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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

cratic party in the present campaign is
that there are certain Ubiquitous combi-
nations of capital in our land which are
destroying all three of these blessings.
The stand taken by Mr.. Hanna and his
friends apparently is that there are no
such combinations, or, if there ale, they
are good. Is the condition of things at
present existing in Pennsylvania indica-
tive of a state of freedom. brotherhood, or
equal rights7 Does 1t indicate that syn
dictate rule is good? This state o. affairs
is directly due to the combinations of cap
ital defended by Mr.. Hanna. is 1t charac-
teristically American, and If 1t is, do we
want to be Americans? This is one of the
questions over which the intelligent voter
is now bordering,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
COAL FROM THE SEA.
Maine Capitalists Trying to Find
Submarine Mines.

BATH. Me-, Sept. sO.-will the sands
at Small Point give UP the secret which
they have so long held is a question
which company Of determined Maine
| capitalists is about to solve. Small
Point beach. which Is several miles long.
near the mouth of the Kennehec River,
has caused the loss of more good lard
dollars than any similar stretch Of sand
on the New England coast. For more
than 100 years the undertow created by
brisk northwest breeze, succeeding an
easterly storm. has brought ashore on
this beach quahaugs, hen clans, and
coal This coal is OF very peculiar
character and is even more reslnous and
free burning than the English camel
coal II has never come ashore to any
extent, however, without its twin at
tendants. for nothing short of the vio-
lent undercurrent needed to tear the
bivalves from their beds has been able
to uncover and break away the coal
from the seams which must crop out in
the ocean and ordinarily lie covered up
by the sand.
Pieces of smooth, plumbaginous slate
and chunks of worthless coal-like sub
stances have been found among the coal
drift. but. SO far as tradition and knowl-
edge Cd. by far the largest part has
been coal of a uniform sort of kind, free
burning, very resinous, Of a remarkably
peculiar fracture and generally broken
on one side. During the Revolutionary
war Capt. William Sprague used TO pick
up this coal and use It to harden the
faces of hintlocks, having been a black
smith by trade. From Revolutionary
times to the present day certain families
in that locality have gathered this coaI
for blacksmlthing and for fuel. Single
storms send ashore coal in quantities
ranging from several barrels to several
tons.
In years past many attempts have been
made to find this coal but as yet none
has been successful These previous eff
forts have all been made by the sinking
OF shafts on the shore, and no less than
$50, 900 has been expended without finding
the vein. Within few weeks a new COM
pany of Maine capitalists has been form
ed, and this time an effort will be made
by sending diver to explore the bottom
of the ocean from a point near the end
of Small Point to Seguneo Island. With
dynamite he viii blast the lodges on the
bottom and carry samples to the surface,
where biologists will be In waiting to re-
ceive and examine them.
There are from fifteen to sixty feet of
water where these explorations will take
place, and il is estimated that the diver
working six hours day, will be three
weeks before he completes his task. Over
. 600 acres of land in that neighborhood
have been bonded and Stage Island has
been chosen as the base of operations
should coal be found This island Las
been bonded this week, the purchase privi-
lege to BE- $4,000.
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TO REMODEL THE WHITE HOUSE
Colonel Bingham at Work on Plans
for Proposed improvements.

Plans for the reconstruction of the
White House are being drawn in the Office
of Col Theodore Bingham, in charge OF
buildings and grounds in the District The
drawings will be ready for submission 10
Congress this winter. Friends of the
movement to improve the old mansion
an appropriation sufficient for going
ahead at once with the work. 1t is hard
to say just how much money would be
needed for the purpose but 1t Is believed
that S2.5O0000 would be enough. The
work could be completed in two years or
less.
Congress at its last session made an
allowance to provide plans for the pro-
posed improvements, and it is with that
fund that Colonel Bingham is now at
work He declines to say exactly what
his idea is. but generally It conforms with
the suggestions made by Mrs. Harrison
when she was mistress Of the White
House The building would be but little
changed in the exterior, but wing would
be added at the east and another at the
west end
Colonel Bingham is in favor Of adding
to the White House as II now stands.
rather than to erect a new Executive Man
sion at some other point In the District.
s.The President" he says, wants hts
Office in the Same building with his pri-
vate residence. so that he can so from
his home to his Office at any minute. It
is a rare thing for the President to be
through with his work before midnight.
and it would be decidedly unwise to make
it necessary for him to drive home for
two or three miles at that late hour"
1t is suggested as another reason for
having the Executive residence and office
shaA INn Fan
danger Of assassination at the hands of
some crank we're the President required
to take long drives through the city every
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

