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The Washington times., 1903-12-27
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Only One Change Was Made in Board
Of Officers for New
Year.

II accordance with its settled policy
OF having officers serve for two years
there were few changes last night at the
annual election of the Biological Society
of Washington, held in the parIors OF
the Cosmos Club. The only change was
the election of NJ. w. Lyon, jr., to sue
coed T, V. Stanton as corresponding
secretary. Mr.. Stanton announced II
would be impossible for him TO continue
IN office because OF other engagements,
and his resignation was reluctantly ac-
cepted.
The officers elected were as follows:
d. w. Everman, president: vice presi-
dents. W. II. Ashman. T. T. Knowlton.
r. S. Palmer. and w. p Hay, in the or
der named; w. II. Osgood, recording
secretary; NJ. w. Lyon. jr. correspond
ing secretary; David White, treasurer.
The new members of the executive
council elected Were A. T. Woods, II. j.
Weber, J. y. Rose. NJ. b. Waite. and
a D. Hopkins.
Those appointed on the committee on
communications were Vernon Bailey, NJ
W. Lyon, jr., A. ID. Becker. A. +.
W GODS, and A. ID. Hopkins. The commit
tee on publications will be composed Of
William p. Hay, Garrett S. Miller and
David White.
President Everman was nominated for
the position of vice president in the
washington Academy Of Sciences.
David White made "A strong effort
20 &c out Of his election as treasurer.
lie received the largest number OF votes
ana moved that as he had declined to
acoept. tho Office be given to the next
lowest man The motion was lost by a
unanimous majority. and he Is treas
urer for a year unless he drives home
his resignation with a club. Mr. White
said ne was busy man and there
should be new blood IN Office as often
as possible.
President Everman made a short adj
dress. in which he said the society had
done excellent work IN the past year
and the prospects for the coming year
were unusually bright He urged the
members 20 do ali IN their power 10
get out the largest possible attendance
at the weekly meetings
Ii was announced by President Ever
nan that at the next meeting of the
executive council the matter Of holding
free popular lectures in the National
Museum this winter win be discussed.
He said the lectures given last year had
proved the most successful popular ef-
forts Of the kind he had ever seen and
they were attended by what he called
'phenomenally large crowds" 1t is be-
ievcd that the lectures will be given this
winter, but no plans have yet been per-
fected
The Washington times., 1903-12-27

American colonists in the Revolution,
and which is TO be erected at a cost OF
$4,000
The statue to Count Pulaski. anoth-
er nobleman who aided the American
eolonists. TO be erected at a cost OF $780,
coo
The statues to Steuben and Pulaski
were the only two Of the many sought
for the National Capital for which Con-
gress appropriated money IN the last
session.
Probably the most interesting is that
contemplated by Representative George
A. Pearre Of Maryland providing for
the erection OF a monument IN wash
ington at a cost OF 10000 to the he
roes of the War OF the Revolution
form Lafayette Square. which fact= the
White Ha.sse. into a sort Of apotheosis
Of the American struggle for liberty By
placing this statue in the middle OF that
reservation and making it the center OF
a group OF auxiliary statues IN the four
corners OF the square 20 the memory
Of the noted foreigners who helped the
colonists in that war the idea being to
have in front Of the White House a
series Of memorials symbOlical OF the
patriotism Of the colonists and their
foreign allies.
There are also Bills for a $4,000 monu-
ment to Gen. Ots1 II Williams at
WilIiamsoort. Ind, and $1,000 for a
monument to Representative Amos ].
Cummings. who died in Baltimore
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HUNTING ACCIDENTS IN MAINE.

Returns from the offices of the COM
missioners in Augusta show that the
number of shooting accidents for the
hunting season which closes Tuesday at
midnight has been less than usual
There have been seventeen accidents
this fall, and ten of them have had fatal
results. In 1902 there were twenty-three
accidents, nine of which resulted fatally
There were five accidents during the
summer and early fall which do not
come into the list OF accidents for tn
big game season, and two of these ha
fatal results. In the list there is bI
one case of being mistaken Tor a D. q
which Is considerably below the .suf
iecord.-Bangor News
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
John C. Southan.

