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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
PLAGUE BACILLI AS
THEIR WEAPONS OF WAR
Bulgarians Would Scatter Disease in
Three Cities.

LONDON, June 1.-Telegraphing from
Sofia yesterday, the Daily News" cor
respondent saws:
Information has just come to my hand
which throws a Iivid light on the in
tensity of feeling against Turkish mis-
rule that animated the revolutionaries
and their leaders here. which, at the
same time. throws into sharp contrast
eastern and western methods OF agita-
ton and revolution.
The revolutionary leaders have at the
present moment in their possession a
large quantity of Indian plague bacillus
with the dire determinations to infect
Constantinople. Salonica, and even Ber-
lin.
If within eight days after this morn
Ing they say in effect the great powers
do not guarantee the execution of the
Berlin treaty, then we shall die. but we
shall not die alone; for there shall fol-
low US into the grave myriads of people
in Europe-Europe, which robbed US of
our liberty
This dread means of achieving their
objects they threaten to adopt as a last
resource"
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TO PREVENT CHILD
LABOR IN THEATERS
English Parliament Asked TO Compel
Managers to Get Magistrates
Permission.

LONDON, June lust now zthere Is
a bill before the English parliament
regulating the employment OF children
in theaters, and a great deal is being
said on both sides of the question. 1t
is much more severe and drastic than
the present statute on the subject and
has consequently. caused great IN
easiness in managerial circles.
The law of 1894 provides that man
ayers desiring TO employ children must
apply TO the magistrates. who are en-
powered TO grant licenses upon receiV-
ing suitable guarantees as 10 the health
of the youngsters.
This law has operated satisfactorily
for all concerned, and. il conformity
with its requirements hundreds of chill
dren have appeared on the London stage
in pantomimes. spectacles and Shake
spearesn productions during the nins
years that II has been in force.
The measure now pending prohibits
that children be employed in any occu-
patton between the hours OF 9 in he
evening and in the morning" Theater
managers have awakened TO the wide
range of the bill and appealed through
the home secretary 10 amend the bill
so that the provisions of the existing
act might be preserved. The committee
has rejected this application and re-
ported the bill favorabIy 10 the HOUSE.
of commons. where it will be discussed
and put 10 vote eventually.
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The Field of Politics.
All for Roosevelt.


The recent Republican State conven-
ton in Pennsylvania was important in
several particulars. In the first place
all the delegates, at the invitation of
Chauffeur Quay, without the slightest
hesitation, promptly leaped into the
Roosevelt automobile and took conspicu-
Gus positions upon the front seat. The
foxy statesman from Beaver had no
computations or forebodings regarding
the propriety of this years convention
doing the work of the next"
Like the crafty politician that he is
he saw that the proper thing to do was
To get in line" and without any quib-
bling he placed the Keystone State on
record as in favor of the nomination of
thu President. In this connection it
may be said that Senator Quay is not q
candidate for the Presidency, and he
knows when it Is well not to oppose
popular sentiment. Accordingly, Penn
sy lvania stands pledged to cast her six
ty-efght votes in the next national con-
vention for the Hon. Theodore Roose-
Welt
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TITLES DON'T COUNT
I'M MALTESE NOBILITY

LONDON, June lit is a curious fact
about the Maltese nobility that they
take precedence not according to their
titles, but according to their antiquity
of creation. The doyen OF the Maltese
house OF lords, if such a thing existed
would be Baroness d'Amico Inguanez,
who holds the ancient barony of Diar-il-
Bniet, which was created by Ludovico
King of Aragon and Sicily. for Frances
co Cato Miles, governor OF Malta. with
remainder TO his descendants. male and
female, in 1850. The nine marquises are
all inferior in precedence to this baron
ess. She was chosen to represent the
Maltese ladies at the coronation.
The explanation is that when England
took over Malta It was stipulated that
all the rights and privileges OF the Nal
tese nobility should be maintained. AS
nobody knew what these were speeiai
commissions were appointed which pre-
sented reports in 1878 and 1888. in which
the origin and descent of every Maltese
peerage was traced out.
a list Of twenty-one peerages was
drawn up, and in the true spirit OF CAL
Ito anyone who had any sort of claim
was recognized and declared TO be the
holder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
TORNADOES SWEEP
TEXAS PANHANDLE

