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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
TRIAL OF NELSON VALE.
The Jury Completed and Testimony
Commenced.

The taking of testimony in the case Of
Nelson Vale. oo,ored. charged with the
murder OF Alexa nder Jackson. also color
ed. was begun this morning in Criminal
Court No. 1. When the court adjourned
yesterday there were eleven jurors IN the
box who were acceptable to the attorneys
on either side. 1t did not take long today
to complete the panel. The crime with
which Vale is charged was committed on
January IA last. at a settlement known as
Fort Reno on the TenleytoWn Road. The
defendant and his victim were near neigh
bOrs and were on friendly terms. until
jackson, IL is said, began to show Far-
ticular attention to a woman with whom
Vale was living.
On the Saturday before Jackson was
killed, II is said. Vale purchased a pistol
and warned the former, that If he did not
keep away from the latter's house he
would burn IN his city" On the day
following, Vale Il was stated by Assistant
District Attorney Taylor, provoked Jack
son TO making an assault upon him. and
than shot him. The bullet entered the left
side cfJsckson's head, and he died almost
instantly.
The defendant is about seventy years
old, while il is said jackson was a man Of
probably thiTty-tiye years OF age, and
weighed about 1870 pounds. The following
are tine names Of the jurors. who will pass
upon the evidence: John II. Evans. James
b. Holiday, Edwin r. Archer, John W.
Bowling. Samuel c. Anderson, George Z.
Dunster. r. G. Wiilett, George w Arnold.
W. J. Crockett, Joseph A. 0'Hare, c. +.
Dant and e L. Barclay.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
KILLED BY A BLOW.
A Negro stevedOre Slain at Newport
News.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March %
Sol Watkins, a negro stevedore in the en-
ploy of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
psny, received injuries at the hands of
Frank Williams, colored. which caused his
death shortly after Williams also worked
for the Old Dominion as a stevedore. The
assault occurred between and o'clock
yesterday on Pier 6, while the New York
ship was tied up there. Williams, who
was arrested in Bloodfeld. claims that he
struck Watkins with a piece Of dunnage
which he picked up on the pier. He said
that he was first assaulted by Watkins ear
lier in the morning. IF man must hang
for defending himself" said Williams.
he'd better hang" The testimony before
the coroner's jury bore out Williams state
ment about the first trouble It seems that
the two negroes became involved in a
quarrel over some work to be done on the
ship between / and 2 o'clock. Williams re-
ceived an ugly wound over the right eye
a cotton hook and that two other men as
sisted him. The men quit work between
8 and 4 o'clock, Watkins came OF with
a truck According to one of the witnesses
at the inquest Williams passed with a
piece OF dunnage under his arm. Sudden
lv he turned around and, making some re-
mark. hit the other on the head Williams
SAYS he went Ut to Watkins, saying. "You
hit me with that hook. didn't you" then
struck him with the club. Watkins was
carried to his brothers house, where ne
died about $50 o'clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23

The Civil Service Commission is prepar-
ing to hold an entirely novel form Of exam
nation for a position which the require
ments Of the Treasury Department have
created, and which from its peculiar ma
ture has never yet been filed in what the
officials Of the Department consider sat
isfaCtoTy manner. The position requires
the ability Of a translator thoroughly IA
miliar with French. German. Spanish, and
Italian, combined with an extensive knOwl-
edge of the financial history of the United
States and other countries.
1t is designed to meet the need felt in
the Mint Bureau for thoroughly systema-
tizing information concerning the fnan-
cial methods in vogue in other countries.
and the formulation OF statistics illus
trating the same. The Treasury Depart
ment is in constant receipt Of financial re-
ports from foreign countries which contain
valuable data. but the work of translatiug
and arranging such information. so as to
be subject to immediate reference has not
yet been adequately accomplished
Assistant Secretary Vanderiip has con-
ferred with A. r Server. Chief Examiner
of tn Civil Service Commission. on this
suDJeC~, and the result is that the Com
mission has determined upon form OF eX
animation which they believe will meet
the requirements OF the office.
The questions comprised IN the exami-
nation include tests OF the cOmDetitorS
knowledge Of the French. German. Span
ish, and italian languages. political como
my. financial history OF the United
States and the principal countries OF Eu-
rope. a knowledge OF the various currency
questions which have arisen in the his
tory OF America and Europe, and financial
statements and statistics.
The announcement OF the examination
will be made in four or five days" said
Chief Examiner Server today. "and IL =
sincerely hoped by the Treasury Depart
ment officials and the Commission that We
may obtain competent eligibles.
The translating which has been previ-
Ously done In the Mint Bureau OF the
/ Treasury has been mostly a mechanical
effort aud while the translator ability was
unquestiOned considered merely as that
OF a translator. the only way In which q
| Is possible 10 obtain a satisfactory result
is TO possess men competent not merely
in rendering he words Of one language into
| those Of another. but in selecting those re-
/ ports or portions OF reports which will IL
| lustrate in brief and tabulated form. the
/ financial conditions prevailing In the
/ principal countries Of the world"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
Cissie Lotus, Engngemcnt.

