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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

Ahdt AFTERNOON we look street car ride
over the city and talked over old times en-
route. Ashley told Of the impeachment trial
and Of the part he played In it.
There was nothing personal in intro
ductng the resolution, as was thought at
the time he said. On the contrary, john
son and had been warm friends up to the
time when he came to me and told me his
plans for administering affairs as President
of the United States. Then 1t was I knew
that he and the republican party had parted
company. thought he was recreant to his
trust, and should be condemned in the only
way that we had any power to touch him.
AT Johnsons Inauguration my disgust
became intense. l wanted to crawl under
my chair or go and hide my head in the
cloak room when he began his maudlin
speech. 1t was horrible. The more he said
the worse he got. That was one time when
the newspapers didn't want facts, and every
line sent out was severely edited, lest the
disgraceful truth make US the laughing
stock abroad.
1T would have been a lasting disgrace
had all he said gone into print and into the
archives. In the Senate chamber that day
were representatives Of foreign govern
ments. accompanied by ladies of their
households heads Of departments, members
OF the Supreme Court. cabinet officers. all
accompanied by ladies, and hundreds of
honored guests. Simply frightful was the
exhibition the drunken buffoon made OF
himself.
Conference at the Sam Hooper House.
AFTER Johnson became President. fol-
lowing the death Of Lincoln. he accepted an
offer of a house belonging to Sam Hooper.
elegantly furnished, to live In till the White
House could be renovated. In the big,
handsome parlors. in company OF half a
dozen other gentlemen. all members Of Con-
gress, he outlined to me his policy.
made up my mind then and there
that II he meant to carry out the plans as
outlined to US he and the republican party
were two separate institutions. and I told
him so in language more pungent than po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
Annual Banquet.

The Washington College Of Law has ar
ranged to hold its sixth annual banquet at
Rauschers. Saturday evening next. Secre-
tary Shaw has accepted an invitation to be
present and respond to a toast. Miss Helen
e. Jamison, president of the class OF ls4.
will be toastmistress and Dean Mussey will
preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
For Palace Of Peace at The Hague.

A dispatch from The Hague yesterday
says: A representative Of the financial syn
dictate which controls the estate near here
which formerly belonged to the grand ducal
family Of Saxe-Weimer win start shortly
for the United States to negotiate with An
drew Carnegie for the sale OF the estate, on
which the latter proposes to erect palace
Of peace in commemoration Of the estab-
lishment Of the international court Of ar
bitratiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
Russian Engineer Arrested at Alden.

A dispatch from Alden, Arabia. yesterday,
says: A Russian engineer has been arrested
here for attempting to enter the British for
tlf1cations
Two Russian cruisers have arrived at
Alden and other vessels Of the Russian
squadron are expected shortly on their way
to China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

Miss Shea Of 021 L street northwest was
relieved OF her handbag by coiored boy
last night while she was walking near 9th
and L streets There was but very little Of
value In the bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

been ordered to leave Saxony on account Of
his supposed relations with the former
Crown Princess Louise
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05

