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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29

Harry Glasscoe. colored. who was several
months ago convicted in the Police Court
of aG alleged assault on Miss Margaret
o'Brien in South Washington and who is
at present serving at the District Jail the
sentence imposed as the result. yesterday,
through his attorney, Campbell Darlington,
filed with Judge Kimball a motion for n
new trial. In support Of the motion
Charles Francis, colored was placed on
the stand in the Police Court to testify
to the existence of an alleged sweat
box" at the Fourth precinct station. The
"sweatbox,' IS was alleged, was RESPONSE
BILE for the testimony of Francis at the
trial of Glasscoe, and upon which evidence
the accused was convicted.
According to Francis, he was compelled,
under duress. to testify that he saw Glass
coe assault Miss O'Brien, when in reality
he witnessed no assault whatever. Fran
els declared further that he was incarcer.
ateed in a 'sweatbox" until he expressed
Willingness to perture himself against
Glasscoe rather than go to the penitentiary,
ms he claims the police threatened. The
''sweatbox' was described by Francis as
a small room, Intensely hot; in fact, SO
hot that his clothing was wringing wet
when he was released.
AS the result of the testimony of Fran
els yesterday Judge Kimball postponed the
hearing of the motion for a new trial for
Glasscoe, and directed that Lieutenant
Hollinberger, of the Fourth precinct, and
all the policemen who were in any way
connected with the case be summoned as
witnesses in order to throw some light on
the statements of Francis. Judge Kimball
added that he. Assistant District Attorney
Mullowny, and Attorney Campbell Car
rington would visit No. station to in
vestigate the statement of Francis regard
ing the alleged 'sweatbox."
Lieutenant Hollinberger when seen alb
solutely denied the statement OF Francis.
He said he had obtained voluntary state
ment from Francis after the usual rule.
He denied the existence of "sweatbox,"
and said he courted an investigation of
the most rigid character. Lieutenant Hol-
linberger characterized 5he statement of
Francis in the Police Court yesterday as
a tissue of falsehoods."
Attorney Darlington. it Is said, recently
filed petition for a pardon for Glasscoe
and the Department of Justice asked for
all the papers in the case. The Iapers,
1t is said, are now being prepared.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
THE POLICIES IRREGULAR
G. A. Fowle Accused of Fraudulent
Insurance Transactions.
Arrested ON Charge of Obtaining
Money Under False Pretences-
MakIon A. Winter Said TO Have
Been Victimixed-Cases in Which
the Prisoner Has Figured.

Detectives Muller and Baur yesterday
arrested and locked up at No. 1 station
George A. Fowle, thirty three years old, an
insurance agent, who is charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretences from
Mahlon A Winter, of the NJ. A. Winter
Company, dealers in patent medicines at
1929 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. The
amount involved is S117 and was obtained,
1t is said, on four alleged fraudulent fire
insurance policies. Fowle admits trans
actions with Winter, but denies any in
tent to defraud. He claims the policies in
question were obtained by him from a
man whose name he refuses to divulge. At
a late hour Fowle had not been able TO Sc
cure his release on bond. He will be ar
raigned in the Police Court this morning
According to the allegations OF Mr.. Win
ter he paid FoWle on May S16.50; on July
T. s4S. and on July 30. $40 and $I2, those
being the amounts Of the premiums on the
four fire insurance policies. Other poll
cies, IL is said, were negotiated for and
would have been delivered had not Winter
learned that the original four policies were
alleged 70 be fraudulent. When arrested
Fowle had in his possession three policies
f'AASA WIZ " nave btSn utlANtItu 10 Allt
Winter Company yesterday Or today The
policies were for different amounts and
the premiums on them aggregated SI75.
II is said that some of the policies
handled by Foale purported to have been
issued through Frank G. Pardon, an In
surance agent at 1903 Street. To the
detectives Pardon is said to have stated
that the policies were stolen from his
Office.
Fcwle and Pardon were at one time
associated in the insurance business In
this city and Baltimore. Both were ar
rested here about one year ago, charged
with fradulently using the mails in con-
nection with what was alleged to have
beea bogus insurance company. Later
they were indicted in Baltimore and Sena-
tor McComas, Of Maryland, appeared as
counsel for them. Senator McComas- de-
INJURED TO the indictment against his
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
MAYOR SIMPSON ASSAULTED.
Reelection on Aiexnndria,s Chief OF
Police Anglers His Son.

