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The Washington times., 1901-11-08
Admiral schIey and Long.
(From The Boston Herald.)

lFIoln Iht Boston HeraId)
We think We are not mistaken in say
ing that this is the opinion entertained
by nine out of ten of the American peo-
pie who reside in the central part of our
country. Feeling as they do concerning
Admiral Schley, they strongly resent the
criticisms which have been made upon his
actions, and hold that these have been
entirely due TO the professional spite of
his rivals. particularly to what is termed
the Navy Department clique made up OF
othcials jealous Of the well-earned fame
of their hero. We think it would sur
prise many people in this part of the
country to know that Secretary Long is
the object Of their condemnation for his
alleged participation in what they believe
to be "A cruel conspiracy. and that his res
tgnation as Secretary of the Navy is de-
manded in peremptory tones by a larEc
number of Western nawsna ners
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PERSONAL.

President Alderman of Tulane Univer-
sity. New Orleans, said in an address at
| a recent convention in the Crescent City
/ of the Louisiana parish superintendents
! of public schools: IF l had many sons
/ as Priam of Troy, though / should be
| worth millions of money, | would educate
every one OF my boys in the public
| schools
! Owing to i'll health ex-President Adams
| of the University Of Wisconsin will not
| be able to go to California, as he had in
! tended to do.
| Cen Laurence OIiphant. NJ V OS who
| is TO take temporary command of the
/ First Army Corps, vice General Butler,
: until Sir II. Hildyard arrives at Aldershot,
Is the owner of Condie House, in Perth
I shire. and is first cousin of the late
Laurence Oliphant, who wrote various
novels and courted many adventures. Tie
general. however. is much younger than
Mr. Olphaut would have been. His father
was born in 1871, yet he is only tifty-three
himself
Joel Prentiss Bishop LII. d. who died
liz Cambridge, Mass, on Monday, was well
known as the author OF legal textbooks,
especially on divorce and certain phases
OF criminal law.
The Duke of Hamilton is one of the
most bettIed peers Of Great Britain. As
Duke of Hamilton he is premier peer Of
Scotland; he is Marquis of Douglas and
Clydesdale Earl Of Angus. ATran, Lam
ark, Sekirk, and possibly of Cambridge;
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest,
Aven, and possibly Inuerdale. Machan-
shire. and Polmouth. Daer. and Short
cleuch. lie is also Duke Of Brandon and
Lord Dutton in the peeragc of Great Brit
ain, ana hereditary keeper OF iIolyrood
House.
The Bishop of London said recently, in
talking of the poverty of the clergy. that
500 iivings averaged $3.50 a year, and no
fewer than l,341 beuctices were worth only
500 per annum.
Prince Henry of Ruess in Germany.
'pardons" all the boys and girls convicted
of any wrougduing in his small dominions
provided the parents ilog them in his pres
ecc.
Bishop Leighton Coleman. of the VIII
mington Diocese. is at work again, al
though lust back Tuesday n ON the Epis-
coual convention in San Francisco. In
discussing the matter Of marriage and di-
yorc. which was before the convention,
he said he had many pronounced views,
having been an advocate from the begin
ming uf such a change in the canon as
would make il impossible for any person
divorced for any reason whatever 10 he
remarked He hopes that the convention
of 1901 may so alter the canon as TO for
bid remarriage after divorce.
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CUP CHALLENGE RUMoRs.
A Report That Shamrock May
Rnce for the Trophy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Rumors regard
ing another challenge for the America S
Cup are still heard. The latest rumor
is that William Fife, jr., designer of
Shamrock l. and his friends are trying
to persuade Sir Thomas to challenge with
his old yacht Two years have now
elapsed since she was defeated. and she
is eligible for a trial for the trophy. Mr..
Fife, 1t is said, is confident that with a
few slight changes he can make the old
challenger several minutes faster than
Watson's Shamrock.
1t has been suggested. according to the
report, that the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
name the Shamrock l in its challenge,
and that request that the new Sham
rock be substituted in event of her prov
ing to be the swifter vessel be added.
New York Yacht Club members were not
inclined to give much credence to the
rumor this morning. and they were not
particularly enthusiastic over the propo-
sition OF a challenge from yacht which
was beaten so decisively in 1899.
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CAPT. R. 4. ANDERSON DEAD
Former Resident of This City Ex-
pires In the Philippines

