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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

And our Hobson is on the rolling Pa
cihc bound TO Hong Kong, where he'is
to supervise the repairs OF the ships
that Dewey has raised, and incident
ally cool his kisser. Hobson fell from
grace good bit before he tore himself
away from land, but he is to be for
given. He himself explains with some
what unnecessary formality that, al
lowing for exaggerations in the re-
ports of his kissing bees, his course on
those distressing occasions was entirely
impeled by his tenets CT delicacy and
gallantry. Thus, despite general SEN
of his temporary isolation on the Pa
cifc to amend his tenets, IL appears
that the youngster only did his duty as
he saw it i'm the respective emergencies,
precisely as he did when he ran the
Merrimac through the gun fire and
sunk her I'm Santiago harbor.
"when duty calls to brazen walls.
How base the slave that falters!"
OF course, when the call is sudden,
the bravest may make an error OF judg-
ment. 1t is often ones duty to run
away even when to fight is the stronger
temptation. The better part of valor is
discretion. There was strong. per-
haps an irresistible, call for Hobson
kisses wherever Hobson put up for
few hours i'm his trip across country.
What was a fellow 10 do? Plainly 1t
would have been silly to dodge. quite
as silly as to stay and take the prof
fered tributes. 1t was a condition and
not a theory that confronted Hobson.
Few men of his years could have COM
manded the dignity necessary to avoid
the condition. The attempt would like
~ have resulted I'm making an even
greater mess of It. lie Is In danger of
being laughed at for sticking Il out.
lie surely would haye been laughed at
and set down as lubdub had he put a
barbed wire fence about himself. Be
sides. to judge from all we read. a
barbed wire fence or any other precau-
tionary device would have been entirely
ineffective. The American people are
quite ready TO forgive Hobson. If he
and his best girl. providing he has one
have survived the peculiar experience.
tho rest of us ought not 20 worry about
II. The hero OF the Merrimac is all
right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

The Home Literary club of Woon-
socket convened at the home of Mrs.
Higginbottom, Villa Nova" on Tues
day evening, Dec. go. The subject of the
meeting: "Our Flag and its Protectors
was i'm charge OF Miss Fuller of the
club. who read most excellent paper
describing the origin of the American
Flag and detailing much valuable and
interesting information in connection
Herewith.
I'm beginning the fact was emphasized
that from the most remote period, sym
bols and colors. enabling nations 10
distinguish themselves from each other
have exercised powerful influence up
on mankind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

history, that a standard or ensign was
born I'm the armies of all nations from
the most distant era.
''rhc earliest suggestion of stars as "A
device for an American Ensign (contin-
ues the paper) prior 10 their adoption
i'm 1777 il found in the Massachusetts
Spy" for March 10. l174. i'm song
written for the anniversary of the Bos-
ton Massacre (March 81. In a flight of
poetic fancy "A writer tells OF the tri-
umph OF the American ensign.
"A ray OF bright glory now beams from
afar,
The American ensign now sparkles
star,
Which shall shortly flame wide through
the skies"
Miss Fuller at this point described
the early history of the thirteen stripes
continuing-"To whom we are indebted
for the beautiful and soul inspiring de-
vices OF the stars and stripes, we do not
know as no record of the discussion
was kept. The tradition. however, Is
that st emanated from the Maine COM
mittee." The stripes, some have sup
posed To have been borrowed from the
Dutch or from the designating stripes
on the coats of the continental soldiers.
Others consider that both stars and
stripes We're suggested by the Arms of
Washington, which by singular coin
cdence contains both but continues
the narrative) had this theory been
true" il is generally thought that
Washington would have alluded to ii
in some of his writings, as he certainly
would have been very proud OF the con-
nection-"Of the significance of the
words sc pluribus unum" the writer
continues
THE red color of our flag denotes
daring and the white purity. What
eloquence do the stars breathe when
their full significance is known: \ new
constellation, union, perpetuity cove
nant against oppression. justice, equal
ity. courage and purity, as one writer
says-"Every nation has its symbolic,
ensign. some have breasts, some birds.
some fishes. our fathers choice the
stars and stripes. The red telling of
blood shed by them for their country.
The blue, of the heavens and their pro-
lection: and the stars of the separate
states embodied in one nationality"
1T is stated that the\first star gem
med banner, was presented by Phila
delphia ladies TO Capt Paul Jones, sec
retary of the board of Maine. He was
so delighted and enthusiastic that after
the presentation he procured small
boat and unfurling the flag, sailed up
and down the river before Philadelphia
showing IL to thousands on shore
He also claimed the honor of being
the first to display the stars and stripes
on "A naval vessel. He also claimed to
have obtained and received for one star
spangled banner the first salute grant
ed 60 IL in Europe.
"On May 2. 1871, at Boston our flag
received it's first salute by British
Vessel of War, given by thirteen guns.
Continuing. the paper describes many
daring acts OF displaying the American
Elau ii Of A1lA nd in 10 -IaAAIa
nection the story of Barbara Freitchie
was recalled and Whittier's poem read
by Mrs. Thayer Of the club.
The story of our flag since the war OF
1860 was admirably told when the paper
closed with the words. Having TRACED
the progress of our flag we will leave
il in the hands of it's protectors"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

