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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. AItgeld should not
in their earnestness allow themselves to
forget that Mr.. Bryan has political ambi-
tons Of his own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

If the Countess de Castellane is really
anxious to make a man of her husband she
might bring him over and let him umpire a
few ball games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

With reference to this question of arbitra-
ton, Emperor William should not under
take To be as naughty as trolley CORPORA
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

General Otis is now being loudly though
unoficiaiiy requested to step up and tackle
the resignation rumor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

1t is now Mr.. McMillans turn to inquire
about Mr.. Ayers intentions.
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resolution was that members wore reminded that
such provision might exclude more who ought
10 DO admitted than who ought not Romem-
bering how vast number OF citizens are now
ioying pensions, We note with interest that a mo-
ton 10 add pensioners 10 the disqualified class
defeated. Mason's proposal az amended became
tho twenty third resolution OF the Convention, and
was referred TO tho Committee on Detail on July
20 That committee reported the following gem
eral provision upon the subject under Article VI:
Section 2. The Legislature OF tho United States
shall have authority TO establish such uniform
qualifications Of the members OF each house with
regard to property as tho said Legislature shall
deem oxpediont" When this came up before the
Convention, on Aug 10, Charles Pinckney, Rut
ledge and Gouyorncur Norris favored the pro-
vision, a similar one. while Ellsworth. Frank
lin Madison and Williamson opposed H. Ellis
worth thought the circumstances in different
parts OF the United States 90 different TO render
il improper Franklin expressed his dislike Of
everything that tended 10 dcbasc the spirit OF the
common people. Some Of the greatest rogues ho
was ever acquainted with wero the richest roguos"
The clause was disagreed TO.
We make one moro extract from this useful and
interesting book. In tho section which treats
of important defeated proposals, attention 10
directed TO the fact that, at stage OF Its pro-
stow on Congress tho power Of enacting sumptu-
airy laws Tho data brought together by the
author from different dates arc these: On Aug.
20, George Mason moved q new clause TO give
Congress power ito pass sumptuary laws" Ho
thought no government could BIO maintained
unless the manners Of the people were made con-
sonant TO It. Gouverneur Morris thought that
such laws would tend to create . landed nobility
and Ellsworth opined that the best remedy against
tho evils which sumptuary laws were intended
to cure would be TO enforce the payment Of taxes
and debts After q very short discussion the
motion was defeated by eight noes TO three ayes.
On Sept Is, however. after the report Of the Com
mittee on Style, but Just before the Convention
proceeded to consider II. Mason required TO his
former motion, pointed out tho extravaganza Of
the manners then prevalent and the excessive
consumption Of foreign superfuities and moved
committee TO report articles OF association for
encouraging. by the advice and example Of tho
members OF the Convention, economy frugality
and American manufactures The motion was
carried, and committee consisting Of Mason
Franklin. Dickinson. johnson and Livingston
was appointed; but It made no report Had
favorable report been made. IL would probably
have resulted in tho insertion Of a clause In tho
Constitution giving Congress power to enact
sumptuary legislation. NJ II.
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II.

Although Genoa was tho chief centre OF Ligu-
Ran trade as carly as tho date OF tho Second Punic
War, and was, for that reason, singled out for
attack by Mayo Hannibal's younger brother
Who burned IT. b. C eos, no coins OF an earlier
date than the Roman Conquest have ever been
found there The inference is that Ligurian
commerce had been confined TO the exchange Of
commodities by barter
Nothing whatever is known about the religious
observances Of the ligurians aud no vestges
OF religious edihces have ever been discovered in
their territory There is, however, a very fine
Hswcn" near Draguignan in Provence, and a
ppnsn[ISa,enhir' near Brignolles, but both arc
origin and date Mr. Hall is
u0TET the nrst Englishman to visit
AZ West
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
The Constitution of tho united States.

