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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
THE PLAGUE AT HONOLULU.
shotgun Quarantinc Maintained
Around the Native Quarter.

HONOLULU. Dec 80. via San Francisco.
Jan. "A curious spectacle is now pre-
sented here by the revival Of the shotgun
quarantine around the plague-infected ma
tive quarter, while sanitary measures and
disinfection have been practically aAan-
doned.
The board of health called out the Ma
tional Guard three days after Christmas be
cause of five new cases of plague, two Of
which proved fatal. Ii is now paying one
thousand dollars per day for this shotgun
protection. and the result is that business
is dcmoralized, and many os the poor Chi
nese and japanese, who worked in the
American quarter are staring. The COR
don drawn around the Asiatic district in
cludes many of the leading Chinese and
japanese dealers, who live in sanitary fash
ion and who are making a strong protest
against the needless hardships 10 which
they are subjected.
The original plan of fumigating all 0rien
tai merchandise imported has been aban-
doned, and much Of this unfumigated
freight is handled by Hawaiian stevedo. es,
who scatter at uight to all parts OF the
country. Hence if infection comes in in
these Chinese and japanese gangs il is be-
ing disseminated to all quarters.
the country is tied up by this arbitrary
quarantine. and the murmurng from the
sufferers within the Gordon has increased
until the authorities are hourly expecting
riots. Dissatisfaction is rapidly spreading
outside the quarantine limits. Several
thousand tons of Oriental merchandise
have arrived here in the iast few days.
When the steamer American Maru ar
rived here December q from San Francisco
the passengers were greatly excited on
learning of the plague and could hardly be
persuaded to land. The vessel did not dock
and refused TO take either passengers or
freight from here. and sailed for the Orient
after a stop of only few hours.
The transport Grant, with the Forty
eighth Infantry. arrived a few hours after
the American Maru, but the commander
refused 10 e1.ne into the harbor or have
anything bSt the barest communication
with the pilots and port officials. He
started for Manila after a stop of only an
hour
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
A BIG FRAUD ON RAILROADS.
Anson Van Sickle Planned to Forge
Many Requests for PASSES.

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Anson Van Sickle.
alias George Roe, who refused to give his
address. was arraigned before Magistrate
olmstead in the Centre Street police court
today on the complaint os John S. Me-
Lean, a detective of the New York Cen
tral and Hudson River Railroad Com
pany, who charges him with forgery in the
third degree. According to Mclean, Van
Sickle had planned TO get large numbers
OF passes from the various railroads and
sell them 10 ticket scaipers in this city and
Buffalo. Information was given to the
New York Central detectives and a watch
was placed on Van Sickle.
Last Friday Van Sickle visited printing
Office and left material FOR reproducing fac
SMILES Of the official letterheads OF the New
York Central Railroad the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company, the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad Company, Office OF the third
vice president, the Pennsylyanil Railroad
Company. Office OF the general manage;
New York, Chicago and St Louis Railroad
Company. the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey. the Erie, the Atchison. Topeka, and
Santa Re. the Ontario and Western, South
western, the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. and the Chicago and Eastern
lin1ClE falTOd1 NOLlpdHs
The material included electrotype plates
used b. the several railways, paper OF the
same quality. color and wstermark used by
each company, and samples of each letter
head.
After leaving the printer, Van Sickle Wis
tied two ticket brokers in Broadway.
Shortly after O'Clock Saturday he again
visited the printing Office He was then
placed under arrest. Railroad detectives
who appeared in court today said that
Van Siclde's plan. while not new. was ex-
ceedingly clever, and was TO have been
worked on larger scale than ever before
attempted When The prisoner secured a
quantity of the letter heads OF the various
railroad companies. he intended. they said.
TO have requests for passes typewriter and
signed with fac-similes of the signatures
Of officers of the companies by means of
rubber stamps. II is the custom OF various
railroad officers to extend complimentary
passes to each other and Van Sickle would
probably have succeeded on a large scale
Van Sickle refused 10 make any statement
and was held for examination Tuesday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
WOUNDED BY AN INTRUDER.
Mrs. Mary Collins Severely Cut by an
Unknown Man.

