The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
s CInrk-RocI.efeIIer ReconeIIiaaIon

4 CIark-ROcLefeIIer Reconciliation.
Senator ". A. Clark is :. Democrat, and
as such of course he will come to the
Senate and vote. But he is not likely TO
be looked upon in the light OF an Ishmae-
lite OF tie desert by the Administration
Not if what we hear and read turns out
to be true. Fer one thing, it is regarded
as probable that, since the death of Mar
Gus Daily, Mr.. John D. Rockefeller has
become reconciled to Senator Clark-for
whom he has never ceased to pray every
Sunday in meeting-and that they Will
consolidate their great copper properties,
when the combination will control the
whole copper output of the United States.
Sucn a union could not fail to improve
Mr.. Clark's relations to the Government
A partner CT the RockefeIlers would be
persona grata to the Administration, if
he were PopuIist or an Anarchist But
the distinguished Montana Monte Cristo
has done something more to render his
public life pleasant. In company with
other capitalists he purposes building a
new line of railway from Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles, a distance of about eleven
hundred miles.
Among the incorporators and directors
of this enterprise, we are interested to
find the name of Mr.. Perry s. Heath, who
also figures as Vice President of the De-
velopment Company which is TO handle
the lands and townsites along the line.
Thus, 1t viii be observed, another impor-
tant approach has been made toward the
family circle. Heath viii hardly remain
as Secretary of the Republican National
Committee in present circumstances. He
has nobler and a more faithful job. If
there are any very rich men whatever now
outside of the Rockefeller or Hanna
spheres Of influence, it would greatly
please US if they would stand up, and re-
main standing while being counted.
On the whole. the British press and peo-
pie are taking the French enthusiasm
over ex-President Kruger in a good-aa-
tured way, as something to be expected.
The evident intention of the French Ea-
tional authorities to prevent anti-British
demonstrations is appreciated across the
channel. and the incident promises TO
close without adding anything to the nor
NAL friction between the two countries.
The formal announcement in St Peters
burgh of the engagement of the Grand
Duchess Helene, cousin of the Car. to
General Prince Louis NapoIeoG Bona
part, is a matter of high political i'm
portanee. It viii certainly create a stir
in France. since it viii tend to put the
alliance between the two nations on a
basis OF Bonapartisn, which the Repub-
lican and Socialist elements in the State
viii resent and resist The Grand Duchess
! Helene is woman OF empowering am
bition- It has been her dearest hope to
marry the Czarewiteh and thus stand a
chance to one day occupy the throne of
Russia. AS the Grand Duke Michael is
her first cousin, and marriage with him
would violate the law of the Greek
Church. her ambition in that direction h
at an end The Car could grant a dis
pensation, but fatty refuses TO do so.
The shadow Of the French throne is the
next best thing il sight, and the head
strong Romanof princess embraces it.
It IS her determination to be an Empress