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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
Ignorance the Curse of Cod


man peculiarly sensitive visited the
Library of Congress the other day. Just
as Ire was looking upon a vast expanse Of
symmetry and beauty, so consonant with
the inner sense of harmony, a "hdeous"
quotation doomed up specter-like to mar
the pleasant emotions with which his very
soul was enraDtured." Despite his efforts
to the contrary, the visitors mind fingered
ON this conspicuous contrast to the sur
| rounding atmosphere of almost supernal
beauty.
And who could guess that the quotation
which thus SO Violently rent his soul. har-
rowed his mind and haunted his brain was
a selection from Shakespeare:
Ignorance Is the curse of God,
knowledge the wing wherewith We fly to
heaven
The shallow minded and the unthinkng
would read the quotation and not dispute
it. To them the idea conveyed would be
that ignorance is baneful, but that knowl-
edge, by giving us material benefits,
well as an appreciation of better things
and a capacity for Intellectual pleasure,
makes us happier.
But such an. Interpretation was too ut
terly simple for a person like the sensitive
visitor. Getting right to the rock bottom
of affairs he declares that 'if the idea OF
the first line Is that. subjectively, ignorance
is the curse of God. we do not what
philosophy of life can remove It," He
shows the obvious injustice of having
curse come for some reason unknown to
man or for reason at all. pointing out
that II ignorance Is curse of God and
man does wrong because he really does
not know the right. he Is guiltless. Hence,
either God or Mr.. Shakespeare is wrong.
THE second line gives us a new thought.
All that the people of Christendom know
about heaven Is revealed to them in Chris
tan literature and life" He cannot ac-
cept the great dramatist's way Of obtain
ing tt. e., through knowledge per Sc.
Backward and forward he reasons to show
hot fha ar
other. and we are left to muse upon the
dissonance of the dual thought
He doesn't go around and see the rest of
the building and enjoy himself. The beauty
of the place is not for him, and he leaves
He writes to the newspapers about 1t, urg-
Ing that the hateful words be blotted out
Meanwhile the unthinking wander about
through this masterpiece of architecture.
hlissful and satisfied, and the memory Of
1t is an unrippled dream. DRAKE.
September 10. 1880.
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OUTFITTING OF THE TARTAR.
Ouartermaster Longs Statement of
Her AccOmm Oda lions.

Col Charles Bird, in charge of transpor-
tation for tho army. says that many erro-
neous reports have been made about the
equipment of the transport Tartar. which
was recently detained at Hong Kong. A
dispatch from Quartermaster Long, at San
Francisco, gives an account of the OUTFIT OF
the steamer and also shows what precau-
lions are taken regarding the inspection of
the transports. He says:
THE British chartered transport Tartar
sailed from here July "A. Medical and other
transport officers. after careful inspection,
fixed her maximum carrying capacity as
1O7 officers and 1892 men, However she
sailed with 10 officers and 1.18l enlisted
men and 80 civilians. total, 1.221, being us
less than full capacity. Each person car
RED including crew, was provided with lie
preserver Besides, there We're many extra
aboard The United States maritime regu-
lations require yearly Inspection OF a."
vessels by local inspectors. Treasury De
partment here, as precautionary and to
provide every guarantee of safety possible
The Treasury Department inspectors We're
requested by me to inspect our transports,
not yearly. but every time they arrived IN
port. This is the custom here, ana the 10
cal inspectors, treasury, make careful IN
spectiou of hulls and boilers of each owned
and chartered transport, and check equip
ment and see that they are PROVIDED with
all necessary appliances as required by law
and equipped fully TO meet federal regula-
tons This includes life preservers, boats
and RATS in sufficient number and capacity
under the law to guarantee safety. Such
was the case with the Tartar, and such Is
the case with every transport. A transport
would not be allowed by Treasury Depart
ment officials to sail from here unless the
law was strictly complied with. The route
for the return trip from Manila here Is In
dictated by the chief quartermaster, Manila.
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VENEZUELA'S REVOLT.
The Detroit should Arrive ut La
Guayra Today.

