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The Washington times., 1903-05-15
The Field of Politics
Clark Hearst Ticket.

For President, the Hon. William A
Clark, Senator from Montana; for Vice
President, the Hon. William R Hearst
Representative from New York" This is
the ticket which the Democrats of Mon
tana-or at least a faction of Montana
Democrats-offer for the consideration
of the next Democratic national conven-
ton Here is a combination which
ought to make the Money Devil look
sick every time he contemplates the
possibility of its being placed in the
field
If it costs half a million dollars to
elect United States Senator from Mon
tana, what would be the expense at
tached to procuring the Presidency for a
citizen of that State? That would be
the paramount issue of the campaign.
The king of copper and the prince of
journalists, both multimillionaires,
should be able to provide campaign con-
tributions which would make Senator
Hanna's fund of 1886 look like an over
drawn bank account. Senator Clark, 1t
is said, would be willing to give a cold
million, and at that he would never
realize the effect upon his finances. a
million dollars in the Democratic treas
ury-why, there simply would not be
any campaigni
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
QUIhDOCQUIA WILL NOT
GET A POST0FFICE
Order Rescinded and Appointment of
Negro Postmaster Annulled.

The Postmaster General. upon request
Of ex-COngressman W. H. Jackson, of
the First Maryland district, has rescind-
ed an order creating the postoffice at
Quindocquia, Somerset county, Md, to
which Andrew J. Day. negro, had been
appointed postmaster a short time ago
upon recommendation of Mr.. Jackson.
It is unofficially announced at the
PostofTice Department that the town of
Quindocquia had two citizens by the
name of Andrew J. Day. one white, the
other a negro, and that by mistake, the
appointment was given to the latter.
Now that the error has been discovered,
the other Day declines TO accept the
post. It IS said.
The department does not care to make
public Mr.. Jackson's letter of recon-
incubation, but states, inasmuch as the
people of that community are soon to be
served by rural carriers, It is deemed
advisable to rescind the original order.
Day is the first negro ever appointed
postmaster in Maryland
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
Failed to Make Good.

If the statement of those who ought
to know be true, Senator Clark failed
to respond 10 the urgent appeals of
Chairman Jones. Daily had given many
thousands of dollars, and had helped
to raise much more; in fact he had con-
tributed about all that could reason
ably be asked of him
One day the Bryan train was a
thousand miles from Lincoln; there was
no money to pay its expense. and it
seemed that Bryan's engagements would
have TO be Cancelled At last an ap-
peal. a most pitifuI and urgent appeal
was sent to Mr.. DEFY asking for prompt
relief The great copper magnate and
political rival of Senator Clark sat
down and drew his check for $25, OC0 and
mailed it to the committee, and the
Bryan campaign was continued. Al
though Clark was worth probably five
times as much as DAILY, the latter is said
campaign fund five times as much as
the former, and he received no reward
for it. Even when Daily was turned down
by the Kansas City convention and the
Clark delegation was seated. 1t is said
that Mr.. Days contributions exceeded
those o. Mr. Clark
OF course no one takes the Clark
Hearst suggestion seriously, but such
ticket is one which would place the
Democratic exchcquer in q condition of
robust health
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
Democracy Lacked Money.

The lack of a campaign fund in the
last two national campaigns was one of
the things which helped to bring defeat.
There are great many people who i'm
agine that the millionaire Montana Sem
ator has been ready money to the Dem
TO believe that the contrary is the truth
of the case.
Senator Clark has, of course, contrib
uted TO the Democratic national cam
paign. but his donations have been far
less liberal than many persons have be-
lieved; in fact. they have by no means
been in proportion to his wealth. To
the Montana campaign, where Senator
Clark was himself personally interested,
he undoubtedly lavished vast sums of
money, and perhaps the major portion
of it was expended legally, but his
checks to the national fund were much
smaller.
When the Democratic treasury was
bankrupt in 1895 and it became neces-
sary to raise money Immediately TO en-
able Mr. Bryan to continue his speak
ing tour; when in fact he was on the
verge Of being forced to abandon his
special train and his campaign for the
lack of funds to keep going, it was not
the Hon. William A. Clark who was the
savior of the party then, but his great
Political rival, the late Hon. Marcus
DAILY
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
RAZE MANILA'S WALLS
AND LEVEL HER GATES
Secretary Root Consents to Plans of
Governor Taft.