a. hishwaymanship. Unless this aiseesea otssn
can be cured and made to perform lIs repre-
sentative functions there can be no satisfactory
administration of Affairs One man with per
sonaI scheme can hold up the whole nation; ana
~ no is stubborn enough and foolish enough ne
can continue to hold It up indennifely' a gov
ernmant which depends for its operation on tne
possibility OF frightening, persuading or rrlng
out an insignificant minority into letting the
vsst majority have their way in orderly fasniOn
IS not republican. Until the Senate adopt some
form Of closure 50 that with reasonable checks
on haste the business Of government can De
transacted by right of the majority, not ny
sufferance of the minority, there is No reason 10
expect from Congress real consideration OF tne
neopIe's interests at home or in the depenoen-
cies. The present system puts premium on
intrigue and party treason. 1t gives every man
with a corrupt scheme which could not go
through on its merits weapon with which 70
extort compliance with his demands. 1t puIS
every petty special interest on an equahty III
the national councils with the welfare OF tne
whole country. 1t deprives the House OF hep-
resentatiyes of its fair share in the WORK Oh
legislation compelling it as well as the SenaIe
70 Weld to the obstructive tectics OF nanoIui
of Senators. It prevents parties from carrying
ont their pIedges. Under it there can be neither
good government nor responsible government
The need Of new Senate rules is the plain lesson
Taught by the latest session of Congress.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
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cRTTERI0N TEEhTRE-S:1S-The Jewel Of Asia
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lrfJEEE-a-&-Tha Werh IN Wax
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<4EREfS4N HEfEAYRE-S-n Were King.
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s41RffsF 6PERE EoUsE-s:20-The Little Princess
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xRFfN6 F5.kSE TEEATRE-S:2e-pas suesse AAsoes'
EETEEs sf-ccut5zuone Performance.
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&Ig1soR sQUARE THEkTRE-s;IS-Fhee Earl o. Paw
xASfsoN SQUARE GARDEN-Io a. m. TO II ,. n
SportEae1's Sh5w.
HSATEsTTc TEEATRE-s--he Wizard Of oz
A1NHATTAN TEEATRE-S:So-The Bishops MOVE
NEs oSBcRNs PL.AYHoUsE@-Ghosts. -
NuER4E HI1L FHEkTRE-2-DayA SSTTtck-e-AAs
Foef'B RsTengG
NEW GkV0T-S.15-The Girl with the Green ESeS
NER-TORK-S:IS-In Dahomsy.
PAEToR'S-conttnuous Performances. 1r
PRINCESS TdEATKE-SsSo-S:S0-Th FrlskS ~iS'
YRocToR's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
V1cToSIA RE-S:15-ResurTectton -.
WALLACK's THE&TRE-Ss1S-The sultan OF SUI
WEST END THEATRE-S-An On Account o. EI---.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
FoREsT PRESERVES.

The iudicious maintenance of the ADIRONDACK
Forest Preserve is certainly desirable IL is es-
sential to the welfare of the State. The con-
siderable extension of the preserve may also De
desirable, even including large part OF Lh0
Catskiu range. We are never likely 10 nave
too much woodland or too large an area OK
public parks.
But what a suggestion there is of forest pre-
serve which might be or might have beeh
formed in the Croton Valley! Nowhere is one
more needed for the maintenance Of water
s,1pply and for the protection thereof from the
pollution incident upon population ana lhdus-
try. Nowhere could such reservation, re-
garded as park, be made thing OF beauty
to so large a portion of the public Nowhere
would it so gratefully obviate almost interim
nable work and bother and annoyance.
Not many years ago. at line when 1t was
already apparent that every drop or water IN
that region would be needed by this city, tnat
whole region might have been purchased for
q comparativeIy small figure. We are not sure
but that it could have been got for less than II
has or will in the end cost to complete the
present unsatisfactory system. AS 1t Is, New
York has paid large sums for the destruction or
removal of villages, but has not yet come any
where near to getting them all out of the way
The whole Croton Valley is dotted with VII
lagos, all suffering to some extent from being
shut away from the streams, yet all ofering
some menace to the purity Of the water.
A forest preserve would have freed the people
from inconvenience and this city from menace
It would have conserved and increased the noW
of water in the Croton. 1t would have placed
within an hours ride from New-Tork one OF the
loveliest natural parks in the world. 1t would
have been as advantageous practically as II
would have been attractive sesthetically. "hat
a pity the last generation was not more far-
siphtpdI
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington March CspeciaD-The counsell"r 'r
Of the French Embassy and Nine dc Marge'ie
rave a dinner tonight in honor OF the FrencH
Ambassador and Nine. Jesserand Inc ohtlei
guests were the italian Ambassador and Sisno'd
Mayor des Planches. Miss Elizabeth Warder' MISS
Elizabeth Kean. Miss Wetmore. Baron Ge"ers' the
Minister from The Netherlands. Walter V. H.
Berry and Edward V. Morgan.
The Argentine Minister and Mime. Merou are en-
tertainng Senor Jose Galvez of Buenos AyreS'
The Austrian Ambassador and Nine Henge'-
miller were guests of honor last night at olh-
ner given by Mrs. Lucius Tucker-nan ...
The First Secretary of the Peruvian iSsaH0JIi IJI
and Mrs Pezet and at Chamberlins Otd
Leave Of absence for three months Ia has been been
granted by the Berlin Foreign ONCE 10 Larom @
Ritter second secretary Of the German EMBASSY
here. Baron Ritter will not return 10 Ilelaca me
upon the expiration Of his leave, but VIII De as
signed post. I.a,
Baron Won den Busche Haddenhausen has peeI
selected to succeed Count Quadt as counsellor anu
first secretary of the German Embassy here. ne
sails from Bremen on March Z, and expects 70 as
sumo his duties at the embassy about Matcn 10
The secretary has been in LONDON rs heGoio to
secretary Of embassy, and has been attacIleo 70
the German Legation at Cairo He has mac nao coo To
siderable diploma tic experience, ana cohiee ~
Washington with good record
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
SOME OPINIONS.

