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Evening star., 1898-09-02
BUSINESS,

What makes you so utterly discouraged
just after Mr.. Chilbones unqualified praise
OF your picture?' inquired the artists
friend
Its sure sign that he doesn't want to
buy it,
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The man who discovers a plagiarism al
ways has difficulty in pointing 1t out in such
q way that the public can understand the
Importance of the find
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AT 75c. Worth $I.oo and SI.25-
Boys Al-woOl Separate Pants sewed with silk:
nne quality, well made and perfect fitting Sizes
4 10 10.
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There is a strong possibility that before
the Dreyfus scandal is ended Colonel Patty
du Clam will find himself in the chowder.
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Considering the laxity of discipline which
permitted Colonel Henry's suicide. ZoIa is
not greatly 20 be blamed for declining to
trust himself to a Paris jail.
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1t is to be feared that Richard Croker will
become rather impatient while waiting for
this war-hero enthusiasm to blow over.
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Mr.. Wanamaker is seeing whether he can
develop few new ideas from the familiar
lecture-topic, politics exposed.
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This country is too liberal-minded to feel
any regret if the car succeeds in making
the experience this country has gained in
war of no practical value
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General Wheeler could see what was
needed in Camp Wikof without stopping to
climb tree.
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Spain appears to have awakened to the
of bsing at least considerate
toward Cervera this country was.
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The Rough Riders have succeeded in in
spring even the police of New York city
with respect.
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A Hawaiian Queen for Kansas.

Aguinaldo's performance now consists al
most entirely in whistling down brakes"
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Girls Clothing.

Very special midsummer values
are now to be found in Girls Season.
able Clothing. Some marked reduc-
tons prevail on various lines, which
represent all sizes and a large va
riety OF patterns and compose this
seasons best styles. Included in
part are the following:
AT 05c. Were SI.5o-
Girls Percale Dresses, trimmed with embroidery
and pique-a large variety of patterns in this
seasons most desirable goods. Sizes TO IA.
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Disarmament and the PhfIipptne

Tom Watson appears TO be at the bottom
of very large political heap.
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AT 48c. Worth 6oc. and Soc
Boys Wool Pants, fancy mixed cheviots and navy
blues. Sizes 2ls to IS.
Third floor.
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AT S3,75. Worth S., So and S6.75-
Boys Brownie STANLEY and Elton" Suits
beautifully made. handsomely trimmed and
braided; coat. pants and vest with each suit Sizes
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AT SI.oo. Were SIoo-
Girls White Pique Waists, in all the latest ef-
fects. Sizes 10 TO 16.
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At $500. Worth S8.75-

Girls Dainty Organde and Dimity Dresses trim
med with handsome embroidery. some with elab-
crate aIl-Over embroidered sailor collars Excep-
tionally pretty offerings in this lot.
Third floor
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I Toilets,
Sl.OO Ribbon,
; s.

More stock and styles of high grade All
silk Ribbons than the combined stores of Wash
ingtoE show you. just mention Of
trCordnary value offering for Saturday:
finch Double-faoed Satin Ribbon, with cord
edge, in yellow, turquoise, Nile and lavender,
20
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AT S2.5o. Were $500 and 5000

Girls Handsome Lawn, Percale and English Gala
tea Dresses, trimmed in various pretty ways. with
braid, laces and embroderies. Sizes 6 TO IA
Evening star., 1898-09-02

AT S2.95. Were $3.50
Girls Fine Quality Percale Dresses. elaborately
trimmed with embroidery; some made Ia guimpe
styles. These are ouI best this seasons percales
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20 per cent discount ON
1.-THE oDeWett"

Hardwood Refrigerators 1t is acknowledged to be
the best cold storage and ice preserver in the
wcrld. Can you want more? Hadn't you better
get the benefit Of this discount?
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Refresh YOurse

