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The Washington times., 1903-05-23

Dynasty of F
0 the Duke OF
Lord DvonSei ouly

from the book and obstinately refused
to restore it.
The object of the application to the
police court was for permission TO file
an affidavit to the effect that the entry
upon the parish register was incomplete
so as TO procure the reinsertion OF the
Objectionable words-that is. OF the
name of the father-Prince George OF
Great Britain. The presiding magistrate,
however. declined to accede to the apDii-
cation on the ground that 1t was calcu-
lated to bring a member of the royal
family into contempt
These proceedings which attracted a
good deal of attention at the time which
figured in the police records of the day,
and which were a subject of some little
discussion IN the press, show why 1t
was that Queen Victoria was unable
10 recognize the lady. who. known ua-
der the name OF Mrs. Fitzgeorge, died
as the Duke CT CaInbridge's left nanded
y-isp-
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Lord Devon Seriously III.

Old Lord Devon, who is lying serious
ly i'll, is so advanced in age-being
nearly ninety-three years old-that his
recovery is exceedingly problematic. IN
fact. 1t is possible that he may have
been gathered TO his fathers ere this
letter appears in print. He has been
one of those many British peers who
have had to suffer for the extravaganza
OF their predecessors in the honors and
estates of the family Lord Devon has
been, ever since he succeeded TO the earl
dom. In such straitened circumstances
that he has never been able to occupy
Powderham Castle, the ancestral home of
the Courtenays, but has been obliged to
let II to a Mr.. Bradshaw, he himself re-
siding at the Powderham rectory near
by, where. as a clergyman. he has done
duty in the parish church every Sunday
for near seventy years. His son, Lord
Courtenay, earns his living as inspec-
tor of factories for the local govern
ment, his salary being about s., 900 u
year. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
ENJOINED FROM EXCLUDING
RAILROAD PUBLICATIONS

Justice Hagner has Issued a temporary
restraining order against Postmaster
General Payne. enjoining him from ex-
Guiding the publications OF the New
England Railway Publishing Company
fIom the United State mail. as second
class matter
In its petition for an injunction, the
New England Railway Company states
that ii issues seven publications at
IT; place of business in Boston, Mass.
These. it is said, were regularly admit
ted for transportation through the mail
n second-class matter rates. until re-
Gently the Postmaster General ordered
them TO be excluded. The order issued
By Justice Hagner remains in effect I'M
Ill the matter goes to a final hearing
N the courts.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
NEW ATTACHE NAMED
FOR GERMAN EMBASSY

The German Emperor has given furth-
er evidence OF the Importance which he
attaches to the imperial embassy TO this
country by accrediting TO Washington
another diplomatic attache. This latest
addition 10 the already long list here Is
Lieutenant Martin of the Fifth Dragons,
who has been until recently stationed at
Hofgaismar near Cassel.
The new attache sailed from Bremen
haven a few days ago on the steamer
Crosse Kurfurst, and is expected TO ar
rive in Washington June /. He wall
then be granted a two months leave
of absence. which Will he spent in tour
Ing the United States TO familiarize him
self with national conditions.
Ascension Day was observed as
holiday at the German embassy today
The members of the staff, of course, fol-
low the custom of the fathcrland in the
observance of all national and religious
events.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
YOUNG THE0LOGlANS
GET THEIR DIPLOMAS

Another event in the series OF closing
exercises at Howard University this week
was the annual commencement of the
theological department. A banquet was
held yesterday afternoon in Myer Hall,
az which both students and professors OF
the department were present Morality
and Integrity was the subject of short
speech by the dean.
The exercises proper began at $3.50 In
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, which
was hung with flags and decorated with
palms and flowers. a scripture reading
by the Rev Aquila Sayles was the first
number on the program, followed by
speech of welcome by the Rev Alexander
Garner Addresses were made by the
following graduates: Louis A. Ingraham,
William z. Davis, Frank G. Loston, John
Brent. Bibles were presented to the
class by the Rev. NJ. r. Fishburn, pastor
of the Mount Pleasant Episcopal Church:
prizes and medals were awarded by he
Rev. G. L. EweIl and certificates pre-
scented by the Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin.
D. D.. pastor Of the Church of the Cove
nant and acting president OF the uni
versity.
The Rev. F. NJ. Bristol addressed the
graduates and the Rev. David Sidden
pronounced the benediction-
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Another Royal Alliance.

