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The Washington times., 1901-07-02
SUPPLIES FOR THE HOUSE.
Contracts for Coal, Wood, Ice, and
Boxes Awarded.

Bids for supplying the House Of Rep
resentatives with wood, coal, ice. and
packing boxes for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1902 were opened yesterday in
the office of the Chief Clerk of the House
and contracts were awarded.
For supplying wood and coal there were
several bidders The contract for oak
wood was awarded to Johnson Bros, at
S5.25 per cord. The contract for pine
wood went to Robert Murphy at 1886
per cord. w. J. Zeh received the furnace
coal contract at S4.65 per ton, while James
e. Roses bid of $525 for stove coal was
accepted.
The American Ice Company had no COM
petitor and it will continue to furnish the
ice at . cents per hundred pounds.
The contract for furnishing 09j pack
ing boxes for the Representatives was
awarded to NJ. Weigand q Co. for 81
327l5. There was only one other bidder.
r w. Smith. His estimate was s. 1861
The boxes are of three sizes, and they
are handsomely finished. Heretofore the
boxes were made by the House carpen-
ter. The cost of the boxes last year un-
der the old system was $3.2l8, and the
boxes were not believed TO be as good
as the ones contracted for yesterday
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
coMMIssIoNER,s NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS
TRfCT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, JUNE
2s. l901.-The owners Of the following described
original lots subdivisional lots who cannot
be found in the District Of Columbia are here
by notified 10 c%nnect such lots with the public
and wstermsins within thirty days from
the 18th Of July 1901 Otherwise the Commits
sioners Of the District OF Columbia will cause
such connections 10 be made aud will assess
the cost thereof together with the cost Of this
advertisement, tax against said lots. under
authority Of act of Congress- approved Nav
10. iS96 entitled ''Af act 10 provide for the
drainage Of lots in the District of Columbia
to-wit The north lSS.0s feet of the suhdivisionai
lot No. %. square SCI. improved by premises l.
2 3. :. s. G. :. 8 Q. 10 Onion Alley north
west, Bessie ]. Kibbey. owner OF record. subdivi-
sional lots IS. a.. and &c. square f76. improved
by premises 1924. 1926, and i62s Street north
west, Douglass F. Forrest. owner OF record; lots
l2s, 127. l2G, 195, l24. and 1913. square 81, i'm
proved by premises 500 SO2, SOf, sJ6, SOS. and
$40 Dwyer's Court southwest, Mary N. ConnclL
owner OF record; middle 26 feet oi lot :. square
2ll, improved By premises lt4S and 1445 Street
northwest, Anna Z. and Henry c. Tracy. owners
Of record. HENRY b. F. MCFARLAND JOHN
W. ROSS. LANSING H. BEACH Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
a CAMPUS LAWN FETE.
Friends of Georgetown University
Raising Athletic Funds.

