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The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Chance for Democracy.

It would seem that the outcome can
but be profitable 70 the Democrats. They
are accordingly eIated. and viii do all
in their power to engender more bitter
ness between the two rival factions Of
the Republican party in the State. Not
since 1892 have the Democrats been so
well united as they are at present, and
they are daily making efforts to still
better solidify their organization. Last
fall they came within G 900 votes Of de-
I feating Governor OdeH. A rainstorm Up
/ the State on election day. which would
/ have kept the farmers at home. would
have made CoIer governor, = split
/ among the Republicans is more than
( likely to enable them TO carry the STATE
/ at the next election.
IN Republican fight for supremacy
neither faction would hesitate TO sacri-
/ fee the State TO the Democrats. ..
course President Roosevelt might easts
/ be elected without the vote Of Nea
York, but it BODIES i'll for the ticket e
have the party divided in the State from
which the candidate halls. It nigh
/ even operate 10 make difficult the uUmi.
! nation Of Mr. Roosevelt The Presiden
has, of course, done all that ne coul.
/ to prevent the break between Platt ant
! OdeU. and will, no doubt, make atrenu.
Gus effort to bring them together anl
establish peace and harmony. Blu
as he failed 10 hold them together, IL Is
/ quite improbable that he VIII be abb,
to reconcile them now that var Ia.
practically been declared.
The friends OF the governor declart
that the revolt Is caused because tht
Republicans are unwilling to longer bow
to the dictaion of Senator Plat, and &C
cept his orders without question but til,
J governors ambitions doubtless had
great deal to do with it, also.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
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The Washington times., 1903-04-18
AMERICAN METHODS
FOR HUNGARYS FARMERS

Alajos PaiheTt, royal Hungarian agri-
cultural commissioner to the United
States and Canada. called upon Seere-
tary Cortelyou yesterday. at the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor, to
pay his respects before returning to
Hungary. He has been on this side OF
the Atlantic for three years. making his
Headquarters in Washington During
this time he has studied the agricultural
methods of the United States. which he
hopes TO introduce in part into his ON
country. He ranks the agricultural
methods of this couatry as the best n
the world. and says that he has derived
much benefit from his STUDY Fers-
Mr.. Paihert presented Secretary Cor
telyou TO George de Szogyeuy. com
msrciaI commissioner OF the royal
Hungarian government. as the tenn
Dorary commissions of agriculture to
this country. NJ de Szogyeny has been
stationed in New York. but viii now di-
vide his time between that city and
Washington.
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FREIGHT DIRECT FROM
SPAIN TO AMERICA
Additional Facilities for Importers Of
Goods From Malaga.

D. r. Birch. United States consul at
Malaga. Spain, has informed the State
Department that a line OF Austrian
steamships. plying between Trieste and
the United States. will hereafter stop
al Malaga. and take on freight for Bal
tfmore. Philadelphia, and New York.
without stopping at any intermediate
point in Europe It is q matter of much
importance to American importers. IN
his communication. Consul Birch says:
This innovation means much, both
for local exporters and for American
importers. as it Will enable buyers IN
Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore to
secure their goods direct, instead Of pay
ing extra freight charges from New
York. as at present. It is also taken TO
mean that the expectation of Malaga
olive oil, almonds, and raisins TO the
United States is steadily on the increase,
thus warrantlng the cooperation Of
competing line OF steamers.
The company is the Austro-Ameri-
cano, and has a feet OF twenty-five
steamers. Boats leave Trieste twice
month. and call at Italian ports IN
route to New York. Heretofore, the
cnIy Spanish port visited was BARGE
Iona. The Compania Transatlantic, d
spanish company, has, up 10 this date,
provided the only regular direct ser
vice from Malaga TO the United States,
one boat a month leaving here for New
York. though during the vintage season
several chartered boats make special
trips.
1T is not the purpose of the Austrian
company to conflict with the Spanish
Iune as to sailing dates. The latter 3
steamer leaves here about the 18th OF
each month. and while the exact dates
/ of sailing have not as yet been fixed 0y
the Austrian company. il appears TO BE
the intention to have a boat call here
J for cargo on about the 9Th and 25th OF
each month 1t will touch al any port
/ on the Atlantic Coast for which it has
/ freight. and viii proceed southwark
from either Boston or New York TO New
/ Orleans. and from there return 20 Ma
laga with raw cotton and barrel slaves.
. The line is not an exceptionally fast
one. IT being estimated that the ma
jority Of the steamers will consume if
+ teen days in transit from Malaga TIC
/ New York or Philadelphia.
The local agents feel that this meth
Cd OF direct transportation viii appeal
especially to Philadelphia and Boston
importers. Considerable business in al
mords and raisins is done with boil
cities, and within the past year thiT8
.1ug oF GBau5gh earth paint has beer
shipped each month to Philadelphia
Iguacio Morales is the Malaga agent OF
The AustrO- americana Line
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Women Seeking Pontifcal Favor.

