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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
MRS. FAIRCHILD's CASE
Claims to he Descended From
Brother of George Warrington.

Claims to he Descended From .
Brother of George Warrington.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE managers OF
the Washington Square Home for Friend
less Girls. at 40 Washington Square south,
have not as yet decided what they will do
in the case of Mrs. Fairchild, the aged
woman who says she Is a.descendant OF
Lawrence Washington, brother OF George
Washington, and for whom two months
ago they agreed to provide temporary
asylum at the request Of Superintendent
Blair. of the outdoor poor department..
Mrs. Fairchild was In state OF ex-
IRENE poverty at the time, being without
shelter and food. Since she has been in
the home no one has come forward to as
sist her. and apparently she knows no one
to whom to apply for aid. When turned
over to the home by Superintendent Blair.
Mrs. Fairchild's clothes were in rags. The
girls in the home set to work, and yester-
day they had made for her dress which
was better garment than she had worn
for long time. She accepted all this with
an evidence of the deepest gratitude.
1t was during study hour one day
that the old lady. with the grace Of
one who had known days of ease and COM
fort, sat down at the old-fashioned square
piano in the parlor, and through the house
echoed the SOUND OF one or Beethoven
sonatas, played with the touch of an &C
complished musician. 1t was music such
as few Of the girls had ever listened to
before. When she has played since 1t has
brought the girls from every part of the
house to listen. When the old lady is not
playing she is generally reading.
Mrs. Fairchild says her name before she
was married was Anne Washington. and
that her fathers name was Needham
Henry Washington of Fredericksburg. Va.
1t was In Fredericksburg, she says, that
her early life was spent. On the library
table in her old. home. she told reporter
yesterday. lay the spyglass which Wash
ington carried when he crossed the Della
ware, and which can be seen in his hand
in the famous painting. 1t was kept in a
green box, and was shown to everyone.
Only few years of her life were spent in
Fredericksburg. she said, for she and her
sister were salt to boarding school in
Roanoke, n. c.. where they remained till
they were nearly grown.
For time after that they lived in
Washington with their father who later
she said. became connected with the GUS
toms service here. He died in Nashville.
Tenn. at the home of sister and one by
one her relatives have gradually disap
peare1 from her life until she does not
know now where there is one related to
her by blood. There were no boys in the
family to keep I'D the name.
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FOR ANOTHER CUP RACE.
The New York Yacht Club Expects
Lipton,s Challenge Today.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE members OF
the New York Yacht Club were anxiously
waiting for news Of the arrival Of the
Germanic today in order to read the chal-
lenge Of Sir Thomas Upton for another
cup race, which is in the mails on that
ship. 1t will probably be delivered at
the clubhouse tomorrow and then the
officers Of the organization will decide
what action shall be taken.
The challenge, it is thought, will be
similar in terms to the last one, but the
details of the races will not be arranged
until a committee Of the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club meets the New York Club COM
mittee. Yachtsmen are pleased at the
prospect Of there being another contest
for the noted cup and everyone speaks
in high terms of Sir Thomas Lipton's
action. A challenge received now would
call for a race in August under the terms
OF the deed of gift. but August is the
month for the New York Yacht Club cruise.
and it was suggested today that the dates
for the cup races might be set for Septem-
Der. This would give the two yachts
much more time to get in shape.
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ATTACKED BY HIS LIONS.
Capt. jack BOnnvitn's Thrilling Elk.
pericnce mt Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS Oct. 11.-Capt. Jack
BOnavita. the lion tanner who has a cage
CT lions here, had an exciting experience
last night in the presence Of large crowd
of people. He was in the cage with his
seven lions. when. without warning, one
Of the great beasts seized the back of
Bonayita's coat. 1t seemed that the trainer
was attempting to move to the arena door
and yet face the majority Of the lions.
The lion that had Bopavita's coat in his
mouth w:s trying to pull Bonavita down,
but the trainer held sturdily to his feet.
and at the same time guarded himself
from the attack of the other six lions.
Denver, the big lion which has killed
two men. then took hand in the fight
and buried his teeth in the trainers right
arm near the shoulder. The trainer beat
the beast over the nose with the butt of
his whip and sprang back to the side of
the runway. Denver pushed him hard
and slashed the trainers left arm with
his claws. The spectators were on their
feet by this time and the musicians were
crowding back from the arena. Women
screamed in their fright. All felt that
they were about to see the trainer torn
TO pieces. Showmen hurried among the
spectators trying to calm them.
Denver stood up on his hind feet and
struck at Bonavita's face. Then he OPEN
ed his huge jaws and lunged forward at
the trainers face. Bonavita. struggling
with all his strength. forced the butt of
his whip into the lions throat at the
same time two shots were fired into the
lions name by attendants standing en- the
outside of the runway. They were beat
ing the lions with iron bars, but it was
the flame from the blank cartridges in
the revolvers that subdued Denver. who
already had felt the whip butt in his
gullet Bonayita then got out of the cage
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12

