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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
THE EAGLE AS A SYMBOL.

(From the Chicago Newsl

(Frum the Chicago NewS)
Ancient Etruscans first took the eagle as
a symbol of royal power and bore its image
upon their standards. The Romans adopt
ed the same custom.i in 81 B. c. A silver
eagle with expanded wings, poised on the
top OF d spear. with a thnnderbolt held in
its claws. was adopted as the military
standard TO be borne at the head OF their
legions. This image was made of silver
until the time of Hadrian, after which it
was made of gold.
The standard adopted by the Byzantine
emperors was two-headed eagle as a
symbol of their control Of both the east
and the west From these early standards
come all the eagles on the standards of
modern Europe. The double headed eagle
of Russia was adopted on the marriage of
Ivan with Grecian princess of the East
ern Empire; that of Austria was first used
when the Emperor of Germany took the
title of Roman Emperor.
Russia's national standard bears black
eagle that of Poland a white one. Napo-
leon took a golden eagle for his standard
modelled of pure gold and bearing thun-
derbolr, after the pattern Of the eagle of
Rome
Our emblem used in the United States is
the large bald headed eagle. 1t was in
favor here no doubt because OF its con-
nection with the Romans. those early
champions of civil liberty. The design of
an eagle was suggested for a national flag.
but was abandoned for the simpler design
OF the Stars and Stripes. 1t has often been
used on regimental flags. The eagle was
first used on American coin in 1888. on
cents and half-cents issued from the
Massachusetts, mint. 1t was adopted in the
plan of a national coinage as a design upon
all gold coins and on the silver dollar
haIf-d0llar and quarter-dOllar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
A Bogus Apparition.

Something which happened at a spirit
ualistic seance in Brooklyn the other day
caused considerable mirth among the un-
cody. A gentleman went to the seance to
Investigate it. There have been cases in
which such investigators have been con-
yerted to the faith which they sought to
aenounee, but this was not one of them.
One of the alleged spirits called up was
that of a Winnebago Indian. who spoke
the usual broken English. interspersed
with grunts. That was the time for the
Investigator to talk and he began. He
Bald that If the spirit was a Winnebago he
could doubtless converse in Indian, and
inquired what might be the Indian wcrd
for buffalo" Accounts OF the subsequent
proceedings differ slightly. Some say that
The noble savage replied "Ughi"-a mon
psyllable which, by the way, the real In
dian seldom uses-and some aver that he
did not say anything that could be under
stood. The fact remains that he did not
say buffalo in Winnebago so that his
interlocutor could understand that that
was what he meant. The seanee broke up
in an argument.
II is impossible to say positively Just
how much or how little there may be in
the manifestations and theories which are
generally known as spiritualism. 1t is alb
solutely certain that there is an immense
amount Of fraud mixed up with the whole
business, public and private. There are
some honest mediums. and innumerat'q
honest and intelligent believers. Prof.
William James. of Harvard, and other psy-
biologists who have investigated such
matters have ali found phenomena which
they could not explain by any known law.
Il does not follow from this that there is
no law which can explain such occur
FENCES, nor need it be inferred that the
;spirituaiist's theory o; the universe is
correct The matter is one In which it
viii not do to jump to conclusions.
Some OF the manifestations recorded as
happening at seances with reputable me-
dinms can be explained by the theory of
thought transference. and some may be
the result Of hypnotism or animal mag
petism. Il is little more than half CEN
tnry since these things began to be inyes-
usatca, and tsere is yet great dea, to
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
Mr.. Griggs and the Trusts.


Attorney General Gfiggs doesn't seem TO be
doing much in the Department OF Justice. When
he was called to the Cabinet there great
spread about it. Ii was SYSTEMATICALLY proclaim
ed that there would be a great lawyer in the
Presidents council and that there would be i
general upheayal in brains and righteousness
t.riggs hiss though, ''simmefed down to r'erc
perfunctory department head. Mir. Root W7.I APP.
noiuted Secretary of War with the avowej pur-
nose n get man who had the legal taent to
devise WAYS OF running new possessions.
The only excuse for keeping Mr.. Grig.s seems
to be to satisfy the trusts, which have their beet
irsuirltion from the state from winch the At
-orpev General halls. The dismissal OF Mfr. Griggs
,yruId be an affront to the combinations and syn
dicates Evcu his resignation would NOT be
tolerated His retention Is one of the staring
evidences that the Mckinley Administration is
going into the Presidential campaign CT this year
As the friend Of trusts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
BRITISH TARs MoBBED.
The Lively Experience of the Mo-
nma's Crew in Haiti.

The Lively Experience of the Mo-
nma's Crew in Haiti
NEW YORK Feb. 25.-The crew of the
British topsail schooner Moama, which lies
at Pier 9. East River, has no love for Haiti
or its people, particularly that part of the
Haitian population found at Miragoane.
1t is well to say that Captain Cox, of the
Moama, fully shares this dislike. When
the schooner was there recently the sailors
were mobbed by the native police just be-
cause they wantd to go ashore. stretch
their legs. and have good time
B. F. O'Connor. able seaman on the
Moama, tells the tale. He was one of the
men mobbed, and he was also one of the
men who helped to chase the police cs the
port back into the hills.
Il can't understand the prejudice the
Haitians have against white man, said
O'Connor But they will attack him
every time if they are only five to the
white mans one. But il the proportion is
any less the blacks will run every time.
We'll. after we had everything snug at
Miragoaue we asked the captain If We
might &C ashore, and ne let us, of course.
II was my first visit. We stesred Tor a
place to wet our lips the first thing. and
had taken one swig and were going along
when lot of the black police of the port
captain surrounded us with their guns
pointed at us-they all carry guns-and
ordered us to surrender. That made us
hot What had we done to be attacked in
that way? We were not going to carry off
their island We tried to parley with them
at first, thinking they were joking and II
we took it in coed part it would pass off.
But they were not joking. There were
in on us, and the leader said something in
French, and then in English he said.
.'March," and stamped his foot while he
glared at Us
THAT was enough for us. We were not
cattle. 10 be driven off by a lot of blacks
lust to suit their fancy. We sailed in. My
mate started the ball by grabbing the mus
ket nearest to him and striking the owner
over the head with it, Then We set upon
them. Each of us grabbed a musket bar
rel. and in less than five minutes we had
them on the run. They made a pretty
sight. | tell you Their uniforms were Of
all colors of the rainbow-no two alike.
Some OF the policemen were barefooted.
They raced for the hills, and We chased
them out OF the town and then went back
to the schooner. You see. we didn't know
what force might be around TO knife us in
the dark.
The captain went ashore the last night
we were there. and they tried to mob him
and some of the officers I'm told
Captain Cox said Mr.. Seigler. German
who had recently been made American
Consul at Miragoane, had caused him a
great deal of trouble. Seigler acted az
shipper for the cOnsiguee of the Moama's
cargo. and had ordered the captain to keep
his men on board in the evening
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION.
French Scientists Discover Ancient
Cities I'm Persia.

PARIS. Feb. 25.-The latest researches OF
the French Scientific Commission. which
has been engaged for two years in excavat-
ing the sites CT ancient cities of Persia.
have brought to light evidences of a CIV
ilization far exceeding that of Chaldea In
antiquity
NJ. Jacques de Morgan. the head of the
expedition In his report TO the French
Government. expresses the opinion that the
pictorial euneiform characters on tablets
unearthed under the ancient city of Suss
show eonclusively that the Chaldeans were
not the inventors of printed language. but
that ii dates from a period much further
back. into the neolithic period. The latest
historical city is found at the depth OF
about twenty feet below the surface
Here were found brick buildings. but no
trace OF metals or writing. while thirt.
feet below this we ind the earliest settle
ment. with rude pottery and flint imple
mants. II is. therefore. clear that we have
here evidence of a vast antiquity
In the second OF the prehistoric settle
ments Nj. de Morgan found an enormous
number of the flint teeth of sickles -indi-
eating an agricultural and corn gro wing
population. These sickfes. like those a
ancient Egypt were modelled on the form
OF the lower jaw of the OK. which was in
all probability the earliest form of this
useful implement.
Inc earliest records of Chaldea refer TO
the great corn producing character Of this
region OF western Persia. and. indeed De
CandoHe, the eminent botanist regards
this region as the indigenous ho.-e of
wheat. There is ample evidence OF a ne
oiithic population in this region. for at Te-
peh CUBAN. Ponch-e Kouh. and at Tepeh
Patak, on the right bank of the Kerkha.
prehistoric cemeteries and settlements
were discovered.
Among the objects discovered were a
large number of stone mace heads, con-
sisting of round stones pierced in the CEN
tire. to take the, wooden staff, similar to
those found by NJ. de Morgan at Nagadah.
and Prof. Petrie at HUI and Hieracono
polls Similar maces were found by De
Sarzog in Chaldea
In the lower strata of the mound large
quantities of pottery were discovered but
all below the historical strata was hand
made the use of the wheel, as in pre-
dynastic Egypt. being unknown. The I'M
portance of these discoveries cannot be too
highly estimated as they undoubtedly shift
the birthplace of civilization from the al
luvial plains of the Tigro- Euphrates valley
further eastward. VI. de Morgan is con-
tinuing his work. and it is understood that
the expedition will extend its researches
10 Nal Amir and other ancient sites Of this
region. Still more important results may
be expected.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

rare photograph Of Horace Greeley was taken
in the winter o. lsGi-G5 by a well-known New
York photographer MIR. Greeley went 10 the
studio ard dropped into chair, declining to
remove lis hat and coat. Knowing hiy ecccntrici-
tics the photographer humofed him. and proceed
ed to fix the camera. Il remember askin. him -
saws the photographer ''wiat he thought OF VIII
liam Cullen Bryant'a opposition to his 'On to
Richmond cry The only answer | got a
snorr Ny distinguished caller had fallen fast
asleep. naturally had to wait until he had I'M
ishcd his nap before l could take his picture"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

1t is expected that within a few days
will give hearing to advocates Of the
Lodge Consular Reform bill introduced by
the Junior Massachusetts Senator at the
beginning of the session. Ats provisions in
the main are good and calculated to i'm
prove a service which has been badly
neglected by Congress, and is today in
adequate to its mission in many ways 1t,
or something in the same line should be
enacted into law without delay
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

(Frun tEe Utica Ohservcrl
Governor Roosevelt shows that the criticisms
OF his sub7ervieucy to Plat sting him through
his thick garment OF Self-snficiency. At the New
York Press Club dinner the other night the Gov
ernor said. in seliiustincation: Il will confer
with anyone that / may please and with as mary
1 please Bat after it Is all over | will act on
my own best Judgment" HE emphasized the
word own adds the reporter The trouble is
that after it is all over his Judgment is not 81
Cmphaticslly his own as it is Platt's II *
perfectly apparent that Platt steers the admins
tration OF Roosevelt as surely as he did Norton
or Blacks And there were such hopes tor Teddy .
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
Trusts and Subsidies.

From the Terrc Hauie Gazclte)
The experience Of England with subsidies con,
tains valuabl. lesson for Us just as we
are about to gran; subsidies amounting to several
huTdred millions Of dollars 10 specially favored
class Of ship owners. As subsidies would be
tar greater than any given by England, we must
expect that the trust. which would follow them
and which would be composed OF coterc of
shphEildcrs and certain ship owners, world be
far stronger aud more harmful and migrate
iul than any thing that England las in this
iiIe
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
An Ancient London Church.

Frdm the NEWCASTLE ENG Chf0nicle.l
st. Dur.stan's is an interesting and handsome
church. The present fabric erected in M
but ii stands ON the site and is built partly on
the iUuudatio oil an older church erected by St
Imnstan himself. Since Dunstan ministered in
this parish no fever than siXty-two parish and
district churches have been built in Stcpney,
which has now become a bshopric. Within the
mcinory OF persons still living the parish had a
nonresident pIurIist rector and average
creation OF thirty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

tFfom the PhiIlGeIphil kecord.)
Pearl, will he more plentiful. but possibly not
cheaper, ii the British syndicate in New Caledonia
ACCOMMODATES what 1t expects. Some twelve banks
Of large extent have been discovered along the
eastern coast OF New Caledonia and adiIrent isl
and- bv the aid OF 4 submarine apparatus which
can descend GOO feti below the surface. by this
machinery large banks OF hitherto untsachabie
banks 0. shells have been reached.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
Deyonshire's Singing Men.

(trOm the ihulahdpollS GiesS
Devosshire. Eng, has lost its chief singing
man The singing men of DevOnshire'' are
those Who preserve and chant the old West cGun.
Try songs and ballads. James Parsons WAS a
hedger by profession and a musician by nature.
lie was known throughout the country As THE
Singing Machine. a title due to the fact that
some ytaIs ago. after an evenings bout he took
and won bet that he would go singing until
sunrise aud never sing the song twice.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

Gov Leary. OF Guam. is some thousands %
miles removed nom a telegraph liue, and tic mails
are infreuuent at his headquarters. but he does
rot let the officials in Washington forget thar he
wants an ice-makng machine. He sends word by
every ship that passes respecting that ice machine.
And really he ought to haze ii. When man is
anchored in the middle Of 'ha Ocelr under Il burn.
luyury OF ice
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

The Republican convention will meet June 10
in Philadelphia. This Is something over two weeks
previous to the Democratic convention. A fort
night Is enough time for the Democratic platform.
impairment as-ervefdtion Of the Republican nlIj-
form. Besides, the cautions campaigner Is he
who learns all about the position and strategy
OF the enemy before nnEaskins his own plan ct
battle.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

pound of flesh to be carved from the heart
of Porto Rico
All the same, the Payne infamy seems
doomed and doomed by Republican votes.
The contrary would imply that there is one
portion OF the United States to which the
Constitution does not extend. ex proprio
vigore. or any other way. The spot we
mean is up on Capitol Hill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

The contract for New York's great under
ground rapid transit system has been
signed at last, and there is nothing appar-
emily in sight 10 postpone the active work
OF construction. The tunnel will be a
splendid feat of American engineering and
when it has been completed will make the
metropolis much more desirable place to
inhabit than it is now with its sadly coz
gested transportation facilities.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

(FrOm TIE Detroit Free PreSs
\ small boy living In Mount Salem Mich wis
asking his father questions the other night.
pa" he said ''what is dehorningP
Father-Why. its cutting the horns off cattle.
Boy after refeeting-Pa, what Is detailing?
Father, growing irritated-What in the weird
are you asking so many questions for.
Boy-WeIl. | in the paper the other day.
where General Butler detailed whole squad VI
his men.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

y TVI'I <IIV ~ TUX Oat.I
Norway has a law dealing with cremation
According tc the act every person iiftcrn
wears OF age be eremated after death if he
or she has made a declaration in the presence
OF two witnesses. FoEThosc under fifteen deola-
ration tine part Of the parents is necessary.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
Trust Opponents and Supporters,

tFiDm the Nashville Americanl
Antitrust leagues hold conferences, listen 10
able speeches. aud adopt resolutions declaring
trusts, combines, and monopolies must go" BUT
the Republican Congress continues to bind tighter
around the people The chains of high protection
which fosters and supports many trusts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

The protection of the birds OF our forests has
really become a vital question in this country
The oruithoIoeist and the farmer unite in their
pea The orithoiogist fears the extinction Of the
bird race ii the wholesale slaughter now prevail
ent does not cease. To- farmer declares that he
almost fears for the life of man himself since
the destruction of tie birds means the destruction
OF The held products by the all-pervading worm.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

