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Evening star., 1898-05-21
God Speed.

Before the dawn of another day the Dis
trlct regiment of volunteers will be well
on its way to its secold camping ground
at Chickar3auga, where it will be given its
final instructions for the campaign which.
IL now seems, 1t is soon to enter. The regi-
ment has been recruited from exceptionally
fine material. Drawn mainly from the
compact. weu-orgaaized National Guard of
the District. il includes a very large per-
centage of men well drilled in the arts of
war as far they can be learned in time
Of peace. accustomed sufficiently to the
hardships of camp life 10 prevent much
physical discomfort resulting from the
initial stages through which the volunteers
are now passing, and physically so sound
that the chances of sickness and accidental
disability are reduced to minimum. In
deed. it is confidently felt that this regi-
ment, which has gone INTO camp with an
UNUSUALLY complete and efficient equipment,
stands in the front rank of the entire vol
unteer army as regards fitness Tor service.
It is well officered, under the command of
man who has won the high esteem and
the sincere regard of the entire community
In the various capacities in which he has
been placed. Col. Harries, as commanding
general of the Guard. has earned the conf
dence and respect of the men under him.
The regiment is to be congra tulated, not
only upon the spirit that animates the
members in their relations toward their
colonel but also upon the faith the COM
munity has in him and IN the eptire organi-
Zdtion.
Speculation as to the future career and
Opportunity of the regiment has made note
of the possibility that 1t may be among
those chosen for duty in the Philippine
Islands The determination of he govern
ment to increase the force to be sent
thitner seems to mean that some of the
troops now assembled in he east will be
selected for this duty, and if this policy
should extend TO the volunteers there is
no regiment more likely to attract atten-
tion by Its high state of drill and discipline
and its availability than the First District
of Columbia Volunteers. But wherever the
regiment may be placed, on whatever seri-
Gus or trivial duty 1t may be sent, it is as
sured that ii Will reflect credit upon the
capital city and upon the men who have
iabored SO hard and well TO perfect it's Or
ganization.
Iodays demonstrations will Indicate 20
these departing soldiers that they leave
behind them thousands of hearts overflow
ing with hope and faith and good wishes
The President and his official associates
will no doubt join with the citizens in in
dicating the hope that the bes, of fortune
may attend these gallant volunteers from
the nations own city, who lave offered
their services to the rep1bIc in response
to its call God-speed,
Evening star., 1898-05-21
ExDlOsiOns.

Alas, how swift the seasons change!
The air was chill a week ago.
The springtirne atmosphere, so strange,
With skies of gray showed signs Of snow!
But when the mercury took wing
With upward fight so wierdiy fleet,
Twas ne'er excelled by anything
Except, perchance. the price Of wheat
So sing. we bards. of bursting bud
And none will question what you say.
When warmth comes with a sickening thud.
The flowers have to bloom that way.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Yarn for Credulou. spnniard..

The ostentatious embarkation Of troops
at barcelona for the Philippines will de-
ceive nobody for the present but the ignor-
ant class of misguided Spaniards When
the transports and their convoy Of armed
vessels are reported passing through the
Suez canal it will be time enough to take
cognizance Of the movement Even the
Spaniards are not so foolish as to believe
that three or four poorly equipped vessels
third and fourth rate at best. are sufficient
to dislodge Dewey from Manila Bay and
enable 5000 or 10000 troops to land. That
sort OF story would not be accepted by
the most ultra marines of the American
naval reserve.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Slow Cars ON Rapid Transit Tracks.