The greed of commerce again has
the upper hand in fits fight to overcome
the protests of half a dozen or more pa
| triotic societies of this country against
! the razing of the walls of Manila. A
cable message was received at the War
Department yesterday from Governor
| Taft explaining that the portion of the
wall about the old city, which he pur-
! posed to remove was along the Pasig
/ River. and "a section that does not in
the least interfere with the sightliness
OF the city Governor Taft also spoke
of the demand for more wharf room for
the commerce of the city. and said that
the removal had the Endorsement of Cen
eral Davis. Secretary Root was moved
| by the petition. and decided to allow the
removal TO proceed IN accordance with
previous plans.
Secretary Roots change of front" as
1t is termed by several OF the patriotic
women who have undertaken 10 save for
the credit OF this country the walls
which could not be duplicated at any
cost, has not disconnected the leaders in
| the movement.
A meeting has been called for 8
o'clock Sunday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Blount, THE
Oaks, 3101 U Street. Mrs. Blount is
the president of the Pro Re Nata So
| ciety. one of the organizations striving
| to save the old city. At this meeting
will be members of the Twentieth Cen
fury Club, which started the move
ment; Daughters and Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. the Women's Interna-
tional Press Association. the Grand
Army of the Republic, Founders and
Patriots, Society for the Preservation OF
Historical Monuments. of which General
Schofeld is president. and many other
patriotic and influential organizations
Circulars explaining the movement to
arrest the destruction OF the ancient and
beautiful walls and gates of Manila have
been sent to societies in other cities.
and these will be followed by special
committees of women who will carry on
the campaign One committee will go
TO New York and from there to YER
mont. another will go to New York and
from there to Boston, and a third viii
go to New York and then to Chicago.
Still other committees viii be sent
out and the movement will be made
national Everywhere the creates. in
terest has been created. and it is evil
dent that If commerce wins it will have
to down a great deal of enthusiasm and
hard work, which are to be made effec-
tive by open purses.
Everyday finds new recruits to the
movement started by the Twentieth
Century Club. 1t now numbers the
members of the societies mentioned
wives OF Senators and Representatives
in Congress. Cabinet members, and
prominent business men generally. II
is believed the meeting Sunday will re-
suit in some plan which will prove ei-
fective- All of the societies interested
will pass resolutions condemaing the
purpose to raze the walls. There will
be no undignifed appeals. for according
10 the leaders OF the movement, this
should not be necessary
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
SEEKING TO MINIMIZE
COMPETITION IN SUGAR
Traffic Men in Chicago Are Trying to
Adjust Rates TO Protect All
Producers.

CHICAGO. May 15.-Trafic officials of
railroads reaching the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Coast ports are meeting in Chi
cago to fix rates for the movement OF
the seasons sugar crop. An effort is
being made TO so adjust sugar rates that
the competition of the product from
Cuba and Hawaii will be minimized
II the plan succeeds, the import rates
on sugar and the proportion of the rates
charged for the inland haul will fully
protect the sugar industries of the
United States The initiative is said 20
have been taken by the Santa Fe, backed
strongly by the Southern Pacific. Large
and growing beet sugar plantations and
refineries are along both roads
Rates have always become demoralized
because OF contending industries. The
Cuban sugar comes In by way of New
York and the Gulf ports, the Hawaiian
sugar by San Francisco, to compete with
the sugar from Louisiana and the South
and lately the sugar from the new and
rapidly growing beet sugar fields of the
Middle West and the Southwest
To carry the product of these sections
the railroads made low rates, and to get
the foreign tonnage they have also made
low divisions on the through import
rates. In many cases the inland proper
ton Of the import rate has nLlIified the
effect of the protective tariff.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15

