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Evening star., 1898-10-15
The Phone Rates rrima FneIn Lawful.

Controller Tracewell's decision to the ef-
feet that the newly prescribed telephone
rates apply 10 the governmental business
as well as 10 private subscription is
founded on a principle exactly in line with
the position assumed BY the District ST.
Ireme Court justice before whom the pend
Ing case Wa first argued. namely. that the
S"uSututon&lity of the Law establishing the
rev rates is to be assumed until il has been
positively disproVed- 1t naturally follows
also that no discrimination can be made
tet"een the public ana the private sub
seriber 10 the telephone company's service
ana that the government Is entitled TO the
benefits of the reduction. The controller
goes further in his inquiry into the facts
and the law in order to ascertain the exact
nature of the specific service upon which
this decision is based. and. after a scrutiny
OF the agreement between the public
printer and The company and Of the me-
Chanicai arrangements for CARRYING il into
effect-r, vyaling close personal acuuaiut-
&nce with the workings of the telephone
system-he comes to the conclusion that
the printing office telephone plant is to be
Taid for at the minimum rate of SO a year
for each instrument.
This decision Is an important step in the
progress Of the fight to compel the teIe-
phone company doing business in this Dis
trlct To WELD TO the demand for rates con-
forming 10 modern scientific conditions 1t
serves 10 place even more squarely than
before on the shoulders of the corporation
officials the burden of proving affirmative
" the unconstitutiOnality of the provision
IN the appropriation bill before refusing to
obey its provisions. 1t emphasizes the
character Of the statute as it stands. thus
lar lmprrguable. as the law in force, which
citizens, government and corporation are
bound TO respect In this Il is OF value To-
the people apart from their interest in the
aterl&i saving 10 the government which
Is involved IL strengthens their position
Ia the effort u require the company to fur
HISh telephone service at the reduced rates
roth 10 old subscribers and to newcomers
wn" seek To avail themselves of the tacil-
lues Of telephone communication at the
reasonable prices established BY Congress
Incidentally it is of interest TO note thai in
the single case Of the printing office phone
system the government saves s.. .3o5 on an
annual bin Of s.. 80.
Evening star., 1898-10-15
The Illinois Tragedy.

After the horse has been stolen the sta
bic door is carefully locked and a guard
placed around the entire premises. The
frequency with which this story has to be
told is one of the most pathetic things in
life.
At Yirden. Illinois. to-day we have the
spectacle Of armed protection for every
body and everything. The authorities.
county and state. are vigiIant as can be.
In fact, there is complaint of too much
vigilance on their part. The coal company
involved is complaining. and the railroad
company which transported the colored
miners from Alabama is complaining
Both are insisting that Gov. Tanner has
passed from the attitude of an executive
who would do nothing to that of tyrant
who by force is doing everything. But
whether he has adopted the right or wrong,
the legal Illegal method of doing so. he
is at least preventing riot. and preserving
order. If he has blundered in his choice of
method he may later be called to account.
The contest between the miners and the
coal company was based upon the demand
for an increase of wages. 1t had been in
progress for some time. The conditions
had gradually gone from bad to worse un-
til bloody collision was threatened. Gov.
Tanner was advised fully of the situation,
He was not called upon to arbitrate the
matter in controversy. nor to take sides
one way or the other. His plain and para
mount duty was to preserve order. He
owed this duty to the miners as well as to
the coal company. He owed it to all the
people of the state of Illinois. A collision
such as was threatened meant bloodshed.
and the consequent embodiment of the
whole community. Every consideration
therefore of prudence and right thinking
called for the taking of such steps by him
at Virden as would protect human life and
property.
But in the face of this Gov. Tanner sat
with his hands folded ard permitted the
collision to take place. He acted as the
friend neither of the miners nor of the coal
company. but really as the enemy of both
The interests of all demanded protection
at his hands. Whether the miners We're
within their moral rights in obiecting to
the importation of labor or the coal COM
pany within its legal rights in attempting
to substitute the colored men from Ala
bama for the local strikers 1t was equally
the duty of the governor of the state TO
take note of the threatened outbreak and
provide against it. Instead of this he made
himself by his inaction in part responsible
Tor the deplorable tragedy which followed
He comes forward now after fourteen men
have been killed and twenty-five wounded.
and exerts the power which exerted in time
would have served the cause of the miners
as well as that of the coal company. The
preservation Of order by the properly con-
stituted authorities is the highest duty
known under this government. and the off,
eial who neglects it is unworthy of his
post.
Evening star., 1898-10-15
Supplies at Santiago.

