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The Washington times., 1901-12-16
ELKINS FOR PRESIDENT.
EN-Rcprcsentntive Dorr Lnuncbc.
Boom for Campaign of 1904.

The next Republican nominee for the
Presidency will not come from New York
Ohio. or Indiana. but will be chosen from
| the section south OF those States said
former Representative c. T. Dorr. of West
| Virginia last night. And the man will
! be Stephen b. Elkins OF West Virginia.
| Senator Elkins is today the most avail
able man for 1904.
The North for thirty years has had a
| monopoly Of naming Presidential candi-
dates. and the time has arrived when the
men ot the South will be recognized. The
solid South. that existed for SO many
years. is fast passing away. With the
adoption of amendments to the several
state constitutions in the South elminat-
ing the negro as a political factor, you
VIII see several Southern States in the
doubtful column In 1904. 1t Is this fact
that will add strength to the candidacy Of
Southern Republican for the Presidency.
President Roosevelt. / am satisfied.
viii give the country a good adminis-
tration. But history shows that Vice
President who succeeds to the Presidency
through the death of the Executive never
is elected himself to the office
The time is at hand when the political
complexion of the country will again re-
turn to the condition that existed prior
to 1860 when there was no such thing as
solid South. And with the return OF that
condition. the South will have voice and
even controlling influence in naming the
head of the Presidential ticket.
In my opinion the Republican ticket
In the next Presidential campaign will be
stephen b. ElkiDs. of West Virginia, and
Jonathan =. Dolliver. of Iowa
Mr.. Dorr is one of the leading Republi-
cans of West Virginia. and he is well
known throughout that section. He is re-
garded as one of the most successful Re-
publican politicians in the South.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
HEMLOCK LUMBER CORNER.
Pennsylvania Operators Alleged to
Have Control of Adjacent Fields.

| ALTOONA. Pa. Dec 15.-what is con-
| sidered one Of the most daring financial
transactions ever attempted in the history
of the lumber business of Pennsylvania
has Just come to light in a project for
cornering the hemlock market.
interests closely identified with those
of John A. Du Bois, the lumber king. are
| said to be supporting the plan, and
| twenty million dollars. it is alleged. is
at the disposal of the combination. Per-
I sons familiar with the situation say that
sum will be required to bring about the
: elimination of the plan.
| Mr.. Du Bois has sent representatives to
half a dozen States and their work has
been performed so quietly that Its nature
and intent were not revealed until the
corner had been practically effected. The
price OF hemlock is now S14 to SIS thou
sand feet. but it is thought the price will
now go up to SIS or $50. The latter figure
is the one fixed by the combination for
letting go of its vast accumulation.
The greater part of the hemlock IS
owned by the big tanning companies. and
as many Of these are in sympathy with
the Du Bois people the requirement OF
options on their lumber was not difficult.
pool was not long in forming.
For several days representatives of the
combination have been in this city, where
frequent conferences have been held. Al
though they have maintained the strictest
secrecy, enough has leaked out to justify
an outline of the scheme.
Options have been secured when possi-
BILE; when necessary. purchases outright
have been made. The Pittsburs. VIII
Transport, South Fork and northern fields
were attacked simultaneously. and they
are described to be tight as drum to-
day In the Pittsburg district 1.206. COO 600
feet OF hcmlOck are centred. In Williams
port $50 coo eco, in South Fork 6. .09G coo.
and in Vlntondale 20 .000. coo. This rep
resents the output OF year from dis
tr:cts tributary to thsse centres. The
GOodyears control practically all the hem
lock in Potter. Lycoming. and other
northern counties, while Du Bos may do
as he pleases with the product CT the
ViutOndale and South Fork districts, and
a coed portion of the Fittsburg district.
There is just one thing the combina-
tion has to fear said man familiar
with the trade conditions. and in q meas
ure a party to the corner. ut will net
have forced the price of hemlock Up near
ly so high as it proposes until il has
felt the force Of Michigan and Wisconsin
competition. The vast quantities OF hem
lock in the Western fields have been kept
ont Of the competition because Of freight
rates. But before hemlock sells at 500
the Western product will become a factor
IN the Eastern market. North Carolina
pine would also come into the Northern
market "a a competitor of henllock"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
HOUSE COMMITTEE CONTEST.
Friction Over Reference of Over
street Gold Standard Hill.

