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The Washington times., 1905-12-15
Stateh0Od'S Problems.

There are almost as many minds
as there are men concerned in the
passage of Statehood legislation. That
the proposition of admitting, in one
form or another, the two big Ter
ritories of the far Southwest is in
serious danger of another defeat, is
now plain. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory seem assured of getting
what is almost universally believed
| TO be justice. Combined, they will
make great State, with more pop
ulation and wealth than some OF the
/ original thirteen can boast. They
have the right kind of population.
| too; the percentage of illiteracy in
| Oklahoma is one of the lowest in
the world in community OF like
numbers.
But Arizona and New Mexico pre-
| sent another situation, and it Is
wellnigh impossible to determine
which are the disinterested and
which the ulterior arguments. Thus
it is now freely charged that a lobby,
characterized by one Senator as the
most corrupt that has operated in
Congress in recent years, is opposing
Statehood in behalf of immense prop
erty interests in Arizona These. it
/ is alleged, include the tremendous
copper mines Of the Territory, said
VII .
wealth, and the railroads, listed at
a hundred millions more. Then there
are other mining and industrial en-
terprises listed in the same class.
The motive for their opposition is
fear Of adequate taxation At pres
ent they pay nominal taxes; under
Statehood, that is, joint Statehood,
they would be unable to control the
Legislature OF the immense new
State, and would be subjected to
many millions additional taxes. So
they want either no Statehood, or
else separate Statehood for each Ter
l ritort
Separate Statehood is impossible.
1t has no backing worth considering.
The very interests which would
make another rotten borough Of Ari-
zona present the best possible argu-
ment against letting it in separately.
! Moreover the limited population OF
| these two Territories, and the char
acter of that population, especially
/ in Arizona, constitute additional rea-
sons for caution. The example OF
/ Nevada should be in mind 1t is not
so certain that the immense interests
/ which could control a State erected
out of the present Territory of Ari-
/ zona, would not soon dominate a new
I joint State. Certainly there need be
10 argument against the undesra-
/ iiiity of permitting such d situation
1t is not apparent that any vital
/ interest or fundamental right would
1 suffer by reason Jf some further de-
lay IN the case OF Arizona and New
I MGxico Combined, they will some
! day make a great S,ato; it is un-
1 certain whether Lhey are yet ready
for joint Statehood, and generally
admitted that they are uEEy for sep
arate admission The arguments
/ and the developing facts as well,
seem TO suggest that the present Con
gress will do very well If it admits
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
jointly. and lets the other two Ter
ritories wait
IL YOU have designs of violating the
The Washington times., 1905-12-15
THE personal SIDE
AT THE CAPITOL

whisky to Indians. That's all now
thanking you for past tavGrs. yours.
THAT letter" said the Scandinavian
Senator. is a sample OF many 1 have
received in my service in Congress. Lots
OF folks think the whole Government is
under one roof and that 1 have only 10
go from one room 10 another 10 attend
rands'
AT the home of Representative Eaton
J. Bowers OF Mississippi, some one was
singing Everybody Works But Father
Mrs Bowers little son listened with
grave appreciation.
That's the way ii is in ous house.
said he saSely when the singing was
concluded Everybody works but
father. All he does is to go TO the Capt.
tol every day and sit around -
James Foraker has been here for a
few days He looks exactly like his
brother. the Senator. In consequences
he has been held up and called --Sena-
tor until he has got tired of il. So
when he was stopped in the Senate cor
ridor the other day ne only sighed wear
lily and <iid not undeceive his inter-
locutor.
How about that Office you promised
20 get for me. Senator" demanded the
latter
4 never promised you any Office said
James Foraker
What shouted the Ohioan- do
you mean to tell me that you did not
promise me the pOStmas teEShip2'
L don't care whether l did or not.
responded Foraker Il am not going 10
get IL for you, and / don't care con
tineltal whether you like IL or not
After listening 10 large and extensive
discussion of his personal character and
his average Veracity. delivered from the
depths OF an outraged heart. James For
aker watched the infuriated Office-seeker
wend his fire-byeathing way 70 the fresh
air outdoors
There are some good things about
| looking ike a United States Senator.
! he said. Il think il would pay Joe TO
| hire me 10 stay away from here
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

