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The times., 1901-03-23
OBITUARY.

Ethan O. Thompson, the senior MEM
her OF the clothing Arm OF h. o. Th0mp-
son 4 Sons. OF New York and PhiIadei-
phia, died ut his home In Hawthorne
Place, Montclair. n. j. on Thursday
night from heart disease. He was sew
enty years old He was one of the di-
rectors of the Bell Telephone Company
and member OF the Union League Club.
the Pennsylvania Historical Society and
the New England SOcietv all OF Phfla-
delphia- Mr.. Thompson belonged to the
Arch street Presbyterian Church. Mont
clair, in which services viii be held on
Monday afternoon at o'clock. He leaves
widow, four daughters, and two sons.
The death of Herbert F. Mum. Of At
lantic city, from acute gastritis. Is an
nounced Born near Hackensack. n. j..
he was In his thirty-second year. He was
the second son of Abram c. Mum. and
nad Deen for ten years a member OF the
firm of s. Mum. Son & Co. He was a
member of the New York and New Or
leans Cotton Exchanges. the New York
Produce Exchange. the Coffee Exchange.
and the Chicago Board Of Trade; also OF
the Colonial, the New York Athletic. the
Marine and Field. and Atlantic Yacht
clubs. The funeral Will be held at his
former home at Bogata N. ].
Carl Laeisz. Chairman of the board OF
directors of the Hamburg g-American Line.
'f'AS NtNN was the nean OF the
firm OF r. Laeisz. one OF the largest
shipowning houses of Hamburg, estab-
lsned in 1924 His firm owns a large
teet OF steamships and a number OF the ].
fastest sailing vessels anoat including
the Potosi, which is one OF the largest
sailing vessels in commission Mr. I.aeisz
was Chairman Of the Hamburg Cha nber
Of Commerce for many years.
Thomas Thompson. the manager OF Ma
sons furniture establishment in Myrtle :
Avenue, Brooklyn, who began his business
career with the Brooklyn Furniture Com
pany tWenty-three years ago died on
thursday at his home 10l Park Place He
was fine singer. and belonged to several
musical societies. He was not married
Zenas Z. Evans. father OF Mrs Marcus
DAILY and Mrs Ross Clark, is dead at
Anaconda Mont, aged seventy-nine years.
He came from Pennsylvania nearly forty
years ago. Ross Clark is a brother Of
Senator Clark.
l. H. Vincent veteran real estate
dealer in Brooklyn, died on Wednesday
at his home. 742 Herkiner Street. in his
seventy-fifth year. He had long been in
terested in the development of the Ocean
HIil district. He leaves a widow and one
son.
Frank Edgar Dinge, assistant book
keeper in the central office of the Brook
lyn Young Mems Christian Association.
died on Thursday at his home, IS Bergen
Street, Brooklyn He was an active
worker in the Hanson Place Baptist
Church.
The times., 1901-03-23
Carnegie on American Opinion.

Mr. Andrew Carnegie is q man who is
altogether ana effusively generous. not
only with his purse. but with his advice
The fact may not be known as well in
his Hardship Of Skibo, or In London, as
1t Is in America. but it Is a fact never
theless. For q number Of years Mr Car
nogie has had his say in the press Of the
country, on sll subjects OF public inter
est political. economic, neral. OF ethical
but we are used to him over here. and
regarding him as a singular and interest
ing specimen Of the species gift horse.
never look him in the mouth
When, however ne Eliminates abroad
his auditors should be cautioned that
much as Americans revere the greatest
and richest fronmaster that probably ever
was they do not pin implicit faith TO his
estimates II public opinion on this con
tinent. nor TO his views OF public policy.
They are with him heartily in his advice
60 young men to be born poor. grow up
IN obscUrity. and then make hundred
or three hundred million dollars or so for
autographed purposes. Advice of this
kind is particularly heartening after the
great combiuers and Concentrations Of in
dustry have shut off all opportunities for
SUCCESS that they enjoyed in their genera
tion. from the youth Of the succeeding
one. But infaHibiity in such directions
docs not necessarily irdicate the same
thing in all others. So We must dissent
from one or two Of the statements Mr.
Carnegie ~ reported TO have made to his
friend Mr. Stead Of London, who in
terlewed him the other day Ia reply
to question concerning American do
nostic politics be said:
'hour troubles IN south Africa arc teacifg.
- valuable object lesson agaiu-j similar adj
venture iH lhina and ci~enhcra American oufu-
tCu f. dead against any cntaueltmeut ia China.
snd. although ~ tde present time public opinion
j. setting steadily against thg PIiiipru, husf-
ue~-- DO has uut gct reached she West Never
lelt~- you Hlli see that Hs shall get ont oi that
ba-lues--hou. We don't see but the opinion Is
growing thar wr must get ont somehow. aHd tlr
soaHe i1e better. Where there's viii there.
: vsyt'
u The Britishors TO whom Mr.. Carnegie
talks in this strain knew enough about
American affairs 60 ask him a few perti-
nent questions he might not find it easy
20 prove his assertion that public opinion
ia this country is setting steadily
against she Philippine business. II is
trueFthat many worthy and some inGu-
eutial citizens agree with him that the
acquisition of the archipelago was a mis-
take. but even OF this class majorit.
probably think that the only way open
10 us 10 remedy the mistake is to reduce
the islands 70 a state Of order and civil
cation ano prepare their inhabitants as
rapidly - We can for the duties and re
sDonsibilities Of self-government unde..
the Stars and Stripes and the Constitu-
zion.
II the tide Of public sentiment Is setting
strongly against the philippine bdsl-
The times., 1901-03-23
THE DUTY ON RUSSIAN SUGAR.
An Effort TO Adjust the Controversy
without Great Delay.

