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The Washington times., 1903-04-23
4 Diplomatic RaT0 Avis.

The Hon, c. P. Bryan Speaks the Ian
guage of the County He Is Sent to
The cable brings news Of the ar
rival in Lisbon Of the Hon. Charles
Page Bryan, recently appointed min
lister Of the United States to Portu-
gal The arrival at his post of so dis
tinguished a fellow-townsman is an
event interesting enough IN itself to
warrant the payment Of heavy cable
tolls, but the value of the announce
ment Is in this case still further en-
hanced by the additional information
conveyed in the cable dispatches that
his familiarity with Portuguese is an
advantage not enjoyed by any Of his
predecessors, and Is bound to prove
OF the greatest utility TO him
Remembering az almost endless list
of eminent diplomats who have set out
from here 'strange countries for to
SEE" ." without speaking any other than
their mother tongue-and even that
only in defiance of the preeepts laid
down by Lindley Murray and Goold
BROWNIE feel bound to offer our
congratulations to the Administration
upon having landed, as our sporting
friends might say, and with apologies
to Tommy Foster, this two-hundred-
to-one shot.
The Hon. Charles Page Bryan is all
right. He'll get there. no doubt And
if he stays long enough in Europe
who knows but what he viii speak
seven languages before he gets
through, just like any ordinary waiter
over there?
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
A Russian ImpostoE.

Convicted NihiIists for a considerable
time past have no longer been sent to
Siberia or to the island of Saaga aIhiea.
If I mention this it is because a case
has lately been brought to my notice
OF a Russian OF excellent bearing and
address in this country, who is trading
on the sympathy Of the people whom he
meets by stories that he has just es-
capped from Siberia, to which he had
been condemned . couple of years age
for completely in NfhiIst conspiracies.
For the past twelve or fifteen years
all convicted NihiIists have been in
carcerated in the great Schlusselburg
fortress prison al the point where the
River Neva leaves the Ladoga Lake, and
from the SehIusselbuTg no one has ever
escaped, ell stories to the contrary be
ing barefaced lies.
It was because there were Sc many
escapes Of political convicts from She
ria twenty and thirty years. ago that the
practice of deporting NihiIists thither
was abandoned.
NihiIists nowadays, when caught. are
tried behind closed doors. not by the
ordinary tribunals. but by courts mar
tial. which alone have the right TO in
hjet the death penalty. and then the
convict is shipped of to the Schlussel-
burg and that is the last that is heard
OF him or her Secrecy characterizes
the whole proceedings and it is this
absence Of publicity, and, above all. of
notoriety, that has been found to act as
the great deterrent of Nihuist crime.
MARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
Hayes a Failure.

AT first it was believed that the
friends of Mayor Hayes. disappointed
and disgruntled over the defeat Of the
present executive in the Democratic
primaries. would secretly knife" the
ticket despite the support which Mr..
Hayes promised. This feeling is wear
ing away somewhat. The mayor start
ed in four years ago to build up q per
sonaI organization. but failed by rea-
son of unpopular appointments and his
own egotism and discourtesy. Now 1h-
Hayes men are said 10 be too suspicious
Of each other to refuse to support the
ticket. and they are seeking to max
terms with the Rasiaites.
rs for Wachter the Republican noni-
nee. it NAV be said that he is man of
tho people: there are no silk stocking"
characteristics about Wachter. The fact
thai ne has three times been elected TO
Congress from this district-a EopuhIi-
can record for the d.strtcr-proves his
popularity. AT first the Wachte- raudf-
dacy was considered joke. hut when he
went in and tbrashad the organization.
his opponents were forced to admit that
E' was political stratt-ist. ana have
Iaada haste 20 erlist un3e~ his banner.
Whatever may be said os Wachrar. na
one has ever questioned his honesty. ana
Uhea no orc disputes taa integrity of
Baltimore politician he ought to be
considered above reproaen-
&eLane may he ravoriJe with tho up
Ecr crust" but WAGNER touches the
hearts OF the laho.ias clement ard the
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
A Good Record.

