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The times., 1899-09-16
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
Lawyers Want a Local Man for Dis
tricf Attorney.

The statements OF President Mckinley.
made q few days ago TO two separate dele
cations, which called at the White House.
to urge the appointment of C. Maurice
Smith to the office of United States Attor-
ney for the District of Columbia, that the
attcrneyship is nearer settlement than the
vacant justiceship, has been the subject OF
general discussion among the members
of the District bar Those persons. how
ever, who did speak of the situa-
ton. were at a loss to understand tha
meaning Of the Presidents words IN dis
posing of the delegations which had called
upon him to press the appointment Of Mr..
Smith.
The friends and active supporters o,
the aspirants for the judicial and attor-
neyship honors are sanguine of the ulti-
mate success of their favorites. The mem
bers of the delegations which called Il the
White House maintain that the President
has the names of five aspIrants for the
iusticeship under consideration. but 1t Is
the general opinion that there are Cniy
three who can be considered in the race.
These are said to be MessTs. Davis. Du-
vail. and Barnard. To these the commit
tees which have called upon Mr. Mekialey
add the names OF Mr.. Leighton and Mr.
Lambert
| The contest for the District Attorney
| ship, in the event of q vacancy in that
| office, is conceded to be between Gen.
| Thomas Fl. Anderson, of Ohio. Ashley H.
! Gould, at present one of Mr.. Davis assist
ants, and c. Maurice Smith, with the
chances in favor of the Ohio man. II was
said yesterday by member of the Dis
triet bar, that a meeting OF the Washington
| Bar Association had been petitioned for,
and would be held this morning for the
purpose of protesting against the appoint
ment OF Mr. Anderson as United states
| Attorney for the District It Is claimed
| that there is a strong reason why the Dis
| trict Attorney should be District man
| Further than this 1t is maintained that
| the wishes OF the members of the Dis
| trict bar should be considered ny the
| President in the selection OF United
/ States Attorney for the District II was
| also reported yesterday that it is ex-
! pected that Senator McComas. Of Mary
| land, will come 70 Washington today to
confer with the President upon the matter
| The Senator is known TO be 4 warm sup
/ porter of Assistant District Attorney Ash
| ley NJ Gould. Senator McComas Is also
said TO be a strong friend to Mr. Davis.
/ and would be glad to see him elevated 10
the vacancy on the bench Of the Supreme
| Court of the District
The times., 1899-09-16
The Monument to IngersoIl.

To the Editor OF The Times:
You have hit the rail sGuarely On the
head in your remarks on "a Monument 70
Colonel Ingersoil." If the people of Peoria
who knew and loved the great agnoztic
wish to build there a monument TO him.
it is in order; but. if an appeal is 70 be
made TO his millions OF admirers in the
country at large. Washington is the place
for the monument Nor should the word
monument" be used to imply either a
nonolith or a pile OF stones. however
ornate. Ingersoll was a utilitarian: he
hOnored and strOve TO advance practical
helpfulness; he believed that the highest
duty and the Ioftiest privilege consisted
in promoting the happiness and welfare
OF man here on this earth; and as memo
rial for such a.teacher, mere monument
seems tneongFuOus. What the surviving
friends of Ingersoll ought 10 do IS, as Ths
Times says, TO build a music hall, hos
pital library, or some such public in
stitution, and dedicate IL 10 him. in the
Capital OF the Republic. which was once
his home. and OF which he was always so
fond. VIII The Times undertake the great
enteFprise2 ". A. CROFFUT.
The times., 1899-09-16
INFORMATION FOR CONGRESS.
Reasons for the Philippine Commits
sioners' Homecoming.

Reasons for the Philippine Commits
sioners' homecoming.
Col. Charles DENLY and Prof. Deane
Worcester, members Of the Philippine
Commission, will sail from Hongkong on
the Empress OF India, September 26 for the
United States. AS soon as they arrive they
will be joined by Admiral Dewey and Prof.
Schurman, and prepare report showing
the result of the work of the Commission.
General Otis, the fifth member of the Com
mission, will probably forward his views by
his brother Commissioners or by mail
In regard to the home coming of Messrs.
DENLY and Worcester, of the Philippine
Commission, Cabinet officer ex-
planned yesterday that the sole rea-
son for their return was that the
President desired 10 avail himself OF
the mass of valuable information which
they had gathered in the Philippines.
What they will bring and what they will
formulate here" ha said. will bS known
as their annual report The President de-
sires to get his recommendations TO Con-
gress before that body as early as pOssi-
BILE, and therefore the Commissioners viii
come TO Washington as soon as they can. -
The times., 1899-09-16
THE WEALTH OF SIBERIA.
a Vast Territory in ssIa ReI=E De
welcomed


