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The Washington times., 1903-12-19
DEPOSITS OF GOLD
IN ISLE OF PINES F?
Thought That This May Account for
Sudden Readiness of Cuba to
Make Concessions.

HAVANA, Dec. I9.-Evidences of a rich
deposit of gold have been found In the
interior Of the Isle OF Pines A speci-
men Of ore. which an American land
owner recently had assayed in the
United States, gave the startling result
Of $4,000 worth of gold to the ton.
Officials here have got wind OF the dis
covery, and this accounts. 1t is said.
for the sudden readiness of the Cuban
government 70 make concessions to
American interests on the island, es-
pecially now that the treaty ceding the
island is reported in danger.
An incautious government Official In
speaking of the Cuban demand for the
island is said TO have admitted that
while the Cubans have been urging SEN
timental reasons for the retention of
the island. they have weightier reasons.
These are that they know the island
to be rich in mineral deposits. such as
marble and gold.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Ferdinand,s Downfall Imminent.

Russian newspapers, even those known
to receive official inspiration. are at
tacking Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria
and overwhelming him with such savage
abuse that il would seem as II his
downfall were imminent. which is in
deed predicted by the journals in ques-
ton as destined to take place at an
early date
He is charged with gross dishonesty
in squandering. in his own way and in
a sense inimical to Russia. the loan OF
IS 600 900 obtained some months ago
with the help of the Russian govern
ment. and is denounced as guilty Of
the basest ingratitude. In fact. there
is much similarity between this cam
paign OF the Russian prince against
Prince Ferdinand and that which was
waged against his predecessor. Prince
Alexander. just before he was forced by
Emperor Alexander III OF Russia 70
abandon his throne. and il may be add
ed that whereas at the t.ste Prince
Alexander enjoyed immense popularity
among the Bulgarians. Who were CRATE
full and proud Of his having led them TO
victory at the battle of Slivinitza in the
war with Servia. 9nd could boast OF
possessing the sincere regard and re-
spect of every government II Europe
excepting that of St. Petersburg. Prince
Ferdinand is hated and despised by his
subjects and treated with disdain at
nearly every foreign court
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Misplaced Red Tape.
Superabundant in Some Places and
ConsPicuOusly Absent in Others.

Among the things which must have
Impressed the casual reader in this
whole Postotfice investigation are the
Iecuharities exhibited by red tape.
As every outsider who ever had any,
thing to do with the affairs of the
Government knows, red tape is used
IN every department with lavish free
dem. Suppose one has bill against
the Government for two dollars or so /.
yards, even rods, of red tape must be
rnwound and united before the prop
Ell official feels justified in paying oven.
the money. There have been cases In
which the person presenting the bill
was obliged to sign a receipt and send
It to the department, receiving a check
Tor the specified sum anywhere from
three to ten days afterward. 1t is
impressed upon the innocent outsider
that great care is needed in making up
the accounts of the Government, and
that not an inch of all this red tape
could be spared, for fear of dire con-
sequences. Railroads and other con-
mercial concerns handling as much
money as some branches of the Gov
eminent service do can get along
without this exceeding great formal
~, but not Uncle Sam.
Now comes the great light Of the
Postofice investigation, in which it is
proved that certain persons have OBJ
tanned SUMS amounting TO much more
than two dollars-rrnning up, in fact,
into the thousands-without appar-
eLtly encountering any Of this omni-
present and all-important string.
They were not stopped or bothered By
any of the various checks and coun
ttrcheeks which were said to be so ex-
ceedIngly necessary for the protection
of the interests of the Government.
1t looks. to an outsider, as if some of
the elaborate coils and snarls of red
tape which he encountered when he
tried to do business with the Govern
ment might adventagecusly have been
used elsewhere. 1t ought not to be
made so difficult for some people to
cheat the Government, and so easy for
others.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
The immigration Question.
Andrew Carnegie Condemns Further
Restriction.

