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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
Should Be Answered.

While l think those who urge his
nomination ought to be answered, I think
the answer ought to be made in good
temper, and surely Democrats who think
as I do can well afford to be temperate
in discussing a contingency that will
never arise"
Senator Bailey maintains that the
honor which the Republican party de-
MED TO General Grant and which no
Democrat has ever ventured to coyet
will hardly be bestowed upon a man
who left the Democratic party at the
end of his second term, dividing 1t as it
never was divided before.
There are great many Democrats
who believe as does Senator Bailey in
this respect. and ii is probable that
their voices will be stronger in the next
Democratic convention than those con-
ditional Democrats who insist that Mr..
Cleveland is the only man TO nominate
Senator Bailey is optimistic enough to
think that the ex-President and his
friends will support the ticket next
year, basing his opinion upon the belief
that the heat and bitterness of feeling
engendered by the campaign of 1896
have passed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
A Romantic Sequel.

The unfortunate woman had heard and
understood all the discussions that had
gone on about her between the physi-
clans while she was apparently dead,
realized how deeply she was indebted
to DR.. Meineke. and also that her death
would have been a source of infinite re-
lief to the Duke OF Clarence. She there
fore informed him that she was pre-
pared to consent to an annulment OF
their ecclesiastical marriage. A d.
vorce was pronounced. and the Hanover
ian wife of the Duke of Clarence, Caro-
lire Won Linsingen, thereupon married
DR.. Meineke. with whom she lived most
happily and by whom she had a large
family of children. their descendants be-
ing now living
1t is strange that none of the auto
biographies of King William ", which
devote so much attention to his relations
with Mrs. Jordan, popularity known in
London as Dolly Bland" and by whom
he had large family of children.
should have made any mention of this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
New Hampshire Orders Drinks.

New Hampshire has voted upon the
question of license or no license, and by
a comparatively large majority has de-
cided 10 have the drinks. AS rule the
large cities were carried for license
while the small towns voted for prohi-
bition- The eleven cities of the State
gave majority Of more than II, 900 for
license. The totals were: Yes, is, 75S;
no. 1924. Manchester headed the list,
with q majority OF 4.123, Portsmouth
coming next, with 1866; Nashua gave
LOLA and Dover 1,035. The other ma
jorities fell below a thousand, Keene
settling the result by the narrow mar
gin of 80 votes and Franklin going for
license by go. Concord. where one OF
the liveliest fights OF the day was made,
voted license by 1893. Berlin gave a ma
jority of 974, Comersworth of 635, La !.
coma of $50, and Rochester of 43S
OF the towns reporting, the fifty-nins
which went for license divided their
vote thus: Yes. 1855: no. GIGS. The
127 no-license towns stood: Yes. 5,72I;
no, 1888. With the city figures added,
the total is: Yes, 34,234; no, 25,225, or a
majority In the State, so far as heard
from, of 5000
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Effects of the Publication.

One of the effects of the publication
of the Bismarck letters, by the "Matin.' -
and of the revulsion of popular senti-
ment created thereby, will be the post
pcnement for many years to come of the
Kaiser's contemplated visit to Paris and
the cessation of that "rapprochement"
of Germany to France which has been
the keynote of the Kaiser's policy ever
since he assembled the throne His one
aim has been to convert France into a
friend and to endeayor to induce its peo-
pie 10 forget the past. He was in a fair
way to succeed. Indeed, the manner in
which his advances were being received
on the banks of the Seine has been
viewed with concern at st. Petersburg,
and so obvious is the Muscovite interest
in averting any too friendly feeling be-
tween Germany and France that one
cannot but suspect that Russia. as well
as the French Government. has had
something to do with the action of the
'Matin' in recalling to the minds of
the French people the sufferings which
they endured at the hands of the Ger
man invaders five-and-thirty years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
An Excellent Appointment.
Experience and Fitness Pointed to Ru.
dolf Dodge as the Man

Venezuela is said to be chuckling
over the appointment of Rudolf
Dodge as secretary of the American
mixed commission charged with
presenting the claims of American
citizens against Venezuela), because
he is the manager of a laundry in
Caracas.
We see no grounds for amusement
over this appointment. On the con-
trary, we think it is eminently proper
and fitting. 1t is recognition of ex-
pert knowledge and training. We
have been washing Venezuela's soiled
linen so often that we could take no
chances in appointing an inexperi-
enced hand now. The State Depart
ment is to be commended for its
course in this matter
Long live Rudolf Dodge, laundry
man and diplomatist
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
The Field of Politics.
Original Anti-Cleveland Man.

