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The Washington times., 1903-04-01
SMITHSON'S REMAINS TO
REST IN WASHINGTON
a Place for Them in the Grounds Of
Our Great Institution.


The bos-sd OF regents Of The Suiebsoa-
ian Institution was notified By the tal-
ian government some time ago that all
the bodies In the small cemetery at
Genoa, where the remains Of James
Smithson have reposed since his death IN
1929. are 10 be removed. the land being
about 10 be added to the adjoining quarry
TO Increase the supply Of stone required
for the extensive harbor improvements at
that pert.
The board decided TO have the body OF
smithson removed to another cemetery
in Genoa. but 1t IS now likely taat it viii
be brought to this country and placed IN
the grounds of the institution which vas
founded by his benefcence. At the meet
ing Of the regents this month Or Alex
ander Graham Bell moved TO reconsider
the previous decision. and said taat he
would defray the expense Of bringing the
body to this country if the board would
take charge after its arrival here. The
proposition was favorabIy received. but
as the cemetery is not to be disturbed
al present final action was deferred until
the next meeting.
Smithson gave his entire f5rtune, or
over $500. coo. to the United States OF
America to found al Washington. under
the name OF the Smithsonian Institution.
an establishment for the increase and
diffusion of knowledge among men.
The money was brought from England
in los bags. each containing LOCO gold
sOveTeigns. It was splendid fortune IN
those days. and it was given 10 Us by a
man who had never seen our country
and was perfectly unknown here.
His faith that the United States would
accept his commission aud carry cut his
will has been more than justified. No
influence has done more 10 stimulate
research and widen the domain OF
science at home than the Smithsonian
Institution. and there Is not language
CT civilization in which the scientific re-
suits of Smithson.s benefaction may not
be read The fund is yielding about
$50. 600 a year. and the institution has
charge of an annual disbursement Of
s45009
smithson's life was sad. and he died
among strangers without a relative 10
elese his eyes or follow him TO the grave.
He left his fortune 10 mankind The
seed he sowed has been richly blessed
IN the harvest; and it would seem to be
peculiarly fitting that his remains.
turned out Of the grave that has held
them. should find their last resting place
near the institution that has been the
instrument he chose for carrying out his
benefcent purDoses.-New York sun.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Attack on German.

attack on German
Friends of Senator German are some
what surprised at the recent attack
made upon him by Mr.. Bryan in The
CommoneT' and his expression Of dis
approval Of the Maryland Senator as the
leader Of the party in the Senate. They
not only declare that Mr. Bryan's criti-
cfsms are uncaIIed for and unwarranted.
bur that the distinguished Nebraskan
has shown ingratituda. Those who be
Heve that Senator German viii be able
TO successfully direct the efforts OF the
minority in the Senate, give the party
policy, and present q solid front TO the
majority, assert that Mr.. Bryan is at
tempting disruption instead of promot-
ing harmony, which is promised under
Senator German leadership. While it is
true that Senator German did not take
conspicuous part in the two national
campaigns when Mr.. Bryan was the can
didate for President. yet the statement
IS made that one reason why he did not
do so was because he was not asked to
aid, those then in control Of the party
organization believing that he was IN
friendly TO the cause represented by Mr.
Bryan.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
4 Party Man.

While it is true the Maryland Senator
Vas never a free silver man. he is. and
always has been, a sound party man
and never bolter. He is always a
Democrat. While he did not actively
support the Nebraskan in that cam
paign. he did not oppose him. as did
many Democrats. so-caUed, of promi-
hence, who are now returning and seek
ing TO reorganize the party. In 1890
Senator German, then out of office tenn
poraTtIy. took more active part in the
campaign. although for much the same
reason which actuated him four years
before, he did not seek to force his
opinions upon the party organization
He did, however, contribute largely TO
the campaign and assisted in raising
funds to carry on the party work in
Maryland. Furthermore, he participat ted
IL the big Music Hall meeting in Bal
timore. when Mr. Bryan spoke there in
the last campaign. and following il was
in consultation with the candidate for
a long time, giving advice and counsel.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Englaud's Future Queen.