The Monroe Doctrine" says Professor Adolf
Wagner, of Berlin University, is an empty pre-
tension, behind which is neither energetic will
''noF actual power" The Herr Professor is a
great authority on political economy and inter
national law, and what he says is to be re-
garded with betting gravity. Nevertheless
Napoleon BonapaFte quite confidently pre-
dicted that within fifty years all Europe would
be either republican or Gossack. The 6fty
years are BOW long past, but both republican
and Cessack governments are still In very
small minority. 'Italy" declared Metternichp
'Is merely geographical expression, and will
never be anything else" Metternich was q
great authority, and he spoke with as cocksure
confidence as any professor in any university
but the best judgment Of the present day is
that his view Of Italy was not altogether cor
rect There is," oraculariy proclaimed Guizot
mo morrow Ger uuiYsrsai suffrage" But on
the morrow Of that utteranee revolution swept
Guisot out ef power and established universal
suffrage as 3 sovereign and fundamental law.
Jefferson Davis" said Mr.. Gladstone, :has
created 8 nstton." These Wretched colonies, "
wrote Disraeli Of Canada and Australia In 1882
awiA all be independent in Q few years" ''Reme
will never be the capital Of Italy" said II.
Rouher Just after Montana.
We might make many more citations Of the
same Kind, but these viii probably be sufh'
cient to assure Professor Adolf Wagner that
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, March (SpeciaD.-RepresentatiV
MorreIl, who has been a frequent and gracious
host throughout the winter, entertained a company
of well known men at dinner tonight Those IN
vited were Chief Justice Fuller. OF the United
States Supreme Court and his associates, Justices
Harlan, Brown. Brewer Peckhan' "nite' Holihe
and nav. the Secretary Of the Treasury. the POST
master General Admiral Dewey, Senator Depe"'
Senator Hanna. Representative Cannon John YER
non Bouvier, jr. Of New-York; GustaVe thurman
and Charles Bonaparte, OF Baltimore: A !. as
satt Suas " Petit Edward Coles. Stewart Pat
aerson and John G. johnson. of philadelphia Judge
George Gray, of Wilmington. Del; Richard C. Dale
George L. Hamilton, Blair Lee, General wallace
F Randolph and Hampton L. Carson Attorney
General of Pennsylvania.
Lady SackviIIe-W West. who has been the guest
Of the Misses Warder, left Washington to-day
Mrs and Miss Hanna wife and daughter OF the
Senator from Ohio. left Washington to-day. toF an
early spring visit to their home at Ihomasvlite I'd
Mrs Herbert WadsWorth is expecting WISH from
her sister Miss Blow. III, .,
Mrs Letter and Miss Daisy Letter Will return
from their trip 10 India the middle Of April
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
TIE LESSON OF CONGRESS.

