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The evening times., 1898-06-02
Trouble With shoes.

They are having trouble in the New
York exclusive social club known as
Sorosis All human creatures are like
ly to have trouble sooner or later In
their career, and some of them comfort
themselves with the thought that the
good are said to be afflicted in this
world to make up for their reward
hereafter. This particular trouble, how
ever, has to do with shoes.
The president of Sorosis had IA
vorite shoemaker: that is, there was a
| shoemaker who made her favorite
shoes: perhaps it would be better to
| put it in that way In a moment .of
weakness she gave him recommended
| ton. The depraved man named the
| shoe THE Sorosis shoe" and is now
printing the recommendation as GER
tificate that his shoes have right to
the name. 1t is said, but also it IS
doubted that the creature also gave
this lady a number of pairs of shoes in
return for the recommendation. And
Sorosis is boiling over with trouble.
So far as the latter accusation is con-
cerned, it does not seem that that is
so very bad. judged from an impartial
point of view. There is a recent Eng
lish novel. supposed to describe some OF
the customs of the natives of that ISL
and. and in it a duchess in return for
favor received from bun manu-
factuIer gives him a recommendation.
which he laconically calls a bun
praise If a member of the English
ico' fnr
value received. why should not men,
Der of the American aristocracy give
shoe praise? And why should she
not receive something for the shoe
praise?
As for the indignity of calling the
shoes by the name of Sorosis. that is
one of the penalties of fame in America.
OF course it is uncomfortable. especial
ly to people who have not been used 10
it, but look at Admiral Dewey. Dewey
can have anything in the world ne
wants at the hands of the American
nation except oblivion. As grea, as he
is he cannot stop the whole American
nation from naming things after him.
The Dewey cigar, the Dewey nec';tie.
the DeWeN nat, lHe OeWey SuiI u
clothes, the Dewey everything that can
be advertised, will be found on the
market either now or within a very
short time. Pictures of Dewey are even
now seen on every street corner, and
some of them could not be recognized
were it not for the label. Every great
man of our history has had to suffer
this sort of thing, and most of the great
women, for that matter. Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps had experience with il
when Gates Ajar" was in it's first edi-
tions. They had Gates Ajar" collars,
and handkerchiefs, and comforters, and
floral pieces. and she heard a dim ru-
NOR that there was a brand Of cigars
named after the book Sorosis shoes!
That sounds harmless beside ''Gates
Atar" cigarettes. 1t really seems as il
the president Of Sorosis might as well
be glad and grateful that the shoe
maker did not put her photograph on
the toe Of the shoe.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898.
The Lost Sense Of Proportion.

