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The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Must Grant Titles Discreetly.

Lord Dudley has. hear, been quietly
and kindly taken to task by the King for
having knighted the surgeon who per
formed the successful operation for ap-
pendicitis upon the countess It has
been pointed out to him that he ought
previously to have obtained the consent
OF the sovereign.
The yiceroy Of Ireland is the only
subject Of the monarch who has the
right to confer knighthoods, preroga-
| tive which the viceroy of India does not
enjoy, only investing people with the
honor when specially and officially com
missioned to do so by the sovereign
But ever since 4 former Duke of Rich
mond in an after dinner drunken freak
/ knlghted the boots OF an Inn at Liner
ick. where he had stopped for the night
during a vice regal progress through
| IreIand-the boots becoming thereby Sir
| Patrick Murphy, and his wife. dish
washer of the establishment, becoming
Lady Murphy-the crown has always in
sisted on the viceroy at Dublin obtain
ling its sanction and consent before con
/ fering knighthoOds
| This, however, viii not interfere with
/ the validity Of the honor bestowed by
Lord Dudley upon the surgeon TO whose
skill he owes the life of his wife. For
the King. approaching the motives
which prompted the viceroy IN the mat
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has notified his sanction of the
From Rome to Turin.


Queen Marguerite is about to transfer
! her residence from Rome TO Turin. the
ancient capital of Piedmont. and where
the members of the house OF Savoy al
ways feel much more at home than at
Rome. She is in negotiation for the &C
QUESTION of a large and handsome pal
ace at Turin. and will from henceforth
spend the winters there. making IL her
chief residence, paying only occasional
visits to the Eternal City.
Several things have contributed 10
cause her to decide upon this step. In
the first place, she feels that at Turin
she would be the leading parsonage.
the No. / OF the place. and would
be able to hold a court of her own. in
stead of being reduced to a subsidiary
role. as at Rome. Then, too, the reIa-
tions between Marguerite and the King
and Queen are very far from being as
cordial as they were formerly. There
have been differences between the royal
widow and her daughter-in-Iaw on the
subject OF the Iatter's children and fric-
ton with the King about political mat
tiers
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Lost Main Support.

IN the death Of SeweI, Kean lost his
main support Fer many years SewelI
stood dnalterabEy behind Kean, and as
the virtual dictator of the Republican
party in New Jersey commanded his
election to the Senate. Now that Sew
ell is out of the way. new factions are
springing up like mushrooms in the
night and there is no telling just where
the Kean forces stand. As In all cleo
tons ard contests in New Jersey for the
past quarter Of 4 century, the influence
of the Pennsylvania Railroad must be
reckoned with. It is a potent factor and
has more than once swayed elections as
il BY magic. At present the general i'm
preston seems 10 exist in the minds Of
Jersey men at the Capitol that q aeree
rivalry III result between Kean and
Murphy. WITH the result that Stokes viii
win on as a compromise candidate
Stokes, ability is unquestioned, while
his z2ga-eus. support in the campaigns
for governor OF former Attorney Cen
eraI Griggs ard Governor voorhees, has
placed the Republican party in New
Jersey greatly in his debt
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Must Leave Galleys.

Those interested in archaeological ex-
ploratiOn viii be sorry to hear that
King Victor Emmanuel and his govern
ment have decided to abandon all fur
Their attempts to recover the gaIIeys OF
Tiberius from the bottom of Lake Nemf
where they have lain submerged for
2,o00 years It may be remembered that
after fruitIess attempts TO float these
huge boats OF floating palaces in 400.
in 1885. in 1927 and 1895, a scheme was
submitted to the government for recov-
ering the galIeys by temporarily drain
ing the lake, which is situated in the
Alban Hills
The immeI Sc expense of this project.
the injury to the villages on the shores
Of the lake, the fact that the boats
are buried in the silt and mud. and the
certainty that if recovered they viii
within the space Of three or four years.
be disintegrated and destroyed BIZ at
mosPheTic induences-the fate of the
fragments and relics recovered by divers
in 1S95-haye decided the King and gov
eminent 10 abandon the scheme and 10
determine that no further attempts shall
be made to recover or disturb the gal
legs Of Tiberius
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

