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The times., 1901-04-03
THE CONTRACT ANNULLED.
The TinEey TO Be Completed Under
Government Supervision

The Navy Department has annulled the
contract of the Columbian Iron Works
of Baltimore, for building the torpedo
boat Tingey, which was launched last
month. A board of officers will be ap-
pointed to determine how much money
shall be paid to the company for work
done. and the vessel will be completed
by the Government or a contract for that
purpose will be made with private firm.
The action of the department establishes
an important precedent and is construed
as the first step in a policy of showing
less consideration for shiDbuilders who
get behind in their contracts.
The chiefs of the Bureaus of Steam En-
ginecring and Construction and Repair
recommend that the cOnstract be an
nulled. They showed that the work was
hopelessly behind. only 6S per cent hav
ing been done despite the fact that an ex-
tension of a year which expired last
October had been given the contractors.
The Columbian Iron Works is in the
hands of receiver, and very little work
has been done on the Tingey since the
receivership went into effect. The con-
tract was made in October. 1898, and
called for the completion of the vessel in
twelve months from that date. Before
the limit of time expired an extension OF
twelve months was granted to the Column
bidn Iron " Orks and other firms engaged
in building torpedo boats on account OF
their inability to obtain material. The
contract price was Sl6S. .0o0 and If the
board Of officers should determine that
all work done without penalty it will re
ceiVe TI4Z4U.
The times., 1901-04-03
Methods of work.

Most artists viii testify that one Of
the coInmonest questions which they
hear. from people who are not artists
or engaged in any other creative work.
is How do you do it?' And the artist
seldom knows.
The question is q natural one in a
country where every third boy or girl
cherishes aspirations TO some sort of
artistic career and it IS not an idle
query. either. because the principles on
which good work is done in art hold
good likewise in the work Of the ar
tisan. fIf there is any one thing which
we need in this country il is artistic
principles. zeal. and discernment, ap-
Piled 10 common. everyday work.
OF course. the artist knows IN a way
how he does his work but it is difficult
10 tell the outsider 10 such way that
he viii understand. II is certainly diff
cult to give Instructions worth any
thing to a person without talent for the
work which he aspires to do. But the
principles which govern ali art are. af-
ter all, not 50 difficult 10 understand.
The first principle is of course, de-
termination. Anyone who wishes to be
come an artist or a musician, or
novelist. should GO al the business with
a hard -and-fast purpose to succeed or
make an unmistakable failure; and the
chances are that before very long he
viii find out which he is going to do.
The second principle is. work for the
works sake, not Tor the sake of praise
The times., 1901-04-03
Circulation Statement.
Citizen ApuiuaIdO.

IT is impossible TO think without
emotion Of the terrible grief that Will
aflict Mr. Hoar Edward Atkinson, J.
ErvIng Winslow. and the other Boston
FiIipinos when they hear that their
Tagal idol-their George Frisbie Wash
ington Lafayette Lincoln-Aguinaldo.
has basely deserted their cause, and
taken the oath Of allegiance to the
United States. Aguinaldo has totally
failed 10 meet their expectation. He re-
fuses to pose as a Malay Napoleon on
the lonely rock, or sand. Of Guam. Quite
on the contrary. he is desirous Of going
into business and politics under the
auspices of the Government, and. bar
ring his native and ineTadicable treach-
cry of being hcnceforward governed by
the consent Of the governed.
That is the unkirdest cut Of all: Why
could he not be true TO his old friends
in America. and furnish them with a
fIightful example Of hideous Mckinley
despotism to weep over in the still
watches of the night or TO shrek over
in the Senate chamber, the Worcester
Spy. or the pages Of New England
magazines2 His action in submitting
will necessarily serve to dissolve the
Beacon Street junta, because with his
elimination, it is fair to suppose, VIII
come a sudden end to the insurrection
without the martyrdom of anybody.
The reports from Manila appear to
justify the conclusion that the Tagals
are sincerely tired Of fighting and run
ming. and largely have reached the con-
clusion that American sovereignty and
rule viii be better for them than any
other conditions which might be ere
ated. They do not lack intelligence,
and if they have become satisfied that
the United States means righteously by
them. and viii protect them in their
lives. property, and religious freedom.
there need be little doubt about their
ultimate cooperation and transferma-
ZION into good citizens or subjects-as
he Supreme Court may decide.
The times., 1901-04-03
The Maryland Census scandal.

