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The Washington times., 1903-02-11
The District Loan.
Fate of the BabCoCk Bill Need
Not Discourage Local Hopes.

ANON lJlSAOul dGC LOOdl llOD0c-
No encouragement should be felt
by local sentiment over the defeat IN
the House Of Representatives last
Monday Of the $1O,OOO,OOO loan bill.
Though refusing to sanction an adj
vance Of SlO,OOO,OOO, or even Of
$6,OOO,OOO, from the Federal Treas
ury, the House showed no disposition
to ignore the Districts needs, or to
deny it the means necessary to carry
through the Improvements vital to It's
growth and welfare.
On the contrary, the House seemed
guided in its refusal to authorize the
loan asked for by a natural desire to
keep a continuing checkrein on Dis
trict expenditures-to commit itself
to no vast and general scheme Of pub
lie Improvement over which, once en-
tered upon. it might not be able to
exercise an undisputed supervision.
No one can seriously condemn the
House Committee on Appropriations
for wishing to assert q stringent
guardianship over the Districts
finances. Nor can local sentiment be
offended if the powers that be in
Congress prefer to grant the relief it
prays for after their own deliberately
chosen fashion.
So long as the means are provided
the method of providing them is of
minor consequence. If the House will
not approve a S10,00O,0O0 or S6,OOO,-
600 loan, 1t seems willing to join the
Senate in authorizing such smaller ad-
vances from year to year as may ac-
tually be required for public improve
ments not properly chargeable to cur
rent revenues. Senator Allison has
prepared an amendment to the Dis
trict appropriation bill, which sane
tons these indefinite loans, and yet
binds Congress to no continuing
schemes Of municipal expansion.
If the two houses father such an
arrangement, the people of the Dis
trict viii try to content themselves
with the measure of aid thus afforded.
The lump sum loan project looks
simpler and more promising But if
Congress prefers to cooperate with
US on the installment plan, we shall
find no insuperable difficulty IN cut
ting our municipal improvement
projects to other and somewhat less
ambitious cloth
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Cortelyou for the Cabinet.

Although no official announcement has
been made touching the matter, the con-
sensus CT opinion in Administration cir
cIes is that the Hon George B. Cortel-
you. Secretary to the President. viii be
selected by his chief as Secretary Of the
new Department of Commerce and La
Dor. So strong is this belief that.
strange to say, there has not been
horde Of applicants for this new cabinet
position. although already there are
aspirants for the Assistant Secretary
ships and some of the subordinate Of
fees provided for in the bill.
Before any appointments are made,
however, it viii be necessary for Con-
gress TO appropriate money with which
to pay the expenses of the admiL'=tra-
ton of the department. as the measure
creating it makes no provision for it's
maintenance.
Before the death OF the late President
mckinley there were from time to time
rurnors that Mt. Cortelyou would ulti-
mately be elevated TO a Cabinet port
folio. the place generally selected for
him being, by report, at the head OF the
Postoff1ce Department
The evolution of the Hon. George B.
Cortelyou in official life and his steady
rise 70 the commanding position which
he now occupies. and furthermore to the
Office he is expected 10 I'LL as Secretary
Of the Department of Commerce, may be
cited as a strong argument in favor OF
the civil service system 1t has not been
many years since Mr.. Cortelyou was
5000 stenographer in the Postof1ce De-
partment, and his promotion was
through the civil service system,
coupled, of course, with his own inner
ent ability and his special fitness for the
positions TO which he has been steadily
advanced. No man. not even his closest
political associates and warmest per-
sonaI friends. ever held the confidence
of the late President as did the Hon.
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A Jefferson Memorial.
No PartiSanship in Hoaoring the
Protector Of Louisiana Purchase.

