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The Washington times., 1903-07-16
The u. 5. Marine Band.
An Opportunity for Doing a Great Deal
of Good, Which It Misses.


The United States Marine Band
celebrated, the other day, the one
hundred and fifth anniversary of its
organization. Considering its age and
the liberal backing it has for more
than a century received from the
Government this organization has
done less to advance the cultivation
Of taste for really good music than
any other organization similarly
placed.
1t will be said, no doubt, that the
Marine Band is not supposed to cater
to the select; :" that its mission is not
to interpret classical music - but
that, on the contrary, it primarily
exists for the purpose of tickling the
ears of the Philistines and that the
performance of so-called popular
music should be its chief aim.
II that be the object of the exist
enee of this well-known band, it is
attained, we think, at an expense alto
gether out of proportion to results.
If Is attained, moreover, In defiance
OF every principle Of common sense.
because, If it were admitted that the
functions Of the Government extend
to furnishing "rag-time'' for the edi
feation of those who, musically speak
ing. walk in darkness" it might be
argued with equal force that the Gov
eminent Is committing wrong if, in
stead of purchasing portraits by a
Sargent, a Chartran, Chase, or a
Thayer, it does not meet the "popu-
lar taste half way by the acquisition
of chromos or pictorial ''hand-me-
DOWNS
Or, better admitting that it
Is the duty Of the Government to
stoop in matters of art to the level, or
what it thinks to be the level, of pop
uiar' taste-why not replace the mon
uments IN our parks Of them
hDe, some Indifferent. and some
frankly bad, but as a collection on the
whole very creditable-by groups of
"Rogers statuaryl" That certainly
would strike a responsive chord i'll
the breast Of the Philistine. Ii would
be immensely popular"
The Marine Band exists under con
ditions peculiarly favorable for the
performance Of a great work - the
elevation of musical taste IN the com
munity. 1t does little or nothing
toward that end. 1t Is satisfied, from
one years end to the other, to grind
out a certain volume of noise, and.
that done, to SIT down to rest. 1t Is
missing a great opportunity.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
The Milk Problem.
Urgent Need of System in Purifying
Our Sources Of Supply.

II took several years to put in ef
feeiive motion machinery for supply
ing Washington with pure water. 1t
may take as long - that to secure
pure milk. hut there i no reason why
II should.
Il would seem tIat anybody Of or
dinary intelligence would see at once
the necessity Of good milk, for chill
dren at least. not to mention the
grown people vino consume the prod
net either cooked or GncoOked Thou
sands Of city children must depend
largely on milk for nourishment dur
ing the first five years of their lives.
10 say nothing Of infants to whom It
is not only The staple but the only
food.
Nothing absorbs uncleanliness more
quickly than milk. lt can he easily
seen that especial care must be taken
10 prevent EMBELLISHMENTS in the
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
The Hawg.

J saw him on a Gay Street car,
With mighty legs outspread.
His knees stuck clear across the aisle
A magazine half read
Held IN his hands. and all intent
tie was on reading it
The other passengers. did be
Obseryc theml Not Bit.
lie had the utmost outside seat.
For who could say hirh nav
Horatius a. the bridge =, sat
And brayely held thy wSv.
And none might enter, none might leave
Because of his large feet
And 81 be sat and sat and sat,
And kept the good end seaL
The other seats we're all full up
(He occupied full tenn:
Some other passengers got on.
And did he move him then
Nay, nay-nit not! He did not move,
He did not jog jog,
But stayed there and oxempiidcd
The principles oi Hog.
For twenty-seyea blocks he rode
Nor le. another in
The way he got his nickri's worth
Was something like "a sim
And when the car was cmpticd u.
Its freight. he sadly sighed.
For with 10 people % keep out
He cared no more 10 ride
Some day, perhaps, he'll shuttle oi
This mortal coil, and then
Hen take the Spirit Trolley Car
With souls 81 other mon;
And every end seat on the trip.
Birthstone and molten tar.
VIII be reserved for end seat hogs
That own the trolley car.
Baltimore News
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
Sympathy for the Negro in Europe.

