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New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
WITHDRAWALS OF BONDS.

Washington. Feb. 10 (SpecaD.-The applications
for Withdrawals in April OF bonds deposited with
the Treasurer of the United States 10 secure ma
tionaI bank circulation have reached $4,000 The
maximum monthly limit OF 100000 for February
and March has been taken by the banks. The
continual drain of the bond Withdrawals. which
means the retirement OF equal amount of
tional bank notes has been particularly noticeable
Stn November
New-York tribune., 1902-02-20

The Texas, the next ship TO the Brooklyn.
either was conceived herself to be put in such
jeopardy by the Brooklyn's turn toward her that
she backed her engines, coming almost quite
TO a standstill. soethat both the Oregon and the
Iowa. which were originally to the eastward of
her, passed her. and IL was some time after she
again started before she regained her former
position relatively to the Spanish vessels. The
Spanish vessels had Strengthened out in column
for the west. the Colon going inside of the
others and gradually forging ahead of them,
without suffering much damage. The two tor
pedo boats which had followed them out OF the
harbOr. were destroyed by the fire OF the
rearmost Of the American big vessels and OF the
Gloucester. which headed straight in for them,
paying more heed to their quick fire guns
than to the heavy artillery Of the forts to which
she was also exposed.
In the running fight which followed. until the
Teresa. the OquendO and the Vzcaya were de-
stroyed, the Indiana gradually dropped behind,
although she continued 10 fire until the last or
the three vessels went ashore. The Brooklyn
was ahead of any OF the other American yes
sells on a course outside theirs: she was nearly
New-York tribune., 1902-02-20

Because Pure, Wholesome
and Economical. Drink il.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
CAPTAINS COOPER AND wADLEIGH TO BE
REAR ADMIRALS.

Washington Feb 19-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day;
NAVY.
Captain PHILIP H COOPER rear admiral
Captain GEORGE II. WADLEIGH. rear admiral.
Lieutenant Commander CHARLES W. BARTLETT.
commander.
The Rev. BOWER REYNOLDS PATRICK. chaplain
IJeuenants Cunior gradej be lieuteuants-FRITZ l.
sA%pOZ FRANK LYON. JOHN Nc. LUBY ARTHUR
G KAVANAGH. CARLTON F. SNOW and HENRY 1.
BAKER
Members OF the visitors 20 the United states
Naval eryntory-CHARL.ES A YOUNG. of New-Jer-
sey; ORMOND STONE OF virginia ana IfiAtNA1I-9 r
CHANDLER Of New-yoriI city
New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
CONSrL4R REtnD ~
REPnRTEn

Washington, Feb l9.-The Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations to-day authorized favorable
report on the bill reforming the consular service
The bill requires a Civil Service examination OF
anplicants Tor consular places
New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
told Seal Champagne

excellent. in fact superior to many French
Snampagnes. II surprises me that such fine
vine can be produced in America
SARAH BERNHARDT"
GOLD SEAL is served in every frst-class cafe
VI french wine
URBANA WINE CO, URBANA. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
AMERICAN METHODS IN EUROPE.


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the Mediterranean o the o Midnight
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cal activity American influences making themselves felt
All this. of intensely
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and the Eternal is the
of a good besides liberty
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Charity Club in Session.

The Charity Club" met Thursday even
ing at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F.
Shelby Smith l Street. and spent the
evening in games, music, social chat. and
refreshments grand march was par
ticpated in by those in costume, the
judges awarding the prizes TO Miss Flor
ence Milliken Salvation Army lassie) and
Mr. Charles Heydon Qndian chief. Pro-
visions and money were contributed and
given TO a worthy family. Those in
masque represented: Mr.. Moler. Turk;
Mrs. MoIer, Topsy; Mrs. VI. Milliken,
Blind Beggar; Mr.. Anadale. Aunt Dinah;
Mrs. Anadale, colored lady of high degree;
Miss frankie Berry, little pickaninny;
Mabel McCullum, French maid Ethel
Skeene. Japanese flower girl; Misses Rol-
Inns and Conover, peasant girls; Lille
Collier, Dinah: Miss Comes. Red Riding
Hood; Drew Nash. Chinese girl; Edith
Nash, angel; Miss Mayse, paleface; Frank
Smith. Chinese; Sinclair Milliken, Aunt
Jemima; Miss Ayleward. Easter style;
Alta and Roy Smith, Spanish children,
Wayne Whit, hobo: Gladis Anadale
beggar: Florence Milliken, Salvation Army
lassie: Charles Heydon. Indian chief
Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. E.
Pool. Miss Agnes Kiser. Mrs. Chenault.
Mrs Crollard. Mr. " B. Milliken, ana
Mr.. Frank Shelby Smith.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Sir Henry Strong Likes Washington.