In connection with the building CT the
great territory TO the markets OF the
world. Consul Monaghan. OF chemnitz. has
written a letter 20 the state Department, IN
which he says that siberia and the Amrr
lands are rich beyond belief. Their 5-2lS,sss
square miles are inhabited By only 4oe9.eeo
soldiers In recent years. however, the
number Of immigrants (400eeo last year,
has been equaIed only by the tide which
poured into the United States in the past
This vast territory. long looked upon as
5efrcn waste. is destined 10 be one OF the
worlds richest and most productive sec
tions- In northern France wheat ripens In
13I days: in Siberia in 107. Even strong
night frosts Co not iniure the young seed
Under such conditions the possibilities OF
agriculture are practically unlimited
Il may add" says the Consul. that cats
require in Siberia and the AruuT country
only SO days, and in the regions OF the
Yenise only LOT. The fross period last year
was only 90 days in the Irlurts country.
Climatically. the best of Northern Asias
territory for planting purposes Is the UsuTi
( country. which. in spite OF its vast tracts
OF wood and grazing lands. has 45.2s2 square
( miles OF arabic ground The building OF
the Trans Siberian Railroad has already
added to the Russian Empires wheat prod
uct
The mineral resources Of Western ST.
IBERIA are vast. Between T0msk and K0oz-
nesk lie q. 1sT square miles Of caal lands
which have never been touched The coal
/ is said 10 be excellent In eastern Siberia.
with its 10s.112 square miles OF fruitful
soil. there are 400 places yielding gold
Exclusive of the Ural gold fields. there
are sol places in the Empire where gold
is found. notwithstanding the number CT
places in which iron is located. there ara
only four large establishments for its pro-
duction. The ores are rieh-32 to SO per
cent of raw iron.
The industries of Siberia are In their
infancy; still they are growing and are
bound to grow. so rich are the rewards
promised. Chemical. sugar, and paper
mills have been put up in several places
and are paying well. The wealth Of this
province. like that OF Siberia. and all east
ern Russia. is ripe for harvesting. The
traffic in Siberia and eastern Russia is in
creasing faster than even the advocates
Of the great trans-Siberian road anticipat-
ed. Siberia and the Amur country possess
advantages very similar to those of North
America. Australia. and parts Of Africa
The great gain to Russia at present in
developing Siberia. is the guaranty that
her harvests will come nearer TO supply
ing her wheat needs
The times., 1899-09-16
AN EDITORS HOME BURNED,
Aided by Street Railway Men, the
Family Escaued

BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-The residence of
R. H. Edmonds, editor of the ''Manufac-
turers Record" at Roland Park, was al
most completely destroyed by fire early
this morning. To the bravery of eight en-
ployes of the United Railway Company
Mr. Edmonds attributes the fact that 10
lives were lost. About o'clock this
morning the men saw smoke rising from
the back of the residence. The men, head
ed by Motorman Williams, rushed to the
house, which was fast becoming enveloped
in flames Mr.. Edmonds had been awak-
ened by this time. and though the house
was filled with suffocating smoke, con-
Quoted his wife, mother, and sister in
safety to the ground below. In the third
story was Mrs. John C. Field and her
baby. Mrs. Field was helpless, her retreat
was cut off by the binding smoke and no
ladders were at hand Williams rescued
them, after considerable hard and danger
Gus work.
The times., 1899-09-16
HOT WEATHER AT AN END.
The Cool Wave to Last Until Real
Winter Sets In.

BY way Of assurance that he is lot in
league with the Ice trust the weather man
has decreed that no more hot waves shall
do business this season. The present cool
spell is TO last until real winter sets in,
and the statement Is given out that the
wise man will lay aside his straw hat
and light shoes and prepare for chilly
nights and cool days.
The temperature in the city yesterday
morning was as low as forty-three de-
grees, which Is said to be pretty deep for
the District, and it is predicted at the
Weather Bureau that a season of fair,
cool weather can be expected for about
a month, with the mercury averaging frcm
forty-fye to seventy degrees during that
time. Frost was reported in Beltsyifle.
Md. lust outside Washington. yesterday.
and local coal dealers see a good streak
of business coming in their direction.
1t is not thought that any damage will
be done because of the low temperature
which prevails, but it is understood that
Washington will not enjoy any Indian
GUNNER this year, and those who objected
to recent humid waves can congratulate
themselves.
The times., 1899-09-16
THE VANDERBILT oBsEoUIEs.
Services ut the House and st. Bar
thoIomcyyts Church

