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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
THE CAREER OF M. DE BLOWITZ.


VI. de BIowitz. who has for upward
of thirty years occupied the post of
Paris correspondent Of the Times is
on the eve Of retiring. and the occasion
has been seized by many of his col
leagues Of the foreign press in this city
TO present him with a pretty statuette
as a mark Of their esteem and appre-
citation. The pleasing ceremony took
place at the Hotel Ritz. the large room
selected for the purpose being filled with
the subscribers and other friends, in
Guiding ID. Yves Cuyot
\ very touching sight was that of the
great correspondent, who has led public
opinion for a generation past. now par
TALLY blind. being led from group to
group OF his colleagues and friends and
recognizing them by their voices
~ Farman. the Standard" correspon-
dent, made the presentation. NJ. de
BIowitz, in very. clever speech. traced
interviewing tack to the Garden of
Eden, and depicted the serpent as the
first enthusiastic reporter. Nj. de Bio
WITT let out the secret of some Of his
most successful interviews by claiming
to be the author of the Interview tout
fait," which means writing UP what you
think a man ought to say and submitting
it to him to record If he wants to say it
The statuette is a female figure. rep
rcsentinE the universal correspondence
Of the press. She holds a pen in her
right hand and lantern and a sheet Of
paper IN her left. and stands on d map
of the world. She is undraped to the
waist, but over her heart is a breast
plate in. token that she does not allow
sentiment TO Interfere with duty. The
lower part of the drapery which
desceHds from her waist is relieved with
telegraph wires. This original concep-
tion is that of NJ Carabin, the artist.
The pedestal. which is of onyx. has
three sides On The front is tablet
with the inscription in French, To
Monsieur &c BIowitz. Paris CorFespon-
dent of the Times 1S72-1902. \ friend
Iy souvenir from his confreres OF the
foreign press in Paris.-December, /
1902" On the two other sides are plates. /
each containing, in alphabetical order.
thirty names of the sixty subscribers to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Arcbbishop's Last sacraments.


According to accounts which have
reached ne from London. the last mo-
ments Of the late Archbishop Of Canter-
bury and his farewell TO his principal
colleague on the episcopal bench and
10 his family were sufficiently charac-
teTistc 20 be worthy OF being placed on
record. Some days before his end the
old preIate, whose mind was still en-
tirely clear, expressed his conviction
that his time had come, and asked that
ne might receive the sacraments. These
were administered to him by his old
friend. the Archbishop of York "a for
Tner officer Of the army. The Bishops
of Winchester and Of London. Mrs.
Temple and her Two sons and the men,
bers OF the household were present at
the celebration, which took place in the
archbishOp's bedroom, the dying prelate
sitting in a chair near the fireplace.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the archbishop raised himself up in his
chair, thanked those present for having
been with him on that occasion, gave his
blessing, first to the Archbishop of
York, next to the other two bishops
and after taking farewell Of them bade
adieu to the members OF his family
Within an hour afterward he lapsed
into Inconsistencies. which continued
without interruption until the moment
OF his death, which was entirely due
to the sudden weakness Of extreme old
age. the collapse. in one word, Of his
physical powers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
To Be EnthrOned with Pomp.

At airy rate he has now proclaimed
her as 1mpress. and has announced that
her en.hronemeHt VIII take place at
Seoul very shortly with great pomp and
ceremony, on which occasion the son
whom she has borne him is to be de-
clared crown prince in lieu of VI Tchok,
who las until now been regarded as heir
apperent to the throne
The Empress Emsy Is stated to be
a woman Of wonderful Intelligence.
shrewdness and ambition. and to be just
as favorably disposed toward foreigners
and toward Western ideas Of civilization
and of progress as the murdered en-
press was the reverse. How much i'm
Portance the foreign powers attach to
the role which she is playing in Korea
may be gathered from the fact that the
Mikado has already announced that he
viii send a prince of his family. proba-
big Prince Komatsu. to represent him at
the ceremonies in connection with her
enforcement, lille England has noti-
fed the court of Seoul that she viii send
a special embassy, headed by Sir Claud
Macdonald. her minister pIenipotentiary
a Toxic
Perhaps President Roosevelt. in view of
the extensive American interests in
Korea, may deem it polite TO have the
United states represented by special
embassy on the occasion. 1t VIII certain
ly do no harm TO this country tz get on
The right side of that new factor in
r,-=.. .+sf r,oJFr5rl Tho z-r,r,rr-.-- r---
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
"The Man VINO Built the Ship