her brother. Servis S. Julien. wore
duchesse satin and a tulle veil ard car
ried white chrysanthemums.
The maid of honor, Miss Lulu NJ.
Julien. wore white liberty silk and a
picture hat of lace. Miss May Grace
Henry, sister of the groom. and Miss
Adelaide Brown were the bridesmaids.
and were dressed In white Brussels net
over taffeta. with white hats wreathed
with pink roses. each carrying bouquets
of pink chrysanthemums Herbert
Henry Smith Of Berwyn. Md. was best
man, and the ushers were John Hard
esty, JoSne Evans, 1r. Don Londy, and
Harry Burr. Among the out-of-town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Jul
lien, Barney Phillips, Mrs. Augustus
Nlnnemore, and Cyrus y. Julien. ali
burg; William White, OF Philadelphia {:
Adam Fisher, or North Carolina, and
Mrs. George +. Keffee, OF Richmond
Va.
The bride and groom will go 10 South
Carolina for their wedding trip.
Miss Dorothy Belle Reinhardt has
left Washington after visiting NIr and
Mrs. James Hodson Tracey. OF Twenty
fifth street northwest. and returned
10 her home in Richmond. Va.
Lieut.. +. Sears Yates, United States
Marine Corps. and Mrs. Yates have
taken the house 924 X street northwest.
for the winter and will be at home
Thursday afternoons. Mrs Yates is
entertaining Mrs. f. Marshall Newton.
OF Fairfield. Va.
Dr. William {. Gwinn, after an alb
sence of several weeks on account of
Illness, Will return home, greatly i'm
proved in health. on December l.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

This afternoon at TO 10 the rooms of
the recently-organiZed Young Women :
Christian Association at Twelfth and r
streets will be thrown open 10 the pub
lie 1t is hoped a large number Of eti-
zens interested in the movement viii be
present.
The reception committee viii consist
Of the members of the board of directors
as follows: President. Mrs. j. L. Bod
fish; vice presidents, Mrs. J. +. Foster
Mrs. II. b. +. Macfarland. Miss d. c.
Woodward, and Mrs. G.. r. Smallwood
secretaries, Mrs. Kirk Holmes and Mrs.
NJ. V. Mills; treasurer. Mrs W IA.
Hoeke. and Mesdames r II. Ander-
son. w. II. Bayly, G. H Butler. \. Is.
Browne, G. b CorteIyou, Fl. 9. Day.
w. II. De Rienier. Woodbury. Pulsifer
NJ V. Richards, w. J. Rhees. c. w
Stone, \. 7. Stuart
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

My people back home are as we'll in
formed and up 10 date as people any
where" said Senator knute Nelson as
he entered the Senate Chamber with a
fellow-SenatOr- But some OF EN- now
and then give the old man a bad jolt
Here is q letter / got today from ole
Rasmussen. Of Sleepy Eye. He says.
When you go TO the Capitol the next
time please so in the Pension Office and
get my pension increase pushed
through, and then see If the Fish Com
mission Will give us some trout seed
up here. Same time see the Postmaster
General and have Nils Swenson made
postmaster at Koday, and II you see
him tell Secretary Wilson We ali up
here want plenty new cabbage next
spring. Same time go in Attorney Gen
erals Office and poke up Moody 10 get
HalVOr Halvors out of Jail for selling
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

StlOplluS- lHe MISSES fNiQSeiS VIII dl-
tend Miss Deering at the wedding No
cards have been issued and only relatives
and most intim ate friends viii be pres
ent
The wedding party. which viii attend
Miss Louise Snow. daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Platt. of New York. and
Francis Joseph Carmody, on December
19. viii include Miss Elizabeth Gore, of
New York, cousin of Senator Platt, as
maid of honor. The pages who will car
~ the brides train will be John Fulton
Carmody and Douglas Mack. The
grooms best man Will be his brother,
John Doyle Carmody. and the ushers
are TO be Lieut. Clifton r. Norton. L. 5.
A; Lieut.. Victor Foster. L. S A; Lieut..
Henry G Vinger. L. S. N: Thomas n.
Shevlin. jr., of Yale; Clendennin ]. Ryan,
of New York; Charles Carroll Lee Hor-
sey, of Baltimore. and Asa Greed Oracle,
OF Little Rock. Ark The last three were
classmates of the grOom-elect at George
town University a breakfast and recep-
tion viii be given after the wedding at
the Gotham, where Senator and Mrs
Platt make their home while in New
York
Mrs. John Henry Roche will give a
tea this afternoon at her residence. 1645
Thirty-first street, complimentary to
Miss Nelson.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15
CHINESE QUIT Japan.