amazing change in Missouri. have leen
equally operative in other States having
large or considerable German American
populations. and it is fair deduction that
results will be found similar il not iden-
teal. The German American element in
Ohio, Indiana. and Illinois. if all its COM
ponents pulled together. could change the
political complexion Of those States with
out any question. In less certain de-
gree the same might be said of Michigan
and Wisconsin.
There is food for thought in the atti-
tude of the st. Louis Germans. If it is a
fair index to what their race fellows will
do n other places. the Central West ought
to be safe for Mr.. Bryan in November.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
4 DIPLOMATIC I.ltimatu,n.

tIcm tlc SUM-
THE employees Of the state Department are In
receipt diplomatic communication from the
Secretary TO the effect that they arc under NO
obligations to To 80. but any contributions which
they see fiji drop into the slot OF the Republican
macliiac will nc duly annreC lated and entitie
;h,r. to the elephant dsEcc. 1t is necessary
to remark thgt the communication is only to
this effect since its language i s-tithrticai
and it hInard down with the usual Ted tape.
In other words, it might he sIid to have stir.
to it like many other carnations from the
state Department. In some respects it resembles
the Il, >Jrltrhc- to pckin hein. subject to more
than one into: probation it, fscr Bot ttoie
To whom ii is addrcsscd n2v - ~ it up to the
i;snt and read %, oniy meaning. To employees
"h9 i've n the chilly atmosphere q diplomacy it
viii he readily Understood taat Chairman Haara
hss Authorized cold hold-up. and that SecretI-y
Hays knowing wink is visible even in the dirk
ct ctrrcr Of tie department.
This i one notable instance in which American
diplomacy probably Will accomplish its ds.fsd
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GUAM DISEASE RIDDEN.
Conditions u.favorabIe for the
Maintenance of Naval station.

Conditions unfavorabIe for the
Maintenance of . Naval station.
In his annual report to the Secretary Of
the Navy. Rear Admiral w. X. Van Pcy-
pen, Surgeon General. takes a pessimistic
view from the standpoint Of health Of the
use OF Guam as a naval station Typhoid
fever is practically epidemic among tho
natives" he says. owing to the poIlu-
tion Of drinking water in shallow wells
near cesspools and to the very common
lack of any provision whatever for the
receipt OF refuse matter. The disease
soon appeared among the enlisted force
as access to contaminated water was.
under the circumstances. unavoidable.
During less than five months there
were twenty-five cases and four deaths
from this cause in a force OF 143 men
The climate is facilitating. The mean
annual temperature Is about n degrees,
but in the winter months. though the days
are hot from the larger amount of sun
shine. the nights are sufficiently cool for
blankets. 1t Is also at this season that
the humidity Is lessened and the trade
winds are most constant. From June to
November or December the rainfall In
heavy and almost constant; but during
the rest of the year the climate is very
agreeable for the tropics.
AcpiGSy 10 uOl COHIuOu anu the ul8>
ease is not increasing. There are only
fourteen cases known to be on the island
at this time. Considering all the circum-
stances the conditions are not favorable
at-this station for continuous good health.
Excluding the influences incident to life
in the tropics. the present station is In
too close proximity to surroundings made
unfavorable by the long occupation Of
people unaware of sanitary requirements.
1t is worthy of note that the health rec
ord of the Yosemite. anchored near Cab
ras Island, has been excellent. and II u
probable that naval station established
there would enjoy far better health than
the one at Agana- AS Cabras Island 10
not inhabited It's soil Is free from infec-
ton. Its natural drainage is excellent.
and 1t Is reported that there Is at hand
an ample supply of potable water"
Concerning the health of the large naval
force in the Philippines. ADMIRAL Van
Reypen says: Concerning the climatic
conditions and the necessary exposure
the health of this squadron has been re-
markedly good. 1t has been and still il
the practice to send officers and men who
are suffering from facilitating climatic
conditions to the naval hospital at Yoko-
hama, where. as a rule, they soon re-
cover and return to their stations fer
duty"
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DEsERT1oNs FROM THE ARMY.
General Davis Relieves Present PEN
aIties Are Useless.

