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rest from hard years labor in his
profession. gain that physical tone
that is SO necessary to a public man
and come back like young man of 80
to take up diplomatic and state puzzles
with a zest.
Mr.. Root is the youngest looking
man there ever has been in the public
service, and he will come back from
the wilds of Labrador looking little
more than half his age. There was
general approval throughout official
circles when MIR. Root was named by
Mr.. Roosevelt as premier of his adj
miniStratiOn. No one had guessed
this able statesman, who had little
over a year before resigned from the
cabinet because he wanted to get back
into the profession of law, where he
could earn q competence before he
grew too old. Few believed that, with
all the enormous fees he had won in
that short time. that he had acquired
a sufficient fortune with which to re-
turn to public life. But it appears that
within that time Mrs Root has fallen
heir to several millions. and her distin-
guished husband can follow the bent of
his ambition in a political way.
II guess was bitten by the diplo-
matte bug during our trouble in China
over the Boxer uprising" said Mr.
Root the other day, when he admitted
that he wanted to be secretary of state.
Mr.. Root conducted much of the dip3o-
matte business of that period, Secre-
tary Hay being absent from Washing
ton. He ran both the war and state
departments, and his promptness and
decision counted for much.
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the rest of the band win be secured

the rest Of the band viii be secured
soon.
A Spaniard was arrested on the 15tE.
just as he was about to embark for
New York. and Julian Cendoya, Jr.,
declared that he was one of the ban
dts, but the senior Cendoya and an
other brother disagreed, and the man
was released. Pineiro was positively
identified by the three male Cendoyas,
each picking him out of row Of six
Spaniards. This was the cause OF
Pineiro's breakdown. Pineiro former
ly sold brass and copper to Mr.. Cen
doya's business house, he having Sc
cured the metal from the wrecked
Spanish warships outside the harbor
of Santiago. During the hold-up he
appeared partly intoxicated, as he
fiourished his revolver wildly about his
head, and took particular delight in
terrifying nearly to death Thompson,
the negro American butler of MIR. Cen
doya
All of the bandits are believed to
be workers in the copper mines of Ell
Ccbre, near Santiago.
The question was asked of James E.
Ward G Co. if the firm would pay any
part of money thus obtained from their
Santiago agent The answer was:
mo; there is no reason why we
should. 1t was personal matter be-
tween the agent and the robbers. We
have nothing to do with it, and do
not figure in the affair in any way"
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ing able to identify them later. His
presence Of mind has already stood
him in good stead, because he has
since picked out the leader of the
band, who has confessed to the crime.
THE. outrage was perpetrated upon
me-" said Mr.. Cendoya, about seven
O'Clock Sunday evening. l was seated
at the table with my wife and three
children and two cousins. The meal
was just about completed, and my
servant. Thompson, was bringing in
the tea, when as he came in the door
there entered behind him five men
armed with machetes, revolvers and
rifles. Before 1 could exclaim the
leader called out: 'Quietos todos'
CEvery one keep quiet).
The 'aader of the party advanced
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money next winter Then he whirlec
away in a "red devir' automobile,
caught fast train and hurried to the
cool shores of Lake Champlain, where
Congressman "Joe" Sibley awaited
soon made him forget the annoyances
he had encountered in Washington.
Congressman Sibley is the rich oil
man and stock raiser of Pennsylvania,
who has been a republican, prohibi-
zionist, a p0pulist, democrat, and
then republican again, but who is
the most universally liked man in the
house of representatives. And why
should he not tie popular? His three
big touring car automobiles are at the
command of his friends He gives ON
an average two sumptuous banquets
each month during sessions of con-
gress in the marble mansion on K
street built and occupied by the late
John Sherman. These dinners cost
about $25 plate, and Sibley is not
niggardly with his Invitations. He has
swift yacht on Lake Champlain and
a summer home where his congression-
al crOnies are entertained in royal
style
Sibley's popularity is not confined to
his own side Of the house, but all the
democratic leaders are his guests at
some time during the session, and the
influence he can exert in' social way
counts for a good deal in legislation.
Sibley can speak on the floor, but his
big-hearted hospitality is his greatest
card.
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Of the president Of the exposition rep
rimanded him and told him that man
of his age and position ought to kave
better manners, OF words to that effsct-
The whole story is declared by Uncle
Joe" to have been fabrication which
did great injury to refined, gentle
lady. He does not care for flakes"
about himself, but his native southern
chivalry-he wes born in North Caro-
lina-simply rcsents the slightest af-
front to lady
The speaker was in Washington
few days ago and took look around
He was so many, years at the head of
the house committee on appropria-
tions and has been speaker of the
house, that he feels a semi-paternal
interest in everything the government
does in the way of spending money.
HIS paternal Instincts prompts him to
teach economy. and above all strict ad-
herence 10 the letter of the laws max
ing appropriations. He was not par
ticularly we'll pleased, then, to find
that congressional restrictions had
been ignored in digging foundations
for the new agricultural department
building, and that they had been es-
tablished in conformity with the plans
of the trio of landscape architects
whom the senate employed some years
ago, instead Of following the directions
of the law that the new building
should be- where the present one
stands.
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mere bunglers compared with

