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The evening times., 1898-05-13
Straw hats, Nc.

A lot of black and white straw hats,
in the newest and most desirable
shapes of the season. and also a few
colors included in the lot-in Neapoli-
tan braid. plain chips and coarse
straws-will be offered for 10 cents.
The evening times., 1898-05-13

Lot of 31-2. and 1-inch Moire
Plain Taffeta and Changeable
Taffeta. including finch gauze Taf-
feta Ribbon for sashes. in turquoise.
blue. red. dark green and pink. will
be offered for Is l-2c. yard. Such
small price was never known for such
qualities before.
The evening times., 1898-05-13

A lot of mems madras bosom shirts.
with a pair of separate link cuffs. full
regular made. and the very same
shirts for which you will be asked 15c.
at the mems stores. will go on sale to-
morrow for 45 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

ard which, owing to NETWORKS consisting OF
four counties. never can prevent the clty's abso-
lutte domination of the State when 1t has sufil-
cent population, only proved too clearly what
Croker had in mind when he sought to put Au-
gustus Van Wyck in Albany TO do for him what
Robert Van Wyck does here. 1t was revela-
ton of n purpose TO make New-York City ana
lis present rulers unrestrained masters or the
Empire State. and as such was resented even
BY honest men in this city So that issue has
been withdrawn from circulation.
TIE Democrats also started out with nm ellgi-
bllity and tax-dodging issue. That, too, has
gone into the limbo Of uscdup boges. Richard
Croker whose wealth is so great as to have led
his present close friend The New-York World
10 ask polntcdly and insistently where did you
get it?" never pays personal taxes. this year,
last year or any other year. He did not make a
good figure complaining of Colonel Roosevelt be-
cause the assessors neglected him one year. and
because lie asked to be taxed at his real home
another while telling his agent to pay at one
place or the other, for he didn't want to sneak
out of anything.
SO 1t has been with question after question
raised by the Democrats, and at the last they
have nothing but canals to talk ABOUT There
Colonel Roosevelt meets them with the frank
promise to do all that Judge Van Wyck would or
could do TO correct the wrongs and punish the
wrongdoers. and so TO the full extent Of the
Governors powers in acting in accordance with
such findings as that eminent Democrat, ex-
Judge Countryman, may make as the result or
his pending examination of the Commissions
report with view to taking legal proceedings
against any persons who have acted wrongfully.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

has been done chiefly, almost exclusively
under Republican governments. Everybody
knows perfectly well that In this city 1ammany
Hall scoffcd at and denied the appeal for smooth
pavements, save in some boss-favored spots,
and kept the city streets -paved and unclean;
and that II was under Republican and Anti
Tammany administration that comprehensive
system OF smooth pavements was laid III all
parts of the city, and the streets cleaned ana
freed from membranes and made ut Tor
wheeling TO pretend anything TO the contrary
Is simply asnlne
There is Just one service to wheelmen that
Tammany Hall has rendered. over which that
organization may. If 1t wishes cxult with the
ropturous pride OF n hen with one chicken
That Is the cycle path through Ihe ba''ery'
Didn't know there was one? Oh, yes; there Is
II has been constructed at the enormous e4-
pcnse and labor Of letting down two or three
chain barriers. so that wheelmen may ride on
the rough ground under the elevated raiiroau
md get their tires punctured ana their Wheeis
smashed and themselves deluged with dripping
oil and cinders It's n jolly place; almost rs
nice as the basement floor OF garbage-dump
And as that compares with the Coney Island
Cycle Path. SO does the Democratic party com
mare with the Republican party in services 10
the cause OF good roads
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
CAMPAIGNS or INSULT.

