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The times., 1901-04-21
ROBERTS FRIENDS ACTIVE.
Urge Wilson's Early Retirement as
Chief of Engineers.

Strong pressure Is being brought to bear
upon the Secretary of War to secure a
reconsideration of his decision with refer
ence to the application of Brig Gen. John
NJ. Wilson. Chief of Engineers. for re
tirement before May l. with the under
standing that ne should be succeeded by
Col. Henry NJ. Robert. who retires May ,
General Wilson applied for immediate
retirement for the purpose of giving Colo
mel Robert an opportunity to succeed him
and thus retire with the rank OF brigadier
general. The President and Secretary of
War refused to accept General Wilson's
application for retirement on the ground
that Congress objected to that method of
promotion. Friends of Colonel Robert
have become much interested in his case
and representations have been made 10
Secretary Root with the intention of Sc
curing his approval of General Wilson's
application.
The SecTetary's action has already es-
tablshed a precedent which other army
officers feel would operate against them.
While the friends of Colonel Robert ad-
nit the correctness of the Presidents po-
siton in the matter, they hope to have an
exception made in his case because OF his
long career in the army, and by reason
of the fact that General Wilson was pro-
NOTED over Colonel Robert when he was
made Chief of Engineers.
Colonel Robert entered the Military
Academy at West Point in 1853, and grad
uated in 1857 into the Corps of Engineers.
lie has been a commissioned officer two
years longer than any other officer in
the army. In addition 10 this he has been
an officer in the Corps of Engineers five
years longer than any other officer of the
corps. not excepting its chief. He is now
President of the Harbor Line Board for
New York Harbor. and also for PhiladeI-
phia.
The times., 1901-04-21

actually was employed TO decimate
powerful and formidable tribes of In
dians in the old colonial days, Indians
being peculiarly susceptible to small
pox. But this is the first time anything
of the kind has happened in time of
peace. by deliberate intention.
Mrs. st. John comforts the alarmed
relatives and friends of those who may
suffer through her behavior with the
assurance that she is going TO pray for
them. Not one person will take the
disease, for her prayers will avert evil
consequences. There is nothing that
anyone else can do, that is certain, for
no one knows just who has been ex-
posed To the contagion. and therefore
ii is impossible TO pursue any effectual
plan of quarantine. 1t all rests with
Mrs. st. John. Certainly it is To be
hoped that she will pray good and hard.
But the point which suggests itself to
the contemplatye mind is this: Mrs.
St John is at the present moment suf-
fering from a belief in smallpox, and
she has refused the services Of a physi-
clan. Suppose the belief in smallpox
gets too strong for her and she dies?
What viii become of those people then?
The times., 1901-04-21
LAUNCHING OF THE MAINE.
Governor of the Pine Tree state
Asked to Name n Sponsor,

The Navy Department has arranged
that the battleship Maine will be launched
on May 30 from the Cramps shipyards at
Philadelphia. SO far no one has been Sc
lected to perform the act of christening.
The Governor of Maine will be notified.
however, of the date of launching. and
the selection of a sponsor has been left
TO him. Although the chances are that
ne VIII select some representative lady of
Maine, 1t is possible that he may choose
some lady from the outside
Many suggestions have been made TO
the Navy Department on this subject and
the correspondents will be informed of
the facts in the case. Among the ladies
suggested for the christening are the
daughter of Captain Sigsbee, who com
manded the original Maine when she was
destroyed in Havana HarbOr; the daugh-
ter of Lieutenant Blundin, who was Off
Ger of the deck on that occasion. and Ia
dies of the families Of other officers who
were attached to the Inflated vessel, in
Guiding some of those who lost their lives
in the explosion. More than Ordinary at
tention is being paid to this matter and
the action of the Governor of Maine is
awaited with general interest.
The times., 1901-04-21
MADE GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA
William VI. Jenkins Appointed to
Succeed c. VI. BnrneS

