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Work of Coast SURVEYS,

It Is difficult to understand why such
heat and bitter feeling should have
developed between the two houses OF
congress over the question OF making
surveys OF our new island possessions,
and particularly is It difficult to tell why
such strenuous opposition should have
developed to doing that work through
the regular officers OF the navy. The
question at issue is a simple one. The
house insisted that the whole work of
making coast surveys. and particularly
the extensive surveys required to chart
properly the possessions acquired from
Spain. should be done entirely by the
civilian bureau OF the coast and geo.
detic survey. while the senate held that
the work should be done by the regular
navy. The house. by cutting down the
appropriations, proposed TO abolish prac-
tioally the photographic office Of the
navy. while the senate desired TO en-
large the work of that office.
Some singular arguments against
consgning this work to the navy have
been advanced. which show a decided
lack Of knowledge OF the education and
qualifications OF officers Of the navy. For
instance, II is gravely asserted that Of
ticers OF the navy are not competent to
do work OF this character. AS a matter
of fact. there Is not a graduate Of the
naval academy who is not as thorough
ly competent to do any OF the work OF
the coast and geodetic surveys as the
civilian employees who now do por-
ton Of 1t. Coast surveying and chart
ing have been done by the navy since
its earliest history. and the course o,
instruction at the naval academy gives
as thorough and complete an equipment
for work Of this character as can be ae-
quired at technical schools anywhere in
the world.
Many OF the officer. OF the navy have
acquired high standing as scientists and
mathematicians. A large share Of the
work at the naval observatory ia done
by the officers Of the navy. as we'll as
the calculations for the nautical alma
nae. work In both Of these direction. re-
auiring a higher order OF mathematical
ability and a higher educational quail
fcation than the work os making coast
surveys In the latter case naval off,
GERS work with the tools 81 their trade.
with which they are by necessity thor
oughly familiar. and the work which
they DO is largely tor the uses Of the
navy
Moreover. the navy ia equipped now
FOR the work Of surveying the new
island possessions. Il not only has the
men who are thoroughly qualified. but
s; has IN the smaller Eunboats and in
the auxiliary Yachts acquired during the
Spanish war. precisely the vessels
adapted for this particular work "
this work should be turned over 10
civilian bureau. II would necessitat. in
c-easing the force Of that bureau, and
the purchase. equipment and manning
Of number % new vessels The Off
GERS and crews Of those vessels would
be simply civilian employees. not sub
sect 20 military discipline, nor held I'M
der any different terms OF enlistment
than IN the merchant service. Where
surveys are at present particularly de-
sirsela that Is. IN the wsteEs surround
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land I0mfnlHsI0ner HTItEfa y not ne
enemy ~ the corporations that ne would
have the people believe. HIS favofitism
TO a Seattle corporation shows him 70 -
an arrant demagogus Auburn Argus.
II the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sue
cseds IN killing Bridges politically. on
account u the action he took ia Yezafi
70 the Seattle tide lands II viii ~ en-
titled 70 the thanks OF the majority Of
the Democrats in the state. Bridges lie no
good and never was. and should never
have been elected 10 the office he holds.
He IL Of too small mental caliber for
the place. and what he lacks in this re-
spect he makes 10 Ia mouth.-Evesett
News
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passes the most satisfactory results, In
war as well as In peace. A great army
IL big machine Its equipment, in
Guiding stores and facilities for rapid
movement, It's numerical strength and
the quality Of the rank and file
determine its efficiency. Measured
against each other by this simple test.
unit for unit, the mightier must pre-
vail Then there enters the personal
equation The skill, experience. per-
sonal magnetism and genius for combi-
nation Of the commander furnish the
unknown quantity. Being variable
and unpredictable, II furnishes no 'les-
son" TO anybody, except the moral that
greatness Is great.
Every general attacks All original
problem. War is a gigantic game OF
chess, perhaps but II is either a prob
lem that no one else has solved. or
II ~ a game in which new pieces with
different moves are introduced, familiar
CneS are Ofnitleu, anu Lttc s9ud1rS VI
the board are shifted. Otherwise there
would be no art OF war" but a general
would have only 20 learn his rote from
a book as one may the chess openings.
These are the only real lessons TO be
gathered from the South African war.
or from any other since the days Of
Julius Caesar or Alexander or Aga
memron.
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TIE Democrats OF Idaho are TO be
congratulated on the triumph OF Gov.
steunenberg In their state convention.
II was a contest between the governor
and those sympathizlng with the riot
GUS element in the Occur d'Alenes. II
would have been unfortunate for the
Democratic party and for the state II
the representatives of the rioter had
been supreme and the news had gone
out to the rest OF the country that one
OF the great parties in Idaho had repu-
dated its executive because OF his res
QUITE and successful attempt to uphold
the law,
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The denomination of Fred p. Spriggs,
OF New York, who has been serving as
Indian agent in Nevada since 1897. was
rejected because the Nevada senators
objected to him on the ground that he
was an outsider" This is a good rule
for Western states to live up to. but It
was not expected that Il would he
sisted on by a commonwealth that has
been generally represented IN the Unit
Francisco.
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Syracuse Post-StandArd
In tho list u tfauslAtions IN the B-ii-
Ism Museum It rs spelled IN the following
different ways, u you care to know.
Omar Khslyam.
Omar khayyam.
Omar Alkhayyam.
kehyarn-
Omer Chsjiam.
Omar Chltam.
omar Chatham.
mar khalyam.
The museum. II Is said. approves the
last
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PhiIAdelphia North American
What 70 the matter with u. that Nc
cannot keep our great cities out Of the
control Of the scum? The city Is the fu
ture nation II is to be the nursery o.,
the American statesman o. the tweatIeth
century. Before long tho bulk o. the pop
ulation OF the Union will be living In
the great towns. Of which the farms wifi
oe only the market gardens. But IL our
cities are ruled by Van Wycks, Crokers.
Ashbr.dges and Harrisons what sort Of
EoyeTlnsnt viii The ooultry Ests
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II Is hard TO tell exactly why they
are SO slow in preserving order in st.
Louis. II n'4ght be well to know how
ever that 50 Louis is a Republican city
and has a Republican mayor. but that
the Democratic legislature. for political
purposes. took the police out Of the
mayors control and placed 81 In the
hands 81 ii commission appointed by
Demos rattle governor
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Involved In Mystery.

