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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
AN APPEAL TO Be TAKEN
The Telephone Subscribers Prepar'
ing to Go Higher.
The Attorneys for the CompIaInapts
I'm the Recent Irrigation Think II
ards Decision-Moveme on Foot
TO Establish Another Company.

II was decided last night that the COM
plainants in the recent suits against the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany will appeal from the decision of Jus
tice Barnard, declaring the law regulating
the rates unconstitutional. This action
was taken at meeting Of the executive
committee of the Telephone Subscribers
Association, held at the Riggs House,
where il was decided 10 continue the fight
against the rates charged by the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company to
the court OF last resort.
The attorneys for the association and for
the complainants in the recent litigation,
Messrs. Birney & Woodward and Hemphill
& Peter, were present and expressed the
opinion that the cause could be carried
TO the higher courts with great prospects
of success
Mr.. Orren G. Staples, the chairman Of
the committee, presided at the meeting.
The others present besides those already
named were Thomas w Smith Dr. II. E.
L. Johnston, W. W. Danenhower Samuel
Ross. r. G. Rutherford, and James Hoge
II was also unanimously decided that
the association shall apply TO Congress for
relief by way of a charter for an indie
pendent telephone company. and in view
of this committee of three was appoint
ed to enquire into the financial standing
of the Washington Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and report at a called
meeting of the executive committee which
will be held on Friday evening The COM
mittee is composed of Messrs. Thomas W.
Smith. r. G. Rutherford, and Or. John
ston.
Some time was also spent in discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of calling a mass meeting
OF the residents of Washington, especial
ly those interested in reduction of tele-
phone rates. No definite action was taken
of the proposition and the matter was re-
ferred to the above named committee 10
report at the meeting Friday night. 1t
was the consensus of opinion OF those
present that a meeting should be called
for next Tuesday night in view of the fact
that Congress is expected to take some
action on telephone bill now under con-
sideration. The time and place OF holding
the meeting will be announced on Friday
night.
To Consider the Telephone Bill.
The House District Committee will
shortly take up for consideration a teie-
phone bill which has been favorahly re-
ported upon by the District Commissioners
The bill authorizes the Washington Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company 10 install,
maintain. and operate a telephone plant
and exchanges in Washington ID. c.. under
such rules. regulations. and restrictions
as now exist or may hereafter be made
relative TO telephone companies In the
District Of Columbia. The rates to be
charged shall not, at any time. be more
than $50 for residence telephones, nor
more than sss per year 70 business ;sle-
phones In the city of Washington.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
STREET RAILWAYS AT ODDS.
The Courts Asked to Construc the
Reciprocal TrackaEe LAW.

Reciprocal Trackage LAW.
Arguments in the case Of the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
road Company against the Anacostia and
Potomac River Railroad Company. in which
the former prays that the latter be en-
Joined from using its underground con-
duits and electrical apparatus on Four
teenth Street between E and Streets
northwest, occupied the attention of
Equity Court No. yesterday afternoon.
The matter came up for consideration on
the answer Of the defendant. fled by At
torney j. j. Darlington. The answer con-
tends that under the reciprocal trackage
clause of a certain act of Congress re-
specting street railways in the District,
that it has a right to run its cars over
the tracks of the complainant company.
II charges that the monOpplization Of
the entire space between the tracks was
for the very purpose OF embarrassing and
preventing another company from using
the motive power then coming into vogue
under legislative requirement.
The defendant admits that it claims the
right to occupy the use OF the complainant
company's conduits. conductor bars and
connections upon fair terms Of cOmpersa-
tin 10 be fixed by agreement, If the Mount
Vernon company is willing TO enter into
such an equitable arrangement for com
pensation, or otherwise to be determined
by the court.
Mr.. Darlington after reading the answer.
supported it by a number OF afiidavits
showing that the entire underground space
was occupied by the Mount Vernon com
pany's conduits so that it was entirely
impossible for the defendant to construct
"A conduit beside il. Mr.. Nathaniel VIII
son appeared for the Washington. Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Road and argued
that the use OF the conduts was not con
templated in the reciprocal trackage law,
and that for the defendant company to
make use of the compliments under
ground equipments would be the same as
to take and make use OF its property.
The argument will be continued this morn
ing before Justice Barnard, presiding in
EnmitN Court No .
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08

