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The Washington times., 1905-09-16
CHINESE PLAN REVOLT
AGAINST THE GERMANS

VICTORIA, b. C. Sept 16--Tient-sin
newspapers publish news CT wide
spread conspiracy in Shantung TO rise
against the Germans on September Is
Impartial says that each farnirr ,z
TO provide one lighting man. Vs.,
equipment VIII be paid for by subscr;n-
ton Several thousand men are said =.
be ready fer the uprising. -
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AMERICAN BOARDS DIT.

SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 16.-The nine
ty-sixth annual meeting OF the Amer
lean board OF commissioners for mis-
sions of the Congregational Church
opened this afternoon in Plymouth Con-
gregational Church. The treasurer's re-
port showed that the debt Of the board
Is s176.527. of which $22. .737 was carried
over from last year.
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Attitude of Railroads.

Considerable mystery surrounds the
attitude of the transcont!nental rail-
roads. The stock explanation of their
feelings, is that by the time the canal
IS completed the development OF the
country will Rave gone forward so rap
idly and the canal .tself VIII make so
much new business that the net results
will be beneficial.
Notwithstanding this theory. the own
ers of transportation systems do nor
view with calmness the decentralization
OF rates which the car al threatens.
WaIlacs's assertion that il could be buiIt
In six years was disquieting. That the
canal with reasonable tolls which a
Government-owned agency is sure to
permit will divert a considerable frac-
ton of the trafftc. must be acknowl-
edged II takes fast freight train 10
cross the continent as rapidly as a shin
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Via So. Ry & So. Pacific through Land
Of the Sky and Memphis. Personally
conducted. Berth $50. A. ]. P0ston. gen
eral agent oil Pa ave. NV. 705 18th St
Adv
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CONSUELO HAS
ARRIVED AT LAST
Duchess of Marlborough
Comes on Campania.
MEETS MOTHER AT DOCK
After Many Disappointments Daughter
of Mrs. o. H. p Belmont Greets
Friends in America.
MEETS MOTHER AT DOCK

NEW YORK. Sept. 1S.-The young
Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt. has arrived. She
was met at the pier by her mother.
Mrs. o. II. p Belmont, and the latter's
husband.
II VIII spend a month On this side."
said the duchess. in an interview. II
intended to go direct TO Deepdale, L. l.,
the home of my brother. William K.
Vanderbilt. tr-'
Travelled Alone.
The duchess travelled alone. She was
the first passenger TO leave the ship.
The trip was delightful she ex-
claimed 20 her mother. "and you GER
tainly do look fine. One never knows
how TO appreciate New York until she
Goes away and returns / am just ach-
ing to see all the folks again Every
thing is simply lovely on the other side.
The duke and our two children are In
fine health anc they all send love-
Mrs. Belmont has arranged for house
party at her home at itempstead. y. }.
in honor OF her daughter. The Brock
bolt villa Will be the scene Of the larR-
est house party ever given at Hemp
stead. New York society will be there
in full force
The Vanderbilts. Astors and New York
society in general have been expecting
because Of many postponements no one
really thought she was here until the
boat landed, and she stepped to the pier.
IL has been two years since she visited
the land Of ner birth.
Father Still Abroad.
w. K. Vanderbilt. ST.. father Of the
duchess, and his wife. are still abroad.
though they are expected very shortly
at Idle Hour. l.. l., where they will
spend the winter
Inc Dowager Duchess of Marlborough.
who was formerly Mrs. Louis Hamers-
". daughter Of old Commodore Price
arrived here two weeks ago and IS stop-
ping at the Hotel Netherlands
Be:ore her return jne duchess VIII
Visit newport for a few days II is eX-
pected ;hat number OF big social
functions Will be arranged here IN her
Thousands Of mauv. orchids will dec-
crate the home OF Mrs Clarence Ma
kay the night Of September q when
she enterta:ns for the duchess. who will
De house guest at Mrs Mackay's
country seat, MarbOr Hill. Ros.yn. /,
Sixty guests have been Invited
The orchid is Mrs s5acItsy,.s ,.,.e-..-
flower and mauve is he- favorfte color
Her stationery Is maCve and rnanv 81
her evening gowns are OF the same tfot
The orchid is now identified In societ,.
with MIS- Mackay as the Americs ,,
Beauty is WITH Mrs. Astor and the gar-
denia with Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
Orchid blooms are now sevent,,a,.o
cents each wholesale. whereas =, -,
ter they are seldom less than $40 E'nr
| 300 flowers the price will he 90 20
| The Mackay gold service will be nsCj
a. the dinner for the duchess.
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s1.a5 to Baltimore and Return, sr.,s.

