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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
De Sun Do Move.

The sermon of one Jasper on the
text, DE Sun Do Move" has passed
into proverb, and this prOverb may
be aptly cited in connection with the
arguments OF the people who are rails
ing a howl about imperialism because
Of the alleged aggressive foreign pol
icy Of Mr.. Roosevelt. But the Dem
ocrats are not without excuse. They
really are hard up for an issue in
this campaign. That is why they
have half-heartedly taken up the cry
Of certain self-styled anti-imperialists,
who, like Jasper. get their names into
the papers through denying patent
facts which everybody else understood
long ago.
The funny part of the whole bust
ness is that the two charges brought
against the President are his action
on the Panama Canal affair and his
attitude regarding the Philippines.
Everybody wants the canal. The
main body of the Democratic party
wants it a little worse than anybody
else does, because it will benefit
Southern interests to q simply in
calculable extent
If Cleveland instead of Roosevelt
had resisted the attempted swindling
Of Colombia and got the chance to
dig that canal. it would have been
an achievement which the Democrat
&c party wCTld hSV5 regarded with
consummate pride and delight. But
because Cleveland did not do It and
somebody else did, it is a proof of
imperialism. Substantially the whole
country wants that canal, and is glad
to have the matter settled.
1t is the same way with the Phil
ippine question. The two platforms
are very nearly alike as regards our
duty to the Filipinos. The only differ
ence is that the Democrats are in
favor Of promising them independ-
ence, while the Republicans make no
promises. The net result to the Fill
ipinos will be the same in either
case. They viii not get independence
until they can assure protection to
foreign interests. whoever is Presi-
dent.
But it suits certain specious poll
ticians to pretend that if the Demo-
cratic party were in power, Colombia
would have made us a present of the
canal concession, and the Filipinos
would be about seventy-fve years
more advanced in civilization than
they are. 1t is not likely that so
transparent a pretence VIII have
much effect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
CAME VERY NEAR
SMASHING A RECORD
Quick Run of the Steamship Kaiser II
From Southampton to
New York.

NEW YORK. Aug. SO-The North
German Lloyd fast liner Kaiser Will
helm II arrived today from Bremen,
Southampton, and Cherbourg, after a
remarkably close run for the western
record The shin fell short OF It by
only 80 minutes
The fastest run was made by the
Deutschland, in 5 days, IL hours and
81 minutes. The Kaiser Wilhelm II
made the passage this time in days,
y hours and a minutes over the short
course OF 1888 miles at an average
speed Of q knots per hour.
The great steaTer had overcast skies
and some fog in which the speed was
reduced on two different occasions The
loss from this cause was two hours.
The ship had cabin list OF 947 passen-
gers with S17 in the steerage
Among the passengers were thirty
Belgium officials and nOtables going TO
the 81. Louis Exposition. Director Helm
Elch Conrled, of the Metropolitan Opera
House; Lewis Nixon. returning from
Russia; Mrs. II. O. Armour II. Clay
Flick, JOHN II. Flagler. and Frank A.
Munsey.
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they were regarded as OF paramount
Importance passed away with the last
generation.
There will doubtless come a time
when the old type of statesman, to
which Senator HOar belonged, will be
revived. There are signs of it now.
For the last twenty years it has
been tacitly or explicitly assumed
that a man must be a "mUgwump'
"a mere protesting Teformer who
never reformed anything-Or a thor
oughgoing party man, who would ac-
cept and share in anything done by
the party. Senator Hoar has always
had convictions, and he never hest
tated to express them and to fight
for them if necessary. He might
have increased his power in politics
by refraining from this outspoken ut
terance. He has been on the unpop-
ular side very frequently in recent
years. But he has believed it neces-
sary, for a man who wished to ac-
complish anything, to act with his
party and try to influence it. instead
OF staying outside of all parties and
influencing nothing. He has been the
brake on the wheel, the ballast of the
balloon. when party politicians were
inclined to be hasty; on the other
hand, when they sluggishly allowed
wrong to be done, he has been the
goad which made their aquiescence
uncomfortable.
In political life all men have their
uses. The loyal party man, who is
content to serve the purposes Of his
leaders; the constitutional radical,
WHO refuses to be fettered b. allie
glance TO any organization; even the
INSCRIPTIONS leader, who reasons
that the end always justifes the
means-all have their places in the
furthering Of good government; but
II Is also indispensable TO have with
In the party ranks men who think
for themselves, and say what they
think, who cannot be governed by ex-
pediency, and who are strong enough
to make their wishes respected when
it comes to a question of conscience.
Such man Senator Hoar is In his
stately old age as in his strong
youth; Of such a man Massachusetts
has been proud; and TO such a man
the young politician may well look,
ia studying the forces with which he
has to deal, as an example of a type
OF character which must continue to
exist wherever the great task Of gov
eminent is to be performed, and
without which political progress must
be greatly hindered, or altogether
cease.
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GONE TO PHILADELPHIA
FOR THE BIG MONITOR

