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An Unusual Position.

If draw attention TO this speech
of The general. who is one of the most
picturesque figures OF Hungary, 1t IS
because it is the first occasion on when
cabinet ministers have publicly come
out nat-footed in behalf OF the "duello,
openly advocating a system which IS
contrary 70 the laws Of the land Other
ministers have endeayoTed to defend It
in 4 l.slf- hearted manner, while some
have expressed their disapproval there
of and their intention Of doing al that
Law in their power to diminish the mum
her OF these affairs Of honor But the
Hungarian and Austrian ministers OF
war both old soldiers. do not mlncc
matters. are absolutely frank and deter
mined in their championship OF the sys-
tenn and the orders which they have
issued mean that any officer either on
The active or on the retired list who
dares to join the Anti-Dueiing League
will be forthwith deprived OF his com
mission.
! II wiIl be interesting to observe II the
/ German minister OF war follows the
/ example of his Austrian colleagues. For
quite a large number OF mobiles who hold
/ commissions in the reserve Of the Ger
man army belong to the league. while
| several Of the principal members Of the
encourage Of the Empress are among the
| leaders of the movement
In Russia there is much less dueling,
and some time ago General Dragomanoh
one OF the chief commanders of the
! Muscovite army, and one Of the most
influential and popular figures in Rus
/ Sian military life, publicly expressed
his disapproyal OF dueling. as being al
together opposed to Russian ideas an
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CAR REFUSES TO FORGIVE.

BERLIN. April 1O.-The "Tageblatt's"
ST. Petersburg correspondent today tele-
graphs that the Grand Duke Paul Alex
androviteh. the Cars uncle, who recent
ly married an engineers widow, Madame
PistopIors, has arrived IN St. Peters
burg, in an attempt TO obtain his royal
nephew's forgiveness The Gar, the cor
respondent says, refused to receive the
grand duke. and ordered him 10 leave
Russia Immediately.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Our Naval Strength.

few years ago this country ranked sixth N
the list OF naval powers, and the advance i'a7
been euinently satisfactory The thlh2 10 on
now is to keep the position We have gained
which can easily be done if we adopt q con
tinuous naval program such as that prois'Se'
10y the DrayJon resolutions II the next Session,
Of Congress viii adopt those resolutions ana
carry out their intent by making the necessary
ar1,ropriations session after session, this coun-
nv need have mo fear Of any thing that the
furIfre NAV hold in s,ore.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
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The Use of Flabelli.

Inasmuch as the f1aDelli, or immense
feather fans. used by Leo XIII during
the quarter OF century that has elapsed
since his accession to the papal throne.
have been presented TO Mrs Drexel. to
find home at Philadelphia, It may be
mentioned that fiabelli have been carried
in papaI professions for at least a
thousand years. They are perehed on to
the end of long slaves. and borne aloft
on either side of the Holy Father when
he is carried shoulder high on his Sedia
Gestatoria. As far as can be aseer-
tanned their primitive use vas to dust
the affairs, but now they are only car
ried as an ornament.
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Elected a Democrat.

Elected a Democrat
The Hon. "Dickie'' Yates, the son of
his father and thereby governor of the
great State of Illinois, took q hand in
the sort 0 politics for which he is best
suited last Tuesday. and the result was
that the Republican city of Springfield,
the capital OF the State. elected a Demo-
cratic mayor. Harry H Devereaux by
name, and a Democratic city attorney
The governor was not content to mind
the affairs of the State and conhne him
self TO state politics. but he must take
hand in a municipal campaign He did
so by defeating the Republican incum-
bent of the mayors Office at the city
convention, and insisting that one of his
personal friends be named.
The voters resented the governors in
reference in their domestic affairs and
resolved to rebuke his exceIIency, and
they did it properly. Under normal con-
ditions the city of Springfield is good
for .O0G majority for the Republican
ticket. but at the election last Tuesday
/ this was overturned and the Democratic
candidate was elected by 1000 majority
The result is considered out in Illinois
as an intimation to the Hon Richard
Yates that he should attend to his OWL
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SULTAN SUCCEEDS IN
PACIFYING ALBANIANS

VIENNA, April IA dispatch from
Mitrovitza states that the special Turk
ish mission sent by the Sultan has had 4
conference with the leaders OF the Al
bantam uprising, with the result that an
agreement has been arrived at. whereby
peace IS assured there for the present.
According - the dispatch. the Alban-
ians who had assembled in the neigh
borhood of Mitrovitza will be sent home
and order will be maintained.
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TO CHRISTEN NEW SHIP.

