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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12
Passage by
Mr.. Henry of
DISTRICT AFFAIRS IN CONGRESS.
Matters of Local Interest the Subject
| of National Consideration.
Favorable Report on u Relic

Branch of the Potomac on line with Mas
sachusatts avenue extended.
Favorable Report on Relief BILL.
Mr.. Mcmillan made a favorable report
from the Senate committee on the District
Of Columbia on House bill 9s56, for the re-
lief of Anna Merkel. The bill was given the
place on the calendar of the Senate bill for
the same purpose. The bill authorizes the
payment to Anna MerkeI of s1727 being
the residue of interest and penalties upon
arrcarages of general taxes paid by her on
lot 800, square III, in this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12

Ideal Waists
are to be selected
soc lots and OF
fered. as a Friday
bargain, at 2oc for
choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12
Remnants of Silks.

ESc yard for remnants of
the 81 Silks. InclEded
are not Il few lengths of 81 ard
Si25 Black SILK and Satin Bro
cadeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12
ans.

Dtn6- for High grade PLr"h-
ment JaUIreSc Fans,
with richly embossed sticks.
worth UP To 5oc apiece. lu'.
for choice. The usual Toe Fans
for only So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12
Handkerchief.

II dlC for hest of 12isc Hand
kerchiefs. Some guaran-
teed all pure linen. with hand
worked initial in corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12

wv ALkING and Biking Cos
TUNES, of which but few OF a
kind remain, are punched into
one grand lot for tomorrow.
Some were SIS. Choice for
only. .............S0.9S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12

BEST Friday bargain of years
in the Art Needlework Dept.
Elaborate designs in 54-inch
Spachtel Scarfs, guaranteed 81
value, for only. 55c.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
SOCIETY IN HAVANA.
HAVANA, CUBA, April. II.

HAVANA, CUBA, APRIL II.
Above all things, the Cuban is soci-
able. He has never put Il latch-strng
outside his door, because the door is
always open. Friend or stranger, You
are always welcome. Anything that
is his is yours. The Spaniard, in the
beginning, perceived the Cuban's gen
crosity, and took advantage of it. The
very hospitality ofthe natives has been
their ruin.
There is social set in Havana that
might be called society, written with
capital S. But it is not Cuban soci-
ETY.. \ few Cuhans of the best families
move in this set; but they must be on
their guard and hold their peace-for
this society is made up principally Of
Spaniartls. The Cuban at the opera,
at receptions, and at balls. must speak
to his enemy, but he must not talk
The native Sonora or Scnorita must
dance with 4 man who, next day, may
be ordered to the front to fight or kill
her brother. sweetheart. or father
Entering ballroom in Havana,
even Il stranger can at once pick ont
the Cubans from among the Spaniards.
The Cuban. whether man or woman,
has certain air of proud humility that
tells Of the oppressed. The Spaniard,
Oh the other hand, carries himself with
the unmistakable and insocnt air of
conqueror. if not an opprcssor.
The bare fact is that Cuban society
hls gone to pieces. With the men in
the field, in hospitals, in the grave, or
in exile. Cuban families are represented
almost entirely by women. With so
many vacant places at the hearth, Gu
ban homes are broken. With the
breaking-up of homes has come the dis
integration of Cuban society. That
once proud and arstocratic society is
threatened with extinction.
Here are the two principal differences
between domestic life in Havana in war
time and in time of peace: all the wo-
men who formerly wore bright colors
now wear mourning; where there used
to be more men, there are now forty
women to one man. Otherwise, do
nestle life here Is the same now as he
fore the war.
In her black gown the Sonora sits
all day long in her roching chair, rock
ing forth and back and opening and
closing her fan. The Senorita does
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
]loetru.
TIL. LORD : PRAYER.

