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The Washington times., 1903-07-27
George Gould for Congress.

George Gould is said TO entertain an
ambition to come to Congress and there
is some talk up in Jersey OF giving him
an opportunity TO crafty his ambition
next year. Mr.. Gould for a number of
years has made his home at Lakewood
at least his voting residence has been
there, more or less for the reason. per-
kaps. that by having his habitat in Jer-
sey he is able TO escape the payment of
large personal taxes in New York. How
ever that may be. his residence is now
clearly established there and he covets
the Republican nomination from the
Third Jersey district.
The present representative is the Hon.
Benjamin Franklin Howell, OF New
Brunswick, who is now serving his fifth
term and is said to be willing TO retire
at its expiration. At the same time he
may realize how futile II would be to
attempt to win the nomination again in
case Mr.. Gould with his millions shorld
start out with a determination OF comirg
TO Congress. The district is safely, al
though not Overwhelmingly. Republican
Mr.. Howell having been returned last
fall by majority OF I,650 out OF total
vote of $4,000. There are three coun-
ties in the third district, and the one
in which Mr.. Gould lives is said to DC
solid for him.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
The Pope and Duke of Orleans.

Throughout his reign Leo XIII inyar-
iably refused either to receive the Duke
OF Orleans or to hold any kind of COM
munication with him, his attitude in the
matter being notoriously due to his
marked disapprovaI of the private life
Of the head Of the House OF Orleans prior
to his marriage. and likewise to his de-
sire to emphasize the fact that he In no
wise eountenanced or Endorsed the
dukes pretensions to the crown OF
France, or his avowed projects for the
overthrow of the republic.
Indeed, when three years ago the duke
endeavored TO obtain a private audience
from the Pope, through the Intervention
OF his kinsman and adherent, Gen. Baron
dc Charrette, who is persona gratissima
at the Vatican. Leo XIII. while mani
Testing even more than his ordinary
kindness to the general. declined to COM
ply with his requests In connection with
the duke. who in passing through Rome
found the doors Of the Vatican barred to
him, although his mother, the widowed
Countess OF Paris, his sisters. and his
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Tim Sullivan's Birthday.

The Hon. Timothy Dry Dollar" Sui
livan, VINO so Overwhelmingly defeated
for Congress last fall the Hon. Monte"
Lessler. the man who imagined he had
been approached With a bribe, has just
celebrated the forty-first anniversary Of
his birth. Tim has been eighteen years
in public office. and his East Side con-
stituents now desire to keep him in Con-
gress for he remainder OF his life, which
may be a long one. for Mr. Sullivan is a
total abstainer, never having taken q
drink Of liquor, smoked cigar, or
chewed tobacco, and is in robust health
His career is without parallel among
all Of those who will be his associates
in the Fifty-eighth Congress. His repu-
tation has heretofore been confined
largely TO New York. but when he comes
to Congress It will not be long before he
will afford SUFFICIENT copy" for the cor
respondents to have his name a house
hold word throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Reasons for Procedure.

There are two reasons for this method
of procedure. IL the first place, the
viceroy OF India, and not merely the
governors OF Bombay and Madras. but
likewise the generals commanding the
troops of these two presidencies. as well
as the commander in chief OF the
British army in India, are debarred
by statute from leaving India during
their term of office, these laws having
been passed in order to prevent old
time abuses, when great Anglo-Indian
dignitaries were wont to spend most OF
their time at home, leaving their duties
in the East to be performed by deputies.
When the Duke of Connaught. while
commanding the troops at Bombay. came
home In Difference to the wishes of his
mother. Queen Victoria. to take part in
the celebration of her jubilee in Eng
land, it was actually necessary to secure
the passage of an act of parliament,
authorizing the prince to come home on
leave OF absence.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
ROBERT H. FOERDERER,
REPRESENTATIVE, DEAD
Life of Leather Manufacturer Ended
= Quietly in Pennsylvania Home.

