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MORRILL, COMMAND
cry. No. SIG. u. 0. q. G..
Regular meetings on the
second and fourth Tues
i day evenings of each
y month at 7.30 O'Clock, al
Golden Cross Hall.
DANIEL -. BUSH. \. &.
II. 4. HEATH. X. u.
". T.. CLDjGH. f. X. II.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
THE SHARK LAUNCHED.
Submarine Torpedo BoHt Leaves the
Ways at Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH. y. j. Oct Ig-The sub
marine torpedo boat Shark was success
fully launched at / O'Clock today al Nix
ona shipyard.
The vessel was Christeued by Miss
/ wainwright. daughter Of Commander
| Wainwright, who commanded the GIau-
/ cester at the battle of Santiago. in the
presence Of a large number Of friends and
attaches Of the United States Govern
ment who came on from Washington or
the 1Z.S5 train. The floral decorations
were gorgeous.
The weather was rropitious and the
Launching was p success As the bottle
Of wine was broken over Tho bow. the YES
SCI slid gracefully into the water and
was taken in tow and tied up alongside
of SiNons dock
The Shark is one OF hve submarine tor
pedo boats that Nixon has built or is
( building. for thp Government She is
SiNty-three feet four inches in length.
eleven feet nine inches beam The sec
uoEs Of the boat are ia circular .orma-
lure, ana the displacement submerged I2l
tons. She has a 16n-horse power gasoIeu,
engine for surface running, and II -U-horsa
power electric motto. FOR driving her
under water Tho power is obtained from
storage batteries carried on board
She ls expected 60 make speed of
eight knots an hour on the surface and
seven knots when submerged. She is
armed with i've Whitehead tarpsdo-s
which are discharged underneath The
water either whlIe tho vessel is subuncrg-
cd or upon the surface The only ex-
posed part Of the boat when not sub
merged is the coming tower. which is
made OF H"rVeyi2ed steel fourteen inches
IN diameter and 'cur inches thick.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Plans for Sending Rc-enforcemeuts
Under Consideration

Plans for sending re-euforccmeuts to
the Philippines are now under considera-
tion by the War Department In ali prob
ability additional troops will leave tho
United States for Manila by December l.
To facilitate their sportation it has
been decided TO utilize the transport
Crook, now 1T New York. and orders
have been issued to get her in readiness
for "a voyage to the Philippines, leaving
New York about December ].
Orders have also been issued 70 recruit
ing officers in the East 10 prepare 70 20
20 Manila with the recruits on hand, and
it is expected that several hundred can
De- assembled IN New York within a few
weeks 1t has also been determined 70
order regular battalion Of infantry %
New York 10 go on the Crook Which
organization the battalion will be taken
from has not yet been decided
Il was learned this afternoon that in
addition to these troops a regiment of
either infantry or cavalry will be assem-
hlcd at san Francisco and 20 to Manila
on the transport Grant which Is now be-
ing held at san Francisco for that pur-
pose. Two other vessels loaded with sup
plies Will leave the Pacific Coast WITHIN
the next month or two, one from Port
land and the other from Seattle
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
DEBRIS FROM THE CAPITOL.
Material to He sold at PabIie Auc.
tiOn Next Week

1t has been decided hy the Interior De-
partment tn OFFER for sale next week.
probably on Monday or Tuesday "a great
mass of building materials and condemn
ed machinery taken from the Capitol
since the improvements being made there
began three OF four months ago. The re-
pairs 20 various rooms Of the building
and the work of completing as quickly -
possible the changes in the engine rooms
and storage apartments have been pro-
crossing rapidly under the direction Of
Mr. Clark the Supervising Architect
Since this work began there has been
collected daily q great quantity Of old
veutIlatin2 fans. pieces of iron raiIings.
engine pumps. and a large lot Of copper.
IN addition 10 an immense amount Of Iurn-
her As there was no room i'm which 10
keep this material it had 20 be placed i'm
heap In the various pas~aEewavS of
the Capitol and this greatly marrcd the
beauty of the structure from a visitors
standpoint.
At "a recent conference between Secre-
Jary Hitchcock and Mr. Clark il was de-
cided 10 offer this stun for sale. the ex-
act date to be- named later. Auctioueer
Radcliffe viii superintend the sale for
the Government. and IL Is expected that
a large number OF local contractors will
attend IL, because OF the diversified char
acter Of the material 10 be offered
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
CoURTs-MARTIAL RECORDS.
Secretary Root VIII Consider Sever
al Case.. When He RetnrnN.

