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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
MORE PARKS FOR THE CITY.
Franklin VI. Smith Appears Before
the Senate subcommittee.

The subcommittee of the Senate Com
mittee on the District Of Columbia, which
has been directed to report to Congress
next December. in accordance with res
ofution adopted by that body, plan for
the development and improvement of the
parks of the District, met yesterday and
for more than two hours listened to
Franklin II. Smith, proprietor of the Hall
Of the Ancients in this city, explain his
plan for identifying the Capital of the
nation at a cost of from S25,co0,000 TO $780,
G00,0D0 to be spent in twenty years. Mr..
Smith explained in detail his plan for
making Washington city of magnificent
parks. He urged the subcommittee to go
to Europe during the summer and visit
the cities OF art and culture and gather
ideas and impressions that would prove
beneficial to Washington.
In the opinion. of Mr.. Smith, by the ju-
dicious expenditure Of few million dol
lars, Washington could easily be made a
city Of continuous parks and the most
beautiful city in the world At the con-
clusion of his statement he made formal
application to be appointed agent of the
committee to draw I'd plans. with de-
tails and Specifications for the improve
ment of the parks OF the city. Senator
Mcmillan, Chairman of the committee
said the committee would take the mat
ter under Amusement and let him know
later.
The plan proposed by Mr.. Smith for ex-
tending the parks in the District was
most elaborate. Chairman Mcmillan said
Mr.. Smiths idea was far beyond anything
committee Will have meeting next Tues
day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
VERMoNTERs MAKE MERRY.
Meeting of the Green Mountain state
Association n Pleasant Affair.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Vermont State Association at the Carroll
Institute Hall last night was attended by
large number of the members of the
association and their friends. The meet
ing combined business and pleasure. The
fore part OF the evening was given over
to the business matters of the organiza-
ton.
one of the most important features
brought up was the maple sugar party
which it is the custom of the association
to hold each year. 1t was reported that
a date for the affair could not be def
nitely set at present because 1t was not
certain when the sugar could be OBJ
tanned. 1t is probable that the party will
be held some time early in April.
After the business had been disposed of
there was a brief programme of informal
speeches The Rev. DIR. Greene, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, delivered a
brief address plentifully sprinkled with
anecdotes of boyhood life in the Green
Mountain State. He was followed by
II. b. Moulton, whose remarks followed
the same line An interesting chalk talk
was given by VIII Chandlee. After the
Rev. DIR. Bradford had made a brief
speech light refreshments were served
and the remainder of the evening was
given up to dancing.
were received by the Entertainment Com
mittee. consisting of the following men,
bers of the association: w. A. orion,
Chairman; c. Z. FaiTmaH. G. r. Wales,
and c. c. Billings, assisted by eleven
others.
The officers of the association are:
President, Senator Dillingham;; First Vice
President Major f. r. Campbell; Second
Vice President, Capt. John J. Balm; Third
Vice President, {. E. Persons; Recording
Secretary, n. J.. Collanc-; Corresponding
Secretary. Charles +. Fairman; Financial
Secretary, b. +. Wilkins; Treasurer DR..
Il. i. Babbitt.
The Vermont State Association was or
ganized several years ago and is COM
posed of natives of the Green Mountain
State who are living in Washington. For
several years the organization was on
the wane, owing to a lack of interest on
the part of the members. Recently,
largely through the efforts of Henry b.
Bolton, the membership has been in
creased until the list now numbers 200.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
A HOSPITAL GUARANTEED.
A Smallpox Patient Treated In
Ward mt Frecdmen's.

Amos Miller. a colored man. twenty-five
years old, was removed from the Freed
mems Hospital on Thursday to the small
pox hospital but the case was not fully
investigated until yesterday. Miller re-
ported to the inspector Of the Health
Office that he lived near Giesboro Point
D. c. Investigation, however showed
that he lived at Glover Hill. Md, and was
induced by his friends there to come into
the city for treatment. The Health De
partment thus records another case i'm
ported from Maryland.
The Health Department il following out
its Investigations in the case of Frank
Rowles, who was removed a few DAYS
ago from the Freedmens Hospital He
was visited by the inspector in the iso-
lated ward at the hospital, and II was
supposed that he had been confined there
since being received. But II YVES learned
yesterday that Rowies had been treated
several days in one of the large wards
among the other patients. The inspector
of the Health Department Immediately
visited Freedmon's Hospital, and The
ward in question and one adjoining We're
disinfected and the nurses, patients, Ctc.,
placed under quarantine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
REPORTS ON MANUFACTURES.
The Bulletins Vow Being Prepared
at the Census Office.

