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The times., 1901-03-13
THE ILLINOIS A SUCCESS.
Her Builders Trial in Every Way
Satisfactory.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 12-The
battIeship Illinois went out on her build
ers' trial today and proved 4 success in
every particular The ship left the docks
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company this morning at 7
O'Clock and returned at p. m. Capt. G.
A. Converse, L. S N, who will command
the ship when she is placed in commits
sion, was in command.
The Illinois was taken thirty miles out
side of the Capes and while there was no
attempt to make a speed record the yes
sci, with $50 pounds of steam, easily made
sixteen knots She has not been out of
the water for more than a year and her
bottom is very foul. The official trial of
the Illinois will take place in May when
it is expected the ship will develop n
speed of more than seventeen knots.
While the ship was going out Of Hamp-
ton Roads Captain Converse recognized
the old wooden training ship Lancaster.
which he took up the Baltic Sea as Il
w.trship to attend the coronation of
Alexander III.
The times., 1901-03-13
DRUGGED BY THREE BOYS.
A brooklyn Girl Makes Serious
Chnrgex of MnItrenfmenf

NEW YORK, March 12.-Within 100 feet
of much-traveled Brooklyn thorough
fare Mary Paige, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs c. II. Paige. of
1874 Pearl Street. Brooklyn. was drugged
and assaulted about o'clock on Sunday
evening. She was found about & o'clock
on Monday morning in q semi-conscious
state, taken to her home, and Dr. Gideon
d. Hobart was summoned. Working over
the girl for several hours, Dr. Hobart so
far restored her TO her normal state that
she was able to tell who drugged her.
Upon the girls statement George r
Abbott, jr., seventeen years old, the son
of junk dealer at 245 Pearl Street. was
arrested this morning and locked up in
the Adams Street police station The
Brooklyn police Were looking all this
afternoon and until a late hour tonight
for two other boys about Abbott's age
who are also accused by the girl
Dr. Hobart late tonight said that while
the girls condition was still alarming he
thought her chances for recovery We're
good
The times., 1901-03-13
CARS PLUNGE INTO THE RIVER.
An Accident to the Long Island
Railways Floating Equipment.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Seventeen
loaded freight cars, in transit from Jersey
City on car-foat belonging 10 the Long
Island Railroad we're tipped into the
East River off Grand Street early this
morning by an accident to the float. sup
posedly III collision with unknown yes
sell The captain of the tug Peter Mel
son. forty-seven years old, of l6l Hunter
Avenue Long Island City. the only per-
son who could be expected TO know why
the accident occurred, has not been seen
since and is believed to be drowned.
The cars were loaded with coal, and
went Immediately to the bottom. tipping
out the coal as they went. Each car
held twenty-five tons, making in all u
loss of $1,000, which cannot be recovered.
The cars can be taken from the river
In capsizing they tore away the upper
works of the tug SyOSSet, which was do
ing the towing. and damaged her 10 the
extent of $1,000.
Very few accidents of this sort have OC-
CURED in the port, and Sufhclent mystery
surrounds this one to make the railroad
officials uncertain as to the cause. Not
the least mark which would indicate
collision either with another vessel or
with an obstruction in the bottom of the
river is visible on the float, which now
lies bottom up at the piers Of the rail-
road company. a float of this sort car
rfes eighteen ears. Consequently II could
not have been Improperly loaded with
seventeen cars
The Long Island Railroad tug Syosset was
taking the big railroad float TO the yards
Of the road at Long Island City some time
before daylight When off Grand Street
some unknown vessel is believed suddenly
to have bumped into the port side of the
float. She could not be seen by the tugs
pilot. who was on the starboard side but
She gave the float big list to starboard.
and things began to look interesting FOR
the tug Lest the tug should be pulled
under. the pilot had her cut loose at once,
and the tug drifted away from the float.
Immediately afterward the float turned
quite upside down, and the freight cars
were precipitated into the river The
srnokestack of the SyOsset had been
knocked off before she got free, and ii lay
across the bottom of the float as II
drifted down the stream. The pilot house
OF the tug was also smashed, and the
machinery somewhat damaged An Oier
on the tug was thrown into the water,
where he was picked up by a tug of the
Consolidated Railroad.
The aimless drifting of the big railroad
float and the tug down the stream at
tracted the attention of boatmen. and
when off the Battery some Long Island
Railroad tugs. headed by the tug Leader,
hitched to the float and towed 1t up the
East River To the piers of the railroad
company. The Long Island tug Montduk
went to the rescue of the SyOSSet and
took her to the same place.
The superintendent of the floating
equipment of the Long Island Railroad
went out to make an investigation
The times., 1901-03-13
A FILIPINO'S PLAN.
senior Lopez's solution of the Present
Difficult Problem