In one instance at least it is the ex-
pected rather than the unexpected that
has happened For some time we have
been prepared to hear that Head Boss Han
IA mad wrested the sceptre of Republican
dominion in the Empire State from the
grasp of Easy Boss Plat. and yesterday
the fact was announced.
Now Plat is reported as discredited and
no longer obeyed by his former henchmen.
State Chairman odesI and County Chair
man Greene take their orders direct from
Hanna, and the small fry look to the men
favored of the money bags and ignore
their old leader. The dethroned machine
arch must have had an inkling of what was
coming when Hanna. in his Indiana speech,
deplored the desperate outlook in New
York and. by implication. blamed the State
management for it. In any case the latter
moved with his customary force ana in
difference to local feelings and proceeded
to take command and reform things on
his own lines.
It will be interesting to watch the out
come. Thomas c. Plat is man not with
out mental resources and some little ex-
perience in practical politics. If in their
pursuit his reputation has become in any
wise vermiform. that is only another rea-
son why. when crushed. lie will be apt to
turn upon the crusher. If his downfall is
as complete as represented we are alto
gether wrong II there is not trouble,
and, on the whole, the episode is perhaps
not to be regretted. When adopts in their
profession like Hanna and Plat fall out
there is sometimes a chance for honest
polltics
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
THE AGE OF MOTHER EARTH,
Chicago Scientist Making an Effort
to Determine 1t.

CHICAGO. Sept. so.-The geological
doctors are again looking at Mothsr
Earth's teeth 10 find out how old she is
Prof Oliver G. Harrington, curator CT
Field Columbian Museum, has Just re-
turned from trip through the wonder
full caves of Indiana. where he has mad3
discoveries thst he believes will enable
him to tell how old the earth Is
The age OF the planet has been vari-
ously estimated at from ten million to
! ninety milton years. Accuracy Is desir-
able. IL IL were known Just how old the
earth was many other important dates
could be established-the age of ths
human race. of the vegetable kingdom
and Of the animal kingdom. for instance
1t is the generally accepted thsorJ
that the carboniferous stratum, which
is midway of the twenty miles Of sedi-
mentary deposits, w&s 10000. 600 years in
forming Prof Harrington recognizes
that this must be established or dis
proved before there can be any true cal
culations. He has made his investiga-
lions to settle this point. Using this az
basis for computation-hs will tell
how old the earth is.
The Wyandotte cayo was the most
thoroughly searched. The professor had
many interesting experiences in secur-
ing the SlalacttteS which he will use in
his calculations. The stump of a stalac-
tite that was broken off in 1850 has
grown definitely since that time. 1t has
grown three-ffths of an inch in length
and Of the diameter of a goose quill.
This corresponds with the case Of an
Austrian stalac.ite that enlaf ged three
quarters Of an inch in thirty five years.
Having this ratio of deposit Prof Earring
tor will determine how long it has taken
the Pillar of the Constitution to form. This
Is ponderous stalactite In the Wyandotte
cave.
Among the specimens Prof. Harrington
brought away vas a stalactite six feet long
and foot in diameter. Wyandotte cave
being the Oldest and best-knowp Of the
Indiana caves. he spent more time there
than in the others.
The cave, 1t was discovered, was once
inhabited by Indians Pieces OF their
torches. flint weapons, and other articles
were found. The cave has never been
thoroughly explored.
In his search the professor crswled
through hole sixty feet long that was
just large enough to admit his body.
Through this he took his specimens.
Among estimates OF the age of the earth
is the one made by Darwin. who figured
that SO. 090. coo years had expired since the
separation of the earth and moon. Another
estimate was on the assumption that the
total maximum thickness of the stratified
rock is 1865 feet. II calculated at the
rate OF one foot in a century, more than
$4,000. COO years must have elapsed since
the hardening PROCESS began
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
The Colored Voter in 1000.