General Davis in his annual report for
the question of deserters from the army.
He recommends. as the result Of his OBJ
servation and experience. that all at
tempts to coerce deserters be abandoned
and that the system Of rewards for cap
tured deserters be abolished. He says:
II have long been of the opinion that
the proportion of the deserters caught
and punished bears to the whole so small
ratio that no influence whatever is pro-
duced upon military discipline In general
by the apprehension and punishment OF
the few men who are secured.
Every soldier in the Regular Army II
actually volunteer. Upon enlistment he
subscribes to the oath which is in fact
nothing more nor less than a promise or
contract of future service and conduct
Public sentiment in America is inclined
to regard the desertion of q soldier az
nothing more than a breach Of contract
There is no strong public sentiment. ever
active, to discountenance and punish de-
sertion as there u in countries whess
armies are filled by conscription. in
France, Germany. Austria. and Russia
there are practically no deserters, while
in England and the United States. whose
armies are filed by means of voluntary
enlistments assertions are very common
and ever will be.
eff man is disguised with his con-
tract with the Government and he reaches
Il state of mind c6nstraining him to de-
sert, the sooner the command is rid OF
that man the better. and his arrest and
apprehension is an act without profit or
benefit to his regiment or to the military
service. Money paid for him is money
wasted.
The policy ever pursued by the United
States and England is to rely upon the
people to furnish armies for national de-
fence and other purposes. Consumption
was resorted to by the United States in
1854 and a sorry lot Of soldiers was tho
result. The Beers have only volunteers
IN their army and they seem to ird 70
difficulty in maintaining an effective force
in the field, and England is contending for
mastery in the TransTaai. using in tho
campaign her volunteers.
Il am of the opinion that it is q
waste of money to pay rewards for
the apprehension and delivery Of desert
ers. / would not arrest a deserter at all
and l would not re-enlist him. II this
deserters succeeded in passing the re-
cruitirg officers and were after.ard rec
ognized they should be stripped cf their
uniforms. given a cheap suit CT clothes.
placarded 'deserter,' and drummed cut OF
camp.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
The rr-.t Interest in Mckinley.


