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Followed in His Fathers Steps.

He was prepossessing young man. but
a tritle shy, and somewhat nervous as
he wrote his autograph and wife" on the
register at the New Willard. Then, as
he threw down the pen, he said to the
gentlemanly clerk:
We are ON our wedding trip. The rea-
son | came here is that father and mother
put up at the old Willard when they
came to Washington on their bridal tour
thirty years ago. They'd never recognize
it, l guess. if they were to return here"
The clerk also thought the old folks
would have a hard time in recognizing the
place; then he handed the bridegroom the
key to his apartments. and for a benedic-
tion extended his hopes that the young
couple would have as good time as the
groom's parents had enjoyed during their
Washington honeymoon.
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The Legislative Elks.

Representatives Thomas of North Caro-
lima and Kern of Illinois are compiling q
list OF the Elks in the House, with the
view OF ascertaining how many will par
ticipate in the Legislative Elks' dinner
which will be given some time during the
session in the banquet hall of the New
Willard. The proposition for a dinner 10
be given by the Elks in the House was
made some weeks ago by Representatives
Robertson. Dovener, Pierce, Norton, and
Broussard. and since then the movement
has taken shape, with the result that
Messrs. Thomas and Kern are gathering
the necessary data to make everything
complete.
Mr.. Thomas says 1t will be the most
notable gathering of Elks ever assembled.
for there will be present at the dinner
Elks of national note from every State
and Territory in the Union. Speaker
Henderson, who is one OF the leading EIks
in the State OF Iowa it is understood. will
prcsidc~ Representative Thomas says tho
Elks in the Senate will also be invited to
attend the dinner. 1t is roughly estimated
that there are something like l50 Elks in
Congress. Tho dinner Is already an as
sured success.
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Course of Empire, southwestward.

Course of Empire, Southwestward.
"southwestward the course of empire
takes its way" remarked that veteran
railroader, Mr. S. F. B. Morse, passenger
traffic manager Of the Southern Pacific
in Louisiana and Texas, with headquar-
ters at Houston
Il beg leave to amend the lines of the
poet just little" said Mr.. Morse, in a
characteristic chat at the Raleigh. 81
don't mean to run down or disparage
any other section of this glorious land
but I rise to remark that the course of
empire, heretofore diverted, is now seek
ing its true direction, and that progress
and prosperity are enthroned in that
vast stretch of territory that takes in
Southern Texas and the adjoining parishes
of Louisiana.
without eyaggeration, the develop
ment down there is something marvel
Gus. Rice is the magic word that has
caused the change. and given to lands
that less than twenty years ago were held
at % cents an acre market value today
ranging from S2j to Sl25 per acre There
ID io ''itdi 'iup OlI tltI III lHdl pays InS
planter SO well as rice. 1t is from three
to four times as profitable as cotton. The
fertile lands OF that region produce from
forty to one hundred bushels an acre. and
it sells for 81 busnel. The chief ex-
pense is for irrigation. by means of
canals, though water can be turned on
the fields from wells at much less cost.
There are 100000 acres of idle land in
the Texas rice belt that will be under
cultivation in the near future. for there
is a big tide of immigration setting in
toward that country. and the price OF
land is advancing rapidly.
In the course of few years the Gulf
country of Texas will be one big truck
farm and orchard. From Corpus Christi,
in the month of January of this year.
were shipped out 600 carloads of cabbage.
People down our way not SO long ago
lived on Kansas beef canned vegetables,
and condensed milk Today we have the
most magnificent herds of beef cattle, and
there are not two weeks in the year when
the citizens of Houston and Galveston do
not have on their tables the fresh
products of the garden. Strawberries in
cluded. Is it any wonder that the people
are coming our way
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CASTRO'S CASE POSTPONED.

watching the situation in Vene
baiEwick
anticipated that recalcI
will of sufficient magnitude to in
the glory of Prince lfenr!s visit
of with Venezuela and the
keeny interested the methods be pursued in the
will
a cloud of the kaiser brother
this become obsreperous
but
magnitude than its predecessors
Wilt o
ID in the adj o South American affairs.
Berlin and Washington sort of armice
situation But when the royal visit
prince that the developments will be-
less interes
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HOW NEW YORK STRIKES
THE MAN FROM THE WEST.


