Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1898, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1898-12 PAGES. e McKnew’s Cloaks, etc., 933 Pa. Ave. Wednesday, September 7, 1898. Cyclists’ Chance. Going to clean up our stock of Bicycle Furnishings before arrival of fall stock. As you know, we carry only first qualities. Now they are at “auction prices.” asc. Black Bicycle Stockings now 19¢. : soc. English Stockings, balbrig- gan feet, now 21c. ; 50c. Bicycle Leggins, 36c. a pair. 25c. Bicycle Caps, 12 50c. Bicycle Caps, 25c. 25c. Bicycle Belts, 15¢. 50c. and 75c. Bicycle Belts, 39c. Men’s Elegant French Balbriggan and Lisle Thread Stockings, with tartan stripes and plaid tops: The $1.00 Stockings now 8gc. The $1.50 Stockings now $1.23. The $2.co Stockings now $1.58. W. H. McKnew, 933 Pennsylvania Avenue. se7-60d There’s the Cause of Your Headache. It isn’t your stomach. You attempt to trace too many ills to that source. It results from the abuse of your eyes. You read in a bad light. You do fine sewing at a later hour than health justifie: You cramp yourself up while writing in your ill-lit office. Of course you have pains about the eyes, and all the bromides in crea- tion aren't going to do you any good. The next time your head feels as if it were going to burst come up to the Petersen Jewelry Store and have a talk sete so Seeaatedeee aden geg oe ts oedortee ses ef 4% eseee ¢ with me. I'll give your eyes a = thorough examination and prove to you by the relief of proper lenses that your vision ts bad. Won't charge you a penny. The glasses won't cost much more and you can pay me for them whenever you want to. F, PROCTOR DONAHEY, Specialist,934 F St.N.W. Seecetntetteintetnttetntnltncntnintts ds Telescope Cases At Th ase is well nish lin ly mede Cases here, priced way I4-in, | 16-in., { 18in., | 20-in, 30c. 45c. 60c. | 75c. eel gere oeee eee Lo ies = 26-in., | 28-in., $]-25 $]-40 22-in., | 24-in., EES Quick : Work, Now! A few more days and we will not have the grand bar- gains to offer that we are so recklessly scattering all over town at the present time. Don’t wait for money. Buy at once while you have the chance. You can settle when it is convenient. eee seeteetetortortertodioents | | Oak Sideboards, plate mirror.. $7.50 Oak Wardrobes, panel front, dcuble decors - 7.50 Box Couches, assorted covers......... 8.15 aites, 5 pes., mahogany finish.16.00 wumber Suites, big value Hill Stands, bevel plat pants z cy Brass Beds (uot the cheap Dining Chairs, cane seat. 75 Parlor Tables... Extension Tables, solid oak -39 3.50 Refrigerators 40 per cent off mannfactur- ers’ prices. Baby Carriages at almost any price. Our new ne of Carpets is clamoring for yeur notice. House & Herrmann Liberal Homefurnishers, 901-903 Seventh St., Corner of RYE Street. ? refenegondonteateeteegectotongedteatbathafeeteetectecteteatententeatee eSeadeatoatoateetoate ocgorboteottototiotinlip heel teoseteohietiete ee PEM LAAN hg ooo at aSoegenteegoegeats Dainty “Mantello” Ss, $ ith every bow only ember that our finest work pheto we make—no matter —— goes - what the price may be. w. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. By an authentic cemputation made re- gently there are 35,000 gypsies in Great itain, 7,000 more than at the time of the st previous enumeration, though, perhaps, shat may have ben somewhat imperfect. here are the whole of Europe nearly 750,000 gypsies, JAPANESE WEAKNESS Unc bls to Appreciate the Advan- tages of Constitutional Government, RETURN 10 OLD WAYS DESIRED Great Assumed Without Due Deliberation. Responsibilities DISPOSED TO UNDUE DISPLAY Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 19, 1898. It will come as a great surprise to those people who have been expecting so much from the Japancse that there should spring up at the very moment that the old treaties are to be abolished a representative gov- ernment elected and the country thrown pen to foreigners, a political party for the expressed object of abolishing the constitu- tion. But, nevertheless, it is a fact, and it is headed by such experienced men as Mar- quis Yamagata, Count Inouye, Baron So- noda and Mr. Furuzawa, all of whom have either held positions in the cabinet or been high political leaders. These men assert that experience proves that in all countries in Europe, except England, constitutional government is found to be a failure. That in the case of England it is the inherent na- ture of its people which enables that form of government to succeed; but that in all other countries the abuses cutweigh the bene! and, therefore, under these cir- cumstances the Japanese must be governed without the constitution. As to constitutional government being a flure in aH the countries of Europe save ngland, that is a question which will be much doubted by the majority of gs, and even if it were true it would be a poor excuse for the Japanese to make in order to retreat from the exalted position they have so long striven for and which they are soon to oceupy—that of be- ing the first oriental nation which has held the right of jurisdiction over Europeans. The Japanese are proud of the self-imposed title of being the Britons of the east, and this admission of so many of their ‘most able statesmen that they are not capable of using to advantage the system of govern- ment which has made Britons what they are, was at least unexpected, even by those foreigners who have all along insisted that this was so. For it was because of the fact that the Japanese had a constitutional government and would frame constitutional laws under which foreigners would enjoy constitutional rights that the old treaties were revised and the new ones sanctioned. t scarcely u month has elapsed since the Japanese government notified the for- eign powers that the new treaties would be’| put in force after the 17th of July next, When a new political party is formed in Japan to abolish the constitutional gov- ernment by which those treaties were ob- tained from the foreign powers interested. It has been prophesied by many Japanese nd foreigners that the new treaties would ver be put into force, and many have n the disappointments on learning that the government has already given the necessary notice to the foreign powers that it intends to put them into efvect. But now that this new party has announced Its pro- gram there is still a certain amount of doubt as to what the future will bring forth. There is no doubt that up to the present constitutional government in Japan has been a mer mere playing at constitutionalism—but that has been more the fault of the government than of the diet, for the former have used the latter to vote budgets and pass the new code of laws nece in order that the new trea- es might be brought into force, and then dismissed them as though they had been a lot of common laborers on daily pay. Object to All the Governments. In