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The Washington times., 1901-08-05
ARMY WORK IN ALASKA.
The Extension of Government Te1e-
graph Lines Progressing Rapidly.

Reports to the War Department from
the military authorities in Alaska give
assurances that the various projects for
extending the telegraphic service in the
Territory will be fully carried out during
the present season. Capt. William X.
Abercrombie is engaged with a large
force of men in constructing the proposed
military road from Valdez. on the SOUTH
ern coast, to Circle City, on the upper
Yukon, near the boundary of the British
Northwest Territory. 60.
At the same time the military telegraph
line is being extended along that route,
and II Is expected that even before the
completion of the wagon road the tele-
graph facilities over the entire district
from the Gulf of Alaska to the Yukon
will be in operation. While this work
is going on large detachments of
Signal Corps men are extending the tele
graph along the Yukon, SO that the means
of connection between all the military
posts in Alaska from east to west may be
complete before winter sets in
The work has progressed so far now
that there is immediate need of operators
for the various stations The War De-
partment has ordered thirty non-commis-
stoned officers and enlisted men of the
Signal Corps to report Immediately to
Lieut.. William Mitchell at Seattle. Wash.
whence they VIII JOIN an expedition to
sail within few days for Alaska.
The Signal Corps is now engaged in
laying the military ocean cable from
Skaguay to Juneau, the new territorial
capital When the various projects now
in progress are complete. which will be
some time during the coming fall, il will
be possible to telegraph from the United
States by way of Canada to any impor-
summer or winter. Even the far north
ern mining camps of Nome and Teller
will not be cut OFF from the world during
the winter months as heretofore.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
A coLoRED LAD DROWNED.
Robert WashinEtOn's Body Carried
Away by n Swift Current.

Robert Washington, colored boy, nine
teen years old, who lived in Virginia be-
tween the Chain Bridge and Falls Church,
was drowned about A o'clock yesterday
afternoon half mile below the bridge.
on the Virginia side of the river. The
police were not Iptfhed until after
o'clock, and no attempts were made last
night to recover t1e body. Harbormas-
ter Sutton will send a crew to the spot
early this morning and drag the river.
Washington, in company with several
friends, spent Sunday iri1the neighborhood
of the river. Several barges. used for
transporting stone from the quarries in
the vicinity to Georgetown, were anchored
along the bank at the point where the
boy lost his life. according to the story
told by his friends the colored boy had
been playing about the boats for some
time, jumping from Cne. to the other. In
making a leap he lost his balance. and
his companions were Mortified to see him
fall backward into. the river. The cur
rent was very swift, and before tne other
boys realized what had occurred, the
body had been swept away. They did not
inform the police until several Hours after
the death OF Washington. and the police
boat was unable to attempt the recovery
of the body last night
Harbormaster Sutton expects that the
crew will have considerable difficulty in
recovering the body on account of the
rapid current of the river, and the many
ragged powders which cover the river
bed. The drowning occurred at one of
the most dangerous places on the river.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
DROWNED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY
A Man Loses HisgLife. While Trying
to Seryef n Friend.


While attempting toizrecover straw
hat lost by one of his friends. Richard
b. Walker. fifty years old, of lS5 Carroll
Street southeast, this city, was drowned
OFF the landing pierfat Chesapeake Beach
shortly after o'eloek yesterday after
noon. His body has rot yet been recov-
cred, but William Pepper, coroner of Cal
vert County. is akihg determined
effort to locate it with the assistance
of several rowboats equipped with Crap
pling irons.
The place where Walker was seen to
sink by his friends is just OFF the long
landing pier quite a distance away from
the bathing beach. The drowned man,
accompanied by his nephew. George W.
Handy, OF lis Hickman Street northeast.
and Louis A. MuzzeIlo. a friend of his,
journeyed to the resort early yesterday
afternoon. The men. It seems, wandered
some distance out upon the extended pier.
and were watching the many crabbers,
when suddenly a member of the party lost
his hat overheard. Walker. seeing the
headgear float out with the unusually
strong tide and wind. at once divesteG
himself of his coat and shoes. and,
against the wish of the owner of the hat,
sprang overheard.
considerable distance away, and Walker,
despite the fact that he was an expert
swimmer. could make but little head
way against the strong wind which was
blowing After great deal OF eXertion
he finally managed to seize the floating
headgear, and then started on his way
back to the pier. By this time a small
crowd of excursionists had gathered,
and several of them realizing that Val
ker was weak from his eXertions, and
as it was utterly impossible for him to
regain his position on the pier owing to
its height, shouted to him to turn to-
ward shore. The man evidently heard
the cries. for he swan around and headed
toward the shore. He had not gone any
distance, however, when to the horror
of the crowd, he was seen to wave his
hand and disappear Handy, his nephew.
ran at once to the crab stand some dis
tance away, and put out in a boat but no
trace of the man could be found.
Coroner Pepper was notified and lost
no time in sending to the scene men
armed with graphing Irons. but despite
his own and his mems determined efforts,
the body had not been recovered at a
late hour last night.
This is the first fatal accident in the
vicinity Of the Beach this year. The
managers of that resort were somewhat
relieved to Know that the accident had
happened out of their Jurisdiction.
The Fifth precinct police station was
notified Of Walkers death by Times
reporter, and they sent word at once to
his family
The Washington times., 1901-08-05