No more interesting man has come to
Washington in many days than Sir Henry
Strong, chief justice of Canada, who is
a guest at the Arlington. He is mem-
Der also of King Edwards privy council
and he has come to Washington as an ar
bitrator in claim against the Govern
ment of Salvador. He was born in Eng
land came to Canada while youth, prac-
ticed law in Toronto and has been on
the bench for thirty-three years.
Il was never in Washington before"
said Sir Henry TO a Times reporter, but
its charms are so manifold that l would
really like to live here. The kindness
that has been extended me on all sides
has impEossed me deeply. ] have been
great reader of United States history, and
am tolerably conversant with the biogra-
phies of your famous statesmen and ora
tors. / promise myself great gratifca-
ton in going about Washington, ere |
leave, viewing the houses where such
men as Webster and Clay and Sumner
lived. I am also holding Mount Yer
non trip in reserve with pleasurable an
ticipation.
I'VE are not as rich in Canada as you
are in the States, but all in all, the Do
minion is a very fine country, and il is
making very satisfactory progress in its
commercial and industrial development.
A great deal of United States money is
being invested in our railways and other
enterprises
THE Canadians are very loyal to the
mother country. but they are intensely
democratic-quite as much so as you are.
Nowhere is there less obeisance to rank
and less OF the spirit that toadies to titles
than in the Dominion. In this as well
as in most other things they are greatly
like their American neighbor.'
The Washington times., 1902-04-05

For twenty years past the Western States ir the
arid land region have been insisting upon irrigation
Legislation and they in fair way to get it.
The bill introduced by Senator Hansbrough has
been passed. and similar bill that introduced in the
House of Representatives has been favoraby reported
from the committee sorry to say that there
is little objections to its provisions in the
House, but these hope will be
The States and Territories named in the bill con-
tain 974 12S00 of land 1,522 145 square miles
little than one-haf of the entire of the
United States exclusive of Alaska of this territory
3sO42,9o in private ownership 16s
reserved for various purposes, and 5354S6.
731 acres little one-sxtb of the entire
of the country exclusive of Alaska subject
try under the various land laws
OF the public lands subject to entry in the
gion referred to, but intnitesimal portion have
sufficient rainfall to produce with reasonable certain
ty the ordinary agricultural crops without irrigation
1t is true there some of timbered lands
in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho which, when
cleared Will produce crops without irrigation, and
here and there throughout the entire region small
detached tracts which by reason of local conditions
favorable to precipitation and retention of moisture,
will yield fair of certain classes of farm prod
but these taken altogether. compar
atively limited in to constitute relatively
important factors in the agricultural development of
the region the nation.
1t has been suggested that inasmuch the States
to be benefited have the highest possible interest in
the de, ,elopment of the territory within their borders
they should undertake such works beyond the
reach scope of private enterprise The to
this is that is utterly impossible for the States in
the arid regions undertake this class of work to
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Peopling of America,

America was reached and peopled from
Alaska to Fuegia during the Stone Ages
by at least two streams of migration
one from Northwest Europe. the other
from Northeast Asia-mainly by land con-
nections which have since disappeared,
writes A. H Keane in the international
Monthly" for March. Owing to this sub
stance. which converted the New World
into an clinical as well as a geographical
island. and also for other reasons else
where fully specified, all serious migra-
tory movement from the Old World ceased
absolutely after the general settlement;
and the "Amerinds," as they are now fire.
auently called were thus left to continue
their normal racial and cultural develop
ment in their new homes, unaffected by
foreign influence of any kind till the ar
rival of the Norsemen and the Spaniards.
Hence what they have in common with
the peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere is
just what they brought away with them
during the migration period, and that
amounts TO very little-the forms of the
stone implements found amongst all
primitive races; perhaps the frc-drill.
with the associated cup markings: the
germs of articulate speech, the family
group inherited from the higher anthro-
poids: few crude religious ideas leading
in the direction of Shamanism; possibly
some arly symbols such as the cross
and swastika, and the rude beginnings
of the simpler arts.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
THE PROJECT TO- RECLAIM
THE DESERT LANDS OF AMERICA.
BY HON. FRANCIS G. NEWLANDs Representative

