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The Washington times., 1903-04-15
Cleveland Republicans Confer.

The Republicans of Cleveland have so
far recovered from their encounter with
the Hon. Tom Johnson last week that
they have beer able to hold a conference.
not so much to discuss how it happened
as to consider plans fol. corralling their
scattered cohorts TO make another
charge upon the mayor this fall The
next battle is of far greater Importance
TO Senator Hanna than was the fight for
control of the city government of Cleve-
land, and hence 1t has been decided TO
begin early and work until late
The Legislature which Will be elected
next fall will choose Senator Hanna's
successor, and Senator Hanna desires to
be that man But the conferees did more
than this they agreed that by all means
Col Myron T. Herrick must be the
parTy's nominee for governor Immedi-
ately after the election last week which
resulted in a complete victory for Mayor
Johnson. some o. the friends of various
8spirants for the Republican nomination
for governor announced that the result
means certainly one thing namely. that
Colonel Herrick who by Senator Ham
mas decision several months ago was TO
be placed at the head Of the State ticket,
could not be nominated, and must be
considered out Of the race.
Cleveland having gone so OyeTwhelm-
ingly Democratic it was argued that
that city could not justly claim the CUB
ernatOFial nomination, and the stock of
other candidates arose accordingly. 1t
was contended by Colonel Herrick's op-
ponents that his nomination depended
upon the outcome in Cleveland although
his friends. fearing Republican defeat,
would not concede 1t.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
DEWEY To DECIDE FATE
OF OLD-TINE WARSHIP
Lancaster, Last of Style Of Craft Under
Which Faragut Gained Fame.

RICHMOND. Va, April 15.-Admiral
Dewey is TO decide the fate of the train
ing ship Lancaster. now lying in the
York River She arrived at Yorktown
few days ago from San Juan, Porto Rico,
two days ahead Of her schedule, a show
of smartness that should help her to a
longer life.
The Lancaster has been ordered TO
Hampton Roads. May I, to be inspected
by the Admiral and if condemned as ex-
pected. she will be ordered 10 the League
Island navy yard to be dismantled. to
sog and rot at the end of q rusty anchor
chain
The Lancaster has been crack ship
and is the last Of a splendid line Of
wooden vessels of the old navy. She has
seen over fifty years of service. She was
built in the ffties and belongs TO that
class OF vessels rapidly becoming extinct
that made the name of Farragut and the
sea fighters of that day
She has been rebuilt and repaired many
times over. until she is now a hetero
geneous mass Of rigging and other por-
tions of sister ships which long ago have
ceased to exist. A portion OF her rigging
once belonged to the old frigate Presi
dent
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD.
all sFtnb by Their H Commando Afghan Won ion Era Reform
N

The Britannia. however. will ere the
end of the year have become a thing OF
the past, and the cadets will be trans
ferred from the old battlesbip which has
been lying for so many years at her
mornings in Dartmouth HaTbOr 10 the
new naval college on land on the hill
above Dartmouth, and which is now on
the point of completion. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the college viii be, as
regards its appointments. quite the finest
public school in the land. and prove far
more commOdious in every respect than
the old Britannia, where the quarters
were so cramped and the conveniences so
antiquated, yet the change will not be a
popular one with the cadets, who are op-
posed to it. On the Britannia they felt
that being afioat, on board a commits
stoned ship. and in uniform, they were
already naval officers, whereas as in
mates of the college on land, they will
be nothing more than mere schoOIboys.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15

