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The Washington times., 1902-12-20
The Destruction of Vernin.
Sanitary Experts VIII Find Long Suffering Public Be-
hind Them in Their New Crusade

the mosquito formally result from
this will probably mosquito has
i t o
yellow Similar other pests
The sanans by concerted action
There has been concerted action centuries
W legislation wiud
Seriously legislation will effective pests seems as If
would be worth while aside disease The
amount Of since their
evolution only be calculated genius statistics
Aside from the terrors which they have pro-
pe for selecting the most valuable thing like
money when they get it, well
msal on tWendar bin epure at his club
Then they the o o her nests
likewise not cns by their ,r -,
the sensational novelist
Hgni He is nuisance embodied evenings and the
with his egOsicaI whine By all means
iet he mosquo-if It can
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Trips Governed v Wish
y German NaalOn
ade No Agreement Farce

ministers and OF parliament as regards
absences not merely from their domin-
ions. but-as We zee In the case OF the
King Of Spain-even from their very
capitals. the members OF the reigninS
families. princes as we'll as princesses OF
blood, have in the same way to obtain
permission from the sovereign before
they can leave the country. while they
are always expected TO notify the mon
arch when they absent themselves from
the town or city whore the court happens
be be in residence a, ne time This is one
OF the penalties Of their rank and no
matter how much older they may hap
pen 20 be than the reigning head Of their
family, they are absolutely dependent on
his or her caprice in the matter. being
sometimes suddenly recalled from
abroad at great Inconvenience. and. with
out any rhyme OF reason, compelled TO
cancel all the engagements that they
may have made.
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No Compromise With France.

Lord Cranborne. the under secretary
OF state for foreign affairs In London.
has officially denied in parliament the
story published far and wide the other
day to the effect that England aLI
France had come 10 an agreement on
most great points OF issue. England Civ
ing France a free hand in Morocco save
in the case OF Ceuta, while France In
return, was stated TO have consented to
withdraw her claims in Newfoundland
and the New Hebrides. To this official
denial may be added the fact that al
though offers have been made privately
through certain Intermediates to the
British government on these lines. Mr.
Chamberlain. just before sailing for
South Africa. declared. while discussing
the matter al a dinner table. that there
was not the slightest chance OF any such
proposals ever being accepted by Great
Britain
These opinions Of Secretary Chamber
lain as to the relative importance of the
interests Of the mother country in New
foundland, the Pacific. and Morocco are
Of considerable interest. in view OF his
position at the head OF the colonial de-
partment and as predominant member
Of the present Unionist cabinet
MARQUISE DE FONTENCY.
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German Now in Bad Predicament.

The latter was caught by a Greek
soldier. But the murderer turned ont
TO be not a Greek, but a German. name
ly. the missing sailor The captain
therefore found himself in rather a
quandary. which was increased when the
soldier who had effected the arrest OF
the assassin declined from patriotic mo-
tives TO accept the pronered reward
from a man who had so grieyousIy in
suited his country ana his people as
the commander OF the Loreley.
That the soldiers attitude in the mat
ter commended itself TO his fellow
countrymen was shown by the fact that
the Bank Of Athens, the leading Anan-
ciaI institution iu Greece. promptly
paid the promised reward on the ground
that the soldier was a poor man. and
did not deserve 70 suffer any pecuniary
loss through his patriotism.
Meanwhile. the Athens papers are mH
OF bitter abuse Of Germany and the
Germans. and there have even been hos
tile demonstrations in front OF the Ger
man legation. 1t is likely under the cir
cumstances that the captain OF the Lore
ley Will be relieved Of his command. by
way Of reparation for his indiscretion.
which was all the more objectionable In
view Of the fact that the crown princess
Of Greece is a sister Of the Kaiser. and
that her position AT Athens has not pre-
cisely been rendered more agreeable by
this revival OF GermauOphobfa in the
land OF her adoption
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VENEZUELA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Views Of Prof theodore s woosey in The independent

