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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
\ DcIcEntion of sioux Indians Among
the Presidents Callers.

Representative Ray Of New York. Chair
man OF the House Committee on Judiciary.
called on the President yesterday in re-
gard to Spanish War claims Mr. Ray
had been opposed to the appointment OF a
commission to settle them. but is coming
to the opinion that a commission. after
ALL may afford the best means Of affording
a Just settlement Of the debts. Mt. Ray
urged upon the President the appointment
Of George II. Brown. Of Binghamton. to
the position OF Federal Attorney in the
new district OF northern New York.
. Members Of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cav
airy Lancers' Association and friends to
the number OF 1873 called upon the Presi-
dent yesterday and were received in the
East Room OF the White House. The party
originated in Philadelphia and had been
here since Saturday. They left at Sis
O'Clock yesterday afternoon by special
train over the Baltimore and Ohio Railway
for Philadelphia
Representative Cannon. Chairman Of the
House Appropriations Committee who
called on the President yesterday morn
ing, expressed the opinion that the Con-
gressional session may end early in June
The House will be through with its
business by the first Of the month" ne
said. ct rests now with the Senate to say
when an adjournment will be possible.
A party OF Yankton Sioux called on the
President yesterday morning 10 pay the
respects OF their tribe to the Great Father
The party. which was under the escort OF
Representative Gamble. of South Dakota.
is in the city completing the ratification
OF the treaty transferring the famous
Pipestone district in South Dakota TO the
nation for use as a national park. The
price to be paid is s1G0 600. and. as there
are 1, 200 Indians among the Yankton Sioux.
they will get a per capita distribution OF
about $50
Representative Southland. Of Ohio. called
on the President yesterday morning to
urge the appointment Of Col J. c. Bonner
to the collectorship OF customs at Toledo.
Mr.. Bonner is credited with being endorsed
by Senators Foraker and Hanna
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08


Mr. Davis orItorira methods were remarkable
Beginning in a low. piaintive, almost waiiing
voice. Mr. Davis Ielpcd in successive hops, skips,
and bounds 10 such heights of orltoricIl pas
sion that the audience for a few moments seemed
in doubt just what it ought to do about IT, The
speaker threw his head back until his face was
turned straight up toward the zenith; his hands,
held up TO the level OF each side OF his head.
shook with a curious gesture until they were
mere burs. while his head swung from side to
side with a rapidity and force that it seemed
must result in some physical damage. .
Mr.. DAVIS began his pcrorauon with the upIiited
face the herccly shaking hand, and head Of the
other impassioncd passages, bot as he went on
and on il developed into a sort Of general iuyocl-
tion. and then into queer waiing sort OF prayer
prolonged through quIvering sentence after sen
tence. Then it became a sing-song sound OF chant
which gradually took ON more and more Of
rhyme and rhythm until it davncd upon the
hearers that Mr.. Davis was not reciting verses TO
close with, but was singing them TO a tune. IL
was not a jolly runc-rather melancholy one
but it was a tune clearly defined and uuini,taka-
be The words were not understandable At
last the orator, in a kind Of running stagger,
reached his chair and collapsed into it, his face
pale and his breast heaviHg. 1t was oratory, and
the audience knew it now, and howled itself
hoarse in approval OF Kansas City's former mayor.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
RETIREMENTS IN THE NAVY.
Advocate General Lemly'- Inter-
probation of the Personnel Act.


