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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27
Coal Production and Exports.

The United States now stands third
on the list of coal exporting nations.
Great Britain being first and Germany
second. Belgium also exports more
coal than we do, but she imports
enough to bring the net exports below
our figures, so that the United States
claims the third place. But. as in the
case of figuring by percentages of
gains or losses, this method of statement
proves very little. for we may be third
among the exporting countries and
still very far behind the two leaders.
Such in truth is the case. Great Britain
exports more than fiftyeight million
tons annually, Germany little more
than eighteen millions, while our ex-
ports are only about seven and half
millions So that Great Britain exports
nearly eight times as much coal as we
do
This. however. is not a matter which
need give us much concern. 1t is in
finitely better for US to consume our
own coal, if we can do so advantage
ously. than to export it. And this is
what we are doing While Great Bril-
tam exported so much more coal than
we did. our total production was TWEEN
ty million tons the greater, which
shows that we actually used seventy
million tons more coal than the United
Kingdom did. While Germany export
ed twice as much coal as we did, our
product was about two and one third
times as great as that countrys. Our
excessive consumption of coal is ow-
ing mainly to the tremendous extent of
our manufactures. OF course. our pop
ulation is larger, which is suggestive
Of greater consumption for household
purposes. but 1t is doubtful il very
much of the larger use can be account
ed for in that way. If any of it can. for
great numbers of our people still burn
wood in their homes.
There is another point of some inter-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27


the mans fitness for IBIS place. A de-
gree ought to mean scholarship and
| ability, and ii ought never to be con-
ferred unless 1t does mean that. When
man Is addressed as, doctor of divin-
ity it should signify that he has pur
sued courses in someareputable college
and divinity school which will acquaint
him thoroughly with theological litera-
ture, and make him, in the true sense
of the word, a scholar. Some of the
old fashioned clergynien who bore this
title-indeed, mostof them. up to a GER
tain point in the development of the
Republic-were scholars. They could
be trusted to tutor a college boy in his
senior year. to conduct correspond
ence with the scholars of any European
country. and to bear themselves as gen
tlemen wherever they happened to be.
They had the influence of natural lead
ers of thought in the community. They
were looked up to because they knew
thoroughly what they pretended to
know. The fact that this race of cler-
gymen has to a certain extent disap-
peared and been replaced by mere ora
torS ana pnllantnrOplc workers is TO De
regretted. A classical education is, to
be sure, not complete preparation for
life, but it is better than none at all
for man who undertakes to be an in
teilectual leader. A clergyman should
have reservoir of acquired wisdom to
which he must be constantly adding.
because he is required to be constantly
giving it out in the form of sermons. A
part of this knowledge must come from
experience of life, and a part from
books. The tendency just now is to
overrate the former and underrate the
latter. and the result is that a loi of
half educated men who cannot COM
mand the respect of their parishioners
in matters of thought are walking
around under the title of doctor of di-
yinity
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27
INTERNATIONAL SPORT.

Lipton's lift at the Americas Cup-and
vainly may he tug!-is not the only at
tempt of its kind this year, though first in
popular interest.
Taking events in chronological order.
O'Connor, the wonderful Irish jumper,
will compete for glory and honors with
American athletes on Labor Day. A week
later an Irish rifle team will meet Ameri-
can marksmen at Sea Grit. y. ]. Later
still sporting interest will be fairly divided
between the cup races and the turf and
track competitions of the oxford and
Cambridge men with our college athletes.
And iast of all come the games OF an Eng
lish cricket eleven In New York and Phila-
delphia.
These foreign sportsmen are assured of
hearty welcome and of fair play for their
endeavors. Let them win If they can, and
we shall try to return the compliment
New York World.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

by high duties if the people of the ISL
and do not want it there.
But there are serious difficulties in
the way of such action in Porto Rico.
Unsatisfactory as the Supreme Court
decisions are, they nevertheless give
the island something of an American
character. and the Porto Rican Legis-
lature has petitioned for and received
free trade with the rest of the country.
Commercially the island is now a part
of the United States. If there were
any particular things on the American
free list that the Porto Ricans want to
exclude, they ought to have thought of
it sooner. What would they have done
if their own contention had prevailed,
and the Supreme Court had held that
the island was. in the fullest sense,
American territory? We should never
have heard of demand for a special
duty on coffee to meet the requirements
of Porto Rico. This absurd complica-
ton is only one of the many that will
be certain to arise out of the effort to
give Porto Rico a vague and indefinite
character somewhere between that of
American territory and foreign.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27
brazilian Coffee in Porto Rico.

