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effective army, and il Is not likely
that Japan is either prepared or de-
sirous to use such force.
There are. however, possibilities Of
trouble with China from another
point Of view Far from being a ma
ton united and intelligent, like ia
pan, the Chinese are roughly divided
into half a dozen different types, in
habiting as many provinces, and
speaking different dialects. This
makes the control IF any central au-
th"ritv over the Chinese peasant
somewhat dubious. Travel Is diff
cult. transportation facilities are i'm
perfect, and the suppression Of any
active spontaneous demonstration by
the Chinese peasantry might be diff
cult There is. in short, a possibility
Of some such unreasoning an,i-for-
eign revolt as took place IN the
"Boxer movement" The sc5rnes of
such revolt are so obscure ttpt =,s;h-
ing can definitely be pred, IS e
garGing it, There seems evcry oss,. g
To believe that the Chinese masses 81
present Sympathize with JaTar 'ail er
than Russia. This sympathy sIay lie
shown passively in secret ai,, and
comfort. or activelv III some Unguided
bat violent demonstration. The lat
ter course would surely bring tribu-
/ la ;on on China, and it Is to be hoped
that it will not take place But it Is
easy for foreigners TO offend the SUI
perstiiions and sensibihties of the
Chinese in ways which provoke them
t. rot. European engineers, for eX-
ample. have not been too careful
about running their railway lines
through gravevards, an action which
il regarded by the Chinese with
mingled horror and rage They be-
lieve that every bill and tree has ITS
deity, and that all these subordinate
deities are under the control of a
greater god or demon, a sort of Mon
golian Great God Pan, who will GER
tainly avenge insult offered to him OF
his vassals. To disturb the dead i
one of the sure ways to offend this
deity. His laws must also be observed
in making other arrangements for the
railway. Little care has been taken.
oftentimes, by the emissaries OF com
merce TO learn the preiudices of the
Chinese, or to gain their confidence
hence trouble.
1t may easily be suimised tiat
with numbers of these grievance,
ranking in their minds, and hatred
and fear of the foreigner burning IL
their hearts, the Chinese might regard
this as a good time to express then
emotions in action. In that case il
might upset the plans of more THAI
one careful diplomatist
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In 1850 he bought for $50. 600 the Euclid
Avenue Opera House in Cleveland.
which had cost 1880 to build and had
proved a failure from the day OF Its
opening He put a nephew, L. {. Han
IA. in charge as manager. and through
him let IL be known that the opera house
would present the best attractions and
make every effort to please the public
For some reason. possibly because the
times had at last caught up with the
enterprise. financial success attended
the new management from the start.
That was eTsi1ently satisfactory 10 Han
ma but he wanted to find out just how
the money was made. so night after
night Wound him an the stage talking
with the carpenter, the property man,
the stage manager. and everybody else
employed thereon.
AS a result, he soon began making
suggestions about this piece Of scenery
or the method of operating some par
ticular mechanism.
why don't you do it this way?" he
would begin. then outline mis- idea. and
close with: Would that be an improve
ment?"
If the carpenter. or whoever he
might be. thought the idea a good one,
lie WOuiu SLY So II NV fAASNNSS-Uh We
sure TO follow until one or the other
was convinced that he was wrong
Sometimes It would be the carpenter
sometimes Mr.. Hanna.
Nor was Mr. Hanna long in forming
ideas of the kinds Of attractions that
he wanted at the opera house. This was
shown in 1882. when his nephew thought
Il would be a good thing to book a
wrestling match between Duncan Ross.
the Scotch athlete. who was then tour
ing the country. and wrestler named
Mclaughlin.
Harna held a different view.
It's not the right sort of thing for
the opera house" he said. Don't book
It"
The nephew ignored Hanna 5 advice.
The match was booked sad pulled on,
A few weeks later the opera house had a
new manager.
Hanna's attitude toward his employees
was neither stand-ofish nor off-hand.
Many a coal miner or street railway
conductor can testify 10 the fact that
Hanna slapped him souarely between
the shoulders as he sang out cheerily:
Good morning. Bill" But not one ever
had the Senator crack iokes with him.
A Joke was never looked for. but when
an employee met Hanna the former knew
by experience that he would be asked
such questions as these:
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IN THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY
FEW RECEPTIONS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Departure of Hostesses
Closes Some Houses, and
Gay Whirl DragS.

