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Evening star., 1900-02-20

which most objection will be made are
those providing strict investigation into
every citizens personal property. and a
general tax of one and one-half per cent on
the gross income of all corporations. The
first of these propositions is impracticable
and the second absurd. The American peo-
pie have never been patient under detective
Investigations of their private affairs, their
means and their liabilities. and 1t is only in
the last extremity that such means of
raising money is resorted to. A tax of one
and one-half per cent on the gross income
of the corporations would have the one re-
suit of closing the doors of large number
of them. The board which has made this
report and submitted this bill doubtless
construed its duty as being to point out
how more revenue could be acquired by the
District If such revenue was wanted. Under
this construction 1t has carried out its task
and has suggested many ways in which
revenue might be raised, at the expense of
the best interests of the business commun-
ity, and some ways where legitimate rev.
enue is now being lost. 1t will now rest
with the Commissioners to ignore the for
mer and consider the latter suggestions.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

structures are not well built. that they are
too costly. and that they do not represent
the latest advances in all the structural
arts. The Star has unfortunately had fire.
quent occasion to call attention to the
glaring evidences of bad management in
connection with the post office building
while events have followed to emphasize
its warnings and fears. That so conspic-
uously annoying aggregation OF faults
should have accumulated in building
erected under the very eyes of Congress is
a sad token of the efficiency of the general
system and urgently suggests remedies.
Those remedies so paipably needed. lie in
the direction of a reorganization of the pub
lie building system. They are to be best
discovered through the medium Of an in
quiry into the methods employed in the
post office construction. on the assumption
that If ever good work could be expected
from the building bureau it would be in the
case of this conspicuous and important gov
ernment structure. Such an investigation
is indeed warranted by the facts already
known and by the mere allegations of the
pending suit in the Court of Claims. The
pending legislative appropriation bill affords
a convenient vehicle for any proposition to
this end that may be considered advisable.
This is a matter for early action. in view of
the many evidences of a demand that the
government erect several other buildings
along the south side Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to accommodate the increasing require
ments of the public service. Every precau-
ton should be taken now to insure results
in such an enterprise certain TO stand all
tests and for all time.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

Senator Clarks acknowledgment that he
paid out $4,000 In an effort TO rid Mon
tana of the Daily influence is a startling
admission. and is at the same time one Of
the strongest possible arguments in behalf of
an amendment to the Constitution changing
the method of electing senators. To be
sure, there were other issues in Montana
than the senatorship. The question of Sc
lecting a state capital was decided; state
laws affecting one large corporation or an
other were passed: various other matters
affecting the rival factions We're adjusted.
and all involving the expenditure of enor-
nous sums of money. Nothing. apparently
can be done politically in Montana without
extravagant expenditures. But with the
senatorship removed from the immediate
range of this battery of barrels it might
be somewhat more difficult for manipula-
tors to buy seats IN Congress or to grease
the ways leading to Washington. All other
comnonwealths are not as easy a field for
the corruptionists as Montana. Voters else
where do not have to be transported as far
to be registered and to vote. They do not
require so much financial attention to keep
them in line. Montana. in short. may be
the very horrible example desirable to con-
vince the people at last that a change in
method is necessary. 1t is argued that the
intrepid briba-giver will find as broad a
chance to buy a senatorial seat when nomi-
nations for the office are made in conven-
ton and the people are asked to choose
between party rivals This need not be the
! case If notoriously corrupt methods are
| employed in securing nomination the peo-
pie will know the fact and may vote ac-
cordingly. If both candidates for the Of
fee are known to have won their nominal
| tons by the improper use of money there is
still left the expedent Of an independent
| nomination by the friends of honest cleo
tions. 1t is a far different thing to set up a
candidate stamped with the dollar mark than
| to manipulate a legislature after election.
! This ought to good purpose,
| beyond the distribution of a large fortune
\ among number of individuals in Montana,
whether the states political atmosphere is
purified by this process or not.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
The Public Building Bureau.

