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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
HEARINGS TO BE RESUMED.
Many Witnesses to Testify Before
the Industrial Comm ssfon.

The Industrial Commission will resume
the taking of testimony here tomorrow
and on May u will go to New York to
investigate certain trade and transporta-
tiOn matters Among the witnesses sum
moned ar President Schwab, - the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation; Edward At
kinson, of Boston, who will testify con-
corning the tariff. Industrial combinations,
and similar matters; T. ]. McGovern,
Chairman Southern Classification Com
mittee, of Atlanta, Ga: c. d. Griffith, of
the Denver Chamber of Commerce; E. p.
Wilson, Commissioner of the Cincinnati
Board Of Trade and Bureau of Transport
tation; J. h.p Duke, President of the
American Tobacco Company; Hugh
Campbell. President of the United States
Tobacco Company; Byron w. Holt, rep
resenting the Reform CLUB. of New York,
who will testify concerning the relation
of the tariff and the trusts; p. j. CHS
holm, President of the International
Paper Company; Isaac l.. Rice, President
Consolidated Rubber Tire Company; Os-
borne Howes, Secretary of the Boston
Board of Fire Underwriters, who will tes-
tify concerning the relation of Canadian
transportation lines to American lines;
W. l.. Guillaudeau Preside mt Old Domin-
ion Steamship Company; William Nichol-
son, of the Central Railroad Clearing
House of Buffalo; J. p. Goddard, Com
missioner of the Trunk Line Association
of New York, II. Il. Butler Secretary
Byerson * Co, iron and steel manufac-
turers of Pittshurg: William 5. Dillon,
President Great Northern Paper Com
pany: j. b. Rose, President Royal Baking
Powder Company; j. f. Jackson, Chair
man Massachusetts State Railroad Com
SIoss-Shettield Iron Company, of Birm-
ingham Ala.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
TO BE FIRST LIEUTENANTs.
Secretary Root Promotes Officers OF
the Artillery CorDs

Secretary Root yesterday issued an order
promoting twenty-three second lieuten-
ants in the Artillery branch of the service
to the rank of first lieutenant. The list
and assignments to regiments follow:
James B. Mitchell, Coast Artillery: C. F.
Armistead. Third Battery, Field Artil-
lery; w. F. Stewart, jr.. Forty-seventh
Company, Coast Artillery; Joseph B.
Douglas, Ninth Battery, Field Artillery;
Hudson I. Patten. Tenth Company. Coast
Artillery: Harrison Hall, Seventh Battery,
Field Artillery; Edward Kimmel, Thirty
third Company. Coast Artillery; Wright
Smith. Thirteenth Battery. Field ArtiI-
lery; John R. Proctor. jr. Fifty-sixth
Company, Coast Artillery; Fred W.
Phisterer, Fifth Company Coast Artil-
lery; Robert Fl. C. KeltOn, Seventy-third
Company, Coast Artillery; Peter C. Hams,
jr, Seventy-second Company. Coast Artil-
lery; Winfred B Carr. Twenty-seventh
Company. Coast Artilley; Percy p Bish-
op. Thirty ninth Company. Coast ArtiI-
lery; Henry j. Hatch, Forty-sixth Com
pany, Coast Artillery; Elmer ]. Wallace.
Niuetieth Company. Coast Artillery: Will
liam F.. Hase, Forty-fOurth Company.
Coast Artillery; David McCoach, Fifty
fifth Company. Coast Artillery: William
K. Doores, Fiftieth Company, Coast Ar
tiIlery: Alfred A. Starbird, Seventeen
Company, Coast Artillery; James F.
Howell. Twelfth Battery. Field Artillery;
John C. Goodfellow, Ninth Battery. Field
Artillery; Ralph P. Brewer, Ninety-fourth
Company. Coast Artillery.
The same order contains the following
assignments:
Lieutenant Mitchell will remain on duty
at Fort Dupont, Del, until further orders
Lieutenant Stewart will remain on duty
with the First Company Coast Artillery
until further orders.
Lieutenant Carr will remain on duty
with the Twenty-fourth Company, Coast
Artillery. until further orders.
LteutenantS Bishop, Wallace. Starbird.
and Brewer will proceed TO join their
respective companies.
Lieutenant Goodfellow will proceed to
join his battery.
The fOllowing-named officers are trans
ferred from the organizations herein in
dictated after their respective names. and
will remain unassigned to a battery or
company and available for staff duty at
Lieut. Andrew Hero. ir., from the Fifty
sixth Company. Coast Artillery.
FIRST Lieut.. Joseph Wheeler. jr.. from
the Forty-sixth Company, Coast Artil
lery.
Third Battery, Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. William 5. Guignard, from
the Seventh Battery. Field Artillery.
First Lieut.. Clarence II. Mcneil. from
the Fifty-fifth Company, Coast Artillery.
First Lieut.. Johnson Hagood. from the
Tenth Company Coast Artillery.
First Lieut.. Philip r. Ward from the
Twelfth Battery, Field Artillery.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
The Democratic Donkey.
(From The savannah News.)

