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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
RCssIA'S NEW CALENDAR.
A Curious Notion Concerning
Months Change of Name.
(From the New York Post.)

(trom the New York POst.)
Russia is to have a new calendar of her
own and wants the rest of the world to
adopt it. There has been much discussion
in st. Petersburg of late regarding the ne
cessity of reforming the Julian calendar,
or old style. which has become more and
more of a nuisance as Russia's relations
with western Europe have continued TO
increase. 1t has just dropped one mure
day behind that of the Western Church.
thus making a difference of thirteen in
stead of twelve days. A short time ago.
by order of the Gar. a commission was
appointed under the direction OF the Rus
sian Astronomical Society. assisted by
representatives of the different ministries
and other learned bodies, and elaborated a
new calendar which Prof. Glaszenap has
just explained to the general assembly of
the society
He said that the defects OF the Julian
calendar are such that the committee
unanimously agree as to the necessity OF
reform, but consider the GTegorian calen-
dar as almost equally imperfect and there
fore inadmissible. They propose. there
fore, to introduce an entirely new calendar,
according to which common years will have
exactly 365 days and leap years 1856 days.
The system would be so near to the real
solar year that rot more than one days
difference could occur in 100000 years. II
the Protestant States of the West do not
adopt it, as Prof Glaszenap hopes they
will, Russia will be one day in advance
now and two days in advance from 1920
inclusive. 1t is further proposed that the
month of March shall be called Peace"
in honor of the conference at The Hague.
a suggestion which just now has a touch
of the comic in IL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
Taylor and His Fellow Furitives.

II prominent Democratic leader under
an indictment charging him with a capital
crime. were to travel around among Demo-
cratic States hunting for some Governor of
his party who would consent to protect
him against the process of his own Com
monwealth, we wonder what the virtuous
Republican press would say about the mat
ter? Would not the organs and the halls
of Congress be filed each day with bowls
of horror at Democratic disregard for the
laws OF God and man, and with denuncia-
lions of Governors who should dare TO
make their States the safe resort of fugi
tives from justice? When the shoe is on
the other foot. we observe that the circum-
stance alters the case.
We cannot vouch for the fact. but the
New York papers yesterday asserted, quite
as a matter of course, that the main OBJ
1eot of W. S. Taylor's visit to the metropo-
lis was. II possible, 10 secure a promise
from Governor Roosevelt that he would not
honor any requisition from Governor Beck
ham. of Kentucky, demanding Taylors ex-
tradition in connection with the murder
OF the late Governor Goebel
long conference between Roosevelt and the
exile. the former positively declined to say
whether he had or had not committed him
self to a promise Of protection. 1t ought
10 be certain that he was not foolish
enough TO place himself in a position of
serious danger to his reputation as a de-
cent citizen and to his prospects as a
politician. Theodore Roosevelt's rabid
partissnship. might lead him to do queer
things. and things that he would be certain
TO regret and do penence for afterward. The
present proposition. however we should
think. would be a little TOO much for him
He could not feel justified In assuming a
priori that there could be no reasonable
foundation for the Indictment OF Taylor.
II is reported from Frankfort that the two
Republican grand jurymen who voted
against indieting him, voted with the ma
jority to indict the other suspects. on evil
deRce which, as they admitted. implicated
Taylor as much as 1t did any one charged
as an accessory before the fact They only
resisted the Indictment OF Taylor on the
ground that it would be scanaalous to
bring the Republican State leader and local
Hanna lieutenant TO trial as an assassIna-
ton conspirt tor.
Resort to TIE Governor of New York may
perhaps indicate suspicion on the part of
Taylors friends that Governor Mount of
Indiana will face about and recognize the
acquisitions OF Governor Beckham. after
that gentlemaa's title to the governorship
OF Kentucky has been affirmed by the
Pending such decision. there is color
able excuse for refusing recognition to
Beckham TO which Mount. Roosevelt, or
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
MONDAY. APRIL %, 1900.
The Navy Ring Scandals.

