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The morning times., 1897-01-09
Pour Prendre Congo.

However opinions mag differ as to the
political features of Mr. CIeyeland's sec
ond administration, as long as the present
generation lives to remember there will
DE but one econcerningthe success, ,brilliancy,
and graciousness of the second social
reign of Mrs. Cleveland. Whether re-
garded as wife, mother, or first lady OF
republican court, the lovely and accom-
| plished consort OF the present President
OF the United States, receives and deserves
more than royal respect and honor at the
hands of the nation for the worthy and
gentle character of her rule, to which,
indeed, additional luSter has been added
by the charming and honored ladies who
form the social ministry of our First Lady,
as their husbands or fathers constitute
the Cabinet OF her good man.
Inpreparation, perhaps, for aleave taking
soon to occur, and which everybody will
regret, the Ilustrlous lady referred to,
together with her dis, nguished Cabinet
SAA -hAphIhf inNb StiN 4ol Illc BlDi'-IdDH
portrait which is to represent in history
the circle as il existed at the end of the
current administration on the morning
OF the day named. Mrs. Cleveland and the
other ladies met at the attractive studio
OF Miss JohnStone, who, by reason of her
extraordinary talent in this direction, had
been selected to execute the pictures and
spent some hours in pleasant and uncon-
ventional enjoyment OF its art treasures,
bric-a-brac, and their own society.
a corner Of Miss Johnstone'S charming
studio made a beautiful setting for the
posers, who were grouped near the large
open fireplace. AT Mrs. CIeyeland's right
hand sat Mrs. Olney. with Miss Herbert
standing next, in graceful attitude. At
Mrs. Cleveiand's left were Mrs. Carlisle
Mrs. Harmon. and Mrs. Wilson. Mrs La
mont stood gust back of Mrs. Cleveland, on
the right, while on the left Mrs. Francis
and Miss Morton completed the rear line
standing. All were in the gowns worn at
the New Year reception at the White
House. In the background were three OF
the pictures which were exhibited by Miss
johnstonc at the London salon last year;
while above appeared a bric-a-brac shelf
upon which, at the angle of the room, stood
an antique Italianvase of bronze, and other
curios from many countries, arranged with
exquisite taste.
After the group had been successfully
posed Mrs. Cleveland sat for a new por-
trait, the first which has been taken in
Washington since 1894.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Pingree in the Senate,

II is said that HaZen s. Pingree, gov
emor Of Michigan, mayor of Detroit. and
reforncr in general, VIII set out at once
after a Senatorial seat. Whether he will
seek the seat of Senator Burrows in 1899
or that of Senator Mcmillan in 1901 is
an open question. He would naturally
prefer the one that comes to hand first;
but there are geographical considerations,
aside from the fact that be has friendly
relations with Mr.. Burrows, that will
tend to procrastnate his effort until
the dawn Of the twentieth century The
feeling that exists between the senior
Senator from Michigan and the governor
Is one Of cordial and enthusiastic dislike.
and q contest between them would attract
great attention in the State Senator
Mcmillan is and has been since the day.
twenty years ago, when he took the party
reins from the dead hand of Chandler.
the most formidable figure in Michigan
politics. 1t is not certain that he will
htanu lor le-elcCJlon lOur years hence, but
Michigan men say that if he does Mr..
Pingree Will find lie has run up against
the fight of his life. and as fights are
very much to the liking Of His Honor of
Detroit and His Excellency OF Lansing
ther,- are, in that event, lively times
ahead in the Peninsular State Gov.
Pingrce's proposition to have the legisla-
tIre abolish all conventions and caucuses
and substitute primary elections is in
fun Keeping with his theory that be stands
a better chance with voters than with
delegates. He has never yet lost an
election. but he has been done brown in
several scorching State conventions, where
he ran up against the Mcmillan organiza-
tion
The morning times., 1897-01-09
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Alphonso XIII, the young king of Spain,
months after the death OF his father,
AIphonso XII. He is, therefore, in his
eleventh year, and according to the con-
stitution will be of age at sixteen.
Henri Rochefort derives an income of
$500 yearly from l-Intransigeant. The
Debats reproaches him with socialism
and with giving no benefit to his employees.
1t is believed, however, that NJ. Rochefort
is exceedingly generous to political refu-
gees, and he spends careleSsly.
Kaiser Wilhclm's jubilee cup, to be raced
for by British yachts next summer on the
occasion of his grandmother's reign OF
sixty years, is three feet high. The course
of the race Will be from Dover to Heligo-
land.
Paul Bourget defines the American as
"a man who invariably uses the newest
method
Joseph Juneau, the founder of the Alaskan
city which bears his name, has just re-
turned to san Francisco, after an absence
of thirty years. He first went to California
by the old overland trail, in 1851.
EX Speaker Reed, referring to his So 900
fee rs referee for some Massachusetts in
sTrance companies. recently remarked: 1T
is only when Il man is dra wing a salary for
doing nothing that he feels he is at last
receiving what he really deserves"
The pope is said to have asked three visi-
tors recently how long they mad been in
Rome. They answered, respectively three
weeks, three months and three years. His
holiness said to the first: ''Ah, you have
seen Rome, them" to the second, ou nave
begun to see Rome" and to the third
You have not yet begun to see Rome"
lives in the Eternal City the more he finds
30 see.
Mr.. Swinburne mother, who was buried
in the lovely little cemetery OF Bonchurch
recently, was a very charming and delight
full woman. Even at her advanced age
she was considerably over eghty-she pre-
served a keen interest in literature and
art
Wallace S. Jones, consul general of the
United states at Rome, is persona grata AT
the Italian court When he was presented
him about his home i'll Florida we call
Florida the Italy of America" said the
ready colonel
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Court.nIartia1 Ordered.