What are the chances Of settling this
petty quarrel by arbitration? Very
small, I fear. For arbitration is a rem
edy TO be worked up by diplomatic
means. in cool blood. as between equals.
and when the award is sure to be paid
Coercion is for interiors. Would the
United States act as Venezuela's surety
and guarantee payment Of the award?
Otherwise arbitration can hardly be Sc
riously spoken Of The play must 90 on.
Va can hardly avoid remembering that
Venezuela has been in difficulties before.
II would not be surprising If she. too.
recalls and relies upon the powerful ad-
vocacy Of the United States in Mr.. Cleve-
lands time. when the controversy was
territorial one. and with Great Britain
alone. Therefore there is the more rea-
son why our own Government should
move cautiously a. the present juncture
Nothing could be more unfortunate
than that our southern neighbors should
imagine that the great Republic stands
ready 20 shoulder the consequences Of
their misdceds. TO pull them out Of the
PITS tley themselves nave QlHHel- MI
Hay is much too experienced a diplomat
10 be caught in sny such trap as this
The Monroe Doctrine was founded on the
principle Of self-defeuse. Whatever en-
Iargement It has suffered in it's eighty
years OF life. that basic principle re-
mains Only when foreign Intervention
in America threatens the interests OF
the United States viii the opposite doc
trine Of anti-intery enton be applied.
In the light Of such an episode as this
in Venezuela. and particularly with the
future duty of protecting the Panama
canal in mind. our Government may very
well study the characteristics Of the 9TH
er states on this continent. That it
recognizes an essential difference be-
tween them and the average European
state is clear from our claim 20 embassy
e1territoriality. among other things.
We allow our min sters to claim privi-
Ieges in America which they do not
pretend to elsewhere. save in the Orient.
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LIFE'S CONTRASTS.

Perfume Of roses and warbling OF birds.
Sweetest Of sweet June days.
kindliest glances and tenderest words,
Shadiest woodland ways;
Murmuring brooklets and whispering
trees.
Drowsiest song Of the soft humming bees:
Hope. love. trust, peace
And besides
I and he, he and l.
Wintry winds rustling the fallen. dead
leaves.
sullen and lowering the sky.
Creeping mists hiding sad earth as she
grieves-
Mourning for days gone by;
Cataracts foaming meath bare. leadess
trees.
Chilly blasts sweeping DER lone. barren
leas.
Heartache. doubts. tears,
And besides
alone. only l.
Temple Bar
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A PRAYER ANSWERED.

An incident which IS reported 10 have
taken place in Philadelphia is likely to
increase religious feeling throughout ;he
country especially If It can be proved
to have established a precedent. The
North American" Of that city says:
Something happened at 1918 Mount Vernon
Street yesterday afternoon which has Ere1tly
increased the faith oi tho occupants gf tbc
premises IN the efficacy ~ PRAYER
ON sunday the last b cCc of coal on the place
vas used and members of the household sliv,rrd
near the cherries udia ors. Nrs Laura Kline.
the owner oi The house, Dad applied t0 coal
dealers three wecs, al1, and was assured lv
their that she should Rave ton just as soon
as is could Jc obtained by the merchants. Each
The Washington times., 1902-12-20
REEDS ANTI-IMPERIALISM.

Biographers Of the late Thomas B.
Reed, IN commenting upon the vigorous
ly expressed anti-imperialism which be-
came the dominant note Of his later
years. often overlook the fact that he
always took this side on questions OF
similar sort which arose during all
The years OF his career One day a
young Congressman was talking in the
Speakers office Of the need Of better
Safeguards for the ballot, saying that
he believed in having al least the read
ing and writing qualification. which is
part OF the Massachusetts law, and
thought that il ought to be made uni
versal
Il don't" promptly replied Mr.. Reed.
'No one has got the right 10 govern
NE simply because he knows a little
more"
This essential doctrine OF the inher-
ent rights Of the individual he adhered
10 on all occasions. He was an old
fashioned aboliuonist. OF the school Of
william PITT Fessenden and Thaddeus
Stevens. and he wos greatly aggrleyed az
the virtual abandonment OF the negro
BY his later-day party associates when
the impression was quietly given out
by President Mckinley that since this
was an era OF good feeling between the
North and The South. he hoped the
House would not be too severe I'm It's
decisions OF contested election cases.
Mr. Reed was greatly disappointed. He
had organized the three committees to
handle this business. and he believed
in bringing the offenders 10 book.
The whole question OF Southern cleo
tions depends upon the rating of the
negro. II be is a man, and II we be-
lieve I'm manhood suffrage. it almost
necessarily follows that the titles 20
seats fra the House OF a considerable
number Of Southern Representatives are
essentially defective. Some Of Mr.. Reed
closest friends in the North expressed
10 him che opinion that it was time
FOR the Republican party to drop the
negro. and 10 look for It's future In
the South 10 the growth OF sentiment
among the whites. Dir. Reed would
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never acknowledge that the earlier mart
OF this program was inevitable. Tie
did not want TO believe #.
II is noticeable how closely those &C.
sues involving the rights OF man are
interwoven. Senator Hoar the leader ~,
the anti-imperiaiists. was the only man
to vote against the Chinese exclusion
Dill last spring. even after il had bean
made unobjectiOnable to the more con-
servatiye wing Of the Senate. Justice
Harlan. himself a Kcntuckian. in the
celebrated Loyal Legion speech which
foreshadowed his opinion in the lDsuIar
c'ses, declared that the heart OF tho
North had grown cold toward the mil
lions OF bondmen whose chains II had
broken"
That address wss devoted 10 tho
changes which had been coming over
public sentiment regarding human rights
In the abstract The question IS coming
up in various forms constantly-ln i'm
migration restriction. Chinese and Ian
anese legislation, as well az In the urob-
lens Of the South and the insular ms
sessions. Mr.. Reeds later-day speeches
have generally closed with reference
TO the rights Of man" or the principIes
or human freedom" showing that his
antl-lmperialism was logical part or
general creed which he had ImJfbod
In the early days Of the Rep-gllcan
party.-tWashington dispatch to New
York Evening Post.D
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Simple Revenge.