1t is hoped at the Treasury Department
that il will be found unnecessary 10 sum
mon a large number of witnesses before
the United States Board of General Ap-
praisers in order TO bring about settle
ment of the questions involved in the
countervailing duty on Russian sugar
W. J. Gibson, counsel of the Treasury De
partment, will represent the Government
before the board If it is found necessary
to examine witnesses on both sides 70
establish facts in the controversy, il VIII
cause the recall of some United States
officials in Russia for this purpose. and
the decision of the board would conse-
quentIy be delayed for several months in
-t-.--l II NNaoks
The times., 1901-03-23
MORE VOLUNTEERS RETURN.
Two Regiments Retiring From sery-
ice in the Philippines.

MANILA, March 22.-The transport
Grant. which sailed today for San Fran
cisco, carried thirty-one officers and S91
men of the Twenty-ninth Volunteer In
fantry. When the regiment arrived here
there were fifty officers and 1,3O8 men.
Of this number thirty-two were killed in
action or died. and sixteen officers and
19S men remain behind.
The Thirty-second Volunteer Infantry
which is also returning, originally had
forty-eight officers and l,2H men. OF this
number twenty-five officers and 642 men
are returning to the United States and
twenty-one officers and 1893 men remain
behind. fiftytwo members of the regi-
ment have been killed or have died Of
their wounds The remainder are absent
on sick leave or have been discharged
The Twelfth Company OF the Twenty
sixth Regiment also sailed today
The times., 1901-03-23
A DECEPTIVE COUNTERFEIT.
Warning Issued by the Secret
Service Bureau

The Secret Service Bureau of the Treas
ury Department is sending out circulars
Of warning against a new counterfeit
five-dollar note, which recently came to
light in Worcester. Mass. The note pur-
ports TO be issued by the Iron National
Bank. of Morristown, n J.. of the series
of lSt. check letter \. charter number
l113; J. Fount Tillman. Register: D. n.
Morgan. Treasurer. II is described as a
deceptive counterfeit. 1t is printed on
two pieces of paper between which had
been scattered silk fibre. The face of the
note. which is apparently printed from an
engraved plate, is defective in detail when
compared with the original, one Of the
most noticeable being the word cashier"
which i'm the genuine is abbreviated to
cash 7. and in the spurious cash. 80
The times., 1901-03-23
MARCoNTs RIGHTS STAND.
The Long Disputed Suit Against the
Inventor Drained


