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The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Not a Wasted Session.
Work of Congress Shown in Notable
Local Improvements.

The Fifty-seventh Congress has
been made the target of much hastv
and thoughtless criticism. It's second
session, in particular, has been con
demned as impotent and fruitless.
We have already shown in thes.
columns that the Congress which
dissolved a week ago is entitled TO
rank, on the achievements of its first
session, with the fifteen or twenty
most distinguished and useful among
its predecessors. The shorter session.
everyone admits, was clogged and
muddled by the Statehood bill en-
barge. Yet It's work was by no
means that shadowy travesty on leg
islation which hostile critics have pic
tured it. Certainly so far as the
District Of Columbia's needs and III
terests are concerned few sessions
have been more fruitful and more
advantageous than the one Just
ended.
To 1t the District owes the initia-
tion of various projects, which are
certain 10 contribute enormously to
Washington's welfare and develop
ment- The construction of the Union
Station means not only the cxpen-
ditu-e Of from S4,0O0,OOO to $4,000
900 on an improvement of vital i'm
portance, but the forging of another
link in the architectural scheme Of
newer and grander Washington.
As a step forward in the creation
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
The Stubborn Idiom.

Signor Mayor des Pianches. Italian ambassador
10 this country. was preparing response q
toast using the English language. when he
stuck fast Tor lack Of pat phrase. He con
suited nearly everyone in the legation but could
get no help. As a last resource his secretary
called up the State Department by telephone
and got Assistant Secretary Peirce on the wire.
What his excelleacy wishes 20 say" said the
soft-spoken Italian, els embodied in your
phrase running 10 this eject You must not
look az the teeth Of the horse that gives VIII
YOU please help himg''
Mr.. Peirce smiled broadly as he replied.
What YOU mean to say is that should
not look gift horse in the mouth Chicago
Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
The Grand Duke Paul Popular.

The Grand Duke Paul of Russia and
his bride, the divorced wife Of Colonel
Pistolkoff for marrying whom he was
deprived OF his military diguities and
honors. and banished from the empire.
last fall, Is living with his wife at
Florence. where they occupy the villa
Boutourline and they are being so ex-
tensively entertained by the Russian
aristOcracy and court dignitaries win
tering there. and are entertaining them
so much in return. that IL looks very
much as if the anger OF the Car had
softened toward his uncle. and as IL
the latter's disgrace were unlikely to
be OF a lasting character. II the re-
sentiment OF the Emperor against him
we're as pronounced as implied by his
deprivation or his rank in the army.
one would hardly find Russian court dig
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
THE MAN or ONE IDEA.

we sheer at folks with one idee.
But mebby. in the end.
The chap with one idee may git
Where you and me amt cIumb TO yit,
Nor never will. my friend
Il knew a chap with one idee
A-rattlin' in his pate:
We laughed in them old days because
OF tninkin' what a fool he was.
But now. by gosh, he's great
1T amt so bad, list one idee,
Provided that it's good
And stuck TO right through thick ard
thin.
Just one tdee made each man win
That at the top has stood"
S. (. Kiser in Chicago Record Herald.
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A Rare Sense of Honor.


/ Viscount CastIeTosse. whom the vice
roy CT Ireland has just appointed to the
post OF master OF the horse in the
/ palace OF old Colonel Forster. Is the
only son and heir OF the Earl of Ken
mare. and is married to one of the two
sister Of Lord Revelstoke. and OF the
Hon. Hugo Barring, now in business on
Wall Street. New York. and OF Cecil
Barring. married 10 Maud LoriIlard the
divorced wife of T. suffern Taller, OF
New York.
Lord Castlerosse is a man possessed
OF sense OF honor somewhat rare IN
fortunately IN these modern days. when
4 those curb-broker ethics have invaded
Mayfair and contaminated the princi-
pies OF so many members Of the Eng
lish aristocracy. When the great bank
ing-house OF Barring came to grief some
ten years or so ago. Lord CastIerosse.
who had married one of the daughters OF
the late Lord Revelstoke. and the Hon
Robert Spencer. who had married the
other daughter. insisted upon returning
70 their father-in-law. who was then
the head OF the firm, the whole of the
marriage portion which their wives had
received in the hope OF assisting the
committee Of bankers formed for the
purpose of extricating the house from
its embarrassments. and in order to in
crease the available assets.
Now that the Barings are once more
re-established on a firm footing, and
floating on smooth water, carried along
by the high tide OF prosperity, IL is pos
sible that the firm may have found itself
in a position TO restore to these two
sons-in-law OF the late Lord Revelstoke
the large marriage portions OF their re-
spective wives. But this does not dimin-
ish the merit OF Lord CastIerosse AMI Of
Bobby" Spencer for acting as they did
at the time of the crash. since the cred
itors Of the firm had no legal claim
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Arctic Expeditions.
Not Many Expeditions Projected for
the Present Year.

