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The times., 1900-12-20
Burton UoIme,, Last Lecture.

The fifth and last lecture of the seasons 5
series was delivered by Burton Holmes at
the Columbia Theatre yesterday after
noon. \ large audience enjoyed the talk
on the Passion Play" at Oberammergau-
After devoting a few minutes to a brief
description of the history of the religious
entertainment in the Bavarian town Mr..
Holmes told of the natives. their mode OF
life, their occupations, their piety, and
the reverence with which they treat the
decennial play. He spoke Of the difficulty
he experienced in the futile endeayor TO
secure motion pictures of the play, and
explained that the determination not to
allow any motion pictures of this years
play was due entirely to the action OF
American firms OF an enterprising nature
who had in years past exhibited pictures
reputed to represent actual scenes at
Obersniilisrsau, but made, in reality, in
New York.
Mr. Holmes regretted that he was UNI
able to display motion pictures OF the
Passion Play of this year. but did the
very next best thing and had projected on
the screen series of pictures illus
trating the many interesting scenes in
and around the town.
The times., 1900-12-20
HARRISON ON COtONIALISM.
An Authorised Abstract of the Ex-
Presidents Ann Arbor Address.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 19.-General
Harrison is not satisfied with the reports
of mis- Arm Arbor speech that appeared in
the press of the country, and feels that
the reports have left wrong impression
of the general purport of his address.
Speaking of the matter today, he said:
while I do not claim that my style is
perfect. l have never been accused OF in
coherency. and most of the reports OF my
address were imperfect
He then authorized the publication Of
the following abstract of the address, made
under his direction:
It was as he declared in the lecture,
not intended to be a legal argument Of
questions brought into discussion by the
Porto Ricani bill. but rather popular dis
cussion or some of the views that have
been expressed in relation to our annexed
territory. He declared that we had
done something out of line with our
historical precedents, not in the TACT OF
expansion. but in the character OF 1t. He
said we had taken over peoples rather
than lands as heretofore. He held that
the civilized Inhabitants of the territories
were citizens of the Uaited States, and
that the revenue provisions of the Con-
purposes applied to the territories.
The occasion for the recent departure
from precedent was found, he said. es-
pecially in the character OF the inhabi-
tants of the Philippines. AS to Porto Rico
and Hawaii, there would probably have
been no occasion for treating them other
wise than we have usually done. The
competition with our home products. and
especially the freedom of the Filipinos to
settle in the States. were causes of alarm.
These considerations. he said. might very
appropriately have had influence when the
question of taking over the Philippines
was before us, but it is now too late.
He argued that the provisions OF -he
Spanish Treaty. Of all treaties, were slb-
jected to the Constitution, and could not
impair II, and if these islands became part
of the United States in the sense of the
Constitution, their people became citizens,
and the revenle clause, which was es-
pecially under discussion in the Porto
Rican case. applied. He argued that the
limitations in the Constitution on the
powers of Congress. whether expressed in
the affirmative or in negative form. ap-
piled to the exercise of that power in all
places; that the very object Of the section
requiring duties to be uniform throughout
the United States. which was to prevent
Congress from establishing anywhere un-
der the Jurisdiction of the United States
favored ports, would be thwarted. if for
eign goods might be admitted to Porto
Rico free, and thence into the United
States free. He especially dwelt upon the
liberty clauses of the Constitution as
necessarily applicable TO all civilized peo
pie owing allegiance to the United States.
The times., 1900-12-20

We expect to see some further exhibit
tion of intelligent activity on the part
of rhe Panama syndicate and it's lobby
of industry displayed by the latter last
night and, if we are not mistaken. one
or two Senators were convinced that the
old de Lesseps ditch swindle is a good
thing to unload on the United States
Our inforuation only covered the hou.s
up to one o'clock this morning. At that
time the luck seemed to be running
against the Panama advocates. None of
them seemed to be able to hold hand
upon which he could open jackpot. and
there ought to be results.
The times., 1900-12-20
SLAVERY THE FIRST STEP.
Major n. H. Pratt on the Advance
menf of the Negroes.