It's delightful to stop amidst your shopping and
enjoy plate of Pure Ice Cream-made with
fresh luscious fruits-10c plate
Ice Cream Soda Water. In all fruit fiavors-5e.
Candies. Cakes and Pastries fresh every hour
In the basement.
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lAI OUN- 10 OON.-
Knit Gauze Night Shirts fine quality
Sizes to s years.
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reliance and grace of manner have
made her a target for matrimonial en-
thuSiaSts.
Since her return from Alaska she has
been stopping at the Palace Hotel, and
is the victim of unknown letter t1ends.
She is daily besieged with letters from
unsuccessful prospectors.
These are not letters of love-" said
Miss Van Buren,, mot by any means.
A Klondiker has a more simple and
direct method of asking for wife. II
is usually, viii you tie up with me
These letters are propositions for a
grub stake and generally begin, You
have make rich strike up there and l
have had hard luck; you are rich ana
1 am poor and miserable. " Then fol-
lows a list of carefully itemized necess1-
ties that the Would-be recipient would
require for his Klondike outft-clothes,
provisions and tools, and desire to
hear from her by return mail. They
are not discouraged by her silence, and
frequently write two or three letters to
remind her that if she intends to aid
fore winter sets in. They come by mail
and messengers, these mercenary notes,
and multiply in numbers and needs
day by day.
Miss Van Buren, leaves for her home
in Englewood, N. J., the last of this
week, where she expects to make her
preparations for a trip to Manila. There
is a deal of energy in this typical
American girl, and happier would be
the fate of the dons if they could but
know Miss Van Burens resolution,
"Yo no quiero casar" q do not wish to
marrv) ANNABEI LEE
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anywhere when they had to put on
their billed shirts. Being informed
that billed shirts were not necessary
adJuncts to our religious services, some
of them half way promised to come.
Mrs. Hitchcock and I took up our
stations in the big tent beside the
music-boX, which we brought with us
from San Francisco. We patiently
waited for the congregation to gather.
Our music-boX had a repertoire rang
ing from Nearer, My God to Thee to
'Cavalleria RuSticana.' We made the
most of this drawing card by keeping
the thing constantly wound up, and L
am satisfied that this music was the
principal feature in collecting our first
congregation.
Upon leaving San Francisco for
Dawson we took with us three dozen
carrier doves, a canary bird, two dogs
and parrot. The ensemble had all of
the appearance of a circus and in this
resemblance we based our hopes for
success, for what heart of man could
ever resist a circus tent?
THE big canvas and the small music
proved too much for the sleeping miner
He followed his curiosity to the flap
ping tent door. thrust his head in
quickly, and out again until he was
perfectly satisfied that it was safe to
enter. Then the parrot said Come in
They did, after a little while, and took
their places on the rugs or pine boxes.
1.-The service began with Rock of
Ages from the music box Rock of
Ages from the lusty Klondike throats
and the flock of doves swept in through
the door and futtered about and above
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restrain those elements which betrayed
disposition to place obstacles in the
way of the military leaders of the
United States, and to keep in harmony
with the purpose of her administration
Problems social, political and eco
nomical press upon us from all sides
The starving cry for food, the naked
beg for clothes, the homeless look for
shelter the sick and suffering plead for
medicine and for succor; all look to us
for counsel and advice. Without funds
we are at present unable to relieve suf-
fering, as all revenues from customs
and port duties are collected and held
by officials either of Spain or the
United States. OF the latter we make
no complaint, because we believe that
in the end a just account will be rem
dered to us. In a document issued by
