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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
Skulls in Commerce.
From the Ian.ioG Express

Human sknlls are d straG2s article OF
commerce. Yet such ;s the Selnaad which
has arisen among curiosity dealers in Eu-
rope FOR :he skulls OF New Guinea ratiy"
ancestors, which have ornamen;ed the pole
OF native dwellings IN New Guinea that the
Australian government has inhibited the
trade. Large prices were offered the blacks
Tor the Strange reiics. and & was feared
that the temptatir.n was becpriIng 50 strong
ina. as the supply or genuine ancestors ran
low illegal methods of procuring spurious
ones would be adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07

Less than o:c-sixth OF a penny per hour
represents the earnings Of the cottage
viewers of Boehnerwali. Bohemia who
are reduced. a.;i:nst To Starvation by the de-
preston IN the continental Linen Industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
Warning to Mothers.
From the New York Herald.

FfOm the new 1OfK Heraft
Every mother should heed the warning
in the statement of Brooklyn health author.
tiles that many deaths Of infants are due
to giving them rides in open trolley cars
without seing that they are warmly clothed
The currents Of air caused by the speed of
the cars are declared dangerous to little
ones dressed only in light summer Clothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07

WE CLOSE DAILY AT PM.-sATURDAYs EXCEPTED 5
szy gESEHf 40 0l0eober0@ sK EgSHz4 AyD

inertia woh
the ia n v m TUESDAY By careful
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The Washington times., 1902-01-06
CENSUS EMPLOYEES HOPEFUL.
200 to oGo May BE Retained Under
Permanent FBurcau Plan.

There will be great rejoicing in the
Census Bureau if the bill which has beer
introduced in the House by Mr.. Hopkins
and in the Senate by Mr.. Hale to make
The bureau permanent goes Throughout
because of that fact alone, but because
President Roosevelt has announced that
if the bill becomes, law, which seems
highly probable, the employees of the bu-
reau will be placed under civil service
regulations.
off the heads of a large number of clerks
and others whose services are no longer
needed, now that the work OF compiling
the census is nearing completion. There
are over 1,5o0 employees who. under the law
must be gotten rid of by April l, 1902,
and q feeling of unrest prevails among
those who remain. Nobody knows whose
name is on the list to go. and nobody
will know until they are handed requests
for their designations.
Should the bureau be made permanent
it is believed that between 200 and 300
employees viii be retained. II Ii stated
on good authority that when the bureau
employees go under civil service rcguia-
tions it will not be necessary for the
fortunate ones who are retained to pass
civil service examinations. but that
mere recommendation from Director Mer-
riam as to their capability and integrity
will suffice. and that all Will go III at
once, under a blanket order.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
STAND OF COLORS PRESENTED.
Ladies' Auxiliary Entertain Lawton
Command, 6. W. v.

The Mary \. Babcocz Auxiliary, Nc. I.
gave an entertainment Saturday evening
at the Spanish War Veterans Hall, 612 E
Street northwest. TO the Henry W. Law
ten Command, No. IS.
The feature of the entertainment was
the presentation of handsome stand Of
eGlors to the Lawton Command by Miss
Harriet E. Howley- She made a speech
which was responded to on behalf of the
command By Capt. Frank B. Wheaton.
Chaplain Charles C. Pierce late CT the
Eleventh United States Infantry, for half
an hour or moro held the attention of
the audience with his experience in the
Philippines. There was singing By Mrs.
Bessie Driver Kettle, a duet by Mrs.
Lewis and Mrs Dodge and short talks by
Gen. Alfred ". Howley and Colonel
UrelI.
Among those present were Senior Vice
Commander Ureli. Adjutant General L. C.
Dyer Surgeon General 5. Clifford Cox.
Captain Ulrich. OF Mics Command: Corps
Commander l.. VI. LiDscomb. Corps In
spector Gen. Anthony Holmead. Assistant
Adjutant General d. V. Chisholm, Major
e. II. Ncumeyer.. Corps Quarterniaster j.
L. King. Capt \. P. Collins. and Capt C.
Z. Swis2rt, Rev. Or. Couden, chaplain OF
the House Of Representatives.
Letters of regret we're read from Mrs.
John A. Logan, General Miles and Gen.
George II. Harries.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
The Swelling Surplus.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletia-In spite
OF liberal expenditures in all the depart
monts of Government during December,
the Treasury surplus for the month
amounts TO So 0OO This is at the rate
OF nearly one hundred and twenty millions
annually and it gives fresh point and
force to the argument in favor Of a
sweeping measure Of tax reduction. Presi-
dent Roosevelt made merely an incidental
allusion 10 The revenues in his first Off
cial communication TO Congress. II he
should take last months figures as the
text Of a speciai message, urging that the
Republican majority should promptly pass
a bill cutting oil all the war taxes, does
anybody doubt that his action would be
received with hearty appreciation by an
overwhelming preponderance OF American
voters, Democrats and Republicans alike?
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
Burying Cicero in Paris

