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The times., 1900-12-23

'BooZ not neat in appearance. lie was what
we call 'slobby'' looking He received at
| first about the same treatment that the others
got. Then he was left severely alone. On the
occasion spoke TO him he not walking his
post properly. He was only going about a
third of it. 1t was the east post on the southern
side of the camp. He did not go behind the com
pany tents at all. said to him: ''Mr. Booz,
WHY don't you walk your post properlyg' spoke
to him three or four times. ] then called the
corporal OF the guard, who made him walk his
post as be should. II is rule that when an
upper class man tells cadet to do his duty
The new cadet does it, II he does not it means
that he will fight.
- 'Booz refused to obey me and made curt re-
plies TO me and made it class matter. was
! Larger and a heavier than he and could
not fight him and the class committee picked
out Mr.. Keller TO meet him.
So a cadet who refuses to recognize il
legal interference with his duties must
be taken into the prize ring as a matter
of course at West Point. The people
who pay the money for the support of
that institution are unwilling to sub
scribe TO such a student regulation; so
much SO that there is a well-defred
feeling in the country that young brutes
who indulge in such a practice should be
given few years Of ball and chain ex-
highways in an unpleasant climate. The
element Of persecution in the Booz case
was well brought out by General Brooke.
as follows:
''By General Brooke-Why did you speak TO
the sentry duty. telling him to walk his post
properly? Al did it to teach him his duty.
'Q.-Had you any right to do SO? A-No. sir,
had not. officially. / did it to give him infor
nation. He doing wrong.
'Q-Is that the way to enforce standard
of duty? A.No. sir, it is not.
'Q-Nhy did you do il, theng Al suppose
it because it easier way than to
call the corporal of the guard
''Q-What authority had you to speak TO the
sentinel in that way2 A.-Sone. sir.
''Q.-Was it not breach II discipline to do
so? A-Ies sir.
'.Q-It was hszing. thenH A-No, sir. 1t
was intended to instruct him in his duties,
''Q-As result OF your breach OF discipline
in calling to the sentry. it casus belli
with the sentrys A.-Yes. sir.
General Brookes voice had been taking a
questions and when Cadet Bettison made the last
reply the general said severely:
- Then, sir, you had right to put the
sentry III that attitude
Is il Impossible to make the boys to
whom the country gives splendid edu-
cation and a position in life to which
many Of them were rot born the soldiers
and gentlemen that their profession de-
mands they should be? Are our future
colorels and generals TO begin their mill
tary career by being made blackguards
and bullies? The upper class man who
will pour tabasco sauce down the throat
OF plebe or drop burning candle grease
on his feet at night is not likely to be
inst and I,upoana IN fha epIisted mon he
some time viii command. He is not
soldier and gentleman. He is an Of
fensive cad.
The times., 1900-12-23
TUBE BOILERS DANGEROUS.
British NavnI Authorities to Aban-
don the BeIIeviIIe system.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-There is every in
dication that the BellevilIe water tube
boilers used in the British Navy are
doomed. A special commission Of experts
which has been Investigating the question
has received startling evidence Of their
unstable and dangerous character. Off
GERS and men of the engine-room staff
go in fear of their lives on every ship
where the water tube system is used
So general is the dread that there have
been frequent instances of more or less
pronounced mutiny among the men trans
ferred to water tube ships. On Thursday
a tube burst aboard the sloop Mutine and
two men were badly scalded. AS this oc-
CURED in home waters, the men were re-
moved to hospital ashore, but explo-
sions occurring on ships on foreign sta
tions have been startlingly frequent, but
have been kept secret except where ac-
tual loss of life rendered concealment i'm
possible.
1t is believed that a majority of the
commission at the start favored the Belle
vile system, but they have changed their
minds
The times., 1900-12-23
w1LHELM1NA's WEDDING GOWN
Marvellous Embroideries on u Dress
of Cloth of Silver,

