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The Washington times., 1903-03-08
Countess Won Hatzfeldt's Romantic

Life.
The vaudeville stage claims the dis
tinction Of having a titled woman in
the Countess Olga Won Hatfield. who
viii be a feature Of interest in the Chase
bill this week There can be no doubt
about the authenticity of the title Of
the dainty little prima donna and pre-
miere dansause. as the world has hard
" forgotten the effort made by her no
bic connections to keep her from adopt
ing a public career. She is a cousin OF
Prince Won Hatzfeldt, who married tho
daughter of the late Coils p. Hunting
ton. the Pacific Railroad masnate. and
it was 10 them were attributed the va
rious open and anonymous cndeavors.
including the offer OF an annuity, 90
prevent the young countess from carry
ing out her ambitious plans for a stage
life
Her father was Count Edmund Won
HatzfeIdt. whose family antedates in
Germany the Hohenzollerns and Bis
marcks. His brother was Count Paul Won
Hatzfeldt. at one time the German am
bassador TO the court OF St James, and
IL was the latter's son who espoused
The Countess Olga was born about
twenty years ago. her mother being tho
third wife Of Count Edmund, who fed
to this country from Germany many
years before, because Of a duel fought
with another nobleman. a favorite of the
Emperor william. When her father died
some years ago the countess and her
mother were left almost penniless in
New York city, as the count had been
deprived of his share and rights in
the Won Hatfield estate. which. how
ever. were lot large. as the fortunes
Of the noble house have steadily waned
for several generations.
Olga had received from the careful
hands or her mother and proud old ia
Their the education in literature music.
and dancing BETTING one Of her rank
without any hope o. their part Of her
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tn Recalls Interesting nddenh Colnas
Followed Edwards Lisbon

and the chief Of the house Of COlOnna.
have shared the hereditary dignity Of
Prince Of the Holy Seat. the two princes
taking it in turn to stand on the right
Of the Pope on the steps of the PoRtl-
flcal throne, as the principal lay dig
attaTfes of the Pontffcal court. n
oIden times the Colonuas and the Or
siuis were always at war with one
another, Their respective palaces in the
Eternal City were fortresses. and all
Rome was divided into two camps. By
their rivalry, which was the source Of
an immense amount of bloodshed and
destruction of property. Much of this
enmity was due to q contest for pre-
cedence at the Vatican, and Pope Julius
II. in order TO bring peace and settle
the dispute for all time. created the
head OF each house hereditary prince
assistant to the PontifcaI throne, the
right of occupying the place on the
right hand of the Pope being taken al
ternately by the CoIonnas and the Or
SIMS.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
An Unfortunate Marriage.

That Don Philip Orsini should have
waived these rights as prince assistant
OF the PontificaI throne in favor OF his
second son. Don Lelio. who is a particu-
lar favorite Of Leo XIII, and who was
member of the PontifcaI embassy to the
coronation Of King Edward VII. rather
than liz favor Of the eldest son. Don
Dominica Prince Of SoIofra. is due to
the fact that the latter's marriage has
been somewhat unfortunate. and that the
difficulties in connection Herewith have
been on several occasions aired in the
courts Of law, accompanied by the wash
ing Of much family dirty linen More
over, the young princess, whose Iegitf-
macy has been questioned before the
tribunals, whose mother is of most Pile
be:an birth. separated some time ago
from her husband.
Don Dominica. under the circUm-
stances. was scarcely calculated to add
prestige to the PontifcaI court any
more than his father, Don Philip, who
has likewise been separated from his
charming wife for number of years. In
fact Don LeIio is the only male scion
! OF the house OF OTSlul VINO mas not
furnished material to the ''chronique
/ scaudaIsuse'' of Rome.
The Pope has been able to bring pres
sure 10 bear on both Don Philip and on
/ MS eldest son in favor of Don Lelfo by
/ preserving for the sake OF the latter the
magnificent old Orsiai palace on the
/ Monte SaveIIo from being sold at auc-
tfCD for the benefit of Don PhfIinrs
/ creditors. The palace rises from the
ruins Of the famous MaTceIlus Theater.
which was built by the Emperor Angus
tus in memory of his favorite nephew
MarceIlug
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RESIGNED his High Office.