Frederick V. Coville, botanist of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. will deliver a
free public lecture on Adaptations of
Plants 10 Arid Conditions at O'Clock
this evening al the Central High School
corner Seventh and o Streets northwest.
Mr.. Coville was botanist Of the famous
Death Valley Expedition. and has conduct
ed various other explorations in the arid
regions, so that he is well qualified TO
speak on this subject from personal know
ledge. The lecture will be illustrated
with the aid of the stereopticon. This will
be the second lecture OF the free course
in natural science, and will be followed
on Thursday evening of next week by a
lecture on Some Interesting Features Of
Insect Life" by DR.. l.. o. Howard.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08

Experience has shown TO physicians
that the majority of diseases have their
origin in the arrangement or disease of
the stomach and other organs OF diges-
ton and nutrition. The stomach IS the
receptacle in which food is received and
the laboratory in which it is prepared to
nourish the different parts OF the body.
1t prepares brain nourishnent in one
way, nerve nourishment III another,
muscle nourisfment in another. When
the stomach is "out of order" these
various forms of nourishinent are only
partly or imperfectly prepared, and
nerve, muscle, or brain, as the case
may be, is only partly fed, and the result
is pain, which is Natures protest and
warning. The pain may be i'll the head
or in the heart, but You must reach IT
through the stomach or you can't cure
IL That is the philosophy on which DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
prepared. II has absolute control OF
the stomach and digestive and nDtritive
system. 1t cures diseases i'll head, heart,
liver, lungs and other organs by curing
the diseased condition OF the stomach
which prevents the proper nourishment
of the various organs and corrupts them
by its own diseased condition, III the
partial nouishment it provides. In like
manner Golden Medical Discovery
purifes the blood, by purifying the
stomach aud other blood-niakiug organs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
WHAT DID We TELL YOU?
Were we Too Enthusiastic About MASON'S
HEALTH DEFENDERS?
HAVEN'T THEY DONE PRECISELY As We PROMISED?
There No Hzard About These Remarkable abThey Will Positively Cure
Any Case Dyspepsia, No Matter How Severe
Some the Citizens of This Place Will Speak a Goo
Word for Us Shortly.

The Table Tiki in
Common Grntt ude.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
NssIstant AdJutant UenefdI.
4 Change in the List of PaIIbcarcrs

Rear Admiral A. s. Barker. Commander
Of the Norfolk navy yard, has been substi-
tuted for Admiral Dewey as pallbearer at
the funeral of Major General Lawton Ad-
miral Dewey has made arrangements to be
absent from Washington over the time OF
the funeral. After the departure of Ad-
miral Dewey from Manila Admiral Barker
tthen a captain commanded the American
feet and became well acquainted with Gen
al I
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
A Valued Heirloom stolen.

DR.. II. r. Thompson. living at 1915 New Hamp-
shire Avenue northwest, reported last night to the
police that Ivory br~astpin, surmoun;cd with
gold, had been stolen from his office drawer at
the above number during Tuesday night The pin
was highly valued as heirloom, having been
IN the Thompson family for 10 yesrs.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
MAJOR LOGAN AT REST.
ThronEs Participate in the Obscuuics
AT Youngstown. Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Feb. THE
funeral of Major John 4. Logan was held
here today. Hundreds were In attendance
from abroad among them many who were
comrades of the distinguished father Of
the dead soldier, and these contributed to
swell the throng, numbering many thou
sand, who participated in the obsequies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
Police Judges Appointed

Justice Harry VI. Clsbaugh. OF the Supreme
Court OF the District, yesterday appointed Samuel
q. Nils and Arson :. TAYLOR. interim Judges
Of the Police Court for the District. with
power 10 sit in the absence Of the regularly apr
pointed Judges Of that court.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-11
A Minister'S Good Work.