Covered with funeral pail and sur
rounded with iiickering torches, the ofiigy
oil Cicero was carried by students through
the Latin Quarter a few nights ago. and
then buried in the garden beside the
Cluny Monastery. The ceremony was a
recognition Of the fact that the faculty of
the University of Paris, comprising the
Sorbonne, the College de France, and
other learned institutions, catching the
spirit OF the times, announced that Latin
would no longer be required as a subject
for the Doctors degree. Scores OF stu
dents earning their way through college
have been struck n hard blow by the
edict. These workers have been enabled
TO earn small incomes by writing Latin
themes for their fellow students. While
acknowledging that the innovation is the
greatest introduced in many years, those
members OF the faculty who favor it de-
clare that II was bound TO come, since the
Latin thesis had Lost all meaning.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
The Nsh-Man Nuisance.

In its journey along the pathway
Of improvement leading to the ideal,
lie National Capital is confronted
with manifold problems bearing the
earmarlis OF the earth earthly" The
Washington ash man is one of them.
While not a subject for Virgil, a
Milton, ct even Alfred Austin, or
possessed of those characteristics
that stir the imagination, like the
man with the hoe, lie must be con-
sidercd.
Washington householders have
opened the guns of criticism upon The
ash Ean, through letters to The
Times. lie has an Office to perform.
however meniai. and he seems To be
negiecting it; hence the howl that
has arisen.
II is only reasonable to suppose
that The man who seeks the ash can
j. not The culprit in this instance.
lie probably does what he is told TO
do, and there is some one higher up
some one who does not bend his
muscle 10 the immediate task-who
Is responsible for the fact that The
housewife is justly indignant.
The complaints made indicate that
the regulations in regard TO the size
of ash-receiving receptacles are ex-
asperating ana ridiculous. The ash
g:iihercr is instructed to empty cans
of given size. If they be either
above or below the standard, he de-
clines TO perform the function. If
this absurd rule is carried 10 its cx-
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
Why Not Peace Doctrine:

Reciprocity is one of the keynotes
of the era. The policy is closely iden-
tilted with the natural law of com
pensation. and is not confined to the
field of tariffs. Its scope is world
wide. In other words, it is unj just
and unreasonable to ask or to expect
any nation to exert its influence,
spend its wealth, or endapger its own
interests without a fair return.
For years The Monroe Doctrine has
stood between the weallling nations
of the New World and the accumula-
tive spirit of the Old. Established by
the United States as a policy more
conducive to the safety of the out
posts of Independent Western civili-
Zation. it has grown with the years
until it is bulwark of the lesser
Americas against European infringe
ment.
Unfortunately, the benefcence of
The Monroe Doctrine seems to be un-
appreciated in Central and South
America. Gratitude to the United
States seems to be strangely want
ing.
Peace seems to be an offensive con-
dition to our Latin neighbors. South
OF us politics seems to lead inevitably
TO revolution. The triumph of a
party is the signal for upheaval.
Elections are apparently merely the
preliminaries of bloodshed.
The question is: Why should we
not have a South American peace doc
1rine as well as a Monroe Doctrine?
The latter guarantees territorial in
tegrity for our effervescent neigh
bors, but they guarantee us nothing
in return. Their pernicious activity
of an internecine character threatens
10 involve us at any time in a clash
with world powers which may cost us
a heavy blood-price and money-price.
The better elements in Latin Amer
ica owe Uncle Sam more Than they
can count.
Is it not time that they formulated
a peace doctrine to compensate him
for the protection he has afforded
them in the trying years of national
infancy?
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
OLD HOUSE DESKS AS RELICS.
Representatives Who Failed to Buy
in Time Are Now Anxious.


