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The Washington times., 1903-12-18
NO WINE WAS SERVED
At QUILL CLUB DINNER
Senator Germans Statement in Crit
cising Assistant Secretary LOOMS
Speech Not Based on Fact.

NEW YORK. Dec. B.-Exception to a
statement made by Senator German in
his speech on Panama in the United
States Senate has been taken by DR.. I.
]. Harris. assistant secretary of the
Quill Club. OF this city. Senator Cor
man, in criticising the address made by
Assistant Secretary of State LOOMS be-
fore the club on Monday night. said
that Mr.. LOOMS had discussed the
Panama situation at a dinner at which
perhaps many persons were excited by
wine" and had given information which
the. Senate had not had from the Ad-
ministration or from any other source.
1T is n well established custom Of
the club" said DIR. Harris. when the
statement was called to his attention,
Ito have no wines served at its func-
lions. This custom has been closely fol-
lowed. although at times it has been to
our financial loss. There were no wines
served on Monday night
Mr.. LOOMS speech was made freely
and Of his own vOlitiOn. His subject
was his own choice. and he was not
pressed TO say anything that he did say.
I'm justice to those present, 1 wish
TO state that the club membership is
limited TO gentlemen holc-ng the tenets
Of the Christian religion. and there
were twenty-five ministers of the Chris
tian Church present at the dinner on
Monday night. The club itself was
founded by editors and writer's for the
religious press. and I think 1t only just
&c them that the statement Of Senator
German be denied.
Many OF the leading clergymen OF
this city were at the dinner. Thomas
Cakes Conant. DIR. William Stone Hub
bell. Dr. Rufus p. Johnston. Robert c.
ogden. Or. ]. Ross Stevenson, DR. Ezra
Triple. and others I could mention give
one an idea of the general character OF
the diners. from which one can easily
see that Senator Germans statement is
without fact"
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
May Yet Find Fortune.

he Is some twenty years the junior OF
the ancient and infinitely more disI epu-
table Marquis of Donegal. who not only
found wife eighteen months ago who
has money enough 70 relieve him from
want, but has actually. al the age OF
eighty-three. become the father OF a son.
So IL is possible that Sir Thomas lIl,0re,
whose father, Sir RicharA. after losing
his job as a th,rd-cidss wa~der OF the
penitentiary on Spike island. died seine
sixteen years ago as a professional
street beggar in Dubll4 may yet find q
we'll CO-do wife who may be willing 70
exchange some OF her money for his
name and for his ancient title.
Uniess Sir Thomas contracts a mar
rage Of this kind, and leaves male issue,
his barOnetcy viii go 10 the eldest son
or grandson of Charles Moore, who emf
gfE ted 10 this country some seventy
ye.srs ago, marrying here and having q
large family Of children No landed
property goes with the title. which Us
fectiy barren honor 1t may be added
that inasmuch as the various peer
ages" and similar works Of reference
contain no record OF the Issue Of the
marriage of Charles Moore. who was
the younger son OF Sir Emanuel Moore,
the ninth barOnet OF the line. some diff
Guilty is likely % be experienced in hunt
ing up the heir TO the title In the event
of old Sir Thomas dying without male
issue.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
A Lauddble Enterprise.
Not One, However, to Be Doomed at
the Taxpayers Expense.