The President yesterday appointed Will
liam NJ. Jenkins TO be Governor of Okla
hona Territory, and James w. Reynolds
TO be Secretary of New Mexico Territory.
Mr. Jenkins is at present the Secretary
Of Oklahoma Territory, having been ap-
pointed to that office four years ago. He
succeeds Governor Barnes, who has
served for term of four years and who
as a candidate for re-appoiutment was
opposed by Delegate Flynn, and strong
faction of the Republican party in the
Territory. MIR. jenkins is fOrty-five years
of age and native of Alliance. Ohio.
and has. for many years. been personal
friend of President Mckinley.
While a resident of Arkansas City, Kan,
he was chosen as delegate TO the Repub-
lican National Convention In 1888, and
then voted for Mr.. Mckinley for the Pres
idential nomination. When Mr.. Mckinley
WIS nominated eight years later, this fact
was recalled. and Mr.. Jenkins has ac-
cordingly been known as the original Nc
kiniey man. President Harrison appoint
ed him a special Indian commissioner and
he then removed to Oregon He located in
Oklahoma in 1898.
The times., 1901-04-21
The Pride of Chicago Park.

From the Chicago Chronicle.)
"See that hump2" proudly asked Nine. Ali
bad OF Animal Keeper Mctuuan at Lincoln Park
yesterday.
The man who takes care OF the North side
100 followed four wabbly legs upward to the
hump and then exclaimed:
Bless me its a baby camel
The coming OF the ugly little creature gives
Lincoln Park the distinction of being the birth
place of the first camel born in the West, and
the officials and attendants have been putting
out their chests ever since they received the
news OF the important happening.
Baby Alibld BY common consent, Just now
is the homeliest ugliest, oldest animal in Lin
coin Park II has a dingy skin OF a muddy
hue. long. uncertain legs. which seem To meet
in a little hump Just back of wandering neck.
and its lower lip looks out OF proportion to
its head.
But it's the pride OF the park, and the keeper
was besieged by eager boys and girls who wanted
peek at the baby camel which was born
yesterday.
The times., 1901-04-21
Christian Science and smallpox.


Last Monday a Mrs. St. John, a be-
lever in Christian Science, was taken
III with smallpox in New York. She did
not wish 10 be i'll in New York, and her
parents, who live in Southington. Con-
necticut. were summoned by her-by
prayer. a friend Of hers says, not by
letter Two days later she left New
York and Travelled with them to South
ington She says that the people who
were exposed to the disease in course
Of her travels will take no harm, be
cause she shall pray for them. In the
meantime the health authorities Of two
States are making desperate efforts TO
counteract the effects Of her proceed
ings by other means. Mrs. St. John
left her home in New York with her
parents. her husband accompanying
the party as far as the Grand Central
station They reached the station by
means Of the surface car and the ele-
waited road. and at three o'clock in the
afternoon, which was the time Of their
transit, the cars on both roads are
crowded with passengers. The lady
and her parents took the four o'clock
limited train for Boston-it is not
known on what car. though the health
authorities have been doing their best
10 find out Some Of Mrs. ST. Johns
feIlow-passengers are doubtless scat
tered pretty much ali over New Eng
land by this time. since on a through
train 10 Boston most Of the travellers
are bound either for that city or for
points beyond it, At New Haven,
which was the first stop. the party
charged cars for SouthiHgton. Mr. St.
John has gone 10 visit friends in Brook
lyn
It appears. therefore. that the St
John family and its relatives have
taken practically all available means
TO scatter smallpox among their fel-
w-beings. The lady could have been
conveyed 10 the station IN a cab in
stead Of by the street cars; she could
have taken train not likely to be
crowded with people bound for dis
tant cities; she could have kept account
Of the car she was in. that it might
be fumigated, and that the unfortu-
nate people who are thus. willy -nilly,
subpoenaed as witnesses 20 the power
0f Christian Science 10 prevent dis
ease. might know Of the service they
were rendering humanity and aid the
process by getting vaccinated but none
OF these things did she do. The par
ticularly interesting feature of the case
IS that nobody can tell just how many
persons have been exposed TO a we'll
developed case Of smallpox through the
belief OF Mrs. st. John that there is
no danger in it. This sort Of thing has
been contemplated in time Of war. for
example. it was suggested during the
civil war that people might be selected
10 travel through the North and spread
yellow fever. cholera, or smallpox; and
The times., 1901-04-21
senator McLaurin's New Notion.

