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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
The Uplifting of Plat.

The great trouble with political bosses
of the Plat order is that they do not
recognize the fact that underlings trained
in their methods will sooner or later cut
loose and set up for bosses on their own
account. This does not generally happen
until the original boss becomes enfee-
bled by age or yields to bad advice, but
sooner or later IT is bound to occur.
The Hon. B. B. Oden was always re-
garded by Mr. Plat as a most promising
pupil because he obeyed orders without
question and shrank from asking any
thing for himself Mr.. Odell entered the
Platt Seminary TO learn and he did not
intend TO leave until he had acquired all
his master had to teach. Having the d.
vine gift Of patience, he waited until his
time came. Having a profound knowl
edge OF Plat and his purposes, he de-
clined the suggestion of the gubernato-
rial nomination when It was not intended
that he should have it, and only accepted
it when it was forced upon him in order
to dispose of Roosevelt.
Inc tubuEt lioIi OAtili ulihtI uaNes
TO Odell, Master Of Arts Political, came
when he was inaugurated Governor of
the Empire State. All that Plat could
teach he knew. and it seemed only rea-
sonable that he should make some small
return for his education by teaching his
revered instructor some things he did
not know He outlined his purpose in his
Inaugural Message, but Mr.. Platt had
neither eyes TO read nor ears 10 hear. He
had tanned Morton and Black and Roose-
welt; could he fan with his eve lamb?
He could. ana he did for the lamb proved
a ram.
over the fence is out" in all games
political New York still has boss, but
his name is Odell.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
A ROUNDABOUT SHORT CUT.
The Great Northern to Deliver Fruit
in Record Time

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-The fail
ure of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
Railroad to handle the big orange crop
of Southern California has led to the
singular spectacle of James ]. Hill, Of the
Great Northern, coming into his rivals
territory and actually taking a contract
to deliver oranges TO Chicago by way CT
Seattle in ten days against sixteen days
by the direc. route
Thousands of choice oranges are rot
ting in Southern California because the
railroads declare they cannot get cars
or engines to move them. The crop
ripened very early and the result is the
worst glut of oranges ever known.
In this emergency the Great Northern
agents stepped in and twenty carloads of
oranges arrived last night on the steamer
Santa Rosa from Los Angeles, and early
this morning were reshipped to the
steamer Umatilla. A quick run was made
to Seattle, where the fruit will be started
on the record-brealSing freight run over
the Great Northern to Minneapolis and
Chicago.
Allowing for all likely delays, the fruit
should reach Chicago in ten days from
the time of leaving Los Angeles. Ten Gays
from the orchard to market is bag gain
over sixteen days, now required by the
all-rail route of the Southern roads.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

| The spectacle OF the late Grover Cleve-
land continually revisiting the scenes of
his earthly political pilgrimage. and Civ
ing gratuitous graveyard talks TO the par
| ty he betrayed and deserted IN life, ought
to be enough to keep associate Repubn-
can corpses quiet in their graves. But It
| is not The spirit of the late Hon.
| Thomas j. Reed. formerly overseer of
the several hundred head of human cat
! tie popularity known as Mr. Hanna's
| House OF Representatives. has appeared
in Baltimore in a materialized form, it is
| said. and. Ike the ghosts OF Caesar, Ma
poloon. Tecumseh. and so on, has INDUCED
in the inconsequential oracularity pecul-
lar to distinguished shades at spiritual
istic scances generally.
In that other world where Thomas the
! ex-autocrat walks he may be a different
being from what he was in the fesh-an1
great deal too much of II, particularly
on his profiles. II so. that might account
for the peculiarly Of his utterances at
this juncture. At any rate, he. or his
simulacrum. is quoted as saying that
Dewey should have sailed away from Ma
Mia as soon as he had completed the de-
structicn Of Montojos Spanish squadron.
leaving the Philippines 10 the Tagals.
Ygorrotes, Suus. and other native tribes
too numerous 10 mention. who could thea
have given the world pleasant and salu-
tary object lesson Of the survival Of the fit
test The fittcst having survived, the archi-
pelago could then have been ripe for seiz-
ure and occupation by Great Britain. Ger
many. France. or Japan The present
policy what is left Of the ex-Speaker con
ceives TO be bad. Not only the Philippine
tribes. but the inhabitants Of Porto Rico
and Cuba. should be eft to their own de-
vices. especially the latter our plain du-
ty, according to the international rules of
Reed for the guidance of mankind. is to
let Cuba erect another Haiti off our coast
and embroil MS in continual trouble with
the commercial States Of Europe
There is no doubt in the. ,stral MAD of
the departed joss Of the suppressed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
CLAIMANTS FOR PRIZE MONEY.
The Treasury Department officials
Delayed With Letters.

