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New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

The publication of new edition of the letters
of Horace WalpOle is an event beside which the
appearance of many an original work seems Of
no consequence whatever Some time ago we
announced that the famous correspondence was
being overhauled by Mrs. Paget Toynbee, and
that she had succeeded in collecting much new
material. 1t is now stated that her first four
volumes will issue from the Clarendon Press in
November. Twelve more volumes will follow,
to complete the edition. Over four hundred
letters not included in the latest edition OF
WalpOle have been put in the editors hands,
and nearly a hundred of these have never
before been printed. Mrs. Toynbee has cOllated
her text with the original MSS. and has dis
covered that many passages have hitherto been
suppressed. She will restore them, and will
correct many serious errors that have been
made in transcription. She supplies new notes
in addition to those written by WalpOle him
self and has prepared full analytical index.
There will be fifty phOtOgravure portraits of
WalpOle and members of his circle illustrating
this edition, and some facSimies will also be
included. Altogether the correspondence will be
put before the world with a fulness and an
accuracy for which the author of it has long
waited Those who possess the letters in Gun
ninghamS ten stout volumes will vince at the
inyadatiOn of their edition, but, on the whole,
they cannot regret Mrs. Toynbee's enterprise
WalpOle may have deserved many of the sneers
that have been cast at him. but as a letter
writer he remains one of the immortals In
deed, there is no epistolary classic into whom
one may dip at random with greater certainty
of finding something good. Cowper and Fitz-
gerald have infinitely more charm. Other I'M
favorable comparisons might be drawn; but In
all literature there is not a more amusing letter
writer than Horace Walpole and the new
edition will be just what he deserves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
ENGLAND and the Beer War.

According to the report of the English
commission on the Boer war, at the out
break of the war there were only 11soo5
inhabitants in the Transvaal and the Or
anee Free State, including G9.00o men OF
military age. At the conclusion of peace
1900 Beers surrendered, and previous TO
that time 4S 900 prisoners had been cap
tured. deported or concentrated In camps.
1t is estima ted that 800 died from disease
or wounds or were killed in battle. making
a total of ~ 900 soldiers on the Boer side.
On the British side $4,000 troops were
sent to South Africa. "A. 43o were invaded
home % $50 died in action or of wounds
or disease. and 81. III. $4,000 was expended
up to the close of the war without including
the TRANSPORTATION home, the three or four
months pay of troops before they were
mustered out, and many other expenses.
which will bring the total cost of the war
up to 81. 400 000,009.
That is the sum total on the British side,
and a comparison with the results on the
Boer side shows beyond question the SUI
periority of the undisciplined South Afri-
cans. The mortality table on the British
aid ic oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
PORTO RIco's REGIMENT.
Will Probably Be Made the Thirty
First Infantry.
cial Correspondence of The Evening Star

snecio1 CORRESPONDENCE of The Evening Star.
SAN JUAN, P R., October 26, 1903.
This week two companies of the mounted
battalion of the Porto Rico PROVISIONAL
Regiment, stationed at Cayey, were as
mounted. This leaves two companies SUN
mounted but they also will be dismounted
probably by January /. The companies
Just dismounted were those commanded
by Captains Wuttke and Broome.
This is another step toward the accom-
plishment of the act of Congress- which
was passed at the last session. providing
for the discontinuance of the Porto Rico
Regiment as a provisional regiment and
making it available for service anywhere
in the world, like any other regular troops
of the United States army On June 80
next the present. officers OF the regiment
who are not regular United States army
officers will be retired from the service.
The only ones now in service in the resl-
ment who are regulars, and who VIII not
be retired by the going into effect OF the or
der,-are Colonel Crane, commanding, and
Major Ames and Major Howe, who Is IN
the Philippines.
When the troops were dismounted yester-
day their horses were taken away from
them and will be sold at some convenient
time in accordance with the law govern
ing that matter. Their carbines and re-
volvers were also taken away, and they
were supplied with the infantry rifles.
When the other two companies are dis
mounted, both battalions will be entirely
infantry, and after June 30 will take their
position in the regular reg. ments of the
United States army. 1t will probably be
known as the 31st Regiment of Infantry
The officers of the present provisional
regiment are striving hard to put through
the next Congress a bill 10 keep them in the
service They hope to change the age limit
for the admission of commissioned officers
from twenty seven years to forty, thus
enabling them to take re-entrance eXamf-
nations.
When the troops now here are first sent
away from the island to do service abroad
it is thought that they will go to Panama
or Nicaragua as an isthmian canal guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Apparent Increase for the Month of
S2,64o,956.

