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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-04
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pr morning and evening.
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the guest Of friends In this city until the
departure Of tho Roanoke. September Ii.
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Evening star., 1898-09-03
An EventfuI Week Abroad.

beginning with the disclosure of the
cars desire for disarmament and closing
with the assertion of an alliance between
England and Germany. with the Henry sui
oide IN between, the week just closing has
been one of the momentous periods ever
known in Europe. Its events have been of
the widest possibilities for peace and war
Hitherto established assumptions as to the
relations OF the powers and the prospects
for q continuance OF existing conditions are
rudely upset by these developments. so
Startling in their suddenness and so potent
fl their capacities for history making
Somehow or other these three events cling
close together in the mind when they are
viewed from even short distance The
disarmament proposition affects the slun-
bertng troubles between Germany and
France. The Dreyfus case in its latest as
pect suggests a reopening of the quarrel
over Alsace and Lorraine. The Angio-Ger-
man alliance interrupts lines of develop
80 hitherto kept France and
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Ptaying in the Strcefs

The perennial discussion as to whether
children should be permitted to have the
run of a city's streets for playing has been
lately precipitated anew through letters to
The Star, but the question is no nearer go
luton than ever before. The whole case
rests with the parents. The little folks are
In danger when they go into tho thorough
fares Tor their games. They are likely to
De hurt by passing carriages, run over by
EeaVy wagons or struck by bicycles Their
running htther and thlther. making their
movements uncertain and confusing the
drivers and the wheeimen, adds to their
own peril and that of the legitimate uses
of the streets. So 1t comes back to the
parent, for the child can not be assumed
to be a reasoning factor in ths premises
If the parent is willing to permit the child
to risk its own life and limbs as well as
endanger bicyclists, the responsibility rests
upon them The city has secured piay-
grounds In certain parks and in many Sec
uons of the District large vacant spaces
afford ample romping room. Here and
there conditions suggest the streets as the
only available playing places for the child
ren, but these are few and the necessity
to misuse the driving space for games and
gambols Is locally very slight.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Some sound Spanish Advice.

The Star quoted on Tuesday from La
Lucha, leading Havana newspaper, senti-
ments of a pessimistic nature respecting
the future of Cuba. 1t quotes today. and
with pleasure, from the Diario de la
Marina, another prominent Havana news
paper, sentiments Of the opposite char
acter. An American visitor to Havana
having spoken Of how much American con-
troll would do for the city in the way of
improving its health and it's beauty, the
Dtario comments approvingly on the de-
lyerance, and says:
We should not make it possible for the
new administrators to assert that it is to
them exclusively that the capital of the
island owes her health and her beauty: nor
can the colonial administration consent to
nave II said that the regime established in
the early years has been inpoteBt for good
IL Is not CRITICISMS but reforms that the
condition Of Havana requires"
This is in the right spirit and most wisely
said 1t is a proposition that the people of
Havana set to work at once in active CO.
operation with the Americans and help
along all plans well designed for the public
benefit 1t is recognition of the fact that
II Is their duty to themselves to do so
havana VIII De none the less their home
because It has passed under new control
The old order having changed. they should
see 10 II tnat the new, with their aid ac-
compllshes all that is desired for it.
And what is true of Havana is true of
the whole of the island. The American
purpose is so to pacify il and administer it's
Affairs that every part of II shall show the
benefits Of the change. Cuba in future
whether an independent country or Ame-i-
can territory, is to be governed for the
benefit Of those who live there and obey
the laws So that the first duty, as well
as the highest interests of every resident
Of the island, will alike require him to as
sist in its progress and Developments
Many Of the difficulties which now appear
SO formidable In the Cuban problem are
likely TO disappear after little time when
the full American purpose and capacity are
shown. Why should not the people of the
island, Spanish born and native alike. re-
spOnd TO efforts made unulist takably in their
behalf? When the cities become healthful
and more comfortable. and the plantations
mere productive; when the mines are
further developed and become more re-
mUnerative, and the great forests of rich
timber tnd q profitable market, the people
Of Cuba viii rejoice in the day which
brought the Americans in force to their
shores.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
France and Her Neighbors.