DALLAS, June REPORTS received
today from remote parts of the Texas
Panhandle tell of destructive tornadoes
that passed over parts of Haskell,
Jones, Shackleford and Brockmorton
counties Friday. Fifteen houses were
wrecked at Stamford, and a dozen per-
sons badly injured. The Tod Richards
ranch, the Tecumseh ranch, and the
Camp Cooper ranch were swept of near
ly every bit of property. and hundreds
of head of live stock were killed Two
herders were fatally hurt on the Camp
Cooper ranch. The property losses in
the Panhandle are estimated to exceed
half a million dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01

strain of royal blood in it's veins, 81 ace
the mother of the first Earl Howe was
the illegitimate daughter of King George
/, and of that Hanoverian Countess Kill
mansegg, who was created by the SOW
ereign Countess of Darlington 1t was
the grandson of this woman whose name
is still held up to obIoquy IN the pages
of English history, the famous admiral
Of the wars with France, and while his
features were the very counterpart of
his grandfather, King George, he had in
herited the dusky complexion of his in
famous grandmother, thanks to which he
was known by the sailors as BLACK
Dick"
One of his brothers, Viscount Howe.
served as brigadier general in the
American war at Ticonderoga, while a
third brother had chief command OF the
British forces during the American War
of Independence from the time of the re-
turn to England of General Gage.
The next Earl Howe, BLACK Dicks"
grandson, was the handsomest man of
his day and occupied the post of chief
chamberlain and master of the household
TO Queen Adelaide, German consort of
King William " and therefore aunt of
ed the name of the earl with that of
Queen Adelaide in very persistent man
ner, and it was generally understood at
court that the peer and the dowager
queen were secretly married.
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MARKINGS HERO
MAY WE'D AMERICAN
Engagement of General Baden-Powell
Again Rumored in London.

LONDON, June 1.-The engagement of
General Baden-Powell is again an
ncunced. AS there is no better au-
thority than the general rumor which
is now circulating in London, ii is i'm
possible TO say how much truth there
nay be in the report. But it viii not
be hurting anybody's feelings to sug-
gest that if the engagement has taken
place, it is not unconnected with Amer
lea and the inspector generals tour.
Perhaps no man of recent years, If we
except "Merrimac" Hobson. has had SO
many offers of matrimony as General
Baden-Powell. Once, it is said, when in
South Africa, ii took General Baden
Powell a whole morning to destroy the
photographs and letters of fair admir-
ers which were awaiting him after the
relief of Mafeking. The majority OF
these offers were backed with very con-
siderable financial stiffening. and,
strange as IL may seem, most of them
came from the States.
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Remained on the Stage.

1t was with the entire consent of her
husbands father, the late Earl Howe.
and of the other relatives of her hus-
bands family, that she remained on the
stage after her marriage. the large in
come which she derived from her pro-
fession contributing IN no small measure
toward the support of the establishment,
as Fred Curzon had nothing but a small
allowance as younger son and since
the last two years, his pay as a foreign
service messenger at $1,000 a year.
The fact of Mrs. Curzon being on the
stage never affected in any way her So
cia1 position, and while she did not go
to court, yet by the desire of the royal
family she was included in the house
parties at Gopsall Hall and at Penn
House whenever they visited the late
earl or his successor, the present peer.
Mrs. Curzon was so VIGOROUSLY the
breadwinner of the family, consisting of
boy and girl, besides her husband.
that the latter's maltreatment of her.
in particular the evidence produced in
court to the effect that he had struck
her, cannot but excite a considerable
amount of resentment against him
among all who know the young couple.
Fred CurZon is the only brother OF
Earl Howe, and inasmuch as the latter
has but one son, young fellow now
nineteen years of age, there is chance
OF his eventually succeeding to the fam
lily estates and earldom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
Other American Associations.

/ may mention that Lady Cowell
Stepney has other American associations
besides those formed by her now ju-
dicially separated husband. For her
stepmother, the widowed Lady de Tab
ley. was by her first marriage the
mother OF Lord Barrymore, now mar
rIed to Elizabeth, daughter of the late
General Wadsworth. of Geneseo, N Y,
and widow of Arthur Post, of New York.
while Lady Cowell Stepney's elder sis
ter is the mother OF that Sir Bryan
Leighton who volunteered for service
under the American flag during the war
with Spain, and went through the entire
campaign.
Lady Cowell Stepney makes her home
With her daughter. at 8 Gresham Street.
London, s. W.. and has country place
known as "Woodend" at Ascot, near
Windsor
While there are plenty of titled Eu-
ropeans in this country who have
dropped the nobiliary pref1xes to their
names as being more in keeping with
the spirit of the people among whom
they are making their homes, Sir Arthur
Ccwel1 Stepney is, / believe, the only
instance of a wealthy English baronet
publicly renouncing and abjuring, SO to
speak. an inherited honor OF this kind.
MARoUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
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Lifelong Friend of the King.

The present earl has been a lifelong
friend and associate of King Edward,
while his wife, famous as the most
adept feminine tandem and four in hand
whip in the United Kingdom, is a sis
ter of the late Lord Randolph Chur-
chill. and an aunt therefore OF the pres
ent Duke of Marlborough. The princi-
pal country seat of the Earl Howe is
that Gopsall Court in Leistershire,
where Handel composed THE Messiah, -
as well as Israel in Egypt" and much
of his original music is preserved there
Lord Howe has another country seat.
namely Penn House near Amersham,
about twenty-six miles from London.
Within the precincts of the estate is
the Quakers' burial ground called "Jor-
dams" in which repoye the ashes Of
William Penn. the founder OF Pennsy1-
vania
Lord Howe is the acknowledged chief
OF the entire house of Curzon. which
possesses several other peerages, one of
which is held by the Viceroy OF India,
another by the Iatter's father. old Lord
Scarsdale, another by Lord Zouche, and
yet another by Lord Teynhan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
KING LEOPOLD SUED
BY HIS DAUGHTER
Countess Lonyay Seeks to Recover Part
of Her Mothers Fortune.

BRUSSELS, June 1.-The suit brought
by Countess Stephanie Lonyay against
her father. King Leopold, has now been
placed on the calendar The former
crown princess demands II 900 600 francs
as her part of her mothers fortune,
while Leopold offers only about one
thirtieth of the amount.
The case hinges upon a technicality.
According to Belgian law the King and
Queen hold all their property in COM
mon, but their ante-marriage contract
stipulates that each party shall retain
his, or her, own property
The King maintains that he is above
the law, and hopes to cheat his daugh-
ter. At the same time he is taking meas
ures TO prevent Stephanie from obtain
ing part OF his own fortune after his
death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
ANOTHER CLAIMANT
FOR DUKES ESTATE j.
Melbourne Carpenter Arrives in Eng
land to Establish Title TO Port
land Property.

LONDON, June Ia fresh claimant TO
the Duke OF Portland's estates has just
landed in this country from Melbourne
His name is George Hollamby bruce.
and be claims TO be a grandson OF the
fifth Duke of Portland by his first mar
rage. He Is a carpenter Of Melbourne,
and is accompanied by a solicitor OF that
city. T. a. V. Coburn.
This newest claimant raised the
wind for the journey by issuing prom
issory notes of e10O each. redeemable
at such time as he may succeed TO the
family estates.
These found a ready sale in Melbourne
at one-tenth of their face value. cir
cumstance which affords additional proof
If that were needed-of the high spec
ulative quality of the Australian nature.
Some interest will attend the next move
ment Of this syndicated claimant. who.
it is understood. desires the estate and
its income rather than the title Of duke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
RIDICULE OF POSTAL
CHARGES HEARD NO MORE
Mr.. Payne's Invitation to snake Good"
Promptly Answered.
philadelphia Public LEDGER

