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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

ST. Louis Worlds Fnir.-A bip dol
egatiun of representative Westerners ar
rived in Washington yesterday to uead
with Speaker Henderson to permit the
House to vote the aid asked by ST. Louis
in the projected centennial celebration of
the Louisiana Purchase. 1t is feared that
the delegations visit is too late to ac-
complish any good. 1t has been commonly
reported for several weeks that the spe
cial committee appointed by Speaker Hen
derson to deal with the proposition of the
St Loulsians was stocked against the fair
This has never been denied by any MEM
Der of the committee. Just why the
Speaker should thus make the success of
the enterprise impossible is not known.
unless h. sees politics in the proposition
somewhere. General Henderson is "A very
stout partisan and st. Louis is the cen
tire of tue great Democratic section of the
country though the city itself is over
whelmingiy Republican. Still. il is con-
Ceivable that il an exposition of the re-
sources Of the States and Territories EN-
braced within the original Louisiana Ter
rtory should be held it would be shown
that the vast scope of country south of
the Iowa line. offers the immigrant and
capitalist insuperabe advantages over the
country north OF that line. This undoubt-
eddy would have the effect of diyerting the
currents of emigration from the North
west to the Southwest, and that diversion
would quickly be followed by an apprecia-
BILE decline in the property and securities
of all the Pacific land grant railroads that
penetrate the Northwest. This of course
is strictly the business aspect of the ques-
ions involved, but as Senator Depew re-
Gently declared politics is business and
business is politics. it is considered not
improbable that this definition is the
Speakers guide in all matters pertaining
to the appropriation of the public funds.
St. Louis asks only s., 900 O0O--a mere drop
in the bucket of annual appropriations
and certainly not large enough to cut any
figure in the forthcoming campaign At
the same time, the excuse being made for
the Speakers opposition to the St Louis
Worlds Fair bill is that it would increase
appropriations beyond the limit he had
fixed for this session.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
COULD NOT GET A VESSEL.
LeunG Chi TsO, the Chinese Re-
former. Saved From Kidnapping.

HONOLULU, April 1S-(Via San Fran
cisco. April 26l.-Inability to raise funds to
buy vessel probably saved Leung Chi Tso.
the Chinese reformer. for whose head the
Empress Dowager hes offered 5000, from
being kidnapped. It has leaked out that a
party of white men formed a plot to put
the Shanghai reformer upon sailing YES
sci and touch at some small Chinese port
from which they could take Leung to Pc
kin and get the big reward.
Capt Harry Evans. who owns number
of sehooners. was approached and to dis
arm suspicion. il was represented that
opium smuggling was the business for
which they desired to charter enc of his
vessels. He refused to charter, but offered
to sell. Then another vessel was secured
but the charter bond required was so large
that the men who were backing the scheme
refused to put it up as they claimed there
was not a certainty that the old Empress
would pay the big reward.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
Vice Presidential Candidates.


NTF7I'F wv I''7''''
But il IS idle to say that candidacy TO the
Vice Presidency is honor which no man can
REUSE. In point of fact. many men have declined
it. General liawley said years ago that he would
not leave .he Senate to accept such a n0mina-
ton. and we doubt If there is a Senator today
of prominence and the prospect Of being continued
where he is who would leave his seat with the
certainty Of being made Vice President Ii
Roosevelt Is compelled into such nomination
now. it will only afford proof of his personal
weakness. and Roosevelt has not been accounted
a weak man, or had not before Plat bejuggled
him
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
May AIagnzines.

