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The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Wbims of the Whisky Drinkers.

The whims of American whisky drink
ers are past finding OUT said MIR. X.
Young Garrett, a well-known distiller of
Baltimore, at the Raleigh. "Only short
time ago three men out OF five, when
asked what they'd take, responded, Give
me a little Scotch l don't believe I've
heard call for it in two months, though
my opportunities for noting what is going
on in the imbibing business are not
limited
"All of a sudden the public seemed to
drop the fad-for 1t was never anything
else-of demanding the foreign whisky.
In reality it never was genuinely liked;
only men took up a notion that it was
purer than our own distilled product. This
was a delusion also, and so the public
has reverted to its old love-the good old
Baltimore and Pennsylvania ryes, which,
after all, are the best"
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
NO INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
President Roosevelt COnsfstently
DecliHes Them.

Scarcely day passes that President
Roosevelt is not extended an invitation
to attend some public dinner or re-
ception. On account OF the press of pub
lie business and to avoid setting prece-
dent which would even more complete
1y swamp him with invitations, the
President declines all, although in sew
eral instances ne has given assurance
that he would attend If able to do so.
Two invitatio were extended to the
President yesterday, both from Pennsyl-
vania. Senator Penrose called at the
White House in company with delega-
tion from the Manufacturers Club, of
Philadelphia. They desire that the Presi-
dent should attend the annual dinner of the
club on January 2S. They were even will
ing to change the date to suit the Presi-
dents convenience. They were informed,
however, that it would be impossible for
the President totattend.
A little later General Charles H. T.
Coils, of New Ykk, asked the President
to attend the IMMORTAL Day ceremonies
at the battle gr(cnd at Gettysburg, Pa.
The President sda that he would attend
If he could. Gderal Coils is hopeful
that the PresideE will be there May 80.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
MR.. ROOT ON TRANSPORTS.
Says He Hopes to See Them All Done
Away With Soon.

Secretary of War Root advised the
House Committee on Military Affairs yes
terday ON matters pertaining to the army
appropriation bill.
He spoke at length of the transport
service, fayoring the abolition OF trans
port Quartermasters. He said that he
considered the transport service a tempo
rary one that the service on the Atlantic
had already been abolished, and that he
hoped in the near future to be able to
dispense with the service on the Pacific
also.
He said bill would be submitted to
Congress authorizing the Secretary of
War to contract with American steamship
companies to transport passengers and
freight and that an important provision
would be included, looking to Government
control OF the ships so contracted for, il
the necessity for such step should arise.
In answer to questions from MIR. Sulzer,
a member Of the committee, the Secre-
tary said that the health of the soldiers
in the Philippines was excellent and that
the death rate had been greatly reduced.
The force in the Philippines now num-
bers 10000 men, and 1t was the intention
of the Department to bring the soldiers
home as rapidly as possible. Native
troops, he said, were taken into the serv-
ice whenever practicable.
The Secretary was not more than half
through when the committee adjourned TO
attend the session of the House.
The estimates for the army for the fiscal
no
mates, it is stated, will be greatly re-
duced, as since they were submitted con-
ditions in the Philippines have greatly
improved.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10


count him up-and Judge Hare.
We sat out on the piazza. The Judge
said something about the trip they had
| made over the mountains in a stage coach.
He had been jolted up some considerable.
He was cold. / felt my way round to the
point of making proposition to him. He
was venerable looking citizen and
didn't want to make a miscue. Finally
l said:
Judge, / have a cottage down the
grounds few PAGES and 1 have reason to
believe that in one of the cupboards there
is that which sends grateful and COM
Portable glow through the veins of the
sons of men. Would you take. it as an i'm
pertinence if l were to suggest a sam
pling of the same?"
The Judge rose with a bound His long
legs untangled themselves as if they had
never known a knot. He tucked his light
cane under his arm, grasped my shoulder,
and, as we started for my cottage, on a
run. he painted:
Good Lord. young man. did it take you
all that time to ask me to have a drink"
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
SIGNOR MARCONI'S PLANS.
Leaves Ottawa for England, Via
New York.