The Hon. Joe" Bailey makes claim
to a new distinction. He asserts that
he was the original anti-Cleveland man;
the first Democratic member of Con-
gress to revolt against the policies of
Mr. Cleveland after the latter's second
inauguration. There are now enough of
the Original Mckinley man" to con-
stitute an army for small-sized prin-
cipality, but this is the first time that
anyone has made application for the ii
tie of Original Cleveland man" A
great majority of Democrats were anti
Cleveland men eight or ten years ago.
but not many of them are boasting of
that fact now, and it is possible that
Senator Bailey may not be called upon
TO defend his title 10 the distinction.
The brilliant young Senator from the
Lone Star State, however, has not chang
ed his opinion of the former President.
Il still believe" he says. that his
stubbornness brought u to the con-
fusion and defeat which we encountered
in 1896. am, however, entirely will
ing for his friends to praise his wisdom
and his patriotism to their hearts con-
tent, because l have not the slightest
fear that all that they can do or say IN
his behalf could lead the Democratic par
ty into the stupendous blunder of nom
mating him for thu Presidency next
year.
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Church of America, this religious
body is recognized by all as occupy
ing certain position in the field of
spiritual endeavor. As the "Ameri-
can Church" or the Catholic Church
of America" it would both be an I'M
known quantity and a subject for
criticism and controversy. Whatever
gain there might be would be largely
sentimental while the problem of loss
and misunderstanding would be pal
pably practical.
That an ounce of prevention is
worth pound Of cure is a widely
recognized aphorism, and it may be
applied to church troubles as well as
to smallpox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
THE GARDENS OF TINE.

Each glanced into the others heart,
when first
The two knew they were neighbors.
but to think:
Here. in this dreary desert, will my
thirst
For friendship never find drop to
drink"
Wherefore between their hearts they
built wall,
A wall of hatred higher than the trees.
And neither of the pair could see at all
What happened on the Others
premises.
This in the day of youth was done. And
then
Each rested by his tireside. chuckling:
10,
No longer need I look upon the den
Where only rank and bitter weeds
may grow.
For how could flowers tender beauty
spring
Forth from a heart-soil barren, frozen.
dry,
Such as my neighbours. past all quicken
ing?
Rather wall than wilderness. say II"
Thereafter. Time, gardener renowned,
Found both these fallow hearts Then,
day for day,
He plowed and planted, foot by foot, the
ground,
And drove the ugly, noisome weeds
away.
And excellent the soil appeared when
free
From overhanging parasites-and soon
There nodded smilingly, on bush and
tree,
A thousand blossoms, greetings gay 10
June.
"our wall hath Disappeared the
neighhors cried
thine laid it low, to make his work
sublime)-
And hand in hand they stood, and won
der-eyed,
Beheld each others roses, lilies.
thymel
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
Divorce Follows Extravaganza.

One of the principal causes of the d.
vorce was ner insane extravaganza.
But this was not all, and there was so
much disagreeable notoriety resulting
from the suit for her that she aban-
doned the name of the Marquise d'Ava-
ray as too unpleasantly known, and
called herself the Princess de Montgly-
on, which. according to her story, was
borne hundreds of years ago by some
member of her fathers family, but
which is not recognized anywhere.
Three years ago she entered a number
OF her dogs for the show of the Ladies
Kennel Association of America, at Mad
ison Square, n. Y, but at the last mo-
ment abandoned her intentions of COM
ing and withdrew her entries Her
fathers old ancestral chateau has now
been sold for the benefit OF her credi-
tors, which goes to show that she has
not been cured of the extravaganza
which cost her one of the most respect
ed ducal coronets in France
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
AND TIE HEALTH LAWS