The testimony given yesterday before the
war investigating commission by Lieut.
Frank Hill of the navy regarding the land
ing of supplies on the Cuban coast when
the army began the siege of Santiago shows
as conclusively as can be demonsCr Crated by
d single witness in position to know the
facts that one of the chief needs of the
American military establishment is regu-
lar transport service, capable of handling
large bodies of men at short notice, and
oticered and manned by persons competent
prise. In the absence of such an organIza-
ton, for which Congress had never pro-
vlded, and for which, in fact, there had
not been up TO the Cuban invasion anv
pressing need, the government was obliged
10 impress into service fleet of merchant
men, poorly designed for this purpose and
operated by civilians. Had it not been for
the cooperation Of the navy it is clear that
there would have been great confusion and
perhaps dangerous delay in the disembark-
alton. Lieut.. Hill testified that supplies
had been landed in sufficient quantity. and
that the process of unloading the military
essentials was not stopped until the word
was received that enough had been sent
ashore. This disclosure shows that if the
fered from the lack of food and supplies
the fault was that of some officer or Off
GERS charged with the duty of getting the
material from the beach to the front. The
responsibility is thus materially narrowed
Evening star., 1898-10-15

July 3, too, the marines showed their quail
ty when they manned the guns of the
auxiliary batteries on board the American
men-of-war. Their accurate marksman-
ship was one of the prime factors in that
victory, for it was disclosed after the fight
was over that the chief damage from the
American ships came from the small caliber
guns, the fire from which had driven the
81 aniards away from their heavy ordnanc, :.
Gel. Haywood urges that his corps be in
CT eased by a thousand men. in view of the
probable demand for marines on the new
vessels and at the various naval stations
soon to be added to the American estab-
lishment as result of the war. He is jus
tifed in this estimate, and also, it would
SEEM in his plea that the time has come to
put this important corps on an equal foot
ing with similar branches of the military
and naval service by placing it under the
command of a brigadier general. The
marines have won hearty praise and it IS
in order to expect that they will now be
given more substantial recognition.
Evening star., 1898-10-15
A Standby.


Once more those words of kindness sound
Next year
The chorus heartfelt and profound
We hear.
The ills which gather and pursue
VIII certainly give way unto
The good, the beautiful and true
Next year.
1t was summer full of woe
That's clear.
But days with kinder hopes aglow
Draw near
The mills will run and never stop
Each farm will yield a paying crop.
Our base ball club will reach the top
Next year.
These good intentions wise men must
Revere.
So let Us gentle be and just
Nor Sneer.
If they should fail these prospects gay
The prophets in their CHEEKY way
VIII bravely come again and say
Next Year"
Evening star., 1898-10-15
Beneficial Effects of Expansion.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Louisiana purchase made of this
country a steamboat nation because the
Mississippi had to be utilized The Texas
and California acquisition made of this a
railroad nation. because the vast sweeos
of rich territory could be used in no other
way. The acquisition OF Hawaii and the
Philippines and the opening of the markets
OF the east will not only make of this a
leading If not dominant naval power. but
1t will cause us to build merchant mari ae
which Will carry our goods to the further
most ends of the earth. This is manifest
Cestiny, and those who think they see the
eidolon OF imperialism may we'll make
up their minds that there is nothing In 1t
to be feared. 1t Is a wrath conjured up by
their rerfervid imaginations.
Evening star., 1898-10-15
The ALGEBRA Test

What strange questions children some
times ask" exc aimed the sentle-faced man.
Humph" exclaimed the neighbor.
Your trouble hasn't fairly begun Wait
till they come home and ask you what the
weight OF the whole fish Is If x, y and z
equal lot of things that you've forgotten
years ago."
Evening star., 1898-10-15
Prudence.