LONDON, Dec 22-The description
wedding gown which Queen wilhelmina
will wear. 1t was made in Paris, and its
chief feature consists of wonderful en-
broideries which are being made at the
Royal School Of Art Needlework. The
dress itself is of cloth of silver, of so
exquisitely supple and fine texture that
1t suggests the Indian muslins of our
grandmothers. which could be pulled
through a ring.
1t is made up over the richest white
glace silk. The front of the jupe will
be worked in tapering design har-
monizing with the train, being broad at
the hem and narrowing toward the waist.
The full court train will trail two and
half metres On the ground. 1t falls from
the waist and is surrounded by two
broad bands of embroidery, giving the
general idea of detached sprays of orange
blossoms and their foliage connected by
scrolls and ribbons.
Each one of the clusters Of flowers has
single, fully opened bloom surrounded
by buds lSre or less developed. Fine
seed pearls are used for these while the
foliage is indicated by the silver threads
and paillettes. In addition to the pearls
and paillettes. six kinds of silver bullion
twlst are employed TO produce the diner
ent effects required. and mcst of the inter-
lacing ribbon suggested is highly raised,
or. in technical terms, coucksd
The embroidery is worked upon silver
tissue and white silk foundation as WELL
thus inparting richness as well as firm
ness. No work is to appear on the bodice.
which, according to the Dutch custom fer
state weddings. is to be cut low. 1t is to
be draped with Brussels lace, of which
the Queen possesses valuable collection,
both antique and modern
The times., 1900-12-23
ARRIVAL OF THE cAMPAN1A.
The Ocean Liner Considerably DAM
aged by Heavy Sens.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The Curard line
steamer Campania arrived this morning
on time from Liverpool and Queenstown.
The Campania, while not experiencing the
terrific weather reported by other trans
Atlantic liners which arrived early In the
week. had strong southwest gale on De-
cember II, which caused the steamer some
trouble The seas were very heavy and
dead ahead.
The enormous power of the seas was
observable in the damage caused. Part Of
the lower rail amidships on the port
side was damaged, several port lights
broken. the heavy glass of which was
cracked and splintered, and some of the
plates were dented.
The steamer made 413 knots on the 18th,
452 on the 18th, and 4SS on the 18th.
when the stormy weather subsiied.
Thereafter the vessel mad fine wea her
and ran along at fairly good speed On
December 10, at sis a. m. it passed the
American line steamer ST. Louis in iatl-
tude 1899. longitude, 41.14. The rival lin
ers steamed along to the westward for
a long time. but the Campanla finally left
the St Louis far behind. The Campania
brought a large Christmas mail, consist
ing of 2,029 sacks.
The times., 1900-12-23
DYING IN A Buaxsa nur.
A New Jersey Aliser Believed to Have
Been RohhNA.

FLEMINGToN. n. J.. Dec z2-The 20.
lice here are trying to solve the mystery
OF the death Of Mordecai Mills. q veteran
of the civil war. who was found Thursday
in dying condition in his home at Sweet
Hollow.
The house was on Sire and would have
been consumed in a short time had noe
a neighbor named Harris been attracted
by the smoke and extingrished the flames.
II is believed robbers ransacked the house
and then set 1t on fire to cover up their
crime. The door was locked and the key
was missing.
Mills was seventy-fve years old. When
the neighbors entered the burning house
they found him sitting on a lounge In .
corner of room in a deep stupor. while
the floor was ablaze. A bed ia the kitchen
had been burned. Lack Of air caused the
FIRE to smolder instead OF blaze.
After the fire had been extinguished .
messenger was sent fos DR.. Carpenter. Of
Little York. He responded promptly,
but when he arrived the old man was
dead. County Physician Cramer. OF Flem-
ington. was then notified He reached
the place yesterday morning and began
an investigation, after which he conclud-
ed that it was a case for the cnroner's
attention, and notified Coroner N. d.
Bolleau, of Jutland.
Cramer learned that Mills had consider
able money e his pocket Wednesday
night. but although the county physician
thoroughly searched the house, not a cent
was found. The old mans pockets were
turned inside out and everything about
the house was in disorder.
Wednesday evening Mills told friends
he was going to pay bill of $40 Thurs
day morning. As he did not pay II he
probably had this amount and a bigger
SUN night before last.
Mills was misery and lived alone. He
drew a pension and also made considera-
Bile money BY cutting spokes aad selling
them. He had boarded him money for
years and had An account at the Blooms
bury National Bank.
County Physician Cramer was unable
to find any marks OF violence upon the
old mans body. No autopsy has yet been
held.
The times., 1900-12-23
PARTY MANAGERS ELECTED.
Cubans Criticise the Action of the
Democratic Union.