When the House of Representatives.
ordered n Ieftting and refurnisning of
its hall. provision was made by which
members of the last House could secure
the desks they mad occupied as souvenirs
of their service. Any member desiring
TO possess his desk notified the Clerk of
the House and it was reserved for him,
TO be delivered upon payment of the
average price paid for the unclaimed
desks sold at auction.
81 the 3Gl members and delegates. 2SS
claimed their desks. The remaining 123
were sold at auction. They brought a
total OF slSi.s0. or an average OF Sl.o0,
and at this price the reserved desks are
now being delivered.
No enc can identify the desks at which
famous and prominent men SAT- in tee
years gone by. for in 1854 the seats
were rearranged to accommodate the in
creased membership following The eiey-
enth census Doorkeeper Glenn thought
he had secured the desk occupied by the
late President Mckinley while member
of the House, but is now in DOUBT, ana
inclined to believe his purchase is
without valuable associations. The prob
abilities are that half dozen desks snare
the honor OF having served the late Presi-
dent. fer he had to select new seat at
:he beginning of every Congress, and the
chances of his securing the same seat
twice in succession were almost infihites-
iRal
Fifty of the old seats were bought for
use in a local girls school. and the prin-
cipal of the institution has been bothered
almost 10 the limit of patience by the
impo ,tunities OF Congressman who failed
TO re serve their desks. which were sold
to her, TO buy them. Next summer
she will possibly sell them.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
PERSONAL.
Gar Reed Pays Capitol n visit.

Hon. Thomas B. Reed. once called the
Car from his imperious way of ordering
things from his seat in the Speakers
chair Of the House of Representatives.
entered his name on the register of the
Shoreham Hotel last night. He appar-
emily forgot that his attractive young
daughter. Miss Kitty. had accompanied
him on the New York limited but a little
later the thought struck him. and he
made the necessary addendum to the
hotel book
The big man frcm Maine was greeted
by several friends, with whom he smil-
ingly shook hands, but his words were
few.
He was asked by newspaper man il
his visit had any connection with the
legal fight begun against the consoiida-
tion of the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern, and Burlington roads. A
lacOnic No. was the only answer
vouchsafed.
1T looks natural to see you in this
lobby, Mr.. Reed and if you would stroll
up to the Capitol Tuesday and take the
gavel in your hand as of yore. it would
look still more natural said by
stander.
That might be, but ct wouldn't feel
natural" quOth Mr.. Reed, and this was
the extent OF his utterances prior to his
disappearance in the elevator.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
NIAGARA ICE BRIDGE FIRM.
Winter Festivities in the Gorge to
Begin Today.

NIAGARA FALLS. Jan. 3. The ice
bridge now in the gorge below the falls
appears substantial structure in every
way, and there is good prospects that it
will remain several weeks. It. extends
from The steel arch bridge TO the Ameri-
can falls.
Its surface is rough and picturesque,
but hardly so mountainous as soma
bridges of the past. The water from
the power company tunnel breaks the ice
aN7y IT the lower end or the bridge
might eXtenlI farther down stream.
The first crossing was made today, when
William Uhiig and Robert Phillips picked
their way most carefully from the Amer
lean to the Canadian shore. They re-
ported the bridge in good condition. and
Inter others made the crossing.
Tomorrow shantie5 will pc built on the
bridge for the sale of solid and liquid
refreshments and then the Niagara winter
festivities will begin.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
Tr. Griggs and the T0ga.

''Not being Il Jcrseyman. have no right
to meddle in Jersey politics, but l would
greatly love to see Hon. John W. Griggs
elected United States Senator from that
State" remarked Hon. Matt G. Reynolds,
the noted st. Louis lawyer. at the Shora-
ham.
"He made magnificent Attorney Cen
eral, and would make a superb Senator
lie is my ideal of q public man. He trans
acts business rapidly, accurately and with
unfailing courtesy. His democratic de-
meanor is one Of his chief characteristics.
My knowledge OF the man and his thor
ough equipment for the place makes me
hope that New Jerseys Legislature Will
honor itself by the choice of General
Griggs."
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
Work fer the Congress.

The Congress viii resume its iabors
today. Its programme is long and
an important one. The solons of the
Capitol will b. called upon to exercise
keen iudgmcnt-and conspicuous pa
triotisin- ii disposing of questions OF
national and international! impor-
tance.
Perhaps the isthmian canal. the eN-
pansion of the merchan. marine, ana
the matter of colonial adjustment
will be the three leading issues of
the session. There viii be debate.
but the value of debate lies in the
corrective influence of comparison
of opinions, however radical some OF
them may chance to be.
As an American Congress, the
Fifty-seventh cannot fail to use its
power for the development of the
American idea. Conscious of tie i'm
perfections and objections, it will ain
TO elevate Americanism by the only
reasonable process the gradual
elimination of faults and follies.
IL the Fifty-seventh Congress
starts work on the American 18th
mian canal. authorizes American sea
carrying supremacy by encouraging
the merchant marine. and votes to
make The American Capital one OF
twenticth-century beauty and pro
portions. il will have achieved enough
TO make ii conspicuous and to gain
the plaudits OF the people who sent
it here TO strive for progress.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
PRIZES FOR AIRSHIPS.
st. Louis Fair to Haye-an Aerial
TOurnuH

ST. LOUIS, Jan. AT meeting of the
executive committee of the Worlds Fair
Ccmirittce on Saturday it was decided
to bold an aerial tournament in 1909. at
which cash prizes aggregating between
s15e,0e0 and 100000 will be offered for
the most perfect airship
Negotiations are now progressing look
ing to the appointment of some famous
aeronaut to take charge of the under
taking. From Information already TO
hand it is believed there will be no less
than one hundred entries. representing at
least ten different countries.
In this connection there will be held an
aerostatic congress, and group II in the
department Of transportation will be de-
voted entirely to exhibits of aerial nayi-
CATION.
This will embrace. four classes-bal-
loon construction, aerial voyages. mill
tary ballooning, and aerial navigation.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
IH Msgll:lsy r.
So ~

A bill introduced by Representative
Dick of Ohio to regulate the retirement
OF veterans CT the civil war serving as
officers of the Regular Army is for the
special BENEFIT OF Francis l.. Guenther
colonel CT artillery. Representative
Dicks bill provides that any officer Of
the Regular Army now on the active list
who served in the civil war prior to
April 9, 1855. may, by the President, and
with the advice and coisent OF the Sem
ate. be placed on tnc retired list OF the
army with the rank and retired pay OF
cuc grade higher than that actuiliy held
by him at the time OF his retirement.
The bill also provides that the President
may select from tire officers of the army
two major generals on the active list
and Que rnajcr general oa the retired list
who have rendered distinguished service
in independent commands OF great re-
sponsibility during recent military ope-
rations. and appoint them lieutenant gen
erals on the retired list of the army.
The bill is now before the Committee
on Military Affairs, and will be called
In four Congressional races Representa-
tive Chester l. Long of Kansas had as his
opponent the redoubtable and renowned
Socrates of Medicine Lodge Jerry
Simpson In '92 Mr.. Long made his first
hot fight against Mr. Simpson and lost.
Two years rolled around and Mr.. Simpson
found Mr.. Long again his opponent. In
this campaign the tables were reversed
and the statesman from Medicine Lodge
went down in defeat. Ir. Simpson bobbed
UP serenely two years later ds96) for an
other bout with the irreprcssible Long,
and when the ballots were counted the
certificate OF election was given to Sock
less" Jerry. Mr.. Long at once went to
working fixing his fences, and when the
campaign OF 'S5 opened he was once more
the Republican nominee. Simpson was
again nominated by the Populists and
Democrats. But the sentiment had changed.
with the result that Mr.. Simpson was
showed under. His defeat was so pro-
nounccd that in 1900 he did not care 20
again make the race against Mr.. Long,
who was triumphantiy reelected. Mr..
Long is a member OF the Ways aad Means
Committee, and is looked upon as cne OF
the strong Western men in the House.
''There is no doubt in my mind as TO
the popularity and the practicability of
Government ownership of the telegraph
lines" said Representative Frederick ].
Kern Of Illinois. And 1 would go fur
ther. l would have the Government own
and control the railroads. l know there
Will be many who will say this is going
too far, but it is only short step from
Government ownership Of the telegraph
to that of the railroad. The proposition
now before Congress is to construct, own.
and operate the Nicaragua Canal, and
then there is the bill to construct ana
operate for the benefit of the people q
cable from San Francisco to Hawaii and
the Philippines. Those propositions will
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
MISS RUTH HILL TO WE'D.
She Is Daughter of y. j. Hill, the
Hallway 5ingnate.

