Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1898, Page 6

‘The Free Public s1orary. « The national capital is about to enjoy the benefits of a free public reading room and circulating MWbrary conducted under municipal auspices. This end has been at- tained only through arduous local efforts, first to secure the creative legislation re- quired and then to prevent an infraction of the fundamental law governing the financial relations of the District to the general government in obtaining the main- tenance appropriations. The District ap- propriation bill which became a law to contains provision for maintaining the brary which was created two years ago by act of Congress and it ts now tirmiy established as a part of the municipal equipment The Whrary and reading room about to be opened will become. ed by the law, a supplement of the public education aystem of the District. It will likewise afford to the thousands of workingmen, clerks and citizens gener who now have no means of access to any large cir- culating collections the literary advantages which should have been theirs long ago. It will effectively complete t that is done by the Congression. by furnishing to tt awe » splendid w Library, ling wit e people in thé District and visiting here a cha to use b outside of the containing building of inestimable advantage = never been en- joyed by the capital, save te @ extent through tem- he privilzges of y by the operation culation on point a material ans of ed- The ex, »cal circulating * subscriptions, fence porated into ect to the same nds Mbrary fa- 1t to be su mand will be met disposal of ution will ble library elements of no smail zens will be The what de- on the generosity book lovers, and it is the m tributions of the pre ” ney c sion for th must for citizens. for herefore, show th to place with the prompt- wee fon ef Hawail. n dwell upon pulation. talk that millions leprous ds, we a aith in the The popu- There ms are isolated a are confined 3, and have practically with the to the islands whatever. authorities t the leper settle- ntry, indeed—and untries, even in So great pains ¢ from this dis- a itors this me f son to v other in many balf ©0' taken to prot ease as in Hawait As f ne natives, taking them as a is more improbable than nge their home. Hawail is in every way suited to them and their wants #nd capacities. They are not-of the migra- tory kind. They are not going to leave a climate to which they are accustomed and which is delightful all the year round, and } dainties which endang | District soldiers cannot be turned over to therefore, instead of injuring us here at home, will not only strengthen the country in the matter of its Pacific coast defenses, but open up a new field for American busi- ness and settlement. The extending of the barriers two thousand miles seaward from San Francisco will simply give us that much more elbow-room for the employ- ment of our energies and the placing of our own people. Nor is it to be forgotten that whatever contributes to the building up of Hawait contributes to the welfare of the nat population. They will share in all i made. Just as they are better uff y in every way than they were when the rotten monarchy existed, just so much better off will they be when the wise and statesmanlike work inaugurated by Presi- dent Doie and his coadjutors reaches its meridian under the fostering care of this larger government and greater power. ——- ee The Pennsylvania Democrats. The democracy of Pennsylvania at Al- toona yesterday nominated a man of excel- lent personal character and a high order of ability for governor and wrote a piatform dealing specifically with state issues. Quay- ism and Bossism were distinctly challenged and the peopie called upon to take their af- fairs out of the hands now controlling them and intrust them to better. An extremely lively campaign is assured. An effort was made to steer the party entirely clear of Bryanism. It was not successful. The mention of Mr. Bryan's name evoked the only hearty cheering that Was heard. Mr. Jenks, who won the guber- natorial nomination easily, canvassed th state for Mr. Bryan two years ego. The platform does not mention by name the Chicago platform, but all the same that deliverance was indorsed, as witness: “The democracy of Pennsylvania, in € convention assembled, renewing their former pledges of fidelity and devotion to the sacred rights of the people and state, and true to the convictions and declara- tions of the party upon national questions. All that was accomplished at Altoona, fore, by those who were striving for @ state campaign on non-partisan issues Was the suppression of the mention of the Chicago platform by name. That platform Was indirectly indorsed, a Bryan man was nominated for governor, and. Mr. Bryan's own name hailed with such enthusiasm as indicated that the Nebraska leader is still the hero of the Keystone democrats. Cer- tainly not a very logical or promising out- fit for a non-partisan state campa But another element enters into the ques- tion more serious even thaa_ Bryanism. What does democracy signify this year? Who speak for the party? Mr. Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the national com- mittee? Mr. White of California, chairman of the congressional committee? Mr. Bai- ley of Texas, democratic leader in the House of Representatives? These men are all trying to hamper the national admin- istration in a vigorous prosecution of the war. They are championing a policy in Congress which the Sugar Trust more than any other influence favors and encourages. They are trying to overrule the highest military and naval authorities on questions of national defense. Do these men speak for the democracy? If so, the people of Pennsylvania and other States will hardly rally in overwhelming numbers to the democracy's standard this gen. wee Where in Punk? Washington detectives ongratulations for their work in finding Carpenter Funk committed the murder last week, but it is one to discern who committed a crime another to catch the criminal. Thus all efforts to locate the missing man failed. He has disappeared as com- as did Dorsey Foultz. ‘he latter, however, re mes ure entitled to ¢ Brooks thing and far aled his presence later at ya- s adding to the cha of th th ation ed for the in and police. It is to be the force that Funk, mor H of if uncaught, will not be as inconsiderate as was Foultz and persist in appearing and | disappearing with mysterious facility. Doub: the work of detection and pur- suit was begun as speedily as possible, and it is probable that no blame whatever is to be a tached to the police for their failure to obtain an immediate clue to the where- abouts of the murderer. Opinion is now divided as to whether he ts in hiding in or near this city or has hastened off to some other locality. Much would seem to depend in this connection upon the amount of the plunder secured as a result of his crime. If he obtained much money he probably made haste to get as far from the scene of his crime as possible. If, however, as is suspected, he failed to find the sum he expected he is presumably without the means of travel and has been compelled either to beat his way out of town or loiter in this vicinity. It is sincerely to be hoped will not drift into the mys- The unsolved murder of Shoemaker Hali, the whereabouts of Foultz and now the whereabouts of Funk are problems of sufficient importance to keep the police agents thoroughly alert. ——++e—___ success of the once-derided Vesu- vius ought to exert considerable influence in getting a fair trial for the Holland sub- column. The m: boat. It is certainly a more prom- ising venture than the rain-making enter- ¥ on which the government once emb- barked. tee ne German emperor should not encour- age the hopes of Spain unless he desires to run the risk of some shocking specimens of majeste at Madrid when affairs as- sume their final status, + ee It is a pity that some of the supertiuous the health of the any remaining reconcentrados. a Camara appears to have heen animated solely by a desire to put as much ocean as possible between himself and the American fleet. a General Shafter appears to be strongly impressed with the conviction that the way to end the war is to do some fighting. The Philippines will start in with the Merritt system and allow other civil service, problems to follow at leisure. —--+-- +e Some of the irons which Don Carlos had in the fire have gotten almost tec ket to handle. _—_ 0 = Spain's bull fighters are a great deal more efficient than its “Yankee-pig’” fighters, Frees Fe A joes themselves there. Annexation, | “pid you know there was gold in water?” asked the man who likes to collections of queer facts. “No,” taste pretty strongly of iron rust.” More Difticulties. “No, sir,” said the congressman with the lay-down collar and the large feet, “the ea,of taking charge of these tropical isl- ands is utterly impractical.” “But it would add to our wealth and pow- ening the in- er and be the means of bri fluence of our institutions.’ “I don't ¢ The ment is having trouble enough now keep- in’ the farmers post ada thistles. I don’ if they had to go to work and educate the masses in raisin’ mangoes an’ bread-fruit trees an’ things like them.” An Unhappy Patriot. Dey’s got me here inlisted an’ I's willin’ foh ter fight, But de cap’n he's got notions an’ he doesn’ treat me right. hankerin’ ter meet dem yaller Span- iards, face to face, Seatter ‘em an’ spatter ‘em permisc’ous roun’ de place. But my heart's mos’ broke By de way de sergeant spoke. He's got me whah his 'pinions is de law. Dese rifles make me nervous, I could do a heap o” service Ef dey’d lemme take my razzer to de wah. Us An’ You squints along de barrel an’ you shoots * a mile or so. Rerhaps you done hit sumpin’, but how is you gwineter know? De onltes’ assistance dat I cares foh in a fight Is a weepin dat you handles close up, s0’s to steer it right. An’ my heart's mos’ broke By de way de sergeant spoke. He's got me whah his 'pinions is de law. But I's privileged to mention F could stop de whoie contention Ef dey'd lemme take my razzer to de wah. ——- «2 patorial Discourtes: Fre the Philadelphia Times (tnd. dem.) While there is much taik in the about the duty of standing by the Senate tive, even in some matters in whic’ Senate is entitled to its separate ment, there Is a very objectionable dis- position to hamper the executive in so! matters that should be left entir discretion. plomatic relations of the countr ly entrusted to the Presid, e treaties that he may enter into are not binding without the as- sent of the te, the negotiation of tre ties and the adjustment of minor interna- tional difficulties t not require the formality of a treaty, are entirely within the constitutional duties of the executive whose action ought not to be hindered by petty senatorial objections. The conditions created by our pre: war with Spain meke this a most f able occasion to adjust a namb of minor disagreements with Great Brit and Canada, most of which are not of very to his ent great general importance, but are the cause of frequent friction and annoyance. The Canadian gevernment and of Great Britain, as well as our have agreed thut a conference men at this agreements a time might would be mut able and the Presigent has aske to make a small appropriation our share of the expense of such a conferenc The appropriation was pa unhesitat- ingly in the House, but it h. en struck eut by the Senate committee. The inconsistency of this action is almost grot It seems to imply that wh the Senate ought to stand by the a en he undertakes to preserve p Ss war, it the any proposed commi: xisting laws or not alter its own unsupported authority work would be general] bject to subsequent review of the Senate. To r fuse consent to the conference, by with- holding the appropriation, would be to dis- play a churlish and suspicious attitude rost unfortunate at a time like this and entirely contrary to the dictates of en- lightened public opinton. oe Affects the Stock Market. New York Correspondence Philadelphia Press. Over the stock exchange ticker today there came in a disguised way an indica- ticn of what public opinion here is, or at least financial or commercial opinion, upon the proper course for the government. to follow with respect to the Philippine Is!- The market has been dull for some for no reason that was of any public consequence, but this morning it unusually was heavy, and seemed not a little d aged. So far as the public is cone thls condition would be of no cons were it not for the fact that it was by some anxiety about the course of events in the Philippines. Tt {s plain that the anxiety lest the Ger- mans intend to interfere under some di tic or specious pretext to prevent miral Dewey and Gen. Merritt from obtain- ing the full victory and the full results of the victory has been so-great that a de- pression in the price of securities has be: occasioned. Therefore it must be regarded in financial and commercial circles as of the highest importance to the United States that the American victory at Manila be complete both as a military and naval operation, and in the results which are to follow the triumph of the ships and the army. oe Does Germany Take Us for a Lamb? From the New York Time There can be no doubt of the unofficial Ar an view of the assemblage of a German sqzadron in Manila bay. It is that that assemblage is unmannerly and pro- yecative, and that it is meant not to pro- tect existing German interests, but to find new interests to protect. It Is engaged, that is to say, in “pre-empting