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The Washington times., 1902-12-01
The Short Session.

If the promises year in
second the Fevenh Congress Will take rank history
eepiona industry and exceptional achievement predecessors
accomplished first session abo of equal Importance magnitude
July long session, present Congress
could put its credit list Of completed of unusual interest
and consequence The passage of an san canal bill solved prob
lem with which the houses had vany wrsted for twenty years The
Philippine tariff government established peace and
generous political dependen
falling mIooked-for legacy from the with
Spain The irrigation step the reclamation of the
arid Wmmed the Federal Government project whose benef
possibilities y compared
inception and execution of the homestead law.
signal opportunity first the Fiftyseventh
gress slip vital obligation left mfuled The
willingness of the houses helping
industrial and commercial life, has unhoppy couded those
mutual relations concord and amy which should have been first
emphasize and promote To quickly is twice and
Congress both Of the head of the heart
neglected which
could easily have afforded and Of which the nuar stood
in such urgent need.
This bunder be- be-repared the Ffyventh
Congress leave behind unmarried record for efficiency and for
wisdom by treaty by reciprocity legislation following
Administrations winter
relations with Cuba should promptly
spirit both of Hberaity and Of intelligence
Other tasks of genuine Importance be accomplished
the just begun Congress viii be asked to enlarge and strengthen
the prohibitions aimed by law combinations operated restraint
way perhaps be found
hurry months, scope
the of the antitrust law of S90h ocaed Sh
Oklahoma Arizona continue eagerly
Unions door, and the whether they shall be ad
medone pTto Statehood Other ucompeed meauresthe sub
sdy BILL protection of President creating
Department Of up action;
iaon viii also be asked establish gold the standard Of value for
the Philippines
Political partisan uaneuveng be reduced minimum at
the session which has lust opened The results of the November election
the and irrelevant agitation which
and last spring Little viii happily be available
stormy bypay Of politics. and there may be dpos
datory pyroechn Altogether busy tranquil
may be looked forone emnenty busnee purpose
fruitful in legislation of the practical sort.
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HE PAID FOR HIS FUN.

When an oyermastering desire 70
manifest ones independence animates
the bosom. the fact that the demonstra-
tion may prove costly does not seem
to cut any figure This was the case
with a stranger Of whom the New YorF
World tells. who seemed determined O.
enjoy a certain forbidden pleasure Of
rather curious flavor The story is as
follows.
A stranger wearing a silk hat and smoking
a long. black cigar entered Part VI Of the su-
pr ne court Yesterday morning
Tie took a front sea- AMI calmly blew
big circles Of smoke about his head.
Take of that aat'' cried two court officers.
stop that ,igaf!" cried two more
The diEni6cd stranger looked amused. then
got up and ,tr0le with di-u.ty to he door.
There he stopped and. throwing hacs his head,
sent half q dozen COntemptuOus Uhihs in this
direction OF the bench.
'Prina that man back hcrel' stenly or
drrpd Justice q German. Court Officers Watson
and Leduith got him-cigar, s.ls hat, and all
.Ten dollars fine" said Justice O'Gorman.
The stranger peeled a bill OF a hI-e roll and
went smoking ont into the street. No one could
discover his identity,
When Court Ohicer Watson took the $40 over
10 the city chamberlain 90 be deposited for
John Doe it was refused. Now there is no one
o. claim IL.
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as the work progress no indication that the days
OF revolution wIu return.
Cuba. therefore, Is in position go forward
the development gratifying
to note that Americans position important
part in it's deveopm Already they mil
lions he commercial agricultural
enterprises American firms today the strong
est in Havana. and Il would surprise find
controlling the city the island the
near future Business the past wretchedy
and the weaker driven the wall.
put those the the struggle
they been through.
enterprise is already accomplishing great
island republic has established many new
opened up and has
modern machinery and modern methods in various
manufacturing P. McGvney a Jersey City
contractor 900 sewering
city upto-date brckyard been estab-
the outskirts Quarres have been
developed by American capital that promise pay large
turns o the investors
phase Of the Industrial situation in Cuba
reliable character the Much
prise have found the spanards the trustworthy and
faithful employees They than the native
Cubans who work only when they money
needs They cannot do much day Ia
The climate course, respon-
sible for this difference
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THE PAIN OF SUICIDE.