Is what it Is, there will be bad men,
and there viii be prisons to confne
them in. 1t Is a very superficial view,
however, TO contend that evildoers
are locked up as a punishment for
their misdeeds. The punishment Is, or
ought to be, in the hands of a Higher
Power. 1t Is not ours to mete it out.
Society, though, must protect itself,
and II insures comparative safety
against the attacks of those who vio-
late Its laws by placing the offenders
temporarily behind bars.
From that moment the question
which confronts the community be
comes almost exclusively a financial
one; for even the reform Of the Grim
NAL comes down to the proposition
whether it Is not cheaper IN the end
to make, if possible, a good and
honest member of society out of a
criminal, instead Of incarcerating him
at stated intervals, or for a life time,
and at great expense TO the State.
Prisons which maintain their in
mates in idleness are pretty costly
institutions. No one should know this
better than the workinginan who con
tributes indirectly his share of the
taxes for their support What can be
the objection, therefore, to making
prisons self-supporting, especially
when by so doing you may inculcate
habits Of industry in people who never
knew them before, and teach useful
trades to those whose inability to earn
an honest living, when the prison
doors open, will, sooner or later, be
driven to the committing of fresh
crimes7
We leave out Of consideration, We
repeat, the moral aspects of the case.
1t Is the business principle involved
that and nothing else which we de-
sire to emphasize. How can 1t pay So
ciety to make breeding places for
criminals out of penitentiaries7 How
can it possibly benefit free" labor if
i! is called upon to support penal IN
stitutions where a race Of moral de-
generates Is kept in idleness7 Isn't it,
on the contrary, the part of wisdom
never to abandon the hope of re-
forming the criminal, not so much
for his own sake as IN the economic
interest of society?
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
MGR. ROCKER TO SAIL
FOR ROME TOMORROW

Monsignor Frederick Z. Rocker viii
sail from New York tomorrow for Rome,
where ne is TO be consecrated bishop.
He will spend several months abroad
and return to this country in June for
a short stay before going 10 the Philip
pines.
Monsignor Rocker has been appointed
bishop Of Nueva Caceres. He has been
called TO Rome for conservation, as il
was deemed advisable that he should
proceed TO his new post direct from the
Pope.
Monsignor Rocker has been secretary
OF the papaI legation here for eight
years. and regrets his departure from
America, and especially from Washing
ton, where he has surrounded himself
with a wide circle of friends. His trans
fer, however. is a great advancement
and his conservation TO a bishopTiC Is
matter of CongTatuiation.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
PRUSSIA FROWNS ON
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Residence of Natura1ized Germans Or
dered to Be Curtailed.

The restrictions on the soiourn OF
naturaIized American citizens upon
their return TO Germany forms the basis
Of a communication from Secretary
Jackson. Of the United States embassy
in Berlin. to Secretary Hay, which IS
published in the section OF diplomatic
and consular correspondence just issued.
It appears that the Prussian minister
of the interior called the attention OF
provincial officers TO the desirability Of
curtafling the sojourn in Prussia Of ma
tive Germans who had not performed
military service before their emigra-
ton. The general subject was brought
up by the American representatives in
Berlin ~ a conversation at the German
foreign Office and the following state
ment was made on behalf OF the Ameri-
can embassy as defining the attitude of
the United States Government in the
matter:
NO sympathy whatever is felt with
the person who deliberately emigrates
and avails himself OF the American nat
uraIization laws for the mere purpose OF
escaping military service In Germany,
ana EDeFe IS no WISH On tnS pal 1 u -AtS
American authorities TO enable such per
sons to make a convenience Of their
American naturalization. The embassy
has also consistently declined 10 inter
vene in behalf of persons whose wish
was 10 make their permanent residence
in Germany.
1T Is thought, however, that where
German emigrants have fulfilled the
conditions necessary to entitIe them to
be treated as American citizens they
should actually be so treated and when
they have emigrated in good faith they
should be permitted to sojouTn in Ger
many for their business or pleasure, TO
visit al their former homes. or TO en-
Joy the benefits afforded by German va
tering places. in accordance with the
terms of the treaty with Prussia of 1926
The sovereign right Of Prussia 10
expeI persons whose presence Is not
considered desirable is not contested.
but it is thought that the American
Government has the right TO know why
the presence of any American citizen
is so considered"
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF
THE CARS MANIFESTO
The Document Condemned by Felix
voIkhovski and Prince Kropotkin-

