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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Gen. Joseph Wheeler was in the rotun
da of the Normandie last night, and after
sending up his card to Speaker Hender
son, whom he wished to see on a matter
connected with his return to the House,
he stood waiting for q response, when
Representative Bingham of Pennsylva-
mia, the father of the House. stepped
from the elevator and greeted his former
colleague.
Why, how do you do, General?" said
he. Welcome back to civilization"
why, / find civilization everywhere I
go" said General Wheeler. Even in the
Philippines
You look more like Philadelphia
Quaker than a warrior" said General
Bingham.
And you are an awfully small boy to
be father of the House" answered
Fighting Joe
torted he Pennsylvania. Il began in
the Forty-sixth Congress. while you got
in on the Forty Congress. When
are you coming back with U.S.
II can't do anything until Secretary
Root returns from Cuba said General
Wheeler. Il have to report formally to
him before my resignation can be acted
upoa." .-. ..
You don't know where you are at
them" remarked General Bingham.
NO; am still in the air." answered
General Wheeler.
Sir William C. Van Horne. the Cana
dian railroad magnate, wlo has been
CHARTERED at the Shoreham for several
days. left for New York last night. and
after a short absence will return to the
Capital. When he returns he will submit
10 Secretary Root his plan to construct
complete railroad system in Cuba, asking
no subsidy OF any kind, but simply per-
mission to purchase right of. way and ex-
tend the system over the entire island.
Sir William. it is said has s25 600. coo at
his disposal to begin the system. and
with him will be associated John d.
Rockefeller. II. NJ. Flagler. J. Pierpont
Morgan. and John ". Mackay They
propose to buy and consolidate all exist
ing railroads and extend them until every
province will have good transportation
facilities. \ main line, running the en-
tire length of the island. will then BE
built from the extreme eastern Part TO
The extreme western part. thus taking in
every branch line and giving the island
a complete network of railroads. At
present Sir William owns 4 controlling
interest in the street railroads of Havana.
and intends giving that city good troll
ley service. He also owns large tracts Of
mahogany lands in Southern Cuba and is
Incorporating a company to prepare and
market the wood
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Commander S C. Hopkins. of the Dis
trict Naval Reserves. was rendered a
luncheon by his friends at Chamberlin's
yesterday afternoon before leaving for Nor
folk where he will assume command of the
converted yacht Oneida, which has been
turned over to the District Naval Reserves
as a training ship by the Navy Department.
Commander Hopkins will bring the vessel
to Washington.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Have you tried Heurich's Book Beer? Ask
for Il at all leading hotels and restaurants or
phone Os4, Arlington Bottling Co., Tor case.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Postmaster Kreider. of Jacksonville. Ill,
is at the Metropolitan asking for an APP
preparation for 4 new Federal building In
that city He demands S15O0O0, while the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury only
recommends an allowance of 100000.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
"He That IS Angry
Is Seldom at Ease. +"

This is true, also, of the person 4Dho
has rheumatism. qDfich IS most annoy
ing and painful disease. Fortunately.
hozusVer, 1t may be completely cured by
Hoods Sarszparila. THIS medicine has
siOen ease and comfort TO Thousands Euho
once suffered from rheumatism.
Rheumatism had Rheumatism,
three or -four years. Could not dress nor
mrdress. Hoods SarsapartHa did me
good and / am rotp able TO 90 al my
zUork." Fannie L. Dericotte, Athens. Ga.
Be sure TO get Hoods and Only Hoods
SarsaparAa, because
floods Saa1qboaM
zazaaslEf,:257EIW
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Hon. Floyd Mccormick. a member OF the
Ohio State Legislature, is at the Riggs from
Scioto County, Ohio. He IS accompanied
by Mrs. Mccormick and is here simply for
pleasure. he states.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

the convention is still 500 GOO short. Mr.
Payne will go over to Philadelphia and
stir the merchants up little.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Howard Pussy. Secretary of the Amer
lean Steamship Company, is at the Airing
ton from New York. He is here attending
to some business affecting his company and
will remain several days.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Charles A. Hartley. editor of the Pom
orGy lOhio Telegraph Tribune" is at the
Raleigh. He has been recommended for
the postmastership in that city by Repre-
sentative Grosvenor. and, it is claimed, will
be given the appointment. There has been
bitter fight for the place for several
nonthS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Henry c. Payne. of Milwaukee, Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the Repub-
Iican National Committee, is at the Airing
ton for conference with Messrs. Hanna
and Dick As the Quaker city fund for
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

The Catharine II. Birney Chapter of
the National Homeopathic Hospital will
give a euchre tourney this evening at s
o'clock at the residence of Senator and
Mrs. Cushman K Davis.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Dialect recitals by Mrs. Waldo Rich
ards and songs by Mr.. Francis Richards
will be given this afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock at the residence of Mrs. Waiiach.
1901 I Street. Mrs. Richards selections
will include Yankee. negro. and Irish dia
lect sketches. together with little songs
that have been written expressly for her.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
GERMAN FEARS AROUSED.

His Excellency the French Ambassador
will entertain at dinner tonight.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
The Martcau Recital.

NJ. Henri Marteau was heard at the
Columbia Theatre yesterday after an alb
sence CT three years in France. Assisted
by Miss Lolita Mills he rendered the fol-
lowing programme:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20

Baby
Must

Have fresh air in order to grow and
be healthy. This doesn't mean that
you are to lug him around in your
arms-for that would be tiresome to
both. Ii means that you should
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
DEMOCRATS WILL DO.
Plan Of Action as 60 Anti-Trust Bills
Laid Out.

Washington, May 29.-The Democra-
tic members of the House of Representa-
tiyes held a caucus tonight to consider
the trust question, which is to be brought
before the House during the next three
days and other subjects of legislation and
party interest. At the outset Mr.. Rich
artison offered n resolution in favor of the
repeal of the war taxes and 1t was adopt
ed.
The trust question was then taken up,
Mr. Ball of Texas, presenting resolutions
favoring an adverse vote on the anti
trust constitutional amendment and n Ia
vorable vote ON the proposed Democratic
antitrust substitute bill. The resolu-
tion further provided that In the event
of the defeat of the sub. support would
be given to the antitrust bill as reported.
The Ball resolution was finally adopted
with minor amendments.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS.

Barnesyille, Ga, May 2e.-Regarding
the work of the government expedition
during the suns eclipss, Prof. 8. J..
Brown, astronomical director Of the
naval observatory at Washington today
gave out q statement In which he says:
1.-The visual work Of the corona con-
sisted Of naked eye and telescope draw.
ings which were In substantial agree
ment as to the principal features Of the
corona. A remarkably good one for It's
careful representation of the details Of
the corona was made with chalk on dark
blue papep by Prof. Ashmore of Savan-
nah. Prof Hart of the University Of
Maine and DIR. See, who combined tele-
scopic and visual drawings, each agreed
In essential features with the other The
other observations of the shadow bands
were successful, although this phenome-
non was not as pronounced as has been
recorded at former eclipses. The shadow
bands seemed TO be not well pronounced
parallel bands Of shadow and bright
ness, but appeared TO be more like the
reflection of rippled water projected upon
a screen Prof Updegraff and Prof.
Eastman made successful drawings Of
the finer details Of the inner corona Of
the equatorial regions. All of this work
shows the corona to have been remark
ably similar to those Of 1878 and 1889,
both Of which were years OF minimum
sun spots"
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
GALLIFET RESIGNS.
French Minister of War Retires on Ac-
count OF Health,

Paris, May 3d. a. NC eneral, the
Marquis de Gallifet, minister of war has
resigned.
cessor Is General Andre.
In his letter to NJ. Waldeck Rousseau,
the premier, asking him to place the
resignation in the hands of the President
of the Republic, General DE Gallifet
pleads ill health as reason for his de-
cision. His exact words are: ~ am very
unwell and my health prevents me resist
ing all emotions of the moment"
The official Journal this morning there
fore contains the acceptance of the resig-
nation, embodied in a decree signed by
NJ. Loubet which also appoints the new
minister Of war.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
MAINE BAPTIST MISSIONS.

A meeting Of the executive committee
of the Maine Baptist missions was held
at the Elmwood hotel, Waterville, Mon
day afternoon and evening The after
noon session was devoted to the reports
of state missionaries Rev. G. Il. Young,
Rev. Nathan Hunt and Rev. p. A.
Kilihan. The reports of all three
showed there is much interest in church
work in the state and that considerable
interest ID being manifested. The evening
session was taken up with appropria-
tions, the sums that are to be given to
the various churches, being decided.
These were not made public, but wi II
appear in the annual report. The fol-
lowing were among those present at
the meeting:
Rev. j. X. Wilson, ID. d., Portland
Rev. L. ]. Ramsdell, South Paris; Rev.
f. C. Whittemore, DIR. Dunn, Rev. n.
Il. button, Waterville, Rev. F. j. Bick-
ford, Rockland; Rev. G. b. Ilsley, Ban
gor; Rev. L. G. Mason, Dexter; Rev. G.
s. McLearn, Ellsworth; Rev. A. ]. Pad
elford, ID. d., Calais; Rev. G. E. Owen,
Houlton II. NJ. Mailing, Portland, treas
urer.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
APIARIsr. DODGE MISSING.

Kingston, JAM, ao.-Considerable
anxiety is felt here regarding the where
abouts of Mr.. James Dodge, the govern
ment Apiarist lecturer, employed to in
struct the peasantry here in bee keeping.
Mr.. Dodge left Kingston for New York,
April 10, with the intention of purchas-
ing goods from the Falconer Manufactur-
ing company of jamestown, NY. Moth
ing has been heard from him since then,
although it was arranged that he should
write Immediately upon his arrival at
New York. As Mr.. Dodge had large
sum Of money in his possession, the popu-
lar belief Is that he met with foul play in
New York and has been robbed. The
government hare is said to be moving In
the matter as the fate Of Mr.. Dodge is
causing much concern.
Inquiries made by the Associated Press
at jamestown, N. Y, resulted in the
statement being made that the Falconer
Manufacturing company of that city had
heard nothing from Mr.. Dodge since he
left Kingston for New York. His arrival
at jamestown had been expected for some
weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
TUFTS, IL; wESTBROOK, 4
Seminary Boys Pint Up Good Game
Against coliegisns.

There was a snappy game of ball played
yesterday afternoon on the grounds at
Westbrook Seminary between the Semi
nary nine and the team from Tufts col
lege. 1t was not expected from the time
that the game was arranged that the
Seminary nine would be able to win
but 1t was their desire II possible
to score against the college nine, as thus
far this season all Of the preparatory
school teams that have played against
Tufts have finished the game with moth
ing but "goose eggs" to their credit.
The game was well played yesterday by
both teams, and the Seminary boys put
up plucky fight against heavy odds.
Both teams folded well and in battery
the Tufts men seemed to take "a strong
lead, although in the latter part Of the
game the Seminary boys began to fathom
the Tufts pitcher and several good hits
resulting in runs were placed tp their
credit. The game was saved to the Semi
nary team by the three base hits OF Dupee
and the two base hit Of Leighton, each
sending In runs. The score in detail was
Us follows:
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
RAIN-MEASURINd MACHINES
(From The London Express.

The British Rainfall Association, as 1t
now stands, Is the result of half a cen
tury's unremitting labor. From some
thing over 100 ut the start, it has now
more than 5000 reporting stations, which
extend over all parts of the British Isles
At each station Is an agent of the asso-
citation, armed with rain gauge,
making observations to be eventually
dispatched to headquarters for embodi-
ment in the annual report. On Deem
be 81 of each year printed forms are sent
to all the agents, who are supposed to fill
them In with the particulars OF their OBJ
seryations for the entire twelve months.
But now as to how the rain is meas
ured 1t Is done by means OF gauge.
There are various kinds Of gauges, cost
ing from about les. Cd. up to several
pounds. The 'Snowdon' gauge Is con-
sidered very trustworthy apparatus.
1t consists Of a long circular metal-gal
vanized iron Tor copper-reservoir which
is fixed into the ground by means OF four
wooden spiked stakes. 1t contains a glass
bottle and metal funnel. At the side
Of spiked stake, is a graduation glass,
which will register from a hundredth of
an inch to half an inch.
The rain is caught in the funnel, which
fits flush with the reservoir, and passes
into the glass bottle. From this 1t Is
poured into the graduation glass and SO
measured.
At Camden Square (the headquarters
of the association there Is very elabor
ate and ingenious gauge, which measures
and registers automatically. The rain Is
caught in q funnel, and passes into a
metal cup, which Is connected with an
index. As the cup fills, IL presses upon
the index, which marks line on paper
form wound round cylinder.
When the cup Is full IL turns over and
empties its contents into a larger recep-
tacle and returns to its former position,
the index having registered exactly one
inch and shifted Its position ready to re-
peat the operation. At the same time a
dial on the outside of the gauge also
marks the working of the index. The
former. can be read at night by means Of
a lantern which Is attached at the side,
so that the depth of rainfall may be as
certained at once by merely glancing at
the dial fixed to the gauge. -
Another remarkably ingenious con-
trivance to be found at Camden Square,
and which took years to perfect, Is an
elaborate apparatus which will stimuli
taneously measure rain, snow, and hail,
and register them. 1t will also register
thunder, givessthe duration of thunder
claps and the number of lightning fash
es. 1t is altogether a most wonderful in
vention.
The average rainfall of locality is
very useful knowledge to q farmer who
contemplates purchasing land in dis
trict he is unacquainted with.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
Worst Day in Rioting Sense Sincs
Strike Began.
Three People Mortally
Wounded.
Probably ESQ Shots Were Fired
In One Encounter.

st. Louis, May 2o.-In a rioting sense
Io..sy's developments were the worst
experienced since the strike on the lines
Of the st. Louis Transit company was
inaugurated over three weeks ago. The
riotins wa2 confined entirely to three
places In the southern section of the city
and by nightfall the police records
showed that fully dozen persons had
either received bullet wounds or been
hurt by flying missiles. Three of those
hit by bullets received what are pre-
s,lmably mortal wounds.
A car on the Sixth street line was
stopped by distractions at Broadway and
Miller street, where crowd jeered the
non union motorman and conductor, who
drew their revolvers and fired at least %
shots into the crowd. William Brenne-
man, who was a block away, was shot
In the knee and will probably lose his
leg. Dolly Mitchell, little girl living
near by, was hit in the wrist. Shots
were fired from moving car into a
crowd assembled in the vicinity. Her.
man Teslhke, George Lancaster and AL
probably will die. The motorlnan and
conductor were arrested. Three persons
are reported to have been seriously In
jured In a fight this afternoon ON South
Broadway.
The conductor Of the car says the train
was bombarded with bricks and stones.
The trainmen opened fire on the large
crowd. The police on the car joined in
the shooting. Probably s5O shots were
fired. The crowd fed and no arrests
were made.
Testhlke declares he had no part in
the demonstration.
At jefferson and Victor avenues,
Martin Burke, a striker, attempted to
pull motorman Elmer ID. Simmons from
his car.and somebody shot him. Sim
mons was arrested. Another man was
also wounded In this encounter.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
WANTED A GUARD.
Mr.. Rathbone Feared violence From
Mr.. Rich.

Havana, May 29.-Shortiy after the pos
tai scandal was first exposed, Mr.: Rath-
bone, 1t is said, requested General Wood
to give him u guard, as he feared personal
violencs from Mr.. Corrydon Rich, the
postal employs who confessed to knowl-
edge Of many of the fraudulent transac-
tions. General Wood suggested to MIR.
Rathbone that II guard were Away 5
n ar him, people would take IL for
granted that he was under arrest, and
the request was withdrawn. Today the
reason for making It became known il
seems that on the day after @. W. II.
Nicely was arrested, Mr.. Rich went to
Mr.. Rathbone and wanted to explain that
this stealings were heavy. He was refused
a hearing when the nature Of his CON-
munication was known and then he went
to General Wood and told all he knew.
MIR. Rathbone denies that Mr.. Rich ever
said a word to him on the subject. Mr..
Rich declares that, when Nicely left, he
(Rich) by Rathbone's order, gave Nicely
an advance payment of his salary to the
amount of about three thousand dollars,
accepting Neely's receipt. When the
scandal was exposed, according to MIR.
Rich's statement, Mr.. Rathbone told him
1t would be better to withdraw the receipt
Immediately and to replace the cash,
promising to see him reimbursed by the
Disturbing officer. This Rich says he did,
but Mr.. Rathbone ordered the disbursing
officer not to reimburse him. The result
is that, in consequence Of obsying Mr..
Rathbone, he Is without funds and he can
see no way of obtaining redress.
Clerks In the post Office say it was well
known there at the time that MIR. Rath-
bone had requested protection from Gen.
Wood as Mr.. Rich had threatened him
physically. General Wood does not deny
that Mr.. Rathbone made the reported re-
quest.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
ovERHAULING PHILADELPHIA.