AS the result OF an assault in George
town last night Mrs. Mary A. Collins. liy-
ing at 1926 Twenty ninth Street northwest,
was severely cut in the right hand, while
her son, James A Collins, In an attempt
to capture the assailant. narrowly es-
capped being shot. The police are working
on the case. but at a late hour last night
had made no arrest.
The assault took place shortly after .
o'clock. when Mrs. Collins was about 10
close the house for the night She went
out into the hallway on the second floor.
and was on the point OF descending the
steps, when she was intercepted by an
unknown man.
Before she had recovered from her sur
prise. the intruder attempted to seize her,
moving up several steps, and then making
lunge forward. He misjudged his dis
tance and fell on the stairway, as Mrs.
Collins drew back from his grasp.
She called to her son at the same instant,
but for some reason he was unable TO re-
man had regained his feet and. drawing a
knife. struck at the woman. inhicting a
severe cash in her right hand.
James A. Collins, her son came into the
hallway az this time and the man ran. Col
lins gave chase. When about to be over
taken by Mr.. Collins the assaiIant turned
and fir d two shots from a revolver at his
pursuer. neither of which took effect
When NJ Street was reached the man board
spond on the moment. Meanwhile the
the police had been notified and they Sc
cured a description OF the assailant He
eas about 5 feet inches tall, and wore
a dark suit of clothes
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
NO LOCAL CELEBRATION.
Jackson Day fo Pass Without Formal
Recognition This Year

Today is the eighty-iifth anniversary of
the oattle Of New Orleans, January s, 1915.
where Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the
British army from behind bales Of cotton
on the levee after the treaty of peace be-
tween England and the United
States had been signed. The day
is also the forty-seyenth anniversary
of the unyeiling of the statue Of
the victor in this city. The battle of New
Orleans brought General jackson promi-
nently before the public for the first time
and TO the day OF his death he was one Of
the most conspicuous figures Of the coun-
try.
The day is occasionally celebrated in this
city by the members Of the Jackson Demo
cratic Association with a banquet and me-
mortal exercises. This year there will be
no celebration on account OF the absence
from the city Of many of the members of
the association. James l.. Norris. who has
had charge Of the matter for several years
past, stated that there was no established
custom TO hold exercises on Jackson Lay,
although the association mas observed the
occasion several times in the past with
suitable exercises and orations.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
SECRETARY CAGES REPLY.
The Document to Include n Full Re-
view of Financial Conditions.

Secretary Gage viii not be able to send
his reply to the Senate and House reso-
! lutions of enquiry today. as he had hoped
to do
The broadening OF the enquiry so as TO
call for all the correspondence with all
the depository banks since the beginning
OF the present Administration involves a
vast amount Of clerical labor. Several
hundred letters must be copied in full.
The Secretary's reply has already been
prepared. and is contained in a few type
written paragraphs. The copies OF docu-
ments will fill probably 5000 typewriter
pages.
The reply of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury will set forth the financial conditions
prevailing at the time when he reached
the determination. on December is, TO
come to the aid Of the business commu-
nifty. He will set forth that the best
course he could pursue. in his judgi.ent.
WIS 10 increase the Government deposits
in national banks; that it was desirs Die
to have these deposits distributed among
as many banks as possible.
To insure an equitable distribution in
proportion to the amount OF bonds de-
posted by each bank as security IL was
necessary to have some agency outside OF
the Treasury to act as distributor. distri-
button by the Treasury being impossible
for the reason that money once paid into
the Treasury could not be taken out and
placed in the banks.
He will also say that the National City
Bank. the morning after it was announced
that deposits would be made. made deposits
to the amount of 81 000. 900 in Government
bonds, and was the only bank which for
days had up enough bonds to cover he
days deposits, and to afford absolute Sc
curity for all the funds in process of dis
tribution: that the National City Bank re-
ceives no compensation either from the
Government or from the other depositors
banks for Its service. and that there is no
par.iality shown to this bank or to any
otter in the distribution of the funds. in
asmuch as each days receipts are appor
the distribution is made daily By the Ma
tional City Bank.
The Secretary will declare that the Ma
tional City Bank was the highest bidder
for the custom house property; that its Of
hcials took advantage OF the terms OF the
law authorizing the sale OF the building
and Of the advertisement to defer the pay
ment of part of the purchase money; that
pending the payment the title remains in
the United States: that at the time OF the
sale the National City Bank was a United
States depository, and that the cash pay
ment, instead OF being deposited in the
subtreasury, was deposited In the bank.
the Government receiving a certificate of
deposit, secured by United States bonds ON
deposit with the Treasurer OF the United
States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
THE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Measures 10 he Acted Upon In the
Popular Chamber.

