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The Washington times., 1904-11-27
SPAIN, FRANCE, AND
DENMARK FOR PEACE
They Have Notified State Department
Of Their Willingness to Partici-
pate in Conference.

Spain. France. and Denmark yester-
Gay signified to the State Department
their Willingness to participate in sec
ond conference at The Hague, in ac-
oeptance OF President Rooseyelts invi-
tatiOn.
This means that acceptances from
practically all the powers signatory to
The Hague, except Russia and Japan,
have been received.
1t is intimated that favorable responses
are expected from both these countries,
although. Of course. their acceptance
viii be with the understanding that
they are not TO participate IN the con
ference until after the war between
them Is concluded. Probably The tenor
Of their notes ia reply will be that they
indorse the reassembling Of the confer
ence In principle. and agree TO abide
by the general rules laid down, but re-
serve acceptance Of these rules until
after the conclusion Of hostilttles.
In this way, the spectacle NAV be pre-
scented Of a giant peace conference being
held while a great war, in which the
participants are indirectly interested, is
raging
It is said al the State Department that
arrangements for the time and place
Of the convention viii be be0un as soon
as all the powers have been heard from.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
TO CELEBRATE RESULT
Grand Ratification of Roosevelt and
Fairbanks Election Planned for
Friday, December 9.

At a meeting OF joint committee of
the Roosevelt and Fairbanks League
and the Old Boys Junior Marching
Club. held last night in the directors
room OF the Mechanics and Merchants
Bank, it was decided TO hold a grand
ratification Of the election of Roosevelt
and Fairbanks on the night OF Friday,
December 8, at o'clock at the Grand
Army Hall
The committee consisted Of d. W.
Wood, chairman; George w. Drew, Will
liam A Hickey, J. c. Hiatt. c. A. Pfau.
Frank Kerney. Frank B. Metzerott. and
d. w. Greaves.
Admission TO this ratification. which
promises to be a big affair, viii be by
invitation and card. Speeches will be
delivered by prominent Republicans.
whose names will be announced later.
The gathering will be representative IN
eluding many public men OF prominence
and the boys" who did such effective
work IN Maryland during the last cam
paign. e z-f
The officers and committees Of the
league will be designated by appropriate
badges, and the hall viii be DECORATED
in patriotic colors.
The committee viii hold another meet
ing tomorrow night at the Office of
Frank K. Raymond, in the Colorado.
when further details Of the ratification
will be formulated.
At the meeting last night George w.
Drew, secretary Of the committee. read
a statement. in which he gave a history
Of the league and the work IT had ae-
complished. He cited the presence of
the marching club at Baltimore when
Secretary Taft spoke there and the ac-
tive part the members took In the sup
port OF Representatives Pearre and
Mudd OF Maryland, as evidences Of the
leagues activity.
Just after the announcement OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt's election a committee OF
the club and OF the Old Boys Club
called at the White House. where the
President made a short speech to them.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Senator Smoot's Case.

Senator Burrows is authority for
the statement that the SmooJ inYts-
tigation will go on. In this there IS
no surprise. There had arisen a De-
lief that it would go on in much the
style of Tennysons brook, remem-
bered of all as doing this forever.
The surprise lies in the news that an
end will be reached and a report
ready before March 4.
People have no tendency to pre-
judge Senator SmOot They do not
think the task of finding out the just
ness of allegations concerning him
required the time devoted to it, and
they are inclined to be impatient with
a tedious aid ponderous. process of
pillng up information, much of which
is repetition. little of which was not
in advance a matter of common knowl-
edge. If Senator Smoot is not a biga-
mist, or openly defiant of the laws,
his vindication should have been both
quick and certain. Ii he is guilty as
charged, even a New York detective
after failing to see any gambling in
the metropolis, could have ascertain
ed the truth, because he couldn't have
eyaded contact with il.
The Senate is a dignified assem-
blage. 1t has its own ways, which
are apparent, and its own reasons,
which appeal in a manner more subtitle
and obscure. And it may be correct
in this instance, for deliberative body
could hardly be so deliberate in be-
ing wrong without some conscious
ness Of what it was doing, and that
the Senate thinks it is right will not
be questioned.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Nj. MorIey's Distinction.


John Morley commended himself
to American favor and good viii in
many ways while in America on an
unfortunately brief visit. His bear
ing was that of a modest, patriotic,
Observant, courteous gentleman. His
public speeches. many more in num-
ber than he had reason to anticipate,
have been uniformly instructive and
diyerting. And he leaves America
with the good wishes which are in
yariably consequent upon such be-
hayior.
Nothing he has said while here,
however, viii commend him SO far
in American minds as the following,
taken from his farewell address, de-
livered Friday evening, to the Lotus
Club, New York:
Now, gentle men, / have made a mere
scamper thrl ugh your great country.
Now 1 have 5 zen a good deal. and, after
all, the alternative is between a short
visit such as 1 have had the pleasure
OF paying and a residence Of two or
three or four years. For any man 10
pretend that with anything less than
a residence OF E.Orths and even years
he can solve problems which you who
live here always are not quite ready
% solve right of is really too absurd.
] think / have been able in nv short
visit TO do three things:
First. to perceive what are the ques-
tions ard what are the problems which
VIII engage your attention perhaps for
the rest OF my life, at all events
Second, TO perceive the possible paths
along which you may be bic TO travel
toward the solution of those problems.
And, third have been singulariy
happy in being able to make the ac-
uualntance, and even perhaps little
more, OF great number Of personalities
IN the United States who must exercise
IN their various spheres. from the very
highest downward turning 10 Nicholas
Murray Butler, who sat on his right
down 10 the presidents of universities.
Laughter.
What a contrast this offers with the
conduct of the average literary for
eigner who touches on our shores and
hastens to write a book about US. OF
to the diplomatist like Dupuy de LONE
who lives among US for years and
publishes surreptitiously a book
crowded TO the covers with slander-
GUS and scandaiOus abuse.
All Europe is wondering at the
growth of good feeling between the
I United States and England. It may
find some light on the subject by
studying the conduct of Mr.. Morley
and his compatriot. James Bryce
while within our borders.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
America and Art.

In New York city last week began
the comparative exhibition Of the best
obtainable examples OF paintings by
the nineteenth century artists of Eu-
rope and America TO which The Times
has referred once or twice. The num-
ber Of canvases was about 200, and
most of them are familiar to all Low
ers OF pictorial art Against Corot,
Daubigny, Rosseau. Minet. Mauve,
Troyon, Claude Monet, the projectors
of the exhibition have arrayed La
Fargo, Inness, Wyant. Hunt, Whistler,
Eaton, and Weir.
The judgment of the most common
sense critics seems to be that in the
main the object of the exhibition has
been fully accomplished. that object
being TO quicken the public appre-
citation of the unquestonable meri-
torious work of American painters,
so many Of whom have suffered from
lack Of proper recognition"
OF course. there is much adverse
comment on the omission of various
great artists. Manet, Segantini, Book
lin, and COttet are missed from the
foreign section, and Sargent. who
was debarred by the exclusion of por-
traits; Abbey, John Alexander. Alex
ander Harrison, and Walter Gay from
the American section. But the ex-
hibit as 2 whole is regarded as fair
ly reflective OF the art of the past
century.
The revelations disclosed to the
best critics of New York are Of great
interest America, instead of weakly
initiating France. has developed an
art Of her own. Her men, instead OF
being Oyer-scholarly. seem to have
missed certain elements Of the
scholarship which characterizes the
art of England, France. and Germany.
Trying TOO much for elegance, the
Americans have lost robustness in ex-
Quisiteness.
If these views be fair, the exhibit
would indicate that nationality can
follow extremely divergent lines in de-
veloping its art instinct. Because
American sculpture is first of all rO-
bust, then scholarly, then distinctive
~ American. 1t is possible. indeed,
that the balance might have been
changed by the admission Of the
Americans who are not now repre-
sented. But the lesson of the exhibit,
as these New YORK critics have gaug-
ed it, is that American painting is far,
far behind American sculpture.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Peculiar People.

According 10 certain respectable
authorities. all people are to some de-
gree insane. The allegation cannot
excite resentment, FOR, of course. the
authorities admit that they are crazy
along with the rest Of us. Conceding
this to be a race OF lunatlcs. it can
be viewed with complacent approval,
and acknowledged 20 be doing very
well. However. this view. neeessar-
fly emanating from madmen. may be
biased.
AT the. worst there is eomfort in
the thought that some are so much
less crazy than others that they are
proudly conscious Of the difference
and even prone 10 exclude themselves
from the sweeping estimate Of the
alienist. No visit TO an asylum is nee
essary 10 make plain the fact that
people are peculiar They do strange
things and without apparent motive.
II a crime be committed, forward
come men and women 20 proclaim
themselves perpetrator. or. at least,
witness, when they have, IN fact, no
knowledge Of the deed, guilty or
otherwise. 4 startling proportion Of
the multitude wilt lie without hesi-
fancy, and unb!ushingly swear TO the
lie Strangers viii champion the cause
OF a prisoner. or with equal zeal cham
pion the cause or the state. Though
wholly uniformed as to the merits
or the case, they will make oath that
they. know all about IT,
Let a man be arrested for murder.
particularly il the victim was his
wife, and his methods especially helm
Gus, and feminine sympathizers will
flock about his cell, keep IL adorned
with flowers, and hll his mail with
maudlin messages OF love. Men are
just as silly The girl who shoots
her lover OF the woman who feeds
her husband poison, smiling across
the table as he swallows the dose,
may be certain of active support from
out the ranks Of muddled humanity,
these generally in the form of matri-
monial proposals.
The spectacles afforded the observ-
er who. himself. stands under the in
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
OUR VIRGINIA SMOKER.
Is there any other.

- L4iGlt any uLileI
He smokes when he sits and smokes
when he walks;
Smokes when he's silont and smokes
when he talks;
Smokes when he's musing and smokes
when hes sad;
Smokes when he's merry and smokes
when he's mad,
He smokes when he's sick ana smokes
when he's well;
Smokes in his dress coat and in disha-
billie;
Smokes when he's vet and smoRcs when
he's dry:
Smokes by himself and when somebody .
by:
Smokes when he's In and smokes when
he's out;
Smokes with the toothache and smokes
with the gout.
Smokes! All, no matter what else he's
about:
Can smoke when he's idle or smoke
when hc labors.
Smoke at his own mousse or smoke al his
neighbors.
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke, everywhere.
every how, every place.
The Nirginian Ee comes Of a great smoll-
ing race.
On through life 10 to death ne can
smoke all the way.
TIN his poor sucking psues are as cold
as the clay
-Tarpiey Star. Virginia. in Baltimore
sun.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
PoliteneSS in Public.

Without attempting to define polite
ness, the fact may be accepted that
it involves consideration of the rights
and comfort Of others. Taking this
view, the people who habitually ar
rive late at the tbeaters are lacking
in an important quality
Many persons who attend a play
are impelled by a real desire TO wit
ness the performance. They cannot
follow the detail OF an act while a
procession passes along each aisle
and people already seeted have TO
bob up and down so the late arrivals
may find places. After a party has
been ushered in tardily. disturbing
everybody in the house, either by
noise or obscuring the vision. sew
eral moments elapse before the tur-
moil ends, for hats must be removed,
wraps disposed of, and skirts adj
justed
There is no reason why a person
able 20 reach a theater with great
regularity at $3.50 could not with equal
regularity, reach the same place at
$40 No extra hardship would be
incurred. and there would be a CRATE
ful appreciation. Ladies who have
O wish. not in itself reprehensible. to
exhibit their raiment to an admirine
and perhaps envious gathering. make
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
BURGLARS ROB TOWN
HALL SAFE OF $4,000

STONINGTON. Conn. Nov. 2s.-Bur-
glars broke into the town building. at
North Stonington. The town safe was
opened and $1,000 in cash and securities
stolen.
An inner compartment Of the safe con-
tained valuable articles This was car.
RED nearly u quarter OF a mile from
the building and opened. Two Canada
Southern boGds Of 81 900 each, one s5Oo
Chicago and alton Railroad bond. two
town orders ef $500 each. signed by the
seiectmen; about $40 in cash. and fifteen
shares of New London City Bank were
taken.
one order for 81 .O00. some checks and
papers were found alongside the road
where the box was broken.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
ONE WOMAN NEARLY
CAUSED THEATER PANIC
She Heard Clang of Passing Fire
Engine and Shouted "Fire."
Audience in Uproar.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Changing
of a passing fire engine bell scared q
woman In the gallery OF the Harlem
Opera House this afternoon into letting
out a frightened cry OF fire" In a
jiffy the audience. consisting mostly OF
women. was in an upr0ar.
Hundreds made a rush for the exits,
and for the time being IL looked as
though disastrous panic would be un-
avoidable.
The moment the cry of fire was raised
however, the ushers sprang to their
places and threw the doors wide open.
The rush OF cold air somewhat reas-
sUred the audience and by that time the
actors and attendants had been able q
quiet The greater part Of the audience.
After thirty minutes delay the per-
fOrmance was resumed.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27

Grafton. They pointed to the fact that
while there was limitation placed ul on
the life Of the exposition, no penalty
had been provided in sase Il continued
longer
According TO their belief the most that
the Government could 40 would be %
withdraw their exhibits. This they
thought would not be attempted in the
short period of extension which. il is
reported. the exposition officials are con
templating.
II is believed here that the visit Of tht
President to the exposition will resul1
IN such increased interest in the clOsinl
days that a slight extension beyond the
end OF the month would mean many i'd
Gitional thousands of dollars to III.
cTcoit OF the exposition.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Fair Pau for Our Teachers.

A disagreement has arisen among
the teachers of the public schools
over the scale Of Increased salaries
adopted by the Board of Education
for submittal to Congress. The issue,
as might have been expected, has been
raised by teachers who think them
selves less generously provided for
than their associates. The contro-
versy has smoldered under cover for
several weeks and has now broken
through the surface to endanger the
whole. readjustment.
AS proposed by the Board of Edu-
cation, the scale was peculiarly cal
culated to foster exactly this trouble.
IL was prepared by officers of the
teachers association. after an ex-
tremely brief consultation with the
supervisors. of the high and other
schools, and was submitted to the
Board OF Education in about two
days. The time was palpably in
sufficient for any real adjustment of
salaries. As an example of its ineom-
pleteness the estimates as submitted
did not pretend to apportiOn the
teachers of the high schools into
classes or specify their opportunities
for promotion. But the scale was
better. very much better. than no scale
al all. 1t was. perhaps, the best that
could be done under the circum-
stances. The teachers and the board
moved wisely, therefore, TO adopt it
and see that it reached the District
Commissioners without delay.
OF course, the matter wili be dis
eussed freely IN Congress. OF course,
when 1t is discussed various mem
bers-in serene disregard of similar
controversies at home-will observe
with biting contempt that the Dis
trict Of Columbia is scrambling over
the pie counter. as usual. And yet,
II is a manifest certainty that no
project affecting the salaries OF a
thousand professional workmen. long
underpaid, was ever yet carried to
fulfllment without difference of
opinion and internal disaffection.
In the light OF past experiences
1t is probable Congress viii either
approve this scale as submitted or
approve it after reducing it, as the
two houses reduce nearly every other
estimate. So much viii be gained. It
would be greatly more wise. however,
were the Legislature 10 appropriate
for the pay OF teachers the whole
sum needed, and entrust 10 the Board
of Education the responsibility for ap-
portioning il as the needs Of the school
system may require. II that cannot
be obtained Congress might still i'm
prove present methods by allotting
the greater part of the appropriation
10 the pay Ct teachers by classes and
number and leave to the board a fund
Tor adjusting those classes 10 the
needs Of the service. At the very
least, II can correct whatever dis
crepancles exist by consulting with
the District Commissioners and the
members of the board
This much ii owes to the schools
under its charge-this much and Tair
pay for fair services.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Fair May Not Close
As Required by Lam
Wednesday Is Day Provided for End of the
Exposition-TaIk of Keeping Open
Until Next Saturday.

The information was unoflcIally re-
ceived here this afternoon that the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition gates
may not be closed on next Wednesday
rs provided for by law, but that the ex-
position may be continued until the fol-
lowing Saturday, December 3.
Secretary Shaw had heard the Iumor,
but knew nothing OF its source or eccu-
racy. He did not feel warranted. even,
in passing an opinion as to whether
such an extension would. could. or
should be made.
Other officials of the Government, who
DO not care 10 be quoted, thought that
the United States Government would
have very little 10 say IN determining
that question If il were under cOnsid-
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
FIRE IN A HOTEL
BURNS GUESTS BAGGAGE

HUNTINGTON, ". Va, Nov 20
Hotel Central. in Central City TWO
miles west of here, was destroyed by
fire this evening, together with all itS
contents. The building was erected ten
years ago nj cost OF 5000
The fire burned SO rapidly that many
of the guests lost all their baggage.
The building was owned by L. G..
Rohrkuste.. uf Beaver Fails, Pa. and
was one of the largest hotels in the
southern section Of this state.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
THE RESEMBLANCE.

