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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
Duke Of Orleans Forgiven.

King Edward has consented to receive
once more the Duke of Orleans and The
Iat-er's Iong-suHerfng Austrian consorL
This puts an end 10 the severe ostracism
TO which the French Pretender has been
subjected by the English court ever since
he wrote that outrageous letter 10 the
Partisan artist. Willette. cOnEratulating
him upon some of the most disgusting
and obscene Of ant-English caricaturcs.
in which the venerable Queen Victoria
was portrayed in a revolving light
The King has likewise intimated his
desire TO me members Of the royal cir
Gle and encourage in London that it once
more call upon the duke and duchess
and resume former intercourse with
them The consequence is that the duke
and duchess. who have recousidered
their determination TO sell their historic
London home al Twickeuham- on-the-
Thames. have been receiving long Sc
ries of calls from the principal digni-
tarie= of the Court Of St. James and Of
the principal members Of English So
ciety-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
THE PERILS OF NOME.
Storm Swept Beach, Fires, and Lack OF Water in Winter.

Although the most distant region Of
North America. z.-eo s.ar-tc miles from
Puget Sound the Seward Peninsula owes
the rapid exploration and development
OF its coast 10 tho fact that an alI-sate-
route was open 10 its shores. and that
freight still costing minimum of $40
ton into Dawson is being landed OH the
Nome beach Tor $40 a ton Passenger
rates higher in the first rush. have fall
en- to so and S-9 first class. ana $50 OF
81 sJeeraEe- Owing 10 tho freedom from
hardships. % well as the low cost and
shor.ness OF time required. impeIIed by
stories that were indeed true OF rich
golden beaches. about twenty-five thou
sand people and their chaLteIs landed on
the low sandy spit aV Nome. and were
Ieft 20 The mercy o. surf and storm The
Esktmos, very numerous along this
coaz- who have none OF the aloofuass Of
she Indian. came in their u-niaks-big
skin boats lhaG can carry nifty people
and al their bs lapelnz-and made camp
vita the h.fes, but the EsEimos.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

needing no bsrometer. .a.uGrcly foe
several days before % storm
Not 50 the whites. who every wear
have been caught in September. 1909.
when there were more than $4,000 camp
eTs along the beach the SURF rolled in.
wrecked much of Che shipping i'm the OIL
ing and destroyed about Sz-5gJ.9og oil mis-
ceIIaueous property on tho beach. and
every year since similar. IL not so SEE
we're. disasters have occurred. Drift
wood, piled high Iandward from Nome.
shows shat On occasion the sea sweeps
the whole site Of the present city. This
is not the only danger. Another is Hra.
The streets are narrow. and the houses
Hiusy wooden strucluTes-staud in
scrried rows. Because Of the cold raorr
are hot fires everywhere. There are few
brick chimneys. and in winter there is
no water supply II q serious fire should
occur in midwiuter. destroying shelter.
food and fuel. no relief could reach the
stricken people. The nearest open port
on the Pacifc is 500 miles 20 the south
east Il is I7l1 miles from Dawson
with no roads 20 either place. Engineer
ing Magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

the H Has Cas-
eect
O. h
OIlentaI Despotism ii Turkey.

Oriental Despousm In Turkey.
although Turkey is a European power.
yet every form Of Oriental de5poHsm
abAorrent 10 the civilized nations If
Europe is permitted to exist there
Nearly every dsy brings some new phase
Thereof ta light
The death al Brussels OF MahmouI
FazEa, the brother-in-Iaw of the sultan,
has served 10 cali attention 70 the
fact that Nabmoud Pasha's vile. Prin-
. cess Seiuba Sultana-chat is to say. the
second sister of the Padishah-has been
kept "a close prisoner by the latter for
the past three years at ConstantnopIe.
not allowed 10 leave she precinces Of
her palace TO hold any communication
with the outer world. to receive any
visits or even any letters.
Ia fact. she is sharing the fate OF
her elder broJ her. es-Sultan Nurad who
has been kept under restraint in o SINH
lar captivity in one Of the gloomiest
palaces on the shores Cf The Bosphorus
for tweu-v-seven years.
Ez-Khedive I~maiI Of Egypt, foolish
enough TO take up his residence at
StambouI in response TO the most friend
" and pressing Invitation on the part
Of The sultan. was detained as a prisoner
there by the Ottoman monarch. who on
his death proceeded 10 conhscate tho
whole OF IsmaiTs enormous wealth.
Princess Seniba SuItana. the SUI ans
sister. a woman of about ffty-three. han
been guilty Of no crime whatsoever. On
the contrary. she is one Of the mos e.
Unable members Of the reigning house
Of Turkey. The only reason why ghg
has been thus closely imprisoned is be
cause the Sultan feared hat otherwise
she might attempt to join her husband
and her sons abroad. or else correspond
with =hem.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
GERMANY IN EAST AFRICA
Count Goetzen Well Remembered Washington, Tells OF the
CoIony's Possibilies.