The Georgetown University campus pre-
sented beautiful appearance last night
at the opening of the lawn fete for the
benefit of the college athletic association
A fun moon lent glamour of picturesque
charm to the scene, and the illumination
was heightened by many Chinese lanterns
and electric lights.
On the broad campus were the many
booths. at which were dispensed ices,
cakes, and confections, made at home by
fair housewives. Flowers were displayed
in a pretty little booth 4 fancy table
was covered with samples of exquisite
needlework, laces, and embroiderfes
stacks of oranges, bananas, and cherries
covered the board at the fruit stand. At
the supper table was served chicken. fried
in true Maryland style, and made into
salads, cold meats, etc, and a strawberry
shortcake that melted in the mouth
Instrumental music was furnished by
the Marine Band. Mrs. j. Mccoy White
contralto. sang Kathleen Mavourneen.
and Kostigan and Trodden. prestidigita-
tors, presented an interesting perfor-
nance. An excellent floor offered oppor-
tunities for dancing. Father T. L Cryan,
j. Hadley Doyle, and Michael ]. Thomp-
son formed the general Committee of Ar
rangement and Reception
The fete win continue tonight, wednes-
day ard Thursday nights on the night
OIL July a display of fireworks Will BE
added to the programme The various
tables were conducted by the following:
Supper table-Mrs. George a. Hyde in
charge, Miss King, Miss Geneyieve SimmS,
Miss Hofmann, Miss Louise King Miss
Mary Kearney, and the Misses Menke.
Paddle stand-JOhn ]. Harrigan in
charge, G. w. Cook, James a. Archer.
J. OShea. Soda fountain-Stewart
Tschiffely and John Brennan. Fruit
stand-MisS NJ. j. .Beckley in charge, Miss
Bertie Hunter, Miss Estelle Rials. Miss
Marie Mcknight, Miss Edna Sheedy, and
Bertha Beckley. Fancy table-Mrs. r
I. Worthington in charge, Miss Nancy
Worthington. Miss Martha WorthingtOn.
Miss Neika Worthington, and Miss ElOise
Worthington. Flower table-Miss Alice
NJ. Gray in charge, Miss Mabel Mont |
gomery, Miss Starch, and Miss Belle Ma /
zen.
Punch tabIe-Mrs. F. Pattison in charge. |
Miss Nellie Kirby. Miss Katherine Kirby. !
Miss Eta L. Taggert. Miss Elizabeth E. !
Faggert, Miss Virginia Patterson, and |
Miss FloreE.se Patterson. Ice cream and !
=. J. Hofiigler in 4
charge, Miss Ella kurtz Miss Louie Key, I
Miss Alice Barry, Miss Claribel Cassin, /
Miss Emma Barry. and Miss Emma /
Smith. University table-Mrs- John Had
ley Doyle in charge, Miss Helen Davis,
Miss Edna Knight Miss Lilly Simms, I
Miss Lillian Smith. Miss Margaret Sterne, I
Miss WorthingtOn. Miss Lockhart. the
Misses Carmody, and the Misses Sheedy.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
The Board of Education Also APP
proves various Appointments.

Ihere Will be no more meetings Of the
Board OF Education until September u.
me last meeting of the present season
was held last night at Franklin School.
ten. Henry V. Boynton was reelected
president and G. II. Harries was again
CHOSEN vice president All the old com
Inlttees were reappointed. General Boyn-
Ton was made the fourth member of the
committee on Normal and High Schools.
W. +. Rodrick, the new secretary OF the
board, assumed the duties of the posi-
ton.
As result of the action of the publish
ers of the school histories in correcting
the errors discovered some time ago by
General Boyntou. the restriction against
the study OF those texts has been re-
moved. 1t has been decided that the
vertical handwriting shall hereafter be
taught in the public schools instead OF
the Spencerian style. The vertical
method has been under trial for a month
and has proved highly satisfactory.
Ihe Committee on Teachers and Jani-
tors, OF which Miss Mary Hope West is
the chairman. recommended the appoint
nlent of several teachers and a number of
Jdnitors and the promotion or transfer of
others. The report approved makes the
following changes; r. II. Chaplin. ap-
pointed instructor of chemistry at East
ern High School: r. (. Daniels. trans
ferred to be Instructor of mathematics at
Eastern High School; NJ. l. Mcguire. ap
pointed instructor of typewriting at Cen
trail High School The following janitors
have been appointed at the schools desig-
mated: A. c. Washington Burville
School; Georgianna Mahorney. High
Street School: Clarence TalbeFt, Blair
School; s. L. Hayes. Adams School;
d. S. Claire. Phelps School; +. S. Glenn
ents, Monroe SCHOOL, D. T. Garrett.
Twining City Schoof; F.. ID. Barstow.
JohnstOne Annex. The following promo
tions of JanitorS have been ordered:
James Smiler, from Adams to Birney
School; D.. A. Lowe. from Monroe to
Mott School
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
PoLICEMEN's BUSY DAY.
The Arrangement of Transfers and
Promotions Almost Completed.