The news of the death OF Capt Robe TT
III. Anderson, Ninth Infantry. whose home
was in this city. was received at the War
Department yesterday in a cablegram
from General Chaffee. in which the an
nouncement was made. Captain Anderson
succumbed to pneumonia. His widow was
notified at her residence, ZOE Nineteenth
Street northwest.
Captain Anderson comes of a distin-
guished Southern family He was born in
Georgia on August q. 1851 His mother is
Mrs r. II. Anderson, Of Savannah. Ga.
He was appointed from that State on
october 80. 1884. to be second lieutenant.
and was assigned TO the Ninth United
states Infantry. with which he has been
connected ever since. He was promoted
to be first lieutenant on September Is.
1879, and was made captain on April a.
1895
He Joined his regiment in November
1884. serving with ii at Fort Mckinney,
Wyo.. to August, 1885, and at the United
States Infantry and Cavalry School a,
Fort Leavenworth. Kan. to July, 1885,. He
was with his regiment in Arizona and
New Mexico to October. 1891. and at Mad.
ison Barracks and Fort Ontario. New
York, to April 1898. He served in the
Santiago campaign, and was afterward
assigned to duty at Madison Barracks.
New York, where he remained until
March. 1899. when ne went to the Philip.
pine Islands. He was j member OF tae
China relief expedition.
Captain Anderson was recommended for
breyet major. United States Army. by
General Chaffee. for marked efficiency
while in command OF a battalion OF his
regiment in the battles OF Peitsan Au-
gust .. and Yangtsun. China, August 6;
the relief of Peking. August Il. and the
taking of the imperial city, August Is.
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AN HISTORIC TREE BURNED.
VandaIs Set Fire to the NIOupfer
Cottonwood Monarch.

CHICAGO. Nov. The gigantic Kloup-
fer cottonwood tree, the largest tree in
the United States, excepting the red
woods Of California. which has stood for
an estimated period of over thousand
years two miles west of the present site
of Wilmette, on land owned by Michael
KIoupfer. was set on fire Tuesday night
The fire burned TO a height of sixty feet
The tree is still standing, but is so weak
ened that it may fan at any time. The
Evanston Historical Society. which has
taken much trouble TO preserve this cot
tonwood monarch, will try to learn who
started the fire.
The tree was the meeting place Of the
Pottawatomie Indians, who found room
for forty persons in the hollow trunk. Its
topmost branches, 10 feet above the
ground, could be seen for miles. and upon
its trunk. which is eighteen feet in diam
eter. were the marks OF the old Mackinac
Trail. Marquette, La Sale, Joliet, Hen
nepir, and many other early explorers
visited the tree with the Indians.
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a BREvET FOR MR.. ROOSEVELT.
The Board Unable to Award a Medal
of Honor.

It is believed that the Rrevet and Medal
of Honor Board, of which General Mac
Arthur is president, will recommend
President Roosevelt, in recognition of his
services as colonel of the RoBgh Riders
in the war with Spain, for a brexet. and
that medal of honor will not be given
The board has discovered that it is pre-
cluded by the couyeuing orders from con-
sideriug any applications for medals of
honor which have been passed upon by
the War Department. 1t win be isnpos-
sible. therefore, for the board to recon-
mend such medal to President Roose-
welt, as the Department acted adversely
in that matter last year
The board has practically completed its
work. and has adjourned until Decem-
ber
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TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. PowderIy Hears Views of United
States Commissfouers

The semi-annual meeting of the United
States Commissioners of Immigration was
held yesterday at the office of Commits
sioner General Powderly. The meeting
was called by Mr.. Powderly for the pur-
pose of discussing matters pertaining 70
the service. and to establish uniformity in
regard to the management Of the -immi-
grafton service, and the applica t9n Of the
rules and regulations governing the same.
The following Commissioners were pres
ent: John ]. S. Rodgers, Philadelphia;
Thomas Fitchie. New York; Percy Hen
nighausen. Baltimore; John Thomas, Que
bee, and Hart H. North, San Francisco.
A number of suggestions in regard to
the exclusion of anarchists were advanc-
ed and discussed. thereby giving Mr., Pow
tier-y the benefit of the opinions and views
of his assistants in the matter, and enab-
ling him thus 70 embody in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury, his
recommendations so far as legislative
measures are concerned
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Can They Keep Tammany ont.

