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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
The Party to Leave on Thursday Tor
Canton.


President and Mrs. Mckinley viii start
on Thursday for their trip to Canton. Al
though their Ohio home town will be their
ultimate destination, en- route they viii
visit Paterson. n. j., and New Yo.k City.
The travelling will be done in a private
car. attached to the regular trains, and tie
party will include the President and Mrs.
Mckinley. Mrs. Carrot A. Hobart, Carrot
A. Hobart. jr.. Secretary Cortslyou. Assist
ant Secretary Barnes. Or. Rixey, Mrs. NC
kinley's physician, and a maid.
The start will be on Thursday MOI nlng,
by a PENNSYLVANIA Railway train. Ire
President and Mrs. Mckinley viii rema u
in Paterson until Saturday, as the guest,
OF Mrs. Hobart Saturday evening they VII
be present at the opening of the Protestant
Congress of Missions. in gle Hall,
New York. and the President will probably
make a brief address. Sunday the parry
will leave for Canton. Two or three days
will be spent there in looking over i'm
provements under way al the Mckinley
home. Returning Washington viii lie
reached by the party Thursday or FRIDAY
of next week
Although it was expected that the Fresi-
dent might take run down TO Cd P0iEt
Comfort. where Senator Hanna has bsen
ouartered. that trip has been Cancelled. As
a consequence the President will not tie
present at the conference, where it was
supposed plans would be laid for the VICE
Presidential campaign. The announcement
Yesterday afternoon that Senator Hanna
i- on his way to Washington would seem
to preclude the idea that the sci con-
ference will he beld.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
The Presbyterian Inenbu..

The list Of well known Presbyterian
clergymen who have broken away from
the teachings Of the Westminster Comics
sion Of Faith has been augmented by the
name Of Dr. Parkhurst He said in his
Easter sermon:
eve ought TO have new confession Of faith.
SET is surprising that 'He Pre-hytgiaa Church
j. able 20 do as much a. j does With such an
incubus strapped unou d.
''our own dociriual prospectus adver,l-7s us o.
believing thai little children, perhaps tlr babe
o. y0ut bosom. is damned. already damned.
damned before L. is born, damned from c'cr-a--
iBs.
Eve pray that the time may De fastened ahan
tis libel upon infinite grace % Cod sa1L DC
erased from our records
DR.. Parkhursts forcible and radical
ftatements will attract more attention
than those Of others have done. but half a
dozen prominent PTesbyterians have ex-
pressed the same views, and there are
hundreds Of other ciergymen who though
not known TO the general public. tacitiy
hold these opinions Meanwhile the con
fession OF faith continues 10 be the out
ward sign Of belief Of the Presbyterian
Church.
The whole movement is simply one phase
Of the struggle between logic and tradition
One OF the distinctive elements OF this age
OF the world Is tendency 10 decide inn
por'ant matters by rules Of common sense
disreearding the influence. OF sentiment and
hereditary instinct Gradually this ten
dency is extending to ecclesiastical mat
tiers. and when il does. 1ehism is naturally
the result. When creeds are brought into
accordance with the rules Of simple. every
dsv logic. and made 10 express ideas that
the average man can see to be right and
rood there Will cease 10 be division. anC
not til then.
Dr. Parkhurst save that nobody believes
this creed This VIII be Indignantly con
radicted by many orthodox people who vii
inquire. DO you think we are hypocrilcsf'
Bui such an inference is not al all ucgCs-
ssrv. The average man does no Away
iuow what he thinks. tie may say tina
he believes the Presbyterian creed. bu
what he really believes In is the goo,
Of those members Of thar Church whom hi
las known aad loved and respected. Il,
does not believe the doctrine Ia the sam
way that he does the multiplication table
u he did he would either BE- infinitely mis-
cradle or a lend
Under the present Interpretation, th'
Presbyterian creed teaches that lttie chii
dren babies unable to lisp the simples
srticlc OF that faith. much less understan.
and accept Il. are often condemned u
everlasting Punishment Of a nature tc'
harribie to contemplate. II teaches tha
IN irfnite God. knowing that this woul
happen. deliberately created millions O
beings whc should, ate. brief existene
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
THE RACE FOR COMMISSIONER.
Two Delegations Visit the President
in Behalf of Judge Scott.