Three rather important criticisms have
been published abroad concerning the
Cars recent manifesto in regard to re-
ligious freedom in Russia, says the New
York Times" They are important be-
cause they are supposed to represent va
rious phases Of rational revolutionary
opinion.
Felix VoIkhovski and Prince KTopOt-
kin condemn the document as reaction
airy. the latter even attributing it to NJ.
Pobiedonotsen, the proeurator OF the
Holy Synod like NJ VoIkhovski, he con-
siders it to be simply an indication that
" Plehve, the conservative minister OF
the interior. has achieved a personal VIC
tory over NJ. de White, the minister Of
finance. Prince KroDotkin points out
that in form and wording the manifesto
is not unlike those formerly issued by
Cars of Russia He moreover regards
the document as subterfuge on the
part OF the Holy Synod through which
It may continue its former power IN
der the cover of autocracy.
NJ. Jaures, one OF the most prominent
socialists in France and the vice presi-
dent OF the chamber, also agrees that
the manifesto will be reactionary in eff
feet. although he does not yet know
whether the Gar intends to give fresh
impetus 20 individullism or merely seeks
TO secure for national uses a more plia-
bic public But whatever the hoped-for
result may be on the part Of the gov
eminent. NJ. Jaures does not hesitate
to say that the manifesto is an eX-
pediency TO act against the campaign of
education and enlightenment which is
slowly making its way in Russia He
thinks 1t quite possible that the Russian
government has at length come TO IN
derstand that its whole policy Of repres-
sion is in vain; that II is not sufficient
to excommunicate Tolstoy, to exile stu
dents, and to fog workingmen. These
things. NJ Jaures says. have been
brought home to the government through
its own private sources OF information.
\ great crisis is imminent. he adds.
which the manifesto may hold off for a
time without being able 10 vanquish it.
As far as the Car is personally con-
cerned. he is regarded by European
revolutionists as the mere tool OF the
institution, although some admit that
the manifesto is "a manifestation of
sentiments, desires. and itching TO do
something good and noble for his peo-
pie. without being able 10 do It.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15

Tower of London. and which has been
feature OF absorbing interest TO all
American visitors to the Tower is moth
ing more than a ridiculous tumble Of
articles that have no possible connection
with one another. and OF frauds. He has
proved. for instance, that the heads
mans ak which is shown 10 visitors as
having done duty at the execution Of
QQueen Anne Boleyn is necessarily a
swindle. since Anne was beheaded by a
sword. and not with an ak at all. Then.
too, he takes the armor suits one by
one and shows that the familiar lay
figures are most ridiculously arrayed
with pieces of armor manufactured in
different centuries. and of different
epochs, and that as such they are utter
" devoid of authenticity or historical
interest The armoT suit shown as that
of John of Gaunt be proves to be in
reality an engraved suit for man at
arms of the reign of King Henry VIII,
hundreds OF years later Nor have the
weapons described as having been the
'spoiIs OF the Spanish Armada" ever fig
ured as part OF the equipment of the
celebrated feet Of King Philip of Spain.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
British Museum Frauds.

England's war department has decided
to turn over the wonderful collection
Of arms and armor of the Middle Ages.
which is one of the features Of that
ancient fortress. 10 the British Museum.
This will facilitate the reforms and re-
organization of the collection which its
curator. Lord Dillon, has had at heart
for two or three years past. and which
he has been prevented by the war de
partment from putting into execution
For he. in addition TO his purely honor
airy Office OF curator OF the collection, is
also a trustee, that it to say, one of
the board of management. of the British
Museum. and as such viii be permitted
to have a free hand in dealing with the
Tower collection without any further in
reference by the authorities in Pail
Mall.
Lord Dillon, seventh peer of his line.
is president of the Royal Society of
Antiquarians, and one of the most learned
members of the upper house Of the ma
tionaI legislature, and has made a
special study of ancient armor. This
has led him to discover and to proclaim
the fact that the collection shown at the
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
Exacting More Difference.