The excitement over Brazilian coffee
continues in Porto Rico, and no doubt
= seems ''lro serious matter to the
people of that ,sl--- Il, the same time
eaEe 90 ere "ar fs-r talk concern
U= ing. a Porto
.I-E lH- on the people
d worthless
--Rz-!laa a---.
M ee--a ilege of the
i.snU.. here Goo v the coffee
If -hsy tl.9'- ..4t .-. .-ll' tation is in
this coffee
and worth
less it is a rather serious slap at the
American people as a nation Of coffee
drinkers. 1t is said that we drink more
of this beverage than does any other
nation in the world, and very large
part Of it comes from Brazil. Accord
ing to the American Grocer the July
deliveries Of coffee in the United States
were more than three hundrd and
ninety thousand bags of Brazilian,
against about lightweight thousand
bags of all other kinds. This is in the
proportion of about four and one-haIf
bags of Brazilian coffee 10 one bag of
all others combined. Can it be possible
that we are filling ourselves up with
cheap and worthless" stuff to any such
extent as this proportion would indl-
cate? II so, it is rather humiliating
state of affairs. The average American
Will hardly be prepared To accept this
Characterization of Brazilian coffee in
all its length and breadth. He NAV
admit that it is not the best brand in
the world, but he will not be inclined
10 concede that 1t is worthless" He
will be more likely to feel with refer
ence 10 coffee, as the Irishmsn express
ed himself about whisky: Some kinds
are better than others. but all ,:inds
are good
And now 1t is reported that Cuba has
likewise taken the alarm, the Chamber
of Commerce of Havana protesting
strongly against the importation of
Brazilian coffee. The status of Cuba
Is quite different from that of Porto
Rico. The Supreme Court has held
that Cuba Is a foreign country. and
that Porto Rico IS not Hence, there
Is no reason why the Cuban revenue
laws should be framed in harmony
with those of the United States. There
seems TO be nothing to prevent the ex-
elusion IF Brazilian coffee from Cuba
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

Secretary Root is back in Washington,
and, it is said. Will endeavor to solve the
mystery of the missing Signal Service
records, the loss of which is such a com
fort to the Sampson ring on the adjoin-
ing Side of the building. Perhaps some of
these same ringsters could give the Sec
rotary some mixing of the whereabouts
of the absent despatches-that is, if they
would
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

1t is something in the way of a surprise,
after hearing for several weeks that the
cereal crops in the greater part of Rus
STA We're failure. to now be told by our
Consul at Odessa that they will be better
than they have been for many years.
But this authority states that owing to
a spring season, which Russia seldom
has. and the consequent gradual rise in
temperature during the growing period,
wheat, oats. rye and barley will give
more than the average yield this year.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27
FOREIGN TOPICS.

