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Evening star., 1899-04-01
Basement specials to-
hight from s to 1OO'cIOck,

Best grade crystal glass tumblers for 1
cent each-the lowest price ever named for
this quality.
l5c. whisk broumS. Sc
3ac. granite iron tea OF coffee pots, aac
Choice IF the balance Of the Faster bas-
kets for half marked price
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Funeral of Lieut.. lewis.

The funeral of Lieut.. l.. H. Lewis of the
9th United States Infantry, who was killed
in Santiago. Cuba, July /, will be held in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
at 2 pm Monday. April 3. Mr.. Morgan d.
Lewis, father of the deceased, received tel
egraphic advices this morning to the effect
Evening star., 1899-04-01

that the remains. which arrived in New
York or the United States transport Crook,
were on The funeral train which left New
York this morning for Washington.
The casket containing the remains will be
taken from the church to Arlington under
escort and the interment will be made with
full military honOrS.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
De,tb From Natural Causes.

DR.. Mcdonald, acting for Coroner Carr,
this afternoon issued certificate of death
from natural causes in the case of Thomas
III. Simms of Stantontown.
Evening star., 1899-04-01

Ella Morris, colored. who was arrested
late yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Weedon and Horne and Officer Trumbo on
the charge of swindling Hecht & Co. out
of nearly s37 worth of goods, will be ar
raigned in the Police Court Monday. The
particulars of the case were printed in The
Star of yesterday.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
A Fine Exhibition Of Fencing.

Mr.. Trentanove, who is an expert with
the foils, will fence with Prof Darienulat,
instructor of the cadet officers, at the enter
tainment given by the Gonzaga College
Band and Cadet Corps at Gonzaga College
Hall next Wednesday evening.
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This Cuban Census.

II is woll known that census has been
ordered in Cuba for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the number Of adult male inhabi-
tants and tho proportion Of these who arc
natives of the island. Such information Is
obviously needed by the American military
authorities In order to enable them to learn
the relative population Of The several prov
inces and to fix the conditions under
which elections shall be held.
It has been asserted in some quarters
that we have no right TO authorize even
preliminary elections before April Ii. 1900,
or one year after the exchange OF tho fati-
Hcations Of the peace treaty. This aseer-
tion is based upon Article TX Of the Treaty.
which provides that, II Spanish subjects.
natives OF the peninsula, remain In any
OF the territories over which Spain cedes
or relinQuishes her sovereignty, they may
preserve their allegiance by making a
declaration OF their decision to do 30 within
year from tho date OF the exchange OF
ratncatlons Of the treaty; in default OF
which declaration, they shall be held to
have adopted the nationality Of the terri
tory In which they may reside. This arti-
clio mist be read In conjunction with Arti-
Gle XVI, by which it Is provided that any
obligations assumed in the treaty by the
United States with respect to Cuba are
limited to the time of their occupancy
thereof. but our Government will, upon the
termination OF such occupancy, advise any
government established in the island to
assume the same obligations.
IL follows that, so far as tho treaty is
concerned, our Government might have
taken census OF Cuba in May, and have
| authorized ms early as last month elections
! for constitutional convention, without In
any way impairing our obligations ia
| Spanish subjects remaining in the island
| All we should have had to do would have
| been to advise an Independent Cuban gov.
eminent, II such were organized, to give
| Spanish subjects remaining in the island a
year after the exchange Of Publications OF
the treaty, an exchange that took place on
| April II, s99, in which to declare formally
their desire to preserve their allegiance
to Spain.
We are told that the first step to be taken
after the data expected from the census are
forthcoming will be tho holding OF cleo
tions for the formation of local govern
ments in the several provinces Of Santiago,
Puerto Principe, Santa Clara, Matanzas,
Havana and Pinar del Rio. Such an arrange
ment is OF course, provisional, or educa-
tional ONLY
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Words from the wide-Eyed.

The Hon. PAT Collins, the wde-eyed.
has recently been mentioned as a candi-
date for Mayor Of Boston. Perhaps it Is
this beatlGc. il remote, prospect Of political
resurrection which prompts him to an
nounce now his policy concerning affairs
in the Far East. II is very simple:
Withdraw from the Philippines. We should
acknowledge our mistake
Whose mistaken Certainly not the mis-
take of the Hon. PAT COLLINS We feel
ourselves justified In stating with emphasis
that he has been all along for withdraw
ing. So has Senator HoAR. So has Z. ATKIN-
son. He, too. thinks "we" ought to acknowl-
edge our mistake.
How generous are these sporadic souls
who come forward from time to time Offer
ing, in the name OF the first personal pro-
noun. plural number. to assume part Of the
responsibility for all the alleged mistakes Of
the Philippine policy up to date, provided
that somebody will order tho American flag
hauled down in those islands
But how little they understand the tenn
per OF the Administration and the fixed
purpose Of the American people.
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p1pxL 1IrLns or xoB1LrrL
Not the Only Ones In Europo That Can BE
Had for Cash.
IRON u. Pau 1au GINp.


