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Evening star., 1898-12-31

tion of the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, approved July 4 1S.ls
TO provide fol anneNing the Hawaiian ISL
ands 10 the United States, the sovereignty
OF the said Hawaiian Islands was Welded
up 10 the United States on the l2th day cf
August, AID. 1S9S, becoming thenceforth
vested in the United States of America;
And whereas, in view of the provisions
of said joint resolution for the determine
ton by the Congress of the United States
OF all matters of municipal legislation con-
cefnlng the Hawaiian Islands, and because
the SUBJECT matter and provisions Of said
lndenture are deemed to be proper subjects
Tor the consideration and determination of
the Congress of the United States il is
deemed eXpedient and necessary that the
Congress of the United States consider and
adopt such legislation, especially in regard
to grants and contractual obligations to be
controlled by and rest upon the United
states OF America as vested with soVer-
eighty over said Hawaiian Islands without
let or hindrance by reason of any action of
the government Of the republic of Hawaii
IN respect TO such grants and contactual
obligations initiated by the sand government
of the republic Of Hawaii prior to and in
complete at the time of the yielding up of
the sovereignty Of the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States.
Now, therefore, |, John Hay. Secretary
OF State of the United States 90 hereby ex-
press on the part of the United States
State Department its disapproVal OF the
contract stipulated in the said indenture to
the end that the same shall not take effect.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
Department of State of the United States
in the city of Washington, ID. C. this 3lst
day of December in the year of our Lord
1898
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CHANGES AND PROMOTIONS.
Orders Issued by Commissioners At
fecting Engineer Department.

The following changes and promotions
were today made in the District engineer
department, to take effect January l. 1899:
That George c. Burns, w. d. Boyd and
A. d. Black, rodmen on the annual roll at
$3.50 per annum, be transferred to rodmen
on the temporary roll at So per diem.
That o. B. Magruder and W. D. Fair
child, rodmen on the per diem roll at 50 60
per diem, be hereafter rated as rodmen on
the same roll at So per diem
That T. E. Pierce and O. c. Mimmack
chainmen on the per diem roll at s225 per
diem be transferred to rodmen on the an
nual roll at $3.50 per annum
That Fred Asa Barnes, rodman on the
per diem roll at $3.50 per diem, be promot ed
TO rodman on the annual roll at $3.50 per
annum.
That I. NJ. Fendall, chairman on the an
nual roll at $3.50 per annum, be promoted to
roainan on the same roll at $3.50 per an
mum.
That Samuel b. Harding. chairman on
the temporary roll at s. per diem, be here
after rated as rodman on the same roll at
So per diem.
That J. o. Hargrove, subinspector on the
temporary roll at $3.50 per diem, be pro-
NOTED to inspector on the same roll at 81
per diem.
That Miss NJ. f. Matteson. clerk on tho
temporary roll at s2.36 per diem. be here
after rated as clerk on the same roll at
500 per diem.
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MementOes of the Philippines.

Mr.. R. Emmett Smith of 1907 p street
has in his possession a number of inter-
esting relics of the campaign at Manila, in
the Philippine Islands, which were collected
and sent to him by his son. Robert Z.
Smith, jr., Of Company G, I'd Regiment of
Oregon Volunteers, who was a member of
the first expedition to the Pacific. The col
lection Jas sent in a large box by mail,
and arrived only a few days ago, in time
to be opened before the Christmas holidays.
In the collection are buttons and emblems
from all of the different branches Of Span
ish military organizations on the islands
and many naval insignias. The gilt and
brass buckles of the soldiers and the en-
gineer corps and of different regiments are
included in the lot. A small piece of brass
from the door of the apartment occupied
by petty officer board the Maria
Christiana, the first vessel sunk by Admiral
Dewey, is in the collection, the brass bear
ing the inscription 'Sargento" small
Spanish pennant from the same vessel is
also included. An illustrated book on the
''Tfpos de Filipinos" of about twenty-five
full-page pictures contains many interest
ing views. There is a pack of Spanish
playing cards in the collection, with quite
different designs from those on American
cards and having only forty-eight cards in
a pack, instead Of fifty-two, the ten spots
being missing.
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WOMAN'S QUEER ACTIONS.
Wants to Pawn Hat for Money I'm p,
Excursion Fare,