To the Editor of The Times
One of the most important issues that has
| attracted the attention Of voters since 1861 i.
now before the American people-important. be
cause it aims at the very foundation Of our
Government The issue of imperialism should
concern the colored voter more than any other
because he has only recently been released from
one form of imperial control. to be now menaced
by another Happily, however, for all liberty
loving patriots and the safety of our republican
form of government, the Republican party itsel
is found divided upon the issue
The Republican platform and policies repre-
sent principles inimica not only to the colored
voter and the toiling masses, but strike at tn,
fundamental form of our Government Colored
leaders and colored citizens generally have been
persisten;ly snubbed and neglected by the party
in power We have heard promises made one day
by the Republicans, only to be broken the
next We have heard them make professions
of faith and party policy which they had no
idea OF carrying into effect. And. most shame
ful OF all We have seen the laurels won by our
brave soldier boys of the Twenty-fourth (colored)
Infantry, in their gallant charge up San Juan
Hill, placed for political purposes upon the
brow Of another This has been done with the
knowledge consent. and the especial behest Of
the Administration. Where is the pride and
patriotism Of people who would permit such
things TO pass and such a record to be made
without rebuke to those responsible?
The Republican party Of today is not the party
of Lincoln. viii colored men continue to lick
the hand that smijcs themg White men divide
upon Political issues, as the result Of thinking.
MhvrnIv not coiored men do likawise2 Why this
continued seryile obeisance to the Republican
party? Why longer vote our passions and preju-
diceS instead Of our intelects?
A division Of the negro vote, along intelli
gent lines is what Is needed as a permanent
solution Of the yeving problems now confronting
the race. The effort which has recently been
made by negro ofiiccholdors to barter away the
coored vote. well the attempt to purchase
that vote which will be maGr in the impending
Presidential contest. is insult to the negroes
intelligence and should be resented at the polls
in November. Ills vote should longer be
considered purc!iasasle quantity.
JNo, I. c. NEWSoM.
Washington. September ~.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
THE MoLINEUx CASE.
Judge Gray, of the New York state
Court of appeals, Returns.

NEW YORK, Sept. sO.-Judge John Gin
ton Gray, cf the New York State Court of
Appeals, arrived here yesterday from
Southampton on the American Line steam
er ST. Louis. He went abroad early in
June. partly on account OF Ill health He
spent the entire time in England The
Paris Exposition, he said yesterday. did
not attract him. because he heard SO many
expressions Of disappointment regarding it
from those who did attend it.
AS he left the steamer a reporter asked
him about the progress OF the Molineux
case.
This case he said. will be yer,
wearying one to try. because the judge IS
obliged to base his decision upon his con-
struction of the facts as well as of tns
questions of law. This means to con-
scientious judge that the entire testimony
must be zone over. Until a few years ago
when g law was passed requiring IT, the
Court OF Appeals was not expected to pass
upon the question OF fact upon which a
jury had already rendered a verdict
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

The aggressive campaign begun by the Demo-
Gratis Of Delaware shows that they. are deeply
in earnest in their effort to range the State in
line with sister Commonwealths which will de-
clare against imperialism Conditions are mrca
more favorable for them than in ls96. In ti1t
wear the party was hopelessly divided on the
money question and the Mckinley electors were
successful By plurality Of S,Se0 But an oyer-
whelming proportion OF the Gold Democrats are
supporting Mr.. Bryan in this campaign. stalking
minor differences in the struggle against the dan
ger Of Imperialism. \ large number of citizens
OF German birth residing in Wilmington and
other parts of the State are determined To vote
against 4 repetition in the adopted country Of
the evils which caused them TO leave the Father
lard. These and additional causes lead the DeH-
ocTats OF Delaware to take strong hope OF siIe-
cess in the battle at the polls They realize,
however. that hard work will be needed 10 win,
and they have begun TO do that work.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
THE CITY TREAsUR1 EMPTY.
GnIveston's bankrupt Condition May
Necessitate stnfe Aid.

