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The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Placarded for Swindling.

Another OF her sons-that is TO say
a brother of that Prince Djemil who
has just given up his post in connec-
tion with the Ottoman embassy at VII
enna-is Prince ASSN. who, while serv-
ing in the Prussian army. suddenly de-
serted in consequence OF financial troub-
les in which he had become involved
a Berlin. his departure from Germany
being followed by the appearance in
the "OmcIaI Gazette" OF a summons
calling upon Prince ASSN. OF Egypt,
army, and now without any fixed abode. 3"
TO appear before the Tribunal OF the
Metropolis. in order 10 submit 10 exami-
nation with regard to a number OF prom
issory notes bearing his signature.
upon which he had raised money
and which had then been dishOnOred.
subsequently, his mother arrived at
Berlin. and paid of al his debts. But
so far as I know this is the only Occa-
sion that a notification OF this char
acter has been published with regard 10
a prince Of the reigning family in any
Official newspaper in Europe
The young Princess Nimet who is
now with her Austrian lover some
where either in Switzerland or in
France. has. like her mother-in-law
Princess Toussoun. a very strong char
acter. inherited not only from her
mother. the Dowager Khediviah but
more especially from her grandmother.
the old Princess Fl Hami. very grand
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
A DTu Capitol.
A House Bluff That Was Finally
Called" by the Senate.

The manner in which the two
houses of Congress have for years
played fast and loose with Iegisla-
ton. ostensibly designed to put a stop
to the sale of liquors within the Capt.
toll, but in reality intended only 10
throw dust into peoples eyes, would
be amusing, if it were not so utterly
disgusting as an exhibition of hypo-
crisy
in almost any Congress for the last
thirty years some member of the
House, under threat Of a political
boycott, made by temperance people.
would introduce a bill forbidding the
sale of liquors in the restaurants Of
the two houses. If the pressure prov
ed sufficiently strong, the bill would
pass the House, and be sent to the
Senate; not with the expectation.
however, of passing there, but in the
fond hope that that body would kill
II. The Senate, as a rule. proved ac-
commodating, and sometimes even
took the initiative
In that case the bill would be put
10 sleep in the lower branch. The
final exercises" however. were al
ways so timed as TO take place to-
ward the close Of a session, when II
was impracticable to turn on the
light, and place the blame for failure
to pass the legislation where it prop
eriy belonged.
At the session just closed, however.
the House seems to have played its
old trick Just once too often; for the
Senate, tired, no doubt. Of the part
of scapegoat it had been compelled To
assume for so many years, turned
about and did the unexpected. 1t
passed the bill.
The sale of liquors, therefore for
the first time in the history of the
Government forbidden In the
Capitol. OF course, it is idle to sup
pose that this enactment will put a
stop TO drinking by Congressman.
That will go on as before. in and out
side committee rooms. In fact. we
have a notion that there will be
rather more Of it than formerly.
What seems out of reach of people
that's what they most want to get.
And they usually manage TO get it,.
The average traveller who is compelled
10 go 10 New York on Sunday, never
feels quite so thirsty as when he finds
out that on that day he Is unable to
buy a drink on the train.
The average Congressman Will
never be more frequently or more ir-
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Paramount" BIount.
His Role as Scapegoat in the Hawaiian
Restoration Blunder.

The death in Macon, Ga, of James
II. Blount recalls ex-President
Cleveland's futile and misguided eff
fort 70 overthrow the Hawaiian pro
visional government of 1898, and re-
store Queen LiliuokaIaui to the throne
of Hawaii. As paramount commits
sioner' Mr.. Blount travelled to Homo
lulu, hauled down the American flag.
prematurely raised by the annexa-
Zionist party, and withdrew this eoun-
try's physical and moral support
from the revolution.
President Cleveland sustained his
commissioner. and sought TO force
President Dole and the revolutionists
out Of power. But American senti-
ment vehemently opposed the project
ed restoration" and Mr.. Blount.
chag1ined and discredited. drifted out
of public life under cloud of oblo-
guy and ridicule.
He is remembered now. not as the
genial and modest leader he was for
years IN Congress, but as the first
and most pathetic of the many luck
less scapegoats of Mr. Cleveland's
second Administration.
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mise being ascribed by some to fever.
and by others to a poisoned cup Of
coffee. which is the usual means adopted
in the Orient for putting out Of the way
people who for one reason or another
have rendered themselves Objectionable.
His widow did not make any pretense
OF mourning his loss. but found so many
people ready TO console her. some OF
them foreign Adventures. that her name
became byword even in such place
as Cairo. and her father. old Khedive Is
mail. was forced TO intervene in order 10
force her TO preserve some OF the con-
ventionalities and proprieties
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An Imperious Princess.

