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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


| senator DHNis' Hrogdstde.-The Hon.
| Cushman X. Davis delivered in the Sem
J ate yesterday what was generally COM
mented upon as the ablest argument
/ against the OSHard bill that has yet been
| presented. Ii is such a speech that the
/ Democratic campaign managers can well
afford to spend thousands of dollars In
I having printed and scattered by the mil
lion broadcast over the country. Il Is
thought that its direct effect in Minnesota
/ viii be the retirement from public life OF
the Hon. James F. Tawney. who is now at
home battling for denomination. and who.
as a member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, largely was instrumental in fore
ing the OXnard bill upon his party. 1t is
also expected to injure the chances Of all
the other members Of the Minnesota dele
CATION in the House for denomination, eX-
cept Messrs Heatwole and Fletcher VINO
voted against imposing unequal taxation
upon the starving Porto Ricans at the be-
hest Of the trusts. Or if the members who
voted as directed by Oxnard should be
strong enough. through the control of their
respective district committees to secure
denomination. it is believed Senator Davis
terrific assault upon the Porto Rican bill
will aid the Democrats in defeating them
at the polls. Everybody in the Senate, dur
ing the delivery of the speech. gave Sem
dtOE lldFiS close attention except MAIN
Hanna. The Ohioan sat uPOu a divan in
the lobby Of the chamber chatting non
chalautly with a couple OF callers from the
House Not once did he appear to pay the
least heed to Senator Davis powerful ar
raignment. The Minnesota statesman
pointed out one fact Of pertiuence which
has been generally overlooked. That is
that the Administration has negotiated
with Great Britain reciprocity treaty al
fecting the British West Indies which has
not yet aroused the antagonism Of the
trusts or the hostility Of the members Of
Congress who seek to impose burdensome
tariff duties upon Porto Rico. Porto
Rico. said Senator Davis. lies in the
same sea with the West Indies. produces
the same products is inhabited by the
same class of people for the most part.
Why, then, should the cry be raised
against the admission of Porto Rican prod
ucts free Of duty aud assent be given to
the proposition for free trade with the
British West Ind-es?" Senator SpoOner was
observed to perceptibly vince under this
thrust. and then to leave the chamber. In
closing his speech. Senator Davis took this
parting shot al the advocates OF the tariff
bill: Let us abandon this pernicious
mockcry and return to the path Of plain
duty" Dramatic as was his manner, his
reference to plain duty" provoked a litter
in the galleries.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
OUR wARsHIPs AT YOKOHAMA
Assembling; There Has Nothing to Do
VIII Rcportrd lhinese TrnnhIes

The Brooklyn, the flagship Of Rear Ad-
miral Watson. in command Of the Asiatic
squadron. sailed from Manila Tuesday for
Yokohama. Japan. The Newark and the
Baltimore Will follow in a few days The
Oregon is already at Yokohama, and the
four vessels viii await the transport bear
ing Rear Admiral George c. Remey. who
viii relieve Admiral Watson Of the com
mand Of the Asiatic squadron.
Admiral Remey is expected to reach
Yokohama about April p. and the Gag Of
Admiral Watson viii then be transferred
to the Baltimore. and that vessel Will pro-
coed TO This country via France. Admiral
Bemey wifi hoist his flag on the Brook
lyn. aud with the Newark and Oregon. pro-
coed 10 Manila.
At the Navy Department it was said
that the assembling OF the vessels ar
Yokohama had nothing TO do with the re-
ported troubles in China and was merely
for the purpose OF facilitating the trans
fer Of the command Of the squadron
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
Another Meeting, Hut No Business OF
Importance Transacted.

Importance Transacted.
At the meeting yesterday of the Philip
pine Commission there was no business
transacted that the members considered OF
enough importance 10 give out for publica-
ton. Each averred that the work done
thus far had been of no Importance. and
that nothing would be done before they
had reached the scene Of their future ac-
ton when an early report Of conditions
existent in the Philippines viii be sent to
the President
Il was said that the call Of the COM
mission upon the President On Tuesday
was OF an Informal nature. and thar the
members merely paid their respects. What
they said 70 the Secretary of War they
would not repeat but gave the assurance
that IL was not vital to the plans wnicn
they might as a body. agree upon when
they finally decide upon course Of action.
There will be another session today and
the commission will probably leave Wash
ington for San Francisco By the end OF this
week and sail from that port within two
yNapEs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
PSI UPsILoN BANQUET.
Prof. Dean G. Worcester and Jud@c c
William H. Tart HoBored.