considerable extent owing lack of funds with which
o carry them on, if for other Besides
this the Government these lands, and it is its
duty conserve the waters necessary for their
reclamation to promote settlement and home
building.
But it is not the purpose of the bill to take one
dollar from the public treasury.
The bill approprates the proceeds from the sales
of public lands, amounting the average for the
past two years nearly S3,0o0,0o0 annually. and
creates Il reclamation fund.- from which fund the Sec
retary of the Interior authorized to make payment
for necessary examinations and surveys and to
struct irrigation works for the reclamation of the
arid and semi-ard lands in the States and Territories
named in the bill The cost of such works is to be
sessed against the lands benefited and collections
made in ten annual installments the moneys thus
paid going into the reclamation fund. By this method
the fund will constantly be replenished making irri-
cation practically selfsustaning enterprise and,
according to estimates by the Geological Survey. uti
matey putting money into the Treasury.
] am aware that some of the members of Congress
whose constituency lies largely in farming districts
opposed to the opening of arid lands, but fail
20 understand why the Eastern farmers could be hurt
in the matter and believe that they will ad
here to their opposition when they reflect upon the
history of this country, whose glory and strength
have largely had their source in the development of
the Western region As there reason why set
tement should terminate with the Western boundary
of the thirteen original States, and there
why it should stop at the Ohio and there
why it should stop at the Mississippi the
Missouri there is why it should stop the
edge the great American desert. which by the
of science be made region of great fertility and
wealth
The Washington times., 1902-04-05

One of the of United States cit
composition of
conditions
of
which of
the of responsible
the slightest knowledge of the English
inequality
of all thoughtful the of the
jecpa1ed
safely bhooys
the right exercised This especial application that
which The ballot
whose
o
thoroughly
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Herald of Spring Ate Pie.

a herald of spriugtime, a harbinger OF
sunshine. of April buds and May bios
sons, the advance guard OF the army of
shirt waistsand duck trousers, foated into
the House restaurant yesterday afternoon
in the person of a dapper young man. ar
rayed in all the becoming beauty of new
straw hat, russet shoes, Regiige shirt,
and a light spring overcoat.
1t was the first OF the seasons output,
thing of beauty and a joy for June
Without there was drizzling rain, heavy
clouds and mist; men turned up their
trousers, and buttoned up their overeOats;
women picked up their dripping skirts.
and struggled with their umbrellas, and
the thermometer ranged between forty
and fortyfive. The track was heavy. and
the weather was what everybody termed
nasty" and "disagreeablc but within
everything was blithe and gay, for all re-
allied that spring was soon TO be here.
The young man had brought it. He or
dered milk and pie. which an obseGulous.
waiter placed before him. Then the
youth with the springtime uniform disap-
peared as he had come He had at least
done one thing-he had attracted unto
himself n great deal of attention. ana
caused a liberal amount Of comment.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
BETTING IN ENGLAND.

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The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Career of a Rejected Suitor.