All lHpeIlOuS frlnceSS-
Princess FL Hami's widowhood was OF
her own making Throughout the Orient
IL is etiquette that the husband OF a
daughter OF the Sultan should restrict
himself TO one spouse in lieu OF the
four authorized by the prophet Prince
Ell Hami. however. chose TO ignore this
rule, and introduced into his harem
beautiful Caucasian odalisque. announce
ing at the same time that he had the
intention OF making her his second wife
The princess. however. made very short
work OF her husband. and Of the rival
whom he had dared TO bring beneath her
roof For she had them both sown up
in sacks, heavily weighted and cast By
her eunucbs into the sea in front OF her
palace on the Golden Horn. On the day
following this tragedy, which she did not
make the slightest attempt 10 keep Sc
cret. she married a Turkish officer OF
high rank
She had several children by her first
husband. however, one OF whom is the
mother OF the present Khedtve. and OF
his fugitive sister. Princess Nimst. Their
father. the late Khedive Tewfik. was al
ways NdunteQ lp 70 ine shles Il E-uIOpS
and in this country for his morality in
restricting himself TO one single wife,
and was held up as very pattern OF
Oriental virtue on this account. There
is every reason 10 believe. however. that
II was not morality. but fear. which i'm
PEELED Tewfik TO this moderation in mat
rimonial matters. For his wife was as
energetic, masterful and imperious as
he was timid and vacillating. and As
her mother lived most OF the time with
her. poor Tewfk probably feared that
IL he dared so much as 10 look at any
other woman his wife and mother-in-
law would subject him 20 much the same
treatment as that 10 which the elder OF
the two women had subjected her IN
fortunate husband
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY-
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
The immigration Law.
A Mild Measure Which Contains Some
Good Features.

The immigration bill, III the form
IN which Congress enacted it, Is large
~ a eodihcation of existing laws.
The educational restrictions which
were at one stage embodied in ii. were
stricken out. This must be regretted
by all who realize how heavy are the
burdens which alien illiteracy imposes
upon the country; and how large a
part of the immigration which is
reaching us nowadays Is of the litter
ate class.
But the new law contains some re-
strietive features. 1t raises the head
tax from 81 to -. 1t gives the bu-
reau authority TO deport epiIeptics,
persons who had been insane five
years before their arrival in this coun-
try, aud anarchists or persons who
believe IN the overthrow by force or
violence Of all governments or the as
sassination of public officials"
in other words, II draws the line at
persons who must inevitably become
charges upon the public treasury, and
these whose presence is a menace to
our institutions and the lives of our
officials The law also permits the de-
portation Of immigrants within two
years after their arrival instead Of
within one year as at present
This Is not much. but it Is some
thing. At least il marks tendency
toward restriction. Some time there
will be an irresistible demand for
more effective measures.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Princess Hanem's Adventure.

Princess Hanem's Adventure.
Oriental Processes. after having tasted
of the freedom accorded to women Of the
great world IL Europe. are unable 10
reaccustom themselves to the restric-
lions and restraints imposed upon the
women OF Mohammedan countries by the
harem and Zensna system. On the other
hand the training and education which
they receive within the precincts Of the
harem up to the time Of their marriage,
are not Of a nature 20 Undue them with
high moral principles.
The result is that scandals among the
great ladies' Of the East are by no means
lnfrequent. the latest one TO occupy the
attention Of the courts OF the Old World
being that which has eliminated in the
flight from Egypt TO Vienna of the
Khediye's younger sister. Princess Nimet
Hanem.
The princess. who is a woman Of ex-
ceptionaI beauty. which she inherited
from her mother. was married about
seven years ago at Cairo. with an i'm
mense amount OF pomp and ceremony, 10
her cousin. Prince Djemil Toussoun
Pasha. who fond Of viennese life. Sc
tan the post OF counselor and first sec
rotary OF the Ottoman embassy 70 the
court Of Austria. with the rank Of min
lister plenipotentiary.
The young couple led a very delightful
life. dividing their time between Vienna,
fashionable watering places in Europe
end their estates in Egypt, until sud
denly the prince discovered that his
nife had lost her heart TO a young
AUSTRIAN nobleman. and that his own
misfortune was the talk of the town.
He Immediately left Vienna with his
wife, restored her to her brother, the
Khedive. and insisted upon a divorce. de-
claring that his dishonor had been Of
a too notorious character ever TO admit
of his living again with the princess as
his wife.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Bits OF Toast.