4 complimentary dinner was last night
given at the Ebbitt House by the local
members OF the Fraternity OF Psi Epsilon,
TO their brothers OF the Philippine Commits
sion. who viii soon leave for the scene
Of their labOrs. The Two gentlemen hon.
ored were Prof. Dean c. Worcester and
Judge William II. Taft. the latter beirs
prevented from attending by an impcrt-
ant matter that called for his attention at
the last moment.
Twenty covers were laid. and the din
ner was enliveued with college songs and
speeches Prof Worcester addressed
the company a. length but his remarks
were wholly OF a college and .Ociai ia
ture and had no bearing upon the work
that he has in hand for the Government.
The success of the occasion was due. IN
great part to the efforts Of a. r. Server.
who engineered the programme.
Those who were present were. Pref.
Dean C.. Worcester. Judge J. II. McGOsI1.
a. z. Server. Senator EawIey. DR.. Frank
s Bourus. :. II. Gies=y u. VI. Johns %.
Judge a C.. Geer Prof ". F. Wile0y.
Ralph W Lee, :. P. EHselI. F. W CAL
laudcr DR.. A. c. Wright Charles r.
Dean George p. Whi,lesev. Prot r. T..
Savage. Pref George S. Cumming.
Charles W Smiley and j. Kennedy Stone.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29


The way Of the traitor, in an ages. has been ono
for men who set any store by their own peace OF
mind 90 avoid. The character thlr stands out
more heavily weighted with oliun than amy ig-
iire in history is Judas lscariot Benedict Arnold
Is a name from which every American recui!s.
Treschery Is the offence for which there is
- forgiveness. Il places mark on the brow Of
him who practices il deeper than The brand OF
Cain. The traitor is outcast not only In his
own community, bot his shame follows hin wheg-
ever lie goes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

IITUW Inc Hou-T|H T0-I-T
This Senatorial courtesy" by which leei-.l
lion is delayed has cost ibis Government million,
Of Money has cioaked more indiTefcnee TO Toe
public welfare, has aided end abctred more job
berry. las dealt l,ninty ailh moro ia- atty and
CORRUPTION has paudefed TO more hziHas, and
iaa7uvenieHced more and greater national inter
e-.s and movement, than could be- told OF in =
h. vg.un. Of Thousand pages!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
rhIladcIphiu's Compromise.-wor,

PhIIadcIpIiu'S Compromise.-Word
comes from Philadelphia that the local
committees have desPaired OF completing
the convention guarantee fund of 100000
within the time limit set by Mr. Hanna.
and are asking the mighty Mark to let
them off with SIS eco. 4 few weeks ago
MI Hanna went to Philadelphia and after
rough housing Mayor Ashbridge's Of
fee warned the Philadelphians that unless
they made good every cent promised he
would order the convention held in Madi-
son Square Garden New York. However
it is now being given out by Secretary
Dick. according 20 an Ohioan. that Mr.
Hanna is willing to compromise with Phil
adelpha on a % per cent basis and that
the amount now in the hands of the local
committees viii be accepted by him in
full payment of the city's obligation to the
National Committee. The Quakers say they
intend to raise the full amount but that
they will apply the other SIS Geo TO the
improvements necessary to make the con
ventian hall capable Of accommodating the
crowds The pledge is now being given
that all the subscribers to the fund will be
amply provided with tickets Of admission
to the convention. emitting them to thu
choice seats in the hall II this pledge is
fulfilled the visitors TO the city Will be
shut out of the convention completely
However as the Hon Joe Manley has de-
clared that the most interesting proceed
Hgs Of the convention Will have TO be held
I'm the open air because of the lack of no
tel corridors IN the town. it is evident that
those who fail to get into the hall Will not
miss much
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

The trust ice has been broken in Japan.
The cotton spinners Of the Empire have
combined and consolidated their capital.
plants. and business. and the 3Iih9do may
low consider himself at the head Of an
up to date civilization. We hesitate to
congratulate him on the fact One trust
breeds another, and when they become
even moderately numerous they syndicate
and proceed to own and operate the Gov
lrnu4rf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