The MAY atlantic numbers among its con-
tributors Edmund Gosse, II. d. Sedswiek. ir..
Bradford Torrey. Eliot Gregory. Hugo Munster
berg. J. H. Gardiner. ". D. Howelis, Kate Doug
las Wiggin. ard Elizabeth Foster. Mr.. Gosse
writes most entertIiningly about the Milton
rs at Trinity College, Cambridge which he con-
siders the nest precious English manuscriqts now
extinct Air. GregOry's article, entitled. "A Ma
tion in i Hurry, has reference. OF course. TO the
American habit of haste. Most instructive of al
IS Mr. Gardeners essay William Tyndale, the
scholar who first translated the Bible into Eng
lish. practically as it is to-day.
The Picturesque Side of the Paris Exposition, -
as seen by Mr. +. c. Peixotto. with drawings by
the author forms the leading article in Serb
ner's Magazine. Rapid Transit in New York
CITY," row fairly under WAY, IS described by
William Barclay Parsons. the chief engineer Of
the commission. Mr. Ii. J. WhiGhani continues
his account of the Bocr war. and Francis Lynde.
in an deliberately illustrated article. describes
the mines of Cripple Greek. George MaeLean
Hlrper contributes essay on BaiZdc. and there
are poems by Mary F.. wilkins, Edward s Martin,
and Edwin Markham
The leading article in the Forum is written
by Col Charles DENLY. and is entitled, THE
Constitution and the Flag" Mr.. W. W. Rock
hill writes Of the United States and the Future
of China i subject on which he Is thoroughly
informed. Mr.. Henry l.. West. OF Washington,
discusses the approaching Presidential campai gn
in thoroughly sensible and instructive manner
and there are articles BY Henry q. Dwight Louis
Windmuer. HeFry Wade Rogers. who takes up
the Hay Pauncefote Treaty. and T. j. Nakagawa
the Secretary OF the japanese Legation at Rome,
who gives account Of journalism in
Japan
John r. spears. Vance Thompson, rhomas
Hardy. Edgar saltus Abraham Cahau. Clinton
ScollartI Hamlin Garland and Arthur Young are
the principal contributors TO the Cosmopolitan"
Clinton Ross. Robert Barr. and Conan DOYLE, all
three, have stories in the May Mcclure" DIR.
Watson's Life of the Master" is continued and
there is a poem by Alfred oilivant.
VITA one voice and with one accord the people
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27


Boss Hanna never did a more polite thing for
his party than when he turned his back on his
own record and paired himself against Quay Nv
that act Of seifabnegati0n and self contradiction
hc lifted weight of reproach from the back OF
Pres.dent Mckinley which would have been very
inco6Stnen 10 carry as a campaign encumbranoe
Now that Hanna ms downed Quay. the country
will be disposed to read his platitudinous speech
at Columbus with apologize soothing He did
well at Washington thai he can be forgiven for
making an ass Of himself in Ohio.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

Snme Old Name.-A premature states
man of the suggestive name OF Causer
and who lives somewhere in the wilds of
the West. started story a week or two
ago TO the effect that the free silver Re-
publcans had officially changed the name
of their somewhat uncertain and loose
jo.nted political entity to that of Lincoln
Republicans. The title has a pleasing
sound, and the alleged change was hailed
with delight by nearly everybody except
the gold bugs. But now comes the Hon.
Henry NJ. Teller. the father of all the free
silver Republicans, and repudiates this
premature Mr.. Causer. Senator Teller
says the free silver Republicans have not
changed the name of their party, and that
nobody in authority has suggested a change
of name. This 1isposes OF Causer's claim
that the Hon. Charles A. Towne. Chairman
of the Free Silver party. has adopted the
new name for the party and has promul
gated the change in an official circular.
Senator Teller declares that the party TO
which he now belongs is entirely satis-i
fed with its name, and that he feels
certain Chairman Towne has not even en-
dorsed the suggestion OF the superservica-
able Causer. Represent alive Shafroth OF
Colorado. anothe'' leader OF the free silver
Republicans. speaks of the matter as Sena-
tor Teller does. Indeed. all of the free
silver Republicans in Washington deny
that the name of their party has been
changed. --..a.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

the Administration and its trust masters
would give millions to eliminate from the
coming struggle. But they cannot do it
The campaign will be fought out on tn.t
issue almost TO the exclusion of every
other question but that of the trusts,
which is part and parcel of it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
WOMEN MISSION WORKERS.
Yesterdays Session of the Ecumeni-
cal Council Full of Interest.

NEW YORK, April 26.-The women took
POSSESSION of the EcnmenicaI Conference
today and in the afternoon they ran
meeting that was full of sentiment The
morning meeting Of the conference vas not
over until after 2 o'clock and the en-
ployes of Carnegie Hall had actually not
succeeded in gettinng the crowd out OF the
building before there was even greater
crowd demanding admittance to the wo-
mems meeting in the afternoon.
Mrs. J. X. E. Kumler. of Pittsburg, was
chairman of the meeting. and Mrs. Her
riot Of Boston. introduced as a woman
member of the oldest missionary society
in America. the Union Missionary Socie-
ty, welcomed the visitors, and stirring ad-
dresses were made by a dozen or more
women.
To conclude it all, women workers in
all parts of the civilized world were made
10 stand upon the platform that the great
audience might see them. China alone fur
uished seventy-seven of then
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
Towns in Danger of Burning Unless
Rnin Comes Soon.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. April 26.-Forest
fires have broken out in the upper PENN
sula of Michigan, where a considerable
period of dry weather has favored the
spread. The fires are worse around Nes
toria on the Duluth Southern Shore and
Atlantic Railroad and are so extensive that
trains in the copper country are at no time
out of sight of the burning timber. Sew
eral small towns are in danger of being
destroyed unless rain comes soon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

