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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Street Sweeping.

Although the Commissioners in their wis
dom have decided not to abrogate the con-
tract of the street sweepers, yet 1t is clear
1y demonstrated that at least for the past
month their work has been most unsatis-
factory. The effect of the recent overhaul
ing will be wholesome, for il has indicated
the watchful care exercised and to be eX-
ercised by the municipality over the street
cleaning There should be no further COM
plants of inadequate work. The citizens
are fairly We'll satisfied that the best re-
suits are to be secured through the munich
pal performance of this duty, rather than
through contract Ru- il default of stat
utory permission to proceed upon this basis
it is desirable that the contractors should
be kept to as high a standard as the Dis
trlct would adopt for its own performance
The object of the people is to have the
streets clean at all times. The pavements
permit the most thorough work. There is
no excuse whatever for sIouchiness. 1t is
to be remembered that several years ago
The Star undertook to ascertain how nearly
in accord with the requirements of cleanlf-
ness the work was being done and conduct
ed complete inspection of its own on a.
certain summer night. The report of that
inspection showed that the sprinkling, the
sweeping and the collection of dirt was
done IN the main in a most slovenly man
ner The next days official inspection re-
ports did not reveal all the deficiencies
which good administration should have re-
puhed- But 1t is evident that higher Off
clal standard is now set. The hearings re-
Gently conducted have put the citizens on
their guard TO report palpab1e delinquencies
In the work. 1t becomes public duty, in
view OF the peculiar state of the case. for
each resident to see that his particular
street Is swept thoroughly and to report the
TACT when it is neglected Sometimes the
fault behind dirty street lies in the sched-
ule. which provides too infrequent a treat
ment- Proper representations should then
be made 10 the Commissioners who NAV
change the schedule to conform with the
shifting lines of public traffic. Now that
the contractors are on their good behavior.
confronted with the threat of losing their
contract, it is to be expected that Wash
ington will be absolutely clean for some
time to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Strikes and Crimes.
From the Minneapolis Times.

Murder is murder and the penalty should
be the Moose or life imprisonment whether
the crime be committed under the excite
ment of a strike or III a period of profound
Industrial peace. Assault and battery and
the malicious destruction of property are
crimes, and the fact that there is business
dispute in progress between a body of men
who have labor to sell and corporation in
the market to buy the same cannot change
the legal character of the offense in the
least.
The dynamite outrages, the assaults the
destruction of property regardless of the
peril to human life that have characterized
the Brooklyn and Cleveland strikes should
Tot be allowed to pass unpublished upon the
settlement of those strikes and the estab-
lishment of peace. A brawl is a brawl a
riot is a riot and a murder Is a murder
whatever the business relationship of the
brawlers. the rioters and the murderers and
their victims MAY be. A strike is, or should
be, business.
There should be a judicial aftermath to
the Cleveland and Brooklyn strikes. Too
often acts of violence on such occasions are
forgotten by the officers of the law as soon
as the business differences giving rise to
them have been adjusted Thus hoodlums
feel assured of immunity and engage in riot
again the next time labor and capital have
dispute just a few prison terms would
convince some people that the declaration
of a strike does not mean an ''open season.
for the sport of cunning for ones fellow
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

