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The Washington times., 1904-02-28

or both of the belligercnts: yet il has
never been doubted that these NUM-
items of war, if seized by the belliger-
ent against whom they were to bp
used. could have been condemned as
eGntraband."
The London Economist" which
quotes Mr. Bayard upon this point,
reviews briefly other official declara-
tons as to the status Of coal. Thus
Lord Brougham. in 1861, declared
that coal might be eontraband IF fur
mshed to one belligeTent To be used IL
warfare against another" and Lo2i
kngsdowne said with more precision
that IF Goals are sent to port where
there are war steamers, with a view
tc supplying them, they become con
traband.' In accordance with this
principle, both the British "Admir-
atty Manual of Prize Law and the
American NAVAL War Code" declare
ecal eonditionallv contraband "whcn
destined for a naval station, a port of
call, CT a ship or ships of the enemy"
Germany went further than Great
Britain and the United States. and
during the war of 1870 maintained
that the British government should
not only regard as contTaband of war
ali cargoes of coal bound for the
French feet in the North Sea. but
that all export of coal TO French
ports should be prohibited. Other
Continental powers have taken the
contrary position, notably France
and Russia. France, in 1859, de-
clared that coal was not contraband,
and repeated the assertion in 1870 !:
and Russia. during the West African
conference of 1884. declared that she
would "categorically refuse her con-
sent to any articles in any treaty,
convention or instrument whatever
which would imply" the recognition
Of coal IS contraband.
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GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOTHAM.

When Charles NJ. Seay, Of the Proctor
STOCK company, was a caIlow youth
sporting amid the old red hills of Geor-
ga, where his native village was sit
lated, he was looked upon by his friends
as lacking so much in histrion.c abi1ft,-
that ne was not even allowed to talFa
any sort OF part In charades. tablaau~
or schooi house exhibitions except that
OF spear-bearer. torch-toter, or .onnes .,
on one occasion. when he was insistan+
stage manager said: They will LANG,
at You before you open your mouth ;,
nat very mannerism has brought Seav
fame- Boutwell, Graham. then a conn
try school teacher. obtained Msrl,
Iwain's consent TO dramatize ..roro
sawyer The work was done by a local
celebrity. and Graham now one OF ~
Souths leading educators, produced IL
Seay was one of his pets, and the tescb-
er allowed him to hand out progra m -
until the second act, when he sat as one
or the "omnes' In the school scene Too
New York.-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Communications From
Readers of The Times
DICK AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

To the Editor Of The Washington Times.
In the effort TO secure a successor 10
the late Senator Hanna as chairman Of
the Republican National Committee.
why not fix upon Gen. Charles Dick?
Several reasons suggest themselves
l. He will succeed him as Senator from
Ohio. and that With majority in the
Legislature as great as was given -
Mr. Hanna
,. Mr.. Dick demonstrated as chairman
of the Ohio State Republican commit
tee his ability as successful campaiea
manager. Trained under Fir. Hanna
direction. and acquainted with his metn-
DDS and spirit he is thoroughly quail
fed for the higher position.
3. His selection would DO much TO 80
cure and hold the recognized large fol-
lowing Mr. Hanna had iu the direction
of q nomination Policy. It seems. would
suggest him as q desirable chairman n.
and that. too. without disparasement Of
the various others suggested
J. FRAISE RICHARD.
N-ae1,Frofcv,
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THE LADY OF SLEEP.

The Lullaby Lady she's sometimes
called
When we lisp with n childish tongue,
When manhOods stature's n wish fore
stalled
And life is a song unsung.
Our trundle-bed wee she bends above.
And grants us a rest from play
The Lullaby Lady with touch Of love
Who carries our cares away
To the Poppy Princess we change her
name
When older we've grown, and sigh
Midst the mad'ning chase after tickle
fame
For the peace of the long-gone-by.
And the span Of each day heart-Test
denies,
RI we lie i'm her loving keep.
Ans the Princess into our tired eyes
Has sifted the sands OF sleep.
--Housekeeper.
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THE
PERSONAL
SIDE
NO PLACE TO CALL HOME.

