speaker | €Xecutive session. proposed by the managers of the Methodist Opposition to the pending eight-hour bill, ae “Not unless I am brought home on a = has taken his seat. As for himseif he was| At 5:45 p.m. the Senate adjourned. University has been constructed. reported that the C. L. U.'s committee was A Nation of Producers. litter.” Chiefly Sugar Exported. prepared now to vote for the Hawaiian an- 2 Eleventh—The following statistical well fied with what took place on that] Ours is a nation of producers. From our| When the hope was expressed that no| Sugar of course uppears as the chief ar-|nexation resoiuiions, but he recognized the THE HIGHWAY ACT. formation is authentic, having been care- occasion; that after these who objected to such mishap would befall him the general’s | ticle of exportation from the Islands, though | right of all to be heard on the subject, and fully compiled from the records of the of- the bill had been heard, Chairman Kyi courteously extended an invitation to the Tepresentatives of labor who were present to make any statements they deemed prop- er in advocacy of the bill, and that the Sen- ate committee listened for several aours to speeches by President Gompers, Vice Pres- idents Duncan and McGuire and George Chanee of the legislative commitiee of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Spohn further stated that the oppo- nents of the bill seriously objected to sev- i its ‘i Sl parents : 5 Deo) Vashington have eral oz its most important provisions, and | °f our indomitable citizens, seeking to fur- | "“] do not share the opinion of many that 23 52 7 to gos, | portant an undertaking. In this connec and the people of Washi ‘Total demanded. ‘their’ elimination, which, it | RISh to others the goods the gods send us—| the strugale will be triet. 1 believe the | 000 Te neOG re eee een ee aan | tion he deprecated the Suggestion that the | been forced to participate in this general reed to by Congress, would, in the judg- | f0r 4 consideration. These merchants make | Spaniards wi 2 sist- n 1887 3 2 in 1596, | President could seize the Hawaiian Islands | gepression—at least, to a Mmited extent. June 20, 1898, er Judg- | our country and its prodacte known to aan, | Spaniards will make a determined resist- | pounds in 1887 to 443,000,000 pounds in 1596. pressio ment of the labor representatives, seriously impair the act The Central Labor Union, by a unani-- mous vote, indorsed the pending bill and declared against any amendment or elimi- nation. Wall at District Jail. The secretary rcported that, in pursuance of instructions received at the previous mecting, he bad communicated with the District Comgnissioners tive to the erection of a wall around the jail, and had been advised by the latter to consult the rc y ‘al efe: ct at- | Ships, a by sea el o ms ~ questions bearing upon the constitutiona! | of business, what would have been accom- | faithful efforts in the simplest of ways? re tA edna rcha TierOne ae QUEVe URES SIERR aeaIES Influence of the American republic in the {mostly from the United States, those of | Doint he was arguing. plished by our people, and what develop- | Does Congress remember, I wonder, The secretary further reported that, also | and our own bluejackets ready and willing | “rs of the nations of the world, the | 1876 being divided among the great na-|~ yf, Platt (Conn.) inquired whether if the | ments and improvements would have been | all the heroism is not absorbed by in obedience to imstructions from the Cen- tral Labor Union, he wrote to Secretary Alger regarding the kind of bread that Was being furnished to the soldiers at mp Alger, ard requested that in future jand-made bread be furnished the men. It wags announced that since the last meeting of the Central Labor Union the bread contract has been awarded to a firm who has their product made by hand labor. The appeal of the joint committee having charge of the defense of those parties who have been indicted for conspiracy, as pub- lished in The Star a few days ago, was Yead and indorsed. It was ordered’ that | until the clatm 1s stala because we are to a| and he replied: 109,000, of whom 31,000 were Hawatian: Mr. Foraker inquired of Mr. Bacon 1 “hig! The accident of fate is us' the con- ez i 9,000, : Mr. . ation known as the “high e accident of fate is us e the appeal be signed by President Sprague | reat extent unable to support a peremp-| “I used the expression you quoted, and | 54 ju) Japanese, 21,000 Chinese, 15,00) Por. | whether it would not be competent for Con- exenen acy ‘appropriating any money | trolling clement in each man's chances, end Secretary Kreiter and the seal of the union attached. Nominations by Union Printers. Under