Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1898, Page 10

10 = THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1898-24 PAGES. Seeteetoetendentnetoatontoatnetoetoetontontontnetnetoetentonteatontoeteeteston ontontoatoateeteetententonteatoetoeteetoeseogeareatoetoeteetectentoasoatentnete Soeleatensenge Printed from en- graved copper plate, | guaranteed the same as NAME | usual at 86c. The spe- | cial price—39c.—for Monday only. $ Your > on isa ee 50 cards for 39c. a UT the rainy season is not yet quite due. We and you profit by early purchasing. And, too, the achable capes to the new English Mackintoshes are just the wrap for cool morn- ing or evening eote So eesreeen hes of dark check- with with ring 414 averted $3.98 * linings of ws colors, the new . for $2.50" qu English Silk Um brellas, tight relling on steel ror a silk cover. Perl nde Je handles, with hand-painted miniat Seme of natural wood, $2.19 for ladies and men. TERLING ished. S & eae Seeetoneecectontent MI ONDA abocetosstostety Second lesetestetestectretestetondecrstecirtest SS See Palais OGICAL reason eee eee Royal Prices eee wee Ss eee eee eee eee eee one eee Laughing at Competition. eee eee eee wee eee eee -With twenty-two experienced and expert buyers thoroughly searchin markets; with manufacturers and importers loaded; with retail merchants generally timid and waiting --has not the opportunity for advantageous buying been ours? ... With more than $100,000 already invested in new autumn goods, is it not certain that some of these goods have been secured favorably to the Palais Royal and its patrons? . . . The fact is we open the autumn season with bargains that can not be duplicated later--here or elsewhere. ... Timid merchants may wait and ask you to wait, but we tell you autumn goods are already manufactured and that the courage born of experience has prompted enormous purchases and thus early enables prices that laugh at competition. Read and learn. oe eee eee eee eee eee eee see g the wholesale EED you Some were retail at 68c 50c Fabrics, are correct autumn styles and colors,in 50-inch Fancy Camel's Hair Cheviots, 40- ( inch Bayadere Novelties, | yd seanch alls and Wool Plaids, 38-inch Mixed Autumn Cheviots, 50-inch Black and Navy Cheviots. Best ityles. of 50c. and 68c¢ Wool Fabrics at only......35¢ hesitate: made to yard; all nda tha: different and glace effects, including some newly lovely autumn tints. shades, in plain VERY lady knows Ss I the quality of these 75c Silks, 75c «Taffeta Silks. But few have ever seen rray of colors n sixty-eight PAVILY Black Silk inches wide, from. for EMBROIDERED ng $1 to $2.25 yard. Nearly fifty full pleces to choose Only one fault: All widths are not here in each design. you get $1 to $2.25 Laces 44c Laces, 4 to 8 , actual values But fancy navy ors. Yoke of plain col med. 32 to 44. but you wil per we offer UTUMN Lined waist. not an exact representation, Socteteteeeetetete totetenertedetettneetete effects figures, with heliotrope and 75c red the predominating col- back and front lor, braid trim- Sizes The picture is Wrappers, ne 1 say the Wrap- r is the best 75¢ garment of your experience. Home Needs. URNITSHINGS of every de- scription. Bargain spots so plentiful that the difficult task is to know what NOT to mention. The following may not fill your various needs, but that we can do so will be abundantly evident: $2.98 for $4.50 Tea Sets. (Basement ficor.) EF56-piece sets of English Porcelain, with floral ornamentation, filled-in natural colors, finished with gold tracery. Less than six cents apiece, 80 pleces for... D2eD8 $4.50 instead of $6.95. (Basement floor.) © 100-piece China Dinner and Tea Sets. Daintily shaped. artistically ornamented, imi- tating the expensive English Royal $4.50 Blue designs. Less than five cents aplece. 100 pieces for. 14c for 19¢ Towels. (Second floor.) C7Hemmed Huck Towels, full weight and 1x44 inches. Bright color fancy bor- Ag ders. Better than many 19¢ Towels... 4i4c for 8c Muslin. (Second floor.) Bleached, 36 inches wide. te the crru that has “Lonsdale for only Quality Fruit of the Loom” and $1.29 for $2 Curtains. (Fourth floor.) dF Elegant designs in Brussels effects, grace- fully draping. Full size, 54 inches $1.29 wide, 3% yards jong. Per pair. 12c for 19c Curtain Poles. (Fourth floor.) 25-feot Oak, Mabogany, Ash and Walnut Poles, pair of ends. pair of brackets 12¢ and ten rings. All for only Art Needlework. (First floor.) EF Pure Linen Round Centerpieces, stamped in new designs. 