For the purpose OF bringing the dou-
bic turret monitor Puritan to Washing
ton for the use OF the District Naval
Battalion on its regular annual cruise,
Lieutenant Bieber, paymaster Of the or
ganiZation, Pay Clerk George Howe, and
Boatswain Bowling, of the navy. went
to Philadelphia last evening. and will
report 70 the commandant Of the League
Island navy yard today.
II is not known what VIII become OF
the fern, the old boat which has been
used by the naval militia for the past
few years. The old hulk will have to be
turned in TO the Navy Department be-
fore the local jackies can have the
Puritan What Will be done with the
dilaQidated, unseaworthy boat after
that is a question of uncertainty II is
understood that the Minnesota Naval
Militia is anxious to have Il. but Lieu
tenant Bteber, a representative of the
Naval Militia Association OF the United
States, is OF the opinion that the vessel
Is not good enough for the Minnesotans
or any other naval militia.
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George FTiSbie HoaT.

Senator HOar was seventy-eight
years old yesterday. David Bennett
Hill was slxty-one. The two men
belonged to two classes of politicians
diametrically opposite in character.
Senator Hoar belongs TO that old
regime, 10 the time when a man
could be in politics and be success
full without giving up his convictions
and his conscience. when legal learn
ing, the wisdom of books, and a
broad understanding Of affairs, ma
uonal and international, were at
least as necessary to the public man
as thorough knowledge of the ma
chine. 1t is not 10 be understood by
this that such qualifications are I'M
heard Of even now; but the day when
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WRITER FALLS DEAD
IN CHICAGO STREET

CHICAGO, Aug. SO-An inquest was
held yesterday On the body of Charles z.
Norris. writer. who was stricken on
Saturday night With apOplexy as he was
strolIng along State Street.
Norris came 10 Chicago with the in
tention of writing a story of his travels
and studies of the under world" He
started on his travels on August g. 1901
with Sl.G0 in his pocket. In three years
he visited every point of interest and all
Of the large cities in the United States
and Canada.
According to his private notes he was
once associate political editor with W. J.
Bryan on an Omaha newspaper and was
FOR fifteen years editor Of a Denver
paper. He was siXty-three years old.
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An Irish Volksfest.

Time was when the announcement
Of IAN Irish Volksfest" would have
created something of a sensation in
this country. People not yet mid
dle-aged can remember when the
Irish and the German immigrants
were bitter enemies, and fights were
precipitated whenever they hap
pened to meet. But this volksfest
was announced and took place in
New York the other day, without any
disturbance whatever. 1t was a picnic
arranged by the employees of a house
which employed only Irish and Ger
mans, and never had any trouble
with either.
This Is an encouraging sign. While
II is not necessary for all the differ
Ing foreign elements in this country
to mingle socially or even Industrial
ly, it is Of the utmost importance
that they be on amicable terms with
each other. Half the trouble in our
politics has come from the necessity
of catering to the Irish vote" the
German vote" or the negro vote"
What we want is an intelligent. in
dependent body of citizens in every
city and town and village, who viii
decide political questions by reason
and not from prejudice This can
never be done 50 long as all the
people Of Ike descent in one com
munity act alike in political matters.
and are swayed by inherited tradition
rather than by perception Of the
needs of the State.
Social questions will settle them
selves. You can no more force any
man to ask another man TO dine at
his house than you can force a bear
TO hibernate on top of a tree instead
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TUESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1904.
Will 1t End the WARP