The monthly statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business Octo-
Der 81. the total debt, less cash In the
treasury. amounted to 1920, 402, J01. which
Is an increase for. the month of s2.649. 1856.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest-bearing debt. 1902 ,277 GEO. debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
81. 196. $50: debt bearing no interest 1892.
$685. 13. Total, 81. 200. O39 1903. This amount.
however. does not include s919,Si3,Si9 in
certificates and treasury notes outstand-
ing. which are Offset by an equal amount of
cash on hand, held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows:
Gold reserve. $4,000. 600; trust funds,
$919. S43. 800; general fund, s149. Do. 991; in
national bank depostaries, $167. 800. s41; in
Philippine Islands to credit of United
States disbursing officers, 81 .67020 Total,
81 .301 ,O66.0U7, against which there are de-
mand liabilities outstanding amounting to
H,O12, 429.5O4 which leaves a cash balance
on hand of 1878, 1877, 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
"THE PLAGUE OF WoMEN.n
Disease With Which Britain's War Of
fee Has Been Long Infected.

From the New York Sum-
1.-The plague of women" complained of
by MIR. (now Sir FREDERICK Treves in the
course of the late war in South Africa,
seems not to have been confined to the
Cape Colony. If We are to believe the word
of certain apologists who have risen to the
defense of the British government since
the publication of the facts brought to light
by the commission appointed to inquire into
the conduct of the late campaign. the dis
ease is and has long been endemic in and
about the war office. These worthless, with
perfect candor have pointed it out as
sort of excuse, or at least extenuation, of
the general lassitude, apathy and apparent
lack of judgment displayed by those in
power They show that where necessary
business was overlooked and where men of
small attachments were put in responsible
places it was not always the fault of the
great men in authority, but rather of the
great ladies who advised the great men.
1t must be matter of satisfaction to
Englishmen to know that all the recent
talk about the degeneracy of the race, the
deterioration of the national physique and
the rest of the dismal discoveries of the
pessimsts is pure nonsense. 1t is evident
now that the bungling and Incompetence
so largely exhibited during the late war
cannot be attributed to these defects. There
is no reason to suppose that England could
not produce the right men in time OF need,
and if the right man does not always hap
pen to be in the right place at the right
moment his absence, as the candid apollo
gists point out, is often due to an amiable
weakness on the part of his superiors
laudable ambition to be on good terms with
the great ladies and great lords who have
equally laudable ambitions in regard TO
their growing sons and heirs.
This admirable fidelity to the grand old
English system of aristocracy appears TO
spread from the bottom to the top of the
war office; the commander-in-chief himself
is true to the tradition. Maj. Gen. Braba-
zon, rougher type. with little respect for
the value of titles in the presence of an en-
envy, spoke as follows in his testimony be-
fore the commission: Il was furious at the
idea of officers going home before the war
was over for private affairs. L forbade
them. l refused them leave but they went
to Lord Roberts, and if they had any fam
lily interest they got their leave. Lord
Kitchener'S point of view was more nearly
like Gen. Brabazons. When an anxious
and influential parent telegraphed him, My
him come" Kitchener replied Your son
is more urgently needed here; he cannot
come, There are some in England who
share this attitude, regarding the business
of a soldier as something more serious than
a popular diversion of the aristocracy. But
British traditions are persistent, and II may.
he some time before the war Office can
bring itself in time of business, to forget
distinctions and return to the simple social
equality that prevailed when Adam delved
and Eve span.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
A w ay Open.
Many washington Reader
Knows It Well.

