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Evening star., 1899-02-04
AppraachinR a Traction Ideal.

The decision of the Capital Traction Com
pany to begin work on the projected i'm
provement which will unite the 7th and the
L street branches of its road Is a gratifying
step ahead IN the street railway develop
ment of the city. The tendency at present
is to minimize the number of transfer sta
tions where roads terminate. to make con-
tinuous runs through the area of transit
and to bind together as far as possible the
urban and the suburban areas which are so
rs pidly growing into resemblance and equal
Importance in the Districts = municipal
economy. The Capital fractions project
is to operate its 7th street line continuously
to the Connecticut avenue bridge at Rock
creek. thus affording through service for
what is practically the city section extend
ing between the creek and Florida avenue
Thus in another manner the disposition to
ignore this imaginary boundary Is evil
denced. Already the Capital Traction In
It's l4th street service and the Metropolitan
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Reduced to Politics.

The opposition in the Senate to the treaty
takes On N the end the aspect of mere
political ruaneuver. Many people see In II
now ONLY a challenge to Mr.. Bryan leader
ship OF the democracy engineered IN IHe
interests Of Mr.. German and by that gen
tlenan himself Mr.. Hale and Mr. Hoar
do not figure il these calculations, of course.
but others do Mr. Bryan wants the treaty
ratified without condition. Mr.. German IN
slsts upon a condition. and wants small
minority of the Senate alone to improve an
opportunity 10 usurp the function of both
houses Of Congress and the President act
ing together The stake is the next demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency.
The extent to which expansion will enter
into the next national campaign is a prob
lem. The man Of straw which has been set
up by the auti-expansioujsts will easily be
knocked down. No party will propose mill
tsrism. or anything that in the white light
of protracted public discussion can be made
to wear that color or take that form. No
party will propose to set Uncle Sam on a
charger and send him around the world in
quest OF spoil and bloody adventure What
then?
The anti-expansiOnists will be obliged TO
propose something And what shall it be?
Mr.. Bryan is opposed to holding anything
in the way of territory acquired from Spain.
The Porto Ricans in his opinion are much
entitled to Independent government as the
FiupinOs. He wants an expression from
both peoples on that subject. Is this also to
be the German program? And what Is to
become OF those democrats who believe in
holding not only Porto Rico but the Philip
pines as we'll? There are a large number
of them throughout the country. and some
are men Of eminence and influence.
Defeat of this treaty would not simplify
the question of expansion. It would not
put the administration in a hole" The
duty of the country with regard to the new
territory will have to be faced fairly and
squarely. sooner or later. Spain is definite
ly out. The United States is definitely in.
For what purpose. and for how long? This
IS for Congress, after full Information and
deliberation. and not for senatorial fac
ton. composed of the quick and the dead"
to decide.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

wisest precautiop. but they are few IN COM
parison with those which result from care
lessness or n reckleHs disregard for Hfe and
limb. II Is unfortunate that the annual
report of the Capital Traction Company
does not more strictly conform to the law
In this matter Of furnishing data of the ao-
c!dents Of the past year. Its note in re-
sponse to question number ten OF the stat
ute is badly brief: zone hundred and two
passengers. employees and Al other persons
were more or less injured during the year"
This answer throws no light upon the ques-
ton of how they were hurt, in demanding
which the law Is explicit. Likewise the
Metropolitan's report is not sufficiently
plain in the matter Of degrees of injury. 1t
says that one of the accidents on each of
the two branches resulted in the death of
the person injured, but it does not state
how badly the other 122 persons were hurt,
nor does it note in what manner these
deaths were caused. This matter should
not be slurrsd over by the street railway
corporations. In few months many more
miles of tracks will be occupied by rapid
transit cars and the annual accident roll
unless the process of public education con-
tinues at the present pace, win be Distress
ingly large. 1t Is in order to ask that none
of the companies ignore the law in any de-
tail in thus presenting an instructive yearly
record
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The CeiehratRh CRae