at this time. We do not deny that
some of the charges were based upon
facts; but we also know that the gull
ty persons have been punished To
assert that they have not been suf-
ficiently punished cannot affect the
verdict of the court which pronounced
sentence, nor influence public opinion,
which believes that on the whole there
is no army more humane or more con-
siderate of the rights of the enemy
than ours.
Third-The country is tired oft
is altogether too busy to listen to
these endless repetitions of stale and
prOftless tales, gathered in great part
by credulous gossip-mongers, and
time and again proved to lack any
foundation beyond the pipe-dream of
some querulous politician and his tool.
Fourth-General Miles, upon his
own admission, had no better oppor-
tunity for ascertaining the truth or
falsity of certain charges against off
GERS than the courts which heard the
testimony. What he states in his re-
port was obtained at second hand. In
not a single instance does he produce
evidence which any court could or
would accept At best it is the opin-
ion of General NIiles-nothing more.
nothing less.
Fifth-The report of General Miles
was given to the press in full Moth
ing was concealed, the statement of
General Miles and the Hon. Herbert
Welsh to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. If the press of the country did
rot see fit to print the report in full,
it speaks badly for the report. The
War Department is not to be blamed
for that, however
Sixth-General Miles is-but we
forbear.
Inere are other reasons, no doubt,
why we shouldn't heed the Hon. Her
bert Welsh's request, but they do not
occur to us at the present time, 1t is
immaterial, anyway.
We earnestly hope the Hon. Her
bert Welsh will stop writing letters
TO us.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15

highlands King WEvince
County-Royay No

Jewish birth, though not of faith, was
the chief secretary to the Grand Duke
Constantine when the latter was vice.
roy of Poland during the reign of his
younger brother. Car Nicholas l.
Old Hauke had a son. who Joined the
Saxon revolutionists and fell MORALLY
wounded on the barbados in the
streets of Dresden during the revolu-
tionary outbreak of 1S4S. Old Hauke' s
other child, daughter, made a run
away marriage with Prince Alexander
of Hesse. brother of Czarina Marie, and
she was eventually created by the
Grand Duke OF Hesse Princess of Bat
tenberg- OF this union there were four
sons and daughter, the eldest being
Prince Alexander, who reigned for a
time over Bulgaria, and died some years
ago as Count Hartenau, leaving chill
dren who bear that title. His younger
brother was Prince Louis, now an ad-
miral in the British navy. Then there
was the late Prince Henry, who married
Beatrice. the youngest daughter of
Queen Victoria: Prince Francis Joseph,
who is married TO Anne of Montenegro,
sister of Queen Helene of Italy, and
Princess Marie, married to Count Gus
taVe Erbach- Schonberg.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
ALUMNI OF HAMILTON
HONOR TWO OF HER SONS

The sons of Hamilton College, known
collectively as the Alumni Association,
last night honored two of her distin-
glished graduates-Dr. s. N D. North,
the new Director of the Census. class
of '69, and William NJ Collier, Assist
ant Attorney General of the Department
of Commerce, class of 'S5-with a ban
quet at the Hotel Barton. There are
others of equal note in the progeny of
Hamilton, and so the body that greeted
the guests of honor was distinguished
in itself.
Addresses were made by Director
Bundy, "a; Secretary Root. Assistant
Secretary Sanger, a. R. Severn, Mr..
Towner and Representative Sherman.
Others present beside those mentioned
were Charles E. Brayton, 80, Dugald C.
Morrison, 80. Rev. Charles W. Skinner,
81; Ralph w. Stone. '99, H. Dorsey
Spencer, 1900
Mr.. Roots speech. compilation of
humor and of tribute to the men of
Hamilton who are aiding in shaping the
destinies of the nation, won for him an
enthusiastic ovation. Mr.. Golfers ad-
dress also bristled with poignant wit.
A meeting was held at the end of the
dinner. and Secretary Root. class of 81,
was elected president of the association
20 succeed Senator Joseph R. Hawley-
The other officers chosen are Represen-
tative James S. Sherman, of New York
class rs, vice president; Osborne
Iowner, '9S. secretary; Dr. Otis J. Ed
dy. '68, treasurer; executive committee,
A. r. Server. 81, J. F. Tufts. ~, and b.
r. Johnson. 81.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
How We Go to Sleep.
Facts Reassuring to Some of Our Con-
temporaIies Brought to Light.

