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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
A BUST OF C. B. RoUss.
The Presentation Made to New York
City Authorities.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Some of the ad-
mirers of Charles Broadway Rouss, a
Southern gentleman who has kept big
store in Broadway for many years and
accumulated a good deal of money, con-
ceived the idea that it would be good to
have his bust done in bronze and put in
some public place in New York
Mr.. Rouss was in the Confederate army
and since he became wealthy has con-
tributed money to the adornment of Gem
eteries in which his former companions
in arms IRE buried. He also gave several
thousand dollars to the University of Vir-
ginia. The plan of presenting the bust
was carried out by a number of Southern
women. among them Mrs. Helen b. Reid,
President of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, of New York; Mrs Donald
Mclean, and Miss Hattie Erminie Rives.
and today the bust was formally pre-
scented to the city in Commissioner Ciau-
sens office. in the Central Park Armory
Walter S. Logan. Mr.. Guggenheimer.
President of the Council: Mr. Clausen. of
the Park Department: Col Edward owen,
Commander of the Confederate Veteran
Camp. and Mrs. Donald Mclean made
speeches. AS the Park Department has
no place in which to stand the bust Gen.
eral di Cesnola. of the metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art. was requested to take
charge of 1t and agreed to do 80.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
The CnnI Problem.

Among the numerous schemes pro-
posed for the betterment Of the poor of
New York is one included in a bill
which Governor Odell has just APP
proved, which provides that every tene-
ment house apartment shall have
bath room and sanitary plumbing. If
this law is enforced there will be
revolution in the slums.
1t has been claimed by pessimists.
however, that when tenement house
apartments do have bath rooms the
tenants use them for coal bins, which
manifestly does not agree with the pur-
pose for which they were intended. In
deed, II may be said without hesitation
that any self-respecting bath tub. after
six days of use as coal bin. would be
unable To summon up enough courage
to do its normal work on the seventh
day with any great success.
The arrangement which involves this
perversion of use is not, however, an
evidence of depravity so much as Of
economy. 1t must be remembered that
In the average tenement housing five
people in less than five rooms the
family income is not princely, and that
coal is one of the most necessary and
expensive items of existence in New
York There is a great difference be-
tween the price Of ton of this useful
article bought and carried upstairs at
the rate of hodful at time, and the
price of a ton bought all at once by
the richer citizen who has a place to
store 1t. There is even a difference be-
tween the price of two bushels of coal
and the same amount bought a hodful
at time. BY putting the bath tub to
the above mentioned use. the tenant is
enabled 10 lay in a considerable stock
at once ana save both money and labor,
which are neither Of them negligible
quantities in family where the united
wages OF all the members old enough
to earn anything will not more than
meet the family expenses.
The model tenement might be made
of immense benefit to its inmates by
one simple Improvement. There could
be a coal cellar in the subterranean
base of il. This coal cellar could be
furnished with lockers, in which each
tenant might store his coal and get Il
as required.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
VIII the Truth Hurt BrndIey.

We notice a little remark in an Ad-
ministration paper which is extremely
suggestive of the way in which the
Goebel murderers and their accom-
plices are regarded by practical poll
ticians of the Republican organization.
1t amounts to this: that leaders Of the
party in Washington are wondering
how Ex-Governor Bradley's brave
truth telling on the stand. in the trial
of the bandit Captain Ripley will affect
his chance to secure appointment to the
new Federal district judgeship in Ken
lucky?
How should his prospects be affected?
Are we to suppose that taking the Wit
ness chair to expose the foulest polit-
cal conspiracy and murder ever en-
gagged in and perpetrated in the history
of this country could possibly be con-
sidered an offence against the party
worthy of punishment by exclusion
from office? We are unwilling to be-
lieve anything quite so shocking. Ex-
Governor Bradley, in the eyes of hon.
est men, is no less worthy citizen or
good Republican because his conscience
compelled him to blurt out what he
knew of the Goebel murder. Certainly
that must be the view taken by the APP
pointing power.
Is the fugitive from justice. Taylor,
yet so precious in the eyes of the party
managers that men must perjure them
selves for him in court TO be- popular
at headquarters? We think not. even
though Governors have violated their
oaths of office and .defied a plain man
date of the National Constitution TO
harbor him. But that is past. We
shall now see what the present ten
deney may be. Governor Beckham is
expected soon to ask for his extradi
ton from Indiana. The action which
the Hoosier Governor Durbin may take
in response will show how both the
State government and the Washington
Administration now feel on the subject
of the great plot to murder a Demo-
cratic chief magistrate and gain
control of a Commonwealth by a gen
eraI massacre of Democratic State Sen
ators and Representatives in the legis
latiye chambers at Frankfort
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16