The diverting merriment with which
Postmaster General Payne ridiculed
the charges of wrongdoing in his de-
partment is heard no more: the care
free quips and jests which were his daily
answer to the questions of the reporters
have ceased. His defiance to the ac-
cusers 10 make good their hot air. has
been promptly and Overwhelmingly an
swered. It is too much to expect the
Postmaster General really to become the
sincere investigator and reformer which
he now gravely proclaims himself to be,
but 1t is something to know that, hav-
ing done his best to belittle the rumors
of corruption, he now admits their sub
stantial truth.
The surprising feature of the develon-
rnent of the Postoffice Department scan
dal is the rapidity with which schemes
of loot, undreamed of when the original
charges were made. have been brought
to light. The latest feature of the dis
closures-the enormous excess in the
rentals the Government is paying for its
local postoffices-for instance, has not
figured in the suspicious of the public.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr.. Joseph Little Bristow, of
Kansas, who had charge of the investi-
cation of the Cuban postal frauds and
of the reorganization of the Cuban pos
tai service, is the man who deserves the
credit for the degree of vigor with
which the present investigation is being
prescott cannot be presumed with the
full and enthusiastic encouragement of
all the influences in the department.
But Mr.. Bristow has found it possible to
disclose remarkable series of ''irregu-
larities," amounting already to a dem
onstration Of the existence of a machine
whose corrupt operations ramify
through every branch of the service
and have their clutch apparently upon
Offices throughout the country.
Starting out with a few indefinite
charges. with the head of the depart
ment vehemently denying the possibility
of the existence Of wrongdoing, and, of
course with intrenched influence OBJ
structing at every point, the investiga-
ton has brought to light unsupported
facts of the most damning nature, and
brought the country. though il is 10th
to be persuaded. to the conviction that
the truth is even far worse than the first
charges Were; that we are on the eve
Of the revelation OF official crimes among
the most stupendous in the country's
history
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will accept his say-so-his lofty in
dorsement of Mr.. Smiths reply as
dispOsing once for all of Mr.. Tulloch
for the last word in this matter? If
he does. he will find himself woefully
mistaken. His attitude is one of reck-
less blindness and conceit. He i'm
agines he is doing his predecessor a
good turn, which he stands in no need
of, rendering a service TO his party,
which, heaven knowsl it doesn't re-
quire at his hands. He is only doing
harm to both. He is digging his own
grave.
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token of their regard and esteem. To
that there can be no serious objection.
We object, however, to the manner
in which these testimonials" are too
frequently worked" This one. it
seems TO us, Is particularly offensive,
III that It is practically a 'tstand and
deliver order Why should any en-
ploye be asked to place himself on
record, IN black and white. in case he
IS compelled, for one reason or an
other, to decline the honor of partici-
pating IN the ''testimonial?" What is
the information that "a list of the
contributors will accompany the
memorial" else but yelled threat
that the person addressed will find it
prudent and advantageous, perhaps,
to cough up?' To people
many with families dependent upon
them-to devote half a weeks salary
for testimonial" of this character
means something, and we sympathize
with them when they demand that
these memorials" and requests for
contributions should be so worded as
to make it plain beyond possibility of
misunderstanding that those who do
not contribute are not to be placed in
a class different from those who do.
Better, however, in our opinion,
it would be to abolish the custom alto
gether. It may not often be abused,
or serious hardships result from its
observance, but it would be wiser, we
think, TO avoid the suggestion even of
pressure or compulsion. Governor
Merriam has the love and affection of
his subordinates, no doubt. A piece
of silver, wrung from the pockets of
unwilling clerks, cannot serve to EN-
phasize that fact And as for ''con-
plimentary" dinner, with the Their
mometer in the nineties, with speeches
and more speeches, and still more
speeches to disturb digestion whew
it is a relic of barbarism.
Cut it out, gentlemeni
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
PARIS AUTHOR HAS
FIVE DUELS ON HAND
Six Challenges to Mortal Combat Re-
suit of His Latest Novel.

PARIS, June ACCORDING to thu
"Gn Bias NJ. Yranbebourg. the WE'LL
known writer, has five duels on hand
Some time ago he published novel
entitled The Wise Virgins" which con-
tanned structures upon the Italian colony
in Tunfs, where he lived. Several ladies'
considered themselves unfavorably rep
resented in the book. and the Countess
Ruffo called upon the author. with The
result that next day an apology appear
ed in one of the local papers
NJ. yranbebourg. however. afterwards
published a letter in which he stated
that the apology had been extorted from
him by physical and moral compulsion,
and withdrew it, adding that he was
willing to meet anyone who wished to
fight.
Six challenges were the result. Ths
author has already fought one of the
duels, and has been wounded in the leg.
Five more encounters are TO follow.
N. F. Charron, the weil-known auto
mobilist, owner of horses. and gentle
man jockey, has sent his seconds to II.
Marghiloman, who also has large num-
Der of horses in training. This is the
outcome of an imputation made at Chan
tilly races Friday that NJ. Charron al
lowed it TO be rumored that one Of his
horses, which won, was not in good coz
dition, in order TO make something out
OF the betting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
Islands Pat" on Tariff.