PHILADELPHIA, July %. Robert
Hermann Foerderer. widely known
leather manufacturer and member OF
The National House of Representatives
from the Fourth Congressional district
OF Pennsylvania. is dead. The end came
quietly shortly after noon yesterday at
his home, in Torresdale. Oedema of the
lungs and uraemia were the causes of
death. Mr.. Foerderer was forty-three
years old last May.
The illness which ended his life began
about a month ago. and for more than
week the announcement of his death
was expected at any time. Whla -
first became sick DR.. Tyson and DR.
Chestnut had charge of the case. and
when his maladies took seriously IN
favorable turn Dr. Judson Daland was
called in consultation.
All efforts to do more than alleviate
his sufferings were without permanent
effect. and yesterday at 1915 o'clock
he died The members OF his family
were at the bedside.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
SLEUTHS FAIL To FIND
GERMAN Wife HUNTER
No Trace on Westernland of Prof.
Osbaldsten, Bound for Pittsburg.


PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-Detectives
on watch found no trace of Prof. Osbald-
st7n, who until recently had been an in
mate OF a German prison for killing q
man whom he had charged with break
Ing up his home, on board the American
Line steamship Westernland when she
reached this port from Liverpool.
Osbaldsten is said 10 be on his way re
Pittsburg TO claim Miss Day. of that
city with whom he formerly boarded. as
his wife II was on her information that
the detectives were on the watch to ar
rest him should he land here. She
charged him with forging a marriage
certificate and asserting that she is his
wife. She does not wish to see him.
|. The Nesternland was delayed more
than ten hours on her trip across the
Atlantic by reason OF heated journals in
the machinery. She brought 175 cabin
and $50 steerage passengers.
Two stowaways. who gave their names
as Richard S. Stewart and joseph A.
Farley. were brought before the imnni-
grafton officers. but allowed to land after
they had proved their rights to American
citizenship. The men were hremen who
had become stranded in Liverpool. They
had been found in the coal bunkers after
the ship had left Queenstown and taken
before Captain Morle, who made them
work their passage.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Cardinal oregiia an Aristocrat.


In view Of the fact that Cardinal
Oreglia. both as dean OF the Sacred Col
lege and as chamberlain OF the holy seat.
occupies the position Of supreme head
of the Roman Catholic Church during
the interreguum between the demise Of
Leo XIII and the proclamation OF lis
successor. IL may be OF interest to state
that he is a scion OF one of the Oldest
families of the aristocracy of Piedmont.
being one of the four sons Of the late
Baron Oreglia di Stefano, the baroness
being a sister OF that Count Solaro
who was the reactionary premier OF
King Charles Albert OF Sardinia and OF
Piedmont OF TIE cardinals three
brothers one died as a soldier. while
the other two were Jesuit priests. one
of them. indeed, being the founder OF
the great Jesuit organ at Rome. "Civita
Cattolica."
The cardinal until recently manifested
the most intransigent sentiments with
regard 10 the Italian government. and
while nunciO at Lisbon. after 1870. was
so persistent in his demands upon the
now widowed Queen Pia Of Portugal that
she should induce her father. King Vic
tor Emmanuel. either to abdicate or to
quit Rome, that her husband. the late
King Louis, was forced to interfere and
to secure from Pope Plus TX the recall
OF his too jealous representative at the
court of Lisbon.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27

bushes trimmed, and the whole busi-
ness painted. That is the kind of
Improvement" which some of us
have seen in city extensions, and il
has made us weary.
The expansion of a city into its
suburbs is good thing, and should be
encouraged. But there are ways and
ways Of expanding, and the way III
which Washington has been extended
III certain directions is more like the
Procrustean method of fitting short
travellers to long bed than like nat
ural growth. Charming country has
been chopped up and turned into
mud holes and bare building lots;
rows of houses in a cheap showy style
have been erected, and are for the
most part standing empty; and
building operations have come to a
standstill because the country has not
been so improved" that the people
of moderate means who need subur-
ban homes can afford to live there.
There Will always be people rich
enough to afford suburban houses
with beautiful grounds, and horses
and carriages to take them to and from
the city. They need not be considered
in the public plans. They will plan
for themselves. There are also multi
tudes of poor people who will live in
almost any kind of a shanty, so long
as it is within their means. They also
will remain unconsidered, because the
amount of money which they con-
tribute to the real estate agent Is not
large enough to affect his plans. But
the people who are at the mercy of
the builders and the land specula-
tors. the great middle class who make
up the majority of the intelligent
public, can only look at the develop
nlents in certain parts of Washington
with dismay and disgust. The houses
built In long, uniform rows IN these
suburbs are not beautiful, or com
Portable. They are expensive to buy
to rent, and to live in. They are SC
built that it is almost impossible to
heat them, even by prodigal expen-
diture of fuel, and they are so placed
that they catch all the cold wind in
winter and the glare of the sun In
summer.
There is an increasing class OF
Washington people who want to own
their homes, but they are not going tC
buy houses which will fall to piece:
over their heads, or lots which may sc
depreciate in value In few years a:
to be worth only half the purchase
money.
We need normal and healthy de
velopment, not hothouse growth o.
South Sea bubble.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
The Field of Politics,
Would Support Folk.