Director Merriam's men have about
finished their investigation OF the cen
sus frauds in St Mary County Mary
land. and additional arrests have been
made. As readers Of The Times are
aware. these frauds, which largely con-
sisted in the enumeration of five or six
hundred persons as living and Of voting
age who in reality had been dead from
one to fifteen years, were obviously in
tended 10 raise the apparent voting
population Of the county. and so pro-
vide cover for the additional impor-
tation Of repeaters from the District of
Columbia at election times.
There is no reason TO doubt either
the good faith or the energy Of Census
Director Merriam. in attempting to run
down this crime and bring the crimi-
nails TO justice. AS long as his dragnet
shall pull in only small fishes, no doubt
he viii be permitted to serve the ends
of justice. But he is too shrewd a poll
tician not TO know that he is treading
upon peculiarly dangerous ground in
exposing political plot to make GER
tain Maryland localities safely Repub-
merators who have been taken into
custody obviously were tools in the
hands of somebody. They nor any one
Of them could have had the slightest
interest in falsifying the returns. They
could not hope for the smallest benefit
10 result 70 themselves out Of the oper-
alton. save what money somebody who
was interested paid them for the dirty
work
The country viii not be satisfied with
the conviction Of these small offenders.
1t viii want to know who it was that
inspired and paid for their action in
the premises. No doubt any one Of
them could tell the whole story, but we
are not looking for it TO come out. For
reasons which are perfectly within the
knowledge Of the Administration. and
partially within that Of the general
public. the chances are that a brush Of
extra size and plenty Of whitewash will
be called into requisition, and the real
instigstors Of the outrage viii escape.
In this connection it may be proper
so say that Senator McComas need not
air his horror az the Maryland election
law passed by its Democratic Legisla-
ture recently, 10 any alarming extent
The record Of his own party in the
State is neither clean nor is it Of a kind
10 be regarded with anything but re-
sentiment by the honest people Of the
Commonwealth. The Democratic cleo
ton law is just and equitable. The Re
publican padding Of the census emu
meTstiun is contemplate.
The times., 1901-04-03
EX-SENATOR DORSEY SUED.
A Motion for Supplementary Pro-
ceeJings Made in,Neyy York

NEW YORK. April 2.-Stephen W. Dor
sey. formerly United States Senator.
appeared before Judge O'Dwyer, in the
City Court today in opposition 10 mo-
ton for an order 10 examine him in sup
Elementary proceedings. The motion was
made by j. Thomas Lynch. who holds a
Judgment for s1.0S3 against Dorsey. OBJ
tanned in 1883.
Ex-senator Dorsey said that he had
paid SEQ in April. 1860. to w. l.. Flagg,
an attorney for the plaintiff. in full sat
isfaction of the judgment. A receipt for
the money was exhibited. The plaintii
responded through his counsel. w. l.
Paine. that ne had never given authority
to w L. Flagg to settle the Judgment
and. further. that he did not even know
Flagg The judgment, with interest. now
amounts 70 about s. 600
Judge O'Dwyer decided to appoint n
w. Platzek referee TO take proof of ths
circumstances regarding the payment OF
the S2O0. Meanwhile. the motion for an
order to examine in supplementary pro-
ceedings remains in allegiance.
Senator Dorsey was Il Republican
Senator from Arkansas between 1873 and
1873 In 1870 he was secretary of the Re-
publican National Committee.
The times., 1901-04-03
NO REPLY FROM M'ARTHUR.
Reports OF the Scandal at Manila
Thought TO He Exaggerated.

The War Department has as yet re-
ceived no reply to the queries sent Gen
eral Macarthur regarding the alleged
pilfering of Government stores in the
commissary department in the Philip
pines.
Neither Secretary Root nor COmmissary
General Weston have had any word of
confirmation of the dispatches received
here on the subject The latter has a
firmly established reputation for being
rigid in discipline, and without doubt, it
is held, will do all in his power to punish
any offenders among his subordinates
General Weston stated yesterday that
any wrongdoing i'll his department is re-
garded by him not only as an injury to
the service, but also as a violation of the
confidence which he reposes in those
under him.
The nature Of the allegations against
Captain Barrows seems to be a matter of
speculation. Barrows had no connection
with the subsistence department He is
a line officer, but under the army reguIa-
tions would be allowed to purchase for
his own use any of the articles supplied
by the subsistence department
The authority for the sale of subsistence
stores to officers provides that he can
purchase them at cost price, the same as
enlisted men of the army. 1t is generally
understood, however, that no officer will
sell or otherwise dispose of purchases
made under this privilege, but will con-
fine their use strictly to himself or his
family. Under the army regulations any
officer who sells stores so purchased could
be court -martialed There seems TO be
an understanding in the War Department
that it will be found that the supplies of
flour and bacon located in the possession
of Manila merchants came from some
officer or soldier who sold them unIaw-
fully. That such sales have not been i'm
very large quantities is the opinion of the
War Department officials the explanation
being made that no officer could draw for
his own use any large quantity Of flour
or bacon without exciting suspicion and
causing an investigation
The times., 1901-04-03
THE HAVANA GAS SCANDAL
Charges Against Quesnda and Ru-
beus to BE InyestIcated

