Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-15
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Admiral Evashintsof Comments on
Lessons of Late War.
REUNION OF TIE ROUGH RIDERS
Discord Among Members of Brook
Iyn Singing Societies.
NO PICTURES OF PRIZE FIGH
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


the Massachusetts coast than like the pop
ular idea of the typical subject of the car.
In stature he is barely five foot eight. He
wears chin whiskers that have become
white with age. The only thing Russian
about the admiral is his name. In reply to
the question, What naval lessons have
been taught by the late Spanish-American
war;" the admiral said:
Your war with Spain, while decisive
enough, did not permit of comparisons be-
tween methods of ornaments because one
of the belligerents was so much superior to
the other. The men, however, showed on
one side lack of training and on the other
a perfect mastery of the knack Of handling
their fighting machinery. The battle of
Manila was the triumph of iron over
the triumph of craftsmanship and train
ing over Indifference and niggard
illness. If Spain had been more liberal in
appropriating funds for its navy to be used
for target practice 1t would have had men
familiar with the tools put in their hands;
as 1t was, the guns on the Spanish men-of-
war were merely ornaments. Few OF the
sailors had any deeper knowledge of the
guns than could be acquired in polishing
them.
No satisfactory test of the torpedo boats
has been made. In the Chinese-Japanese
war they accomplished wonders; in the last
the Chinese did not know how to guard
against them, and in the Spanish American
war the Spaniards did not know how to use
them. Only a contest between equals can
satisfactorily decide whether or not the
torpedo boat is :; satisfactory engine of war.
What do l think of the American navy
as compared with that of Russia? Well,
this is too delicate question to answer.
The American navy of today is remark
able for its rapid growth. 1t ranks among
the first, where twenty-five years ago all
the navies of Europe outranked 1t. Inc dis
ciplne in the American navy mas peen crit
icised as slack but think, personally, that
it is as rigid and as effective as that OF
England, Germany or Russia.
Russia in the east? Well. what of Eng
land and Germany, and France and Japan
and the United States? The PARTITION OF
China cannot be deferred much longer
Russia will be on hand for her snare.
Universal peace? theoretically splendid,
but l will not live to see 1t, nor VIII my
children nor my children's children Inc
survival of the fittest is the greatest law
of nature and will prevail, and generally
the strongest are the fttest-
Reunion of Rough Riders.
General Roosevelt has made preparations
to keep an engagement Saturday, June a.
that will no doubt afford him more pleasure
than any other engagement this summer.
The occasion will be the first annual re-
union of the Rough Riders, which Is to be
held in Las Vegas, n. NJ. Governor Roose-
Welt will go to Las Vegas with large party
of eastern friends. AT O'Clock on the DAY
mentioned Cassi, Roosevelt's noted trum-
peter will sound the assembly. The gov
ernor will make a speech, to which Colohel
Brodie, who was wounded at Las GuaslHias,
will respond. Lieutenant Carter VIII reau
his report, which will close the formantleS.
There will be a review of the regiment IN
the afternoon and an election or oncers
and a reception in the evening. Memorial
services for the dead Rough Riders Will De
held Sunday. Monday Will be devoted 10
sports and pyrotechnics. There are S2,ooo
in prizes for horse races, hose races, blcy-
Gle races, ring tournament, broncho RID
ing and steer tying. Sandwlched between
all this will be concerts, paradeS, dinners,
luncheons, suppers and receptions, at all
of which Governor Roosevelt will be the
guest of honor. Las Vegas citizens Will
pay all the expenses of the reunion.
Now that certain members of the conSoll-
dated exchange have been requested by Col
lector of Internal Revenue Charles II. Treat
to submit a sworn statement OF their busl-
ness in order to determine whether they
have paid to the government all the taxes
due on sales, it is probable that stock eX-
change transactions will soon be fnvesti-
gated. and that number of the largest
brokers may be required to submit sworn
statements. Already about forty of the
consolidated exchange members are under
the ban, so to speak, and Chief Revenue
Agent Thompson is quoted as saying that
there may be trouble ahead for those who
had violated the revenue laws. AS a result
of secret inquiries several brokers are said
to have paid to Mr.. Treat good-sized over
due checks within the last few days. Those
who have been asked and have not yet sent
in a sworn statement of their business will,
it is announced, be cited before the proper
authorities and prosecuted Immediately.
Dfscord Among Musicians.
Once more it is war to the knife between
ba init nf ba
Brooklyn Saengerbund. The old feud has
broken out afresh. Several months ago the
two organization split on the question of
leadership at the coming national saenger-
fest Arthur Oaasen was selected for that
pest and the Saengerbund objected-not to
Mr. Claasen, but they wanted more than
one leader. When they could not have their
way they bolted. They were brought to-
geth4r again, and the United Singers
thought the trouble was all over. Albert
Zapte, George Sperling, w. F. hartman and
Mr.. Langenau were sent as delegates to the
United Singers meetings. Then Mr.. Lange-
nau pricked the bubble of peace with point
ed declaration to the effect that the Saen-
gerbund had not changed its mind at all,
and would have its way or take to the
woods again. This caused sensation,
which was in some measure allayed by the
assurances of Mr.. Langenau's colleagues
that he spoke his own feelings, and not
those of the Saengerbund. But the Saen-
e aTDuHU-tl ledSl the part Oh
was with Mr.. Langenau.
Athletics at Paris Expedition.
The decision of the Princeton athletic
managers to send a team to compete in the
Olympian games during the Paris exposi-
ton is not wholly unexpected to the collage
world in view of the splendid showing
which the sons of 'old Nassau made in
the olympiad at Athens in 1896. Ii all the
plans carry, Paris will witness greater ath-
letic achievements than Athens saw in 1896.
The representation from the athletic world
Is sure to be larger and more carefully
picked. From strictly athletic standpoint,
the seven hundred and seventy-sixth olym-
piad at Athens was not remarkable. No
worlds records were broken, though some
standards were created for events which do
not occur on the modern athletic program.
But the olympiad was an historical event,
and for that reason ii attracted widespread
interest. The fact that Harvard and Yale
are to meet Oxford and Cambridge in Eng
land on the field and track may have acted
as an incentive for Princeton to do som3-
thing abroad, but IL is nevertheless true
that after the success of the orange and
black athletes in the olympian games in
1896 Princeton fully determined to send a
team to the next worlds tourney. 1t is in