New York.
MONTREAL, Jan. 9.-Signor Marconi
left Ottawa last night for New York
whence he will, if his present plans hold
sail for England next week.
He expresses himself as perfectly sat
isfied with his visit to Ottawa.
His proposed station at Cape Breton
will cost somewhere about $4,000, and he
expects to have it in readiness for oper-
alton in May or June.
DR.. Kendall, NJ. P, who is in the city,
states that the deepest interest is mani
tested in Mr.. Marconi's plans in Cape
Breton.
The impression in that district is that
the site selected will be in the near
neighborhood of the cid cemetery at
Louisburg near the site of the old French
city.
Mr.. Rodolphe Lemieux, NJ. p, from
Gaspe, had an interview with Mr.. Mar
conf, and offered to him Mount st. Anne,
the highest point in Gaspe province, as a
site for his station on that portion of the
route.
Mr.. Marconi did not know the district,
but Mr.. Smith, acting secretary to the
Mount St. Anne was not suitable for the
site for the transmission of Atlantic mes
sages, it would probably be utilized as a
station for Mr.. Marconis Gulf of st.
Lawrence system.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
The FOSs of London.

Sir William Richmond estimated that as
many as 5000 tons of coal were carried
off in suspension in the atmosphere daily
from the chimneys of London. The dirt
caused by this black fog is only one of
the resultant evils; days spent in dark
ness or in artificial light, as well as the
large amount of oxygen consumed by arti-
fetal light, is another item of much i'm
portance which should be considered in
this connection. The London scientists
state that there is even a decided in
crease in the death rate during these
heavy black fogs, and there can be no
doubt that so much smoke in the air is a
cause of bronchitis and other in1amma-
tions of the respiratory tract, which in
turn give rise to greater liability TO
pneumonia and tuberculosis.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
RESCUED CREW OF SPARTA.
Shipwrecked Fishermen Reach
Port Aboard Steamer Eel Dorado.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-The Morgan
liner Ell Dorado, Captain Prescott, which
arrived this morning from New York, res
cued the entire crew of the steam fishing
smack Sparta, eight fishermen, from At
lantic City, n. j., last Friday evening.
The men were picked up fourteen miles
east of Egg Harbor, on the Jersey coast.
The names of the crew of the Sparta
saved are Silas Boyce, captain; William
Crosby, engineer; James Bower, mate
Alfred Sooy, Theodore Van SAINT, Harry
Jones, Ed Burke, John Stewart, and John
Brown. They had been given up by their
friends and relatives as lost.
Captain Boyce says that the Sparta was
scarcely out of sight of the New Jersey
coast when she struck a squall. The
pumps were disabled. the boats twisted
away, and the Sparta drifted on until
Friday, the men being without food or
water until rescued.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Cattle breeding in South Dakota.

THE section of South Dakota in which
live is chiefly devoted to the breeding
of CATTLE said Mr.. G. E. Lennon, of
Spearfield, S. D., at the Ebbitt.
'As long as the present good prices for
beef are maintained the cattle men will
prosper, but no one can say how long this
era of good times will last. One annoy
ing factor in the South Dakota situation
is the encroachment of the sheep men.
1t is true they have the same right to the
grass that the owners of herds have, be-
cause the lands belong to the Govern
ment but it is a fact that wherever sheep
go they ruin the range. They eat every
sprig of grass level with the EARTH and
any country they pass over is left utter
ly without nutriment. In the past there
has been great deal of friction between
the sheep men and cattle men of our sec
tion, often leading to bloody collisions.
At present kind of armed truce prevails,
but there is an ever present danger of
revival of hostilities."
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
And Here's the Judge.

Judge Silas Hare. All the way from
Texas. Long. Slim. Grizzled. Benig-
nant. Experienced. Been everywhere
Been everything. Can NOW down field
of grain or make a speech in Congress
with equal facility. Not that he's doing
either just now. The Judge is sort of on
the retired list. But he can't stay away
from Washington. See him almost any
pleasant afternoon, sitting in the Riggs,
or walking along the Avenue or F Street.
swinging his cane and breathing the spirit
of good fellowship all along the line.
1 remember the first time | met the
Judge. 1t was in the Adirondack country
where 1t never gets SO warm you need
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
YEAR-LoNG STRIKE STILL ON.
Men at Bernice Refuse to Make Any
Concessions.