IRON on, ." .. .%' 40" rs "a" IT, thu r.
r.n.r. ,hs, ~. % ~. .sns,ad .orDa r,ar.
PAYERS tna' the rope mas ctea'eu some p'ous our
vas n,.r,i.d a. pvohn,ord = f.v wssts seo "a
,sa. ie 80. .. hcnTono .em 49, :, 80 ~ W
negro almost every paper in the country
d.sc,ih.d L. a. cn,nt -, ,h. rr,n,r. ia
ssom. ,h.r.sn.s "a, tV s,,o,e,h.r .nnsrt,nons
TO explain that the lucky young man whose
famIIy In. heen rsIsod in tvo generation a
,rnu .s",, r V ' y" an. wv" o,,s.n"a wub
thrones Ia lot that kind Of Count. and that tho
Pope. who saye him his title, has no mower
and claims po rIrht to- create st titles Of the
VIM, ths Pom. ~, ard ao .-.,,. A.,
Counts Of Rome. These mobiles are not Counts
OF the PapaI States which no LONGER exist.
Thsv ar. nrnr..rIr ,...s,.n cn,,n,. =, On.
VatIcan-Counts PaIatins. mobiles ~ The Palace.
The Official title, indeed, IA Count OF the
kposto,ic psJ,c. and ~ IN. con,t a, tbo
Latersn." The designation comes down from
the time when the Popes lived ut 81. John
Iater,n. and tbese Connie. r.re in astral
.noibsr snryivnf ~ ,hosn d Az an.s that
eWerv shon'hssistomp 'tbb.' Tbor,,HSnai
throne is created a Count when he receives h r
Iavmsn that th..e psn.i di.tin ~ no.t
inysre.tnS ' 'orieinaS M Jnuh -, s,iii IL
Is. case il theory. Vatican il.issDapd the Pore
ION knIGntncons 10
feith;,I asrvicn re Inc Chrrch 'oi soo' s"'
,onfs s'en unse' w we custom ot Lne reps 20
',jo"witb omt pp tha r a,Dm WoPT tha
Vatican Chnncery., GUY nit dmrino ~ the nresent
bea ny. nst 7, :" fann te rs. ha a.
vast mpiori,x ~ thor, uv w ~ h.en ecnnrhaS
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no Porrrrc, IN 1HE cAr<Ls.
r-,n,ovess warned Against Displaying
Undue Political Activity