Les than usual is doing. or is de-
fnitely projected this season. in Are
tic exploration. One expedition, q
small one, led by Baron Toll, has
spent the winter In the Arctic. 1t is
supposed 10 be on Bennett Island.
At the middle Of next month the
Norwegian, Captain Ronald Amund-
SEN who was one of the Belgica ex-
petition to the Antarctic. intends to
sail from Christiania for Greenland.
ON the little sailing vessel GJoa. He
viii take eight companions. and he
means 10 enter the Arctic archipelago
north of this continent for the pur-
pose Of redetcrmining the position Of
the north magnetic pole. Small ns
bis craft - be expects to remain four
or five years m the Arctic regions. and
will attempt TO make the northwest
passage.
May ., French expedition, head
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Street Dust and Disease.

The experts appointed by the Paris Medical
society TO investigate the subject Of street dust
IA its relationship to diseases and their spread
reported recently that the only safe way %
Cleanse the public thoroughfares was 20 flush
theih with water. Ono good hydrant, with a
ialr pressure Of water, would do more toward
cleaning the streets than half hundred sweep
ers- The sweepers would merely collect the
coarse and more visible pieces 81 dirt and cart
them away, while the fine. impalpable dust
which contained the disease germs would be left
floating in the air.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Significant Conventions.

Significant Conventions
The two recent State conventions in
Michigan are not without significance in
their bearing upon national politics.
Notwithstanding the fact that they NOM
mated only candidates for judicial DO
sitions and regents OF the state univer-
sity. Ordinarily such State gatherings
would not attract attention. but inst
now both serve as guides 10 public sen
timent. TIE Republican convention
placed Michigan in line with other
States in the Endorsement OF the Ad-
ministration Of President Roosevelt. de-
spite the criticisms which are now and
then heard. and the efforts which his
opponents are putting forth to create
the impression that the Presidents ac-
tion in various matters is weakening his
standing with his party
A State which indorses the Admins
tration today cannot consistently repu-
date that Endorsement a year hence.
and select delegates to the national con-
vention with instructions not to support
Mr.. Roosevelt for nomination, unless
something most extraordinary should oc-
cur during the coming year to change the
attitude of the people. Consequently the
President ought to feel assured OF the
support of Michigan in the next nation
al convention.
While an expression OF approval or
the wise and patriotic Administrators"
may be a sort OF perfunctory and usual
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Friction in the NaVu.
Some of the Simplest Rules of the Ser
vice Need Reannouncement

Are we face to face with another
Crowninshield tragedy Is a heart
less Secretary of the Navy TO crowd
more staff corps heroes into retire
tirement7
II what we read holds true about
the Discrimination of the various bu-
reau chiefs now settled in the State.
War and Navy Building to submit to
exile in rented quarters outside, the
navy Is again TO suffer as distressing
and damaging a shock as when the
late commander of the European sta
ton hauled down his shrunken flag
and shook from his feet the dust of
an ungrateful service. Admiral
Crowninshield, it is alleged. sought
retirement because he felt that his
personal prestige had been assailed
by certain changes in the makeup of
the European squadron. He wished
while abroad TO tread the deck Of a
tirst-elass, full-fedged battleship.
But an unfeeling Administration
had more urgent uses for its choicest
men-of-war, and assigned the injured
station chief a mere cruiser as flag
ship. 1t remembered that a vessel Of
that rating had served George Dewey
to make his triumphal return through
European waters to America. But
there are heroes and heroes. and cir
cumstanees alter cases. What sufficed
for Dewey was sconed by Crownin-
shield, who preferred retirement TO
reappearing in foreign ports shorn Of
his last years glories.
The example set by Admiral
Crowninshield seems to be exercising
If reports be true-a demoralizing
influence among the bureau chiefs of
the Navy Department. 1t is said that
some of these chiefs threaten resicna-
ton or retirement if they are forced
to move their offices across Seven
teenth Street into the newly com
Pleted Mills building. This structure
has been rented by the Navy Depart
mcnt to relieve the congestion in its
present quarters, and to allow its bu-
reaus ample room and better working
facilities. But certain of the chiefs
apparently hold ii a sort of degrada-
ton to suffer exile for the general
good, and have begun to picture
themselves, like Admiral Crownin-
shield, aggrieved and unappreciated
heroes.
What has become of the navv's mil
itary spirit? We have been told, and
have believed. that prompt obedience
was the soldiers or the sailors cardi-
nal virtue. Military life demands the
subordination of pique and pride and
personal feeling to an Overmastering
sense Of discipline and order. Where
he is sent the soldier or sailor must 90
and go without a protest Evident
ly some Of the fundamental rules of
the service need to be proclaimed
afresh by the Secretary Of the. Navy. /
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
The AldTiCh Bill.
No Propriety in Rushing Such a Meas
ure Through Congress


