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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
THE CUBAN ELECTIONS.
Great Interest Being Taken All Over
the Island.

HAVANA. May 5.-Registrstion for the
coming election will begin tomorrow. and
the boards will sit for ten days. In
twenty wards of Havana the boards
Of registration are composed altogether of
members of the National party. In nine
other wards the members of the National
party have representatives on the board.
The Union Democratica carried the en-
tire boards in twJ districts, while the
Republicans elected only one member in
the entire city. In the country districts,
however, the Republicans had some bet
ter luck, and in Matanzas they swept the
whole city.
The reports from other provinces have
not made the Nationalists very iubilant,
but still they say they are sure to win
every city office as the registration boards,
which are sworn to perform their duties
honestly, will act also as election boards.
The opportunity for chicanery is i'm
manse with a population that is unfamiliar
with its right to register and vote. The
leaders of the National party boast that
they will use every ounce of power that
the control of the machinery gives them,
and they say now nothing can beat them.
The result is that there is great strife for
the Nationalist nomination for mayor of
Havana.
Estrada Mora, who resigned as acting
mayor ostensibly to retire to private life,
is making strenuous efforts to secure the
nomination. Miguel Gener, Civil Cover
nor Nunez and Ruis Rivera. the former
Secretary of Agriculture. who was practi-
cally compelled to resign because OF a
political letter which he issued recently,
are also in the race for the Nationalist
nomination. The chances seem to favor
Gener. who says he will run whether he
gets the nomination from the Nationalists
or not. AS it takes only $50 names to be
nominated by petition, it is likely there
will be more than one candidate from the
National party. The convention of this
party will be held next week.
The Republicans have decided to run no
candidate in this city. and they will throw
their whole strength to the National party.
The Union Democratica is Still undecided
as to a candidate, but the probabilities are
pointing more and more to the nomination
Of Carlos Garcia-Velez, a son of the late
Gen. Calixto Garcia.
Great interest is being taken in the
election all over the island, but everything
is quiet. In most of the municipalities the
present alcalde is a candidate for re-elec
ton. The interest that the people are
taking in the elections is shown in the
falling off of the correspondence received
at division headquarters, which is usually
enormous and covers all sorts of subjects.
This correspondence has dropped to one
half the usual amount and what is Ie-
ceived relates mostly to the elections,
showing that the whole thought of the
people is running on that subject. AS yet,
however, the real campaign has not begun,
for no nominations have been made.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
MANILA PUPILS AND THE FLAG.
How Old Glory Is SaIuted by Fill
pino school Children.

A signal is given by the principal of the
school. Every student or pupil rises in his
place. The flag is brought forward to the
principal or teacher. While it is being
brought from the flag the military salute
is given, which is as follows:
The right nand is uplifted, palm down
ward to a line with the forehead close to
IT, While thus standing with the hand up
lifted and in the attitude of salute. all the
pupils repeat together. slowly and dis
tinctly, the following pledge:
Il pledge allegiance to my flag and to the
Republic for which j. stands. One nation
indivisible with liberty and justice for all. ="
At the words as pronounced in the
pledge. Ito my flag. each one extends the
right hand gracefully, palm downward,
toward the flag until the end of the pledge
Of affirmation. Then all hands drop to the
side. The pupils, still standing, all sing
in unison the song, America" My coun-
try tbs OF thee"
In the primary departments, where the
children are very small, they are taught
and repeat instead of the pledge as given
for the older children:
Il give my hand my head, my heart 10
my country; one country, one people, one
flag
In some schools the salute is given in
silence, as an act of reverence, unaccom-
panied by any pledge. AT signal as the
flag reaches its station, the right hand is
raised, palm downward. to a horizontal po-
sition against the forehead and held there
until the flag is dipped and returned to a
vertical position. Then at a second signal
the hand is dropped TO the side and the
pupil takes his seat.
Principals may adopt the silent Salute
for daily exercise and the pledge Sa-
Lutte" for special occasions.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
ARGENTlNES NEW MINISTER.
He Presents His Credentials to Presi-
dent Mckinley.