The President was busy yesterday hear
ing delegations in behalf Of various can
didates for the commissionership soon 10
be made vacant by the expiration Of Mr..
Wighr's term of office.
A delegation of about sixteen lawyers.
headed by E. B. Hay, was on hand to COM
mend the nomination of Police Judge
Scott They urged that his high official
standing. his integrity. ana mis- vide ac-
uuaintance oil fitted him to fill the pace.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Hay,
Ed Thomas. Charles A. Douglas, and
A R. Mullowny, Assistant United
States Attorney for the District.
The visitors had a twenty minute inter
view with the President who promised 10
give the matter his attention. In the party
we're Charles \. Douglas. John kidout. Z.
Il Thomas. b. 5. Minor. d. W. Baker.
joseph l. Pugh, jr.. Assistant Attorney fer
the District, Alexander Wolf. NJ. y. Rich
ardsor. j. A. Maedel A. Z. l.. Leckie, Il.
Golden Donaldson. John E. Laskey. Justice
Mills. Charles W. Darr. Edwin b. Hay.
Smith Thompson, jr., and Alexander Z,
MullOwuy
Later a committee of about twenty BUSH
ness men called to endorse Judge Scott !
candidacy The party included George W.
Truosdell. George W. Swartzell. John E.
johnson. O. c. Staples, Z. W. Kingsman,
E!phonzo Youngs. f. W. Behrens. Archi-
bald Greeulees, K. ;. Donaldson, r. W.
Walker. and Messrs. Ball and Pollard.
Short speeches were made.
Representative Bromwell was a caller 10
urge the nomination Of w. 5. Knox for .lr.
Wights place Mr. kuoX is a Republican,
and his wide business Acquaintance is
deemed a factor in his favor.
delegation IN favor Of NJ. A. BalliugeI
for the position was made up of Nathan e
Wilson. B. T. Cotton. and NJ. A. David e
Secretary Long, wto is thought to be d
possibility for the Vice Presidential noni-
nation. called at the White House yester-
day and had a half hours conference wit
l the President My visit related only Il
| the odds and ends Of my office that have
accumulated during my absence the Set
| Rotary explained. Secretary Root had
/ talk on Army matters with the Executive
/ Senators Mcmillan, Davis. Frye, Hale
I Lodge Quarles. Gallinger. Kean. and Fer
( aker. and Repress natives Grosvenor
| Berry. Sul!oway. Griggs, and Hopkins als(
! Sal. the President.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
SLAMS NEW MINISTER.
He Calls at the White House to Pre-
sent His Credentials.

Phya Prasiddhi- Phya means marquis
the new Minister Plenipotentiary from
siam to the United States. was received
Yesterday morning at II O'Clock by Presi-
dent Mckinley. Clad in gorgeous silks,
with golden embroiderles over all, he pre-
scented his own credentials and the letters
recalling his predecessor. Phya Nisuddha
SuriyasaEu The new Minister was accom-
panied by his English Secretary. Mr.. LOT
Jus. and +. ". Vornsy the Siamese Consul
General at New York. The new Minister
was introduced by Secretary Hay. There
was an exchange OF speeches. i'm which the
new Minister said. Your EXcellcncy. my
august sovereign the King Of Siam, having
been graciously pleased TO appoint me as
his representative 60 the United States Of
America I have now the honor to present
the letter OF recall Of my predecessor. Phya
Visuddha SuriyaealtL and my letters OF ere
dcncc and beg to express the desire OF
,he King. my royal master that the cor
dial relations vkich have for so many
Years existed between Siam and he United
states may i'm the future be maintained and
strengthened.
The principles Of industrial and com
mcrcial progress and Of peaceful develop
m,rt upon which the greatness OF the
United states Tf-tn are fAilltlF lll o' ''i u
with those Of the Government OF His Mai
esty and may well be permanent bond
Of sympathy between the two countries"
The President responded as follows:
Mr. Minister: II affords me pleasure to
greet YOU as the representative in the
United States Of His Majesty the King OF
Siam. and to receive from your hands the
ROYAL letters whereby am informed Of the
recall Of your esteemed predecessor, Phya
Visuddha Suriyasaku, and Of your being
accredited in his place near the Govern
ment of the United States.
The desire OF His Majesty for the main
tcnarce and constant strengthening Of the
"a OF sincere amity which have so Ions
| existed between Siam and the United
states GuGs cordial response on the part
of the Government Of the United States
and / shall welcome your cooperation to-
ward the realization, as respects your "a
vorod land of the earnest policy Of thi,
country to promote by all practical anC
| friendly means commercial intercourse aut
| industrial advancement in its relation.
with other States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17