Why don't you take steps to have this
an who has traduced your character
punished? He has unquestionably accused
you falsely
II know It," said Senator Sorghum
thoughtfully. But I'm afraid that by
aking fuss about things that amt so l
may stir UP a lot that are"
Evening star., 1898-10-15
SHOOTING STARS,
An Over-WOrked Naxiu

Always keep COOL" exclaimed the man
who lives to give advice.
Yes, said Mr.. Meekton. But don't let
the man who tends to the steam downstairs
near you say that. He runs the idea into
the ground"
Evening star., 1898-10-15
INSTRUMENTATION.

Ihls scientist says that a future war
may be decided by submarine fighting"
That's goodt' exclaimed Sagasta, with
a sieam of hope in his eye we have a
lot OF ships already on the ground"
Evening star., 1898-10-15
COlunl bus,

Take him across the oceans span.
Fate wears anew leering smirk.
Spain keeps the ashes of the man.
America will guard his work.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

A Kentucky judge. punished a reporter
who had ridiculed HIM by making him sit
ON the bench and requiring him to be sar-
casucally addressed as an associate JUS
tice. 1t is not exactly clear what consti-
tutes the humiliation evidently contem-
plated.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Mr. Van Wyck is. according to report, a
man of such aristocratic family that it is
almost impossible TO see how he got into
his present company
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Mr.. Croker trusts that he will be able to
secure very prosperous continuous per-
formance engagement for the Van Wyck
brothers under his mana cement.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Mr. David B. Hills political convalescence
Is not as far advanced as it was thought it
might be by this time. but he is still taking
his medicine regularly.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

The German emperor would like to de-
v7se some means for persuading a runlber
or anarchists 10 take mere interest IN .
Egious exercises and less in politics.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

The litterateurs seem to agree with some
politicians that the way to become fitted
for a prominent part in American affairs
is to reside for long time in London
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Aguinaldo Is merely one Of large num-
Der OF people who make the plea of pa
triotism an excuse for being troublesome.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

The lack of excitement over the war in
vestigation is evidenced by the reappear-
ance OF the air ship and other slightly
Shop-worn sensations
Evening star., 1898-10-15

PRESIDENT Mckinley has made it clear tha
Ne Is sklii1ul In both the two great branches
OF poit1cai art-silence and oratory.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

General Miles finds himself callsd Upon
I" qusil an outbreak of misguided sy,n-
pRthy.
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Governor Black will stand back in the
rear OF the stage ard clench his teeth and
6ide his time for an act or two
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Woodward a"d LOthrOp |
Will exhibit ON Monday, TUESDAY, and Wednesday,
October seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth,
Their Fall Irmportations
Paris and BERLIN Novelties.
Infants and Little Cflildrer's
Outfittings,
Consisting of Luxurious and Exclusive Styles i'm
Handmade Christening Robes
and Party Dresses,
Street and House Frocks,
Long and Short Coats, Hats,
Bonnets and rlatcted Toilettes.
ladies' Handmade Paris Lingerie,
Paris Novelties i'm Bridal Trousseaux.
French Corsets and House Girdles.
With Silk Hose Supporters to Match,
Imported Tea Gowns, Silk Petticoats,
Silk, Crepon and Flannel Tatinees.
Boudoir Gowns, NegIigees and
Ladies' Bath Robes, with Slippers to Match,
Forming i'm all the largest and most elegant coll
lection of exclusive Imported Novelties they have ever
shown.
You are cordially invited.
Evening star., 1898-10-15
HHigf1=class European Dress Stuffs.