II it had not been fer the Senate rules, which
make legislation possible only by unanimous
consent, the With Congress would have left
an extremely creditable record 1t has passed
no conspicuousIy bad measures. 1t has dealt in
feIIigentIy with a number of important prob
lens suitable currency system has been
provided for the Philippines and a liberal aP-
preparation has been made for the relief OF the
distress caused in the islands by the cattle dis
ease and the failure of the creps. The army
organization has been reformed. Strong but
conservative measures have been taken to curb
the evils of trusts The Alaska boundary dis
pute has been put in the way Of settlement
This is a considerable body of positive achieve
neHt, and would be generally so regarded ex-
eept for the failure of scme other important
measures to which public and party sentiment
wss Overwhelmingly favorable. pisappoint
ment over these is likely TO outweigh satisfac-
ton over the good things accomplished, and
Congress and the Republican majority will
everywhere be blamed because Of them. The
Opportunity has already been seized to draw q
moral about the unftness of the United States
90 rule dependencies but if that is true it seems
equally unst to rule itself, for Congress was
unable not only to pass Philippine tariff BILL
but also a currency relief bill urgently needed
to avert annual stringency and disaster.
When we look for the real cause of trouble
we end it not in any inherent incapacity Of
Congress for government either at home or in
the dependencies, but in q vicious pariiameH-
fary code IN one house which puts the whole
government and the whole people at the mercy
of few flibusters. 1t is becoming more and
mere evident every year that the sore spot IN
our political body 10 the system Of legislation
hy unanimous consent instead Of majority rule
tn the Senate The widest discussion ef public
business Is most desirable. We want the Sen
ate TO remain q deliberative body, but that is
not freedom OF debate which is protected By
rzIes enabling one man stubbornly to prevent
for months q vote on a bill which every ether
Senator wants to pass. legislative oody
which Is 80 utterly helpless to enact its own
=fu is an sbsurdity. It Is diseased organ OF
government AT the session just closed TWO
maa prevented the rslief Of Philippine com
raeres which GoEernor Taft and his colleagues
asked, which tbs President urged and which
the Houes Of Representatives voted toE. One
Senator bed up the whole couptFy by refusing
70 vote on the Panama Canal treaty. 4 petty
interest prevented the ratification OF the Cuban
reciprocity tresty. On the LAST day one Senator
threatened 70 defest the General Deficiency Dill
snd cripple the whole business of goV@Huent
znEess be could get through particular private
asPceEExetian sf his own.
This Is not orderly republican government It
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
there ,s no danger Of his being lonely in the
limbo of false prophets
nnn EAIRLY TREATED.

Aroonc a considerable number OF the mem
bers NJ the House Of Representatives ana even
IN the Senate, in the LVIIth Congress tnere
saams TO have been q prejudice against tne
modest and reasonable requests OF the biggest
city IN the world, bar one, for equitable apprO-
nriattons from the federal Treasury. Ihe pros"
no,,tv of This metropolis is necessary In many
rovs IN the development of the expansion OF
business and industry all over the United STATES
Nevertheless, the difficulties In the way OF oD-
tanning from Congress public funds ror tne Oel-
ternent of New-York Harbor have been almost
insurmountable. Galveston and NeW-Orleans
and Savannah have drawn millions from Ihe
hanks of the Potomac, while Father hnlcker-
hooker has been turned away with empty
pockets. ,oo.
Among too many statesmen OF the Io"e
bouse Of Congress, in which Svery appropria-
ton bill must originate, there appears 70 nave
been for generations strong prejudice against
LEGISLATION which might do something for this
c;tv. even although the advance and progress
of New Yo:k are invariably beneficial to every
mart of the republic. Every year the amounts
allotted for improvements in this harbor ana
for federal uses of all sorts ought to reacn
higher figures than those which nave peen
granted at other times. Are not the customS
receints at this port and the postal ana III
ternal revenue business in this metropolitan ols-
trict steadily on the increase? Right here IN
New-York are paid in day after day, week arter
week and month after month the dollars Wnlcn
hold the biggest place in the reports OF the sec
retary Of the Treasury.
Nevertheless there has been so much peIty
envy and jealousy against NeW-1orK IN Lne
House of Representatives. and most OF the
Democratic Congressman from Manhattan have
been so weak and inefficient, that this city mas
been wofully i'll treated in Washington. Har-
Dor appropriations have been scanty and penuri,
GUS in comparison with the bounties IaFlsneo
upon less deserving ports. Smaller cities nave
had ample cause for jubilation over the sums
heaped upon them for federal buildings. Ine
postal revenues here are so vast that nowhere
else in the Union can there be an idle dream OF
comparison But what did the dead Congress
do fol. the construction of the branch postonlces
so much needed in the Borough OF Mannattan'
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
THE DRAMA.
Irving Place Theatre-"Das BaerenfelI,

