Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898-14 PAGES. fae THE EVEN WASHixNu TUESDAY... \ING ON CROSBY S. NOYES THE EVENING 5’ and permanent Family Circu! bined cir- Washington As a News and Advertising Medium it has no cempetitor. “pin order to avotd dciays, on ac- sence, Ietters to id not be addressed to any 1 connected with the Office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- The New Highway Law. The conferees on the bill amending the highway act, Senaters Gallinger, McMillan and Faulkner and cock, Curtis and agreed upon the shep: shall take, and very important Representatives Bab- Richardson, yesterday which this measur thi receiv their ion upon question will be 1 with general satisfaction by the people of the I ‘They wisely decided upon the radical amendment instead of the total repeal of the highway act. They cut from this act that which is hurtful, but leave upon the te books t five sections of the law, which provide for the map- ping of the suburbs as a guide to future subd cancel the map of sec- n one so far as it applies to existing liv too expensive in its comprehe tion of misfit sub- div to be carried out at the present ut they retain all the other maps under the highway act, and au- © a new map of nm one covering the uns pdivided land. » map-making framed of the for ali to rowing cities and ne onious development, are retaine themselves, carefully and imated co: preserved n tw unsubdivided lend of in ty thou- in the unbearable provis- including the fif- subdivision, point ad ap- the gain of the elf of the iniquitous ant end beneficial that our leg- iS ever p a. District has be s, under the the Senat ave The li and Mr. o-operated intel in Babe. t of District mea: d by the H trict Comm Nl the recor rict Committee w and other members of Commitice have rendered the tional important service in eat pudlic appropr before rule ought obstruc- ty upon But keys of at such times they unded. by me crats of their head, voted No sooner, 2 Mr. san tack. H * bill on partisan of soldi the we wiley | the Cuba: ise partisanship so { rned at any ng stand by to nd wor- ns that ler of the lagging his party in the plain pa nway war is on. The cuted with vigor. And , to look with abounding a n ley te thwart the Pre: ation, or ral Miles and Cu defense. overrule Gene ptain Mahan nev defles thi avana he prob ration the Ame takes fact that this coun- to feed its prisoners of war Se otic pleasure in noting how vurth of July celebration is breaking over its original territorial limits. —— + es Spanish Pride Again Wow They are exercised at Madrid over the story of the mutilation of the American dead in Cuba by Spanish seldiers. They of course deny it, and ask the world to believe that Spantards are quite incapable of such conduct. Are th How stands the rec- ord respecting Spanish practfees in the field in Cuba? Was anything ever viier or more in- human than Spain's course toward the in- surgents while the insurgents alone con- fronted her? Were not the people herded like cattle and starved to death by the thousands? Were not insurgent hospitals Faided and the helpless inmates brutally put to death? Was not the dead body of Maceo treated with shocking indignity? ‘Was not Aranguren assassinated and his ay insulted? Are not the authenticated Annals of those whole three years filled With instances of the most revolting Span- ish barbarities? it to be expected that these Spanish foops, seasoned thus to cruelty and bru- STAR. | | tatity, Rave upon a sudden changed thelr | natures and practices? Do they not hate the Yankees worse than ever they hated 2 Have they not been schooled to look upon the Yankees as the most despicable of mankind? Have they not been taught to believe that the Yankees re mean and cowardly, apd are relying solely upon numbers to grind Spain into the earth? Is it at all surprising or unlike- ly, therefore, that Spanish troops coming upon the dead bodies of their American foes should have mutilated them? Was it not the signal, on the contrary, for the brute in the Spaniard to rise and master him? But let the r sponsibility be placed where it belongs. Spanish soldiers except as fighting machines are a poor lot. They are