Police Anglers His Son.
| ALEXANDRIA, VA. Sept 2s-wilson
| Webster, son Of the chief of police of
| Alexandria, assaulted Mayor Simpson at
| the corner of Cameron and st. Assph
! Streets this morning and inflicted a severe
wound on his head. Webster disappeared
Immediately after the occurrence. but was
arrested tonight and locked up. Bail was
| refused and he viii be given a hearing in
| court tomorrow morning.
The assault on Mayor Simpson is said
| to have been unprovohed and without
warning. Mayor Simpson was on his way
| to his office. Webster, it is said, ap
preached from the rear and struck the
mayor stunning blow on the head,
knocking him down.
Mayor Simpson was assisted to the Office
of DR.. William NJ. Smith. An examina-
ton. 1t is said, disclosed wound on the
scalp which, 1t is thought, was inflicted
with a blunt instrument. The condition
of Mayor Simpson is not thought to be
alarming, though he suffers considerably.
He was resting quietly at late hour last
night.
The assault on Mayor Simpson is said to
have been the result of a card issued to
the people of Alexandria yesterday con-
corning the recent survey of what is
huoWH Us tDe Inc Cdru 10
said to have contained something which
William Webster considered a reflection
on his father, Capt. James F. Webster.
The card, 1t appears, followed a survey
ordered recently and completed yesterday,
by order of Mayor Simpson, of the terri
tory Immediately contiguous to Alexan
dria, in order to determine whether the
pool room at the old St. Asaph race track
was within the mile limit, and within the
Jurisdiction of the city authorities.
The survey was made by City Engineer
Holcombe and determined, 1t is said, that
the pool room was within the mile limit.
When that fact was made known, 1t is said,
reference was made to a charge that Cap
tain Webster had not prosecuted those
conducting the pool room. 1t is also said
that the card issued by Mayor Simpson re-
ferred to til, fact. and In caustic way to
the chief OF police. II is that reference
which. 1t is claimed, ineensed William
Webster
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
VETERAN FIREMEN HERE.
The Philadelphia Association on "A
Visit Of Pleasure.

party of visitors to Washington mem
bers of the Veteran Firemen's Association
of Philadelphia, arrived yesterday after
noon on special train over the Baltimore
and Ohio from Richmond, where they
spent two days in attendance at the four
teenth annual convention OF the Virginia
State Firemen's Association.
The party. which consists of eighty
eight veteran iremen and twenty-seven
ladies, besides the Pennsylvania Fourth
Regiment band of thirty-six pieces. has
been making sight seeing tour in which
the Capital is the last stopping place
before a return Isl made to Philadelphia
This association issconiposed Of men VIII
have done service in the Philadelphia Fir
Department. A requirement to member
ship is that each man shall have serve
at least five years previous to 1871. Their,
are men in the association who have beer
in the service as long as fifty years. j.
c. Baxter, Chief OF the Philadelphia Fire
Department, is marshal and has had com
mand of the party during its trip.
The party left Philadelphia last Monday
and went to Old Point Comfort by rail
and thence by boat to- Norfolk, and then
by rail again to Richmond There they
took part in big parade of firemen on
Thursday.
Upon their arrival in Washington they
were met by members OF the local vete-
ran Firemen's Association and conducted
to the National Hotel. which will be their
headquarters while In the city. In the
evening headed by the band, they march
ed to Veteran Firemen's Hall, on Nine
teenth and II Streets, and on their way
stopped and serenaded each of the news
paper Offices. AT the hall they were for
mally greeted by representatives of the
local organization and the evening was
spent in social pleasant les, after which
the party marched back to the National.
No programme has been arranged for to-
day, but the time before the special train
leaves for the City of Brotherly Love will
be speut in sight seeing
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
A RACE WAR PENDING.
Murders by Negroes Arouse Whites
Near Eberton. Ga.