Funeral services We're held yesterday
over the body Of John c. Southan at the
family residence, Twelfth and Concord
Streets, Brookland. The Rev. DR.. G.
G. Meador, of the Fifth Baptist Church,
Washington. officiated, and special rites
were conducted by King David Lodge.
No. q. F. A. A. NJ. Interment was at
Glenwood.
Mr.. Southan had been IN for several
years with nephritis. His condition be-
came so serious that he was taken Sun
day 10 the Columbian Hospital and the
following day underwent an operation.
He died Of a gastric hemorrhage Thurs
day.
Mr.. Southan was a native of Clark
county, Virginia, having been born
there forty-five years ago. In the early
eighties he came to Washington and
engaged in the contracting business,
and became identified with a number
of large building enterprises. He was
instrumental in the development Of
Brookland. and was a member of the
Baptist church in that suburb.
He is survived by a widow and four
children.
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STATESMEN WHO HAVE REFUSED
TO BE NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
Predecessors Who Views Similar Cleveland and Hanna Thomas
Others the Most Brilliant Country

been a robust gold or specie payment
man during the war days. Neverthe-
less, Pendleton led for many ballots,
and though he failed of the nomination,
some of his ideas got into the platform
In the deadlock between Pendleton and
his principal rivals a movement for Sey-
mour was started. which he attempted
to check by declaring that your can
didate 1 can never be-" yet while pro-
testing that he never could consent, he
consented.
Jeferson's Belief.
Like Hayes of the later day, Polk let
it be known long before the time for
the selection of the candidate of 1S4S ar
rived that he would not seek re-slec-
ton. and the convention took him at
his word and nominated Cass. who was
beaten at the polls by Taylor. the Wing.
The probability is that Polk, II he had
been an aspirant, would have been beat
en- either in the convention or at the
polls, for despite the successful war
against Mexico which was prosecuted
during his Administration and which
added vast tracts to the nations ter
ritory. he was not popular with his par
ty or the country. Some or Jackson s
political enemies declared during his
second term that he would take another
term If he could get 1t, and would re-
main in Office for life If the country
would allow him. II is known, how
ever. that Jackson seriously intended at
one time to resign in his second term.
so that his friend Van Buren, the Vice
President. would be sure Of serving In
the higher office a short time at least.
and that he was persuaded by Van Blu
rem and other supporters to retain office
to the end. Jefferson, like Cleveland.
believed that the re-eligibility of Pres
idents for election was a defect in the
Constitution. which he would be glad to
see NEEDED. yet he cheerTulIy accepted
a second term himself. and some of his
enemi IS charged that he was willing Ia
stay il. Office stil longer. but this. OF
course, is known to be an error. He was
sincere in saying that the day when he
retired to his home in 1909 at the end OF
his second term was the happiest day
Of his life. Still there are persons who
are not yet convinced that Mr.. Cleve-
lands declinaticn will be allowed 10
stand.
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Isaac Sharp.

The body of Isaac Sharp. former gov
ernor Of Kansas. whs died after a
months illness at his residence, 1927
Street. Washington. was taken yester-
day 10 Council Grove. Kan. for burial
Death was due to stomach trouble
Mr.. Sharp was born in Lancaster
county. Pa, in 1892 and there spent his
early life. He later became a resident
Of Kansas. and took up the practice Of
law. He also became interested in poll
tics. and was elected to the Legislature.
and subsequently, as governor of the
State. He was prominent in the anti
slavery movement.
Governor Sharp came to Washington
in 1882. and for a while practiced law in
the city but he was compelled to retire
from business life some years ago on
account of poor health. He is survived
by son. Edward Sharp. who is an at
torney at Council Grove
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
NAVY YARD MAY GET
A NEW ENGINE HOUSE
District Commissioners Receive Core
spondence on the Subject From Sec
rotary of Navy Urging Actica

The District Commissioners have re-
ceived from Secretary of the Navy
Moody a letter incIosing- correspondence
between the Navy Department and Rear
Admiral HigginsOn. commandant - the
Washington navy yard. strongly Urging
the construction of a fire engine ,iOuse
in the vicinity of the yard.
The Commissioners have already re-
quested an appropriation from Congress
for this purpose. but viii forward ssecre-
tary MOody's letter to Congress in sup
port of the recommendations they have
made
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
GRATED A NEW LIP.