Euglaud's future Queen is by degrees
acquiring an amount of influence over
her fathers n-law which is arousing com
men. OF no unfriendly character. For
she is remarkably sensible and level
headed woman, keenly alive 10 the dig
nifty Of her position, TO the graduation
of public sentiment, and TO the fact that
the popularity Of the dynasty consti-
tutes the principal source Of strength Of
the throne. She has been going about a
great deal with the King Of late, has
visited a number of theaters with him.
notably the German theaters in London.
and several appointments which ne has
made and fav0rs which he has granted
are distinctly traceabIe TO her recon-
mendations and 10 the monarchs desire
TO please her.
Among them IS his action in lending
King Henry IT'S tower at Windsor Cas-
tie TO the Duke Of Teck for the entire
time that his regiment. the First Life
Guards, is stationed either at Windsor
OF in the vicinity, The residence. which
is fully furnished. is situated in the low
er ward of the castle, OverlOoks the
Round Tower. moat garden. and roseTy-
and was occupied for many years by the
late Lady Biddulph, widow Of Queen
Vjctoria's private secretary and prin-
cl2aI Iady-in- waiting to Princess Henry
Of Battenberg.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Our History Makers.
Couldn't the Scope OF General Boyn-
tons Crusade be Wisely Extended?

Couldn't the Scope Of General Boyn-
tons Crusade be Wisely Extended?
Gen. II, y Bovntou's crusade
against the crude and careless writing
of school book history has earned him
the genuine gratitude Of all true
friends Of popular education. With
paiastaling effort lie has hunted
doWn the errors Of statement and Of
inference IN which our hastily con
structed primary Textbooks abound.
Through his agency many mistakes
have been corrected, and, so far, at
least, as the District schools are con
cemed, q higher standard Of accuracy
has been set for those compendiums
Of American history on which the I'M
aginations Of the rising generation
are chiefly fed.
The role which General Boynton
has periodically chosen seems To de
maud unsIeeping vigilance. Distor-
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Count Nigra May Retire.

Count Nigra has, hear. purchased
the palace on the Grand Canal at Venice
which formerly belonged 10 the French
legftfmtst pretender. that Count de
Chambord who reigned for twenty-four
hours as Henry Y of France. and which
has more recently been owned by an
other Bourbon prince. the Count Bardj.
This would seem to indicate that old
Count Nfgra is about TO retire from his
post of Italian ambassador at Vienna
For in the same way that all good Amer
leans when they die are believed to go
to Paris, all famous ambassadors when
they retire are popularity supposed to
take up their residence at Venice, which
seems to possess q particular attrac-
ton for them-perhaps owing To the
fact that il is haunted by the shades Of
Machiaveli
Count Nigta's career has been. in
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
To Please the Princess.

# the King mas conferred this favor
upon Duke Dolly Of Tecb it is mainly for
the sake Of the Princess of Wales, who
Viii be Ela6 to have her brother and
sister 3u-Iaw in the vicinity during the
time this sumner that she spends with
her children at FroEmOre, which Is
situated, as my leaders are doubtless
aware. within stones throw Of the
castle. The Duchess Of Teck is q daugA-
ter of the late Duke OF Westminster, and
q nice. amiable woman, who is a great
friend of her sister. The Princess Of
Wales.
The latter is o wonderfully adept
bridge player. and there is no doubt that
rhis accomplishment has contributed TO
render her q favorite companion Of her
father-in-Iaw. Indeed, bridge may now
be described as one Of the most certain
roads to royal favor. A few years ago
Miss Jane THorncwili was virtually I'm
known IN London society, save as the
sister Of Lady Burton. wife Of the brew
ing peer. who is at the head OF the greo,
beer house OF Bass Company, Limited
Hard study of the game and natural
aptitude for cards have combined TO
make Miss Thornewiu one of the cley-
crest bridge players in society. with the
result that no little dinner is organized
Tor The King. nor is his favorite game
considered complete without the pres
eHce Of this elderly spirsteT- She bears
her honors very modestIy. realizing
perhaps that they may prove Of tenn
poraTv nature, and that when the fad
for bridge is superseded by some other
craze hcr vogue viii cease and she viii
no longer be asked TO bask in the sun
shine Of IowulIH-
The Washington times., 1903-04-01

