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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21

FOR SAIE-ELEGANT NEW DWELLING 1909
Rhod. Island ave; few steps west of Iowa Circle
This house was not built TO sell. but for occI-
pan"y OF owners family, three persuns for whose
use II Is 500 large No expense was spared to
make II perfect throughout. Certainly no Ioca.
ton IN Washington is more beautiful or desirable
Apply 10 j. W. NAIRN, Owner. 1898 Vt. ave-
FOR SAI.E-D0 YOU WANT GOOD AND
,heap hoiise on 18TH street, Really bargain.
dcl6-tf JOHN SHERMAN, $40 18th ST.
FOR SALE NEW HOUSES ON I4TH ST NEAR
Md ave- he; q rooms, back pore hes and all
MODERN improvements; heated by furnaces; fine
cabinet mantels: perfect gem OF a home.
dei-f Owner, N0XLEY. ITO 18th st. sc.
TOR SALE-TwO OF THE FINEST DWELLINGS
In Columbian College subdivision, cor 18th and
Binn-y sts. IL rooms each: niagnifcently finish
cd. will be sold cheap and good terms. Apply
TO owner. CHAS C. DUNCANSoN, 9Th and d
SITS. de21-tf
The sun., 1898-01-09
New Forts That Need Men.

with the resumption Of It's duties after
the holiday recess Congress should mako
one Of Its earliest studies the increase Of
the artillery.
The War Department regards as impera-
at Fort Constitution In Portsmouth; at
Growers Cliff and two other points in Bos-
ton Harbor; at Dutch Island In Narragan-
sett Bay at Great Gull and Plum islands,
near the eastern entrance Of Long Island
Sound at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook; at
Finn's Point, on the Delaware; at North
Point, near Baltimore; at Sheridan
Point, on the Potomac: at Fort Caswell,
below Wilmington; at Fort Sumter; at
Tybee Island; at Fort Morgan; at Fort
st. Philip, on the Mississippi; at Fort
Point, Galveston; at Ballast Point, San
Diego; at Fort Baker; finally, at Fort Ste
vens, near the mouth Of the Columbia.
These, be It observed, are only few Of
the new places which will ultimately need
garrisons, but they are selected because Of
some of which will be supplied with their
guns during the present session Of Con-
gress. In every case troops could only be
assigned to these defences by taking them
from others. It will further be observed
that all OF these forts cover important
points, and most of them the approaches to
rich and populous cities, inviting attack,
including Portland, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Or
leans, and San Francisco.
Since the meeting Of Congress in De.
cember, the Associated Board of Trade Of
Boston. representing twenty.four minor
bodies, and, it is said, $3.50, 100000 of
business capital, has asked for such an
increase of the artillery as will enable it to
care for the new defences In peace and
furnish the nucleus of skilled artillerymen
which would be necessary in war. In this
request 1t backs up the Chamber Of Com
merce of New York and other similar
bodies all over the land.
An addition of at least two artillery regi-
ments should be made forthwith.
The sun., 1898-01-09
Stamp It Out.

TRn SuN In It's modesty and habit Of due
regard for all the divisions Of the United
States Ia not seeking to spread the idea that
sAas goes New York, so goes the Union
II events first happening here are repeated
elsewhere throughout the country, we are
not inclined therefore to look upon ourselves
a. the original inspiration. But no conceit Is
In the assertion that the contemplate fac
tf6hal conspiracy arranged here last fall
Sgainst the regular Republican organization
by wHrTKLAw REID and SETH Low, their
ellies, and dupes, has been tremendous
stimulus, IL not the final determining cause,
Of the factional revolts In the States Of Ohio
and Maryland that threaten to rob the Re-
publican party Of two seats In the Federal
6enate, and to reduce it to impotence in
those States.
When considerable number Of citizens
cfconservative and Republican connections
Gould be found to scoff at the Republican
party In the great industrial and financial
centre Of New York city, what difficulty
was there for fellow partisans more prac-
ticed in throat.cutting to defy the party ih
the Western State of Ohio and in the lately
revolutionized member of the solid South,
Marylandi ay.e.....
To the unprinelpled selfshness of REID
Of New York and KURTz Of Ohio, reason
and the decencies of partisanship have no
6hancsin appeal. Politicians of theirstamp
must 20 made powerless by the withdrawal
from them of the support of all the honest
friends of the political principles which
they, as alleged Republican,, have pre-
tended to support. Such traitors and Mug
wumps must be stamped out or the defeat
of the Republicans and the restoration Of
the Democracy lately effected In the city of
New York will be copied throughout the
United States.
The sun., 1898-01-09

