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THINGS THEATRICAL.

II would seem that weather such as we
have been having for some weeks back
would have discouraged the most fnyeter-
ate IabCrer from doing more than was
positively necessary. This does not seem
to nave been the case. however with the
members Of the Jaxon Opera Company.
or il il has it did not dissuade them from
changing their bail last night from
Faust TO Mariana" Best of all
despite the heat. an excellent audience
was in attendance and seemed 10 enjoy
the performance fully.
IN some respects the new bill was as
pleasing as its predecessor and IN others
1t fell behind. Wallacets work Is not ar
all In the same class with that of Gourod
and neither of the only two really pret-
" numbers of whjcfh ''Nfarfaana'' ctan
boast but IS SURPASSED by a score of Sc
lections from Faust The lsbretto of
the latter. too, is much more coherent
and tangible than tina. Cf the former,
and altogether there can be but little
comparison between the two.
The work of hast nights presenting
cast was very good. indeed While Nile.
Dfard aid not seem TO take especial
pains with her part. she appeared in T. 10
Advantage. the score in partscuhar being
admirably bJted 10 her vUi-e. Payn.
Clarke made tuneful Don Caesar. while
Char,es Holly extracted much humor
from the lines Of the Marquis. and both
William Carleton and Winfred GofT were
fair in smaller rO'e5- Louise EnSeI
looked attractive as Lazariilo. her figure
adapting itself weE TO tights while Ber-
tina Lehman's Marqu.se was nOoab'y
pleasing. Both the chorus end orchestra
rendered excellent service. especially in
the Soldiers song. Costumes and scenery
were entirely adequate and little fault
could be found with anything in the en-
tire production
The times., 1898-08-05

SO certain Of the ground they stand
on that they are even now planning an
expedition for the reconquest Of the
Philippines under the Butcher Weyler.
and perhaps with some assurance of
military support from the United
States, such as it extended to them for
years during their war OF extermina
ton in Cuba
We are prepared to hear 1t declared
by Administration mouthpieces, that
the whole matter of the islands is still
open. Some people may be silly enough
to believe SO. sThey should be slow TO
accept such assurances. There is un-
holy joy and glee among al represen-
tatives of the interests whose satanic
delight it is to think that they have
succeeded in capturing the Philippines
from Dewey and the American people.
They do not feel any doubt as to the
future of the islands. They know thsy
have made their trade, and that they
will pay the price in November. 1898,
and in the Presidential campaign of
1900.
1t is a sad. ugly and sinister thing
that has been done by the Administra-
ton. How Mr.. Mckinley could lend
himself to it is past conception But
l..
We are afraid that the achievements
of his reign in bringing Hawaii and
Porto Rico under the Stars and Stripes
will be overshadowed by the darkness
and dishonor of another episode. and
that he may be remembered in history
chiefly as the man who surrendered
the Philippines to Spain for a domestic
political consideration.
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1t takes a good deal of public exaspera-
ton to penetrate the Executive Mansion
or the Navy Department corridors, but
some of il ge.s there in course Of time. if
only occasionally. That seems to be
the case at present. An Administration
organ In New York asserts that Com
modore Schley is TO be made a rear ad-
miral. and Sampson is to be made one.
too Immediately after. 1t is thus hoped
that the dear public in its happiness over
the honors paid TO a genuine hero will
not mind II the Matanzas mule is re-
membered to an equal extent. But the
public is not always to be depended upon
in such matters. and is beginning to
think about November
The times., 1898-08-05