The .'homing" instinct which enables
the horse, the dog and the ca: to make
q bee line for its habitation from
strange and distant place to which it
has been carried blindfold, is shared
by some savages, and hence 1t is in
ferred that it was quality once COM
mon to mankind, which has been gsn-
orally lost in the process Of civilization.
There are other human instincts which
have been lost, or nearly so, in the
course of the ages, and We are afraid
that one of them is the sense of pro-
portion.
We are led thus to exccgitate by
reason of the blood-curdling and SAT-
fron-colored view which some of our
contemporaries are taking of the bonn
bardment of Santiago" 1t is of a piece
with that propensity, often remarked
in apprentice reporters, to describe the
burning of a pigsty as ''calamitous
confiagration" or horrible holo-
caust." We have tried hard to make
our flesh creep, and to get our hair on
end. over the reports relating to
Schley's action the other day, but WITH
out avail. 1t would be a happy thing
= to be able to meet public expectation
and to depict a great battle in double
slugged.- circus poster type, because
newspaper readers are hungry for
Spanish gore; but strict regard for
truth has compelled US to stay our
hand and spare our big job type.
Viewed with the critics eye, the af-
fair at Santiago is robbed of most of
its terror. AS far as We can Judge
from such accounts of the occurrence
as have come to us. the commodore
was calmly coaling his squadron, holy
stoning his deck and scraping his cable,
when Admiral Cervera's flagship, tie
Cristobal Colon, was seen to poke her
nose toward the mouth of the harbor
Thereupon Schley thought that posi-
bly, the Spaniards were preparing to
attempt a sneak. He, therefore, took
few vessels and drove her back, seiz-
ing the opportunity to throw a few
shells at the forts and batteries just
TO see if they We're still there. Mean
while, the American vessels not ordered
into action went on coaling and swab-
bing and doing the other things which
make the sailors life a dream of hap
piness and prize money.
We do not know what wrathful de-
signs the smell of gunpowder may have
awakened in the gloomy breast of the
Yankee commodore. If any there were
they have been quickly dissipated by
the arrival Of the War Boards Own.
They may have been suspected in
Washington. At any rate, they can
not hurt anybody now.
We may be permitted to suspect that,
when the admirars pennant came in
sight. dancing over the sunl.t sea,
Schley orally wished that Delilah and
her editorial scissors had Sampson Dy
the hair
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wars: this young man bad other aspira-
tions. Not for him was the uniform Of
the National Guard or the picturesque
outfit which Rooseveit's Rough Riders
wear with such solemn pride. He felt
that the standard Of mascuis1e dress ~
New York needed some one To- uphold II;
and CALAMITY did he cAst himself into the
breach. Some people have been saying that
we re-in danger ofrfofsetftng the arts OF
peace In all this war excitement. They
caution us to take care and not become a
race<of barbarians thirsting only for milt-
tary glory, but to keep some hold on the
gentle arts of civilization. This young
man belongs to the little coterie of devo-
tees of the arts Of peace He did not en-
list; he did not buy flags: he did not waste
his time watching drills. he was busy fit
ting out his trousseau. And when 1t
was all done and he had the proud
consciousness that it was the most
elaborate trousseau (for mani ever made
in New York. he went even further. He
sent out cards to the men he knew, and
some whom he did not know. for a pri-
vate view of those clothes. The cards
were ISSUED with the same formaiity as
those for a reception or a wedding. The
adorning Of that young mans person was
with him a sacred duty. 1t is said to re-
late that only very. very few of the
young men who received the invitations
took the trouble to come. 1t disappoint-
ed the owner of the clothes. and also his
tailor.
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the agricultural, and not the trade CEN
ter, the effect on our commerce with the
country will be scarcely appreciable.
The officials of Mexico have declared
the nation entirely neutral. but 1t IS known
that their sympathies are with the Unitei
States. Many letters from business
houses expressing sympathy for our conn-
try have been received by the Museum.
and American shippers can be assured Of
hearty reception In Mexican ports. II
would be suicidal for that country to dis
criminate against American goods or 10
restrict trade with US. Seyenty-fiye per
cent of the exports of Mexico go to the
United States. and nearly 50 per cent of
her imports come from US, while trade
between the countries is constantly on the
increase"
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Cape Haitien, June I, 1o:15 p.- ma di.patci
from Santisgo says:
''The American squadron which bombardcd San.
tiago yesterday composed of fourteen vessels.
among which were recognized the Iowa, Brooklyn.
Massachusetts,. Texas, and Amanonas (Sew Or
leans), besides gunboat and auxiliary cruiser.
believed to be the Columbia. .''-washingtc Post,
June 2. 800 ----.
We trust the readers of The Times
who. are also readers of our morning
contemporary will appreciate the en-
terprise which produced this amazing
bit of news. Most of them Will remem-
Der that the auxiliary cruiser. believed
to be the Columbia instead of bonn
harding Santiago forts. is lying high ana
dry at the New York navy yard un-
dersOing repairs, while all must know
that Commodore Schley has not any
thing like fourteen vessels in his
squadron.
The truth of the matter, as was
stated in The Times this morning. is
that the Santiago affair was conducted
on the American side by three ships
the Massachusetts,. Iowa and New Or
leans. And as battle it amounted to
nothing.
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No matter how turbulent the tide of a

No matter how turbulent the tide Of a
river may be. there are here and there
along its course, little pools. in which.
aside from the rush of the main current.
straws float placidly and frogs sit solemn
iy on logs and sun themselves. and mud
turtles and other peaceful creatures live
their simple little lives There appears.
in the hurly-buriy of New York society.
to be such quiet pool In the middle Of
1t at present is young man who was
married not long ago. He had thirty suits
of clothes. all made in the latest style,
and no end Of fancy ,waistcoats and odds
and ends beslde. Other men might go
wandering on to the ends of the earth in
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Shnkeh by the Wind.

