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Evening star., 1898-07-08

There Is no man afioat at Santiago who
will more sincerely regret the officiousness
manifested in certain quarters about
awarding the honors of the naval engage
ment at that point than Commodore
Schley A brave man. an accomplished
sailor, vigilant and untiring in the dis
charge of duty. he is one of the best prod
ucts of TIE age and the country. If men In
every walk of life were as much concerned
about rendering the best service and as lit
tie about theatrical self-assertion as he is
the wo. Id would be the richer by hun
dred-fold.
Some of the more noisy of the self-ap-
pointed champions of this admirable officer
insist that he should at the outset have
been appointed to the command of the fleet;
that an injustice was worked when he was
passed over. Would anybody ever have
inferred this from Commodore Schiey' S
conduct? Has he ever complained? Has he
ever manifested in any way ehagrin or dis
appointment? Has he not, on the con-
trary. obeyed every order and set splen-
did example of watchfuiness and diligence?
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Defeat of the Sugar Trust.

A gratifying and by no means unimport-
ant feature of the result of the fight for
Hawaiian annexation was the defeat OF the
Sugar Trust which. with characteristic ef-
frontery, had appeared on the scene early
in the action and busted itself after It's
fashion in opposition to the pubic inter
ests Mr.. Henry Oxnard was the general
inc lief of the Trusts forces, and he was
YER. much in evidence at the Capitol while
the fight was at its hottest He haunted
the corridors of the Senate wing day after
day, comforting with his friends and watch
ing the effect of the Trusts influences ex-
erted here and elsewhere. But all in vain.
This Congress- be it said to its lasting
honor asserted in both branches the right
of the majority to rule, and by an over
whelming vote took the wise and patriotic
and truly national side of the Hawaiian
question.
A maneuver of the Trust was it's effort
TO create sentiment in agricultural and
labor circles against annexation and then
bring that sentiment to bear on Congress.
The farmers of the West IN localities inter
ested in beet sugar were told that annexa-
tion would ruin that industry, while the la
Dor organizations were assured that it
would flood the country with cheap Asiatic
labor. Petitions protesting against annex
alton were prepared and sent out by the
Sugar Trust for signatures. The guilibe
were taken in. and the petitions were
signed and returned here in the mails of
Senators and Representatives. and by them
laid before Congress One prominent labor
organization official, working in the inter
est of the Sugar Trust, wrote a letter to
the Speaker of the House taking a stand
against annexation.
II he ri frap
was entirely evident that the sentiment de-
clared was machine-made The trained
hand of the lobbyist was plainly traceable
in the business. Congress was not to be
deceived in so clumsy fashion. The ques-
tion therefore stood upon it's merits and
won upon its merits. The Sugar Trust and
its thimble riggers were ignored, and Ha-
waii Was annexed by a three-fourths vote
in the House and a two-thirds vote in the
Senate.
AS We have already declared, the defeat
of the Sugar Trust in this matter is most
gratifying. 1t is distinctly in the public
interests. That grasping and conscience
less organization needed a check, lesson.
1t had grown in arlOaance and power until
it had come not only to the point of die
tating domestic legislation but of attempt
ing to dictate the foreign policy of the gov
ernment. 1t did not hesitate to put its in
terests above those of the country itself.
The value OF Hawaii as a factor in the
matter of the national defense was nothing
as compared with how annexation might
affect the Trusts control of the sugar mar
ket in the United States.
But the Trust has discovered it's hmita-
tions here. 1t is not as powerful as it as
sumed TO be. The Fifty-ffth Congress is
not under the Trusts thumb. albeit there
members in either house willing enough
To play the Trusts game But the major
tty rules, and the majority-a very large
rnajority-has this time shown itself to be
superior to the Trusts tricks and blandish-
ments.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
A Nuisa at the Front.