WILMINGTON, Del. april 1O.-Ethel
Fuller. OF Boston, daughter Of the pres
ident of the Eastern Steamship Company
will act as sponsor for the new steam
ship. Calvin B. austin. which viii be
launched from the yards OF the Harlan
& HoHingswCrth Company on Saturday.
The Austin will accommodate 500 pas
sengers and Will ply between Boston and
Portland. Me.
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MANUFACTURES BUREAU
IN CENSUS BUILDING

The officers OF the Department of Com
rnerce. from Secretary Cortelyou down,
are working busily to get the executive
machine of the new department into
good running order before July l.
There are hundreds of department
blanks 10 be made out for future use.
A system of files is in course OF con-
structfon. The department is TO be
large one, and the files vii necessarily
be very extensive.
Secretary Cortelyou has decided TO To-
cate the new Bureau OF Manufactures in
the Census Building. Much Of its work
viii be closely allied to that Of the De-
partment of Manufactures in the Cen
sus Bureau, and it is expected that both
institutions win derive benefit from 8
close intercourse
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The servian constitution. as manipu
lated by the King. seems to be Of the
little joker" oTder-now you see it, and
now you don't. The King suspended the
constitution long enough to allow him
to dissolve the SkuDshtina and retire
the councillors of state, and then, after
appointing new senators and councillors,
he restored the constitution. It was a
dizzy and bewiIdering proceeding
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MUST LEAVE BENCH.

RICHMOND, Va. April 10.-The house
OF delegates yesterday voted to remove
from the bench, Judge Clarence J. Camp
bell. of Amherst county. who cowhided
the Rev Dr. Crawford. of the State Anti
Saloon League The division was SO to
1S The removal resolution goes TO the
senate for concurrence.
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King Edwards Visit to Rome.

It is difficult to realize in connection
with King Edwards visit to Italy that
there has been no meeting between an
English sovereign and a Roman PontIH
for nearly ! 600 years True Leo XIII
met the late Queen Victoria. both OF
Brussels and in London. But he was only
nuncio TO the Belgian court at the time.
and probably no one ever dreamt IN
those days that he would succeed TO the
chair OF St Peter Queen Alexandra has
visited Leo XIII at the Vatican with
the present Prince Of Wales and her two
younger daughters. But il was before
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The Presidents Trip

Democratic newspapers are already referring
to the trip as a campaigning tour designed TO
affect t;,e elections Of next year That is a
little farfetched, There viii be time enough
for campaigns after the conventions of both
PARTIES have been held, fourteen or fifteen
months from now-after the Democrats have
taken account Of stock and have determined on
what line they propose to hght.-Phiiadelphia
Inquirer.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
ASTOR BUYS CASTLE.

LONDON. april 10.-Wnliam Waldorf
Astor has purchased Castle Hever. near
Seven Oaks. Kent. The castle. which is
said 20 be the birthplace of Anne BoIeyn,
one of the wives of Henry VIII. whom hs
had beheaded n the Tower OF London.
contains many relics. The price paid
was sIs5. 900.
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: Roman correspondent tells US this
queer story about Marconi:
'Marconi's mother was an Irish Pres
byterian, while his father was Roman
Catholic Mutual love in the case OF the
parents overcame religious differences,
and the one child Of the union was to be
left free 10 make his choice when he
came to years Of discretion. signora
Mareonf instructed her son carefully in
the tenets Of her religion. while we may
be sure that Signor Marconi vas equally
goIicitous about his William, the lit
tie Englishman, grew in stature and in
tellIgence until his eighteenth birthday
when the momentous decision must be
made. His father said to him. in sub
stance. Ny boy. you are now man.
will YOU, like your Italian friends, be
come a Catholic, or Will you elect to
throw in your lot with the aliens? The
young man made his decision, and as IN
those days there was no Presbyterian
communion in Bologna, he joined the
/ Waldensian Church, Of which he is to
day a member Thus William MaTcOni
finds himself in England not only
among fellow countrymen OF the same
tongue, but also of the same religion.
In the long years that followed his
I choice he has not wavered, although
! constantly under Catholic influence. and
also the difference of creed has never
| Iessened the love and esteem reigning
/ between father and son"
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Huuiliating.

