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The Washington times., 1901-09-03
INJURED BY FALLING COAL.
Two Laborers Nearly EntOmbed Mt
the Pennsylvania Round House.

Two men employed es laborers at the
Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse had
narrow escape from death at that
place at late hour last night. Tons of
coal, which broke loose from It's coal
crib and rushed upon the two men, who
were standing beneath it, nearly en-
tombed- them. The names of the men
are Michael Genahan. 100 South Capitol
Street southeast, and William Butler. col
ored, 129 G Street southeast They are
now at the Providence Hospital
AS near as could be ascertained last
night, the details Of the accident being
impossible TO secure owing to the late
hour, Genahan and Butter were busily
engaged in shoveling coal at the foot
of the coal heap when tons OF that ma
terial rushed down the side of the shute
and buried the men faae downward. En-
ployes of the roundhouse. hearing the
noise, ran at once to the Assistance of the
injured men After carrying them into
safety hurry call WAS sent for the
police ambulance. which responded
The surgeons at tine hospital made an
immediate examination OF the men upon
their arrival in the ambulance and later
stated that the colored smans condition
was serious He had his back badly
wrenched. besides receiving numerous
cuts about his face and body. He was
reported to be improving, however, at a
late hour.
Michael Genahans condition is not so
serious and he will probably be allowed
to go home this morning. His back has
been wrenched slightly. For. some reason
none of the police stations had report
on the accident, and information regard
ing IL was vague.
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elected as delegates. would help secure
the nomination of a certain candidate his
friends would give them money Tor use
in their districts in the coming campaign
The colored delegates took an unrestrfct-
ed endowment OF this sort with becoming
seriousness they lived in their DIS
.tricts. the probabilities are that the mon
ey was actually used there. but not nee
essarily in hiring brass bands for torch
light professions. Allowances of this kind
We're quite liberal in 1896, and will be In
1904
Mr. Hanna and his associates have not
yet made up their minds to whom to
throw their strength in the convention.
IL may be Roosevelt, If they see Such a
marked tide in his favor throughout the
West as 10 rake crowding him off the
track hazardous to the Presidential CON
test. But the Hanna strength would not
in that event be thrown for Roosevelt
until he was made to realize his obiiga-
tion. The same is true of other candl-
dates. And. While Mr. Hanna should be
accredited with sincerity in his denial OF
any personal aspirations toward the Pres
idency, il is not inconceivable that he
might himself at last consent to he the
beneficiary of his own power This would
depend much upon the obvious plans OF
the opposition. II the Democrats shouid
seem disposed to give Bryan a third run,
for example. Mr.. Hanna might not hesl-
tate to take the Republican nomination
But with the prospects of normally
strong Democratic candidate. he would
probably prefer being the power behind
the throne to risking an attempt on the
throne itself.
This would suit much better the busi-
ness hackers of the Hanna combinations.
Legislation has now come to have such
large financial bearings that the great
business interests of the country like the
sort of control which Mr. Hanna exer-
cises, and unless his plans miscarry, will
continue to exercise through at least one
more Administration. Railroads desire TO
be protected against hostile legislation.
Reneiciaries of the tariff who are selling
abroad at one price and here at another
can afford to contribute literally rather
than risk upsotting their privileges. All
these commercial forces graVitate toward
Mr.. Hanna: they want him to control the
Republican convention, with all that IT
signifies. and if he does that. they will
help through generous contributions to-
ward carrying the country. And in this
constitute an important link"
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
FOUGHT WITH POLICEMAN.
An Obstreperous Negro Attempts to
Inche' a Riot.