A few days ago one of our esteemed
contemporaries published an inter
view with our public spirited citizen,
John Joy Edison, in which he was
made to say: "The criticisms that
have been made of Health Officer
Woodward for his connection with
the Sanitary Improvement Company
seems to me TO be entirely unjust. 4"
Mir. Edison also described how much
good the company had done, adding
that at would have been impossible
TO secure the 100000 that we have
secured for the project unless we had
promised a reasonable return for the
money" In his public remarks at the
Congregational Church be further
explained that the company had paid
. per cent, and earned Z per cent.
Undoubtedly it is a laudable enter
prise, but Mr.. Edison shrewdly lodges
the point of the criticisms. The
Health Officer has not been criticised
for his connection with the company
but for booming it in his official re-
port. and circulating it under the pen
atty envelope of the District govern
ment. That is quite a different thing
from legitimate connection with le-
gitimate company.
Mr.. Edson's plea that it is all for
inc poor recalls the old story Of the
miller before the Supreme Throne.
To the inquiry, Jacob, were you al
ways just man in that other world p
the miller replied: "Oh, Lord, when
the water was low and the grists few
took some extra tolls. But, oh,
Lord, | always did this TO get some
extra money TO give to the poor
Whereupon, after a pause for rehee-
ton, the judgment was pronounced
Jacob, you may go over with the
sheep, but it is very tight squeeze
This seems to illustrate the views OF
those who see no wrong in using Off
cial reports and official influence fol
booming attractive investments, 81
long as the scheme is for the benefit OF
the poor. Just how Mr. Edison recon.
Giles this position with his well-knowr
devotion to civil service reform we dc
not clearly see.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
COTTON STATISTICS.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
In your issue OF the 18th inst. in replv
to r. o. c." you state that the figures
for the market value Of cotton in this
country between 1875 and 1888 are not
available. Allow me TO supply that in
formation from data furnished by James
L. Watkins to the Department of Aeri-
culture in 1895:
17s5-Crop. 1856 bales of 225 pounds
each, equal to s.OoO1OO pounds. of which
1882 bales were exported; average price
for 1895 was 361s cents in this country.
1796-Crop. f4.44i bales of 225 pounds.
equal to 99s99O0 pounds: exported, 27,lf
bales; average yearly price, SG1z cents a
pound.
1797-Crop. $3.50 bales OF 225 pounds.
equal to 1l.Oo0.O25 pounds; exported 16.
sS7 bales; average yearly price. 81 cents
pound
179s-Crop, &C. COZ bales of OBS pounds.
equal to l5,OO0,Ol5 pounds; exported, Al 600
bales: average yearly price, 80 cents a
pound
Mr.. Watkins further states that in
1875 q good quality of Georgia cotton
was offered in New York at 80 cents a
pound Further, that the first cotton
mill in the United States was built in
Beverly, Mess, In 1857, and the second
Samuel Slater built a cotton min at
Pawtuckct in t-9s.
He also states that ravages of the
cotton worm were first noticed in the
country IN 1900. IVAN c. MICHELS
Washington, Dec. Is.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
PRESIDENTS POLICY
ENDORSED BY SOLDIERS
Alliance Celebrates Twenty fifth An
nual Reunion by InstSr;zg Its
Officers for 1904.

The Union Soldiers Alliance celebrated
its twenty-hfth annual reunion by hold
ing banquet at the Ebbitt House last
night. There was no business con-
Quoted except the installation OF officers
for 1904
The new officers are: George r. Davis
president: Edward 2. Campbell, first
vice president: Lewis X. Brown. second
vice president; Lyman F. w. Cushing.
third vice president; John l.. Heupcl.
secretary; William H. Gibson. assistant
secretary; Albion B. Jameson. treasurer,
and Z. II. Klemroth. proctor.
Among the guests present were the
Hon. John A. Hughes. the Hon. +. u.
Currier. the Hon. James Kennedy, NJ
w. Miller. Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior; ". W. Brown, Auditor of the
Navy Department: Commander +. w.
Hawley. L. S. N: Wallace II. Hills
chief clerk Of the Treasury Department;
Thomas w. Dalton. chief OF the board
Of review of the Pension Bureau, and
w. E. Andrews. auditor Of the Treasury
Department.
President Roosevelt's Panama policy
received the enthusiastic Endorsement of
the members of the Alliance.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
MRS. SURRATT'S EFFECTS
UNDER THE HAMMER
Valuable Historic Articles of Furniture
Went at Absurdly Low Prices,
as Bidders Were Few.

MARLBORO. Nd. Dec. 1S.-On We'd
n9sday the personal effects OF Mrs. Sur
raft were sold at public sale at Clinton
the new name for SurrattsYille-in
Prince George county, few miles from
this town The occasion brought out
a goodly number of citizens of the vi
cinity. but the day was threatening
and the furniture was sold at low prices.
Later a number of people arrived from
Washington after all had peen sold At
the sale many valuale historical pieces
OF household furniture were offered.
1t was the distribution Of the jenkins
estate, the late Mrs. Mary Surratt hav-
ing been before her marriage Mary
jenkins. Mrs. Surratt was a native of
Prince George county. and it was at
her home at Surrattsville that John
Wilkes Booth was a frequent guest
when he visited Bryantown. A few
days before the assassination Of Presi-
dent Lincoln he 5ourneyed through
Charles county to mark out the route
OF his fight through the southern sec
ton. on his way to Virginia
Among the pieces offered a large side
board-brought from England-with
many drawers and with glass knobs.
was knocked down for 81 A rocking
cildlr ana bureau were sold for q
trifing sum. and all the effects, large
and small. were sold TO the residents
in the immediate vicinity.
As the day cleared people from Wash
ington began TO arrive, and wher they
found that the sale was over quite a
competition took place to buy the
pieces from the purchasers. George w.
Hardy. the newly-elected treasurer OF
the county, had obtained most OF the
historical pieces, and he was offered
large sums in advance of what he had
paid.
Among the new arrivals were some
Of the relatives OF Mrs. Surratt and
they were anxious TO get some of the
pieces John Donohoe was fortunate
enough TO buy in the sideboard. together
with the silver spoons and a large silver
bowl.
Before leaving for his home Mr.. Dono-
hoe was offered large sums for these
pieces. and ii is given out that -Shat
was purchased for less than 500 will
now bring more than 1920 in the city of
Washington.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
Edward Everett Hale.
His Connection With the Senate Likely
to BE Interesting.

to Be Interesting.
The appearance Of Edward Everett
Hale as chaplain Of the Senate is like
~ TO be a somewhat notable event.
from the strong personality of DIR.
Hale, and the peculiar condition of
things which obtains in the Senate. II
l. not, of course, to be supposed that
Ee can do anything to interfere with
proceedings which may not meet his
approval, but the mere presence of a
man of decided character somehow
has an influence on the course of
events, and DIR. Hale in no way har-
monies with political intrigue Of any
kind.
The personality Of this famous man
i well understood in Boston, where
lis appointment met with cordial APP
prevail His alert intellect, his public
spirit, his sturdy uprightness, his I'M
failing breadth Of view and progress
sive IDEAS, have for half century
been counted as part of the life of
tLat city. But it is probable that the
country at large hardly appreciate:
the vigOr and keenness Of his opinions
Oh public questions. As a rule. mer
OF eighty-three are somewhat inclined
10 be conservative, and to lament the
degenerscy of the age. 1t is rare. in.
deed, to find one in advance of tht
ideas held by his juniors. DIR. Hale
Is such an exception. He is broader
il; his views, more democratic in hi.
temper, more optimistic in his out
look, than nine out of ten of the mer
Of middle life whom he Will encounter
here.
This is the more remarkable from
the fact that his own State, since the
days shen he, as a young man, took
part IN Its public life, has undergone
changes so radical in the character
and traditions Of its population. II
1920, when he was born, the foreign
laborer in Massachusetts was an ex.
eeption. Now no less than 81 per cent
OF the working people of that State
are of foreign birth or ancestry. Bos-
ton was one of the two cities to fee
the first shock Of great masses Of for
eign immigrants, New York being
the other. DR.. Hale was in his youth,
and Is now, firm believer in the truth
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
WOULD HAVE HENDERSON
RETURN To CONGRESS
Plan to Place Judge Birdsan On the
Federal Bench.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Dec. 1s-The
story is told here that a movement has
been started at Dubuque to get ex-
Speaker Henderson TO re-snter public
life and represent his old district in
Congrss.
The plan is for the Iowa delegation
at Washington to agree TO suppor,
Judge Birdsall. who represents Hen
derson's old district in Congress. for
Federal judge to succeed Oliver p. Shi-
ras. This would put him out of the
Congressional situation and enlist him
In efforts 10 heal old wounds and Sc
cure the nomination of Henderson.
IL is announced that Henderson will
soon return to Dubuque to make it his
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
Cousin of the Poet.

Sir John is a first cousin Of the famous
poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, who,
had it not been for the radical and even
downright revolutionary opinions which
he professed in all political matters,
could certainly have been appointed 10
succeed the late Lord JennysOn as poet
Laureate. in lieu OF Alfred Austen Tf4sse
radical opinions Of the poet are all the
more astonishing when the fact is tax
en- into consideration that through his
mother Lady Jane Swinburne, To whom
he was devoted. he is closely related 10
the ducel House of Northumberland. TO
the Earl of Ashburnham. as well as 10
a number of other families Of the old
aristocracy-
1t was to Lady Jane that one of his
most famous odes. which appeared some
years ago in the Nineteenth Century
Review was written IN her younger
days she was celebrated for her remark
able beauty, which was such that when
presented for the first time at court she
was complimented on her good looks by
King William ~. as he drew her 10 BIN
and imprinted a hearty kiss on her
cheek.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
COURTS AND CAPITALS
OF THE OLD WORLD
Sir Thomas O'cOnnOr sIOOre, Disap-
pointed in Matrimony, Is Arrested
for Pawning a Friends Watch.
By the MARoUIsE DE FoNrENoE.