1t looks dark for Dreyfus again. But the
belief In his innocence is unshaken, and
those who hold it still insist that he shall
be returned TO France and restored to his
rights a citizen and TO his place in the
army. Less than this will satisfy none of
them. He has suffered, he is innocent. and
France at all hazards should undo the
wrong
There are so many difficulties surround
ing the case that predictions as to the re-
suit are Of small value. 1t is said that If
the sentence is reversed by the court of
cessation a revolution will follow In the In
terests of the army Should the army in
such q contest succeed that success would
operate as a reversal of the courts re-
versal. and a reafTirmation of Dreyfus' SEN
tence, his rearrest probably If in reach and
redeportation back to that lonely island
But even should the army lose. it would
still be unsafe for preyfus 10 appear in
France and Impossible for him to live
there He would be too marked a man. too
Intimately associated with bloody conten-
ton. although the innocent cause of It.
But whether he regains his liberty or
dies in prison. he Will not have suffered in
vain His IS today the most celebrated
case of the persecution of an Individual of
which men are taking an active account.
France enjoys no monopoly Of the interest
in it, 1t is being followed everywhere
closely. and 1T is safe TO assume that men
in authority and out are being affected for
the bette- by it's instruction. II is certain
indeed to he the more difficult in future to
hatch and strengthen and push to success
by means OF so doubtful a conspiracy
against any public man OF good name and
usefulness. 1t will operate widely as a
warning against hasty Judgments. and In
favor OF giving those under accusation or
suspicion the largest benefit of the doubt.
Still, this comfort is FOR the outsider
Dreyfus is young. as well as innocent has
e family. and they have means. He and
they are eager. not only for the restoration
Of his good name but for reunion. and ali
their friends are proving TO be noble fight
ers in that cause.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The Higher Political Criticism.

The Declaration of independence and the
Constitution OF the United States are now
being made subjects of what is called the
higher criticism. VIII they benefit or be
inspired by it?
This phrase, which is applied to some
modern readings of the Bible, is an express
i've one, and has led to some animated dis
putes among philosophers and churchmen
as to what the effect has been of such criti-
cism on the sacred writings. The matter
is one for philosophers and churchmen to
settle. The humble layman can but fol-
low at a distance. But be Is able to note
with satisfaction that however the later
readings may differ from the earlier read
ings, the spirit of the Bibles best teach
ings is preserved and the world moves con-
stantly toward better things. 1t is probably
true that more men are doing good and do
ing more good than ever before in all the
worlds history.
We are having some later and enlarged
readings of our great political writings
Sentiments like all men are created free
and equal governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the governed -
mo taxation without Representations are
now undergoing the most thorough exami-
nation probably since their adoption. They
Were adopted upon faith. They are being
examined in the light OF a hundred years,
of governmental experience. The Consti-
tuition, too. is revealing to inquirers newer
| meanings and larger truths.
But, IN the one case as in the other the
spirit of what is taught survives all
changes in the letter. Human liberty is a
growing watchword among all mankind.
Governments everywhere under this pres
sure are being liberaized. More English
| men have voice in their public affairs today
than ever before. Russia in fifty years or
less will probably have a parliament The
Turk is making progress. Even the Chi
nese are waking up. AS for ourselves the
great truths which lie at the bottom of
our governmental structure grow in
strength all the time. The higher the criti-
cism the better We shall like it. The more
thorough the examination of what the
fathers did and proclaimed the wiser the
spirit of it all is shown to be.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The Burden of Responsibility.

1t is becoming evident that the division in
the Senate on the issue of ratifying re-
jecting the peace treaty is so close that the
burden of responsibility will rest upon a
very few individuals. Those senators
whose views are well known, who are
avowedly in favor of upholding the hands
of the government in it's effort to secure
peace, who believe in first settling with
Spain before determining upon a permanent
policy with regard to the Philippines, in
Guiding those who are outspoken in their
expansionist views, are irrevocably to be
counted upon for the affirmation of the
Paris proposition. On the other hand, those
who desire to embarrass the present ad-
ministration by rejecting the instrument
which its efforts have evoked, those who
are playing for party politics to the con-
fusion of their rivals, those who, misun-
derstanding the true scope of the treaty,
persist in considering its ratification as
tantamount to the choice of an imperial
istic policy. and those who are normally
in opposition on general principles, are to
be placed in the negative roll. Between
these two extremes of the division are ap-
parently a few senators who are uncertain
in their convictions and their purposes,
whose votes, according to present computa-
ton. may turn the balance one way or the
other.
These are the senators on whom the bur-
den of rejection viii fall If the treaty
should fail next Monday to receive sixty or
more votes. Their responsibility Is the
heavier because of the clearness with
which the issue is now defined. There is
no longer any confusion in regard to the
effect of ratification. Even Senator Daniel
yesterday. Ii his long and interesting
speech In opposition to what is termed the
expansion doctrine, admitted that the
United Stats could not immedia tely leave
the Philippines to become the prey of thu
vultures which he in the brilliancy of his
metaphor, pictured as soaring In the sky
above them. The ratification of the treaty
commits this government to nothing more
than the policy which this principle de-
mands, the present guardianship of the
Philippines. with the privilege of an ulti-
mate choice between permanent tenure or
permanent withdrawal. If, in the light of
this situation, which has been so clearly set
forth by Mr., Daniel, wheel-horse of the
opposition, any one of these middle-grOund
senators shall vote to reject the treaty,
1t may be asked with what excuses he
hopes ever to justify his vote before the
world, or, what is more to the point, be-
fore his constituents.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
street Car Casualties.