the following beautiful composition wa:
found on battlefield at Charleston, S. C.
during the war 1t was written bv {
wounded soldier, who did not live to gct
home.
Then to the mercy seat our souls do gather,
To do our duty unto Thec-"Our Father
To whom all praise, all honor should be given.
For Thou a the great God-'WLo art in IIeaver.
Thor, Thy wisdom, rulest the words who'e fame
Forever, Observation-Disclosures be Thy Name.
Let never more delay divide from
Thy glorious face, but let Thy kingdom M
Let Thy commands opposed be by no1e
But by good pleasure nj = Thy W Il he done
And let oui proGptnesS 10 oheg lie even
The very same. In earth as It's in Heaven
Then for onr sous, o Lord we also pray
Thou wouldst be pleased tO-"G:ve us this day
The food of fe, wherewith our souls are ted
Sufficient raiment, and-"Our daily bread;''
With every needful thing do Thou relieve us,
And of Thy mercy pity and-''Forgve u.s.
All our misdeeds, for Him who Thou didst please
To make an Offering f.r-"Our trespasses"
And forasmuch, 0 Lord as we believe
That Thou wilt ardon us-'As we forgive
Let that love teach wherewith Thou dos acquaint
To pardon all-s'Those who tresp ,ss against us;
And though sometimes Thou finiest we've forgot
This love for Thee, yet telp-"And lead us not
Through SOULS or body's want, to desperation,
Nor let earth's gain drive us-"Into temptation, -
Let net the soul Of any true believer
Fall in the time of trial. But del 'er,
Yea, save them from the malice OF the devil,
And both in life and death, keep-"Us from evil
Thus pray we, Lord, for that Of Thee from whom
This may be had-"For Thine is the Kingdom"
This world is of Thy work., its wondrous story
To Thee belongs-"The power and the glory,
And all Thy wondrous works have ended never,
But will remain fore yer and-"Forever"
Thus poor creatures would confess again,
And thus wonld say eternal y-"Amen.
GEORGE II. ANGEL.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
MARLBOROUGH, FRIDAY,

of punishment may be visited upon Lin
for his attempt to escape. which the
law of war does not consider Il crime.
1t is against the usages of modern
war to resolve in hatred or revenge to
give no quarter No body of troops
has the right to declare that it will
give no quarter. and therefore will cx-
pect none from the enemy, but COM
mander has the authority to direct his
troops to give no quarter when in dire
straits, and when his own salvation
makes it Impossible to incumber his
command with prisoners. Troops that
give no q'larter have no right to kill
enemies already disabled on the ground
or prisoners captured by other troops.
Troops who fight IN the uniform of
their enemy, without any plain, strik-
ing, and Uniform mark of distinction
can expect no quarter. If American
troops capture train containing uni
forms of the enemy. and the command.
er considers it advisable to distribute
them among his men, some striking
emblem or mark must be adopted to
distinguish the American soldier from
the enemy.
BY the law ,i nations the hcalor in
good faith of a flag of truce is, together
with his escort, inviolabic. Firing is
not required to cease on the appear
ance OF a flag of truce in battle, and if
the bearer of a flag g. presenting himself
during an engagement. be killed or
wounded, it furnishes no ground of
complaint whatever.
The United States acknowledge and
protect in hostile countries occupied by
American armies religion and morality,
strictly private property, the persons
of the inhabitants, especially women,
and the sacredness of domestic rela-
tions. Offenders are vigorously pun
ished. This rule does not interfere
with the right Of the American army
to tax the people or their property, to
levy forced loans, TO billet soldiers, or
to appropriate property, especially
houses, lands, boats, and ships, and
churches for temporary military use.
These regulations governing the con-
duet of war prosecuted by the United
States are purely American in their
authority. At Brussels, in 1874 there
was held a conference of delegates from
all the countries of Europe, where rules
and regulations concerning the con-
duct OF modern civilized war were
formulated. The United States was
not represented, neither was this gov
ernment called upon to become Il party
to the proposed rules. yet it may be
remarked that the regulations adopted
by our War Department in 1868 do
not differ in any important particular
from the laws of war accepted by
European nations.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
THE SECOND WEEK

Inventory sale, by order of LIKES, BERM An
ONDAY NOVEMBER 90. Last week this firm
le history of the house but this week they must do
hand demands 1.-THE adjustment of the estate
.r-rv -"rtne:f positively to be sold-none allow.
H.. y ..... ty4r a - and the Manufacturers
,aed up ;..ain 1iCNUAl Oy Offering EACH and
Long Pants Suits IN stock at exactly
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
Selrrt Misrellunll.
RULES GOVERNING WAR.
SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONS To OUR
ARMIES IN TIE FIELD.

