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The Washington times., 1901-07-24
DEATH DUE TO HASTE.
Mr.. Thompson Heard His House Was
on Fire and Hurried Too Much

The funeral of the late William A.
Thompson, who dropped dead at his
home! 462 Maryland Avenue southwest,
Monday afternoon about o'clock, will
take place at O'Clock this afternoon at
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, of which
he was an elder. The pastor Of the
church, Rev. DIR. Daniel Skellinger, will
officiate and will be assisted In the ser
vices By the members of Dawson Lodge,
F. A A NJ, and Columbia Commandery,
X. r, Of which the deceased was men,
ber Mr.. Thompson, who was sixty-three
years old. was the chief engraver in the
office of the Coast Survey. Monday after
noon. during the progress of the fire at
the home of Henry Farauhsr, opposite the
Catholic University and adjoining the
house of Mr. Thompson's son, Harry, he
received a telephone message which he
mistook for the statement that his house
was on fire.
Mr.. Thompson rushed through the
streets as fast as he could run, only to
fall insensible to the floor upon his arrival
at home. A physician was summoned,
but before he arrived Mr.. Thompson had
breathed his last
Mr.. Thompson leaves widow, three
sons. and two daughters. II. c. Thomp-
son, a dentist. and Millard f. Thompson.
a physician. both of this city, are BROTH
ers of the deceased.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
TELEGRAPH POLE BEES H1vED.
Stupefied by Sulphur Fumes, They
Are Easily Cautured,

The property rights of the hive Of bees
which took up their lodging In the big
iron distributing box on the summit of a
sixty-foot telegraph pole at the corner of
Florida Avenue and Nineteenth Street
lately have finally been disposd of by the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company, and a
great anxiety has been removed from the
mind of Manager Ribble. A man. now a
beeman, but formerly a pole climber,
combined the necessary technical quail
fications to cope with the situation, and
on Monday mounted the pole and sue
eeeded in dispossessing the bees.
Although ready to defend their squatter
rights with the sharp instruments of de-
fence and offence with which all bees are
armed, smoke and sulphur fumes lulled
the garrison of the high citadel into in
sensibility, in which condition of non-
resistance the rest was easy. The fort
was then opened, the commander of the
defending forces, tie queen bee, was re-
moved and imprisoned in a hive prepared
for the reception of the intended prisoners,
and upon recovering sensibiiity her sub
Jects Loyalty followed her into captivity.
In the iron distributing box, which has
capacity of about six square feet,
comb had been constructed by the busy
Only a little part of the comb, however.
had been stored with the honey and not
over six or eight pounds was extracted.
Manager Ribble, of the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company, learned of the existence
of the bees in the box about three weeks
ago. 1t was not at first considered a matter
81 moment, but the importance of the
box and the refusal of the linemen of
the company to mount the pole in the
face of the bees made it necessary 10 get
rid of them. The story of Manager Rib
5le's efforts 10 secure a man able to- re-
iieve the company OF the bees was related
In The Times last week. Up to that time
no one had been found who could climb
o pole and who also could hive the bees
From the time Of the publication of the
story Manager Ribble was inundated with
applications and suggestions by mail and
in person. Monday over twenty callers
applied for the job, and his mail contain
ed as many more applications.
One lady correspondent stated that IL
Manager Ribble would call at her resi-
dence she would give him some sound ad-
vice, which, If applied, would solve the
effiSulty. Another suggested that as the
box had been elevated to the summit of
fsS scle by means of rope. that 1t
shcafl Ae lowered to the earth by the
same means, In order that the bees could
be handled from the ground This ad-
wiser did not take intof consideration that
no one had been found to climb the pole
In the face of the bees. nor that the box
was so intimately connected with the tele-
graph system that to remove 1t would
require the cutting Of the distributing
wires. and the interruption OF the whole
northwest trunk line Indefinitely.
Most of the applicants for the job of re-
moving the bees were much in need of
money, and offered to accomplish the work
for sums ranging from SIS to 800 The
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
THE CASE OF DORA BARTON.
Sent to tIe WorkhOuse in Default of
a go Fine.