Slow Cars ON Rapid Transit Tracks.
Good results ought to come from the leg
islation proposed yesterday by the House
District committee relative to the use of
rapid transit tracks by slower cars. This
plan, In the form Of an amendment to a
long needed bill governing the treatment
OF abandoned car tracks, Is intended to
prevent such misadjustments as that in
Volved by the joint use Of long stretch OF
the Metropolitan lines tracks by the Ana
costa road. which thus has access to the
center of the business section Of the city
with its slow moving, disreputable appear
ing horse cars. This condition Is a trayesty
OF rapid transit, and Is an injustice to the
corporation that has spent large sums In
eQuipping Its road with the latest and best
method of electrical propulsion. For about
three-fourths of a mile the motor cars of
the metropolitan are exposed to this form
OF hindrance. on either the north or the
south run, thus blocking in all a mile and
a half of the roads course on the 9th street
branch. Aside from the impropriety Of
such a mixture of slow and rapid transit 1t
Is dangerous. for despite all care accidents
continually occur as a result Of collisions
between the swiftly moving motors and
the sluggish horse cars. Then, too, 1t Is
altogether unnecessary, as the terms of the
pending amendment would serve to show
1t Is proposed that in order to prevent the
less Of access to territory on the part OF
the slower system transfer arrangements
shall oe entered into between the two lines,
thus making the slow line terminate AT
the point of junction instead of traversing
the rapid transit tracks to tine heart of Ike
city. This device will give to the patrons
of the Anacostia road a wider range of
service without extra charge and will be
a material benefit to them. The desire of
the citizens and the authorities IS to Sc
cure an entirely harmonious system OF
rapid transit equipments. Such harmony
now prevails between the two main lines,
and is to be carried further by future op-
erations. 1t would be indeed unfortunate
IL the fruits of all the hard work aid heavy
expenditures should be marred now ty
continuing to permit the Intrusion Of the
horse cars into the business section over
the tracks of the modernized roads.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

There Is great deal of difference" she
said with sarcasm, between the way q
man parts with his money before he Is
married and afterward.''
Yes" replied Mr.. Pennywise Before
r rarriage. when he gives her u three-dollar
bunch of flowers. she says Thank you,
George! You are so good and kind and
generous! But after. when he gives her
three-fourths of his salary. she merely:
looks hurt and says Is that ali?'"
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Spain and Spafn'y.

The following from st. Petersburg re-
peats mistake which prevailed for time
with respect to Cuba:
The public and the press here are evinc-
Ing great interest in the future of the
Philippine Islands Much hostility is mani
tested toward any scheme by which the
United States, Great Britain, or Germany
Individually or jointly, are to have possess
sion OF the Islands. and some of the news
papers urge the Russian government to en-
deavor to obtain from Spain lease of
some of the Philippine Islands in order that
they may serve as a Russian food base in
the Pacific
Spain. 1t will be remembered, was advised
at the beginning of hostilities to surrender
Cuba Some of her European friends
thought that 1t might be done SO as to save
her pride and honor. They doubted If she
could hold it In a contest with the United
States. and they thought it feasible there
fore for her to transfer the island to q
friendly power in Europe. They suggested
this course
The present suggestion is that Russia
take a lease of some of the Philippine Is
lands In order to strengthen her position in
that quarter of the globe. The argument Of
course is that Spain would be only too glad
to treat with Russia on such terms. and
that Russia, trading upon Spain's hard
fortune. might secure something of a very
great value.
The trouble with the one suggestion as
with the other is that Spain now has moth
ing in either quarter to offer anybody.
Everything she represents in the world is,
in effect, to use colloQuialism, ''in soak
to fate She may not transfer anything
that stands in her name. Manila, the chief
port in the Philippines, is at our mercy, and
our troops are just embarking to take pos
session of 1t. Thence will spread our do
minion over that whole group of Islands
Whether this dominion is to be temporary
or permanent is not for Spain but for the
United States to decide.
Cuba. as we all very well know, Is to have
a government of its own. The American
people have formally so declared, and the
main purpose of the war is to accomplish
that end. The Spanish flag is flying at but
a Few places in the island, and we are on
the eve OF invasion to haul it down.
How would 1t be possible therefore for
any power to begin negotiations with Spain
about securing Cuba or footho,d in the
Philippines without clashing Immediately
with the United States? AS we have al
ready said, Spains possessions are in pawn
to fate. She is only carrying the Checks"
Everything indicates that the United States
will redeem the stuff. and dominate the
final disposition of it,
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Harmonious Creation.