Another noteworthy thing which the
convention did, and one which may be
far-reaching in its effect. was to take a
stand pat" position on the tariff Ques-
tiCn. Pennsylvania quite naturally is
opposed to the Iowa idea," and will
fight any and all efforts at revision.
The present schedules. however objec-
tionable they may be to some Western
Republicans, are quite satisfactory to
Pennsylvania The Republicans of that
State not only object to revision at the
coming session of Congress, but also TO
the suggestion OF making changes after
he Presidential election. That is. they
oppose any change in the way of low
cring the duties, although there would
doubtless be no interference from the
State to the proposition of increasing
them.
Their action indicates that unless
the Iowa idea" is stamped out there
may be a serious division upon the
question of tariff revision when the con-
vention comes TO consider 1t next year.
If there is a fight made over the tariff
plank it is quite safe to predict that
the Pennsylvania idea" will prevail
although the declaration may be so
drawn as to mean revision TO the
Iowans, and stand pat" TO the Pennsyl-
vanians, and in reality mean nothing or
anything. The Republican party stands
for protection, and for revision of the
tariff only when revision means more
protection instead of less. Pennsyl-
vania's declaration is. therefore. more
likely to be the keynote than is Iowa's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
MRS. TAYLOR GOES
TO DANNEMORA

MONTICELLO, June Mrs. Kate
Taylor will be taken TO Dannemora
prison early this morning. woman at
tendant and a deputy sheriff will have
charge of her. Ida May De Kay, her
daughter, whose testimony was practi-
cally the sum and substance of the trial,
learned for the first time of her
mothers conviction when she read it in
the newspapers yesterday morning. For
the first time since her mothers arrest
the girl gave way to a violent fit of
weeping
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REFUSED TO ATTEND
HIS SONS FUNERAL

POUGHKEEPSIE. y. June 1.-Gen
J. Watts de Peyster carried the feud
with his scn Col. Johnston Livingston
dc Peyster. beyond the latter's death
bed by remaining absent from Colonel
de Peyster's funeral. which was held
here Saturday. Father and son became
estranged wIEn the latter took his
mothers part in the separation of her
aud her husband. and all attempts to
reconcile them failed. General de Pey-
ster not only refused to attend tho
funeral, but ne also declined to see
VISITORS He Gid go so far as to offer
the keys of the de Peyster Yault for the
'iHerment of his sons body. but this
Vas refused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
P0RTUGAL'S QUEEN
TRUE PHILANTHROPiST

LISBON, June philanthropy is
with the Queen of Portugal as much a
passion as hunting, music. or painting
She is at the head of all Portuguese
charitable establishments, which she di-
reefs in person. even to the minutest
details. Many and many a time she will
quit the palace at some early morning
hour unaccompanied, simply dressed in
black. and none of the household dare
ask whittier goes her majesty, for all
know she is bound on some secret cr-
rand of mercy.
Once when a civic guard. recognizing
her and seeing her enter one of the low
est quarters in Lisbon. followed to
watch over her safety. she sternly for
bade him to divulge what he had seen
c. TO unmasl her anonymity.
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Causes Annoyance at Court.

Lord Howe and his family are so
closely associated with the reigning
house of Great Britain that the divorce
which has just been secured by Mrs.
Frederick Curzon against her husband
cannot but give great annoyance at
court. The Hon. Fred Curzon is one of
King Edwards foreign service messen-
gers, and as such belongs 10 the foreign
office. He served for time, 1 believe,
as attache of the British embassy at
Rome, and is a brother of the Earl
Howe. formerly treasurer of the royal
household and now a lord waiting to
the King
Mrs. Fred Curzon, who is an exceed
ingly pretty and popular woman, is a
daughter of the late Capt Dodsworth
Jefroys. very gallant army officer, and
a granddaughter of Chambre Corcor, CT
Cor Castle, County Cork. She is a
woman of excellent family, who, owing
to financial reverses of her father and
TO her own taste for the drama, went or
the stage, where she has achieved con-
siderable success and much popularity
as an actress under the name of ELLIS
Jeffreys."