II had severe attack of bilious collie
pot bottle Of Chamberlain's, Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, took
two doses and was entirely cured,
saws Rev. A. A. Power, of Empor1a,
Kan. "My neighbor across the street
was sick for over a week, had two or
three bottles of medicine from the
doctor. He used them for three or
four DAYS without relief, then called
in another doctor who treated him for
some days and g ave him no relief, SO
discharged him. went over to see
him the next morning, He said his
bowels were in a terrible fix, that they
had been running off 50 long that 1t
was almost bloody hux, | asked HIM
# he had tried Chanlberlains Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and ne
said, No l went home and brought
him nv bottle and gave him one dose;
told him to take another dose in fifteen
or twenty minutes if he did not Ind
relief but he took no more and was
entirely cured For sale at john
sons Pharmacy
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-11
Unwilling Vance Monument
August 22nd. 1900.

The survivors Of the immortal
o6th North Carolina Regiment are
earnestly and urgently requested,
as are also all other ex-Confeder,
ates. to attend the unwilling OF the
monument tn the memory OF our
beloved Colonel, L. B. Vance. |
will arrange to present portraits OF
the three colonels-Vance, Bur
gym and Lane-With short his
torical sketch of each on reverse
side.
There will be seats reserved for
us at the unwilling.
At request of Col. W. IL. s. Bur
gvn, who is finishing up the his
tory of the Regiment, we will have
meeting at that time.
All railroads will give reduced
rates.
q Come, boys; this may be our last
chance to meet while In this life.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-11
AN IMPORTANT RESULT.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
A minor but important
suit of the North Carolil
election is in dissolving t
Republican-Populist ALLAN
by depriving it of it's eleme
of ignorant negro voters, |
by INSCRIPTIONS white de
agogues. The place of M
rion Butler, the Populist,
the United States Senate Wi
be filled next winter by
Democrat, and the turn OF h
Republican colleague, Sc
ator Pritchard, will come tW
years hence. By insidiol
appeals to the ignorant white
and blacks this Free Silve
High Tariff coalition ACHE
ed it's brief success over tn
better elements of the Oh
North State. While Pritol
ard worked one end OF til
conlbina ton with the Repul
licans, Buffer worked the otl
er end as chairman of tn
Populist National Committee
Who will say that the goo
people of North Carolln
have not done we'll in destro!
ing this nefarious coalition
and in protecting their poll'
ical institutions from a dens
mass of ignorance.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-11
W. R. SMITHS COLLEGE, LEXINGTON, KY,

!. Where after investing from ses
:, to, s for Il. sss% Tss
raphers, and now receive from s0o0ts $500 salary
per year. Kentucky University DIPLOMA awarded
his graduates His9IIsEsTeee7sd Medals 8. two
Worlds Expositions:sh refers to thousands q Ses
cessfui graduates. NoA1ia>St this CHEAPEST fana
most influential College mo Vacation. fuyths
out for reference Read advertisements I6r Partic-
v,ars address only w. r. Smith. Lexington KY
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
Death of DR.. George R.
C. Todd Of BaraveIl
He Was Llncoln's Brother.1u.
law.

Charleston. April % DIR George
R. C. Todd, Formerly of Kentucky,
brother in law of President Abra
ham Lincoln, died in Barnwell, this
State, today. He has lived there for
many years, practicing medicine with
great success in that aud adjoining
counties His reputation was 80
we'll established that be was called to
Charleston Immediately after the
earthquake in 1886. and during
his short stay his services were IN
great demand
he graduated in Danville, Ky /,
college in lS43 and was for a long
time with the Texas Rangers on the
Rio Grande. Afterwards he served
the Confederate States with distIpc-
ton as an army surgeon he said
that he repembered President Lin
coin as he appeared in 1874 when =. a
member of congress "Lincoln. .
he said. "was then six feet. six
inches tall. with black hal7 dark
complexion and blue eyes. ;"
Dr. Todd married in Camden, this
State, but moved to Bsrnwell. where
he has practiced medicine ever since
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
AWAITING PoRTE's REPLY.
Turkey Has Not Answered Americas
Last Note.

