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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-31
WASHINGTON.
From Cur Regular Correspondent.


Washington Jan. %, 1901
Democratic Senators are now call
ed upon to decide whether the Ship
subsidy bill, which is again the ''un-
finished business" of the Senate, shall
pass or shall fail to reach a vote. Il,
is admitted by friends and foes Of the
bill that if the Democrats choose they
can easily prevent its being voted up
on. The course of the Democrats is
not yet certain. There are not two
sides to the question. Some contend
that on general principles 1t is the
duty of the Democratic and Populist
Senators, as representatives of the
people, to defeat such vicious bill,
while others are equally confident that
as matter of party policy the Dem
ocrats ought not to stand in the way
of the placing of such a milestone
around the neck Of the Republican
party as this subsidy bill would be
likely TO prove, if allowed to become
law, There is some talk of a eau
Gus to decide what shall be the Dem
ocratic policy toward this bill.
-
Gen. Miles can thank his personal
friends in The Senate for the discovery
in time to defeat 1t, of a scheme 10
depose hi n from the command of the
army, under the Army Reorganization
bill. That bill as drawn by Adjutant
Gen. Corbin, whose hatred for Gen.
Miles is widely known, specially pro-
vided that the present Adjutant Gen
eral should be retained and with the
same rank, but in providing for the
appointment of lieutenant general
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them when they were asked to con-
tribute to the campaign shall be lived
up to, and they have got some of the
Senators badly frightened.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

grees. After infusion OF cold water is added
and when the heat Il reduced TO 50 degrees.
or one-half. the whole is run into the fer
menting vat. to which one-half gallon OF
yeast Is added.
Fermentation speedily ensues. and I'm
two days Is complete, although nearly one
third OF the saccharine matter In the liquor
Is undecomposed. The special feature OF
gin fermentation is the small proportion
OF yeast employed. The mash Is distilled
and afterward redistilled with the addition
of juniper berries and salt: sometimes
hops are added. The final product is run
on into large underground cisterns lined
with porcelain tiles. where II can be kept
indefinitely. 1t is drawn OF, as required,
into casks which have been previously
treated to retain the colorless water ap-
pearance of gin and it's peculiar smoky
navor. One reason. probably. why gin
has not been popular in this country is that
the taste for 1t seems limited to moist.
humid, foggy localities, where the atmos-
phere is surcharged with water.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

be remembered that Prof Schenck also
based his sex theory upon nutrition, claim
ing that poor nourishment Of the mother
favored male progeny Now an opponent
has arisen In the Academy Of Sciences to
combat III. F1ammarfons theory. NJ. G-
rard refuses to believe that the sex of the
infant silkworm can be affected by colored
light. The sex, he declares, exists and per-
sistS in the ova. as may be easily perceived
through the semi-transparent body of the
mother insect. But 1t Is probable that in
NJ. F1amraarion's experiments the proper
tion between male and female offspring was
due to the fact that the latter succumb
more easily under the influence of INSULT
cient nou-ishment.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
THE MARCIANA LIBRARY.
Rare Tones to Find a Resting Place
I'm the SansOvfno Palace.

Roman Correspondence of the Pail Mall Gazette.
Lovers OF Venice will remember, some
time ago. cry in the press. particularly
in England about the Doges Palace going
more or less to ruin, and that the great
Marciana library housed in 1t was much
too heavy to be safe. 1t is not my inten-
tion here to reopen the question, which was
never really cleared up. but to chronicle
that at last the library is about to be re-
moved to its rightful resting place. the
Sansovino Palace erected purpose to
hold 1t. In 1872 1t was removed from there
to the Doges Palace by a decree of Napo-
leon. but has uways seemed to be out of its
element, as 1t were. the rooms not being
adapted for such a purpose.
The collection is one OF the most precious
of rich Italy. there being 100000 volumes,
100000 pamphlets and IL 900 manuscripts
most of them of inestimable value. ira
dition states that the nucleus of the IL
brary of St Marks was q present made
by Petrarch Of some Of his own works to
the city; but history has 1t that the be-
ginning was when Cardinal Bessarione turn
ed over his collection. nearly 800 volumes
to Venice, in 146S. the latest additions being
from suppressed monasteries In the prov
inces.
Among the most ancient MSS. are the
Greek "Evangelif' of the eighth century
and an Old Testament Of the ninth. Per.
haps more interesting are the secular MSS.
of the thirteenth and later centuries, illus
trated by odd little figures OF horsemen and
saints. There is q "Divina Commedia"
with grotesQue figures. of the first half
of the fourteenth century. There is a not
able code of Hamed of the thirteenth CEN
tury, with Turks depleted in full costume
and fragment Of a Persian poem of the
fifteenth century. The autographs are pre-
cious to degree. There is one Of Cardinal
Bessarione. the Dialogues" OF Tasso writ
ings of Galileo. Sarpi and, more recent, OF
Godoni, to mention only one or two. OF
books. which can / choose to mentionf
"Epistles'' OF Cicero. printed In 146p,
Poems, Songs and Triumphs'' OF Petrarch,
dated 1470; the first sample of printing Of
Nicola Jansen. and so on. Space forbids
me to mention more, but / have given an
Idea OF what treasures the library contains
Evening star., 1901-09-28
TAX ON DIAMONDS.
England May Lay an Import Duty ON
Precious stones.