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
An editorial in your issue of May Is
indicates serious Misrepresentation Of
the attitude taken by Christian Scientists
toward contagious diseases. In order
that there may be no question OF their
correct conduct in these matters, per-
nit me to quote the highest authority
on this question in Greater New York.
namely. Dr. Ernest LederIe himself.
president of the health department In
an interview published in the Evening
World OF October 81, 1902, he IS re-
ported to have expressed his satisfaction
with the conduct of Christian Scien-
lists concerning contagious diseases. He
said in part: Since l have been at the
head of the health department I have
received no proof of any violation of the
rules and regulations of the sanitary
code by a Christian Scientist I know
they are reporting their cases of con-
tagion as required by law. and are taking
the necessary precautions OF proper iso-
lation and disinfection"
What Is true Of Greater New York
will be found true elsewhere also. II
is misleading TO state that Christian
Scientists preach the doctrine that
there is no such thing as contagious
disease or any disease They preach
that disease is not real" using this
term in its metaphysical sense. as ap-
plying only TO that which eternal, IN
destructible and of divine origin Mrs.
Eddy. the discoverer of Christian
Science, writes concerning the nature of
disease:
Disease is more than imagination; It
is human error, a constituent part Of
what comprise the whole of mortal exis-
tence-namely. material sensation and
mental delusion. But an erring sense OF
existence. or the error of belief, named
disease, never made sickness stubborn
reality
In the meantime it should be re-
membered that Christian Science
practice has been before the world for
more than thirty years. AS far as I
know. during that time no case OF con-
tagion has been traced directly TO neg
lect on the part of the Christian Scisn-
lists. Nor should 1t be forgotten that the
immunity from panic which character
ICES Christian Scientists, by reason of
their reliance on God. has. during these
years. acted as an invaluable help 10
physicians IN trying periods of popular
danger. If disease is contagious, health
is a hundred-fold more so, if the term
contagion can be applied to the opera
ton of good in overcoming evil.
1t is to be regretted that the deci-
sion of the supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania, based upon previous decision OF
former Judge Pennypacker. should be-
tray ignorance OF the teaching and prac-
teal application of Christian Science.
Yours truly.
W. D. McCRACKAN.
Washington. D. c.. May I5. 1903
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
NEW ATLANTIC LINE is
PLANNED IN THE SOUTH
May Run Between New Orleans and
England or Scotland.

NEW YORK, May 19.-Plans which
involve the establishment of a new At
lantic line between New Orleans and
England or Scotland lie behind the reor-
ganization of the Shreveport and Red
River Valley Railroad, which has Just
been brought about in Louisiana. The
name Of the reorganized company is the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company. which will have a capitaIiza-
ton of s12, 200, 900.
AS separate project. but closely al
lied with the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company. is the proposed
construction of new transatlantic feet.
A representative of Scotch shipbuiiders
who are willing TO support the plan is in
the city to consult with the men who
control the newly formed Louisiana
Railway and Navigation Company and
who were the first to plan the New Or
leans Scotland Line.
Since the formation of the Shreveport
and Red River Valley Railroad in 1897.
its projectors had this ocean affiliation
in view. Such an ocean line has fire.
quently been discussed by the Illinois
Central Railroad, and just what results
will be forced by the aggressive methods
of the Louisiana Railway and Naviga-
ton Company 1t is difficult to say.
The construction OF the Red River VAL
ley Railroad into New Orleans has been
opposed by the Frisco, but 1t is believed
that under the Rock Island management
this opposition will be removed
The plan of the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company is more extensive
than that of the former Red River Val
ley Road. The new company's charter
authorizes it to construct a line into
New Orleans and from there 10 the Gulf
of Mexico. the Gulf port TO be unde-
termined for the present. II is also en-
powered to operate boats in domestic OF
foreign trade in connection with the
railroad lines
William Edenborn. president of the
former Shreveport and Red River Valley
Road, Is the supporter of the new prof.
Get
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
Insisted That She Lived.