Secretary Root has decided to investi-
gate the charges against Gonzala de
Queseda and Horatio Rubens, made by
the Havana Gas Company, to the effect
that they had secured money from the
corporation for the use of alleged in
fuence to have the tax on crude petro-
leum reduced.
A statement has been prepared for Cen
eral Woods information, which shows ex-
actly what representations We're made by
Rubens and Quesada to the War Depart
ment as to the tariff on crude oil The
statement shows that il was claimed that
cheaper gas would result, and includes a
letter from NJ. Quesada in regard 10 the
reduction on the duty on crude oil for
cOrdage purposes.
Mr.. Rubens wrote the department show
ing an interest in the tariff on oil for gas
manufacture.
The times., 1901-04-03
SECRETARY GAGE BUYS BONDS
Government shorts rendered mt the
Current Market Price

The following announcement was made
at the Treasury Department yesterday
afternoon:
In accordance with Secretary Cages
announcement of Saturday that ne would
buy from time 20 time the short bonds at
an investment rate realizable to the in
vestor who buys the new ? per cents,
should the market price of the new 2s re-
main on the present basis. the Treasury
Department was yesterday rendered 81
100000 Government short bonds on practl-
cally the same basis as the new 2's re-
turn at the current market quotation OF
about 1861
Exact figures cannot yet be given. as
the details have not been completed. bat
1t is practically certain that the Secretary
has availed himself of the opportunity to
purchase bonds in accordance with his
announcement of Saturday"
Although Secretary Cages official state
ment did not say specifically that he had
made the purchase Of bonds proposed. it
was known at the time that the deal had
been virtually closed. At o'clock it was
said i'm the Secretarys office that the
transaction had been completed.
The announcement referred to by the
Secretary as having been made on Sat
urday was really prepared for the press
on that day, but it was withheld from
publication at his request until Monday.
1t was said on March 20 that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was considering the
advisability of purchasing bonds and that
in case the cash balance in the Treasury
should continue favorable the step would
probably be taken in the near future
Mr.. Cages statement. carefully prepared
last Saturday for publication. was
garded at the time as virtual intimation
to owners of short term bonds to offer
their holdings for sale. II WAS pointed
out that the per cent bonds of 1880
were a more desirable investment at the
present market price than the short
bonds
The times., 1901-04-03
A CITY LOSES A FORTUNE.
New Orleans Not TO Receive the
LunRIe. Heuuess.

NEW ORLEANS. April BY the de-
cision of the Louisiana supreme Court
today the city OF New Orleans loses the
large Langlcs fortune. donated to IL for
memorial hospital for women and chill
dren. The manner in which this gift was
lost is most peculiar.
Mrs. Pauline Langles and her daughter.
Angelo T.angles. were passengers on the
French steamer la BOurgOgne from New
York. lost in midocean in July. 1Sss. Both
We're very wealthy
Just before sailing they made two wills.
nearly Identical. After making valuable
legacies. many OF them charitable. Mrs.
Langles left her entire fortune TO her
daughter. or in case Of her daughter =
death prior to her own. to the erection
in New Orleans of the Langles memorial
hospital for women and children.
Miss Angelo Langes made the same
legaeies and left her entire fortune TO
her mother or in case of her mothers
death prior TO hers. her fortune was to go
To the support of the Langles memorial
hospital, tie erection of which her mother
was already making arrangements for.
Neither could foresee the complications
that resulted
The Burgogne was lost and both the
lsdnEteS with ner. II was Impossible tO
say who died first. but the court held
that in a case of this kind the youngest
is supposed TO survive the longest. Both
women had named the same executor.
II. II. Hall. who went into court and
offered both Wills, which he tried to pro-
bate at the same time. proposing that the
fortune of Mrs. Langles go to the erec-
tion of the proposed memorial hospital
and the fortune Of Miss Langles to its
support and maintenance
The heirs opposed this and the Supreme
Court supports their claims and turns
the fortune over to them and defeats the
wishes of the two women. Mrs. LangIes
is presumed TO have died first conse-
quentIy her entire fortune went TO her
daughter and the legacy to the memorial.
hospital does not go into effect Miss
Langles had provided that in case of her
mothers death prior to her own, her
money should go To the maintenance OF
the hospital her mother had founded.
There being no Langles memorial hos
pital. the bequest of the money for its
support and maintenance falls. and this
provision becomes null and void The
entire fortune. therefore. passed to the
heirs of Miss I.angles, save the specific
bequests in her will.
The city attorney had taken part in this
suit. seeking to secure for New Orleans
the donation of the proposed hospital
The times., 1901-04-03
MANY SHIPS BUILT.
An Official Statement by the Treas
ury Department..