Prince Philip Orsini. who is likewise
nineteenth Duke of Gravina, has at
length yielded to persuasion on the part
Of the authorities at the Vatican. and
resigned his dignity of hereditary prince
assistant Of the Pontidcial throne in
favor Of his second son, Don Lelio, Don
Philip Orsint. who is a fine looking
though prematureIy aged man Of oyer
sixty, with q long snow-whtte beard, has
been If turn under restraint as a luna
tie. and has also been deprived Of the
control OF the remnants of his property.
as we'll as of his civic rights on ac-
count OF his insane extravaganza. which
has TO a great extent wrecked the once
graudiose fortune OF the illustrious
house Of Orsini. The latter, which has
furnished several Popes to the Holy
Seat. is descended in a direct line from
Orsus Orsini. who was senator of Rome
in the year 1880
For the past two hundred years OF
more the head of the Orsini family
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Merry War Ahead.

The Hon. David II. Mercer has gone
home to Omaha TO get even" with his
arehenemy, the Hon. Edward Rose
water, who succeeded IN defeating the
genial Dave" for reelection to Con
gress. Mercer is said TO be considering
the advisability of becoming q candi-
date for mayor against the Rosewater
machine candidate, the present fncum-
bent, Frank E Moores. There are few
who do not wish the Congressman
success, not only for his own sake. but
in order that ne may administer a drub-
bing 10 his political opponent. who is
conceded to have such an experience
coming to him by all the rules Of politi-
cal warfare.
Despite the fact that Mr. Mercer was
defeated for reelection. he is probably
the most popular man in Omaha. and
would stand a good show of being elect
ed mayor regardless OF the Rosewater
opposition While he has not formally
announced his candidacy, an unofficial
statement to this effect has been made
bv his friends IN Omaha, and his boom
is said to be gaining in proportions
rapidly.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED
FOR PHILIPPINE BOND ISSUE

Colonel Edwards. chief OF the Insular
Division of the war Department. has
issued 9 circular inviting subscriptions
10 the s3. coo. G0e of certificates Of in
debtedness on account Of the advance
ment Of this sum 10 the Philippines au-
rbo~ized by Congress AZ its last session
The certificates viii be issued in coupon
form IN denominations Of $1,000. dated
Nav 1. 1893 They viii bear interest at
the rate Of four per cent. payable quar-
ter1v and to be redeemabIe in one year
after date of issue in gold coin OF the
United states at the Office of the Guar
antea Trust Company, Of New York The
crrtifcates are exempt from taxation
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critictsed the Grand DIX.


In reply to his friendly expression OF
good will Pobiedonotsof wrote the fol
lowing letter.
q indeed deserve to be congratulated
On my appointment as tutor to the heir
apparent. who is a highly gifted, IN
teIIecuual. and truly noble prince, OF
whom even a Fenelon might be proud
In the same degree I am to be com
nfserated in having been made tutor
TO his brother. the Grand Duke Alezan-
der afterwards Alexander I'D, pro-
sale. stupid, apathetic log, without
promise of anything.
At the death Of the admiral, which
preceded that of Alexander III by a
year OF. so. his papers were, in the or
dinary course Of procedure taken charge
Of by the Grand Duke Alexis in his ca
pacity as lord high admiral Of the navy,
and being thoroughly antagonistic 10
the then procurator general OF the Holy
SYNOD. he lost no time after finding
this letter among the admirals CORE
spondence in sending It to his elder
brother, the Gar.
Alexander was at first deeply offended,
but then proceeded TO make fun OF
the subject. and to subject his former
tutor to a good deal Of sarcasm and
irony in connection herewith. From
that time forth. however, the procure
tor generals influence with the late
Emperor waued. and it is doubtful
whether he would have been permitted
to Ifngcr on in Office had Alexander
III lived any longer.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS BY
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

