Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1900, Page 10

e LHE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900-22 PAGES, Wlonder what Merts will say today? Servitig Woes Catloring, —Chat’s Our LATE NEWS FROM CUBA Senate Commissioners Receiving Editors and Others. Numerous Complaints About Customs Classification—Differences in Electoral Board. The members of the Senate commission devoted all their time at Havana yester- day to receiving callers, the main reception Toom at the palace being placed at their disposal. Gov. General Wood had arranged that all the editors who desired to do so should meet the commissioners at noon. Many of them appeared at that hour and some appeared again separately during the afternoon. In the evening the senators were entertained at dinner by General Chaffee. Today also will be devoted to Havana, and on Friday a special train will take them to + Matanzas. It is not probable that the com- ° missioners will go into the eastern prov- inces. Of late numerous complaints have been made against the cli ification of goods coming through the customs house. nce the recent scandais all the customs house employes have given the government the benefit of any doubt. As a result the merchants say they have no appeal, under existing law, from the ruling of the custom house authorities. After consultation with Collector Bliss, Gen. Wood issued an order conferring the right to appeal to the mili- Sob. ,tary governor of the island. We undertook the position a score of years ago and are still holding it to the satisfac- We MEE eee tion of some thousands of men who exact precise fitting clothes. | . : Bll Bre Welcome to Our erra have drawn up one set of election reg- | | Opening | i ulations, and Senor Tamayo and Gen. Ruis Rivera have drawn up another, together » daily. i! with a statement of the points of difference between the two. The who!e matter will be presented to Gen. Wood for decision. The managing committee of the republi- can party invites members of the national party, negroes, Spaniards and all others in- terested, to join in a large demonstration that is being arranged for Sunday next as a protest against restricted suffrage. A procession will move through the principal The woolens for Spring are now all here--all that is new in woolen fabrics, gathered from the best markets of the world. The bright, cheerful colorings now shown lend a beauty to our emporium only possible in the spring-time. The points we strike itsla Miivera, secretary of ere for are: The best styles and qualities at the lowest prices. ture, is considerin, methods of attracting sistance of Senor Tamayo. It is proposed to establish colonies in the province of Santa | PDevnartinents, | We have made many improvements in our cutting making departments for this season, and our old friends THE TRICK. Y TRICK may involve deceit or it may IN \be a display of peculiar skill. There Bt is deceit in some soaps, but there is none in Ivory Soap; it is a display of pecu- liar skill. It will stand any test and can be relied upon to do all that is claimed for it. IVORY SOAP IS 9944 PER CENT. PURE. COPYRIGHT 1399 BY THE PROCTER & GAWBLE CO. CINCINNAT! Friday, March 23. general. Plans for Reforms. Senor Tamayo, secretary of government, is considering a plan of reforms to be in- troduced into the municipalities after May. He says that with a slight gncrease in the tax upon rural properties and profes- sional licenses and in other taxes a large number of the municipalities will be able to pay their expenses, and that others by degrees will have to try to do the same. He will propose a new civil governor for the province of Pinar del Rio, on the ground that the present official is not sufficiently energetic in keeping down abuses. Gen. Ruis Rivera, secretary of agricu!- CONSUMPTION Dr. Chas. Drennen, a re; physician of Birmingham, hare a medical report on many cases of CONSUMPTION he CURED by TINCTURE AMAL, says: “Jan. 28, 1899, Mr. J.J.P.; of Pleasant Unity, Pa.; was brought to me suffering from acute tuberculosis [Quick Consump- tion]. His temperature was 102, pulse 115, rales all over the chest, had night sweats, constant cough, no sppetite: had lost 31 lbs. im six weeks. His cputa showed tubercle bacilli [Consumption germs] present in great numbers. I prescribed TINCTURE AMAL. In two weeks his appetite was better and he showed other improvement. I increased the dose; in two weeks more his cough was much better, night sweats much improved; little fever; appetite good. o°—____ BRAVE LITTLE FELLOWS. The Mexsenger Boy Exploits Many of Hix Wrongs. “Yes, I'm a messenger boy. “But I am not your ‘typical’ messenger boy, understand. You fellows make me and the rest of us very tired, you and the chaps that illustrate the paper: “You have placed us in the wrong light before the public, understand? you fellows and the comic papers. When you run short of covy or lack a few square inches of space, what