The engagement OF Cissie. LOTUS, the
famous English mimic. at the New Grand
next week. will establish a new high rec
ord OF attendance, judging from the pres
ent extraordinary advance demand for
seats Manager Chase has figured 1t out
that the demand for reserved seats daily
averages 81 a minute during the busy box
office hours. This extraordinary interest
in the much-talked-of vaudeville star be-
tokens audiences of the greatest proper
lions. far exceeding those Of Ching Ling
Zoos first week here, which broke all
previous records at the big Grand. Miss
LOTUS has. in all her American engage
merits so far. proved the greatest finan
Cial success known to polite vaudeville
managers, ana her services are in demand
constantly. She has the distinction Of
being the highest salaried artist irr the
vaudeville world. and the greatest attrae-
tiOn known In its annals Certainly the
fiatteTing press notices and universal COM
incubation she has earned in New York
and Boston viii commend her most IA
vOrably TO the patrons of the New Grand
whose number next week will without
doubt be legion"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
A LAWSUIT DISMISSED.
Justice barnard DisPOses of nm Ac-
ton Brought by Hospitals.

Justice barnard DIsPOses of nm Ac-
tiOB Brought by Hospitals.
The sui, of the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital and the Children's Hospital Of this
city against Laura d. Loyett and Ida Cor
son. ADMINISTRATORS Of the estate Of Anna
NJ. Maulsby. was yesterday dismissed by
Justice Barnard. The litigation was Of
long standing and resulted from a misun-
Outstanding Of the. intentions OF Emma L.
Breese in the making OF her will.
According TO the terms of the will the
testatriX Emma L. Breese left her whole
estate in fee simple TO her two sisters.
Anna NJ Naulsby and CO rl0ite Boswick
After she died. there was found among her
papers what was considered as a cOdicil.
This document stated that the estate Of
Emma l.. BrCese was left 10 the sisters only
in trust and then enumerated a number of
provisions which she desired her sisters or
the administrators OF their estates TO carry
out.
Among these requests was one asking
that $50 COO be contributed 10 the erection
and maintenance OF the Garfield Memorial
Hospital and another that 5000 be do
mated TO the support OF the Children 8
Hospital
Simila- requests were made IN reference
to charitable institutions in Philadelphia
where the testatriX lived -.. uit was
brought to conn ..Hr-..rr by The
administ-e ..a .. r... ..r... estate
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
COLONEL SMITH CoNFEssEs.
Tie Tells of the Military Boards Plot
to Rob Michigan.

LANSING. Mich. March 23.-The sensa-
tion OF the Marsh trial yesterday was the
unexpected confession OF Co. II. A ruith.
former secretary Of the military board. and
himself under indictment that General
White had instructed him to open the bids
for furnishing military supplies and to per-
nit Bickerstaff to see them before the
awards were made This proceeding ena-
bled Bickerstaff to underbid competitors
and thereby facilitate the transfer Of the
supplies sold to his firm for SIO.5C0. which
were to be sold back 20 the State for $50,
600.
Smith told the details OF his connection
with the conspiracy from the beginning. the
tendency OF which was 10 show that Gen
eral White. General Marsh Colonel SUIT
ton and Bickerstah organized a conspiracy
to defraud the State and carried II 10 sue
cessful execution by deceiying Governor
Pingree into signing the necessary order
FOR the sale OF the supplies
Smiths testimony came from him uuwill-
ing.y at first, but after he had told the
jury that both General Marsh and Colonel
sutton had beseeched him not to tell any
thing be threw on his reserve and in a
straightforward manner told everything he
kneY about the deal, leaving an impress
ion that the defendant will have difficulty
in removing. II is understood that in re-
turn FOR making a clean breast Of it, Pros
ecutOr futile will not I,ress the indictment
against Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
Death ON the Kearsarge.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March 23.-Cir-
cumstances surrounding the first death on
the battleship Kearsarge have Just leaked
out James Pluukett. who was the ships
plumber, died on board some time Tues
day morning and his remains were sent the
same day - the Naval Hospital Cemetery
at Portsmouth for burial Whether Punk
EFT brought on his own end 10 a fit Of
drunkenness or died with delirium tre-
mems cannot be learned. II is known that
the man appeared on the ship Tuesday in
an intoxicated condition and he was order
ed locked UP. That night, it is said, he
had delirum tremenS. II is reported that
he jumped through the cofferdam in the
prison. striking his head on the deck and
fracturing mis- skull. Plunkett came from
Brooklyn.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23