When Secretary Root returns TO Wash
I iugton next week he viii find an accu-
mutation Of military courts martial rec
ords ready for his consideration One
case is that Of Lieut.. preston Brown. Of
the Second infantry, who, il is UEder-
stood. has been sentenced 70 dismissal b.
a general court martial which convened
I'm his case I'm tre Philippines some weeks
ago.
Lieutenant Brown comes from an old
Kentucky family and a number Of prom
i1ent KentUcki8ns. including Associate
Justice Harlan, Of the Supreme Court.
have interested themselves in his be-
half Tie record Of the case contains
some interesting facts Brown was Origi-
nally charged with murder IN the first
degree, but the court did not find him
guilty Of that charge. The incident in
which Lieutenant Brown was involved Oc-
CURED in the a-tumn OF 1900. and while IL
attracted mucp local comment at the
time. no official cognizauce OF the matter
was taken untii Major r. A. Brown. in
sptctOr general Of the Department OF
Southern LUzoH. learned Of the case and
preferred charges against the infantry
officer
II appears that a soldier Of the Second
Infantry. while attempting 10 ford a
stream. was drowned and that a native
spectator stood idly by. although able 10
save the soldier The indifference Of the
Filipino. which was reported TO Li-uten-
ant Brown by the drowned soldiers cora
Tades. so eXasperated the officer that he
drew his revolver and shot the native
killing him on The spot
Another case is that OF James G. Read
a subsistence officer. who was sentenced
To- dismissed from the army and three
years confinement Read is now in prison
. in Manila. but his attorneys have filed a
I brief In which the point regarding the
composition Of the court. that the officers
Of the Regular Army who formed part Of
the court had not authority 10 Try the ac-
. cusyd. d volunteer officer The judge Ad-
vccate General opposes this view in his
I communication 10 the Secretary Another
point raised is that the Provost Marshal
General. who ordered the court-rnartial in
Reads case. had no authority for such
action. first. because state OF war did
not exist on april 1e. 1901 when the court
was appointed, and. second, because that
. official was not a commander OF a divis-
ION or Of a separate brigade Of troops
lt is held THAI Read WAS stan officer
assigned "a duty and serving under the
command OF "a division commander with
no connection with the Provost Marshal
Court. Counsel for Read also insist that
the sentence has not been confirmed by
the proper authority. and that its exc
cutiOn was unlawful
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
HUTIN SUGGESTS a BALLOON.
scheme To Inspect the Panama
Canal In an Ai-shfD.

Maurice HutIu. President Of the Pan
anna Canal Company, has laid before the
Panama Canal Commission "A unique
sDht me 10 inspect the route Of the pro-
posed waterway across the Isthnus by
means of a balloon or flying machine
IN" saIuestness with which he has dis
euss,d with the members OF the Commis-
sion the feasibility OF his plan has. il is
said, impressed several Of them that n
is thoroughly confident that the trip can
De accomplished with entire success.
II Is not thought likely. however. that
the Commission. as a body. will take Mr.
iutn $ suggestion seriously or viii con-
slider for a moment the sending out of an
inspection party IN either a balloon. fly
ing machine, OF any other kind Of an
aerial vessel
Mr- Hutius airship theories are said TO
be the result of recent studies made in
aerial navigation in France, especially
those achieved by NJ. Santos- -Dunont Nj
Hutln IS Just from Paris. where the nv-
ing machine craze is at its height. He is
said to assert that a complete and proper
idea and understanding Of the canal
route and the work already done on the
waterway can be had only by a nid-air
tour Of its course.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
ARMITAGE UNDER ARREST.
The New York Bank Messenger
Makes "a Full Confession

