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The Washington times., 1903-06-29
Sir Horace Rumbold's Clamor.

Sir Horace Rumbold's recent letter to
the London Tines in connection with
the recent Jewish massacre at Kishinev.
urging that both the Car and the Pope,
as the heads of their respective church
es. should each issue formal declarations
stamping as a wicked fabrication the
tradition that the blood of Christian
victims had at any time been used in
the ceremonies of the jewish Passover"
is manifestly written in ignorance of the
fact that the stories concerning these
so-called ritual murders" by means Of
which the passions of the ignorant are
aroused and infamed against the Jews,
have been repeatedly denounced by Leo
XIIPs predecessors as false and un
founded Indeed. what Sir Horace, the
former British ambassador at Vienna,
asks the present Pontiff to do has al
ready been done by Pope after Pope in
the past, and it Is a pity that some Of
the wealthy Hebrew societies either in
this country or in Europe do not take
the trouble of collecting and publishing
broadcast throughout the Roman Cath
Ollie countries of the Old World the ut
terances of the various Popes about the
matter.
I see, by the by, that Sir Horace Rum
bold is continuing the publication of his
diplomatic "reminiscences" In one Of the
leading London monthly reviews. But
they cannot begin to compare in point
OF interest with those which he issued
| prior to his being called so severely to
account by his government. and censured
both in and out of parliament for his
disconcerting indiscretions. II may be
recalled that these led to the establish
ment of a new rule by the foreign Office,
providing for the suspension. forfeiture,
of pension. and even fine and imprison-
ment for the publication of reminis-
cences by retired diplomats without hav-
ing previously procured the approval of
the secretary OF state for foreign af-
| fairs.
The latest batch of Sir Horace's Rem
! iniscences" has manifestly been com
| pletely emasculated at the foreign Of
fee before receiving the latter's sane
tion. For they contain nothing that
could possibly be construed as an indis-
erection, and without indiseretions Rem
| iniscences" are absolutely devoid of
| piquancy and even OF interest.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
ROYAL COUPLE MATED
FOR SIXTY YEARS
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklen-
burg -StrelitZ Celebrate We'd
ding Anniversary.

BERLIN. June 29.-The Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess OF Mecklenburg-
StreIitz celebrated their sixtieth year
OF welded life Friday. amidst great
popular rejoicing.
The Grand Duke Frederick and the
Princess Augusta OF Cambridge were
married by Archbishop Howley on June
26. 1843. in the private chapel at Buck
ingham Palace, London, in the presence
OF Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. the
royal family, the diplomatic corps, the
ministers and the court.
The Duke and Duchess OF Fife and
Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark
have since been married in the same
place, which was the music room OF the
palace before il was converted into a
private chapel shortly after the acces-
sion of Queen Victoria to the throne.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
King Edward on Horseback.

l recently called attentions to the fact
that at all the military functions at
which King Edward has been present
since his grave illness and operation
last year. he had invariably appeared
either in a carriage or on foot. this
being the case in the reviews held in
his honor at Lisbon. Gibraltar, Malta,
Rome. and Paris. His many well wish
ers and friends In this country there
fore will be glad to hear that during his
recent stay at Windsor at the time OF
the Ascot races he gave orders for his
favOrite saddle horse to be brought
round and went of for an hours canter
through the Home Park This was the
first time he had been in the saddle since
his operation, and the fact that lie en-
joyed his ride and that il was followed
by no Ill effects. constitutes an eloquent
proof that he is in far better health
and much stronger than court gossip
and public rumor made hiIn out to be.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29

are their ideas concerning the crea-
lures who catch and eat, or fail to
catch and lie about, themq We call
them cold-blooded. Are they SO much
so as some of our alleged philanthro-
pists7 1t is true they eat their chill
dren, and those of their neighbors, but
they go about it in a straightforward
way, and do not add hypocrisy to
cruelty. Superior to us, then, in vir-
tue, their opinions of lis are worth
listening to. We might learn much
from them if means of communica-
tion were to be set up by some savant
from France.
Let the diving bell experiment go
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
The Field of Politics.
New Lease on Life.