9-inch at 23¢ for six; 1 ch. at 2ic for three; 22-inch at 17c instead of 25e The Palais Royal. TOCKI preventing th ble soles spliced heels. Silk-Lisle heavy Maco color “‘fanc and wearing well. serve the patent selvage, the back seam. and extra stripes forming plaids, etc. 50c quality for........25¢. NGS — washing Ob- hose tiny holes at Note the dou- high Choice of Black “light weight,” hose, and bright ies,” with = silk 68c pieces, ry Ten styles Gown and Chemises, in effects; six styles Some worth 75¢ USLIN and Cambric Gar- ments, trimmed with wash- able laces and embroideries. and Drawers. All sizes, all styles. s, Corset Covers empire and yoke Umbrella Skirts ..-. 430. chiefs. Soi with med. ed. Some plain and ladies’; Some revered, some tuck- hemstitch. HOICE of 500 dozen new au- tumn_ effects hand-embroidered some embroidery, some lace trim- some worth 18c. in Handker- me of pure linen, initials; Men’s UYER New York He says: “I 1,000 pieces 5-ini bons, in the various Roman stripes and fancy Ribbons, for belts, etc. rive by express Cs 2) 5 morning. Guara: a 75¢ qualities at. . a as i se * returned These are to ar- from this morning. have secured ch Silk Rib- effects, used on Monday nteed 50c to = PSD Five The works of this eminent author, cloth bound. $2.50 the pub- lisher’s price.—Strange- ly true. vol. set Rudyard Kipling, 56c. 25c for soc qual- ity Autumn-weight Ribbed Suits, ate Vests and Pants. for lady and slimmest miss will be here Monday morning. Don't delay until Tuesday—only dozen of them and Combina- tion epar- Sizes stoutest 50 no more to come at less than 50 cents. 49c for $1.25 Corsets. HE reduction in price is ri- diculously great, and there's only one reason—none but Black and Gray are here. To tell yon they are * eatin striped and tell you they sets. Laughable yp W. B.” Corsets, bias cut rect straight fre ES 8c for 12'4c¢ Linings. HOICE of the Fast Black and Colored Percalines, and the Black Back Fancy Lin- ings. Guaranteed best of 12}c. quality at ofly............... OO llc for 25c Stationery. M the famous s factors. N resenting the va of writing papers and env —per box ; National rly 1.000 aushionu pen, Cholee RO! = : : 69c for $1 Gloves. ADIES’ 2-clasp sizes In white, shades, loves. All ¢ autump Glace Kid black and co! Palais Royal, A. Lisner, 3 G 11th sts, ; i OHIO FIGHT BEGINS State Campaign Inaugurated by the Political Parties. STUMPING WILL START NEXT MONTH Factional Rows Divide Both, but Republicans Suffer Most. THE ANTI-HANNA MEN September 17.—Both the democrats have rters here, and n may be said to hay f the cam- beginning of ccur ning eant the np" —will not ve set their opening democrats have not eature in the political sit- of the camy sed on both ign les. The average republican see his party roll its plur toward the hundred the chance of a ow to secure the of the state gov- office is now held fr confidence is genu’ ficiently evidence rp contests for nomii e ticket. No Dubious Candidates. result will depend little upon the candidates. It seems to be admitted that they are honest and capable, and in every way fit for the offices for which they are blicans to realize mate- the elec from the glory of t of the war with Spain. arently preparing 1 out of the al- the war. Both with factional y much alike, but party promises to In the democratic the contest of the Dowi- -Dowling factions for suprem- & compromise. The repub- ticket was nominated by a con- 2 thoroughly controlled by the Han- snubbed Governor Bush- the other state offi- t mentioning him. There is no Governor Bushnell and his ill rese The governor has the state on the day opening of the expect seriou be out of State cam- Suggestion from Chairman rty that later on he might make a few speeches in the cam- governor replied that he had other engagements of a busi- al nature and would be very busy all fall The governor has also interdicted Chair- letters, ugherty’s exacting cam- ments from the officers and es of the state institution. This haa & office, if the republicans carry the state, if the democrats triumphed. The Coming Crisis. ar, therefore, comes a crisis for Hanna republicans in Ohio. This re now trying to induce John ome their candidate for gov- N the a is why they Sherman to be ernor. The leaders of the faction know very well that it will not be possible to elect