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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
PANAMA CANAL JOBS
ARE IN GREAT DEMAND
Most Applicants Looking for Good Pay
ard Little Work.

Applications for positions on the Pan
anna Canal are received in every mail
al the office OF the Canal Commission. in
the Corcorau Building In fact. nearly
every Government official IS Emporium
ed Tor places. Cabinet officers are re
ouezted to use their influence. and are
kept busy in forwarding much misdj-
rectsd mail to the members of the com
mission.
Three letters We're received yesterday.
in which certain inland town engineers
proposed to undertake the building Of
tn, entire canal Proposals OF this
kind have ceased 10 be objects of curl
oslty. Several applicants have begun
their letters boldly in requesting super
iu,eudercGes of various kinds. bur usual
ly they get down the scale to assistant
steward or messenger before appendins
their names.
The natural adventurous spirit OF the
American seems TO be back of most of
the applications. The long letters eX-
plain q desire 10 visit Central America.
and much space is devoted to certia-
Gates Of good health Others say they
have been persistent readers Of Panama
history. and on that account would be
OF Invaluable service TO members of the
commission in any capacity. Few, in
decd have expressed a need for work,
and from the tone OF the letters it is
apparent that snaps" are in demand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
Mr.. MORGAN WILL SAIL
FOR EUROPE ON FRIDAY
Expects to Leave on the Cedric. Defy
ing Superstition About the Day.

NEW YORK, April 22.-J. Pferpont
Morgan expects to start for Europe on
his regular spring trip this week He
probably Will sail on the Cedric, which
leaves port on Friday afternoon Friday
is not usually considered a lucky sail
ing day. but Mr.. Morgan invariably sails
on the ships OF the White Star Line. and
the Cedric is scheduled TO depart on that
day. If he finds he cannot get away
then, Mr.. Morgan viii so on her sister
ship. the Celtic. which sails next Wed
uesday.
Mir Morgan usually leaves for Europe
several weeks earlier. spending his
birthday. April Il. IN London with his
son, J. Pierpont Morgan. jr, but several
matters tended TO make him defer his
sailing until this time
IN some quarters the disposition of
the Northern Securities matter has been
ascribed as the principal cause of the
delay When Judge sanborn, of St.
Paul. MINI. granted the petition Of the
Northern Securities Company for such
notifications Of the decree in the merE-
er case as would permit the payment of
dividends pending determination OF the
appeal, it was at once concluded that
Mr.. Morgan would no longer deem it
necessary 10 remain here
Judge SauboTn's decision was handed
down on MOI day, and it was at first
thought that DR. Morgan would sail on
the GermantC but last night IL was
stated that he was dining with friends
and had decided not 10 sail before Fri
day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
COL. WARES POETRY
ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
Pension Commissioners illusions Re-
turned From UEappIeciative En-
gland.

More trouble has come upon Pension
Commissioner Ware as result Ct bis
tendency. 10 drop into verse Some
weeks ago he gave birth TO an a6usion.
the tenor OF which was thai Is does
not pay to work for the wages Of sin.
Certain irreverent vets. came back at
him with a rugged verse, the substance
OF which was that the Commissioners
did not have 10 work for sin when
he was working for the Government
at $4,000 per year. The poetieaI official
/ took one peep at the storm of sar-
casm aroused by his verse aAd ;mmeiI-
ately jumped back 20 his native Kansas.
where he remained until the storm blew
over.
Now comes the sad intelligence that
a large collection OF Mr. Wares print
ed poetry, especially prepared Tor the
uplifting OF the English public. has
been returned 10 the New York custom
house aud is TO De sold at auction
along with such unclaimed and unpoetie
articles as lobster. clay pipes, plum
pudding dried mushrooms. and an
Italian dictionary. It is to be hoped
the mention OF lobster in connection
with the verses Of the lively Kansas
bard is purely accidental, but never
theless the coincidence has attracted
much attention. AID there is a strong
probability that versifyIng veterans
viii seize the opportunity 10 draw In
vidious comparisons and make remarks
which win not be soothing to a soul
filled with the divine anlatus
The poems we're edited for the deIec-
tation Of English readers BY one J. A.
Hammerton, who naiveIy states in =
highly rhetorical introduction that hs
has left untouched the spicy American
isBs Of Mr. Ware, which was a most
timely bit Of forbearance on the part OF
the serious minded Englishman. for the
efforts Of a true Briton te translate
the United States Kansas talk of a son
of the prairies ike Mr. Ware would
have resulted in a literary curiosity we'll
worth reading
Mr.. Ware is not only an adapter, but
an originator of words, famed for his
ability in that line, even IN a section
where terseness Of language and speech,
embenished with picturesque IocaIisms,
is an essential characteristics Of the peo-
pie AR HeU1err rained from
translating and while It
was well for tae Commissioner
that he did s.. i is pity the gayety
Of nations was not increased - e chance
TO see how he would have succeeded
had he tried
Mr.. Ware was asked this morning
what he. intended TO do with the poems.
He said the fact that they are il ths
eustomhoUse had been overlooked by him,
and he would write to inquire about the
children OF his genius He explained
they had been destined to sweep the
British Isles in one grand wave Of sweet
poesy, but the English firm busted
whether from the effort 70 popuIarIze
Kansas slang in the isles or from gen
eral literary depression was not stated.
Mr. Ware was astonished to learn OF
the close association IN the eustomhouso
between his name and lobster, but init
mated it was the just fate of those who
write verse, saying the poems were pub
Hshed while he was yet in his ca1ow
youth, and before he learned better.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
CAPTAIN LORDS REMAINS
INFERRED AT ARLINGTON