TOKYO, Dee. 15.-Eighty-two hundred
Chinese students. incensed at the atti-
tude Of the Chinese minister to Japan
in the university troubles. have resolved
70 return 10 China. \ manifesto issued
by these students Is decidedly antago
nistic to the Manchu dynasty
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Campbell SIemp. the only Republican
from Virginia in Congress. looks rather
discouraged these days Before the
elections last fall. he promised the ma
tional Republican leaders that he would
cut down the Democratic majorities in
Virginia If he were made the State
leader Of his party. He even held OUT
the slight hope that the Old Dominion.
under his astute leadership. might go
Republican.
The reverse happened. and the Repub
licans in that State were hopelessly
showed under. their defeat being
worse than any they had experienced
for years. Consequently. Mr.. Siemp
feels that he is a discredited prophet
Today, he met Representative Rixey,
Democrat, from Virginia. After greet
tngs had been exchanged, Rixey said
something about politics in Virginia
Yes said Slemp, smiling wanly.
The people in your part of the State
didn't do as l told them.
There was a laugh on his lips and
tears in his throat.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15
CHINESE MINISTER
GIVES DINNER PARTY
Entertains Senator's and Diplomats to Meet Sir Robert
Hart Long in Service of China's Customs
Office, and Lady Hart

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
went for a horseback ride yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Roosevelt looked par
ticularly well in her black riding habit
and long floating veil wound about her
black derby. They went for a canter
through Rock Greek. the favorite ride
OF the President.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15
SOCIETY IS BUSY
EATING LUNCHEONS
Mrs. Fairbanks Guest of
Honor at One.
MISS MAGRUDER MAKES BOW
Pretty Reception for Her Coming Out
and Large Quantities of
Flowers for Her.

Mrs. Fairbanks was the guest of
honor for whom Mrs. Stanley Matthews
entertaiped large luncheon party.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

The Chinese minister entertained a
large dinner party last night in honor
of Lady Hart and Miss Hart. wife and
daughter of Sir Robert Hart, who is
head of the Chinese customs service.
The other guests were Senator and
Mrs. Burrows, Justice and Mrs.
Brown, the consul general to London,
and Mrs Wynne, Mr.. and Mrs. James
3. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. John Callan
O'Laughiin, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DENLY. Mr.. and Mrs. Yung Kwai, OF
the legation staff. Mrs. Nichols Fish.
Miss Ida Thompson, Eti Hioki. charge
d affaires Of the japanese legation. Rep
resentative Grosvenor, Of Ohio, and
Major McCawley.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks entertained at a small dinner
party last evening Their guests were
Representative and Mrs. McCreary,
Representative and Mrs. Hughes. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Bishop Represen-
tative Bartholdt, Representative Foss.
Representative and Mrs. Fulkerson, 4,
Mrs. Moran. and Miss Sheriff..
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Miss Millard. daughter of the Senator
from Nebraska. gave a luncheon party
at her home at the Connecticut this
afternoon. Her guests were Mrs. A. e.
Bates. Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Mrs. Nathan Scott. Mrs. John l.. Ken
nedy Mrs Joseph c. Sibley. Mrs. Wal
lace Radcliffe. and Miss Ridgely.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

II you have designs of violating the
law. be sure TO Tess up promptly and
get into the immuIA. cl2Ss
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

