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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

| Mark Twain. during the recent discussion
! of the copyright question before COM
mittee of the House of Lords. made some
remarks which are more general in their
I application than might at first appear. He
said:
1.-THE State should never lower the standard of
II oraliiy, except after deep and prayerful consd-
,raiior of the possible results and the full per-
suason that the money gained would be worth
more than the morals
1t is impossible not to see that this fits
the Administration attitude toward Porto
Rico as neatly as if it were made to order.
The sudden enlightenment of so many peo-
pie on what they called, some months ago,
their plain duty" can only be explained
by the supposition that after deep and
prayerful consideration of the possible re-
suits they thought the change would pay
There is no question that the fight over
the Porto Rican tariff bill was, in its last
analysis. a combat between money and po-
ltical morality The infamous absurdity
of inviting the trustful people of a friendly
island to come under the protection of the
American flag, and then plundering them
by wholesale with one hand. and doing out
charity with the other. is patent to the
whole civilized world. and Americans are
not less intelligent than other people. The
whole country saw the situation so plainly
that no hOodwinking was possible. News
paper editorials. cartoons and the talk on
the street corners. alike expressed the feel
ing of the masses. The Spanish war was
pie. If American hearts had not been in
dignant over the tales of misery and OPP
preston in Cuba, the Maine would not
have gone to Havana; and then there
would have been no tragedy. no war, and
no annexation of Porto Rico The people
who were willing to risk all the interna-
tional complications which might follow a
declaration of war with Spain. who were
ready to raise more troops than could pos
sibly be used, in defence of the rights of
Cuba, do not see that their having done
this gives them the privilege of oppress-
ing the Porto Ricans. They never will see
it. Americans are, when an issue is plainly
presented TO them, loyal to the principles
of justice and liberty.
The question then remains whether this
people, ready to fight for an abstract prin-
ciple, are going to stand tamely by while
their rulers place them in the position of
selling all their principles to benefit GER
tain syndicates and corporations. Is the
money worth more than the morals?" If
the next election day seems to prove that
it is, only two conclusions are possible;
either the power of the trusts has become
so absolute that they can safely defy the
will OF the majority or the clear thinking.
independent, justice-loving American has
been replaced by a creature willing to
barter common honesty for a small share
in large plumber
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
MANY JAPANESE LABoRERs
A Tramp Steamer Fined for Ill
Treating Immigrants.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 21.-Csnadian
Inspectors Collister and Thomson are rig
idly examining the tramp steamer Milos,
of Hamburg. which came here Wednesday
with 1000 japanese immigrants. Her own
ers, the Russo Chinese Bank, accepted
short-time contract to deliver these coolie
laborers here or at Seattle for Work on
Western railways. Lest obstacles should
be placed in her way, the ship left Kobe
without clearance. It was for this that she
was held up here by the customs authori-
ties.
An examination shows that the Milos is
1.600-ton vessel, unfit for passenger car
rying. Her four boats and twenty-odd
lifebelts are just about enough to accom-
modate the crew in the event of a dis
aster at sea. Her two decks will not shell
ter more than 800, and for this trip, there
fore, she packed the immigrants down in
the filthy hold. Ten cents worth of rice
per day was allowed each passenger, 1t
is said. and only the strongest got fed
in the general scramble
The Canadian authorities will fine the
ship $500 for coming in without clearance
papers and $500 more for carrying passen-
gers without a license and inspectors
certificate. and will refuse her clearance
hence until she shows an adequate equip
ment of boats. belts, and saving ap-
planes. The immigration agents state
that fully $4,000 Japanese have been Sc
cured by agents on the other side for
railway building and maintenance in
America.
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street-CIcaning in Chicago.