CARLISLE. Pa, Dec. 19.-During the
meeting of the teachers institute, two
weeks ago. Mai. R. H. Pratt. Superinten-
dent of the Indian Training School, who
was one of the speakers. incidentally
touched upon slavery" and spoke OF it
as having been the means of bringing tha
African race in touch with the white race.
The press reports that went out have led
to discussion OF the negro problem North
and South by a number of distinguished
colored clergymen. Bishop Francis H
Hill. of the Wesley Union A. NJ. E.
Church Harrisburg. dissented in a start
ling letter to Major Pratt. In an open
letter today Major Pratt replies:
What l did say was that slavery lad
brought 10O00,000 blacks from the torrid
zone into this enlightened country and
had taught them new language and pre-
pared them, by association, for citizen
ship, and that no Christian or other civil
lied citizen that know of. had done or
was capable Of doing thing like that.
Eve blame the people of the South for
Jim crow cars, and yet your own people
are regularly in the Jim crow car busi-
ness everywhere by this religious school
and local organizing. The United States
mckes a constitutional amendment that
there shall be no distinction on account
of race. color. or previous condition OF
SerVitude.
Then Immediately Congress legislltes
that there shall be two regiments of cav
airy and two of infantry made up entirely
of colored men. So the Government sets
the example in the Jim crow car business
But it is long question. I have thought
about it for great many years. / do not
regret that 1 fought from April. 81. to
May. IS, for the freedom Of your people.
you certainly have no grounds to
quarrel with slavery unless you regret
being transplanted from the jungles Of
Africa and your low estate there to the
citizenship, freedom. and intelligence in
the United States. for slavery was the
bridge that carried you over. and there
was not and is not another bridge equal
to that lob"
The times., 1900-12-20

state that when he went to West Point
team at his home. and football practice
is generally considered as rough play as
should be endured by any healthy boy.
There is a difference, however, between
the hard knocks given and taken in such
a game as football and those involved
in a well developed hazing system. In
spite of its roughness. football is not
game which interferes with a boys being
a gentleman. It's very essence is self
control and self-surrender. No team can
win match unless every boy in it plays,
not for himself, but for the eleven. The
egotist and the brute have no place on
the gridiron. Neither has the bully, or
the boy with a temper which he cannot
always control, for even in the utmost
excitement of hotly contested game
the players must refrain from :'slugging."
What is more, every player has fair
chance: all are on an equality. Hazing
is entirely different.
The victim of hazing party is at their
mercy. He canot defend himself with
fists or firearms. When this custom was
at its worst in American colleges, there
were here and there high spirited and
reckless youths who carried pistols and
dared anyone to touch them ON pain of
a bullet wound but they not only ran
the risk of getting into serious scraps
with the college authorities, but were
certain to be roughly handled if they
could be caught unarmed. The essence
of hazing is the persecution of one boy
by many. older. stronger, and shrewder
than he. There is nothing gentlemanly in
this attitude of the hazer.
Even more trying is the pettiness of
the persecution which is restorted to.
Ii wears on boys nerves by keeping
him in constant state of evaporation
and watchfulness. 1t is unlikely that in
his army life he will ever be subjected
to this kind of treatment, so that II can
not be regarded in the light of discipline.
Some men who have endured great
hardship in their youthful days may
laugh at the small tribulations of the
cadet, but ii must be remembered that
at the same time, that he undergoes this
experience he is, or should be, using all
the brains he has for the studies which
it is right and necessary that he should
pursue. The double strain. to a con-
scientious and sensitive boy, is often al
most uncomfortable. II callousness and
lack of personal dignity are more i'm
portant in an army officer than con-
science, intelligence, and devotion to
duty, perhaps the hazing system
might as well be established as part of
the curriculum, and some other branch
abandoned. But if this tradition OF petty
persecution is not part Of the discipline
necessary for a good army officer, it ought
to be pulled up by the roots at West
Point and Annapolis, as it has been at
most other institutions dignified by the
name of college or academy. The work
of these academies is to train men to
command men, not to amuse them
selves in tormenting their subordinates.
The times., 1900-12-20
j. ADDISON PoRTER's FUNERAL.
The Services in New Haven Attended
by Prominent Men.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 19.-The fun
eral of the late John Addison Porter
ex-Secretary to the President. was held
in this city this afternoon.
The body arrived at noon in a special
car. from Mr.. Porter's former home, in
Pomfret. At the depot it was given into
the custody of Col. Norris G. Osborne and
c. MeCrae Ingersoll.
The services throughout were simple
and transformations. The active pail
bearers were members Of the Yale senior
society Of the Scroll and Key. to which
Mr.. Porter belonged. The honorary pail
bearers were Secretary Cortelyou. Presi-
dent Hadley, of Yale: Vice President AID
red L. Ripley, of the Hide and Leather
Bank of Boston, classmate of Mr.. Por
ter and member of the Yale corporation:
James S. Andrews. clerk of the Supreme
Court at Hartford, Yale '7S; Attorney
General II. NJ. Hoyt. Yale. rs. classmates
OF Mr.. Porter and W. G. Simmons, of
Hartford. ~
The services were e6Tducted by Rev
DR.. Frank Woods Baker. rector OF Trim
ity Episcopal Church. The flag on the
Yale campus was at half mast today, and
the Phelps Memorial. Galloway, and South
Sheffield Halls were draped in mourning
The times., 1900-12-20
The Runzard,s Opportunity.
prom the pbilsd.lpI,ia Record,

