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The times., 1901-04-07
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
rendered the Use of Mr.. ScOtt's Home
in san FranciscO.

Arrangements for the President trip
to San Francisco to witness the launch
ing Of the battleship Ohio on May Is are
being made from day TO day, but il is
probable that the complete itinerary will
not be announced until just before the de-
parture from Washington. Invitations
and offers of hospitality are received daily
but it viii not be possible for the Presi-
dent to accept all of them. Many of the
Western cities are making extensive prep
arations To receive the Presidential
party, and at each place where stop
is to be made the President will be ex-
pected to make a speech.
The President has accepted the offer
made by Ii. T. Scott, the builder of the
battleships Ohio and Oregon, to make use
of his handsome home while in San Fran
cisco. Mr. Scott win come TO Washing
ton to accompany the President upon his
trip to the Coast, and during the time
the Presidential party is in San Francisco
the Scott family will occupy their coun-
try residence just outside the city. and
the entire freedom of their city home
will be given the Executive.
II has been decided that the President $
train will come back through a portion
of Kansas at least, and that stops will
be made at Lawrence and at Topeka, the
State capital Ex-senator Carter saw
Secretary Cortelyou yesterday in regard
to the Montana itinerary. which Will be
arranged within few days. Several brief
stops viii be made in the State before
the party enter Yellowstone Park for a
stay of a day or two.
Secretary Gage is the only member of
the Cabinet who is positively known to
be una BILE to accompany the President on
the trip. Business will not enable him to
leave Washington Tor SO long q time Sec
retary Root has not yet decides whether he
will be able to go or not. He has had some
thought of accompanying the President
to the Coast, and then going on to the
Philippines, but no final conclusions have
been reached in regard to this matter. 1t
is possible that he may not be able to
leave Washington. The intentions of Mr..
Knox, the newly chosen Attorney Cen
eral, are not yet known. He returned
from a long visit to the Pacific Coast but
two weeks ago, and in view of the fact
that the affairs of the Department of
Justice viii be new to him, he may de-
eide to remain here.r
The times., 1901-04-07
FIRE HORSES HAVE FUN.
Break Away From Hitch Posts and
Indulge in n FrOlic.
CFrom the Chicago Chronicle }

During the course of a recent fire a
Randolph Street and Fifth Avenue the
horses belonging to engine company No
ID were tied to one of the supports OF the
elevated structure of the Union loop They
were carefully blanketed and as their
temporary resting place was only short
distance from the engine no further at
tentiOn was paid to them. During the
progress OF the blaze, however, the ami
mails succeeded in pulling themselves free
and wicked leisureIy west in one of the
alleys running off Fifth Avenue. The
headquarters of the engine company IS 10
Gated at sos West Lake Street and IN this
direction the horses proceeded. After
they crossed the Washington street VIA
duct they seemed to understand that they
were in their own territory and lost no
time in making frolic out OF their tenn
pOrary freedom
Although not fastened together by any
portion of the harness they remained In
each others company and ran west IN
Washington Street at a gallop. Several
policemen and pedestrians attempted to
stop them, but the joyous pair only kicked
their heels higher In the air and SuOrtsd
their pleasure as they evadsd their pur-
Suers In due time they walked into the
alley adjoining the enginehouse nd pro-
ceeded to enjoy frOlic In the snow.
In the meantime the driver missed his
charges and organized a search In the Vi
cinity of the FIRE No trace OF the animals
being found ne crossed the river, and
not finding his horses in the streets ada
cent to the engine house he had about
made up his mind that the engine would
have to be returned BY he firemsn when
he heard a neigh Investigation revealed
the presence Of the horses in the alley.
They had lost their blankets during their
froIic and seemed TO enjoy a laugh on
proceeded to drive them back TO the scene
of the hre.
The times., 1901-04-07
A FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
Postal Authorities Bar "a New York
Scheme From, the Mails

The Postoffice Department yesterday IS
sued a fraud order denying the right to
use the mails to d. Goldman. of pa East
Seventy eighth Street, New York City
The investigation which preceded the is
suance of the order disclosed a scheme
which, while not startling in its orig
inality, was sufficiently misleading to
have netted neat sum to the operator.
Advertisements were inserted in news
papers all over the country reading as
follows:
'.Wanted-Young ladies. gentlemen,
girls, or boys to copy letters at home.
Copies furnished. Good money.
To those answering the advertisement
a circular letter was sent stating that an
outfit would be sent for u cents in stamps.
and also a sample copy of a pamphlet
entitled Horrible Atrocities of the Span
iards in Cuba" A portion of the circular
follows:
L am thoroughly reliable and am en-
ploying thousands of men and women in
the United States. l desire 70 add 500
more to my force this week. A good and
easy way TO add to your income
If the u cents was sent proposition
was made to the prospective employe to
sell the pamphlet Horrible Atrocities
of the SDaniards in Cuba at 10 cents a
copy by means of the endless chain sys-
TEN, the employe paying the postage and
No further mention was made OF the
copying by which good and easy money
could be made.
The pamphlet with the lengthy title is
said by the PostOffice authorities to be
worthless from every point of view.
The times., 1901-04-07
The Hon. Tom T.. johnson.

(From the New York Evening Post)
Washington, April 4-TOm L. John
son. who has just been elected Mayor of
Cleveland. was iIf Congress for four years
while the tariff question was agitating
the country. Mr.. Johnson was known
then as q millionaire street-railway own
er and truSt-prOmOter. He would always
admit with perfect frankness that he was
profiting by the laws which the Republi-
cans were enacting. He maintained that
as long as they would persist in their
courses it was well that he should be one
to profit by them
He used TO do many things which were
regarded as erratic. but his eccentricity
usually turned out as We'll as that of the
man who Teaped a fortune by shipping
wa arming-pans to the West Indies. one
of his most notable performances was
getting the Government TO print the whole
of Henry Georges Poverty and Pro-
gresS' as a part of the Congressional
Record, and then sending IL out, post
free. To farmers and wOrkingmen in all
parts OF the country. He enlisted the help
of his feilOw-DemOCratS and some POpu-
lists in this scheme At his instigatton
one of them would say. in the course OF
his speech: 4 have some printed matter
here. which instead of sending to the
Clerk desk to he read / will ask to have
inserted in the Record as part of my
remarks The printed matter was Il
few chapters OF Georges work y lit
tic later some other member would work
Il few more chapters into a speech.
Then Johnson exercised his right under
the rules 10 take such parts as he desired
from each speech and collect and print
them IN pamphlet form. He selected
cheap paper and large type. and had
million copies struck of, at a cost Of
about a cent and a half a copy.
MIR Johnson lived in house on n
Street, near Sixteenth. and hts neighbOTs
tell how he converted the entire lower
story into a depot for distributing books.
The Congressional folding department
was drawn upon for a force OF WorkmeH
to wrap them aud send them out: and for
weeks these clerks toiled day and night.
He used to say: 1T is all seed. | am sow
ing the seed. Some day it will come up
and what an Overturning there will be-!
The times., 1901-04-07
l.rcuIntion statcment.
The Grant statue.

Three DISTINGUISHED and aple COM
missions are now at large in Washing
ton. seeking for appropriate sites upon
which to erect statues Of Generals
Grant. sheridan. and Mcclellan. ON
Monday these commissions viii meet
at the War Department and attempt
10 reach some definite conclusion.
As far as the investigation has pro-
gressed. the people in charge of IT nave
about decided that the reservation op-
posite to the National Theatre Will do
very well for the Sheridan memorial
view in which We concur. The space
at the intersection Of Massachusetts ana
Florida Avenues northwest, which prac-
ticallv has been selected for the Nc
ClelIan statue, is not open to objec-
tiou. but the question is: Where shall
we put Grant? The suggestion that
he be relegated to the cabbage garden
behind the state, War, and Navy build
ing does not strike us as possessing
much merit. The hero Of the civil war
in enduring bronze undoubtedly would
keep there as well as in another 10
cality-of course, making allowance Tor
some additional dampness; but few peo-
ple would see the figure. and what we
raise monuments for is to have them
seen.
The trouble appears to be that the
best sites in the city have been given
to the statues Of men who, however
distinguished they may have been ac-
cording TO their rank. opportunities, and
services, are secondary in national and
historical Importance to the great leader
of the Union forces in the war between
the States-the Man Of AppcmattoX
Thomas is woTthily placed in the circle
which bears his name. Scott, Han
cock. and Logan have been provided
with fine positions: but when it comes
TO the chief of them all. there does not
apDear to be anything left for him but
lot behind the back premises Of de-
partment building, where his statue
would be out Of sight and out Of mind
for all time.
Now. this is all wrong. The memor al
TO General Grant Of right should oc-
cupy the most public and central posi-
tion in the city, and that position. as
every resident viii say without think
ing twice on the matter. is Dupont
Circle. at which point the greatest num-
Der Of our best uptown streets cen
verge. That circle is now occupied by
a statue of no unusual artistic merit
which commentaries the eminently re-
spectacle services TO his country of Ad-
miral Dupont he was brave and ef-
fcient sea commander, and his memory
deserves preservation and honor. But
Dupont was only an incident in the war
which was decided chiefly by the military
skill and indomitable determination Of
Ulysses S. Grant Why should Admiral
Dupont hold the best and most central
point in all Washington and General
Grant go begging for standing room?
We earnestly suggest TO the commits
sion and to the Federal authorities that
it would be no reflection upon the
memory of Admiral Dupont 10 move his
statue to some other place and use the
site for the Grant statue. Dupont Cir
Gle is where it belongs.
The times., 1901-04-07

arities of this sect Of believers have at
last become too much for the common
sense of the public, and the returning
intelligence of some of the more
thoughtful members of the Church, 80
endure. it is a matter for some rejoic-
ing. OF course, if n grown person is
determined to carry his faith to such an
extent as TO let il kill him, nobody can
be very sorry for him. though some
pity may be spared for those dependent
upon him. But when one considers the
fact that little children are likely to
suffer for the foolshness of their par
ents. and that non-observance Of quar-
antine laws endangers the public health,
there is manifestly reason TO hope for
the speedy disappearance Of this latest
and biggest Of religious humbugs.
The times., 1901-04-07
The Career of Emilio AGuinaIdo.

(From the Chicago Record-Ilerald)
Born in Cayite in 1874.
At four the house boy of a Jesuit
priest.
At fourteen III the University of Manxa.
III 1889 in the Chinese Army as q pri-
Vate
In 1890 in the Chinese Navy.
In 1896 a Spanish subOfficial in LuZon.
In 1887 one of the leaders of the uprising
against Spain.
In 1898 leader of the Filipino insurgents
The same year made President of the
Filipino republic.
Started inSurreCtion against the United
States February A. 1889.
Captured in March, 1901, by General
Funston and companions
OF AguiualdOS age there is great doubt.
The estimates range from twenty-seven
to thirty-twO. He himself does not know
the year in which he was born. but 1874
is believed TO be the correct date. He Is
FIVE feet four inches in height, an accom-
plished Iineuist and as a general has
been called the Filipino Napoleon.
The times., 1901-04-07
Judges on the StumD.

CFrom The Chicago Record-Herald)
The public will agree with Mayor Harrison
that il is not desirable that judges should figure
largely stump speakers in political campaigns.
OF course, where one OF them becomes a candi-
date for an executive office and heads a ticket
as Judge Hanecy did campaign work becomes a
necessity, but even then the advisability of the
nomination may be called in question unless the
candidate is willing to resign his judicial posi-
tion. For though an arrangement may be made
to carry the business OF the court the cam
didacy. as the mayor says. exercises a sort OF
coercion upon attorneys and possible litigants.
II * decidedly inimical TO independence OF action
and freedom OF speech, matter how high the
rharacter OF the iudge maN be.
The times., 1901-04-07
Cubans and Annexation.

While il is no doubt true that the property
owning and educated Cubans fear the expert
ment of an independent government for the
island on the ground that the natives have not
the capacity Tor self-goyenment, it is to be
borne in mind that these Cubans do not represent
the majority OF Cuban public opinion. 1t is fur
thermorc true that these rich Cuban annexation
lists bore very little of the burden OF the fight
against Spain. When hostilities became fierce
many OF them left the island to escape the dan
gers OF the fight When the war was ended and
the danger was past they returned 10 Cuba and
lifted up their voices in advice with respect to
the future.
The times., 1901-04-07
Hand Ruling in Old Books.
CFrom Notes and oueries1

IFIOW NOUS aHu PutIItsI
Has attention ever been drawn to the fact
that the ruling Of lines in old books is done
by hand? That this was the case is proved
by the frequent uueyenness OF the work. Here and
there one can see that the ink gave out before
the line was ended. Almost all the title pages
OF seventeenth century sermons hand ruled.
the page being set as it wer. in a frame.
In Sou.o cases the ruiing is carried through the
volume in this fashion. | may cite examples
the 1893 afl 1922 Shakespeare Folios. Sydenham $
Sermons (i63D and Waso's dictionary Q662)
In the last instance the page is ruled into three
columns. This work must have been done after
the printing. while the book in sheets,
and it must have employed many wGrkmen.
The times., 1901-04-07
uIiterates in Maryland.
(From the Baltimore SUM-


State exceeds the white illiterates by about
$3.50, in six OF the twenty-three counties Of
the State the number OF white iiiterates ex-
ceeds the colored These counties are Aiegany
Carroll, Frederick. Garrett, Washington, and
Wicomico. In three other countes-namely
Baltimore. Caroline, and Worcestershire il
literates Of the two races are about equal. and
in Cecil and Dorchester the excess of eolored
illiterates is small, being 40 in one case and
$40 in the other. In Baltimore city the colored
illiterates exceed the white ilitcrates by about
1 800
The times., 1901-04-07
The Quintessence of Autocracy,
lrrom lhc Indiananolis Neu.sN

lIrOm iHt INuIaHdpVIIs AcWS.)
Ii must not be forgotten that Russia Is TODAY
poses as il ever was, while the vast majority
of the lower classes are STEPPED i'm an almost
incredible ignorance. There is no free press nor
free speech in Russia There is no right Of
free assemblage There rights before the
law. as we understand such rights, whenever the
Government chooses to assert its supremacy.
The times., 1901-04-07

processes of commerce. perhaps we may
also in respect of its superstructure and
shortly take England's place as the
best trader" That would be better
than to pool our interests. We will do
well to remember General Washington
advice to avoid entangling alliances.
The times., 1901-04-07
An Entering Wedge. however.
(From the indianapolis Press)


General Macarthur says that the frauds re-
ported in the Philippines are not OF sufficient
gravity TO cause concern" So long as there Is
evidence of the slightest fraud there must be
occasion for concern. Our responsibility in the
Philippines IS far greater than that at home.
aud any deviation from the strict line of right
and fairness in The dealings of our officials must
be for grave concern.
The times., 1901-04-07

Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, Chairman of the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce in the late Congress. yesterday
expressed himself as being confident that
the next Congress viii take up and pass
the Nicaragua Canal bill. We hope that
Mr. Hepburn may be right, but It is use
ful to remember that it is merely a meas
ure demanded by disinterested public
opinion and that its friends have not the
millions 10 spend in order TO secure it's
enactment that its enemies have To de-
Teof IL
The times., 1901-04-07

Secretary Root has decided that the
prohibition of the Hoar amendment
against the deforestation OF the Philip
pines does not affect the right OF the Gov
ernment 10 cut timber on public lands
under the supervision Of the Bureau of
Forestry at Manila. We are inclined to
endorse the decision. which for one thing
will deprive the intending Philippine loot
ers of their most effective argument;
which has been that the law, if respected,
would create a lumber famine in the
archipelago.
The times., 1901-04-07

II Is announced that. as result Of his
conference with the President yesterday,
Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, will not
resign at present, although he came TO
Washington fully intending to do so.
Probably Mr.. Mckinley desires him TO
remain in Office until the Supreme Court
decides the constitutional status of the
island. That is a stream we are about to
cross and swapping horses may be well
deferred until we reach the other side
The times., 1901-04-07
The DECLINE of christian science.

apparently with considera bic certainty,
that the decline of Christian Science is
at hand. and quotes in this connection
the recent comment of a disciple Of that
faith on a schism in the Church:
satan win creep into the church semetimes
even into our little Christian Science fold"
The hymn book out of which good
children were once taught verses con-
place here:
''Satan finds some mischief ,til
For idle hands 10 do
II might have occurred to the founders
Of the scientific faith that. when all
need for action was absolutely removed
on this earth; when persons could cure
smallpox, colds, and dyspepsia make
hair grow on bald heads, set broken
bones, remove mountains, grade roads,
and conduct all agricultural operations
simply by sitting still and meditating
there might be some danger that Satan
would come around and set the faith
ful 20 meditating wrong.
The cause of this particular schism,
however, according to this correspond
ent, was the recourse which prominent
Christian Scientist had 10 a physician.
when attacked with a severe conges-
ton which refused TO yield to faith.
IL appears that the believers did not ap-
ply 70 themselves the rule which they
apply to others. When worldly person
has tried all the doctors for his com
plant and they cannot cure him, il is
all rigkt for him to come to a healer"
but when all the healers have tried their
hands and cannot do anything. # is all
wrong for the patient to seek a physi-
clan.
However that may be, the fact re-
mains that the Scientist went To doc
tor 10 get relief from his misery. and
IL seems that this created a c0mmo-
ton. We should think it would. The
proper thing for him 10 do was TO stay
still and die. if necessary. The cause
needed martyrs. Whence should the
martyrs come If not from the leading
people Of the Church, If they were so
weak as 10 seek relief from drugs. there
might as well not be any Church al all.
In fact what was a leading member OF
the assembly doing with pain at alI2
What is the treatment good for if il Is
not preventive as well as curative?
These are few Of the questions which
the average observer is likely TO ask.
II was certainly incensiderate for the
prominent Scientist to have an ailment
Of any kind That was where the trou-
bic began. He should not have been
sick
II 1t is really true. as stated by our
correspondent, that the various peculi-
The times., 1901-04-07

Mrs. Sarah Dunn Harrison. the wife of
Gabriel Harrison, the veteran Brooklyn
artist and elocutiOnist, died on Friday at
her home at s65 Sterling Place. Brooklyn,
y. L. in her eighty-third year. Her
marriage took place siXty-four years ago.
The times., 1901-04-07

Margaret Ann Patterson. the widow OF
Col John W. Patterson. a former Mayor
OF Tiff1n, Ohio. died on Thursday at her
home % Washington Avenue, Brooklyn,
y. Y. in her eighty-seventh year She
belonged TO the Griffin family who were
among the original settlers in Virginia
She went to Brooklyn with her husband
thirty-eight years ago. She leaves two
sons and two daughters. The body was
taken to Tiffin for burial
The times., 1901-04-07

John A Keveny, a veteran Brooklyn
fireman. died yesterday after an Illness of
several weeks al his home. in Brooklyn.
N Y He was born in Ireland and set
tied in the W nMamSburg section of
Brooklyn half a century ago. He served
with the F'ifty-sixth New York VOlun-
tserS in the civil war.
The times., 1901-04-07

Finally, according to Mr. Roberts.
Brother Jonathan realizes even less
than his anxious foreign rivals what a
threatening figure in the markets of the
world he is. Far-seeins English trad
ers are fast investing IN American en-
terprises. This may mean TO political
clairvoyants a future Anglo American
trade alliance" If" he continues,
England and the United States should
make a firm. it would be a great part
nership, for one is as surely the best
trader IN the world as the other is far
and away the best manufacturer" But
we were not always the best manu-
faoturer." England once led us in that
department Of human activity As we
have surpassed her IN the foundation
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-04-16
.C0L0RED HEIR
At WILL FIGHT.
ThurstOn Watches the
Evans Contest
Closely.

The struggle for possession OF IN.
fortune left rs the late Eliza Jane
Evans WI. resumed before Surrogate.
Fitzgerald To-day.
II Is possible thu, George " Tnurston,
the color.d railroad porter to whom tn.
eccen;ric t.H:atrix bsqu.athrd $4,000.
Will 'nkr the witness stand
Mrs, Evans died In an insane asylum
about year ago. BY the terms OF
her VIII she gave her cs'ai" To rhurston
and charitable institu,;ucs. <. tire cx-
clusion Of her husband and other near
relatives. The latter ar. contrasting the
VIII na tho ground tina, t. was obtain. i
by undue influence and that Mra. Evans
was mentally incompetent.
Margaret Hazard testified:
Did Mrs, Evans ever talk to YOU
about Thursion?''
''Yc~. i;ae said she had trouble viii,
her agent about her houses. She said
that Thurston wanted her to ;urn the
property over TO him. She told me how
she had met Thurston and declared that
he was the best friend she had
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-04-16
ALDERMEN SHY
At HIS REF 0RM.
Goodman's Cynical At.
tempt to Right Meth
DDS Is Useless.

Alderman Goodman j. eNa-l,rtt"d by
tho hIb.; OF the Gay Fathers - Ei!y-
pending the regular order ~ nus.u.,H
long enough to permit clCh 80 get his
own "sI.c.nl order pasS"I ur'u 6y
the Board Then the >ldjrmau usually
disappears. leaving no lGptum pres
cnt T. transact the Larger business com
Ing under g"r.ril orders
Goodman mad. a cynichl attempt to
reciify this condition ~ tu-days meet
Ing Ne offered resolution that the
Board hold sp.c!a! meeting Thursday
for the pur7Dos" 81 acting upon general
order neglected by IA. Board a, r,-u-
lar meeting
Then came several spcccacs ~ the
typical A%!crnanic Kind. IN VII 20 "a n
speaker defended himself from the I'M
ruia,fon OF getting tired after h-
own particular axe had been srnlinA,
and ,kcn the Bosri vir,uou'ly referred
the resolution to the Commute. on
Rrlss.
There It VII stay ami tn" Aldermen
viii continue their able demonstration,
OF how not 10 do things.