Bennett Then and Now.-When he
was humble but earnest member of the
House the Hon. Charles G. Bennett game
the respect of the press cynics quite IS
much by his craftsmanship as Ivy his
handsome sartorial adornment. When a
few weeks ago he came back to Washing
ton from Brooklyn as Secretary of the SEN
ate. the correspondents greeted him with
the grand salute. Though he brought with
him naughty air that was in strange con-
trast with his former bonhomie the news
paper corps had no criticism OF him be-
cause they thought he was attempting to
put his manner in harmony with the frigid
dignity of the Senate. But now thaJ he is
making their arduous and thankless work
harder by introducing new frills in the
management of his office, the correspond
ents are threatening him with all sorts of
trouble. The tables in the Secretarys Of
flee upon which they have been wont to
Worl: since the Oldest member of the corps
was a plain reporter and not a journalist
have been removed by order of Mr. Ben
nett and the newspaper men now have no
place in his Office to work Other like in
ncvations have been introduced by him that
are CALLING if not humiliating to the cor
respondents. and some of them say they
will appeal to their friends In the Senate
for relief from his restrictions if he does
not restore to them their ancient priyi-
leges.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
POLITICIAN NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Porto RicaR ROw.-It is not de-
MED that the terrific onslaught of the
Hon. Charles E. Littlefeld. in tne House
last Friday caused the Republicans to
call caucus Saturday night for the pur-
pose of taking backwater on the Porto
Rican Tariff bill. Nor is it denied that the
indiscreet boasts of conspicuous Demo-
cratic House leaders was the main cause
OF the failure of caucus action which ma
terially would have modified the bill. II
appear hat the Democrats referred TO
have been openly Dragging. in the pres
ence OF Republican leaders, that any Dack-
down now from the advance ground on I'M
perialism taken by the Payne bill would De
all the Democrats could ask for campaign
capital, and that they would so utilize 1t
IN the speeches they would make before
the debate on the bill is closed. Before
Mr.. Littlefield delivered his speech there
were not over half dozen Republicans
VINO were weakening on the bill. his
speech brought over to his views ten or
dozen more, and also drove back into the
Democratic lines the two or three weak
brethren from the sugarproducing dis
tricts. who had been frightei-e ed into sup
port of the un-Democratic measure. Nobody
now believes that there is any show Tor the
measure TO get through the House. and for
that reason ii is considered extremely
improbable that the Republican majority
Will insist upon pushing 1t through to
finality in its present shape. 1t is the
general understanding that some parlia-
mentary excuse will be found by the ma
jority to materially revise the bill before It
is put to a vote. and that in its revised
shape 1t will get enough Democratic votes
so the Republicans will be able to contend
with some show of truth that the measure
was not party affair Every sort of threat
OF vengeance is being quietly made against
Mr.. Lttlefield by the Republican man
ayers i'll and out of the House II. AFTER
defying his party by two such speeches as
the one on the Roberts case and the otner
on the Porto Rican bill, he sustains hint
self through more than one term OF Con-
gress. his experience will show that the
spirit of discipline is not as strong IN the
Republican party under its present lead
ership, as it has been in the past. I'm
doubtedly he will feel the crushing weight
of the party organization when he applies
for denomination, but his friends declare
that he is strong enough in his district in
Maine to make winning fight single
handed aud alone. There is no evidence,
however. that Mr.. Littlefield is so enam-
ored of Congressional life as to lose sleep
over the prospects of defeat. When asked
about this the other day by a Times rep
resentative. he replied as he did once be-
fore: Whether / stay in Congress Is
matter of equal Indifference to myself
and my constituents" Wherefore are tins
old timers around Washington declaring
between gasps of establishment that the
Hon. Charles E. fttfefield is one of the
rarest statesmen seen at this Capital for
MANY day.-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
The New War Centre.

(From the St Louis Post Dispaietl
The world will stop reading the Boer nevs
for day or two when tlunt Ben: de ,sog' 4
Casiellane arrives in Paris and removes DE Rodas
from the earth.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26

tFrom the Indianapolis Pre-.

tfroH the indianapolis Press
Local political leaders sionld not imagine that
/, eople will be so absorbed in the national cam
oiign that no attention will be given to local
ordinations. The people discriminate in their
! Ling.