The annual report Of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company. just presented to the
Senate. contains Il reassuring evidence that
the people Of this city are becoming suff1-
ciently acquainted with the dangers Of the
rapid transit system to avoid accidents.
Proof % This effect Is contained in the ia
bles which are given in the report In an
swer TO the requirement Of the law that the
annual statements Of these corpora tions
shall note the number OK persons Injured
during the year and the causes and char
acter Of their injuries These figures are
given. with contrast not only between the
years 1897 and 1898 but also between the
F and 9th streets divisions Of the road In
practically every class Of accident where
the fault. on the face Of things, seems to
have been with the passenger there Is a
marked diminution from one year TO the
otner- For instance, whereas 10 people
were hurt In 1891 by stepping off moving
cars on the street division and 10 on the
9th street division. in ISIS only % and %
were hurt, respectively, a decrease from 1OI
TO -. or more than half Similarly those
hurt In 1897 from trying TO board moving
cars aggregated 81 on the two branches and
only in 1898. In the matter of collisions
with pedestrians. too. the fault being in al
most every instance in this line Of acci-
NSAAtH WIN tilc person. IEseTe was diminu-
tion from ~ In 1897 to Is in 1875. whereas
% bicyclists were hurt by being struck by
cars in 1897 only 13 were so hurt in 1898
No such dimlnUtiOn. however, is to be noted
IN the item of persons hurt by the starting
OF cars while passengers have been getting
on or on. the aggregates of these two
causes teins the same for the two years on
both branches The meaning of these fig
ures Is that both the street users and the
car useis are learning the lesson of caution
IN dealing with or approaching these ran
Idly moving vehicles. The streets of Wash
ington are so wide as q rule and the poliea
regulations concerning the speed of cars
are so wisely drawn that there is practt-
ca4ly no reason locally for the hurting of
people. either by their own fault or through
that Of the car crews. OF course accidents
will occasionally happen which cannot pos
sibly be avoided by the exercise of the
Evening star., 1899-02-04

SO you went into the stock market yes
terday, and made several thousand dol
lars!' said the young mans uncle
Yes, sir"
That shows how one may. with proper
pluck and promptness. succeed If he will
only take advantage of his opportunities
But / lost that and several thousand
mere today
Young man, how often have I told you
that such transactions are. merely gamb-
ling, and that you are bound TO come to
grief, sooner or later, if you dabble in
them?"
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Spanish IngratItude
In Sunny Spain

In Sunny Spain
They now explain
Just how they met disaster;
A sorry lot,
Although they got
A large financial plaster.
Those folk, ill-fed,
Who fought and bled,
To prudence wisely partial,
They still pursue
And put them through
The PAGES of court martial.
And this we see
How destiny
Holds an ironic SAVIOR:
Since they have child
The men who did
Their country such a favor,
Those men should hear
Loud words of cheer
From soldier and civilian.
They gave to us
Their tropic muss
And get our twenty million.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
An OutErOwn System.
From the Syracuse Post Standard.

From the Syracuse Post Standard
The good men who at the birth of the
republic originated the method of elect
ing senators We're inspired by a splendid
theory and one which worked well for
generations after the adoption of the fed
eral Constitution, but the practice in many
elections in recent years has shown it to
be fruitful of great evils
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Impressive.

"Of course" said the caller, parrots d.
not realize the meaning of their words; 9th
erwise they would not be so profane"
Il suppose they don't" answered Miss Cav
enne. But it is certainly marvellous t
hear them ask for crackers and then stan(
up and discuss their rations like army Off
GERS
Evening star., 1899-02-04
SHOOTING STARS,
A Mercenary sukpicion,

i wonder said the man whose language
Is more terse than elegant, 'ff Agunaldo' s
behavior is not caused by a swelled head"
No. answered the friend who always
suspects peoples motives; II am inclined to
think it is merely a swelled pocket book"
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The POpularized Telephone.
From the Boston Post.

One thing is very certain The public Is
going to have cheaper telephone service in
one way or another. And the popularized
telephone Is coming fast. 1t will not be a
great while before the Bell people them
selves will see that state supervision is a
desirable thing for their own protection.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

The marriage of prima donna is very
frequently accompanied by a somewhat
painful effort on the part of the public to
remember her husbands name and also the
names Of his predecessors.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
After the Battle.