fact, the sole object of all the govern- ments which have been formed since the constitution was established has appeared to be merely to carry out the program which was necessary in order to accom- plish treaty revision. And this program has consisted in puffing up the nation in the eyes of the foreign powers, by the es- tablishing of gigantic enterprises which could never be expected to prove remuner- ative and which have already planted the country on the verge of bankruptcy. Of course, t> do this there must have been a considerable amount of money spent in or- der to persuade the dict to pass the neces- sary supplies. It has been publicly stated by ‘the Government Mail Steamship Co: pany that they lose upon an average £ (oo on every trip that they make to a for- ign country and as these lines are posi except for prestige, it e required a great deal of pres- sure to get ali these large subsidies san 4c in fact, it used to be a general stom when a bili was introduced to the , to ask how much {t was worth. But thing of the past, refused to pa the budget without first having certain e pianations which the government refused co give. As a consequence we have other general election—the third in about eighteen months—resulting as usual in an increased majority in favor of the people's p who, being opposed to increasing ation, must cut down these obnoxious bsidies. But it is a question whether t present government, even with its large jority of about five to one, will be able carry out any great reform. The nees of the country are in such a terri- ble condition and so much jobbery has been going on in order to conceal the actual state of affairs, that to make the facts known would expose this country to the ridicule of the whole world and might even now delay the much desired treaty revision. ‘There is no more optimistic man in Japan than Count Okuma, the present prime min- ister, and up to the time of his appoint- dis that is now becoming and the last two diets have just had an- ment to be the head of the government I have never once known nim to have the least doubt in the future of the country. But he is now in doubt even of his own supporters, and fears that a reaction may set in as outlined in the program of the new political party before referred to. This doubt he has expressed more than once during the present month, and he now plainly sees that underlying the apparent progress and prosperity of the country there is a great undercurrent running in favor of < reaction toward the old ways and customs and which it is desirous to conceal until the new treaties have actually been put into effect. This may be the bet- ter read between the lines from the way in which Count Itagaki, minister for home ffairs, conveyed this news to the nation. The following is a translation from the official gazette of the 9th instant. Treatment of Foreigners. “The government has decided to bring the new treaties into operation from July, 1989, and has therefore given formal notice of it to all the treaty powers. Ever since the restoration it has been the ever-pres- ent desire of both the government and the people to obtain a revision of the existing treaties. The tide of fortune has now roll- ed in our direction, and in one short year from hence Japan will be placed on an equal footing with the powers of the west. Her rights being thus secured, a corre- sponding obligation devolves upon her, and it will be by her just treatment of forelgn- at she can show how far she has pro- d in civilization. Therefore, it is im- portant that the people in general should treat foreigners with liberality and friend- ship, so that the honor and dignity of the people and the glory of the empire may be u 4g It does not require much stretch of the imagination to perceive from the wording of the above that the home minister has an idea that hithecte foreigners have not beep justly treated by the Japanese. But it may be well to see how Count Itagaki and the other members of the new cabinet have acted, as regards meting out justice to for- eigners. The new treaties distinctly deny to‘ the foreigner the right to own land in Japan, whereas they concede to Japanese the right to hold land in foreign countries. Again, foreigners are not allowed to pur- chase shares in railways, banks or steam- ship companies, and although many com- panies in Japan are now in need of foreign capital and have petitioned the government to allow them to raise a foreign loan, the government, while willing for them to raise a loan ,if they can do it on the security of the stock and plant, positively declines to allow any of them to in any way mortgage the land or buildings. It will therefore be seen that, while the government is asking the people to mete out justice to the for- eigner, “so that the honor and dignity of the people and the glory of the empire may be upheld,” it is itself denying to foreign- ers that justice which foreigners have al- ready conceded to the Japanese. And, nevertheless, this is the goyern- ment elected by the representatives of the people and for which the people have been clamoring ever since they have had the constitution. Unflit for a Constitution. Therefore, if such a narrow-minded pol- icy as this is to predominate in the minds of the government, as representatives of the people, then the new political party will have just reason in saying that the people are unfit to appreciate the adva- tages of the constitution. However, the present government is so young and the members of the diet so inexperienced in the power of responsibility (while the old sys- tem of bribery, and personal gain still ling- ers among them in a more or less degree), that it is not to be expected that they will be able to carry any very sweeping meas- ures of reform just at present. When as many as six hundred of the electors of one district aré arrested on a charge of having received bribes, and when the chief public procurator goes out of his Way to arrest some half a dozen electors merely on the information of an anony- mous postcard, it is not to be expected that a majority of t! representatives are likely to be entirely free from taint. Nev- ertheless, things are much better in this respect than they used to be, and there is some hone that a responsible cabinet will succzed in strengthening the feeling of power fn the people so that they may begin to realize whut real and honest responsi- bility is. It is one of the great failings of the Jap- anese that they take upon themselves re- sponsibilities without much consideration as to nat they really are, and as a result they often misuse or actually abuse them. But the fact of having a represen! government and the responsibilities at ed to it, wnereby those who pass a law or sanction an undertaking will he looked to to see that the necessary taxation is pro- vided for carrying them out, may be a m to