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Evening star., 1898-11-17
Spatn's Last Card.

SpIin's delay at Paris before our elections
ware leld was due to the hope that the
country would not sustain the President.
Her delay now. il the Paris correspondent
If the London Telegraph is well informed.
is due to Senior Sagasta's solicitude about
the Spanish dynasty. He is trying to en-
ginee- a surrender that will not too greatly
shock the Spanish people. who are but
poorly informed as to the exact situation.
The truth. it seems has for so long been
given over to the ministratlons of the press
censor that .he Spanish people have not
been permitted to know the drift or rro-
gress of affairs. The Spanish premier there
fore fears the effect at home IF Il too sud
den announcement that all is lost save
honor and the Canaries
But surely there has been zine enough to
arrange all this and for the dropping of
The final curtain. Even the people Of Spain.
blinded as they are by pride and resent
ment. should be able to see. as everybody
else is, the true state of Affairs as to the
Philippines. The United States must leave
IT stay. Should it leave. the interests
neither of Spain nor anybody else would he
subserved. That would mean renewal Cf
the struggle between STain and the insur-
gents. with Spain weaker and the insur-
gents stronger than ever before When
Spain had ships and credit she had to
resort to treachery anu bribery to succeed
in dealing with her rebellious subjects.
Now, when she has neither: when her ships
are at the bottom Of the sea, and her paper
: rejected by the brokers everywhere, what
could she hope to do?
As the United States has decided to re-
main. it cannot divide responsibility or
power with any other nation. and least of
all with Spain. American Interests there
become paramount. and they can only be
properly served by the Americans them
selves. The islands are to be developed
according 20 American ideas and purposes.
Spain. even if she cared to do so. could
not possibly assist in such work. Her peo-
PIE are as far behind the American times
as the Filipinos. the only difference being
that the FflipinOs express Il desire for pro-
gress. while the Spaniards are entirely
satisfied with themselves
This, of course. Is balancing the question:
merely for arguments sake IN a purely
material way. The American flag at Manila
stands for great deal more than COM
merce. and it will not be lowered There is
not power enough available IN the word
to 'arbitrate" the stars and stripes down
the staff at that point.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
The Latest Move as to Dreyf.s

When it was first announced that the
Dreyfus case would be reopened, the hope
was expressed that the second trial might
be entirely free from those features of
secrecy and unfarness which had so COM
pletely discredited the first trial. The idea
that presented itself was that the unfor-
turate man would be brought back to
france, that counsel would be assigned him.
and that the whole charge against him
you'd be explained to him. This seemed to
be the only proper way of proceeding. 1t
Is not the way, however, that has been
adopted. According to Paris dispatch
the court of cessation has decided to send
Il commission to Cayenne to take the state
ment of ex-Captain Dreyfus and has also
asked the government to telegraph to Drey-
fus the progress made from time to time
in the revision of his trial.
Let US imagine this man in his prison,
where for four years he has been without
news of the outside world except such as
expurgated letters to him might contain,
and without companionship. Suddenly he
is advised that his sentence is to be re-
viewed. and then this commission from the
court of cessation presents itself He does
not know its members. He has been con-
v!cted In circumstances sufficient to make
him distrustful of everybody. Prepared
questions are propounded to him. He may
or he may not see their drift. He knows
his own case. but he does not know the
case whicl was made up against him and
| under which he stands condemned. How
| may he be expected. therefore to acouit
| himself with entire justice to himself under
such an examination? What if, forsaken
and fiurried thus. he should fail to i'm
| prove his opportunity, and what might
| easily be brought to light in other circum-
| stances remains undisclosed In the circum-
| stances that exist?
This second trial was ordered partly in
! Difference to sentiment outside of France.
| The French government had become con-
y.nced tha. it's friends abroad regarded
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Redeem the Currency Reform Pledge.

