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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

The Reciprocity Bureau. in the State De
patment, needs reorganization Mr.. Kas-
son. the gentleman now in charge. may be
a Jealous officer enough. but he lacks au-
thority. His Argentine Treaty has gone
up the aume and his French Treaty prom
Uses TO follow il. What Mr.. Mckinley needs
in the place is not commissioner but a
trust censor-one named by the various
trusts and the PROTECTIVE Tariff League.
which control national policies and legis-
lation. No treaty not afirmatiyely and
satisfactorily in trust interests has a ghost
miuistration.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

UI0m me BIHghamt1n L1adFTD
Tie subject of Republican platform opposition
to the trusts seems to have been dropped by the
party organs. which are doubtless struck by the
hiiIu5r that such a position would necessarily
eiuhodv. \ party whose representatives in Gov
cr,,meut have gone 20 ridiculous lengths to con-
serve trust Interests would look smusiugly fool
ish in tie role Of an opponent Of the combines
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

The Indiana Republicans. - There
are nine Republican members Of the In
diana delegation Of thirteen in the present
House. All of these Republicans have
been or will be renominated, probably by
reclamation. except the Hca. George W.
Faris. of Terre Haute. Before the vote on
the Porto Rican Tariff bill was taken MI
Faris somewhat suddenly and mysteriOusly
left Washington for his home. On the eve
of his departure from Washington, he de-
clared in an interview that his fences were
in a satisfactory condition for his rcuOmi-
nation. but for some unexplained cause he
withdrew from the race soon after he ar
rived home, TO the unspeakable astOnish-
ment OF his supporters. Some very strau Sc
rumors about his withdrawal have beaten
him back to Washington II is said that a
rrwspapcr editor OF TerTe Haute named
Borcus who suddenly became affiueut by
sharing i'm the profits being made by Irl-
waite concern out Of The Messages and
Papers of the Presidents" had a great deal
10 do with Mr.. Fari5 mysterious eTaccmeut
from politics. So completely do the al eyed
terms of the withdrawal of Faris d VERGE
him from the politics Of the Fifth distri {
that il is said in accordance with one Of
their provisions he will 10 longer male his
home in Terre Haute. preferriug the mere
cougeuial environment Of indianapolis or
future residential purposes. Mr.. Faris has
not been a conspicuous member OF he
House, and il is intimated that his dis 4p-
pointmeut at not leaping at one bound into
national fame. as so many statesmen. thi-k
they will do by coming to Congress. has
had q part in determining his surprising
course The district is normally Re9ub-
lican. though the Democrats are hopeful Of
carrying it this year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

WILMINGTON. Del. March s.-The tor
pedo boat Stringham was taken out on the
Delaware today TO be tested by the build
ers Owing TO a slight break in valve the
vessel returned before any speeding could
be attempted. The boat Will be taken for
a run in a few days and in about fort
night may be ready for the Government
test. The accident today was slight.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

fFroni OBJ, Louisville Cauri5r-j5Urral)
There has never since l,12 been a majority q
tb. voters Of the United States in full sympathy
with tHe Republicans Cf the class now Dominant
az Washington. Al only one Presidential c.e on
between ISL and lsgG did tie Republicans get
even plurality OF the popular vote Tbs was
in 1.,O and then GashelIs plurality was only
7gl, There never has been a time wlgn party
allegiance was 90 slight as ic Is now. Of when
H. Fi-po-ifi8u Of a sufficient number % v1.ers
10 .uru the scale was so manifest 60 change
gi4a5 every four years
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

n rom INe INI7ag0 N0Ws-l
Great numbers OF American thugs and thieves,
il Is reported are going to The Paris Exposition.
and hundreds Of them are already on the ground.
Il may be remarked, however, that enough Of
them are left in Chicago TO keep things decidedly
lively. IS shown by the deliberate robbery Of
woman in jackson Boulevard in broad daylight
Yesterday and iu the presence OF many persons
nnlI.cMcn aIWaAs eAlented.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
The Results of Inconsistency.