Mayor Robert E. McKisson, or any other prominent member of the faction. The fact is that MeKisson made it impossible for him to be elected to any office in this state when, in order to defeat M. A. Hanna for the orship last January, he announced his conversion to free silver coinage, and stood for all that the democrats asked him to stand, in_consideration of their votes. Of course, Sherman, if elected governor, would treat the anti-Hanna republican: fairly at least in the distribution of offi in his present humor he woud probably ll the patronage to that faction. n is now very much opposed to Sen- anna. He believes he has been made and has shelf cal victim ention of being Undoubted the senator, id on the the anti-i-anna just now. leaders are taking advantage of the ex- ry’s humor, and cultivating him. It is a long time before it will come to the selection of gubernatorjal candi the ind that the = will try to give the nomina- tion to Sherman, and he {is not averse to the proposition. The anti-Hannaites are al- ready announcing that if the friends of President McKinley oy the nomination of Sherman it will b a solid Ohio delegation 1900. impossible to secure for McKinley in The Anti-Hanna Vote. It seems pro now that the the whole state ticket this year will follow closely the vote of last year for members of the legislature. The anti-Hanna repub- licans evidently voted for the democratic lates for the legislature where the re- publican candidates were not known to he ed to Senator Hanna. The result of that the aggregate of the republi- ities on the legislative tickets w n 5,000 more than the d pluralities. If the vote does follow lines this year the result will be very clo In Cincinnati, Ke B. Cox, the old re- publican “boss,” has assumed control again. ‘A year ago opposition to him from the best lement of the party overwhelmingly de- able vote on feated the republican party there, and Cox announced his withdrawal from politics. Undoubtedly his return will have a bad ef- fect on the republican ticket in Hamilton ct Cleveland and Toledo are strong anti-Hanna centers and the republican tick- et is likely to suffer severely there. It seems impossible, however, that any defection in Hamilton county, because of Geo. B. Cox's domination, can defeat the republican candidates for Congress in the first and second districts. The only dis- tricts that are really in doubt seem to be the eighth, ninth and twelfth. Representa- tive J. H. Southard, republican, will prob- ably be defeated in the ninth district. Rep- resentative Lybrand, in the eighth, has no sure thing. Tm this district—the twelfth—the republi- ns are making great preparations to de- eC feat Repr ative Lentz, but the chances seem to be in hi yor. Two years ago, when McKinley 1 this city, usually democratic, b ntz carried the dis- trict by about fifty votes. There is no such a vote-getter at the head of the republican ticket this year, and Lentz goes in without the handicap he had before. > Political Talking Bees Arranged. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 17.—The republican and democratic state committees in West Virginia have arranged for a series of joint discussions between Goy. Geo Wes- ley Atkins d Gen. C. C. Watts, whom Atkinson defeated for the governorship. The republican committee issued the chal- lenge. The affair is looked upon as a first, to cripple the cam- committee by cutting off the “‘sinews and. second, to save and concen: forces at the command of the a a republi for use in a su- preme effort to be made next year to retain the hold upon the state republican machine. f the anti-Hanna republicans are not able to dictate the nomination for governor nex; year, they will be as completely out o scheme to put the two disoutants forward for the United States senatorship and give them prestige before the legislature. It is regarded as something new in politics for one committee to challenge another and name the disputants, neither of whom is a candidate for office. —_-->—__ . “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. - ORDER OF EASTERN STAR| Convention of General Grand Chapter to Be Held in Washington. Proba le Selection of National Capi- tal as Permanent Headquarters— Program of Exercises. The city of Washington will, on the 26th, 2ith, 28th and 20th of this month, en- tertain the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The order is composed of