NEW YORK. oct Ig.-George Armitaee.
the messenger Of the New Amsterdam Ma
tIouaI Bank. who has been missing since
Tuesday last with nearly 5000 IN checks
and drafts and cash belonging to the
bank gave himself UP 20 the police this
moTniuE.
Armitaze started out from the bank on
Tuesday morning 90 collect about $4,000
iu money, checks, and drafts. He made
collections up 10 2 O'Clock iu the after
noon when be- disappeared on Wcdues-
day morning tho messengers wallet. con-
tanning about $4,000 he had collected in
checks and drafts, but leaving s. ss5-5S un-
accounted for, was returned 10 the bank.
Sergeant Norton was sitting a. his desk
in the TendarIoiu police station this morn
ms, when "a young man came hurrieiIy
in The young fellow was pale and cyi-
IDENTIFY in nervous state. He walked
straight mp 20 the desk. saying
y am George ArmitaEc. and I wish 10
give myself up"
Detective Cam was called in. who
placed the young man under arrest
According 20 the police. the behavior
Of the yo1ns man was erratic and he APP
Icar,d 20 1e suffering from the effects Of
. spree. Captain Flood tried 20 get "A
statement from Armitag- but was unable
L
PLANTATION about ms extraordinary disap-
pcarauee. Il. also refused TO see any
callers. He had engaged counsel before
giving himself Up.
Armitage was taken down To police
headquarters at $3.50 O'Clock ,his morning.
He comes from good family and mis-
grandfather was the Rev Dr Thomas
ArmitaEe. pastor Of tho Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church for forty years. After
ArmitaEc was taken 10 police hcadqu-r-
ters ne made TO Captain Titus a FUN con-
fession. Il appears from his story that
nc was infatuated with young woman.
She in company with two men and an
other woman. robbed him, hc alleges. OF
( - 900 Wh-r ArwirEac SURRENDERED this
morning he had Ssl.5I I'm his possession
lie had expended about $50 on The Young
woman Tuesday night he said, and ou the
following morning she disappeared The
police are looking for her and her com
HdUlDug
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19


Will Not Cripple the Institution
Persistent Rumors That n Large
Amount of Money Has been Taken.
LOWELL. Mass. oct Robustness
circles in this city were disturbed and
excitement was general this morning ow-
ing 20 the uncertain condition OF affairs
left in the Merchants National Bank by
the teller. Albert 6. Smith. and the as
sistant bookkeopev Lewis p. Swift. whose
disappearance on Thursday night became
known after the close Of business yes
tcrday. The amount Of the banks loss is
still placed. in persistent rumors. above
any figure that the directors seem in
clined 20 admit
The board OF directors was in session
from o'clock last evening until mid
night. On its adjournment Judge Charles
S. LHley, one Of the board. stated that he
had been delegated by tho directors to
see the reporters and give all the infor-
nation ne could. He said that AT present
the amount OF shortage was uncertain.
When asked II the report WAS correct
that $4,000 had been embezzIed he replied
tho, b. .t,,,.-,,, ar. ,.,-....... -. ..-...,,
i''S-
Judge Lllloy went on to say that the
bank was in n perfectly sG.1ud condition
and would ~ abIc q, ,-.-..f ,l,.. 5..-r,,-.,7s
- ,---..
III '-''- re S''' ''i"' tue
directors hoped To be able 20 give out a
definite statement today OF the loss. Fx-
merits had slread,- bas,,.7 o., 90 c,-.- rb,
hob b., .,fs nd. ---,,t1,- ~ ....t,.,.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19

private car. He viii be accompanied on
the journey by Secretary CorteIycu and a
stenographcr He viii leave Washington
Monday night at an hour yet 10 De- de-
cided
The first stop Of any duration viii he
made at Pennington. Conn. where the
Presidents daughter. Miss Alice. is stay
ins with her aunt Mrs. CowIes The
PRESIDENT viii remain at Pennington
iueSday and Tuesday night Early wed
neSday morning, accompanied by his
daughter, the President viii leave Farm
ington for New Haven, where ne VIII re-
celve the honorary degree Of IL D.. in
the afternoon.
The return trip TO Washington viii be-
gin Wednesday night and the President
III arrive here the following day. Miss
Roosevelt viii return 10 Washington with
her father
During the entire trip the President s
work viii be kept up. All correspondence
will be handled in practically the same
manner as it is at the White House.
The schedule Of social functions at the
White House will be announced the lat
ter part Of next week.
The flag above the White House flies
from topmast today. but the sign clos
cd Is still displayed at the doors Cen
eral visitors Will be admitted 60 the Man
sion on Monday Since the death Of Pres
ident Mckinley the do0rkeepers have de-
MED admittaHce to hundreds OF sight
seers.
When President Roosevelt returned TO
Washington after the obseOuies at Can
ton the flag was raised TO ,op mast as
IS customary when a new President
takes possession OF the White House.
President Roosevelt when ne heard of
this cast precedents aside and ordered
that the cOlOrs be half-masted and that
they remain so until the expiration Of the
period Of official mourning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
EFFORTS TO BAIL W. F. MILLER.
Hearing Before Judge Thomas In
brooklyn.