Mr.. William NJ. Megs, TO whose Life OF Charles
Jared Ingersoll" wo have previously referred, has
rendered o service TO the student Of our Federal
organic law by his exposition OF The Grotrth Of
the Constitution IN the Federal Convention OF 1887
Qippincotts) This Is an effort 10 trace the origin
and development of each separate clause OF the
Constitution from its FIRST suggestion in the con-
venton to the form finally approved. Even with
the aid Of the index and tho cross-references ap-
pended to Elliots Debates" 1t Is wearsomo pro-
cess to follow particular portion Of the instrument
through tho whole convention, and, no matter
how carefully this Is done, one is sure 10 miss Q
good many ideas concerning that particular por-
ton which were thrown out at times when entirely
different sections OF the instrument were under
consideration. What we have in the book before
us Is an exhaustive history OF each separate clause.
so far as 1t may DO deemed the outgrowth Of an
idea mootcd IN tho convention. To trace earlier
sources OF the idea does not lie within the scope
OF the authors inquiry. That many, II not most
OF the ideas suggested were not new is clear to him
Touching Mr.. Gladstone's assertion that Tho
American Constitution Is tho most wonderful
work ever struck of at given time by the brain
and purpose OF man." Mr.. Meigs submits that
II the British statesman meant to say that our
Federal Constitution was new in the sense that tho
telephone is new. then nothing moro false, and
even absurd, has been often uttered. The ele
ments OF the American Constitution wero neither
manufactured nor borrowed but grew up amidst
and along with the American people, We should
add that the author does not altogether conflne
himself to a history OF tho clauses which were
eventually adopted. Some OF the suggestions
that were made in the Convention and rejected
were too important TO omit and arc. accordingly,
inserted under tho heading of "Somo important
| defeated proposals."
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An outline OF what the author has undertaken
TO accomplish will be found In the general SKETCH"
which serves as an introduction 10 tho volume.
OF this we shall avail ourselves freely. and then
pass 10 the chapter dealing with tho proposals
that we're rejected point TO be noted at the
outset is the preliminary regulation made by
the Convention with regard to the method Of
voting. for II is obvious that, had the members
been permitted TO vote individually instead OF
by States very different instrument might
have been the product OF their deliberations We
should pay. therefore. due heed to the fact that
while the Federal Convention was appointed
TO meet on May Ia, 1887. seven States were not
represented until May 25 on which day George
Washington was unanimously elected President
and William jackson was elected Secretary by
five votes TO two for Temple Franklin. Even
before the latter date the question OF how 10 vote
In tho Convention had been a subject Of discus
sion. Gouverneur Morris and some others advising
that tho Largo States should, at the outset unto
in insisting that the equality OF tho States in
voting was unreasonable, and should refuse
to assent to it Madison relates that the men,
bers from Virginia conceived that such an attempt
might beget fatal alterations and that it would
be easier during the deliberations to prevail upon
the small States to give up equality in exchange
for an efficient government than to make an issue
the project and the equality OF the States in voting
passed sub Sileniio. On May 20, Edmund Ran
dolph opened tho main business by speech OF
some length and proposed a series OF resolutions
which became in the end the skeleton OF the Con-
stitution- These resolutions have been known
as the Virginia Plan" and. also, the Ran
dolph Plan" Their exact origin is not entirely
cleaE, but is not more involved in doubt than is
usual in instances where many minds have been
cropping after the attainment OF a common pur-
pose Mr. Mcigs feels certain that Madison
had, for some months been making up his mind
as to tho outlines OF tho proposed Constitution:
this is shown clearly by his letter OF March 10,
1887, to Jefferson. Randolph, too had con-
sidercd the subject 10 some extent and wrote
to Madison on March 27 suggesting tho intro
duction OF some general propositions" into tho
Convention; TO this letter. Madison replied on
April with cordial approval, Madison went
on TO say that tho probability that some lead
ing propositions would be expected from Vir-
gnia had led him TO consider the subject some
what closely, and then he outlined his own views
in a way which proves that he had devoted great
deal OF thought to the subject He did tho same
thing again on Asril 10 in q letter to Washing
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W. Pcs. 70 tia. section of this volume which
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Pension Agent. nian,t n;c.,.c.

Pension A.cnts Ei,!n't Dic.a.c.
1t Is gratifying to know that the ac-
tion of the national cncampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic with ie-
sEect to pensions was tempered by
moderation and good sense, says the
Cleveland Leader, ana that d~isgrunt.cd
pension attorneys We're not permitted
to dictate what should be done.
Tire resolutions adopted are in every
way sensible. They simply ask that
as'e of the rules under which the Com
missioner OF Pensions is operating be
modified IN a way suggested by the
Committee chi Pensions. and tho re-
quest will le taken to the President by
the committee. who will explain to him
in pefsa4n what they want. If the rule
cal.1lot lsa modified as suggested. then
the committee will ask Congress for adj
d!tioiial legislation interpreting the sec.
ton of the pension Jaws in question.
There is 10 reason to doubt that the
veterans will get the relief they ask for
If it is Within the power OF the Prasi.
dent to grant 1t.
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WORN AND USELESS.
AN OBSOLETE DECLARATION or
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Democrats Are Hcam-uirs the Chi
ca.o Calamity Platform of 1890 in
Ignorant Disregard of Its Numerous
Absurd Incon.ruities.