CoSsTANT1SoPLE, April 80. = The
United States legation has not yet re-
ceived the porte's answer to the note
handed to Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish
foreign minister, by the american
charge d'affaires, regarding the indem-
nifty claims, and the impression is gain
ing ground that the reply will be in the
negative, or even that no reply will be
made. The latter alternative, however,
seems to be unlikely. The general lm-
preston is that without display OF
force the porte certainly will not pay the
claims, but it wishes to show the world
that it yields to force only.
1t is not considered here that SIMPLE
rupture of diplomatic relations will rem
der the porte easier to deal with, but y
rupture of formal relations Is noa
thought necessary. as the sending OF q
warship to {: Mediterranean port would
suffice to obtain a settlement OF the mat
ter in less than "a hours.
The same proposition for the settle,
ment of the indemnity question by an
order for a warshipin the price OF which,
the indemnity should be included, was
formerly made to France and Italy, bat.
that NJ. ConStanS and Senor Panza re-
iected the proposal. The newspaper
criticisms and comments upon the att,-.
tude of Turkey in this affair arc causing
great irritation at the vildiZ kiosn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
TIE FLOODS IN TEXAS.

Dallas, Tex, April % The foods
show no signs of ,eceding On the
contrary, most of the Texas rivers
are rising A Fort Worth telegram,
at 10 a M, said the Trinity river
had overaowed, doing much damage
to property The people are alarmed
for the safety of the water works,
which are seriously threatened. A
niue foot rise is sweeping down from
the headwaters of the Trinity This
will cause a big overflow in the
vicinity of Dallas and Fort Worth by
tonight
A bulletin from Waco, at 10 80
O'Clock, said the list of dead there
will reach from 10 to Is persons.
The damage to property in Waco will
exceed $l50,00o The telegraph
lines OF both companies are gone
south of Waco, isolating more than
one half of the State.
Railroad movements are suspended
south of Dallas on almost every line
in the State. The loss by food and
hurricane since yesterday morning is
estimated to reach three to five mil
lion dollars, including damage to
railroads and crops The damage to
railroads is immense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
TWO KILLED; MANY
INJURED

Birmingham, Ala, April 2S by
toe collapse of ihs frame work OF the
main bulldog of the Dimm;ck Pipe
and Foundry COMPANY 10 the course OF
construction at oo-tb Birmingham this
.orpiog two men are dead aad eleven
a.a isja.ec, a, least teo of whom Will
Gle The dead: James New horter
and DAVID White Tae ipiured Wn
New horter. head c7ushed aod 'a'er-
na!Iy !siacod, will die; D 0 Psn'lo,
fractured jaw ard corcassiop Of brain.
will probably die; Harry BroUa, K ?
Wa!scr, jobs Oliver, W Il Allen, ).
c. Beck, George Siler, " 3 WyDn.
J A. Ro!pn aud JoSn Sharpe.
T5a building vas 500 feet long and
100 feet w.Ge. While ed immense
beaa vas being placed in position 90
the roof 80 above the ground 1t tell,
aod, striking the next beam. Knocked
it down The second beam, Knocked
down the third and SO until 26 beams
had fallen. causing general collapse
Of The structure.
Abou: 80 men were at work on tue
hn;]dinp. and OF this number IL were
on the superstruo'urc and went dowo
in the wreokage. Those 90 the ground
Aoor escaped through the windows
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
THE SITUATION IN WACO.

Waco, Tex, April % The food
situation remains practically IN
changed from last night Conditions
could hardly be worse Every avail
able wagon. dray and float was
brought inso use and the entire night
was spent il moving hundreds Of
families cut of the submerged dis
trict. There are no new names add.
ed to the list Of deaths TODAY, but
reports of persons missing aad who
were seen in the overfowed section.
are numerous A call for aid, sigueu
by the mayor and prominent citizens.
has been sent out, and mass meet
ipr of the citizens of Waco will be
held on Monday night to devise
means to aid the suffering and those
in need The local weather bureau
gives the rainfall for the past "a
hours as 4 05, the heaviest on record.
IN OTHER PLACES.
Specials from Houston say : "Not
since 1852 has this city and vicinity
been visited by such downpour of
rain as fell here during the past two
DAYS The Salido river broke all
previous records and destroyed the
fine iron wagon bridge at this place.
At Summerville the school house was
carried away and the dam washed
out The large steel bridge at Little
river, on the main line of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas, is wrecked.
The Leen river is out of its banks
and the electric plant is flooded, the
CITY being in total darkness
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
PALERMO MADE PRISONER.
Former President OF Filipino Cabinet
CAPTURED In Mountains.