Mrs. Moore Richardson will receive
on Fridays from 3 TO o'cock at her
home 1000 Sixth Street northwest.
Mrs. Grace WOODBURY. will be at home
this afternoon for the last time this
season.
Mrs. H. Clay Browning. who will
spend the next two weeks at Atlantic
CITY. will be at home today for the last
time this season.
Mrs Fred T. Dubois. accompanied by
her little daughter. Elizabeth. left town
this morning for points along the Gulf
of Mexico. Owing 10 the little daugh-
ter's illness Mrs. Dubois has been unable
to entertain or return calls this past
season. but hopes to be at home IN
April. at 20iO r Street northwest.
Owing TO absence from the city. Mrs.
Fl. T. =. Harris OF 1902 Connecticut
Avenue, VIII not receive tomorrow
Mrs. Leon Adler. OF 739 Bismarck
Street. will not be at home today.
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As national campaign chairman, Mar
Gus Alonzo Hanna was the most bust
nesslike man who ever filed the place.
lie did more work in less time; he saw
everyone he had an appointment with
exactly on the minute: was pleasant
and agreeable to all; never failed to
laugh at a joke cracked by visitor,
but rarely tried 10 be humorous him
self. and never wasted time I'm argu-
ment
lie took up with Myron 7. HerricN.
governor Of Ohio. because he did things.
and did them right, when he was a
clerk in a bank I'm which Hanna was
interested. This liking Of the Senator
for Herrick because he was a young
man who knew. Is one of the secrets OF
the latters rise 10 wealth and the gov
ernorship OF Ohio. for Hanna was among
those who saw to it that young Herrick
was rewarded by advancement for his
diligence I'm business.
Hanna was so impressed with Her
rfck's business ability that he then re-
marked that Herrick was made out OF
gubernatorial and Presidential timber.
Another similar prophecy by Hanna
was fulfilled I'm its entirety.
Congressman William Mckinley, along
with the majority OF the Republican
candidates for Congress, had been de-
feated for reelection in 1890. following
the dra fting of his famous tariff bill.
He met Hanna several days after the
votes had been counted. and in the
course Of the conversation asked:
What is your opinion OF my de-
feat
Hanna leaned forward in his chair
and shook his finger emphatically.
Its the forerunner Of your success,
William" he said You'll be governor
OF Ohio yet and after that President of
the United States"
Mckinley was not the only President
with whom Hanna was on intimate
terms. tie and Garfield were great
friends. almost chums. in fact. both be-
fore and after the latters elevation TO
the Presidential chair.
The friendship began early In Gar
fields career and continued unclouded
to the day OF the Presidents death.
Residents of Cleveland Will tell the in
curing stranger that whenever Garfield
came TO Cleveland IT was noe an uncom-
mon sight TO sec him and Hanna walk
ing arm in arm along the streets and
laughing and joking as heartily as two
care-frce schoolboys.
One Of Senator Hanna's marked char
acteristics was his way of insisting upon
knowing everything about anything in
which ne was interested and finding it
out for himself
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EMPIRE STATE DEMOCRAT
WANTED FOR WAYS AND MEANS

entitled by reason Of that fact to the
honor, and many agree with him. Mr..
Williams. the minority leader, Is re-
ported as having favored the selection
Of Representative Scudder because OF
his personal friendship for him. Mr..
Williams. however. purposes TO wash his
hands of the entire matter and pass it
up to the delegation for settlement, pre-
ferring not to interfere himself. Some
objection raised 10 Mr.. Scudder is that
he is serving only his second term in
the House. and hence is too new to go
upon this important committee. and.
again. his district is not so strongly
Democratic as to warrant giving him
the distinction. Besides. there are some
who accuse him of some slight protec-
ZIONIST sympathies. and they don't want
protection Democrat upon the COM
mittee.
Hearst After Plum.
Now comes news Of an effort on the
part Of the friends of Mr.. Hearst to
land him on the committee. VI nile Mr..
Hearst is not making himself conspicu-
Gus in the House. but. on the contrary.
is extremely modest. his friends never
lose an opportunity TO make an effort
70 score point tor him which will count
in the Presidential race. The effort to
have Mr. Hearst assigned to the Ways
and Means comes from some of his ar
dent admirers in different parts of the
country. Some OF them have written to
Mr. Williams and asked him to recon-
mend the appointment OF Mr.. Hearst
Mr.. Williams has replied that the mat
ter is in the hands OF the New York
delegation for recommendation, and so
It is
Mr.. Hearst, being the great friend of
labor. and its candidate for the Presi-
dent. sought an appointment on the
Committee on Labor and IL was given
TO him. If by any chance he should go
upon the Ways and Means Committee il
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THE
PERSONAL
SIDE
sLEUTH OF SECRET SERVICE.