4
EuIaIie's unsuccessful appeal to the
Vatican to annuI the bonds of her mar
Tiage TO Prince Anthony Of Bourbon Or
leans. Duke Of GalHera. which failed
largely owing to the strong opposition on
the part Of the court Of Madrid to her
appeal, serves to call attention TO the
fact that there are at the present mo-
ment no less than four other ladies Of
royal rank, who have similar applica-
tioDs now before the PontihcaI authori-
ties at Rome. And in these four-or five,
if I include the Infanta-I do not in
clude the ex-crown princess of Saxony.
who has as yet filed no application for
the annulment by the Church OF the
marriage, Nor has the crown prince. for
the matter Of that, a circumstance which
excites some little speculation and com
ment, not only at Rome, but also at the
various European courts. For the Saxon
government has been quietly notified
. that an application on the part Of the
prince or OF the princess would be fav-
orabIy considered in view OF the fact
that the superior and two nuns of the
! convent in which the ex-crown princess
( sought refuge at the time of her en-
/ gagement to the crown prince Of saxony
have already furnished testimony or
/ oath to the effect that Princess Louise
/ was forced into the marriage against her
viii by her parents. and that the nuns
| experienced the utmost difficulty in in
duCing her 10 submit to the authority oil
I der parents in the matter
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The Yatican's Position.

AS I have mentioned before, the Vati-
can will always annul a marriage il it
can be proved, to its satisfaction, that
one or another of the parties TO the al
lance was not free agent in the mat
ter, one of the most notable eases Of
annufmgnt of q princely marriage on
grounds such as these being the disseIu-
ton OF the marriage of the reigning
Prince of Monaco and his first wife, Lady
Mary Hamilton
According to some. the Saxon crown
prince viii take no step toward secur-
ing an anDulment Of his marriage until
after the birth of the ex-crown princess
child a few weeks hence. According TO
others, he will resoIutely abstain from
making any move whatsoever In the
matter. hoping, in course Of time. 10
become reconciled TO his unfortunate
wife
Among the applicants are Princess
Louise Of Saxe-Coburg- Cotha. whose ap-
peal was fled before the scandal which
resulted in her being placed under re-
straint at Dresden as a lunatic. She
too, was able to prove by means OF
four reliable witnesses that she was
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO RETURN MONDAY
Report That He Went to See President
Pronounced Absurd.

The Attorney General viii return to
Washington Monday. Assistant Attor-
ney General Day said this morning that
5Ir. Knox expects to be in his office on
that day. OflciaIs IN the Department
of Justice refuse to say anything about
where the Attorney General is. They
say that he is out Of the city on private
business, and denouuce as absurd the
rumor that he is on his way TO the Vel
Iowstone Park 10 confer with President
Roosevelt concerning the Northern Sc
curities Company decision
las the Attorney General did not see
fit to make public where he was going
before he left the city the officials il
the Department Of Justice do not care
to say anything about where he Went.
said Assistant Attorney General Day III
he were away on department business
be would have announced where he was
going"
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
SENATORS TO VISIT ALASKA

The Committee on Territories of the
Senate. through its chairman. Senator
A J Beveridge. OF Indiana. has appoint
ed a commission to visit Alaska this
summer for the purpose OF Investigating
conditions in the Territory with view
to recommending legislation or amend
meu55 TO existing law to the Senate
when it cOnvenes next fall
Senators William P Dillingham;. of
Vermont. Henry E. Burnham Of New
Hampshire, Knute Nelson Of Minnesota,
and Thomas N. Patterson Of Colorado,
compose this special committee. Sena-
tor Nelson is a member OF the Commit
tee on Public Lands. and Senator Pat
terson is OF the Committee on Mines and
Mining. so the commission includes in
its membership Senators familiar with
the views OF the other two Senate com
mittees that with the Committee on Ter
ritJCries, have committed 10 them legis-
lation pertaining TO Alaska
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Vandalism in Manila.
The Finest Semi Medieval Fortress
Extant TO Be Razed.