When Mr.. Richard Harding Davis de-
clined appointment as an assistant adjutant
general with the rank of captain In the
volunteer army he was widely praised for
his good taste In refusing TO accept a post
for which ne confessed himself 10 be un-
fitted Subsequent events have disclosed
Mr. Davis entire competency for military
duty and cast discredit upon the first pub
lie outburst Of gratitude for his modesty.
Mr.. Davis now appears TO have been en-
dowed by nature with marvellous talents
for maneuvering, equipping and discipiin-
Ing an army. II mistake were made in his
original appointment 1t lay in an under
estimate by the President of Mr.. Davis
ability. He should have been named for
a major generalship, at least.
No other conclusion is possible after a
reading Of this young mans dispatches
from the front TO his paper. the New York
Herald. and through the Herald TO sundry
other journals that enjoy the great bless
ing OF a simultaneous use of the Davis dis
patches Yesterdays emission from this
great fount OF military wisdom was ealcu-
lated TO send q chill of despair along the
American spine. Davis saw defeat written
on the soggy ground of the American posi-
ton. disaster spelled forth in the American
lnes. scandal in the hospital arrangements,
Evening star., 1898-07-08
President MckinIey's statesmanship.

No praise is too great for President Nc
kinley for the statesmanlike manner in
which he brought about the annexation of
Hawaii at the present session of Congress-
The project had slumbered four years when
he took office. 1t was encrusted with the
barnacles of Clevelandism, and it required
sagacious treatment to revive it in a
manner to promise success. The forces
aligned against the President in his desire
to accomplish union were many and power
full Men of his own party whose infiu-
ences were incalculable were antagonistic
The case demanded taei and courage. With
out alternating any of his party associates,
without making enemies, without resort
ing to threats or to an excessive use of the
executive power and prestige, President
Mckinley has gradually worked his way
over stubborn obstacles to success, and in
the act of last evening, when he signed the
joint resolution annexing the islands, he
wrote the verdict of civilization that will
be indissolubly associated with his name in
history.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

has there at any time been any fear mani
rested on his part about his personal fame
lie swung ar anchor at Hampton Roads
entu ordered to go and hunt the enemy,
and since then he has been on the jump.
he found the enemy, and was largely in
strumental in finishing him.
Acting Admiral Sampson was twelve
miles away on a duty tour when the Span
iards made their rush for the sea- He
came at once. Had Commodore Schley
gone on that errand with the Brooklyn he
would have hurried up just as his superior
ofheer did, while had Acting Admiral
sampson with the New York been in the
commodore's place he would as promptly
nave made for the enemy Everybody in
Ire made for the enemy as soon as he
showed himself.
Ihere was glory enough and to spare In
that fight. The official report, which has
hot yet been received, will tell the whole
story Acting Admiral Sampson could not
IL ne would and his splendid character
goes to show that he would not If he
couid. SO distort the story as to appropriate
TO- himself the credit due to others. And 1t
may be safely assumed that man of Com
modore Schley's merit has no desire to fill
the stage to the exclusion of his brave and
deserving comrades
Two admirals ought to come out of that
victory, and the President could hardly err
in naming them.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Hawaii should feel deeply grateful to Lor-
rir 4. Thurston and Francis NJ. Hatch for
thr capable and successful service rendered
by them in the interests of annexation.
tt Sc two men, the one the former and the
otI II the now retiring minister from Ha-
waii to the United States, have been un-
tagging in their energy and tactful enter
prise in advocating first the ratification or
the annexation treaty and later the pas
sage of the joint resolution to the same
effect. Mr.. Thurston was a material fac
tor in the republican movement and in the
first offer of the islands to this country by
Hawaii and his work in the early stages
laid a firm foundation for the campaign
that more than six years later has come
to a successful issue. One of the original
commissioners sent to Washington with
the first treaty, he not only made splen-
did impression by his own personality, but
gave unmistakable evidence of the new
civilization that has rescued these beautiful
islands from savagery. When later Presi-
dent Cleveland undertook to thwart the
purposes of the intelligent citizens of Ha-
wau and restore the monarchy Mr.. Thurs
ton was of great service in Washington,
and the aid he rendered to the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations in its investiga-
ton of the policy of infamy' was of the
utmost value. At that time he was natur-
ally handicapped by his official position.
and later this embarrassment eliminated in
a severance of relations between him and
the State Department, caused by the petty
jealousy of officials because of his upright,
frank efforts to prevent the consummaton
of the proposed restoration of Liliuokalani.
His successor, Mr.. Hatch, proved an equal
ly good friend of union and he has main
tanned himself with Intelligent adherence to
the single purpose of accomplishing the an
nexation of the islands. Since Mr.. Thurs
tons return to this country as a special
commissioner in behalf of the new treaty
he and Mr.. Hatch have worked in thorough
harmony, the one supplementing the
others efforts. and they have kept the ad-
vocates of union. in and out of Congress.
well supplied with information and ammu-
milton for good use in the fight The good
judgment they have displayed at all times
has rendered their services of the greater
value, and as they now return to their
homes. American citizens they bear with
them the praises and thanks of their new
compatriots and best wishes for the future
Evening star., 1898-07-08
The Policy cf Infamy Defeated Mt Las,