more aggressive than ever In the Demo
cratic party, . faction impellsd solely
by personal niaIignity and spite is en-
gagged hero In an avowed conspiracy to
divide the Republican party in this city
and State. These traitors talk about get.
ting up an enrolment of Republicans In
the interest Of their scheme OF betrayal.
No Republican who respects himself and
no good citizen will have anything to do
with such scheme to deliver over this
State TO the mercies Of the political COM
binatlon represented by BRYAN.
The first enemies the Republicans Of this
city must overcome and disperse are these
malignant traitors. There can be no parley
with them they are political vermin who
must be destroyed.
The sun., 1898-01-09
SOMETHING JUST As GooD.
How Bilious Man Gave Up His Two Cups Of
Breakfast CefTee.


From the Cleveland PLATA Dealer.
An East End man was advised some time
ago not to drink coffee. His doctor told him 1t
helped to make his liver torpid and his liver
was doing It's best to render life miserable for
himself and all tho rest Of the family.
But, no, he couldn't give up his two cups at
breakfast time. He couldn't mako the sacri.
fce. Nothing could take the place of the de-
licious. Java and Mocha mixed that he had
One day his wife suggested in q mild way
Of tho brands Of initiation coffee. He almost
THAT informal stufi!" he cried. Not much.
The very first gulp would settle me. I'd like
so see ANY. try to fool me with counter
He didn't notice that his wife quietly smiled.
But. strange 70 say, from, that time on he grew
sened. He felt like a new man.
Hello: ! doc" be cried. Tim getting better
"aive9 up coffee. have your Queried the
"aiyen up cofeei Not much. Conee's all
A few weeks later he met the man from whom
he orders @ his groceries.
rr.a. YeS said the convaescent I'm feeling
by the way" said the grocer, you seem to
Ike that substitute I've been sending yOu."
why. that substitute for Coffee" and he
named one of the numerous limitations of the
fragrant berry.
Never had o cup Of 1t in the house." said
the bilious man emphatically.
That funny" said the grocer II haven't
sold your folks q pound of genuine coffee In the
Tho bilious man didn't say Anything further
but bis thoughts were busy. The next morn.
but he drank 1t without q tremor. Perhaps he
fanciod he detected the difference. Perhaps
he doesn't know of the deception And every
time he drinks q cup of the decoction he con-
graduates himself on the fact that his health Is
per.
The sun., 1898-01-09

To THE EDIroR OF TIE suN-Sir; VIII you be kind
enough to answer me. and consequently good many
others. this question; II II takes q postal card.
stamped ct Madison avenue station and Twenty
street at lS until next day ct 10 A. n. 20 reach
Sixth street. between First and Second avenues with
Seyen deliveries day, how long would 1t take with
four deliyerOs2
60 one hour later than few months ago Look at
the letter carriers they loaded down, enough TO
break their backs II the United States 10 getting
hard up that the dismissal OF few letter carriers
will keep It from bankruptcy II might ~ well sell
out There are certainly Thousands maspent In other
yet aimee the Org oxteAd the carrier service the
eitiss shan eeonomy. J. nuE1Lka.
The sun., 1898-01-09
An Austrian on Austria-Hungary.

