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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-08
Complaints of Delay.

By reason Of the reorganization Of the
methods Of handling merchan dise at
the port Of New YorF and some other
large ports, il is said complaints OF de-
lay in the delivery of merchandise from
customs custody at these large ports
have practically disappeared.
The suppression OF smuggling has re-
quired the constant vigilance OF Gus
toms officers. Mention is made of
large number OF cases. Customs officers
on the Mexican frontier have lately
been required to arrest smugglers, in
addition to making seizures. with good
results.
The Illicit importation OF merchan-
disc in the foreign mails is expected to
be greatly reduced with the co-opera-
ton of the Postmaster General. post
masters being required TO make good
the duties not collected through their
own negligence. The report dwelIs up
on the difficulty of establishing fraud
upon the customs revenue from IN
liberalization of merchandise. although
1t is Of frequent occurrence.
1t is strongly insisted that customs
brokers be required to register with the
department. subject to cancellation for
cause by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Much criticism Of the customs
service has arisen from fictitious and
exorbitant charges by those represent
ing importers before the department.
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succeeded we'll in what he intended In
that fight and brought about the desired
end to the letter. And 30 repeat that
Jackson was never whipped and never
failed.
I will 60 a step further than this and
say, that IL Stonewnll Jackson had not
been disabled at Charlottesville on the
night OF the I'd of May, ls63, he would
virtually have ended the war that night;
that Is. Hooker or some other commander
OF the Army OF the Potomac would have
surrendered that army tho following
morning. and that great and matchless
soldier and man, Robert d. Leo. would
have dictated terms OF peace on SOIL
north OF the Potomac River In very few
5days from that date. Should this arti-
Gle happen to come to the attention OF
some OF my Northern friends presume
they would quickly and unhesitntingly
pronounce my conclusions sadly lacking
in sound Judgment In regard TO TINS par.
ticular matter and brimful OF tho most
egregious folly. andtno doubt but thae
some of my Southern friends wouid
question my opinion OF the Chanceilors-
Vile battle. Well, am open 10 criticlsn
an what I have written. and rather IN
vito same than avoid It.
RICHARD n. WILLIAMS.
Richmond. Va, June 10th.
In saying that Lee and Jackson failen.
we referred, OF course, to the cause Whioh
thew CONGRATULATIONS Times-Disp
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which has been printed time and again
TO Wit: that after he had been sen.
fenced to death in order to Illuminate MN
all the moro his own soldiers were ap-
pointed to shoot him down In the Garden
OF the Luxembourg They aimed hish,
shot over him, and he feigned death his
body being Immediately turned over to
his relatives who conveyed him as rapid
ly as possible to the coast, and he en-
parked on ship to Charleston, s. O.,
where he landed In March, 1916. He went
from there to Monmouth. N. j., remain
ing with the French colony for several
years, and then went to North Carolina,
as above stated
Peter Stuart Ney died in 1916, and was
buried at Third Creek Meeting House"
in lredell county. Some years ago Mr..
Weston disinterred the remains to try
to prove by the scar on the skull that the
school teacher and the great Marshal
OF France was one and the same person,
The proof was not satisfactory. However
Mr.. Weston has written a book called
Historic Doubts as to the Execution OF
Marshal Ney." Twenty years ago we
had n lengthy conversation with Mr.. VIII
fred Turner. Jr., and Mrs. Dalton. daush-
ter Of the Mr.. Houston mentioned above,
school. They firmly believe That Peter
Stuart Ney was Marshal Michel Ney, OF
France.
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.ENGLAND'S COLONIAL Sc
RETARY.
SEC.