The one-time President of the Fill
Dino Republic is in a better business
than directing instruction agaiast his
lawful Government His address 10
Governor Taft, which has been trans
mitted 10 Congress and of which We
published the text yesterday, IS really
impressive document. worthy in both
purport and style, of serious consideTa-
ton. The picture which it draws of -he
condition Of the Philippines is aPpall-
ing and unhappiIy there is only too
good reason for fearing it IS in the main
true. The ravages of var have Oeen
followed by pestilence ia. ling upon man
and beast. and by famine Agriculture,
Industry. and commerce are all ham
nared. if not actually Frustrated. and
the people seem not to have within
themselves sufficient reserve of
strength to raise themselves out OF
their wretched plight
It may be truthfuIly said that these
evils were largely brought upon the
islands bv the very insurgents whom
Mr. AguinaIdo once led aad melted 70
their deadly work It was ii r doing
that the islands were so wildly raw
aged by war. and it was from those
ravages that. the other woes in great
r,aasur, arose Nevertheless. il would
not to do 10 let the FiIipinos stew IN
rbeir own Juice" as various antrim
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State and Personal Questions.

Marguerite is too much devoted to
Germany and to the Triple AIIiance-of
which she was one of the authorize
relish her sons IeaDings toward Russia:
she is bitterly opposed to the divorce
measure TO which the government
stands committed, and otherwise disap-
proves Of the numerous reforms which
he has inaugurated at court, many of
her friends and proteges having been
dismissed. Finally she is a very re
Iigious woman, and her piety has be
come still more pronounced since her
wIdowhood. She Is therefore anxious to
make her peace with the church, and
appreciates that this will be difficult
as long as she continues to frequent at
Rome that QuiTinaI palace which is sub
iected to the Papal ban. II she aban-
doned the Eternal City and took up her
residence at Turin. she would give no
ofense to the Vatican and become just
as much an honored and revered daugh-
ter Of the church as her widowed sister
in-Iaw, Princess CIothiIde Bonaparte,
whose castle Of Moncalieri Is in the Vi
cinity of Turin.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Johnson Ouiescent.

After the severe drubbing which he
received last November while acting as
general manager OF the campaign Of the
preacher politician BigeIow for secre-
tary of state, HI Hon. Tom Johnson.
CIeyelands eu'Jonpoint mayor. has
betaken himself to his tent with the
declaration that MT even a gubernato-
rial hunt viii Undue, him to come forth.
The mayor Is too busy" with several
different varieties of trouble in the Ohio
metropolis. The mantle Of Bryan which
was placed upon the shoulders OF the
mayor hy the Nebraskan became some
what mussed and torn In the recent
struggle In Ohio. and needs little
cleaning, dyeing. and pressing before 1t
is suitable to be worn again in public
When first he put it on and adjusted the
garment to ft his own obesity the Hon
Tom viewed himself admiringly in the
mirror OF publicity and sailed forth in
the belief that it was ali invulnerable
cloak which he might wear straight TO
the White House.
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IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
Quietly
oAio
CeassE t RecoveC O Tterus
Bourbon Prince a Jesuit.


Prince Rene of Bourbon. younger son
OF the Count Of Caserta. pretender TO
the throne of Naples, has, despite the
vigorous opposition Of his father and rel
atives, entered the Society of Jesus, ~
being the first scion Of royalty and
prince Of the blood TO become q mem
Der Of that most powerful and infu-
entail Of all religious fTaternities, the
Order of the Jesuits The prince is the
brother Of the Prince Of the Asturias.
husband Of the heir apparent to the
Spanish throne and mentor Of his bro
ther-in-law King Alfonso XIII, with
whom he lives and over whom he pos
sesses boundIcss influence. Somewhat
uuiustIy the Prince of the Asturias has
ever since his marriage been denounced
by the Liberals, by the Radicals So
cialists. and Republicans in Spain as
reactonary and uItra-clerlcaI. and these
attacks are certain TO become intensified
when it is known that his brother has
become a Jesuit priest
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

A Missouri paper revives an aEec-
dore Illustrating Senator Vests Feadl-
ness of wit and sarcasm On one occa-
sion. twenty-six years ago, the dough
rv little Senator used this gilt Win
crushing effect on man who inter
rupred him while he was making
speech in the Johnson county court
boue. at Warrensburg, the home OF his
colleague. Senator CockTel-
The room was packed Vest vas
speaking in a particularly happy Veln'
when a Warrensburg editor who did 7ot
like him arose and asked him ques-
ton. 1t was courteously answered, and
the editor followed it up with another
and another. To the surprise Of most of
his hearers. Senator Vest kept his Fem
per. and continued to reply courteously-
Finally the editor asked long and
very involved question.
The Senator listened to it With the
same attention as he had given TO those
that preceded It, but just as he seemed
ready to reply, and while" says Frank
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

Something Else Pursuit Of tie 1l1gIg Dollar
By q Times Reader.