prevent the it excesses. If it does not, then the constitution will have proved a mistake. THOS. HOLYOAKE BOX. see sen LATE NAVAL ORDERS. Passed Assistant Engineer W. P. Arnold has been detached from the Yale and or- dered to the Yankee; Surgeon D. O. Lewis, from the Harvard and home; Assistant Surgeon C. A. Crawford, from the Vermont to the Peoria; Assistant Surgeon H. A. Johnson, from the Peoria and home; En- sign L. B. Jones, from the Newport to the naval proving ground; Passed Assistant Engineer H. S. Talbot, from the Lancas- ter to the Marcellus; Naval Constructor J. B. Hoover, to the Crescent shipyard; As- sistant Paymaster F. J. Semmes, from the naval station at Key West to the Norfolk navy yard; Lieutenant J. J. Hunker, from the Harvard and ordered home; Lieutenant Cc. E. Marsh and Lieutenant S. A. Stanton, to duty on the staff of Admiral Sampson; Assistant Paymaster W. V. H. Rose, from the navy yard at Pensacola to the Castine; Assistant Paymaster G. M. Lukesh, from the Castine and home; Assistant Surgeon F. S. Fieider, from the Cincinnati and home; Assistant Surgeon H. A. Dunn, from the Newark to the Cincinnati; Ensign W. H. Carry, from the New Hampshire and home. ‘These officers have been honorably dis- charged: Ensign J. lL. Colwell, Lieutenant J. Beale, Ensign W. G. David, Lieutenant W. R. Addicks, Lieutenant J. Bonn, Lieu- tenant M. V. Oriopp, Ensigns M. W. Hall, D. Mallory, C. M. Newman, W. E. Putts and J. H. Brown. Lieutenant W. S. Belding and Lieutenant E. Geer, ordered from the Dale and home: Assistant Paymaster R. W. Bell, to the Richmond; Ensign E. T. White, from the Seminole and home; Ensign M. F. S. Von Looscke and Lieutenant J. H. Dillaway, from the Seminole and home; Assistant Paymaster G. R. Venable, to the Pensa- cola navy yard. ————_++_______ TRADE WITH WEST INDIES, Taking Steps to Extablish a Bonded Warchouse at Santingo. ‘The authorities are doing what they can to facilitate the operations of trade in the Cuban and Porto Rican ports that come un- der the possession of the United States forces. The department has been advised by representatives of large commercial bouses in New York that bonded ware- houses are badly needed at Santiago par- ticularly, and that the absence of these facilities is doing much to prevent com- merce from resuming its normal channels and is imposing loss upon American trade. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, acting up- on advice of the Secretary of the Treasury, has sent the following instructions to the commanding general at Santiago: “You are authorized to lease a building for the storage of imported merciandise not entered at the custom nouse, and upon which duties may be paid at any time with. in ninety days after importation, as pro- vided in paragraph 14, customs regulations storage to be at the sole risk of importers and every expense connected therewith to be paid by the importe Some changes in the Cuban and Porto Rican tariff rates were approved by the President yesterday and cabled to the United States officers in those places. In the former rates on both islands the im- portation of oleomargarine and such pro- ducts was prohibited; under the new ar- rangements they will be admitted at the same rate as butter. Another change was in the administrative features of the Cuban tariff. There was a provision that when goods were brought in and not entered for duty within ninety days, the officer in charge could seize and dispose of them at public sale. Under the new srovision the ninety days may be extended to six months in the discretion of the officer of the port. ONLY FIFTY REMAINING. Progress of Transporting the Sick Soldiers From Santiago. Gen. Lawton’s report of the health con- ditions of the American troops at Santiago yesterday follows “Total sick, 286; total fever, 167; new cases, 15; total returned to duty, 5. Deaths —Frivate Ernest W. Baltzer, Company C Ist Illinois, pernicious malarial fever, Sep- tember 5; Private John Jenkins, Company K, 9th Cavalry, typhoid fever, September 3.” In another telegram Gen. Lawton gai “One hundred and fifty convalescents and others leave today on the Vigilancia. Not to exceed fifty sick of the 5th Army Corps now remaining. Ample transportation for them.’ ‘The officials are, encouraged by this state- ment to hope that at last the tide has turn- ed and that from this point on the diseases of the camp will diminish rapidly at San- tiago. ——— SPANISH WARSHIPS WRECKS, Those in the Manila Fight Not Likely to Be Recovered. A report from Constructor Capps at Ma- nila, just received here, states that, aside from the small gunboats, which have been raised and put into the service of Admiral Dewey, the Spanish ships-of-war ongaged in the battle of Manila bay aro not likely to be raised. The flagship Olympia and the gunboat Raleigh have been docked and cleaned at Hong Kong, and the Boston ar- rived last Saturday for the same purpose. Within the course of a few weeks at the outside Admiral Dewey's squadron will have been thoroughly renovated, and, rein- forced, as it has been, by the Monterey and the Monednock, and with other iron- clads within easy reach, the adreiral will be in shape to meet any who may threaten to disturb his possession of Manila. In Restraint of Trade. ‘The imposition of import and export du- ties on hemp brought into and exported trom Manila, from and to other ports ins| the Philippine Islands still under Spanish control, has been found to work a great herdship on dealers and to almost ruin the business. In view of this fact the treasury officials have recommended to the War Department, which exercises control over the collection of dutizs in the Philippines, that on exports of hemp the import duties be refunded, thus making but one duty charge. The suggestion has also been made to the war officials that the- interdiction which prohibited the clearance of vessels from Manila to other ports in the Philip- pines be removed. Now that the war is over, it is felt there is no further necessity for this prohibition = * ROOSEVELT HTHE MAN Will Be the Republidan Nominee for Govertior. ACTION OF KINGS-COUNTY DELEGATES How Platt Aided a Movement That is Now Beyond His Control. THE ATTITUDE OF BLACK Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 5, 1898. Two points of vital interest have been settled apparently by th3 announcement of the republican Kings county delegates that they would support Col. Theodore Roosevelt .for governor and Timothy L. Woodruff for Heutenant governor. These two points are, first, that Frank S. Black will not b2 renominated by the republican state convention, and, sscond, that Col. Roosevelt will be the republican nominee. It is also announced that Senator Platt “favors” Roosevelt. He has not indorsed him unequivocally, but he has allowed him- self to b> quoted as favoring the candi- dacy of the colonel of the Rough Riders. This is taken