IfToIn the FHIIaIcIphIa Kccofu-)
The indications arr thai before Congress shall
adjourn in March il will have effectually dssi-
patcd the Treasury surplus. Claimants are as
thick in Washington as are flies in midsummer.
1t Is not only projects OF expenditure, that
pushed with uncxaaipled pertindcity: many
old schemes have been rcslirrccted. War claims
to the amount Of SJGO.OD0,0 900 have again been
brought TO the frent It is alleged that the
parties interested in these claims have formed a
lOg-rollng combination, which viii antagonize
other necessary legislation as means of COM
pelling consideration. There is no danger in
administration which it is more essential 10
guard against than the accumulation Of public
money beyond the amount needed for useful and
economical expenditure deficit would I've les
dangerous the public veal than is an .uordinate
sur.lius
The times., 1900-12-20
FoREFATHERs' DAY HoNoRED.
The CONGREGATIONAL Club Celebrates
the Landing of the Pilgrims.

Forefather's Day. in commemoration Of
the landing of the Pilgrims, was cele-
brated last night by the Congregational
Club at the First Congregational Church
banquet was spread in the Sunday
school room of the church, and about one
hundred and fifty persons participated
Associate Justice Brewer, of the Supreme
Court, presided, and delivered an elo-
quent address on the New England home
The Puritans. Justice Brewer said, were
race of home builders. They left
friends, home kindred and IL to come to
this unknown continent, in The full hope
that God was leading them to another
Canaan. They treated the family and not
the individual as the unit of society;
society to them was a unity of families.
They impressed upon their young men and
women the duty of marriage and the es-
tabiishment Cf the home, even though it
might sometimes be accompanied by
hardships and impose burdens. He called
attention to Tho fact that in their days
there were fewer single men, and divorce
was almost unknown,
Justice Brewer reviewed statistics
showing the percentage of decrease in
marriage and the increase of divorce.
Marriage. he said. is going out of fashion
and divorce is becoming popular. The
speaker dwelt upGH the religious charac-
ter OF the PuritaEs and concluded by say
ing that if the homes we're cared for the
naticn would care for itself.
Justice Brewer was followed by Repre-
sentative Brosius of Pennsylvania, who
spoke of some of the characteristic traits
of the fore refathers. His address was re-
plete with witticisms and droll stories,
which were greatly appreciated by the
company.
The University Park Temple Choir. col
ored, rendered several selections in a
credita Bile manner. Ralph Jefferson read
selections from John Habberton's THE
Real George Washington" showing many
traits and incidents in the life of the
fa ather of his country in semi humorous
Iight
The times., 1900-12-20
THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.
Recommendations for improvements
Made by the Board.