Among our fall i1portations of FTigh=cIass Novel;
ties of the most exquisite Dress Stuffs that
ever assembled. Styles as seen on the Boule=
ward, Bois de Bouogne and Champs Elysees of Paris
and Hyde Park of London. rlay of the super-eegant
Things i'm single pattern lengths, thus affording
novelties designed especially for
autumn Wedding, Reception and Visiting Downs.
Prices range from $3.50 to $4,000 pattern.
First floor
Evening star., 1898-10-15

On the Way to Improvement.
From the New York Tribune
College hazing seems to have changed
from brutality to imbeciIity
The herald., 1898-05-13
and
Manly
Condition

bunch, 1.50Q2.25; crates extra; Strawberries.
common. 5QSc; cherries, LO0Q1.25; apricots.
c ciisi ii 1FiTRu1rs-Fancy navels, ESQ;
Lemons: Cured fancy. L25G20O: choice,
l.5o; green lemons, LOO; grape fruit. per
x RsAliSssSi 1Ssf clusters. s-lb. boxes.
per box, -1.35; 2-crown, loose. in sacks, per
TO-, 10; 3-crown, loose, in sdcks. per h..
;hR5&c; 4-crown. per H.. 6h@6c; Sultana
seedlings. per lb.. 7h0sc; In boxes. No
b1REssED MEArs-All per ib.. r,eci
No. /, 7c: No. 2, SIC; hind quarters. No. !,
oc; hind quarters, No z. TIC: RIBS OF beef.
pork loins, DC; legs of pork, Shc; pork
spare ribs, &c; pork tenderloins, l5c.
LARD-Rex pure leaf, tierces, SIC; spe-
cai xetsle 5snaerea LARD IS s Essves x@sx
hogs, &c; lambs. per head. 1.60U2.00:
sheep, per cwt. 2.5oQ3.50; calves, per lb..
CURED MEATs-Rex hams, 1Ohc; pic
mic hams, &c; No. Q, SIC: select mild cure,
10; fancy breakfast bacon, IL; dried beef, 15h;
smoked tongues, soc; dry salt clear bellies,
1920 av.. S12c; dry salt clears, S594O av.,
TALLOW-Per lb., 21sQ3c.
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Plnk. $3.50
$50; Lima, s.25@s5O; Lady Washington 2.40
peas, 275Q300; black-eyed beans, 400; gar
vancos, 4.OOW4.50; lentils, imported. 1000
500: lentils. California. S.5OQ40o
HIDES-Dry Gas they run). 14c; do. Kip,
11hc; do. calf, loo: bulls, &c; salt steers, 4z@
SIC; do. stays and bulls, 3H04c; cows. 6h
07c; sheepskins, 5Q6c.
DRIED ERUlTS-Apples. sun DRIED.
sacks, per pound, 6z96c: evaporated,
fancy, s1Sc; apricots. fancy. &C.; choice. 90
Sc; peaches, fancy, unpeeled. 4Q6c; pears.
fancy evaporated, S010c; plums, pittsd.
choice, s@1oc: prunes; choice. boxed, 0gsci
s ssoss .ss 1885, e sSss e.n Gs
ifornia white, per H. s@7c; California
To-. 7Ih9lOc: imported Smyrna. 121s@15c.
| NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles. 4@bc; me-
dunn soft, 5@5h; softshell Los Nietos fam
| CIV, 7@8c; almonds. softshell. 11W12c; pa
| per shells, 12913c; hard shell, 7@Sc; pecans,
9@12c; filberts, 12@12l1c; Brazils. 11@llc:
pinons, 10@11c peanuts, eastern, raw, 6h
gle; roasted, s@S,sc; California. raw. t0sc;
'MN1fiLsLIsTUFFs-rlour, local mills, 600
per bbl.; Stockton brands, 6.25: Oregon. 81
eastern, 7.O0@775; shorts, ton, local. $500;
corn, per 100 lbs, 125: feed meal, per 100
lbs, 13o; bran, per ton, $500; graham, per
HAY-Wheat, per ton. 1s0O@22.00; barley,
2OOO@22.00; oat. 17.00@2000: alfalfa. baled,
14.00Q116.0O; loose, 14Q15.
HONEY AND BEESWAX-Honey in
comb, SQ10c per lb.; strained, 5Q6hc; bees
wax, 2OdD25c per h.
GRAIN-Wheat, No. 1, 200; No. 2, 100;
corn, small yellow, LIS; large yellow, LEO:
barley, common. Los.
The herald., 1898-05-13
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects Of the Trade in
Cereals


