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Evening star., 1898-06-28
spain's Whine Mt the Powers.

Madrid Is complaining now of the failure
of the powers" to intervene to stop the
war. These outbursts do not enhance the
paign. They reveal the low plane of her
entire policy. She had committed a grave
crime against civilization. Her colonies
lad been bled and starved and butchered
and trampled upon. They had risen in re-
volt against her tyranny. The United
States intervened to put an end to this
spectacle which was becoming a scandal in
affecting the welfare of this nation. But
Spain had opportunity to escape war
through honorable concessions. The path
to peace was lined, to be sure, with sacri-
fees, but they were entirely compatible
with the honor of upright people. The
chancs was rejected. All through the i'm
mediate preliminaries leading to the war
Spain while defying the United States con-
tinued to appeal to the powers" After
war was declared she kept up her intima-
uons that Europe would soon come for
ward with measures to coerce the United
States into cessation of hostiiities in re-
sponse to her petitions, but nothing in this
direction has baen or will be attempted.
Yesterday In the Spanish senate Senior
Navarro Rodrigo recognizing this fact de-
ciared that Europe and the whole world are
committing ''the greatest and most hor-
rible crime Of less humanity in allowing
Spain to be crushed by brutal weight of
numbers" This maundering passes in
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Clevelandism. Tie American flag will not
b. hauled down from any staff where it
nay be floating except by order Of the
American people.
This intense solicitude on the part of Mr..
Cleveland and his satellites for the coun-
try but thnIy disguises their real feelings.
They cannot believe the country safe ex-
cept in Mr.. Cleveland's hands. He is reach
ing out for TIE helm again, and his cTones
are anxious to see him seize 1t Hence the
fear expressed that we are drifting rapidly
toward the rocks. and that solemn warning
in Buffalonian JohnscEese about the terri
BILE temptations which now beset the United
States.
The American people are able to wisely
settle all questions presented to them.
They have in their time settled some pretty
difficult ones They do not as yet require q
guardian. What they now demand IS 10y
atty to the flag and to the constituted au-
tkcrities. TIE sneak talking peace and the
sensationalist prating about Imperialism
are SO much tee friends of Spain that they
ought TO send bills to Carranza and Du Bose
Ia Canada for services rendered.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Everything in Order

Would ii not be better to settle irrportant
matters of state in tkeir proper order? If
not why not?
Inc Star asks these questions because of
disposition manifested by certain news
papers and politicians to take matters IN
out of their proper order This talk about
imperialism ell grows out of anticipat;ng
Questions. The question Of the hour is nor
the final disposition of the Philippine ISL
aI DIS. nor that relating to Porto Rico. nor
yet cur duty tot ard Cuba when the island
shall have been freeG from Spanish DOM
iatlcn The question of the hour is The
war with Spaiu-how that may he con-
Quoted the most successfully and expedi-
&c usly. The administration is bending all
or Its energies In that direction, and is en-
tilted to and should receive the unaualifiad
ard ungrudsins support of every citizen of
the country. The man who at this time for
ambitious or any other ends seeks to inter-
fere with this PFC gram is a public enemy.
We are at war with Spain. We must
strike her as hard as possible and wher-
ever it may re feasible. We must strip her
o. everything within our reach while the
war lasts Then. when the war is over, we
will decide what shall be done with the
spoil That win be time enough to take
the matter up 1t will not OF course be de-
cided by presidential edict This is a pop
u.ar government even after eight years of
Evening star., 1898-06-28
District Taxation.

