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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
A BOOM IN ALABAMA.
Pushing Work Mt COnI Mines and
Iron Furnnces.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. June 1.-THE new
mine of the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron Company at Searles is now Going
it's first work. the initial shipment being
made last Thursday This mine is now
driven 700 feet into the hill. and will be
worked up to an output Of l.500 tons day
as rapidly as possible Just hard by this
opening the company will put in another
of the same class. The company is now
engaged in putting in waterworks sys-
TEN, at cost of $4,000. and the new coal
washer will be worth about $4,000.
Brookwood. also the property of the Con-
solidated Company, is being pushed. the
output being near 10000 tons a month.
The new coal washer is ready for service
and 100 new houses are being built. The
company has 100000 invested at Brook
wood and Searles.
The second furnace OF the Consolidated
Company. which started last week at IRON
atom, will be brought up soon to Its ca
pacity, 100 tons a day. This puts three
OF the furnaces owned by this company
in blast-two at Ironaton and one at Gads-
den Anticipating full domestic market,
the ironmasters are already branching out
for new business. This is especially the
case with the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railway Company. James Bowron. vice
president and treasurer, returned from
trip through the foreign field few weeks
ago. and this week, with only n days
warning, he is ordered back again. His
object is to place orders abroad for Ala
Ia ma iron
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. June 16.-Efforts were
made at an early hour this morning by
burglars to break into the stores of Capt.
Charles Entwisle, in Columbus Street, and
Owen Nugent. in King Street. Captain
Entwisle fired two shots at the miscreants
and thinks he wounded one of them. The
only damage suffered by his store was the
breaking Of pane of glass. At the es-
Enlistment of Nugent the burglars sue
ceeded in making an entry, but were
frightened off without being able to carry
anything with them.
Saturday is the real estate sale day at
the market and today Captain Knox. auc-
ticneer, sold the weil-known place on
Little Hunting Creek known as Mount
Hybla," containing 123 acres. to William
G.. Simpson for $4,000. Robert Elliott
bought for sS5 lot OF ground SO by SO
feet, and improved by frame house. in
West Street, between Duke and Commerce
Streets.
Old Dominion Commandery. No. IL. X.
OF T., has elected and installed the fol-
lowing officers: E. c., Thomas H. Neither
land; GeneralissiIuo W. L. Allen; c. c..
Ashby Miller; S. w, H. K Field; ]. W.,
W. w. Ballenger: Treasurer, C. F. Stiner:
Recorder, X. Kemper.
The funeral Of the late James NJ. Woolls
took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon
The funeral line proceeded to St. Mary's
Church, and after services BY the Rev
H. j. Cutler, the interment was made in
ST. Mary's Cemetery, where some OF the
ancestors of the deceased were buried
nearly q hundred years ago.
The Thalma Manufacturing Company was
chartered this afternoon in the Corpora
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
FOR A sTATIoNHoUsE SITE.
Numerous Proposals Received for
Sale of Lots TO the District.


The District Appropriations bill APP
proved June 6 provided for the purchase
of a site and the erection thereon of q
stationhouse for the Metropolitan Police
Force north of Florida Avenue at a cost OF
So, 600.
Yesterday at noon the following pro-
posals were received by the District Com
missioners for the sale of a site for the
said stationhouse. to be located tn the
territory bounded by Spring Road, Bright
wood Avenue, Whitney Avenue, and Four
teenth Street:
Edward P. schwar;z-Lot rs. block ~ Holmead
Manor, IS cents per square foot.
). Behrend-Lot SO, block 43, Holmoa1 Manor,
20 cents per foot.
Stone Il Fairfax-Lot 20, block 20, Columbia
Heights, IS cents per foot.
C. G. Duncanson-Lot is. block 20, Columbia
Heights. 62i5 cents per foot.
F. +. Psrk-Lot 4, block 3, Todd l. Browns
subdivision, az cents per foot.
Charles A. shields-L0t %, block 10. Todd &
Browns subdivision, 60 cents per foot.
Louis Faber-50 feet on Lamar Place, depth
of 100 feet on Morgan Avenue 65 cents per foot;
80 feet on Lamar Place, by depth of 100 feet,
So cents per foot.
". II. Gibson-Lot &c, block i3, H,lmead
Manor, IS cents per foot.
Gasch Bros.-f.ot 35, in Purner's subdivision,
1914 cents per foot.
r. W. Walker & Son-Lot 80, block 10, Hol-
mead Manor. so cents per foot; lot 6, block IS,
So cents per foot: lot %. block 40, 10 cents per
foot; southeast corner Of Lydecker and Rolmcad
Avenues. sI.l5 per foot.
Brce & Lipscomb-Lot u, block 90. Columbia
Heights, $50 square feet, $500; lot l3. block
20. 1875 feet, 1915; lots 90 and 81, block 81,
1I.767 feet, $1,000; lots 2s and 49, block Al,
Holmead Manor, 1904 feet, 5000: part of lot 90
and lot 81. block 10. Todd Il Browns sub-div-
sion, 1920 feet 200; lot 49, block ~, Holmead
Manor. 1850 feet, $3.50; lot 90. block 40, Hol-
mead Manor. 6,5oo feet 5000; lot IS and part Of
81 block 46. Holmead Manor, 59ss feet, $3.50;
10, II. block o.. iodd Browns subdivision,
800 feet, s.. CTS.
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TO FOUND A LABOR COLLEGE.
~ British Farewell to Delegates
Coming to America.

LONDON, June ia meeting was held
in st. Martins Hall yesterday for the pur-
pose of bidding farewell to C. W. Bowerman
and ]. Sexton, the delegates from Ruskln
Hall Council who are to sail for America
on the steamship st. Paul today. TIE
Bishop of London presided at the meeting,
and was assisted by Walter Vreeman, OF
st. Louis, who Is the prime mover in the
venture.
The delegates are on their way to the
United States to Initiate a movement to
establish an institution similar to Ruskin
Hail. at Oxford. This is labor college,
established through the efforts of Messrs
Vreeman and Beard. 1t Is expected that
Samuel Gompers. President of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and other promi-
nent labor agitators, will meet and enter
tain the delegates on their arrival in the
United States.
The delegates are taking with them
f1,000 of the necessary f4,000 which is
being subscribed in Great Britain for
presentation to America in return for the
establishment Of Ruskin Hall.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
A RIGID QUARANTINE.
Surgeon KinyOun Adopts !rnstic
Measures in California.

Measures in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-Surgeon
K;nyoun. the Federal quarantine officer,
today amazed San Francisco by issuing an
order quarantining the State on account Of
bubonic plague. His order includes all
trains. The companies are required to de-
mand health certificate before selling
tickets to anyone leaving San Francisco
70. other States or Territories.
An applicant for certificate is not re-
CURED to make any affidavit but simply to
declare that he has not been in Chinatown
since the quarantine was first enforced.
Household goods and animal products from
this city will not be accepted at all for
transportation beyond the State line, but
all other freight is passed without Quea-
ton. The general opinion here is that Dr.
kinyoun's action is in revenge for Judge
Morrow's explicit statement that the Cir
cult Cour; did not believe from the evs-
dence presented that any case Of bubonG
plague had ever existed in San Francisco.
Kinyoun refused to see anyone today or
to make any explanation. Three deputies
in his Office issued certificates. but the un-
expected delay in securing these caus d
many people to lose their train. This
order, of course, bars any Chinese who
have been inside the quarantine lines.
Kinyoun goes beyond this and will not issue
certificates to any Asiatics.
Wong Wi. a prominent Chinese mer-
chant, applied for a certificate TO go to
Eureka, Cal, this morning, and, being re-
fused applied through his attorneys to
Judge Morrow, who cited Kinyoun to sp-
pear before him on Monday to answer TO
contempt. Judge Morrow is wroth be- ause
the quarantine Office has overridden his
authority and proposes to punish Kinyoun.
Meanwhile Governor Gage and other lead
ing citizens have telegraphed Secretary
Hay to use his influence to abolish the
quarantine
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ST LOUIS. June 16.-President Whta-
ker, of the St Louis Transit Company, has
rejected the latest proposition of the strik-
ing street car men. looking to a settle
ment of the troubles. 1t is now war TO
the knife. all efforts to bring about arbi-
tration having failed.
Samuel Gompers President of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. had long, but
| fruitless, conference with the railway off
Gals today. AS result of the refusal Of
| the Transit officials to accept the latest
| overtures. 1t is now proposed to make a
determined effort to boycott the compan,
and all who have any dealings Herewith.
| President Mahon stated this evening that
! he would start next week stamping the
! State of Illinois in the interest of the pro.
| posed boycott. and the fight will be car
I ried thence to all Southern States. anu
wherever they think they can touch the
company.
Robert E. Doula, a special deputy sher-
| if, and managing director of the CONT
mental Tobacco Company was accidentally
shot this afternoon by his own pistol,
which fell out of the holster as he was
fastening the belt around his waist The
wound is serious. but not necessarily fatal.
Late this evening deputies and police were
hurried to Sixth Street, where a man
seated on load of hay had cut the wire
with nippers. A stretch three blocks long
| was cut away. When the officers arrived
the driver had disappeared. and the hay
and wagon was claimed by farmer.
The Transit Company operated all its
| lines today carrying more passengers than
| ever, especially on cars running east and
| west. For the first time since the strike
the Northern Central Line was fearlessly
patsonized, thousands of people going out
| on these cars to the races. The first con
| signment of buses ordered by the strikers,
with which they propose to compete with
the Transit Company for the passenger
carrying business of the city. arrived IN
East st. Louis today and it is said will
be put on regular runs. beginning Mon
| day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
WEALTHY WOMAN AT BAY.
Declines to Give Up Her Home to 1t,
Lesaeea.


NEW YORK. June 16.-All attempts
made yesterday to GUST wealthy Mrs. Eu-
gene Smith from the dilapidated old barn
in which she has taken up her abode Oh
her husbands estate at Freeport, L. l.,
failed signally.
With her two children, a canary bird
and $50 chickens for company, Mis-.
Smith sat on the threshold of tie ba n
and kept guard over her chattels. She
defied the local police Justice, the deputy
sheriffs. and the family OF Henry Geus,
who had leased the place.
When the sun went down Mrs. Smith
was still in possession of the barn.
Attaching a big paddock to the door. she
| went to Brooklyn to get legal advice.
She says she will die before she will be
evicted from her own property.
! None OF the deputy sheriffs appeared to
| be anxious 10 assume the task Of turning
Mrs. Smith out of doors. The eviction
! consequently had TO be postponed.
Mrs. Smith was found guarding the blrn
by reporter. She is pleasant faced,
| thirty-five years old, and rather stout.
She seemed to enjoy her novel situation.
In the barn were scattered handsome fu!ni-
ture, valuable carpets and rugs, and paint
ings. Mrs. Smith said her present manner
of living was in striking contrast with the
handsome place she left at birmingham.
Mass
But" she said, this is matter Of
principle. and / am determined 20 remain
until they carry me out. | only hope /
can hold the fort until my husband gets
here. l have telegraphed to him in Ma sl-
chusetts TO come back at once"
Mrs. Smith denied that she had used
and threats to the Geus family or had
made any attempt to take forcible pos
session of the house. In this. however,
she was contradicted by all the members
Of the family. The women were in mortal
terror of Mrs. Smith, and Geus applied to
Justice Wallace for warrant for her ar
rest Justice Wallace suggested that he ap-
ply to another magistrate, as the real es-
tate dealer who leased the Smith place TO
Geus is his uncle. Geus said TO the report
er:
When leased the farm from Mr. Wal
lace / supposed everything was all right
with the owners. On Monday. while / was
away, Mrs. Smith arrived with a load OF
furniture and demanded immediate pos
session Of the house. which was refused.
She abused my wife SO shockingly that she
fell down in a fainting fit. Mrs. Smith
shook her fist under my nose when / re-
turned and threatened to whip me. Well,
/ am in business on the Bowery in New
York and that sort Of talk doesn't go, but
when she took up a baseball bat and tried
to hit me on the head with it, 1t was diff
ferent. But we are going to stop here all
summer, no matter what Mrs. Smith
says"
Mr.. Geus announced his intention of
seeking another Justice Of Peace to Dust
Mrs. Smith, this morning. Charles l.. Wal
lace the real estate agent. admits leasing
the property to Geus. but says he did It in
accordance with instructions from Eugene
Smith, dated May Is. He declares he did
not receive the letter countermanding the
order to lease the place until after he had
rented II to Cues
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
HURT ON THE swITcHBAcK.
Two Suits for Damages Begun
Against f. $. Randall.

Two Suits for Damages Begun
Against E. $. Randall.
Two suits for damages for $4,000 each
were filed yesterday against Ephriam S.
Randall. The plaintiffs arc Amanda Har-
ner and Anna Lausch, who claim damages
in the amounts named for personal injuries
sustained In an accident which occurred on
the switchback railway operated by the
defendant at River View on July u, 1889.
On the date mentioned the plaintiffs al
lege, lat the special instance and request"
of the defendant, they became passengers
on one OF the cars on the switchback rail-
way, for which privilege they paid fares
BY reason of the negligence OF the de-
.endants servants and employees the car on
which they were passengers collided with
another car belonging to the defendant
AS result of the accident, the plaintiffs
allege, their clothing and jewelry were
soiled. torn, and broken" and that they
were made lame and sore and unfi, to per-
form their duties.
Miss Harner further alleges that, be-
cause of her injuries. she was compelled
TO expend 1000 for medical attention
Miss Lausch also states that she, too. was
obliged to expend LOCO for medical at
tendance.
The plaintiffs are represented by Walter
c. Clephene.
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tion Court. Its capital stock Is So. 600.
and it is designed to manufacture folding
bath cabinets. and other patented articles
This is a genuine Alexandria company,
and its work will be done In this city.
The officers are: F. G.. Diederich, Presi-
dent and Treasurer; l.. Diederich. Secre-
tary; and F. ]. Paff, Vice President and
Superintendent.
John Cornell and friend. travelling in
buggy in alexandria County. near this
city, yesterday were attacked by num-
Der Of negroes, but they responded by
pistol shots and one Of the assailants was
hit in the leg and afterward captured and
fined
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
NELLIE CRAFTS FATAL FALL.
Precipitntcd from a Window While
Trying TO Close a shutter.

prccipitntcd from IA Window While
Trying TO Close a Shutter.
Nellie G. Craft. eleven years old. died
at the Emergency Hospital last night
about O'Clock from injuries sustained in
q fall at her home, 40 Huntoon Place
southwest, yesterday afternoon. Under
taken Bradley took charge of the remains
and will prepare them for burial.
The accident occurred shortly after 5
O'Clock, when the girl was on the upper
floor OF her home. She was about to draw
the shutters to rear window. leaned out
beyond the sill and lost her balance, fall
ing to the ground, nearly twenty-fi five feet
below. She was picked up and conveyed
into the dwelling and the ambulance from
the Emergency Hospital was called.
AT the hospital everything possible was
done for the child. In addition to a frac-
ture OF the skull an arm was broken and
other injuries were sustained by the child
Death resulted during the evening from
concussion OF the brain before an opera
ton could be attempted. The father of
the dead child and others were at the
bedside when death came.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
THE OYSTER TRUST coLLApsEs
Syndicate Fails to Close It's Deal on
New England Options.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. June 1.-THE
SIS, OOO, 600 Oyster Trust has collapsed and
the scheme OF the syndicate that had
hoped to control the oyster industry of
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Connecticut turns out to be a complete
failure.
Local oyster dealers gave options to the
syndicate for the contamination OF the
deal and the time expired yesterday
These oystermen have heard nothing from
the syndicate. and have concluded that all
negotiations are off. They had notified
the promoters of the syndicate they would
not grant an extension of time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
Dr.. Shades Ch|oridum.
Discovery for Consumption, Lung,
Throat, and Catarrhal Diseases.

DR.. Shade has returned from his
Eastern trip and removed his offices
from 1892 Fourteenth Street to 623
Thirteenth Street N. w, where he
can be consulted free Of charge.
Names of physicians and other
Washington residents cured OF
Consumption, Throat, Lung, or Ca
tarrhal Diseases given on applica-
ton, personally or phone, to DR..
Shade. Hours: 8 to g week days;
Sundays, IL to Q only. 623 Thir-
teenth Street NV. Phone 1884.
jel2,A,l6,F
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
End of n Plumbers, strike

RICHMOND, Va, June 16.-The Journey
men plumbers settled their strike yester-
day and will return to work Monday. The
basis of the agreement is that the men
are to receive $3.50 per day as 4 minimum
and work eight hours. The men contend
ed for SO and the same number of hours
as agreed upon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY.
Nine Persons Seriously Hurt mt Read
ing, PA,

ing. Pa.
READING. Pa, June ia runaway on
the street here yesterday had disastrous
results, nine people being hurt. The con-
dition of one victim is critical.
The injured are: Raymond Seaman.
aged five years, face crushed and hurt in
ternally; condition critical. Herman
Muntz, knocked down by wagon; bruised.
Frank Enrich, face cut. Mrs. Howard
Fry. cash in head. Edward Einsel, head
cut Adam Weidman. arm sprained. Mrs.
Ella Schaeffer. face cut. Two unknown
women knocked down and bruised.
The horse belonging to John Beherle
was attached to a baker wagon. 1t dashed
away up the street. with no one at the
reins. and all the people injured were run
into along its path Young Seaman was
knocked down and 1the1 animals hoois
struck his face and breast. The others hurt
luckily escaped the steel shoes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
New Coal Pier for Norfolk.

NORFOLK. Va. June 16.-The enormous
growth of coal exports from this port has
led the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company to contemplate building an addi-
tional pier at Lambert's Point Plans for
the pier. which will be an immense one.
have been drawn. The acquisition of the
control of the Norfolk and Western by the
Railway is believed to fore
shadow large increase of the soft coal
output OF the Pocahontas field.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
Charged With burglary.

Samuel Ennis. colored, agede twenty three years.
is locked up at the Ninth precinct station
charged with HOUSEKEEPING. He forced an en-
trance. it is said. to the home of Harry Epps.
near Benning. during Friday afternoon. and stole
articles valued at about s.. The negro denies
his guilt.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED
Latest Proposition of the st. Louis
Strikers Rejected.

Efforts to Bring About Arbitration
FaiI-GGmpers Has n Fruitlcss Con-
ficiuls-A Determination to 10y
colt the Transit Company.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17

The pride Of Washington Heurichs Macrzen
Beer, is the most popular OF all beverages.
Phone 63i, Arlington Bottl.ns Co., Tor case
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
mnMf ID ~ Deparmen Stores

~ +: Wa: :: s Il: &c
ties. which have secured
sdeaby under price They this seasons handsomest
medium and effects all the stylish col
orngs bought them in the regular would have
12 the price being asked for them about town
going sell them for 6a and do OF the best
bits of bargain giving which has done for time
The entire lot has been placed large centre tables easy for Sc
lection
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

But MarcOni has not been contented
to stop at the attainment of hundred
miles. There were and are still too
many unsOlved problems for him to
rest his labors- To prevent the inter
ception of dispatches and the lam
ming of the Instruments, to attain
longer distances, to master the secret
OF tuned" ether waves, and to apply
the system practically to shipping so
as to increase the safety of vessels at
sea-these were few of the things
he has set ont to do. Already the little
strip of coast near Poole's harbor has
witnessed some of these solutions.
The writer had the pleasure of spend
ing several weeks recently with Mar
conf at the Poole station and of watch
ing the work from day to day. Each
morning began with a wireless con-
Versauon with the Isle of Wight sta
ton, when orders were given to the
man there TO stand by" later in the
DAY and meantime to look out for anv
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familiarly as the steam engine or the
electric current is today.
What Marconi Is Seeking.
1t is now almost a year since Pro-
lessor Fleming of University College
London, addressed the British Associa-
tlon for the Advancement of Science. on
wireless telegraphy, and, in sending
greetings by the Marconi system to the
french association across the channel
discovered that some of The messages
exchanged were detected fifty miles
beyond their destination. Messages
sent from Boulogne to Dover were read
IN the stations at Chelmsford, away
across the hills of Kent and beyond the
Fog and smoke of London town. The
achievement was remarkable. even
though the public refused to be sur
pTlsed. Probably nothing short of
wireless messages half way round the
world would excite unusual interest
now, and doubtless many are wonder
ing whether anything more will come
o1 wireless telegraphy than has already
Oean accomplished
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ranged for taking the temperature of
the sea wafer; it has even been sus-
pected by he fishermen who have
Watched him with wonder, that his tin
cans and tables and wires formed parts
of some new-fangled coast fishing
machine.
Marco'h chose the strip of beach
near Poole harbOr because it is remote.
Here, he said one day, Il can be
alone and do ny work without fear
OF Interruption. and what 1 once do
here on a small scale, I can do any-
where in larger way" The chemist
boasts that he holds the world in a
crucible. so he does in elements. and
a chemical fact once proved in his
laboratory is true everywhere. So il
IS with Marconi's laboratory with ref
erence to-wireless teiegraphy, and he
Is proving important facts and max
ing discoveries Of principles that win
aoIl when ether waves shall be as
learlessly handled and spoken of as