It appears that Chicago has some
twinges Of conscience, aroused by the pro-
posed advent OF Admiral Dewey. It is ex-
planned that this occasion will make il
necessary to have the streets cleaned. so
that the Admiral will know whether he is
stepping on terra irma or the Chicago
River, and it is mildly suggested that it
would be nice If they could be kept clean.
so that herculean labors would not be nee
essary when the next Dewey Day comes
around. The Chicago News" gently re-
mcrks:
The Admiral IS accustomed TO having thi. Is
shipshapC. and accordingly or street and health
departments have combined forces. and promise
to have everything spickand-span when Dewey
comes Ii they succeed. rs doubtless they will.
loyal citizen will hint TO the great Admiral
that he ought TO compliment Chicago On it, clean
face. II viii Try 10 look as unconscious as If the
virtue that Is said to be next TO codliness were
a matter Of daily habit.
Washington has not much sin to answer
for in this matter of STRENGTHENING
cept in the winter. when the inadequacy
OF the apparatus for removing snow some
times causes good deal OF inconvenience.
But il is quite true. as this Chicago paper
suggests. that the problem of street-clean-
ing would be greatly simplifed if the dirt
were not allowed to accumulate. II is so
with everything. Generally speaking, the
way to have things clean is to keep them
so, not to live one-half the time in The
midst Of dust, and the other half in soap
suds and steam
One happy thing about modern improve
ments Is that they enable the average
householder TO live from day to day with
out taking much care for the morrow.
Though once the weekly baking was an
institution in every household, and just
before baking-day the family was fed on
scraps, it is now possible to buy freel
bread Once upon time all large cities
were cleaned semi occasionally; nowadays
the street-sweepers attend to that work
each day. Imagine the condition in which
Edinburgh, or London, or Paris. must
have been just before the semi annual
removal of rubbish from before the door
OF each householder, There are house
holds in Europe even now in which huge
stores of linen are kept so that the wash
ing day may occur only once In six months;
bat the average American housewife would
regard that system with horror.
If Chicago can get rid of the medieval
idea that street-clearing Is only to be done
In the spring. the city will probably be
more comfortable in every way. Though
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
BISHOP PARET MARRIED.
He Weds Mrs. Sarah Hayden Haskell
mt Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, April 21.--The Rt. Rev.
William Paret. Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. was mar
ried today in St. Peters Church, the bride
being Mrs Sarah Hayden Haskell of Bal
timOre. The ceremony was performed by
the Ri. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee. Bishop
of Washington. The best man was the
Rev. DR.. J. Houston Eccleston, rector of
Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church.
There were no bridesmaids The bride
was given away by her brother. Mr.. VIII
liam II. Hayden, of Newark. y. ].
The church was not decorated ana it
vas intended to have the wedding as pri-
vate as possible. After the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served at the home
of the bride. The bride is a daughter of
Judge Sidney Hayden, of Windsor Conn.
She is the widow of Mr.. Henry Tudor Has
kell, of Chicago. who died about seven
years ago For three years Mrs Haskell
has been living in Baltimore. Bishop
Parrt is seyenty-three and his bride forty
eight.
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the hitherto lifeless Clayton BUlwer
Treaty, and surrender of the Monroe Toe
trine, all of which things the Administra-
ton wants, the Hepburn bill. even in its
present caponized condition. is a popular
measure. 1t is advisable to leave it in
that condition until the transcontnental
railway agents at the other end of the
Capitol can treat it. and prepare it for
conference In which it will be RACED until
it becomes the -Pauncefote Treaty,
and that is exactly the Administration pur-
pose
Mr.. Hepburn, and those of his associates
who have Joined with him in surrenderins
to the enemies of the canal, know. per-
fectly well that the campaign contributors
who dictate the Isthmian policy Of the
Administration will have their way in the
matter, and either kill all legislation at
this session, or procure action that the
country will denounce and reject. They
are entirely aware that the pretence OF
Willingness to let the Hepburn bill, as
amended by executive order. become
law. is all CANNON and spinach, and that
it will never return to the House in the
likeness of anything it seemed when it
went forth from that body. In fact, Mr..
Hepburn and other Representatives
friendly to a canal to be built, owned,
operated, and defended as an exclusively
American enterprise. are on definite notice
that the Administration, for some secret
reason, is bitterly hostile to any such prop
ositiOn.
Under these conditions the Hepburn bill
will be debated on the first of May, and
be voted on the day following. The order
has been promulgated to give it a rOusing
majority; and then the Senate and the
conference will pull its teeth and wrench
off its claws
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
DELAY IN IMPROVEMENTS.
Extending Navigation on the Mouon-
gahela Proceeds slowly.