Matrimonial alliances between the
royal house OF Bourbon and the Imperial
dynasty of Hapsburg, though not popular
nor yet polite. since the blood OF both
families has become impoverished by the
antiquity Of their descent, are frequent,
and another one has just been arranged
and is about to be officially announced. 1t
is match between Prince Louis OF
Bourbon Orleans and the Archduchess
Marie Henriette, third daughter of Arch
duke Frederick, who is the elder brother
of queen Christina of Spain, as well as
the wealthiest prince Of the blood in all
Europe.
Prince Louis is the second son of
Prince CASTOR of Bourbon Orleans,
known as Comte d'Eu. and Of the eX-
crown princess of Brazil, and is a grand
son therefore of the late Dom Pedro.
the last emperor of Brazil. He has been
educated almost entirely in Austria,
where he is serving in the army as a
lieutenant of artillery, and under the
assumed name of Louis de Mercy took
part in the Boer war against the English,
fighting under the Transvaal flag,
narrowly escaping capture by the British
forces
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
DUEHAY'S REQUEST
CANNOT Be GRANTED
Corporation Counsel Says Commission
ers Have No Authority.

A. B. Duvall, Corporation Counsel. has
submitted to the District Commission
ers an opinion upon the request of Fran
els H. Duehay and the Army and Navy
Club to designate Connecticut Avenue.
between II and 1 Streets northwest. a
business street. Mr.. DuvaIl holds that
the, Commissioners have no authority,
under the law, to grant the request
Mr. Duehay's request was founded
chased 159 feet frontage on Connecticut
Avenue, which, with the Army and Navy
holdings, made more than 30 per cent Of
the property His portion was to be
used for business purposes, and he asked
that the avenue be declared a business
street, to give him the advantage OF a
greater height to his apartment house
under the building regulations.
Reviewing the case Mr.. Duvall says the
Commissioners are authorized to declare
a thoroughfare a business street, when
80 per cent OF the property is actually
used for business purposes. There is no
discretionary power lodged in the Com
missioners 70 declare q business street
before the buildings are erected. They
must already exist.
With this view of the law applicable
TO the case. Mr.. Duyall advised the Com
missioners they should not grant the re-
quest.
Mr.. Duehay will be informed in accord
ance with the views of the Corporation
Counsel.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
The Field of Politics
Hanna MAY Take Field.


Is Senator Hanna to be a candidate
against President Roosevelt for the Re
publican nomination? This is the Iues-
ton which naturally suggests itself to
politicians of both political parties by
reason OF Hanna's determined opposi-
ton to the adoption of a resolution by
the Ohio State Republican convention
indorsing the President for nomination.
The Ohio Senator may have no desire
to defeat Mr.. Roosevelt for the nomf-
nation which the President so much
covets. but his attitude upon this mat
ter surely warrants the suspicion that
ne may at least be considering the idea
of becoming a candidate, and wishes he
Ohio Republicans to defer any indorse-
ment until he reaches a conclusion.
1t may be, as Senator Hanna suggests,
too early and bad politics for State
convention TO indorse any man for the
Presidential nomination at this time. a
year in advance of the date of holding
the national convention. but certainly
it would be indfscreet for him to oppose
such q resolution as Senator Foraker
purposes to offer. Unless Senator Hanna
should declare himself candidate, the
fact of his antagonism to such a reso-
luton would leave the Republicans up
in the air.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
BARRACKS FOR JACKIES
At NORFOLK NAVY YARD
Would Minimize Danger From Infec-
tious Disease

Rear Admiral Taylor, chief OF the
Bureau of Navigation, who recently went
TO Norfolk to investigate the condition
Of the quarters for the navy recruits. has
recommended to Acting Secretary Oar
ling that the sum of $4,000 be taken
fIom the emergency fund for the erec-
ton of temporary barracks for the hous-
ing of the enlisted men.
He suggests that three barracks be
erected at Norfolk and similar num-
Der at New York They would relieve
the crowded condition of the training
ships and minimize the danger Of the
spread of contagious diseases such al
prevailed at these yards for several
weeks.
The training ship Minneapolis is to DO
Withdrawn from League Island and
placed with the training ship squadron
under command of Rear Admiral Wise.
and Acting Secretary Darling is endeav-
oring to devise some means of provid-
ing for the recruits 1T that yard when
she leaves.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Chance for "Favorite Son.