The returns from the manufacturing
schedules OF the Census Office are being
rapidly tabulated and compiled and Stat
! istician North expects to begin the issue
OF these bulletins very soon. In this work
it was at first contemplated that a bulle-
tin should be issued for each city of 20
0o0 inhabitants. but it was found that this
would entail the publication of 2l3 bulle-
tins. The mailing list of the bureau is
between 1000 and 1900 and 1t was esti-
mated that to provide the envelopes alone
for these bulletins, exclusive of the paper
the printing. and the clerical work in
volved, would amount to $4,000
1t was therefore decided that forty-nine
bulletins should be issued one for each
State and Territory, containing the man
ufacturing statistics by classes. counties.
and towns. An exception will be made of
York, Pa, where sesqui-centennlal cele-
bration has been recently had. The in
habitants of York are getting out mem
orial of the sesqui-centennial i'll the shape
of a commemorative volume and desired
the statistics to be included in this vol
ume. The proof is now in the printers
hands. and the bulletin Will be issued to-
day or Monday. That for the District of
Columbia has been sent to the printer
and will be out in a week or so. That for
Rhode Island is nearing completion and
will shortly be followed by Delaware.
The returns from these two small States
were the first to come in. No attempt
will be made to issue the States alpha
betically, or in other order, but the work
will be pushed on all simultaneously ana
those first finished will be first publish
ed. 1t is probable that New York will
be divided into two bulletins one for the
city If Greater New York and the other
for tine State outside of the city. Illinois
Will probably have to be divided in the
same way. 1t Will be months before either
is out.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
AFTER EFFECTS OF GRIP
Are often More Serious Than the
Grin IfseIf.

Physicians and grip sufferers alike are
agreed that the after effects of the dis
ease are more to be feared than the acute
attack: you can never be sure that the
disease has left the system completely.
La Grippe naturally attacks the weak
est organ and leaves it still weaker
Nc, 49, ,,.teuununIa, Consumption,
bronchitis. ard throat trouble follow the
grip, but kidney, liver, and stomach are
troubles Just as liable to result, pro-
vided any of these organs should happen
to be In weak condition at the time Of
attack.
entirely out of the system and blood, few
remedies are so good and none safer than
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; they are not
a compound Of powerful and dangerous
drugs, but pleasant, palatable, con-
vcnient remedy in tablet form. composed
of the wholesome antiseptic principles of
Eucalyptus bark blood root. and similar
gcrmicide remedies which are perfectly
wholesome and harmless to the system
but death to the germs of grip catarrh
consumption, and diseases of the throat
and air DaSSa geS.
Mrs. Charles Gormiey of Memphis
says: last winter an attack of the grip
left me with weak back. persistent
cough, and loss of flesh and appetite. and
after using various remedies for several
months with little or no improvement /
finally bought a 0-cent package of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at nv drug
store. and as they were pleasant and con-
Nenient to take. | used them at all times
of day or night, and | was astonished to
secure such fine results from so pleasant
and convenient n medicine. In two weeks
my cough disappeared. my appetite re-
turned. | improved in flesh and color.
and no one would now think that | had
ever had such thing as the grip.
My druggist told me he sold more of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. for the cure of
grip. colds and catarrh, than any other
similar medicines
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
IN THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC.
II. l.. Bridgmau and DIR. F. A. Cook
Lecture Before Geographic Society