Numerous mis-statements concerning Dis
trict taxation made III the House yesterday
were withdrawn or qualified, or contra
dicted during the debate, so that little of
error remains unanswered. few facts
may. howe 1er, be now re-stated with ad-
vantage. in support of the correction of
these mis-statements
Personal property is taxed under the law
here as il is elsewhere. Everywhere this is
a tax upon conscience rather than upon
property; everyv here 1t is unequal, inequi-
tatle and unsatisfactory in its operations.
The fact that personal property is legally
taxed at the permar ent residence of its
ovrer. and not where it is actually located,
coupled with the fact that so much of the
personal property at the nations meeting
place, the national capital, is owned by
nen who are or claim to be residents OF
various states, cuts down the DiStricts
showing in respect to this class of taxable
property. The vsrious disabilities imposed
upon permanent residents of the District.
including disfranchisement and exclusion
from national employment under the ap
portionment-of-offices law, tend to reduce
to a minimum the list of property owners
claiming domicile in the District and Sub
ject to personal taxation here; and in this
dodgers no more and probably no less
In taxation upon real estate the census
statistics show that the Washingtonians S
tax burden Is greater than that of the peo-
pie of 800 out of the 1853 American cities
which in 1890 exceeded 1900 in population
Washington's per capita tax levy is fully
up to the average exaction from the resi-
dents of cities approximating it in size. For
Instance, its levy is greater than that of
Omaha Indianapolis and Allegheny City,
and trifia less than that of Cleveland,
Newark and milwaukee,
Washington has q comparatively low tax
rate and an excessively high assessment,
and the combination of the two factors pro-
duces the per capita tax levy results above
noted
The assessed and taxed fraction of Wash
ington is less than one-half of the entire
area, the government owning the ex-
empted remainder. Extra census bulletin
No. 10 shows that this half of the capital
is assessed at mere than seven times the
value of all Omaha, more than three times
the value of al Indianapolis, 10 per cent
more than the value of all the great city
Of Cleveland, and ten millions more than
two-thirds of the assessment of Chicago.
with its vast area-more than a million in
habitants-and its numerous and costly
buildings and fine residences.
The assessed half of Washington (S125,
11O.219 in $500 was assessed at nearly a
million more than the combined assess
ments of Cleveland, Ohio (ST2, I34 $40 and
the following largest cities of their respec-
tive states thrown in for coed measure:
Portland, Oregon ISIS, %, 1iD; Des Moines,
Iowa ($11 ,534 .4i0); Sioux Falls, S. Oak.
1913 U0o); Cheyenne, Wyo. C$3,oOU,OCW;
Kansas City, Kans. CS7 ,941 $3.50; Fargo, N
D. Isl 800 4T9); Tucson. Arizona (sIS1 ,16o);
Virginia City, New. (sS,jS SiS)-S122 ,376,y1o.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Renomfnatins Congressmen.

From the New 1Ofk SuH-
The most remarkable feature of the NOM
nations already made this year is the very
large number of denominations. usually by
acclamat ton and without the formality of
a ballot. This is more particularly notice
able in the republican districts.
Such was the case during the civil war
and Immediately thereafter. Those repre-
sentatives who had by their votes and their
influence in Congress upheld the cause of
the government. whether they were re-
publicans or democrats, were almost as a
matter of course renominated. Those who
had striven to represent the opponents and
critics of the governments policies were
likely to be kept at home.
All over the United States at present
wherever Congress conventions are being
held, republican Congressman are being
renominated, and in q majority of cases re-
nominated unanimously. StaIwart demo-
Gratis who have put patriotism above party
are similarly honored.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Is 1t Another .WorIdv Fake.

The New York World, which has made
itself notorious by its fakes, and its thetts,
and its malignant copperhead attacks upon
the President and his war policy, prints
today startling job-type displayed inter
view with Senator Wellington, in which
the Maryland senator tells the World cor
respondent that our government has lied
about the causes and objects of the war;
that We are likely to be involved in a war
with England. Germany. France and Rus
sia by our -'foolhardy' course, and says in
conclusion:
Looking conditions squarely in the face,
We have entered into a war of conquest.
To me this is as plain as the sunlight. The
government of the United States has
broken away from the traditions of the
fathers. and policy of imperialism has
begun Where this will lead us to no NOR
tai can tell. L would iecall our army from
Cuba l would straightway direct Dewey
10 capituiate. We had nothing to go TO
war for; We have less excuse for continu-
Ing it,.
This sounds amazingly like the pro-
Spanish utterances of Senator Wellington,
heretofore, but it will be seen by a Balti-
more dispatch in another column that he
repudiates the interview and declares it to
be fabrication.
Who then shall We believe-the World
with its tainted record for truthfuIuess. or
Senator Wellington. where the internal
evidence seems to show that he was accu-
rately quoted? 1t is a puzzling question.
but anyhow IL must be sad spectacle for
Senators White and Pettigrew and Have
meyer to see their fellow friends of Spain.
Mr. Wellington and Mr.. Pulitzer. calling
each other liars in this vindictive way?
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Filibustering in the Senate.

