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Evening star., 1898-10-29

charge, his skull being blown into bits.
Death, Of course, was instantaneous. And,
equally of course, the man who pulled the
trigger was overwhelmed with grief He
had sacrificed his friend for a rabbit. This
instance is typical of many others wherein
the huntSmen take the most desperate
chances for the worthless game they seek,
blazing away indiscriminately at all OBJ
Jects. and often hitting the heads Of other
gunners, party obScured by the foliage. AS
a rule these casualties lead to no prosecu-
lions, for the facts are plain and there is
no suspicion that the deaths have been
other than purely accidental. Yet perhaps a
more distinct consideration of the value of
life and the need of extreme care in the use
OF firearms might be engendered if the
courts were to insist upon the punishment of
those who thus recklessly destroy life.
They are guilty through their criminal
carelessness of an offense similar to that
of the man who. neglecting to take proper
precautions in the construction of a house,
Is responsible for it's fall and for the death
of those crushed by it: or the railway flag
man who. carelessly leaving open switch.
allows train to be derailed. The grief of
the killer does not lessen the danger to the
next huntsman who goes forth with a
friend. or who wanders through the brush
in the neighborhood of other gunners. The
tears shed in regret are not sufficient to
prevent occurrences of these useless TRACE
dies of the fields.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Progress in Honolulu.

One Of the surest evidences of the pro-
Sressive spirit which mas always anima ed
the republic-building citizens of Hawaii is
the following paragraph. which recently
appeared in the editorial columns of the
Honolulu Star:
The question of overhead wires exercises
most OF the cities OF the United States The
CItiz n 5 ideal is city without any overhead
wires. In Honolulu we have up to the nres
"nt made no effort to change the antiouated
method OF overhead wires. but when we get
II municipal government and begin to at
tend 10 our own affairs personally the hat
lie against the overhead wire will begin
and in course of time II will be won. over
head wires are unsiShtly and AT times dam
gerous. Though cheaper in the first in
stance, electric companies are beginning 10
nnd out that COnduitS in the long run are
more economical We shall get up TO date
some time Our tram-car system and our
telephone system are alike behind the age :
Honolulu has had several more important
issues on hand during the past few years
Than the perfection of its street railway sys-
TEN. but the manner IN which these ISSUES
have been met Is guarantee that in d
very snort time the Hawaiian capital will
have cleared out the relies of mechanical
antiquity just as it has cleared away the
relics Of barbarism with which the govern
m"nt vas incrusted. Honolulu is too beauti-
iul city 10 be enmeshed in overhead wire
IL IS doubtless animated by a desire to au-
Froach the Washington standard in this
particular IL has taken its governmental
inspirations from Washington and should
ma as much benent in municipal sugges-
tions.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Cunning Tragedies.

There has been over-much killing of hui
man beings by hunters this season. From
all parts of the country have come reports
of accidental deaths in the woods the rab-
bit warrens, the partridge brush, the deer
licks, and in practically every case there
was gross recklessness behind the tragedy.
The Adirondack region has furnished an
exceptionally large percentage of these mis-
haps. So fatal have been the experiences
of amateur gunners indeed, in those noun
tains, that hunting has fallen under a de-
cided cloud for the time In New York.
Now comes word of cunning tragedy nea r
Hagerstown young man, out hunting
with friend. stopped to tie his shoe. Just
then rabbit jumped right ahead. The
other gunner, fearing to lose the game. and
thinking that he could shoot in safety over
his friends back, fired At that instant the
unfortunate young man ahead raised from
his STOPPING posture and received the full
Evening star., 1898-10-29
High Winds and Sky-Scrapers.

While the winds We're blowing In Chicago
the other day at the rate of 45 or 90 miles
an hour 1t was noticed with alarm by the
occupants of some of the talest of the sky
scrapers that the clocks were stopped by
the vibration of the structures This de-
monstration of the power of the wind has
set the people to thinking and they have
begun to appreciate the folly of running
their business blocks into the air to the
twentieth and thirtieth story. 1t is not
likely that well-built steel building. even
at thls excessive height. would readily sue
cumb to the wind pressure. But the trou-
bic Is that there is no such guarantee of
good construction as to insure against COL
lapse The wind sometimes blows at twice
the rate just experienced in Chicago Dur
ing the St. Louis cyclone of a few wears
ago ii moved as fast as a hundred miles
an hour, and in this city two years ago a
hurricane occurred which developed a wind
speed of eighty miles an hour. The tear
ing, twisting, destroying force of the wind
when it reaches these high velocities is as
Yet but feebly estimated. It's effects are
seen, its powers are dreaded The worst
feature of the wind storm is that it does
not blow in steady pressure. which might
be safely withstood even when the rate
approaches the known maximum. The air
takes sudden spurts of intense ferocity
and, swirling, doubling and smashing. it
achieves unmeasured power in the course
of few seconds sufficient to DESTROY the
strongest structures. AS a rule the high
building is constructed with careful refer
ence to its capacity to resist the wind
let danger is inevitably to be encountered
WheH the roofs are sent Skyward as in
Chicago, New York and some other large
cities Washington's building regulations
wisely restrict this upward tendency, and
II Is unlikely that the wind will ever be
able TO stop any of the capitals tower
clocks.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Mrs. BOtkin'a Indictment.