San Francisco, May e9.-The cruiser
Philadelphia is being overhauled at the
Mare Island navy yard. 1t is reported
that the Philadelphia will be sent into
Chinese or Japanese waters.
The old gunboat Mohican Is to be put
In commission at Mare Island on July
1, and will be used as training ship
for landsmen.
The revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch
has sailed for Behring Sea.
The transports Egbert and Sherman
will sail June 1, the former for Alaska
with supplies and the latter for Guam
and Manila.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
WILL TRY AGAIN.
Taylor Anaounces That He wili Again
BE q Candidate For Governor OF Ken
lucky.

Martinsville. Ind, May CIV. s..
Taylor. recently claimant for the COVER
norship Of Kentucky has announced that
he will make the race again this fall on
an anti-Goebel election law platform.
The announcement was made at the
conclusion of four hours conference at
tended by Mr.. Taylor, Charles Finley,
Of state Of Kentucky; E. j..
James, U. s. marshal 9th district of Ken
lucky, and others.
Mr.. Taylor win remain in Indiana un-
til his health Is recuperated. He said
this afternoon: 81 Will not seek nor de-
cline the Republican nomination for gov
ernor of kentucky. The mandate OF the
liberty loving people OF Kentucky should
be obeyed."
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
WRECK OF MONTPELIER.
An Investigation Into ITS Causes Began
Yesterday.

Halifax, n. s., May 29.-An investiga-
steamer Montpelier of the Elder Dempster
line on the New Foundland coast, was
commenced yesterday by Captain Smith,
r. n. r., assisted by Captain Douglass,
r. n. r and Captain Lewis Anderson.l
The statement of Captain Gait was
taken. Quartermaster O'Brien, who was
on the outlook at the time of the disaster
and Chief Engineer Wade were also heard.
The evidence showed that the weather
was very thick when the steamer struck
thu rocks and that the steamer was run
ming at about six knots an hour. That
the best speed of the vessel was about
eleven knots and consequently she was at
half speed. The evidence Of the lookout
showed that observations had been care
fully and regularly taken by the officers
during the voyage. The whistle had been
kept blowing at regular intervals. He
was on the forecastle head and suddenly
heard the roar of breakers directly ahead.
He at once shouted ''breakers ahead, I"
Almost Immediately he saw the white
crests of the breakers and about thirty
seconds later the ship struck. He did not
know whether the engines stopped in the
meantime or not. Soundings were at once
taken all round. Amidship and abaft the
water was deep, but very shallow for
ward The ship ran well on the rocks and
stuck firmly. The beats were at once got
ready for lowering but were not lowered
for time. The enquiry will be finished
tomOrruw
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-30
m'COY COT DECISION.
Defeated Temmy Ryan fn six Reusas
sfPrssty Ffsha

TattersaIl's, Chicago, May Skid Mo
Coy was given q decision over Syracuse
Tommy Ryan tonight at the end Of one
Of the prettiest six round fights ever seen
here. But over the decision, and what
Referee Malachy Hagen claims was n
Misrepresentation free for all fight re-
suited, and but for the presence OF large
force Of police, who hurried the men out
Of the ring and cleared the hall, IL is
probable that the Mccoy Ryan fight
would have not been the most interesting
thing on the evenings programme.
One clause Of the agreement was that n
draw should be declared were both men
on their feet at the end Of the sixth
round.
Referee Hogan said after the contest
that he had no such understanding and
rendered such q decision as he thought
just.
As the bell rung at the end Of the sixth
round, Ryan, bleeding from ear and nose,
from the Kids fierce left jabs, but CON-
paratively fresh, started toward his corner.
mccoy wins" shouted Referee Hogan.
In an instant the hall was in pande-
monium.
"what do you mean." asked Ryan In
Amusement.
Hogan said nothing, but climbed
through the ropes
you're a robber" shouted Ryan.
Hogan turned round and just rs he did
so Ryan swung his left to Hogan's face.
Quick as a flash Hogan returned the
compliment with blow on Tommy's
nose. But before they could go further
the police were between them. The Tat
tersall's management admitted after the
fight that the draw agreement was cor
rect, but said Hogan's decision would
stand. So far as the fight was concerned,
Mccoy, in the opinion Of q large majority
had long shade the better Of 1t. Ryan
carried the fight to his man continually,
but the elusive Kid was generally out Of
the way and his lightning jabs had Tom
my bleeding slightly early in the fight.
Ryan shook the Kid up badly, however,
a number of times with right and left
hooks to the stomach and jaw and was
apparently fully as fresh as his unmarked
opponent at the finish.