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Evening star., 1898-08-11

1t is not expected either at the State De-
partment or at the French legation that a
reply from Spain with relation to the sign
ing of the protocol Will be received In time
for the signing OF the protocol today. Early
this morning it was said that the slena-
lures would probably be attached at 2
Evening star., 1898-08-11

Information has been received in this city
that United States Senator George G. Vest
of Missouri is critically Ill at Asbury Park,
n. J. Senator Vest has been in poor health
for many months, but it was thought his
stay in Asbury Park would result In an i'm
provelnent of his condition.
Evening star., 1898-08-11
wronged Husbands Fatal shots.

DEADWOOD, S. D., August u-In a
shooting affray at Central City today,
Judge ]. p. Giddings, Ed Shannon and Jack
Wear were killed and Mrs. Ed Shannon
wounded. Intimacy between Giddings and
Mrs. Shannon is given as the cause of the
tragedy.
Evening star., 1898-08-11
MIR. PHELPS WILL RECOVER.

HIS physicians Look fOr Rapid Pro-
gress Toward Health.
BENNINGTON, VT, August 11.-Consid-
erabls Improvement was noted today in the
condition of Mr.. Edward ]. Phelps, who is
Ill at the home Of General Mccullough, at
North Bennington
The patient was said to be free from pain
ana resting quietly The physicians now
look for rapid recovery.
Evening star., 1898-08-11
READY TO ACCEDE
Spain Knows the Points of the Presi.
dents Reply.
TEXT NOT YET RECEIVED
Spanish Cabinet VIII Consider It
in Full This Afternoon.
WAR AT ONCE TO STOP

The Spanish cabinet will have the
full text of President Mckinley's re-
ply at its meeting this afternoon. 1t
is believed in Madrid that the gov
ernment is ready to aocede at once.
Evening star., 1898-08-11

WARM SPRINGS. Ga, August 1.-THE
democrats OF the fourth district have re-
nominated Judge w. c. -Adamscn tor Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1898-08-11

Col. Miller of the quartermasters depart
ment, who was at the department today,
reported that there would be no trouble at
all about the water supply at Montauk
Point He said that after passing through
the hard pan in drilling wells they struck
gravel and found an abundance of good
water. Surg. Gen. StePnberg says there
appears to be no trouble whatever about
the abundance of water of good quality.
Evening star., 1898-08-11
STILL WITHOUT SHELTER.
Montauk Camp Troubles Seem Like e.
to Continue Awhile.

y
to Continue Awhile.
NEW YORK, August 11.-Many of the
soldiers at Montauk camp are still without
shelter. Detachments of troops continue to
arrive, and many of those who came today
will be without shelter tonight There are
nearly fifty sick soldiers in the hospital
tents, who are without comfortable beds
OF good nourishment
Fresh milk is needed for the typhoid pa
tients. 1t is stated that arrangements are
being made to have an ample supply of
milk shipped to the camp every day.
Four tank cars of fresh water from
Brooklyn are expected at the camp this
afternoon. 1t is said that consignment
OF hospital supplies sent by the Red Cross
Society and the War Relief Association
will be at the camp tonight.
The men of the Sixth Cavalry are now
all provided with tents and are as COM
Portable as circumstances will permit.
A number of detachments of the Rough
Riders arrived here today from Tampa,
Fla, and proceeded at once to the camp.
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Plain Talk