Precious stones.
From the London Mall.
The Financial News states, on semi-offi
cial authority. that, on the initiative of the
chancellor of the exchequer, inquiries have
been instituted among London diamond
brokers regarding the feasibility and prob
able effect of a 10 per cent import tax on
diamonds. The annual output of the De
Beers syndicate is estimated at f4,00O,O0O
and, with the added importation Of dia-
monds from Brazil and elsewhere. would
easily produce a sum 10 per cent Of which
would reach half a million.
"It is doubtful" says the Financial
News, whether Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
VIII be turned aside from what seems to be
his present purpose by representations from
the mining companies. The principal diff
fieultfes with regard to the diamond tax
will arise out of the process of collection
II these can be successfully overcome, it is
not unlikely that luxury OF well-to-do
people which has hitherto gone free will
henceforth-and perhaps permanently-be
required to pay its shot like lace, wine and
CIGARS"
The manager of large diamond house in
the West End, which has branches in New
York and Paris, said yesterday: The prin-
cipal effect of such movement on the
part of the government would be that the
diamonds would cease to come here from
countries and go to the continent instead.
Nearly all the diamonds come here In a
rough state direct from South Africa. 1t
is only little distance to Paris, to Am
sterdam, or to Berlin, and the probable ef-
feet Of the tax would be the removal Of the
headquarters of the big diamond concerns
to one of those cities. Patriotism goes a
long way, but I am afraid 1t would not
keep the diamond trade in this country II
such tax were imposed. Provided that
the collection of such tax could be salts
factorily arranged, the honest trader would
be sure to suffer not little from swim
dlers. The wealthy Englishman when he
wishes to spend $1,000 or 5000 on diamonds
will go to the continent before he will pay
10 per cent more for his goods. and the
wealthy Americans, who buy largely Of
English diamond houses, would likewise
transfer their patronage to continental
firms. A tax at the mines would be diff
ferent thing, but to tax diamonds here
well, 1 for one think it would certainly kill
the industry for this market
Evening star., 1901-09-28
DISTILLING GIN.
Ingredients of the IntOxfcant Thai
Grow in America.