His shipbuildiHg company constructed
the famous battleship oregon. AID it was
opined that the man who built the
ship would prove effective as cam
Daign slogan. But Scott vas not nomi-
mated, and perhaps that may be eau q
for some Thanksgiving. and if the friends
of Senator Perkins gauge the situation
properly his brother VIII come no nearer
reaching the Senate. Nevertheless, he is
a candidate. and Senator Perkins VIII not
rest entirely easy until the final decision
of the legislature
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
THE TIMES AND THE PUBLIC.

son scandal. is. indeed. worthy The
praise and loyal support Of every. decent
citizen in the District Of Columbia. and
! believe viii result in Congress inves-
tigaHug all the departments.
The Postofice Department is not
probably an isolated case. There is an
expressed law in the statutes against
more than one member OF a single fami-
~ occupying a position in the civil ser
vice. yet there are today whole families
filling places 10 the departments, and
have been for Eaay years.
Keep up the good work
I am, very truly, yours.
SANDERS GARLAND
Washington, Jan. 4, 1903.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
The Great Assassin" Fond Of Children.

The Great Assassin Fond of Children.
Among the redeemfng points Of the
Turkish SuItan-for even the monarch
denounced by Gladstone as the Great
Assassin has some redeeming points
is his fondness for children.
I have related in these letters how he
has conferred the order Of the ChefkaI
upon the little daughters of the British
ambassador, Sir Nicholas O'CoBor. and
OF United States Minister Leischman.
But there are many other ways in which
he gives evidence Of this peculiar phase
of his oddly constituted character. Thus
it takes the form of an inyincible re
pugnaace TO see children take any part
in theatrical performances at night, and
his prejudice IN this respect is as
strongly pronounced as that Of ex-Com-
modore Gerry Of New York, who for
quarter of a century past has been the
terror OF every theatrical manager who
has occasion to employ little boys OF
girls in roles Of children in dramas.
operas, comedies. etc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Hopkins Not a Manager.

Hopkins never was success at man
aging anything. and has been more or
less Unfortunate in letting things seem
ingly firmly within his grasp get away
from him Senator Mason has insisted
that the senatorship should 90 to Chi
cage. and IL Mr.. Hopkins, after al. fails.
the Hon. George Edmund Foss is as
likely as anyone 10 carry on the honor.
despite The fact that there are a half
dozen other Chicagoans preparing TO
enter the race # they see a favorable
opportunity.
Once the Hon George Edmund Fosz.
who is chairman of the House Commits
tee on Naval Affairs. unsheathed his
lightRing-rod hoping that it might at
tract the Secretaryship of the Navy,
when the Hon John D. Long retired
from the Cabinet. but the lightning went
a thousand miles away in order TO avoid
disturbing him Perhaps it may come
closer in the present Senatorial storm,
in which case it is not thought Mr.. Fosz
would make any dndue haste to seek
shelter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Foss fo- Senator.

The Hon George Edmund Foss is be-
lieyed to have ventured out into an ex-
posed position. where the antics OF
Senatorial lightning might strike aim,
if it should by chance veer from the
rod long ago erected by the Hon. Al
bert J. Hopkins. When the uIaofs Re-
publican State convention took such an
precedented action as to indorse the
gentleman from Aurora for the seat in
the Senate now held by the Hon VIII
liam z. Mason, it appeared TO all pc
HticaI Observers that Mr.. Hopkins had
the 81 alton nailed down and eIIuehed.
But the undaunted and undismayed Ma
son has been industriOusly working with
his cIawhammeT. and Mr.. Hopkins viii
have more difficulty than he anticipated
in retaining what was until quite re-
Gently unquestionably his own Mason
has not been wholly Instrumental in
causing trouble for his rival. for Mr.
Hopkins has been so indiscreet as 10
become involved in fight over the
speakership OF the Illinois House Of
Representatives, and has apparently
succeeded il getting a the wrong side.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
TTifleS
The Englishman.s DfIemma.