Of putting the money In the fiue of her
kitchen fireplace The bills were wrap
ped carefully in a handkerchief. They
remained safely in their queer hiding
place for some days. Then there came
a windy morning, and a little tongue
Of flame went licking up the sides of
the fiue. The packet caught fire. The
smell of the burning handkerchief
came to the nostrils of its owner, and
she turned pale. She ran for pail OF
water, doused the fire and thrusting
her hand up the fiue, drew forth
charred little bundle of fragments.
from which fell a silver half-dollar-
hot-and two copper cents.
To live in the confidence of having
nearly sixty dollars saved up for
rainy day, and suddenly to find ones
self possessed of only fifty cents in
stead, is rather bitter experience, and
the poor woman wept over it most
hopelessly. In Austria she could have
recovered none of the money under
such circumstances. But it occurred to
her to go to the international law and
collection bureau and tell her story
She did this, and after some investiga-
tion the head of the bureau sent the
cremated bills to the Treasury, with a
detailed explanation. Within a week
there arrived a check for fifty-seven
dollars, the department having been
unable to make sure whether the frag-
ments of the one-doliar bills were
three or two. more surprised and
thankful woman probably does not live
in Pittsburg than this poor widow.
But next time she will put her savings
in a bank
The times., 1898-08-05
THE HOME FOR INcURABLEs.
An Appropriation by Congress L.
Urgently Asked

Mrs Helen D. McLanahan. acting pres
ident of the Washington Home for In
curables. yesterday submitted to the su-
perintendent of charities her annual re-
port of the workings of the institution.
The report contains a recommendation
for an appropriation of $500 by Congress
Ito contribute toward the support of the
institution during the current and COM
ing years. 1t also says in part:
During the year the number of cases
treated was 80, the number of deaths IL;
l3 patients were admitted and iS were in
the home on June 80. OF this number only'
II are pay patients, the others having no
means or friends able to assist them. are
supported, nursed. tended and must be
buried at the cost of the home. The em-
ployes have been efficient and faithful
and the patients are contented and CRATE
full.
After the most careful and pa nstaking
scrutiny of the probable expenses of the
home for the current and coming years
by the officers and managers, they ask
that Congress will appropriate the sum
OF S5 COO toward Its support, and 1t is fear
ed that unless this is done this noble
and humane charity, which is non-secta-
rian and which receives a most irreSu-
lar and insufficient support from paying
patients. supplemented by the uncertain
donations and subscriptions of charftably
disposed persons. may be sadly crippled
in its benefactions.
For the maintenance of the institution
most strenuous exertions were required.
as the expenses were nearly $1,000. Such
exertions cannot be depended upon year
after year owing to the changes ever
sweeping over human society. and If the
Government interests itself in other instl-
tutons and charities. are not those per-
sons who have no prospect before them
but a life of suffering and often of utter
dependence entitled to a generous share
of the relief which may be afforded by
the public treasury?
1T is confidently hoped that in your re-
port 10 the honorable Commissioners of
mend and urge the appropriation of the
sum specified. 1t is imperative to the
continuance and full usefulness of the
home. and the management appeals
through you, to the honorable commits
sioners and Congress for favorable ac-
ton
The annual report of the treasurer of
the institution, which is appended TO the
report of Mrs. McLanahan, gives the as
sets of the home at sI6.S16.06 and its LA
bilities as a mortgage of $4,000. The re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending July l
last were S16,1 S.53. and the expenditures
s12. 1872 Go. leaving a balance of s3.4l5SS on
hand
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Paris is not only the capital Of France,
but is the headquarters of the Spanish
bondholders. II is very appropriate there
fore that the peace commission should
meet there. The Administration has
sprung one surprise on the country In
the surrender of the Philippines. We
are not satisfied that it is not planning
to spring another in connection with the
Spanish-C Cuban debt. 'Facilis descensus
ayerni." Mr.. Mckinley
The times., 1898-08-05
FRIDAY. AUGUST 5. 1898.
The Philippine Surrender,