41AdCtlhS wore Defereuce.
King Edward, while just as much apt
TO be bored by oyer-much ceremony and
tormality in private as in the days when
he stiIl was Prince of Wales. exacts,
nevertheless, a good deal more defer
ence from his intimate and old friends,
in connection with which it may be men
toned that he has entirely given up the
practice of calling them by their nick
names. Formerly. almost every mem
Der of his encourage had nickname,
devised by the then Prince of Wales.
and which the latter invariably used in
his intercourse with them Today these
old familiar sobriquets are apparently
forgotten by their royal inventor, and
their abandonment has contributed, as
much as anything else, to quietly indi-
cate to the friends and associates OF old
times that while his sentiments toward
them remain unaltered, his position has
undergone change which calls for in
creased Difference
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
Mistakes TO be Rectifed.

All these mistakes, which have
hitherto rendered this collection at the
Tower the laughing stock of all ex-
perienced antiquarians. will be rectified
now that the entire exhibition has
passed under the coptroI of the board
OF trustees of the British Museum. OF
which Lord Dillon is perhaps the most
active and learned member 1t will not.
however, be removed from the Tower.
but will be left there as a branch de-
partment of the British Museum.
Let NE add that no such frauds as
those which impair the value OF the
collection at the Tower Of London are
to be found in the superb collection
which Lord Dillon has partly inherited
and partly gathered together himself at
his beautiful and historic country seat,
DitchIey Park, IN Oxfordshire. The
walls of his picture gallery are lined
with old masters. and among his great
est prizes is large brass bound chest
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
IN DEEP CONTENT.

Don't bother bout no politics
A-runniu' Of the nation;
A shady scene
A bank OF green,
Jest beats the whole creation,
An nod, nod, nod
Goes the Georgia fishin rod,
An the mockin' birds are singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod
Don't bother bout the fall o stocks
That make the rich folks SILVER
From the worlds O. woe
Away l 90.
Like ripples on the river.
An nod. nod. nod.
Goes the Georgia fishin rod,
And the mockin' birds are Singh where
the blossoms strew the sod.
Don't bother bout the world below,
Nor even the worlds above me;
The violets say:
Its fine today"
The lilies seem TO love me!
An nod. nod. nod.
Goes the old-tIme hshin' rod
And the mockin birds are singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod
Atlanta Constitution
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
WOULD RATHER Be At SEA
THAN DO DUTY ON SHORE
Lieutenant Pearson Surprises the Bu-
reau Of Navigation


Commander Nicholson, OF the Naviga-
ton Bureau. had novel experience
yesterday with young naval officer
which surprised him While at his desk
in the Navy Department, an officer en-
tered and announced that he was
Lieutenant Pearson. recently attached
to the Puritan in Asiatic waters. for
four years
I've come IN to report and ask for
another assignment. said the officer.
You have been on long cruise and
are now entitled to shore duty Where
would you like 20 go?" inquired Com
mander Nicholson
81 am willing TO 90 back to sea again
If my services are needed, replied the
Offices.
What" exclaimed Commander Mich
olson in surprise. Il never heard of an
officer who was not anxious for shore
duty after four years at sea. can
send you to Annapolis OF some other
good station.
You need not do it if you want no
to go to sea again. replied lieutenant
Pearson.
It was suggested then that he be as
signed to the Brooklyn which IS going
to European waters. and the young Of
icer went away satisfied
It is so seldom that an officer ex-
presses a willingness TO accept sea duty
when he Is entitled to duty on shore
that the offer of Lieutenant Pearson oc-
casioned genuine surprise IN the
Bureau OF Navigation.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
Promoted for Bravery.

The Kings new naval aide-de-camp,
Capt. Michael P. O'CaIaghan. is one of
the most gallant officers of the service,
and received Dis promotion to the rank
of lieutenant not in the ordinary course,
but in recognition of an act of eXcep-
tional bravery. A boat belonging to the
Alacrity. on which he was serving, was
capsized of one of the Fiji Islands, and
three men were thrown into the shark
infested waters O'CaIlaghan at once
jumped overheard, swan out TO them
with a rope, helped them TO reach the
buoys thrown to them. and succeeded
in getting them all safe back to the ship,
although, owing to the sharks. few on
board expected that he would be able to
reach the men-much less save them.
Later on, as a commander, O'Callaghaa
received the Order of the Bath for the
part which he took in the Benin expe-
dition on the west coast of Africa. For
the last few years he has been in com
mand of the Britannia, the schoolship
from which welI-nigh every officer now
on the active list Of the British navy has
graduated.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
The Field of Politics,
Warm Fight in Kentucky.