There can be no partisan purpose
behind the movement TO raise a me-
mortal ito the statesman who carried
through the Louisiana Purchase Re
pubHcans and Democrats viii alike
join in this effort TO pay fit tribute
to Thomas jefferson.
Indeed, there could not well be any
partisan purpose behind it, for,
though the Democracy halls Jefferson
as its patron saint, many Of his prin-
ciples are earnestly and gratefully ac-
claimed by the Republicans. Take ex-
pansion, for instance. jefferson was
an expansionist, and an expansionist
of the most vigorous kind.
In his mature life he became a
stalwart protectionist, though earlier
he had been quoted as a free trader
His old party reveres his name, but it
does not follow his leadership. Nor,
on the other hand, could the Repub-
icans of the present day subscribe
to Jefferson's doctrine of hostility to
fighting navy
When be became President he laid
up and dismantled most of our
frigates and slooPs-of-war, dismissed
their officers and scattered their sea-
men. He relied for the maritime de-
tense Of the country upon a flotilla of
gunboats-light craft suitable only
for harbOr service.
1t is the irony of fate that the
head of the new jefferson memorial
movement should be the Admiral of
the United States Navy, George
Dewey. But it Is only fair to Jeffer-
son to say that he probably saw new
light and changed his mind before he
departed from the scene of his labors.
After 1S12-1S15 the navy, its needs
and its merits, were almost as thor
oughly appreciated throughout Amer
lea as they are now.
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Senatorial Fights.

Only two more days remain for the
present Legislature Of Oregon 70 de-
termine the Senatorial contest which
has been waged in Salem for more than
a month. On Friday night of this week
that body expires by constitutional limi-
tation, but, apparently. the members are
no nearer agreed as to who the sue
cessor of Senator Simon shall be than
they were on the opening day Of the ses-
sion
The leading candidate is an Astoria
attorney named Fulton, a man whose
reputation is unknown this side of the
Rockies, but who seems to have a good
standing in his own State The daily
baIloting has shown that he has double
the number of votes of his closest Re
publican rival, Ex-Governor Greer, who
was turned down for a denomination
last summer, and by reason Of that fact
his friends refuse to allow him to with
draw from the Senatorial race
So divided are the Republican factions
of Oregon that In the gubernatorial con-
test last June the Democratic candidate
was chosen, and the blame for this is
placed at the door Of Ex-Governor Greer,
so that his opponents are determined he
shall not be honored with a seat in the
United States Senate. From the pres
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THE EXPEDITION TO KANO.
Causes Which Led Action by the British Government

The news that the British government
has organized a strong expedition
against the Emir of Rano in Northern
Nigeria. In Western Africa. naturally
arouses some interest in the causes
which have led to this action Kano,
which contains three or four million ma
tive inhabitants. has. until gently, been
practically held for Great Britain by
commission maintained by the British
foreign office.
Two months ago. however, the native
Emir, who, it is said, is capable Of put
ting 10000 horsemen in the field. decided
to govern without suggestion from
Downing Street, and requested the Brit
ish representatives to depart for the
coast. This they did with some reluc-
lance, and the foreign of1ce. after due
time, took up their case. and has now
dispatched two battalions Of Nigerian
Infantry accompanied by fifty British
officers to bring the recaIcitrant Emir 10
terms.
The city of Kano is very strongly for
titled The walls are quite fifteen miles
round, irregular in shape. but OF i'm
mense strength. the best portion prob
ably being that on the south side OF the
city leading to Zaria, the nearest Brit
ish post
The walls never exceed forty feet TO
fifty feet in height but at their base
they quite 100 feet in thickness. In
side the wall path two feet wide runs
along the top. which has nuHS erous tur-
rets anording protection for rihemen;
the whole is surrounded by 4 mOat ff-
teen feet deep and twenty feet wide
There are fourteen or fifteen city
gates. each being formed by square
tower with double doors. In case of at
trek both are closed, and the interyen.
ing space filed up with stones, so that
It forms part of the solid wall. The big
gate is that on the zaria Road. and tn IS
is reached by a mud bridge thrown
across the moat.
The walls will be difficult to scale. and
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A Novel Trust.
And One Which VIII Puzzle the
Critics of the Octopus" Habit.

