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The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Dubois of Idaho Mentioned.

So much is said concerning candidates
for the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident that little thought is given to Sec
ond place on the ticket One of the few
mentioned for the Vice Presidency is the
Hon. Fred T. Dubois. OF Idaho. He has
been suggested by ex-Representatiye
King OF Utah, who believes that In view
OF the fact that an Eastern man is al
most certain to head the ticket, a West
erner should have second place Whes
Mr.. Dubois was first In the Senate he
was a Republican. but he left the ST.
Louis convention when IT adopted the
gold plank. and while the Silver Repub-
Hcans maintained an organization ne af-
Aiiated with It.
BY combination OF Free Silver Repcb-
hcans. Populists. and Democrats. he was
returned to the Senate. Two years ago
he declared himself a straightout Demo-
crat, and has since been true to the
faith He still believes in the Bryan
Democracy, and has recently been quoted
as favoring the nomination Of Judge
Parker. Of New York. for the Presidency.
Representative King. however. sug-
gests Mr.. Dubois az q running mate for
Senator German. whom he favors for the
Democratic nomination
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
DON'T MARRY A MILLIONAIRE.
New Jersey Judges Warning to Over
Ambitious Women.

Special Master in Chancery Thomas
Anderson, sitting at Trenton. y. J..
granted a divorce to Mrs. Daniel T.
Campbell from her millionaire husband.
who is member OF the Watts-Campbell
Engine Construction Company of New
ark. today. after one OF the most sensa-
tional and bitterly contested divorce
cases in the history of the State. BY her
victory the young and pretty plaintiff.
who appeared IN court attired in gown
OF laces and chiffon, also obtains the Gus
tody of their two children. Elizabeth and
Robert.
Mrs. Campbell testified that she had
married at the age Of seventeen soon
after graduating from a fashionable
school and that the glamour Of Camp
bells wealth had blinded her.
"A woman can make no greater mis-
take than to marry a millionaire" she
declared with emphasis. BY experience
and observation have learned that they
generally acquire vicious habits along
with their wealth until they believe
themselves superior to the cares and re-
sponsibilities OF ordinary people. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Judge Creates Sensation.


Sir Francis JeuLe, the president Of
the divorce division of the supreme
court of England has created a great
sensation in connection with a theatri-
cal divorce case which came before him
the other day by deliberately setting
aside the verdict of the jury and d.
recting judgment to be entered in
sense Numerically opposite to it's de-
cision. While this action on the part of
Sir Francis is almost without precedent
in modern times, it is quite within the
rights of the English law which en-
powers judges of the supreme court at
or after trial TO direct judgment as he
shall think right
II is understood that the use thus
made by Sir Francis of these exceptional
and but little known prerogatives of the
supreme court judges-so entirely at
variance with what are believed TO be
the statutory rights of a citizen to have
his case decided by verdict of his
peers; that is to say, by jury-will re-
ceive the attention of parliament with
the object of curtailing the powers OF
the occupants o. the bench.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
NEW GREAT SEAL
FOR THE DISTRICT
To Be Exact Duplicate of One Now
in Use.

The District government is to have a
new great seal" II will be an exact
duplicate of the one now In use. The
old seal has been used constantly since
1871, however. and the cutting has worn
down to such an extent that clear
impression is very difficult to obtain.
The Commissioners called for propo-
sails under three specifications. One was
for furnishing a brass die, one for a
steel die. while the third proposition was
for the recruiting of the present die in
the seal.
Herman Baumgarten proposes TO fur
nish a brass die for $24, steel die for
$45, and to recut the old one for So.
Lamb & Tilden offer to furnish either
brass or steel for $40.
The seal of the District of Columbia
was adopted by the act OF the legislative
assembly of August 8, 1871.
This act was passed In pursuance of
the authority granted TO said assembly
by IAN act TO provide government for
the District OF Columbia" approved Feb
ruary q. 1871. The office OF the Secre-
tary Of the District of Columbia, in
whose custody the seal was placed By
that act, was abolished by the act OF
June 20. 1874. and the seal has since been
used by the Secretary TO the Board OF
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia as the representative OF said board.
The legend on the scroll on this seal IS
''Justitia Omnibus" the date in the
wreath, ISL" and the word on the
book on the arm OF the female figure is
Constitution in three lines OF -four
letters ench
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Army Glove Contracts.
Prima Facie Evidence Points to Mr.
Littauers Interest in Them.