Is Congress. which. at this session. has
gone to hitherto unheard OF lengths TO
please and crafty the trusts, going home
without the smallest attempt TO 10 any
thing for the people, II is notorious and
admitted on all hands that the internal
revenue war taxes are no longer necessary
10 the support of the Government and
that they are producing a huge and en-
barrassing surplus in the Treasury. What
is the excuse for continuing them?
We are aware that the Administration
thinks it has sufficient reason 10 forbid
remedial legislation on this subject until
after the Presidential election. There are
friendly conveniences Of a financial char
acter. involved in having an extra and
idle seventy or eighty millions on hand,
which can be loaned free Of charge. and
earn good money for those who handle it
in the stock market; and. if allowed 10
roll up. this congesting surplus many en-
courage liberal appropriations in the future
when it may be party assumption mat
a great deal OF river and har5or improve
ment" will be necessary TO pay political
debts in the back country. But, there Is
unite another view to take OF the matter.
and one which deserves the notice OF even
those dominating influences which only re-
gard things in the light Of trust or orsani-
cation expediency.
The people assumed the burden Of the
war taxes with cheerfulness. They would
bear them now without murmur II that
were necessary. As they know il is not.
and that they are being exploited for no
public good. they are tired OF the system
and want it abolished, and at once Every
time an American voter draws cheek
or sends a telegram or an express package
he is reminded that direct taxes. and
especially little stamp taxes. are nun
sance. In theory he may consider the
Dingley customs tariff. which enriches the
trusts at the expense OF the home con-
sumer. as a vicious and tyrannical op-
preston: but it does not come home TO
him dozen times a day as the postifer-
Gus stamp tax does. Every small vial Of
proprietary medicine he is called upon to
buy. with its fractional war label tends 10
excite his wrath al an Administration
which muks the masses OF their pennies
until they count up into hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars. And when the upright
citizen buys a cigar or a fve-cent paper
Of tobacco he is not apt TO forget that he
and other consumers like him in the single
year OF 1899 contributed in extra war
taxes the handsome sum Of Sl6.26- 6S5--7-
DO the Republican leaders in Congress
fancy that they can safely allow this dis
content Of the people TO grow. while they
busy themselves with the Subsidy bill. 10
hand over a gratuity Of ninety million dol
lars to a dozen or less plutocratic monop-
olists. and other measures Of similar fla
grancy? Are they completely imbued with
the Vanderbiltian idea Of the public be
damned
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS.
The New Governor VIII study Con
ditiOns in the Island.

The nomination OF Charles II. Allen. As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy, to be Civil
Governor of Porto Rico as provided for
in the act Of Congress approved last week
was sent to the Senate yesterday by the
President. There is no doubt that the
appointment viii be confirmed.
Unless the present plan is modified. Mr..
Allen will start for Porto Rico as soon as
he can complete arrangements which will
probably be he last Of this week or the
first Of next He will sail on the despatch
boat Dolphin. now q The Washington
Navy Yard. taking Mrs Allen and their
daughter. with him. On May l, the date
Of the installation of the new American
Government. he will enter upon the du-
ties Of the eOvernorship. Immediately
upon his arrival in Porto Rico he will be
gin an investigation Of the conditions in
the island, with a view Of determining
what sort Of men will be needed TO ill
the executive and judicial Offices. As 1t
is the policy Of the President 10 on as
many CT these new offices as Is advisable
with citizens of Porto Rico. Mr. Allen VIII
look about for good material among inc
natives. He hopes to conclude his iuV5s l.
CATION in two or three weeks, when ne VIII
return to Washington to make mis- recon-
mendatiuus According TO The present ar
raugement but few. II any appoihtiuel Is
Will be made until Mr. Aliens return IL
Is rrob.bIa that his recommendations viii
be followed strictly by Mr. Mckinley in
making those appointments. as the plan
outlined vas suggested By the President
himself
II is still maintained that political in
auancc will not be the determining factor
in making selections for the insular Offices.
The American citizens. If appointed must,
il is said. be. thoroughly competent to dis
charge the duties of positions for which
they may be chosen. Since the announce
ment of his appointment 10 b. Civil Gov
ernor Mr. Allen has been Overrun with
applications for Offices in Porto Rico but
to none OF these has he given serious con
sideratiou.
Mr.. Aliens successor as Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy has not been selected
Secretary Long said yesterday that he had
not had time to consider claims OF can
didates for the position since his return
from Colorado.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17

