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The times., 1901-03-21
THE NEWARK ORDERED HOME
Captain McCalIa's Flagship Badly in
Need Of Repairs.

Secretary Long yesterday telegraphed
orders TO Rear Admiral Remey, at Ma
nila TO send home the cruiser Newark,
the flagship of Capt. B. II. McCalla,
the junior squadron commander on the
Asiatic Station Recent telegraphic re-
ports from Admiral Remey have shown
that the Newark is badly in need of re-
pairs, and it was deemed advisable to
have her come to Mare Island, Cal,
or Bremerton Wash. to be Overhauled.
She Will probably come direct from Hong
kong, where she now is. to San Fran
cisco.
The instructions in regard to the New
ark will necessitate a change In the or
ders to Captain McCalla, sent this week,
10 come to the United States by passen-
ger steamer and TO take command Of the
bdttIeship Kearsarge. He will return on
the Newark, and Capt. j. II. Dayton.
who was ordered to proceed to the Asiat-
ic Station to relieve him, viii take charge
Of the Newark on her arrival at San
Francisco.
The times., 1901-03-21
THE SITuATION IN OHIO.
Buckeye COngressmen Discuss Poll
ties With the President.

Senator Hanna,i Representative HroS-
venor, and Representative DICK were III
consultation with the President for more
than two hours yesterday. The political
situation in Ohio was Canvassed thor-
Oughly, and plans laid for the coming
State and Legislative campaigns. II Is
understood that ali the State ofhcerS are
to be renOminated according to senator
Hanna's slate, with the exception OF
Lieutenant Governor Caldwell. lie IL at
torney for the State Liquor Dealers AS
sociation. and in consequence the temper
ance interests are arTayed against nm
They caused him to run about 25,VVo De
hind his ticket at the last state election
The Republicans realize that ii Tom L.
Johnson is elected mayor of Cleveland
next month he will very probably be the
Democratic candidate for Governor next
fall. A lively campaign is therefore an
ticipated. and the leaders have deemed 1t
advisable to have their plans well lald
early In the season.
Another reason for the early conference
upon this matter was the fact that Sen
ator Hanna will shortly go away for the
summer, and it has been thought best to
have the matter settled before the Pres
ident goes upon his Western trip,
Senator Foraker was present during a
portion of the conference, Although the
Hanna and Foraker ranks are still divid-
ed. it was stated after the conference that
the State convention would undoubtedly
endorse Foraker for reelection.
Matters pertaining to civil and army ap-
pointments were also discussed by the
Ohio Congressman, as was the President S
proposed trans-continental journey The
Ohio Congressional delegation will follow
the President in a special train to the
coast to witness the launching of the bat
tleship Ohio General Grosvenor left for
New York last night to make final ar
rangements for the trip, and upon his re
The times., 1901-03-21
REFUSES TO SELL HER LAND.
Removal of Port Royal Naval stntion
Comsenucntly DcInNeh.

The work of removing the Port Royal.
5. C., naval station to Charleston is be
ing delayed by reason of the refusal of
Mrs IawtOn. one Of the owners of prop
crty included In the proposed site to ac-
cept the price offered by the Government
The board which made the recommends
tions for the removal agreed that 500 per
acre was Sufficient remuneration for the
land but the owner thinks otherwise.
Several officers of the navy were re
Gently sent to Charleston 10 make a sec
oud inspection of the property but re-
ported that the land was worth no more
than was originally offered. The state
and the city have both ceded their por-
tion of the land, and it only remains
necessary to acquire that owned by Mrs.
Iawton In case she persists in "a refusal
TO accept the terms offered the Govern
acnt can resort TO condemnation 7rocs ed
ings but it is thought that this will not
be required. and that transfer of che
property can soon be accomplished in the
.ruular manner
The times., 1901-03-21
MRS. HALLS CLAIM.
Institutes Damage Suit i'm Counec-
tiOn with the Gilman VIII.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. March 20-AIrs.
Helen Blakeiy Hail. hOusekeeper for Mil
ifOuaire George +. Gilman. who has
claimed 10 be heir to his entire estates
since his death at Black Rock March ).
partially disclosed the basis of her claim
today. when Il suit for 80. 00o damages was
instituted against the First National
Bank of this city for its alleged refusal
to make payment to her on an assignment
of $4,000 from Gilman.
Mrs. Halls connection with the case
has formed its mysterious feature. Since
she failed TO PUT in an appearance at
the hearing upon the application for the
appointment of administrators. the
strength of her case was considerably
weakened in the eyes of the public.
The action instituted today is taken
here as a confirmation of earlier reports
that she holds legal documents that will
form the basis of her claim. 1t is ex-
pected that she will proceed without loss
of time TO retain her hold upon the Gill
man mansion at Black Rock in order 10
block the intention of the administrators
TO Oust her from control.
The times., 1901-03-21
Circulation Statement.
po,t,,c.I corruption in Maryland.