A courtmartial, consisting OF COmman-
ders Zera l.. Tanner, president; John F.
MeTny and Joseph j HemphiIl: Lieutenant
Commanders William H. Reeder and Ed
ward H. Green; Lieutenants Reginald F.
Nicholson, Thomas s. Rodgers and Charles
H. Harlow; Ensign Henry X Berehan aid
Lieut. H L. Draper as Judge advocate, mas
been appointed to meet at the Washing
ton Navy Yard at p. m, next Monday to
try Ensign Noah T Coleman on charges Of
culpabIe inefficiency in the performance
of duty and disobedieuce OF the lawful
order of his superior officer. 1t is speci-
fled that Coleman, while on duty last Sep
tember, at Harrisburg, as inspector OF
boiler rivets, failed to make reports and
tests when ordered TO do so; these OF,
fenses occurring on various occasions.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Deaths of a Day,

The Rev. Dr. NJ. C. Lockwood, pastor OF
the Associate Reformed Church, died at
Baltimore, Md, OF pcritontis. The inter
ment will be at Stamford Conn.
Mr.. Lockwood was born and educated IN
New York city. His first call was to the
First Baptist Church at Paterson n. j.
He remained there two years and went to
the First Baptist Church OF Albany, n. Y,
where he also stayed two years. His next
charge was the First Baptist Church at
Whitehall, n. Y, where he preached four
years. He went from there to the First
Baptist Church at Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he remained ten years.
He came to Baltimore from Cincinnati to
become the pastor OF the Associate Re
formed Church in September, 1895. He
left a widow and three children.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Ad I.ibitun.

Editor Times: After the flop of your
predecessors on the money question I
rarely read an editorial ON that or any
other subject. I sent TO the editor for
publication the following, which did not
appear:
TIE GOLDBUG'S DOXOLOGY.
Praise gold from whence all blessings flow;
Praise gold all peop'e here below;
Uphold sound money with a vim
Dunn foozle, whoop la! ding. dong bin,
I now read more of the editorials. This
morning 1 was delighted with the one
on Senator Hoar. Soon after his abuse
of the car conductor wrote to the latter
as follows: Z
81 am older and spryer than Senator
Hoar. If conductor should help me
enter his car, should smile.
"If The Washington Times has told
the truth about Senator Hoar, and 1
should hear that that onductor had
bunged the Senator's eye or smashed his
nose, L should laugh. w. H. BURR"
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Those Chinese Concessions.

Hardly had publication been made in the
United States Of the fact that Senator
Brice, ex-senator washbum and others
were on the point OF completing negotia-
tions with the Chinese government for
tile construction and control Of the rail-
way. telegraph and telephone systems of
the empire thanS it is said, the parties
most interested received an intimation by
cable that their progress had been suddenly
obstructed by some influence at Pekin.
IL is reported that members of Senator
Brce's Chinese syndicate suspect the
cause OF trouble TO lie in the embers of an
old alleged feud between the late Gen.
Grant and Mr.. Washburn, which the
formers family may have famed into
flames for the purpose Of burning the lat
ter's chances Of success in the proposed
great adventure. Whether they or any Of
them think so or not, upon its face the
story appears To The Times TO be too silly
for serious consideration Without good
proof To the contrary the people of this
country would refuse TO think that the fam
lily OF man who was splendidly identi-
fled with its history and correspondingly
honored by it would, if they could, use
personal grudge TO defeat project Of great
Importance to American interests, and
lIefutareeXtensionof OF American commercial
and industrial influences in the Celestial
Empire.
/ 1t is probable that the real occasion of
The morning times., 1897-01-09
THE CHINOOK SALMON.