The first volume OF the House Calendar
has just been issued. On the private ealen-
dar are thirteen bills, all reported from the
Committee on War Claims.
Only one bill heads the calendar of the
Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union. The bill is to aid in
establishing homes in the States and Ter
ritories for teaching articulate speech and
vocal language TO deaf children before they
are of school age. II was introducedsby Mr..
Grow OF Pennsylvania and by him report
ed from the Co-srcittee on Education. The
printed calendars show the call OF COM
mittees to rest with the Committee on
Elections No. ..
The calendars, Special Order Unfinished
Business. Privileged Reports. and Rouse
are bank but such viii probably not be
the case next Monday. for this week the
committees Of the House will take up for
cor sideration some Of the seven thousand
bills that have been introduced.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
A REALISTIC DREAMER.
Why Albert WysonE Leaped From N
Window and Ran downtown.

Albert S Wysong. forty years Of age.
living at 40S Massachusetts, Avenue north
west, dreamed that he was going 20 be shot
early Sunday morning and jumped from the
second story window of his residence TO
an adjoining roof. then to the street and
then ran to the White Lot and TO Penn
syIvania Avenue and Fifteenth Streets
northwest, before he was stopped by po-
liceman. Wysong, who was airily clad,
was removed to the police station, where
he remained unti. later in the morning,
when he returned home.
The frightened man told the police that
he had been chased out of the house by a
man with a gun; that he had been followed
several blocks. and that he feared he would
be shot II be returned home. An investi-
CATION was made by the police. but they
were unable to learn of any disturbance In
the neighborhood of the house. Wysong
had received several cuts and bruises from
his experience.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE IN

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE IN
suranee Company OF the District OF Co.
lumbia Washington. January l. 1900.-Ths
annual meeting Of the MUTUAL FIRE IN
SU3ANCE COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA will be held on the THIRD
MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1900, THE 18TH
INSTANT, at the office Of the company,
902 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. COM
mencing at o'clock a m BY the charter
OF the company the election of seven man
ayers TO conduct the affairs Of the company
is required to be held at the above meet
ing.
By the sixth article OF the bylaws Of the
company it is provided: AT the annual
meeting of the company, the first business
in order shall be the appointment Of a
chairman. who shall conduct the meet
ing and election in accordance with act Of
Incorporation, between the hours OF
o'clock a. m. and s p. N"
Amount OF premium notes..........-.s2 s. .666, 5000
Amount OF cash on hand. ..........-... 9.ljln
securities ..-...-.......-.....-..... Zoo,zlfso
Real estAtc..-..-..- of,UbW
Office furniture and fixtures. 5000
Losses by FIRE. adjusted and paid d-...-- 9.li9-6
The annual statement will be ready for
distribution at the office Of the company
about January IL. By order OF the board
OF managers. L. PIERCE BoTELER. Sec
retary. ja1-15t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
NO STOPS AT HONOLULU.
Precautions in the Army Transport
Service Against the Plague.