Two years ago last spring the entire Re-
publican press Of California was ardent In
advoca ting the free coinage of silevr.
Three months later, with the exception
Of the incorruptible Sacramento Bee, all
these papers were advocating the gold
standard.
What changed them?
Certainly not argument. The question has
been argued by them for months.
What did change them.
Not conviction, surely. One paper might
change its convictions in week. or two
or three might. But the whole lot-never.
Then what did change them?
An unreasoning obedience to the party
whip, cracked by Mark Hanna, changed
some.
Money changed most of them.
This money was paid by rich men and corr
porations.
It was not paid by the poor men, by the
farmers and laborers. They haven't money
to pay out in Journalistic bribery.
Now, then, do you workmen believe that
the rich men and corporations contributed
this money in order to bride newspapers
to help fix a financial system for your benz
eft? Are rich men and corporations accus-
toned to spend money for you poor mems
good? Have you ever ratified any of these
philanthropists' dollars in your pocket?
Just ask yourself these questions when
goldbug organs tell you that your prospers
ity depends on the gold standard; when
they assure you that only love for you
actuates them in warning you Of the dana
gers of cheap money.
Remember who bought these organs
when they all change tune at once. ReA
member who keep them bought
Then 60 copper their advice.-Stocktou
Mail.
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lation Of California. and any Republican
aspiring to the senate now, when the
sop of the governorship has been tossed
here, would be hooted for his excessive
gall.
We think It will be demonstrated, how
ever. that the non-machine Republicans
Of this section feel greater interest In
the San Pedro harbor matter. for ex-
ample. than they do in all the literary
gush with which the Republican ma
chine has slavered the newspapers. The
platform treats of about everything un-
der the sun. ranging from the Philippine
islands to milk adulteration. The read
ing of 1t may be all we'll enough to
while away few idle hours, OF to ban
ish insomnia, but the gist Of the matter
is that it fails to fill a much felt want
at this end of the state.
1t is not yet too late for Republicans
who are not under the wheels of the
juggernaut to save the senatorship for
Southern California. They are vastly
more than balance Of power. If they
will now simply avow their independ-
ence and follow the lines marked out by
their newspapers only few weeks ago,
they may thwart the Vaccinations of
the ring which Is seeking to rob us of
a senator.
The Republican press Of Southern
California was unanimous, at the out
set, against the movement to leopard
the senatorship for the sake of an office
comparatively as important as a scare
crow in a cornfield. The members Of
the party also, the honest, intelligent
element, Endorsed the lead of the press
and secuted the idea Of pushing south
ern man for governor.
Southern California needs and de-
serves to have a representative in the
United States senate. If independent
Republicans will now simply follow their
natural inclinations and Indignantly
spurn what the machine has thrown to
them, our place in the United States
senate will still be assured.
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A REPUBLICAN YEARp

In his address of acceptance Mr.. Gage
gave. his hearers little blarney about
how he would rather be governor of
California than president Of the United
States. It is a rather weak imitation
of Henry Clay's famous aphorism. but
we will pass it. In the next sentence,
however. Mr.. Gage says. This is Re-
publican year." the inference being that
Republican walk-over, or tidal wave,
or avalanche, may be expected Novem-
Der 9Th. That same phrase, Republican
year." has been footballed through the
whole Republican camp for several
weeks. We should like to see the found
alton for the claim.
In the very full vote cast for presi-
dent, two years ago, the Republicans
had a bare plurality Of 2797. They would
have been beaten but for the detection
of the so-called Gold Democrats. Two
their ballots for the straight Palmer and
Buckner ticket. A considerable number
of Gold Democrats voted, however, d.
rectly for Mckinley, as they did in the
other states. If all the Gold Democrats
had voted the regular Democratic ticket
it is evident that considerable plurality
for Bryan would have been the result.
Going back to the election four years
ago, equivalent In character to the one
just ahead, we find that the Democratic
candidate for governor was elected by
plurality Of 1906. Go back still fur
ther, to the presidential election Of 1892,
and we find Democratic plurality Of
IA for Cleveland.
Deducing sure Republican year"
from such back-look is close second to
the extraction Of "sunbeams from Gu
cumbers."
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NOT TOO LATE