Just before the holiday recess Senator
Mitchell OF oregon introduced in the
Senate a concurrent resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Interior 10 set apart
the Clackarnas River. in his State, as a
natural spawning ground for the Chinook
salmon The resolution speaks in the most
flatterinG terms Of the Chinook salmon
and in one place speaks or it as the royal
Chinook. The resolution has moved the
bard OF the Capitol TO poetry. The bard
is Mississippian and the only excuse he
makes is that he couldn't help it, He
sings thus:
An, Chinook salmon OF the West,
''Rose-red, oily and the best
With which Columbia's tide is bless
Thy prOpagation's now assured
Thy peerless flesh by packers cured
II Congress only speaks the word.
LO, the House funds for culture bent
Are running out, are well-nigb spent.
While young Chinook. " 'tis very clear,
In output are not running near
To half the average per year
That OregOn's brave packers claim
Is worthy OF their need and fame;
SO Uncle sam is asked 10 frame
a statute that will boom the same.
Two millions is the wage roll now
OF fishermen who daily plow
Columbia's tide with net and hook
In quest Of royal red Chinook.
II Congress, with our quest az heart,
VIII Clackamas River set apart,
And all the lands along its shore
Ye Chinook's friends will ask no more.
No veto viii this bill await
No honeyed words for White House bais
Need OTegOn's grim statesmen utter.
No trcpidatiOn or heart flutter
While clerks transfer the legislation
To the head-center Of the nation.
He'll sign it; yes, of course be will.
Though it helps the salmon packers till,
And tbefiSh with ''rOSe-Ted' golden gill;
Unless. whIle visions piScatory,
Fill his heart with dreams Of glory.
The silver scales his soul may shock.
And thus renew the same old story
or wreck upon the silver rock
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Nat CrutchfieId, Of Kentucky, ex-iournal
clerk of the House, who is in the city, told
a Times representative yesterday that
there is still hope for the reelection Of
Senator Joseph C. s Blackburn.
There is 10 certainty" he said, that
Governor Bradley will call special ses-
sion OF the legisIatureSor tnat the Repab-
licans can control the legislature when 1t
meets. In fact. they are now in Just about
the situation of the Democrats in the legis-
lature one year ago They have one ma
jority over the Democrats, but to win they
must poll for their candidate every Re
publican vote in the legislature The fight
between Hunter and Bradley is one of the
bitterest ever known in Kentucky history
1T Will be just as hard for these two
factions to get together as it was to unite
silver and gold Democrats
Mr.. Crutchfield says there is every pros
pect that the Louisville Dispatch, the sill
Yer daily, soon to be issued in competition
with the Louisville Courier Journal, will
be an unqualified success.
1T is proba BILE that teX-COngressman Gus
Enloe, now editor of the Nashville san, will
conduct the editorial policy OF the new
paper
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Customs Regulations on the Border

division of tie Treasury Department, has
returned to Washington from an extended
tour of inspection with reference to Gus
toms matters. Frequent conferences with
customs officers along the Canadian bor-
in bond through Canada with a view to
bringing all workings Of the system into
sympathy. comprised large part of his
work. Mr.. Comstock's observations will
he embodied in a report which he will
submit to the Secretary Of the Treasury
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Fond of Coffee.

Jahez Balfour, the noted forger, who is
in prison in London, seems to be very fond
of coffee. One day when fourteen of his
feilow-convicts W ere being marched through
the coffee room to prayers, the warder
beingin themiddle of them, Jabez, who was
the last man in the file, took advantage of
his position to hang back, and was not
missed till the rest got into Chapel. On
returning in search of him the warder was
astonished to find that he had gulped down
the coffee allowance Of the whols fourteen.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Snap Shot
Interviews.