AT the eleventh annual meeting of
the Educational Alliance, Andrew
Carnegie spoke of any endeavor 10
restrict immigration further as very
serious mistake. He thinks that the
best proof that a man is worthy of us
is that he has the ambition TO come
here to better his condition, and that
he has saved money enough TO get
here.
The question OF immigration has
always been a serious one, and is
yearly becoming more so. Efforts TO
regulate or restrict ii have, unfortu-
nately, been too often inspired by
merely local conditions. In New Eng
lend there are strong reasons for de-
siring an educational qualification,
since the people. gathered IN manu-
featuring towns and villages, form a
mass which, if illiterate. is not easily
Ioanaged. In the West the people
sfe scattered on farms and ranches.
and money is more in demand than
the ability to read and write and IN
teTpret the Constitution. in some
places immigrants without money or
education are Objectionable as tend
ing TO keep the price of labor down /;
IN others, ewing TO local conditions,
labor is SO scarce as to command its
own price, and the immigrant is wei
come even when unsllilled. The last
condition, however, is rare. and be-
coming rarer as time goes on.
II will be seen by any thoughtful
observer that immigration laws, 10 be
effective. must be so framed as to do
the greatest possible good to the great
est possible number of people. IT.
cur eagerness TO benefit the poor oe
Europe we must not take money out
of the pockets of the American la
borer. Il is easy for the well-to-do
to urge that we must be generous and
welcome all immigrants, even if they
have no money, DO industrial skill.
and no knowledge of our institutions,
but II is not so easy for the man on
day wages to see the unskilled In
migrant crowding him out Of his JOB
because be can afford TO live like a
pig.
In New England, for example, the
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Distinguished Engineer Dead.

Sir Frederick Bramweu. whose death
has just occurred in England. was one
OF the most distinguished engineers OF
his day, and the most trusted adviser OF
the war department in all matters re-
lating TO engineering. and also to ord
nance He was held In particularly
high regard by King Edward. with
whom he was associated in many royal
commissions and public enter; rises OF
one kind and another before The mon
archs accession TO the throI : AS Sir
Frederick leaves no son, but o,sly a mar
ried daughter. his baronetc.f becomes
extinct through his death just in the
same way as did his brothers peer
age upon his demise ten years ago.
Lord BramWeN left a widow whom
he had married under somewhat roman
tic circumstances, but whose name for
some reason or other does not appear in
any of the existing "Peerases' and
works of reference She was the
daughter Of a small shop keeper at
Beckley. near Rye. and hned the DO
sitiOn OF chambermaid at a hotel at
Durham when Lord Bramwell, who
was at the time merely a member OF
the bar, was on circuit. He fell i'll
at the inn. and received such careful
nursing from the pretty cha mbermaid
that on his recovery he asked her 20
marry him. the union turning out a re-
marka ably happy one, nor did the mesal-
lance interfere with his promotion 10 a
seat on the bench and his elevation
TO the peerage.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
FEAR TURNED THE HAIR
OF BULGARIAN WHITE
Was Captured by the Turks and Wit
messed Execution of Comrades. \

BALTIMORE, Dec. 19-Among the ar
rivals yesterday on the steamer OIden-
oarg' from Bremen. was a giant Bull
garian. Gegavich- Although only thirty
years old. his hair and beard are white
as snow. He said through an interpreter
that he was an insurrectionist in Bull
garta, and was captured, with a num-
Der OF others, by Turkish tfoops and
sentenced TO be shot
he witnessed the putting to death OF
a number OF his companions, and was
moTnentarily expecting his turn TO stand
up Tor execution, when he was rescued
by party of Bulgarian soldiers.
Their sudden appearance caused the
Turks 10 take flight and leave their Iiv-
ing and dead prisoners. Gegavich saws
that the agony he suffered at witness
ing the barbarity of the Turks caused
his hair to turn white in a night.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
DREYFUS NOT RESTORED,
SAYS PARIS DISPATCH

PARIS. Dec fs.-The reports that
War Minister Andre had announced the
restoration Of Dreyfus to the army are
manifestiy untrue
The case is now before the special
commission Of judges. which has not
concluded its sessions and has not rem
dered "a decision The war minister has
not made any announcement on the
subject.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
TOWNE FOR CONGRESS
IN PLACE OF RIDER
Present Representative in Poor Health
and to Be Otherwise Provided For.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Authoritative
announcement is made at Tammany
Hail that Ira E. Rider, the Democratic
Representative from the Fourteenth dis
trict. viii resign his Office within a day
or two and his successor may be chosen
at the same time that the electors of
the Twelfth vote for a successor TO
Representative Mcclellan.
Mr.. Riders i'll health is given as the
reason for his retirement It is under
stood TO be the intention of Tammaay
TO take care of him In another place in
the city service. For his place Mr.. Muir
ply is said TO have selected Charles A.
Towne, who for brief period was Sena-
tor from Minnesota
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Gen. Wood and His Critics.
Two Phases of the Remarkable Cam
paign Against Him.