ers. The latter are not to be found &C.
cupying the sidewalks and those for
whom the sidewalks are provided
should be equally courteous. and re-
frain from walking in the road. This
will not only diminish the danger of
accidents but relieve the strain on the
nerves of the rider or driver who is
otherwise obliged to keep a lookout for
unwary persons who expect him to turn
out for them, instead of taking care Of
themselves.
Thereear many offenders of this
type in Washington. and the semblance
Of a reason which may be given for it
is that the asphalt roadways are con-
siderably more comfortable to walk on
than the brick sidewalks. The latter
are, in many parts of the city. full of
unexpected humps and hollows, and
subject the traveller to as many ups
and downs as if they were the state
of New Hampshire in miniature. But
even so. it is not considerable of anyone
to desert them and walk in the street.
More than this, it is slightly dangerous,
especially in the evening, when moving
human figures are almost indistinguish-
able from the shadows cast by the trees
upon the asphalt.
There is a proverb in New York that
a Washington visitor can be easily de-
tected by the way in which he crosses
the street. Being accustomed to the
wide. clean asphalt roadways of the
Capital, he does not wait till he comes
to the crossinG-and crossings in
Washington, owing to the long blocks.
are sometimes distressingIy far apart
but takes a diagonal course from cor
ner to corner. He cannot easily ac-
complish the feat of walking in the
middle of broadway for any consider
able distance. or he might do that. But
in the interest of order and the general
comfort. it is desirable that the people
of this and every other city should
confine their travels to the part of the
street especially provided for the kind
of travellers they are.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
THE SPANISH TREATY CLAIMS
Rnies of Evidence to He Adopted mt
TOdny's Meeting

At the session of the Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission held yesterday morn
ing IN the offices OF Commissioners, Maury.
rules of evidence were under discussion.
but no action was taken. Rules of evil
dence will probably be adopted a: today $
meeting of the commission. All the com
missioners were present The meeting ad-
journed shortly after l o'clock and will
meet today at 2:30 p. m. in Judge Maury' $
office.
Five claims have so far been filed with
the commission. All of them are for loss
of personal property. The first claim al
leges mental suffering and illness as
ground for special compensation. Claim
No. charges loss of property by the acts
of the civil guards.
False arrest and Imprisonment are the
claims advanced in claim No 4, and in
the fifth claim ii is charged that the
loss-ef property was due to destruction
by the insurgents through neglect of
Spain to provide protection. The claims
aggregate 1913 5000.
The claims as filed are as follows: No
/, filed p. m. April s. Catalina Josepha
Hernandez Compioni Hernandez. widow
and executriX of Raphael Rubio Herman
dez $63, I9l; No. 2, filed :25 a. m April Q
Jose +. Delgado. Sl3l. 7lS; No. 8. filed 3.15
p. m April 3. Juan Gonzalez Campu-
zano, s2i012.23: No. I. filed Y m April TO-
Eva Adam de Rodrigues, $50. tlq3. No
filed II 80 q. m. April H. Maria Sober de
Martinez, S2l6 666 81
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
THE wIscoNs1N's PRACTICE.
Good MarI<smanship shown by the
Battleship's Crew