the cali of untons, announcement was made that Columbia Typograpaical | and the men on board of them prepared to one-third from miscellaneous sources, ‘the | the territory annexed. This uncertainty of itself has been of great | Ness means sixty hours at a time without Union at its meeting Sunday last nominat- | do what is necessary to uphold our country, | Into my mind the recollection that I had | expenditu-es being slightly less than the| ‘I answer the senator, yes,” reptied Mr. | Gisnavantage, has caused delay and pre- | Sleep; Where men do not remove their cloth- ed candidates to be voted for at the ccm-*| ing annual election, as follows: Lerch; treasurer, John J. Kanizer (new office—one .o C. Hipkins, W. F. Simons, J. J. sergeant-at-arm: Charie: ereiacy, Higgzin: ivan; ‘T. Burns; door- Invasion from without we need not fear, but we should be prepared to repel it; be supplied with the best and most approved arms, and our volunteers will take care of ail invaders. it is a fact, apparent-to the public, that we are unable to properly arm and equip the men now called into service as volun- teers. What if we should need to supply doubie or treble the number? Arms and might otherwise arise in issuing the neces- sary ammunition. The guns and ammuni- tion now cn hand could be apportioned among the different states for use of the militia. Even in times of peace we have only a war vessel here and there—while the dignity of our nation and the interests mf our peo- ple demand that we should be represented surplus we can supply the world with staple articles of food, clothing for the naked, besides many of the luxurizs; this, too, with a great part of our producing ter- ritory lying idle for want of a market and of facilities for carfying our productions to would-be purchasers. The people of our country are progressive, excel as producers in svery respect, are also born traders. There is scarcely a spot on this green earth where you cannot find one lized people, as well as to those who are not yet awakened to the benefits and trials of enlightened life. We can build as good ships as any other people, and when built, man them with sailors whose superiors can- not be found. We should encourage, by iegislation and every other way, the increase of our mer- chant marine until th2 cotton duck and ‘he smoke funnels of ships under the American flag can be seen coursing every part of the great oceans and minor seas—until every haMor, large and small, should be tne goal of Ambrican-built and American-owned to insure fair play. It is true we could build a wall around our vast expanse of coun- try and keep the world and its natural and manufactured products within our inclo- sure, and still we would be provided with all the necessaries and luxuries requisite for comfort, ease and existence, and yet have surplus sufficient to feed and clothe all the rest of created mankind. All the nations of this earth should be made to know and fea! that our people are quick to resent any injurious treatment of our citizens. They realize that we are slow in overt acts. We hesitate with the remedy tory demand of redress. Just give us time and wa work miracles; but occasion for immediate use may arrive. Aladdin's lamps don’t exist in our day, and we must have sufficlsnt of modern warships right and anyhow. A Navy Second to None. cheerfully contribute the necessary support. The wisdom of our naval constructors is great, and the only reason why we should hesitate to build more ships and make our ate cavalry leader, who was a few days ago confirmed by the United States Senate as a brigadier general of United States Vol- unteers, is at his home in this city for a day or two, preparatory to entering upon his new duties. Gen. Rosser has been assigned to the command of one of the divisions in the 2d to remain long at Chickamauga, but would accompany an exped.tion to Cuba. He fur- ther said he has been assured by President McKinley that it is the latter’s intention to give him the authority to wear an ad- ditional star; in other words, promote him to the rank of major general as soon as answer was: “I have had experience of that kind. I was most unfortunate during our late war, having been wounded nine times, and I may have to go through a somewhat sim- ilar experience in our fight with Spain. “I was opposed to the war,”’ Gen. Rosser went on to say, “until war was declared by our government, but now I hope that oper- ations will be prosecuted vigorously, with the view that the trouble shall be ended as quickly as possible. ace, and that it will be a considerable time before they are brought to terms. Nor doI believe that we ought to permanently hold the Philippine Islands. I believe we should