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The Washington times., 1903-09-30
Questions and AnSzVeYS
A Noisy Nuisance.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
II augurs well for the future Of Washington
and the rights OF its citizens that there has
appeared at last the fearless criticism Of the
District government and OF the shortcomings
Of corporations. which have Of late been found
in your journal, and IL In refreshing 70 have
the Metropolitan Street Railway come in for its
turn 1t is an old and inveterate offender.
Il is a well-known medical fact that nothing
contributes much to nervous diseases and
breakdown as loud, incessant noises. It was
never intended when Congress granted charter
for horse-car road that regular railroad
trains should be at high rate Of speed
through the residence districts Of the city,
and when the change took place the company
was bound to do. all it could TO minimize the
noise.
At Dupont Circle, where there is a sharp
curve which causes shriexs and groans that
can be heard many blocks away, the company
put down crossing, the passing over which
by the cars makes a loud Chunk, chunk, also
heard throughout the neighborhood- Pretty
| much everyone residing about there, all OF
them constant patrons Of the road, petitioned
the company to move the crossing 70 a bust
ness district, where it would, at least, not
keep people awake at night The company.
under its management at the time, recognized
| the reasonsbleness Of the request, and took
out permit to have the work done, when, un-
fortunately, there came change a ownership
and OF management. On asking than to carrJ
out what the company had agreed TO do, they
refused, telling US it would ''cost considerable
money" We then appealed TO the CoTnInis-
sioners, and were told they could do nothing
whatever. II the crossing (Which, by the way
no one in the neighborhood has ever seen used
more than once) were laid thoroughly stOn'
and were accurately adjusted, # would make 1
great difference; but probably that, too. wouls
cost money.
This winter we intend to see what Congress
will say. and have been promised influential
assistance Tho shrieking on tho curves 10 q
loud that last winter at . musicale In laTg'
house on the circle it nearly drowned the per
Torrance. To remedy this particular noise, onl,
a little good viii and small amount o
grease, regularly applied. with directions .
slow the cars bit on curves. Is all that
needed. But even that might cost the companl
some money; and the comfort Of patrons am
citizens doesn't count. II people who live nsG
the car tracks Will get together and assert thet
rights. they can easily force great diminutio'
! Of the unnecessary wanton and wearing noise
from which there is now no escape. night o
day. The human nervous system was neve
meant 20 be subjected to the constant vibrator
blows which the loud noises Of the cars iufiet
and the people who making money out Q
Us by tree franchise ought TO know the yalu
Of the good viii Of the public and be willin
and alert TO remedy such annoyances as far q
possible DUPONT CIRCLE
Washington, Sept %, 1903.
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Antietam Not a Victory.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
In connection with your editorial Of the 23d
instant, relating to the dedication Of the New
Jersey monument at Antietam. it may be OF in
terest to your readers TO know that Gen. r. E..
Lee once expressed the opinion to the under
signed that General Mcclellan was the ablest
general opposed to him on the Northern side
during the war.
Allow me to say that students Of history viii
be surprised at the statement you make that
Antietam was a brilliant Northern victory.
Henderson, an English officer, and the most
competent critic who has so far written Of the
war Of 81, says in his life u Stonewan jackson;
'sThe army ives very far from sharing Nc
Clellan's conviction that Sfsrpsburg was bril-
liant victory. The men in the ranks were not 50
easily deceived as their commander The
soldiers knew better. They had been close
enough to the enemy's lines TO learn for them
selves how thin Was the force which manned
them. They were perfectly well aware that
they had been held in check by inferior numbers,
and that the battle the Antietam. tsctieally
speaking, was no mere Of victory for the
North than Malvern Hill had been for the
south From dawn 10 dark September IL
they had seen tho t2ttered coloTs and bright
bsyonets Of the Coniederates still covering the
sharpsburg ridge; they had seen the gray
lines. iInmoyablc and defiant, in undisputec
possession of the battle ground. while theil
own guns were silent and their own generals
reluctant to renew the fight"
CAZENovE C. LEE
washington Sent %
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Secretary to Salisbury.

