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The Washington times., 1901-11-17
The Problem of ReciprocIty

There is no subject that is nov IN
crossing a larger share of public atten-
tion than reciprocity: nor is there any
concerning which there is more differ
encc OF opinion among men of all
shades of political belief. Republicans
ard Democrats alike are divided re-
specting it. Upon the general Pre- posi-
tio4 that reciprocal trade agreements
are desirable, the people are fairly well
agreed; but they are at issue upon the
extent to which such agreements should
be carried.
In his Buffalo speech the late Presi-
dent Mckinley made a strong and
earnest plea for reciprocity. and Prasi-
dent Roosevelt has taken the same po-
sition. It is said. though. that Mr
Roosevelt viii decline to make any
specific recommendations. which may
fairly be taken as an indication ,Iat
the sentiment in favor of that policy is
as yet somewhat general il character
President Mckinley. while expressing
himself strongly was at the same tine
careful to declare that whatever was
done on that line should be dcne with
due regard for the security of every
American interest.
So the expressions heard on every
hand in favor Of that policy are in
many cases guarded in the same way.
This leaves it very uncertain how far
Congress win be likely to go in the ap-
proval of such policy. A general decla-
ration in favor of reciprocity is one
thing-the endorsement of a specific
treaty is quite another.
Tite great obstacle in the way is the
fact that other countries will not en-
ter into such agreements otherwise than
upon the basis Of mutual concessions.
Anything which we concede on that lire
is certain in some way TO affect some
American interest and call forth
strong protest. The difficulties in the
way are increased by the further cir
culnstance that the countries most
anxious for such agreements are the
great nations of Europe which are at
once our best customers and our chief
rivals in trade. How far we can safely
go in making concessions to them is the
great problem which American states
manship must solve. The question is
one Of mutual advantages. and, in
many cases, this can only be deter
mined by actual trial Therefore, it is
small wonder that many public men
approach the subject with much of mis-
giving and doubt.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
That Is the Sentiment of Children
in London Sluns.

The children OF London's slums think
there is no place like home. be il ever so
squalid and poverty stricken. They miss
the flaming naphtha lamps, the winkle
barrows. the hokey-pokey man and all the
other things that have been their lifelong
companions" said Father Stanton. of St
Adams Holborn. yesterday when asked
by Daily Mall representative how the
children of the slums take to their sum
mer outings in the country.
Then, too, they are afraid of the darl,
at night and are lost in the daytime in
The country" continued the kindly faced
grcat-hearted friend Of thousands of
street Arabs and gutter gamlns. They
have ali sorts OF IJaSonS Iur preferrlnS
the city to the country 1nd some of them
wrote to me after his outing last year
and said h. didn't like the country be
cause while there a wasp had stung him.
Another youngster took day at
Brighton with me in preference to two
weeks in the country. and could give no
he modest mind of this favorite of the
slum children why 1t was.
They like going out in VaHs best of
fU" the father went on. and then they
cat green fruit. and thoroughly enjoy
themselves But though they like The
hubbub of the city bes,, and are really
clad To get iuck to it, thJ tr brown che eks
lud bright eyes tell "A MT TRY tale when
thcy return. Then yo- should hear The
;,musiug stories they tell. and you would
s,c how th, In CrIEpvd warped and stunt
d little minds have been opened ont b.
n giitrnsc of the green wonderland they
'-r1- 50 pitifuliy little about. Never mind
.,-h,f thTy saw about IT, it's the good the
.utine docs them that we are after. -
nrlpr. Mail
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
FOR RESTRICTION OF A PENSION.
A Civil War Veteran Sues Secretary
Hitchcock and Mr.. Evans,