NO" thundered the magnate. I've
nothing to say. nothing whatever. II
you're so anxious to have the news III
give you some; I'll murder you. and
that'll do for a SCOOP"
Quite so" replied the reporter as he
closed the door gently. and when the
masnate read the report OF his speech
next morning he was obliged 10 admit
that 1t made interesting news for every
body.
The Washington times., 1902-12-20
Can't Lose Rodey.

So you can't evade Rodey and his
Statehood arguments by a failure to un-
derstand the mother tongue. But the
Hon. Bernard Shandon Rodey has long
since been declared the real. genuine ar
ucle with ability and earnestness. and
entitled 90 the honor Of election as the
first Senator from New Mexico. As for
Catron, he Is not so affable. not so good
to look upon. less approachabIe. and
less communicative than Rodey. but pos
sessed Of another advantage which IS
likely 10 60 a long way toward obtain
ing for him a seat in the Senate, II New
Mexico IS admitted. He owns a large
amount Of wealth in the Territory. Be
sides, he was the law partner Of the
Hon stephen B. EiKins when that dis
tinguished solon from West Virginia was
a breezy Westerner and practiced his
profession IN Santa Fe. Catron has also
been a delegate to Congress. and Is q
man OF large influence in the Territory
Now II the New Mexican -greaserss
are not playing possum with the Re
publicans. and intend 20 send New Mex
leo in as Republican State. there are
various rood and sufficient reasons for
believing that Messrs. Rodey and Catron
will wear the Senatorial togas.
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Democracy's s Hope.

There isn't a large amount Of glory
and there is a great abundance OF trou-
bic in the position Of minority floor
leader. But there is this about 1.-THE
hope which sprir gs eternal in the heav-
Ing breast Of Democracy inspires the be-
lief that some time that party may again
have a majority in the House. and then
the floor leader Is supposed to have an
advantage over his fellows in the con-
test for Speaker. That's about the only
reason why anybody wants the Job. and
especially the Hon James D. Richardson
He has been painting for the Speakership
for. 10, these many years. until he is now
well-nigh breathless. Had the Demo
Gratis byany Unforeseen accident succeed
cd in capturing q majority Of the mem
bers Of the next House. the struggle for
the Speakership would have been in
tensely interesting and exciting. not the
quiet. bloodless, tame and ephemeraI
affair which has been witnessed on the
other side Of the center aisle. Now the
struggle-for there is to be one-wiu be
less conspicuous. It is perhaps break
ing no confidence TO say that the mem
bers Of the Missouri delegation. twelve
OF whom will be members Of the
next House, have decided 20 hold a
conference Immediately after the holiday
recess and lay their plans for infating
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Win Oppose Richardson.