As England's Colonial Secretary. Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, Is very much In
the public eye at this moment. an article
in the June number of the North Ameri-
can Review, by Rt. Hon, Lord Coleridge
has a peculiar interest for American
readers. Lord Coleridge is bitterly op,
posed, politically. TO Mr., Chamberlain
but he deals with him in fairness and
gives a most interesting sketch OF his
career.
In yesterdays paper we referred to
: Mr. Chamberlain as versatile politician.
Lord Coleridge In his sketch abundantly
verifes that designation,
His public lfe began in the municipality
of birmingham. and in 1873 no became
Mayor OF that city. serving for three
years. He supplied the town with NUM-
cipai water and gas. remodeled the drain
age system. cleared out the slums. and
accomplished many reforms. At this time
he was an advanced Radical lie earl,
showed that he was man OF strong
mind and OF courage. and while he wa.
loyal 70 his friends. he made no compro
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Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
sr1n an interesting eaitoria! on t the
Garrett as having probably entered the
Prfs ays, ministry ne fpwsyer =
.. 81, now pastor Of the court-stre
Church in Portsmouth. and was at one
time pastor of the Fulton Church In this
event occurred, but has vivid recolec-
tons Of It and has put these into a very
attractive lecture In recent inter-
IT SThe - slayer of President Lincoln died
in my fathers barn. His remains were
most, thoroughly identified from photo photo.
was possessed by the soldiers. There, Is
not the shadow of n doubt but that his
wild life was ended by Sergeant Cor
ent Mt the Identification. | know how
thorough 1t was. because It was the first
!ntimation that, my father had that ne ,
guest--as an Injured stranger IN need
the slayer Of President Lincoln. ! know
how surprised we AZ We're when LAY az
before us could be no other than Booth.
There were the tattoo marks Of his IN
itials on the arm. and the the comparison naysr
made two men as exactly alike rs tnat
dead man and the one whose photograph
hsra 0ud no pc m the dp ormteG Tad
held in the detectives hand was followed
out Height color of hair and eyes.
every scar and mark tailed exactly. Ih ne
name Of tho actor done in India ink on
his arm. AS the man sh9t IN my father ,ry
i thought was rlghtH Turning his eyes
toward the burning barn, the property
of the people who had befrlended the
lame and sick wayfarer, he said: Cap
tain. It is hard that these good people
should be made to suffer, FOR what
l Nl,at, Ia nf ava
j am Some question had been raised
in an effort to substantlate all the myths
about Booths subsequent escape, as 70
the secrecy employed with regard to mo
body. Well, r you had LIVED near ,iai wash nnd
N MouId be be- answer m.iw enough. Two other
reasons suggest themselves to me: One
a petty spite that refused to give the
assassin aeenn kno p ana Mas That lie
body had been horribly mntllated. me
brain and backbone were removed ana
may be seen In tho Medlcal Museum ~
Washington. AS to the oklanom ma, $50 story y
was present ut the death of Booth, and
what have said Is my recollection or
the event--a recollection inpressed IN
hslibly Hpo9R, my nina w knoT Claims to
h nases' re epn George or Booth. for
Which Is said to have been made. ] pre-
fer not 10 speak, It cannot be correct ihec, :
} }ar M N WSg hGe' on a, Apr Il 81 1863
or course, any rumored appearance OF
the slayer or President Lincoln Is too abb
surd to demand moments ntten ny ~
but the ma awt" 81 panf 'Ssr aY
Richmond, June Sth.
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Richmond. June sth.
Jackson's Success,

Editor of The TimeS-Dispatch:
Sr,-Referring to an article In the edi-
toral columns OF The Tlmes-Dlspatch
OF YES erday, the 9th, In regard to the
probable denomination of Roosevelt FOR
the Presidency. the question asked hy
the Charlotte Observer, as well as your
reply, naturally brings to my mind an
other error which appeared In your edl-
torial columns of the 9Th instant, ~ your
reply to the article by O. =. Chl!"oou.
headed, 'The Confederacy and the
Union" In your reply to same you mi,
mate that Jackson was whipped ana
that Jackson failed. must confess that
this Is news to me, as we'll as many other
Southerners. and. as far as my knoWl-
edge extends, Jackson was never Whlppeu
and never failed, and this is certainly
true so far as his services to the South
ern cause was concerned. 1t Is matter
OF fact that he did not drive back Banks
lat Kemstown In March. 1862. but ae
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-12
Cleveland Not in the Way,

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Z Sr.-..Along with The Times-D1spatch
we Wish MI Cleveland would get out OF
the way II he would take himself onS
~ The way Democratic differences could
be- reconciled. "-Vrginian-PIlot
AS a private in the ranks l enter
vigorous protest against the above Mr.
Cleveland has never put himself Kim m th lee
times times and three times he answered tho 9
cali OF the party. and twice led 1t TO 2
ma gniticent victory. When his term 20, OF
offlc. expired he returned TO private mo
and he has maintained the. silence OF an
oyster. il ne Is in anybody,s way nov no .,
has not put himself there. The hundreds o.
Thousands OF voters who honor and a. adm mir
Mr.. Cleveland are responsible Tor the COZ
dition Of things which tend to block the
way" These men know that no .l lea the tho
ma 4 who can do 1t again; He can,t get
out OF "the way unless he dies. II tho
great mass OF voters of this country were
ieft alone and permitted to vote as they
please Mr. Cleveland would be reelected
by the greatest majority ever given any ny
man. He Is no more responsible for mo
condition Of the party to-day than KING
J. MANNING DuNAwAY.
Accomac, Va.
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RUnORS OF WAR.