The new Argentine Minister TO the
United States, Senior Don Eduardo Wilde.
was presented to the President yester-
day morning and was recognized as the
formally accredited minister of his Re-
public to this country The ceremony took
place in the Blue Parlor Senior Wilde
accompanied by Senior del Viso. the Third
Secretary Of /the Legation, both dressed
IN their handsome official uniforms of dark
blue, decorated with bullion were escort
ed to the White House by Secretary Hay
who introduced the new r.inister to the
President. Senior Wilde, after presenting
his credentials. said
The chief of my Government charges
me specially to express his wishes for the
continuation of the marvellous progress of
this great Republic, and for the personal
happiness of Your Excellency. Allow me
at the same time to manifest the senti-
ments of sincere friendship which the Ar
gentine nation cherishes for this country
and also those OF high esteem and sym
pathy which feel for this nation and its
Government. l Indulge the hope that [
may rely on the good will of Your Excel
lency to maintain the relations of good
neighborhood between the United States
OF North America and the Argentine Re-
puoIiS' lhuS continuing the Work OF my
predecessors.
The President replied as follows:
Mr.. Minister: 1t gives me pleasure to
receive at your hands the letter OF cre-
dentials by which the President OF the
Argentine Republic accredits you to this
country in the character of Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
and the letter of recall OF your esteemed
predecessor. Mr.. Garcia Merou.
L gratefully accept and most cordially
reeiprocate the good wishes of your Presi-
dent. and hope that the conditions of peace
and prosperity which your country now so
happily enjoys may long continue under
its enlightened government.
No efforts of this Government shall be
lacking to maintain and increase the
friendly relations between us and the Ar
gentine Republic, and we shall be glad of
your cooperation in this beneficent work"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
The singers of To-day.


NfTOH tue NtN lolh SUM-
Profits of the opera singers are always
interesting reading for persons who like to
think that it is easy for at least one set of
workers to make money. however hard It
may be for the rest of the world. One
statistician has reck0ned that the greatest
amount this year will go TO Nine. Sem
brich. who returns to Europe at the end OF
the season here with about So. 900 to rep
resent her six months work in this coun-
try Her first appearance here was made
ON October l. and her last will be made
on May II, and during his long period she
has kept in health, in addition TO receiving
unprecedented high fees for concert ani
festival appearances. Nine. Calve will
come next in the list with about s65 600 10
her credit, and after this comes Mines.
Eames and Nordica with about $40 600 each
Belgium about $65. 900 if his health had
account of sickness and the same misfor-
Ternina and NJ. Saleza. NJ. Edouard de
Reszke. who makes more money than any
other basso in the world, has not sung so
frequently this season as he did last and his
profits will not be so great. Last season
he sometimes sang as often as seven times
a week and in one month earned $l2. 900.
In order to prevent his too sudden accu-
mutation of wealth Mr.. Grau adopted with
him a sliding scale by which he received
a diminished salary after he had sung
more than a certain number of times ev-
cry month. 1t is only the great artists in
the company who earn large sums as those
Ia the smaller roles are not very well paid
in comparison with the principals
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
Rebuilding the Theatre Francois.