The present lord was one of Lord Sal
isbury's private secretaries and has
travelled extensively. having done not
only Mexico, but also Russian Armenia
from Tihis TO Ararat. and Siam from
the upper waters of the Mekon River.
through the Shan states, to the French
possessions In Tonquin, traversing coun-
tries previously untrodden by any Eu-
ropean. and claims to be lineally de-
scended from the Scotch hero. Sir VII
liam Wallace. a Baltic having married a
daughter of Wallace. their son marrying
Isobel Seton, who brought with her as
her dover the Castle OF Harrington In
Lancashire.
Lord Harrington viii be remembered
In the United States as having attended
Lord Curzon as best man on the occa-
sion Of the present Viceroy OF midas
wedding at Washington to Miss Mary
Letter, and PROCESSES to prefer the
sound OF Scotch bagpipes to every other
form of music, a confession which. while
not altogether eomprehensible. has
managed to endear him to his fellow
Scotchmen.
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All Had Nicknames.

Since then there have been twenty
FIVE Earls Of Crawford. the present one
being the twenty sixth, and II is curious
that from the earliest times they have
all had some nlcknames, the second earl
having been called 1.-The Consanguine-
Gus" By Henry VI. the fourth earl was
known as the Tiger" the ninth was
surnamed the "Interpolated Earl" the
twentieth was "the Gallant" and was
the first colonel of the famous Black
Watch regiment
It was one Of the present Lord Craw-
ford's ancestors, the twenty-third Earl
OF Crawford and sixth Earl OF Balcarres.
who received thirteen bullets through
his coat at the battle of Ticonderoga-
George III introduced him TO the Ameri-
can General Arnold:
"Ah, the traitor?" he asked. Where
upon a challenge from Arnold ensued.
The earl consented to a meeting on
the field of honor Arnold missed him,
whereupon the earl walked away.
why don't you fre?" cried Arnold
"At you'll" the peer exclaimed con-
temptuously over his shoulder. "No,
sir; l leave you to the executioner."
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AggressiveIy Scotch.

With MS rudy locks, beard. and
mustaehe, his keen face. aquiline nose.
freckles and blue spectaeles. with
which he is popularity believed to have
been born. Lord Crawford presents a
personality which is quite aggressIvely
Scotch. He does not. however, affect
the kilt, but is Invariably seen dressed
In blue, generally in a blue sack coat
with his left hand always concealed in
the left pocket. His eldest son IS
known south OF the Tweed as Lord
Balcarres. though in Scotland as the
master OF Lindsay. and has already
made a name for himself in the house
OF commons.
He is manly young chap, entirely
free from side, is popularity known as
BAL" and never touches a drop of
vine or spirits Like his father, he is
descended from that Sir William
Bradshaigh. OF Haigh. who lived in
the reign OF King Edward II, and
played the leading role in a romance
that has furnished the theme to many a
novelist. During his absence in the
Holy Land with the Crusaders his wife
sought and found another husband, and
on his return the Crusader husband.
hearing OF the second marriage, imme-
diately proceeded to Stay the usurper.
the lady doing penance by walking
barefoot once a week to a cross near
the town OF Haigh.
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From the Land o. Cakes.

While on the subject OF Scotland I
may mention that the new lord mayor
OF London. who will enter upon his
duties as chief magistrate OF the British
metropolis on November 9. halls from
the Land o. Cakes. like Lord Crawford
and Lord Harrington. He Is Sir James
Richie. brother OF the Right Hon.
Sir Charles Richie. who has Just re-
signed the chanceilorship Of the ex-
chequer In the Balfour administration
rather than identify himself IN any way
with the tariff views to which the cabi-
net has more or less been committed by
Joseph Chamberlain Sir James Richie
is one OF the merchant princes of Lon
don. the owner of line OF steamers do
ing an immense shipping business. and
is native OF Forfarshire in Scotland.
1t is a nephew Of his. Richmond Richie.
who is married to Ann. daughter Of VIII
liam Makepeace Thaekeray. the author.
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acquiring the dificult art of breaking
buck-jumpers. Indeed he is, l believe,
the only one of King Edwards trans
pontine satraps. and sssuredly the sole
member OF the house OF lords. who can
boast of this accomplishment.
His sitle Is OF altogether modern
creation. For his father. Mr.. Cochrane
Baltic. owed his peerage to Lord Bea-
consneld. The story goes that when the
two we're lads at school together young
Disraen. who already INDUCED In
dreams Of future greatness. said to
young Cochrane:
when I'm prime minister OF Eng
land. 'Cocky.' viii make you peer.
This proved 10 be a prophetic utter
ance, as Cochrane Baltic was in due
course nominated to the house Of lords
by Lord BeaconsfeId for services rem
dered to the Conservative party
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The Charleston News and Courier
feels injured because certain student
at Johns Hopkins University, who was
writing a composition. or something OF
that sort. wanted TO get access to Cen
eral Sherman's military reports. and APP
piled in vain to the War Department. II
intimates that there must have been
something wrong with General Sher-
mans military record on that account.
One OF these days we shall hear that
there is something wrong with. the Dec
laration of independence. because the
original copy is not handed over to
every sigbtseer.
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Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
BY THE MARQU1sE DE FoNrENoY.
A Valuable Collection.