While we note with regret that a man OF
Hanna's calibre and character is still able
TO control and bully the representative Re
publicans OF Ohio, it is some satisfaction
to reflect that it was only by his hardest
and most brutal efforts that he managed
to force the blatant. clustering, dema-
gogue Grosrenor on the Columbus con-
vention as a deIegate-at-large to Philadel-
phia. There would seem to be hope for
decent Buckeye Republicans yet.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Colcr for Vice P-esidcnt.-Almost
simultaneously with the news from New
York indicaAngs.th the probability that the
Hon. Bird s. Coler is the choice of the
/ organized Democracy for Governor there
has sprung up in Washington a lively agi-
tation in favor of making him Mr.. Bryan S
running mate. The claim is put forward
with great posHiveness that he is a free
silverite. and the interesting statement
is made that he remained in the Chicago
Convention four years ago after nearly all
the other New York men had walked out,
and voted for the platform that was adopt
ed Various gentlemen are making this
assertion on their own responsibility, de-
claring that careful personal investigation
shows 1t to be true. This adds a feature
to the Vice Presidential situation which
does much to clear it of doubt in its rela-
tion to New York. II Mr.. Coler is now
and has always been a consistent bmetal-
list IL is conceded that very little trouble
will be encountered by his boom in the
West and South The opinion seems to
be fixed in these sections that the Vice
residential nomination should go to New
York. The trouble heretofore has been to
hnd Democrat in that State of proper
stature as we'll as convictions to be the
running mate of Bryan. Mr.. Coler has
made record as Comptroller of Greater
New York which shows him to be in thor
ough accord with the Democratic attitude
toward rapacious corporations. He has
stood out boldly against every steal that
mas been organized since the comptroller
snip has been in his hands. To his cour-
age and intelligent foresight more than to
any half dozen other influences is due the
credit for the exposure of the Ramapo
water scheme. Another interesting de-
velopment of his unusual character re-
Gently was brought TO light in a report
he made on big inheritance tax amount
ing to something over a million dollars.
Comptroller Coler collected this tax sew
eral months ago, but reported it only after
the Legislature at Albany had adjourned.
The explanation made of this is that he
withheld knowledge of the transaction for
so long time as to prevent the possibil-
ity OF the Legislature getting hold of the
money and squandering ii on some favorite
contractors. This has given him a unique
distinction in New York and has added to
his reputation for honesty even more than
did his opposition to the Ramapo robbers.
1t is expected that his Vice Presidential
boom will gain strength rapidly within the
next few weeks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

The regular Presidential year crusade
against railway passes has begun in Con.
gress. Yet If the average Senator or Rep
resentatiye were to wander off and be
drowned. about the easiest means of iden-
tifying the remains would be the pocket
book full OF ANNALS. good also on freight
trains" which would be found on the
cnrnSe
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

BY less than nose, the Hon. John D.
Long received Vice Presidential en-
dorsement from the Massachusetts Re
publican Convention yesterday. AMI it
was not hearty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

(F:om the independently
Kentucky does not have much reputation just
now, except for whisky and murders and feuds
and lynchings. We may add that we have also
heard the boast that there was not an info Il
in the State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27
Morgan'S Triumph Comprehensive

MorGan's Triumph COmp!ete.-The
shows Senator Morgan 10 be the undisputed
master Of the situation in that State. It
is stated that ever man nominated for a
State office is in thorough harmony with
Senator Morgan on all the great issues for
which he fought so courageously in the
campaign recently brought to a close This
means that the Alabama Democracy is
strongly in favor of the Government fac
ing with unfinching bravery and deter
mination the new responsibilities forced
upon it by the result of the war with Spain.
Senator Morgan and his followers made the
fight on the square-cut issue of retaining
all OF the territory acquired from Spain.
The Senator's votes in the Senate show tina,
he is opposed to the Republican policy of
Imperialism, and it is believed that his at
titude in the Senate and his great triumph
in Alabama foreshadow the course that
will be taken by the Kansas City Conven-
tion to place the party in harmony with
on the subject OF expansion. 1t is thought
now that he has besn defeated for the
gubernatorial nomination, the Hon. Jesse
Stallings will return to Washington anI
resume his duties as "a member of the
House. He has been here only once since
the opening of Congress- and then re
manned just long enough to draw his mile
age. II is believed that had Mr. Stall
ings been at his post in Washington the
Republicans would have been checked in
two or three measures OF party advant-
age. Certainly had Re been here his col
league Robbins would not have been I'M
seated for Aldrich. the Republican. for
Aldrich won his contest by bare major
lty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

