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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07

pathetic for tears, so there are others
which are too funny for laughter. This
is one of those things Mark Twain him
self could hardly do more than stand in
awed and respectful silence before this
piece of wholly unconscious humor.
evolved from the brain of a man without
"a sense of the ludicrous. 1t is fortunate
that there are not more such men in the
world. An overdose of this sort of thing
might be disastrous to the public safety.
The meeting which listened to MIR.
Woolley's speech closed after congratu-
lating itself that the Prohibition party
had polled two hundred thousand votes
at the recent election. This is political
phenomenon which is possibly worth
some attention. out of seventy-six mil
lions of people one-fifth of one million
was found to endorse. after n fashion.
the man who purposes, If he is ever
elected President. to solve the problem
what to do with our ex-Presidents by put
ting them all into his Cabinet and making
them work for Prohibition. Although 1t
seems strange that even so many votes
should have been gathered into Mr.. Wool
ley's basket, the fact that scarcely one
per cent of the voting population has any
idea of endorsing Prohibition does not
look as If that cause We're making much
Roadway. II the candidate had an
nounced his ideas on the subject of the
duties of a President before instead of
after the election it is doubtful whether
his two hundred thousand votes would
not have been reduced to two.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
FERNANDO YZNAGA DEAD.
The Well Known New York Banker
Succunbs to Diphtherin-

NEW YORK, March 5.-Fernando YZna-
ga. a member of the banking firm of ii. B.
HoIlins & Co, at Is wall Street. died from
diphtheria today at the Minturn Hospital.
foot of East Sixteenth Street. He was at
his desk last Friday. on Sunday he be-
came i'll and was taken to the hospital.
Mr.. Yznaga was the son of Antonio
Yznaga del Vale, a wealthy Cuban, and
was born about forty-eight years ago.
He entered the firm of II. b. Hoilins &
Co. at its foundation in the early eighties.
His first wife was Miss Gerry Smith. n
sister of AIva Smith, who married w. h.
vanderbilt and who is now Mrs. o. II. p.
Belmont.
Mr. Yznaga's first marriage proved an
unhappy one. resulting in divorce in
California soon afterward. In 1899. after
a short engagement. he married Miss Ma
bel Curtis Wright, the daughter of a car
net designer who had made her way into
Eastern society by reason of her remark
able beauty. The Yznagas Travelled eX-
tensiVely and seemed happy until 1871.
Then rumors of a separation began to
come from London.
In February. 1875, Mrs. Yznaga returned
to this country and went to iankton. ).
ID. A decree was granted in October and
she is now the Countess Zlchy.
For the last five or six years MIR. Izna-
GA. while nominally still in active bust
ness, has spent much of his time travelling
abroad and in this country. He had only
recently returned from a trip to Florida
and Cuba His home was at Tuxedo. lie
belonged to the Metropolitan. the Union.
and the Tuxedo clubs. The Dowager
Duchess of Manchester AID Lady Lister
Kaye are his sisters.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
ENGLAAD'S SUGAR TARIFF.
Its Provisions Not Liable to Alec,
America Seriously.

NEW YORK. March 6-Among the
sugur brokers on Wall Street today not
much concern was felt over the report
that England might. in its next budget
before Parliament. place a tariff on sugar
and possibly add a countervaiiing duty
on those countries paying either directly
or Indirectly an export bounty. One
broker SAID that II would make little or
no difference in this country what Eng
land did. but late advices from his London
agent. under date OF February 9. had
said that Tie British sugar men we're not
at ali worried over the situation. because
it was the opinion of the market there
that Parliament would do nothing just
nov in the matter.
James II. Post. of Howell Sons & Co..
large importers OF sugar. said today: III
England places duty on sugar she will
be following just in the steps of the
United States. She needs vastly more
revenue at present. and as this is one or
the staple food articles, no doubt she
would be wise in placing a tax on it.
though 1t would mark great departure
from her past policy
IT is not thought at all that the tax will
seriously affect American sugar, and IL
a countervaiiins duty Is imposed on
sugar, 1t will be aimed chiefly at France.
Germany. and Belgium. where bounties
are admittedly paid, and which flood
England with .eet sugar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
CABINET MEMBERS SWORN IN.
The Oath of ONCE Administered b,
Chief Justice Fuller.