Pennsylvania Railroad, Saturday. and
Sunday; tickets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional Limited. and good
soS Sst--n untD Sunday ni-ht-AGY.
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Question Was Aired.

The question was given a general pub
licity by The Times some time ago and
the proposed amendments met with the
hearty appreciation OF the laymen
throughout the District as well as the
health officer and building inspector of
the District Government, the latter
officials recommending the change in Il
more general way in their annual re-
ports submitted about a month ago.
The Washington times., 1905-09-16
Conflicting Reports.

One day f. IS reported that Wallace
resigned because he could not conscien-
tiously work under the Shonts regime
and that an expose from him will yet
startle the country. Another day II is
reported that William Nelson Cromwell
the attorney who sold the French works
TO the Government, IS the power be
hind the throne" and that it was he
who put Taft NJ 10 the pubic rebuke
administered to Wallace. Extreme pro-
tectionists become suddenly aroused
over the announcement that the Admin
istratlon must have export prices on
its contracts there. The next day fav-
Critlsm I'm the award of contracts be
comes the charge
Representative Hay OF Virginia. a con-
servative Democrat, Of the Military AT
fairs Committee, who ordinary stands
we'll with the Administration, has an
nour.ced his purpose at the opening OF
the coming session TO call fer an in
vestigation of Panama affairs. He az
serts that contracts amounting To
800. go. .OO0 have been awarded without
com petitive bidding. and he wants the
subject OVe-hauled.
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To Feel the Pulse.

Engineer Commissioner BiddIe, who
exercises direct supervision over the en-
forcement of the building laws in the
District of Columbia. is anxious to feel
the pulse of the public on the question
before he makes any recommendations
relative to the proposed amendents
submitted to him early In the summer
by committee of representative bust
ness men
The proposed amendments to the pres
ent code OF building laws which the
District Commissioners have been asked
TO have enacted provide for a much
greater light and ventilation space in
the erection of apartment or tenement
houses
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Temperatures.
DOWNTOWN Temperatures

Registered Anieck's Standard Thermometer
The Washington times., 1905-09-16
BUILDING LAW CHANGE
IS UNDER DISCUSSION
Public Hearing in the Matter May Be
Held Early. Next -
Month.

The District Commissioners have de-
cided TO give those who wish to discuss
the amending of the building laws a
public hearing.
When this will be held has not been
decided, but that IL Will take place in.
the early part of October is almost as
gured
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Too Many Reorganizations.

In the quarters which were most
friendly to the Panama route some
support has been alienated by the
methods Of acquiring its title Then the
successive congratulations OF the com
mission have hurt many peoples feel
ings. Friends Of Admiral Walker and
his associates. who were railroaded out
Of office by the President. after Con-
gress had refused to legislate them out
have not been Indifferent The hero
of the anti-Walker movement was John
f. Wallace, the chief engineer. 1t was
to carry out the Wallace idea. In con-
siderable part. that the Walker com
mission was ousted. Soon Wallace re-
signs in apparent bad temper. and an
other man takes his place, who, Il is
charged, will have none or the Wallace
adherents about him. Mr.. Stevens has
been compelled TO issue a formal denial
OF this charge. Nur is II likely the
commission is now organized just as the
President would like II. A list of charg-
es against the Panama management
would show an extraordinary state of
affairs.
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Also Opposes Rate Regulation.