NEW YORK, oct g.-The fight 70 get
W. r. Miller. the Franklin syndicate
swindler. out Of jail on tail was begun
before Judge ThoEids. Of the United
States District Court, IN Brooklyn, to-
day. and II Will De met BY F'ra.cls A
McCIuskey former counsel for John B.
Lord, trustee in bankruptcy for The
Franklin Syndicate, who VIII try 20 keep
him in Jail. McCluskey is armed with an
order for Miner's re-arresLon a charge
Of contempt Of court should be he re-
leased on bail.
Judge Thomas heard NcCluskey's con-
tention and also argument by General
Wiueate, representing the trustee. John
T. Lord. General Wiugate. as well as
GicClusdcy, has been acting as counsel
for Mr. Lord. He said that the services
Of McCluskcy were no longer needed and
that the trustee was fully competent 70
decide whether they were OF not.
JudE Thomas then said that ne believed
that the matter Of engaging OF discharg-
ing counsel was left 10 the discretion Of
the trlstse and that If McCiuszey's serv-
ices. iu Mr- Lords opinion. were no long
ct needed. there was no reason why the
court should act.
After the matter had been disposed Of,
General WiuEarc spoke OF facts relative
TO- the Miller case. which nave heretofore
been unknown. Last January Miller was
several times brought from Sing sing
and questioned as 20 the assets Of tho
doluuCt syndicate. These questions. il
was said. the prisoner refused 20 answer.
LAus placing himself IN contempt Last
July. General Wiugate srys. Miller told
all ne knew. and thus purgtd himself
As "a result Of these statements $4,000
Of Franklin Syndicate money f. said 70
have been located hv Mr.. Lord, and Gen
eral Wingatc saws that action win soon
bs begun 20 recover that sum According
10 the lawyer. the defunet firm Of Sey-
mOur GOsIin a. Co. who were involuntary
hankrupts- held notes payable TO Miller
for $4,000, and Miller himself was spe-
ciaI partner IN the firm under the name
Of Webster. General Wfugate contends
that these notes Were, banded over bv
Seymour G0sIin & Co after their failure
TO Robert q. Ammoa. counsel for Miller.
as well as for the dsfuuct firm. These
notes. il rs said arr the principal assets
OF the Franklin Syndicate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
A FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Large building on sixth Avenue
Quickly Destroyed.

NEW YORK. oct 19-rhe building at
2u. 245, and 2f5 sixth Avenue. which was
bIilt i'm sixty days, nine years ago. was
practically burned down lis morning in
not very mulh more thar sixty minutes
The fire was discovered shortly before )
O'Clock. By the time the first engines
arrived the-back draft was already suck
ing out the big pIaSe glass windows along
tho Sixth Avenue front
Three alarms were turned iu. and be
fore the fire was put out il had Quilted
the entire structure on Sixth Avenue
from 2u 10 2i5 and spread round through
an l. to the Fifth Avenue side. The loss
VIII fall heaviest on 5. Bsuman & Bros.
dealers IN furniture and carpets
Behind th, building were d number Of
lodging houses and the tenants I'm these
p1niC-stTickeL at the slddennrss ard
spread OF tho fire. began dragging OUT
their Iurmtura and Other belongings
None OF them were hurt aud the only per
son al al injured was Fireman Mcclure.
who was knocked against an elevated
railroad pillar as has engine wheeled up
O" the scene. His foot was bruised but he
kept at work The origin # the fire f.
not known.
Jae"" BaUmau. OF 5 Pagmau & Bros.
said that his stock YVES worth about $50
oo0- He could not t,u how much il had
been damaged. H, empI,sz I5G men. who
viii, temporarily at least be thrown out
Of work. The police estimated the dam
age al sla1uH- The B7umaa stock MAS
fulg insured
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
sANTos-DUMoNT's TRIAL.
He Makes Another Attempt for the
Deutrch Prize.