The country, we are disposed to
think. is to be congratulated upon the
fact Chat the Aldrich bill was not en-
acted into law at the session of Con
gress just closed. We say this with
out reference 10 the merits of the bill.
which may or may not be all It's dis
tinguished author claims them TO be-
a bill OF such importance and far
reaching consequence, however. as
this bill drafted by Mr.. Aldrich
should not be introduced in the clos
ING hours of any session, least of all
those that terminate the life Of Con-
gTess. The bill was called up by Sen
ator Aldrieh toward the latter part of
February. If it had passed the Sen
ate i would have had to be rushed
through the House under an applica-
ton of the rules of that body. which
stiie discussion and practically com
pei the majority to confne itself to
registering the will of the Speaker
and the Committee on Rules. Under
no other conditions could the bill have
been passed by both houses.
Now, we submit that such manipu-
lation of a measure raises strong pre-
sumptions III favor Of a little closer
scrutiny of Its provisions than has
yet been accorded II. Whom Is II de-
signed to benefit? Would the relief
1t seeks to afford be genuine or last
ing3 Are there no other. or better.
methods by which to attain the de-
sired obleetl What is this object,
anyway
We collect, annually, a revenue IN
assessor 7hIofe>thari liberal expendi-
tefe, amounting, It Is estimated. 10 be-
tween S5O,000,000 and 800. 0OO. 900.
The problem is how to prevent such
large sum from being temporarily
drawn ont Of the legitimate channels
OF trade and producing a stringency
ID the money market.
The Aldrich bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury. under
proper safeguards, to deposit this en-
tire surplus in banks. In other words.
more money would be placed at the
disposal of spectators. 1t would
mean an additional incentive 10 spec
ulation- Nothing more. nothing less.
An infinitely better way. IN our
opinion, would be TO return the
money to the people through a reduc-
tion in taxation. This could be ac-
comphshed in one way or other. with
out shaking the foundations of the |
temple" either. The tariff need not /
be touched at ALL 1t would be neces-
sary only to reduce internal revenue
taxes.
Without committing ourselves to /
any special mode of procedure for /
securing a more satisfactory balance
between revenues and expenditures, |
we have said enough, we think. TO
emphasize the necessity Of deliberat-
ing before acting.
The haste with which it was sought
TO push the Aldrich bill through both
houses IN the closing hours of the ses-
sion looked suspicious The measure
should be debated on its merits. Let
Us have all the light we can on so i'm
portant a subject.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
BOyhood of a Great Man.

The old schos lmaster looked over the exercise
the lad had written.
You have spelled that word honor wrongly"
he said There should be n in it,
NO, there Shouldn't" holly replied the lad.
I've spelt II right"
I'm show you. SIR reioined the old school
master, reaching for the rod
After the physical exercise was over the boy
returned 20 his seat with tears Of rage and an
guish in his eyes.
'Fll show him some day" he said. rubbing
himself.
Years afterward that hoy, grown to man.
hood. wrote a book. an enormous book in which
he not only insisted in spelling il honor" but
vindictively took all sorts Of liberties with the
STYLE Of spelling taught him by the old poSa-
EOClle-
The name Of that boy was Noah WEBSTER
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
A Native of Boston.

But few people are aware that The
Hon J. s jenkins. prime minister OF
South australia, was born citizen OF
the United States, being native 4
Boston. Some twenty years ago he land
ed In Australia as canvasser and agent
for an American publishing house. As
a rule. book canvassers cannot be lie
scribed as precisely popular-that is TO
say. as a class But Mr.. Jenkins seems
10 have been an exception. and his pop
ularity has landed him into the position
OF one OF the colonial premiers OF King
Edward MARQUiSE DE FONTENOY-
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The Civilized Way.