Chief Justice Fuller. of the United
states Supreme Court, yesterday ad-
ministered the oath of Office to the mem
bers of the Cabinet, whose names were
sent to the Senate Tuesday. The Presi-
dents official advisers assembled In the
Cabinet room at the White House at II
O'Clock and waited a few minutes for the
arrival of the Chief Justice. When he en-
tered the members arose and with right
hands uplifted took the oath to support
the Constitution of the United States and
to faithfully discharge the duties Of their
respective Offices
The form of oath administered was the
same as that taken by the members of
the Senate. The ceremony was very brief
and upon its completion mutual congrat-
uiations We're exchanged.
After Chief Justice Fuller had retired
the Cabinet remained in session for
haif hour discussing. informally. matters
OF appointment, chiefly the naming of the
nine members of the st. Louis World
Ealr Commission, and the Spanish
war Claims Commission. No less than
nfty applications for appointment to the
former commission have been made to
the President.
ihe President was besieged again yes
teruay with candidates and the friends of
retirlng members of Congress who are
seeking appointment. The name of Rep
resentative Berry of Kentucky was
one OF those presented. 1t is under
stood that he has the endorsement OF
Speaker Henderson and Whitelaw Reii.
The names of several members of the
commission are quite definitely settled
upon. They are Joseph Flory. of NILSSON
n ex-Representative Rodenberg, of East
ST Louis. ILL., and ex-Representative
John Allen, of Mississippi
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
FAvoRS SUBMARINE BOATS.
Rear Admiral Hfchborn Says the Elk
detrimental stnRe Is Passed

NEW ORLEANS. March 6-Rear Ad-
miral Philip Hichborn. retired. arrived In
New Orleans this morning to inspect a
site for the dry dock which has been
built at Sparrow Point, Md. and which
will be towed here next June. In an in
terview today he said the submarine
boats had passed the experimental stage.
Il have been personally engaged in the
construction of these boats" he said.
and know the results of every trip that
has been made. 1t is now a settled ques-
ton that they will be used a great deal
during the next few years. l know from
enquiries that have been made regarding
the building OF this kind OF boats that the
English Government is also either con-
structing similar boats or is going to do
so. ] believe that large navy is of adj
vantage to America and that we can do
worse things than to construct new boats.
although We do not need navy as large
as that of England"
Admiral Hichborn, by virtue of the age
limit. went on the retired list yesterday,
at that time being In Jacksonville Fla
He received highly complimentary letter
from Secretary Long on the day Of his
retirement. He goes from here to Atlanta
tomorrow and from there to Washington,
this being the last official trip he will
take
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07

On the evening of Inauguration Day
there was a curious function in Hartford.
Connecticut. The story of it sounds
rather like a vaudeville sketch, but il
happens to be true. The candidate for
the Presidency nominated by the Prohi-
bition party last year is gentleman by
the name Of John q. Wooley. and Mr.
WooIley saw fit to amuse himself on
Monday evening by telling as much of the
public as he could get together what he
would have done mad the country en-
couraged his ambition. Perhaps. on the
whole It is as well that the country did
not encourage II.
He made a speech outlining the general
policy which he would have pursued had
he been elected. and gave the names OF
his chosen Cabinet. This is the list:
"Nr Mckinley, Secretary Of State; ex-
President Cleveland. Secretary Of the Treasury /;
ex-Presdent Harrison, Attorney General; FItz-
hugh Lee, Secretary. Of War; l. X. Funk. Secre-
taIy % the Navy; Joshua lowering. Secretary Of
Agriculture, and samuel Dickie Postmaster Cen
eral."
The spectacle of Mr.. sMckinley, Mr.
Cleveland. and Mr.. Harrison serving in
the same Cabinet is sufficiently ludicrous
fl it.5S' e. TO draw smiles from the cheruba
on Revolutionary tombstone: but when
it Ks considered that it is with the counsel
and aid OF this combination that Mr.
WooI!ey eontempiates prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquor, tobacco and other
articles which he considers harmful t.
the adult American. and that he and his
Cabinet will presumably be at the mercy
of Mrs. Carrie Nation and her following
so egregious in its absurdity as to bs
almost appalling. 1t was once said thai
as there are some things which are too
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07

