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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
STATESMEN AT CORONATION.
delegation From Congress 10 Rep
resent the United states.

When Congress eonveaes alter tIte boli-
day recess. Senator CuIiom. Chairman Of
the Committee on Foreign Relations. viii
introduce joint resolution providing
that a delegation from the present Con
gress be sent 10 England 20 represent the
United States at The coronation OF King
Edward VII
There is a sentiment n favor Of hay
Ing tie Congress Of the Uni{ed States rep
resented at the pageant and it is believed
that such a resolution wiz De adopted
without opposition. The resolution VIII
provide that at least sax members Of the
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
and SIX members CT the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs be appointed a commit
tee to attend the coronation
All expenses viii be paid from the con-
tingent fund Of beth houses and the dele
cation will leave the United States about
three weeks before the date set for the
coronation
The statesmen who VIII probable be
selected on the committee are Senator'S
Culiom. Frye. Lodge. Foraker. Spoouer.
and Morgan, and Representatives Hit.
Adams. BeidIe'. Clark. Cousins. and Heat
wole-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
hrs. DENNIS MAY RECOVER.
Improved Condition Gives Physi-
clans New Hope.

clans New Hope.
For the first time since Mrs. kda Gil
bert Dennis was found unconscious IN her
bed at 1f17 K Street northwest. On the
morning Of December 10. as q result of
a muTderous assault committed upon her
while asleep, tks physicians in charge CT
Inc case have yentuTed the prediction that
she viii recover
She has been steadily improving since,
as last resort, the physicians injected
nearly a gallon of saline solution into
her veins. Last night Mrs Dennis rested
more quietly than she has done at any
time since she reached the hospital and
The physicians state that her condition to
day IS even better than it was last night.
For several days she has been recognizing
those about her
Major Sylvester was somew hat disap-
pointed at the result Of his interview
with Mrs. Dennis at the hospital last
night He had hoped that Mrs. Dennis
might be able to throw some light upon
the identity OF her assailant. but nothing
definite was secured.
Her mind vas not sufficiently clear to
press her too closely. but the opinion is
growing among these closely connected
with the case that the patient is not in
clined to tell even that which she does
know about the ease
When the next attempt viii be made TO
secure a statement from her has not been
determined and viii depend largely upon
her mental condition. Dr. Atkinson is +
the opinion thai when Mrs. Dennis re-
covers her mind viii be perfectly clear
and that she viii not be 81 any manner
incapacitated as the result O her terrible
experience.
The detectives who for nearly two
weeks have remained at the hospital
waiting fer any statement that Mrs.
Dennis might possibly let fall, have been
withdrawn from that service. as it is be-
Iieved that such watch is no longer
necessary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
HEARING OF PENSION APPEALS.
Commissioner Erans Silent Re,-,r5,
ing AdviSabfIity of Change.

! II. Clay Evans. Commissioner Of Pen
sions- Ehen asked his opinion regarding
the bill of Representative Boreing Of
( Kentucky. which provides for the aboJi-
! ton Of the Board Of Pension Appeals and
the establishment in its place Of a Court
OF Pension appeals said this morning
that he did not care to express himself On
the matter The measure PROMISES
court which shall be modelled to a certain
/ extent on the plan of the Court OF Claims.
/ Under its jurisdiction are TO come the
hearing, examination, and adjudication OF
cases which are founded OF. OF nav arise
under. the present pension laws OF pen
sion laws which shall be enacted IN the
future
1t proposes that there shall be seven
judges appointed by the President TO re-
ceive the same salary as the judges Of
the Court OF Claims, and hold Office during
good behavior Not more than five OF
these judges shall be OF the same political
faith
The bin defines the duty OF the court to
examine and determine all claims for pe1-
sions- Increase OF pensions. for restora-
ton 10 the pnesion roll and Tor arrears
Of pension arising under she laws of the
United States, which mag be appealed to
it from the decision Of the Commissioner
OF Pensions. together with all applications
for pensions and arrears OF pensions
which do not come within any pension
law and cannot be adiadicated and al
lowed by the Commissioner OF Pensions
The decisions Of the court are to be
final upon all pensions except where. in
the judgment OF the court. the claimant
has an equitable right to relief, but for
which the law does net make provision
In such cases the court is 10 have the
right 10 recommend TO Congress that the
same be allowed
The supporters Of the bill claim that It
viii take OF the hands OF Congress a
great deal Of the oensioX business which
new burdens that body 1t provides that
al applications for pensions pending in
Congress at the time of the approval OF
this act. which shall include bills and Pc
titions not disposed of at the time of the
organization OF the court hereby created,
shall be referred by the Secretary Of the
Senate and the Clerk OF the Heuse Of
Representatives. with ali papers pertain
ing 10 each claim to the said court, ana
they shall be entered on the docket OF
said court and in the order in which they
az Y4ooasz-a.5
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
AN UNDESIRABLE PRECEDENT
Com ririssioElers Decline to Repair
Mnshont ON PriHate E.rnner1,