Some members of the Automobile Club were
discussing the latest police outrage
ITS a codounded shame, said the one
most interested. = never in my life was more
Inundated than when that ignorant policeman
went ON the stand and swore that l going
twenty miles an hour"
''How fast were you really going, Harry?"
another asked.
Not an inch less than fifty miles an hour
Brooklyn Eagle.
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az KIND Better Than None.

MuTat Halstead. too, IS running Cleveland Ior
President. and Is doing It on this PLATFORM
..The money power and the notification Of the
war amendments OF the Constitution. ANY kind
Of a platform is better than none at all and
the boom ought to be grateiuI.-New York
Mil anh Express.
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One Senator From Providence.

OiC SCAotOA A4OIA AoFluCHCS.
It thus happens that twenty townships
with a population of about 10000, and
about $500 voters, according to the last
election; chose twenty out Of thirty
eight members of the senate; while eight
cities and towns, with q population ag-
gregating $50. geo, elected but eight sen
ators. The city of Providence, with a
population Of more than 10000 people,
Of whom more than $4,000 are voters
has but one member of the senate. while
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CALLED To ROME.

ROME. April Io.-The propaganda has
decided 10 call Bishop Bonacum, OF Lin
coin, Neb. 10 Rome for a conference In
regard TO the quarrel between Father
Murphy and Pastor Tecumseh, of his
diocese
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
Easier to Cure.

The American Navy may perhaps be suffer
ing with the diseases Of infancy, as an iTate
German newspaper alleges Fortunately for US,
there IS hope in infantile diseases, much more
than as to the consequences OF cirrhosis Of the
Iirer.- Chicago ChroD Gle.
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BEST THINGS FROM OTHER PAPERS
SHAFTS OF WIT AND HUM0R.
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Reflections of Bachelor.
Red hair Is TO temperament what alcohol is
10 wine
When man sits down to write love letter
the less brains he puts into Il the bigger the
success j. viii be.
The woman never lived who doesn't believe
that she IS more beautiful than lots Of other
women she knows
just because a woman loves her husband is
no sign that she thinks he has the brains he
thinks she thinks he has
You can never make woman who hasn't
wayy hair believe that enc who has can be alb
solutely trusted with men.-New York Press.
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Passing Belief.

Major Bmbon-I really don't know. sun, now
old this whisky Is; had it in NAH eeliah for
twenty ye8hs, but
Colonel Kaintuck land. majah. how did
that happen. sub; did We rnsslay it2-Philadel-
phia Press
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
FIELD OF POLITICS-GOSSIP, VIEWS, AND INCIDENTS
Eandsae Constitution Sadly in Need OF Revision
Yates amefo Scored
or suits

affairs and allow the people of SPRING
field to conduct their own local govern
ment without interference from the
State executive,
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Too Helpful.

Mainchantz-I started to propose to Miss Gold
rox last night, but I lost courage.
Ascum-Didn't she help you out?
Mainchantz-No; hut her father did That's
why ! lost courage.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10

Sir Thomas Upton has had the temeri-
ty TO invite King Edward to be a guest
on Shamrock III in the trial races. The
last time the King sailed with Sir
Thomas the mast went by the board In
a squau of the Solent. and Edward was
accused of being a royal Jonah
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PostOffce Friction.