DR.. c. s Durand. Of this city, has just
completed a surgical operation which
has caused considerable comment in this
city. The operation was performed upon
Charles SSsuern- The dreaded malady.
cancer, HAD destroyed the whole lower
lip DR.. Durand took the case under
treatment and successfully grated =
new lip from the inner side OF Mr. skill
lern's cheeks Mr.. Skillern is now out
on the streets after a confinement Of a
few weeks, and the results Of the Oper-
alton are scarcely noticeable.-Chatta-
nCOga News
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
CARRYING A GUN COSTLY
IN INDIAN TERRITORY
Crime, However, on the In
crease, Says Bennett.
MUSc0GEE JAIL CROWDED
Over Thirteen Hundred Persons Are
Under ndictment-Many Gangs
of DesperadoeS Broken Up.

The wild Western habit of carrying
a gun is meeting with grave discour-
agement out in Indian Territory, ac-
cording TO Dr. Leo =. Bennett. United
States marshal for the western district
OF the Territory. who is now in Wash
ington on business connected with the
Department of Justice and the Repub-
lican National Committee
Carrying a gun isn't so common rs
it used to be out in our country" SAID
DIR. Bennett. so many OF the boys
have had to reach down in their Jeans
and pay fines of from 800 70 500 and
costs that the custom has rather lost
it's attractions. When a fellow has TO
settle bill of that size a few times he
is likely to come to the conclusion a
weapon isn't absolutely necessary. \
man isn't allowed to carry a revolver
even In belt and in plain sight. The
only way I'm which one may carry a re-
volver is in his hnnd. and then it must
be such a weapon as is used in the
United States Army or Navy"
Startling Statistics.
Crime is on the increase. however.
rather than declining. and DIR. Bennett
has the figures to show it, The large
amount OF CRIME N the western district
may be judged from the fact that on
December !. 1908. there were !. 366 persons
under Indictment OF these indictments
IA arose from violation. OF the LIQUOR
laws; fifty-hve were murder cases.
Since DR.. Bennett became marshal, six
years ago. 5,9l4 offenders have been re-
ceiyed in the jail at Muscogee. In the
last year or two, crime has been largely
on the increase among negroes, and
TO some extent among whites. 1t is
falling off among the Indians.
Since DR.. Bennett entered upon his
Office a number OF desperate gangs have
been rounded UP in the Territory.
Among these were the Jennings gang
OF train robbers and the Brewster gang.
Many desperate individual criminals
have been captured, and while DIR. Ben
nett modestly makes light of IL, he has
been through some thrilling exploits
Train Robbing Race.
He says train robbing is a rarity in
the Territory now. though another out
break of # is feared when the members
Of the old Jennings gang get out OF
prison. as some OF them viii soon.
DR.. Bennett will remain here until
after the meeting Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. He will represent
the Territory at the meeting. as he
holds the proxy of the regular commit
teeman.
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
IRsEN Has APHASIA.

According to advices from COpenha-
gen, Ibsen has been afflicted for some
months with aDhasia. He has all his
faculties and can work perfectly, but he
cannot find the appropriate word in con-
versatson When he wanted 10 invite
a visitor to take a seat he said: Take
a cigar At first he would fly into a
rage when he could not nnd the right
word. so his family deemed It prudent
10 isolate him
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
ARMY oFFIcER ACoUITTEn.

Lieut.. w. B. Aitkin. Twenty-eighth
Infantry. was acquitted OF the charge
Of drunkenness on duty brought against
him before court-martial at Fam
boanga.
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. BLAIR LEE
Held at Home of Her Mother in K
Street-Interment IL Rock
Creek Cemetery.

Funeral services were held at St
johns Church yesterday afternoon over
the body of Mrs. Blair Lee. who died
Thursday at the residence of her moth
er, Mrs. Randolph Harrison McKim
at 1923 X Street. The Rev Roland Cot
ton Smith officiated. Interment was In
Rock Creek Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Montgomery
Blair George r Baer. of Philadelphia;
Gist Blair, Thomas Nelson Page, Wood
bury Blair. Ward Thoron, Woodbury.
LOwrie. and Fairfax Harrison.
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
Mrs. Harriet S. Matchett

The funeral of Mrs Harriet Stratton
Matchett. wife of John w Matchett,
the evangelist. was held Thursday from
the family residence. at 1926 Eighth
street northwest. The Rev. DR. Frank
istol. of the Metropolitan NJ. Z
church. ofhciated. Interment was at
Glenwood. Mrs. Matchett had a large
circle Of friends I'm WASHINGTON.
The Washington times., 1903-12-27
His Paris Manifesto.