Harry Thomas Taylor, a negro, gave
Policeman Norris of the Eighth precinct,
hard fight last night, before the blue
coat finally succeeded in bringing the man
into the station. Taylor is well known
to the policemen in this city, who state
that he is constantly practicing sleight-
of-hand tricks. with which he victimiZes
ignorant hucksters or foreigners. Only
last week, ii is said, ne attempted TO take
advantage of an old Italian woman Con-
cesling quarter in the palm of his hand,
a nickel on top, he asked the wcman for
change for a quarter Upon receiving
the same. he held out the quarter, but
instead of giving 1t to the woman. drop
PEE. the nickel in he hand. and walked
away. She, however, called to her as
sistant. who forced Taylor 10 give up the
money.
Last night Norris found Taylor in the
vicinity of the Gentry Dog and Pony
Show at the corner of Thirt.entn ard u
Streets. Norris placed him under arrest.
Taylor however, insisted on fighting and
started the trouble by dealing the blue
coat a blow in the sace. In few mo-
ments both policeman and prisoner. it is
said, We're rolling over the sidewalk.
Norris soon managed to overpower him
and marched him up to Fourteenth and
w Streets, where he sent in call for the
wagon. In the meantime several hundred
spectators had been attracted to the
scene by the fight the majority of whom
We're negroes. Suddenly Taylor. evidently
thinking that the members of his race
would come to his assistance endeavored
to upset Norris but failed. Norris then
used his club on Taylor's head.
The negroes in the crowd. upon seeing
the policeman strike his prisoner. grew
wild and began to revile him. Some OF
the bolder ones picked up stones. which
they threw at the bluecoat. striking him
in the back. In a few minutes all was ex-
Norris, realizing his perilous position.
blew distress call, which reached the
ears of Lieutenant Jordan at the circus
grounds, Thirteenth and u Streets. The
latter Immediately secured several other
policemen and FASTENED at once to Nor
ris' assistance.
Taylor was placed in the patrol wagon
and driven to the u Street station. where
he was charged with assaulting police
man. He will be given hearing in court
this morning.
After the disposal of the assault case
the negro viii be tried on n warrant
sworn out for him by fruit dealer who
charges Taylor with having attempted to
swindle him.
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DIED.

MASoN-0n September l, 1901 GEORGE MA
son, aged sixty-nine years. at his resdenee, 2lls
o Street.
Funeral services Wednesday afternoon st 4
o'clock. Friends invited. Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery.
BRASSE-On Sunday, September l. 1901. at Sis
o'clock p. m. Mrs s. F.. BRASSE (nee Rebey).
Funeral services will be held Tuesday. Sep
tembrr 3, 1901. at orr Seventh Street southwest,
at I:3o O'Clock p. lnterment will be at
oakton Va.
Alexandria. Va, papers please copy.
PECk-0n Sunday afternoon, September-I i, 1901,
at $40 O'Clock, at his residence. 1l02 Street
northwest, city. WILLIAM NOBLE PECk, he
loved husband of Mary f. Peck. and chief clerk,
Military Information Division adjatant general,
Funeral from his late residence, Tuesday aftsr
noon. September 3, 1901, at O'Clock. Relative
and friends invited
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HEALTHY SCH00LMAAM.
Found ont How to Feed Herself.

Many school teachers. at the end OF
their years work. feel thoroughly ex
hausted and worn out, physically and
mentally. The demand upon the nerves
and brain of a teacher is unusual and un-
less they are well fed and fed upon prop
eriy selected food. II is natural that they
should run down.
A little woman teacher at Gobleviile.
Mich, who has been teaching regularly
for number of years, has always found
herself thoroughly exhausted at the end
of the session, until within the last year
she has made use OF Grape-N Nuts Food
with the result that she closed the year
as a robust. healthy, strong. vigorous
woman. having gained in weight from 81
pounds to 126: her nerves strong. face
bright and CHEEKY. and really wonder to
all her friends. who constantly comment
on her color and strength. She knows
exactly to what the change is attributed
for in the years past. living ON ordinary
food, she has almost broken down before
the school year closed. whereas since us
ing Grape-Nuts, this change has been
brought about: evidence prima facie OF
the value OF Grape-Nuts Food for rebuild
ing the brain and nerve centres.
The name of the teacher can be given
by the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle
Creek, Mich .
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
A NEGREss BADLY INJURED.
struck In the Head by n Brick Dur
ing q Quarrel.

