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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
A HOME FOR ADMIRAL scHLEY
Committee Decides to Purchase One
at Cleveland Park.

The Committee Of one Hundred on the
! Schley home fund held meeting last
night at National Rifles Hall, and de
! cided to purchase a residence for Admiral
! Schley at Cleveland Park, in accordance
with his wishes, he having declared
| against a handsome residence in the city,
saying that he prefers comfortable
home in the quiet of the suburbs.
O. G. Staples presided at the meeting,
in the absence of Commissioner Ross,
the Chairman of the committee. w. a.
Hungerford acted as Secretary. George
w. Evans made report for the Execu-
tive Committee of the Committee of One
Hundred, and stated that circulars had
been sent throughout the country and to
every Knights Tempar lodge in the
United States He stated that nearly s., 900
had been guaranteed.
y statement was read from Miss Edna
NcClelland, of New York. who reported
that she had raised 5000 for the fund.
This was greeted with enthusiasm, and
it was decided 10 go ahead and raise the
remaining Si.oo0 needed before April 10,
when the home is to be purchased.
The plan is to have the place ready
when Admiral Schley returns to this
country, about April 25 and to formally
present him with the property at that
time, he will then be relieved of the
command of the South Atlantic Squad
ron.
a committee of six was appointed to
see Percy S. Foster and make arrange
nents to have the Inauguration concert
repeated with a chorus of 500 voices, at
Convention Hall. for the benefit of the
Schley fund. The committee includes J.
H. Small. c. c. Duncanson, George W.
Evans, o. G. Staples, William II. Rapley,
and William A. Hungerford.
\ letter was read from Senator Wei
lington expressing his sympathy with
the movement and promising a contribu-
tion. letter was also read from Com
missioner Ross saying that he would con-
tribute. a check for $3.50 was received
from General Felix Agnus, of Baltimore.
4 check for s2i1 was received from
Thomas Walsh. the Colorado mining king.
T. L. Roossle and o. G. Staples each
contributed 500
The committee has prepared and will
issue to each subscriber a handsomely
engraved certificate of receipt. This con-
tains pictures of Admiral Schley and the
battle of Santiago. President Johnson,
of the Citizens National Bank, will re
ceive any subscriptions sent in.
1t was decided to give a reception TO
Miss Edna McClelland. OF New York
in this city, upon her return from Paris
either April or 10, when she viii be
asked to address the Committee Of One
Hundred.
The next meeting of the committee will
be held at the Riggs House, on Saturday
next, at p. m.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
CoIorcd Man Accused of BurSiariz-
ing Power House.
(First Floor, West.)

John Carpenter colored, thirty-three
wears old, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Detectives Trumbo and Tayman
and locked up on suspicion of having
stolen a quantity of copper wire from the
Rosslyn powerhouse of the Washington
and Falls Church Railway. The power
house was entered early Wednesday
morning. and about 100 pounds of old cop
per wire was carried away. A reward OF
800 was offered by the railroad officials
for the arrest and conviction OF the guilty
parties.
Yesterday morning between thirty and
forty pounds of wire that answered the
description of that stolen were located
in a secondhand shop. The proprietor
said that a colored man sold it. He gave
a description of the negro.
Carpenter. when arrested, was posi-
lively identified by the dealer and by
man who witnessed the sale. The prison.
er asserted his innocence. and made an
effort to secure his release on bail, but
was unsuccessful up TO late hour last
night. 1t is said that about fifty pounds
more of the wire has been located. and
that other arrests may follow.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
save the company from ruin