SSAteHuinE NaNfEnttOu on the MOuOn-
gahela Proceeds slowly.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. April 21.-The
Government authorities are becoming very
much irritated at the delay in the work
of extending navigation on the Mononga-
hela River between here and Fairmont
Major Charles F. Powell who has charge
of the work, is now in this city. In ans
wer to a question as to the state of af-
fairs, he expressed himself as very much
dissatisfied with the way that Contractor
Mcdonald had been doing. and said Mr..
Mcdonald should have resumed work here
six weeks ago Two notifications have been
sent him and he has not replied to either.
They Informed him that he would have 10
resume work at once or his contract would
be forfeited and his bondsmen made to pay
for the delinquency.
When asked about the letting of a new
contract and how long it would take be-
fore that could be done and the work re-
sumed, he stated that a new contract
might not be let, but that the work might
be done under the immediate supervision
of the War Department. This. he thought.
would be done at once. The delay will not
be tolerated any longer. Major Powell
thinks that Mr.. Mcdonald does not in
tend to come back, as he has taken every
thing Of value away. The amount of the
bond that he has given is $500, COO ard
the bondsmen will forefit this amour. 10
the Government
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
FIGHTING A TRUST.
The Retail TobaccOnists' Association
Meets in New York.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Retail To-
bacconists' Protective Association. of
Greater New York, which was organized
ABOUT four months ago for the purpose of
fighting the American Tobacco Company.
held its last public meeting last evening
in Maenerchor Hall, 2O3 East Fifty-sixth
Street. When President John E Kenyon
called the meeting TO order shortly after
o'clock there were about 100 persons
present, IIost of whom were members of
the Association. President Kenyon spoke
from a typewriter manuscript. He said
that in four months the Association had
grown to the membership OF 800 which
he thought very encouraging. 1t was al
mitted that there were 5000 or 5000 retail
dealers sill: to hear from.
Secretary Cohn got up and said
he had been driven out by va
rious trusts every time he
started business. He had canvassed forty
shops day for long time. In eacn shop
he said ne spent fifteen minutes oil his
own business and fifteen more in CANVASS
ing for the Association. Some of the an
dienoe began to calculate the time he spent
on this work. They made it twenty hours
a dav.
Other speakers wanted the meeting 20
start an agitation at once to bring ether
manufacsuI ers here by buying from Them
and getting trade for them In order to
compete with the American Tobacco Com
pany. dealer named Adler urged fight
ins at once and talked politics. No a.tion
was taken on the suggestions made.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. April 21.-Rev. E. \.
Warfeld, the new pastor OF the Methodist
Protestant Church will begin his pastorate
here tomorrow. preaching his first sermon
at IL o'clock. The newly selected pastor of
the Baptist Church, Rev. DR.. Hunt of New
York. has not entered upon the discharge
of his duty and will be represented tolnor-
row by Rev. F. NJ Bebee, a well-known
New York minister.
The ward meetings of the Alexandria
Democracy announced to take place in
this city next Thursday in order to elect
delegates to the Democratic State COnven-
ton at Norfolk to choose Virginia's dele
CATION to the Kansas City Convention has
attracted but little attention. The friends
of J. Marion Hill. DR.. Samuel H. Lunt, HUI
bert SnCwdeG, James /. LAWYER, Gardner
Boothe, Charles Bendheim, T. Ballenger.
Charles " Cuvillier. and George Appich
are urging them to accept places among
the delegates.
James McCucn. who has several con-
tracts for supplying stone from his quar-
ries at Occouuan has engaged the Alex
audria Marine Railway Company to build
him large scow for the purpose of trans
porting stone. Work upon the boat is now
engaging a number Of hands AZ the ship
yard.
The April term of the county court will
open tomorrow.
The water supply Of the stationhouse
and the fish market has been cut off very
largely Of late and today an examination
was made by Plumber Cogan. who discov-
cred an eel in the supply pipe. The eel
was forced out into the main and then
carried by the water to the fire hydrant at
the corner Of the market where it was
taken out. 1t was over fifteen inches in
length.
The remains Of Mrs. Susie Franks. wife
Of James Franks. a f&gman on the South
ern Railway. were sent tonight 10 her
home in Charlotte. y. c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
Severe Drought Reported From the
Norfolk Islands.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. April 21.-The
steamship Miowera has arrived from Aus
tralia with the following mail adyices:
A six months drought. the most severe
ever experienced, has been killing off cat
tie and men at Norfolk Islands The ma
tives are in a most desperate condition as
the sweet potato yam, and corn crops are
utter failures
The German warship Adler has returned
from the Admiralty Islands, where she had
been engaged, with the crew OF the Ger
man schooner Mascot. in furnishing the
eannibals who murdered Traders Metz, of
st. Patrick's Island, and Captain Dahl and
his crew.
The Royal Commission appointed by the
New South Wales Government to enquire
into the identity of William Creswell and
ascertain whether or not Creswell and Sir
Roger Tichborne, the missing heir to the
Tichborne estates. are the same person.
have concluded their labors after incorpor-
ating the report of last years commission
in their own. The report is said to set
out that the lunatic Creswell is not Sir
Roger Tichborne. although the circum-
stantial evidences bearing upon the case
in some instances were remarkable and
may lead others to believe that Creswell
was Tichborne
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
FOUND A BIG PEARL.
An Army Officer Discovers One i'm
an Oyster Pattie.

