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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
The Lesson of the Coulson Case.

The official investigation into the Coulson
case. concerning which the Emergency
Hospital has recently come into unpleasant
notice. seems to relieve the local govern
ment officials from blame for the indecent
manner In which the unfortunate mans
b"ny was hurried to pauper's grave But
II appears from the reports of the inquiry
that there Is need for at least one new
law in the premises. There seems to be
nothing row to prevent this process of
rdilroading the body of the unclaimed dead
/" potter's field If the officials are indiffer-
ont or uniformed. Coulsons body was
i'll the ground many hours before any no.
rec whatever of his sickness or his death
mad appeared in the newspapers. This in
itself was assuredly wrong. There was no
attempt to expose the body for identified
ton, and. as appears from the reports,
Only the barest attempt to secure knowl-
erS" Of his residence.
There should be interposed between the
Hospitals and the potter's field a legal
barrier. which prohibits burial within a
certain period after death and requires
wide publication OF the fact of death.
Otherwise there can be no assurance that
IN" body of any citizen. whose face might
chance net 70 be recognized by the attend
ants whose papers might not clearly ideu-
ufy him, or whose relatives or friends
might not know of his illness or know
whore to find him. will not at any time be
shEnted off to the dismal burial ground
"u The branch. there to await tardy dis
C"vvTy- or perhaps TO rest forever while
ili" mys'ery of disappearance developed
int" fright and perhaps a suspicion of
fnui play
Such i law as that suggested, if it does
owls
such Il regulation is not vested with the
Commissioners. is therefore imperativeIy
n'~'3rd TO bring The hospital system to a
ci'S''r relationship to the police. What
ever III" Emergency Hospital authorities
may do or discover i'll their inquiry into
This particular case it is evident that the
affair has been beneficial by exposing the
l"oSeness Of the system which permits such
Unfortunate experiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

The Ohio district convention which re-
nominated Gen. Grosvenor for Congress
yesterday delivered itself on the Porto
Rican tariff question in these words of in
dorsement OF President McKinleys admin
istration:
We indorse his administration In connec-
ton with our insular possessions. and stand
with him in the declaration that 1t is the
duty of Congress to legislate In all that re-
lates to the affairs of Porto Rico and the
Philippines in such way as to extend the
blessings of liberty and good government
education and civilization to the people of
those territories, while at the same time We
hold it is the bounden duty of Congress. by
such legislation as its wisdom may suggest.
wherever necessary, to protect the labor
and industry of the people of the United
States from unjust competition, and We
favor such a policy as has already been
fOreshadowed by the administration which
shall bring to the people of those islands
guarantees of liberty without injury to our
people and our own interests at home
Now. as may be seen at glance, this is
not the proposition upon which the House
was induced to pass the Porto Rico tariff
bill Protection TO American labor and in
dustries was not urged, because they were
not threatened by free trade with Porto
Rico. Mr.. Payne. in the period of his advo-
cacy of free trade, had said as much. The
was an emergency measure to provide
means for supporting the government of
Porto Rico. 1t was represented as having
that object. and no other. 1t was the best
scheme devisable for making Porto Rico
self-supporting. and keeping her hands out
of the treasury of the United States during
the time of her prostration.
And this explanation was still further en-
phasized by cutting down the proposed
tariff rate and limiting the law to two
years. If protection, in the broad applica-
ton of that policy, was the object of the
bill. why was not the measure presented to
the House distinctly on that ground? Why
was protection at that time kept in the
background? For no other reason than that
the President the great apostle of protec
ton: Secretary Root. one of his official
family. and Chairman Payne the head of
protection Ways and Means Committee.
We're all on record In favor of free trade
with Porto Rico.
We see in this Ohio deiiverance the help
less condition in which the advocates of a
tariff against Porto Rico are reduced First
came the pretense that the bill was an
emergency revenue measure. That was In
validated by the passage of the bill return
ing to Porto Rico the customs revenue al
ready collected from her. There is no
longer an emergency The Porto Rican
government is now in good shape as to
ready money. and whatever more may be
necessary can be raised in any one of sew
eral ways. So now We have this talk about
protection; when the whole protection press
Of the country. with the exception of less
than half dozen newspapers of conse-
quence. openly pooh-pooh the proposition.
Kill the tariff bill. blunder cannot be
defended by humbuggery. Neither Ameri-
can labor nor American industry Is threat
eued by free trade with Porto Rico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
4 Diplomatic Triumph.

