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from the present outlook instead of de- ereasing. 1t will increase year by year.
 With an abundance of money in the United States treasury the indications are that the present congress, which began its session last Monday. will indulge in extravagant appropriations Of all kinds.
 I would not be surprised to see the shipping subsidy bill. which was passed by the senate at the last session of con- gress. go through the house this time and become a law. If this be the case, the war taxes recently repealed will have to be reinstated in year or two and the public will again have to stamp bank checks, real estate transfers and all man. ner of things.
 Something is wrong in Wall street. Stocks have gone off materially during the past week. It may be that the street is afraid of what congress will do on the trust question, or that, as has been stated in these columns previously, the trust and combination business has been overdone- that more stocks and bonds have been issued than the public is prepared to con- sume.
 We all know that there are years when there Is an over-production of cotton and cereals. There are other years when there is an over-production of manufact- ured products. It would seem that there has been an over-production of stocks and bonds during the past year, and con- sequently a decline in the value of the same. I fear further and more serious decline between now and the first of January.
 The politicians at Washington of both parties are discussing the next. Presi- dential. contest Roosevelt has offended the Wall street interests. The J. P. Nor gan combination is outspoken againss him. They are with the Hanna element of the republican party. Consequently 1t would seem at the present time very doubtful whether Roosevelt can be nom- mated to succeed himself.
 The democrats are more hopeful than they have been in several years. The tremendous majority they recently gained in New York city would indicate a tide throughout the country two years hence which may be effective. But the demo- crats are apparently without a man at present. The only three men really dis cussed at the present time are German of Maryland, Judge Parker of New York, and Richard Olney of Massachusetts. There are others who may develop later. Certain it is if the right man does de- velop, the present indications are that tho next President will be a democrat
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On $500 a Year.

Prof. J. Scott Clarke is a Chicago professor. This really goes without the saying when the fact. Is recalled that 1t is he who announces that single man or woman can live con- fortably and save money on $500 a year. When he was asked for an itemized explanation of his position he furnished this list of expenses covering a years time:
 Board and lodging, at $2 a week .... .s104 Clothing (one suit. two pairs of trous-
 ers overcoat and sundries). ........ 8 Laundry, car fare and other sundries. 6l
 Total.... .... .... .S2OO
 Doubtless the Edward Atkinson stove and bill of fare have travelled westward, and Professor Clarke has caught germ of the Boston disease There Is no other way to account for lis item, "board and lodging at $2 week." and even that explanation caves the lodging unexplained. But
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pressing his opinion and of earning the handsome sum offered for such a brief newspaper story over his signature Yet loyalty to his party prevented. There was brillianey and bad in Reed. There was likewise good and much virtue in the man. In his death this country has lost a scintillating statesman, a brave poll tician, brilliant intellect and where oc- casion required jolly and generous fel- low. Newspaper men loved him because he made news and was clever to them and honest with them.
 Would that he had continued with us longer.
 Washington, December 6, 12:sO a. m.- (Special)-As the dinner of the Gridiron club was about to close tonight. the an- nouncement was made that Mir. Reed was at deaths door. He had been an hon. ored guest of the club all the years of it's existence, and every member was his personal friend. President wynne called upon Maj J. M Carson. one of the oldest correspondents here in active service to say a few words. Major Car son told how Mir. Reed had often en- Iivened the club dinners with his bril- liant wit and caustic comments The en- tire assemblage arose when it was pro- posed that silent toast be drunk to Mir. Reeds memory. At this moment Repre- sentative Joseph G. Cannon paid a handsome tribute to the man he had known so long and so well.
 At the time MT. Reed died Herndon Morsel was singing a song the statesman loved and had often heard. "The Song That Reached My Heart" its touching melody being a refrain from Home, Sweet Home" The situation was strangely dramatic. Before the gavel fell Mr. Reeds death became known, and gloom succeeded to the mirth and fes- tivty of the banquet hall, a silent and sincere tribute to the dead.
 
