WILL NOT TOLERATE
SENATE'S MEDDLING
President Sends a Pointed Ul
timatum to the Upper
House Managers.
ARBITRATION TRAETIES
^Notifies Senate that He Kill Decline to
Ask Contracting Powers to Pro
ceed Farther in the Con
sideration of Pacts.
Washington, Feb. 14.—President
Roosevelt has addressed a letter to
Senator Culloin, chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations, stat
ing that the action of that committee
1n amending the arbitration treaties by
substituting for the word “agreement”
the word “treaty” is, in his opinion, a
step backward.
If the word “treaty" is substituted,
the treaties would amount to a 'spe
•c.ific announcement against the whole
principle of a general arbitration trea
ty. The president believes the amend
ment nullifies tlie proposed treaty, and
it seems to him that it is no less than
his duty to refrain from endeavoring
to secure ratification of the amended
treaties.
The President’s Letter.
1 lie leuex ikmxi me ricaiunu u»i
iows:
My Dear Senalox- Culloin—I learn that
the senate committee on foreign relations
has reported the arbitration treaties to the
senate, amending them by substituting for
the word “agreement” in the second ar
ticle, the word ‘ treaty.” The effect of
Ihe amendment is to make it no longer
possible, as between the contracting par
ties. to submit any matter whatever to
arbitration without first obtaining a spe
cial treaty to cover the base. This will
represent not a step forward, but a step
backward If the word “agreement” were
retained, it would be possible for the de
partment of state to do as for Instance it
has already done under The Hague treaty
in the Pious fund arbitration case with
Mexico and submit to arbitration such
subordinate matters as by treaty the
senate had decider] could be left to the
executive to submit under a jurisdiction
limited by a general treaty of arbitra
tion.
Just What the Senate Wanted.
\f the word “treaty” be substituted the
result is that every such agreement must
be submitted to the senate. And these
general arbitration treaties would then
cease to be sueb, and indeed in their
amended form they amount to specific
pronouncements against the whole prin
ciple of a general arbitration treaty.
Tne senate has, of course, the absolute
right to reject or amend in any way it
sees fit any treaty laid before it, and it
Is clearly the duty of the senate to take
any step which in the exercise of its best
judgment it deems to be for the interest
of the nation. If. however, in the judg
ment of the president, a given amendment
nullifies a proposed treaty, it seems to
me that it is no less clearly his duty to
refrain from endeavoring to secure the
ratification by the other contracting pow
er or powers, of the amended treaty; and
after much thought I have come to the
conclusion that I ought to write and tell
you that such is my judgment in this
case.
A Preamble, Not a Treaty.
As amended, we would have a treaty of
arbitration which in effect will do noth
ing but recite that this government will,
when it deems it wise hereafter, enter
Into treaties of arbitration. Inasmuch as
we, of course, now have the power to
enter into any treaties of arbitration, and
Inasmuch as to pass these amended
treaties does not in the smallest degree
facilitate settlements by arbitx*ation, to
make them would in no way further the
cause of international peace. It would
not, in my judgment, lie wise or expedi
ent to try to secure the assent of the
other contracting powers to the amended
treaties, for even if such assent were se
cured, we should still remain precisely
where we were before, save where the sit
uation may be changed a little for the
worse. There would not oven be the
slight benefit that might obtain from a
more general stafoment that wre intend
hereafter, when we ran come to an agree
ment with foreign powers as to what shall
he submitted, to outer into arbitration
treaties; for we have already, wiien we
ratified The Hague treaty with the vari
ous signatory powers, solemnly declared
such to be our intention, and nothing is
gainod by reiterating our adherence to
the principle while refusing to provide any
means of making our intention effective.
Are Not Worti^ Ratifying.
In their amended form the treaties con
tain nothing except such an expression of
barren intention; and indeed as compared
with what has already been provided for
in The Hague arbitration treaty, they
probably represent not a step forward, but
.a slight step backward, as regards the
•question of international arbitration.
As such it is not desirable that they
should receive the sanction of this gov
ernment. Personally it is not my opinion
that this government lacks the power to
enter into general treaties of arbitration;
but if I am in error, and if this govern
ment has no power to enter into such gen
eral treaties, then it seems to me that it
is better not to attempt to make them,
rather than to attempt in such shape that
they shall accomplish literally nothing
whatever when made. Sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
vaudbu a i iwi k/iuvuuoiun,
Senator Cullom read the letter aloud
■during the executive session of the
senate today. It was received with a
great deal of surprise. Several sen
ators asserted that the letter con
firmed what they had claimed, namely,
that the words “treaty” and "agree
ment” were the essential points They
Insisted that if the word "agreement"
instead of “treaty" were used it would
give the president) full power to ne
gotiate agreements without submitting
them to the senate.
Morgan Denounces the President.
Senator Morgan spoke of the letter
as another evidence_of the president’s
tendency toward usurpation of the sen
atorial prerogative. He said the presi
dent had no more right to interfere
with the senate’s consideration of the
subject at this stage of the proceed
ing than the senate would have had to
interfere with him while the treaty was
in process of preparation.
Spooner Shows Colors.
Senator Spooner took Issue with the
president on the substitution of the
word "treaty" for “agreement,” con
tending that the change was not an
indication of any backward step, but
that even with this change the consum
mation of the treaties would mark an
important step forward. He said the
ratification of the treaty as amended
by the committee would pledge the gov
ernment to the general proposition of
arbitration. He also made a strong
contention for the preservation of the
senatorial prerogative, and instancing
the agreement with reference to the
Pious fund, declared that even it should
have been presented to the senate, not
withstanding the general provision for
submission to The Hague tribunal.
Senate Stands Very Pat.
« ; : The discussion In the senate showed
» a determination to stand firm in re
■ \ gard to the prerogatives of the sen
■ ;„■;. ate, and to Insist that the word "treaty"
E pl.*hould be substituted for "agreement"
BLW Jfi all the treaties, which is the crucial
"I, . / P'! 1 at in the contention between the
and th6 senate.
The discussion, which was charac
MAY OPEN LONG WAR.
President’s Stand Against the Senate
Is Expected to Lead to Far.
Reaching Results.
Washington, Feb. 14.-- Friends of the
president freely assert that the senate
movement to defeat the purpose of the
arbitration treaties and to stir up trou
ble because ot the administration's ne
gotiation with Santo Domingo, is being
urged by the railroad interests seeking
to discredit the president before the
country, and thus to keep back rate
legislation.
Determined to Block the President.
A strong element in the senate has
evidently set out to block' the president
at every turn, and so far seems to have
succeeded in doing so. By raising the
| cry of the treaty making power, it is
figured the president, will suffer in the
eyes of the country, and that In the
conflict and the feeling aroused among
the senators there wifi be less show of
the legislation sought by the president
going through.
As Usual, the Unexpected.
As usual, the president did the unex
pected. When it was known tills after
noon that he had written Senator t’ul
lom a letter on the subject of the ar
bitration treaties, und that the letter
at the same time had been given the
press, there was much concern. It was
understood that the letter was prac
tically a defiance of the senate and a
notification that the president, rather
than yield to the senate in the matter,
would drop the negotiation of the
treaties with the foreign countries af
fected.
Defiance Was Diplomatic.
When toiiies of the letter were avail
able, It was found that while not so
vicious as first reported. It amounted to
a defiance, couched In diplomatic
terms. It Is accepted here, as far as
can be learned this afternoon, as the
president's acceptance of the senate's
challenge to buttle. It is construed to
mean that the president has about
reached the end of patience, and is
ready to appeal to the country against
the anti-administration and pro-corpor
ation elements in the senate.
Many Matters Involved.
The appeal will involve rate legisla
tion, the treaties, the Philippine tariff
and later the general tariff question, it
means that the contest many times
predicted between a progressive presi
dent and a senate controlled by the
special interests is fairly begun.
In the senate executive session last
evening the president’s Santo Domingo
policy came In for sharp criticism. The
senate committee on interstate com
merce today was expected to take up
the Kean resolution for an investiga
tion of rate matters, but did not do so.
H. R. Jones.
terlzed by expressions of the highest
regard for the president, was along the
line that the senate could not, if it
would, surrender its part of the treaty
making power. Among the senators
who took this position today, in addi
tion to Spooner, were Foraker and
Lodge.
No action was taken on the arbitra
tion treaties by the senate.
ON rrS^DIGNITY.
The House Actually Threatens to Balk
Against the Senate on State
hood Matters.
■Washington, Feb. 14.—Statehood for
Oklahoma and New Mexico will not be
granted unless on lines provided in the
house bill.
This was decided at a conference of
republicans of the house. The follow
ing resolution was adopted, 112 to 133:
Resolved, That it is the sense of tList
conference that the action and policy of
the republican caucus held April 15, 11)04,
touching the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state and New
Mexico ana Arizona as one state, as pro
vided in the bill of the house, No. 14749,
which bill has been amended by the senate
and is now pending in the house commit
tee on territories, be Insisted upon, and
that we insist on such parliamentary pro
ceedings as can be had by a majority of
the house or a special order aw can bo
made and adopted by a majority of the
house, under which the aforesaid policy
of the republicans of the house will be
wotked out.
Was Cannon's Proposal.
Speaker Cannon is the author of this
resolution.
When the conference convened three
proposals were laid before it. none of
which wus adopted. The first was a
resolution by Daizell reciting the his
tory of statehood legislation in the
house and reaffirming the caucus ac
tion. Another was by Sibley of Penn
sylvania, providing that statehood be
made the subject of conference be
tween the two houses. The third was
by Tawney, adding that in conference
the tiouse conferees insist on the house
provisions.
The debates was keyed to a high
pitch at all times. The ground was
taken by those who favored the house
provisions or nothing, that the repub
licans of the body would be sacrificing
their position tuken heretofore to a
few republican senators who had seen
tit to unite with the minority of the
senate it the bill as amended was ac
cepted,
How Long Does a Caucus Hold?
A definition of what is regarded a.,
the binding feature of a caucus was
made to those republican members
who have indicated an Intention to vote
with the democrats should opportunity
arise to the acceptance of the senate
bill.
This definition was that unless a
member gives notice In caucus that
he will not be bound by the action
taken he must hold' himself bound
thereby. At the caucus April 15, when
the house hill was agreed to, no mem
ber indicated unwillingness to be
bound.
There is some talk among house
members that the senate might accept
the house bill, and negotiations with
tills end ill view have been in progress.
LESLIE M. IS SAFE.
Official Announcement from Washing
ton that He Will Remain in
the Cabinet.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The following
statement was made public today:
“The members of the cabinet have all
tendered their resignations and on the
6th of March they will all be nomi
nated for reappointment with the ex
ception of Mr. Wynne, who is to be ap
pointed consul general at London. Mr.
Cortelyou will be nominated for post
master general.
HERE’S WHERE WE WIN
Uncle Sam Will Not Have to Fight
Those Japs—He's Going to
Arbitrate.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Secretary Hay
today signed with Japanese minister
jf arbitration a treaty between the
United States and Japan identical with
the other nations.
DAY’S WOES OF OUR
ELDER STATESMEN
Sundry Senatorial Scandals
From All Parts of the
United States.
NEW SUIT AGAINST PLATT
Miss Wood Wants Cash from New
Yorker—Warren of Wyoming Ac
cused of Being a Grafter—
legislature with Mitchell.
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4 4
4 THOSE GAY OLD BOYS. 4
4 4
4 Today is rather quiet in senatorial 4
4 circles Platt of New York Is to be 4
4 sued for breach of promise. It Is an- 4
4 nounced. by Miss Mao Wood, who 4
4 insisted that he was engaged to wed 4
4 her when he cruelly married a New 4
4 York widow. -f
4 Breakfast Food Post of Michigan, 4
4 who is making charges that every- 4
4 body has known were true for flf- 4
4 teen years, and wants Platt re- 4
4 moved from office, is in Washing- 4
4 ion. 4
4 Warren of Wyoming hears good 4
4 news from home. The legislature 4
4 refused to investigate charges of 4
4 wholesale grafting against him. 4
t Resolution calling on the senate and 4
president to investigate them wus 4
4 tabled at Cheyenne. 4
4 Hopkins of Illinois Is amused over 4
4 attacks of Illinois papers on him 4
4 because he had his boy, aged 23. up- 4
4 pointed by a federal judge to the 4
4 position of master in chancery, a 4
tinore paying job than Hopkins. <4
pere. ever dreamed of before he be- 4
tea me a senator. 4
Clark of Montana Is still wonder- 4
4 ing whether bis new and pretty 4
4 wife is goh\g to be received into 4
4 New York and Washington society. 4
4 Mrs. Clark is very nice, though 4
4 about forty years younger than her 4
4 multi-millionaire hubby. Her baby 4
4 was born a year or two before her 4
4 marriage to the senator was an- 4
j 4 nounced. It is not believed society, 4
I 4 official or financial, will mind. 4
4 Mitchell of Oregon has no new in- 4
4 dictments today. His legislature 4
4 at Salem declined to adjourn to a 4
4 fixed date somewhere in the future. 4
4 in order that, in ease he be remov.-d, 4
4 it eould then elect a successor. This 4
4 is gratifying vindication which the 4
4 senator greatly appreciates. 4
4 Senator Ball receives encouraging 4
4 news from Delaware. Addicks has 4
4 not yet been able to close a deal for 4
4 buying bis seat for the next term. 4
4 Senator Burton of Kansas is not 4
4 right sure where he is at since the 4
4 supreme court sat on him. but has 4
4 hopes to escape if he is tried again 4
4 on charge of taking a bribe for 4
4 using his influence as senator. 4
4 Senator Alger, despite the beauti- 4
4 ful engrossed vindication which the 4
4 Michigan legislature handed him. 4
i 4 still dislikes to discuss canned roast 4
! 4 beef. 4
; 4 Senator Stone of Missouri is as 4
| 4 earnestly as ever opposed tp alum 4
! 4 brands and devoted to the "abso- 4
4 lutely pure." 4
j 4 Senator Money of Mississippi Is 4
! 4 said not to be related to the cele- 4
4 brated Senator Sorghum. 4
; 4 Senator Dick of Ohio is said to 4
4 have got all his old grocery bills 4
i 4 paid up since he became a senator. 4
4 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania 4
! 4 continues to say nothing with much 4
1 4 emphasis about that outrageous 4
I 4 story that the Pittsburg steel kings 4
; 4 chipped in $600,000 to get him elected 4
4 senator. 4
i 4 Senator Kean of Now Jersey still 4
| 4 stands pat on his promise to Jas J. 4
4 Hill to kill all rate legislation at 4
1 4 any cost. 4
i 4 Senator Smoot of Utah Is still re- 4
4 garded as very Smooth with the 4
j 4 ladies. 4
4 Senator Aldrich of the Standard 4
4 Oil company has not read Lincoln 4
[ 4 Steffens on Rhode Island. 4
4 Senator Kitt ledge of South Da- 4
4 kota Is greatly pleased with the 4
4 splendid achievements of his com- 4
i 4 mittee in preventing progress on the 4
4 isthmian canal. 4
I 4 4
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I Norfolk, Va., Feb. 11.—The prominent
I Virginia law firm of O’Flaherty & Felton
! of Richmond has been retained by Miss
j Mae Wood, formerly of Washington, D. C.,
j to represent her in the claims she makes
against United States Senator Thomas C.
| Platt of New York, for alleged breach of
promise of marriage.
The Virginia lawyers have documents
signed "T. C. Platt,” which show that
Miss Wood was held in tender regard by
the senator and there are many evidences
of gifts from Mr. Platt to Miss Wood.
When the first settlement was arranged,
it is said, it was on the ground that Miss
j Wood was to retain her position in the
postoffice department, but soon after the
matter was l ught to have been settled
Miss Wood was dismissed.
In connection with the case, and re
lating to the first settlement, it is said
by the lawyers at Richmond that con
spiracy on the part of certain New York
ers and government officials, the names
of which are not disclosed, will be alleged
and this will be strongly supported by
documents now in the possession of the
lawyers, the originals of which are safe
ly deposited with a trust and security
company at Richmond. O'Flaherty .fc
Fulton are most reputable lawyers. Mr.
O’Flaherty being a member of the late
Virginia constitutional convention and Mr.
i Yukon a member of the state senate.
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GRAFT A LA NEPOTISM.
How the Son of Senator Hopkins Has
Things Made Easy for Him.
Chicago. Feb. 11.—One of the first
things the son of Senator A. J. Hop
kins did after being appointed master
in chancery In the United States court
was to apply for rooms 705 and 755 in
the new federal building. In making
this application he was aware that
the offices originally had been allotted
to William M. Booth, since dead, who,
like Henry W. Bishop and Elijah B.
Sherman, was one of the venerable
masters in the circuit court.
On the death of Mr. Booth, Hervey
W. Booth, his brother, was appointed
to the vacancy. James S. Hopkins,
son of Senator Hopkins, was also ap
pointed.
The suite composed of rooms 705 and
755 was considered the most .con
venient of the three. Mr. Booth, know
ing tlie offices had been intended for his
brother, and supposing that the older
masters would be accommodated first,
after thinking the matter over, wrote
to George O. Von Nerta, superintendent
of construction in the new building. The
reply surprised him.