Eliza Jackson. colored. twenty-five years
Of age. now lies in a critical condition at
Freedman's Hospital as the result of hav-
ing been struck on tine head with brick
thrown by Ernest Washington, her friend.
The affair created intense excitement in
the neighborhood for some time, the fight
taking place in what is known as Hut
toms Court. between Tenth Street and
Vermont Avenue and u and Streets
northwest.
The first intimation the police of the
Eighth precinct had of the affair was
when several excited negro men and
women rushed into the station and com
municated the news to Sergeant Case that
a woman was lying dead in Hutton $
Court. The patrol wagon soon went to
the scene of the disturbance loaded with
policemen and upon arrival found the ui-
fortunate woman lying on the steps n
an unconscious condition with n terrible
wound in her head. from which the blood
was pouring. She was placed in the pa
troll wagon and Driver Moulton made a
remarkably quick run to Freedman's Hos
pital. where the woman at once received
medical attention. Her condition is said
to be serious
In the meantime Lieutenant Jordan and
his men were endeayoring to secure in
formation from the excited residents of
the alley. As near as could be learned
Ernest Washington hit her, and then
ran. Washington is well known to the
local policemen, and in a few minutes po-
iicemen In citizens clothes were on his
trail He managed TO escape but was
finally captured by Policemen Norris and
Carroll, who took their prisoner to the
station.
When asked as to why he threw the
brick, Washington. 1t is said, stated that
the woman had drawn a knife on him.
and rather than take the chances OF ;'et-
ting cut. he threw the brick. II is said
that both Washington and the woman
had been fighting all night.
Considerable trouble was experienced
by the police officials of the Eighth pre-
cinct in regard to the mans collateral
and distinct charge. In case the woman
is dying. the charge of manslaughter will
probably be entered against him. The
woman's condition was not improved at
A late hour this morning. ACCORDING to a
report sent out by the hospital surgeons.
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STABBED IN THE HIP.
A Negro Applies for Treatment IA
Emergency HOSPITAL,

Shortly after 10 o'clock last night, VIII
liam Henson. co;ored, tweaty-eight years
OF age, who said he lived at Is Seventh
Street northeast, applied at the Emer-
surgeons that he and an unknown negro
became involved in fight nj Fitteentn
and II Streets northeast early in the
night, and that words finally led TO
blows. during which his opponent plunged
the weapon into 'ienson's IMP. He was
given treatment, and went II his home
the Ninth precinct officials. but they Knew
nothing regarding the case, despite the
fact that there are men IN the slsluity OF
Fifteenth and RI Streets northeast nearly
all night. They will. however, iTesti-
gate the matter. ST.
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A BOY ROBBED OF 10 CENTS.
A COIOred Girl Arrested and Charg-
ed with Petty Larceny.

Minnie Beverly, a seventeen -year-oid
colored girl. was arrested last night by
Policeman Draeger, of the Eighth pre-
cinct, charged with having held up Clar-
eace Dishman. a nine-year-old boy, resid-
ing at 172i Seventh Street northwest on
Seventh Street and taking ten cents from
him The Dishman boy followed the girl
and appealed to Policeman Draeser to ar
rest her. Draeger did so and found ten
cent piece on Minnie's person.
She was escorted to the station denying
the allegations strongly. She was charged
with petty larceny, and was removed later
TO the House of Detention to await a
hearing in court this morning.
Mr. Dishman, the father of the youth,
accompanied his son to the Eighth pre-
cinct He complained that on number
of occasions dishonest colored girls had
taken small sums of money from his son.
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sPoRTsMEN TRY THEIR GUNS.
Reed Birds and OrtoInns Plentiful in
the Marshes.

Washington sportsmen spent their holi-
day yesterday in the marshes of the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Virginia
and many well-filled game bag attested
the fact that they had found birds plenti-
full All day long the lowiands of the
Eastern Branch were secured by gunners
who were taking advantage of the open
season.
Several of the sportsmen reported an
unusually good day. John T. Ferguson
and his son Edward killed five dozen reed
birds three dozen ortolans, and six dozen
bl ack birds on the Eastern Branch plarsh-
The ortolans are the most plentiful of the
feathered game. The marshes are very
thick and the lack of good tides at pres
ent will protect the birds from the army
of hunters who will soon be out trying
their guns.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
.ycn,ou. Of Another woman.

About IL o'clock last night, Maggie An
derson. who lives at the douglass
Flats" Twenty and NJ Streets
northwest. displayed jealousy of Betty
Johnson, whose home is at the same
place. In attempting to argue the ques-
tion with her husband. the woman cut
both him and Betty so that they were
both taken to the Emergency Hospital eor
treatment.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WASHINGTON, D. c., AUGUST 81. 1901. Notice
is hereby given that the firms of Bloomer & Co.,
and Ffoulke & Co. have this day been seyerally
dissolved by mutual consent. and George c.
Bloomer, Horace c. Ffoulke, and Charles P. Will
liams have this day entered into eo-partnership
under the firm name OF Bloomer. Ffoulke & Co.,
for the transaction of general banking and
brokerage business at 1881 ST., Washington, d.
C. GEO. c. BL0OMER, HORACE G. FFOULKE,
CHAS. p. WILLIAMS.
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GRAVEYARD RANGERS FINED.
Charge of vagrancy Against the Six
Prisoners Sustained.