II We may Judge from current newspa-
per statements, the Administration has
been reluctantly driven to suspend its &C
tive persecution of Rear Admiral Schley,
for his victory in the great sea battle
off Santiago. until after the Presidential
election. Whether It be true or not that
the Baltimore American" has plates for
a special edition devoted to a history of
the scandal. and the records of Sampson.
Mahan. Evans. and Crowninshield. and
intends to turn it loose at the first Off
cial invitation, there can be no doubt that
the information extant on the general
subject is a serious matter for considera-
ton by the President and his advisers.
The country possibly may be convinced
that. for the present, nothing further is
intended in the way of attempts to humil
late Schley, and to give Sampson the
credit and profit arising from the others
achievements. 1t is not so easy for the
Administration 10 create belief in its
bona fides while Schley is kept in uncom-
Portable exile on duty beneath what his
rank and eminent services entitle him to-
or while the individuals who are at the
bottom of the Navy ring conspiracy are
kept in their present positions of ability
to do mischief and injustice.
The Times is not the champion of Rear
Admiral Schley, considered personally. 1t
only advocates his cause for the reason
that 1t is the cause of naval and national
honor and decency. He may have made
many mistakes in the course of his dis
tinguished career. We have heard Of some
1t has been printed in the press that on
one occasion he was imprudent enough TO
reject many tons OF coal furnished by
Republican politician, because it was of
a quality hopelessly inferior to the require
ments of the regulations. It is alleged that
he also incurred the malignant enmity of
a certain officer by voting as a member OF
a board of enquiry to subject him to court
martial. Other things of similar import
are slated against him. They are all SER
ious charges from the Administration point
of view. But then, even the spotless
Sampson-innocent OF any blood but that
of a few n-combatants in the back
streets of San Juan, and of one mule at
Matanzas-has not escaped criticism. For
example. there was that suit against him
IN Maryland, wherein two enlisted men. his
cook and steward, recovered Government
pay which he had withheld from them for
reasons no doubt as entirely satisfactory to
him as they appear TO be to Long and
CrownInshield.
II makes difference whose reputation Is
assailed More perhaps to those in author
ity and with power to show favoritism and
vent private spites, than it does to the SER
vice or the country. There is much TO
regret in the fact that nothing can be
hoped for from the present Congress in the
way of that stern overhauling of the Navy
Department. and especially the Bureau of
Navigation, which plain duty" and every
consideration of justice and humanity"
demand
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
THE RACE QUESTION IN CUBA.
Census Returns show an Enormous
Increase Among the Negroes.

Increase Among the Negroes.
HAVANA, April EN- an editorial on
the census returns the "Diario de la Mar
ina comments on the fact that the black
race during the last thirty years has kept
pace with the whites, despite the enormous
increase in the number of whites by i'm
migration 1t calls attel ton to the danger
10 the white race IL immigration should be
interrupted, and insists that a great neces-
shy exists Tor the encouragement of i'm
migration on a much larger scale IL the
danger is to be ayerted
Commenting upon the returns showing
that even In Santiago there is a FREEDOM
nance OF whites over blacks, the "Diario''
says 1t is surprised to find the number OF
blacks so large. and adds that the census
statement seems to be inconceivable ex-
cept on the theory that persons more than
half white have been classed with the
whites. 1t declares that there is go doubt
that thousands Of persons who have been
c!assed as whites have SO much negro
blood In their veins that the fact should
have been apparent at first glance Ger
tainly in the United States they would be
called negroes
While the tolerance of blacks Is greater.
than In the United States the colored ele-
ment have the same shame of their race
and object to being called black or brown
or being classed as negroes or mulattoes.
petition signed by large number OF
negroes has been presented TO Senior Tam
ago, Secretary Of State. asking that a law
be passed prohibiting the descriptive words
black or brown being applied to Cuban citi-
zens in warrants issued by the police
courts and forbiddlng their use in news
paper reports. The petitioners also ask
that the newspapers be prohibited from
making In any way reference to the Ameri-
can origin of anyone. They hold that these
terms perpetuate race antagonisms, and
they declare that as they have proved their
worth they want to be called only Cuban
citizens
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
ECCENTRIC COLONEL EGE.
He Had a Fondness for Shooting at
Mems Hafa.