From the Brooklyn Eagle Qnd. Dem.).
The flibusters in the Senate have ex.
posed their hands. They no longer make
the slightest pretense to discussion of Ha-
waiian annexation o.. its merits. but impu-
derty announce that they propose to talk
for the sake of delay, hoping in that man
ner to secure the defeat of the project. Sc
far as the southern opponents of the move
ment are concerned they represent some
thing which was supposed to have vlr-
tuslly disappeared from the arena of
American politics. They have been fond of
talking about united country and telling
how completely the sectional spirit has
beer eliminated. and yet nothing but the
raHkest sactionalism Is discernible in the
course they are pursuing. American senti-
n ent in favor Of annexation is almost
unanimous. and 1t is questionable whether
half a dozen states would go to the record
against 1t in case 1t were submitted TO pop
u'ar vote. 1t is certain that all of the east
nearly all of the west and by far the
81 eater part of the south would vote for it,
which means that many of the senators in
the ranks of the opposition are mlsrepre-
senting their constituencies. The leader cf
the fiibusterS is Mr.. Jones' and he is we'll
ql alifed for the task. He 1t was who as
chairman of the national democratic COM
mittee, led his party to defeat in the pres
idential election on platform of repudia-
ticn, and his subsequent course has been
81 en- as to indica tie that he relished the ex-
perience and Is anxious to repeat ii. He
BADLY announces that he is willing that a
vote on annexation be taken at the next
session of Cong. ess, but not at this, which
is equivalent to ignoring the fact that the
country has a var on its hands and that
strategical considerations dictate acquisi.
ton just as soon as possible. The senator
may think that the interests or supposed
interests Of the party which he placed on
the wrong track are superior to those of
the country. and If SO he is simply afford
ing additional Illustration of his remark
aEle faculty for laundering. The dilatory
tactics of the anti-annexationists may tenn
porarily succeed, but the ultimate acquisi
tion of Hawaii is as certain is the full
filment of our purposes as the outcome of
the war.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Mr.. BniIey's Fourth Defeat.

The democrats of the House are wiser
than their leader. The caucus last night
failed for want of a quorum. a large num-
Der of the brethren purposely remained
away, and the question at issue had to be
postponed until next winter
This was by far the best way out The
call for a caucus was a mistake. There is
no business of Importance before the
House. The democratic party in that body
is not confronted with the necessity of TAX
ing united action on any measure at this
time. The real object was indirectly to
censure those members who had recorded
themselves against Mr.. Bailey on the bill
allowing soldiers in the field the right to
vote. and on the Newlands resolution. The
scheme failed, as it ought to have failed.
Those votes had been recorded in a spirit
of patriotism and courage They deserve
praise rather than implied censure. They
alone save the democracy of the House
from reDrobation at this critical time in
the countrys affairs.
1t cannot be stated too often or with too
much emphasis that the playing of politics
at this time with respect to war measures
is very grave mistake. In confronting
Spain there is room but for one party-the
American party. The President is the
leader, and everybody should fall in behind
him. To cross him with personal or petty
schemes; to rail at him purely imagin-
airy grounds; to block the way with cavil
and tedious academic mouthings-to do any
of these things is to sow discord where
only unity should exist and play into the
hands of Spain. He who is not for the
President is not for the country, and he
who is not for the country is against it.
Mr.. Bailey is a man of ability and prom
ise. His hold on his home people is said to
be strong, and that insures him continued
opportunity to figure in national affairs
But he is most decidedly on the wrong tack
now. There is no thoroughfare for him or
any other man in the direction he is at
present travelling. If he is to be a leader
of any consequence he must set his face
toward an entirely different quarter.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Dangerous Ground.

