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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
SUNK A BURNING DREDGE.
Mammoth Craft Overturned and
Saved From the Flames.

Mammoth Craft Overturned and
Saved From the Flames
BALTIMORE. Nov. I3-The mammoth
steam dredging machine Admiral took FIRE
while at work yesterday afternoon in the
BreWerton channel and the vessel was sunk
to save Il from being consumed
About 1:30 o'clock the cry of FIRE was
heard and before the twenty-one men at
work could collect their thoughts flames
burst cat Of the forward hold OF the big
aredge and began TO consume the woodwork.
The fve spread rapidly through the houses
on deck in which the crew live and the ma
ehineTy is manipulated and but for the
presence of tugs that attend the machine
there might have been loss Of life.
Capt Charles G. Cannon al the time was
snort distance away On one Of the tugs,
attending 70 the proper mooring Of a feet
OF scows- As soon as he heard the alarm
Re returned 10 the Admiral. to find the fire
making rapid progress
tie gave orders to fight
the fire, but such thing
was impossible. and he then thought Of
sinking the vessel by filing her with wa
ter. Re made I've attempts TO reach the
circulating pipe in order to cut It. that
water might MI the hull, but was driver
back by smoke Then the crew started 70
save their effects. Some secured all they
had Captain Cannon missed a pocketbook
with money. which he had left in his
clothes
The fire continuing to gain, Captain Can
non determined to overturn the burning
vessel He brought pocket seow against
me dredge TO make space 10 keen the fire
from reaching the tusboats and placed the
4dgs huican. HaEbor. and John B Patton
agalnst the seow- BY sfeamiug full speed
the tugs keeIed tle Admiral over. and the
water rushing In subdued the fire and caused
the dFedge 10 fail over on her port side.
All the deckhouses and the A frame we're
burned 10 the deck.
Captain Cannon came 10 Baltimore on the
United States Engineers tug Sentinel. Cap
tain Biehl which went to aid the other
tugs when the fire was discovered A re-
quest FOR the ireh0at Cataract was sent 10
the city and she quickly responded. After
stezming ten miles she was met by the
Sentinel and told that the dFedee was sunk
The Cataract then returned 10 port Cap
tain Cannon teiephoned TO Philadelphia to
w J. Bradley. manager Of the American
Dredging Company to which the Admiral
belongs. Mr.. Bradley arrived IN Baltimore
last night.
The Admiral was built at Camden. ". J..
by the American Dredging Company this
year She was 10 feet long. 90 feet beam.
and II feet depth OF hull she was fitted
with the most modern machinery. electric
lights and Ane crew quarters and was val
ued ct SO. coo. The Admiral was sunk in
her OWL cut in the Beaverton channel i'm
mediateIy opposite buoy No. 10 She is out
OF the way Of vessels, using the channel.
The Admiral was under contract with the
MARYLAND Dredging Company. of Baltimore.
which has the contract for deepening and
widening the channel approaches to Balti-
more. AR Bradley will make arrange
meRts today for the raising OF the Admiral.
which was partly insured
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
PORTO RICO UNDER THE FLAG.
Important Decision by Federal
Jnare In Nerr Y-orI-

important Decision by Federal
Judge In New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 800 far-reaching
Importance In defining the relations of Por-
te Rico and the United States is a decision
L-nded down by Judge Brown, OF the Uaited
States District Court for the Southern dis
trict OF New York
''It Is evident" says Judge Brown, that
Porto Rico. since the eession of the island
by Spain to the United States, is not a
foreign port. as it is subject solely to SOW
eighty and domination Of this country
This opinion was given in the case Of
Joseph Bigley. Christian Huns, and Thomas
Torgeson against the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company for pilotage dues
for services offered and rejected IN June
last for the steamship Ponce and the
schooner o. F. Whittier.
It was agreed that the libeIsnts we're en-
titled to dues amounting to SI7I.Ss, II tbs
vessels were bound from a foreign port
and we're not engaged or employed in the
coasting trade" Tie Ponce was outward
bOuEd from New York to Porto Rico and
inward bound from Porto Rico 20 this port
while the schooner was inward bound from
San Juan. Porto Rico
Judge Brown finds that section OF the
act of Congress Of April y, 1900, in as
Stimulating trade and navigation between
Porto Rico and the United States TO tho
ordinary coasting trade between ports Of
the United tSates, practically wipes out
piiotage charges, and therefore dismisses
the libeIs with costs to the plaintiffs
Former Judge f. J. Ditenhoefer, counsel
for Jorgss Cruz who was arrested and
threatened with deportation when he land
ed here from Porto Rico early last spring
under contract holds that Judge Browns
decision entities Cruz TO recover damages
for false Imprisonment He contends that
If the Supreme Court, in the case new be-
fore it, be in accord with Judge Brown and
declares that the Constitution Of the United
States extends 10 Porto Rico, the recent
legislation imposing duties on the islands
exports or imports must be uneonstitu
fi.nral
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
FRANK JARVIS PATTON DEAD.
a Prominent Iaventor Expires sud
denly In New York.

