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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-24
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-24
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The Washington times., 1904-05-23

in 4 rat invasion. Rats are bold, bad
bandits They are not contented
with eating crumbs and scraps and
holding ballets all over the kitchen
floor They will gnaw clothing and
shoes, and even furniture. SO will
mice, if they are allowed to increase
And anybody who has been kept
awake by the restless nibbling Of
mice in the wall, or the. scampering
OF rats behind the plastering, viii be
likely to admit that the midnight
song of the cat is, if not preferable,
at least, no worse. The cats get
tired and go home after a Few hours,
but the rats and mice can keep it up
all night. Moreover. the cat is the
only creature which has ever been
evenly moderately successful in keep
ing down the rodenc population. Ter
rier dogs can afford entertainment
for the small boy bent Oh rat hunt
ing. but when it comes to real vigf-
lance the gaunt, half-starved mother
cat Of the alley can give them poiats.
Besides. when it comes TO midnight
music. no power on earth can keep a
dog from bowling, aaG his voice is, to
say the least. 40 more musical or
agreeable than that OF the midnight
cat.
The cheerful hJught in all this
controversy is that nobody can Kill
OF the cats. Nothing short u uni
versal persecution would set rid OF
tneia. and we shall never have that.
People have too man. ether things to
do in the world
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Tammany Helps Him.

is his effort TO prevent the nomination
from going 10 Judge Parker. AR Hearst
VIII. Of course, be aided and abetted in
every way possible by Tammany Han.
which, although committed by Iastrue-
tons 70 Parker. IS nevertheless dill
gently searching for a candidate with
whom 10 defeat him. and using every
effort 10 hinder the Parker movement
in other States. For his work, il IS al
together likely thar Mr.. Hearst win De
rewarded by a denomination and re-elec-
ton TO Congress Although Tammany
Hall has no sympathies whatever with
the Hearst Presidential boom IL will
sive him encouragement wherever tha.
encouragement viii tend 10 take a
.'crimp' in the Parker boom.
II there are any more 'favOrite sons
with boOmiets which they wish 10 float
let them make their appearance IN
States whore there is any inclination TO
support Parker. and they viii receive
the active cooperation of the Hearst
followers
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
CLASS RECEPTION
At RAUSCHER'S
Event VIII Take Place on
May 81
GRADUATES OF COLUMBIAN
Effort Of Educators to Bring Social Life
Of Students TO the
Front.

One OF the most attractive social Tea
lures Of the present week viii be the
reception at Raucher's May p. in honor
of the graduating classes OF Columbian
University.
Pdtroncoses. include Mrs. Hay, wife Oh
the Secretary of State, and other ladies
ot the Cabinet; Lady Durand, Baroness
Hengclmuller, NINE. Calderon, Countess
Cassini, MRS. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mrs. HIT Mrs. Wayne AlacVeagh. Mrs.
william s Cowles, Mrs. oliver Crom-
Wei. Mrs William p. Emo. Mrs Letter.
Mrs. Robson, Ms. Henry St. George
Tucker. Miss Olive Risley Seward, Mrs.
Van Renss-ear Berry, Mrs. Dryden, Mrs.
stephen p. Elkins, Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs.
F'orober. Mrs. Gillespie Mrs. Charles c.
Glover, Mrs. Edmund X Goldsborough.
Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs Gardner G. HUB
hard, Miss Kibby.~Mrs. Bruce King. Mrs.
Arthur Lee. Mrs. Henry May. Mrs.
Thomas F. walsh.
Last year a university ball was given
tc mark the same event. It is the effort
of educators in Washington 10 place more
to the front the social student life Of
Washington. as is the case in other city
homes OF great universities, and the
friends Of Columbian generally are re
serving a part Of Fricay evening for the
reception.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Cats vs.. Rats.
Possible Consequence of the War on
Cats in Washington.