are mere bunglers compared with
them.
The advance of civilization has
made the pirates trade upon the sea
unpopular. This has reduced those
IN whom the old spirit still lives to
work in the mines of the island as day
laborers, just as the naughty old Cas-
tilian used to oppress the poor ma
tive West Indian.
That the old spirit still lives in Cuba
was shown most forcibly to Mr.. Ju-
han Cendoya on Sunday, July 9, when
he was seated at his table with his
family and two cousins enjoying his
evening meal The party was inter-
rupted by the entrance of eight armed
men who demanded that Cendoya de-
LIVER to them $4,000. or 60 with them
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COMPEL HIM AT POINT OF GUNS TO
PAY RANSOM TO AVOID CAPTURE
AND POSSIBLE DEATH
OLD SPIRIT OF SPANISH BUCCANEER DAYS,
Gang Demand $4,000 of Mr. Julian Cendoya a
Prosperous Merchant. But Fina1l Accept
! ,s S2.OOO-Leader Ca ptured Later.

Santiago, Cuba.-The old spirit of
Spanish buccaneer days, once the terror
Of the Spanish main, is not dead. De-
scendants still live. of those hardy old
pirates who once held the Businesses of
the many islands on the northern and
southern coasts of the Pearl of the An
titles, and who because of their raids
against the shipping of the world
made the seafaring trade of two con-
tinents a very dangerous occupation
True, the descendants of the old
outlaws who are living in Cuba to-day
DO not strike the terror that their
torefathers did upon the sea, for they
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the general scandal. The Bennington
disaster, in which 65. sailors lost their
lives, may draw the navy department
dent Roosevelt is very much wrought
up over it, especially as there are hints
that red tape and official delay are re-
sponsible for tie explosion of the boil
er. 1t is hintel that had prompt at
tention been given to reports concern
ing the conditions Of the boilers the
accident would not have occurred.
There has browns UP in the war and
navy department, particularly the lat
ter, a bureaucracy that President
Roosevelt is endeavoring to uproot.
other, and there are constant jars and
friction over nearly every detail of the
service. The president learned of this
condition at first hand when he was
assistant secretary of the navy, and
endeavored to check it by centralizing
power and responsibility as much as
possible. The condition still exists.
however, to a considerable extent. and
the efforts of what is known as the
Keep investigating committee. a spe-
ciaf commission with Assistant Secre-
tafy of the Navy Keep at its head.
will be directed toward curing the
evil.
The president Is also determined to
weed out Of the department in WASH
ington army and navy officers who
have secured assignments here but
who are really performing civiliansA
work. They VIII be sent to sea or to
their posts on land. The navy is short
of officers to man the ships now In
commission.
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as their captive. Mr.. Cendoya is Span
ish born, but is a naturalized Amer
ican, and is married to an American
lady, who was Miss Julia Lane, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. He is the agent for
the Ward line steamship company,
and is a well-to-do merchant in the
eastern capital of Cuba.
The story of the way the bandits
conducted themselves is best told by
Mr.. Cendoya, who was sufficiently col
lected during the trying interval in
which the bandits guns were pointed
at him and his family to study the
faces of each one with the idea of be-
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Washington LETTER.
SECRETARY ROOT Is REMARK
ABLY YOUNG LOOKING.
JUNGLE JOE" IS INcENsED
Hospitality That Counts Good Deal
in Legislation - President Disap-
proves of Growing Bureaucracy
in Navy Department.