Yesterday was a busy day at Police
Headquarters with the new policemen to
be sworn in, the transfers of the old
members of the force to meet the changed
conditions and the preparation of such
orders as were found necessary for the
proper transaction of the police business
Major Sylvester personally instructed the
men who went on duty last night for the
first time. and then turned them over
to his assistants, who saw that they were
properly equipped for their new duties.
The entire force authorized by the recent
appropriation bill has been recruited and
all of the promotions made with the eX-
ception Of eight men who are still to be
appointed members of class l of the De
partment. There may be some few reduc-
tions with the accompanying promotions
in the near future. but Major Sylvester
will dispose of all of the pressing busi-
ness which he has before him before he
undertakes the consideration of these
matters.
Several changes affecting the headquar-
ters staff were made yesterday. Private
James Tayman, who. for some years has
been stationed at Headquarters as the in
spector of secondhand reports. was or
dered to duty at the House of Detention,
and Private Phillips who for a CORE
spending length of time has been the as
sistant TO Sanitary officer Frank, will oc-
cupy the position made vacant by the
transfer of Policeman Tayman. The San
itary Office having been relieved of all
work except that which pertains to the
handling of insane cases, an assistant
in that office was no longer considered
necessary.
w. T. Tyser. v no t.ag been doing detect
20 dr1ty at ba paTuc xrtV4ni I1pi1Dt
transferred to- the Headquarters staff TO
fiji the vacancy which has existed since
the transfer of T. Z. Hartigan. H O.
Pratt of the Seventh precinct, has been
designated to NIL the position vacated b.
Detective Tyser. The other transfers or
dered yesterday were:
Mounted Sergeant Harry, from the Fifth
to the Seventh precinct; Mounted Ser
geant Stevens remains in the Fifth; Ser
geant LYDIA, Third to Second; Sergeant
Conlin, Eighth to Seventh; Sergeant
kilmartin, First to Sixth, and Sergeant
Brown remains in the First. Mr.. Riley,
who was recently mounted. is transferred
frOrl the First to the Ninth, and Mounted
Seventh
The transfer of the following privates
was also ordered: Grant, Second TO First;
Owens. Fifth to First; Brown, Eighth 20
first; Level. Eighth to First
The assignments of the new men to the
various pTec nets were as follows:
First-Hugalett, Baumanu, Farmer, and
McQuade.
Second-Slarke, Caron, Thomas, Owens,
Cura, and Montgomery.
Third-Mills, Newton, Sheetz, and Pow
ell.
Fourth -Cullinane and Selby
FIfth-Dalhouse, Creel, Lucas, Price,
Lauten, and Johnson.
SiXth-king and Garrett.
Seventh-Thenis and Walsh.
Eighth-Morgan, Sweeney, Hall, Baston,
Lawler. and Spearing.
NInth-Allen and Hambacher.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
MISS MINAs TEsTIFIEs.
The Grand Jury Preparing Their De-
cision in the Ayres Case.

The Grand Jury Preparing Their De-
cision in the Ayres Case.
Miss Mary Minas was the only witness
called yesterday to testify before the
grand jury relative TO the circumstances
surrounding the killing of James Seymour
Ayres. jr., at the Kenmore Hotel on May
15 last. Miss Minas occupied a room ad
joining that in which Ayres was killed.
AT the previous hearing before the Coro-
ner's jury she testified that during the
night of the tragedy she was awakened
ward heard cries for help and groanS
She also stated that she was so fright
ened that she did not call for help or in
form anyone of what she heard until the
next morning at the breakfast table. She
feared she said. that the noises she
heard were caused by burglars and the
only thing she did was to barricade the
door of her room leading into the hall
way.
recited her story practically the same as
she told il before the Coroners Jury.
Whether or not she made any additions,
in the way of disclosing new information,
is not known except 10 the members of
the grand jury.
Mr. Burns. who was in company with
Ayres on the night the latter was killed,
was also at the City Hall, having been
summoned to testify before the jury. He
will be examined this morning. Besides
Mr. Burns, IL is stated that only one other
witness will be called to testify before
the grand jury in connection with the
matter 1t is expected that the jury will
return an indictment in the case during
the current week
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
AN ELECTRICIAN SHOCKED.
One Hand Badly Burned While Re
pairing nm Arc Light.