Evidently through fear that the Dem
ocrats may seek to make the tariff their
paramount issue in the Presidential
campaign of next year, the American
Protective Tariff League, which, as an
adjunct to the Republican party, has
fallen into ''innocuous desuetude" for
several years, has taken a new lease
upon life and is preparing to defend the
sacred schedules. Contemporaneous with
the rise of Organism in the Democratic
party and the worship Of the silver idol,
the Democrats side tracked the tariff
issue and ''paramounted" first silver and
then Imperialism" with both of which
they went down TO defeat.
Now there are strong indications that
they are getting back to their old hobby
of tariff reform" with which they won
victories but did little toward reform
ing the tariff The reform which they
wrought was of a disastrous sort and
caused them to suffer overwhelming de-
feat even before the rise of free sill
verism.
However, the Democrats have always
been able, before election, TO get to-
gether better upon the tariff issue than
upon any other question which divides
political parties. 1t is after the election,
and after an election which results In
victory, that the Democrats differ as TO
the tariff
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
What Do the Fishes Sau ?
French Scientist, in Diving Bell, Says
He Heard Them Talking.

Can a fish talk7 That is the ques-
tion. Are our fnny friends able to
converse in the cool depths Of the
silent sea9 Do they have pink teas in
their coral grottos and feasts Of rea-
son and flow of soul amid the seaweed
groves where their schools seek calm
and quiet far below the troubled
wave and the greedy hand Of man ?
Have scientists been mistaken all these
years, and have those who spoke the
phrases, "as silent as a fish," "as
dumb as an OYSTER" uttered words
which could not bear the light of
scientific investigation
1t is a Frenchman of science who
has aroused these disturbing doubts in
the minds of the human family As
the story comes to us by cable-pass-
ing many a haunt Of loquacious fish
and doubtless bestirring them 10
laughter and flippant comment-this
person, for some reason best known
&c himself, descended into the sea in
a diving bell. While at the bottom he
noticed the sound of voices in his
neighborhood. Somewhat surprised,
he took occasion to look around him
and try to discover whence came ar
ticulate sounds at a depth and in a
medium which would naturally argue
for deathlike silence. Behold 1t
was a little coterie Of fishes engaged
IL converse. The testimony Of eye
and ear was not to be shaken by mere
human doubts. The savant both
heard and saw the fishes speaking one
to another. He says he did, and it
would be churlish and unchivalrous to
doubt the verify of his testimony.
The Frenchman says he was not
able to remain under water long
enough to familiarize himself with
the language used by the fishes, but he
IS confident that after suitable study
he could learn to comprehend them.
II is 10 be hoped that he will try.
The secrets Of ocean depths are very
interesting ones, and if this man can
persuade the denizens Of those depths
! tc speak ont and disclose those secrets
the wealth Of the world in knowledge
viii be noticeably increased.
Interesting also would it be to learn
what the fishes think about usl What
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
Auditor Pettu'S Report.
It's Author Has the Sympathy of
Friends, But Little Besides.

Auditor Petty's report upon the
Watson defalcation is both pathetic
and ludlcrous-pathetic in the an
guish 1t expresses over the misfortune
that has befallen its author, ludicrous
In its denunciation of the scamp
whose victim he became and in the
arraIgnment of false friends who
could have warned him against the
rascal, but didn't. We feel that Mr..
Petty's honorable record of thirty
years service entities him to the SYM
pathy of the community. He has it, no
doubt. But, after all is said, it is
perfectly plain that Mr.. Petty was
not, and is not now, the man for the
place.
a custodian of public funds must
be something else, nowadays, besides
being an honest, upright, Christian
gentleman. He must have in him, in
addition to those excellent qualities,
something of the wisdom of the SER
pent. A perusal Of Mr.. Petty's re-
port doesn't reveal possession of that
wisdom. On the contrary, it shows
him to be singularly innocent; with
out particle Of guile, in fact
We are sorry, extremely sorry, for
Mr.. Petty. But such are the fortunes
of war Cruel, to be sure, and not
always avoidable. The unsuccessful
general who has the misfortune of
losing a battle has a chance, some
times, of retrieving the blunder; but
not often. The captain who runs his
ship upon the roeks-outside of the
navy, be it understood it we'll
nigh impossible to get another com
mand. Hard, perhaps, on the cap
tain, but a source of infinite satisfac-
ton and comfort to travellers. The
custodian of public funds has every
reason for taking extra precautions
to guard against Watsons. And with
no disposition to criticise Mr.. Petty
harshly, or 10 condemn him off-hand,
we cannot bring ourselves TO believe,
upon his own showing, that he did
take those precautions.
Mr.. Petty's report, we are bound
to say, forms, from a literary point
of view, some mighty interesting
reading" With the exception of
Uriah Keeps denunciation by vii
kins Micawber we do not recall in the
whole range of English literature TO
have come across a philippe more
amusing than that which Mr.. Petty
directs against Watson. 1t is a gem
and no mistake.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
CAN SEND THOUSANDS
OF WORDS AN HOUR
Remarkable System of Telegraphy
Developed in Germany.