What proportion of the Republicans
of Southern California desire to with
draw representation of this section in
the United States senate? That is the
naked question. Three yards Of plat
form platitudes cannot hide it nor dis
guise 1t. The thirty-seven subjects
treated in that voluminous document
may all be interesting, but they fail to
touch even the edge of our vital need in
this end of the state. The scattering
of tissues" over a newspaper page, like
shot fired at barn door, does not sat
isfy the requirements ofssouthern Cali
fornia. Every interest in this section de-
mands that our present representation
be maintained. There Is not a nom
machine voter in this whole end Of the
state Of any party who does not under
stand and appreciate the immense value
of the service rendered by Senator
White.
But a power stronger than the rank
and file Of the Republican party has
decreed that the Organization shall go on
record as In favor Of the withdrawal
from the United States senate Of such
a champion as our distinguished senator
has been. Senator White, or any other
senator, earnest in effort for the inter-
ests Of this district, is necessarily per-
soma non grata to the shrewd old manip-
ulator OF railroads and men.
The idea that the nomination of Mr.
Gage does not initiate against our SEN
|atoriaI prospects is an insult to average
Intelligence. No Republican aspirant
from this section of any Judgment would,
under present circumstances, think of
making the race for senator. 1t would
be foolish waste of time and money
to attempt to gather votes in the legis-
lature. Our end Of the state is COM
| paratively small element In the popu.
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FIRST GET THEM

The discussion about what we shall
do with the Philippines Is on a level
with a boys generosity in promising
gifts Of fish that he expects to catch.
Our title to that property is at present
very weak, to say the least. Whether
we may be able to quiet" 1t later, as
the lawyers say, is another matter.
Surely no title company would be in
clined to guarantee 1t now.
1t must be remembered that Manila
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TEMPoRA MUTANTUR

Describing the royal plate at Windsor
castle, the Pail Mall Magazine (August)
says, among other things:
In the midst of such an "embarras de
richesse as the plate pantries contain,
1t is we'll to first note some Of the more
historic treasures which are to be seen
on every side. Here, for instance, is a
trophy dating from the spacious times
of the good Queen Bess. 1t is magnih-
cent silver-g!lt flagon, some three feet in
height, of the shape of the old pilgrims
bottle, and was taken as Is set down
In the castle records, from the ship Of
the admiral Of the Spanish armada in
1855.
Well might Drake, Hawkins, Sir Amy
as Leigh and their fellows hunt the
Spaniards SO remorselessly, when such
trophies of their prowess were to be
won.
This is IAN honest confession" which,
the old proverb says, "is good for the
SOUL" but 1t is doubtful whether the
souls, or shades, of those ancient mar
liners and "remorseless' hunters of the
Spanish. referred to by the Pail Mall
Magazine. will feel at all pleased at the
insinuation that, in battling against the
armada. they were inspired more by the
prospect Of Spanish plumber than by
English patriotism. And yet, from the
point Of view Of the sixteenth century
the Magazine is right. That was a cen
fury Of plumber on sea and shore, and
war then meant successful robbery, az
we'll as the breaking of skulls.
Tempora mutantur ct nos mutamu,
in ILLS. Fancy what the world would say
today If our gallant Admiral Sampson
or schley. II thought of Spanish "tro.
phies" had entered into their calcula.
tions in preparing to meet and captur,
Spanish battleships. or while swoopint
like a whirlwind down upon Cervera'.
doomed feet in Santiago waters! II
our war with Spain the trophies wol
by our prowess were the triumph O.
right over wrong. Of Justice and libert,
over oppression and misrule. These ar,
trophies as priceless as they are i'm
perishable-American trophies.
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Start the Navy Right

President Mckinley should understand
that Washington navy and army boards are
enfeebled by rust and technical theories
What we now need Is the fastest and in
every way the best warships Of all classes
that American shipbuilders, the most ex-
perienced and successful in the world, can
construct; and the less the naval board has
to do with them beyond the technique of
construction after the speed and general
makeup shall have been determined, the
better 1t will be for the great American
navy that must now take rank as the second
naval power Of the earth.-Philadelphia
Times.
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UNTIL SEPTEMBER FIRST

The Los Angeles Daily and Sunday
Herald will be mailed to any address In
Southern California OF Arizona for three
months for - 90. cash In advance. Are
you Democrat? Now 10 your oppOr-
tunity. This offer does not stand good
after September 1.
The Los Angeles Herald 10 tho only
Democratic daily in Southern California
Publishing full Associated Press re-
ports. Ifyou are already subscriber
insluce your political brethren to sub
scribe to the, best Dem ocratic exponent
in Southern California.
SEND IN your subscription Of $500 for
the campaign before September 1. Mako
all checks. drafts and money orders pay
able to Tho Herald Publishing Com
pany, Los Angeles.
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Porto Rico az q Colony