Commissioned Decline to Rcuair
HnsIIoUt on Private Property.
The attention OF the Commissioners was
Recently called TO ne condition OF the re
tanning wall and embankment OF. Newark
Street, west CT CchEeeticut Avenue Ac-
cording 10 letter writted by ] II. Nc
Gowan On the subject The washing from
rains promises not only to destroy the
ombaEkment but 10 undermine q retain
ing walI at that point
The matter was made the subject Of in
vesHgation by Morris Hacker. s;1psrin-
tendcnt OF Streets. aad in his reporf he
showed how the conditions could be rem
edied
Captain Newcomer, in charge OF the
First Division of the Engineer Depart
ment, has submitted to the Commission
eTs a statement that 1t would be ineon-
slstent with the practice OF his Office to
TAKE charge Of or to make repairs upon
private property. He says that the de-
Pertinent has held to the proposition that
the owners of property must protect their
land from wasninss where the grade of
the street has been lowered. In this case.
therefore. he holds that it should be the
owner and not the District who shodId
make the necessary repairs.
Captain Newcomer states that doing the
Tark suggested by the Superintendent Of
Streets would be setting an uncesira bic
precedent in his Office
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
INCIDENTS OF
THE YULETIDEI
Stores Crowded With HOli.
day Shoppers.
4 GREEN CHRISTIANS Is EXT &c ed
4 Revival Of Interest in Old Cas-
t ms = axes an Increased D.
mand for 1Eisaetoe-P-es-
ent a Father Desires.

Indications Reint to a green Christmas
which, although not nailed with delisa.
6y the rising ge1eTation who viii noi &c
able to test the quality OF tie runaers-o 81
their new siesIs. IS indeed most welcome
to the E1ultit0des Of Christmas Shoppers.
who ind the prevailing elements Is.ore
acceptable than -eeee=e Geld weather. &C
eonpaniad by ice and STOW
The Christmas shopping is progressing
along very extensive lines. The thou
sands of Christmas shoppers have ex-
changed thousands Of. dollars for Christ
mas gifts. to gladden. the hearts Of those
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
MR.. CRoMWELL'S FUNERAL
Service TO Be Held at st. PatricEl,s
Church Tomorrow

NASS 10 be hSAo AT st EatFEc n =
Church Tomorrow
Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Stephen CIuskey Cromwell, who
disd at Providence Hospital at an early
hour Sunday morning. VIII he held at st.
PGtrick's Church at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning The service will be conducted
by Re- 7. c Mcguire assisted BIZ Dr.
p J Stafford. Interment will be I.ade
a Mount OIivet Cemetery. TIE following
viii serve as paIIbearers: James F
Oyster. Gen. George Il. FIarries. RudoIpa
Kaufman, Robert s. WilIetts, Thomas c
Ncyes and Henry Small.
Mr. Cromwell vas I2Tty-ene years CO
agc. he vas born and res red in Wash
ington, and began his news 1aper career
in 1873, when he was engaged IS 4 re-
porter on the CID 'NaticaaI Republican
After working on that paper for several
years he wSS engaged On tnc Capital"
and later On the "Hatchet"
He then went 10 Denver where he So
cured berth on the re9ortoriaI stan Of
the Rocky Mountain News After work
ing in Denver Tor some time ne went to
Seattle and took up journalistic work IN
that city From Seattle he went TO Port
laid. Ore. and finally returned East after
working several months IL Helena, Mont
After his return t. Washington he ac-
cePted . position on the Washington
News, and was later made city editor Ct
that IaTcr. About nine years ago he sew
cred his connection with the '.Nep-s'r &c
80 on the staff % the Washington star"
"aieh position he held until taken to what
proved 10 he his Geathhed. a month age
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
TOOK TIE JOKE SERIOUSLY.
Wan Laughed at Attacks His Tor
mentor With n Case Knife.