- AVA the negro IN Europe.
Nowhere has President Roosevelts 8
attitude in connection with the colored
race attracted more attention and sym
pathetic interest than at the various
courts OF Europe. where the prejudices
so prevalent In this country concerning
the dusky-hued brother are not only un-
known, but likewise unintelIigible. Thus
Frances most brilliant and successful
general, the commander-in- chief of her
extensive military forces in the far
Orient land kept there because the civil
authorities are afraid of his popularity
and prestige among the people at home),
is mulatto, being the son Of an Eng
lishman who secured French naturaII-
zation at Senegal. and there married a
full-blooded negress. The general, who
bears the name OF Dodds, and who is not
only knight Grand Cross of the Le-
gion of Honor, but also a general Of
division. that is to say, possesses the
highest grade in the French army. has
all the characteristics of the mulatto,
including the coffee -colored complexion.
the kinky hair, and the thick lips. II
is TO his victories that France is indebt-
ed for considerable portion Of her
empire In the west OF Africa.
Peter the Greats most famous gener-
al, whom he created a count, was a full
blooded negro of the name of Hannibal.
and It is from him on the iistaG side
that was descended Russia's celebrated
poet. Pushkin, whose granddaughter,
Countess Torby. is today the morgan
attic wife OF Grand Duke Michael. of
Russia.
In England there is not merely nne
but several negroes who have received
tituiar honors from the crown. among
the number being Sir Samuel Lewis.
who is a Knight Commander OF the
Order Of st. Michael and ST. George. and
has been chief justice Of the African
colony of Sierra Leone. His wife is en-
titled to the prefix of lady to her
name, and both he and she enjoy Of
fetal as well as social precedence over
all English men and women in the
colony. excepting the governor and his
wife.
The great Alexander Dumas never suf-
fered any loss Of social regard or status
in Europe from the fact that his grand
mother was a full-blooded negress, and
could cite dozens OF others cases OF
the same kind which will serve to ex-
plain the sympathy with which President
Roosevelt's attitude in connection with
the colored people here is regarded
abroad, especially by those who have
never crossed the Atlantic Ocean and
visited this country.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
State a Small One.

There is. however. little probability
that Judge Gray will receive the Demo-
cratic nomination. In the first place. he
comes from state not OF sufficient i'm
portance to entitle 1t to the Democratic
nomination. which is most likely to go
to man who halls from a State with
a large number of electoral votes. and
which is considered doubtful The fact
that he was a resident of Delaware was
one OF the principal reasons why the
late Thomas r. Bayard was never hon
ored by his party's nomination for Presi-
dent. Again. Judge Gray would doubt
less be opposed for the nomination By
the Bryan Democrats, who insist that
the nominee must be a man who at least
gave tacit support TO the regular ticket
in 1896 and 1900. This Judge Gray did
not do. He opposed Bryan and followed
the Palmer and Buckner boilers. making
speeches In behalf OF the gold Demo-
cratic ticket In 1900 he remained silent
and took no part in the campaign. For
this reason he is ineligible, according
TO the Bryan standard.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
PROPOSALS OPENED
FOR IRRIGATION WORK

Proposals were opened yesterday st
the Department of the Interior for the
and tunnels necessary TO divert water
from Truckee River, near WadswOrth,
New. to irrigable lands in the Truckee
and Carson valleys. The bids or the
entire work were as follows Atlantic
Gulf and Pacific Company, OF San Fran
cisco, 81. PA .637; Pacific Construction
Company. OF san Francisco. $1.09S .O59;
Charles A. Warren s Co. OF San Fran
cisco. 1895, 1877; f. 3. and A. L. Stone.
Company, Of Oakland, Cal, S1,161 ,9i4;
No award Will be made for several
days
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
DELINQUENT TAX SALE
BEGINS; BIDDING LIVELY

The annual delinquent tax sale of
property in the District of Columbia
was begun yesterday in the office of the
Collector of Taxes.
There was roomful of lively bid
ders, III fact. the Collector stated that
there were more bidders than at any
previous sale in the history of the Dis
trict government.
The prices obtained were higher, on
an average, than have been offered for
good many years, and each successful
bidder was required to deposit a sum
Rufficlent 10 bind the sale
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
RUNS AMUCK IN MINE

louisville. Pa, July 10. - In a
thunderstorm at Frackville yesterday
bolt of lightning descended into the
Crystal Run Coal Company's colliery
and shocked a number OF miners 10
struck the steel rails OF the mammoth
vein slope and scared the metal clear
to the bottom. distance OF nearly
400 feet. The electricity then caTomed
to another part Of the mine a half mile
away. where there were score or
more or miners working. These were
all shocked. but not seriously Injured.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
SOCIALIST LEADER HIS
OWN BEST PROPHET
Predicted Big Gains for the Party in
Germany.

