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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
The Davis Amendment.

We are glad 10 observe that 50 far not
a single Democrat in the Senate has fallen
into the Davis amendment trap and, Of
course. none is likely to now. Its con-
structor possibly may have thought that
the Immediately restorative effect Of free
trade upon the paralyzed business Of Porto
Rico would tempt some Of the minority to
support his diversion If so. he was mis-
taken. Coutemptuous defiance of the Con-
sJituu0n is 200 high price TO pay even
for mercy to an American community
cruelty and criminaIly deprived Of its in
herent rights.
The Davis amendment proposes that GER
tain provisions Of the Constitution shall be
extended to Porto Rico. including that one
which says thai imports duties, and ex-
cesses shall be uniform throughout the
United States" But that and all other
guarantees Of our great fundamental law
were extended to the island the moment
that the sovereignty of Spain over it ceased
and that OF America began. Democratic
Senators could hardly be expected to place
themselves in the ridiculous light OF voting
TO confer upon Porto Rico as an act OF
grace Wharf.-The Constitution clearly shows
and all honest minded men know is hers
already
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

The House has passed the bill introduced
by Mr. Babcock establishing Board Of
Charities for the District OF Columbia. The
beard is TO consist Of 1--WE members. who
ere 10 serve without compensation. and it
is distinctly provided that no money shall
he paid to any charitable institution for
any resident Of the District who is not
received and maintained therein pursuant
TO the rules established by the Board OF
Charities" except in Instances which do
not affect the general tenor Of the bill,
which is evidently directed against the in
efficiency Of the existing system.
This is a tardy reform. but il is no1c the
less welcome. II is hoped that henceIorth
the contributions made by the charitably
disposed people Of Washington viii reach
those who are in need Of assistance before
they are dissipated by the very machinery
Of distribution Organizations which main
tain an expensive corps Of salaried officers
and agents TO carry on the work Of relev-
ing the poor cannot appeal very strongly to
those who are ready to assist the suffering,
but look to some central bureau to utilize
their donations 10 the fullest advantage.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

UfT0W the IndllHap0II- FTU---D
About the cheapest and silliest excuse fer pass
ing the Porto Rican Tana bill is that il open,
the way for an opinion Of The supreme Court on
the consdtuuouality of the question There
might b. something in the argument if that were
the only Way open TO an adjudication. and If the
judgment OF the court pronounced this time
were necessary. But it is not the only way. or
the best way. Indeed, it is an attorthought,
mere subteriuGe, advanced TO shield from am OUT
ragged public sentiment the men WHO nave been
guilty Of a blunder, which is less parlonable than
a crime
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
LUMBER DEALERS MEET.
Plans Completed for n Display mt the
Paris Exposition.


BALTIMORE. March THE eighth an
nuaI convention Of the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers Association was opened
this morning and about $50 Out-of-town
members are in attendance. By far the
most interesting action Of the convention
is the matter Of building the structure
which is to contain the exhibits Of the
American lumbermen at the Paris EXpOsi-
ton. this being made the subject OF discus
sion in every gathering Of members Of the
convention. and it is practically an assured
fact at the present time that the building
will be constructed in Baltimore. The
building will be known he commercial
forestry building. and vail be 5Ox2O0 feet.
It will be built in Baltimore and forwarded
in sections to the exposition. where it Will
be put up II will cost about $50, 900.
Commissioners General Ferdinand ".
Peck has secured a concession from the
French Government Of 15C00 square feet
Of land upon which the display OF American
lumber interests will be made. After the
building is erected and finished the eX-
hibits will follow as they are offered by
the separate dealers throughout the coun-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