According to a news article published to-
day the defects of the governments build
ing bureau. as revealed in the faulty work
manship already discovered in the new post
office in this city. have been brought into
court through a suit which may evoke
echoes in and out of Congress. This case
is worthy of consideration apart from its
merits an action for damages, for if the
allegations of the claimants are well founded
they represent a deplorable condition of lax
organization in the bureau intrusted with
the expenditure Of many millions of dollars
and the comfort and security of thousands
Of government employees. It appears from
the papers In the case that the contractors
for the steam heating for the post office
were met at every turn with the inadequacy
OF the plans and specifications provided by
the Treasury Department, necessitating fire.
Guent changeSan the execution of the con-
tract. and thereby involving them in delays
and extra expenses. The public has little
concern in the business relations of the CON-
tractors to the government. The court will
provide them their equitable remedy If their
claims are valid. But the public Is concerned
in the charge that the plans for this COSTLY
building, and unquestionably scores of
others elsewhere throughout the country.
were prepared without proper consideration
for the continuity and the harmony of the
work or the efficiency Of the completed
structure. 1t Is a matter for grave public
apprehension. It su&sasts that the public
Evening star., 1900-02-20

The general trend of the proposed tax and
license bill is toward a community fairly
bristling with fees. Such policy is calcu-
lated to discourage the small business man,
the minor merchant. the enterprising citi-
zen who seeks to stimulate trade in one di-
rection or another. 1t will surely, if en-
forced react to the disadvantage of the
District as a business center. The line be-
tween the restriction of unnecessary en-
terprises through taxation and the imposi-
tion of taxes for revenue purposes must be
closely guarded. Such a measure as this.
enacted in its entirety, would make WASH
ington notorious as an over-gover aed over
taxed community, with a heavy penalty
upon citizenship. There are other and bet
ter ways of raising public funds than such
a wholesale imposition of fines upon enter
prise. The features In the proposal TO
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Women's Velour and
Outing Cloth Gowns.

Especially desirable for cold
weather wear. For night use and
house negligee; also used as bath
robes and for the sick room and
nursery. The Velours are similar to
but heavier than the Outing Flannel,
and are novelty in this line.
wonen's Outing Cloth Gowns, Hubbard style. dou-
BILE yoke in back, lay-down collar and deep cuffs,
finished with featheredge braid-a variety OF rOc
good patterns; all sizes. Each. ........... j.
Women's Outing Cloth Gowns, pink and blue
stripes Hubbard style, lay-down collar, neatly fin
ished with fancy featheredge braid; all 7sc,
Women's Outing Cloth Gowns. Hubbard style,
with either standing sailor collar some finished
with featheredce braid others with button SI m
hole worked edge: all good patterns. Each
women's Velour Gowns, heavier than outing tan
rel and suitable for travelling. loungine or bath
gowns, lay-down collar. deep frill at wrist-fn-
ished with featheredge braid; satin ribbon
to match on neck. wrist and on sleeves S2 ~
Each. .........'''-.''..'''
Secopd floor
Evening star., 1900-02-20
A Campaign Gag"

