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The Washington times., 1903-02-22
IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
Tier nsos eo os % % oss Fsr lasss 5a ss1 Entertain

anG the royal palace there. which has
rot been occupied. except for few days
at a time. since IL was vacated by the
late King George OF Hanover. az the
mcment when he lost his throne in 1866.
ard set in order
This news must be taken in coniunc-
tioE with persistent reports TO the effect
shat the crown prince is about to mar
~ the second daughter Of the Duke OF
Cumberland, and OF Brunswick. Prin-
cess Alexandra. who is a niece OF Eng
lands Queen and her godchild. II may
be remembered that the late Prince
Bismarck arranged the marriage OF the
present Kaiser with the daughter of the
Duke of Schleswig- HoIstein Augusten-
burg in order TO reconcile the pOpula-
ticn of these annexed duchies to Prus-
sian rule. and now a union between the
young Crown Prince OF Germany and
the daughter OF the ex-Crown Prince or
Hanover would go a long way toward
completing the reconciliation OF the
subjects OF the old Hanoverian dynasty
TO the Kaisers rule.
In fact with the young German crown
prince and his Guelph consort establish
ed in the royal palace at Hanover and
holding a court there once more. the
old Hanoverian aristocracy which has
always retained a certain amount OF
loyalty toward the Guelphs. would
quickly gather round the young couple,
resume residence in Hanover and re-
vive the prosperity OF the city which in
former times was national capital.
but which during the last forty years
has dwIndlcd to the level OF a mere
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over Thus the chief riding school OF
the entire German army is at Hanover
Il is the headquarters OF German naili-
tary hOrsemanship. and there is no cav
airy officer in Prussia or any Of the
non Prussion sovereign states Of the
empire who does not put in a few months
at Hanover 20 obtain diploma OF pro-
hciency in hOrsemanshtp which is OF
great value 20 him in his subsequent ca
reer. With all these officers the crown
prince viii thus be brought into contact
in way that would not otherwise bs
practicable, and will thus be able 10
establish relations which may be Of con-
siderable use 10 him when he comes 20
the throne later on.
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Strangely Unambitious.

One Of the sJrangest suicides Of late was
that Of man Of ninety ave, who KILLED him
self few days ago in o small village in New
Hampshire. Having endured the MS of life
for almost a century this patriarch ought TO
have had sufficient patipnC, and resignation %
wait until the course Of nature brought about
his release man Of ninety five should be
inspired with an honorable ambition Co reach
the century mark and celebrate his hundrcdth
birthday.-New Orleans Times Democrat
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Hunting for Trouble.

The famous Thirteen Club, having exhausted
Gil its grues1mc stunts, IS now looking for a
haunted house 20 hold its meetings in. The
following 'ad' appears in the afternoon papers.
w an-ed-A haunted house. within hfty miles
Of New Norz. furnished OF unfinished, isolated
og otherwise Address for thirteen DAYS. Brian
C. Hughes Nui Club, PAP Center street Man
haitian" Aftidavits thar s2oofs. ghosts. spiri s.
and other supernatural phenomena have been
seen within OF about the house must be pre-
sentcd.-NeV York correspondence Pittslurs
Dispatch.
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The Good Old DAYS.

Editors cut West still occasionally sling ink
with breezy emphasis. For instance. rival
Journalist Recently aroused the irr of Editor
Eavse, Of the 'Bellovine tkan-) Telescope" and
this Is how the gentleman named began his re-
ply; Prom time immemorial 10 has been Gus
t'mary for ants and Seas and flies and fools.
scouudrels and scGiav=gS and szunks Ian,lS-s
lsclasses. ard Judases, lizards. lceches and lice.
e. assail mankind in general and their su-
poriors in particular. - Chicago Chronicle
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A Married Mans Musings.

Time passes With love Love passes vita
time.
About ,ao only really Happy person., at q
wedding pre- the little aower girls and the old
bachelors
EacAe.or- probably cali married men LOB
sters" because they're in hot waiter so often
After fellow Las walked ,hout fourrren
miles every might for two weeks with thr haby
ID pains him 90 bc told by the doctor. '.YOa
book ell KUN down Nou should take more az
crcisc. "-Pittsburg Dispatch
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The Alaskan Boundary.

