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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
M SANTOS-DUMoNTS AIRSHIP.
The United states Consul at Rouen
" rites About Il.

tn" state Department has just rccoiv-
ta 10y mail from ThnruwsU Haynes. tho
tnlttd States Consul LAT Ioueu. France.
AN account of NJ Santos Dumont's recent
trip around the EineI Tower in his air
ship. and complete description of the
famous flying machine. Many wcll-kuowu
authorities in France, MI Haynes says.
nave pronounced this the most important
development in aerial navigation Tn.
balloon is described as follows
1t is "a Cigar-Shaped cylinder III feet
long. 10 feet in diameter and Coo cubic
yards in volume. II has 4-cyIiudered
petroleum motor Of l6-horscpoWer, a pro-
poller screw measuring % feet from blade
edge 10 blade edge, and making 200 revO-
luuons per minute; and a traction power,
measured by the dynamometer of 100
pounds. To give the cigar-shaped StruC-
ture sufficient risidity to cIeave the air.
there is placed within II "A smaller bal
loon, which is supplied with air 10y an
aluminium venulatoT the volume vary
ing with the altitude. keeping the eNteri-
or balloon constantly stin.
Below this balloon hangs a sort or
triangular framework. SO feet long. con-
sisting Of three curviinear wooden scant-
lings Joined with aluminium and strength
work Of piano wire At y feet from one
extremity Of this light framework, in the
centre of the triangular section, the mo-
tor Is suspended by piano wire. At dis
lance Of . fet from the other extremity
Is situated the little basket car, IN which
the aerouaut takes his place and where
ne controls the arrangements for light
ing the motor, for starting the screw pro-
peller for working the rudGer. controlling
the escape valves and regulating the dis
placement of the guide rope from one
end TO the other by means Of fine cords
This displacement Of the guide rope
is meant 10 incline the balloon
in the direction that may be re-
quircd for ascending or descending The
framework, with its motor and the aero
naUt's car. is suspended from the bal
loon by steel wires Of such tenuity that
they are invisible AT a distance Of I6u
feet"
In the trial on July I3. adds the consul,
thcre were two conditions with which
II Santos-Dumont failed to comply. The
alFShlp Cld not accomplish the Journey
inside Of thirty minutes and did not come
10 earth at the starting point. The Jour
ney was ma de in fOTty-Due minutes. at
an average speed Of about fifteen miles
hour.
Each year the authors Of projects win
ne allowed 70 prove the praCtiCability OF
their apparatus. All machines must be
manipulated by the competitors at their
own expense and risk. II the prize s not
won within five years, beginning April Is.
1900. the offer of Mr. DeutSCh Will be null.
Until someone succeeds in gaining the
pre-. he VIII turn over TO the committee
button among those most deserving OF en-
COuragement
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FlupInOs and Americans he viii favor the
latter. even though il may be 10 the po-
litiCal and commercial disadvantage Of
the former.
There may be a great many liberties
but these will but euslave US the more
10 America. .. Commerce will increase. but
the commerce viii be only a vehicle 70
enrich Americans vehicle that leaves
here IN plethora and comes back empty
Industries will develop and agriCUl-
ture progress. they viii exploit the mines
and depIete the forests. but we will see
who does the work and who viii furnish
the money who viii labor and who will
boss.
The country will be filled with schools.
more employment viii be offered, salaries
and wages will increase. They VIII or
game the different branches Of the ser
vice, but without a doubt the FiiipinOS
viii have 20 pay FOR 70. and the Ameri-
cans viii reap the benefit. II anything
at an remains for the FiIpinOs IL viii not
b. Of the best, even though IL costs doU-
BILE the labor.
we are only in the beginning. but
the sky is already clearing FOR those who
wake early and have good sight. II Mr.
Taft Is so just and brave he would know
how 10 oppose the Pau-Americau policy
and eQualiZe American and Filipino in
jereStS- he would establish a precedent
most wonderful, and of service alike 10
the governed and governors But mira
Giles are not accomplished 10y nature. nor
In the common order of things
1T viii be- sufficient TO alleviate as
much as possible the weight Of the Amer
lean yoke by greasing the native Fill
pin0's nape'
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DIR. HARRIS NEW PLACE.
To Assume the DIrectorship of the
Tome Institute.

PORT DEPOSIT, Nd. Aug. 27-Dr.
Abram W. Harris who leaves the pres
idency Of the Maine University 10 assume
the dictatorship OF the Jacob Tome InstI-
tute, at Port Deposit IN place Of DR..
James c. Mackenzie. Will enter upon duty
with the beginning of the new scholastic
year.
DIT Harris was born IN Philadelphia.
November T. 1883, and is therefore now
nearly forty-threc years Of age He was
graduated from the Wesleyan University.