tons Of fact Will creep inevitably into
works. essentially mcritical in char
acter, designed for use In the public
schools. Conditions still apparently
require that many phases of Aneri-
can history shall be coIored different
" for different sections. Uniformity
and inerrancy in school book history
are still, perhaps, the ideals Of dis
tant future.
Yet 1t IS profoundly perplexing
and discouraging to find the careless
ness against which General Boynton
protests in our public school text
books cropping out IN histories of
greater credit and far more serious
pretensions. What Is 90 be said of
this passage in Woodrow Wilson's re
Gently published History Of the
American People" in which the au-
thor summarizes the three days bat
tie at Gettysburg between Lee and
Meade;
He ITeeI threw his men across long open
spaces against the Federal troops, strongly post
ed and lntrenehed For three dazs-tha first
three DAYS q JuIv-Le heat doggediy upon
them. The second day he drove their lines par
tally in and took part Of their position But
the third daA the lost ground was recovered and
he driven hark-hjs army almost de"lmatCf
to seek MS base again In Virginia
No picture Of the operations at
Gettysburg could be more colorIess-
or more misleading. Nothing could
be further from the fact than that
for three days" Lee beat doggedIy''
upon the Federal troops strongly
posted and mtrenched."
The Federal positions varied wide
" on different days; nor were they
ever, in the military sense, IN
trenched." Gettysburg was a deadly
close-range struggle between mpro-
tected forces, not q beating by one
army on defenses chosen beforehand
or held continuously by the other.
And In the end Lees forces were
almost decimated." Is "decimate'
used IN the sense of reducing by one
tenth or reducing by nine-teaths
But III neither sense can 1t serve tC
/ measure Lees losses at Gettysburg
which, like Meade's, amounted not Il
one-tenth, nor to nine-tenths, but t
something like 30 per cent.
General Boynton has done a usefu
and timely service Ill calling attention
to the delinquencies of our primary
school historians. Could not his crit
/ zeal knowledge and training be SINH
larry applied to advantage in tht
/ larger historical field
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
The Hon. James Wilson.
An Efficient Secretary Who Earns
Every Dollar of His Annual Salary.

An Efficient Secretary Who Earns
Every Dollar of His Annual Salary.
Though until a few weeks ago the
junior member Of the Cabinet, the
Hon. James Wilson. Secretary of Ag-
riculture, Is one of the most infuen-
tiaI Of the President official advisers,
as he Is the most efficient Secretary
the department has ever had.
DE mortuis nil nisi bonum.7 And
comparisons are odious, But we may
be permitted, perhaps, to stop long
enough to remark that there are no
musca domestice on jim Wilson.
He hasn't time to climb to the roof Of
the Agricultural Department and pro
claim to the world that he Is a re-
former-with a big r, He simply
takes his coat off. takes hold and
doesn't let go until II IS done. He Is
a man after our own hearts jim"
If there Is one thing the Hon.
James Wilson watches closely II Is the
statistics Of imports and exports,
which his friend and colleague. with
the anecdotal turn Of mind, the Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, Of the Treasury De
Dartment, collects and tabuiates in the
Greek temple at the head of PcnnsyI-
wanna Avenue. These figures, 50 unat-
tractive and forbidding to the mind
Of the average PhiIistine. are full of
meaning and sweet possibilities to the
Hon. James Wilson He loves them;
he dotes on them. They are the com
panious Of his solitary walks; they
haunt his dreams at night He isn't
happy till lac gets them. And he gets
them usually at the end of each
month.
What does he do win them2 Bless
your stupid hide-and listen to a
PLAIN tale as a sample Of the work
that jim Wilson does to earn the
mmifccut sum Of $4,000 a year d
grateful country pays him
That little Dutch kingdom lying on
the shores OF the North Sea, which
some wondrous-wise sbalps say the
wicked Kaiser coycts- sends 10 TINS
country annually tulip and hyacinth
bulbs valued at over Sl,00O,000
why shouldn't We says the Hon.
James Wilson to himself, "raizo those
tulips and hyacinths a. well, and bet
Ter. perhaps, than these Dutch Myn-
heers p
And so he sets about looking for
the right soil and The right climate.
He finds it presently IN the north
western part of the State Of Wash
ington. There. under the beneGceut
breath Of the Chinook winds, hy8-
cinths and narcissus and tulips bloom
and flourish even better than they do
on the Zuyder Zee: and now the
prospects are that the flower beds of
the East viii be supplied with bulbs
from far-off Washington rather than
Holland, and that 100000 sent
abroad before will hereafter reaaiu
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Long Public Service.

