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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

That "side-Light on the Tillman Case"

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
have read with much profitable interest your
weli-cenceived editorial OF yesterday on your
brother editors effort under the head Of "a
side-light on the Tillmau Case and must
congratulate you on your effective extinction Of
that light. You well characterize as "an amaz-
ing argument the proposition that because it
Is customary in South Carolina for men when
abused 70 resent the abuse by violence. the
abuser should arm himself, and the abused may
thereupon Kill the abuSer, who, on the hypothe-
SIS OF the argument. viii have armed himself
not to make but to repel an attack
Put into logical form, the argument runs thus:
A abuses b, knowing, as he should. that his
abuse will provoke BIS anger and probably i'm
pei to ann himself for an attack; whereupon
A naturally arms himself for his defense; where
fore B win quite as naturally shoot him.
Apart from the striking eleyerness Of this
argument what is 10 be said Of its application
to the Iillman case, seeing that the very first
thing his lawyers have thought proper 20 DO IS
to put upon the stand lady to testify that
Gonzales never considered Tnlman brave man;
that he, Gonzales, had twice made rllman
play the coward, and that Tillman's only known
form OF resentment toward Gonzales took the
shape Of an offer Of a cigar?
As the press dispatches do not tell us
what kind of cigar it was. the extent Of
Iillman's resentment cannot be properly esti-
mated at this distance; but it is an undoubted
contribution TO the accomplishments Of the legal
profession to start out with the proposition that
Gonzales knew that Tillman had gun to shoot
him, and to elinch the force Of this by proving
that from former experience he had only to
expect from nllman poke with perfecto.
OF trU5h, in the multitude OF counselors
in this instance eleven in number-there is wis
dom. LAYMAN
Washington October g
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
By TnE MARou1sE pE roNTENoY.
Irish Peer Has Advantage.

lIlSn HceI mas Advantage.
Peers are so strictly deba-red from
taking any part in elections to the house
OF commons that the action of the Earl
OF Darnley in participating in the par
hamentary contest of Rochester. where
he presided at several OF the meetings
held in favor of one of the candidates.
has excited great deal of comment and
criticism. The latter. however. is nm
Unstable. For Lord Darnley. although
an earl and entitled to all the preroga-
tives of a peer. is not a peer CT parIIa-
ment in the technical sense. His earl
dom is an Irish one. and as he is not
one of the twenty eight representative
peers of the Emerald Isle. he is eligible
for election TO the house Of commons.
This is an advantage which Irish peers
possess over the peers of Scotland. who
are barred from the house OF commons,
and 1t may be remembered that the late
Viscount Palmerston. knight of the gar
ter, and for so many years prime minis
ter of England, sat all his life long in
the house of commons Another Irish
peer who is in the lower house is Wis
count Valentia, while Lord Curzon.
when given peerage. particularly ask
ed that it should be an Irish one in or
der to enable him on his return from
India to remain in the house of com
mons until the death of his father. Lord
Scarsdale.
Gotham Hall, the ancestral country
seat Of Lord Darnley. is situated in
country rich in Dickens association. the
Leather Bottle Inn to which Mr.. Tracy
Tupman" retired for the purpose of self
destruction. and where he was discov-
cred not dead. but discussing a fine bot
tie of port wine by his friend pick
wick, being Just outside the park wall
should add that Lord Darnley, prior TO
his accession to the earldom, achieved
much fame as a cricketer under the
name OF the Hon. Ivo Bligh. and that he
is not descendant of the Earl Darnley
who was husband of Mary Queen Of
Scots, but from man of the name Of
Biigh. who made large fortune out OF
the transfers of land under the Crom-
wellian forfeituIes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
The Flying Machine.
Much Undeserved Notoriety Forced
Upon Secretary Langley.