wonder whether Providence observes the
accomplishments Of great men through the lens
81 a microscope, watch the performances
Of httlc trained heasg
prejudice is a principle translated into
physical reality, and spoiled in the trausla-
tier.
Freedom Of conscience and freedom from con
science should not De introvcrtible phrases
The last thing in tho world monkey would
dream Of breaking IS his little looking glass
II is by the aid Of the printers stick that
the world marches forward.
The use of slang may be that il keeps mas
takers from fascinating real English.-S@
oTlcans Times Democrat
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Depew in Action.

Tropical growth is an endless wonder" said
senator Dcpew Co a bevy Of his colleagues at
the Metropolitan Club, Washington. ''On one Of
my visits TO the lower ATTITUDES ! saw a cane
two miles long" The company looked in
credulous. Perfectly true. ] assure you, gen
tlemen." said Our Chauncey, after pause for
effect; lit was hurricane Kew York Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
The Best Attainable.

The proposed treaty may not be an that
could be desired, and some Of senator Morgan's
objections thereto are, doubtless, well founded :
but it is probably about the best that can be
had under the circumstances. II is the re-
suit Of years Of investigation and negotiation
and IL would seem worse than folly to now
throw away all that has been done when the
end seems in sight.-Atlsnta Constitution
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Attack on His Honor.


Mr. Baker characterized these express
sions as an attack upon his honor and
made reply TO Breckenridge in which be
compared him TO Henry Clay. TO the
formers disadvantage, saying. That
immortal Kentuckian whose old-time
seat OF peerless honor and glory in this
hall is now. alas, worse than empty. oc-
cupied as that seat now is by a gentle
man whose speeches are garlands Of
flowers without leaves or fruit. totally
unsulted 20 affairs and well adapted 20
a lady's boudoir but for their hsbituai
touches OF dOmineeTing arrogance
In following up his charges Mr..
Breckenridge caused 10 be read from the
clerks desk copies OF correspondents
from officials OF the American Tin Plate
Association showing that the concern
had been liberal in its expenditure OF
money for the purpose OF defeating Col
onel Morrison
A few years later Mr.. Baker recanted
from his Republican doctrines and was
elected 20 Congress as a Democrat, with
the Endorsement OF the Populists. Just
before he left the House his eyes be-
came seriously affected, and for the last
three OF four years OF his life he was
almost totally blind.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
College Women Slow to Wed.

Data gathered from the general catalogue
and the alumni association shows that Of the
!. s85 women who have been graduated from
the University Of Michigan, only 533 have mar
ried since graduating. An odd fact is that
q larger percentage Of the women graduates
marry from the professional departments than
from the literary, which IS thought 20 verify
the sociological tenet that marriage is re-
sIricted largely in proportion as the standard Of
education among women increases.-Ann Arbor
Telegram TO Chicago Record Herald
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
No Case Against Smoot.
Washington Ministers Honor the Letter
of the Constitution.