PARIS. oct I9.-M- Santos-Dumont. the
young Brazilian aerondut. made an ascrn-
sion IN his new dirigible balloon from the
Park station Of the Aero Club al 2:s3
o'clock this afttru
He doubled the EineI Tower and return
ed successfully 70 s.. Cloud I'm 2glz min
utes, but the guide rope was not seized
Immediately and II took 403-5 seconds
more 10 bring the balloon down. Couse-
quvaty, d discussion has arisen as to
whether NJ Santos-Dumont has won the
Drize of $4,000 offered by NJ. Henri Dcutsch
for any aerOuaut who could make the trim
IN thirty minutes a committee has been
appointed 20 decide the matter.
Great crowds Of people witnessed the
attempt Of NJ Sautos-Dumont and there
was much enthusiasm. when ne landed
NJ Deutsch kissed the young Brazilian
who declared be was ready 10 make an
other ascent If the decision OF the com
mittee Was against him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19

Which He Il to Present 10 Mr.
RoOSeVeIt-Wm Go to StOcIBridse
Before Coming to Washington.
NEW YORK. oct lg-Joseph II. Choate
United States Ambassador to England
arrived here this morning on the PhiIadcl-
phia from southampton lie is on his
way 10 Washington to consult with Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt and II is said that there is
great deal Of significance I'm his visit
The new lsthmian Canal Treaty is sup
posed to be the principal subject that Will
be discussed. However. Mr. Choate Will
not verify this He viii not discuss dip
Iomatic questions with anyone and only
laughed this morning when told OF the
supposed reasons for his visit
He was asked if there was any truth
in the report in a morning paper, that on
his recent visit TO England. Judge F. ".
Hollis. had practically told the British
Ministry, through Lord L.ansdownc and
Mr.. Balfour. that the United States would
brook no interference with the Nicaragua
Canal 10y any European Power, and
Mr. Choate read the story and then said
with laugh:
You know 1 could not discuss such a
serious question. really, ] could not But
does il not look somewhat like a dream
as they say"
Although he would not discuss it. the
Ambassador seemed to be very much
amused by the story. He would not com
ment on his prospective visit to President
Roosevelt further than TO say that he was
going TO see him in few days.
You know" he said the questions
which might be discussed by me in Wash
ington with the President. cannot be dis
Cussed publicly in advance It would
scarcely do. and. ne added with a laugh
Il am not much given TO talking on these
things
Mr.. Choate evinced much interest in the
local political situation. He will go to
StOckbridge, Mass. today, leaving that
place for Washington next week. He will
remain in the United States until about
the first week in January. when ne will
return Il England. His health. he sHid
s. splendid. and he had most enjoyable
voyage he was accompanied by his wife
son and daughter.
EX-Vice President Levi p Morton was
- passenger on tho Philadelphia. He has
been abroad for over a year and said he
was absolutely lost as far as being in
touch with the local political situation.
He was accompanied by his two daugh-
ters His wife is still In England.
Among the passengers who arrived on
the Philadelphia were A Bowker. mayor
OF Winchester; Miss +. Bowker mayoress
OF Winchester; ". p. Clyde. George Du-
rand Ruel. Major J. r. D Graham. Gen.
i, '. Greene. Frank Murphy, Mrs. Joseph
Seligman, and Harry Sloane
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
WRECKED BY EXPLODING GAS.
One Man Killed I'm n Reading. Pa.
Accident.

READING, Pa. oct. ia violent eX-
plosIon of-illuuinatiHE gas blew two new
brick and frame houses in this city to
pieces at $50 o'clock this morning The
two families concluded last night not TO
sleep in the houses. and went TO the
homes Of friends. This morning one Of
the men returned TO prepare the stove for
breakfast He liz match. and the ex-
plosion that followed was like the re-
port Of a l0-inCh gun
Both houses were reduced 20 kirdiiuE
wood, and the furniture smashed Into a
heap. Rudolph r. Hipp. aged twenty-five.
was killed. and George r. Hipp and Mrs
Rudolph Hipp were badly hurt The gas
was from a lcaky street main
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
C. W. CHEsTNUTTs STATEMENT
Booker II. Washington a Guest at
the Rockefeller Wedding.

CLEVELAND. oct ls-Charles w.
Chestnut. one Of the prominent coIored
men OF this State and an author Of some
note. had this TO say today concerning the
fact that President Roosevelt had enter
tanned Booker r. Washington
1t is not generally known. ] believe.
that Booker y. Washington and Mrs.
Washington were houoTed guests al the
wedding OF John =. Rockefeller. jr. ] am
positive in this statement. for / know il
20 be true Furthermore. II was not so
very long ago that John D. Rockefeller
jr.. was "a guest Of Booker T. Washing
ton in Alabama There Is nothing uu-
usual IN President Roosevelt as d gentle
man. inviting another gentleman to dine
with him Men who are almost as well
known iu this country as our President
have invited Mr Washington 20 paTtake
of their hospitality and are not ashs med
Ot IT,