Those people who almost froth at
the mouth when a new trust or COM
bination is organized viii be puzzled
Just how 30 take the latest trust Of all
the Philanthropic Trust Company,
with a cash capital Of $1O,OOO,OO0,
which is just being actively talked of.
It's author is a Delaware man, the
treasurer Of the National Conference
of Charities and Correction. He Is
endeavoring TO secure the help of
President Roosevelt. The new trust
is almost unique in the circumstance
that none of the subscribers 10 It's
fund, its officers or directors is to re-
ceive any pecuniary benefit from it
whatsoever. The aim of this trust Is
to be forever devoted to practical
charity, wise philanthropy, and
worthy humanitarian efforts"
If is to be empowered to accept and
administer any trust in this direction,
TO receive money, personal, or real
property, rights, franchises, etc, IN
vesting or using them in accordance
with the judgment of It's officers, and
keeping Its capital intact, only the IN
come being expended.
This new trust, moreover, expects
TO employ the best talent and trained
skill IN the work Of philanthropy, and
'thus to divert discriminating,
wasteful, and harmful charity to
worthy channels" and enable the gen
crosby Of the giver always 10 help in
stead Of harm the beneficiary.
Will the Philanthropic Trust Com
pany be reckoned as another "octo-
pusTr VIII it be denounced in fam
ing language by men and newspapers
whose righteousness IS their only
commendation
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ing to official statements IN Berlin,
amounted to $114,495,OO0, a gain Of
S14,S7S.000 over the preceding year.
This increased German export trade
was partly in iron and steel, but also
in textiles, where German manufae-
turers have a great advantage because
of the low price of their skilled labor.
Germany would still make tariff
war upon us if we had no tariff of
our own. In that case, indeed, her
aggressive action would be even more
effective. We should be as defense
less as England, whose markets have
been raided by cheap German manu-
features year after year, while her
own goods are shut stihly ont of the
Kaiscr's realm and she has no power
to retaliate
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Swans, the Queen Bird.

Among the less known tastes Of Queen
Alexandra is her pronounced fondness
for swans, which is perhaps due TO the
fact that she is by birth Norsewoman-
1t is in Difference thereto that the sledge
which she uses upon the ice al Sandring
ham is adorned with a hgurehead in the
shape of glittering swan.
Swans have always been a feature of
the secluded lake of the home park AT
Sandringham. Now. by the Queens a.
rections, they are to be placed on the
lake in front of Frogmore House. the
summer residence of the Prince and
Princess OF Wales at Windsor. The
queen is likewise causing the flock of
swans the expanse of ornamental
water in the private garden Of Bucking-
ham Palace to be increased.
Orders have been issued that special
care should be devoted to the establish
ment of royal swanneries in secure sit
uations on the Thames. Much damage
has been done in late years to the nest
ing places by inconsiderate launch own
ers, who rush up and down the river
at express speed, creating heavy washes
without the slightest consideration for
anything excepting their own selfish
pleasure.
Swans have from time immemorial
been a favorite bird of British royalty,
and only the sovereign and the Winners
and Dyers Companies or Guilds Of the
City OF London are allowed to own swans
on the River Thames. This has been the
case for the past four hundred years
Each year. in August. the Kings swan
herd. who is member of the royal
! household, accompanied by his subOr-
dinates, meets the swan warders and
swanherdsmen of the two companies just
! mentioned for the purpose of marking
or tipping" the young swans. The meet
| ing is at Southwark Bridge. and they
start up river on what is known as the
Swan voyage" The Kings swans are
marked on the bill with his initial, the
/ birds of the Dyers companies with one
! nick, and those Of the Winners with two
| hicks.
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Founder of Smithsonian.
Proposal to Transfer His Remains
From Genoa to Washington.

The grave of James Smithson,
founder of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. is about to be disturbed to make
room for a quarry. His body lies
buried where he died, In Genoa, a
fact not generally known. Nor Is it
known by many people in this city,
living within sight of his splendid
foundation, that he never visited the
United States.
As the illegitimate son Of the third
Duke of Northumberland, he chose to
avenge the stain of his birth by be-
slowing the greater part Of his es-
tate-a very large one In his day
upon what was then his native coun-
tTy's dearest foe.
We can have no quarrel with him
on that or any other score. On the
contrary, we are disposed 10 sympa-
tiize with the movement which has
for its object the transfer of the body
from its present resting place, where
il IS threatened by removal, to within
the shadow of the noble foundation
which bears his name.
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A LOrdly Cockney.