densely ignorant. Sixty-eight out of every hundred are unable to read or write. They are naturally cruel. Even their sports are brutal. They are easily the victims, there- fore, of fraud and deception. They have been nourished on lies about America and Americans. Their leaders, soldiers, sailors, statesmen and even churchmen, have played upon their ignorance and prejudices, and whetted their appetite for Yankee blood. Underfed and unpaid, they may only be managed by appealing to their ani- mal pride and side, and by deluding them with falsehoods which easily convert them into brutes in battle. Threats of Filibusters. The late Senator Harris of Tennes: roted for his skill as a parliamentarian, for the farce of his personal vocabulary and for the steadfastness of his intentions, ceclared with characteristic emphasis on the eve of the pas the silver purchasing clause of the Sher. man law that he would skate over the sur- face of the nether regions before he would permit the enactment of that measure. Hi titude was typical of that of a consider- able group of serators who opposed the re- peal of the Sherman act. He and they were dogged in their insistence that the miz.erity sheuld prevail and that Congress skeuld adjourn without accomplishing ike specific purpose for which it assembled in session. Within a week after this So much for one of the most determined filibuster: on record. It was marked by tence on the part of the silver was conducted with skill, and, moreover, it upported by a consider: ble percentage the American people, ho, nevertheie: of though misguided, were er for a continuance of the practice t was draining the resources of the gevernment. It was not such a filibuster, as far as the people were concerned, as this attempt to defeat Hawaiian annexa- ticn is certain to be. The men engaged ‘n i din the main by at leasc constituencies. The repeal fight in the Senate lasted two months and one day. It ended in a victory for the majority of the Senate. The col- lapse of the filibustering efforts of the free silver men greatly strengthened the gen- 1 cause of prompt action in the upper 1 since then there has been pra tically no revival of the spirit of obstruc- tion that finds strength in the absence the Senate's rules of procedure of method of closing debate. Tne en- of Hawaiian annexation are now ring that they will re- ammer rather than permit < e to a vote. g the threat y will follow him, inevitable. om , in yield —— nd and Blount. we to have a United is not Tariff reform along fr be d a popular ec So what becomes of } And with Mr. Bryan and the he stood out of the w democr: nt anti-Hawali, anti-war and anti-pré owed? soon. is- i-Nicaragu tenden- Mr. Cleveland should > the Hawaiian t annexation k down the Dole plish the rotten ft Why n to come to t sue of which ant rge part, then every fair dealing points un- running-mate. But one ented to the + President, Blount, feli y of infamy the national and that t of Georgia. jtously is to be at name of James u. what It has been formally party, men nd exerted them- arry it through Then the ee is bel eee democ the to the York politics and does © any suggestions on the jon al- picion that the emperor aring a more than usually ere jeit for him at the end of his next Mr. Depew’s inopportune re- French» people were merely ¢ to his happening to strike the wrong page in his phrase book. ——_++-2—__ The retaliatory personai estimates pre- mulgated by New York politicians must be disgouraging to the disinterested As Ohio is not just now a point of great strategic importance Mr. Hanna declines to waste much ammunition on it. > oe _ Aguinaldo expects to have a voice in Phil- ippine affairs, but is too shrewd to attempt to be a ezar. eS Oe ——_——_——_. In Use at Last. There is cause for rejoicing among the hitherto despairing citizens of Washington who have been watching the slothful prog- ross of the work on te “new city post office building.” That great structure, begun six and a third years ago, is actually in’ use at last. Clerks are at work in it. Around them, to be sure, sound the hammers of carpenters, the trowels of tile setters, the blow-pip2s of plumbers, the strong lan- guage of foremen, and