Having lost the use OF both his arms
as the result OF a wound received on the
firing line during the civil war. Daniel
Oberly yesterday filed a petition In the
Supreme Court of the District asking that
writ of mandamus issue against Ethan
Allen Hitchcock. Secretary of the Inte-
rior. and II. Clay Evans Commissioner
Of Pensions. to compel them to replace
his name upon the pension rolls and pay
to him the amount allowed him as a
pensioner
Oberly enlisted In Company Z. Eighty
fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. on Sep
tember IL. 1852 for q period OF three
years He served In the Army Of the Po-
tomac under Gen Daniel E. Sickles. and
at the battle of Spottsylvania, Va. was
wounded in the neck and was left on the
battlefield as dead.
In 1866, Oberiy states. he was mustered
out Of the service on account of disablIi-
ties and was granted a pension. In the
course of proceedings instituted for the
purpose of having his pension increased
Ooerly states that a judge in the Ohio
state courts pretended to hnd'' him in
sane and appointed one Dr. William ].
Means as his guardian. After this Ober-
" alleges. his pension was paid to Means.
but the latter did not. according to ober-
iy. expend it FOR the benefit Of the peti-
TONER. He complained OF this to the Pen
sion Commissioner. he states. and Means
appointment as his guardian was revoked.
oberiy charge. that Means then, in re-
taiation. declared that he (Oberiy) was
a worthless person and that his pension
was fraudulent In consequence OF these
charges, it is said. the Pension Commits
sioner ordered further payment Of pension
money to Oberly to cease.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
UNIQUE BOOKKEEPING.
HOW Two Country Tradesmen Pro-
tected Themselves From, Loss.

| During the sojourn of the delegates TO
! the convention of the Indiana BANKERS,
Association in this city last week many
interesting stories were related. one
group Of financiers fell to discussing the
prosy subject of debit and credit. but
with the stories that were told to illus
trate certain ideas the subject lost much
of its dullness.
"A friend of mine once ran across n
queer system of keeping books in a little
Southern town. said a banker. He was
travelling salesman and his territory in
cluded Tennessee. Naturally he grew
pretty well acquainted with his custom
ers, who were for the most part keepers
OF general stores Happening in such an
establishment oE7e day. ne found the pro-
intently over what seemed to be his
ledger. My friend noticed thar the old
gentleman would mutter savageIy now
ard then. and turning over a few leaves,
Jot down set of figures. After this proc
ess had been repeated several times my
friend Interrupted him with Mr. Hedges,
what on earth are you doing there?'
w ell. Ill tell you, replied the old
man. This here Bill Jones is a worthless
scamp. and he has left town owing me
Sl.1O. SO jest put it on Browns account
over here turning the leaves3 Then
there's Charley Colson that got into a
scrap the other night and was killed. He
owed me sZ, so 1 put her over on Joe
Smiths account. | tell you. brother.
got to come out, by the eternal
That reminds me of a story of strange
methods of keeping accounts that I heard
one time, spoke up another finaneier
This was in little Western town The
proprietor of a store wanted to go on a
visit out in the country one day and when
he got ready to start he told iIis clerk
mere lad, to kind of keep an eye on things
while he was absent. You needn't be
particular about taking in money for
what you SELL said the storekeeper
Just remember what you sold and who
got 1t. and will put it on the books when
| get home tonight
We'll, when the old fellow arrived home
that night he asked the boy how he had
made out during the day. oh pretty
Well said the lad sold a washboard
and tub to Widow Hardness. a eurrycomb
and brush to Old Man Johnson, tin
bucket 10 Mrs. Leeds, a broom and
package of needles to Mrs. Branscomb
and-say. sold some fe1Ier a horse collar,
but blamed if | can remember who l sold
it to-.
Never mind about that. said the pro-
prietor. It'll be all right III just charge
all of my book customers with a horse
collar And he did put down a horse COL
lar on every account he had in his ledger
The funny part of it was that all OF them
paid except one man. and the storekeeper
brought suit against him. Banking would
be soft snap if we could keep books like
that. indianapolis Journal
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
A BEEF ISSUE.
Picturesque Festival of the Ponca
Indians in Kansas