probation of the Personnel Act.
Capt. S. c. Lemly. the Judge Advocate
General of the Navy. has prepared an opin-
ion that under the terms of the Personnel
act officers cannot be retired on their own
application according to the order Of their
rank, but that only the number Of annual
retfrements fixed for each grade by the
act can be made. shortly after the enact
ment Of the Personnel law Captain Lemly
rendered an opinion Of similar import. Re-
Gently the correctness Of this was ques
toned
1t was held that. ss the law contem-
plated a. certain number Of retirements
each year 10 cause a regular flow Of pro-
motion. the proper method to pursue was
to retire the senior officer in relative rank
and so on down the list Of applications
until the number of retirements authorized
by the law had been made. For example,
the law provides that thirteen captains
and commanders must be retired each year.
According 10 Captain Lemly's opinion.
only that number can be retired. and the
applications Of the next grade must then
be considered. even if more than thirteen
captains and commanders have applied.
The opposing contention was that, If, say,
twenty captains ana COMMANDERS applleas
all these must be retired before the april
cations Of those Of the next lower grade,
lieutenant commander. should be consid-
cred. From lower grades. such as that OF
Junior lieutenant. few if any applications
for retirement will come.
The effect OF Captain Lemly's opinion. il
It is sustained by the Secretary OF the Navy.
may be to cause the retirement by selection
Of the specified number Of officers in these
lower grades who must be retired each
year This would happen il the number OF
applications for retirement from the grade
OF junior lieutenant was less than eleven.
as the law provides that forty retirements
must be made each year, and Captain
Lemly holds that only twenty -nine above
the grade Of junior lieutenant can be
made
The personnel law provides that when
the number Of applicants for retirement
in any one grade does not reach the num-
Der fixed by the law. the President nay
place a sufficient number on the retired
list with the rank and three-fourths the
sea pay of the next higher grade to cause
the vacancies contemplated by the act.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

tFrom the ~. faul ltepalch.l
The ever-svelliBg numbers Of our migratory
races must find new lmds 20 occupy ia the com
ing century To our north the limit Of cu.uvable
soil is limited Across thcfPacifr there is over
population now From The Rio CIauie south to
the Horn lies an immense country, dominated by
the descendants OF the SpauiIfd o1uluorors. who
never yet touched a land but to curse it with OPP
preston aud robbery. They are comparatively
few in numbers and their Republics are sorry
farces. prolific in rcbeions only. It is inevitab,
that the progressive races, seeking outlets for
their increasing numbers. will not let that fair
land lie fallow in the incompetent hands Of the
I,tins The movement into Argentina Is but an
indication OF movement that is bound to grow
gr.atIy On our side there is already a marked
Increase OF Americaus into Mexico and Central
America. Our capital is going there into rail
WAYS. mines. and lumber. The fertility Of the
soil will soon attract the farmer Long before
the years shall have checked OF the twentieth
century all America will be Americsnized.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
THE NEW BATTLEsHIPs.
Plans of the Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey. and Georgia Agreed Upon.

Plans of the Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey. and Georgia Agreed Upon.
The Naval Board on Construction has
finally agreed on the detailed plans Of the
battleships Pennsylvania. New Jersey. and
Georgia. and the specifications will be laid
before the Secretary Of the Navy today for
his approval. There was no change in the
plans since the last meeting. and the
circular will embody the features OF the
new vessels which have been described in
The Times. At the last meeting there was
some talk about changing the main batter
les and it was believed that new sugges-
lions as TO the arrangement Of the arma-
ment would be made by members Of the
board before its report was handed to the
Secretary.
Four OF the five members have how
ever. subscribed to the plans previously
incorporated in the circular Of specitica-
lions. II is expected that Rear Admiral
Bradford will make minority report in
which he will advocate the installation OF
the supermposed turrets. The majority
adopted a main battery OF four 12-inch
rifles in the ordinary turrets and eight
S-iuch rifles in the four ordinary turrets.
two on each beam. The rest Of the main
battery will consist Of twelve 6-inch guns,
six on each broadside. Fourteen pound
ers. corresponding TO 3-inch rifles. will
be the largest guns in the secondary bat
tprv
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

General Shafter has reported to the War
Department by telegraph the departure
from san Francisco of a part Of the in
valid battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry
recently brought from the Philippines
The men composing this battalion we're
invaded home because OF their physical
condition, and'at the Preside il was found
necessary to keep in the hospitals many
Of the sick. The detachment which left
San Francisco is under orders to go to
Fort Wayne. Mich. II consists Of five
officers Us men. and one medical officer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Mr. McKinleys good cousin" and
brother Mohammsdau suzerain. Abdul
Hamid. is understood to now regard the az
fair OF the Armenian missionary claims as
a closed incident. He has graciously is
sued an trade permitting the missionaries
to rebuild their station and plant at Har-
put. and he has despatched an admiral TO
The United States with instructions Of
some sort. Just what sort is left open to
conjecture Perhaps they are 10 negotiate
for the Sampson patent method Of winning
victories at safe and remote distance. In
any event. the Sultan is cheorfully conf
dent that he has done all that could be re-
quired Of him. He has heard that the mis-
sionary conference in New York has ad-
1ourned. and he is under the impression
that the row was made for the benefit Of
that body, so he does not look for further
trouble
We do not, perhaps. exaggerate In say
ing that the Emperor-Prosident and his
Foreign Minister also wish hey could look
upon the affair with Turkey altogether in
the past tense. For them the situation is
as painful as 10 others II appears humor-
Gus They have erected an emiuenee-we
would scoru to say that they had put UP a
bluff from which they have threatened
the Sublime Porte with severance OF diplo-
matte relations. even limiting al that awful
thing. an ultimatum. The latter, OF course,
they never Intended. but. under the advice
OF ostimable clerics who have visited the
Ottoman Empire. they thought IL safe to
hold on; the idea. They had been told that
the minute It was absorbed in Constan-
iinople. the money would be esbled over
regardless OF tolls
Apparently it has Just begun to dawn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR.
4 Baltimore Hat Cutter Meets with @
shocking Death.

BALTIMORE. May Samuel Berlin,
an expert hat cutter. met a horrible death
today by being crushed in an elevator in
the hat and cap factory of Feldman C
RChnick. Berlin had gone out to lunch,
and was returning to his cutting machine.
He jumped on the elevator at the first
floor and pulled the rope in order to mako
the lift ascend
He was laughing and joking with some
friends on the ground floor and looked over
to see them He was unmindful Of the
fact that on the fourth floor there was a
heavy beam which surrounded the en-
closure through which the elevator passed.
Perlin's head struck this beam and was
bent down His body was pulled over
by the shock. and his head. neck and chest
were ground to a pulp as the elevator
ascen1el.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
SCENE AT A BAPTISM.
\ Woman Candidate Resists Total
Enumeration.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. May AT
Burns Point. Milford nine miles from this
city. 1.j00 persons witnessed the baptism
Of four members Of the First Baptist
Church. Of Bridgeport. yesterday after
noon. Extra trolley cars were run from
the nearby towns to accommodate ths
thrOng that desired to see the ceremonies.
The four candidates for immersion IN
the cold waters OF Long Island Sound Wers
Viola Homes. Alberta Bggs Bell Herbert.
and Frederick johnson. The clergyman
was the Rev. James A. Bowman.
Three Of the candidates went through
the ceremony without finching. but when
Miss Biggs was led into the water by 7hs
minister there was trouble and the multi
tude looked on in astonishmert when she
stOutly protested against having her head
put under. She is only fourteen years old.
but weighs over 200 pounds. The minister,
who weighs not over $50 pounds petitiOned
and exh0rted. but the stout young miss
would not consent TO total immersion and
the struggle to get her 10 go under COM
pletely ended in a victory for Miss Bigg5.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
WORK OF THE SIGNAL CORPS.
The Gable Line Completed From
Ccbu to Leyte.

Gen. A. ". Greelv. Chief Of the Signal
Corps. has received a despatch from Col
oneI Allen at Manila saying that the
Signal Corps has succeeded in laying the
cable line connecting the islands of Cebu
and Leyte in the southern part Of the
archipelago. Leyte is an island mined
lately south Of Samar and north Of Min
danaO Cebu is to the west Of Leyte.
Both islands are large producers Of hemp.
The Signal Corps has also completed the
construction Of a telegraph line nOrthward
from Manila to Apart, on the extreme
northern coast OF Luzon. During Spanish
occupancy Of the Philippines this land line
existed. but was destroyed by the insur-
gents. It's reconstruction will enable the
garrison along the line from Manila to
Appari to keep in touch with both points
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

tFrum the Nta ANlA sum-
The ure-cmincnce Of the American Beauty ~
tb. most popular OF roses seems 90 have CONS
n an end and the moss positive evidence q this
.,, he found in the temperance IN the flower
sb,ps Of the beautiful Baroness R1thschild.'
which for the last ten years has been displayed
in very small quantities. Another evidence q
The American Beauty's declining popularity IL
the decrease in prices. The best OF them are sold
now by the growers at 10 cents apiece, and can
b. had at retail for % cents; while the Baroness
R0thschid, in spite Of its long stretch % UNI
popularity, commands higher price FASHIONS
in flowers are never easy 10 explain Tne Nlrechll
Mel so long popular, is rarely seen 90 the
florists while La France. Nermet and 3ther
kinds have been equally neglected with Advantage
10 the American Beauty Now reaction seems
10 have set in however. and there IS a chance
that the hitter will be compelled 20 take a back
seat for 4 while.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
DRUGGISTS AT RICHMOND.
The American pharmaceutical AsSO-
citation Hospitality Entertained.

RICHMOND. Va. May 7.-GOvernor
Tyler and Mayor Taylor made addresses OF
welcome to the American Pharmaceutical
Association, which commenced its forty
eighth annual meeting at the Jefferson
Hotel today. A grand reception and dance
was rendered the visitors tonight The at
tendance Of druggists from Canada and all
over the United States is large. A great
many ladies' accompanied the delegates,
and a ladies auxiliary has been organized
to look after them. An elaborate plan OF
entertainment for the association extends
through the week.
The first business session was held this
afternoon. and the meeting viii last until
Saturday
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

HAVANA. May "A rumOr comes from
Remedies about bandits. which the enemies
OF the administration. no doubt will bs
pleased to work up into a revolution. Tbs
foundation OF the story is the fact that
three negroes and white man went out
horse stealing The Rural Guards are pur-
suing them. and it is likely they will soon
be captured. The revolution Will thus
be suppressed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
lndinnn,s one Hundrcdth Birthday.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May This is
Indiana's Tooth birthday On May Z. 1900.
Indiana Territory was set apart from the
Northwest Territory. The State ceIebra-
49,, VIII he held on July 4. when each
cor,n+v will hold meetings. Histories OF
aarb county will be written and read BY
Dioneers ana copies will be sent 10 the
Governor. From these a complete history
M the State will be compiled.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
A Brave Old Soldier.


Old General de Callifet, Minister Of War,
illustrates anew the quality Of his intrepid cour-
age by cutting on az one fell swoop, 50 60 speak.
The French smy's supplies Of brandy. 4hsiuthe
upsi'yiBg save wine. cider.
and beer Il any Freuchmau living csn enforce
this drastic reform, he is that Frsnchnan; but it,
very big contract. Those English statesmen
and military men who want TO stop Thomas At
kins' beer will watch the developments across
the Channel with very lively interest
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

The Attorney General has telegraphed
to the Federal district judge in Minnesota
for his celebrated decision in the Ortiz
case, that the Constitution goes with the
flag. Mr.. Griggs might have saved him
self the trouble. He will find it almost
verb. ct lit. in the first Magoon opin-
ion upon which Mr.. Mckinley founded his
December convictions as to his plain
dvt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Comptroller Tracewel's decision disal-
lowing pay to Government printers absent
from their work under orders to attend a
militia inspection may be technically
right. II so. then measures should be
taken at once to change the law or the
regulations or whatever may be in the
way OF equity. The Government cannot
afford to discourage the military spirit Of
citizens in any such meanly economical
Hay
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
Archbishop Ryan CONFIRMS II Class.

PHOENIXVILLE. Pa. May 7.-Yester-
day evening at o'clock Archbishop Ryan.
OF Philadelphia. confirmed a class Of $50
children at st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church of this place. The class was pre-
scented by Rev. J. A. Wagner. senior rec
tor and was the largest confirmed in the
history Of the church
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

A despatch from Manila to the Navy
Department states that the Baltimore.
with Rear Admiral Watson on board. sailed
yesterday from Kobe for Nagasaki. The
admiral will follow the Suez Canal and
Mediterranean route, visiting the Paris
Exposition. and reaching New York some
time In the fall.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
A French Criticism.


in the opinion Of one Frenchman. English or
biography furnishes a clew 20 ''the superiority OF
the AnglO-SaNon." lie Is successful, the French
says. because be is selfish, and a proof OF
his selhshness is that he writes Of himself with a
capital l. Frenchmen and Germans are content
with the small letter The spaniard uses small
in 20, but h0nors the person he addresses with
capital The japanese have no word for | at
AL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
Chnrch RcdcdIcated.

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. May THE First
Baptist Church in Bridgeport was rededi-
Gated Yesterday with most impressive ser
vices. After worshiping for nearly fifty
years in the structure which first BECAME
rs house Of worship the congregation held
~ frst service in the remOdeled edihce.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

FIuH INT wv TUX ITIUuIt.I
In London they are telling Of a Scotchman who
had a son in Washington and posed as an au-
thority on American affairs To try him. some
one asked who was the former Speaker OF the
House. 'Ou. | dinna ken But at any rate. he
wasna' Scot like bonnie DAVE Henderson,"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

The Speakership Fight Begun
Proceeding on the principle that the early
bird is the one that catches the worm,
the Hon. Champ Clark, Of Pike County.
has quietly started a campaign for the
Speakership Of the next House. For some
reason not easily explained, the Demo
Gratis are confident Of capturing the House
of the Fifty-seventh Congress in the No
vember elections. even if they lose every
thing else. No public announcement Of
the Clark candidacy has been made,
though il is the subject Of lively talk
in the Democratic CloaNoom OF the
House. II would appear that the pictur-
esque Missouri orator believes something
has occurred to remove the Hon James
d. Richardson from the field as the lead
ing candidate Of the party for the speak
ership. though the rule is that the THU
lar leader Of the minority is directly IN
line for the chief honor Of the House
when his party is in power II the Ten
nesseean has been eliminated by any IN
toward eventuality. then. if the rule OF
succession were adhered TO- the Hon. David
A. DeArmond. of Missouri. who was Mr..
Richardson closest competitor for the
present leadership. would fall heir TO the
Speakership. Next to Judge DeArmOnd
in this line Of succession IS the Hon. John
H. Bankhead Of Alabama, with the Hon.
W E Sulzer Of New York bringing up the
rear. But it is presumed the Hon. Champ
Clark proposes to defy all Of these ira
ditions and boldly assert his right to
seek the suffrages Of his fellow members
of the House for Speaker when the returns
in November show that the Democrats
have come into their own again. Mr..
Clark is unconventional in everything ne
docs and he would only be following his
natural bent II ne should ignore the I'M
written rules that hedge about the Speak
crship and contest that prize with all
corners Whether OF not he is willing to
submit the question in dispute between
him and Judge DeArmond to the Missouri
delegation is not stated. It is asserted
as probable that he would not care thus
to embron his State delegation in a profit
less contest. which would be almost GER
tain to result in the defeat Of both him
self and Judge DcArmond. And so il is
likely that he will be an independent
candidate. not looking to any particular
State for support. but confidently expect
ing to get votes from every delegation in
which there is a Democrat who admires
his abilities as an orator Of the first
magnitude-as an orator who has been
able to talk to a standstill on the ex-
pansion question in numerous lyceums Of
the country the Republicans chief spell
binder in the House. the Hon. Jonathan
Prentiss Deliver Of Fort Dodge.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Missouri Republicans have nominated James
f. Moore Df LlUiedc County. for Congress IN the
Eighth district. and ". {. Irwin, of Sullivan for
Congress IN the second district These are yN-
oeIleut selections Il Is cafe Go say that if Moore
and Irwin are elected they viii not like the
Democrats who now misreprc-eut the districts,
Try 20 kill the NicHagul Canal st. Louis
GIobe-Democrat.
However embarrassing this may be to
the Democratic Representatives from the
districts named, it cannot fail to be in
structive to Mr.. Mckinley The Repub-
licans OF the West demand the canal in
spite of the Administration and the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
Dewey in the west.

(From the st. Louis Globe Democrat)
The only trouble with today IS that It IS the
last Of Deweys viut.