was shown to save the company from ruin
and insolvency.
The matter of the use of the arsenal
has been held up by Secretary Root be
cause OF pressure of business, and 1t is not
yet known what penalty he will infict on
the company We denounce the favorit
ism shown to the Driggs-Seabury Com
pany as a most unheard of piece of par,
TALLY. There are but two ways TO avoid
a penalty. one is an authorization given
because of new and valuable considera-
ton. The other is that this must be done
before the contract lapses. The briggs
Seabury Company has done neither. inc
extensions have been granted solelyfor the
benefit of the contractors. Every extern
sion made has been arranged by the de
partment for the sole and express benefit
of that company.
Every charge made by us Will be borne
out by papers on file in the War Depart
ment. II the case is not promptly taken
up through the Treasury Department we
will go TO the courts and to Congress for
an Investigation
Capt. S. G. Hopkins, of the firm of Hop
kins Il Hopkins. attorney for the Ameri-
can Ordnance Company, said yesterday
that the facts in the story printed by The
Times yesterday were true as related. He
added that his firm desired it most dis
tinctly understood that they disclaimed
any reflection whatsoever on either the
Secretary of War or the Chief of Ord
nance, but believed that those officials had
not had the opportunity, through pressure
of business. to give the matter the ConSid-
Grafton which it required.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
SWALLOWED CARBoLIC ACID.
Grace Wright, COIored, Attempts to
End Her Life.

Grace Wright, colored, about thirty
years old, and the wife of William
Wright, a huckster. of 81 Defrees Street,
attempted suicide last night by drinking
a quantity of carbolic acid. She was
hurried to the Homeopathic Hospital,
where the prompt work of the house ply
stefan relieved her condition. About mid
night she was pronounced out of danger.
Wright intended going to Pittsburg in
"A few days. His wife, it is said, objected
to being left alone. She is said to have
threatened to kill herself if her husband
persisted in his intention. Last night he
is said to have told his wife that his
mind was made up. The alleged state
ment was made as the couple reached
their home after a walk from the house
where Mrs. Wright is employed.
Without warning the woman drew a
bottle of carbolic acid from her dress
and put il to her lips. Wright knocked
the bottle to the ground, but not until a
quantity of the corrosive acid had been
swallowed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
AN OLD WAYBILL.
Relic OF Former stage Days in the
Blue Grass Region

CFrom the Pennington, Ky. Times-D emocrat)
Henry Weldon this week showed us
waybill of the old stage line between
Maysville and Mount Sterling of date
January 10, 1913. 1t has at the top a pic
ture of the style of stage coach in vogue
at that time, and if one like 1t could be
put on the road today it would be as
great "A show as a modern automobile.
This was before the day of turnpikes, as
at that time the Maysville and Lexington
pike was the only one in this part of the
State. The time between Maysville and
Flemingsburg was three hours. which was
pretty good time for dirt roads in the
winter.
From this place the road went via
Martha Mills, following the old dirt road
past the old Garpond burying ground
there was "A church there them, and
down the hill to the creek. thence up the
rocky hill south of the MILL and up the
south fork of Flat Run branch to the
headwaters OF Three Mile, thence down
that little stream to its junction with the
Licking, and up Licking to Sherburne.
Great changes have taken place in the
fifty-eight years since this waybil was
made out. Very few of those then upon
the stage of life now remain to play,
ever so feebly, their part in the drama of
life, and if one who then, in the morning
of life. should traverse the old road then
used, and which is now in most of its
length but grass grown trace over en-
closed farms. he would see but few land
marks to guide him or that would look
at all f&ynilt2r.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
Bitten BY n Monkey.

James L. Thompson, an eleven-year-old
colored boy, was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday afternoon for
bite inflicted by a monkey at the cor
ner of Ninth and d Streets. Thompson,
it is said, was teasing the monkey, when
1t buried its teeth in his hand. After the
wound was cauterized at the Emergency
Hospital Thompson went to his home. 213
Virginia Avenue southwest. The monkey
Is owned by John Castineca, an organ
grinder.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
Became III in tn. Street.

Frank Butler, colored, was seized with
an epileptic fit at the corner of Ninth
and d Streets northwest yesterday after
noon and was taken to the Emergency
Hospital in their ambulance. Within five
minutes L second call was received from
the corner of Eleventh and G. Streets
northwest, where AlonZo Dorsey had suf-
fered a similar attack Butler sufficient
ly recovered later in the evening to re-
turn TO his home, 40 Reeves Street north
west. 1t was thought best for Dorsey to
remain at the hospital all night.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
A FIENDIsH ATTACK.

An attack lately made on c. F. Collier
Of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly proved fatal 1t
came through his kidneys His back got so lame
he could not stoop without great pain, nor sit
in 4 chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Electric Bit
tiers, which effected snch wonderful change that
he writes he feels like new man. This marvel
Gus medicine cures backache and kidney trouble,
purifes the blood, and builds up your health
Only zoe at Henry Eyals' Drug Store, 922 y
st. NV.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

This is Western Day" at the Second Baptist
Lyceum. Third Street, between and Streets
northwest. The services will begin promptly at
$3.50 o'clock number Of Speakers will deliver
addresses dealing principally with questions al
fccting the negro race. Mr. Robert Pelham IT,
Of Michigan. will read paper entitled Tn,
Negro in the West, a Factor in Race Develop
ment." Mrs. Pelham and Mrs Arthur :. Grey,
Of Kansas, Will contribute vocal selection
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
NAVAL CADETS VICTORY.

The University of Maryland Defeat
ed by is Ia 4.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 23-By a
score of is to the Naval Cadets. in the
initial game of the season defeated the
University of Maryland this afternoon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Lot of Ladies'
TaiIor-made Suits.
that offer the va
riety for choice of
every fashionable
shade, material,
and style; both Sc
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
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Ladies' Suits, Skirts, and Waist

These ideal Suit ParorS of in their propoionht
make enhod the greatest display Costumes and
Suits this side of the ArtcSed with
chanded with reason Rare virtues Accompanying the dainty
nearly hundred Tailor Made Suits that
ton of last week They macesy effect and pr-S5
$40 s5, and $50 Really the limit of tailoring possibility reached
in them.
Now for the surprises in Ladies Suits Skirts
the purse much lightly than figuring values would expect
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12

the rawlings of Most, Goldman and
Others of that ilk in their Qualification
of the Haymarket horror and the
killing of King Humbert. Such out
RACES have been tolerated by a peace
loving, charitable people The result
of that federation is seen to-day in
Buffalo.
Those in the high stations and emf
nent places, who for a partisan pur-
pose, though without personal en-
nifty, have openly denounced the
Presidents policy and administration
of public affairs, let them pause to
consider if their utterances may not
have had an indirect influence in the
commission of this crime Granted
that their sympathy is most genuine
and that their lament comes from the
innermost recesses of their hearts,
but have their criticisms been suffi-
GENTLY guarded May their con-
sciences be purged of remorse or
blame.
Reverting to that detestible enemy
of society, the anarchist, the impera-
tive need of an organized effort to de-
stroy organized assassins, is more
than ever apparent. The peace-lov-
ing and law abiding element must
eliminate the element formed for
murder. Anarchy is synonymous of
murder, in deed or in thought. Let
the punishment fit the crime.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12

polls large number of citizens who
have heretofore been classed as
among the most upright and consci-
entious voters in the State.
Republicans have every reason to
feel encouraged at the outlook. The
people of Maryland will not tolerate
the thoroughly dishonest election law
now on the statute books, and must
look to a Republican legislature to
wipe it off. A Democratic victory in
Maryland this fall will mean tri-
umph of the old regime, and return
to those methods which were once
condemned and repudiated by the
people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12

