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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
INFORMATION FOR FARMERS.
The "Crop Reporter" to BE Given
General Circulation,

The "Crop Reporter" to Be Given
General Circulation.
The Agricultural Department has begun
the publication. for general circulation, of
the Crop Reporter" monthly eight
page newspaper devoted to crop news and
statistics. The first issue, the May num-
Der, is now out The Reporter" has been
sent out for a year to the agents OF the
Agricultural Department throughout the
country. John Hyde, the Statistician of
the Department. and editor Of the RE
porter" states that the demand for the
paper has been so great that he has finally
decided to give it general circulation
hereafter.
The May number Of the Crop Reporter"
contains summary of crop conditions on
May l, with table. an article on the
Department Of Agriculture and the census,
a long article on agriculture in India with
special reference to the famine now pre-
vailing; description OF the Yearbook Of
the Department for 1899. and much statis-
teal and other information on various
subjects. A feature of the Reporter" win
be a description OF the various other
publications of the Department
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
Mr.. sheldon. cepero.ity.

Whatever may be thought Of the meth
obs which the Rev. C. VI. Sheldon employed
during his brief journalistic career. it
cannot be denied that he has been both
wise and unselfish in the distribution of
his share of the profits. This amounted
to $1,000, of which he has given $1,000 to
the famine sufferers In India, 81 600 to
the City Detention Hospital in Topeka, an
equal amount to the contagious disease
ward of Christ's Hospital, $500 to Wash
burg College, $500 to the Young Mems
Christian Association. $500 for public
drinking fountain, 500 to the Kindergar
ten Assertion, $3.50 to the Young Womens
Christian Association, 500 TO the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union. 500
to the Ingleside Home, 800 to the
State Temperance Union, and $50 TO the
Anti Cigarette League
This distribution of the nice little sum
earned by the Topeka Capital" while 1t
was conducted according TO the peculiar
Sheldon plan. is quite characteristic. and
probably highly satisfactory to all the
benefciaries, and to the community in
general Mr. Sheldon is. at any rate, con-
sis.ent He is not a hypocrite. and he is
not a pretender. He conducted that paper
as he honestly believed Christ would do It,
and took the risk Of losing subscriptions
and advertising thereby. OF course, there
was chance that the experiment would
prove a gigantic financial failure, and Mr..
Sheldon be made ridiculous in the eyes OF
all the practical people in Kansas, as we'll
as in Topeka. but he risked that. The
owners OF the paper also risked 1t. But
the advertising which the experiment re-
oeived counterbalanced any loss of patron
age which the paper may have sustained,
during the one week occupied by the ex-
pertinent, and Mr.. Sheldon was able to
show IS, 600 as his share OF the proof that
1t was q success.
One of the difficulties which every con-
scientious Clergyman encounters is inabili-
ty to stretch his salary over half the space
he would like II to cover. He finds usually
hat 1t is barely sufficient to supply the
needs Of himself and his family, with
small margin for the books and recreation
which are necessary to the successful con-
inuance Of his work as preacher. But
while performing, his duties he comes In
ontact with numberless needy people, and
inds many worthy enterprises sorely In
want of little money. He would like to
live them all something, but what can he
10? He usually compromises. II he be a
ood and sincere man. by giving all he can
pare to these various deserving objects |
nd people. and going on begging tours |
mong his congregation when some par ]
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
SCIENTIFIC WORK In ALASKA.
Expeditions to BE Sent by the Geo
logical Survey.

ssAPS"o"b 10 De sent ny the OeO-
logical Survey.
number of biologists and topograph
eTs from the United States Geological
Survey have been detailed by DR.. Richard
Urquhart Goode, who has charge of the
Alaska department, to proceed to the
Nome peninsula and the Copper River re-
gion for scientific work connected with
the survey.
The Nome party will be in charge OF
E. c. Barnard and is detailed for topo-
graphic work, while another Nome party
is to do geological work and will be IN
der the direction Of Alfred Brooks These
two parties will operate in the western
portion Of the peninsula in the localities
where the mining industries are most
prominently developed. third will be
combined topographic and geological par
ty and Will be under the direction Of W. ].
Peters, tcpographer. assisted by Mr.. Men
denhall. geolog:st This party will exc
cute geological and typographical recon-
noisanc n The area to the eastward Of
that CT 81. ~ the surveyors, Messrs.
Bardna. rocks The Copper River
party W. combined geological
ana toposS. - l-..--l expedition ana Will be
In charge OF /. C. Schrader, geologist, as
sisted by 7. G. Gerdine, toposrapher.
The Nome party will sail for Seattle
on or about June / on the Coast Survey
steamers, which will take parties of the
latter service along the Alaskan coast .or
work. The Copper River party will go by
mail steamer, sailing from Seattle the lat
ter part Of May. They will remain In the
field as long as navigation Of the rivers
will permit the continuance of their work.
The members Of the expedition have re-
ceived special instructions not to make any
OF the results obtained public until
the final report has been handed in.
Special attention is called to the newspa-
per correspondents at Seattle.
The outfits of the parties have been Sc
lected with the greatest possible care. On
the Nome peninsula the party will make
use OF RENDERS. which have been carried
to that country by the various missions.
1t has been found that they not only can
be used for work in sleds. but that they
can also carry on back a pack weighing
from fifty to seventy-hve pounds. The
reindeer, unlike the horse or the mule |
can travel freely over the tundra The par
ties will make use Of specially designed |
canoe for ascending rivers. These are
light enough to be carried on the back of |
a man, and strong enough to carry three |
mer and considerable cnrgo. The expe-
ditions will also be supplied with mos
quito proof tents without which they
could not secure sufficient rest to enable |
hor IN dp 81
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
A Need to BE Alert.

From the Indianapolis News.)
Senator Lodge and Secretary Root may be too
apprebensivc-we decidedly think that they are
hut it is right that there should oe relaxation
in our purpose TO place our Navy IN a position
capable of making necessary defence against
European aggression in this hemisphere That is
all there is to the subject. We not hostile
to Germany 70 any other nation earth.
They car all go their way in peace. but their
ways must not cross our path. We will not allow
the extension of European political influence in
the Western HeInisphere.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
Now for the Canal.

The Senate Committee on Inter-Oceanic
Canals having by 4 majority vote, or
dered favorable report on the Hepburn
Nicaragua Canal bill, II was accordingly
reported to the Senate yesterday by the
chairman Of the committee, Senator Nor
Kan. The hope of Mr.. Hanna to smother
the measure was thus blasted, largely
through the final action of Senator Nc
Bride Of Oregon, who threw his weight
on the side of the American proposition.
The fight is now transferred to the floor
Of the Senate chamber, where the force OF
the Administration will be exerted more
desperately than ever TO prevent action.
But If the friends OF the Hepburn bill are
adroit and determined enough, it cannot
be prevented.
We are not prepared to assert positively
that the bill can be passed in spite of all
the obstruction which the Executive,
backed ty the British and Panama syndi-
cate influences. will interpose; but the
course of the Republican Senator from
Oregon suggests that there may be others
of his party in the body who cannot be
coercei into defiance of duty and the SEN
timent of their constituencies. 1t may
therefore be possible to push the measure
to fral vote and passage against all OBJ
stacles. However that may be, it is en-
tirely within the power of the twenty-six
Democratic Senators who constitute the
political minority to compel record vote,
and on that record vote the chances are
that opposition will fail and the Hepburn
bill will find its way TO the Presidential
presence for approval or veto.
The issue cannot be Joined and settled
too soon. The session is nearing its close.
The menace TO the Administration involved
in this proposed American legislation will
render the Republican machine leaders adj
ditionally anxious for an early adjourn
ment. But IL the Democratic Senators
choose to have 1t SO Congress will not be
able to sadjourn until vote on the Hep
burn bill has been taken.
We may safely assume that square
vote on the measure itself would carry il
by round majority. 1t could not then
be argued by the opposition that matter
Of grave national and international mo-
ment had been sprung upon President Nc
Kinley so close to the end of the session
that he could not give ii proper considera-
ton in view of his multiplied work ct such
a time. The whole subject has been ex-
haustively discussed for months and years
He knows as much about il now as he ever
will
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

The Administration is apparently in a
blue funk over the preparations which
are being made in New York and other
cities, including Washington, to do honor
to the Boer ENJOYS who arrive in the
country today to demand intervention by
the United States in the South African
war. Lord Salisbury will not allow his
great and good friend" to go back on sa-
cred engagements, even to the extent Of
shooting off a skyrocket or two of sym
pathy. Administration papers are begin
ming to bleat the silly lie that the State
Department is watching for a favorable
chance to intervene which they know will
never come; and there is pitiful attempt
to represent Mr.. Mckinley as spending
time on his knees in his prayerful
efforts to secure divine assistance for the
sister Republics" But it is all CANNON
and spinach. Pro-Boer sympathy may
scare, but II cannot swerve the Admins
tration. That institution is bound by
vows and considerations from which there
is no escape.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

Is it possible that the President and
Hanna do not see through the same glasses
on the subject of the Ship Subsidy raid on
the Treasury? The minority report from
the House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries calls attention to recent
u;terance of Mr.. Mckinley, In which that
gentleman said:
"0ur foreign trade, then. Is increasing with
wonderful rapdty and ship building industry
is remarkably prosperous without subsidy. Why,
then, should the whole country be taxed to pro-
vide gratuities for industries which now pros
porous and which have every prospect OF contin-
uing to be more and more prosperousT
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
THE AUSTRALIAN BILL.
Secretary Characteristic Introduces
the COmm mo nwenlth Proposition.

Secretary Chamberlain Introduces
the CommonvenIfb Prouo.ft,on-
roypo>, ,,.n
'a! Tue i''u'e Vi oo"-
mons touay colonial secretary Caamoer-
lain introduced the Australian Common
wealth bill
He enid ho ,h,,,. .h,. ,o-
'"a. man,
"'uiu envy aim the privilege Oh ihsroduc-
ing bill that marked great and impor-
tant step in the organization of the Brit
ish Empire.
rh. IN,
o''' ne sa'u' was 'ne result Oh inc
careful labor Of the ablest statesmen Of
Australia. 1t enabled the great island of
the continent tn enter a w,a.n,ro CIRCLE
Of English speaking nations which wouid
no longer consist of separate states which
in themselves might no a .orrca =, do,
ger. friction and waaLnsss
But II the hin n,ssad .,...,,. ,,, =.
an indissolnble Sedsrai ca1nn a 1917 pe
nrmly united for MANI =, ~. n,ns. ,,aan
tant functions Of goyernmsn. st,an p ~.
bill had been passed A,strai;s ..o,,iS 80
a uniform nostaI ,sIsaranh ..,S "a
probably a raiIr.v $3.50 we anu
agement Thee o,,,s u"uei one man
free trade and common 60, eo.onia,
defence This consmrn,,. y. ns''onai
Chamheriain b.d haan 49, sa,u VT
honed for NV rho naonia =, s anu e ,a
II Voc ~ go, s..c =. va ca piitaih-
cra,t 49, suai in'eles. 10 Austraiia ard
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
The stntu. Of Germany.
(From the Indianapolis Press. }

" Vr' errc fIuI'II1FV'Is rTesSI
Germany, in her new found unity and strength.
Is about the most Strenuous nation on the globe
today. We are fond OF pointing to our own pro-
gress in various directions, but it may be ques-
toned il that OF Germany is not more marvel
GUS. In iron industries she has certainly eqialed
u.s. and in shipbuilding she has gone far beyond
us. The emigration weakening TO Germany
and so strengthening 10 the United States has
almost ceased, through the national policy of
using the surplus German population to build up
a colonial empire. And in the pursuit OF this
policy Of empire nobody doubts that Germany
would like 10 possess the Danish West Indies;
is It unlikely that she casts hungry eye on
Brazil where commerce is already largely con-
trolled by Germans and where German-born peo-
ple form the best element Of the population.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
CARROLL D. wRIGHT's LECTURE

The Last of n Series Given by the
Civic Centre.
Carroll D. Wright. Commissioner OF La
Dor, lectured last evening at the Central
High School on 1.-The Relation of the In
dustrial System to Intellectual Develop
ment." Mr.. Wright in the course of his
lecture considered the mental, moral, and
economic effects of the modern system of
industry, and the development resulting
therefrom. The general discussion which
followed the lecture was opened by DR.. Os-
car Lowell Triggs, of tb. University Of
Chicago.
Commissioner Wright's was the last of
the Civic Centre free lectures for the cur
rent year. and served as a conclusion to
the course on THE Evolution of Indus
try and to the series as a whole
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
CLEARING UP THE WRECK.
The u. & O.'s Philadelphia Tunnel
Opened for Traffic.

PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-Although
the tansle wreckage was cleared away
from the big Baltimore and Ohio tunnel
under Thirty-sixth Street today no trace
OF more bodies was found. The remains
OF Harry Hinchmann, fireman OF the en-
CINE that was wrecked, were taken out
yesterday. 1t is believed that William
Lamb, the engineer, was cremated
The tunnel was cleared in remarkably
quick time and before noon today the SUBJ
way was open for regular traffic. Division
Superintendent Bent had $50 men at work
all the morning. What remained OF the
wrecked cars was dragged to the ends
OF the tunnel and piled up along the
tracks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

Guiding the cabilistic numerals. would be
embodied in the next deliverance. When
Chairman Jones was asked about this yes
terday The Just laughed
General Wheeler n Sprinter.-Gen
Joe Wheeler, 1.-THE and agile as a panther,
stepped jauntily from car on Capitol Hill
and tripped off toward the big building at
a lively gait middle-aged Congress-
man, an unidentified Alabama admirer,
and fat, squat reporter, large OF girth
and of jowl, tried to keep up with the
little grizzled old fighter. The sun was
boiling hot and the asphalt walk had be-
come soft and spongy under the 5listering
sky. The general quickened his pace from
the start. and before he had made half the
distance he was running. The unidentified
Alabama admirer gave up the chase in
Jify. The fat. squat reporter soon fol-
lowed suit. The middle-aged Congress-
man found it convenient to halt at the
nod Of a friend who was going in the OPP
posite direction. General Wheeler dashed
on into the big building at full run.
When the corpulent journalist had suf-
fciently regained his breath to articulate
he said to the unidentified Albanian: III
General Wheeler ran that fast in his pur
suit Of Agunaldo don't see why he didn't
catch him. How does the old man manage
to keep SO active anyhow" The question
only intensified the Alabama visitors ad-
miration for the famous little general.
Gosh. mani" calculated the Albanian
between gasps. Joe Wheeler takes a
bath every day."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

ticularly imperative case of distress comes
to his notice. This is not an agreeable
job, and most clergymen would be glad to
get away from 1T if they could. 1t re-
quires the self-abnegation of saint and
the persuasive powers of diplomat.
1t is pleasant, therefore. to imagine the
satisfaction which Mr. Sheldon must have
experienced when he sat down to appor-
tion this snug little windfall of 5000
among the various enterprises in which he
was interested. Most people realize at
least once year that it is pleasant to en-
act the role of Santa Claus. especially when
1t involves bestowing gifts in places where
they are unexpected. No one will begrudge
this earnest and ingenious gentleman his
hour of pleasure
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
American. and Tnxals.
From the Kansas City star.)

The reliable official reports show that the
American troops stand remarkably well the try
ing climate, and, Of course, in the fortunes OF
war. such as they are, the Americans at present
In the Philippines are more than a match for all
the Tagals who could be stood up in ranks on
the island of Luzon. The main object Of main
tanning an army in the islands is to protect the
inhabitated portions OF the country from the In
cmrs;ons of robbers and murderers. Should it he
come necessary or advisable to assume the Of
fensiye beyond the limits Of the settled country
American soldiers can be relied on to go any
where that a Tagal can go. In fighting the North
American Indian for century or so the American
soldier has met far more formidable enemy
than the Philippine islands can produce.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

Piratical and smuggling craft are re-
ported as infesting the bays and lagoons
in the neighborhood of Manila The evil
has become SO widespread that We almost
tremble for fear we shall hear that some
more OF the carpetbag Administration
favorites have gone wrong. All that is
known at present is that a remarkably
satisfactory condition of affairs obtains in
the archipelago-for the benefciaries of
the system. 1t may be set down for a
fact that Inspector General Breckenridge
will not be sent over there to do any
nosing that might uncover things this side
of the Presidential election.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.


An Amendment to the Sundr. Civil
Bill I'm the senate.
Mr.. Mcmillan has introduced in the Sem
ate an amendment to the Sundry Civil bill
providing that the President appoint an
architect, a landscape architect. and
sculptor. to be associated with the Chief
Of Engineers, to report to Congress ON the
first Monday in December. 1900 for the en-
largement Of the Executive Mansion, for
the treatment of the section south Of
Pennsylvania avenue and north of street
southwest, and for suitable connection
between the Potomac and the Geological
Parks. for all Of which $4,000 is appro-
priated.
Also providing for the purchase Of lots
A and B. in the District Of Columbia. and
the improvements thereon, as an addition
to the grounds of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. These lots front on Mich
OILS Avenue and contain 359, 400 square feet.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

1t must be extremely painful to the Ad-
ministration to have it leak out that frosty
relations subsist between the Prime Min
lister and several leading Republican SEN
ators. The latter resent the load Of Hay
which has been placed upon their party in
the matter of the Mckinley Salisbury al
lance and canal treaty. They declare with
vigor closely approaching blasphemy that
this particular variety of Hay will GER
tainly poison and probably kill the eie-
plant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
Why CuIlom Received Federal Aid.
L.. a. c. In,,in Ronrhlin

At the crucial moment Of the deadly struggle
President Mckinley has rushed to the rescue OF
Senator Culom. eNertng the full force Of Ad-
miDistraton pressure on the C:lom side. The
Presidents reason for doing this is not that Sem
ator Cullom stands for principle, but that on
every occasion when the President needed par
tisan help Senator Cullom has been found aligned
with the Mckinleyites Therefore is il that in
the Illinois feud the President now, for the fret
time in Illinois history uses the Federal infu.
ence to affect the issue of 4 State fight.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
The Cuban po.toffice Scandal.

Corruption, extortion, and oppression caused
the Cubans to revolt against Spain, and 1t would
be shock to the friends Of republican Govern
ment everywhere to have the charge made that
Cuba has leaped from the frying pan into the h.e
from one gang Of robbers to another.
OF course any Administration may sometimes
lie deceived, but 1t is very unfortunate, after our
carpetbag experience Of a generation ago. that
this Havana postoffce affair should have &C.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
DEATH OF JOHN BROWNING.
The Fourth Member of His Family Z
Yield to Smallpox.

Yield to Smallpox.
John Browning, of 703 Ninth Street
southwest, died yesterday OF smallpox at
the isolation hospital. He will be buried
in the Congressional Cemetery. This Is the
fourth member of the Browning family to
succumb to this disease.
Two new cases were removed to the hos
pital from the detention camp. They were
John Simms, colored. aged six months. and
Joseph Washington, colored. aged three
years. Both OF them were exposed to the
Phillip johnson case at 720 Third Street
southwest.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
The Ready ExpIniner.
OErnm the Kansas City star !

FTom the kaTisas Clty Star.l
II is very good. indeed, in Senator Hanna to
relieve the popular suspense regarding the Vice
Presidential nomination on the Republican side
by announcing that Governor Roosevelt will Nc:
be the candidate. llama is not without his
faults, but when the country is in doubt and
ignorance regarding the purposes Of the Admin
istration and the Republican party. what would
II do without him?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
CONFERENCE CT CHARITIES.

District Delegates Named for the Nm
tiOnal Meeting In Topeka.
H. Fl. Hart, general secretary of the Ma
tional Conference of Oh .rities and Correc-
tion, recently sent a communication to the
District Commissioners. asking them to
send two or more delegates to the annual
meeting of the conference in Topeka, Kan,
May 1924. 1900.
At the instance of Herbert w. Lewis.
the Superintendent OF Charities. the Com
missioners have appointed the following
delegates: Prof. B. T. Janney, George S.
Wilson. J. B. T. Upper, and Samuel s.
Parkman.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

(From the Louisville Courier Journal)
There is the likelihood that the next census
will show the presence Of nine ten millions Of
persons Of African descent in all parts Of the
United States, but chiefly dwelling in the South
ern States. AT the close Of the great sectional
war there but five millions. Obviously, the
race is increasing diminishing. Whether in
civilization, in morals, anil in manners, In the
acquisition Of property, and in the elements Of
good citizenship it is advancing, or retrograd-
ing. who shall sayf