The Blarsted Britisher stepped on a
Banana Peel and sat down with a Vigor
equal to its UnexpectedHess.
His Feelings were among those In
jUred
His Face grew Purple with Indigna-
ton
Yet not a Sound escaped him
He stood for quite a While scratching
his head with his fingers and a Puzzled
look
But Kipling has earelessly neglected
to Write anything entitled The Fall
ers-"
Therefore there was no Omcial ex-
preston for his Outraged Feelings.
He could only suffer in SIIence.-BaIti-
more American.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

the gift. with those Of the newspapers
which they re-resena
De Blowitz whose fun name is Henri
Georges Stephane AdoIphe Opper de Bio
wiz, IS an Austrian Jew Ba birth, his
native place being Pilsen. He is now
seventy years OF age. He took up his
residence in France in the ffties. and
taught German at various Iycees. He
invented a wooI-carding machine. wrote
for the French newspapers. and served
in the Garde Rationale. having beeoms
a French citizen ~ 1870.
NJ de BIowftz never considered himself
an ordinary newspaper correspondent.
but claimed something OF the dignity
which is accorded TO an ambassador. In
deed, when ne began to represent ths
Times" in 1871. his position was in re-
atty one of very great Importance: for
the Times" was then az the height OF
its prestige as the greatest newspaper
in the world.
NJ de BloWitz for more than ten years
was distinctly a parsonage. He knew all
the most distinguished statesmen Of Eu-
rope, among them Prince Bismarck.
Theirs, Gambetta, Jules Ferry. Beaeons-
field, Prince LeboRof, and the Pope, and
he knew them very we'll In 1873. indeed.
Bismarck gave France. through BIowitz.
the stern hint which led TO a distinct
change OF policy. and which is said %
have complicated the relations of Ger
many with Russia In 1878. Blowitz was
allowed TO see the text OF the treaty Of
Berlin before it had been signed. and
he telegraphed IL TO the Times AT once.
He had a Paris residence and a fine
country house. a special wire connecting
his study directly with the Office of the
Times" in London. and in many ways
was an individual 10 be reckoned with.
He is naif. yet vastly shrewd indi-
vidual, with an enormous egousn. which
is GnconsciousIy reflected in almost
everything he writes; and many Jokes
have been made at his expense at one
time and another without his ever hav-
ing known IL, for a sense OF humor is
something that he never had His obese
form and huge fur-Iined coat VIII Dc
sadly missed in many of his former
h2unts.-Paris Correspondence PhiIadel-
phia Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Dicks Magnanimous Surrender.

Dicks magnanimous surrender to Her
rick is to be rewarded, for 1t has as
sisted Senator Hanna out Of a troubled
situation. Really, Mr.. Dick. by his
course, has strengthened himself with
rick, when a boy he canvassed through
cut Ohio IN order to obtain money with
which to gain an education: now he is
president Of a savings bank with $40
100000 OF deposits. one of the strongest
institutions of its kind in the country
and he desires to round out his carscr
as governor of the State, laudable am
bition, and one which he is to realize
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

70 the Editor Of The Times:
Sir: wash TO express to you the
profound satisfaction which I hear on
all sides from she people Of Washington
upon the Wonderful expose Of gIaring
frauds and scandals unearthed 70 the
departments here 5y your valuable pa
per
am only an obscure insurance agent.
bHt ny vocation takes nae into all
classes or society here. and I hear loud
praise for The Times, the people feeling
that the District has one Journal at last
not afraid Of bureaucratic despoflsa
and not aWed By q ring or boliticaI
Clique kentiIating the P0sLOdce De-
Dartment and also the Mouudsyilla pTi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
suItan,s Three Private Troupes.

Incidentally / may mention that the
Sultan maintains as part and parcel Of
his enormous household a full-fedged
opera company for serious operas,
comic opera company, and vaudeville
or variety troupe The favorite mem
Der OF the latter is a NeapoIitan OF the
name of Arthur Stravolo, who ceveraI
times a year visits the various capitals
Of Europe, and has even been in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
A New Empress in Korea.