The Bureau OF Navigation Of the Treas
ury Department. has issued the following
statement:
Vessels built in the United States and
officially numbered during the nine
months ended March 81 1901, We're 1853
rigged OF 2l6, 79S gross tons indicating for
the current fiscal year a probable total
construction. including canal boats and
other unrigged craft. of over 100000 tons.
The increase for the first three quar-
ters Of this year over the corresponding
period last year has been 50,S25 tons, of
which 1922 tons are credited to the
Great Lakes
Steel vessels number Sc, Of 102 .322 tons
for the corresponding period last year.
the lake shipyards showing an increase
of %, 800 tons and the Atlantic seaboard
a decrease OF 1900 tons. The decline.
however. will be made good by the end of
the fiscal year, when several large steam
ers recently launched are numbered. in
Guiding the Pacific Mail steamship Korea,
not yet numbered.
The principal factors of the new ton
mage are Is large lake steamers aggre-
eating 50, $50 tons, 10 large wooden schoon-
ers of 25.47O tons, and large steel ocean
steamers of 29.6S3 tons for the Hawaiian
trade, three of which are also under con-
tract 70 carry malls to Australia Eleven
large rugged barges of 1884 tons have
been built. For the first time the lake
shipyards have built considerable steam
tonnage for the seaboGrd, seven steamers
of 1884 tons having thus far been built
which can pass through the Canadian
canals Four of these small steamers,
when the ice permits, are designed for
trade between lake ports and European
ports. The remaining vessels of over l. 900
tons are the New York and Cuba mail
steamship MORO Castle of 6. Ooi tons. eight
river ferry and coasting steamers of
Il, ST tons, one steel ship Astral of g. 292
tons, two barkentines of 2,46I tons and
one steam dredge of 2625 tons The
smaller vessels under 900 tons number
6S5 of 80 719 tons
The times., 1901-04-03
Ballot Laws.

tFrom the Philadelphia Times)
II the machine leaders OF Pennsylvania would
give the people Of this State an honest ballot
law. as they have long promised and always
violated their promises they would follow pre-
csey in the line Of the Republican Massa-
chusetts and the Democratic Maryland ballot
law II the purchase Of votes is to be stopped
by law no man should De allowed TO take any
person into the booth with him to mark his
ballot unless he is blind paraiyzed We have
had enough OF machine deceit about honest elec-
tions. and instead OF riticisng the Democratic
law Of Maryland let the machine leaders OF
Pennsylvania be honest for once, il only for the
sake Of reference. and give the people Of Penn
sylyania, their pledges require, the straight
Australian ballot law
The times., 1901-04-03
MAY LEAVE PORTO RICO.
A Report That Governor Allen VIII
Resign His Office