Lord Roberts has not quite the advan-
tage possessed by Dewey when he cut
the cable and proceeded to operate on
his own account but he Is far enough
away from England to prevent the dis
covery Of the key to his recent opera
tons. There is much mystery in the
circumstances surrounding his occupa-
ton Of Pretoria. From the beginning OF
the war that town was regarded by the
Beers as their natural stronghold. 1t
was strong by nature against attack.
and had been so fortified as TO be secure
against assault except by an overwhelm-
ing force and at the cost OF great loss
Of life. Yet no stand was made there,
and the British troops entered with no
more than a nominal resistance.
This could be understood II the Brit
ish forces had so surrounded the enemy
as to make their surrender inevitable.
II could be understood II the Beers had
lost heart and decided to lay down their
arms and make no farther resistance.
But such does not appear to be the case.
The line Of retreat for the Beers was
left open. They were able to take with
them guns. ammunition and supplies
They are supposed to be concentrating
at Lydenburg, whose natural re-
sources in the way of defence are now
pictured in the same colors once applied
to those Of Pretoria Here they are to
make their last stand we are informed.
But the reasons are utterly obscure
Lord Roberts delayed long enough at
johannesburg to have enabled him 10
disconcert any plans Of the enemy for
orderly retreat IL he had pushed for
ward with all speed. He has not, ap-
parently, made any serious effort to dis
turb the retirement that shapes itself
into a renewal OF actual hostilities. And
on the other hand the Beers have given
him free hand and turned over Pre-
toria TO him without the price that the
world expected TO see him pay. It Is
the most courteous and considerable
game of war that the world has seen;
where each combatant seems inclined
to insist upon saying to the other, AT
ter you. SIR"
Involved as are these mysteries. they
lend weight TO the suspicious afioat for
some time that an understanding exist
ed between the commanders OF British
and Beers by which hostilities were TO
come to an end without unnecessary
loss of life. II is only upon that as
sumption that we can understand these
extraordinary movements. and yet IL
seems 10 need expla ton itself. For
there Is no apparent reason why the in
evitahle should not he Acknowledged,
and why the Beers should not quit the
contest frankly II they are convinced
that It Is hopeless. The South African
war has been so earnest in spirit and 30
deadly in us conduct that this French
duet ending Of It comes with the effect
OF a complete surprise
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ton to a number Of other general off,
GERS. who held local rank as lieutenant
generals
without seeking to emulate European
countries In the distribution OF high
sounding titles, It seems perfectly suit
able and proper that the commanding
general Of the army should hold rank
dist!nctively higher than that OF a
division commander II is also IN &C.
cord with military usage thai the adj
1utant general should hold a rank only
inferior in one degree to the highest
in use in the army TO which he belongs.
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The latest candidate for vice president
Is also the most spectacular. With Will
lie Hearst at one end OF the ticket and
Willie Bryan at the other. II is quite
possible that the tail might succeed in
wagging the dog.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-08