No doubt there are thousands of the
best Republicans of the party who would
prefer to support Senator Hanna for
President rather than Mr.. Roosevelt, and
as long as there is a possibility Of
Hanna's candidacy they would desire to
defer definite expression of their
choice
If Senator Hanna desires the indorse-
ment of the Ohio Republicans there is
no good reason for believing that it
would not be cheerfully accorded to
him. He has the organization and ought
to be able 10 do with it as he pleGses.
and the excuse could easily be made
that the action was taken under the
''favorite son" clause.
The whole controversy, however, pre-
cipitate upon the eve of the convention.
seems TO be a deliberate scheme on the
part of Senator Foraker ITO smoke out
Hanna and force him to declare him
self Nothing would please the fire
alarm Senator better than to oblige his
colleague to take the floor in the con-
vention and oppose resolution of in
dorsement for the President for the
nomination next year. That would give
Foraker a prestige at the White House
which he has long been seeking.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
WILL TRY TO FORCE e
ANNEXATION OF CUBA
Senator NewIands Confirms the Reports
of His Proposed Action.

In letter to friend in this city,
Senator Newlands of Nevada last night
confirmed the report that he intends
10 make a fight for the annexation of
Cuba at the coming session of Con
gross. He expects that the President
VIII call an extra session OF Congress
in November, and when the debate upon
the reciprocity treaty begins he will
Introduce a joint resolution calling upon
Congress TO extend an invitation TO Cuba
TO join the Union.
Senator Newlands will also endeavor
to have inserted III the treaty some
provision by which Cuba can become
Fart OF this country. If she so desires.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Foraker Determined.

If Senator Hanna could have prevented
any agitation of the question and have
had a resolution adopted simply com
mending the Presidents Administration,
all would have been well. Now that il
has come into controversy, however. the
issue must be met. Senator Foraker
seems determined to present and press
the resolution, and unless Senator
Hanna previously declares himself a
candidate 1t must be adopted. or the
Ohio convention must deliberately slap
the President in the face and go on
leoord as opposed TO his nomination.
a resolution at this time calling for
his nomination is certainly not unpre-
cedented. Other States have SO declared,
ard as long ago as last June the Illinois
Republicans in convention went on rec
orc as demanding the nomination of Mr..
Roosevelt.
Just at the present time Senator For
aker seems to have his colleague in an
uncomfortable position. and it is now
up 10 Hanna" to declare himself.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
POPULISTS WILL NOMINATE
A TICKET OF THEIR OWN
Former Senator Butler Says the Party
Will Not Support Roosevelt.

Former Senator Marion Butler, OF
North Carolina, is angered at the re-
ports in circulation to the effect that
the Populists intend to support Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the next election. The
Senator is at the New Willard. He was
long chairman of the Populist national
committee.
There is no truth in such a report. -
said he 1T is very plain that the
Democrats intend to nominate candi-
date of Mr.. Cleveland's way OF thinking.
who the Populists will be unable to sup
port. Consequently the Populists will be
compelled TO go it alone. They will hold
a separate convention. and will nominate
a ticket of their own"
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Risked Arrest in Brazil.

The prince is an adventurous sort of
young fellow. is credited with having
Travelled all over Brazil, in spite of the
law OF exile in force against him, and
OF the fact that the Brazilian authori-
ties, aware of his presence in the coun-
try. were striving their utmost to get
hold of him. fearing that his presence
might encourage 2 monarchical insur-
rection against the republic. He is also
noted as a particularly daring AIpinist.
and has done considerable tiger shoot
ing in British India and in Cochin
China.
In fact. the prince is a very manly
young fellow, far more so than his
bigoted, narrow minded and unpopular
father, and the young Archduchess
Marie Henriette is to be congratulated
on the choice which she has made. She
is likely to receive a very large dowry,
aud while not a beauty, is nevertheless
a pleasant, attractive girl. Her mother
was a Princess Croy, daughter of the
Duke of Croy, and the young arch
duchess has no less than five sisters, all
of whom. like herself, were born prior
to the appearance of their only brother.
the now six-year-old Archduke Albert
Other matrimonial alliances between
the Bourbons and the Hapsburgs have
been the marriage of Archduchess Chris
tine to the late King Alfonso XII OF
Spain; of Archduchess Marie Dorothea
to the present Duke of Orleans; of
Archduke Leopold Salvador to Princess
Blanche of Bourbon. Infanta of Spain,
The Washington times., 1903-05-23

paid for labor which he cannot per
form. But when the rich man takes
the road for his pleasures, though
the poor man needs it for his comfort
and usefulness; when, IN addition to
toll, the poor man must endure I'M
sanitary conditions in his shop and
his home; when the rich woman arbi-
trarily interferes with the liberties OF
her servants; then bitterness is incvi-
table. 1t is not only the gracious, but
the reasonable course to respect the
burden"
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
APPRENTICES PROTECTED
BY EVASION OF ORDERS
Rot to Be Discharged at Port, But on
Arrival Home