CD HE United States is today acknowledged to be the
richest country the globe, It. growth during the
last quarter a century, has been phenomenal; in
fact without parallel the annals Of civilized nations
This startling when realize that
United States is practically embryonic condition Of
development This rapid increase money power sug-
gests light history possible dangers the proper
which not likely to accurately measure.
The the worship of Mammon in the An
gIo-Saxon blood Moreover occupy the temper
zone. belt greatest activity We are
over-srenuous and this trait has already materaIized
new form of American malady known as neurasthena.
We are living age Of tremendous combines with
dollar trust; age characterized by
pooling Issues dsproporonae fortunes; and
until we become of angels may this
power as Christian oppression Cross
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

the plutocrat Of times; yet historically he
was possessed of but eight millions.
Is growth proportionate? There is something else
besides pursuit almighty
lar Matthew referred Chicago as being
condition of beasy prosperity Jefferson Davis prophe-
sled that the coming danger institutions would the
Better than the arstocracy Of birth or
wealth is the arsocacy Of brains Better that inventive
courage that fashions staIwart
manhood for Temple Fame"
In the light of history the richest the
strongest Rather enduring that deveI-
ops proporonaeIy along the morality spiritu-
atty. midway between extremes As between
the tramp and multi millionaire the are
today republican Institutions and
by intelligent conservatism VIII keep the scales of
justice more nearly at an even balance
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
A Dukedom for a Woman.


King Alfonso XIII has offered a
dukedom to the daughter of the late
Senior sagasta, for so many years the
premier and leading statesman in Spain.
This daughter is the only surviving
child of old Sagasta. whose wife and
only son died some years ago. She
is married to Senior Merino. under-sec-
rotary OF state of the interior deparr-
ment, and has two little children. the
elder of whom would inherit her duke
dom If she decides upon accepting the
proffered distinction.
While on the one hand her modest
fortune and the retired life which she
leads may cause her TO hesitate about
taking the dukedom. the advantage
which it carries with it of enabling her
10 Dorpetuate the honored name of her
father. which would otherwise become
extinct, may lead her to accept IL. She
would become Duchess of Sagasta- her
husband, by virtue of Spanish custom.
Duke Sagasta, and her drst-boru would
inherit the name and title in lieu Of
that Of Merino.
MAEQUISE DE FONTENOY-
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
AGUINALDO'S APPEAL FOR A BANK.
His Demands Though Exuavagan Yet Ought TO Be Treated
With Fairness.

periaIistsr have been wont TO suggest.
Humanity always moves this nation 10
hasten TO the suecor of those stricken
with plague OF famine or other great
disaster. and in this case the impulse
of interest is added 10 that OF human
ity. There can be no question that
whatever can properly be done should
promptly be done fer the restoration Of
health and prosperity in those islands
Whether the plan proposed by Mr.
AguinaIdo is a proper one. or is the
best one, is 10 be carefully considered
The establishment OF an agricultural
banking system in the Philippines would
doubtless aid the people in rehabilitat-
ing their plantations Money is needed,
on reasonable terms. and stable cur
rency. on a gold basis, is also needed
The proposal that the United States
shall. by loan or guarantee, provide such
a sum as 500, 600 is not to be adopted
offhand. The transaction would be
heavy one. and is to be considered from
all points of view
What is certain is that the islands are
in urgent need of aid, and that whatever
aid this Government can give should be
given. and given promptly. 1t may be
that in so earnestly pressing this point
upoa the governor, and through him up
on Congress, Mr. AguinaldO has rendered
his country his first real service--New
York Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Hanna's Constituents.