For weeks the American people have
tration authority that, whatever else
might happen, President Mckinley
would never consider any peace pro-
posal involving return Of the Philip
pines or any part of them 10 the SOW
ereignty of Spain. We do not state
the case too strongly when we say
that utterances of this kind have baen
made with careful deliberation and
purpose under direct inspiration from
the White House. In this way we
have been told with much JUNCTION that
to relegate the Philippine natives to
the robbery. expressions. tortures and
butcheries Of the Spanish government,
after aiding and abetting them in a
war against their old masters would
be infamy.
1t is evident enough now that these
philanthropic Administration views
were intended to quiet the public mind
on a subject which, it was well known,
had become very much alive in the
American brain and heart after the
glorious victory Of Admiral Dewey had
placed the Philippine archipelago with
in our grasp. To have followed any
other course would have been to excite
universal distrust and anger. since 1t
was known that great efforts were be-
ing put forth in Rome, Vienna and
Washington TO secure Mr. McKinley's
adhesion to a scheme. the purpose and
object of which was to rob us Of the
fruits of the Cavite battle. and to rein
state Spain in possession of the con-
quered territory.
Other things have become apparent
1t is seen that the "hoodoo'' of Aguln-
aldo and his native warriors has been
shrewdly worked to disgust Americans
with the prospect Of government over
the Malay population of the Philip
pines. When it is probably too late to
be of use In preventing the consumma-
ton of national disgrace, we learn
that Aguinaidos attitude has been log
ical and consistent. AS long as he felt
confident that the United States would
complete its occupation of the islands,
and protect its allies from the wrath of
Spain. he was true to our cause If he
has appeared to change in that regard,
Il is known that it was only because he
received an early intimation that the
dealing honestly with him, and that
1t intended to abandon his people, and
surrender possession of the country at
the end of the war.
What his opinion of American faith
must be at this time, we do not like
to think. Without the remotest neces-
sity for doing so. the President has
deliberately tried to commit the United
States to surrender of everything in
the Philippines, except a naval and
coaiing station at Manila. This state
ment will be urgently denied by his
friends, but without effect His condi-
tions notified to Spain give that So
lution as the minimum of our demands
In the Orient, and no one familiar with
international usage win bt foolish
enough TO suppose that we shall get
more under the findings of a peace
commission half Spanish in its com
position.
We are not only TO brand ourselves
with the infarny of restoring Spanish
power, but the Madrid authorities are
The times., 1898-08-05
HANNA'S MAN GARFIELD.
The Son of the Ex-President Is De
feated for Congress.


Cleveland, o.. Aug. 4.-James A. Gar
field. son of the late President. was de-
feated here today for the congressional
nomination in the Twentieth District in
a remarkable political contest. He was
Senator Hanna's candidate. and the de-
feat comes as the elimination OF a can
vass that has been carried on for five
months. The district comprises part of
this, Lake and Medina counties.
The successful candidate is ex-Judge T.
O. Phillips. Of Medina County, who was
used as, a figurehead. The Medina Coun-
ty delegation was pledged for him nomi-
nally, but. under cover. it was to vote for
Garfield The McI<isson candidate. II. L.
Rossiter. when it became apparent that
he could not be nominated. threw his sup
port to- Phillips. who was thereupon de-
serted by nearly all of the Medina dele
gates. They prevented Phillipss nomina-
ton on the tenth ballot. when he lacked
only one vote Phillips was, on the next
few ballots. deserted by nearly all of the
Medina men, but they were forced into
line on the twentieth ballot
The times., 1898-08-05
Ono Mans start in Business.

FfUfi lIIe FHIIaIt'pfIih KtcO.d,J
OF all the curious starts in life of which self
made men apt to .oast. the most extraor
binary one is that which fun shed the basis for
business from which stationar in this city
derives a comfortable Income. He does not tell
the story himself, but it comes from an old ac
quaintance whose yeracity is beyond question.
The successful business man Of today was once
collector for a mercantile house. and made
as high as thirty forty calls per day on
delinquent customers. He always borrowed
lead pencil from each one. and never returned
it unless asked to do so. OF course no stIs-
picion attached to him. for forgetfliness in re-
gard to lead pencils is recognized as a human
long enough to pass mu ter as new papcil.
and. after he collected LOCO in this way. he
secured a contract for furnishing lead pencils
to country school. One of the advantages OF
his bid was that he Offered 10 supply pencils al
ready sharpened He now maintain, COM
nedious stationery store and his contract de.
partinent fourishes
The times., 1898-08-05