From the Baltimore SUM-
If Mr. McLaurin's advice should be accepted
by the South the Democratic representation in
Congress would be split up into groups" as
numerous a. those in the. French Parliament or
in the British Parliament. There would be high
tariff Democrats from the South, and tarifF-rr-
form Democrats from the North; there would
be expaDsionist and nnperiplist Democrats from
the Southern States. und anti ti-imperialist Demo-
Gratis from the North and East; there would be
smp-subsidy Democrat, from the South. aud
anti-ship-subsidy Democrats from the North East
and West In the multiplication OF groups there
would be confusion worse cOnfounded Politi-
cally the South would be neither fish. desh,
fowl. nor good red herring.
The times., 1901-04-21
A Peculiar style of Enjoyment.
lFrnm the Philadelnhia Recordl

Whenever there is free lecture educational
topics in the central part Of the city there is
alwavs sure to be found sitting in a front seat
little old man, who indulges himself in a
peculiar form OF dissipation. As soon as the
proceedings begin he settles himself back in his
seat closes his eyes. and to go into a
trance. One might think him to be asleep were
il not for his peculiar actions. lie the tips
OF his fingers very gently over his cheek 50
gently as 10 cause a tickling sensation. Then.
having tickled himself into a proper state OF
ccstacy he proceeds to scratch his cheek niadiy
with his finger nails. This~alternate tickling and
scratching lac keeps up until the sensation has
lost its charm, when he resorts TO more heroic
measures He takes a pin from the lapel of his
coat and labs this into his check Sometimes he
will bury it half its length until drop OF
blood comes and then he will scratch again. This
performance ne repeats all during the evening,
much 10 the ainazement. not unmiNed with dis
gust OF those seated him. He is always
well dressed and always carries gOd-headed
cane He never speaks to anyone. and his identity
Is shr0uded in deep mystery.
The times., 1901-04-21
FOR A PALACE OF JUSTICE.
Attorney General Knox to Consider
Plans for New building.

Attorney General Knox has decided to
take up the question of the proposed new
building for the Department of Justice.
and has requested George b, Post, the
New York architect, to come here next
Wednesday for a conference.
Mr. Griggs. when he was Attorney Cen
eral, considered the matter up to a year
ago. when proceedings were brought to
a standstilI because the Congressional ap-
preparation was inadequate for the pur-
pose. The 81 .000,000 appropriated is still
available. less some expenditure for rented
buildings occupied by the department
since the old building was torn down.
The times., 1901-04-21
SIGNED BY KING EDWARD.
Lord PaHncefote Presents New Gre
dentiais to the President.

Lord Pauncefote called at the White
House this morning and presented to the
President his new credentials as Ambas-
sadOr Of Great Britain to the United
States. His former credentials were sign
ed by the late Queen and his present com
mission bears the signature Of King Ed
ward VII.
Lord Pauncefote was accompanied by
Gerard A Lowther. First Secretary OF the
Embassy. The President received them
In the Blue Parlor There was a formal
exchange of greetings. but no set speech
was delivered either by the President or
the Ambassador. t
The matter OF Mr. Choate's new creden-
ment.
The times., 1901-04-21
A FORMAL INVITATION.
4 Delegation Asks the President to
visit san Francisco.

The President yesterday received a
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
Of San Francisco, consisting of George A.
NewhaH. President; Andrew Caragan, and
George w. McNear. They called in COM
pany with Senator Hanna, and upon be
half Of the Chamber of Commerce and
commercial interests of San Francisco
extended the President cordial welcome
10 the city. They talked informally over
matters pertaining to the entertainment
arranged for the President during his stay
in that city. the programme for which
has already been announced.
The committee also conferred with the
President regarding the transport system
from San Francisco to Manila.
NJ H. De Young, of San Francisco, also
called upon the President yesterday.
The times., 1901-04-21
rrensnrc for CaIifornia Tniversity.
tFrom the san Francisco Chronicle.l
portrsit painted in Egypt eighteen oi

tFrom the san Francisco ChrOniclel
portrait painted IN Egypt eighteen or
nineteen centuries ago has been purchased
ion the University OF California from the
famous Theodore GEAL/ collection OF an
ti,plities The paiut1hY> cNr~-<< executed
on wood is a likeness OF yotHg girl.
II is supposed to have been lone b, "a
Greek artist resident in Egypt. -S5T or more
copies OF other poTtraits IN tie bEaf eoflct tion
are 10 be made for th,- -yfrrSzrsity. on. which
has been completed. is a poFtrait OF little girl
crowned with a wreath OF gold The copies fol-
low the exact technique Of the old Greek paint
ers. Other copies are being made from the
Fiinders-Petgic GraecO-Roman paintings from
the Fayoum. which are in the National CAL
lery in London. Prof Alfred Emerson who Is
Mrs HearSt's agent for the formation OF a
museum OF classical art for the university. Is
having large number OF statucttes in bronze
made in Paris alter famous antiquities of the
same material.
The times., 1901-04-21
A Hint to the War Office.