GALVESTON. Tex. Sept So-Galveston
is virtually bankrupt. Judge Norman G.
Kittrell. Representative in the State Leg
islature from the Houston district. who
has been active in his efforts of relief work
at Galveston, favors the calling Of a spe-
cial session OF the Legislature to appro-
pirate 100000 to carry on the city gov
eminent
Today he had a conference with Mayor
Jones and several members of the city
council on the subject, and as a result a
special meeting of the city council is called
for tomorrow to take up the matter Sal
aries for September>are due tomorrow. ana
there is 10 money in the treasury to pay
them, and city scrip Is at ruinous discount
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

lErom the New Orleans sIates.l

Senator Hanna in his Chicdgo speech declared
there was not a single trust in the country, yet
within little more than three months the Flee
trical Trust practically wiped out q existence
the town Of Grant ILL.,, a short distance from
Chicago. bv closing down the SiemeEs & llolske
nlant and throwing out Of employment 900 men
and women upon whom 5000 persons depended
for support These victims Of great trade
combination which is controlled by the General
Electric Company face the coming winter with
dread and all who able to do 80 are leaving
the once thriving little town in search of work
elsewhere.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
Mr.. Bryan's Courtesz

There Is one thing which Mr.. Bryan can.
not be beaten, and that Is in courtesy to his
opponents. Witness his formal request TO his
political friends in Lincoln TO remove his pie.
lures :Toni their windows October 2 as a matter
Of courtesy to tbs Republican candidate for
Vice President, Colonel Roosevelt, who visits tho
city on that day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01
No Trusts; No Idle Statesmen


Mark Hanna ought to call a meeting of those
1000 travelling salesmen who say they have
been thrown out of employment by the trusts
Just to convince them that they arc laboring
under a mental halluenatjon. II might serve 10
keep them warm this wtntes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

Howard the immediate slayer OF the
late Governor Goebel. has been SEN
fenced TO death. Youtsey. who is
charged with having been in Secretary
OF State Powers office with Howard at
the time Of the murder. will be put On
trial today at Georgetown. KY. Other
trials will follow; not Immediately. pc
haps, since some of the alleged assassin
alton conspirators are fugitives from
Justice under the unconstitutional pro-
tectlon OF a Republican Governor
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

Prince Tuan and his coadjutors." who.
according to Editor WI of a Washington
paper, ARE to China what Washington and
JACKSON were to the United States" ar
reported to have been deposed. disgraced.
and ordered before the high Clan Court to
be tried for their offences against interna-
tional law. civilization, and humanity.
China, then, must have a queer Oriental
way of treating it's washlngtons and Jack
sons. Editor WI should explain.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

Germany appears to be under the i'm
preston that Lord Salisbury has arranged
with Mr. Mckinley for the latter to ad
dress note TO the powers on the subject
of the partition of China. After he has OBJ
served the effect of this move the British
Premier is expected to furnish a reply to
the German proposal. AS usual, the theory
is that the Administration may be safely
counted on to play the role of jackal TO
the British lion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

II the news from Central Asia be relia-
Bile the British Government has not es-
capped any too soon from its preoccupation
in South Africa. Movements OF Russian
troops on his border have caused the
Ameer of Afghanistan to arm his people,
and that may mean a clash between Great
Britain and the Muscovites at the gate of
India before long
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