The organization of powerful in
fiuences 10 oppose the canal has been
rumored for a long time. II is known
to be closely related to the organiza ton
that is establishing bureaus all over the
country to oppose railroad rate regula-
ton legislation. and IN both directions
much activity has been manifested
lately. though the work has been done
with all possible secrecy.
Upon his hold with the American peo-
pie President Roosevelt win have TO
depend in the fight over Panama ques-
tions. Persons and interests antago-
nized in the canal development are
looking for trouble
Many interests have been overridden
in the Roosevelt canal policy Friends
OF, Nicaragua are still strong Earnest
efforts were recently made TO get the
consulting engineers from foreign gov
ernments. who have just gore 10 Pan
anna. to visit also the Nicaraguan route.
1t required considerable diplomacy 10
evade the pressure
The Washington times., 1905-09-16
CANALS NEM|ES
TRY TO ENLIST
THE PRESIDENT
Have Failed in Attempt
to Exert Personal
Influence.
COMBINE IS AT WORK
Hope to Kill Proposed Water
way by Constantly Re-
curing Delays.
COMBINE IS AT WORK

That there is a strong. compact, de-
termined organization at work to pre-
Vent or at least do.Ay and embarrass
construction OF the Panama canal, and
that Il is amply equipped with the
s.news Of war. is proved by the fact.
just brought to light. that a representa-
tive of this organization recently ap-
preached a close friend of President
Roosevelt and tried 10 hire him 10 use
his influence with the President in
favor OF policies whicn would tend to
drag the canal into difficulties.
This effort to reuch the President
through personal friendship is known
to the Chief Executive. The proposition
was promptly rejected.
Ths prominence of the man TO whom
the proposal was made, and the fact
that he is now in the public service in
such a relation that ne could be ex-
pected to have large influence with the
President in matters affecting the canal.
unite to give the matter exceptional
significance.
The Washington times., 1905-09-16
THE SUN

TIDE TABLE
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a4s.as TO California Without Change.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
MIR. FREER'S OFFER TO
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM

When in January last 1t was announced
that MIR. Charles l.. Freer of Detroit, Mich,
had offered TO present to the Smithsonian
Institution his valuable art collection and
erect for its proper housing a building of
appropriate design end proportion. provided
that that institution would undertake its
maintenance. there were few who ques-
toned for a minute its acceptance or an
ticipated in that acceptance any delay so
n anfestly generous was the offer, so
greatly to be desired was the possession:
and yet four months have passed and the
matter is stun in apeyaLce. The regents of
the Smithsonian Institution have neither
accepted nor rejected the gift, and In the
meantime rumors, not altogether unbound
ed, have reached Washington that the op-
pcrtunity too long delayed may be lost.
Many years ago Mr.. Freer began the
collection of prints. and discerning sooner
than the world at large the genius of
w fIsuer, got together at early day a
Later he became acquainted with Mr..
Whistler, eventually he became intimate
with him. and at his death was made one
OF his art executors. In this executorship
Mr.. Freer is associated with one of Mr.
MINISTER'S relatives. between whom and
himself there is complete sympathy and
understanding. In this way, or rather In
these ways. Mr.. Freer has been able to
get into his possession the most compre-
hel sive and valuable collection of Whist
ier works which is today in existence or
could In all probability be made He owns
prints. and about $50 Autographs including
All out hve of those described In Ways cata-
logue and few undescribed. His collection
can boast forty-seven of Whistlers paint
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laughter and shouts of happiness pathetic
little cries may be heard from some tot
that has met with disappointment or has
come to grief in too strenuous play.
Among the chief baby centers are Dupont
and Washington Circles and Lafayette,
Franklin and Lincoln Parks and the Smith
sonian grounds. Dupont Circle, Lafayette
and Franklin Parks seem to be the most
favored resorts of the infants of the rich,
or at least the number of nurse-attended
babies in those parks exceeds that In the
other parks about the city. The lace-rig-
ged. expensively-swaddled infants attended
by young women in neat white caps and
aprons, do not EMO as much freedom in
roaming about the park as do the babies
attended by their mothers or by an older
sister or brother. But occasionally. when
the rich baby's nurse is engroSsed in con-
versation with another nurse about how
mean her mistress is. what poor fare her
mistress provides for her, what brute her
mistress husband Is and such other
things that nurses delight to gossip about,
the rich baby steals away from his guar
dian and getting down on the sandy walk
proceeds to regale himself with luncheon
of dirt and pebbles until he is detected in
his delightful diversion and Jerked back
into realization of what 1t means to be a
member of family favored by fortune
The babies attended by their mothers
Or by other members of their family enjoy
greater freedom and are allowed to wan
oSt AWFUL the Parks on personally con-
Quoted tours of exploration of a cIump of
shrubbery. They chase butterflies, cry for
the statues and for the birds endeavor to
climb the trees. build little mounds out of
dirt in the walks and get real dirty and
tired and hungry and with 1t all become
healthy, robust tots.
Many of the babies accompanied to
the parks by their older sisters. in whom
the motherly instinct shines forth not alone
In their hugs and pats and caresses but In
the expression on their youthful faces. The
little sister makes an admirable nurse, and
seems able to govern the tots by instinct
much better than hired nurse maids con-
troll their charges with all their education
and experience. In Lincoln Park the other
afternoon there was little ten-year-old
girl giving her baby-sister an airing. 1t
was beautiful sight to watch the little
woman, herself not out of knee dresses.
cooling to the baby-sister with such tender
ness and understanding that the infants
whimperings were changed into gurgles Of
delight. The little mother had a complete
mastery of the whole difficult vocabulary
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WASEINGTONS OPEN-AIR
NURSERIES FOR LITTLE FOLKS