Deputy Consul Masin. at Berlin, has
Fention in telegraphy.
The system IS known as the POllak-
Virag rapid telegraph" SAYS the consul,
and after careful examination at the
Polytechnic Institute at CharIottenburg
1t was shown to the Empress and En-
peror OF Germany about the middle Of
last February. It was decided at this
visit by the chief OF the German postal
system and other influential persons
that the new system would be given a
practical test on the line between Ber-
lin and Koenigsberg. which is about 710
hlometers (44714 miles) long.
The results obtained with the new
system are considered most satisfactory,
as II has been demonstrated that 40
600 words an hour can be transmitted
under the most varying conditions. The
imperial telegraph service has decided
TO introduce the system on the busy line
betN cen Berlin and Frankfort.
"A special writing machine. which In
worked in the usual way. perforates q
strip Of paper which is drawn over q
roller under metallic brushes with great
rapidity. The interruptions of the cur
rent move the membranes OF two tele-
rhones at the receiving station. which
write the messages by means OF a small
mirror In scientific circles the new
system has created a great deal Of
interest. aud some OF the technical jour
nails in Germany have given descrip-
tions of IT."
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
The Sunday Times.

Every Monday morning there are nu-
merous calls at this Office for copies OF
The Sunday Times by those failing to get
them on the day before. because their
newsdealers had sold out early. The
trouble seems to be that the sales Of
The Sunday Times are increasing so
fast that the supply Of the dealers
does not keep pace with the demand.
There are only two ways 10 avoid the
disappointment of missing your Sunday
Times. One is TO leave your subscription
to the paper at the Office; the other to
give some newsdealer a standing order
to reserve you a copy until called for.
Do one OF these things today and you
will be sure to get your paper next
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
GUARDSMEN OF POPE
ENJOYS "HlGH links"

ROME, June 29.-Unless Pope Leo in
teryenes directly, and forgives the
latest escapade of Count Pietromarchi,
that popular member of the noble guards
will be cashiered. Count Pietromarchi
is always a guest at the receptions of
the United States embassy. Not long
ago he was invited to accompany Am
bassador Meyer upon a motor trip TO
the seashore. He was on duty in the
Vatican, but an obliging physician gave
certificate OF ill-health to him. An
accident. in which the Princess Cri was
slightly hurt, led to publication of the
journey in the newspapers. Cardinal
Rampolla learned Of II and ordered the
noble guardsman under arrest for neg
lect of duty and feigning Illness.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
SOLID TRAIN OF WOOL
is BOUGHT IN TEXAS
Boston and Philadelphia Purchasers
Close Deal for Large Stock of Staple.

NEW ORLEANS. La. June 2s. - The
largest single wool purchase ever made
in the State OF Texas was closed at
Lampasas Saturday by Boston and Phil
adelphia parties through w. P Darby.
The shipment will consist OF 500 600
pounds. and IL will require solid train
to haul the clip TO Galveston, where it
will be transferred to steamshIps for
these two cities. Mr.. Darby closed the
deal at II cents per pound net for he
entire stock. There are 200. 900 pounds
remaining and il Will probably go 20 the
same parties.
Another mammoth sale is on foot at
San Angelo by Eastern buyers, where
about 1900 coo pounds of this years clip
is now stored in warehouses. Some
hitch has occurred in the figure and
the Boston Philadelphia interests nay
not get II
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
Virginian by Birth.