Possible Consequence of the War on
Cats in Washington.
There is one possibility which
should be taken into account by the
people who are urging the extermina-
ton of unfriended Washington cats,
and it is by no means an Insignificant
one. It viii be remembered that
when the mongoose was introduced
into one Of the West India islands in
order TO exterminate the snakes, the
stranger not only killed off the
snakes. but increased with such rap
idity that it became more OF a nuis-
ance than the creatures It supplanted.
The farmers came to the conclusion
that they lost more chickens by the
mongoose than they had by the
snake. Thus It was once more proved
that the remedy may be worse than
the disease.
If all the cats except petted house
hold darlings are killed off, what are
we to do about discriminating the
rats and mice?
II is argued that by imposing a
yearly tax of dollar on all cats. and
killing those which are not attached
70 some household which has paid
the dollar, revenue may be accumu-
lated. But in the first place, it will
cost more to employ people to Kill
the untaxed pussies than the taxes
from those who have homes and
friends will come 20 when all is said
and done. Does anybody suppose
that one-third OF the cats in Wash
ington would exist if somebody had
to pay q dollar a year for them? And
have the jealous cat-exterminators
taken into account the fact that the
rate of increase of the cat viii make
il necessary to keep account of the
kittens and drown them before they
get their eyes open, and that all this
business viii take time and labor?
But suppose. for the sake Of argu-
ment, that we have gotten rid of all
the cats except those which have re
spectacle homes. what is to prevent
our having a plague OF sewer rats
and field mice? Everybody who has
lived in an old house or tenanted an
old Office building Ia this city knows
that the slightest negligence results
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
NINETEEN VETERANS DIE
IN A TWELVEMONTH
Memorial Service Of Lincoln Post, G
A. R.-Floral Tribute to the
Honored Dead.

Lincoln Post 10. 8. G. a. r.. assisted
by Lincoln Corps. No. G, ". r. G. De-
partment OF the Potomac. held memorial
services at North Capitol NJ +. Church
last night IN honor OF nineteen deceased
comrades who died since May Il. 1908.
As the name OF each OF the nineteen
who made uD the roll Of honor was
called by Adjt. S. w. McElderry. during
the rituaIistic ceremonies. one Of the
women Of the floral committee placed
bunch Of cut flowers upon a stand
directly beneath the portrait. A brief
history Of the military service of the
departed comrade was read
The Rev. Harold II. Rider, Dastor Of
the church. delivered the memorial ad-
dress. The post was opened by Com
mander Hazard Wheeler. and the prayer
was delivered by ex-Chaplian c. W.
Honey.
Taps were sounded by Francis A.
Reinohl.
The roll Of honor was:
Robert T. Holtz, John Geaghan. y. S
Paul. Charles H. SameH. David B. Brad
ley. Benjamin @. Hill, John L. Nichols
Alvah H. Ham. Henry H. Hempler
Henry III. cambridge, William Z. Tai
ley. b. r. Ohphant. William Z. Shipley
" H. Martin, w. II. Hickman, Marion
T.. Anderson, Jesse W. Underwood. Sid
ney T. Bates, and Thomas NJ Sullivan
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Roosevelt and Mind Readers.
PreteInatural Powers Exhibited By Gp-
nonents in Reading Thoueht.

PreteInatuIal Powers Exhibited By 0p-
ponents in Reading Thought.
1t is really curious. the ability in
the line of thought-reading which is
shown by some of the opponents OF
President Roosevelt just now. They
not only know what he is going to
do before he does it. as the rest OF
the country usually does, the Presi-
dent being reasonably frank in dis
closing his intentions, but they know
what he is thinking before he knows
it himself There is no action of his
for which they Go not disclose the
most secret motive.
The situation is not altogether I'M
common in politics The more
candidate explains himself the more
convinced his opponents are apt to
be that there is something which he
has not explained. we have the idea
of duplicity ingrained in our minds.
snost of us, when it comes 20 dealing
with our fellow-man. We feel so
happy when we have proved that he
tried to deceive US and could not
But supposing he did not try TO de-
ceive us, and we have been deceiying
ourselves? On which side is the joke
then?
The conviction which the anti
Roosevelt people have firmly fixed in
their noodles at present is that Mr..
Roosevelt is thinking and talking all
the time about his election. that he
shapes all his acts with a view TO this
end, and viii be heart-brOken if any
thing happens to upset his carefully
laid plans. 4 casual observer, with
out the mind-reading power, might
argue that the President has done
some pretty queer things for a man
who was trying SO hard to be re-
elected; that he has disregarded the
advice Of machine politicians oftener
than any other President who was a
candidate for reelection ever did ;
that ne has done at least four or five
things which subjected him to severe
criticism, and might easily be used
against him in a campaign, and that
ne has expressed in very plain terms
I hts desire to be whole President for
three years rather than half a Presi-
I dent for seven. In short, the casual
/ observer might think that Mr.. Roose-
welt. while naturally taking an inter
I est in the outcome OF the election, is
behaving in much the same way as
( he would if he were debarred from
becoming the candidate OF the Re
publican party at any future time
f These views could be supported By
very good reasons. Bat in the words
OF Browning, the anti-Rooseyelt peo-
: pie would reply:
The rest may reason and vel
come; Z is we politicians know"
( Reason has no place in the Intui-
aonal School Of Politics II you see
It in your mind it's SO.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
PAL AIN RESPONDS TO
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Recognizes Help and Friendship Of the
United States in Securing
Cuban Freedom.

Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister,
called on Secretary Hay this morning
and presented rhe following dispatch
expressing President Palma thanks
for the note sent by President Roose-
cit at the time Of the celebration Of
tho second anniversary OF the establish
ment OF the Cuban republic.
president Palma requests that you
transmit the following TO the State De-
Iartment;
g Please assure President Roosevelt
that President Palma is deeply moved
by his concentrations; that the Cuban
people are fully aware that by the
timely help of the United States they
are able to enjoy today the blessings Of
freedom and that they consider il one
of their greatest duties TO prove b.
acts that they are capable of self-gov-
ernrnent-the best way 10 show. with
success attained. that the noble task
tho American people undertook for the
Independence Of Cuba has been worth
the sacrifice Of blood. and money il cost
them ZALDO."
The Washington times., 1904-05-23

It happens to be in the neighbOThOod,
il would seem that the danger OF be-
coming entangled with neutral ma
tons at the present time ought to
overbaiance any advantage gained by
hurting the enemy However, Rus
sic has thus far shown herself re
mar6ably careless OF the opinion of
the world, and probably a little thing
like blowing up an English, amer
lean. or German vessel would not
trouble her conscience. II anything
of the sort happens. it may be set
down to the influence of the ikons,
which seem 20 be working backward
and sideways for the most part in
thiS war
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
HEARST MAY COMPASS
DOWNFALL OF PARKER.
Efforts in Illinois Seem to Have Accomplished This Re-
sult-Sympathy From Tammany Hall.

Although Representative William r.
Hearst has not Indicated any intention
Of Withdrawing from the race for the
Democratic nomination for President. il
is now conceded by his friends that ne
has no chance of winning the prize. ana
TO a large extent his followers are direct
ing their efforts toward preventing the
nomination OF Judge Parker II this is
accomplished the New York Congress
man VIII nave achieved a victory in part.
and this is now said to be his purpose.
and various movements of his followers
tend 10 support this opinion.
Nowhere IS this more evident than In
Illinois. where the Hearst men have put
up a game fight and have played clever
politics. In the counties outside Of CHI
cago the Hearst. men met with fairly
good ST.. sess except in southern Illinois.
where tine friends OF Representative
james Z. williams are strong. and
where his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination is advocated
In Chicago Hearst at first sought the
support Of Mayor Harrison. whom his
newspapers had helped to re-elect.
Mr.. Harrison. however, found Il impos-
sible to form an alliance with Hearst
because he needed the aid CT Represer-
tatsve Williams in his fight against ex-
Mayor Hopkins for control OF tHe Cook
county organization. and Tor the national
comnitteemanship to succeed Mr. Ca
han AIr Williams has the counties IN
Egypt" and. accordingly. the mayor
combined with him and has been boom
ing Williams as Illinois 'favorIte son.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23

consent to instructions either for Col
onei kilbourne. who was the Democratic
candidate for governor three years ago,
or fer ex-Attorney General Judson har-
mon Again would such Instructions pre-
vent the Ohio delegation. with its forty
six votes, from going for the New York
jurist.
It would not be difficult to do this. AZ
the Parker sentiment IN Ohio lacks a
strong leader ike Tom Taggart IN In
diana 10 back it, organize it. and get
it into line Mayor Johnson. OF Cieve-
land. is commencing Mr.. Folk. Of Mis-
souri,. TO the attention Of Democrats. but
1t is quite unlikely that Ohio win in
struct for the Missouri reforner.
Thirty-tw0 Of the forty-tvvo delegates
from Ohio has already been chosen. OF
these ten are for Hearst. four are for
Parker. four are for Harmon. two are
for kilbourne. and twelve are withcur
Instructions. Their preferences are said
10 be divided between Parker and Kill
bourne The convention viii doubtless
vote 10 enforce the unit rule so that az
majority of the delegates vote the en-
tire Ohio delegation including the four
al large viii lie bound.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
IN WORLD OF POLITICS

Democratic State and Territorial
conventions viii be held this week
as follows:
Anzoneeonvention at TuscOn to-
CAV.
Ohio convention in Columbus to-
morrow.
Alabama convention in Nontgom-
cry on Wednesday.
Tennessee convention in Nashville
on Wednesday.
Maryland convention in Baltimore
on Thursday.
Porto Rico convention in San Juan
on Saturday.
Election Of delegates 10 the Re-
publican National cor7ention were
completed on Saturday showing the
following:
Instructed for Roosevelt 768
Uninstructed 2cs
Yet TO be reported -. 10
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
MONDAY, MAY %. lsoi.