Owing to the prevalence of the bubonic
plague at Honolulu. orders have been is
sued by Quartermaster General Ludington
TO Major Long. Superintendent of the
Transport Service at San Francisco. direct
ing that until further orders transports
leaving for Manila shall make no stop at
Honolulu. but continue on to Nagasaki,
Japan The animal ship Aztec. now az
San Francisco. has been detained several
days awaiting the decision OF the autbori-
tics as TO whether or not she should leave
with her cargo of horses. The animals are
very much needed in the Philippines, but
it has been found impracticable TO ship
them all the way TO Manila without maxi
ing an intermediate stop. 1t is considered
probable at the War Department that until
transports can stop at Honolulu animal
ships will carry only half their regular
number OF horses. thus allowing plenty OF
room for free exercise OF the animals on
board.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
The Right of Mr. Robbins To His Seat
To BE argued Today.

Election Committee No. /. Of which Rob
ert w Tayler of Ohio is the chairman will
meet this morning at 10 o'clock and hear
arguments on the contested election ease
of Aldrich VS. Robbins of the Fourth Coz
gress.onal district OF Alabama. This will
be the first case considered by any OF the
three Election Committees Of the House.
and ii will probably be the first contested
election case reported. There are only ten
OF these cases in this Congress.
1t is the purpose Of Speaker Henderson
to have them considered and disposed Of
by the House as soon "a possible In the
last Congress there were twenty-One cases
and several Of them were never acted upon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
THE VANDERBILT MILLIONS.
All Requests Under the viii Have
Been Paid.

NEW YORK, Jan. All the bsqucsts
under the will OF the late Cornelius Van
derbilt have been paid. Cornelius Wander
bnt has received almost all OF the Sc 000 600
which Alfred agreed TO give him in orde
to avoid a contest. Cornelius received
part OF this vast sum in cash and part in
marketable securities. The bulk OF it was
cash In the form Of one check for very
large amount.
During the past two weeks the work of
dividing the Vanderbilt ml.lo-s has been
going on under the supervision CT r. V W.
Rossiier. Treasurer CT the New Yo.k Cen
tral Railroad Company. The detailed in
yentory OF the Vanderbilt estate will not
be made public until March IL.
The original estimate of the Vanderbi [
estate made By Chauncey NJ. Depew as be-
ing about $40 600. 600 has been practically
verified. The estate will probably not ex-
coed S75, COO, GOO.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
DIED.
Le29-lmo

LARNER-on Saturday. January s. 1000. BEN
NETT HILL, Youngest and beloved son Of Mary
e. and the late J. G.. Larner. in his ninth year.
Funeral Monday. January $. at , p. m, from
his residence. Brookland, ID. c. 1t
MUhEL AND-At his residence, i72O Eighth
Street northwest on Friday, January 5, 1900,
WALTER VI. MORELAND
lntemont, Rock Greek. Funeral. 2. m, Mon
day (privatol. II
DONoHOO- Departed this life on Saturday. jan
uary 6. 1909, at 80 p. M. CArIIARINE DON
OHOO. at the residence Of her daughter. Mrs.
Ella +. Haislip. 9i9 Twenty sixth Street north
west.
Funeral services at s. Stephens Church. Twen-
ty-hith Street and Pennsy lyania Avenue north
and relatives invited 1t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
NOT TO BE PRESSED.
The Crumpnckcr hpportionmcnt Bill
Is 10 he Held Up.

II was said last night that the Repub-
Leans In the House will not press the
Crumpacker Apportionment bill this scs-
sion. IT has been pointed cut that to at
tempt to pass it through TIE House at this
time would create much di5cord among the
Southern Republicans. and Senator Hanna
has advised that il g0 .rvrr T-f'~ 'hn
bill could easily be railroaded through the
House /; couiu not b. Tu5Ded il ,ue sen
ate. and unless tiIe measura be passed by
the LIST OF June it could not take effect
this year This being the case il has Lsen
decided TO let the matter rest.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08

Teen RATS remained. and the eighty men
who had travelled on them were unable TO
walk
tives. generally, when under the influence
of Aguinaldo, were kindly and well be-
haved. except for occasional hotheads. but
there were quite a number of General
Tino's class, who were brutal. He adds
that the general treatment Of the Spanish
prisoners was brutal in the extreme.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
FUNERAL OF Dn. HAMMOND.
The Former Surgeon General 10 BE
Buried This Morning

The funeral services over the remains @,
William A. Hammond. formerly Surgeon
General. U. S. A, who died suddenly at his
residence. $500 Thirteenth Street northwest
on Friday night. Will be held at the house
this morning at ii O'Clock. and the inter-
ment viii be had at Arlington with mill
tary honors.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
" ashington saenserbuna Musicale.