denly I'm New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Frank Jarvis Pat
ton, an inventor OF considerable cote. died
iuddeniy last night at Is East Thirty-see-
ond Street. The mother Of Mr. Patton is a
resident of Washington. The deceased vas
the vice president of the Columbia Carbide
Company. l321 and 23s Broadway. of which
James e. Campbell, former Governor Of
Ohio, is president. For several years Mr.
Patton had lived. where bis death occurred.
with Sir. ]. c. Berry.
At s O'Clock last night he believed that
ne would go 70 his room to lie down, az he
did not feel we'll He said that he believed
ne nad eaten something that did not agree
with him. Shortly after o'clock Mr
Berry went TO the rom to see how Mr.. Pat
ton was and found him dead. He hurried
around to the East Thirty-ffth Street sta
ton, where he found Dr. Bvingtou. from
Bellevue Hospital, fixing up the broken
head OF prisoner. Dr. Byington hurried
TO Mr.. Berry's home. and after an exsmi-
nation said that MIR Patton had bean dead
Tor at least an hour. Dr. Byington was IN
able to determine the cause OF death, and
there will be an autopsy today
Mr. Patton was born in Bath. Ne. for
ty~eight years ago. He began his education
IN that city. and afterward went to West
Point. While he was in the Army he was
wounded at the battle of Wounded Knee
and in another Indian fight.
he experimental with electricity while
still with the Army, and left the Army to
pursue his studies. He invented the null
tipiex telegraph system, which was eonsid-
ered q great improvement on the Edison
quadrupiex system The Western Union
Telegraph Company bought the Invention
from him
The Carbide Company. OF which he was
vice president. was formed by his per
sonal friend, James E. Campbell. to exploit
Sir Patton's invention for the manufacture
OF carbide Just before his death Mr.. Pat
ton was al work on an Invention he called
a position finder for sbins
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Sc Mnfrid Laurler.
Rrnm TIE PHILADELPHIA rimesA !

fFIOD tEiC fIlIiaueIpnla Illles.J
While keeping up vigorous hurrah for The Brit
ish Empire, he eTstes himself entirely - the in
terests of Canada, and while steadily loyai 70
Quebec and the French provinces. his influence
has been more effective than that OF any enc be-
fore him to the UnificatioH of the Dominion
The Conservatives, who are essentially the En-
glish party, always insisted on uniting Canada BIZ
having the English dominate the French That
IS the British idea When the Liberals came into
power there was great alarm among the British.
He has proved a constructive statesman to whom,
the whole people were more important than any
part Canada was never before 50 united and 50
Independent now, and the recent elections have
confirmed LauTief's policy by an overwhelming
vote The fact is, this smart little French Ca.
madam is real American
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
DIED ON THE CHURCH STEPS.
Baltimore woman Suddenly
Stricken with ApopIexx,

Baltimore Woman Suddenly
Stricken with ApopIexx.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1S.-Mrs. Ruth Anna
J. Reed. wife of t. D. Reed, manager of
Listers Agricultural Chemical Works. died
yesterday Of apoplexy while entering the
Madison Square Methodist Episcopal
Church. Madison and Lafayette Avenues.
She fell on the steps, dying instantly.
Dr. c. E. Simon who happened to be
passing al the tIme was called by the la
dies who accompanied Mrs Reed. and he
decided that death had been instantaneous
DR.. Simon and several friends carried the
body into the church.
Mrs Reed was on her way to attend to
some duties in connection with the b.nr,-
eoa that was being given IN the church. SIZE
is survived by her husband, one daughter
Miss Mary Eikins Reed-and four sons
Fred ". Reed, now in Europe; George Elk
ms Reed, Of New York; John Il Reed, of
Chicago. and William Elkias Reed, of this
city.
Mrs. Reed was the daughter of John
Hobbs and was born in Delaware in 1874
She was married in 1867. The family rnoY-
ed 20 Baltimore ten years ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Ii Hung Changes LIltIe joke
Frem the New York WORLDLY