the American authorities at Santiago
1t is stated that the revenues collected
at the different Cuban ports under the
control Of the United States will be
used for the maintenance of the army
of occupation and for the payment of
those municipal officials who<will hold
office until the evacuation OF the Span
iards.
The Spaniards, we are told, are to go
by December l. or soon after. Then is
to come an American army Of occupa-
ton, some saying that 1T is to be $4,000
strong. 1t is but natural that we should
ask, Why is this great army sent to
Cuba? When the Spaniards are gone,
who is it going to fight? Surely not
the Cubans Such a thought would be
monstrous. You have encouraged us,
you have freed US, you have fed us.
You will continue to advise, to guide
and protect us. We need your engi-
neers, your miners and mechanics, your
school teachers, your settlers and your
CAPITALISTS When the Spanish forces
evacuate Cuba there will be no more
use for soldiers here than there will be
in the State of New York.
God knows the y. s. troops are well
come. Americans, armed or unarmed,
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our heads, as If seeking their affinity
in the pastors text-'And he saw the
Spirit Of God descending like a dove
upon him.
1t did not require a vivid magma
ton to associate this meeting with
Noah,s ark. Every one seemed at
peace, and the services were the most
solemnly impressive that l have ever
witnessed. It seemed like Gods church
and was SO full of deep religious feel
ing.
1.-The parrot was the only irreverent
listener. and his cries of Cracker and
Coffee were soon silenced by his
speedy removal After the minister left,
each Sunday by request the music-boX
supplied the miners with operate airs,
and I must truthfully say that this
class of music was more thoroughly
enjoyed by them than the sacred
hymns.
During our two months sojourn in
West Dawson City these meetings were
kept up. The interest in them grew
and so did our congregation, until it
became the most popular church there
There was certainly no pretenSe to
style in our house of worship and no
collection. Mrs. Hitchcock and l were
firm about this. We did not wish the
miners to think that we were trying
to do them and SO each visitor was
informed of this when invited to come
and had the satisfaction of feeling that
to be made purer In heart did not nee
essarily mean to be made poorer in
purse.
Visitors came over from East Daw-
son to enjoy our ideal church The SER
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mon was a sweet hour of comfort ,an
never expect to find it's like again IN
less [ return to dear old Dawson Inc
pastor worked gratuitously, ana the
labor and worship were that OF love.
Miss Van Buren, comes of very dis
tinguished family. Her grandfather
Joseph Earl Sheffield, founded and en-
dowed the Sheffield Scientific School at
New Haven, Conn.,, and bequeathed
81, 600 600 to Yale College. Her father,
the late General Thomas b. Van Buren,,
came to California in that year or
years that the pioneer loves so remin-
iscently, but he returned soon after ana
spent most of his lifetime in diplomatic
service He was United States Minis
ter to Japan, and died in San Francisco
in the year 1888. She is a niece of
William Walter Phelps, former Minis
ter to Germany, and grandniece
of the late President Martin Van
Buren,. Miss Van Buren, is a
cousin of John Addison Porter, pri-
vate secretary to President Mckinley,
and has had one of the most remark
able careers in the history of American
society bellies. She has three times
made the circuit of the globe and has
been presented to every court in the
civilized world.
Miss Van Buren, is Of figure divine
ly tall and superbly she carries it. Her
eyes are blue, and she has that saving
sense of merriment, which, ffguratively
speaking, sees the world through
glasses green" Her crown of pre-
maturely gray hair and love of adven-
ture constitute her heritage from the
Van RurenS Her large fortune self
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! the questiops of onDexotion and Independence.