The Treasury Department has received
deluge of letters within the last few
days from persons interested in the dis
tribution of prize money on account OF
the battles of Manila and Santiago and
other operations of the American fleets
IN the Spanish war. 1t is explained at
the Department that the only prize mon
eys thus far paid have been in favor of
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral Samp-
son, these being by special decree of the
Ccdrt of Claims. The other claims. in
-volving the names of a multitude of Off
GERS and men in the victorious fleets. can
not be paid until the Auditor of the Court
of Claims determines the amounts due
and the court certifies to them.
The number OF letters received by the
Auditor of the Treasury for the Navy
Department is so large that the Auditor
has found it necessary to prepare print
ed circular Of reply. which is being sent
out to all correspondents. The circular
Gays:
lin reply to your letter relative to your
claim for prize money and bounty for
the distractions of the enemy's vessels
during the war with Spain, you are in
formed that 1t is now pending before the
Court of Claims. AS soon as the court
renders Judgment your claim will be
settled without any further action on
your part other than TO keep this Office
advised of any change in your address"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

To TEE EDITOR OF THE TINES: You seem
TO lind fault with our pension sys-
TEN. and many of us veterans of the
Regular Army who have spent the best
years of our lives in military harness
agree with you. As pertinent to the sub
ject l wish to call your attention To some
of the statements contained in the last
report of the Commissioner of Pensions.
In page 50 the number of,pensioners under
the general laws-that means those whose
disabilities are of service origin-is 22l .555.
and 92SJ1 widows. a total of iii.456.
The other half million or more have
become beneficia ries under special acts
passed by Congress from time TO time.
mainly as political expediencies, and to
the detriment of those who were disabled
in service and in line of duty. In ali ma
tions who Keep armies pensions are only
granted for long and meritorious
services or else for wounds or diseases
resulting in permanent disabilities origi-
mating in the army. | think that our po-
Iitical system is wholly responsible for
our enormous pension roll.
WILLIAM KENNAHAN
Formerly of the 9th L. S. Arty.
United States Soldiers Home, Washing
ton, March Y, 1901.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
Mixed 10 The World.

~, "a. ,.,,,-a,- ,,l.,.aIand is a political
ie it0'' .,o,,
derehct uishhas'eu anu
floating ponderously in lonely seas a
menace to navigation. Following the
-, ,..,,.., ,,,,,, q, srcb cases made and
,,-,,,,,,,, pr,.ar has
pro'iueu' 'he ii'''
proceeded to blow him up Inc Joo WAS
well done-how well, our readers may
i,,joa from, tho following extracts from
MT, - ..-r,,,.. c,,,r,,,,oYer..,
MI. 'le'elahu anu hls Poi''i'"' ASH
long Oh hish sounding Ph'Ases' pu' sun. Wv
nitions II MI 'le'eiahd recent
hAa neen Spoken hs'e"u VI "ii'''"' -
have been explained by WIN VI H'''u'' S'7
gestlng that he himself was me enlp'uli''n'
OF the principles I" "ihch 'h' parry 9"'u "
turn, but when the words appear III '''u wv
they require key,
'When the battle was on between Republic
and ar Enpire-between democracy and pluto
crscy-bctween bimetallism and recommendation
he refused 10 say word or MT ms mana III DC
nan VI Wv am ''''l - A. ION
-, So n, ,,,r,o forth from his
,eclusion and made the air vocal with his sug-
gestions Assuming TO he inspired by a purer
Democracy and boasting OF superior virtue
ne ''eah 70 'He' IN, ,t,a soI5cr
- 49,. S,ssrsI,,5 as .i,visibl, in war and in
yineibIe in pesce.'
ITO desertion of the party organization and
betrayal OF the principles OF me party ne auu'
Os'en'-uous iie'''iVe u -. - .ardaro,,s
"a ,I.,f+,li,,o,,s ,,,,ss II he viii clearly and
eandidly define the Democratic principles about
which he is 50 prone to talk, the people can
decide Tor themselves "he,ne nc y '"e -. ~
al an -, IT. and entrusted I
p;.-ror, uorosp with the combination of the
Government vaults. and then supported the Re-
publican ticket because his Administration was
not endorsed-the same mr. % 80, :.
aosnr.o ~ To- ,rair.. tbeIn-tbe same Mr.
cleveland who condemned imperialism and then
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