There will be a good deal Of speech
making during the coming campaign.
but there is some consolation in know
ing that the harangues Of Senator Pet
tigrew will be confined for the most part
to the state Of South Dakota. This Is
hard on the South Dakota people, but
the rest Of the country has reason for
congratulating itself.
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The California delegation to Philadel-
phia will again follow the practice Of
leaving home with a cargo OF native
wines and fruits TO be shown to the
people Of the East, and this year the
people of the East will probably see
as little OF those products as In the past.
1t is long distance from the Pacific to
the Atlantic coast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-08

Isn't II about time that Mr.. Bryan
wa, officially notified OF his nomination
for the presidency at the Sioux Falls
convention Or is the incorporating to
be kept up on the ground that II might
offend some Democrats to have him ac-
cept a Pop nomination before one was
offered by the Democracy?
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About all that seems left for the Boer
ENJOYS to do in this country is to an
proach close to the Canadian boundary
line and make faces at the fellows on
the other side.
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The Montana senatorial matter has
been left suspended in the air. but the
state ought to get along very well with
Carter. Clark and Maginnis entitled to
the privileges Of the floor.
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A GUARANTEE

Tho post InteiIiEencer hereby
guarantees its advertisers n bona
Hde paid circulation, Daily, weekly
and sunday, double that of any
other Newspaper Published In the
state of Washington. Advertising
contracts will he made subject to
thla guarantee.
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1t certainly ought to be proper 70 re-
fer to lines by Laureate Austin as
verse.
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Ana Oregon Thundered, yea

Albany Democrat.
VIII you help to elect Republican and
have him for four years r!diculinz the
simplicity OK the Popocrats ia fusing him
into of1icA
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The niger in the Chinese wood p,lc
appears to be a Slav.
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AMUsEMENTs TODAY.

SEATTLE TTIEATER-"The Tyranny or
Tears.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02
DRIA.
Woodward " Lothrop,
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON, d 6.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