of their own families in case Of compli-
Gated illness. have they any right to sit by
with complacency while the same men pro-
coed to use the hospitals for their laboru-
tories?
II is not at all an evaggeration 70 say
that German scientists. advocates OF this
fiendish practice. have gone beyond the
stage in which they are content with ami
mails for their experiments. Reputable
medical journals in Berlin report nut
these men have subjected living H
and children in charity hospitals .g
speakable tortures. resulting Boz a-a.h
lifelong disease. This Is nos mr-ff
fecting merely animals II" a1.ru..
ton has already suffered so mu.s
hands OF man that perhaps the aI1.
few more rabbits. cats. and dars
create no very great disturbance. barE
a conflict between two schools o. ,hulgar
OF healing; one whose foundation 's mrrrF.
gentleness. kindness to every living thing
the other. founded on zeal FOR knuvlelgs
without regard TO the suffering which a.
may cost to discover one new Law. In many
cases it is not even the love for science.
but the desire for fame and money which
Is the motive for useless cruelty. 1t APP
pears that in Germany a man may stand
well in the medical profession. be counte
nanced by the Emperor, and have a prac-
tice among reputable people, and yet
frankly admit that he has implanted the
germs of cancer, consumption. and dis
eases OF yet more painful and revolving
nature in women who ignorantly trusted
in him as a healer. DO We want caliOus
scientists of that type here in America? II
we do not. let us insist that scientific in
vestigation shall be open, abaveboard. and
regulated by public opinion, so that it shall
not, at any rate, cause unnecessary suffer-
ing to the defenceless
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

Perhaps We shall have a little civil war
in Kentucky after all. to enliyen the
monotony Of Congress with its trust legis-
lasion and enmity toward the Constitution.
It appears that the Taylor mountain ban
dts have stolen a large lot Of State arms
and ammunition. and with them are arm
ing guerrilla bands. a bill is before the
State Legislature authorizing General Cas-
Ieman TO equip an expedition and 90
after the property Of the Commonwealth.
The actual truth probably is that the Tay-
Tor men are arming the mcOnshiners and
bushwhackers for the protection Of certain
Of Governor Goebel's assassins, or insti-
gators OF his murder who have taken
refuge in the mountains to escape Justice.
So there is a possibility OF lively times In
the Bluegrass State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
SECRETARY ROOT IN HAVANA.
With General Ludlow He begins His
Cuban Tour of Inspection.

HAVANA, March The transport
sedgwick. with Secretary of War Root
and General Ludlow on board arrived here
al S O'Clock this morning. 4 salute was
fired from the forts as she passed in.
Governor General Wood and staff and
the staff OF General Ludlow boarded the
transport and greeted the two officials
Secretary Root drove straight to the Pal
ace, where he will stop during his brief
sojourn in Havana. Afterwgrd he wi /
make a tour Of the ports of the Island.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

suspected case Of bubonic plague in
san Francisco and a scare in New York.
due to a report that possibly infected
ships are on their way TO the mainland
from Hawaii. reminds us that all danger
Of a visitation from this Asiatic scourge
has not disappeared The plague has been
coming nearer and nearer to our shores
from several different directions for year
past. and there is no doubt that American
health authorities generally are looking
forward to the hot season with anxiety.
No one in Washington need worry, how
ever. Should the bubonic scourge reach
here the District Commissioners would
make it wear muzzle and then it would
be harmless.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

john Hampden', tax was only few shilIiHgs.
And the stamp tax was in itself not very opprcs-
,ive. But there is The principle at stake, as
there was in King Charles time and under George
ILL., We are taxing Porto Ricans without repre-
sentation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

Circumstances would seem TO indicate a
rapid development of the Russian game in
the East Korea owes Japan six or seven
million yen. This the philanthropic Mus
coyite Government proposes to pay. and
doubtless will follow payment by an invi-
tation to the Mikado to pack his bag and
retire from the peninsula. It is hard to see
how Japan can escape the necessity OF a
fght
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

The local Administration press expresses
much admiration for the mastery way in
which Mr. Oxnard, who is said to be the
real author of the Payne bill, has managed
the campaign for that iniquity so far. It
is alleged that he has worked the down
trodden beet farmer humbug to perfection
in impressing conscientious members that
they ought TO violate the Constitution for
the sake Of protection. The beet farmer
as a sugar power is VIGOROUSLY myth,
Beet sugar is nothing but a mixture Of
Oxnard. Spreckels and Havemeyer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