Il IS quite in the Celestial wen of philosophie
faeetiousness that while the powers afe trying to
get together on the amount of indemnity to be
collected from China the astute statesmen in vel
low jacket, with old friend Ii Huf1= Chang
at their head, should be planning to collect It
all back again IN way not at all pleasing To the
European merchants. Il is LIS ides-an6 quite a
bright one, too-fhat the indemnity can be net
BY doubling the tariff duties on foreign imports
The Chinese VIII pay those higher duties them
selves, but then they will probably not buy 50
many toTelgn-made goods. In that case frsce
viii not follow the fag,' and the merchants
behind the men behind the lgsiss will at once be.
asking, What good IS the flag anyway
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Mckinley. Debt to croker.


1t IS to Croker that they (the Republicans1
we're indebted for the insertic of the free silver
plank IL the platform, Cor the vote of the New
York delegation under Groker's control turned the
scale against David B. Hill ard sound money. 1t
was Croker who prevented the nomination Of
Comptroller CoIer Tor the CoversoEsliu az Ne,r-
York, ard thus paralyzed the efforts of the De
mocraey OF that State at the outset OF the cam
psiSa again, it was the deep detestation and
dread of Croker in the hearts az New York Demo-
Gratis that reduced the Democratic majority in
the commercial metropolis (Nanhattan and
Bpooklyn) to less than one-third of its former
proportions and gave the Republicans an i'm
mense majority in the Empire State
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Home ana Foreign Jingoes.

England used TO turn up its nose at the Tinted
States for beirg hystericai and disorderfv and to
bid our nation to profit By the example of correct
reserve set by England Late manifestations nv
the lingo element have put an end 10 that claim
OF superiority Because 100000 English soldiers
have by several months campaigning succeeded
in conquering 10000 Beers the London crowds
have acted II that a sufficient cause for
discarding what sanity and reason were supposed
to be left when England embarked in that war
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Her sIisrivinr.
80 a. Youfh,s comnarli1,,.

tFtSih the Aouth : compartment
A little girl well expressed the IYs;agliDv Of
hope and doubt which anticipation holds for many
people.
When she received her FIRST livery own. doll.
after succession of treasures inherited from her
older sisters. she turned to her mother face
full of rapture.
Il expected I'd have doll SONG day she sid
bresthiessiy. +but didn't expect 1 should ever
have my expect -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
shortening 1t.
fFrom the & - WeckIr

Friend-Doesa't The ride back and forth to
the country every day seem loag7
Mr.. Snburb-Long2 It's too short When take
the train in the morning, know I've got to Pitch
in and work like horse the moment the train
reaches the city. That makes the ride seem too
short. doesn't IL
q presume ii docs But how about the ride
back2''
'swen, 7 always remember after I start that
I've forgotten something my wife wanted mar
ticnlar!y, that ride is always over too quick
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Advantage OF the Homeless.

tFvon the indianapolis Press}
Thanksgiving is coming On pretty soon, old
man.
Yep
cit always makes me feel sad to think am
home"
'-oh. yes. ! web remember the turkey dinner
st the old bom-and how we had to eat cold
turkey, warmed-oyer turkey, turkey hash and
turkey a Ia scraps for two or three days after
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Received an Insulting support.
From the Atlanta .Jonrnal,

Men who voted for Mckinley because they Dis
trusted Eryan's money policy made j, as hurniist.
ing for him as they could They came out in
statements IN the newspapers apoIigizing profuse
" for voting for him at all and exercising + ,1,,
on the ground that he represented what they re.
gasded as desirable poIies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
True TO His Party.

(From The Chicago News)
Diggs-Hello, old chsp! Where are you going
With that big basket
Bi=ys-FishinS- Mont you come sloaGg
Diggs-ImposSible- Tm 4 candidate for tnsvor
or The prohibition ticket
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
NaturaI Consenuence
Don the Indiananolis press ,

tfFom tae lndiaHapOEIs Press
as my dinner never coming reared the King
of Mbpwka
your pusSant highness viii remember Taur
INJURED the slave with his face IN the dust, that
you ordered one Of those messenger boys
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
CURRENT HUMoR.
Hnnted-A Man
CErDm me Chicago News.