There is a way open to convince
the greatest skeptic Scores OF
Washington people have made it
possible. The public statement OF
their experience is proof the like of
which has never been produced be-
fore in Washington. Read this case
OF it given by a citizen:
jeremiah Berry. Waterman employed in the bf-
reau of engraving and printing. and living at 81
Massachusetts ave-, says: II am, convinced that
plasters, linimcns and other external tro ailments
good for baokaehe, because ! tried them
again and again and they never helped me. l suf-
ferel, fof: long while and tried all kinds of
dies without finding any permanent relief. At
length Deans Kidney Pills advertised and
went to Stevens Pharmacy. at 9th and Penn. ave-,
and got a box. They seemed 10 be just the thing
The next day after took the first dose my back
felt stronger and IN time tho ache left alto
gether That was six months ago. and il has not
bothered me since
For sale by all dealers. price 80
cents. Foster-M illburn Co, Buffalo,
\. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
FINDS NO "AMERICAN PERIL. -
French Writer Discusses the Idea of
Danger From This Country.

A London cablegram to the New York
Times says:
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says that M. Cheradame, the wel-known
author of a work 1.-The pan-Germanic
PERIL who was recently in America, ad-
dresses an interesting letter to the Eclair
on the subject of the so-called American
PERIL
He concludes that it has not yet any ex-
istence and that there is nothing 10 show
that it ever will have. The idea, says M.
Cheradame, serves the purpose of dreamers
who fancy that the moment has arrived
for the creation of a United States of Eu-
rope.
In the second place the American scare
crow is too we'll calculated to promote Ger
man policy to be neglected by those in
charge of it.
M. Cheradame affirms that it is more spe-
cially in German publications that the idea
of a European league against the United
States has grown and developed. The
United States, he says, certainly consti-
tutes considerable hindrance to Germany
Therefore innumerable articles are pub
lished with the object of proving that a
United States of Europe would be an ex-
cellent means of removing this hindrance
and of the greatest service to the policy OF
the Hohenzollerns.
NJ. Cheradame contends that France has
sound material and moral reasons for de-
Ginning to join coalition against the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
GREAT RAILROAD.
From Ocean to Ocean is Almost Com
p1eted in South America.

pleted in South America.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Within two years the east and west
coasts of South America will be united by
span Of steel rails and the dream of all
engineers will have been accomplished. The
first transcontinental road in the southern
continent is on the eve of being completed
Trains now run from Buenos Ayres, in
Argentine, westward to a point only forty
miles from the terminus of the state rail-
road in Chile, which carries the passengers
eastward from Valparaiso, to the foot of
the Andes.
Only the tunneling of the Andes remains
to be done to complete the line. The sur
veying for this part of the road has been
completed, and part of the work done For
years it has remained dormant, and for
years the hopes of those interested in vast
commercial enterprises in South Amer
lea have been delayed But now comes
news that the great and energetic republic
of Chile has decided that the road must be
completed as fast laborers can blast the
rock and lay the rails
The very fact that it is the Andes that
are to be crossed tends to heighten the
interest in the road. 1t is far easier to
cross the Rockies, even at their most pre-
cipitous points, than to get across the
Andes. The passes there are few and far
between. AT the point selected for the
tunnel that VIII pierce the backbone OF the
continent the rails will be more than 10000
feet above the leyel of the sea. Nor is this
all.
Owing to the precipitous nature of the
mountains at this point, the road. which
strikes their base at a straight line from
the Chilean side, will be compelled to make
the ascent by one of the most remarka BILE
feats of tunnel building that has ever been
attempted The road is to ascend through
a gorge by means of a cogged rail, until il
reaches the limit of elevation. Then it will
enter the tunnels, which, by reason of the
sharp grades are built in a spiral or cork
screw shape, crossing under itself and
winding around like the proverbial snake
until the Argentine boundary line is reach
ed. This tunneling is the problem which
has been solved by some of the greatest
engineers of this country and England and
now that actual work on 1t is being pressed
1t is expected that the road will be open for
travel in about two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
DRUMMER'S ETIQUETTE.
A Commercial Dinner in England is a
Formal Affair.

