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The Washington times., 1901-09-27

BELGIAN nAREs, 81 pair; from pedigree stock;
Cuban parrots IS each; dcga cats gold fsh
etc. sCHMIDs BIRD STORE. 7l2 18th st. nv.
m5-d
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE-

WANTED-By a young white man, place on de-
livery wagon or work of any kind. address Bon
3T6. this office. mi
WANTED-By young man who understands cut
ting OF meats, position in Northwest; best ref
ersfices Address BOX 406 this office. mi
wANTED-Position as elevator boy or driving
for doctor. Apply s22 18th ST. m21-2
wASTED-Place to work and attend Howard Law
School at night by colored student Address
GEORGE G.. ROSS. 2Ol4 Sth st. mi
WANTED Situation as engineer; good reference
r. o. BOX Sc. Dranesyille, Va. m2'-2
wANTED-By young man. position driving light
delivery, or place in store. La II. TAYLOR, lIS
Jackson St. Anacostia. ell
wANTED-By good barber (white), steady po-
sition. JOSEPH FIEDLER. 21s ST. NV ell
wANTED-By able-bodied colored man, place as
porter or driver; good reference. 446 o st. NV.
el
WANTED-Colored man wants position coach
man; best Of references. j. S. SEAMAN. 1l5l
18th st NV m26-3
wANTED-By young man. position in grocery
store; is frst-class meat cutter; can give hest
OF reference. Box 3T5, this Office esq
WANTED Position by hotel man; either man
aeer, steward or head bartender. Address BOX
s65, this office. m25-7
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wAxrEr-Rooms AND BOARD.

wANTED-Young married couple want board in
private family; terms moderate; preferred.
Address BOZ 3s6, this Office. m26-3
wANTED-poard and room; small private family
or widow. two meals a day: permanent. Address
HOX 379 this Office. m26-3
The Washington times., 1901-09-27

r,,.urh trims from the South arrive Washing.
-. s:42 an. o:52 an. T:35 Am daily, 2:l5 pm
- a-e0 p.rn daily From Harrisonburg 1I:S7
. M week days and o:4o pm. daily. From Char
Ietsesyille s:ss am. and $40 pm. daily.
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FOR REsT-sronE AND DWELLING
FOR sALE-HoRsEs AND vEHIcLEs.

FOR RENT-Nice store; 7-room house and stable
good corner. 400 ST. ne. e24-5
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
HUTTON or BUTToNHOLE.
which One Was Made for the other.
Much Debate.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
Once upon a time a case was brought
before a learned judge. in which the
question at large was as to whether
the button was made for the button-
hole or the buttonhole for the button.
Counsel for the button held that 1t
was so plain as to render argument
superfuous; that the buttonhole was
made for the use and behoof OF the
button; still, for FORMS sake, he would
give a few reasons why his contention
was the correct one. 1t was apparent,
he said, that without the buttonhole
the button would be unable to perform
its function, and hence 1t was plain
that the button preceded the button
hole and that the latter was invented
in order that the button might be of
service to mankind. 1t should be clear
to everybody that had it not been for
the button, the buttonhole never would
have been thought of. Its existence
necessarily presupposed the existence
of the button.
The lawyer for the other side was
equally as positive in the stand he had
been employed to take. He averred
that the buttonhole reached the button;
that, in fact, the button was merely
an afterthought. He said that, as
employed without the button, as wit
ness Farmer Jones, who invariably
uses a nail or silver of wood instead
of the conventional button, whereas 1t
was impossible to make effective use
of the button without the aid and as
sistance of the buttonhole. Hence 1t
was shown beyond peradventure that
the buttonhole was of greater import
ance than the button, and it was nat
ural to infer that the buttonhole was
first invented, and that the button came
later simply as an ornament, or, at
least, as an improvement upon the nail,
silver or other fundamentally where
with the buttonhole was made to per-
form its duty. To show the relative
value of the buttonhole and the but
ton, he said. take this simple example:
When a button comes off, the button
hole can still be made serviceable, but
If the buttonhole Is slit open, the but
ton is of no use whatever. With this
the learned counsel rested his case, all
though he claimed that he had not ex-
hausted the subject.
When the court came in after re-
cess, the learned judge promptly decid-
ed the case in favor of the buttonhole
clearly a just decision, although IL
was whispered about the court house
that the decision might have been diff
ferent. but for the fact that while
changing his linen between adjourn
ment and reassembling of the court,
his honor dropped his collar button.
and perhaps might never have found
it had he not stepped upon 1t. But.
of course. this suggestion came from
the partisans of the button, and may
fairly be referred to their disappoint-
ment and chagrin.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
THE MOUND BUILDERS.
Were They Identical with the Sioux
Indians:

From the Northwest Magazine.
In paper read before the Minnesota
Historical Society recently ]. V. Brow
er of st. Paul presented evidence
tending to show that the mound build
ers of Minnesota were none other than
the old, full blooded Sioux Indians. He
traced these aborigines back to their
ancient habitations and villages, and
in the course of his researches arrived
at some surprising conclusions After
describing every tribe of Indians know
to have been permanent residents of the
region explored, Mr.. Brewer gave his
attention to the geological age of the
lakes, the surface of the ground and to
the rivers, creeks and other streams.
1t was shown distinctly, he says,
that the mounds were built on the top
of the black soil and of that material,
indicating that hundreds of them are
of more recent origin than many sup
pose. From the numerous village sites
there have been collected stone cop
per, flint and earthen objects and arti-
facts which are exactly similar to the
same kind of material taken from the
mounds adjoining the village sites.
That fact shows that the people who
built the mounds also occupied the an
cient villages.
Each of the village sites discovered
has been explored and charted. BY the
side of the chart of 1900 the Fauquelin
chart of 1888 was placed, and it was
distinctly demonstrated by the two
charts that the Sioux villagers resid-
ing in Mile Laos in 1888 were resi-
dent at identical places where village
sites were observed in 1900
The nPXt nrODOSifiOn submitted xua G
proof from the records left by Radisson.
Hennepin, Duluth, lie Sueur and Car
yer that the Sioux made and used
stone implements, clay pots, copper
crescents, flint knives, quartz arrow
points, and various stone and copper
objects, following which ii was demon
strated beyond dispute that the Sioux
removed the fish from the remains of
their dead and deposited the bones in
a bundled condition. with the skull.
Catlin's works were here produced to
show that as late as 1885 the Sioux
were building mounds over their dead.
A chart was shown delineating the
bundled bones of Indians at the sur
face of the ground at Mile Laos, with
mounds of earth built over them.
James w. Lynd, historian of the
Sioux Nation, was quoted showing
that the Dakota people were at Mile
Laos at very ancient period; in fact,
so long ago that no tradition remained
to show where they came from or how
long they had been there.
No trace of two distinct classes of
stone implements and earthen pots
has been found at Mile Laos, and the
only island in the region where the
Sioux had a village, to which Henne-
pin was taken in 1880. is overspread
with broken clay vessels and stone i'm
Elements.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
wife only obeys Hu.bnnd'. Ruling.

Because her husband objects-objects
strenuously, decidedly and effectively.
Let some other mans wife go out of
her way to disprove the old calumny on
womankind. His-Smith's wife-shall
at least negatively prove it. Let some
other mans wife meet the suspicion
that defiled fingers follow the touching
of filth. or that defilement is potential
in those who feel anything but horror
and aversion at its presence.
For him-Smith-he loves his wife
too well to permit her to place herself
in a position open to criticism. 1t is
his duty as her husband and protec-
tor, who knows the ways of the world,
to stand between her and ill-considered
impulse of hers which might bring suf-
fering to her.
With his duty to Jennie Jones, Smith,
of course, is not concerned, except
theoretically, as l have said.
Theoretically he will upon the first
occasion, and ignoring any personal
demonstration to the contrary, hold
forth. with humorous mans wink,
and a kindly mans charity. upon the
insuperable barrier which nature has
raised in woman'S mind against the
guilty of her own sex.
And Mrs. Smith, having been Smiths
wife for some years, will know better
than to pit any individual instance
against a theory so broad and so long
uncontradicted.
So that, in way. though Smith
makes the Draconian law, it is his wife
upon whom rests the odium of enforc-
ing it.
But neither of the two is conscious
of this truth. 1t is the divine right
of married life-Peace be praised!-
that woman shall be unable to see
when her husband would prefer her to
be blind; that she shall be afflicted
with amnesia when he wishes her to
forget.
And as there are few Archbishop Ire
lands to speak the truth-the lamenting
of it and its closer application are an
other story-and as the world Is made
up of Smiths, women will continue of
fcially to turn a scornful, cold, con-
demning face upon the feminine sinner
And men will officially and by turns
deplore and ridicule her cruelty; her
unhesitating, unreasoning welding of
the flaming social sword. which keeps
the sinner forever beyond the pale.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
AN IDAHO TRAGEDY.
Man Becomes Suddenly Insane ana
Makes Things Lively for Time at