ST. PAUL, Iinn., Jan. 5.-Thc engage
ment OF Miss Ruth Hill. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. james J. Hill, OF this city. to
Mr. Lansing Beard, of New York, has
been announced to the friends of the Hill
family.
Miss Hill is one of Mr. Hills two re-
naming unmarried daughters, and ia
vorite child. She is twenty-five years cid,
an accomplished Young woman, ard has
Travelled abroad extensively. She is heir
ess to large fortune, her fathers rail-
way interests making him millionaire
many times ever.
The prospective groom is graduate Of
Yale and vas 4 fellow student there with
Mcs5rs. James y. Hill and Louis ". Hill.
brothers of Miss Hill. He is now prac-
ticirg attorney in New York. The date Of
the wedding has not been announced.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
ROMAN CLUBS ATTACKED.
Vatican Organ AssaiIs Fashionable
Places as Gambling Dcns.

ROME, Jan. 5.-The "0sservatore ko-
mano,' one OF the recognized organs of the
Vatican. has been setting polite society in
Rome by the ears by fierce denunciations
OF the widespread gambling in the Eternal
City.
1t has not hesitated to denounce So called
fashionable clubs as gambling dens. in
which some of Romes richest families
have been ruined
The paper asserts that young duke re-
Gently lost several millions of lire in one
of these establishments and Immediately
committed suicide. The fact that these
dens have enjoyed complete immunity ior
along time is explained by the fact that
they are frequented by crowd of Deputies
and Senators and former Ministers, ;'nd
are under the nominal patronage of King
Victor Emmanuel
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
Two Far-Apart Statesmen.

Rochester t-Express-Whilc we are
not in a position TO vouch for the abso-
lutte accuracy of the report, yet it must
be confessed that there is more than a
mere probability in the rumor that Signor
Marconis trip TO England at this time
is for the purpose OF establishing wire
less communication between Lord Rose
berry and Sir Henry Campbell-Banner
man
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
FRANK A. MUNSEY.

IRENE. the color of the receptacle
will next be arbitrarily fixed.
Judging from the state of mind of
several correspondents, whose opin-
ions apparently represent the senti-
! ment of the community. the ASH
gathering system is badly in need of
reform. When the District authori-
ties decided to make the removal Of
ashes n part OF the public service.
! they probably had no expectation of
the complications that have arisen.
Let us have a system that is
founded upon common sense. and not
SO involved in red tape chat it is little
more than u nuisance 10 the residents
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
r,Ioor,cd-for ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Atlanta Constitution - Chicago Con-
gressman has published two sonnets oter
his own signature. Sonnets-mind that,
now, Wouldn't that burn the stock yards
Off the earth?
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
TWELVE DAYS BEHIND.
Christmas Celebrated Today by
Russians All Over the World.

RuSStHnS All tbC
Christmas is today celebrated by the
Russians wherever they may have their
habitat.
The reason why ihe Slavs celebrate the
birth of Christ today is because their
Car has not seen fit to adapt the Rus
sian time reckoning to that OF the other
civilized nations. Russia is twelve days
behind.
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassador,
his niece. the Countess. and his official
family have adjusted themselves to
American life to such a degree that they
celebrate their Christmas with us in our
style There will therefore be no ceie-
bration OF this event at the Russian En-
be ssy today.
Elaborate services. however, will be
solemnized in the Russian churches in
New York, San Francisco, and ether
places,
The Washington times., 1902-01-06

Congress promises to make it more
Interesting in Washington, and
Washington is likely to make it con-
siderably more interesting for Con-
grcss.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06
RELIC OF THE ALABAMA.
Repai-ers Find Shot in Hall of Old
Clipper.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. "a relic OF the
Confederate cruiser Alabama was taken
yesterday from the hull OF the old Yam
kee clipper Dashing Wave, in the shape
OF solid shot about three inches in
diameter.
The Dashing Wave is one OF the few
American clippers in Pacific waters that
escaped the Alabama. She wac chased for
hours. but succeeded in getting away.
The shot which struck her hull went
through three inches of solid oak, and
was not found until now.
The old clipper is still a speedy vessel.
She is being repaired at Oakland Creek.
The Washington times., 1902-01-06

As result of his desire for Con-
gressional soiourn in Washington,
Mr.. Perry Belmont seems to have
come into violent collision with the
strenuous life.