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Evening star., 1898-06-21
In UAe mt Inst.

There is cause for rejoicing among the
hitherto despairing citizens of Washington
who have been watching the slothfuI prog
ress of the work on the new city post office
building. That great structure, begun six
and third years ago, is actually in use al
last. Clerks are at work in it. Around
them, to be sure. sound the hammers Of
carpenters, the trowels of tile settlers, the
blow-pipes of plumbers, the strong Ian
guage of foremen, and other evidences, OF
continuing activity, yet the building is in
use. The war did it. The need for an
emergency bond issue is at the bottom of
this unexpected Fastening to the day of use
The clerks engaged in the task OF syste-
matically issuing the governments memoir
anda of Indebtedness are housed in a few
of the rooms that are already ut for occu-
pancy and perhaps before their work is fin
ished the general movement of other clerks
will begin. Yet the consolation OF the
Washington people is incomplete, for the
use of the building for which it was origi-
nally designed is still far off. The city DOS.
office is inadequately housed In a rented
building, while the work on this new struc-
ture draSs along and no effort to hasten the
day of local occupancy is visible. Neyerthe-
less 1t Is something for the patient Wash
Evening star., 1898-06-21

They are exercised at Madrid over the
story of the mutiiation OF the American
dead in Cuba by Spanish soldiers They of
course deny il, and ask the world to believe
that Spaniards are quite incapable of such
conduct Are they? How stands the rec
ord respecting Spanish practices in the
field in Cuba?
Was anything ever Viier or more in
human than SPANS course toward the in
surgents while the insurgents alone con-
fronted her? Were not the people herded
like cattle and starved to death by the
thousands? Were not insurgent hospitals
raided and the helpless inmates brutally
put to death? Was not the dead body of
Maceo treated with shocking indignity =?
Was not Aranguren assasslnated and his
body insulted? Are not the authenticated
annals of those whole three years filed
With instances OF the most revolving Span
ish barbarities7
Is IL to be expected that these Spanish
hoops. seasoned thus to cruelty and bru-
Evening star., 1898-06-21
I3OO-CieycIani and Biount,

Are Te to have a revival of Clevelandism
in the United States? Is that possible?
This is not an idle question. There are
certain things that seem TO justify it, Free
silver as presented in the campaign of 1876
is dead issue. Tariff reform along free
trade lines cannot be used as popular cry
again very soon. So what becomes of Mr.
Bryan? And with Mr.. Bryan and the is
sues for which he has stood out of the way
what VIII remain TO the democratic party
II the present anti-Hawaii. anti-Nicaragua
canal, anti-war ana anti-progress tenden-
cies are followed?
FOR such a policy Mr. Cleveland should
be chosen leader He made the Hawaiian
issue. He withdrew the first annexation
treaty. He sought to break down the Dole
government and re-establish the rotten
monarchy with a half-civlized woman on
the throne. So that if the democratic party
IS TO take up Clevelandism it ought also to
take up again the man himself Why not?
Ana Ii MIR. Cleveland is to come to the
Iront again, on an issue of which anti
hawaii Is 10 form large part, then every
consideration of fair dealing points un-
erringiy TO his running-mate. But one
name should be presented to the national
convention for Vice President, and that the
name of james Ii. Blount, of Georgia If
what mas been felicitously denominated
the policy of infamy' is to be formally ac-
cepted by the democratic party, the men
who shaped that policy and exerted them
selves 10 the utmost to carry it through
should be revived along with it. Then the
people VIII fully appreciate what is before
them and hat their duty is in the nrem-
ises.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
The New HighMaX Inv.