Washington is going to have the finest
fireworks display in its history during the
4th of March festivities. We think people
would be glad to see one good fireworks
display. Some OF the others that have
been given here at inauguration times have
been very disappointing. There are a
number of the inaugural executive COM
mittee who want to spend all the money
available on the ball and other festivities
for the few. The fire works are to be for
the many. am contending and making
hard fight, and what l think will be a
successful one, for generous appropriation.
The contract will be let to responsible peo-
pie, who will do that they promise. Every
cent that is given to me will have it's re-
suits Mind you promise that you will
see the finest pyrotechnic display Wash
ington has ever had.-MICHAEL I. VEL
LER, Chairman Fireworks Committee.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
The Last of a Grim Joke.

The late Sir John Sloane, who died in
1886, left number OF pictures, statues
and other art works to the Sloane Museum
He also left three sealed cupbOards to DO
opened by his executors in 1856. 1856 and
1896 The last one was opened short
time ago, and TO tn e chagrin ofthe executors
it was like the two previous ones. empty OF
all but totally vaIueiess papers Sir John
had keen mind for humOr, but why ne
postponed the joke SoIong is aqueStion-
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Wool Pulling.

The woolgrowers recently appeared in
force before the Ways and Means Com
mittee. They have, perhaps, the best
ground for complaining of a grievance
created by existing tariff regulations Of
any class in this country.
The arranging Of a schedule that Will do
justice to the woolgrowerS of the United
States in the full sense of the term, seems.
at first blush, to be an exceedingly simple
undertaking.
1t is not, however. We must import an
immense amount of certain grades of wool.
which we cannot grow in this country no
matter how high or low the tariff. II
is to the greatest good Of our wool
grow wers that these particular foreign
grades should get into this country cheaply.
The more abundantly they arrive, the Ia ore
they are used in combination with our
special home grown woods. Their use in
this way stimulates the demand for the
home product, and actually helps raise
the price thereof. But certain grades of
these foreign wools slip in as coarse and
non-dutiable, when, in fact, they are
quickly manipulated here so as to work up
as fine or fiTst-class wools. This is, as
held by the wooigrowers, the commercial
evil which they wish to destroy by bet
ter schedule on certain coarse, or carpet
woods, especially the Chinese coarse woods,
which can be and now are put into shape
after they pass the custom house, and
compete in the factories with our own home
grades. As usual, the Ohio man was very
much in evidence before the committee, as
wool-puIler. The venerable william r.
Lawrence, of whom most Washingtonians
know much, was the chief spokesman and
shepherd of the woolgrowers' lobby, and
he startled Mr.. Dingley with his plan
of a retroactive tariff law, which, it may
safely be predicted, viii never be adopted.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Naval Orders.

Chief EngineerG Fl .Kearny .orderedfrom
the Minneapolis to the CinCinnati; Chief
Engineer J. II. ChaSmar. from the Gin
cinnati to the San Francisco, as flees
engineer, in place of Chief Engineer W. A
Windsor. relieved as fleet engineer and
ordered TO the Minneapolis: Lieut.. Com
mander W II. Everett, from the steel
board to the photographic Office; Surgeon
C. n. Gravatt has been detailed TO the
Naval Museum of Hygiene at Washington
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Bicycling is rather dead at present. The
bicycle events are all over for the season,
of course. promise you, however, that
there will be meet next season that moth
ing of 90 can compare with. We are
already making our plans, and correspond
ing with people here and outside of Wash
ington, and early in the spring, probably,
you will begin to hear of it in the news
papers. Look for something fine.
dent GETTINGER, Arlington wheelmen.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Business in the West has been greatly
overdone. These failures have almost none
OF them been unexpected. Most ofthe banks
gotten rid of are well gone. Their absence
will do the country an immense amount OF
good. Just think OF a town of five or six
Thousand inhabitants having five banks
The whole system has been absurd. These
failures should not affect the East badly.
Surely we have expected too much in ex-
pecting an immense Mckinley boom. 1t
must come gradually. Business is GER
tainly greatly improved from the summer
months. There is no question OF this, but
the Improvement is slow. This is what we
should have looked for.-L. A COOPER,
New York broker.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
In Memory of jackson.

The members OF the Bryan-SewaIl- VIII
Hams Club gathered at the American House
in Boston nav evening to honor the hero
Of New Orleans, Andrew jackson. The
attendance was much smaller than had
been hoped
Robert Treat Paine presided, and seated
at the tables were. among others, George
Fred williams, Timothy W. CoakIey, Col
A C. Drinkwater, John V Scollard and
the Rev. Mr. Bisbee of Holyoke-
President Paine and George Fred VIII.
Jams were the principal speakers.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Movements of warships.

