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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
THE CUBAN CONVENTION.
Commission to be Appointed to go to
 Washington.

Havana, April 9.-The Cuban consti- tutional convention to-day formally re- considered the vote against sending a commission to Washington, the final vote standing twenty in favor of re- consideration to eight opposed. The programme now is to appoint a com- mission of five who shall in the first in- stance wait upon Governor General Wood, discuss the situation with him and ask his advice regarding the pro- cedure necessary in the present case at Washington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
THE SIXTY TYPHOID CASES
REPORTED YESTERD4Y DATE
 BACK SEVERAL DAYS.
Cases Covering the Last Three Days Are Not Yet Reported Meeting of the Board of Health h-Report from Dr. Wright-Wnter Company Notihed to Let Dawson Water Stand in Reservoir Month and Then Drain Of- Yale Authorities May Soon Act.
Authorities May Soon Act.

Up to five o'clock yesterday afternoon the recorded number of typhoid eases in New Haven was 211. It was learned last night that this number does not by any means represent the present status of the epidemic. The infection now ex- tends severely through the Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth wards, which have all been supplied with the Dawson water. It is impossible to esti- mate the number of cases now prevail ing, because the reports received at the office of the board of health are not re- ports of new eases. A statement of Officer Wright printed yesterday morn ing to the effect that large number of cases reported Monday dated back sev- eral days to the time when the infection broke out, is emphatically true, and al- though the information did not leak out through that source, it was not denied last night by the health officer that the more than sixty cases reported yester- day also dated back to several days ago. The cases which have developed since last Thursday or Friday had not yet been reported
 At the meeting of the board of health yesterday aIrernOOn TernarKS were thrown out that in the light of the above discovery appear ominous. It was stated that many cases of typhoid are serious and many deaths are to be expected. pr. Fleischner in describ- ing symptoms said that the patients have a high temperature, often at the first visit running up to 104 or 1O5. An ugly fact mentioned was that children are rapidly becoming victims to the in lection An evening paper last night stated that 5O,00O people occupy the in- fected district, and since the younger element forms large majority of this number it is not reassuring to know that they are specially liable to the irl- lection. The disease is rarely contract ed by adults over fifty years old. It was also stated in the meeting that, since the period of incubation of the disease varies from few days to three weeks it could not be expected that new cases of typhoid would cease com ing in during the next two weeks. At
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ss aso Bounty for Sampson,

Washington, April 9-The United States court Of claims has rendered a decision in favor of Admiral Sampson for S3,s3O as bounty growing out of the engagements at Manzanillo and Mi pa Bay in Cuba during the Spanish war. The court also rendered a deci- sion in favor of Captain Chadwick, who participated in these engagements.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
"Ipinky Dlnko Arrested.

Chicago, April 9.-Warrants were to- day sworn out for the arrest of Alder man Michael Kenna, well known as "Hinky Dink," on charges of violating the midnight closing ordinance at his saloon on Clark street. The warrants were secured by Mrs. Kate Mills Boyd, secretary and treasurer of the new anti-vice crusade society, who also re- quested warrants for Police Inspector Hartnett. These were refused.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Bloody Fightin New Br.tain.

New Britain, April 9.-In one of the 5bloodiest battles ever witnessed here to- night Tim Kearns, of Boston, was de- feated by Kid Thomas,l of New York, in the fourteenth round of what was to have been a twenty-round go. Kearns' seconds threw up the sponge to save him from a knockout The fight was fast while it lasted and both men suf- fered severely.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Bays Kruger is Coming,

Paris, Apr.l 10. = Le Rappel, which has already published several remark able statements as to the plans of MT. Kruger displays the following dispatch from The Hague this morning: "Mr. Krugers departure for the United States has been fixed for May 31. He will lecture in Tammany hall about June 8. as the guest of the democratic party"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Bayonefs vs. the People.

Berlin, April 9.-According to the Frankfurther Zeitung, Emperor Will liam at the unveiling of the monument of Emperor William I, March 31, made a speech to his entourage in which the doctrine of "Bavonets vs. and unruly people" was strongly marked feature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
The Kaiscr's AssntlnMt.

Berlin, April 9.-Dietrleb Weiland, the assaiant of Emperor William at Bre- men, who is now in an insane asylum, has suffered several severe epileptic at tacks. In one of these he almost killed the counsel retained for his defense.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Died of Typhoid Fever.