Porto Rico we cannot assimilate In gen.
erations, but given local autonomous gov
eminent the island will have peace, pros
perity and home rule. Left to this sep
crate existence managing its own affairs,
enjoying American trade. protected by the
American flag. Its prosperity will increase
by leaps and bounds. Spain has ruined
these islands by insisting on bringing them
into the Spanish system. If the United
States is wise it will give these Islands the
privilege and prosperity Of colonies, and
will not bring them within our system, to
their loss,-Philadelphia Press.
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Americas New Field

The historian should unroll his scroll. He
will have to record the life and times of a
new figure. the American as permanent
settler in the tropics He has gone there
as a fugitive. missionary, traveller
sailor and soldier and adventurer ana
trader. Now he goes to live. to occupy and
possess, to found institutions, establish In
dustries, to do what the English have done
In Egypt and India. Nobody has ventured
so near the equator with such hopes, and
will they be attained? The story has yet
to be told.-Kansas City Star.
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SIMPLE SONGS FoRsucKERs
The Republican Platform

Our old platform is daisy;
Read It through and you'll go crazy.
Don't like socialistic outlooks;
Wants the state to furnish school books;
Pleased with Alger's way of doing;
Likes the cud OF our Seventies chewing:
Sugar lands need annexation.
Tax on sugar Is vexation;
Men with .beets can cultivate 'em-
That's our latest ultimatum.
Look for what you want, you'll md It;
Skip the stun In front. behind II;
For our platform is a daisy;
Read 1t through, and you'll go Grassy.
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In our Pomona correspondence yes
terday is an extract from letter writ
ten by a volunteer at Manila. The writer
is not pleased with what he has seen Of
Philippine population. He says there
are too many Chinese and Japanese run
ming around loose" But those are the
aristocrats. Wait till he sees the Philip
pine edition Of the wild Man Of Bor-
neo,"
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Williams Hand In Samoa

The government is going ahead rapidly
with its plan to fortify Pago-Pago harbor
al a naval station, while the Germans m
Samoa are obviously making ready to seize
the whole group. There is the making Of q
very pretty row in this affair. but the treaty
rights Of the United States. like those Of
England, are unquestioned, and a little
hrmness will maintain them against Gers
man intrigue.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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New way Of Raising Revenue

We have found new way Of raising reve-
nue. which helps to show the absurdity
and prick the pretension of the old way.
Our commercial statistics show that high
tariff Is wasteful way Of raising revenue,
and does not possess any virtue to pffset
its shortcomings in this respect. On the
other hand, the new form Of taxation az
fords . way Of retreat from the false posi-
ton in which many old sentinets Of the
Chinese wall find themselves. and many
there are who will avail themselves Of it,.
Boston Transcript.
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had not been captured when the peace
protocol was signed. We had no foot
ing on the land, with the exception of
Cavite, which had been occupied by Ad-
miral Dewey, together with the bit of
ground adjacent to Manila on which
General Merritt's troops had landed.
The Spanish army was in possession
Of Manila. and Spain held sway in all
the archipelago.
An interesting question must arise as
to the status Of Manila and the whole
group when the peace commission meets.
an adjustment is to be effected. There
will be five American and five Spanish
commissioners, with no provision for a
referee or umpire. Suppose the Span
iards contend that their title to the Phil
ippines remains perfectly good, with the
exception Of naval facilities vaguely al
luded to. What are we going to do about
1T? The five Spanish votes will count
for as much as the five American votes.
We shall be surprised, in fact, II the
Spanish side of the commission does not
stand UP stif1ly for the status quo ante
bellum, so far as the Philippines are
concerned.
When the protocol was prepared it
looked very much as II our gov
eminent had made mistake In not hav-
ing some specific understanding as to
what we might have in the Philippines.
Leaving the matter to an equally divided
commission, without any foundation
upon which to build an agreement,
seemed like dangerous risk. We notice
that the Madrid newspapers strongly
support the view that Spanish sover-
eighty in the islands has not been af-
fected, and quite likely they voice public
opinion. 1t is an interesting question
whether they do not forecast the attitude
Of the Spanish side in the peace com
mission.
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in November next will go to Mcguire,
who, when elected, will throw the whole
weight Of his high Office for the success
of every measure intended to lessen tax
alton. promote, encourage and extend
the welfare Of all the people of our great
state g.
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Direction Not Important