The future Of the Hapsburg dominions
is discussed by "An Austrian" In the cur.
rent number Of the Reviet0 Of Revieps. We
referred lately to the heterogeneous and
irreconcilable elements composing the pop
ulation of the Dual Monarchy. and pointed
out that these were chargeable with the
existing political crisis in the Cis. Lothian
kingdom. The writer In the RevietU of Re.
vietcs, who, evidently, is well informed.
goes further, and insists that the centrif-
ugal tendencies of the dual state are ir.
remediable; that the imperial army is
worthless, owing to the inability of it's
various sections to understand each other;
and that the death or abdication of FRAN.
oIs JOSEPH Is likely to be followed by a
disruption of his possessions.
The predicted ruin of the Hapsburg em-
pire Is attributed to the acceptance of the
principle of dualization, which has awak-
ened widespread desire to transform
Austria Hungary into federation, made
up Of many autonomous States connected
by no tie, except that of allegiance to
common sovereign. 1t Is we'll known that,
for several generations preceding 1s4s, it
was the resolute purpose of the HAPsBURGs
withstanding the resistance encountered
from the Magyars. the purpose long was ad-
hered to even in Hungary, and was carried
so far in Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian
Silesia that. by the beginning of this cen.
tury. the use of the Czech language had al
most disappeared in those provinces among
the educated classes. Since the adoption
of the dual system proposed by Count Won
BEUsT, the opposite principle has been
adopted, for even In the kingdom of Hun
gary. the Croats have been encouraged to
retain their own language and institutions.
while In the polyglot Cis-Leithan king
dom separatist tendencies have had full
sway. The effect upon the imperial army
has been disastrous for two reasons. Even
in the active army. the non-commissioned
officers Of the German, Czech, Polish,
Magyar, Ruthenian, Croat and italian
regiments speak only the language of
their fellow soldiers, while, In the Re.
serve and Landwehr the commissioned
officers, who belong TO the better educated
classes, set their political and racial prin-
ciples above army rules, and would lead the
bulk of the troops against the will of the
commanders, 1t follows that, in the event
of war against Russia, the Czech and other
Slav regiments would be found untrust-
worthy. and the same thing would be true
OF the German or italian regiments In case
Of war with the German Empire or Italy.
Touching this point, the noteworthy fact
is mentioned by the writer in the RevieW
Of Reviews that, few weeks ago, the
National Gasstts, the leading daily paper
Of the Young Czechs, did not hesitate to
declare that "All SlAvb ought TO acquire
the AnAsian Language, prspASAtoIy to .
The sun., 1898-01-09

debate coSpsratloh on the part Of those
controlling the greater portion Of the
cotton mill output-the establishment Of
joint selling agency, or some variation
of what, for want of better term, may be
called q cotton mill trust, which would at
once serve properly to regulate production
and dimlnish what Is felt to be the unneces-
sary and exorbitant profits Of commission
houses In the various cities.
Such, beyond doubt, is the great change
that ID impending In the cotton mill in
dustfy in this country.
The sun., 1898-01-09
trln hnn nta nArn. ,



Ffons Ae Springfield Repubttodn.
The interesting section Of the recent report OF
the Superintendent Of Schools, which deals with
the necessity of baths In the public schools. con-
tains somo statistics which have been gathered
on tho subject In other Cities showing what
proportion Of the families arc provided
with bathtubs In their homes. Fortu-
sS1Sy, ssSy \ front Sn%ls %.,sp to s5s1 similar ar
annual report sss coStsined Information % on this
teresting study. in themselves as showing how
this hand;maiden Of civilization. the batbtnb,
In 1874 less than one-eighth of tho families
who were served by the water works which
sauipp6d With bs6aSbs; @ w1 IN iss6 itto more more
than sixth; in 1890 something moro than a
Ts' Sa Sf s' sFoS SSdas sS
SsinE %sds oas there Sr iHS are sssS out 'usf q
Pie in each. family IN the city. socordnse e's to
every nine people. UniortunSteiy the tables
made out here do not contain tabulations
% ss sSf Y ss' ssppsd sS Of aS
e,sy. !; g thought, howeyor; that the gIopo,r:
naturally 30 expected, both BY tho nature Of our
Inhabitants and by the fact that a very large
proportion Of the houses In which our popula-
tion lives are modern.
1t will be seen by the Springfield table, how
ever. that the statistics OF DIR. Robe, made ton
years ago, which were quoted BY DR.. Ballet, do
from the fact that such enormous increase In
the use OF this convenience has como about since
that time. Some sample figures from the water
report OF past years in this city follow; they In
clude, OF course. all the bathtubs in the city,
some OF which are In public places. but these are
not enough to alter the proportion to any degree:
1874. 1880: 1890. 1895. 1897.
Baths ........... 49e sa9 s.e54 $3.50 6,695
The sun., 1898-01-09