yr,npIoyess warned AEainst Displaying
Undue Political Activity,
Albany. Sept Ga circular letter has been
mailed by Superintendent PARTRIDGE OF the
ststs i1epartms emit Of Public Works to all dvs-
ian and section supt rintsndents employed on
ths state canal system regarding the political
.ottvitv Of canal employees. The letter follows:
.n.or Str, Az the fall political cam
r,iqn 10 Fstting under way. complaints
arc brought TO me from time to time
NJ the undue political activity OF canal
employees. In this connection call yourat-
tsntion to the provisions OF Sections "a and 20
q, CHAPTER $40 Of the Laws OF 1880. known a.
the ".Civi, Service Law" and especially to the
fojioWinE words In section 20: ,-,.-
''Whoeyer, being public onlcer or 1avlna
~ pr ar Affecting the nomination. &C.. OF any
public ofiicer, shall corruptly use or promise n,,
~ threaten TO use any such authority or innu-
enc"' directly or Indirectly, in order to c2erce
or persuade the, vote or political action OF any
citizen. &C., shall be guilty OF bribery or On at
'e' in ee this as prohibiting the dlsorm-
mating for or against any state empioyee I'M
der Won because Of his attitude In any POLITE
cal oont,st, Ny own judgment Is that 1t is un-
Wise for canal employees to make themselves
divert their attentio on from Official duties AMI
TO impair their efficiency. | send you under
no farats cover to-day copy or the Civi! ser,
vice law above referred to and a set OF civil
service rules. You will do wen 10 MAKE your
1uiremsnts. not only OF the ,aw but OF the
civil service rules. TO the end that they may De
carried ont in the administration OF the anairs
OF your section"
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ton 90 o professor into that seminary would
DO impossible, and 1t is not likely that no
would DO tolerated in any other divinity
school OF tho Episcopal Church. Nor Is 1t
probable that any parish in this diocese
would want him. Perhaps it is for this
reason that he has been assigned to minor
and subord mate place at the Pro-Cathedral
in Stanton street, 70 work among the UNI
critical poor.
It IL hardly possible that this feeling OF
dissatisfaction will not show itself at the
Diocesan Convention on the 9th Of this
month, and its strength could best be
tested in the election OF the Standing Com
mittee OF four clcrgymen and four laymen.
Unless, however, tho High Church party
is sure in advance OF its ability to control
the convention, 1t may not think IL worth
while to start an agitation for that purpose.
Nor Is it improbable that dread OF all con-
troversy will dlssuade many Of the clergy
from Joining In such an effort, even though
their sympathies may be apart from Broad
Church liberalism. The spirit Of this dio-
cese has been 30 distinctly conciliatory and
compromising that undoubtedly a strong
influence would be exerted to prevent any
interruption OF the repose SO long main
tanned by tho policy Of Bishop Potter. but
that there ls a deep-seatcd and pcreasive
feeling OF dissatisfaction with that policy
is not less unquestionabe.
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SANTA Rosa. Aug. 3O.-Judge Dougherty, OF
10 the cAAe OF Bouham vs. Bonham. recently
brought to annul a marriage contracted on
board pleasure schooner outside san Fran
cisco Hands. The Court dee ares that we'd
dinga taking place Mt sea In oontravention OF
the statutes or by contract. or under any cir
form Of pub solem liza ION are clearly iliopai
The Court further holds that chi drrn result
Ing rom such unions whero contracted since
huch casss were revised by the Legislature.
are Without doubt illegtimate. Plaintiff and
defendant in the case At bar were married by A
sea captain on Aug. II. 1895 but Bonham hsv
ing AeknowledRedt the paternity Of a child born
70 MN the Court holds that 1t becomes the
plaintiffs legitimate and adopted son
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07
Mrs. Thomas's Two Rounds with . Bear.
From ~ Lebanon Criterion.


Mrs. Thomas. wife OF Humphrey Thomas of
Humphr"ys mill near Lebanon. Or, recently
had lively nGht with n black hear. While she
was knocked out in the second round she has
the satisfaction OF knowing that she made a
gooi hight.
Mrs Thomas was out picking black berries
when she found the bear there on tho same
mission Woman and hear proceeded to settle
the question OF right TO the patch. Bruin.
thinking he had right by possession, at once
Thomas. who defended herself as best she
could. but was tGocEsd down by ncnff from
for the prompt action Of her shepherd dog.
who tackled he bnar from the rear.
This attracted tho attention OF the hear from
Mrs. Thomas and ahe i'm m cd 10 ely got up and.
seeing her dog in danger OF teing killed.
grabbed a club and proceeded TO give Bruin
the second round. hut he was ready for her and
ut once dealt her snch n blow on the heal as to
Gonnetely knock her out. When she reeained
console sness tho henr and dog had vanished
and shs had tho whole field to herself. hut con-
cluded TO try to get hack home he ore Bruin
returned. Aside from being scratched and
bruised up some she is as well and pucky as
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Hong Kong and Manila.