The Washington Saengcrbund gave the hfih OF
a series Of musical entertainments last evening AT
which very choice programme was rendered uy
the ,p,,nb,,s Under the direction OF Mr. Henry
Wander the tuusic Of such masters rs Gounod,
voigt Rossini. sullivan. and others was de-
I;-bth,.lv presented ''onio Fernando Dom
ni,ctti was sung by Mrs A. L. Goodhue. 4 fine
contralto and Miss Aacslla Fisher. soprano, gave
two selections of charming character The
other artists, participating were Messrs. Branson.
MntrtiEsus Ai4cFarland. and McFalL
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
War Claim. Mn, BE Considered.

There is nothing OF Importance to come
before the House this week. as none OF the
leading committees have reported any
measures of national import. 1t is not IN
likely that n few of the private bills re-
ported from the Committee on War Claims
will be considered by unaD'mous consent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08

Under the rules today Is District day in
the House but It is not likely that Chair
man Babeock, of the District Committee.
will report or ask for the consideration of
any local measure for the reason that he
has not yet appointed the subcommittee.
nor has the District Committee considered
any OF the numerous bills tha; have been
refcrIel Tor IL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
To Consider the ship subsidy Bill.

Chairman Grosvenor has issued call for
meeting of the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries for Tuesday morning.
II he can secure a quorum he will organize
the committee and appOrtion among the
sub committees the different bills that have
been introduced and referred to the com
mite. The most important measure to be
cons dertd is the Hanna Payne Subsidy
t,gI
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
A SncnLrnnr RniLed-

The police Of the Ninth precinct raidcd the
house of Ignatius snowden. in Douglas Court
northeast last night. and arrested the pro-
prietor on the charge Of maintaining un-
.i..i., t4 When the police broke into the
house Il large number OF cOlcrcd men and
v,rr,u w,-- % I'd the premises.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
Frank Wilson Attempt. Suicide.

Frank Wilson. thirty eight years of age.
living at 5i4 Eleventh Stree. northwes.
and a lawyer by profession. took seventeen
sr'all tablets OF morphia at an early hour
this morning.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
EDUCATIONAL.

LEARN to read music in twenty lessons the note
chain system MitE J. ESPUTA DAILY.
studio. Droop's. g25 Pa. ave. Tuesdays and Fri
days, I2 10 : p. m; terms, $50 for course
ia5-It
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
A PHILIPPINE QUARANTINE.
The Order Promulgated by the Prcsi-
dent TO Prevent an Epidemic.

An order has been promulgated by the
President relative to quarantine regula-
tions for ports in the Philippine Islands.
for the information and guidance OF mill
tary and consular officers in the arehi-
pelago. The order is to be duly publish
ed, proclaimed, and enforced in all parts
OF the Philippines by the War Department
with a view to prevent the introduction
and spread OF epidemic disease The order
is as follows:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08
SPECIAL NOTICES

A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
of the Capital Traction Company for
the election CT directors VIII be held at
the Office Of the company. Union Passenger
Station, on WEDNESDAY. THE 10TH OF
JANUARY. 1900.
The polls will be opened at 1880 a. N.
and closed at p. m @. 7. DUNLOP,
President
C. N. KooNES. Secretary.
de2ltnia1l- -exSu
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-08

The Secretary of the Navy received yes
terday the following despatch reporting the
arrival in Manila OF Lieut.. James c. Gill
more and the ether naval prisoners recently
rescued from the Filipinos: