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The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Typhus in the Kaiser's Palace.

Owing 20 the unfortunate site Of tho
so-calIed New Palace at POtsdam.
which is the favorite residence of he
Kaiser, as it was OF his father, it is
extremely unhealthy. having been built
on soil that IS damp 90 the point Of
marshiness. Two or three summers ago
II had to be abandoned and subjected 10
the most extensive alterations Of a sani-
tary character owing to an outbreak OF
dlpbtheria. and now the news comes of
an appearance OF typhus in that par
ticular portion OF the palace known as
Kommuns II. which is used as the resi-
dence Of people connected with the
court. Needless to add that those
stricken with this terrible malady have
been completely quarantined, and that
young Prince Joachim and his sister.
Princess Victoria Louise, who were re-
siding In the palace at the time. have
been hurriedI- removed.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Opposed by the Czarina.

The Czarina and indeed. most of the
Cars relatives have all along been op-
posed 10 his going to Rome. recalling
the fact that in nearly every case Of
the assassination or attempted assassi-
nation OF the ruler of a nation within the
last fifty years. the perpetrators have
almost invariably been Italians. and that
be would therefore run greater risk Of
meeting with a violent death in Italy.
where it would be difficult to take ade-
quate measures for his protection. than
anywhere else in Europe.
OF course. II Nicholas does not visit
Rome It will be a great disappointment
to Queen Helen of Italy. who has ever
since the accession of her husband to
the throne devoted all her efforts TO ce,
menting the bonds of friendship between
Italy and Russia. and 10 detaching the
King from the Triple Alliance. II is in
fact her activity in this respect that has
led to considerable GOODNESS between
herself and her mOther-in- law. Queen
Marguerite. who champions the cause OF
the Triple Alliance. and prefers that
Italy should be the friend OF Germany.
her mothers country, rather than OF
Russia
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Eddy in the Fight.

The story is current that the Hon.
Frank n. Eddy has his political sails
set for the state house harbor in Mime
sCta. In fact, Mr.. Eddy does not deny
that he is in the hands OF his friends. -
and that these friends are endeavoring
to place him in the governors chair at
St Paul. When in Congress Mr.. Eddy
enjoyed the notoriety Of being the
homeliest man in the House, and bis
feelings were never injured when allu-
sion was made TO this fact.
It is told Of Mr.. Eddy. and he laughs
as heartily a the joke as anyone. that
once in a political campaign his op-
ponents accused him Of double dealing,
or. rather, as they expressed it. Of
being two faced" Mr.. Eddy met the
charge with reply which not only
proved him 10 be ready wit. but won
him votes and put his enemies 10 rout.
They say 1 am Janus faced" ex-
planned the Minnesota statesman before
mixed audience which he was ad-
dressing upon the campaign issues.
Does any man in all the State believe
that II I had two faces, I would be
We airing this one about all the time? p
That was a complete answer 10 the
charge, and, Of course. Mr.. Eddy was
elected.
II must be conceded that Mr.. Eddy IS
NOT an Adonis. but during his several
terms OF service in the House he proved
himself TO be a statesman of ability.
and when ne spoke said something
which was worth listening TO. He was
not a candidate for reelection last fall
Governor Van SAINT has already an
nounced that he VIII not again be a
candidate for the Office he now holds
and Mr.. Eddy is now hailed as his sue
ccsSor, with the chances favorable for
his election.
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Anazin gly Foolish.

We cannot believe that President
Roosevelt sanctions the baby cry of
Payne. However this may be. crooked
operations in great plenty are being dis
covered that didn't occur in Mr.. Smiths
term, but did in Mr. Payne's. On ths
ssme day that this fling at Mckinley was
uttered he had 10 discharge one Of his
responsible suOordin8tes for improper
conduct. The probability is that he
will have enough to do touching revela-
tions OF recent misconduct 10 make it
wholly Inappropriate for him 10 indulge
in the yOu're-an0ther line OF defense.
His comments Oh the business from the
beginning have been amazingly foolish
Boston Herald.
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Payne'S 5 Only Covrse.