Tho arrest of a Maryland census emu
rnerator ON q charge of falsifying the
enumeration i'm two counties of that state
bv the insertion of the names of dead
persons serves to remind the general
public of the country that Maryland mas
not been premature I'm its present effort
to bring about reform iu its orEaniza-
tion for political purposes. We are not
nrenared to assume that the alleged iue-
citimate work Of the Republican enumer-
ator under arrest was performed in com
nliance with orders from any party au-
thoritv. 1t is fact. however, that Mary
land is not the only state in which, IN Ger
tain districts. the enumeration has sus-
piciouslv favored the Republicans. in op-
position to the generally accepted statis-
tics Of the localities
We are gIad-to see a disposition on the
part of the Superintendent of the Census
to secure punishment for those guilty of
the crime of Justification It is very
proper spirit to show. especially as such
tendencies in public officers are caleu-
lated to diminish the hope of Republican
success in the future whenever they are
made manifest. Perhaps it may be said
that offences of this kind. i'm the particu-
lar case of our neighboring Common
wealth. are negligible when compared
with the greater evil of negro coloniza-
ton at election time. Everybody with
the least knowledge of the relations long
existing between the ignorant negro pop
ulation Of Washington and the Repub-
lican vote in Maryland must appreciate
the truth that very large numbers Of our
colored brethren who are deprived Of the
franchise i'm the District Of Columbia are
regularly accorded the privilege of voting
over the line whenever Republican ma
iorities are needed. The same patriots
are Systematically taken on occasion into
West Virginia and voted there. What
officer or officers Of the General Govern
ment may be responsible for these sound
business methods II might be difficult To
say. The facts are patent enough and
have been for years.
The legislature OF Maryland is doing a
great and good work in attempting 70
eliminate the factor of miteracy from its
suffrage Hardships may accrue to a few
worthy people in consequence. but the
importation Of ignorant negro repeaters
AT every election time Will be discourag ged.
Normally speaking. Maryland is as like
ly to 20 Republican as South Carolina
would be-. It is only necessary to secure
an honest vote TO place and keep the
Srat. f,, lbe r,oli+ical column wherein II
belongs.
The times., 1901-03-21
A NOVEL BALLOT SYSTEM.
The Natives of an YEorrOtc Province
Elect n PreSidente.

Secretary Root has received from the
Taft Commission an interesting account
of the manner in which the natives Of one
Of the Ygorrote provinces recently con-
Quoted an election for presidente. The
commission has found that in some of
the places the governments established
have of necessity to be of the most primi-
tive and simple character, while in other
provinces they are more elaborate and
advanced in form The commission has
been obliged to use a great deal of dis
cTetion in the matter.
In one of the remote provinces, where
the members of the commission were cor
daily received by the natives, the ques-
ton arose as to how the election of a
presidente should be conducted. The ma
tives were not sufficiently educated to
vote by ballot. In place of the nominat-
ing convention and the political machine
of later day American methods, the COM
mission hit upon a happy plan
After making their intentions as plain
as possible the Americans found that
there were two men who wanted to be
presidente Each had his followers and
partisans. although the only questions in
volved We're personal rather than politi-
cal The natives were gathered together
i'm the plaza and one candidate was placed
at one end of the public square while his
rival was stationed at the other extreme.
Then the word was given that the fol-
lowers of the candidates should rally
around their choice. There was a grand
rush in both directions.
Then, in order to determine the result,
it was only necessary for the members of
the commission to count the number Of
natives who swarmed about each candi-
date. He who had the larger following
was declared elected, and that apparent
Iy met with the complete satisfaction OF
all Thus the first public election in that
province passed off quietly and, in fact,
more peaceably than in many American
The times., 1901-03-21
TO UNvEIL THE LOGAN STATUE.
President Mckinley Expected to
Preside at the Exercises.

Arrangements are being made for the
unveiing next month of the Logan stat
ne Col. r L. Guenther. of the Artillery
Corps in command at Fort Monroe, Va.
has been designated as grand marshal Of
the parade. The military display Will not
be large owing to the fact that soldiers
being sent to the Philippines leave the
majority Of those stationed about Wash
ington raw recruits
The pageant will, however include a
battery Of artillery, the Marine Corps
the District of Columbia National Guard
and the Grand Army of the Republic 1t
is expected that President Mckinley VIII
preside at the exercises. Senator Depcw
will deliver the principal address
The times., 1901-03-21
Genims nnh Mnhncs-.