general understanding on the part ot ne
Slav world" On the other hand, u II ~
serted that German member Of the Logger
House Of the Cls.Leithan Parliament hp5lre
the minds of millions Of the German
subjects Of the Hapsburg Kaiser when OF
late he publicly avowed, "Yes, we wish
to be united with the German Empire,
and we do not permit anybody to call us
traitors because we say 90. Austria was for
centuries part Of the Holy Roman Empire,
and even after that had ceased to exist ID
was for half century before 1865 united
In some form with the German Bund.
Why should not this be possible againf
Why should that which was legal before
1866 be called treason nowT We are told
also that, In the German districts Of Bohe-
mia, the an-Germanistio colors (black,
red, and gold) are displayed instead
OF the Austrian colors (black and
Yellow, and that scarcely peasants
hut Is without the pictures of Emperor
WILLIAM and BISMARCK. On the other
hand, in the Czech districts are found like
nesses of JOHN Huss and Of the Gear hang
ing side by side. The inference drawn from
these facts is that Austria Hungary event
ually must be ground up between the two
mighty millstones, Germany and Russia.
1t is not believed, however, that the pro-
cess of disintegration will set in during
the reign of FRANCIS JOSEPH. who has
tried to be constitutional monarch, and
is liked by the people at large. The
heir-apparent to the Hapsburg crown,
however, the Archduke FRANCIS FERpI-
NAND Of Este, is a weakling In body and
mind, who is not credited with single
qualification for the arduous task of govern
ing the Dual Monarchy. Should he, owing
to his delicate health, decline to occupy the
throne, his place would be taken by his
younger brother, Archduke OTTo, who,
on the score Of his morals, manners, and
political principles, is despised by all
the subjects of the Hapsburg mon
archy, regardless Of nationality, party or
creed. But, however imminent the dis.
ruption Of Austria-Hungary may seem. IL
we conflne our attention to the internal
situation, the writer In the Review Of
Revie,rs undertakes the constructive force
that may be exercised for some time to
come by external pressure. Undoubtedly,
the German Empire would fight to prevent
the Cars acquisition of Bohemia, which is
interposed, like wedge, between Saxony
and Prussian Silesia, while the Poles, the
Magyars, and the Saxons in Transyl-
vania would resist desperately any at
tempt OF Russia to encroach upon the
Trans-Leithan kingdom. Any conceivable
partition of the Hapsburg dominions be-
tween the German Empire and Russia
would compel each of the parties to the
compact to violate the principle of nation
alities by abandoning some of his kinsmen
to the rule of the other. The international
jealousy, which for seventy years has
shielded European Turkey from extinction,
may operate with equal prophylactic force
In the case Of Austria-Hungary.
The sun., 1898-01-09
Rapid Tr.nsli-Y,ras Apoll.h tho Commission


To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir: The gentlemen
composing the Rapid Transit Commission have now
been In once for some time; the net result OF their
efforts is the submission OF plan the legal phases of
which raise serious questions in the minds OF Judges
and lawyers. and the physical and financial dlnicul.
ties of which such to frighten capitalists and
discourage utterly those whose need OF real rapid
transit 10 urgent.
The people. the taxpayers. and wage earners
not interested in theories. The Rapid Transit Com
mission was not created for debating purposes.
We want rapid transiti do not want a scheme
which II Its legality be proven in the course of
the next two three years must then contend with
physical and financial obstacles which may we'll
frighten the most COURAGEOUS II they do not eventu-
ally prove insupsrAble.
IL seems TO me that the Rapid Transit Commission
should retire; Mayor Van Wyck should DO given
free hand In this matter In every other He Is to
be held responsible for the administration of tho af
fairs OF our grand city. In ths most important
matter why should his hands be tiedP Moreover his
shows him TO be- not q thGUsst. but practi.
cable man with practicable ideas that be put into
Several II not all OF the members of the commits.
sion are authorities on questions OF governmenti
under What possible theory can they persist In
naming In once TO devise plans to be carried out by
an administration with which they or q majority Of
them are not and have not been in sympatnyp
Their whole course has been TO delay the consunl-
nation OF any plan OF rapid transit. Why should
they continue to obstruct the wishes OF the people
l. the commission resign Courtesy and fairness to
tho new administration aud their duty to the public
demand that they make way for their successors
The commission have had their opportunity and the
people nave been patti mt with them. Let them 70.
Sign and give the new admnistFAtion opportunity
20 LIovidO plan OF real rapid transit Spe dily. pTAc-
even de siisSissi aSssIoS Tsissa = o sSs % sity
ereait dABTEhsoa n. LHYHs
The sun., 1898-01-09