other evidences of continuing activity, yet the building is in use. The war did it. The need for an emergency bond issue fs at the bottom of this unexpected hastening to the day of use. ‘The clerks engaged in the task of syste- matically issuing the government’s memor- anda of indebtedness are housed in a few of the rooms that are already fit for occu- pancy and perhaps before their work is fin- ished the general movement of other clerks will begin. Yet the consolation of the Washington people is incomplete, for the use of the building for which it was origi- nally designed is still far off. Tne city post office is inadequately housed in a rented building, while the work on this new struc- ture drags along and no effort to aasten the Gay of local occupancy is visible. Neverthe- less it is something for th patient Wash- ingtonian to see the signs of ovcupancy at all, even if they are remote from the re- quirements of the eity post office. If there wer: any real disposition to ‘bring about this desirable condition the authorities could quickly get in shape the floor in- tended for the use of the local post office, Without waiting for the completion of the entire structure. ——_~++ e+ —_____ Soldiers who starve reconcentradoes, im- prison women and bombard hospitals will net be too valorous to attempt to shield their forts with American prisoners of war. —__ + « —___ The danger of too strong a political pull should be clear by this time to the Span- jards who succeeded in getting a job throvgp to supply contract ammunition. General Miles will scarcely get through this campaign without standing up before @ bot fire of resignation rumors. SHOOTING STARS. Unappreciative. “I understand that our friend now re- joices in the title of ‘colonel.’ ” “Yes,” replied Major Mott, rather dis- paragingly. ‘But he had to go to war to get it.” A Complicated Enterprise. The many-sided patriot’s woe Brings oft a weary trown As he tries to keep his courage up And keep his taxes down. A Thoughtless Remark. “It's remarkable,” commented Mr. Meek+ ton's wife, “how many men are anxious to leave home and engage in war.” « “Yes,” he answered, absently. “Some people never seem to know when they have enough of anything.” Unwelcome. “I hear they are making an effort to get more soldiers pa&t the blockade, to rein- force us,” said one Spanish officer. “What's that Madrid government tr. to do,” inquired another, savagely; out of house and home?” Strenuous Objection. “I suppose,” said the inquiring friend, “that you object to the idea of Hawaii's being seme day represented in the Cap- ite Emphatically," replied Senator Sor- shum. “They're liatle as not to mix things up and make even more trouble for the lobbyists than they are having now.” Utopia. When I kin take a restin’ spell I likes to steal away Whah de bum'ly bee is gath’rin’ up de honey all de day, Whah de flow'rs is growin’ peaceable an’ free de sumn.er round, de wind keeps on his travels wifout tellin’ whah he's bound. An’ Dar ain’ nobody fu flow’rs'll blcom. Dar ain’ no one to warn ’em dat dey'’s takin’ too much room. De honey bee ain’ bothered by no busy- body men Dat wants ter show ’im why he orter stop an’ change ‘is plan. in’ "bout de way dem De locus’ bug he fiddles an’ de cri jines de cheir. Dey does de bes’ dey's able an’ it’s all dat dey ire. aborin’, semehow, to be carnin’ It, ne dat’s jes’ a-standin’ findin’ fault. > ee ——___ nts Missed by Mr. Morrill. ew York Press. ket Dey's alla roun* an’ about the ny to the Hawatia is to be regretted that introduced some human interest into his co! the of the 3 war with of China, upen by the senator. H ed wholly at a condition ¢ the time of the negotiz time wi z 1 it on the Spain ide of the F this group the strat th Nerth Pacific and the one Avenue of approach to our wi It 1s for the i that its only rc dvocate d not » treated this phase of the tion But q Hon- ported from re Senator Morr this str and even stroke their the enthu > reception of the my of the Philippine: e of Honolulu and the conseque pretest of the Trat Pacific this sumn annexed the protest must, init of the United |S Spe This country is e the world that can afford to estat a precedent as the