1 S II I n GTON.-
Secretary of State
Root did not stay
i n w q S h i n gton
long enough to
warm his desk
chair after taking
oath of office.
Nevertheless he is
secretary of state
and the country
feels easier. The
people are perfect
ly content that he
should go away
off to Labrador to
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Fairbanks seemed
to strike a popular
chord in his ad-
dress at Sault
Ste. Marie a few
days ago when he
spoke of the sim
ilarity of purposes
between the Unit
ed States and Can
ada and the har-
mOny that existed
between the two
co Il n t r les. Mr..
F a j r b a n ks has
soon a Ornat doo1
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A Strict Economist.

NCLE JOE" CAN
non. the genial
speaker of the
house Of represen-
tatives. declares it
is all a double
blanked lie about
his washing bis
fingers in the pub
lie drinking glass
on the platform
table at the Port
Ian d exposition
and sneaking a
piece Of ice out OF
the pitcher with
which to cool his
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Distinction Of Terms.

mo man." remarked the unoriginal
person, "can be hero to his valet"
NO." answered Mr.. Dustin Stax, a.
he ran his finger around the inside Of
his collar. "a man with q valet isn't ex-
act'y hero. He's q martyr."-Wash-
ingtnu Star.
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HERE Is a great
scurrying among
officers and en-
ployes of the war
and: navy depart
ments nowadays.
These two depart
mentS are about
the only ones that
have not figured
largely in graft"
discoveries a n d
army and navy
officers are Won
dening how long
they will escape
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E A X E r CAM
non growled at
this evasion of the
will of congress,
muttered a few re-
marks that might
be interpreted to
mean a good many,
things, a m o n 6
others some diff
calty for the
sponsors for the
department d build
ing when they
come before con-
gress for more
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Convenient.

'Tt is great comfort to have q child
about the house." said the man of do.
mestic tastes.
Yes answered the unfeelins
wretch; when company comes thai
you don't care for you can make II
recite. Washington Star.
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feyered brow. This being lie, so also
vas the companion story that the wife
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Marked Perfect

Marked Perfect.
Teacher-yohnny. you may give ne
a definition Of Hypocrisy"
Johnny-It's when teller says he
lovea hts teacher cleyelapd Leadse
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Congressman "Joe" sibley.
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The War and Navy Departments.
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Better Estimate of Canada.

. ~ICE PRESIDENT
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shore we saw some one signaling to
us and approached as near as possible.
The man whom I recognized as the
chief Of the night before waded out to
US, and to him l delivered the money.
AS he took the money my wife ex-
claimed:
Now you have money Don't come
back To this the chief replied:
No tenga cuidado, sonora Don't
worry, sonora"
Mr.. Cendoya on returning to the city
notified the police. He had recognized
the man Pineiro, and the police lost
no time in hunting for him. They
finally found him. A search of his
clothes revealed but few cents, but
search of the place where he was
| stopping uncovered little over $780,
Under the severe crOss-examination of
the police he broke down and admitted
that he was one of the robbers, and
that he was With the man who waded
out and received the money from Mr..
Cendoya.
| No amount Of persuasion or threats
could, however, induce him to tell who
his accomplices were or where they
could be found. He says he does not
know who the other parties with him
were. He also claims that he had NO
gun when he called on Mr.. Cendoya
although a revolver was found on
his person when he was arrested. The
gun he says he bought after the rob-
berry. The police believe that the
confession of the man will be followed
by still further weakening, and thai
The Washington times., 1905-05-07