No intelligent American who has amy Lnovl-
edge Of the facts doubts for a moment that the
ujJed states is rishtfully and honcstls in pos
session of Alaska. as the boundary is nov
understood. Al the same time, il Canada can
furnish any sound reasons for changing that
view the Americans. particularly th2sr Whose
names are mentioned for members o. ,he com
mission. viii Doe quicl, 20 recognize those rcas0bs
and give them due weight.-Philadclphia Press
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know the mysteries Of instantaneous
griddle cakes and surprising coffee.
The leisure Of Johnny Bull is at an
end Henceforth he viii come in out
of the log TO find that Americans,
having assailed all his other indus
tries. are bent or conquering his cook
cry and taking possession of his
stomach
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SHAFTS or MT AND HUNOR.
The Eternal Feminine.

AUNT Hannah suppose the Young ladies'
comphmcnted You upon YOUR new gown
imogcn-The hateful thirgs, They diin't
have a word 90 say. not one Of them. except
Grace Sitwell. and she was worse than all the
others. She looked az 10 sliEhtingly and then
said Its becoming, and, o. couTsc. that's
the main thing,''-f}oston Transcript
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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Philadelphia Made Idols.

7 -lhaut 4uUI5-
To those who object 10 sending idols
from Philadelphia to tho heuighted Of China
and Korea the manufacturcEz-wil naturally
retort that II Philadelphia doesn't. birmingham.
England. viii continue 10 have monopoly
Of an immensely profitable business a really
serious feature Of the tr-ffc IS that Il means
further corruption of Oriental art which,
heaven knows has already been debascd enough
10y contact with Christian nations Boston
Transcript.
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A Losing Process.


Brazil-is it true that you are now going -
collect claims against me2
Germany } thank YOU. \ few more ven
czucian succc-~ee in enforcing the payment Of
bad iebt- would make my annual deficit sreatsr
than it is n0w.-NeN York Evening Post.
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Locomotive engine men running the
fastest expresses appeared in Albany
the other day to oppose bills providing
for three men in the cab" for loco
motives Their testimony is the testi-
mony OF experience and sanity. and
that testimony is that they do not want
divided responsibility or ornaments in
the cab. II should have great weight
with lawmakers.
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Monsters Of the Deep.
Huge Modern Liners Make fCr Safety
as Well as Comfort.

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as Well as Comfort
Welcome to the Cedric, the leyia-
imam Of the seas, She measures 700
feet from stem 10 stern. The tops of
her four tunnels are $50 feet above
the keel And yet. 50 perfectly is she
proportional, 20 finely are her mas
sive lines drawn, that she does not
look her size. and IT Is difficult TO un-
derstand what a mighty host she ac-
commodities on her ten decks.
We have been told that two heads
are better than one. This does not
apply to steamships. One monster Is
far better than Two on four Of the
smaller kind making up the same ton
maze. These great modern twin screw
Celtics and Cedrics. and the big YES
sells of other lines. make for safety In
every way-safety for their own pas
sengcrs and crews, and safety ON the
ocean highway, which. broad rs il is,
could easily be overcrowded. And
what 1t gains in safety it does not lose
in comfort. Quite the contrary. In
all ways the modern vessel outstrips
the old. We bid the new leviathan
welcome
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The Latest Invasion.
American Quick Lunch" Ideas Have
Captured the British Public.

Away with protocols! Avaunt mat
tiers Of state and affairs Of court
England has been invaded by the
quick lunch. London is threatened
with dyspepsia. The Britisher. who
for centuries has waited for roast
beef and roast mutton, is about 10
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A Chance for the Crown Prince.

The German crown prince has a mos
winning way and makes friends every
where, and may be relied upon TO en-
dear himself 70 the people OF the
former kingdom OF Hanover both OF high
and low degree. There are other rea-
sons which have doubtless prompted she
Emperor TO send his son to live at Han
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The Talk of the Dav.