The Prime Minister Of France announces that
the army is not TO be left IA butt to the cam
paign of insult waged against II. In that he IS
| unite right The army is entitled TO the same
protection that all other Frenchmen ENJOY, no
less and no more. If a campaign OF insult Is
being waged against ii, 1t should be stopped at
once for the sake of the arlnys honor, the res
toration Of domestic harmony and the welfare
| of the republic With equal urgency should the
campaign Of insult on the other side he stopped.
The army is not responsible for ii, but some OF
| its officers are and its self-constituted spokes-
men are; and that campaign against the civil
authorities and the highest judicial officers or
France is being wagcd with IA vru!cnce and
fcrocity never even approximatcd TO by even
the frecst -tongued critics of the army.
Passing by the menaccs and insults hcaped
upon NJ Zoa. VI. Brisson. NJ. Sarrien and other
distinguished men, let lis note what Is said 10y
one of the foremost champions OF the army
about the Judges of the Court OF Cessation.
They should, he says, have their eyelids cul OIL,
their eyebals eaten out of ihcir sockets by ven
omous spiders and then be chained upon pub
lic pillory and exposed to the mockcry. the in
vnctiyc and the spitte Of the mob of Paris.
That is the astounding proposal formally and
pubcly made concerning the supreme admins
traitors of justice in France. True, II is made
by NJ. Rochcfort, and you may say nobody
takes seriously that chartered libcrtine of the
press. Your pardon, but they do take him serl-
ously. The Anarchist Marquis has been Off
cially selected az the representative literary
man of France, one of whose works published
in style of unrlvalled sumptuousncss and
splondor is 10 be- the literary memorial of the
closing century and of the Worlds Fair which
IL 10 mark It's final year. And the one Of his
works selected for this unprecedented honor Is
his adventures Of Ny IIfc. in which he
boasts of his success In cheating al cards and in
palmng off spurious paintings ana of annoying
his political opponents by reviling their mothers
Such Is the man whom. because of his cham
pionship II the army or his abuse of lis critics,
France delights TO honor,
There has been far too much recrimlnaton
and insult over this Dreyfns ease, and VI. Du-
puy is exactly right in intlmating that such
methods OF controversy must stop. Screaming
| spit upon Zola"' and Death 10 the Jews,"
neither proves Drcyfus guilty hor Esirrhazy in
! noceni. 1t does excite the rbald and lawess
passions Of the mob. and makes it more difficult
to administer justice. Ii by appeal TO patriot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
PERSONAL.