always condemned the crime They say
that they will not stand fl; that the Ad-
ministration shall not use them for a ne
fsrious purpose and then run away and
hide behind a hedge Of consistent virtue.
while they have 10 face political ostracism
and death because they have been per
suaded 10 obey their party rather than their
consciences. Verify. in dealing for a val
liable consideration. with the Mammon Of
unrighteousness. Mr.. Mckinley has not
added a cubit to his stature. and assuredly
be has made soreheads among the House
Republicans 10 an extent that will be visi-
bic in the future
The subterfuge resorted to. in order TO
allsy the indignation which is boiling over
throughout the country. is only onother
evidence Of Administration panic and pa
resis. That the free trade Northwest may
be reconciled. and the threatened punish
ment of Congressman from that section and
the Middle West be ayerted, the Admins
tratiou influence now proposes such ale
viation= as are included in the amendment
70 the Payne bill offered by senator Nc
Cumber OF North Dakota. which provides
for free trade in all cereal and meat
products Ultimately the willingness TO
trade viii lead TO an offer Of a tariff sur
render on every commodity enumerated in
the Dingley law except those controlled by
the trusts. That may help TO appease
party anger in Congress. but it will only
increase the luridness of the spectacle
which the Administration is presenting
TO the country. Il will only emphasize the
picture already hung on the walls OF his
tory. The Administration is ready to
violate the dictates OF humanity and to
defy the Constitution that trust profits may
be protected; but protection in other direc-
uons it will cheerfully surrender Only
oil. sugar. tobacco and rum are sacred.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

tfrom the Chicago IounlL)
It means a great deal that the Times Her
add should lave been sternly just uhsH a., yer
dict is against its party and against is editors
personal friend the President.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

(From the Portland Argus)
And yet sou dare not predict that the President
will veto the bill, although he knows il is his
plain duty" to DO ~.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
Has Mn MISUNDERSTANDING


with the announcement that the Hon
David Bennett Hill wants to come into the
reservation and bury the Ratchet comes
the story that he has a candidate to pit
against Mr. Bryan Judge Parker is given
as the name OF the amiable citizen who
has placed his political future in the hands
of HilI. It is not believed that Hill enter
tains any hope at this time Of 4 featiug
BRYAN with Judge Parker or anybody else
He Is thought to be wiser than he was in
1896. when the provincial press Ct Mlnhat-
tan Island honestly misguided him into the
belief that he and Whitney were goirg to
control the Chicago Convention. Washing
tonians. including the majority Of the
members OF both branches Of Cong ess
have learned not to put much reliance on
national political predictions made by New
York newspaper writers. For that reason
the story that Judge Parker seriously is a
candidate for the Presidential nomination
finds no credeuce here. The theory upon
which his alleged candidacy is based is
that BRYAN is still too weak in the East to
get q tWO-thrds vote on the first ballot
at the Kansas City Convention. It is fu ly
realized here that this theory was eXp!od-
ed by Mr.. Bryans recent tour Of the East,
where he bore down all opposition. even
including the crafty Arthur Pue German.
Therefore il is not considered at al probl-
HE that Bill is trying to get back into the
party councils FOR the purpose of wreak
ing vengeance on Bryan or the Western
element
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

The Presidents Deninl.-In the denial
the Presidents advisers are making Of any
participation on his part in forcing the
Porto Rican Tariff bill through the House
or OF his sympathy with that measure aD-
parently account has not been taken OF
plain and unambiguous statements Of mem
beers Of the House to the contrary. BE- is
recalled that Mr. Bromweil Of Ohio. in
speech advocating the bill. declared on the
floor of the House that Mr.. Mckinley had
sent for him and asked him as a personal
favor and political necessity to vote for the
measure Naturally it is now being asked
if Mr.. Bromwell deliberately misrepre-
scented the President and tricked the House.
Those who know Mr. Bromwell intimately
indignantly resent the intimation that he
would commit such an offence. Mr. Eddy
of Minnesota is another member who. when
the contest was close in the House, says he
was sent for by the President and urged
on the same grounds as those described by
Mr.. BromWell TO vote for the bill. At the
time Mr. Eddy made no secret OF this. and
discussed it with the utmost unreserye with
other members Of the House o. both parties
who live at the Hotel Varnum. His friends
state that Mr. Eddy is not the sort Of
man to put up with the kind OF triilng
some OF Mr.. McKinley's oyerzealous friends
are now practcing on the country and on
members OF his party in the House. The
Minnesotau. it is said will be heard from
in way TO make himself felt if White
House tactics are not soon changed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