Services Mt the House and St. Bar
thoIomcyv's Church
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-Funeral services
over the body of Cornelius Vanderbilt were
held at st. Bartholomew Church this
morning at 1920 o'clock. They were pre-
ceded by brief service of prayer at the
house at Fifth Avenue and Fifty seventh
Street, at which the Rev. DIR. David H.
Green officiated, only members of the fam
lily and their intimates being present The
house was surrounded by a curious throng
from an early hour, and squad of police
men was on hand to keep the avenue and
street clear
At the close of the service at the house
the coffin was borne from the house to ST.
Bartholomew's Church, at Madison Ave-
nue. and Forty-fourth Street. Only few
carriages followed the hearse and those
contained members of the family.
The coffin containing the body was
carried into the church, preceded by part
OF the choir, while the organ played a
funeral march. The ten pallbearers fol-
lowed the coffin. The choir of sixty voices
next rendered the Episcopal burial anthem.
After a quartette had sung Crossing the
Bar, the Rev. Henry Morgan Stone. of
Trinity Church, Newport, read lesson.
Bishop Potter read the Litany, and assist
ed in the burial service, which was con-
Quoted by Dr. Greer. The recessional was
ehanted by tie choir, and the body borne
out, followed by the pallbearers and
mourners.
After the service the body was taken
TO West Forty second Street. where a spe-
cial ferryboat was in waiting, and the body
and funeral party were taken to Staten ISL
and Arriving there. the funeral party
proceeded toward the Vanderbilt mauso-
leum in the cemetery at New Dorp, where
the last service, conducted also by DR..
Greer was held.
The times., 1899-09-16
The Coming War.

Whatever hope the peace party in Eng
land and in Cape Colony may have had that
war would be ayerted appears TO have van
ished into thin air. Kruger. probably more
hypocritical than daft, continues to talk of
arbitration, well knowing that 10 be quite
out of the question. The sensational report
comes from South Africa that. as soon as
the full note OF the Beers is despatched to
the British Government, three thousand
burghers VIII make a rush for Laing s
Neck. on the Natal frontier.
Altogether, the prospects for immediate
hostilities never seemed TO be surer. II the
Transyaal Dutch are determined to resist
the concessions demanded for the Out
Ianders and to denounce British suzerainty.
il is entirely plain that war must come be-
fore long in any case. and II is perhaps bet
ter that the issue of arms should be met
now than a little later, when the mis-
The times., 1899-09-16
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY TESTS.
The Navy Department Preparing to
Make Extensive Experiments.

Make Extensive Experiments.
Interesting data ON the subject of wireless
telegraphy has been submitted to the Navy
Department by Lieutenant Caldwell, the
United States naval attache in London.
and the department here is preparing to
experiment along the same lines as those
which have proven so successful in the
British navy The experiments here will
be under the direction of Admiral Brad
ford Chief of the Bureau of Equipment
The operations of the system and its value
to naval work are summed up as follows by
a British expert:
''Wfth wireless telegraphy signals can
easily be made from ship to ship over
gap of thirty miles. No one need be ex-
posed and no large staff is necessary. In
some instances a range of fifty miles can
be attained The defects of the system for
naval purposes are two: Messages can only
be sent slowly, and there may be disturb
ing interference with the signals from other
transmitters in the neighborhood.
1.-The Juno for instance, was taking a
message from the Alexandria, when sud
denly a despatch from Alum Bay, in the
Isle of Wight, which was really meant for
the Poole, began TO come in. The latter
| had covered gap OF fifty miles.
| AN enemy would be sure TO set Ills
| trausmitters so as 20 interiors with sig
| nails, while his receivers would be adjusted
| to take in signals from any fleet he was
| watching Thus all messages would have
| to be in cipher, and in cipher constantly
changed, for no cipher is undiscoverable.
| There can be no doubt, however. that the
| system will be rapidly improved. 1t has
| vast possibilities. 1t cannot, of course,
| remain the exclusive appanage of our navy,
| but each advance in the art of 1ong-dis
| tance signaling tells heavily in favor OF
| the superior naval power.
s'Our programme in war is to make the
| enemy's coast our frontier, constantly
our ships will be off the enemy's coast
while his, it is hoped, will be kept in his
| harbors With this new system signals
asking for help or describing the enemy's
| movements can easily be sent backward
or forward between our fleets and their
| bases. If hostile torpedo craft try raids
on our coast or are seen near them, forces
can quickly be called up to intercept them
In short, the maneuvres have proved tbs
great practical value of wireless telegra-
| ply"
The times., 1899-09-16
The Scattered Tribes.
CFrom the Atlanta Journal