a recent number of lie Matin'' of
Paris contains story from Abyssinia
which has caused the Nationalist press to
revive In fun heat the spirit of Anglopho-
pa The news is that an English COM
pany has ousted the French company in
charge of the Imperial Ethiopian Rail-
way, and has succeeded in so transform
Ing the original company that branch
line will be laid down from leila to the
main line. the consequence of which will
be to divert a large proportion of the
traffic from the port of Jibuti to an Eng
lish port in Somaliland. A few days later
LIE Temps" announced in a formal man.
ner that lit will be learned with satisfac-
ton that the national interests in this
quarter of the globe have been defended,
as it was fitting they should be. An in
genious combination by means of conces-
siohG made in another portion of our CO.
loniai possessions will permit the Ethio-
plan Railway to remain French enter
prise"
What these ingenious combinations
are has not yet been revealed, but the
original cause of the trouble Is such that
diplomatists attach little Importance to
the communi1ue in LIE Temps" and re-
gard it as a note from the French Foreign
Office intended to ally any bitter feeling
toward Great Britain. What had actually
taken place was this: Some five years ago
a French company secured a concession
from Menelek the Negus of Abyssinia. to
railway from his capital to
Jibuti. After 100 kilometers of rails had
been laid the company ran short of funds:
it's Golfers were replenished, however, when
it was announced that Menelek would
visit the Paris Exposition. He did not go.
and the funds of the company ran short
again. This condition prevailed until
about a month ago, when the company
decided to accept a certain proposal Of
fered by British syndicate. The French
owners sold out, Menelek reissued the
charter with added privileges, and that is
all there is to the sensational story print
ed in lie Matin"
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

The startling attempt by an Anarchist
to assassinate the Pope in the gardens
of the Vatican recently is sad evidence
of the insecurity which accompanies
greatness everywhere in these days. If
the enemies of society thirst for the blood
of good and aged man like Leo XIII,
who at best could not be expected to live
but short time, what may other and
younger potentates have to fear? But
anarchy is no respecter of persons, as
the cold-blooded murder of the Austrian
Empress Elizabeth demonstrated
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

In England the Manchester Guardian
hears that Lord Strathcona and Mount
Royal, now Canadian Commissioner to
Great Britain, is to be appointed chief
of the British members of the Joint High
Commission in succession to Lord Her
schell, deceased. If the Guardian" is
rightly Informed, this means that Great
Britain intends to make strong fight
for more of our Alaskan territory. The
appointment of a Canadian to the posi-
ton could indicate nothing else.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

An extraordinary case has just come to
light in the French army A young man,
brought up in Chicago, when called upon
to do military service. duly presented
himself, but warned the officers that he
had religious scruples against bearing
arms. No notice was taken of this. and
when he refused to take a rifle and bayo-
net he was brought before court-martial
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment for mutiny.
At the end of his period of imprison-
ment he was brought back to the bar
racks to serve his three years. Soon af-
terward his religious scruples again over
came him~and he again refused to bear
arms, but offered to do military service
in any capacity where this would not be
necessary. He was again court-martialed
for mutiny and received second sentence
of two years.
NJ. Trarieux. former Minister of Justice,
heard Of the case and brought it before
the Minister OF War, who ordered the
man released and placed in a secretarial
department Through some misunder-
standing the young man was third time
called upon to bear arms. Upon his re-
fusal he was again sent to prison. NJ.
Trarieux again interposed and he was re-
leased, and this time was placed in the
secretarial OF the general staff
He has been five years In the army, but
has still his three years to serve. Ac-
cording to French law his prison term
does not count.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

The news that six Russian torpedo
boats from the fiotilla now stationed ut
IsmaIia have gone up the Danube as far
as Galatz seems to have called forth a
good deal of uneasiness in Roumania.
These vessels appeared of Galatz
August >, and it was preceived from the
town that Russian staff officers were
present on board who appeared to ex-
anime through their telescopes how the
harbor of Galatz lay. as well as the site
of the Roumanian harbor for warships
at Cizlina, a little above GalatZ. Having
gone so far the vessels turned round and
steamed full speed down stream till they
were again in Russian waters.
The Roumanian Government was i'm
mediately informed and, as report goes,
the Roumanian Consul at Ismalia was at
once instructed to inform his Government
what the Russians were doing in the
Kilia arm of the Danube and off Galatz.
The consul reported, according to this
account. that the Russian War Office
had given orders that several war YES
sells should try if. and how far. they
could sail up the Kilia arm of the Dan
ube and that six of the fourteen small
vessels anchored in the Danube harbor
of Ismalia were ordered to make the
trial Public opinion in Roumana is
largely occupying itself with this incident
and demands are being made that the
should take measures to
have the neutrality of the Danube re-
spected by Russian war vessels, their APP
pearance in the river being regarded as
a breach of International law.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-27