William j. Burns. the Secret Service
man who has just been instrumental
IN bringing about the recent land fraud
indictments. has a record easily equal
10 that of any man ever in the service.
lie has remarkably long list of cases
mat he. successfully handled to his
credit, and sthat he should have done
effective work. in the land cases on
winch he has been employed for months
IS no surprise to his associates.
Burns was picked up by the Secret
Service Bureau after an experience he
had out in ST Louis with a private
agency. there. That was about ten years
ago. Since then he has been employed
on numerous big cases One of the
most important on which he ever work
e was the Philadelphia counterfeiting
case in 1898. He succeeded in running
down the right parties. the district at
torney Icing caught in the net.
The capture of Brockway. who has
lust been released from Trenton State
prison. was due TO Burns. In the cap
ture Of BrockHay, he made use OF the
services of Charley Ulrich. whom he
countered one day in New York. just
as Dlrich was returning from Europe
with fifteen years suspended sentence
hanging over him. BY entering into the
plans of Brocl1way and his confederates.
/ Clrich helped To turn up the gang.
/ soon afterward Burns ferreted out an
Ohio counterfeiting gang by the employ
ment of Ulrich in a similar way. 1t has
passed into a prOveTb about the Secret
Service Bureau that Burns never
tackles a job and falls down on it."
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well. Is everything satisfactory
How is the family?
See any way in which the service
might be improved?''
NO kick coming. eh?'
AS a result OF this show OF good viii.
the Senator was familiarity known
among his thousands of employees rs
Uncle Mark
Some years ago. when Cleveland was
experiencing a particularly severe win
ter. one OF the city's leading charitabis
organizations was kept so bountifully
supplied with coal that the poor suise--
ed very little from lack of fuel. For a
long time there was much mystery on
the part of many of the organiza tior :
officers as to who was furnishing the
coal and when the secret old leak out IL
as through the over-exuberant charity
worker through whom Hanna was sup
plying fuel.
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Westinghouse, With
Friends, Gather at
FeStal Boards.
Argentine Minister and
Others Among the
Guests of Honor.

The first secretary Of the German en-
bassy and Baroness Won dem Bussche
gave dinnerN last evening. when the
Argentine minister. Senior Merou. was
the guest OF honor Baron and Baroness
Won dem Bussche accompanied by the
latter's mother and sister, Sonora de
Hoz. and Senorita Garcia Martinez de
HOz. and their little daughter. will leave
Washington on February 26 for Florida.
Senator and Mrs Depew will give n
dinner this evening. They have cards
out for another dinner next week. In
honor OF Miss Anne Depew Paulding
Senator Depew's niece. who IS expected
at the COrcOran House for another
short visit
Representative wadsworth entertained
at a dinner of seventeen covers last
night at the Abb Club In honor of the
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives. Mr.. Cannon.
Mr.. verdy du Vernols. Of the German
embassy. viii also go South in a few
days,
Senator and Mrs. Dryden will enter
tain at dinner this evening.
Representative and Mrs. sibley viii
also be among the dinner hosts this
evening.
The Peruvian minister and Mrs Cal
deron entertained informally at dinner
last evening.
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Coming and Going OF
Persons Prominent
at the Capital.
Minor Social Events Not
ed Among Upper Ten
of Washington.