CHICAGO, May 12--Cable advcesi from
Liverpool available at the opening IN the
wheat pit were encouraging to the bulls.
Near futures in the English Market showed
only trifling decline and advances OF l15d
in distant futures, in spite of the four cent
decline here yesterday. On this news first
trades In July here were at ITO to Jpn, an
Improvement of III to cents. Continental
cables and fine growing weather az the
of heavy primary receipts created a bearish
feeling among the few who ventured into
the pit. These bearish features of the sttua :
excitement supplied the bears With the
outrage to oppose the opening upward trend
Of prices. The strong party that had for
two or three weeks played on the fears OF
their turn and were we'll satisfied on leay-
ing the market to the "tailors." July snort
ly after touched Ill and rushing UP to 1.12it
eased off. July declined steadily after the
ing price at 12 o'clock. Then the nervousness
Of shorts was clearly illustrated News Of
the destruction of an Armour elevator by
fire caused the bears to rush July up to ]. 10
came known that only 100000 bushels Of
wheat was destroyed, the market slumped
again to LOS, with 1.0SA the prevailing quo
tation at the closes May was dull and neg
lected throughout. 1t opened IA cents lower
at 1.65. rallied to ITO. declined to 1.6O and
closed with sellers 1855, a net loss of IA cents.
September opened "a to "A cent higher at 0S
to ssh, advanced to 92N, back to 90h, closing
at 9014, net loss of 1%. Trade In corn was
active, opening with an improvement of IS
to " for July. Liverpool quoted July Id
higher for the day. July closed 361A, VI to v
net lower.
The oats trade was small, fluctuations fol-
lowing corn closely. July closed Y cent net
lower.
A heavy trade was done in provisions. A
further respectable addition was made to
their value. The only sellers were those who
desired to realize. Closing quotations were
a trifle under the best, but showed the fol-
lowing advantage In July Of the futures:
Pork 221lh, lard 10, ribs 22H.
The herald., 1898-05-13
ON CHANGE
Conditions as Shown by Transactions
49, go, . ~ =. on Wall Street

NEW YORK, May 12.-Natural reaction
from yesterdays buoyant tendency in Wall
street was supplemented today by some
positive element Of depression, as a conse-
quence prices generally ruled below yester-
days level all day. The speculative world
apparently took serious view of the AFFAIR
at Cardenas. In spite OF all assurances tina t
tne loss incurred was trivial from military
STANDPOINT. the shedding of the first Ameri-
can blood had a depressing influence which
no amount OF reasoning could destroy.
Inere was also conviction that the Span
ism Cape Verde fleet had certainly returned
to home waters. A reaction in Spanish As in
London and Paris also dissipated some of
the depression that the recent advance fore
shadowed move toward peace by Spain.
The absence of authoritative reports from
Admiral Sampson and his fleet induced
some hesitation among dealers In stocks.
Ihere was In addition depressed market
FOR Americans In London before the OPEN
ing here and there was free selling of the
International stock for London account
during the early trading. 1t was not sur
prising. IN view Of all these conditions. that
some OF the. recent buyers of stocks Should
nave been inclined to take profit and that
the bears should be encouraged to attack
the market. Covering by shorts in the late
dealings overcame a portion of the losses
put net declines are point or over IN ms nv
OF the prominent stocks.
Inc bond market was less active than
yesterday. Total sales, $3.50 900.
United States As advanced u and inc old
Is reg 4 in the bid price. Others were m
changed. "s'o ~"
The herald., 1898-05-13
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices Of
Produce q