 Thought 1t has been thirty-seven years since the civil war, yet the pen sion roll increases year by year. Twenty-Five years ago James A. Garfield, afterwards President of the United States, said upon the floor of the house of representatives at Washington that the pension roll as the result of the civil war could never go beyond $4OOOO, ,OOO annually. The pension bill passed by the house of representatives on yesterday carries an annual appropriation for the fiscal year beginning next July of $14O,- O0OOOO. It looks like the longer we live the more pensioners there are from the civil war. The pension appropriation is now as great as the total expenses of the government less than fifty years ago, and
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The Hotels.

"The hotels of Birmingham have been we'll filled all through this year. said a man in the lobby. ''Even during the hot weather the hotels had few dull days.
 1.-TWO or three years ago Birmingham was criticized for not having ample hotel accommodation. but now it is generally conceded by the travelling public that no city of its size has larger number of first-class hotels than the metropolis of this valley T. P. A. men are certainly good judges of hotels, and I heard one of them say recently that with perhaps one exception Birmingham was the best hotel town in the south"
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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 asrrabp, said Sherlock Holmes Jr

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 "IIah!" said Sherlock Holmes, Jr., as he and his friend were being conducted through the jail, ''the man in that cell over there killed his wife in a horrible manner"
 Who is her" the doctor asked.
 "I don't know his name; I never saw him before" the great amateur detective replied.
 '.Then how do you know he killed his wife?"
 Look at. the flowers and the good things to eat that the women have been bringing in to him.
 MT. Holmes then turned his attention to other cells for the purpose of making further deductions.
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Too Careful.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The New Reporter-Well, I have done the best could under the hampering re- straift of your excessive strict rules.
 The City Editor-I think you carry your instructions a little too far in this item.
 The New Reporter-I think not. You distinctly said that I must assert noth- ing. .a H,
 The City Editor-Still, think you go too far when you say the alleged de- ceased citizen appears to have deliberate ly shot himself through the head, pre- sumably with suicidal intent-S
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specuIators in Futures.

Not many people have an idea of the great number of merchants who take chances at the speculative markets" said an old New York broker yesterday. Tn large cities it is safe to say that one fourth of the business men take flyers occasionally even if they do not carry regular accounts with brokers.
 ''The feature of the situation at this time is the timidity of operations in the stock market. The lessons of last month and the continued tight money this month are creating a cautiousness which augurs well for speculation. It is reducing spec, ulation in the stock market to narrow limits and this is considered one of the safeguards of the situation in that it tends to relieve the money market at a time when money is much needed throughout the country. People who or dinarily at this time of the year would be speculating largely on the bull side, perhaps, are keeping out of debt as much as possible. On the other hand, commis- sion houses say that the temper of the general public continues bullish, and that in spite of their efforts to keep borrow ings to a very low figure, the coming in of orders to buy small amounts of stocks by many different people is gradually in creasing their line of loans. While this may be a danger as far as the money market is concerned, it illustrates very well the continued disposition of the pub lie to buy stocks because of the evil
 
 throughout the country. It is admitted that the volume of general business shows no reduction, but people in various lines of trade say that collections are backward"
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to the Junction or Mulberry and Lo- cust forks. the mouth of Village creek. and the bridges of the Southern and the Frisco railroads. The building of these six locks and dams should be authorized by the Fifty-eighth con
 ress. and to this heavy task Messrs. Underwood and Bankhead will bring their best efforts when the new con gross meets next December. These six additional locks and dams will cost about s25O,OOo apiece. or s1,5OO,O0O for the lot, and 1t is hoped congress can be induced to authorize in the next rivers and harbors bill the eonstruc- tion of the entire number, thus bring ing slackwater navigation within the switching limits of this district.
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The esteemed dummy with it's everpresent load of surplus steam is stll in our midst. giving no sign of early departure for good.
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Delegate Mcclure of Oklahoma is an ex-cowpuncner, and he has plenty of material in Washington to work upon.
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President Castro is very cruel when he depriyes Germany's war lord of a chance to fire a hostile gun, by set ting the German claim.
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A warship carries Joe Chamberlain to South Africa, and the war footing will be maintained during his stay there,
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It would trouble the President to define the inference between "coal" and anthracite coal"
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The Littlefield publicity bill will go to the senatorial graveyard, owned and conducted by the trusts.
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If the trusts are so necessary and good and logical, then publicity is necessary, good ana logical.
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Wall street has lost its boom, and the rest of the country is glad of it.
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Unc. Joe Cannon is millionaire himself This Is what makes him so conservative when the tariff and the trusts are mentioned.
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Mayor Water Cure Glenn is again in trouble, under a second charge of cruelty to helpless Americans in the Philippines.
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Germany and the Monroe. Doctrine were rather close together, but a col lision was averted by Col. Castro's dexterity at the critical moment.
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About Persona.

J. c. Robertson of Macon is at the Metropolitan.
 H. c. Parker of Providence is at the Metropolitan.
 S. r. Wright of Cincinnati is at the Metropolitan.
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A millionaire wall paper manufac- turer went crazy through contempla, tion of the four-foot roses and peonies he turned out.
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In the hard coal districts there is eight inches of snow, and, fortunately, plenty of work to do.
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Perfume concerts arose in Chicago, presumably near the stockyards.
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, Deer hunting is more dangerous than football, for IA deer hunters were killed this fall, as against 10 football players.
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Castro is not the finished artist in postponing payment of bills that the Sultan of Turkey is.
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Congressman Loud will contest his district again against the letter car riers in 1904.
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General DeWetts sword and pen are both A No. 1.
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King Leopold is now fully due to give the world another odoriferous scandal.
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The pneumonia car is again peram- bulating up and down Jones valley.
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SAFELY PUT AWAY.

From the Scottsboro Citizen.
 The lilly white" movement in Alabama seems to have been put in cold storage.
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All St. Louisans jump when one says Boo" if 'd1e" be added to it.
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Patronize the merchant who sweeps his sidewalks.
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lRl ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN AlAslRA

In action how like an angeIl In ap- prehension how like codl
 Hamlet.
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The Washington times., 1902-05-28
NAVY ORDERS.

Pharmacist R. Waggener. TO naval
station. Key West. Fla.
Pharmacist S. w Douglass. detached
naval station, Key West. Fla. etc, to
naval proving grounds. Indian Head, Nd.
Lieut.. W. ]. Manion, to Columbia
Navy Yard. New York.
Naval Cadet W. v Tomb, to Annap-
oils. Md. and report to Superintendent
of Naval Academy for examination pre-
liminary TO final graduation.
Naval Cadet l. B. PorterAeld, en- route
to European station via Buffalo; to I'LL
nois.
Naval Cadet E. y. Parker. en- route TO
European station via Buffalo, for duty on
san francisco.
Naval Cadet W. ]. Moses. en- route to
European station via Buffalo. for duty
on Illinois.
Naval Cadets j. P. Liant IN and A. A.
Peterson, en- route TO Asiatic station via
Buffalo.
Naval Cadets f. b. Freyer. A. Station.
J. A. Campbell, jr.. and w. Brown. jr.,
"a route to European station via Buff
falo.
Naval Cadet W. L. Pryor. en- route TO
European station via Buffalo, for duty
on Illinois.
Naval Cadets d. c. Bingham. n. e.
Nichols, o. f. Cooper, ID. A. Weaver. l..
Brooks. jr.. VI. s. Corning. W. T Conn,
jr., w W Smith. C. NJ SINNERS. c. ].
Rowcliff. c. W Early. o. c. Bowling. w
G. Diman. G. Darst. J. W. Woodruff, r.
Wallace. jr., J. o. Fisher, and r. NJ.
Griswo old. en- route to Asiatic station via
Buffalo.
Gunner J. Hayes tretiredD, died at Ma
val Hospital. New York. May %.
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ARMY ORDERS.

Major William b. Wheeler, Eighteenth
Infantry. upon his relief from recruit
ing duty. is directed to proceed to join
his regiment at Fort Logan. Col
Major William p. Kendall. surgeon. L.
s. Army, is detailed to represent the
medical department Of the army at the
eleventh annual meeting OF the Associa-
tlon of Military Surgeons of the United
States. to be held at Washington. d. c..
from June to I. 1902, in addition to the
officers designated.
Major John W. Pullman. quartermas-
ter, will make one visit during each OF
the months OF May and June, 1902, TO
Chicago, ILL.,. on official business per-
tanning to the inspection Of horses pur-
chased under contract by the Quarter
masters Department.
First Lieut.. John l.. Jordan. Eigh
teenth Infantry, is directed upon the
completion of his examination by the
army retiring board at st. Louis. Mo. to
proceed not later than June l. 1902, to
join his company at Fort Logan, Col.
First Lieut. Edwin R. Stuart Corps Of
Engineers. will proceed at the proper
time after the commencement OF the
leave OF absence usually granted in
structors at the L. s. Military Academy
to Charleston. S. e. and report TO Capt.
James c. Sanford, Corps OF Engineers,
for temporary duty under his immediate
orders
Leave of absence for four months, to
take effect upon his being relieved from
duty at the Preside. San Francisco. Cal.
Is granted Capt. Charles G. Dwyer,
Third Infantry, and he Is granted per-
mission to go beyond sea.
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ART STUDENTS TO
MAKE AN EXHIBIT
HAWAII AT THE BIG
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
Hon. John Barrett Declares Exhibit
Will Exceed That of Islands
at Any Other Fair.

ST. LOUIS. MAY 27.-When John Bar
rett. commissioner general to the
Orient for the Worlds Fair. arrived at
Honolulu on his trip around the world.
citizens representing the commercial
and Industrial interests of the Hawaiian
Islands arranged a meeting for him in
the Government building, which he ad-
dressed. Over s5O.0GO,GC0 of invested
capital was represented in the audience.
Nr. Barrett summarizes the situation
in the islands as follows:
The business interests Of the Islands
will proceed forthwith TO take such
steps as will result in a creditatle ex-
hibit. to be accomplished IL necessary
by popular subscription. and supple
mentcd later by act of the next Legis-
lature which convcnes in the early part
Of 1903. The intention expressed at yes
terday's meeting, and confirmed by the
appointment of committee. Is that Ha-
wall shall have Il greater exhibit at st.
Louis than she has had at any other ex-
POSITION II is one of the chief desires
OF this community that so-called "Ruiu-
hula" or low-cliss vaudeville midway
effects. shall not disgrace these islands
pssured the meeting that the exposi-
tion mara cement would heartily join
with ihcm In preventing such unfavor-
able features from being discredit to
the Hawaiian exhibit.
I'm conclusion. | can state t1at ! nm
moe tLan satisfied - what has been
accomplished in the taking of pr''iil'
nary steps During ths few davs thar
remain here. ! sisil be in col ,ClSiticn
with the Govern ent officials AMI the
committee named III regard to the plan
and scone Of Law Ian parti ;irat On.
The ncu sisirors. aS .Gu Will see. .,!ve
given particular attention to !av mis-
SION AL their eHiors have informed Il
H.. that thty will CORDIALLY SUD 1T th'
movement which has been inaugurated.
i.y th, riinc leave for Japan nn the
Dori,'. May s. hcrc that the s;tiH''on
will be SO well In hand that the final
coasummation of ;i@n5 can be left en-
tirely to the local {. mmittee.
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=, REAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA
n co. Main store corner 9Th and E sta
- Branches all over the city and in all
markets
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New Willard. j. Ryan and wife.
New York city; Mrs. J. Peters. White
Haven; X. Bornpart, Chicago; W. p.
Patton and wife. Philadelphia.
The ArlIngton-Mr. Williams. New
York; p. r. Quinlan, Syracuse: L. c.
Boyle. Kansas City. Mo: F. C. Green
and wife. Norwich. r. l.: II. II. Harris.
oswego. New York.
Riggs House,. VI. Miller, Partsville;
j. VI. Stradling, New York j. T. Adams.
Philadelphia; William Bullen. Tren-
ton. y. J.
Ebbitt House,. ]. Watt. New York
Miss RC,c Windfeld, Miss Oldfeld,
Maryland: Mrs. s. a. Young, Mrs. II.
Young. Pittsburg; Mrs. NJ. II. Bird. Miss
Bird. Miss Laura Grace Bird. Salt Lake
City; ]. W. Haven. J. p. Stanton. New
York.
The Shoreham-C E. Pickan. Chica-
20. ILL.,; S. Uchido, New York.
The Fairfax-Mrs E. Morgan. Miss
Morgan. Aurora. H.; r. T. Bronson
and wife. Louisiana.
The Washington times., 1902-05-28
CHILEAN EXTRACTION
TREATY RATIFIED
First Agreement Of the Kind Between
United States and the South
American Republic.

Secretary Hay. for the United States,
and Mr.. Walker Martinez. the Chilean
minister. for his government. yesterday
exchanged ratification of the Chilean ex-
tradition treaty. so making the treaty
operative.
There has never been an extradition
between Chile and the Uni
ted States. and the South American
country became place of refuge for
many American criminals.
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NAVY IN FAR EAST
COST TWENTY MILLIONS
Information on the Subject Sent to
Senate Yesterday by Secretary
of the Navy.

Naval operations in the Philippines
from May l. 1898. when Dewey entered
Manila Bay. to January l, 1902, have cos;
the United States Government 1892. -
600. This amount includes pay OF OFF,
GERS and men, equipments. transporta-
tion and supplies.
The information was yesterday sent
10 the Senate by the Secretary OF the
Navy in response TO a resolution of in
quiry An estimate of the expenditure
this year up to date would probably
bring the total to S2OC0o,Oc0.
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ARRANGING FOR A
GIFT TO THE KAISER
German Paper Hears That New York
Citizens Are to Present Germany
a Statue of Washington.

BERLIN. May 227.-The "Tageblatt'
understands that committee of New
York citizens is arranging to proffer to
the Emperor a statue of Washington
because of his gift to the United States
of statue of Frederick the Great.
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Estate Left to Her Sister.

Mrs. Ferollne VI. Gilbert. by her will
dated December 3. 1897. bequeathed her
entire estate to her sister. Abbey p
Gilbert. who is named rs executrix
without bond.
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FOREIGN MAILS.


WASHINGTON, d. C.. POSTOFFICE. NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur
at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports
Of sailing daily. and the schedule OF clcsings
IL arranged on the presumption OF their un-
interrupted overland transit For the week
ending May 81. 1872, the last connecting closes
will be made from the MAIN OFFICE as FOL-
lows:
Transatlantic Mails.
wEDNEsDAY-(b) At 7:l5 p. m. for EU-
ROPE, per s. 5. r. Bismarck, from New YORK.
via Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg. Nail
for FRANCE must be directed "Per $ s. r.
Bismarck
(e) At OI5 p m. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY,
EGYPT GREECE. BRITISH INDIA and LO-
RENO MARQUEE. per 5. $. La Savoie, rom
New York via Havre. Mail for other parts
Of EUROPE must be directed 'Per 5. C. La sa-
voie."
(c) At HES p. m. for ITALY direct. per 8. =
Stella. from New York. Mail must be d.
:ected per 5. 5. Stella.
per S. S. La Gascogne. from New York. via
fIavre. Mail for other parts vf EUROPE must
be directed "Pe- $. =. La Gascogne.
(c) At Hes p. m. for NETHERLANDS di,
rect, per $. 5. Potsdam. from New York. Nail
must be directed per $. 5. Potsdam.'
Hohenzoilern. from New York. Mail must be
directed per :. 5. Hohegzollern.'
(c) At les p. m. Tor EUROPE. per s. 8.
Cmbria. from New York, via Queenstown.
(c) At Il:25 p. m. for AZORES ISLANDS.
per :. Spartan Prince, from New York. Nail
for ITALY must be directed "Per s. $. Spartan
Prince
(e) At lies p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per $. s. Columbia. from New York. Nail must
be directed Per s. :. CEumbla.T