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The Washington times., 1901-10-30
DEMoRALIzED BY THE WAR.
business Along the Coast of Colon.
bia Suffering Severely

NEW ORLEANS. Oct &-Passengers
from Bocas del Toro report business on
the coast of Colombia completely demor-
s,iisszed by the revolution. Martial law pre-
walls in Bocas, and no one is allowed to
enter the town unless he can give an ex-
planation.
There are about 5000 revoIutionists be-
tween Bocas and Colon awaiting an oppor-
tunity to capture the seaports. They have
made no attempt to interfere Win the
traffic OF the Panama Railroad. although
they could do so if they wished. Public
sympathy in the isthmus, it is declared,
is with the revolutionsts. The latter
entertain the hope that the United States
will intervene in some way.
The Government has hard work to keep
up its forces, and has not 'nly resorted
to conscription. but has taken some of
the revOlutionist prisoners into its ranks.
Even with these additions more than
one-third of the Government forces on
the isthmus are boys of from twelve to
fifteen years old Gen. Fl. o. Jeffreys, of
Virginia. U. S. is directing the movement
of the Government forces on the isthmus.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
MASS MEETING IN BALTIMORE.
Attorney General Rayner Unable to
speak at Music HALL

The largest Democratic meeting that
VIII be held in Maryland during tbs pres
ent campaign takes place at Music Hall
in Baltimore tonight Attorney General
isidor Rayner was invited to address the
meeting, but was compelled to decline on
account Of his duties at the Schley Court
Of Enquiry. and the work he is Obliged to
do at night in abstractlng the case for
the argument next week
II is understood that Murray Nandiver
Chairman of the State Central Democratic
Committee of Maryland, telegraphed Mr.
Rayner yesterday asking whether he
would not send on a letter to be read by
Bernard Carter. who will preside at the
meeting endorsing the Democratic ticket
1t is also understood that Mr.. Rayner
has written such letter endorsing the
ticket and Senator Gormans candidacy
for the United States Senate.
As 1t is well known that Mr.. Rayner
has not entirely agreed with Mr.. German
in the past in reference to party man
agement in Maryland. and especially dur
ing the Cleveland Administration. Mr.
Rayner being a warm friend and adherent
of ex-President Cleveland. he was asked
last night at the New Willard whether
this report which had gained eredence in
washington was true Mr.. Rayner said:
had l been able to do 80, / certainly
would have spoken at the meeting. l
am heartily in favor OF the Democratic
ticket in Maryland. as l have always
been. | think that our nominations are
excellent, and believe the ticket will win
50 Tar as Mr. German is concerned. OF
course. / do not know whether he. Is a
candidate for the United States Senate
or not. 1t looks to me. however, as if
the Democratic party in Maryland is al
most unit for his return. He has served
his State well in the Senate. and / arn
strongly In favor of Democratic SEN
ator. And If Mr.. German is the choice
of the party. as he appears to be. / would
be glad to see him in the Senate and
Rave so expressed myself in a letter 10
the chairman of the committee"
At the meeting tonight at Music Hall
Mr.. Bemore Carter, one of the leaders OF
the Maryland bar. will preside. and
Arthur p. German and Gov. John Walters
Smith will speak
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
The Journey of the Oregon.
TO TIE EDITOR CT THE TINES: In your
evening edition TODAY Won say:

| 10 TIE EDITOR CT The TINES: In your
evening edition today you say:
about the only reason thus far given by Sec
rotary Long for rewarding and honoring Crown
| inshield with the command of the European
| Squadron is that TO the present head of the
| Bureau of Navigation belongs the credit of bring
| ing the Oregon from the Pacific Coast and max
| ing her part OF the feet operating in Cuban
waters Crowninshield is said to have sug-
| gested it. To layman it seems like a per-
| feCtly natural suggestion. After the destruction
Of the Spanish fleet at Manila, the great battle
! ship was not needed in the Pacific, and she was
| needed on the Atlantic side. The thought OF
1 having her make the passage around Cape Horn
! was all well enough, but it was hardly service
| which calls for the recognition that is TO be be-
| slowed
| II YOU viii spare a few moments for re-
| search yOu may be jolted by the discov-
cry that the oregon began her voyage on
March II, just sev' nty-tYe days before
the destruction Of the Spanish h,de1v feet at
Manila. ID. b WOOZN-
Washington, Oct S
1.-THE statement in The Evening Times
to which our correspondent objects. and
properly objects. was based upon a semi
official announcement by Secretary Long
which appeared in the evening papers of
the 10Th inst, as follows:
Regarding the reported friction between Rear
Admiral Crowninshield and Mr.. Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Long said:
- When the war with Spain broke ont the
Oregon was at san Francisco When the battle
Of Manila occurred, resulting in complete vie
tory. there was no work for the vessel 10 do in
the Pacific. and Rear Admiral Crowninsheld suS-
gestcd that the Oregon snoulG be sent around
20 Join the heet in the West Indies. President
Roosevelt then Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
agreed at once that the idea an excellent one,
and the project was carried out, how successfully
everyone knows "
While it is Il strange thing that the Sec
retary of the Navy should make so gross
II mistake in discussing the movements of
one Of his warships The Times does not
offer it as an excuse for its own blunder
II should have verified the statement as
it has been compelled to verify many
others emanating frcm the Navy Depart
Inent during the past four years. and 1t
deeply regrets that it did not do so. The
facts arc that the oregon left San Fran
cisco on March 10. 1898. and reached Key
West on May % The Battle of Manila
took place on May IL
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
INSPECT THE OBSERVATORY.
The Board of Visitors Preparing an
Animal Report.

The board of visitors to the United
States Naval Observatory convened in
this city at the Arlington Hotel yesterday
for the purpose of preparing recommen-
dations TO be presented to the Secretary
Of the Navy. Yesterday afternoon, after
a short opening session, the board went
upon a tour of inspection to the Naval
Observatory buildings and grounds The
board will remain in session fer several
days, and it will be some time before their
report is submitted to the Secretary of
the Navy.
The members composing the board are
Prof. C. A Young, of Princeton. Presi-
dent; Prof Almond Stone. University Of
Virginia. Secretary; Prof. w. r. Harper,
University of Chicago; Prof. E. c. Pick
ering of Harvard University; Prof C.
r. Chamber Columbia University, New
York. and Pro. ASaph Hall. Ann Ar
bor University, Michigan. All the members
of the board are present, with the ex-
ception of Prof. Harper. who is unavoid-
ably detained in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
Oil as EueI,

The New York Times" says that the
increasing use of crude oil promises,
temporarily at least, to have an impor-
tant influence upon the coal trade Of
the United States. Very likely this is
so. Anything that is placed in direct
competition with coal as fuel must af-
feet its commercial value. 1t may low
er the price or it may simply prevent an
advance; but in one or the other of
these ways there is bound to be some
effect. proportioned to the extent of the
competition. What this will be and
how long it will continue are purely
matters IF conjecture. There seems to
be no way of ascertaining with any sort
of exactness the quantity of oil that
can be made available. The opinion
has been expressed by many who have
given some study to the subject that
oil will very largely supplant coal.
There are too many elements Of uncer-
tainty involved to justify us in placing
much dependence upon this prediction.
There is nothing yet in sight to support
it. and the probabilities seem to be
rather strongly the other way.
MUCH mas Dttl Sdlu respecting the
comparative cheapness of oil, but the
New York newspaper referred to di-
reefs attention to the fact that tests
have been made only in sections where
the oil is relatively cheap and the coal
relatively dear. Where the oil gushers
most abound there is little or no coal,
and that which is mined anywhere near
is generally of poor quality lig-
mites of low heating power Under such
circumstances the cost of transporta-
tion is also a most important item to be
reckoned with However, there is no
reason to doubt that the use of oil as
fuel will continue to increase as long
as the supply lasts, and, as before OBJ
served. this will be sure to affect the
price of coal in some way. Whether it
is actually made cheaper, or only pre-
vented from rising in price, as 1t might
under an increasing demand. the consul
mers will have no reason to complain.
Fuel Is one of the great necessaries of
life, and 1t is not likely ever To become
too cheap to suit the great consuming
public, either for household use or for
manufacturing and commercial pur-
poses.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
Congress and the Navy.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.)