Middletown. Conn, in 1850. He has since
devoted his life to the work Of an edu-
Gator and has gained a national reputa-
ton. He was at one time Director OF
Experiment Stations Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture The office
was formed by an act Of Congress as a
kind Of clearinghouse for the experiment
stations in each State maintained by ma
uOual funds Congress seemed 20 expect
that she Department Of Agriculture
should. through this office. exercise
great deal OF control over the experiment
mCut were, ia this respect, very limited.
During his administration thc office so
commended Itself. not only 10 the StCre-
tary of Agriculture. but also to the vari-
Gus experiment stations in the country.
that TODAY. working along the lines laid
down by Or Harris. there is no stronger
bureau i'm the Department Of Agriculture
than the office of experiment stations
In 1898 Dr. Harris resigned his position
In Washington 10 accept that of Ir'SI-
dent Of Maine University AT that time.
eight years aE0. IL was only a college OF
agriculture and mechanic arts. but ne SD
developed il aS To- induce tho legislature
Of Maine TO convert il into State uni
ysrsitv with at present nearly 900 stu
dents BE was chosen, "a little more than
"a year ago as president OF tho National
Association of American Agricultural Col
Icgee and Experiment Stations lie D. q
leading Iaymau OF the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church he represented his locality
which mot i'm Omaha ir 1896. and again iu
1870. DIT Harris Is man rf -friEi.@ uer-
S,ss,s great executive ability is resource
fUl and progressive. Iu l~-f H- Was mar
rieI 20 Miss Clara V EaiuIridg. of Phil
adeIphia. They have one Sau-
Tome Institute will begin the schrla=-
tic year under the most favorable cguti-
tiuus In its history The group of ueW
buildings on the plateau just back uf
Port Deposit is now nearing completion
Thanking the quadrangle and hseiuuinu
al tho northwest corner ar, the. Memorial
Hall and dOrmitoTy on the north the
dining hall at the Institute Inn and the
directors residence. The western emf
terminates al the rocky dscIility which
makes natural separation from the
town Outside OF this group are the pow
tThOUse. tnfrmaTV. ana a number Of cot
taSrS situated NJ different points on the
extensive grounds.
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10 a higher degree the extraordinary
prosperity Of the Western Hemisphere
and the triumph OF American genius in
every domain OF commerce and science.
Again. let me assure you that the
city Of New York recognizes not only the
public spirit which has animated the
citizens Of Buffalo in establishing an ex-
position which is Of incalculabIe value 20
the two Americas, but also their patri-
otto success in displaying before the eyes
Of the world a triumph Of the strong.
young land In science, IN invenuveuess, in
unwearying industry. in every depart
meut OF energy and intelligence which
contributes 10 nations well being and
prosperity.
Mayor Jones. Of Toledo. said.
Let me tell YOU, We shall never achieve
liberty by the application Of business
principles TO municipal administration
II you keep our business men and their
lawyers out Of the Railways of our capitols
you will DO much 20 purify conditions.
When I came into this hall il was full
Now see IL Why is it, Because people
are anxious 10 hear music by the band.
They came In here after ideals and as
soon as We, who deal in tank began. they
went out.
Before you have good government you
must establish your own Independence
must dispense with your bosses and rely
each on himself. We must GevcIOp free
citizenship. We must establish public
ownership. But what would public own
eTship do for you among thieves. and so
] say We must abandon all ideals, and
first Of all partyism.
'PaTtyism and patriotism can't thrive
tOgejh her Put that down or in your pipe
and smoke it. The aim Of partyiSn is to
fan the fire Of hatred in the breasts Of
the people I am Of no party but Of every
party. They thought once 1 was a Re
publican ! didn't. But the machine did
and the machine did the thinking for me"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27

-------, sues without saying
that the Sampson scandal would be as
rank and fresh as ever, and that it
assuredly would be made the subject
Of a Congressional investigation which
would cover more things than the con-
duct Of Admiral Schley in the naval
campaign which terminated in his
splendid victory over the Spaniards or
Santiago de Cuba
So. we may take it for granted that
the CrOwninshieId-H ackett antics have
gone about as far as the President
thinks it safe for the Administration
10 tolerate them. and it would be we'll
for Mr.. Long 10 anticipate events. eth
er by suTrendering the remainder Of his
holiday and returning 20 his desk. or.
which might even be better. by remov-
ing Crowninshield and Hackett. and
filling their places with men in whom
the country could feel a little conf
dence- Considering present conditions.