cablegram received at the Navy De-
partment this morning from San Juan, p.
r.. states that the Detroit sailed from that
place saturday for La Guayra. Venezuela.
She should arrive at that port today ac-
cording to the calculations of the naval
officers. They say that the vessel put into
San Juan for coal, as II is long run for
her from Philadelphia to Venezuela Be-
sides. it is deemed essential that the ship
should have good supply of coal on hand
when she reaches La Guayra. to be
prepared for any emergency that may grow
out of the revolution.
United States Minister Frank Loomis Is
hurry1ng his departure from Washington
because of the gravity of the situation in
Venezuela. He left town today for New
ork, and Will take the first steamer from
that city for Venezuela, which will not be
later than Saturday next. The minister re-
CARDS the situation as critical If the news
paper reports of the insurgent successes
are accurate. The town of Maracay vhera
the revolutionists We're reported to be Sat-
urday, Is only about eighty miles distant
from Caracas. capital of the country Mr.
LOOMS said that the revolution was taking
the course usually followed by such move
ments In taking the great valley by way of
Maracay to the capital.
The Present Trouble.
The present trouble appears to have
grown out Of a local issue between two
iiNdi LOT the SONernOrSIln OF
of the provinces Castro, who is leading
the advancing revolutionary movement has
repeatedly assured President Andrade that
he did not propose to antagonize him in
any degree, but was simply striving to de-
pose his rival for the governorship Con-
sequently the persons acquainted with the
Venezuelan affairs here are very much sur
prtsed at the change of Castro's attitude
to one of active hostility to the president,
and attribute 1t only to the obligation that
the president may have been under to in
terfere in behalf of Castros opponent
No orders have been issued to the Nash
Vile, now at Jibara, Cuba. to proceed to
Venezuela, but it is entirely probable that
she will be needed soon at Porto Cabello,
which Is reported here to have fallen into
the hands of the insurgents 1t has been
the custom of the revoutionists to lay
hands upon foreign shipping to assist their
movement as soon they obtain possession
of port, and in such case the presence of
an American man-of-war would be neces-
sary. The Detroit would probably be re-
CURED in such case at La Guayra, the port
of the capital
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NEWPORT GOSSIP.
Russian COlOrs In Honor of Miss
Grants Fiance-SeasOn's Last Events.

Russian COlOrs In Honor of Miss
Grants F1ance-SeasOn's Last Events.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEWPORT, r. l., September Is, 1899.
The sudden deaths of Cornelius Wander
bilt and ex-Ambassador Eustis have thrown
hush over the end of the Newport sea-
son, and after the three weddings of the
next ten days are over it will be brought
to an abrupt termination. No other sum-
mer resident of Newport has done as much
for all classes of people as Cornelius Van
derbi1t and his name will ever remain a
fragrant memory.
The social week is virtually a record Of
the movements of Prince Cantacuzene.
Russia have predominated. The most note
worthy Of these were the dinner dance
given Saturday evening by Mrs. Potter
Palmer.
The Casino ended its concerts Sunday
evening, when Chauncey M. Depew gave
dinner at the grill rooms in honor of Prince
CantacuZene and Miss Grant. The Casino
has had the most prosperous season in it's
history.
Next weeks events include the wedding
Of Miss Dora Havemeyer daughter of Mrs.
Theodore A. Havemeyer, and Lieut.. Com
mander Winsfow, Monday, at Friedheim
villa, and the marriage Tuesday of Marie
Ellene Barnard, the grand opera singer of
York banker, at DR.. Squire's cottage, on
Catherine street.
Four rentals of cottages, the first made
for next season, were reported within three
days this week, showing excellent pros
poets.
The cross-country runs arranged for this
week were abandoned. Most of the flags
In town have been at half-mast. All the
Vanderbilt and Whitney craft have been
taken out Of commission.
T. Sanford Beatty is here assisting Mrs.
Potter Palmer in arranging for the Canta-
cuZene-Grant wedding.
Baron Won Schlippenbach of Russia and
Baron Won Mumm of the German embassy
are late corners.
The Newport Fishing Club will soon build
a stone lodge near Ocean avenue and oppo-
site Gooseberry Island.
Newport. through the efforts of Senator
Geo. P. Wetmore and Representative Bull,
has been made port of immediate trans
portation for foreign goods, a great con-
venience.
Now that the Yarmouth theatricals are
over it has been discovered that the local
hospital does not need the proceeds Worthy
charities please apply.
VIM. c. Marrow OF Washington 10 here
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SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Military Regulations Covering Their
Case,