In making up ones mind 70 commit
suicide. it IS always well 10 remember
that there must necessarily be some un-
pleasant features connected with the
performance. The foolish boy OF whom
'ho philadelphia Press" tells in the
following news item from Vineiand, n.
j.. now doubtless realizes this truth;
Five boys who were recently held for court
on the charge OF torgiuE Endorsements on checks
stolen from the L-ndisyille postofHce were taken
to the county Jail st BridgCtOn today. but be-
fore Starting they told Warden Spencer of an
exciting time they had In Jail last night. When
one Of Their number nearly succeeded in COM
ting suicide.
Determined to end all by hanging, P. Forns-
tori procured O stout cord and. fastening one
end 20 the iron Iraun- above his head put
the moose around his neck. Miscalculating the
stance ForuaJDri, in order % make his i'm
proyised salloas elective, had 90 draw up
IS feet from the floor
When he did this the string hurt his neck
so that he WINGED and the movement of his
hody against the iron grating awakened his
companions who put an end 70 his suicidal
attempt.
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A Stalking Horse.

The maneuvers OF the Republican
leaders upon the reassembIing OF Con
gress seem plainly 20 verify the prsdic-
tion OF The Times. frequently made dur
ing the past month. that the trust sub
joct Is to monopolize attention through
the session as a means Of avoiding all
discussion Of the tariff revision subject.
There is quiet but desperate contest
in progress between half dozen men
in the House and S-dCta 20 take the lead
in antitrust legisla ion. In the Senate
Mr.. Cullom, MIR. Lodge. and Mr. Allison
each appears anxious to obtain recogni-
tion as the leader In this movement,
while in the House Mr.. Littlefeld OF
Maine and Mr.. Jenkins OF Wisconsin ap-
pear determined to play the principal
roles as trust busters That the Ad-
ministration will prepare a bill en-
bodying the we'll known contentious OF
the President there seems to be no
doubt. though as yet # is the merest
guesswork as to who viii be chosen TO
present this measure.
Undoubtedly Senator Lodge would ac-
cept the honor with great pleasure and
gratitude. as would also Senator Bev-
eridge, and mayhap neither Senator Cul-
lom nor Senator Allison would be averse
to performing the service II the Presi-
dent should call on him to do so. But
there is no evidence that Mr.. Roosevelt
has requested ANYBODY TO father his
proposition As 70 the probabilities Of
definite antitrust legislation at this
session the consensus OF opinion Is
strongly in the negative. II is expected
that nearly every statesman who gets
the chance will submit a few remarks.
and. having thus squared his record.
will be content to have the friends Of
the trusts achieve = temporary triumph
by postponing action, just as was done
at the last session in the case Of Cuban
reciprocity.
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OIIINERCIAL CONDITIONS Nv CUBA.(
By WILLIAM F. yUDSOM President of tie Cuban Supply Company

CD He recent riot in Havana not riots the
work revoIutiouists; they merely strike riots
= such had IN Brooklyn and Buffalo few years
Some Of the paper dispatches have made appear
that hatred Americans had much do with the disturb
ances but such the
When 1 Cuba little weeks ago the
employees Commercial Company's fac
higher wages Subsequently
the in other OPS followed their example, and Is
usually the llrge excitable men
are idle, disturbances have ensued
Up TO year there throughout the Island Of
Cuba strong feen against the Americans presume
TO their work during the Spanish American
troops withdrawn people their
old living the importance the service rendered
Cuba by the Americans dawned upon their feel
ing Of respect and admiration begotten The
gone Spa iards Cubans alike regard the
Americans mpor the development Of the
island.
have hopes for the future Of Cuba a
country great possibilities general impression
in the republic bound come some say
within six years others within years This impression
is not confined nationality. but is shared by
bans. Spanards Americans present govern
stable and has the confidence the people
carrying improvements the city paying them
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Craige Is Looking Up.