Benjamin SugenheImer dled yester- day of typhoid fever He lived at S1 Lafayette street and was connected with the-firm of H. Frankenberger & Co.,, on State street. He was brother in-law of Attorney Isaac Wolfe and a son of MT. Sugenheimer, the Church street dry goods merchant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Yale Basket Ball Team Beaten.

Utica, N. Y, April 9.-At Little Falls tonight the Athletic basketball team of that place defeated the Yale univer- sity team by a score of 32 to 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
Princeton wins Again.

Richmond, Va, April 9-The Univer- sity of Virginia was beaten by Prince ton at Charlottesville to-day by a score of 19 to 10 in a long drawn out con- test that was without special feature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
The Sale of Silks, For Less than Half.

You seldom have the opportunity to pur- chase silks of the quality offered at this silk sale, for so little. This, coupled with the fact that the styles and colorngs are such as are much used this season, makes the offering most attractive one. There are tafetas in pretty checks and plaids, corded striped satins, braided satin Du- chesse in stripes, polka dot satin Liberty and others. Sold regularly at 75c and SIPS per yd.
 Sale price 30c per yard
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10

Cairo, April 9.-The bubonic plague has again broken out at Alexandria,,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10

Patrician Shoes for women are worthy of your inspection, See the Oxfords for Spring wcnr.
 Patent leather and enamel, $3.5 0 Amazon Kid, $500
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High grade .Manicuring in balcony of east store, Price 25c
The times., 1901-06-08
RATINGS FOR WAR VESSELS.
A System of Classification by Dis
placement Adopted.

President Mckinley signed an order yes
terday carrying out the provisions of a
law of Congress for new classification
of naval vessels Ever since the navy
was established the classification has been
by the number of guns carried, a proper
rating when guns determined the char
acter of the vessel. In those days Of
Hs and old wooden ships with several
tiers of gun decks, no vessel carrying
less than fifty guns in its maip battery
was a first-rater-E Nowadays, with pow
erful breech-leadIng rifles, armored tt,r-
rets. and armored sides. the biggest bat
tieship does not carry Half so many guns
in the main battery, and many large ships
have not half that number in main and
secondary batteries combined. For years
the Navy Department tried to secure a
reclassification, but Congress was indif-
ferent, and it was not until the last ses-
sion that 4 rerating bill was passed
The new classification IS by displace-
ment, or the weight of water in tons dis
placed by the ship. There are four new
ratings and ships of certain types are not
TO be rated. The unrated class consists
of foroedo boat destroyers. torpedo boats
tugs sailing ships. and receiving ships.
The regular ratings are as follows: First
rate, men-ofwar only of 5000 tons and
above. second rate, men-of-war of 1000
tons and under 5000 tons and converted
and auxiliary vessels of 5000 tons and
above, except colIiers, refrigerating ships.
distilling ships, tank steamers, repair
ships, hospital ships and other vessels
for special purposes; third rate. men-of-
war of 1000 to 6.O00 tons and eolliers. re-
frigerating ships, etc; fourth rate, all
other vessels except those unrated.
Under the new classification the battle
ship Texas, of i, 300 tons displacement, be
comes vessel OF the second rate. All
other armored ships except monitors are
in the first class the smallest of them,
the armored cruiser New York, having
a displacement of S $50 tons.
The big commerce destroycrs Columbia
and Minneapolis viii be OF the second
rate, with a displacement Of 1,il6 tons
Admiral Dewey's famous flagship. the
protected cruiser Olympia, with $500 tons
displacement, is also Of the second rate
Under the old classification the Columbia
the Minneapolis, the Texas, the Puritan
the Olympia, and the Chicago were first
raters. The Puritan, monitor of b.J1J
tons and the Chicago, protected cruiser
OF 5.u0O tons, become second rIterS. The
Presidents order also designated the
commands to which officers of the sev-
eral grades are entitled. A rear admiral
as well as the Admiral may command
a
The times., 1901-06-08
TROLLEY BAGGAGE CARS.
A New Delivery System TO Be Intro
duced in New York.

