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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

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letter which 1 have received from 6
friend in the West may be Of interest il
connection with the recent criticisms OF
President Rankin, Of Howard University.
Ny correspondent says in part:
] heard some casual remarks while in Wash
ingtoH which led me To believe that Howard
University did not haze the cordial support Of
many OF the influential colored men OF Wash
Iucton. ! would not draw in coioFed schools
surh n color line the whites draw in theirs
n I thought II to the advantage Of sucii a
school TO have white teachers and trus-
tres. | should consider the advantage Of the
school FIRST fiut think the controlling s-nii-
ment OF the school should he that Of the eelOred
people. and do rot see how this can be secured
unless at least majority Of the trustees cf any
colcred school are colorcd men. ! think | met
enough cnorrd men sufficiently qualified TO make
two or three such boards while I in Wash
ing1un. such 4 board Of trustees would un-
tiutfbtedly see 70 IL that the president OF the
institution va4 a man in sympathy with the best
hopes and aspirations Of the colored II
they found DR.. Rankin to he such man. and
that the Interests af the Institution would be
best conserved by keeping him at the head Of
IL, IL would be their duty TO do s0. One thing
is certainly truc-that q house divided against
Itself cannot do the best wor; in some WY
the school ought to he brougl; into harmony
with the people from whom it must draw its
pupils The least result. it seems to me. that
might be attained. il 10 force the management 20
recognize tue wishes and claims Of the eChlcated
that is simple. elemental justice. !
ably sure that most OF my friends IN Washing
ton incline 20 the view Of the matter discussed
in The Times article.
/ may add to this that SO far from a ma
jority of the trustees Of Howard University
being colored, the actual condition Of af-
fairs Is this: The majority OF these trus-
tees are white: the board meets semi-an-
nually. and ia the mean time the affairs OF
the institution are directed by the excel
tive committee OF five. This committee Is
composed OF Dir. Rankin. his brother-in-
law, sir. F. IL. Smith: General Ballcch
whose son-in-law is treasurer OF the uni
versity, and two coiored men, Mr.. John f.
Cook and Rev William Waring. Mr.. War
ing has for some time past been infirm in
health and unable TO attend many of the
meetings OF the committee. Ii will be seen
that Or. Rankin practically controls every
thing. casting the deciding vol. in all cases
where the interests OF colored and white
trustees conflict. Ii is also a significant
fact that only about 20 per cent of the
students graduated from the preparatory
department of the university in the last
six years have subsequently graduated in
the college department. About half OF
those completing the preparatory course
have gone 10 s.ome Northern college; others
have entered the college department at
Howard, bat have not competed the
course. This in itself proves that the STU
dents and their fathers, mothers. and
friends do not believe that the college
standard is what it ought to be.
Il NJ W
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
AWAITING A CLAIMANT.
Americas Rich TroYicnI Island with
No Inhnbitans.

From the ST Louis Post Despatcf.)
tropical island OF nearly 10000 acres.
forty-tw miles due east Of Porto Rico. Is
waiting for some enterprising hOmestelder
to stake out a claim. This island belongs
to the United STATES. bur no one lives on it
except a lighthouse keeper.
IL Is known on the map as Mona Island
Ii has luxuriant vegetation. ia well watered
and drained. Every variety of tropical
fruit will grow there, and IL possesses every
natural advantage. 1t is in the middle OF
the Mona Passage. Mona Island became
the property of the United States by the
second clause in the treaty. which cedes
the island of Porto Rico and other islands
now under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies
The officials of the General Land Once in
Washington say that while our land laws
have not been extended by statute to the
West Indian Islands. they undoubtedly viii
be- and American methods of homestead
ing. presumption. and entry will obtain
there. To this extent the lands are free to
anyone applying. Under the homestead act
heads Of families may enter 100 acres OF
pub ic land set aside for that purpose.
Mona. while one OF the most interesting
of The small islands taken from Spain. Is
not the largest. Viceques, or Crab Island.
east OF Porto Rico. about five miles from
the m1inland. Is twenty miles long and
about fifty square miles in area. II is not
well suited for cultivation, but affords good
pasture
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