The warn about the secret allance pe-
tween England and the United states IKE
a well-constructed negro minstrel JOKE may
he adjusted to suit the audience, ana IL
entertainingIy told. is sure OF hearty hatu-
clans everywhere. The gentleman VINO rat
ties the bones or twirls the tamoourihe MIS-
only to institute inquiries about DOMINANT
local preiudices to make gag 60 Ne"
York will roar over fling at Chlcaso'
while the same fling told in Chicago with
the name of New York substituted brings
down the house. AS the proof Of the pud-
ding is in the eating, the value of yarn
IL in the telling
If pleases the enemies of the administra-
tion to insist not only that there is secret
alliance with England. but that 1t Is humll-
iatinp to the United States Through its
operations we are completely in Englands 5
mower She uses us as she pleases- She
melted US to hold on in the Philippines, ana
we did So She took us up on a high
mountain and made tempting offer to US
to become a world power, and we immedi-
ately accepted the bribe and ceased to be
hermit republic. She opens the mail Of our
eonsuls, reads their official instructions, and
forwards the raped letters at her conven-
ience She both uses and deSpises us.
When she is through with US We will be
tossed into the gutter like q sucked orange
II pleases some of the enemies of Lord
Salisbury's government in England to as
sert that there Is no secret alliance between
England and the United States, although
his lordship made desperate effort 20
bring one about. He was snubbed by this
government He went down on his knees
to no purpose. The United States heard
him with no mark of sympathy whatever.
England has no friends anywhere. Her
affairs have been SO wretchedly misman-
aged she stands alone. and an object either
of pity or derisiOn. How much longer will
the people of England stand such a gov
ernment? What is palmer than that as
soon as it may be done without still further
compicating the issues produced by the
war in South Africa the government should
be hurled from power, and one set UP
which foreign countries will respect and be
glad to cooperate with to good ends?
This alliance yarn serves certain small
purpose fairly we'll 1t produces some mer-
riment. But 1T Is so thin in places it can
not be expected to stand the wear and tear
of a presidential campaign Its burnt cork
peculiarities are also against ii.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

Senator Tillman's catechism of Senator
Foraker yesterday smacked OF an old,
familiar conundrum. The Constitution pro-
vided that Congress should exercise exclu-
~ive jurisdiction over an area, not exceed
ing ten miles square, which might later be
provided seat Of government. Thus
the District was inchoately created simulta-
nrously with the Constitutions adoption.
But the District was not actually created
by donation from Virginia and Maryland
until several years later, and 1t was not
Until 1871 that Congress thought to extend
the Constitution formally to this territory.
Senator Tillman seemed anxious to learn
whether the District, being written into the
Constitution, as an abstract proposition, did
not there exist really before the Constitu-
tion. This Is merely a new method OF
stating the question: Whence came the first
hens egg?
Evening star., 1900-02-20

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

1t reallyis pity that there cannot be gath.
cred together a set Of intelligent men, with
reasoning powers, to consider trusts in q
proper way, 20 view them as constituting
a great economic problem. to study the best
way to regulate them, so that they will
really subserve the interest Of the people,
as well as the interests of the shareholders,
and to study them in every light. But,
nowadays, when an antitrust gathering is
proposed, there fiOcks together set of men
who have no fixed opinions, except as ex-
pressed in the cry, Down with the trusts
and down with the republican party" For
tunately, they do no harm. Their partisan
ship cannot be concealed by their cheap
cries. They show that they are not only
"agin trusts" but "agin'' the government
and "agin" the republican party.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Women's Patent Calf and
Patent Kid Boots.

These lines of high-grade Button
and Lace Boots represent the very
best qualities of leather and the very
best workmanship that can be put
into goods to sell at the respective
prices. They are made on the most
popular lasts, on scientific principles
and finished as carefully and attrac-
lively as the average shoe that sells
for FIVE dollars.
Patent Kid, $3.50 a pair.
Patent Calf, $3.65 a pair.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
The Senate's Telephone Inquiry.