From the Boston Journal.
The Journal is sorry t. see the statement
attribut ed to sen conspicuous republican
leaders that the elections have elimina ted
the silver issue, and therefore, the money
issue. and that there is no need of redeem
ifg the republican pledge to reform the
present currency system.
This view of the case seems to US to be
very short-sighted. 1t is true that there
has been decisive republican victory, es-
pecially decisive where the silver deusion
has been strongest, nut it is poor knoWl-
edge of human nature and of the history
of American politics which permits any ybody
to assume that the issue upon which the
silver democracy has twice been beaten is
now going to be forever buried out of sight
If the status of the currency reform bill
pending in Congress has been altered in
any way By the elections, it has been dis
tinctly strengthened. There is safe work.
ing majority in the new House of Repre-
sentatfve;. In the new Senate there is an
unexpectedly large republican preponder-
ance. The administration has ali along de
sired that this bill should be taken ,,p and
PASSED as soon as the way was open
through the Senate for it. To abandon it
row would be a grave political blunder.
and, far wJrse than that, it would be a
breach of faith with the business interests
OF the country.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Dreyfus as victim of wrongdoing on the
part of his military superiors, and that
fact coupled with the home feeling in favor
of the prisoner finally forced the hand of
the ministry. 1t is a matter for regret,
therefore, that in taking so meritorious
step the government or the court Of cas-
sation did not provide for such retrial as
would fully meet outside sentiment as to its
form also.
One can see difficulties in the way of
public trial in France of a man around
Whose name crowds surge for and against
with so much violence and menace to pub
lie order. Nevertheless those difficulties
should be surmounted. Dreyfus should be
brought back, and the pick of the bar OF
France should maj age his case. he Should
be permitted to see, and his counsel to eX-
anime every particle of evidence upon
which he was convicted. If he is guilty
man the case should be made clear to
everybody. If he is innocent, the necessity
is all the greater for open doors and a
complete hearing.
France, for her own good, should get rid
of this case promptly as possible. But
she can only hope to do that by disposing
of it in a fair and open way. continua-
ton of the secrecy means a continuation OF
the doubt attaching to the case.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
vas revolution, in South Carolina it was

was revolution, in South Carolina it was
riot.
1T would have been as easy to kill the
M Sroes by the law as 1t was to slaughter
them without the form of law; and the
shame of it is that We have proved only
that the savage instinct is stronger within
us than the sense of Justice. We have
condemned ourselves by our own violence.
What shall We do about it? The state
administration has demonstrated utter in
capacity or brutal Indifference to a cond-
ton Of things which will excite the con-
dennatiOn OF the world We can only pro-
test that the majority o. the white people
Of the state are opposed to the supremacy
of the mob: but who will believe us? And
yet we do protest. 1t is all that we can
do. Color and Country was the slogan of
the mob at Phoenix. and ii is a slogan to
which all honest white men in the negro
states of the south viii respond: but we
must keep our hands and hearts unStained
by blood if We would have the approval of
oHr consciences or merit the confidence of
the country"
1t is to be noted that the News and
Courier discriminates Letween the situa-
tions in the two states, to the dsparage-
ment of it's own. There was some SYM
pathy, north well as south, with the de-
sire OF the white people of North Carolina
to rid themselves of negro domination, and
the nation was apparently willing to con-
done-the adoption of measures to this end,
which, while radical and abstractly in vio
lation of certain state anu national laws,
were yet productive of no open and violent
breaches of the peace. But the burning
of buildings and the wanton killing of I'M
offending men and the violent overturning
of established government are in them
selves positive crimes which deserve only
condemnation and punishment. The News
and Courier evidently appreciates that
ehere is a danger line beyond which the
whites of the south must not go if they
would preserve the respect of the country
and maintain their own standards of civili-
cation. Its condemnation of the rioting at
Phoenix throws a new light on the case
and ought to turn the thoughts of the peo-
pie of the south into new and better cham
nelS
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Outer Garment Dept.

3 All-wcoI whpcord Suits, silk-1ined jackets,
percaline-lined skirts all strap full tailor
made Sizes 81 81 50 and IS. Reduced from
$2s so to $1,000 each.
2 BLACK SILK Waists embroidered fronts. S;zes
"a and So Reduced from $1,000 TO 81 50 each
20 AlI-wooI Flannel Waists some plain some
braided all sizes. Reduced from 81 % to t5c,
l Fine Black Kersey Jacket, handsome plaid
silk lining and mink collar. Size 3S. Reduced
from $45.e0 to $500.
/ Brown Kersey Jacket, silk lined, Persian lamb
collar Size &c. Reduced from SEQ to $1,000.
duced from $3.50 to $3.50. 40
II Percale Wrappers. braid trimmed. Size AZ
Reduced 81. .6S to soc. each.
Size II Reduced from S.75 to $3.50 each
8 Misses Fine AIl-wool Jackets. all-silk lined
Sizes TO- IL IA and IL. Reduced from $1,000 and
ST.. 90 TO $3.50 each
4 Girls Au-wo. Cloth Dresses. blouse style,
gored skirts braid trimmed navy and green.
Sizes IL 16 aad 1s. Reduced from $3.50 to
81 SO each.
Third floor.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
No Arbitration Needed.