Upon Secretary Langley.
There has been a great deal of I'M
necessary and not especially brilliant
comment ON the flying machine ex-
periments of Mr.. Langley, and he has
been brought into undeseved and un-
desired notoriety by their failure. II
his machine had been success. of
course, the notoriety would have been
even greater; but in that case he
would have been called a genius in
stead Of crank.
There Is no reason TO consider the
ultimate construction of a flying ma
chine an impossibiilty. If bird can
support itself in the air for many
kours at time, so can a flying ma
chine, if the problem of combining
the least possible weight with the
greatest possible motive power can be
solved. Until recent years this seemed
out of the question, because of the
nlfficulty of carrying fuel. Steam as
a motive power Is obviously impracti
cable for aerial navigation. Serious
work on flying machine construction
has been carried on only lately. Mr..
Langley may or msy not be the man
fortunate and skillful enough to build
the practicable aerial motor, but in
working on this problem he is no.
seeking notoriety, nor is he aiming
solely at what q capitalist might cali
practical results. He is striving 10
make clear tie principles upon which
the success of such an experiment will
Ultimately depend, and it may well be
hat some future inventor will build
upon the foundation which he has laid
ard reap the benefits. In that case
lie laugh will be on his detraetors.
There are sensational possibilities
in the invention Of a practical aerial
motor. Such an invention would
work revolution in certain branches
Of commerce, and in the science of
warfare. 1t is a subject so fascinat
lis that fanciful writers of fiction
have never been able TO let it alone.
Eut that Is 10 reason for calling the
man who seriously endeavors TO solve
50 mighty problem a mere crank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
John Paul Jones.
A Plan to Bring the Bones of the Hero
of the Navy Here.

A Plan TO Brlng the Bones or the Hero
of the Navy Here.
There has been periodical and spas
modic discussion of the fact that John
Paul Jones was not buried in this
country at the close of his remarkable
career, but is supposed to be inferred
under photograph gallery in Paris;
and it has often been said that the
country ought to do something about
il. Secretary Moody, backed by sew
eral American historical and patriotic
societies, is now really interested in
securing an appropriation to bring
the bones of the hero to this country
and bury them in some place to be
marked by a suitable monument; and
il is likely that Congress will be asked
for this appropriation at the coming
session.
The square In which the last resting
place of John Paul Jones is supposed
to be can probably be bought for
S150,000, but after the bones are re-
moved the ground may be resold with
hut little loss of the purchase price /:
Sc that the undertaking is not quite as
expensive as it seems. If recovered.
they will be brought to this country
OF a warship, and buried with fitting
ceremony.
Washington should have especial
interest in this undertaking, since ii is
practically certain that this city will
be selected for the site of the monu-
ment. Nothing could be more worthy,
from the point of view of patriotic
sentiment, than such action on the
part of our Government. John Paul
Jones made our navy. lie did, per-
haps, more than any other one man to
make our freedom from British rule
complete. Without the establishment
of an efficient navy on our part, Eng
land, then in fact as in name, mistress
of the seas, would have been worrying
and harasslng our merchant ships,
keeping our coast line in terror, and
interfering with our commerce, for
robody knows how long. The country
has not vet forgotten the tremendous
effect produced upon the powers by
the news of Dewey's victory at Ma
Mia. What Dewey did for national
prestige in war with Spain, John Paul
Jones did hundred years ago in war
with England. IN the last analysis,
the fighting power Of a nation de
ponds more on its navy than on it,
army, since without a navy its coast
line cannot be protected or its com
merce made secure. John Paul Jones
deserves a great deal of popular ad-
miration which, unfortunately, he has
not yet received. 1t is time that the
children of America should be taught
10 include him among their heroes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Political Gossip
Here and There
Cabinet Orators.

Some one out in Ohio has sent a
hurry call to Washington for help in tho
way OF campaign orators. and the
President has responded by suggesting
to several members OF the Cabinet that
they 30 there and help elect the men
who are to re-elect Senator Hanna. and
to make Myron T. Herrick governor.
Word has been received here that the
victory Of Herrick may not be such an
easy one after all. as Tom Johnson
Is making a hard and sustained
campaign There is no doubt in any
faction Of the party that Senator Hanna
IL going to be returned. though his
rival. Clarke. is making a lively cam
paign. Secretary shaw Is the member
OF the Cabinet who has been selected
to do the speeehmaking for the sena-
tor. The Secretary IS to depart for
the scene Of the war this evening. He
goes 20 Akron He is 10 remain in the
Buckeye State ten days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