A trip through the parks Of the national
capital almost any warm, sunny morning
or afternoon during the spring or summer
will convince one that there Is little cause
for alarm at present over race suicide in
Washington. During the warm months the
city's public gardens are veritable open
air child nurseries, teeming and swarming
with babies and small children. A casual
visitor to the parks at this season wonders
at the size OF NE infant population of the
city. and is inclined to designate the ma
tional capital as a city of babies
In many cities, where the park facilities
are limited, not all the little folks are per-
mitted to disport themselves on the grass
and under the trees in the public reserya-
tons. but many must take their airings on
the landings of fire escapes, on back
porches or In narrow, barren back yards
But in Washington. city of beautiful
parks. practically all the babies and tots
may take turn, are taken for a turn
on the fresh, green lawns. under the richly
foliaged trees and along the shady, pebbled
walks in the public gardens.
Every fine afternoon In the capitals
parks there Is a great baby show, when
some Of the finest Infants in the world are
displayed against the emerald setting of
nature. There are babies of all sorts and
conditions Rich babies poor babies. white
garments Of expensive material, and others
bundled In Bingham and calico; screaming
babies and smiling babies. trundled babies
and toddling babies, huge fat babies ana
little weakened specimens of humanity; ba-
bies that goo-goo in some foreign patois
and those that shout in baby English: all
these tots may be seen in the city's parks
on bright. sunny afternoons.
Verify the public gardens at this season
are beaming with youth and life. and
happy childhood Is having its innings IN
the open air. 1t is worth ones while to
watch the tots at their play. Some are
too small to even crawl about on the grass.
and these are wheeled about the shady
walks In little go-carts and perambulators
The larger infants roll about on the grass
while the still older tots gather in groups
and play Ring Around the Rosy" hide
and-seek," London bridge" King VIII
liam" and other games that help to fill the
child heart with gladness. The sounds CT
enjoyment predominant In the parks when
the little folks fill them, but occasionally
among the sounds of cooling. gurgEng
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A LIVING PICTURE.
Scene That Gladdened Southern
Woman's Soul.