General Stoessel, in command Of
of the Russian garrison at Port Ar
thur, is said to have informed the
Car that the fortress cannot hold
out more than a month or six weeks
longer at the most. Whether he has
or has not admitted as much, it is
the universal opinion of military au-
thorities that the Russian stronghold
must fall before the onslaughts of
the Japanese within a comparatively
short time.
General Kuropatkin at LiaO-Yang is
now fighting desperately for very life.
The Japanese claim that they have
him cut off and shortly will have him
entirely surrounded. The Russians
themselves are apparently very
doubtful about the commander-in-
chiefs ability TO retreat further
north. The Notifications at Lao
Yang are said to be very strong. but
they cannot in the nature of things
be as strong as those of Port Arthur,
which cost Russia several years Of
labor and some $15.O0O,O00. Conse-
quently. if Kuropatkin cannot re-
treat. his final capture may be re-
garded as assured.
The present situation shows the
Russian feet in the Far East prac-
tically annihilated. Russia still has
the Baltic feet. but, inasmuch as
there is no port of refuge for it in the
East, the uselessness of its sailing
there is apparent Moreover. it's
strength is not sufficient to warrant
sending it against the united Japa-
nese squadron, unvexed by any other
exigency at sea.
Russia has some soldiers at Vladi-
vOstok and some at Hardin, but they
are a handful compared with the
combined japanese forces now occu-
plying Msnchuria. Consequently.
with Port Arthur fallen and Kuro-
patkin captured. Russia will face the
necessity of organizing an entirely
new army and transporting It across
Siberia by a single track of railroad
If she is going 10 carry on the war.
When the army gets to the front, it
will have no feet to cooperate with
il, and it will meet a foe prepared
both on land and sea for the defense.
1t is, therefore, reasonable to sup
pose that the Russo-Japanese war is
even now entering upon it's last
stages. Japan, with the capture of
Port Arthur and Kuropatkdn's army,
will have gained all that she has
fought for. She will have driven the
Russian out Of Manehuria, as well as
annihilatcd the Russian forces in the
Far East. Russia, on the other hand.
will be confronted with the necessity
OF re-creating both army and navy
If she is not satisfied with her lick
ing, and it is doubtful if even her
resources are sufficient for the task.
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THE LAND OF PRETTY SOON.

1 know a land where the streets are
paved
With the things we meant TO achieve.
1t is walled with the money we meant
10 have saved,
And the pleasures for which We grieve.
The kind words unspoken. the promises
broken,
And many a coveted boon
Are slowed away there IN that land
somewhere
The land Of Pretty Soon"
There are uncut jewels, Of possible fame,
Lying about in the dust,
And many n noble and lofty aim
Covered with mould and rust
And, oh. this place, while it seems so
near.
Is further away than the moonl
Though our purpose is fair. yet we never
get there
The land Of Pretty Soon"
II Is further at noon than It is at dawn.
Further at night than at noon;
Oh, let US beware or that land down
there
The land Of Pretty Soon
From the Kings Own.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
UNION MEN WILL USE
ONLY UNION C0FFINS

BOSTON, Aug. 30.-Union-made collins
were the subject OF a long debate at the
meeting Of the delegates to the Building
Trades Council. and the following reso-
luton on the subject was unanimously
adopted
Whereas in the past all collins used
by the friends and relatives OF union
men in this vicinity have been made I'M
der non-union conditions; be II
Resolved, That we request this condi-
ton TO be changed, and that we further
request the above Iirm 10 organize its
factory under the jurisdiction of Wood
workers UniCn No. a.
Resolved, II said firm refuses to do
so we pledge ourselves in the future not
20 allow any of our members TO be
buried in any but union coffin bearing
the label Of the WoOdwOrkers' Inte'na-
tiOnal Union"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
PERSONAL GOSSIP
IN CAPITAL CITY