No business was transacted at the
Hydraulion fire company meeting last
night.
VIM. Foster, who was arrested yes
terday for disorderly conduct, is moi
the VIM. Foster employed by MIR. d. d..
Appicb.
The German Co operative Building
Association has made loans amounting
to 81. 200 and the Alexandria Perpetual
Association loans among to IS, 200 at
par.
w. Il. Bloch, who some years since
conducted q bakery 10 this city but
who removed to New York, has re-
turned and will soon reopen a bakery
here.
The band of gypsies now encamped
near Waterloo, In the county, will on
Fri lay next crown queen with some
ceremony, and a number of spectators
are expected be present.
In Washington yesterday the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway Company
completed deal for the lease for five
years of rolling stock costing 81, 1872
356, owned by the Pullman Palace Car
Co. At. the end of the five years the
stock is t. become the property OF @. &
o. road. Included in the transfer are
597 fat-bottom cars and 90l hopper
bottom cars.
Walter Gsddis, colored, was arrested yes
terday evening at the Alexandria and Fred.
ericksburg depot by Policeman Lyles and
| special Officer Parks charged with disorderly
conduct and trespa's Gsddis bad been or
| dered to leave the premises and became high
| ly abusive. He WAS taken before Mayor
| simpson this morning and fined So 80.
| Philip johnson, colored, father Of foul
children who were attending school in Wash
ington, was discovered to be suffering from
smallpox in that city yesterday.
Mr., Walter G Rogers hs, sold to DR.. G.. T
Klipstein the three houses and lots at the
northwest corner of Prince End Pitt streets.
The examination of applicants for the posi-
ton OF City Engineer will be held In the City
Hall building tomorrow
The trustees OF the Episcopal Theologlcs
Seminary and High School met at the semi
nary today.
John Dewitt fell near the King street whar
this morning and badly cut his fscs.
Officer Knight killed md dog in tb'
Second ward this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

WoMAN's AUxILIARY.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Womsn's
Auxiliary was held in Lee Camp Hall.
Yesterday afternoon. Business of i'm.
portance was transacted and commit
tees for the work on the Oath OF NAV
appointed An invitation was directed
to be sent to the 18th Virginia regiment
chapter, q. D. c., inviting them to as
sist 10 the work on the Oath instant.
The attention of the superintendent OF
the various cemeteries is earnestly OIL
rected to the condition of the grave
yards. Last year the ladies on the
committee 10 look after the strewine OF
flowers on graves OF Conf ,derate dead 10
nearly every cemetery had to WORK
through grass knee-high, thus sddlne
yery much to their fatigue. Ine
markers are an ornament to the GENE
teries. the marble and workmanship
being very handsome. Thev are de
signed to assist the ladies and Lei
Camp in their work of love on the
Oath and 1t is annoying to hnd, as ~
many instances, the markers ooscureo
by the grass. Some graves, but LOT tne
fact that the ladies have the exact loca
ton OF the graves very well fixed II
memory, would not have been remem
bered. 1t is earnestly hoped the super
intendents of all the cemeteries will Sc,
that the graveyards are put In goo(
condition by that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

RIVER NOTES. -The bugeye Hiawa-
tina, which sank in the river off Sheri-
dams Point wharf Friday last, whereby
Robert Rustin, colored, was drowned,
was raised Saturday evening last by
Capt. Simmons, Of this city, with the
use of lighters. The vessel was not
damaged.
The big dredge Pugh, which is deep
enng the water across the Mattawc-
man shoals, near Indian Head, broke
down on Monday and operations were
temporarily suspended.
Mr.. A. z. Smoot has exchanged his
steam launch, the Aleck, for the Buena
Vista, the property OF Mr.. M. M. Reeck-
er, of Occoquan. The Buens Vista is
receiving a thorough overhauling.
The work of replanking the sides and
bottom OF the engineering corps side-
wheel snag puller, at the ship yard, has
been completed and the boat mas been
launched. A scow which belongs to
the corps has also been repaired. The
snsg-puller is used by the government
officials to remove distractions from the
channel OF the river.
Capt. G. w. Wright has been select
ed by the Treasury Department to sue,
coed Capt. John II. Cooper, who died
about two weeks ago, as inspector o.
hulls 10 the United States steamboat
inspection service for the district of Bal
timore, Washington and Alexandria
Capt. Wright Is an old steamboat man
and for the past five or six years wa;
Capt. Cooper's chief assistant. The ap
pointment OF Capt. Wright's assistant
has not yet been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