So far as Secretary Root is con-
cerned, the only question in which he
is interested, concerning the Lyon
glove contracts, is to determine
whether or not a demand shall be
made upon Mr.. Littauer for the re-
turn Of the money paid out upon the
contracts, in which the Congressman
j. said to have been a profit sharer.
This, however, IS not the serious
part Of the case involving Mr.. Lit
tauer. It may be held that the money
was not advanced" within the mean
ing Of the statute. That, however.
would not dispose Of the prima facie
evidence which, Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Davis thinks, tends TO show that
the COngressman-manufacturer had a
peeuniary interest in one or more Of
the contracts. If II be clearly proven
that Mr.. Littauer while serving as 2
member Of Congress was an actual
partner and sharer IN the contracts
obtained by Lyon, then he Is guilty
Of violation Of the law, and it is no
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Trouble in Ohio.

Representative Grosvenor is having a
small bundle OF trouble of his own
manufacture out in Ohio. due. 1t is said.
TO desire on his part to devote too
much attention to minor matters in his
district. His constituents are willing
that he should handle and dispose of the
great questions which affect the nation
at large, prepare the official election
forecasts, and engage in the publishing
business. but they entertain the idea
that they ought to have something to
say about their own local affasrs with
out interference from Mr.. Grosvenor.
They believe that he should give his
time and attention to more important
matters than those affecting county Of
fees.
1t is charged that General Grosvenor
is seeking to build up a little Grosve-
nor machine in Hooking county IN order
to make his denomination certain next
year and that to do so he has used the
rural free delivery routes and distri-
buted various minor bits OF Federal pa
tronage to his own advantage. 1t Ell
came out several days ago at meeting
of the Republican State executive COM
mittee which, If all reports OF the pro-
ceedings are correct, was a rather live
ly session. The Grosvenor faction IN
Hooking county was turned down hard
by the committee, aud the only salts
faction which his following obtained was
the passage of a resolution calling for
a new county primary.
The anti-Grosvenor people are not dis
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Peoples Forum,
Careless Women Passengers.
the Editor OF The Washington Times:

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
May / not be permitted to express, through
the columns of your valuable paper, my views
upon a topic which, l feel sure, is Of interest
TO almost every one of your many readers in this
city2
Nearly every dav anyone riding on the street
cars has his nerves put on edge by the terrible
risks women take in getting of cars
while they are slowing up 20 stop or in approach
ing or leaving them on the side next the adj
joining track Often, in spite of Loud warnings
on the part Of conductors, one viii see women
taking their Lives into their own hands by dis
obeying the ordinary rules Of common sense
which make plain TO the observer the necessity
Of waiting for car to stop before alighting
from it and of getting off it from the
proper side.
Only today the writer was coming down Ninth
Street. when the car stopped at crossing. One
or two persons got of, and seeing no further
movement in the car, the conductor rang the
bell for the motorman to go ahead. Just as
the bell rang a small, elderly woman with
market basket her arm, slipped under the
guard rail the left side OF the car. The car
was in motion before her foot struck the street,
and it was only by the unusual quiclness on
the conductors part that the car was stopped
in time TO prevent her being thrown to the
ground.
No Rble-bodied man, not even an athlete.
would take such chances, and yet we see
women doing similar things every day. Might
there not be some law exempting q street rail-
way company from liability in case Of an ac-
cident resultino from such downright foolhardi-
ness climbing under a guard rail that Is
put up by the company to prevent accident?
1t might not be amiss for your paper to take
notice Of this editorially
A CONSTANT READER
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Water Supply.
Let 1t Be Large Enough to Admit of
Waste.