Mrs. Richardson VIII sail on
Tuesday for the Bermudas, where sh
will join her uncle. Senator Clark. VII
accompanied by his son and daughter
and granddaughter. went there several
weeks ago
DR. and Mrs. Stinar entertained the
following guests at luncheon: Miss Jes-
sic Durity. Miss G. Rollins. Miss IL
Kinga Miss A. Hough, air. Kode, r.
King. NJ Hanger. and c. McGill.
Miss Roosevelt has gone TO Boston
on a visit TO her grandmother, Mrs.
George G.. Lee.
The Omega Alpha reception. postponed
on account OF the death Of Dr. De
Schweinitz. will take place this evening
In the university building
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins left yes
terday for visit Of a month in Camden.
s. c
Miss Elizabeth Lowndes. daughter of
Governor Lowndes. Of Maryland. 10 the
guest OF Miss Pilson
General Chaffee has returned from Al
bany. where he lectGred before the
New York National Guard Association
The friends of Mrs Nelson A Miles
are much gratifed to learn Of her con
tinued Improvement. and hope for
speedy convalescence-
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HIS NAME TAFFY.

a guide was conducting a party OF
women through the War Department
yesterday afternoon. He announced be-
fore going into the reception room of the
Secretary OF War that the room the
party was about to. enter was part of
the suite occupied by Secretary Taft. A
little black-haired woman made a mem
tai note OF the name and said IL over
several times to make sure she wouldn' {
forget 1t.
inside the reception room were severa.
other parties which were examining the
flag that was spread over the casket Of
President Lincoln. and trophies which
are arranged about the room
Several women wanted 10 see into the
private Offices Of ths Secretary Of War.
but were told by the guides that they
were closed TO the public.
81 don't see why we can't at least
look in one tall. hashily dressed wo-
man protested.
Because Secretary Tany is busy IN
there the little black-haired woman
protested. with an air OF great superb
GRITTY
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Nearly two months have elapsed since
George b. Mcclellan. now mayor Of
Greater New York. resigned from Con-
gress. and thereby created a minority
vacancy on the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Yet in that time no assign
ment has been made TO MI the com
mittee vacancy. OF course. there is no
necessity for haste in the matter. as
another minority member could accom-
plish little, IL anything. upon the com
mittee in political way. even If 4
were 2 part OF the order of things that
the WAYS and Means Committee should
do anything this session: but il is well
understood that this eommittee-the
most important one In the Housewife
have as little 20 do this session as the
Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic OF
Ventilation and Acoustics. Nothing that
looks like change in the tariff in any
degree is TO occur. Still a position on
the committee. even as a member Of
the minority. Is one which all Demo
Gratis covet.
Speaker Ready to Act.
The Speaker is ready. so II is said.
70 name some one TO fill Mr.. Mcclellan :
place. as soon as the minority Itself
determines who that some one shall be.
It is conceded. of course, that the man
shall be a New Yorker Speaker Can
non. being more liberal than any of his
predecessors, in the formation of com
mittees allowed the minority TO a large
extent TO dictate the personnel of It's
committee memberships. and unle$
there is some good and sufficient reason
why the man recommended by the Dem
ocrats Of the New York delegation
should not go upon the committee. it is
quite likely the Speaker will appoint
the member thus recommended.
The New York Democrats have not
yet gotten together on man. Repre-
sentative Sulzer. who is the dean OF the
Democratic corps. believes that he is
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REMEDY FOR ONION BREATH.

Judge Wade the lone Democrat in
the Iowa delegation in the House is
serving his first term in Congress. but
he has already gained reputation as n
story teller. IL didn't take his associates
long to discover his talent for telling
tales. and now whenever he begins IN
the cloakroom an attentive crowd al
ways gathers about him. listens and IS
amused. Proceedings in the House are
sometimes interrupted by the shouts Of
laughter which come from the Demo-
cratic cioakroom. and the chances are
that the cause of the outburst is one
OF Judge Wade's stories.
Yesterday Judge Wade got the floor for
a political speech He dwelt upon the
tariff and it's relation to the farmer. and
made, several pointed thrusts at the
trusts. He made a good speech and told
number Of amusing anecdotes illus
trativc Of his points. He was speaking
Of the high price of beef. caused by the
trust. OF course. when he told this one:
A friend. he said. had gone into a res
taurant i'm Chicago and 10 the white
aproned little Irish waitress. who came
up to serve him.. he said that he would
have nice beefsteak
with er without onions sur?" asked
the girl courteously
"Oh. cut out the onions. don't want
any Of them said the hungry man.
Pm going 10 the theater tonight with
some ladies. and I don't want my breath
perfumed with the odor of onions"
Faith. sur. replied the obHging
tray-bearer. "thatH be all right. sur.
shur, when l brings We the bill fer the
beefsteak. sur that'H take yer breath
away sur
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COLLEGE MEN TO DECIDE
A-HARR0WING QUESTION