News has been received from Ma
Mia which indicates that the walls Of
the old. or walled" city, as it Is
called, are doomed, Roads are to take
their places and the meats are to be
filed in as sanitary measure"
We can conceive of no worse piece
Of vandalism than the destruction Of
these Notifications, which today arc
as fine an example Of seventeenth cen
fury military engineering as exists
anywhere IN the world.
The plea is frequently heard IN Ma
Mia, II is said. that the grim, moss
covered walls are a perpetual remin-
der TO the natives Of their suferings
under Spanish rule. But the plea, If
made, Is usually made by some con
tractor who seeks 10 enrich himself by
promoting modern improvements. "
The native doesn't care d rap whether
the walls remain standing or are
blown up with dynamite and carted
away
The destruction of the Notifications
would be Of no advantage. we repeat,
to anyone except a ring Of real estate
SPECTATORS and contractors. With
the exception Of the cathedral, a few
convent buildings. the iusular govern
ment Offices, a palace for the gov
ernor-used by him only as an of
fee OF on state occasions, for he lives
at Malaeanan, a suburb OF Manila
and a few barracks, the walled city
contains nothing that would tempt
anyone to take up his abode there
As matter of fact. nearly everyone
Ives outside of It's walls. The moat:
can easily be put IN sanitary condi
ton by draining them. They might
either be converted into gardens o.
covered with gravel To say that they
must be "flled up, in order 10 make
the city habitable, Is pure rubbish
We are forming societies daily i
this country whose object 1t Is TO pre-
serve historical landmarks. Yet here
when an opportunity presents itself
Ia maintain intact as far as may b
the finest example of a semi-medie
val fortress extant IN any part Of th'
world. we must ruthIessIy seek 10 de
stroy it under the ridiculous, utterl.
name. and grotesque plea that tn
..nareh of modern Improvement" de
msnds l.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
NOTES OF INTEREST
REGARDING ST. LOUIS FAIR

The washington press bureau of the
Worlds Fair is in receipt OF adyiees
from Director Of Works Taylor TO the
effect that three car loads Of statues
have been shipped to the exposition
grounds for use during the dedicatory
ceremonies. The statues are in staff,
and are duplicates Of those which viii
later adorn the big exhibit buildings.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and United States
Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia
will accompany the Virginia World 5
Fair commissioners TO the dedicatory
ceremonies.
Secretary Hitchcock. OF the Interior
Department. has received information
that the Indian Territory has nearly
S25. 600 subscribed toward making avail
able the conditional appropriation OF
Congress Of S50.000 for an exhibit by
the Territory at the Worlds Fair The
Congress appropriation viii be avail
able upon the subscription OF $4,000 by
the Indian Territory
One OF the interesting features of tbs
first days dedicatory program viii be
the releasing Of u large balloon, at.
tuched TO which viii be an order for
season pass TO the grounds. 1t is esti-
mated that the balloon viii travel up.
ward of a thousand miles before com
ing to earth
The German art parliament held a
Berlin reached a final agreement OF
April 4 providing for between $50 anl
400 pictures Of the highest quality TO b.
displayed as Germany's art exhibit q
the Worlds Fair.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18

the use of tiled rooms which could be
cleaned daily by means of d hose
But neither Of these fashions has as
Vet come in, unless, as has been sug-
gested, the paper shoes of the Chicago
hotelkeepers are harbingers of a
change,
If paper shoes are to be provided
by the hotelkeepers, why not paper
sheets, mattresses, and other bed-coy-
emngs which could be burned after
using? Why not paper towels and
napkins, and tiled interiors, easily
cleaned and disinfected? And why
should not the ambitious and ease-lov-
ing housekeeper follow the example
Of the hotels, taking their fashions to
be correct, even as the mythical dame
who, having travelled IN a Pullman
car. ordered her drawing room to be
furnished IN similar fashion, believing
it to be the height Of luxury
But lovers Of the picturesque have
no reason as yet TO fear the universal
use Of paper, Health may be dear
but human nature prefers germs to
some other evils. Silks and woods and
fine linen are not likely to go out OF
fashion in this generation; and Amer
lean inventive genius may yet devise
way to combine Old World quaint
ness and luxury witt modern sanitary
precautions.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Queen Henrietta,s Estate.