Lady Curzon is not the only American
woman whose husband rules over a CO.
louiaI empire. A similar position Is
also held by the Countess Won Goetzeu.
who is now in Berlin with her husband.
Count Won Goetzen. she governor of Ger
man East Africa.
The count says of the colony.
German East Africa is double the
size of Germany. and has q population
of 6.goo.0o0 of which only .0gs are Eu-
ropeans. The country is very produc-
tive and rich in mineral wealth. Know
ing American enterprise, am surprised
that American capital has not consid-
cred German East Africa a good place
for Investment. am now seeking capt
tai for the purpose Of building q rail
road to connect Kiwa. in the neigEbor-
hood Of our capital. DaaresaaIam. with
Lake Nyassa. This road. IL built. VIII
be OF immense value, for it viii make
possible the control OF trade between
Lake Nyassa and Lake Tanganicka.
Land Is given 10 prospective settlers
in German East Africa under the most
favorable conditions. It is interesting
TO note, in this connection. chat a large
number of Beers have settled in our
colony. We consider these settlers Of
great Importance. for the Beers. hav-
ing much experience in practical agri-
culture, can give good example to
German settlers. German East Africa
mineral wealth has been only partly ex-
plotted. At Tramba. in the KiIimaEaro.
a twenty days journey from the coast.
gold mines exist. I have also given
much attention TO the development Of
mica
German East Africa has an abuad-
ance Of cattle, which are exported
Game also aboUnds The native popula-
ton of German East Africa on the
whole is an Industrious one The negro
OF the eastern coast IS more intelligent
than the American African. who cones
originally from Western Africa Most Of
the people living in our colony are No
hammcGans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
THE STUPID CANVASBACK.
Much Overrated Bird Of SPorsmen and Red
heads Alike.

BY Northern spOrtsmen the canvas
back has come TO be regarded as
d sort Of fetch, fowl Of immense
value. much more delicious than
other fowl, much more worthy This
is due 10 the folk who live about
Chesapeake Bay and have an eye to
the main chance.
These folk have circulated the fiction
that the Canvasback tastes Of the wild
celery and other delightful things upon
which It feeds and is altogether an
aristocrat OF the air Yet in the
opinion Of experienced wiIdfowIers it is
no Better than a redhead and not so good
as a young malIaTd. and tt Is much muTe
easily decoyed and killed. which. from
sportsmanIize point OF view, is a
drawback. What brain the canvasback
has is soggy and refuses to work
A man or one of the sand islands about
Aransas Pass viii see lots Of canvas
backs in q day. and if he hides will
have opportunity 10 observe how they
lack intelligence. He viii select a
point where the water is clear and calm
and from ten to fifteen feet deep, with
celery at the bottom
In a little while he viii see V-shaped
formation Of birds near the horizon,
and ten minutes later they viii come
clacking in. throwing up the water with
their breasts. Then they VIII begin
diving Ior celery
They viii be at work for not more
than a quarter of an hour when ano her
Y viii show up. This will be made Of
redheads. They futter in without sa-
lutte TO the canvasbacks and settle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
Tells Of the

