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The Washington times., 1903-05-14
The Field of Politics.
Gray for President.

In their search for national stand
ard bearer for next year the majority
of Democrats have apparently overlooked
the qualifications of the Hon George
Gray, Of Delaware, formerly United
States Senator, the president OF the an
thracite coal strike commission, and one
OF the judges on the third judicial cir
cult His name has been added TO the
list of possibilities by his former as
sociate in the Senate, the Hon. William
Lindsay, of Kentucky, who. while candid
enough to express the opinion that Judge
Gray would be defeated, nevertheless
thinks he would be an admirable candi-
date, because he would conduct cam
paign on high plane, and emerge from
the battle with honor, leaving the party
in better shape than it is at present.
From this statement it would appear
that the former Senator from Kentucky,
who, by the way, as a close personal
friend of Mr.. Cleveland, believes the
ex-President will not be a candidate,
does not expect that the Democrats will
win in the next campaign. Doubtless
there are many others of the party who
entertain similar views, but they do not
express them as freely. Ex-senator
Lindsay was one of those who followed
Mr.. Clevelands lead for the gold stand
ard. and in the campaign of 1896
espoused the cause of those two pOlitl-
cal derelicts. Palmer. and Buck1er. BY
that act he lost whatever chance he
might have had of being returned to the
Senate, and he was succeeded by Sena-
tor Blackburn. Frankly, Mr.. Lindsay
does not think the Democratic party has
done penance long enough to be en-
titled 10 return TO power.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
Residence Would Defeat GRAY.

Consequently Cleveland instead of
Bayard was nominated, despite the fact
that the latter had far better qualifica-
tions for the Office. He had had long
experience in national politics and in
the Senate, while CIeveland's expert
ence had been gained as mayor of Buff
falo. and he knew almost nothing about
Washington. The thing which was in
strumental in depriving Bayard of the
nomination, namely. his residence in a
small State, would doubtless operate
against Judge Gray should he become an
avowed or a willing candidate.
Since Judge Grays name has been
mentioned as possible candidate for
the nomination, however. it is in order
for Mr.. Bryan to pass opinion upon his
availability. although he may think that
Senator Lindsays admission that GRAY
would be defeated makes it unnecessary
for The Commoner" to weigh him and
ascertain whether or not he is found
wanting What the Democracy wants
is not only a man who will be able to
conduct campaign upon a high plane,
and leave the party in better shape af-
ter election than before, but a man who
can win; at least one who is not pre-
destined TO defeat. as Senator Lindsay
thinks his favorite candidate would be.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
A ROYAL Victim of the Auto.

To Duke Adolph Frederick of Neck
! lenburg- Schwerin, elder brother CT
Prince Henry of the Netherlands and
brother-in-Iaw therefore of Queen VIII
helmina. belongs the distinction OF be-
ing the first royal victim of rerious
automobile accident. which is rather as
tonishing in view of the large number
of princes and princesses of the blood
| who have become passionately addicted
to this particular form of locomotfoD-
The duke. who is one Of the best four
| finland whips on the continent, OAR
ing steeplechase rider, and the victor in
& long distance ride from Constantine
pie to Berlin, was driving the other day
in his automobile from Schwerin TO Ber-
lin when overtaken by darkness IN con-
junction with a storm of mingled snow
and sleet which prevented either his
chauffeur or himself from seeing more
| than a few feet ahead and at the same
time rendered the steering OF the We
hicle most difficult.
Suddenly. toward 10 o'clock at night,
when in the neighborhood OF Doberitz.
the automobile skidded across the road
I'D against a tree with such force as
to be completely destroyed. while the
duke was thrown high up into the air
into the branches by the shock, falling
down into the wreckage of the motor,
and sustaining not only number OF
severe bruises. but likewise cut which
laid open his scalp.
It was some time before he recovered
consciousness, and although he was at
first reported to have been fatally in
jured, yet he seems to have escaped in
a most miraculous manner with slight
conclusion of the brain, from which he
is now recovering.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
Mexico's Coinage.
Our Southern Neighbor to Adopt :
Modified Gold STANDARD.

Mexico's efforts to re-establish her
currency system on a modernized
basis now promise speedy and sub
stantial success. The visit to this
country of the Mexican minister of
finance, Senior Don Jose Y. Liman-
tour, and his discussions with leading
New York bankers, have brought to
light the plans now maturing on
which Mexico counts for the solution
Of her embarrassing. coinage problem.
AS one Of the chief silver-produc-
ing and silver-using countries of the
world, our southern neighbor has
been welded by both necessity and in
terest TO the double metallic standard.
Her silver dollar, minted without lin
it or restriction of any sort, has gone
to swell in many distant lands the
worlds general volume Of metallic
coinage. Mining little gold and much
silver, Mexico has seen the former
metal gradually drive the latter from
use as a basis for measuring the
worlds commercial exchanges. But
she has been on the one-hand as pow
erless to check the influences which
have debased and cheapened silver as
on the other hand she has been reIuc-
tant to yield to the forces making
everywhere for the establishment and
recognition Of gold monometaIlism.
At last, driven to bay by the con
tinued depreciation Of her silver cur
rency and by the boundless confusion
thus introduced into her finances and
her business, she has resolved to make
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
JACKSONVILLE FLOOD
COSTS HALF A MILLION

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 14.-Hav-
ing scarcely recovered from the disas-
trous fire of two years ago, Jacksonville
has just had another misfortune that
will cost her merchants and railroads
$500, 900. A food Is something new for
this city, but the extraordinarily heavy
rain of Tuesday and yesterday morning
flooded all the lower streets of the city,
causing great damage Hogan's Creek,
in the northern section, spread out for
half a mile on each side, covering the
new boulevard in Springfield and many
lower streets of the city proper, covered
the city water works park eight feet
deep. entered the water works and cleo
trio plant, putting out the fires and
causing much damage. Last night the
city was lighted only by gas, candles,
and lamSs.
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an end of her isolation, and once
more bring her standards of value III
touch with those Of the great world of
trade and commerce. Minister Imam
tours scheme, as so far unfolded,
contemplates the closing of the Mex
lean minis to the free coinage of sill
Yer bullion and the demonstration of
practically all the Mexican silver coin
age now outstanding. The coins now
in Mexico can be sold as bullion or
may be purchased by the Government
for recoinage, as a subsidiary curren-
cy. Coins outside Mexico can only be
returned on payment of heavy Gus
toms duties. The government Is to
issue a new silver dollar, valued at
about 80 cents IN gold, and exchange
able at that valuation for gold at the
Mexican treasury. One hundred mil
lions of these new pieces are to be IS
sued, and their parity is to be main
tanned by the creation Of gold re-
demption fund of S25,000,00O.
AS the new dollar is to be minted
at about its market value, Mexico will
not be undertaking to keep afoat, as
the United States now does, what Is
practically a token silver currency.
1t will need, therefore, only rela-
lively small redemption fund to insure
the new coinage an absolute stability.
With silver thus tied fast to gold,
Mexico will be enabled to deal on a
secure and settled basis with the great
gold-standard nations. The evils of a
daily fuctuating money medium will
be overcome, and our southern neigh
Dor will be lifted to a position from
which she can invite the surplus cap
ital of the world to develop her i'm
measurable resources. We look to a
new era of progress in Mexico as the
sequel of Senior Limantour's far
sighted experiment.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
The Kaiser as a Prophet

Considerable amusement has been
created by the discovery that one Of the
four statues of the prophets which con-
stitute an important feature Of the mag
nifcent new entrance of the Cathedral
at Metz is modelled Oh the Kaiser, the
resemblance being of a most striking
and successful character. The prophet
or the Kaiser-is represented as wear
ing a long cloak and with the forehnser
of his right hand he is pointing to an
open scroll held before his breast with
the left hand The Emperor. who pre-
sented a superb photograph of this new
entrance of the Metz Cathedral on which
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
HEBREWS RAISE MONEY
To AID KIN IN RUSSIA
Heart of Israel Full of Sympathy and
Generosity.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Jewish
World" of May u publishes this dis
patch from London:
Massacre at Tirospol similar to kish-
ineff Great number killed.
TirospoI is a city about seven miles
from KishinefT. There is a large fort
ress there garrisoned by a considerable
force of Russian troops, who could have
afforded ample protection TO the jewish
inhabitants If they had made efforts 10
do so. Two weeks ago the Jews Oh
Tirospol told the governor OF the prov
ince that they were in momentary lear
NJ a repetition of the Kishinef horrors
and he promised to extend his protec-
ton to them.
AS soon as the dispatch was received
the DAILY News" cabled to London N
the effort to procure further details
The Jews in the United States are
making every effort to raise halr-mli-
uon-dollar fund to aid the Jews IN rus
STA. Arnold Kohn, the treasurer Oh the
central fund. says:
1--WE are getting money every minute
and the best evidence of the WlcespIe eau
anxiety to contribute is in the letters
that are beginning to pour IN 1roih Ail
over the United States. The heaft OIL
Israel is touched. It is sore with the
SORROW for its martyred brethren ana
full of sympathy and generosity. every
where there is self-sacrifce, with us
reward of contentment in good deeos'
Prof. Richard Gottheil. president OF
the Federation OF American Zionists'
said that in answer to the appeal which
he recently sent out asking the jewish
merchants OF New York to reserve 1or
the fund . per cent of their gross re-
ceipts, yesterday he had received an
swers from 300 firms saying that they
agreed to the proposition.
Probably for the first time In me Ms
tory of the world the remarkable slght
was witnessed last night in the ChiheSe
theater in Doyers Street of Chinese ana
Hebrews clasping hands in sympathy
and fellowship.
The occasion was a benefit perfor-
nance by the Chinese company OF play
ers in aid OF the suffering Jews in Rus
STA. The little theater holds SOC people,
and 1t was emptied and filled twice our
ing the evening, making total OF ABOUT
/. 500 persons who attended the con-
tinuous Chinese performance.
The benefit was arranged by Joseph
A. Singleton, an Americanized Chinese
merchant of this city, who is president
of the Chinese Empire Reform Associa-
ton, together with Guy Maine, Chu Gnu
and Dek Foon, AmericaniZed Cinnamon.
The Jewish press of this country is
loud in its protest against more stringent
immigration laws for the United States
when there are 100000 of helpless Jews
in Russia at the mercy of IN uncivilized
people. The only means of escape for
their prosecuted race they say, is to en-
igrate and If the doors of this country
are closed to them, here else will they
find refuaa2
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
States Chances Poor.

Judge Gray, however, halls from little
Delaware. with 1t two counties at high
tide, and three counties at low tide, as
the late Senator ingalls, described It,
and the Blue Hen State has but three
votes in the electoral college. While he
might be able to win these, although the
State has generally been Republican for
the past eight years, the Democracy de-
sires a candidate for President who IS a
resident of a doubtful State with a large
electoral vote which his popularity
might aid in obtaining The fact that the
late Thomas F. Bayard was native and
resident of Delaware probably did as
much as anything else 10 prevent his
nomination for the Presidency in 1884
He was a candidate before the conven-
ton. but Grover Cleveland, coming from
New York, with It's thirty-six electoral
votes. looked more like a winner He
had just carried the State for governor
by the phenomenal majority of 1872, coo
and the Democrats hoped that he would
be able to carry it for President, which
he did by a very narrow margin-a mar,
gin, which, had it not been for the ia
nous rum. Romanism. and rebellion
speech, would probably have been on the
Blaine side. and made him. instead OF
Cleveland, President.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
NEW LADRONE LEADER
COMES To THE FRONT
General Contreras Steps Into the
Shoes of San Miguel.

Already the mantle of General San
Miguel has fallen upon other shoulders.
Within a month Of his death, so mail
advices to the War Department say. the
command of the Third military zone"
which includes Rial province, Neuva
Ecija and other territory adjacent TO
Cavite. was assumed by General Con-
treras, who promptly proceeded TO levy
war taxes and annex water buffalo.
San Miguel was killed about two
months ago. and at that time Contreras
had command OF BuIacan province. He
is said to be very active, pushing La
drones much farther north than his pre-
decessor. In consequence of this fact.
trouble is expected. as some provinces
hitherto remaining neutral are likely 10
declare for the insurrection.
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Those Tired" Russians.
Too Tired, Probably, Even to March
Out of Manchuria.