/ NEW YORK, March PA decree which
| has just been signed by Judge Alfred c.
| Coke, in the United States Circuit Court.
| dismissfng the complaint brought BY Ly-
man c. Learned against Guglielmo Mar
| conf, the inventor. has apparently ended
| the long standing dispute between these
contestants over the validity OF the wire
less teleSraphy patents obtained by the
Italian inventor.
Attached te the decree is a letter under
date of February 20 from ]. E Magma
der. counsel for Learned In the suit
against Marconi. 1t is addressed TO
Frederick II. Belts of Belts, Belts. Shef-
field & Belts, solicitors for Marconi and
is liz part as follows:
Il much regret that 1 am obliged 10
notify you that l shall not take any testi-
nlony in reply in Learned versus Marconi
and that / shall not print the testimony
In support of my clients. While / am
not fully informed as to the reason why
my clients have come 10 this conclusion,
l infer IT is because the majority of them
have lost faith in the commercial value
of wireless telegraphy without individu-
allied transmitters and receivers
The complaint In the case was filed Oc-
tober II, 1899 In it Mr.. Learned. who is
the owner of the so-calIed DOIbear patent
for apparatus for wireless telegrapby,
says the apparatus was invented by Amos
Emerson DOlbear in 1882
MarcOniS 5 answer was that his appara-
tus was an original invention and that
il did not infringe on the Dolbear patent
rights. In this contention he was sup
ported by two expert WitnesSeS-Dr John
Ambrose Fleming of the University Col
lege. London, and Charles r. Cross.
Thayer professor of physics at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
IL was said today by man interested
In the case that the ending of this suit
practically established the validity of
the Marconi patents. as Mr.. Learned was
said 10 be acting for several other in
ventOrs in bringing the suit.
1t was also said that MaTconi was very
much pleased at the result OF the whole
aff fsi
The times., 1901-03-23
A NEW TRUST UNDER WAY.
The Gulf shrimp and Oyster Can
nerfPs tn Iuite.

NEW ORLEANS. March PA confer
ence was held here today OF representa-
tives of the oyster and shrimp canneries
of New Orleans. Mobile, Biloxi Pass
Christian. Bay st. Louis. and other places
on the Gulf coast from Florida to the
Texas line, at which It was decided 10
form a big concern that would be con-
Quoted under a combination management
beneficial TO all the companies.
1t is understood that an agreement was
reached to organize a packers trust that
would control and market the entire out
put of the Gulf coast In oysters. shrimps,
and other fish products.
The times., 1901-03-23
Dd Not score Goyernment Clerks.

10 tt EDITOR OF THE TINES: Your re-
port Of the remarks I made at the Eusi-
ness Mems Association last evening did
me an injustice. ! did not reflect at all
upon any class of Government employees,
bat did say that large and influential
percentage of odr population who held
oifice under the Government. from the
very nature Of their employment We're
prevented from promoting manufacturing
and commercial enterprises which re
earded as desirable and essential to the
growth of the city and the employment OF
cur people. only Il lew years ago I was
glad 10 start life as Il clerk in the War
and Treasury Departments, and ! trust
have too much good Judgment and
grateful regard for large number Of
clients who have extended their patron
ge and friendship to me for nearly "a
third Of a century to willfullv reflect
upon them in any way, Yours, truly,
y. II. WARMER
March % 1891
The times., 1901-03-23
MIR. UNDERWOOD SILENT.
He Has Nothing to Say Regarding
the Erie Presidency.

BALTIMORE, March 22.- f. D. Under
wood. Second Vice President and General
Manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. had nothing to say today I'm regard
to the report that he viii be President of
the Erie Railroad IN the near future. He
is evidently considering the offer that has
been made 10 him.
More interesting was the report to the
effect that James McCrea, First Vice
President Of the Pennsylvania lines V est
of Pittsburg, is said to be slated for the
presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio.
and that the president OF the line. John
X. Coweu, viii receive the chairmanShip
of the Baltimore and Ohio board of di-
rectors. now held by William Salom9n.
who. il is reported. will resign.
President Cowen is still at Aiken. :. G.,
and no confirmation or denial of the re
poTt was 10 be had
The times., 1901-03-23
Gambling in New Jersey.

(From the Philadelphia Rccord)
Governor Voorhees, Of New jersey, has made
righteous move for the determination of the small
ny gamblers who intcst the State. he deserves
credit; but he would deserve credit at the hand,
OF the whole country should he turn his batteries
upon the larger gamblers who under the corpora
tion laws OF New Jersey are authorized to prey
upon the whole outside world on the condition
that they pay certain percentage oi their Illicit
oamings into lhe State treasury
The times., 1901-03-23

We are sorry to observe that there is a
serious War Department scandal I'm the
wind. 1t involves the use of the Frank
ford Arsenal and it's plant by private
arms company to manufacture guns for
the Colombian Government, without law
ful permission. The charge is a very
grave one because if proven it should
subject any and all persons implicated 10
heavy penalties. In any OTHER country
such thing would constitute almost the
highest offence known to military Law.
The times., 1901-03-23

House Of Representatives that the Fill
pinos are capable of self-government. AS
he explains they might not be capable
Of our kind Of elf-government, but 1t
would be of a sort suited TO the tastes Of
the various races interested. He believes
that any people are entitled to the popu-
lar institutions they want If polygamy,
as in the Sulu group, or head hunting, as
in the mountains of Luzon, is the basis
Of social organization, it should not be
hterfered with. Il sympathize with any
people on earth who are struggling for
freedom" observes the late Reed!
Unless he has changed greatly since
he was in the body and lin our midst
he must be conscious of mental res
ervation or evasion in proclaiming this
ennobling sentiment. Certainly it was
not one that he entertained in connection
with the national legislative body which,
in the day of his supremacy over it, he
suppressed robbed of all representative
rights, muzzled. caponized. and bent to
his personal will or whim. 1t does not
or perhaps 1t does-lie in his mouth to
talk about sympathy for people "strug-
Cling for freedom" He prates of i'm
perialism in the policy of the executive
branch of the Government, forgetting
that it was he who first demonstrated
the possibility of destroying popular in
stitutions without incurring the discom-
forts of an armed revolution. If his old
party rivals have not been slow to take
of what he has taught them,
he OF all political cadavers ought to be
chary about finding fault with the logical
and necessary consequences of his malign
work. But, whether we regard the late
Reed in the light of a current or of res
urrected humbug, the principle governing
his case is the same. From such a source
shouts for human liberty and the in
alienabe right of government can
only be accounted for upon the ground
that the Devil is said to be an extremely
apt hand at quoting Scripture.
The times., 1901-03-23
The Presidents Yachting Party.

The President yesterday afternoon took
a TWO hours trip down the river on the
yacht Sylph, which has been lying d the
Navy Yard for some time In the party,
besides the President were Mrs McKin-
ley. Captain and Mrs. McWilismS. OF
Chicago. and Mrs. Barber and Miss Ida
Barber. who are guests at the White
House. They went down as far as Indian
Heaa and enioNed the OuLing Very much.
The times., 1901-03-23
The Maryland Census Padding.

ITI0W Ihf THlIddrIphla Iimcs-t
Various forms OF caTclcs,ness. incompetence
and neglect have been observed in census work
but the juggling Of the enumeration for political
purposes has not come 10 light before. No doubt
the plan would be checrfulIy adopted in Penn
sylyania If II were necessary. In this state.
however the Legislature recognizes no ohliga-
tion to make an apportionmcnt in exact accord
with population but carves out district, i'm apy
way required by the party machine. with littI.
regard 10 the census.
The times., 1901-03-23
4 Good LAW.
lFrom The PbiIadclphia Ledger

(From the Philadelphia LedgerD
The man who is too ignorant to know how to
cast simple ballot has no moral right to vote:
but tie simpler the form Of ballot by which
an intelligent man may indicate his choice of
candidates, the better. So far as these basic
principles observed in the new law Of Mary
land it IS a good law, no matter which political
nartY may be helped or harmed bH H.
The times., 1901-03-23
A Hint From the West.
Hrnm the Omaha Ree.1

If Senator Carter were not TO be blessed for
.aet thing else the effects the prospects for
Irrigation OF his famous speech against the River
nd Ilarbor bin have been worth the effort The
,i5cussion he started has become general and
ives ground for the hope that al the next Con-
ress 4 lnGre successful effort can be made to
secure recognition for this great feature OF !ar
Western development.
The times., 1901-03-23
On the Wedding Trip.

IIVIU IIT|WIIN I-TI'-F
He (to hju,eli}l suppose il would look un-
feeling 90 read the paper Poor darling; sha'
worrying over leaving home!'
She to horself-l vish t0 goodness ! had had
my theatre gown cut square instead OF iii W.
The times., 1901-03-23
PnrnIIeI Grnnnhs
From the Indianapolis News

From the Indianapolis News)
BY taking map, anybody can see that Russia
is clearly entitled to Manclmria; that H. she is
entitled TO it by the policies that we have our
selves put in practice. She needs it in her bu.i-
ness
The times., 1901-03-23
Tax ON Steamship Tickets.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that passage tickets for the
United States 10 a foreign port issued be-
fore July l. 1901. though used after that
date, are taxable under the present law.
The times., 1901-03-23
Morgan an Expensive Luxury.
From the New York worid3

(FT0m thc New l0TE W0TIdl
j. p Morgan proposes to lessen the expenses
OF coal mining and handling to the amount in
round numbers, Of S20O0O,Oo0. OF this $1,000
coo is To go TO Mr.. Morgan. and S9,0o0J00 90 the
people in a reduction OF prices. Mr. Morgan eones
high. The question Is whether we must have him.
The times., 1901-03-23
A Foe to olive Brnnches.

(FFom The Ind lnapoIs Fre-s)
The Chinese question promises TO become of
a. long life as The Eastern question, and viii
be sufficient 10 dispose Of all thought, OF dis
armament Tor great many years.
The times., 1901-03-23

Russia, as we are informed, is pressing
China to sign the Manchurian conven-
ton China is very strenuous in appeal
ing to this Government to Join with 9TH
ers in preventing that consummation,
which the Chinese cannot avoid without
outside support. But the plant Of China
is not cheerfully received, and, as it IS
reported for two diametrically and hu-
morously opposite reasons. One is that
the Administration could not think of
doubling Russian assurances that there
is nothing in the story of an agreement
with China for the possession of Man
churia; that It is all myth. The other
is that our rulers are extremely dis
pleased with China for sneakng around
in the back yard and negotiating that
myth with Russia in secret. Either of
these reasons would be sufficient to JUS
tify the executive course. When com
bined they are simply unanswerable.
The times., 1901-03-23
A Political Point.
Franli Lhe IndianapoIis g. }

Before the \ miners declare a strike. the,
should consider the fact thai there Is no pr,si-
Dental campaign this spring. and Mark Hanna
20 smooth out the trouble on this occasion
The times., 1901-03-23

1t is freely admitted in Administration
circles that President Mckinley would
very much like to appoint his old friend
Mr.. Knox, the distinguished trust attor-
ney Of Pittsburg. to succeed Mr.. Griggs
as Attorney General, The trouble appears
TO be that he is inclined to hesitate about
the matter because Mr. Knox is perhaps
more openly identified with trust inter
ests than almost any other man ne could
pick out, and. hence there might be talk
But we should not expect anyone in au-
thority TO mind a little thing like that
AS long as II IS evident that the interests
and wishes Of the trusts and monopolies
will form the keystone Of the arch of
Administration policy for the next four
years no matter who may be Attorney
General, what difference can il make
whether that officer be an open and
avowed trust man, or only a trust man of
a less apparent type?
The times., 1901-03-23
The Mnrn,on Creed.

(From the Ohio State Joumal.l
The prevalence Of poygamy in Utah would
seem to indicate that the people OF that State
regard a solemn pledge as something 10 be broken
at will.
The times., 1901-03-23

There is still a great deal of doubt, ap-
parently, as to whether the threatened
strike In the anthracite region of Penn
sylvania will occur or not. 1t will un-
questionably If the miners stand by their
declaration made in the Hazleton con-
vention; for the operators are determined
not to recognize the union and the men
will have TO recede from their present
formal position or go out on April !.
Should they do a protracted and use
less struggle may be expected and one
the incidents OF which may be regret
table The State authorities this time will
not be deferred from resort to drastic
measures in view Of an approaching Pres
idential election, and it is stated that ar
rangements already have been made to
utilize the entire military force of the
State 10 protect property, to protect
miners who wish to work, and to put
down disorder with a stern hand. The
issue is in the hands of the Mine Work
ers Union. That organization, it would
seem, must assume a heavy social and
moral responsibility if ii shall insist upon
a general strike
The times., 1901-03-23

l. H. Vincent. veteran real estate
dealer in Brooklyn, died on Wednesday
at his home. 742 Herkiner Street, in his
seventy-hfth year. He had long been in
terested in the development of the Ocean
Hill district. He leaves a widow and one
son
The times., 1901-03-23

Zenas E. Evans. father of Mrs. Marcus
DAILY and Mrs Ross Clark is dead at
Anaconda, Mont, aged seventy-nine years
He came from Pennsylvania nearly forty
years ago. Ross Clark is a brother Of
Senator Clark
The times., 1901-03-23

Frank Edgar Dinge, assistant book
keeper in the central office of the Brook
lyn Young Mems Christian Association.
died on Thursday at his home, IS Bergen
Street, Brooklyn. he was an active
Church
The times., 1901-03-23
URGED TO NAME RICHARDS.

Major and Surgeon, U. s. A, Chic
Sanitary Officer