Somebody has noted "a curious pecJ-
..arity iu the music of Wagner. and as 1t
is to De noted more or less. iu the works
Of many other men OF genius. musicians
and otherwise, 1t is worth considering
from a psychological point Of view. one
or two OF the aast ambitious works of
this mas, D. are very nearly meaningless.
even TO the music lover. and for the mu-
stefan ol tho old school they have neither
signiGcance nor continuity. They sound
as If he were trying to express the mex
0ressiDlc, attain the uuattainabIe, and
translate into the terms OF music some
thing which they were not intended to
make plain.
A. matter of fact. It is likely that
| that is precisely what he Was trying to
do. The same thing has been attempted
! in other lines OF art by other geniuscs,
The times., 1901-03-21
WORK ON THE DEs MONIES.
The stern Post of the New Cruiser
Placed in Position.

QUINCY. Mass, March 20-The stern
post of the United States cruiser Des
Moines, building at the yards of the Fore
River Ship and Engine Company, has
been placed in position The casting is
Of manganese bronze. and weighs 1900
pounds. The casting for the stem weigh
ing IO000 pounds, of the same material.
was finished on the drilling machine to-
day and will be placed in position to-
morrow.
The Des Moines is plated halfway up.
and the doors for her water-tight COM
partments have been finished.
The times., 1901-03-21
A GUNNER SEEKS PROMOTION
Joseph HiII, Serving on the Yer
mont, Makes Application.

Joseph Hill, a gunner on the receiving
ship Vermont has made application to
the Secretary Of the Navy for examina-
ton for promotion to ensign under the
provisions Of the law advocated by Sec
retary Long. and which goes into effect
on July l. He was appointed gunner
March %. 1893, and has served six years
There are thirty-five gunners in the serv-
ice who are eligible by reason Of service.
but the majority of them are over the age
limit Of thirty-five years. Gunner Nor
gan has made no formal application to
the Navy Department. He is more than
thirty-ive years of age.
The times., 1901-03-21
A SOUTH CAROLINA DIVORCE.
\ Marriage Declared Void Despite
the state Laws.

COLUMBIA. :. c, March 20-In the
Court of Common Pleas for Spartanburg.
the marriage contract of Charles Dear
man and Ida Padgett has been declared
null and void. despite the fact that the
Legislature has repeatedly refused to
IeGaIize divorces for any cause.
The proceedings were brought TO pre-
vent both man and woman being prose-
cuted for biSamy. Both subsequent To
their marriage We're married TO other in
dividuals The woman did not appear in
the case. Dearman declared that he had
married Ida Padsett when under the in
huence of liquor, and was not in a condi-
ton to make a binding contract
The times., 1901-03-21
PROF. BROWNS ANSWER.
The Director Of the 'Nautical Al
manac' Replies to Charges.

Secretary Long has received the an
swer Of Prof. S. J. Brown. L. 5. N, Di-
rector of the Nautical Almanac" 10 the
charges filed against him by Capt
Charles II. Davis. Superintendent Of the
Naval Observatory Prof Brown makes
a general denial of the charges. Secre-
tary Long Will determine whether there
is sufficient evidence TO grant Captain
Davis recommendatiouetha Prof Brown
be coUrt-martialed
The times., 1901-03-21
THE WAR FUND BALANCE.
II VIII BE Returned to the Treasury
June 30.

The Comptroller of the Treasury has
decided that the unexpended balance on
June 30 next Of the 100000 emergency
war appropriation made by Congress i'm
mediately before the Spanish war, must
be carried back into the Treasury, with
out regard to any outstanding obligations
on account of that fund. This will have
the effect of depriving War Department
contractors of nearly 81, 900 600 in payment
for ordnance and ordnance stores until
Congress makes a special appropriation
TO meet their claims
The times., 1901-03-21
.loIescent Diplomacy.
CFrom rIlc Cbicago cluonicle.J

tFTUW Ilt NHILd-0 NII0IIDIV.J
When the associate British Minister at Wash
inutou. Secretary of state Hay, appointed his
son Consul at Pretoria tte heP'tic "ihciai called
,t London for compctcr Instructions, The bo.
had attended Z diplomatic kindergarten there
,,bir his sire. was IN residence as assistant of
The British Government in American affair, The
lad has reached New YORK on leave Of absence
f,,r, his most at a time when an American repre-
sentative should be at Prctoria When he reach
ed cane Town the British subjects gave their ally
an enthusiastic receptions Nothing could be
more natural more logical. or more conclusive.
The times., 1901-03-21
Newspaper Loyalty.
CFrom The Boston Advertiserl