BY this time the country ought to know
pretty well without being told why the
trust magnates of America are SO wildly
anxious for the reelection Of Mr.. Mckin-
ley, that they are willing TO give up
twenty-five or thirty million dollars of
their illegitimate profits during the past
four years to keep him in Office four more.
If he should succeed at the polls on the
sixth of next month, the executive branch
of the trust problem will be solved. The
great organizations and combinations in
restraint of trade will be freed from all
danger of prosecution under Federal laws;
they can-be sure that the next and every
Attorney General during the ensuing
Presidential term will be a man selected
by themselves from the ranks of their at
torneys; and that the Interstate Commerce
Commission will be helplessly crippled. if
not abolished.
They may confidently hope, in case
Republican President is in Office, that the
same bribery, corruption, and intimida-
ton that have accomplished SO great
boon, will be efficient to provide Con-
larged Supreme Court to be packed with
trust lawyers.
With the Executive and Congress safe,
they may count upon legislation which
will give them the ninety million dollars
of ship subsidy loot from the Treasury;
the hundred and fifty millions which, in
that event. will be poured into the De
Lesseps Panama Canal rat hole; the Alaska
gold mines which the British Government
will Oxide with the Republican Admins
tration syndicate. in consideration of the
| ccsslon OF Pyramid Harbor and its hinter-
land; and other good specialties too nu-
merous 10 mention. But these little plums
will be inconsderable, compared with
! banking and tariff fsvors, to be expected
during the second consulate of Hanna.
In these days it is possible that the ma
| jority of readers do not realize what a
stake the trusts have in maintaining at
high water mark fiscal system which
pours q constant river of gold into their
| laps at the expense of American consum-
ers With sheep-like innocence the peo-
pie of this country have permitted their
representatives to be bribed with patron
| age, or money, or its equivalent. to vote
| for the measures which prevent foreign
I competition at home, but permit the bene-
iiciaries of that prohibitive policy to put
! and keep the price Of commodities here
at almost the prohibitive point, while sell
| ing the same commodities abroad in COM
petition with foreign producers at much
/ lower figures. and still with substantial
profit To show how this works in prac-
tice. the New York World has pre-
scented some figures, which We reproduce
below, giving the American as compared
/ with the English selling prices of vari-
Gus articles manufactured by trusts in the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
AN ENRRIT FOR CUBA.
The Island May BE Represented At
the Buffalo EXPEDITION.

HAVANA. Oct. n.-Governor General
Wood has notified the members of the
produce exchange that the Government OF
Cuba has been asked whether the island
would care to be represented at the Pam
American Exhibition to be held at Buffa-
10. The individual members of the ex-
change are heartily in favor of such rep
resentation. The exchange as body will
consider the matter and shortly give a
definite answer
General Wood has asked the leaders of
the various factions represented in the
municipal government to explain exact
ly what is wanted in the matter OF sew
erage. He explained to them that what
ever the municipality wanted should be
done, but as delay in deciding to carry
out the work would still more defer the
raising Of the necessary money. he advis-
ed the councilmen to come to some decis-
ion in the matter. The principal diff
Guilty appears to be over the question Of
disposing Of the contract at auction.
The veterans banquet was we'll attend
ed. Many speeches were made. the speak
ers generally expressing determination
to obtain independence. Gualberto Gomez
said that the American people were allies
Of the Cubans and that in them is the
supreme hope for Cuban peace and indie
pendence. He declared that If any at
tempt was made to rob Cuba of her rights
the island would be ready to fight for
them. Senior Rubens urged the Cubans
to continue showing the good sense they
lave always shown and said that then all
would go we'll.
There has been trouble between the
American soldiers and the police at Ma
tanzas. Several shots were fired by the
police. Colonel Noyes. of the Second Cav
airy, acted theoretically and kept the
soldiers. who were greatly enraged. con-
fined to their barracks. General Wood
has ordered an investigation into the
matter. The row apparently started in
payday fight between two soldiers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
WILLIAMS DREAM OF EMPIRE.
The kaiser's speech mt the Romance
Festival at Hamburg.

Festival at Hamburg.
BERLIN, Oct. 11.-There was curious
Romance festival at Hamburg today on
the occasion of Emperor William laying
the cornerstone of the museum in which
will be housed the relics collected in the
course of the restoration of the ruins of
the Roman fortress called the Saalburg.
The citizens of Hamburg. men, women.
and children, were attired in the cos
tunes OF Romans and ancient Germans.
They had been drilled in their parts by
the manager of the Royal Theatre, at
Wiesbaden. One OF them welcomed the
Emperor and Empress in a Latin speech,
another recited Latin order ode, and a
choir sang a Latin hymn. Everything was
Latinized and the official account OF the
ceremony described the performance in
such terms as ..praefectus," .'lictor," and
"centrriones.'
The Emperor somewhat married the pic
turesque harmony by not dGnning toga,
but he endeavored to make amends by
making Caesarian speech, in the course
of which he drew the following parallel:
las in the Far East the monarchy which
once implanted German civilization in the
East rises up again like mighty knight s
castle and Is now approaching compile
ZION. so On the HciSnis oil Dcautiiu! launus
the old Roman castle. renovated by my
orders, springs like q phenix from the
ashes. a witness to Roman power. link
in the mighty chain which Rome's legions
fastened round the German Empire. an
example Of how the wiz Of Caesar Angus
tus impressed and of how he brought
Roman culture to Germania."
His Majesty, after telling German youth
that they might learn in the museum what
worldwide empire meant. expressed n
pious wish that the German fatherland
may be destined in the future by the
united cooperation of its princes and
people, its armies and burghers. 10 be-
come as strongly and firmly welded and
as commanding as was once the Roman
world Empire. so that in the future it
may be said proudly. I am German citi-
zen as in old times it WAS said, .Civis
ROruaDyIS Sum
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12