paign Against Him
Our esteemed morning contenipora-
ry speaks of General Brooke. Gen.
James H. Wilson, Col. Edgar S. Dud-
ley, Major Runcie, and Commander
Lucien Young as "accusers" of Gen.
Leonard Wood. They challenge. the
''Post" says, "his truthfulness, his in
tegrity, his honor as a man"
We cannot believe that they do any
thing of the kind. They may be re
ported as challenging" them by the
CLIQUE of baf1ed boodlers who seek to
be revenged upon General Wood for
having brought their misdeeds to light.
which, of course, is quite a different
thing; but we cannot believe that these
officers are willing TO associate, as
they do today, with brigadier gen
eral devoid Of t1uthfulness, integrity
and honor, and unwilling to associate
with h;m hereafter, simply because nc
has been promoted to a higher rank
In other words, our esteemed contem-
porary places these gentlemen in the
curious position of saying to the SEN
ate: ave are willing that a liar, a
thief and a moral pervert shall wear
the uniform Of brigadier, but as to
his going one step further in official
rank we really must object" We
think the absurdity of such position
is proof positive that these gentlemen
couldn't have assumed the attitude be-
fore the committee which the "Post"
ascribes to them.
1t may be possible, of course, that
these officers have questioned General
Woods military qualifications. That
may have been a legitimate proceed
ing on their part. But just here let us
say word or two. Take out of the
list of officers named, at random al
most, One-Gen. James II. Wilson.
General Wilson was a distinguished
cavalry leader-forty years ago.
Since then he has reposed on the mil
itary laurels won in the war OF the
rebellion. OF the warfare of today
he knows probably little more than
any intelligent layman. Yet, he was
sent TO join the Pekin relief expedi.
tlon under General Chaffee. In our
opinion, the Government might as
veil have equipped this expedition
with smooth bores. Figuratively
speaking. General Wilson was a
human 6int-loek. If General Wilson,
however, objected to his appointment
On this occasion, we have no recollee-
ton of it. On the contrary, he thought
it eminently fit, and his qualifications
beyond question.
Now, General Wood had at least as
much, if not more, actual military ex-
perience before the outbreak Of the
Spanish war-experience of warfare
with modern weapons, we mean-as
any Of the officers who are reported
TO find fault with him for want of
military training and experience.
Unlike General Wilson, General
Wood is, at any rate, "up-to-date."
We are unable, therefore, to attach
that importance to the Judgment of
his critics which some people wish us
to believe it possesses.
We hope before long TO have heard
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
GEN. STEPHEN THOMAS
DIES At AGE OF "a YEARS
Was Responsible for Vermont Million
Dollar Fund for Civil War.

BURLINGTON. IT. Dec. ls.-Gen.
stephen Thomas is dead at his home in
Montpelier from the result of injuries
caused by a fall about three weeks
ago.
When the civil war broke out Gem
eral Thomas was a member of the Leg
islature of Vermont and was response
bic for the appropriation By the State
Of a million-dollar war fund, other leg.
islators advocating only half that sum
He was made colonel OF the Eighth
Vermont Regiment, and was afterward
commissioned brigadier general OF vol
unteers. He was ninety-four years old.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
INGENIOUS INVENTIONS
IN CHRISTMAS BOXES"
How Messengers and Elevator Boys De-
wise Taking Schemes to Induce
Their Friends to Contribute.

The near approach OF Christmas IS
causing eye trouble among elevator
conductors. walters, saloon helpers and
various other persons who serve the
public in a personal capacity. The
trouble is caused BY the efforts of
the enterprising individuals to talk with
their eyes and tell their acquaintance
among the patrons that the Christmas
contribution box is on the end OF the
bar and should receive attention.
BY far the larger number Of boxes
are plain. except for the description.
Merry Christmas" but some of those
who thus appeal for extra money ex-
ercise much ingenuity in constructing
a receptacle which will cause comment
and gifts. Perhaps the most interest
ing one this season is that of dorsey"
a colored waiter in well-known saloon.
'Dorsey's" idea is 10 keep up with the
times II you want the pablic coin.
When the full dinner pail agitation was
at It's height his Christm@ box was
a dinner pail which was marked
Empty. The hint took we'll Last
year his device was an empty coal
scuttle.
This year Dorsey" thought the Lang
ley airshfp the most appropriate sub
ject and he has constructed an afrship
OF his own The ship is a cigar-shaped
arrangement about foot long, liberal
" provided with wings, propeIlers, rud-
ders, and other sying apparatus made
Of paper The propellers are so made
that by blowing upon them they revoIve
at great rate Beneath the machine is
the box for loose change.
In another downtown saloon the wait
ers have employed an itinerant artist
to decorate their Christmas box with
Christmas scenes Of no little merit. and
their enterprise has been rewarded by a
NUMBER OF patrons who pause to look
N and end by dropping in a contribu-
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
CHLORIDE OF CALCIUM
TO KEEP ICE FROM RAILS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 49,
Tests made by the Grand Rapids and
Muskegon Electric Railway Company
show that a solution of chloride of cal
cium keeps a third rail free from ice or
sleet. Three cars have been equipped
with reservoirs to hold the solution.
which keeps the rail clear for three
hours.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
perils of the Mountains.

