Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

rotary Hay wrote an unOucial letter TO
the ambassador of the United States at
certain European capital. requesting him
to intimate to his Russian colleague that
the government of the United States would
not be displeased if Count Cassini were re-
lieved by a more amiable person.
Another story is that similar intima-
ton was conveyed to the Russian minister
of foreign relations by Mr. Eddy. the
American charge at st. Petersburg, under
instructions privately received from the
Secretary of State at Washington.
A third story, which is told in New York,
is that confidential agent of the Russian
government who had been travelling in the
United States. upon his return to st. Pc
tersburg. informed Count Lansdorf that
Count Cassini was very unpopular among
the Americans, and that the unfrlendiy
feeling toward the Russian government was
largely due to his lack of tact and failure
to appreciate public sentiment But what
ever may have been the reasons OF the
Russian government for making cHaiSe
in it's embassy at Washington, or the CIR
cumstances which led to that change the
administration had nothing whatever TO 90
with it, and never volunteered OF M"s ~
vited to express it's preferences in the mat
ter. ,,,.
The telegram of Secretary Hay 'fei1citat-
ing" Count Cassini on his promotion 10
Madrid created some surprise ana COM
ment 1t was sent from Bad-Nauheim 10
the Russian legation at washington, Iroh
which it was given to the puohc. me
President has never seen IL anu dio no.
has not forwarded a copy for the MES ol
the State Department, nothing Is known
about it there, and the officials decHhe ~
place any construction upon 1t. Iney VIII
not venture opinion as 10 whethef sec
retary Hay considers it promotlon 10 De
transferred from Washington to Maoriu;
and declines to discuss the use or the woru
..felicitate," which never appeared peloie
in any of the Secretary's volumlnous viii
ings His literary style Is extremely SIN
pie: he never uses any but the piainest
English words, and is very exact M ny
use of terms 1t is generally assumed
however that he anticipated reports tnal
he had requested Cassinis recall ana oe
sired to contradict them in advance. IL ID
friendly keynote for the newspapers OF
the United States in their treatment Oh the
episode.
Trolley Cars in Manila.
When Secretary Taft's party reaches
Manila they will have the opportunity Oh
riding about that city and its suburbs on
omen trolley ears similar to those USED III
Washington Traffic was started April IL
unon tWenty-six miles of track, twenty
seven cars being in operation but before
the marty reaches the Philippines one nun
dred cars will be running upon 1otty illiie'
OF track. The newspapers OF Ma,iifh gu,
tain enthusiastic descriptions OF the open
n.r of the service and the gratsHcat.oh "
the people 1t means so much LOT Mahila,
which has been entirely without what We
consider necessary public conVenlehces- nc
newspapers believe, also, thal tle suSteS
OF this enterprise will stimulate conhueiGe
among capitalists and induce other sS nol
Gates to undertake similar improvements
The new lines have been remarkably sue
cessfuI thus far. The earnings lor tile
week ending May 81 show rapid increase
and are very encouraging. ne Ieceipt'
from tWentv-seven cars on twenty-slX hliies
Of track amounted to $500 for total Oh
% $50 miles travelled. This IS at the leltc
of 81 cents per mile Which Is iai dposS
the average earnings of the trolley lines
in the United States.
The Manila line is owned by a syndicate
consisting of Charles NJ Swift OF Delroli:
president; ]. G.. White Il Co, engineers ~
New York: F. II. Bull and Peter Kimberly,
canitaIists of Sharon. Pa, and George
Westinshouse of Pittsburg. Ihe supeflil-
tendent and manager of the company 10
Richard p Latin, who was euQcateu oh
the Boston street railways and Wheh ne
went TO the Philippines was manager VI
the car lines of Worcester, Mass. Inc
sarffe syndicate is preparing TO BID lot d
slice of the general railway system "hlch
is 10 be constructed in the Philippines I'M
der the guarantee voted by the Congress at
the last session. but nothing viii be done
in that connection until after the return or
Secretary Taft from Manila in OCTOBER
The Very Rev DIR. Zahn. president or the
University of Notre Dame, at South Behd,
Ind is in Washington on his way hoiie
from Rome where he has been for several
weeks in consultation with the sovereign
nCntiff and the cardinals OF the cohgfeSd-
ton of sacred studies concerning matters
of importance affecting that institution.
Dr Zahn will remain in Washington over
Monday in order to accept an invitation 10
Iunch with the President