and had to procure a specimen of IL f1rst.
And now if we pass on to the second
point we find that each throws light
upon the other. That point is the re-
quest made by Pinner that you should
not resign your place. but should leave
the manager Of this important business
in the full expectation that Mr.. Hall
Pyeroft whom he had never seen, was
about to enter the office upon The Mon
day morning"
My God!' cried our client, what a
blind beetle I have been"'
NOW you see the point about the
handwriting. Suppose that some one
turned up IN your place who wrote a
completely different hand from that in
which you had applied for the vacancy.
of course the game would have been up.
But in the interval the rogue had learn
ed to initiate you, and his position was
therefore secure. as 1 presume that no
body in the office had ever set eyes upon
you.
Not SOUL" groaned Hall PycrofJ.
Very good. OF course it WAS of the
utmost Importance to prevent you from
thinking better of it. and also to keep
you from coming into contact with any
one who might tell yoa that your double
was at work in Mawson's office There
fore they gave you handsome advance
on your salary. and ran you off TO the
Midlands, where they gave you enough
work to do TO prevent your going 10
London, where you might have burst
their little game up, That is all plain
enough.
But why should this man pretend to
be his own brother?"
"WeH. that is pretty clear also. There
are evidently only two OF them in it
The other is personating you at the Of
| flee This one acted as your engager,
and then found that he could not find
you an employer without admitting a
third person into his plot That he was
most unwilling TO do. He changed his
| appearance as far as he could, and
trusted that the likeness. which you
could not fail TO observe, would be put
down to family resemblance, But fol
the happy chance of the gold stuffing
your suspicious would probably never
have been aroused"
| Hall Pycroft shock his clinched hands
in the air Good Lord!' he cried
| while l have been fooled in this way
what has this other Hall Pycroft beer
The Washington times., 1905-05-07

ton into the United States for the past
fifty years Just as the numbers of inn
migrants fall off some years so il has
been with tennis. But, in spite OF the
wa.e-Iike fancy of a great many men
and women who have the time and
money TO play the game there has been
d large number OF tennis enthusiasts
since the days of the infancy of the
game, back in the dim Middle Ages.
when Eleanor of Aquitains was mere
girl and had not thought OF Fair Rosa
mond and the dose of poison She was 10
atiia5nister. These ~~a the men and
women who viii play the game merely
because it is a good game, good exer-
else. and a good sport, just as there are
always nI5ia ard wornen in Europe who
viii come to the United States because
they want something new or. what IS
more TO the point. money.
The Washington times., 1905-05-07