CFr1m the Philadelphia North American)
This Porto Rico outrage IS breeding a rebellion
sEaiaE expansion. II Sc are not 20 expand cx-
ccpt as impcH5lsts making ourselves hated
as oppTsss5rs where we go. there win be an
irresistible demand for the Abandonment OF a
policy that cannot De brought into harmony
with The Constitution. and that denies to others
the rights which claim IN the Declaration
OF Independence for ourselves as natural and in
s!fen4Llc.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

Pauncefote Treaty is regarded by leading
Republicans in Congress as affording the
only shadow Of a hope for ratification. Yet
it is said that the State Department is
obdurate and declares that it is a square
issue between the treaty as originally
drawn OF nothing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

h'S"i 'i'' Ai'i'''"''s '"''-'N-J
Few can accept seriously the story that Mr..
Quay intends 10 make Mr.. Sibley his successor.
Il i an interesting fabrication in far il
exhibits how a gesser may strain his mental
parts without any practical result, but 1t is in
tefestirs in no other respect.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
Changed Conditions.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch)
SibIev is for Quay. Quay is ior Sibley. Quay
assisted Siblry to defeat u Republican Con
FRESHMAN i'm the Twenty seventh district and Sib-
lev il not an ingrlte-nUt now
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

y I
of Democratic hopes, pink with promise
there looms the figure Of another Caldwell
The aged jurist Of that name having bee.l
eliminated from the list Of Vice Presl-
Dental possibilities. another OF the name
now comes to the front with boom of con-
siderable size and vigur Reference is
made 10 the Hon. b. F. Caldwell of I'LL
nois who represents in Congress the CON
stitueucy that was SO long loyal to the
Hon. william NJ. Springer. During his
brief service in the House Mr. Caldwell
has attained a standing among his col
leagues that causes many Of them to re-
ceiye with favor the suggestion that his
name be placed in the second place on the
ticket this year. He is Of middle age. OF
fine presence and address. possessed of
liberal fortune and, though banker. is
a stout advocate OF Is to / free coinage
Hr Caldwell is said to be one Of the most
poteut men in the party organization in
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

Split in TcNns.-The first discordant
note in the Republican campaign OF "har-
mony' comes from Texas. where there are
said to be not enough white Republicans
to Oil the Offices IL by some miracle they
should capture the State government down
there The disturbing factor seems to be
the Hon. Ned" Green. the afflueut son
Of the frugal and thrifty Mistress Hetty.
of Wall Street. The other faction is head
ed by Dr. John Grant, the Texas member
of the Republican National Committee and
United States Marshal Of the Northern dis
trist Of Texas Each will head delega-
ton to the Philadelphia Convention, in
structed to vote first. last and all the time
for Wilyum n-lay-hoOrayi A few
weeks ago young Mr.. Green procured
from the Hanna committee a letter which
Mr. Green interpreted to mean that tue
Administration would be very mush dis
pleased if Dr. Grant or other Federal Of
ficials should have themselves elected as
delegates to the convention. But the let
ter in reality didn't say that. It excepted
In its carefully worded provisions isolated
cases" As the entire Republican party
OF Texas is generally regarded as sort
OF isolated case" it Is suggested that Mr..
Hanna will seat both of the delegations,
and thus preserve harmony.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

Illinois. and only recently put a stop to .
strong movement 20 put him at the head O.
the State ticket this year His friends say
that he would add many thousands OF votes
to the national ticket in Illinois. and be-
sides his high order Of organizing ability
would be Of great value to the campaign
ruapagcrg
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
INAUGURATION OF
PRESIDENT OIAz.
MexicO's Chief Executive Begins
Another Term With Simple
Ceremonies.

Mexico City. Dec. i-President piaz es.
corted by his military staff and prestaeut;a,
guards. left his house at . o clock this morn
irg. and. passing through streets lined with
troops. went to the hall of the HOUSE Of
Representatives. where he took the oath
as President of the Republic for the next
four years.
When he entered the Chamber of Deputies
all rose and he took his stand in front of
the Speaker Of the House. who asked him
If he promised TO observe and comply with
the precepts of the Constitution. The Pres
ident answered in the affirmative. and the
Speaker said:
IF you shall DO may the nation re-
ward you, and If you do not may it call
you to account
This constituted the simple ceremonies OF
affirmation. The President then drove with
his staff and escort. accompanied by all
his Cabinet Ministers. TO the National Pal
ace. where he received the congratulations
of the Diplomatic Corps. foremost among
whom was General Powell clayton, the
American Ambassador who by his rank
takes precedence in matters OF diplomatic
ceremonials
The President then stood on the central
balcony Of the palace. surrounded by
brilliant throng. and reviewed the great
procession of peace. made up of ailegoricat
characters. rural guards in their .ctur-
eSque uniforms. representatives of the press
and banks in carriages. many societies and
populations from all the manufa curing
and mining industries in Mexico.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02