\ period of peace covering nearly
two-score of years has to certain de-
gree dimmed the recollections of those
who were once familiar with the ex-
igencies of modern warfare and the
stern regulations ofthe battle-t field, and
few of the younger generations have
had occasion to become converSant with
the laws of war.
How would the United States navy
goabout bombarding Havana: Would
Spanish subjects be expelled from this
country in the event ofwar with Spain:
Suppose American troops invade the
island Of Cuba, then what? How would
Cuba he governed while hostilities con-
tinued? How severe are the necessi-
ties of modern civilized war! These
and many other queries arising from
the existing apprehension Of a Span
ish-A American war are daily clciting
variously incorrect and incomplete an
sNers. Accordingly no little interest
Is aroused ny a ppfu~a1 Of "'n,trUc-
tons for Tie Government OF t.lc Armies
OF the United States in the Field" pre-.
pared by FraEcis Lieber, IL. D., re-
vised by board of officers, approved
by President Lincoln, and adopted by
the War Department in 1863. These
regulations, with possible notifications,
would govern the conduct CT any war
prosecuted by the United States.
Apropos Of possible invasion Of
Cuba Ly American troops, the regula-
tions d, clare that the presence Of a
hostile army proclaims martial law
over the territory occupied and over
which authority can be exercised.
Therefore martial law would be TIE
government Of Cuba during Spanish
American hostlities. The commander
Of the American forces might at his
discretion proclaim that the admins
tration Of civil and penal laws should
continue, either wholly or in part, as
in times of peace. The commanding
officer would also have the authority
to require of all civil officers and mag
istrates in the island an oath of tempe
rarv allegiance or an oath Of fidelity to
the American government. Magis-
tr.;tes and officers declining to take
such oath would probably be expelled
from the island, or at least removed
from office.
One striking paragraph Of the rcgu-
lations reads: THE ultimate object of
all modern war is renewed state Of
peace. The more vigorous wars are
pursued the better it is for humanity.
Sharp wars are brief No conventional
restrictions of the modes adopted to
injurc the enemy is any longer adj
mitted, but the law Of war imposes
many limitations and restrictions on
principles of faith, justice, and honor =
Following this, and dealing with the
stern exigenccs of war, it is assertcd:
War is not carried on by arms alone.
1t is lawful to starve the hostile bellg
crcnt, armed or unarmed, so that it
leads to the specdier suhjection OF the
enemy. Military necessity admits Of
all direct destruction Of life and limb
Of armed enemies and Of other persons
whose destruction is incidentally uls
avoilablc in the armed contests Of war.
It ii llows Of the capturing Of every
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29

In connection with the present great
national crisis, it is of interest to note
that April is the Hateful month of
American history. =
The War of the Revolution began
in that month, the battle of Lexing-
ton having been fought April 10.
Washington was inaugurated and
our Constitutional Government be-
gan April sOl7S9.
The War of 1912 was declared for
mally on the 10Th of June, but the
first important act of our Govern
ment which preceded and led to it
was the act passed April 4, laying an
embargo for 90 days on all British
vessels i'll American ports.
The occupation of Mexico by this
country began in the fall of IS45, but
the first blood actually shed in the
Mexican War was on April 26, from
which date the military history of the
conflict really begins.
The Black Hawk, Cheokee aud
Seminole wars were declared in April
The firing on Fort Sumter, which
ushered in the Civil War, was on
April u, 1861, and Lee surrendered
at AppomattoN four years later, on
April 8. Lincoln was assassinated
April Ia.
And now the question of war or
peace with Spain, the gravest issue
since the Civil War, has been settled in
April, 1898.
Tho annals of history present no
stranger series of coincldences than
this.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29
SPRING REQUIRES.

That the impurities which have ac-
cumulated in your blood during the
winter shall he promptly and thorough
ly expelled if good health is expected.
When the warmer weather comes these
impurities are liable to manifest them
selves in various ways and often lead
to serious illness. Unless the blood is
rich and pure that tired feeling will
aftiict you, your appetite will fail and
YOU will find yourself "all run down."
Hoods Sarsaparilla tones and strength
ems the system, drives out all impuri-
ties and makes pure, rich, healthy
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the one
true blood purifier and the best spring
medicine. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29