The conferees on the bill amending the
highway act, Senators Gailinger. Mcmillan
and Faulkner and Representatives Bah
cock, Curtis and Richardson, yesterday
agreed upon the shape which this measure
shall take. and their decision upon this
very important question will be received
with general satisfaction by the people of
the District.
They wisely de ,iGeG upon the radical
mendment instead of the total repeal Of
the highway act They cut from this act
that which is hurtfuI. but leave upon the
statute books the first five sections of The
highway law, which provide for the map
ping of the suburbs as a guide to future
subdivision They cancel the map of sec
tion one so far as il applies to existing
subdivisions, as being too expensive in its
comprehensive rectifcation of mi5ft sub
divisions 10 be carried out at the present
time. But they retain ali the other maps
framed under the highway act, and au-
thoTize new map of section cne covering
only the unsubdivided land.
Thus the map-making provisions Of the
act of lSL;. similar to those provided for all
great and growing cities and ne cessary TO
their harmonious development are retained
and the maps themselves, carefully and in
telliSently prepared at an estimated cost of
fifty thousand dollars. are preserved in
their application to more than twenty thou
sand acres of unsubdivided land in the
county.
The burdensome and unbearable provis-
ions OF the highway act. including the Gf-
teenth section. are repealed
No rectification of any misfit subdivision,
and no appropriation for that or any pur-
pose is made or authoTizcd by the le;.isIa-
ton. But while not all is accomplished
that is desirable from the Districts pon.
OF view in the line of affirmative and ap-
propriative legislation. the gain of the
District in Kidding itself of the iniquitous
enactments of The highway law without
destroying entirely that statute and the
maps prepared under its provisions is so
great as 20 make this enactment one of the
most important and beneficial that our leg
lslature has ever passed.
The District has been fortunate ir thi,
Congress in the energetic and harmonious
iabors OF its District Committees. These
two bodies. under the chairmanship OF Mr..
Mcmillan in the Serate and Mr.. Babcoet
in the House, have co-operated inteIIigentIv
and effectively. The list of District meas
ures. great and small passed by the House
at the instance of the District Committee
has al this session broken all the records
In the Senate the District Committee works
IN close relation With the Approximations
Committee in reference 10 local affairs. and
Senator Mcmillan and other members of
TIE District Committee have rendered The
District additional important service in
connection with matters of great public
interest such as the water-supply. sew
elase and public library appropriations,
which do not come directly before their
committee.
ne Dlstriet of Columbia extends to its
rational legislators renewed assurances of
its appreciation and DISTINGUISHED ccDs.d-
Grafton.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Senator ThurstOn's Mistake,

Senator Thurston is making the mistake
OF his life in lighting the annexation of Ha-
wall. His position on that question is one
which his constituents do not approve OF
and which is calculated to injure them. A
senator should not feel himself so mucf
above the men he represents as to refuse
to pay any attention to their unanimous
wishes. Senator Mason of this state was
opposed TO the annexation of Hawaii but
he declared last week that, having become
convinced that the people of Illinois are ir
faVoT OF annexation Il will do every thing
IN my power to carry out their wishes
want you to understand" said the sena.
tor, that was not elected to put my judg.
ment against the judgment of the citizens
OF Limos who elected me-" The reasons
which Senator Thurston has given for his
opposition to Hawaiian annexation are moi
statesmaniike reasons. They are weak and
superilcial. His constituents have giver
much better reasons for annexation thar
he has given against it, Like Senator Ma.
son. he should abandon an untenable posi.
uon ana DOW gracefully to the will of the
people. "
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Warming to the Democratic Party.
From the Louisville Post lind deml

/. IL mas not seemed to us necessary to re-
sort to joint resolution to secure Hawaii
but events legislate, and war is but a
serles OF important events Congress
merely recording it's DEGREES The battle
OF Manila settled the Hawaiian question
IL settled the question of building the Mic
arasuan canal. 1t made certain the an
nexation of Porto Rico and Cuban pro-
tectorate. F
Yet we hold democratic caucuses to re-
verse the very DEGREES of destiny; we once
more throw the democratic party across
the path OF progress. But the vote in the
Rouse yesterday records the verdict of the
American people; the past is past and a
new chapter opens in American history
The vote in the House was surprising.
only ninety representatives, including the
Speaker, voted against the resolution auC
they no longer constitute majority of the
House of Representatives.
We trust the so-called leaders of the dem.
ocratic party will study the vote In The
House yesterday and read the peoples re-
sronse to the action of Bour5or. caucus,
Evening star., 1898-06-21