The Presbyterian Ministerial AS
ISOLATION of this city displayed ex-
ccllent sense and judgment in declin-
ing to accede to the request of the
Ministerial Association of Salt Lake
City that it use its influence to pre-
vent the seating of Senator Smoot.
The Salt Lake City ministers put
their objection to Mr.. Smoot on the
sole ground that he was a high of
fetal in the Mormon Church. They
did not assert that he was a polyga-
mist.
We would have some difficulty, we
confess, in finding anything in the
teachings of the Mormon Church that
would appeal favorably to our judg-
nIent. But, on the other hand, we
have a profound and abiding faith in
the wisdom, justice, and efficacy of
the Constitution of our country. That
great instrument declares in its sixth
article that 'no religious test shall
ever be required as a qualification to
any office or public trust under the
United States"
We congratulate the Presbyterian
Ministerial Association of this city
upon not permitting its religious fer
vor to run away with the Constitu-
,tion.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

woman stops insisting on having her own
way when you insist her having IT,
Nobody hope 10 get iuuo good society
who doesn't call ones salary ones income
In the spring people either have house cleaning
OF fall in love get into some other trouble
livery time a bank informs q woman she has
Ovcrdrawn her account her gets mighty suspi-
cious about the honesty q the cashier
Every handsome woman is sure her husbands
best friend could not help falling in love with
her if he did not have too much respect for
her.-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Needs Another Alexander.

IL seems pity that Macedonia should have
produced all its great men twenty Ave hundred
years ago, leaving its present concerns TO the
intermeddling Of outsiders like the Turk and the
Russian, whose heads the Great Alexander would
have Knocked together like polo balls and sent
them about their business.-New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Captain Hobson's Mission.

EN-Captain Hobson. who formerly gave mp
10 the navy what was meant for mankind, has
quickly found "a mission" after his resignation
from the service. Il is, as me told the Kansas
Legislature yesterday. to educate the people
81 this country 70 understand that they are the
greatest people in the world" Bat il they are,
how they be in need Of being educated2
And how does Hobson propose 90 do the work
by n continuous exhibition Of himself, with a
triumphant alb uno disco omnes?-Ne,y York
Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
Free-Hand Comment.

There is a good deal of curiosity to
see how the Senate will get along dur
ing the extra session without its can
teen
England Is worrying again over the
problem Of her food supply in the con-
tingency of war. That is one of the in
.conveuierces Of living on "a tight little
island"
We read that the Inspector of Build
ings is preparing TO enforce rigidIy the
law relative to the height OF buildings. %
Preparing to enforce" is good. Why
isn't he doing it?
The new Idaho senator, Mr.. Hepburn.
describes himself in the Congressional
Directory as not affected by the silver
craze of 1886" That is something to be
proud Of. considering the State from
which he comes and the views Of his
colleague
All OF the new big battleships are to
carry the names of inland States-Ver-
mont. Kansas, and Minnesota. But they
are States whose patriotism is worth
csmmemorating in this way. and which
have always taken an intelligent inter
est in the navy.
Connecticut high schools have TOO
much slang. Why not take the depar--
ment OF slang TO an earlier course?
What is slang? Forcible entrance Of
the dictionary-so successful.
Passing up pictUresqueness from mass
to class. on the whole. is not bad
Mr.. Bryan in The Commoner' takes
pains 10 deny that ne contemplates u
bolt next year. Nothing OF the kind;
he and his friends are the real thing.
and IT, is the Democrats who differ from
them who are boilers. Up 10 date Mr..
Bryan's position is historically correct.
The newspaper Offices which do not
keep In stereotype the headline The
Pope Is Better" now keep another equal
ly newsy line in linotype. The Pope is
Worse" Meantime, the Pope is break
ing bread soaked in claret and awaiting
his hundredth birthday with sweet de-
hance OF his often obituaries.
The discontinue OF Lord Lovat. who.
in rising TO make his maiden speech in
the house Of lords last week. forgot all
but a few words OF the opening sentence.
is eualed only by Sentor Morgan's col
leagues who ardent'y wish he would
emulate the distinguished Scotch noble
man in forgetting what he wants 20
say Cd the subject Of the Panama Canal.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10

as the gods OF Epicurus listen TO the
murmurs Of the unhappy earth spread
out beneath their golden dwellings
II is probable that a campaign OF
joint debates extending to almost every
town and hamlet in the State will be
conducted by these two rival aspirants
for the Senatorship. The joint debate
as a method OF seeking Office is still
popular in the South
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Marconi was born in Bologna, but
Florence may claim his schoolboy years.
and the lady who taught him 10 read
lives to tell how she punished him for
being naughty at his lessons. The later
career OF the wireless one furnishes
glory enough 10 go all around.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10
The Talk of the Day.