Some discussion has been aroused
by the statement that too much water
Is used by the city of Washington,
and 1t has been asserted that the
Government and not the citizens
should be called to account for this
waste However that may be, there
are but two ways of guarding against
water famine; one by improve
ments which will increase the supply.
the other by restricting the people to
the amount actually needed.
1t Is to be hoped that the supply
will be increased; that is, if it is re-
ally true that the citizens Of Wash
lngton are using more water than
they actually need. Water is a thing
which ought to be had in abundance
for all household purposes, even to
the point of wasting occasionally.
There are reasons why the people
of this city should use more water
than IS used IN some other places.
The long, hot summers, the dryness
OF the air at some seasons of the
year, and the intimate way in which
the well-to-do and the poor are
mixed up as regards their dwellings,,
all make general cleanliness Of rather
more Importance, from the point of
view Of those who pay the water tax,
than 1t Is IN some other places. 1t
would be unfortunate if anything
should happen to make 1t expensive
to keep clean, or even to give people
an idea that cleanliness Is costly. In
reality it is the least expensive lux
ury community can have, but there
are persons who, if they once took to
measuring their water supply, would
regard 5 cents added to the water rent
as more wasteful than So on the gro
Gerry bill for the year; just as there
are persons Of the same temper who
are always worrying about the waste
Of gas.
If those of US who live in boarding
houses were obliged TO economic III
water, as well as to be called to ac-
count for gas burned at night, our lot
would indeed be unhappy; and If
those of US who keep house were
obliged to look carefully after waste
of water in washing, bathing, and
scrubbing, as well as after waste Of
coal and provisions, the woes of the
Washington housekeeper would be
greater than they are. If there is not
enough water in Washington to allow
for all necessary use and a reasonable
amount of waste, let the supply be
increased; but this is the one reces.
sary article of human consumption of
which II is prudent to have a good
deal more than enough.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Found Adrift.

The Resolute was found adrift by an
miles distant from the longitude and
latitude where she had been deserted.
and was brought TO New York The
British government having relInquished
all claim TO the vessel, the United
States Congress purchased 1t from the
owners of the whaler, and after repair
ing her, presented her to Queen Victo-
ria, the ship arriving at Southampton
toward the end of the hfties. When,
eventually the Resolute was broken
up, the Queen, mindful of the compH-
ment paid her by the American gov
eminent, caused a large and handsome
desk to be made of the wood OF the
craft. and in 1880 presented It to the
President of the United States. by
whom it is used at the White House to
this day
1 may add that Admiral Sir Edward
BeIeher as well as the captain and Of
ficers of the Resolute. had TO face a
court martial on returning to England
for abandoning their ship. and after be-
ing put TO a considerable amount O.
trouble and expense in connection with
their defense. were honorably acquitted.
Thanks 10 the orders which King Edward
has caused the admiralty to give with
regard to the abandonment of the Dis
covery. Captain Scott and the members
OF his craft will be exempt from any
court-maTtial on their return to England
if they have to abandon their ships.
MARQUIsE DE FONTENoY.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
SEEN, SAID, AND HEARD
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Timely Topics of Local and National Interest.

pleased with this action, however. for
they are confident OF winning. During
the discussion of the Hooking county
matter the leader of the anti Grosvenor
crowd openly charged General Grosvenor
with mingling too freely in strictly To-
cal matters for the purpose OF building
a personal machine. The new county
primary will be held on August Is. and
then Il Will be determined whether or
not Grosvenor is TO be turned down in
Hooking county for taking too active
part in small matters.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
A Real Conversation With Clancy.

Once year Clancy comes up to Meadowview
TO pillow the garden
you have = new horse, Clancy" says /.
Il have" says he.
Where's the old one?''
Traded her fer this one"
What was the matter with herf"
"She'd bad kidneys and weak back"
''Will she be better in the new placer"
'-shure, she won't be long there. That man
could sell her at the Hunt Club fer a high
jumper: anybody'u b'lave him.
professional horse traderY'' l asked.
NO; the preacher. -Lippincott's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Serving q Dual Purpose.

IA harmless bullet, consisting Of wax anC
uet, has been invented and used in severa
french duelS.-Daily Paper
Oh lay aside the cruel lead,
Give me the fat OF beeyes;
This hand, preparing blood 10 shed.
Its innocence retrleyes.
Ny honor, Airing at touch,
Still hesitatcs at gore;
/ should not love II half SO much,
Loved | not safety more.
Time WAS when | felt my passion wane
Beneath the pistols spell;
Now let il wax, for once again
lie jeu vaut Ia chandelle.
So may tbs man who loves his life
Wax Wroth and never rue II.
Nay counterfeit a mimic strife,
Yet seeking peace ensue it,
Punch.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Mr.. SChWab's Retirement.
a Career of Achievement Stimulating
to Ambitious Americans.