While on his tour inspection late yes
terday evening, Might Inspector Seely, of
the Washington Electric Company, dis
covered defective arc light on the west
side of Ninth Street between II and |
Streets northwest. He ascended the cleo
trio light pole for the purpose of investi-
eating and as he reached out for the
globe with his right hand, which was en-
cased In the regulation rubber glove the
latter came In contact with the live wire
and the full electric current went through
the glove and burned Seelys hand Sc
VeTely.
With a cry Of pain he dropped the globe
from his hand and clung to the pole to
save himself from falling. II. NJ. Wood,
who keeps cigar store near by. climbed
the pole and brought Seely down to the
pavement, where DIR. Charles O'Connor,
who lives across the street from where
the accident happened, ATTENDED him Dr
Files, who was passing by, Immediately
prescribed for the sufferer But for the
severe nervous shock. Seely had almost
entirely recovered after about fifteen
minutes, save for the burn on his hand.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
DETECTIVE BROWNE RETURNS.
Arrives Witb Plates From which
Bogus Tickets Were Made.

NEW YORK; July detective Ser
geant Samuel EfBrowne. of Washington,
u. C., who wentlt6 Glasgow several weeks
ago to get the plates from which forged
tickets of the Washington Traction Com
pftny were printed, returned today aboard
the Red Star liner iceland, from South
ampton, with the plates The firm that
printed the tickets declared that it was
unaware that the orders were not all
right
Browne arrested Fred D. H Ingley
conductor of the Washington Traction
Company, and his brother. Samuel e. Ing
ley, for circulating the tickets. Browne
recovered 81, ,260 tickets The Ingley broth
ers had sold $1,000 more at the rate of six
for p cents. Samuel r. Ingley had the
tickets printed in Glasgow and shipped
them by circuitous routes to America, fol-
lowing or preceding them in cheap passen-
ger or cattle steamships. The plates were
necessary to complete the evidence against
the Ingleys.
Detective Sergeant Browne arrived in
Washington about II o'clock last night
and went Immediately TO his home with
out reporting to detective headquarters.
He brought with him the plates from
which the counterfeit tickets were made.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
DIED.

BARNARD-Suddenly on Monday, July |. 1901,
FANNING WILLIAM BARNARD, aged four
months and eight days. infant son Of Clarence l.
and Agnes Barnard. -
Funeral from residence of his parents, III Q
Street northwest Tuesday at 4 p. m Inter
ment private.
RUSSELI-On Sunday June 80, 1901, at 12:l5
D. m at his late residence. COZ street south
east after a short Illness JOHN p, beloved son
of the late Mary j. and Thomas p. Russell
Funeral will take place from St Peters Church
Tuesday morning, July ,, 1901. at $3.50 o'clock
LEwIs-on Sunday June 80, 1901, at 1885
D. m, HARRIET LEWIS beloved wife of Will
lam Lewis
Funeral will take place Wednesday, July 8, 10
a. IN. at Lees Chapel Funeral private,
MoRONEY- Suddenly. on saturday, June %,
1901. It , O'Clock p. M. in his twenty-eighth
wear. THOMAS +. MORONEY. beloved son OF
Marv and the late James l. O'Connor.
Funeral Tuesday, July >, 1901. at $50 o'clock
a. NJ, from his late residence 6l7 D Street north
west; thence to st. Patrick's Church. where mass
will be said for the Tepose OF his soul. Relatives
and friends respectfully invited &c attend
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
WOMAN HELD RESPONSIBLE.
HARRIET Douglass Committed to
Await Grand Jury's Action.