Mr.. McLane, the Democratic nominee,
has the reputation of being an honest
straightforward man who has made a
good record as States attorney. He
has played no political favoriles in the
administration OF the Office The oh
lection made to him IN certain quarters
is that ne is on the elite list. that he
belongs to the silk stocking element.
1t is true that he is OF an old Maryland
family for years prominent in social
and financial circles. and that much Of
his strength in the preliminary contest
came from those who are pleased to
designate themselves as the better
class" II is also true that he was
especially the candidate OF the young
men Of Baltimore. for the men under
thirty seemed TO take more active
interest in the fight than ever before
Another charge against the nominee
is that he is a candidate Of the so-caned
Rasin ring, which for many years ruled
The city, and whose methods have
given a Tammanyized coIori8g 10 Bal
tjnore politics. McLane was supported
by the Rasinites and they rejoiced when
he was nominated, but his friends de
clare that the ring was forced TO ac-
cept him. and that he is not in sym
patky with it. However. the fact that
he is regarded as the Rasin candidate
viii doubtless injure him with indepeud-
eHt voters.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
High Rank in Prussia's Army.

In this country there are bTigadier
generals. major generals, and Iieuten-
ant general. while there have even been
full generals. Prussia, however, has an
even still higher grade of general.
namely that Of colonel general C'.gen-
eral ObeTst'D. which is to be found in no
other army. Il ranks Immediately be
low that Of field marshal, and is now
held by the Grand Duke Of Luxembourg
by Prince Leopold Of Hobenz0Uern. by
Count HacscIcr. who commands in chief
the western frontier Of Germany and is
the warden Of the western marches Of
the empire, and by Baron Loe. Prince
Albert Of Prussia. King George Of sax
ony, Prince Leopold of Bavaria. and
Couat WaIdersee are field rnarsbaIs,
while Count Hahnke, the military gov
crnor Of Berlin ard commander Of the
metropolitan province of Brandenburg.
has just received his baton.
The grade of field marshal dates back
at least two hundred years, OF more,
but the rank Of colonel general is O..
relatively modern origin. having been
first created some fifty years ago for
the special benefit Of the late Emperor
William. then known as Prince of Prus-
sia- Until then no prince of the house
Of Hohenzollern had ever held the grade
Of field marshal Indeed. there was
an unwritCen law against if. and as
King Frederick William ". anxious TO
confer d military distinction upon his
younger brother. believed that he could
not make him a field marshal, he ap-
pointed him a colonel general
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
NOTES OF THE COAST
AND GEODETIC SURVEY

Assistant H. c. Mitchell has arrived
in Vancouver from The Philippines.
where he has been stationed the last
two years. lie is expected to reach
Washington carly next week.
Assistant F. D. Preston has arrived
in Washington from Colorado and is on
duty al the Office here. lie viii probab-
Iy return to his work in Colorado at
The end OF SIX weeks.
Harold D. King, aide. has been reliev-
ed from duty on the photographer, now
al Key West. and has reported at the
Washington office.
A. r. Decker. recently in the employ
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. and
stationed in Washington. has sailed
from San Francisco, en- route for the
philippines. TO take position in the
I1suIar service.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
Automobile Laws.
The Proposed Code Seems Both Sensi-
bic and Practicable.

The first draft Of an automobile
code submitted by Commissioner
West TO his colleagues on the District
Board, and to the Corporation Couu-
sci, bears every mark OF reasonable
ness, 1t follows lines of common sense
and moderation. 1t makes no war on
automobile traffic, as such. 1t leaves
the automobile owner and driver a
free field.
Yet it aims at fixing on operators
OF motor wagons d just and fair re-
sponsibiIity, 1t seeks 10 protect the
public against the reekIessness or 10
norance OF unframed chauffeurs. 1t
minimIzes the pelils of over-driving
within the city limits by deereeing
twelve miles an hour the legal
maximum OF speed.
Much complaint has been made of
the license and tagging features Of
the new code. But most of this. we
think, has been either frivolous OF
misdirected. The Issuance of licenses
TO owners and drivers Is a necessary
step toward any wholesome or beneff-
ciaI regulation of automobile traffic.
No operator can object to demonstrat-
ing before a competent beard Of ex-
aminers his capacity 10 run machine.
Nor should he resent as an lndig-
nity'' the new requirement that he
show the number Of his license on the
back Of his motor car.
He should be willing to accept the
responsibility which such an easv
means of Identification involves The
knowledge that he can be held ac-
countable for any injury he may IN
fIet viii make him a shade less care
less and less venturesome. It will in
spiIe him with a more salutary eau
ton. 1t viii relieve the public Of much
unnecessary dread
With our wide streets and I'M
checked vistas automobiling accidents
are unusual, and VIII, 40 doubt, con
time to be rare. But with twelve
mile maximum Of speed we shall be
spared many Inishaps which, without
such a restriction, would necessarily
occur. Washington Is sure to see the
automobile come into a wider and
wider use 1t Is pre-emnently the We
hicle Of the future here. Yet IN the
code drawn by Commissioner West
we can discover nothing to check or
hinder the adaptation Of the motor
ear to local needs.
On the contrary, we should all re-
joice TO see automobiHng here put on
recognized and stable footing.
hedged onIy by such restrictions as
public safety and public convenience
demand. And this result. we are conf
dent, viii quickly be accomplished
under our new automobile laws.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
a Fascinating Woman.