The contest bstween the House Com
mittee ON Banking and Currency and the
Committee on Coinage. Weights. and
Measures over the references Of the Over
street bill designed to strengthen the gold
standard. is scheduled to come up in the
House on Tuesday. The special committees
from the Coinage. Weights and Measures
Committee called on the Speaker aud laid
their grievance before him. aud were told
that a change of reference must be made
by action Of the House
Mr.. Southard (Ohio). chairman Of the
committee. undertook 70 catch the eye of
the Speaker on Friday. but the latter
overlooked MIN. as Representative Over
street, who introduced the bill. was not
ready to take up the matter at that time
Mr.. overstreet desires the bill to be
handled by the Committee on Banking
and Currency. of which he is a member. as
was the case with the gold standard bill
which he presented to the House on be-
half of the Republican caucus.
At that time the coinage committee OBJ
jected to the reference of the bill to the
banking committee, but lid not make a
hight on the flccr. as II was a caucus
measure. The present bill, however. il.
one introduced by Mr.. 0verstreet on his
own account, and the members of the
coinage committee claim that it relates
exclusively to gold and silver. and as IL
contains nothing concerning banking or
currency. should go to the committee ON
coinage. and not to the committee on
banking.
They contend that their committee is
one of the oldest and most highly re-
upa Uf fb ba
ing its powers directly from the Consti-
tuition. which gives Congress the right to
coin money and to adopt standards OF
weights and measures. They believe the
Committee on Banking ard Currency is
trying to absorb all the business OF
handling the money bills. and propose to
make the issue over this bill.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
blizzard Bulletins Valuable.

Il am continually inspecting the wealth
er maps whenever / run across them here
in Washington" said Mr.. Frank Hubbell,
Of New Mexico, last evening, at the
Shoreham.
They interest me more than any Of
your grand sights at the Capital. for
they keep me advised with a fair degree
Of accuracy, "a to the condition Of my
sheep. / have seventeen sheep ranches in
the Territory, and the knowledge Of the
weather often means thousands Of dollars
to me.
Frequently J have been able to get
word TO my herders 10 drive the locks
out of the mountains to places not far
distant, yet safe from the freezing cold
Of a coming blizzard. Climate with us
is largely a question Of altitude. When
you know a cold wave is coming a few
hours In advance there is plenty # time
to get your sheep 10 where they viii rot
suffer"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
English the OmcInI Tongue.

do you know" asked DR.. l. ]. Gardner,
of Montreal, Canada, of a reporter for
The Times at the Arlington last evening.
that it has been a glorious thing for the
United States that your State and nation
al legislators have from the beginning in
sisted upon the supremacy of the English
language? Wherever your flag may float.
10 doubt. the same policy will be main
tained. 1t would be a great thing for
US in Canada If English had been made
the paramount tongue. just as has been
done in the States.
Il consider this matter OF speech the
vital thing, after all. In the Dominion
may get legal summons written in the
French language, though l may not un-
derstand word of it, and member of
our Parliament may make an address in
French. to be translated into English
subsequently. This ought not to be the
case in any land where the Anslo-Saxon
race is dominant"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Time for Vigilance.

Whoever il is that attempted to end
the life of Mrs. Dennis by brute force,
the offender, man or woman. is at
liberty.
Whoever it is that shot James Has
kens to death in a barn near Chevy
Chase. he is still at large in defiance
of the law.
In the Dennis case. the police have
theories galore, but no prisoner. In
the Hasl1ens case, the police are
without a prisoner. although the
rascal who fired the shot is said
TO be roaming the byways of the
Capital.
1t is strange that no guardian of
The law managed TO see or hear on
The night when Mrs. Dennis was at
tackled any of the suspicious things
that transpired in the neighborhood;
the quarrel between n man and wom-
an.-the departure of a man from the
X Street home-the throwing of gar
ments into a catch-basin-the pierre
ly hour, any one of which may have
immediate connection with the mys-
tifying crime.
II also seems strange that the
Chevy Chase murderer should have
led the detectives n race for miles into
Maryland probably through the aid
of an accomplice. and should have
come boldly into the city TO emulate
his more distinguished predecessor,
Dorsey Foultz.
In the preface to an excellent work
on the police force of the District of
Columbia it is said: only with the
coming of the millennium viii the
orderly and well-disposed elements of
society he relieved of the duty of
guarding against the depre edations of
evil-doers: and thus far in human eX-
perience no more effective system of
restraining the bad and protecting
the good has been discovered than
that which now obtains in the police
departments of our large cities and
towns, of which the Metropolitan
Police force of the District of Colum-
bia furnishes an admirable and con-
spicuous example"
In order to live up to this erstwhile
eulogy, the local bluecoats will have
TO bestir themselves both in the mat
ter of prevention and detection.
How this can be best accomplished
will perhaps be a disputed question.
Perhaps the only weakness of the e0-
listing organization is not its lack of
numbers. 1t will be long time be-
fore the public forgets that the orig
inal theory in the Ayres case was that
of suicide.
What the people of Washington de-
mand are results-the prevention of
crime, SO far as police activity and
sagacity will accomplish it; the cap
ture of those who break the law and
drag the good name OF the community
in the mud hy such bloody infractions
:. those in the Dennis and Haskens
cases.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Alabama Political situation.

