The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-09
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


and Filipinos. and an opportunity for each
side to learn the desires and purposes of
the other is. in the opinion of Brig. Gen.
Theodore Schwan the most hopeful method
for the solution of the present troubles
in the Philippine Islands. General Schwan
has not much faith in the persuasive pow
er Of the bullet and bayonet.
"The prime necessity above all others in
the Philippine Islands," lie said at the
Arlington yesterday. 'is that the Filipino
shall know In what position he stands.
The next thing to be desired is that the
American commander shall know where
he stands. Owing to the rapidity with
which troops have been changed at the
stations in the islands. the commanding
officers have not become known to the
Filipinus whom they have been sent to
keep in order nor have the Filipino5 had
any opportunity to learn what kind of
men have been put above them. | think
that the personal relation between the
native and the American soldier will do
more to straighten out the trouble than
active fighting When we have scattered
our men in many garrisons over the ISL
ands, ard have allowed them to become ac-
quainted with the conditions that sur
round the Filipinos, and with the Fill
pinOs themselves, a forward step will have
been taken. When the Filipinos have be-
gun to know our men they will realize
more fully our intent in the islands.
News travels slowly in Luzon. and
scarcely travels at all In other parts of
the archipelago. When. however the ma
tives are aware of the Congressional &C
ton that has been taken, they will prob-
ably be less reCalcitrant. Under the new
Army bill provisions it will be possible
10 end 4,
- ~ nsiu iiiet, ~ 'iI nIlpPihes anu 10 let
Of the ISLANDS in permepapi s,arrSs pa tbe ~
will. perhaps slowly. but certainly surely.
complete the pacification which our cOun-
Try SCI OUT upon.
eor,ay,bat Sra,n H. res,,i, SUM- ts iIIs
paign in Luzon. and will take a short trin
to Europe to recuperate.
:.
THE problem of doing away with the
smoke nuisance in cities was solved quite
simply by King James l of England" said
r. w. Cavanaugh, of Boston. at the Raj
eigh Yesterday. Mr.. Cayanauch is inter-
ested in the subject Of smol,e ,ore,,,nars
because he has recently narractad an in
yention which no claims does away with
the nuisance entirely
Il have been Iooltinp nm the subiect -
he continued "and I find il nnita inter
agt In no irnsa Of l. I
was a e,reat daaI of ,,,o,,,,a otI,r,,,r, 49,
in London. Omen fires were used and hi
t,,r,ino,,s coa1 ,,as. h,,r,od ,rI,e., ,,.a
~, -
no pig chlmneys ana the smoke blowing
III the races OF pedestrians caused much
complaint. hlng James set about abatins
INC nuisance entirely ana issued an order
mat any man FOUND guilty OF making
smoke should be beheaded.
''When the American has not the thing
he ,ra,+s Of t,o,d he f.,IIs 20 o,,I 49,
a. vans at i,e'liu Ne it'ii9 W anu names
II, remarked Lieutenant Colonel Fort
last night as he made himself comforta-
HE i'm = chair in the Arlington Iobhy- 81
Ill, - - -. Isii. =,
hmm 'ii@I i'Iui's Va Jul COUNT men 10
nowhere more TO De noticed than In chi
cago. The thing most wanted in the
Windy CITY L. land ~ think that tho
,,,,Is ,a,',a ~ --'I,,,.r. '''s
peo'e "ouiu ne "lnhs 70 exchange
little OF their air II they could only get
land. The land is wanted espeC ally
present plans of fbe mnnicinaIItv are
carried ont. the land win he had The
Illinois Central Railroad bv hufIding out
on the lake front taught the civ a les
son. and now the city has a dunn of ito
own lust opposite fhe corner of Monroe
Street and Michigan Avenue. Everything
every clod of dirt that is dug ,Ip goes into
the dump. which is rapidly filling IN into
the lake. Several acres have been made
already, and as land In that part of the
CITY Is worth Sl,vp a square iooe' the
"I-non The sncress Of This iittla exnari-
ment the city is founding inm nse
projects. 1t is now proposed to fiji in al
ne iake front our 20 ,ne Tta Hi MI r..
len drawn for prosecuting the WORK
The main difficulty in carrying out thu
scheme Hes at the legal end. there are
ais ot ,c LII 'i 'rh
owners along the shore have ricarian
rights. the United States owns the lake.
10 AZ intents ana purposes. but the state
OF llllnols mas some rishts therelh. Nnen
the leghl tahgle mas Eeen uhriNt e1 then
the pfoJSct may TAR ueiIhlte shS IT. Is
proposed 10 put upon the maze ma
grand coliseum ana CONVENTION ha'l with
a number OF other buildings OF a pubic
character.
Judge Gear. of Hawaii. is much conc ern-
ed over the trouble in the Hawaiian Leg
isIa+,,ro which rasrltad a fevu days ay,
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III 'ie eAPuiSioL ny iolCe irohi 'he Lower
House of Mr.. Cooper, the Territorial Sec
retary.
.Nva who renrasant tho Tinted States
:. IIl-,.'ti 5-..i',,- -. - - -
/" wan uePloi" any sueh outnre'h Vi
II" laSD hisht' L regard the disturb
ance IN the LEGISLATURE as merely an
other evidence that there Is IN the hide
pendent party a strong opposition to the
present DOE government We try to
aF"lu lricuoii' ana our tactics are always
coIlciliatory' but despite all we can do' the
9itua'ioH setS ahead OF US sometimes.
rom the information nave been
aoie 10 sather' 1 am convinced that Sec