Late reports from North Carolina In
dicate that the Senatorial situation in
that State is not entirely hopeless for
the Hon. Locke craige- Indeed. the far
famed Buncombe county statesman seems
at this iuncture to have a better chance
than ever. The rapid multiplication OF
candidates Is in MS favor Those who
are thus far announced as his opponents
are the Hon CyTus watson Of FOrsythe
county, the Hon. Lee Overman OF Rowan.
the Hon. W. A. Hoke OF Lincoln. aud
the Hon Julian S. Carr OF Durham. Mr.
CTaige also has another advantage In
that he Is the candidate OF the machine
that is controlled by Senator Simmons.
than whom there is no shrewder pOIiti-
cal manipulator in the country.
Still another factor TO his advantage is
that he lives in the extreme western
part OF the State, which, under the rule
that obtains in North Carolina, entities
his claims 20 special consideration. since
Senator simmons comes from the other
side OF the State. II the Legislature gets
deadIocked at Raleigh this winter there
in some prospect Of the Senatorship be-
ing won by either Gov. Charles B. Ay-
cock or Judge Walter B. CLARK. who was
a mighty Bryan man in his day, and was
elected chief justice OF the supreme
court at the recent election It is said.
however. that in the end the reiuvenated
Cleveland element IN the State may ees-
troll the Senatorsh.r, - =hich event it
is probable that either General Carr. the
tobacco trust magnate, or AIr, Overman
will wear the mantle which now en-
veIopes the Hon Jeter Connolly Pritch-
ard.
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Rodey Is Rampant.

ROuey Is hdLlp pant
But the Hon. b. s. Rodey. the wildly
enthusiastic Delegate from New Mexico.
refuses to listen with patience 10 any
suggestion that there is a strong likeli-
hood Of mis- Territory being left out in
the cold any longer. He came back to
Washington Saturday mere convinced
than ever that he has won his night for
Statehood Mr.. Rodey says that the
Senatorial investigators made IL point
while in New Mexico to see only the
worst features Of life and citizenship
in that Territory, but that in spite Of
themselves the evidences OF the eminent
qualifications Of his constituents for full
and free participation in national affairs
were so glaring and plentiful that the
visiting Senators could not help but
recognize them.
There is no telling how Mr. ROdey
would feel or what he would do II State
hood should be denied to New Mexico at
this session. He refuses to talk Of any
thing else. and the man who dares inti-
mate to him a belief that he will nos
realize his hopes will get a rebuke from
Mr.. Rodey that can neither be escaped
nor forgotten. Mr. Rcdey was born In
County Mayo. ireland nearly half a
century ago. and. despising England as
he does, it is believed tnat IL he loses
out in his Statehood fight this time he
will rue the day when he renounced his
British citizenship for ,his land OF the
free and home OF the brave.
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Williams. the postmaster OF his native
town. and requested him 10 ship the
goods, as soon as they could be collect
ed, without reference to nationality He
did. however. express a preference for
Welsh. English, or German extraction.
II the market should prove short on
the native product To each applicant
he guaranteed "a good home In the finest
State in the Union. and an immediate
marriage with a man OF merit"
How the distribution is 10 be made
does not appear But the whole ar
rangement seems based on the French
system OF a marriage de CONVEYANCE. %
which reminds one somewhat OF his
earlier days and the youthful transfer
renee Of the jackknife sight unseen"
Thus the maid whose soul longs for
a dark. smart. slender spouse. may win
the fairest Of herculean blondes; while
the man whose preconceived Ideas OF
female loveliness are Rubenseque. might
draw an undcrstudy OF the attenuateI
s;raight-front poster girl One bride
groOm-to-be. who hopes TO cage a gen
tie dove. may have to tame hawk.
while another seeking IN vain for even
the excitement OF the retort courteous.
will find MS domestic spirits watered
by the tyranny Of tears
Marriages. they say. are lotteries.
with drawings made in heaven II this
be true. they seem TO have improved on
the celestial article IN Pennsylvania.
and brought II up 90 date. For the
proof Of the pudding lies In the eating.
and Postmaster Williams reports that
these Seattle and Tacoma offers are go
ing like the proverbial hot cakes. As.
however. he refuses to divulge tho
names Of these parties Of the second
part. we can only wish them collective
ly a happy and successful career. To
this we add a sincere hope that the Eood
fortune that custom seems to have al
ways allotted TO the herOines OF fairy
tales may be theirs. and that they and
their families may live long and pros
per.
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Hanna at a Hotel.