Mr.. A. T. Goodwin, of Alabama, who was
member of the Fifty-fourth Congress.
and a candidate for Governor in 1896 on
the Populist ticket. was at the Ebbitt last
evening. Captain Goodwin won his seat
in the House after hot contest. the ma
jority deciding in his favor against Judge
Cobb. the distinguished gentleman from
Tuskegee who won national renown by
the remark Where was l at"
The political situation in Alabama, 3"
said Captain Goodwin last night. lis cha
otic. We have a new constitution-which
was simply counted in, not voted in-and
how it Will work Is a matter of specula-
tion. If the negro vote is eliminated l
am free to predict that the State will not
remain in the Democratic column. Our
people are tired OF the dishonest methods
employed by the Democracy in elections
realizing that IL tends to the degradation
of the citizenship Of the State. By not
allowing the negroes to vote there will
be no excuse for continuation of ras-
cally methods. In the long run the de-
priyation of the ballot is best for the
blacks. They would be better off today il
they had never been accorded the right of
franchise"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
A matter of Douh,.

In common with many other cities,
Washington is said 10 be entertaining
that ubiquitous and unwelcome yisi-
Tor. the grip. The local victims, IL Is
claimed, are numerous.
Ever since the memorable invasion
of the Russian malsdy, about a dec
nde ago. there has been at least an
annual scare. The average individual
has at once diagnosed the result of
ordinary winter exposure as the
spectre influenza; and sometimes
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
IrcIand's New,

william Humble Ward.
is now certain OF his appol
successor OF the Earl OF Ca.
Office OF Lord Lieutenant of
the second Earl OF Dudley. and
of the late first earl. who died
He is only thrty-five years old. ..
done very little to distinguish hn
He has acted as Parliamentary So
tary of the London Board Of Trade sin.
1895. is mayor OF the town of Dudley and
served for a time as a major in the Wor-
cestershire regiment. which fought m the
carly days OF the present Anglo Roei war
in South Africa. The family Of Ward ne
quired the title of Dudley from Dudley
Castle in Stafiordshire the first grant Of
the earldom being made to John william
Ward. who was the fourth Viscount of
Ednar and the eleventh baron The rres-
cnt earl was married in 1891 to Rachel
Gurney, the daughter of Charles Curney.
He IS immensely rich Much Of his es-
tate consists of coal mines. and he has
vast holdings Of valuable land in Jamaica
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
FAILED TO KEEP DOWN PRICE.
Cotton Growers Win i'm Fight
Against the OIL Trust.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 15.-The fight be-
tween the Mississippi cotton growers and
The cottonseed oil trust over the price of
cottonseed oil has resulted in a complete
victory for the former.
The mills hxed the price OF seed at S12
ton. and agreed not to give any more.
For this n number of managers We're sued
in the State courts and indicted by the
United states grand Jury.
The mills soon found 1t impossible to
maintain the rate agreed upon. IT. conse-
quence Of the invasion OF Mississippi ter
ritory by the mills in Texas and other
States. with the consequence that the
price Of seed is now from $1l TO SIS per
ton. and tending upward
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Put to Practical Uses.