MANILA. April 50. : Major General
LLOYD W-hcaton rvpar5> thas Senor P;l-
lerne. former president o. inc silipiHa
cabinet was c,p;ure,. IL tie l:ia"r,ain
neav Trinidad. ,.::.ovin"a Of Bsilsa>
April p. p;:lei'" rec2a;lS. thl'o"::,y:s
relatives IL Ma:.:.a. requested aid x
ceived permission - e:1:&I r.,c .i.!ler!@.::::
lines. hus ;ail&d t, appear His re.s-
tiveS eNI,,a;:lr.! t:!::t IL n.id been sick :,
long time and MS iii r:vai:,: t!e WI:
broush: 10 STA i1',.,f,.,aI. !, an ama.i.
larc. hs soldiers y: ~ = ,rJv-ei::yy@. i
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02

successful deal by which he kept
Quay out of the Senate. These
republican Senators would pro-
baby not vote against the subsidy
bell # put tc the test, but they will
probably quietly help the democratic
Senators to prevent it's reaching
vote, which will he practically the
same thing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02

Annraycd hv Committee.

CHICAGO, April 3e.-By practically a
unanimous vote the general committee
Of the Methodist book concern approved
the finding today OF the local book
committee which investigated the
charges filed against DR.. Jennings, pub
fishing agent, thereby ruling that tic
charges were of too trivial 4 nature to
be taken up by the conference. This
disno,es of the disturbance in the Meth.
odist church for several months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
THE W Ar In AFRICA.
Hard Chase of Retreatlng
Beers Had no Good Re.
suits.

London, April 80, 5 a IN The
only dispatch from Lord Roberts pub
lished yesterday was the usual list
of deaths of sickness The food of
of newspaper dispatches today des-
cribing the recent operations throws
20 light whatever upon the present
position of affairs or on the great
question as to when the main ed
vance is to begin. The Standards
announcement that Gen French 8
cavalry are returning to Bloemfontein
is clear proof that their is no further
hope of catching the retreating Beers
aud the London papers are beginning
to display impa;ience at the practical
failure of the operations OF last
week.
Without doubt these operations
have been OF very e1hausting
nature and will entail further delay
The D!oemfontein correspondent Of
The Times, writing on March 8,
after the Paardcberg affair, describes
Lord Roberts army as a wreck"
because it was without horses and
without transport
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
The Post speaks now of the urgent
need at present and always Of more
horses
There is very little news from
other quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
Poking Fun at the Beers May
Prove Costly Amusement.
IN MELANCHOLY NOVEMBER DAYS.

senator Hoar Sends Cold chi1is Down
the spInes of the Jinsoes-PSedict-
ed Downfall of Republican Party.
Quotes Some ssIl1ustrious Traitors"
Defines Powers of Congress Under
tho Constitution
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
FIGHT AT IsRAEL'S POORT.

FIGHT at ISRAEL'S POORT.
Thaba N'Cnu, Saturday, April %
The adjacent country is now clear
the Beers having retired toward
Ladybrapd
There are interesting developments
ahead
London, April 80 "A special dis.
patch from Thaba N'Chu, dated
Thursday, describing the fight al
Israel:s Poort, which is about seven
niles west Of Thaba N'Ghu, says
"Tnree hundred Beers were strongly
en.rencbed on two kopjes The place
Of honor was given to the Canadians,
who advanced very cleverly under
their dashing commander, Col Otter
The Boe.s reserved their fire until
the Canadians had reached the wire
eptanglements Then they opened
With q terrific bail of bullets.
"Tne Canadians, however. had
taken good cover, and were mol
greatly damaged They were ably
supported in the assault by the
Grahamstown Horse Successive
rushes brought them right up to the
kopjes. when Col Otter was struck
twice, one bullet ipfic:ipg nasty
but not dangerous, wound in the
neck, and the other tearing the
bandages from his shoulder. But he
still cbeered his men on until the
kopies were carried The Boert
bolted The British losses were 2(
in killed and wounded y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
a GREG. Achievement.

"From all over tie country came the
voice of we'll paid labor. dwelling IN
happy homes. full of contentment WIN
the present and of hope for the future
Capital was seeking new investments
on all sides. Our domestic market
rescued from foreign invasion, Vas
.u1r own. Foreign markets were open
..ns. The balance Of trade was on our
side. The product Of American indus
try was carried abroad on an over
Thelming and increasing tide.
eve had wcn the 60 90