The Rev. w. B. Costley. OF Stockbridge
Ga. while attending to his pastoral du
ties at. Ellenwood. that State, was at
tackled by cholera morbus- He says: '.Bv
chance I happened TO get hold OF a bottle
of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy, and / think it was the
means of saving my life. II relieved me
at once" For sale by Henry Evans.
wholesale and retail druggist. ssS F Street
northwest, and Connecticut Avenue and
S Street northwest. and 14zS Maryland
Avenue northeast
The times., 1898-08-05

we wish. in all kindness. to suggest
to the war authorities that, when the
troops at Santiago are brought north to
recuperate. If there should not happen
to be any pocahle water on the ships
conveying the Rough Riders. the Hon.
Col. Teddy Roosevelt VIII be heard from
in a manner that will certainly lower
the best record of Capt. Evans. and re-
duce the reputation of 'our army in
Flanders" TO a deaf and dumb level of
Quakerhood.
The times., 1898-08-05
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
The Striking Wire-Drawers Have
Stationed Picketx

Cleveland. o., Aug 4.-The striking wire
drawers at the II. p. and American mills
have broken away from their former plan
OF campaign and stationed pickets about
the American mills.
As result all the night men. except
those employed in the rod mill, refused
to go 10 work Last night cleaners. gal
vanizers. timers and yardmen quit The
men In the consolidated works have thus
far resisted all requests to strike.
The times., 1898-08-05

Officials in the War Department were
talking yesterday about an Autumn cam
paign against Havana. Next door, at
the White House. conversation turned
upon immediate peace and disbandment
OF the army Returns from the Navy
Department are slow coming in. Prob
ably the sentiment there is for disband-
ment also. When a victory like Dew
ey's is deliberately dumped in the sea,
and Sampson is slated as a coming rear
admiral. why not break up the navy at
once and be done with it?
The times., 1898-08-05
A DEFAULTFR KILLS HIMSELF,
T.. Bowers, of bingham. Mass. SwaI-
lows Cyanide of Potassium


Boston, Aug. f.-E. Bowers. of Hing
ham. was arrested at his home last night
by Inspector Collins. charged with steal
ing railroad stock valued at SSi2 from
William Lockf.art, of this city.
Bowers was given permission by the
officers to step into a side room for a
moment. and within a minute the latter
heard the sound of fall and rushed in
to find Bowers deal body on the floor.
He had swallowed cyanide of potassium,
which was instantaneous in its effect.
Bowers had been employed by Ward &
Co.. brokers. as 5ookkeeper, and an in
vestigation of his books today showed
that he was a defaulter to the amount of
from 1000 TO $4,000. which ne IS believed
to have lost in speculation.
The unfortunate man was thirty-eight
years Old and married.
The times., 1898-08-05
KEEP THE PHILIPPINES.
The Many Reasons Why This Conn
try should Hold Them

All in all, it is not easy to see why there
should be the least hesitation in Washington
about the permanent retention of the islands. for
no one has a shadow of right to say that we
should not hold them. Our interests and
those of the hitherto unfortunate inhabitants oil
the islands lie in our ownership Of the Philip
pines and such friends of as Great Britain,
Japan and Russia openly express the hope that
we will become the owners. while two of them
stand ready TO help us TO maintain eur rights
in that respect should any opposition Develop
San Francisco Report.
The times., 1898-08-05
He Knew.
(From the New York Tribune. J

tFrom tht VIEW lUFA ITIDuheJ
'sSinkiller'' Griffin. a cGlored evangelist, thus
addressed gathering Of nsgroes in Gathrie, Okla,
the other night: Wherefore. We black sccun-
drels, does the turitude of your souls leakf I
know Youse been shootin' craps, done say.
You'se dailying with God now. but St. Peter'H
grab you by de nape OF de neck and shake dem
horse dice outen your souls. Oh, women. wives
OF all desc men. you can't operate to cover up
your sins by copious specialization of sznokeless
powder Whyfore, that why your souls leak!
The times., 1898-08-05
French Statistics.

lFrofn l1t-bltS.j
Muligan-It's gettin' so it's hard matter for
a mon to live in France.
o'Rourke-Phy so?
Muligan-Why. the birth rate over there is
lower than the death rate, a mon livin' in
that brutal country stands a bigger chance OF
dyin' than he does OF bein' born.
The times., 1898-08-05
The Maud Muller Theory,