The courts Of Kentucky having de-
cided that Governor Beckham is eligible
to another-or. rather. to a full-term
as the executive of the State. the cam
paign for the Democratic nomination is
beginning to wax warm in the land OF
the bluegrass, thoroughbreds and fair
women.
Just at present the principal issue be
tween the two leading candida tes-GoY-
ernor Beckham and the Hon. John K.
Hendricks as to whether or not the
latter referred to the former as a
boss" Governor Beckham insists that
Mr. HendTick did apply that title TO him.
and produces documentary evidence 20
prove it. He resents the appellation,
declares that he is not a boss" and
never has sought TO be one. On the 9TH
er hand. Mr. Hendrick AYERS that he
made use Of no such term as boss in
addressing the governor. and he brings
forth papers to dispTove the charge IN
short. Beckham says he did; Hendricks
says he didn't So there you are. And
the people are at loss to know which
statement TO believe.
It appears that Mr.. Hendrick, in his
canvass of the State. was at Springfield
and sent message to the governor at
Frankfort asking him to divide time
with him in speaking to the voters at
Greensboro. The telegram which Mr..
Hendrick says he sent. and which the
officials of the Western Union Telegraph
Company at Springfield declare was the
one they transmitted, read: Governor
J. c. W Beckham, Frankfort. Ky; VIII
you divide time with me at OwensboroT
Please answer John K. HendTiCk- %
When Governor Beckham in his Office
tore open the little yellow envelope con-
taining the message he read the follow
ing: Governor J. c. ". Beckham
Frankfort. Ky.-Boss. VIII you divide
time with me at OweBsboro? Please
answer. John K. Hendrick."
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
Need for Colonel HerTick.

They now maintain-and the confer
ence decided that it must be so-th8t
the nomination of Colonel Herrick is
more than ever essential for the saliva
ton Of the party in Cleveland They as
sert that II anything can pull the iegis-
lative ticket in Cuyahoga county through
this fall it will be the nomination of the
Cleveland man for governor. His name
a the head OF the ticket it is held. viii
give it strength, and in this connection
the Importance of having a solid Repub-
lean delegation in the Legislature from
the county will be impressed upon the
loyal party men throughout the State
Accordingly Colonel Herrick's can
didacy viii be pushed with renewed
vigor. and his supporters are firm in the
belief that he viii be nominated. Senator
Hanna who has chosen him, is of this
opinion. and says that the result IN
Cleveland last week can have no pos
sibIe effect upon the gubeTnatoTiaI nomi-
nation. While asserting that il is en-
tirely too early to even talk over the
legislative situation. the fact remains
that this phase Of the coming campaign
bothers Senator Hanna in no small de-
gree. The local situation in every coun-
y is 10 be closely watched in order 10
prevent. if possible, any combination Of
circumstances which would lead TO the
election Of Democratic legislators.
The Washington times., 1903-04-15
A Titled Actor.

Sir George Power, who has jast sue
ceeded to his nepheW's baronetcy as
the sixth holder of the title. is one OF
the ever growing contingent Of titled
Englishmen who have earned their liv-
ing as fuIl-fedged members Of the Gra-
matte profession. and his name figures
in the original caste Of the Pirates OF
Penzanee," of Patience, and OF II NJ
S. Pinafore,+ alongside those OF George
Grossmith and Rutland harrington. Sub
sequeptly he retired from the stage and
took 20 training pupils for the lyric pro-
fession. among his greatest successes in
this line having been Miss Kirkwood and
Denham Price.
Sir George Power has the blood Of the
weII-known Irish statesman. Henry
Grattan, in his veins. and spends a good
deal of time with his married sister,
Lady Wade. at her pretty villa at Flor
ence. The family country seat and es-
tate is known as Kilfane. Thomastow1.
in county Kilkenny.
MARQUISE DE FoNTENoY.