HAVANA. Dec. 22.-At meeting of the
Democratic Union party today a new
board Of directors was elected. ma
jority Of the members belonged to the old
Autcnomist party, although some were
avowed annexationists and others we're
in favor of an American proteetorate.
This action was not AT all pleasing 20 the
revolutionary members Of the party. They
declared that the members who had voted
for this action were false and traitorous.
and as mark Of their displeasure they
resigned. The revolutionists further de-
ctared that the Democratic Union party
was false to its colors by eiecting such
a board, and that their action shows
clearly which way the wind blows.
This party started cut with the idea OF
being conservative union between rhe
revolutionary element and autonon7ists.
The latter declared that they desired the
independence of Cuba, but many people
doubted the sincerity Of their declara-
tions to this effect. The conservative pa
pers. which to certain extent support
the Democratic Union party, have been
urging that party lately to declare in
favor of really conservative policy and
not in favor of one like the last, which
satisfied neither revolutionists nor true
conservatives.
In this platform the party declared in
favor OF the independence of Cuba. while
at the same time announcing that the
Cubans at the present time are incapable
OF governing themselves. The party,
however. does not have to declare itself
in favor OF protectorate, as the Con-
seryatiye papers have hinted, but simply
to say that the Cubans want independence
by coming to an amicable agreement with
the United States.
The leaders of the Democratic Union
party claim that their organization con-
tains all the best elements of the coun-
try, but that, under the present condi-
tions, they will not be able to come to
the front. As the elections will be a
farce, owing to the fact that the violent
element has assumed control. the only
way to have fair vote is for the Amer
leans to take charge Of the balloting.
A majority of the reyolutionists say the
Democratic Union party is full of hum
bugs who want one thing and say an
other. They do not want the Americans
to go, ard yet they are afraid to say SO.
At a meeting of the Ayuntamiento to-
night the question of what amount of
money should be awarded to Michael J.
Dady for his rejected plans for paving
and sewering the city came up. BY a
vote of 10 to the Ayuntamiento decided
that he should be awarded SIS 900 for the
preliminary work. based on estimates
MADE by Secretary Villalon and an ex-
pert appointed by the Ayuatamiento. In
addition to this the Secretary of Public
Works estimated that 1927 coo should be
allowed for Mr.. Dady's plans. Interest
at rate to be fixed by the municipal
treasury and lawyer appointed by the
Ayuntamiento will be added to this
award.
The times., 1900-12-23
Circulation Statement.
History of the sineteenth Century.

History of the Nineteenth Century.
The Times this morning begins the pub
Iication of a series of papers, written by
distinguished men in their different lines,
illustrative of the work done in the nine
teenth century 10 promote science and
civilization II is with keen sense of
the loss which the profession of journal
ism has sustained in the death of the late
Charles A. Dana that we tell our readers
that this most important series of articles
was planned by him several years ago.
Most of the ground plan of the enterprise
was laid out by him, and after his demise
it was a labor of love for his son and
successor to complete it.
The articles which, commencing today,
will be published each Sunday for thir-
teen weeks, will include monographs as
follows: On Evolution, by Alfred Russell
Wallace; on Literature, by Andrew Lang;
on Medicine, by William 0sler; On Sur
gerry, by William Williams Keen; on Flee
Il bf fioA. l4lOlbocl, Oh NASsAi-
istry, by Prof William Ramsay; on Phys
les, by Thomas C. hendenhall; on Arehee-
ology, by Prof. Fiin6ers-Petric; on War,
by Sir Charles Wentworth Dixie; on Naval
Ships, by Capt. Alfred T. Mahan; on AS
tronomy, by Sir Norman Lockyer, F. R. s.;
on Philosophy. by Edward Caird; and on
Religion, by Cardinal Gibbons and Prof.
GoldMin Smith.
Massed together. these articles will
make a valuable library of reference for
readers of The Times, affording them an
epitome of the accomplishments of the
human race in the most productive CEN
tury in the worlds history. We COM
mend the series to the thoughtful atten-
tiof of all
The times., 1900-12-23
FROZEN GREASE ON THE WAYS.
Impossible to Make the MscdonouEh
Take the Water.