Slavery in German East Africa is
graduall5 becoming . tHing of the past.
slave dealers being severely punished.
/ Tire result has been that many Arabs
formerly engaged in the traffic have
become very Door We are st5u permit
/ ting the so-caIled house slavery. which
can be abolished only by gradual pro
/ cesses-
'DaaresasIam the capital. is in
creasing in size and is becoming an I'M
poTtant shipping center. Il has the test
/ harbor on the African coast and is
equipped with a dry dock.
The climate OF German East Africa
is very enervating- but rs no worse taaB
that of India and Ceyloa. In the nigh
lands Of the interior a delightful sub
tropical ccoInesz prevails. We are now
planning to establish in the Usaulbara
Mountains, where the good coffee is
raised, hill station in which to spend
the warm season, patterned after SINH
lar ones in India. We shall also sstab-
iish i biological experiment station,
similar TO the famous one at Buiten
Zorg, on the Island of Java
A'eleAt s7---Ae1lt-it- can De reached from
Naples in two weeks by the German
East Africa line Socially. it is aot q
bad place. and my wife is much pleased
with it. We have our own yacht. and.
besides, can visit Zanzibar by steamer.
the island being only four hours distant
We frequently have regattas and tennis
tournaments with the foreign residents
Of Zanzibar. At home we often have
concerts by amateurs. take delightful
drives in tn romantic eHvirons Of
Daaresaaiam, and with our regular gov
ernment duties, the day passes rapidly.
Speaking OF our drives, the story is true
hat when We were out riding a leopard
attacked us. but the animal fed when I
struck it with nay whip The story. it
seems. was c8bled over to America. for
my wife's relatives had a special mass
celebrated to express gratitude for our
narrow escape
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

soaality is no whit less striking than
that Of his predecessor. Count Mura-
vieH.
But his ways and traits are the oppo-
site Of those of the former foreign min
lister. 1furayie0 was courfYiaI. Count
Lamsdorf is a silent, reserved man. In
no sense is ne a lion Of the salon he
tolls unremittirgly. In his walks through
the streets of ST. Petersburg ne chooses
the quiet and lonely neighborhoods.
avoiding the crowded and lively thor
oughfaras. He goes about with his eyes
cast down. and apparently he IS ever alb
sOT1cd in thought. The count is
a red blond His hair has begun 10
whiten about his forehead A reddish
mustache, carefully trimmed. covers his
lip He is not by any means a sly dfpIo-
matist of she old school. There is about
him nothing Of the subtle profupdiry as
sociatcd IN the general mind with The
idea of an experienced Russian dipIo-
matist. There is. indeed. look OF sin
ceriJy about him. and his personality de-
notes CdndOT. il is this fTaukuess of ma
tUre that Cndearod him 10 the Gar. But
those who know Count Lamsd0rf are
well aware OF the impossibiIity of gain
ing Information from him He never. I'm
der any circumstances utters one word
more than is absolutely necessary"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

the members are equal resent am, sf-
tempt on the narf af ,oysI.,, ~ f-,a,,l,,>.
them.
IL is for this reason that mite o. 7,--,
number OF candidates nor7fnata5 Nv.
King Edward while he wa. SIN p-;,.a
Of Wales were bIackbalIed in the mo~s
piti!ess manner. Among the instances
sere those of Cecil Rhodes. Alfred Pafs
the late Baron Hirsch and others
1 therefore venture TO doraf wbstba-
the clubs in London 10 which the Prone,
pretender BELONGED formerly vim -.t-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

and. while convinced OF the necessity
OF change, deems it should be upon IsIa-
mic lines. thinking the Koran holds
within itself preceDts by which lis ug-
ton can be ruled
Like Pericles. he speaks no language
but his own thinks his own costume
better than the button bags" shat men
style uniforms on this side of the straits.
ana sees no beauty in our architecture
he rides his horse thigh and disposed
ly, sitting sereaeIy and lust sgavfns
az the waist, when it goes down ths
street, bounding and passaEing. his rcins
aeld nigh after the Eastern fashion. as
If he were steering ia a boat.
Extremely easy Of approach he yet had
dignity OF an uncommon kind. unmixed
with the .atuiJy which we see often IN
wee German lairdies" and iD other 20
tentates-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