Grow in America.
From Beverages.
The United States has In abundance
every essential requisite for the manu-
facture of gin, and the only one deficiency
In the line Of making such manufacture
profitable and popular-a dearth Of gin
drinkers. Americans. unlike Englishmen
and Hollanders two nationalities from
which largely. and, in New York city,
originally, the American population de-
scended), do not like gin. They have no
taste for 1t. They do not favor it as q
stimulant. They are skeptical as to its
medicinal advantages. They prefer usu-
ually, some other alcoholic bevsrage-if
drinkers.
Until few years ago, indeed, the manu-
facture of gin had been confined to Holland
and England. but of late years its manu-
facture has been more extensively intro
duced here. While some American dis
tillers claim to produce purer, finer and
better grade OF gin than any imported
they have as yet failed to produce. even by
means of the Holland process" SO called.
an article equal to 1t.
But that they have made some headway
is clear from the custom house figures,
which show how OF late years there has
been In the importations Of Holland gin
a decided decrease. The importations.
indeed, continue to grow less year by year.
The reasons assigned are the increased
demand 1or oomestlc gin, the difference
In price occasioned by the duty, and the
growing inclination to substitute cheaper
for a dearer article.
The controversy which has been going
on almost for centuries on the rum ques-
tion'' is a question of the use or absten-
tion from the use Of the beverage rum"
The "gin question Is Of quite another sort.
Is gin a drink or a medicine? Has It true
medicinal properties, or Is this urged only
as an excuse for drinkers?
The upholders of gin aver that the medj-
cinal properties OF gin can hardly be over
estimated. The OIL Of Juniper is one OF the
most powerful OF all diuretics, and for this
reason gin Is frequently prescribed by
physicians In cases where other alcholic
stinuIants would be most Injurious The
Juniper tree is twenty feet high. It grows
In ftaly and Switzerland. and In the latter
country gin had its origin. It was first
named IN Geneva, and from Geneva 1t de-
rived the abbreviation "gin." In Holland,
however, and In England. the manufacture
of GIN has been carried further. and with
the product OF these two countries Ameri-
can gin - now successfully competin9.
The process of GIN manufacture ID simple.
"A mash d prepared OF matted barley and
rye meal. In the proportion Of one-third
barley and two-thirdB meal. with four
parts Of water q = tempera*ure Of 160 de-
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Preserving War Relics.
the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

Il would be an exceedingly appropriate
and fitting thing for Pittsburg to secure
as relics some of the historic guns stored
in the United States arsenal in this city
and which have been ordered sold to the
highest bidder. Pittsburgs early history is
intimately associated with the struggles
and trials of the American pioneers and in
the war for independence one OF the most
famous of the then frontier posts was To-
Gated here. 1t would be well. therefore.
that out of the collection of old war relics
now stored In the arsenal a number bear
ing on that period of our national history
should be kept on exhibition in this city.
In addition to these the guns used in firing
salutes to the late President Mckinley
during his visits to this city should he Sc
cured and kept as mementoes Of the be-
loved ruler in whom Pittsburg had such
warm and anectionate personal interest.
Evening star., 1901-09-28
Baths i'm the Tenement Houses.

From the Medtcal News.
Who that has ministered to the inmates
of the city's tenements has failed to find
an explanation Of their apparent antipathy
to water IL he has entered their homes?
II the tenement is one Of higher grade
an iron sink Is found in each apartment:
IL of the lower class, one is placed in each
hall for the two or four families occupying
the floor. And this is what Is provided to
encourage that cleanliness which is said
to be next TO godliness. and which goes
so far in the prevention OF disease! with
a large family packed in q few small rooms
1t IL little wonder that ablutions are con-
fined to the face and hands, Ventilation
the owners of tenements can and must
provide, but plumbing ID expensive, and the
installation of baths would place the cost
Of the poorer grades OF tenements out OF
reach Of those whose limited means force
their occupation Of this class OF dwelling.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

In view OF the sanity life of King James
and the stupendous sacrifice that he made
for his religion. II is not surprising that his
canonization should have occupied the att
tendon of Rome. He had been canonized
already In the popular Imagination. and
many stories of miracles performed at his
tomb are extant- 1t appears that the honors
OF canonizataon would certainly have been
conferred upon him toward the end of the
eighteenth century had not the catastrophe
of the French revolution come to obliterate
from mems minds all thought Of sentiment
for the past. Now, in a less troubled age,
when the life and character of King James
II can be surveyed without political passion
or prejudice. Is 1t too much to hope that the
occurrence OF his bicentenary may remind
the church of a neglected duty and induce
her to enrich the calendar with the addition
Of his holy name?
Evening star., 1901-09-28
The Plague of Novels.

From the Spectator.
The pressure that is brought to bear on an
author who has written successful novel
and has 1t in him to write three or four
more to produce ten times that number In
as many years Is exceedingly difficult to
withstand Yet there are honorable In
stances of authors who do resist that temp
Evening star., 1901-09-28

Natural Law In the Spiritual worla.
From ths Chicago Rscsrd-HesaiA
Polly-"Its queer about our young oser-
gyman-"
Dolly-"Whax's Queerr
Polly-"Why. In hot weather he u such
q rattler at tennis and % inert at nission-
ayy meetings"
Evening star., 1901-09-28