great certainty of the nature and charac-
ter OF the people who will control the
Cuba of the future. Whatever race and
natural characteristics are developed, the
leading traits must always be those Of
an agricultural people. Cuba is essential
~ an agricultural country. and future i'm
migrants must come prepared sooner or
later to Till the fields. clear the forests,
and work the mines. The white natives
of the Spanish peninsula who have in the
past come 10 Cuba have shown that they
can work in the fields as well as the
blacks Spanish peasants and soldiers
who have settled in the island have gen.
erIlly proved good laborerS. Formerly
the Government lent State aid for the en-
couragement of immigrant families set
Ting in Cuba, and privileges were given
families similar to those which We're
granted to soldiers whose time had eN-
piresi and who settled in the island.
In the future. as in the past labor will
be mainly drawn from Soanish provinces.
and those who look TO see Cuba -Ameri-
caniZed" will be disappointed. When the
new Cuban Government is formed and the
Congress gets to work restrictive treaty
or exclusion law Will undoubtedly be en-
acted. Such a law will be passed not SO
much because CubanS SpaniardS are
a race hostile to foreigners as for self
preservation and national advancement
The Sugar Planters Association, which
knows the agricultural needs of the coun-
try, holds today to white immigration.
The old Autonomist party in its first
declaration of principles was specifically
for white immigration. The Cuban Re
publican party platform today contains
plank in favor of Spanish and American
white immigration. with a preference to
the Spanish. Representatives of all par
ties agree that the hope of the country
for the future lies only in immigration
that is based on the family. This is true
although it may disappoint projects of
Venturesome and impatient capital.
1t is not surprising. therefore, to find,
for instance. the ''Diario de la Marina"
saying that if the Cuba Company. on un-
dertaking the construction of the Central
Railway, had tried to harmonic its inter
es;s with those of the public, instead Of
being a danger to Cuba, the building of
the railroad would have favored the kind
OF immigration which the island needs,
namely. Spanish family immigration. dis
lands through which the line of road runs
increased and the danger avoided of its
passing into the hands of objectionable
foreigners. to be transformed. perhaps,
into great centres of foreign population,
or into populous colonies of negroes from
Jamaica and the Southern United States.
The paSsveneSs of the authorities in
folding their arms and doing nothing to
avert the dangers of the imm igratioD
problem and the tolerating of what the
Cubans consider transgressions of the
Cuba Company In importing hundreds of
Jamaica and Florida negroes into the
island have been the cause OF much COM
plant. There Is some effort on the part
of the island press to give to the vital
problem the close attention which il de-
mands.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
TRIED TO SAVE HIS coMRADE.
Futile Efforts to Rescue Drowning
Philadelphia Boy.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-While scores
of persons watched from Walnut Street
bridge, nine-year-old John Smith, of S2l5
ST. James Street, was drowned in the
Schuylkil yesterday afternoon. one boy
jumped of the wharf and attempted to
save him. but was unsuccessful
John. with severa! other boys of the
neighborhood. went over TO Allisons
wharf TO swim. He could not swim, but
was unwilling to tell the other boys, most
of whom were younger than himself. He
was wading in the shallow water. but
finally Joined his companions. who We're
diving from a canal boat. The boy fol-
lowed them to the deck of the raft, and
losing his balance fell overheard.
one OF the small boys on the wharf
dived in and struck out for the drowning
boy, but the lad struggled and he had
to relinquish his hold The harbor police
were notified and succeeded in recover
ing the body.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
PATENT OFFICE SAFEGUARDS.
Methods Adopted to Prevent Fraud
or Loss Of Papers.

