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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
THE DELAWARE DEADLOCK.
Hannu said to Have Interested Him.
self in Addicks' Fight.

DOVER. Del. Feb. 12-State Senator
Frank Alec has returned from Washing
ton and il is declared by persons vino
should know that ne reported the views
Of Senator Hanna and members OF the Ma
tional Committee at a conference of the
Union Republicans or Addicksites. which
was held yesterday.
1t is said that the Federal Alminlstra-
ton will this week send a formal request
to the Delaware Republicans in the Legs
lature TO elect two Senator'S The Admin
istration. it is said. VIII not specify names
but VIII urge that TWO names be fixed
| upon
The visit OF Alec TO Washington IS taken
as another evidence of the efforts OF the
/ Union Republicans to interest the Nation
a Committee in behalf Of Addicks After
the meeting of the Addlcksites Alec de-
clared that there would be no material
change in the vote for a day or SO. but
that the trick could be turned evidently
meaning the ACCESSION te the Addicks
ranks Of FIVE or six men who are now vot-
ing as regular Republicans.
The regular faction Of the Republi-
can party also held meeting and re-
ceived The report of the committee which
conveyed The proposal TO the Addicksites
that the Republicans unite on Lieutenant
Governor Cannon and Attorney General
Ward as United States Senator's. As pre-
yiou5ly announced, the kldicksites de
cliued the proposal
The Democratic members of The Legis-
lature held a meeting and decided to con-
tinue to vote for Senator R. K. Kenney
! and Willard salisbury. the caucus nomi-
nees.
Addicks received his usual sixteen votes
when the ballot was east for Senator.
Representative BaynaTd. OF Wilmington
who has been voting independently. is re-
garded as being friendly 10 Addicks. He
voted yesterday for Colonel Du Pont for
the long term and Charles F. Richards for
the short term. He has been supporting
Judge Spruance- Mr. Baynard said,
I came here for the purpose of as
sistIng in the election of two United
States Senators. Thus far our efforts
have beer fruitless. I see that in order
to elect Senators concessions have to be
made. and by voting for Colonel Du Popt
and Mr. Richards l am making conces-
siOnS'
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EDISON COMPANIES SUED.
! New England PhoHoEraph Company
Wants 100000 Damages.

" ahiS F&OosOSO damages
TRENTON, N J, Feb, I2.-Thomas a
Edison, the National Photograph Compa-
ny. the Edison Photograph Company. and
the Edison Phonograph Works are defend
ants in suit instituted in the United
States Circuit Court here yesterday by the
New England Photograph Company, in
which the plaintiff company seeks to re-
cover 500 900 damages. to compel the de-
PENDANTS to turn over the profits derived
from selling monographs and phonogra oh
supplies in the New England States, and
TO eni1in them from further transactine
business in that territory.
The suit is one of a series Of compIicat-
ed actions growing out OF the failure Of
the North American Photograph Company
and the subsequent disposal at a recefv-
er's sale % its assets. including certain
rights in the Edison photograph patents
and numerous contracts and leases Of
these rights to subsidiary companies
The New England company specifically
charges that the failure of the North
American Company was part of 3 scheme
and that it was accomplished by a gross
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the company's at
fairs by Mr.. Edison, the president. The
plaintiff corporation, according to the BILL
was induced to waive its right during the
eighteen months ending July / 1885. and
during the early part OF this period the
North American Company is alleged 10
have been forced into insolvency
subsequent transfer of its property to
Frederick p OFT, one OF Mr.. Edison's en-
plOyCs. according TO the bill, was fol-
lowed by the defendants beginning busi-
ness in New England. where the plaintiff
corporation claims exclusive privileges
Ten interrogatories 10 be answered By the
defendants are propounded In the bill.
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IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

II. r Jones, Of Topeka. Kan. is q guest
at the Raleigh. Speaking of Mrs. Nations
crusade he said this morning: II thor
oughIy agree with Jerry Simpson when he
says that the agitation started by Mrs
Nation viii cause the liveliest civil strife
Kansas has ever known The officials
ought to be more determined in their &c
ton than they are. The fair name of Kan
sas is held up to ridicule by the antics OF
this woman. Jerry Simpson and Mrs. Ma
zion were neighbors at Medicine Lodge
and there, am told. she was considered
insane The two chief political parties OF
the State fear to take sides, lest they in
lure their cause. but this affair will IN
dOubtedIy sooner or later become cam
paign issue"
There is a great scarcity OF lumber
East as well as Vest said J J. McGin-
ley. member OF a large lumber firm in
Colorado, at the Shoreham this morning.
The famine is so great that Louisiana.
Georgia. and Texas lumber that we had
been counting on as usual this year. could
not be had. It is ali going North and
East. So this year Western consumers
must be content with Western supplies
for the most part. and am going to ses
what can be done in the way Of secur nj
supplies from the coast country Denver
is being steadily built up. and houses are
being taken and occupied as fast as built
Colorado has grown in population with
remarkable rapidity, and the increase in
Denver's population is not OF the in
valid order, as people might suppose"
The matter of redlstricting our
State, said DR.. 6. H NeiII. OF Raj
eigh. " c. a the Metropolitan. this
morning. "is attracting widespread in
terest. The most perpIczing question
is this: Shall a rock-ribbed Repub-
lican district, composed OF Madison.
Yancey, Mitchell. Watauga, Ashe. Wilkes,
Tadkin and Davis counties be formed?
The Democrats in some of those counties
say It would not be treating them fairly
20 throw them over 10 hopeless Republi
canism, and that it would be the honest
thing to make two close districts that
would give a stimulus to the voters to
take interest in the elections"
RepresentatfYe-eIect L D. Padgett Of
the Seventh Tennessee District is regis
tered at the Ebbitt Mr.. Padgett succeeds
Colonel y. y. Cox in the House and speak
ing of his presence in the city said this
I am in Washington simply TO get &C
QI2inted with the method Of doing things
in Congress and to meet the members.
knew an old fellow way up IN the Tonnes
seq Mountains. who once contemplated tax
ing railroad trip and for several days
coul& be seen hanging around the station
Being questioned about his peculiar ac-
tons. he said: Well, / am going on trip
and I thought I'd come down and Just get
used 10 the engine before 1 get on That's
why I came to Washington
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A LINCOLN CELEBRATION.
sEark Twain Presidcs at Meeting
Held in New York.


NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-With Henry
Watterson as the principal speaker and
Mark Twain to preside and make the
chairman's usual opening address, it
would be safe TO say that Carnegie Hall
would be filed in almost any kind of
weather. and at almost any kind Of q
meeting.
But the attractions which drew the enor-
nous crowd that was there last evening
were in themselves enough to insure
large turnout CT people. It was the eel
ebration of LincoIn's ninety-second birth
day. with the additional feature that ths
funds to be raised on the occasion were
to be applied to the use of the Lincoln
Memorial University at Cumbe.la land Gap,
Tenn which is devoted to the education
of the mounta .neers of east Tennessee
Mark Twain introduced Mr.. Watterscn.
In the course of his remarks Mark
Twain said both he and Colonel Waiter
son had been rebels. but were now re-
constructed rebels. He continued:
1T is a curious circumstance that he
and L both of whom were rebels, related
by blood TO each other, should be brought
here together this evening, bearing
tribute in our hands md bowi2g our
heads in reverence to that noble soul
whom for three years We tried to de-
stroy I don't know that the fact has ever
been mentioned before. but it is fact,
nevertheless
Colonel WattersOn and 1 were both
rebels and We are blood relations. I was
a second lieutenant ia a Confederate com
pany-for while-oh. 1 could have stayed
on. If l had wanted to. I made myself
felt. / left tracks all aroGGd The c0un-
try 1 could have stayed on, but it was
such weather. l never saw such weather
TO be out of doors in IN my life
The colonel commanded q regiment.
and did his part. 1 suppose. to destroy
the Union He did not succeed, yet II he
had obeyed me. he would have done 50.
I had a plan. and 1 fully intended to drive
General Grant into the Pacific 0cean-if
I could get transportation. l told Colo
mel Watterson about it. 1 told him what
he had to do
What wanted him to do was to sur
round the Eastern army, and wait until
l came up But he was insubordinate; he
stuck on some bubble of military ct
quette about second lieutenant giving
orders 20 4 colonel. CT something like
that, and what was the consequence The
Union was preserved This is the first
time. believe. that Lhat secret has ever
been revealed
Mark Twain closed with serious and
very earnest euiogy OF Lincoln. Mr. Wat
tersOn's lecture was a euI0gy Of Lincoln
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
GEN. JOHN RAMSAY DEAD.
Made Il Brilliant Record During the
Civil War.


Civil War.
NEW YORK. Feb I2-Gen. John Ram
say. one Of the most prominent citizens Of
Jersey City. died yesterday morning at his
home. JAG Bay View Avenue, from heart
trouble following an attack Of gastro-en-
teritis- a snort time before his death ne
realized that his end was near and made
request that his body he buried IN the
Arlington Cemetery, at Washington, d. c.
General Ramsay was bern in New York
On October = 1895 and his parents re-
moved 10 Jersey City when he was SIX
months old. When tn civil war broke out
he enlisted in the Second New Jersey Reg
iment He was commissioned captain OF
Company G in July, 1861. and became
major OF the Fifth New Jersey in the fol-
lowing May In april he was advanced TO
colonel Of the Eighth New Jersey VClUn-
teers. and for distinguished bravery OF the
field WAS made brIgadier general IN Deem
Der. 1854 On March 13, 1866, when the
regiment was mustered out, he was bre-
yetjed major general. lie took d prominent
part in many notable battles. He attract
ed the notice Of Gen. Nelson A Miles dur
ing the siege of Fredericksburg by his
brilliant charge through the Confederate
lines and other brdye deeds.
At the outbreak CT the war with Spain
General Ramsay offered his services His
application was endorsed by General Miles.
bUt he was not appointed. He vas a mem
Der OF G. Van HOuten Post. Grand Army OF
the Republic, and assistant adjutant and
assistant quartermaSter general Of the De-
partInent OF New Jersey OF the Grand Army
of the Republic He was a Republican
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
SILVER MEN AT ODDS.
Fight Between the GuEgeHheim and
Standard oil Interests.

Standard oil Interests.
NEW YORK. Feb. f2-The Silver Trust
IS threatened with dissolution as the re-
suit of q quarrel between NJ Guggenheiul- s
Sons. until recently the greatest Of the in
dependent refiners, and the Standard Oil
interests.
H H Rogers. Of the Standard Oil Com
pany. a director Of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company. as the trust is
technically. known, wrote >sut his resigna-
ton at noon yesterday ana is SAID 10 have
handed it in. Leonard Lewiston and
Grant B. SchIey "lso have threatened to
resign. and unless the differences are
patched up the Standard Oil millions will
be Withdrawn entirely from the trust
There was heavy selling by Standard
Oil brokers Of the stock in the market yes
terday- The stock showed q net loss on
the day of Is per cent II is said that
unless a truce is declared a number CT
proxies for the annual meeting will be
revoked and there viii be great fight be-
tween the two strong interests for control
The cause OF the fight. IL is stated. is
that the Standard Oil interests in the Sill
yer Trust wanted 90 market the product
through the United Metal Selling Company
which IS controlled by the Standard Oil
Company II Guggenheim' Sons have
a selling agency OF their own at 50 Broad
Street. which is one OF the most profitable
parts Of their business. When they sold
out their smelling interests and became
a part OF the Silver Trust they had no in
tentiOn Of turning over the selling agency
70 the trust On the contrary. they de-
clare that they intended to continue that
business Individually and. IN fact, have
Ions contracts with the GuggeEheim smeIt-
ers which they claim cannot be abrogated.
It Is said there is no prospect Of an ear
" settlement Of the fight Both sides claim
that they are in the right and will fight it
out TO the bitter end. 1t is a clash Of
millions and Wal, Street expects to see
a long GraWn-o battle.
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IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
Potomac Steel Company, of Cumber-
land, Temporarily Suspended.


CUMBERLAND. Nd. Feb. 12.-Upon
petition Of DeWarren H Reynolds and D.
James Blackston, attorneys for the Poto-
mac Steel Company. Edward H. Welsh. OF
Cumberland. was appointed receiver for
the corporation yesterday Mr. Welsh filed
a bond in $50. 900 with the United States
Bonding Company as security Mr. Welsh
is member Of the Cumberland City Ccun-
Gil and is financially interested in the com
pauy.
The petition states that owing to the
great outlay for machinery. which was so
much greater than was at first anticipat-
Ell. but small sum was left In the treas
ury as working capital. and that the sud
den rise in raw material made il almost
impossible to operate the InilI with the lin
tied capital at the command OF the com
pany.
The Baltimore and Ohio rolling mill was
leased February Z. 1909. by the Potomac
Steel Company. OF which S ]. McFerran.
Of Pittsburg, was president. for the pur-
pose OF manufacturing light steel rails.
Of the capital stock authorized the Detfrion
states but $50 OO0 was taken and that the
mill was operated irregularly until Mr.
L. IL Welsh went to the aid of the con-
Germ on the 9th Of March. when the mill
was operated until the 18th Of March.
The petition further states that the COM
pauy has about Sl0,0C1 outstanding and
much raw material. and that It expects
to pay dollar for dollar OF its indebted
ness. and that ii was obliged to ask for a
receiver because certain creditors had in
stituted proceedings against it,
Mr. Welsh stated that the mill would
he started up again at an early date. He
also said that it would be operated in al
its departments and that it would be the
greatest help to Cumberland since the
days when the old rolling mill was in full
blast Messrs- II. A ShaGou. Baumengart-
en-. Joseph SchonthaI. and George latter
all, all Of Pittsburg, are here. They are
Well-knOwn men with plenty OF capital ana
are behind the project to start up the
mill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
A KENNEDY WITNESS GONE.
me Defence Intilnates the Existence
OF q PoIice Plot.