disembarkment and re- frcshment of troops on the shores of a4 weak neutral! power to the breach of that pewer’s neutrality. Senator Thurston’s Mistake. From the Chicago Tribune. nator Thurston is making the mistake is life in fighting the annexation of Ha- His position on that question is one which his constituents do not approve ot and which is calculated to injure them. A senator should not feel himself so much above the men he represents as to refuse to pay any attention to their unanimous wishes. Senator Mason of this state was opposed to the annexation of Hawaii, but he declared last week that, having become convinced that the people of Illinois are in favor of annexation, “I will do everything in my power to carry out their wishes. I want you to understand,” said the sena- tor, “that I was not elected to put my judg- ment against the judgment of the citizens of Mlinois who elected me.” The reasons which Senator Thurston has given for his opposition to Hawaiian annexation are not statesmantike reasons. They are weak and superficial. His constituents have given much better reasons for annexation than he has given against it. Like Senator Ma- son, he should abandon an untenable posi-| tion and bow gracefully to the will of the] pecple. —_—__.- «= Warning to the Democratic Party. From the Louisville Post (ind. dem.). It has not seemed to us necessary to re- sort to a joint resolution to secure Hawaii, but events legislate, and war is but a series of important events, Congress merely recording its decrees. The battle of Manila settled the Hawaiian question: it settled the question of building the Nic. araguan canal. It made certain the an- nexation of Porto Rico and a Cuban pro- tectorate. Yet we hold democratic caucuses to re- verse the very decrees of destiny; we once more throy the democratic party across the path of progress. But the vote in the House yesterday records the verdict of the American people; the past is past and a new chapter opens in American history. The vote in the House was surprising; only ninety representatives, including the Speaker, voted against the resolution, and they no longer constitute a majority of the Heuse of Representatives. We trust the so-called leaders of the dem- ocratic party will study the vote in the House yesterday and read the people’s re- sponse to the action of a Bourton caucus. a It ix the Same Concha. From the Engineer (London). By the way, we wonder whether Captain Concha, who fought the “Don Juan de Austria” $0 gallantiy at Manila is the same who pluckily sailed the model of Columbus’ vessel out to the world’s fair at Chicago, and who then figured as a cheery little aa in the transportation branch. If so, think the Americans must be specially” pe that he survived. | aan “OURGEIG ELECTRIC SIGN. Wem ake carpets bright as new —take out every particle of dust and grit—destroy moths—without any injury to fabrics—when we clean carpets: Drop postal or eiom Wagons call. We upholster and re- cover Furniture, remake Mattresses, store all kinds of Household Effects in our fireproof building. G7 We'll be pleased to have YOU and your friends call at any time and inspect our plant. See ee sem *Sll==PA-AVE- QOOO90E (0) 8 98c. Shirt Waists, O9€. ‘The announcement of 9c. Derby Percale Shirt Waists for 5¥e. should be all that 1s essary to crowd this shirt waist rte it to overflowing. Everybody knows the ry Waists- best fitting and most fault- lessly made creations on the market. $1.50 Dimity Wrappers, $1.19. lovely New Corded Dimity Wrappers—in beautifuf vinous and flowery effects r summer wear—ruffles over shoulder and Jar and sleeves trimmed with handsome lenciennes lace. Regular $1.50 value, Special New Wash Fabrics. Beautiful new line of Printed Cottons at Be. and 12%, yd. line of Linen Crashes for Skirts, He. and 1c. yd. ne ew Tawos and ‘Dimities in the HY and K grounds ‘with white. fig- latest. fad—at 12i4c. Ginghams— aualtt fes—suitable t wr ladies’ waists or oe ns 12%, Cc. (Co wear—only 39c. Silk Sale. ‘The balance of those Beautifal 50e. Jap- Wash Silks, in plaid and striped ef- s the (hing for mids: or year will go Ladies’ 19c. Vests, 1244c. Tow ‘neck andl ribbon runcbest 1 lty"on the —but what 124. are Leather Belts, 15c., 25c., 35c. and 50c. $15 Cloth Suits, $9. 