Senator Money has had q long public
service. and there are those who believe
that he should now step aside and allow
another TO gather up some Of the hon
ors- Furthermore. it is said that the
Senator is losing his hold upon the
people Of Mississippi Governor Longino
enjoys great popularity and has made
good record as the chief executive Of the
State It is upon this record and his
personal popularity that his friends be-
Heve he viii be able to defeat Senator
Money. He is a foreefuI speaker and a
good campaigner. points which count for
much in contest such as the impending
one. He has a large following, a strong
organization. and public sentiment IS
said to be turning strongly in his favor
The result is certain 10 be watched with
much interest outside the State.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Fight IN Mississippi.

Reports from Mississippi indicate that
the Hon. fernando De Soto Money viii
have the fight Of his life to return to the
United States Senate. The Hon. A II.
Longino. governor of the State. has an
nounced his candidacy Tor the Senate TO
succeed Senator Money. and the contest
will be fought out this coming summer.
It promises TO be highly interesting as
well as exciting. and there are many
who believe that the governor has an
excellent chance Of coming TO the Sen
ate. Mississippi has adopted the popu-
lar primary system similar TO that
practiced in South Carolina, whereby the
people express their choice for Sen
ator at the ballot box, and the Legis-
lature is morally bound to elect the
man whom the people select. The cam
pafgn viii be in progress for several
norths and the state will be thoroughly
canvassed By both candidates The con
test viii close in August
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
FOLLICULES.

When man presents 70 q woman the sub
stantisl dish of his affection he should not
forget to serve with IT, by way Of relish, com
plment or two.
great many persons consider themselves
intensely interesting, while the truth Is that
their associates are intensely polite
It Is bad To eat with a knifcs But 1t Is
worse 20 eat without one.
There is the skull Of a great conquarpr IN
my room. There is also small mouse And
the mouse sleeps in the hollow OF the skull
every night. And wonder whether the skull
does not serve "a nobiev purpose in death than
ever it served while its contents plotted the
Times Democrat
The Washington times., 1903-04-01

Narnd
on in Mississippi tween None andL LONGING

conservative business men of West Fir-
ginia, and I feel confident that he viii
carry the State if nominated. Mr..
McGraw then goes on 10 express strong
liking for Mr.. OIney and approval Of his
stand in support Of the Monroe Doctrine
when serving as Secretary Of State in the
last Cleveland Cabinet He further pre-
diets that the Massachusetts man, as
well as Senator German, would receive
the electoral votes Of the Mountain
State if nominated He processes TO be-
lieve that either German or Oiney could
be elected. 1t is net improbable that
West Virginia may cast her votes for
German in the next national convention.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
4 New Mckinley Portrait.
Some Thoughts Suggested by the Re
cent Purchase for the White House.

oonle thoughts Suggested by the Re
cent Purchase for the White House.
IN explanation Of his purchase for
the White House of a portrait of the
late President Mckinley. painted by
" D. Murphy, Colonel Bingham Is
quoted as saying
The painting of President Mckinley was moi
iust what had hoped for. but it. appears 20 he
The best among number thar were painted.
II received the approval of Senator Hanna and
Judge Day intimate personal friends Of the late
President
We know Colonel Bingham as an
efficient engineer officer OF The army.
who discharged aeceptabIy for a mum
Der OF years the duties OF Superin-
feudent OF Public Buildings and
Grounds in this city. As an art critic
and a competent Judge of what con
stltutes a good portrait, however. he
appears IN a new role. We confess.
we never had heard Of him in this
character before.
His choice from among the number
q Mckinley portraits offered NAV
prove a happy one, but we doubt ii.
We doubt It for the simple reason
that IN order to justify has selection
Of the portrait painted BIZ Murphy
he quotes the approval of Senator
Hanna and Justice Day intimate
personal friends Of the late Presi-
dent as indicating artistic excel
lenee II the canvas purchased bv him.
Senator Hanna may, or may not.
be a great statesman Justice Dav
may, or may not, be great iurist.
Neither, certainly, has heretofore
been suspected Of having achieved
distinction either As connoisseur or
patron Of fine arts We are puzzled.
therefore, to account for their being
ealied 10 approve, or disapprove,
Colonel Binehanl's purchase. To us
ii seems d ease Of the bind leading
the blind.
There Is no greater popular faIIacy
than the notion that because you have
known a person intimately that there
fore You are competent to Judge
whether a portrait painted of that
person i a good one or a bad one. It
Is notion which fills private homes
even those where mere cost would
have been no consideration-w with
vretched daubs which in the second
generation are promoted from the
drawing room 10 the garrett It fills
public galleries founded by ambitious
pbilanthropists, upon whom 30 arts
lie restraint rested, with portraits, of
which our own Coreoran Gallery fur
nishes borrifyng examples 1t dots
city squares with monuments that
from an artistic point of view-are
nonsuosities. and should be blown
from the face Of the earth.
This intimate-friend business in art
is fatal TO securing the best results
II close and constant association with
dead hero Is to be considered a quail
ification for sitting on a commission
10 erect a statue to his memory or Sc
Ieet The painter 10 paint his portrait,
We respectfully suggest that hereafter
the valet Of the great man be drafted
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
SENATOR DIETRICH
GOING TO ALASKA