for the island of Cuba, to which the
United States is pledged.
The constitution that will be adopted
by the Assembly will be, as is the one
now in force, along the same lines as
that Of the United States. Our compar-
ativelv small population, together with
the limited area of the island, will nat
urally make some departures a matter
of necessity. To avoid the disturbance
to social and commercial life which is
liable to take place through too fire.
Quent recurrence of national elections,
a longer period for the term of the
presidency will probably be adopted.
In my opinion, six years would be a
better term for the chief executive of
Cuba. The election of such executive
by direct popular vote will probably be
preferable to the system in vogue in the
United States through it's electoral col
lege.
It is the opinion of some of our
statesmen that our Congress should be
directly responsible to the people for
their acts, so that, in case there should
be an unavoidable division of opinion
on urgent matters, that body might be
dissolved and its members sent back
to their constituents for reelection, as
Is customary in the British Parliament.
In that way may be avoided those I'M
fortunate deadlocks which sometimes
take place in legislative bodies. 1t
AIllSnl prove d SdluldIy lu6IuOQ OI hccp-
ing cur representatives within the linn
its prescribed by their platforms at the
time of their election In this way also
the people themselves may be taught
to take a greater interest in national
affairs and to keep in closer touch with
their representatives at the seat of
government.
The government of Cuba for the first
few years in many minor details will of
necessity be in the nature Of a political
experiment. Errors will, no doubt, be
made, but none which will endanger
the interests of the body polite or be
not capable of immediate correction.
We do not claim to be infallible, but
we feel justified in placing almost I'M
limited confidence in the patriotism, in
tegrity and sober judgment of the great
majority of our people.
That we may be permitted to create
and maintain with our own resources
such a government is our only PRAYER
What we want are railroads. tele-
graph lines, public schools, sawmilIs,
machine shops, factories, better houses
and those sanitary conditions and COM
forts which go hand in hand with mod
ern civilization Our island is capable
Of yielding g wealth second to none in
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every Sunday for the purpose Of going
to church in Dawson City we just con-
Guided to start a little church Of our
own. Then, too, l had received letter
from Mrs. Stanford just before my de-
parture from San Francisco in which
she urged me to exert my influence Tor
the welfare Of the miners, and l felt
stimulated by her good advice into
making an effort toward establishing
Sunday home for the boys.
II heard of a Presbyterian minister,
Rev. Mr.. Dickey, who was without
parish, and he willingly consented to
minister TO the flock; that is, If we
could furnish him with one.
This seemed the most difficult task
Of all, for we had been there long
enough to discover that the miners
were not in favor of early rising on
Sunday mornings, which was some
times due to their overworked week.
but most frequently to their overlate
Saturday night.
Our drawing-room tent measured
seventy by ninety feet in length, and
though unlike a temple in point of
architecture, furnishing and decoration
it was we'll adapted to hold good
sized audience. The walls of this taber-
nacIe were unadOrned by sacred pic
lures, but Autographs of war heroes
were not lacking. Hobson, Dewey,
Schley and Sampson were conspicuous,
their places back of the pulpit under
a drapery of American and English
flags. The furniture of the pulpit con-
sisted of a table and the only stool in
the camp. Chairs We're at a premium
in Dawson City. The pews consisted Of
pine boxes and rugs. These were
empty. How should we fill them? That
became our study.
AT last our servant offered to do the
PROSECUTING for us, in a most unusual
manner. He grabbed the dinner bell,
and instead of ringing it in front Of our
tent, he visited each camp in West
Dawson.
Keeping time with the ding dong
bell, he yelled Come to church! come
to church, come to church, and In the
same breath he added, No collection!
Free! freel freen
"Of course, the miners got up, stuck
out what all the racket was about, and
some of them promptly refused to go
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~ lost its only church. Not
NM for the want Of a pastor,
" nor, for the matter of that,
the congregation, but be-
cause it's patron saint, fold
ing her tent like the Arab, has fed and
left the field unoccupied save by the ir-
regular visits of the Salvation Army
and the Sisters of Mercy who come to
the tents. Miss Edith NJ. Van Buren,
was the founder of this church, and
the edifice was her drawing-rOOm tent
No towering steeple crowned this print
tive house of worship, and no bell
chimes reused the sleeping miners to a
sense of their moral obligations. Miss
Van Buren's method of PROSECUTING was
Of a novel and effective sort and her
success was phenomenal
Last spring, accompanied by Mrs.
Hitchcock, widow of Commander Hitch
cock of the United States navy, she ar
rived in San Francisco at the time
when the KIondike gold excitement
was at it's height. The ease and COM
fort of modern travel paled before the
interesting hardships suggested by a
Klondike journey, and so these tireless
wanderers, solely on pleasure bent,
joined the happy, hopeful caravan
r
DOQIll 4OI lIlS LiO1 AIlGl II Ii 4COAeNNAO'
Miss Van Buren, has just returned
from the Klondike city. She has
brought with her the memory Of the
very merriest summer that she has ever
known. She has brought with her the
tales of thrilling adventure and unusual
sights, taste for wild Western civiliza-
ton and the JOY of having lived where
all good women receive the fealty paid
to queens-not by virtue of noble birth,
but by right of being good women. She
also brought with her gCodly number
Of nuggets from mine which she To-
Gated and a great many photographs
and the experience of founding a Pres
byterian church in West Dawson City.
"You see," said Miss Van Buren,,
latter we had established our perma-
nent camp on the banks of the Yukon
we yearned for Sabbath occupation,
their heads out of their tents to find
and not Wishing to cross the river
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Special to the Sunday Call.