Colonel Eye was d famous character in
the early days. Although living in Doni-
phan County. he was often in Atchison. fol-
lowed by q pack of hounds. He was high
toned Southern gentleman. with Kind
heart. and one day while returning home
from this city he came across man whose
wagon was stuck in the mud in Independ-
enee Creek bottom. Colonel Eye at once
started in to help the man pry out his
wagon with fence rails. While both were
working away Eye became angry and
yelled to the man: Lift, you son Of gun:
you are not lifting a pound" The man
picked up the end gate OF the wagon and
split it over Eyes head. laying him up for
three weeks. Eye had his hat of when
struck, and was so bald before coming to
Kansas that he was known as the Bald
Eagle of Maryland. Eye always carried
pistol and was always trying to shoot
through somebody's hat without hitting
him. One day, at the Independence Creek
ferry, he shot at a man. but aimed little
low ard creased him. But Eye was al
ways gentleman: he took the man to his
home and tenderly cared for him until he
recovered.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

Great Britain wishes US well in-our mis-
understanding with Turkey. but does not
hesitate to join in the general European
grin over our chance of ever getting any
thing out OF it. All the old world powers
have had crack at the Sultan without
any remunerative result. He owes every
body and is cheerfully willing to continue
in that condition. The awful step of sus-
pending diplomatic relations said TO be con-
templated by Mr.. Mckinley would not pain.
it would only amuse. Abdul Hamid. 1t would
leave him with one regular dun the less in
Constantinople. He will not spend money
on the missionary societies. but he is buy
ing new machine guns and Mauser rifles.
The Smyrna proposition is not acceptable
to any nation but England, and would,
otherwise. be difficult to handle. There is,
however, a noble opportunity for "splen-
did diplomacy" But just now the chances
for campaign capital do not appear to be
brilliant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

1t would seem that political virtue has
not altogether and everywhere departed
from the American people. Down in Ala
bama the anti-canal combination is
charged with spending money lavishly and
using all kinds of sound business meth
DDS" to defeat the reelection of the Hon.
John T. Morgan to the United States Sen
ate. All the trust influences were arrayed
against him and to a large extent strong
local fractional machine. But the old Mica
ragua champion swept the primaries like
a new broom. In the face of such result
there is apparently. some hope yet for
popular government.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

The new book 'L'Inconnu." by the
French psychologist, Camille FlammarioE
contains great many things which will
be OF interest to students of the occult,
but to many people the most interesting
chapter Of all will be that dealing with
the way in which inventions and innova-
lions have been received by science in the
past. This chapter seems to prove that
the only thing which one can confidently
predict in this world Is the unexpected.
When Edison's photograph was presented
TO the French Academy of Sciences. NJ.
Flammarion happened to be present. and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

Mr.. Stead, of London. who has Just
returned from Paris, warns his fellow
countryn:an that it may not be altogether
safe TO irritate France in existing circum-
stances. He argues that if the French
Navy could manage to secure control of
the English Channel for twenty -four hours
it would be more than possible TO land an
army of eighty thousand Frenchmen, with
four hundred guns. and. once on British
soil, London could be raided and taken in
spite OF any resistance the United King
dom is now in position to offer. This is
an alarming suggestion. but one that rep
resents. a danger often seriously consid
cred by European strategists.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

In the House of Representatives on Sat
urday Representative Livingston OF Geor-
ga introduced a resolution calling upon
the Attorney General for information as
TO what further steps are contemplated to
bring Carriers accomplices to~book. The
statute of limitations will protect them If
they are not tried before July l. Carter
is undergoing a punishment which is Ger
tain to last until after the Presidential
election, while his partners are at large
ard apparently in no danger.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
Fairs md wars.