1t is a sad thing not to have some
place in this wide world that we can
cali our own. some place that we have
distinct claim upon; some place which
mas claim upon us. Such is said to be
the unfortunate condition of a man in
Barnweil county S. c.
On one occasion ne is alleged to have
said:
l have no place in the whole world
that l can send it"
lie was speaking Of disposing of
buggy for a short time. He was met i'm
the public road playing horse between
she shafts and pulling the buggy behind
him. The day before he sold the donkey
winch had for years been the motive
power for the vehicle and he found him
SELF with the buggy on his hands. He
was peddler and had no fixed domiciIe
nor a place he could claim as one. While
pulling the buggy along the read he was
II ct by an acquaintance who said to him:
Kirk. why don't you ship the old
buggy some place and leave it there
until you have use for IT"
with sad expression on his face and
voice which plainly told how lonely
he was in the world. he answered:
have no place In the whole world
that / can send it, and with a slow
step he continued his way along the
lonesome road.
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HARBORS, SCHOOLS
FOR PHILIPPINES
Plan to Issue Bonds fer
Public improvement.
GUARANTEE FOR RAILROADS
Islands Free From Debt and Bill for
Development Should Be Paid
by POsteIity.

Secretary Taft viii ask Congress 10
authorize the Philippine government to
issue between 500. 600 and SO 900 20
worth Of bonds for the purpose Of max
ing extensive harbor improvements.
building schoolhouses and hospitals. ard
making other much needed general Inn
provemeuts
The Secretary OF War and Colonel Ed
wards. chief Of the Bureau of Insuiar
Affairs. had a long conferences with Rep
resentative Cooper. chairman of the
House Committee on Insular Affairs,
yesterday. and were assured b. MI
Cooper that he would Introduce a Dill
providing for the Issuance Of these
bonds
Congress will also be asked IN ths
same bill to allow the Philippine gov
eminent 10 guarantee railroad builders
an annual income of 4 pr cent on
money invested in the islands. il win
be stipulated that the total sum suaran-
teed in any one year Is not 20 exceed
Sl.5oo.O0O or the interest on nearly So
100000
Mr. Taft's Views.
"An improvements made in the Philip
pines so far have been paid for from
the revenues OF the islands The work
on harbors and all similar work has
been a drain on the revenues. which are
decreasing said Secretary Taft. in dis
cussing the proposed measure. .'Tt Is
time THAI the cost of part Of the i'm
prOvemerCs be shifted down TO poster
ity. and to accomplish this the bond -
sue Is desired
Ii has been pointed out by the Secre-
tary OF W.r that the islands now have
no ra.I indebtedness xVbfet, IL ,,Cf g. .,r,-d-
antly secured. The money raised TO pay
Tor the friar lands IS offset - tho lands
which can be sold for more than the
amount invested in them All the money
required TO establish the new currency
system is well secured.
Gift of 100000.
The only money which the United
States has actually given to the islands
was the 100000 for relief purposes
This was a gift ana the islands are
urder no obligations TO reimburse the
United States in that sum.
With the islands absolutely free OF
Indebtedness. Secretary Taft feels that
they have the right to expect this Gov
eminent to authorize liberal expendf-
lures for public improvements which
are much needed. and which Will enable
the insular possessions to develop In
manner which cannot be hoped for il
railroads are not encouraged.
Secretary Taft and other Government
officials who are interested IN the well
fare OF the islands. are still urging tie
reduction Of Philippine tariff. but The
prospects for legislation favorable TO
the insuiar trade are not bright at this
time.
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SAYS GREEKCHURCH
HATES THE RUSSIANS
Father Hodobay Says Believers in His Faith Have No Rea
son to Sympathize With Gar Tyranny.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23.-No sym
pathy for Russia was expressed by
Father Hodobay. abbot OF the Greek
Catholic Church, in an interview yester-
day. He said in part:
DO we Greek Catholics sympathize
with the Russians because we are also
Slavs2 Indeed not! The SOO.OOO believers
Of my faith here have absolutely no
reason 10 sympathize with Russian ty-
ranny, as they have not yet forgotten
the martyrdom and sufferings through
which their ancestors had to go. nor the
wounds inflicted on them by the Holy
Oriental Church
1T is a fact known TO all students Of
history that Poland. before its partition
was Greek Catholic.
LAS soon as Russia got hold of il in
1T12, the Holy Orthodox Church did not
only extinguish all patriotic feeling
among the Poles. but also did every
thing i'm its power to force them to leave
their Greek Catholic mother church and
adopt the Greek Oriental faith. Our
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He had to deal with plain men. VINO
understood his PLAIN stories better
than they could have understood more
polished and classical speeches; ana
lac could not have spent his time Il.
college and at the same time have
learned to understand every phase of
the life of the people as he did learn
L. understand II while yet a Strug
Cling lawyer If ne had gone TO col
lege from his native environment, and
then spent several years in law prac-
tice in Illinois. he might have added
to his fund of anecdote, knowledge of
human nature, and shrewd sympathy,
the ability to address cultured au-
diences in the kind of language to
which they were used; but that ele-
ment in his equipment would have
been of less consequence than amy
ether in the work which he was to do.
College training probably would not
have made him "a smaller man." but
il would not have have made him a
greater one.
If our colleges were all what they
should be the influence Of any one Of
them on the life of public man need
not be feared. But none of them Is
IDEAL. and some are very far from
perfect. As things are now, the
young man without means, who
spends several years getting an edu-
cation and then several more getting
into a position in which he can use II
to advantage. has to wait until mid
die age before he can make the sort
Of home and society for himself
which his tastes demand. 1t may be
doubted whether, if he be a man of
refined tastes, he would not do better
to take up any sort of business in
which he can earn a good living, and
form meanwhile the habits Of con-
slant reading and observation, and
the determination to be an educated
ruan in the true sense of the word.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
PRAYER BEFORE TEsr1FY1NG.

Mrs Jennie E. Wheeler startled Reg
ister of Wills Dent. who was sitting
Frid"y last as special auditor in the
sett.ement of the estate Of Henry
Schaefer, when she was called to tes-
ufy. Before she was sworn she asked
the indulgence of Mr. Dent while She
offered prayer. = Her request was
granted, and in the presence OF the
counsel and Ttigants assembled she in
Voked the aid of the Almighty to give
her strength TO tell the truth and moth
ing but the truth She said she did so
I'm order that when she met those In
whose presence she spoke at the judg-
ment they would all know that she had
told the truth.
At the conclusion of her prayer Mrs
Wheeler gave testimony relative 10 her
knowledge Of the deceased Her evi-
dence was necessary TO settle a dispute
in connection with the payment OF the
undertaker's bill.
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A Georgia Peon.
Startling Revelations of Peonage in the
South.

The Independent" which has al
ready got itself well hated by states
men Of the Vardaman type for its
willingness to tell the truth about
things in general. publishes this week
statement from a Georgia peon.
which IS decidedly startling. and. IN
view of ether testimony which cannot
be ard has not been discredited, is
more than likely TO be true in every
detail This negro told his story to n
representative of the paper, who ed
tied it 50 far as to prune the dialect
and remove errors IN grammar, bur
did not add any rhetoric, or take away
is convincing quality. The man sup
poses himself to be a little over forty
years old. He Is. of course, totally
iilitcrate. but evidently possessed of
common 1-e cnd n fair share of ma
live sharpness.
lie was bound out until he was TWEEN.
ty-one. Not long after the son Of his
former owner. who had inherited the
estate. induced him to sign a contract
for ic1 years, in which he virtually
SOLD mself into slavery. The labor
crs I'll the plantation were herded to-
gether with gangs Of convicts, and at
the end Of the ten years each was told
t.at he was in debt to the employer
for sums ranging from 500 to 5000.
The condition of things existing on
this farm by that time reads like
something from Gorky. II it is not
true it should be definitely disproved,
but there Is very little probability that
it is not. If 1t is true, the facts re-
sarding that peon farm, and several
others said to exist in the State,
should be known from one end of the
country to the other Publicity Is the
Rest cure for such evils.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
WASHINGTON VS.. NEW ENGLAND.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
AS a visitor in the Capital City | am
moved to inquire what manner OF wish
tation OF Providence" has recently
afflicted the people? Have you an ac-
tive Pelee that has so covered the town
with asl,es2 Or threatening land dunes
neaTby2 Or adjacent sawmills that are
permitted % dump refuse all over your
pavements?
The smallest municipality in any New
England State would not allow any such
an aggregation Of filth on its principal
streets cor on it's open commOns). Both
citizens and tourists would revolt.
BOSTONIAN.
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His Literary Conscience

Alfred Ollivant has a literary con-
science and. what Is more rare. he culti-
Yates II at the expense Of hts own
PocKetoook he was not satisfied with
Danny" when he wrote IL. and less S.
isi1ed with IL later He is his own most
severe critic. and. though IL sold we'll. he
insisted that the book was not WORTHY
Now. at last, he purchased all copies OF
the book in the hands OF the publishers
together with the plates. and both plates
and books have been destroyed ANY
body VINO has a copy OF Danny had
better hang on to II, for u may prove
valuable one Of these days. Books that
for any reason have been suppressed are
Just the ones the biblIomaniec5 hunt for
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
FIRE DISCIPLINE IN RUSSIA.

A terribly dramatic Scene was Wit
messed a few days ago in a theater at
Wiobslaesk in Russia. During p per
Torrance In the town, a bouquet was
being presented to the leading lady.
when by some accident a petroleum
lamp became upset. For a few mo-
ments. awed by the very excess OF
their terror. the audience kept their
seats, and before panic had time TO as
sert itself the voice of tho military
commandant was heard giving orders in
loud tones to the officers, OF whom
many were present. to see that all
women and children were conducted
safely to the doors. Under their cool
direction the people restrained them
selves. end ultimately were got out
without a stampede. Shortly after the
place Standardization Globe.
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QUEEN HAD TO WAIT.

The news that a solemn vote Of cen
sure has been passed by a Canadian
ecclesiastical assembly on Lord Mimic,
the governor general OF the Dominion.
for using the railway on Sunday. would
probably not DE paralleled in these lib
eral days, ever In Sabbatarian Scotland.
Queen Victoria once at Loeb Maree, in
Ross-shire. had practical experience OF
the constituencies of her Scottish sub
jects Her majesty wished one Sunday
afternoon to be rowed across TO the
other side of the loch, but was fatty In
formed by the hotelkeeper that the key
OF the boathouse was i'm his pocket. and
would remain there until Monday morn
ing. The queen smiled and submitted
London Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
POLAR BEARS IN THE SOUTH.

The keepers at the Geological Park
are sticKlcrs for accuracy I'm matters
rela ting to natural history.
"Humphi' said one of them yester-
day, what do you think Of this? Here's
an account of the arrival Of a vessel
from the Antarctic region having aboard
a polar bear cub captured on an iceberg
down there
We'll what of that?" asked The
listener.
"Oh, nothing, except that polar bears
are found in the Arctic, but never in
the Antarctic regions was the re-
Spouse.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

A gubernatoriaI contest of somewhat
more than usual interest is now being
waged in Missouri. Generally in Mis-
souri, the Democratic candidates grad
uate up to the honor of a nomination
for governor, which. for a generation
has resulted in an election.
This was true Of Governor Dockery
who served many terms in the House
Of Representatives before he sought to
round out his political career with the
govornorship- His predecessors, the
Hon. Lou V. Stephens and ex-Gov. Da>
vid r. Francis had both been prominent
in political affairs In the State for many
years before they were elevated to the
office Of governor.
This year. however. the most promi-
nent candidate is a young man, who.
three years ago was almost totally IN
Known outside Of his business ana sociaf
acquaintances in ST. Louis. and who.
IN fact. not many years before went
to st. Louis from Tennessee TO make his
fortune IN the legal profession. He IS
Circuit Attorney Folk who has made a
national reputation by his prosecution
OF the boodlers OF the ST. Louis city
council.
Because he had made some friends
among the laboring element by his ef-
forts to settle the great street railroad
strike in that city in 1900. Mr.. Folk was
taken up by the Democratic organization.
nominated and elected to the office of cir
cult attorney. After having been in Office
for two years ne entered upon the fight
to give the city clean government, by
routing the boodlers of the council
When he started out after them some
fed to parts unknown. and are still at
large. others have been convicted and
still others are to be tried. His conduct
gave him a national reputation. anc
served TO make him very popular with
the honest rank and file Of the Missouri
Democracy. and very unpopular with
the machine.
Boom a Year Old.
Nearly a year ago his campaign for
governor was launched, and Is now in
charge Of Representative Vandiver. Mr..
Vandiver declares that 70 per cent Of
the Democrats OF Missouri are for Folk
for governor. and that if he IS nouli-
mated he will receive such large In
dependent and Republican vote that he
will have perhaps an unprecedented ma
jority.
The anti-Folk Democrats have not
united upon anyone. but are endeavor-
ing TO draw strength from the circuit
attorney by bringing out several can
didates in the hope that a combination
may be effected which will defeat Folk
for the nomins tion. Secretary- of State
Cook was AT one time talked Of, but
he is now regarded as out Of the race.
and the three prominent candidates
against Mr.. Folk are Mayor Reed of
Kansas City. Judge CAN'T OF the SUI
preme court. and Henry D. Halves. OF
St Louis. Ed" Butler. the political
boss Of st. Louis. and the father Of
Representative Butler of that CITY. is
out for Halves. and declares that
against Folk he win carry every pre-
cinct in St Louis at the primaries. He
has been president OF the police board
or st. Louis. and while no charges Of
corruption have ever been lodged
against him. he is not the sort OF a
reformer that the bulk OF the Democrats
think they ought to have. He Is a
machine man and quite wealthy.
There is said to be nothing against the
record Of Mayor Reed, Of Kansas CITY.
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Improvement of the Citu.
Why Not Attend to the Places Which
Need Improving?