A short time ago an order was issued
by the Navy Department, which has the
practical effect of leaving discharged
apprentices of the navy stranded at the
port of discharge. Newport, which as
chief training station suffered most
from these unwilling mendicants, has
protested to the Navy Department.
In consequence. the officials in charge
have arranged, temporarily, to evade
the order by refusing to discharge the
apprentice until after he has reached
his home. This arrangement will stand
until Secretary Moody returns to Wash
Hgton, when. it is expected the origi-
nal order viii be revoked.
Otherwise, these lads, from fourteen
to sixteen years old. will be left to shift
for themselves at seaports. exposed to
corruption and the evil devices of all
manner of land sharks.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23

and daughter of Don Carlos; of Arch
duke Peter Ferdinand, to Princess Ma
RE Christine of Bourbon. belonging to
the Neapolitan branch OF that house; of
Archduke Ferdinand, Grand Duke of
Tuscany. to Princess Alice of Bourbon
Parma, and of the late Archduke
Charles Louis, brother of Emperor
Francis Joseph, to Princess Annonciade
of Bourbon, of the Neapolitan line
These are only the marriages which
have taken place between the two
houses within the last quarter of CEN
fury or so, and they were even much
more numerous previous to that
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Victoria Hot to Blame.

The Queen made no difficulty whatso-
ever about receiving the lady whom her
uncle. the Duke CT Sussex, had married
without the sanction of the crown. the
union being, therefore. in the eyes Of the
law. invalid. In fact. she created the
Duke of Sussex's wife Duchess OF Inver-
ness in her own right, gave her apart
ments in the royal palace of Kensington,
and frequently visited her If the Queen
did not treat the Duke OF Cambridge s
wife in the same fashion, it is because,
as I have stated above, many years went
by before their relations received the
sanction of the church. a circumstance
CT which the parish register of st. An
drews, Holborn. gives evidence.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Might Have Married a Queen.

Queen Victoria has always been
blamed as having been unduly harsh
in declining to recognize the left
handed wife of her cousin. the Duke
of Cambridge, and in a publication
which has just appeared the atti-
tude of the late sovereign of Great Brit
tain in the ma tier is ascribed to her
resentment against the duke for having
preferred the Dublin actress, Miss Fare
brother. to herself 1t is true that at
one moment 2 match was contemplated
between the duke, who was a very hand
some, dashing officer in those days, and
the Queen. and in spite of the fact that
they were first cousins the marriage
would have been immeasurably more
popular to the English people than that
with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg
There IS no ground, however. for be-
lieving that the Queen w2s actuated by
pique in this connection in refusing to
recognize the lady whom the duke had
selected as his life partner. For It was
only after many years of union that the
duke sought the sanction Of the church
to his relations with Miss Farebrother
and there are public documents which
go to show that the couple were not mar
ried at the time of the birth of their
children
Thus the records of the Guild Hall
police court in London prove that in
May. 1853, the lawyer Of Miss Fare
brother made application there for per-
mission to make an affidavit in connec-
ton with the birth of male child of
Miss Farebrother, and it's christening at
st. Andrews Church, Holborn, London."
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Respect the Burden.
A Practice Which Will Aliay Many
Needless Frictions

1t is said Of Napoleon that while
living at st. Helena he was walking
along a narrow mountain path with a
lady, when they met a heavily laden
porter, and the lady ordered the man
TO stand aside. Napoleon, however,
quickly drew her back, saying, Re
spec. the burden, madam" While
this story may not be true, there is a
moral in it which is worth attention
Two-thirds of the friction between
the laborer and the capitalist Of today
can be traced to failure TO obey this
simple rule to respect the burden. -
Without going into any rant about
the dignity Of labor, and the equal
right of all men TO life, liberty, and
the same rate of wages, it ought TO be
clear TO any right-minded person that
the men who do the hard, dirty, dis
agreeable, but important, work of the
world ought not to be unnecessarily
hindered in doing it. 1t was not
necessary for Napoleon to take the
burden Of the porter on his own
shoulders, but he could, and did, re-
frain from imposing any unnecessary
restrictions on the movements of the
man
No sensible laboring man COM
plains because he is not set at work
for which he has not fitted himself, or
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
A Blow at the Coal Trust.
Mr.. Baer Again Exhibiting His In
capacity for Leadership.