on earth biased by hundreds Of hefedi airy
and circumstantiaI influences, suffer ter
meut more fearful than any Apache Ind al
can indict on bis enemies, for mi lions q
centuries. No man can judge that do
trine 10 the light OF common sense and
say that he thinks that infinite beirg ap-
pears infinitely good. The bliss Of TIE
saved does not balance. in the light o.
human reason. the misery Of The con-
demned. when a man is asked to accept
fer his guidance aud salvation. rules 10
obey which require the utmost eHcrt ot
his whole nature. and is told that these
rules were made by an infinitely good and
wise being. he has TO have some proof oil
this goodness and wisdom. The West
minister Catechism gives 10 such pro1i
only bald statement that it is so. The
proof is all the other way. The only iea-
son which that catechism gives for the
worship of God is that he does gave sore
people. forcurdsiued TO b. saved. TIE
child. studying that book, is told subsian-
TALLY this: God has created some peep c
TO be tortured. others to be made happy
BY accepting certain statements you may
belong TO the latter class. You are to love
God because he is going 10 make You
happy. whatever others may suffer. Iha1
is about what il all means. reduced 10
cold common sense. and a more infamous
chain Of reasoning was never presented 10
the mind of a child in a civilized countr!'
There are two things which have saved
the Presbyterian Church from going 10
pieces IN the past. One is that many Of
the members are q great deal better than
their creed teaches them to be The other
is that most people do not think II IS
proper to use their common sense M rsa-
eoning on matters Of faith. They say mat
that is irreverent. 1t is coming to tie
point now. however. where the CnuIca
will either have TO bring its statements
into line with logic OF be wrecked en-
tirely. Dr. Briggs. DIR. Hills. DR.. Park
hurst. and the other sChismatics are try
ing to save the Church from herself They
are the hest friends the Presbyterian tai' n
has TODAY. Enlightenment has become so
general. and people are becoming so indie
pendent and fearless in their ways OF
thinking. that If the confession OF faitn
remains in its present condition ntelll-
gent people will gradually drift oIt OF tre
Church. and the only communicates LETT
will be those VINO do not think. No human
institution can stand very long in that
condition. And what applies to Presby-
terianism applies more or less TO other
forms OF faith
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
BRYAN SENTIMENT STRONG.
senator Turner ON Democratic Pros
poets in the Northwest.

Senator George Turner. OF Washington.
who has just returned from a visit to his
home in Spokane and to other parts Of
the State. is enthusiastic over the pres
poets for Bryan and Democracy in that
part of the country.
Il regard Mr. Bryan's nomination as
assured" said Senator Turner yesterday.
"and if Washington can be taken as N
index Of the feeling everywhere. his cleo
tion is equally certain The reception
given him in that State was both sur
prising and absolutely marvellous. and it
is safe to say that he will have an over
whelming majority there"
The Senator said that Mr.. Bryan, in
his tour through the State, addressed more
than two-thirds of its male population,
and that everywhere he appeared he was
given an ovation which seemed TO be an
index Of the feeling Of the great majority
OF the people.
Ibid Mr.. Bryan confine his speeches to
any particular issue?'' Senator Turner was
asked
He spoke on three different subjects,
was the reply: money. trusts. and I'M
perialism and seemed to give no one OF
them the preference until he reached the
vicinity Of Puget Sound, where there was
said to be a strong sentiment in favor oil
the Philippine policy Of President NC
Kinley There Colonel Bryan devoted the
greater part OF his remarks to the sub
ject OF Imperialism. But when ne spoke
no such sentiment appeared TO exist, and
the principles advocated by him received
as hearty endorsement in that part OF the
State as elsewhere. There is no doubt in
my mind, that the Democrats viii carry
the State at the coming election. and that
they will control the next Legislature
In reply to a question as to wnethef
the State OF Washington would send dele
gates to the Democratic National Conven-
ton at Kansas City instructed for Bryan,
Senator Turner said that such is the
present intention, and that in all proba-
bility it will be carried out.
Has the Dewey Presidential boom
struck the west coast?" was the next
question.
Il think not" was Senator Turner's re-
ply Mr. Bryan is the only man whose
name is even mentioned for the Demo
cratic nomination
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17