tFrOm the Kansas CITY starr
4 regiment OF cavalry makes a magnificent
spectacle. The people OF Kansas City never saw
such j sight and may not in generation
Indeed an entire regiment OF cavalry Is something
not in American city since the civil
war. The contest with Spain did not include the
horse reviews attending former wars. The war
came and ended without the people seeing their
army save volunteer infantry regiments upon their
return TO place of enlistment. When the PreSI-
dent comes TO Kansas City it viii be proper
occasion for such a display
The times., 1901-04-21
Counterfeit Presentments.
Ion the PhIladelphIa Ledgerl

N''0'1' V1'I T ''I'7'''V 'F'''7 I-V''7I'T
When the Department Of Agriculture was first
authorized by Congress 10 make free distribution
OF seeds the intention was TO disseminate only
rare and uncommon sorts for honest experimental
purposes. This laudable purpose long ago
departed from and annually tons Of cheap and
worthless seeds are sent broadcast over the
to put a stop TO this evil and return 10 the
original prasewortly purpose have invariably
been abOrtive.
The times., 1901-04-21
The weakness of Torpedo boats.
frnm the Roston HeraId. }

To obtain the enormous speed with which they
are credited every factor OF safety has to he cut
down to the last limit. In some of the modern
torpedo boats built in this country intended TO
give a speed Of thirty knots, the engine power
is estimated a, twenty-one horsepower for each
ton Of displacement ratio almost ten times as
great as that OF our fastest cruiser the Minnea-
polls When it comes 10 making OF these
torbedo destroyers in real service it is quite
question whether they will not be found more
otter in the repair shop than in condition
tof active duty
The times., 1901-04-21
Properly Treated.

(From the Hartford C0urant)
SIX years in the penitentiary. That's the SEN
tcBcc passed by the United states circuit court
at Charleston. :. C.. George 2. McClay. PEN
sion shark There were four counts against him
and he pleaded guilty every Of them. it
would be great thing for the country. the treas
ury the old soldiers and the honest pension at
toruevs ii an the rascals of MeClIy's stripe were
in the pcnitentap. We haven't a doubt that Nc
Clav highly di,lpproves Of Commissioner Evans
OF the Pension Bureau.
The times., 1901-04-21
sIcLnurin's Mistake.

From tho Philadelphia Record)
The attempt 10 win the Southern Democracy
over 70 the advocacy OF protection could not
have been undertaken at a more unpromisng
time, The Drift Of the Republican party itself
is away from protection. The iron, cotton. and
oil-producing South needs the open rather than
the shut door. Senator Mclauriu has surely
carried his high tariff eggs to the wrong market
his flop is a foredooned failure
The times., 1901-04-21
Come on. We Teutons.

(From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
We welcome German immigrants TO the United
states We need them. Germany could, for
some years, send Us half million OF its sons and
daughters without seriously depicting its
population They may expect the glad hand OF
fellowship in every section OF this Republic.
Wherever they go they viii SOW the seeds OF
those domestic and civic virtues which adoru
true citizenship and strengthen free institutions.
The times., 1901-04-21
tuiia's Destiny.

From the ST Louis Globe Democrat)
Cuba al best can be but a miniature nation.
Its population Is tot much larger than that Of
Philadelphia. What form Cuban sentiment will
take in dealing with the present situation can
not be fofeseen, but il calm sanity a2d unerrng
lu igmsnt prevail II will ask for adniittance to
the United States as Territory. and therein will
ind its freest as we'll most prosperous estate.
The times., 1901-04-21

Mr. LoOmis, our Minister to Venezuela,
has been four days in New York, and
yesterday the State Department people
were wondering why he had not reported
promptly when the Administration had
placed d gurboat al his disposal to expe-
dite his arrival. We do not ourselves
know the explanation Of his delay 1t
could not possibly be that the headquar-
ters OF the Asphalt Trust are ia New York
ard not in Washington!
The times., 1901-04-21
A Pointed Question.