The Russian authorities Will be very
Cross when they read the translation
OF a message which their unsusDect-
ing censor passed without question.
1t was a letter from a Jewish surgeon
at the front, to his mother in War
saw. and gave, in Russian, a glowing
account of affairs in the Russian
army At the end the writer re-
Guested his mother to send him some
Hebrew books. and the titles, when
translated, read, Famine and Dssti-
tuition" Consequent Fearful Epi-
DENIES Scarcely Any Sanitary APP
planes" Decentralization Of the
Army Constantly Increasing" END
OF Discipline" wish 1 Were Taken
Prisoner" The censor evidently did
not know Hebrew, and by this simple
device the shrewd young Jew out
witted a whole department of muzzle
officers. 1t is enough to make any
self-respecting censor feel sick.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
JOSIAH [. VENABLE
RESTS At ARLINGTON
Funeral Services Held From His Homo
Fourteen Years in District
Employ.

Funeral services over the body Of 10
siah l. Nenable were held this after
noon at , O'Clock from his late home.
1909 Pennsylvania Avenue southeast
Mr.. Venable died on Saturday, after
more than year Illness. he was sew
enty-siN years old and for more than
fourteen years was one Of the iaspec-
tors in the Engineer Department OF the
District
Mr.. Nenable was an old resident OF
Washington ard one of the best-known
men on Capitol Bill He is survived BY
his wife. a daughter. Mrs Elizabeth
Goode. and his sons. Daniel A, Albert
d, Joseph W, William Mex, Charles
G.. and Chester A. Nenable.
The service today was conducted by
the Rev. Father O'Brien. Of St Peter'N
Church Interment was made IL ~
lington National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
PERSONAL GOSSIP
OF THE CAPITAL

Mrs Oliver Cromwell was one OF
numerous hosts at the Chevy Chase
Club yesterday who entertained lunch
con parties
Baroness Hengelmuker. who has been
seriously i'll at the Austrian embassy
for some days. is now said 10 be in a
more favorable condition. and On The
road to recovery. She is still exceed
ingly weak and depressed, and a great
sufferer from nervousness.
The United States ambassador and
Mrs. Meyer gave a benefit at the en-
bassy for the Society for the Protection.
Of Animals. i'm ROME. Seagerke Meyer
the ambassadors son, gave a ventrilO-
Quistic performance, and the Misses
Meyer gave several fancy dances.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
.LANGHAM WEDDING
FILLS THE FIELD
Chief Topic of Talk Among
Smart Set.
DINNER AT GERMAN EMBASSY
The Marriage VIII Take Place TomOr-
row-De Faramond and His
Fair Bride.

Miss Ivy Lansham and Lieutenant
Commander dc Faramond. the princi-
pals Of tomorrow's wedding, were again
guests OF homer last evening when the
German ambassador and Baroness
Sternburg, brothcr-in-law and sister 20
the7bride, were hosts.
The party included the French ann
bassador and Nine. JusserGnd. Baron
de Felzen. Mile. Yoome de Felzen, all
of the relatives Of Miss Langham now
in Washington Mgr. O'ConnelI. the
ushers and other attendants. and a few
close personal friends.
Details for the wedding have all been
arranged. and the marriage viii take
place at St. Matthew's Church, at II
o'clock tomorrow.
Lieutenant Commander de Faramonj
and his bride wiz leave Washington in
the afternoon for New York, and san
the following day for France. After
a short wedding journey they viii re-
turn. and spend the summer in this
countrs
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
DAWES COMMISSION
Delays in Work Brought to the Atten-
tioE of the President for Action
Signing Of Papers.

DELAYS in the work of the Dawes Com
mission have been brought strongly 10
the attention Of the President, and Rep
resentative Curtis of Kansas made this
the special object Of visit 70 the White
House today. Representative Sherman
atnd himself have recommended that
the system Of sending citizenship rolls
back and forth from Was '.sngton be
done away with This has 9een going
on foA~fOur years, and tho work OF the
commission has dragged out until there
has been much complaint
Ii is understood that the signing OF the
papers viii be done at the commission
HEADQUARTERS as soon as new arrange
meuts can be made.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Russian CaTelessneSs.
Blockade Mines Said to Be Drifting
Into the High Seas.