the traditions of the past and revert
ing to first principles. We drew at
tention. not long ago, to the action
of another Radical deputy, NJ. Rich
ard, who welcomed the introduction
Of a dark blue khaki uniform in the
Twenty Infantry Regiment Of
the line, as a return to common sense
and as a recognition of the fact that
fine clothes and expensive trappings
do not make good soldiers. The army
nlen of the "old school," of course
were scandalized. Such innovations,
they declared, would destroy the
morale Of the army. They would in
jure the prestige of the service. mo
soldier" exclaimed one exasperated
cid general, ''ean ever be proud of
such grotesque dress, without grace,
beauty, or panaehe." sit lacks Dig
ulty," declared another. But above
this chorus of discomfort rose clear a
note of practical common sense, which
proclaimed that the new uniform was
comfortable, servicesble, and hui
name"
We haven't TIE space, even if we
had the inclination, here to discuss at
length tie merits of NJ. Messimy's
proposal. A great deal, no doabt, Is
tC be said in favor of everything that
tends to add dignity, and, we might
also add, exclusiveness-e xclusiveness
III the sense of distinction-to the
profession of arms. Everything that
strengthens tradition, that contributes
t., raise the esprit de corps, that in
creases the feeling of pride which the
soldier should have in his calling, has.
In our opinion, a justification not only
for existing, but should also, We
think, be sedulolsly encouraged. The
absence of a distinctive regimentai
uniform in our own service has fire.
quently struck us as a drawback,
though it also has lis very decided adj
vantages.
When we come to the abohshing OF
military bands, however, we think re-
formers go too far Nothing ineul-
Gates in the average soldier the les
sons of patriotism so rapidly or so
effectively as the strain of a patriotic
air. Nothing inspires HIM as much
i'll time of action as the sound of flies
and drum. Nothing resigns him to
the trials and tribulations of military
life in times Of peace so readily as the
daily concert on the parade ground.
If we were to take NJ. Messinly's
advice, abolish music and design the
uniform in times of peace on strict
principles of utilitarianism and other
wise reduce the soldier TO what some
people think he ought to 5e-a fight
ing machine, and nothing else-wc
should soon make out-of our soldiers
what the Chinese have made of theirs,
the lowest and most desplsed Of hui
man beings in the social scale. Don't
let MS discard the refining influence of
nusicl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Political Expectations.

''Oh, am the man for the place. said he.
you can tell by look In nv face" said he
THAT l am the man
To be boss OF the clan.
And Tn certain TO win in the race" said he.
" The others are not in my class" said he.
I'm sorry for them, but alssi'' said he
They'll have % admit
That we can all be H.
And am the one who can pass said he
Vow why in the world did / run2' said he
(Ihe voting was over and done. Won see
81 thought I'd be first
But the thing was reversed,
And was the hindermost one. by geel''
Louisville Courier-JOurnal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
In New York City.

The ak has fallen and Grout and
FoTnes are no longer candidates for the
and the presidency OF the
board OF aldermen. respectively, on the
Fusion ticket in New York They have
been ousted. as they declined 10 get on
the ticket when it was limited that they
were no longer wanted. As predicted. F.
w. Hinrich. of Brooklyn. and E. J. Nc
CURE. OF Manhattan. have been nomi-
mated in their places This action was
taken at the Citizens Union convention,
which was held last night in Cooper
Union, New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

1t is now said the President intends
to make some recommendation con
corning financial legislation in his mes
sage to Congress when that body meets
in regular session Just WHIT the rec
concentrations are the President has de-
clined to intimate to even his personal
friends. 1t is pretty well known. how
ever. that his views are that some sort
OF amendments TO the present laws
should be passed Among his visitors
yesterday was Representative Hill. OF
Connecticut, who had a conference with
him on the subject The Representatives
suggested that the President appoint
commission to study the matter. This
suggestion was new to the President,
but he did not say what action he would
take in the matter However. there
are a number of his. advisers who favor
turning the question over to such a
commission. and there is a chance that
il may be done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Embalmed Beef.
Government Inspection of Meat in Cool
ers ImpeIatively Needed.

~'~NNNA.
Careful housekeepers viii have un.
pleasant emotions when they read the
statements of Mr. Pfeifer, vice pres
ident of the Western Retail Butchers
Protective Association, regarding
meat kept in coolers. He says that
much Of this meat is as unwholesome
ps embalmed beef, and that it is kept
in the coolers oftentimes until it has
mold all over it. He urges Govern
ment inspection of cold storage
houses, and naively says that meat is
not wholesome after it has been kept
for more than a month. One would
think not
With the present unprecedented IA
cilities IN transportation of freight
and distribution of food products.
there is no reason why fresh meat
should not be supplied to all the peo-
pie who can afford it. 1t is more i'm
portant to get wholesome meat than
10 get 1t at a saving of a cent or so
on a pound, and whatever slight
economy there may be in keeping the
article until it is moldy is offset by the
loss of health resulting from eating
such stuff The average American
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Byron's Cup Inferred.

The latter shortly after becoming mas
ter OF Newstead Abbey, discovered. by
mere chance. in a secondhand shop in
Bedford Street. Covent Garden, the
gruesome drinking bowl of the fifth
and wicked Lord Byron, the silver
mounted skull of the old abbot. He at
once purchased it, and caused it to be
reverently reburied within the abbey
precincts. 1t was after this that his
son was born. But so alarmed was he
lest any harm should befall this son
that he declined to leave him Newstesd
Abbey making other generous provision
for him. and leaving the place not 20 his
eldest daughter. Miss Webb, who acted
as King Edwards cicerone the other day.
but to her youngest sister. married to
General Sir Herbert Chermside, whose
union. has. l believe. until now remained
without issue.
Among the features OF the place Of
Newstead Abbey, and which more espe-
cially attracted the attention of the King,
was the magnificent tomb in which
"Boatswain." the favorite dog of the
poet. Lord Byron. is buried. The tomD
had been built by the peer for his OWE
remains But when his faithful dog.
that Phoenix OF canine quadrupeds,
and that possessor of all the virtues of
man, without his vices" died on Novem-
Der Is. 1918. his grief-stricken master
and friend gave directions that he lis to
be buried In the vault waiting for my
self"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

From an article by Dr. Woods Hutchinson.
The Contemporary Review" we gather n
verything child does IS right NO instinct
e tells US. "for that which il seriously in
io's can develop" Moreover. the child pas
trough all the stages of evolution: ''he Is be
ot an Anglo-Saxon but a Cave,iweller," etc.
The nursery is but stage
Wherein the eve may scan,
Minutely mirrored, every age
In the ascent Of man.
Each babe plays many parts, and we
In this small institution
May read in brief epitoune
The tale Of evolution.
SO, nursemaids, when your charges play.
Give DER your ancient wont.
Nor say, as you Of old would say,
''Whate'er you're doing. don'tl''
They simply follow Nature. who
Should best know how to guide them;
Then whatsoever they may do,
Forbear, forbear to chide them.
When Edward. crawling on the floor,
Invades the eight-day clock,
Pray, do not spank him any more
For dirtying his frock.
He is little troglodyte,
AS were cur sires before US,
Who vanished when there hove in sight
The grim ichthyosaurus-
When, aetat. four, with savage Joy
The hunters art he plies
Upon the panes. don't scold the boy
For toruring the flies.
He has but reached the second scene
When men were all the scions
OF mighty Nimrod. and were keen
On Staying bears and lions.
At six, ambitious Edward yearns
A pirate king TO be;
The table into ships he turns,
And sails the Preside sea.
Then il the things are smashed 10 bits,
Don't give the boy a licking;
He's reached further phase. and it's
The aeon OF the Viking.
\ little. and the pirate bold
A patriot becomes;
He fights the rascal imps who hold
In force the neighboring slums.
Pray don't repress his noble rage.
Zen though his nose be CORY;
He is but passing through the age
OF good Queen Bess' glory.
Last scene of all that ends this slight
But most eventful play
l. symbol Of the lofty height
Achieved by man today.
AT ten can Edward understand
What money means: he's willing
To be a saint for siNpence, and
An angel for a shilling
-Puneh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Daily Calendar of American History
October 8.


11S2-Treaty of amity and commerce
between United States and Hol-
land arranged
1S33-First serious railway accident in
United States, on the Amboy and
Bordentown Railway.
1S51-Hudson River Railroad, between
Albany and New York, opened.
1S61-Gen. William T. sherman SUPER
seeded General Anderson in com
mand in the Department of the
Cumberland.
lS62-Battle of Perryville, Ky.
1S69-Franklin Pierce. born 1904. died
at Concord, n. II.
1S7l-Chicago swept by flames. Forest
fires in Green Bay. Wis.
1SS6-Melville w. Fuller sworn in as
Chief Justice OF the United States
Supreme Court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Not in Politics.

mere are those who think that Sir
Thomas Upton should be elected 10
either the House of Representatives or
The Senate Of the United States. ana
others who believe he belongs in he
cabinet Of Great Britain. These friends
OF the plucky yachtsman have been max
ing statements, and the rumors have
gone abroad, that Sir Thomas is going
to become British statesman. So wide
spresd have these reports become that
the Irish knight has had TO deny them.
He said yesterday TO a correspondent:
It's all very fine TO be a politician:
but l am not 1 have no desire 10 enter
the British cabinet 1 have no pro-
nounced views on public questions, ex-
cept am a free trader"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Prohibition Promises.

The Prohibitionists of Rhode Island
have held a convention at Providence,
and have gone through the motions OF
nominating candidates. adopting a plat
form and resolutions In addition 10
others. they passed one resolution which
is certainly hard on the American sa-
loon This. in part. reads:
Should the voters Of the State put
the Prohibition party in power. it would
close up all saloons. Ii would need no
police commission. and very little
change in the present constabulary.
If America is TO have success in in
culcating principles OF equality. freedom
and justice among the people in its de-
tendencies, il must part company with
the American saloon, which now is fos-
tered in all its outlying possessions"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

A clergyman in Racine, Wis, did not
like to have Ave Maria" sung in his
church, and stopped the singer in the
middle of it, Some OF his people think
he could have shown his Christian
principle just as well by letting her fn-
ish and telling her she must not do
IL again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Liberal Time Allowance.

''Nhat time did that young man leave last
night JaneI'
About IL o'clock, papa"
1T seemed later than that
1T might have been little later; bur il
wasn't his fault. You see, gave him liberal
tine allowance. ''-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
A Great Saving.

smith-Don't you consider the printing Of the
Congressional Record an unnecessary waste
Of money!
JoneS-on the contrary, / think il is a great
saving II all the speeches that are printed in
the Record we're spoken at the Capitol We
should have Congress sitting all the year round,
including nights and Sundsys.-Boston Trans
cript.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Lending money is discOunting friendship for
cash.
wuman's idea Of the place TO carry her
money is on her back
When a man thinks Of the money he could
spend if he weren't married Croesus looks to
him like a pauper.
When woman is really happy is when she
goes mp in the attic on a rainy day and cries
over a trunkfui OF old letters
The dentist who could invent a way 20 let a
woman 90 talking while he was drilling her
teeth would make ten thousand fortunes.
New York Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Positive and Negative Pleasure.

Wife, wish we had nice large country
place where I oculd give garden party
Husband-Jus for the pleasure Of inviting
some Of your friend, oh?
well. yes, and the pleasure of not inviting
sorne'-Modern Society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
aROtten Rows of Britain.

Rotten Row the celebrated ride in
Hyde Park. which for so many genera
tons has been the trysting place OF
London society at certain hours of the
day, is by no means the only road or
track known by that name In the United
Kingdom. There are scores of Rotten
Rows. indeed, south of the Tweed, par
ticularly in Yorkshire. and hundreds of
them in Scotland. Among the most
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
An Assured Future.

How did Bolivar's Get-Rich-Quiek scheme
pan outT''
Every well. Bolivar doesn't have TO worry
about why's and means now
Really Where Is he livingg'
Third tier, Sing Sing Ten years lease. -
New York Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

It is said that the trusts would like
to nominate Senator Fairbanks for Vice
President as a check on Roosevelt. II
Senator Fairbanks is wise he will con-
suit some of those Secret Service men
who have been tracking the President,
and see If he thinks his constitution will
stand the experience.