Secretary Hays achievement in securing
pc dyes from the European governments to
hold open the trade door in China must
stand one of the foremost successes in
all the range OF American diplomacy. 1t
should AT the same time prove to be of
great p. rmaneut beneht to China by serving
:" check the growth of the European
sphere OF influence so deadly to China $
political integrity. To be sure the open
door principle does not in itself preclude
the sphere of influence" But it is believed
that in practice II will prove an obstacle 10
further European encroachments. IL the
pledges now given are redeemed in good
faith There can. OF course. be 10 guaran-
tee against sudden accession of European
power over a large portion of the Chinese
empire. by force or by negotiation. But
with the trade door held firmly open BY
international agreement much of the incen-
tive 10 an extension of the European terri
tcrial holdings disappears
The open door according TO the notes
exchanged between the powers at the in
stance of the United States, means merely
that established customs tariffs. port fees
and transportation charges will not be
issied with discrimination in those areas
controlled by Europe. but that wherever
the flag Of one of the powers flies ali traders
Will lie treated with proper consideration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

regardless of nationality. Thus in the Ger
man sphere of influence" the German
trader will find no advantage over the
American. From the commercial point of
view. therefore. the open door destroys all
profit which the sphere of influence might
previously have afforded. and the premium
upon European aggressions offered by pre-
vious conditions disappears
The American Secretary of State has in
cidentally gone far toward solving the
Chinese problem by thus securing pledges
from the powers to respect the trading
rights of all peoples. China is threatened
today both by foreign intrigue and by
domestic intolerance and misunderstanding.
She is her own worst enemy, despite
the greed of Russia and other powers
If she will see clearly through the murk OF
the Pekin atmosphere and recognize
friend in the United States she may save
herself from disintegration In consequence
of Secretary Hays achievement. But II on
the contrary she persists in opposing those
interests whose influence in her domain is
kindly and progressive and reject all such
cvertures for help as this now extended
she may soon find herself inextricably in
volved through her own prejudice and blind
Tess.
These pledges now given should therefore
secure not only the rights of American
trade in China, but the empire itself. The
Chinese minister here in recent deliver
arce expressed his entire acquiescence in
the American view, and if such counsels as
his prevail a Pekin this new diplomatic
triumph will be appreciated there at its
full value. Meanwhile it is most satisfac-
tory achievement for the United States to
plunge single-handed into the turmoil of
Chinese politics and rescue the principle of
trade security upon its own initiative and
without assurance in advance of success.
The correspondence in the affair just sub
mitted to Congress writes bright chapter
in American craftsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

an important post little more to the
casts liking. But, as a matter of fact.
Mr.. Jones is not in poor health. In the
Senate he Is as active as ever he was and
seems good for years Of service. So that
il Mr.. Bryan should choose him for chief
of staff again Mr.. Jones will be able to
accept the place and discharge its duties.
Another story Is that Mr. Jones is no
longer an ardent Bryan man: that he
doubts the ACCESSIBILITY Of renominating the
Nebraskan. and as convention day APP
proaches may decide to come out into the
open and SO declare himself. This is a
clumsy yarn which Mr.. Jones has several
times denounced. He is as aggressively
for tine whole Bryanite propaganda as Mr..
Bryan himself is. His personal relations
with Mr.. Bryan are extremely cordial He
was never accused of double-dealing. He
supported Mr.. Bryan Loyalty before, and
on the face of things there does not APP
pear the slightest reason why he should
not do SO again.
Use themselves anything from disloyalty
of the silver men anywhere to Mr.. Bryan.
There will be no such manifestation. Mr..
Bryan stands for the silver issue as con-
spicuously now as he did in 1896. and if
elected President he will use his Office to
forward in every way that may be posi-
BILE the interests of silver. And it is this
widely recognized fact that grapples the
silver men to him as with hooks of steel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Great Fire Losses This Year.