The lily whites" Of Alabama have
bolted the Administration, and announc-
ed that their candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1904 is the Hon. Marcus a.
Hanna. They are not numerous, and
not influential. for the reason that when
the Federal pie. which is the only sort
Of nutrition upon which they thrive, is
removed from the counter, there is moth
ing left upon which they may feed, and
they dispense like a motley mob be
fore a regiment of bayonets. However,
they have assembled, and resoIuted that
an Administration which recognizes the
black and tans" is not the Admin
istration for them. and that heneeforth
or until they see 1t to their interest
to do oherwise-they are pledged to the
Ohio Senator. The fact that these Ala
bama Republicans. disgTuntIeG because
they have not been able 10 obtain a few
Fat Offices, would probably not be esps-
c.aIIy significant, were it not that there
is a bitter fight in progress for su-
premacy in three or four Southern States
between the white mans Republican par
ty and the organization which, following
the language Of the Constitution, makes
no distinction as to race, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude in the mat
ter OF its membership.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Stokes Element.

The opposition Of the Stokes element
while not so pronounced, is none the
less powerful than that Of the Murphy
forces In fact, politicians who have
been following the contest declare that
the outlook from the Stokes point Of
view IS much brighter than from the
Murphy fortress II Is gradually begin
ming TO he believed that when Stokes
withdrew from his opposition 70 the cleo
ton of Senator Dryden, Mr.. Kean's col
league, a deal was made whereby the
Dryden supporters. who are powerful.
would support Stokes for Kean's seat
While this cannot be verified. yet tho
feeling remains that some such pact has
been made and viii cut prominent fig
ure in the contest next year ii the New
Jersey Legislature.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
HATTHEYMUSTN'T PRINT-IN RUSSIA

In Russia newspapers are forbidden
without special permission. 10 publish
ssnost humble addresses to the En-
peror" or even rumors that such ad-
dresses have been presented or are be-
ing prepared any news whatever con
corning the army or navy. anything
whatever relating 10 the forces en-
ployed for guarding the Chinese Eastern
Railway in Manchuria, or to the send
ing OF Russian agents 10 Persia two
significant and characteristic i-emsl D.;
Information concerning disorders IN col
feges and universities and the suppress
slon Of the same news OF arrests Of
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

political criminals, descriptions of the
criminals or news of their punishment;
information concerning strikes, lock
outs, or other Industrial disturbances:
news Of epidemic diseases, such as the
plague, cholera, and typhus. in Russia
or adjacent countries; any appeal or in
vitation for subscriptions to any fund
whatever; any news Of the government 5
action toward religious dissenters or
criticisms of the Holy Synod's action
toward Count Tolstoy; or news Of deal
ings in stocks after the hour legally
fixed for the closing Of the exchange
New York Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Kean's Fight

There are indications a plenty that the
Hon John Kean. Senator from New Jer-
sey, viii have ths fight Of his life on
his hands next year to secure re-
election to the Senate. Already factions
are forming. and if the reports received
from the Capital City Of the true blue
State" are to be credited he win be bit
terly opposed by Governor Franklin
Murphy and State Senator Edward
Stokes, Of Cumberland county, for the
honor. Governor Murphy's opposition to
Senator Kean is already too pronounced
to be mistaken. That he has been work
ing In several counties of the State TO
obtain the support Of the legislative dele
cation is not denied. Meanwhile Senator
Kean is engaged in quietly preparing his
fences
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

n Ii OF Us have some OF the instincts of the high
~ We like to take something from somebody
Hence there is in you and in the gambling
instinct.
Furthermore. we all crave excitement. It is said
that Indigestion Is excitement We have that
within which needs and again, to be set
quivering. hear Paderewsk play the
piano because get the piano expression
his own soul which strikes answering chord my
Of chance and they win or lose they play
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Current Political Talk.

that the Administration must do g 1T
tie missionary work among the rival
brothers in that section. and nothing IS
of so great assistance in this sort Of
missionary work as 10 be able 70 dole
out now and then a Federal appoint
ment. It IS said, TOO. that the Virginia
organization stands ready TO follow the
example set by the AIabamians. and ex-
press its fondness for Senator Hanna. n
case the appointments which are now
soon to be made are not IN accord with
It's wishes. This would. no doubt. start
an open revolt in the South, which
might, at least cause some annoyance
and unpleasantness, especially should
the Administration ignore the lilly
whites in the North Carolina appoint
ments now pending.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GAMBLING.
By Professor HERBERT g. LORD Psychological Departments

There is great difference between playing for that in
ernaI CULVER and professional gambling But in either
the which the desire that works the
rather than thing itself. Excess anything viii
harm. If you carry the desire make
excess, where viii it bring you? To paradise but
We high authority that It won't.
there remedy for the evils of gambling?
the law? I think religion? Maybe a
shall the real remedy UNTIL
through education learn balance instincts.
against the other passion
a. adjustment of
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
TOga Oid-F ashioned-