ktTOm the Pall Mall G1Zette-D
1 have had another look this afternoon
at the fragments that remain Of the Thea
tire Francois These fragments are hap
PLY. more considerable than was thought
at first would be the case. 1t will be pos
sihle to utilize several Of the staircases.
The great staircase in particular is almost
intact, and its marble steps have already
been covered with planks to preserve them
from injury during the rebuilding. Again.
il will not be necessary to renew. as had
been feared, either the ceiling or the pill
lars OF the main vestibule. In the public
foyer which has suffered but very slight
ly. the painters and decorators are already
at work and the parquetry flooring in
iured by the deluge Of water. is being re-
laid.
The work of clearing away the ruins is
almost completed and it is possible to
move about on the site of the theatre with
on danger All the charred remains have
been deposited, ready to be carted away.
in an immense heap. which towers like a
vast funeral pyre on the spot where the
stalls used to be. The skill with which the
ineXtricable tangie of ruins has beer made
away with without accident is remarkable.
and I was given the rather curiaus piece
of information that there exist two or
three firms in Paris which make TINS work
their sole speciality. The title they give
themselves may be rendered, Cleaners
m after fires" and there is sufficient call
on their services to make the business au
excellent one.
AZ already announced the new theatre
is IN he as nearly as possible an exact re-
1lico Of the old It appears. however. that
he plans in the possession Of the archi-
tects are most defective, and that the ar
cbiyes are being searched for much indis-
pensable information that is lacking. 1t
has been finally decided that the offer Of
NJ Chapelle. the contractor who declared
himself ready to rebuilt the theatre In
sixty days and to make no charge. except
for the material used. cannot be accepted.
This decision is the triumph of routine and
rep tapeism. NJ. Chapelle proposed TO have
recourse to variety of eXpedients for in
surfing speedy progress in common use in
his calling in America and elsewhere. but
the official bigwigs tald up their hands in
horror at these suggested departures from
established custom. They had, too. an
other obiection-one OF enormous weight to
the official mind The rebuilding Of state
theatre is state affair. and there are IA
number OF state inspectors whose right and
duty It is to follow the proceedings closely
and to interfere at every stage. When the
walls are finished they have TO be passed
by the inspectors before the roof can be put
on and at every turn the same formality
has to he repeated. Ii is pure foFmality
but it is most essential that ii should not
be neglected. or people might grow skepti-
cal az the use OF red tapeism. The state
inspector would have no control over ".
Chapelle, and for this reason. and because
he was dangerous iunovator, he was po-
litely shown the door.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

ure. boldly declared our intention to for
tify and deferd the canal, and left the
Clayton Bulwer infamy. and its reincarna-
ton, the Hay Pauncefote Treaty, in the
condition of dead and decomposed iniqui-
ties. The defensive provisions of the Hep
burn bill as it passed the House are not
as explicit, but. with a strong and defiant
public sentiment behind them, they will
no doubt serve every necessary purpose.
Senator's who have hesitated to support
the measure because it does not go far
enough must reflect that if they do not join
hands with the friends of an American wa
terway who accept it as the best thing pos
sible at this time, they will in fact be play
ing the game of Hanna. the anti-canal
magnates, and the British Government.
From one viewpoint, the optimism of
Senators Morgan, Vest. and others is justi-
fed in principle Their confidence that a
large majority of the Senate is with them
unquestionably has a sound basis in fact.
We are not so sure that all of the Sena-
tors who favor an American Canal are
lmperyious TO the pressure which the Ad-
ministration and the trusts will bring TO
bear in the interest of non-action. Still
they might be If the battle for the Canal
were vigorous and persistent. Mr.. Ali
son. with extreme amiability, is quoted as
saying that, while Senator Morgan may
think he can force the Administrations
hand in this matter, he does not con-
troll the Senate yet. Which is as much
as to say that Mr. Allison does The
way to test that question is for the
element favorable to a vote on the
Hepburn bill TO let Hanna, Allison,
and their trust and y-Pauncefote col
leagues distinctly understand that vote
is to be had at this session, If to secure
one it is necessary to prevent considera-
ton of every intervening measure except
appropriation bills; and to stay in Wash
ington all summer. The country expects
and demands that this great proposition
shall be brought to issue and settlement.
The game is in the hands of its friends.
Success depends simply and solely upon
their skill and courage.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
Justice to General Miles.

The decisive vote by which the Senate
has indicated its willingness to confer upon
General Miles the rank of Lieutenant
General will doubtless be confirmed in the
House, and full justice done at last to a
man in every way worthy of honor.
General Miles has demeaned himself
nth rare ability and has shown on many
trying occasions that he possesses what,
II men raised to high positions is often
conspicuous by its absence-the saving
gift of common sense. Under great agra
walton he has declined to "slop over" He
has passed unnoticed small caiumnies and
patiently awaited the cuimination of con-
spiracies instigated and supported by
smaller jealousies. Few men would have
gone through the disagreeable complica-
tions of the Spanish War as he did and
come out of it with any credit. The country
has watched General Miles and will re-
ceive with great satisfaction his advance
ment to a rank commensurate with his
services and ability.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
HYGIENE EXHIBIT FOR PARIS
statistics From Almost All the states
In the Union.