BOSTON, Dec. 22-It was planned to
launch the torpedo boat destroyer Mac
donough at the Fore River Engine Works.
East Braintree, this forenoon, but owing
to the unwillingness Of the craft to slide
down the ways properly. the launching
and ceremony of christening was deferred
until Monday. Mrs. Charles H. Reade, of
Philadelphia, who was Miss Lucy Shaler
Macdonough until recently. stood on
platform near the boat. with a group of
distinguished guests, ready to break the
conventional bottle of wine over the prov.
and at every point of vantage there was
crowd of spectators waiting to see the
craft take the water.
The boat had been wedged up earlier in
the day and a few blows of the hammer
set her free. Unfortunately, the Macdon-
ough refused to bulge, and even two hy-
draulic jacks which were pressed into SER
vice failed to move her more than a foot.
A tug thec sent stout hawser ashore
and puffed and strained at the stern OF
the torpedo boat. Three cables were
broken but still the Macdonough refused
to stir more than tea feet, and all because
the grease on the ways had frozen. Final
ly the launching was postponed. and Mrs.
Reade will christen the craft Monday.
The times., 1900-12-23
German Agrarian Agsre.sions.
(From the Boston Transcript.)

tFrom the Boston Iranscrlpt.)
The aristocratc ''agrariaa" Chat is. land
ownersD party in Germany, having been success
full in securing legislation at the last session
of the Reichstag against American timed meats,
has now turned its batteries on American grain.
They wish TO furnish all 5readstuffs and food
supplies for the Empire themselves, on the old
patriotic pretext Of making the country indepen-
dent OF Others, taxing the people Immediately on
all imported necesssries OF life to protect home
industry that is. themselves. 1t is now pro-
posed TO increase import duties to prohibitive
degree II is more than probable that the meas
ure will pass. and if it does. it is likely to
affect seriously the interests oil the American
farmer.
The times., 1900-12-23

We congratulate Secretary Root upon
his honest and manly defence of the army
canteen. 1t takes courage in these times
for a public man to stand out openly
against the efforts of fanaticism and hys-
terra to demoralize the army. When Mr..
Root says that these misguided people"
who are endeavoring TO secure the estab-
lishment of Illicit whisky dives on the
outskirts Of army posts ARE doing Sa-
tan's work" he speaks no more than the
truth. The army is not penal institu-
tion in which free men are to be consid-
cred as prisoners and unentitled to citi-
zen rights as to their meats and drinks.
Congress Should not hesitate to turn
down the cranks.
The times., 1900-12-23
A City of Banauets.
(From the Kansas City STAR,

II is safe guess that no other city in the
country holds many banqrets as Kansas City.
They incident TO every convention and pub
lie gathering in the city. They are in favor with
numerous local organizations. and always
given when the city has company. They have
grown steadily in beauty and splendor The event
at the Baltimore last evening in honor of Gen
eral Lee was elaborate and ornate in an unusual
degree. 1t was a revelation OF elegant taste
which indicated the high level Of metropolitan
refinement in Kansas City.
The occasion worthy in every detail of
the llustriotis guest of honor, and he showed his
full appreciation of the real charm OF the ban
quet and of all similar events in Kansas City
when he repeated again and again that he
before met a crowd of such jolly and friendly
fellows as gave him the hand Of welcome last
evening.
The times., 1900-12-23
Cats.

II is said that there is a cat crusade IN
Hartford, Connecticut; war not in behalf
of cats but against them. The citizens Of
that town have become possessed of the
idea that diphtheria, OF which there is
an epidemic Just now, is carried from
house to house by the cats, and they are.
therefore, waging 4 war of determination
against the luekless animals.
1t is not likely that total destruction
of the feline population will result, IN
less the citizens of that town are more
determined and persistent than most pco-
pie: for the animal SO obnoxious to them
is skilled In eluding pursuit, and quick
In taking warning; moreover. its walks
The times., 1900-12-23
CHRISTIAN DAILY A FAILURE.
London Little Interested In the Rev.
DIR. Parker's Venture.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The Rev. DR..
Parker, on the whole. has not cut much
OF figure in London with the religious
daily, the editorship of which he relin-
quished today. The proprietors in the
last OF his issues announced that they
will resume on Monday the so-called
spot competition" which is a species of
and on which the paper depends
chiefly for its precarious circulation, this
despite the fact that Parker declaimed
throughout the week against all forms Of
Parker's last article is a dis
cussion of the brilliant opportunity of .
successful religious daily in London
The times., 1900-12-23
The Clergy and War.