by several well-informed students of the political game to mean that Platt has not committed himself entirely to Roosevelt. He favors him b2cause he realizes that with the indorsement of the Kings county delegates the colonel can beat Black, and the defeat of the governor's re- nemination is what Platt is determined to bring about. In this connection, the following state- ment made by an astute politician who has held a number of lengthy conferences with Col. Roosevelt at Camp Wikoff is interest- ing: oe Roosevelt's Position. “Col. Roosevelt, I b2lieve, does not expect the’ nomination will come to him. If an- other man of his caliber can be found, and a man with a new war record, the nomina- tion will certainly go to that fel- low—Gen. Grant, for instance. If he had been in a glorious battle, the nomination would have, without doubt, gone to him. As it is, Gen. Grant is out of the question, Senator Platt does not want Col. Roo} velt. There is not a question as to that. If he felt he could win with Gov. Black, then Black would hav2 been nominated. At the same time, if he feels that Col. Roosevelt 1s the strongest man he can get hold of Col. Roosevelt will be nominated.” “Do you believe Col. Roos2yelt really wants the nomination? “It's just this way: Col. Roosevelt is not seeking the nomination, and he won't seek it. If Col. Roosevelt does rot get the nomination he will shed no tears, I promis2 you. Undoubtedly he 1s like the rest of mankind and appreciates all honors that may be thrust on him, but he does no: %o fishing for them. If the straignt republican nemination {1s offered him he will accept ft. If it is not h2 will pursue the even tenor of his way. The facts leading up, to the announce- ment of Senator Platt, that he favored the candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt, have to do with the attitude of the Kings county Gelegates. When Governor Black started south on his mission ofsmerey in behalf of the soldiers he believed he was strong with the people and with the delegates. So con- fident was he of this that when Senator Piatt followed him to Washington to talk about the situation he defied Platt to do his worst, and asserted he would win. Ween talked to by. organization men the governor said he would, stay in the race until the end; that no.side inducement in the shape of a United States senatorship could swerve him, He would go in the convention and stand or fall by the results. He believed he was entitled to renomination; {that he had earned it by a faithful record, and he was certain the party’Would not be carried away by a sensational sentiment. Senator Platt said then that he did not believe Black could be re-elected. This was based upon what he had heard from va- rious sources. He also felt that the dele- gates favored Roosevelt. However, he would look further, he said. Black’s Attitude. Since his return to New York he has been locking. One source of strength the governor relied upon was the Brooklyn delegates. When these delegates were elected under the provisions of the Black primary bill in June and turned loose on the community they were virtually solid for Black and Woodruff, the old ticket, as it was called. The Rough Riders had not landed in Santiago, and had not, with Roosevelt at the head, won their way to victory in the face of almost unconquer- able odds. Since that time there has been a slow but certain falling away from the governor on the part of the men elected to the convention, and when it became evi- dent to Platt that the Roosevelt card could be played with great success to defeat Black he began to alfa the movement, not openly, but in his usual quiet way. Piatt's stanchest supporters in Kings county, one by one, announced themselves in fa- vor of Roosevelt, and then came the indi- t announcement of the republican bo himself, that he, too, favored the candi- dacy of Roosevelt. The Platt republicans say they believe in practical politics, not sentiment, and they are for Roosevelt, not because they love him, but because ‘they are positive he can win and earry the leg- islature along with him, and thus make certain the election of a republican United States senator to succeed Senator Murphy. Governor Black is in consultation with his friends concerning the situation. With- in the next few days he will undoubtedly give the result of his latest views, after a full consideration of the facts presented by his friends, who have carefully can- vassed the state, and the latest figures gathered by Senator Platt through Ben Oéell, chairman of the state committee, and William Barnes, jr., chairman of the execu- tive committee. He may change his deter- mination, as expressed to Senator Plait, that 1f he only has four delegates back of him he will go into the state convention and fight to the end, but his stanch friends are very bitter and assert they do not think so. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff is-expected to reach Albany shortly on his Journey from his Adirondack camp, ani will then hear from Governor Black and Mr. Payn the result of a conference which is being held at the capital today. Super- intendent of Public Works Aldridge, Louis F. Payn, Superintendent of State Prisons Collins and Mr. Easton, the superintendent of public buildings, are to go over the situ- ation with Governor Black, and it is un- derstood they will havé advices from Rep- resentatives Hooker and Ward, Senator Stranahan end other friends of the old ticket. The defection, of Brooklyn dele- gates is now conceded, ‘and it is hard to figure out where Black and Woodruff can have a majority of the ‘votes in the con- vention against the wishes of Senator Plate. After Mr. Woodruff reaches Albany the friends of the ofa ticket may announce their future course,’ / Platt's Intentions. Politicians are now ‘saying Platt is a great man, and the way he has wiped Black cut of the race is 4 tribute to his genius. A Kings county leader says: “Black was made well acquainted with the fact that the senator did not approve of the way he disposed of certain legisla- tion, when he met Platt in Washington. The senator was then boiling over with rage, and during their three hours’ cur- riage ride, in which the subject was dis- cussed, he freed his mind of many things he had been thinking about. When Black went back to Albany, he knew it was a fight to the end and prepared for it. Of course he did not expect to battle with ublic sentiment for Rooseveit in addition Oo Platt. When thé fight started Platt showed his hand by talking cf Ham Fish, ‘This didn’t take very well. Then he shifted to Col. Fred Grant, but the republicans had had one experience with the colonel and didn’t want. it repeated. Lem Quigg was tried on, but he had too many enemies. Gen, Stewart L. Woodford was trotted out with a Madrid flavor attached, but he did not electrify the community, although everybody