Moscow. Idaho, Aug. 4.-Dr. w. w.
Watkins was shot and instantly kill
ed this morning While riding in his
buggy in the streets of Moscow. George
Creighton, a prominent merchant, was
shot through the arm, and Deputy
Sheriff Cool was shot in the shoulder
and thigh by William Steffen a resi-
dent of Moscow, who it is believed be-
came suddenly insane. Steffen was af-
terward killed.
Steffen was on horseback when he
shot Watkins and Creighton. He was
at once pursued by the deputy sheriff
and large posse. AS he neared his
house about two miles southeast of
town, his horse was shot from under
him. Steffen took refuge in his house.
which was Immediately surrounded.
Here, armed with rifle, he kept the
besiegers at a distance. However, they
kept growing in numbers and increas-
ing their armament and a fusillade
was kept up from every side of the
structure, the attacking party taking
refuge in a field of tall
wheat. Steffen would occa-
sionally appear at the windows, fire
shot and disappear. About IL o'clock
he appeared at the kitchen window, ev-
identity intending to pick off some one
in party of four Nho had crawled up
to an advanced position. They were
looking for him, however, and a volley
from their rifles killed him instantly.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
COLUMBUS SHOOTING ARRAY.
UnweIcome Hotel Guest EndeavOrs
to XIII Clerk Who Requested Him
IN Move

UnweIcome Hotel Guest EndeavOrs
to XIII Clerk Who Requested Him
to Move.
Columbus, Ga, Aug. 4.-Considerable
excitement was caused at the Vernon
Hotel late last night by sensational
shooting ARRAY. John L. Maxwell,
well-known young man of this city,
and who is prominently connected here,
shot three times at Jep Chaffin, hotel
clerk and son of the proprietress.
According to the statements of wit
nesses, Maxwell called Chaffin into the
Office of the hotel from the back porch
of the building, and as he appeared
planted his pistol point blank at him
and fired. The men We're hardly three
feet apart. but Chaffin ducked in time
to dodge the bullet, dropping behind
a counter. Maxwell followed him up,
firing two more shots, but almost by a
miracle Chaffin was uninjured. A ne
gro porter narrowly escaped being shot.
Mrs. Chaffin heard the shots and
rushed into the office crying Don't
shoot my boy" In the meantime Chat
lin was trying to seize billiard cue
to strike the other his mother at the
same time imploring him not to do so.
Persons in the hotel Office seized Max
well, and when the police came, a min
ute or two later, he quietly surrender
ed. He was drinking at the time and
was very much excited. Chaffin stated
That he had continuously told Maxwell
mat ne must leave the hotel on account
OF his conduct, which his fellow guests
deemed Objectionable, and this was the
sole reason why Maxwell fired at him.
maxwell says that Chaffin had elected
MN and he would not stand his treat
ment. Maxwell was carried to police
headquarters and tomorrow the re-
corder will look into the affair
John Henry Cory, young man who
is friend of Chafi, was arrested at
the same time in connection with the
occurrence on charge of .disorderly
conduct.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
Birmingham Labor Leaders Do Not
Expect to BE Called On.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 4.-Promi-
nent labor leaders and corporation Of
ficials agree in the statement that the
great steel strike in the North will
in no way affect the Birmingham dis
trict. There are several lodges of the
Amalgamated Association here, but
they do not expect to be called on for a
sympathetic strike. as none of the
mills here are owned or operated by
the United States Steel Corporation.
The steel mills of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railway Company are oper-
ated as open mills, the Amalgamated
Association having lost a strike at that
plant some months ago. The miners
have a powerful organization in this
district and William Farley, member
of the national executive board has
gone to Indianapolis in answer to a
call from President Mitchell. Leading
miners say they do not believe his visit
is in regard to a sympathetic strike.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
GIN CoRBIN AT MANILA.
,rssEs PLEASURE IN HIS TOUR
i' OF NEW POSSESSIONS.