female relatives of members of the Masonic fraternity, and ts also open to Masons, a member of the Masonic order being always patron of a chapter. The affinity between the two orders {s such that the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the triennial conclave of the Knights Templar meet at ar about the same time and place. This year the Knights Templar meet at Pittsburg. That order has about decided to establish its permanent headquarters in Washington, and it is believed that the Eastern Sta will follow suit. The first meeting of the General Grand Chapter was held in 1870, the number of chapters represented being 50, with a mem- bership of 1,900. In 1897 the number of chapters had increased to 2,500, with membership of 15 , representing states of the Union. Eight City Chapters. There are eight chapters of the order of th: Eastern Star in this city, with a mem- bership of about 2,000, as follow: Ruth Chapter, No. 1-Mr. Henry Yost, sr., worthy patron; Mrs. Rose A. Yost, worthy matron; Mrs. Elizabeth Sc r, A. M.; Miss Ida M. Gould, secretary; Mrs. Jennie E, Johnson, tr2asurer. Past worthy patrons, Mr. F. G. Alexander, Mr. D. C. Turner, Mr. J. F. O'Neill; past worthy matrons, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, Mrs. A. Lamond, Mrs. M. E. Teachum, Mrs. Louise Benzler, Mrs. K. M. Gude. Electa Chapter, No. 2—Mr. Julius W. Tol- son, W. P.; Mrs. Josephine Shields, W. M.; Mrs. L. A. Gude, A. M.; Miss Bertha Swin- dells, secretary; Mrs. Annie Garden, treas- urer; P. W. patrons, Mr. James E. Minnix, Mr. Cornelius W. Okey,Mr. Adolphus Gude, Mr Chas. J. James; P. W. matrons, Mrs. Juliana Allan, Mrs. P. Walson, Mrs. Mary B. Okey. Naomi Chapter, No. 2—Mr. Granville M. Hunt, W. P.; Miss Ida M. Tomlinson, W. M.; Mrs. Annie V, Yeatman, A. M.; Miss Mattie A. Gould, secretary; Mrs. Fannie Taylor, treasurer; P. W. patrons, Mr. L. C. Williamson, Dr. Chas. A. Ball, Mr. C. H. Buckler; P. W. matrons, Mrs. H. H. Tasker, Mrs. A. S. Williamson. Martha Chapter, No. 4—Mr. James E. Hutchinson, W. P.; Mrs. Della Creamer, W. M.; Mrs. Annie V. Cawson, A. M.; Mr. John Schultz, secretary; Mrs. Emily M. Hartley, treasurer; P. W. patrons, Mr. Harry P. Cook, Mr. M. C. Connelly, Mr. Millard ‘T. Dixon, Mr. Frank F, Major; P. W. matrons, Mrs. M. Ella Espey, Mrs. Viola C. De Shields. Esther Chapter, No. 5—Mrs. Alice V. Scott, W. M.; Mrs. Clara Barnard, A. M Mrs. Grace 8. Watrous, secretary; Mrs. Francis Ham, treasurer; P. W. patrons, Mr. A. H. Van Deusen, Mr. Frank H. Thomas, Mr. William A. Gatley; P. W. ma- trens, Mrs. Sarah P. Tyrer, Mrs. Carolyn A. Handy, Mrs. Carrie B. Allen. Adah Chaptcr, No. 6—Dr.. Joseph Jouy, W. P.; Mrs. Clara Texton, W. M.; Miss Ccra Wetzel, A. M.: Mrs. Grace Holtzclaw, secretary; Mrs. Charlotte Hobday, treas- urer; P. W. patron, Mr. Chas, L. Patten; P. W. matrons, Mrs. Elmira Foley, Mrs. Willie R. Messinger. Bethlehem Chapter, No. 7—Mr. Fred. J. Rendolph, W. P.; Mrs. Mary R. Bur! ‘ W. M.; Mrs. N. M. Landergren, A. M. Mrs. Jennie A. Moyer, secretary; Mrs. Mary E. Hussey, treasurer; P. W. patrons, Mr. W. B. Nalley, Dr. Chas. T. Caldwell; P. W. matron, Mrs, Mary E. Nailey. Mizpah Chapter, No. 8—Mr. W. P.; Mrs. A. Bornheim, W. M Grand Officers. The worthy grand matron of the District of Columbia is Mrs. Carolyn A. Handy, and the worthy grand patron, Mr. W. E. Nal- te grand matron, Mrs. Willie R. ssociate grand patron, Mr. M. T. Dixon; grand secretary, Mr. Charles L. Patten; grand treasurer, Mrs. Rose A. grand lecturer, Mr. C. T. Caldw ss, Mrs. C. B. Allen; assc » grand conductress, Mrs. A. S. Will- iamson. The program of exercises at the coming session will include a reception tendered to all the members of the order at the House, September 26, from 2 to 5 o'clock, by Most Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Mary E. Partridge, assisted by other oflicers of the grand chapter. September 27 the scs- sion of the General Grand Chapter will be addressed by Worthy Grand Matron Caro- lyn A. Handy, by Samuel C. Palmer, most worthy grand master of Masons, District ef Columbia, and by Commissioner John W. Ross. At 1 o'clock September 27 there will be a reception tendered the general grand chap- ter by the President of the United September 28 there will be an excursion to Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Arlington, and the evening of the 2th a banquet at the National Rifles’ Armory. Septen:ber 2 there will be a