Spains proposal to submit to arbitration
the meaning of that clause of the protocol
which affects the disposition of the Philip
pines is of course untenable. The only ar
bitration possible under the circumstances
is by a dictionary and an interpreter. The
clause under which the Philippines are in
volved in the case reads thus. according
to the text of the protocol officially made
public on the 9TH of this month:
The United States will occupy and hold
the city, bay and harbor of Manila pend
ing the conclusion of a treaty of peace
which shall determine the control, DISPOSE
ton and government of the Philippines"
Article five of the protocol provides for
the treaty-making commission now in ses-
SIGN, as follows:
The United States and Spain will each
appoint not more than five commissioners
to treat of peace. and the commissioners
So appointed shall meet at Paris not later
than October l, 1888. and proceed to the
negotiation and conclusion of a treaty of
peace, which treaty shall be subject to rat
ifcatiun according to the respective con-
stltutional forms of the two countries"
The case as thus defined by the funda-
mental instrument under which Spain is
now acting leaves no question as to the
method to be employed in the determina-
collateral facts or alleged facts adduced by
Spain now and heretofore to set up a con-
tention that 1t was not her understanding
that she should relegate to the commission
the disposition of the group have nothing
whatever to do with the affair They are
simply among the antecedent elements the
resultant of which stands today in the
form of the protocol. The reading of that
cocument shows plainly that Spain's urg-
ings through Ambassador Cambon were
unavaiiing. His credentials to act in Spain's s
behalf were sufficiently trustworthy and
complete to entitle the United States to ac-
cept final and conclusive the agreement
to which he gave his signature as Spain's
proxy.
The disposition, control and government
of the Philippines We're specifically rele-
gated to the peace treaty, the making of
which was as specifically entrusted to the
commission now in session. If Spain can
not understand the ming of those words
1t is useless for her to seek light from a
neutral arbitrator The United States could
not for moment consider the possibility
of permitting the protocol to be scrutiniZed
for Interpretation on such a palpable point
by third party. Such action would in eff
feet constitute an admission that Span's S
suggested reading of the document is tena-
BILE. an admission which would be unjusti-
fled by The facts, by international laws and
customs and by the present stage of the
conference.
This plea is plainly meant to delay the
case further. 1t is a quibble and it will
not be considered save probably for the
return of an emphatic refusal. The pro-
tocol requires no Interpretation by ar
bitrator.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
ITEMS Department.

"a pairs Mems SuspeLders. various styles. Re-
duced from SOC. to 25c. pair.
35 All-wool Shirts and Drawers, natural color;
shirts sizes A. Al and 46; drawers, sizes 3S and
A. Reduced from 81 so. s270 and $3.50 to 500
garment
3 Brow n-mixed Cheviot Bicycle Suits Sizes 80,
ID and AZ Reduced from S11 so $500 each.
2 Bicycle Suits. Sizes 39 and A. Reduced
from $1,000 to $3.50 each.
Is Mems White Muslin Night Shirts Sizes Is,
16 and II Reduced from soc. to 39e. each.
First floor
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Lamp Department.

80 Gilt and Onyx Tables, reduced from s. so to
duced from So 90 to s.. co. - ~
Il Git and Silver Banquet Lamp. Reduced from
Gilt and Pompeian Banquet Lamp Reduced
Gilt and Ruby Banquet Iamps Reduced from,
$3.50 to $500 each ~ iroih
Imitation Cut Glass Princess Lamps Reduced
from 81 90 TO Sf.oo esch S'u
dozen Wax Candles soiled Radn..d ,,.,
GOc. to 40c. dozen. 1tOin
Fifth floor T~"" 'o Si-oo'
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Millinery Department.

Brown French Felt Hat. trimmed in brown
velvet brown silk ribbon and fancy feathers
Reduced from $3.50 to $500
Black French Felt Hat. trimmed in black
satin ribbon and black wings. Reduced from
$3.50 TO $500.
1 Brown Bonnet trimmed in braided brown
ceoue feathers Reduoe ed from S1o.50 to $500.
Blue Felt Hat. trimmed in handsome fancy
ribbon, steel buckle and breasts. Reduced from
$1,000 to $500.
lot of Fancy Binds, Wings and Q1ills Re-
duced from Soc Toe. and S1.O0 u 1oc. each
Second floor.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
ThankSKiyipK,

Let's be cheerful brother.
Fightin days is past.
We may welcome one another
In peacefulness, at last
Pushin nor yet shown
Amt at present In the game.
Put the turkey in the oven
An we'll blow the trump O. fame.
Wen have heroes at the table,
An We'll listen while they tell
OF our soldiers, stout an able,
Who have fought an fought so well.
Well accord each battle winner
Everything that he kin name,
AS we call him into dinner
When We blow the trump O fame.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
MIR. Roberts and His Wives.
From the Pbiladelnhia Times