NEW YORK. June Henry Sanderson,
President OF the New York Electric We
hfcIe and Transportation Company. has
announced that a new parcel delivery
system VIII soon be effected by the in
staIlation of electric trolley baggage cars,
which will be run over the lines of the
Metropolitan Street Railway. in Manhat-
tan and tbs Bronx. In the course of time
the baggage cars viii probably run over
the bridge and into Brooklyn and Queens
BOroughs.
Arrangements were completed yesterday
by which the transportation company OBJ
tained control of the recently organized
Metropolitan Express Company. This
company has a contract with the Metro
politan Street Railway Company 70 carry
express cars over the trolley lines under
conditions which shall not interfere with
the regular passenger car service. Ex-
press cars will be run over the lower ave
nues at night at a time when the various
thoroughfares are not congasted with
traffic.
A quick System of delivery of parcels
from the railroad uepOts, department
stores and other heavy sources OF sup
ply will be devised as soon as the proper
connections can be established Mr. San
derson said today that already ten eN-
press cars were ready to run over the
trolley lines, but that they would not be
installed until the organization of the
new system was perfected
The times., 1901-06-08
A STORY FROM ST. LOUIS.
LocnI Police Hear1 of Mrs. Bonine
Who Opernted There.

a story comes from St. Louis. Mo, Of
the doings there last August of Mrs.
Ida 3onine, who some believe may be no
other than the prisoner now confined at
the District jail, held responsible for the
death of James Seymour Ayers, on the
morning of May 15 at the Kenmore Hotel.
As published in ST, Louis paper, one
/ Mrs. Bonine was involved last summer in
worthless transaction. 1t is said the
police of that city are investigating the
story in the case at the request OF the
local authorities. who hope to identity
the alleged slayer of Ayers as the woman
known in the annals of the Western city.
As the tale is waited from the West,
woman, small of stature, with a reso!ute
face appeared in St Louis early in Au-
gust last year, and was seen once or twice
in the company of one DR.. H. Gerhart,
whose acquaintance in that city was
somewhat limited. On August 4 a check
was drawn by somebody on the Continen-
tai National Bank corner of Third and
Olive Streets, St. Louis. for s.. signed by
and payable TO the order Of Mrs Ida
Bonine. The back of the check bore the
endorsement of the maker of the paper,
and of Dr.. II. Gerhart as well Indirectly,
it is said, this Mrs. Bonine figured, there
fore. in the utterance Of this check. which
afterward proved worthless. according to
the story in the st. Louis paper.
A saloon keeper named John A. Piper
whose place of business is at 1904 Mera-
nee Street. St Louis. was among those
who knew DR.. Gerhart casually. DR.. Ger
hart sauntered into the saloon of Piper
on the afternoon of August last, and
asked the proprietor TO cash a small
check for him Piper said afterward that
he hesitated at first, because he knew Or.
GeThart only slightly, but on being as
Sured the check was all right, he agreed
to- and did cash 1t. Shortly afterWard Or.
/ Gerhart went out of the place, having
thanked Piper, who watched him walk
slowly down the street with a woman.
This woman was small. and now II has
occurred to Piper that she looked much
like pictures he has seen in various news
papers of Mrs. Bonine. who is III jail
here. However this may be, Piper soon
found that the check for s. was worth
less, il is said, but as he did not again
see DR. Gerhart, he finally forgot about
the matter.
When word of the killing of Ayers
reached St. Louis. however. Piper read in
the papers about Mrs. Ida Bonine. He
was attracted by The name. and finally
recalled the circumstances of his check
transaction with a woman of similar
name. So impressed was he that he told
the St Louis police about it, and, in turn,
the local authorities learned of the mat
ter.
In the District jail Mrs L. J. Bonine
spends her DAYS in resting from the or
deal through which she has PASSED. She
sees only her husband, her counsel, and
her children. She talks very little about
her case. Mrs. Bonine eats well, ana the
Jail confinement does not appear 70 tell
upon her strength. Her husband and
brother visit her daily
The times., 1901-06-08
TWO BOYS IN TROUBLE.
Charged With Stealing 200 Car
Tickets From a Conductor.