rlOin the llttSDurS CufChcle-I Telegraph.
1t is judged that the fire losses of the
first quarter Of the year 1900 will show
up rather discouragingly to the insurance
companies. The losses for the whole coun-
Try will approach. If not exceed. s4o00o Ur,.
stupenGcus sum, when all its bearings
ana influence are considered. Electric wir-
ing has grown tc be source of destructive
fires, of quite unexpected magnitude, and
peculiarly difficult to trace. Besides defec-
tive insulation of wires, the old trouble of
defective f1ues' still holds its supreme
rank destroyer.
Superficial building inspection costs the
country many millions every year. the char
acterlstic recklessncss finds no rival in any
other country, and the deplorable weight
of fire premiums, ten times as large as
those common in Europe. has to be borne
by the rejecting intelligent part of the
people, wondering that the masses do not
see how easily domestic architecture
might be placed upon a higher level of
safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

Those eastern democrats who are op-
posed to Mr.. Bryan and Yet see way to
make their opposition effective, and there
fore are inclined to let politics slide this
year, are being coddied with sugges-
ton that things may not be in a deplorable
way after all 1t Is limited that. although
the nomination seems settled. the platform
is not. nor is IL absolutely certain that the
new party organization. which will con-
duct The campaign, will be under thick
aEd-thin Bryanite influences. They are
being urged therefore to bestir themselves
and prepare for Kansas City.
Much of this sort of talk plays around
the name OF Chairman Jones' of the demo-
cratic national committee. and, as one may
well believe. very unjustly. To begin with,
there Is the old story that. owing to poor
health, Mr.. Jones will be unable to con-
duct tine campaign. Here then. it is pointed
out. will be a chance to slip in q man In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
The Men Behind the Oxnard Tariff.

Were the men now behind the Oxnard
tariff entirely blind and ignorant in their
course, there might be some pardon for
them. but when. with the whole rank and
file of the republican party in revolt
against them. with the full knowledge of
this revolt in their possession with the
acknowledged probability of disaster star
ing them in the face and with the con-
fession on their lips that they are COM
promising the Mckinley administration
and are opening the door of opportunity
to William j. Bryan. they still declare their
purpose of standing by a half dozen mis-
taken republican leaders in the lower
house. it is difficult to see how betrayal
of party trust breach of party faith and
reputation of party pledges could go to
more famous extremes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
JOubert Rcported Dead.

The brief bulletin from LOurenZo Marques
announcing the death of General Joubert is
unaccompanied by details, or even by any
assurance of its accuracy. Yet the fact
that it comes from the Portuguese city
which is the outlet for the news emanating
from the Boer headquarters. may be taken
as evidence of its truth. If Joubert has
indeed died. by disease or by wounds, his
death will prove a serious loss to his cause
For although of late his influence at Pre-
tOria is said to have waned somewhat he
nevertheless stands the ablest of the
burgher commanders. 1t is known that
during the past few months he has not
agreed with Kruger. and it is believed that
for some time he has not been at the front,
that he had gone northWard to supervise
the construction of the defensive works
around Pretoria in anticipation of British
investment. Joubert's brilliant work around
i.adysmith. holding the besieged on the one
hand from successfully sailying forth to
cut his lines. while checking the furious
onslaughts of the relieving British armies,
stands as one of the foremost features of
the war. There are suggestions in some of
the dispatches that Kruger was dissatisfied
with his chief commander because the lat
ter would not press forward to the sea
from Ladysmith. Joubert holding that to
do so would invite early disaster by ex-
tending the Boer lines beyond their safe
limits. In the political affairs of the Trans
yaal Joubert has shown conservat tive dis
position and many of the most outspoken
critics of the Beers have declared that had
he been president instead of Kruger there
would have been war. but that the gov
eminent at Pretoria would have acted in
good faith in seeking Il compromise of the
dispute over the outlanders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
We should Have Shins.