From the New York Sun.
The Senate has passed by two-thirds
majority the Newlands resolutions annex
ing Hawaii. The last obstacle to the ex-
tension of American sovereignty over these
islands has been overcome. The flag which
the Cleveland Policy of Infamy hauled
down In April of 1893 goes up again in
July of 1S9S The America of the twentieth
century has taken its first ana most sig
nificant step toward the grave responsible
tiles and high rewards of manifest destiny
The constant hope Of the Sun during the
past five years has been splenddly real
lied; and today the names of four republi-
cans, two of them living and two of them
oead, two of them Presidents of the United
States, all of them true Americans, stand
forth conspicuously for honor and graft
tude in the celebration of this momentous
rational event: James G. Blaine John l..
Stevens, Benjamin Harrison and William
Mckinley
TO the memory of Blaine first of all, the
just recognition that is due. 1t is more
than forty years now since the far-seeing
mind of that great statesman and great
American began to concern itself with the
question of Hawaiian annexation.
The Policy of Infamy is finally defeated,
thanks most of all to William Mckinley.
for whom fortune reserved the honor of
achieving the work which Blaine and IIar-
rison and Stevens began. In the crowded
record of the present administration ser
vices to the country no single fact will be
more conspicuous III history tnan the TACT
that it was President Mckinley who insist
ed that the Policy of Infamy should be over
thrown, and who overthrow 1t, securing
thereby for this country the first accession
of territory since Stewards annexation of
Alaska. 1t is great victory OF peace, won
in time of war. 1t is the initial step in the
orderly advance of American expansion and
development on the lines marked out by
destiny for the glorious future that is be-
fore this country.
n
in the Senate who have held the recreants
and the halting to their duty! The list is
long, bit to no senator will there be cause
of offense if we speak particularly of one
gan of Alabama, whose constancy courage
and energy have contributed so much TO
the final result
Evening star., 1898-07-08

outrage in the commissary work, incapaclty
in the absence OF action during armistice.
In his ewes the situation was desperate.
There has been much Of this same sort
of stuff from this eminent source, and, ac-
cording to the Herald, it has formed the
chief basis Of presidential plans and coun-
terplans II the Herald be believed, Davis
is no less parsonage today than President
McKinley's chief military adviser. The
story of impending disaster, it would seem,
upset the plan of action already laid down
and resulted in important new assignments
and adjustments Davis had saved the ma
tion from humiliation.
This sort of thing ought to be stopped at
once. 1t is discreditable to SO great and in
fiuential a newspaper as the Herald, which
has thus far won only praise for its con-
sistent course throughout the war in up
holding the hands of the administration in
the conduct of the war. Its good record
in this regard is now in danger If it per-
sists in permitting this self-sufficient mill
tary critic who stands confessed as unfit
for military responsibilities to cast the
seeds of doubt and dissatisfaction in the
American mind and to spread disaffec-
ton among the forces in the field. This is
the time for standing by the government
in it's efforts to punish Spain. The time
now is for every American. be he soldier,
citizen or journalist, to withhold petty con-
ceted cavilling.
1t must be recollected that Davis is now
stultifying himself When Mr.. Poultney
Bigelow-the friend of the kaiser-under-
took to prove that the American army at
Tampa was a disorganized, undisciplined
and unequipped mob, it was Richard iIard-
ing Davis who rushed valiantly to the frcnt
with scathing rebuke and defense of
the army. This acrobatic performance
serves to suggest that Davis is merely
callow poseur, who, seeking to attract at
tention undertakes successfully the role
of champion and critic, regardless of the
prof ieties of the occasion or the demands
of Z triotism. He should be suppressed.
If the Herald will not do it the censor
ought to try his hand
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Straigh forward,