Samuel Gordon and Wilson Comfort.
two small colored boys. were arrested and
locked up at the Ninth precinct station
last night BY Precinct Detective Johnson.
charged with the larceny OF 200 car tickets
from Cayton Curtis, conductor on the
FaEtreet line Of the Metropolitan branch
of the Washington Traction and Electric
Company.
The boys, it is said, are members of an
organized gang who hab;tually loiter in
the vicinity of the car barns, in the
northeastern section of the city. and when
the opportunity presents itself steal un-
Cancelled tickets from the conductors
coat pockets Numerous complaints were
received from the railroad men by Lieu
tenant Daley of the Ninth precinct and
he detailed Precinct Detective Johnson on
The case. The boys arrested had endeavI
ored to sell some Of the tickets, and
Johnson was informed of their actions,
and they were at once taken into Gus
tOIy.
The Gordon boy was released, a deposit
of $40 being made by his parents Tor MS
aDpearance in court this morning. The
Comfort boy was taken to the House OF
Detention. where he viii stay until ne Is
brought into court this morning
The times., 1901-06-08
AN OLD SOLDIER DROWNED.
Got beyond His Depth While Bath
ing in the Potomac.

An old soldier named James II. Della
cey, whose home is at 724 Whitney Ave
nue. northwest. was drowned late yester-
day afternoon while bathing in the Po-
tomac at the south end of the Aqueduct
Bridge His body was recovered an hour
after the accident and removed to the
morgue.
William King. a pensioner. accompanied
DeI.acey Yesterday when the latter met
death in the river. Both men were In
toxlcated, it is said. and to this cause
more than any other is assigned the cause
of the accident. King and DeLacey went
over the river shortly before o'clock and
were soon disrobed and in the water. De
Lacey is said to have been almost help
less from the effects Of liquor and he soon
waded out beyond his depth, apparently
without thought of his danger.
King is said to have shouted to him to
stop. but DeLacey Needed not. Instead he
swashed about for moment and then fell
and disapDaared beneath the water. He
rose once to the surface and seemed to
make an effort to swim, but almost i'm
mcdiately sank again. King had sense
enough to shout for assistance after leaV-
ing the water. James Faulkner. living
near Thirty-fourth and NJ Streets north
west. was standing near the south end or
the bridge ut the time and ne hurried TO
the edge of the water. where a boat was
secured. BY this time. however, DeLacey
had gone down.
a search was begun at once for the body
of the old soldier. which was recovered
by Faulkner after 6 o'clock. The remains
vtara toXyed across the river to TenneyS
,.barf at the foot OF Thirty-tifth Street
northwest. and later sent to the morgue
in the Seventh precinct patrol wagon.
Coroner hewitt was notified and will give
a certificate of accidental death this morn
ing The Seventh precinct police took
King into custody when he reached
GeoTCetown, and he spent last night in
d,,,,it IL was not able to make a state
mont last night because of his condition.
DeI.acey was fifty-fve years of age. He
enlisted in the Seventeenth New Hamp--
sbire Volunteer Infantry during the last
,,aar of the civil war and served several
months For a number of years he has
lived in this city near the Soldiers Home
gate. on Whitney Avenue.
The times., 1901-06-08
nearly two years. had not washed away

nearly two years, had not washed away
TO amy appreciable extent.
on Memorial Day a number of people
Interested in the several Chinese Sunday
schools of the city visited the graves of
the Celtstials. where their feelings We're
aroused at the sight of the mutilated
headstoneS. As a result a gentleman OF
whom the influential citizen of Chinatown
was an acquaintance addressed a COM
plaint to the Commissioners.
Just why the Chinese discolor the head
S,ones of their graves is not known. In
the knowledge of an undertaken who has
the patronage Of most Of the Chinese, II
was never done until two years ago The
Chinese themselves, reticent on nearly
every subject. are more so than usual
when questioned regarding this strange
custom II may be the work of rival fac
tons. At any rate, the only objection
ever made by Cinnamon so far as is gen.
orally known is that made by the infiuen-
tial Mongolian about six weeks ago. He
stated at the time that the reason he
made the objection was because he was
a Christian and desired his kinsmen to
have a Christian burial.
II is probable that the matter will come
before long to the attention of those in
charge Of the cemetery. At present there
is little room left in the plot Of ground
where the Chinese are now buried. Pro-
hibitiOn of the burial of Chinese in the
cemetery. at least with the accompani-
ment of the usual feasting, may be or
dered
The times., 1901-06-08
NORTHWEST CITIZENS MEET.
A Review of the Work AccOmpIishe d
During the Year Past.