The scarcity of American merchant ves-
sells was only too paipable during our war
with Spain. But the Boer trouble has in
tensified 1t by absorbing British transatlan-
tic liners. delaying our commerce and him
dering the quick transportation of our for
eign mails. We should be as independent
on the sea as We are on land We can
beat the world In manufacturing and land
transportation, but We lack the facilities
for transporting our goods by sea to for
eign buyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
A TFide Mixed.
From the Pittsburs News.


Says an excited pOpulist editor: THE oci
topus is becoming alarmed and desperate
1t has burned its bridges behind it, and
having placed its hand to the pillow will
not pause until it has either bound its
chains around us or been forced to shed
its Sleeps clothing and retire into its hole. -
There is one thing the octopus hasn't done
yet. 1t hasn't mixed any metaphors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Pretty Good.


This world is a show that is fleeing. they
say,
In a tone most impressively sad
But the south wind is warm and the crocus
is gay.
And the sparrow is busy and glad.
Ard the sunbeams unfold with their bur
dens of gold,
While springs sweet entertainments befali,
And we thing as new beauties we daily be-
hold.
It's pretty good show after all.
There are moments of gloom, but they soon
disappear.
And the laughter rings honest and long:
And we know when new scenes are revealed
year by year.
New glorics will dazzle the throng.
Men pose for day and they soon pass
away.
Obedient to Fames ruthless call:
And on thinking it over you cannot but say
It's pretty good show after ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Where Republicanism Becomes I'm.
perialiSm.
From the Chicago Times Herald.

When we begin to erect tariffs against
territories belonging to the United States
We may as well prepare to pull down the
hag-for we cannot square the condition
tory.
The tariff line marks the boundary where
RI pubhcanism becomes Imperialism, for
which the republican party will not stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Trouble.

They say they are going to let you run
your government your own way said the
Sultan of Sulus chief counsellor.
They say that. do they rejoined the
Sultan. with a harsh. mirth!ess laugh.
Web he doesn't want to let any such re-
port get abroad in the harem. Every one of
my wives thinks L never would have
amounted to anything if it hadn't been for
their advice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
SHOOTING STARS.
prfN0a

He says he never took a penny for his
vote said the practical politician.
He says true" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. I've known times to be hard, but
never saw the day when votes were SELL
ing for cent apiece in his neighborhood -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Tips and Wages,
From the Baltimore American.

From The BaItIm0re American.
A congress of walters in Berlin has
sternly denounced tipping as a Degrading
and immoral practice. Subsequently, the
discussions developed the fact that tins
are decreasing everywhere and wages have
suffered on account of the practice. 1t is
so hard in this world of Inconsistencies to
find unmixed motives for great moral ia
dignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

The labor unions who are being denounced
as trusts will feel doubts as to whether
they have made the business as profitable
as others in the field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Prick propose to
patch up peace. but it would not be "a
bad idea to examine the riveting very fire.
quently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

Mr.. Clark of Montana is accredited with
having one of the most interesting and ex-
pensive scholarships ever seen in the col
lection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

t,Hl'ss matters are carefully aged
some ambitious person will arise and try
L" pose - the George Washington of Porto
Rico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

The next manager who runs d naughty
show in New York will be little careful
about denouncing himself TO the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

The Beers insist on making it difficult for
m" English TO set any precise dates in
INratrl!ing the results OF their operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

General Otis corps of editor-catchers is
highly unpopular in large circle of Ma
nia's population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

BY calling in the lawyers, kentucky may
succeed in making the fight more talkative
and less homicidal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Ladies' NeckWear.
L ladies' Separate Skirts and w;