Herbert L. Bridgman, Secretary of the
Peary Club of New York and one Of the
most influential among those who pro-
NOTED the explorations of Lieutenant
Peary, and Dr. Frederick A. Cook, who
was member of the Belgian Antarctic
expedition of 1879, lectured before the
members of the National Geographic So
ciety at the First Congregational Church
last night. Their subject was The Two
Ends of the Earth namely, the Arctic
and Antarctic regions
Mr.. Bridgman gave a vivid description
of the trials and hardships of tine Peary
expedition and presented many interest
ing lantern slides of views of various
newly discovered regions. Among the
views exhibited We're those of Rocky
Headiand," of Cape George, natives,
Smith Sound, from where the last mes
sage from Peary was dated, March 81,
1900, and a plain pole stuck in the ice on
Littleton Island, which Mr.. BridSman
styled the most northern postottice in
the world He also showed a view of
the place where Peary's expedition land
ed Dr. STEMS geological survey party.
Mr.. Bridgman said it was a cause for
considerable pride that all nations have
accepted Pearys nomenclature, which is
used in all publications everywhere.
a photograph of young Esquimau
woman named BILL who came to
Washington with the party when 1t re-
turned from the trip, created consider
able merriment because of the peculiar
makeup and costume of the subject.
Concluding his lecture, Mr.. Bridgman
said;
There are no laws. no religion, no
money in these northern regions, but
there is as much happiness up there, If
that is what we are here for, as any
where in the world"
DIR. Cook lecture on the Antarctic re-
gions was accompanied by an exhibition
of unusually fine colored views. In de-
scribing the Patagonians and their hab-
its DR.. Cook said the men We're fine speci-
mems, averaging six feet in height and
proportionately built. He said they were
great hunters. The woman he de-
ing when a family changes its habita-
ton, not only the household furniture and
part of the house, but in addition two or
three children. DIR. Cook said the Pata-
gonians were in the habit of using flint
for their arrowheads before they came in
touch with civilization.
They have learned to use glass now"
he continued; the glass from the whisky
and champagne bottles which were
thrown out of the back door by the mis-
sionarie DIR. Cook described how the
Belgian expedition was icebound for
eleven months and how the ship was
freed by sawing a channel through the
ice foe, the work occupying six weeks.
THE expedition was not sent out"
concluded DR.. Cook, ito discover the
South Pole. but simply to make scientific
explorations and Investigations.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
SUGGESTION TO MR.. M'K1NLEY
A Cincinnati Boy Thinks Postmen
TnnecersnriIN DcInNed

a proof of how the younger generation
IS interesting itself in questions affecting
the public welfare has been furnished 10
Postmaster General Smith in the follow
ing letter, which was received yesterday
morning. and is signed by Walter II. New
by, aged thirteen, of Avondale, Cincin-
natl. The letter was addressed to Hon.
William Mckinley, President United
States, and was referred to Postmaster
General Smith. 1t follows:
Il wish to bring before you a fact that
the postman is detained at residences for
quite a while in answer to the bell, be-
cause the inmates, thinking that some
peddier or some agent is in quest Of see
ing the head Of the house. to dispose Of
his wares. ! suggest that you make it IA
law that your letter carriers have GER
tain ring. say two short, sharp rings, and
anyone ringing same are liable to fine or
Imprisonment. BY adopting same your
letter carriers Will be able TO cover more
ground, and the inmates of the houses
Will know by the ring OF bell who is at
the door"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
DECLINED THE APPOINTMENT.
Capt. William Crozier VIII Not Go to
West Point.

Gait. William Crozier of the Ordnance
Department, has declined an appointment
as professor Of natural philosophy at the
West Point Military Academy, to ill the
vacancy caused by the death of Col. Peter
S. Niche. Captain CroZier has written Sec
rotary Root, saying that he considers it
his duty TO remain in the Ordnance De
partment, as that in so doing he can bet
ter serve the military service. He calls
attention TO what he regards as a crisis
in the Ordnance Department as one ex-
PLANTATION Of his decision TO remain where
he is.
Captain Crozier, who is rcglr1ed by
the Secretary of War as one of the most
capable officers connected with the ord
nance Department, crused something nf
a sensation abolt n year ago by making
report to General Merritt then com
manding the Department Of the East
severely critics NJ he systC n Of caring
for the coast defence suns, ana charged
that many Of the most expensive pieces
of ordnance were deteriOratinE Tor lack
of proper care.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
MOVEMENTS OF WAR VESSELS
Admiral Remey Reports Distribution
of Ships i'm the Philippines.