| 1t was rumored the other day that the
recent slump In tho stock market was
| due very largely to the fight between the
| Gould interests and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The story goes that
soon after the death of the elder Gould,
George Gould had an interview with j.
| p. Morgan. which was anything but pleas
ant. and that when he left Mr.. Morgan's
office he declared that he would never
return. and that he forthwith made
friends with Mr.. Rockefeller. However
that may be. the fact is there has been
sharp fight for years between the Gould
roads and the Pennsylvania, and the sit
uation became most acute some time ago.
when the Pennsylvania won It's case
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, one OF Mr. Gould's properties,
and cut down some Of tho Western Union
poles.
Recently the Pennsylvania Road de-
termined to sell S75,oO0.00O Of new stock.
having first entered into an agreement
with an underwriting syndicate to take
at stated price all the stock which the
stockholders should not subscribe for
The story now goes that the Could Rock
efeller combine has been endeavoring to
force the Pennsylvania stock down to
100. with a view to forcing the syndicate
to buy the new issue, then In turn to buy
this large bulk of stock from the syn
dicate, and so practically to get control
OF the property.
Oficlals OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company say that they know nothing
about this alleged coup of Mr.. Gould's
and attach no Importance to 1t. and It
would appear from the sharp rally IN
stocks yesterday that the story is not
true. It is inooncevable that sensible
men with such large interests at stake
would play such desperate game at a
time like this.
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BOOTH AND NEY.

The recent sensational story about John
Wilkes Booth recalls the story of
Marshal Ney, Of France
Soon after the downfall OF Napoleon
many French refugees, followers of his,
came to America and settled near Mon
mouth, N ]. Somewhere about the
year 1913. or 1920. Mr.. Wilfred Turner,
the grandfather OF the present Lieuten-
ant-Governor OF North Carolina. and a
Mr.. Houston. and other prominent citi-
zens OF Iredell county, n. c.. established
at Turner'S Mills an old time high
school," They advertised In northern
papers for an expert teacher and In re-
Spouse a Frenchman who gave his name
as Peter Stuart Ney. reached Turner's
Mills By horseback. having ridden all the
way from Monmouth. N. ]. He was an
accomplished gentleman, scholar and
an expert penmnn. He was employed. and
during the rest of his life taught school
in that neghborhood. He became very
popular not only with his scholars. but
with the people generally. He was ex-
ceedingly reticent, though he early made
| 1t known that he belonged to Napoleon's
| grand army. Later he became very init
mate with Mr.. Turner and Mr. Houston,
| and once when the hinges OF his tongue
| had been loosened by several extra
| drinks of brandy, he gave to these gentle
| meti graphic account of the famous
retreat from Moscow, and told how his
soldiers tramped through the snow. went
hungry, and were harassed by the Cos
sacks, and how they rallied and dro't
the Cossacks back and protected the
wagon trains OF Napoleon from day e
day and from night to night.
In this story he spoke OF what he did
what his soldiers did and the commands
and orders that he gave. &C., &c. thus
leaving the impression that he was II
command OF the famous rear guard tina
ali readers OF history know was com
inanded by Marshal Ney. Moreover this
school teacher was In feature the yer.
picture OF Marshar Ney, and had a sea
on his skull corresponding with tina
which Marshal Ney received In battl
when he was shot down. and 1t wa
thought that he was killed On anothe
occasion when this school teacher ha
. been drinking heavily and had fallen fror
\ his horse. two colored men went to hin
G raised him up and In an awkward maj,
ner got him on the horses back asar
e He became indignant and kicking one g
n the darkies with all of his force. he sale
(, What do you miserable Africans mea
. by handling the Duke OF Elchingen a
d though he We're a sack OF corn
y When the Prince Imperial OF Franc
died thus blasting all hopes that III
o Napoleonic dynasty would ever be n
!, stored. Peter Stuart Ney destroyed
y trunk filed with papers and manuscript
and said to those who saw him max
y the bonfire. that the Prince Imper
e being dead all his hopes were blaste
e ana those papers We're OF no further us
l. as he could never return to France. al
L. that he cared not how soon ceath I
ID moved him from his soIrows. lie cor
10 menced 10 drink heavily, and could II
~ teach school for two weeks. and durii
liz this time he told several people that
AS was none other than Marshal Ney. II
O. explanation he gave OF his escpae was tn
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7o-day's ADVERTISING 7alk.S
SPASMODIC
ADVERTISING