New York Tribune-The Titanic struc-
lures OF the Old World amazed the CEN
turtles, but this practical generation is
not content with primeyal methods The
cataeombs of this era are not used for
burial; the wide, deep. long galleries are
not dug out for the dead. but for the liv-
ing. The twentieth century Will tunnel
many OF the chief rivers of the world
wherever the interests OF civilization can
be advanced by the opening of such cav
erns far belnw the currents OF famous
streams
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
struck for Too Lille

Montreal Gszette-City Attorney SAILS
bury Of Grand Rapids Mich. has been
found guilty OF accepting a bribe Of
100000 from New Torl, capitalists in con-
sideration OF delivering TO them . water
contract for work worth s4.000.65c The
ordinary municipal boodler. sheu he fig
ures out that Salisbury only got 2la per
cent on the contract price. r.ll probably
be OF the opinion that the sentence is a
right eous one
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
I'm ,be interest of America.

Chicago Record d-Herald-The bill intro
duced at the present session by Senator
Frye eliminates many of the Objectionable
features OF the bill presented at the last
session. notably the speed premiums, and
bases the subsidy to be paid entirely upon
tonnage. IL is a bill. as Senator Hanna
points out. framed In the interest OF
American capital, American labor. and
American industry. The money dishursed
under IL will go largely to the thousands
OF artisans and laborers that will be en-
ployed in our shipyards. Not dollar
of 1t will go abroad.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Pence wight BE weIcomcd.

Cincinnati Enquirer Great Britain has
had her opportunity. and is not now In a
condition to resist the peaceful advances
of non participant in the war. Theo-
dore Roosevelt can make himself most
powerful factor in bringing a grievous
war TO a close He can strike FOR liberty
and peace and honor without involving
his country even in the threat of war
He can make a stand for humanity that
would render him one Of the greatest
leaders in the worlds affairs
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
RIVAL OF THE HOLLAND.
Test of Cnrtcr'- Invention Reportrd
"A Success


STANFORD, Conn. Dec. Il. - Thomas
Moran. the young man " no was with ].
G. Carter. the inventor. when the latter
tested the submarine torpedo boat that
he spent three years building here on
Ware Island. has returned to his home in
this city Moran says the test OIL Penn
field Reef was complete success. and
that there was TO accident The boat
Travelled under water at the rate of about
seven miles an hour. he says. and adds
that she can make from ten to twelve
lSuots. Moran refuses to tell the present
Whereabouts Of the boat or her inventor,
who. he says, is resting until spring.
when the craft viii be thoroughly tested.
tie said, in speaking Of the test
we went down beneath the glrface
perhaps thirty fec md hen went ahead
for seven i HIlea. always close
enough t the sound 90 see
distinct .l. WINS here. When we
were OF a.. I r Carter decided
TO come Hs There was
tug in fer hailed 10
ana made tu ID tOwCd to
city Island. a accident
was all a L.. went all
right when we H. inter- al
though the sitI .., most
pleasant imagina. .auson
that it would haN .r. for
Us to open VI the o,tt
our heavy machinery
meath the surface"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
OF No Importnncr.

New Orleans States-It appears that il
has not occurred to the ;wO Senators
from South Carolina that IT, country j.
in no wise interested in the personal
quarrel by which they have managed to
keep themselves in the public prints sey-
eral years longer than their due: they
do not appear to realize The unscemliness
Of performing the laundry act in the sight
OF eighty millions Of people and at Tho
expense OF the taxpayers of the whole
nation, and they deport themselves Jus;
as though the petty jealousy between Mc-
Laurin .nd Tillman was matter OF
a4iOnal moment
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
r,aIy's Famous pric~t-Conpo-er.

Don Lorenzo Perosi, the young Italian
priest-composer Of the wonderful cantata
THE Resurrection OF Christ" the idol Of
the women on the Continent. is coming to
America The Able Perosi is only twenty
nine years old. His genius was discovered
six years ago. after he became the organ
ist OF famous St. Marks Cathedral in
Venice. Before that he was an obscure
teacher Of music and student Of theology.
In less than a year he wrote four great
urafnrins.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
FOREIGN TOPICS.
Automobile Hothousc

latest novelties in Paris. Baron Edmond
de RothschiId has just had one construct
ed al a cost Of 5000 francs. for the pur-
pose Of carrying hothouse plants from his
country estate to his house in Paris. The
journey there and back used to take two
days. and necessitated the lodging Of
three men overnight in Paris. 1t is now
performed in the same day. and viii
doubtless be a considerable economy.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
The international JoIii.r,.