In the interests Of peace and Chris
tianity it delights MS to observe that the
bclligerent vocal intcrcha1ges between
Messrs. Lent Ct Ohio and Hull Of Iowa.
which streaked the pale air Of the com
mittee room with blood yesterday after
the meeting, were entirely confined to
what would happen if either ever dared to
do such a thing again. It was much better
So as Dickens demonstrated years ago
Sir" said Mr. Pickwick to Mr.. Tup-
man, you are fellow Sir" said
Nr. Tupman to Mr. Pickwick. you are
another" Then they dined together.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

That Wild South African product. Ma
crum. was before The House Committee on
Foreign Affairs yesterday. for the purpose
Of unfolding the blood-congealing secrets
Of his heart He had nothing TO tell and
the committee very properly decided to
drop his case and him. We hops that the
last has been heard Of this Consul who ran
away from his post as soon as his position
involved responsibility and perhaps a little
danger What is a nike" asked the
small boy OF his neighbor "A nix re-
piled the other, lis a hole in a pretzeL d"
NacIum is a mix"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

Can't Beat snyers.-The Hon. Joseph
d. Sayers. who served so many years with
credit to himself and his state in Congress.
seems to have acquired a clear title to a
second term as Governor of Texas. There
is an unwritten law in the Lone Star State
which gives two terms to each Governor.
Governor Sayers' first term viii soon ex-
Eirc. and desperate efforts have been made
TO defeat his denomination The fight has
been raging for weeks and has aroused
more excitement in Texas than even the
contest between the picturesque Mr. Bailey
and the safe and level-headed Mr.. Chill
ton for the Senatorial Succession. Il ap-
pears that during the past week the 0ppo-
silion 10 Sayers has been compile tely over
come and that the Governor viii be renom
mated by reclamation. OF course. this
means in Texas recollection by d comfort
able majority OF a few hundred thousand
It is interesting TO note that the average
Texas Democrat is especially proud OF the
fact that only once has there been a party
bolt i'm the state. That occurred when the
Hon James stephen HOgg. who was then
guarding the borders OF the State against
the stealthy approach Of the Octopus. but
who since has become recUEciled to the
ways OF the devouriag monster, was nOmi-
mated for second term as Governor.
CORPORATION attorney named Clark who
had been a leading factor in the party for
many years led a revolt against Hogg ami
was showed under by a majority which
has not vet been fully computed. Since
that disastrous experiment Texas states
men have been extremely shy Of the bolter.
ana whenever bolt Is suggested there
is a general sCrambiins to he woods by
ali the kickers wijh-Jhe cry that they re-
fused to be Clarified
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

4. II -
t..+ A. tr..,,, h., ..-t..-4 e..
L''
senators Depe" anu "o'co'l the pieaSihs
duty Of making the two principal speeches
at the Philadelphia convention in June
This. Of course. means thai these distin-
guished orators are TO present Mr.. Nc
Kinley's name 20 the convention. Senator
Brpsy. will make the nominating speech
and Senator Wolcott win second the nom
ipstfon Ii is minated that Senator VOL
r0ff.s mart is conditioned upon his election
to the convention as Il delegate at large.
though lust why this should cut any figure
ip The case is not apparent For orator.
cal purposes Nj Wolcott could enter the
,,1rsnfi,n ON a Droxy. &c is presumed thar
tba condition imposed bv Mr. Hanna will
rrouota the candidacy OF Senator WoIrott
Tor daleuate al large. his Colorado con
.tifuents seeming 10 be somewhat SET
,gaiust him al present. Dr. Depew is es-
Dccted TO make the greatest speech of his
Tic. 10 has Tu4Is iunuruarl bIa nnfa hIp
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

The protest against the useless and an
Eoying muzzle ordinance has now been
going on for several months. and it is time
that something should come of it. Since
the appeal OF an hysterical Health officer
caused the edict TO go forth. the only re-
suits observable have been bad temper on
the part of the dogs and their proprietors
and the passing OF sundry dollars from the
pockets OF indignant dog owners to the
District treasury.
The people of Washington are beginning
to ask how much longer this thing is to
continue. They do not intend that the
Commissioners shall be allowed to forget
that the muzzle ordinance is in force, and
keep the dogs in their present condition for
an indefinite period. Nobody can contend
with even a show Of reason that dog
ought TO pass his entire life with a strap
around his jaws because hydrophobia
scares occur semi occasionally.
There is a very good reason why this agi-
tation should grow more marked as time
goes on. It will not be long before warm
weather comes. and if a muzzle annoys
dog in the winter. when he is in fairly
good condition, much more viii ii bother
him when the sultry atmosphere of sum
mer renders his temper short and his
throat dry. It is said that the muzzIe often
prevents him from drinking. and anyone
with even the average amount OF common
sense knows that thirst induces fractions
ness in beast OF man. IT, during the sum-
mer the thousands Of dogs owned in the
District are unable TO get drink OF Wa
ter when they need h-and a dog needs
great deal Of water to keep him in health
il is likely that there will be some very
cross animals in town. and an uncomfort-
able and angry dog will often snap on the
slightest provocauon. whether he has by
drophobia or not The bite ola cross dog
may be disastrous in its consequences, even
if The animal is not afflicted with rabies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29