Apart altogether from what the verdict
of the Schley Court of Enquiry may be
1t is reasonably certain that a Cougrcs-
sional investigation of the whole matter
will follow. The promotion of Crownin-
shield. in itself. is sure to create conf
ment in Congress. and VIII provide an op-
portunity for a thorough enquiry into the
entire case. The necessity for this may
be open to question. but. judging from the
attitude of members of Congress, it will
be difficult. If not impossible, to prevent
Ii. IL should not, however, be undertak
en- unless upon the most urgent reasons
and with an assurance of some tangible
result The case of Crowninshield should
be disposed Of In a less circuitous manner
when his promotion is definitely an
nounCed.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
HAwAIIANs FAVOR WILCOX.
Home Rulers Want Him as Governor
in Pince of Dole.

HONOLULU, Oct. % (via San Francisco.
Oct. 29.-At a large meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Home Rule
party, Robert w. Wilcox. present Dele
gate to Congress. was the unanimous
choice of the party for next Governor Of
Hawaii. There were fifty-two out of six
ty-five members of the committee pres
ent, and three other names were canvass
ed. None was received with any favor
except that of - s1x. Resolutions were
adopted. and will be forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The Home Rulers favor
F. w. Beckley as Delegate to Congress
in place of Wilcox
The Home Rulers comprise all the ma
tives and many of the haIf-breeds Nu-
merically they easily outnumber all
other parties combined, and, If they stand
together. they can elect anyone they nom
mate. Wilcox is their ideal, and they
desire to have the President remove Dole
and appoint Wilcox Governor
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

cheerfully spends hundred and forty
million dollars a year in pensions. on
account of a war which ended more
than a generation ago, and which has
kept on increasing appropriations while
the survivors cf that struggle have
been fast diminishing, should not hesi-
tate to spend money surely and immi-
nently demanded for measure of ma
tional defence And it will not.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
Postponing Reciprocity.
CFrom the Pittsburg Dispatch.)

lFrom tue Pittsburg Dspltch.)
There is an unreadiness upon the part
of Congressional spOkesmen TO undertake
the responsibility of reopening the whole
protection controversy. The idea seems
to be an amplihcation of Senator Hanna $
Ohio battle cry: Let well enough aIone,'
At the same time there is q general recog
niticn Of the fact that reciprocity, as out
lined in the last speech OF The late Presi-
dent, must some day be considered. For
the moment the eXigencies of the present
are permitted to brush aside the aecessi-
tics of the future.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
W. BoURKE COCHRAN HURT.
Thrown From His Horse Near His
Home on Long Island

NEW YORK, Oct. 29-w. Bourke Cock
ran was thrown from a horse while riding
near his home at Port Washington. L. l.,
shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon
He had started out on his favorite horse
at $3.50 o'clock. 1t is not known exactly
where he went. but when on his way
home the animal became frightened at
some object in the road. Some persons
at a distance noticed the actions of the
horse and saw the rider fall heavily to
the ground. They ran up and found Mr.
Cochran unconscious in the road A
injured man was carried TO his home
and placed on a bed. Several physicians
were summoned, and Mr. Cochran was
finally restored to consciousness. 1t was
impossible to learn the exact details of
the accident, as Mr.. Cochran is the only
one who knew. and he is in no condition
to answer QUeStiOnS
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

Trade conditions in Germany have
reached such point that ''Bradstreets"
speaks of the industrial crisis" in that
country. There can be no doubt the
situation is bad enough. and that it is
getting worse 1t does not result to any
considerable extent from American COM
petition. but is mainly a reaction from the
extraordinary activity OF the last few
years. Whatever may be the real cause,
Germany is bound to adopt measures
which she thinks viii bring her relief The
opinion is widespread there that the United
States is the cause Of at least a part OF
the trouble. and it is therefore not sur
prising that her future policy, as it has
been outlined, is calculated to Interfere
seriously with our export trade to that
country. The new German tariff may not
be a wise measure, but it Will hurt us
just the same.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
Riding for N Fall.
iErom the Philadelphia RECORD. J

From the Philadelphia Record)
The treaty Of reciprocity With Argentina
provides for 20 per cent reduction in our
tariff on Argentine wool. Such reduc-
ton would still leave a tax of 100 per cent
ad valorem; and yet, in Difference to pro-
.ective outcry. 1t Is proposed to abandon
the reciprocity treaty with Argentina! II
is evident the ultra -protectontsts are rid
ing for a fall.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
4 Permanent ce..ps Rnreau.