At first the Democratic donkey TO be seen
only in Republican prints, which sought to con-
vey the impression that the Democratic party
was one OF stupidity. But gradually the preju-
dice against the patient and forbearing little
animal wore out and Democratic papers accepted
the donkey a good Democrat He has not
yet appeared any ballot the official en-
bem, but he is firmly established in the public
esteem and may yet be formally recognized And
why should he not be! He is one Of the plain
people" of the hoofcd kind He is kind. patient
hardy, faithful, and exceptionally strong for his
weight and inches: all OF which is true of the
party he represents He bears his burden uneom-
plainingly, and only rnreSt occasions loses his
head. He is sure-footed, willing and dependable
He Is also frugal, requiring pampering and
having little taste for uxuries. But he IS a
kicker from away back, when things go wrong.
In all OF these things he is Democrat. and a
consistent one; and in still another particular
vitality Who ever knew a donkey to die. save
by violence? Did anybody ever see a donkey dead
from natural causes2 There is old saying to
the effect that donkey never dies And with
the Democratic party.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
VICE ON WALL STREET.
The New York Grand Jury to Probe
Along New Lines

NEW YORK. May s.-Judge Foster. who
sWore IN the May grand jury today, re-
minded the twenty-three men who ex-
pected. no doubt. to have their attention
called to Tammany police vice. that Four
teenth street Is not the only centre Of
vice. The Justice pointed down to Wall
street. where some of the reform com
mitteemen have their Offices. and Instruct
ca the grand Jury to investigate that
helgboorhood. Special reference was made
to 'alluring advertisement" invented TO
steal away the earnings of the poor and
credulous; to the dishonest oil syndi-
cate the bogus mining companies and
the sellers of false tips"
Judge Foster told the grand jurors thar
their power was great: that :hey might
subpoena whomsoe-er they would and re-
quirc them to bring books and papers:
tnat they may enquire into the truth
There are but 139 cases for the grand
jury consideration, seyenty-twO Of these
oelng imprisoned and the balance out ON
pail Judge Foster paid high compliment
70 the grand jury system and explained
70 them their powers and the manner In
which the cases for their consideratior
reached them Then he said:
ordinarily the matters that will engage
your attention come to you through the
usual channels OF the magistrates courts,
but you are not confined or Urnifad -
these You have the right and n fs vour
DUTY II there be other crimes to enquire
INTO them. The great prosperity which our
country Is enjoying and the mad strug-
gie Tor gain that this engenders sharpens
the wits of the INSCRIPTIONS and daily
launches new schemes for gain that are
dishonest and in direct violation OF our
laws. Cooperative pools OF get-ricfI syn
dicates. so-called. offering profits that put
to shame the earnings Of honest toll have
hourished and are furnishing today The
advertising columns of our daily press are
loaded with their gIittering bats. They
are conceived. in many Instances, in in
lqoity. and succeed only in stealing the
savings of the credulous and Door
II Is reproach to our law that such
schemes exist and have SO long existed
without let or hindrance or punishment
EVERY day the species advertisements OF
many dishonest oil syndicates and bogus
mining companies and sellers OF false tips
or information based on false statements
are promising large rewards which cannot
and VIII nor be paid. These ADVERTISE
Inents secure large sums Of money for the
advertisers from the confiding public In
many Instances the money thus secured
Is simply stolen
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Relief for Jacksonville.

American charity in cases of public
calamity is prompt and generous. The
ashes Of the Jacksonville fire had not
had time to cool before relief trains
loaded with food and clothing began
to arrive, to the intense relief of TWEEN
ty thousand men, women, and children
who were rendered homeless and des-
titute by the visitation.
This is the kind of missionary work
Of which all sorts and conditions of our
people approve. 1t is vastly preferable
to the other kind which seeks to force
an unwelcome religion upon people who
are entirely satisfied with their own.
There is no salvation without the con-
sent of the saved about it. Perhaps it
might not be far wrong to say that 1t
is The real thing, and the other sort
something else.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
FORMING A WATCH TRUST.
The swiss Trade TO BE Fought by
the Combination.

BOSTON, May "a syndicate, said to
be receiving the assistance of J. p. Nor
gan. is making an effort to absorb the
American Waltham Watch Company's
plant at Waltham and also the factory OF
the Elgin company at Elgin, III.
Mr.. Fitch, President of the American
Waltham Company. started for New York
today, where there is 10 be a conference
concerning affairs in the watch manufac-
turing trade. The syndicate has options
on the O'Hara dial factory and the Ameri-
can Watch Tool Company's works.
The same syndicate purchased the
United States watch factory here two
weeks ago. II is further stated that it is
the intention of the syndicate. if success
full in its overtures, to combat the Swiss
watch trade In nearly all foreign coun-
tries. The capital of the syndicate is said
to have been PLACED at s75, 10000.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
THE RELEASE OF THE AJAX.
Lord Pauncefote Taking Special In
terest In the Case

Lord Pauncefote the British Ambas-
sador. is taking a personal interest in the
case of the wrecking vessel Ajax, owned
by Moran Brothers. of Seattle. which was
seized by the Canadian authorities on the
charge of engaging in salvage operations
in British waters not contiguous to the
United States.
Believing that the Ajax was sent to
Rayner Bay. British Columbia. to salve
the wrecked American steamship Wilt
mette. In the understanding that Rayner
Bay was within the description of waters
contiguous to the United States. Lord
Pauncefote. IS endeavoring to secure the
release of the vessel.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding. having
seen the statement in print that Moran
Brothers had asked the Treasury Depart
ment whether they had a right. under the
convention OF 1893 in regard to wrecking
to take the barge Ajax to the scene of
the wreck of the steamer willimette. Ray
ner Bay. b. c.. and had been told they
could, looked up the correspondence in the
case today, and found that no such au-
thority had been given them. Their en-
quiry was made of the Bureau OF Naviga-
tioB, and was simply whether the conven-
ton was still in force. The reply of the
department was in the affirmative.
Since the Canadian Government replied
last Friday. through Lord Pauncefote. TO
the request of the State Department Tor
an explanation of the seizure Of the Ajax
by Canadian customs officers that the
wrecked steamer lay 100 miles from con
tiguous" waters of the United States, and
was. therefore. not within the limits pre-
scribed by the convention, Moran Brothers
have been reported as intending to fight
out their case upon the authority given
them by the Treasury Department before
they proceeded to the scene of the wreck.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding expressed
himself yesterday as in sympathy with
proposed steps toward having the treaty
changed, as he believes either Canada or
the United States should be allowed TO
send wrecking crews and barges into the
waters of the other country to saIve their
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

There is work for tie total abstinence
societies on the other side of the water.
and they might in this case join forces
with the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. The trouble is that
in case Of crusade the crusaders
might have some serious difficulty in
making the natives understand that
they were doing anything wrong.
The Herault Agricultural Society. in
France, is discussing the question of
using wine as a portion Of the regular
rations Of farm horses. The experiment
of feeding these animals on a mixture
Of bran and wine has been made on
one farm. and the results are said 10
have been good. If the society In cues
ton approves the scheme, the Per-
cheroa and Normandy steeds Of France
will undoubtedly have their food served
up with wine sauce, TO the destruction
and Generalization OF their welfare
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
NO PAY FOR HIS CORN.
Kentucky Farmer Has no Redress
Against the Government.

Uncle Sam has no authority by statute
to pay for forty bushels of corn destroyed
by his surveyors on the line between
Hickman, KY. and Slugh Landing, Tenn,
in July and August last year. according
to decision of the Comptroller of the
Treasury rendered yesterday.
A surveying party under Capt. Eveleth
Winslow, L. S. A., was operating at the
above place and time through a cornfield
OF one w. IL. Young. According to Cap
tain Winslow's report Youngs corn crop
was in fine condition, approaching ma
turity and so high that il rendered cut
ting necessary before the instrumental
sights could be used by the linemen"
The captain made a verbal agreement
with Young that the Government would
pay for his corn, and he rendered a bill
for forty bushels at 80 cents bushel.
or $1l.
The Auditor for the War Department
knew of no fund out of which such an
item could be paid and Comptroller Trace
well could find none. The Comptroller
says that the United States Government
did not get the corn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

here and hereafter, If there IS any flu
ture life for horses
What is to be done about this? Some
thing certainly ought to be. If it is
right to establish blue ribbon societies
for the benefit of the drinking Ger
mans and the wine bibbing FrencEmen,
something surely should be done for
the salvation of these poor unsuspect-
ing French horses. They do not know
impair their ability to be of service to
their masters, and 1t is possible that
they would not care much if they did
know. They might think, as some hui
man beasts of burden do. that it is bet
ter to be happy for a while than to
work all the time without being happy
at all They might actually prefer the
exhilarating wine sauce to the certainty
of being able to do more work with
out it. On the other hand, since the
taste for stimulants is an unnatural
one. and supposed to be inspired of
Satan, the horse may have to acquire
it painfully and by degrees. wondering
in the innocent equine mind of him
why his food no longer tastes good.
This is cruelty to animals. A horse
whose natural principles incline him to
teetotalism should not be driven to be-
come a drunkard 1t is infamous.
But the question is, what is to be
done about it Crusaders might go over
to France with hatchets in their hands
and a wild and joyful look of determi-
nation on their faces, and smash the
heads of the wine kegs and the stable
men, but the probabilities are that a
neat little detachment of French po-
licemen would come out and march
them off to prison before anybody could
say scat" The dread of the annual
election would not be over the French
mind in any such case as this There
is no temperance element in France
which could refuse to vote for a can
didate for public office because he had
not signed the pledge. The crusaders
would be regarded simply as lunatics,
unless. indeed, the authorities should
explain such eccentric actions on the
theory that ICES Americaines' were
seized with a fit of economy, objected
to SO much good liquor being wasted
on horses. and were trying to confis-
cate it themselves. They might do that,
and then there would be an interesting
scene from a French burlesque in that
courtroom, the judge and lawyers try
ing to explain, and the crusaders bran
dishing their hatchets and making ora
tions. Wine is regarded by the French
populace very much as tea and coffee
are regarded here, and 1t would be in
conceivable 70 the provincial French
man that anyone should be capable of
regarding it as work of the evil one
and a snare to the soul.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
The Ship Subsidy Bill.

Senator Cockrell is doubtless right in his pre-
diction that the Republicans will find themselves
sufficiently amenable TO Hanna's will in the next
Congress to pass a ship Subsidy bill for the
benefit Of certain syndicates standing very near
10 Hanna.
lie is also justified in his belief that even
though this bill be modified version OF that
which Hanna tried in vain to jam through the
preceding Congress- it will nevertheless give the
Democratic party excellent campaign material
for the Congressional campaign OF 1902 This is
inevitable for the reason that the. American peo-
pie are now TOO intelligently posted ON the ship
subsidy question TO, be fooled into believing
that such grant be anything but a tax on
the people for the further enrichment Of the syn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

A Wichita despatch yesterday informed
as that Kansas is in great need of fifteen
thousand young men 10 help harvest the
wheat crop. Youths from the East are
preferred. because "a majority Of them
who come out will remain and thus swell
the population of Kansas" We have our
doubts about it. Eastern young men are
rather busy in Wall Street at present.
and there are few of them who have not
heard of the great Crazy Jane wave OF
reform which so recently swept over the
Grasshopper State. That fifteen thousand
harvesters order is going to be a difficult
one to fill, in this part of the country at
all events.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
THE BROOKLYN AT MELBOURNE.
To Participate in the Australian
Federation Festivities.

Rear Admiral Remey yesterday tele-
graphed the Navy Department from the
Brooklyn, at Melbourne. Australia, that
he would not go to New Zealand. but
would return to Manila at the conclusion
Of the ceremonies attending the opening of
the first Federated Parliament of Aus
tralia, and would therefore, not go to any
New Zealand ports.
The invitation was extended through
Lord Pauncefote, the British Ambassador
here, who at the same time expressed the
appreciation of this Governments action
i'm ordering an American war vessel to
Melbourne, where yesterday it participated
in the reception to the Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
MIR. MckinIey's Warning.


tFrom the Binghamton Leader.)
The public has long been asked by the Re-
publican press and spelbnders to believe that
the storms Of adversely come only when the
Democrats are in power, and gse are now I'M
der the benign sway OF the advance agent Of
prosperity" il Is strange that Nr. Mckinley
saw fit 10 disturb. even with word the
serenity Of a prosperous and happy people by
shaking whatever conviction is theirs of the
ability and Willingness of the Republican party
to ward on the storms II it is left at the
helm Of the ship OF state. Mr.. McKinleys dec
laration, without qualification, that storms come
now and then must be accepted meaning that
IN his opinion, even the Z. o. p cannot control
the elements
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

If the Kaiser entertains any of the de-
signs on South America ascribed to him
by the London papers his Majesty needs
TO be in a hurry about carrying them into
effect, or Morgan the American will get
there first, and buy the whole continent.
Just now there are several things he
wants here and in Europe Yesterday it
was reported that he had picked up all
the Hooking Valley coal mines. and most
of those IN the Sunday Creek district Of
Ohio. There are several com fields yet
which do not belong TO him, but they will
all go into the bag in due course of time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Circulation Statement.
The situation in Manchurin.

China, with usual blandness. is said
TO have approached the Powers with
"A proposition to open up Manchuria to
the common enterprise of all nations.
This we may consider as reasonably
cool when it is remembered that China
has lost all control Of the great prov
ince which has been seized and is being
held by Russia. England and Japan,
we are told, approve the suggestion.
and the United States likes it in prin-
ciple. but would prefer to have it ap-
piled to the whole Empire.
We are not sure how much of this
story may be mere Foreign Office Cos
sip, and how much true. In the game
of diplomacy going on in Pekin il may
be useful to put out such lead in the
hope of unmasking Russia's hand. of
course no one supposes that. having
possessed himself of Manchuria, the
Gar win promptly and cheerfully di-
vide the territory or its resources and
advantages with all hands. He might,
perhaps. at the end of q war in which
he should be worsted, but such con-
tingency appears to be growing remote.
AggIieved and bellicosa as Japan may
feel, her finances are in no shape for
war and that fact viii probably avert
it for the present as far as she is con
cerned. England. as we know, is quite
as Gnprepared, and Germany has no
interests in northern China that would
compel her to seek alone the eviction
.f f,ny,, ATangl,,rs-ia
The moral suasion policy is beautiful
in theory. but it does not seem to work
well in connection with the Chinese
problem. Other nations may as well
make up their minds that the Mus
covite is in Manchuria to stay.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

the colony of British Guiana. But the
Monroe Doctrine stands like a lion in
the path viii it always? That is
serious question. the answer to which
may be thought to depend upon our
willingness or ability to exploit South
America ourselves. Somebody will do
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Freight ON Trolley Roads.
(From the New England Homestead.)

F7'E'' I'73I''7'FNIEI'T
II is not unconstitutional for street railways in
Massachusetts, TO carry freight as well passen-
gers such is the opinion of the Attorney Cen
eraI, II is both good law and good sense.
The efforts of the steam railroads to monopolize
freight traffic cannot succeed in Massachusetts
or any other State. Tie great need of our rural
districts is the cheap and convenient freight
service that the trolley roads can offer. There
is to be a very large development throughout
New England OF trolley freight, which is TO have
q profound influence for the good in farm pros
perity and rural life.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07
Preaching the Gospel.


There ought to be written over every pulpit
in the land Woe is if l preach not the
gospel" II the ministers could understand that
are not wanted in the pul.it, are out of place
there and that what people hungering and
thirstiug for today is light on the conduct Of
life is the truths that eternal we should
quickly come to the end Of song services and
similar performances in order to attract crowds.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-07

A conference of miners delegates in
London today will decide whether or not
to order a general tie up of the United
Kingdom coal mines. Should the strike
materialize an. last as long as month.
most of the manufacturing plants of
England and Wales would have TO close.
1t is to be hoped for the sake of the
working people the delegates may CON
Guide to avoid extreme measures