The friction in the Postofice Department at
Washington is evidently going TO result IN
bot rfn4e for some people indianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10

as stated. twenty towns whose popula-
ton is but 10000, and with but 5000
voters. sent to the senate twenty mem
bers. BY this means the small towns
control the Legislature and al legisla-
ton. and absolutely refuse TO permit the
fundamental law of the State TO be
changed
In the face of such conditions il is not
surprising that there is corruption IN
the little State of Rhode Island which
by comparison makes Delaware model
of governmental perfection.
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Knew Her Power.

fie-rm SURF ii you accepted me III make
yOuaa good husband
she-That's impossible, but I'm sure I'd make
you a good husband II l accepted you.-Phila-
delphia Press.
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ferent from ours, yet in the majority
OF cases they must be absolved from the
accusation of brutality, misconduct, or
ilI-treatment. So disappears another Of
the accusations made against the
buTgheTs.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10

Golden Rule" Jones. IN his latest
canvass for the mayoralty OF Toledo, ad-
vertised himself conspicuously as "A
Man Without a Party" but he arrived
as successfully as If he had had half a
dozen parties behind him.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10

II may be remembered that one of the
chief accusations brought against the
South Africa was their harsh treatment
OF the natives; and there were even
EnglIshmen who gTaveIy justified Eng
lands proceedings on the ground that
il was necessary for her 10 intervene
in the name Of humanity 10 relieve this
condition OF things But Mr. Chamber
lain, in the arst speech which he made
in parliament after his return from
South Africa. frankly admitted that the
Beers conception or The native was dill
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The Talk of the Day.

Suppose Mr.. Johnson should obtain
divorce from his wife. The mere thought
is preposterous. for Mrs. Johnson is a
blame1ess woman. singularly attractive,
and all that We merely say Johnson.
as We might say Smith or Ferguson. But
let US suppose that Mrs. Johnson deserts
her husband and that he after divorce
takes TO himself a second wife. Would
the divorced wife be curious as TO the
physical conformation and mental char
acteristics of the second? Would she be
eager to find out whether Mr. Johnson
had been governed in his choice by
points of resemblance or dissimilarity2
Would she smile if she discovered that
her successor was dumpy. although Mr..
johnson had always lauded the tall and
syeIt and Iissom? And might she not be
easily persuaded TO laugh with this sec
ond wife over some gTotesque feature Of
Mr.. Johnson's bodily structure conceal
ed from the world at large?
Would Mr.. Johnson be tempted TO com
parsons? Might ne not at times be in
grave doubt. even to the shaking Of the
! head and saying, 4 don't know, don't
know Much might be said on either
side" And might there not be moments
/ when Mr. Johnson would long with IN
/ speakable longing for No l, although
/ No. 2 were assuring him with her arms
about his neck that he was the best and
most illUstrious Of mortal men?
All these are interesting problems,
but they belong to speculative rather
than practical thought 1t seems to US
that a divorced husband should treat
his divorced wife when he meets her
at a social gathering with the distin-
guished consideration that he should pay
any woman He should not presume on
any former intimacy. Thus he should
not wink at her knowingly or poke heI
slyly in the ribs. Nor should he in the
/ course of general conversation say il
aggressively cheerful tones: You re-
member, Elizabeth, I never could eat
/ Brussels sprouts II would also bC
in bad taste to ask: Who keeps yoJ
in mind of your engagements now?'
The divorced husband should be dig
!, nifed, yet at ease, neither priggishl!
contentious nor nervously garrulous
his eyes should betray the apprecia
tlon Of any admirer OF the beautiful
) but they should not soften especial,
for her On no account should he show
marked interest in any other woman
present His bearing and conversation
should be such that when she leaves tn
house and is alone, she says 20 herself
why did I not know enough TO keel
him?" Or If he leave first. the othe
women look al her curiously. as much a
to say. You had your chance. an
you threw it away" But if the di
= vorced husband should be capable 0
doing all this he would never hav
been divorced
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MAY APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Effort to Make the Juvenile Court an
Independeut Tribunal.