Congressional Campaign Committee at las
has started earnestly TO work. Headquar-
ters have been opened in the Regent Hotel
and Secretary James Kerr has been placed
i'm charge. Chairman James p. Richardson
gives the work as much attention as is
admitted by his arduous duties as the
uarty's floor leader ina the House. Secre-
tarv Kerr already has sent out much val
liable campaign literature, and expects soon
to have the work well organized and ca
pably manned. His staff OF assistants has
not been announced though it is supposed
nearly all Of these were selected for him
before Re was reelected secretary, and
that they will begin active operations as
soon as the necessary funds for salaries
and other expenses have been turned into
the treasury.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08


LiuIefcId for Vice PrcSident.-FIow
would the Hon. Charles E. Littlefeld of
Maine suit the bosses Of the Republican
machine for Mr.. McKinleys running mate?
This question is heard frequently at the
Capitol OF late. and many men who under
stand something Of ordinary political .1an'
agement are asking il seriously. The White
House crowd Is putting forth the claim that
Congress alone is responsible for the
partys suspicious change OF front on the
Porto Rican question. and that the Presi-
dent stands today where he stood last De-
cember. when in ringing phrases he plead
ed for free trade for Porto Rico II this ia
true it is considered that Mr.. Mckinley
must feel grateful TO Mr. Littleheld for the
courageous and consistent attitude he has
maintained all through the Porto Rican
nastiness. 1t is conceded t'''t Mr. Mekiu-
ley will be permitted to say something
about the running mate the Philadelphia
Convention is TO give him. Il is natural to
suppose. therefore. that for a variety OF
reasons the President would not veto any
likely measure locking to the nomination
of Mr. Littleheld for second place. PIT
marily. Mr. Littlefeld is entirely new to
national politics. and thus far in his brief
career has made a most favorable impress
sion en- the country. His private life hae
Deen as clear as MS puUlic CAREER. ne 10
young and capable. He has no money and
therefore his nomination for Vice Pres-
dent could not be charged either TO the in
fuence OF the barrel" in politics or to,
the demands of the corporations. Whether
fer the lack of these influences on his side
he would be acceptable to the Hanna ma
chine is. Of course. considered doubtful
But that ne would make a strong candidate
and lend responsibility to the ticket is not
doubted Not since Blaine ran has
New England been represented on the Re
publican national ticket and It is thought
the marty in that section is getting in such
a condition that some substantial consid-
Grafton may be Necessary this year to hold
that proup of States solid
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
senator Lodge. speech.-Tbe popul

senator Lodges Spcech.-The popular
verdict is that by his Philippine speech
yesterday the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge has
taken a position in the front rank Of the
orators in the Senate. 1t was the most
pretentious effort Of his career in Wash
'ngt0n-the standard. doubtless, by which
his forensic ability will be measured in
fa-lre. BE was happiest when he spoke
s.ftaaI referring 10 the elaborate notes
frT frout OF him upon his desk.
Cancer was intense. his dictOn
gestures appropriate, and his
rI and glowing. He advanced
HrarItIon with reference to the
boz simply recited the history
.frHa described the character OF
r and made a fOrceful and effect
Ilr the retention by this Gov
rHI ~ De archipelago. To the poll
Che speech was disappointing in
faat uo mention was made OF the Admin
ls,rafIou's projected fiscal policy for the
.usuiar possessions and particularly for
he Philippines IL had been thought that
be would more clearly define this feature
% the question. on which hinge the most
exciting issues Of the coming campaign
than Senator Foraker did last Friday
Representing as Senator Lodge does that
muCh-yaunted element. the scholar in
politics. and describing his vocation In
the Congressional Directory as that OF
letters, the literary critics among his
auditors were surprised to hear him in his
perorstion. characterize as that greatest
Of poets" the English rhymster and cyuic
whose familiar quatrain has for the past
few years been at once the delight end the
consolation of those gentlemen who in
dulge too freely in cakes and ale and then
pretend to embrace the doctrine Of Sena-
tor Lodges greatest Of poets as thus
set forth:
i matters not how strait the gate
How OhaIEal with nnnI-nmen.s Lue soIOlI;
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08

Representative AdamsOn held a short
conversation with Senators Bacon and
Clay in the Senate chamber yesterday
morning, and spent a considerable time in
writing at the desk OF the former. An
election is soon to be held in the Georgia
Legislature to choose a successor to Sena-
tor Bacon, and although there seems little
possibility of his not succeeding himself.
his friends in the House and at his home
are already beginning to organize in his
support
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-03
A SWELL RECEPTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bullock gave a
reception Friday evening at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. George Heston that
Was one of the largest given in town
this season. About one hundred and
forty guests were present. They were
met at the door by Miss Lizzie Temple
who showed them upstairs and they
we're met as they came down to the
parlors by MIR. and Mrs. Bullock.
During the evening, music was fur
nished by Mrs. Boyle Mrs. r. A. Ro-
mans ard Mr.aand Mrs. Phllbrook. and
these selections were enjoyed very
much by the guests. However, the
game of the 'sOld District SCHOOL,;
proved to be the most popular of the
amusements. Mr.. Sears McHenry
acted as teacher, b. F. Philbrook as
school director and Mesdames Bradley,
r. A. Romans, Philbrook, Bullock and
Miss Christman were the pupils. They
were certainly very naughty pupils and
caused great deal of laughter. A
dainty two course supper was served
by Mrs. Heston, assisted by Misses
Blanche Gable. Pearl Ley and Mary
Shaw Van.
The guests present. from out of towr
were Mr.. and Mrs. r.. B. Hillas OF Dun
lap, and Miss Virginia Christman Of
Mapleton.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

March 20
Charles Anderton to Albert Anderton lot blk
90 Denison ST love and affection.
@ Z Price and wife to w A McHenry lots and
blk l8 Vail $500
March 80
W Cameron and wife to Swasey lot 10
blk and lot2 blk 10 Dow City $3.50
w Wurtsbaugh and wife
Q Wurtsbaugh and wife
j Wurtsbaugh unmarried to j G Dyson
G nj Wurtsbaugh unmarried
L G Harden and wife
lot blk IS Manila $3.50
March 81.
Eli T Dobson and wife to Charles Hunt W So It
lots 6 and7 blk 20 Deloit SIS
VIM McKim and wife to Coarles Hunt lots 6, T.
SO, and 10 blk 10 Deloit $500
Dennis Mcmahon to r Etzel lot 10 blk 2s Vail
$500
John Peters and wife to Henry Wiese lot 2 blk 5
West Side $l2O
April 2.
Mrs. Anna Slecta to Michael fry neA and ne
NV sec Milford twp $500
Mary Strain and John Strshn to John j Wei
land lot blk Ill Denison $45.
r
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-03
OBITUARY..

Amelia Pigeon was born May Goth.
1914, at Wannbrook Someratshire,
England She was married in 1866, to
Nathaniel Bagge and came to this
county in 1878 where she has resided
almost continuously since. There were
born to her three sons and two daugh-
ters, Albert G. of Charter Oak, Thos..
dying in boyhood, and Amelia c. Nc
Minimee, John r., and Edna May, all
residing in this city. Mrs. Bagge unit
ed with the Baptist church on Decem-
Der Z, 1878, and has been great help
to the church as we'll as to the com
munity
On March %, she was taken with a
sudden and violent sickness from which
she never rallied even to gain full pos
session of her mental faculties. The
time of her departure came at 1890 in
the evening of March 81, 1900.
The deceased was "a sister of Mr..
John Way of Willow township, and
was lady highly esteeme1 by all who
knew her. Her eldest son, Albert, is
interested in the mill at Charter Oak,
and John r., is teacher in the DEM
son Normal school. The entire COM
munity extends to the bereaved child
rem heartfelt sympathy in this their
hour of trail,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-03
THE PASSION PLAY.

On last Friday night a reproduction
OF the Passion Play was given at the
Catholic church. There was not as
large an audience as was expected, but
the entertainment was we'll received
by those present. The first of the pro-
gram was in the shape of stereoptican
views showing the portraits of the most
important actors and views of the prin-
cipal places. The last part by means
of the moving pictures portrayed the
birth, life work, crucifixion and ascen-
sion of Christ, and also the baptism of
Christ by John the Baptist and the
death of John. The lecture, for such it
really was, was altogether very in
structive.