or course, I'm that event the Democrats
would be obliged to go outside of the
Empire State for the head of their TICK
ct. but Mr. Nixon would unquestionably
be a strong factor in enabling the Dem
ocrats TO carry New York. Virginian
by birth, he could undoubtedly command
the support of the solid South for the
nomination. and as a conservative busi-
ness man ne would appeal forcibly to
the commercial interests of the country.
or course. there might be mcthtng
said in regard to his connection with
the shipbuilding trust. but the fact that
that combine has not proved to be a
gigantic success might. on the other
hand. Illustrate the impracticability OF
such organizations.
MIR. Nixon Will probably not be Tam
many's candidate for mayor of Greater
New York, but why would he not make
an excellent candidate for the Vice Pres
idency?
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
FlLIPlNOS To ERECT
MEMORIAL To MABINI
Movement ON Foot for Monument
Mausoleum, and Library.

The War Department has received
advices from Manila that movement IL
on foot among leading Filipinos TO
perpetuate IN substantial manner the
memory Of the late Apolinario Mabini.
At a recent meeting 1t was decided that
q mausoieum shall be erected, library
established. and monument built ,r
the city of Manila by public subscrip-
tion.
In addition, the writings OF Senor
Mabini will be compiled and published
with the permission OF the late states
mans family A commission will draw
up plans for the contemplated monu-
ment. mausoleum. and library, and
when these are submitted, ways and
means will be discussed to obtain con-
tributions to support the movement.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29

o or
Promote O the ePerage

keys, which are committed to their
charge. thus watching over the slum-
bers of Spanish royalty, whichs has never,
thanks to their loyalty and devotion.
been harmed while il slept.
Devoting himself as a youug man TO
the study Of law. young Herrero became
one Of the leaders OF the Spanish bar.
and in due course not only a judge but
finally president of the supreme court
OF appeal Of the kingdom, a position
euivalent to that of Chief Justice OF
the United States. Suddenly he resigned
all his Offices to become a IN ember of the
religious order known as the Congrega-
tion Of the Oratory, became as celebrated
as preacher as he had been as a Judge.
and was consecrated bishop by Plus TX
shortly before the latter's death.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
Blue-Blooded New Cardinal.

OF the seven new cardinals just
created by the Pope, the most interest
ing as we'll as the most blue -blooded is
OF Valencia. who belongs TO the illus
trious family of Herrero Espinosa de
los Monteros. the people on whose lands
have for hundreds OF years enjoyed the
unique privilege OF guarding the interior
OF the palace occupied by the sovereign
of Spain during the latter's sleep. Wear
ing a medieval costume and felt slip
pers, and armed with old fashioned hal
bards, they glide noiselessly about the
dimly-lighted palace throughout the
night retaining the care of the palace
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
NECESSITY OF CORRECT SPELLING