retain them until the war indem- nity, which may be demanded, shall be paid, but not longer. As to Cuba and Porto Rico, the conditions are different, and I think we ought to own them, and believe we will. Future Policy. he outcome of the war between the United States and Spain will be, undoubt- edly, in my judgment, a widening of the building up of a powerful navy and the establishment of a large standing army. To do this means immense expenditures, which must be provided for by increased taxation, and this, in turn, means adding to the burdens of the people generally. But th2 die is cast, and our great nation cannot afford to take any steps backward.” Gen. Rosser was asked to explain what he meant by a remark made by him not long since that “the United States govern- ment was not in need of former confed- erates who would not be able to mount a horse unless aided by the use of a ladder,” this was the occasion which gave rise to it: One evening I was called up over the telephone at my house by a friend in Char- lottesville, and asked if I had offered my services to the United States government. I replied I had not. Just then there came not long before read of an aged general on the confederate side who had said he was willing to go to the front, although, as a he has to have some one to lead him about, and of still another who is about as help- less as either of those above referred to. So I added the words which you mentioned to my previous message, and I belleve now operation, and in 1877 the United States supplied one-half of the imports into the Hawaiian Islands, which then amounted to $2,500,000, By 1880 the imports had increas- ed to over $3,500,000, of which over $2,000,000 werth came from the United States; in 18s4 they were over $4,500,000, of which more than $3,000,000 were from the United States; in 1890 $6,902,000, of which $4,711,000 camé from the United States, and in 1806 $6,063,- In 1575 only about 57 per cent of the ex- ports from the Hawaiian Islands came to the United States. In 1877, the year fol- lowing the treaty, over 90 per cent came to the United States, and has since continued in about the same proportion. Of the $200,- 000,000 worth of exports from the Hawaiian islands since the reciprocity treaty of 1876, more than $10,000,000 have come to the rice has been for years an item of consid- erable value, and of late coffee, pinzapples and bananas have taken important rank in the exporiations of the islands. Of the $15,500,000 worth of exports in 1596 almost $15,000,000 worth was sugar, though in addi- tion to this there was exported over 5,000,- 000 pounds of rice, 225,000 paunds of coffc:, 126,000 bunches of bananas apd 147,000 pine- epples. The increase in sugar and coffce has been rapid in the past few years, co: ‘The tendency in the past twenty years has epparently been to a reductien in the num- ber of articles produced. In 1876 the list of exported articles included besides sugar and rice, wool, tallow, molassés, peanuts, hides, goat skins, sheep skins, whale oil, whale- bone, ivory, salt, sperm ofl and many other articles, but now sugar, rice, coffee, ba- nanas and pineapples are the chief exports, though the total value in 1896 was sia times that of 1876, when the artieles were much more numesous. Imports to Hawaii. The imports, as above indicated, are tions as follows: United States, $5,464,000; Great Britain, $755,000; China, $299,000; Ja- pan, $276,000; Germany, $148,000; Australia, $114,000. The largest items in the lst of imports are groceries and provisions, $52 $85; machinery, $343,105; fertilizers, $33: cotton goods, ‘$311,891;" clothing, | $202, hardware and agricultural implements, grain and feed, $273,758; lumber, 255,242; tobacco, $194,836; flour, $169,000; building materials, $102, and "besides these scores of articies, ranging in value from $100,000 downward. The population at the latest census was, in, round number: tuguese, 5,200 Americans, 2,250 British and 1,430 German. The receipts of the govern- ment are about $2,000,000) annually, of which about one-third is gathered by tariff taxes, one-third by internal taxation and receipts. Our commerce with the islands extends over more than half a century, one of the ports to them as early as 1837, though the latter seem to have been only occasional prior to 1853, when they amounted to $4, 406, and by 1863 had increased to $548,730. In 1873 they were $672,191, passing the §1,- Platt (Conn.), Pritchard, Rawlins, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart, Tetler, Warren, Wellmgton, Wetmore, Wilson—44. Weakness of the Opposition. This vote developed great weakness of the opposition, and having s*cured it Mr. Davis readily agreed to enter a motion