The grand jury at San Francisco has in
dicted Mrs. Cordelia Botkin for a murder
which was committed. cOnstructively. in
both the states of California and Delaware
This indictment is necesstated by The fact
that the California supreme court .he other
day decided that under the state statutes
Mrs. Botkin could not be extradited to Del
aware, she never having set foot with
IN that state. and being, therefore, in the
eye OF the statutes. not fugitive. The
court in its decision deplored the fact that
this anomalous condition existed and sug-
Gested as a remedy a congressional enact
ment which will cover all of the territory
of the United States with reference to inter-
state crimes. Such an enactment will pre-
vent the mlshaps such as that in Califor-
MIA, where an inadequate state law has pre-
cIuded the proper eXtradition of a person
accused of crime. OF course this is a Pc
cuiiar case. The crime was in itself inter-
state, the poison being mailed in California
ana received in Delaware. The law under
which Mrs. Botkin has now been indicted
provides for the punishment of persons
found guilty of crimes committed lin whole
or in part in the state This, of course
includes the sending of the poisonous CANDY
for the act of mailing is the initial factor in
the deadly chain of events. Yet by virtue
of this complication # is now necessary to
send the witnesses to the actual poisoning
of the victims, who are by far in the ma
Jcrity. from Delaware to California a heavy
expense TO the state. This expense will,
however, fall upon California. which now
assumes the prosecution. and it is just that
it should. Had the California law been
different, permitting extradition, the state
of Delaware would have had to pay the
cost of the transportation of witnesses from
California to swear to the purchase OF
the poison and the act of mailing Still il
Is more logical assumption that the crime
" Was committed at the place where the nur-
derous agency took effect. 4 person cannot
well be murdered at a place where he is
not present. The murderer's distance from
the person of his victim is an immaterial
matter. Where a pistol or a gun is the
the propusi.e power of gunpowder over q
long space, varying with the range. Thus,
the murderer may be in one state and his
victim some distance within another across
the border. In this case Mrs Botkin il
charged with having used the carrying
power of the mails. just as she might have
used the propusive power of the explosive.
Thus. distance has no place In the affair
The accused was constructiyely present at
the place where her missile took effect
Evening star., 1898-10-29

tended the British sphere of influence In
Africa and strengthened the British hold
upon Egypt. He has sent abroad to the
which has met with loud applause He has
won his right to the cheers which are
greeting him and the honors which have
already been bestowed upon him. 1t is
fortunate, therefore that he should have
been able to give testimony to Major Mar
chand's achievement. Praise will cost
nothing in this connection, and it may pre-
vent a war. The English people are
aroused with jealous fears that France
seeks to thwart the British purpose to con-
meet Cairo and the Cape with an unbroken
line of railways. telegraph lines forts and
markets. France is disposed to withdraw
from her advanced and rather exposed po-
sition on the Nile bank. and all that can
prevent settlement of the affair upon a
satisfactory basis is the possible temper of
the crowds in England apd France. If
now Kitchener, who seems to be a good fell
low and a man of broad common sense as
We'll as an exceptional soldier has spoken
good word for Marchand, praisng his in
trepidty and success, the tension may be
somewhat relieved. Marchand's work really
ing through from the Congo coast to the
Nile is an undertaking accompanied with
great perils. and whether France with
draws from the Nile or not she has won
credit for the exploration. which will surely
Increase the worlds store of geographical
knowledge
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Tammany and State Issues.