The people of the District view the pro-
ceedings in the Senate yesterday afternoon
with mingled feelings of interest, amuse-
ment and gratitude. They observe the up
per house of Congress solemnly debat ting
whether the national capital is under the
scope of the Constitution of the United
States They see learned statesmen ardent
ly arguing the point whether the Constitu-
ton or the District existed first. and finally
they witness evidence of disposition in
that quarter to enforce the laws already
passed for their protection and benefit
Washingtonians do not object to a ventila-
tion of Views upon the somewhat mooted
point of their status under the law. Every
word uttered in passionless debate Is calcu-
lated to bring out more and more forcibly
the fact that the District is dependent upon
Congress for its laws and that as the rec
ords stand the law of 1878 is the supreme
statute. second only to the Constitution.
Senator Hale's concern for the fate of the
telephone rate law is natural and praise
worthy. He cannot repress mild indig-
nation that the act of Congress has been
lightly set aside, and he wants to know
what steps have been taken to insure its
enforcement or at least its further test. He
directs his inquiry at the Commissioners
and intimates, as do other senators, that
it was their function to follow the law and
to give 1t their official supervision. This
raises a new point in this connection,
whether it is not incumbent upon the local
authorities to throw into the scale in be-
half of such statutes all the weight of their
official character and to support them by
means of the legal talent at their disposal.
rather than relegate the task to the citi-
zens. individually and collectively.
Meanwhile the telephone users of the Dis
trict are not disposed to await the slow
process of an appeal to the higher courts,
for they continue under heavy bonds to re-
imburse the telephone company for the ex.
ira charges over and above those prescribed
by the law and are being put to a constant
expense to maintain the litigation. At the
same time many hundreds of would-be tel
ephone users are impatiently awaiting op-
portunity to secure phone service at rea-
sonable rates and are deprived OF this
privilege as long as the matter is pending in
the courts. Both classes prefer to secure
if possible new legislation, either establish
ing a new rate to regulate the old COM
pany, or chartering new company willing
to give bonds for the satisfactory execution
of the work of establishment.
What the people of the District want Is
relief from this burden of unjust telephone
exaction. Harassed by the adverse deci-
sion of the lower court, and encouraged by
the indignation of senators who demur at
the checking of their legislation. the; stand
| ready to indorse any fair proposition caicu-
lated to afford prompt redress of griev-
anceS.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
The War News.

The news from South Africa. although
H,eager. continues favorable to the British.
Lord Roberts has moved his headquarters
about thirty-flve miles to the east of ia
cobsdal. showing that his main army is on
the move eastward. probably in pursuit OF
Cronje. There are repeated rumors afioat
in London that Kitchener has surrounded
Cronje and that big battle is imminent.
There is nothing positive in the dispatches
To confirm or to refute this assertion.
Judging from Lord Roberts previous con-
duct Of the campaign, he is not to be ex-
pected to announce any preliminaries to so
important a maneuyer until he can ar.
nounce the result. The fact that he is
moving eastward shows that he is conduct
ing general movement toward Bloemfon-
tein, whether he expects to corner Cronje
or merely hopes to carry the frontier OF
the campaign further into the burgher ter
Titory remains TO be seem
Queen Victoria IS quoted in the dispatches
IL announcing with pleased manner this
morning that good news had come, and
later explaining that it related to Lady
smith London is consequently eager for
me particulars. which are not forthcoming
a. Vet. Tt may prove that the queen, long
depressed by the cheerless tidings from the
Ai'tll II NAAlILi5 " ieiSS 6OOd news gwen
the announcements of undecisiye advances
such as Butler is now slowly making.
The most suggestive news of the day IS
that the queen has summoned into service
for home defense the officers and enlisted
men formerly in her army but now retired.
If viewed pessimistically this may mean
that there Is secret news of another re-
verse. necessitating further drafts upon the
forces. or It may merely be a move of pre-
caution to insure an organization for home
defense in advance of any actual necessity.
1t Is unusual step. and has consequently
evoked much discussion
Evening star., 1900-02-20

From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
This opposition of the congressman to the
extension Of civil service reform is strange.
The extensions of the merit law have come
from the executive, and even now the con-
gressmen oppose the placing of the con-
sular service on business basis, although
the administration has recommended the
change. Yet in practice the congressman
are civil service reformers. Every one of
them argues in favor Of his own reelection
on the ground that his previous experience
makes him better fitted for the work than
a new man would be. It Is astonishing
that congressman cannot see the incon-
sistency of making such an argument in
favor of his own retention in office and yet
favor a wholesale change in all other
Offices
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Prosperity Everywhere.
From the Philadeiphia Record

1t is gratifying to note that the prosperi-
ty in cotton manufacturing is not confined
at the present time to the south. There
has been great rush of trade which has
spread out all over the land, and the hum
of industry is heard throughout the New
England cotton mill district as we'll else
where. All the forces that have been at
work unseen during the years of industrial
depression are now in process of mani
festation, and the indications are that these
have not yet reached the maximum point
of development.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Satisfaction.