When I kin take restin' spell 1 likes
to steal away
Whah de bumly bee is gath'rin' up de
honey all de day,
Nbah de flow'rs is CROWN peaceable an
free de summer found,
An de wind keeps on his travels wifout
tellin' wbah he's bound.
Oar ain NOBODY fussin' bout de way dem
fiow'r5'll bloom.
Oar ain no one to warn 'em dat dey's
takin' too much room.
De honey bee ain bothered by no busy
body man
Dat wants Ter show i'm why he orter stop
an change is plan.
De locus bug he fddles an de cricket
jines de choir.
Dey does de bes' dey's able an it's all ,ia t
dey desire.
Dey's all a-.abor.n', somehow, to be earnin'
of dab salt.
Oar ain no one dat's jes' a-standin' roun'
an findin' fault.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

News Of Ii Hung Changs elevation al
wa! LEADS TO ii suspicion that the emperor
is merely preparing more than usually
severe jolt for him DIT the end OF his next
descent
Evening star., 1898-06-21

fngtonian to see the signs of occupancy at
all, even if they are remote from the re-
quirements of the city post office. If there
were any real disposition to bring about
this desirable condition the authorities
could quickly get in shape the floor in
tended for the use of the local post Office
without waiting for the completion of the
entire structure.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
1t Is the Same Conch..
From the Engineer d.ondon,.


BY the way. we wonder whether Captain
Concha. who fought the Don Juan de
Austria" SO gallantly at Manila is the same
who pluckily sailed the model of Columbus
vessel out to the worlds fair at Chica go
and who then figured as a CHEEKY little
judge in the transportation branch If so,
we think the Americans must be specially
glad that he survived.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
First foo
Continuation of
Wash Goods Sale.

An additional 5000 yards Sheer
Lawns went on sale yesterday at
about half price No old styles, and
every yard OF this seasons printing
white grounds, with dots, stripes and
floral designs; also a generous
sprinkling of dark grounds, includ-
ing the popular navy blues and
blacks, with white stripes and figures.
2S inches wide.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

When General BlancO deiies the Ameri-
cans 10 capture Havana he probably takes
into consid -ration the fact that this coun-
Try is sUTe 70 feed it's prisoners of war
properly.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Strenuous Objection,

Il suppose" said the inquiring friend,
that you object to the idea of Hawaii's S
being some day represented in the Cap
itol."
"Emphatioally," replied Senator Sor-
shum. They're liatle as not to mix
things up and make even more trouble for
the lobbyists ttan they are having now"
Evening star., 1898-06-21

Soldiers who starve reconcentradoes. i'm
prison women and lombard hospitals will
rot be too valorous to attempt to shield
their forts with American prisoners of war.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
UnwelcOnle.

Il hear they are making an effort to get
more soldiers past the blockade. to rein
force u.s. said one Spanish officer.
whats that Madrid government trying
to do" inquired another, savagely; "eat US
out of house and homer"
Evening star., 1898-06-21

The danger of too strong a political pull
should be clear by this time to the Span
iards who succeeded in getting job
through to supply contract ammunition.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

Possibly Mr.. Depews inopportune re-
marks 10 the French people were merely
due TO his happening to strike the wrong
page in his phrase book
Evening star., 1898-06-21
A ThoughtIess Remark,

ITS remarkable" commented Mr.. Meek.
tons wife, 'how many men are anxious to
leave home and engage in war"
Yes he answered, absently. Some
people never seem to know when they have
enough of anything"
Evening star., 1898-06-21

AS ONO is not just now point of great
strategic Importance Mr.. Hanna declines
10 waste much ammunition on it,
Evening star., 1898-06-21

The retaliatory personal estimates pro-
mulgated by New York politicians must be
very disSOuraging to the disinterested
voter
Evening star., 1898-06-21

Despite his long residence in England
statesman Richard Croker confines nfm-
self strictly to New York politics and does
not attempt to give any suggestions on the
ArgIO-American alliance
Evening star., 1898-06-21
SHOOTING STARS.
Unappreciatfve.