BY the retirement of Rear Admiral
Bunce. Dewey becomes the senior rear
admiral of the United States Navy.
But a few short months ago he was
only half way TO the top on the list of
commodores. For his magnificent ex-
position of the art OF naval warfare he
was officially honored with the thanks
OF Congress and presented a fine sword.
But in the matter of promotion there
wasn't much 10 do for him. since he
would have shortly come 10 the rank
OF rear admiral and the usual method
OF rewarding conspicuous service by
promotion over the heads of seniors on
the naval register found small oppor-
tunity in Dewey's case as the list con-
tanned only few seniors before reach
inG the top limit rank Sc, viii
be remembered, Congress provided for
an additional rear admiral and prompt
ly gave the berth to Dewey. That
brought him just after Bunce, and since
then their superiors have. one by one,
been retired until Dewey is now the
ranking rear admiral, and there is
nothing more i'm the way OF rank left
to him until the bill to revive the grade
of vice admiral is passed by Congress,
as II doubtless VIII be. when Dewey will
fill il. How modest is the financial
remuneration available TO such fellows
as our Dewey is illustrated in the
salary of the Office he now fills. which
is only s6000 when on sea duty and less
than that on shore service or leave"
The navy pay table is not an extrava-
CANT schedule, by any means.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

promoters of the movement. This re-
minds us that our own Providence
Journal is showing feverish anxiety
to clean Cuba and We may perhaps
expect that when the job is done the
grateful Cuoans will erect monument
TO our own. Nothing i'm all the Jour
nails efforts to do things has been.more
curious than it's anxiety TO clean and
feed cuba.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

The fund for "A memorial TO the late
George Y. waring I'm the way Of sub
stantial financial assistance FOR his
family has had a new impetus, since the
recent storm demonstrated the In
capacity of New York clty's present
street cleaning department. and bv
contrast emphasized the work ~ col.
Waring. d Is proposed TO raise 10000
aud more than half that amount has
already been subscribed without re-
quiring much effort on The part ol the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27
NEW sPAPER WARRIORS.

A correspondent I'm this war had to
display many more qualities than au-
dacious enterprise and the capacity for
vivid description on short notices The
expenses that must be incurred were
something tremendous. and the corre-
spondent who had not I'm addition to
dash and brilliancy shrewd Yankee
notion of driving "A bargain could have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