That man was very indignant when he
heard 1t asserted that he was bound hand
and foot to the sugar trust"
L don't blame him." answered Senator
Sorghum. There ought to be some re-
dress for him. Anything that tends to in
Jure a mans business is likely to come
under the head of libel. And such a re-
mark about our friend might easily scare
off other customers"
Evening star., 1898-06-28
le New York Mall and Express (Rep. ]

From the New York Mall and Express (Rep).
There were eight roll calls in the Senate
on Saturday, necessitated by the filibuster-
ing tactics of the opponents of the annexa-
tion of Hawaii. Two of them disclosed the
absence of a quorum, with consequent con-
fusion and delay. On every roll call Sena-
tor Platt (of New York; was 'absent or
not voting" The republicans of New York
do not expect Senator Platt to contribute
anything to the debate. but they do ex-
pect fim to be In his seat and say AYE"
when his name Is called on questions con-
nected with SO important a tenet of repub-
hcan policy as the annexation of Hawaii.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
The Improved street-Extension Law

The repeal of the provisions of the high
way act which forbid the United States to
participate N the expense of condemna-
tions and improvements for suburban
streets effects a complete reversal of the
conditions under which such appropriations
are hereafter to be approached
While that law existed these improve
ments We're specifically excepted from the
operation of the organic act of 1878 No
appropriations committee could without
violating the law or temporarily suspending
1t propose to appropriate for these purposes
except at the sole expense of the District
All such appropriations as have actually
been made during the existence of the high
way act and all pending measures to carry
into effect its provisions necessarily look
solely to the local revenues
But all that is now changed. The or
Sanic act of 1873 applies to all municipal
expenditures for which estimates are sub
mitted by the Commissioners the exeep-
ticn created by the highway act being now
abolished.
Whereas week ago the general direc-
tion of the law QSJ.j) was that these sub
urban expenditures must be made exclu-
sively from the local revenues the sta.u-
tory rule QS1s) now commands that these
and all municipal appropriations be pro-
vided On the half and half basis, and any
and every exception actually made by
Congress in approrriating for these pur-
poses exclusively from the District reve-
nues will be a fresh violation of the or
sanic act of 1873.
The people of the capital will recognize
the resulting improvement of their position
in the campaign for justice to the District
through faithful fulfilnfent of the letter and
spirit of the organic act, and will not
lightly cast aside this advantage by ac-
cepting without a struggle the assumption
that the old principle of suburban appro-
priation, now repGdiated and stricken from
the law, is nevertheless to continue to pre-
vail.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
SHOOTING STARS.
AunallinE.

Don't you know said the politician.
that some of those islands in the Pacific
ocean are the work of coral insects?'
What has that to do with our taking
possession of them?"
My friend. you are wholly deficient in
the foresight that makes a statesman.
Supposing some ships with a cargo of in
sect powder was to founder in the neigh
borhood?"
Evening star., 1898-06-28
An Inexcu.abIe Re.uon,e.

Mr.. Meekton thought he would dispel his
wifes cold and naughty demeanor by an
effort to be facetious-
We'll" he said, did you see any mer-
maids while you were at the seashore?"
No" she answered, in her habitual tone
Of superiority, but I saw a number Of
mere men,"
Evening star., 1898-06-28
White and Pettigrew VIII Not Dis
place JeGerson and Jackson.

Judging from the first Hawaiian test
vote in the Senate the White and Petit
grew democrats Will not dispIace the JEFF
ferson and jackson democrats. 1t was JEFF
ferson who annexed Louisiana without
benefit of clergy or Of Congress and Jack
SON who did something of the same kind In
Florida. The country in general and the
democratic party in particular lived to
profit by these achievements. And that L.
one reason why neither is enthusiastic over
the White and Pettigrew substitutes.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Spain for eloquence and wisdom. "Lese
humanity is a crime at which Spain IS ex-
pert. This war grows out of one of the
most fiagrant desds of outrage upon hu-
manity that history records.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Inc spanish governor who offered a re-
"aru OF S--'VOo for Aguinaldo dead or alive
would be somewhat embarrassed if the
fhiilppine leader should personally insist
on the payment of the cdaim.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Aomlral Camara evidently believes that
the only reliable way to keep from being
bottled by the American fleet is to avoid
getting into the same ocean with 1t.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
A Summer Reaectiop

The center of this earth is hot.
Our comfort would be greater
If nature charged her plan and got
A big refrigerator.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Admiral Cervera is now one of the most
exclusive and unapproachable aristocrats
that Spain has produced.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

The troubles of monarchs in other parts
of Europe are so absorbing that the report
of an attempt to assassinate the czar at
tracts even less attention than usual.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
Coplerheaa Wellinxton.