The least guarded of the monarchs of
Europe is the old King of Denmark He
is said to walk about the streets abso-
lutely unattended. King Humbert, up to
the time of his assassination, was just
as unprotected, although his successor
can hardly be seen as he rides along for
the mounted soldiers surrounding him
The Austrian Emperor. since the murder
of his wife. never goes abroad unattended
although in the habit of doing so before
that event. The Russian Gar is very
jealousy guarded, and Germany'S EN-
peror likewise is the object of elaborate
precautions. King Edward is always
watched by private police in an unde-
monstrative way, and so are his son, the
Duke of York, and the latters children.
Leopold of Belgium likes to get free from
the surveillance of his constant protectors
as much as possible. The young King of
Spain is always watched by a number of
picked men from the town of Espinosa,
place that has been filling this post in
the royal service for centuries One of
them sleeps at he door of the royal bed
room and the rest make the rounds of
the palace in noiseess slippers. The Sui
tan is never seen in public without an
immense military escort, and it is said he
has fifty bedchambers, in each of which
he sleeps by turns. nobody knowing be-
forehand his selection.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-Secretary
Root, accompanied by Colonel Ed
wards, chief of the insular division of
the war department, was with the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee throughout yesterday
afternoon going over the Philippine
tariff situation. Mr.. Root emphasized
the fact that the new tariff of the Pull
iUpine commission had gone into effect
only a few weeks ago, on Nov. Is, and
he favored a continuance by congress
Of the rates established by the commits
sion. Representative Russell thereupon
determined not to further urge the
proposition he had put forward earlier
in the day for Is per cent preference
to American goods. The committee
took no final action.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Change of Plans by the Mckinley
Memorial Arch AasocIntton.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The vii.
liam Mckinley National Memorial
Arch association has determined to
change its plan Of operation SO as to
appeal to congress instead of to the
public for the erection OF the proposed
Mckinley memorial at Washington.
Secretary Gage offered the following
resolut 'ons, which were seconded By
Mr. Thomas f. Walsh and adopted:
Whereas. through a resolution pre-.
scented to this committee by the trus.
tees Of the Mckinley National Memo
rial association it is represented that
canvass of the country for subscrip-
tions to the proposed memorial arch in
Washington will be prejudlcial If not
destructive to the erection of a proper
monument or memorial over the re-
mains of the late president at Canton;
therefore,
.Resolved, That this committee give
up its appeal to the country for popu-
lar contributions for the memorial arch
in Washington and turn It's attention
and efforts to secure from congress
an appropriation from the public treas
ury sufficient in amount to erect in
Washington a memorial which in fit
ting manner shall represent the ma
tons appreciation Of the noble char
acter and distinguished public services
of William Mckinley.
"Resolved, That this committee ac-
cept the tender of earnest cooperation
from the trustees of the Mckinley
National Memorial association TO erect
by the means of congressional appro-
priation the proposed memorial arch in
Washington"
The association will be relncorporat-
ed, and contributions received by the
association for the proposed memorial
arch will be returned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

PERU, Ind, Dec. 10.-A box cal
loaded with workmen ahead of an en-.
CINE of the construction train on the
Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie rail.
road jumped the track two miles east
of this city yesterday afternoon and
rolled down a fifteen foot embank-
ment, resulting in the fatal injury to
one man, serious injury to two and
minor injuries to twenty other occu
pants of the car. The men fell in a
heap in one end of the car, redhot
stove catching Perry Landers of North
Judson beneath it and pinning him
down until extricated by fellow work
men. He was horribly burned, and
slight hopes are entertained for his re-
coyery
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
A Proposition to Boycott Machine
Made Cigars Defeated.