The Dreyfus case is instructive on an
other score than that showing the employ
ment of monstrous methods to convict an
individual of a monstrous crime. Take the
disclosures with reference to certain for
eign powers maintaining regular embassies
at Paris. Russia Germany and Italy were
there, and all interested in the improve
meDt France was making in her military
equipment. All were friendly powers, So
called but all were understood to be ''in the
market for any valuable information
bearing on French fortifications and mill
tary purposes which by fair means or foul
We're ob-ainabls. Any rascally employe of
the French government felt assured of an
eager purchaser for anything marketable
he might come into possession of legiti-
mately or otherwise.
The French authorities. we are given to
understand, were on the alert. They knew
of the existence of this foreign curiosity,
and had reason to believe that improper
methods were being used to crafty it, Pro-
fessioEal spies were depIoyed, and a close
watch was kept on all places where the at
taches of foreign legations were in the
habit of visiting. A note was made of their
callers and of their movements and con-
ferenees. and prompt reports followed to
AeaU4ust4 tSIS' II was IN THIS way that
Dreyfus became suspected man. although
he made explanation of his movements and
OF the foreign company he kept.
When the explosion came the foreign
powers were still as death. France furi-
ously seized the suspected man, and
promptly made a victim of him But the
friendly" powers still kept. undisturbed
their places, and. for all that is known to
the contrary, still kept up their curiosity
on the subject of French fortihcations. If
Dreyfus is innocent-and there is a strong
belief now that he is-who is guilty? Who
sold the state secrets? And since France
following Dreyfus, went off on the wrong
trail, how thriving a trade has been con-
d. cted between those interested in obtain
ing forbidden informal ton and the wretch
base enough to supply it? The German and
Itahan governments might, it is believed
clear up the whole matter, but both con-
tinCe to hold their peace 1t is expressly
stated in today's news from Rome that
the Italian military attache in Paris, Colo
mel Panizzardi, the writer of two of the
three doeuments-the ones dated March and
April 1894, upon which NJ. Cavaignac said
ne relied when reasserting his conviction
OF the guilt of Dreyfus in the chamber of
deputies a few weeks ago-will not be al
lowed TO publish any Dreyfus revelations"
The czar's proposition for a reduction of
n.tlltarism in Europe comes in good time
II military operations there were on q
smaller scale. and the force of spies in
creased to guard the particulars from cir
culating among the friendly powers, it
would De better, and more economical.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
/. |Nf&A>zzG'
Our Great
Trade Sale.
Am Offering
of
Auction
Fall WOOlen1sg !

Harding, Whitman & Co. are the
selling agents of the Arlington Mills,
a domestic industry the output of
which compares more favorably with
imported fabrics than any wooden
mill on the American continent.
Ibis concern is one of the arbiters
OF fashion. Their looming has no
superior. And when Harding.
Whitman & Co. announced that
on August 24 all the new fall
goods on hand were to be
auctioned off at their sale rooms,
CONSERVATION is a mild term with
which to describe the feelings of the
business world. The best stores of
the land were there to buy, and you
may rest assured that we did not let
the opportunity slip by of adding
such a brilliant feature to our great
Trade Sale. We made mention earlier
in the week of some of the goods.
Now we offer you complete list of
the stuffs that we bought. They are
all strictly proper and swell, and at
present prices are the prominent and
distinct leaders of the new season.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Germany from disturbances. Everything
seems in the end to revert to this everlast-
ing dispute over the two border provinces
which were taken away from France as the
result of the war of 20. France will not
listen to disarmament because of her cher
ished hopes to recover these provinces. In
view Of the rising tide of public Indignation
at home about the disclosures in the Drey-
fus case, it is even now limited that the
French government may have to distract
the thoughts of the people from the domes-
tic scandal by foreign war. No more pop
ular move could be made than a resumption
OF the Alsace-Lorraine affair on military
basis And on the heels of it all comes this
tale from London that England and Ger
many. long at odds, are making up and
planning an alliance. Some of the terms Of
the treaty said to have been signed directly
anect French interests. In the matter of
Egypt, for instance, France has for some
Time held the whip hand there in the con-
troll OF the finances The Caisse de la Dette
an organization designed to protect the inter-
ests of Egypt's creditors, the holders of her
bonds is composed of a representative from
each OF the six great powers All actions
concerning finance are controlled by this
body All payments for other than the
interest on the bonds must be authorized
py lts unanimous vote. France has blocked
every important project of public better
ment for years by voting mo" when the
Catsse has passed upon the proposed ex-
penditure. England now wants a free
hand in Egypt, to build the great dam at
Assouan, to carry on the Sudan campaigns
TO strengthen her hold. France naturally
objects. With Germany allied to the Brit
Ism interests Frances obstructive position
In Egypt becomes difficult of maintenance.
Then too the acquisition of Delagoa Bay
by England drives another spike in the
structure of British influence and control
In Africa, while the control of Syria by
Germany tends to weaken the Russian in
fuence In the southeastern corner of
Europe. Both parties to the Franco Rus
sian alliance are thus affected by this out
lined program. Have the powers come to
the parting of the ways, to new paths
leading to new combinations and aspira-
tons? The disarmament pronunciamento
and the German alliance with England
point II some such development, while the
latest aspect of the Dreyfus case. assured
ly coincidence, yet suspected of having
been brought about by a German initiative
coming just as 1t does, interjects new ele-
ments into the international situation
which can not yet be analysed and dis
counted. A few more such weeks would
certainly put the geographers to the max
Ing Of fresh maps.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Samoa May Be Partitioned.