From the BaItfmofe American.
Up to the present moment the copper
head party In Maryland consists Of Senator
Wellington and the Evening. News, and the
News Is wabbling.
Evening star., 1898-06-28
A Theory.

Mike" said Flooding Pete, chow is it
dat some O. desc people kin work day after
day an never seem to feel it?''
Well" replied Meandering Mike ref1ee-
lively, Il s'pose dey is started in young an
gets to be immunes"
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Germany takes great interest not only
in this country's fruits, but in the ground
where it proposes to raise more of them
Evening star., 1898-06-28

There is no lack of patriotism implied in
the wish that the large amount of territory
covered by future Fourth of July celebra-
tons viii cause the noise to be less con-
centrated in any one locality
Evening star., 1898-06-28

In the present crush of fame there Will
IN very few years be people who have
difficulty in remembering who Joe Letter
was
Evening star., 1898-06-28

Senator Roach's objection to territory
of volcanic origin would depopulate a large
amount of valuable land, if it were gen.
orally shared.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

The news of n feet bound for Cadiz will
have tendency to discourage rumors of
contemplated bombardment of Boston.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

sagasta can stand defeat: but he has
the true Spanish horror of being a po.iti-
clan out of a Job.
Evening star., 1898-06-28

There amt no use O. talkn'," said an or
ator one day,
Bout the richness Of our conquests. We
don't want 'em any way.
Your scientists kin fgger all they choose,
to show us how
Them craters knocked off long ago and
amt a-workin' now
They waste their time remindin us now
peaceable II eyve been;
It's my opinion habits will keep croppin'
out ag'in.
They'd make me jest as nervous as a tin
can-haunted pup.
Them islands is volcanic and they
might
blow
upI
TT amt good business fur this land to do
things which might keep
Their learned legislators from a-gittin' reg
lar sleep;
An every time a door was slammed I'd
jump with fright an say,
There goes OF Honolulu-or perhaps it's
Cavitay.'
A man that does the thinkin' fur this coun-
try mustn't be
All tore up in his intell,ck with shocks oc-
currin' free.
So put ambitions goblet by an don't you
take a sup;
Them islands is volcanic and they
might
blow
The herald., 1898-01-18
SESSION NOTES
Wilson Imparts Information Concern
ing Sugar From Hawaii

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Replying
to a resolution of inquiry, Secretary
Wilson today sent to the senate state
ment concerning the production of sugar
in this country and his opinion of the
effect of the Importation of Hawaiian
sugar on the production of beet sugar
in the United States. He gave the aver
age importation of sugar to this country
for the past seven years at $101. ,293
worth, of which the Hawaiian importa-
ton was S9,973,924. He concludes that
Hawaii will not seriously compete with
sugar producers in the United States,
and says that when the people of those
islands come to consider the possibili-
ties of coffee production it will be found
that they will have a monopoly with
which no state in the union can inter-
fere.'
Mr.. Wilson also expressed the opin-
ion that Hawaii would be very profit
able acquisition because of its fruits.
The urgent deficiency bill was reported
today by the senate committee on ap-
propriations. The most important
amendments added were for the Nicara-
guam canal commission, 100000, and for
the geological and Typographical COM
missions in Alaska, $20,000
Senator Harris today introduced a
resolution in the senate directing the
secretary of the treasury to inform the
senate by whose authority the item IN
the annual report of the secretary of the
treasury relating to the balance of ac-
credited interest due the United States
from the Pacific railroads on interest
account had been omitted. The pre-
amble related that this item was includ-
ed in the report Of 1880 and that it was
then shown that the accrued interest
due from the railroads amounted to $11,
OO6,024, and since that date the matter
had been omitted from the reports.