Irving Place Theatre-"DaS Baerenfell-
Since this evening at the Irving FEsce Theatre
the Ferenczy Opera Company OF Berlin Viii pssil
a long ensagenent IN the new ops-eJt+. De
SUesse Maedel,'' the performance last nlght "2s ~
a way the close of the regular dramauc seas2H. =.
we'll the annual testimonial performance -'I IT."
popular comedian, Herr Seyfertitz- The ne
fact that il WAS the last dramaliS perc3r!lli1' -
however. old not deter the management - fN-
theatre from putting comedy that "a> i''
been seen here before with uuch care As L ~
pairing for a run. ''Das BasrenfclT was ths uue
a title explained by a recollection o. the 4HcivH
proverb that before you sell your bearshln II = =
excellent plan to kill the bear. The hear n M
case was a worthy mill owner who went away -
Egypt for his health leaving behind nuIHeE''
band Of relatives. A report of his dHaln VI
brought home to them. and they at once. n ~.
first act fell to fighting among themselves e'E
the management and disposition Of the n-i"S-
the second act they seen making the Li.S' Wv
the comforts Of life with which the old gentlehtN
had stocked his residence. and treating with SiP''
consideration his art treasures and the white nla
BILE relics Of his friends The bust of his deaTe|'
friend they coat with paint. and the younS alII'
tect Who is expected to marry the old Hl4i c"Eel y
niece even draws up plans for alterations u T"l-
lis taste in the house itself
The sudden entrance Of the ItShtTu owner -
the cause of obvious confusion and froteSql.
situations. The curtain falls on the secohn s,t'
inst as the young architect enters with the bulid
ING boards for his addition. into the very arms 'r
the old gentleman. In the third and last act IT.
tact of one Of the relatives wives. and the ,'
sasfr1 affection of the young arIhiteCs for hf7
niece finally win over the old man 10 forgive
ness.
Otto Ottbert was the chief cCnsDirator among
the relatives and Fri. Camilla Dalberg was his
taetfuI and charming wife. Herr Won SeyIertllI
himself played the part OF the young architect
The dialogue of the farce is sparkling with droH
remarks the action spirited. and the atmosphere
that OF good, old fashioned farce The audience
was as large as the theatre could comfortably
hold and keeniy responsive to the rapldS SuS
credug incidents OF the play Toward ven SSyt-
fsrtitZ they were naturally particularly warm.
though Ottbert was no less effective. All told. IL
vas the sort OF an evenings entertainment one
finds only at the Irving Place Theatre wheh !
eTo-nisht Fri Mia weIber and the Ferrnczy
Opera Company will appear in Has SueSss SSs
Maedel." by Renhardt which has hten PuIlt4aL
for the last year in Germany and Austria IhcLe
will be another opportunity to see 'llaS batfeh-
felI'' at the concert next Sunday evening.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-05

rising generation In their respective fields OF
business. The list Of benefcent instrumentaii-
ties is not so long as it might be, and judiciouS
additions could not fail to do good.
What is most needed to-day, perhaps, is the
cultivation among people of influence Of spirit
of larger toleration toward new ideas In art
science, religion and the other nobler spheres
of activity. To what degree of development
man is destined In coming ages the wiseSt seers
hesitate to prophesy. Perhaps his general in
fancy has not yet begun. At any rate, the
sooner one recognizes the possibility OF enor-
nous advances upon the civilization Of to-day
the more ready he will be to lend hand to
anybody who gives signs Of exceptional ability
without waiting to see If he is true genius. II
the adoption of this policy be sufficiently wide
spread it ought to reach the men whom DR..
Lodge has in view