Governor Mount. of Indiana, says that
Hanna should stop explaining his no
trust" speech, because the more he tries
to explain It the worse 1t becomes for
the Republicans. Mount thinks. indeed,
that his National Chairman would do
well not to speak at all. We consider
this attitude of the Hoosier Governor
a wicked attempt to deprive the cam
paign of half its humor, the other half
being furnished by the cowboy candidate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

(From the Augusta Chroniclel
NJ Hanna says the Republicans have passed
all the antitrust laws lie might also add thai
they have passed every opportunity to carry out
the laws
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-01

HIPS Tour.-The Hon. David Bennett
HIS itinerary seems not to be very well
defined yet In fulhllment of c promise
made at the Kansas City Convention, he
win make two speeches in Virginia this
week-one at Richmond and the other In
the southern part OF the State. II is not
known definitely where he will go from
Virginia. though presumably his schedule
will be announced in a day or two. He
faithfully promised the Geofgians at Kan
sas City that no would visit their State
and make a few speeches. but it is under
stood that he has been prevailed upon by
the national managers to cancel that en-
gagemeBt in favor OF the Middle West It
Is rot denied that he can be OF immediate
service to Mr.. Bryan in close States like
Indiana and Illinois. and as he is known
TO be very much in earnest In his support
OF the ticket this year 1t is believed that
he will gladly consent to the demand FOR
his inspiring presence and eioquence in the
West He has a large following, both In
Indiana and Illinois. and it is thought
that he can be induced to make a i;alf
dozen or more speeches in each Of these
States. II is stated that Mr.. Hill will not
travel in a private car. as Bourke Cochran
is now doing, and therefore his services
VIII not cost the National Committee a
cent. He will confine himself mostly to
discussion OF the issues of Imperialism
and the trusts on his Western tour.
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An Anomalous vote.-A well-infO

An Anomalous yote.-A well-informed
Californian, who is intimately acquainted
with the politics OF the Pacific Coast,
scouts the claims of the Republicans to
the State Of Washington, and for curious
reason. He declares that in the State OF
Washington, as in no other part of the
country. the Republicans owe their
strength more to the Irish than to any
other element of voters. He explains that
these Irish moved into Washington from
California in which State in the early
days they were followers of Senator Brod-
erck, who was killed in a duel by the late
Judge Terry just before the outbreak of
the civil war. Broderick was a leader OF
the Douglass Democrats and when he was
killed his followers among the Irish Of
California turned Republicans. This &C
counts for the heavy Irish Republican vote
in San Francisco and other parts OF Cali
fornia, as well as that of Washington.
Now, 1t is claimed that the Irish despise
England first and then vote with the party
that Is least British. Mr.. McKinley's atti-
tude toward the Beers and his general sub
serviency to the Salisbury Government
have had their effect upon the Irish Re-
publicans OF the Pacific Coast 1t is stated
that not an Irishman in that region, and
particularly in Washington, will vote the
Republican national ticket THIS year. In
the latter State there are said to be thou
sands of Irishmen who have been loyal to
the Republican party in the past who will
cast their first Democratic ballot next
month. 1t is reported that Col. Dick Ker-
ems, of Missouri. whom Mr.. Hanna sent
out West with Perry Heath two weeks
ago. closely investigated the Irish vote in
Washington and will report TO Mr.. Hanna
this week IN ACCORDANCE with the state
ments here made Colonel Kerens. be it
known, is the biggest Irisbman in Mr.
Hanna's organization and is facstiously
called Archbishop" by all his associates
on the National Committee. He is sup
posed to be quite influential with a dis
tinguished Catholic prelate OF the North
west who usually supports the Republican
ticket at critical turns in the campaign
This distinguished prelate. it is rumored.
ICON Will and 1t convenient to travel
through the State of Washington, and he
is expected to set the Irish vote there
straight on Mr.. Mckinley. 1t is not be-
lieved, however that even he can check
the revolt. For this reason the Democrats
have taken renewed hope as to Washing
ton.