number of Western people, who are sue
eessful in various lines. 1t is natural we
should be a little proud of the fact. OF
course there are many great and good
men who have never Tapped water from
the Missouri after a hard days march.
But in the descendants of those who have
is something of the tireless energy. the
undaunted spirit which has built up the
progressive West. That accounts Tor their
successes IN SO many professions and oc
cupations. T hsys particularly promi-
nent in law, medicine, and journalism. =
What is the reason for the ignorance
of some Eastern people regarding the
West? These-pecple think Denver. Salt
Lake. and-'Friseo are the whole thing.
We imagine cur own little Black Hills,
down in the corner of South Dakota, is
not bad. To illustrate my meaning: There
is one little town of about a thousand
people, called Belle Fourche, In the
Northern Hills. 1t is one of several cat
tie shipping points. Last summer in two
months the cars carried out of the town
$4,000 cattle. Each animal was worth on
an average $50. The value of the entire
shipment may be gathered from these
figures.
After all, to come back to the original
subject. New York men are not unlike
Western men. The biggest difference is
in the hats. Take any city man of good
sense and set sombrero on his head,
give him q pair of chaps and a bronco.
and it's an easy matter to make cow
pUncher" of him. In fact they make as
great successes in that line as Western
men do in New York in their various un-
dertakings.
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gress. with an itemized statement OF
the property and its value; then Con-
gress, with all the facts before it, can
act intelligently. g., II, it thinks the ap-
praisement fair and Just it can make the
necessary appropriation or devise such
measure as would be best for the pay
ment. Should it think ethe apDraisement
unfair and not reasonable new apprais-
ers could be appointed and, with the
light of the appraisement already made,
definite instructions could be given to
the new appraisers. or; if the conditions
and differences were such as to justify
a conference committee. such committee
could confer with the companies and
determine whether or not it was possi
bic to agree upon a prize. In any event,
the main thing has been accomplished
when Congress has determined that We
shall own and operate these companies.
The details are of minor Importance,
and could be readily adjusted after we
have first determined to purchase and
operate these lines.
The reasons why the Government
should own and operate the telegraph
lines are weighty and so numerous that
respect for brevity prevents a full
discussion. In fact. there is every rea-
son why the Government should own
them, and there is no valid reason why
it should not.
In the first place. the present tele-
nh 20 ha,
should be. They do not serve the public
as whole. The capitalists select dis
tricts with a single eye to dividends.
The question with a private company is
how and where they can make the most
money. The Government does not aim
at dividends, but at efficient service. If
the Government were the owner of the
telegraph lines it could place an office
in each and every postoftice In this
country, and thereby the farmer, the la
borer, and the mechanic could enjoy the
services Of the same.
In the next place, the charges of the
private company are unreasonable and
unjust, and founded solely on the basis
of profit and a large dividend. The
bare fact that last year the Western
Union profits were over six and one
half millions is proof of this statement.
l call your attention to statement
with reference to the cost, expenses.
and profits Of this company. This state
ment shows that the net revenue for the
quarter ending December 81 last year,
as based upon nearly completed returns
for October and November. will be
about 81 $50, 900. On this basis the net
revenues of this company for this year
will be over S7000,000.
Mr.. Wanamaker. as Postmaster Gen
eral. insisted that within distance of
800 miles twenty words could be con-
veyed for 10 cents. and he suggested
that the benefit would be SO great that.
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In fifty years New York will be the
home of all the champion sprinters No
men in the United States are so adept at
lodging cable cars and automobiles. This
may be because in no other city are there
so many Of these vehicles flying along
at breakneck speed.
This makes New York a city OF keen
eyed, quick-limbed men. They have two
expressions, one for the morning and one
for the evening or, perhaps. it is two
varieties OF the same expression. When
they go downtown in the morning they
ell look as if they were keen on the trail
of the almighty dollar. When they come
home at night 90 per cent of them look
as if they hadn't found it. OF course,
this is no presumption as to whether they
have or not. 1t merely gees TO show that
New York life is little overstrenuou5.
To a man who has known the great
untracked. unfenced West. the poverty in
this city is a never ceasing wonder. 1t is
an object lesson. besides. but there pow
erty is an unknown quantity-miserable.
abject poverty, l mean, which grinds all
the life and ambition out Of people. West
erners are improvident. We spend our
money too freely-and we come to New
York for that.
To man who views it for the first
time, a woman with baby in her arms
selling papers is a to-be-forgotten
picture. We can't quite get used 20 think
ing such things are right.
One curious fact about New York is
the number OF prominent persons, both
men and women, who are not native 10
the city. There is an especially large
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| If the rates were made lower, We would
be overwhelmed with business.
In the next place, the general abuse
Of the employing power; oyerworked
operators; long hours. and small pay
for those who do most OF the work.
short hours and, big pay for those who
manage and scheme; less wages for
women than men for the same work;
in fact, general fayoritism and unjust
| distinction.
| In the next place, the company prac-
| tices fraud upon the public by water
| ing its stock. We must pay large
| profit on a large amount of capital
which was never invested. 1t is now es-
timated that they have over s60.O00.000
of stock, which cost less than s10.000,-
| 900.
In the next place, its discrimination is
damnable. 1t has done more to make
it possible for Wall Street to control
the finances of the world than any other
one thing. AS an illustration, If you are
a member of the Exchange" you can
send a message 500 miles for 10 cents
and get an immediate answer, whereas
the person who is not a member send
ing message the same distance, with
the same number of words. must pay
something like three times the amount
and wait several hours for an answer.
This is an unjust and an unfair dis
elimination. and gives the member Of
the Exchange an advantage over his
fellow citizen who is not such a mem
ber.
In fact, the telegraph lines In the
hands of an individual is ''capper" to
the greatest gambling device and in
stitution known in this country. This
is hut one instance of discrimination.
but the history of the telegraph COM
panies is full of such instances. In fact.
we see and observe the same every day.
AS to the probable cost and expense,
nothing could be gained at this time
by an estimate. My resolution sug-
gests a way by which we can obtain
accurate information. 1t has been es-
timated by those who have given the
matter years of study that within If
teen or twenty years the Government
would realize enough to pay for this
property and at the same time give
the people better facilities and at less
cost to the user. l do know that for
$4,000 or 10000 We can have accurate
irtormation.
The sentiment is constantly growing
in favor Of Government ownership Of
the telegraph lines and IL the people
would crystallize that sentiment into a
petition to their respective Congress-
men, asking them to support this meas
ure, or some measure having for its
object and purpose Government owner
ship, do not think we would have any
trouble in solving the question at this
session of Congress.
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| The question of Government owner
ship Of the telegraph lines is not new.
Eminent men In every walk of life have
1 championed Government ownership.
Henry Clay. Charles Sumner. Hamlin,
Edmunds, Chandler, Butler. Postmaster
General Johnson. Randall, Maynard.
Howe. Cresweli, and Wahamaker were
all earnest and Jealous advocates of
Government ownership! legislatures,
boards of trade, chambers of commerce,
labor organiza tions have Joined in the
effort to obtain such ownership. Some
OF the most influential metropolitan pa
pers in the land have advocated such a
measure.
The farmers. merchants, mechanics,
and working classes-in fact. the whole
body of the people. including some of
our greatest statesmen, have been and
are now in favor of Government owner
ship.
One would naturally think that such
sentiment and demand would be needed,
that the desire and will of the people
would be obeyed; but there has been
one active opposition, which so far has
been insurnouDtable-a few capitalists
who assume the exclusive right to trans
nit the English language along an cleo
trio wire. and. with the aid OF few pol
iticians, who. by their adroitness and
cunningly devised schemes, delay legis-
lation, hinder investigation, and pigeon
hole reports, bills, and resolutions.
The manufacturing, agricultural, and
commercial interests demand Govern
ment ownership, and l cannot help but
think that the hitherto politicians will
be brushed aside and the peoples rights
will prevail against this monopoly.
There is no question but the Govern
ment has the right to purchase, own,
and operate telegraph lines. Congress
has the power by the Constitution ito
establish postoffices and post roads"
The Supreme Court has interpreted this
to mean the transmission of intelligence
in any form and by any means. In
addition to this, at the time of the
franchise granted by Congress to the
telegraph companies, Congress expressly
ment to purchase the lines. and pro-
vided ways and means by which it could
be done. ~.
The resolution which I introduced re-
fers to these provisions. We have
simple, plain, and practical way by
which this can be done. AS contem-
plated by my resolution, and as pro-
vided by law, it will be the duty Of
the Postmaster General to appoint two
appraisers and the telegraph lines two,
and the four thus selected appoint the
9Th person, and the five thus selected
will within a year appraise the prop
erty which is used in the operation of
the lines at its actual value.
The report will be submitted to Con-
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CHAT HEARD IN HOTEL LOBBIES.