From Puck.
The tramp-"Yes'm. I've tried to cure the
drink habit"
Mrs Good-"You havef"
The tramp-"Yes'm- I'm trytn' the faith
cure now, an I'd like to git a nickel TO see
II cud keep w1tout spendin' It for beer"
Evening star., 1901-09-28
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following Is a list Of advertised letters re-
manning in the WashiI gtOn 3D. C-) Post-oibce Sat
urday Septemmter Is, 1901.
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters
II not called for within two ~ weeks they Will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

hero is false to her. and he thinking her
false to him. Upon their mutual discovery
of the truth she Joins him once more. and
ignoring her second marriage, abandons
her old life for that Of a wanderer through
out Europe. There are pleasanter, more
wholesome, even more dramatic themes,
and 1t is pity to waste good English upon
such moral rubbish.
Evening star., 1901-09-28

OWEN GLYNDWR AND THE LAST STRUGGIL
FOR WELSH INDEPENDENCE; With a Brie
Sketch of Welsh History. By Arthur Granvtll
Bradley. author Of Highways and Byways Il
North Wales," etc. New York: G. p. Put
nams Sons. Washington: Woodward & 10th
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05
The Franco Turkish Trouble.

PARIS, Aug. q "A semi fHcial
note has been issued announcing
that the Porte, not having carried
out it's undertakings with regard to
the disputed questions between the
French and Ottoman governments.
M. Constans, the French Emb assa-
dor, acting under instructions from
the Foreign Minister OF France,
left Constantinople August 18th,
the date named in his last commu.
nication to the Porte on the subject.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Tuesday, August
27.-The French flag was hauled
down from over tho Embassy OF
France after he departure OF the
ambassador. NJ. Constans, aud it
will not be hoisted again until
diplomatic relations are restored.
The staff of the Embassy remains
here, hut there is no Charge
dAffaires. The French Consuls in
Turkey have been directed to con-
tinue to protect French interests.
Besides the. immediate causes of
the disagreement, it is pointed out
that constant difficulties were
placed in the way of French COM
mercial interests in Turkey, which
contributed to M. Constans' resolu.
ton. All the Embassies complain
of vexatious interference with trade.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05
DR.. Ccfsr's Case.

WAsHl aToN, Aug. 26 The Jap,
anese legation has lodged with Sec
rotary Hay lemonstrance against
the action of the health Off ,ers If
the Uuiled States Treasury Depart
ment, having particular reference to
the treatment accorded TO the new
ly arrived Japanese Consul at Ho-
nolulu and his wife by DR.. Cofer,
representing the Marine Hospital
Service in the quarantine branch,
The State Department has referred
the communication to the Secretary
of the Treasury.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05
Japanese May Enter

VANCOUVER tB. o.. Aug 81
David Healey, United States Immi.
grafton Commias oner at this port,
today received official advices from
Washington that the Japanese
Government intended shortly to
authorize a new system OF wholesale
immigration to Hawaii and the
United States. A few days ago the
Japanese Minister at Washington,
Kogsra Takahira, called upon the
officials OF the immigration Bureau
and informed them that the Japan.
csc Government intended at once to
change its recent policy of restrict.
ing emigration from the land of the
Mikado. 1t is proposed immediate
ly to allow large number to leave
as laborers for the sugar plantations
in Hawaii and later fer the United
States.
The japanese Minister was in.
formed at Washington that no con.
tract system could be put into force,
but that good immigrants from
Japan would be allowed in the
States the same as from other
countries.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

for months and years and still pre-
serve the original f,vor-in some
cases actually improve it. Australi-
an Endorsement carries with it the
seal of Government approval, as the
fpod stuff, OF the country are sub
jscted to the most careful Analysis
before they are considered as
staples.
The process OF evaporation has
been applied with great success in
Central American countries to bs-
nanss, a dozen marketable commo-
dities having been evolved out OF
the surplus and smaller fruits. As
the machinery ia not elabora and
the original cost OF the fruit almost
nothing, it is possibls to market the
products at small cost. Other
tropical products, among them the
cssssva and okra, having been ex-
perimented upon, it was found in
almost every case that the evapor-
ated article retains its full nutritive
quality. 10 Vs.
1t is reported that large quanti-
ties OF evaporated food are being
furnished the British army from
Santa Toma., Guatemala, and that
the Government Of Jamaica is TAX
ing keen interest ia the question,
a., favorable outcome seems prob
able. The periectirg of the process
will, it is thought, practically revo-
lutionizs the tropical fruit trade.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05
A New Process.