EBERToN, Ca, Sept. ga series oil
murderous events in which negroes have
challenged the whites has the race feeling
so aroused today that grave fears exist.
At II o'clock last night an unknown person
went to a bedroom window in the house
of George H. McLanahan, three miles be-
low Eberton, and shot him and his wife
as they were retiring. McLanahan's
wound is fatal.
Early this morning William Branch,
negro. shot and instantly killed Geo'se
Bell. a well-to-do white man. Bell, il
company with Edward Mills, was returning
home from Eberton and met Branch on
the road with a load of cotton they be-
lieyed he had stolen. Mills started toward
Branch and was shot in the arm. Bell.
with two friends apprehended Branch
and began marching him to town. Sud
denly Branch snatched Bells gun and
shot at him twice. the second load enter
ing Bells right lung killing him instantly.
Branch broke away and was wounded by
G. H McLanahan, but managed to escape.
1t Is believed that Branch hid from pur,
suit during the day AMI waited his oppor-
tunity to kill McLananan. The whites
turned out 10 force this morning and the
negroes are secreting themselves.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
FELL FROM A HIGH BRIDGE.
Engineer Charles Bedeli Instantly
Killed Near Williamsburg.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Engineer Charles
Bedell in charge of a section of the steel
work On the new East River bridge, fell
nearly 100 feet this afternoon from frame
work erected over Kent Avenue, Williams
tUrg, and was killed instantly. Nearly
every bone IA his body was broken.
Mr.. 5edcI represented the New Jersey
Steel and Iron Company. which has the
csntract for street construction on the
bridge. and with foreman had gone up on
the framework TO superintend the floating
of steel bar. He lost his footing and fell
striking the ground just inside fence
around the base of the framework. Mr..
Beoali was thirty three years old and lived
in 3Iontclair. He had supervised bridge
construction for years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
BANK ROBBERS, BIG HAUL.
The sum of $4,000 secured at
re.treyilIc. Mich.

KENDALLyILLE, Ina, Sept 2s.-wolt
Bros banking house at Centreviile. Mich.
just north of this city. was robbed ea1y
this morning. Ten thousand dollars in
currency was taken. The vault and build
ing were entirely wrecked by dynamite.
There is no clew to the robbers
Reports received here this morning state
that the citizens of Centreville did not
know of the robbery until the place OF
business in Main Street was opened for the
day. No one heard an explosion and no
one saw or heard the robbers at work
Few traces of the men who blew up the
bank can be found. How they made their
escape and in what direction they went is
Z mystery. large reward FOR their cap
ture will be offered by TIE bank and the
county officials.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
John BaIIinger, Prominent Vir-
Einia Farmer, Dead

ALEXANDRIA, Vaa., Sept. 2S.--one of
the leading farmers of Fairfax, John
BalIinger, committed suicide this morn
ing by shooting himself in the head
with n pistol at one of the outhouses on
his farm, near Mount Vernon. He was
about seventy years of age. and had been
living in that neighborhood for over half
q century, enjoying the highest respect
of his neighbors and all who knew him.
IN business as a
Washington and
for suicide is
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
q Powerful Remedy for Disease
ut cured ne OF old chronic diseases
and nervous prostration."
B. Potter, Centerville, r. l., Y

B. Potter Centerville, r. l., writes Sept 10
business health
Compound
and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
Young MaGPonS

Who preserve the charms Of face and
figure in spite of an increasing family
and the care of growing children are
always to be envied. AS a preventative
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
Cello. Cholera, and
Dinrrhoea Remedy Never
ia Fail

Rev. J. NJ Yingling. pastor Of the Bedford
Street NJ Z. Church, Cumberland, Nd, says:
I'll affords me great pleasure TO recommend
Chamherlain's Collie, Cholera, and Diarrhoea
Remedy. | have used it and know others who
have never known it to fall For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail, and all druggists.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.
Charles Francis Says He Was
Forced to Swear Falsely.