King Malietoa is dead, and Samoa once
more becomes possible scene Of interest
ing international complications. Greater
events are likely to crowd out of public at
| tention the conflict for authority in this far
away group of islands which may result
from the demise of the monarch who has
been permitted by tripartite grace to rule
ovsr the islands uninterruptedly since 1888.
Germany. Great Britain and the United
States have since 1881 been partners in the
protection' of Samoa, protection mainly
marked by the imposition upon the natives
of costly government which served large
ly to afford places for white men and to
perplex the natives. Yet it is clear that the
natives are fncapabls Of self-government
The history Of Samoa is full of conspira-
cies, assassinations and revolutions. The
SamoanS believe in the rule of the strong
est. Commerce. rather than humanity, long
ago dictated that better things be revealed
to these Islanders. and the three nations
now controlling their destinies began to
take a hand in their affairs. Germany has
the largest interest and has always been
most active in precipitating trouble. She
held Temasese on the thronesfor over a
year and half despite an agreement with
Great Britain and this country that he
should be merely vice king to Malietoa. For
a time prior to the great hurricane of
March, 1889, Germanys motives were not
clear, and she was suspected of some ulte-
rior design upon the islands, to the detri-
ment of the American and British interests.
| The consequence was the assembling at
Apia of the war ships which suffered so dis
astrously in the storm. That affair served
to settle existing differences and for nearly
ten years Samoa has been struggling along
under the heavy burden of the triple pro-
tectorats. Now MalietOa is dead, and the
present situation favors reopening of the
troubles over the kingship and the balance
of International power unless the three ma
tons can agree upon division of the ISL
ands between than absolute possessions
and thus segregate the natives into three
groups of dependencies The division sug-
gested by Germany is that she take Upolu
the second largest island, which contains
Apia, the capital GIeat Britain the largest
Sayaii, and the United States the smallest
of the large Islands, Tutuila, where lies
Paso Pago, the coaling harbor long ago
ceded to this country, but never improved
The other eleven islands of the group are
small and insignificant. Partition on some
equitable basis is probably recognized by
the three powers the most satisfactory
method under all the circumstances, and as
the wishes of the natives evidently cut no
hgure whatever this end is likely to be at
tanned without any more difficulty than that
attaching to the average diplomatic settle
ment.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

little or no effect. But happily Europe now
has troubles of her own and 1t may be
that the American discussions over camps
and hospitals and rations will pass unno-
ticed abroad. Whatever Europe may think
of these late episodes and disclosures in
connection with the American army, the
campaigning thus far has created an i'm
preston in other lands favorable to the
American fighting force which Will require
far more than these few blunders to offset.
The worlds judgment recently formed is
not going to be SO easily negatived because
of the mistakes and sufferings incidental to
the assumption of great military task by
a nation which has studiously kept itself
out of touch with the march of progress in
the forming and handling of armies.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Foreign Distractions,

1t is somewhat comforting to believe that
Europe's stirring affairs will at least dis
tract foreign attention from the scandals
brewing I'm this country over the care of
the soldiers. 1t has been more or less
humiliating to feel that the eyes of the
world were glued upon us as we charged
and counier-charged, explained and apollo
gized, while the soldiers have sickened and
died. officials have warned against a pro-
longation of this uproar, in view of the
possible bearing upon the peace negotia-
tions and upon the foreign sentiment gem
orally. This warning has apparently had
Evening star., 1898-09-03
English Encomiums ON Hay
From the London Chronicle.


The official announcement we mako today
that the American ambassad in London
mas been appointed Secretary OF State to
succeed Mr.. William r. Day, the leading
hemDer OF the peace commission who will
De appointed a United States Judge Is one
OF the most striking results of the war
II is not enough to say that regret will he
felt In this country at Mr.. Hays depart
ure We shall all be very sorry indeed. We
lose. in the first place a man whose nres-
eEcs Is distinct gain to the public and
private life Of London. Mr. Hay has moi
accepted, we feel sure, more than one in
h1ty OF the invitations to public and semi.
pubic gatherings that have been addressed
10 MIN. but whenever he has done So with
out single exception, he has said precisely
the thing which the moment demanded
and struck a note which reverberated
through both countries. A public man who
could always be counted upon for wit and
wisdom, eloquerIly uttered, is naturally Ill
spared by us. But Mr.. Hay has done
much more than this. His studies and ex-
periences have made a trained diplomatisI
of him; many of the best qualities of the
two nations characterize him; he Is at the
same time a profoundly sincere American
and an Anglo-Saxon patriot; and during a
time of intense crisis he has interpreted
each country 70 the other with consum-
mate tact and good will. He has been a
most intimate witness of the sentiments
OF this country toward his own, and it is
therefore, matter of deep satisfaction to
US tnat ne SnoulC become the minister OF
foreign affairs-for that is what we call
the Office known 10 the American Cons.i-
tuition as Secretary of State-at Washing
ton. 1t Is guarantee that whatever else
may happen to US, we shall not be misun-
derstood. and that any question between
the two peoples will be approached from
the American side in a spirit of sympathy
equal to our own. President Mckinley, II
we may say SO without presumption, has
given marked instance of his skill in the
selection of his colleagues. and we con-
graduate Mr.. Hay upon the high honor sc
deservedly bestowed upon him.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
A Character,