that last week a new clerk named Hall
Pycroft was engaged by the firm. This
person appears to have been none other
than Beddingtons the famous forger and
cracksman. who, with his brother. has
only recently emerged from a five years
spell OF penal servitude. BY SONS
means, which are not yet clear, he suc~
ceeded in winning, under a false name,
this official position in the office, which
he utilized in order to obtain holdings
of the various locks. and a thorough
knowledge of the position OF the strong
room and the safes.
1T is customary at Mawson's for the
clerks TO leave at midday on Saturday
Sergeant Tuson, of the city police, was.
somewhat surprised, therefore, to see a
gentleman with a carpet bag come down
the steps at twenty minutes past l. His.
suspicious being aroused. the sergeant
followed the man. and with the aid OF
Constable Pollock succeeded, after q
most desperate resistance. i'll arrestIng
him. 1t was at once clear that dar-
ing and gigantic robbery had been conn
nitted. Nearly a hundred thousand
pounds worth CT American railway
bonds, with a large amount OF scrip IN
mines and other companies. was discov-
cred in the bag on examining the
premises the body OF the unfortunate
watchman was found doubled up and
thrust into the largest of the safes.
where 1t would not have been discovered
until Monday morning had it not been
for the prompt action of Sergeant
Tuson. The mans skull had been shat
tered from a blow OF a poker delivered
from behind. There could be no doubt
that Beddington had obtained entrance
by pretending that he had left something.
behind him. and having murdered thS
watchman. rapidly rified the safe. and
| then made off with the booty, His
brother, who usually works with him.
has not appeared in this job as far as
can at present be ascertained, although
the police are making energetic inquir-
les as TO his whereabouts.
We'll. We may save the police a Iitt
tie trouble in that direction, said
Holmes, glancing at the haggard figure
huddled up by the window Human
nature is a strange mixture. Watson
\ on see that even a villain and mur=
derer can inspire such affection that his
brother turns TO suicide when he learns
| that his neck IS forfeited However,
we have no choice as TO our action.
| Tie doctor and I will remain on guard,
| Mr.. Pycroft, if you viii have the kind.
ness to step out for the police
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1 stopped over him and examined him.
His pulse was feeble and intermittent,
but his breathing grew longer, and
there was a little shiveTing cf his eye
lids, which showed a thin white slit of
ball beneath.
'tIt has been touch and go with him, -
said l. "but he'll live now Just open
that window and hand me the water
carafe' l llndid his collar, poured the
cold water ever his face, and raised and
sank his arms until he drew a long,
natural breath. It's only a question
OF time now,'' said I. as 1 turned away
from him.
Holmes stood by the table, with his
hands deep in his trousers pockets and
his chin unon his breast.
Il s:.ppnss we ought TO call the police
IN now" said he. And yet I confess
that I'd like re give them d complete
| case when they come.
ITS blessed mystery to me, cried
pycroft, scratching his head What
ever they wanted to bring me all the
way up here for, and then
Pooh! All that is clear enough,
said Holmes. impatiently. 1T is this
| last sudden move. J."
You understand the rest. them"
II think that it is fairly obvious
What do you say, Watson?'
| 1 shrugged my shoulders. 4 mus
confess that / am out OF my depths,
said /.
ION. surely if you consider the events
at first they can only point to one con
| clusion."
What do you make of them?''
! well. the whole thing hinges upoI
two points. The first is the making O
! Pycroft write a declaration by which
he entered the service of this prepos
| terous company. Do you not see how
very suggestive that is?'
II am afraid 1 miss the point"
well, why did they want him to d.
it, Not as q business matter. for thes
arrangements are usually verbal an,
there was no earthly business reasol
why this should be an exception. Don
YOU see. my young friend, that the,
were very anxious to obtain a specimen
of your handwriting, and had no otha
way of doing, it ?"
.0uite so. Why? When we answe
that we have made some progress wit
cur little problem Why? There can b
only one adequate reason. Some on
WANTED to learn TO initiate your Writinl
The Washington times., 1905-05-07

1T ENNIS is a game of no use in
itself, but of great use in that
ii maketh quick eye and a
body ready to put itself into
ali postures. Bacon in THE Advance
nent of Learning
There are hundreds of persons-pos-
sibly thess reach into the thousa nds-in
Washington. these bright. spring days
who deny absolutely the first half Of
the eminent English philosophers $
opinion Of tennis They play the game
not only for the physical exercise but
also and above all for the fun and eX-
eitement which they get out Of it. IN
the Northwest section of the city there
IS hardly sizeable lot to be found
which has not been inclosed within a
high fance of wire netting and laid
off III a tennis court. Nor is this evi-
dence OF the games popularity con-
fined to the Northwest section of Wash
ington. For this year, from present in
dications will be a banner year for
tennis.
Tennis. like every thing else which is
subject 10 the caprices Of the so
called leisure class-probably because it
spends all its leisure hours looking for
something new TO do-has had its ups
and downs A chart of it's popularity
would read like u chart of the iTnnigra-