MIR. Roberts, the newly elected congress
man from Utah, will not. it is said tai.
all or indeed any of his three wives ia
Washington; not at least until he has made
sure of his seat, because though they are
referred to in the dispatches as his three
plural wives they would undoubtedly an
pear somewhat singular in the national
capital. One of them is a physician with
a bent for literature, and among them there
are seven children.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Muslin Underwear DENT

Black Tatfeta Silk Petticoats umbrella STYLE
deep vandyke founce, with double ruffie of col
ored silk underneath. featherbone, French back
Reduced from 1850 and $1,000 10 $500 and
$1,000 each.
3 French Flannel House Gowns for lounyiag,
house or bath wear, full. high neck: one trimmed
win RIBBON velvet. one with velvet ami lace and
one with embroidery and accordion plated rum los
Reduced from $1,000 to 1000 each
1 Fine Silk Figured French Albatross Iounging
or House Gown, made full from short yoke high
neck elaborately trimmed with fine French lace
Reduced from $4,000 to $500.
Second floor
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Infants Department.

ChiIdren's Plaid Velvet Coat large collar and
cuffs, trimmed with Astrakhan Reduced from
$25. 90 to $1,000.
Children's Cream Novelty Cloth Coats. ripple
cape, lined throughout Reduced from $3.50 to
So so each.
Infants Imported Long Cloak. removable cape,
trimmed with fancy braid. Reduced from SIG 80
to $500.
Infants Handmade Long Dresses. trimmed
with ruf1es of lac. and tucks- Reduced from
$3.50 to $4.00 each.
Second Heor.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Bows Department.

16 All-wool Sailor Suits. navy blues and fancy
mixtures Sizes g. 4, 5, g. I, and 10. Reduced
from SO 90. So. 75 and $4.50 to 81 90 each:
5 AIi-wool Fancy Suits. light weight. Sizes 4.
g. 8, IL and IA Reduced from $500, $500 and
$6.75 to $1.95 each. 80
4 Very Fine Atwood Fancy Eton Suits, with
separate vests Sizes s. g. and 8. Reduced from
$515 and So. .I5 81 80 each.
IL Very Fine All-wool Long Pants Suits, single
or double breasted coats pieces, coat, pants and
vest Sizes IA, 15 1G and 10. Reduced from
Sc IS and IS so to $500 each
Is pairs All-wool Lightweight Pants. Sizes II,
r. 13 IA md 10. Reduced from soc. to 25c. pair.
ri
Evening star., 1898-11-17
China Department.

1 Haviland China Dinner Set, few pieces miss
ing. Reduced from $500 to $21 90.
Odd Decorated B0yfland China Soup Tureen
Reduced from S5.75 to $3.50.
l German China Fish Set, plates missing Re-
duced from 81 so So. rs
Odd Decorated Wash Basins. Reduced from
s1.50 to 15c. each ~
25 japanese Oatmeal Bowls. Reduced from 10c
to SC. each.
20 German China Sauce Dishes Reduced from
Zoe. to Sc. each. ~
Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Corset DeDartm9ent.

4 ,airs l. c. Corsets cut bias. boned with real
wtatebone top finished with lace. Sizes Is and
49, Reduced from $3.50 to $S.5o pair.
< pairs r. & G.. Ccrsets. cut bias, top finished
with embroidery Sizes 25 and 20. Reduced from
81 " to 15e. pair.
90 pairs J. b. Corsets. sateen, well boned, two
side steels black, white and gray. Sizes Is, 10,
90 q % aud "a. Reduced from $1.25 to Soc pair.
Second floor.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Curtain Department.
Shoe Department.

10 pairs Women's yici Kid Button Shoes hand
turned, opera toe. patent tip. Sizes 2Ia q and
Aa na,I. and wauoB 4; Reduced S,d to 81 SO pair.
BaS and S,a Go aud oA D-5 and 5la E-4K, s
ana Z Reduced from $500 to 800 pair.
Satin Slippers red, pink and blue pointed foe
nearly all sizes Reduced to s1O0 pair.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
HOusefurnishing Dent.

Patent Ash Sleeves. Reduced from 4Oc to o5e
1 Buffers Tray. slightly damaged. Reduced
from 500 to 75c.
20-6-qt. Enameled Stew Kettles. Reduced from
45c. to 25c. each. ~
10 sets Mrs. Potts Sad Irons Reduced from
SOC. to 39c set.
OIL Heater slightly damaged reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50; !, reduced from S. .25 to 50 so.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
An Admirable Sentiment.
From the Hartford Courant.