For years after the island Of Hong Kong
was ceded to Great Britain the opponents
Of the Government howled for its abandon
mont. Like Singapore and Sierra Leone,
II was "White Mans Grave" The Brit
ish settlement there made no commercial
progress. The municipality was a fail
ure. What was the use OF retaining an
island that was Of no advantage to Eng
lishmen and cost them many lives and
much money? For time oven the Govern
ment thought Of souttling out Of Hong
Kong, and some Colonial authorities said
the best thing to do with the island would
be to get out Of IL.
To-day Hong Kong is the greatest clear
ing house for the Asian trade. About 49,
600 vessels visit It every year, carrying
over three million passengers and freight
valued at $3.50, 100000 It has helped
England to gain control over larger VOL
ume of trade in the Orient than that OF all
the rest Of Europe.
A precisely similar cry is raised against
our retention OF Manila There was some
reason for the opposition to Hong Kong
for 1t was nothing but the home Of few
native fishermen. living In huts, while
Manila is o great and naturally prosperous
city, with brilliant prospects under our
nag as trade centre, rlvalllns Hong Kong
and giving us a commanding position as
merchants in the East.
The future will oonfute the prophecies
Of evil in Manila and the Philippines just
az the Hong Kong Of to-day confounds the
false prophets OF half century ago.
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The total amount paid in dividends by
the gold-producing mines was in 1896 ST.
45o, 900; in ss7, s13 1900, 900, andin / 1898,
S24 100000.
After reading these figures II becomes easy
to understand the remark made by Sir AL
FRED M1LSER the day he left England to re-
turn to South Africa, when asked by re-
porter what would be his policy with regard
to the Transvaal. "If." he said, you saw a
solid pile Of gold worth five hundred mil
lions sterling over there with 20, 900 Beers
armed to the teeth sitting upon it, what
would you do?" Less enigmHt,c WAS a state.
ment made by Mr.. LIONEL PHILLIPS, one
Of the Rand millionaires: we don't care
about the franchise: We want the mines"
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For months the Hon. GAMALIRL BRADFORD
has been advertising that he would gladly
speak for nothing against Imperialism. ex-
pohses paid. rs there not some community"
he cried passionately. that wants TO hear the
TRUTH 2" There may be com rnunities that want
to hear the truth. but there was none that
wanted 10 hear GAMALIEL He had TO discomfort
himself with writing letters Labor Day he got
a chance. Probably he paid some labor club
or other snug price for the privilege OF talk
ing to 10. At any rate. he succeeded in maxim q
aspeech In Brighton. the cattle place. He said
that Mr.. MCKINLEY was traitor. There was
no excitement. His hearers erinned. tapped
their forsheads and said: by next Sunday
he'll be making spstehes on Boston Common
with the rest Of the cranks." We are informed
that Mr.. Bradford has already applied for his
license
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07

Lord KITCHENER's present to Queen Vic
toria OF 4 fine donkey from tho Nile moves
London newspaper to say that 1t 10 only foolish
and ignorant people in the West who dispAraRe
the Goukey. and that the East commits no such
bunder The donkey himself. If suddenly
endowed with speech, Ike his ancestor in
BALALM's service. would protest against this
inAccuraey. and return thanks for the vel
come the West gives him. Tho donkey
10 little known In the East Indies or In
North China, but he 10 Identified with truck
farming and gardening In all the hsditSr-
rHnsan countries OF Eupops. The fact H..
according TO the best data. there are about a
third more donkeys and mules in South Amer
lea than In the whole OF Asia. They are twice
as numerous in North America and three
times as numerous in Europe as In Asia. II ia
nonAonse to say that either the donkey or his
relatives are disparaged In the West
This 10 by no means the frst time the head
OF Western nation has received . present OF .
donkey. GEoRoH WAsHINoToN was thus hon
orSd. and the effect upon the character Of the
drauEht animals In this country was most
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07
The Episcopal Church in New York

Inc EpieoOp0l Church IN New York.
The greatest diocese OF the Episcopal
Church Of America lie that of New York, and
It Is to hold it's annual Diocesan Convention
on the 9th OF this month. 1t is now ru-
mored, with q probable foundation OF fact,
that when 1t meets the controversy grow
ing out OF the ordination OF DR.. BRIaos will
be carried into the election of the Standing
Committee Of the diocese. for that commit
tee, as now constituted, has too much Of
BROAD Church" complexion to suit the
High Church" school, which IL every
where representative Of the most aggress-
i've and uncompromising spirit Of the Epis-
copal Church. 1t is reasonable. therefore,
to suppose that this High Church" or
"Catholic" party may organize to secure
the control Of that important committee.
The High Church" party throughout the
Union, It is we'll known IL inclined to dissat-
isfaction with the tone OF the present admin
istration Of the powerful New York diocese
and certain clergymen have been free In
declaring their preference for association
with some other diocese on that account
This feeling was increased and intensified
Of course, by the ordination of Dr. BRIGGS.
The attitude Of Bishop POTTER in tho
matter OF divorce has also tended to
strengthen this aversion among all that
party OF the Church by which marriage
Is regarded as sacramental and therefore
indssoluble.
The frequency OF divorces, on ground 8
forbidden by the canon OF the Church
In the circle OF New York fashion where
Eplscopalians are dominant, and their toll
erAnce Of II are held largely responsible
by these saoramentalists for the lessened
regard for tho sanotity OF marriage In
other parts Of tho Union. This New York
society. by making divorce iash enable
they assert, has encouraged 1t TO a lamen,
table extcnt In the Church; and they hold
thu administration OF tho Church in this
diocese accountable, to some extent, in
not promptly and publicly donouncing all
those guilty Of the practice as ilngranr
violators OF Divine law.
The diocese OF New York, though Otter
described as Broad Church" in Its tone
contains probably a larger High Church
element among Its clergy. Its tendency o
recent years has been rather toward strc
ohurohmAnship than toward liberalism. i
has become more ritualistic. The Genera
Theological Seminary, situated here, |.
dominated by Influences far removed from
tho Broad, and il ia yearly recruiting thu
ranks OF the clergy with representatives o
the school which is opposed to tho spirl
that welcomed DR.. BRlaGs to the Epls
ropal Church md thus made 1t responsible
for his teachings. DR.. BRIads is essential
scholar and a teacher whose proper pac,
10 In school OF theoloGy-who has n,
ntness for parish work; but his introduo
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The Enemies OF Their Country.