J the penalty for violation should attach il
the cafe Section $500 of the Revised Stat.
utes reads:
.Evefy officer or ether person charged ty an
| act Of Congress with the safe keeping Of Tn
1 public Money WHO tails To safely Srep til,
same, without loaning, usiug. deposifing- IL
banks. or exchanging for other funds than a,
(! specially allowed by law. simll lie guilty Of en-
| bczzerncnt Of ihe money loaned. used, con
| verted. deposited. Exchanged. and shall be im
pflsorfcd not less than six months nor morc tish
| ten years. and fined in a of money equal
10 the amount of money ~ cfnhczzled.'
1t will not do. for Mr. Gage to defend
himself on the ground that. ms the Stan
Gard on Bank is a Government depository.
therefore a deposit with IL is tsntamount
to covering money into The Treasury.
Such a contention has been made before
and demolished by the United States SUI
preme Court. In 1879 CHIEF Justice Waite.
speaking for the court. decided that the
assumption that depository is legally
the Treasury is wholly uRtenable: that
money deposited with a bank which is a
designated depository is not paid into the
Treasury On November 90, 1889. the Su-
prerne Court reaffrmed the earlier deci-
rolved in the cast had been PLACED in q
regularly designated depository, lit cannot
be held TO have been covered into tine
United States Treasury
1t appears that the law con polling the
Secretary of the Treasury to make public
ctficial acts such as the custem-house sale
also has been violated. Section 267 of the
Revised Statutes says:
The secretary Of the Treasury shall cause 10
Gosernniesti thu fres day Of each r.auth the
Last IreopfiinE weekly Statement nf thc Treasurer
Of the Shiied States. showing the amount 80 his
rsdit. IN the different banks. in the mint
otff-r 'd,p11iorirs: the amount for which drafts
have been given and those uemsining unpsid. aud
abe f1atlce remaining subject 10 his draft. and
he shat also specially note suv changes that
hRvc hrcnf nnce in the dcpus,toTieS OF The
JreaspT! during the preceding month
The Standard on Bank deal vas not even
limited 70 the public in the amer pro-
videdi In 'zhe statute. so far as We ere
able 70 learn. Considering the other pc
culiar circumstances. associated with the
negotiation. its suggested purposes and per-
sonnet, 1t is impossible 10 escape the de-
duction that the finance minister OF the
present demonstrating all The term i'm.
plies-is in hot and deep water. If he can
convince the country to the .,ntrary. and
save himself and his principals
from odium. he will be doing the Admin
istrsfion monumental service for which
the beneficiaries OF its financial policy and
generous conception OF the limitations of
trust should be eternaily ard lib
orally grateful
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
AT THE THEATRES.
sporting Life.

Ridiculous as the statement may seem to
those who saw the piece last night. and
who think over its performance this morn
iEg. there is considerable consistency In
the advertising which has conveyed to
Washingtonians the information that
Sporting Life is "the greatest production
in the world" For the Snowman to whom
Jacob Lifts press agent is indebted for the
claim also was authority for the insisteuee
that .'the public enjoys being fooled" The
aforesaid press agent has used the frat line
in his newspaper announcements. leaving
the second as a religion to be taught In the
rendering mentioned On the bills. Cecil
Raleigh and Seymour Hicks melodrama is
set with as an original five-act play. pre-
sonted by company of 200 people 10
horses. and-other things. Sporting Life
proves to be a decidedly unnrigiuai play.
The cast may include ten. horses; II GER
tainiy does not include 200 people. unless
one counts the men painted on a drop used
in the eleventh scene.
Sporting Life In brief. is a very ordi-
nary Princess Theatre or Adeiphi thriller
the sort OF thing which provides gallery
boys with more exercise for their lungs in
three hours than they. could get from
months systematic chest development. II Is
conventional English compilation, rreeking
with British atmosphere, in which there is
not little London fog aud with dialect
bordering between James Barrows' soath-
ern accent and Loney Haskeii's Chinese.
There is the usual number Of folk whose
marvellous virtue is only equaled by the
enthusiasm with which they describe IT,
And there Is the usual number of folk who
are not SO virtuous- In addition, there are
ruined girl, a comic policeman, dozen |
toughs, and a woman who Is bad and proves |
1t BY showing her ankles on every possible |
occasion. There also are one or two ad- I
mirably constructed aud highly exciting |
episodes. which. however. generally are
eliminated by the electrician turning ont /
the lights for change OF setting Again. +
Sporting Life" Is a very ordinary
thriller" so deliberately staged that the
spectator is tempted to wonder IL Messrs.
Raleigh and Hicks wsre not approached as I
was James L. Ford, wig wrote a book last
year ber7use his publishers had the illus /
tr2tions- iHt
The cast OF the piece is not the original, /
but. in the main. Ii h notably gouri- EIita /
Proctor O'is. in particular. lis magnificent. |
Joseph kilgcur. Prank B,upeok. and three \
OF the ten horses also are fne. The scenery. !
too. is well trained and behaves admirably !,
under difficulties l[ff
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
Turned the Tables.
tFrom the Nashville Banner.)