(From the Chicago Record-Heraldl
The Census Bureau should be taken OUT
If the hands of he politicians. and should
be made a permanent bureau OF the Gov
ernment. Under the classified service the
Information IL gathered would have the
value that attaches to any other statiS-
ties collated by experts whose appoint
nents are governed by merit and duaiin-
.atiOn
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
The Honor of the Navy.
From the Philadclnhia Timcsl

tFrOm The PhlIldcIphia Timc5.)
Admiral Dewey will do his part to re-
deem the honor Of the navy; the removal
Of Crowninshield will accomplish much;
but there must be a new head to the de-
partment who will bring back to the
civil administration of the navy the ira
Gitions of honor and manliness that have
been the source OF its strength and that
made possible the triumphs of Manila
and Santiago.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
One Magnnte's Power.
lErnm an New York World.l }

The most prcsaic account of ]. Pierpont
Norgans trip across the continent reads
lie fairy tale. 1t was not record
hreakcr:'' there were too many stops. But
he power of financial magnate was
rlntcd when the traffic of a great railway
Inc was switched through "cut-oft ~ !,
light so that he might sleep undi7turhed
shown in dragging him 22I mics in p
minutes
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
The surpIus Question.

(From the Chicago Chronicle)
The people should insist that no sur
plus should he accumulated. and that
taxes should be reduced until barely suf-
ficient to supply the needs of a govern
ment economically ordered and admins
tered That is the kernel of the surplus
question.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
The bipartisan Senate.

(From the New York Iribune.)
With Mr. Jones adding his vote to the
Republican column, and Mr.. Teller his
to the Democratic. the Senate again be-
comes bipartisan, containing no member
Who cannot be fairly characterized either
rs a Republican or as Democrat
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
An Annexation Party.

(From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.)
An organized annexation party is begin
ming TO take share In the affairs of Cuba
few years hence nearly all Cubans will
be for union with the best Government
and with their best friends and customers
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
Letting Well Enough Alone.
cFrom the Philadelphia Ledger1

prom the Philadelphia Leiger)
After due consideration. the American
peopIc have concluded that Senator Han
na's advice to let well enough alone is
GOOD only in the sense that he should be
LassCd by in the const int search for
something better.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

Within the space Of six weeks and two
days from the time of President McKin-
ley's sad death the vile wretch who took
his life has been arraigned indicted, tried
sentenced, and executed. What a contrast
to the hideous legal farce that followed
the assassination Of another American
President Justice has been done upon
the murderer Let him be instantly for
gotten, and his crime forever remembered
as a warning TO the nation to take better
precautions in the future for the safety
of it's Chief Magistrates.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

The proceedings in the Court Of Enquiry
yesterday were the reverse of sensational.
Captain Lemly continued his cross-exam-
inatlon of Admiral Schley, and straight
way made 1t so plain that he intended to
thrash over old straw. to no purpose. that
he soon succeeded in emptylng the house
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

1t seems rather paradoxical to find a
brewers organization coming forward
with temperance scheme. but that is
what the brewers of Birmingham. Eng
lane, have just done. and. moreover, the
scheme itself is one of the most interest
ing propositions ever made for the reform
OF the liquor trade.
For long time IT has been generally
admitted that Birmingham. like London,
ha3 good many more public houses or
saloons than is good for its people and
not long ago the licensing Justices, of
which body Arthur Chamberlain. the
brother of the Colonial Secretary, is
chairmen n. decided to wipe out about 100
by quashing their license,t Then the
brewers came forward with their pro-
posal.
The new scheme is that a committee. to
be composed partly Of magistrates and
nartly of the brewers. should decide just
which public houses 1t would be best to
close and that the committee should fix a
fair price for each of these houses. which
the owners would be obliged to accept.
The brewers argue that the closing of
these houses would substantially increase
the business of those that remained, and
on this theory it is proposed that their
owners should put up the money neces-
sary to pay off those whose places were
closed
The Washington times., 1901-10-30