BERLIN, July 1s.-August Bebel, un-
der whose leadership the German So
ciaiists have just polled vote OF over
1900. .OGO. to the great CONSERVATION OF
the Kaiser. is his own best prophet.
Last JI.ruarY he called the Socialists the
strongest party in Germany. and even
declared. I'VE shall be still stronger
after the next elections am not brag-
ging-and by and by we shall have the
majority OF German voters on our side.
and perhaps some day also the majority
Of deputies"
Herr Bebel was horn in Cologne IN
1850. the son Of sergeant in an infantry
regiment he was apprenticed 70 a
turner. and when his trade was learned
ne tramped through Germany. getting
work wherever he could He joined ths
Social Democratic party. founded by
William Liebknecht. forty years ago.
Once Imprisoned.
Both he and LIebknecht we're san
tenced to Imprisonment in 1872 serving
two years each. In 1886 he served an
other sentence OF nine months. and has
suffered many shorter terms Of i'm
prisonment for his opinions sake al
together" he once said 20 an interview
er, II have been behind the bars aftv-
seven months and each time for polit-
ical reasons
His first and most successful book.
Die Frau" was planned in prison
There, too, he learned the English lam
guage- He has at all times shown him
self lion-hearted leader. On Dis-
marck's eightieth birthday he led the
Socialist members OF the reichstag In
their refusal to send congratulations to
the man OF blood and iron" But Ger
man unity Bebel glories In. though lie
does not credit it to Bismarck.
Bravery Proven.
He has shown bravery again in his
denunciation OF the annexation Of Alsacs
snd Lorraine. 1T was a great mis-
take" he says. "and is the cause Of all
the ornaments that now burden Eu-
rope" The German and French peoples
should, he insists, be reconcIied and
disband their great armies.
Believing thoroughly in theoretic So
cialism as taught by Carl Marx. he is
nevertheless active in the reichstag in
his efforts to secure immediate INSTALL
ments OF reform. His physique is fraI.
yet he is the most formidable debater on
the opposition side OF the chamber He
can easily hold an audience for six
hours on end by the spell OF his earnest
and effective oratory. He is absolutely
beloved by the rank and hle OF the party
which has just scored an increase OF
SOC, 900 votes in the empire.
He was the uncompromising foe OF
the new tarifT. with its high duties on
imported food. He bitterly denounced
them as hunger duties" He charac-
teriZed the German army's exploits in
China as shameful and said they were
marked by ''bestiality lower than among
beasts" He blamed the Emperor for il
all because Of his order that no mercy
should be shown. He has repeatedly
criticised and censured William II for
his public utterances. and once he inti-
mated that he thought the Emperor vas
insane.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
The Field of Politics.
Miners Want Judge Gray.

y
For President, Judge George Gray, of
Delaware, the miners candidate. 1t is
announced that the Democrats of Schuyl-
kill county. Pennsylvania. are solid for
him. that this is the first time they have
been united upon any national matter
for ten years Certainly this fact ought
to go far toward impresslng the Demo-
Gratis of the nation with Judge Gray s
availability as 4 candidate for Presi-
dent.
Recently the Democrats Of Delaware
have become all wrought up over the
prospects of a Gray boom. and have be-
gun to talk about swinging the Blue Hen
State into line for him as IL that were
something which would cause the Demo-
Gratis OF other States to cease all con-
sideration of other men and rush to the
support of Judge Gray. Even if Della
ware were for Judge Gray that would
not make much difference, for the three
votes Of that State even IL they could be
won would not have much effect upon
the general result.
But aside from the fact that Schuylkill
county and Delaware are solid for Judge
Gray, he would, doubtless, prove a
strong candidate. and popular with the
Iaboring element throughout the coun-
try. His attitude toward the miners
while president OF the anthracite coal
strike commission and the findings of
that body would probably make him an
acceptable candidate, not only to the
miners. but TO other labor organizations
Besides he is an able man. and has had
experience in national affairs which
ought to entitle him to consideration.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

II Governor Longino has ever looked
up the Congressional record OF Senator
Money. he will wisely keep out of the
Immediate presence of his antagonist
and risk no battles with sponge-cups
and ink bottles. To have ones political
character blackened is bad, but It would
be still more embarrassing to have ones
linen deluged with ink.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
TO GET TEACHERS JOBS.

THOUSAND ISLAND PARK, y. y,
July 15.-The State departmen OF pub
lie instruction, At the State Teachers
Institute here. announced today the es-
tablishment OF teachers bureau to pro-
vide schools with teachers and find places
for teachers without charging a fee.
This is intended to supplant teachers
agencies.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
BURNED TO DEATH.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. July 16.-In terri
bic agony from injuries sustained from
the explosion or a can OF kerosene. with
which she was trying to start fire in
the kitchen stove. Mrs Mary Heck. of
AZ Lionel Avenue. near WestwoOd, died
at 81. Francis Hospital.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

AS usual. in the race war at Evans
vile, the innocent onIooker received
fair share OF the bullets. II seems
as If after awhile people might learn
that innocent Unlocking is among the
professions classed as extra hazardous.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
WRECK INJURED FIFTEEN.