Among the many exhibits now leaving
this country for the Paris Exposition an
interesting one is that of public hygiene.
which has Just been shipped II might
perples. a person who had not studied the
subject to imagine how hygiene could be
represented By an exhibit.
Here is a general enumeration of the
articles comprised: Half dozen large
maps of the United States, Illustrating
subjects relating to the public health:
a series OF cards in wing frames. showing
the vital statistics of the country rs a
whole and Of States and cities: maps and
charts indicating the work of several
State boards of health OF isolation hos
pitais for Infectious diseases. OF hospitals
and homes for consumptives. of vaccine
and antitoxin plants, and OF crematories.
SIX folios OF circulars OF State and local
boards OF health, and a large album full
OF photographs calculating municipal
health work; reports of the various health
Boards. OF registers of marriages. births.
and deaths. OF dairy and food commission
ers. and of sanitary organizations, ard
periodicals OF the same class; a glass case
Tor the centre OF the exhibition room con-
tanning appliances employed here to faciI-
itate the diagnosis of infectious diseas.,s.
together with samples of antitoxins sad
vaccine lymph.
In the absence Of a national department
OF health. DR.. Samuel W. Abbott. Secre-
tary OF the Massachusetts, board, special
agent for the United States Commissioner,
prepared the exhibit. All the States are
represented except few in the West,
where there are only local health boards.
The collection will be a part of the ex-
hibit of social economy and public chari-
ties and hygiene.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
English as spoken in Canada.
(From the Boston Transcript.)


/ noticed in Montreal paper the other
day curious note about the ordinary pro-
nunciation OF English by the Canadians
which is said to bS purely American"
Says the Montreal writer: II heard some
people talking about the odd way our
younger people are learning to speak Eng
lish here in Canada. The people Of Cape
Town, who went into transport on the ar
rival the the Canadian soldiers and loved
them at first sight, found it very romantic
that some of them spoke French. but hard
ly less was the English that the rest OF
them spoke. They said they spoke with
an American accent. Crudely speaking,
this was a sufficient description. Many of
our people speak more American than the
educated American, and yet We have SLOW
enliness all our own. The question is
how to mend this" l should say that the
Montreal writer had been guilty of SLAM
derirg his own people in intimating that
they spoke English with sloveuli
ness any greater than that which Eng
lish and Americans employ. The Cara
dams. as a rule, speak English as the
Americans do. many of them speak its as
the Scotch il, and few in some of the
various ways that the English speak Eng
lish in. But the most sl0yenly users of
English are the English themselves. No
Scotchman. no Irishman, no Welshman. 70
American. no Canadian, can rival a thor
Ough- going Englishman in slovenliness OF
speech. The majority of the English-speak-
ing Canadians who come to us in Boston
use the language very well-some of them
beautifully. The Canadian, we'll educated
at Toronto or MagilI yields TO no speaker
of English in the purity and excellence of
his ordinary diction. But 1 can imagine
how the boys who went cut to South
Africa with the contingent" and who
were recruited largely from the farmers
and small tradesmeu of Ontario. Manitoba.
and British Columbia. or from the English
speaking sections of the province of Que
bee. impressed the British born South
Africans rs regular Yankees.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

The occupation of Brandfort by Lord
Roberts marks the real beginning of the
campaign for the possession of Pretoria.
Operations are yet more or less prelimi-
nary. The main British line yesterday
extended from Brandfort to Thaba N Chu,
while General Brabant was north from
Wepener about twenty miles and pressing
toward Ladybrand. There are some jndi-
cations that Roberts may not attempt a
direct attack on the Beer position at
Kroonstad, but flank it in the direction of
Bethlehem. Matters have not progressed
far enough for review of military sort,
but stirring developments should be COM
ing right along from this time on. The
news that French has crossed the Vaal
at Windsorten with his Mafeking relief
column is considered encouraging. But it
has nearly two hundred miles to march
over difficult country before its objective
can be reached, and there may be hard
fighting on the way.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
cannI Pro.peet- in the senate.