Dora Barton, when called in the Police
Court yesterday to answer to "A charge
Of vagrancy, pleaded not guilty. There
was strong evidence against her, and in
default of a fine of $40 she was sent to
the workhouse for four months. She is
twenty-five years old. and her home is in
Philadelphia. 1t was said that yesterday
she went to a restaurant on Street, ate
and drank freely, and then sent out for
a hack toSStake a ride. She drove past
the residence of a prominent citizen on
Eighteenth Street northwest, a number of
times. and is alleged to have conducted
herself in manner that was very an
noying to the occupants of the house.
She jumped out of the hack near the
Treasury and refused 10 pay the hackman
for his services.
Several policemen testified as to the
character of the woman They said she
had been an inmate at different times of
several of the most idisreputable houses
in this city; that she had made habit
of going to the Metropolitan and other
clubs and sending in for prominent mem
hers, and that she WAS generally an OBJ
jectionable character.
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JUDGES DECISION RESERVED.
The KiIIiGan Case Involves Some
Fine Points of the Law.

me NiIihShh taSU SohAS
Fine Points of the Law.
The hearing of arguments on the petition
Of Timothy Killigan for writ of habeas
corpus to secure his release from custody
occupied the greater part of the session
of Equity Court No. yesterday. The
matter came up for hearing before JUS
tice Bradley, the Government being repre-
sented by District Attorney Gould, and
the petitioner by A. S. Colyar, as counsel.
1t was set forth in the petition that KILL
gan was arrested and afterward tried in
the Police Court, on three separate charges
for which he was fined in the aggregate
sl10 or in default to be imprisoned for
a period of 80 days.
One of the offences of which killigan
was declared guilty was that of assault
ing policeman. 1t was contended by his
counsel that for this offence killigan
could not be tried in the District branch
his conviction was Illegal. 1t was ex-
planned that the offence of assault" and
that of ''assaulting an officer are two
distinct offences, the former being mis-
demeanor and the latter felony.
District Attorney Gould cortended that
under the practice the petitioner was prop
erly tried, and that the petition for ha-
beas corpus should be denied. Justice
Bradley after hearing the arguments of
counsel stated that he was not satisfied
about the matter and would give it fur
ther personal study and announce his de-
cision on Friday next.
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DESERTED TWENTY YEARS AGO.
This Allegation Made in a Suit for
Divorce.

In petition for divorce filed yesterday
by Mintern S. Brown he alleges that his
wife deserted him twenty years ago. 1t
is stated that the parties were married
in this city in January, 1872.
In May, 1881. the petitioner states that
he rented the second and third floors of
the building at the southeast corner of
New York Avenue and Fourteenth Street
for the purpose of establishing offices for
the practice of his profession, dentistry.
He furnished the rooms suitable for habi-
tation, but, he says, his wife refused to
go there and live with him, and during
went TO New Jersey and resided with her
father.
J. w. Kinsley is named as counsel for
the petitioner.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
PUMPING ENGINE REPAIRED.
Ready for Use Again in Case of
Necessity

The big Barr pumping engine at the
pumping station on U Street has been
completely overhauled and put in repair,
and can be used for pumping 100000
gallons of water day as. soon as the
new concrete foundation is dry. The last
broken bolt was repaired yesterday end
the under supports of the. huge machine
further strengthened with cement. The
engine could have been used last night
had an emergency necessitated.
The Nordberg engine, however, was able
to pump all the water necessary and II
was decided to allow the cement under the
Barr engine to harden before putting 1t
into operation. Mr.. Mcfarland. the Dis
trict Commissioner, is much pleased with
the work which has been done upon the
recently crippled pumping machine. The
water station last night was in charge
of NJ. T. Coyle, engineer, who had orders
to start the Barr engine in an emergency.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
BeyyQileI His Eate.

Elfonso Wells was fined so by Judge Kimball,
in the Police Court yesterday. for whipping
horse, and in default was sent to the workhouse
for thirty days. Wells is cotored, and is eighteen
years old. When he was sent back to await the
arrival of the workhouse he cried yelled,
and screamed like crazy man About year
ago Wells was sent to the Reform School for
breaking into a stable. At that institution
he kicked up great commotion and cnly re-
mained there few weeks, when he was dis
charged. 1t is said he is not entirely right in
mind.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Paid n Fine of SO.