WILkESBARRE. Pa. Jan. s.--Another
effort has been made by the State Line
and Sullivan County Railroad to settle the
strike at the Bernice mine, which has now
stall sent a committee to see the strikers
and get their propositions.
These were the same as the strikers had
already submitted and were not agreeable
to the company. The men are deter
mined to fight it out if il takes another
year.
Money was distributed to the striker
yesterday by the United Mine Workers Ct
iicials.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
WATER PRESSURE INCREASED.
Height of Water Materially Raised
by the New Supply

Tests were made yesterday under the
direction of ". A. Mcfarland, Superin-
tendent of the Water Department, to as
certain the Improvement of water pres
sure since the turning on of the supply
from the Howard University reservoir
1t was found that the increased pres
sure on Capitol Hill raised the water
from twelve to sixteen feet higher than
un;.s--- the old arrangements. On Tenth
and Eleventh Streets, north of L Street,
the rise was from sixteen to twenty
feet. On Sixteenth Street north of Scott
Circle the rise is fourteen feet, and in
Georgetown il is eleven feet.
As explained by the department the
above figures show that the pressure at
a given point is increased to a head Of
the height indicated.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Senate Committee without Dissent
FavOrs the Project.

The. establishment Of new executive
department, to be known as the Depart
ment of Commerce, was unanimously ia
vored, without even any dissenting COM
ment, by the Senate Committee on Com
merce at it's first meeting, held yesterday.
This indicates strong probability that
the bill may become a law this session.
The new Cabinet officer is to have in
his department the Lighthouse and Life
Saving Services, the Marine Hospital. the
Steamboat Inspection Service, the Ship
ping Commission, the Bureaus of Immi-
grafton, Navigation, and Statistics, the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Commits
sioner of Railroads, the Census Office,
the Patent Office, the Department Of La
bor, the Fish Commission. the Bureau of
Foreign Commerce, now in the State De-
partment; the Mining and Geological Sur
vey, and proposed department of manu-
factureS.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT,
The st. Louis Method.

st. Louis Star-One of the candidates
for the Presidency in Cuba got into a
huff and withdrew his name, because his
request to be permitted to help count
the vote was denied. In ST. Louis the
request might have been granted with
the certainty that after the count was
over he would not know any more about
the result than he did before.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
FRANK A. MUNSEY

the Postmaster General. and his plan
seems to have large element of mer
it. Assuming that the demand for
the extension of rural free delivery
will be greater than ever, and that it
will make itself heard in Congress,
and also assuming that the financial
returns of the Postoffice Department
will not in the near future be appre-
GRAFTON, Mr. Dawson offers a compro-
mise
Mr.. Smiths secretary can see no
good reason why either the farmer or
the business man of the large city
should enjoy benefits from the postal
service at the expense of the other.
He therefore suggests that the peo-
pie of the rural districts shall have
mail delivered and collected daily at
their gates and that the residents of
cities and towns shall be allowed to
post all letters intended for local de-
livery at the one-cent-an- ounce rate.
In the opinion of Mr.. Dawson, who
is familiar with the obstacles to be
met and the intricacies involved in
the mail service, this compromise is
necessary as the initial step in the
Inauguration of penny letter postage,
an immediate demand for which
would probably meet with violent and
fatal opposition.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Miss Miller as Maid Marian

A pleasing incident of the performance
of Maid Marian" at the New National
Theatre Wednesday night was the first ap-
pearance here of Miss Francis Miller in the
title role. Miss Miller is a Baltimore girl
and a recent recruit to the stage. Her
pleasing personality and charming So
prano made an excellent impression on
the audience. For novice, her work was
singularly artistic. Miss Miller ought to
have an enviable future in her profession
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
FOREIGN TOPICS.
WcyIer,s Latest Order.

The order prohibiting Spanish army
ficers f1r-na marrying unless they 2
twenty-five years old or more and en-
an income at least equal TO the pay o.
captain (about $50 month"; is nc
thought to have been promulgated b.
General Weyler simply to prevent hi
sons marriage to Senorita Consuela ?
Lanz. who, though very beautiful and o
noble family. is not in all other ways ac
ceptable to the general.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Sign of EngIand's Degenerncy.

which has produced such great pugilists
in the past should not be able to furnish
single high class exponent of the man
ly art today" said Mr. Winston B. Wood,
of Philadelphia, at the Raleigh.
81 don't know whether it is sign of
national degeneracy or not but the fact
remains that the old country is devoid OF
good fighters at present. O'Brien, of our
city who ranks not better than a third
rater over here, beat every man they
could put against him when he visited
England. It's a bad day for a country
when it goes shy of good fighting stock. -
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Fever Germ Reported Found.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Surgeon Major Ross
who is we'll known in connection with the
researches in West Africa to discover the
origin of malaria, records that DR.. Dutton
has made most important discovery
at Bathurst, namely, new parasite which
causes fever in human beings. 1t resem-
bles that parasite which causes tsetse
fly diseases in horses in South Africa
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

PauZe tTOuStTS.
and very often
goes to 40 be-
low. Four new
cOmers b | e W
into our hotel
on the evening
Of a cold day.
There was Big
G r / s W o ! d. a
Tammany light;
a young gentle
man named Del
evan. who in
dignantly. dis
claimed a n y
connection with
Tom O'Rourke's
breezy hotel of
the same name:
another C h a p
who didn't stay
long enough to
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
FOR THE CONSCIENCE FUND.
Remittances of 5000 and 800 Ser
to the Treasury.

Two conscience ce-stricken individuals ye
terday enriched the conscience fund
the National Treasury with remittance
of S1O0 and $500, respectively. The 70.
mer is by a person who signed himse'
IAN Old Soldier and the 5000 contribu
tor says in his communication: Il returE
with interest. which is treble the orig
amount"
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
The Two ZOlas.

There are two Emile Zolas in France.
One of them is an inventor and does not
lack ability in the art of advertising HIM
self and his inventions. In Paris news
paper this notice has appeared: m. Emile
Zola, of Plamboeuf, inventor of the spring
nippers, notifies the public that he has
nothing TO do with his namesake. Emile
Zola the writer.''
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Pope's Delegate Delayed.

signor Sbarretti, Apostolic Delegate EX-
traordirary to the Philippines, for his
pest has been delayed, as the Vatican
has not lost hope that it will obtain an
American representative here to nego-
tiate regarding Cuban and Philippine af-
fairs. The Vatican would be satisfied
with even temporary agent.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

Mr.. Ellis Logan, formerly of CHICAGO,
and Miss Grace r. Boynton, OF Sterling,
Ill, were married Wednesday evening at
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

4 Indignation at Boston has subsidized
Bunker Hill monument has ceased to
-tremble-, 4he-7-alIegation that the
trees on Boston Common were affiict-
ed with some hideous and uncultured
disease has been denied by the city
forester. Bostonians may now pro-
ceed TO pursue tne even tenor of their
vocabulary.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Austria's Dreyfus.

Captain Carina, of the Austrian army
whose trial was opened at Vienna a few
days ago, has been dubbed by his admir-
ers the Austrian Dreyfus." He is charged
with divulging military secrets to the
French Government, from which he is al
legged to have received $4,000.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
An Inkind Cut.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune - The
late William Jennings Bryan raps for
order and rises to remark tnat the
Democratic party hasn't any Moses.
Which the same was tough on Tommy
Johnson, who sat on the platform while
the accommodation was Illuminated.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
TO SOUND THE PRESIDENT.
Chinese Exclusion Advocates VIII
Confer With Mr.. Roosevelt.


Edward Livernash, one of the editors OF
the "San Francisco Examiner" and W.
Truxton Beale, who are specially appoint
ed commissioners to keep an eye on the
progress of Chinese exclusion legislation
in the interests of California, made an
engagement with the President yesterday
for a conference at which they will dis
cuss that subject.
Mr.. Livernasb said that it was desired
to ascertain the Presidents views on GER
tain minor details in order that the pol
icy in urging exclusion legislation might
be conducted along lines which would not
conflict with the views of the Administra-
tion.
Mr.. Livernash said that he expected the
Pacific Coast Congressional delegation
would get together on a general plan in a
few days, and that whatever course Of ac-
tiOn they recommended would prove salts
factory to a majority both in the Senate
and House.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
An Illusion.

Cleveland Plain Dealer-An eminent
American artist has been telling some
thing about the seamy side of the Latin
quarter romance. The life bohemian
is charming. perhaps, from a distance,
but it will not bear too close inspection.
And yet We all have ina gined something
OF this sort before.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Rotbscbild,, Auto Hothouse.

An automobile hothouse is one Of the
latest novelties in Paris. Baron Edmond
de Rothschild has just had one construct
ed at a cost of 5000 francs, for the pur-
pose of carrying hothouse plants from his
country estate to his house in Paris. The
Journey there and back used to take two
days, and necessitated the lodging OF
three men overnight in Paris. II is now
performed in the same day. and viii
doubtless be considerable economy.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

-'' " may tne notel was
socn in flames. Some one raped at
the door of Mr.. Stewards room. why
this disturbance uuoth the occupant.
THE house is afre and you'd better
sccot," came the answer. Mr. Stewart
hastily donned the first suit at hand and
prepared to emerge. Then a thought
struck him. What o'clock is it?" he
called. And those on the outside an
swered that it was o'clock in the morn
ing. and that if he didn't hurry it would
be all day with him.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
A Hint to the Buckeyes.

be informed that the rest of the country
does not precisely know what her big
political row is about, and doesn't ex
tremely care.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Something Better Thnn Nothing.

Buffalo Express-Democrats In the
Senate have decided to adopt the policy
of independence for the Philippines, not
because they believe in it, but because
they think the Democratic party should
have some kind of a policy
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Able to Endure 1t.

Baltimore Herald-Ex- Governor Hogg
of Texas is reputed to have sold por-
tions of his oil holdings to the Standard
Oil Company, and probably has a less in
tense hatred for the octopus than he
used to have.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

Softly, gentles,
SOFTLY said Mr..
Stewart. "If it is 8
o'clock of a New
York morning it is
just the proper
time of night for a
dress suit. And lie
changed his cos
tune for a silk hat.
spike-tailed C o a t,
white tie and waist
coat, appropriate
trousers, and a
Ra CLAN.
"Nowi". said Mr..
Stewart calmly. and
he left the building
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

Householders of the Capital may re-
ioice over the announcement that the
quantity of water has been increased
but they would become absolutely
the quality was to be improved.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

Emperor William has decided to
send Baron Won Loen to the United
States for the purpose of studying
our agricultural methods Perhaps
he desires to find out where and how
we raise american INVASION"
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
The sar.oria,ly Splendid.

Mr.. Stewart. Alonzo H. Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate. Serviceable.
Sagacious. Spirituelle. Willowy and well
dressed. Bespectacled with proper regard
to an intellectual appearance. Blonde
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
The Riche.t Man in Venice.

Baron Francatti is perhaps the richest
man in Venice. He is Hebrew. His ia
ther married into the Rothschild family
and has represented them in Venice for
many years.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

a Chicago editor has slain high
wayrnan single-handed; but it is to be
hoped that he did not do it in order
to get a scoop for his paper.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

"Tammany did its full duty by Mr.
Belmont" says Mr.. Croker. Perhaps
Mr.. Croker should have omitted the
words ''its full duty by"
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

De Wet is in the saddle again, and
if the saddle were on buclling bron-
co some of the British would be glad
The Washington times., 1902-01-10

When Mr.. German packs his trunks
for Washington, he probably won't
forget to keep his reticence within
easy reach.
The Washington times., 1902-01-10
Individual warfare of the Beers.

People who are amazed at the length
of time the Beers hold out against the
British don't understand the conditions
of warfare in the Transvaal,' said Mr..
Butler Tompkins, of Chicago, in a con-
versation at the Normandie last night.
He was in the Transvaal the greater part
OF last year.
'The Beers are nothing more than a
lot of mounted farmers, without military
organization and little or no discipline
When an individi ial of the troop finds out
that his horse needs resting, he simply
drops out without asking permission of
anyone. and after refreshing himself and
beast hurries forward to join his COM
mand. In this way there is a mobility
about the Beers that enables them to
keep out of the enemy's reach. The
English stick closely by the tactical rules
of war, and no man can separate himself
from his company unless his beast drops
dead.
THE question of horses is a vital one
in the Transvaal and the Beers have
much the best of it owing to their indi
vidual way of action. They can easily
keep away from the British when it is
policy to do SO. If Americans had been
their antagonists instead of Englishmen
the war wouldn't have lasted six months