Civilization tends to minimize fighting aud
provide other methods for deciding questions
which used to be settled by force Perhars
Some day its cnlightening influence viii touch
the Senate and make legislation possible with
out sacrifice ct life. very simple rule for
closure would answer the purpose and save
Senator Morgan from having 10 choose between
cxhausting his strength OF cravcnly retreatinr
from a conscientious opposition while he has
physical power Of obstruction. Il is time for a
Senate red cross convention TO limit the cruelty
OF legislative warfare.-New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Mako His Home in IRELAND.

Makes His Home in Ireland.
Lord Castlerosse. who is a man OF
about forty-two. sold his place in Suf-
folk at the time of the Barring COL
lapse. and now makes his home alto
gether in ireland. where he commands
a battalion OF militia, and is county
councillor for Kerry Although the fam
lily estates have been in the possession
OF the Brownies since the reign OF Queen
Elizabeth. yet the family mansion it
self. Killarney House. is comparatively
modern. having been built by the pres
ent Earl OF Kenmare. one OF its sea-
lures being an exquisite private chapel
for the use of the countess. who is a
daughter Of Lord Charles Thyme. and
Is an enthusiastic convert TO the Romaz
Catholic faith.
The estates comprise the beautiful
Lake of Killarney. one Of the most pic
turesque pieces OF landscape in all Ire
land The patent from the crown. by
virtue of which the Lords OF Kenmare
hold their estates. bear the date OF 1922.
and expressly stipuiates that they in
clude 1.-The Lakes Of Killarney. with al
the islands of OF in the same. and the
fisheries of the said lake and the soil
and the bottom thereof"
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
The Mark Tapley of Politics.

Colonel Bryan is the Mark Tapley Of politics.
No possible happening dispcl his own pri-
vate, personal, individual rainbow Of hope. In
recent addresses and in predictions imbedded
in interviews" he prophesies that the free
silver principles" which ne has been adyo-
eating for 50 many years must and Will pre-
vail. In the extraction Of sunshine from Gu
ctnnbers the Nebraska Statesman never had
superior.-New York Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Queen Isabella to Visit Madrid.

II is officially announced at Madrid
that Queen Isabella will spend Easter
at Seville. where the Alcazar palace is
being prepared for her arrival. and she
Will likewise make a stay at Madrid on
her way thither as the guest of the
King-that grandson whom she has
never seen. II is not true. however, to
say, as asserted in the French press.
that she has not visited Madrid for
thirty five years-that is to say, since
The loss of her throne in 1868. She paid
at least two visits TO her former DO
minions. during the reign OF her son,
the late King Alfonso. 10 whom she be-
came, however, such an Involuntary
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

Statehood for Oklahoma alone might
be obtained in very short time were
ii not for the fact that the Democrats
insist that New Mexico and Arizona
shall also come in The Statehood ad-
vocates are now taking breath 10 renew
the struggle with added earnestness and
vigor next December.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
BITS OF MISCELLANY
Cowboy Legislators.

SIX members Of the Kansas Legislature are
expert cowboys. They are all in the house
{. VI Beeson, Of Ford; W n. Weldon. Of
CLARK; ". ". Martin, Of Morton; Fred Friar.
Of Wichita; r. b. Campbell. q Meade. and Sher-
man William, of stanton. Chalk Beeson is
dean OF the outfit lie has always been a
cowboy, though he owns a fine ranch in the
southwestern part OF the state and keeps il
stocked with from 200 90 1000 cattle. II was
Beeson who in lsS0 got together a real cow
boy band, which later became famous all over
the country Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
To Keep Up the Fight.