a claim The behavior of Germany in the far east indicates that she is ro more particular about her pretext than was the wolf in the fable. The real question is whether she takes us for a lamb. _ ———~-e2____. No Doubt of Reed's Re-Election. From the Springfield Union (Rep.). Chairman Joe Menley of the Maine re- publicen state committee has this to say of Mr. Reed and the stories of his unpop- ularity in Maine: ot the largest majorities he ever received, ‘The story of dissatisfaction in-his district The people of the first is all! moonshine. district as well as the people of Maine are all proud of Mr. Reed’s magnificent career of his grand inteilectuality His district him and he will be re-elected in Congress, and his wise statermanship. is devoted ti handsomely, ————_ + +e -—-___ Pigs, From tae Baltimore Herald. government bonds will amount and squealing for more. sea read replied his busy friend. “But if Spain had a few more ships we'd make it | Agricultural Depart- d on weevils and Can- t know where we'd be “Mr. Reed will have one The job-lot rush of our people to buy inspire Spain to shout “Pigs!” at us again, Right this time. American citizens are “hogging’’ the whole ROCKER’S. | , you can reiy ing superior to any for the price. Now you find our wotdef we are continuously busy while others are dull. No “trashy” shoes sold. $2.50and $3 OXFORDS For al O83 nest of te Oxfe missing, Lut we can yer fit foot. Roys’ Fine, Soft. Black and Russet Viel With heels, fro back stays, &e. HOS. & H.'s famous . Sane makers that turn out our shoes. No equals. Sizes 13 to 2 for.. $1 98 Sizes 2} Fine shoes for the rest of the family equally low. CROCKER, Shoes Shined Free, 939 Pa. Avenue. Old carpets | look like new | TRIC when theyre cleaned by our matchl s dry-air pro- i * * cess Every particle of | | * * dust and grit removed. | Moths destroyed. No in- | i | ee jury to fabrics. | Wagons {il call. | iH wo. fects: stored 30- | ee apartments. Furniture eae ed. Mattresses | bilistie nest work. Very reasonable | ee ii] dt invite the public to call at apy and insp our plant |, Stumph Bedding Co., | | th and K Streets, | [Empire Carpet Cleaning Work ie i Hat Pins, 14 K. Gold, $1.75 —and upward. low as $2. Brooches as Shirt Buttons, set of three, as low as $2. Link Cuff Buttons to match, $2.50. 1 and Sily taken In exchange Galt & Bro., JEWELLERS, Si « STATIONERS, Je80-th,s,t,28 2 je the greatest ¢, help 2 good cook { ¢ can have, in hot 4 3 Weather. “Cream @ ° Blend” ‘saves tine > 4 and temper, because > z it never ‘falls to 3 make the very best Bread, Rolls, Cake and Pastry." Saves Money, too beearse it yields 4 MORN bread to the barrel Blend F lour INSIST tha ne > Btocer sends “Cre. Blend.” age 2B. B-Earnshaw &Bro a TY “7 5-1 107- 4 3 W holésalers,tdes:10n3 Meee yY it mg S>OOOEPSEOEI0 049549059909 Bes ass We Pay Freight sig!se tint W. B. SHoover, 1417 N. Y. Ave. §e30-th,s,t-14 ESET Da ST We'll Be Your Baker —— Bake everything you wish. Use the samé ‘choice materialy that you, your- self, Baye for all yoar bak’ Pre- pare all kinds of “Bread, Bis- cults, Cake and Pastry. Deliver orders —-fresh from our ovens—at convenient hours. What we send will be just as delleloas a8 bome-maile-and cost less, us, Krafft’s Bakery, {5 S82 Je30-th,s,t-20 re 3 ¢ —on all orders for Gro- cerles, ete., to be deliv- ered at any point within 50 amiles of this city, Goods carefully packed and shipped free of cha See us before wa ‘4 ba > in Wednesday, is for the purpose nants, odd lots, etc., now on hand, prior to stock cur the latter part of present week. taking, At no previous sale of this character greater opportunities, and please remember that the juoted are for this season’s . a ca have we offered [* upon our qualities be-| very low figures q desirable goods. Such brightest, best and most surpluses as we know of now, all broken assort- ments, odds and ends—remnants of whatever character—must go low prices cut still lower, No] one price or another for the sake of eased labér as well as for the sake of their room; hence the extraordinarily low prices, which, in many in- stances, are less than half the original. This sale also includes various lots of goods—some large, some small—comprising seasonable, desirable requisites in wearing apparel, housekeeping helps and various other things for summer use, purchased especially for the occasion and offered at less than regular prices, and will be quickly recognized by shrewd buyers as rare bargains. tee $ “Drys” & *“Wets”’ ATURDAY before the 4th July will undoubtedly be a busy day with u tomorrow Stock-Taking Bargain in Paper-Bound Books. 