Captain Henri Gouraud, the corqueror OF the Az
rcan Chief Samory, is not yet thrty-one years old
lie entered St. Cyr at the head OF his class In 1885,
and entered the 2lst Battalion OF "Chasseurs a
Pied at his graduation In 1894 he sent TO the
Soudan where he DISTINGUISHED himself at the fight
at Kebara, for which he promoted to the rank
Of captain. He wGs wounded three times.
"One evening in San Francisco" says writer In
THE Ladies' Home Journal" Evangelist Moody
sat In his room AT the hotel playing a game or
cards with Mrs Moody and two friends when a
messenger came in with a Dispatch As the boy
stood waiting 70, Il reply Mr. Moody suddenly
asked: Won't you sit down. my lad. and have n
game OF authors with lsY' The boy declined and
left the Hardly had the door closed
when Mrs. Moody said: why, Dwight. what made
you think OF inviting that boy to sit down and play
with us?" my dear" replied Moody, don't you
see If ! had not called the boys attention to the
fact that we were playing authors. all the morn
ing papers would certainly have announced under
biz headlines that D. H. Moody had been dscov-
cred in San Francisco hotel engaged III game u
cards?"
Bernhard Sfavenhagen. the pianist. who visited
this country a few years ago, recently conducted
for the first time at the Royal Theatre in Munich.
where he has been made successor to Richard
strauss. The latter goes to the Royal Opera a,
Berlin. Mr.. Stavenhagen made his trst Muhich
appearance in Marschness Hans Heiling.'
Colonel Waring" says THE Des Moines Reg
ister," was we'll known by many lowans. including
the Hon Charles Aldrich the curator OF the state
Historical Department Of Iowa In fact' al lhe U''
the President commissioned Colonel Waring TO so
to Havana and do what he could TO improve the
sanitary conditions there Waring had about COM
Melted ARRANGEMENTS through Mr. Aldrich to come
To Iowa and project large sanitary systems III u
number of Iowa cities. Some years ago, %heh
Boone suffered an epidemic of typhoid fever, 'olO-
mel Waring came West and projected the system
now In use that thrifty city, ana SO thorougl
was his work that the system at Boone Is no"
looked upon by experts as the best In any city ol
the size in the country.
j. r. Findlay. the chief proprietor Of the Scots
man." Of Edinburgh. who recently died. was the
founder of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
which he presented to Edinburgh, at cost or
30 900 and was friendly terms with DE quincy
when that erratic genius livel near edinburgh
Dr. Moritz Busch Bsmarcks biographer, was a
student OF theology at Leipsic when the revolu-
tonary uprising OF 1915. In which he took part ed
to his flight to America. While In this country ne
wrote book on the Mcrmons who up 10 Una, .iih I'M
had been regarded by the Germans as almost myth
teal beings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
Nesu2psrk pail1 G1ihns&
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1898.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The statement made by Lo, 70
,alisburv at the Mansion House Hnquet ~
ord Kitchener is not considered satiSactoiy "a
England, where the preparations lor wa co,
,nEe - \ public demonstration or me-
,ational good feeling marSxed the SAILING OF tic
american Lire steamer 81. Paul from oout1i
.,npton for New-YorA = Inc Empe ,, :, as ,s
Empress Of Germany arrived at BeyNut, II 10
rohahle that owing 10 the INTENSE neat the
eturn journey to Germany Will be mace W
ca =-- The Cuban General Perez Mne Hor
flowed bv General Wood. AIperican cCGnmahoer
: Santiago. to carry out the death sentence
o,posed by an insurgcnt couT-marllai Oh q
eserter - Sentence was passed on nVe Oh
he conspirators who plotted to iOll Treslue elo
GNre.,e - Rrazil - Prince George OF Greece
I'M lie appointed COmmsvioner-Gel Oh me
European Powers In Crete. - ne FL
,ourt Of Cessation will he'T Minls~[ , ue 20
tnet ON the. Dreyfus case II was DECIDED 10
elease Colonel Picquart.
DOMESTIC cruiser Maria Teresa IoI
1erly The flagship of Admiral 'CerVera squa az
on founGerod a. sea on TUESDAY hIsnl, Wv. NC
rey were brought - Charleston, : g, on the
rrerllne steamer Merritt. - Chairman
,aNcock of the Republican Congressional ooiIi-
aittee now estimates that the ReFuDhEaI ma ma
or;tv in the next House Will no1 fali below
nirty. ----- The Nicaraguan Canal Commission
as nearly completed its work. ana VIII sooi.
ubmit a report declaring that the prOJec,, a
ntirely feasible. ---- Seven men VIZ h,l'' -
nd three fatally injured Ivy an acciGeht Ill d
,ine mar Wilkesbarre Penn. -. Inc peace
roiocol syned by Secretary Day and Ambassa
or CANTON was made public by the state De
arfment -= David A. Wells died In NOR
rich. Conn - The roof of a new theatre 1eii
Detroit causing the death of NUMBER Oh
zen and the injury Of many ipore, ,,,o.o tor
ustus Van WICK Democratic candidate for
GOVERNOR spoke in Troy
CITY Stocks were dull and firm - Coio-
al Roosevelt addressed ten meetings on the
last Side and two on the West Nlde. he was
sceived everywhere with tremendous enthus-
SIN -- Magistrate Olmstead, il the centre
police court declined to allow D7strict-Attor-
ey Gardiner to inspect warrants TOT per soIiS
,arred with Illegal registration, asking for time
consider the demand. - over three nun
red warrants for alleged Illegal registration
ere sent by the State superintendent OF Ehec-
ons for execution - The Lotos Club gave
dinner in honor of Lord Herschell.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: KAN
the morning. followed by clearing. colder
Gather The temperature yesterday dlehest'
, degrees: lowest, 81; average. 57%
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
WHETLUEN N THE CAMPAIGN.

II Is quite characteristic of the political man
ayers who are trying TO debauch the courts
and TO enslave the public schools that they
should by trickery and ia Sc witness seek TO
inyoigle whcelmen and friends Of good roads
in general into supporting their moribund cam
paign. little fake concern bearing the por-
tentous name of The Van Wyck New-York
State Good Roads League Of Wheelmen has
put forth circular advertising the fact that
Mr.. Crokers candidate for Governor Is No.
55.101-why not 4, II, 44?-in the League Of
American Whcelmen, and intimating that all
members Of the League ought TO vote there
fore. for Brother Gus" 1t Is not worth while
10 inquire how many Of the names OF wheel
''thc cause are used without the consent or
against the wish Of their owners or how many
Of them are names OF persons who have no
existence. Let us be charitable and assume
that ut least some of them are genuine and
authorized. The more there are OF them the
more impudent is the attempt to inject party
politics into an organization that should for
ever he kept free from the suspicion OF any
such thing and that must be thus kept II It's
usefulness is to be preserved.
Equally impudent is the attempt 70 identify
the Democratic party In state or city with the
interests Of wheelmen and The good roads
movement Everybody knows perfectly well
that the improvement OF roads In this State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