n orr friends tcho Jdcor us tVith manuscripts for
publication rtsh TO hate rejected articles returned
eAsy u.tst IN oil cases send sfamps for that purposs.
The sun., 1898-01-09
BURROWS BUSY FOUR MINUTES.
what MAN Can Dream In . Cat Nap Lasting
from BtA9 TO S,A0.
From the Chicago Daily Ne.ps.

From the Chicago Daily Ne,os
Burton had set his alarm clock for $780, as he
had some writing to do and knew that he
couldn't steal time for that purpose at the office
during the day. When tho alarm changed he
awoke. sat up in bed, thought lazily for mo-
ment, and utterly forgot his writing. 1t was
6:42-for he looked at the unwinking face Of
tary doze--one of those quick little maps that
overpower man in the short hours of the
few moments later he was standing In a
small inclosure surrounded by log walls. A
brown horse stamped beside him. and woman
voice tn his o e h ane
thing. He shook his head, disengaged his arm
from her restraining hand, and frightened the
he he sped out while behind him came Hps Streaming ling
Blue Uniforms. Whom on e be had p really fsed tn o
notice before. but who evidently belonged to the
The air was cool, bracing, delicions-the skIes
bright blue. To right and left rolling hills Of
considerable height were crowned with under
eItsnded to the backsround He Notice noticed % pRat
and he realized that October was In all its glory.
There was whirl Of dust and a coach whizzed
by-not a stage coach Of the West, but one Of
sSss s s Te Ss9sa fSs S11
found horse and all the side of the
The next instant he noticed a puff OF white
smoke up on the hillside. about 900 feet away.
Then came other white .puffs. and the leaves
flew in spots on either side of him. He called
his men called In a voice which seemed to
give no sound-and there was no noise accom-
panying the white putlngs up there among the
underbrush. His men began to skulk behind
trees and walls and opened fire upon the places
whence the white clouds kept rolling.
A man In black ran out upon the hillside,
emerging from clump of brush. There was q
general firing and the man staggered. As he
fell Burton noticed that he had changed his
costume in the moment of the fall and was now
arrayed in blue-gray uniform. He picked
There was more firing and Burton awoke.
Fully believing himself hours behind his Office
time. he looked at his clock 1t registered 5:46
his drowsy mind in four minutes OF actually.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

been saving for that purpose when
Frank came to the city for a brief visit
and made me present of ten dollars,
which, added to what I had, enabled
me to get the coveted garment.
He had asked me to- go and see
Modjeska in las you like it, SO I
fastened to procure my cloak so as to
make a presentable appearance. We
enjoyed the play very much, but alas!
those street cars ceased running SO
early that?in order to get my suburban
boarding place we had to make a mad
scramble as the curtain went down
on the last act.
Without waiting. to give the check to
the maid, I seized my cloak and got in
to it as we rushed down the stairs,
aided by my brother. AS we seated
ourselves in the street car put my
hand into the coat pocket for my nit
tenss to cover the thin kid gloves and
protect my hands from the cold. To
my establishment, I drew out a dainty
pair of silk ones In place Of the sober
brown saxony wool pair knit By my
.IoWn dear mother. How could this
thing be? i was sure that IT was my
own cloak, for I had been assured that
the only one like it had been sent to
Denver. Clearly someone must have
put them into my pocket by mistake.