A new view of the Santiago cam
paign comes TO light in the letter which
an Illinois boy wrote to his people at
home after the city surrendered. He
has been talking with a Spanish lieu
tenant. who was in command at the
time of the landing Of the American
forces. This officer said that the Span
iards were prepared to kill all the
Americans, and could have killed them,
while the landing was being effected.
but that, being starved. they desired
the ratioDs and stores Of the enemy,
and thus allowed them to land. They
expected that after these ratiCns and
stores We're once out of the ships it
would be an easy thing to whip the
Americans and capture supplies.
AS an explanation, this is not very
much, but as salve to wounded Span
ish pride il is fine. There seems to
be no harm in allowing the Spaniards
to comfort themselves as best they can,
and this plan is certainly ingenious.
The captured officers can now reflect
that if they had only followed their
first intention. and fallen upon the
Americans during the operation of
landing. they would have won a
glorious victory, and saved Spain from
defeat 1t is a case of might have
BEEN equal to that of Maud Muller
Notwithstanding Whittier's authority
for the statement that lit might have
been," is an expression of unutterabie
woe. it looks as if this were a case
in which it is rather consoling. 1t IS
much more comforting to think that
if things had been arranged a little diff
ferently the enemy could have been
beaten. than il is to realize the cold,
hard fact that the whipping was bound
to come. and nothing could have avert
ed it This way of explaining defeats
is TO be commended to the Spanish
people for future use. They can al
ways say. whatever happens. that il
they had done as they at first intended
they would have gained glorious vic
tory. Such an explanation is much to
be preferred to the one which they
have used during most of this war
that the Spanish feet, or the Spanish
army, gained a glorious victory in
spite of the fact that it was utterly
smashed and its officers made prison.
ers. The Maud Muller theory is eas. er
for the average mind to understand.
The times., 1898-08-05

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The Dangers of stovepipe Ranking

There is a woman in Pittsburg who
is just now thanking her stars that she
lives in the United States She was
born in Austro-Hungary. and she is
very thrifty, but not rich. She had
managed to save fifty-e:ght dollars and
fifty-two cents, and the problem n her
mind was where to put this hoard. She
had no faith in banks, and she feared
to keep it in any Of the usual places
lest thieves should abstract it. On
the principle that the one article Of fur
niture which thief viii not steal is
hot stove. she finally hit upon the plan
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-02
THE BIDDING WAS LIVELY DOLE LIKES SIMPLICITY HOTELS ORC0OND NO DATE FIXED As YET
NO GUNS WILL BOOM AT THE
CAPITAL.
President McKinley's Private Secre-
tary VIII Escort the Party to the
Arlington-The State Dinner.

The Peru brought this dispatch
from Washington. dated January 25.
With no sound of cannon. no mill
tary guards and no formal reception.
President Dole of the Hawaiian Re
public will enter the capital at noon
tomorrow, to be greeted by the Pres
ident's private secretary alone, and to
be escorted to his hotel as a private
citizen. All this will be at the express
request of the distinguished guest,
whose modesty and democracy have
caused an entire change of plans for
the reception of the Executive of the
sister republic. 1t is expected that
there will be a great gathering at the
depot to see President Dole, but it
will be crowd of sightseers and not
officials.
Secretary Porter will receive the
Hawaiian President on behalf of Mr..
Mckinley at the depot, and will cs-
cort him to the Arlington hotel in the
Presidents carriage. 1t is expected
that the two Presidents will exchange
visits during the day. The President
and Mrs. Mckinley will give a recep-
tion and dinner at the White House
next Tuesday evening in honor of
President and Mrs. Dole. They will
be otherwise entertained during their
stay in the city. Dinners and recep-
tions are being planned by the Secre-
tary of State and other officials who
have enjoyed Hawaiian hospitality.
CHICAGO, January 25.-President
Dole of Hawaii, after visit of two
days, left Chicago today. The party
went out on Baltimore and Ohio
train in charge of T. w. Cridler, the
third assistant Secretary of State
and Mai Heistant. military attache OF
President Mckinley.