Sometimes they would be ovartaken by
snowstorms while up in the mountains
and unable TO see their way or 10 move
either backward or forward for whole
hours together, while at othe- times
they would be forced to lie down fat on
their stomachs and to cling with hand
and foot TO any friendly bit OF project
ing rock in order TO avoid being blown
down the precipice or into the deep
crevasses by the terrible Winds which
without warning sweep through the Al
pine gorges and valleys with force that
can only be described as cyclonic.
Everybody engaged in the chamois
stalking expeditions from the Emperor
down TO the humblest Jaeger wears
the same kind OF mountaineering cos
tune. consisting Of a sort Of jOppe" or
Jacket Of gray homespun with green
collar and facings and buttons Of I'M
dressed stag horn. homespun breeches,
buttoned above the knee. which IS left
entirely bare, thick syoolen stockings
rolled below the knee, and heavy hob
nailed lace boots. The headgeaf is that
known in this country as the Tyrolese
hat and is usually adorned by 2 cham
ois beard fastened to the ribbon
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
NEW BERTILL0N SYSTEM
EVOLVED IN FRANCE

PARIS. Dec 19.-M Bertillion, the
criminOlogist. has organized new sys-
TEN for the detection OF criminals. De-
tectives will be taught to search the
physiognomy for three or four striking
features. each OF which has a mathe-
NAUTICAL value.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
MACARTHUR'S REMARKS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Secretary Root will give no further
consideration TO the remarks made by
Maj. Gen Arthur Macarthur concernfng
a probable war between the United
States and Germany. General MacAr-
thur has Informed Secretary Root that
his remarks on this subject were made
in private conversation and without
thought Of having them quoted where
public.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
king of Hunters

The latter's prowess as a chamois
hunter Is surpassed by only one other
sportsman of note in Europe, namely,
by Prince Augustus Of Sake oburR,
son-in-law OF the late Emperor OF
Brazil. and brother OF Prince Ferdinand
OF Bulgaria and Of Prince Philip Of Co
burg. He brought down his 2.000th
chamois some eight years ago, and may
truly be described as the king Of
chamois hunters.
For many years the Emperor's favor
re companion on these chamOis stalking
expeditions was the late King Al
bert OF Saxony, and all day long the two
old sovereigns. white-haired and white
whiskered. alpenstOck in hand and
short. stocky rifles slung over the shout
der. would go toiling UP and down the
mountains, along the edges OF great
pTecipices. tracing their steps along
TO afford no foOthold to any living thing
save the chamois.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
PLANS FOR FRISCO
BUILDING SELECTED

The board Of architects of the Treas
ury Department has selected the plaps
of Eames & Young, of st. Louis. fof
the new public building at San Fran
cisco, the appropriation for which is
81 500. 600. About a dozen architects from
various parts OF the country were in
the competition
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
NEW GREEK CABINET
ANNOUNCED IN ATHENS

ATHENS. Dec. 1s-The new cabinet
is composed as follows: Nj. Theotokis,
president and minister Of the Interior;
NJ. SimopOulo minister OF finance; NJ.
Levidls. minister of justice; NJ. Rom
ano. minister Of foreign anatTs; NJ.
Stairs. minister of public instruction; NJ.
Spiro. minister of the navy; NJ. Smol-
enski, minister Of war
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
CARNEGIE COMPANY GETS
ARABIAN r. R. CONTRCT

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dee. 19-The
Carnegie Company has obtained a con-
tract to furnish rails for the Hedjan
Railway in Arabia.
The American companys bid was
GI6O. 00J. The bids of the English manu-.
factursrs were much higher.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

President Roosevelt and some of those
discredited Postofice employees have one
thing In common. They both. in the
words OF Kipling-
get the hump,
Cameelious hump,
II they haven't enough to do.
In the Presidents case. however. it is
business which IS done. while in the
PostofHce Department it was the Gov
eminent.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
BoERs STILL NEED HELP.