When Otis Skinner, the actor, played an en-
gagement in this city recently his matinee per-
Torrance of The Liars" graced by the pa.
tronlge OF bevy OF the seasons most sttrac-
tive debutantes who enjoyed the stage business
immensely and pronounced Mr.. skinner too lovely
for anything. After the curtain went down the
manager escorted the debutantes back on the
stage, where they met and conversed with the
actor.
We enjoyed everything very much said
fair lady. but. do you know. Mr. skinner, we
could scarcely hear word van sad2''
'.Now, that's certainly strange" responded tho
actor. Il could hear everything you ladies said
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
kernsn's - Hopkins ..Trans-0ceaa-
fe.r

Hopkins Transatlantic" Specially Com
pany attracted two excellent audiences to
the Lyceum yesterday and sent them homo
satisfied that they had witnessed one of the
best all-vaudeville shows on the road.
The absence OF the usual hurdy- gurdy
coined as a relief. and each OF the eight
acts on the programme was sincerely ap-
plauGed. Briefly. the combination fur
nishes a clean and enjoyable blk The
Morello Troupe serves as a curtain raiser.
The organizations consists OF a clever man.
a clever woman. and two clever dogs The
bipeds are got eclipsed by the quadrupeds
as is too often the case. and the turn
is enjoyable. Annie Kenwick sings several
coon songs and dances well. while Duncan.
the ventriioquist. manages TO animate
wooden figures to the delight OF the gal
ieries. Frank Buoman and his partner ap-
pear in n domestic farce entitled The
Door Key" which gives both opportunity
for introducing some entertaining interpo-
iatious- The skit brings out many new
phrases worth hearing Mile. MarzeIla,
the Queen of the Feathered Tribe" dis
plays the training she has given a msgnih-
cent collection of birds. Fake and Semon,
musical comedians, prove even better than
generally: Wills aud Loretto. the Tramp
and Soubrette." do funny bit without the
aid of slapsticks or concealed pads. and the
Three Guitanos form one OF the best trios
of acrobats ever exploited in this city
The returns from the Dixon McGovern
fight will be read from the stage during the
tonight
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
coIumnia-"a Runaway GIRL