The Doncombatant is always the most bit
ter irreconcilable when the fighting is over.
In the north the most Industrious wayers
OF the bioody shirt have been the camp fol-
lowers and home guards, and in the south
the only ones TO still harp on the issues of
the lost cause are the cunnels and majahs
who were never within 100 miles of fight.
ana the youngsters who have come up since
the war.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Ohio Well Represented.
From the Boston Journal

A western paper points to the fact thai
the election of Nathan B. Scott as United
States senator from West Virginia increa ses
the number of natives of Ohio who will sit
IN the next Senate to twelve. Ohio seems
fairly entitled to the name of Senators
State
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Captain Dreyfus may have the satisfac.
ton of a clear conscience, but it has been
very broadly hinted that at present con.
sciences do not count in Paris
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Mr.. Roberts wisely refrains from indulg-
ing in interviews His best chance for en-
joying congressional honors for any length
of time is in allowing the public to forget
about him. o.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

General Miles intimates that the i'm
portant question is that Of the food itself
ard not what has been said in connection
with the case This view seems rather
courteous toward General Eagan
Evening star., 1899-02-04
One In a Thousand.
e Topeka State Journal

frU1II tHe IUpeAA Stnte Journal.
There was more rejoicing in the Eagan
camp over the one can of good beef sub
mitted to the war investigation commission
for inspection, than over the ninety and
nine bad ones which were cast into the
Caribbean sea.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Not n Supreme Test

From the st. Louis Republic.
Philadelphia now comes to the front with
SVehgah, but he Is not necessarily a
premier hypnotist. It's easy to throw
Philadelphfans into a trance
Evening star., 1899-02-04
-~-e-%-

Agoncillo should send cablegram to
Aguinaldo and remind him to except Sena-
tor Hoar and a few others from his denun-
Citations of Americans in general.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Several military gentlemen continue to
insist that the impression about bad beef is
due to the fact that a large number of peo-
pie imagined the same thing at the same
time.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Old Acquaintances.

They were written with great gusto in the
Babylonian bricks;
They were told in Green and Latin in a
classic style proix.
And every year or so again we brush the
dust away
From those timely anecdotes about the
great men of the day.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Col. Bryan might be persuaded to donate
the site for an anti-expansion presidential
boom if Mr.. Carnegie sees fit TO donate
some of the other requisites.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Mr.. Bryan, in contemplating the treaty
discussion. cannot fail to note that Mr..
German is antagonlstic not only TO presi-
dents but to possible presidents.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
eff they're Rtch's
shoes, they're proper. "
Ten=two r.

The prestige of this shoe
store grows greater constantly
We are untiring in our efforts
to show YOU the finest stock of
footwear that can be gathered.
There isn't a single novelty
shown in the metropolis that
you won't find here.
Its a great deal of satisfac-
ton to know OF our admirable
facilities for furnishing cor
rect footwear for weddings.
We have supplied the footwear
Tor the trousSeaux of the lead
ing brides Of the season. So
ciety folks are rapidly finding
us out-coming to know that
we can perform this service
better than any other eStab-
hshmeut-either in town or
out of town.
In addition we have a per-
feet stock of novelties for
balls, receptions, state dinners,
teas and coming-out affairs
and the like. If we cannot
match your gown from stock
1t will be pleasure to make to
order.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Despite his experiences. Mr.. Joe Letter Is
probably glad he stuck to wheat and kept
out of any speculations in meat
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Nowhere else will YOU find
anything to compare with our
showing of riding boots for la
dies and gentlemen. And the
same is true of army officers
boots also. Every correct sort
is here. An immense stock on
hand-and special styles made
to order.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Slow Busfnesa.

From the Richmond Times
1t Is evidently taking all of Coin Harvey's
receipts to buy coal enough to keep the
box office warm.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

General Gomez is still in line to be re-
membered as the grand old MAN of Cuba
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CaudidIy EyDlaiued.

Il suppose you laid the foundation for
your success by taking time by the fore
iOck?'
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The Way of the World.

No" answered the politician. TT was
taking the legislature by the deadlock. ."
Evening star., 1899-02-04

We are keeping apace
the demand for novelties in
golf footwear. All the newest
effects to be worn while enjoy
ing this pleasurable sport are
shown here-both for ladies
and gentlemen. Come for a
look.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

The first hint of spring
comes in this new arrival of *
cases of ladies' new spring Ok
fords and shoes-just in. Erni-
nently desirable for folks who
will visit our new tropical pos
sessions.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

You can get a fair idea of
the infinite variety OF our stock
from our showing of coach
mems, footmen's. buffers and
walters footwear. We also
carry a complete line of foot
wear for nurses-Oxfords and
shoes. Soft and easy-com-
Portable. Then we have GYM
nasium shoes for young ladies
correct sort. Scores of
other styles not found else
where