The new Governor Of Porto Rico viii 90
TO his province unaecompanied by his
executive council He viii look over the
ground aud return to report upon his OBJ
seryatious. Then ne will go back again,
probably attended by his whole vice regal
c-tourarc We are happy 10 hear fIom
Administration sources that politics will
not cut aay figure in appointments to the
Porto RIcaa Executive Council TIE
statement is timely and relssurius- TIE
same thing was frequently declared at the
White House in relation 10 volunteer con-
missions, at the beginning Of the spanish
Har
We are not, however. skc1tiral on that
account. This time the object Of the Ad-
,sfnistration is not so much Political. as
il is commercial aud Industrial. Practical
ward politicians and such people would
not be as useful Tor iEsular governmental
purposes as gentlemen who understand
the relations OF oil. sugar, tobacco. and
rum franchises and concessions to the
proper exploitation OF our colonies. Hence
1t is fair to assume ,hat majority OF The
Exe,ztiy Council viii be expert rather
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
TAYLoR's SOLDIERS LEAVING.
Less Apprehension of Trouble at the
Kentucky Capital.


FRANKFORT, KY. April 1s.-Now that
the Gubernatorial contests have reached
the United States court and have been
docketed for hearing on April 30, and the
final steps in the case are being taken.
there is less apprehension here About
thirty OF the two hundred TaylOr soldiers
who have been doing garrison duty here
in holding the State buildings since Goebel
was shot. we're ordered home this after
noon. The Court of Appeals returned 10
their consulting rooms in the State bull J.
ings today, and will begin to hold regu ar
sessions tomorrow in the courtroom for
the first time since the present unsetLiei
condition of affairs in the state.
R. c. o. Benjamin the cO.ored attorney.
representing "Tallow Dick Combs, argued
the motion for writ Of hsbeas corpus te-
fore Judge Cantrill today. Attorney B. G.
Williams represented the Commonwealth
BENJAMIN argued from the ground that the
warrant upon which Combs was arrested
as an accessory to the murder Of GOs5el
did not name the principal and that The
prisoners could not be held on the VIZ
rant Judge Cantrill took the case un-er
Amusement.
A new warrant may be issued. The
grand jury is still busily engaged in in
vestgatlng the alleged plot LOT the assda-
sination of GOebel and will not make final
report before the last of the week II is
said that a number Of indictments have
been returned TO the judge under seals and
will not be opened till a final report is
made This will leave only two weeks
within which cases could be tried. and
owing to the fact that the docket is full
there is no possibility that the cases could
be tried at this term of court.
The case against former Congressman
David G.. Colson. charged with the murder
OF Ethelbert Scott and Luther Demaree.
will be called tomorrow and the case will
probably go to trial. 4 large number Of
witnesses. interested friends, and attor-
neys for the defendant arrived here to-
day If the case should not be taken up
for any reason application for bail will be
made
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17

than partisan. and variously representa-
tive of the arts and objects with reference
to watch they will be recommended fer
nomination.
The entire strength Of the company
ought to be made up and ready fer a start
on the Fourth Of July. which would be
most appropriate occasion for such a
movement II would be emnently sug-
Eestive OF an event which occurred on the
like date in another year at Philadelphia;
when our forefathers signed their names
to a paper having much reference to the
same sort OF thing the new Government CT
Porto Rico exempliies. We mean opprcs-
sion by royal governors and councils ap-
pointed by the crown. and taxation with
out representation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17
THE TARTAR AT SAN FRANCISCO
Shaftcr Notifies the War Department
OF The TrnnspOrt's ArriNnI.

General Shafter has teIegraphed the
War Department, reporting the arrival It
San Francisco OF the transport Tartar from
Manila. He says.
Transport Tartar arrived today from
Manila with Chaplain Batemsn, Major Rod
man. Twentieth Infantry. Captains George,
Sixteenth Infantry. Erwin. Fourth Cav
airy. clayton. Forty-eighth Infantry;
Beal. Third Infantry; Lieutenants Davis,
Fourth Cavalry. Ballard and Kecue.
Eleventh Cavalry: DWysr, Eighteenth In
fantry: twenty-five discharged soldiers
and one soldier prisoner. Remains Trans
ported. First Lieut.. John b. Gal.ahsr,
Fortieth Infantry.