The so-called clock on the tower of the
so-called new post office building SENS to
be In harmonious keeping with the archi-
tectural and constructive bungIing of that
so-called edifice. 1t doesn't go: and if it
kept time no one could possibly tell the
hour of the day by looking at its face
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Here is a straight tip for Europe: The
easiest way to insure the retention OF the
Philippines by the United States is for Eu-
rope to say that the Philippines shall not
be retained by the United States. II Eu-
rope does not know us any better than
Spain seems to have known us It viii ac-
quire some quick and thorough e6uca flor
by attempting to dictate our course in this
War ~-->~
Evening star., 1898-05-21
"A spanf.h SoIiIouuy.

''The hated Yankee and his ship
Would surely meet their match
II We were but as hard to whip
AS we have been to CATCH"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The suggestion is now made that what
Is popularity called 'sunstroke" Is caused
by bacilli. II seems that any medical man
in search Of fame can have it by discov-
ering an ailment not hitherto ascribed to
germs and giving them credit for 1t.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Word Of Reinsurance.
From the North German Gazette.

fOul tHe INUrtH UeruiHn G0zette.
The Americans cannot doubt the charac-
ter of our strict and perfectly loyal neu
trality after the repeated official declara-
tons The imperial policy has a right to
feel confident that its more than a century
OF friendship to a state in which millions Of
Germans have found a second home will
not be disturbed without urgent reasons
Evening star., 1898-05-21

From the st. Joseph (io.) News.

cioW sAe ot Soeepn tAO.D news.
II we are to annex Hawaii or hold the
Philippines, or even maintain a secure
coast defense, our warships must have a
cifc. Aside from the commercial advan-
tage, which would be immense, tho canal is
naval necessity and must be constructed
without any further delay.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The promptness with which London serio-
comics have taken the cue and begun to
sing refrains about blood being thicker than
water would, with any monarchy save Eng
land. arouse suspicious of music-hal CEN
sorship.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
In Training for the Millennium,
From the San Francisco Bulletin

After having their Notifications at San
Juan de Porto Rico knocked all to pieces,
the Spaniards officially report that the
damage done was "unimportant" If a
Castilian captain general could survive to
comment on the destruction Of the world at
the last Judgment he would probably refer
to it as "a slight disturbance"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The ease with which Spain finds pre-
texts for congratulating itself Is almost as
great as the difficulty encountered in any
practical project.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Pertinent Que.tfOn.

kissing is dangerous" quoth he.
She archly asked: How soon,
With due precaution, might one be
a. Regarded as immune?"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Every American youth. In contemplating
the King of Spain, will find 1t in his heart to
sympathize with any one who Is compelled
to pass Fourth-of-July-less childhood.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

1t may be assumed that the German EN-
peror proposes to be friendly; but he has
not quite made up his mird as to how
friendly.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The decision by the customs authorities
that the Chinese tom-tom is a musical in
strument does not offer any argument
against shutting out the ACCORDION.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
SHOOTING STARS.
A Summer Sadness.

What kind of rations do they give you
at your new placer" inquired one workman.
The other looked at him reproachfully
and answered: "Perspirations; that's ALL"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The Washington Base Ball Club should
benefit by experience and begin to make its
final burst of speed earlier in the season.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A High Valuation.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
By the exchange Of two Spanish officers
for two accredited American newspaper
correspondents the United States govern
ment pays the officers a very high compi-
ment.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Admiral Cervera has not yet realized the
full possibilities of the West Indian climate
in the way of warmth.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Possibly One Of Polo's Bluns.
From the Buffalo Express.

The Miquelon coaling-base story probably
is little bluff thrown out by Polo with the
expectation of increasing the nervousness
OF the people Of the New England coast
and stimulating them to continue their
pressure to keep ships away from the West
Indies for guard duty in their neighbor.
hood.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Don,t Get In Our way.