The volunteers returning from the Philip
pines reported to be in excellent physical
condition. The Pennsylvanians in particular
are described as looking robust. and as
marching with fine, firm stride. They have
of course been deeply burned by the tropical
sun. but they do not otherwise show the
long. hard strain to which they have been
subjected. 1t is explained that they were
much set up by the bracing sea voyage
home: but voyage works no wonders.
1t is evident that the climate of the Philip
pines did not break them down, nor even
seriously reduce them in strength.
This is very welcome news. 1t comes,
too, at good time. 1t will serve to silence
those sneaks who in an effort to embarrass
the administration have been holding up
before the men around the army recruiting
stations a warning of certain and speedy
death from disease in the Philippines. They
have increased the number of the diseases
of the archipelago by at least fifty per cent,
until. according to their account an unac-
climated man who lasts six months there
is a physical wonder, or else a prime IA
vorite of fortune.
No one will pretend that military service
in the tropics is anything of light matter.
1t is severely trying. and these men who
have seen year of it are entitled to the
highest praise But they have kept their
feet in large numbers, and, after the rest
to which they well entitled, will, 1t is
gratifying to feel be in their old-time con-
dition again. And, of course, what they
have endured, other Americans can endure
and will endure. The reinforcements for
General Otis are not going to a pest hole.
During the civil war the soldiers from
New England and from New York and
Pennsylvania found the climate of the
southern states extremely trying Brave
as they were in battle, and as bravely as
they were resisted, more of them sue
cumbed to fevers than to bullets. But
fevers did not conquer the fighting spirit
of those who were trying to save the Union.
And fevers will not now conquer the spirit
of those who trying to uphold the pres
tlge of the restored Union
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

existing means. What is surely needed
now to provide for the future is greater
reservoir supply, to permit which another
conduit from the falls is required. General
Wilson's statistics and arguments to DEM
onstrate the necessity ought to convince
Congress at the coming session sufficiently
to secure large appropriation for the
commencement of the work. With the
future thus provided for and the purity of
the water insured by whatever filtration
establishment may be installed. the capt.
tai may well be proud of its water supply,
which forms vital an element in the life
of any large community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Stories of Returning Volunteers,


While it is certain that INSCRIPTIONS
newspapers have eXagger ated grossly for
partisan and sensational effect the COM
plants and opinions of returning volun-
teers, Ii is not doubtful that many of these
have expressed themselves with expansive
freedom on a comprehensive range of sub
jects. That is the way of the American
volunteer, who is free citizen and an UNI
limited sovereign. His disposition is TO
treat his general like the civil servants his
vote makes and unmakes, and he has no
more doubt of the soundness and accuracy
OF his military judgments abroad than OF
his political judgments at home. Discipline
restraints his criticism and advice in the
field. When he comes home the torrential
how is like a broken dam. This tells a
story of national character as truly as his
reckless valor and charming mingling OF
nigh spirits and stern resolution in the face
or danger and death: but 1t is not to be
taken too seriously. Stories of returning
volunteers are hardly expert evidence on
which to base military strategy and political
policy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
The Water Supply,

General Wilson's recommendation in his
annual report as chief of engineers that
the conduit capacity of the city's water
service be doubled is in line with the de-
Veiopments of the past few years, which
have been based upon the certainty that
the eapitafs water need would soon reach
the limits OF the existing plant. The con-
struction OF the tunnel Is not to be con-
fused in the public mind as part, of this
scheme. The tunnel will only distribute
differently and more advantageously the
water sent down from Great Falls by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

They tell how hasty Phoehus took the
chariot of the sun,
And thought that he'd get out and speed
the flyers, just for fun;
And how he got a hot-box and the horses
ran away.
And burned gaping hole in space and
smashed the milky way
Olympian sports declared that that would
hold him for awhile"
But the mercury is mounting in a wild and
reckless style;
And we have fierce foreboding. as we feel
the weather's pain,
That he's got an automobile, and is on the
turf again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

One of the Goulds is in Detroit, looking
after the match business. People who pa
tronize the New York elevated roads have
no reason to suspect that the attempt to
establish Scent fare is to be subject of
investigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

What's that circle with all the lines on
1t? inquired the commanding officer,
fiercely.
That said the young man with the
book lis merely a picture of the earth |
was studying latitude and longitude"
UNI guess it's all right But it looks
desperately like a diagram for a round
robin.'''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

1t is announced with some show of salts
faction that Mr.. Astor's wealth remains in
America. Europe will not object to this
so long as the income which it earns is
spent on that side of the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
As Summer Advances.