The New York police have been asked
to hunt for a dress-suit case. owned in
/ Boston. which contains. or did contain,
81 500 worth of jewels and bonds. This
is indeed a surprise. Dress-suit cases
in Boston usually contain intimate gar
ments for the laundry.
a Boston woman, it appears, put 50 600
in bills and diamonds into a handker-
chief, which she tied about one OF her
legs. and then lost. 1t Is well TO cling
to traditions. The proper receptacle for
valuables is - teapot or a stocking.
Ralph d. Blumenfeld. the London
correspondent of Town and Country. .
gives a pathetic sketch of the Duke Of
Orleans as he drives up and down Hyde
Park. eager TO be recognized. FOrtu-
nateiy for the Duke. Mr.. BlumenfeId
who takes his exercise occasionally in
the park. is not a bit Of snob. and
has no preJudices against jukes. 4
myself" says Mr.. BlumenfeId. have
frequently felt sorry for him
and. merely for the sake of giving the
man a moments pleasure. have taken
of my hat TO him Ny reward was in
seeing his face an exceedingly hand
some one, light up with a smile" Here
Is an example for our young TO memoir
i've and follow. Wherever and whenever
you see a juke. smile sweetly on him.
II costs nothing. and you do a truly
charitable action. 1t does not follow
that you should become intimate with
him If he should stop 10 enter into con
yersatiOn. nor are you Obliged 10 lend
him a triniing sum.
over 100 students OF Syracuse Uni
yersity have signed this agreement:
we, the undersigned. DO hereby agree
to let our mus aches grow from date uu-
less this promise is dissolved by mu-
tual consent" Yes, but suppose. they
will not grow? Mustaches are not 10 be
forced by legislation or iron-cIad agree
ments.
In spite OF the objections raised
against Il by certain Parisians who find
81 vulgar and inartistic. the cakewaIk is
the rage in Paris. The most fashiona-
bic dancing academies are teaching il:
"a was danced lately al the military
ball: and some believe that il will be
seen at the next evening reception at
the Elysee. 4 Paris journalist writes:
- distinguished and veteran vaudevil-
list has regretted in print that he was
not born black. because the dream OF his
life would then be realized. he would
be in the height OF the mode. II is real
" high time that some eminent special
list discovered the cakewalk germ: other
wise. the physical effects on the boule-
Warbler OF swaying his shoulders and OF
trying TO touch the small OF his back
with his head viii be most IamentabIe.
II is clear that the Partisan bow-that
distinguishing mark Of gentlity-wiIl
have 10 be Teinvented. II Is hopelessly
old-fashioned nowadays The young
man who could bow. double jointedly,
with a backward sweep OF the head that
would allow the hat TO fail off by itself
would achieve fame in a single day
And another Partisan Journalist
prophesies dismally that Mounot Sully
and Madame Bartet Will yet be seen on
the classic stage leading in cakewalk
between the acts OF a tragedy By Racine
Such diversion would help some.
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BITS OF MISCELLANY.
Our Spectacle-Ridden Youth.

Thirty two per cent of the boys and s. pcr
cent Of the girls In the schools Of Chicago have
defective vision. falling two-thirds below the
normal, and this number grows steadily larger
from the beginning 20 tine end Of school life
Pittsburg Chronicle.
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True Sense Of HumoT.

Tommy-Po', what is mean, by The sense q
hutnare
Fathcr-rhe sense Of humor. my son. con-
ssis largely Of knowing when not 20 be funny
Philadelphia Record.
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Ten portrait statues OF heroic size
are to adorn the cOlonnade OF the In
dustries Building at the St. Louis Expo
sitiOn. Ten great inventors have been
selected as the subjects OF these statues.
They are Howe. Fulton, Bessemer,
Chickering. Clark. Ericsson. Watts. Colt.
Hoe, and Goodyear.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

George Meredith has sent a subscrip-
ton OF l25 francs TO the fund for the
erection Of monument to Renan at
Treguier.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

General Pearson. Of the Boer army.
who, with DR.. ". F. Reitz. has been
travelling about this continent looking
for a site for a Boer immigration, says
no conclusion has been reached. The
general himself, with his family will
settle in Texas
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

The Rev Dr. G. Campbell Morgan will
work al the St Louis Worlds Fair.
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IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

f. Edwin Elwell. the well-knOwn New
York sculptor, has been appointed
curator of ancient and modern statuary
in the Metropolitan Museum OF Art.
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Another Chance FOX Carnegie.

BIT yien the north pole y discovered NJ
C5rHcsir viii insist on giving 81 library
Chicago Tribuuc.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

The board Of governors and directors
OF St Johns College. Annapolis, Nd.
elected DR.. George 3. Halsted, late Of
the University OF Texas. to succeed Prof.
John l.. Chew. who held the chair Of
mathematics. DIR. Halsted is gradu-
ate of Princeton and OF Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore. He is the author
OF a number or scientific and mathe-
matical works For eighteen years he
was associated with the University Of
Texas.
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Prussia and Hanover.