Mr. Andrew Carnegie is a man who is
altogether and effus'vely generous, not
only with his purse. but with his advice.
The fact may not be known as well in
his hardship of skibo. or in London, as
II is in America, but it is a fact never
theless. For d number of years Mr.. Car
nogie has had his say in the press of the
country. on all subjects of public inter
est, political, economic, moral, or ethical
But we are used to him over here. and,
regarding him as a singular and interest
ing specimen Of the species gift horse.
never look him in the mouth.
When, however, he Eliminates abroad,
his auditors should be cautioned that
much as Americans revere the greatest
and richest ironmaster that probably ever
was. they do not pin implicit faith to his
estimates Of public opinion on this con
tineBt. nor 10 his views OF public policy
They are with him heartily I'm his advice
20 young men to be born poor, grow up
IN obscurity and then make hundred
or three hundred million dollars or so for
photographed purposes. Advice of this
kind is particularly heartening after the
great combiuers and Concentrations Of in
dustry have shut off all opportunities for
success that they enjoyed in their genera
tion. from the youth of the succeeding
one. BIT infallibility in such directions
does not necessarily indicate the same
thing in all others. So we must dissent
from one or two OF the statements Mr.
Carnegie is reporrcd to have made to his
friend Mr.. Stead. Of London who in
teryiewed him the other day. In reply
20 question concerning American do
niestio politics, he said:
Your troubles in south Africa arc teaching
Us a valuable object lesson against similar adj
venture iu CHINA ana clseRhcrc. American obiu-
Ion Is dead against any entanglenent ia China
and, although al the present time public opinion
s. setting steadily against the Philippine BUSH
mes II has not yet reached the West. Never
theltss you will see that we shall get out OF that
busness-Iow, don't zee. but the opinion is
growing thar We must get ont somehow. and the
sooner the better. Whore there's will there's
q Way!'
II the Britishers TO whom Mr.. Carnegie
talks in this strain knew enough about
American affairs TO ask him a few peril
ncnt questions, he might not find II easy
TO prove his assertion that public opinion
in this country is setting steadily
against the Philippine business" II Is
trueEthat many worthy and some fnfiu-
entail citizens agree with him that the
acquisition of the Archipelago was mis-
take, but even OF tn class majorit,
probably think that he only way open
10 us to remedy the mistake If to reduce
the Islands TO a state OF order and civil
cation and prepare their inhabitants as
rapidly as We can for the duties and r..
spousibilities Of self-government unde
the Stars and Stripes and the Constitu-
tion.
II the tide OF public sentiment is setting
strongly against the philippine bdsI-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
THE NEW YORK AT GIBRALTAR
To Proceed to TnnGicr to Back Up
Claims Against Morocco.

The armored cruiser New York arrived
at Gibraltar yesterday after a tempes-
tuous voyage from Hampton Roads, in
which she lost thirty-foot whaleboat.
In his telegram to the Navy Department
reporting the New York's arrival and re-
ferring to the storm encountered. Rear
Admiral Frederick Rodgers, whose flag
ship she is, makes no reference to his in
structions to proceed to Tangier, Moroc-
co, to assist Mr.. Gunnere, the United
States Consul General, in compelling the
Moorish Government to apologize for the
threat of the Sultan's Grand Vizier and
his Minister of Foreign Affairs to move
the capital from place to place to pre-
vent Mr. Gunnere from presenting per-
sonally to the Sultan certain indemnity
claims of the United States against Mo-
rocco.
1t was said at the Navy Department
that the New York would spend only
day or so at Gibraltar and would proba-
bly, reach Tangier on Monday or Tues
day. She will then go to Mazigan, where
Mr.. Gunnere will disembark and proceed
overland to Morocco City, the capital,
sending word in advance that an attempt
to move the court elsewhere before his
arrival will be considered an affront to
the United States. The State Depart
ment officials say that Mr.. Gunnere VIII
have no armed escort on his two days
overland journey from Mazigan to Mo-
rocco City and must trust to luck and
his official position to get through safely.
1t was learned yesterday that Mr.. Gum
mere has been instructed to present his
letter of credence to the Sultan person
ally. Mr.. Gunnere has been accredited to
Morocco since May 4, 1898. nearly three
years, but in all that time has been I'M
able to see the Sultan. To have full eff
feet and force a letter of credence must
be presented personally to the ruler of
country. Mr.. Gunnere Is to insist on his
right to place his credentials in the Sui
tan's hands.
Information has been received at the
State Department t-.st Mores, the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs of Morocco. has
sent an apologize note to Mr.. Gunnere
in regard to the threat of the Grand VI
Zier and himself that they would move
the capital If Mr.. Gunnere came there.
This note is not satisfactory to the de-
partment and Mr.. Gunnere will insist
that an official apology be made by the
Government of Morocco for the attempt
of the two Moorish officials to defeat the
purposes OF the special mission with
which Mr. Gunnere has been entrusted.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
The President Asked to Appoint Him
Attorney General.