IfEom the Chicago NeWSl
soitleigh (sfter the rejeCtion)-u I-aw-were
only rich man you wouldn't have wefs.set! me-
Miss Cutting-You might have left oat the ad-
jectiye without affecting the tTuthful5ess OF your
remark.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
She Didn't Think.
(From the Boston TranscriDt

= TIT
Aistress-Nargaret, what does that policeman
sEaIit around here 50 muchg Whom does he come
TO sect
assd-I doa't think, rns'ana. he comes to see
you. 50 there's occasion for you 70 worry
yourself about him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
Sc ,xfuI Thrcnf.


(Frosn the Fiiegende Blaetter)
''H you don't pay me for that last suit of
clothes within two weeks FH-Pn marry tina:
rich aunt OF yours
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
a Social Warming.
Rrap1 life

Ara HighhloEer-Don,t forget. ny dear. that
in conversation the interest must rot be allowed
to flag
Ciara-But Ia sure do my best mamma
Maybe So But while the pianist was PLAYING
thought once or twice I detected you listening
TO him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
The Annual Dress Exhibit.


q rom tie- b1IIif1ore AFl1erIcsa.3
Sir. MeddergraSs-Well, them New York folks
has certainly gone the limit now.
Mr. Cfesslo.s-Nhat fhey doin'2
Dir. Neutrality-suspicious. to haze hcrssless
horse show.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

It is not very difficult 10 distinguish Hsurielfs
beers from other beers sold IN Washington, be-
cause MaerzeH, Senate. EEd Lager have such sr-
pericr qualities that the people viii never be in
doubt as TO the beer they drink. sPhene gs4 Az
lington Ro.tiiLg CO., for Z case CT Heurich's.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

We had supposed for some time that the
most cherished amusement of Mr. Hanna
was TO run Congress, but legislation
seems to have lost ITS charm for him. He
is reported as saying that he is not much
interested in what may go on in Washing
ION next winter, except perhaps in "Sena-
tor Frye's Subsidy Bill This remark We
consider simply Satanic. Why should poor
Frye be saddled with such a child, when
a single look at it will serve 10 demon
strate its real parentage. It has the
ears. bumps, birthmarks and dollar marks
OF its pa too plainly TO leave the remotest
chance for doubt. If this infant Bill is to
be saddled On the man from Maine as a
small Frye, the latter viii be entitled to
demand something handsome for its sup
port There are ninety million dollars
in it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

The leading newspaper in Belgium, the
Independence Beige. halls the reelection
Of Mr.. Mckinley as the harbInger of an
Anglo-Amsriean alliance which is TO rule
the world Z declares that the 1ropitious
event opens the way TO realization Of Jo-
seph Chamberlain's magnificent scheme for
the federation Of all Anglo-Saxon peoples
the Lion and all the English speaking
lambs. Recent events in Alaska tend TO
show that the game is working
The public generally may not be aware
that upon the greatest judicial bench in
the world among its most distinguished
jurists, three gentlemen of color are sit
ting. We refer. Of course, to Associate
Justices White. Brown, and Gray.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

who. according to Senator Hawiey. come
around the corner with their slow and sol
emn tread. . are greatly 10 be preferred.
ItEnust be a great relief to Mr. Scott to
feel that he is now not much more frank
concerning the goods which the people
have bought OF his firm, AID which are to
be delivered with great despatch. than are
his partners in the great national deal. He
and they are fully entitled TO the joy and
jubilation they feel and indulge. They
have won all they are to get which may
also be said of the voters who placed them
in unbridled power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

What astounding prosperity. Wall Street
has gone wild over the defeat OF Mr.
Bryan, and stocks OF ali kinds haze ad-
vanced with leaps and bounds Since the
election We are told that the daily deai-
ings have averaged million and half
shares InnumerabIe millions have been
added to the values of railway and in
dustriai stocks! This is all very com
forting to Wall Street. Such booms never
have but single meaning. The dear
public has been enthused. The lamrs are
bleating up and down Wall and Broad
Streets, and oyerfiowing into Broadway
and Trinity Church yard look ng foF
butchers! In short. the trust ma snates
are unloading at the top of an over-ex-
cited market There will be heartrend-
ing slump. if not a panic. between now
and Christmas, and then they VIII get in
again on the ground floor. 1t is the same
old prosperity story!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
HOAR'S VIAL OF WRATH.