A civil service examination Tor the
position OF laboratory assistant viii -
held Nay TO NIL eight vacancies, with
salaries from 81 400 10 Sg0o-
An examination for the position OF
farm superintendent Of the experiment
stations in Hawau and Porto Rico viii
be held May %. Applicants for the
Porto Rico stations viii be required 10
know something Of Spanish. and those
for Hawaii viii have TO be posted about
irrigation Salaries range from $500 70
81 200
The position Of rubber inspector al the
SchuyIkiI Arsenal will be flied by civil
service examination May % The sal
airy is $500,
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FIELD OF POLITICS-GOSSIP VIEWS. AND INCIDENTS
0
spleErsenuor

more Importance in winning than large
majorities in the West
To prove that they are sincere in their
promise of a modified tariff at the sec
ond session Of the Fifty-eighth Con
gress. after the Presidential election, il
is possible that the Republicans at the
first session may authorize the appoint
ment Of a tariff commission to make al
investigation OF the subject and report
in December, 1904 upon the desired
changes. This, it is thought. might haze
the effect Of placating the Westerners
who are clamorirg for alterations in the
present schedules and keep them from
causing trouble within the ranks Of the
party, both in Congress and in CONVEX
tior.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
The Filtration Contracts.
Wednesdays Awards Promise Relief
From the Terrors of the Potomac.

From the Terrors of the Potomac.
After many irritating delays the
first Of the filtration plant contracts
have been awarded. The War De
partment has determined-a as we
think, with excellent judgment-to
divide the work instead Of turning It
over TO a single Iump-sum bidder.
Three contractors are to cooperate IN
the construction Of the new plant.
Cowardin, Bradley, Clay & Company.
Richmond firm, viii undertake the
excavation and lay the concrete; the
Brennan Construction Company, Of
this city, viii furnish the steel and
east iron piping, and put in the
drainage system, and L. E. Smoot
also Of this city, viii supply and han
die the sand and gravel
The contracts SO far allotted IN
volve an expenditure Of $1,703, ,084.
Congress, by the act Of June 30, 1902.
fixed the limit Of cost for the whole
plant at S2.76S,405. At the session
Just ended that limit was increased to
So, ,46S, ,4G5. So that practically only
half of the allotted cost Is covered by
the contracts Just entered into.
The Times has favored the plan of
piecemeal awards adopted by General
Gillespie for two reasons. In the first
place, as was demonstrated by Colo
mel 1Iirer's calculations, the piecemeaI
method promised TO save the Govern
ment nearly 100000 on excavation
and construction work alone. In the
second place, it allowed qualified local
bidders TO compete for portions Of
that work. Wednesdays awards show
that two local concerns were able to
underbid all outsiders along certain
lines. Had the lump sum contract
plan been followed, these District in
terests would have been ignored.
They might eventually have been en-
ployed to do the work they offered to
do as subcontractors. But Ia that
case the District would merely have
been forced into paying a double in
stead Of a single margin of profit.
December 81, 1904, Is set as the
limit Of work on the new plant. We
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
DilemmaS Of a Duke.
a Recent Incident IN Which Sherif's
Man Played a Part.

Uneasy lie the trunks that bear the
ducal vestments. i strange fataIit-
seems TO follow them, like some black
phantom hovenng ever IN their neigh
borhood. We refer, of course, to the
somewhat extensive luggage Of his
grace the Duke Of Manchester.
Wherever our cousin german By
marriage, so 10 speak, goes a flock Of
raven attachments pursue. accom-
panied by those birds OF prey who
roost between jobs in the sherif's Of
fee. Most recently It was a miserable
writ for S225 which caused temporary
trouble to the Manchester leather.
Dealers in antiques. tapestries, and
rugs, Of Fifth Avenue, wanted their
money. The autograph Of the duke
handsome as a picture by an old mas
ter, and attached to q check on a Lon
don bank for forty-five pounds ster-
ling, did not Gil the bill at all In
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Royalty and Measles.

1t seems that Prince EiteI Frederick
Of Prussia caught the attack of measles
from which he has been suffering in
Egypt. and which was communicated by
him to his elder brother, the German
crown prince, from one Of his fellow
students at Bonn Before the prince
started for Egypt party of his particu-
lar friends and chums called upon him
10 bid him farewell. One of them. with
out knowing it, was already suffering
from an incipient attack of the measles,
and since the departure OF the princes
for the Land Of the Nile. no less than
ten of the students who were compris-
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Protest From Mason.