MasanaO Hannihara- Of the japanese
legation, having spent the summer in
the city, Will leave Washington Friday
for a trip TO New England resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman and
Miss Barbara Kaufman nave gone to
Camp Percy, n. H, for the month Of
September. Miss Kaufman will go di-
rect from there to Smith College, which
she viii enter this year.
c. G. Long, who has gone to jefferson,
N H.. for the fall golf and other games.
is the champion bowler AT the Waumbek.
Louis H. Schmidt has gone to Boston
for several weeks. While away he will
visit New York Philadelphia and other
citi,s!-
Miss Emma Jacksonville left the city
today for her home in Brooklyn. y. Y.
Miss Mary McCeney. Of this city. and
Miss Ella Warheld. Of Baltimore. VINO
make one OF two trips together ca. n
year are now in Breton Woods. y. H.,
for the late summer
Miss Charlotte Robinson. OF Columbus,
Ohio. Is visiting Mrs. Frank G. Henry.
at the Portner.
DIR. ID. Elmer Wilbur has returned from
his summer vacation.
Mrs Loeb. wife Of the Secretary to the
President. after spending most Of the
summer at Oyster Bay, has gone to Al
bany. y. Y, for a short visit.
The birth on Saturday. the 2lst in
slant, of son to Carl F. Flathe,
assistant chancellor Of the German en-
bassy, and Mrs. Flathe. who was form
erly Miss Kirby, IS announced
Miss L. A Henly. Librarian clerk for
the library Of the Postoflice Department
twelve or fifteen years. has resigned her
position and viii make her nome with
an invalid sister living near Arlington.
Va.
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OLD TAILOR SAYS HE
DUG UP HIS OWN MONEY
Buried Gold in His Garden twenty-five
Years Ago Because He Had No
Faith in Banks.

SYRACUSE, Aug. 30.-Standing on the
top Of a twenty-foOt ladder and paint
ing his house, seventy year-o'd
Il. Herman Buseman, a tailor. told about
the buried treasure his neighbOrs are
very much excited about.
II has been common gossip for sew
eral days that the old man had dug up
5000 or more from the garden in the
rear Of his house The old man admits
that he unearJhed the money. bun SAYS
ne planted it there himself TWENTY-FIVE.
years ago. and IL lay in the groIn nd un
disturbed UpEn he dug it up a few dal ;
ago
He says he has no faith IN banks and
hid his ECid in the earth back OF his
house for that reason.
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COURT WILL NOT QUASH
Mr.. PHIPPS' SUMMONS

DENVER. Aug S0.-JUdge Mullins in
the district court has overruled the mo-
ton of counsel for Mrs Genevieve c.
Phipps 70 quash the summons served on
her in the suit OF Lawrence c. Phipps
for divorce.
The summons was attacked Oh the
ground that the jurdt to the notary-s at
test bore no seal and on the further
ground that service had not been made
by properly delegated deputy sheriff
Mrs. PhlPps was given five days in
which 70 demur to the complaint or fif-
teen days to answer the charges made
by her husband
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BIG WIRE PLANT BUSY
WORKING DOUBLE TURN

NEW YORK. Aug 3O.-The plant OF
the American Steel and Wire Company.
IN this city, the largest producer OF wire
rods. plain and fancy wire and wire
nails in the United States. has resumed
operation in double turn.
The first turn went on last night. the
entire complement of 100 workmen be-
ing called out last night 70 get repairs
hurried.
The management has been operating
two or three OF the seven mills only sin
gle turn the last four or fve months
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of in the hollow of II. Socially, men
must be governed by the laws which
rule social life, and these must al
ways be more or less influenced by
tradition and prejudice. But polit-
ically, the needs of the present and
the possibilities of the future should
be paramount.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
ROADHOUSE BURNED
AT SARATOGA LAKE

SARATOGA. y. Y. Aug. So--The kid
Mccoy house at Saratoga Lake was
burned TO the ground early last evening,
and it's destruction wiped out one or the
Oldest road houses in that section It
was formerly known as Cedar Bluff. ."
The loss Will exceed $4,000
The Mccoy place was owned and 0c-
cupied bv Ralph Thompson. OF Schen-
ectady, who married Julia Woodruff
SeIbv the divorced wife Of Norman
Selby, otherwise known as Kid Nc
Coy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
COPE THEFT SUSPECT
ENDS LIFE TN HIS CELL

ASCOLI, Italy. Aug. So.-The photo
grapher Rockingham. who was arrest
ed on August II in Connection vita the
theft from the cathedral OF Ascou Of
an ancient and priceless cope. which
was afterward bought BY J. PierDoRS
Morgan, Of New York. has committtVl
suicide BY hanging himself to a bar ia,
his cell
He had refused nOurishment for sew
lsral days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
SULTAH WILL PLACE
Ar AMBASSADOR HERE

LONDON, Aug 3O.-According 20 the
ConstantinOplc correspondent of the
Daily Mail" the Sultan has promised
to raise the Turkish legation at Wash
ingtOn TO an embassy
This action was taken despite the
objections OF Russia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
MISS LETTER NOT
TO WE'D AN EARL
She Denies Her Engage
ment to Scion Of Suffolk.
A FAMILY REUNION IS HELD
New Head of House Calls Meeting to
Settle Important Matters
Of the Estate.