Blaine's Paris manifesto brought its
author into new prominence all over the
world. There was no doubt felt among
either Democrats or Republicans that he
would be the candidate Of 1883. The "old
ticket" 1t was believed would be put
up by both parties. and the canvass Of
1894 would be fought over again, with
the chances this time, IL was believed,
In favor Of the Republicans Then
when the Florence letter arrived in
which Blaine announced, on account
of reasons personal to myself" that his
name would not be presented TO the
convention, something like consterna-
ton was caused among a large element
Of the Republicans. There was not the
faintest doubt that Blaine was the IA
vOrite Of a great majority OF the Re
publican voters. He made many friends,
too, among the Democrats. Personally,
he was one Of the most attractive per-
sonages whom the country has seen.
His withdrawal from the canvass, there
fore, disorganized Republican plans and
gave immediate announcement to many
other aspirants Thus when the con-
vcntion of 1888 opened there was the
profoundest sort of doubt as 10 the per
son who would carry of the prize Sher-
man led IN the voting, but as he had
been an aspirant then for many years,
and as his name had ngured in several
conventions. his friends lacked conf
dence In his winning powers.
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In the Convention.

Following him. IN this order. on the
first ballot in the convention were
Gresham. Depew, Alger. Harrison, Ali
son, Blaine, Ingalls,. Rusk. and others.
Notwithstanding Blaine's withdrawal.
many Of his friends continued to sup
port him through the entire convention,
which lasted six days. longer than any
other national gathering OF the Repub-
lican party, before or since.
Harrison at last won the candidacy,
but there We're Republicans in and out
of the convention who believed that IL
that body had gone to Blaine he would
be constrained 70 accept the honor. At
tempts several times were made TO
stampede the convention TO him, but
these ali failed.
Harrison made Blaine Secretary OF
State. and. though il was understood
that Blaine would not be an aspirant
for the nomination in 1892 against his
chief, and as he himself had let It be
known that he would not seek the can
didacy again, Yet he resigned from the
Cabinet just before the convention of
that year. he put himself in the hands
Of his friends, and he received 1S2 votes
IL the convention. the candidacy of
course, going TO Harrison as a compn-
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Blaine's Letter.

Most persons remember the surprise
caused by Blaine's Florence letter five
to six months before the Republican
national convention of 1883. Withdrawing
from the race for the nomination.
Shortly before that time, I'm an inter
view in Paris. Mr.. Blaine condemned
President Cleveland's message Of De-
cember. 1887. in which the President
broke away from the custom of all his
predecessors and confined himself to
one theme, the tariff, urging reductions
I'm many particulars. Blaine attack ed
the message, and his words were con-
sidered so important in that exigency
that they We're published in many Of
the prominent European papers. as well
as in all Of those Of the United States
Cleveland's message OF 1887 was far
shorter than those of most OF his pre-
decessors and of all Of his successors.
1t was shorter than his own regular
communications TO Congress before and
afterward On this account, however.
and because it made an assault on the
tariff which was certain TO figure in
the canvass in the following year, in
which he would be a candidate it at
tracted wide attention. No other regu-
lar message to Congress since the civil
war days had anything like the num-
Der OF readers which Cleveland's pro-
nunciamento Of 1887 won. The mes
sage. too, IL may be said, was unfor-
tunate for it's author Its recommended
tons were given shape in the Mills
tariff Of 1855. which passed the House
by a party vote, which was held up in
the Senate. and which did more than
any other influence TO defeat Cleveland
in that year and put Benjamin Harri-
son in office
The Washington times., 1903-12-27