1t being the fashion of Democratic
State conventions in 1889 to "reaiirm
the Chicago platform of 1896" the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat shrewAly raises
the question whether all or any Of these
unanimous reatiirmers have actually
read the declaration of principles which
they now adopt as their own. Probably
they have mol. To suppose otherwise
would be to assume Il degree of asinine
absurdity quite beyond that which is
commonly characteristic of Democratic
making.
Take, for example. the Ohio Demo.
cratic convention. Must IL believe
that the Committee OH Resolutions
knew what it was that they rea1iirmed'
word for word: Is it possible that in
the presence of conditions which give
the laugh to calamity breakers and
which show Il state of individual and
general prosperity far beyond any that
has ever been experienced by the pro-
pie of the United States, or by any 9th
cr people on the face of the eartil-is ii
possible that the Buckeye Bourbons
remembered that in the Chicago plat
form of 1896 which they rcafirmed it
is gravely asserted that the demoncti-
zation of silver has resulted in 1.-The
prcstration of Industry and the impov-
crishment of the people?' Where are
the PROSTATE Industries and the impov-
erished people? They existed in 1896
at the time the Chicago platform was
promulgated. as the result. almost
wholly, of free trade experiments in
tariff making. but they do not exist in
1899. after 1--we years OF Republican
tariff making.
Much has happened since the Chicago
platform was written which makes
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at my lifc-l meant to keep it from YOU;
hut since yor persist in dragging it from
me against my will. ! answer you. Ii
You wish to Know why l was there. why
went to Barton Leonard. what | did
there. and why | went. look for an old
brown p"clc.hpnk of minr-a bool. with
II silver clasp; read it. and you will UNI
hcrstnnd. CYRIL VERNON"
y short. stern letter. such as she had
never in a!l lirr life received from him
before.
"oh. Glade. / am so sorry thai 1
wrote! she cried. lyon scc that he is
angry with ina--hr l.; vcXcsi and annoyed.
he Will never forgive me-"
'iie is NescCl THAT you have found ont
his secret" said Miss Eraton. "a secret
that he has evidently intended to keep
from yo'i. Why S%ioul! il he !, secret:
He eviirn,.y has something he does not
wish yoG In know. Why should amy man
nave Il secret OF such II nature from his
Wife: l cannot understand it,"
lie is Innocent" said the haples, lady.
Then You may laugh nj the whole
world: hut iii the meantime. l advise YOU
strongly. make yourself mistress of your
husbands secret. and then you can fight
his foes"
II will" said Lady Vernon: II viii
search for tho porkctbook now"
Mot now" said Gladic: ''bc cautious.
We will look for it tonight. when every
one else is asleep"
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TO he c%ontinucd.)
DICKENS GRAVE IS UNMARKED.
10 Monument Rises Over tlc Remains
Of III. Grcat N.uIclist.

- ~.
The suggestion has been made that Il
monument to Charles Dickens should
he erected in ore of the public places
of thi; city. Ii is not at I'LL likely that
iii" proposal. however warmly it might
be supported Ivy the English people,
will ever he carried into effect. for any
such scheme of prrpciuation would he
i'll direct opposition to the expressed
wish OF th.s great novelist. who desired!
by his woi'!: alone 10 live in TIL. hearts
OF h.ti coun,rymen. The will! of Charles
Dickens. from which the following Ines
aye taic,:. very u"irarly. expresses the
masters wishes:
II c%cn.iure my friends ON no account
to make me the subject of any mona
men:. memorial OF Testimonial what.
ever. | rest my claims to the rrmem-
hiahce OF my country upon my pub
lislled works and to the remembrance
of my friends ui,on their experience OF
me- in addition thereto"
To this wish the members of the fam.
lily have always given the strongest adj
licrence and have already discountc-
nanced. and will continue 10 discour.
age. any attempt TO set the provision
of the will at nal.ght.
Some few years ago Edwin Elwell,
n gifted American sculptor. completed
in marble Il full length portrait figure
of the novelist. with little Nell looking
upward to the face of her creator. This
charming group the sculptor offered to
the London county council for erection
in some suitable place in London. bu:
owing to the attitude of the family
who out of respect to the wishes of the
novelist refused to countenance tho
movement. the offer was declined.
In these circumstances it is hardly
probable that any memorial. at leas,
of Il public character, will he attempt
cd.-London Mail.
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McK1n,ex Ia to ,,lame.