What Postmaster General Pavne
should have filed with the long-suppress-
ed papers on the Washington postoflce
frauds was not a memorandum seeking.
oy means Of a slander on the memory of
President Mckinley. to take the curse
on himself, put there with his attempt to
shield the guilty. Instead OF trying %
make the dead President the scapegoat
TOT the Hannas and Heaths and the lit
Tie grafters who robbed the Government
right and left. Mr.. Payne should have
accompanied the Bristow report With
MS resignation as Postmaster General.
Public confidence in the Presidents
purpose 10 clean out the professional
spoilsmen in the public service as wen
as the criminals who have plundered
the Government under the protection OF
the ofncials higher up" is undated. II
will be increased as 20 the Postofnce De-
partment when Postmaster General
Payne gets out. II he cannot see that
the logic OF events demands the inme-
date offer Of his resignation President
Roosevelt will have no course open 70
him bat to compel him TO resign.-New
York Press.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
A King at Law With His Daughter.

The trouble between King Leopold and
his daughter Stephanie in connection
with the disposal Of the fortune left by
the late Queen Henriette, has entered
into new phase, owing 10 his applIca-
tion TO the Belgian tribunals as plaintifr.
through his counsel. Dr.. Wiener.
naming his daughter Stephanie. Count
ess LOnyay; his eldest daughter.
Princess Louise os Coburg. and the lat
ter's husband. Prince Philip Of Cob bIrg.
Is defendants In a suit brought by him
for the removal of those legal obstacles
which Stephanie and Prince Philip have
placed in the way Of his division Of the
queens fortune according TO his own
ideas. The Brussels tribunals will there
fore now be called upon 70 decide the
question. and the Belgians will be
treated to the spectacle OF their king
a. law with his daughter and his SON
in-law in the Belgian courts.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
BOSTON AS EXAMPLE
IN CHILD LABOR CASE
Women Purpose TO Present Hubs Sys-
TEN OF Minor Licenses.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 20.-Child
labor in this city was discussed yester-
doy in a meeting OF the compulsory
education committee OF the Public Edu-
cation Association by Mrs John N. Oak
ley. who read paper on the subject
Elizabeth L. Bloomfield, Carolyn Wood
Stretch, Mrs. Margaret Cutting, and
others.
Boston has found out and New York
now realizes. said Miss Bloomfield, thai
IT, is practicable for the school c)IamTI-
tee 10 regulate the abuses in that con-
nectlon.
The committee designs soon to bring
10 public attention the system Of miners
licenses by which Boston has solved. in
a degree. the problem OF permitting
children Of needy parents 20 pursue le-
gitimate street trades under proper
regulations as to age. hours, and at
tendance at school
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Grand Old Woman of Bulgaria"

Anybody who could be of use to her
son was, so to speak, fish to her net, and
in Europe she now goes by the nickname
OF the Grand Old Woman Of Bulgaria %
So thoroughly are people convinced that
Ferdinand is wholly dependent upon her
ADVICE, support, and backing for his
retention of his throne that her demise
will be universally regarded as signal
izlng the close of his reign in Bulgaria
Princess Clementine lost her husband,
the late Prince Augustus OF SAKE -Coburg
nearly a quarter OF a century ago, and
besides being the mother OF Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria has an elder son,
Prince Philip, married to Princess
Louise of Belgium; Prince Augustus
who married the late Princess Leopold
inc Of Brazil, and who is famous for his
Prowesses as chamois hunter; Princess
Clothilde. married 10 Archduke Joseph
OF Austria, and Princess Amelia, mar
ried to the late Duke Macmillan of Ba-
varia. She is therefore, the grandmother
OF the Duchess of Orleans. and an aunt
OF King Leopold Of Belgium. and in fact
related to most OF the reigning houses
OF Europe.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
The Field of Politics
Seeks the Governorship.