AS contributions to the enlarged navy
that is to safeguard our outlying pos
sessions there are already twelve
former ships OF Spain now flying the
Stars and Stripes. The ships of Ger
vera are abandoned. more's the pity,
since they were too thoroughly battered
to- make IL practicable TO restore them
in good condition on an even keel 1t
is yet hoped to raise the Reina Mer-
cedes. which the Spaniards turned loose
and sunk near the entrance to Santiago
harbor just after Cervera's squadron
was destroyed. but meantime Dewey
has raised seven of Montijos ships, and
there are five of the Cuban lotilla in
possession OF our government. There
are no very big ships among them, but
they are right tight little cruisers and
gunboats particularly well suited for
the service they have heretofore per-
formed and will be called upon to per-
form again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

without lmpugning the. motives Of
such of the Democratic leaders as op-
pose the policy of expansion. Il seems
not unjust TO suspect that there would
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

H. is proposed in FairhaVen ana
Whatcom TO pass an ordinance taxing
BICYCLES The proceeds from the tax
will be used In building "a boulevard
between the two cities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

Having no Jail at Jerome a. r.. the
police handcuff the arms OF the prls-
oners around telegraph poles The
lawbreakers can stand. sit or lie down.
but cant escape hugging the pole.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27

More than 200 municipalities in Eng
land. Scotland and Ireland now own
the municipal gas works.
IL was stated I'm O London police
court recently that eight or nine shil-
lngs n day eau be made By begging.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regalar call-12 O'Clock m.-Capital Trac-
T., \ Electric Light 10 at los; 10 at los: ) at
JOG District Title, % at ). Chesapeake and Po-
loo at lsit: loo at 1al.; so az 49,: 50 at I5il
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 1i3; . at 143; 10 at
type, 100 at 1Sa.; loo at ls.s; loo at ISL After
cail-Columba National Bank, 10 at I3i. Lam
ston Monotype, 50 at 1874. L. S. Electric Light
District of Columbia Bonds-2c-year fund 5s. log
bid. 1881. asked. 3o-year fund Gs, gold, 1lO bid
3.65s. funding. currency, 116 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds..Metropolitan Railroad 5s
ll9 bid Metropolitan Railroad COW. 6s, 120 bid.
METROPOLITAN Railroad certificates of indebtedness.
A, 125 bid Metropolitan Railroad certificates Of
road S. brd 20 asked lexington % Railroad f ass Gs
80 bid, loo asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 12O bid.
GAS cSmPany s seres m IL d sd
Z; >. Electric Light debentnre imp. lo4l2 hid.
American Security and Trust 5s F. and A. loo
bid American Security and Trust IS, A. and O..
bid Washington Market Company imp ss, ' iio iio
bid Washington Market Company ext, 6s. 1lo
ington Light Infantry ist ss. 80 bid ' '''' ""'"-
-, National Bank stoeksLBank 1 of Washington. 29o
1870 and s s'' S
Second; 13s bid. Citizens, I4o bid Columbia.
9i bid 100 asked Traders 80 p bid. fsi Iincoin. en
safe. Deposit and Trust Companies National
Loan and Trust 1888 bid, 1s0 asked. American
Security and Trust, l4s bid Washington Safe De
Railroad stocks Capital Traction. esll bid, esN
asked Metropolitan. 12lh bid, 125 asked. CO.
lumba, Is bid, Is asked.
Gas and Electric Light stocks-washington Gas,
C. s. Electric Light, 1865. bid 1857 asked ed 1'Ae''
Insurance Stocks-Fiiemens 80 bid. Franklin,
80 bid. Metropolitan, 81 bid. Corco-an, IS bid
Potomac. 63 bid Arlington, 134 bid, 147 asked.
German American, 1S5 bid. National Union. 10
bid. 1 2assed. Columbia, II hid, 12A asked.
Riggs. ls7bid. Sasked. Peoples 81 hid o asked
Lincoln, 9l4 bid. Commercial. bid Az asked
e Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 80
asked. Columbia Title Az bid 5 asked. WASH
ington Title, bid. District Title, 81 bid 6
asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania, 40 hid. 4S
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. x6s bid 65I6
asked: American Graphophone. 1S bid 13s asked.
American Graphopbone. preferred 13 bid, IA
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage 43 bid 15
asked.
MISCELLANEOUS Stocks - Mergenthaler Lnotype
142ll bid 1421s asked. Lanstop Monotype, Is bid
lSts asked Washington Market 10 bid. Great
Falls Ice. 110 bid. Norfolk and Washington steam
boat, 100 asked. Lincoln Hail. so asked.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
FINANCE AND TRADE
War Scares Abroad Fail to Stir
Our Markets.
LOOKING FOR HIGHER PRICES
General Fluctuations in the List
During the Day.
E F F f CT ON SUG a r
Special Dispatch to The Evening star