OF n truth "A Runaway Girl is an
entertaining truant. Such, at least. was
the unanimous opinion of an assembiage
that crowded the Columbia yester- evening.
almost creating a financial record for local
Monday night performances As Dan DAILY
was wont TO MARBLE in The Lady Slavey."
There are all sorts of girls: there is
every kind of girl hut none of the col
lection of shop girls. chorus girls. Gaiety
girls, singing girls, telephone girls, or cir
Gus girls is in quite the same class as
"a Runaway Girl" She is the dainti-
est. most wfnsome. altogether charming.
and aliuring bit OF all. She may be a
trifle Engiishy and heavy and dull, so far
as her book is concerned. but the clever
ness of her lyrics and the brightness and
dash of her songs are qualities which win
from audiences ready pardon fer any
deficiencies that may exist in that part of
her attributed by the programme 10 Sey-
mour Hicks and Harry Nichols. The
Luekett & Dryer house has seldom seen
SO brilliant an opening. and. IL rampant
enthusiasm counts for aught. "A Run
away Girl and her merry companions are
in for highly successful engagement
The organization presented-which is ad-
vertised as Augustin Days eompany-is OF
good size and, on the whole, is quite ca
pable. Some of the feminine voices are
rather disappointing. but the male contin-
gent sings well enough to make up the dis
crepancy. or course. James T. Powers is
the star of the production and dominates
during the time he is on view. The under
sized comedian has wholesome hearty
way that always is free from any sug-
gsstiveness and that gives zest to humor in
a fashion that lie infecfinfg ia ms.
sessed of admirable pantomimic talent. has
an excellent appreciation of what consti-
tutes fun. aud brings matters closer to the
popular cry of the billwriter. IA laugh in
every line" than do many of his contempo-
raries. Rachel Booth lends much personal
charm and histrionic grace to the role of
the lady's maid. The Mrs. Powers of pri-
vate life is a dainty and demure speeding
mate for the ubiquitous Flipper Van Rem
selaer Wheeler is about as efficient Guy
Standing as one could ask. With a baritone
voice OF unusual richness and power a deal
of personal charm to his credit. n pair of
nimble feet. and the true spirit of mirth
pervading his work. young Mr.. Wheeler is !
perhaps the best exponent OF the leading /
Juvenile in musical comedy that the native |
stage possesses. Marie Celeste. who re- |
Gently appeared in this city in the Pell /
Street opera. "A Chinese Romance, = sue
ceeds to Virginia Earles part and makes
quite a favorable impression. despite the /
fact that she has penehant for singing
off the key. Mae Bakers ''Oh. Listen to tile
Band melody was rendered well enough
% win half dozen eneOres. Jeanne fowler
Is one OF the best-eqIipped members of the
east and does some admirable acting in
very difficult role. The Sign of the Cross"
Is announced for next week.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
SEEN ANDHEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

FORMER senator Edmunds. who Is con-
Eected with the Roberts case, and also
with the contest over Senator Clark's seat.
vas In the Supreme Court Yesterday op
very large ana ,,.r.,,,." ,n,.
Ia" p'"''e
senator Penrose Is. perhaps. the tallest
anu heaviest man In the Senate. He is of
, oniid' and has the appearance OF
a" "'nie'e.
Ten. W. w. Dudley. former Commits
SiOner OF Pensions visited the CaDitol
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

In the present condition of public bust
ness II is wrong for the Senate to think
Of taking a recess. But the an
nouncement that Pettigrew will make a
speech on his resolution directing the
President TO offer mediation In South Afri-
ca. amounts to the same thing. However
the other Senators can utilize the hiatus
to attend committee meetings and write
letters TO their constituents explaining
why Offices are SO scarce and high just
now. -
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

hANhA hHt btttNtN WV AAN7e~f
Going down town on Woodward Avenue ear
the other day a yuunf. lady. who, although
She was nicely dressed and very pretty,
IDENTIFY from the country. She had no uneouth-
ness but was not accustomed 20 city ways The
large crowd on the seemed 20 euharrasS her
considerably. As the reached the corner of
Fort Street she started to leave, and on reaching
the platform she said: I've Ls't IN GRAND to do
in this store on the corner, bu. It went take me
more than a minute. You couldn't wait for me
a minute could youf' Thereppen the caatlnctor
drew himsel. up to his full height and informed
her that street cars were like time and tide. and
waited for no man
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