dianians, residents of vincennes, assem-
bled in the lobby of the Riggs last even
ing, just prior to their departure for the
theatre, where Alice of Old Vincennes"
held the boards
The mission of the delegation as stated
in yesterdays Times is to urge on Con-
gress the need of public building for the
historic tplace immortalized by the vic
tory of George Rogers Clarke in 1779.
Dog Diet Merely Matter of Taste.
Yes, I have eaten dog. but didn't
know it until afterward," said Mr.. W. H.
Hoogs, a prominent business man of
Honolulu, at the Riggs. Mr.. Hoogs is
one of the five white members of the
lower house of the Hawaiian Legislature,
the other twenty-five being Kanakas.
III 1 had known that it was canine
Dish l was partaking of I'd never have
eaten it," he continued. AT the time 1
considered it extremely palatable, so you
see that my refusal to eat it, knowingly.
is based largely on prejudice. Now here
is my friend McCrosson. who hasn't lived
nearly so long on the islands as have.
but who dotes on dog with it's usual ac-
compartment of poi. Dog and poi go to-
gether with us. just as ham and eggs are
a familiar combination in the States.
Speak up for yourself. Mae; aren't you
fond of our national dish?"
Indeed, I am" said Mr.. McCrosson
with perfect gravity. These little dogs
that We have-poi dogs-are as good food
ard as delicate as anything in the meat
line l ever saw. They are far more clean
ly than the pig, which graces the table
of the most refined and wealthy people of
America. 1t i'll becomes any man who
INDUCES in the flesh OF the hog to curl the
contemptuOus lip at the people of Hawaii
because of their proclivity for the meat OF
the poi dog. I'm only an amateur epi-
cure. but I've tried all the removed deli
cacies of New York and Washington in
Guiding canvas-back duck, diamond back
terrapin, and the luscious sea food of the
Chesapeake. and l am free 10. tell you
that for palate tickling properties. the
little iour-footed animals We raise in
Hawaii. with poi as a side dish, are to my
mind as good as the best OF your yaunted
delicacies."
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UNDERPAID PUBLIC SERVANTS.