AdWHGS Separate SMUT Us dHIW wdUSVSo
WE SHALL PLACE ON SALE TOMORROW
strictly Atwood Cheviot Serge and Homespun Skirts in black
and all coor made and lined equal the best We positively
tee them be worth $500 We offer them for day 60 O0
Hgfgde Taiornade Skirts assorted coor Handsomely
stitched with taeta silk bands and appqued They
flare and box pa backs magnificent from mo
which select You'll find $3.50 and $500 values o>O
Ladies' Fine Broadcoh Skirts either plain braided appqued-
they made fine soft uou material perfect fit
be duplicated for less than elsewhere They co mo
specially 0OeyO
For Hghclass Separate peerage
All the latest foreign and domestic styles he-also Silk
Net Skirs-n fact variety large
Pooa na pfss @ most $1,000 to S5OO
Black Brianne Waists with cluster tuck yoke lined throughout
lining We have also taken
Waist which sold high s7 and them the en- Oa
Black Silk Waists tucked
lined and finished good the best $500 would @ no
value We have sell Northumberland. 1870
We have added another batch Of arrivals line OQ
of Tafeta Silk Waists which selling 1870
You will be able find all the shades well
staple line of eolorngs which white pearl light
pink. violet and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
His Attitude,

What is his attitude ON the Porto Rice
question:" said the curious man.
AN expectant pose, with both hands il
his pockets" answered the artistic friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

John l. Sullivan has gone back into
pugilism. John gets more garrulous every
wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
The Porto Ricanx,

We want to get more civilized
And do 1t mighty quick
Well organize a foot ball game
And maybe learn to kick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28

Few Interesting Items i'm Ladies' Undernuslin.
Ladies Covers both high and low neck.
and embroidery All sizes.
long short Skirts Drawers Corset
muslin and cambria trimmed embroidery
lace with both combined
Ladies' White Lawn Dressing Sacque made STYLE with
collar yoke of fine embroidery.
Skirts and Chense made OF both fine
with lace embroidery tucked
DEPART
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
Millinery.

NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY TO OUR ALREADY
LARGE COLLECTION OF EXCLUSIVE TRIMMED HEAD
GEAR
We prepared from work $50
braid elegantly trimmed with melnes
which choice Sd so
Is very handsomely Trimmed Hats, equal many offered else
great less and pomp which
sell
We have just received of fine Ready Hats
stvs-nohng looking the whole
represent value ST. Choice. soc.
rich display of Novelty Hats which require little
ST 49, and from that upwards
punches of Fine Roses Poppes Carnations Daisies
cy Foliage Choice of 15c bunch
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-06-01

SINCE tho beginning OF 1899 Grant
county has reduced It's Indebtedness
from 1898, 600 TO s235. 900. This is a
good showing, which should spur on
other counties TO do likewise. Repub-
llcan prosperity and the Duncan law
bad a good deal to do with reducing
that Indebtedness, and Grant county
voters should remember that fact on
election day.-New Mexican. II
might he mentioned 10 this connec-
tion that a republican board OF county
commissioners attended 20 The dispO-
sal OF this money, after the Taxpayers
had paid IL into the county treasury,
and saw to IL that the money was used
to reduce the Indebtedness Of the
county, aud not wasted, as has hap
pened before. under other boards Of
commissioners. This also, should be
remembered by the Graft county
voters.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-06-01

New Mexico's new calital will be
dedicated next Monday. The resi-
dents OF the ancient town Of Santa Fe
are making arrangements for a great
time on that day. Invitations have
heen issued to the Liberal, President
Mckinley, aud many other distiu-
guished people. An extensive pro
gramme Of events has been arranged
for the day, consisting ~ talking,
music, and plenty Of talking.
aud a receDtion at the capitol build.
ing in the evening, when the building
will be Illuminated by electricity.
Tho territ Try IS To be congra tulated
that IL again has q house for ITS officers,
and that the h"usc i cOmodious, well
built and handsome, and that no
enormous debt has necn >addled on
the territory to erect the structure.
IL Is insured.