This is a short story of no special
merit and yet it has the familiar sound
of romance, which will make the average
of fiction" said Mr. c. II. Glaze, of Ala
bama, at the Riggs.
1T is not borrowed from any book
however and has tLe merit Of absolute
truth In a live California city three
weeks ago / met man that ! hadn' I
seen in twenty-five years. when we were
both gay young men about town down in
Mississippi. He was a clerk in jewelers.
store, with nothing but his salary. l had
just started in to practice law, ana was
no better off financially.
we both we're paying devoted atten-
ton to an extraordinarily pretty girl, but
| was not hall as serious as my rival. In
fact | was not thinking of matrmony.
One night at a party / saw him and the
girl engage in very earnest conversation.
When II closed she slipped a fine diamond
ring from her finger and handed 1t over
to him. They had quarreled, and she was
giving back the engagement ring. In
less than a week he started West, and !
had nearly forgotten his existence until
this unexpected meeting.
When l saw his name over magnih-
cent teweIry establishment in this Cali
fornia town the events of long ago came
crowding into my mind, and ] went in, and
pretty soon We were chatting in the most
cordial way. for our rivalry over the girl
had never mace us enemies.
~ suppose you and Miss H got
married. he said. | told him that !. too,
had sought another bride, not long after
he migrated to the West.
well he said, i loved her dearly,
but | am a rich man now. and probably
owe it to my leaving the old home through
pique at being rejected. The diamond ring
she gave me back was everything | had
in the world and when | landed in Cali
fornia ] hadn't money enough to buy
breakfast. ! sold that ring for $500, and
with that small sum started in business in
a humble way That money was the basis
Of all I've got today. man never knows
in this world when he is playing lucky by
being a rejected suitOr.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Woman Suffrage Not Glittering Success

IF you will assure a Colorado politician
no matter of what party-that his views
will not be published, he will frankly tell
you that woman suffrage in our State has
not been a glittering success" said Mr..
NJ Hallett, of Denver, at the Ebbitt.
II am not a politician and have not the
same reasons to keep silent. No doubt II
! wanted Office or wished to continue in
one. | would have the same objection to
candid speech. Our State has tried the
female suffrage plan a sufficiently long
time to form fair idea of its workings.
| am not prejudiced, in any way, but
honestly | do not see where the expert
ment has proved of the least benefit.
The presence of the women at the
polls has only augmented the total vote.
It has worked no radical changes; it has
produced no special reforms, it has had
no particular purifying effect upon poll
tics There is growing tendency on the
part of most of the better and more in
telligent of the female voters of Colorado
TO cease exercising the ballot. They still
90 to the polls but need TO be urged by
some of their male relatives. The women
of the lower grades and walks of life are
not so inclined, but appear to like the
chance of making themselves conspicuous
in elections.
II do not believe that there will be any
abrogation OF the suffrage right OF the
women of our State for the very reason
have stated-no man who aSpires TO
Office would risk their displeasure by ad-
yocating a repeal of the law. At the same
time if IL were to be done over again. the
people of Colorado would defeat woman
suffrage by an overwhelming majority"
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Tree That Turns to Stone.

There is a tree that grows in Mexico
called the "chijOl," or stone tree. 1t is
of enormous proportions, both in circum-
ference and height. 1t has number of
branches spreading out widely and carry
ing leaves of u yellowish green cclcr
The wood is extremely fine and easily
worked in a green state. II is not given
to either warpng or splitting. The most
remarkable thing about it is that after
being cut the wood gets gradually harder,
and in the course of a few years II Is
absolutely petrified, whether left in the
open air or buried in the ground. From
this timber houses can be built that would
In few years become completely fire.
proof, and would last as though built Of
stone.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Object to Tax on Diamonds.

Another exhibition of the power of wo-
man to succeed where wealth and public
influence fail may be given a. any mo
ment at the National Capital.
Boards OF trade, citizens associations,
bankers associations, stock exchanges,
business mems clubs. and many other
engines for registering the opinions and
wishes of the citizens OF the District have
battered against the proposed personal
tax law. and all have failed utterly TO
make any impression on Congress.
Ii even seems probable that the wealthy
and important factors have caused a more
stringent law to be drawn than was origi-
nally intended. by protests which have
called attention to the bill
Now come the ladies, the wives OF SEN
ators. without drawing up any petitions
or memorials, without hiring any halls,
without engaging eloquent attorneys. they
have attacked the provision of the bill
taxing diamond tiaras, and sunbursts, and
pe&rl necklaces. They have appealed. or
some of them have. each to her husband,
and this section of the proposed law IS
tottering TO its foundation.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Unity Literary Club.

The Unity Literary Club met Wednes-
day evening at the residence Of Mr. and
Mrs. c. B. White, 225 Sixth Street north
east, the vice president, Mr.. W. c. Stier-
lin, presiding.
The essayist of the evening was Mr.
George n. Brown, his subject being
What Are We Here For?" He believed
that we are here to make the most of our
opportunities and do the best we can: to
be contented and happy and shed joy and
contentment around US.
The essay was discussed by Maj. George
Lawrence, Mrs. E. A. Chambers, Mrs.
Marion T. Walporte, Mr.. j. H. Babcock,
and Capt ]. E. Hart After short inter
mission for social greetings the pro-
gramme, arranged by DR.. Jesse B. Schaf-
hirt, was resumed.
A cornet duet, Drift, Ny Bark was
played by Messrs. Otto c. Hanschild and
A. r. Phillips, of the United States En-
gineers Band. Mrs. E. A. Chambers re-
cited Phoebe Cary's Psalm of Marriage"
A soprano solo, Delight" was rendered
by Miss Jessie Darling Nj. Henry d.
Gordan sang Sometime Well Under
stand" accompanying himself on the gut
tar. In response to encore he sang
"Pharisee and Sadducee.'' A baritone
solo. ''Schneider's Band was sung BY Mr..
Fred Darling. and for encore he gave IF
Only Had Dollar of Ny Own"
Several selections were rendered by the
Narcissus Mandolin Club, consisting of
Mrs. Eftie Beringer, Miss Eleanor Walk
er. Miss Nita Caste. Miss Kate Luckett,
Miss Ida Shirley, Mrs. Don P. Blaine,
and Miss Beamer. Sornet duets, Kin
dred Souls and Essay On were given
by Messrs. Hanschild and Phillips.
solo, the aria from Linda de ChaInonoi.'
by Miss Jessie Darling, concluded the
programme
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Democrats Are Getting Together.

x-Representative Timothy E. Tarsney,
who was in the Forty ninth and Fifticth
Congresses, and who was famed for his
wit and eloquence, was seen at the Ra-
leigh last evening. He has lucrative
law practice in Detroit, and there is no
inducement that could tempt him to get
into the political arena again.
Il am trying to live down that part of
my career" he said. referring TO his stay
In Washington. "Of course | take a live
ly interest in politics, but no longer from
a personal standpoint. II pleases me to
see such manifest evidences Of Demo
cratic rehabilitation. Undoubtedly the
Democrats are getting together. No seer
is required to proclaim they will carry
the next House.
What of 1904 leadership?
IT'S too far away to speak about with
much accuracy. II the election were TO
take place this year. / could name you a
man who would sweep the land like a
prairie fire. His name is Winfield Scott
Schley. I'm talking about this year Many
things can happen between this and 1904"
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
The Dangezs of Speed.

a remarkable story comes from
Philadelphia of an old lady who
preferred an accommodation train
| to the express, because it was
| slower. and, therefore, to her
mind, safer There are still some
people who follow the same plan
when taking passage for Europe,
and have a more or less outspoken
/ fear of the fast lines because they
are fast.
'Slow and sure" is very good
! proverb for some things, but, like
most proverbs, it is better if not
made to go on all fOurs The ma
tional impatience is not the only
good reason for taking fast train
or steamer in preference to Il slow
one; it has been proved by mathe-
matical calculation that the fast
conveyance is actually safer.
Take the case of a steamer cross
ing the Atlantic, for example.
Obviously the only real danger to
be encountered. generally speak
ing. is that of striking something
big enough to injure the vessel.
This something may be a rock, an
iceberg. or another vessel. Every
day spent atioat increases the
chance of this catastrophe for the
particular set of passengers on
board. OF course the greater the
distance traversed in the steamers
life the greater may be the chance
of disaster. but that affects cnly
the captain and the crew, not the
passengers at any special time.
They best consult their safety hv
making their trip as quickly as
possible. 1t is not necessary to
suppose that a steamship is like a
horse, less safe in proportion to
increase of speed.
The Washington times., 1902-04-05
Nav Continue Crozier IN Office.

1t is hirted that Brigadier General Gro
zier. Chief of Ordnance. whose nomination
has been acted on adversely by the Sem
ate Military Committee, may be continued
in his Office Notwithstanding this action.
The plan is TO postpone action on the re-
port until Congress adjourns, thus af-
fording the President an opportunity to
give General Crozier another recess ap-
pointment and so on indefinitely. This
plan has often been resorted to by friends
of meritorious appointees, to whom ob1ec-
tion has been raised in the Senate.