The times., 1901-03-09
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


side to learn the desires and purposes of
the other is. in the opinion OF Brig. Gen.
Theodore Schwan. the most hopeful method
for the solution of the present troubles
in the Philippine Islands. General Schwan
has not much faith in the persuasive pow
er of the bullet and bayonet.
The prime necessity above all others in
the Philippine Islands" he said at the
Arlington yesterday. is that the Filipino
shall know in what position he stands.
The next thing to be desired is that the
American commander shall know where
he stands Owing to the rapidity with
which troops have been changed at the
stations in the islands the commanding
officers have not become known to the
Filipinus whom they have been sent to
keep i'm order nor have the F'ihpinos had
any opportunity to learn what kind of
men have been put above them. | think
that the personal relation between the
native and the American soldier will do
more to straighten out the trouble than
active fighting. When we have scattered
our men in many garrisons over the ISL
ands, and have allowed them to become ac-
quainted with the conditions that sur
round the Finpinos, and with the Fill
pinos themselves, a forward step will have
gun to know our men they will realize
more fully our intent in the islands
News travels slowly in Luzon. and
scarcely travels at all In other parts of
the archipelago. When however, the ma
tiveS are aware Of the Congressional aC-
ton that has been taken, they will prob-
ably be less reCalcitrant. Under the new
Army bill provisions it will be possible
to send men to the Philippines and to let
them stay there. Placed in various parts
of the islands in permanent garrsOns they
WILL perhaps slowly, but certainly surely
complete the pacificaton which our coun-
try set out upon.
General Schwan has been suffering
somewhat from the results of his cam
paign in LuzOn. and will take a short trip
to Europe to recuperate.
THE problem of doing away with the
smoke nuisance in cities was solved quite
simply by King James l of England" said
r. W. Cavanaugh, of Boston at the Raj
eigh yesterday. MI Cavanaugh is inter
ested in the subject of smoke consumers
because he has recently perfected an in
vention which ne claims does away with
the nuisance entirely.
I have been looking up the subject
he continued, and / find it quite inter
esting. In the time of King James l there
was great deal of manufacturing done
in London. Open fires were used and bi-
luminous coal was burned. There were
no big Chimneys and the smoke blowing
in the faces Of pedestrians caused much
complaint. King James set about abating
tho nuisance entirely and issued an order
that any man found guilty of making
smoke should be beheaded."
"When the American has not the thing
he wants at hand he falls to and makes
it, remarked Lieutenant Colonel Fort
last night as he made himself comforta-
BILE in chair in the Arlington lobby. Il
think that faculty of our countrymen is
nowhere more to be noticed than In Chi
Cago. The thing most wanted in the
Windy City is land think that the
people would be willing TO exchange a
little Of their air if they could only get
land. The land is wanted espeC ally
down toward the lake front. and If the
present plans of the municipality are
carried out, the land viii be had. The
Illinois Central Railroad, by building out
on the lake front. taught the city les
son, and now the city has a dump of its
own Just opposite the corner of Monroe
Street and Michigsn Avenue. Everything
that is thrown away in the city. and
every clod OF dirt that Is dug up goes into
the dump, which is rapidly filling up into
the lake. Several acres have been made
already, and as land in that part of the
city is worth 81 600 a square foot, the
game is well worth the candle.
Upon the success of this little expert
meut the city Is founding 1mm nse
projects. It is now proposed 70 I'LL in al
the lake front out to the breakwat r
about half a mile, and plans have already
been drawn for prosecuting the work.
The main difficulty in carrying out the
scheme lies at the legal end. There are
too many rights involved for the matter
to be Strengthened out quickly. The lan1
owners along the shore have riparian
rights, the United States owns the take.
10 all intents and purposes, but the State
of Illinois has some rights therein. " hen
the legal tanglc has been unr2veled then
the project may take definite shape 1t is
proposed to put upon the made land a
grand coliseum and convention hall, with
a number of other buildings of public
character
Judge Gear. of Hawaii. is much concern
ed over the trouble in the Hawaiian Leg
islature which resulted a few days ago
in the expulsion by force from the Lower
House of Mr.. Cooper, the Territorial Sec
retary.
we who represent the United States
in Hawaii deplore any such outbreak of
native sentiment" he said at Chamber
Inns last night. Il regard the disturb
ance in the Legislature as merely an
other evidence that there is in the inde-
pendent party a strong opposition to the
present Dole government. We try to
avoid friction, and our tactics are always
conciliatOry. but despite all we can do, the
situation gets ahead Of us sometimes.
From the information ! have been
able to gather, / am convinced that Sec
retary Cooper was acting under what he
considered his instructions. The organic
law Of the Territory of Hawaii says that
the Territorial Secretary shall keep a
record of the acts of the Legislature He
no doubt considered that to mean that he
was to have correct StenoSraphiC re
port. and that was why with his steno-
gr;-sher he went into the House.
The Independent party, which is al
ways jealous and suspicious. considered
that as representative of the executive
department of the government, he had
no power 10 mcddle I'm any way with the
Legislative department, and claimed that
his action was an infringement of their
rights. As / look at it, they were right |
though ] in no way criticise Secretary
Cooper action.
Judge Gear is now Territorial judge of
Hawaii. His appointment sent in by the !
President was ratified March { He will |
leave for Hawaii the end of this week.
Boston is rapid transit mad assert |
Cd f. G. Turner, OF the Hub. at WilIards $ |
last night BY the time all the lines now |
under construction are finished you Will |
be able to reach the outskirts of the city |
in few minutes. many less than 1t takes |
the New Yorker to get out Of his town. |
Under nearly every important street in |
Boston subways for electric ears have |
been constructed and they are being CON |
unually extended Overhead there has |
been built three rail elevated road, |