The Northwest Citizens Association
held its regular monthly meeting last
night at the Masonic Temple in Tenley-
town. c. c. Lancaster presided, and six
teen members were present Mr. Ian
caster read his report for the past year,
showing the work done by the Organiza-
tiOn. The report enumerated the follow
ing appropriations, which have been Sc
cured, the work TO be begun July /:
Sewers-For continuation of the work
on the Arizona Avenue sewer. $4,000.
Construction of county roads-J'or Con-
necticut Avenue, west Of Rock Creek,
grading and macadamiZing $4,000; for
Nebraska Avenue, grading and macada-
MIXING, 1850. for Joliet Street, Wisconsin
Avenue to Tunlaw Road grading and
regulating. $1,000, for current work Of
repairs Of county roads and suburban
streets, the sum of $4,000. which IS an
increase ever last years appropriation of
$4,000. The association recommended in
detail an increase of SG3 500. 1t was due
almost entirely to its efforts that the
above increase was secured. and the
association believes the Northwest section
10 be fairly entitled to one-haIf of the
sum appropriated. amounting 10 $4,000.
Lightng-An appropriation was made
Of yisJ ODJ, being an increase of $1,000 over
last year. The association 7 commended
an increase OF 3,iOJ for electric lights,
as follows. on Connecticut Avenue cS-
tended, from Chapel Road to the District
line $3.50, on Pierce Mil Road. from Con
necticut Avenue to the Branch Road, SIOyi
on AlbeTmarle Street. from Connecticut
Avenue to Grant Road, 500; on Nebraska
Avenue, from Wisconsin Avenue to New
ark Street, 500. on Belt Road, from Ten
I.ytown 10 the District line, S0t1. on the
River Road. from Teuleytowu 10 the Dis
trct line. 500.
Bridges-For completing the cOnstTuc-
ton Of a bridge across Rock Creek on the
line OF Massachusetts Avenue extended,
$50 O00: toward the construction Of a bridge
acroas Rock Creek on the line Of COnucCti-
cut Avenue extended, $1,000
Public schoOls-For purchasing of lot
adjoining TenleytOwn School. 1850
Metropolitan Police-FOr the purchase
Of site and erection of temporary sub
station in Tcnleytown or vicinity, 5000.
Fire-alarm boxes-For fire-alarm tcle-
graph and police telephone service, In
Guiding hre-aiaTIn boxes, an approprla-
ton was made Of $500, being an increase
of s., 900 over last year. The association
rccommer ded an increased appropriation
OF 81 20O for six iire-aiarm boxes TO BE-
located in this section. and out Of this
increase the Commissioners have ordered
four boxes 10 be located. after July l, as
follows: on Wisconsin Avenue, near
Erie Street. on Wisconsin Avenue and
Eel. Road; on Grant Road and South
Street, and on Wisconsin Avenue and
Pierce Mil Road, costing 1866
The balance OF the report dealt with
improvements recommended, including a
telephone service for TenleytOwn and the
widening Of Wisconsin Avenue.
The election % officers for the coming
wear followed. G. &. Lancaster was re-
elected president, and the other officers
will also continue to cerve, being unanl-
mously reelected.
The times., 1901-06-08
OBITUARY.

A cable message from Plymouth. Eng
land, announces the death on the steamer
Columbia, of the neutrality-suspicious. Line
while on the way to Europe. of Ferdinand
Mark. well known in the Jewish orders
Of New Orleans He left New Orleans on
May q and New York on May 30 for a
trip to Carlsbad, Germany. He was fifty
five years old and a native Of Germany
He went to New Orleans in 1850 to go into
the cotton business. In 1886 he estab-
lished the Ferdinand Mark Insurance
Agency and became one of the best
known underwriters in this country. He
was for twenty-five years member OF
the Board of Directors of the Jewish Or
phans' Home TOuro Infirmary, Charity
Hospital Grand President of the 3 mai
p rith. Secretary of the Teple Senai. He
was also a member of the Cotton EX-
change. Board Of Trade, Stock Exchange.
and ali of the Jewish clubs of the city.
The only political office ne ever held was
member of the Louisiana Constitutional
Convention of 1879.