q rom IUt DUsiOU AuFtTII.CT-T
There is, we have ever found. in the ranks
OF newspaper men. loyalty OF service that Is 4
source OF pride to the profession, it we'll may
be Ii Is 4 trait that often demands sacrifices
that causes a man to hold lightly health OF time
and money So long as duty is done. In no body
of men in any pursuit profession do We find
it stronger Ii has ever, in cur experience,
rvaled the devotion found in the army the
navy.
The times., 1901-03-21
Bic<ering over The snoiI.

(From the Philadelphia Times)
Having come 10 a deadlock in the negotiations
with the Chinese the assembled forces OF civilza-
tion are now biting their thumbs at one another
If they do not come TO immediate hostilitics. il
is least apparent that tie Concert IS dissolved
and the further pretsnce Of harmonious action
viii hardly be maintained.
The times., 1901-03-21
The Pension Service.
L.r.r- LII. H.LLtn-.-. -... .

IFT0M me EITUM0T- NuU.J
II President Mckinley permits Commissioner
Evans go bee forced ont OF office Bog the pension
grabb,rs his zeal for economy in government
and his profession, oi interest in the public vel
fare viii be open 10 grave suspicion As betucer
the people and the pension agents the Pre7nnt
should Llte no difficulty iu maxim. his ohoilW
The times., 1901-03-21

As d prudent person. we commend Mr.
Rockhil, Executive Commissioner TO
China, to the admiration Of mankind. His
cable bills must be something to create
alarm; but little thing like that does
not prevent him from keeping the wires
hot with demands for specific instruc-
tions. Mr.. Rockhili undoubtedly knows
that the customary procedure is to fur
nish an American representative with
credentials which will read both ways
and then to hold him responsible for
whatever goes wrong, reserving to the
Administration any credit that may come
from his successes. But Rockhili is not
to be bottled that way What he does, he
evidently means to do under orders. the
issuance and receipt Of which he can
prove. This leads us to the opinion that
Rockhiu is not By any means st pid
person.
The times., 1901-03-21
EcM WI ni.nufe IL

tFrom The Baltimore SUM
Due- have their uses but there is ouc serious
flaw in the code and that is the wrong man
is sometimes shot. This seems to have been the
trouble in the latest French duel
The times., 1901-03-21
why west Pointers Fail.
,From the indianapolis NewsD

IFT0m ne Indl1n3pOIs NeWsJ
Later evidence added to that adduced by the
West Point investigating committee goes to show
hat the reason some cadets failed in their studies
was that they had TO spend the greater part OF
their time in the hospital.
The times., 1901-03-21
NEW YORK THANKS CARNEGIE.
A Telegram From Mayor Van Wyck
Whiting Him i'm eng lnnd.

NEW YORK, March D.-AldyOr Van
Wyck sent the following telegram to An
drew Carnegie today, so that it would
reach him upon his arrival in England:
New York. March 19
Andrew Carnegie, Steamship st.
Louis. southampton. England:
The people of the City of New York
heartily thank YOU for your noble Of
fer to give 100000 for the establish
ment of free circulating Libraries in
their CITY. They extend to you their
best wishes with a full appreciation
Of the magnitude of your gift to them
and the splendid generosity that
" ~ ROBERT \. VAN WICK.
Mayor
Owing to the legal difficulties still in the
way. the mayor could not accept the
gift. Work on the enabling act which
Corporation Counsel WhaIeu is preparing.
is about done Mr. Whalen. the comptrol-
Ter, and George J.. Rtyes were in confer
ence over it tcday. 1t will probably go to
Albany on FRIDAY. and its provisions be
made public from there.
President Miles O'BTien, OF the board of
education forwarded letters to the mayor.
comptroller. corporation counsel and Mr.
Rfyos lodas-. offering sites for libraries on
school property He also suggested a
number OF school buildings, which. he
Thought could be SO altered as 10 be used
in part for libraries The park board has
also suggested that some of the small
marks Doe used as sites. None of the com
mittee in charge of the enabling act
would discuss these propositions, because.
the city knew what it would be enabled 10
do legally.
The times., 1901-03-21
languages