There is a new empress In the Old
World and she is a woman of sufficient
Importance to determine the govern
ments Of Japan and Great Britain TO
special missions TO take part
in the ceremonies in connection with
her enforcement. The empress in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

"Brudder Jackson came TO de sosher-
bic las Friday night weariu' dem big
black plush ear-muffs Of his'n. An 'cIar
TO goodness ef he didn't fergit to take
EN- off But dat amt de funniest part Of
it
What is de funny part2''
Nobody noticed he had EN- on -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Child Roles Acted by Soldiers.


To such an extent does this notion
carry the Sultan. that alterations never
contemplated by pIaywrights and com
posers have to be made In the produc-
tions of the lyric and dramatic works
performed in his theater at the Yudiz
Kiosk by his private trouDes. and at q
recent performance Of the opera Nor
ma" to which he had invited several
foreign diplomats. their gravity was
soreIy tried when in the pathetic scene
where the two children rush in and
FEeeI before Norma. who bends down
and strokes their heads. the roles of
the little ones were filled by two strap
ping. heavily moustached members of the
Imperial be lyguard. booted, spurred. and
"coifed" with the "fez" or tarboosh,
It was iudcscrtbabIy funny for anyone
who had seen the opera performed else
where. But the Sultan failed to see
anything humorous ABOUT the situation
and showed that he was much moved by
the pathos Of the scene.
The sultan's objection 10 children on
the stage is. according to his own &C
count, attributable TO the conviction
that young people ought to be in bed
at nighttime. and that the excitement
Of theatrical performance and the
glare OF the footIight are calculated 10
iujure their nervous system.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
In the Public Eye.

Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie has presented
Cornell University with q Iifo-size bust,
her own work. Of Ezra Cornell. founder
Of Cornell University The gifts made
on condition that the figure be transfer
red TO bronze.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

The Queen of Portugal is English by
birth Her parents. the Count and
Countess of Moutpensier, were married
at Kingston on-Thames Il 1864, and
Marie Amelie. their first child, was born
at TTickenham in 1863
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

General Andre, French minister of
war, says it is q grave question how 10
combat tuberculosis in the army. Ty-
phOid fever is also responsible for many
deaths. The average annual deaths
number only IA in the German army.
Statistics show that the French army.
since the treaty Of Frankfort, has lost
90. 900 men from disease, and the German
army only 1900.
Miss Helen Gould has been presented
as New Year gift with a loving cup by
300 Of the enlisted men of Fort SIocum.
y. Y. who recently returned from ser
vice in the island of Luzon.
This years medaIsts uoder the Al
fred Nobel bequest for recognition Of
achievements in the arts and sciences
are: Literature. Prof Theodor Noun
sen. Berlin; peace. Prof Friedrich Won
Martens, professor Of international law,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Some UnPrintable -.

some UnPuntable Language.
The money was paid. but not until the
san Francisco citizens had made use OF
some unpaTIiamentary language concern
ing Mr. Scott, and this incident VIII not
aid TIE canvass Of me Hon. irving Scott
Tor the senate. This same brother Of the
aspigant for Senator honors IS the man
VINO had narrow escape from now oc-
cupying the position OF President OF the
United States He was one Of those
'alsn mentioned for the Vice Prasi-
deocy at the Philadelphia convention
when Hanna and Platt were looking for
some one with whom they could smother
the Roosevelt boom IN fact. he was in
dorsed 10y the Pacific Coast delegation.
and but for Roosevelt might have been
nominated and would have been Presi-
dent today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06

St Petersburg; medicine. Major Donald
Ross. of the School of Tropical Medi-
cine. Liverpool; chemistry. Prof Emil
Fischer, Berlin; physics, divided be
tween Profs. Lorenz and Zeeman. OF
Holland
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-06
Current Political ak.

President had returned home presented
to the San Francisco reception commit
tee a board ard lodging bill for having
been host to the distinguished guest.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14
From Wednesdays Paper.

Some Of the Longino papers
are endeavCring to make some
capital out of Senator Moneys
ignoring their chiefs invitation
to meet him In debate on a long
list of appointments If they
know what is good for the Gov
errors senatorial boom they will
rejoice that Mississippi senior
senator has not accepted the in
vitation. 1t is an easy matter to
invite your opponent to cancel
his engagements and meet you
but getting him to do it is anOth-
er. If the Governor had con-
suited Senator Money in the ar
engagements Of these dates he
would have been accommodated.
Senator Money has made en-
gagements and accepted invita-
tons which are as binding on
him as are the Governor s and
asking him to sacrifice them is
indeed asking too much. The
Columbus meeting Of these two
aspirants it seems would have
taught LonginO a lesson but it
has not
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14
Doina Well.