Senator Foraker and other members of
the Ohio Congressional delegation have
endorsed Solicitor General John X Rich
ards for Attorney General, to succeed Mr.
Griggs who is to retire on April l. While
ii has been known for some time that Mr.
Richards was willing to enter the Cabi-
net, and, In fact, anxious to do SO, his
candidacy has not been actively pushed
for the reason that the general impress
sion has prevailed for the past six weeks
that the President would appoint Phllan-
der c. Knox. of Pittsburg. While II is
still probable that the latter will be
named, IL is a fact that a definite de-
cision has not yet been reached Not a
little opposition has been developed to
the Pittsburg attorney by reason of the
fact that he is so closely identified with
the Steel Trust. having been Mr. Car
negies chief counsel for many years
This fact, however. does not prejudice
Senator Hanna against him, and he is
agreeable to the appointment
Solicitor General Richards is from Ohio
and was Attorney General of the State
while Mr.. Mckinley was Governor II Is
said that Mr. Richards intends retiring
from Office in case ne is not made Attor-
ney General. and that only Cabinet
portfolio will induce him to remain.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

We are sorry to observe that there is a
serious War Department scandal in the
wind. 1t involves ;he use of the Frank
ford Arsenal and its plant by private
arms company to manufacture guns for
the Colombian Government, without law
ful permission. The charge is a very
grave one. because If proven it should
subject any and all persons implicated TO
heavy penalties. In any OTTER country
such thing would constitute almost the
highest offence known to military law.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
Did No, score Government Clerks.

10 tt EDITOR or TIE TINES: Your re-
port Of the remarks I made at the Rust
ness Mems Association last evening did
me an injustice. / did not reflect at all
upon any class of Government employees,
but did say that large and influential
percentage of OUR population who held
office under the Government, from the
very nature Of their employment, We're
prevented from promoting manufacturing
and commercial enterprises which ] re
.arded as desirable and essential to the
growth of the city and the employment or
our people. only Il it" years ago was
glad to start life as a clerk in the War
and Treasury Departments, ANA / trust
L have TOO much good judgment ana
grateful regard for large number Of
clients who have extended their patron
,ee and friendship To me for nearly a
bird of century to willfully reflect
upon them in any way yours, truly,
Il. IL WARMER
March % 1891.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

! ness" it must have begun to rise very
recently IT was not visible to the ordi-
nary eye last November when the voters
| of the United States, by u large majority,
endorsed Mr.. Mckinley's policy of colon
| ial expansion. and tacitly gave him a new
| commission TO extend it. There was no
| popular or other opposition of Importance
in sight when the Fifty-sixth Congress
endowed the President with the fun i'm
perium in our Asiauc possessions, or
when it made him monarch of Porto Rico
under a law which ignored and violated
the fundamental law of the Union. Mr.
Carnegie is, perhaps, right in saying that
anti-expansion opinion has not yet reach
ed the West. and it is equally true that
it would puzzle anybody else to find sat
isfactory evidences of its existence else
where. We are not criticising the views
of the eminent phlanthropist from the
viewpoint of their righteousness or ether
wise. but on account of their ina ginative
quality.
As an exponent of the opinion of his
adopted country, We are forced TO think
that, in another statement. said to have
been made to Mr. Stead, Mr.. Carnegie
was unfortunate in asserting that the
thinking people of America are indiffer-
ent TO the Nicaragua Canal In the pub
lished interview he is quoted as follows:
Il think it would be a mistake from every
point Of view to try to make the Nicaragua
Canal. II want a canal what should do
is 10 make arrangement with Colombia and
buy up the Panama Canal which could be had,
/ believe. for thirty-four million dollars. and
could he completed for two hundred Millions
We do not exactly know now to take
this statement. AS some e Mr.. Car
negie's associates in the most stupendous
understood to compose the Panama Canal
Syndicate, possibly ii may be intended to
convey notice TO the world that the syn
dictate is so modest in it's demands that ii
million dollars as a reward for its labors
of promotion and lobbying. We can with
difficulty credit that idea, however since
never before have we seen it limited that
the syndicate magnates would be satisfied
with a profit of less than fifty or sixty
millions, which, doubtless, they would be
willing to take in Government bonds in
stead of cash.
In reality, the public opinion to which
the golden ironmaster refers. but which,
in truth, is opposed to the scheme to
unload the de Lesseps failure on the
nation, is of small account in the prem
iscs. When job like that of the Panama
Canal has the backing of our multi-mil
lionaire rulers, manipulators, and phi
lanthropists, and they are willing to do
in a financial way may be nee.
essary to anoint the wheels Of legislation.
what sort of chance can public opinion
have against them? Let him who has
of the inner workings of Con-
gress and of Republican headquarters
answer the question! 1t is too hard
for u.s.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
OBITUARY.