1t is stated at the War Department that
the sentence Of the court-martial In the
cases of the soldiers at Manila sentenced
to death must pass the ordinary channels
OF the department and the sentences be con-
frmed by the President before they can
be carried into effect. This will take some
time, as the record and proceedings
must necessarily be transmitted to the
United States by mail. unless Gen. Otis
deems it of sufficient Importance to cable.
The regulations provide that in time of
war SPIES mutineers, deserterS and muir
derers may be executed by the command
ing general or department commander
without sending the findings to the Presl-
dent, and in time of war guerrilla maraud-
ers, convicted Of various crimes, including
that of rape, may be executed without the
confirmation of the President The men
at Manila are soldiers and cannot be con-
sidered under the category of guerrilla ma
RAIDERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18

Arrangements are being made by the
Chicago Anti-Imperialstic League for a
mass meeting of anti-imperialists from all
over the country to be held in Chicago Oc-
tober II. 1t Is the purpose to take decisive
action in regard to the course to be pur-
sued by the anti-imperialists in next years
presidential campaign. and leaders of the
faction opposed to President McKiniey's
Philippine policy declare that the probable
result Of the conference will be to declare
in favor of the democratic party If that
party will make anti-imperialism the issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The North Atlantic squadron has arrived
at Tompkinsvile.
The Dolphin has arrived at Boston.
The Solace has arrived at Yokohama, on
her way from Manila to San Francisco.
The Badger has gone to sea from san
Francisco. with naval militia aboard.
The Monongahela has arrived at New
port.
The Standish has sailed from Newport for
New York.
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pontoon. for Gen, Otis.

The engineers at Willet's Point are work
ing hard getting out pontoons. These are
to be sent to Manila. The order to ship
them came on Saturday The pontoons
will be put on a lighter and sent to Jersey
City, where they will be loaded on fiat
cars. They will be taken to San Francisco,
where they will be forwarded to Manila.
A detail of twenty-four men and three nom
commissioned officers will accompany them
to San Francisco.
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Pope Ignores. Dreyfus Case

A dispatch from Rome says:
The long-expected papal encyclical, adj
dressed to France which has just been is
sued from the Vatican, ignores the Dreyfus
case. It is merely an elaborate theological
lecture, urging upon the bishops that their
zeal should be accompanied by discretion,
rectitude and purity. and forbidding priests
to read pamphlets and papers emanating
from over-zealous surpliced politicians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
The Request Denied.

The District Commissioners have denied
request made by Messrs B. I'll. Warner
& Co. that the tenants of premises HOP
New Hampshire avenue be allowed to use
the marking space in the rear for the pur-
pose of drying clothes. Like requests have
been refused other parties, state the Com
missioners and they suggest that where a
house occupies the entire lot provision for
driving clothes In the house should be made.
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NJ 81
WOULD DANISH THE REVOLVERS.
Views of Mayor yonff. of Toledo Sent


A dispatch from fftoleqqaa, Ohio. says:
Mayor Jones, in bis annual message to
the city council topighte, will advocate mt
nicipal ownership. esree baths, and on the
subject Of police WIZ sSy:
Il am of the opinion that the time is not
far distant when t wiz be progressive
sign to have the'fpelise department lay
aside revolvers. Careful students Of this
question of police,.eeserstce are divided in
opinion today as to the wisdom of the re-
tention of these mirderpus weapons much
longer, even by our police department
Personally am ready to go on record
that would be perfectly willing TO patrol
any district of the city of Toledo at any
hour of day or night without club or re,
volver. depending solely, on the love ana
patriotism of the people behind me for
protection. and 1 would undertake to pre-
sent a cleaner record for my beat at the
colleague who placed his trust in the power
of club and gun" --
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Gen. Sumner May Attend.

A note from Count Won Bulow to the
United States embassy at Berlin conveys
the information that the emperor has
granted permission to Gen. Samuel 8. sum
ner colonel of the 9Th United States Cav
airy and military attache at London. to
her 3 until its close and has given direction
that he be provided with a mount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
LAST TO LEAVE MANILA.
Gen. Otis Completing His Plans to
Send the NoIunteers Away.

send the Volunteers Away.
The War Department has received the
following cablegram from Gen Otis:
Nevada cavalry booked for transport
Ohio which was detained because 1t was
sent for the wrecked Morgan City troops.
VIII probably leave Manila 24th instant.
Iowas leave on Wednesday, when the Ten
nessees Will arrive from SOUTH and will
sail as soon as their papers are completed.
This will finish the shipment of all the
volunteers and the discharged men from
regular establishment"
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Louisville Newspaper Man Dead.