Wan Laughed at Attacks His Tor
mentor With Case knife.
Frank Mackabee and Charles Barnes
were charged in the Police Court today
with disordeTiy conduct Barnes testified
that he went into a Iunchroom On the
Avenue Saturday night. that Mackabee
made fun Of a meal he ordered. and that
when he demonstrated Mae}abee hit him
and knocked him down.
Mackabee told his honor that he was
joking with Barnes and tried TO pacify
him when he got. angry, bat that Barnes
would not listen. AID. with the threat
that ne would cut his legs off. advanced
toward him with "a case knife. and that
he Knocked him down in seIf-defence
Aackabee was discharged. Barnes,
whose eyes were badly bruised. got OF
with a fine of s.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
CAPTAIN COOK IMPROVING.
Naval officer StIII Confined at Hos
pitaI With stomach Trouble.

Captain Cook, commander of the Brook
Ign during the S2anish-American war, for
the past two weeks confined to the Naval
Hospita4iwIta serious attack of stomach
trouble is considerabi improved TODAY.
he is being attended by his son. who is
surgeon in the navy.
Although no one is permitted to see The
invalid. numbers OF enquiries as to his
condition are received at the hospital
daily from men in all ranks of the naval
service
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
HEFTRICK ARRAIGNED TODAY.
Kraurx' seIf-confessed Murderer
Brought From Syracuse.

TRENTON, y. j, Dec 22-George T.
Hettrick. alias Franklin Williams. the
self-confessed murderer Of John K.
kTauss. arrived in Trenton from SyTa-
ouse, " Y, last night and was arrai gRed
this morning in Central Police Court. and
held on charge CT wTlIfully and deIiber-
ately falling the life Of the aged cigar
merchan
The position Hettrick took vas in ex-
actly the spot where his reputed wife
stood when she was held as witness to
the crime, shortly after its occurrence.
Only once did Hettrick speak. and that
TaS upon hearing his name called.
He Vas held without bail on the charge
of murder
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
STEAMER FAR FROM RIVER.
Missouri Wreck Found Twenty
Miles FFem the Stream.


COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa. Dec 23.-The
wreck Of an old steamboat has been found
near Holt, No. twenty miles from the
present bed Of the Missouri River. It is
buried beneath the saad.
/ oid-tiale maps Of the Missouri show
that before 1859 the river flowed many
railez to the eastward CT its present
course, change having taken place dur
ing food some time in the early six
ties-ze
The cargo OF the wrecked boat con
sisted OF general merchandise. which =;
in such an advanced stage Of -decornr,ai-
ton that nothing can BE saved. Enough
can be made Of the papers to show
that the cargo was billed ID TGotle 4
Jackson, pioneer Grm OF tins e:tv.
which has been cut Of existence rHf..rv
years The boat was wrecked N 1886.
Tie discovery was made BY Ely Broth
ers. contracting firm OF Council BlulTs.
who have searched fer years for he
boat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
BRIGHTON PosToFFIcE ROBBED.
Burglars Fired at woman Whom
They Aroused

ROCHESTER, y. Y, Dec. 2S.-The post
Office at Brighton was entered this morn
ing by four burglars. the safe blown open.
and the contents, consisting Of about S1oa
in money and S200 in stamps. taken.
Mrs. Sylvester Downs. VINO lives nearby.
was awakened by the explosion 0ae of
the safe breakers on the watch outside the
postofilce, hearing the noise made by Mrs
Downs in raising the window. fred three
shots directly at her None Of them took
effect
This aroused the village and the bur
glars hastily beat a retreat, escaping into
the country
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
ENGLAND HEARS BAD NEWS.
south African 9dviccs Indicate Re.
ucHcd Reer Activity.