PHILADELPHIA. March 12--Senor
Sixto Lopez. a native Filipino, now visit
ing the United States. tonight addressed
a mass meeting of citizens of PhiIadeI-
phia. having been invited by a score of
well-known citizens mostly Republicans
Prominent among these latter were Judgs
Ashman and ex-District Attorney Gra-
ham. The invitation requested Senior Lo-
pez Ito explain the desires of your coun-
trymen."
Senior Lopez was secretary to Agon-
clio and the delegation which visited
Washington before the outbreak of hos
Hilities
The meeting was held in New Century
Hall. Senor Lopez said in part:
Ny mission in this country is not only
to tell the truth about the Philippines
but. IS 1 have frequently stated. to OBJ
tain peace. | should. therefore be glad
If you will permit me to state what
conceive TO be the way out of this present
di1hcuity- 1t may be summed up in one
phrase: Do unto us as YOU desired that
George III should do unto you
BE great enough to determine to do
right, no matter what may be thought or
said by other nations who are too busy
doing wrong 10 ever regard ii as dignified
to do right. Admit that the FilipinOS
have the same rights which YOU your
{
mutual misunderstanding If wrong has
been done. admit that also. and rectify it.
1t is nObler TO admit a wrong than to
persist in 1t.
Had Congress declared intentions with
regard TO the Philippines, conformable
with Philippine independence. the clash
of arms would have been heard no more,
and strife would have ceased between
two peoples who ought never to have been
other than friends. Let the FilipinoS re-
establish the government which they had
instituted with the consent of the gov
erned: take whatever means are neceS-
Sary to protect your interests, and to dis
charge your International obligations.
You will then be surprised. though per
haps it will not be a surprise to some. to
find that all your fears about anarchy
and dsunlty and failure will have proved
to be groundless.
Another example will have been given
TO kings, showing that the people may be
trusted to govern themselves. and we
shall be able to look up at Old Glory,
knowing that it is the symbol of liberty
liberty. not only to- this people, but to
all mankind
The times., 1901-03-13
THE WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Detailed Statement of Bills and
Resolutions Acted Upon.

J.. H. Wakefield, tally clerk OF the
House Of Representatives, has prepared
a very Interesting detailed statement Of
the work accomplished by the House of
Representatives. in the Fifty-sixth Con-
gresS
The total number Of House bills intro
duced was 1899. Of which 2.193 were re-
ported. \ total of 900 Senate bills We're
introduced of which but l. $50 reached the
House, and OF these the House commit
tees favorably reported Sl2.
The House passed during the two ses-
sions of the Fifty-sixth Congress a total
Of III House bills and resolutions and a
total of 1913 Senate bills and resolutions,
making a grand total of 2,2ol bills and
resolutions acted upon. 1t left upon it's
calendar 53 House bills and resolutions
and 50 Senate bills and resolutions. In
cluded in the above it passed a total Of
l5S House bills and resolutions which
failed to become laws. and Il Senate bills
and resolutions which also failed to be
come laws. Twenty-nine of these Iegis-
lative acts failed Of signature.
The times., 1901-03-13
RECRUITS IN PLENTY.
No Trouble 10 FIJI the Ranks of the
New Army.

War Department officials are greatly
pleased with the work of recruiting for
the new army. il was thought some
months aro that there would be difficulty
in securing recruits, owing to the lack Of
military enthusiasm and the absence OF
any active fighting.
Reports from recruiting officers, how
ever. show that the number of enlist
meuts has steadily increased since the
new recruiting Offices were opened. The
returns FOR the first week. ending Febru-
airy 3 showed 26S enlistments For the
week ending February 70. 42e men were
enlisted. the third week showed 599 en-
nstments. and the next week boo. For
the week ending last Friday 7a6 men were
enlisted
This is regarded as particularly encour-
aging because of the high standard re
quired OF each recruit, Not only is the
legal standard strictly upheld but re-
cruitinE officers have been directed also
10 enquire carefully into the antecedents
OF the applicant and accept only men of
good character
The times., 1901-03-13
FOR THREE CAMPAIGNS.
Medals for service in China. the
PHILIPPINES. aud Samoa.

