The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-07-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

the Republican convention and their re
lection by the Democratic convention.
But, as Congressman Cowherd, chairman
of the Democratic National Committee,
saws: "How could it be otherwise? Re
pnblicans claim that the Philippines have
been subjugated and rightly robbed and
appropriated, and are now part of our
'insular possessions, while Democrats
hold that their subjugation is crime to
be repented of, and that they are entitled
to their independence. In Porto Rico
the case is different, because the Supreme
Corut has decided that Porto Rico is
part of our territory"
Secretary Hay signalized the hot wealth
er term by boldly asking the British min
istry what they mean by violating the in
tegrity of China by sending an armed ex
petition through Tibet. The British
government, as usual, has frankly disa-
vowed any "ulterior purpose" and de-
clares that Gen. Macdonald's army had
made arrangements to retire before it had
begun to advance! The killing of few
thousand Tibeitans more or less was
made necessary by the jealousy of Vice
ROY Curzon who thinks that his rights
and feelings had not been properly con-
sidered 1t will be interesting to the
American public to watch the British COL
umn of invasion and observe the alacrity
>:oI, e oh for homo or
course we must keep on terms of perfect
amity with John Bull and permit him
to loot Lassa if he finds it necessary to
do so.
Since his arrival in this city Secretary
Paul Morton has devoted almost his en-
tire time to acquainting himself with his
new duties at the head of the naval estab-
lishment, and studying the details of the
business requiring his personal attention.
He has called on the various admirals and
bureau chiefs at their desks and has found
time in the intervals of inspection to Wis
it Arlington, the Soldiers Home, and
some of the other departments and to
make two trips down the Potomac on the
yacht "Sylph," which by an odd figure
of speech is called the "the Presidents"
Paul seems to be tender hearted father
of the floating contingent. His first duty
was to confirm the conviction of Lieut..
Reginal Hogan of the Marine Corps,
found guilty of scandalous conduct. of
attempting to kill negro in fit of
drunkenness and of violently resisting
arrest by the police. Secretary Morton
attended to the case by renting the
punishment and telling Hogan not to do
so again.
Clergymen here have just been scandal
lied by the appearance among them OF
Rev. William Hoffman, of Mount Pulas-
XII, Ills. recently elected pastor of St.
Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hagerstown,
just over the Maryland line. He return
ed from the west with his bride, Miss
Amelia Roth, whom he married at Pekin,
Ills, June goth. The young couple were
shocked yesterday by delegation from
the Hagerstown congregation waiting
upon them and asking them why they &C.
cupied q room together at a hotel in Pek-
in on Sunday night, June Goth, and were
registered there as REV. Hoffman and
wife," three days before the marriage
The young couple explained that there
was nothing wrong abont it; that on the
Sunday night in question Hoffman and
Miss Roth went to Pekin together after
service, missed car back, and were fore
ed to stay in Pekin all night. They ex-
planned that they went to the hotel, reg
istered as husband and wife, occupied
the same room, and "sat up the entire
night and conversed." Hoffman says he
registered Miss Roth as his wife for her
protection, and the meddlesome hotel
keeper adds that they occupied one room
for the same reason, for there were lots
of other rooms" The Hagerstown church
considers the explanation satisfactory.
Miss Roth was secretary of the Sunday
School connected with Mr.. Hoffman's
Pulaski charge.
The effort to protect Texas from the
ravages of the cotton boil weevil which
threatens to destroy the cotton crop of
that state and to sweep across the entire
cotton belt if not arrested, is accompan-
led by many suggestions to stay the ad-
vance of the plague. Professor Cook of
the Agricultural Department here has
brought from Guatemala to Galveston a
large number of voracicus ants peculiar
to the fauna of Central America, whose
function and pleasure it seems to be to
attack and destroy the weevil. A corps
of experimenters has assembled at Victor
is, Texas, where, under direction of DR..
Cook, they will release the carnivorous
ants into cages covered with mosquito
netting inverted over infected cotton
plants. The result of these experiments
will determine whether this lively exotic
is an effective antidote to the bane from
which Texas has for ten years been a
sufferer Another hopeful remedy is'pro-
posed in 1.-THE cotton tree" which grows
to the height of forty or fifty feet, multi
plies very rapidly, is immune to the boil
weevil and will yield from twenty to
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