We are really getting a little weary OF
yers in the Idaho bull pen enquiry nearly
came to blows Why does not the COM
mittee get a Capitol policeman with a
club to attend the sessions, and once in
a while use the club?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

He would be an imDudent bandmaster
who should play Straus waltzes near the
Sultan's palace Just now.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

With one voice and with one accord the people
say Heurieh's beers are the purcst and most
wholesome OF all malt and hop beverages. Phone
'o5i Arlington Bsttiins Co., tor case OF Mzerzen
Senate, or Lager.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

The platform adopted by Mr.. Eanna's
Ohio convention contains the following
pIank on trustS-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-27

The doctrine of the law of nations as
stated by the Supreme Court of the Uuited
States, in Pollard. Lessee. vs.. Hagan ct al.
Is How. 212225) is that: Ever nation
acquiring territory by treaty or otherwise
must hold it subject to the constitution
and laws of its cwn Government, and not
according to those OF the Government ced-
ing it." This is no more than to say that
when the laws of the former Government
cease to operate in any country occupied
by the Government of another countrv the'
laws of the latter country superst5e those
of the former so far as the law making
power OF the latter country may desire to
supersede them. This. therefore is prac-
tically. the status in Cuba today. The only
laws which remain in force there are those
which Congress by its silence or legisla-
tive choice allows to remain in force. Ey-
cry military officer. every soldier, and ev-
cry American citizen on public duty there
is uEquestionably subject to such laws of
Congress as relate to such duty.
The President of the United States is
as much subject to the law as any other
executive officer. The only distinction is
that where he has discretionary power no
other departments of the Government can
control him. ALI other officers in the OK
ecutive branch of the Government are, in
every respect, subject to the control of
Congress. because their offices are created
by Congress. Whenever Congress creates
such an office by law, it may I'M
ouestionably by law limit its power and
regulate its proceedings. and may subject
it to any supervision or control. executive
or judicial, the wisdom of the Legislature
may deem right" (Kendall VS. The L. S.
II Peters. 524. 610.)
1t is. therefore, clearly beyond question
that executive action in Cuba is wholly
and absolutely within the control of Con-
gress. The President is not exercising any
war power there, because its exercise is
impossible in time of peace. He is gov
erning there solely at the sufferance OF
Congress. and he is amenable to Congress
for every act he orders done there, and
every instrument of his authority In that
Sierra County advocate., 1900-12-14
! wo noLlAks PER YEAR
superintendent Recommends That
standard OF Educational ne
catrcments ua Rnised

| Col A. l.. Mills, superintendent Of
the military academy nt West Point.
has made his annual report TO the adj
| jutant general.
ne dsNotcs the greater part OF his
| report 70 an earnest plea for the cle-
| vation Of the standard OF admission
70 West Point, 20 which end he sug.
gcEts that the secretary OF war be
empowered TO prescribe these require.
men's lie lays particular s,rcss upon
the fact that the entrance examina-
tons at present correspond closely To
the educational qualifications OF pupils
81 the public schools just emerging
from the primary grades. According
to the commissioner Of education.
pupils Of an average age of iils years
In the public schools have these uunli.
hcotiors Yet the average are OF The
applicant TO West Point ia above. ana
boys at TINT time of life should be
equipped with high school education.
Including euhltcts which nrc not now
n part of the entrance examination al
West Point but which should bo in
the f'rufe The superintendent enya
u would be In every way advantn.
gcous 70 have the relations between
arithmetic nnd algebra aud geometry
made the samc rs now exiats IN the
public sehoola There Is no desire
TINT = entrance examinations should
be made more dItlicult but only tLnt
u should require what the public
sehoolh of the country aMpply.
Sierra County advocate., 1900-12-14
AMERICAN COAL I'm LEAD.
Col. w. y. Rcnd snys Couutrt..
Europe M1St Look 10 This Conn
try for rutnre Supplies.