Governor Allen. of Porto Rico Will. it
is claimed, hand his resignation TO the
President when he arrives in this city on
Monday Governor Allen left San Juan
on the Mayfiower on Monday and Is ex-
pected to arrive in New York on Sunday
night
IT was stated at the Navy Department
yesterday that Mr.. Allen will resume his
old position as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, the present incumbent. Mr.. Hack
EFT, retiring. Mr. Allen will relinuuish
the governorship voluntarily as it was
understood that when he had held the
post for one year he was to return TO the
Navy Department The time is now up
and it is known that he comes to Wash
ington TO hand in his resignation despite
the request Of the President that he re-
main in Porto Rico.
Secretary Long stated Yesterday that
he expected Mr.. Allen back at his old
desk in the Navy Department, as it had
been arranged for him to return when he
had controlled the affairs of Porto Rico
for a year.
MIR. Aliens resignation will cause no
surprise to, the Administration, said he.
"as the agreement is perfectly under
stood"
Mr.. Allen IS said to be slated for Secre-
tary Longs position, and 1t was reported
today that the latter has already asked
the President to tender the Secretaryship
to Mr. Allen. as he desires to leave the
Cabinet
In connection with the resignation of
Governor Allen 1t was reported yesterday
morning that II. Clay Evans. Commits
sioner of Pensions will be made Gov
ernor of Porto Rico
1t is pointed out that the Office of Gov
ernor of that island is one of such dignity
that. if rendered. Mr. Evans could not
refuse And again it is said by friends
of the Pension Commissioner that he is
lust the man for the place; that he pos
sesses the executive ability to make an
ideal Governor for Porto Rico.
The times., 1901-04-03

or money. More than one genius has
been spoiled by trying to play to th'
gallery Unless one can work content
edly, regardless of applause, he is no
fit to do good work, and all that ht
docs will have some flaw in it. Some
authors, and some actors, refuse tc
read criticisms, on the ground that they
will he unduly elated if the notices
are favorable. and unduly depressed if
they are bad; and that the only way in
which they can do worthy work is to
keep their minds on that and not on
what people are saying. No person has
any vocation to be an artist unless he
could work with just as much enthu-
siasm on a desert island as in the mid
die of New York City; unless he would
engage in that work. if possible, wher-
ever he might happen to be.
The two things which are important
in any art are spontaneity and finish,
Both are indispensable. The artist OF
today does not teach the beginner to
fuss and fret over an imperfect de-
sign, but to tear it up and begin over
again. instead of trying to correct a
bad impression. Thus spontaneity is
secured, and slipshod work eliminated.
since the work which the student is al
lowed to finish must be perfect from
the beginning The difference between
the amateur and the professional work
man is that the amateur allows flaws
to pass unheeded, because he does not
<nnw how TO fhpu1 the rTnfaS-
sional workman will be satisfied with
nothing less than perfection. Any be-
ginner in any art cannot afford not TO
be thorough, for upon his thoroughness,
his ability TO handle his tools with ease
and uneonsciousness. depends his abil-
ity to express his thought without bun
Cling.
The amateur likes to talk about him
self and his achievements; the artist
likes to talk about his work. There is
another difference And all these things
are as true in other lines of work as in
painting or writing. The housekeeper
or the business man must proceed on
the same principles as the novelist.
When a woman is forever fussing over
her household work it is a sign that she
does not know her business. When a
business man makes a great parade of
being busy it is usually a proof that he
is not doing very much. If he We're he
would not have time TO make a fuss.
He would be occupied with his work.
not with himself, and he would not be
self-conscious
The times., 1901-04-03
The Chicago Postog,ce
lFrom the chicaro Record-LLernld

NfI'h the NulNd6o httoTu-hcfdld-)
The fact that the Chicago postofice is the
distributing centre for forty-six States makes it
by fan the most important po-toffice in the
Uuion aud the fact that in four years it turned
over to the Government net revenue of nearly
$l5.000.00O gives it strong claim upon the
department for the most modern and complete ia
cilities Tor expedting the mails that the Cow
ernment can provide.
Nothing more faithfully reflects the commercial
daring. the dauntless industrial energy. and the
civic courage that built up the Empire City OF
the West than the record OF the marvellous
growth OF the Chicago postofice.
The times., 1901-04-03
OPPOSED TO PORTO RICANs.
A Hawaiian Resident Fears Trouble
From the Laborer-.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2.-Maurice W.
Smith of Honolulu, who arrived here di-
rect from Hawaii, en- route to New York,
is bitterly opposed to the immigration
from Porto Rico The Porto Rieans. he
said. are giving trouble in Hawaii. They
are a bad lot, taken as a whole
They are indolent he said. Il look
for serious trouble in Hawaii from their
importation sooner or later. Those al
ready there are unTuly and mean.
They started a riot on board ship, and
for a time it looked as though we would
have to call out the guards TO stop IL
They are not to be compared with the
japanese. The latter are lively. active.
and good workers. The Porto Ricans can
never compete with the japanese as Ia
hnrerS