The coroner's jury which investigated
the circumstances attending the death Of
Mary Bell Stewart colored. at Ill + Street
southwest. yesterday returned verdict
holding Harriet Douglass, colored re-
sponsible for the death of the woman. and
directed that sne be committed to Jail TO
await the action of the grand jury About
eight witnesses were examined and the
testimony disclosed the fact that the
Stewart girl, who was about twenty years
old, visited the Douglass woman to have
criminal opeTHtion performed. The girl
who accompanied her remained in an
outer room while tEc operation is sup
posed to have taken place. last Thurs
day The following day septicaemia set in
and she died at 1915 o'clock at night \
correspondence between the Douglass
woman and the girl who afterward died
was introduced ~ evidence which apDar-
emily contemplated the operation and re-
ferred TO II lin plain terms. Coroner
hewitt presided al the inquest and Major
Darlington appeared in the interest of
Harriet Douglass.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
A Proposition for Organization of a
Building Trades Section.

At a meeting of the Central Labor
Union held last night an amendment to
the constitution was offered which pro-
vides for the organization of a building
trades section" within the union. The
question will come up for final consid-
Grafton at the next me- ting of the
union. II was stated thai t!5is action is
regarded by some of the m tbers of the
union as an acknowledged opposition to
the organization of another building
trades council The amendment pro-
vides that each building trades union
represented in the Central Labor Union
shall be represented in the section" by
three delegates, one of which must be a
delegate to the central body.
4 resolution expressing the sympathy
of the union for Samuel Gompers, Presi-
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor, who was seriously injured in an ac-
cident last week. was adopted Among
the delegates admitted and obligated
were two women representing the Retail
Clerks Union. The semi-annual election
of officers of the union will be held on
Monday night next
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
A JURY OF APPRAISERS.
Viewers for the Pennsylvania Aveuu,
Southeast Extension.

The following named persons have been
appointed jury of appraisers in the mat
ter Of the extension of Pennsylvania Ave
nue. southeast
Robert /. Fleming, Thomas w. Smith
John s. Hamilton, James w. Ratclife
Clement W. Howard Edward Graves,
Harry b Parker
The jury will begin it's work by an in
spection of the ground Monday. July Is
next, and two days later will begin the
taking of testimony.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
EXPLODED IN HIS FACE.
Hot Oil From n Lubricnting Tube
Nearly Blinds nm Engineer.


The explosion Of lubricating tube in
his engine nearly blinded ]. W. Sturmer.
of Philadelphia, an engineer of the Royal
Blue Limited of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. as he was making up his train
near Trinidad yesterday afternoon
Some one had removed the caps from
the tubes. and when Sturmer began to
clean them the escaping steam caused
an explosion, which completely shattered
the tubes. and blew the hot oil in his
face and eyes. He was removed to Cas-
ualty Hospital in Ambulance No. 3, and
there given treatment.
In the meantime another engineer was
placed in the cab and the Royal Blue
pulled out at the usual time, 4 o'clock
During the afternoon Sturmer improved,
and insisted upon returning at once to
Philadelphia. The protests and advice of
the doctors at the hospital that he should
not be moved availed nothing, and he
was conveyed to the Baltimore and Ohio
station at o'clock, and left for his
home at 1920 South Sixty-third Street.
Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
Fourth of July Rates.

Southern Railway announces very low excur-
sion rates between all points on its lines account
Independence Day. Tickets sold July ,, 3, and 4: :
final limit July g. Week end tickets sold July g.
final limit Sth at fare for the round trip
between commutntion points. Convenient sched-
ules. Numerous trains.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
Have You catnrrh Tnint.-Here..

strong evidence of the quiekness and sureness Of
that wonderful remedy. DIR. Agnrw's Catarrhal
Powder: For years ! was q victim of Chronic
Catauh-tried many remedies. but no cure was
effected until had procured and used DIR. Ag-
news Catarrhal Powder. First application gave
me instant relief and in incredibly short
while absolutely cured. .'-Jsmes Hesdley
Dundee. n. Y. Sold by +. s. Williams. Ninth
and Streets; Edmonds & Williams, Third
Street and Pennsylvania Ayenue.-Is.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
A Dead Hnby round.