for an executive session. The proceedings of the Meving that the Senate has already, in ex- ecutive session, thoroughiy discussed the question, they will permit the opponenis of the project to occupy all of the time. Aiter The Star's report of the Senate proceedings was closed yesterday after- hoon Mr. Teller spoke briefly on the par- liamentary situation. He asserted that no he: pleaded for a proper regard for the amenities of the Senate in considering the question. Resuming, Mr. Bacon addressed himself to the legai and constitutional questions of the issue. He contended that the joint resolution row before the Senate was a di- rect blow at a prerogative of the Senate in that the only proper method of annex- ing foreign territory was by means of treaty. He urged the importance of main- taining the constitutional method in so im- without the concurrence of the Senat He had, he said, been grieved to hear set: ators suggest the propriety of such a yro- ceeding, and he had been more: than grati- fle@,at the failure of the President to act upon this unwise suggestion. The Presi- dent would have no more right thus to seize’ Hawaii than he would have to seize Jamaica. Still such a seizure would be as legal as would annexation by joint resolu- tion. Some Questions Asked. In the course of his remarks Mr. Bacon was frequently interrupted by senators with Hawaiian government made a cession of territory to this country without treaty the Congress could not accept it. maintained that such acceptance would require the assent of the treaty-making power. Mr. Spooner (Wis.) read the first line of the resolution, “that said cession is accept- ed, ratified and confirmed,” and then in- quired, “What cession?’ “There has been an offer to cede,” replied Platt. “Yes,” said Mr. Spooner, cede is not a cession.” M ‘but an offer to gress to prescribe by law certain terms and conditions on which any independent gov- ernment could become a part of the United States, and whether, the terms having been complied with, Congress might not declare Bacon, “‘if you absolutely nullify the Con- stitution of the United States.” “If a foreign power were to concede to us annexation by treaty, but where, as in this case, the whole foreign country comes in it is not so properly a matter for treaty, but may be accomplished by act of Congress.” In reply Mr. Bacon maintained that any ARRAS ~ ALLEL AIA CNN CNN True blue that New Era Tailors, 906 F Street. which Mr. Definite Action Should Be Taken on District of It by Congress. To the Editor of The Evening Star: We have experienced a general depres- sion in business which has been of a na- | 18! tional character, affecting not only all sec- tions, but all individuals and all interests. It has existed for the last five or six years. Consequently, of course, Washington, es a Not only assuming, but admitting, that Washington has suffered, we are neverthe- 1 less put upon inquiry while considering the | To the Editor of The Evening Star: growth of the District of Columbia during the past five or six years, and its present prospect of future development, and the question very naturally arises: ington city proper, and the immediate sub- urbs thereof, has been able to accomplish so much during the past five or six years, and through a period of national and local financial depression and almost suspension made during the same period, if what we commonly call good times had prevailed? So much has been done that we naturally wonder whether the people of Washington have really suffered as those of other cities have suffered, and whether we have not ac- complishd more than same period. Without having the time to investigate or the disposition to go too much at length and into details, 1t may be well to mention some of the leading and more important attainments during the period named. First, it is to be remembered that in the spring of 1803 Congress passed the street to execute its provisions. strenuous effort has been made by some of our people to secure the repeal thereof, while others and the District authorities have exerted every effort to execute It. vented improvements. A. Because of the effect trict of Columbia. B. Because of the uncertainty as to the execution thereof, in view of the failure on the part of Congress to make necessary ap- propriations to complete the plan, or repeal Davis made at once. routine business was transacted. A joint resolution concerning the pur- chase of law books, books of reference and | buildings of the Catholic University have some the District. Tenth—Some of the thorized thereby: 1891—4,582 permits. 