From the Chicago Tribunel
So for the next three years that great
American city which has been cursed
with an unspeakably vile government for
the last three Years will be in the hands
of honest men. 1t is sincerely to be hoped
that they viii be discreet as well as hon
q ST and will so manage affairs that there
viii be no revulsion in favor of Tammany
in 1904. II has been proved that the Re
publicans and the best element in the
Democratic party, working together. can
throw Tammany out of power II re-
mains TO be seen whether they can work
together to keep ii out of power
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
THE RETURN OF GEN. GREELY.
He Discusses work of the Signal
Corps in the Philippines.

Brig. Gen Adolphus W. GreeIy. chief
Signal officer of the Army, returned
yesterday from tour of inspection in the
Philippines and resumed the duties Of his
office at the War Department.
He discussed his trip. and expressed
himself as being gratified at the work OF
the Signal Corps in the Islands. His vis-
it, he declared, was a most enjoyable one,
while he thought good results were ae-
complisheS
General Greely called upon Secretary
Root and held brief conference. during
which the situation in the Philippines and
the work of the Signal Corps there were
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
4 Real Mayor.

(From the New York Times.)
II is much more scemly for the second
city in the world 20 choose as its mayor
a distinguished citizen like Mr.. Low than
TO let Mr.. Croker name for the place one
Of his creatures and servants. After The
first of January a New Yorker will be
able TO talk about the mayor Of this city
without casting down his eyes and wish
inr In nhnngn tn euhianI
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No NutionnI Significance.

CFrom the New York World)
In some of the other States there is u
reduction Of the Republican majorities on
a light vote and in others an increase Of
the same on similar conditions. These re
suits can hardly be claimed 70 have much
significance. The coming session of Con-
Crtss and the first year Of President
Roosevelt's Administration may tend to
sharpen the issues and awaken anew
party spirit. but national politics did not
cut a great figure IN the elections this
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to convert them to another faith. This
is something like arguing that if it is
harder to drive nails with a hatiron
| than with a hammer. there IS some sort
of merit in the using of the former tool.
| The end which all intelligent and we'll
| ming people should have at heart is
| the betterment of mankind as a whole;
| and if, as is obvious. only very limited
| number of workers and a comparative
ly small amount of money are available
| for this purpose, it would seem that the
money and agents ought TO be put
where they viii do the most good.
In the mountains Of Tennessee there
are people, ignorant, narrow. often
semi -barbarous. who with a small
amount of training might be prevented
from being demoraIized by contact with
what is to them a larger and more won
derful world than their own. They
must come into contact with it: this
cannot possibly be prevented. If they
are allowed to drift into the mines and
the railroad towns In their illiterate
state, without enlightened training of
any sort, they will become demoralized
for the most part and will add TO their
narrowness and primitive passions the
vices of civilization. They are of An
glo-Saxon stock, but that will not
necessarily save them from this degra-
dation, though it may prevent such
result here and there in an individual.
The schools which have been estab-
lished here and there in the mountains
Ok t,a
mountaineers what is really worth
while in life. They Will be given ambi-
tons in the right direction, instead of
the wrong. They will learn to desire
clean. we'll built, pleasant homes, and
know how to go to work 10 make them.
They will find that there is world of
books beyond the limits of the life they
find in the little railroad town, and
whether they develop great intellectual
fcrce OF not, they Will be given some
thing to think about which will be an
Improvement on local gossip, crimes,
feuds. and scandals The ignorant man
brought into touch with the man of
greater opportunities will envy and. if
possible, initiate him; If he is given no
guide. no standard of self-respect, such
contact win debase and degrade him if
his new acquaintance happens to be
vicious. These mountain people are
worth saving to the Commonwealth,
and they need only a little teaching to
be able TO save themselves. They are
of the same stock as other American
pioneers; the only difference is that
they have drifted up into the great
ridges of the Cumberlands and lost
touch with the world.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
A Lesson for Congress.
From the Minneapolis Times.)