Col. W Z. Rend haa returned
thicngo from two months yieit
Europe, confident thnt tile nation
the old world viii have to look to
country more and more for their c
atpplIeR, and with nrm helief Il
the great natural resources of /
country are certain to give II n ST,
ily Increasing prominence In the )
kcta of the world.
"rhere Is no doubt TINT Amerl
coal Is 10 be In etcntIily increasing
mnnd in Europe" he tuid. "The
mand Is there now, aud thcre
ready market for every Iound OF
coal, The FnPllah cnnl fields az
coming SO diil'cu't and exponai,
work that II IA impossible for
country fueccssfuliy 70 compete
our coal much longer. Prices d
there have doubled within tie Il,
months, and 50 nlatmcd have a. 40
lish people becomc at this cou
which carries with Ii most
menace TO their steel nru iron
fncfnrerf, that leading English y45
nre advocating mn export tax d
N order 70 prevent The exhaust
the supply aud 70 protect theli
md e'eel makers from the furthe
croaehmenfs Of the American nal
Sierra County advocate., 1900-12-14
ARIz0NA'S GAIN.
Census shows Incrensc os 10.
Cent. In Population In
Decade,

The census bureau has made
The returns Of population for n
tory Of Arizona. The populatis
| territory IN 1900 IL i2e.2I2. asoal. 5.ls.
with population in 1890 of sa1
shows an Increase during the Il
o2,5a2 or 1919 per cent. This b
crease Is due In pnrt TO the faM
there we're 2s,dfo Indians and IL
persona. Or total Of as.rag pers
lndihn rcAeryntions, etc, IN
who were specially cnumerafea
under the provisions OF the eel
but were not included IN the
population OF the territory nj H.
gus
The population OF The terr
IT'D was 9,e5s, and during The
from 1876 TO 1880 1t increased
5lA.7 per cent, giving d roia
-" - =" "A, ,s,l,s,.i si.ss.ss,.
az given In the report for ~
was ba.o2o representing nu
during the decade OF $3.50.
cent. The population of Ariza
Ia more ihnn l2 times ns lsl
population given in 1870 fhs
sus tnken nfser it's orraniz
territory in 1863.
The total land surface oi
approximately. 1890 sGun
the average number of pers
square mile Of The censrsss
1900 heing as follows: isan
Sierra County advocate., 1900-12-14

The crown prince Of
practice ruling while
sick. but the prince or !
allowed 10 be the wh
marks the Chicago Rec
few hours, no matter
his royal mamma.
Sierra County advocate., 1900-12-14

Those cbicf justices whe
for Elias Howe's nd'niss
Hall OF Fame probably l
him. suggests the Chicar
aid, because he didn't O
SO II would sew on suepe e
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-31

| Worth: f. b. Dana. New York; c. b.
Skinner. Pittsburg; E. C. Conliff. Dali
las. Tex: NJ. LaQuay. Wichita. kas.
A. Reynolds. Wichita. Kas.: ]. |. Otis,
New Orleans.
PLAZA: Mrs J. NJ Martin. Fort
| Worth: Oscar Teachout, Michigan; ;
Junius Romney and wife. Colonia
Juarez: J. Peters. San Antonio:
Stephen Curtis. Big Springs: Mrs.
Ford Alamogordo: c. Strickland. Can
tee Reccio. Mex: A. p. Ferris. Fort
Worth: F. Jenkins and wife, Buffalo.
n. Y: r. weinhard. Chicago: r. Sachs.
Chicago: NJ. Mccarthy. Globe. AriZ.
d. r. FRANCIS: F. l. Chenowith
Kansas City: Clifford Bond. Carlins-
vile. Ill: Henry Push, Sparta. ILL.,: w.
S. Spencer and wife. Ysleta: Mrs. J.
Stemmsar and family. Mexia. Tex;
F. A. Jones. Albuquerque; William
Sanders. Albuquerque: j. NJ. Cole.
Mexia Tex: r. NJ. Livingston. MeXia.
Tex: C. L. Clayburg. New York: Ben
Smith. Chicago.
ORNDORFF: j. NJ. Weisel. Denver;
Mrs. William Dale. Chihuahua; Alton
so Arragu. Mexico: J. G. Tompkins.
Los Angeles: r. Bracho and family.
San Francisco; Z. S. Story. Oakland;
]. T. Lees and wife. San Bernadino;
G. w. Milligan. GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Sum
mers and daughter. Oakland; r. II.
Culbert and wife, Fayette, Ia: NJ. J.
Kraus and wife. San Francisco: o.
Lindstrain Ottawa: NJ. A. Stews. Los
Angeles: Mrs. n. Vidover. New York;
A. s. Rose. Los Angeles: Robert Stem
burg. California: J. McKingie. Tucson;
J. l.. Seamonds. Tucson: b. II. Taylor.
Las Vegas.