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-The new
battleship Wisconsin arrived today direct
from Magdalena Bay. Captain Reiter re-
ports that she not only proved an excel
lent sea boat, but that her target Frac-
tice showed that the crew possessed very
high average of crack marksmen with all
guns from the 13-inch down.
In target practice at Magdalena every
gun was fired, and interesting results were
obtained. The 13-inch guns were fred, one
with brown and the other with smokeless
powder. The conclusion when the I3-inch
guns We're fired was terrific 1t broke the
panels in the captains cabin and upset a
heavy desk chair The carpenter who was
in distant parr of the ship, had his hat
blown of and carried six feet by the sud
den conclusion of the air.
On shore the outlines of warship were
traced in white on the cliff and practice
showed great accuracy at from 1850 TO
34oO yards. In sea and shore practice I37
men proved to be first class marksmec
and l56 second class. out of a crew of 44i.
which is a high average.
On the return the vessel made eleven
and one-half knots with only six boilers
in use.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
Mrs. Logan's Explanation.
tFrom the New York Evening Post. ]

AfIoth tine new 1orh Evening PoSt.)
Washington. April 13.-Nrs. John A. Logan.
widow OF the soldier and statesman in whose
honor the statue was unveiled in Iowa Circle
last Tuesday has made statement relative to
the andchronsns that appear in one of the
bas-reliefs the base OF the monument.
NO one suPposes,' says Mrs. Logan, that it
was not known to the sculptor. the Statue COM
mission. and myself that Vice President Arthur
did not administer the oath to General Logan as
Senator, that Senator Morton was dead. and that
Senator Thurman was not in the Senate when
General Logan sworn in for his second term.
OF course, we knew all this, but We disre-
garded il because wanted those panels to por-
tray the most prominent men in the history Of
the country who were in tile Senate during the
sixteen years that my husband was a Senator
1t would have been absurd to have reproduced
literally the group at the Vice Presidents desk
when General Logan took the oath of Office
The selection OF those who we're to be repre-
sented on those panels was left to me. and I
tried TO select men who served at some time
with General Logan and were representative of
the country's history.
I'm this connection / want 10 say, too, that
the commission appointed by Congress TO have
charge of the erection of the statue decided that
the money appropriated by Congress should be
applied to the base and to the figures Of man
and horse. 1t agreed that the other funds
given toward the statue should be used for the
making Of the panels and other decoration of
the pedestal. This other money was contributed
by the Army of the Tennessee, the Grand Army
and by private contributions. George NJ Pull
man gave 5000 Capt. George Z. Lemon gave
$1,000 and collected several thousand more
Gen. Russell A. Alger gave 1000 and
hundreds of people gave smaller amounts
gave $1,000 myself, which / had earned
with my pen. The people who gave this
extra money over and above the sum appropriated
by Congress left entirely TO my Judgment the
choice OF the men who should be represented
on the panels, and | did what I could 10 make
the choice with view to giving them the
greatest possible interest"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
CHINA'S HEAVY LOSSES.
Mr.. WI Says They VIII Ne Double
the Indemnity Demanded.