From Worlds Work
ION my initial trip as a commercial trav-
eler in England a kind friend told me that
/ must state l was commercial on enter
ing an inn and he added that the com
merciar room had peculiar customs. Ar
irving on a morning train i'm n famous uni
versity town, l was soon in the courtyard
of an old-fashioned inn. which had been
recommended as the best commercial hotel
| was welcomed by the boots and directed
to a commercial room marked Private.
''Thc commercial dinner was served
promptly at l o'clock. or at 1:l5 Should
twenty commercials be stopping a the
house. and but one be present at this dan-
ner hour, the soup is served. 1t was few
moments after the hour when | re-entered
the commercial room to find sixteen seat
ed at the long table. row covered with
white linen and decorated with flowers. AT
the head of the table. engaged in serving
the soup, sat Mr.. President who occupies
this position by virtue of having remained
in the hotel longer than any other person
present and at the other end Is Mr.. Vice,
the second in length of stay. This L did not
then know.
After hesitating a moment l slipped
modestly into a vacant chair. In few
seconds I was conscious that every eye In
the room was fixed upon me- Presently the
president, a ruddy-faced old man of about
sixty. said: Perhaps the gentleman who
has just seated himself is unaware that this
is private room. This said court
eously but firm. Ny first thought was to
telegra phi to the American ambassador and
to get out my passport declaring me to be-
a free-born American citizen, but the
worry odor of the soup and my friends
warning prevailed; so. half rising from my
chair, | Stammered out something about
my ignorance. With every desire to re-
ueve my evident embarrassment and at the
same time to uphold the traditions of thes
table. the president said: The gentleman ~
a stranger and wishes to Join us y hearty
permission was given at once by all, and
reseated myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New "Geisha''
Lamp Shades.

We have just received our first
shipment OF the newest effects i'll
"Geisha" Lamp Shades, and they
are so arranged as to hang from
the chimney with two brass chains,
being especially suitable for drop
lights, reading lamps. boudoir lamps,
library lamps etc. They come in as
sorted colorings and decorations,
with fringe around bottom, at
SI.OO each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
Commissioner Degetau's Contention

Resident Commissioner Degetau of Porto
Rico has filed in the United States Supreme
Court a request for permission to file a
brief as amicus curiae in the case of Isa-
bella Gonzales. a Porto Rican woman, who
under the immigration laws was denied the
privilege of landing in New York Mr. De-
getau contends that the case involves the
status of citizens of Porto Rico and that
the decision of the circuit court for the
southern district of New York. which re-
fused to grant a writ Of habeas corpus to
the Gonzales woman. Is inconsistent with
the Constitution OF the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
Lynched by Mob of own Race.

dispatch from Shreveport. La. last
night tells of the lynching of Joseph Grad
dock, a negro, by an Infatuated mob, COM
posed chiefly of blacks. at Tay.crstown,
about seventeen miles from Shreveport
Craddock killed two inoffensive colored
men and fatally injured another. After
committing the triple murder Craddoek
walked to Taylorstown and mingled with
the negroes there. boasting of his crime.
He appeared perfectly unconcerned and
said he killed the men lust for fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
State Department Advices.