"I understand,” said Mr. Von Nerta,
•'•'that James S. Hopkins has applied
for the office your brother would have
had. But If it will be satisfactory room
705 will be assigned to you.”
Mr. Booth then got down tlie archi
tect's plans and located room 705. It
Was the ante-room. There were no
toilet facilities, and the lighting ar
rangements were inadequate.
This state of affairs caused Mr. Booth
to do some thinking. Fo" twenty-five
years he had practiced law In Chicago.
His hair'had grown gray in the unrav
cling of kr.otty legal Questions during a
generation. Hopkins, on the other hand,
had been admitted to the bar in June,
1903. after a second examination. He
was new to the business, but his father
was o senator. The treasury officials
at Washington who were in charge of
•^portioning the rooms were politicians.
It would not do. lie realized, for them
to offend a senator.
NEW SENATORIAL GRAFT.
Long Series of Specific Charges Are
Made Against Senator Warren
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 10.—A concurrent
resolution was introduced In the senate
by Kerster, democrat, relating to charges
against Senator Francis E. Warren, de
manding investigation by the legislature
by the senate of the United States, and
by President Roosevelt.
The resolution was tabled, IS to 5. Sen
ator Patrick Sullivan was the only repub
lican who voted against tabling the reso
lution. The charges were as follows:
That Charles M. Smith, brother-in-law
of Senator Warren, was kept on the sen
ate pay roll at Washington as a clerk of
the committee on claims (Senator War
ren chairman) at a salary of $2,200, while
m fact he stayed in Cheyenne, turning his
salary over to Senator Warren.
That Hiram Sapp similarly collected
| $1,410 as assistant clerk, and turned the
I money over to the Senator, while remain
ing in Cheyenne.
That Fred K. Warren, son of the sena
tor. is drawing pay ns assistant clerk of
the committee on claims, although ab
sent from Washington and a student at
Harvard.
That Senator Warren leased a building
to the government as a jiostofflce while
senator.
That Senator Warren has fenced in a
vast area of government lands.
ONLY STATE SENATORS.
But They Aspire to the Ways of the
Great Fathers.
Sacramento, (’a.. Feb. 11. In the sen
atorial bribery Investigation, Joseph S.
Jordan, said to have been the agent of
the four accused senators, testified that
he was employed by Clarence Grande,
of the Phoenix Building and Loan as
sociation. He was asked if he could
go to any of the senators and make a
money proposition to them for their
protection in any investigation likely
to be held, Jordan said he had given
Senators French, Bunkers, Emmons
and Wright each $350 in cash for their
help.
RATE bTuTPASSED.
After Long Discussion the House Voted
by 326 to 17 in Favor of the Esch
Townsend Measure.
Washington. Feb. 11.—After nearly
four days of discussion the house by a
Note of 326 to 17, passed the Esch
Townsend bill providing for the reg
ulation of freight rates. The nega
tive vote was made up of 11 republi
cans and 6 democrats.
The closing hours of the debate were
occupied by Messrs. Williams, of Mis
sissippi, the minority leader, and Hep
burn, of Iowa, chairman of the com
mittee which reported the bill. Mr.
Williams, while supporting the minor
ity measure, even though he said he
knew it could not pass, complimented
tlie republican!) for bringing in a
bill which was much better
than he expected would come from
them. The speech of Mr. Hepburn was
rather in defense of himself. He said
that his deeds and acts were a sufficient
answer to the "lies and slanders'
which had been heaped upon him. The
bill known as the Hepburn bill, he said/
had been prepared by the attorney gen
eral, and he only yielded to his col
leagues on the committee on the Esch
Townsend bill because he did not want
the committee to be the target for scrib
blers who wanted sensational headlines.
He devoted some time to a strong pre
sentation of the merits of the majority
measure.
The debate was opened by Pierce of
Tennessee, who, after announcing that
the president, on the subject of rate
legislation, was the greatest leader that
has lived in the republican ranks since
the civil war, said he would support the
Esch-Townsend bill.
Williams Claims Roosevelt.
Crumpacker of Indiana said he would
ungrudgingly support the majority
measure because the power to regulate
railroad companies had always been
recognized, tlie fiuestion now being
simply one of policy.
While Crumpacker was speaking the
statehood hill came over from the sen
ate and was laid on the speaker’s ta
ble for reference to committee.
The closing remarks for the minority
were made by Williams of Mississippi,
who at the outset congratulated the
house upon the fact that not only in
tlie matter of rate legislation, but In
several other particulars, Mr. Roose
velt, "nominated by the republican par
ty and elected by the people,” was be
ginning to assume a distinctly demo
cratic attitude.
Washington, Feb. 3.—The Davey bill,
the democratic substitute for the rail
road rate legislation, was defeated in
the house, 151 yeas, to 189 nays.
COMERFORD EXPELLED.
Illinois Legislator Who Charged that
There Was Graft Is Fired
by Colleagues.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 10.—Frank I). Com
erford, representative from Cook county,
was expelled. The expulsion was the cli
max 6f charges of corruption and bribery
made by Comerford against members of
the legislature in a lecture in Chicago
which were investigated by a committee
of the house which found the charges un
founded.
The committee made no recommenda
tion. but the report was followed by a res
olution for expulsion. The resolution cited
Mr. Comerford to show why he should not
be expelled.
Mr. Comerford declined to take time by
delay, ami said he was ready right then
to defend h'.rnself. In a brilliant speech
of more than an hour he reviewed the tes
timony, scored the committee for so lim
iting the scope of tbe investigation that
‘God Almighty himself, if he came here,
would be prevented from getting evidence
agatnst a self-confessed thief.
“This committee stands convicted of re
sorting to subterfuges to prevent any real
Investigation,’’ he said
Mr. Comerford had h:« speech in type
written form, but frequently departed
from its text to denounce members of the
house for testimony before the committee,
which was far different from what they
had told him.
Members of the committee holly resent
ed Comerford’s reflections.
Comerford demanded the right as a de
fendant of the last word. It was given.
On roll call the expulsion was adopted,
121 to 12. Eight declined to vote.
West Virginia Murderer Sentenced.
Logan, W. Va., Feb. 9.—Floyd Stolllng
was today sentenced to life imprison
ment for the brutal killing of Rose
YY'lnte, near Chapmansvllle last De
cember. Floyd’s brother, Ballard Stol
lings, and wife, will now be tried as
1 a cqmplices,
PALM THAT IS
! FIFTY FEET TALL
A Rare Plant Recently Added
to Collection in New York
Botanical Gardens*
IS GIVEN FIXED POSITION
la the First to Be Planted in the Soil,
All Its Neighbors Being Potted
or Else Growing in Tubs
or Boxes.
New York Tlm<p: A number of rare
palms were received last week by the
New York botanical gardens and were
placed on exhibition In the palm house,
the central and largest building of the
conservatory range. Most of them were
gKCri from private collections, but by far
the largest of the plants was obtained
from tha Central park conservators by
exchange.
This palm Is a fine specimen of Cocus
Plumosa, which haa attained a height of
fifty feet and threatened to push Us way
through the roof of the tallest building In
the Central park range of glass houses.
It haa tha honor of being the first plant
to ge given a fixed poaltlon In the garden
paint house, all Its neighbors being pot
ted or else growing In large wooden tuba
and boxes, while this plant was long
since found to be too large and a too
vigorous grower to be so treated.
It required seven men and a derrick to
uproot It from Its position In tha park
conservatories, but the gardeners of the
botanical gardens managed to plant It In
the palm house without a derrick. The
uprooting, transporting and replanting
required nearly six days’ work. The
plant Is named from the plume-llke grace
of Its great leaves, which remind one
somewhat of the more familiar Kentla
palms, but are fully fifteen feet in length.
Tha palm was planted directly in the
I Roll and was surrounded with an at
j tractive bit of rockwork, which In turn
I has been called upon to nourish many
I vines, begonias and more typical rock
; loving plants. In Its new situation the
I plant will have an opportunity to add
! fully thirty feet to Its height before It
begins to feel oppressed for space.
Two Neowashtngtonla robusta palms re
ceived from C. M. Hyde of Greenwich,
Conn., are considered Important acquisi
tions to the garden collodion, and attract
much attention. In ehape the trunk re
sembles a great egg, two feet or more In
diameter at the base, with great clusters
of large fan leaves rising from the small
er apex on heavy stems, giving at least
ten feet spread of foliage.
Mary 8. Ames presented s fine speci
men of Acanthorlza acu’.eala twenty feet
In height. Its Blender trunk thickly beset
| with stout spikes, some of them fully ten
Inches In length. This Is another of the
(fan palms, the leaves more deeply fringed
j than most of the varieties. It came from
| the donor’s conservatories In North Eaa
; ton. Mass.
I Of four palms presented by Geraldyn
Redmond, the most Important Is the
■Phoenix dactyllfera, a date palm ten feet
;ln height. Seven cacti, among them some
i fine examples of the Peruvlanus mon
strosus, nearly six fet In height, were also
.Included In the collection from Miss Red
mond's conservatories at Tivoli, N. Y.
Although this cactus has been a favor
ite In private conservatories for some
years, very few as large speciments are
attainable. They bear handsome pink
white flowers, live Inches or more across
| the face. The peculiar and frequent In
terruption of the parallel ribs of tha plant
gives It the appearance of being made up
of a succession of short Joints, and the
jslnguar appearance of the riant com
mands attention at all times.
COLOR-BLIND PEOPLE.
Some Queer Selections Made by Per
sons Thus Afflicted.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune: a
well-known oculist, who has an office
on West Seventh street, while discuss
ing some of the various defects of the
human eye which nre not noticeable to
the ordinary observer, had this to say
about dor-blind people:
"Th6 world must be a curious place
to color-blind people, of whom there
are 40 males and 3 females to every 1.000
persons. Some are blue-yellow blind,
and everything seems either red, green
or gray to them; others are red-green
blind, and all things appear to them
to be yellow, blue or gray of various
'shades, and others again perceive no
'distinction In color at all, but the
[whole world appears an unchanging
aspect of dull gray. To these latter a
[Visit to a picture gallery would reveal
[merely a collection of engravings or
photographs. But the two former have
the compensation of seeing their own
two colors much more brightly than or
dinary people.
| “The color-blind do extraordinary
things at times. An officer of the navy
went one day to buy material for a
coat, vest and trousers. He bought a
blue coat and red trousers, believing
them of the same color. A British ad
miral painted a landscape, and was
Very proud of his performance, but he
[made the tree red, thinking It the same
color aB green. When he purchased a
pair of trousers he chose green ones,
suspecting them to be brown. An
architect’s pupil, being directed to copy
a picture of a brown house, made the
house green, the sky scarlet and the
roses blue.
! "A postofflee clerk was always short
In hlo accounts because he could not
distinguish the different colored
ptampa. And a sedate Quaker has been
known to buy a green coat for himself
B.nd a red gown for his wife, thinking
they were both brown. If you see a man
In the street with a preposterous dis
play of colors charitably believe him
to be one of the color-blind. Just w hy
the eyes of women are less defective
In the matter of distinguishing colors
than those of a man Is one of the
things In nature that Is unexplained.
,The construction of the same, yet
[woman’s superiority In matching colors
[has always been recognized, even where
’man has had the advantage of long
iexperience."
“YOU ALL” AND “WE ALL.”
Are the Expressions Confined to the
Southern States?
New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat: For
some time there has been running In a
Hew York paper an amusing discussion
of the expressions "you all" and "we
all,” and In not a few instances efforts
hat e been made to shoulder these odd
'ities off on the south. The expressions
'are frequently used In the south, and
[often by persons of high culture. It
|Is not uncoraon to hear an educated
man ask, "How are you all?” by which
[he means to Inquire about al the mem
ibers of a particular family. So educa
ted men and women frequently say,
"We all get along nicely here," by
which they mean "all members of
[ the family," and so on. It Is a more di
rect way of saying the thing. It con
i veys the Idea clearly enough, and la not
\ "IB
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open to any objection on the ground of
“vagueness and uncertainty."
Of course, these expressions are used
only In talking. Persons who con
stantly say "you all” would never think
of writing ll In this way. "You all"
and “we all" are spoken and not writ
ten, Just as a great many p isons who
are capable of writing, and do write,
the most exquisite English, butcher
all the rules of grammar and euphony
I in conversation.
| Hut It Is doubtful If “we all” and
I "you all" can be charged up to the
I south exclusively. They are rather i
| American provincialisms, and are to be
classed with certain departures of
speech noted by the lati Herbert
: Spencer—departures looked upon as
| shocking and barbarous by the Eng
i llshman. But why should breath and 3
time be wasted In saying things In a j
round-about fashion? Why ask. “How ,
are the members of your family?” when
"How are you all?” will answer the
same purpose7 Suppose one is asked
his present place of residence, shall he
wade through the painful detail of the
law und reply that he lives on a cer
tain lot "situate, lying and being" In a
certain county, and certain state, and
in the United States of America, and
give the metes and bounds, and the
■neandertngs of lines, and certain
blazed blackjacks which have marked
its proper boundaries from the time of
the first Inhabitant? Not much. Time
Is too precious. The quick answer, no
less than the quick action, Is one of tha
lnipresrive Idiosyncrasies of the age.