BY Scripps-McR Press Association.
Washington, April 17.-Sena-
tor Hoar addressed the senate
today on the Philippine question,
it was a long and most compre-
hensive argument. He vigorous
ly opposed the expansion policy
of the administration and practi
cally predicts the destruction of
the republican party, sooner or
later if liberty and self govern
ment was not given the F'ilippi-
nos. He spoke of Aguinaldo as
being brave, patriotic and earn
est. He then scored Bryan and
the democratic party unmerciful-
ly, declaring the democrats un-
worthy the support of any
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
LIVELY PHILIPPINE FIGHT.

By Scripps- -McRse Press Association
Manila, April Il. = Advices
from the Islsnd of Mandos, dat
ed April Z, say that a force of
1900 Tagals attacked the head
quarters of Cases battalion at
Cagayan. A portion of the ma
tives had rifles, but the majority
were archers, bolomen aud
mounted spearsmen. They at
tackled the town at daylight, sur
prisingand killing three American
soldiers, and swarming through
the town. The garrison turned
out and for a half hour there was
fierce fighting in the streets.
The Tagals had fifty killed,
and thirty wounded. The Amer
lean loss was three killed and
twelve wounded. The enemy
finally fed in confusion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
DOIN0S AT DIXIE.

special Correspondence.
Dixie, |. t., April l6.-Quite frost
Wednesday night. but no damage
done.
Some of our farmers have cotton
planted; others are ready to plant.
Rev. Porter aud Mr. Davidson Of
Ryan, passed through enroute home
from Wynnewood, where they bad
been attending ChickasaW Prssby-
terry.
Prof. Taylor returned from Wynns-
wood Wednesday evening. He had
been attending Presbytery there.
Prof. ]. t. Means of Loco visited
his parents near Healdton Sunday.
Miss Florrie Hollabaugh visited her
parents Saturday night.
Several of the young people at
tended q party at Mr.. Chase's Friday
night.
Several young folks enjoyed q nice
singing at MIR. Newman's Sunday
night.
Mr.. Robertson went to Ardmore
Sunday.
Mr.. Tipps' folks and Miss Ida
Hollabaugh went to Ardmore Friday.
Prayer meeting at Mr.. Folsom's
last Sunday night.
MIR. Tsylor's folks visited near
Healdton Saturday night.
MIR. Holland has a very sick boy.
MIR. and Mrs. Ragsdsls attended
the party at MIR. Chase's Friday
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
STEEL PLANTS CLOSE DOWN

STEEL PLANTS CLOSE DOWN.
BY Scripps-McRae Press Association.
Chicago, April 17.-Over pro-
duction is the cause given for the
shutting down the American steel
and wire plants in different parts
of the country. There are two
known reasons for lack of de-
mand; namely, the labor troubles
in Chicago. and the refusal of
farmers to buy wire fencing at
trust figures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
TROUBLE EXPECTED.

BY scripps-M McRae Press Association
Crotong Landing, N. Y, April
17.-There is great excitement
TODAY over the murder of Ser
geant Douglas last night by Ital-
ians, and the slightest outbreak
on the part of the striking min
ers will be a signal for immedi-
ate battle. Soldiers secretly
threaten to have revenge if the
slightest provocation is offered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
1T CAN'T BE DONE.

By Scripps- -McRae Press Association.
Berlin, April, IA telegram
from St. Petersburg to Tageblatt
says that Russia, Germany and
France have prepared an ulti-
matum to England, that if the
latter does not conclude hostlli-
ties in South Africa within a
week, the alternative will be the
invasion of Afghanistan by l20,-
900 Russians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
czAR PRAYs FOR A son.

BY sorlpps- -McRae Press Association
London, April 1.-THE Berlin
correspondent to the Standard
saws he is informed that the
main object of the Cars visit to
Moscow is to pray for a son.
Pious Russians believe that sup
plications are especially effective
during holy week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-17
TRUST WILL DISSOLVE.
Pies Assoeiatlon.

BY Scripps-McRae Press Association
New York, April 17.-At the
annual meeting of the wall pa
per companies, a strong effort
will be made to dissolve what is
known as the wall paper trust
Some of the directors assert
that the organization will never
be a success, owing to the fact
that it raised the price of wall
paper to a figure where competi-
ton was made impossible.