likes him. Cornelius N. Bliss was tried on, but he soon saw he-wasn't | P ®%+ st Intersection of in it a little bit, and hé took himself out of | %& F st. bet. 25th and the race promptly. Ben Odell was Platt’s real choice, but he couldn't succeed. It wasn’t until the rough riders, with Col, Roosevelt at the head, fought at Santiago, that Platt found his weapon. He didn’t start in with the real intention to nominate Roosevelt. It was his idea that he could get a lot of delegates away from Black, and, after destroying Black, could nomi- nate Odell. Well, the job got away from him. Roosevelt is the man now.” The Second Place. The second place on the ticket is by no means settled in favor of Woodruff. It ts ccntrary to political custom and precedent to take the two principal candidates on a state ticket from the same city. Since the Roosevelt movement reached fiood tide the republicans of the interior counties have presented a number of candidates for sec- ond place on the ticket. Speaker James M. E. O'Grady of the assembly, Senator Stran- ahan, Titus Sheard and former Lieut. Gov. Charles T. Saxton are now the principal candidates for second place on the ticket with Col. Roosevelt. They all have friends in this y, but Speaker O'Grady seems to be the choice of a majority of the republi- cans in this part of the state. It was cur- rent gossip today that Mr. Woodruff might decide to withdraw from the race for lieu- tenant governor in order that some other Brooklyn republican might get a place on the state ticket. The friends of Silas B. Dutcher are urging his claims for the nom- ination for state controller. It is said that the party leaders are well pleased with the suggestion that Mr. Dutcher be nominated for controller, and he may be selected for the place in order to head off Co. W. J. Morgan of Erie, who has not been in sym- pathy with the state organization during the six years that he has been deputy con- troller, Se CUBANS AND SPANIARDS. A Queer Lot of People Seen in the City of Havana. Srecial Correspondence of The Evening Star. HAVANA, Cuba, August 28, 1898. Sunday in Havana! And such a Sunday I never imagined even after reading a dozen times of such. Before we were up this morning the boats of the hungry began to arrive; we ran our bucket relief until they departed joyfully and then we started for shore. Half of our soldier boys were allowed to go also and they made an in- stantaneous hit! The wharves were crowd- ed with people out for an airing, and as they caught sight of the blue uniforms they flocked to the landing. As the boys stepped out of the boat they were engulfed for a minute and then disappeared up the street at the head of a procession, a pro- cession which, though constantly changing, followed them all the time they were out and escorted them back to the boat in tri- umph. These Cubans are queer. As we steamed into the harbor they swarmed to meet us, yet gave us no demonstration of welcome. Today as these first American soldiers seen in months appeared, the sol- diers who had wrought their long-coveted freedom, they simply stared, followed them all day and stared. Yet we know from the occasional English-speaking ones whom we meet that they are delighted. They seem ! to feel helpless as to expressing themselves to these “American soldados,” but they showed their feeling every time there was a purchase to be made. After a minute of jabber between the soldier and the dealet, some one would struggle out of the crowd who had a smattering of English, and amid a cloudburst of smiles, gestures and broken and mixed language the transaction would be pushed through, the helper would smile and wave himself back into the crowd and the procession would get under way again. The Spanish soldiers, who literally swarm over the town, stared pretty hard at the boys, too, but gave them never a scowl even the day through. The Spaniards strike us forcibly as undersized, and probably stared at the size of our men. Although they were selected for behavior and not size, there were three six footers in the lot, and they are all tall and hearty looking. A Tour Through the Streets. The soldiers having swept the streets pretty clear of people, we insignificants without uniform, started off and struck up the main business street, Weyler street it is now, but the boys say that it will be renamed “Walkover de America” as soon as Lee gets to work here. We found every- thing in town very wide open, except the streets, that Is. They are no wider than the sidewalk in front of The Star office, with little two-foot flag walks on either side, so that when two people meet one of them steps into the gutter. It was hard sightseeing. If you stopped to look in a window some one behind you very likely fell over you before he could stop. If that didn’t happen people walked out into the street to avoid you or rubbed over you as they balanced along the curb till you felt sneaky and got out in the street. Then you couldn't enjoy what you were looking at because you had to keep one eye out for coming buggies, which ceuldn’t possibly get by without rubbing into you. We went up some ten blocks of stores of every description; dry goods and millinery stores and lottery ticket stores, bakeries and boot stores, and places where you could buy lottery tickets, money changers’ offices, where we got eight Spanish dollars for a five-dollar United States bill or gold piece, and where we could buy lottery tickets if wished, cigar stores and cafes innum- ble, and everywhere crowds of people. It reminded me greatly of circus day in a smail town. We got warm after a bit and dropped into a cafe for a drink. We asked the iter: “Speak English?” “Na.” We looked around for some i sight, but saw nothing the waiter. “G rT ale,” we said, very loud, as people always do when talking % foreigner. “Ginger ale, you sav he didn’t savvy, but everyone else in the place was interested by now, and a stranger came to our rescue. “Se, se, senor,” he said in a tone that gave us con- fidence. Then he turned to the waiter and said impressively: “Zhin! Zhin koketail!’’ And he retired in deep disgust when he persuaded him we didn’t want that. These people all scem to think that Americans must be fond of strong drinks. An English speaker, who encountered the soldiers, in- sisted on treating them, and when all but two of the boys ordered lemonade he re- garded them with astonishment and dis- trust and departed hastily, evidently fear- ing fraud of some kind. Bad Plight of the People. We gave up our attempt to get a drink there and went on up the street. Soon we struck their central park, a little one block square with a statue and a few trees, and opposite us the Hotel Ingliterre. We made for it, introduced ourselves to the manager and begged for the tip as to what you said when you wanted lemonade. He almost embraced us, said we were the first people at the hotel in two months, nfade us sit down and went after the lemonade himself. As we drank we questioned him about mat- ters generally. He says that in twenty days more the town would have had to surrender from starvation; rice was 50 cents a pound, flour 60 cents, potatoes, beans, corn, ete., were all gone. Even hay had run out, the street cars had stopped and many horses had died. The poor had been living on green corn and pineapples, and the acid of the pineapple after much eating had a disastrous effect on them. Every one, rich and poor, Cuban and Spa: iard alike, welcomed the close of the war and almost without exception would wel- come annexation. We went out and wandered around the queer little crooked streets again, getting lemonade when we wanted it now, and find- ing more opportunities to buy lottery tick- ets, The Prado is a wide well shaded street running through the center of the town, a mile in length, and as it cooled off the sen- oritas came out in crowds from behind their barred windows and walked up and down, and a ish military band came out and play in the park, and no one would ever imagine while looking at the scene that there had been a war in which they were concerned, or that they had been close to starvation a week ago. We found that three theaters would be open in the evening, a play, some living pictures and a ballet g the attractions, but we returned to our boat at sundown. We are promised a decision by the cus- toms officials tomorrow noon as to our paying duty, and are eager for it. The major says he will pay no duty, that is gure, but at all events we will know where we stand, and can figure on when we can begin to distribute our supplies in quan- tity, instead of by the bucketful. A. C. TOWNSEND. ee AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Today. Cc. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.— Chancery sale of improved property, on 3uth st. n.w., M st. and C. and 0. canal, on Wednesday, September 7, at 4:30 p.m.; Improved property on st., at 5 p.m, and ste, at 5:30 p.m. Ed- win Forrest and George B. Hamilton, trustees. Marcy Sots, dae Fy ave, soca furniture, &., on Thursday, September 8, at 10 am. Thos. J. Gwen, Auct., 918 F st. n.w.—Trastee’s sale of valuable unimproved real estate, on the east side of Brightwcod ave., on Thursday, Sep- tember 8, at AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON, —=: AUCTION SALES. MARCUS NOTE! AUCTIONEER, 687 La, ave. now. E HOUSE. FECTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURS- IN F DAY. SEPTEMBER EIGHTH, AT TE ALL ABOUT EIGHTEEN Loabs CLS Ni C. G. SLOAN & ©O., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN THB ae WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CO- By virtue of decrees of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbir ie "4 the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc: tion, in fromt of the several certain pleces or cels’ of land and premises hereinafter descri! lying avd being in the city of Washington, Dis: trict o1 Columbia, the respective parcels and ‘prem- ises hereinafter deseribed on the respective days apd at the time respectively named. that tte say, ou WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1898, at the hour of HALF- PAST FOUR’ O'CLOCK P.M., the south 24 feet frout of lot 186 and the north 12% feet of lot 188, all in square No. 1196, formerly known as square No. 26 in that part of the District lately known as the city of Georgetown, said parts of said lots being improved by three two-story brick houses, and fronting on the east side of 30th street be- tween M street north and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Thereafter on saig day, and at the bour of FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the west 20 feet of lot 69 by a depth of 86 feet. in square No. 1263, formerly known as square No. 93 in the late city ‘of George- town, Improved by a two-story frame dwelling, and fronting on P street at ite intersection with 2th street west, or North street. ‘Thereafter, and on the same day, and at the hour of HALF-PAST FIVE P.M., part of lot 3, in square No. 19, unimproved, being the west 28 ‘feet front of said’ ot by the depth of 77 feet on F Street between 26th and 26th streets north ‘Thereafter, and on THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY 0) PTEMBER, 1888, at the hour of FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., lot 17, in square 38, improved hy tory "frame ‘dwellings, known as Nos. 2308 and 2210 L street northwest, and Thereatier, and ou said last mentioned day, at the hour of HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P'M., the north 20 feet of lot 10 by the depth of 88 feet 4% inches, in square No. 480, fronting on 5th street between N and O streets northwest, aud improved by a two-story frame dwelling. ‘Verms of sale as prescribed by the decree: One- third of the purchase money on each parcel eold to be paid in cash, and the balance in two equal installments, payable in one and two yeacs re- spectively, With interest at six per cent per an- num from’ the day of sale, the deferred payments to be secured by deed or deeds of trust on the premises sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 on each |lece or Parcel of property sold will be required at the Ume of sale. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of gale, otherwise the trustee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purcheser or purchasers, after five days’ advertisement of such resale in’ some newspaper published in Wash- ington, D. All conveyancing, recording, &: at cost of purchaser. EDWIN FORREST, Trustee, 1D 434 st. nw. GEORGE E. HAMILTON, Lrastee, au25-d&ds 6th and F sts. now. FUTURE DAYS. LOAN & CO., Auctioneers, 1407 G st. now. 2 SALE OF VALUABLE DWELLING HOUSE NO. 812 G STREET SOUTHEAST. By virtue of a decree ef the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in equity cause 19634, I will offer for sale at public anction, in ‘front ‘of the premises, on SATURDAY, the TEENTH DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1808, at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the east half of lot 8, in square 926, in the city of Washington, D.' ©. fronting 24 feet 10 inches on G street and having a depth of about 91 feet and improved by a two- story frame dwelling house. Terms: One-third cash; balance in one and two years, with interest at ‘six per cent per annum, or all cash. A deposit of $150 will be required at the time cf sale. Terms must be complied with in fifteen days, otherwise the property will be resold at the risk of the defaulting purchaser. CHARLES J. MURPHY, ‘Trostec, seT-d&ds 5i2 F st. nw. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE Of STORE AND DWE: NO. 61 W YORK AV) E, CORD FIRST STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust Liber No. 1973, folio 488 et seq. records of the District of Columb at public auction, in front of the premises, 01 MONDAY, THE ‘NINETEENTH DAY Or TEMBER, A.D. 188%, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P. . the following described real estate, situate ip the elty of Washington, ir: said District: Lot num- bered sixty-two (62), in Salvatore Desiu’s subdi- vision in square numbered six hundred and eigb- n (618), ae per plat recorded in Liber 19, folio of the records of the surveyor's office of sald District, togesher with the il provements, con- sisting of three-story brick and stone store and dwelling, No. G1 New York avenue, corver of Ist street northweat. Terms: One-third cash, balance in equal tnstall- ments, at one and two years, with interest ot six (6) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from day of sale, secured by deed of trust upon, the property sold,’ or all cash, at the option of the Purchaser. A deposit of $250 will be required at {sme of sale. All conveyaucing, revenue sta-nps, &e., at purchaser's cost Terms to be complied with within ten days, otherwise the trustees re- serve the right to resell at risk and cost of the Gefaulting purchaser. MAHLON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROWN! ‘Truste LIN Tat) recorded in f the land ; We will sell seT-d&ds JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEFR. (Successor to Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co. TO WHOM IT May con SAGE C ON WEDNESDA’ . TO PAY STOR- . a large collection of House- . Stored in the name of J. N. storege and other charges. i parties interested will please take notice. Be7-d&dbs. Li E MAY. SW. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successcr to Katcliffe, Sutton & Co.) TRUST. SALE OF A LARGE FRAME NG, NU. 1411 29TH STREET, WEST WASHINGTON, D. rtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of t of Columbia, passed in equity cause the undersigned trustee will offer for lie auctic SDAY, TH 2 BUR,’ A. D. r O'CLOCK P.M," the following described real ex- te, situate iu the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and betng parts of original lots number- ed one bundred and two (102) and oné-undred and three (103), In square numbered eighty-nine (s¥), ih Georgetown, District of Columbia, beginning at the east side of 26th st., one hundred and twenty- four (124) feet south of the northwestern corner of Square, thence south on said Twenty-ninth (20th) twenty-eight (2S) feet, more or less, to the middle of a partition wall ‘between the two houses on lots 102 and 108, thence east along the middie of said partition wall and the extension of said middle line ninety (90) feet, thence north twenty- eight feet, more or less, to Intersect 2 Hine drawu east from a point one hundred and twenty-four (124) feet south from northwest corner of sald square, thence west in said line ninety (90) feet to the beginning, together with all the improve- ments, rights, ete. Terms: “One-third cash, balance in two equal in- stallments, payable in one and two years, with in. terest at 6 per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the eption of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 reguir- ed at tine of sale. If terms of sale are not com- plied with in ten days from day of sale the trus- tee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser after five duys’ adverticement of such resale in some news- Paper published in Washington, D.C. All con- veyancing, stampe, ete., at thé cost of the pur- chaser. WALTER A. JOHNSTON, Trustee, se3-d&ds 412 Sth st. nw, JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER, (Successor to Eateliffe, Sutton & Co.) " SALE OF A 3-STORY AND BASE- Nf BRICK HOUSE, NO. 2115 N STREET By virtue of a deed of trust duly recorded in Liber Ne. 2068, folio 153 et seq., one of the land records for the District of Columbia, and at the Tequest of the parties secured thereby, the under- slened trustees (will offer for sale, Uy public au tion, in front sf the premises, on’ FiubaY. THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1898, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, the follow! descriled Real Estate, situate in the city Washington, in the District of Columbia, to wit: Lot numbered one hundred and seventy’ (170) in Wm. L. Brawhall et al., subdivision of original lot numbered four (4), in’ square numbered sixty- Tine (69), as per plat recorded in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, in book No. 21, page 65, together with all the improvements, rights, etc ‘erms: One-fourth cash, the balance in one and two years, with interest ‘from the day of sale at six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A’ de- it of $200 required upon acceptance of bid. if the terms of sale are not complied with in 15 days from the day of sale, the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk aud cost of the defaulting purchaser after 5 days’ ad- Yertisement of such resale in sume newspaper pub- lished in Washington, D. ©. AM conveyancing, recording, stamps, etc., at the purchaser's cost. ELISHA H. PERKINS, Trustee. se6-Géds JOHN R. CARY, Trustee. Handsome Four-story and Basement Press-brick Residence, No. 1740 P Street Northwest, Near Dupont Circle,atAuction. TRUSTEES’ SaLE OF VALUABLE UNINPROV a REAL ESTATE ON THE EAST SIDE OJ BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE. By vitue of a deed of trust to us, duly recorded gmong the lund records of the District of Columbia, in Libe- 224u, folio 134 et seq., we Will, at tho request of the holder of the note secured ‘thereby, sell at public auction, front of the premises, at FOUR OCLOCK Py PHURS- , THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 4, 1898. the following described real estate, situate fu the county of Washington, District of Columbi to wit: that certain piece or parcel of lani and premises known and disth shed nd be- ing part cf a tract of land called “Girl's Portion,” being part of the farm ot the late Abner C. P. Shoemaker, and beginning for the same at a stone on the east side of Brightweod avenue, said stone being the southwest corner of said fai and bets also the southwest corner of the jece of ta hereby described, and running theace slong the east side of Brightwood avenue morth 4 degrees 52¥, mrinutes, east 164.94 feet to the Intersection of #ar avenue with the center of Aspen street proposed, thence ik the center of said proposed street east 980.37 feet to its intersection with the center of Eightb street proposed; thence alo the center of said Eighth street proposed 696. feet to the south boundary of the farm of the said Abner ©. P. Shoemaker, being also the south boundar Ciara A Newman's portion of said estate: thence with said south beundary north 61 degrees B8ig minutes west 1,127.53 feet to the point of begla- ning, together with the improvements and appur- tenances thereunto belonging. ‘Terms of © One-third