25562 permits 1803-2530 permit 1s04— 914 permi 1805—1,233 permi 1896—1/337 permit 1897—8;$52 permits. that pertains to the nav If Wash- others during the all and who et are the even be attempted? Since that date provisions vi past; where upon titles ways Wave-washed! large ————— The Navy Personnel Bill. alone of whom it hears and is deservedly on every lip? member that the Deweys, the Blues and the Bagleys are not the only ones who are giving themselves for their country? It is nerve-thrilling and quickening to read of the heroic deeds we all appreciate and admire, but what of the many men who will never t the war—without whose daily every possible comfort—and frequently the sacrifice of health perhaps for all future—the great achievements could never and I venture to assert that today to face the fire of the enemy with the glow and excitement of battle to urge one on than to sit before Havana, for ex- ample, in a monitor, where the the only place to obtain any fresh air not pumped in artificially—is al- The men who endure th no chance at prizes—as their brothers have to the northern and most settled portion of and fice of the inspector of buildings for the Columbia, showing the number of permits which have been issued and the aggregate value of the improvements au- In these days of intense Interest in these days of heat and discomfort, when we remem- ber our poor sailors suffering worse hardships under a tropical sun, in these days when the nation’s honor is com- mitted to the gallant little band known as Uncle Sam's navy, why personnel bill at once and recognize these so pass the hose praise os Hobsons, heard of at packbone”™ sacrifice of it is easier watchfui- ing at night for weeks; where ice and fresh ish into luxuries of the far hip's rations’ eaten be- ; : ‘ hich have been filed, 5. Jones, Our navy should be second to none. Our |matter of fact, he cannot hear thunder: | (biog which will bo presented showing im: | a part Of its territory,” continued. Sir. Tor- | caused by the maps which have been filed: | PT ite" Steccr level tn nao for vice pr people are not niggard of the cost and will | and of another, who Is go neatly Plind {hat | ports from them as early as 1826 and ex- | aker, “it might be necessary to effect the | frail ue insurance companies of the Dis- | {fom 95 to 100 degrees; where the deck— breath of e things have id then about the matter. 4 = 3 = “woh keeper, J. L. Fechtig; t-u . HF. navy equal to the demand is the grave | 8,14 000,000 line in 1877, immediately after the | change of sovereignty, except as a war on other ships—because lack lick; for delegate tc Central Labor question “sav tacths clases e ships neta atch EDOW of one former confederate briga- | enactment of the. reciprocity Treaty: the | measure, could be accomplished legally only the mame ’in t0t0: io extent thereof as at |#peed Of sach craft, and no word of {five to be elected), W. R. Bradford, ©. 9. | Had Cervera with his “latest modern” | mand in the present war, and he has been | $2,000.00 line in 1879, the $3,000,000 mark in | by treaty, and he could see no force in Mr. | present proposed, It being of national and | Complaint comes from them, though . Kreiter, J. FP. Me rmicik, E. W. Patto1, W. E. Thomp- Sewers and Sidewalks. The District Commissioners have issued the following orders: That $0 feet of S-inch sewer be construct- ed along the north side of R street north- west between Rhode Island avenue and 7th street; estimated cost, $96. ‘That cement sidewalk be laid in front of No. 56 M street northwest under the per- mit system; estimated cost, $32. That cement sidewalk be jaid in the park- ing space in front of lot 9, square 82, fronting on Louisiana avenue near 9th street northwest; estimated cost, $410. That W.,P. Fowler, jr., be registered and licensed aS a master plumber and gasfitter after filing proper bond. That sewer be constructed along the south side of and crossing N street north- west between 6th and 7th streets; estimat- ed cost, $240; also along the north side of M street northwest, from 6th street west- ward 125 feet; estimated cost $285, charge- priz ‘The general has a high regard for Gen. | Richardson, story, “The Squirrels;” Mrs. ; sect! These islands are in a di tween Semers, 1g. 7 0e LOF main and Dive | gtcnas, the Cuban Insurgents and the “er | Miles, and saye he does not think it at ali | Fanale,U. "ren Byck, “Nmme ‘True Kinger” | Sther ,avestions, may, be Presented to us [roads have penetra Gere seems Of | ene Nicarague canal and Asia and cian ‘That fifteen feet of 12-inch sewer and one |concentrados,” Is proper enough, but we | discreditable to him to aspire, if he really | gatten;” Miss Florence M. Halley, “Play;” | ut. Mr. Prosdent. you cannot mako the | the, supa to localities which have here. | eesential to this country in both = militars manhole