We earnestly hope that national enthu-
siasm over the passage of the Hepburn
Canal bill in the House Of Representatives.
viii not carry away the friends of that
measure in the Senate with the idea that
popular sentiment is to have any effect
upon the course Of the Administration with
regard TO it. The latest indications and
developments justify a belief that Mr.. Nc
Kinley and his associate leaders are too
deeply committed to Great Britain, and to
the domestic enemies Of the waterway to
swerve now from their determination to
kill the project If that be possible.
To fulfill the Administration contracts
with the Salisbury Government and certain
anti-canal campaign contributors, il is
always possible that the President would
go the length Of veJoing the Hepburn bill.
at no matter what risk to himself or his
party in the Presidential campaign about
10 open. That such step would be fatal
TO his chance for reelection is considered
nearly certain by his political friends and
absolutely so by everybody else 1t would
be tantamount to confession of the al
legged secret agreement between the Ad-
ministration and the British Foreign or
fee, under the terms of which the Clay
tonBulwer Treaty vas to BE- given life ami
effect, the Monroe Doctrine abandoned. an,
q part Of our Alaskan coast with a hin
terland" surrendered to Great Britain. This
would amount to coat OF tar and feathers
that no party and no candidate could carry
to victory at the polls in November
In view Of the foregoing 1t stands to rea-
son that every influence and device in and
outside OF the Senate at the command OF
the Administration and its foreign and ma
tive eoparceners in the Isthmian deal, will
be awaited of to prevent a vote on the Hep
bum BILL Incidentally, on this very &c
count, We are sorry 10 think that there may
be Senators. perfectly honest and sincere
in their convictions and purposes. who
would be willing to drop the Hepburn
American meat for the shadow of tho
Shsckleford amendment, which is mani
testify unattalnable al this time. In com
mon with all patriotic Americans we deem
ly regret the failure OF the House to &C.
cept that amendment. which would have
perfected the naturalization of the meas
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
CUT A BULLFIGHTER's HAIR.
An Outcry in Havana Over Major
Pitchers Decision.

HAVANA, May 5.-The recent decision
of Major Pitcher, sitting as judge in a
police court sentencing Jose Macalvo,
Spanish bullfghter, to pay fine of $40
and to have his hair cut, has kicked up
fine row 10 all the Havana papers. MacalvC
wore a coleta which is queue worn by ali
bullfighters. without which they cannot go
into the ring. Macalya stopped off at Ha-
vana on his way to Mexico, where he had
contract as a bullighter. He got drunk
and was hauled before Major Pitcher. who
fined him $40. As Macalvo was leaving
the court Major Pitcher noticed the coleta
and ordered it cut off, which was done de-
spite Macalvo's protests.
The bullighter declares that he cannot
follow his vocation now until the coleta
grows again, and he has consulted a law
yer about suing the Government for the
amount of damages he has sustained The
newspapers, which are unfriendly any way
to Major Pitchers court. cite this act as an
unwarrantabe infringement of personal
liberty and unblushing use of military
power. The .Lucha" sagely remarks that
the Pitcher has gone too often TO the
we'll"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
MethOdists in Politics.

(From the Chicago ChroniCle.)
Before the slavery issue became important the
Methodists were nearly all Democrats. 1t is
the Democratic leaven still working among them
which inspires the aggressive movement for lay
representation in their conferences.
Among early Democratic States Ohio.
Illinois, Iowa, and others. in which the Methodist
population constituted almost a majority of vot-
ers. They became Republicans slavery and war
issues.
The tendency among Methodists is TO become
Democrats again the present vital issues be-
fore the people.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
Filthy Plays.
From the Chicago chronicle.)

(FTom the Chicago Chroniclc)
Miss N.thersole's suit against Washington
clergyman for $780, 600 damages is as mistaken in
lis estimate of public opinion as II IS brazen in
its bid for further notOnety.
Vb.t Miss Nethersole needs more than legal
vi,,licgtiou is the subsection of her repertoire
OF pIays to spring housekeeping methods. II she
,stires to continued fayors at the hands Of the
American public she will dust the vulgar and
tainted French bric-a-bgac from the shelves of
her repertoire.
Americans prefer wholesomcness in, their amuse-
,rents and will continue TO spurn tie yelled ear
rion which no periunctory verdict OF court or
itirv can redeem.