Sir Thomas O'Connor Moore. who
holds one OF the most ancient baronet-
cies i'm Ireland. the heir TO which is an
American citizen making his hoTas in
this country, has once again gotten iato
trouble. this time in connection with a
watch which did not belong to him, but
which he pawned in order to raise the
money 10 purchase "a decent suit OF
clothes in which to be married at Cork
10 an elderly woman OF wealth. With
wi la a match had been negotiated
through a matrimonial agency.
The marriage, however. y of. and the
baronst. who is over sixty years Of age,
and who was recently potato dealer in
small way at Cork. and unsuccessful
in his business affairs. Is still open to
offers from matrimonial agencies-or
rather will be as soon as he manages 10
extricate himself from the difficulty in
which he has become involved in con-
nection with the pawninS Of the time
piece
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
The Jai Alai.
It's True Character and Place in the Life
of Havana

VI AAdfdhd-
In the course of Secretary Woods
testimony before the Senate Military
Committee, it came out that the Jan
Alai, which has been represented as a
notorious gambling hell, is really quite
different, the game, pelota, which is
played there, not being an essential
gambling game. Of course, Secretary
Root said, men could bet on it, as they
can bet on the races, or on anything
else, but the mere fact that money
changes hands in a place does not
necessarily mean that license should
be refused for it.
Anybody who knows anything of
Spanish character will admit that love
Of a wager is one of the essential
characteristics of the Spaniard, par
tlcularly the Latin-American variety
The Cuban is like thish-yer Jim
Smiley of the Jumping Frog fame,
who would bet on anything, even the
length of time it would take for dy-
ing person TO shuttle off this mortal
coil, or a bug to reach the place to
which he happened to be going. IL
Uncle Sam had been required to cure
jim Smiley of the betting habit, it Is
probable that the cure would have had
Il be done with ehloroform or cold
lead; and it IS hardly more reasonable
to expect the Spanish-American to
give up betting simply because a large
part of the population of the United
States is not addicted to the habit
But there are gambling places, and
gambling bells, and the business of a
gcod administrator is to reduce the
number of the latter to zero, and reg
ulate the proceedings of the former so
far as he can without causing worse
evils than he cures. The trouble with
great deal of this solemn accusation
business is that the accusers have no
sense of humor, or, to put it in other
words, no sense of proportion. They
think General Wood ought to have
made Havana over into the likeness
OF Squashville, e. S. A., or they pro-
fess Ia think so.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
His Large Family.

Sir John has large family of chill
dren by his first wife. among them a
daughter bearing the peculiar name OF
Ranch, married to Richard Chamber
lain brother CT the former secretary OF
state for the colonies. He has also a.
son Of the name Of Robert. who ac-
quired an altogether unerviahle notorie-
" some years ago in connection with
his financial difficulties
During the first year after he came OF
age he not only ran through a sum OF
500 900, but likewise raised lot Of
money on the representation that he
was the eldest instead OF the youngest
son Of Sir John. and consequently the
heir to the entailed property Of the iat-
Ter. To make matters worse he declined
t. pay Sny attention 10 the summons Of
the court OF bankruptcy. and according
Is was subjected 10 the indlgnity of an
arrest and was brought before the
judge with handouts on his wrists
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
Vigorous for HIS Age.

Sir John is wonderfully hale. hearty,
and vigorous for his age. He is great
traveller, and was one Of the earliest
pioneers of that portion Of Africa now
known as Rhodesia. Indeed. the baro-
net is or record as having penetrated
beyond Khama's Land. and reopened
the gold fields Of the TAFT district, up
wards of thirty years ago. The Swim
buInes have many relatives in Austria
For Robert Swinburne. the son OF tia
fifth baronet. entered the Austrian SER
vice. IN which he rose 10 the rank Of
general. was governor of Lombardy. and
created a Baron OF the Austrian Empire.
his son becoming "A chamberlain Of tie
En- perOr. while his daughter married
the Austrian Count LaZzarini.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
The Housing of the Poor.
A Matter to Be Considered Seriously in
the Near Future.