cash, balance In one and two years, represented by otes of the pur- chaser, bexiing intevest at six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, secured by a deed of trut upon abe property sold, or ail cash, at option o' purchaser. A Jeposit of $260 required at time of sale. All cymveyaveing end recerding at cost of purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days frow date of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the prv the risk and cost of the defauiting pu five days’ advertisement of such in e hewapsper published in the city of Washington, < ALBERT A. WILSON, JOHN B. LARNER, 1335 F ani2.18.25&dte FUTURE DAY THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONE FTORY SALE OF THE FNTIRI TS OF WOOD AND COAL YARD, 2323 M STREET NORTHWEST, AT SEPTEMBER TWELFTH, YCLOCK AM, consisting of Engi ler, Steam Saw. Weed € ing for sa Wood 2 Horses, 2 © Fairbanks rs, about RS. con. No. ate: 1898. e and er, Shastin 3 od Bundle Harness, k, Iron that Brick, Carrie 35 Cords of Woo ¢ Frame i jovels, F S DOWLING NCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEEKS. TRUSTEES’ s LE_OF A DESIRABLE CORNER PARTLY FINISHED, ON THE EAST CORNER OF 18TH AND ROA- ETS, AUMBIA HE oY, Sistue of a cer deed of trnst emeng the lend re jumble in Liber 2060. fello $8 and at the request of the holder of the ured thereby, we will offer, at public anc- in front of th emises, on FRIDAY, THE SENTH DAY F-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P'M lewing described property, situated in t of Washington, Distriet of Columbia i that certain piece or parcel of land and pr known and distinguished as and being lot four (84) in Clarence ©. lots in block twenty-seven (27 #5 per plat recorded in Leber Count SEITEMBER, A.D. 18v8, be fol. coanty 2 All . Tolle of the records of the office of sury of the District of Columbia, together with the improve- ments thereon. 8 of sale: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance twe equal instalin er five divs’ ude Rewspuper published in Wash- Conveyancing at cost of jurchaser, LOUIS D. WINE. CLARENCE B. RHEE Trustees, 916 F « 8e5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14,15.16 JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successor to Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.) TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VERY: VALUABLE REAL TATE IN THE NORTHWEST By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No. 18370, the undersigned. trustees, will Cer for sale. by public vucticn, in front of the respective vertisement in som ington, D. 0. Dremises, the property named herein at i.e time and date. as follows: On SATURDA\. THB TENTH DAY OF SEITEMRER, A.D. Iov8, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M.. the premises in city of Washington, in the District of Colun.tia, fo Wit: Original jot numbered twenty-four (24). im square numbered cne buncred and eighiy-three (283), together with all the improvements (hereon, ete., being the soathwest corer of M and 26th streets northwest. This property will be sold, however, subject to @ {rust of $6.00. Fall particolars at the time of DAY. AT HALF-PAST FOUR he ‘premises, situcte in the ¢ ip the District in St. Vincent's Orphan 4 svbdlvision lote In square numb tired and eleven (211), together wi provements, rights etc.: said premises being No. 1422 Rhode Island ave.. between 14th and 15th sts. n.W., and improved by a brick hous: This property, ver, will be sold su prior deed of trust for $3,000. Full part the time of sale, ‘Terms: One-third cash, the balance In one and two years, with juterest from the date of sale at 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, secured by deed of trust om the property sold, oF sll cash. at the option of the purchase A de- posit of $200 required on each plece of property upon the acceptance of bid. If the terms of sale are not complied with in ten days from dey of sale. the trustees reserve the right to resell the property st the risk and cost of the de oicing purchaser, after five days’ advertisement of suc resale in some newspeper published In Washing- ton, D. OC. All conveyancing. &e., at purchaser's cost. JOHN J. DOLAN, Trust 408 Sth et. aw. JAMES T. HUNTER, Trostee, au80 d&ds 425'G st. nw. TRUSTEES’ SALE, BY AUCTIC Bs’ DRUG STH NO. 101 TTS AVENUE NORTHEAST. By virtue of a certain deed of trast. duly ‘re- corded in Liber 2298, folio 274 et seq.. ove of the lard records of the District of Columbia, and et the request of the party secured thereby, will sell. on the premises, at public auction. on FRI- DAY, SEPTEMBER NINTH, iss, AT TWo O'CLOCK P.M., the Stock, Contents, Good Will, including Lease. as an entirety of the Drug Store located at 101 Mass. ave. ne. Terms cash. Store open daily for inspection, R. YTON DONALUSON, HENRY ENGLISH, ‘Trustees. WILLIAM B. REILLY, Attorney for Trustees. au2T-ate EER, 013 F ST. N.W. THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTION TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING S I sTR BETWEEN TW H AND I STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust to us, duly recorded among the land records of the District of Colum- bin, in Liber 2121. folios 122 et seq.. we will. at the request of the hekler of the notes secured at public auction, in front of the premises, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, ON FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEM- BER, A.D. 1888. the fcllowing described re: tate, situate in the ety of Washington, Di of Columbia, to wit: All those certain ‘pie parcels of a guished as and be * “F," in Brooke Mackell, jenior’s, subdivision of criginal lot numbered two (2), in square numbered five (). thereby. sell. ~_F:, tdlio 158. Also lots lettered B.C." “D." “Ean “F."" in Brooke | Mackall, ‘juntor's, subdivision of part of orig! Jot numbered seven (7). in square numbered sev, teen (17), 8 receded in the office of the sur- vesor of the Distriet of Columbia, in Liber “W. F..”" folio 157, tagether with the improvements appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any- wise appertaining. ‘Terms of sele: One-third cash, balance in one and two years. represented by the notes of the purchaser, besring 6 per cent interest, payable semi-annually, and secured by « deed of trust uj the Sold. or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A depusit of $100 on each lot requined at time of erle. All conveyancing and recording at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from dete of sale, otberwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the rts at the risk and cost of the defaulti purebaser, after five cays’ advertisement of sui resale $n some newsprper published in Washing- ton, D. C. ‘The lots will be offered reparstely. ALBERT A. WILSON, Trustee, JOHN B. LARNER, ‘Trostee, autdcads 3835 F st. THOMAS DOWLING & CO.. AUCTIONEERS, 612 E ST. N.W.