Mr.. Wa Ting-fsng the Chinese Minister,
called at the State Department yesterday.
looking for some news from China. He
had brief conference with Secretary
Hay. and stated that he was somewhat
concerned over the delays which are oc-
curing In bringing about a final adjust
ment OF affairs
Mr.. WI stated later that the delay could
not be attributed to China as his country
men were anxious to have the negotia-
tons closed, and the delay was very In
furious to China. He said that he knew
nothing as to the reported amount of the
indennities demanded by the Powers. but
that Chfna's loss will be double that
claimed by the Powers.
II see in this n splendid opportunity
for such an object lesson as would OBJ
literate all anti-foreign sentiment" said
Mr. WI. land show the Chinese people
that the interest taken by foreign Powers
IN CHINA had something to do with the
development and progress Of Chinp as
%sii as the personal interest OF foreign
Dement'S coming from considerable foreign
treatment. and they would be grateful to
see China restored to n condition of pros
perity- As to details. II Is not fer me to
suggest what the Powers could do for
CHINA and for their mutual interests. but
i am quite confident that IL they oucS put
their heads together very much could be
accomplished in the interest of all con-
cerned.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
THE OIL FEVER GROWING.
Companies BEING Organized All
Along the Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS. April I5-The oil
fever continues to grow steadily here and
nearly everybody In New Orleans and
throughout this section is buying or sell
| ing oil stocks. Since the Lucas gusher
was struck. ninety-six companies have
been organized in Texas. eight in Louisi-
ana, and three others in other States
There are several others organized which
have not yet forwarded their charters to
the Secretaries Of State Of Texas a<d
Louisiana, and others, whose charters
are under investigation.
The capital of the several companies
ranges from 5000 to 100000. Fifty-one
have their headquarters at Beaumont
thirteen at Galveston. seven at Fort
Worth. six at Houston, and the others are
scattered. So prevalent Is the belief that
oil is to be found anywhere on the Gulf
Coast. that company has been organ
lied to sink a well on the banks of the
Mississippi. near the Passes. the theory
being that If oil is struck there. 1t will
be most convenient. as there will be no
necessity for pipe line, or other trans
portation, but the oil can be delivered i'm
mediately upon steamers at the river
bank, and shipped thence to all parts OF
the world.
A well mas also been SUNK III IeXds t"O
miles from the Cuff. and directly opposite
the famous oil pool in the Gulf. the ex-
istonce of which has been known for
years. 1t Is even proposed that well
be sunk in the Gulf itself. where the oil
oozes up from under the water. An acre
Of land within 300 feet of a Beaumont
gusher went at $4,000 today. The aver
age price of land in the oil district is s1.0oS
an acre. against an average of 81 few
years ago.
In consequence Of the large number of
oil companies doing business in New Or
leans. and the big speculations in shares
here. steps have been taken to establish
an oil exchange, which will be operated
In connection with the New Orleans Stock
Exchange. Excursions are given daily
to Beaumont. the parties amounting to
several thousands daily.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
CITIZENS VERSUS SUBJECTS.
A Point Raised by the Practice Of
British Depnrtmentx

On Sunday there was printed cable
| despatch from London which said that
the Foreign Office there announced the
receipt OF gold medals awarded by Presi-
| dent Mckinley to officers and men of the
| British steamer Mexican for saving the
lives of American subjects during the
Galveston horror. 1t was said also that
there WAS growing habit of the British
| Foreign Office and other Government de-
! partments of speaking and writing of
citizens of the United States as American
| subjects and that the State Department
might deem the matter worthy Of atten-
| ton.
| a reporter who showed this despatch to
State Department officials yesterday was
given permission to see the press copy of
| the letter transmitting the medals. 1t
| was dated March 10 and signed by Secre-
| tary Hay. 1t notified Ambassador Choate.
| to whom it was addressed. that President
| Mckinley had awarded gold medals to
John Roberts and Arthur T. ,Sibbald. sec
| ond and third officer, respectively, of the
Mexican. and four members of the crew
of that vessel for saving the lives at Cal
weston of w. L. Rattisean and Louis Hey
mann. two An orleans" The term ''citi-
zen or SUBJECT was not used in the
letter, so that the State Department Is
not responsible for the announcement that
the lives of American subjects were
saved
1t may be that Mr.. Choate, In trans
hitting the medals to the Foreign Office,
used subjects instead of Citizens, but
department officials say it is contrary to
the practice of the United States diplo-
matte service to describe Americans as
other than citizens. One official said that
he could not recall an instance where the
British Government in communication
to the State Department had used the
term American subject Another Of
fetal said that if the term American sub
Jet were used in communication to
this Government from the British Gov
eminent it would not be improper. and
it would certainly be the polite thing for
the United States Government to adopt
the term in its response. as citizen and
subject were interchangeable, and 1t was
Il mistake to suppose that subject
of country was one who was ground
Down under the heel of a despot and dis
tinguished in that way from free-born
citizen.
Enquiry in the quarters most familiar
with departmental practice showed, how
ever that subject was used only by
the department to describe a person
claiming allegiance to a hereditary SOW
ereign. and citizen was always used IN
describing person claiming allegiance I'd
a republic. 1t WAS said also that the de-
partment was particular to refer always
to Americans as citizens of the United
States
The opinion in the department Is that
the wording of the announcement OF the
london Foreign Office was due 70 care
lessness similar to that which Drought
ont protest from the Kansas Legislature
because King Edward in his stereotyped
response to its message of coincidence on
account of the Queens death, referred 10
the Legislature as his loyal subjects"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
TO DISCUSS CHARITY WORK.
The National Conference to Meet In
Washington During May.