OCNho llc GUNtluULSIAp
That Circuit Attorney Folk. of St.
Louis. who has distinguished himself by
ousting the boodle gang in the Mound
City. is seeking the governorship of Mis-
souri, seems to be no longer a secret.
His nomination by the regular Demo-
cratic organization. which is the Mis-
souri, machine dominated by the Buffers,
is OF course, impossible, but he hopes
to be the candidate of the independent
Democracy of the State. the element
which is dissatisfied with so-caIIed ring
rule. and which seeks to rid Missouri
of the bood,ers and bribcrs who have
given it q most unsavo-y reputation.
It is conceded by leading Republicans
that in case the independent Democrats
hole a convention and name Folk for
governor that the Republicans will in
dorse him. The Prohibitlonists. who are
able 10 poll IN the neigbborhood Of %, 900
votes in a Eubcrnatorial contest. have
already signihed their intention of in
dorsing Folk. and the fusion OF these
three elements is certain to make things
interesting for the Democrats.
Under normal conditions Missouri is
Democratic by approximately $4,000, but
there is no way Of estimating the resent
ment which the voters may express at
the polls toward the organization which
Is in part at least held responsible for
the misdeeds of the Legislature. Folk
is a Democrat, a Tennessee Democrat,
and as a Democrat was elected TO his
present position, but it is said that he
would not refuse to run on the Repub-
lican ticket for governor. provided the
independent Democrats were first to
nominate him and the Republican sup
port to come as an Endorsement.
The trouble with the Missouri Repub-
licsns has largely been that they have
heretofore nominated weak candidates.
but with Folk at the head Of their ticket
they ought TO be able TO make good
showing. There are several aspirants for
the regular Democratic nomination. Lieu
tenant Governor Lee, before the discovery
was made that he was implicated in the
bribery dealings before the Legislature,
was considered In line as Governor Dock
ery's successor. but, of course. he is now
out of the race. The present secretary
of state, the Hon. Samuel Cook, is said
10 be the candidate Of the machine.
Then, too, there is Statesman Vandiver,
OF the Fourteenth district, who Is anx-
ious TO transfer the scene Of his public
service from Washington to jefferson
City. Whoever is nominated will have
a more difficult contest on his hands than
any other Democrat has had for many
years IL the plan to make Folk candi-
date Is carried out.
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GRANT WOULD NOT
REFUSE THE HONOR
Son Of the General a Candidate for the
Vice Presidency.

Some person whose identity is un-
known has started a boom for Ulysses
s. Grant. a son Of a general of that
name. for the second place on the ticket
with President Roosevelt.
This Ulysses S. Grant lives I'm the vi
cinity of San Diego, CAL where he Is
mentioned frequently for State and local
Offices. Up to the present time, how
ever. NJ. Grant has not accepted any OF
the Offices. Dispatches quote Mr.. Grant
as saying:
AS yet ! have not announced myself
as a candidate for the Vice Presidency.
hut some of my friends entertain the
feeling that the position ought to come
10 the Coast. and that ! am probably
as available as any candidate for IT from
this section"
It is said. however. that San Diego is
not very large place.
Representative Joseph Cannon, when
asked Who Dee thought would make an
acceptable candidate. answered that al
most any man from the central West
would do
Representative Hepburn was of a sim
liar belief, ana Representative Bede
had TO choice
In fact fl appears that there is no one
81 the race at the present time Who is
being considered seriously. Those who
were talked OF during the ructiou in
Ohio have made haste TO dodge the
homer.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Faith IN NJ. RooSeUsit.

The most confident and circumstan-
tai statements alleging the Presidents
intention TO mitigate his activity in
certain directions in the matter OF
punishing rascality in the Postofhce
Departmental such be proven-faiI 20
shake 70 the extent o. the thousandth
part Of a hairh-eodth of vibration orr
belief that he viii let no guilty man
escape.
This belief IS positive. II is grounded
in the principle CT no5lesse oblige- It
has been strengthened by Mr. Roosa-
velt's own frequent and eloquent refer
ences 70 the rigid requirements which
duty imposes upon character in a post
Of responsibility. II is not Theodore
Roosevelt who viii give uD the hunt
because the trail shows big game behind
the boscaze-
Don't draw unless you mean TO
shoot" IS the middling good proverb
which expresses his cOngeuital and char
octeristic philosophy of action. He has
drawn. and therefore il may be as
sumed that he means 70 shoot
Accordingly. Il makes no difference
how specific are the accommodating re-
ports that represent the President as
kesitating TO prosecute where prosecu-
tiou might result in political incOnven-
fence TO himself as candidate. They
viii meet with no credence in this quar-
ter until they are logibly attested BY
Mr. RoOsevelt's sign manual
Just rs little do we believe that the
President IS directly or remotely re-
sponsible for the PRONUNCIATION of the
theory that the name of his dead and
honored predecessor now constitutes
bar to prosecUtion-in effect. statute OF
IimitatiOns-in the case of proved Of
fenses committed by subordiuaJes when
Mckinley was alive-NeW York sun
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Payne's S Retirement Necessary