Considerable dissatisfaction Is expressed
by officials connected with the practical adj
1ninistration of the juvenile branch of the
Police Court over the way the sessions are
sde-tracked and postponed. The court II
supposed to meet at noon three days of
each week, but prompt sessions are not al
ways possible. The van from the house OF
detention arrives at the court building with
the youthful prisoners each court day at a
few minutes before - o'clock, and they
are compelled to await around IN stuffy and
ill-smelling rooms until court is opened
The two judges presiding over the
branches of the Police Court alternate in
hearing the juvenile cases One OF the
courts will conclude It's business often be-
fore the noon hour of the day the Juvenile
court is to be held, but that judge does not
hear the juvenile cases because 1t. is out Of
his turn. The juvenile court has not been
convened for the last six court days at the
noon hour. August IT it was opened at 20
o'clock; 10Th instant, at 1925 o'clock; 21st
instant, at 1880 o'clock; oath instant, at
1:15 O'Clock; Goth instant, at 1890 O'Clock.
and yesterday it was 1:20 o'clock before
court convened
The irregular system. 1t is said. defeats
the whole scheme upon which the separate
sessions of the Police Court is based.
Promptness, privacy and an atmosphere
apart from that which arises from the
paraphernala of the Police Court are fun
damental needs for such a court. It is
stated that the Commissioners have re-
quested the acting judges to hold daily
sessions instead Of tri-weekiy as at pres
emit and they have had the matter under
consideration for a week or more. but no
conclusion has yet been reached Daily
sessions may be held. but even that ar
rangement will not place a juvenile court
in a proper basis. 1t should, it is said, be
established as a separate court, with dis
tinct powers, differed and equipped an
Independent branch OF the local Judicial
system, and provided with quarters apart
from any other court. 1t is understood that
advocates of such measure will press its
merits and claims before the next Congress
and will be supported by the Commission
erS.
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RAILWAY OFFICIALS MEET.
Freight Rates Considered by Associa
ton Of Southern Systems.

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
Associated Railroads of Virginia and the
Carolinas was held yesterday afternoon
and last evening at the Raleigh. The ses-
sion brought together the officials of the
freight systems allied with the association.
and was for the purpose of considering
freight rates. No radical change was made
in the prevailing rates, nor was anything
out of the routine considered.
The published report to the effect that
the session was called to arrange a sched-
ule to suit both the railroads and the ship
pers of the south was declared To be err
roneeus by one of the officials of the asso-,
cia ton: 1t was learned from the same of
fetal that neither the shippers nor the rail-
roads have entered any complaint against
the present schedule. 1t was also pointed
out that the association passes only on
freight matters, and that the report that
the effect of the absorption of the Seaboard
Air Line by the Rock Island and the San
Francisco systems on the freight situation
in the south were discussed was incorrect.
The meeting was attended by General
Freight Agent Brand of the Atlantic Coast
Line. General Freight Agent Hotchkiss or
the Chesapeake and Ohio, General Freight
Agents Caps OF the Seabooardi Air Line,
General Freight Agent J. r. Ruffin of the
Norfolk and Western, General Freight
Agent Williams of the Charleston and
Western Carolinas, Attorney Fitzgerald
and Chief Clerk Ryan of the association
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later and not now. The contest is between
two factions of the republican party. Gov.
LaFollette has entered into warfare
against certain railroad and other corpora
lions particularly in relation to taxation
The old-line republicans are trying to ex-
tinguish him. One of the most notable
among their number in Washington said
the other day: "LaFollette will have to be
killed or the republican party in Wisconsin
will go to the wall" But LaFollette has
followers. and is now in control OF the or
ganization of the state
In Iowa there will be a gubernatorial
election, but one quiet as to have no
bearing on the presidential struggle. Moth
ing in the present situation offers any hope
to the democrats. CumninS. the repub-
Iican governor, will be reelected. Kansas
and Nebraska will have Amor elections,
but there are no indications of a change In
the present political utilization OF these
prairie states.
In Indiana which was formerly hot-bed
of politics there will be no elections Inc
only case of politics in that state is the
rivalry between Beverage and Fairbanks
for the control of the org aniz ition. Senator
Beveridge has tied his car TO the Roosevelt
chariot and to all intents and purposes Is
in the lead.
In Kentucky there will be a gubernatorial
election. Although in 1890 the republican
party in that state was in good condition.
1t has since gone to pieces largely because
of the unfortunate ASA sSina ton of Gov
ernor Goebel. There is no reason to beheVe
that the republicans viii make any gains
there this fall. or that democratic victory
will throw any light on the presidential
puZZle.