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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
BIG STACK OF GOLD
IN YARMoUTH'S PATH.

PTTTSBURG. April 4.-When the Earl
Of Yarmouth and Miss Alice Cornelia
Thaw are married in this city April 2f
the young peer will get, with an aceOm-'
pIished bride, more money than had been
expected.
1t was thought that Miss ThaR vsS,
worth 81, 900 .000, but investigation shows
that she has IN her own right nearly
s.. 00O, 600. The declaration that the
trustees OF the estate would allow her
only $3.50 a year is said to Do untrue.
By the terms OF her fathers viii shs
obtained possession OF her share when.
she reached the age Of twenty-One years,
Miss Thaw has received the full amount
of her share OF the estate
The will provided that large portion,
OF the estate, consisting OF. thousands Of
acres Of most valuable coal lands, should
be operated on a royalty. What that
amounts to is only known by the exeCu@
tors of The estate, but It is said 10 net
many thousands OF dollars yearly.
The first account Of the executors Of
the estate shows that the value or the
personal property of the estate was S.
s62, 40. Those familiar with the prop
erty owned by William Thaw say that
the coal lands held In trust and the bal
ance OF his real estate will make the es-
tate worth $50. OO0. 600.
It is estimated that the share OF Miss
Alice Cornelia Thaw Will be close to
50 ,00O, 600.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04

Of having been the first to draw
elaret-" Clarke tapped Brundidge's
Uranium three times in succession, but
the latter succeeded in scoring with an
umbrella. In the final round. before
the police interfered, Brundidge
closed one Of Clarke's optics, but the
Senatorial fist managed, just in time,
to loosen some of the adversary's
stats" The best judges of the IMAM
ly art" agree in saying that the result
was a draw.
Whatever 1t was, we are now as
sured that mo further trouble Is
feared" At this distance we cannot
bring ourselves to believe otherwise
than that calling each other ''skunks,"
and id ones at that, VIII contribute
largely toward preventing future diff
fcuIties. We know what one Of these
interesting animals can accomplish.
What two, locked in deadly conflict,
might bring about is too horrid for
contemplation. We feel confident
that the present highiv-perfumed mo-
dus vivendi will be permitted to stand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
The Temporary Regency.

The regency will now, according 20
the terms OF the constitution, be vested
in the hands of the princess of the As
turias. the elder sister OF Don Alfonso,
and as such the next heir to his throne.
She is married to Prince Charles OF
Bourbon. who. By virtue OF his marriage.
has become Prince Of the Asturtas. and
an Infant of Spain, and who is decorat-
ed with the Order of St. Ferdinand for
gallantry under fire during the insurrec-
tion IN Cuba.
OF course, Prince Charles being a son
of the Iegitimist claimant to the throne
OF Naples. and belonging, therefore, by
birth To the most reactionaTy branch Of
the House of Bourbon. the prospect Of
his wife becoming regent IS regarded
with a certain amount of misgiving, as
1t Is naturally taken for granted that
the princess viii allow herself TO be
Influenced rather by her husband than
by her mother. Queen Christine, who, in
spite of her Hapsburg birth, has always
manifested a prediction for liberalism
in Spanish politics, and reposed more
trust ia the late liberal premier. Senior
Sagasta, than in any other Spanish
statesman.
It may be added that this news con
ceEaing the condition Of the young King
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
WILL NOT BE SPONSOR
FOR TURKISH WARSHIP
The President Denies a Report Con-
corning His Daughter.