Mrs Maria II. Ames, a well-dressed wo-
man. aged apparently, about fifty years.
Is REID at the first precinct station. there
pelns suspicion or the part of the author
ltles that her mental condition is some
what unbalanced.
ABOUT y o Clock this morning Mrs Ames
approached Officer f. H. Smith. who is on
duty at the Mount Vernon steamboat +
wharf, and asked him to lend her "a cents
on her hat, as she wanted to take an ex-
cursion to Mount Vernon.
The officer declined, and Mrs. Ames left
the wharf, going to a barber shop near by.
Oficer Smith concluded to keep an eve on
the woman, and upon going to the shop
found she had had her head shampooed.
When the barber asked for his paw Mrs.
Ames frankly told him she had no money.
AT TINS point Officer Smith took her into
custody, and she was sent to No / station.
She said her home is in Elgin, Ill, that
DR.. T. E. Burlingame is her family physi-
clan and Judge E. c. Lowell of the local
court particular friend.
Inspector Boardman has sent a telegram
to Judge Lowell, making inquiries about
Mrs. Ames and upon his reply will depend
the future action of the authorities Mrs.
Ames has been stopping at the Baltimore
and Ohio Hotel in this city, where she
created favorable impression on those
who became acquainted with her.
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Charge of False Pretenses.

Special Policemen Miles and Souder, who
do duty in the Center market, arrested a
young man yesterday who gave his name
as Joseph Melrose and locked him up on a
charge of false pretenses. When Melrose
was arrested he resisted and fought desper-
ately until Policeman Berman came to the
assistance of the market officers
The arrest of the young man proved a
great relief to the country people who sell
on the market line. For several weeks they
have complained that a young man mas
been robbing them. According to their
story he has made purchases claiming that
he was in business or was employed by a
business firm. The manner of having the
goods delivered resulted in defrauding the
country people.
1t is alleged that yesterday Melrose, as he
gives his name, purchased eggs from Mrs
Louisa Boswell of Prince Georges county,
Md, and disposed of them to Golden Love
& Co Mrs. Boswell did not get her money
for the eggs, and later she caused the ar
rest of the prisoner.
Judge Taylor held him in $500 security
for the action of the grand jury.
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term 'or other vehicle" the same as n
hackney coach, and though exempt from
some provisions of the hack law, the driv-
ers We're responsible for their conduct and
the term "disOrdery conduct was like
charity. capable of covering a multitude of
offenses.
The Freight Lines.
For the conveyance of goods, wares and
merchandise, all owners of carts wagons
and drays hired for gain. as well as their
agents, We're by act of March 81, 1917. re-
quired to take out license-S5 per annum
for the wagons and $3.50 for the carts and
drays. each vehicle to bear the letters .'W.
C., with number Of license. The license to
non-reSidents was three times the sums
named above, and fines were imposed for
any lnfraction of the law.
with the old Washington the old Omni-
Dus Ilnes nave passed away, and but few of
that old-style vehicle is now seen, and these
Will IN a few years be relegated to the rear
TO make way, perhaps, for the horseIess
motor bus.
lhe hackney carriage is still here but tho
iour-Wheeler of the present day possesses
many improvements over the carriages of
the past ee' VI
Inc same may be said of the wagon cart
ana dray, but so many business houses now
possess their own vehicles that the familfs p
wagon stands of oid-in the neighborhood
or the markets-are nearly deserted,
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SLEEP-WALKING.
something About This Queer md
Dangerous Habit
From Youths Companion.

