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The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Our Battleships Abroad.
Europe Will Soon Get a New Glimpse
CT American Naval Power.


il IS a wise decision of the Navy
Department 10 send the entire battle
ship squadron Of the North Atlantic
a-criiisins in European waters
ii Is a squadron which any Ameri-
cen may be proud OF WHEN he sees it
upon his travels In the American
fleet which ccrkcd up Santiago and
smashed Admiral Cervera's ships
there were only five battlcships and
two aruored cruisers. But the navy
has been growing during the last few
years. in the North Atlantic battle
ship squadron there are seven battle
ships, four of them ucw since the war
with Spain, and each az them bigger
and more formidable than anything
we then had adoot.
The Iowa, the Massachusetts. and
the Indiana, which had n part in ,he
war with Spain. are in the squadron.
With them sail the Kearsarge and the
Alabama, ships OF historic names
the Kearsarse IS aagship-the Iii
nois. which was commissioned less
than a year ago. and the Maine. which
left League Island the other day for
her first cruise on the fifth amniver-
sary Of the day when her namesake
war blown up in the halbor of Ha-
vana.
The recent naval war games in the
Caribbean have given the ships of this
squadron practice in combined ma
neuvering; and for the next two
months the "men behind the guns"
will be drilled in target firing. Then
the division will be ready for It's Eu-
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
A Refractory Indian Prince.

A Refractory Indian Prince.
Lord Curzon has just established a
new claim upon the goodwill OF his
sovereign and OF his countrymen by in
ducing the Maharajah HoIkar Of Indore.
ruler of one OF the largest and most i'm
portsnt OF the feudatory states OF the
Indian Empire. to abdicate voluntarily
in favor of his son, Tukoji Rao, young
prince twelve years old.
England has removed a number OF
Indian rulers who have been guilty of
disloyalty. or who have declined 10 COM
ply with the recommendation OF the
British resident agents at their court.
The last Indian king to be deposed in
this fashion was. unless I am much mis-
taken. the Maharajah of Cashmere, who
reduced himself to a state of absolute
insanity by means OF drink, a taste for
which was impaired TO him by the late
Duke Of Marlborough. during the course
OF a visit which. while still Marquis OF
Blanford. ne paid to the court OF Cash
mere. and the memory OF which still
sends shivers down the backs OF the
older generation of Anglo-Indian Of
flcials.
ItOI 10 lhat the NaehNai VI bai Oua
was deposed for having endeavored 10
poison Gen Sir Robert Phayre, the
British resident at his court. by means
Of powdered glass. II may be remem-
bered that he engaged the services Of a
famous London lawyer. the late Sergeant
Ballantine. at an enormous fee. TO cham
piou his cause In the Indian courts.
King Thebaw OF Burmah was likewise
deprived OF his throne and of his liberty
during the viceroyaIty OF Lord Dunerin,
and the late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh
whose son has just been bankrupted in
London and who was so long a familiar
lgute at the Court of ST. James and in
English society had been while still
quite young man deposed from the
throne OF Puniab.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
A Busy Philanthropist.

Andrew Carnegie's disposition to butt in with
his money bags wherever there is conspicuous
trouble tends TO emphasize the fact that the
money bags are very full-and that's all II
comes 20. We have vague recollection Of
his offer 10 chip in the S2O,OO0.000 under dis
cussion when the Philippine problem was be
fore the Paris commission. Now ne kindly
offers 10 lend Venezuela the money needed 70
pay the foreign creditors. Pretty soon We may
have him telegraphing Rockefeller; Don't
worry about that publicity act II Il costs
you any money, I'll make il up to you. / have
a plenty left" Nobody doubts that.-IIartford
Courant
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
RONDEAE.

cant be sure he loves me. Though
His eyes have often told meh so;
And eyes, they tell me, canntt lie:
But I've no skill to read theYm by,
And how on earth am | TO know?
Perhaps he only waits to show
His love till my loves flower Ishall grow
But then such flowers sometiJm die:
1 can't be fure.
How IL my rose learned ho&v TO blow
Just TO find his dead in thef snow?
Ah-love's a dreadful lotteiry.
And / am half afraid TO ~!
Is it worth while to risk?- -fes-No.
can't bef sure.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Thought Himself Insulted in London.

The climax came at a state banquet at
buckingham Palace given by the Queen.
Finding that he was not accorded the po-
sition at the royal table to which he con-
sidered himself entitled. he angrily strode
out of the banqueting hall. left the pal
ace. and started early on the following
morning for Paris without taking leave
OF the Queen or OF any OF the British and
foreign princes in London. After sulking
for time on the banks OF the Seine he
returned 20 India. and ever afterward
harbored a grudge against the British
court and the British government.
He visited Europe several times subse-
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Mourning Obligations.