. among them determinedIy. The latter
manifest some discomposure. but stay
Then the redheads begin feeding from
the Canyasbacks. A canvasback fitting
his tail up viii dive straight down. grab
a celery root in his bill. wrench it loose
and start 10 the surface TO eat it. Half
way up he viii be met by a redhead
going down who takes the root from
him, comes up. and swallows II.
The canvasback viii swim around
squawk little and go down again. only
20 be met again and robbed again By
the first redhead or some other This
VIII be kept up until the redheads are
satisfied, after which the eaHvasbacks
viii be permitted TO feed.
The canvasbaek5 are slightly larger
and stronger They can either fight or
leave. but they have not courage enough
for one OF sense enough for the other
The man lying behind a stump on me
sand rises and takes a crack at them.
killing one OF two Thy all get Up
and go together. The redheads VIII stav
away, but the cauvasbacks viii no1.
They viii return in half an hour. par
ticularIy If the man has waited for the
waves 10 bear the bodies 10 the beach
and then SET them up on sticks in shall
low water as decOys-
Others viii come also despite the
shooting. IF he wishes TO get canvas
backs from the start and has other dead
ducks with him. he viii set them out.
They VIII do just as wei. for the can
vasback viii decoy to anything that
looks like a duck. from a spoonbiH 10
a mailard--New York Sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO.

Here is d pen picture Of the Sultan @.
Morocco from the quill of r. b. Cunnig-
hamg Grahame-
Young and intelligent. and educated
highly in the knowledge OF The Moors.
and not without a pretty clear idea of
European politics. the Sultan Is very
charming man. >seU-made and active
and with uncommon personal strength,
and. With fairness both OF mind ana
Viii unusual in a Moor. much may ua
hoped from him if he energies safely
from his present trial.
He sets his face against concession
mougar= aud the Grew OF those who, see
ing marshes, want 10 drain chem at th-
nation expense He understands that
roads are more essential TO his people
in the fit instance than are railways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
lures Of the Sublime Porte.

They therefore remain in Paris and
Brussels associated with the Young
Turk party Of which the son OF that en-
HghJened and progressive Turkish states
man and premier. 1Iidhat Pasha. murder
ed by orders Of the present Sultan. is
one of the leaders This Young Turk
party aims at a radical reformation Of
the entire administration Of the Otto
man government, and the Te-establish-
ment Of The constitution instituted by
Murad and RELOCATED to oblivion by his
brother and successor. Sultan Abdul
Hamed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
Feared Enmity of the Sultan.

IL may be timely to recall that the
late Mahmoud Pasha. who was most
enlightened man, renowned for his in
tegrity ana honesty, and through his
mother of imperial birth. left Turkey
in hot haste with his two sons because
he had learned that having incurred the
enmity of the palace gang 10 whose
villainies he was opposed. q warrant
Tor his arrest had been issued. He
feared the fate OF his brother-in-law.
cz-Sultan Murad, or. worse still. Of his
friend ez-PFemier Nidhat, who was club
bed 20 death by his guards with the
butt end of their rifles while being
conveyed across the desert from Damas-
Gus TO Bagdad which had been assigned
10 him as exile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

said: We would be pleased 10 have
your honor cHIightan us" Judge Cray
then explained that anthracite came
from the Greek. the word originally
meaning kind OF precious stone. There
was an audible chuckIe as he continued.
Ut seems as though Te were getting
back 10 first principles ~ Philadelphia
Record
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

Judge Cray, 81 the anthracite coal
commission. threw bomb into the an
tagcutstic forces tho other day by asking
if anyone could teIl him the exact
meaning Of the word anthracite. or it's
derivation Ills query was followed by
81 intense stiffness Even rhe learned
counsel, 80 sudden was the query, re-
nleiaed silent. Finally liz. barrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

Woodworking young athlete and very
much az home ON horseback President
Roosevelt last summer saw and applaud
ed his riding.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

d. II. Kahaulelio, c. Il. Lindsay and
D. X. Kahaulelio have petitioned the
Treasurer for charter for the Ha-
waiian Mutual Aid Society.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
FAMOUS REFoRMER HERE.