carriage drive (o the Sol- diers’ Home. —_——__ AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Items From the Churches — Soldier's Funeral—General News. The superintendent of the West Street Presbyterian Church Sunday school, M: William Leetch, announced to the teachers of the school and the scholars at the last meeting that tomorrow would be rallying day, when all who have returned from their vacation are expected to be present. Prof. Hunter will lead in the singing, with Miss Tschiffely at the piano and Mr. Swindel at the organ. Rev. Dr. Alexander will give an address. At Trinity Church the hours of service have been changed for the fall and wiate Low masses will be read every Sunday at 7 and 9 o’clock, With high mass at 11 o'clock” The Sunday ‘school will start at ) o'clock, beginning with last Sunday. The change of the services went into effect last week. Today is the last day of the e1 ber days of the fall season. At tle Dumbarton Avenue M. EB. Church, Rev.G.W.T. Wright, D.D., will preach at the morning service, commencing at 11 o'clock. In the evening at 7:30 Rev. C. E. Radcliffe of the Philadelphia conference will oceupy the pulpit. Corporal John Loy, Company F, 13th New York Infantry,, Was buried from Grace Church, Georgetown Saturday, September 10. Mr. Loy was a former resident cf this city, where he had many friends. Rev. J M. McKee officlated at the funeral, which was conducted, by members of the G. U. Morris Post, with military honors. Inter- ment was at Arlington. This morning shortly after 6 o'clock, while responding to An aaarm from box 36, the horses of No. 5 engine slipped on M street near Jefferson street and feli down. For- tunately the héavy engine was not upset. The horses were not injured. Miss Nellie E,, Wise of this place and Mr. W. Winter Barnes’ of Fairfax, Va., married Wedn¢Sday evening age cf Hamliné Church, Rev. W. Raymond Stricklen performing the ceremony. The couple will reside at 1413 17th street. Mr. William A. Hutchins, postmaster for Georgetown, 1s in Albemarle county, Va., enjoying a rest. Charles Jett wes arrested shortly after 11 o'clock this morning upon complaint of his wife, who charges him with assaulting her. Jett is also accused of drawiny a pis- tol on Mason Brown, for which he will have to answer. The teachers of the fifth division of the public schoo!s met this morning az 9 o'clock at the Curtis School and discuss2d plans for the coming year. SS Rev. Dr. Thos. Apple Dead. LANCASTER, Pa., September 17.—Rev. Thomas Apple, D. D., LL. D., one of the mcst eminent theologians in the Reformed Church in America, died today from acute kidney trouble, N. Weaver, NEWS FROM LONDON Wales Irritable Because of Enforced Medical Restraint. a CONNAUGHT AT FRENCH MANEUVERS The Duke's Popularity With the Soldiers and Villagers. a. ene DECORATED BY FAURE (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, September 17.—The drought ccntinues throughout the greater part of Great Britain. A temporary fall in the barometer early in the week raised hopes which were doomed to disappointment. The tsmperature has again risen and London continues bathed in sunshine. The outcry in the East End of London, where the supply of water has been duced to dangerous limits, is taking ferm of influential public meetings, which violently d2nounce the st End Water Company for neglecting to take proper | measures to assure a supply of water, and calling for municipal control of the wacer works. In the meanwhile, the sanitary conditions are so bad in some districts that there is serious fear of epidemics. ‘The north of London is also suffering un- deserved martyrdom, in the shape of a t car famin2, due to a strike of the hosters and the consequent dismissal of a | couple of agitators. The many thousands of business people who rely on cheap con- veyance to the city have been seriously in- «wed by the sudden stoppag? of traffic, which occurred on Wednesday last. Public sympathy inclines to th2 side of the company, which has taken the bull by the horns and has dismissed all the strikers, engaging outsiders to take their places. Railroad Outrages. The whole of Great Britain has been startled by an epidemic of railroad out- rag2s. On the Northwestern and Midland railroads, in the neighborhood of North- ampton, there have been several most de- termined attempts to wreck passenger trains. Formidable obstructions were con- structed across th2 