There will be no more coTned beef
hash breakfasts with the Hon. Mark
A. Hanna as genial host and the Presi-
dent OF the United States as the guest
OF honor In the famous old Don Cam
eron mansion on Lafayette Square this
winter. The reason is that Senator Han
ma has given up this house and will live
at a hotel during the short session OF
Congress. This does not necessarily
mean, OF course. that the distinguished
Ohioan will not entertain the President
al breakfast as OF old But II cannot be
possible that the piece de resistance. or
the chef d'ouvre. or by whatever other
French name your Uncle Mark calls his
corned beef hash. will be the same. since
Mr.. Hannas chef Is the only one in ths
whole world who knows how TO prepare
this dish. The chef has been left behind
with the family at Cleveland. and the
landlord OF the hotel which the Ohioan is
to honor with his presence this winter
has tried in vain TO induce the Hanna
cook either to join the hostelry's force
OF sell the recipe for the hash. At the
same time II Is not believed that the
President would decline an Invitation to
breakfast with Mr. Hanna on this ac-
count. While the Chief Magistrate is
very fond Of Mr. Hanna's hash, he is also
fond Of slipping away from the White
House every once IN a while and joining
bis friends and political supporters n
quiet little breakfast parties
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RESULT OF BEING JILTED.

The curious ways by which men and
women seek to get even with fate are
beyond explaining. In a recent issue
the philadelphia Record has the fol-
lowing recital OF the peculiar resolution
to which disappointment n love brought
an Indiana man:
John Burger. of Petersburg. for forty years
before his death never spoke 20 human being.
Years ago he met a young woman oi Peters
burg and fcll IN love with her. She married
another man and Burger resolved never 70
speak again. and kept his vow. tie would pass
his friends on the street without even a smile.
Reiatiyes viii have a lawsuit over the division
Of his estate.
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was staying at a large hotel in the Rip
Van Winkle region. when one Of his
children became I'll, and he asked that
broiled chicken be sent to his rooms.
The hotel people said there was no
chicken on the bin OF fare that day.
Cant you send cut and kill one?''
asked Mr. Harding
The hotel people did not see how they
could
'AIl right" " said the lawyer, there Is
going to be a hotel in these mountains
where 1 can eat chicken when want
it,"
He proceeded TO buy a mountain and
build a hotel on the top CT it. which he
personally superintended for some years
after retiring from business. II was
conducted on more liberal lines than
most OF the bostelries in that region.
and it was always poss bic for the
guests to get broiled chicken at any
reasonable hour.
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The Methods OF Mr.. Henry.

The late George A. Henty gave to an
interviewer, not long before his death
some information on his methods Of
work. He said that his object was to
teach history and encourage manly Iiv-
ing among boys. All Of his books were
dictated. as by that method. ne said, Re
could obtain larger. finer sentences. "
When he had settled upon period in
history as the time for his forthcoming
book he was wont to send to the library
for ten books dealing with that period.
glance through them 20 see what was
best suited 20 his purpose. and then be-
gin his writing without any definite plan
about the story. He found that it grad-
ually built itself up from the sugges-
tions Afforded by me life OF the period.
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A Marriage Merger.

Trusts have become national issue
OF late. and a more than vexatious ques-
tlon, politically. to handle. They seem.
however, 20 be on the increase. and the
storm center Of the last. and. Of it's kind.
the largest on record, Is now located at
Plymouth, Pa. II Is, according 70 the
plans OF James Evans, who seems 10
have cornered the market. a proposed
merger between 900 young men OF
good appearance. and a corresponding
number OF young maids, TO be recruited
IN WHkesbarre.
This, il strikes US. is the largest sin
gle order placed on the matrimonial
market. since the initial shipments to
jamestown and New Orleans. in the
early colonial lays. Moreover. as Mr..
Evans has agreed to receipt for and to
pay freight ch lrges on one individual
consignment, for his own use. Il looks as
!; the deal I'D 20 through.
II appears that Mr. Evans was "a
former resident Of Plymouth. but that
be followed the traditional course Of en-
F.re until the Pacific Ocean put stop
20 his further progress. and brought him
70 q s'andstiII in the state OF Wash
ington. There he evidently discovered
that it was not good for man to live
alone. and finding from practical expe-
Tit1oo shat the standard Of the pies made
D. John Chinaman was not up 70 that OF
those that mother used to bake, deter
mined 20 take an Eastern wife unto
himself
Doubtless imagining that there might
be- others whose taste and iaclinations
trended toward home cooking and the
unaccustoraed presence Of woman In
the house he made a personal and ex-
haustive canvass OF Pierce and King
counties. The result was, that he sue
ocoded In finding fss young men or good
habits and steady workers" who Ionged
for wives and with whom he entered into
q combine"
he then wrote to his friend. Z. A.
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The Statehood Bill.