The conflicting Washington dispatches
about the Presidents hopes, fears. and
intentions. in the matter OF the postal
scandals. agree I'm only one poiut-that
he is III at ease about the Postmaster
General Reason enough Granting 20
Mr.. Payne the best intentions in the
world. he has made a wretched botch OF
the work CT investigation. It viii not
do 70 say that all his fumbling and
concealment IN respect 10 the Tulloch
charges and the Bristow report. which
related 70 the past. have nothing TO 10
with his pursuit OF the rogues stiu N
the department
The cTing need Of the hour Is to as
sure the public that the work OF hunt
ing down and punishing corruptiorists
shall be done with sleepIess energy and
fearless purpose TO bring the truth to
light. no matter who may be hurt But
il is little 10 say that Mr. Payne inspires
10 such confidence. People will not be-
Iieve that he has suddenly acquired de-
termination and candor. They viii dread
a repetition Of his shufling and insin-
certify and apparent hope OF burying the
matter
OF course. it may be said that the
President has force and courage for two.
but what defence can there be IF a
limp Cabinet officer. who. in a crisis. 5
all tears and vacillation. and who has
to be stiGeued up by his chief? II is
stated that demands for M Payne's
removal are pouring in upon the Presi-
7a 7. e.
vous breakdown" may soon lead TO the
Postmaster Generals resignation We
wish Mr.. Payne the best Of health. but
we care more for the health OF the pub
lie service. and that seems to Us TO die
tate his retirenent.-New York Evening
Post
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
IMMIGRATION FROM
EUROPE INCREASING
Twenty Per Cent Greater in Nav
Than Same Month Last Year.

Immigrants arriving in the United
states last month numbered 80. .513
more than during the same month OF
last year. The total number, including
1886 in transit. was 14O,35O. OF these
32,IO9 came from Austria Hungary, an
increase Of 1909; 37.73S from Italy. in
cluding Sicily and Sardinia, an increase
OF S75, and 1887 from the Russian en-
pire and Finland, an increase of 3.649.
Germany sent 6.44O, an increase OF
2,O59; Norway 4.743. an increase of
1924; Portugal l.S9S. an increase Of
lib; Sweden 9,6OS. an increase of
S.Il2; England 4,520, an Increase of
5.O3e; Ireland 1854. an increase Of
l,6tO; West indies 1851. an increase OF
1.llS. There was decrease In immi-
grafton from the Pacific islands and
Turkey.
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DapiQht for Eberv Comer.

TIE impression is spreading among
the people that the Postmaster General
is trying to hush the thing up" That
course would be his ruin, and il would
be deeply damaging to President Roose-
velt- There is no honest course. there
Is no course compatible with the safety
Of Postmaster General Payne's reputa-
ton. save that OF sternly hunting down
these rascals and bringing them TO pun
ishment. II is no light task. II is not a
matter that can be disposed Of by rep
rimand ard dismissal or by investiga-
tions undertaken at Mr.. Payne's order in
the department.
Investigation must go on, TO be sure,
and IL must be made without fear or IA
vor. The danger is that both fear and
favor will impede It. Then. when the
facts are disclosed so far as official in
vestigation can make them known. the
rascals must be put on the way TO In
dictment and trial
Il is a surprise and a shock 10 the
people to know that corruption has fas-
tened upon the Postoflce Department
and spread through the postal service
until a condition exists which may with
out the least exaggeration be compared
to that which existed twenty-five years
ago. when the exposure Of the star
route thieves was begun.
The conspiracy Of pIunder then un-
earthed was found to Dervade the de-
partment. It struck its roots deep. and
among the guilty were men high in place
and power These thieves were defiant
and hard 10 conquer. Some Of them sur
vived the storm and held on In the Post
Office Department for years. Not one
tenth part Of the number was ever pun
ished
As the investigation OF Postmaster
General Payne proceeds. he is very like
ly 10 discover new names. broader rami-
lcations. and almost certainly here and
there a stubborn and powerful resistance
TO his attempts 20 let in the light
The uncOvering of Mr.. Perry S. Heath
as the center Of this conspiracy points
Enthusiastically to politics. Ohio politics.
as the underlying motive Of the irregu-
lar and corrupt doings. That means that
high and mighty influences viii be ex-
erted 70 stop the investigation II Mr..
Payne does stop Il or permit il 10 stop
until the broad daylight illuminates ev-
cry corner OF the department. he viii
destroy himself and do an amount OF
damage 70 the Administration that next
year may prove 70 be irreparabIe--New
York Times.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

tion as this Brooklyn man deems it his
right to employ.
No doubt if the young wife had
been approached in the proper spirit
she would have given up the pleas
ures of dancing-and with many
women they are great-for the hus-
bands sake, as many another young
wife has done before her, and done it
gladly. \ woman deserves and. with
a husband worthy of the title, COM
mands, consideration and tenderness.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Rayne's S Position In1possibLe'