And now some utterly incorrigible Imperial
lists" are proposing to get up great celebration
Of the centennial anniversary OF the annexa-
ton OF Louisiana. and we shall not be Dit
surprised II they do 1t. OF course, according
to the Little Americans. they ought and we all
ought to observe that date with profound hu-
initiation loud lamentation and a general wear
ing OF sackcoth and ashes. But men are prone
to do the things they ought not to do. and to
leave undone the things they should do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

ism or by stringent measures of repression NJ.
Dupuy succeeds in checking such license or
speech, half the battle for the right Will In that
very fact be won. Whatever else Is done or Is
rot DONE the campaigns Of insult should be
made to cease, and that at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

abolition OF the Tycoon system. the granting OF
a constitution and representative government
and ali the marvellous progress that has In
single generation advanced that nation to the
foremost ranks Of civilization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

Russia 1t is said declined 10 support r'""''
at Fashoda or To demand seherai rcoP'"'is
OF the Egyptian case because such a'''o" "'u,'
Interfere with her own designs In China NO
doubt II she had not had that excuse she would
ho,o round some other Nevertheless. the excuse
,,onnors ~ he exactly.true and valid. as we sug-
,,os.ad in these columns few days ago and as
everv DAYS news makes more clear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

Let New-Yorkers protect themselves from city
government without charter restraint the
Van Wyck brothers in office could fix the laws
to suit themselves and Croker. and honest ciu-
zens could whistle for protection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
T, ,mpartial justice or Tammany favoritism TO
hear sway in our courts? That Is the question.

Among the political rumors floating around IN
National Guard circles is one to the erect that
Frederick G. McLewee VIII be appointed Al
infant General "r' tn Croker ticket wins.
General McLewee has burned his bridges pehlhu
him and has gone over to the enemy ana VIII
probably BE rewarded-f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

Drhe Eagle" announces on knowledge mat
uessrs briggs Clayton and Wilson are such
.."und money men. for whom no Democrat who be-
i,ares i'm sound money need have any apprehension
In voting-(The Brooklyn Eagle
THE Eagle" announces But where and
when did Messrs. briggs. Clayton and Wilson
announce? 1t is not the announcement or their
friends but OF themselves that IL needed to
convince voters that they are courageous sound
money men. and not trimmers Was not Mr..
briggs paired in favor of the Teller resolution?
<--
From present appearances there VIII De Il
etr,ling resemblance between the results OF
Croltcr's campaigning in New-York and the re-
s,lts OF his horseracing in England.
Nations do not often celebrate their own de-
foats al the hands of foreigners. Japan. how
ever. proposes 10 hold high jubilee over the
nftie3h anniversary OF her more or less forclbie
onening. which was effected by Commodore
Perry. That event was. on the race or H. d
defeat and humiliation Of Japan. Really IL
WAS the best thing that had happened TO her
In a thousand years. # led straight to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

PEOPLE who say the townyis not wide open
should consult Senator Hill. He says 1t Is. and
TINT IT ought to be. Honest citizens with sons
and daughters may think otherwise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

TIE Comedie FRANCHISE reports month OF pdo
business In August The thrty-one representations
brought in only Ssl7O francs an average of 1852,
against l570S francs for thrty-three performances
in August. 1897. average Of 1912 francs The re-
cent strikes In Paris have seriously affected the
prosperity of the theatres but they have already
begun to show larger receipts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-29
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
Boston Chamber Of Commerce r,,n.s
Action by the American
Commissioners.

AZ special meeting of the Boston
chamber Of commerce for the purpose
Of considering ways and means 70
bring about closer trade relations with
Canada resolutions were adopted 70 the
erect that the chamber rcatlrms its
position as set forth in resolutions
adopted January IS, 1893, in favor Of
reciprocal trade relations established
between the United States, the domin-
ion OF Canada and the colony of New.
foundland, ana asserting that. In the
opinion of its members. the commer-
cial, manufacturing and industrial
prosperity of this country will be
greatly promoted by the nearest prac-
teal approach that can be obtained
TO the establishment of complete re-
cIprocal trade relations between the
United States, Canada and Newfound- |
land. 1t was resolved that the cham. |
ger committee on reciprocal trade
win Canaua be instructed TO present
IheSe resolutions to the American COM
nissIoners now at Quebec and 10 re-
'niorce them with such argument In
'ccord with their spirit as may seem
'est adapted 10 convince the commits
toner's of the feasibility of the plan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-29
Couldn't buy the Dox bach