"We all" and "you all" may not cor
forrn to the rules of grammar, but It
•"says what it means" and "means
what le" says." Still, It la not peculiar
to the south. It would be as unjust to
the south to say that all the people usa
the expressions "we uns" and "you
uns," expressions peculiar to Arkansas,
or certain parts of the state, but by no
means general.
rvorean navy nad Una Boat.
Philadelphia Telegraph; A Philadel
phian recently on a tour of the world
passed nearly a month In Korea, and
gives this summary of the military and .
naval resources of "the land of the
morning calm." "I was amused," he
said, "by the serious way In which the
Korean officials spoke of their navy. At
Chemulpo I saw the navy pass. It con
sisted of a single steamer, which had
formerly been a collier, and It was
armed with two old-fashioned, muzzle
loading guns. There was a regiment of
Koreans In Seoul who are being drilled
by Japanese officers, but beyond that
the ’army' consists of a rabble made up
anywhere between 50,000 and 100,000
men, armed with a collection of weap
ons which begin with bows and arrows,
spears, pikes something like the hul- !
herd, arguebuses and old muzzle-load
ing rifles. There are a few Mausers,
and I saw one detachment that had
every variety of hunting gun you could
name. The officials are gorgeous In
their uniforms, but the file—a kal
eidoscopic mob so far as appearance
was concerned. The pay of the Korean
soldier Is 8 cents a day. The Seoul regi
ment la the emperor’s royal guard, and
Is the only organization In the army
that shows anything like discipline.
But the navy, that would make you
laugh."
Don't Look for Easy Work.
An Englishman In India once owned
an elephant whom. In honor of the wife
of the viceroy, he called “Lady Cur
son."
"Lady" was employed In plowing the
fields with four plows attached and In
loading lumber on the trains. Lady
was rather lazy, I am sorry to say, and
was continually looking for an easier
task. One day ehe heard her owner'*
wife say that she did so want a good
nurse for the baby.
"Oh, that's Just the thing for me,"
cried Lady. "Such an easy task—and
I Just love babies. I think I can get
out of this farm work and Just sit and
amuse the baby all day; why that’s no
work at all.”
Bo one day the mother missed baby,
and when after some moments of hunt
ing they found her. Lady had her In
her care, holding her between her great
front feet and fanning her with her
ears. "I’ve found my nurse," cried the
mother.
I-1
"1 Just Love Babies."
So poor Lady was made to wear a
great white apron and a cap that
wouldn’t stay on, and carried that lit
tle tyrant of a baby about on a cushion.
Her legs ached and her back ached.
“Oh. my," she sighed, "why did I ever
trade work? This baby nursing I guess
Is not In my line. I can't sleep at night
because that wretched infant cries. I
can't rest by day because the little ty
rant wants to walk. I thought the thing
was easy. I believe It would kill an ele
phant In time.”
One day, utterly discouraged, she
brought In the baby to his mother.
"Take him, take him,” she pleaded,
"and let me do general housework.”
All of which shows that some things
that seem easy are not as easy as they
seem.
A Doctor Ahead of Time.
Saturday Evening Post: The favorite
pastime of the "black-and-white" artist,
responsible for so many comic sketches.
Is to read of some deadly disease, prefer
ably a new one, go to bed imagining he
has It, He awake all night, seek his doc
tor In the morning and get assurance
that he Is In perfect health and then go
back cheerfully to work.
One morning not long ago he turned
up at the doctor's Just as the man of
medicine was getting into his carriage.
"I'm In a hurry,” called the doctor,
"and can't stop to see you, but lt'a all
right—you haven't got It."
"Haven’t got what?" demanded the as
tonished artist.
"Whatever you think you've got. Not
a symptom of it. Goodby,” and ha drove
away. I
"Well, now," said Levering, turning to
a lamp post, as the only witness of the
scene, "that's the time he's mistaken. I
know I’ve got It—ten dollas In my pocket
to pay his last bill; but If he's sure I
haven't I’ll try to get In line with his
diagnosis," and he went around to his
club and sat In a little game of draw,
which came out as he expected.
Town Topics; Tenaweek—It Is a se
cret, 6lr, but I am engaged to your
daughter, and
Old Gotrox—Have no uneasiness, sir;
M will go no further.