50. and $45 to.. Rees a Redding,81 1Pa.A Vv You ought to be t oe WILLIAMS’ CELERY * COMPOUND. i s rung r nerves. It quicts the » * * nerves, gives vitality to the ¢ * * entire nervous system. As <¢ * * a general tonic—to enrich ((* * the blood—strengthen and “ * * invigorate the body—and \ * > restore lost appetite—it has * but few equals. Only 50c. gia bottle. ( WILLIAMS’ @ Temple Drug Store, * » Gor. 9th and F VE Cl Wh SAILORS, — Nothing more appropel an a gemine "kK eee stylish and becoming . jonable Indies the warld over. and shapes to chces* Dis trict agents for “4 Hats for geatlem and gentlewomen, rotinemetz,<, 1237 PAL AV) F799 aaa Ata Tata aT Toa Our Delicious Bread —is as white, as wholesome, as delicious as any home kitehen in the city prepares, Ovly skilled bakers work here. All our materials are the best. And every part of our bakery is am clean and neat as “‘a new pin.” Save the trouble of baking in a hot kitchen this summer. Let us send everything each day—fresh. Krafit’s Bakery,‘ 18TH ST. AND PA. AVE. Je2-t.t aos LS Je21-20d_ - Our Sanat $5 ‘sBlite’’ | dress suit case! = sult “eiee ei Handsome brass lock and “lock” bolts-- eel frame vowed. ia—fuil linen Mned— ‘ing sole leather dress. to-date young: steel frame ye" the “nobbies KN EESSI, * i Je21-284 Underwear that fits. Finest Balbri Underwear on the mar Ext af Se. & Piece, Made to fit as perfectly the most expensive of union suits. as Light-weight Wool Underwear, ‘bdomt 61 Health Bunds, Soc. and Ze, ie ocean to widen ordered 0 Woodward". Loth rop, roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Every Department in the House Is more nearly exactly as it should be—as you would have it—than at any time in our past. Never before have we been able to name as low prices on beautiful, bright, fresh, up-to-date, absolutely new summnier mer- chandise for personal and home use. Men’s Crash Suits To Order. ‘ Old-time Tow, Crash and Linen Suits made to your measure for $7.50, $9.00, $11.00 and $12.50. These are the most comfortable suits for hot weather. It is not nec- essary to wear an ill-fitting ready- Summer Silks. We have our silk stock at all times as perfect as we can make it in qual- ity, newness and moderation of prices. Among the fresh arrivals is the following exceptional value: Bayadere Striped Black Crepe. A delightfully light and airy silken fabric for midsummer dresses, blouses, skirts; also desirable for fronts and trimmings; 23 inches can have one the They must please you made suit when you made to order at practically same price. or we don’t want you to have them. Men’s Store—First fi In Men’s wide. 6c. a yard. Department, Annex. Regular price, $1.00. We shall place on sale tomorrow, re Wednesday, the following exception- Embroidery ally good values: Men's Soft Striped Madras Neglige birts, with Department. collar and wristband—made of a remarkably good Tomorrow, 500 yards Nainsook, | auatity ctotn. ¥ : rE ‘deri 50c. each. Swiss and Cambric Embroideries, 1 Boys’ Percale and Madras Negligee Shirts, with to 3 inches wide, in a host of dainty | conar and cutts d, and pretty designs—at less than half regular prices. 5c. a yard. 50c. each. Boys’ Percsle and Madras Shirts, either with 2 separate collars or to be worn with white coll: fine quality and pretty patterns. First floor. Hosiery Special. 200 dozen Women’s Fine Fast Black Lisle Thread plain, Richelieu and Rembrandt ribbed, white heels and toes—the best in- $1.00 each. First foo Continuation of Wash Goods Sale. An additional Lawns went on about half price. Hose, 5.000 yards Sheer sale yesterday at No old styles, and trinsic value obtainable for the price. every yard of this season's printing— 29c. a pair. white grounds, with dots, stripes and Regularly 35c. A fe on ous Bees g Js fi ral designs also a g enerdus sprinkling of dark grounds, includ- Boys’ Wash Suits. We are offering several lots of Boys’ Washable Suits and Trousers, ing the popular navy blues and sand f blacks, with white strip: gures 28 inches wide. representing the newest materials 5c. a Yard. and all the latest ideas in trimmir Worth 8 1c. at Also the following speciai values: Half Regular Prices. Lawns and Dimity. Boys’ Crash a double breasted. | ai) this season's’ prettiest printings an old B25 design in the lot. Little Boys" 6 AC. a Yard. of er 7 wainla 3 4 ae Regular Price, 10c. colors. Sizes 2 pe Ede 48c. Formerly 75¢. to $1.50. Organdie and Batiste Lawns. A lot of handsome Wash Suits, in striped Jinens, | tn pack and. w blue and white stripes crashes, dark blue Galateas—all fast culors; well with fitting and well made. 69¢ Worth up to $2 each. Boys’ huble Pants, stripes and checks, light and dar Sizes 3 to 14. 