Richard Croker insists that state issues
alone are involved in the New York cam
paign- No man need concern himself about
any national issue. Silver will not be af-
fected one way or another by the result.
National expansion will be decided at an
other time. And yet thrty-four members
of the next House and a member of the
Senate to succeed Mr.. Murphy all of whom
must vote on all national questions com
ing up for action by Congress during their
term of service. are to be elected.
Rut what is the New York campaign, con-
sidered solely with reference to state is
sues? Tammany objects to the Raines law
and wants it repealed. The Raines law, de-
fective in certain particulars and alto
gether likely 10 be amended in case of
Theodore Roosevelts election, yet has
taken the saloon out of politics and yields
the state about twelve millions of revenue.
Tammany objects to an Independent judi
ciary- 1t wants all judges nominated and
elected through its influence to consider
themselves subservient TO the organization
and to hold themselves ready at all times
10 obey its behests as expressed through
It's chief Court decisions like everything
else must bear the Tammany trade mark
Disohedience of orders by Judges means
that they shall be broken" like a rounds
man who fails 10 hand over the bulk of his
assessments" from divekeepers and the
like.
Tammany is Mortified al the corruption
prdcticed i'll the matter of work on the
Erie canal II not only wants an account
ing from the republicans, but asks to be
Installed in authority so that future ex-
penditures may be controlled by itself It
offers itself as guardian to protect the
purse of the people.
When, some years ago, the safety of the
road was a serious matter in Missouri did
the people demand that correction of the
evil be intrusted to Jesse James? No
And why not? Mr. James had record
which seemed TO preclude usefulness by
him in that direction. Would any people
put the matter of sobriety in a community
into the unrestrained hands of an organiza-
tion of ''doggery keepersY' Is it customary
TO call notorious drab to preside over de-
hberations respecting the morals of a COM
munity2 Why then should Tammany Hall
be intrusted with authority where integrity
sobriety and rigid regulations as to brotheIs
are issues al stake? Tammany as had the
late Jesse James. has record.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
The Reason for AItSeId's Failure

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
The democratic bosses are grumbling at
the smallnesS of the audiences which ex-
Gov. Altgeld attracts in his stumping tour
in Illinois. The surprising thing is that the
audiences are not smaller still. Altgeld
was as discreditable a governor as any
state of the American Union ever had, not
barring the Waftes and Pennoyers Except
as Il freak or monstrosity, like a iackal
with wings, or man with four legs there
is no good reason why anybody should
want to see or hear AltGeld He made a
few speeches in Missouri recently, but none
of the Missouri pop bosses are showing anv
desire for him to repeat them.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
The Disturbing Element in New Yorl,
From he NnW Nnrk Iril

The silver ghost will not down All tn.
time it is here, day and night. confoundins
all calculations. Nobody can tell how manH
silver men will refuse to vote for a candi.
date who has not the pluck to avow his
convictions. Also. nobody can tell how rnany
democrats will refuse to vote for candi.
date who is known to have supported
Bryan zealously. but does not admit If
Inc SILVER men are expected to be com.
forted by the conviction that the candidate
If dumb, still dishonesty conceals his posi-.
ton for their purposes. The hard-money
democrats are expected to be pIacatsd nv
the claim that this same man, whatever
Ills personal Preferences may be- is willing
to take his opinions ready made from Mr.
Croker. and tc express none unless he has
authority from the Tammary leader
Evening star., 1898-10-29
hmm lufnbility,

Did you ebber meet de man
Dat finks he knows it all?
You's gottcr jine in wifi his plan
An let i'm boss de ball
When once he's got a tip, he's sot
So stiddy in his way.
You needn't talk. You better not.
Jes' lef' i'm hab his way.
All dis earf its mindll change;
Forest draps its leaves;
Bees don't buzz aroun' an range;
Wheat done ief' de sheaves;
Eb'ryting dat you kin scan
Mind de seasons call
Eb'ryfing excep de man
Dat finkS he knows it all.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
II FrIe Could Tall. Spnnish.

From the Lewiston (MeI Journal
In one Of his private letters home Senator
Frye wrote from Paris the other day: "Ah.
me! All, me, If / could only understan,
Spanish 1t is the regret of my life For be-
tween two parties to conference where
neither can understand a mortal word of
what the other says how he says it,
making treaties is slow work. If could
talk Spanish for just about thirty minutes.
wouldn't | read the riot actr' No one who
knows Senator Frye doubts that he could
do it,
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Kitchener's Praise of N.rcb..

General kitchener's generous praise of
Major Marchands enterprise will doubt
less go far toward closing the breach be-
tween England and France which has been
yawning rather ominously of late Gen.
Kitchener returns to London a popular
hero. and with good reason. He has de-
monstrated anew the capacity of the Eng
lsh TO organize successful military expe-
ditions under difficulties. He has crushed
the power OF Madhism far beyond the pos
sibility Of immediate recovery He has ex-
Evening star., 1898-10-29
1t Cannot.
From the Buffalo Express.

The publication called Money has made q
compilation of the position of the demo-
cratic StaCe conventions on the financia
question this year. Five-sixths of these
conventions either favored free silver or
indorsed the whole of the Chicago plat
form, and not one declared for the gold
standard. With such a record by one of
the great parties, can 1t be said that ma
uonal issues are not involved in this cam
paign?
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Discipline.