LANDING in that unenviable po-
sition, at the head of an unrecog-
nized republic, I find myself en-
comprised by grave difficulties
and hIIrdened with res0onsibiIi-
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are our friends, and consequently they
are welcome to stay with us as long as
they choose. Our home is theirs. But
at present it is so demolished that it
is difficult for us to entertain our guests
as we would like. Our own troops are
more than anxious to disband and at
tend to long-neglected fields. The mo-
ment we can give to each man a GER
tificate of Indebtedness stating the
amount due him for his services in the
cause Of liberty every Cuban soldier on
the island will gladly exchange the rifle
for g. hoe and go to work. 1t will re-
quire no argument no persuasion. We
have had quite enough Of war.
We want now the wealth and pros
perity that come with peace. 1t is our
desire to pay the Cuban army for it's
services as soon as possible, not be-
cause liberty is not a sufficient reward,
but because the majority of our men
will be compelled to return to homes
that have been burned, to fields that
have run to weeds, to families that are
not only suffering for food, but are alb
solutely destitute of clothes with which
to cover their nakedness. The dis
charged soldier of Cuba has nothing
with which to start life but hope. To-
day we can give him nothing but
thanks and a promise. 1t is our desire
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that attitude
special
La
a
Renoh himself
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J comprised by grave difficulties
and burdened with responsible
ties which a feeling of solemn duty
alone enables me to support. l have
the counsel of brave, intelligent men,
but we are all in political darkness We
have hardly dared to take step, lest it
conflict with the plans of the great and
generous nation which has so unselfish-
ly made our freedom possible.
Not long before the signing Of the
protocol General Emilio March, civil
and military governor OF Puerto Prin-
cipe, sent a military commission to US
urging that permission be given for his
forces, numbering 1000 men, together
with the troops of Holguin under Gen.
eral Luque, to march across the prov
ince Of Camaguey to the railroad sta
ton at Placetas, from which point they
were to take the railroad and join Cen
eral Blanco in Havana.
Permission to move across our terri
tory unmoIested by Cuban troops was
asked, in consideration of which the
cities of Holguin and Puerto Principe
were to be evacuated and turned over
to us, the latter city to be used as the
seat of the provisional government.
Owing to our inability to communicate
with the American forces or to ascer-
tain from the Secretary of War in
washington whether such action on
our part would be in harmony with the
plans of the War Department, we were
compelled to refuse this permission,
notwithstanding our desire to occupy
the city of Puerto Principe for govern
ment purposes. From the moment that
America took the first step toward
making the liberty of this island posi-
BILE we have done all IN our power TO
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the world. To the United States. which
has rendered this possible for us, we
owe a debt of everlasting gratitude.
Her people are as welcome as our own.
Her constitution, her institutions, po-
litical and economical, have been and
will be our models and guides.
1t is quite probable that in a few
years social and commercial interests
will induce Cuba to sue for admission
to the Union as a State. But under
standing and realizing as l do the Pc
culiar temperament and condition of
our people, cannot but think that an
nexation would be the most inexpedi-
ent and unwise at present. 1 am well
aware that q powerful alliance between
Spanish political and American finan-
cial interests has been formed. and that
it is bringing all possible pressure to
bear upon, not only the Peace Commits
sion at Paris and the administration at
Washington, but upon the malcontents
of Cuba, to compel the immediate an
nexation of this island as a territory of
the United States. But a thorough
knowledge Of the true state of affairs,
as well as Of the wishes of my people,
impsls me to state that if such a step is
forced upon us now it may long be re-
GREETED. 1t is far better to let the
grounds in the coffee cup settle before
offering it to the guest.
independence absolute has been the
dream OF our lives. Permit US TO en-
JOY this before compelling US to enter
into even a more profitable or satisfac-
tory state. We have accepted the as
sistance of the United States in driving
out the Spaniards as a noble and I'M
selfish act of brotherly love and hui
mainly. To force annexation on US now
would SOW in the minds of many the
seeds of suspicion and distrust. Spain
has for years declared that America
had no real sympathy for the Cuban,
that she cared only for his territory.
Do not let her say: 81 told you So"
1t is my prayer that the friendly re-
Iations between Cuba and the United
States may never be tainted with
breath of suspicion. That they will
some time coalesce and become one,
politically, socially and commercially,
is inevitable.
ny AosM