SCRANTON, Dec. 10.-The conven.
ton of the American Federation of La.
Dor was In session only two hours yes
terday. adjournment being taken in or.
der to enable the several committees to
consider the large number Of resolu.
lions still in their hands.
There was lively discussion on the
floor Of the convention over the ques-
ton Of boycoting machine made eli
CARS. 1t Is the same question that the
Cigar Makers International union has
brought up at previous conventions of
the federation and the union has al
ways been defeated in its fight against
the introduction Of machinery in the
cigar trade. At the present time not a
machine made cigar in the United
States 1t is said, bears the label OF the
Cigar Makers International union. The
matter came up in the form of reso
luton presented by President Com
pers, John G. Deernel and Thomas f.
Tracey of the Cigar Makers union and
was referred TO the committee on la.
bells. 1t denounced a certain company
for making cigars by child labor and
machinery and called upon the fedora
ton to assist in unionizing the various
plants of the company.
1t was pointed out to the cigar max
ers that the best thing to do was to
organize the operators of the machines
and adopt a wage scale, just as the
typographical and other unions have
done when machinery was introduced
in their trades. The discussion prom
ised to be very lengthy. but the NOV
ing of the previous question quickly
ended the debate, and the resolution,
with the word "machinery" stricken
out, was adopted as recommended.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

/ find Cham berlain's Cough Rene
dy is an excellent medicine. | have
been suffering from a severe cough
for the last two months. and it has
effected cure. / have great pleasure
in recommending 1t-W. g. Wock-
ner. This is the opinion OF our oldest
and most respected resident, and has
been voluntarily given in good faith
that others may try their remedy and
be benefited as WAS Mr.. Wockner.
This remedy is sold by Matthaei's
Pharmacy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14
Nj. snn,v,s CInim Inheid.

BEAUMONT, Tex, Dec. 9.-Federal
Judge Bryant has filed an important
opinion in the case of Mrs. Annie e..
Snow versus the Higgins Oil and Fuel
company ct al, involving one-eight-
zenith life interest in the Veatch sur
vey. on which is situated all of the
wells in this field except five or six.
The court thinks that the complainant,
Mrs. Snow, is entitled to one-eight-
eenth of the oil marketed after the eX-
penses of marketing have been de-
dnctpl
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Mrs. Car
oline Blickle of Allegheny, Pa, has
his assistance in securing what she al
leges is due her from a fortune of
100000 or more left by an uncle,
Charles Brenig, who went to Hawaii
in 1860 under the name of Simeon
Webert. She alleges that the will I'M
der which Samuel NJ. Damon, formerly
a member of President Dole's cabinet,
is made chef beneficiary was forged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

NEW YORK. Dec, "a further
so.,cA &c the ruins of Kings plaster
bunra mlls. burned Thursday at New
Brighton. Staten Island, has disclosed
the body of one of the men who has
been missing since the fire. 1t was
charred almost beyond recognition, but
is believed to be that of colored man
named Morrison. 1t is believed another
body is in the ruins.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14
To perpetuate Founders Memory.

LONDON. Dee. 9.-The White Star
Line Steamship company has endowed
the charities of Liverpool and Belfast
to the extent of 100000 in memory of
of the line, who died Nov. %, 1899.
The company has also commissioned
Hubert Herkomer, the artist, to paint
two portraits of the late Mr.. Ismay,
one of which is for his widow, while
the other is for the company,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 9.-Wal-
ter G. Durfee, one Of the most promi-
nent of FAN Rivers citizens, Is dead at
his home here, aged eighty-nine years.
He was collector of internal revenue
under President Lincoln for the First
Massachusetts district from 1862 TO
1865 and treasurer of the Wampanoae
mills from 1871 TO 1892, when he re-
tired from active business. He served
in the Dorr rebellion as lieutenant in
the volunteer militia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14
Chile Ruvs worsbtps

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Dec TO-
Chile has just purchased three torpedo
boat destroyers and one cruiser. The
minister Of the Argentine Republic at
Chile and the Chilean minister of for
eign affairs are stll in conference, and
it is fully believed they will come to
terms in the matter OF the dispute be-
tween the two countries. Public feel
ing here is perfectly tranquil.