Princess Rupert is a very fascinating
and clever woman. daughter Of Duke
Charles Theodore Of Bavaria, the cele-
brated oculist. and was until her mar
riage one Of his principal assistants IN
his medical work She is a niece. there
fore. Of the late Empress Of Austria and
it is possible that her visit to the old
Dowager Empress may have the effect Of
softenfng some of the Iatter's animositg
to everything foreign. For she is more
likely 20 be disposed TO make friends with
a royal princess and future queen than
with the wives Of any Of the foreign min
listers at Pekin- If Princess Rupert takes
advantage of this occasion. which is
without precedent, 10 win the sincere
goodwill of the old dowager. it viii re-
dound to the benefit of the cause of civil
ization.
Let me add that the very fact that
Prince and Princess Rupert of Bavaria
should have been together at Pekin last
Saturday constitutes proof of the ground
Iessness of those stories recently pub
Iished on both sides OF the Atlantic, ac-
cording TO which the prince and princess
had quarreled, separated. and that all
hopes of q reconciliation had been aban-
doned.
Besides Princess Rupert of Bavaria
and Princess Henry of Prussia two 9TH
er. royal ladies have visited China in re
cent years. One of them was the elder
". Princess Theresa Of Bavaria, the &c
centric and terribly learned aunt OF
Princess Rupert, a redoubtable spinster,
who roams all over the world incognito
and has written a book about the United
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
The Chicken Nuisance.
Too Much Farm Life Realism in CITY
Back Yards.


Back Yards.
At about this time of year 1t Is
reasonably certain that somebody viii
write to the papers complaining of
the chicken nuisance 1t is an I'M
Lappy fact that IN this, the Capital
Of the country, there are people who
find 1t necessary TO keep chickens.
Notwithstanding the fact that they
i've III the more thickIy settled neigh
borhoods of the city. and that the
Growing of these chickens Is anything
but restful IN the early dawn, when
tired nature most Graves repose
The philosophical mind might find
something curious in the fact that
whereas barnyard sounds are among
the pleasing features of life III the
country, they produce an impression
quite different when heard in a city
back yard There Is nothing cozier
than the contented OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of a hen as she burrows in the sunIit
dust. and there Is something rather
inspiring IN the triumphant eock-a-
doodle-doo Of the autocrat Of the
chicken yard. But It Is difficult for the
philosophical mind TO retain It's poisc
IN the twilight Of dawn. and, besides,
all people are not blessed with that
sort Of mind.
1t may be that the nearuess of this
morning oratoric Is the Objectionable
feature. At any rate, there Is some
thing in the clarion note Of the ceIe-
brant fowl which Is impossible to
ignore, and which destroys all tend
eney either to sleep or to dream. Ones
entire being is possessed by the en-
deavor to refrain from salIying forth
and wringing the necks of those
chickens,
The truth Is that chickens ought
not to he allowed within certain speci-
fed distances from city houses. If
people want to 1--we in the country let
them 90 to the country, but let them
not try to ran farms in their back
yards.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
NEVER N AMERICA

Edmund Gosse, the noted historian
and writer, in speaking recently at the
tercentenary of the death of Queen Eliz-
abeth. made the statement that it was
popular illusion that Sir Walter Raleigh
had visited America. when in fact he
was never near America. In making the
statement that Sir Walter Raleigh new
er visited here. Mr. Cosse is right.
In G. Stebbings Life OF Sir Walter
Raleigh, the statement Is made that
although Raleigh was interested in all
colonization expeditions that started for
America he never actually participated
in them, the principal reason being thai
Queen Elizabeth forbade his leaving
England These facts are also borne out
in the National Dictionary OF Biogra-
ply using practically the same points.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
The Meeting Between China's Dowa
fit of Civilization
Net China's Dowager Empress.