'"I protest against this king" says
the Hon. William E in referring TO
Mayor Harrison's continuous Office
holding effort. why, If this sort Of
thing is going to keep up we will have
TO wait until this young Harrison gets
to be grandfather before We can have
another mayor. and that would be his
son"
In spite of the fact that Mason is out
for Stewart. there are men so IMPROVE
dent with their money as TO wager that
Harrison viii be defeated
The Washington times., 1903-04-03

esting developments in the campaign,
which IS becoming more and more ex-
citing each day For instance, the Hon.
Billy Mason has started out doing
a singing stunt to aid in the election of
Mr. Stewart. The former Senator. al
Ways ingenious, is determined TO have
an audience even if he has to do a
vaudeville act, and doing vaudeville
turns is Mason's long suit. From one
hall to another, on the North Side.
West Side. South Side the former
statesman is moving, rolling, nightly.
singing 10 make votes for the Republi-
can candidate
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Dom Luis, of Portugal

by the same maIady.
Dom Luis, of Portugal
King Edward has not been at Lisbon
since he called there on his way back
from India more than twenty-seven
years ago. In those DAYS Dom Luis
whom Queen Victoria and the late prince
consort regarded and treated as their
nephew, was on the throne He was a
sailor by profession. and a savant by
taste. among his numerous literary
feats being a translation Of the works
Of Shakespeare into Portuguese. He
was a very kind hearted man. rather
indoIent. and lacking energy both in
statecraft and as regards bodily exer-
else, and suffered all his life long from
the effects Of a sensational attempt made
to assassinate him by means OF an
Abyssinian poison, credited to q lady
of the court, who had hoped to become
the wife Of his predecessor on the throne.
Dom Pedro. and who thus is said to have
avenged herself for Dom Pedro's breach
OF promise. Dom Pedro himself. as we'll
as one Of his brothers, is popularity
believed to have suecumbed to the poi
son in question.
Queen Marie Amelie is not at Lisbon
to welcome King Edward, being engaged
in a yachting cruise in the Mediterrau-
can. This is, perhaps. just as well. For
she is very fond of her elder brother.
the Duke of Orleans, and has been much
panied by the cold and formal manner
in which his apologies and explanations,
in fact. his "amende honorable for
the unfortunate WiHeue letter incident
have been received by the British mon
arch, who. although he has consented to
receive the duke once more at court,
has plainly shown that he does not care
TO treat him any longer as a friend CT
as relative. MARQUISE DE FoNTENoY.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Democrats in the Way.

It is not improbable that there may be
a preliminary skiTmish at the extra ses-
sion when tie Cuban reciprocity matter
comes Up. The Democrats viii, Of
course, seek to amend it as they did the
Cuban reciprocity bill in the last Con
gress. and as the Republican majority
will be only thirty, they may be able TO
cause some trouble if the Northwestern
Republicans should join with them The
chances are. however, that the Repu5-
Ifcans will be whipped into line on this
proposition and by the temporary adop-
tfon OF the old rules, that all amend
monts will be precluded, but it will be
the opening of whatever tariff light is
precipltated in the Fifty-eighth Con
gress.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
4 Return to Reason.
Our Relations With the Kaiser and the
Land He Governs.

The United States IS the friend, not the
enemy, Of Germany. We are neither seeking
nor expecting a war with that country The
relations between the two gove-nmenrs, indeed,
were never better than at present. The anti
German sentiment orls occasionally hears on this
side is not representative, and we do not ac-
cept IS representative the anti American aenti-
ment occasionally heard in Germany The two
peoples have many interests in common, and
peace IS, and should remain, the aim Of both
We reprint with pleasure this
chunk of wisdom and common sense
placed before It's readers on Wednes-
day by our esteemed evening contem-
porary. It IS IN refreshing contrast
to some Of its earlier utterances.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
The Hall of Records.
4 Mistake to Discard the Recommends
tions Of the Burnham Commission.