Prom all appearances the bubonic plague
is steadily working its way around the
world. and it would be foolish to fancy
that the United States can be saved from a
redoubled. Although there are a.few cases
in Manila, and moderate number in
Honolulu, the danger does not appear as
imminent from those points as from South
American plague ports like Santos. Brazil.
whence We are continually importing car
goes of coffee. 1t would seem the part of
wisdom to suspend commercial relations
with such places until the local authorities
can give proper assurance that the disease
has been stamped out.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

tFrom The London IeIegrHph.l
IN the window Of coffee house in Hackney is
displayed astronomical curiosity. II consists
OF n piece of Christmas pudding made In the field
kitchen of one of the companies Of the Grenadier
Guards in front OF sehIstopOi in Is5i The dainty
has by right of age acquired quite fcssiized ap-
pearance. IL was brought home by an uncle Of
the proprietor OF the establishment. who served
In the corfs,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
NInre Iuncriulisn.

CFrom the Rochester Democrat and ChruHicle.)
More imperialism! More government without
the consent Of the governed, Five hundred Aneri-
can cats TO he srnt to Manila to t,rannize the
ir,.-born Tagalo raj and rob him al Ills right TO
lie. liberty. and The Inirsnit Of hsppines.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
PuriIisn and Football.

tfOih the 'hiSasO 'hIohltiesJ
There is more downright brutality III a single
football game than in all the professional pueilis
tic contests that will be pulled or within the
next twelyemffth.ri Yet the opponents of pugil-
ism have nothing 70 say against football--wIich,
indeed. is fdty panly sport, though far more
dangerous THAI sgitre hghting.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

Trum the Kansas City Star.

Qron the Kansas City Star.)
The gallant lfishmen who are going TO fight for
the Beers after England is whipped can settle
down and acquire citizenship by joining the Dutch
Reformed Church and living II The 1ntry four.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

The American Filipino definition of an
ALLY" is new and interesting. According
TO an adherent of Che party in the Senate,
an ally is one who plots TO massacre all
the American women ''and children in
Manila, and, failing in that, starts open
rebellion against the United States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

(from the Atlanta Jnufh1i.)
There is hardly any limit TO the possible corn
production Of the United States, aud We stand
ready TO meet any demand that The world may
make for this noble grain.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

eral Greedy, who has been so outrageously
treated in the very heart of the ctty's re-
fined residential quarter. he may have suf-
fered in a worthy cause. II Is regrettable
that such an incident should be necessary
TO impress upon Congress the immediate
necessity for larger police force. and it
is to be hoped that the increase will be
authorized before some Senator or Rep
resentstire has his neck or head broken
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09
Lafayette "a BachcIor'- Honey
mOon.'-

Once In an age poet is born. and about
equally often some person formulates an
original idea for farce. John Stapleton
was the fortunate discoyerer OF a nearly
novel theme but lacked the genius to make
that theme a masterpiece. Had this not
been true "a Bachelors Honeymoon"
which was seen for the manyeth time in
Washington yester-evening at the Lafay-
ette. might be classed with the works of
such men as George BroadhuIst How
ever to the average onlooker there are
few faults and numerous virtues in the
Offering. even as ii stands
The story of "A Bachelors Honeymoon"
has been recounted so frequently in criti-
cism and advertisement that there is little
need for recalling 1t again. The duty OF
the reviewer on this Occasion-and pleas
ant duty-is to survey the superior cast
employed in the Interpretation of Mr..
Stapeton's effort. 1t can be said truly
that, although the names noted above are
not as familiar to the theatregolng public
as were those in preceding companies, no
better organization has been exploited in
the comedy. The weakest points, during
previous engagements. were In the roles
of Benjamin Bachelor and Miss Arbuekle
At last these have been acceptably filled.
Della Stacey, In whom localities take
commendable interest. Is surprisingly good
in the feminine part, investing it with
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

Urom the Atehison Globe.l
An Atchisou man who Is OF at a health resort.
got so LONESOME that he had an operation per-
formed in order to get the attention Of the pretty
nurses at the Institution.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-09

Our army in the Philippines is now an
nounced as aggregating CT So officers and
men. If there were only a general in chief
command who knew his business. and ever
ventured outside of his palace courtyard.
we should expect TO see white winged
peace lowering over the archipelago in
side Of SIX weeks. But Otis,