Produce ts u q
SAN FRFANCIsCO. May. 1s.-wheat
weak; December, 1.72K. tpH
Gosn-L 4 !1ssI yellow 81 LoS@i.o7a.
BeansIPink. 2s5@275; Lima. s0o@s.25
small white, 20o@2 Is, large white, 1sOQ2Ob
Fiour--Eamiiy extras. s.oo@s-1o; bakers
milling wheat. 1.S5@D180 per GENITAL.
Barley--1. 30@1.3 5 per GENITAL; brewing, !. 40
Oats-Poor to fair 1901. S2h: good to
choice. 1;s5Q1:4o; fancy feed. 1.42M@1 AZ;
gray gray 1s ssa1 RI mining l'0@l4s sur
Hay-WReat, a1.oe@s4.5o; wheat and oat
20 0Od2s5O; alfalfa, 1soo@14.o 90.
Potatoes-River Burbanks. 100000: River
MERGED sweets, 100@1.25.
Dry Beans-Pink. a650275; Lima. ao0@
3.25; small white. 2O0Q215; large white. In
@2.05.
reds. 4O@5O; Oregon Burbanks, 50@So; Mer-
etables-Oinions, s5@s5 per cestai,
hot house cucumbers, 40c@100; green peas,
matoes, 1.25Q1. $50.
1O0@1.25 per sack; asparagus, 200
1.00@1.25 per sack: asparagus, 1.25@1.50; to-
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 1.25D2 so;
Mexican lines, repack. 3.50@4.00; common
California lemons, 75c@1.Oo; choice, Lisa
Butter-Fancy creamery 20@21c per lb.
do seconds. 19G2Oc; fancy dairy, 20;
do. seconds, 17dl19c.
Esgs-,ssstt9sre, 1a@1sc per dozen; fancy
PouitryNTurkey gobblers. 11@12c per Id. /:
ducks, Ice; old ROSTERS, 3.5O@275 dozen;
young ROSTERS, 7.S0@s50; small broilers
sssS 1hs en 9 sSsss oa ssss frss5s
$50; geese, 1.0O91.25 pair; old pigeons, LIZ;
young pigeons, 125Ql75.
The herald., 1898-05-13


For the ten months ending with April
the total receipts amounted to $S40, 1926 $50,
which represent an increase of over $780,
100000 as compared with the corresponding
period of the preceding fiscal year. The
receipts from customs amounted to $121,-
5N ,3S1. which represent a decrease of
nearly $l6.O00,000 as compared with the ten
months OF the fiscal year ending with April
1897, while the receipts from internal reve-
puc amounted to $13S, 767 .465, an increase of
over SIG. 900 as compared with the like
period in the preceding year. 1t will be
seen. therefore, that as component parts
OF the government receipts for the peri
Dds undcr consideration the customs and
internal revenue receipts Just exchanged
positions. The real source of the increased
receipts this year Is found under the item
miscellaneous receipts, which showed a
gain of over $50, DOC, 900 as compared with the
ten months ending with April 1897 This
extraordinary increase in miscellaneous
revenue is, of course, due mainly to the re-
ceipts on account Of the sale of the Pa
cific railroads. The expenditures for the
ten months amounted to $347 ,C73, 1876. which
represents an increase of nearly 1874 900 900
rs compared with the corresponding period
OF the preceding fiscal year. The heaviest
Increase was on account of the army,
amounting to nearly s13 300 900. next in or
oer pelnB the navy, WITH an increase OF
nearly $11 ,S00,0 00 Civil and miscellaneous
expenditures showed an increase of over
$6,O0o,00 and pensions an increase of nearly
4.400,000, while the expenditures for In
dams showed a decrease of over 81 600 900,
and those on account of interest decrease
of over $SS0,0C0. For ten months of the
last fiscal year the expenditures showed
an excess of over $50. 100, 900. For the ten
months ending with April this year the
expenditures showed an excess of only a
little over 5000 900 in excess Of the receipts.
This showing will doubtless be disturbed
before the close of the current treasury
year. owing to the extraordinary expendi-
lures on account of the war.-Bradstreet's