The Lighthouse Board is making an
effort to secure an appropriation to equip
several lightships and lighthouses with
wireless teiesrapky or telephone. Tho
board believes that the success Of the sys-
TEN has been so fully demonstrated as to
indicate that 1t would be invaluable In
communication between lightships and
the shore. resulting sometimes in saving
life. 1t is proposed to introduce the sys-
tenn gradually. and an appropriation OF
SIS. 600 is wanted for beginning.
Among other recommendations made by
the board. of which Rear Admiral Higgin-
son IL chairman is that s15, coo be appro-
priated for extending and maintaining the
new lighthouse establishment at Porto
Rico and $4,000 for the same purpose In
Hawaii. provided the Hawaiian light
house establishment is turned over TO the
board.
The condition and circumstances OF tbs
average lighthouse keeper have changed
greatly from those that existed years ago.
The board Is seeking to better his condi-
tion. In years gone by the keeper OF a
small light has lived In some comfort
even in exposed and isolated places with
the members of his family. Latterly the
service has been extended by the addition
of fog signal and other apparatus. and as
sistant keepers have been appointed. The
provision for living quarters has not kept
pace with the improvements, and tho
keepers families and the assistants are
often crowded beyond comfort. The beard
is urging increased appropriations for
new and improved buildings In place OF
the small and delapidated ones at present
existing in many remote localities, VIII re
the comforts OF settled communities are
hard to obtain.
In its annual report made public yes
terday, the board estimates that these re-
pairs and improvements will cost $780,
O0o.s 1t is also urged that the commerce
of Alaska calls for an expenditure of at
least 100000 in aids to navigation, OF
which there are almost none at present in
those waters.
The times., 1900-12-20
THE wARsHIP CONTRACTS.
accommodation of the Naval
Board on Construction.

Board on Construction.
The Naval Board on Construction held
meeting yesterday. at which it agreed
on the Recommendation to be made 70
Secretary Long m regard to the bids for
battleships and armored cruisers. The
board decided to recommend that con-
tracts be distributed as follows:
Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one un
sheathed armored cruiser at s3. 7S0. COO;
one sheathed armored cruiser at $780,
coo, and one sheathed battleship, at
SO. $50. 900.
Newport News shipbuilding Company.
of Newport News. Va. one unsheathed ar
mored cruiser at s3,775.0 600. one sheathed
armored cruiser at s3,Ss5,000, and one
sheathed battleship at s3. $50. 600.
The Union Iron Works, of San Francis
co. one sheathed armored cruiser at
50, 500, 900. and one unsheathed armo-ed
cruiser at s3,750,9
The Fore River Engine Company. of
Quincy. Mass, two unsheathed bsttleships
at s3,405. 600 each.
The Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Me-, one
sheathed battleship at s3,590,000.
Several Of these bids are conditional
Some of the bidders eliminated from their
proposals he cost of the electrical plant
and coaling apparatus. and the board rec
cluded in the bids submitted. Another
and more important recommendation is
that the firms whose bids are outside the
limit of cost set by Congress for the ships
must reduce their proposals TO the SIZE
of the lowest bid in the class of vessels
concerned. Should any Of the firms ce-
cline to accept these conditions 1t will be
necessary for the board to make new
recommendations.
The board decided that the law did not
require the awards for three vessels to be
made to Pacific Coast firms 1t was 6e-
termined also that the bids of Moran
Bros. of Seattle, Wash. were 200 high,
and that the only vessels to be built on
the Pacific Coast should go to the Cnion
Iron Works. Senator Foster and Repre-
sentative Jones of Washington had a
long talk yesterday afternoon with Secre-
tary Long about the bids of Moran Ives,
but did not insist that the firm was en-
titled TO an award of contract.
The times., 1900-12-20
The Making of Christmas Toys.
0rrom Barper'. weeklvl


Tie total value Of trade IN toys has grown to
tremendous proportions. Accurate figures not
attainable but experts estimate that the Ameri
can people buy annually between Sij.Vrt 900 ana
go. .0O000O worth. uf this sum about one-third
goes to foreign markets To Offset this mportn-
ton the domestic manufacturers have begun to
invade the European markets. Iron toys. which
We make better than any nation in the world. are
sent in large quantities, especially To England.
Our tin toys too are beginning To make their
way abroad. thanks to their general superiority.
Between 100000 and G,oO0,0J games are turn
ed out every year. and most Of them remain in
the United States. Many of these games are
variations on ohcckcus Scores Of people are
busily at work day in and day out deyising new
games. Few things are more profitable than
successful invention in tltis line Dr. George
IL Monks OF Boston. who invented the game OF
..Halma q" has received over S25.0O1 ia Qualities
during the nnst twelye yelr.
The times., 1900-12-20
NO CHEAP CHRISTMAS DINNERS.
a Baltimore Firm Claims to Have a
Corner i'm Turkeys,