John Haldeman. business manager of the
Evening Times and son of w. H Hal
deman, president Of the Courier-Journal
Company, died at his home in Louisville,
KY. last night after a lingering Illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18

You know how reliable Dents Toothnche Gum a
when you try It. All druggists. 15c.
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Cash or-Credit.
Cash or Credit.
Cash or Credit.
Cash or Credit.
There's q Combination of Advantages

ett. loves price ~ buy
lei than smaller callers hn OF mnet kveyea The moag tern
Oh for
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!. handsome 3-peee Reception Suite covered
!. in good quality velour, polished mahogany fin
1shed frame a fine suite at SIX SGO
Q HOW prlce. OnIy " ~ - w
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unless diOlHer SHOULD De IOunu IN the bay
of Cochinas. Boats drawing over nine feet
of water cannot come up to the dock, but
have to be unloaded by lighters. With i'm
provements the largest boat may be able
to come to the dock. The harbors of Casilda
and Las Tunas do not accommodate boats
drawing over seven feet of water. The
two harbors on the northern coast of Isa-
bella and Caibarien are very shallow, and
steamers are obliged to anchor a number
of miles out and be unoaded by lighters.
Santa Clara has custom houses at Glen
fuegos, Trinidad, ZaZa, Sagua la Grande
and Caibarien, and General Wilson thinks
that the duties therefrom for 1899 will ag
gregate over million and a half dollars.
Manufacture of Sugar.
The manufactures Of the province of
Santa Clara are sugar, alcohol and tobacco
OF these by far the most important Is
sugar, of which the province in 1899 fur
nished ~ per cent of the total exports Of
the island. The provinces of Santa Clara
and Matanzas together furnished in 1893
81 per cent and in 1890 70 per cent Of the
total sugar produced. The war left in OPP
GRAFTON Al sugar centrals and p others not
in operation, but In working order.
The number destroyed was about
81. Many of the mills destroyed were
lying idle and did not have modern ma
chinery, which is now requisite, and had
largely been driven out of business by the
competition between beet and cane sugar.
The tendency Of sugar making is to the
concentration of the work at the large
centrals. The mills now in operation arc
supplied with modern machinery. employ
ing more scientific processes. Their ca
pacity will be sufficient for all the cane
which can be raised in the next two or
three years, and. it is believed by experts,
can be enlarged to accommodate any prob
able increase of production. The owner
shin of the centralS in operation Is divided
as follows: Four Americans, one Spanish
and twenty-one Cubans. In the province
of Matanzas the ownership is divided he
tween twenty-nine Cubans. twenty Span
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-20
Ordinance.

The Board Of County Commissioners of
Elko county, State Of Nevada, for the use
and benefit OF the Inhabitants Of said Elko
county, do hereby order and establish an
ordinance to prevent ball playing on any of
the public streets, in the town OF Elao, in
the above named county and State, and to
prescribe q penalty for the violation thereof
to wit:
Each and every person who shall play
ball on any OF the public streets OF the said
town OF Elko shall be guilty of disorderly
conduct, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined for the. FIRST oirense, in tho snm
OF four SD dollars, or imprisoned in the
County Jail two (2) days; and for any subse-
quent ofense, he shall be fined in the sum
OF eight (SS) dollars, or imprisoned in the
County Jail four (4) days. This ordinance
shall not apply to what is at present known
as the Elko Base Ball Ground
The Clerk of the Board is ordered to have
copy of this ordinance published in the
INDEPENDENT and Free Press.
Said ordinance to take effect upon Octo-
ber 5, 1890.
BY order OF the Board
fO@1 Attest: A. G. DAwLEY,
SEAL Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-20
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE,