be constructed on the line of 19th street extended; estimated cost $60, charge- able to the appropriation for suburb: not only have expended Dillior ft ambition. That is an incentive for deeds | Portance of the Social Training. *hilippines or in any other part of the | lished at Fort Reno, Tenleytown, and a ! this opportunity to get them. It will never sewers, 1899. urban | Toney, but have istittted a coitiitccs | of valor. Gen. Miles was the greatest In-| ‘The program was varied by the presenta- | Lhilipp' 7 r water main has been laid from Tenleytown | come again. The scuth, with its wonderful Accepted. The proposal of John Jacoby for con- structing the ext2nsion of the Georgetown rain sewer at the end of Potomac street Bas been accepted by the District Com- Muissioners. —’ . Charged With Murder. Frank Thompson, the young colored man eharged with having killed George Johnson, Scar Indian Head recently, as heretofore pudlished in The Star, was arrested by Constable Hill of Charles county. He was taken to jail at La Plata on a commit- ment from Justice Carpenter. He wall be tried in November. ——_-—__. Appointed Dental Examiner. ‘The District Commissioners have ap- pointed Dr. H. J. Allen a member of the board of dental examiners, for a tzrm of five years, vice Dr. Garrett L. Hills, whose term has expired. ships but stood his ground and fought our fleet we should, in all probability, have other style of war vessels would not be preferable to the heavy ironclad—a ques- tion which will hardly be solved until after a combat between vessels of equal fighting capacity and whose crews are matched in courage and efficiency. There is no sufti- cient reason why we should delay placing our navy on a footing equal to that of any other country. We can stand the cost of the experiment. I am told that in Texas a man does not always need a gun, but when he does want. it -he- wants. it -quiek,”” and for that reason he keeps it convenient. It has not been the policy of our nation to acquire and maintain colonies, but that mighty engine of prosperity called “‘com- merce, the outlet for the industries of our people, cannot and must pot be controlled as to its scope and space. Our citizens are acquisitive, and, as 4n- dividuals, can be found In every quarter of the globe, engaged in introducing the results of our energy. forethought.and care, which redounds not only to the great credit of our country, but increases. its..awealth and importance. must not disguise the fact that when this difference with Spath ‘ts"¢oncitded we will responsibility and a promise of reward to the gallant men who fought our battles, rewards for the living heroes and provision for the loved ones of those who have been done to death. PARE Soe Must Retain Conquered Territory. Generally, the loser pays all the winner exacts. Spain is about at the last end of her tether, and if not so now, will shortly be in pawn as an unredeemable bankrupt, utterly unable to pay our just demands for expenses, etc. Hence we must take the bull by the horns, and retain the territory we will occupy at the cessation of hostfli- ties. This course is inevitable, and a not unreasonable conclusion, notwithstanding te hitherto disinclination to acquire colo- nies. When acquired, our new possessions need protection, and !f we “put that an in the slot” the energy, tact and enterprise of our peopie “will do the, rest,” to our ad- vantage and prestige as a nation, individu- ally and collectively, and result in benefit- ting the people who now have their exist- to see President McKinley about it. The President asked me what I thought in ref- that his constituents would do this. The President did not seem to think the condi- tion of the gentleman's political fences in his district imposed the duty upon the gov- ernment of providing him with a position in the army, at a good salary, and I am quite sure the applicant will not be ap- pointed.”” High Regard for Gen. Miles. Gen. Rosser said he was very anxious to see the President again, before leaving Washington for the front, Saturday last, but had to deny himself the pleasure. ‘There were so many persons waiting at the White House to ask for appointment on his (Gen. Rosser’s) staff that he was afraid, if he also called at the Executive Mansion, something embarrassing might transpire. “The President,” Gen. Rosser added, “is very approachable, but he will do as much in response to a letter as to a personal ap- plication, and I will write to him what I in- tended to say had I met him Saturday.” does, to be made lieutenant general. “Every soldier,” said he, “ought to have dian fighter this country has ever seen. 1 regard him as a very able man.. The fact that he did not graduate at West