I hears de sabers rattle
An de guns is shootin' loud.
De soldiers lined foh battle,
Dey Is walkin' mighty proud.
But de bullets sing so hateful
AS dey shortens dis life's span
I can't hep feelin' grateful
Dat Is jes' a cullud man.
Nobody calls me "Kunnell,"
Nor salutes as pass by.
l doesn' 'speck no one'u
Git pension when 1 die.
But 1 goes as I has stated
Workin' hahd. de bes' 1 can:
An I'd feels congratulated
Dat Is jes' a cullud man.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Infants
Department.

lust now more than usually COM
plete and attractive with dainty nov
elites, practical necessities and lux
urious toilet accessories for infants
and little children. And while es-
pecially particular that everything
essential to a complete outfit is OBJ
tainable in this department, we are
also very determined in keeping our
prices at the lowest possible limit.
We quote the following excellent
values in cold weather comforts:
Infants Hand-crocheted Bootees. white ,oc
with pink and blue trimmings. Pair...... AoS.
Infants shetland Wool Wells. Each. ...... ioe'
Infants Hand-crocheted Mlttens. Pair. ~
Infants Flannelette Skirts long and short oc>
and ns Sas borsrs pink
Infants, p,aper s,spepaers Each 25c.
Chiidren's Hand-crocheted Knee Leggins 1cc
Pa1r. - -
Children's Flannel Skirts. finished with EN- -rc
broidery scallop, made on waist. Each..... y.
Second floor.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

From the New York Times.

The American people have broken out OF
the isolation in which they were shut up
They have become intensely conscious OF
facts, relations. possibilities Of which be-
fore they had only dim notion, and this
consciousness enables, nay, compels, them
to realize conditions to which they were
before duh and Indifferent. The demand
for the god standard Is in large part the
fruit of this consciousness, because the
gold standard is one of the conditions OF
success in the new life on which We are
entering
Evening star., 1900-02-20
The "W. 81" Peerless,

Our special boot for women, We
believe, is not surpassed, if equaled
by any other shoe at the same price
or even half dollar more. Quality
style, finish and fit cannot be inn
proved upon.
Styles for house, for carriage, for
walking-and every pair fully guar
anteed.
Ssyoo a pair.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
$500 a pair.
Evening Slippers

For women, misses and children, oil
all the correct materials and newes,
designs and effects, at popular prices
Also made to order, on short notice
to match the costume.
Women's and children's shoes pol
ished free.
Third floo-
Evening star., 1900-02-20
WOrmem's Oxf0rds.

Our new lines of heavy-sole Walk
ing Oxfords are here and comprise
Patent Kid, Patent Calf, Wax Calf,
Russia Calf, Box Calf and Kidskin.
They are made of high-grade ma
terials, each the best of its kind, on
same scientific lines as the boots, and
they are stylish and fit perfectly.
S3.OO a pair.
Evening star., 1900-02-20
Automobile Dangers.
From the New York Herald.

The mischievous activity of the small boy
has found another vent in starting auto
mobiles left standing in the street and
causing runaways. Owners of such ye-
hicles should either not leave them un-
guarded or else remove enough Of the
mechanism to make 1t impossible TO operate
it In their absence.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

The entire Haitian navy has sunk. 1t
consisted of one battle ship which was on
its way north for repairs. Possibly the in
cident may be a fortunate relief from
worry and expense.
Evening star., 1900-02-20

This world. they say. is growing wise.
A century-behold its dawn!
Yet green-goods people advertise
And still the bunco-game goes on!
Evening star., 1900-02-20
SOlicitude.

Henrietta said Mr. Meekton, anxious
ly, chow did do?'
What do you mean? 1 am the one who
made the speech
"Yes; but 1 applauded. I wanted to know
If l cheered in the right places
Evening star., 1900-02-20

Possibly Mr.. Bryan refuses to drop free
silver because of an artistic dread that
some one will ring in that old phrase dull,
sickening thud."