GERMANY WANTS III a,:nss, csa:,. Of A,.s. A:''''

have had in the debates since the Reichstag &
reconycned arouses much press comment.
The Deutsche Tages ZeitunG says: 1T
sounds strange. but il cannot be denied that
the Socialists already dominate the parlil-
mentIry proceedings"
During the coming week several ContriSt
bins VIII come up. Among them, Monday
will lie a hill demanding that the Govern
mcnt take steps to provide against coal
famine and prepare measures restricting
trusts and syndicatcs Wednesday Herr
I!sher'S SO-rallcd Tolerance bill intend ii
to give catholics and other religious mi
norities wider liberty Of worship. will be
introduced In the ReiChstaE, and the Gov
ernment will introduce the valid d-pensicuerg
bin. which increases the tensions from
~ To :" per cent "f the younger army Off
GERS 20 an even 10 marks p.'r month
American Meat Dealer Ruined.
TIL" trade in American meats Is more and
more restricted throughout Germany.
striking case has developed at Gcra, where
n large business frm-that of Beyer-has
been ruined 10y the authorities Of the prin
ctpality of Reuss forhiddng the official ex-
animation of his American meats. Yet
Eeyor was unable to sell them without
certificate of inspection.
quiuauonnaI census of the Empire be-
gan this noon. The items are age. sex.
business. description. dwelling. civil status.
religion. mother tongue. birthplace and de-
forTit'cs.
Special United States Treasury Agent
Part llo has investigated several cases of
differentiation at C"burC this week Herr
otto Bu, srick OF Clauchau, the largest
manufacturer Of Henrietta cloth in the
world. who exported ten to twelve millions
az marks worth OF his goods to the United
States. but who charged with system
aticstIiy undertaking. upon which his
American exports greatly declined, mas
submitted to Baron Won RichthoT the Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs. "A strong pro-
test on the subject. and IS also agitating in
the Rcichstag for retaliatory tariff
against the United States. The correspond
ent Of the Associated Press hears that
Doctor Won Holieben. the German Am
bassador to the United States. will be
instructed TO present protests in connec-
tiUn with the Boesnick case.
An American electrical engineer named
Murray, who. was mixed up in the limo
cents Club trial victim. Is the hus-
band of the American prima donna Nikita.
Murray represented here an American
pump company. Both Murray and his wife
have disappeared 1t is supposed they are
in the South of France. Murray Is suffer-
ing from quick consumption. Mrs Murray
has not vet recovered her voice. which she
lost consequent upon being run over in
Paris.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02

for which this session is held are reached.
and to the address any number OF amend
menss may be moved 1t is inevitable. 10 use
a popular adjective. that the conduct or the
war and especially the burning Of Boer
farms should be fully discussed.
burning of Boer Farms.
On that subject an uneasy feeling pre-
walls. which is by no means confined to
those who thought the war WAS wrong
from the beginning. II Is not that people
h,.i.cve In the stories Of personal cruelty !m-
puted to British soldiers. whether officers
or privates These rest upon no evidence
worthy of the name. IL would require very
strong testimony, indeed. to convince the
British public that there Is any truth In
them Lord Roberts is n humane man ana
Lord Kitchener has only Just taken over
the command. II IL the open and avowed
policy OF destroying houses TO enforce sub
mission that disturbs the minds ana
troubles the conscienCes of men and women
who never felt any sympathy for Kruger
and STEM.
The one plea In defense is military neces-
sitv Let us" il is said. by all means
end the war The quickest means Is the
most mercful. 1t will avoid far more SUI
ferinC than IL will cause.
Mr.. Courtney replies with relentless logic
that this reasoning would justify the eNecu-
ton of prisoners. the poisoning OF welis OF
anv other harbarity which tie rules OF
civilized warfare condemn.
But this country Is not governed by logic.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
LONDON UNEASY Yn1s' ..,s @ sss :, s: A;;s ss's"' Sit