Dinners are still baTbarOusly long. and
the barbarians are the creatures not OF
forest. jungle and cave, but OF chrome
civilization. Condensation is now the
rule OF life. You can buy the essence
Of the worlds literature in few neat
volumes. President Eliot is straining
every nerve TO cut down the collegiate
years. so that a graduate will ~oon be
able 70 marry at seventeen or eighteen
and raise a sturdy race Why should
dinners be so long. why should they
last frcm two hours and a halt % four
hours?
There are too many guests and too
many courses. The whole system is
wrong. With many at table there can
be no general conversation. no general
intimacy The host is as landlord
TO the remote guest. nor does he, as
George Young was in the habit of DO
ing in hts small but never-to- be forgot
ten tavern. pass behind your chair and
see that you are properly served and
ask infinitely concerning your tastes and
whims.
BY the time dinner is announced you
are raveuous as a wolf. And what is
grape fruit OF miserable half dozen
oysters OF soup as a slayer? During
the wait, your hand strays toward the
nuts. peppermints. candy: you adrOitly
rob your neighbor Of bread. Indigestion
welcomes the recurring waits. II you
are wise. you take drops OF hydrochloric
acid and essence Of pepsin, nor do you
insist on teeth protecting straw or tube
Of glass.
How much better a few dishes served
simply. without Persian apparatus
There arc some who like to see the vege-
tables on the table, within reach. not
borne about pompously. not held in a
position awkward for the guest by some
insolent male OF wheeling serving maid.
How pleasant the hearty voice OF the
host when he calls 20 you: Jones, just
help yourself 10 the mashed potato -"
Robinson. don't be afraid Of those
onions near you; we are all eating
them; and try them turnips." Let
everything be cleared away. If you
please. before the salad. and again be-
fore the dessert; but the food should
be disposed OF within three quarters OF
an MUIR VI ttlt0tuig an hOul-
Dear Lucy. you know what my wish is
] hate all your Frrnchfed fuss.
Your silly entrees and made dishes
Were never intended for u.s.
No footWan i'm lace and in RIFLES
Need dsngle behind my armchair.
And never mind seeking for trudles
Although they be ever 50 rare.
The Waterloo Oowa) Courier gives a
pleasant view OF social life at Clarks-
vile. and il bears directly on this sub
ject. The supper was given for the mem
bers Of the GAINESVILLE Embroidery Club
at "Onc of the finest and most elaborate
receptions" ever known in the State.
This supper was served in Eve courses.
Water.
Pressed chicken Potato chips.
French peas. Jelly.
Cheese. Coffee.
Sandwiches.
Salad Sailed waters
Pink heart cake Angel food.
Rose ice cream.
Candy hearts. Victoria stick.
Finger bowls.
II viii be seen en- examination that
the water was not served in finger
bowls. as is customary. we are told. at
fashionable dinners in Chicago and
Prairie du Chen. The pink heart cake
and the rose ice cream were served to-
gether by the caterer, who follows the
nuance rather than the color in group
inEs Of food.
The Washington times., 1903-03-10

p H. Mo-rissey. grand master OF he
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. con
spicuous in the Wabash troubles. is
forty-one years old. and has been an
organizer among railroad men since 1888
His first business position was that OF
a clerk in the Chicago and Alton Of
fees at Bloomington, III, where he was
The Washington times., 1903-03-10

OF which the brilliant orator from the
Blue Grass State charged that Colonel
MOrrison's defeat and Mr.. Bakers cleo
ton were brought about by the unlaw-
full use OF money by the American Tin
Plate Association and other protected
interests. Mr.. Breckenridge declared
that Colonel Morrison's vacant seat
was more clamorous with eloquence
than his presence would be" and that
the American .ssSPiv are asking whence
comes the funds that have debauched
the ballot box and defeated the election
OF a representative OF the people"
The Washington times., 1903-03-10

Count Zeppelin. of navigable airship
fame. has invented an automobile
launch. the propeller OF which works in
the air, instead Of in the water II VIII
make ten knots an hour against the
breeze, and is designed for use in trop-
ical waters numbered with aquatic
plants which would clog the ordinary
propeller.