WOman'S soul.
II wish you could have seen the living
picture that 1 did this morning." said the
elderly matron Of well-known Washington
fsmily to Star reporter yesterday. TT
carried me back to my gtrlhood days in
Charleston" she added. and naturally
anxious to know the cause OF such a remi-
niscence the reporter asked what 1t was
that caused the lively reminder.
Nothing more nor less.'' said the lady.
than colored girl about twenty years of
age. I should judge, walking through the
beautiful park OF the Smithsonian Institu-
ton with a tray of flowers poised on one
Of the most graceful heads l ever noticed
She was as black as ebony and her face
glistened with good health. Her shoulders
would have made model for sculptor,
and as she stepped along with her burden
Of flowers she looked neither to the right
nor left. l have seen these colored girls
many time in my younger days in many
southern cities carrying weights upon their
heads and never touching them with their
hands to steady them. but I never saw a
prettier picture than this girl furnished as
she stepped out, making good time as she
marched along with her tray OF beautiful
spring flowers on her head. longed for a
camera to take shot at her,"
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arts in the Luxembourg. Paris And yet it
has been asked here in the American cap
ftal, not once but many times of late: Are
these Ministers worth haying?"
Oriental Art Collection.
1t has been said that Whistler found the
inspiration In the art of the orient and II
this be SO there is peculiar fitness In the fact
that Mr.. Freer has added to his Whistlers a
collection Of oriental art objects second to
none save that in the possession of the Mu-
scum of Fine Arts, Boston. This has been
got together with the highest expert advice
and probably could never and will never be
duplicated. So admirably, in fact, has 1t
been selected that it Is reasonable to believe
that the time will never come when 1t would
not be regarded as g representative collec-
ton of the art of nations at high period Of
their artistic development. So rare and so
valuable is 1t. In fact, that from all over
Europe, from China and Japan. connois-
seurs have travelled to Detroit to examine it,
feeling the labor and cost well expended
This collection consists Of about one thou
sand pieces OF oriental pottery, including
specimens from Central Asia, China, Korea
and Japan, and representing the best
periods of production in all four countries,
panels, kakemono and makemono by Chi
Eese and Japanese artists, beginning with
the eighth century and ending with the
nineteenth, among which may be mentioned
works by the masters of the Tempt Sung,
Yuen, Ming, Rose, Takuma, Buddistic
schools. Among these, works by at least
rinety-one known artists have been indis-
putably identified There are In addition
to these about two dezen pieces OF bronze,
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Ritz: Whispered Thought Cnovellettel,
Johnson by Miss Ruth PLACER: duet, Fairy
Queen Galop, Smith, VIII and Carmel
Walsh; Dance OF the Frowsy Heads Story,
by Miss Ray Seigel; Love and Kisses (Ca-
price,, Harris, by Miss Bessie Bremerman:
Gypsy Dance. Lichner by Miss Carmel
Walsh: The Robins Departure. Fisher by
Miss Ray Server; Japonica. Stanford, by
Miss Alice PLACER: Rippes of the Ala
bama, Anderson. Miss Carrie Seigel; duet
III Trovatore (Beyer), Verdi, by Misses Alice
and Ruth PLACER.
One of the best musical programs given
this season in the reading room for the
blind at United States Congressional Lii
brary was given Thursday. when Mrs. Ar
thur G. Dunn and Mrs. Jesse W Nicholson
were heard there. Although Mrs. Dunn
was suffering from a severe cold she dis
played beautiful high clear voice which
showed the results of careful training. Mrs
Dunn is soprano soloIst of Temple Baptist
Church. Mrs. Nicholson. who has been
contralto soloist at Grace M. +. Church,
showed remarkable range for a contralto.
Her numbers were we'll selected and sang
with not only taste and expression, but a
high degree of culture well. Mrs. Kelley
accompanied Mrs. Dunn, and proved her
self very able accompanist. Miss Eta
Schmid did both credit to Mrs Nicholson
and herself in her skillful accompanying.
Bach wrote the beautiful pastoral com
position, Thou Guide of Israel. Harken,"
which will be sung in the Moravian Church.
Bethlehem Pa, Thursday, June l. the
opening DAY of the Easter and Ascension
festival, sometime between the years IY23
and 1I2I 1t was written for the second
Sunday after Easter 1t exhibits a lovely
combination of tenderness and gravity and
seems to be surrounded by an atmosphere
of pastoral beauty. Aside from the won
derful melodic charm il is masterpiece
OF artistic structure. The beautiful choral
which concludes the piece, in the singing of
which the congregation will join. is a versl-
fed stanza of the Twenty-third Psalm
which carries the pastoral idea to the COM
positions close in a very felicitous manner
a kinder symphony concert was given
on Friday night at the Metropolitan Meth
odist Church. The Merry Sleighing
Party" by Chiwatal was particularly en-
joyed by the large audience Mrs Belts
directed the orchestra and Mrs. Peck was
the piano. This form of entertainment is
new in Washington, but promises to be pop
ular, Mrs. Belts having already arranged
for four similar concerts during the early
winter.
Miss Estelle Gulick, contralto, gave a re
cital at the Eastern Presbyterian Church
last Wednesday night. which was large
ly attended. Enthusiastic approval was
manifested for Miss Gulick. who sang a
varied repertoire which included selections
from oratorio opera and semi-classic bal
lads. Mrs. L. B. Jennings series of reel
tations were among the notable features
Miss Judd, Miss +. L. Moore and Mr.. w
I. Holt contributed instrumental music
Miss Dorothy Houchen was accompanies