The friends OF Statehood, although
sorely disappointed over the failure OF
the omnibus bill to become a law at the
recent session of Congress. are not en-
tirely disheartened and are determined
to make another appeal for the admis-
sion of the Territories in the coming
Congress. They will begin early and
force the fighting from the start. In
fact 1t may be said that the agitation
VIII be kept up from time to time be-
tween now and next December.
TWO OF the three Delegates in the Fiji
ty-seventh Congress will not be I'm the
next Houoe. the Hon. Mark A. smith of
Arizona and the Zion. Dennis Flynn of
Oklahoma, thus leaving the Hon Rer-
nard ShandOn Rodey of New Mexico as
the only one of the trio of non-voting
members of the last House to fight the
battle for Statehood.
Delegate Wilson of Arizona. however
Is not an inexperienced man in Con-
gress- He has already served one term
IN the House, in the Fifty-sixth Con
sress, when Mr.. Smith decided that he
did not wish TO be returned. Last sum
mer Mr.. Smith again declined to be
candidate for reelection, thinking. per-
maps, that the admission Of Arizona as
a state was assured and that he would
be chosen Senator. as no doubt would
nave been the case had not the omnibus
bill been killed by strangulation in the
Senate. Delegate Wilson, like his prede-
cessor. is a Democrat.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Friendly to America.

The friendiiness q the world for the United
states and the desire 81 a large part Of IL TO
participate IN the ST. Louis Worlds Fair, are
brought out plainly in the receptions which are
BENG extended 70 Governor Francis in the
various countries on the other side Of the
Atlantic which he is visiting Millions Of per
sons IN Europe who never heard Of the fair
VIII hear Of il now through the visit 81 the
head % the exposition company 90 the Old
World That is great stroke Of advertising
FOR the fair which the governor is doing among
the European peoples.-St. Louis Globe Demo
Graz.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

II is said that when Pope Leo read how
Cardinal Gibbons was showered with
congratulations at the time OF the Bal
timore prelate's jubilee his holiness re-
marked loosely: I should have liked to
see him. but the poor man is getting old
and must now have rest" The humOr
OF the remark will be apparent when IL
is remembered that James Gibbons is but
a year older than Joachim Pecci was
when he was elected Pope
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

proceeding for a Republican convention
90 take when that party is in power IN
Washington. still II that Administration
Is wise and patriotic" why should II
not be continued. IL its administrator
Is eligible Hence Michigan's indorse-
ment may be practically construed as .
pledge 10 support President Roosevelt
next year
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
A Fortune-Maker

Tremblingly went to the Great Publisher for
his opinion Of my novel
''Of all the unmitigated rot and idiotic non
sense. he exclaimed, slauuning the book down.
this is the worst I ever saw"
After he had written the ad Of its ninety
thousandth edition. I went forth 20 purchase an
automobile and a steam yacht. for I knew nv
fortune was msde.-New York sun.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

Jean Charcot son OF the great neurol-
Jeanne Hugo. is organizing a French eX
petition to the Arctic. His plan Is TO
visit Iceland and Spitzbergen, 70 try to
survey Nova Zembla and TO study ocean
currents. He hopes 20 take with him NJ
de Gerlache. OF the Belgian Antarctic
expedition
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
m THE PUBLIC EYE.

In spite OF the large sums Emile cola
received for his books he seems to have
died a comparatively poor man. and his
books. works OF art. and curiosities viii
be sold at auction at the Hotel Druot,
Paris, this month.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Gratuitous Labors.

At the same time. it Is pleasant 10 remember
that an extra session OF the senate doesn't in
clude any extra salary.-CIevelund Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
Two Generations.

no were those two women who Just reg
isteredF inquired the hotel proprietor
Mrs Mary McGinnis and her daughter. Miss
Nayrne Machines" replied the clerk.-PhilA-
delphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

whatsoever on the fortunes OF their
wives. and there seemed TO be very lit
tie prospect at the time OF saving any
thing from the shipwreck
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
SHAFTS OF mT AND HUNoR.
The Way It Goes.

He sang little song ~ snov.
And snow stayed out of sight;
He sang a song OF violcts.
And every roof was white,
Atlanta Constitution.
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nitaries like the Narischkines. the Man
sourofs. the Troubetskois, etc, frequent
ing the villa BoutOurline.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12
The Talk of the Day.

Are there any vacancies In the Elm
wood Club Of Buffalo? We should like
to be put up for nonresident member
ship
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

Must Battle for Seat.
Delegate Mcguire of Oklahoma will be
a new man in Congress. and in addition
he viii have a contest on his hands.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

With Lieutenant Latimer and the Dis
trict Naval Reserve Battalion II seems
TO be an aggravated case OF the i'm
pOrtant Office seeking the reluctant man.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

There are many who are sincerely and
deeply interested in US. We are remind
ed Of this at least once week by con
fdential letters addressed 10 us-some
Of which arc printed, so as not TO tax
our failing eyes.