President Roosevelt. Immediately prior
to his departure from Washington
authorized a denial OF the report that
Miss Roosevelt had been invited 10
christen a battIeship. now building at
Philadelphia. for the Sultan Of Turkey.
According TO the rumor Miss Roose-
welt, acting under her fathers advice"
would act as sponsor for the Medjidia,
which is expected &c be ready for
launching In May.
The absurdity OF the report. which,
however, was given sufficient credence
to obtain publication in a local paper, is
apparent from the state OF the diplo-
matte relations now existing between
Turkey and the United States. Sultan
Abdul Hamid has repeatedly postponed
receiving the American minister, Mr..
Leishmann, advancing Que pretext after
another. when the latter desired TO urge
in person the early settlement Of Amer
lean claims against Turkey.
Many diplomats have gone to the
Turkish court to demand action on
claims against that country, but few
have ever succeeded IN realizing any
thing tangible, in coin of that or any
other realm, in return for the great
official energy they have expended. A
noteworthy exception IN this long list
OF failures was recorded by Lloyd c.
Griscom, who, while legation secretary
ct Constantiuople and acting as charge
'aTaires. procured some compromise on
American claims then pending. A part
of this bargain was the building OF the
cruiser now under discussion. Ous OF
the stfpGlations was that 1t was to bs
built at Philadelphia at a satisfactory
price. Mr.. Griscom's success was re-
warded soon afterYard by promotion to
the post of minister to Japan
Because of the atti -ude OF the Turkish
government IN these matters, the Turk
ish minister to the United States, Chekib
Bey, has never been accorded an au-
dience by the State Department, and so
has no official standing here. This fact
alone would preclude Miss Roosevelt's
acting as sponsor for Turkish bat
tleship. Her participation in the
launching Of the German Emperor's
yacht, Meteor III, when Prince Henry
was here. was intended as an act Of
special fTiendliness, typical Of the cor
dial relations between this country and
Germany. similar act of national
courtesy could not be expected, under
the circumstances, toward Turkey.
Chekib Bey, who would like to be
recognized as Turkish minister, is car
ried on the diplomatic list as "ap-
pointed" envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary The first secre-
taFy OF legation, DjelaI Munif Bey. and
the military attache, Aziz Bey, are both
absent from Washington The only other
official of the legation, Sidky Bey, makes
his headquarters in New York, though,
with Mr2e. Sidky, he is an occasional
visitor here These facts add to the
humor of the publication which says
that elaborate arrangements are being
made by the Turkish officers here 10
make the occasion as notable as the
launching OF the German Emperor's
yacht Meteor more than a year ago,
when Miss Roosevelt performed a SINH
lar service"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
ALASKA A TERRITORY.
NOT MERELY A DISTRICT

Dispatches from Seattle announce that
Yoley T. HOggatt. a prominent lawyer
of Valdez, Alaska. viii appear before
Governor Brady at Sitka in a short
time, and submit a brief argument in
support Of the contention that Alaska
is not district, as has been held by the
United States. but a Territory.
The Department of Justice attaches
but little Importance to the contentious
Of Hoggatt. A department official who
has visited Alaska, a1i is familiar with
its legal status, said this morning It
is unquestionabIy territory which has
been designated as a district for a iu-
dieial purpose, but is unorganized, and
is not a Territory in the sense that OkIa-i
homa and New Mexico and Arizona ara
territories. Its status is much the samal
as that Of Indian Territory.
Hoggatt maintains that Alaska should
have a territorial delegate, and is en-;
deavoring to persuade Governor Brady
to confer with President Roosevelt cons
corning the appointment OF such n
delegate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Voices Won Them a lob.

The quartet gave an exhibition of their
talent and were straightway engaged
and put through a rehearsal of the
mayors own songs, the singing being
led by himself. These singers form a
part of the nightly performance where
Mayor Jones holds his campaign meet
ings. His son also plays a saxophoue.
AT noontime the mayor addresses a
crowd Of workingmen at some OF the
large factories; al night he speaks and
sings upon the street corners. His great
hold and his reliance for reelection is
upon the laboring people. and. with the
opposition vote divided between a Re
publican and a Democratic candidate. it
would seem that Jones has chance of
winning easily, although both eandi
dates of the old parties are putting up
hard fight
Here Is part of his proclamation
which the newspapers refused to print
ITO the People of Toledo: Having been
nominated a nonpartisan candidate for
mayor by a large number of citizens,
by petitions, which have been duly fled
with the board Of elections, according
to law, and obtained absolutely without
any connivance on my part. 1t is now
incumbent upon me TO accept or decline
the service to which I am thus called.
Had the people nominated any other
man in this democratic manner, which
have advocated for years. the way
would have been clear for me to yield
to my own desires and those of my
family and retire from the field in this
campaign. No other candidate having
been so nominated. there are but two
things left for me to do, namely, ac-
cept the nomination and plead for the
cause to which l have given the best
efforts of my life. or decline and turn
a deaf ear to the petitions of the people
who have repeatedly manifested their
love for me and their belief in the cause
for which 1 plead; and as they, like
myself, do not believe in the aristo-
cratic methods Of party machines. they
would be without candidate 10 vote
for who represented their ideal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Friendliness of the Kaiser.