Seventy newspapers in Missouri
outside of st. Louis have declared in
favor of the nomination of City At
torney Folk for governor, and the list
is growing daily. Besides the assurance
OF support from these journals the Pro-
hibitionists in State convention decided
TO throw their strength toward the St.
Louis reformer in case he is nominated
by the regular Democracy or as an in
dependent candidate. The cold water ad
vocates under normal conditions are able
to poll in the neighborhood OF 10000
votes in the State, which in view of the
unsettled conditions dst now may con-
stitute the balance of power.
There appears to be, however, little
chance of Mr.. Folk S nomination by the
regular Democratic organization, so long
as the State machine is controlled by
the Butterflies of ST. Louis. They placed
Mr.. Folk in his present position be-
cause they believed that his standing
with the laborinE vote would aid in the
election Of their ticket. When he came
into Office he did not spare them on this
account, but made his fight against
Democratic "boodlers" as we'll as Re
publican "boodlers."
For this reason he is persona non
grata with the machine and If he is
nominated for governor. as there is a
growing popular demand that he should
be, either the machine must be beaten,
or Folk will be obliged TO seek the nom-
ination from Independents and rely upon
the Endorsement of the Republicans and
Prohibitionists. The former. 1t Is said
are willing to place his name at the
head of their ticket if the independent
! and antimachine Democrats Will nomi,
nate him
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD.
Coming Visit Lord and Lady
the Duke

prerogatives pertaining to the governor
generalship at Calcutta. To such an ex-
tent is this recognized that according to
the terms of an order of the privy
council. the Viceroy OF Ireland lapses
into the role Of private citizen when
ever he leaves the Emerald Isle, resum-
ing OF course his prerogatives on his re-
turn to Dublin.
An amusing story is told in this con-
neotion Of Lord Crewe and the Duchess
Of Devonshire. Lord Crewe Cwhom many
people IN this country viii recall as
Robin" or "Robby' Mines, the son Of
the late Lord Houghton). while viceroy
OF Ireland had occasion to cross the
Irish Channel from Kingstown to Holy
head. Catching sight of the Duchess of
Devonshire. who had known him from
childhood. he graciously and with some
condesceaaio1. motioned her to chair
by his side on deck, which she accepted
with the curtesy. or rather dip, of hon,
age due to him as viceroy aud represent
ative of the monarch. But when the boat
reached Holyhead, and tied up to the
wharf, the situation changed. Lord
Crewe being in England. was no longer
lord lieutenant or entitled to the honors
as such. SO the duchess turned to him
in the most breezy and patronizing man
ner. and addressing him as II he was
stiIl mere callow youth of no import
ance whatsoever. exclaimed:
And now Robin here take my Jewel
case and my rug and just run on ahead
like good boy and secure me re-
served compartment in the train"
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
WASTE OF WATER
NOT DUE To CITIZENS
Correspondent Thinks 1t Fault of Ma
tional Government.
To the Editor OF The Washington Times:

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
once a year when the engineer in
charge of the Washington Aqueduct
makes his annual report, he calls at
tention to the great consumption and
waste of Potomac water, and makes
comparison between the consumption in
the District, per capita, and that of
other cities
This year he states that while other
cities average consumption OF 100 gal
Ions per capita. in the District of Co
lumbia there is a consumption OF 205
gallons per capita.
From this statement it would appear
that the District citizen uses and wastes
extravagantly Potomac water.
Where the waste takes place. how
ever, is we'll known TO the officers of
the Water Registrars ofhce.
In any report Il could be readily
shown that the actual consumption OF
water by the citizens is no greater than
the consumption per capita in any other
city.
But there is an object in keeping the
consumer of water and Congress in the
dark II is not the citizen OF the Dis
trict who wastes the water. II anyone
would take the trouble and be allowed
by the heads of the United States build
ings, in the District of Columbia. to ex-
anime the waste ways connected with
the water system of those buildings. II
would be very clearly seen where the
waste lies.
Take. for instance. the United States
Treasury.
Raise the trap from the waste way
and enough water viii be seen rushing
there TO the sewers to run mill.
The statutes governing the water sup
| ply system do not IN any manner re-
strict the consumption of water by the
United States Government. and. there
fore. the citizen cannot call the Govern
ment to account for this waste.
| The statute governing the situation
gives the engineer in charge OF the WaI
| Department the right 70 stop OF al
water when found TO be no more than
adequate to the wants OF the public
| buildings and grounds.
In other words. the United States has
the right TO use the water, and the citi-
zens of the District are only entitled
under the statute. TO what the United
! States Government does not use, as thu
original reservoirs and conduits were
constructed solely at the expense OF the
General Government
II the quantity OF water that enteri
the public buildings is not required tC
operate machinery OF those buildings, ol
other purposes, ii appears but propel
that the heads of these United State!
| Government departments should issue
orders to those directly in charge. q
| exercise judgment in connection with th'
use, and to in no manner waste th'
| water
This would prevent even unfair critt
cism Of the citizen, who, though he doe
not waste the water, is blamed for tn
excessive consumption, the true condt
tions not being known 10 the city IL
general
1t certainly appears that the Distrie
officials should oficially announce ant
make public where the great use or con
sumption OF water takes place, and no
suffer the citizen TO bear the blame 70
the consumption for which he Is not re
sponsible. Very respectfully.
GEO. w. KING.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Battleships of $4,000 Tons
Speed Should Not Be Sacrificed to
Heavy Armament.

The Navy Board on Construction is
IN controversy over the plans for the
building of the two 13,000-ton battle
ships authorized by Congress at its
last session, and to be known as the
Idaho and the Mississippi. The chief
question at issue is whether these
ships shall have the same, or nearly
the same, offensive and defensive
fighting qualities as the vessels of
larger displacement, or whether they
shall have superior speed. The
O'Neil- Bowles plan is to provide
heavy armament at the sacrifice of
speed and coal endurance, while the
Bradford Melville idea is exactly the
reverse.
1t is an axiom Of naval science suf-
fciently simple to be easily under
stood by the lay mind that the speed
of a squadron is the speed Of its
siowest vessel, since ships must re-
main together IN fleet formation in
order to have. their action effective.
Notwithstanding this fact, Rear Ad-
nirals O'Neil ahd Bowles would load
down the Idaho and Mississippi with
heavy armament, and thus prevent
them from getting away In case they
were attacked by an enemy of su-
perior strength The inconsistency
Of their plan Is shown by the fact
that they purpose placing upon these
13,000-ton battleShips armament In
their main batteries almost as heavy
as that en- the Connecticut and Louis
lana, which have 5000 tons greater
displacement, while the Virginia, of
nearly 1000 tons greater displace-
ment, has less weight in her main
battery than Is provided for in the
plan for the Idaho. All of this is
done at the cost of speed and radius
of action.
The mistake was originally made
by Congress In authorizing the con-
struetion Of 13,000-ton battleships,
when the practicability of larger YES
sells has been satisfactorily demon
strated, and they are being built moi
only by the great European naval
powers, but for our own navy as we'll
But since Congress III its lack of wis.
dom has seen ft 10 direct that they be
built, they should be so built as to
provide only the greatest fighting
qualities consistent with their ability
to either pursue an enemy or make
good their escape when encountered
by ships of greater strength.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
More conciIiatory.

Today, however. the cardinal seems to
show himself more conciliatory with re-
gard to the Italian government and to
the House Of Savoy. being prompted.
perhaps. not merely by considerations of
policy and advantage TO the church, but
likewise to the remembrance that as a
young priest he WAS for five years the
private chaplain Of the late King Victor
Emmanuel. that his soldier brother was
the latter's aide-de-camp and that both
his fathers and his mothers family are
bound by old-time ties of gratitude to
the former kings OF Piedmont and Sar-
dinia- MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Does a Sixth Sense Exist2
The Sense of Obstacles Without See-
ing Them.