The National Conference of Charities
and Corrections will hold its seventy-ifth
annual session in Washington from May
8 to Is. inclusive. From all indications the
conference will be one of the most largely
attended and successful ever held by the
organization The programme already
outlined includes addresses by a large
number of prominent persons.
AT the opening meeting on Thursday,
May 8, addresses will be delivered by
Henry B. F. Mcfarland. President of the
Board of Commissioners of the District;
Lyman ]. Gage. Secretary of the Treas
ury; DIR. Samuel G. Smith. of St Paul,
Mimi, and Jacob Riis. of New York. The
conference sermon, entitled THE Prog
ress of Compassion will he preached by
the Rev. George Hodges. d. D.. dean of
the Episcopal Divinity School of Cam
bridge. Mass.
A feature of the conference will be the
preaching of number of sermons upon
the same subject. The Application of
Religion to the Social Problem in sew
eral Washington churches on Sunday,
May u.
On Friday evening. May 10. Amos W.
Butler Secretary of the Indiana State
Board of Charities, and Chairman of the
Committee on Destitute and Neglected
Children, will present the report of that
committee. He will be followed by Charles
r. Henderson. d. D., of the University
of Chicago, in an address, THE Neglected
Child of the Neglected Community" This
committee has made arrangements to hold
three special meetings. at which the sub
ject of Boards of Children's Guardians
will be discussed by Mr.. Alexander John
son. eX-Secretary of the Indiana State
Board of Charities. and now superintend-
ent of the Indian School for Feeble Mind
ed Youth. Representatives of the Boards
of Chiidren's Guardians of the District of
Columbia and of the States of New Jersey
and Indiana will also participate in the
discussion.
At another of the special meetings.
Child Saving Work Under State Super
vision and Child Saving Work Without
State Supervision, will be discussed by
Mr.. Joseph c. Byers. Secretary of the
Ohio State Board of Charities. and others
The Committee on Destitute and Neglect
ed Children will hold special sessions with
the Committee on Juvenile Reformatories
and Industrial Schools at which the
George Junior Republic of Freeviile, n.
Y. will be discussed by Thomas NJ. Os-
borne, President of the Board of Mama
gers of the Republic; Theodore F. Cha
pin, superintendent of the Lyman School
for Boys at Westboro, Mass; Charles H.
Bradley. superintendent of the Farm
School for Boys on Thompson's Island at
Boston: Mrs. Julia L. Work. superintend-
ent of the Work Orphans Home at Ply
mouth, Mass. and others.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
SITES UNDER AMUSEMENT.
Land for soIdiers' Home soon to
Be Selected.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 15.-The
board of managers Of the National Homes
for Disabled Soldiers passed through the
city last night on the way to New Or
leans from Johnson City. Tenn, where
they have been for several days making
an investigation in regard to site for
the new soldiers home in the South.
The board has under advisement two
sites. known as the Carnegie and Lyle
tracts, one of which will be selected and
purchased after the board completes it's
tour OF inspection. This new home will
cost Sl,OO0GO0. which amount has been ap-
propriated b. Congress for that purpose.
The site for the home will be purchased
in a few days and work will be started on
the buildings Immediately afterward.
Buildings to accommodate 800 soldiers
will be erected first and from time to
time others will be erected and the
grounds beautified until the money is ex-
pended
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-16
MIR. RICHARDS MAY RETIRE.
Reported That He Will Resign as
Solicitor General.

II was said last night by close person.
al friend of Solicitor General Richards
that he would. at an early day. tender his
resignation to the President. Mr.. Rich
ards, it was said. was disappointed at not
being appointed Attorney General to sue
coed Mr.. Griggs.
The reason assigned for HIS retirement
is that he has had several good offers
from large corporations to look after
their legal business, and that he is anx-
ious to return to the active practice of
law. He has, his friends say. obtained all
the glory there is to be had from the Of
fee of Solicitor General He has figured
in the most important law cases in which
the Administration is vitality interested
the Porto Rican and the Philippine cases
and by remaining in his present posi-
ton, he can add nothing to his reputa-
ton
Therefore. it is asserted. he will soon
retire to re ew the practice OF law either
i'll Cincinnati or New York