As long as prisoners are not executed or
wells poisoned. this syllogism will proiuce
little effect
Nor is it. fear, of much use to quote
the decisions Of the Peace Conference ut
The Hague. for the answer. sufficient or
not. IL ready:
THE Beers were not represented NJ the
conference. They are not bound by H. ~
we could not appeal to II against th"in
they cannot appeal to it against US.
There are. however. three considerations
the great mass of moderate and reflective
persons. First and foremost. ih'r" Is IN"
sentiment of humanity. which is too often
eXtinEuished by the fever of war. but which
reviveS as II is ahating now. Accounts "i
blazing homcsieads and rooilcSS '"inIl'S
touch the hearts even of those who Hn!I
that such stern measures are required
a memorial has been sent to SIR Al-fcH
Milner from the Bocr prisoners OF war. IN
which particulars are given of farms which
have been burned since their owners W"r"
sont as captiveS to Ceylon and ST. ieITut
and. therefore. Incapable of offering any re
sistauce to the British arms.
The second consideration is that ty an
nexing the Republics We have made these
farms British. and that we are hinderiuC
the development Of country which is now
our own Mr. Morley who considers annex
alton inevitable. has laid special stress up
on this point.
Thirdly all this burning and destroying
does not end the war. EOtha remains Ur-
moved: the ubiquitous DE Wet Is still AZ
large.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
RY HERBERT W. PAUL.

SPECIAL By CAPLE.
Lon6on Saturday. Dec. i.-tCopyriGh',
~, by the New York Herald Company
surrender of the British garrison at
tetsdorp is another and most unpleasant
i that we are not yet within reasonable
istance OF peace in South Africa
The new Parliament meets on Monday.
and the Ministers will. Of course. be re-
minded by the opposition that the old Par
Hament was dissolved because the war was
over. The inconvenience OF a state register,
with the wholesale Gisfrauchisement Of the
working classes it involved. was admitted
indeed. could not be denied-but the Gov
ernment insisted that II was absolutely nee
essary to take the verdict OF the country
upon their South African policy, by which
was meant the annexation Of the two Re-
publics the moment fostilities had been con-
cluded. Granting that this was a sound ar
gument. that moment had not arrived. and
Il has not arrived yet.
There are only three weeks between the
opening day of this extraordinary session
and Christmas. Three sittings have 10 be
deducted for the election of Speaker.
which is the only business that can be done
on Monday, and for swearing In the mem
bers, to which Tuesday and "Wednesday VIII
be given up. The time is thus very short
and there Is great deal TO be done In IL.
The address in answer 20 the Queen
Speech must he-or, at least. should be
4 ed before the supplementary estimates
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
WHITE RIVER CONFERENCE,
Rev. f. y. Pitts Found Guilty of
Teaching False Doctrine.
REPIELIc SPECIAL


Jonesbor1. Ark, Dec. To-day was the
last day of the session of the White River
Conference. William +. Rhew. John F.
Sell. John ID. Kelley and a &. Clayce were
received IL TO iull ConEDCt tion.
The address Of the Bishop TO the young
men coming in was very clear pointing out
the duties and obligation of a Methodist
preacher. and the qualities necessary for a
good pastor.
The committee appointed to try the case
Cf the Reverend +. y. Pitts returned "A
verdict at $50 al m, in which they fouad
him guilt charged and fixed his pena,ty
al six months suspension.
Doctor John j. TiZest, book editor and
editor Of the Methodist Review was intro
duced and made an address in behalf OF his
work
Doctor II. NJ. Dubose was introduced and
addressed the conferences in the interest of
the Epworth Leagues. lie also preached at
the First Methodist Church ar 1:20 n. m.
Doctor GOd5ry preached In the afternoon
Doctor E:affielC of Galye ston add, ecss i
the conference sand took up q collection I,
assist il restoring the destroyed Methodist
Church in that city. The collection WIS
about $3.50.
The work Of the conference was COM
pletei to-day, q ,ept the ordination OF the
deacons and eI rs. which will take place
tomorrow. T &c memorial services will be
held tomorrow evening. after which the D.
pointmentS will be read.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
PRESENCE OF MIND SAVED HIM,
MOtOrman Smith Was Nearly
Killed Between Two Cars.