Lord Crawford. who is one OF the most
useful and learned members OF the
English peerage, has just presented TO
the British Museum, In London. won
derfuI collection of several thousand
specimens Of birds, fishes, reptiles, but
ternies. and other insects. besides skulls
and skeletons galore. secured during his
recent long cruise on board his steam
yacht Valhalla, which was undertaken
for the purpose of visiting the most re-
mote portions of the Pacific and Indian
Oceans. places, indeed, that lie out of
the beaten track OF the ordinary sailing
vessels.
Lord Crawford took with him several
naturalists and other scientific com
panions, and, indeed, his cruise, which
extended over a period of nearly two
years, has from a scientific point OF
view been the most remarkable thing
of the kind since the famous cruise OF
the Challenger.
Lord Crawford's family, the Lindsays
OF which he Is the chief. is one OF the
most ancient in Scotland, and q few
years ago he celebrated the FIVE hun
dredth anniversary OF the creation of his
earldom of Crawford, Sir David. thir-
teenth Lord Of Lindsay. "a valiant
knight" having been created, pro-
claimed. and belted Earl OF Crawford
at Perth April 81, 1898, his lordship be-
ing at the same time erected into
regaIity."
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Stolen From the Tomb.

1t was the present earl's father whose
body was stolen from its tomb at
Dunecht, near Aberdeen. He had died
at Florence. and his remains were en-
tombed. during one of the fercest
storms ever known in Scotland.
In this mausoleum that he had built
for himself. year later 1t was ascer-
tanned that the mausoleum had been
broken open. and that the sarcophagus.
In which the body had been placed. was
vacant. Every endeavor made to ascer-
tain as to what had become Of the re-
mains proved futile. when at length.
six months later. the corpse was dis
covered by mere chance, concealed with
In hal. miles distance OF the tomb.
Eventually the body snatchers were
arrested. and were sentenced to long
terms of imprisonment. though TO this
day mystery prevails, at any rate as
far as the public is concerned. as to
the motives OF their ghoulish act of
dissertation
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Political Gossip
Here and There
Ohio Conditions.

There seem 10 be two storm centers IN
politics just now, and both are In Com
monwealths likely to indicate the way
the wind is going TO blow In the next
national campaign These centers are
New York and Ohio, and In both places
the leaders Of the opposing parties are
predicting victories. Out in the Buckeye
State the Democrats have lost their OPP
timism as far as Tom johnson Is con-
cerned. but they maintain they have
Senator Hanna beaten easily They say
zimmerman. Johnson. and all other fac
lions OF the Democratic party have gone
to work for Clarke with an honest vim.
concluding that this means control of
the Legislature. Enemies OF Senator
Hanna say the State is tired OF his DOM
ination and that leaders OF his own
party have wearied OF his dictation. OF
course, the Republican leaders laugh at
the assertion of their opponents. Col
onel Dick is the authority for the state
ment that Clarke Is going to be beaten
more decisively than Johnson. Conserv-
alive politicians who have not been led
astray by their enthusiasm predict that
the vote on the Senatorship is going to
be closer than is generally expected.
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Sir Michael Herbert.
A Worthy Successor to Lord Pauncefote,
His Death Is This Country's Loss.