The tender Peoria has arrived at Port
Royal, the training ship Dixie at Nor
folk, the cruiser New Orleans and the
collier Nanshaw at Woosung. the port
of Shanghai; the gunboat Vixen at Gi-
bara and the training ship Hartford at
Boston. The surveying ship Nero has
sailed from Malta for Norfolk the sta
tion ship Maynower from San Juan for
Humacoa, the training ship Adams from
Monterey for San Francisco, and the
training ship Buffalo from HonGkong for
WoOsung. The cruiser Atlanta has been
locked at Buenos Ayros and the gunboat
Concord at HongkCug.
Rear Admiral Remey reports the follow
ing distribution Of vessels in the Philip
pines: The gunbost Den Juan de Aus
tria. on the coast Of Albay. the gunboats
eamar and Pampanga. at Cebu; the gun
boats Castins and Leyte at Cayite, and
the Gunboat Petrol at Donsal
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
LAW STUDENTS IN DEBATE.
The Tenure of Office of United
States Judges Discussed

Students of the Columbian Law School
Debating Society last night discussed in
Jurisprudence Han resolution to the
effect that the United States judges should
be appointed for a term of years instead
of for life. w. A. Mcneil presided
The speakers on the affirmative side of
the question We're F. a. Lucas, f. H.
Pitcher, and Paul II. Doyal, while the
negative was upheld by c. II. Tricky, Roy
F. Hamlin. and r. S. Hopkins. Speakers
for the affirmative cUntended that ap-
pointment to the Supreme Bench did not
make any man infallible. that they we're
still liable TO err, and that life tenure of
office was not in harmony with democratic
institutions
The point was made that the income
tax law was not declared to be uncon-
stitutiunal until one Justice had changed
his mind, and that the statement had
been made that recently the son of one
Justice had been promoted in the army
and the son Of another member OF the
court had been appointed to high posi-
ton for the purpose of influencing the ac-
ton OF the court in the pending Porto
Rican cases \ remedy for what might be
an abuse of power 1t was contended
would be the appointment of members of
the court for a specific term.
The speakers for the negative met the
objections to the present system by point
ing to the high character and integrity
of the men who have constituted the tu-
dicial tribunal, and argued that appoint
ment for life placed the members of the
bench beyond the influence of politics
and left them free to act as their best
judgment should interpret the law
The judges of the debate were Messrs
Burton. Morris and Flick. members of
the society. They rendered decision in
favor of the negative. awarding first
hOnors in the debate to Mr.. Tricky, of
the negative, and second honors to Mr..
DOyal, of the affirmative.
After the decision was announced n
resolution was introduced and adopted
thanking The Washington Times for the
publication of its debates and directing
that the action of the society in this re
gard be communicated to the manage
ment of the paper.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
The PENALTY FOR CRIMES
Justice Barnard Passes Sentences
Upon Ten Prisoners.
Mrs. BuIier Tainted when the Court
Sent Her Husband TO the feniten-
tIsry for Five Yenrs-W. T. john
son Greeted by Wife and Children.