According to the lest information there are
not more than 100000 Jews in all the world
not a great many more than the population Of
the state of New York, OF the total Jewish pop
ulation 5,000,0G are in Europe, chiefly in Rus
sia There are 100000 in Asia, 700, 600 in Africa.
400 COO in America, and 10000 in Australia. In
European Russia there are 100000. The next
greatest numbers are in Austro- Hungary, the fig.
ures being put at oO,0G0 leaving LOCO, 900 10 he
divided among the ether European countries
There are 10000 Jews in the British islands,
and not more than 100000 in France In the
whole OF Palestine there about 10000, and in
Jerusalem cocoa
The fact that there are only 100000 Jews in
America will surprise the average reader. These
800 600 Jews shem TO be many than they
are because they make themselves felt in every
community wlsese they live, because they ac-
tive. enferpris;ns and thoroughly live factors il
our complex civilization
The times., 1899-09-16
DARNELL Is INNOCENT.
Prosecutor Jenkins Says There Is No
Evidence Against Him.

CAMDEN, N. j.. Sept. 15.-Prosecutor
Jenkins today said that there was not the
slightest evidence against Eugene DarneH,
whom the Philadelphia Times accused OF
having been with Eli Shaw on the night
Shaw's mother and grandmother were mur-
dered and of being aware that Shaw had
killed the women Mr. jenkins said:
Il consider the story nonsense from be-
ginning to end. The article was simply
sensational. and if what was said of Others
was as false as what they wrote about me,
the whole thing was a malicious lie. Dar-
nell was not with Shaw on the night of the
murder, nor at any time. This | know alb
solutely, and think l know as much about
the case as anyone.
THE reporters swore positively that
Shaw made the confession and implicated
Darnell in such a positive manner that
after the arrest l could do nothing but
hold him. intended to give him hearing
yesterday afternoon, but they did not have
their witnesses ready, and to give them
a chance l postponed the hearing. am
sorry now that / asked such heavy bail.
1 viii have the hearing probably next Mon
dayn
The times., 1899-09-16
CONDEMNS FRENCH LAW.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, De-
nounces the Dreyfus Verdict.

Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia is at
the Shoreham. When seen by Times re-
porter last night he refused TO discuss the
political situation, saying that there was
nothing new in Virginia politics. In speak
ing of the Dreyfus verdict the Senator said:
''There seems to be no justice in the
French judicial system, and more especially
in their military tribunals.
YES, | called with a delegation at the
War Department yesterday in relation to
railroad matters. The Arlington and Falls
Church Railway became involved in con-
troversy with the Army authorities, and
Manager Phillips requested us TO see the
Secretary. believe the railroad interfered
with the proper operation of a Government
telephone line across the Arlington reser-
yation. The matter has been settled, I am
told, by an agreement on the part of the
railroad company to remove the telephone
from the vicinity Of its tracks,"
The times., 1899-09-16
AIi-Night Saloons.
From dc Chicago News. }

tFTOm the Chicago NeWs.)
The police have discovered another all.night sa-
Icon. Ii is almost superduous TO add that they
made the discovery because they were called in
to prevent murder This is the Inevitable po-
lice method oi discovering all-night saloons. So
long as knives. pistols and hilies are kept under
cover the police can no more find law breaking
dive than a telegram can travel over a grounded
wire. The connection is broken and the after
midnight bar is as safe from police interference
as though it were surrounded by an impregnable
wall Perhaps. however, this is disadvantage
TO the police, for The alinight saloon in which
knives and firearms not regular feature is SO
rare that ii may be left out of account.
The times., 1899-09-16
rrinn Mt the White House.