is better than none at
all, but the kind that
builds fortunes every
year for men in every
line of business is that
continuous advertising
that never ceases in any
season Of the year.
1t is the kind that works
whether the weather is
hot or cold, wet or dry,
whether it be the busy
or the dull season.
It's constantly talking
and impressing the adj
vertiser's goods an d
store so strongly on the
minds Of the people that
they're unconsciously
drawn to that store.
A merchant prince Of
this country says, The
best time to advertise is
all the time
The most successful adj
vertisers use the morn~
ing papers because they
circulate when people
are about to make their
purchases.
T he Morning Times
Dispatch goes to thou.
sands Of the best homes
in this comm ty.
Does it carry your store
news7
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misses with his enemies. He was an IN.
tense partisan and always gave prefer
ence to the men of his own political
views.
In 1915 be became member OF the
House OF Commons as Liberal, and was
the champion form tho start of Home
Rule for ireland. He naturally became
he was fine speaker he easily took a
leading part in Parliament. If he had
been an American he would have been
a strong Democrat, for he was opposed
to imperialism on the one hand, and In
favor of local selfgovernment on the
other. He was more advanced cham
pion OF Home Rule that Mr.. Gladstone,
for Mr. Chamberlain could not but be
an extremist In any cause that he ndvo-
Gated He was in favor of disestablish-
ment, universal undenominational educa.
ton. manhood suffrage, equal electoral
districts. local option, one man, one vote,
and the abolition of the House OF Lords
as a legislative body. He vigorously
denounced the government for its attitude
toward Ireland declaring that It's policy
OF soldiers cncamped permanently as
In hostile country, and as completely
centralized and bureaucratic as that
which Russia governed Poland. or az
that which prevailed in Venice under the
Austrian rule"
But, strangely enough, when the test
came. when Mr.. Gladstone brought forth
his Home Rule bill, seventy Liberals un-
der the titular leadership OF Mr.. Har.
tington, but, as Lord Coleridge says. un-
der the real leadership OF Mr. Chamber
lain, voted against the bill and Killed
1t. Mr.. Chamberlain subsequently gave
his support to the Conservatives and
burnt ono by one the gods which he
had adored." Lord Coleridge declares
that he opposed every reform which he
had advocated, with two exceptions.
Through his influence the Conservative
carried free education, and he absented
himself whenever the Conservatives had
to support the Established Church.
). BY and by when he became Colonial
Secretary, he issued a circular to the
colonies, which seemed to point" said
Lord Coleridge. I'm the direction OF a
suggestion for free trade with the en-
pire and protection against the rest Of
the world; significant of weakening
conviction on tho part of the old col
league Of Mr. Bright In the truth Of the
doctrine Of free trade"
We have not the space to follow Mr..
Chamberlain through the war In South
Africa in which again he showed that
his Democratic principles had largely
changed. and 1t is not surprising that he
came out of that war Protectionist. and
that he has but recently endeavored to
ram that doctrine down the thronts OF
the English people, as the politicians
say.
But thanks to the conservatism of Eng
land he failed. In the nick OF time Mr..
Balfour came to the rescue and saved
Mr.. Chamberlain from a complete rout
but his fight for the tariff was none the
less a. failure. England has prospered
under free trade, and there is no occasion
for her to depart from the traditions.
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(Republshcd with Correct lllustration,)
Among the prettiest styles for girls
are the guimpe dresses--always becom-
ing. and the full r,lffles OF lace or em-
broidery around tho shoulders frame a
face most charmngly. A pleasing fea-
ture Of the design shown here Is the
shaped bertha. which buttons to the belt
in front. This makes the pattern es-
pccIally practical for wash materials. al
though, when made OF tho woollen stuffs
tho style is equally pretty II the bertha
is dotted with French knots OF contrast
Ing color.
On receipt of 10 cents this pattern will
be sent to any address. All orders must
DO directed to THE LITTLE FOLKS
PATTERN CO, rs Fifth Avenue. New
York. When ordering please do not fall
, to mention number.
Mo. 4.Ss9--sizes for g. z, 8, o, 10, - and
IA years. Tho 9-year size VIII require
l'bsl yards ~ inches wide.
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THE sERvIAN REVOLUTION.