a Paris paper tells this incident that
happened In that city in the COS: Said
rasha, who was. on visit to the
French capital, wanted a dozen and a
half OF snuff boxes to distribute omono
as many people whom he delighted TO
honor, lie applied to the members y,
celebrated firm, who undertook TO
provide him with the required number
at the rate Of 1000 francs each. eve
nave only half a dozen ready. vour
hishness' but the moment Won have
disposed Of these we shall deliver nm
,1, half Dozen And they did
lney failed, however to complete tbs
lhird half dozen. They could only fnr.
hlsh h'e. And the reason? Becauss
one OF ne recipients among the SEQ
tno nai cczen had gone out OF town
'e''re the jewc'cr could get at him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-29
RELIC OF NAPOLEON.
Found Among the Effects Of n French
Governess Who Perished on
La DOurgOgne.

A relic Of Napoleon in the shape OF
a portion Of the cockade worn by him
at the battle Of Rivoli has been found
In Brooklyn among the effects OF
Nile Marie Poncy, who persisted in
La Bourgogne disaster. Miss Poncv
was goyerness in New York city and
had made arrangements to spend the
summer In Paris. She left her books
and other effects In the care of Mr..
and Mrs Louis jacquard, of 1870 Cleve-
land street, Brooklyn.
The Napoleon memento was discov.
cred by Mr.. jacquard while he wa,
preparing to send Miss Poncy's effects
to her sister in Geneva. 1t is framed |
In medallion and bears this label:
Fragment du penache de Bona
parte la bataille de Riyoli, lie Jan
'ier, 1897"
The cockade was given to Josephine
~ Napoleon soon after their marriage
md over so years ago the fragment
anne into the possession of Miss
'oncy's father.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-29
KNIGHTS WILL MEET.
Making Elaborate Preparations for
Conclave at Pittsburgh.
Reception OF Visiting Communicates
20 he Perfect-Grand Electrical
Display 60 Ne q Feature OF
the Occasion

Arrangements for ths reception and
entertainment Of visiting sir knights
and ladies' at the twenty-seventh tri-
! ennial conclave OF knights Templar,
TO be held in Pittsburgh, Pa. October
1914, are progressing on a scale which
will be unique in the history of the
order The reception committee will
detail three members TO each visiting
commandery. They Will meet the Wis
itors at the depot and stay with them
In the capacity OF hosts and friendly
advisers during their stay and see that
they miss nothing in the way OF enter
tainments. souvenirs. etc, during the
week. In addition two members of the
escort committee will meet visiting
communicates 30 miles out OF the city
and take charge Of their safe arrival
at their headquarters and also look
after the prompt delivery OF their bag
gage. Once there nothing will be left |
undone to make visitors comfortable.
The medical committee has appointed |
Il committee Of prominent physicians
who will visit all headquarters twice
n day and look after the health OF the
also providing medicines where
necessary.
Gen. J. p. S. Goblin. grand marshal
Of the parade, states that he expects
10 have 80 generals OF the United States
army on his staff. A new feature Of
he grand electrical display is to take
he form of a gigantic cross in white
electric lights, 10 run the full length
# one of the city blocks. Letters have
'een received from noted electricians
'ver The country stating their IN
ention of witnessing the electrical dis
LAY.
Letters have been received from the
rand commanders of Maine, Alabama.
Washington and Arkansas indorsine
ie peace jubilee feature and p~omis-
~ a large attendance from their re-
1ective states.
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REINDEER HERDS INCREASING
commissioners sheldon Reports on
the Conditions I'm
Alaska.

Hev. Sheldon Jackson, United States
commissioner of education, has re-
turned from Alaska The second week
IN August be visited the coast of ST.
neria, where he secured over $50 do
mestic reindeer and had them shipped
10 Alaska to replace part of the herd
taken from Cape Prince of Wales 70
releVe the Imprisoned whalers at Point
harrow. DR.. Jackson is encouraged
oy Inc large natural increase in the
Alaska herd: The Laplanders were
established at Unaliklik. From there
they will be sent to different parts If
Alaska when there Is call for their
services as mail carriers. MANY OF
me Laplanders have taken out first
papers.