Funeral services over the remains OF
Capt Thomas ". Lord. who disappear
CT nearly a year and a half ago from
his home, and whose body was discov-
cred last Friday in the Potomac. of
Marshall Hall, we're held at Arlington
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Kit
Carson Post, No. ., g. \. r, had charge
of the services. The body was borne
from the vault in which It had been
placed last Sunday to its last rest
ing place on a caisson, escorted by the
artillery band from Fort Myer. Many
floral tributes were placed upon the
casket-
The palIbeaTers were selected from
Kit Carson Post. They we're Commander
E H HolbroOk. who had charge OF the
G. A r ceremonies at the grave;
Senior Vice Commander z D. Tracy.
Junior Wee Commander z. Douglas
King, Chaplin E. c. Stevens. Surgeon
II. Y. Cotton, Robert Grant. z. C. john
ston, ". H. Myers, and J. L. II. Win
field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22

to the position OF Chief Magistrate of
this country ought to be able to sup
port himself after his retirement in
becoming dignity. There seems not to
have been any trouble about it IN the
past, and unless success Is to be meas
ured merely by money standards, it
does not matter SO much whether the
eZ-President earns an income of
$4,000 q year or not
At any rate. there is no reason to
Worry over the fate Of President
Roosevelt, or to determine what the
country viii do with HIM. He Is a
man extraordinarily well able to de
eide what he viii dowith himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
Ignore the Governor.

THE state convention iudorsad Clarke
and the Legislature was then under
moral Obligation 10 send the eE-goveT-
nor to the United States Senate ara
retire Senator Jones 10 private lie OF
/ TO the Panama Canal mmiss5on. if
I President Roosevelt is willing Just
now the controversy IS between the
/ governor and the Legislature Over q blH
/ passed by that body providing for the
erection CT d new State capitol build
/ ing The Legislature passed the bill.
/ naming the commissioners Who Should
+ supervise the work. Because of this
provision the governor refused so sign
+ the measure. The Legislature thea
/ passed 1t over his veto. whereupon the
/ governor refused TO receive the measure.
: Ike claims that The Legislature exceed
/ ed its constitutional authority ia namlus
/ the commission. as the fundamental law
I of the state vests that power in the
CHIEF executive.
! Lawyers declare the governor rs right
but the Legislature viii not yield auI
threatens 10 impeach the governor for
refusing TO receive the bin. Attorney
! General Miller uphoIds the Legislature,
ana the Ggbt between the Two wings OF
/ the party promises to be q merry one
/ Nearly all Of the politicians az the
state have been drawn into it. even so
discreet a man as Senator Berry. be-
cause he is a personal enemy Of Senator
/ CLARKE. The latter declined to accept
I the escort of his colleague when he was
sworn in as Senator at the e2tra0TGi-
nary session, and that has euCenderea
additional bad feeling and led 10 dsric-
umbrella encounter between Senator
( Clarke and Representative Bruadid sc
/ several weeks ego. when each applied 10
/ the other the aromatic title of skunk"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
The Field of Politics
Arson IN Politics.

HESJL III EJLlLlJS.
The guy ropes have been cut and the
Carter H. Harrison Presidential boom
formally launched upon the troubled sea
OF Democratic politics The event Oc-
Cured in Chicago in the presence Of a
gathering or distinguished paTJisans of
the MAYER assembled to form the Chi
cago Democratic Club, and dear old
Cap" Arson. OF baseball fame, acted
as sponsor Tor the boom
Cap has always been great ad-
mircr OF the mayor, and thinks he
should be made President. His suEges-
uon met with enthusiastic response on
the part of the Eve hundred Democrats
who attended the meeting, and taking
the Tip from The king Of the diamond
they proceeded TO make speeches laud-
ing Mir Harrison and to cell what an
excellent candidate he would make. j
want to live long enough to help boost
Carter II. Harrison 10 The Presidential
chair was the longevity hope expressed
by Cap Arson. and i trust that you
VIII all root with me as you did in the
old baseball DAYS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
GRAND ARMY FUNERAL
FOR PATRICK FLYNN

The funeral services Of Patrick Flynn
we're held this afternoon in St. PauFs
Catholic Church at o'clock. The in
torment, which is in charge OF the John
A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, c. a. R., was
made in Arlington Immediately after the
services.
Mr.. Flynn. native Of ireland, came
to this country at an early age, He
served in the 18TH Illinois Volunteers
during the civil war and at Pine Noun
tain. Ca. he received a wound which
disabled his left arm. Since 1857 he
had been in the Government service. and
finally became a clerk in the office OF
the Auditor for the War Department. lie
was in that Office when Auditor Morris
was shot by Samuel Mcdonald, and SUI
fered a stroke OF paralysis as the result
Of excitement Ills death was caused BY
the effects of this paralysis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22

est-priced .peers-sueh, for instance. as
Polish coUnts-we do not stock. as in
very few cases have they been found
satisfactory We venture to urge upon
our clients the advisabiiity Of paying a
somewhat higher price and iasuring
quality
Peers delivered TO any address in
[, s. a. free of duty and carriage paid.
The following are SAMPLES of the
testimonials which we are receiving
daily:
The Warehouses of tz-PortcuIlis
Cnee Miss Polly PorkerJ writes: your
marquis Is simply Iovely-and so intel
Iigent. Please send two more. as I want
them for birthday presents for my sis
ters. Am going 10 England shortly.
Yours sincerely.
POLLY FITZ- PORTCULLIS.
A countess twho desires TO be apony-
mousl writes. Earl recently received
and gives every satisfaction. Have
shown him to friend who bought Rus
sian prince last year, and she says she
wished she had heard OF your firm then
for she certainly would have tried one
Of your eaTIs.
''P. S.-Please send NE French count
suitable for presentation to elderly
maiden aunt. Was delighted with Irish
baron.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
4 Dangerous Epidemic.
The Foot-and- Mouth Disease and the
Friction L Causes.

a dimmutive war Is going on in
New Hampshire aud Massachusetts, on
account Of the foot-and-mouth dis
ease, winch IS at present epidemic
among cattle; and there seems to be
some reason TO fear that It viii spread
TO the human inhabitants Of that re-
gion, for the farmers are kicking and
also talking, and 1t Is alleged that
some Of them are ready to meet the
inspectors with guns when the latter
come around 10 look at cattle. 1t Is
said, moreover, that IN many cases
cattle have been killed without due
cause, and that the farmers have not
received proper compensation.
The matter has been referred TO
Secretary Wilson, ana he viii doubt
less do what he can to straighten it
cut. But he Is notably discreet man
in his walk and conversation. and he
has never had an attack of the com
plant in question himself. so that he
may not be quite as sympathetic as
The sufferers think he should be.
It Is undoubtedly hard for a poor
farmer to lose one of his chief sources
Of income, and not to be paid for a
deprivation which he suffers for the
good Of the Commonwealth, and 1t Is
possible that this IN some instances
has happened. If It has, the farmers
have good excuse for their indigna-
ton, and though they would not be
justified IN shooting anybody for such
reasons. ii Is not stated that anybody
has yet been shot. However, 1t would
seem that calmness and persistence IN
urging claims should result IN justice
10 all concerned. and If the matter
rests with the Secretary, no doubt JUS
tiee viii be done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
Fiction Of Death GulCh. :"
4 Place IN the Yellowstone Park With
out Danger TO the President.

n E-oCC IL ttic 1C4IUHSLyHc EdiA " tn
out Danger 10 the President,
In connection with the Presidents
visit to the Yellowstone National
Park a picturesque yarn Is being re-
vived by the ''Anaconda Standard"
and copied far and vide by the gull
BILE press throughout the country.
According 10 the yarn there Is in a
remote section of the park, never
visited by tourists" a place called
death Guleh.7 It is a narrow can
yon, situated about fifteen miles from
''Yancey's," with PERCEPTIONS walls
and contracted entrances. From It's
bottom arise poisonous fumes and
death-dealiug gases, equally fatal to
man and beast. These noxious vapors
are heavy heavier than the air
and only when a strong wind sweeps
the canyon Is 1t safe TO enter The
guleh Is streVn with the skeletons
. nd remains of elk, deer, and bear
Il at have met their end here.
We omit the accessories to this
vasird tale Of an inferno on earth-the
alka lysis Of a professor of the Agri-
ctI mraI College at Bozeman. and the
Endorsement Of a bank president. who
su,s ceeded IN Iassoing some of the
ga.ses, carrying them triumphantly
bach to a Bozenaa laboratory. Every
tale on THIS kind must have an aft
dav1 10 accompany it, and none
woulI be complete without If. We
only pause long enough to note the
fact Il lat literature and poetry com
binesae the attempt to make this place
zeal. f q it Is IN this guleh that Seton
Thom pr on-Seton's grizzly "Wabb' IS
made % pass IN his chips"
Bece 2 mig serious once more, we
may saz that such a place as Death
Cfalcb" does exist, and in the locality
indicate e by our Anaconda Ananias.
It Is uue, also, that the gulch Is
strewn With the bones and remains of
all sorts of game. But after that we
confront the parting Of the ways,
as the Ftan. George q Vest of Mis-
souri-aIld no one knows the Yellow
stone cot uizy better than he-might
say
There tne no death-deaing gases,
and there ARE no poisonous vapors.
No man was ever known TO be killed
By them. G3e bones lying about are
the bones = victims Of the hunters
rife For pune was attracted in large
numbers to he spot By the presence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
Lord Buchan's Ancestors.

Lord Buchan. whose daughter has just
become engaged to the youngest son of
Lord Iveagh. the multi-millionaire Dub
lin brewer. is married TO a Miss Sar-
toris. a cousin Of President Grants Eng
fish son-in-law, and is descended IN q
direct line from Alexander, Earl of
Buchan. an Legitimate son OF King
Robert II OF Scotland, and whose blood
thirsty and savage disposition gained
for him the suggestive sobriquet of the
Wolf of Badenocb.'
The present earl had no end of trouble
with his father. who shortly before mis-
death distinguished himself by inditing
a remarkable letter TO the London news
papers announcing that he had appealed
TO the committee of privileges OF the
house OF lords to take note OF the fact
that his first marriage 20 the mother OF
his eldest son was not legal The late
Lord Bdchan made these allegations
from a feeling of revenge, being exceed
ingly embittered against his son, the
present earl. because the latter had re-
fused TO avert his bankruptcy a short
time previously.
The old earl had behaved to his first
wife in shameful manner, and there
was small wonder that her eldest son.
who had never forgotten or forgiven her
maItreatment, permitted his father 70
be ne a bankrupt rather than pay his
debts.
The only other instance that I can re-
call of a peer endeavoring TO. have his
eldest son pronounced fIlegitimate is
that of the late Earl OF Po-.ett Where
as Lord PoUlett. however, was more or
less successful, the late Earl OF Buchan's
attack on the legitimacy OF his eldest
son was defeated.
MAROI-ISE DE FONTENOY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22

Of St. James. Until now the relations
Of the AmeeT have been exclusively
through the Viceroy ofyIndia and the
foreign Office at Calcutta, a condition
of affairs which was deeply resented by
the late Ameer and by his present sue
cessor. since it practically places Al
ghanistan, automatically speaking, on
the same level as the tributary and
semf-independent or vassaI states Of
India
Lord Salisbury. however, absolutely
declined to consent to any change, on
the ground that if the Ameer was cor
ceded the privilege Of direct diplomatic
representation at the court Of st. James.
it would be used as an argument in
favor OF establishing direct diplomatic
relations between the court Of Cabul
and other European governments. which
is Of course the very last thing which
the English would wish or tolerate.
By direction of King Edward and by
the advice Of Lord Curzon, the matter
has nov been taken up again in a more
.concfIiatory spirit than heretofore, and
the King has intimated his readiness
to make the concession in question and
TO have the Ameer. represented at his
court by a resident minister plenipoten-
tisry on the distinct understanding that
Afgbanistan VIII undertake to refrain
from establishing diplomatic relations
with any other European power.
Tins is q wise and polite move on the
part of the king. For It is calculated
to crafty the pride of the Aneer and
his people by marking the difference
which exists between Afghanistan and
the so-caIled vassal states of India.
The princes OF these states are feuda-
tories of the British crown, whereas
the Ameer claims to be King Edwards
ally and as such received from him a
large annual grant by way Of maintain
ing the alliance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
Britain's Sovereign at HoIyrood.

BEitain's Sovereign at HolyTOod-
So many years have elapsed since a
British sovereign has held court in the
ancient and historic palace of Hoiyrood
that the visit of the King and queen to
Edinburgh from May II until May 10
next is creating "a great sensation
throughout the length and breadth Of
scotland. The royal couple viii not re
side at HolyTo0d. but viii stay at Dali
keith Palace. the Scotch country seat of
the Duke and Duchess of BuccIeuch,
about six miles distant from the Scotch
metropolis, and which has been placed
at their disposal by the duke for the pur-
pose. But they viii drive into Edinburgh
every day, and hold courts and Ievees at
Hoiyrood, the ceremonies and entertain
ments all taking place during the day
time. and none at night
While the men. of course. viii ali be in
Uniform in court dress. Or in Highland
costume. the women attending the courts
are mucE peTtUTbed. having been advised
ny the lord chamberIaiu's department
that instead Of the customary court dress
and train with veil and feathers, carriage
dresses and bonnets are to be worn
There are many women who have not
worn bC1nets for an age. and who, no
matter what their age, have INDUCED III
picture hats and toques. They do not
relish the notion Of DOMINIC bonnets, al
though on dainty ana refined head
these constitute q far more elegant and
'distngue coihure'' than any hat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
TIMBER LANDS OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA RANGE
Conditions In Northern Section Dis
cussed by GeoIogist Iceberg.

John B. Iceberg. of the United States
Geological Survey. discusses the forest
conditions of the northern Sierra Ne
vada. Cal. in professional paper No. g.
issued yesterday By the Survey The
region he describes IS 24gI. zoe acres
in extent. of which about $1,000 acres
are level OF gently rolling tracts, situ-
ated in Che Sacramento Valley, while
the remainder consists of foothills,
mountains. canyons. and intermOuntain
lakes and valleys
Mr. Iceberg Classics the fOrested
tracts as woodland and forest. The
woodland growth consists of species
not suitable for mill timber purposes.
and forest growth meets such require
meuts.
Conifarous species Of trees constitute
fully % per cent Of the growth in this
region. The remaining . per cent con-
sists Of different species of oak. ash and
maple. About 20 per cent of the en-
tire growth is yellow pine
The forests Of this region nave SUI
fcTed much from fires. The fre-markcd
region comprises 2,75-.77o acres. Fires
ravaged the forest long before The
American occupation of California,
The aboriginal inhabitants undoubtedly
started them at periodic intervals 10
keep the underbrush down.
At the present rate of cutting, Nr
Iceberg says, the accessible forests will
last from twenty to thirty years. and
the woodland areas viii be covered with
dense uudaTlrush, due to constant burn
iugs to provide for sheep browsing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-22
The Fate Of ex-P Presidents.
10 One Need Worry About the Future
Of the Present Executive.

Tie question "What shall we do
with our ex-Presidents ," appears TO
be giving some people a dispropor-
tionate amount OF trouble. It has
been suggested that after President
Roosevelt is through with tie White
House it would be a graceful compH-
ment to have him elected to the pres
idency Of Harvard University. but il
Is as yet several years too early to dis
cuss that matter.
1t is argued that AIr. Cleveland is
already connected IL a seni-ofGcial
way with Princeton, and that IT would
be eminently suitable for our ex- Pres
idents to be disposed Of, one after an
other, to the different universities Of
the land. Of course, there would not
be enough Of them TO go around. but
that difficulty might be gotten over IN
time. The universities might be put
on a waiting list il the order Of their
Importance, and that would give oc-
casiou for interesting discussion
Really, however, it seems as If u
man with ability enough to be elected