The Russian Empire contains more than
sixty-five independent racial groups 1t
is a veritable Tower of Babel Even
with the omission of Siberia and Central
Asia there remain in Russia in Europe
and the Caucasus alone forty-six differ
ent peoples. In the northw st the Firms,
in the west the Lithuanians. and the east.
on the banks of the Volga, numerous
groups of Uralo-Altaic populations, the
Tchermisa, Mordva, Votiak and Permi-
ans. In the southeast there are the
Tartars in Crimea and Greeks on the Sea
Of Azof. Add to this the sporadic groups
of Germans and Jews. All these numer-
Gus elements have in a great measure
commiEgled
The history of Russia is the reverse
properly speaking, of that of the United
States. While in America there is an
Aryan invasion proceeding from east to
west, in Russia there Is an Aryan sinva-
sion going from west to east.
The centre from which the Slav emf
grationS set forth seems to have been
the region of the Dnieper and Galicia.
The upper tributaries of the Dnieper were
settled first. The Slavs then reached the
Baltic and founded Novgorod the Great.
Later 0rom the eleventh to the thirteenth
ceEturies) they invaded the basin of the
VClga and founded successively Moscow,
Ni5ai-Novgorod. Saratof and many other
cities. This movement is still going on.
The American far west has counter
part in the far east" of Siberia. Nearly
220. 900 Russian coionists settle there every
year.
But, while the Aryans of America have
almost exterminated the autochthonous
population of the. redskins. the Russian
emigrants have commingled with the
ancient autochthonOus populations of
Eastern Russia. The Russian people are
thus in their sum total mixture Of Slavs
and Firms.
The Washington times., 1901-10-30

The British Admiralty IS taking the
most lively interest in the working of the
personnel bill in the American Navy,
with view to the possible amalgama-
tion of the line and engineer officers of
the British service. Arnold -Fors-er, sec
retary to the admiralty, recently request
ed special reports on the matter, and Vice
Admiral Fitzgerald has written to the
London Times" on the same topic.
The admirals letter is a spirited de-
fence Of the navy against many recent
criticisms, but he admits that the line
officers must wake up and become expert
mechanics, as well as good seameD in or
der to master the complicated machinery
Of the fighting ships, or else the engi-
neers will oust them from their present
predominant position.
Il am not prepared" he said, Ito advo-
cate the amalgamation of the engineers
and executives, In imitation of the Amer
leans. We are certainly not ripe for it
yet. Moreover. 1t is just as well to wait
and see how ii turns out with them. But
if an amalgamation is to be eventually
avoided, it can only be by our executives
becoming practical mechanics All real
work is now done by steam, electricity
and hydraulics. Touch the blooming but
ton as Jack says. and let her go up l
doubt not that he who is the most expert
in touching the blooming button at the
right moment will be the victor in future
naval battles, just as the best sailors
won OF yore."
The Washington times., 1901-10-30
FOREIGN TOPICS.

The Russian Government is making
preparations to place the banking insti-
tutions Of the country more nearly un-
der Il central administration than they
now are. In present circumstances the
banks might be called upon to assist in
any enterprise in which the Government
might be interested. without guarantees
OF assistance, should the enterprise thus
supported prove disastrous. Enquiry into
several of the bank. works and factory
scandals in Russia has revealed the fact
That in not few Instances the directors
of one institution have been responsible
for the management OF the affairs of 9TH
ers. Falsified statements of the accounts
OF banks and other undertakings of an
Industrial or agricultural character have
been issued with a recurrence which has
attracted the attention of the Russian
Government authorities. 1t has been
found that several OF the recent bank
failures on large scale in Russia are
directly attributable to the failure of large
industrial and other concerns whose man
agement was more or less vested in the
hands of the very individuals responsible
for the conduct of the banks affairs.
Inc law IN Russia concerning what is
styled "dlrectorial ubiquity" is so mani
IeStly loose that the Government ,authori-
ties have now determined to alter It's pro-
Visions very considerably. 1t has been
announced in st. Petersburg that the
head of the deuartment of trade at the
Ministry of Finance will shortly leave
the Russian capital for Warsaw, where
he will preside over commission of
members of tha Warsaw Chamber of
Commerce, appointed in accordance with
NJ. de Whites instructions for the pur-
pose of drafting regulations for the con-
duct of banking institutions limited liza
biiity companies, and commercial and in
dustrial undertakings generally on COM
pany basis. The head of the department
OF trade will subsequently preside over
the deliberations of similar commissions
in several other large towns of the En-
pire, including Odessa