track, and one express train had a most narrow escape from dis- aster. It plowed through a veritable bar- ricade, but did not leave the rails. The most alarming feature of the outrages is the fact that the police have not been able to obtain the slightest clue to the perpe- trators, though a hundred detectives have been scouring the district. Consequently, a panic, similar to the Jack the Ripper scare, prevails. One theory is that the crimes are the work of a band of train wreckers looking for plunder, and emulating the far west hold-ups. After passing eight weeks on an invalid’s chair, the Prince of Wales this week, for th> first time, was able to walk a few of the French arm: maneuvers around Moulins, which he attended as President Faure’s chief guest. He first distinguished himself by a splendid display of horseman- ship before the French staff, when, a bor- rowed horse, startled by the firing, tried to bolt, reared and fell. The duke skillfully disengaged himself unhurt. On the following day, during a halt, he minutely examined a French soldier's knap- sack. He had one of them emptied on th Sround, weighed the articles and finally took the knapsack, strapped {t on his own shoulders and walked up and down in front of the president and the generals, in order to test whether the straps hampered his movement. The spectators were greatly amused and the private soldiers loudly cheered him. . Yesterday the Duke of Connaught visited the French camp kitchens, and, following the great Napoleon’s precedent. he asked to be allowed to taste the soldiers’ food, re- marking: “I must only take a tiny robbing somebody's share.” He then forked out and ate a piece of beef, which he pronounced to be of excel- lent quality. The duke also examined the men’s over- sting their weight and texture. se incidents have made the Duke of aught very popular with the French s and villagers. At the hamlet of Ennemond they had a great treat in seeing the thirsty president of the republic and Queen Victoria’s son stop before a little public house and call for and toss off glasses of light beer, while the hurriedly assembled band played “God Save the Queen.” President Faure, on Friday, decorated the duke with the grand cross of the Legion of Honor. Criticisms of Bismarck. The leading newspapers review Herr Bismarck, The general morsel as Iam here ecathingly Moritz Busch’s “Life of Prince which was recently published. opinion is that both the author and his idol suffered greatly by the revela- ticrs made. The British, naturally, chiefly resent the late Price Bismarck’s expres- sions of hostility to Great Britain and to the queen and her daughter, the former En press Frederick of Germany, with which the book teems. The Daily Telegraph says that if the werk reveals the real Bismarck, he lowered the moral tone of the whole of Europe, adding: “Every one knew he mac vse of the press: but, icc Busch, he del-bzrate:y i lirgs to disseminate The Times remarks: “It was reserved to the sublime uncon- sciousness of one of his sincerest worship- ers to expose all the meanness, duplicity and brutality which he combined w.ta so many brilliant and admirab‘e qual.ties.” A photograph of the czarina nursing her baby recently appeared in an English rewspaper and whin it reache! the Rus- sian censor the latter was a much-puzzled ructed his hire- ute falsehoods.” official. He consulted with the mi r of the interior, who was equally perplexed and who decided to consult with the ezar. “The best thing I can do,” said the Rus- sian emperor, “is to show this to the czar- ina and let her decide.” In a few minutes, according to the story, the czar returned and said, with a smile, to the minister of the interior: “Her imperial majesty finds nctl the picture contrary to the law pass. The heat is affecting the theaters. The chief Interest of the week centcred in the produciion of the annual melodrama at Drury Lane yesterday evening, which, with a thrilling scene in a bali room, a game of cricket at_Lord’s and a representaiion of wet it paces with the aid of a stick. He traveled to Balmoral, from his yacht at Portsmouth. Private letters declare the prince lately has been very irritable at the enforced medical restraint, and that he has even de- clared that a permanent limp would be a cheap penalty to pay for release from his floating prison. It is added that the attend- ing physicians finally yielded and allowed the prince to journey to Scotland, in order to appease their patient, and also to arrest the strong stimulus which rest and a sea- air appetite have given to his increasing stoutness. The heir apparent will still require to wear, for many weeks to come, the appa- ratus which has been fitted to hjs knee. Connaught at the Maneuvers. ‘The Duke of Connaught has been the hero the military tournament satisfies the de- mand for realism. ——— SINGLE TAX CONGRESS. Tom L. Johnson Kept From Attend- ing It by His Iiness. OMAHA, Neb., September 17.