Point ought not to count against him, for he graduated at a greater school—that of the field. When a man can rise from the posi- tion of dry goods clerk to that of major general commanding the United States army there must be something in him. I think Gen. Miles ought to have the higher rank,” So ee Death of Mra. Mary W. Kelly. Mrs. Mary W. Kelly, widow of Moses Kelly, died at the residence of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Dr. Ashford, yesterday after- noon, after an illness of four months. Mrs, Kelly came of the Wilson lineage, a tam- ily widely known and honored in the com- munity. Although of retiring ature, possessed great force of character, an her Christian graces and unostentatious acts of kindness endeared her to a circle- of friends, by whom her loss is la- mented and whose sympathy goes out. to the surviving sons and daughters. 1S8S2, the $4,000,000 stage in 1890, the $5,000,- 000 In 1891 and promising to be nearly year and $11,757,000 in the preceding year. NORMAL KINDERGARTEN, Graduating Exercises of the Eliza- beth Peabody School. The auditorium of the First Congrega- tional Church, at 10th and G streets, was well filled Friday evening with specta- tors of the graduating exercises of the class of 1898 of the Elizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Normal S¢hool. The eight graduates, dreased in white, occupied the elevated platform, which was profusely and tastefully decorated with flags, palms and daisies. The graduating essays were all devoted to the exposition of various phases of kin- dergarten work and were as follows: Miss Marelle Davis, ‘“The Old Made New;” Miss Bertha F. Steward, “‘Sympathy;” Miss Jes- sie A. Lane, “The Value of the Kinder- garten to the School; Miss E. Josephine Mrs. Carrie L. Wright, story, “‘Bed-Time Stories;” Miss Alice B. Dawson, “The Im- tion of kindergarten and other songs by the class and by piano solos by Miss Hal- ley and Miss Davis and a vocal duet by Mrs. Wright and Miss Davis. The class song was written for the occasion by Mrs. Wright. < The diplomas were presented by Rev. Howard: Wilbur Ennis, who made @ short address upon the signifitance of the kindes garten movement. Rev. 8. M. Newman, pastor of the church, made the opening invocation and Pronounced the benediction. The audience expressed its approval by ee sppaane and by showering roses e graduates just before the singing of a Saeecnent = ie officers of the school were highly Imented upon this thelr eighth an- nual commencement. The resignation of dumpman, at $1.50 a cepted by the District they have appointed H. the vacancy. Foraker’s argument. He argued that such action would be an absolute surrender by entirely and essentially different from our own people—a revolution, too, in which the Senate, because the majority has the pow- er, would surrender its treaty-making power. Mr. Teller's Reply. Mr. Teller said whfle he had no desire to discuss the question at length, he want- ed to call attention to the false assump- tion of Mr. Bacon that there was some constitutional barrier to annexation by act of Congress. He was not afraid, he said, that the common sense and patriot- ism of the American people would lead the government to acquire undesirable terri- tory. It was a reflection upon -the people to intimate that they could not trust them- selves. “I do not know,” said Mr. Teller, “what the present war will bring to us. ' I con- fess that I would not have been unkind- ly disposed toward a postponement of this discussion until we could ascertain what the issue of the war is to be and what ment of the United States is not capable of exercising the powers of control in the world, or that we cannot give to that people a government infinitely better than they have had there for 200 years. You cannot make the American people believe that freedom and liberty will be a means of harm to the people who ask to take their share in it. “I don’t know what the war will bring to us but I do believe that wherever our flag flies by right of conquest, or by the consent of the people, there it will remain. And the party or the men who propose to take it down will have to reckon with the American people.” Mr. White inquired of Mr. Davis if he desired to proceed further with the debate. Mr. Davis expressed the wish that the discussion continue until 5:30 o'clock. Mr. White instantly moved to adjourn. Mr. Davis asked for the yeas and nays.. The motion was defeated, 44 to 15, as de- not local character, and so expensive that neither the national government nor the This law, move the great cloud which has been cast upon all suburban real estate and allow improvements and developments to go on, and permit again the free exercise