0JdI6 OSPd1 &10tASSo.
The latest advices to the State Depart
ment, and they are not very recent. indi-
Gated that the Colombian government
had only 500 soldiers all told on the
isthmus, and 800 of that number had been
sent on what is regarded as wild goose
chase northward into the jungle in pursuit
of the small body of revolutionists reported
to have crossed into Colombia from Mica
ragua. The failure of these alleged revo-
lutionists to leave the slightest trace OF
their movements after the first report or
their presence has led to a suspicion here
that the whole thing was myth. and
that the real purpose for dispatchlng the
soldiers northward from the isthmus was
to get them away from Panama, their
loyalty to the national government being
suspected, and to keep them away until
the heavy reinfOrcementS of national troops
from the interior could reach and occupy
the iSthmuS. The suppression of Governor
Obaldia of Panama Is supposed to be part
of that plan worked out by the Bogota
government.
The Navy Department received word only
this morning of the arrival of the Nash
willie at Colon last night through cable
gram from her captain, Commander Hub
bard. The department has found 1t neces-
sary to conceal it's purpose in thus dls-
patching the Nashville from Kingston over
to the isthmus, and 1t was supposed that
she was prevented from going to San Do
mingo because some Of her machinery WAS
out OF OrQec. AS matter O1 TACT Tic
advices received from the United States
vice consul al Panama more than week
ago determined the State Department to
have some representative of the United
States navy in iSthmian waters.
Dangerous Conditions Revealed.
Indeed, 1t is probable that from now on.
beginning with the termination of the cere-
monies at Guantanamo connected with the
transfer of the new coaling station. Ad-
miral Coghlan will be required steadily to
maintain a naval force on the Atlantic
side of the isthmus. There are other rea
sons than the Panama situation for that
as the reports coming to the State De-
partment from the Central American coun-
tries north of Colombia reveal the exist
tons. ~
Only this morning cablegram came
from one Of the United States conSuls in
Honduras stating that the people there
were in a state of excitement over the
reported intention of Nicaragua to at
tack Honduras. The Guatemalans are
also in state of unrest. which is even
reflected in usually peaceful Costa Rica'
and the o1scials here would not be sur
prised to see something like general Cen
trail American war result from present COIL
ditions.
1t is positively stated that these move
ments on the part of our navy are IN no
way connected with canal project, ana
that there will be no attempt to negotiate
further with Colombia on that subject until
that government advances reasonable
proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New AndirOns
and Fire Sets.

We have just received large
shipment of Brass. and Wrought
Iron Andirons and Fire Sets, and
call especial attention to the finish
and style OF these makes, coupled
as they are with popular prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
Shades to Order.

Shades to Order.
Only the best grades of Kings Scotch Holland
and Hand-painted Opaque Cloths are used in the
construction of our Made-to-Order Shades to-
gether with the best spring rollers, and Zig-zag
stitching which prevents the cloth from tearing,
and not seen on ready-made shades
This department is quite busy at present, and
We would suggest that orders he placed early
as possible to avoid any unnecessary delay, 1t
Will require from 10 days to weeks from
postal or phone message will bring a compe-
tent man to take measurement OF your windows,
to show samples and to make estimate at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New Imported
Stein Special.

We have just received cask of
Blue Decorated. Half-litre Covered
Stems from one of the best German
factories and offer them at the I'M
usually low price of
$50. each; 3 for SI,oo.
They are much used for decorat-
ing dens and dining rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New Rich Gut GLASS
for Autumn Brides

We are Showing the newest and
best of this years patterns in the
American Cut Glass, which is very
rich and which makes ideal wedding
gifts. We quote few items from a
COmDlcte assortment:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New Domestic Rugs.

UGH stock affords wide choice OF design coong and
N reflects the highest degree of mechanical progress and work.
~ manship. nas
The Rugs to which invite your attention
line of single generously
In addition large stock always shown enabled by
advantageous purchase from the largest obbg house New
Yark who closing their stock offer the following
IMPERIAL he standard eveywere) Smyrna Rugs about $50
prices that usually obtain
sx36inch srI5 Value $r.5o SO x3GInch SAYS Value $3.50
2Ix45ich sI5o. Value $500 80 x3oneh s2a5 Naue 300
2oN54hch 9@'z5. 'aue $500 feet Value $500.
3ox6ench SAYS. Value $3.50 7axIo4 feet Value
3ox7ch $425. Value $3.50 xI2 feet $1,000 Value $500
large line syrnas less expensive grades offered
al than prices.
Seandfo G ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
Decorated China
DINNER Plate Special.

We call especial attention to the
Full-sized Decorated German China
Dinner Plates, in dainty rose de
signs with gold edges, which we are
offering at
ISc. each: 8 for SI.OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
New Decorated Toilet Sets.

We are showing a recent large
shipment of Choicely Decorated
Toilet Sets, in the Io-piece and jar
combinations. The new decorations
are especially designed to harmo-
nizc with the new scheme of wall
papers. We quote few items from
more than 100 different STYLE sets: