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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

ITTVIH TIIt DOsTVI IItTdIu-J
For wonder, the Delaware peach growers are
reporting a prospect Of fair crop for their
fruit this year. We have been so used to hearing
OF its being blightod as to be went to attribute
its predicted failure to speculative operations.
with view to the coming market. Our Della
ware exchanges. however, in announcing good
expectations, are not now open to this charge.
and they say further that their small estimates
Of previous years were honestly made. There
has not been a good yield of peaches in Della
ware for a discourlging period, anG the present
prospect OF improvement being Acknowledged, it
viii be sincerrlN welcomed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

From the New Castle. England. Chroniel

lFrOm Tue Nov N'IsIIc, f1nsIdHI, OWohlCIr.J
Dust storms at sea are not By any means
rare occurrence. several having been reported re-
Gently Captain Nightingale. Of thc steamer
Coolgardie which arrived at Sydney The other
day from Melbourne stated that early one morn
ing the decks were found to be covered with a
chocolate-colcred dust, which continued to lall
until about noon. 4 remarkable part uf the oc-
currence was that the wind was blowing from
seward the whole time. There is possibility
that these dust storms are in some way Connected
with seinsic disturbances.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

From the Chicago Tribune

NE'''II wv '-I'I'"s" II 'DIII0'T
Chicagoans feel grateful that neither national
convention is TO come here. 50 do the resi-
dents OF other cities where such bodies have met
during this generation The point has been
reached where the Presbyterian general Assem-
bly, is no longer sought for. IL has to offer
itself to second and third-ratc cities. Soon the
national committees, ins'ead OF Offering convcn-
tions to the highest bidder, will be begging
cities which have the facilities to allow those
gatherings to be held there. and to agree not
make the delegates pay ruinous prices for the
accommodation furnished them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
A Distinguished Family.


from the New YORK SUM-
Belgium is about to lose the Arcnbe-g family.
who are among the richest OF the med!atized
princes Of the Holy Roman Empire. Iney are
going to become domiciled IN Germany. where
tbey have large landed possessions. The palace
in Brussels where Count Egmont once lived,
will be turned into a state palace OF sivants.'
while the grounds have been bought hy the city
md tie picture gallery will follow the family.
The Arenbergs have heretofore been conspicuous
in Paris rather than in Berlin, and one member
of the family is president OF the Suez Canal
-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
Havana's Public Conveyances.


The ''bussCs" OF Havana are oddookins
wagoncttes. painted most anonymously. some
Of them showing admiXtures OF green, blue,
white brown and yellow. with now and then a
stripping OF red The CuhanS seem partial to
a pea-green and bright blue. Of.cn assocatins
these colorS and yellow. There buses which
accommodate but four passengers, and others
carrying six, eight and twelve. The smaller ones
lre drawn by a sirgle mule. the larger by TWO
three ponies. some of them by four depeRdiny
upon their routes and distances
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

Lord Roberts has given as much of his
confidence to the public as apparently, he
means to for a little while. No enc ap-
pears to know what his next step may be-
If General Joubert expects him at Bloem-
fontein, perhaps that may be a reason why
he will show up somewhere else. There
ought, however, to be fight in the Paar-
deberg district within day or two.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

From the Atlanta Journal)

(From the Atlanta Journal)
IT to date thirteen persons have been put to
death in the electric chair. The victims in each
case squrmed and wrigglcd and gave unmistakable
signs OF suffering. In fact. it is very probable
that they endured great torture. According 10
all circums tanfial evidence, electrocution is
Of the most cruel OF modern methods of putting
human beings to DEATH
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
\ Useful Present.

(From the Philadelphia Recofd)
A Birmingham firm has presented to each
member OF the Worcestershire yoenlury 4
small burning glass, protected by tortoise shell
covers and enclosed in khaki case. The direc-
tons on the outside OF the case are: Focus
glass in the and light your pipe
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
The Decree of Hanna.
From the Indianapolis Press.)

tTom the Indianapolis fftsSJ
The passage by Congress OF the Porto Rican
tariff bill would put Columbia in the attitdue
Of cruel stepmother demanding that a year
old baby shall pay its own way. And Hanna
says it is going TO pass
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
Paris Telephones Daily Disinfected.

VfIVrII N'e IIlVIII@I'0'' "7''''-I .
In Paris according to recent order OF the
under Secretary of State. 10 avoid TRANSMISSION
OF infectious diseases the receiver and tTansnltter
Of all public telephones must be disniected daily
By being washed with strong solution OF carbohe
acid
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

err the Boston Herald-)
Here comes another bill for the reorganization
of the consular service. 1t will be interesting
to watch and see il IL gets any further toward
enactment than any OF its numerous prcde-
cessorS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Oxnnrd's Part.-The fact that Oxnard.
the beet sugar magnate, was in the cor
ridor of the Republican side of the House
during the closing scenes of the passage OF
the Porto Rican Tariff bill is just begin
ming to be talked about. BY those who
know him well Mr.. Oxnard is described as
one Of the most masterful men in Amer
lea. He completely dominates the beet
sugar industry of the country as the Have
meyers do the other sugar interests. Mr..
OXnard has spent great deal OF time In
Washington this winter. but did not assert
himself in his usually vigorous way until
Chairman Payne and other members OF the
Ways and Means Committee had thought
lessly announced their intention to carry
out the Presidents plain duty by giving
absolute free trade to Porto Rico. Then 1t
was that Oxnard came TO the front with a
bound and made his presence felt. He is
not known to have gone before the Ways
and Means Committee and formally pro-
tested against Mr.. McKinleys plain
duty" Experienced Westinghouse are
aware that gentlemen like Mr.. Oxnard,
who accomplish big things do not go about
them in that way. With them the private
interview is effective when they have
failed to touch the stubborn Representa-
tive through the sources Of influence in
the Representatives. district controlled by
them. For example in the case of Repre-
sentative DeVries. the only Democratic
member of the California delegation, and
one of the three Demoo ats who voted for
the bill. Mr.. Oxnard was aware that the
pressure from Mr.. DeVries' district would
be sufficiently strong to cause that gem
tleman to vote with the Republicans. one
of the largest interests in his district be-
ing that of beet sugar. But this was an
exceptional case. Consequently it became
necessary for Mr.. Oxnard to personally
seek out scores of statesmen not as we'll
informed of the needs of the beet sugar
industry as was the Californian, and with
them he labored early and late. So close
was the contest until the last vote was
recorded that Mr.. Oxnard found it neces-
sary to station himself in the corridor of
the Republican side of the House and keep
the messengers busy with messages of
good cheer in some cases. of threats in
others. and of promises Of valuable aid in
the next campaign in the cases of other
uncertain statesmen. Just before the vote
was taken Mr.. Oxnard held earnest con-
versations with a number Of Republicans
in the corridor. 1t is said that so har-
moniouS working arrangement now eX-
lists between The two sugar concerns of the
country. which once were rivals, that he
represented thu interests of both of them
in the promotion OF the Porto Rican Tariff
bill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

In mis- speech in New York Saturday
night the President said: 1t is not pos
s;ble that seventy-five millions of Ameri-
can freemen are unable to establish liberty
and justice and good government in our
new possessions" Mr.. Mckinley is right
but he has made it impossible for those
''seventy-fiye millions Of American free
men" to do it without evicting him from
the White House. AS matters now stand
our new possessions are destined TO go
without liberty, justice. or good govern
ment While any one of those things stands
in the way of the oil, sugar. tobacco and
rum trusts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

The establishment of American schools
CT commerce, where candidates for the
consular service can be trained so as to
discharge their duties effectively, partic-
ularly as relates to the work of extending
the trade of this country against the keen
competition of other nations, is theoret-
icaIly an excellent idea. but SO long as
consular positions are the shuttlecocks of
party patronage consular education can
never be of any practical value.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05

The Army Biil.-It appears to be pretty
well settled that politics. largely of per-
sOnal character, will defeat the Army Re
organization bill 1t is conceded that the
personality Of Adiutant General Corbin will
be more responsible for the defeat of the
bill than any other cause. 1t is not de
MED that many features of the measure are
meritorious. The proposition to abolish
the permanent STAFF is perhaps the most
popular provision of the bill But it is
thought that even if the bill were not
weighted down with unpopular features.
this proposition OF itself would defeat the
measure Army critics contend that the
permanent staff represents the social and
political pull" OF those lucky gentlemen
who hold soft and snowy berths for, life in
the service. and that as their social pull
necessarily is stronger at Washington
than elsewhere. it will be impracticable to
abolish the present system at one stroke
IL is true. they say. that this is the only
country in the world whose Army has a
permanent staff. 1t is also true. they poiut
out, that every mistake of management
and administration of the Army during the
Spanish war was directly traceable to in
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
The New Order.

(From the Detroit Free Press1
First the party, then the country. This is the
new Administration order OF precedence.