The poet sings of Junetime and the bios
SONS and the bees
And butterflies and hammocks and leas and
breeze and trees.
But in July and August, all, we miss his
phrases nice;
He has joined the mighty chorus and is
hollering for ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
No Chance for coxey NOW.
st. Louis lobe-Democrat.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Sioux City Journal contains extracts
from eighteen Iowa. South Dakota and Me-
braska papers stating that farmers are
unable to obtain the help they need. No
army OF the unemployed can march in
t11ities thrust at them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Candidate Goebel is leaving people who
have time for that kind of employment to
wrestle with the logic and constituencies Of
the situation while he devotes himself ex-
clusively to running for office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

The governor of Georgia is evidently not
deeply concerned about the influence on his
political prospects to be exercised by such
citizens as happen to be in favor of free
lynching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Strictly UnamiabIe.

You know" said the man who delights
in proverbs, that children and fools speak
the truth"
WELL answered the cynic bachelor,
that's the best excuse 1 have yet heard for
the way in which they are sometimes en-
couraged to monopolize conversation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Did you have any luck in the Klon-
dike?''
Yes" answered the perspiring citizen
sadly. But L didn't know luck when ]
saw it. l found more icebergs and snow
capped mountains than 1 could shake a
pick and shovel at"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

None knew him but to love him;
None named him but to praise
For he could put a man in Jail
Whose speech had other ways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

1t is limited in Germany that Admiral
Dewey leaves Austria because his reception
was not sufficiently enthusiastic to please
him. This sounds real gossipy and spiteful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Mrs Lease objects to being known as
Ellen" and desires to be called Eliza
beth" 1t is to be suspected. however, that
the Elizabethan period of Kansas politics
will not cut much of a figure in history
as was expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Mr.. PETER has. no doubt by this time be-
gun to lose his pride in being an editor and
to envy the practical parsonage who made
it his ambition in life to become the ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

1t Is feared hat it would be something of
a hardship to place Mr.. Bryan in a position
where he would be expected to limit his re-
marks to an occasional presidential mes
sage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Blographers say that Mr.. Root has won
eminence in his profession by hard work.
His present duties will not allow him to
complain of a lack of exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

OIn order to avoid delays. on ac-
count of personal abSence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any indiv idunl connected with the
Office, but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

Dreyfus is out of prison, but not quite
loose from the red tape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

There continues to be complaint of Aguin
aldo because he refuses to hold still and let
the pile driver hit him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
SHOOTING STARS.


Papa, what is the difference between
subject and object?"
They sometimes amount to the same
thing, my son. For example, Mr.. William
Waldorf Aston has become a subject of
Great Britain and an object Of contempt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05

There Is silvery lining to every cloud.
1t has been hotter than the Fourth of July,
but not so noisy.
The silver star., 1899-12-01

The Baltimore and Ohio lines west
OF the Ohio River present a very busy
appearance these days, as there is
scarcely ten mile stretch without
bridge or construction gang at work.
There are still few of the 53 bridges
purchased last January to be erected.
and almost all of the 10000 tons of 85
pound rails have been laid. At several
points sidings of 100 car capacity are
being constructed. and between New
ark and Chicago Junction thousands ,of
men are working on extensive grade
reductions. Between Chicago Junction
and Chicago nearly score OF passing
sidings are being constructed with
view of double track some time in
the future. They are to be long
enough in most cases to hold three SO
car trains.
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|f1ow the Little Republic Fares In the
Settlement.