Thus foreign ambassadors at the courts
OF Berlin. Vienna. St. James. anu St
Petersburg. etc. are expected to array
themselves in mourning. and their ser
wants as we'll. whenever the monarch TO
whom they are accredited prescribes
court mourning 1t is. therefore. per-
fectIy natural that IL the Kaiser or any
other European ruler establishes a rule
OF his court that no one can attend state
functions unless arrayed in some sort OF
uniform or court dress. the foreign dip
Iomats forming part OF his court should
comply with this wish on his part
Courtesy and the ethics OF international
intercourse require this, and besides il
is not the livery OF any foreign sovereign
that the American diplomatic represen-
tatives are wearing in this instance. but
that OF Uncle Sam, and the charge or for
eign funkeyism can no more be lodged
against il than against the uniforms or
naval and military officers OF the United
States. AfARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Our Diplomatic Uniform.

There is so much misconception with
regard to the uniforms adopted by the
United States ambassador at Berlin and
certain OF his colleagues accredited TO
Continental governments that it may be
Just as well to state that the uniforms
in question are not OF their own devils
ing. but are prescribed by a United
States law enacted in 1s4s and never re-
pealed. This law prescribes the follow
ing uniform for the members OF its
diplomatic service. "A blue cloth dress
coat. single breasted, with standing col
lar. having the front from the collar to
the extremity OF the tails. as we'll as the
collar. cuffs, and pocket flaps. embroid-
cred in gold not more than two inches
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

We spoke the other day OF the popu-
larity of the cakewalk in Paris. "Guine-
we're" looks at the walk with sour face:
The dance has some special significance
TO the negrO--a- significance which it d
safe 70 assume is MT altogether nice
There is no more reason why English
girls should initiate these Pagan antics
than that they should ape the graces
of a Cairo dancing girl. who when seer
once has been seen too often."
or course there is a "speyial signih-
cance" 10 the negro; ne is walking fol
4 cake.
But "Gulnevere" is also bitterly Np-
posed TO bridge whist. which. she says
has spoiled life for those who do no
care for gambling. "A confirmed bridge
player is one OF the most selfish indi-
viduals in the world"
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Beauties of the Stamp.

Representative Shattuc OF Ohio sat in his
committee room busily stamping his name al
the bottom Of large number Of letters with
a rubber stamp cut in fac-simile. ''What do
you use stamp for. Shattuc?" asked Repre-
sentative Beidler.
We'll, said Shattuc. '-n the letters are
all right it makes no difference, and If the
letters not all right / can say my secre-
tary wrote them and used the stamp. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Chicago Club Life.

The club which supplies men with a substi-
tutc for home is an enemy OF the nation. No
greater misfortune can befall the young man
than to live at a club. He is free from the
wholesome restraints Of associations which make
for good character. lie is certain 10 live be-
yond his honest means. He is reasonably sure
to acquire habits of intemperance and gambling.
The man who has a home OF his own and has
given hostages 10 fortune in the form of
wife and children is safeguarded against folly
and sin. The club is an enemy ot the nation
when adopted q substitute for nome with
all that home implics-ChiCaCO Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
The Fourth Case of Smallpox
Nothing Done, Apparently, by the Au-
thorities to Prevent an Outbreak.

Another ease of smallpox. this time
in the almShouse, has made lis ap-
pearance. Ii Is the fourth discovered
since January l in public institutions
Of the District. the other cases
having occurred in tho Jail, in the
male worllhouse. and IN the work
house for women.
There j. no connection. as far as
known. between the eases. Yet 1t Is
evident that the Health Office must
leave no stone unturned, as we said
the other day, TO trace the origin OF
the disease. An epidemic of smallpox
IS not q pleasant prospect to face,
even If 1t were possible TO localize it.
We note that the Health Officer
urges upon the public at large the
necessity OF successful" vaccination.
Has II ever suggested itself to the
managers Of our public institutions,
we wonder. Ia vaeeinate the people
confded 10 their care upon arrival at
those inStitutionSl If 1t had, we feel
sure these four eases would never
have developed.
Explanations from the Health Of
fieer and the superintendents of the
Jail, almshouse. workhouse for men
and workhouse for women would
seem 10 be in order.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
BITS OF MISCELLANY.
Municipal MisgOvernment Cured.

The governments Of German cities were. prior
20 the law Of 1892, which Bismarck cham
piOned. notoriously corrupt through spoils Of
politics. but are today the models OF efficiency
and honesty The prominent features Of the
law which caused their deliverance are home
rule. compulsory service OF the citizens in
municipal Affairs. long tenure Of Office, and civil
service.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
A Monroe Doctrine for Europe.

II Europe fears the influence Of Monroeism she
has. in theory, a remedy. The remedy would
not be resistance 10 our continental policy.
but the adoption Of a similar policy for the old
World II Carnegie sees a remedy for Amer
Jean economic rivalry in 4 European customs
union. one may be pardoned for suggesting
European union. however imprac,icable il may
now appear, for the purpose % declaring and
maintaining the inviolability OF Old World soil
on the part Of the New World.-Boston Tran
script.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
A New Department Building.
Congress Should Vote the Home Secre-
tary CortelyOu Asks for.

ldAy yOU ASKS AOA
Secretary Cortelyou indorses and
passes on 10 Congress The Times
suggestion that suitable and ade-
quate home be provided without delay
Tor The new Department Of Com
metce and Labor. In a letter trans
mitted 10 the House Appropriations
Committee, through Secretary Shaw
he asks. IN addition TO the s.11 .075.0O
needed TO meet the departments cur
rent expenses till July /. 1904. an APP
preparation of S7,O0O.OOO for a de
partment building.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Cortelyou aims
high, and the professional economists
IN Congress may be expected 90 have
their fling at his expense. contrasting
the new departments swaddling
clothes stage Of growth with the pre-
cocious amplitude of its ambitions
and expectations. Yet the Secretary
Is neither unduly bold nor unduly ex-
travagant in asking Congress to build
him n separate department building.
On the contrary, every consideration
of comfort. of dignity. and of
economy enforces the wisdom of his
and our suggestion.
As Mr.. Cortelyou points out in his
letter 10 Congress, four of the fifteen
organizations grouped in the new de-
partment-thc old Department OF
Labor. the Census Office. the Bureau
'of Statistics, and the Lighthouse
Board-already pay S44,J44 annually
for rented quarters. Rentals for the
other eleven viii probably carry the
new departments annual tribute TO
private landlords up To $4,000 or
$4,000. Capitalized nj , per cent -
a rate at which the Government can
easily borrow mOney-thesc rentals
would represent an expenditure of
r4,500,000. Certainly under these
conditions II would be economy for
the Government 10 put at once from
s3,000,000 10 S4.O0O.000 into a Com
mcrce and Labor building.
But Mr. Cortelyou's request for
s. .0nO,G00 looks 10 the future as well
as TO the present A $4,000 900
structure might amply accommodate
tie forces to be sheltered beneath its
roof for the next five or ten wears.
But thereafter il would begin 10 be
As cramped and congested as are to-
day The State. War and NAVY. The
Treasury, and the Interior buildings.
No service promises to expand more
surely and steadily than that which il
has fallen to Mr. Cotelyou's skill and
experience TO organize. And Con
gress would show both sound iudc-
ment and comnendable foresight were
IT TO allow outright the sum needed 10
give the new department a home.
planned on the scale, not of It's pres
ent humble beginnings, but OF It's as
sured and natural growth. What Mr..
Corteiyou asks is entirely reasonable
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
More to the Point.

That's a wonderful line" said the phil
osopher. tie that runs may read Have
you ever stopped 10 analyze those few wordsg''
''No. replied the who is busy getting
rich 'Ive no time to waste such
things. What l want is 20 find some place
where he who runs may eat''-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
spanish-American Volunteer.

The governor never held an elective
office until chosen to his present posi-
tion; he had been colonel OF the 161st
Indiana Volunteers. which made a good
record in Cuba during the Spanish
American war. He likes being public
servant. and having his name on the
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

and practicable. The two houses
should see to it that a home for the
new department worthy in spirit and
conception Is authorized before the
present session ends.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

The popularity of the typewriter has
become universal. II is found with keys
fitted for use In twenty-five different
languages. \ scholar is at work on one
for the Japanese tongue. The day may
NOT be far distant when typewritten
Chinese laundry checks will be fashion
able
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

British shipbuilders are not eager to
take the contract for the new twenty
five knot liners for the Cunard company.
which must be put in operation as 4
condition of the governments S12. 500 900
loan. The speed requirements imposed
by the government are so stringent that
the company. to protect itself. insists
that the vessels shall maintain the con-
tract speed under practically all con-
ditions of weather, or be turned back to
the contractors
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
A Tom Reed wittieism.

When the late Tom Reed was frst talked
Of for the Presidency he ASKED il he thought
the party would put him in nomination His
reply They might do worse-and / think
they viii. New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Fashionable Chicago women drink and
gamble in the same place that fashion
able New York women dO-in the reck-
less columns of sensational newspapers.
There are fashions and fashions.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Dialogues of the Day.

| Emperor william-You. at least, cannot share
in these doubts about my being sound in the
faith?
| President Castro-NO. indeed You have proved
your doctrine orthodox by apostolic blows and
| knocks-New York Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Stuyvesant Fish, president of the
Illinois Central. says there are too many
palace cars. is this another blow at the
colored vote?
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
THE BEST THINGS FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
SHAFTS or WIT AND HUMoR.
Only a Sample.