He's wondrously benevolent
Mid ordinary scenes,
But when on action he's intent
The world knows what it means.
And youthful potentates who pine
For power must stand away,
When Uncle Sam hangs out the sign,
This Is My Busy Day"
He's affable and generous, too,
When circumstance invites,
But always sees the matter through
If he asserts his rights
And filibusters get in line
And cease their capers gay,
When Uncle Sam hangs out the sign,
This Is My Busy Day.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
The Armistice Extended,

1t appears from Cen Skaters dispatch
to the War Department today that the
armistice between the forces at Santiago
has been of marked benefit to the Ameri
can army. while apparently of little serv-
ice to the enemy. The American troops
have rested from their hard work of last
week and have secured the positions then
Won They have even advanced nearer to
the city and in the best of positions
from which TO make the final assault. The
delay has been utilized to place the siege
g1ns ard to secure the ranges, so that
when the lighting is resumed if the city
be not surrendered before noon tomorrow
the Americans will be In much better con-
dltion to advance to victory than they
were last Sunday. The extension of the
armistice for another day in order that
Linares may communicate with Madrid
suggests that a surrender is probable. The
pressure on the Spanish commander at
Santiago 10 yield to the American demand
IS known to be strong, and it may be that
he desires to shift the responsibility for
yielding upon the shoulders of those in
final authority II the matter be left to
Blanco. who is in immediate command in
Cuba, it is likely that the demand for sur
render will be rejected. for it is obviously
at present Blanco's hope to prolong the
nght at Santiago in order to grant him
more time TO prepare for the coming of
the Americans to Havana. Yet it is ques-
uonable whether there is much more that
he can do His sources of supply are now
practically shut of. and he will be soon
II he Is not now. utterly isolated from the
rest Of the world as regards cable com
morication- He is as strong today as he
VIII be two or three months hence. Yet he
mas thus far shown a disposition to con-
unue the fight, and 1t depends upon Madrid
Wnether he is to be acconrnnda ted or rnt
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Neigh bOrly Interest.

1t Kind OF encouragin," said Farmer
Ccrntossel ito hear OF Joe Backfgger sort
O gittin' up to date
But he's arguin' agin the annexation of
Hawaii, which is all past an done"
Il know it. But it's good sign 1t
slows his gittin' his mind off o. '16 to L. I"
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Cushman h. Davis.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Minnesota is well served in the Senate
and for their work in the session of Con-
gress just closed that state has good reason
to be proud of its senator's. To its junior
senator, Mr.. Knute Nelson, the country is
indebted for the new bankruptcy law, while
the senior senator, Mr.. Cushman K Davis
has added steadily to his already high rep
utation by his work chairman of the
committee on foreign relations at this crit
ical time in our national history.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
SDlniSh Xnlnr,

We prefer death to surrenderw ex-
claimed one Spanish official
'Of course We do replied the other
What we want to do is to impress the
pubic with an idea that the more men we
sacrifice, the braver we are. We can die
by proxy, but if We surrender we lose our
situations"
Evening star., 1898-07-08

1t is now up to Mr.. Hearst TO rise up and
explain his personally conducted excIusive
dispatches to the New York Journal, telling
about the cutting off of the heads of a cou-
PIE OF scores of Spanish prisoners by Gu
ban soldiers at Santiago. Up to the present
time official reports from there seem to
fail 10 take his view of the matter.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
CQStiKafiOn.