A decided improvement was reported
this morning in the condition of Mrs.
Charles +. Hengesbach, who was stabbed
by Olof Pallessen on March IA while at
tempting to protect her child. The woman
is now at her home. 2414 n STREET north
west where she was removed from Colum-
bia Hospital Wednesday. Her condition
was such on that day that the physicians
at the hospital decided that It was no lon
ger necessary 20 detain her.
The wounds Of Mrs. Hengesbach have al
most entirely healed and she is able TO sit
UP. The condition OF her mind. too. is
greatly improved, and the indications are
that her complete recovery will be speedy
II is expected that Mrs. Hengesbach will
be permitted to le~ze her bed on Sunday
PaIlessen is still confined in cell No.
ln "murderers' row" at the District Jail.
He is apparently in the same condition
mentally as on the day Of his alleged
crime He maintains the same stoical in
difference regarding himself and his sur
rOundings. aud prefers the seclusion Of his
cell to the companiOnShip of guard or
fellOw-prisOner. Concerning himself Pal
lessen has said little. He is mOrose and
taclturn and his occasional responses 10
queries are obtained with difficulty He
has made no friends and shows no interest
in his surroundings.
Though Pallessen has an opportunity 10
exercise every day In the corridors. with
other prisoners he declines to embrace IT,
Il is only when the jail officials deem il
necessary for the good health OF Pallessen
that be should take q little exercise that
he does so.
The fellow-prisoners OF Pallessen. par
ticularly those accused OF murder are
greatly interested in the Norwegian. They
regard him with pity and look on him as
an unfortunate victim Of a religious mania.
The general impression is that Pallessen
as insane
Il is understood that an effort will be
made to grant Pallessen IN early trial
The general impression about the Court
House is that the man will be adjudged
insane and committed to an asylum. He
Is closely watched al present for fear thai
the same insane impulscd which he claimed
impelled him TO commit murder might
cause him TO destroy himself
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
AN ATTACK ON IRx TRUST.
The Rev. :. c. swallow Call. IL ihe
Modern Jupsernaut.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-In the work
ingmen's course Of lectures at st. Georges
Church. the Rev. DR.. S c. Swallow talked
last night on slave. Serf. and Wage
Garner" DR.. Swallow is the Prohibition
list who ran for Governor of Pennsylvania
last election on an Independent ticket. in
fusing an element Of uncertainty into the
campaign that kept the other party lead
ers busy Last night he concerned him
self largely with the perniciousness Of
trusts The modern juggernaut, he said
was the business monopoly, championed by
the political boss an expression of opin-
ion which inspired somebody in the au-
dience 10 call out: We ought to lynch
en-"
Afl the trust evils came, the speaker
continued, from unfair discrimination AS
an instance, the average wage-earner pays
per cent assessment on the full value of
his property while the corporation pays
about one-fourth of per cent. The cor
porations find Il easy to purchase Iegisla-
tors and political boz1es. Mr.. Swallow
said that he never knew OF a strike thai
benefited the cause OF labor in the long
run and he did not think that labor or
CARNATIONS offered the real remedy. The
remedy was to be found in the ballot box.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
AGAINST A SHIP TRUST.
An Important Change to BE Made In
the Subsidy Bill.

An important change 10 TO be made by
the House Merchant Marine Committee ia
one Of the antitrust amendments 70 the
Ship Subsidy bill. Il now provides that
il trust OF shipbuilders is formed and Sc
cures control az twc-thirIs or the ship
building plants engaged in turning out
vessels constructed TO earn subsidies, ships
purchased abroad are to be admitted free.
The new proposition Will be much more
stringent and will provide that il such a
trust is formed. its members shall be COM
relied TO relinquish all work being done
for the Government, that no fGrther con-
tracts for Government either shiphuilding
or repairing shall be given to a member
OF the trust, and that no vessel construct
ed in a shipyard belonging to the trust
shall be eligible for compensation under
the Ship Subsidy act 1t is believed this
will enectually prevent any such trust
being formed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23

NEW YORK. March 23.-Nicholas Cyan
gureu and TgIIe Tarrlnaga, members o.
the Porto Rican delegation, which Is here
to promote the cause of free trade and
civil government for Porto Rico. were the
principal speakers at a special meeting Of
the New York Board OF Trade and Trans
portation yesterday afternoon. A set OF
resolutions. expressing the sentiments OF
the board as opposed to a tariff On the
islands products end calling on the Ad-
uinistration TO stand by the pledges made
to the Porto Ricaus by General Miles was
adopted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23

came EIf.rHry Association Stu
dra.- Entertain Their Friends.

.r..ur EIf.rHr. Association stu
dra.- Entertain Their Friends.
The Keane Literary Association Of ST
Johns College, on Vermont Avenue and
y Streets northwest gave its an
nuaI reception last night. The lecture tall
Of the institution was festOoned with
American flags and the class colors. a
large audience greeted the young students
as they stepped on sne platform 20 give
their readings, addresses, musical Eelec-
items, ana vOC'l solos.
Those Vh. participated are members Of
the second academic year class. and are
George n HaItnett John J. Plunkert
Abel n. Leger, Dennis f. Cornell. James
OBrien. John J. Carroll, Albert b. Bidg-
way. Emanuel A. Schafhirt. James C..
SpottswOOd. Gregory f. Cannon, and John
J. FGller.
The dialogue given at the conclusion Of
the programme. entitled The Grammar
Class" and the musical selections render
ed by the Excelsior Quartette deserve spe-
CiaI mention
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
DROPPING MONEY IN WHEAT.
Standard OIL Men saitt 60 BE Loser
in ChicnzO.

CHICAGO March 23.-Many traders on
the Board of Trade believe that a wealthy
clique OF Standard Oil msgnates is re-
sponsible for the recent -yagaries in the
wheat market. Il is claimed that an ef-
fort has been made to corner the market
and that the clique is long. perhaps 20. =
Oe0.OOO bushels Of wheat and has lost from
81 zoe. 600 to 81 600 coo.
A former director OF the board says that
Fiagler and young Rockefeller are opera
ting IN this market, and have been since
last September. when John Barrett sold
10000 coo bushels of wheat around 20 cents
bushel and went broke. the market going
TO "a cents.
The clique now holds fully 10000, 900
bushels, which is now worth about Sc
cents As high as "a cents was paid for
this wheat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL SOTICE-The Executive Commit
tee for the 26th annual ses-ion OF the
Imperial Council. Ancient Arabic Order OF
the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. TO be held
in Washington the week Of May 2is 1909.
begs 10 inform the advertising public that
no persons or publishers are authorized By
either the Imperial Council or Almas TEN
pie TO solicit advertising for any pros
pectus, booklet, programme, or any ether
advertising scheme TO separate business
men from their money. and are requested
not 70 give advertisements TO any such. but
70 discOuntenance the same FRANK H.
THOMAS. Chairman Executive Committee
mh25. z6-ap2.6,91113
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS
OF THE DISTRICT Or COLUMBIA.
Washington, March 20 l900-Special No
tice-All paper and other combustible
waste should hereafter be hauled 10 and
delivered for burning al the crematory
at the foot Of South Capitol Street. which
has been So aured for such purpose until
July 1. 1900. and is now In operation. The
deposit OF cOmbustible materials Of any
kind upon public dumps or vacant lots OF
the city is prohibited JOHN B. WIGHT.
JOHN W. ROSS. LANSING II. BEACH.
Commissioners. ID. C. mh22-5t
DIR. CLEMENS HAS REMOVED FROM
14ll X 81. NV TO 511 18th St nv. The
electrical and Sprague hOt-air apparatus
are installed By special arrangement with
the Sprague Company charges reduced TO
50. Skilled masssur in attendance. Sep
arate hours for ladies' Office hours. 10
e. m 70 b. N. mh16-1mo
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
LIsToN D. BASS ARRESTED.
The Result o. Charges Made by the
POstOniCs Department..

POstOmCs Department.
Liston D. Bass. who was indicted BY
the grand jury late yesterday afternoon.
and who is charged with violation Of sec
ton $3.50 of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States. was taken into custody last
night by Deputy Marshal Stutler upon a
bench warrant recently issued for his ar
rest. The prisoner was taken before a
United States Commissioner, and in default
Of bail was committed to Jail TO await a
hearing in the case. Bass is held for al
legged violation Of the United States postal
laws. and his arrest resulted from charges
recently brought against him by the post
Office authorities.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
A LETTER FROM LUZoN.
Natives Furnish American Flag
and Assist in Raising II.

and Assist in Raising II.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, March CSC.
Hoirc- POr or. of Company NJ, Forty-sixth
United States Volunteer Infantry, writing
to his aome az Frostburg, from Santa
Rosa. Luzen. says:
'on January % the natives presented to
us United States flag which they had
made for IS. 1t was the first American
Tag raised n Santa Rosa. We were enter
tainCd by he native band playing for us.
after short practice, The Star Spangled
Banner After the Ball. and a Hot Time
in the Old Town.
Mr.. Porter says that transporting ra-
tions is ncOnceivably tedious. Trains are
formed Of native caribou or water buffalo
and rude native carts. 1t takes all day to
travel twelve miles on q good road.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
ELECTED as AN INTRUDER.
As Rc,uIt Gordon Thomas Goes to
Hospital.

Hospital.
Gordon Thomas, cOlOred, was placed I'M
der arrest and locked up at the second pre-
cinct station last night charged with as
sault upon albert Johnson, also colored,
who lives It 1912 Fifth Street northwest,
johnson was found lying in the street at
the corner q Fifth and Q Streets north
west shortl.' after 10 o'clock and was re
moved to tie Homeopathic Hospital in the
ambulance An examination Of his wound
showed a deep cut Of the scalp. The ply
sicians dressed the wound and placed the
patient in a ward until this morning.
It then was learned that Johnson, while
intoxicated entered the Thomas home with
out invitation and on refusing to leave
when requested to do so was forcibly eject
ed. Johnson has been discharged from the
hospital and Thomas released from custo-
IV
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
EINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

STATEMENT Of the condition Of the VGssG-
CHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY of Springfield, Mass. OF the 3Ist day
81 Decerbe-, 1870;
Assets So SO $50 y
Liabilities 49, - q 81. ia 81
surplus .9S4.s21 g.
Dividends for last six monthS--..-... 559.0lg -
Current expenses last six months I'm
GLIDING cUmmiSsiors) ............ 45S. zoe Os
JOHN A. HALL, President
F. D. CAPRON. Assistant Secretary.
City Of Springfield, state Of Massachusetts, So:
Subscribed and sworn 90 bsi0re me tins 18th day
Of March, 1900
WHEELER IT. HALL. Notary Public
Baltimore Office, No. South st.
u F. : BIGGS. Manager
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
WANTED FOR The MINT
d .fllculty Found in Securing a
Treasury Translator.

a Special Civil Service Examina-
ticn soon 90 BE Held i'm an Effort
to Discover Eligible Candidates.
AppII cants Must Have II Cen
erRI knowledge of Languages.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
Travel n Luxury.

The "Roysl Limited" finest day train Ia the
world. leaves Washington, b. o. station, New
JERSEY Avenue and Q Street, daily .. m, ar
riyes New York p. n. Splendid dining and
GAIA car service.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
POLICE MUST WEAR WHISPERS
A Chicago Inspector Strongly OBJ
iects to BeardIess PatrOImen.

CHICAGO, March Eth stop this
'smcoth-faced business" said Inspector
John D. Shea, as he inspected his police
hen last night. They look like a gang
Of boy choristers with their mugs all
smooth. or a file Of head walters, with
never whiskers in the bunch to show
they're sure-enOugh officers of the law.
Hereafter, nothing goes with me but
whiskers. Policemen must have hair on
their faces"
This utterance OF the West Side in
spector caused a sensation in police cir
cles. An official edict for mustaches, at
least, is expected in a day or two. The
men say no one has a right to prescribe
what hair they shall wear on their faces.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
Victim and ASSAILANT
The Condition Of Mrs. HengeSbaeh
and Her Would BE Slayer.

The Woman mt Home and RegaininE
HenIth-PnIIc~sen In Jail. MOrOse
and Tnciturn-Deciines tO Exercise
Except when Ordered-The Pris-
oner Relieved to he Insane.