they would not need TO be very good
men. National opinion would regard
any change as an Improvement
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II is not in the least surprising that
the people Of Louisiana are more or
less excited over the formation Of ne
gro labor unions" in that state. and
II is TO be hoped that the col0red man
will not make any general attempt TO
organize in that way. As an abstract
proposition the negroes have the same
right TO unite for the protection Of their
interests in the labor field as other
men have. But il is not a question OF
abstract and theoretical rights-it IS
one Of wisdom and expediency
Conditions IN the South are very diff
ferent from those in the North. The
race problem is already one OF over
EhadOwing importance with the South
ern people. and anything in the wav
Of organization among the negroes will
BE- certain 70 intensity the feelings OF
the whites. A labor society among the
blacks Will be regarded as having a
purpose Uverreaching completely the
interests Of the negro as a laborer. It
will be looked upon as a combination
against the whites IN a much broader
Eense, and should such a movement
assume large proportions il may lead
70 the most depl0rable consequences.
Labor organizations in the North are
never formed on racial lines. They
are designed strictly for the protection
Of the laboring mems interests. But
even these unions do not always act
with intelligence and discretion. Ere
Quently they fall under the influence
OF selfish. half-educated and demagogi-
cal leaders. and take action that is in
jUdiciOus and harmful in the highest
degree. The average intelligence Of
negro labor unions in the South would
be OF very much lower order. and
the chances Of Unwise action would be
cCrresp0ndiugIy increased.
But beyond this lies the vexiu., and
dangerous race issue-a question upon
which the white people II the South are
peculiarly sensitive Naturally they
fee that the negroes once united i'm So
called labor unions. could use their or
CARNATIONS for any other purpose. and
No one can say 20 what lengths they
might 90 y viii be much better for
tho negroes TO let the LABOR unions
alone. ut least for "a time. SPEAKING,
generally, they are kindly treated in
the South True. they are sometimes
lynched. and so they are in the North.
Whites also are lynched in both sec
tons There are more negro Iynchings
In the South because there are SO many
more Of the race In that section. and
consequently more % those shocking
crimes FOR which such punishment is
usually inflicted. But upon the whole
the negroes are treated with more
kindness in the South than IN the
North Labor or any other unions are
wholly unnecessary for their protec-
ton, end nothing could have a worse
effect upon the situation at this time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
Armor Pinto Pnrmcnts.

the withholding by the Treasury De
paTtment Of payments to the armor
plate companies on account Of royalties
paid by those companies for the use
Of the Harvey hardening process, in
wolves a sum Of money that is by no
means inconsiderabIe, but il is chiefly
interesting as d reminder of the at
tempted armor plate deal by which,
had it been consummated, the Govern
ment would have been looted to the
extent Of some millions Of dollars on
the plate for the battIeships now under
construction.
IL will be remembered that the Car
neGie and Bethlehem Companies stout
Is insisted that the armor could not be
furnished for less than five hundred
and fifty dollars a ton. In support Of
this contention the companies had some
very earnest champions in the Senate
including Mr.. EIkjns of West Virginia
and Mr.. Hanna. Of the United States.
The proposition to authorize contracts
at that rate. however, was defeated,
and little later the companies actually
contracted To furnish the plate at
less, even if the Harvey royalty had TO
be paid 1t is perfectly fair to assume
that even this price was a hundred
dollars a ton too much. Commenting
upon these contracts, some Of the Navy
Department officials were reported as
saying that the bidding Of a third com
pany, which could not have furnished
the plate still had the effect Of enab-
ling the Government 70 make better
terms than could otherwise have been
secured
The incident is strjkingly illustrative
Of two points: First, the advantages
which would accrue to the Government
from the ownership or an armor plate
plant Of its own: and secondly. the
paramount claim II MI Hanna to the
Republican Presidential nomination.
AT first glance it may seem that there
is some contradiction between these
tive points. but there is none in fact
1t IS eminently proper for the Govern
ment 10 get armor plate as cheapIy as
possible; and it is equally proper that Il
man who was in favor Of paying the
Steel Trust whatever it chose 20 ask
has very peculiar claims to the Presi-
dency at the hands of the Republican
party.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
SAW DOM PAUL KRUGER.
Baltimore Tourists Return From n
Trip to Europe.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 27-The Rev. DIT.
John II. Eager, pastor Of the Seventh
Baptist Church. has returned from a ten
weeks tour Of Europe. He was accom-
panied by his son, J. Howard Eager who
IS a student at the Johns Hopkins Uujver-
sity. They Travelled with a party Of If
teen.
"One Of the unexpected incidents Of the
trip" said Or. Eager. was the pleasure
Of seeing President Kruger. We found
him in a hotel at Rotterdam in Holland
He seems a remarkable man and was
greeted with joyous acclamatl0ns by the
people as he drove away from the hotel
He is exactly like his picture Ia appear
aucc. lie is rather heavy set and walks
with sJOOp. one Of our party manage
10 get into his room and from his Secre-
tar received the message. We shall win %
"Du July we had snow baIIiul match
while driving over the Alps I'm Switz,r-
land. AT one place our carriage passed
between two walls OF snow ten feet high
while down in the valley we could see
suowdrifts probably nifty feet high D."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
Circulation Statement
The Strike Situation.