The Mississippi Fire Associa-
ton, since its organization, has
done well. At a meeting of the
stockholders at Jackson a few
days ago. the following officers
were elected and the following
figures showing its work given
out:
G.. A. Wilson, Lexington, Presi-
dent; J. T. Thomas, Grenada,
Vice President; William Ander-
son, Jackson, Treasurer; p. S.
Campbell, Jackson, Secretary
and Manager. The Company has
done fine business during the
twenty-tw months it has been
in existence. The losses for the
year were S35, 900, and for a pc
riod of twenty two months they
have been S41, $50. The pre-
MUM receipts during that time
have been S133, 723. %, and the
earnings for the past twenty two
months have been $35, 800 SIS.
The greatest loss paid on any
one policy was 81. 973. SO, and the
greatest amount Of loss sustained
in any one fire was that of Car.
rolltOn in April last year, amount
ing to So, 438. SO.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14
DR.. ]. D. 0DEKEAL,
Dentist,
Mayo Weaver 8uildiog, CUMBERLAND Phone.
Sharp. Ala. Notes

The cat crop throughout This
section will be a complete failure
if it does not rain soon
The farmers are about through
planting aud are getting impa-
tent over the prospect of the
cotton coming up as it continues
so dry.
Mrs. Eddie McReynolds is
visiting Mr.. b. f. Bell and fami-
ly this week.
Mrs. Laura Miller and daugh-
ter were the guests of Mr.. j. $.
johnson and family last Friday
Mr.. II. B. McCrary. of Nc
Crazy, was transactiug business
in Sharp last Wednesday.
Mr.. T. A. Hall and sister, Miss
Lizzie, were the guests of Mr.. B.
Sharp and family last Sunday.
Messrs. Jessie and Clifton
Bell, Of Stafford, passed through
this place last Thursday ehroute
to McCrary, Miss.
Miss Muggie Hall, of McCrary.
and little Lizzie Gibson, of Co
lumbus, were guests Of Mr.. Ira
B. Sharp's family Saturday.
Mr.. J. w. Lavender and sons,
Claude and Newman, made
trip to Columbus last Friday.
Miss jim ME McCrary, Of Me-
Crazy, is visiting Miss Addie
Lou Bell this week.
Mrs. Fannie Young Robert
son and Miss Addie Bell spent
last Thursday in {, lam bus.
Mr.. Frank Bennett was trans
acting business ia Columbus
last Wednesday.
Mr.. H. W. Pridmore aud little
son, Lonnie, spent Saturday in
Colum bus. q. and Is.
May II, 1903.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14

freight crew so there has not
been a great amount of trouble
experienced here. All through
freight crews on this division
have joined the strikers and no
through freights are being NOV
ed. Yesterday morning tele-
grams were received to send
half dozen deputies to Artesia
to guard the coal chute and the
end yard switches and Deputy
Sheriff Eggleston swore in a
number of men and sent them
out to Artesia. They returned
at noon, their services not being
needed. A number of young
men who had been working in
the various factories of this city
left here Monday for Artesia ex-
pecting to get positions. SO it is
said, and many of them return
ed yesterday 1t is believed that
the strikers persuaded them tc
let them fight the matter out
with the road There has beer
no violence in this city and none
is expected.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-14
The Re-Union.

EDITOR DISPATCH Will you
please be so kind as to put no.
tice in your paper for the benefit
of old Veterans and any others
who may wish to go the reunion
at New Orleans. May 1922, that
we have made arrangements
with the Southern and Illinois
Central Railroads to carry us
through without change of cars.
They will place two coaches and
a sleeper here for the E. c..
Leech and Isham Harrison
Camps and any others who may
want to go. We will leave here
on May 18th at 5 80 p. m. which
will give all who come from
Pickens county on the Mobile q
Ohio time to get to that train.
This train will put US in New
Orleans at six a. N. Tuesday,
the 10Th. The fare from Colum
bus to New Orleans round trip is
$3.50. Respectfully,
r. A. GUNTER,
Commander.