Ethan o. Thompson. the senior MEM
her of the clothing arm OF T.. o. Thomp-
son q Sons, of New York and Philadel-
phia, died Mt his home in Hawthorne
Place, Montclair, N. j., on Thursday
night from hear: disease. lie was sew
enty years old. He was one of the di.
rectors of the Bell Telephone Company
| and member of the Union League Club.
the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and
the New England Society. all of Phila-
dclphia- Mr.. Thompson belonged to the
Arch Street Presbyterian Church. Mont
clair. in which services will be neid on
Monday afternoon at o'clock He leaves
a widow, four daughters. and two sons
The death of Herbert F. Mum. of At
lantic City from acute gastritis. Is an
nounced. Born near Hackensack, n. j.,
he was in his thirty-second year. He was
the second son of Abram G. Mum. and
mad been for ten years a member OF the
firm of S. Mum. Son & Co He was a
member of the New York and New Or
leans Cotton Exchanges. the New York
Produce Exchange. the Coffee Exchange
ana the Chicago Board Of Trade: also of
the Colonial, the New York Athletic, the
Marine and Field. and Atlantic Yacht
clubs. The funeral will be held at his
former home at Bogata, N. ].
Carl Laeisz, Chairman of the board OF
directors of the Hamburg American Line. 9
VINO died Thursday. was the head of the
firm OF f. Laeisz, one of the largest
shipowning houses of Hamburg estab-
lished in 1924 His firm owns large
fleet OF steamships and number OF the
fastest sailing vessels afloat including
the Potosi, which is one of the largest
saiilng vessels in commission. Mr. Laeisz
was Chairman OF the Hamburg Chamber
OF Commerce for many years
Thomas Thompson. the manager OF Ma
sons furniture establishment in Myrtle
Avenue, Brooklyn. who began his business
career with the Brooklyn Furniture Com
pany twenty-three years ago died on
thursday at his home, 10l Park Place He
was line singer, and belonged to several
musical societies. He was not married
Zenas E. Evans. father of Mrs. Marcus
Daily and Mrs. Ross Clark, is dead at
Anaconda, Mont, aged seventy-nine years.
he came from Pennsylvania nearly forty
years ago. Ross Clark Is a brother of
Senator Clark.
L. III. Vincent, a veteran real estate
dealer in Brooklyn. died on Wednesday
at his home. 742 Herkimer Street. in his
seventy-fifth year He had long been in
hill district He leaves widow and one
son.
Frank Edgar Dinge, assistant book
keeper in the central office of the Brook
lyn Young Mems Christian Association.
died on Thursday at his home, IS Bergen
Street, Brooklyn. He was an active
worker in the Hanson Place Baptist
Church.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23
MARCoNTs RIGHTS STAND.
The Long Disputed Suit Against the
Inventor Dropped.

I
Ne" iohh' March "a decree which
mas just peen signed by Judge Alfred c.
| Coke, In the United States Circuit Court
| Diminishing the complsint brought nv "
man z, Tsar,,a,1 1870. r,,,,.IsoI-. -
| -. :, s.'iA47t '"e'ieii'i' 41
| cohi' the inventor. mas apparently ended
| the long-standing dispute between these
| contestants over the validity Of the wire
| Loco taloorarb,, ,,.,.,,. ohtat,.,, -, ~.
! -, .. '''e'iieu oS inc
ltaitdh inventor
Attached te the decree is a letter under
| date OF February 20 from T. f Mavna-
| diar corn.aI for r,,-,oa e., ,,,,,.
~ 'ne sue
against Marconl III is addressed TO
Frederick II. Belts. of Belts, Belts. Shelf
| field 81 Belts solicitors for Marconi and
is in mar, as Follows.
10 AZ pa a7 ioo"s