when Gen. Castro entered Caracas.
the republic Of Venezuela once more
became the center OF attraction In
South America, for 1t was seen that
another change was to take place in
that land where governments are made
and unmade in q day. Now that the
dust, as 1t were. has settled down once
more on the last act Of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, and now that feeling
and bias have become a thing OF the
past. 1t is interesting to look into the
result of this historical example Of the
operation OF arbitration as a means OF
settling International disputes to see
lust what the outcome has been. In
the first place. 1t must be remembered
that all the long and complicated ne
gotiations about the Venezuelan boun-
dairy were carried on under the rules
laid down and approved by the peace
conference, and 80 might be called the
first actual experiment since the sit
ting of the conference at The Hague in
substituting the olive branch for the
Maxim gun.
After four months Of patient discus
sion and debate decision was at last
The silver star., 1899-12-01

wonder Is that he could have got on
with his life. He had been tracking
elephants unsuccessfully and ON his
return to the camp saw a white rhin-
oceros standing close to the path. The
men were short of meat, SO he fred
and wounded the animal, which made
on into the bush. AS he did 80 he
gave 1t the second barrel. His expert
ence had been that the white rhinoc-
eros usually made OF pretty quickly
when wounded. SO that he was sur
prised to see the beast stop, and then
mvoe and walk toward him. Still he
waited. thinking every moment that
the rhinoccros must fall. He waited.
however. too long: and when, with
full perception Of the danger, he tried
to turn his horse. the animal would
not answer rein or spur. The wounded
beast came on. and. driving its horn
under the horses flank. sent horse and
rider spinning upward.
AS he fell the horse must have rolled
with him, and the edge of the stirrup-
Iron took on great patch Of his scalp.
When he freed himself from the body
OF the horse he saw the rhinoceros
standing over him, with its horn Just
within the bend Of his leg. But some
thing diverted its attention, and it
turned and walked into the bush. His
followers came up, and Oswell. all
wounded as he was, took gun from
one of them, mounted pony. and pur-
sued and sho. the rhinoceros, and
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. SAW THE RHINOCEROS
STANDING OVER HIM.

A1G 0A w
STANDING OVER HIM.
brought Its horn with him to England
as valued trophy.
Major Vardon found his friend soon
after the occurrence, and their meet
ing was thus described by him to Liv-
ingstone:
Il saw that beggar Oswell sitting
under bush. holding on his head"
His second experience, in which.
while on foot. he was charged by a
wounded rhinoceros, and again tossed.
resulted in much more injury to him
self. After the great beast struck him
he remembered sailing through the
air. and then lost consciousness till he
found himself sitting on mis- horse,
which a native was leading, while an
other was carrying his gun. He rode
on slowly. as In a dream, and met
some men coming toward his little
party. carrying kind of stretcher,
which had served him for a bedstead
In his wagon. In reply to his ques-
tioning as to their purpose in coming
to meet him. they said they had heard
he had been killed by a rhinoceros,
and were coming out to bring back his
body. Then. mechanically his hand
dropped to his thigh. and. feeling that
his clothes were wet. he looked at his
hand. and saw that It was covered
with blood. Finding that there was no
wound on his hand. he explored his
leg through a rent In his trousers. and,
as he says In his own account Of the
affair. so numbed was all sensation
that actually dabbled down to the
bone In deep cash. eight inches long.
without feeling any pain"
The wounded hunter had to keep his
bed for about month. The surgical
treatment was simple and rude. but he
made good recovery; and nearly nifty
years afterward wrote an account OF
his adventure for the volume on big
Game Shooting" In the Badminton
library.
The silver star., 1899-12-01
TIE VENEZUELA BOUNDARY

Lord Aberdeen and Lord Rosebsry, act
ing for England, offered far more land
for a settlement than Venezuela has
now received. Venezuela, in fact.
claimed 100000 square miles, and has
obtained little more than 200 square
miles. Great Britain originally claimed
that she considered herself entitled, as
an extreme claim, to territory covering
the whole area asked for by Venezuela.
She was not absolutely in the right in
making such claim, but evidence ad-
duced at the investigation in Paris
must have shown she had substantial
grounds for the same. 1t is also inter-
esting to note that the many planta-
tions of valuable timber and the differ
ent gold fields which were the bone OF
contention have now been indisputably
decided upon as English territory. But
The silver star., 1899-12-01
ODD ROMANCE