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening star
NEW YORK, January 19.-The failure to
produce apprehension in London markets
by war scares evolved in Wall street cir
cles and the prevailing ease in money at
European and local centers served to
steady prices in today's stock market The
buying was not always of the best. but
IL served to demonstrate the preponderance
Oh the desire to see higher prices
During the, opening hour Metropoli,an
iiactlon was offered down by a prominent I
trader IN the evident hope of forcing a
general decline. The stock in question de
cilnec from l4l to 1874 On small offerings
decline of d full point being recorded be-
tween sales.
The effort to force low quotations being
easily recognized considerable oppos,tion
was specify developed, and practically all
OF the loss was recovered during the noon
hour- While these tactics were being en-
ployed against one group of securities ;he
general market relapsed into dullness
thereby showing its lack of sympathy with
the movement
Later in the day the entire market moved
up under an improved demand for both ac-
counts. The demand for the better class of
bonds continues on liberal scale and in
vestors are known to be in search of the
better class of divdend-paying stocks.
such conditions do not encourage weak
ness. but may. as al present make dullness
present range of values is not too high for
broad market but without an extension
o. business, reactions are likely to be fire.
quent even though insignificant
The debate on the Hawaiian treaty is
likely to find prompt reflection in the mar
ket particularly in Sugar. because at its
direct concern with the results of such leg
islation. Competition is sufficiently acute
already to make that corporation extreme
ly sensitive to new enterprises and COM
petition naturally precludes extra diyi-
dends.
There are few stocks with an established
dividend rate of i per cent which require
eNtra-dividend gossip to force the price up
over 1io, but the American Sugar Com
pany is undeniably one of the few. The
in portance of Sugars action in a narrow
market cannot be orerestimated any i'm
pcrtant movement in that specially being
equal to overcoming for a time routine de-
velopments
The trading today was inspired by
rumors of the failure of the treaty, but
beyond the covering of short contracts
there was little in the movement. The
general market reflects a degree of strength
at bottom quite unusual, aid this quality
may prove superior to the dulness.
The railroad list attracts no special de-
mand, but strong-box holdings are not he
Ing diminished, and confidence in the mar
ket's ultimate action is Tot wanting how
ever scarce it may be as to it's day-to-day
course.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
NINETY MILLIONS EXPECTED.
Estimated Receipts of the Post Office
Department for This Fiscal Year.

Estimated Receipts of the Post Office
Department for This Fiscal Year.
The financial department of the Post Of
flee Department has prepared an inter-
esting statement of the probable revenues
for the present fiscal year, based upon the
revenues received from the larger offices
for the first half of this fiscal year.
1t is as follows Receipts from thirty of
the larger offices for the year ending June
30, 1897, $32, 792, ,924. This represents a per
cent of total revenue equal to 1914. Re-
ceipts from same offices to December, Sl7,-
456,952 Estimated on this basis for six
months, to June 30 1898, $17, 1856 ,952. Total
estimated revenue for these offices for the
year, $34912904. Estimating $3i,912,904 to
be 1914 per cent of revenue, makes total
revenue for the year, sSS.052. 721.
The second half Of any fiscal year al
ways bears considerably more postal reve-
nue. than the first half 1t is estimated
that the post office receipts for the present
half of the fiscal year will exceed the first
half by at least s2,0O0.O00. making the es-
timated total revenue for the present fiscal
year $90,OO0, 600.
The total revenue for the fiscal year end
ed June 80 last was $50, ,665, ,OOO
1t thus appears that the postal receipts
for the present fiscal year will exceed the
last by 100000.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
SECURING ARMOR PLATE.
Secretary Long FavOrs Contracting
With Private Concerns.