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
I was much impressed with an article
copied in The Times. some months ago
from the Chicago Record Herald" OF
the subject OF Poor Spelling" In that
article It was stated that in class OF
sixty students In a Western university
only twenty were able TO pass an or
dinary spelling test.
This subject is greatly neglected IN al
grades Of school work; and, when pur-
sued. II is often imperfectly taught. II
IL more than the simple placing OF let
ters In their proper order-that is ons
phase of the subject. and only one
Correct spelling is largely a matter
Of form. and is dependent upon two es-
sential onditions-attention and obser-
vation. Ny meaning will be apparent By
using an example that occurred under
my personal supervision several years
ago.
AS means of testing the powers Of
attention and observation, 1 requested
dozen young gentlemen TO go TO black
board and draw the dial OF the watch
each one carried. Only half OF that
number succeeded Some used Arabic
and some Roman characters. Some rep
resented the number four by "; but
minority employed the four Is
The next day the late Gen. Green Clay
Smith visited my room and saw the
characters on the board. Having asked
what they meant. he was told He was
asked as TO the marking on his OWL
watch His answer was incorrect ts
great surprise TO him). Picking UP
crayop, he wrote on the board: Il an
sixty-two years old. have carried ms
watch forty years. but was never aware
until today that I was not acquainted
with its face" I suggested TO him that
he resembled the idols in one particu-
lar-"Eyes have they. but they see not
Allow me to present a suggestion oI
two touching the subject of spelling:
/. No word. phrase or sentence is cor
rectly spelled until everything thai
needs to be done has been done. viz;
% Letters properly arranged. (2l Cap
itals suitably placed. 90 Punctuation
marks judiciously distributed. (4) AL
is dotted and t's crossed. etc.
2. II this general rule shall be care
fully followed In copying whole sections
paragraphs, and pages. the most bene-
fetal results will ensue.
3. Every business sign. advertisement
Newspaper or book can be made sue
cessful teacher OF spelling
4. a good dictionary should be con-
stantly and conscientiousiy used. nc
doubtful word being passed until its
mastery has been completed.
s. IN the spelling OF the names OF per-
sons, let the owners style be followed
II is presumed that he has some good
reason for spelling his name as he does
and need not be called upon in every in
stance to assign reason therefor
The civil service examinations havs
been n wonderful agency 20 develop bet.
ter spelling among the people. Let the
good work so on.
j. FRAISE RICHARD.
Washington, d. c.. June %, 1903.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
CONKLING'S FRIEND.

STANFORD, Conn. June 29.-David l.
Vanderheyden. seventy-three years of
age. who claimed to have been per-
sonal friend of Roscoe Conkling, died at
the town farm yesterday OF heart dis
ease. 4 number of years ago Wander
heyden was a prominent citizen of Utica.
y. y, and was considered wealthy. He
came here fifteen years ago and his for
tune was disposed OF so rapidly that he
has been living on the town farm for
some time.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
PHYSICIAN TOO LATE.

BUFFALO. n. Y. June 29.vMrs. Char
lotte StOneman Williams. sister to the
late General Stoneman, a cavalry lead
er In the civil war. and h2er governor
Of California. died here Saturday She
was a leader in Christian Science in this
city. being at one time reader in a
church. About seven days before her
death she acQuiesced in the summon
ing Of q regular physician. tGlt he could
do nothing for her then. She died Of
pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
A Short-Lived Boom.


The Hon. Lewis Nixon's mayoralty
boom in New York city seems TO have
been about as short-lived and incon-
spicuous as was his Vice Presidential
boomlet in Kansas City in 1900, and Mr..
Nixon Is said to prefer to be regarded
as out of politics. In fact. few people
are able TO bring themselves to believe
that Mr.. Nixon over was in politics. His
brief career at the head OF Tammany
was scarce long enough TO entitle him
10 be rated as a politician. He is much
more successful as a shipbuilder than
MS a leader in politics. and IS content
TO remain a private in the ranks.
When some one at the Kansas City
convention suggested Lewis Nixon as a
good man to nominate for Vice Presi-
dent on the ticket with Bryan about 81
per cent of the delegates were obliged
TO inquire who Mr.. Nixon was. When
they learned a majority of them were
willing 10 support him, and he could
doubtless have had the nomination had
he desired it, and Richard Croker had
spoken the word. but instead the Tam
many chieftain named as New York s
candidate the Hon "CholIy" Knicker-
booker Keller. equally unknown, but a
selection a thousand times more absurd
than that OF Mr. Nixon
Since that time. however, the name
OF Mr.. Nixon has become generally
known 10 both Democrats and Repub-
licans throughout the country. and there
IS now no reason why he would not
make a most formidable candidate al
least for the Vice Presidency.
The Washington times., 1903-06-29
PRIESTS AUSTERE LIFE
BARS HIS PROMOTION

ROME, June 29.-The reason why
Father David Fleming. the Irish vicar
OF the Order OF the Franciscans, was not
elected to the generalship. as antici-
pated, is entirely due to that prelate's
great severity IN dealing with the
monks and his austere habits and char
acter.
The Franciscans were afraid OF him
and moved heaven and earth TO induce
the Vatican TO withdraw his name from
the list Of eligible candidates. The Pope
finally appointed as general Father
Dionysius Schuler. who assumed Office
the other day, moving into the state
rooms of San Antonio Monastery, this
city