Lord Lyveden. who has just applied
to the court Of bankruptcy in London
for his discharge. is probably the only
member OF the House OF Lords who IS
unable 10 manage mis- aspirates, and
who. 10 put it mildly. drops his his
His career has been an exceedingly va
ried one, and he has been in turn a SOL
dier-nOt an officer. but a private IN the
Royal Artillery-an actor at the Haymar-
ket. in London. waiter in the Bowery q
New York, a steward on the American
liner the City of Paris. and upon he
Royal Mail steamship Nile, sailing TO
Brazil, a market gardener. a hackman
at Charlotte. n c, a part owner in a
small fishing boat at Charleston. and
heaven only knows what all besides I
may add that he has also worked ia the
composing room OF newspaper.
The present patronymic OF the family
is Vernon Formerly it was smith
About sixty years ago Lord Lyyeden's s.
forbears assumed both the armorial
bearings and the family motto of .he
Vernons on the strength OF the fact
that a Smith had at some remote period
welded a daughter OF the Vernon family
Smith is a very respectable name. 1
cannot for the life OF me understand
why from the very moment that a man
acquires a title he should proceed 10
abandon his essentially British name E~r
some more aristocratic sounding pa
tronymic.
MARoUIsE DE FONTENOY-
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WITHIN THE SHADOW OF THE NATIONAL CAPITOL DOME.
lMr and New
nadDe aware-A Democrat acaOn Fig Masaduse

ent outlook, therefore. it would appear
that there viii be a vacancy in the Sen
ate by reason of the failure OF the Leg
islature to choose a successor to Sen
atOr Simon.
-Four years ago there was a vacancy IN
Oregon's representation in the upper
house of Congress, due to a similar
cause. The Senate declined to seat the
man appointed by the governor when the
Legislature had failed 20 perform its
constitutional duty and elect a Senator.
and there is still stronger reason for
the belief that a gubernatorial appointee
would again be sent back home by the
Senate should one be named. not only
because the Senate will follow its prec-
edents. but perhaps more particularly
because the appointee would be a Dem
ocrat. while the State and Legislature
are strongly Republican
Should the Legislature fail to elect,
as now seems probable, the indications
are that there viii be three vacancies
in the Senate, unless the Delaware prob
lem is soon solved.
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IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
Queen A p Fs sa English TS An R o Honor"

present Queen OF Italy and all her sis
tiers; that the age Of admission is ten.
that the course lasts seven years. and
that the girls, who are personally nomi-
mated by the Czarina herself over her
sign manual must be selected from
among the daughters OF the great dig
nitaries of the army. the navy. the
court, and the civil and diplomatic
service
The course of instruction includes the
etiquette Of the Russian and other
courts, and the rules of precedence
and uuances Of hereditary and official
rank, both at home and abroad The
girls are taught 70 speak huently, cor
respond. and write from dictation in five
languages Russian. French. English,
German, and Italian-are trained to
read aloud. TO keep on their feet IL
necessary for hours at a stretch without
manifesting the least symptoms Of IA
tigue, as we'll as TO control their temper
under the most painful and agg-avating
provocation. They are also required TO
become experts in plain and fancy
needlewOTk and to acquire a knowledge
OF all the branches Of education in
which il behooves a highborn gentle
woman to be thoroughly versed-
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Rockefeller kilograms.
Legislators in Congress Protesting
With Too Much Violence.