| Miss NiIlard. daughter of the Senator
from Nebraska. gave a luncheon party
at her home at the Connecticut this
afternoon. Her guests were Mrs. A. e.
Bates. Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
| Mrs. Nathan Scott. Mrs. John l.. Ken
! uedy. Mrs. Joseph c. Siblev' Mrs Wal
lace Radcliffe. and Miss Ridgely.
| The Vice President and Mrs Fair
/ banks entertained at a small dinner
1 party last evening Their guests were
! Representative and Mrs. McCreary,
Representative and Mrs. Hughes. Rep
resentative and Mrs Bishop. Represen-
I tative Bartholdt, Representative Foss.
! Representative and Mrs. F'ulkerson,
Mrs. Moran. and Miss Sheriff.
The coming out party of Miss Natalie
Magruder was the prettiest Of yester-
days affairs. The drawing-rOoms were
! filled with the quantities Of flowers Miss
Magruder received. and she herself car
ried large cluster Of American Beauty
roses. Her gown was simple. OF white
| embroidered chiffon. Mrs Magruder
wore a grey chiffon CLOTH
! The receiving party included Mrs.
/ Probascc. Mrs. \. 5. Lincoln. Miss
Edith Harlan Child. Miss Natalie Lin
/ Orange. n. J.: Miss Alexandrine Fitch.
Miss Bella Bateman. Miss Roe Greeley,
! Miss Mamie Morse Miss Lillian Stone.
/ The tea table was decorated In pink,
and was presided over by Mrs. y. 5.
| Lincoln and Mrs. Trapnell. Of New York
! city.
Miss Magruder gave a luncheon party
| a few days ago for the debutantes OF
The season.
Charles Wautars. the newIy-appointed
Belgian minister to Mexico will arrive
I'm America about Christmas time and
will make a short visit to Washington
before going 10 his post. Mr.. Wauters
was formerly counselor Of the Belgian
legation in Washington.
! Miss Huntington, who has come
from New York TO take part in the
phys 10 be given for the Woman
Army and Navy League, is the guest
! or Miss Satterlee.
Society viii be largely represented to-
day and tomorrow at the sale of auto
graphed books. 10 be held At the former
residence of the Vice President, lSOl
Massachusetts, avenue. which Mrs. Fair
banks has lent for the occasion.
Some Of the patronesses are Mrs
Fairbanks. Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Boardman
Mrs. Justice Brown, Mrs. Herbert Wads
| worth Mrs. de Koven, Mrs. Chaftee
and Miss Litchfeld. and a number o1
the debutantes and girls prominent IN
society will assist in the sale OF the
! books. Mrs Fairbanks. Mrs. Brown
I Mrs. Garfield. and Miss Ifibbey Will pour
tea.
Cards were sent out yesterday for q
leap-year dance. which will be given
on Christmas night IN Raucher's. The
dance will be under the management OF
Miss Postlethwaite and the patrOnesses
are To be Lady Durand, Miss Keau
| Mrs. Wavne Parker. Mrs. Charles Bell
| Mrs Townsend. Mrs John r. Mclean
Mrs Alexander Legare, Mrs. Horace
Westcott and Mrs. Postlethwaite. Or
the committee. assisting Miss POstleth-
waite will be Miss Bell and Miss Ethe
Seckendorf.
The performance at the Belasco. Mon
day and Tuesday. by the Woman's Arm!
and Navy League. viii be one Of th'
greatest attractions OF the week. anc
Will be attended by all of Washington
| society
The boxholders VIII include Secre
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

The Assistant Secretary OK State and
Mrs. Bacon entertained a large dinner
party last night at their home on X
street. the old Quay house. which was
occupied last year by Paul Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Barbour were
also dinner hosts OF last night They
gave a dinner party in honor OF their
sister and brother-in-law. NJ. and Nine.
Thiebaut NJ Thiebaut is charge affairs
at the French legation in Berne. SwltZ-
erland. and was formerly an attache at
the embassy here.
John Rodgers also gave a dinner last
night
Mr.. and Mrs. A j. HaIford entertained
a small dinner party last night TO meet
Burr McTltOSh
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Miss Katherine Deering. whose mar
riage to William Barret Ridgely.
Comptroller OF the Currency VIII take
place December 30. left Washington for
New York this afternoon for 4 few days
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

The performance at the BelascO. Mon
day and Tuesday. by the Woman's Arm!
and Navy League. viii be one Of th'
greatest attractions Of the week. an,
will be attended by all of Washington
society.
The boxholders VIII include Secre
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Dr. William c. Gwinn, after an alb
sence of several weeks on account of
Illness, Will return home, greatly i'm
proved in health. on December l.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Miss Huntington, who has come
from New York TO take part in the
phys 70 be given for the Woman 5
Army and Navy League, is the guest
or Miss Satterlee.
The Washington times., 1905-12-15

Charles Wautars. the newly appointed
Belgian minister to Mexico. will arrive
I'm America about Christmas time and
Will make a short visit to Washington
before going 20 his post Mr.. Wauters
was formerly counselor OF the Belgian
legation in Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
POLICE AFTER HIh.
Swindler who Pretends to.be Dealer
 in Cigars.

The police were busy to-day trying to run down a clever swindler It was this party's game to pretend to be local dealer in cigars and that he was short of stock. He would then telephone retailer or wholesaler. as the case might suit his purpose, that he was short of a certain brand of cigar and would be much obliged for a few boxes to help him over the dif- fculty until his own supply would ar- rive.
 Business courtesy would oblige the second dealer to grant the request, and arrangements would be made to have the first party send for the ci- gars and usually he came when the store was empty or nearly so
 It is unknown at present how many cigar dealers were taken in by this swindle but it is certain that half dozen were, for there were that num- Der of complaints received by the po- lice to-day. The F. c. Bushnell com pany, wholesalers, is said to be the heaviest loser. One thousand cigars is said to be their loss. This after noon the police laid their plans to get the swindler and the prospects of his speedy capture looked bright
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
BUSY BANKERS.
May Declare Boycott Agains International Banking
 Corporation.

Shanghai, July 27.-The native bank CTS here are calling meeting to dis cuss proposal to boycott the Interna- tiOnal Banking corporation.
 The International Banking corpOra- ton was organized in June. 1901, under the laws of Connecticut. receiving it's charter by special act of the legisla- ture It was then the only American banking institution formed for the purpose of doing business entirely in foreign countries. with authority to establish branches. The corporation in December, 1902, was made the agent Of the United tates government for the receipt of the payments to this govern ment on account of the Chinese boxer indemnity. The stockholders of the corporation were selected from among the leading manufacturers. exporters and importers. .Of the United States. The corporation was capitalized at S3,- 100000 with a surplus of S3.0O0,O0O.
 The offices of the corporation are Thomas H. Hubbard. chairman of the board of directors and president; James $. Fearon, vice president and J. B. Lee. general manager The pain offices or the corporation are at No 1 Wall street, New York. and there are. branclfes throughout the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
CHINA MAY NOT CONSENT
 To EXCLUSION TREATY.
Now that Old One Has Been Allowed to Lapse-The Claim is made that the Exclusion of Chinese Citizens from Friendly Country is Disgrace-In Inluence of Foreign Powers Has Spurred on China.

Washington, July 27.-Some doubt is expressed in official circles whether it will be possible to obtain China's con- sent to another treaty with the United States providing for even the exclusion of Chinese lab0rers from this country. The state department is aware Of i'll feeling throughout China on the whole subject and now that the immigration treaty with China has been allowed to lapse without the negotiation of new agreement, reports have reached here that China is inclined hereafter to re- fuse to sign any similar convention. China's position appears to be that the exclusion of Chinese citizens from a friendly country is in itself a dis grace and while she cannot ignore the laws of foreign power providing for such exclusion, she can refuse to sanc- ton 1t or become party to it by con- cluding q treaty involving such re- srictions. A year ago, it is said, 1t would have been easy to conduct ne sotiations with China for the exclu- sion of Chinese laborers only. Now, however, it is understood the Chinese officials are disposed to regard the signing of such a treaty beneath the dinity of their government. The req son for the assumption at Pekin of this new attitude is not quite clear to the officials here, though in some cir cles it is attributed to the influence of foreign powers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
WITTE IS
 HELD UP.
Fog Delays Vessel
 at Cherbourg.
The Russian Peace Pleni. potentiary is Much An. noyed at the Delay-More so as He is Behind Time Now.

Cherbourg, France, July 27.-Al- though it was announced that the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse left the Needles at $50 this morning the vessel is still here as this dispatch is filed. and it is not expected that she will be able to leave Cherbourg for New York before this afternoon owing to the dense ness of the fog NJ. Witte. the chief Russian peace plenipotentiary, who is passenger on the steamship. having embarked here after spending the night ashore at hotel whence he sent long dispatch to St Petersburg, appears to be somewhat annoyed at the delay, the Russian peace party being already late when compared with the Japanese. The Russians were most interested in reading the press dispatches describing the ar rival in New York of Baron Komura and his party, and expressed the hope that the Japanese conditions would really be as moderate as set forth in the dispatches received here. Owing to lack of accommodation at the hotels some of the passengers of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse were compelled to spend the night on board North German Lloyd steamship company's tugs. in sleeping cars at the railroad station, and even on the pier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
AMERICAN PRODUCTS
Stock Org ssAnizations to Protest Agains. European Policy.

Denver. July 27.-J. s. Gwinn, secre- tary of the National Livestock asso- citation, says the most encouraging re- turns are pouring in from the invita- tions sent out to the stock organizations of the country to attend the reciprocity conference to be held in Chicago on August 16 and r. He also has receiy- ed word from Alvy H. Sanders, chair man of the reciprocity committee, that fully six thousand responses have been received at Chicago from the yarloss prominent trade organizations and in- dividuals who intend to be present.
 Surely. agricultural America will awaken to the fact" said Secretary Gwynn. '.That a serious menace 10 our prosperity impends in the shape of the new European policy. and an appeal is made to all who have the interests os our producing class at heart to CO., operate in making the Chicago confer ence the starter of an agitation which will be heard in the distrit of ColuIu- bia.
 Notice has been served upon us by the German government that in March next the leading products of American farms will be subjected to such exces- sive duties fin German markets as to practically prohibit our competitive trade in that country. In 1904 we sold Germany our products to the extent of s2l 100000 in value and got from her SIG, GOO 900 of her products.
 That trade was secured under the commercial agreement of July 31, 1900. authorized by the Dingley bill, which opened tine German market for Ameri- can goods Such market is surely worth keeping and would like to see it expand"