| From Youths Companion.
Sleep walking, or somnambulism. is
| neither so common nor so entertaining a
| habit as readers of certain kind Of
| stores might be induced to believe. 1t is
| as a little reflection will convince us a
| hapit' or we might even say, a malady
which exposes its victims to great peril.
| The somnambulist is in a condition very
| similar to that of hypnotized or mesmer-
| lzed person The action of the mind is
greatly restricted, in that the reasoning
| faculty is almost completely in abeyance.
and everything the person does is purely
| automatic and performed under the in
| nuence OF a single idea.
But the very fact that the mind. Grip
| pied as its powers are, acts solely in one
| direction and is not distracted bv external |
| impressions, makes the persons actions
| more certain than they would be in walk
| ing state. Thus somnambulist NAV walk
along the edge or roof with perfect
| steadiness while, if awake, he would GER
| ta1nly turn dizzy and fall. So too in a
| totally dark room, the sleepwaker will
| often move about without stumbling against
| chairs or tables, or will seat himself at a
| desk or stand holding many objects without
| upsettng one.
Although we do not know with certainty
| the condition of the brain in somnambu-
| lism, observation has taught us to recog-
| nize many of the causes that induce it.
| and so to control the habit in great meas
| ure. These causes may be mental such
as worry. brooding over one idea, and
| hard study, especially late at night; or phy-
| sical, such as late suppers insufficient ex-
| ercise, and sleeping with the head too low
| Most sleepwalkers are either of a ner-
| vous constitution, or have received some
| severe shock, great grief or immoderate
| JOY. which has temporarily disturbed their
| nervous equilibrium. The young of both
| sexes are most subject to sleepwalking
| and when the habit is formed in youth ii
| is usually outgrown in a few years.
| The confirmed somnambulist should avoid
| all the mental and physical causes above
| mentioned. The bed clothing should be
| light, the sleeping room of good size and
| well ventilated. Much time should be
passed in the open air, and over applica-
| tion to studies must be carefully avoided
| In obstinate cases the patient should not
| be left alone at night, and doors and win
| dows should be securely fastened. If he
! is discovered out of bed he should be gently
| guided back and should not be awakened
| until once more lying down.
Evening star., 1898-12-31
WILL BOOK REPRODUCED.
Successful Work by a Record Tyne
writing Machine.

In the office of Register of Wills j. Nota
McGill original will book No. l, which had
become greatly impaired by constant han
ding, has been entirely reproduced, the
work being done on Record typewritirg
machine. The wills recorded in this origi-
nal volume constitute the claims in the
titles to some of the most important prop
critics in the District of Columbia.
The original wills, from old age, have be-
come fragile and the reproduction of thu
original record, which contained several
errors, had rendered the handling of the
documents unnecessary.
The record itself presents an attractive
appearance, being clear and legible, and
neatly executed. This is the first of mis-
books to be reproduced by Register McGill
under the appropriation for that purpose
secured at the last session of Congress-
The judges of the District Supreme Court
and others who have inspected the work
pronounce it great Improvement over the
methods heretofore followed in recording
wills.
Evening star., 1898-12-31

District Attorney Henry E. Davis will
leave for New York tomorrow to attend the
sessions of the committee on legal educa-
tion and admissics to the bar OF the Amer
lean Bar Association. The sessions will be-
gin Monday, are to be held at the Waldorf
Astoria, and will probably continue two
days.
In addition to District Attorney Davis the
committee consists of Judge George NJ.
Sharp of Baltimore, Prof II. Wade Rogers
of Evansville, ILL.,; President William l..
Wilson of Washington and Lee University
and Prof w. A Keener Of New York.
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WHAT DOT gEGMlL LDREN DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the
new food driak called GRAIN-O? II Is delicious
and nourishing and tskes the place Of coffee. The
more Grain-o you give the children the more health
you distribute thru ugh their systems. Grain-o is
made Of pure gains, and when properly prepared
tartes like the choice grades Of coffee. hut costs
about X much. All grocen sell IL. 1ec. and Sc.
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THE INJURED FIREMEN.
Their Condition Today Reported to
Be Favorable.

Foreman Frank j. Wagner of No en-
gine company and his three companions,
who were hurt at the Barber & Ross fire
Thursday night, we're reported today as
progressing very favorably.
Acting Chief Belt has issued a general
order complimenting the firemen for their
very efficient work and extending to them
the thanks of the department for the same,
and the men were relieved by his order
from watch duty last night in recognition
of their services at the fire, which is re-
garded as one of the most stubborn and
dangerous experienced for many years.
Evening star., 1898-12-31
Want VIII Construed.