The Attorney Generals determine
ton to force the production of the
anthracite coal trusts books and con-
tracts Is another step forward in the
dlsciphning Of an arrogant and over
weening monopoly. President Baer's
scornful refusal IN New York to sub
NIT to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission copies of contracts alleged to
violate both the letter and the spirit
OF the interstate commerce law has
been met with the rejoinder it de-
serves; and the machinery of the Fed
eral courts is to be set in motion to
compel the trust to yield its secrets
on penalty of contempt
Had President Baer possessed an
adroltness to match his energy and
effrontery no such constraint as the
courts are now asked to exert would
have been necessary. a common
sense trust magnate would have
smoothed the way to an inevitable, if
not graceful, submission. But Mr..
Baer's impulsive and explosive tenn
permanent only served to put him as
completely In the wrong in New York
in April as it had misled and discred-
tied him in his effort to hector and
terrorize the President at the cele-
brated White House conference last
October. Mr.. Baer had to yield to
arbitration then, after vociferously
declaring that there was nothing to
arbitrate. Now he viii have to pro
duce the coal trusts contracts, after
excitedly defying heaven and earth to
make MIN surrender them
From the point of view either of
the trust stakeholder or of the con
Stunning public it is difficult to over
rate the folly and stupidity of lead
ership like President Baers In pro-
claiming himself and his associates
the "vieegerents" of Providence,
chosen to exploit and operate the
Pennsylvania coal fields, he demon
strated last fall a rigidity Of intellect
and a callousness to public sentiment
which could not but bring the cause
he represented into contempt and
odium. In defying the Interstate
Commerce Commission and refusing
to furnish it data which may or may
not prove discriminating he again ex-
hibits an infrmity Of temper and of
judgment wholly incapacitating him
for modern industrial leadership.
With such a spokesman, no trust
can hope TO inspire public confidence
III its methods or its purposes. Irri-
tating, grasping, narrow-visioned,
and narrow-spirited men like George
w. Baer only push further than ever
into the future that just reconcilia-
ton of the interests of capital and
labor which it is perhaps the destiny
of the twentieth century to see accom-
plished.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
Willing to Oblige.


While the Democrats are diligently
searching for suitable man TO nomi-
nate for President and the Republicans
are on the lookout for IN available can
didate to become Mr.. Roosevelt's run
ming mate. little is said of second place
on the Democratic ticket.
Now. however comes one modest Dem
ocrat, who is willing to accept this posi-
ton. He is the Hon. Franklin K. Lane.
Of California, late candidate Of his party
for the governorship. a man widely
known on the Coast. and whose acquain-
lance the Democracy this side OF
the Rockies would do well to cultivate
with a view TO the consideration Of his
candidacy for the nomination of Vice
President.
Last year against heavy odds he made
a gallant fight for the governorship of
the Golden State. and came 50 close to
winning that the election OF Governor
Pardee was in doubt for several days.
He is said to stand well with the labor
organizations and this should be a quail
fcation in his favor.
Not since the campaign OF 1850. when
Lane. Of Oregon-Joseph not Franklin
was the candidate on the wing Of the
Democratic faction headed by Breckin-
ridge has either of the TWO great po-
litical parties gone to the Far West for
a candidate, and IL might not be ill-ad-
vlsed for the Democrats to select one OF
their candidates from this section Of the
country, and if so there is none better
suited than the Hon. Franklin K. Lane.
The Washington times., 1903-05-23
TO TEST NEW FIELD GUN.

On Wednesday next. the army board of
ordnance and fortification will meet at
Sandy Hook proving ground to test an
automatic field gun invented by Dr. S
NJ. MCLEAN, of Cleveland. Ohio a
number of improvements over the old
type are claimed for il, but it will have
TO compete with Maxim and Hotchkiss
guns as well as the one now in use.