NEW YORK, April FIT became known
yesterday that Lieut.. Herbert Whipple. of
the Seventh United States Cavalry, recent
ly found a valuable pearl in an oystea pat
tie while dining with friends in the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel. The pearl was the
size of hazel nut. and nearly round. Had
it not been damaged in the cooking experts
say it would be worth at least $4,000
The dinner was given in honor of Lieu
tenant Whipple a few days before his de-
parture to join his regiment in Cuba. As
he was eating an oyster pattie his teeth
struck something hard. AS it was too
round to be piece of oyster shell he made
an examination, and found It TO be 4 beau
tiful pearl. The process of cooking had
changed its appearance from pure white
to a dull. turquoise blue. Lieutenant
WhPple has had the gem put on suck
pin for his wife. who lives in Louisville,
"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
A SAILOR DROWNED.
Capt. X. W. Weed Falls Overheard
From u Coal Barge.

NEWPORT NEWS. April 21.-Capt. R.
W. Weed, master of the large coal barge
City of Montreal. fell overheard Thursday
night, and was drowned. All search for
the body was fruitless. The Montreal has
been an anchor in the harbor for several
days waiting for cargo of coal. An
chored near the Montreal is the barge
Chalmette. Captain Turner. About II
O'Clock Thursday night Captain Weed left
his cabin and went on deck One of the
men on the Chalmette heard a cry ABOUT
this time. and Captain Turner put out
boat. instructiEg the sailor to direct him
if he heard another sound No more was
heard. however. and Captain Turner was
unable to find the unfortunate master.
Mrs. Weed was aboard the barge, but
she knew nothing of her husband fate
until 1 o'clock yesterday morning whcn
she missed him, and was informed Of his
tragic death.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
AN ILL-FATED PLAY.
BAD Luck Seems to Follow the "CIeo-
patrRr of Snrdou.

CHICAGO. April 2L-The attack OF ton
silitis which compelled Blanche Walsh
playing in "Cleopatra" to stop her perform
ance at McVicker's Theatre last evening
caused theatre goers to shake their
heads and remark on the fatality that
seems to follow Sardou's Cleopatra
Fanny Davenport played three engage
ments in Chicago in this play and during
each was taken i'll and was unable to
proceed with some of her performances
1t was while playing the same part at
the Grand Opera House that Miss Daven-
port was finally stricken and carried away
never to appear again. She died few
months afterward. Trouble has followed
Miss Walsh also in Cleopatra" Members
OF her company have been i'll at critical
times in the West this season. and in
Omaha Melbourne Mcdowell her leading
man, was unable to appear
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
HAVOC WROUGHT BY FLOODS.
Pearl River Rising. and business at
StnndstiII.