5,000 Paper Books, divided into four lots and marked 5, 10, 15 and 20c. Each. ices are Less Than Half the Original. , mostly small books, easily held in the hand, Formerly 10, 25 and 50c. Each. (Friday), if poss’ delicacy in the line of Which Pri 4 < . ¢ loose edibles for picnic lunch- INEST and freshest qual- 5c. Each, 10 fo Below we give a partial ‘OND LOT CONSISTS OF translations from which this store abc st a Few! seores of others. e { > ? : ? > % $ ? ; + q FS ? o ? > ¢ + 10c. Each. Published at 25c. Each. THD THIRD LOT CONSE 15c. Each. . Who will make Py more paper bh The Regular Price is 25c. FOURTH LOT 20c. Each. P ae ae ae es ae ls i i Ai A a ails pl ite le te a te a dle De al te ie tp alte coh Stock-Taking Bargains in Line Huckaback Towels, as not to be per $1.00 a Dozen. The Regular Price is $1.35. 100 yrads manu 37i4c. a Yard Regular Prices, 50 and 625 50c.a Yard. Regular Prices, 65c. to $1.00. Damask Pattern Table Ch json’s finest Irish Offered at % Regular Prices. Cornwel ha ; 1412-18 Pa. Ave. Smas 4% ASCH 9d +> 20 en's Printed Lawn .35 Each. The Regular Price is $2.00. ng Bargain in > Skirts of finest quality ¢ he Regular tock=Taki irls’ Separate Skirts. 5c. Each. g Bargain in White Iron B meled Iron Beds, Special Bargain Price, $5 KNEE BEE Still Mak Price Sacri SSI Shoe Depart Suit Department. ebbbebbbeb | from $5.00 to Notion Department. 4 Wooden Work Boxes. ea 5 Hats sud Caps for boys or girls. PS Me te ee Me es ea ee a ee ee ee Misses’ Department. Al-wool Reefers, fects; some braid trimmed. duced from $5.00 Swiss Dresses, plain end fancy ef- quisites. ng Dept. and’ ribbon teim- ‘ Sizes 4, 6 and 14. Reduced from $9.75 to $3.50 each. Suits, flue quality blue serge, lace trim- Reduced from §10.00 to ed from $1.24 + + = + + = = 1 Blue Flannel Dress, Reduced from $ Muslin Underwear Dept. 14 Cambrle Corset Covers, squore front, trimmed with embroidery and_ins Sizes 34, 36 und 88. Reduced from $1.00 to de. high neck In b _and Gilt Gimp. Reduced from Prepared [1 Reduced from 75c. to Reduced from $5.43 to Skirts, round neck, claborately trimmed Valenciennes lace $5.50 to $2.50 exch. 10 Colored Lawn Gowns, tight back, loose front, rond lay-down collar, trimmed with embroidery Reduced from $1.0 to TSe. each. 7 pairs Cambrie Drawers, med with embroidery and from $1.50 to $1.00 pair. 4 French Percale Corset Covers, low square neck, neatly finished with hand embroidery. from $2.00 to $1.50 onch. 14 pairs Muslin Drawers, ruile, yoke band, felled seams. 88e. to Be. pair. Souvenir Department. and’ insertion, umbrella style, trim- freshness of ail preparations mal well worth while MERTZ’S lith and F. with tucked cambric Redueed from Goods Dept. duced from 73c. to im, decorated. Reduced from Linen Department. 5 Colored Rordered Damask Qpen-work Effect Cloths. - Reduced from $3.00 to $2.00 each. 30 Finest Damask Tray Cloths, Reduced from $1.25 and $1.30 to Gdc. each. Vhite Gauze Fans. Reduced from $1.50 te 4 Pocket Books. Reduced from $1.75 to $1.00 U ot z = > Q Fe 27x54 inches. bbb tlt bd debt ett bed ek edt China Department 2 Decorated America Rug Department. 2 9x12 feet Art Squares, extra heavy quality. Reduced from $15.00 to $9.00 each. 5 3x6 feet Jute Wilton Rugs, soiled. Reduced Ae Goratet age wvltsbis for, knnrtix. aoe “4 . Suitable for o Teduced from. $7.00, $8.50 abd. $10.00 an Rugs. Reduced from $11.00 and Reduced from im Poreclain Dinner Sets, Reduced from $3.00 to $6.95. ercelain Tea Set, 56 piec $2.15 to $2.00. Isbad China Ice Cream Trays. lish Poreclain Soup 3 Decorated Haglish Porcelain Water Pitchers. org tae sot = =x zen Decorat ish | Pores}ain Dishes. Reduced from 70e. to 400. dozen. a 8 Decorated Carlsbad China Cream Pitebers. Reduced from i6c. to Be. each. 1 Decorated Ha: 2 Odd Decerated Carl Redaced frem $1.00 3 dozen Odd Decorated En; can now afford to take a Cai away with thers this summ: All “Poco” Cameras GRE LY REDUCED! 15 pdjes: $14.00, $16.50 and $15.00 to Matting Department. 20 rolis Heaviest Quality China Matting, smalt Reduced fron Soe. to 2ber par viland China Covered Vegetable Redueed from §225 to Tse. size. slightly Gumuged. Re- Romney large duced from $3.50 to SMhurt ‘feor. A Bond Famine, From the New York Mail and Express. - With only a paltry $200,000,000 of bonds to sell, how is our happy ever go- ing to ply a $1,000,000,000 demand for them? ig the only financial question that the government to lie awake 07 ; ey é | of customers, Internal Revenue Stamps will be kept on sale at our