The mer1bcrs of the Naval Board on
Rewards have construed the law author
izing bronze medals for officers and men
who participated in the naval campaign
in the West Indies and who performed
meritorious service elsewhere 10 give
them the right 10 design and have struck
medals for officers and men Of the navy
and the Marine Corps who served in Chi
na, the Philippines. and Samoa. II they
are sustained in this view they will APP
prove designs for several classes of med
ais, probably including a special medal
for extraordinary service in the war with
Spain, 10 be conferred on those officers
who distinguished themselves outside OF
the West indies and the Philippines.
There are only a few of these officers
It has already been determined that the
medal 10 be presented to Rear Admiral
simpson viii describe him as comman-
der-iu-chiei of the naval forces operating
in the West indies, including the squad
ron that destroyed CerRera's $ ships.
The times., 1901-03-13
JEALOUSY LED TO KILLING.
l Husband Killed by the Brother
of His Wife.

RICHMOND, Va, March 12--Jealousy
caused the death of John s Walters
treasurer of the city of charlottesville
in mis- own house at the hands of his
wife's brother last night. Walters was
fifty years old His wife is beautiful and
much younger.
Whispers came TO his ears Of the friend
ship between his wife and w r. Farrar.
a saloonkeeper whom he had helped in
his business. He heard a conversation
over the telephone between his wife and
Farrar that satisfied him that his sus-
picion was correct. He sent man to
watch his residence and pretended he was
going to leave home. The guard reported
at O'Clock that Farrar had entered the
house.
Walters entered the door of his home
with shotgun and found his wife talk
ing with her brother. Stewart Bailey.
Walters was surprised and blurted out
that he expected TO find Farrar there. In
his rage he struck his wife. Her brother
interfered and fight followed.
Both men drew pistols and fired until
the hammers fell on empty cartridges.
Walters dropped. pierced through the
body. and Bailey is wounded five times.
though only slightly.
The times., 1901-03-13
LEPERS MAY HAVE CITY RULE.
The Hawaiian Legislature Fnvors
Granting Municipal Government.

HONOLULU, March 5-(Via San Fran
cisco. March l2.-The Home Rule party
in the Hawaiian Legislature proved strong
enough last week to compel an adjourn
ment from Friday to Monday in order
to permit all members TO visit the ieper
settlement on Molokai Island and see for
themselves whether reforms are needed.
The party found that many complaints
were frivolous. but it is probable that the
lepers will he permitted to organize Il
municipal government.
An appropriation of $4,000 will be made
for the study of the disease Bills have
been passed in both houses asking Con
greSs to grant statehood to Hawaii Dur
ing the debate in the Senate Cecil Brown,
white. was ordered removed by the SER
geant-at-armS.
He defied the sergeant-at-arms and a
fight was only averted by adjournment.
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo-Q -Quinne Tablets. 25c.
The times., 1901-03-13
FRANK SHERMAN WINS.
The Washington Player Holds the
Pool Championship.

BOSTON, March 12-Frank Sherman,
of Washington, ID. c., is now the world <
pool champion, having won the cham
pionship tourney which ends here to-
morrow night. Sherman has thus far
won all the five games he has played,
while all the other contestants have each
suffered two or more defeats
Sherman plays his final game tOmor-
row night with Grant Edy, of Springfield,
Ohio, and is picked to win it. Should he
be defeated it will have no bearing on the
championship.
Alfred De ORC. who lost the title in
this tourney. has posted a forfeit and
challenged Sherman to play series of
matches for the championship. The rules
governing the match allow the defender
of the title thirty days TO answer it.
The times., 1901-03-13
HAD a COSTLY BALL DRESS.
Negro Arrested on Suspicion of
Stealing the Garment

NEW YORK, March IA silken bah
dress trimmed with old lace and valued
by the police at sos was added to the
collection in charge Of the property clerk
at police headquarters today till the
owner can be found. y negro. who says
he is Charles Johnson, Of Norfolk. Va,
was caught trying to sell it for 80 cents
at Sixth Avenue and Forty-second Street
on Monday night.
His tale was that a man had given the
dress to him at Fifth Avenue and Fifty
third Street, telling him to sell it. The
police believe him to be a thief
The times., 1901-03-13
A FLAGMAN MISSING.
Anxiety over the Disappearance Of
Anthony -. Bennett.