Edwin V. Shepard, Chief Clerk of the
Patent Office, in paper on Safeguards"
discusses the means that are taken to
prevent the disclosure of inventions and
the loss of papers and remittances after
they have been given into the custody
of the Patent Office. To remove all temp
tation on the part of an employe to make
use of an idea suggested to him by any
paper filed, to preven, even his uncon-
sciously absorbing an idea and later in
nocently developing the same as his own,
a section of the Revised Statutes pro-
hibitS a grant of a patent to an officer or
employe of the Patent Office. The Office
does its best to employ only reliable men
and women. and aims to always preserve
them on high moral plane. and so COM
plete is the system. OF records within
the Office that it can be told to certainty
who has handled any particular case up
to its date of issue, so that detection
would almost surely follow disclosure and
the likelihood of any wrong on the part
of the Office force is thus reduced to q
minimum.
The loss of papers is effectually guarded
against by the system of charges, a paper
taken from a division or sent there for
report, being charged. SO that an exami-
nation Of the slips shows where to look
for missing paper AS further pre-
caution the waste paper Of the office is
examined every night and the windows
OF the file rooms are all screened. When
a paper Is pronounced lost. the official
searcher'' is armed with authority by the
Commissioner OF Patents to look in every
possible place and all desk drawers and
other places generally regarded as pri-
ate must be thrown open for his inspec-
tiOa-
No losses of remittaHces can occur. Mr..
Shepard says after the first entry has
been made on the books of the office.
The principal losses occur in transition.
the reports OF the office showing that
about one letter in 800 in the ordinary
mail is reported missing. and about one
letter in 1900 in the registered mail,
which means an average of but three or
four Complaints a week received at the
Patent Office
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
Physician Exonerated.

LONG BRANCH. n. j.. Aug. 4-Dr.
Andrew II. Friedenberg. of New York,
who was arrested last Wednesday on the
charge of practicing medicine Illegally in
Monmouth County, was exonerated yes
terday afternoon before Judge Schoen-
lein. The complainant. Dr. John W.
Dennett. member of the State Board of
Medical Examiners, recommended that
the complaint be dismissed. The charge
was that Dr. FTiedenberg had not passed
an examination before the New Jersey
State Medical Board and had not filed
his certificate as directed by law. DIR.
Fricdsnberg pa ssed the examinations of
the board n 1896 and in June. 1897. before
b. ginning practiring Ht hollywood. filed
his certificate with the county clerk His
counsel presented the documents in evil
dence,
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
YOUNG PEOPLE DROWNED.
A Sailing Party Ends in the LOSS of
Three Lives.

SALISBURY. Nd, Aug. News OF an
accident which resulted in the loss of
three lives reached here by telephone
from Powellville last evening. A large
party of young people who have been
entertained by Miss Abbie White. Of Pow
ellville. for several days, decided to spend
the day on the bay shore at Jones Land
ing.
a sailing party was a part of the pro-
gramme and a boat containing Miss Iris
Tull, Of Marion Station; Miss Ethel Phil
lips. of Baltimore; Misses Aida and Jen-
ME White, of Wilton; G. Grier Ratcliffe
and Souther White. OF Salisbury, started
on down the bay.
a strong wind was blowing and before
the party had gone many miles the boat
capsized Mr.. Ratcline, Miss Tull and Miss
Philips were drowned. Mr. White and
the other two ladies were rescued.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
CHINESE VISIT A MONASTERY.
Members of the Legation Inspect the
Institution ut BrOOlSIand.

Shen Tung. First Secretary of the Chi
nose Legation, accompanied by Loo Chin
An and Taoyoo II. Sun, also of the Iega-
tion. was a visitor at the Franciscan
Monastery. Brookland. yesterday. Mr.
Shen and his party We're permitted to
enter the cloister, and 10 inspect the en-
tire institution. in which they manifested
a most lively interest.
one thing in particular seemed to arouse
the curiosity of the visitors. and that was
where the burial place of the community
would be. When the grounds were looked
over, the site selected on the hillside was
pointed out, ard was viewed. evidently,
with moro than usual regard.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
FRIGHTENED BY A BEAR.
Reports Of Big Game Near Hngers.
town, Md.