Judge Kimbal, in Che Police Court yesterday
fined George Neale $40 for alleged dsorderly con-
duct. A policeman swore that Neale was in an
animated controversy with another. man on
Brightwood Avenue Monday night that promised
to end in n fight. and that when he interfered
the young indulged in profanity that led to
his arrest. Neale said he had been drinking.
He did not remember what had happened.
guessed the policeman was right, and paid his
fne.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
Clarence Thomas and Fannie Sanford Carter, both
OF Loudoun County, Va; Max Pasternak and
BERTHE Sperling; Edward J. DeAtley and Elmer
A. Jones, both of westmoreland County, Va;
William II. Smith. District OF Columbia, and
Katie ID. Cromwell. Montgomery County. Va:
George f. Ruhl and Carrie DaInmann; Albert
Norwood and Carrie Russell; Douglass c. Moxley
and Bertha ID. Hamann; Calvert G.. Corder Cui-
pepper County Va. and Madella X. Roberts, Dis
trict of Columbia; Henry. Schwalb and Leah
Goldberg.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
A sToKER DIES AT HIS WORK.
Seized With HemOrrhage, McGar-
yey's End Came Quickly.

About $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Joseph McGarvey. about thirty-eight
years old, employed as stoker at the
Washington Gas Works. was suddenly
seized with hemorrhage and died in a
few moments.
McGarvey lived on NJ Street. between
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets
northwest The body was removed to the
me rgue in the morgue wagon and the
Coroner was notified.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Hunting Missing Snakes.

Two large Mexican bull snakes. about ten feet
long, were stolen from tent at the corner OF
First and X Streets southwest at an early hour
Sunday morning. and yesterday Moran Il Har
rison. the owners of the snakes. which they value
at $40 sought the assistance of the police in
recovering their property. The men are running
a small show the vacant lot at First and X
Streets and had the snakes in @. wooden sbox.
from which they were taken. 1t is thought that
the snakes have been taken au.-of- the city
Two other snakes that were in the box made
but have been reeaptured. -
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
'phOne 1874 IL quart bottles n the Wash.
"onS ington Brewing Cas- famous
fnr Raar Golden Hop Beer ior 81. De-
iOi DSSi' E-c-ei in unlettere1 wagons
A husband seeks a Divorce.

John William Miller yesterday filed petition
asking for divorce from his wife, Elmira Jones
Miller, on the grounds of desertion and abandon
ment. 1t is stated that the parties were mar
ricd in this city in March, 1873. and lived to-
gether until February 1897. Wilson BarKs-
dale are named as counsel for the petitioner.
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Sentenced for Being pi.orderIy.

Ross Washington, colored. went into George
Hilton's place in Georgetown Monday night to
buy some clans. He was drunk and noisy and
when a policeman endesvored TO quiet him he
got abusive. He finally left the place on advice
that he should go home but afterward returned
with open knife and again resumed his bel
ligerent attitude. In the Police Court, charged
with disorderly conduct yesterday he was sent to
the workhouse for sixty days. in default of
fine of $40.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Held for Her Gather.

Rebceca Herseh, the sixteen-year-old girl who
WIS taken into custody here yesterday morning
by Sergeant Williams, will be detained at the
Bruen Home until the arrival OF her father.
J. 7. Hcrsch. cigarmsker. OF Lancaster Pa.
Mrs. Jesse Duval, the sister OF the girl who
had brought her sister to the city. arrested
charge OF vacrancy, but was released on
$40 collateral furnished by her husband. which
she will probably forfeit. 81.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
puni.hed for Annoying Neiahbor..

Henry .Bntler and John Lishtfoot. colcred boys,
policeman told Judge kimball. in she Police
Court yesterday, members of gang that
had greatly annoyed the residents Of New Hamp-
shire Avenue, between and Streets north
west, lately by congregating there at night and
whooping. yelling, and being generally disorderly.
The youngsters denied the charge but were fined
;S each and in default went 20 the workhouse
for nine days.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Became Suddenly III.

George Barr, twenty-six years old, OF 22i
Thirteenth Street southwest, was taken sick at
the OF Seventh street and Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest about $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning and was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital in an exhausted condition. Later in the
day he had sufficiently recovered to be able to
go 10 his home.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Young Gambler. punished.

John Holmes and Soxbury Henry, colored boys
about fifteen years old. were turned over to the
Board of Childrens Guardians yesterday in de-
fault of a fine of $50 imposed on each by Judge
Kiinball fer disorderly conduct. A policeman
had the boys in court, charged with pitching
pennies in ST. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum grounds
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Gasoline Causes n Fire.