Oocasion to Pay Glowing
IN the Able Civil and Mill
-, administration of Tart ma
.,oee--Exchanges Presents With
suItan of JOlo.
,,.,ila. Aug 4.-The towns of Gala
am Naujan and Pola' on the north
P coast of the island of Mindoro,
- oocupied by a battalion of the
,,,.,r+oenth volunteer Infantry and Ma
10 scouts after a slight resistance.
o',, Insurgents, numbering $50, fed into
49,. in4erior. Their commander, How
I'D who is a deserter, is hiding In the
,+ains and the Americans are in
Aai+ Gen. Corbin, who has returned
-. oTanila after an eleven day tour Of
.ba islands, including a visit to the
e,1tan Of Jolo, with whom he exchang-
ed presents, says:
.orbe trip has considerably broadened
,,. lows as we'll as afforded me great
rieaeure personally. What l have seen
plhom1d he of considerable benefit to the
government.
I'm INV opinion the changes now be-
i,, made in the Philippines could not
he ha carried out by ADLER hands than
.boea of Gov. Taft and Gen. Chaffee.
10Th have had wide experience. Both
are men of tact and ability. Their du-
tics are entirely separate, and yet in
many ways cooperative. one could
NOT very well go forward without the
other. | am gratitied to observe the
firm friendship established between
them. and l am confident that under
their guidance the Philippines VIII get
ont of trouble into peaceful waters"
The adiutant general left Manila for
Shanghai this afternoon.
Tbe civil commission has chartered
steamer for a trip among the northern
islands in the interest of the establish
roent of civil government. The journey
will he begun in about ten days.
congressman Snafroth of Colorado.
who has been closely investigating the
question of public lands in the Philip
mines urges the commission to take
steps to establish the homestead laws,
allowing any person doing work to the
value of 500 on government land to
occupy a certain amount of it, and if
possible. assisting in stocking it. He
also urges a similar arrangement with
reference to mining claims.
The troubles between the Sultan of
Jolo and other native chiefs, which has
resulted in some lighting and consider
able loss of life, are being closely
watched by the military authorities
who are ready to interfere should occa-
sion demand. The new administration
of Manila under the charter will prob
ably go into effect next Tuesday when
NEST of the appointments will be made.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
DIARY OF AN ADVANCE AGENT.
A Glimpse of Britafn's Impending
Fate From Hustling Americans.
From T,ondOp Punch

fTOHl LOuuOH IullCil.
Monday, 10 a. m.-Reached England.
Country half asleep.
p. m.-Reached London. Village
awake, but not really spry.
4S0-Reached Hotel Magnificent.
4:45-Went all over it. Nice house.
Do as a pied terre for our directors
when over here.
5-Bought it.
Skinner. Arranged to turn dining
room into ante-room for callers. Tired.
Counted checks. Bed
Tuesday 9 a. m.-Read Times at
breakfast. Leader disparaging our
company. Must see TO this.
10-Saw proprietors of Times.
Thought Times.
12-Heard of difiiclty with staff. Ed
itor resigned.
p. m.-Bought some editors.
1.05-Lunch.
3 to 6-Interviewed the company's
competitors; three minutes each.
to Wrote checks.
S:30-Theater. Play, THE Ironmas-
ter" Don't like the sound; suggests
rivalry; must see il rights are to be
had.
ednesday-Curiously unlucky morn
ing. Admiralty wouldn't sell fleet.
War office refused to scrap guns. Co
lonial secretary declined to let me
have Jamaica as a tip for our ashes.
At this rate no use staying out. Pick
ed up Thames steamboat fleet for an
old song on way back. Will do to run
on the canals inside out fitting shop.
Thursday, p. m.-Things have been
humming to-day. Steamboat deal evil
IDENTIFY leaked out. Bought the p. and
O., Cunard, White Star, Orient, Union
Catse and North German Lloyd.
Bought the Liverpool docks. Bought
the London and Northwestern. Cabled
to my company that they might begin
making
Friday. 10 a. m.--Cable from COM
pany asking me to buy less and sell
more. Much best policy to buy up all
our customers first; sell to ourselves
then. and make sure of orders.
p. m.-Bought Holyhead harbor.
Made an offer for ST. Georges chan
mel.
Saturday a. m.--Cable from home,
Rival trust formed. Underselling. iRe-
turn at once"
10 a. m,-Returnipg
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
LABOR MILITARY COMPANY.
AmaIgamated Men Organize One at
Wheeling, w. Va.

Wheeling. W. Va, Aug. 4.-The or
ganization of the first military COM
pany by labor organization was put
under way last night by Crescent
Lodge, Amalgamated Association and
to-day so popular is the plan that the
members of labor unions by the hun
bred are discussing it favorably and
the indications are that a very large
percentage of Wheeling's union labor
will soon be under military discipline
The two full companies formed in
Crescent Lodge will not be in any way
controlled by the state.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
INVESTIGATING WEIGHTS.
Railroads Keeping Tab on Augusta
Merchants Find Shortages and
False Marking.