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Aug. 4.--Resi-
dents of Clear Spring and vicinity are
alarmed over the report Of the presence
of Il big black bear on the mountain
about a mile from the town. The bear
he's been seen by Albert Myers and Jo-
seph Mills, Two mountdinecrs, and others
hutsit has eludtH pursuers and is still at
Hare.
Myers and Mills Were almost plrGlyzed
with fright by suddenly coming upon the
bear while hunting on the mountain. As
their guns were loaded with small shot
they beat a retreat A hunting party is
being organized for the purpose of run
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
TO MEET AFTER FORTY YEARS.
A Notable Family Reunion at Haxie-
ton, Pa.

HAzLETON. Par Aug 4-one of those
reunions for which, PENNSYLVANIA families
are noted will taker place here today. 1t
is particularly interesting from the fact
that four OF the six participants have
not met in forty years. while the other
two have not seen each other since 1859.
The reunion will take place at the home
Of the next to the Youngest brother here,
where he has lived for twenty years.
The six brothers and one sister taking
part are Daniel EFeitnd. aged seventy
five years: Mrs. Lydia C. Hall. aged six
ty-seven years; Abraham Eveland. aged
sixty-five years: Charles II. Eveland
aged sixty-one years: Joseph Eveland,
aged fifty-four years. and James l.. Eve
land, aged fifty-one years All the mem
bers of this family were born in Pennsyl
vania in White Deer Township. Union
County
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
SHOT BY HER SISTER.
An Attempt TO Brighten Away burg
Inrs Ends Fatally.

YORK Pa. Aug. MRS. Anna Riley,
of Pleasureville, this county, while trying
to brighten away two burglars. fired pis-
tol shot into the back of her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Ann Knubb, who was visiting her
Mrs. Riley did not know that she had
shot her sister until yesterday morning.
The women had been terrified by the
peated attempts of miscreaHts to enter
their dwelling. and rob them of the little
money they were supposed to have saved
The victim of tho tragedy was a widow
about siXty-five years old. Her two mar
ricd daughters live in this city.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05

Two rather serious scalp wounds were treated
Yesterday at the Georgetown Hospital. The
patients were Joseph keins, painter OF 1903
Thirtv-sixth Street. who claims to have been
struck hy policeman, and John Cation, iorty-
t,yo wear, old whose residence j. in Scott Street
Ewing Brooks, ten years old. who lives at 36I5
Prospect Avenue, bitten by dog yesterday
afternoon. The wound was cauterized At the
hn.lital.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
Killed by u Falling Rock.

SHAMOKIN. Pa, Aug. 4.-Joseph Ye-
gilsky was instantly killed at Burnside
colliery yesterday. With William Neary
and a companion the victim was sinking
a shaft. A rock. weighing many tons
had been loosCned by a blast. and while
tE,. men were below about fifty feet il
suddenly slipped out. striking Yesilsky
on the back of the neck.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
..Crinn,n Hendnche. Cntnrrh-Mucl

suffering is ,luc to The after effects OF La Grippe
such as oatarrh. catarrhal headache, infamed nasal
passages. aud offensive dropping IN the throat
nr AaneW's Catarrhal Powder is the sworn enemy
TO ali head colds headache. and catarrh 1t
clears the throat and nasal passages and stops the
pain over the eyes in ten minutes. Get it to-
day. II cures radically. Sold by f. s VIII
Iiams Ninth and Streets; Edmonds & Williams
Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.-l5.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
DIED.

NARCkER-On saturday. August J, 1901,
CATHERiNE, the beloved wife OF Angus, Naccker
tnce Eoctirlifr.)
I'i.i.,fa will take place from her late resi-
drnca 729l Fifth Street southgaSt ON Tuesday
afternoon, Is p. m. Relatives and friends
respectfully invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1901-08-05
SUMMER RESORTS.