A system OF fruit preservation is
now being introduced into the West
Indies and Central America, which
has for some years been successfully
tried in the countries OF Australasia
The new system is one of evapora
ton, its qualifications, which render
it superior to other processes, being
the quickness with which it is ac-
complished and the absolute clean
illness insured. Five or six hours is
all that is required to change fresh
fruit into sn article which will keep
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05
A Brilliant Wedding.

The grounds and the buildings at
MIR. A. s, Cleghorn's palatial resi-
dence, Ainahau, were brilliantly illu-
min ated last evening when the favor
lite granddaughter of Mr.. Cleghorn,
Elsie Robertson and James F.
Jaeger were made man aud wife by
the Rev. V. II. Kitcat.
The bride looked sweet and
beautiful, attired in white Ottoman
silk aud mousselne de soc, and
with the conventional veil and
orange blossoms.
At half past seven Wray Taylor
played the Lohengrin Wedding
March, and the bridal party entered
the lanai which WAS beautifully
decorated with palm leaves, delicate
ferns and bright Fl ,wers.
[ Mr.. Henry Jaeger, who acted as
groomsmsu and Miss Mabel Robert.
son, the bridesmaid, preceded the
party. The bride was leaning on the
arm of her father, Maj r j. W.
Robertson, and following her came
Miss Helen Robertson. he maid, of
honor. Little Miss Irms Wode-
house, a cousin ut the bride, strew
roses on the bridal path until the
bower was reached, where the happy
bridegroom, attended by his best
man, E1mupd Stiles, received his
future wife. The young couple were
joined 10 wedlock according to the
rites of the Anglican Church, while
Wray Taylor softly played, 20 Pro.
mise Me-" Her Majesty the Queen
and relations OF the contracting par
ties were present at the ceremony.
At eight O'Clock, reception was
held to which many Invitations had
been issued, and the numerous
friends OF the young couple and the
two distinguished families to which
they belong, presented their best
wishes for happy future.
Many costly presents were received
from friends and relations. During
the evening string orchestra fur
nishsd music, and refreshments were
served.
By this marriage two young Hs.
waiians OF the highest typs have
been united. Mr.. James Jaeger is a
young man of sterling qualities. a
keen business man, comm ,ndnig the
respect OF the Whole community.
Mrs. James Jaeger is one of the
most lovely girls in Hawaii, esteemed
and loved by all who know her
Since the death OF Princess Kaiu.
ani, she has lived at Ainahau with
hsr grandfather, Mr.. Cleghorn, and
been ray Of sunshine in his lonely
life.
We wish Mr., aud Mrs, Jaeger all
possible happiness in the bright
future which lie before them.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

Superintendent OF Public Works
j II. Boyd, and Assistant Superin-
tendent Marston Campbell, will
leave for Haws Sept.,17, on tour
of inspection. They will probably
be absent four weeks. .D
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

DR.. Greenfsld OF Honokaa was
thrown from his horse last week.
Result, a fractured leg.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

Ernest Hogan aud company OF
coons will give. an eight weeks sea-
son at the Orpheum. They will
sail from San Francisco on the IL b
inst.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

The case of Avery vs Hawaiian
Gazette Co, damagep, is being heard
by Judge Little and jury. s..
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

The boat races this year will be
very interesting, cay the knowing
sports.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

There is brand new, bowling
good photographer in town. He
co mes from Williams gallery.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

J.,B. Gormai his been appointed
Sanitary Inspector,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

To Let-A furnished room at No
9 Garden Lane. Mrs. Mcconnell.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

Judge Estee is hearing argument
10 the habeas corpus cases.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

When YOU want hack ring up
l91. On that stand you will get a
reliable aud good driver,a fine hack
and no overehnrginV.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

George Wade was charged in the
District Court this morning with
attempt to commit murder. Attor-
ney Biting is counsel for Wade.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

The Mauua Loa will leave for
Maui and Hawaii tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

The Board OF Health, members of
the press and several private citi-
zens will leave for the Settlement
tomorrow by the James Makee.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-05

The engagement OF DR., Schwallie
to Miss Title Wills at Kan has been
announced. tp