The body OF dead girl baby WIS found in an
alley between First and Second and and +
Streets northwest, yesterday morning By Blair
moved to the morgue and the Coroner notified.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
SUMMER RESORTS.
THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE.

Alexandria Bay. New Yoyk. The finest hotel on
the st. Lawrence River, will open Tor tho re-
ceptlon OF guests on June a. 1901. For bcokle;
and terms please address o. C. STAPLES. Rigg
House Washington d. c.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02
INSTANT RELIEF

from headaches, nausea giddiness. stomach pains.
and inde stion follows the use OF Warmers safe
Cure Sud by all druggists.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02

-Four doses. 10 cents, means four cures Royal
Headache Tablets. Prompt, safe, sure.
The Washington times., 1901-07-02

WASHINGTON, D. &, PoSTOFFICE NOTICE.
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded 10 the ports Of
sailing daily, the schedule Of closings Is ar
rangsN on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending july g
1901. the last connecting closes will be made from
this ofice ~ fnIlnur..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
AN UNAPPREc1ATED INSECT.
BeneAcent Mission Of the Despised
Spider ~ 1t IL Seen by
Scientists.

It is pity that such interesting and
useful creatures as spiders should be
so universally disliked, writes N. Hud-
son Moore in the Chautauquan. The
chief prejudice against them arises
from the poisonous nature of their
sting or bite, but if one can put all
this mass of testimony out of mind
and believe that a SPIDERS bite is no
more harmful than needles prick
one can endure their proximity, and
study their habits at leisure.
Who that kills spider is prepared
to do it's work to mankind? Under the
head of benefcent insects should be
written large the name Arachnida.
Their mission is to keep down the
hordes of insects whose increase would
threaten the life of mankind. Some
scientist has advanced the theory that
it dragon flies were raised in sufficient
numbers they would keep down the
hordes of mosquitoes that ravage our
coasts, as well as our inland retreats.
But Mr.. Henry McCook, our most ia
nous arachnologist, thinks that If
spiders were protected and suffered to
increase the mosquito plague would be
lessened. Many people are prejudiced
enough to consider the remedy worse
than the disease!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
The ancestry of William Mckinley

The ancestry of William Mckinley
can be traced back to the old Scotch
Covenanters of three centuries ago.
During the reign of Charles II. the
family migrated to the north of Ire.
land. From the north of Ireland
about the year 174O two Mckinley
brothers came to this country. One
Of these brothers, James, was the
neutrality-suspicious. of the late
president. His son David Mckinley
was a revolutionary hero, and a JET
fersonian democrat. He died in the
year 1910. Through this David Nc
Kinley's wife, Hannah C. Rose, the
English Puritan stock became min
gled with the Scotch Covenanter
stock in President McKinley's blood.
The grandfather of Hannah c. Rose
was an English Puritan leader who
settled in Pennsylvania, and who had
somewhat to do with the government
Of that colony. McKinley's grandfa-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
The Light Cure.

Arc lights are now in use for the
cure OF skin diseases, especially of lu-
pus. They have cured, it is said, 81
cases in 1862 in Denmark, and in Lon
don the applications for treatment
number 100 day. The rays DESTROY
certain bacilli, it il said, and stimu-
late circulation as we'll as increase
the nutritive activity. It is even al
legged that cancer has been success
fully treated. The patient battles in
flood OF 1000 candle-power light. "
ing on cot in cabinet, his eyes
protected by colored glasses, and
after this treatment he arises. free
from rheumatism, asthma, consumn-
ton, ache, and many other things.
Such at least is the report. Let us
wait in some patience till we hear
the results of official trials and in
designations, and hope that all which
has been said of the light cure in
Denmark, France and England will
come true in general Practice
Brooklyn Eagle.