To the Editor OF The Times:
In your issue Of Sunday last you printed
letter taken from the New York Even
ing Post on THE Clergy and War" which
was over the well-known initials, "E. l..
G." In 1t The writer says:
Is there anything more repulsive than the lines
OF the hymn which tell that
1.-THE Son OF Man goes forth to war.
His blood-red banner streaming far?'
This has always called up to my minds eye
the picture of African chief stalking half
naked through the forest and looking for some one
to kill with a spear.
The hymn from which mangled quota
tion is given is that by Bishop Reginald
Heber. the great missionary, and is No.
507 in the Hymnal.
A reading of the hymn will at once show
that the blood spoken OF is that of mar
tyrs killed by non-Christians and not
blood caused to flow by Christians. The
missionaries were working through peace
ful methods.
Verse 1 is:
The Son of God goes forth to war,
A kingly crown to gain.
His blood-red banner streams afar;
Who follows in his trslnI
And verses 3. 4. and read
The martyr first. whose eagle eye
Could pierce beyond the grave,
Who saw his master in the sky,
And called on him 10 save.
Like him. with pardon on his tongue,
In midst OF mortal pain,
He PRAYED for them that did the wrong;
Who follows in his train?
They met the trrant's brandished steel
The lions CORY mane
They bowed their necks, the death to feel;
Who follows in their train?
No one need think of "an African chief
looking for some one to kill with
spear" because of this hymn. Whether
as a whole the clergy of the present day
the ministers of the Prince of Peace-are
full OF Christian love and forgiveness for
the enemies of the cross, or whether they
ask or acquiesce in the clamor for un-
Christian revenge, / do not discuss.
In fairness to our hymnody, however,
your readers should have opportunity to
see that Bishop Heber tells but the simple
truth that thousands OF Christ's followers
in the ages have met death by steel. wild
animal and other methods until the Chris
tian banner Is crimson with the lifeblood
of martyrs who asked. as did the Master,
pardon for those who knew not what they
did. w. L.. L.
Baltimore. Dec. 20.
The times., 1900-12-23
STRIKE RIOTS AT ANTWERP.
Dock Laborers Subjected to Threats
by the Socialists.

ANTWERP, Dec. 22.-There was consid
cradle rioting today in connection with
the strike of dock laborers. Workingmen
from other places who were willing to
work informed their would-be employers
that it was impossible to do so owing to
the threats of socialistic strikers. After
receiving this notice the ship owners de-
cided to appeal through the various AM
bassadors for help, as the local police
force is unable to grapple with the situa-
tion.
As a result of today's rioting two men
were taken to the hospitals dangerously
injured.
force of police is guarding the office
of the Red Star Line Steamship Company.
The times., 1900-12-23
The ImperiaIistic Policy.
Nrom the Philadelphia Record.l

frIVHF 0IIr 4 11II1eVII'III" I'NIVIu-J
The Administration and majority in Congress
find it extremely inc0Rvenient to govern the
Philippines in conformity with both the Constitu-
lion and their protective system. At the same
time they recognize the difficulty OF organizing
those distant territories with the view OF adj
Initting them into the Union as States. They
prefer, therefore, 20 bend break the Consti-
tuition rather than to make their policy consistent
With existing conditions But it would be in
fniteiy better il the Philippines should be sunk
in the ocean than that the constitutional princi-
pies of this Government should be subverted TO
meet The temporary necessities CT any passing
party policy
The times., 1900-12-23
ON THE MARcoNI SYSTEM.
Prof. FIeming's Plan for Transmit
ting Electrical Energy.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Prof Fleming, the
famous electrician of London University,
is understood to be engaged in important
experiments in connection with a novel
form for the transmission of electrical
energy. There is reason to believe that
the professor has discovered the means
by which such power Is distributed with
out wires i. e., by utilizing the ether, as
Marconi does for ordinary signaling.
Marconi, by the way, is somewhat up
set by the discovery that other expert
menters are using an apparatus prac-
tically the same as his, which he thought
was known only to himself, notably his
coherer, which consists of nickel filings
mixed with little silver in Branley
tube. With nickel rods at each end of the
tube
The times., 1900-12-23
ONLY ONE JEwEss IN PRISON.
The Female Convict Well Supplied
With Literature

LONDON, Dec. 22.-An influential Jew
ish peeress, a member OF the board OF
female convict prisons, distressed at the
lack of provision of devotional literature
for Jewish prisoners, undertook to bring
about a correction, with the result that
the Home Secretary has authorized spe-
cial devotional literature for Jewish con-
victs. A popular work entitled Light on
the Way was selected and large stock
secured. When the distribution COM
menced the most careful search only pro-
duced one Jewess in British prisons. She
is now amply provided with literature.