Senator. Dietrich of Nebraska VIII
sail from Seattle for Alaska on June h.
accompanied by his daughter. Miss Die
trieh. who VIII be graduated this year
at BTyn yIawr. After visiting the
southern coast of Alaska they VIII 80 to
Dawson City and other points along the
Yukon They viii then sail for Point
Barrow. the most northern settlement
in the territory. and viii return from
that point 10 san Francisco. Three
months viii be required for the trip.
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Republicans IN Power.

Until about seven or eight years ago
West Virginia could be safely relied
upon to choose Democratic electors and
return at least a majority Of Democratic
Representatives and two Democratic
Senator's. Now the Republicans have
pretty much everything IN the State
This has been largely brought about by
the influx in recent years of a large
foreign population and many negroes
from the South. and the state has be-
come Republican for much the same
reason that Pennsylvania is 50 strongly
Republican, as their interests are quite
similar Senator German" says Sir.
McGraw. is larger than his party. If
anything. He is highly regarded by the
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
Services Not Desired.

II is said that he might have under
taken The task of managing the Eastern
campaign, had it not been for the fact
that the organization allowed the i'm
preston to 90 out that his services were
not desired. The statement is also made
that Senator German gave financial aid
The Washington times., 1903-04-01
The Talk of the Day.

Why should Henry Arthur Jones have
foamed at the mouth and leaped into
the air and paved it Hhen \. b Wax
ley. the critic characterized The Ma
Heuvers Of Jane as acomedie rosse?"
IN the seventeenth century ''rosse"
meant a Jade. a wretched horse. &
century later it was applied TO an old
and broken down woman It is now
applied in familiar French 10 a man
without reputation, and a woman with
out uodesty. The word is said to be Of
Spanish origin, although some derive 1t
from the German. The 'colncGLe rose
is not only comedy which gives the
heroine a vf1lainous part: 'rosserie' ex-
tends 10 all the characters. and, in fact,
consists in simple lack of conscience.
'RosserTe- is vicious sort of ingenu-
BUSINESS. il represents the state of mind
OF people who have never had any
moral sense, and arc as much at home
amid impurity and injustice as fish is
IN the sea It is a sort of chudlike
and heavenly Tepose in an atmosphere
Of corruption. which suggests a trayesty
OF the Golden Age-a world in which
all our principles Of morality are re-
versed. and where. in the words Of Mil
ton s Satan, evil has become good This
reign Of evil is inaugurated without
any noisy revolution, without any ap-
parent change in family or social rcla-
tons OF in ordinary conversation; il is
brought about by a gradual diversion
of modern ideas from their original
source. Until they end by justifying all
the crimes against which they were at
first directed. Imagine a society which
retains the decalogue as lis moral
code. and guides its actions by the Sev-
on Deadly Sins" Who would think to
find so much obnoxious meaning in this
little word .rosse," which rhymes with
joss2
The Washington times., 1903-04-01

According to Admiral Dewey candi-
dates for the Presidency must not be
too old" They must be still in the
prime of life Bu; what is the prime
of life" and when does old age begin
TO cast its deadening shadows Badi-
caIIy different interpretations might BE
put on the admiraI's words by states
men eligible for entry ia the Presi-
Dental race-say. Grover cleveland
and William J. Bryan.