The Hon. James d. Richardson. who
occupies the inglorious position Of
minority floor leader in the House. is
to have opposition for the empty honor Of
going down TO defeat In the contest for
Speakcrship against Uncle Joe" Can
non. in the Fifty-eighth Congress. The
friends Of the Hon. Champ Clark OF Mis-
souri, have decided TO make an effort
to depose the attenuated statesman from
Murfreesboro and to his place elevate
the roaring orator from Bowling Green.
For long time there have been NUT
terings Of discomfort and threats OF
mutiny In the minority camp against the
political generalship Of Mr.. Richardson.
and the discontented ones have only been
waiting for an opportunity to cast him
aside and select a new leader. Il is not
that the Missouri delegation. which has
taken the initiative in the matter Of
booming Mr.. Clark, Is especially dis
satisfied. but from other sources they
have been given assurance that such
move would, in the language Of diplo-
macy "be extremely gratifying and
highly pleasing" to certain members
whose love for their party chief no
longer inspires them to follow him.
Missouri viii have fifteen Democrats
in the next House, larger number than
any State save Texas and New York
and as they count from the start upon
support from Illinois and Kentucky. OF
which latter State the Hon Champ Clark
Is native product. they expect TO soon
have the nucleus OF what may develop
into a determined opposition to the Ten
nessee sfaIearrnr-
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Drawbacks to Possession of a Throne.

Drawbacks TO Possession Of a Throne.
II is well that this episode should be-
come known in tins country For It
shows that there are terrible draw
backs 20 the possession Of a throne, and
when one recalls how completely sub
servient the people were In ancient times
to their rnonarchs. one Is able 20 realize
the extent Of the progress Of democra-
cy. now that kings are expected 70 ask
permission Of their parliament, OF OF the
latter's representatives. namely. the
caHnet. II they want 10 leave the capital
for days shooting, Il was with the OBJ
ieet Of avoiding any such discussion as
this in the cortes that Queen Christina
throughout tho sixteen years OF her
regency never once quilted Spain to
visit either the land OF her birth or her
relatives.
President Loubet. like his predecessor.
President Faure. was obliged 20 secure
the sanction OF the two chambers at
Paris for his visit 20 Russia. and when
during the early part OF her reign Queen
Victoria visited Germany and France
questions were raised both in parlia-
ment and in the London press as to
whether she had any constitutional right
90 leave the country without the per
mission OF parliament. Her ministers in
replying explained that as she was TAX
ing a secretary OF state along with her
and would remain constantly I'm touch
and I'm daily communication with the
cabinet. there need be no fear OF any
interference with the normal march of
the administrative machinery Of the
government. But they did not enter into
the question OF the constitutional rights
of the crown In the matter. which have
never. believe. been settled until this
day.
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A QUESTION OF HUMoR.

The name Of Mark Twain has been toss
ed about before the public Of late with the
celebrity and vivacity of a ping-pong ball.
The Boston Herald" differs thus from
him on his own particular subject. that
OF jokes
Mark Twain sys only thirty four jokes exist
All Others are variations Meanwhile we note
tllt the latest compendium Oi the late Tbomas
B. Reeds casual remarks contains something
over 200. There's mistake somewhere.
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New Mexieo,s Senators.

New meuco's Senators.
Already those who have faith to be-
Hove that the Bon. Matthew Stanley
Quay knows whereof he speaks wlen ne
declares that he viii pass the "ominous"
Statehood bill. have made their selcc-
lion Of the two men who viii hrst rep
present the State OF New Mexico in the
United States Senate. The political
bookmakors have named the favoritcs
in the respective persons OF the Hon.
Bernard Shandon Rodey, OF County
Mayo and Albuquerque. and the Hon.
T. B. Catron, and believe that these two.
when New Mexico shall come In. viii
dignity the upper body Of Congress with
their presence. Certainly the Hen
Bernard Rodey is entitled to this
honor. He has Ia5ored long and n
bored well for the admission OF the
'greaser" Territory. and the fact that
New Mexico Is not now the newest and
the brightest star In the American con-
stellation is not the fault OF her elo-
quent Irish Delegate in the House. To
begin a conversation with Rodey upon
the nebulae hypothesis. or any other
abstruse topic. is to lead in course Of
a few minutes TO a discussion on his
part as to why New Mexico should be
admitted to Statehood. and no one can
gainsay the force Cf his argum INT II
you wish 20 hear IL In French or in
Spanish. Rodey can accommodate. for
he speaks the language Of diplomacy
with as much fs.essyy as he does Jne
hybred dialect Of the Mexican "greas-
err and with just enough Of that rich
Irish brogue TO make It sound like tears
Of joy falling into lake OF glory.
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Kings Are Not Free Agents.