A volley voluminous constantly pours
From the mighty expanse of his jawi
AT all elevations his oracle scars
And unto himself he's a law.
The weathsrs no bar to his cherished mr.
suit.
He Is at 1T in rain and in drouth.
The aim doesn't count when he's ready To
shoot d.
The man with the seyen-inch month
A confident CLEAN always brightens his eye
AS he ruthlessly blazas away,
Nor reckons on who, midst projectiles that
fly,
May be hit by wild ricochet.
Inc thlrteen-inch cannon is silent at last
In the Orient isle and the south;
But the era reverbarant never is past
For the man with the seven-inch mouth.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Our Interest in the "open Door"

Col Charles Denby, our minister to China
for thirteen years, who has just returned
home, says the opportunities for selling
American locomotives, mining machinery
and other manufactured articles In which
we excel in China are simply wonderful,
THE Chinese are quick to catch on to for
eign ways, and they are rapidly acquiring
the wants of civilized people. The empire
will soon be a network of railways, and
the immense population insures a good
traffic patronage from the very start" Yes,
but how about the open door for trade in
China? The minister's testimony shows
that the United States Is vitality interested
In having that door kept open.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
SHOOTING STARS.
A Hasty Impression.

do you believe in corporal punishment"
asked the lady whose children are old
enough to go to school.
NO" answered the young man who had
been a private. 1T wasn't the fault of the
corporal. II anybody's to blame it's some
one good deal higher up in rank"
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Ought to Take Precautions.
e Kansas City Journal.


The administration should be careful to
pull off its next war in healthier climate
This thing OF being held responsible for the
ravages of tropical climate is decidedly
disagreeable. -
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Annapolis Is not one Of the cities which
rush 10 the front as a sslf-advertiser. But
cervera's exceedingly good opinion of this
country Is compliment TO the old city's
sbiity to rise gracefully and completely to
a hosPitabIe occasion.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Other Dangers.

Thoy bid us pause and think again
As fierce complaints Increase
These perils which surround us when
We're on the verge of peace.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

1t will be long time before the amateur
humorist gives over roguishly alluding TO
the Havana cigar as one of the great is
sres of the war.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Those Havana Harbor Mines.
From the Boston Herald.

The announcement that Spain has
dered the removal of all the mines from
Havana harbor is interesting, recalling
the solemn assurance Of the Spanish off,
Gals about. the time of the blowing up of
the Maine that there were not any mines
there. But perhaps they were planted
later.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

The people of Washington will see to it
that the returning soldiers have the kind
of welcome which they most need and
which they will most appreciate.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Mr.. Whitelaw Reid will carry no con-
cealed opinions into the commission with
him.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

With Colonel Roosevelt in the arena, New
York politics would assume proportions be-
yond those Of mere local squabble for
swag.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

There are limitations that some of the
Cubans are lot eligible to become partici-
pants in a Labor day celebration.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
A Tle0rY,

l wonder" said Mr.. Blykins in pensive
tone' why 1t Is that children are always so
anxious to forsake all their joyous freedom
from care and be grown men,"
Maybe" answered his young son, "tt's
because grown men get attention and sym
pathy when they have stomach-ache, In.
stead of being laughed at"
Evening star., 1898-09-03

Recent events suggest that a new leader
may soon be needed to Wieid the baton over
the concert of Europe.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

If Andree is alive. he will wish Hobson
more luck with air-bag experiments than
he had.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Ham mmOckS
Red uCed to Close.

Fishing Tackle, Base Ball Goods
and all this seasons Sporting Goods
are now offered at greatly reduced
prices, in order to close them out.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
Queer Immigrants.
a the St. Paul Dispatch.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
Mexicans are offering Inducements to
Spaniards In Cuba to move from there to
Mexico. Some people have queer ideas
about desirable immigrants.