The bill providing for the purchase
Of the block on the west side of La
fayette Square is to be pushed vigor-
ously by Senator Fairbanks. In op-
position to it are arrsyed. among
others, many residents of the houses
III this block, who naturally object t.
beng turned out of their homes. and
whose objections are based partly on
reasons which concern the public.
This particular block Is made up of
some of the historic dwellings of the
Capital. buildings which we may be
sorry later that we did not preserve
1t the Government intends to follow
the plans OF the Burnham Commits
son, which include also the improve
ment Of the Mall. and are intended
fer the general Identifying of the
city. it seems as IF the more sensible
course would be 20 attack the eyesores
first.
There arc blocks within the terri
tory included in these improvement
pi'i'S when are III 10 sense historic
'A'eP. III an uliSaFofy sense. there
are others winch are now occupied by
''' 'ee'aoie nut commonplace strue-
'''eS' "ii0Se tenants "oo.d NOT ooJec'
~ ,'"' ing II u were il any wa
".i''''''e' mere - III lael' hardly
'is'fiet oi washington Ill winch q
l'''i''sea tearing down oil old Dmld-
H'sS loF 'ne purpose OIL erecting new
""alo eie'''' SO mdeh opposition from
Z" S'''' '''eiilal poi'' OF view or re 20
Unnecessary from an ealhe'ie point o.
Wv aS III ms particular place ives,
O. Lai''}.''e square.
Inc purchase on lots along that
aIl OF feHhsN wanna Avenue winch
+ ''''eo WIN ui'sisli'ly rooAa'les' ana
''e eice'ioh mere OF a handsome 0oF-
e'l'l'lei'' D'ii'ulh@. would add incaieu-
i~o.E I" 'ae D2SI'y CT The Avenue.
WHICH rs our chef parade street. de
seFVes ia're 2ttenilcn than 1t has ever
a." ana ihciaeniaiiy ID would help to
improve me m2H by making The
~ ''''ii''''i more IesPee'aoie' 30
j. i'g = ila' charming park Is ire
'if"iea oiily py icaieis u Is oi very
nun l'se 20 We people VINO most need
y. !" ihe lmPeeumous person H.
" "sil'hsloh, shui up III small room
- d s'uhy mouse during Inc suhmcf
months II Is eEtra'fdnarliy tantalz-
ihs 10 see great beautiful park WITH
~ e''" o. open spaces, trees, ana
-<.s,i'ene-' ana 10 KNOW mat II IS nm
l"'.''''. 80 81 Oh 'nose DeheheS an"
chJ"y me shaoe- me coohiess' and the
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

There was a man-hunt in Binghamton.
y Y. last week. after man who had
served two terms in prison for assault
ing women and was still in the business.
When will this country learn that some
criminal tendencies are not cured by a
mere dose Of the penitentiary?
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

Kuropatkin says that no Japanese en-
gagged In this war viii ever get home.
member that home is a good deal nearer
for the japanese than it Is FOR him.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

An automobile accident is reported on
the road 10 the Pyramids. The heather
in his blindness does not dream what
Will happen TO him when he gets the
trolley car and the dynamite factory.
and so on
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

Chicago is discussing the question
whether bank clerk can afford TO
marry on $1,000 a year. and all the
couples who began life on $40 week are
interested.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

New York papers are insisting that II
is the business of the street car people
to meet the needs of the community. not
the business Of the community to adapt
it's habits to the convenience Of the
taken Newspapers in other American
cities please copy.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

one Luther Burbank has brought into
being a new potato. There are all sorts
OF ways Of finding a place upon the hills
Of fame. and his way seems to lie
among the potato hills.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

An inquisitive paper asks. What does
Parker stand for?" Not stand for any
thing in particular; that is the kind Of
Presidential possibility which the Demo-
Gratis want.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Parrot as a Herr at a Fire.

A parrot owned by Mrs. Rudolph Leier. q
Mount Vernon. y. Y. aroused the tenants IN a
Eat building the other morning by its slrill cries
81 ''hre." TIE bird was locked in an apartment.
livery tenant got out without injury Ti.e brc
was confined TO the lower floor. The parrot kept
up a continual screaming until il was sUfi0-
Ca.cd.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

Baltimore is now discovering that the
fire and the whirIwind are succeeded by
the voice Of the fire poet. and that is a
little to much to stand.