been made, and it was found that there
was a marked absence of typhoid te-
yer. One of the towns in this, we'll
known to the author, will serve as an
example of all the rest. This town of
22OO inhabitants has for many years
depended almost exclusively on eistern
water, and rs result typhoid fever is
practically an unknown disease. In
the last 90 years, so the oldest res
dent physician tells me, there has not
occurred one case of typhoid fever
among those exclusively using cistern
water. In all this time, moreover, there
have been very few cases Of fever in
the whole town, and every one has
been traced to the use of well or spring
water. The exact record for the last
five years is three cases of fever, which
the attending physician would not call
true typhoid. Taking these cases,
however, to be typhoid, and counting
one death for every 20 sick, it would
make the death rate of this community
something like one per 1O,OOO-proba-
bly, the lowest at least one of the lowest
typhoid death rates ever attained.
Here, then, is q town where the
typhoid sick rate is hardly worth con-
sidering and where the death rate is
almost nil
If all rural dwellers would give up
their wells and resort to the cistern
the story of this one town would be
repeated everywhere and rural typhoid
would become an unknown disease
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29

DO you mean to say, Chumley, that
you spend less money since you mar
ried than You did betore?'
That's what it amounts to. |
have much less to SPEND
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29

For the conduct of life, habits are
more important than maxims, because
a habit is maxim verified. To take
4 new set of maXims for ones guide
is no more than to change the title Of
a book, but to change ones habits is
to change ones life. Life is only
tissue of habits.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

dlars, chief among whom are The L Heu-
-eaux ard Csil.eid families. These people
belong 70 that hardy stock " hleh two cen
furies ago penetrated the fas-n o,
Eastern Canada and which has ever since
figured prominently n the frontier history
or The West The Yukon has been the
Mecca Of hundreds OF these k'yeaeh-Cana-
diaas-inen women ami children. ali Of the
type described 50 cnarUtiagiy by George
" Gable IN his Louisiana stories.
Eight years Of toll, hardship and frugal
ity. supplemented b. stroke Of good for
tune nave Pot these Two families in IN
.l-p~ nden: circUn1st noes Their combined
holdings ~ gold Agure up 20 5000. Vie
tor I'Heureaux owned claim on Donin-
ION creek. which he sold late tast spring
for 5000. TT. buyer. /, ir understood. was
Alexander Mcdonald, the king OF tae
Klonaike" CiuIlesd worked f0r four years
IN Forty Mile and Circle C!ty. He has IL
teresss on bonanza ard Elaorado, and
number Of outlying gold bearing streams
Victor Rea1X is another i iondiher on
the Iakme of French-C,an9dian blood liz
brought si2 100 il dust 40 the result of
years Of work snd saving in the Ikon.
lie formerly conducted roadnouse or the
tran leading from Bonanza creek 10 Daw-
son.
q. O pecker. u trader was one OF the
La
provisions Into the Yukon country last fail
and 10y trading around secured several val
liable claims and sack Of dust worth
nearly sa'p0.
N r. Go0ier brought ont drafts agsre-
eating over $1,000 the proceeds Of the sale
Of his holdings on Bear creek
r. Fontain and :. BeaulicA each were
well provided with drafts ana each carried
some go!d dust. their holdings agsregatinS
.acp0
H. A. schen brought drafts from the
trading companies al Dawson amounting
The fuH lis, OF the I.akmes passengers is
as foowss
Julius FalIat 'eJ J6srph Giaied Mary cin
led. Annie Ciulieid. .. Tetu. r.. Fontain.
s. Reaulice Charles }; Peterson, W r.
Aud.sackson, August Furhs. l.. ID. Walsh.
II. Mcneil. NJ. Geo. Theo Schmidt, Mrs.
1'heo Schmidt. james II. Walsh. A. =.
\. W: Hopkins. II. Y. Atkins, Charles
Keynoid. A. J. Bougett, II. a. ScAeli. |.
ChampauH. y. Egan. A Hanson. George
mgr. J II coaper' Tnomas Blake, p p,
Robinson. j. h. Thompson. J. ., Anderson.
T.. J. bingham, J. ". Mccrury. w A.
.ap r. o Wells. ". $. Rlbletts. Charles
I4augerstrom. Charles SaGstrom. \. =.
MorGaqnt,, II, spinney. Fred ,Cyr. Or.
West. Phillip leerch IT, Feleig Mrs. Gid
droup. John cummings Mrs Cummings,
Isabel Cummings. NJ. :. pendegras, Cnas.
Cook. James u. Lua,K. a. Chiiberg James
Gilbert, NJ Leo. \. -. Decker, T. l..
Hall. a Pinkerton. Victor Heaux, PAT
Psdden. J l.. Mclaughlin. Charles I.A-
tanncn. VI. X. Cooler. l.. s Gaurch IT. X.
Farr.s r.. L. Maynard. \. IL craig. Geo.
Winter. ". T. Edwards. w a Stone.
Herman b1Shnlan. George NcNeHy. j..
j4amontcgu~ ID. E. Brown. J. w Hall
Frank Johnson W. r. knoeH. r T. Quail
! ~, John Pausher.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
IN there. grandmother" his tone was i'm
pressiye



