The Washington Times (Washington [D.C.])
December 15, 1902

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Rain or snow tonight and tomorrow; warmer tonight; increasing winds.

NUMBER 3108. WASHINGTON, M( v7 INDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1902. MEDIUM iN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. PRICE ONE CENT. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT FURNACES SHUT DOWN For Over an Hour Employes of This Vast Building Shiver in Their Wraps. Rigid Economy Ordered by Authorities. In Posteffice Department Orders Are Issued. That No Electric Lights Be Used Abgve First Floor—Pri vate Elevators Stopped. With Snowstorm Imminent the Local Situation Is Alarming, and Interrup tion to Traffic Will Result in Distress. A crisis was reached in the local coal situation this morning when for over an hour it was necessary to shut down the plant of the Interior Department, and urgent orders were issued for rigid economy in the distribution of the small amount remaining in the bins of the vast building. Other departments of the Government find themselves in almost as serious condition, and are at times shoveling coal direct into the furnaces from the delivery wagons. The first determined action for the relief of the situation was made at the District Building, where William J. Zeh secured permis sion to lay tracks on Maryland and Virginia Avenues that will nearly double the unloading facilities of the city, Radical Action Demanded. This action was taken by the District Commissioners after a careful consider ation of the situation, and is purely an emergency measure. Mr. Zeh said that he had many cars of coal on the rails, but that they were congested at the dumps, and that additional facilities Were imperatively necessary to prevent the people of the city from freezing. Work will be begun immediately laying the tracks and by Thursday or Friday he promises that the local situation will be greatly relieved. The tracks author ized wili permit of the unloading of rearly 200 cars at a time, nearly doubling the terminal facilities of the eity so far as they relate to the handling of coal. Consternation reigned among the offi clals of the Interior Department this morning when they reached their offices to find that the building was not heated and that the coal bins were empty When the clerks left Saturday the sup ply was nearly exhausted, but it was hoped that enough could be secured over Sunday to keep the big boilers going. This it seemed impossible to do and clerks sat around for over an hour shivering In their wraps and expecting every moment to receive an order excus ing them for the rest of the day. Finally, after an appeal to nearly every large dealer in the city, a supply of thirteen tons was hurried to the buildings, the boilers were started and the employes went to work. Private Elevators Closed. In the Postoffice Department an order was issued directing that until further orderz no electric light should be used above the first floor, where it is abso lutely indispensable in the handling of mail matter, and that the private ele vators in the building should be closed down until the situation was relieved. Economize is the prevailing order ev erywhere and it is only ‘by treme measures that it will be possible to pull through the winter. Wherever it is pos sible to save a lump of coal it will be done. Orders will probably be issued this afternoon or tomorrow for the clos ing down of the elevator in the Wash ington Monument. It is impossible at the present time to quote a price on coal, the fluctuations WEATHER CONDITIONS. Another storm is moving up from the southwest, having come in by way of the South Pacific Coast and southern Texas. It is eentral this morning at the mouth fo the Ohio River. There will be snow tonight and Tuesday from the lower lake region eatward, rain or snow in the Okie valley and southern portion of the Middle Atiantic States, and rain in the Southern States, followed by fair weather Tuesday in the East Gulf Stages. It will be warmer tonight iu the Atlantic States, and colder in the lower Missjs sippl valley. On the New England coast the winde will be increasing north io east, becoming high; on the middle At lantic coast high north to east: on the south Atlantic ccast brisk to high east to south, becoming wester’'y Tuesday. Storm warnings are displayed on the At. lantic coast from Jacksonville to East port. Steamers departing today for Eu ropean ports will have increasing north to northeast winds, becoming high with cloudy weather and snow to the Grand Banks. ‘emperature at 9 a. m 'emperature at 12 m.. ‘emperature at 1 p. m H F I I Low L580 LOBBY. «»0vvvueei'sivan 2:00 Hah tide todRy .-....c.cvuoinn. 8:09 Low tide tomorrow..... on knr 2:47 High tide tomorrow........... 8:40 R rie Prue BESS TFEMPFEFPRATI RF TIDE TABLE. are so great. Many of the dealers who have signed the Reading agreement are selling that coal at an advance over the $7.25 agreed upon, as they assert that the cost to them, cousidering the handling and other expenses, exceeds ‘the price they are supposed to charge. Several of the dealers have adopted a general price varying from $8 to $12 a ton for anthracite, and from $3 to 210 for soft coal. Several quoting the higher figures say that they could sell at less with a rea sonable profit, but that they had to adopt some means to relieve themselves of the enormous pressure that is being brought to bear upon them for coal. Hospitals in Distress. A snowstorm imminent, the Govern ‘ment departments with less than four days’ supply of coal on hand, the city hospitals in little better condition, and many citizens unable to obtain fuel even at $12 or $14 a ton make the coal situa tion today distressing. The coal companies have announced that it is their purpose under all cir ‘cumstances to see that the hospitals are supplied, but some of these institutions are dangerously near the bottom of their bins. If mild weather results, it ig pos sible that they may not suffer, but with the interruption to traffic that is likely to accompany a general snowstorm, the wards of these institutions will not be spared, Cold Comfort. A canvass of the city hospitals this morning developed the fact that but cne of them has a sufficient supply of coal on hand to insure the comfort of its inmates should no additional sup pliss Pe received in the next three or (Continued on Tewth Page.) SIATERO0D BILL BROUGHT UP IN SENATE Opposition Has No Definite Program Arranged. Despite the fact that the debate on the Statehood bill is scheduled to begin this afternoon, little discussion was indulged in by the Senators this morning. Ad vocates of the majority report, favoring the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one State, will occupy the whole of the afternoon. The opposition has no definite pro gram, though it still maintains that it can show the strength necessary to de feat the majority. Senator Quay is determined to attend every session and watch all moves in order not to be made the vicitm of any surprises. His one purpose is to accept the first opportunity to bring the ques tion to a test vote. It is conceded now that this will be impossible before the holiday recess, and on that account sev eral Senators have gone home, Unless interrupted by discussion of un foreseen parliamentary questions, it is expected that Senator Dillingham will occupy most of the afternoon. The pro gram of the majority members of the committee is said to be for Senators Nelson, Burham, and Kean to follow Senator Dillingham in the order named. It is not believed that a compromise, such as the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, according to the pro visions of the majority report, and Ari zona and New Mexico as another State is seriously considered by members of the upper house. So many protests have come from the people of the two Ter ritories of the extreme Southwest as to make the suggestion most unpopular. A large delegation of New Mexicans is staying at the New Willard. The members are unanimously opposed to coming into the Union in this manner. The mejority members of the commit tee are mot in favor of the suggestion any more than the minority, and it is not believed it will be seriously consid ered by the Senate. BEQUEATHS HER DIAMONDS TO A CHURCH. CHATHAM, N. J., Dec. 15.-—~The will of Mrs. John Gold, of Chatham, has been offered for probate, and in it she directs that her diamonds shail be turned over to the trustees of (he Chatham Episcopal Mission, te be sold by them, and the pro ceeds devoted to the purchase of a com munion service for the church. The bulk of her property she has left to a sister who lives In the West. With the cash you realize from sale of goods through Brawn Tolson, Auctioneers, 1409-11 New York Avenue. Ady, Coal Shortage Causes Uneasiness in City Hospitals Daily Amount consumption, on hand, Emergency Children’s oc.cviesne Freedman's GarRelE .i.c.conuress Georgetown Providence Homeopathic *Washington Asylum tons, LY 1% 2 tons. 12 60 40 20 10 8 25 4 20 *Including hospital and poorhouse. Xmas Gifts to Friends 10 GHANGE DATE OF INAUGURATION House Committee on Judici ary Discusses Two Propo sitions Looking to a “Fair Weather” Schedule. EE MR. PARKER'S TREATISE oo Gives History of Early Events and Urges That President's Term Begin on January 1—Con gresa Terms on Docember 1. y 7 TRE Se C ve q ARI BBEAN, The House Committee on Judiciary this morning took up the question of changing the date of the inauguration of the President. Representative R. Wayne Parker, of the committee, who was requested to look into the matter, read a lengthy treatise on the original selection of the date. 4 oS A y

A) A y Cv N IM WA ge, RS N24 3 a Ry 4 The committe had under consideration a resolution passed by the Senate at the last session providing for a change in the date from March 4 to the last Thurs day in April, and also a joint resolution introduced by Representative DeAr ‘mond, providiag for an amendment to the Constitution stipulating that the President shall continue until April 30, 1905, and thereafter April 20 shall be substituted for March 4 as the begin ning and end of the terms of President and Vice President; also that the Fifty ninth Congress shall end and the Six tieth Congress shall begin the Sth day of January, 1907, at noon, and thereafter cach Cngress shall begin and end on the Sth day eof January, at noon; and no Congress after the Fifty-eighth shall meet or sit later than the day for the election of a new Congress, except when convened by the President in extraor dinary session, in a great emergency, which shall be stated in his proclama tion; and in such extraordinary session none but emergency measures shall be passed or considered. election of a new Congress, except when convened by the President in extraor dinary session, in a great emergency, which shall be stated in his proclama tion; and in such extraordinary session none but emergency measures shall be passed or considered. Local Seatiment. The sentiment in favor of changing the date of the inauguration is largely local. In Congress and throughout the country, however, there is a feeling that if any change is made at all it should be one which would enable Congress to as semble as soon after election as pos sible. Under the present system mem bers of Congress do not meet until thir teen months after election, Mr. Parker said Congress fixed no spe cific date for the inauguration of Wash ington. It met on March 4, but, owing to the failure of a number of Senaiors to arrive, the first inauguration did not take place until April 20, 178%. The Con stitution merely provided that the Presi dent serve four years, and, in Mr. Park e's opinion, Washington would have continued his term until April 20 four years later instgad of March 4. Early Inauguration. Mr. Parker argued that new admin istrations and the new Congress should enter upon the discharge of their duties at the same time. To this end he sug gested that the electoral college should meet and cast its ballots soon after the election; that the retiring Congress con vene immediately thereafter, and covwt the votes, and the new President and Vice President be inducted into office in December or January. The only objec tion to this plan, he said, was that the term of Senators should be changed to conform to the beginning and ending of ‘ne members of the House. This would necessitate a change in some of “ae States constitutions to enable them to chose their Senators a year carlier than at present. The question of fixing the date of inauguration of the President at a se a- son of the year when there would be fair weather, he said, was trivial com pared to the importance of having the beginning of the ned Administration. and the new Congress at the same t.me. To Avoid Short Term. He thought the short term of Con gress should be abolished. In conclu sion he offered a resolution to the ef fect that the terms of the Senate snd members of the House of Representa tives should hereafter end and begin on the first day of December, and the term of the President on anuary 1, in stead of March and that all such, terms now existing shall be shortened $0 as to carry this provision into rx fect, and that Congress shall have power to enact sucha law, At the conclusion of the reading of his treatise and resolutions, Mr. Parker no- ticed that a number of Representatives )f the press were present, “My remarks were not intended for! publication.” he said, suddenly glancing at the newspaper men. “1 didn't know they were here still.” “They've been very still,” said Rep-| resentative Littlefield. of Maine, smiling broadly at his own pun. The committee RE EIR CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S CONDITION UNCHANGED NEW YORK, Dec, 16.—Jt was said this morning at the home of Cornelius Van derbilt, who is ill with typhoid at 22 Park Avenue, that the young man’s con dition remained unchanged. His friends still continue to feel apprehension for him as the physicians’ bulletins for the last day or two bave not been more than hopeful in tone End of the Year [the time to seli off odds and ends, through Brown Tolson, Auctioneers, 1409-11 New York Avenue. —Ady. FIFTY KILLED IN BOMBARDMENT OF PUERTO CABELL® BY EUROPEAN POWERS

SE Ema, <x ak (a= EE Se HAI —rx Li Av ray: 4 H 7 rir a VIA ard The entrance to the inside harbor at Puerto Cabello is through a narrow channel not more than dred feet wide. 2 [(v CIF AL The fortress which was bombarded is on a low sand spit at the eff of this channel. It is an old-fashioned structure, which was rebuilt in the eighteenth century. Its sides are comparatively low and would offer but poor resistance to modern shells. The custom house is on the right, or mainland, side of the channel. It is a long, two-story brick building, and contains, besides executive offices, large warehouses. The trade of several interior provinces centers at Puerto Cabello, which is the port of Valencia, an important town in the State of Carabobo. a few hun UNITED STATES MAY BE URAWN INTO DISPUTE Situation Becomes More Em barrassing Each Day. FEELING OF APPREHENSION Question to Be Determined Is Whether There Has Been a Breach of Faith on Part of Powers. Notwithstanding the disposition of the United States to keep apart from the Venezuelan controversy and avoid being ‘drawn inte a dispute wih Germany and Eagland over the exf®ut of “thelr co ercive measure€ against Venezuela, the indications are thai the propriety of re questing some explanation of the Anglo German war-like demonstrations must now be seriously considered. The question now to be determined by the United States Government is whether there has been a breach of faith on the part of Germany and Eng land, and if so what course shall be taken to bring to the attention of those counties our regret that the assurances given us that only “peaceful blockade” ‘would be enforced, have been violated, May Ask for Inquiry. A certiin element in Congress is dis inclined 10 permit the incident to pass without notice. and, however much the officials of the State Department regret to do so, they will probably be com pelled to make some further inquiries of both Germany and England as to their intentions against Venezuela. A renewal of the assurances already made, together with a satisfactory ex planation of the sinking of the Vene zuelan gunboats and the shelling of Fort Libertador at Puerto Cabello may re lieve this country of a possible embar rassing situation. Both Fresident Roosevelt and Secre tary Hay are opposed to involving the United States in the Venezuelan quarrel with Germany and England unless the principle of the Monroe Doctrine is ac tually threatened. Secretary Hay went to the White House early this morning with dispatches from Minister Bowen. Situation Serious. Instead of clearing the atmosphere the latest intelligence from Caracas gp parently gives rise to feeling of ap prehensiof, and there is now no secret of the fact that the situation is re rded as serious. The fact that the allied fleets captured the Venezuelan gunboats before there had been any declaration of war, or a blockade declared, tends to confirm the opinion of some ol the officials that a war on Venezuela was actually intended, and this view was strengthened om the receipt of advices this morning from Minister Bowen, giving the details of the shelling of the forts at Puerto Ca bello and throe hours’ notice. Whether these acts of the aliled forces actually constitute a breach of faith is the quetsion now being considered by the President and Secretary Hay. Some of the officials are of the opinion that the assurance given by Germany and Creat Britain have been violated, while the more conservative hold to the belief that the Monroe Doctrine has not been threatened, and until suspicion points to a danger of its violation this Government should continue silent and avoid any controversy over the aggres sive demonstrations of Germany and England. BUBEAR WINS SCULLING MATCH. LONDON, Dec. 15.—The sculling match today between Bubear, the ex-champion, and “Wag” Harding was won by Bubear by two and one-half lengths. The time was 902 Before Taking Stock turn broken lots into cash, through Brown Tolson, Auctioneers, 1406-11 New York Avenue, Adv. SCENE OF THE VENEZUELAN DISTURBANCES nd AR Nuff wd (x WAZ N o A A A 1\ A N 2 i a 2 As oS vA; MARCA Bs Ax. A A

a eo I a BRITISH CLAIMS NOT KNOWN IN WASH NGTON Plans of Germany Submitted Some Time Ago. VENEZUELA'S HEAVY DEBT Berlin Company Seeks Pay for Im provements Made in South American Republic, The State Department has never been jollicially idormed of the claims of Great Britain against Venezuela, but at tary Hay iis plan of action against Fresident Caetro’s government a s'eie ment was made of the German claims. Against Venezuela there is a aim pending of the Berlin Cempany of Dis count on account of the non-performance of engagements which the Venezuelan government undertook in connection with the Venezuelan Railway, built by that government. These obligations, Germany says, now amouit to fully 6,000,000 bolivars. It is maintained that the obligations continue to increase. as interest for the values of the 5 yer cert Venezuelan loan of the year 1896, which was emitted to amount of 33,000,000 bolivars, and which has been transmitted to the Berlin fom pany as a guavauice for the payment of interest of the capital spent in building, has not, it is said by Germany, been paid regularly since eight years, nor has the payment been made regularly to the sinking fund. Germany has other claims against Venezuela which date from the Venezu elan civil wars of the years 1398 until 1900. Through these wars, =Cermany says, many German merchants and many German landowners have been se riously damaged, as partly compulsory loans were said to have been extorted from them, cattle were seized by Vere zuela and never paid for, and the gros~ds and residences of the Germans ransak ed and devastated. The amount claimed by Germany for these damages comes to fully 2,000,000 bolivars. This amount is to be divided by Germany between thir ty-five claimants, who are poor people. Claims Against Venezuela. In an official communication to the State Department on the subject of the claims against Venezuela the German government says: “Evidently the Venezuelan government is not willing to fulfill its engagements in compensating for these damages. Af ter having first fixed a six-monthly term In which the government refused to discuss any claims for compensation, the government issued in January, 1901, a decree setting forth that a commission consisting solely of Venezuelan officials should decide about the claims, which the damaged would have to bring to their knowledge in three months. The proceedings, as settled by this decree, seem in three articles not to be accept able, “First of all, that all the claims for damage which come from the (‘me be fore the 23d of May, 1809 (that r.eans before the appointment of President Cas tro), should not be considered, while of course the government of Castro is. as all other governments, responsible for tne deeds of its predecessors. “Another article said that all diplomatic protestations against decigions of the commission should be excluded and only the appeal to the supreme Venezuelan court of justice be admitted. “Finally, the government wanted to pay for the claims which should be recogniz 4d by the commission cnly with bonds of a newly to be emitted reseclution debt, which would be, after the experiences made, up till present, without any value.” Spending Money for Holidays. If you well your superfluous articles through Brown Tolson, Auctioneers, 1409-11 New York Avenue. Adv. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SINKING SHIPS DENIED House of Commons Hears Government Statement. PRESS PRAISES AMERICA Says United States Has Kept Level Head Over Venezuelan Imbroglio. Suspicious of Germany. LONDON, Dec. 15.—In the house of commons today Viscount Cranborne, parliamentary tary for foreign uf fairs, made. Samet relative to the finking 4f the ca ed Venezuelan war ships. He demied that the British ad miral was respoasible for the destrue tion of the vessels, The “Pail Mail Gazette” in a leading article on the Venezuelan imbroglio, un der rhe headline “Cats and Chestauts,” says. ‘va 2 the present time pubiic opin ion in the Untied States has kept a level head, which is distinctly to be commend ed. It 1s quite natura! that Americans should be touchy and suspicious con cerning the possible designs lurking in European minds in regard to South American states “Those states, and Venezuela is a case in point, contain vast potential sources of wealth. At the same time, only the mos! ignorant and the most anti-British elements of American society would sus pect this country of any design to seek territorial aggrandizement in those ze gions, but Germany is a young power with a teeming population and vast and increasing trade ambitions in the direc tion of the expansion of the *Weltpoli tik,” which is now being back. by the powerful argument of a navy already strong and soon to he much stronger, “Likewise, the world had, just lately, an object lesson in China as to German eagerness to obtaiv territorial footing in regions where hep flag never flew be fore. With such ambitions and with her uiconcealed jealousy of the British Em. pire, Germany is cxposed, even though unjustly in any particular insiance, wo suspicions which cannot easily attach to this country. “In these circumstances it behooves the British Foreign Office tn walk ex ceedingly warily. England must not be dragged by the heels by any other power into a situation which might endanger the excellent understanding which hap pily prevails between the governments of Washmagton and Londen “Our own hands are thoroughly clean in this affair and we must make it per fectly clear both at Washington and Berlin that we cannot clash hands with Germany unless there is practical cer tainty that our own will not be defiled. We Sigal afford to endanger the good understanding of the twe branches of the Anglo-Saxon race in order to chas tise Castro and thereby extract chest nuts for the benefit of the mailed fist. “Germany desires ncthing more ear nestly than to see England and the United States at loggerheads. We must look to it that this amicable aspiration Is not brought nearer to reaiization in the course of our recovery of our just lebts from Venezuela.” THE RES. GEORGE MORTON ARRAIGNED IN OLD BAILEY LONDON, Dec. 15.—In Old Bailey today the Rev. George Martin, a clergyman of the Establiched Church, who threatened to blow up the grandstand at the King's procession through London two months ago, was discharged. Martin came into court looking weak and ill. The Rev. Henry Pitt. vicar of St. Mary's Church, asked that he be allowed to take Martin home with him and give him work among the poor of his parish. He said the prisoner had been suffering from overwork. and that this led him to utter his threat. The judge thereupon d‘scharged the prisoner. Lert Sources of Wealth. Has Clean Hands. GEN. OTHO H. WILLIAMS’ TOMB CRUMBLING AWAY Inscription on Gravestone on Grave of Revoluticuary Patriot. 2 HAGERSTOWN, 3d. Dec. 15.—iae people of Washington county are grati fied to learn that Representative George A. Pearre has introduced a bill ap bropriating $50,900 for a monument Gen. Otho H: Williams. 3 General Williams iies buried in view Cemetery, which overlooks the Po ‘tomac River at Williamsport. Only a ‘plain, modest monument now marks the grave of this distinguished Revolutiom= ary hero. This gravestone, which is sand stone, is fast crumbling to ruins. On the north side of the tomb the in scription reads: “Dedicated to the memory of Guneral Otho Helland Williams founder of Wil liamsport in 1787) a distinguished patriot and hero in the armies of the United States, in which he attained. by meritor ious service. the rank of brigadier gen eral daring the war that terminated in establishing the independence of his na tive country.’ On the south side of the tomb is the follewing: x “A devoted, tender and excellent hus~ band, father and brother; a refined, gen= erous and steadfast friend, an enlight ened citizen, a virtuous, benevolent ug accomplished mag.’ On the west end is this inscription: “He died in 1794, aged 45" years, be loved, honored and deplored.” Riverview Cemetery contains the graves of several prominent men, inciud ing Judge John Buchanan, many years chief justice of Maryland. If vou sell what vom do need, through Brown Tolson, retioneem NE New York Avenue, Ady. President Castro Prevents Angry Catacas Crowds From Making Repusals on German and English Res= idents. Subterranean Prisons of Fort Libertador and Its Build ings Blown Up by Ma rines From British Cruiser. nLLODPE of EE RAL Ms amu 2 wr Navigation on the Orinoco River Opened Fozeign Ships Stationed as Police Guards at Important Poinis. CARACAS, Dec. 15.—The news of the sheiling of the defenses of Puerto Ca Lelio by the British and German war ships reached Caracas yesterday, and caused much excitement amoung the peo pie. The streets of the capital were crowded, and the angry population was ready to make reprisals on the German and English residents. President Castro rose to the occasion. He made a speech to the multitude in which he said that the rights of ail foreigners in Venezuela, including Ger man and English, must be respected. He guaranteed to show the world that Ve nezuela ‘was a civilized and cultured La tion. The foriifications at Puerto Cabello were demolished by the bombardment and the allied forces occupied them, bat did not utilize the artillery. Fifty Were Killed. E About fifty were killed in the engage ment. The allied commanders, in ultimatum to the comptroller at Puerto Cabelio, said that there would be no seizure under the rules of war, The fieet would only enforce the settlement of the demands, which the Veruca government had not answered. The English government has navigation om the Orinoco River. eign ships arc stationed as a guard at thé various ‘mouths points along the river. Trading houses «i ta Guaira come alarmed since the foreign shelled Puerto Cabello and are now send= ing goods 10 be housed at Caracas. 3 The subterranean prisons of Fort Libertadog and its wooden buildings adjacent were blown up and burned by marines from the British uiser Charyhe! dis. FIVE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK IN MISSOURI Engine Goes Through Bridge Into Creek. Engineer Will Die. BUCKLIN, Mo. Dec. 15—A local freight was wrecked on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railrcad last pight, four miles west of here. The engine went through the bridge at Yellow Creek. The killed are: J. MURPHY, roadmu..ar. ARTHUR HIGHT. 3% THOMAS AINSWORTH. a BF A. GREEN, fireman. oy J. E: VOTAU, trainmaster.- Engineer Geod was fatally injured Half a dozen others were seriously hurt, All the dead and injured are railrcad emploves. Semebody Made Hanoy

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WIDOW OF GENERAL GRANT PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY Death Came Suddenly at 11:15 o’Clock Last Night. Sons Not Present. Taken Sick Fuday, She Grew Rapidly Worse, But Rallied Shghily. Body fo Be Laid to Final Rest in Tomb of Husband on Riverside Drive. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, relict of Gen eral Ulysses 8S. Grant, is dead. Although not unexpected, death came suddenly at 11:15 o'clock last night at her home, 2111 Q Street northwest. At the time of her death she was surround ed by her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris; her granddaughter, Miss Rosemary Sartoris: Dr. Frank B. Bishop, and two trained nurses. Mrs. Grant was taken seriously ill last Friday, and continued to grow worse un til late Friday at midnight. Dr. Bishop and Dr. Gardner were summoned. To ward morning Mrs. Grant began to im prove, and appeared better all day Satur day. She suffered with Bright's disease and valvular heart trouble. These ailmynts were aggravated by acute bronchitis. Aided by her advanced years, the af fections caused great inroads to be made on her constitution and made the case more difficult for the physicians. She continued to grow worse Saturday night, but rallied somewhat early yesterday morning and appeared much better the early part of last evening when a con sultation was held by the physicians. Dr. Bishop, however, decided to remain with the family during the night that he might be present to witness any change. Bade Family Good-by. At 9 o'clock the family retired. Half an hour later they were summoned to Mrs. Grant's room by the news that she had become critically ill and could not live. Mrs. Grant remained conscious until a few minutes before the end and bade her family and those about her good-by. She then lapsed into uncon sciousness. The end was as quiet and peaceful as was the noble life she lived Dispatches were sent Saturday to Mrs. Grant's three sons, Gen. Fred Grant, at Fort Houston, Texas: Jesge and Ulysses 8., jr., who are in California. No re sponse was received and yesterday addi tional messages were sent them. Imme diately after the death last night, dis patches were sent notifying them of the .end. Replies were received from each this morning and they will arrive in Washington next Thursday morning. To Rest in Riverside. Until that time no arrangements will be made for the funeral. The body will be finally laid to rest in the handsome Grant Tomb on Riverside Drive, New York, beside the remains of her dis tinguished husband, in whose honor it was erected by the people of the United States. This morning, a large number of friends called at the residence to convey personally their sympathy to the family. Mrs. Grant has two sisters in this city, Mrs. Emma Casey, of 917 Sixteenth Street northwest, and Mrs. Sharpe, mother of Commander Sharpe, of the navy, living at 1417 Twentieth Street. Mrs. Scovel, formerly Miss Vivian Sar toris, of 1427 Twentieth Street, is a granddaughter. At the time of Mrs. Grant's death none of them were present, but all arrived at the house shortly afterward and will remain until the sons arrive, The body of Mrs. Grant remains in her favorite room on the second floor front and will be kept there until funeral plans are completed. She was a retiring wo man, much averse to display at any time and in deference to her wish the body will not be on view until a short time before the funeral hour. The Grant home was flooded with tel egrams of condolence and cards of sym pathetic callers today. Amoug the visi tors to extend sympathy and offer assist ance were General Corbin, adjutant gen eral of the army, and Senator Cullom, of Illinois. Secretary of War Root was among those whose cards were sent. LIFE MARKED WITH DEEPEST CONTRAST The life of Mrs. Julia Dent Grant was marked with deepest contrast. She had tasted the bitterness of poverty, and ¢n Joyed the luxury ‘and comfort that comes from modest wealth. She lived in ob scurity and in the limelight of great publicity. Her life was inseparably identified with the career of her distin guished husbapd, and it must be said that it was largely due to her faith in kim, that after much adversTty and dis appointment General Grant finally wrought almost unparalleled military success and endless fame. She believed in him when others lost hope and he himself was in despair. Mrs. Grant was born on h.r father’s farm, Whitehaven, near St. Louis, Mo. in 1825. The place afterward became the property of General Grant, and was owned by him at the time of his death. Her father was Judge Dent, a prac titioner at the St. Louis bar, a man of ability and prominence locally. Her en gagement and marriage to the future great military commander and Presi dent of the United States had a slight tinge of romance. Miss Dent’s brother was a cadet at ‘West Point and a classmate of Ulysses 8 Gran‘. They become warm friends and through young Dent, Grant met and wooed his future life companion. At that tims Grant's career was not filled with promise, and Miss Dent's parents, who were well-to-do, did not look with favor upon their daughter's marriage to the oung officer. They rejoiced when he was ree es Gein agns TT em ————_ TT Ty enna acid that his absence would result in break ing the engagement. It had quite the contrary effect, for absence simply in creased the attachment between Grant and Miss Dent. Saved Her Brother's Life. Gradually the objections of the parents were overcome and finally they yeon sented to a marriage after Lieutenant Grant had saved the life of Lieutenant Dent in Mexico. After an engagement of five years Grant and Miss Dent were married on August 22, 1848, at the Deat residence in St. Louis. When the young officer was assigned to Sackett's Harbor on Lake Ontario, Mrs. Grant accompanied him. After six months Grant was trans ferrad to Detroit, Thither Mrs. Graat went with him. They kept house in a little vine covered cottage not far from the barracks and lived in most unpre tentious style. While Grant was stationed at Detroit Mrs. Grant made a visit to her pareats in St. Louis, and it was there that their first child, Fred D. Grant, was born. Two vears later, while Grant was sta tioned on the Pacific Coast, their second son, Ulysses, was born at the residence of his paternal grandfather in Bethel, Ohio. Nellie was born in 1855, and Jesse in 1858, both at the Dent homestead near St. Louis, the birthplace of their mother. Captain Grant resigned from the army in 1834 and returned to Missouri, poor, disheartened and with no prospects. His father-in-law gave him sixty-five acres |of land, and for several years following he fought against poverty. He called the place “Hardscrabble'” from the fact that the struggle for existence there was so difficult When he failed at farming Grant went into a real estate office in St. Louis in the employ of his wife's cousin. There Mrs. Grant's parents as gisted him, but he found that he could succeed no better as a real estate agent than as a farmer. It was only tre com fort which Mrs. Grant gave him that enabled hm Jo struggle on. She did al of her own housework, and it was all that her skillful management of the bouschold could do to make both ands meet. She was still cheerful, while he was sad and depressed, Life at the Tannery, In the spring of 1860 Grant left his wife at the home of her father and went to Covington, Ky., where his father lived. The older Grant owned a tannery at Galena, which was managed by two of his sons, both of them younger than Ulysses. The future President went there at a salary of but $600 a year, and u on this he supported his wife and four chil dren. Twice his salary was increased, but humiliation at the thought of work ing for two younger brothers made life burdensome to him. Following the fall of Fort Sumter Grant raised a company in Galena and was made captain. Later he became colonel and through the in fluence of Governor Washburne was pro moted to be brigadier general. While General Grant was fightivg the battles of his country, Mrs. Grant di vided her time between Covington, Ky., land St. Louis. Steadily she saw the fame of her husband increase, a realiza tion of the faith which she always had in him. After the capture of Fort Don elson, when the country was ringing with his praise, Mrs. Grant visited her husband at the fort. Later, at Jackson, Miss., she was again with him for a short time. When Vicksburg was sur rendered she was in St. Louis, and as {the citizens surrounded her hotel amd i serenaded her she began to appreciate more than ever the distinction which her husband had gained. 3he was with him several weeks at Vicksburg, and when he established headquarters at Nashville she tcok their children to him for the first time since .the outbreak of the war. She remained with him in Nashville until he was made a lieuten ant general. As Mistress of Whit: House. At the close of the war General and Mrs. Grant settled in Washington, where for three years he was commanding gen eral of the army. Then followed his election to the Presidency, and Mrs, Grant became the mistress of the White House. where she presided with dignity and great tact, becoming her position. There was a wide difference between the management of the little poverty stricken home at Galena and the manage ment of the Executive Mansion hcuse hold, but Mrs. Grant was a woman of mental breadth, and the occasion found her equal to the task. The White House family was a happy one. The summers were spent at the seashore, and the children traveled ex tensively. The Executive Mansion dur ing the social season was a scene of guyety the like of which had not been known before. Nellie Grant made her debut, and it was the event of the sea

MRS. JULIA DENT GRANT. son. There was great interest in her wedding, which was celebrated in the East Room on Thursday, May 21, 1874 it was probably the most brilliant mar riage ceremony ever seen in Washington, and was attended by everything that wealth, affection, and social prestige could bring. About 200 guests, occupy ing positions of highest social and official prominence, were present. Algernon Sar toris was twenty-two and Nellie was eighteen.

The eight, years of administration of Mrs. Grant was characterized by great elegance and dignity. All official and social observances were conducted on a scale of magnificence, and the mansion itself was richly refurnished—costly plate and decorations were supplied, and the entertainments were on a more elaborate scale than had marked the pre vious administrations. Among the social even's of an official character were re ceptions and state d'aners in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Grand Dus» lexis of Russia, King Kalakaua, and first Chinese ambassador to the United States. The entertainments were frequent and the soclal career of Mrs. Grant as the judy of the White House Staued with the most brilliant reception ever held in it. After the expiration of his second term as President General and Mrs. Grant were for a time the guesis of Secretary and Mrs. Fish, and while they remained here were the re cipients of continued social attentions. he Trip Around the World. Both General and Mrs. Grant had louged to travel, and with the rounding out of his political career, an oppor tunity was afforded. They first visited ‘their old home in Galena, and upon re turning were the guests of George W. Childs, in Philadelphia. Under military and civilian escort, with bands playing ‘and thousands of people thromging the streets, they proceeded from the Childs ‘home to the wharf, where they said good-by to their freinds and started May 17, 1877, upvn their memorable trip arourd the world. General and Mrs. Grant took the steamer Indiana at Newcastle. It was one of the first or the American Line of steamers. They visited England, Ireland, the Continent of Europe, Egypt, the Holy Land, India, China, and Japan, and were everywhere received with the greatest consideration and were the recipients of marked at tention. The event in this memorable journey which probably most impressed Mrs. Grant, and which she cleverly related, was the dinner given in her honor by the viceroy of China at Tientsin. The wife of the viferoy had never seen an Ameri can woman, yet her entertainment of Mrs. Grant and the ladies In her party was such as to call forth great admira tion from her American guests. The viceroy himseif looked on with the curi ‘ous crowd which surrounded the ladies at dinner. Mrs. Grani was accompanied ‘by Mrs. Detring, Mrs. Denny, Mrs. Dil lon, Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Doran, and Miss Denny. The dinner, aside from the dainty viands, both Chinese and Euro ‘pean, was a series of unique incidents. When It was over the American ladies entertained their hostess with plano se {lections upon an instrument which had {been brough: from the American settle iment, sang songs and waltzed to the tamrazement of the Chinese ladies. Throughout thelr journey General and Mrs. Grant were the recipients of many ric h and costly gifts. Their homecoming was marked with warmth and cordiality jon the part of all the people. Mrs. Grant had thé distinction of havy ing traveled more than any other wo {man who ever occupied the White House, {yet her chief characteristic was domes. tivity. She was fond of her husband and family, and in her consideration they al [ways came first. She was a most devoted wife and loving mother, and her great lest delight was found in sharing the {honors heaped upon her husband. Mr.. Grant's life after the death of General Grant was remarkably quiet. Much of it was spent unostentatiously in Washington. In the latter years of her life she did not go about much, but remained either at her home or at some health resort. i AUSTIN, Tex., Dee. 15.—Gen. Fred D. Grant, commander of the Department of Texas, left Brownsville Saturday on a trip by stage to Alice, a distance of 160 miles. Telegrams announcing the death of his mother were forwarded to him at Alice from Fort Sam Houston, and a special train awaited h) arrival here to hasten him to Washington. STEAMER ASHORE ON SCOTCH COAST. GLASGOW, Dec. 15.—The large Cargo steamer Hurlford went ashore in a gale today in Loch Ryan, Firth of Clyde. THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDAY,. DECEMBER 15, 1902. FRED GRANT HURRIES FAST ASHLEY M. GOULD MAY ASSUME GOWN THIS WEEK Delay Necessitated by His Connection With Thom Murder Trial. Ie The members of the District bar are disappointed that circumstances have prevented Ashley M. Gould, who has been chosen a member of the bench of the Supreme Court of the District fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Andrew Y. Bradley, from a2seum ing his judicial duties at once. Mr. Gould's nomination as a member of the District court was confirmed by the Sen ate on Monday last. At that time, how ever, he was engaged In his official ca pacity as United States Aitornwy for the District in the prosecution of the case of the Government against Charles Thom for murder, which is in progress in Criminal Court, No. 1, before Justice Anderson.

When the trial was commenced, it was believed that it would have been cone cluded in a few days. ‘mn this, however, everyone was disappointed, for it will probably not be closed until Wednesday.

It is probable that Mr. Gould will take the oath of office on Thursday and assume his duties on the bench at once. There has been considerable talk since Mr. Gould was nominated to fill the va cancy on the District bench as to which branch of the Supreme Court of the District he will be assigned.

May Go to Equity No. 2. It is generally believed that he will be chosen to preside in Equity Court No. 2, where Justice Bradley was presiding at the time of his death.

There are several hundred persons in the District awaiting trial on indict ments reported aga‘nst them while Mr Gould was District Attorney, and for this reason it is not believed that he wil}

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Bell to Ring in Office When Collection Is Made. Under the same roof with the depart ment and subject to its donstant scru ting, the Washington city postoffice is re garded as a model for all others. New devices for the service are always first tried here. With the beginning of the year a num ber of entirely new inventions In postal business wii be tested. One is a new mail box, which is said i) be the most perfect arrangement yet .aade to keep tab on letter carriers and collectors. The boxes will be arrangd on a regular route and numbered. Each wiil be con nected by a wire with an anaunciator board In the main office, and as the 2ol lector opens the box to take out the mail a bell will ring and an index on the board will tell the box that is open.

The electrical work ca the new box is so fixed that if the cellector fails to open a box by reason of forgetting it or be cause it falls to work and ne cannot gat the door open, there is wire which pre vents his opening the next box in the series, and the fact is also announced at the main office. This makes sure that the collector is doing his duty, and that every box is opened at each collection. There is a third novelty in the new system. In each box there is to be Lung on the inside a telephone transmitter and receiver, and, if at any time the col lector should need to communicate with his chief at the office, he can do seo, or the latter can tell from the annuunciator just where he is and talk with bim if necessary. There will be elaborate tests in Janu ary of the automobile as a velbicle for mail carriers and collectors, The fpave ments of Washington are so well adapted to the automobile that it is Jelieved that vehicle is destined to do away with the use of horses before the end of the next year. The difficulty in the way of substitu tion is the added cost of the machines. Most of the carriers and collectors who use horses furnish them, and they can not afford tc dispose of their horses and pay several hundred dollars for auto mobiles. The postoffice allows the car rier who furnishes a horse a certain sum each month for feed and care. The plan now is to invite a thorough test with the view of letting a large general contract to some automobile company that will supply machipes and keep them in run ning order. TO SLEEP SOUND Leave Off the Coffee. A city solicitor for a grocery in Americus, Georgia, reports that in call ing upon a Mrs. W. F. Marsh, found her complaining greatly about the loss of sleep and nervousness in the family. He suggested that perhaps the trouble was caused by coffee drinking and advised that they use Postum Food Coffee in its place. A box of the new Food Coffee was sent dowa to them and at a call the second day, Mrs. Marsh stated that about 3 o'clock in the morning she was suddenly awakened by her husband jumping up to dress, stating that he must get off to work. She looked at the clock and toid him it was only 3 o'clock, and he must have made a mistake. He said he felt there was certainly some thing wrong with the clock for he had slept his usual time, was perfectly re freshed and kad his night's rest out. The good sound sleep continued night after night after leaving off the cof fee and using in its place the Postum Cereal Food Coffee.

The soliciter further says, “I told this experience of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh to Mr. H. F. Davenpuit, and after the first night's trial, he told me he hud never slept better in years. Mrs. Davenport was in the store this afternoon, pro nouncing it wonderful. “Some of the doctors here are strong advocates of Postum Food Coffee. One dy, Mrs. W. H. Howard, buys it by the dollar's worth, and is getting all her guests and acquaintances to use it. The president of one of our banks uses Postum Cereal Food Coffee to the eaclu sion of all other beverages. It meets with the approval of some of our best citizens.” T. W. Callaway, of Gatewood Grocery, Americus, Ga.

be assigned to either branch of the Criminal Court. Besides this class of cases there are a number of others in which the Government is interested and which Mr. Gould as District Attorney prepared {or hearing which, of course, he cannot consider judicially. The most important of the latter class is the Rebecca J. Taylor petition for mandamus against the Secretary of War, the Ycaza petition for naturalization pa pers, which includes the consideration of a petiiion for mandamus against the Clerk »f the Supreme Ccurt of the Dis trict, and the settlement of the Yeat man estate, against which the Govern ment makes claim for several thousand dollars. Few Working Days Remain. There are few “working days before the Christmas kcli®=vs so it is improb able that any of these cases will be taken up for consideration until after Janu ary 1. The hearing in the case of Miss Taylor is set for Friday next before Jus tice Hagner. Miss Taylor was dismissed from her poeition as a cler™ in the War Department beczuse of her :riticism of the President's policy In the Philippine Islands. It Is seidom any matter of importance, except such as will not admit of delay, Is set fcr hearing between the Christmas and New Year holidays, so it is not ex pected by the members of the Distriet bar that the new justice and the other members of the bench will get down to real work until the first week in Jan uary. Justice d has a great capacity and liking for Work, and with his assist ance the crowded dockets of the Supreme Court of the District will in a few months be cleared of the litigation which has been accumulating for the past six months. GALLINGER DEFENDS HIS VIEWS ON YIVISEGTION Says Bill Would Only Regu late This Practice. Sepator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, has given the press an answer to the let ter of Dr. W. W. Keen, of Philadelphia, criticising the Senator for his alleged position on the subject of vivisection.

The letter of Dr. Keen, which was pub lished before it was received by Senator Gallinger, contained an account of the physician's success in the operation upon Midshipman Aiken, and gave due credit to the value of experiments in vivisec tion. The first point made by Senator Gallinger is that “self-advertisement is prohibiied by the ethics of our profes sion.” ~The second polnt is, “that misrepre sentation is forbidden by the ethics of mankind. No measure that would pro hibit vivisection, or prevent any of the experiments which you claim were necessary to give you the requisite knowledge in the Aiken case, has ever been introduced by me in the Senate: nor has any such legisiation been recom mended by me to the Senate. “Your statement that I have been en gaged in efiorts to secure ‘inhumane and cruel legislation’ is without the slightest warrant in faci. I have been engaged in efforts to secure humane legislation that ‘would prevent cruelty. The bills which I have favored would, if enacted, only regulate vivisection in the District of Columbia so as to prevent admitted cruelty, and should have the support of every humane person.” Continuing Senator Gallinger enters Into a scientific discussion of vivisection, saying that it cannot be maintained that “localization of the functions in the brain of man Lo: been determined by the experimentation on animals. The brains of animals differ from those of man and also differ from one another, so that stimulation of a certain part of the brain will produce a certain effect on one ani mal and another effect on another.” The Senator quotes from several ex perimenters, telling of torture of horses, mules and other animals In the so-called interest of vivisection but without ma terial benefit. THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY. te A Christmas Offering. This Christy Kitchen Set, made of the best steel. consisting of Carving Knife, Cleaver, Sharpener. Saw, Paring Knife. Carving Knife, 50c ki Steel Cleaver, 50c Steel Szw, 50¢ Ring Paring Knife, 20c Complete Set for One Cent To Every Customer Purchasing $5 and Upwards. THE HUB FURNITURE COMPANY. Formerly Wash B. Williams, Seventh and D Sts N. W. [REASURY DEGLINES SENATOR GLARK'S GHECK I 4 Millionaire Leaves His Bag gage on the Pier.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Though reputed to be possersed of many millions of dol lars, William A. Clark, United States Senator from Montana, left his baggage and that of his niece, Miss La Chappelle, on the pler yesterday, after the arrival of the St. Paul from Southampton, be cause $1,600 in legal tender could not be produced to py the duties assessed. There were a‘*valuable diamond brooch and other presents for members of his family. Miss La Chappelle had brought many elegant gowns from noted Parisian makers. The Senator was astonished to discover that the customs officers could not accept his personal check in pay ment. “Not because it isn't good, Senator Clark,” said the customs officer, “but the rule of the Treasury Department ex plicitly forbids us to do so.” Then the friends of the Senator, from the superintendent of the American line to the representatives of the national express companies, all sought in vain, to collect the necessary “gold or its equiv alent.” Finally Senator Clark, who took the matter good naturedly, said he would leave the baggage in charge of the cus toms officers, and his representative would call with the required amount to day. Referring to his trip abroad the Sen ator sald: “I sailed on the Lucania three weeks ago and spent two days in Lon don and in Paris. and the remainder in travel on the Continent. I have purchas ed no pictures or other art works this time. Tomorrow I will go to Washington to my seat in the Senate.”

“Is It true, Senator, that you prom ised to present $1,000,000 to your grand son, whose birth you were apprised of when abroad?" Senator Clark smiled. “That has not materialized-—yet.”"

MISSING CHILD BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPED

Five-Year-0ld Laura Joyner Disap peared Four Weeks Ago Today.

PETERSBURG, Va., Dec. 15.—Four weeks ago today, Laura, the fiveyear old daughter of Mrs. Ida V. Joyner, wha resides one mile and a half from Church Road, Dinwiddie county, disappeared from home and no trace of the little one has been found.

Laura was In the house with her mother half an hour before she was missed. It is the general belief that the child was kidnaped. Mrs. Joyner is al most crazed with grief. William R. Brooks, of New York. gen eral superintendent of the Western Un lon Telegraph Company: J. C. Barclay, of New York, electrical engineer; J. B. Tree, of Richmond, superintendent of the Virginia district, and S. R. Crowder, of Richmond, electrician for the eastern di vision, who are on a tour of inspection of the offices of the company In the South, were in this city Saturday.

The farmers in the neighdoring coun ties are busy having their Spanish pea nuts threshed and large quantities of them have been brought to this market.

The Petersburg Iron Works Company has just completed a deck SCOW to be used in deepening the Appomattox River from Pocahontas Bridge in this city to Sunken Island.

UNKNOWN GERMAN STEAMER ASHORE NEAR HOLYHEAD OLYHEAD, Dec. 15.—A German steamer, whose name cannot be ascer tained, is ashore on the coast near here. That she has lost her anchors is indi cated from the way she it pitching. As sistance has been sent from here. STUDENTS TO WEAR HART bee: n on HYATTSVILLE, Dec. 15.—At a meet ing of the trutees of the Maryland Ag ricultural College, held recently, it was decided to permit the cadets to wear khaki uniforms In the summer. Gen eral Rayner has approved the mortgage given by the private stockholders to :e cure the payment of a part of the appro priation for erecting new butldings. NCW PAGIFIG CABLE FORMALLY GHRISTENED San Francisco End ls Suc cessfully Spliced. VESSEL STARTS WESTWARD President Mackay Congratulated Upon Inauguration oi tne Task—Ban quet to Officials. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—The christening of the Pacific Cable yester day marked a new era of commercial development. “In memory of John W. Mackay, I christen thee Pacific Cable. May it al ways carry messages of happiness.” It was with these words, that Lucille Gage, eleven-year-old daughter of H. L. Gage, governor of California, broke a bottle of champagne over the shore end, amid a thousand cheers. Landing the Cable. The landing and splicing of the shore end, which is to connect the mainland with Honolulu, was accomplished with out hitch, and was witnessed by nearly 40,000 people. Beautiful weather pre vailed, there being scarcely any surf. The steamer Newsboy, carrying six miles of caYle, steamed close in shore early in the morning, and by a lifesav ing boat's crew sent a rope, to which the cable was sftached ashore. Word was sent to President Clarence H. Mackay and the cable and Postal Telegraph of ficials that all was in readiness. The work of hauling the cable was done so expeditiously that the officials arrived on the beach only two minutes before the cable touched the beach, and was christened at 9:55 a, m. Mr. Mackay Congratulated. While the cable wz: being spliced to the land end, Mayor Schmitz delivered a short speech, congratulating Mr. Mackay on the successful beginning of the work. He also spoke on the benefit of the world at large inat would result in its completion. Clarence Mackay, president of the Pa cific Cable Company, thanked the mayor and those present. Governor Gage, on behalf of the people of the State, paid a tribute to the late John W, Mackay. The final exercises closed with cheers for the cable, and all those taking part in iis landing.

Refreshment tents were erected on the beach, and while the cable was spilced, Mr. Mackay served champagne and other refreshments to a large number of spe cially Invited guests. Mr. Mackay also sent the following telegram to Presi dent Roosevelt: “I have the homor to inform vou that the end of the Honolulu cable was suc cessfully brought to shore this morning.” Drawn Through Conduit. When the splicing was completed late in the afternoon, horses were hitched to the end and the cable was drawn through the conduit to the cable sta tion. At the same time the steamer Newshoy steamed out to sea five miles and anchored the cable with balloon buoys. It was picked up by the cable steamer Silvertown and taken aboard. The splicing to the main body was compieted last night, and the Silvertown headed for Honolulu at a seven-knot speed. The first messazec over the cable was sent from sbore to Chief Engineer Benest, on the Silvertown, congratulat ing him on the successful landing. Sev eral tests were made as the cable was being drawn out by the Newsboy, and it was found to be in perfect condition. A portion of the cable was cut up into small pieces for souvenirs and dis tributed by President Mackay ameng his special guests. Throughout the cere monies an artillery band from the Pre sidio played. President Mackay gave a banquet last night to the officials of the cable and Postal Telegra companies. URGE STATEHOOD FOR ARIZONA. CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—N. 0. Murphy, former governor of Arizona, was in Chi cago for three hours yesterday on his way to Washington in the interes: of the admission of Arizona to Statebh od. He left for th: Capital at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon.

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The standing of the teams: TEN HIGHEST AVERAGES C. Revert onmmerri 300 RERRRESYY INTYVIDUAL AVFRAQFR AND HION SY ANTEVIDUAL AVERAGES AND HIGH SCORES. Player and team. Games. Av. High score. 232 188 U7 179 211 170 284 178 218 175 140 160 188 216 167 199 166 192 165 208 185 xn 165 220 164 224 1684 154 168 150 163 208 163 208 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES, and team. Scores. Interior........ 347-222-211-206.202-201 STANDING OF THF TF AM: STANDING OF THE TEAMS. eam. Won. Lost. Pct. Total. Av, Bureau E. P......... 21 6 777 23,208 850 17 7 708 20,737 864 District Commissioners. 19 8 .708 22.785 #42 .14 10 583 10.760 K28 Department... 11 18 4568 18.733 780 ar FRPP 8 16 .38" 18,762 781 Navy Xard............. 7 20 250 20,738 768 Office....... 5 2 I 10,758 731 Departmental League. Washington Railway Association. Four-and-a-half Street 12 CHORIE vce sdusensissssnrane 12 Metropolitan aw Clerks 12 Eleventh Street.. wees J Lighting Company... ‘anaes City and Sul PAOD Mechanical «.......ciincniens 6 12 sks] a 2 13 TEN MEN WITH HIGHEST AVE} a played. pins. Whitney ...c..oosns- 18 3016 RIOR cosnsies 0 14% J A BNA 8 485 FIORE ovo puessansvsnsn 12 1915 BAD .oecesvesesnssee 15 2358 Melntire .....cccooes 156 2338 i ROR 15 220 Hawkins 156 2266 1810 167.10 PLATE PRINTERS BOWLING LEAGUE Averages and Individual Standing of Members. The end of the first series of fifteen sets, or forty-five games, in the Plate Printers’ Bowling League came with the game bowled on Tuesday last by the New York and Chicago teams. The season so far has been successful and the steady improvement of the players has been noteworthy not only in individual, but in team work, The following table contains the indl vidual standing of all the league's play ers, their averages, games, and so on, to and including December 8. In the first six are the names of the players which compose the Bureau team in the Departniental League, and is a team picked from the original Plate Printers’ League. The players referred tc are: Land, Helmerichs, Lord, Hardie and Hesse. The averages and standing: TIN TREY EN En Total pins. Land ..2,634 Helmerichs .2,524 Lord fee eun sea 2,522 BATES cuuese 2,508 O Conner ....2,499 Hess ........3,480 Stanton 2,469 Miller 1,448 Bundke ...:.s 2,875 Murphy 1,808 Lavender ...2,256 Helmuth ....2,204 Bateh 2103 Kilpatrick .2,183 Beach 1,741 Kieso .......2,173 Herbert .....2,138 Hutchinson 247 MeNally 847 Smith .......1,395 1OBAR .ovvuus 2,074 Flaherty ....1,229 Puttnam 410 Metzner ....1,206 Rosenbaum .1,188 Roland 1,979 Bowman ....1,652 Mosely ......1,159 Schaffer 386 Wait .........1.288 Webster T1687 Pluteh. ¢37 Springmyer .1,592 Von Dehler..1,512 Morgan 358 Av. 175.9 165.4 168.2 167.3 166.9 165.5 164.3 160.8 158.1 152.1 162.1 150.8 150.8 146.14 146.1 145.8 145.1 144.13 142.8 141.1 141.1 139.1 138.4 136.5 136.2 135.1 132 131.14 120.1 128.7 128.2 128.2 12756 127.2 126.2 126 119.1 1i5 97 wR NBEERRRRERBRRERRRN 228 13 Games Sp. played. 66 15 64 15 68 15 67 15 60 15 53 15 87 18 34 58 15 58 15 7% 35 43 13 58 15 6 15 42 15 54 15 35 12 50 15 52 15 2 6 2% 4 4 1 5 15 26 9 13 3 32 9 32 p 38 15 37 13 26 9 10 3 28 10 18 8 n 5 45 15 31 1 6 7 8 Lord, 243; Kilpatrick, 222; Land, 211; Orspado, 210; Miller, 209; O'Conner, 208 Highest team games: New York, 909; Washington, 898; Chicago, 877. Standing of the teams to date: Won. Lost. Per ct. pins. New York 12 3 .T10 11,821 Washington $9 6 600 10,983 Philadelphia 10 xX 565 13,104 Bt. Louis Me 8 A656 11,004 Boston 6 12 .333 12,339 Chicago 4 1 266 10.778 ALL-HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS Make-up of Elevens That Would Be Formidable in a Game.

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Beveral of the other schools had good players In various positions, and the “Stars” culled from them would make a formidable eleven In a game. Naturally, in the make-up of the fol lowing composite teams the Central players predominate. A first and a sec ond eleven for all-around strength fa all departments would look like this: First team—Kelly, C. H. 8., left end. Ballenger, T. H. 8., left tackle. Bryan, T. H. 8., left guard. Purrington, W. H, 8. center, Goddard, B. H. 8., right guard. Prince (captain), C. H. 8, right tackle. Keiser, B. H. 8, right end. Kipp, C. H. 8., quarterback. Magoffin, C. H. 8., left halfback. Senior, T. H. 8., right halfback. Cox, C. H. 8., fullback. Second team—Gloetzner, T. H. 8., left end. Rittenhouse, W. H. 8, left tackle. Salsbury, C. H. 8., left guard, McDonald, C. H. 8., center. Johnson, C. H. 8. right guard. Winbigler, B. H. 8., right tackle. Gedney, T. H. 8, right end. Warden, B. H. 8., quarterback. Church (captain), W. H. 8., left half back. Snow, C. H. 8., right halfback. Beall, T. H. 8, fullback. The Technical, Business, and Western High Schools are well represented and would add strength to any team. With a shifting of the positions the following would be the strongest team possible: Church, W. H. S., left end. Bailenger, T. H. 8., left tackle. Rittenhouse, W. H. 8., left guard. Beall, yA H Ss. right guard. Purcell (captain), C. H. B., right tackle. Snow, C. H. 8., right end. Kipp, C. H. 8, quarterback. Magoffin, C. B S., left half, Senior, T. H. 8. right half. Cox, C. KH. 8, fullback. CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL ON GEORGETOWN FIELD Knickerbockers and Tanglewoods Will Play for Local Honors. Arrangements have been completed for the Christmas football game, to be played on Georgetown Field, between the Tanglewood Athletic and the Knick erbocker teams. It has been decided to play the game on the Blue and Gray grounds, in order to accommodate the large crowd which will turn out to wit ness the strugi;le for gridiron supremacy between the teams, The proceeds of the game will be donated to the Trinity Parish Church and Sunday school, of Georgetown. Great interest has been manifested in this game, as it promises to be a hard fought struggle from the first to the last whistle, and it will be a game well worth witnessing. Both of the teams have en viable records this season, and although the players broke training after Thanks giving Day, they agreed to resume prac tice and play for the benefit of the church. A Christmas football game will ‘be somewhat of an innovation in this section, and should have a large attend ance. The Knickerbocker eleven will out weigh the Tanglewoods by about ten pounds to the man, but the lighter team will make it: superior knowledge of the game count for a great deal, even If it does not win the game for them. Capt. Joe Kearney, of the Knickerbocker eleven, will have his team out for its final practice in a few days, and then the members will rest up until the day of the struggle. The Tanglewood captain and manager is sanguine of a victory, and the play ers will practice hard and faithfully un der his guidance, and do their best to RULES FOR FUTURE ARMY AND NAVY GAMES Matter of Eligibility Will Be Discuss ed at Next Conference. The proposition to hold contests be tween West Point and Annapolis under the eligibility rules which govern col lege athletics is having serious consid eration by the athletic committees of each of the Government's big academies. The matter will be fully discussed at the next meeting of the representatives of the two institutions, which will take place at an early date, for the purpose of arranging the details of next sea son’s fodbtball game. A baseball game between the two in stitutions next year has already been scheduled. The necessity of this has been particularly suggested by the fact that the football authorities this sea son have refused to rank West Poinn and Annapolis with teams having eligi bility rules and have not considered their players for positions on the AllAmeri can team. It is also considered that as the football games now stand four each, and the baseball series one each, the present would be the proper time to be gin the new regime. The fact that the regulations admit students to Wast Point who are two years’ older than those who can enter Annapolis has not only caused the army teams to be composed of more mature players, but there have been quite a number of young men who entered that institution who had already made repu tations for themselves on other teams. The most notable instance of this is, of course, Daly, who before entering the Military Academy bad played on and captained.the team of Harvarl Univer sity, and would have been barred under the eligibility rules had they been in force. There were three others, who, under the rules, could not have played for West Point this year. These were Toraey, who played on Cornell last season, and Bun. er and Graves, who had played on the University of North Carolina team, the number of years on that team and those at West Point far exceeding the four years’ allowance. No such case han ever arisen in the athletic history of the Naval Academy, owing to the lower ame limit. For these reasons the matter will cer tainly be discussed at the coming meet ing, and the adoption of the rules pay be strongly supported. CORNELL IS DROPPED FROM PRINCETON SCHEDULE Nassau Arranges Date With Yale to the Surprise of Ithacans. The Cornell track management has re ceived word from Princeton that the latter has arranged a dual meet with Yale to be held May 9. This announce ment was received with a good deal of surprise at Cornell, for May 9 ‘had been agreed: upon by both Princeton and Cornell early in the fall for thie date of their annual spring meet. No other reason was assigned by the Princeton manager than that alumni hae¢l desired the Yale meet for that time, and ac cordingly it had been assigned. Cornell was arbitrarily thrown over without even being notified of the desired change. n rm

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The relations between Cornell and Princeton have always been of the most cordial kind, and therefore Princeton's act has been received with unalloyed regret by the students. If another date is arranged for the meet it will cause an entirc readjust ment of the schedule. Cornel] will meet Pennsylvania on th: 16th of May, and it is felt to be unjust to ask her to change a date merely to suit the con venience of the Princeton management. Princeton, in Informing Manager Zim mer of its =zetion, did riot give an adequate reason for this substitution of Yale for Cornell. The Prifnceton man ager simply stated that the alumni of the university hafl desired t hat May 9 be given up to Yale, and this was done. Cornell was accordingly ‘thrown over, and it is felt that Corneli should be furnished with a full (statement of Princeton’s reasons for suck: action. Manager Zimmer states that if May 9 is not open to Cornell onLy two other dates, May 16 and 23, are iopen. Later ‘negotiations may perhaps i to the adoption of one of these dates, but it is believed that this is doubtful, and that Cornell and Princeton win not meet on the track next year. Take Laxative Bromo Qt inine Tablets. All druggista refun® the, money If it fails to cure. E. TW. Gro)ve's signature is on each box. 2be. THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1902. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY TALK" RIFE AMONG GUARDSMEN Season Gives Promise of Some Rare Sport. EXERCISE FOR POLICEMEN Keen Rivalry Exists in Various Organ izations—First and Second Regi ments Shoot This Evening. Little besides ‘gun talk™ has been heard in National Guard circles since the beginning of indoor rifle practice Monday night. The Guardsmen have nothing else with the exception of the regular drills and inspections to exact their attention in the winter months, and have therefore entered into it with heart and soul. The lack of interest manifested every year at the opening of the winter is much in evidence at pres ent and the officiale believe the only thing that will put life into the citizen soldlers is the series of regimental, battalion, and company matches in the indoor gallery. This season promises to be a sood one, s0 far as proficlency with the rifie is concerned, for never before has so much interest been taken by the Guards men, from the inspector of rifle practice down to the “rookie” who has worn the blue uniform but a few weeks. All of them have been studiously at work pol ishing up their guns. Keen Rivalry Exists. There is a good deal of rivalry in the various organizations of the brigade, and tomorrow night a match to decide ‘the question of superiority between the First and Second Regiments will be shot off in Center Market gallery. The teams will be composed of twenty men each, ‘all of whom are expert handlers of the rifle. No prizes have been offered. Major Bell, inspector general of rifle practice of the District of Columbia, says the military spirit, so far as expert ‘marksmanship is concerned, has spread ‘throughout the entire country, and espe cially in this city. A number of tests and experiments were made at the Ord way range recently. Major James E. ‘Bell accompanied the members of the ‘board of army officers appointed some time ago to revise the small-arm firing regulations, and several trials were ‘made with guns of various types on the ‘range. As yet Major Bell has not received the reports of last year’s rifle practice. This report should have reached him on No vember 30. The regular official rifle prac ‘tice will begin about January 1, and all ‘the scores made by the Guardsmen from then on will be kept on record to deter mine the progress made. The fever has extended to the ranks of the police, and they are encouraged by their showing agairst the crack shots of the National Guard on Monday night. ‘They have gone at it with commendable spirit. Needs to Be Quick. Major Sylvester believes fhe policeman should be as quick with/his gun, when necessity arises, as Guardsman. He will andieavor to develop the ability of the wmren under him in this line. Ar rankements are now being made for sev eral contests between the policemen’s team and the Revolver Association of the Natiopal Guard. These affairs will be held throughout the winter. An ad mission fee will be charged and the pro ceeds will be devoted to the police gym ‘nasium fund. Although the policemen were defeated at the last meeting, they declare that they will make a strong effort to turn the tables on their opponents. Among the prizes to be contested for at the next meeting of the teams will be the Carmody trophy. ENGINEER IMPRISONED BY BOILER FOR AN HOUR Arm Caught in Flue and Old Man Faints From Pain. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—Tha fue of a tubular boiler, which he was clean ing in the foundry of Charles Perkes, 107 North Seventh Street, formed a trap yesterday in which Henry Simmons, sixty years old, of 417 Livingston Street, was held prisoner for more than an hour in a most p.inful and pecullar position, The old engineer's arm caught in one of the openings of the boiler, and be came 80 tightly wedged through his «f forts to extricate it that it was neces sary to cut away the metal to release him and save the limb. ist

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BAY Three Cars Lost Overboard, and Two Are Wrecked. RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY Memorial to Dr. Hunter Maguire—Beit Line Railway to Extend Its Line to Lamberts Point. NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 15.—In a gale in Chesapeake Bay Saturday night the New York, Philadelphia, and Norfoik Rall way's tug Philadelphia was compelled to abandon the company’s big car iloat Nu 3. Captain Franklin and the ~rew of two men on the float after drifting help lessly, were picked up by the company’s steamer Pennsylvania, which arrived here with the float last evening. As she drifted about in the vicinity ot the Capes the barge lost three cars load ed with merchandise. Two other cars aboard were wrecked by the heavy seas. The tug left here Saturday evening with the float bound for Cape Charles. When within a few miles of Cape Charles the tug’s master saw it woul? be unable to handle the big float, with its eighteen cars, He cut her loose and proceeded with all speed to Cape Charles. Rescued With Difficulty. The powerful steamer Pennsylvania was at the Capes, and at 4 o'clock yesterday morning started to search for the float, which was sighted in the forenoon. The gale had not abated very much and it was with great difficulty that the stearn er succeeded In getting a line to tae Mrs, W. B. Westbrook, aged seventy two years, formerly of Petersburg, died here Saturday night. William Bozart, who, a year ago de serted the cruiser Topeka at Charleston, S. C., was brought here yesterday and delivered to the naval authorities. Plans are on foot for the extension of ‘the Belt Line Railway, wich extends ‘from Pinners Point, on the opposite side of the river, around Portsmovth, and crossing the soutkern branch of the Ellz ‘abeth, reaches Berkley. It is to extend the Belt Line tracks on a ‘bridge paralleling that of the Norfolk and Western. By this means the Belt Line can enter the city, and, skirting its limits, reach Lamberts Point, where there are extensive coal piers, Here terminal facilities for handling an im mense traffic are available. An Important Move. The establishment of the great ship building plant which the NorfolkHamp ton Roads Shipbuilding and Drydock Company is now efgaged in installing at Sewalls Point, together with the es tablishment of other large enterprises in the neighborhood, is regarded as a ne cessity by those who wish the Belt Line to be extended. One advantage that is offered the officials of the line is that with the proposed extension they would have two terminals on opposite sides of the river—at Lamberts ind Pinners Points. The holding of the great James town Exposition at Sewalls Point is pointed out as another reason why the line should be extended. William Couper, the sculptor, a native of Norfelk, who for years has made his home in Florence, Italy, left Norfolk Saturday for Richmond, where he is to meet the committee having in charge the memorial to the late Dr. Hunter Ma guire, of that city. E. Herning Smith and Thomas J. Ran dolph, of Norfolk, have composed a verse which they hope will be adopted by pat riotic socleties, at least in the South, in connection with the national amthem. The verse is as follows. Land for Navy Yard. It now seems that the valuation placed on a tract of land adjoining the navy vard which the Government needs for the purpose of enlarging the yard will be acceoted. Several days ago, when the report of the commissioners recommending that the land be acquired at $572,000 was pre sented District Attorney Allen asked that the matter be held up for a time ‘80 that he might consult with the Secre tary of the Navy. The price namd, about $2,000 an acre, was deemed excessive. The matter of acting upon the commis sicners’ report will come up in the United States court here today, and it is ‘now believed that the award will be ac cepted. “GLAD-HAND TOM’S” HOTEL FOR TRAMPS IN TRENTON Home for Knights of the Road Where They Have to Split Wood for Board and Lodging. TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 15+—After los ing a fortune in attempting to conduct a home for tramps, Thomas Terradel, known to the ““hoboes’” from one end of the country to the other as *““Glad-Hand Tom,” has opened a small hostelry for the Knights of the Road and expects to make it self-supporting by requiring his “guests” to split wood,

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w— Terradel operated the establishment only a year and was forced to abanden it two years ago, having piled up an in debtedness of about $80,000. The priv ileges he offered the tramps were abused and the industrial end proved to be the least-favored place in the institution. For the intervening two yesgs Terra del has made a heroic effort to rehabili tate himself, and has gathered together about $5,000, which he has put into his new enterprise. WASHINGTON TO HAVE A HOME FOR GATS Building Costing $5,000 to Be Erected. Washington is to have a home for cats. Arrangements are being made for its early construction and those inter ested in the project Intend making it one of the best in the country. The project is being pushed by the Wash ington Cat Club, of which Dr. Cecil French is president. Plans of the proposed home were on exhibition at the Poultry and Cat Show, which closed after a week's success. A bullding to cost $5,000 is in tended and sufficient ground will be purchased for the site to permit large sheds in which to have the animals ex ercise. Cat homes have been established in many of the larger cities and they have proven humane institutions. Cats with no homes are gathered in and cared for. Sick cats are given medical attention and persons leaving home for a perlod can place their pets in the home and have them locked after during their ub sence. The scheme to erect a home for cats in the Capital City was given impetus at the cat show last week. Many who heretofore disliked the little animals, were won over as friends and when the “home’’ idea was broached they be came earnest supporters. Inasmuch as the Cat Club origina.ed the plan they will have the matter in charge. Sub scriptions will be soliciteu among the admirers of felines. “The show was a succe..,’” sald Man ager George E. Howard, as the last box of chickens and basket of cats were taken out of Masonic Temple and sent homeward. “But for the rain, we would have had by far the biggest attendance in the history of our exhibi tion. Each year Interest grows and more people attend. The exhibition this year was better than any n-evious one. Next year, we intend a still better one. “Many owners of finely-bred cats are interested in the proposed cat home in this city, and the plans exhibited to night indicate good ideas or the part of the Washington Cat Cleb.” While Manager Howard was talking, a number of well known Washingtonians ap proached him and pledged support next year In the way of feline exhibitions. The officers of the Washington Cat Club are: Dr. Cecil French, president; Miss Elizabeth McFarland, vice presi dent; Col. George W. Tia-~hal, second vice president; E. C. Duffy, secretary, and Miss Eleanor L. Burritt, treasurer. PENSICN RED TAPE CAUSE OF SUFFERING Burned Check Cannot Be Replaced for Six Months, ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 15.—Without any coal in the house to ward off win ter’'s chilly blasts and without provi sions, and with no prospects of any money for Christmas, Levia W. Hooff man and his wife, who live at 414 Frank lin Street, are anything but a happy cou ple. They are simply depen ling on their grocer to keep them supplied with pro ‘visions for the next three months, and for other outside necessities their pros pects are dark. This is owing to a law that where a pension check is destroyed it cannot be duplicated until six months from the day of issue. On December 6 Mr. Hooffman received his pension check, for $135, by the morn ing mail, which Is sent him quarterly. ‘He left the check on a chair preparatory to going to the bank to have it cashed. His little grandson, who is a iittle over three years of age, picked up the pen sion check, and In an Instant rolled it into the shape of a cigarette, imitating hig elders, and placed it in his mouth and lighted it with a burning plece of wood: Before either Mr. or Mrs. Hoolf man could reach him, the pension check was burned up. The child also had his face, hair, and eyelashes burned, his gar:uents taking fire from the fOames. His injuries are not serious. Mr. Hooffman then set about to work to have the Pension Office issue him a duplicate check. He thought that i would cause him but slight inconveni ence. He went to Washington and suc ceeded in Interesting Representative John F. Rixey in the case. Mr. Rixey set about to do what he could for the unfortunate man. He went to the Pen sion Office and was told that Mr. Hooff man could not have the check duplicated for six month8. Mr. Rixey then went to the Treasurer of the United States, and made his last appeal In the case, with out avail. Saturday Mr. Hoffman received a letter from Mr. Rixey In which he stated that it was a matter of law, not regula tion, which provides for the issue of a duplicate check only after the expita tion of six months from the date of is sue of the check. Mr. Hooffman has but one arm, and is wholly dependent on his pension for a livelihood. The following deaths for forty-eig! hours were reported at the Health Di partment up to noon today: Lydia Wafson, 83 years. Cornelius Hoyt, 77 years.

"Hanna Green, 3 years. John R. Tunnia, 75 years, Philip Charles, 70 years. John G: Meyers. 68 years.

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Rosina S. Kopp, 53 years. Almeda V. Forbush. 53 years. S Elizabeth IL. Eaton, 56 years.

George W. Johnson, 56 years, Robert Pryor, 47 years, Mollie E. Jones, 42 years. James Smith, 35 years. Jemina E. Wilkerson, 30 years. William R. Cox, 25 years. May Craig, 24 years. James C. Billingsley, 23 years. Alice O'Neal, 22 years. John R. Simmes, 1 year. Frank Robinson. 1 year. Albrum O'Toole, 11 months, Earl Ruffin, 7 months. Forrest I. Henry, 2 months, Frank Glasco, 6 days. THE DEATH RECORD. WASHINGTON MONUMENT BY SMOKE Effect of Burning Bitumin ous Coal in Furnaces. A thin veneer of coal dust covers the upper part of the Washington Monu ment, having gathered there as a result of the use of bituminous coal in this city. On every side of this great shaft, the white surface is blackened In spo which are discernible at some distance. The rain is sald to be the only pre ventive from it becoming entirely black. According to those in charge of the Monument, its present condition is due to the smoke from the lighting plant of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, located near by, and that which is blown over from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. On the north east side of the Monument, which faces the lighting plant, the effect is noticed most. In places at the top of this side the dust has been so thick at times that to rub a cloth over its surface would leave a bare white spot. Tests of this sort have frequently been made, with the re sult mentioned. Every afternoon thick volumes of pmoke pour out of the great chimneys of the lighting plant. With the wind blow ing in the direction of the Monument, the dense clouds envelope the upper part of the great shaft, and when the air is moist, it clings to the surface, where it remains until the next raia. As there is no way to clean the Monu ment, its bright appearance at present depends upon the weather conditions. It is said that the nuisance has been in existence for a long time, and that it is only because of the fact that the stone does not absorb the dirt that the Monu ment is not in a worse condition. WIFE'S CORPSE FOUND; HUSBAND UNDER ARREST Woman's Body Discovered Hanging to a Hook. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—Mystery surrounds the death of Mrs. Marie Hahn, of 1640 North Twenty-first Street, whose body was fo hanging from a hook in the closet of bedroom Inte yesierday afternoon. Although the case was separted as one of suicide, the husziand, Praak Hahn, has been arrested. The police refuse to say anything about the case. The position the body was found in, it is said, leads the police io suspeet foul olay; The “closet is an ordinary -ome with of hooks about five feet from tha floor. Hanging from a middie hook with ‘a short piece of cotton clothesline knot ‘ted firmly around the neck was the body of the young woman. Considering the height of the row of hooks it would be difficult for 2 woman lo commit suicide by strangulation. Either the feet would have to be raised or the body dropped as a dead weight, In either case it would require an extra ordinary amount of courage and strength to retain the position until death came, Whether the closet door was open or not when the bedy was discovered can not be learned, but there are no marks of violence on the door, such as would be made by a strauzline person kicking it in the throes of death. The body was discovered by the hus band, who is a tailor, when he returned home shortly after 4 o'clock. He at once called Policeman Croman of the Twentieth and Jefferscn Streets police station, who, after an investigation, ar rested Hahn. When taken to the police station Hahn broke down and sobbed. The woman who had charge of the house where the young pair occupied apartments said last night: “I do not believe Mr. Hahn killed his wife, but ihe police think he did so.” D“ SHADE, 31 YEARS’ PRACTICE. in the city, but for some trifling excuse or mere neglect you have failed to do so. Remember that “‘self-preservation is the first law of na ture” and that your health should be ered first, or you may regret it wi it is for ever too late. No matter what your trovhle may be or physical), consult Dr. Shade free of Both sexes strictly confidential. Corner and 3 ate i i DR. LEATHERMAN, Expert Specialist in the cure of all diseases of a private nature, Nervous Debility. Skin and Contagious Blood Diseases (any stage) for lite. Consultation free. 602 F St. N. W. I completely remove every spot and blemish from the face or body, rendering the skin clear, smooth and healthy. Consul tation free, Write for Book. b= JOHN H. WOQDEURY D. I, a 11th and F., N. W., Washtngion. Xmas Gifts at Walford’s FOR A MAN

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