Nothing moro need DO said about the
Antt1mperiallst League, q small collec-
tion OF oranks, busybodies, college doc
trlnsires, and statesmen out OF date. 1t
was noisy and irresponsible. It was not
q party. It was not even an influence. In
It's most traitorous moments there was
something ridiculous about 1t.
There Is nothing ridiculous about the
Democratic party when IL deliberately takes
the EXTREMIST positions OF the League,
succeeds, in fact, to that concern, and sets
up AaUIrAIpo as It's hero. When the
Democratic party, forgetting its little
experience OF 1894, opposes an American
war, praises and cheers the man whose
guns have been shooting American soldiers,
and proposes TO give up American territory
for which Americans are now lighting and
for which some have died. that party
impeaohes the national patriotism, wounds
the national honor; and 1t will be punished
as 1t deserves.
The vicious folly Of the Chicago plat
form was enough and more than enough to
bent the Democrats. They want more and
more. They are unsatistied with defeat.
They need dlshonornble defeat. So they
cleave to the enemies OF their country,
giving them aid and comfort They ore
for AauTNALDo and the Tagals. The Re-
publicans and patriotic mon Of all parties
are for MCKINLEY and the Americans.
Republicans against Democrats, Ameri-
cams against Aguinaldiansj that Is the
eight. A fatal fight to the Aguinaldlans.
Sixteen to Ono 10 an error. This open
sympathy with the armed foes Of the United
Dtatee is o crime.
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1000 nosrrr<r corrs xry NEEDED.
Reoru,tinr for th- Ten New Volunteer ih-
fantrr Reainisnts IncreasinG.

fan,ry Rssin,snts IncreasinG.
WARRINGTON. Sept 6.-The work oil proViu-
ing hospital corps men and trained nurses iot
the enlarged Philippine army continues 70
give the Medical Department rome concern.
SURGEON. General SternberR 10 awaiting
cablsgrnm from Major Woodruff. CHIEF sur.
econ at Manila, 90 to how many nurses ne VIII
nssd and the number OF hospital corps men
required for the additional regiments.
statsment prepared to-day In tho ONCE of the
SURGEON. General shows that there Is now ~
Manila and on tho way there. exclusive OF
those entitled to their discharge. eoI hospitai
corps mon. stewards and acting stewards. vi
this number S54 are prlvates. 90 are acting
Thes. fsures include IA privstss, to
es to hanila on the Missouri Iro On,
and o. 70 70 from san ., p1Tnsss as
signed 10 the Philippines service anu IN w! 5nS
Philippines Is PA but u is neprsd VA Ra,h ~
are yst to be discharged. leavine Sof. Eaun ~
orders to sail Tor the Phiippines has sYt l,s,
hospital corps men. m aking an agdl ,ionai ioTi
According 70 the CALCULATIONS OF thH n NH 30
necessary 10 have an aggregate OF 2QoO h ,h
pital corps men ready Tor service when, tn ne
fall cam raien opens. At this time nenfy We y
are being made to secure good men Tor this
service but the recruiting Is progressing very
slowly. owing to the desire to enlist IN inc
The enilstmcnts for tho ten additional regl-
ments are increasing. A total OF 3,20i men
have been secured. OF this NUN Der 81 were
F soMs 5sSOsa Tht
Forty.sseond. 259;. Porty.third, o.; Forty
Forty se ,S III; Philippine service unas
signed. SttS; Eleventh Cavalry. 633.