The news Of last evening from Ken
lucky was highly encouraging. in that it
indicated Knowledge on the part Of the
authorities Of the fun character, extent.
and personnel Of the Gcebel assassination
conspiracy. There seems every reason to
believe that the last miscreant in the plot
will yet pay the penalty Of his crime on
the gallows. In that event the Republican
party Of Kentucky is likely 10 be short of
leaders for a time
The silver star., 1900-02-16
A Forward LINK.

In speaking about good roads tn
other day Colonel Albert A. Pope
said: at is estimated that in New
York City there are twelve thousand
trucks, carrying ON an average load
Of ton and half for three miles on
each of the business days of the year,
and with an average daily cost Of 81
for each truck. This means sixty five
million tons transported one mile in
every year for $4,000, 900, or abont
twenty-five cents ton mile. This
transportation can be done by rail Mt
six-tenths OF cent a mile. When
our highways have been 30 constructed
that draught animals can haul the
maximum load at the minimum price,
when the lowest freight rate and
greatest freight convenience have
been combined, or, in short, when we
have secured tree interchange OF
commodities throughout the civilized
world, we shall have insured peace
and good will among the nations"
The silver star., 1900-02-16
The Insss. Me suffer.

'It must be plain to any one who
gives the matter thought that we suf-
fer enormous losses each year rs the
result of bad roads," says Otto
Dorner, chairman of the League of
American Wheelmen Highway I'm
provement Committee. "But what do
these losses really amount to, and how
much would be saved, if we had uni
formly good roads? We may say that
it doesn't cost the farmer anything to
market his crops, because he does all
the hauling himself. Trne, but isn't
his time worth something? Suppose
that in place of every ton of wheat or
hay or potatoes loaded on his wagon
he was able, as result Of good roads,
to load up two tons and to market the
entire crop OF his farm with Just half
the labor and in Just half the time
which is required at present, wouldn't
the amount of time he could save be
worth something. aud wouldn't it be
worth saving: Labor is the farmers s
working capital. which he is continu-
ally seeking to make as productive as
possible"
The silver star., 1900-02-16
nook Publishing and Book Selling.

The old comfortable idea about a
Sl.50 book was that it was made for
about seventy-fiye cents, sold to job
Der for about 81, passed on by him to
retailer for about Sl.12 aud then,
neatly wrapped by itself, with pleas
ant remark about the weather thrown
in, sold TO a waiting customer for
Sl.50, aud he took it home under his
arm. To-Day the came book is made
for about fifty cents; but it is sold to
the customer for ninety cents or a
dollar, and it is handled by the thou
sand. delivered to the purchaser, and
its sale is only an incident of vast
traffic. More books are sold. Where
5000 copies were Giddy success, no
one begins to talk sales now much
under 100, 900; but the percentage of
success is no bigger aud the original
risk on the new book is equally big
for success or failure. The practical
result is that more books have to be
sold for tue old profit. and the chance
of publisher getting a good book is
no better. The STANDARD classics"
have to be sold by the carload to
make profit. There are no stocks
which sell year after year. No one
can afford to carry them. The flag
ends Of editions are cleared out as
"remainders. The Sl.50 book that
makes failure, which was once de-
corously allowed to die out through
the slow sale of 1000 copies over a de.
cade, is cleared ont in fifteen or
twenty months, and the able book
which the reviewer assured you was
worth buying and reading at Sl.50
s:arcs You in the face after year or
so in pile labeled twenty five
cents. "-philadelphia Press.
The silver star., 1900-02-16
w.rner.. Ide. Of America.