Charles Smith of No. 400 Eastun avenue.
motorman on ear No. 1852 Of the Berl.ion-
taiIe dlFisiohr wnlie cleaning the wiLGDHs
of his ear yesterday Afternoon i,t ,'to-is
SAINT ana Pope avenues. was struck hy
northbound car No. 1903 of the TavlGr ave
body ~ ~
smith was caught between the two cars
ana MS presence of mind probably saved
MS NE When he was struck by tine north-
bound car he Immediately laid down upou
the pavement between the tracks and IT,.
mained there until the car had PASSED The
iayior avenue car was in charge of Com
ductor Doyle and Motorman W. A. Single
Ton. smiths injuries were treated AT The
once or Doctor Brokaw, ana he was then
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
Her Stage Career Has Been Closely
Linked With Successes of
Lyceum Company.
IN POOR HEALTH FOR YEARS.
Fall Caused a Tumor and She
Played for a Long Time Under
Great Physical Suffering
Her Early Successes.

-
hfft biLc SPECIAL
New York. Dec. Miss Georgia Cayvan,
the actress. whose career on the stage is
closely linked with the Ivceum Company.
C ,.or,, ,u ,ro,,, ,o,,.ors nros,r,,,on pbr.-
i~""S anu 'S "ech."' e"' ~ "
LOT SIX weeks pa'ieh' IN SahIoro nan
Sanitarium. at Flushing. L. 1.
Her condition Is alarming. She has not
rallied either in mind or body under the
,ra,,r,.,. n..ecr,hsd ara Now ., 4. .,,3
-, -, 49,,
'i' eie % ~ '' A ,ei'
grave ooup's ol her recovery ner once
athletic fgure has wasted away until MISS
Cayvan Is a mere shadow of her old self.
Mise foyvap's tro,,bla 5ates hack IN 1900
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-02
|PARIS IN EARNEST z:: ss:s ''';s sss%: s

10000 francs OF back pay. refuses 10 leave
the legation. All this highly delights the
young Turkish party, which considers the
change as a great piece of good luck, ana
hopes that its newspaper campaign in Bel
GUM. Switzerland and elsewher". which
brought about the discharge OF harathe'
dory. will result IN the appointment ~ his
successor OF a diplomatist inclined to ;uik he
terms and perhaps to stfle certain ATTACKS
under wisely distributed gratuties.
This Is apparently what is desired In
Constantinople, and IL is fact Of which
certain circles in the So-called youuS
Turkish party are by no means unaware.
This party. in fact with few triillnS
exceptions. does not seem tied TO any policy
of irreconcilable opposition TO well-prepared
arrangements. Mention is made of Il num-
Der of young Turks who. at one time reiu-
gees in France. England. Russia or Switzer-
land. have now returned TO Turkey and oc-
cupy lucrative posts there. This method OF
disarming troublesome opposition. which Is
not altogether "a novel one. was frequently
employed by the Turkish administration. II
is doubtful. however. whether the support
which the Ottoman Government thus Sc
cures is very valuable or very reliable
In connection with the present shortage
of coal. which affects US in common with
the rest Of Europe. and which has raised
prices TO a pitch ruinous to certain Indus
tries and very irksome to Partisan house
holders of modern times. an incident OF the
last week created quite fiutter of excite
nent in the public mind. which developed n
tendency TO considerably exagGerate the ini-
portance Of the affair.
Thought They Found Coal.
Workmen who were sinking well in VIM
ccnnes in search OF water came across a
vein of coal at a very slight depth. a
few dozen yards below the surface. The
vein was two yards In thickness
A coal mine in Paris! You can imagine
the general wonderment and the couse-
quences which some Imaginative persons de-
duced from the discovery. The facts OF the
matter appear to be that it was not really
coal that was found. but Ignite, close
grained. earthly combustible with not much
carbon in Its composition. and which had
previously been met with in several sections
Of Paris.
An idea which Is not exactly new but
which is calculated to produce excellent
practical results. Is making progress in the
old Latin Quarter. The campaign against
alcoholism started some years ago by va
rious eminent men is bearing fruit. Tenn
perance restaurants have been opened In
several quarters of Paris. These estab-
lshments are prosperous and their custom
ers are increasing IN number every week.
Up TO the present these tables d'hote
have been intended mainly for the work
ing classes. Now It ia proposed to found
one Of these temperance restaurants in
the Latin Quarter. for the sake particU
larly Of students who are away from th=i-
families and whose monthly allowances are
by no means large. The scheme is 10
run this projected restaurant at mini
mum cost. 1t will be a great boon TO the
many students, English and American. who
are In Paris to study and not to spend
money which they have not earned.