Germany's young crown prince is -
take up his permanent residence at Han
over. This has been officially announced.
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in manner beftting the prestige and
grandeur of the government and o. the
nation which they represent.
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Optimism,

Eon't Dr. discour1ged-Etcp a-tr, IN,
Au' you viii get your wish.
Sometimes che VERY shortest line
Pulls zap the biggest Ash
Atlanta C0nsIitutioa.
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Il am lrmly convinced SAYS William
Jennings Bryan. that during this gem
Grafton no man viii be selected TO carry
the banner who is not fully and COM
pleteiy identified with the platforms or
the Democratic party on which the
campaigns OF 1896 and 1900 were fought %
Poor Bryan-"stiIl harping on my daugh 70
tor
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Former President Clevelands por-
trait. just completed at Princeton by
Freeman Thorp. is TO be placed in the
Historical Library OF Montana. among a
collection numbering many distinguished
men.
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What begins in Gretna Green often
ends in South Dakota.
Again Chicago leads. An analysis Of
water from the famous drainage canal
shows 100000 germs to the drop.
The grade crossing must go" is the
wise conclusion OF editorial writer's
everywhere. Why is il that this cry al
ways follows gradc-crossing disaster
and then is forgotten until there is an
other from which 10 draw The same
wise conclusions?
Miss Jennie Logan. OF FustIcrvius.
Ky. said No" at the marriage altar
instead OF Yes" and spoiled all the
plans which had been made for her flu
turc happiness. And for once a wo-
mans no was taken at its par value.
Oil has been discovered near Mount
JOY square. in the good city OF Dublin.
With some OF the inhabitants TO furnish
the pepper and vinegar. these ought 10
be salad days for The former home OF
the Irish kings.
Pope Leo his just celebrated The
twenty fifth anniversary % his elec-
ton. II is a remarkable fact that al
though he was elected on account OF his
delicate constitution. and TO conciliate
factions temporarily. he has survived
all but one Of the electors.
"
No. il is no longer true. Colonel In
gcrsolI that Washington is a steel en-
craving" We read only yesterday that
he weighed 209 pounds and had larger
hands than any other man in the Con
tinertal army. The facts about him arc
coming out IN tho style OF the baIdest
realism
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Mrs. Leland Stanford has inspected the
Gould Memorial Library. in New York,
with a view OF using ii as a model for
the library to be erected at the stan
ford University. California.
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And another Partisan journalist
prophesies dismally that Mounet Sully
and Madame Bartet viii yet be seen on
the classic stage leading in cakewalk
between the acts OF a tragedy by Racine.
Such diversion would help some.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Again Chicago leads. An analysis Of
water from the famous drainage canal
shows 1.sOO,O 600 germs to the drop.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
Ffee-Hdn Comment.

What begins in Gretna Green often
ends in South Dakota.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
A RUSSIAN BIRTHDAY.
Preparing Celebrate
Anniversary Its