Although Wagner never was in this
country, the possibility of his coming
over here is referred to often in his
published correspondence. In fact,
he made America o stand-and- deliver
argument with his friends, several
times threatening to forever put aside
his "Ring of the Nibelung" and to
cross the ocean to earn competency
unless they contributed to his sup
port.
That Wagner regarded America as
gold mine well worth exploitation by
foreign artists appears from a letter
which in 1913 he wrote to Franz
Loebmann, music director at Riga,
whose brother wanted financial assist
ance to 60 to America with an orches-
ira. Wagner advised Loebmann to
assist his brother. He instances the
case Of German musician who went
to America as . poor man and in o
very short time was in receipt Of an
excellent income; adding that whole
orchestra would certainly be still
more lucky, for sin n country where
villages are constantly growing into
cities in i've years there can be no
lack OF opportunities for the settle
ment Of whole bands Of musicians. !"
Could anything be moro deliciously
naive than this last quotation?-
American Monthly Review Of Reviews.
The silver star., 1900-02-16
rab.auachc-A co-opern.lv. Colony.

When tho panic fell with crushing
weight upon Colorado, nine heroic
men and women formed colony up
on new plan in this State. which has
been success. 1t is located in Tabe.
quache Park, and the plan may be
called the Tabequache idea.
The people practically had nothing
except energy, intelligence, originali-
ty and high purpose. In five years
they have built canal fifteen miles
long. made expenditures approaching
5000, 900, have greatly recruited their
number, and have proved the feasi-
bility of a system of cooperation and
government among themselves that is
most interesting. Each man and wo-
man is allowed twenty-five cents an
hour for work.
The government is in the hands OF
n Board Of Directors, elected by each
individual casting single vote. re.
gardless Of the amount of stocks held.
This prevents the rich stockholders
from obtaining the ascendancy, as in
ordinary companies.- yer (Col. J
Republican.
The silver star., 1900-02-16
SOME Why's ANS MeREo.
rhe Ancient and Curious Origin OF Fa-
sF iniliar Cust0ms.

rh, Ancient and Curious Origin of Fa-
| iniliar Cust0ns.
It is not surprising what number
IF little things we do without know
ing the reason.
why, for instance, do widows wear
.aps? Perhaps you may say because
they mako them look pretty and
interesting. But the real reason is
that when the Romans were in Eng
land they shaved their heads as q sign
Of mourning. or course q woman
souldn't let herself be seen with q
bald head, SO she made q pretty cap.
And now, though the necessity of
wearing it has passed away, the cap
remains. :.
Why do we have bows on the left
side OF our hats? In olden times.
when men were much in the open air
and hats couldn't be bought for half q
dollar, it was the habit to tie cord
around the crown and let the ends fall
ON the left side to be grasped on the
arising of squall. They fell on the
left side so they might be grasped
by the left hand, the right usually be-
ing more usefully engaged. Later on
the ends got to be tied in bow, and
later still, they became useless, yet
the bow has remained, and will prob
ably remain till the next deluge or
something of that sort.
What is the meaning of the crosses
Or KS on barrel Of beer? They sig
nify degrees of quality nowadays.
But originally they were put on by
those ancient monks as sort of trade
mark. They were crosses in those
days, and meant sort of oath on the
cross, sworn by the manufacturer
that his barrel contained good liquor.
Why are bells tolled for the dead?
This has become SO familiar prac-
tice that funeral without it would
appear un-C Christian. Yet the reason
is quite barbarous. Bells we're tolled
long ago. when people were being
buried, in order to frighten away the
evil spirits who lived in the air.
Why do fair ladies break a bottle
of wine on the ship they are christen-
ing? Merely another survival of bar
barrie custom. In the days of sacrifice
to the gods it was necessary to get
some poor victim when boat was
being launched and to cut his throat
over the prov, SO that his blood bap-
tized it.
Why are dignitaries deafened by a
salute when they visit n foreign port?
1t seems a curious sort of welcome,
this firing off of guns, but it seems
the custom arose in n very reasonable
way. Originally, n town or warshir'
fired off their guns on the approach of
important and friendly strangers to
show that they had such faith in the
the visitors peaceful intentions they
didn't think it necessary to keep their
guns loaded.
Why do we sometimes throw n shoe
after a bride? The reason is not very
complimentary. From of old it has
been the habit of mothers to chastise
their children with q shoe. Hence
the custom arose OF the father of o
bride making present to the bride.
groom of a shoe, as a sign that it was
to be his right to keep her in order.