The subject of How We Go to
Sleep" has been a fruitful subject of
investigation by scientists throughout
the world for number of years. Ac-
cording to a report in the "Revue
Seientifque," made by NM. Vachide
and Vurpas, they have established the
following facts:
Sleep begins. in its first phase, by state of
distraction which brings on states of absent
mindedness accompanied always by numerous
and separate hallucinations, closely connected
with the length of the absent minded states
Immediately afterward. in a second phase, these
states Of distraction pass into a very delicate
motor disturbance. due to the absence of paral-
lelism in the axes of the eyes or by the deyfa-
tion OF their conjugate movements Finally, in
third and final phase, which indicates the very
near approach Of actual sleep, the vasomotor
system seems 10 conform TO laws very different
from those that regulate its mechanism during
waking hours.
We are glad to know this. Hereto
fore we had believed that sleep was
induced by reading some of our con-
temporaries- However, we mention
no names.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

A meeting to commemorate the fourth
anniversary of the establishment at The
Hague of the International Arbitration
Court is called at Friends Meeting
House, 1911 1 Street northwest, on Sun
day, May II, at o'clock p M Promi-
nent speakers will be present. The call
is signed by Belva A. Lockwood, for the
Universal Peace Union and Peace Bu-
reau; Mrs. Clinton Smith, for the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, for National
Council OF Women; Mrs. Carrie E. Kent,
for Woman Suffrage Societies; DR.. Clara
w. McNaughton, for Federal Woman 5
Equality Association: Hetty Abraham,
for Council of Jewish Women; Susan
Plessner Pollock, for kindergarten In
stitute. The public is invited.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
A Marriage for Love.

Princess Alice, owing 20 The fact that
not as a royal parsonage, but as a Hes
sian noblewoman. She is a very beautiful
girl of eighteen, who has made her de-
but this spring at the court of her grand
uncle, King Edward, and suffers from
deafness in rather pronounced form.
She is relatively speaking portionless.
and II Prince Andrew of Greece is mar
rying her II is because he is in love with
her. In fact, the union will be in every
matches which are so rare among royal
families.
1t is moot question whether by her
marriage she will become a royal
princess. She will be treated as such at
Athens. and probably in Russia and in
England. but certainly not at Vienna,
Berlin. or at any of the smaller German
courts where the utmost strictness pre-
walls with regard to the precedence &C
corded to princes and princesses of NOR
ganatic birth.
With regard to Prince Andrew of
Greece, he is the youngest son but one
of King George, is little over twenty
one years OF age. learned to know his
fiancee when she was living with her
mother at Malta during her father s
command of one of the battleships of
the British Mediterranean squadron. As
King George is enormously wealthy, and
has an immense private fortune. he will
doubtless be able to make nest satisfac-
tory provision for the young couple, who
are an extremely comedy pair.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
SECRETARY SHAW TO TALK
TO GRACE CHURCH MEMBERS

A congregational meeting of Grace
Episcopal Church will be held this even
ing in the Sunday school room of the
church. The meeting will be under the
auspices OF the ways and means COM
mittee, and an organ recital and must
Gale will form part of the entertain
ment The Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw. Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, and the Hon.
H. B. F. Macfarland, president OF the
Board of Commissioners OF the District,
have been invited to address the meet
Ing.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
NICARAGUA IS QUIET,
SAYS MINISTER C0REA
Also Denies Reports of President
Zelaya's Cruelty to His Enemies.

The Nicaraguan minister, Senior Don
Luis F. Corea, has returned from New
York city, where he arranged some finan-
cial matters for his government, prepar-
atory to starting for Central America for
a short visit. The minister has received
cable advices from his government DENY
ing the reports sent out from Panama
alleging that unsettled conditions pre-
vail in Nicaragua.
There is no revolution in my coun-
try, said the minister today, land moth
ing whatever to justify these reports.
which are undoubtedly fabricated by the
enemies OF the government in Panama
The steamer Victoria, which for a short
while caused some trouble on Lake Mic
aragua, was captured months ago and
there has been no further excitement
since then.
The reports that President Zelaya is
guilty Of acts of cruelty and oppression
toward his enemies are false On the
contrary, he is entirely too Ienient with
the offenders. I have received no report
as TO the execution of a native of Saliva
dor who took part in the recent disturb
ance. II there was such an execution
and am inclined 10 doubt lit was for
some high crime, such as the blowing up
of powder magazine in Managua, some
months ago.
ION the 18th of July the tenth ami
Yersary of the administration under the
liberal government will be celebrated.
1t is customary on such days for the
President to extend clemency to politi-
cal prisoners and I am satisfied Presi-
dent Zelaya will pardon many of the
offenders against the state this year.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
S. MI. FABIAN GIVES
OPENING RECITAL

S. NJ. Fabian, well known in Wash
ington for his brilliant piano work. gave
an interesting recital last night at the
Virgil Clayier Piano School. The oc-
casion marked the opening of the school.
Mr.. Fabian displayed much of that ar
tistic ability which has marked him as
a musician OF note and was especially
happy in group Of Chopin numbers
His technique, tone. and reading were
admirable, and the audience grew en-
thusiastic in its applause
Other numbers on Mr.. Fabian's pro-
gram were the Schubert-Liszt Fri
King" Fields 'Rondo," '-Soirees de
Vienne," Schubert-Liszt, and several
other welI-krown compositions.
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
Libel in Pennsylvania.
A Tempest in Teapot Over the New
Salus- Grady Law.