In order to appreciate the condition
Of affairs IL must be explained that
when before Christmas Prince Maxi
milan OF Baden and his young wife. who
is the eldest daughter OF the Duke OF
Cumberland, paid a visit TO Berlin,
they were received with the utmost
hospitality, and more than ordinary dis
tinction and cordially by the Emperor
and Empress. Indeed. so pleased were
the imperial couple with the princess
that they came 10 the conclusion that
her younger sister would make charm
ing bride for the German crown prince
In his impulsive, warm hearted man
ner, the Kaiser thereupon wrote a let
ter in Danish to the Duchess of Cum
beriand, couched in this sense. that is
to say expressing his hope that IL might
be possible to arrange a matrimonial
alliance between his son and her daugh-
ter, every line OF the letter breathing
Cancellation and desire to effaee the
bitter memories of the past.
The duchess. a daughter OF King
Christian, was delighted with the fdea.
and turned all her energy and her
cieverness to converting her husband
to her views, and finally matters pro-
crossed so far that 1t was arranged that
on the occasion Of this meeting of the
Kaiser and the Duke and Duchess OF
Cumberland at Copenhagen in connec-
ton with old King Christians birthday,
the betrothaI of the crown prince and
OF Princess Alexandra of Cumberland
and Of Great Britain should be officially
announced, as we'll as the accession of
the dukes eldest son to the throne of
the Duchy OF Brunswick. from which
Prince Albert of Prussia, the regent, Is
only too anxious and eager to retire.
Everything seemed settled in the hap
piest fashion when at the last moment
on the very eve of the Kaiser's arrival
at Copenhagen, the duke. with that OBJ
which distinguished his great
grandfather. King George III OF Eng
land, backed out, declared that under
no circumstances would he meet the
German Emperor or become reconciled
with him. and left for his home in
Austria, with his wife and daughters
MARQUISE DE FoNTENoY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Mayor Jones Not in Favor.

One of the most unique. If not actual
~ the most remarkable. municipal cam
paigns in many respects ever waged in an
American city is now in progress in the
city of Toledo, Ohio. Notwithstanding
this fact almost nothing has been said
OF it outside of Ohio. and little is known
of it within the borders Of the Buckeye
State. except in Toledo itself. The rea-
son appears to be that the newspapers
and the newspaper men of the city have
combined and agreed never to mention
the name of the leading candidate, the
Hon Samuel NJ. Jones, the Golden
Rule mayor, unless absolutely obliged
to do so.
Regardless of the boycott against him
the chances are that the eccentric may
or VIII be chosen to preside over the
destinies Of the city for a fourth term.
Mayor Jones styles himself "a man
without a party" and is running as a
nonpaTtisan, and with no platform save
his record made in the three terms he
has held the Office of mayor His op-
ponents are John W. Dowd. Republican
designated by his friends as the best
educated man in the city. a hustling
campaigneT, and popular with all class,
es. and Charles VI. Edison. Democrat,
cashier of the Dollar Savings Bank
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
A Curious Nomination.

Instead Of calling a nominating con-
yention. Mayor Jones publicly announced
from the steps OF the government build
ing to an assembIage OF people that he
was a candidate for a fourth term. Some
of his followers cheeTed. others in the
CROWD Kissed, and still others heard
with apparent Indifference Not news
paper in the city would publish an an
nouncemeut of his candidacy or the
proclamation which ne issued. Only one,
q Democratic daily, would print II as q
paid advertisement. although double
rates were offered This is an example
OF the strenuous efforts which are being
put forth to accomplish the defeat of 4
man who even his seveTest critics are
forced to admit is honest and who has
given the city of Toledo probably the
best municipal government It has ever
had. and the fact that II has not been
still better is not due TO the mayor. bur
to the opposition 10 him among the
city fathers. What is said against Jones
is that he is eccentric, is a crank, even
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
No Hope of Reconciliation.