Certain scientists, among them
Prof. William Jones, say that if
person be seated with the eyes
bandaged and a large object be
brought close to the face it is quite
possible not only to distinguish the
fact of the presence of such an OBJ
ject but frequently also its size and
shape.
Not many years ago an Italian
scientist, Spallanzani, extracted the
eyes of bats and was surprised to
find that their flight was not in the
least interfered with, and that their
power to avoid objects was as com
plete as IL they still were in posses
sion of their sense Of sight.
Dr. Emile Javel, Of the French
Academy of Medicine, who had the
misfortune many years ago Of los
ing his eyesight, has recently pub
hshed a pamphlet in which he seeks,
as result of experiments among the
blind, to demonstrate the existence of
Sixth sense"
1t is well known, for instance, that
the blind almost invariably assert
that the seat of the sensation is prin-
cipally in the forehead. Some at
tribute the sensation TO air pressure
theory which DIR. Jayel rejects be-
cause the perception on the part of
the blind is clearer when they APP
proaeh an object slowly than when
they approach it rapidly. Some be
lieve that this perception is result
of the tympanum acting as a receiver
without distinctively auditive sensa-
tlons having taken place.
DIR. JaveI himself believes that il
may be the skin which is affected by
radiation Of a special order. There
exist obscure rays that the eyes can
not perceive, yet which can affect
the tactual sense, and the smallest
thermic variation may be utilized by
the mind to reveal the presence OF
objects.
The nature Of the phenomena OBJ
served so far is too obscure, prob.
ably, TO admit of any scientific deduc-
tlons Of great value being made al
present. Even DIR. Javel would not
be surprised, perhaps, if the phe
nomena observed were, after all
capable of being explained by tht
presence of the five senses known
without admitting the existence of 1
sixth.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
Lord Curzon's Short Leave.

Lulu NulIOn SuOIL Leave.
Lord and Lady Curzon leave India in
March next for Europe for a stay there
preparatory to the viceroy's resumption
OF his office as governor general for
another term of two years. Lord Cur
zon had requested that matters should
be so arranged as to admit of his re-
naming six months in Europe. But the
home government considers the situa-
tion in Asia so critical, and his pres
ence in India so important, that It he's
intimated to him that he cannot be
spared from his post for more than
three months, nearly half of which VIII
be consumed in the voyage to and from
England.
1t must thoroughly be understood that
he comes home to England in March,
not as viceroy. but as Lord Curzon.
His term OF Office under ordinary cir
cumstances expires at the beginning OF
next year. but he will retain 1t until the
time when he leaves Alden, which is one
Of the dependencies OF the Indian gov
ernnent. From that moment on be
ceases to be governor general, and be-
comes private citizen. and when be
goes out TO India again it Will be with
new commission from the King as
viceroy and as grand master of the vari-
Gus Indian orders.
The Washington times., 1903-07-27
READY To HAZARD
THE NIAGARA RAPIDS
This Man Will Attempt Feat by Which
Captain Webb Lost Life.

ASBURY PARK. N J., July 27.--J.
". Glenister, who will attempt to swim
the rapids Of Niagara Falls, is training
here COR the hazardous undertaking by
long runs and long distance swimming
Up and down the beach. He leaves to-
day for the Falls to look over the
ground. He viii make the dash some
time between August and is.
Glenister feels confident that his trip
viii be more successful than was that
Of Capt. Matthew Webb. the English
man. He says he will keep in mid
channel. where there are no rocks. and
expects to make The trip 81 from ten
to fifteen minutes. the water running
at the rate OF twenty-five miles an
hour at the point he expects to make
his swim.
In discussing the feat. ne said:
Captain Webb lost his life by hug
ging the shore. viii keep away from
the rocks. into which he was hurled
head first. The only apprehension to be
felt is In the suction. I expect TO be
drawn under. but figure that the force
that does that Will throw me uD again.
When 1 enter the water / shall be in
condition to go under and stay three
minutes without taking a breath. II
necessary. If 1 can use my strength
to get the opportunity to come up for
brief moment that it takes to get
breath, the swim viii be easy"
Glenister in 1880 beat seyenty-two
contestants in a race from He'll Gate
to Long Island. and has tried the Eng
| lish Channel between Dover and Calais.
when he was taken out OF the water
unconscious after swimming IS hours
and 80 minutes.