All the irregularities" OF which 50
much has been said can now be consid-
cred as proven. The Bristow report is
not TO be ignored for a minute Mr.
Payne's plight is pitiabie. Everything
has conspired TO fiout and discredit the
simple hearted Wisconsin politician who
so airily assumed that nothing could be
wrong with his department What does
he propose to do about It? More i'm
portant still. what will the President do A.?
He ordered the Bristow report publish
ed against the Postmaster Generals pro-
test The latter's position is fast becom-
ing Impossible. Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
DOCTOR GETS sa4.16a.

PlTTSBURG, Pa. June 2O.-An opin-
ion was filed today by Judge John W
over on the exceptions OF DR.. W. c
Browning. Of Philadelphia. to the de-
c.sion on Browning's $3.50. 900 claim
against the estate of the late State Sen
ator Chris. L. Magoe. Out Of thirty ex-
certions filed, three are sustained. which
increases the amount TO be paid TO Dr.
Browning to S34.I63.1S
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Concerning Perry S. Heath.

II is announced that Perry S. Heath
will resign his position as secretary OF
the Republican national committee, and
that he Is contemplating t-ip abroad.
That he should resign from the secre-
taryship of the committee, under com
puIsion. il that be necessary to get rid
Of him. is not a debatable question. His
continuance in that position would be
scandal which would taint the entire
party management. AS for going abroad.
that should not be permitted until the
exact nature Of Mr.. Heath's offending
and his liability under the laws are as
York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21

St. CroiE. one OF the Danish West In
dia Islands. is in a melancholy state Of
mind. Since Porto Rico was taken over
- the United States the people have
become contented and encouraged by
increasing prosperity. Porto Rico has
shipped over 100000 worth of coffee to
the United States I'm the last six months.
compared with S2l 900 worth in the pre-
ceding year. Sugar and tobacco have also
been sent in increasing quantities. The
culture OF oranges is Increasing and the
exports have increased twenty times
larger than they were last year. Rail
ways are being extended. and. altogether.
Porto Rico is happy. On the contrary.
the neighboring Danish islands are I'm O.
state OF depression. The natives want
tho islands sold to- the United States
but thar proposition has not yet been
carried into effect. Denmark does not
help ST. Croix. These anti-imperialists
who are studying the influence Of thc
present national expansion would do
wei 70 take 70 heart the comDarlron
which e. Instituted botWeno tho Danes
iu Danish West indies and the hmerI-
cans in the American West Indies.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Prince Ferdinand's Mother.


There has just been celebrated in
Ebonthal. in Austria, the eighty seventh
birthday of one of the most extraordi-
nary old ladies in Europe, namely,
Princess CIementine of Sake -Coburg- Co
tha, mother OF Prince Ferdinand OF Bull
garia. ana only survivor of the numerous
children Of the French King Louis Phil
ippe. More than any other one of his
children mas she Inherited his political
shrewdness and his talent for political
intrigue The late Prince Bismarck en-
tertained not only a profound respect
for her cleverness but did not hesitate
to regard her as a foe worthy of his
steel and as a most dangerous enemy,
and was wont to assert that she had
had a finger in every political or diplo-
matte intrigue that had been hatched
during the fifty years preceding his
death. Her pictures In no way convey
an idea Of her appearance. For she is
extremely obese. and wears that pc
culiar expression common to people who
are hard of hearing. Indeed, she is stone
deaf, and makes use of a silver ear
trumpet. which is known and dreaded
from one end of Europe to the other.
To her more than anyone else belongs
the credit Of the maintenance of her IA
yoTite son, Ferdinand, upon the throne
Of Bulgaria. No one would credit the
number of journeys which this aged
lady, several years older than Queen
Victoria, has undertaken for her boy;
the number of people whom she has in
terviewed IN his behalf, from Emperors,
Kings. and statesmen TO Journalists.