All hopes of a reconciliation between
the Kaiser and the Duke of Cumberland
are at an end, and the fault is not with
the German Emperor, whose advances
after having been accepted in the first
place were at the last moment spurned
For the sudden departure Of the Duke
and Duchess of Cumberland from Copen-
hagen in order to avoid the projected
meeting with the Kaiser has been fol-
lowed by an extraordinary speech de-
livered at LUCKNOW, in Hanover, by Count
BernstorfT, member of the reichstag.
and who has always been regarded as
the representative IN the imperial par
lament OF the Duke Of Cumberland as
also of the late King of Hanover.
Count BerRstorff. speaking after the
departure Of the duke from Copenhagen,
declared with regard to the latter that
the Duke of Cumberland would never,
under any circumstances or conditions,
his rights to the kingdom Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Naval craftsmanship.
After Some Setbacks It Seems to Be
Once More Improving.

In view of recent stringent crit
cisns of the craftsmanship shown on
American warships, we are somewhat
eonsoled and gratifed to hear that the
man behind the gun Is regaining
something of his former reputation
for hardness and accuracy. The
Navy Department reports that recent
trials on the Illinois and Indiana
showed an unusual average of hits
with the big 13-ineh guns. At LOGO
yards all four of the gun pointers on
the Illinois scored over 10 per cent,
and three Of the Indiana's four point
ers made records of 100 per cent.
Naval craftsmanship Is exceedingly
variable, being subject to many
changing and difficult conditions. But
the American publie's confidence in the
exceptional skill of its man-of-war's
men has been so implicit that recent
structures and revelations blasted
many illusions. We are glad TO know
that the American gunner is correct
ing his trajectories and sharpening
his eyesight. 1t would be a pity if
even on the oeean-our inherited
baekwoods capacity for straight and
careful shooting should have TO be
lamented as q vanished art.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04

to be called to the door of ones home
to answer a similar question. Now,
il a city IN which mere are drug
stores on nearly every corner, and
copies Of the City Directory in most
of the drug stores, to say nothing Of
those found in other places of bust
ness, it really seems as if this provin-
elal method Of finding people might
be abandoned.
1t IS also the practice of some pre-
sumably intelligent persons to ask
half a dozen of their acquaintance
for the address Of some one to whom
they are writing, instead Of making
use of this same neglected volume,
which usually contains the right ad-
dress Whether this is a remnant of
some prehistoric distrust of book
knowledge as compared with word-of
mouth teaching or not, cannot be
definitely known. But In these days
books have replaced tradition, and the
human memory Is, as a rule, less safe
as an authority than a carefully COM
piled book.
Whatever may be the reason Of 1t,
certain it is that the City Directory
does not deserve this neglect In nine
cases out of ten it offers the surest
and quickest way of finding either a
man or a place of business. Even If
one does not know where the street
mentioned In the address happens to
be, there Is a little index Of streets III
this same useful volume, which Is
quite as definite in its directions as the
policeman on the corner.
In short, it Is quite safe to use COM
mon sense even on common occasions,
instead of reserving 1t for great emer-
gencies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
King Alfonso's Health

King AIfonso's Health
King Alfonso of Spain, in spite Of all
deniais. Is In a condition of health that
inspires keen anxiety TO his relatives ana
his people. It seems that he is threat
ened with the pulmonary tuberculosis
which carried OF his father. and mas
much as Madrid is renowned as being
the most unhealthy metropolis OF the
Old World the mortality being greater
than that of any other European CAPT
tai it has been decided that he should
for the next year or two establish his
residence somewhere else. Several
places have been suggested. and the idea
has even been put forward that he might
establish his court at the Escurial the
most gloomy and sOmber Of ali royal
residences. which as a general rule
Spanish monarchs only occupy when
dead. its vaults constituting the burial
place Of Spanish royalty Probably,
however. La Granja viii be chosen
though it will have the disadvantage Of
being somewhat remote from the capital
and from the seat Of government
Before thus changing his residence,
by the desire of his physicians. he will
undertake long cruise, extending over
a number Of weeks, in order to build
up his strength This cruise is to ex-
tend not only to various parts OF the
Mediterranean, but also TO the open At
lant:c.
During that time q regency will be in
stituted by the government. The reins
OF the government viii. however, no
longer be vested in the hands of the
Queen Mother Christine, who ruled the
kingdom so sagaciOusly during the mi
nnriLN If The Enmng King
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Once a Republican.