Secretary Long, accompanied by Chief
Constructor Hichborn, Chief O'Neiil of the
bureau Of ordnance, and Judge Advocate
General Lemiey, appeared before the Sem
ate committee on naval affairs today. The
Secretary said that the Navy Department
had prepared full plans calling for an
armor plant. The bids were to be opened
en- the 29th instant Secretary Long said
he had entered into further negotia ations
with private armor plants and he believed
that he could make contract for the sup
ply of armor plate for the Illinois, Ala
hama and Wisconsin which would be ready
whenever the ships We're ready, at $500 per
ton. He recommended that an arrange
ment to this effect should be made.
1t appears that the cost of a government
plant would be from S3,JOO,000 to s. .500,OOO
He said that if the government adopted the
policy of providing its own plant arnlor
could be expected from such plant for
about three years. The committee has
taken no action upon the armor plate mat
ter, and 1t is considered proba BILE that the
whole question will receive attention In
that &C injection.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
AMENDING CHARTERS.
Commissioners Pass Upon Measure
Affecting Three RniIMnx Comnanies

The District Commissioners today sub
mitted to Acting Chairman Curtis of the
House District committee a report on House
bill G14S, to amend the charter of the Eek
in9ton and Soldiers Home Railway Com
pany, the Maryland and Washington Rail-
way Company and the Belt Line Railway
Company ard for other purposes
The Commissioners say they do not deem
il advisable to the public interests to grant
indefinite authority to consolidate street
railways within the District, and still less
advisable to authorize consolidation with
roads outside of the District, organized and
operated under charters not granted by
Congress, as such roads and their officials
are not readily made amenable to the laws
governing street railways within the Dis
trict.
They say there is no objection known to
a consolidation with the Belt Railway Com
pany. providing such consolidation be made
within such limited fixed time as Congress
in its wisdom may determine, nor with the
Washington and Maryland Railway Com.
pany within the District under a similar
time restriction. Subject to those restric-
items. the Commissioners say there is no
objection to the second section of the pro-
posed act.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
THE GoRDON-CLAGET CONTEST.
The Testimony of Eye-Witncsses
Being Taken.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, January 19.-The third
day of the trial in the Gordon and Clagett
election contest was called this morning,
but. owing 10 witnesses who failed to re-
spond to their names, court was not open
ed until 1915 am.
The first witEess called was DR.. Lewis H.
Griffith of Marlboro district, who was
a candidate on the democratic ticket at
tie last election for clerk of the court. He
said he had been acquainted with Mr..
VIM. B. Clagett since 1879 He said he
never vent to election district with
Mr. Clasett, but had met him at different
districts. He further stated that the
jority in Marlboro district has always
been republican, and the last election was
the first time he had ever known it to go
democratic: has always given a republi
can majority from 60 to 300, and that Mr..
Belts majority two years ago over Mr..
Clagetts was 81. He further stated he
had no knowledge of any conversation held
with MIR. Clagett during the campaign
to influence the action of any election offi-
cial in any of the districts, especially in
SUrratts, Kent and Spalding districts. The
counsel for the contestee entered an OBJ
lection to this question. The witness fur
ther stated that Mr.. Clagett never told
MIN nor did he know that he had any
conversation with any election official.
Further than that he declined to answer.
Was asked, Did Mr.. ClaSett during the
campaign tell you he had paid or sent any
money to be paid to any election ofticlal?''
Mr.. Clagett did not tell him during the
campaign that he had paid or sent any
money to be paid to any election official
for the purpose Of influencing that election.
Refused TO answer If he had any
versation with Mr.. Clagett on the subject
during the campaign with reference to
sending money to any election official, on
grounds that Mr. Clagett was chairman
o s
county and treasurer of the campaign
fund.