BALTIMORE. Dec. 19.-Owen Reynolds,
Son & Co.. poultry dealers, say they have
successfully cornered the turkey market
here and from present prospects the cor
ner will last until after the holidays
Frank Reynolds. the head of the firm,
said today that he had at present between
%, eco and 10000 turkeys on hand, and not
more than 10000 more turkeys will arrive
here for the Christmas market. OF these
he will attempt to get at least ;:0OG.
which will enable him TO continue control
OF the market During the glut last week
the firm gathered in a lot in cold storage,
paying l-2 cents a pound. They expect
to get Y Il cents for them. II this mar
ket does not pay that sum the turkeys will
be sent to New York. where the price now
is u lie
The times., 1900-12-20

If the Supreme Court should decide to
that some ultra Administrationists will
wish that it was in the position of our pro-
cons,1 in Cuba. When General Wood does
not like the way in which his Supreme
Court conducts itself, he discharges the
whole bench That is the true under
lying idea of Imperialism - Congresses
and courts. according to the imperial con-
cept, are established as nickel-in the-slot
machines for the registration of the ex-
ecutive will. They were not so considered
by the Fathers of the Constitution.
The times., 1900-12-20
management of the Army.
(From L. Chicago Chroniele.j

Armies may be intelligent and vaorous anil
they NAV be ably led but II they break down
in the matters OF subsistence transportation,
and medicine. they will not be able to win vie
tories from forces OF equal strength which are
better equipped in these respects
This is no new truth In military science. but
II is one which has been lost sight Of in Wash
inston The army should be given the most et-
dcient business management in all departments
where business rather than military ability Is
called :or.
To this end the suggestion that the President
be given authority IA cases OF emergency to call
men from civil life to executive positions in
the bureaus. while not likely to be popular with
arms officers, is worthy OF serious consdera-
tion.
questioned executive ability had been in charge
OF some OF the bureaus during the late war with
Spain there would have been a great saving OF life
and treasure at almost every stage OF the pro-
ceedinss.
The times., 1900-12-20
MR.. MAYS STATEMENT.
Not to Make Cfaims Against Gunte-
mnia for His Detention.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-Mr. r. H.
Guatemala, but released on the protest of
Minister Hunter, consented to speak to-
day as to his arrest. He was not thrown
into Jail as reported, but simply detained
by the Guatemalan Government on a claim
that he owed money. He acknowledges
that his liabilities in that country are
$4,000, covering the operation OF the
Guatemalan Northern Railroad, from the
control of which he was ousted by a mill
tary coup detat without the slightest
reason.
The Government owed him $4,000 as
decided by the British Minister, George
B. Jenner. and out of this award he pro-
posed to pay the claims against him. Mr.
May denied the story that he was going to
make any claim against the Government
of Guatemala for detention.
The times., 1900-12-20
PROPOSED BY MIR. KAHN.
a Bill to Reincorporate an Orphan
Asylum Association.

bill to reincorporate the German Or
phan Asylum Association of the District
OF Columbia has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Kahn and referred to the House
District Committee. The bill states that
by inadvertence the association neglected
TO avail itself of the terms of the charter
OF Apri! 26. 1882. which empowered the
association to be reineorporated for twenty
years or for a perpetual time. The bill
introduced valves the charter and privi-
leges. The following are named as In
corporatcrs: Jacob Jose. Louis Kettler.
William Kettler. John Walter. Frederick
Imhoff Charles G. Rogier Charles Gran,
Jacob ]. Appieh. George j. Seufferle.
George Breitbarth, Christian Heurieh,
Werner Koch. John A. Griesbauer Will
lam H. Veerhoff. Clement A. Didden.
George Bessler. John F. Schneider. and
Otto Wehner. the present board of direc-
tors
The times., 1900-12-20

We are delighted to note that the mer-
ry winNing finale of the Presidents Mes
sage, in which he admonished Congress to
further every job, but not to fail in the
exercise OF close economy, has taken root
and sprouted. The proposed river and
harbor appropriation. which is expected
to pay world Of Campaign debts. so far,
only amounts to eighty million dollars.
The people can only be relieved of thirty
millions of Spanish war taxes. How do
the brewers and other ~burdened classes
think they like that sort of thing? Yet
they have no right to grumble. They
bought their campaign goods with their
eyes open