(From the indianapolis News.)
Industrial combinations may reduce expenses,
but if fhe saving is to 90 to the promoters,
where is the general goodT
The times., 1901-04-21

Press dispatches from Manila assert
that no matter how much the Administra-
tion may denounce reports Of widespread
rascality in the service as exaggerated,
no doubt is entertained on the ground
that the commissary frauds will be found
enormous. If anything like a fair and
thorough investigation shall be had. The
public was duly warned a year ago of the
prevalence Of corruption and loot as well
as smuggling and trade with the insur-
gents. in the Philippines. Nothing could
surprise it from that quarter.
The times., 1901-04-21

People in Washington should not be too
hard on the Weather Bureau. ON yes
terday, with terrific snowstOrms roaring
all over Kentucky, Ohio, and New York.
the District was free from everything un-
pleasant save one Of those gentle rains
which spring brings with its "diphtherial
midness." 1t was just such a downfall
as farmers like and early vegetables ap-
prove. Let us be thankful that the beau
tiful snow has not been minded to waste
its charms upon US at this stage of the
season.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-06-29
Hob PRICE FoR Loos.
Rhsrs Ia HOro Money In Pulp IN
Thara .. b TInbar.

Rhsrs IL H0ro Money IN Pulp ma
Thsrs Il IN Timber.
Maine e now the state Of pulp, not
Of timber. At least one-half Of the logs
cut n this state wiz be consumed By
grinders instead Of BY saw. The pulp
men are able pay more than the
lumbermen e tbe logs because a
thOusand feet Of logs win yield more
Value IN pulp than IN timber, aid thus
the pulp men are masters Of the Job
market When prices Of timber are
high. the saWmill men can afford 20
bay good prices, but the timber market
d subject 70 violent fluctuations, and
this spring timber e selling At low hg-
ures, while the great demand Tor logs
% feed the pulp mills has sent the
price Of logs 70 the highest pitch on
record. Few Of the saWmill men own
any dmberla1d on the Penobscot, and
90 they are compelled 70 buy all their
logB and the prices this spring have
ranged from 9l4.50 to SIS, while the
small lots now remaining unsold are
held Ct the heretofore unheard-of price
Of 31s.5o q thousand feet At the same
time the price o. spruce timber In New
York ranges from SIC to $3.50 q thou
sand feet Tor the various widths At
random, while the price IN Bangor Is
Sl2.50 70 SIS, or less than the price %
the loga The only thing that makes
saving possible IN these conditions Is
the fact that logs and lumber are meas
ured By different scales, q thousand
feet Of logs yielding from 1150 TO L250
feet Of timber. This oFerrnn and the
money received for the waste. which
nov goes 10 the pulp mills. enable the
timber manufacturers % come cut
about even. o. possibly 10 make .
small profit Wien an conditions are
favorable and there are no Losses. Il
IS said that he pulp men can pay $40
q thouaaad ic1t for spruce loss and
stu make q GOD pro1t-LeWlston
llfs) Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-06-29
AS TRUE AS GOSPEL

Not wealth nor ancestry, but hon
orable conduct and a noble disposition
make men great
The high lights Of existence are daz-
zling, but the shadows are more agree
able in the long run.
Nothing brings more substantial Joy
than days work well and honor
ably and successfully done.
There are things the world cannot
give: and the finest temperameuts are
apt TO have dissatisfactions lie at tie
root Of them.
Every person is responsible for all
the good within the scope Of his abIli-
ties. and for no more, and none can
bell whose sphere Is the largest.
To grow old nicely is a great art
and old people are quite mistaken in
imagining that they must necessarily
be bores to the young, though some
elderly people are certainly trying.
Nothing Is gained by deprecating the
difficulties Of any undertaking. To
took them in the face eouraeeously.
and to estimate them fairly. win gen
erally eneble Us 70 overcome them;
while, II they are hidden or ignored,
they VIII. all uneonsciousIy to our
selves, bar the way to success.
No one who Is not q good listener
san possibly become a good converse
honalist Il was said Of Margaret
RULER that she had the rare gift OF
bringing out the best thoughts Of those
with whom she eonYersed, and one
Who frequently talked with her used TO
say that be always astonished himself
while IN her society.