DR. Riter-When Crittick was discuss
ing my new tragedy with you 1 over
heard him re mark that II reminded him
of Shakespeare. OF course, that was
rather eo>travagant, but
Furstnite-Not AT all. he was discuss
ing the plot. Shakespeare always stulf
llis plots, you know,-cathoIic Standard
and Times.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
STEAMER IRIS SINKS;
SANDBAR SAVES CREW

VANCOUVER. Nov 26.-The steamer
Iris, which ran between Vancouver and
TeNada Island sank yesterday
The six passengers and crew Jumped
onto a sandbar. and after standing
waist-deep In water for half an hour
Marn resCuNl.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27

dictment of the alienist, are so odd.
that wonder arises as TO how the
same spectacles would strike a visitor
from some other realm, if there is
realm where it is permitted the deni-
zen to be mentally sound.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
STRANDED SCHOONER
SAILS TO NEW YORK

ATLANTIC CITY. n. =. Nov. es.-The
schooner ~-ank ". McCullogh. which
dragged her anchors last night and
dTifted on the bar On the inlet, was
hoated today and proceeded TO New
York.
The vessel sustained no damage.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27

An auto with 200 on board STONED
a threatened run on an Ohio ba 1k. such
was the purpose, although the idea
might have been supposed 10 be that OF
being prepared TO pay fines.
Bowery Cinnamon recently held a real
shooting fest. and observers who hap
pened TO be from the West thought at
once Of dear old san Francisco.
Shiploads OF Russian deserters are ar
riving here. Whether Russias loss is
this country's gain is "a question.
Santiago Izlesias. Of Porto Rico. who
ia visiting this country, says natives OF
the island are starving to death at the
rate of six hundred a month. Some
how. the islander from the tropics sell
dom brings with him a sense Of We
racity.
The man who drank furniture polish
instead Of whisky was misled by the
label setting forth that the stun was
for interior finish.
Two Newark policemen are under ar
rest, charged with stealing turkeys.
They are much humiliated at the ease
with which they were caught.
Managers Of the subway do not seem
to object TO the public protest against
advertisements, nor pay any other at
tention to the matter
One New York gambler has just shot
another, and considerable fuss is being
made about H. II appears that the
shooting was in the street. where it
might have done some real damage.
-=H=r=aaa
Time was when General Cronje pro-
volIed his rows without the aid Of the
press agent.
Delaware sent a man 20 Jail for six
months for stealing a loaf Of bread.
The Addlcks zone of purity believes in a
rigid set Of morals.
The hunter who has taken contract
to exterminatc the mountain lions Of
Yellowstone Park has yet 10 obtain the
consent OF the lions.
Naturally Mr.. Roosevelt was anxious
TO thank those Missourians in person.
Burglars robbed the town hall OF
Stoneyton. Conn. of $4,000. Municipal
officials have this record beaten a mile.
Real criminals IN Maryland must be
gTatided ana relieved TO observe ii grand
jury IN full cry after the Chevy Chase
Club.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27

The ofiicc-holdcr sat ana muscd.
With face as DBle ms wax:
The big stick never scared me much.
But, holy smoke, That aR."
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
WRITES OF LIFE
AT WHITE HOUSE
Political History Revealed
by Harrison.
FIND A LONG DOCUMENT
Literary Executors Make Discovery
Among the Papers Of the
Late President.
FIND A LONG DOCUMENT

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov B.-Thers
mas been discovered among the many
papers left by the late President Harri-
son most remarkable document, a
detailed history OF his Administration
as President, IN which he discusses the
men and measures most prominent In
the important affairs OF his four years
experience al the White House, and IN
which he relates many OF the interesting
Incidents and details the conditions
which confronted him oftentimes In his
official work.
The document was prepared during the
months immedlcteiv following his re-
tirement from the Presidency, when ali
the details were fresh in his mind. and
when he had an abundance OF leisure TO
devote TO the preparation OF the aOcu-
ment
1t had evidently been prepared with
studied care. for It IS written IN calm,
dispassiOnate style. such as ne would
have used in the preparation Of an i'm
portant brief
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
APPREHENSION.

For anybody really 10 pine for the
presence OF J. Morgan Smith is unique.
The Washington times., 1904-11-27
Points in Paragraphs.

An auto with $4,000 on board stopped
threatened run on an Ohio ba lk. Such
was the purpose, although the idea
might have been supposed 10 be that OF
being prepared 10 pay fines.