The declaration of President Loubet of France
that all great international exhibitions like the
one now open in Pans ana the one a rev year"
,po i, Chicago are agencies OF peace and Of in
ternatinnal amty is true enough in qualified
sense but their influence is not strong could
be wished The first worlds fair IN London in
1851 did not prevent the Crimean war in ISjl.
The Paris exposition of 1861 followed three
years afterward by the Franco Prussian war. Dur
ing our Columbian exhibition courted Spain
with uncommon friendliness, yet it was Spain
with whom we were next at war. Amenities
and courtesies are all very well in their way,
and they make .ite more agreeable, but business
is business nevertheless, and wars are not made
impossible by the acquaintance which these peace
occasions promote.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
INTEREST IN CROMWELL.
His Greatness Portrayed in Recent
Biographies.

(From the International Monthly.)
Cromwell may be looked upon as the hero
of the hour in historical biography. Car
lyle's work probably first made Cromwell
an interesting character to his country
men. Since that time the interest has
hardly tagged. and at no time has it been
so great apparently as at present. Frederic
Harriscn's Cromwell passed through
edition after edition from 1888 onwards;
GARDENERS oxford lectures on "Cromweirs
Place in History" delivered in 1896. have
similarly been reprinted repeatedly; with
in the last year have appeared numerous
books and several detailed studies in the
Proceedings of the Royal Historical So
ciety." while the two articles by John
Morley and Theodore Roosevelt are still
in progress in two OF our most widely read
periodicals.
In fact. Cromwell is the successor of Ma
poleon and Bismarck. in that somewhat
heeting reign over mems interest which
has its throne in the popular magazine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

From the Chicago Chronicle J

Philadelphia it seems. has raised most Of the
purchase price of the Republican National COnven-
ton. but with admirable prudence declines 10
turn it over 10 Mr. Hanna. The cash will not be
until Immediately prior to the CONVEX
tlon-the inference being that Mr. Hanna. II
he got the money. might ''weich" on Philadet
phia and carry the Republican sanhetrin 10 some
other city Probably there is little ground Tor
such a suspicion, but Philadelphia, being the
most corrupt and rascally town earth, naturally
locks upon everyone similarly iniquitous And
in the case of Brother Hanna Il must be admitted
that il is Just Us we'll to be cautious.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
At indianapolis Wednesday,

At indianapolis wcdnesdny.-A
most exciting time is looked for when the
Hoosier Republicans meet in convention at
at-Iarge to PHILADELPHIA and nominate a
state ticket. State Chairman Heruley came
here ten days ago and carried back to
Hoosierdom the platform on national issues
the Administration wants adopted. The
platform Is blanket affair. its trainers
wisely perceivin2 ii to be the safest policy
rot to attempt to commit the Indianans
to an endorsement of the Administration
imperialism in Porto Rico. In view of this
fact it is believed the utmost harmony will
prevail on national questions. But 1t il
promised that the HOosiers will go at one
another. hammer and tongs, when that
part of the programme ealing for the
nomination of Governor is reached. There
are a half dozen candidates for the nomi-
nation. viz: John =. Griffith of Indiana
polls; w 7. DurbIn. of Anderson; State
Senator Holglte Of Danville: Lieutenant
Governor Haggard of Lafayette j. $.
Dodge of Elkhart, and Frank Posey, OF
Mount Vernon The fight at present is
between Griffith and Durbin. with the ad-
vantage slightly in favor OF the former.
Though Colonel Durbin is a member of the
National Committee and has been a loyal
supporter of Mckinley. it seems that the
Administration is backing Griffith Durbin
presumably has had the misfortune to dis
please the all-powerful Hanna in
some action as national COM
mitteeman OF the 1.300-odd dele
gates that will compose the conven--
ton about 500 are instructed for Grif-
fifth and Durbin. the formers instructed
strength being just little the heavier BY
reason of the fact that both OF the United
States Senators are indianapolis men. TO
say nothing of host OF other citizens of
that town who are holding various high
Offices in the State or Federal Government.
it would seem that Griffith should be handi-
capped in spite OF the Administration sup
port Then, too. Senator Fairbanks pre-
sumably will not fare well should the In
diana polls man be elected Governor. The
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
A New Use for balloons.