Lieutenant Jordan, of ~ Eighth pre-
cinct, testified before Judge kinball yes
terday morning. against those persons
charged with being members of the or
ganization known as the Graveyard
Rangers" who were arrested in shed
in the rear of 1875 Eighth Street north
west Sunday night after an exciting raid.
The accused are Buck Hoover. Buck
Cooper, Walter, alias Spider Hurdle.
Roger Caskey. and Gaines Reardon, alias
George Rednon.
They were charged with being vagrants
and were all convicted. Hoover and Hur-
die were fined SO each and the other
members of the gang IS each. Hoover
denies the published statement that he
has served time in the penItentiarics.
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corored Man worsted by woman.

Mary Saunders. a twenty -one-year-old
coored girl, .who lives at zoos Il Street
northwest. engaged in fight with Robert
Ford also colored. at the corner of
Twenty-second and L Streets northwest
After the encounter the man repaired to
the Emergency Hospital, where a cut on
his arm was DIRE essed. Mary was locked
up at No police station on charge of
Assault
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A Valuable Ring stolen.

Belle Johnson. colored woman who
spent last night at the House of Deten-
tion. is charged with the larceny of ring
valued at SO The colored woman Is al
legged to have stolen the ring from Rose
M Brown.
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the possession OF the negro. including

the possession OF the negro, including
pair of yellow kid gloves. a pair OF gold
cuff buttons and a breastpin.
Steps have also been taken to learn
something of the record of the prisoner.
especially as to his work in other cities.
On this particular point Marshall says
nothing at all. He denies, however, that
he was ever before under arrest.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

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The Washington times., 1901-09-03
St. Johns College,

VERMONT AVE. AND THOMAS CIRCLE.
A Select Day School for Young Men and Boys.
English, Science. and Business Courses.
Apply for Catalogue to BROTHER ABDAS.
resident
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ST. MARY's ACADEMY,
Alexandria. Va.

Children. The sd year begins Tuesday Sept 8.
Terms moderate. Fer catalogue address SISTER
SUPERIOR.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-07
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"Witness:"
W NAAt4tEes
The grand jury reported:

Witness"
The grand jury reported:
I'VE have made special Investigation
of the system which prevails to a large
extent in this county and have found on
record contracts in which laborers have
agreed to work under guard and be lock-
ed up at night. receiving practically the
same treatment convicts.
These contracts are not confined 70
those places where convicts are worked
and stockades exist, but have in some
n stances been executed to land owners
who do not work convicts"
To enable "A further investigation the
grand jury asked that they be clothed
with all the powers the court could give
TO enter on farms and in stockades. ex-
anime witnesses and compel the produc-
tion of papers.
After this report was made A. T. New
ell, who leases convicts from the state
to work on his plantation, was tried for
the murder Of William Hull negro con-
tract laborer. Newell was acquitted the
defense being self-defense. Judge Benet $
summary of the testimony in this case In
his charge to the grand jury, shows how
the labor system was worked and also
that he did not agree with the findings of
the petit jury. He said: II wish to bring
to your attention the stockade scandal to
which ] referred in my opening charge.
At that time, so far as the court was
concerned, it was a matter Of rumor and
report, without any substantial charge
or the names Of persons implicated. Since
then. the case of the state against New
ell has been tried, and during that trial
II was developed from the testimony of
witnesses on the stand that the deceased
VIII Hull. had been killed while in New
ellis stockade; TO the astonishment of the
court IL was shown that he was not there
as "A convict. but was there under q So
called contract to labor on the farm.
ut seems he was charged by Newell
with the violation OF labor contract
that Newell swore out n warrant before
Magistrate James g. Gilmer for his ar
rest; that the magistrate placed the war
rant In the hands OF Newell as a deputy
and that Newell went TO the home of VIII
Hull and arrested him. They did not
take him to Jail, as he ought TO have
been, but by some strange procedure he
was taken TO Newells stockade, where. II
seems. Newell had eighteen convicts
working on his farm. Here was poor ne
gro taken from bis wife and children lp-
der the prctext OF arrest. The machinery
Of the law was used TO take him from his
home and put him in o conyict's stockade
aud work him like n convict without
process OF law He was under no sen-
tence Of the court he had not been tried.
The testimony shows he was guarded like
a convict, made 20 labor like a convict,
treated in all respects Ike convict, ana,
indeed the manner OF his death
would seem 10 Indicate that f. was
IN an effort 20 leave this camp that ho
was shot as a felon might have been ehot
lcontlnued on F1th Pagel
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-07
AMERICAN COTTON COMPANY.
Scnrlcs Has Resigned ms President
The Company Not Affected by
Ills Assignment.