Anthony y. Bennett aged thiriy-throe
years. for ten years tiagman Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Is miss
ing from his boarding house. 2lo Seventh
Street southwest. The police have been
notified by friends of his disappearance,
and are looking for him.
Because there is no apparent reason FOR
Benefits disappearance, his friends are
much alarmed. They fear he may have
met with q serious accident. and as he
has not been seen for three weeks have.
already begun an inveStiRati0n. Bennett
came here from Annandale, Va, where
his mother now resides. The missing
hagman las = brother ia Philadelphia.
The times., 1901-03-13
No Longer Opposed TO Sanger.

senator Plat is expected in Washing
ton today or tomorrow 1t is reported
that he has Withdrawn his opposition to
the appointment of Col William Cary
Sanger To be Assistant Secretary of War.
No authoritative statement could be OBJ
tanned, however
The times., 1901-03-13
DIED.

BROOK-Fel asleep in Jesus, Tuesday morning
March j. 1891 at 2:SO O'Clock. C&ROLENE
BROOK. at her late residence 52I Eighth Street
northeast.
Funeral will take place on Thursday at |
o'clock from Mount Zion Baptist Church, Eighth
Street between and Streets northeast. mi
The times., 1901-03-13

Reeves is grocer who formerly had a
store on New York Avenue. He was
sent 20 st. Elzabeth's Asylum. About
week or so ago he escaped. He was not
regarded as dangerously affected and was
consequently not so closely watched as
many Of the patients. For several days
after his escape nothing was heard of
him AS is usual in such cases. DIR. \.
b. Richardson. the Superintendent of the
asylum. sent kilograms to all the large
cities of the country containing desCrip-
tiOn of Reeves
1t was in response to one of these tele~
grams that the arrest was made in Phil
adelphia The mulatto girl who is said
to have been with him in Philadelphia is
supposed to live in Washington.
The times., 1901-03-13
FAILED TO GET THE LICENSE.
& Patient Who Escaped From ST.
EIirnbeth's Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, March Oscar NJ.
Reeves. of Washington. was arrested III
the rooms of the marriage license clerk
of the Orphans Court here today just as
he was about to make application for the
issuance of a license \ few minutes
after he was arrested central station de
tectives detained Agnes Brown mulatto
girl. who accompanied Reeves from
Washington. and whom, dispatches from
that city say. he intended to marry.
Reeves is said to be a member Of a
weIl-known family. He has for some time
been weak mentally and was recently
placed in an asylum. few days ago he
escaped and, accompanied by Agnes
brown, came here last night.
The woman said she had known Reeves
for two years and that soon after she
met him ne had promised to marry her
They were held pending advice from the
Washington police
The times., 1901-03-13

For the next
seven days-be-
ginning TODAY.
March 13. and
ending March 20
we will make 10
your measure a
Spring Suit. Over
coat or Prince Al
bert Coat and
Vest. OF high
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

The speeches of Charles \. Towne
on free silver during the great cam
paign of 1895 were acknowledged to
have been the best on that subject.
He says now:
"Our position on free silver in 1896
and 1900 was misunderstood. We
were not demanding market and
profit for the silver mines, but more
money for the country to keep 40
prices. GOd IN His wise providence
has provided s. vast Increase in the
supply of gold, and today there Is
more money in the country than there
would have been if the gold supply
had remained stationary and the
minis had been opened 10 the free
coinage of silver. 30 long as the
present condition continues ar the
present. supply of gold continues 10
increase there can be 40 successful or
serious demand for the frse coinage %
silver Certainly that demand can
not sgaiu ~ msde an issue in a
national campaign ua1il there Is a biz
change in Industrial or hnancia. con-
diiioos.''
We think Mr. tTosne states the csse
correctly.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

Bryan in his message to the demo-
crafts Of Ohio again shows the manner
u man he is, and rises 10 the full
manhood he has shown ST other times
and can be depended on u show st
sll times. He tells them he is not an
issue and that democrats who feel
sryrieved at the action of the state
convention should not fight the ticket
but see that proper instructed dele
gates are sent to the next con-
veution. That the place 10 fight the
enemies Of democracy is in the pri-
rasrie-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