LONDON, Dee 22--The news from the
Cape has given a gloomier aspect TO the
war IN South Africa Former President
kruger's authority is limited and General
De Wet is leading the Beers.
These threaten to harass the entire
Dr0kenberg range Of mountains between
Orange River Colony and the TransvaaI
at any event to concentrate about Kroon-
stadt, in the very heart OF the Orange
River Colony-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
The QUEENS CONDITION.
London Believes AIexandrn,s TIIness
Worse Than Is Admitted.

LONDON. Dec. IA news agency as
eeTSaiaed this morning that Queen Alex
andFa IS progressing very faToFabIy. Her
condition IS reported 20 be satisfactory.
II IS believed in London that the
Queens condition is much less satisfac-
sorry than iz officially admitted
Sir Francis. Laking. who attended King
Edward during the iatter's illness at
B2imoTal : few weeks age. visited the
Queen this morning. He says her Majesty
is merely suffering from q slight Indis-
position,
L is believed The Queen has cnIy
slight cold. but no details are allowed 70
become .-HbIic.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales left
feT Saadriasham today
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
AIMED GUN AT PoLIcExAN.
Negro Gets Seven Months in Jau ON
Two Charges.


John Edwards, negro, known as a
police fighter Of considerable prowess, WAS
charged IN the Police Court To-Day with
disoTderly conduct and assault.
Policeman Lynch told Judge kimbau
that he had warrant for a woman who
lives in Edwards house op y Street north
west, and that when he went to arrest
her Edwards pointed gun at him through
a window.
Edwards declared he was cleaning the
gun and had it in his hands when Lynch
called but that he had 30 intention OF
firing it. The man admitted that ne had
been ia jail four times for lighting police
men.
On the charge of assault on Lynch he
was given six months On the disorderIy
charge he viii serve thirty days Ia the
workhouse
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
DIVIDENDS TO DEF osTToRs.
Creditors Of Three InxoIven. Banks
Get Christmas Tithex.

The Comptroller Of the Treasury has
declared these dividends in favor of the
creditors Of rnsoIEent national banks.
First National Bank Of Niles. Mich. 2
fourth dividend, 10 per cent. making in
all so per cent
First National Bank of Anderson. Ind.
a sixth dividend. 21s per cent. making in
ali 10 sic percent.
Spring Garden National Bank of PhiIa-
deiphia, final dividend OF 17-1O per
cent, making in all % 10 per cent On
claims proved amounting to 81 G9e. I49 Il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
SIR Joseph Henry Gilbert Dead.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-sir Jostph Henry
Gilbert. F. R. s. F. c. s, 2 l. s, NJ A.,
etc, agricultural chemist, Director of
RotEamsted Laboratory with Sir John
Bennett Lawes since 1913, is dead He
was born in 1917.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
A PROTEST TILED.
The Removal Of Plants nj xcyva CIR
Gle Cause Iadienatfe1.

The residents Of the difere At streets
entering Iowa Circle are indignant at the
removal Of ornamental plants and shrubs
from the DHblic space. They have united
in protest against the action OF those
responsible for such removal 10 Col.
Theodore Bingham, Superintendent OF
Public Buildings and Grounds.
4 copy Of the protest has been forward
Ell TO the District Commissioners for their
information end for fling in their nfice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
Argentina MAY Ru. W.-~h;n.

LONDON. Dec. PA despatch to the
Daily Mall from Buenss &yres says that
the Peruvian Minister had an interview
with President Roea- II is added that il
is not improbable that Argentina will pur-
chase a warship from Italy
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
Coal CircuInr I.snes

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 18Th. In
diana coal operators have issued a cireu-
lar announcing that all orders z-ecei, ed
for coaI will be backed subject tc he
price at time Of shipment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
DIED.