do you newspaper chaps do? Sit down and write an alleged ‘funny story’ about or draw a picture of who? Why, of what you call the ‘messenger bo I protest individually and and and = aah 4 co ely. We do, not say, youse’ for # S 2 ri ‘é ‘Ape 15 to toberce bails had gained 18 ee ee ee customers will be delighted with our new method of fitting gar- Tbs. June 1 all symptoms had disappeared;, for we do not exclaim with an ex- and ‘hully gee!” with ; we do not other line, mation point ‘sa: every third senten ‘dat’s it’ dignantly dis way,’ in cach and every story we are supposed to relate. “TKnd the comic (excuse me while I § em igh) papers make us out as always 5 } S553 lagging on our deliveries, always re ——— Beautiful Bel lg ig 14 I tecise Jitting== | MSerts ai (Merts, | ments. We call it the ° he had regained normal weight and I dis- charged him as CURED.” —~ | i TINCTURE AMAL is an absolute and the only known cure for Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, ~&c. Purely vegetable, pleasant to take. At all druggists. Interesting booklet free. TINCTURE AMAL MFG. CO., BALTIMORE, MD, every y that we affirm great detecti and haughty beauty, re- spectively; always playing marbles or lying down, or crawling, or sleeping, or going in the Opposite direction to our’ destination, but never, never under any circumstances, picture us making a straight, swift and careful delivery, as js the rule. “Where does ‘the ‘funny’ part come in? What's that you call it— ay it again—of What we are that makes it ‘funny?’ I Is a man struggling in the of death ‘funny?’ Yes? when he's median—doing what aes agonies redetetetetttetedtdntntnnnneeneteet on the stage and is a trtpteteeeeeeteeeteteteeetnctiee and invigorated? Everything depends upon a good start. the best start usually turns up first at the “wire.” start out for your day's work? Feeling tired and languid, or fresh $ Two teaspoontuls of L_AX- | ONE The racer that gets 3 How do you ‘3 : 4 : $ g <s young. Add sand to the glass by ke Health fits you to ward off diSease. able curative properties. eiteteetees =— Ps a Se a CHEAT TIMEIL Don’t let the hand of time paint wrinkles on your face. : t eping the blood pure and the di- gestive organs in a healthful condition. s youth. Disease and sickness bring Old Age. LAX-TONE taken every morning before breakfast keeps you in robust health— LAX-TONE is in the true sense of the word a Fruit Salt, and it is to the fruit acid it contains, combined with alkaline salt, that it owes its valu- in a tumbler of water, every morning before breakfast, will freshen BA you up and fit you for the work that is ahead of you. ‘< - = 4 eto Keep It Seeded poogedrdneneenanandnandrypdedgecndensedtnintednins ‘ E New Offices. Among the offices recently opened by thhe Postal Telegraph-Cable Company Charlotte, N.C. Salisbery, N. ©. Concord, N. C. Greensoro", N. C. Burlington, N. O. Cumberland, Md. Hagerstown, Md. Frostburg, Ma. Upper Marlboro’, Md. Chesapeake Beach, Md. Chesapeake Junction, D.C. Connellsville, Pa. Uniontown, Pa. Wilkinsburg, Pa. ‘McCall's Ferry, Pa. Mount Pleasact, Pa. Sayre, Pa. Vintondale, Pa. BAASAA ade Dnnmarn ce ranenanena ‘A Favorite! Those Gold-filled Frames that we are having such a rup on, They are the best frame ever P made for twice the price we are asxil like gold, look like gold: REDUCED TO $1.50. Eyes Examined Free > , By the latest and most approved method for f > ~ aaae accurate eye-testing. Popular-Price Optictan, Oppenheimer’s, 514 9th St. N.W. ‘3 [AAR dARAAARRRARAA Good Tooth Powder, DR. BOOTHE'S Tooth Powder. It’s absolutely pute—free of grit— soft and smooth as velvet. It o Keeps the teeth clean and white, Only 15e. bottle, C7-S. & 8." Corn Cure, 15¢. Stevens’ Pharmacy, COR. 9TH AND PA. AVE mb21-1id Yes? that’s the theory? Well, I don’t like the theory nor the practice—none of us do. Looks ‘funny’ in type to see ‘dis t’Ing’ and ‘youse’ and ‘togedder’ and ‘hully gee,’ does it? “And through this well meant enough, no doubt, misrepresentation, the public ‘has built up an {deal of a messenger boy who does not as a matter of fact evist. It hurts. It cuts, this continual flow of alleged wit and pictorial humor. No one champions our cause because the ideal, once estab- in the public mind, is shattered with Ity. “Picture us as we are. Think of us as a lot of hard working, industrious little fel- lows who ride, ride all day and far into the night, i cold, ick or well; always on our wheels, always on the go, always good natured and ready to extend a helping hand to any one we meet, and run the risk of an iniquitous fine for being a few minutes late on our return. “When you send a note to your sweetheart or wife on a stormy, sleety night, saying that you cannot come up because of your ‘business engagements,’ think of the little chap who will have to ride a mile in the teeth of the wind and snow to her home, where he will peep into the warm parlor, and see the look of disappointment on her face as she