Anaconda Standard Diplomacy as a fine
art OF deceit is simply a tradition OF dead
centuries. The telegraph wrote its cpl
tnph. The ambassador OF today has 1T
In constant communication with his chief,
he is simply the mouthpiece of his SUI
perior. His principal original function
today Is as an ornament to banquets and
maker OF international 'Jollies."
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
shnrtcr nccnn MniI r.

The London Daily News a .at a
contract for the building Of a ,e. i.eC0
feet long at Rosslare. county Wexford,
ireland. has been concluded. This is part
Of the scheme to connect Fishguard,
Wales, and Rosslare by line Of fast
steamers with the idea OF eventually
making this the fastest American mail
route to London.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
New word for the weather Men.

Il have little friend down in Atlanta.
young girl. who invented a new word
which our weather experts might we'll
adopt" remarked Mr.. c. T Roberts. of the
Georgia capital. last night, at the Raleigh.
This bright young miss was shivering
one day lately and | heard her exclaim:
How ] hate this zeroic weather
Zeroic' was new one on me. !
looked in Webster. but could not find II
there. nor in any other lexicon. She
had coined 1t. and a philologist to whom
submitted 1t told me that it is we'll
constructed and ought to go in the die
tionaries"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Pensions.

indianapolis News-If Congress desires
20 save itself tremendous embarrassment
in the near future, e will put an imme-
date stop TO the practice OF Introducing
private pension bills. Over 900 have al
ready been introduced. and Congress is
Only few days old. Does Congress wish
to resolve Itself into one big pension
commissioner
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
weakness. of A-intic Peoples.

A Paris despatch says the physical
weakness OF the people of AMMAN and
Tonquin is being attributed to the alb
sence of phosphate in their rice diet. NJ.
Doumer. Governor General OF French In
do-China. has ordered a cargo OF phos-
phate from Tunis in order to introduce It
in the rice fields.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
HnpIess Gotham Girls.

Houston P0st-It is hard for a New
York woman TO find a husband these days
unless she possCsses . Dakota divorce.
The New York a5tie'y Gchu.ente ls re-
quired to 90 dsay sud .es rapatlti1n
before She is admit. .eG 20 TIE swim.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Europc's WenIthiest Ruler.

Kaiser wilhelm is said to be individ-
ually about the wealthiest monarch in
Europe. lie inherited large estate from
his grandfather. another from his father
and got some wealth by his wife. but he
has added 10 his private estate by ju-
dici0us Investments, and while a liberal
liver - estimated to be worth $50
600 600
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
PERSONAL.
GuatemnIa's Rosente Future.

People here should not be misled by
the sensational and silly stories printed
in the New York papers regarding affairs
in Central America" said Hon. w God
frey Hunter. United States Minister to
Guatemala. last night at the Raleigh.
In the first place. foreign capital is as
safe down there as in this country. Pres
idcnt Manuel Estrada Cabrera is the firm
friend of the United States. and one OF
the wisest, most accomplished. and con-
scientious statesmen | ever knew. lie is
striving hard to put the finances Of the
country upon a solid basis. and is sure to
succeed.
The bad state Of the national finances
is due to previous incompetent admins
trations. the errors of which will be
avoided by President Cabrera. In natural
resources Guatemala is an Eden. and 1t
has a glorious future. The line of rail-
way constructed by Mr.. Huntington from
The capital to san Joe. on the Pacific, is
being extended to Puerto Barrios. on the
Caribbean Sea. at a cost OF $4,000 900.
giving the country a traDscontinental sys-
tenn that will add greatly to its develop
ment"
The Washington times., 1901-12-16

The fact that Congress is to take
vacation through the holidays is a
welcome sign. 1t indicates that there
are no crises lingering about, and
that most of the proposed legislation
can be made to give way to indulgence
in the good cheer of the fireside.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
Worse TO Follow.

Chicago Record Herald Tillman-
McLaurin one-act farce of Monday was
merely a iiitle curtain-raiser for the
main Senatorial show. II was quiet and
reposeful compared TO the acts that are
10 follow during the Senatorial sassion
The Washington times., 1901-12-16

Mr.. seton-Thompson takes some
what roseate view of the personality.
of wild animals. 4 man who is being
chased by them does not have time to
philosophize much.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16

Despite the anxiety and trembling
of the antitrust American, there is
little likelihood that he will find an
octopus in his stocking on the morn
ing of December 25.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16

The House District Committee is
nearly ready to consider Washington
affairs, and we are all sitting up very
straight and looking very interested.