-'-N~t ~AaA4+tA . 4<oW yer Ell ESS.
As Princess Henry OF Prussia. when
she was out in China with her husband,
aastained from going to Pekfn OF from
visiting the D0wager Empress the lat
ter's interview with Princess Rupert of
Bavaria few days ago, was the first
meeting of the de facto ruler of China
and a princess Of one OF the reigning
houses of Europe. who is destined to
become ere long the Queen OF Bavaria,
ard who, by the Iegitimists and mem
bers OF the White Rose League in Eng
land, and in this country. is styled the
dc juro Princess ., of Wales. Prince
BCPert's mother Princess Louis being
less remotely descended from the Stuart
Kings of England than Edward VII.
That Princess Louis is not actually
Queen Regent OF Great Britain and Ire
land is due to the law known as the act
of settlement. by means Of which par
lament. in 100, vested the succession
TO the English throne in the Protestant
HanoTerian. descendants of King James
I, barring from the crown the Roman
Catholic descendants of his son. King
Charles. whose line is now represented
by Princess Louis Of Bavaria and by her
eldest son, Prince Rupert.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
The Field of Politics
Politics in Baltimore.

Politics in Baltimore.
With the spring elections in Ohio and
other Middle Western States disposed
of. the political meteoroIogists may
now turn their attention to Baltimore
for the purpose OF observing which way
the wind is blowing in The Monumental
City. \ gale is threatened which may
either sweep the Democrats out Of pow
er or drive the Republicans, whose sails
are now set for victory. far out TO sea.
Indirectly. much depends upon the re
suit Of the McLane- Wachter ma-oraity
contest. which is to end on May >
Should the Republicans win they will
stand a show Of eIecting a Republican
Legislature next fall, and choosing sue
cessor to Senator McComas. which, by
the way. may or may not be the hon
Louis Z. McComas- There is nothing
sure about that On the other hand,
should the Democrats be successful
there is little doubt but that they viii
carry the Legislature, and in that event
probably Governor John Walter Smith,
or possibly the Hon. Isidor Raynsr,
would be Senator Gorman's s successor.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
DREYFUs CASE AGAIN.

PARIS. April 23--The -'GauIois" says
General Andre. the minister OF war, viii
bring up the appeal OF former Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus for a new inquiry into
his case at the next meeting Of The
cabinet. The war minister VIII ask CT
fetal authorization TO open the secret
dossier of the affair.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
Disregarded Tradition

In 1871 at the close OF the war with
France. the late Emperor William, how
ever, broke with the traditions of the
past. proclaimed himself a field marshal
and granted batons as such to his son,
the late Emperor Frederick. to his
nephew. the late Prince Charles of Prus,
sfa, as well as to nine other commanders
of the victorious German army. Il re
mained for the present Emperor to re-
vive the grade of colonel general.
Something of the same kind exists
in the Spanish army, where the highest
grade is that Of captain general. OF
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
Oil IN Kentucky.

Judge J c c Mayo. Of PatntsvilIe.
Ky. is registered al the Ebbitt House.
He is deeply interested in the oil
development Of the Bourbon state and
through him number Of Washington
people have entered into the business.
He said this morning: Kentucky is pro-
ducing large portion of the oil today
Many wells have been. drilled along the
northern part of the state and the ma
jority have been good paying ones. The
oil is found little over 1000 feet in the
ground and wells cost in the neighbor-
hood OF s.. 900 But little of the State has
been developed. but plans are afoot to
wildcat in the middle and southern
sections of the State and I have the
greatest confidence in the results of the
tests to be made
The Washington times., 1903-04-23

ger Empress and Princess Rue Bavaria May Rebound the Bene-
High Grade Generals Prussan Army-A Russian
ImpOSt9r Impossible Story.
Impost9r 5 Impossible Story.

States. while the other was the Infanta
Alice Of Spain daughter Of Don Carlos
and wife Of the German Prince schoen-
burg The infanta went out TO China at
the tine Of the military operations d
couple Of years ago as Red Cross
nurse, mainly with the idea of tending
her invaItded brother. the Infant Don
Jaime. who had been wounded while
serving as Il staff officer Of the Russian
contingent Of the allied forces But. of
course. neither the fnfanta nor Princess
Theresa OF Bavaria saw the Dowager
Empress.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
Maryland Is Needed.