NEW ORLEANS. April 21.-Pearl River.
the dividing line between Louisiana and
Mississippi, has reached its highest mark
since 1874 Yesterday the timber blooms
commenced breaking up. and thousands OF
dollars worth of timber has been floated
out to sea. All business on the river is
at a standstill. The sawmills have had to
discontinue operations. All the steamboats,
are living at their wharves with steam up
in case of emergencies. Traffic of all kinds
is suspended. and the water is still rising
All the people living on the Louisiana
side have had to abandon their homes and
come over TO the Mississippi side in boats
Hundreds of head OF cattle and hogs were
drowned before they could be got cut to
high land The deer and other game are
swimming across the river at every avail
able point. All farms and gardens will
have to be replanted.
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Washington has progressed beyond that
point. there is still one matter in which
there is room for improvement. and that
is the system for the removal OF garbage
during the summer months. This cannot
be done too promptly for health and com
fort 1t should be impossible for any sort
of refuse matter to lie where it can Of
fend the eyes and nostrils of passers-by
for more than twenty-four hours; and this
has sometimes happened.
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Manila Correspondence New York SUM
Aguinaldo as | saw him then looked lit
tie different from the ordinary Tagalog
and. indeed. not so bright and intelligent
sas many of them. He appeared quite
friendly to ne. and several times gave me
money so that | could purchase food in
the villages we passed through. On more
than one occasion | had an opportunity
to chat with him and once he told me
what his plans had been and what he
hoped for in the future. His first iuten-
tiOn when it became evident that the Fill
pinos and the Americans were to clash
was to concentrate his army about Manila
and with the aid Of the insurgents in the
city. who were to revolt either drive al
the Americans out or compel them to sur
render to him. He selected Malolos as a
capital with not the least idea that the
Americans would ever have even chance
to attack it, otherwise he would have
chosen a better fortified place. The plan
to capture Manila proved failure, and
the Americans began to move with con-
siderable success against the Filipino cap
ital. Tarlac was selected as the new
capital with the Bamban Hills as its de-
fence. Then the Republic began to hope
for intercession by a foreign power. The
leaders argued that the Americans had
promised TO release all Spanish prisoners
within six months, and that when this pc
riod passed and the prisoners were not
released the Treaty of Paris was null and
void. These plans all failed, and then
Aguinaldo locked to the Church for aid.
The Church could do nothing; so he there
fore ousted all the Spanish friars from
their possessions and made prisoners of
them. Just before the Americans began
to advance from Angeles there was a big
Masonic celebration in Tdrlac. Many OF
the insurgent officials were members Of
the Masonic fraternity, and Aguinaldo said
he hoped through that brotherhood to eff
feet something for the Filipino people or
at least to staye off the American army
until December when it was thought the
election in the United States would t3ke
place. Bryan would be elected ami the
Americans would be withdrawn.
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Tbc American Future.

trum Inc Kansas city Times
by retaining NJ. Mckinley aud his Congress
in power tho people OF this country will be en-
abied 10 accustam themselves to an object lesson
Ia genuine imperialism. exhibited iu Port, Rico.
he Philippines and possibly in Cuba, which will
prepare them for receiving the same bcnahccnt
yoke upon their own shoulders when the trusts
shah hive tomp!etcd their plans for turning the
ReIubhc. beth in ioIm and in fact. into a mon.
cvtd o'ielrchy.
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Made an Assignment.

AiARTTNSVILLE, Va. April Pr
Heiner. dry goods merchant here. has
made an assignment to W. H. France. OF
this place. trustee. Liabilities. s9.431
Nearly all the creditors are baltimore
firms. and there are preferences. The as
sets consist OF stock of goods estimated to
be worth from S4,0Oo to S60eo. store fix
lures, etc,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

CHICAGO. April 21.-one hundred BIZ
cycles stolen within two months Is the
self-confessed record of Garfield Melon
aid, who is under arrest at the Hyde Park
station. He has disclosed to the police
the whereabouts of over fifty of the stolen
wheels forty of which have been recover
ed Mcdonald obtained most of the wheels
by breaking into houses.