CHICAGO, Aug. SO.-A1Iss Daisy Letter
has denied the truth of her reported en-
gagement to the Earl OF Suffolk. In a
formal statement she said:
There is absolutely no truth in the
report Of my engagement to the Earl of
Suffolk. Further than that, I can say
hothing."
Miss Letter, her mother. and her sis
ter, Miss Mamie Letter. arrived in the
city Friday and are at their Chicago
residence, 101 Rush Street
The family Is having a reunion in Chi
cago. II is not complete, Of course. for
Lady CurZon is in England with her
husband
Family in Chicago.
But Mrs. Letter and her two unmar-
ried daughters have come on from
Washington to confer with the new
head Of the family, Joseph Letter, who.
by the terms OF his fathers will, has
been placed in the seat Of authority and
has come UP from his stOckaded coal
mine at Ziegler. H., 10 sit in it.
Under his presidency there win be a
meeting Of the Letter heirs and OF Lady
CurzOn's representative, and many i'm
Dortant questions with regard to the es-
tate viii be decided.
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RUSSIAN STRIKE ENDED.

MINI NOVOGOROD. Aug. SO-TweIve
thousand irOnworkers of Sornovo, who
struck on August %. have resumed
work. There We're 40 disturbances.
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A RIOT AT RIGA.

RIGA, Russia, Aug. 30-The assistant
chief of police and two policemen were
severely wounded yesterday while dis
persing a crowd of unemployed persons
who had assembled near the prison
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-30
ST. REGIS LAKES
INVITE Mr.. MOODY
Takes Trip Through Them
With General CrOzier.
MISS ROOSEVELT AT PICNIC
Sir Mortimer Takes Great Interest in
Athletics at Lenox-Sees
american Game"

Attorney General Moody and General
Crozier have been making some inter
estng trips through the waters Of the
81 Regis chain of lakes. with Repre-
sentative Gillett, the Attorney General s
House companion, when In Washington
Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles and
Others. They were the guests at dinner
last week Of Mr.. and Mrs. WhitelaW
Reid at their Paul Smiths camp in the
Adirondacks
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FAIRBANKS LAUDS
ROOSEvEIT'S RULE,
Says Administration Has
Been Successful.
SHARP COMPARISON DRAWN
Speaker Contrasts the Last Cleveland
Regime With Record of Harrison.
Mckinley, and Roosevelt.

WAITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt.,.AuE
3O.-The Republican candidate for Vica
President. Senator Charles w. Fair
banks. OF Indiana. delivered his frsa
formal speech OF the campaign hs,re yea
I terday afternoon. In # he praised the
Administration OF President Roosevelt
Large numbers OF persons from an
parts Of Windsor county and from west
ern New Hampshire, which IS Just
across the Connecticut River from
White River Junction, were present. Thu
demonstration was arranged particular
ly as a welcome from the residents OF
Windsor county to the Indiana Senator,
whose father was born within its lirraits.
After a brief address by Senator Proc
tor Senator Fairbanks spoke he sad
in part:
I'VE have entered upon a campaign OF
far reaching moment. We are 10 deter
mine the policies that shall be In force
and the Administration which shall be
IN power for four years TO come The
people One Of the uppermos1 questions
IS. Does the ADM nistration OF President
Roosevelt merit a vote OF conhdenceg
The President took NJ the duties Of
his office at serious moment in the his
tory Of the Republic. He assumed his
great responsibilities with a due apprs-
citation Of their gravity and gave assu-
rance to his countrymen that he would
carry out the policies OF his predeces-
sor- The people were familiar with them
They were the policies OF the Republican
party. They had brought the country
unreasonable prosperity, and they nat
urally desired their continuance