A bill in equity, asking the court to con-
strue the will, and codicil thereto, of the
late Fannie NJ Gilbert, was filed today by
William j. Govan, executor, who names
Fannie T. Wiley and Louis A. Wiley,
minors, defendants.
Evening star., 1898-12-31
Charged with Selling to a Minor

Charles o. Abbott who keeps a saloon
at SIT 7th street. was charged in the Police
Court today with selling liquor to a minor,
Richard H. Davis. living at 70S 9Th street,
the prosecuting witness. Bernard Wald-
man and Harry Horton, his companions,
were also summoned as witnesses.
When the case was called Attorney Smith
demanded jury trial. The case may be
tried next week.
Evening star., 1898-12-31

The very first use made by the British
government Of the Atlantic cable laid down
by Bright in 1858 Immediately resulted in
saving the treasury $250.000. The cable en-
abled the government to countermand an
order for the transmission Of troops from
Canada to England.
Evening star., 1898-12-31

It pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds Of situations are Hlled
through them.
Evening star., 1898-12-31

ize the total, could be still further reduced
to bring the full cost within the limit of
$125, ,000, 600.
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Ladies' fuIl-fashioned fast black hose
heavy two-thrcad
splendid wearing ZuAC
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Ladies' fine Isle thread
Richelieu ribbed hose. such as ~
sell for 35c. regularly, tonight ZSC
ior ..-..,-..............
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Regular 2oc. clear toy candies for I2c.
Id.
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French Kisses. very delicious. tonight
for &c. Id.
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Don't miss the great
shoe sale

which started here this morning II
You do. you'll miss an opportunity for
saving that has never teen offered he
fore. We bought a manufacturer entire
surplus stock. paying very much less than
the regular wholesale cost. We offer you
the chance 10 buy the best-made footwear
for ladies in the country at less than the
commonplace sort are sold for elsewhere
We've divided our purchase into two lots
and offer you the choice Of ladies' shoes
in all the latest styles and shapes
which are regular 81 so and 81 values
for Sl.l7 a pair-and the choice Of the
better grades, which are worth S3-for
S1.S4.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16

association with older criminals in the
Jail was also noted.
What the first step was, it was easy
to see, viz, neglect IN the part of par
ents to watch their children and to see
that they spent their evenings at their
own hearthstones and their nights in
bed where they belonged. There are peo-
pie who deny hat human nature tends
naturally towards Iepravity, when the
manifestation of criminal instincts in
1t is so hard for fond parents who are
good enough themselves, to realize that
if they do not properly real their chill
dren in the care and nurture of good
morals and decent citizenship, they will
go to the devil as sure as the sun shines,
and that children as a rule do not nat
urally gravitate towards moral excel
lence and nobility of character. In most
children it takes years of careful and
persistent training to bend and keep
bent the young mind in the way it
should grow, so hat when old it will
not depart from it; and the oft cherish
ed picture of a mother kneeling by the
crib side as she implores the care and
protection of a divine providence over
her child as it grows up to meet and
battle with the temptations of life is by
no means imaginative. Parental care
lessness in rearing children is often re-
Wv, rInl with +ory,;1>1o. ,,,ich,, ,apt orI
many is the home that has been laid
waste and desolate through the miscon-
duct of a son or a daughter. Parents
owe it not only to children. but to the
integrity of the home, to the commune
ty, to the state to bring up their chill
dren along lines of honesty, industry,
wisdom and upright conduct; to send
them out into life with staunch, strong
characters. A character is ones true
capital, and upon an upright character
the youth can build a superstructure
that will make them an honor to them
selves, their country and their families.
Therefore, get WISDOM quoth the
wise man, land with all thy gettings,
get understanding" The educational
facilities of this nation are now such
that all may learn without money and
| without price, and libraries, schools.
colleges and churches are increasing as
never before in the worlds history. But
these engines of regeneration, mighty
though they may be, will be of no use to
a boy or girl whose parents do not sup
ply that home training so necessary in
laying the foundation stones of a wise,
upright and honest character. Yellow
literature, the cigarette, evil associates
and parental indifference will wreck ev-
erlastingly the most promising of
youthful careers.
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tirely change the aspect of a bodice. When
the bodice seems to have become too short
wasted, as sometimes happens when the
wearer has lost flesh, or where it is desir-
able to convert a round bodice worn inside
the skirt to a pointed one worn outside,
the necessary length may be added to the
lining and the addition concealed by an
ornamental ~corselet applied to the outside.
Flat bands Of trimming or openwork
strips of lace or insertion are also excellent
means for charging garments which have
become too small, ard such remodeling
has no aspect of being a utilitarian neces-
sity, but rather looks like the original
plan of trimming.
The picture shows a plain and beauti-
fully fitted princess gown of red satin. 1t
is buttoned at the middle of the back and
is trimmed with flat applications of Richie
lieu embroidery and black velvet, which
form q plastron and tablier and also fol-
low the foot of the skirt. The cuffs of the
plain sleeves are similarly embroidered.
The black felt hat is trimmed with red
flowers and jetted black velvet.
JUDO CHOLLET.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16