An unnecessary amount of dust
seems to be kicked up by some one IN
connection with the kilograms which
John ID. Rockefeller and others asso-
eiated with him in the management Of
the Standard Oil Company are said
to have sent TO Senators.
Let us clear our minds of cant. Is
the Standard Oil Company an out
law7 Or has its president rights which
In common with other citizens he is
entitled to exercised If SO, there IS
among the latter the right of protest
ing against the enactment of legisla-
ton which in his opinion viii be In
furious 20 his interests. That he has
done more is not alleged, as far as
we have been able to ascertain.
We are expressing no opinion at
This time of the merits of the pro
posed antitrust legislation. Much of
it. no doubt, is crude in concep-
ton, though praiseworthy in intent
Neither are we disposed either to ap-
prove or disapprove of Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's methods, or what are said to
have been his methods, for defeating
legislation Objectionable to him. All
we wish TO co is to point out that If
he sent the telegramsthe Is asserted
TO have sent he had a right TO send
them. What other private citizen,
firm, or corporation would not, under
similar circumstances, have done the
same2
1t makes us weary, we confess, this
assumption of superior virtue, this
eowardly and contemplate trucking
to what is supposed to be public
opinion" The Standard Oil Company
has many sins to answer for, no doubt
but this charge that in protesting
against legislation it deems inimica
il Is attempting to debauch Legislators
is not one of them.
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still more difficult to breach. On pass
ing the city walls one first sees an i'm
mense belt OF cultivated land with no
habitations. About mile further on
one comes to houses and the city proper.
The streets are fairly wide. lined on
either side by walls eight feet to ten
feet high, each Of which surrounds the
series of buildings constituting a Hausa
home. Apart from the city walls each
Of these is a fertilization in itself and
easily defended.
The Emir OF Kano, who lives IN bar
barrie splendor in his palace at Faniso.
eight miles outside Kano. is said 10 be
the greatest military chief in Hausaland.
He is a Fulani, about thirty-three years
Of age. KanO probably could not stand
a prolonged siege, as the people would
be enable TO grow sufficient food. The
town is some ninety miles from Captain
Abadies' garrison at Zaria- This is about
FIVE days march over either OF the three
main caravan roads One day out OF
Zaria the force would enter country IN
der the Emir of kano.
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Democrats in that section OF the Hub
that with two or even three members of
that party running for Congress in the
district. the Republican candidate then
has no chance of election; in fact, the
Democrats outnumber the Republicans
in the proportion of five to one, some
thing which is not true even in the great
Tamnany districts Of New York. For
merly it was represented by the Hon.
Patrick Collins now mayor OF Boston,
and later by the Hon. John Fitzgerald,
who was obliged to defeat a fellow-Dem-
oerat as we'll as a Republican before
obtaining seat in Congress. But Mr.
Fitzgerald married wealthy Bostonese.
moved up on Beacon Street. where the
Democracy Is not so much in evidence.
and two years ago Mr.. Conry was elect
ed by a large majority from the district.
He has made a good record. but the GER
tainty OF election which a Democratic
nomination predicates caused several
ambitious Democrats to enter the field
against him in the last campaign Fin
ally all withdrew save Mr. Kellher, and
the fight between him and Mr. Conry was
so bitter that the Republican candidate
was all but lost sight OF The result
showed Mr.. Keliher elected by a little
more than 200 plurality over Mr. Conry.
and the latter has instituted a contest.
He took occasion to set forth his case
in plain language IN the speech which
he printed in the "Recori," and among
others brought forth no less a parsonage
than the Hon. Josiah Quincy as one qt
the targets for his attack. The whole
presents an interesting situation Affect
ing the Democracy Of Boston and its
methods of electing candidates to Of
fee. There viii be more anent the case
when IL is presented for set emeDt to
an election committee Of the next House
which viii be called upnn to determine
which OF these two ambitious young
Democrats is entitled to represent the
constituency OF Boston in the Fifty
eighth Congress.
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George B. Cortelyou, and it is a tribute
to the good judgment Of President
Roosevelt that he retained Mr.. Cortelyou
in his present position when he acceded
TO the high office of the Presidency.
OfnciaIly and socially. the Secretary to
the President holds rank next 20 a Cab
met officer, and his appointment as Sec
rotary OF the new Department Of Com
merce and Labor will admit him to full
membership in the Presidents Official
family There is no doubt. should the
President see ht TO appoint Mr.. Cortel-
you TO this office, that the selection will
be a popular one.
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THE MACEDONIAN MENACE.

II. as is now so widely and so con-
fdently predicted. the Macedonian
troubles do eliminate this year IN war.
the event Will not be unexpected by
the world. and viii be regarded with
some degree OF patient resignation as
an evil impossible to avoid For years
the war cloud IN the Balkans" has
been a stock bit OF diplomatic and
journalistic property. Nevertheless, it
has been a real thing There has been
and there is disagreement in Mace
docia- Nor han that, her, las Res2-
and there is a plenitude of intrigue
and agitation. conducted by professional
Tevolutionists. Most Of ali. there have
been and there are. as the prime fac
tors of the case. the political jealousies,
ambitions. and inirigUes OF hale a dozen
powers. great and small IL is TO these
latter that the war. il there is one viii
be chiefly due. and 20 Is by them that
its outcome Will be deeided.-New York
Tribune.
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maids of honor whose connection with
the imperial household is Of an honorary
character, but who are entitled to wear
the official costume on all state occa-
sions.
The two categories are distinguished
from one another by special badges worn
on the left shoulder. the one consisting
OF the Czarina's monogram embroidered
IN pale blue silk on a white ground, and
the other is the miniature portrait OF
the Empress set in brilliants. With the
exception Of the daughters Of the reign
ing Prince OF Montenegro. I have never
known Of any foreign girls being aG-
mitted TO the imperial Russian Acade-
my Of Maids OF Honor.