II understand that our friend now re-
joices in the title of colonel"
Yes" replied Major Mott, rather dis
paragingly. But he had to go to war to
get it,
Evening star., 1898-06-21

Aguinaldo expects to have voice in Phil.
ippine affairs, but is too shrewd to attemp,
10 be a car.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

There Is patriotic pleasure in noting how
steadily the Fourth OF July celebration is
breaking over It's original territorial limits.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

General Miles will scarcely get through
this campaign without standing up before
hot fire of resignation rumors.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
WOOdWardan nd LOthrOp,
10TH 18th and SITS. n w.
10th. nth and F SITS. N. w.

Every Department i'm the House
Is nearly exactly should be-as you would have tan
Never before able
beautiful bright fresh uptodae absolutely
chande for personal and home
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Mems Crash Suits
To Order.

Old-time Tow, Crash and Linen
Suits made to your measure for
$3.50, 5000, $II.oo and SI2. so.
These are the most comfortable
suits for hot weather. 1t is not nee
essary to wear an ill-titting ready
made suit when you can have one
made to order at practically the
same price. They must please you
or we don't want YOU to have them.
Mems Store-First floor.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
SI.Oo per pair.

SI.oo per pair.
For Lace Curtains 75c. per pair.
Marseilles Bedapreads. 35c. each.
Crochet Beispreads, 25c each.
Goods called for and delivered without additional
charge.
Second floor.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
A Complicated Enterpr,.e

A Complicated Enterprise.
The many-sided patriots woe
Brings oft a weary trown
AS he tries to keep his courage up
And keep his taxes down.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Summer
Petticoats.
Three Excellent Values.

Black Sateen Petticoats, I, and
5 ruffles, French back, tape at waist
Each sOc.
Striped japanese Skirting Petticoats, deep bias,
fOunce put on with heading tape at waist. ooc
a variety of colors. Each. ch.................. oS>'
Striped japanese Skirting PetticOats. umbrella
fiounce, variety of colors, French back, roc
Second nOOr.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Inn Mems
Department., Annex.

Department. Annex.
We shall place on sale tomorrow,
Wednesday, the following exception
ally good values:
Mems Soft Striped Madras Negligee Shirts with
collar and wristbaud-made of remarkably good
quality cloth.
Soc. each.
Boys rercale and Madras Negligee Shirts, with
collar and cuffs attached
soc. each.
Boys Percale and Madras Shirts. either with .
separate collars to be worn with white collar
fine quality and pretty patterns.
SI.Oo each.
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Mosquito
CanOpies.

Mosquito
CanOpies.
We have just received large lot
OF the Umbrella Folding Mosquito
Canopies. These are especially suit
able for camp or private use, and are
thorough protection from flies and
mosquitoes.
White Nets, single bed size. .SI. IS
White Nets, I bed size. -. 81. 50
White Nets, double bed size. $500
We are sole agents in Washington
for the Dixie Improved Canopy.
These Canopies can be attached to wooden or
metal beds. the neatest In appearance and
the most comfortable to sleep under.
$500 each.
On display in our Bed Department.
Third floor.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

Our System of Cleansing
Blankets s Lace Curtains
Is the best ever devised. The charge
for cleansing and rebinding blankets
Evening star., 1898-06-21
A Perfect
Roach Trap.

We have secured what we believe
to be a perfect Roach Trap. 1t is
so simple and yet SO effective as to
eclipse anything yet produced for de-
stroying reaches, water bugs, ants,
etc. A trial will convince the most
skeptical.
Only I9c each.
Evening star., 1898-06-21

soc. Silk Sale.
The balance of those Beautiful SOC. Jap
anese Wash Silks, in plaid and striped ef-
fects-just the thing for midsum-
mer wear-will go On sale tomOr- 30c
O S0
Evening star., 1898-06-21
Hosiery
Special.
First floor.
PnNre9

We are offering several lots OF
Boys Washable Suits and Trousers.
representing the newest materials
and all the latest ideas in trimmings.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14
TOO BADl