The Ponca Indians held their last beef
issue Saturday. 1t was held on the banks
Of the Arkansas River on their reserva-
tion south of Wichita, Kan. a hundred
miles or more. Hundreds of Indians
danced and made merry. The medicine
men held sessions behind closed doors.
and the squaws raced with one another
in their glee
Not in a year or two had the Indian
agent consented to a beef issue, for the
government at Washington discourages
such thirgs. White men call the beef is
sue u savage fete-something like the
Mexican bull fight.
The cattle are given no chance for their
lives whatever. The agent rode out to
the camp. He told them they could give
young men were ready. a wild weird
chanting song ran through the camp. Sud
denly from the lodges the young men
broke forth. They were clad in gay trap
pings and their faces Were covered with
paint Each carried a long field gun.
Soon the crack of gun, the shouting and
believing Of wild cattle and the fierce
shouting of warriors told that the chase
was on.
Half an lour the chase was kept IN. and
the widest excitement prevailed in camp.
The sqraws We're sharpening their kitchen
knives and rolling up their sleeves. The
medicine men were chanting glad tidings
to the Great Spirit for the success of the
chase. Then. after every one Of the herd
had been laid low upon the grassy plains,
the young men, with laurels upon their
shoulders came riding back long columns
abreast. After the squaws had skinned
and dressed the beef the medicine men
went forth and invoked the blessings Of
the Great Spirit After this was done the
Indians. large and small. rushed to the
carcasses and ate their hll.-Milneapolis
Tribune
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
CoALING WARsHIPs AT SEA.
Experiments i'm England With nm
American Invention,

When the reserve squadron has nniShed
its present cruise the battleship Trafalgar
will carry out series of experiments for
the uurpose Of testing a new invention
for coaling ships at sea, one of the most
difficult problems in connection with mod
ern naval warfare. At the present time
the means of coaling warship. except
in sheltered water or by the Wharfside,
are so extremely cumbersome and diff
cult especially in rough weather. that IL
takes considerable time to ship even
small quantity of fuel, the result being
that ccaling at sea is only carried out
during an emergency or on very rare oc-
casiOns-
Mr.. Spencer Miller. a New York engi-
ueer has however, invented an ingenious
anparatus which Overcomes this dlincul-
~ and which is said to be capable OF
sunpiying a vessel with coal at the rate
OF forty tons an hour. The apparatus
consists of large square mast that has
heen fitted in the fore part of the steam
ship Muriel and from the top of which a
steel cable. known as the galloway. VIE
extend to the quarterback of the Trafal.
gar while the collier is being towed
astern at speed of about ten knots per
hour. The bags of coal will be raised TO
the masthead by means OF a Htt WofRius
on rails that are on the sides of the mast,
and on a platform. where the cableWay
joins the mast. four mea Will be sta
toned to switch off the bags by means
of cranBs and lift them on to the cabie,
along which they will be conveyed to the
warship's deck In coaling at sea the
great difficulty is how to cope with the
pitching and rolling of the two vessels.
If they roll and pitch toward each Other
the bags OF coal are usually hung INTO
the water. while il they roll away the ca
BILE is liable to snap The question for
the inventor therefore Is how to obtain
sufficient elasticity to prevent either Oh
these mishaps--London Telegraph
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
BLOOD RAIN IN EUROPE.
How Nature Stains the snow in the
Alps.

The showers of so-called blood rain"
which fell last March in certain Iocali-
ties of Europe are likely to have a prac-
teal significance. according to an emf
nent scientific expert, in the study of the
origin and nature of glaciers. 1t appears
that, owing to the fall of this blood
rain," the layer of snow which accumu-
lated in the winter of 19O0-1gOI in the east
ern Alps has been defined by reddish
line. This will be an excellent aid to
the enquiry into the progress of glaciers.
Scientific men who are interested in the
question have long desired to have a
large area of fresh-fallen snow coiored
in order that it might be possible to as
certain the distance which this layer of
glacier in motion passes over in year.
20 observe the determinations and bends
which it undergoes. and to understand
what happens to it in passing creyices and
ice falls. Nature has now rendered them
a great service in producing such a color
ing, lavishly applied on a large scale
What has to be done now during the
coming years and decades is to keep
watch at crevasses and see where the
outcrop of red layer is, and especially In
what relation it stands to the blue color
ing of the glaciers. One of the most 1if-
ficult questions in the theory of glaciers.
it is hoped, will be solved.-Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
DepIored Defeat of Princeton.