The old lady pushed back her spec;acles
and peered eagerly into the great iron
vault. where stood tiers upon tiers Of
buckets. all filed with gold. Then she
repeated in an awed whisper:
''S-e-v-e-n-t-y t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d o-u-n-c-e-s
Of gold. Why. tina: must be worth great
deal Of money. don't You Think"
Yes, 1t is worth more than a million
dollars"
Well" replied the old lady. as she tip
toed softly away, Il guess those poor men
earned il. l don't hegrudge them
penny. I'm very much obliged to you,
sir. for your kindness" and the next mo-
menI she had squeezed past the bulky po-
.Nceman and resumed her position a. MS
side. she and her faded umbrella.
In the melting room stood a knot Of
dainty ladies' watching the gold as it Went
through the furnace ard was formed into
bricks. They We're just as much inter
ested as the old lady in the vault, and
from time 10 time gave vent to their Won
derment in gentle little gasps of ladylike
awe. BY the furnace. red-faced and
sweating al every pore. stood the srnelter.
He was fat. but he did not look happy.
for man Of muscle somehow does not
take kindly 10 any public exhibition or
feminine compassion, matter how well
IL may De meant. lie opened the furnace
door and pesred down into the raging bed
OF fce shading his eyes with his hands.
The circle OF bystanders shrank back, for
the heat was very great.
"Oh! On. Do see that poor. poor man :
Isn't il dreadful ! should think he'd burn
his eyes OUT OH
The hearts OF the reporters went out -
that man with the red face and sweating
pores. He looked so wretchedly embar
raised.
oh. see. See. Hes pouring the gold
out! Emily! May. Eleanor. Look!
Isn't 1t wonderful! OH"
Emily, May and Eleanor chorUsed their
individual wonierment. ana for a moment
there was quiet. When he mold had
been east and the borax rose to the top
in a mass OF blackish sag. the young
man with the brown Van Dyke beard anu
The winning smile. who had been tWitter
ing tit-bits of information for the benefit
Of the ladies from tine TO time, under
took to explain all about 1t; why the gold
sank ana the Stag rose, why this was
done and that was not, with many yes
indeetis" and no. reaiys''
And now chirruped the lady in white
duck. how much DO YOU suppose that
brick is worth Mr.. Smythe, | wonder?"
Mr.. Smyihe was dreadfully sorry, but
he didn't know He would ask.
II. weighs TWO thousands ounces" said
the man with the red face, tersely.
Two thousand ounces" echoed the
white-duck lady. WHY, then. that would
bee worth about sixty-five hundred dollars.
wouldn't IT,
VIII women never learn valuesf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
All the Atasi&a News.

The Post-InieligenCer prints more Alas
ka news than dGy 0.heT newspaper IL
has uncquaIed facilities FOR getting all the
I've news having spondsnts in every
mining camp and trading post 81 the
north Anyone having friends In Alaska
aud wanting 10 keep posted on the new
finds should subscribe for the Weekly
Post-In,elligencer Subscription price post
paid. 10 any part OF tn United States or
Canada. s. 90 per year. Jc cents slN months
OF - cents for three months.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
FRESH STREAMS Of
THE DUSTY TREASURE.
Passengers From the Lakme
Crowd the Assay Office.
TYPES FROM THE KLONDiKE.

All Day Long, Treasure-Laden Ne n
From the klondike File In and
ONT Of the Assay ONCE With Bags
of Yellow Dust-Types Enough
There Are and Odd Enough to
Co,or . Hook Of Fiction-A Quaint
Old Lady With a Faded UMBRELLA.
and . Bevy of CHORUS" Girls.