There was an unusually large attend
ance at the proceedings yesterday in
Criminal Court No. I. 1t was sentence
day, and several persons who had been
convicted of serious crimes had the pen
alties prescribed by law meted out to
them by Justice Barnard the presiding
justice The first Of the prisoners called
for sentence was William 7. Johnson,
formerly n conductor in the employment
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, who had been convicted OF en-
bezzling the funds of the railroad. john
SON is probably fifty years OF age, and
when he was brought up from the cell
in the basement o. the City Hall his wife
and seven children were awaiting him
In the courtroom After briefly reviewing
circumstances of the crime of which he
was convicted, Justice Barnard sentenced
Johnson TO imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary ut Moundsville for period of two
years.
The specific charge against Johnson was
that he had failed TO cancel tickets taken
from passengers on the train in which
he was in charge and afterward sold
them to a ticket broker on Pennsylvania
Avenue johnson claimed that he pur-
chased the tickets from a person in
downtown cafe.
William A. Ferguson, who was con-
yicted of representing himself to be DR..
i. perye Porcher, OF Charleston, S. c.,
and borrowing IS from DIR. a. r. Stands,
of this city, was sentenced to imprison-
Inent for a period of three years. Fer
guson made personal appeal to the court
for clemency. Ferguson's defence was an
alibi. He ccntended that it was clearly
proven during the trial by more than one
witness that on the night which it was
stated that he was in Washington and
borrowed the money from DR.. Stands, he
was in New York City. The prisoner also
claimed that the jury which rendered the
verdict against him was preiudiced.
Benjamin +. Butler, Coiored, who
pleaded guilty to indictments charging
him with emhezzlement and larceny, was
sentenced to five years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Buffers wife was in
court when the sentence was pronounced
upon her husband When Mrs. Butler
heard the sentence she screamed and
tainted, and had to be removed from the
room by the court bailiffs. Butler was
president, secretary treasurer, and gen.
eral manager of a benevoient society COM
posed of the members Of st. Augustine
Catholic Church, and embezZled 200 of
the funds Of the society.
The others upon whom sentence was
imposed and the offences which they
committed were:
James Carrico. housebreaking, three
years at Moundsville; Andrew Cation,
alias Andrew Giddings. housebreaking,
i've years; Oscar Ward, embeZZlement.
three years: George Robinson and Burrell
Piper, housebreaking, three years each:
Augustus Wilson, false pretences, one
year and one day.
Harry w. Palmer indicted for circu-
lating obscene literature, was arraigned
yesterday and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to pay a fine Of 500, and. in de-
fault, TO stand committed until paid.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
FOR BETTER MAIL COLLECTION.
Boxes With Electrical Devices May
Re Tried Today.

This afternoon postoffice boxes Will be
erected on Pennsylvania Avenue, from
Eighth to Twelfth Streets, and covered
with bagging to temporarily prevent the
deposit of mail These boxes are con-
nected with system of electrical de-
vices which is calculated to detect fail
ure on the part Of a collector to take
any box on his route. Fred Williams.
of the Williams Electric Company. of
Boston. has the matter in charge. The
device is attached to each box and regis
tiers at the central Office the exact time
it is taken by the collector.
An automatic locking of the boxes eff
fectually prevents the collector from
skipping one box and taking the next.
They must be taken in rotation. begin
ming always with the first box. The time
and number of the carrier is recorded on
a slip at the central office, and by this
system It is said the collection from each
box is not only guaranteed, but it is pos
sible to locate the carrier at any time
while he is out on his route.
Mr Williams has been working on his
boxes for years, and believes he has an
invention which will prove perfectly sat
isfactory in its operations. He installed
a plant consisting Of six boxes and a re
cOrder in the basement of the city post
office, where he has been explaining the
system to the officials of the free deliv-
cry bureau.
1t is estimated that if the 1.400 boxes In
this city were fitted with this or some
similar invention it would save thousands
of dollars a year in locks and more than
enough time to give an additional deliv-
cry daily 1t would also prevent the COM
plants which are now made so frequent
~ that mail is not collected from certain
boxes as regularly as the schedule calls
for. A trial Of the Williams boxes will
probably be made tonight.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16

Col William Cary Sanger will not begin
for some time the work OF reorganizing
the clerical system of the War Depart
ment. He is investigating the methods
now in operation with view to simplify
ing the system and any changes to be
made will not be announced for several
take up with Colonel Sanger the appoint
ment of chief OF the artillery corps and
also dispose of the question whether two
or three additional artillery officers are
to be appointed on the Board of Ordnance
and Fortifications.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16

There are those who are entirely careless as
to what gees into the stomach. but the one who
would make all his movements tend toward health
and possible greatLss cannot afford to drink
coffee Postum Food Coffee is used by those
who would have good health. A majority of
the best and most careful athletic trainers are
pronounced in their recommend atoms Of Postum
delicious beverage and better than that, il sup
plies in liquid form. the selected food elements
which nature uso5 TO build in nerve and muscle.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
A MEDAL FOR AN ARCHITECT.
Glenn brown, OF This City. Honored
by u French Society.

Glenn Brown, prominent local archi-
tect, has been accorded a distinct honor
by being elected as "A corresponding mem
Der of the Societe Centrale des Archi-
tectes Francois. In addition to the re-
ceipt of his notification of election, Mr.
Brown also received a handsome bronze
medal.
Prior to the election Of Mr.. Brown only
two Americans have been accorded this
honor Richard NJ. Hunt and William r
Ware, both of New York.