The good old State of Pennsylvania
seems 20 have very small reason to be
proud of the conduct of her troops at the
recent Inaugural festivities. If they are
likely to behave in China or the Philip
pines in any such way as they did in
Washington, there will be good. sound, Clip
lomatic reasons why they should never
be sent there Things which may be done
with comparative safety within the
bounds of the United States cannot be
done in foreign lands without danger of
complications.
Nobody, of course, objects to certain
amount OF horse-play and skylarking
among troops on holiday. II it pleases
a crowd of soldiers to play leap-frog up
and down Pennsylvania Avenue, as some
of them did. in the course of their stay.
nobody is seriously inconvenienced by it
Neither can anyone object to a reason
able amount of noise. testing, and cheer
ing. But there is certainly no reason why
a man wearing the uniform of the Ma
tional Guard, or any other uniform,
should be allowed liberties which he
would not be allowed We're he in citizens
dress. Militia regiments have not laid
the country under any very serious ohliga-
tons to them. Their value to it is at
present purely ornamental and problema-
teal In certain circumstances they may
be useful, but their usefulness has not
been proved. II behooYes them to remem-
Der this, and not presume too much upon
the value Of services which they have not
as yet rendered, and may never have a
chance to offer.
This is not the first time that Pennsyl-
vana troops have made themselves OBJ
noNious by rioting and disorderliness bu>
it ought to be The last. Such behavior
as that in which they INDUCED on Mon
else any especial good. If a man finds
his highest joy in mauling and maltreat-
ing an inoffensive fellOw-being. or insult
ing and abusing women. 1t is time he was
taught to find his pleasure in something
else. Such instruction will be good for
him and considerable relief to the COM
munity. The fact that most of the VIC
tins of the rowdies among these troops
were POOR working people does not make
the offensiveness of their conduct less
They were not spelling for trouble. or for
fight. They did not attack people of
consequence. There was no reason why
they. like the other visitors to the Iuau-
Duration, should not pay for fruit if they
wanted it, but they preferred to upset
the stalls and carts of the fruit vendors
soldier-like, and it is anything but manly.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
CONTRACTS FOR wARsHIPs.
The Awards Governed to n Large Ex-
tent by Geographical Position.

Secretary Long yesterday made the dis
trIbution among builders OF battle
ships. armored cruisers. and protected
cruisers for constructing which contracts
were recently awarded. The distribution
was made nearly as possible on geo.
graphical lines. those contractors in each
locality getting the ships named after
States or cities In their vicinity. OF the
battleships, No. 49, the Virginia, will be
built by the Newport News Shipbuildng
and Dry Dock Company; No. IA. the Ne
braska, by the Moran Brothers Company,
of Seattle. Wash, No. b. the Georgia, by
the Bath IRON Works of Bath, Me-: No.
Is. the New Jersey, and No. II. the Rhode
Island, by the Fore River Ship and En-
CINE Company OF Weymouth, Mass
OF the armored cruisers. No. 4. the Penn
sylvania. and No. I. the Colorado will be
built by Cramp Sc Sons. of Philadelphia;
No ;, the West Virginia, and No S, the
Maryland. by the Newport News Com
pany. and No. 6. the California. and No.
.. the South Dakota. by the Union Iron
Works, of San Francisco.
or the protected cruisers, the Milwaukee
will be built by Neafe & Levy of Phi!a-
delphia, and the Charleston by the New
asked for the third protected cruiser. the
st. Louis
The Bath Iron Works has formally de-
clincd to accept the award rendered 1t
conditionally by the Navy Department
for the construction of one of the three
protected cruisers. The company's pro-
posal was for s.. 700 600. but in its bid it
struck out number of item ms in the spec
ifications of the department. The COM
pany has finally decided that IL cannot
build the ship with profit at the figure
named and incorporate in the cont act
the specifications required by the Der art
ment. The Neahe & Levy Company of
Philadelphia. and the Newport News
Shipbunding and Dry Dock Company
have decided to conform TO the depart
ment's requirements and accept the
awards made to them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07