—The single tax congress, under the auspices of the trans-Mississippi and international exposi- tion, was largely attended. Tom L. John- son of Cleveland, who was expected to de- liver an address, was detained at home by illness and his place was filled by Franklin H. Wentworth of Chicago. Addresses were made by L. F. Post of New York, John Z. White of Chicago and Frank Stevens, Philadelphia, NOT RIPE FOR STATEHOOD Col. J. H. Soper of Honolulu Talks of the Hawaiian Islands, Inte} Kent Residents Would Prefer” Government Simi rto That of the District, From the New York Herald, Toda Colonel J. H. Soper of Hon: commander-in-chief of the ulu, who wag revolutionary fcrees when the Hawaiian monarchy wad overturned in 1S9 and who since then hi been adjutant general and chief of tha president’s staff in the Hawaiian republic, d in New York yerterday He is staying at the from San Windsor Hote Colonel Soper left Honolulu on August 16, four days after the raising of the American flag over the island. He is here on a pleas- ure trip. He describes the scene at the sing as one of great enthusiasm, and ares that the white population generally Pl dt of the annexation of + is to the United States. ‘Of course,” he said, “there are some malcontents. A few 6f the white resi- dent mong whom I understand is Cap- tain John Ross, take the position that whilg they have no objection to annexation per se, they object to the way it was accom- plished. om sive Armament. “They declare that it is merely the cul- mination of schemes which w yegun in the organization of the committee of safety and in the revolution. The great majority. hewever, are pleased, and when you reflect that out of a total population of about 3,000 able-bodied white males in Honolulu two-thirds were in the military service, you can readily see that every one breathes a sigh of relief now that the necessity for this excessive military servi has passed. ‘Among the natives the sentiment is gen- st annexation. They ure chief- mcnarchists, and now that annexation has been accomplished, they fear that the will be driven into the mountains or placed on reservations like the American Indian This fear is entirely groundl for the Hawaiian native is immeasurably superior to the Indian, both in intelligence and edu- cation. Natives move in the be jety in Honolulu and are fully the equals of the whites. In my opinion they will be in a similar position to t of the Spaniards in Califernia and New Mexico when they be- ame part of the United State: In reference to the form of government desired by the white residents of Hawail, Celonel Soper said: Not Ready for Statehood. “We wouid prefer a government similar to that of the District of Columbia, under which it would not be necessary for busi- ness men to give any attention to politic Next to that we.wanted the territort form, which, I understand, is to be esta listed. Hawaii is not prepared for state- hood. Her population is too small and even if it were large enough the ekperi- ment would be dangerous. It would mean native control, as the natives of course outnumber the white many times.” Colonel Soper is in some doubt as to his present military status. When he left Ha- wail he was commander-in-chief of the Na- tional Guard and was granted a three months’ leavé of absence, but since them General Merriam has been directed to or- genize a Hawaiian battalion, which will be classed as United States volunteers and may not clash with the National Guard or- anization. ————_+. His Grave Ready Since 1861. Special Dispatch to The Evelflng Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 17.— Kennedy H. Butler, who was killed in a fall from his barn, near Frederick, yester- day, was one of the leading citizens of Cumberland, and his remains will be brought here for burial in a grave which he had dug and walled up in 1861, when hig first wife died.