OuSS q AGpuDllCdIts
Mayor Jones was first nominated for
mayor by the Republicans in a regular
convention, as a compromise candidate.
He was elected, but 1t soon developed
that he was not much of a party Repub-
ucan. and he has since renowned al
Iegfance to it. He is strictly an indie
pendent, and as such ran for governor,
polling more than 100, geo votes three
years ago. He supported Bryan in the
last Presidential campaign, and has upon
several occasions supported the Demo
cratic State ticket.
Two years after he was first elected
mayor. MT. Jones was defeated for re-
nomination in the Republican conven-
ton, by a majority OF two votes. He re
fused to accept the decision of the dele
gates, and mounting the platform de-
clared that he would be candidate on
an independent ticket How we'll he
judged the temper OF the people Of the
city is shown by the fact that in the
campaign which followed he received
1000 votes more than double the number
of votes cast for the regular Republican
and Democratic candidates combined,
both of whom were strong men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
Accepts the Nomination.

y. therefore, again accept this nomi-
nation direct from the hands of the
people as sacred trust, for the safe
keeping OF which I am accountable to
God, the people, and to my own con-
and l shall at once enter active
ly into this campaign of faith that has
had my heart, my affections. and my
unremitting efforts for the past four
years 1 have faith that the people
do not need political guardians TO get
out the vote" and watch the count, ."
and will, therefore. have none Of the
organized machinery Of political cam
paigns. / will. however. hold public
meetings, inviting the cooperation Of
all, to the end that we may proclaim
liberty throughout the land to all the
inhabitants thereof Here [ stand 1
cannot do otherwise God help me.
SAMUEL If. JONES,
"A Man Without a Party"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-04
The Monroe Doctrine.
President Roosevelt Interprets It Di-
rectIy and Logically.


rectIy and Logically.
We cannot but applaud the direct
ness with which President Roosevelt
expounds and epitomizes the Monroe
Doctrine. His Interpretation has the
ring Of courage and of candor. It
covers the Monroe Doctrine with no
webs of metaphysical subtlety. It
seeks to transform that doctrine into
no Mahan-hke dogma-no vague con
tinental dictum comforting on the
United States the natural suzerainty
Of the Western world yet entailing
on us no disagreeable responsibilities
as guarantors of Western solvency or
Western order
President Roosevelt boldly and can
didly sweeps away all subterfuges
and indirections and describes the
Monroe Doctrine not as an accepted
rule of international action, but as u
simple incident of American policy,
valid only so long and so far as II can
be maintained by military force. In
his speech at Chicago on Thursday
night he said, in discussing the pres
ent status of the Monroe Doctrine:
It Is not international Law, and though I
think one day il may become such, this is not
Necessary as long as II remains a cardinal fea-
ture OF our foreign policy, and as long as we
posses both the will and the strength 10 make
it effective. This last point is al important and
is one which as a people We can never afford
TO forget. l believe in the Monroe Doctrine
with all ny heart and soul; I am convinced
that the immense majority Of our feIlow-coun-
tryTnen 50 believe in IL But / would infinitely
prefer TO see Us abandon it than to see Us put
It forward and buster about IT, and vet fail 10
build up the fighting strength which in the
last resort can alone make it respected by any
strong foreign power whose interest il may hap
pen 70 be 70 violate It.
In the last analysis, as in the first
analysis, the Monroe Doctrine rests
Oh force. 1t cannot maintain itself
as a part Of the natural law of ma
tons. 1t cannot be applied through
the machinery of international
opinion. It will not stand the tests
of international arbitration. 1t re-
mains simply and solely an assertion
of American policy and American
self-interest- If it ever thwarts the
purpose of another power strong
enough to challenge Us, we shall have
TO surrender il or fight
There has been too much empty
talk about the sanetity and authority
Of the Monroe Doctrine. as such. 1t
has 10 real prestige or potency IN
world politics, but that which rests on
this country's fixed determination to
enforce it against all assailants. And
TO enforce It under any and all condi-
tions no weapon Is more indispensable
Ia this nation than that tried and ade-
quate navy for which President
Roosevelt 50 urgently and SO vigor-
ously pleads.