Republicans and Democrats in
Maryland have now entered upon a
political campaign which promises to
be one of the most notable in the his
tory of the State. Though it will be
full month and more before the hard
est work will begin, yet already have
the leaders begun to take counsel
with each other and lay their plans
for bringing out the full strength of
their parties on election day Some
of the nominations have already been
The party that dares to put in the
field candidates unworthy to fill the
positions for which they are nomina-
ted will only INVITE defeat. for the
majority of Maryland voters will not
give their suffrages to men known to
be unworthy.
At the gathering of Democrats in
Baltimore on Tuesday leaders in a
number of the counties made predic-
tions regarding November results
which reminded one very much of the
rainbows Chairman Jones used to
paint regarding the way Bryan was
going to carry nearly every State in
the Union. Every astute politician
knows of how little value such pre-
dictions are, and they are generally
given out for the sake of stirring up
party enthusiasm and affecting the
votes of those who are always anx-
ious to be on the winning side. Here,
two months before the election, Dem
ocrats who predict that they are 60
ing to carry counties that have for
years been giving Republican MAORI
ties are simply giving out statements
which make the thoughtful laugh.
Nor is there any proof of the state
ment that the Maryland Democrats
are united and will go into this cam
paign with solid ranks. The Bryan
wing of the Maryland Democracy is
by no means dead, nor are the mem
bers of the party unit on the work
done by the Maryland legislature at
its extra session.
In fact, the election law of Mary
land is sure to be a leading issue in
this campaign. Democrats will have
to meet the charge that special ses-
sion was called at the instance of their
party bosses to change the election
law in the hope of continuing the
reign of these bosses in the State.
The defenses that have been made of
the action of the extra session have
been very weak and very unsatisfac-
tory. The little tests that have been
made of the law at the local elections
held since its passage have shown
that it has done no good to the party
that made it, but has kept from the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12
PENALTY OF DEATH.
Move to Amend the Treason Clause in
National OnStiidtion-Mary-
lander to Make II.
people.

lander to Make 1t.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. S.-Rep-
resentative George A. Pearre, of the
Sixth Maryland Congressional dis
trict, said this evening:
1.-THE awful calamity that has be-
fallen the country in the attempted
assassination of the President thrusts
upon the attention of the country
and Congress several questions as to
immigration, naturalization and the
adequacy of the present laws punish
ing such attempts. So absolutely in
excusable are they in a free land like
this that the framefs of the Constitu-
ton in their far-seeing wisdom seemed
never to have considered their posi-
bility.
IF the President should live it is
appalling to contemplate that the
tiend who struck him down, could,
under the laws of the State of New
York, be confined in the penitentiary
for 10 years at most. The State doubt
less allows some reduction of sentence
for good behavior, perhaps, two
months in the year, which would
make the total confinement eight
years and two months. This is pal
pably inadequate and demands Con-
gressional action. The present case
cannot, of course, be reached, but fit
penalty can be provided in the future
for such henious crime.
The man who makes murderous
assault upon the head of the nation
is traitor, and his act should be
treason. This, in my judgment, can
be accomplished only by way of
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, which, in Section
3 OF Article 3, now defines what acts
shall constitute treason, as follows:
Treason against the United States
shall consist only in leyying war
against them or in adhering to their
enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort This section should be so
emended as to cover all murderous
assaults upon the President not re-
sulting in death. The amendment
might even go so far as to cover con-
spiracies to murder the President.
such as anarchist plots.
II shall introduce a bill in the next
Congress amending the Constitution
so as to make such assaults tree con
and the penalty death. 1t will receive
the necessary votes in both houses
without doubt aud the ratification of
every State.''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12
Is German a Democrat2

We copy the following from the
Per insula Democrat, one of the lead
ing Democratic papers of Talbot
county:
German claims to be Democrat.
The betrayer of the principles of
his party-and still Democrat!
The betrayer of the Platform of his
party-and still Democrat
The betrayer of the Presidential
candidate of his party-and still a
Democrat
The betrayer of $4,000 white voters
of Maryland, in the hope of disfran-
chising an uncertain number of negro
voters-and still Democrat III
No, simply a trimming, tumbling,
lodging politician, in the service of
the Plutocrats. That is all.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12

AN exchange advises all to get sam
pie ballots and teach illiterate men
white and colored-how to mark them
so that they may vote against the
petty that would take their RIGHTS
from them by denying them the priv
ilege of an American citizen-that of
voting. 1t is good advice. Because
white man, from no fault of his
own, was deprived of the benefits of
an education, is that a reason why he
should now have his right to vote
taken from him?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12

DIR. Green, the dentist, will visit
Friendsville on September 18th and
remain until the Both. Teeth ex-
tracted without pain. 244
FOR SALE:-The Lutheran parson
age, located on the corner of Fifth
and Green streets, in Oakland, near
the court house. Contains s rooms,
hallway, cellar and porches; excellent
well of water. Will be sold cheap.
Apply to or address Rev. George I.
Uhler, Oakland, Md.
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