25c. a pair. Pants, white duck, brown linen Sizes 3 to 14, 50c. a pair. Sizes 3 to 10. "s most popular 8c. a Yard. Regular Price, 12% c. colors. Boys’ Washable and blue denim, Printed Madras. For dresser shirt waists—an ideal fabr 3 would sell ‘Third floor. mid-summer w Our System of Cieansing Blankets& Lace Curtains Is the best ever devised. for cleansing and rebinding blankets it in the same way—36 inches w 10c. a Yard. Regular Price, » 12% c. The charge Dotted Sw Mull, A variety of nandsome p: 28 inches wide. 12i4c. a Yard. Regular Price, 15c. is ss on white grounds— $1.00 per pair. For Lace Curtains, 7c, Marseilles Bedspreads, Crochet Bedsps Is, Be. exch. Goods called for and delivered without additional aa floor. ‘4 First floor, Summer A Perfect Petticoats. Roach Trap. We have secured what we believe to be a perfect Roach Trap. It is | as to | eclipse anything yet produced for de- Three Excellent Values. Black Sateen Petticoats, 1, 2 and 3 ruffles, French back, tape:at waist. Each ... 26 2157 SOC. Striped Japanese Skirting Petticoats, deep bias, flounce put on with headis tay it waist, a variety of colors. Each 2 39¢. Striped Japanese Skirting Petticoats. umbrella Bounce, @ variety of colors, French back, coc. tape at waist. Each = Second floor. The Woodward & Lothrop Sewing Machine. An excellent machine, built upon our order and named the “Wood- ward & Lothrop” at our suggestion. It is equal to any’ good machine made. Simplest style. we have is $18.00. The most elaborate is $35.00. _ Much of the difference in_ price being in the woodwork and attach- so simple and yet so effective stroying roaches, water bugs, ants, ete. A trial will convince the most skeptical. Only r1ge. each, Fifth floor. Mosquito Canopies. We have just received a large lot of the Umbrella Folding Mosquito Canopies. These are especially suit- able for camp or private use, and are a thoraugh protection from flies and mosquitoes. White Nets, single bed size. .$1.35 White Nets, } bed size. .... $1.50 White Nets, double bed size.$2.00 | ¢ Weare sole agents in Washington for the Dixie Improved Canopy. ments. ‘These Canopies cm be attached to wooden or All machines guarantced for 5 | metal neds. are ap yreasientine ore eee years. Necessary instructions given |~ $3.00 each. ; at the department. : On display in our Bed: Second floor. — ‘Third floor. _ - Paare seater ences pootaney 3 rlois. Stiff | Shoes Soft Shhbs: Ever notice the stiffness of the ordinary pair of “new shoes?” You can’t wear them comiortably till they're “broken in.” Your feet burn. Hard skin appears. And it's all the result of getting a poorly-made, poorly-fitting shoe. On the other hand, get FOOT FORM SHOE tice its ease, its elasticity, its flexibility.” It fits. It's snug and comfortable. It looks and feels high grade. Figure up the difference in comfort. Figure up the difference in price. You may have paid $5 for that “or- dinary shoe.” The Foot Form costs vou $3.50. | All welted Foot Forms, $ $2.50 Oxford $1.65 There's a flyer for you. All our No. 553 Chocolate Foot orm Oxfords—$2.50 shoes— 9 go to first comers for $1 Imost a dollar saved. « By te i H : = 2 : Lon $ > F St. ~~ 13th. § > é t E OPAY THE ROCERIES Wy poity We pack a ered — city Low — Table Delleacies W. B. ee 1417 N. Y. Ave. Wines, ete. Se2t-t thsd4 “Export” | “Fit for the Gods.” * The most delicious draught that thirsty man can quaff. “E the finest of all fine beers. 2 * * Absolutely pure—of ma- | * ture age—and de * in flavor. phone ashingtom Brewery C Co. a & i Sis. N.E. “Phone 2154 teven 8° r are cor 9TH AND PA or more White Ash Wm. J. 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