author pene trates into the real character
of the beast. and more or less success
fully interprets it's psychology. that we
consider his work good; and there is no
question mat some of these later writers
have done so with fairly good results
There is. of course. as great differ
ence between the way in which TINS
somewhat perplexing subject is handled
as there is between the authors VINO ha'e
ATTEMPTED it: and no five men could be
more different in general personality tnan
joel Chandler Harris, Rudyard Ripping
Seton-Thompson, w. A. Fraser ana -
C. d. Roberts. All of these men deal In
some sort with the life of the animals
among themselves, unrelated to man
dealings with them, and their WORK
ranges all the way from the point Oh
view of the naturalist to that OF the
fancifuI story-teller. Mr.. Roberts is pos
sibly nearest the naturalist. and MT Har-
ris nearest the other extreme. for the lat
ter deals with folklore which has been
evolved through nobody knows how many
generations. through the imagination OF
primitive people. in the jungles oil
Africa and on the Southern plantations;
and as in all folklore. some human quail
ties have been given to the beasts. In
half the folklore of the world one finds
beasts talking, and sometimes advising
man as his superior. This is true of the
American Indian folklore. which may yet
be developed into wonderful fairy-tales
of fiction: and of japanese animal tales.
which are strangely like some of the
Uncle Remus stories But where the
modern author has endeavored to get at
the true thoughts and feelings of the
animal, now and then he does then
we begin to have a true literature of
animal life. It's imperfect psychology. it's
half human reasoning. its overmastering
brute impulses. its intelligence, so far
superior to ours at some points. so in
ferior to it in others. must always be a
fascinating study to us; and it is matter
for rejoicing that writer's of tales have
invaded this rich and practically mex
haustible field.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
A FILIPINO JUDGE EXAMINED.
Contradictory Testimony Given he
fore the Taft Commission.

MANILA. March 6.-Senor Memije. a
native judge of the Court OF First In
stance, who was summoned to testify be-
fore the Philippine Commission, to ex-
plain the cause of the retention of Fran
cisco Enrique as administrator of his
fathers estate after he had been charged
by the other heirs with misappropriat
ing the income, .?eared before that
body today.
The judge answered all the questions
evasively- He justified his retention of
the administrator on the ground that he
had no knowledge of Enrique's guilt. as
the criminal case. which involved frauds.
had not been tried before him. He said
he refused TO hear the protest of the
heirs against the sale of the property to
the State on the payment of fees because
'they were not parties to the suit and had
no standing in court.
Judge Basa gave testimony almost di-
rectly in contradiction to Judge Memije.
and almost every magistrate on the bench
challenged his statements. Some of the
heirs to the property involved are desti
tute in Spain.
The commission took the case under
advisement. The decision in this case is
expected to form an important precedent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
MEIKLEJoHN MAY RESIGN.
Col. William Cary Sanger Mentioned
ns His Successor.

The announcement has been unofficially
made that Col William Cary Sanger. of
New York. Is soon to be appointed Assist
ant Secretary OF War to succeed George
d. Meiklejohn. OF Nebraska The appoint
ment is which will be made at the
solicitation of Mr.. Root. who has for
long time been a personal friend of Colo
mel Sanger. In this connection it is said
that Senator Platt has not been consulted
in regard to Colonel Sanger and that the
choice is unsatisfactory to him. and he is
expected to make an effort to prevent the
confirmation of the nomination.
The displacement of Mr.. Meiklejohn had
not been generally expected except as the
result of his success In his fight for cleo
ton to the Senate In his State. While the
Administration has not, openly at
least, brought its influence to bear
in behalf of his canvass. 1t Is
said that 1t would be pleased to see
him win, thus making consequent his
resignation without a request. Now it is
expected that whether he succeeds or not
he viii tender his resignation as Assistant
Secretary of War. Mr.. Meikleiohn has
spent five out of the last eight months in
Nebraska building his fences to come to
the United States Senate. and all that
time he has been drawing his saIa.y as
Assistant Secretary of War, although he
udss TeilutTeu government no service.
Politicians in Washington who are well
advised of the Nebraska situation do not
think that he will succeed in gaining an
election. unless the Administration takes
a hand in the matter, which it is not
likely to do.
1t is stated on good authority that Sec
rotary Root and Mr.. Meiklejohn have not
enjoyed the most pleasant associations
since the former became a member of
the Cabinet. Shay after Mr.. Root as
sumed office the Philippine hemp scan
dial. in which Mr.. MeikIejohn is alleged
to have been prime mover. was brought
to his attention. Mr.. Meikleiohns ex-,
PLANTATION was very unsatisfactory to his
superior. and although the matter did
not become one of public discussion until
several weeks ago. when Major Hawkes..
of this city. filed charges against Colonel
Heistand. duplicating Mr.. Mei5lejohn and
other high officials of the Government. 1t
is said that Secretary Root was very
much displeased with the affair
The selection of Colonel Sanger was de-
cided upon several months ago, and after
that time he went to Europe and studied
military matters in the foreign capitals.
He has been identified for many years
with the New York National Guard and
also served during the Spanish-American
war. Secretary Root yesterday declined
to discuss in any phase the probable ap-
pointment of Colonel Sanger.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
THE POPULATION OF ALASKA.
A Census Office Bulletin Places the
Figures ut 1882.