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Peter Van Wis
singer has received a letter from Gen.
Christian r. De Wet acknowledging the
receipt of s1.165. a contribution in aid
of the Beers In the neighborhOod of
Kopjes Siding, Orange River Colony.
who were ruined by he recent war and
unfavorable conditions since the con-
clusion Of peace.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
EDWARD AND ALEXANDRA
WILL VISIT IRELAND

DUBLIN. Dec 1s.-The Evening Her
ala announces on good authority that
King Edward and Queen Alexandra will
visit Ireland in the Punchestown racing
week and attend the races. They will
not travel In state.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

Somebody has explained that Richard
Harding Davis was all wrong in his
heraldry when he called one OF his stories
'-rhe Bar Sinister" Very likely. out
most of his readers would not know
but heraldry referred TO something in the
Office of the New York Herald"
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
M'BRIDE, ART ADVISER
OF CARNEGIE, is DEAD

EDINBURGH. Dec. 19-Charles Nc,
Bride, the sculptor, died here today
In recent years he was art adviser to
Andrew Carnegie, who intrusted him
with the purchasing of his pictures
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Lady Mayoress a chambermaid.

Lord Bramwell's case is by no means
a rare one. For one OF the most pop
ular and charming lady mayoresses
who has done the hcnors az the man
sion house in London in4 recent years,
namely the wife OF Sir David Evans.
who was chief magistrate OF London
in 1892 was chambermaid at small
inn at Ssveloaks in Kent. when she
first made the acquaintance and won
the heart of her husband Lady
Evans father was at the time a Tl-
lage carpenter.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
MAY NOT SAVE MOccAsIN.

Nothing but a heavy northeast gale
will ever dislodge the submarine tor
pedo boat Moccasin from it's resting
place on the beach below Currituck In
let. Dispatches from Norfolk say wreck
ers have almost abandoned hope of res
cuing the stranded boat
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
PRISONERS GIVE IN.

BOMBAY, Dec. I9.-Gen. De Ia Rey
made speech to the Boer prisoners at
Admadnagar yesterday and succeeded in
persuading all but ten of them to sign
the oath of allegiance to Great Britain
General De la Rey spoke for five hours
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
Expense Of Royal Visits.

In order TO convey an idea OF the ter
Fible trouble and expense entaiied by a
royal visit such as that paid recently
BY King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena TO Windsor. it may be men
toned that the suite of the Italian
royalties numbered no less than 40
people. for all of whom King Edward
was forced to find fitting aceommoda-
ton during their weeks stay at the
castle as his guests. Emperor William
has been known 20 take With him an
even still larger following on the oc-
casion of some OF his visits to Rome
and 10 st. Petersburg
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

Schley says that If he were elected
President he would be damned if he
served. Undoubtedly. Look at the bad
language they are using on the present
occupant Of the White House
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
TRANSFERRED TO DETROIT.

Lieut.. Col. c. r. L. Davis of the en-
gineer corps has been relieved from
duty as division engineer in the Phil
iDDines and ordered 10 Detroit. Mich
I'm charge of the river and harbof
works near that city.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19
DADY LOSES APPEAL.

HAVANA. Dec. 19-The supreme
court has rejected the appeal of Col.
Michael ]. Dady against the decision of
the audiencia acquitting De NVvckory Of
misapProprlating $4,000 belonging 10
Colonel Dady.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

Those big. black, bounding beggars OF
somalis are stir composed of hot sand
and ginger. They would be useful over
here in election riots.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

1t seems rather a pity that they had
to raid that stin in Senator Tillman's
woods. II there Is anything still about
TiIlman it ought to be encouraged.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

France is said to have discovered that
bees can be used as messengers In time
Of war, in place Of doves. one thing
is certain, nobody would be likely to cor
raj a bee 10 see If it were carrying
a message.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

The government of Panama by Co
lombia Is said to have been a species
of government by hold-up. No wonder
IL fell down after a while
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

Perry Heath asked why he should re-
sign. and a large company of persons
are now engaged in telling him why,
and yet Dr. does not seem pleased.
The Washington times., 1903-12-19

Senator Hoar may be past the age
limit. but he still has command OF a
good part of the dictionary.