Don't you think this country ought to
have extended the olive branch to Spain?"
asked the man with queer IDEAS
1t did, was the prompt answer 1.-The
.dlfncuity was that the only way to make
any impression was to strip the leaves off
it and put it where it would hurt
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Intelligent Instruction,

i don't quite understand the latest exer-
else you have given the king" remarked
the Spanish queen
You mean the one in which he selects a
number and proceeds to count rapidly
backward?' inquired the tutor
Yes
That's to discipline his mind SO that he
can at all times keep account of the num-
Der of ships in lis navy"
Evening star., 1898-07-08

The German emperor may have been
very much surprised by Admiral Dewey's
prcmptness and emphasis. 1t will be re-
membered that Dewey had never Dragged
much about being a fighter.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

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Evening star., 1898-07-08
Millions for Investment.
From the Louisville Post.

Nobody now alive" says the Globe
Democrat. saw the general financial out
look more favorable than 1t is at present" ;"
Nobody alive or dead ever saw 1t better
The many millions that cannot be invested
in war loans will soon be seeking invest
ment in new enterprises, which will give
employment to labor and make business
briak.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Adveaturers seeking Spanish treasure in
Caribbean waters should not overlook the
fact that there was some coal on ths sunk On
Nerflmac
Evening star., 1898-07-08

The Spanish residents of Havana are said
10 De very gay. They evidently appreciate
their luck in having operations centered on
Santiago.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Blanco has some reason to regret the po-
litical pull which secured him his position
in the Spanish army.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Determination.

Let us have peace"" the patriot cried.
Above all treasures else we set it.
It's grace We will not be denied
+ en- though it takes a fight to get it. T."
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Uncle Sans new possessions will afford
brilliant opportunities for enterprising peo-
pie Liliuokalani might go to Hawaii and
grow up with the country
Evening star., 1898-07-08

With Her Great and Good Friend.
From the New York Journal.
Queen Liliuokalani has decided to live
permanently in Washington.-Was ashington
Dispatch.
Whats the matter with Princeton?
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Admiral Camara has more difficulty in
reaching a destination than a polar expe-
dtion-
Evening star., 1898-07-08

AS Inc war goes on, Gen. Weyler's ten.
oencies 10 become non-combatant grow
more and more conspicuous.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

France may do well to keep an eye on
some of the crew at work on its ship of
state.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
The Honors Mt Santiago.

Decadent baseball will stand a very small
cha nee OF even transient popularity.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
SHOOTING STARS.

Spain may as we'll buy soma L R. stamps
to put on her indemnity checks.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

ChlcaSo's newspaper readers would be
very grateful for a few stereotyped phrases.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-09-22

ly chain unbroken and from which
now 80 many links are missing,
Yes, time brings its changes, and as
turn from these thoughts Of the
past and contemplate present condi-
tions it seems as il SOME geni OF the
lamp had been at work and from the
rudeness Of the past had, in a night,
dispelled the fog and wrought new
creation. Salubria to day is fair
example of our general progress.
Broad fields of grain furnish the
needed supplies for the two busy
mills, fields OF cattle and hogs denote
agricultural advancement. The tel
ephone is there and connects with the
ear Of the world. Yes, the fog has
risen and instead of phantom forms
we now see substantial business
blocks, church spires, and hear the
music of the school bell, and the
weary traveller, instead of hunting 6
camp ground, registers and rests in =
hotel that affords all the comforts
that tired humanity requires. 1t is
an advancement that has come t(
stay.
sMen my brothers, men the workers
Ever reaping something new;
That which they have done but earnes
or the things that they shall do. "
CONTINUED next week)