tTeSs' which received the name or PETERS
burg and two months later, IN June, ''v5,
the Gar laid the foundations OF the pres
ent Cathedral OF s. Peter and 81. Paul,
ID which all the soycreiEns Of Russia,
with the exception of Peter H. are en-
tombed- the bodies being deposited undCa
the floor OF the cathedral the marbI>
tombS above only marking the site OF
the graves No one will ever know the
immense number Of lives sacrificed ia
the construction OF St. Petersburg dur
ing the reign Of Peter she Great Untold
thousands must have persisted For, i'm
spite OF the enormous numbers whom he
had brought to the city IT'S population
at his death did not exceed 100000 Il
has grown today to near 1.5O0. GOO inhah-
irants. in spite Of the disadvantages OF
every kind to which it has been sub
jected. and 10 its terrible mortality.
The Imperial Seat.
t. Ill - ..---,,.....z -.
80, r,r g r,atar-,,,,-a- $50. ~
METROPOLIS of The emDire. The first has
been the fact that until the recent de
veIopment of the railroad system, St
Petersburg was the great export market
for the Russian empire the rivers to
the southwark being interrupted by
rapids like those Of the Dnieper and
shadows, like those Of the Don. An
other important factor in the growth of
St Petersburg has been the fact that
with the exception OF Peter II. who pre-
ferred Moscow. and who died there all
the Russian monarchs since Peter the
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scribed the insurrectjon there as a pure
~ municipal question raised by bands Of
cut threats. who had not been recog-
nizeG as belIigercnts.
He cited instances in the civil war as
Drecedents for his action. and claimed
that the policy Of his orders was 5usti-
fed He played on the feelings OF the
court in dramatic manner by describ-
ing the horrors of the massacre OF
American troops at Balaugiga.
Major Walt, of counsel for Major
Glenn. followed. He contended. first, that
the guides who had been executed were
hot prisoners of war. but guides who had
been impressed into service under gen
eraI order 100: second. that the guides
had not been killed by orders from Major
Glenn. This, he said. had been proved
because the prosecution had failed to
disprove the testimony OF Lieutenant
CaulheId, of the Philippine scouts. that
he had not repeated Major Glenn's or
ders to his men. who were accused of
killing the natives In the third place.
Major Waltz claimed that all the orders
issued by Major Glenn were justified by
the laws of war and by circular 6.
The prosecutor then took up the case.
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He dissected the witnesses for the de
tense and disCTedited the testimony Of
the two civilian scouts who testified IN
the majors favor. Ore OF these, he said,
vas a common liar and the other a liber-
tine
He accused Major Glenn of making n
false statement and of criminal negIi-
Eence in the selection of a wrong list
OF the principal Inhabitants for guides
and thus sending to their death Hen who
we're ignorant of the location of the in
surgent camps
The prosecutor claimed that the laws
Of war did not permit the army to send
peace emissarIes and later TO force the
same men TO act as guides on a hostile
expedition This. he said, would be the
same as using information gained under
q flag OF truce.
The attorney for the prosecution ridi-
culed the story Of the defense that four
guides who were tied. both separately
and collectively. attempted to escape
when there were armed scouts beside
them. He insisted that the guides were
prisoners OF war, and that their execu-
ton was the direct result OF Major
Glenn's orders. This point was made on
the principle that an employer is re
sponsible for the acts of his agent, and
that Lieutenant Caulfeld. whose scouts
killed the men, was the agent Of Major
Glenn.
The prosecutor attempted to make
partial Justification of the BaIangiga
but this was manifestIy dis
pleasing both to the court and the au-
dience. Both sides played freely on the
feelings of the court.
Major Glenn afterward denied the
charge of having made false statements
and advised the prosecutor TO study the
law in regard to Instructions
After a brief discussion the court ad-
iourned. It is generally believed that
the court acquitted Major Glenn. who is
popularity regarded as a martyr His
friends describe his prosecution as
vicious Army men express undisguised
sympathy with him.
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its existence today upon the caprice OF
another
For in the same way that Peter the
Great made St Petersburg Nicholas II
could uEmakc it by q mere stroke of
the pen-by putting his signature to a
ukase transferring back to Moscow the
seat Of the government, the residence
Of The sovereign, and the dignity OF the
metropolis of Russia It is by no means
an impossible move. and IN many re
snects it would be a popular one. Indeed,
il mas been repeatedly urged upon the
late Gar. and upon the present En-
peTor, by advisers, who pointed out that
the revival of Moscow as the capital
OF the empire would bring the autocrat
into closer touch with his people, would
promote both their orthodoxy and their
loyalty would facilitate the administra-
tior OF the government, since Moscow
is much more central and less remote
than st. Petersburg, and, above all,
would strengthen the hold of the crown
uPou the goodwill OF the old aristocra-
cy. For the great nobility may be said
to live ut st. Petersburg more or less
under ccmpulsion, hcing fully alive to
its fnnumerabIe Disadvantages, and.
above aIL to its unheaIthfuIness.
It's Greatness Contingent
Were the court to transfer its per
manent abode 10 Moscow. retaining its
palaces on the Gulf of Finland as mere
vilIcgiatura in the same way as Livadia
and Yalta. s.. Petersburg. especi
ally since ii has ceased TO be the one
great export market Of Russia, would
quickly be deserted by its most notable
inhabitants. and would dwindle into in
significance, like some of those Italian
cities which were formerly the seat Of
governments of an independent sovereign
" but have now dwindled into the OBJ
scurftv OF q mere provincial town. Of
course 7 do not for one moment suggest
that Emperor Nicholas is likely to com
ply with the suggestions which have
been made to him on the subject Any
such step would be contrary 70 the ira
ditions and wishes of Peter the Great,
who. fcT more than Rurik, is looked
upon as the founder of the dynasty, ami
as the author of Russia's greatness.
But it is just as well to remember that
nicholas possesses the power TO make
this move. and that it would meet with
the unqualified approval Of vast ma
iorfty Of his lieges. IN fact, st. Peters
burg is dependent for its continuance
as the capital OF all the Russias solely
EX-ATTACHE.