Of FaiPvteW Haso, . rAmous Place
Neas Osllstin. Tennessee.
The famous Fairview farm. which
is situated about sig miles from my
home." said J. r. Smith Of Callatin.
Tenn. "and which 10 now owned by
Charley Read. who some years ago ran
4 clubhouse At Saratoga. formerly be-
longed to q man named BENJAMIN
Franklin. who married . famous
southern beauty. The story OF her
marriage to franklin was romantic
one. II seems that In company with a
schoolmats she visited Fairview dur
Ing Franklin's absence, and while there
she took on q diamond ring and wrote
her name on . window pane. Her
companion asked why she had done
this. and she replied that It was her
method Of taking possession OF the
premises. She wanted her friend to
advise her when Franklin returned.
This was done. and she Immediately
came back to Oallatin. and shortly
afterward married Franklin. After
Franklin's death she married man
named Acklin. and he In turn dyine
also. she took for her third husband
Mr.. Cheatham. Her granddaughter II
Miss Kitty Cheatham. who was well
known short time ago In New YORK
when she was q member OF Augustin
Daly's company"
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peveysr First Battle.

When Admiral George Dewey and
his younger sister. now Mrs. Mary p.
Greedy, were small children together
in Montpelier. VT. they read an ac-
count Of Hannibal crossing the Alps.
According to Max Bennett Thrasher,
who relates the incident In
Self-Culture. the boy was strong
ly impressed with the story,
a.. In fact. he seems to have
been with almost anything pertaining
to war. Just back Of the statehousc
Is high and very steep hill. at tha.
time probably bare OF houses. since
even now only n very few have been
able to perch upon Its slopes. Fitting
himself and his sister out with such
impediments as he thought suitable.
one winter day. and naming the high
hill the Alps. young Dewey started to
cross them. he being Hannibal ana his
sister the army. II was cold and the
ground was covered with deep snow.
but the endurance Of the army did no:
give out until she had become 30
chilled that she was sick in bed for n
week afterwards as a result. Between
Admiral Dewey and his sister existed
sympathy OF the most Intimate ma
ture. In one Of his letters to her
after the battle Of Manila he said
Just u line to thank you for your
kind letter. and also for your prayers
for my safety. Perhaps they did help.
Who knows?"
The silver star., 1899-12-01

muscles and lungs and hearts than the
thousands Of young men whom they
have transported one way or the other
In search OF exercise. The women who
have worked In the kitchens and din
ing-rooms Of the country hotels and
boarding houses have eyes as bright
and compilations as good as their city
sisters who have lounged on piaxzas
and under the trees. The merchants
and clerks who have returned to the
city ind the porters and once boys
as alert and healthy as themselves:
quite frequently the stay-at-homes
seem filter for work than the men who
The silver star., 1899-12-01

THE AIR.
sciousnessness. and says that the beast
made three distinct lunges." One
tusk went right through the thick
muscles Of the upper arm: another
thrust pierced between the ribs. and he
underwent q severe pounding with the
feshy part Of the trunk. lying between
the tusks. the effect Of which was to
crush in the ribs on his right side.
There are no heroics in his account OF
this thrilling incident. Not unnatural
ly he thought that the end Of his hunt
Ing had come. and was agreeably sur
prised when the elephant turned away
and went down the footpath. "Wheth.
er she supposed she had killed me. or
whether II WAS that she disliked the
smell Of my blood. or bethousht her
Of her calf. cannot tell: but she then
left me and went her way"
Despite the truth that rhinoceroses
rarely charge. the fact remains that
they sometimes toss; and II must be
allowed that II one Of these great
beasts does get home with horn or
hoof. the sportsman has but . poor
chance. Nevertheless. the late Mr..
0sweil. the contemporary Of Gordon
Cumming. and the friend Of vardon
and Livingstone. had two very narrow
escapes from thess brutcs. indeed. the