of those inalienable property rights which the peo- ple of the District of Columbia as Ameri- can citizens are supposed to enjoy, through the medium of the Constitution of the United States. Second—Rock Creek Park, consisting of a tract of land along the line of Rock creek of almost 2,000 acres, has been acquired at a cost of more than a million of dollars, and perpetually dedicated as and for a public | To the Editor of The Evening Sta park and pleasure ground for the benefit of the people of the United States. Third—The Zoological Park has been im- proved and made what it is today, although the land was secured just before the com- mencement of the period named. ; A Fourth—Hlectric underground system o! street railways have, been established on | S¢mators) that the Nicaragua canal will the more important lines in the city, Le., the Capital Traction and the Metropolitan, which has involved the expenditure of large amounts of money, and several electric tofore been remote and inaccessible. all the northern section of the District. Sixth—The period. Seventh—Streets, east and west of 14th tently borne selves to their country. June 15, 1898. view with Wallan Islands. before building the canal. June 20, 1898. from newed heart to the workers in the teresting and exciting parts of the cam- paign to feel that Congress at least appre- clates the real trials that are being so pa- nd under which men are already breaking, @ speedy passage of the personnel which has the hearty approval of a large majority of those who are now giving them- G. ee The South and Hawaii. ees: “Bootsey” Ross Stabs His Sweetheart. “Bootsey” Ross, twenty-five years old, jorida | and Margaret Scott, twenty years oid, had an aitercation about 5 o’ glory and the excitement of the war pass them by and only the monotony, the tedi- U. (four to be | been somewhat wiser as to gre: * o 5 36,000,000 this fisca’ year; while our imports | the Senate of its power to ratify treaties. ~, ‘bia is willing to incur the | ¥™, the discomfort and the suffering are Frits, FAgar | of the huge battle ship or the aivisablllty | wre toes aemcation: adding: from the islands will this year be the high-| In concluding his speech Mr. Bacon said | District of Columns is MONTE tt ot theirs to share. %. T. Jenkins, | of investing our money in smaller and | of age he is too old, The best thing est on record, despite the general reduc- | that if the Senate passed the pending reso- | °3D°35° OF CXCo NOS oe Drone tnich has | For this reason, and because much of Moore, Dun I. | quicker craft. The Chilean-Peruvian and |e for’ his constituents to re-elect him to {tof imporis from other parts of the | lution Congress would enter upon a revolu- | 22, Because Of he SOME Coan Math cer | this work must forever remain unknown T. M. Ring, F.| the Chinese-Japanese encounters on the | pis present place.” world, the total for the year being likely | tion which would raise the flag of the Unit- | tainty as to the success thereof. and unrecognized by their feilow-country- €. Roberts, G. . J. Schoepf. “| sea have not assured us whether some | ™=y°foiq the President I was not so sure | t© exceed $15,000,000, against $13,687,000 last | ed States over a country whose people were executed or repealed, will re- |™en, it would give vonderful zest and re- less in- so many physically—by As a southern man I carnot help but tonishment the opposition by the southern senators to annexing the Ha- Everybody knows (except the southern benefit the south more than any other sec- tion of this country, and that the annex- ing of Hawaii is merely a preliminary step and commercial wzy, it is hard to compre- Fifth—A large reservoir has been estab- | hend how our so-called wise men can lose to Brightwood and thence to Takoma Park, | resources and its splendid location at the thereby furnishing a public water supply to | mouth of the canal, making it nearer to Asia and to Europe than any other section improvements known as | of this country, will do the manufacturing Brightwood Park, Petworth, Cleveland | for the world. Park, Chevy Chase and other subdivisions |_| We in the south, howeter, can never have been largely established within said | hope for much uu our mossbacks step aside and make way for the new generation in the south, who can see a better future street, have been graded and regulated and | for their section than that of free trade, extensive and costly improvements, consist- ing of apartment houses, flats and hand- some dwellings in great number, have been constructed between the city and Mount Pleasant, so that today Piney branch is as effectually the boundary of the cit the standpoint of improvements as free silver, agriculture and poverty. ctw.