The cruiser Minneapolis left Beirut for
TripoIi yesterday morning
The flagship San Francisco is at Vile
franche, and the only two ships OF the
Mediterranean squadron now in Turkish
waters are the Cincinnati and Bancroft at
Smyrna, where they have remained i'm
movable since October / 4.
The morning times., 1897-01-09
DeIgadO,r Case.

Affidavits from Sarah Granger Delgado,
wife of Harry DelgadO, the newspaper cor
respondent confined in Cuban hospital,
and from Ricardo Acosta. an intimate friend
OF his father, were filed in the State De-
partment yesterday showing the prisoners
identity as an American bora citizen
and distinguishing him from Ricardo Del
gado- They were sent TO Consul General
Lee
The morning times., 1897-01-09
Mr.. Kemplar,s statement.

Editor Times: Your reporter made a
mistake in regard to the fire in my stock
room and workshop. There are no chem
icals used there. The fire was caused by
Sawdust used in packing optical goods,
probably a match dropped in during the
day or evening, and smothered until 1
O'Clock a. m., when discovered by the
police. / had no insurance whatever.
II. n HEMPLER
The morning times., 1897-01-09

No; do not know that believe we are
to solve the problem OF the flying-nachine
right away. The bill ! introduced last
week, providing for an appropriation for
the benefit of flying machine inventors, or
rather for the making of flying-machine
investigations. was put into my hands by
one oftheflyi1fs machine men. introduced
it by request. 1 do not think / would
quite care to ask for money for such en-
terprises-HENRY E. BAKER.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

A. W. Davis, aged ninety-three years,
the Oldest citizen in the county, died at
his home, near the Rockbridge Baths,
Lexington, Va. He was one of the pioneer
iron founders of the valley, and connected
with the Iordans, Weayers, and Grahans,
prominent families of that section.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Weyler ought to throw away his old
trochas, and get some of those Brown
bronchial ones from this country. They
might not prove fatal to the insurgents,
but they could not be less SO than the
present variety.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

A great treat is promised members of
Congress as well as the citizens of Wash
ington generally. 1t will be sprung on
them some day early this month. Chair
man Babcock, of the House District Com
mittce, will appear on bicycle. He is
now completing negotiations for the pur-
chase of a wheel. he learned to ride
while at Hot Springs during the past
few weeks.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Driven to despair by listening to the re-
hearsal of after-dinner impromptu With
csms, Chauncey Depew's ward has married
count with the interrogative name Of
CZayhowswhiskil
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Benedict has made all these things out
of the dingy old former room, and really
the proofreaders ought to knock off a
dollar or SO from their salary for the
place.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

State is painfully shownin the case of two
Newark burglars, who packed a bag full of
plated ware out OF house leaving solid
silver galore untouched. New Jersey voted
for Mckinley
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Miss n. c. Wentworth died suddenly in
Sandy Hill, Washington county, n. Y. She
Iowa University and was teacher in Vir-
ginia before the war. Miss Wentworth
had decided literary ability, and for a
long time was contributor to the Troy
Times under the nom de plume of Ruth
Ramble.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

What is the use of talking about the
Western bank failures? Why cannot you
newspaper men let theSe matters of trouble
alone? The discussion of any bad news
always makes it worse. The discussion
offinancial troubles aIwa VS. augrnents them.
We are struggling to get on our feet again
in this country and in this city. Every
time you publish story of this nature it
makes some one, and maybe many. dis
trustful and anxious and timid Banker
ALBION h. PARIS.
The morning times., 1897-01-09

How many colored Baptist churches DO
you suppose there are in Washington?
Twenty? You certainly wouldn't guess.
There are fifty-four; more than any two
or three other denominations can muster,
perhaps.-wILLIs MADDEN, Postoffice
Department..
The morning times., 1897-01-09

The bad condition OF business is the nat
ural ending OF the Cleveland admnistra-
tion. Why had we any right to expect a
boom while Cleveland was still at the head
OF affairs? Even now, at this late day, be-
fore he goes out, he is likely to do some
thing entirely unexpected. He has been n
man OF surprises. He may send a special
message to Congress on almost anything
If Mr.. Cleveland keeps quiet we shall have
a Mckinley boom after Mr.. Mckinley is in
augurated.-GEORGE W. SI.SBY, Broker
The morning times., 1897-01-09

Stephen Won z Papay, chief OF the private
seph, died at Vienna. He was credited
with having powerful influence with the
emperor.