Connections with the main line and
branches as follows:
At Antonito for Durango, Silverton
and all points in the San Juan country.
At Alamosa for Jimtown, Creede, Del
Norte, Monte Vista and all points in the
San Luis valley.
A Salida with main line for all points
cas- nd west, including Leadville.
At Florence with F. & c. G. R. R. for
the gold camps of Cripple Creek and
Victor.
At Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Dem
vor v It'll all Missouri river lines for ali
poin s east.
Through passengers from Santa Fe
will have reserved berths in sleepers from
Alamosa II desired.
For further information address the
undersigned.
7. J. HELM, General Agent.
Santa Fe, N. M.
s. X. HOOPER,, q. p. A.,
Denver, Colo.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16
FRIDAY, Is.
The attitude of the Republican part-

The attitude of the Republican party
of New Mexico has always been con-
sistent on the question of the admission
of the territory as a state. We favored
the admission of the territory when the
Democratic party was united in their
opposition against it. We still favor
it's admission, believing that there is no
good and substantial reason for keeping
us out of the Union as a state and be-
lieve that this can best be accomplished
by the election of a delegate to congress
who is in harmony with Republican
politics and principles.-Republican
Platform, New Mexico, 1898.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16

President Mckinley, in his address in
Atlanta, Ca, yesterday, defined his posi-
ton on the disposition of the islands in
the Pacific which have been ceded by
Spain, very clearly. He said: THUS
far we have done our supreme duty.
Shall we now, when the victory won in
war is written in a treaty of peace, and
the civilized world applauds and waits
in expectation, turn timidly away from
duties imposed upon the country by it's
w great deeds? And when mists fade
and We see with clear vision, may we
not go forth rejoicing in the strength
which has been employed solely for hu-
mainly and always been tempered with
justice and mercy, confident in u abil-
ity to meet the exigencies which await
us, because confident that u course is
one of duty and our cause hat of right"
There is no mistaking the meaning of
his words, and now the antI-expansion-
list and Observation-Disclosures will
howl worse than ever. The president,
in his trip through the west, learned
what the people wanted, and he pro-
poses to keep close to the people.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16
The Boy Robbers.

Denver is having another scandal. A
number of boys living in a very respec-
table, if not aristocratic neighborhood
on Capitol hill, have been arrested and
proven to have been engaged in a series
Of petty burglaries and extensive sneak
thieving that have for some time baf-
fled the police. Two of the boys con-
fessed on being caught, and the entire
gang have been lodged behind the bars
of the county Jail. The ages Of these
boys ranged from IL to Is, and, notwith-
standing their youth, their conduct in
jail is that of bravado and incorrigibil-
ity. One reason for their course was
made evident enough when several
mothers appeared at the Jail in tears, to
express profound surprise and aston
ishment at what their hopeful offspring
had been doing, and at the same time
acknowledge that they had given no
particular thought as to what their
boys were up to when they staid away
all night, one over-confiding mother
confessing that her son had once been
away for six nights, and yet she had
not questioned the nature of his alb
sence from home, because when he re-
turned he seemed SO innocent and
peaceful like. Another incentive to
wrong doing was shown to be dime nov
els, and blood-and- thunder literature,
samples of which were found on the
boys, while they smoked cigarettes like
old-time connoisseurs of the weed.
These youthful toughs were highly elat-
ed at seeing their faces in the daily pa
pers and showed all that vanity and
conceit which mark the natural crimi-
nal, and which has caused the fall of so
many of them in the end. A relish for