OF Police Plot.
NEW YORK Feb l2-When Justice
Fursman opened court yesterday in the
irlai of Samuel J. Kennedy for the murder
9I Dolly Reynolds in the Grand Hotel on
august Is 1898. Mr.. Moore. CT the counsel
Tor Kennedy. said that an important wit
nesses for the defence. Daniel Melville. a
plumber, who made an affidavit in the ap-
piIcation for new trial was missing.
Melville. he said. had sailed on a Clyde
Line steamship for Il pleasure trip to
Florida.
We don't believe Justice can be done
IN the absence of this witness said At
toTney Moore. we would like to reach
him by commission or upon his return"
Justice Fursman said he would proceed
with the case and in the meantime the
prosecuting attorney might examine Mel
Yille's affidavit. MelyilIe's affidavit al
ieges that a police officer named Smith
secured from him a piece % lead pipe sim
liar to the lead bludgeOn with which Dolly
Reynolds was murdered and similar to a
piece of pipe which. II is alleged, was
found by Detective Sergeant Carr in the
cellar of kennedys home on Staten Is
land. This is an intimation that the pipe
evidence was 4 police plant"
Melville sailed for Florida in the Al
gonquin on Friday. Stephen Byrnes. the
Grand Hotel waiter. who said Dolly Rey-
nolds dined at the hotel with man re-
sembling Kennedy on the day before the
murder. was recalled. He was unable 20
identify Kennedy, as the man who was in
the room when he went up to collect the
lunch check. Police Captain McClusks
and other officers also testified.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
A Great Economic Change

Almost every day brings some new announce
mcnt with regard TO the absorption OF one rail
road or another by some other railroad II !,
noteworthy that the same group OF capitalists al
ways has these transactions in charge. Nor d.
these rich contine their activity to railroads
A dozen men have become suddenly the leading.
influence in the country. while people have been
thinking that theF saw the national drift in i'm
peTiaiisIn. in cOTuDt municipal politics. in me-
chanical inventions. IN broadening of religious
beliefs or in extragagant living; the concentration
OF poker IN 4 few hands TO an extent which
dwarfs to insignifcance the most gigantic OF the
modern transactions. has bsIOme the central and
basic fact
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

The revolutionary and coIored Cuban
elements represented in the Constitutional
Convention in Havana scored yesterday in
the adoption of a provision which would
if ratified. make General Gomez eligible to
the Presidency Of the Island State Gomez
is identified with the party which demands
manhood suffrage He IS not a Cuban.
but a San DOMINICAN mulaJto. The dom
ination OF the country by the factions ia
vorable to his elevation to the Chief Mag
istracy would not be in the interests of
civilization The fact that they have won
SO important a victory in the convention
proves their power. and viii serve as a
warning to the United States to see that
American-Cuban relations are adequately
safeguarded before letting go OF the Pearl
Of the Antilles.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
NAPOLEoN's DEATH MASK.
A Valuable Find in Il PIa5nGeId. y
j.. Ash Heuu

PLAINFIELD, n. J., Feb. 12.-CoIoneI
Julian Scott. of West Front Street, the
well-known artist, has made a remarka-
bic find. From an ash barrel which had
been consigned TO dump Colonel Scott
has rescued a mask OF Napoleon. which is
mate to the valuable one now highly
priced in the collection in the New York
Museum of Art.
The mask, so Colonel Scott says. was
formerly owned By North PIainfield
family. who did not realize its value. II
drifted TO one side. and finally brought u
in the ash barrel
The mask was taken al St. Helena, after
the death OF the great general in exile.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

Rumors are persistent to the effect that
MI Hanna has been successfully enlisted
in the cause OF Mr. Addicks, and viii or
der the Delaware Legislature to elect him
to the United States Senate some time
this week We have no criticism TO Of
fer. Addicks viii compare favorably with
almost any Republican now I'm the Senate.
for learning. ability, elOquence, and integ-
rity-certainIy so with Mr.. Hanna.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
THE RAWLINs AFLoAT.
Grounded Transport Released by
Tugs at Santiago.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Feb. 12.-The
United States transport Rawlins. form
erly the Old Dominion line steamship
Yorktown. which ran on a reef while en-
tering the bay here Sunday morning, was
pulled off this morning. Three powerful
tugs had been trying to get the vessel
clear since Sunday The transport did
not suffer any material damage
The Rawlins left New York on Feb
ruary for the purpose OF bringing back
the Tenth Regular Infantry to the Uni
ted States. A battalion OF that regiment
has embarked on the steamship. and she
viii sail fer the United States tonight.
The grounding of the Rawlins was due
TO me carelessness Of a local pilot.
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(From The Philadelphia Press.

tFTOm Inc FIlIaueIpLIa Fress-)
Mrs. de Style docking from her paper)-The
idea / told that reporter not 10 mention nv
name in connection with the Glugores' reception
and yet he's done il. III Just 90 down to that
newspaper Office tomorrow and see about this.
Nr. d Styie-Oh. wouldn't pay any attention
to II. my dear!
Mrs de style--I wouldn't, bat they've got my
Eame spelled wrong
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
Round 40 he Agreeable.

IFom Inc Boston GIObe-)
Holiday Tourist-How long is this road my
UauZ
Iokel-Ahout twenty-four mile
TouriSt-iwenty-four milesE Why, surely it
isn't SO long IS that"
Tokel-Nal, p'r'aps Il may be about ten or So
fourist-IL doesn't seem more than two miles
long 10 me.
Iokel-Weli, p'raps you're about right
Tourist-Conigund yol l don't believe you know
ANYTHING about 1t az alt
Yokel-Wal I cannot say As I %. mister, come
TO think on If!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

Rioting. amounting almost 10 revolu-
ton. has spread through Spain. and fhe
authorities do not seem to be strong
enough to core with the situation. The
unpopularity of the Infanta Mercedes
marriage into the Carlist Caserta branch
Of the Bourbon family. is great. but it is
probable that It is rather the occasion
than the cause of the present outbreak.
which is one distinctly against the thr ne
and the clericais- 1t is. in fact. largely
republican uprising. and its political
seriousness and consequences may not yet
appear
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A Fatal Omission.
From Harper's Bazar.)

Il am afraid said the editor. after he had
read the manuscript OF the new dramatic critics
first criticism that YOU do not possess the apti-
tude for speaking OF the drama -
But. SIR protested the poor fellow, who real
" knew good play when he saw one. do 7 not
say that tangled Jangles' is 4 play OF deep IN
Terest?'
You do. but you failed to say that it is A
play Of deep human interest
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Just why. it would be hard TO say. but
there is no doubt that feeling of IN
usual optimism concerning the situat ton
in South Africa has come over London It
is limited that news has been received
from German African sources. showing
the Beers 10 be at the end of their re
sources There i a British opinion also
that the strategy Of Lord Kitchener has
at last practically trapped Botha and De
Wet. and that an end TO resistance viii
heave in sight now within couple Of
weeks All We have to say on tho subject
is that. hitherto. such rosy visions have
generally been precursors of British dis-
asters- However. this time they may be
not without some foundation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
The Lobster and the Clam,

From the Indianapolis PreSs-)
'The difference between You and me- said
the Clam 10 the Lobster is that you put up and
l shut up
Almost At once ripple of nlerrilncnt ran over
the face OF the sea.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
And HuggIng "a Pillow

(From the Pittsburs Chroricle-TeIegraph)
Have you been sIeishridIng yetg'' asked
Snaggs Of Old Crusty
20. no; If l cared Tor that sort OF thing could
get all the sensations by sitting IN a cellar with
my feet in bucket Of cold water. and iinElins
few BELLS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
Where the HIanae Rests

Fro1a The Grand Rapids Democrat.)
Secretary Long tries 70 throw the blame on
Congress for the delay in recognizing the beroisDl
OF the navy IN the war with Spain. but eyery-
body knows that the delay has been made by the
Administrators trying to give Sampson honor,
70 which he Is not entitled