Under the agreement forced by Senator
Quay near the close OF the last ses-
sion. the Committee on Territories, OF
which Senator Beveridge Is chairman.
Is pledged to make a report on the ousni-
bus Statehood bill Wednesday OF this
week 1t is believed. however. that sena-
tor Beveridge will ask the Senate to-
morrow for further time. baslng his
request upon the plea that the subcom-
mittee which recently returned from a
tour Of the three Territories seeking
Statehood, cannot formulate its opinion
for the guidance Of the full committee
at so short notice.
A further part OF the agreement forced
by Senator Quay calls for the taking up
Of the bill for final consideration on
December 10. or a week from Wednes-
day But n the Senate grants Senator
BeverIdge's request for further time II
will probably follow that the date for
final consideration Of the bill also will
be changed. Thus the prospects are that
the measure will not be disposed OF
until after the holidays. in which event
It is probable that the bill either will
be defeated outright or that Arizona
and New Mexico Will be left out and
only Oklahoma viii be admitted to
Statehood
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ChipSFrom the Political Workshop.
And Now It's Mr.. Fortune.

The Hon. Thomas T. Fortune. who un-
I'll the Hon. Becker = =. washingte=
eclipsed him was the most conspicuous
colored statesman and pubucist In the
country, has become a disturbing issue
in the colored politics OF New Jersey By
reason Of The fact that the President has
designated him as a citizen Of that State
for important duties IN the Philippines.
Colonel Fortune. so # is complained by
the men Of his race In New Jersey who
take an interest in politics. has obtained
only a nominal residence in that state.
and. moreover. they intimate that he
moved Into their midst" solely for the
purpose Of getting the appointment
which has been bestowed upon him. They
do not deny the cOlonel's eminent fitness
10 perform ;or the nation the so=Tice
assigned him By the President. nor do
they object to the President rewarding
him on the grounds OF personal friend
ship But they do not want him to be
credited to New Jersey. because that
might cut some bona hde colored citizen
OF that State out OF the recognition
which he may consider his dua II the
President viii credit Colonel Fortune
to New York. where It is contended he
properly belong, every colored statesman
in New Jersey will rejoice at the selec-
tion. But n his appointment IS sent to
the Senate in it's present form Senators
Kean and Dryden may be induced 70
fight its confirmation
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AT NIGHT.

Il is not hard to put thee OF
SteadfastIy all day long;
For work upon the beaten way
My hand and soul are strong.
But when. all weary. lie down
And ask for rest and sleep.
Thy dear face slowly grows and grows
Out Of the nights vast deep.
II teases me. II holds me fast.
In vain l try 10 pray.
And the old SPOT on my bosom burns
Where once thy letter lay.
M. l. A.. In the Era.
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ThOughtfBaess In Burglars.

= VEN thoughtful and considerae burglar is encoun-
tered every then night last week certain
representative OF this craft broke lumber and
coal companys office Chester Pa and boring big hole
in the door, charged it with powder Then for some
they changed their blowing the safe opn
and. after sticking warning on the doorknob read
ing please be careful with safe It's got load Of
powder in it, they went away You couldn't much more
OF burglars than that Many who themselves far
above burglars ttc n-@l scale seem to take delight in
getting people blown up way or another.
The Washington times., 1902-12-01
4 Novel, Occupation.

London girl makes her living by
selling plots and titles 90 unimaginatlve
authors and playwIights. She is coming
70 New York to establish a branch OF
her business, and says that she has al
ways been full II IDEAS for stories. but
owing 20 lack of training. could not
write them as they should be written.
She. therefore. hit upon the plan or shar-
ing them with some writer who was
properly trained. and thus far she has
met with success.
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A Business Transaction.

= OMETIMEs the very frankness with which wrongful
deed transform criticism ceusure
- into amazement the moral condition thus revealed.
evidently that Falls
spondent EHok Of Geneva \. Y, who asked Mr.
Click a willing TO murder F. C. Miller for
Of 81 O0) the proposition being accompanied by $40
bill for expenses" plain that the writer OF such
letter nothing murder. He would order the
Sitting OF easy conscience that
would request the cutting Of yard Of calico
from its parent bolt