Mr.. Hartley has seen fit to
inflict his opinions again on
the reading public: This time
he tells us that capital is coy
of organized labor in Duluth.
Too bad! That organized labor
is hurting the town. Too bad!
That the city is in a bad finan-
cial condition. That is too
bad. Perhaps if the corpora
tons in which Hartley is in
terested would pay back taxes
due the city and county it
might help along some.
It's a shame that organized
labor should want capital to
pay living wages when it
comes here to invest. ii
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

While Gillhooley Hartley, of
tax-dodging fame is inflicting
hard times literature, he con-
tinues to rob the foot :passen-
ger at the toll bridge with a
GOODNESS becoming an Ameri-
can highwayman. If the city
and county officials will turn
their attention to Hartley's
financial contortions and tax
jugglery and compel him to
pay his just proportion of taxes
he will find less time to write
reform literature and tell of
the abuse of the poor capitalist
by organized labor: -. - !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

an unfair account of it that 50
much as gave this considera-
ton first PLACES that war
gives every man a chance to
rise to his right level as a
leader among men, a chance
that is much curtailed by the
present constitution of indus
trial society. 1t is a melan-
choly commentary that war
should be welcome, even hailed
with delight, as a means OF
livelihood by many men who
were aching for an opportunity
to get a living.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

Some one wants to know why
the officers in the army (regu-
lars) live like nabobs, while the
common soldiers live a very
common life indeed. Give it
up. That would be as hard to
account for as the other fact
that while labor makes every
thing Of account to human
needs, it starves in rags while
those who labor not have it all.
The common people are for
the purpose of administering
to the exquisite tastes of the
untitled nobility. s..& ...:.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

Wheat nearly reached the
$500 mark but it is after the
wheat has left the hands of the
farmer. The place to farm is
in the cities. The city farmer
gets all the profits and the
country farmers furnish all the
work and wheat. - 80 ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

It was a characteristic piece
of impudence for the passen-
ger agents to agree that they
could not possibly charge less
than two cents mile for trans
porting the troops to the front.
1t would be nearer the mark
to reduce all passenger rates
to that figure and for this SER
vice, the railroads, every one
the beneficiary of the govern
ment, ought to be glad to
make a rate as near cost as
could be fixed. That wouldn't
be two cents a mile, nor yet
one cent a mile.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14
Late at tho Play,

We know from Pepys and from
passages in the plays of contempt
rary dramatists that the manners Of
theater audiences in the restoration
epoch were not nice, but there is no
reason to believe that even the tops
habitually arrived at the theater
late. Mr.. Sparkish, Mr.. Novel and
their fellows would talk loudly while
the play was going on to show the
superiority of their wit to the poets,
but they likely were on hand early
to lose none of the fun. In later
epochs of English theatrical history
theater going was serious UNDER
taking, not mere pastime. One can
tell from the beginnings of old plays
that the authors counted on audi
ences closely attentive from the
first. Lady Randolph is the first
speaker in Douglas" Orestes in
1.-The Distressed Mother,'' Almeira
in 1.-THE Mourning Bride" The GUS
tom of "playing the audience i'm
with a short piece was of still later
origin. Perhaps about that time the
habit of going late to the theater be-
came common. 'Half price" for
late Corners was a custom of Thack-
eray's time, SO perhaps the ordinary
New York playgoer of this era, who
nearly ruins the enjoyment Of a few
by going late to the theater, talking
as loudly as he pleases as he enters
and selfishly fussing over his wraps
before he settles in his seat, has
some sort of historical precedent for
his behavior. It has nothing else to
recommend it.-New York Times.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

Organization is the first
word. Organization is the
secret of an army's efficiency;
organization is the prime need
Of the workers. But organic
alton is not the end. Organic.
alton without education is
profit1ess.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-14

Minnesota has given away
millions of acres to the rail
roads which now refuse to pay
their share of taxes. We don't
blame the railroads but it is
hard to be patient with the
stupidity that fails to exact
from their due.