to Ambitious Americans.
None of the homilies on success
with which the newspapers TEEN are
SO impressive as the bare recital OF
the record of the rise of Charles NJ
Schwab, who has just resigned the
presidency of the United States Steel
Corporation, to the front rank of the
worlds great captains of industry
The milestones which marked long
and painful achievement for others
were passed with startling ease and
rapidity by him. Though handi
capped by adverse circumstances at
the outset, he surmounted all obstacles
by sheer native genius and force of
character At an age when most men
are barely entering upon the full ex
ercise of their powers he had climbed
to the very top rung Of the ladder.
When the United States Steel Cor
poration was organized three years
ago the promotion to Its executive
management of a man of thirty eight
appeared to many outsiders a doubt
full experiment. 1t did not seem pos
sible that so young a man could have
the knowledge and experience neces~
sary for so responsible a post. But
MIR. Schwab's full measure had been
taken by the great ironmaster, Mr..
Carnegie, after many years OF con
slant association. 1t was at his sug-
gestion Mr.. Sehwab was selected.
How he has justified the judgment of
those with whom he came into contact
ir the earlier days of the Carnegie
works is known to everyone. Under
his supervision the colossal corpora
ton has prospered beyond the most
sanguine expectations. The wiseacres
who shook their heads sagely have
been COMPOUNDED and are silenced.
Mounting dividends year by year were
lAJl ~ NC 1UICls ACcCN "a al NAA~A-
with financial soidity were Joined en-
larged output and increased efficiency
For reasons of health Mr.. Schwab
has now found it expedlent to lay
aside the cares of this gigantic bust
ness. For months he has been the
target of groundless and sensational
gossip. Privacy, even rest, were seem
ingly denied to him. In the retire
ment which he now seeks he will en-
Joy the confidence Of the business
world in which he has won unequaled
Eonors, and the reputation Of having
planted the enterprise with which he
was charged upon secure and perma-
nent foundations. When the clouds
Of misrepresentation by men who for
selfish or speculative reasons have ira
duced him shall have been dissipated
by time, the character Of Charles VI,
Schwab Will command even greater
admiration than IT does today.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Of Historic Interest

The abandonment of vessels when
commanders holding commissions of the
royal navy are placed under the stress
of circumstances similar to those en-
countered by Captain Scott is not with
out historical interest Thus H. NJ s.
Resolute, which was one OF the five
English ships dispatched under Adj
miral Sir Edward Belcher in 1854 to
the north polar seas for the relief OF
Sir John Franklin. underwent somewhat
similar vicissitudes as those which con-
front the Discovery. Sir Edward Bel
cher was obliged to issue orders to the
captain OF the Resolute to abandon his
ship.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903.
Daily Calendar of American Historu
August 6.

1fso-TreatT between King of Prussia
and United States signed.
1S12-Battle of BrOwnstown, Mich.
1s51-Shore end of Atlantic cable fixed
at Valencia Bay, Ireland.
1s5S-The cable finally completed
S64-Successful attack on harbor of
Mobile.
lsS4-Cornerstone of Statue of Liberty
laid on Bedloe's Island, New York
Harbor.
1S92-Act passed granting $12 per month
pension TO civil war nurses
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Founder of the Family.

The founder of the fortunes of tie
Pease family was Edward Pease, the
Quaker Father Of Railways" the most
intimate associate of George and the
creator of the Stockton and Darlington
Railroad. the first in England His son
Joseph was the creator Of the now i'm
portant town OF MiddlesbOrough, as well
as the first Quaker member of parlia-
ment, his objection TO taking the oath
leading to many acrimonious debates
while the late Sir Joseph was the nrst
Quaker baronet. The business or the
house was an extensive one, comprising
banking, coal mining, iron works, lime
stone quarries. etc. and its collapse a
few months ago created tremendous
sensation.
Sir Joseph Pease was crushed thereby
Indeed his death may be said to have
resulted therefrom, since it broke, not
only his health, but likewise his spirits
to such an extent that for two months
past his end has been foreseen.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Mr.. SHAW WILL ATTEND
MINING MEMS CONGRESS

Secretary Shaw has accepted an invi-
tation to attend the congress OF the
Black Hills Mining Mems Association to
be held at Deadwood and Lead, Septem-
Der = TO r.
A dispatch from Chicago says that the
Secretary arrived IN that city yesterday
He declined to discuss the report that
general changes would be made in the
officials of the Chicago customs office.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

A New Jersey woman ayers that she
suffered from insomnia for thirty years
because she had failed to pay small
bill for groceries. How unfortunate It IS
that sleeplessness from such causes il
not more prevalent
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
ALDEN FAMILY REUNION.