There was only one young doctor who
had previously been the medical attend
ant of the girl and her family, a DR..
Meineke. who. differing from the court
physicians, insisted that she was not
dead, and was so vigorous in his argu-
ment that with the object of averting
the scandal which he Threatened 70
make unless the burial was delayed, they
consented to the postponement of the
obsequies for another three days. When
at the end of the sixth day there was
no trace of decomposition. he demanded
that she should be removed from the
coffin and replaced in her bed. where on
the following-that is to say, on the
seventh day after her supposed death
she recovered possession of her facul-
ties.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
big CHIEF" DEVERY
REGARDED AS A JOKE
Absence of Leader Murphy Held 70 Be
Untimely.

| NEW YORK. May 19.-Ex- Chief Dev-
ery's ambitions and ebullitions have al
ways been regarded as more or less of
| joke and every reporter writing about
him has inevitably dealt with the sub
ject humorously.
But to Tammany Hall II IS serious
enough, and none the less so that people
persist In laughing at It, Next Thurs
day the Devery following are to have
big parade from the Ninth Assembly
(Devery's) district. and, according TO
the program, the big Chief" Will in
the evening make one OF his character
istic speeches, after which he VIII be
nominated" for mayor in hurrah style
in mass meeting
The annoying thing about It, to the
Tammany leaders. is that Devery really
does dominate a considerable faction of
Tammany voters, whose help may well
be needed by the wigwam in its coming
contest with the combined anti-Tan-
many forces, assuming that they will
combine.
In view OF the situation, the pro-
longed absence of Leader Murphy in
the West IS viewed with impatience by
his lieutenants, who believe that 1t Is
his duty TO be here now, Il ever. He
was expected back today, but he sent
word that he viii not return until
Wednesday, only one day before the
Devery demonstration. The attitude OF
the faithful Tammanyites toward Dew
cry is that Tammany made him, and he
is therefore ungrateful to turn on it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
NEW SECRETARY FOR
THE PAPAL LEGATION
The Rev Giuseppe Petrelli's Appoint
ment Cabled From Rome.

A dispatch from Rome states that
a successor to the Rev DR.. Rocker, sec
rotary of the papal legation here. has
been appointed in the Rev. Giuseppi Pc
trelli, now a student of the Capranica
College, Rome.
Nothing definite is known. at the lega-
ton regarding the reported appoint
ment. but it was said this morning that
the news is, in all probability. cor
rect. To those attached 20 the staff Of
Mgr. Falconio the announcement APP
pears to be authentic, although no Of
fetal advices have been received. This
Is explained by the fact that when such
appointments are made in Rome they are
never cabled to the papal delegate, but
are communicated TO him by mail which
requires something like twelve days.
If the appointment has been made 1t
was probably done last Saturday, so that
it Will be some days before letter
informing Mgr Falconio of the fact viii
be received here Should this be the
case the new secretary is not expected TO
arrive in America for six or eight weeks,
as he will be given at least a month S
leave before sailing for this country.
Father Petrelli, who is named as sec
rotary to succeed DR.. Rocker, has never
been in America. He was born about
1873 in the archdiocese of Ferme, in
the province of Marche. Italy, and is
doctor of theology and canon law. He
entered the famous Capranica College IN
Rome as secular student, completing his
course in 1900, in the same year as DR..
Marchetti, auditor of the papal lega-
ton. Father Petrelli is the third stu
dent of Capranica College to be assign
ed to the apostolic legation in Wash
ington, the first having been DR.. Papi
who was one of the first secretaries
He is a graduate of the Gregorian Uni
versity at Rome, and since completing
his seminary studies has been a Rome
awaiting an assignment
The Rev. Dr.. Rocker is now in Rome
prenaring for his conservation as Bishop
OF JarO. and receiving instructions from
the Vatican relative TO his administra-
ton in the Philippines. 1t is under
stood his conservation will take place
next Sunday. He will leave Rome some
time in June for his new post, travelling
by way of the United States. DR.. Rocker
will spend few days in Washington be-
fore proceeding to San Francisco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