DR.. Sun Vat Sen, Chinese revolu'
ZIONIST and refOrmer, arrived in the 81.
IBERIA and is now the guest of old
friends here. He was educated at To-
lani college under Bishop Willis and
his brother is S. Ahmi of Maui. DR..
Sun has long been plotting for the
overthrow OF the dynasty of the EN-
press Dowager and his idea is that re-
form in China can come only through
the annihilation Of the Manchu dy-
nasty.
In 1900, DR.. Sun headed movement
which mad for It's object the uprising
OF the lower provinces against the I'm
perial Government. The idea was to
make an assault on the town of Wal
Chou. He wished next to subjugate
Foo Kin and operate from there. In
the neighborhood Of 1000 Imperial
b.,ups were sent against DR.. Sun, who
was victorious for short time. The
Bow Wongs failed to operate elsewhere
as had been planned and the movement
failed. One of the doctors leaders was
finally captured and executed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
ST. pAvlp's HOUSE,
BoWERs' MERCHANT PATROL AND
CONFIDENTIAL AGENCY.

Competent watchmcnt furnished for
business houses and residences. .....
ONCE, BerstanIa ap1 Mecully Streets.
p. o. Box 294.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
TENSION INCREASING.

Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 6.-As the
date approaches on which Russia
agreed to evacuate ManChuria the ten
sion is increasing. 1t is conceded that
Russia will not withdraw on the eigth,
the time originally set, Lut diplomats
are hopeful of being able to avert war
between Russia and Japan, as the lat
ter country will probably make a ser.
ious move when Russia does not fulfill
the promises to withdraw from Man
churia on me agreed date.
Toxic. Japan, Oct. Cit is reported
here that Russia is erecting forts and
mounting guns at Yongalnpho, Corea.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
BISSELl rs DEAD.

Buffalo, n. Y, Oct. 6.-W. S. Bis
sell, x-Postmaster-Ge of the
United States, died here today after
an extended Illness.
Bissel was born in New York in ls47.
He was a graduate of Yale and studied
law with Lanning, Cleveland & Fol-
som. He entered into a law partner.
ship with Lyman X. Bass in 1872. A
year later Grover Cleveland became a
member OF the firm, and in 1898 Cleve-
land appointed his former law partnes
Postmaster-General of the United
States. Bissell held the post for two
years and then returned to the prac-
tice of law.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
ATTITUDE TOWARD TARIFF.

Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 6.-The Hon
Joseph Chamberlain opened the cam
paign here today with long speech
justifying his attitude towards the tar
in in the recent cabinet crisis.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
LONDONDERRY TO RESIGN.

London, Oct. Cit is rumored here
that Lord Londonderry will resign form
the cabinet.
Lord Londonderry has been president
of the Board of Education since 1902.
His wife, the Marchioness of London
derry. was one of the most striking
beauties seen at King Edwards coro-
nation. Lord Londonderry is one of
the richest and most powerful men in
ireland.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
Law Offices.
Or. Archibald n. SINCLAIR.

offIces-Rooms 2OS-209 Boston build
Ing, Fort Street.
Telephones-otflce Main 1856; Resi-.
dence, White 1851.
Hours-11 a. m. to ] p. m; to b
=. m; 7 to s pm; Sundays, IL to pm.
p. o. Box sol.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
IN MEMORY OF HERBERT.

Washington, d. c., Oct. G.-President
Roosevelt attended the service held
here today in memory Of the late Hon.
Michael Herbert, British minister to
the United States. The President and
the late diplomat were very close per-
sOnal friends.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
EXCURSION TO VOLCANO.

There is being offered for next Tues
days sailing an excursion to the vol
cano which will embrace railroad and
stage trip across the island of Hawaii,
one steamship route being used on the
going trip and another on the return
Rates and tickets can be secured from
Richard II. Trent, the general agent
corner Fort and Merchant streets.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
WORLD NEWS BY CABLE
(Associated Press Gable.
WRECKED BY DYNAMITE.

Butte. Montana, Oct. CA Northern
Pacific Railway engine and the track
on which it was running were wrecked
by dynamite today.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
HONOLULU IRON WORKS

Improved and Modern SUGAR MA.
cHlNERY Of every capacity and de-.
seriptlon made to order. Boiler work
and RIVETEp PIPES for Irrigation
purposes a speciality. PARTICULAR atten.
tlon paid to JOB WORK, and repaIrs
executed at shortest notice.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
WITHDRAW.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 6.~The Mace.
DOMAIN insurgents have withdrawn
from the Razlog district after meeting
with a severe repuse.