Kings Are Not Free Agents.
To what extent the monarchs Of the
Old World are subject to the will Of
their people was shown the other day
in the Spanish cortes. when the Conser-
vative ex-minister. Don Romero Robledo
he with the artificial nose-put ques-
ticn TO the government as 10 whether
the King had quilted the capital with
out being duly authorized 10 do 80 by
the cabinet. the latter representing the
parliament. and the parliament in turn
representing the people.
Old Premier Sagasta. who has since
signed. replied TO the question with
out taking exception to it's character
and declared that while Il vas perfectly
true that the King had left Madrid, his
majesty had warned the ministers OF his
intention 20 do so. and that anyhow the
absence had only lasted for one day.
during which the King had enjoyed a
few hours shooting In the royal pre-
serves Of the Pardo. which is situated at
a distance Of ten minutes drive from
the palace az Madrid.
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Victoria and Humbert Kept Close Watch

The late Queen Victoria was very ex-
acting with regard 70 her grown-up chill
dTen in this matter. and so. too. is the
present German Emperor. as was also
MS grandfather. while the late King
Humbert on one occasion called his niece
Duchess Helen Of Aosta. 10 very severe
account for having left Italy to visit her
mother in France without previously OBJ
training his sanction. Indeed. he actually
summoned her back 10 Italy. after she
had been gone only four days. and then
permitted her to rejoin her mother af-
ter she had duly obtained his permis-
sion
The Washington times., 1902-12-20
GALvEsToNs NEW sOBRI0UET.

Galveston. Tex. has sOhriquets 10
burn. as it were. II has been known
heretofore as the Island City or the
"Oleander City" hut now it seems it
claims a new name, that OF "the sea
wall city" Says the Galveston News
letter addressed &C "'ea~au, Tex" Is as
sun, of getting Co its destination as II the name
Galveston vas placed upon the envelope. As
evidence of this f. H. Young received a tclc-
gram recently with no other address and iJ went
straight through without delay.
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OPPOSED TO INAUGURAL BALLS.

Nebraska society. and more especially
that OF IT'S capital. Lincoln, is all Of a
hutter because Of Governor Mickev's
declaration. Il am a Methodist" The
declaration means. Of course, nothing
more nor less than that there win be no
inaugural ball To committee OF the
Lincoln Commercial Club. according to
dispatch In the New York Herald" the
governor said;
I am a Methodist. gentlemen. and Metbo-
dlsts are opposed to dancing = am trustee
ot The Wesleyan University and IL would be-
as much as ny good name is worth 10 cyeu
give my co7scnt 30 such function, mach
less attend t..
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In the Public Eue.

Charles Major. author OF when
Knighthood Was In Flower" has been
appointed a member OF the board Of
trustees OF Purdue University.
Louise Forsslund. author OF "The
Shi? Of Dreams" is on intimate terms
with the quaint Long Island people,
from whom she has drawn her charec-
ters. and with one old sea-captain in
particular. After she had written down
the interesting yarns which he spun for
her, she used to bring him the work
and ask him TO point out any mistakes.
when the book was published, she gave
him a copy, saying, Captain, here Is
book you helped me to make" The old
mans comment was. Wei. my light
was dim. and my glasses wa'a', OF the
best. or I could "a improved IN st."
Miss Violet Oakley. who has done
some good work in the designing Of
magazine covers. Of late. is we'll known
for her work IN stained glass and deco
rative painting Her principal work Of
this sort is in the Church OF All An
gels. in New York. She recently receIv-
ed a commission 20 decorate a room in
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UnCOnSideTed TTifIeS
Two Mediums.

T w llEUIUIIIos
My husband is such a persistent opti-
mist. You don't know how trying II is
to live with a man who looks at every
ching through rose-colored glasses"
No; I wish 7 did. Mine has contract
ed the habit of looking at everything
through beer glasses"
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DlscOuragements.

II Is certainly provoking, when the
swain has been pouring forth burning
words Of love. to have the girls mother
open the door and sniff as II she smelled
something scorching.
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the new capitol at Harrisburg, for
which Edwin A. Abbey also is to make
decorations
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likewise offered large rewards for the
capture OF the assassin.
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Statesmen and Their WAYS.

the Clark boom which they believe VIII
result in his selection as minority leader.
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Royal Relatives Held Well in Hand.

While monarchs are thus in a measure
dependent upon the sanction Of their