1t rests with the people of the United
States 70 teach Congressman and Sena-
tors that the sentiment for freer .rade is
a bigger thing than Congress. Similar
lessons have been given before; similar
lessons shall be given again. 1t is not
too much to say that the United States
Senate instead of being regarded. as II
was at one time, with veneration and ad-
miration, is now looked upon by a large
mass OF our people as an obstructive
body. influenced largely If not wholly bv
the behests OF interests peculiar to in
dividuai pockets and caring little or moth
ing for the benefit of the nation as a
mass
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
The Solid south.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
Democrats can always turn their eyes
southwark the day after the election with
undisturbcd serenity. The South is stiu
solid, and 1t will furnish a firm ana re-
liable basis ON which 10 rebuild the Dem
ocratic supremacy in the tnit.d States
whenever the party snail get tired OF
wandering IN the fog and the wilderness
in pursuit OF the ghosts Of dead issues.
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and the eternal truths OF the West In
dian naval campaign. If he wants one
he has only in his turn to ask for
Court of Enquiry. We have no doubt
that President Roosevelt would gladly
furnish him with one.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
ThnnI,s-ixinr.

(From the Chicago Rscord-R.sSl1D
There is no need of a critical analysis
of the causes which led to the overtime"
Of Richard Croker We can only thank
God that New York has been proved 70
have a conscience capable OF respondlns
to the demand to awake and purify II
self of the most fiagrantly vleicls anu
rapacious organization that ever preyeu
upon an American city.
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Encouraging signs.

U TOIII ITIy IHIIIIV VUTUlItIt.J
II the Democratic gains i'm yesterday s
elections were slight they were Won
against extraordinary cdds. The Chicago
and Kansas City platforms are still re
sponsible for disorganiaatioE and dcfec-
tions. But a close analysis Of vester-
days vote viii show that th,rc are en-
coursging signs of Democratic unity
again in many quarters.
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Retain the philippines
lFrom The Philadelphia Lfdger.)

tFrom the Philadelphia Ledgef)
Public opinion in the United States is
generally favorable to the retention of
the Philippines. as it is considered that
whatever may have been the merits OF
the case originally, changed conditions
make il both wise and rNpf diF at il MAIN
tain American sover9 9N.'- ely, If
not pgrmausFtly-
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

The British Government has adopted a
new device for bringing the South African
war to a close. Hereafter all prisoners
captured will be deported. That ought to
be an effective means. always provided
that the burghers in arms can be caught,
and that the English authorities have
plenty Of transports The policy spells
depopulation, but the practice may fan
short Of ii considerably.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

The Isthnian Canal Commission will
hold fun conference in Washington next
Tuesday, preparatory to the submission
Of its report to President Roosevelt The
Panama Canal Company. apparently, as
the talking horse for the transcon-
tinental railway interest is attempting to
intervene in the way of d proposition to
transfer the De Lesseps ditch to the
United States, subject TO arbitration on
the question of its value. But it is not
now thought that the movement Will pre-
vent the Commission from recommending
the Nicaraguan route. The prominent
Republican politician at the head Of the
Panama combination with its railway
and Suez Canal adjuncts, is not the
power he once was.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
Tammany's Doom.

From the New York Commercial Advertiscr)
Tammaay and Croker may hope that at
the End OF two years they Will be able 10
get back again, but that is sheer debl-
sion The mistakes up0a which they base
that hope Will noe be committed.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
The DoggcreI of Triumph.

(From the New York Evening Post.l
Seth Low, our Mayor OF high renown,
viii make New York a spotleSs town.
Dick Croker must lind another home
When TIE District Attorney is Travers Jerome
While Devery. Murphy. and all the ring
Win be lucky dogs to escape Sing Sing.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

Readers of THE TIMES who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies OF it at any
stand or rail Dad station, on railroad trains.
viii confer favor upon the management by send
ing TO this Office information OF the fact
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