Into the High Seas.
According to recent reports. the
whole Strait Of Pechili has been sown
with floating mines. By reference to
the map. which is Indispensable in
the study OF the course OF any war.
particularly one which depends so
largely on geographical features as
this one. it viii be seen that such
mines, if they drift at all, may easily
drift into Chinese waters. and even
into the high SECS. When IL is re-
membered that the shipping of all
nations frequents Oriental waters.
and that contact with one of these
floating mines might easily destroy
vessels belonging to neutral nations.
It is not hardsto see that the pres
ence Of such engines of destruction
In places where they do Eot belong
may work serious harm 10 the Rus
sian cause
II is true that this expedient IS
about the only one which Russia has
tried since the war began which has
resulted in any serious damage to the
Japanese, who have already lost
three warships by contact with float
ing mines: but aside from the fact
that 4 mine is no respecter of per-
sons, and VIII blow a Russian shin
SKY high as quickly as a japanese, if
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Eeargt -Hopkins AlIianee.

Finding that he could not ally himself
with Harrison, Hearst formed political
partnershfp-one of the most remarkable
in the entire campaign-witn ex-AIayor
Hopkins. No two Democrats represent
ideas further apart than Hearst and
hopkins. The latter is an Gnti-Bryan
God Democrat. yet he formed a combi-
nation with Hearst in order 10 fight
Harrison. The result is that in Chicago
the delegates are divided in their sup
FORT. some Of them belonging 20 Hopkins.
some to Harrison. and some TO Herast
Without Hearst's help Hopkins would
have been badly defeated.
Nov that it is apparent Hearst has NC
majority Of the delegates 20 the State
convention. and inasmuch as Hopkins
and his followers represent the Parker
sentiment in Illinois. there IS talk OF IN
entirely new combination between the
mayor and Hearst, not for instructions
for Hearst. or even for an Endorsement.
but for instructions in favor Of Repre-
sentative Williams, the "favOrite SON.
BY such a combination Harrison wins
his fight against Hopkins and Gahan for
the national committeemanship. which
he so much desires; Hearst prevents the
State from falling under the control OF
the Parker men. thus following the lead
OF Indiana, and Representative Williams
gets what he wants. his home State dele
cation instructed TO vote for him for
President. OF course. il is not all the
Hearst men desired. but il IS much bet
ter from their standpoint that this one
State should go for Williams as a ia
vorite SON." than that il should be com
mitted with its fifty delegates to Mr..
Hearsts most formidable rival the can
didate who IS regarded as the favorite
in the race. Accordingly. 1t is Probable
that the State viii instruct for Will
Jams. and Hearst viii score a point IA
his effort TO defeat Parker.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
AMBASSADOR NISARD
ARRIVES FROM ROME
Reached Paris Yesterday-No Charge
Appointed to Vacated Dipo-
matte Post.

PARIS, May 23.-M. Nisard, French
ambassador TO the Vatican. arrived in
Paris today.
The ministry of the interior authorizes
a denial of the statement that NJ. de
Nayenne. first secretary Of the French
embassy to the Vatican. VIII act as
charge d'affaires at the embassy. stating
that the government considers that his
selection would lessen the Importance OF
the action taken in the recall of AM
bassador y sard-
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
MY LADY.

She walks unnoticed in the street;
The casual eye
Sees nothing I'm her fair or sweet;
The world goes by,
Unconscious that an angels feet
Are passing nigh.
She little has Of beauty's wealth;
Truth VIII allow
Only her priceless youth and health,
Ff,r broad white brow,
Yet grows she on the heart by stealth
1 scarce know how.
She does a thousand kindly things
That no one knows;
4 loving wOman's heart she brings
To human woes;
and 10 her face the sunlight clings
Where'er she gees.
And so she walks her quiet ways
With that content
which only comes 10 sinless days
And Innocent;
A life devoid OF fame or praise.
Yet nObly spent.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
PAPAL SECRETARY MUST
REMAIN At HIS POST
Cardinals Refuse to Allow Merry Del
Val to Retire Until Situation He
Has Created Clears.

ROME, Nay 2s.-At a meeting of the
College OF Cardinals today K was unani-
mously decided that the papal secretary
Of state. Merry Del Val. must retain
his post at least until the situation he
has created has cleared.
The Pope today granted Cardinal Sa-
toll permission 10 sta1t for America on
FRIDAY.