Aeent-This sir. is a model apartment.
Prospective Tenant-Yery good. And what
win be the dimensions Of the real one?-Sew
York sun
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

How judgments dlner-eyen in Paris,
4 well-known critic writes to a London
paper: Partisan society is up in arms
against the semi-barbaric dance which
is known as the cakewalk." Another we'll
known writer. who saw the same stage
production. says: THE cakewallI was ap-
plauded until the dancers were tired ''
The critic and the public don't always
look through the same glasses.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
As Sound as Ever.

Surely no one will deny that William J. Bryan
is right when he says: The principles of the
Kansas City platform as sound today as
when they were first adopted. Boston Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Alfred G. Vanderbilt amusSd himself
several days ago by plaving m1torman on
one OF the electric cars. running it from
his home into Newport. and Il presenting
the rnotorman Of the car with 500 bill
for the privilege.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Thrice armed is he who hath his navy
built and his War College in good run
ming order
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Senator Knute Nelson Of Minnesota is
one OF the most accomplished linguists
in the Senate He speaksl Norwegian.
Swedish. Danish. German. french. and
English.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Free-Hand Comment.

An overheated stove is a sign of ex-
travRgant carelessness.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Guaranteed.

Customer Gin grocery)-Are those eggs fresh.
Grocer's Boy-Yes. ma am. 'Tain't been a
hour since laid 'em in that box.-Chicago
News.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
m THE PUBLIC EYE.

a movement to erect a monument 10
Gen. John A. Logan in Murphysboro, III.
his birthplace, has just bSen started
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Changes in the House.

Representatives which viii adjourn sine
die one week from today. twerty
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Mrs. ROosevclt's gift, sent To the Dali
las. Tex. fair. brought $12I into the
treasury. and she received "a personal
note of thanks from Mrs Cal one
OF the directors
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Fur oyercoats are now much in fash
Ion in London. not because they are alb
solutely needed. but because this is the
:ime when they should be worn" There
Is fashionable manner OF wearing them.
". +. W. writes: You may turn the
collar up about your ears, but the less
connection you establish between but
tons and button holes the better you
will follow the prescription. In no
case, however. must your buttoning ex-
tend upwards beyond your topstud; II
your bronchial tubes are thereby Affect
ed g much the better for your tie"
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Leo Stevens. the AmeTicaIf rival OF
Santos Dumont. has leased part OF Ca
yugn Island in the Niagara River. few
miles below Niagara Falls. tor his eN-
perimentaI work in airship coinstruction.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Open Confession.

We can't be perfect here below.
said Deacon Pcrkinpine
We all must have some faults. ye know
Why, even I have mime
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

Gov. s. w. T. Lanham OF rexas has
sent Ga hts first veto. Ii disHpproves a
bill allowing the marriage Of a man TO
his stepdRughter and OF a widow TO her
daughters husband after that daughters S
death
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

"Guinevere" finds that the girl emf
grants from Ireland 10 this country have
lovely compilations and eyes like sap
phires." And now listen to her. We veX-
ed and nervous housewives: IF more
Irish girls OF the poorest class would
come 10 England instead Of going 10 the
United States we should hear less OF the
servant question For they make good
cooks and affectionate nurses: they
have in inboTn love and respect for
childhood" Yes. and they rule the
kitchen with gridiron and frying-pa
just as their brothers and their cousins
especially their cousins-govern the
city.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25
Troubles Holkar Has Caused.

The MaharaJah Holkar OF Indore is.
however. the first of the great vassaI
rulers Of India 10 abdicate Of his own
accord, in a dignihed manner. in solemn
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

There was lately in Brooklyn a contra
diction 10 long-cherished and stoutIy
maintained theory. Grst officer of a
steamship killed himself because he was
tired Of sea-Iife. lie was only rorty-hva.
bat he had been az sea for forty years.
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

There was a time when an American
was proud 20 be a farmer or a handi-
craftsman Today he must be something
more genteel. His wife must be a
Daughter OF this or a GRANDDAUGHTER OF
that. Bat the mothers and grand
mothers in nine case out OF ten baked
and sewed and swept and raised chill
dren as though they bad been created
solely for such wretched tasks and du-
ties. They were simple persons, and ia
their poor way got good deal out of
life
The Washington times., 1903-02-25

This reminds us or a hreside saint in
Douglas Jerrold' g bagiolOgy.
st. Norah was a poor girl. and camc
10 England 10 service. Sweet tempered
and gentle. she seemed to love every
thing she spoke TO; and she prayed TO
ST Patrick that ne would give her a good
gift that would make her not proud. but
useful; and 81. Patrick. out OF his
own head. taught St. Norah how 10 boil
a potato-a sad thing. and TO be Ia
mented. that the secret has come down
to so few"