A number OF construction concerns
have had to close their works tempora.
rily because the iron and steel mills of
the country are unable to keep up with
their orders. If it wasn't fer the pres.
ent administration, the Chicago Post
says, this never would have happened
The iron and steel mills would have
more material on hand than they could
conveniently dispose of. and. incident.
ally, most of them would be shut down.
Thus it is plain that this man McKin.
ley must be defeated ut the next cleo.
ton.
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IN 1896.
Ohio State Journal.

that dismal apologize look like thirty
cents" and yet the party which never
learns and never forgets' keeps right
on rea1iirming that platform. 1t is as
serted. seriously asserted, in these days
of wonderful well-do:ng, that monomst-
allism has locked fact the prosperity
of an Industrial people in the paralysis
of hard times" 1t is such rot as this
that Democratic conventions are now
.rcafirming." Well and truly the
Globe-Democrat remarks that
1.-The Chicago platform was made i'm
The last wear of a Democratic admins
ration, under Il chaotic Democratic
tariff law. and in a period Of distressing
Democratic depression. With the pass
ing away of the Democratic blight the
clouds vanished. IS IS y When the
Chicago convention ret that hybrid
absurdity, the Wilson tariff law, was
IN force, throwing out of balance MI
forms of American industry. and at the
same time producing insufficient rev
enue. Yet the Chicago platform con-
tains this clause: We dcnounce as
disturbing to business the Republican
threat to restore the Mckinley law"
The Dingley law has been in operation
two years, and the people are familiar
with it's results. 1t has ravivifed our
manufactures without depressing any
one and assisted in bringing about an
era giving employment to all. The rev.
enue from the Dingley law is g fourth
larger than that of the Wilson law.
Yet the Chicago platform said the Nc
Kinley law. upon which the Dinghy
law is patterned. enriched the few at
the expense of the many restricted
trade, and deprived the producers of
the great American staples of access to
their natural markets." Nevertheless.
our foreign trade for the last two years
has been enormously larger than ever
before, in manufactured articles as
we'll as the products of agriculture"
Democratic resolution writer's would
do we'll to read up on the platform of
1896, and endeavor to evolve something
for present use that is not absolutely
ridiculous in the light Of known facts
and conditions.
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hear the fierce, wild heating Of her "
heart, the breath camc i'll quick. hot
gasps from her lips. her eyes with their
burning fire followed every movement Of
Lady Ecrncn's beautiful face bent over
the cabinet.
''Thc first compartment is quite
empty" she said. Then she raised the
blue velvet cushion. and looked beneath.
There is 70 poclsc.bonk.' She snii, but
there is al pistol-a pretty little pocket
pistol"
"A what?' cried Miss Reaton, and
Lady Vernon looked up in amaze at her.
cry. "a what. Lrnoyc!' she repeated.
"A pretty little pnckct pistol, that is
All %rci,.icl Lady Vernon.
".all."' repeated Miss Beaten. oh. my
dear. my dear. close it-loul ITO more
Lady Vernon :sa.ed earnestly in the
false face of that false friend.
why should l do that? .Ah. there is
another compartment. Now for the pack
ctbook!."
She touched the spring and raised it.
oh. heaven. that TIE sight did not strike
~dcad.-raiscd ii, and then stona for one
mcmcnt as though turned to stone.
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A Chinese lDooiey.