THAT child must be taught that it can't
nave everything it wants" said Mr.. Bly,
kns, sternly.
Yes said the mother. but l don't think
we ought to devote too much attention to
that part of his education. After he grows
Up it probably won't be many years before
he realizes, as most people do, that he's
lucky to get anything he wants."
Evening star., 1898-10-29
A Prolific Inventor.

Il guess that man has invented more air.
ships than anybody else in the business
Il shouldn't have taken him for a sclen-
tst.'
''He isn't one. He's rural correspondent
for western newspaper"
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Highly Sensitive.

I'm going to report that post office
clerk" Indignantly exclaimed the young
woman with ink on her fingers.
He always seemed very polite" said her
companion.
well, he isn't. What business has he to
try to criticise my writing? When 1 went
to mail lot of poems he asked if they
weren't second-class matter
Evening star., 1898-10-29
The Campaign StatisticiaM.

He figured hard. No rest was nigh.
His task he dared not shirk
He figured on to show men why
His figures didn't work.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
The Worlds CrOss-ROads.
From the Hawaiian Star

FTUH IHe IIiWdIlun Star.
All roads lead to Rome used to be n
trite aphorism, but all roads lead to Homo
iuiu VIII be one of the aphorisms of the
future. AT the crossroads of the world
people of all nationalities will meet on our
shores. and then speed thousands of miles
north and south, east and west There is
a great future before u.s.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
elf they're Rich's
shoes they're proper"
Ten=two F.

This shoe establishment
wouldn't be headquarters for
the elite if it didn't deserve the
honor-without our exclusive
styles and complete stocks So
clety folks wouldn't patronize
us at all.
!, We enjoy a most unique po-
sition in the footwear world
ours is practically the only
store in the capital city where
one may find the correctly ex-
elusive footwear for weddings
and other social events. We
have everything bride could
wish for-slippers and shoes
, OF every smart sort. In satin
slippers alone we can supply
, every wanted sIade-and in
instances where something
unique and out of the ordinary
is demanded we make to order.
1t is here you find the most
exclusive evening footwear of
every sort-for the fair debu-
tante's use-for reception wear,
for the winters cotillions and
other social functions-for the
opera, as we'll as for carriage
and dress occasions.
We are supplying the lead
ing young ladies' serninaries
and schools with Oxfords and
slippers for gymnasium and
physical culture use. Sports
have taken a great hold upon
the young womer-basket ball
and other athletic games have
grown most popular. Let us
fill your order.
Here are the smart-looking
College, shoe and the
heavy weights for long tranps
and for bad-weather wear
and the absolutely water-tight
sort.
All the suitable footwear for
every winter sport-for hunt
ing, shooting, riding, golhng,
bicycling - the only store
where you can get such foot
wear, too
b. Rich's Sons,
':IIish-art footwear for the elite"
Tem=tWO r Street.
ON>~<~N~~~
Evening star., 1898-10-29
SHOOTING STARS.
LfghtnesA,

You should put your mind on your
work" said the candid friend
Il do confessed Willie Washington.
But L never can tell what moment some-
thing irrelevant is going to come along and
brush it off,
Evening star., 1898-10-29

AS often happens, a number of political
gentlemen are in doubt to their ability
to respond to the Thanksgiving proclama-
ton with as much enthusiasm as they
would like to show
Evening star., 1898-10-29

notwithstanding the manner in which
events are warming UP in connection with
Fashoda the German war lord continues to
migrate farther and farther from the scene
Evening star., 1898-10-29

jerry Simpson is compelled to appeal to
the Kansas farmers not to go back on him
simply because they, too, are becoming
prOSperOuS.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

The French government does not yet see
1ts way clear to much beyond a philan-
thropic effort to convince Dreyfus of his
luck in being alive
Evening star., 1898-10-29

The New York campaign is not the first
that has had more oratory than it knew
what to do with
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Conservative North Carolinians are i'm
patiently awaiting the time when razors
Will be turned into plowshares.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Colonel Waring will recover. No germ
should have had the hardihood to tackle
an Old mcrobe-fehter like him
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Ohios gold mining craze is reminder to
Alaska of the buckeye states determna-
ton not to be left out of anything
Evening star., 1898-10-29

In organizing his new cabinet NJ. Dupuy
does not go SO far as to guarantee steady
employment to anybody
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Sagasta will have TO display some energy
and ingenuity to keep the world from for
getting about him after peace conditions
are finally settled
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Dreyfus is entertaining serious doubts
about the infalibility of the voice of the
people.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

The Fashoda exhibit at the 1900 fair is
pretty sure to be crowded cut for lack of
SDace
Evening star., 1898-10-29

OIn order to avoid delays, on nc
count of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
office, but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
ents. according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Here are the smart-looking
college" shoes and the
heavy weights for long tramps
and for bad-wealher wear
and the absolutely water-tight
sort.