The Brussels "EtolIe Beige, which
is the official organ of the Belgian court,
publishes in its most recent issue an
Official announcement 10 the effect that
although some eight months OF more
have elapsed since the death OF Queen
Henrietta. 1t has been found impossible
TO make any settlement Of her estate
owing to the difficulties raised by Count
Lonyay. the husband OF Princess
stephanie." Some time back the "Etoile
Beige" published another official an
nouncement to the effect that the late
Queen Henrietta had considerably over
rated the extent Of her resources and OF
her estate. and that IN consequence
thereof King Leopold had directed the
reduction Of all her bequests by 80 Is
per cent"
II is this announcement that enables
one TO understand the difficulties raised
by Princess Stephanie. who is one of the
chief legatees of her mothers estate, and
by her husband, Count Lonyay. They de-
cIined to consent TO the reduction or to
accept the figures Of King Leopoid's rep
resentatives. contending that Queen Hen
rietta had all her affairs in wonderful
order, was quite eiear-headed until the
last. and knew Just what she was about
Without entering into the merits Of the
question, it is certainly TO be regretted
that King Leopold, who gave so little at
tention to his consort's wishes during her
lifetime, should not have honored her
wishes in death, and have furnished out
of the immense 2rtune which he derives
from the Congo the relatively small sum
that may OF may not have been needed
to pay in their entirety her requests Il
would at any rae have spared the Bel
gfan people AMI the world at-large an
other one Of those numerous scandals
that seem to pursue so reientlessly King
Leopold and the members Of his house.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
4 Whit From PhiIistia.
Washington's Musical Audiences Not
Composed of Benighted Barbanans.

The successful musical organization depends
fer It's patIJnag on people whose critical vo-
cabulary Is limited to Just lovely
This from the editorial columns Of
our esteemed evening contemporary
Comment Is superhuous; and we
pause only long enough to remark
that an apology seems due to those
who attend the performances every
year of the Symphony Orchestra, the
Choral Society. the Georgetown Or
chestra, the Musical Art Society, and
half a dozen other musical organiza-
tons of Washington for this wanton
affront to their intelligence and IN
derstanding.
Our contemporary breathes the all
of Philistia, It revels IN antiquated
jokes. It is-to use its own language
-'.just lovelyw In fact, 1T is to
laugh p
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
SODA WATER FOUNTAIN
4 WHITE ELEPHANT
Navy Department Has Gift for Span
ISL War Purposes on It's Hands.

The Navy Department has at Mare
Island mammoth soda water fountain
which il Is anxious TO dispose Of, If a
means Of so doing can be found The
fountain is q gift from a number Of pa
triotic women in New York, and hence
the department. which now has no use
for it, does not feel JUSTIFIED in making
some individual q present Of it or Of sell
ing it for junk, especially as it is valua-
BILE. In the course Of the Spanish Amer
lean war the fountain was presented TO
the navy to be placed aboard the hospt-
tai ship SoIace. When the vessel was put
to other uses the fountain was taken of
and placed in storage. The paymasteT
transferred it to the general storekeeper.
then it went to the Bureau Of Equip
ment. and afterward TO the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts, which is now
seeking TO dispose OF it,
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Seeks Overthrow of Platt.

The purpose of the governor is clear.
He seeks to overthrow Plat and make
himself supreme in the State. OdeI
has ambitions. lofty ambitions, and he
wants his own machine to work out his
own purposes OdeIl seeks the IN
precedented honor OF a third term as
governor Of the State He believes
that there is no distinction TOO great
for him; he aspires to the Presidency;
there should be no doubt about that.
He is perhaps willing that Roosevelt
should be nominated in 1904, but OdeI
looks 10 1903. and thinks that retiring
from a third term as governor at the
beginning OF 1907 he would be in line
for the nomination. and he wants an
organization IN the State that will back
him.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
Automobile Regulation.
Owners and Drivers Should Unite to
Encourage It.