The news from Servia is indeed start
ling. Night before last military revo-
luton broke out and the troops, under
tho lead OF an officer, SURROUNDED the
palace, aesassinated King Alexander,
Queen Draga. tho Queens sister, the
Queens brother, and several OF the
Kings ministers. Prince Karageorge-
witch was then proclaimed King. and the
neonle generally seemed to rejoice in the
result.
servia is small kingdom, consisting OF
sixteen provinces, and comprising an
area of 1900 square miles, with popu-
.ation Of about 10000. In area 1t is
about half the size OF Virginia. 1t Is In
the main an agricultural country, and
most of its trade Is IN agricultural pro-
DUETS. From the beginning OF the Christ
Ian era is has been chiefly noted for It's
revolutions. It has also had some out
side wars-one with Turkey, IN 1875.
In this war the Serv1ans were Joined by
numerous Russian volunteers. but they
were defeated, and peace conditions were
signed in 1871 A month later war be-
tween Russia and Turkey broke out. and
of course, Servia's sympathies were with
Russia, but she remained neutral until
the fate of the war had been practically
decided by. the fall OF Plevna- The rec
IGNITION OF Servia's Independence and an
Important increase of its territory to the
southwark. demanded by Russia at the
close OF the war, was agreed to by the
Berlin Congress In 1878.
In 1885 Servia went to war with Bull
garia, and was again unsuccessful, but
on the Intervention of the great powers
q treaty of peace was signed in the same
year.
On March eth 1889, King Milan abdi-
Gated in favor Of his son. Alexander, then
q child Of thirteen. For several years
the government was carried on in the
name OF Alexander by two regents.
These in 1891 expelled from the kingdom
the Queen Mother. who had been divorced
~ Milan.
Alexander became King in 1888, and
promulgated new constitution on April!
It'll lsol. lrLthat year there We're hume
ious political changes. and the seeds of
he latest ttSoIutlOH, Oy WINCH tHe fiis
pst his life, were sown. This constitu-
..oa was liberal. although in many points
:he pave, OF the King was increased. but
ths Kings right OF DEGREES was much
raartzii@d- Later on this constitution was
szs.1@-4s.d, and that seems to have given
r4ss 20 The recent trouble. AS soon as
t.s King vas Killed. however, procla-
r1zuoa vas made by the ministry. de-
cizrfng that from that day the const!tu-
t,on Of April 9th 100, came into force.
l. seens TO Americans terrible thing
for the ruler OF q nation and his wife
thus 10 have been put to the sword. but
the King and Queen were doubtless re-
Eponsbie for their own undoing. The
Queen. before her marriage On 1900. wa
lady-!n-waiting to Queen Natalie and
while She was beautiful. her reputation
was none too good. The marriage wa
violently opposed. and resulted In tn
resignation of the Prime Minister ant
ex-King Milan. commander or the Ser
Wan forces. Since then there has bee
much scandal at court, and 1t Is sat
that the reign OF the King and Quee
was characterized by the greatest I'm
morality In royal circles,
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THE BEaINNINa OF TROUBLE.

A disordered stomach may cause no end
~ trouble. When the stomach falls to
perform Its functions the bowels become
deranged and the liyer>and kidneys cor
pes ted, causing numerous diseases, tho
most fatal of which are painless, there
fore. the more to be dreaded. The Inn
portant thing is to restore the stomach
and liver to healthy condition, and for
this purpose no better preparation can be
used than Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Fer sale by all Druggists.
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Realty Sales Called Off.

The steady downpour of rain yesterday
afternoon had the effect to prevent the
scheduled sales OF real estate yesterday,
Messrs. Pollard and Bagby were TO sen e
the nice little farm one mile north OF tho
clty adjoining the Methodist Orphanage.
The rain made attendance upon the s la,,1
impossible, and the real estate men VIII
offer 1t this afternoon at 0clooh'