s. A Cosgrove. a staid business man OF
middle age, and manufacturer of steel
and iron in Pittsburg, sat in the Raleigh
Hotel last night and talked football with
The enthusiasm and knowledge OF the
game of an undergraduate. He was down.
cast and took pessinlistic view of the
sport last night because Princeton's or
ange and black had been trampied in the
dust, while Y3lcs blue floated in triumph
over the gridiron yesterday. The secret
of his grief is found in the fact that he
has three sons at old Nassau, and a sec
ondary cause is that Princeton is the
home of Grover Cleveland.
Mr. Cosgrove believes that the eX-Prcsl-
dent is the greatest statesman this coun-
try has produced in many day, and he
so expresses himself whenever an oppor-
tunity is afforded. Mr. CossrOve is the
inventor of 4 new armor-plate which was
recently tested by the Government, but
last night in his sorrow over the defeat OF
Princeton's eleven the success of his in
Vention afforded him no comfort
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
A Prix Eixe.

a python in the menagerie at the New
York Central Park has swallowed a
baby alligator. Alligators do not form
the ordinary fare of serpents, but
granted a python large enough, hun
ger great enough, and a solitude lonely
enough, accidents do occasionally hap
pen in the best regulated Of happy fam
lilies
In the New York tragedy there were
only some two and half feet of ALI
gator. and the optimistic superintend-
ent gives his snaleskip month for It's
proper digestion. Senatorial terrapin is
supposed to disappear within the TWEEN
ty-four hours. which speaks well for the
gustatorial training of Senators.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
LONG TERM IN PRISON.
Curious Case Showing Separate Sys-
TENS of the Government


\ most curious case, showing how the
separate systems of the Government may
take on confusing shape. has just come to
light in Indiana. A man who has for
nineteen years been confined in Jail at the
expense of the nation has during all these
years been in receipt, or intended receipt,
of a considerable sum of money from the
same nation. 1t is because the man
fought in the great war that the COM
plicatiOn was made possible. At least, his
services in battle were responsible in part
for the situation. 1t once occurred to the
same man that, after having fought the
good fight for freedom and unification, il
might be the graceful thing for the coun-
try to recognize his worth by monetary
consideration, so he put in an application
for a pension. 1t was allowed, and the
mans name was written on the book of
fame. after which ne was entitled to dol
lars. Shortly following this period an
other man passed on to the great beyond
under circumstances which the coroner's
jury considered called for the trying OF
somebody on capital punishment
charge. 1t so happened that the pensioner
was the person fixed upon as the active
agent assisting the earthly exit of the de-
ceased. Although the pensiener stoutly
maintained his innocence, the proof was
so strong as to lead the jury to verdict
Of guilty, and the committing judge to a
sentence of life Imprisonment. This was
in the year 1880. and for nineteen years
the prisoner worked out MS utStiEiJ bS-
hind the bars. At the conclusion of this
time the mar who had committed the
muruer took to his last bed, and 1t oc-
CURED to him to make u confession. SO
the pensioner is free now. But he still
has troubles. There are some thousands
of dollars in pension money which the
wardens have failed TO turn over to him.
and he is obliged to sue for their recov-
cry Besides. there are the wasted nine
teen years because of the implicit judi
cial faith in the infallibilIty of circum-
stantial evidence.-San Francisco Call
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
Viennn's Pigeon Pest.

The few pairs OF pigeons brought hun
dren years ago from Venice to Vienna
have multiplied to such an amazing ex-
tent as to have become a public pest.
There Is great difficulty in eXterminating
these pretty creatures, as besides the dan
ger involved TO the public in shooting
them, many of the birds would perhaps
only be wounded. The town council have
therefore resolved that as many as possi-
bile shall be caught alive, killed. and given
to poor families. and that for some years
fresh eggs in equal numbers shall be abb
stracted from the nests. The birds. which
are great favorites with the cabmen and
yorters, are fed % regularly as the horses,
clouds of pigeons descending at the first
throw OF corn.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
GENERAL HENDERSON HERE.
No Opposition to His Reelection as
Speaker of the House.


Representative David r. Henderson.
who will WELD the Speakers gaveI dur
ing the Fifty-seventh Congress as ne did
in the Fifty-sixth. arrived in Washington
Yesterday afternoon. and re-established
himself in his old quarters at La Nor
mandie. On his way here from his home
in Dubuque, Iowa, General Henderson
stopped in Chicago and attended the BAN
quet of the Army of the Tennessee, upon
which occasion he delivered an address
While serving in that division Of the army
during the civil war he lost leg. and he
finds reunion with his old comrades very
congenial.
General Henderson is in excellent
health. He is fresh from the recent CUB
ernatorial campaign in the Hawkeye
State, and assisted his party in rolling
up $4,000 plurality for Governor-elect
Summins. His services were not needed
as the Republican nomination in Iowa is
practically equivalent to an election. but
General Henderson is too ardent party
man and too strenuous a fighter to sit
idly by when there is fight or even
semblance of a contest going on, and not
take-part in it. Consequently. he worked
with his old-time enthusiasm, although
probably not to such an extent. as he
would have done had the political lines
been closer drawn.
Last night General Henderson was busy
getting settled down for a six
or eight months residence in Wash
ington. He will at once begin
his campaign for reelection as Speaker
of the House, although the contest
will be perfunctory. There is no op-
position to his ambition to again preside
over the House of Representatives: AT
least, IL there is 1t has not manifested
itself. He will unquestionably be unani-
mousiy selected by the Republican eau
Gus, and it is expected that all the other
officers of the last House Will be likewise
rp-cIectad
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
FOREIGN TOPICS.
Exit the TrendmiII.

The British Prison Commissioners have
permitted themselves to allude in a recent
report to the fast disappearance Of the
treadmll." The inventor of the tread
wheel, as it was originally called, WAS
Sir William Cubbitt. The first was es-
tablished at the Brixton House of Correc-
ton The treadboards upon its circumfer-
,ncc were of consi.le-a bl. length so as to
allow sufficient standing room for row
Of from ten to twenty persons upon the
wheel. Again. owing to the operation Of a
mechanical law. the ten to twenty per
sons" were ret,.ired to stand ON Il level
with the axle, as here the greatest force
could be impaired to the revolution Of the
wheel And, lest anyone suffering from
an excess OF zeal should be seized with a
desire 20 mount the wheel still higher, Il
wooden screen was placed overhead,
which effectualiy prevented any upward
tendencies. OF the siXty-eight in opera
ton some six years ago, only eighteen
now remain, and these viii be discarded
& : soon as convenient.
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
GUARDED BY ARMED MEN.
How Lord and Lady Curzon Travel
in India.

When the Viceroy of India travels, all
the rest Of India looks on. He has n huge
staff OF officials. and is usually ac-
companied by Lady Curzon and 100 at
tendants. The most elaborate precau-
tions are taken to el sure his safety.
Every mile of the railway is fist ex-
amined by officials on troleys, and in the
Southern Punjab the line is watered to
lay he dust He has a posse of six
armed men on the train to guard him,
and at every station through which he
passes, whether he stops or not. armed
police are drawn up on either side as
the train goes by.
At every station an army Of coolies are
at work some time before the great oc-
casicn, cleaning and garnishing while all
along the line engines are forbidden to
whistle and bells to ring. AT whatever
hour the train passes the statiOnmaster
has orders to be on duty himself to give
the line clear and lock the points, and
see that all shunting has been stopped.
With extraordinary ceremony is the
Viceroy received. The Nawab OF Juna-
garh last year received him in Il solid
Silver car, preceded by painted elephants,
prancing horses, and two rhinoceroses
harnessed and mounted-Answers
The Washington times., 1901-11-17
4 Humble Beginning.

From street car driver to party leader
ship in great city like Chicago is a
long step. yet that was the stride taken
by ex-Representatfve LOrimer. who is in
Washington. He laid the foundation for
his political success, while operating a
brake and handling the reins on cross
-tcwn car. by winning the confidence and
friendship of those who. like himself.
toiled for daily sustenar &c. He soon be
came a leader, for his ability to COM
man1 and his executive capacity were
readny recognized.
lie was nominated for Congress as Re-
publican in a strong Democratic district
and surprised even ilis warmeat admirers
by winning. He was twice reelected
but enc year ag- 4 young Democrat of
like metal entered the race, and Billy
LoriIner was retired to private life he
still retains his hold upon the Republi-
can organization in the Windy city, and
is the power which moves things, as FAR
as his party is concerned In that munich
pality. His successor in Congress, John
J. Feelcy, is but twenty-six years oil age
and will he the youngest member oil the
Fifty-seventh Congress