CLINTON. July 16.-An express train
on the Boston and Maine Railroad ran
into the rear end of an express train on
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. at the Union Station here yes
terday. Three persons were seriously
injured and a dozen or more slightly
hurt.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
KAISER HoNORs ARTISTS.

BERLIN. July 16.-The German En-
peror has conferred upon John 5. Sar-
gent. the American painter, gold
medal for art in connection with the
Berlin Art Exhibition. gold medal
was conferred upon Edwin A. Abbey, the
American artist
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
The Panama Treatu.
Its Ratification at Bogota Becoming
More Probable.

More Probable.
Senior Pedro Velez, a member of
the lower branch of the Colombian
Congress, now ON brief visit to this
country on his way home from Eu-
rope, has been widely heralded in GER
tain quarters hostile to the Panama
route as the true representative of
Colombian sentiment toward the Hay
Herran treaty. 1t Is true that Senior
Velez, since his arrival here, has
mildly questioned the value to Colom-
bia of the Hay-Herran bargain. He
does not seem impressed with the size
of the annual rental, $25O,00O-to be
paid by the United States for the
neutralized canal strip. Nor does he
consider $l0,000,000 an over-hberal
compensation for Colombia's vested
interests In the construction work of
the French canal company-interests
which might have been realized by the
failure of that company TO complete
the canal under the terms of its char
ter.
But in Senor Velez's various objec-
tions to the pending treaty we find no
note of narrow chauvinism or of un-
reconcilable opposition. The Colon
bian legislator Is alive 30 the impor-
tanee TO the world of the success Of
the isthmian canal project. He real
izes the prospective benefit to his own
country of the erection of a great
highway of commerce across its terri
tory. He sees that with the digging
Of canal from Colon to Panama new
life will be infused into Colombian
trade and new stimulus will be given
to Colombian values. Property will
rise, better sanitary methods will be
introduced, and foreign capital will
be attracted to the exploitation Of that
section of the Republic to which the
canal will offer new outlet and a new
market.
Senior Velez is not afraid 10 vel
come exploitation and progress. He
does not want to see Colombia lose a
chance TO drag herself from the
slough of apathy and bankruptcy, and
to take her place among the energetic
and advancing peoples of the South
ern Continent. He does not want his
country to sacrifice the promises of
the future to the narrow and parsi-
nlonious necessities of the present.
If Senor Velez reflects enlightened
opinion In Bogota the ratification Of
our treaty with Colombia is likely to
present no overshadowing difficulties.
Colombian statesmen may not think
the money payments offered by the
United States all that the closest bar
gamer might successfully contend for.
Yet they must appreciate the fact that
the construction or a canal across
their isthmian territory, rather than
through Costa Rica's and Mica
ragua's. means infinitely more for Co
lombia than an extra hundred thou
sand dollars Of rentals. II means a
chance for Colombian development
under new and favorable conditions
alongside Of which the route tolls paid
by the United States dwindle into
relative insignifcance.
The building Of the canal is to be
Colombia's opportunity-even more
than ours. And we believe her states
men are rapidly finding this out.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
Daily Calendar of American History
July 10.

1fSTFort Stony Point. y. Y, taken by
American forces under Wayne.
l4sS-second session of Fifth Congress
adjourned.
lSSZ--F1rst session of Twenty-second
Congress adjourned
lSfo-Chieago made a port of entry and
collection district established.
lS6S-Draft riot in New York city.
lS64--Gold reached 2S5 per cent-the
maximum.
lS1I-StTike on lines Of Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad began
1ss2-Widow Of Abraham Lincoln died at
Springfield, Ill.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

Mr. sandford. OF the Holy Ghost and
Us" Society, announces that he Is goilg
10 chase the devil through the United
states. beginning with the State II
Maine. II IS recommended that instead
OF doing this Mr.. Sandford catch the
devil and sit on him. This would keep
them both out OF mischief and save
trouble 10 the rest OF the country.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
CALLS 100000 RECRUITS.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 16--over
320. 900 men have been called TO the col
ors in order 20 complete the strength of
the Russian army and navy for the pres
ent year.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

one side and race war on the other.
Kansas seems to be as much between
the devil and the deep sea as it ever
was.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

Kansas farmers are in bad shape.
they cannot get enough white men 10 do
their harvesting, and the white men
threaten to drop everything and drive
out negro harvesters. With foods on
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
TWELVE PERISH IN FIRE.