Jersey COTTAGE Colonial Beach; arteSiau
we'll; s. to 81 Il week; ~ blocks from wharf;
pavilion on 'front.' Call dental office, iii Pa.
ave
FOR RENT-Balance season; cottage; furnished;
Z rooms water. shade, etc; in good condition;
Colonial Beach, Va. Apply Mrs. WILSON.
premises e3-S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-12-25
By.
HOWARD
FIELDING
Copyright, 1000,
By Charles ". Hooke.


over? Wasn'f born into the world for
iit2"
"You did it for me, Jim." said La
farge. "You were in a hurry because
you didn't want me to get hurt. And
the mistake was natural. There were
half dozen of those bundles that look
ed just alike"
He spoke with consideration and a
frlendliness that disguised his feeling.
In reality he was so nervous that he
could not find his hat and overcoat.
Wallace handed them to him.
"You didn't tell me where that thing
had gone," he said. "You mentioned a
name, but
'T've sent 1t to the woman love-" re-
sponded Lafarge.
"Never mind" said the district attor-
Hey soothlngly. Probably it will go off
Before 1t gets to her. Let us hope So
though that's little rough on old Nc
| Grath."
"Have your friends telephone p
asked Hale.
MOP groaned Lafarge. eve must
depend upon our speed"
'"They live in the Clyde apartments,
don't they?' said Hale. "WelI, know
the druggist on the corner. He has
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-12-25
sewed up Wound in His Heart.

st. Louis, Mo-, December 19.--Eli
Daniels, % years old, q patient at the
City Hospital since October II, suffering
from knife wound in the heart, is con.
valescent and will be discharged this
week. His recovery is regarded as re-
markable. DIR. Nietert, who operated
upon the patient, says in the whole
range of medical history but twenty
cases are recorded in which the victim
has recovered from a stab wound in the
heart. He says of the operation
I'VE made an incision at the upper
part of the fourth rib. From this point
we cut downward about two and one
half inches from s!is SStsernaai three
inches inward and then back to the
sternum at it's junction with the sixth
rib. When the heart was exposed we
took several stitches in the wound,
which was in the posterior portion OF
the heart. The man had a vigorous con-
stitution which contributed materially
to his recovery"
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hot mullins, hot cakes,
made with Royal Baking
Powder may be freely
eaten without fear of
indigestion.

The next moment Grace was laugh.
Ing and crying In his arms, while Hale,
upon one knee. In the attitude of one
who has been almost felled by blow.
looked up at them. He seemed to ex-
perience a difficulty In getting to his
feet, but once erect he stood sturdily.
"On second thought, Lafarge," said
he, would you really do him any
harm7 His agreeable Jest has shown
you what you wished to see. When he
and those other humorists that consort
with him were fixing up this 10 cent
music box and Its clockwork attach
ments, they had no idea what strange
measures we should tread to the tune
of 1t. fancy that this is your best
Christmas present. and more th,ln a
fair exchange for the pretty instru ment
smashed In the laboratory"
I'll tell you what this absurd soke
has DONE" said Lafarge earnestly. "S+
has revealed you to me as brave and
splendid fellow, Jim.n
"Oh, wasn't he bravel" exclaimed the
girl. "Why, he thought only of usl He
positively smiled in that last second
before the horrid box began to play a
tune-in that second when he must
have expected to be blown up in the
very next one. Why, he hugged the
thing to his hearth
There are worse things than dyna-
mite for mans heart" said Hale,
"and he may smile at them if he pos.
sesses the necessary resolution"
He advanced toward them, extend
Ing hand to each, and there was n
smile upon his strong and rugged face.
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boy or ten stood beside her, his
arm around her waist. She disengaged
herself from the child, and. turning
him around till his back was toward
her, gave him gentle tap between the
shoulders.
"Run along. Bert" said she. 'This ie
confidential"
shes hidden all the presents, Uncle
Donald" said the boy. "But I'll bet (
know where they are"
Hurry, Gracep' said Donald, ap-
proaching her.
III put the package In Aunt Sarah's
room," whispered the girl. ITS right
by the foot Of her bed. Aunt Sarah has
nerves." she added, smiling at Hale.
"The children don't dare to rummage
around In her room"
Hale and Lafarge exchanged on ago
nize,f glance, and the latter stepped
hastily toward a passage that ran rear.
ward.
Donald, what is the matter?'' ex-
claimed Grace, running after him and
laying a hand upon his arm.
'That's right" cried Hale. "Hold
him. and I'll get the thing"
Lafarge seized him by tho shoulder.
and the three were. for an instant most
absurdly posed. 8
Grace" said Lafarge, "there has
been a fearful mistake. A package
sent to my Office for examination got
mixed up with those presents."
my goodness! Is 1t poison?' she
gasped. 'How dreadfull Yet 1t really
can't do any harm, since the mistake
has been discovered Nobody has