The explosion of gasoline stove set fire to the
kitchen of house 63G Fifteenth Street northeast
about lO:45 O'Clock yesterday morning, only
slightly damaging the property. The flames were
extinguished by No. 10 Engine Company. which
responded TO local alarm. The building is
owned by Mrs. J. c. Bgelow and occupied by
Mrs. George Quinlan.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Desertion Alleged In Divorce Suit

James Bowers yesterday fled petition asking
for divorce from his wife. Ella Bowers. on the
ground of desertion. 1t is stated that the
parties married in this city in November,
1892, and lived together until May 20, 1895,
when, the complainant states, his wife deserted
him and has since remained away. Thomas L.
Jones is named as counsel for the petitioner
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
A Case of Alcoholism.

George Williams OF 2l6 seaton Court north
west, was found shortly before midnight Monday
on Second Street northwest, between II and l
Streets, in an apparently lifeless condition. She
was removed in the patrol wagon OF the Sixth
precinct to the Casualty Hospital where the
physicians pronounced it case of alcoholism.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
A Co1orcd Youth pnrdoned.

Leund Payne, colored youth OF the First
ward.' was, at the request of his attorney, John
VI. Lawton, pardoned late on Monday evening
by President Mckinley
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

Capt. L. II. Beach. 3the Engineer Com
missioner of the District. has recommend
ed that the Attorney for the District be
ordered to take further proceedings in the
opening of an alley in square 81. between
ID Street and New York Avenue, and
1wenty-second and Twenty-third Streets
northwest The alley will probably be
opened as soon as possible, after proper
ty owners in the square have tried for
some time to secure the necessary action
On the part of the Commissioners. The
petition praying for an alley in this
square comes from Jennie r. WillouRhbY.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
Washington--Paris

Among the interesting exhibits
at the late Paris Exposition was 4
fine display OF Rorick Air Cushion
Trusses OF ali kinds. supporters,
and various appliances for men,
women, and children. from 1924
F ST. N. W., which took the high
est award over all competitors,
American and foreign. The Rorick
Air Cushion Truss Company leads
the world. Two weeks trial. Two
years guarantee. Catalogue and
consultation free. 1924 + St N.
W
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
The Best Prescription for M.IarIa

Chills and fever is a bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic II is simply iron and qunine in a
tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price soc.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
A Request for Wharfage Privi-
leges Not to Be Acted Upon.
A Policeman Fined for DiscOurtesy
to Cftizens-RepOrt Upon Gar
baGe Dump Complaint - Cutting
Down of Shade Trees Prohibited.

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to Cftizens-Report Upon Gar
bnEe Dump Complaint - Cutting
Down of Shade Trees Prohibited.
Pending settlement of the wharf ques-
ton Commissioner Macfarland yesterday
recommended that no action be taken in
regard to- the request recently made by
DIR. l.. f. Rauterberg. for the sale or
rental of fortv-five feet of the south
eastern border OF tho Eighth Street wharf
This property is at present under litiga-
ton, and is Claimed by w. w. Rapley,
who rents il - The American Ice Gem
pany. Thi; con- nany rents 10 E. S.
Randall, who in tnrn rents a portion of
the wharf to DR.. nauterberg.
The property is very valuable, as
steamboat wharves are becoming scarce.
In view of this fact Harbormaster Sutton
states that he does not think that it
would be advisable for the property to be
broken up as sugges: ed by Dr. Rauter-
berg.
The Commissioners accordingly recon-
mend as above
A trial board of police officers, after
hearing charges preferred against Private
j. F. Sullivan by Mr.. and Mrs.
Mooney, report that they are of the
opinion that Policeman Sullivan was
guilty of using harsh and unnecessary
language in the performance of his duty.
The finding of the trial board was ap-
proved yesterday by Major Richard Syl-
vester, Superintendent Of Police with
the recomme ndation that Private Suili-
van be fined IS. to be paid on or before
august D, 19Ol. and the policeman is also
warned to be respectful in the conduct
of police business at all times The find
ing of the trial board was approved by
Commissioner Macfariand President of
the Board of Commissioners
The officers of the Fourth precinct. the
Street Cleaning Department together with
the Superintendent of Police. have been
investigating dump at the corner of
Half and T Streets southwest, which was
complained of by Mrs. w. J. Kelly, who
lives opposite the dumping ground at 1920
Half Street
The various officials through whose
hands the question passed have reported
contrary to the original statement made
by Mrs. Kelly. She stated in her COM
plant to the Commissioners that the site
of an old icehouse burned down some time
ago was being used a dump. She de-
clared that heaps of trash, paper. rags
and various other things were allowed to
burn in the original cellar of the icehouse,
and that the odors which rose from the
place were bad. She also said that there
was constant fear of fire. Sparks blew
from the smoldering piles, she said, and
threatened to ignite the frame houses in
the vicinity.
The Superintendent of the Street Clean
ing Department referred the matter to
the police, who report that the old cellar
thirty-five feet square and forty feet
deep, has now become almost entirely
filled with trash and all kinds of refuse
matter. This trash, says Lieutenant
Hollinberger, at one time caught fire
and made the vicinity of the dump a very
place, but the pit is now
almost filed, he states, and in his opinion
there is now no cause for complaint.
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THE sun AND MOON.