Many Pennsylvania newspapers
seem gravely alarmed and excited
over the libel act which Governor
Pennypackers approval has just
made law
The high-keyed protests of some
Philadelphia editors would almost in
cline an outsider to believe that the
reign of the censor had come again.
and that the freedom of the press.
which Pennsylvania constitution ex-
plieitly guarantees, had been annulled
by some abhorent Legislative conspir-
acy.
We are disposed, however, to think
that the furore raised over the new
law IS nothing but tempest in tea
pot. We cannot see that the so-called
Salus-Grady act has appreciablv
abridged the liberty of the press, or
subjected newspaper publishers to
any startling or unusual legal liabili-
ties. By seeking to widen the basis
on which actions for libel might be
brought, the measure just signed by
Governor Pennypacker was perhaps
intended to encourage more frequent
and more varied appeals to the State
courts for damages. But proving
unjustifiable libel before an impartial
judge and jury jealous of any in
vasion of public rights, remains for
the plaintiff as much of a necessity
as ever.
Public opinion, as represented in
the jury, Is now-as it has always
been-the true safeguard of the free
dom of the press. For no political
ring can hope to muzzle the newspa-
pers of Pennsylvania or of any other
State so long as the people of that
State are convinced that the newspa-
pers are inspired in the war they
wage against the politicians by gen
timely disinterested and public-spir-
tied motives. Senseless and brutal as
may have been the cartoons in which
Senator Quay and Governor Penny
packer were lampooned last fall.
probably no jury could be found in
Pennsylvania even under the new law
10 give damages against the newspa-
per publishing them.
Whatever may be said of the inten-
ton which underlay the passage of
the new libel act, we cannot think its
actual operations will prove danger
Gus or onerous to the Pennsylvania
newspapers. That it is constitution
al may be seriously doubted. For it
pointedly exempted all weekly news
papers from its provisions. And with
out this exemption it is notorious that
if could not have been carried through
the Legislature
But even if it be pronounced valid
by the courts, we do not think that it
heralds the extinction of free speech
in Pennsylvania. We agree entirely
with the philadelphia Ledger when
1t says: I'The courts can be trusted to
the law when called on with
justice. We do not believe
that this act will be found to have
made any material change in their ac-
ton or rulings, or in the attitude of
juries, any mere than it viii affect the
The Washington times., 1903-05-15
The New White House.
a Mild Rejoinder to Some Remarks by
Dyspeptic Critic.

~ SPSPlAS SIll1C.
The East Room of the White
House, according to our morning con-
temporary, ''once picture of simple,
modest, 1mpretending grace, fraught
with beautiful and tender memories
is now loud and glazing riot of vul-
garity"
Dear, dear. That's too bad. We
had had sneaking notion that the
East Room was today more simple
and unpretentious than it ever was,
not even excepting those days
'fraught with beautiful and tender
memories" when Dolly" Madison
used it as drying room for the fam
lily wash. But we must be mistaken.
Or, else we are sadly lacking in what
our esteemed contemporary SAYS il
possesses honest and enlightened
pride"
We confess, we had thought the
changes made III and about the White
House, under the direction of Mr.. Me-
Kim-the ''high-priced, imported tai
enta so offensive to the POSTS ZEN
lightened pride"-to be, on the whole,
satisfactory. But we are panied now
to be told that the work done by this
distinguished architect is that of a
''vandaP and "philistine," and that
he has converted a "vision of males
tic verdure" into a "stufy and a
priggish chaparrar' whatever that
may be. We must hail from Phihs-
tia, indeed, not to see all these things
or else we must be deficient in inn
agination-that imagination which
feeds on and is stimulated by an ar
tistic debauch such as only perform
ance by the New Orleans opera troupe
can furnish.