Sul VI
A shrewd traveller who followed the
short road from Trenton to the point
on the Delaware where Washington
crossed with his army, and to whom
an enthusiastic native of the Mosquito
State had pointed out q score or more
of houses where the Father of His
Country is said to have slept over
night, remarked musingly that
washington must have been very
tired man."
We recall this remark of the intelli-
gent traveller because of the accounts
given in cable dispatches of the do
ings of the Russian army in Man
churia. That army, too, must be very
''tired" It requires an astonishing
amount of rest And it rests, strange
ly enough, in forts and Notifications
by preference. Rarely, if ever, IN the
open country. When it marched into
Niuchwang the other day it was for
a well-deserved rest, after a strenuous
march lasting as much as two hours.
When it marched down the hills near
Liao-Tang, a few days later, it was
only to take another rest in the valley
below. And when it marched up the
hills again last week it did it for no
other purpose, of course, than that Of
securing a little more rest. Yes, it
must be very tired army-so tired,
in fact, that it will be unable ever to
march out of Manchuria.
Speaking seriously, is there anyone
to be found anywhere-our distin-
guished Secretary of State always ex-
cepted-who still believes that Russia
will evacuate Manchuria7 We might
as well expect England to release her
hold upon Egypt, Neither will do it,
except as a result of force. And
Russia is in Manchuria to stay-by
peaceful means if the world will let
her; by force, if the averice of Eng
land and Japan arouse the Chinese in
the North to a fighting pitch. We
agree with former Consul Edwin
Wildman when he says; "Russia's oc-
cupation Of Manchuria and Yellow
Sea ports is not a menace TO civiliza-
ton" What arouses our skepticism,
however, is his deduction from the
foregoing, namely, that at is an open
ing of the doors of commerce to the
world into hitherto sequestered and
inaccessible nation" Russia isn't 60
ing to share with anyone the fruit of
her labors, if she can help it. And
how anyone can compel her to divide
the spoils we are unable to see. 1t
isn't in the cards
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
Bismarck's David"

Baron KeudelI, whose death has Just
taken place at Berlin, was the author
of most interesting volume of remi-
niscences concerning Prince Bismarck,
and was perhaps better qualified than
almost anyone else to write about the
great chancellor. For he was something
more than private secretary for near
ly a generation, to the founder of Ger
man unity. He filed in a way the posi-
ton that David occupied in the House of
King Saul, and when not engaged in the
duties of secretary he would be request
ed by old Princess Bismarck, who was
exceedingly fond of him. to seat him
sci at the piano and to sooth the Iron
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An Able Jurist.

AS to Judge Gray there are many, no
doubt, who will share Ex-senator
Lindsay's opinion as to his qualifications
for the nomination. He was a strong
man in the Senate, and has made an able
jurist. In the first Bryan campaign he
was a Gold Democrat, but whether
he supported the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket is not matter of public
record. The fact that he was a member
of the peace commission which return
ed from Paris with the treaty whereby
the United States acquired the Philip
pines and an expensive instruction
might not make him popular with the
anti-imperialist wing of the Democratic
party, although it has been said that
Judge Gray was not in favor OF that
part of the convention relating TO the
Philippines. He would no doubt COM
mand the full strength of the Cleve-
land faction of the Democracy, and his
views on the tariff and other issues
might commend him to the remainder
of the party. He ought to be popular
with the laboring element by reason of
the manner in which he conducted the
hearings before the anthracite coal
strike commission, and because of the
fact that the decision of the commits
sion was upon so many points favorable
to union labor and the contentious of
the miners
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
Left Club for Kings Kitchen.


King Leopold has incurred the wrath
of the Paris Jockey Club by particu-
larly gross case of infraction of those
ethics which are binding upon every
member Of club, be he crowned head
or commoner. King Leopold, like King
EDWARD, the King of Greece and sew
eral of me Russian grand dukes, is an
honorary member of the Jockey Club at
Paris, which means that he enjoys its
privileges and prerogatives without be-
ing call upon to pay any dues. He
frequently visits the club, which has
had for several years past one of the
most famous chefs in France.
The other night the King dined there
and was so delighted with a certain dish
ut was the "canard aux navets," for
which the chef was particularly ceIe-
brated)' that he made up his mind to
get the man at any price for his own
kitchens at Brussels. The result was
that twenty-four hours later the chef
was on his way to Brussels. while the
habitues of the Jockey Club were de-
ploring the loss of their cook, whom
they declared to be the greatest CASTRO
nomic artist of the age, and heaping
abuse upon King Leopold for having
taken such a particularly mean advan-
tage of the hospitality accorded him by
the Jockey Club. There is no doubt that
the next time he shows his face there
his welcome, though courteous, will be
exceedingly cold and constrained.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
DATES SET FOR DRILLS
OF HIGH SCHOOL CADET rs
Competitive Contests to Take Place
This Month.