ST. PETERSBURG. July ia steam
er plying on the YolgR took fire last
night and twelve perished
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

At this season Il is considered proper
20 consult your horse as to his taste
in hot-weather millinery
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

Titled People Who Have Gone Wrong.
The police hold theory. based on ex-
perience. to the effect that convicts sell
dom If ever reform. and it would appear
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

teenth and Eighteenth Streets-Edward
NJ Curtis lot III, square Isl, $1,000.
Ohio Avenue northwest, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets-William
loughby S. Chesley, part lot 7. square
294, $4,000
Cambridge Place northwest, between
Thirtieth and Thirty-first Streets-Leo-
pold Stern ct ux, to EIean0ra Lippard,
lot As, square 1882, SO.
Twelfth Street northwest, between Q
and Streets-Catharine Mullaly o
Francis A. Blundon, part lot II, square
279, so.
Alley between Third and Four-and-a "a
Padgett ct ux to Lizzie c. Mullaly to
20 and Il, square 544, SO.
Maryland Avenue northeast. between
Third and Fourth Streets-Walter H.
NARROW to Alfred II. NARROW, part lot 3,
square 784 SO.
No. 1907 Howard Avenue northwest
Margaret e Maxwell to Samuel S. earn,
part lot l. Pleasant Plains, 81 500.
Addition TO northumberland E Du-
gan to Mary v Delaplane, lot l, block
40. $40.
Addition to Brookland-Delia L. VIII
liams to same, lot ,, block 40. $40.
Whit ehaven-Wil!iam T. Davidson ct
TX. TO H. Latane Lewis, part lot II and
ali lots /. to 10. $40.
WhitehIyen-H. Latane Lewis TO Sal
vadora NJ. Davidson, same property. $40.
Widows Mite-Russeu p. Belew to
Jeter c. Pritchard. lot 20, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05

q Street northwest between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Streets-Abram
P. Pardon to Columbia Real Estate
Company. lots 1879. 1873 and part of lot
1877, square Isl. $40.
Twentieth Street northwest between
L and N Streets-Columbia Real Estate
Company TO George R. Linkins. original
lot 9, square III, $40
Cedar Place northwest between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets
William J. Bolway TO John P. Herr
mann. lot 81. square 1872, 500.
Twentieth Street northwest between l.
and NJ Streets-George r. Linkins to
Abram P. Pardon, original lot 9, square
III, So
Twelfth Street northwest between W
Street and Florida Avenue-John l. H
Sawyer ct uX. to Joseph a. Roth lot
221, square 271. $40
p Street northwest between Thirty
fourth and Thirty fifth Streets-Nicholas
Lyddane ct Tx. to Thomas Williams, part
Of lots so, 81, 81, square 1916, SO.
Twelfth Street northwest between W
Street and Florida Avenue-JoseDh A
Roth TO Nellie J. Sawyer. lot 221, square
PIT. SO.
S Street northwest, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Streets-Charles
W. Fairfax ct uX. to Wilson c. Thomp
son, lot 80, square 1913, so.
Fourth Street northwest. between X
and L Streets-John J. Jackson to Wayne
E. Jackson, third interest in part lot
p, square 615, SO.
U Street northwest, between Seven
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
NORTHERN SECURITIES.

NEW~ york, May 5.-The Northern
Securities Company reports for the pc
Rod from November 13 10 December 81:
Dividends received on stock owned $15,-
264 ,2G2; expenses, 500, SIS; interest and
exchange. $3.50. 41S; taxes, $190,513; divi-
bends on Northern Securities Company's
stock, 81 esq, o45. profit and loss surplus
$75S, 1G7. The balance sheet as of De-
cember 81 shows: Assets-Charter &C
count. $85 04s: investments of railroad
stocks, $500 ,343, 1873; other investments.
s. PA. 951; accounts receivable $SI1;
cash, $50. 797; total, 1866, 676, $40. Liabili-
ties-CapItal stock. 1864, 867 $40 vouch-
ers PAYABLE, 50,461; accrued rentals,
S523; profit and loss surplus, $758, 107:
total $3.50 ,676, $40. James j. Hill says
that the earnings OF the properties have,
since their purchase. largely increased,
and their actual value has been ma
teriaIly enhanced and cannot be i'm
paired, even though the decisions OF any
of the lawsuits should be adverse TO the
company.