We observe with pleasure that the
National Capital Automobile Club Is
not a unit in holding the tagging" of
automobiles to be ian indignity," to
which no proper spirited automobile
owner or driver should submit
Some time ago we called attention TO
the protest filed with the District
Commissioners by Erskine N. Sun
derland, the secretary of the club. In
ii the rather remarkable assertion was
made that mo regulations regarding
automobile operation in this city are
necessary" And that assertion was
fortified by an announcement that the
club would fight to a finish any speed
ing or tagging regulations which the
Commissioners might promulgate,
even if it had TO take an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
We ventured TO suggest at that time
that Mr.. Sunderland's position was
az entirely mistaken one We could
see no justification for his assumption
either that the District Commissioners
had no power to legisIate or that they
would not be sustained both by the
courts and by public opinion in en-
acting a sensible and moderate auto
mobile code. Even IN Mr., Sunder-
lands own club, it now appears, this
common sense conclusion finds some
acceptance. For one member Of the
club, L. A. Hall, has already applied
t. the Commissioners for an opera
tors license, and has asked to be al
! lowed to use an identifying number
OIL his machine.
The objections made to licensing
and numbering automobiles have
| been, IN fact, most frivolous. The
hardship of having to distigure ones
motor carriage with a faring license
mineral, done in white paint or other
wise on It's outer surface, has been IN
sisted on with mournfuI emphasis
But there are other means Of tagging
! less offensive and equally effective
and it will be found that owners an6
/ drivers will soon accommodate them
selves to any system Of numbering
that may be devised.
The public IS entitled TO that meas
ure Of protection against careless anC
reckless chauffeurs which the posi-
bility Of certain Identification gives
/ Only owners and drivers who seek t
escape responsibility viii seriousl,
protest against tagging ordinance
/ Those who fully realize their oblga
tons to the community will gladly co
operate IN preparing and enforcing
both anti-speeding and tagging laws
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OF OHIO OIL FIELDS

". H. Griffin and Basil Duke. Of the
United States Geological Survey, left
Washington today on their way to
Eastern Ohio Other members OF the
Survey who have already gone to the
region are Van H Manning, W J.
Lloyd, and Hogt L Johnson
Eastern Ohio Is rich in oil fields. and
it is hoped stilI further development OF
the oil wells may be successfully car
ried on along lines pointed out by the
Survey
The men who are now in the field are
doing topographic work. which will be
followed by a geological investigation
in which great attention viii be paid
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
A Beauty of Austria's Court.

Princess Julia hIontenuoyo, whose en-
gagement to Count Dionys DraskoVitch
has Just been announced. is one OF the
beauties Of the court Of Austria, the cid
est daughter of the grand master Of the
court Prince Alfred OF Montenuovo, and
a great granddaughter Of Empress Marie
Louise Of France, who, born as an Aus
trian archduehess. married, after the
death of Emperor Napoleon, her Austrian
chamberlain, Count Adam Neipperg'
whom sardou has portrayed in his Ma
poleonic drama, Madame Sans-Gene-
The son OF this second marriage Of Marie
Louise was created by her father the
Austrian Emperor. a Prince Of Montenuo-
vo. which is the Italian for Neippsrg.
MARQUIsE DE FoSTENoY.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
THIRTY TWO DWELLINGS
MAKE WAY FOR STATION

Thirty-two brick and frame dwellings,
which now occupy the site of the pro-
posed Union Station, fronting on Della
ware Avenue. First, T. H, and X Streets
northeast, viii be sold at auction Thurs
day, April %, the buildings 10 be re-
moved within thirty days from the date
OF sale This means that the property
viii be cleared and ready for excavation
by the list OF Nav. and the preparations
for the new station viii then become
more evident.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18
CATS BITE PROVES
FATAL TO MRS. PARR

PEORIA, III, April lS.-Nrs- Maria
Parr, of South BartonviIe, died yester-
day at the Cottage Hospital as the re-
suit OF d eats bite.
Two weeks ago her pet iacerated her
hand while at play She was Immediate
~ seized with hysteria, and at the end
of four days acute demeutia developed.
Then her hand and arm began TO swell
and bIacken, the patient growing weak
er and weaker until yesterday, when
she died.
The Washington times., 1903-04-18

The end of the civil war in Honduras
ought to put an end to all the Eaenaciug
complications in Central America, fer
it was this struggle over the Presidency
Of Honduras which involved Guatemala
on one side and Nicaragua and Salvador
on the other So far as a just review
can be obtained Of the tangle at this
distance, substantial justice has been
done In the triumph Of General Bonilla
the President ELECT oE Honduras.