At the regular meeting of the Board of
Education held last night in the Frank
lin School, the final dates for the COM
petitive drill of tho High School Cadets
were set On May 10. the first day of
the competitive drill, the first battalion.
two companies from the Central High
School, and two from the Mckinley Man
uai Training School will drill On the
second day. May 20. the Second Bat
talon. two companies from the Eastern
High School, one from the Business
High School, and one from the Western
High School, will drill. The drill of the
NJ Street High School Cadets will be held
May g. Captain Heron, the Judge. will
be assisted by two officers of the Engi-
neer Corps, stationed in Washington.
The American League Baseball Park.
Fifteenth and H Streets northeast. has
been obtained for the drills.
The board also gave out the dates of
the school commandments. The earliest
one will be that of the Mckinley Manual
Training School. on Thursday evening.
June II, at the National Theater. Fri
day morning. June IL, Normal School
No. will hold It's commencement in
the Winner School building; the Arm
strong Manual Training School, the
evening OF June II. in a place to be
named later; the Business High School.
the evening OF June Is, in the National
Theater; the Washington Normal
School. the morning of June Is, in the
Franklin School Building; the NJ Street
High School. the evening of June 16, in
place TO be chosen later; the Central,
Western, and Eastern High Schools. the
evening OF June II. in Convention Hall.
The board has appointed DR.. Wilbur
Phelps teacher OF chemistry in the High
School. and Ethel Hendershott a sub
stitute teacher.
The Washington times., 1903-05-14
The Honor Easily Won.

Adolph wears on his breast a
medal for saving life conferred upon
him by the Sultan, and which is always
a source OF much amusement to his
friends and relatives. During his stay
at Constantinople he was received in
audiences by the Sultan, and was about
to take his leave when rather heavy
wooden screen suddenly tottered and
would have toppled over onto the Pad
isha had not the duke jumped up and
held 1t until the Sultan got clear OF it.
Abdul Hamid insisted that the duke had
saved his life, was pFofuse in his profess
sions of gratitude, and. insisted in con-
ferring upon him, In addition to other
distinctions, the Turkish medal for saw
ing life. MARQUIsE DE FONTENoY.
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Duets With a Queen.

The now widowed Queen Marguerite
is as passionately fond of music as he
was himself, and when she was at Rome
the ambassador would spend whole
afternoons playing duets with her at the
palace. sometimes at one piano and
sometimes at two pianos. OF course his
official work was meanwhile sadly neg
lected-dispatches remaining unanswer-
ed-but the German government derived
inestimable political advantages from the
influence which he acquired over the
King and Queen through his intimacy
with them arising from the piano.
Eventually the baron made the mis-
take from a diplomatic point of view
of marrying a lady who, although she
had royal blood in her veins, was pro-
fessional pianiste, the baroness being the
morganatic daughter of Duke Ernest, OF
Wurtemburg, and of Natalie Eschborp,
who was created on the occasion Of her
marriage Baroness Gunhof. Old Baron
ess Gunhof, who lived with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, only died short
time ago. This marriage Of Baron Reu-
dell of course impaired his intimacy
with Queen Marguerite. and consequent
ly also his usefulness as an ambassador
He was accordingly permitted to resign
and has since divided his time between
his country seat, near Frankfurt, and
Wiesbaden, which latter place seems TO
be a favorite refuge for retired ambas-
sailors. statesmen, and military digni-
taries
The Washington times., 1903-05-14

Chancellor's high strung nerves with
soft melodies. In fact, like David of
old, he was employed to drive away the
fits of anger and of rage of his mas5er
by the strains of his music. In the
Bismarck family he used to go by the
name of "Tante" Kendell, or "aunty''
in consequence Of his somewhat finicky
and old maidish ways, amusing in man
of his herculean stature.
When Bismarck at length got tired of
him, as he tired of everyone else, he
sent him off as ambassador to Rome,
where he remained for a number of
years, and enjoyed a degree of intimacy
at the Quirinal equaled by that of no
other foreign diplomat.