DR.. Swallow, the Pennsylvania prohi-
bitionist, didn't get as many votes last
week as he (and others expected but he
got the chance to preach another of those
admirable little sermons of his in a single
sentence. Somebody asked him whether
he was going out of politics. What right
has any American citizen to go out of poll
tics?' replied DR.. Swallow.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

The democrats are blaming Richard Gro
ker in New York and Col Bryan In Ne
braska- They should accept the inevitable
and remember that neither Of these gentle
mn is a wizard.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

The rainmakers might revive faith in
their inventions by selecting for their eX
periments dates when meteoric showers
make the public anxious for an unobstruct-
ed view of the sky.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Toy Department.

Typewriters. Reduced from SIS 90 TO 81 90 "a
q Automatic Ducks. Reduced from 81 a5 TO
10c. each.
Musical Wagons Reduced from 25c. to 1Oc ca
q Doll Bodies. Reduced from 75c, 81 90 and
81 % to 10c. each.
Graphophones. Reduced from $40 90 10 81 90
urfk
Evening star., 1898-11-17

The United States cannot have the slight
est objection to the kaiser's visit to Spain.
The pageant he is presenting is certainly
more moral and elevating than bull fight.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
No Excuse Whatever.
From the indianapolis Journal.

rUH tIIt IHlIHTHpOIIS JOurhaI
AS to the outrage in Wilmington, it may
be said that there was no plausible excuse
for the revolution of Thursday. The white
leaders had only to wait till March to come
into power in the city government Waiting
so brief period would not have brought
disaster,
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Colonel Roosevelt admits his obligations
in connection with his election, and de-
clines to encourage any effort to establish
a monopoly of them.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

general alliance which included Ger
many and the United States would be a
great disappointment to Admiral Won Diede-
richS.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Furniture Department.

l 3-piece Initiation Mahogany Parlcr Suite H.
van. Arm Chair and FUncy Chair handsomely nm
hclstered Reduced from s25 90 to SIS 90 -
imitation Mahogany Divan. upholstered In fig
Fourth floor " fO''
Evening star., 1898-11-17
ExpansiOnists ON Ton,
Courier-Journal.

from the LOUISVILLE CONVERSATIONAL.
In Massachusetts, the democrats made
some gains en- account of their opposition
to national expansion, but in the west there
was something like landslide for the re-
publicans on account of their Identification
with national expansion. The expansion-
lists have much the best of it.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Americans Are GoOd-Humored,

Zangwill Is another candid critic of the
American people, a nation that seems to
inspire wild desire on the part of every
foreigner to transform himself into SOL
emn preacher. 1t is lucky for these SER
moniz.rs that the American is q most
ood-humoroa person.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
Restless Ambition,

What are you complaining about?" in
quired Aguinados friend. Things are get
ting toward the point you were once am
bilious to reach. You are having your own
way
well, 1 can't feel sure about it. When
soma body else takes up with my way, I'm
not certain that it is altogether my way
any more. l want things exclusive"
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Lucheni declared that every idle per-
son is menace to society. The prison au-
thorities will see to it that he is not threat
ening hereafter through idleness.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

There is in Cuba some suspicion that the
fate of a general-out-of-a-j job is regarded
with peculiar aversion.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

The meteoric shower may have been
there, but. like many of the army scandals,
ii did not become visible to the naked eye
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Glove Department. .

IL pairs Women's s-button Suede Gloves m ,de
gray ana red Sizes 5Ia and Ga Reduced from
- pairs Nomen's White Glace Kid Gloves Sizes
o72 and 5a4 Reduced from S1.00 to 75c. pair
First floor. f'
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Knit Underwear Dept.

q pairs Women's Half wool Drawers, ankle
length Size 26 american Hosiery Co.'S makel.
Reduced from csc to SOC pair.
ers ankle length Size 81. Reduced from S1.OO
to 50c. pair.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Senator Teller declines to believe the re-
ports that free silver did not get back safe
iy from the war.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Mr.. Leventritt seems unable to convince
Richard Croker that in spite of appear
ances it was a glorious victory.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
A Theory.

What makes that noise in the heater?'
asked the visitor
Il don't know" answered the man who
is constitutiondlly chilly: but L guess it's
the temperature dropping
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Small SOlace.

"Our glory will be written in our his
tories,' said one Spanish statesman.
Yes, answered the other; but you
can't tear a leaf out of a history and cash
it at a bank; we ought to have tried to
write little in our check book, too.'
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Col Roosevelt has taken occasion 10 er!..
gize the backwoodsman. This may he
delicate compliment TO the upstate .-..,..