I
CARSON CITY. Nevada, August 81, 1899.
~ Notice is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada, under the Act Of Congress approy-
ed June 10, 1880 (2l Stats. 287), has filed in
tne United States Land ONCE at Carson
city, Nevada, List No. 232 OF lands selected
under said Act, aud has applied for q pat
ent for said lands; that part of said list is
open to the public for inspection, aud a
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
mas Deen posted in convenient place in
SAID United States Land ONCE for the in
speGtlon OF all persons interested and the
public generally,
Within the next sixty days following the
GATE OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF said State Of Nevada
10 any trlct or subdivision described in the
list, on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, Will be received and noted by the
register and Receiver Of the United States
Land Office at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land ONCE at Wash
ington, ID. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribed, to wit:
E. y OF S. E. q Sec. 20, the e. u ofN. E.
and r. "A OF S. E. q Sec. 81 N. w. 4 of
NV. y Sec. 90, Lot of N w. q Sec. 2, E.
q OF N. r. u and f. u of s. E. y Sec. % II.
30 n. L. SO K. M. d. b. & M.-482 60 acres.
z. d. KELLEY,
state Land Register OF the State of Nevada.
Date Of first insertion, September l, 1899
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-20
Protecting the "Little oneu.v

Speaking of animals the rabid the
orI"t who argues that all good acts are
prompted by seIfishness would very
hkeiy unravel n few stitches in his the
orY if he should lean over the rail in
front OF cage Of monkeys and watch
them perform for half an hour, A few
days ago little group was thus oc-
cupIed in Wonderland. There were nil
sizes OF monkeys in the cage, and natur-
a.'F there was "littlest one" About
that time there was a good deal of con-
lcntion over piece of string and in the
Iracas one of the monkey children bit
me Daoy' Instantly an old monkey
shot from one corner Of the cage and
punished the offender. "She must be
tbg mother OF the little one, isn't she ?"
NO." said the keeper. "Shc's no rela-
tion--only thnt's n way they have O.
doIn'-the older ones protect the little
ones when they get jumped on"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-20
No. 95.
GLAD TO GET A GLITCH.
Corner Policemca Who Stand All
Day Become Very
Tired

About six O'Clock every evening at
Washington street and Fifth avenue
one sees policemen, all of unusually
large proportions, jumping oil street
cars, trucks, express wagons and We
hIcieS of every sort, and he wonders
what's up. The big men in blue crowd,
regardless Of any attempt at regular
ity, into the old Times building, SAYS
the Chicago Chronicle.
It's Only the central detail men-the
men who guard the crossings in the
downtown business misunderstanding
home from work. They are picked for
their size, intelligence, of course, also
being taken into consideration But
the men will average 200 pounds in
weight. They go to their posts at seven
O'Clock every morning, and, except for
short relief for dinner, stand on their
crossings all day long. Two hundred
pounds resting on pair of feet for ten
hours at stretch wearies and tries the
feet fearfully, and when his work is
done the crossing man, while he could
continue to stand perhaps for hours
longer without suffering finds walking
very painful.
80 1t is that he seeks any kind of an
Old vehicle to get him back to the sta
ton for roll call 1t is the hardest work
IN the business, the policemen say,
standing on cobble crossing all day.
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An Interesting ExDerIment

The customs authorities are watch
ing an interesting experiment now be-
:E3 :nace III thc United States bonded
Stores t. restore the commercial value
Ct - eases CT champagne which was
1ro:Sn during the blizzard in railroad
cars "hiIe being transported in bond
!rHr' sew York IL Philadelphia. The
49,. go On the French ateamshiD La
J" iiE:'" from IIGvra to New York. and
""@ consigned TO well-known club in
ln'S city, As rule, experts state that
fro::'n champagne should be consumed
q: cncc t. il is valueless. AS this could
net u" dDM@ in this case. the wine was
'.r: :; Z! he "arm cellars of the bond
81 e.. -. which a.e below the surface
ci %" earth. "nd where there is always
:; Uniform temperature. 1t was noticed
'h"t there was q deposit of cream of
:2"tar in the bottles, which, the gov
rritH'ent officials think, if gradually dis
solved in the warm temperature of the
bonded stores. will restore the wine to
its former rvalue.-Philadelph Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-20
NOTICE.

BY order of the Board Of County
commissioners Of Elko County, State
of Nevada, made this 9th day of
February, 1929, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg-
es upon the county must come to the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases Of extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. @. DAwLEY
County Clerk.