whether members
bill providing annual salary of Thousand ve
Representatives fifteen thousand dol
Speaker of the House,
will doubtless the money value OF Congress-
is but
a branches OF
ndrpa leading
should placed
other countries whose duties
no1no burden by contrast
in rank
of bills of their of their
demand adu
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A Curtain Lecture,

Hartford Courant-Those members of
the Ways and Means Committee who are
now complaining that they have been
''misreprescnted" by the newspapers
should be ashamed of themselves. It's
rank ingratitude. The newspapers have
treated them, in the main, very gently
and considerably. There has been a
hope all along OF their conversion to a
better mind and a more modest and sensi-
bic demcanor
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No Need for n Pension.

Philadelphia Ledger-As no ex-Presi-
dent has ever asked to be pensioned by
the country, as none has been in need of
pension. none failed to uphold by his
manner Of living. doing, or saying. the
dignity OF the office of President, Repre-
sentative Coverings proposal seems to
be wholly unnecessary.
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Musicale Given by Mrs. Portner.

Musicale Given by Mrs. POrtner.
Mrs. Por;ner entertained at small
musicale last night. when the following
programme was given:
Morgan and Mr.. Pizzarelio. Isl Mes yers Avaient
des Anes,'' Reynaldo- Hahn; Der Nussbaurn.' -
schumann: The Lass with the Delicate Air, :"
DR.. Arne Q70l-l17s ''Le Nil' violin obligato),
Xavier Leroux; Mrs. Grenville Smelling. 80. Let
Night Speak Of Me- Chadwick; ''0ur Life is
Vain" Clayton Johns; Mr.. Edward Strong.
halade 20 ct r9lonaise " rieSiemps Mis- MG1snn
Espoir charmant,'' Maillart,'' Mrs Smelling. ''fi
Sing Thee Songs of Araby," Clay; Drink to
Ne Only with Thine Eyes" Seventeenth Century; !;
Duet. per yalli. Per Boschi,' Blangini, Mr.
Smelling and Mr.. Strong.
Supper was served at midnight at small
tables.
Among those present were Secretary
and Miss Wilson. the German Ambassa-
dor, the Russian Ambassador and Count
ess Cassini, the Mexican Ambassador and
Nine. Azpiroz. the Chinese Minister and
Nine. WI. Senator and Mrs. Wetmore.
Miss Wetmore, Miss Cockrell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Crackanthorpe, DR.. and Mrs. Colds
borough, Miss Goldsborough, Senator 6 nd
Mrs. Taliaferro. Mr.. and Mrs. Merou.
Commander and Mrs. Cowles. Admiral
and Mrs. Watson, Miss Lowering, General
and Mrs. Miles. Captain and Mrs. Won
Rebeur- -Paschwitz, Mrs. Totten, Mr.. and
Mrs. Micou, Judge and Mrs. Shepard, Miss
Shepard Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Walker, the
Siamese Minister. Mr.. and Mrs. Lotus.
Mr.. and Miss Seckendorff, the Persian
Minister. Count Quadt. Count Mont tgelas.
Mr.. Pioda. Mr.. Robert Adams, Mr.. Nc
Cannon. Mr.. Chung, Mr.. Siebert. and
Mr.. Howe Totten.
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Miss Norris weds Walter f.. s,o,,.