tions Of the BuTnham Commission.
The plans Of the Burnham commits
sion either mean something or they
are worthless. IF the latter, the time
and money spent upon them should
never have been expended, If. on the
other hand, they contain suggestions
of value, those suggestions should be
carefully considered.
The designs of the Burnham Com
mission for the Identification of the
Capital, if carried ont at once, would
have involved the expenditure of over
S1O0,0OO,000. No one, of course, con
templated that But it Is the uni
versal judgment of those most compe-
tent to form an opinion upon the
subject that the plans presented a
scheme which II would have been wise
10 work mp to. That Is TO say, the
general idea Of the commission, here
and there modified by new conditions.
should hereafter have been kept in
mind, If we are ever to attain IN con
crete form what Is ROW but a dream
on paper.
The keynote Of the commissions
plan was the conversion Of the Mall
from what it now is-a Struggling
and neglected p8Tk-into a reserva-
ton connecting the grounds of the
Capitol with those Of the White
House, and upon which the public
buildings of the future should be
reared.
After ostentatiously seeking the
advice of experts upon a question Of
such momentous importance to the
people of Washington. Congress ig-
nored the advice-the lower branch of
the National Legislature not even be-
slowing the scant courtesy of a casual
consideration upon the carefully
drawn plans of the commission and
deliberately committed itself to the
expenditure of about &. .000,0 900 to do
precisely that which Mr., Burnhan
and his colleagues had declared would
be a waste of money, without adding
anything to the beauty of the Capt.
tai.
It Is unnecessary to dwell upon the
methods employed to rush through
Congress measures ike that which au-
thorizes the purchase Of a site for the
new Hall Of Records in a square west
Of the War Department. We all
know them. Fortunately, however,
there IS discretion left to the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury IN this case
either to purchase, or not-as he sees
fit. In the exercise Of that discretion
we earnestly hope he VIII say no" to
pending proposals to sell. To build
on that site might benefit the present
holders of the property, and, uIti-
mately, prove advantageous to the i'm
mediate neighboThood. We are not
concerned, however, about any special
neighborhood, when the interests of
the entire community are at stake.
And 1t Is IN this instance that the en
tire city, not merely a section Of 1t, Is
interested
IN our opinion, 50 large a sum as
100000 should not be expended
without reference 10 some general
plant need not necessarily be tlle
Burnham Commission plan-for the
Identification Of the National Capital
The Washington times., 1903-04-03

London the bank on which ii was
drawn was not collecting autographs
without a monetary basis in the line
of previous deposit, So the check
came back, and the trunks arrived
from Palm mBeach Just IN time to meet
the sherifT's man.
Is not the peace of mind Of a son
in-law who Is also a duke worth pay
ing for. and paying for heavily?
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Tariff Revisionists Must Wait.

Notice has been served by the Admin
istrattou upon the tariff revisionists of
the Republican party in the West and
Northwest that there will be no IegisIa-
tion changing the DingIey schedules at
the forthcoming session Of Congress. The
advocates Of the Iowa idea have been
told that it will be necessary to place
their pet proposition in cold storage un-
til the second session Of the Fifty-eightf1
Congress, one and one-haIf years hence.
The reason assigned IS an old one.
namely, that 1t would be unwise, and
perhaps disastrous. to tinker with the
tariff just before a Presidential eIee-
ton The point was argued with Gov
ernor Cummins, the leader Of the Re
publican revisionists, some time ago, but
he has not been convinced that this is
the proper course to pursue. On the
other hand he maintains that the way
for the Republicans to win in the next
national contest is to begin the work Of
slashing the tariff as soon as Congress
meets in regular session next December.
If this is not done. he believes that the
Republicans viii sustain heavy losses in
the West and Northwest, where the re-
vision sentiment is growing stronger day
by day
Accordingly he has decided to disre-
gard the admonition OF the Administra-
tion. and purposes to go ahead, lining
up his followers to mike a demand for
changes in the tariff in the next na-
tionaI convention. He has acquired COM
plote control of the Iowa organization.
and his delegation TO the convention viii
go prepared to fight for his proposition.
The Washington times., 1903-04-03
Harrison the Favorite-

IN the Chicago mayoraIty contest the
betting continues to favor the re-elee-
tion of Mayor Harrison, despite the
fact that efforts have been made by the
Republican leaders to hammer the
wagers down to even money in the hope
that this may have some effect upon
the result.
The figures which now prevail are
usually Il 10 10 in favor of Harrison,
although some of the heavy plungers.
including such men as John " Gates
and john A. Drake, have placed their
money in large sums upon Mr.. Stewart
Much of tie Stewart money wagered
by Gates and Drake has been taken
by John O'Leary. who gives odds on
Harrison and is said to have more than
575. 900 up on the reelection Of the pres
ent incumbent.
From day to day there are many inter