CR0MWELI.-on Sunday morning. December -
1901 AT 3 O'Clock, STENEN CLUShEY~ GROIN
" ELL. in has farty-seCcud year
Funeral services at St Patrick'S Church Tues
cay mig. December -, Il O'Clock Friends
invited Intermeat private ~ Mount oiiEet
Cemetery mzS-2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

3
G-STREET MAREET VIII he open on Tuesday, De-
eeIIiber q, from ; a H. 10 II p NJ nails
SPECIAL NOTICE. meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Ct the National Metropolitan Fire Insurance
Company Of the District OF Columbia VIII be
held at the Office CT the company DECEMBER o.
1901 for the election OF directors Polls open at
y N. aad close a. I c-cIoek p n
eos SAN CROSS Secretary.
EVERY MOTHER should take the children to see
that beautiful and wonderful Dancing Doll at
the Standard Sewing Machine Of5iCe. coz 9th st
nv, cerHer OF + St JOSEPH r. FISKE Mn
aSer. mzg4
THE TINES CoNPANY
NOTICE OF ELECTION OE TRUSTEES
Notice Is jlereb- given that a meeting OF the
stockholders Of The Times Company VII Be held
af the ofice Of the company N the Hutcfius
Building. corner of 10Th and D sts. nv. WASH
iagtcH, D. c., on the 18TH DAY OF JANUARY
1902, at , O'CLOCK P. NJ for The purBcSa OF
electiag fva trustees for the ensuing yeaT,- ana
for the transaction of such other business nay
properly come before such meeting
Dated " Washington, D. c, December u. 1901
" J. DANTE.
del2-Im Secretary.
TTi53 Chisdrea-s Hospital hasa deed OF trust on
# for twenty thousand dollars. which il Is
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
Trasn IziIIed 40 Men.

C0NNELLSVILLE. Pa. Dec 2S.-Peter
-snderswiz and Joseph Messoc, Hunga-
riaRs. were killed at Redstone Junction on
the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad last
Night. They were walking on the track
aRa were struck by a freight train. They
sse~e removed to the hospital where they
died
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
SEALED LETTERS BARRED.
ConstantinopIe Authorities win Al.
nit Only Card. to Mails.

LONDON, Dec. 5s-A despatch from
GonstantinoPle states that the Turkish
postefhce there has issued notice that
heHceferth no closed letters VIII be &C
cepted for distribution, and that all cor
nesPondenee within the precincts of the
city must be conducted by means of post
cards.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
THREAT FOR JUDGE.
Letter Reversed Usual order by De-
manding Punishment of Accused.

READING, Pa. Dec 23.-Before sen
fencing John s Leuhart. convicted of
horse stealing, to jail for three months,
Judge Endlich stated he had received
4 letter threatening him with personal in
jury IL he did not send the man to Jail
The judge stated that he wanted it IN
derstcsda that the sentence had nothing
to 90 with the letter and that there was
Il; such thing as influencing the court.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
WORLDWIDE TRUST
NAY Be ORGANIZED
SgHWAB GHERl6HES PROJECT.
Steel Magnate Going to Europe to
Look over the Situation on other
Side-Gtgaatic Combination
May Follow

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Charles Z Schxab b.
President OF the United States Steel Cor
poration, has left Chicago with the inten-
tion Of sailing from New York for Europe
within 2 week o. ten days
Just what Mr. Schxab will do in the
way Of organizing an international steel
corporation with gigantic capitalization
is not known to his Chicago friends That
he has had the project IN mind for some
ting is not denied.
The ayowed objects Of the steel mag
mates visit are partly Measure and largely
% look over the field Of steel manufac-
lures and openings for exports to Eu-
rope
Regarded rs Possible
Steel Hanufac turers DO not look uz,cn
Al international combination as iTupos-
siblc- They are al agreed that the senti-
Resnt expressed ~ Mr schwab Saturday
night at the Bankers Club banquet Is
correct The President Of the United
States Steel Corporation said at that ban
quet that CONT ination could not be
stopped any more than the mississippi
River could be damned or the tides couId
he turned back
Taking such an assertion as basis, 1t
is easy TO see. the steel manufacturers
say. how a combination Of all owners OF
mines ships smeIters. rolling mills. and
other agencies IN The world used in the
manufacture OF steel products might be
combined into enc gigantic unity
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The Invesiigation stopned.

At this point the letter TO aIajor syI-
Fester stopped all proceedings and the in
eIdent On the police records appears as
closed
Aia1cF Sylvester Is much annoyed al the
dttlCn OF the young woman IN circulating
such q story. as IT aot only subjected MS
department 10 unjust criticism. but occu-
pied the time OF several Of The Eeaduuar-
tiers detectives whose services we're ur-
gently demanded en- other and pressing
business