His Death Is This Country's Loss.
In the death of Sir Michael Her.
bert, the British ambassador here,
his country loses an efficient public
servant, and ours a sincere admirer
and friend.
Difficult, indeed, was Sir Michaers
task when Washington was assigned
to him as his post. He was to succeed
Lord Pauncefote, whose thirteen
years tenure had cemented the ties of
friendship between the two countries
III a manner which it is not often
given to diplomatists to achieve, and
whose personal relations to successive
occupants of the White House, to
members of the Cabinet and to Con-
gress, had been such as to give him
advantages possessed by few of his
colleagues and by none Of his predc-
cessors. Sir Michael, it was said
might succeed Lord Pauncefote-ht
could never replace him.
Well, he did replace him. He re-
placed him not in the sense, perhaps
OF responding to the picture which
popular imagination had drawn of hi.
predecessor-the picture of a great
and overpowering intellect housed il
q eorIespondingly large frame-bu
he replaced him in the mastery man
ner with which he took up the broker
threads Of diplomatic intercourse anC
continued the work so successfully IN
augurated by Lord Pauncefote. In S,
young man, with powerful backing
sc home, this was a manifestation oil
rare self-effaeement, denoting quail
ties within him of which his slende,
frame, his languid smile, his almos
effeminate manner gave no indieatio.
whatever. Those who knew him bes
knew that, had he lived, he would hav
achieved greater distinction than ever
that with which he was honored by hi
government
Short as was his stay among us-i
Is less than year ago that he arrive,
here as ambassador-his memory wi
endure among the thousands in thu
country who called him friend.
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Foraker's Position.

Since he had much amusement at the
expense OF Senator Hanna in compelling
the Endorsement OF President Roosevelt
By the Ohio State convention. Senator
Foraker has not had much to say con-
corning the situation In his State. He
arrived in Washington yesterday. and Is
probably going to remain all winter. In
speaking OF the contest he said. as was
to be expected. that Senator Hanna
would win. while Mayor Johnson would
be defeated by majority large enough
TO AFFECT his future. The Legislature he
thought would be safe Tor the Republic
can candidate. While he would venture
no definite opinion on the subject, 1t
was learned that he placed no reliance
on the stories that Senator Hanna has
more enemies than any man IN HIS place
would be likely to have. Several OF the
other leaders OF the State are In the
city, and all confirm. Senator Foraker's
statements. Consequently. 1t seems that
the talk OF a Democratic victory IN
Ohio. is little more than dream
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the serious charge against the COM
mission is that some of its members
have been trying, as business men, to
get hands on land and moneys which,
"a officials of the Government, they
are sworn to protect from the greed
Of private individuals and the rapaci-
~ Of land companies.
If this charge is false, the sooner
Justice is done the commission the bet
ter; if it be true, the sooner justice Is
zone the Government the better
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A Hybridized Wish.

Col winds BLOWN mum De moth,
Picnic seasons gone.
Niger in de cotton patch
WOrkin', Of an on
''SinCin' OF time niger songs.
Wishin' as he sings
All de chickens had 70 legs,
All de 'possums wings;
''Backlogs in de wOodpile, i;K
Terbaeker in de pipe; $f
Vans yellowin' in de patch, FL
'PossuIns gittin' ripe;
dat OF hen O. Mandy's. she
Sot on twenty eggs;
Dis coon 'Ould be in clover
FL chickens had 70 legs
Earth 'ould be lax Paradise"
$50 the black man sings
ssEf all de chickens had 70 legs.
All de possuns wings"
New Orleans Times Democrat
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Believes in German

While former Governor Brown. OF
Maryland. has come out with the state
ment that he thinks Cleveland Is the
best man Tor the Democrats to nominate
for the Presidency. ignoring the fsvorite
son proposition in Senator German, the
power Of the latter continues TO grow
Col. Richard J. Bright, sergeant-at-arns
of the United States Senate. who is IN
New York. Is quoted as follows. IN
speaking OF the candidacy Of the sena-
tor: THE present undoubted trend or
sentiment Is for Senator Gorman-the
tide is setting for the Maryland man
And the preference is based upon the
best considerations. He has had a wide
experience with men and affairs. and is
trained TO meet the highest responsible
ties. He would make a strong candidate
and an able President"
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Party Men Gather.