DUXBURY, Mass, Aug. 6.-Aldens
from practically every State in the
Union are here for the second annual
reunion of the Alden kindred of Ameri-
ca, ali asserting descent from John
and Priscilla, OF Pilgrim fame
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
GIRL SWEPT OVER DAM.

FONDA, n. Y. Aug. Gillian Null
len. aged sixteen, of Cohoes. was
drowned in the Sacandaga River yes
terday. She and three companions.
while rowing. were carried over the
dam.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

Mr.. Schwab resigns from the presi-
dency Of the United States Steel Cor
poration. with its 100000 salary at
tachment as cheerfully az If he expected
TO get a better paying Job.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Opportunities at Home.

Mrs Strongnnd-Our society has appointed
me chairman Of a committee whose object Is
TO try TO bring about 4 reduction in rents"
Strongmind I'm glad To hear II. my dear
You can begin Al once on my trousers.-Chicago
Daily News
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

Bar Harbor offers it's social colony as
an attraction this season a mimic war IN
which the entire North Atlantic Squad
ron is engaged This discounts the old
sea serpent as means Of drawing
crowd of summer boarders.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Cheerful Idiot Again.

Il wonder why bees make honey2" queried
the inqu-sitive bOarder.
81 suppose" replied the cheerful idiot, they
make it to ce1."-Ciicago Daily News.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Belgrade Tragedy Again.

Inc 5GI8IdQe AIdSSOy AGAIN
The revelations now being made at
Belgrade and also at Vienna by leading
servians established there, bearing IL
one way or another upon the tragedy
which brought to q close the reign OF
King Alexander cannot fail to still fur
Their increase the disgust OF all civil
lied people with Servia, and everything
pertaining thereto. Thus ex-Premier
GeorgevItch, the confdant Of King Mi
Ian the executor of his will and the
friend IL whose arms he died, not only
swears. but likewise furnishes proof OF
the fact. that the attempted assassina-
ton of Milan by KneZevitch, prior TO
the marriage of Alexander and Queen
Draga, was made by the institgation and
direction of the latter. In one word 1t
is shown that Alexander deliberately
attempted to have his father murdered
This IS merely one of the many as
founding revelations which are being
made. and which furnish details con-
corning the character of the last of the
Obrenowitches and of his Oonsort. that
would pass all belief were there no cor
roboratiye evidence. Indeed 1t Is i'm
possible to refrain from the impression
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
The Limit.

He hates 10 owe q single thing;
He would be no ones debtor.
So circumspect he is he docs
Not even owe 4 letter.
-Phladel phia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

So far the postofece charges appear to refer
strictly to Machcn ct al.-rhe Evening Star.
Precisely, let al'-"al." being in this
case. We presume, the and other de-
tenders Of warm hearted, disinterested.
philanthropic" graft.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

Admiral Cotton's round of pleasure at
the European courts by ordering the
admiral's squadron to get out and en-
gage in target practice
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

Long Island centenarian says that
minding ones own business is the secret
of longevity. That can't be true, for, If
1t were, some persons who have at
tanned old age would have died in their
infancy
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

Harry Lehr has adopted the fad OF
wearing a wrist bag when he goes shop
ping, and now there is no way OF dis
tinguishing Harry from the rest OF the
ladies.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

The accounts Of the proceedings Of
the international wireless telegraphy
conference In Berlin comes by the old
fashioned and reliable submarine cable
The Washington times., 1903-08-06

When King Edward was held down TO
kiss the BIarney Stone his crown must
have been tied on with bonnet strings.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
Her Place.

Dolly-What place does Mrs. Rusher hold in
the 100?
Kitty-Oh. she's one Of the noughts.-Balti-
more American.
The Washington times., 1903-08-06
In a Lighter Vein.
At Rehearsal.

''What ails the sailors chorus, prayf"
For there was quite hitch.
The manager replied, Why, sir,
The tars can't get the pitch"
New York Sun.