He Accuses Fourth Precinct Police
men of Putting Him in "A "Sweat-
to the Pcnitentiary-Juig KIM
ball to Make an investigation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29

Co., Wis, writes NJ have been intending to
write you ever since my baby was born in re-
gard TO what your Ravorite Prescription has
have not been as well for FIVE years as / now am
In July last had baby boy. weight II pounds,
and was only sick short time, and since got
up have not had one sick day. have not had
any internal trouble since / got up l was not
only surprised myself but all OF my friends here
are surprised to see ME so well.r
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser, every
woman's friend, is sent free on receipt
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Send II one
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ing, to DIR.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29

OF health and
beauty Doctor
Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription
has been hailed
by women as "a
God = send {" to
their sex. II
gi s t h e
strength a II d
h e Ii upon
which h Apply
motherhood de-
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tically does
away with the
pains of mater
nifty. 1t enables
the mother to
nourish the in
FAINT life de-
pending on her,
and enjoy the
hourly happi-
ness Of watch
ing the develop
nient of a per-
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child.
Mrs. Orrin Stiles,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-29

Albert NJ. Keen, who went into volun-
tary bankruptcy on August ii, was yester-
day discharged from bankruptcy by order
of the court.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

The greatest gain is in Portland,
Ore. (44,O4D, which nearly doubled
its population in ten years. Worces-
ter gains 1926 over the total Of
1890; Fall River, 30,438; New
Haven, 27,729; Grand Rapids, 27,-
287; Atlanta, 24,339; Bridgeport,
22,130; Lawrence and New Bedford,
$4,000 each; Somerville, the great
Boston suburb, p, 491; Duluth, 49,
654; Oakland, 1928, and others in
proportion. With the conclusion of
the work on all the larger towns it
is found that eight cities have been
added to the class having 100000
and upward Columbus, Fall River,
New Haven, Paterson, Scranton,
Syracuse, Toledo and Worcester The
cities of Albany, Atlanta, Cam
bridge, Lowell, Nashville and Rich
mond aimed for the 100000 point
but failed to reach it.
1t is remarkable in this connec-
ton that no far Western town has
Joined the 100000 class in this CEN
sus. Another remarkable fact is that
the most rapid growth Of cities has
on the average been in the old East
ern states. The reverse was the case
in 1890. This change is attributed
to the great depression in agricul-
tural and kindred interests in the
early part of the decade, the Eastern
states not 50 wholly dependent on
one branch Of industry suffering less
than some of the states Of the Missis-
sippi valley. Many of the latter have
made great gains during the last
three years, but not sufficient to
overcome the early losses. The next
census will in all probability again
reverse the order Of growth.
The West, which, between 1890
and 1896, was either at a standstill
or going backward, has been pros
pering since the latter year at such
a rate as to leave no doubt that in
the next decade it will feel practi-
cally the same impetus that raised
scores Of places from hamlets to
cities between 1880 and 1892. A
good deal will depend, Of course,
upon the permanency Of the era Of
prosperity that has now set in with
full force throughout the entire val
ley Of the Mississippi. This prosper
ity may be suddenly checked, as in
1892, or it may be given fresh i'm
petus, as in 1896, by the political
action Of the people.-Inter-Ocean.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

sequence Of serious pulmonary trou-
BILE, induced by a sever attack Of
measles, which he had in December,
1861, while out on a winter cam
paign in Missouri.
After going home and partially
recovering his health, Mr. Bryan en-
listed in the Seventh Wisconsin in
fantry-one Of the regiments con-
shutting the famous Iron Brigade
and in this regiment he took part in
the campaigns Of 1863-4-5 in the
army Of the Potomac, being wounded
three times in the campaign of 1864.
1t may be worthy of note that his
regiment, according to the records Of
the war department, had more men
killed in battle than any other in
fantry regiment participating in the
civil war
Mr.. Bryan was educated in the
public schools of Ohio and Iowa, and
in West Mitchell academy, and after
the war he. took a course in the New
Hampton normal school. He began
teaching in 1867, and has continued
in educational work ever since. IL
addition to the apprenticeship which
he served in country schools at the
beginning Of his career as a teacher
Mr.. Bryan has been principal or city
superintendent in the following
schools: Buckingham, Ia; Osawa-
tonne, Mound City and Pleasanton
Kan; and Montesano and Aberdeen
Wash. He has also had six years ex-
perience as county superintendent
Of schools, and was the first superin-
tendent of public instruction Of
Washington. In that capacity he
had the Office and the school system
Of the state to organize from the
ground upward-a more difficult
task than is likely to confront any
other state superintendent for years
to come That he did this worl
thoroughly and well is attested b.
the fact that he has the hearty auto
graph Endorsements of most Of tn
leading educators of the state at thi
time.
Owing to some very disagreeabl'
complications that arose in the Re
publican state convention of 1892
Mr.. Bryan declined to enter the con
vention as a candidate for renomina
ton, and soon after his retiremen
from office in 1898, he became cit,
superintendent of the public school
Of Aberdeen, where he has remained
ever since.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

R. B. Bryan, Republican nominee
for state superintendent of public
instruction, was born in Hancock
county, Ohio, August l, 1912. His
father DR.. E. L. Bryan, almost al
ways conducted a farm to keep the
boys out Of mischief, so that young
R. B., when not in school, spent most
Of his time welding a hoe or guiding
a pillow. In 1852 DR.. Bryan moved
with his family to Iowa, then a new
and undeveIoped country, and here
the subject Of our sketch continued
to reside until the breaking out of
the civil war, when he enlisted as a
private in the Third Iowa infantry.
He took part in the campaigns of
1862 in Missouri and Tennessee,
and in the autumn Of the latter year
was mustered out of service in con-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Judge Estee's decision to the eff
feet that a Chinaman sailing from
one American port to another Amer
lean port cannot be denied admis-
sion to the latter is one which, if
upheld by the United States SUI
preme court, throws open the ports
Of the United States proper to
10000 or more Cinnamon now IN
Hawaii. Hawaii was admitted into
the United States prohibiting the
Cinnamon living in that island from
leaving there and entering the
United States after the island was
admitted, and if Judge Estee's de
cision holds good, that clause will be
declared null and void.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Lest ye forget the Republican
watchwords of the present campaign
in this state the platform is repro
duced in this issue. It's a plain and
straightforward partisan document
and one on which a splendid battle
is being waged by the Republicans
Of the state of Washington, and one
on which they will win.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Negroes have the same right to
divide up in politics as other nation
alities, and verify should do so, but
somehow or other it always strikes
us that a Negro that would vote for
a party that endorses Ben Tillman
and Southern Democracy in general,
is bit wrong under the hat.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

The total amount collected and
paid over to the city treasurer from
Judge I. H. Cams court for the
nine months ending September 80
1900, was $39,646.56. If the re-
naming three months pay on the
same average there will be ovel
$4,000 for the year. This is about
double of any return ever made III
this city.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

The 'hair-bred whelp" stage in
the present campaign has been
reached by the Daily Liar, which is
a splendid indication that Alden J.
Times has given up all hope Of the
Democrats winning the next elec-
ton.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Seattle is being carried through
the mills again by the ''hold-up
man." Had Seattle a police force
the individual members of which
were as eager to find criminals as
they are dollars, perhaps less Of that
kind Of business would be reported
on in the Queen City.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Yes, Tacoma seems to be the
Puget Sound wheat depository,
which, of course, is the source of
much wealth, but Seattle is the
Puget Sound gold depository, and
that is wealth itself and by no means
the source of much wealth.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Supt. Browne may think he will
escape by crying ''Stop, theft to
the American Book Company, but
the voters have caught him red
handed in a most shameful act, and
they will slaughter him at the polls
next November as a punishment.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Seattle now has a live stock insur-
ance company with capitalization
Of $4,000. This is the only com
pany Of its kind west Of the Rockies,
and was certainly organized in the
right city, for with Seattle's steep
and billy streets to contend with the
poor horse owner has just reason to
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

According to the 1900 census the
center Of population of the United
States is now at Indianapolis, Ind,
Thus westward does the course of
empire take its flight, and slowly but
surely is it creeping toward the Pa
cific coast.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

Handy Andy" from the pen of
Mrs. Susie Revels Clayton, found
herein, is rather unique story, and
with most pleasing moral, Even
''bullies" often have hearts in them,
and they are touched when they
least expect it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

"Justice is blind must mean that
the Justice goes blind when the
briber gets his works to working.
According to the Daily Liar Of this
city that's the kind Of justice Nome
City is getting just now. The man
with the longest sack is always GER
tain of winning.