Friday night has been decided upon
for the second joint debate between the
Columbian and Needham debating So
cieties OF Columbian University. and the
contest promises 10 be a lively one. The
debaters of the Needham Society were
victorious over those of the Columbian
at the last meeting. and the latter have
named three of their best men 20 repre-
sent them The committee on questions
has chosen as the subject OF debate the
rights and wrongs OF the Panama Canal
deal under the law of nations.
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would be necessary for him TO resign or
be Withdrawn from the Committee on
Labor. and labor would then lose its
great friend on that committee. Conse-
quently Mr.. Hearst even II offered the
Ways and Means committeesliip. which
he will not be. would be Obliged in the
interests Of labor to forego the honor in
order TO remain where his labor friends
believe he will do their cause the most
good. To leave the committee which lie
struggled TO get upon. would be con-
strued as forsaking labor. and. Of course,
Mr.. Hearst would not do that
II is barely possible that the commit
teeship may be left open until the cleo
ton to fill Mr. McClellan's place in the
House occurs. and the Hon w. Bourke
Cochran, who Is to succeed him. may
himself fall heir TO the coveted Posiuon
on the Committee on Ways and Means.
The election takes place next Tuesday.
and Mr. Cochran win take his seat in
the House about March J.
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WANT FREE TOBACCO.

Secretary Taft received a dispatch yes
terday from the seven cigarmakers'
guilds in Manila asking that he do all
in his power to have Congress admit
manufactured tobacco into the United
states free of duty. Mr.. TAFT replied ne
Will do everything possible to obtain
such legislation at this session of Con-
gress.
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Chinese Possibilities.
The Uncertainty of China's Present At
titude Perplexinq.

Utude FefpleMn2.
The attitude Of China in the pres
ent war in the Orient Is as yet some
what doubtful. The apprehension
which seems 10 have taken hold Of
certain Germans and Americans, lest
China and Japan may JOIN issues
and Japan use the "swarning mil
lions" Of China to enlarge her inn
periai armies. Is probably without
foundation. Japan Is rot likely 10
undertake an enterprise so doubtful
of success, at least for many years
yet. It must not be forgotten that
the japanese and Chinese. however
easy II may be for unleamed Ameri-
cans to regard them as alike, are
really two distinct nations, almost
two distinct races. separated from
each other by centuries upon cen.
turtles of tradition, developed under
two systems of civilization, In a Sc
elusion unknown 10 the Occident.
The japanese tradition honors the
soldier and places the merchant be-
low him: the Chinese tradition honors
the tradesman and the man of learn
ing. and has no place for the soldier.
Nothing but force, therefore. could
convert the Chinese millions into an
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Some people were worried at The be
ginning of this war because the Japan
csc had no swear words in their Ian
guage but up to date they have got
along very well with the japanese syn
onym for "Hallelujah,''
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CuSiCk- Sutherland
Wedding Announced

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. c. Sutherland. Of
Virginia. announce the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Ethel Sutherland.
and John T. cusick. Of this city.
The ceremony took place on March Y.
1903. Mr.. and Mrs. Cusick will make
their future home at Congress Heights.
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Does Not Desire denomination.


The Hon. William Harris Douglas. the
only Republican member OF the House
from the island OF Manhattan, has semi
officially informed his constituents that
he does not desire a denomination He
is willing to retire in favor of another.
Mr. Douglas is serving his second term
in the House. and declares that he can
not longer jeopardize his large business
interests for the honor Of a seat in
Congress. and therefore wants TO step
down and out.
Mr.. Douglas represents the silk stock
ing district of New York proper, and
the millionaires along Fifth Avenue.
and the only district whicI mas under
normal conditions a Republican ma
jority. In 1902. however. he had a hard
fight. and came near losing, his ma jOrity
being only approximately 100 out Of
total vote Of nearly 5000. His Demo-
cratic opponent was Henry B. Martin
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The Plight of a Mayor.
The Latest Development in the Iroquois
Theater Case.

The latest testimony given before
the grand jury in the Iroquois Thea
ter case may result, it is said, in the
indictment Of Mayor Harrison or
Building Commissioner Williams, or
both. for malfeasance in connection
with the disaster II is charged that
Mayor Harrison ordered a license
granted 10 tins theater after it had