Miss Matilda Curtis Norris and Mr..
Walter f. Stott were united in marriage
Wednesday morning at the North Presby-
terian Church. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell,
in the presence of the immediate rela-
tives of the family.
y wedding breakfast was served at the
residencs Of the brides mother. after
which the couple left for an extended
trip in the North
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A 3 O'Clock Tea.

Representative and Mrs. Thropp ;nau-
gurated the hospitalities Of their new
home yesterday with an informal o'clock
tea that brought together several hun irci
representatives of the various phases of
Washington society, official and resident.
with conspicuous showing from the Sem
atorial and Congressional circles.
The hostess, assisted by Miss Buckley.
received in the first drawing room. Aid
ing them in welcoming the guests were
Mrs. Carroll Mercer, Mrs. John Dalzeil.
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Mexico Coming Into Line.

st. Louis Star-Mexico is to be con-
graduated upon the fact that she has
abolished bull fighting. The reason given
fer the step is that the sport is brutal
and tends to demoralize the lower classes
That Government has been long time
in uncovering fact that was patent TO
all the balance of the world. but it's bet
ter late than never.
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Indiana Delegation at the Theatre.

1T wouldn't happen oftener than once
in century-if that. often-that a party
of visitors from a distant place would at
tend a Washington theatre where the
play they witnessed took its name from
their own town. This was remarked upon
when score OF tall, good-looking In
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How TO Help Cuba.

Philadelphia Item-The people OF this
country are strongly in favor of helping
the Cuban planters. But they do not
want any portion of that help 20 go to the
Sugar Trust nor TO be usel in depressing
the growth of either cane or beet root
sugar in this country. The problem of
helping Cuba is therefore one that is diff
cult to handle. II rs question OF how
10 help that iaDas without hurting our
selves.
The Washington times., 1902-02-07
Congressional Jaws Immune.

Baltimore American-Now it appears
that the National Capitol is full of mi
crobes; but. judging from circumstantial
evidence. the locljaw germ has not made
any special havoc IN Congress.
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CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Gotham's PaIpitatinE Four Hundre

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune-The
butcher the baker. and the candle-srick
maker of the prince have started on their
winding way from Germany, and New
Yori's Four Hundred is getting its first
palpitation.
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Mrs. Liviugston's Final At Home.

Mrs. La Rhett l. Livingston and the
Misses Livingston will be at home today
for the last time this season. Mrs. Liv-
ingston will have with her her daughter,
Mrs. Sidney E. Stuart, of Wilmington,
Del, and Mrs. James MacMartin, OF CO.
hOSS. n Y.
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Mrs. Roberts to Receive.

Hampshire Avenue, will receive informal
ly this afternoon and evening. She will
be assisted by her sister. Miss Kirkup,
and Miss a. W. Jones, of Chicago.
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Miss Michael Becomes Mrs. McHush.

Mr.. Charles H. McHugh. of Albany. and
Miss Della B. Michael. OF this city. were
rlarried Wednesday ct st. Josephs
Church. Rev. V. F. Schmidt, officiating.
The bride is the daughter OF Colonel
Michael. Chief Clerk of the State De-
partment.
The Washington times., 1902-02-07

Mrs. ]. Whit Heron and Miss Mazic B.
Heron. of 5536 Thirteenth Street, will bs
at home Tuesday. February II. from to
S. Mrs. Heron will also be assisted by
her young daughter. Miss Leila Belle Her
ron and her daughter in law. Mrs. Leroy
W. Heron.