The British press apparently is eugag-
ed in an earnest effort to minimize the
Importance Of the French demonstration
against Turkey. Nevertheless, in London
it is regarded as significant that the Min
istry should have been in almost coutiuu-
Gus conference for two days past 1t is
not thought that the demand of the Sui
tan for performance of Great Britain $
engagement to guarantee the integrity OF
his Asiauc possessions is giving Lord
Salisbury or Lord Lansdowue any partic-
ular uneasiness. hut there is a suspicion
abroad that there may be a secret un-
derS landing between Great Britain and
Germany on the subject OF the near East
ern question which might be embarrass-
ing were events to develop into a war.
Our a0vices indicate that Abdul Hsmid
has rendered settlement of the French
claims in the shape of monthly drafts,
chsrgcable against the Turkish customs
Whether France VIII accept them or not
Is another matter. There are things be
sides money or promissory notes that the
French Government wants from Turkey,
and = mere offer TO meet the financial re-
Qulrements of the situation would by no
means necessarily close the incident
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

It is estimated that Tammany Hall and
the Mclaughlin Democracy in Brooklyn
lost nearly forty-fye thousand places
with annual salaries approximating
forty-five million dollars as a result
Of Tuesdays election. The police force,
the street cleaning bureau, the depart
ment Of pubic works, and the public
school teachers are, of course, included
in this great army Of city workers, but
every position taken away from Tam
many means just that much loss in office
patronage. upon which the Croker or
ganization lives.
Mayor Low will have the appointment
of the following principal officials imme-
diately upon his induction into office:
Corporation Counsel. salary $4,000
City Chamberlain. salary $1,000.
Commissioner Of Police, salary $50.
Two Commissioners OF Water Supply, Gas. and
Electricity salaries $500 each.
Commissioner Of Street Cleaning, salary $500.
Commissioner Of Bridges. salary $3.50.
Three Park Commissioners, salaries 5000 each.
Commissioner Of Charities, salary 500.
Commissioner Of Correction, salary =. so.
Fire Commissioner, salary $500.
Three Commissioners Of Docks, salaries Sj,oO)
each
President Of Tax Commission salary s. so.
Commissioner Of Health, salary S5,Jo.
The patronage controlled by these men
exceeds fifteen million dollars a year.
None Of ii is now for Tammany.
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An epidemic of brag has broken out
among the Viennese, occasioned by a feat
of one of their architects This gentle
man has reconstructed the "Theatre on
the Wien The old home of comic opera.
and added to it "a magnificent new hotel.
restaurant and cafe, WITH a rapidly un-
paraIleled in Vienua-that is to say. in
about three months. For this purpose he
found it necessary 20 add hfty-two nights
To- the busy labor Of the daytime Next
after The imperial opera and the Court
Theatre. the new place of entertainment
will probably be the most pgpular resort
for an Strangers in Vienna. II Is intend
ed to offer q home 10 The most distin-
eusicd international companies which
visit the kais.rstadt
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A significant item is found in the Lon
don papers Of recent date. II * to the
effect that in the office Of a prominent
shoe trade paper pair OF American army
boots are on exhibition, and this same
paper says that they would give much
better service than the English army
boot. and would leave a reasonable profit
TO the manufacturer, who sold them for
IS a pair There have been no paper
shoe scandals in the South African war
like that which disgraccd kiVchener's
campaign in the Soudan in 1898. but com
plants about the boots furnished TO the
soldiers have been frequent Here is an
opportunity for some live American man
ufaCturer.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

Northwood House, in the Isle of Wight
which is owned by Mr.. Ward, Roman
Catholic land owner, is about to become
the English home of the Benedictinc nuns.
who have been expelled from France.
Among the nuns is a royal lady seventy
years of age, known as Sister Adelaide.
Rosenberg. and married the Portuguese
Duke of Braganza, infanta cf The king
dom in 1851 The duke died fifteen years
after his marriage, and since then his
widow has been ar inmate OF the Convent
of Bcn,dictines at Solcsmes. where she
helped materially by her benofactious. to
restore that ancient religious house
which had fallen into ruins.
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King Edward VII wherever he travels
carries the Empire with him" and can
not be touched by the laws Of the country
in which he finds himself. If he were to re-
fuse to pay his hotel bill or railway fare
the hotel keeper or the railway company
would have no legal remedy In fact the
rule applies equally to his Majesty
whether at home or abroad: The King
can do no wrong OF course, 1t is no
longer necessary for the King to obtain
the couseilt OF Parliament before lcav-
ing the country. This restriction. which
was imposed by the Act of Settlement
was removed when George / came to the
throne.