Another instance 0f the VAIN regard enter
tanned Tor American labor by the Republic, an
party i Illustrated in the os>c OF the th1i.Hlan
OF the tuirmititc on Military .Niait- in tie
present House II Representatives. i Republic az
Consro-.,,ian ard Ike man who had charge ut tl;a
hill rsi,iu; the AMY of tie United States 70
lOo.J men. lie is the Pro.i'icnt Of tll" rhi.ip-
pres Lumber aud Development Company, cnt-
poratiGn that las acquired valuable lands in
the Philippine Islands. This company says i
lis prospectus that The labor question there
is easily solved. because there !. cheap lalm'
there that can lie had at 90 to - cent, a d..
in Mexican moEe!."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
A SURVIVOR OF THE FLOOD.
4 Dos: Found at Galveston Thirty
four Day. without Food.

GALVESTON. Oct. 11.-For the first
time since the hurricane electric lights
were burning in the inhabited portion Of
Galveston tonight. Eighteen bodies were
taken from the ruins today. This morn
ing workmen engaged in removing debris
from Sixteenth Street and Avenue M ex-
tricated from beneath the drift a poodls
dog more dead than alive. The dog had
been confined in the place thirty-four
days without food or water. and was =
mass of skin and bones. 1t will proba-
biy l;.-a
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
RIVER FETEs AT PARIS.
Closing Days of the Exposition
Marked by Many Festivities.

PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE closing days Of the
Paris Exposition are being culirened by
a series of river fetes, which are proving
Il great success. and attracting vast crowds
at the vantage points along the river.
Gayly belecked boats pass up and down.
containing various historic and srotes1ue
groups The steamer Vile de Paris has
aboard 100 performers. who execute bal
lets, which receive much applause,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12

There can be no room for argument as
to the oppresiveness and evil public policy
of a system which permits monopolies TO
extort from the people of this country
from twenty to sixty per cent more than
they charge the consumers of Europe for
the same thing But the trusts are bliss
fully satisfied with the status quo, and
shake in their shoes at the idea Of 4
change.
The downfall of Hannaism and the trust
ticket would bring change. There would
be an Attorney General vino would obey
the law. In a short time goods manu-
featured by trusts would be on the free
list. Trusts engaged in interstate com
merce would have to take out a Federal
license and be subjected to Federal juris-
dic,ion. Opportunities to longer make
honorable competition impossible would
shrink and finally cease. and ability 10
sandbag the public would be rapidly
lessened Any citizen of ordinary under
standing must see why the trusts are
making the fight of their lives to re-elect
William Mckinley.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
senator scwcII's Outbmrst.


II senator Sewrn will visit the state house
he VIII find that the state has nctted revenue
al :. million dollars by il encouragement to tac
formation of the trusts within its borders he
will find by examining the hlInNe; charters which
tayc been tsscn out that hi- State authorizes
the companies To- do nj soits "t generally Illegal
things and to dtfy tie act OF Congress witch
defines 4 trust ard IL evils.
1t soma Scwcll la- any reputation that LIE
..,ie L. preserve he will cci>e such vapid u;tr,
arcts a. there are 80 trusts. Even his owa
constituents mji>t bc laughing at him
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
Gain. for the Government.

LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE results of the
elections in forty one Parliamentary dis
tricts were declared today. They showed
that the Unionists gained three seats and
the Liberals two. The total Unopist gains
thus far are thirty and Liberal gains
tNeniN -riyhI