Bartlett Tripp. American Commissioner
to Samoa, called cn the President yesterday
and was with him for few minutes. he
will repeat his visit today. Mr.. Trip has
presented his official report to the Presi-
dent respecting the work OF the Commits
sion. and today when he calls at the White
House will verbally go over the whole
Samoan situation Mr.. Trip said that
conditions are peaeeable and quiet at pres
eat In Samoa, and that he apprehends no
further trouble.
The times., 1899-09-16
chievous tendencies of the black tribes
might be further developed

chievous tendencies of the black tribes
might be further developed.
AS it stands, they are a dangerous men
ace to both Beers and British. A general
rebellion on their part might compel the
English Government to enter upon cam
paign of suppression, compared with which
our little affair in the Philippines would be
reduced to the proportions of a municipal
riot
In any event, it now seems probable that
Kruger's people mean fight, and that they
have no notion of waiting until the British
endorsements land in Natal and at the
Cape. If they should succeed in entrench-
ing themselves al Lsing's Neck before the
redcoats can get there in force. there will
be an interesting and bloody battle at that
point for it is the only pass through which
Queen Victoria's soldiers could march into
the South African Republic from Pieter-
maritzburg
The patience of the Salisbury Govern
ment is about worn out. AS We have fire.
quently remarked, it would be glad of q lit
tie delay, but events are likely TO preclude
anything of the sort. We are greatly mis-
taken if we are not soon to have an oppor
tunity for studying the military problem
presented by a considerable force OF hardy
and experienced frontiersmen, well used to
fighting brave natives, opposing an equal
number of trained modern troops.
The times., 1899-09-16

There are some people who viciously re-
sent sympathy with any cause but their
own. Michael Davitt, the Irish Nationalist,
appears to be one of these. He asserts that
British interest in Dreyfus is due to the
fact that the prisoner is a rich Jew and
not poor one, and to the desire to injure
a rival nation. Certainly no man can say
that these are the bases of American SEN
timent on the subject. Dayitt insists that
mo innocent man was ever convicted twice
in any civilized country by jury of his
peers" That might be true, too, and not
in the least affect the present case. The
first court-martial may have erred in
nocently being led by the perjuries and
forgeries of the real traitors; but the sec
ond was notoriously packed with their
tools TO convict. 1t was in no sense "a
jury of Dreyfus' peers" 1t was tribunal
composed of his enemies who were bound to
find him guilty that the conspirators of the
headquarters staff might not go to the
galleys. We are completely ashamed of
Michael Davitt
The times., 1899-09-16
PRAYERS FOR RELIEF.
Samar Islanders Victims of Aguin-
nIdo's Greedy Tax-Gatherers.

Snmar Islanders Victims of Aguin-
aIdo's Greedy Tax-Gatherers.
The War Department has received in
formation that the natives of the Island
of Samoa are praying for the speedy ar
rival Of the Americans. and that they
will welcome the Stars and Stripes. The
forcible collection of taxes by agents of
the insurgents from the natives. who take
all they possess, has placed the unfor-
tunates in a state of semi starvation. One
of these agents, who has been an insur-
gent leader, General Lucban, has bolted
to Japan, taking with him $780, which
he collected for the followers of Aguinaldo.
These agents try to force the natives to
join the insurgents. but they have thus
far been unsuccessful.
It is expected that the natives of this
place will rebel against the insurgents if
they are again molested by tax gatherers.
The times., 1899-09-16
A ProYerb ptsproved.

(From the St. Louis Gobe-Democrat.)
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who has just died, was
bv far the most credtabe member of the present
generation of his family. He worked his way
up to his high position in the business world by
his own exertions, and was recognized as force
in his particular sphere before the death OF his
father. William H. Vanderbilt, fourteen years
ago. His career was a reiutation of the popular
notion that there is '.oniy three generations be-
tween shirt sleeves and shirt sleeves in the
The times., 1899-09-16
A ForIorn Hope.

tFrom the hansas tity Star-l
The determination of the Beers which is talked
of mere by the Beers than BY tee opposing power.
IS not a necessity. 1t is serious matter 10 be
exterminatcd. and a nation or people ssouid have
excellent reasons before adopting 4 reso.ution Of
externinati,n- The Beers would better let al
the Uitlanders vote, CT even themselves lower
the tax On dynamite used n the mines than %
90 into war with the prospect OF being exter-
minated With all the Boefs dead the Tit
Ianders win get all they want and nothing siG
be prevented or gained by the Beers
The times., 1899-09-16
Worth Atlantic squadron Sails.

The North Atlantic squadron, consisting
Of the New York, Brooklyn, Indiana,
Massachusetts, and Texas, sailed from
phiIadelphia for Tcmpkinsyille. Staten ISL
and. early this morning. telegram to
the Navy Department reported the squad
ron passing the League Island navy yard
at a. IN.
The times., 1899-09-16

AS Otis is about to lose the services OF
DENLY and Worcester, he has cabled for
other staff officers to take their places
1t is fair to presume that the nominations
viii be made by Messrs. Swift and
Armour