According to a bulletin issued by the
Census Office yesterday the known popu-
lation of Alaska has greatly increased
during the past ten years The first GEN.
sus was taken in 1889 by Russian priest
named Veniaminof. who found an esti-
mated population of ss.si3. In 1863 Kost-
livtzof. on behalf of the Russian Govern
ment. made a census and counted &c. t3t
persons. The first United States census
in 1880 showed total OF g. 426. and that
of 1890. % 052. The present census gives
6. 592. an increase of 31.540. or 9S.4 per
cent The total land surface OF Alaska
is 590,Ss7 square miles. and the average
number of persons to the 100 square miles
is IL
OF the 70 villages and towns in Alaska
81 have less than 200 inhabitants; 81 have
more than 200. but less than 500: have
more than 500 but less than 1.00o. and 4
have more than 1000. namely: Nome,
with 12.4S6; Skaguay. with 3.l1l; Juneau.
with 1854. and Sitka, with 1886 inhabit-
ants.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07

According to report from Madrid.
Senior Sagasta, who mas again accepted
the Spanish premiership. has named the
miscreant Weyler Minister Of War. If
Spain has an idea of waging war against
helpless women and children anywhere
the selection is & most appropriate one.
1t was thought at first that Sagasta would
offer the Ministry of Marine to Admiral
Cervera: but instead he is reported to
have given it to the Duke OF veragua. the
descendant of Christopher Columbus. who
was over here ut the opening of the CO.
lumbar Exposition. ..,..-.-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
A SITE FOR OUR LEGATION.
The United States to Purchase
Ground in Pekin.

Secretary Hay has directed Commits
sioner Rockhill in Pekin to proceed with
the negotiations for the purchase of
site for United States legation In the
Chinese capital as provided for in the
Diplomatic and Consular bill enacted at
the recent session of Congress 1t is IN
derstood that a site has been practically
agreed upon and that the purchase will
now soon be consummated.
Great Britain owned it's legation before
the outbreak of the Boxer hostilities and
she and the United States will be the only
countries which will have acquired by
purchase the buildings in which their
Diplomats are housed. as it is believed
that the other countries will demand that
China provide legation quarters as part
of the Indemnity payment. This Govern
ment has. however. decided not to pursue
that policy.
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An Omission In the Inaugural.

From the Philadelphia Times)
The Inaugural is strangely remiss on the sub
iect of trusts and it 4 mistake for the
President to overlook issue that is at present
vital and that is 50 threatening for the future
The concentration Of capital and the destruction
Of individual enterprise have become so common
during the last two years that the steel com
binstion, just completed before the Presidents
Inauguration with the astounding combination
OF SllCG,0oo,OoO did not inspire the President TO
Address
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
MARcoNI SAILS FOR AMERICA.
His Business Here, He Says, Is Most
" Private.

LONDON. March 6.-Signor Marconi
sailed for New York today on the steamer
Majestic. He told an interviewer that his
business in the United States was mostly
private, but that he would meet officials
of the Naval Equipment Bureau and
might possibly make experiments in wire
less telegraphy on a warship and estab-
lish stations on the coast. He added that
ing his system between America and Eu-
rope. He said:
Tesla holds the field with that notion.
If he succeeds | shall be among the first
to congratulate him. | have recently sue
ceeded in establishing perfect communica-
ton for distance of 200 miles and hope
soon to cover 300 or 400 miles"
Signor Marconi said that he had not ar
ranged to meet Mr.. Tesla. but would be
pleased to meet him.