Ohio politics, as we are told, formed
the subject OF a long conference at the
White House yesterday. The situation in
the Buckeye State is not altogether salts
factory to the Administration Within
the Republican party Foraker is not loved
TO the same extent that the pure and
spotle IS Hanna is adored. Tom /. John
son, the probable coming Democratic
leader is feared, and there are several
fat places just become vacant which, Of
course, should go TO equally good Ohio
men. General Harrisons death leaves a
vacancy in our representation in the Ar
bitration Tribunal Of The Hague. The
death of the Hon. Mark Brewer creates
a vacancy In the Civil Service Commits
sion. Other plums are ripe and must be
picked for the Administrations home
market No doubt there was much oc-
casion for the conclave.
The times., 1901-03-21

AdVices from the anthracite coal region
Of Pennsylvania appear to justify the fear
that leaders Of the miners are stiH dis
posed 10 insist upon a strike, notwith-
standing the hopclessness Of the threat
ened struggle 1t is still hoped. however.
that the disaster may be prevented by the
influence of the local business commun -ty
one thing is sure: II the strike is ordered
the strikers Will he without much outside
sympathy Such movements are neither
morally nor socially justihable, except for
some grave cause, which does not appear
10 exist IN the present circumstances.
Inasmuch as events OF a serious nature
arr morlcntarily liable 70 develop In
China. 1t Is impossible 10 discuss the sit
uatiou .nteligenuy with any view Of de
teImiuiug what may happen tomorrow.
one bit of news which reached us last
evening d. certainly ominous of trouble.
Ne refer 20 tho report that both Russian
and japanese squadron- We're being
rsted 20 Masampo. Korea. That would
eonm 90 pyrtcud nothing short of war.
The times., 1901-03-21

Amos A King. Clerk of Supplies i'm the
Department of Public Buildings I'm the
borough of Brooklyn. died yesterday at "a
Halsey Street in his sixty-seventh year,
He was a Mason and d veteran fireman
The times., 1901-03-21

Aaron G. Perham, a wholesale coal
merchant died on Tuesday Of heart fail
ure following an attack of acute indi-
gestion. at his home, 1871 Dean Street.
Brooklyn. He was a charter member Of
the Union League Club. of that borough.
and was chairman OF the house commit
tee for the past two years. he was
Twenty-third Regiment veteran. He was
an earnest Republican. He leaves
widow. one son, and two daughters.
The times., 1901-03-21

Patrick Haggerty. an assistant city
paymaster OF Brooklyn, died Tuesday
night at his home, D South Elliott Place.
in his fortteth year. He was a brother OF
ex-Register Henry F. Haggerty and was
active in Eleventh ward Democratic poll
ties He served for "a few Years as depu-
tv fire marshal He was member OF the
Knights of Columbus.
The times., 1901-03-21

Alfred Pell, who retired from active
business several years ago. died at his
residence, 10 East Thirty-fifth Street,
New York, yesterday morning Of apo
pIexy. He was in his sixty-seventh year.
Mr. Pell was still a director Of the Com
merciaI Union Fire Insurance Company.
He was a member of the Scientific Ali
ance, the American Institute Of Natural
History, and the Century Club He leaves
a widow and one daughter.
The times., 1901-05-30
TIE POLICE EXAMINATIONS.
Candidates to Be Given the Educa-
tionaI Test Next Week

An examination viii be held in the
rooms OF the Civil Service Commission,
corner of Eighth and E Streets Thurs
day morning, June 6, at 8 o'clock, of those
men who have passed the necessary ply
sical examination for appointment to the
Metropolitan Police force. The educa-
tional test is rather a simple one and
embraces orthography, simple arithmetic,
including the four fundamental rules and
simple fractions; letter writing, penman-
ship, copying from plain copy, and prac-
teal questions, embracing knowledge of
the city and familiarity with the police
manual Each of these subjects has a
relative weight of one, with the excep-
tion of practical questions, which carry
a relative weight of five
The physical examinations, which have
heen in progress for several months, have
on the other hand been exceptionally Sc
we're. Out of the nearly 800 applicants
who have undertaken the examination
only 50 or 60 have passed the physical test
and will be permitted to take the educa-
tional test on Thursday Those who pass
the examination on June will be placed
upon the eligible list which already num-
bers about twenty men. From this list of
eligibies are to be selected the forty men
who viii be appointed ffrst-class privates
on the police force July /
The salaries of these men will be $500
a year. At the same time there will be
fifteen vacancies in class two at 81 $50 a
year. which will be filled by promotions
from class one. There Will also be three
vacancies in the sergeants' class to be
hlled from among the policemen of class
two. There are also two other positions,
one captain and inspector, and one lieu
tenant, which are being covetously look
ed upon by the eligible men of the de-
partment