While the Democrats In New York
city were settling their trouble this
morning. the Republicans AID fusion
lists were gathering in various parts
OF the city, and were discussing
the Endorsement OF two of their
candidates by Tammany. Senator
Thomas Plat appeared at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and took sudden and
strenuous stand in the coming cam
paign.
How can these men accept any such
indorsements?" he asked. referring to
Grout and Fornes. How are they going
to make speeches attacking Tammany
when they have been Endorsed by Tam
many? l think good Republicans can
be found to MI the places"
Circuit later came out with the blunt
statement that he intended TO accept
the Endorsement. but Fornes sageiy an
rounced that he would not have any
thing to say until after Friday.
In the meantime the Citizens Union
talks OF nominating other men for the
places by petition. while the leaders OF
Tammeny are apparently satisfied with
the way things are going.
Governor Odell and several OF the up
State leaders are in New York today dis
cussing politics with Senator Plat. It
is said that the latter intends to force
Grout and Fornes OF the ticket.
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Republicans Hard Hit.

The political situation is clearer In
New York as aresult OF the action OF The
Democratic committee last night The
candidates who are to be named at the
convention tomorrow are all known.
and there is not likely to be any change,
Unless Edward NJ Grout. the comptrol-
Ter, who, though a fusionist. has been
indorsed By Tammany, and President
OF the Board Of Aldermen Fornes. who
is OF the same political stripe. and who
has also been Endorsed. refuse the in
dorsements, thus compelling Tammany
to name other men,
AS 10 the nomination for mayor. all
has been settled. and Representative
Mcclellan IS to be named The Kings
county faction Of the Democratic party,
whose representatives were at the COM
mittee meeting. withdrew their cpposi-
ton to him. and announced that they
intended to make the nomination unani-
nous.
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The Drift of Public Opinion.

Newport News Times Herald: Tom Johnson
now advocates 2-cent car fare. and II the
campaign gets very warm he may make It
free ride
Baltimore Herald: Il is something Of An an
enlsly that the two leading political parties
should always see the good Of the country IN
different light.
Philadelphia Ledger. The affairs Of the East
ern pehitentiary show that the Pennsy lvania
political pull is - powerful that it's good even
in Jail
Kansas City Journal: George Fred Williams,
Of Massachusetts. would retire An excellent
idea What pity George Fred never thought q
that bsf0ss
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Bombay's New Governor.

Lord Harrington, who has Just been
appointed to succeed Lord Northeote.
the new governor general OF Australia.
as governor OF Bombay. is not without
administrative experience, having al
Australian colony of Queensland, where
he endeared himself to Australians and
appealed to the sporting instincts by
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Municipal Wealth.
II Does Not Depend Altogether on
Money.

Money.
Much has been said at one time or
another about the unexampled pros
perity of this country, and particular
towns have congratulated themselves
likewise on the wealth and prosperity
shown in the conduct Of local affairs.
II is Just as well to remember, how
ever, that municipal wealth does not
depend on the amount of money
which happens to be in the commun-
ity so much as on the way in which
that money is used.
1t is generally considered evidence
Of prosperity, for example, when a
fine new municipal building goes up,
after a design made by an architect
who has ransacked the capitals Of the
Old World for ideas. On exactly the
same principle, in some country towns
you are taken to see the local GENE
terry, and the natives point with pride
to "the Jones monument, that cost
S2,5O0'-and is usually a horror 70
the eye, almost enough to make ths
dead uneasy. The really prosperous
town is the one with clean streets
sanitary dwellings, comfortable hos
pitals, few paupers, good, thorough
roomy schools, a good public library
which bears evidence Of use. That
town is raising something better thar
monuments; it is raising good cit.
zens; and the town, village, or farm
which is not raising good citizens j.
making a signal failure of its hfe.
II may be said that these thing:
cannot be done without money. But
they can be done without the use OF
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more money than the expensive pub
he buildings cost. They do not cost
more money than hospitals badly
managed, the policing of city full
of tramps and criminals, and the pro-
vision which must in common human
ity be made for helpless paupers are
bound to cost. Enlightened public
spirit is profitable.
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Lost on Him.

''You call Eat building a fire trap'7'' asked
the perplexed foreigner. How can house be
a trap for re nref'
at catches fire so easily, see?'' said the
native.
But he couldnt see-such is the unreadineSs
Of the unframed foreign intellect in grasping
the idioms of our rich and expressive language.-
Chicago Tribune.
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Some ingenious person has discovered
that 1903 is an unlucky year because
the digits when added make thirteen.
and. of course, that prevents anybody
from having any luck. This reminds
one OF the story of the deacon who re-
proved his boy for playing cards. say
ing, why. you poor fool. don't you
know that them that plays cards alters
loses their money! who wins il,
them" inquired the boy.