grows pale under the gas light because your business is so very pressing and you cannot come. “and think kindly of us little fellows, none of whom make over $20 a month sal- ary, and find our own wheels and clothes. Look at us as you pass and see if you think we all have on warm undergarments, and nice woolen suits and gloves and good shoes. “How would you ike your own little son to undergo our hardships, colds and coughs, exposures, kicks, fines, hard work and long hours. Is he of a different mold of flesh from us? “And The Star will really and truly strike (In the Rush | and turmoil of business health is apt to be neglected. Result: Mental and physical exhaustion, nerves shattered, and you be- come, sooner or later, completely Tun down. Tohann Hoff’s Malt Extract will prevent just such conditions. Take it with your meals. It will build you up, bring life and en- ergy into the system and strengthen the nerves. OHANN HOFF’S Malt Extract brings good appetite, perfect digestion and sound, restful sleep. Insist upon having JOHANN HOFF’ 31ALT EXTRACT. Take none but Johann Hoff's, No- body was ever SoS in the genuine JOHANN HOPE'S MALT EXTRACT, JOHANN HOFF: Berlin, Vienna, Paris, New York. Baltimore Store, —simulating death, then the people laugh? | CTA ea N (( YANO ) FIN $) wecatace fa messenger boy it suposed 20 Makers of Made-to-Measure Garments for Men, | iy) i av elegra > m e on DD JUGUUUUN bea & 906 and 9OS Ff Street. | | 6 East Baltimore Street. es blow for us? Really? And you will put it in the paper just as I have said it? I am almost tempted to cry, ‘hully gee, dat’s good of de Star! ——— THE DEADLY GRADE CROSSINGS. Unparalleled Condition in the City of Oakland, Cal. “I notice,” said James Dulany, an atior- ney of San Francisco, to a Star reporter, “that Washington {s agitated over the ques- tion of the deadly grade crossing, and that accidents and deaths appear to be of fre- ent occurrence. a rhe cltizens of San Francisco would like to abolish this menace to life and limb, but it is an iridescent dream so far as the metropolis of the coast is concerned. The tracks of the Southern Pacific run through the southern portion of the city, below Market street, and the records of the hos- pitals testify to the numerous maimings ities. an tone ety of Oakland, a place of about 70,000 inhabitants, occupying a position to San Francisco relative to that of Brooklyn to New York, for years enjoyed an unen- viable distinction of having more grade crossing accidents than any other place of its size in the country. Oakland is the west- ern terminus of the Southern Pacific, the railroad yards and repair shops are there, and from the long ‘mole,’ or wharf, which extends out into the bay for over a mile, three lines of track radiate like the stem of a fleur de lis. All of these tracks run streets. nee trould the residents of this city appreciate the privilege of a free ride from one end of the city to the other? For in- stance, if it were possible to get on the 14th street line anywhere and ride-to and fro the entire length of the route? Under their charter from,,tha, city the Southern Pacific was obliged to carry passengers free within the city limits of Oakland, which extend for several miles. Seventh street is. the main railroad thoroughfare, and half hourly trains were run, five and six coach- es long, always crowded. If a resident of an outlying suburb within the limits wanted to go down town, he jumped on the steam cars at one of the closely situated stations and rode without cost. Naturally, business was concentrated on a few streets in the center of the city. The privilege was both a favor and an obstacle, since it permitted the inhabitants to ride free and prevented business extension. The business men op- posed it,-people rode by the thousands for the pleasure of riding. “It goes without saying that accidents were of almost dally happening. Men an boys would jump on the moving trains and now and then fall beneath the wheels. The rapidly moving trains have cut down many lives as they passed through theestreets. There are more fegless and armless small boys in Oakland than in cities five times its size. These trains were circuses for the small boy. A great many ladies were killed in thelr attempts to get over the street before the engine, and, impeded by their skirts, they were run over. At the stations, which are in the wide street, the people would congregate and the engine has plowed its way through a crowd with more or less fatal results, time and again. “The abuse of the privilege finally be- came so great that the railway company gave it special consideration. Mr. Hunt- ington himself made several trips over the line in company with the engineers. It was at one time proposed to build a sub- Way, and the same agitation as is now going on here with reference to the aboli- tion of the grade crossing went on there for years without satisfactory result. “Finally, after innumerable conferences