Since then the mayor has learned that
the toga is oId-fashioned and out of
style and needs much remode1ing before
he is able to appear in It and be pre-
sentabIe. A change has come over the
spirit of the mayor and he has decided
to devote some time t. the business OF
the Office to which he was elected and
abandon for a while the conduct Of the
universe, including the small portion Of
the world outside Of the Sta Of Ohio.
His recent experience has gained him
the knowledge that even his swift run
ming Red Devil automobile is not a
speedy enough vehicle 10 enter the gu
bernatorial race, and it would be neces-
sary for him to enter and win in order
to be eligible for entrance into the
Presidential handicap next year. So the
Hon Tom has retreated 10 his tent, not
TO emerge until he deviscs a new method
of attracting the eye Of the public.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
SENATOR VESTS READY WIT.
~ Into PLAY to the Discontinue of Djscoureous Editor

Frayne. who tells the story, the audi
ence was perfectly quiet. awuicing
Vests answer q little yellow. bench
legged cur came jumping up the aisle
Immediately in front Of the judge
stand. in which Vest was standing.
barking furiously at him.
LAS quick as a fash Vest turned and.
pointing his finger at the dog. said:
One AT a time, sir. You are out Of
your turn Wait till I get through with
the other one: then I'll reply 10 you 50
New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
An Airy Costume.

The paper says that Mrs Colds
borough was at the opera last night,
and wore ropes of magnificent pearls
with an air of pride. but
''WelI?"
Don't you think it's odd that they
didn't say anything about her gown"
Not so very. I was there, and the
gown was nothing to speak Of"
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Realism.

DE Starr is the great exponent Of
realism IN the drama"
I know: that's Why he wouldn't take
my play"
What was the matter with your
plav2"
why. the hero had surgical opera
ton performed. and De Starr said IL it
was done at ali il would have TO be a
real operation, and he couldn't stand
for that eight times a week.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

abroad and finally settling down n Lon
don. he Dracticed as a medical doctor
in Dublin and was professor of English
literature in a ladies' college in that
city
The Washington times., 1903-01-23

DR.. John Todhunter. the author OF a
Study Of Shelley" several poems and
plays. and a Life of SarsfeId" IS six
ty-threa. He is a native Of Dublin. was
educated at Trinity College, Dublin. and
obtained his medical degree there. His
first Wife was a sister to Sir Robert
Ball, the astronomer. Before travelling
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
A Scientific Mystery.

Here's scientist that says that
thoughts have color"
Did he say what the fashionable color
was this year2"
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
In the Public Eye.

Lieutenant General Sir Drury Curzon
Drury-Lowe. who is seventy-two. enter
ed the Seventeenth Lancers as cOTnet in
1854. and served in the Crimea and the
Indian mutiny. He commanded the regi-
ment in the Zulu campaign OF 1879, the
cavalry in the Boer War Of 1892, and a
cavalry division in the Egyptian cam
pafgn of 1882. For the last service he re
ceiyed the K. c. B. and the thanks OF
both houses of parliament.
Prof T. c. Hopkins. Of the Syracuse
x. " University, viii sail for Europe
in May to gather material for the com
pletion Of new textbook on geology
which he IS now preparing He viii
study particularly the volcanic fields Of
southern Italy and France, the glaciers
Of Switzerland and the composition Of
the building stones with reference 90
their durability.
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
Where Danger Lies.

4 Where DI1SeI Lies.
/ While it is not a settled fact that the
lilly whites will send the Alabama
delegation to the next Republican ma
/ tfonal convention, their action indicates
The Washington times., 1903-01-23
UnconSidered TrifIes
Theosophical Subtleties.

They call Mrs. TingIey The Purple
Mother"
"Umph. 7 wonder if Mr.. TingIey is the
Green Father"
The Coconino sun., 1903-01-31

An exchange observes that a boy can sit on sled six inches square tied to sled moving nine miles an hour, but can't sit on a sofa five minutes for a dollar. A man can sit on board and talk politics for three hours, but put him in comfortable church pew for forty minutes and he gets nervous, twists and goes to sleep. A man can pouch his cheek with tobacco and the juice running down his cheek feels good, but hair in the butter knocks him out completely.