While everybody not directly inter
ested in the trust side Of the struggle
hopes that the efforts Of the Civic Fed
GRAFTON people 10 find a basis for set
Element Of the steel strike may be sue
cessfuI. there is as yet but little to en-
courage the idea that peace through
compromise can be brought about It
is generally believed that the Morgan
combination will refuse to treat, if at
all, upon any better basis than the con-
tinUance Of plants which have started
up since the strike began. as non union
plants. 1t is TO be doubted that Presi-
dent Shaffer and his faction in the
AmaIEamated Association would sub
nit to this. if they had their way
Whether they would be likely to be ov-
erridden in the full Executive Board
or not is an open question.
Another condition precedent to set
Element. which the trust would insist
upon, would be the ordering back Of
the men at Joliet and Bay View, who
were called out while under contracts
with their employers. which were mu-
tually satisfactory. That would seem
humilidting TO Shaffer. but he might
make the concession in view Of the dis
favor in which his original action is
held By prominent labor leaders. 1t
will easily be understood that there
are not a few serious obstacles in the
path Of peace. and yet some people in
d position TO form intelligent opinions
Of the situation predict that the strike
Will cease in some way very shortly.
If the report received this morning.
that MIR. Morgan left his yacht yester-
day at NantIsket. and hurried TO New
York, be correct, ii is possible that this
may indicate willingness on his part
TO meet and treat with the mediators
who are waiting in that city for def
mite authority from the AmaIgamated
Association TO attempt peace negotia-
tons We shall know more on that
score by tomorrow.
In the meantime, the strike Is not
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TO ENLARGE A STEEL PLANT.
improvements Contem-
plated ut the sharon, PA. Works.

SHARON. Pa. Aug. 21-Thc Board of
Directors Of the Sharon Steel Company
has awarded contracts Tor additions 10
its already extensive plant al South Sha-
ron. 10 cost in the neiEhbOrhoud of s. sr1. -
0op. liking a total of 100000 invested
These additions will include ten new
sheet mills Of 100 tons capacity daily.
and four more open hearth basic steel fur
uaces each Of SO tons capacity daily.
Another blast furnace Of 600 tons capac-
frv will also Doe built soon.
Work is 10 Doe begun in short time
upon these improvements, and they are
To be- COMPLETED early in 1902 The board
Of directors voted 100000 e. carry
on the work. About 1000 additional hands
viii Doe employed. making a total of 600
who will find work AT the company's
mills George W Derr. of New York
CIV. president Of the company, was pres
eEt al the meeting. and ne stated that
the works are 20 bc one Of the largest
90 :heir kind in the country and strong
rival u the United States Steel Corpora
ton.
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the AmaIgamated strikers, and they
want 10 know how their position is to
be protected IN arrangements for d
settlement between the Morgan inter
ests and Skaters association. This
and other evidences Of a tendency to-
ward disintegration suggest something
like weakness. which may be accepted
by the trust magnates as reason for
maintaining an unconciliatory attitude.
1t seems 10 be generally believed that
the Amalgamated Association could
have made better terms before the Jo-
het and bay View mistake was com
United than it can hope for now or at
any time ia the future.
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teIeSrapn station, ssgJnd Diamond Head,
and the main office IN this city. Hereto
fore all messages receiy ed had 20 De teIe-
graphed or teIephoned to this city
Cross most important discovery is IN
connection with the arrangement and
working Of ''COhererS The cOherer Is
a small glass vacuum tube IN which has
been placed filings OF silver and nickel
The electric impulse caught By the Mar
conf receiver is carried by a platinum
wire 70 these nliugS. causing them 20 CO.
here and transmit the impulse To where
II can be recorded But these nlings are
not in state TO receive and transmit an
other impulse until this COhsreuce has
been overcome. MarCOui OyerCauc this
by striking the glass tube with a little
hammer, but continual 1arTlug wears
away the corners Of filings So they VIII
not cohere, thus adding greatly 20 the
operating expenses Cross has done away
with this by the use Of an automatic de-
vice
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no man thinks Of running his business
in that way He directs his efforts
along the lines of the greatest prospec-
tive advantages. And so it should be
with nations
At least oue-half Of our people are
eXultingly boasting Of our magnificent
and growing export trade. and at the
same time they advocate a bounty sys-
tenn. which, if made general would de
stroy all foreign trade. except in those
things the production Of which Is strict
ly localized by nature. This is and
must ever he an insignificant fraction
of the worlds total commerce