VI. Letorey. a French architect, has applied
the captive balloon to the cleaning or decorating
Of cupalas high roofs towers and monuments.
The balloon can be raised or lowered from a
wagon BY a windiass, and it can be steadied by
STAYS from the side OF the envelope. 1t has two
platforms or 'nacclles, one on the top. the other
underneath. snd these communicate by 4 ladder
No central tube The balloon scatfold," it
is called might be useful and safe in many opera
tons such as require steeple jacks; for ex-
also in wireless biography as an aeri-l station.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

Senator will soon be a candidate for re-
election. and it is thought the Hoosiers
might conclude to make a more equitable
distribution of the Offices over the State IL
Griffith should win the governorship. A
private letter received in Washington yes
to-day from Colonel Durbin indicates that
he feels quite confident of winning the
nomination. Still, it is possible that if a
deadlock occurs the convention will be
stampe9ed to the Hon. J. Frank Hanley. Of
Lafayette. who was leading candidate for
the Senate when the Hon. Albert jeremiah
Beveridge performed the marvellous feat
OF walking OFF with the prize. to the sur
prise of Indiana. and subsequently the ad-
miration of the nation. Mr. Hauley has
been decided on for chairman of the con-
vention over the protest of Governor
Mount. and it is thought his selection for
this place was made with the view of his
stirring eloquence sweeping the convention
eff its feet and creating stampede to him
for Governor when the inevitable deadlock
occurs.
Siblcy's Nomination. - The Hon.
Joseph Croker Sibley has again been
nominated to represent the Twenty-sev-
enth Pennsylvania district in Congress.
But not by the Democrats. The Repub-
licans have risen en- masse and claimed
Uncle Joe as their own-aEd that. too.
when he still occupies a seat on the Demo-
cratic side OF the House. Close to the
Cherokee Strip" is Uncle Joe's seat, 1t
is true, but on the Democratic side never
theless- Ever since the versatile and emo
tional Sibley gave free rein to his poetic
fancy In the House. the Republicans in his
district have been claiming him as their
own. The Democrats over there. il is said.
are not yet educated up to proper appre-
citation of the divine affiatus, and conse-
quently have been unable to see the
myriad beauties in Uncle Joe's poetry. 1t
is not known whom they will nominate
against him. though strange stories are
coming from the district-stories that are
utterly incomprehensible in Washington.
The most interesting one OF the lot comes
from Republican sources. and boldly as
serts that Uncle Josephus cannot poll the
full Republican vote Of the district, and,
therefore. he will be defeated. IL devel
opments should show this to be true. it is
feared tho iron would be sunk so deep into
Uncle Joseph's blithesome soul that he
would quit craftsmanship entirely as an
ungrateful' calling. abandon the poetic
muse as an unfaithful mistress. and HE
him straight to a monastery to exc out the
remainder of his days beyond the sight
and ken of man. This thought is too har
rowing to find hospitable lodgment in the
minds of Washingtonians. The people in
this city are too optimistic to believe that
they are going to lose Sibley. They know
that his career has just fairly begun. and
they will not consent to have him cut down
in such a way as that predicted by the
political soothsayers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
Mr.. Honr's Plain Duty.
(From the Chicago Chronicle

II Mr.. Hoar and others of the Republican party
clearly see, as he processes to do. that the pres
ont policy of his party means the overthrow OF thu
Republic they will abet the commission OF the
crime against liberty ii they help that party TO
retain power or il they fail to do all that lies in
their power to promote the success of the party
which proposes TO abandon that policy and return
TO the policy OF Jefferson and Lincoln.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

=
Clerk-Please, sir, may have my next months
salary in adyanceT
Employer-That would be very unbusinesslike.
How do | know that YOU will not die tonightf
CLERK Gin proud scornl-Sir. | may be in need.
but am too much OF a gentleman TO do any
t1rsr iLp
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23


Goodnight. dearest" he murrrured as he pre-
pared to go forth into the darkness Just as the
cuckoo clock chirped 12:l5-
Better stick TO facts and msSe il good morn
ing. young man. said a sruf vo;se from the top
Of the stairs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

(From the Indianapolis Press
The Republican Convention of the Second In-
diana district endorsed the Porto Rican act tariff
and ALL It is hard to resist pressure from WASH
irgtOn.