The fact that the Senate and House
Committees on the District of Column
bia have held joint meeting to con-
slider tenement house conditions in
Washington may be a sign that Mr.
Riis has really stirred things up to
some purpose. Action should have
been taken long ago, and would have
been taken if there had been a dispo-
sition on the part Of those in authority
to listen to local workers who have
urged the very reforms now urged by
Mr. Riis. But it is much better late
than never.
1t should be distinctly understood,
however, that if reforms are begun
they must be carried on in spirit OF
consideration for the public interest
and the welfare of the poor. John
Joy Edison made the remark at the
meeting of the committees that fami-
les taken from the novels which
might be condemned would be provid-
ed for by the commercial instinct of
builders, who would put up a better
class of houses"
The commercial instinct of builders
of certain sort is exactly what is the
matter now. There is nothing more
Untrustworthy than commercial in
stinct when it comes to philanthropie
work The commercial instinct of one
nan who died rich in Washington
some years ago led him to make a
fortune out of building houses for la
borers, without water or sewer con-
lneetions, and charge for them a rent
which ought TO have paid for decent
dwellings, and did enable the owner
from time to time to buy more land
and put up more buildings out of his
profits.
The thing needed here is such an ed
ucation of the commercial instinct
trat owners of houses in the poorer
neighborhoods will cease to expect ex-
traordinary percentages on their IN
vestments. No dwelling on earth can
be sanitary when overcroyded, and if
builders put up houses which satisfy
the building laws, and charge for them
rents which will enable them to reap
the same sort Of profits they have been
Ieaping from the novels, it will be
only question of time before over
crowding, starvation, and lack of
proper clothing will kill off the poor
as fast as they are now being killed
off in the novels.
1t has been proved by investigation
that the poor can be comfortably
housed, in clean, sanitary dwellings,.
which VIII pay from to 10 per cent
Oh the investment, if well managed.
Ii has also been ascertained that the
profits on much Of the old-fashioned
tenement and shanty property ran
from 10 to 20 per cent, and even high
er. This means that a few property
owners are content to make money at
the cost Of the poor, and at the risk OF
endangering the whole community
through the disease and filth bred ID
their property.
The way in which this kind of pira-
CIV can be avoided hes, first, in strictly
enforced laws which viii prevent
overcrowding and unsanitary build
ings absolutely; second, in the build-
ing Of model tenements by public
spirited property owners, who are
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

It is said that before long the Wis
itor to New York win no longer be con-
fronted with horse cars when he steps
of the ferry. This VIII go FAR 20 inn
press the country with the idea that
New York is really up 20 date. If the
city would only be enterprising enough
to put the names Of the various streets
on lamp posts and elsewhere 1t would
further improve the appearance Of the
metropolis.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
"O0M PAUL" SHOULD LIVE
FOR MANY MORE YEARS
Has Almost Entirely Recovered His
Health in South of France.

MENTONE. France. Dec. 1S.-Former
President of the Transvaal Republic
Paul Kruger. who had been suffering
from an attack of grippe" and came
here for change OF climate. has al
most entirely recovered his health.
His eyesight has also been greatly
improved, and the physicians under
whose care he placed himself say that
loom Paul" should live for many years
to come.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
GREEN SUCCEEDS TROTTER.

Or. Joseph b. Green. of Birmingham.
Ala in charge of the United States
Marine Hospital at Cleveland. has been
assigned to take charge of the sani-
tary work in Havana. He will succeed
Dr. Frederick Trotter, of Wyoming.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

There Is lot of talk in certain quar-
tiers about the withdrawing of Wood
When all the mud that has been
thrown has been washed of, Wood will
probably come out white. II that is what
they mean.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
GETS EMBASSY in SPAIN.

VIENNA. Dec, 1s-Count Rudolf Won
NelserSheimh has been appointed AUS
tro-Ilur rian ambassador at Madrid.
in succession to Count Won Dubsky. re-
tired.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18
NEW CABINET FOR GREECE.

ATHENS. Dec. 1S.-M Theotolis. for
mer premier. has agreed TO undertake
the task Of forming new cabinet. and
win present a list Of ministers 20 King
seorge shortly.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

A fortune awaits the brilliant genius
who shall devise non-combustible cot
ton batting for use as ermine on the
Christmas Santa Claus
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

Mr.. Heath is only accused of acts OF
doubtful propriety. but an official is
like a woman. he cannot afford to be
only doubtfully proper.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

Is Senator Hanna ready to swear
that If he saw that nomination stand
ing expectantly under the mistIetoe he
would turn his back and march away?
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

When the thermometer takes a drop
the entire masculine population OF the
neighborhood feels like following its
example.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

Marie Coreln lost her case after hav-
ing spoken for two hours in her own
defense. The sympathies of all right
minded people will be with the listen
ore
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

1t appears more and more certain that
President Mckinley was the step-lad-
der upon which General Wood climbed
10 his present eminence.
The Washington times., 1903-12-18

Now the frost is on the pumpkin, and
the folders In the shock; the pumpkin
head is also cold; his furs are still in
hook