1t is "a Reed shaken by the wind" of
universal public Indignation, and shak-
en- out of its autocratic boots! At last
the Speaker has permitted his under
standing to absorb the idea that he
IS not the whole Republican party, and
all New England and Ohio He has ac-
knowledged that he is nos a majority
OF one against nearly unanimous
House of Representatives, and prac-
tically unanimous American people.
So it has pleased his most gracious
majesty to hint to his barons that he
will no longer whistle against the hur-
ricane of Hawaiian annexation, but al
low the Newlands resolution to be re-
ported and passed.
1t was about time.
The House will do its share toward
annexation not later than the middle
nj next week, and the Senate may be
expected to fall in line without material
delay. All that is well as far as it goes,
which. unfortunately. is not far enough
under existing imperative oircum-
stances. However, the end and success
of the struggle are so closely within
sight that Mr.. Mckinley would be am
ply justified in discounting the result
and In obeying the military necessity
which bids him hoist the Stars and
Stripes Immediately upon the palace at
Honolulu.
II there be any reason why this
should be done without waiting longer,
we earnestly hope that the President
WIN have the grit to do 1t now. He
may wager all of his hopes Of blessed
hereafter 1901 and 1905-that
She nation win be with him and feel
s1ther proud Of an Executive who has
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The usual talk of early peace continues
to break loose In the European press ev-
cry day. 1t Is believed that Washington
has been sounded by one power recently.
and has replied that the independence Of
Cuba. and the cession to- this country Of
Porto Rico and the Philippines. are all
absolute conditions precedent to cessa-
tion Of hostilities. Sagasta declares that
Spain will not consider any proposition
involving curtailment of territory. If that
determination is held to for a few weeks
longer, the Canary Islands will have to
be added to the bill. Even now. perhaps
1t would be well for US to take them on
general principles. Possibly. after that
and the loss of the Caroline group. Span
ish honor" might be sufficiently satis-
fled to quit.
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SUSPENSION OF DUTIES.
Spanish Autcnomist Cabinet d,
rasle~ to Auuovuce rl,ap~es

Spanish AutonOmist Cabinet De-
citles to Announce Changes.
Madrid. June "A dispatch from Ha-
vana to the Imparcia1 says that the au-
tonomist cabinet has decided to announce
the suspension of duties upon imported
provisions and to prohibit the export of
sugar in the direction of the United
States.
The cabinet has also decided to test the
quality of the coal which has been dis
covered at Guanajay. to approve a credit
for the cultivation Of an extensive zone
surrounding Havana. and to suspend legal
proceedings for the ejectment OF poor ten
ants
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Imperial INauence.

The German Reichstag, which has just been
dissolved, began its existence with the best Of
intentions to be independent and free from i'm
perial influence. For time it showed its devo-
tion to the interests Of the taxpayers by refusing
to make the large naval and military appropria-
tions duemsnded by the emperor. But the Reich
stag could not stand the pressure. The war lord
was shrewd enough to begin a campaign in China
just in the nick Of time, and after that the con-
quest Of the Reichstag was easy. This was not
the first time in history that legislative body
was frightened into making big appropriations
BY threat OF war, nor will it be the last Oc-
casionaily. however. this little game is carried
too far. and real war is the result William
which befeil his grandather's old-time adversary,
the emperor Of the French, and not tempt fate
too far.
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Doubtless as a mark of regard, the
Spanish government has invited the
Bank of Spain to market national loan
of 5000, o0c. which it can do just as easily
as 1t could one of ten times that size In
the meantime there is run on the bank
for silver in exchange for paper. The in
stitutlon has $4,000. 900 in coin with which
to redeem $3.50. .oce. 90 of outstanding notes.
and smash is imminent. If the lmme-
diate gale should be weathered. 1t will be
interesting to watch the progress of that
loan. and to learn what sort of security is
to be offered to financiers. We may be
sure that frantic but futile effort will
be made to convince the money lenders
of Paris and Vienna that the Philippines
and Porto Rico are still convertible as
sets
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THE WARTIME MONITORS.
Some of Them Are I'm ''Davy JONES'
Locker" While Others Survive.