Srom the New York Tribune.
We hope the shooting of an EneIish SOL
der who got over upon Spanish TERRITORY
at Gibraltar viii not lead to international
complications. We want to settle with
Spain lirSt -.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Madrid is as McndaciOus MS Havana.
From the Chicago News

Cutting off cable communication between
Cuba and Madrid will not hinder the Span
ish from enjoying their daily glorious VIC
tory, which may as well originate at
Madrid as at Havana.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Local Pride.

TITS too bad!' said the man with heavy
boots and chin whiskers. There's big
ship called the Indiana and one called the
Massachusetts an SO on. But where's
the New Jersey?'"
Never mind,'' replied his companion.
I'VE aint slighted. 1 understand they's a
hull bunch o boats known as the Mos
quito Fleet"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

The Spirit of Columbus StiIl Liye..
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Just as soon as a fellow is satisfied that
he has learned all his geography lessons.
the Spanish fleet opens up new territory Of
which he had never dreamed
Evening star., 1898-05-21

DIn order to avoid delays, on nc
count of PERSONAL absence. letters tn
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any Individual connect ri with the
Office, hut rimply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial business Depart
nients. according to tenor or purpose.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19

than the average and expect to use those
faculties to gain more than their share OF
this worlds goods without giving their
share Of toll in exchange. This class.
which really covers II large portion OF the
oppns't. ton, are open in their attacks, and
their motives are easily understood An
other very large class are they who Cp.
pose because it means some kind of a
change from the present conditions
they don't know What, aud they don't
care 10 investigate. They are opposed
to change. There are many doctrines
taught, and they are sure that some OF
them are objectionable. such as anarchy
and communism. They don't stop to in
vestlgate, but class them all together and
condemn the lot The real foes of fra
ternal socialism, that do it more harm
than all Others combined, are found with
IN its own ranks, men who call them.
selves socialists, but cannot realize that
socialism must come through evolution
and not through revolution. Socialism
is to our political existence what biology
is to our physical existence. II is the
science OF our political life. We may
live without knowledge Of our relations
to either. Our Savior gave us the true
essence OF it when lie said, "As ye
wonld that others should do unto you,
do IL Eau Ia. - 4
ment founded on the principle OF per
feet brotherhood aud conducted under
that principle certainly could not be OBJ
iectionahle 20 any night thinking person.
1t would be an ideal government. The
millennium of which Christ spoke would
be with Us. II may be, and sometimes
strong hand OF might; but in order that
progress may he made, it must be fol-
lowed up with mercy and love. Social
ism must be taught, and taught as Christ
taught it, with kindliness and love. They
are but poor teachers who have not pa
thence. Impotence il its deadliest Zoe
Ih" world i now moving that way.
Every time a public necessity is taken
possession OF blythe public aud utilized for
the public good, an advance is made on
the lines OF socialism Take the steps
one by one. Practice what YOU preach
in your daily lives bv extending fra
terual hand to your beighbor, thus show
ing to the world that if socialism was
adopted, Won, Nho are prote-sed disciples,
are prepared to live up to its teachings.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19
THE NICARAGUA CIN.IL.

The HERALD has DO space to waste in
saving the Nicaragua canal should have
been built. Every body knors that now
Tie west has fully realized the national
importance of ship canal through Cen
trail America from the time gold was dis
covered in California and settlements
began IN Oregon. l. is useless to say We
have not been in a condition to build it.
On the contrary, We have not for fifty
years been in condition to not build it.
During that period our trade and com
merce has suffered to an amount snhi.
Cient to have built that canal several
times. The feasibility need not be dis.
cussed. II il conceded by all. The sur
vey and estimate has been made and
found satisfactory. The east has been
heretofore blind to its importance. Trans
continental railroads are accused of hos
tility to the project for selfish reasons.
The western part Uf the United States is
last coming into prominence. Its trade
with China, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand is increasing at a rate that sur
prses the eastern statemen who never
crossed the Mississippi river. But it re-
NAMED ior foreign war to actually open
their eyes to the condition the United
States was actually in without a canal
"hich'would let our warships go from
one ocean to the other without rounding
Cape Horn. Forcing the adoption OF
western civilization on China and the far
east during the twentieth century looks
now to he nearly certain, in which case
the Pacific states will become of greater
commercial importance than those of the
Atlantic. In that event, clamOr would
20 up from them for the Nicaragua canal
which would soon make itself heard Ii
is useless to attempt to push the matter
now until our war with Spain is ended;
Int it should not be lost sight of until
it is built, owned and operated by the
United States.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19
Wool Warehouse.

w. l.. Steiuweg has arranged nucleus
for holding the wool trade at North Yak
ina by leasing the old Chappell q Cox
warehouse AMI arranging to put in a
haler. Considerable wool has already
been taken and n 81 per ton rate from Kit
'ltas county has been granted by the rail
road in order to enable wool men in that
county to take advantage Of the arrange
ment.
The lease Of the property contains Il
purchase clause, and the intention ia to
organize stock company a little later
on, when the busy season is past, and so
make the venture a permanent thing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19

AS if brick were lying in my stom-
sch' Is the description by dyspeptic Of
his feeling after eating.
This is one of the commonest symp
toms OF indigestion. II you have it, take
Shaker digestive Cordial.
Not only this symptom, but all the
symptoms OF indigestion are cured by
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
- many medicines to cure this one dis.
order. Only one that can be called snc-
cessful, because only one that acts in a
s'mpe, natural, and yet scientific wav.
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing no
dangerous Ingredients, Shaker Digestive
Cordial tones mp, strengthens, and re-
stores to health all the digestive organs.
Sold 10y druggists, price 10 cents to 81
a bottle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19

There are rnmors OF a Spanish fleet
with 10000 soldiers to start through the
>uez canal at once to wrest the Philippine
islands from Dewey, grasp. II is prob
ably untrue, bat each day lost IN start
ing achievements to him increases our
apprehension. No doubt all is being
done at san Francisco that can be done,
ans We hope the City Of Pe6in with at
ieas. couple Of Thousand troops viii
start at once and more follow as fast as
possible until enough are there to hold
those islands against any force Spain can
send.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19
SOCIALISM,.

OF all the plans OF government vet
devised, none have been SO lofty In sen.
tment, or grand ia design, as fraternal
socialism, and none has been more de-
rided or misunderstood. 1t is not new.
il is the origin and inspiration of all civ
ilIzed governments, and has been from
the time governments were formed by a
people with civilization which advanced
them above the patriarchal or tribal re
lations. Nor was that period devoid of
soclaIstic features. Even the untutored
Indian Of our plains and mountains rec
Ognlze and respect the rights OF the indi-
viduai 10 that which the Creator gave
him and made absolutely necessary to
his ~ stence-sGgh a., land, light air
and water, and the right 10 utilize those
TIN. s.. and 10y Ei, uua OH. t1 pr.ysil ny
hims. It aud those dependent upon him
such things ~ may he necessary for his
comfort aud happiness. Il remained for
so-cailed civilization to deprive him Of
OF that right. There are many foes To
socialsm The most open and notorious
are those who believe themselves pos
sessed Of strength and cunning greater
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-19
Proclamation,

To the Citizens OF North Yakima: On
Monday, Ma Both, 1893, will be observed
the national holiday known az Memorial
day. Now, therefore, |, as mayor of the
city of North Yakima, do hereby request
all citizens to participate in the exercises
OF that day in remembrance OF the dead
soldiers OF the republic who gave their
lives that the nation might live, and to
especially refrain from all business pur-
suits between the hours Of > and p. m.
y. 4. FECmrER. Mayor.