and disagreements, a compromise was ef- fected, the company placed gates on the coaches, and charged a fare for a ride within what had been free territory, the crowds disappeared from the streets, the small boy and the rash man no longer swung gracefully on the steps of the mov- ing trains, the hospital list grew smaller and free rides in Oakland became a thing of the past. The grade crossings remain, however.” * ———— Make Way for the Ladies. “Whenever I meet a wagon or a carriage on the road driven by a woman,” said a horse owner, “I give an extra grip to the reins, brace my: feet, hold my breath and GENUINE ay EISNERS MENDELSON CO DEMAND Hungarian Aperient Water _ mbi9-tf watch her like a hawk. Why? Because there is not in a woman's nature that ele- ment that goes to make up a driver, and they are just as likely to pull the right rein as the left. The fair sex have discov- ered that by pulling at a horse’s mouth he can be made to move more rapidly. This is because the short, quick jerks that a wo- man gives, accompanied usually by a sharp ‘Get up! hurts the animal. mouth and he moves for relief. But most all of them drive that way and always will. The only exceptions are those who have been taught by professional drivers in a riding school or on the road.” “And I,” added a wheelman, “always eye a lady bicyclist with the same feelings. They are just as likely as not to run you down—your fault, of course. It was several years before they fully comprehended that they must go to the right, and not any way their own dear lttle hearts willed. They are improving very much in Washington, however, but they are the same little kit- tens in the uncertain rackets yet, whether on or off a wheel. It has always been man’s duty to fight shy of them, and there is no better place than on a wheel to carry out this old. precept.”” ——__ “Inauguration Weather.” “Those who are agitating the change of Inauguration day from March 4 to a sub- sequ2nt date,” said a Washington weather sharp, “have scored a big point this spring. ‘From a serious standpoint, it makes one tremble to contemplate the scene and re- sult if the 4th of next March is as in- clement as was last Thursday, the day of the heavy snow, and the several succeeding days of slush and cold. Marching in such an event would be out of the question. Thousands of the troops and visitors would contract colds which would bury them hast- ily. The ceremonis would have to be aban- doned, and the President would take the oath in some manner other than has been ordained by custom. It does not bring up a very pleasant picture. There would be confusion, indeed. “Yet if Washington is visited by such a storm as on last Thursday, and by such a one as we had on the 10th, with the ther- mometer down to 15 degrees the follow- ing day, we can have the same atmos- pheric conditions another year and with no assurance that they will not manifest them- selves on the 4th of the month instead of on the dates mentioned. It happened this year that the 4th of March was pleasant and comparatively balmy. Let us hope that next year the same conditions will prevail. These ‘homeless’ storms are unwelcome vis- ‘| itors, and we prefer that they abide else- where than in Washington.” —— Aimee—“What is classical music?” Maimie—“Oh, don’t you know? It's the kind that you have to like whether you like it or not.”—Collier’s Weekly. The World's Savings Banks. From the Boston Transcript. The following figures show the number of depositors and the amount of deposits in the savings banks of the principal coune tries of the world: a Crown colonies, other. United States Totals... - 45,796,707 $0.608,546,473 The most notable and satisfactory feature of the statistics is the enormous amount of deposits in the savings banks of the United States, not only relatively, but ac- tually, being almost 28 per cent of the aggregate of the savings banks of the world. Second to the United States in amount of deposits is Prussia. France is first and the United Kingdom second in number of depositors. In the former coun- try it is said that more than one-half the depositors are women. Including her de- pendencies, the United Kingdom holds 16 per cent of the total deposits. The postal savings banks system is in operation in England, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria-Hungary, Italy, India, Canada and a number of English colonies, but nowhere does it attain the importance, either in magnitude of transactions or relatively to other savings institutions in those coun- tries, that it does in Great Britain.” ——__ + e+ —__ A Critical Moment. From the Indianapolis Journal. She—“You hesitated when I asked you if I were the only girl you had ever loved.” He—“Yes. I couldn't tell from the ex- pression of your face whether you wanted me to say ‘no’ or ‘yes.’ ”* Imparts Energy ‘When vitality and nerve force have become impaired by illness its value is Genuine bears name Horsvoxp's on wrapper,