some of Them Are in ''Davy JOnes's
! Locker" While Others Survive.
great deal appears in print concern
ing the old wartime monitors which have
had the rust of thirty-seven years scraped
of them and have been turned over to
the naval reserves to aid in harbOr de-
fense.
great deal is printed about the heroic
old craft. the Jason, Ajax, Canonicus.
Comanche. Nahant and Catskill.
reader might think that these vessels
comprised the monitor feet of the United
States during the civil war. Not so. There
were many others. Some went to '-Davy
Joness locker" but most of them sur
vived the shocks of war and have passed
on to where only the historians of the
navy are able to tell
The names, number of guns carried and
the tonnage of the old monitors follow:
Ajax. guns. $50 tons
Algoma. 2 guns. 43 tons.
Amphitrite (originaD 4 guns. SH tons
Cononicus. guns, $50 tons.
Comanche, guns. 1876 tons.
Catskill. 9 guns. 1876 tons.
Chickasaw. guns. $50 tons.
Cohoes. . guns. 4s3 tons.
Elijah. guns, 4S3 tons.
Hero. gun. iSS tons.
Iris. 2 guns. 4S3 tons.
Jason. guns. 1876 tons.
Kewaydin. guns, $40 tons.
klamath, guns. is3 tons
Koka, guns. is3 tons.
Lehigh. guns. i9S tons
Mahopac, 2 guns, $50 tons.
Manhattan. guns. $50 tons.
Marietta. 2 guns, 295 tons.
Minnetoska. l gun. 4S3 tons.
ModOc, gun. 4S3 tons.
Montauk. guns. 1876 tons.
Nahant. 2 guns. i96 tons
Nantucket, guns. 1876 tons.
Napa. l gun, 4S3 tons.
Nanset, 2 guns .iS3 tons.
Niobe. 2 guns. 4S3 tons
Osceola. guns. 365 tons.
Otsego. / gun. 4S3 tons.
Passaic, guns. 1876 tons.
Piscataqua, l gun.- 4s3 tons.
Sandusky. 2 guns. 2s5 tons.
Saugus. 2 guns, $50 tons.
Shawnee. 2 guns. 4S3 tons.
Suncook, 2 guns, 4S3 tons.
UmpQua, guns, iS3 tons.
Wassac. / gun, iS3 tons.
Winnebago, 4 guns, $40 tons.
Wyandotte. 2 guns. $50 tons.
Yazoo. 2 guns. 4S3 tons.
Yuma, guns. 4S3 tons.
Several of the new ships of the navy
are named after the old ones. notably
the Kearsarge. There was In the old
navy a Massachusetts,. carrying guns;
an Albany, carrying 10 guns: a Brooklyn,
carrying 20; an Iowa, carrying %, and a
New York. carrying Il Several of the
ships of the auxiliary navy are named
after English warships of renown. The
Terror was the name of celebrated
English floating battery, carrying l6 guns.
She was built in 1856 and was iron plated.
There was in the English navy Vixen.
a wooden gunboat. carrying guns, and
which was built in 1865. Then there was
a Scorpion, an iron gunboat, flying the
English flag which was built in 1853.
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AxER1cA,s MEXICAN TRADE.
II VIII Not Be Affected by Prevail.
ing sparish sympathy.

Philadelphia, June 2.-Though there is "a
decided pro-Spanish feeling in parts CT
Mexico. the trade Of the United States
with that country has not been affected.
nor is 1t likely to be. by any Spanish
sympathies Of the people. When question
ed upon this subject Mr.. Wilfred i,
Schoff, foreign secretary OF the bureau of
information Of the Commercial Museum,
said: '.rhs fight against the Importation
Of American goods in Mexico is almost
entirely conducted by the Spanish houses
As these are situated, With very few ex-
ceptions, in the south Of Mexico, which Is
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Why. certainly! 1t is reported that
Gen. Miles has been ordered to hold the
expedition intended for Santiago. and
which was to have started today. This
probably means that the War Board is
still in doubt as to whether the forts in
front Of Schley are there or not As Samp-
son and he together. have fifteen fierce
fighting machines, they ought to be able
to find out in an effective and conclusive
manner.
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EIGHTEEN TONS OF GOLD.
To BE shipped to Philadelphia Mint
fOr CnfunUe