The next democratic convention
that meets in Florids should st least
repeat its good roads plank, and it
ought to be able 10 do so without Civ
ing offense 70 any variety of demo-
crat, heterogeneous or otherwise. Flor
ids can make fine country roads at
less expense than any other state and
needs them worse than any other
stSte. The people who pay the taxes
are the people who need the roads and
they should have them. Likewise all
others. those who ride on wheels,
drive In vehicles and tramp on foot.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

harbor hostility towards the rich or
/ well TODD?
And his is no exceptional ease IN
this country.
We do not believe there is feeling
of hostility on the part of the rlch
against the poor anywhere, and there
is abundant proof on every hand in
support of this belief, and if the rem
edy for the cure of poverty laid at the
door of individual benefactors it would
long since have ceased to exist.
Rich men in all parts of the country
| are pouring out their wealth with a
| lavish hand in establishing and
equipping schools, colleges, universe
ties and libraries, the purpose OF
which is for the promotion of
education among the poor.
Stamford University in California /;
Vanderbilt University in Tennessee !;
Chicigo University in Illinois; Stetson
University in Florida, and public IL
braries and other magnificent bene-
factions in nearly every city in the
Union show the unequalled generosity
of the rich men and women Of our
times.
The purse-strings of the American
people are easily reached. Let ca
lamisy befall any city in any state of
the Union and with what ready hands
succor 10 given.
1t may truthfully be said that this
is the benevolent era of the world.
There may be better ways Of dis
tributing these benefactions than the
ones described, but that does not make
these gifts the less noteworthy and
benevolent.
Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Stetson be-
lieve in in founding universities; Mr..
Carnegie in establishing libraries, Mr..
FIagler in converting barren wastes
into smiling orchsrds-all are making
their riches confer direct benefits on
the poor.
The Ocala Banner does not believe
that poverty can be obliterated by in
dividusl benefactions except IN indi-
vidual cases but that fact should not
withhold from these men the need OF
praise that is justly theirs.
1t firmly believes that Carnegie,
Rockefeller. Flagler and Stetson, who
began life poor and achieved success
alosg industrial lines, and are giving
away their wealth TO benefieent pur-
poses more thai the rich have ever
dore before in any age or in any coun-
try, have set an example of far greater
benefit TO the youth of the land than
any dozen soldiers of ancient or mod
ern times.
In commendatinn of their mar
velous achievements and philan.
thropic gifts the Ocsla Banner unc0v-
ers its head in sincere admiration and
unstinted praise.
Their success shows the possibilities
under our form of government that
await il may be the poor aud friend
less but capable and industrious Amer
lean boy.
Ia commenting favorable upon Mr..
Flagler's industrial achievements IN
Florida the Ocala Banner feels that
it is guilty of no crime. political or
and owes no one an
apology except Mr.. Flagler himself
for using his name so conspicuously |
which it knows Is distasteful 10 him.
Mr. Towne on Silver
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

Democratic newspapers are kept
quite busy fighting other democratic
newspapers. That is not the road TO
unity and will not bring on harmony
and success.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

IL Is getting more and more difficult,
SAYS the Atlanta Journal, to draw
moral lessons from the play Of the
lightning. Last week il struck q
church at Hillsboro, Ala, and ss-
'aon 81 birmingham.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

China has one mile Of railroad 20
me million of PEOPLE. The United
states II, AL.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

Lynch Law seems TO be coming more
and more popular. Down in Alabama
the negroes recently lynched one Of
their Own race.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

The good democrats in Ohio are get
ting TO be like the good Indians
they are mostly sll dead.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

Production IL the effort Of society TO
supply a demand.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26
/" Common Sense "

l. the motto OF the modern woman.
The thick soled shoe and the rainy dav
skirt are witnesses 10 the wise applica-
ton Of the motto in matters OF dress.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

But there is no
common sense IN
neglecting woman
" diseases or IN
experim e n ting
with other medi-
cineS when il is q
matter OF common
knowledge that DR..
Pierce : Favoute
Prescription makes
W 2 a < W o u z q
strong and sick
women well. X
establishes regu-
la1ty, dnes enfee-
bling drains, heals
Inflammation and
liberation and
cures female weak
ness.
IL Is not COMMON
sense 10 seek med
ical advice 81 thOse
who are not ply
sicianS when Dr..
Plerce. not only q
doctor. but 8
specialist IN the
treatment and cure
Of diSea ; & Of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

The mint ut san Francisco con-
tAius over So 100000 Of gold dollars.
That beats the Ksntuckymint beds.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-07-26

Ii does not matter whether there Is
an issue or not Georgia manages to
get NJ q pretty lively campaign.