Mr.. FENDALL HONORED.-City En-.
gineer B. L. Fendall, OF Baltimore, was
tended dinner last night at the Hotel
Rennert by his former associates of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
There were about thirty gentlemen
present, and during the evening the
City Engineer was presented with a fine
silver punch bowl. MIR. Fendsll, who
is an Alexandrian, is highly esteemed by
those who we're associated with him in
the railroad service, and there were
many expressions indicative of their
strong attachment for and kindly feel
ing toward him. Mr.. w. Irvine Cross,
OF the legal department, made the pre-
sentstion, Mr.. Fendall responded and
the party partook of refreshments. The
bowl is about eighteen inches high and
has three handles. II is inscribed as fol-
lows: "BsDj. T. Fendall, from his as
ISOLATED officers of the b. & o. r. R."
On the opposite side is the monogram
of Mr.. Feudsll aud the dats May first,
1900.
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Y. M. s. L. NOTEs.-At regular
business meeting Of the Y. M. g. l..
held last night three applications for
membership were received and consid-
cradle routine business was transacted.
After the meeting the members repair
ed to the gymnasium and were pleas
antly entertained for over an hour by
Prof. Maurice Joyce, instructor 1T the
Carroll Institute gymnasium, in Wash
ington, 10 a practical exhibition OF the
benefits of eymnastic training and some
timely remarks on the same subject.
Tonight Prof. E. D. F. Brady, Of
Washington, will give an illustrated
lecture on the "Passion Play" at 8
O'Clock. This will be the final lecture
OF the season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

DELEGATEs.-Most OF the Alexsn-
dria delegates to the Norfolk conven-
ton left last night, though some bad
gone the evening before. Ga last
nights steamer were also delegates
from Alexandria county, Stafford, Fair.
fax, King George, Prince William and
other counties. OF the Alexandria. DEL
egsles elected last Thursday evening
the following have gone to Norfolk /:
Messrs. J. M. Hill and Alton Moore, of
the First ward; c. Bendheim, G. L..
Boothe, J. T. Hsrrison and S. II. Lunt,
OF the Third, and c. r. DAVIS, of the
Fourth ward. Messrs. Leonard Mar
bury and ]. H. Strider, of the Second,
and Col. F. L. Smith, of the Fourth
ward, were unable to 60 and gave their
proxies to Messrs. E. Z. Downham, c..
G. Carlin and S. G. Brent, respectively.
Messrs. L. G. Barley, G. M. Cuvilier
and Frank Spinks also left last night to
attend the convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

RECEPTIoN.-A reception was ter
dered Rev. E. A. Warfeld, the newly
appointed pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant Church, last night, by the mem
bers and friends OF the church. The
lecture room was tastefully decorated
for the occasion. Mr.. James h. Cation
welcomed the pastor in the name OF
the congregation. Rev. E. V. REGISTER
made the address on behalf OF the min
listers of the city; Mr.. Fl. M. Hantz-
mon for the Sabbath school, and Miss
Mary A. Penn fol the Christian En-
deavor Society. Rev. Mr.. Waifeld re-
sponded feelingly and eloquently at the
conclusion of the exercises. An inter-
esting programme, copsistif g of instru-
mental and vocal music, was inter-
spersed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-02

PERsoNAL.-Mr. c. M. Wolf and bride,
OF Baltimore, who we're visiting at the
Conoordia Hotel on their bridal tour,
have returned home.
Mics Mary V, Lyles, of this city, has
secured a position in the Southern Rail-
way Office.
Mr.. Robert Portner and his daugh-
ter, Mise Alma, will leave here tomor-
row for Europe aod will visit the Paris
exposition. On their return they will
be accompanied by Miss Eta Portner,
who now at school 10 Germany.
Mr.. w. Albert Smoot continues quite
sick at his hume on Prince street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Eoglish, OF s..
Louis, are visiting relatives in this city.
Capt. Enoch Davis. of the sloop
B. Ii. Lambert. was found 10 the cabin
of that vessel, At Prince street dock, to-
day, seriously i'll. The police were no.
tilted and medical aid was summoned.
He will be sent to the Infirmary.