Two irishmen stood at Gates avenue
and Bedford street discussing u CHI
nese laundry sign.
kin We say it, pc:e:
"Where"
"There; don't We say :t:"
"Oh, OF do now"
well, they say IL Chinaman's fecrst
namei is his last name. DO We blaye it,
rat?"
"Yis."
"Tflen rade it backwards"
But rade it furruus feelst, an It
spells Lee Dew"
But rade 1T backwards. man."
"D-e-w, Do; Lee, I.~e-Doo.cy."
"Roight ye are, Pat. an Dooley is a
foine old Irish name, but it's the fcerst
tonne in me loife 1 liver heerd Of a Chi
nese with an Olrish na,ne He ought to
hang, the s%palpeen."
They stepped into a barroom to lqui-
da:e.-New York Press.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

In that " moment the silence deep
cncd The awful pal,or that com" owe.
hcr face waS terrible to see. while the
dark eyes hooking ut her CLEANED with
fire.
One moment the wind whispered and
The leaves rustlel-nnly one moments:
then ~ cry that might have frozen ones
heart rose from those white lipS-a cry
Of unut;erahle horror. of nnuttcrablc am
=liSh-a cry that must liav" pierced the
heavens. Then the lid of the cabin2;
fell. and the white hands fell powerlcss,
mo.ionicss Ivy her side.
"Oh. heaven. oh, heavca. he pitiful.."
sh" prayed. as she l,nclt and buried her
face iii her hands. "Oh. heaven, spare
NE. for ! can bear 10 more"
What have yo,i foind %tl,crc!" asked
Gla,lic.
III cannot tell yon." gaspci the haplcss
lady.
us ii anything that could hiring dam
ger toto 81: Cyril?' asked Glade. III
it he so. tell me uuiclsly."g
y sudden shock seemed to pass over
the stately figure at those words. Il sud,
den thrill of pain. a sudden and keen
chain of reasoning: she looked up into
'''N NV VI ". W. lttNIlNts
Danger to my husband. What should
he dangerous to HING she asked.
Il cannot tell: but you seemed so
strangely affected. that was all. Let me
80 and bring You some wine. Lnnora; you
Then. when l come hack again. l shall
make you show me what is in the cabi-
net"
stNn. .,,s .p;l "I, .,-,o 81 hal II
he glad of soinetliing-i feel very ill.,"
"Yon must not mind if / ann more than
five minutes. | shall have tn get TIL.
keys"
One more prone to suspicion than Lady
Vernon might have faacird that She was
purposely ahsenting herself. and wished
her victim to- know for how long.
She forced Lady Vernon into the easy
chair she had jus; quilted.
Rest there until | RETURN" she said.
And the beautiful blondc head fell
back into Il WON. tired attitude: and as
Glade quilted III" room she heard the
low. whispered words:
"OM. heaven. he pitiful. and let ne
de-
Bat no sooner had the door closed lc-
hind Glade Hcaton t!,an Lady Vernon
slfanE from iirf seat ana locked the
door. then She stood trembling. with
parted lips. almost painting for breath.
ii must touch them" she said; Il
must take them away-I must hide them.
Yet I would rather tcuc!l my dead llls-
bands heart"
She unlocked .i,e cabinet and took
from ii til" pocket pistol that she laid on
the table: then. with hands that trcm-
hle,l still more. she drew from the little
velvet inclnsuin Il anal parcel that she
laid on the tai,i".
"Nh. That l should see them again. and
thus she cried.
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loyal Black Men.

The sentiments entertained toward
the administration of President Nc
Kinley by the colored people Of the
United States are indicated by the res
olutiors adopted by the Iowa confer
ence of the African Methodist church,
in session at Chicago, Sept. ii. With
much enthusiasm the conference placed
on record its Endorsement of the Gov
ernment's policy regarding the Philip
pines, Cuba and Porto Rico. On the
subject of economic policy the resolu-
tons declare:
"We would congratulate the country
upon the fact that the present wise and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
K:sser., severely Puuisbcu.

Two Burmans. IL of whom 10 a lad
of IL, We're sentenced to six months
and four months rigorous imprison
mcnt each by the Myook of Hmawza
for attempting to kiss a young Bur.
mese girl.
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already the plans for next season on
template operations a good deal more
than double those of this season in
magnitude and product. The pioneer
sugar factory is a great institution, sure
enough; and an especially gratifying
feature of it is that it is Il direct prod
uct of Republican policies.-Salt Lake
City Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
A Horses sense.

Every soldier knows that q horse will
not step on q man intentionally. 1t is
a standing order in the British cavalry
that If a trooper becomes dismounted
he rlust lie still. If he does this, the
whole squadron is likely to pass over
him without doing HIM injury.-Ths
Rival.