The refusal of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna TO become a candidate for the
Presidency and the declination of
former President Cleveland 10 accept
third nomination. makes it of interest
just now TO recall the men Of the past
who have declined the highest honor
in the gift of the people. Former Presi-
dent Clevelands declination being the
latest is at present the most interest
ing, as the question is being asked: Is
his declination finale
On the face Of things it looks to be
so, for the ex-President is apt to mean
what he says. One or two circum-
stances, however, connected with his
career may give some of them a little
hope that he may be induced ultimate
ly to accept the candidacy should it be
proffered. In his letter accepting the
nomination Of 1884 he urged the adop-
ton OF an amendment to the Constitu-
ton disqualifying a President for re-
election.
As the same thing had often been pro-
posed before by prominent statesmen,
Mr.. Cleveland's suggestion did not at
tract any attention at the time. Larger
things than the restriction of a Presi-
dent to a single term were before the
country in the campaign of 1884.
Possibly some OF his unsuccessful
rivals In the convention of that year
Hendricks, Thurman, Bayard. Randall.
Mcdonald or some of the others-may
have beer encouraged by Cleveland's
expressed objections to second terms for
any Presidents, but the masses of the
Democratic and Republican voters in
the canvass took no notice of that point
in any way.
Shortly before the convention OF ISIS
in st. Louis met a few Democratic and
one or two Republican newspapers called
attention TO the one-term views an
nounced by Cleveland I'm 1854, but they
had not the slightest effect on the Presi-
dent and his friends, for the convention
gave him unanimous denomination, but
he was defeated at the polls.
In 1891 and also early in 1892 he said
things in interviews and private letters
which were construed at the time as
limitations that he would not be a can
didate again. but he accepted the third
candidacy in that year when the con-
vention offered il, and there was no
surprise expressed at the time.
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Seymour, Dark Horse.

The man who became the nominee of
the Democratic convention Of 1865. Ho-
ratio Seymour, had not been prominent
" mentioned outside Of his own State
in connection with the candidacy Of
that year previous to the meeting of
the convention. He had been conspicu-
Gus IN New York politics for many
years, had been a member Of the Legls-
lature, was governor of the State dur
ing part Of the civil war, and presided
over the convention which nominated
Mcclellan for President in 1864. as well
as over that Of 1858, in which he him
self received the candidacy. In the 1868
convention, however, by far the most
promising aspirant at the start was
George II. Pendleton. AS a member of
Congress during the civil war he op-
posed the issue Of greenbacks, but after
the war he wanted not only the $3.50, 600
600 of that period retained bat he urged
the increase Of the volume and the
payment of all the Government obliga-
lions in them which had not been made
specifically payable in gold Largely
because OF Pendleton's prominence in
this more greenbacks'' propaganda the
policy was dubbed the "Ohio idea"
Pendleton was opposed, of course by
large element OF the Eastern Democrats
among whom was Seymour. who had
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-08-13

kane, which he characterized as "in-
excusable." Continuing, he said: "The
national board of arbitration. should
have been. organized as provided in the
contract, in each of the two cases re-
ferred to. That board, II it had found
irregularities or even fraud, If the pub.
fishers or the unions had asked for
consideration Of subject not allowed
In the contract, it has and does possess
all the necessary power to annul and
wipe out all the previous proceedings
and begin anew" Driscolrs speech was
received with applause and the chair
announced that it should be referred to
the committee on arbitration.
I The convention then listened to Mar
tin p. Higgins, president of the Inter-
national Printing Pressmen and AS
sistant's union. He said that when all
the facts are brought out it would be
question as to who had broken the
contract in connection with the Wash
ington strike.
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AN EXTRA
SESSION
Decided at Conference Between
President and Senators That
Congress Will Meet in Fall.
SWEAT OF THEIR BROWS
Millionaire Mine Owners in Cripple
Greek Threaten to Complete the
Drainage Tunnel.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 19-Presi-
dent Roosevelts conference with the
members of the subcommittee of the
senate finance committee was not con-
cluded till the small hours of the morn
ing. The whole subject of financial
legislation during the approaching ses-
sion of congress was discussed thor
oughly. The committee consisted of
Aldrich, chairman, Platt, (Conn.) Alli-
son and Spooner. The committee did
not present even tentative draft of q
currency bill, although some presenta-
tions which subsequently may be EN- .
bodied in the measure, were reduced tc
concrete form. No definite conclusion
as to the shape of the proposed legisla-
tion was reported. One fact of distinct
Importance was developed at the con-
ference; that while an extraordinary
session of congress next fall is assured
it was not determined definitely wheth-
er it will be called in October or No
vember. The primary purpose of the
extra session will be to enact legisla-
ton making operative the Cuban reci-
procity treaty, but financial legislation
also will be pressed upon the attention
of congress soon after it conyenes