OF the four young men who were yes
terday recommended by the Revenue
Cutter Service 10 take examinations for
the Revenue Marine Service, two are
now living in Washington. They are
James S. Ahern, 724 l Street southeast.
and Morton w Hawkins. the Cairo.
Hawkins is credited to Indiana and
Ahern TO the District of Columbia. The
other young men recommended to take
the examinations are Howard C. Jud-
son, 1913 Elm Street. Holyoke, Mass.
and Valentine w. Sweeney. 141 Seventh
Street. Buffalo, n. Y The young men
will be summoned before the appoint
ment division of the Treasury Depart
ment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS
AID TO CIVIL SERVICE

John H. Doyle, secretary OF the Civil
Service Commission. addressed the Wo-
mans National Industrial and Patriotic
the Arlington. taking as his subject
THE Influence of Woman on Civil Serv-
ice Reform" Mrs. Charlotte Smith
president of the league, introduced the
speaker.
Mr. Doyle declared the civil service
had done its founders credit. but that
Cleveland's. McKinIey's. and Roosevelt's
administrations marked its periods of
healthiest growth. President Roose-
welt, by his honesty, fearlessness, and
devotion to duty had wroughtfa Won
derful change in the service throughout
the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
Protestant Episcopal.
The Evident Wisdom of Keeping a
Familiar Title.

No one on this round globe has
given more attention to the subject
of titles than the theatrical manager
Ask him about it and he will tell you
that the title is a very fair percent
age of the show He will also tell
that when once you have a title well
established you may go ahead and
change the entertainment which the
title labels all you please, but you
will be all kinds of fool if you risk
changing the title.
1t may be true that if the Protest
ant Episcopal Church were today in
a position to choose a new title ii
would not select the one by which it
has been known ever since it estab-
lished itself in this country. But in
asmuch as it is not in such a position,
and inasmuch, also, as whatever his
torical significance the title may have
theoretically is of very little concern
to the people at large, it would seem
that voting TO retain the widely known
and unanimously accredited name of
the church was a simple and sensible
thing to do.
AS the Protestant Episcopal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
A FRENCH SENATOR
MAKES BID FOR FAME

PARIS, May Ex-senator Plot has
written to Premier Combes proposing
that the government accord decorations
to mothers of families
The senator says the depopulation Of
France is a serious menace, and urges
that mothers of large families are en-
titled 10 equal consideration with fire.
men, gymnasts, and others. who have
recently been decorated.
NJ. Plot expects to propose in parlia-
ment the creation of mothers decora-
tion, consisting OF ribbon and a cross.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
STREET CAR MERGER
To MAKE CHEAP FARE
Cleveland Lines Grant Universal Trans
fers-Seven Tickets for a Quarter.

CLEVELAND, May ia joint meet
ing of the directors of the Cleveland
Electric Company and the Cleveland
City Railway Company was held today
to agree on the details OF the consol-
dation Of the two corporations
1t is generally believed that the new
corporation, which will include every
line in the city, will grant universal
transfers and seven tickets for a quar-
ter The two companies have a COM
oined capitalization of about 81, 00O, 900.
Senator Hanna is president OF the
Cleveland City Railway Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-19
IMPORTANT WORK ISSUED
BY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Prof. Williams and College Students
Gather Statistics as to Fauna. &.

Henry Shaler Williams, of the United
States Geological Survey, is the author
of THE Correlation of Geological
Faunas." which has recently been pub
lished by the Geological Survey. Mr..
Williams has been engaged off and on
since 1881 in the investigation OF the
laws which govern the correlation of
geological faunas. Tie work has been
done principally in Devonian rocks Of
New York, Pennsylvania and eastern
Ohio The work was begun privately
at Cornell University, but was soon
taken up by the Geological Survey. The
author says that large amount of sta
tistics in this field has been gathered
by Yale and Cornell graduate students
in geology.