New York, June 2.-The assay Office here cx-
poets to make another shipment of 10000, 900 in
bar gold to the Philadelphia mint this week.
This will make total Of $50, 900 sent from
this city since the beginning of the gold import
movement from Europe. The shipments are for
coinage into eagles and half eagles.
The officers of the assay Office would not state
lust when the shipment would be made. hut ii
was learned that it would take twelve express
wagons to carry the sl0,O00.000, the gold weigh
ing more than eighteen tons. Each wagon will
be guarded by three express company employees
fully armed.
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The twin turreted monitor Monadnock.
now in Puget Sound will be sent to Ma
Mia as soon as she can be got ready for
the voyage. This addition to Admiral
Dewey's fleet will make him superior to
any force that Spain could send against
him. The movement is strong proof that
the Administration has no idea of surren-
dering the Philippines. and the president,
probably knows that. the country would
not listen to such thing. Nothing that
he could do would make him as popular
as the policy of hanging on to everything
except Cuba. that we take during the war.
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the courage to display such an Andrew
Jackson signal at his masthead.
Nail those colors to your vertebrae,
Mr. Mckinley. and shake your red
right fist at the Tories. whether they
bes Of the epngressional. the collegiate
or any other VARIETY
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AsToR TAKEN PRISONER.

MilliOraire Volunteer Is Captured
by the Sham Enemy.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 2-During the
sham battle here yesterday Colonel As
tor was taken prisoner by a squad of Gen.
eral Wilson'S men. The millionaire pro-
tested that he was non-combatant, but
it did no good, and he was carried In tri-
umph to the rear.
Explanations were made and the colonel
was released.
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Mr.. Mckinley is going to accept that
Nebraska regiment. and William Jennings
Bryan will be a colonel. with silver
eagle In a gold box on each of his manly
shoulders 1t is also said that Colonel
Bryan will be told of for duty in the
Philippines. There is a suggestion of po-
ntical humor in this. 1t Is about sixteen
to one that his Uncle William will keep
him there for couple of years!
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Time to Charge.
prom the Chicago Rec,,.d !,

Qfrom the Chicago Reco.d.)
''Our doctor tells my wife not to eat any more
Strawberries"
:. well, what Of Il? You haven't hired him by
the year, have your
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A veteran.

Erom the Detroit Free Pres.)
He-Yoar friend thinks that she would make q
good soldier.
face powder, ysa kaow.
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Those she Don't we.r,

(Fron the Chicago Record.}
-You can Always tell people by the clothes they
wear"
II don't know about that; there's the ballet
girl, for instance"
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R<rsrrsce.

Grom the. Boston Trascler.)
'sYeu were a3ways . lpalt-&nder." grovied the
J, ! Ss.: s dear: rs.bbsqa u. As.s-sd. meslly:
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Rabber Supplies for solaiers In
camp. Goodyear Rubber Co.. s7 Pa Az
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meaagef"
EYES; be LEFT line In the cash box transferring
te ne his paidlp membership in ! Dent Worry
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5000 yards Sea Island yard wide
Unbleaehed Muslin. fine and OK.
heavy, worth &c. a yard. .....O%oC
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$500 yards New York Mills Muslin.
fine bleached-worth II 1-2c. ae7k.
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100 yards Of fancy Piques: white
ground with colored stripes and o,/.
plaids. worth 15c. a yard. I
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1000 yards Windsor Percale, full yard
wide. all choice and attractive e,/
styles. worth Il 1-2c. yard. d....VAC
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600 yards of Zephyr Dress Cling
ham hams; worth 10 cents a5Mc
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IA Ths.gtf.I Ca.hier.

tFfom the Chicago Recerd.)
Didn't your abseonding cashier Ieaxe ron n
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800 yards of all silk fancy Nous
seline de sole, worth soc. .,s
yard MISREPRESENTATION. SOC
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500 yards of Silk Ginghams: very
neat effects for shirt waists, .o
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500 yards Imported Grass Linens.
sheer as an organdie. with silk woven
figures, stripes. and dots. t0t/o
worth 4Oc. a yard. IL n Z
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$500 yards of the finest Imported Or
CANDIES: select patterns and t0,/
colorings; worth % & Soc yard. IL II Z
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The Busy Corner,
9Th and Market Space.

An overthrow of prices, dethroning ev
cost. A grand distribution of our dollars
The losses we make tomorrow we hope to
gate on our future selling.
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