IT guess" said the Madrid press CENSOR
"that we may as we'll put out bulletin
congratulating the public on the speed de-
veloped by our boats.''
But they Couldn't get away" suggested
the assistant.
That's all right. Horizontal sailing
didn't happen to be their speciality But
think of the rapidity Of their vertical de-
scent."-Washingto Evening Star.
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In view Of the intimate relationship
between the president and Senator
Hanna, the expression Of the latter's
views, as quoted from Minneapolis, is
important. Senator Hanna says: Il do
not think we shall want more than Ma
Mia and its harbor." The senator may
be impressed, however. by his personal
feelings. The Ohio legislators are get
ting on his trail. in bribery charges, and
they may suggest the Fillipinos to his
mind
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Calm-paiu Song

Our Barnes are all filled up with words
All good e-Neff words as they 60;
But they don't feed the corporate herds
In the way they're accustomed to know
Our Knight is beginning to fall;
De Young and de old have to die;
But Crimnldns and Kelly and all
Are for Gage. gold and glory--and pie.
ALFRED I. ToWN6ENna
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The Spaniards are beginning to enjoy
the blessings Of peace. It is reported
that "at the Quintine mine two thou
sand miners have gone on strike, and
forty gendarmes have been ordered
there"
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the tough gambler from south Of Market
street. You're all right, but when you go
to make speech, the first thing you know
you'll be saying "Choo, choo! Choo. chool
Choo, choo! Choo, choo! Choo, choo!
THE MIND READER.
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The American Case

The second victory of Manila puts the
finishing touches on the American case
Although won after the preliminary treaty
of peace was signed, 1t wild have due
weight In the negotiations. and will
strengthen immeasurably the position Of
the washington government.-st. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
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Illiteracv and War

The value Of brains in warfare as CONS
pared to brute force is too thoroughly req
ognized in these days to require any insist
ence. But the war between the United
States and Spain, It's features and its res
suits, have enforced the fact that educay
ton is one of the greatest factors In tho
strength of a AUTHORIZATION Traveller.
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The small-bore caliber Of Secretary
Alger appeared in an interview with
a reporter. When asked whether the
government would do anything for the
soldiers who could get no employment
when discharged, he replied: 1.-The gov
eminent is not conducting an employ
ment bureau" The remark was brutal.
but characteristic.
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Now we hear of San Diego's Pacific
steamship line by way Of the City Of
Mexico. It is back to the japanese
scheme again. and Mexico is taking an
interest in it.s
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We fear 1t will be long time before
the president Of the San Bernardino,
Arrowhead and Waterman railroad will
be able to dictate the nomination Of a
governor. His balance sheet for the
year shows a net income Of 1928.
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The last years exports of locomotives
from the United States would. in num-
bers, just fit leap year, one for each
day. Three hundred and sixty-six was
the exact output.
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The report that Mr.. Huntington was
shot at was probably a blunder in tele-
graphic transmission. 1t very likely
grew out Of telegram, directed to him
from aScramento, to the effect that his
candidate for governor of California is
already a target for considerable hot
shot.
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Governor Gage. It has a harmo-
NOUS, euphonious and altogether pleas
ing sound" says our morning contem-
porary. Yes. 1t jingles tremendously
with broad gauge and narrow gauge.
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It might have been a little less sug-
gestive of ready-made goods II the nom
nation had not been unanimous. 1t was
previously understood that one or two
ballots would be taken, not necessarily
as a part Of the performance, but to
give few ambitious delegates chance
to daily with machine made ballots.