Augusta, Aug. 4.-The railroads in
Augusta have quietly established
weighing bureaus without notifying
shippers and have for several days past
reweighed and examined all freight
They have found shortage in weight
varying from Is to 1000 pounds in sim
gle shipments and found packages
marked in one class belonging to an
other of higher freight rate.
Merchants justify themselves by de-
claring that rival soliciting freight
agents have said to them, I'VE can't
cut our rate, but you can mark down
the weight and it will go through"
The railroads say this was unauthor-
lied, and there is quite a sensation
among shippers growing out of the dis
closures by. weighing bureaus.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
THE BATTLE ROYAL.
Continued from First Page.)

tendent Milton Coombs of the mills of
the American Steel Hoop Company
stated to-day that no orders had been
received from the general offices of the
company to start the plants in oper-
alton. Unless the federation of labor
calls out the blast furnace workers for
supplying the United States Steel Cor
poration with iron, there will be no
change for the present in the local sit
uatlon. Reports have been circulated to
the effect that the strike would extend
to the mills of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company here and elsewhere, but
they are without foundation, as an alb
solute scale agreement has been signed
for one year.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05

Mrs. Hazel Silvis Wood Was Wen
known There.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. AIRS.
Hazel Silvis Wood. who has recently
been the subject of numerous press
dispatches from Omaha. was known
here as a single young woman only,
and the daughter of ]. B. Silvis. Mr.
Silvis came from Omaha several years
ago. purchased a plantation one mile
south of Tallahassee. His wife and
daughter did not join him in his new
home for two or three years. Some
time after their arrival, the mother and
daughter We're on trial in the United
States Court here on a charge of Is
suing counterfeit money, but were ac-
quilted. Mr. Silvis was an industrious
man and endeavored to attend to his
own business, letting other peoples
alone. He had no trouble here until
his family came. The young daughter
would go away from home. remaining
several months and return as mysteri-
ously as she had disappeared.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
DROWNING AT BEAUFORT.
"o Colored Girls Lose Lives While
Bathing.

"eaufort, S. c., Aug. A drowning
I1'ueht occurred here to-day, in
M"lch two very respectable colored
." 49, VINO were the mainstay of their
'5ea mother, lost their lives.
10 lorence and Lila Riley, aged IS and
- years. respectively, were Grabbing
nort Nom a small boat in Beaufort river
i,9' IN or the town. and decided to go
a. oathing. After being in the water
boi u'iet space of time their cries for
VIZ We're heard by a man on shore,
snp -o Iushed to their assistance, and
ne ,Ceeded In saving Mamie Watson,
mo no was with the Riley sisters.
so-a me body of Florence was recovered
~ i after the accident and the girl
of '9 found tightly grasping the anchor
an me BOAT. Coroner r. r. Sans held
sr5 INQUEST over the recovered remains
ebCu verdict in accordance with the
'O'e Iacts was rendered by the Jury.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
A STEEL MANS VIEW.
Says General Strike viii Wreck the
Association

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. Aft Pres
ident Shaffer carries out his published
intention of ordering a general strike,
1t will mean the absolute humiliation
of the Amalgamated Association and
another Homestead affair."" said Su-
perintendent George R. Refs of the Illi-
nois Steel Company tonight.
1T seems to me a mistaken policy to
throw thousands of men out of work
merely as matter of sentiment, and
this is all that the present strike
amounts to, in my opinion. The course
of President Shaffer is calculated to
wreck his organization, and 1 believe
he has made great mistake in adopt
ing his present policy"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA.

FATALLY Bitten by Pet Dog, which
Also Bit Her Daughter at Same
iime-Fears Now for the Younger.
gainesville, Ca. Aug. AIRS. Dick
chatham died here at her home on
summit street, this city, this morning
VI hydrophobia. She was bitten by a
mao dodg several days ago, and the
ol'e at first caused her no alarm. Yes
'eraay' however, she became much
worse and her sufferings were so in
tense she acted as if wholly mad. The
POISON had evidently got in it's work,
roi she suffered frightfully until death
tteneVed her this morning. Her daugh-
t sI was bitten by the same pet pug at
l'e same time her mother was, and
t,u"y 1t is feared that she will also
r naNe hydrophobia. Mrs. Chatham was
s sbII here, and owned consider
able property.
caI me funeral of Charley Lilly. son of
~ j. A. Lilly of Baltimore, was
10 iiSl " mere this afternoon. He was about
40 years old, and died of consumption.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-05
arcbbi.bop IIenne Returns.

New York. Aug. 4.-Archbishop
Keane of Dubuque, former rector of
the Catholic University, who received
his new dignity in Rome in April, ar
rived on the steamship Celtic to-day,
and went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where he had long talk with Arch
bishop Ireland and later left for Chi