New York, March civilian c. Low
ering, vice president of tho American
Cotton Company, made the following
statement at the offices of the company
to-day:
John +. Searles resigned yesterday the
office of president of the American Cot
ten Company, and as vice president l
"n now acting in his stead, pending the
election Of his successor. Tho American
Cotton Company Is not affected in any
way by Mr. Searles assignment as the
company had no connection with his af-
fairs. His assignment. which was made
after his resignation had been received,
means nothing whatever to the company"
The Searles assignment was precipitat-
ed by proceedings instituted late on Tues
day afternoon in the United States Cir
cult Court in Brooklyn to recover the
principal and interest on overdue and
unpaid notes aggregating $4,000. The
papers in the case were hlcd by William
Cook, an attorney. he said that there
had been no secrecy about the legal for
malities taken to recover the money. ana
that the papers were regularly filed with
the clerk of the Circuit Court.
II Is said that when the wreckage of
his fall is cleared away Mr. Searles will
still have enough to live on comfortably.
\ matter OF speculation In Wall street
was the holding of Mr. Searles paper
and collateral. Much of 1t, 1t is believed
is held in Baltimore and other Southern
cities.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-07
THE RUSSIAN POLICE.
Their brutality Almost PASSES Be-
Iief-Men and Women Students
Treated Worse Than Dogs.

st. Petersburg, Monday, March 4.-To-
day was the fortieth anniversary of the
emancipation of the serfs. The students
had been planning for some time to keep
the day as a holiday and perhaps make
some demonstration, but no particular
plans were made
At noon a thousand or fifteen hundred
men and women students gathered in and
around the Kasan Cathedral on the
Nevsky prospect, where mass for the re-
pose of the soul of Car Alexander II was
being celebrated. After the mass the stu
dents began singing and the police gath
cred in great numbers, Including force
of mounted police. The students were
surrounded and driven in Il crowd to-
wards the City Hail. not far away, and
also on the Nevsky prospect.
For no special reason the police began
beating the students and trampling them
under the feet of their horses. The Nevsky
prospect was filed with spectators. The
banks and business houses were nearly
all closed with shutters fastened and
doors locked. The spectators and the
women students screamed with horror.
but the police kept up their attack on. tine
students until four hundred of the latter
were driven into the courtyard of the city
hall, the others escaping into the crowd.
The entire city was Mortified by the con-
duct of the police.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-07
HkRDSHIPS OF THE BLAKE.
4 Tough Experience on Hntteras
Amid Rain, snow and sIcet.
Wind 75 Miles an Hour.

New York. March 6.-The three-masted
schooner Edward II. Blake OF Bangor
Me. arrived here to-day from Fernan-
dina after very rough voyage of n
days. The wife and daughter OF Capt.
Smith, who were passengers on the ves-
sci. are quite sick from the suffering and
exposure they were compelled to undergo.
Capt Smith said that from the time of
leaving Fernandina the vessel was con-
tnuousy pounded by heavy gales from
the northwest and west. Five times she
tried to pass f1atteras only to be blown
back each time. The worst day expert
enced was Feb IA. when the wind blew
at the rate of Is miles an hour accom-
panied by hail, snow and sleet All that
day the vessel ran before the wind un-
der bare poles Sails were blown away
and split and the sea dashing on the deck
washed off part of the deckload ana car
ried away the hatch covers over the for
ward and after house and filled the house
with water. The cabin table was smash
ed by the seas which filled the cabin and
for days those abroad ate their meals sit
ting on the floor.