Then. too. a Democratic administra-
tfoa in control of the city would ma
terialIy aid that party in carrying
Maryland in the Presidential contest
and Maryland. my Maryland, viii be
much needed in the Democratic column
next year. along with numerous other
Northern States besides New York. in
order to defeat the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt. So that, while local issues
and personalities. and questions of rings
and bosses are directly involved, it may
be seen that the effect of the election
viii reach beyond the mere seating Of
Mr. McLane or Mr. Wachter in the
mayors chair
The primary fight for the nominations
was. perhaps. disastrous TO party lines
on both sides. Both the Democrats ard
Republicans viii lose hundreds Of votes
as the result Of their respective nomi-
nations and. it is said that the election
VIII hinge on the extent Of these de-
fectIOuS
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
COLORADO OIL FIELDS

Prof. y. NJ. MEME nan. Of the United
States Geological Survey. who has made
an investigation of The Boulder oil aeld
OF Colorado. reports that up to February
/ 1893. eiEhty-two wells had been
drilled or started. 5000 barrels of oil
were pumped prior to December Is. 1892.
and about 2t0 barrels q dag were
pumped in January. 1903. Attempts 10
find oil in the vicinity OF Boulder dats
as far back as 1867.
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
CLEVELANDER AND HIS
MONEY SOON PARTED

CHICAGO. April sc. c. Todd, Of
Cleveland. Ohio, arrived in Chicago
yesterday, and had been in the city
but a short time when he was beaten
and robbed Of $1T5.
Thomaa Canning, said to be one Of
Todds s4sailants, was captured after
lively chase and locked up. He was
identified by Todd. and the money was
recovered in 2 barn in which Canning
was concealed when arrested
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
CONSULAR REPORTS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

The daily advance sheets Of the con-
sular reports issued By the State De-
partment appeared this week as an IL
lUsJrated publication The cut is in con-
nection with a report from Commercial
Agent Ernest L. Harris at Eibeustock.
Germany describing an apparatus %
draw water from cylinders
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
A New Profession.
Man Finds a Field Safely Closed to
Feminine Competition.

Feminine Competition.
1t Is reported that a new profession
for men Is iii sight. This is somewhat
unusual, for though new professions
fer women have been coming to light
with nushrocm-Iize rapidity. It has
often been claimed that those for
men are actually dwiudliuc IN mum
bers. The business now developing Is,
ii not emiueutIy masculine. at least
one III which nobody but man can
engage Ii is that Of professional
escort
It is said that when large numbers
Of women assemble in cities far from
their homes for tie convention Of
some club or society to which they be
long, the problem Of escorts becomes
serious. The National Drcsslnakara'
Association proposes 10 saIve the
problem by hiring escorts who are to
be on duty 50 long as they are need
ed While seriously made, this propo-
sition Is likely, if carried out, to be
godsend to the professional bumorists
OF the country.
il cannot be charged, however. that
this particular association has been
eRcroaehing upon the field of men, or
has driven any man out Of business,
unless it was d man who could not
afford TO pay for his wife's clothes
The trade of dressmaking is certainly
peculiarly feminine, and #, following
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
No Danger of a Strike.

80 AS-51A VI d SIGtAC-
Lewis c. MilholIand, a prominent cap
italists of Cumberland. Nd, was guest
at the New Willard yesterday for q
short time. Mr MiIhoIIand has been
prominently identified with the develop
ment Of coal properties in West Virginia
and Maryland for several years and in
that time has accumulated much money
Speaking Of The coal situation. he said:
Il do not think there viii be q coal
strike for some time to come. The
trouble in the anthracite region has been
amieably settled by the coal commits
sion and the operators in West Virginia
have agreed to an advance which is quite
substantial Cumberland is growing
rapidly and with the Wabash soon en-
tering the town. the population will be
greatly increased Many factories are
new seeking sites in my town and within
the next five years the population Will
double and possibly treble
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
ITALIAN SQUADRON
WELCOMES KING EDWARD

NAPLES. April z3.-KinE Edward.
aboard the royal yacht. arrived OF here
at $50 this morning
He was greeted by a salute Of 10I
guns by the italian Mediterranean
squadron, which was present IN fun IN
greet his majesty. Three hundred
thousand people are estimated to have
gathered about the haTbor to view the
arrival
The Washington times., 1903-04-23
HEARD IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

with viii, and have received support
from sections OF my state that I had
not anticipated. Many OF Senator SCOTS
friends concede his defeat although they
have not lined up with any candidate.
The race viii continue until the winter
Of 19o4-1905, but there will be doubt
as TO the result