Highest temperature PM. 0
Lowest temperature, 5 a.n.................... Z
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Chr iuasbinston uimes.
WEDNESDAY, JULY "a, 1901.
weather Indications,

Generally fair today and tomorrow; not m,
change in temperature; variable winds.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

tween Thirteenth Street and Sherman
Avenue, and one fire hydrant erected, at
an estimated cost of 81 .625.
That 120 feet of finch water main be
laid in the east alley of square Al, at an
estimated cost of sos
That 3l6 feet of 6-inch water main be
laid in the south side of Cincinnati Street,
west from the first alley west of Nine
teenth Street, at an7 estimated cost of
s2es
The following appointments of inspec-
tors were made yesterday in the Engineer
Department:
James Hendershott. at $3.50 per day;
Charles Deetz, at $3.50 per day, and Clar-
ence A. Proctor, $50 per day.
sidewalk on II Street, at the corner of
Fourteenth Street northwest, has been
filed with the District Commissioners by
u. d. Blackstone. The pavement in this
place, the petitioner states, is both un
slightly and unsafe. "A granolithic pave
ment is asked for.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

The report of the Inspector of Steam
Boilers of the District of Columbia for
the month of June has been handed to
the Commissioners
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

The following orders were issued yester-
day by the Engineer Department and ap-
proved by the Commissioners:
That the time for the completion of
contract No. 29ls with Killeen & Ball for
improving Blagden Avenue is hereby ex-
tended for thirty days without penalty of
cost of Inspection.
That 1,o30 feet of Pinch water main be
laid In Columbia and Steuben Streets, be-
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

Chase's New Grand-Hoyt's "A Milk WI
lag" evening"
Glen Echo-Dancing and vaudeville.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24

default notification has been served
upon the Georgetown Gas Light Company
by the United States Inspector of Gas
Meters, relative to the condition of the
gas supplied by the company on Satur-
day afternoon, July 20. On this date the
gas contained COZ grains of ammonia in
each 100 cubic feet or 1.0 grains In excess
OF the amount allowed by law.
The Washington times., 1901-07-24
STREET LIGHTING.

Lamps lit today. .................,.7:56 SO P "
Lamps out tomorrow. :03 A. NJ
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The Inspector Of Plumbing for the Dis
trict has addressed a communication TO
the District Commissioners informing
them that certain plumbing work at st.
EliZabeths Insane Asylum has been done
by insane patients of the asylum. The in
be made rclatiye to the matter. If the
asylum authorities have permitted plumb
ing work to be done by inmates of the
as alleged. they have acted
against the regulations of the District
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-19
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION IN
MARCH AND April.

The United States Civi1 Sc nee com
mission viii hold. eAi0ll4I-,..z,i.s a.. ~
veral places in Milwaukee during March
and April, to secnre young fnen and
women for the government service
9,So9 persons secured positions last year
through these examinations. Probably
10000 appointments will be made this
year. All appointments are for life and
for most positions only common school
education is required Salaries at ap-
pointment vary from $500 to $1,000 a
year with liberal promotion afterwar1.
Politics is not considered This affords
good opportunity for people between
10 and 40 years Of age. Those desiring
places Of this kind can get full informa-
ton abont them, by writing to the Col
umbian Correspondence college Wash
ington d, G. and ask for its Civil Ser
vice catalogue number three.