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The Washington times., 1901-08-20
TRAFFIC DELAYED AN HOUR.
Two Trains in Collision in the Penn
syIvania Yards.

Two trains of the Pennsylvania, Rail-
road came together last night on Mary
land Avenue southwest, and several
coaches were partially wrecked. No one
was hurt, so far reported, but traffic
was delayed for an hour or more. until
the northbound tracks could be cleared
away. Passengers on the Atlantic City
express were shaken up by the collision.
1t was about $50 o'clock, as the express
from the North, with passengers from At
lantic City and other points. entered the
city that the accident occurred. Yard en-
CINE No. &c had been shifting cars for
some time along Maryland and Virginia
Avenues, and into the depot on Sixth
Street A train of empty coaches. which
had been pulled out of the station, was
standing on the side track on Virginia
Avenue, as the express from the North
came along on its way into the depot. 1t
was the intention, apparently, of the
yardmen to take the train of empty cars
to the New Jersey Avenue yards, In the
far Southeastern section of the city and
this plan, 1t is said, led to the collision.
Just as the express reached Four-and-a-
half Street and Maryland Avenue, yard
engine IS, having coupled to the train of
empty coaches, began 10 steam out of
the switch, pulling the train onto the
main outbound track. Most OF the
coaches of the train had cleared the
inbound track, which connects for
trains outbound by switch from the
yard. when the express reached the
switch. Evidently the engineer of the
yard engine thought he had time to clear
tho inbound track ahead of the express.
for he steamed out. 1t is said while the
latter train was in sight on its way up
Maryland Avenue.
The engine and forward coaches of the
express arrived al the switch as the rear
cars of the other train entered II, and the
cars came together. somewhat In the
shape of wedge. Two empty cars of the
train pulled by the yard engine appear to
have become uncoupled from the rest of
the train and We're overturned ON the
outbound track, and badly damaged
None of the coaches of the express was
upset although the shock of the collis-
ion was severe. and caused some damage.
especially to the forward coach of the
inbound train.
Both trains were stopped as soon as
possible. and wrecking crew was sent
for, while passengers on the express were
cared for by railroad officials. Most of
the passengers alighted from the express
at Sixth and Maryland Avenue. while few
waited until the tracks were cleared, and
the train proceeded into the depot. The
wreckiug crew brought jacks and raised
the two overturned coaches. The tracks
were clear In both directions by o'clock.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
A RICHMOND PASTOR DEAD.
The Rev. II. Fletcher BeadIes Sue
cumbs to Typhoid Fever.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. l9.-The Rev. R.
Fletcher Beadles. pastor of Central Meth
odist Church. Portsmouth. died yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. He was thirty
two years old. and had been in the minis
try nine years He had been i'll for six or
eight weeks with typhoid fever. His
father, the Rev. r. b. Beadles, pastor of
Hasker Memorial Church of this city. was
with him al the time OF his death. Before
Mr. Beadies took. charge of his present
church he was pastor of Paramount Ave
nue. Church. this city. for three years
He was one OF the most successful young
preachers in the Virginia Methodist Con-
ference. and during the first year of his
ministry in Portsmouth made go CONVEX
sions.
He leaves a. wife. who was Miss Lena
Collins. of Madison, Va, and four chill
dren. a father and one brother. DR. e.
p Besidles, of Danville.
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j. S. M'CRELLIS DEAD.
The Washington Lawyer Expires
Suddenly at Chatham. Mass.

News reached Washington yesterday of
the death OF James 5. Mccrellis of this
city, at Chatham. Mass, where he was
spending the summer with his family.
He had been in. bad health for some
time. but was not thought to have been
suffering from any ailment which would
result seriously or suddenly. Mr.. Nc
Crellis had been ut Chatham about two
weeks, and. to all appearances. was in
excellent health. A few days ago. how
ever, he became suddenly ill., and on
Sunday night he died His two daughters
were with him during his last hours.
Mr.. McCrellis came to Washington
from Ohio about thirty years ago and
remained here since. He was a lawyer
by profession and member of the Dis
trict bar. OF late years, however. he did
not engage very actively in. the practice
of his profession.
The remains were yesterday removed
from. Chatham to Walpole. Mass, where
thu. funeral services will be held at the
residence of the deeeased's sister.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
F1sT1cUFFs IN THE STREET.
For Alleged Annoyance of His Wife,
One Negro PummeIs Another.

John Fletcher and Joseph hewitt, col
ored. became engaged in a fight last night
at Sixth and l Streets southwest. Fletch-
er heard that hewitt had annoyed his
wife on more than one occasion. accord,
ing to the police, and when the men met
about o'clock trouble ensued hewitt
was badly cut over the eye during the
fight and was sent to the Emergency
hospital for treatment. Fletcher will
probably be taken into court this MORN
ing.
In Southwest Washington Fletcher il
given good name by the police. and the
trouble last night is said to have re-
suited from abuse by hewitt. On his way
to his home. Is treedman's Alley south
west. Fletcher encountered hewitt stand
ing at Sixth and L Streets. Words led to
blows between the men. and hewitt got
the worst of the conflict. Bystauders
called Justify for the police. and Police
man Kemp Of the Fourth precinct APP
peared and quelled the disturbance.
hewitt lives at PSI Second Street so-ttft-
west. He went home last night. ter
being treated. by the physicians.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20

despatch. making the announcement to
Secretary Long In Schieys own style
Why has the Schley despatch never
been published? your correspondent en-
quired.
Because 1t was never sent My recol-
lection is that Staunton did the young
man the kindness to remind him of the
rigid professional rule about these things.
4 report to the departn must always
be made by the officer in command. or by
some subordinate acting under his orders,
no matter who may have done the partic-
ularly good or bad things in the hight
The battle off Santiago was not the ell
sagement of a single vessel, whose COM
mander. being Independent of connection
with any fleet, was in direct communica-
ton with the authorities in Washington;
it was fought by a fleet, and the com
mander of that fleet would have been
recl cant to his duty if he had failed to
make the official report of it. If Staunton
had held his peace and left Schley's rep
resentative to send the despatch he had
IN hand, it would have brought matters
to a head mighty quick for Schiey, and
he would undoubtedly have been subject
to reprimand for usurping the functions
OF bis superior officer when the latter was
where he could act for himself
a great many outsiders might have
had their ideas permanently confused. as
they have now, concerning who was
who. but the matter would have been one
which the department could not possibly
have ignored, and that would have been
bad for Schley, for ii would have taken
him out of all further competition with
sampson and left no room for the con-
troversy of the last three years.
Why did not Sampson write his de-
spatch himself?
i assume he was so busy giving or
ders about the multitude of matters which
became of great Importance Immediately
after the battle. like the Bleaching of the
Colon. that he had to instruct great
deal of what we might call the meehani-
cal part of his duties to others. He would
never deny that he was responsible for
the despatch. though he did not write IL.
At the same time. n mere matter OF
historic accuracy, | hope the story of the
sending of the news and the little episode
ashore between SIMPSONS emissary and
Schley's will be brought out at the trial.
1t is characteristic
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
BOY KILLED IN A MOCK HoLD-uP
| Youngsters Were Discussing Trnin
RObberies at the Time.

3 CHICAGO, Aug. Backward Kelley,
seventeen years old, died this morning as
the result of an attempt of number of
boys to give a mock representation of a
train hoid-up yesterday. Joseph Connors,
nineteen years old. who did the shooting,
is held to await the result of the
coroner's inquest The police say the
shooting was accidental.
During the rainstorTn Sunday number
of boys gathered in a shed. The recent
train hold-ups came up for discussion and
Connors, in the spirit of fun, drew re-
volver, which he thought was unloaded
and pointing it at Kelley. ordered him to
throw UP his hands. The weapon was
discharged and the bullet struck Kelley
in the neck Overcome with remorse at
the result OF the mock hold-up. Connors
surrendered to the police, while the I'M
conscious form of his friend was removed
to the hospital
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THE SANTIAGO DESPATCH.
Now Claimed That Sampson Did Not
Write the MexSaEe.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-The Evening
Post prints the following from its Wash
ington correspondent:
Who wrote the celebrated Fourth of
July despatch from Slboney which con-
veyed to our Government the first news
of the destruction of Cervera's fleet2 Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS denial of its author
ship has opened the door to interested
conjecture.
- The feet under my command Of
fers the nation. a Fourth of July
present tina destruction of the whole
of Ceryera's fleet Not one escaped.
SAMPSON
This is the text of the despatch which
may be said to be the nucleus of the
sampson-Schley controversy. The forced
Interpretation put upon its opening words
started the attacks by the Schley contin-
gent upon Rear Admiral SIMPSONS repu-
tation professional and personal Every
naval officer knows. of course. that the
fleet which wiped out Cervera's squadron
was the fleet under the command of
Sampson, and that the form of expression
was wholly correct from the point of view
of the faces and as to military propriety.
On the other hand, the crowd insist that
Sampson must be punished for having
brought himself into a despatch announc-
ing the result of a battle in which he did
not physically participate.
This contention is weakened by the
knowledge that Sampson did not write
the despatch. and the question Of who did
write 1t is correspondingly more import
ant When the whole story of the battle
and its sequel comes to be told on the
stand at the coming inquest. perhaps we
shall know. The authorship of the de-
spatch ordering Dewey from Hongkong
to Manila has been in dispute. Even the
Secretary of the Navy. whose name is
first answered; God knows, Yet that
despatch was written in the ca i'm of the
spring days tina; preceded the excitement
of the war; whereas the so-called Samp-
son despatch was written. at night after
hot battle and a brilliant victory, when
evcl nerves of iron would have had, some
excuse for playing. their owner a trick
nnd when the tendency every hand.
WAS to overwrought sentiment and figura-
tivs expression, and when nobodys i.tem-
DRY likely to he at its best.
AS the Evening Posts informant re-
calls 1t, the author OF the famous. de-
spatch WIS Lieutenant Commander Sid
nry A. Ststunton, who WAS Detailed by the
commanding officer to go ashore and send
the news 10 Washington by cable.
L believe, speaking from memory
alone. said he. not only that Stnunton
wrote that despatch with his own hand
bur that he was followed ashore by jun
aor officer. sent by schiey with different
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
INCREASING THE ARTILLERY.
The New Order in Eject at Forts
Preble and Williams.

PORTLAND, Me-. Aug. 19.-The recent
order of the War Department for an in
crease in the artillery branch of the ser
vice went into effect at Fort Preble and
Fort Williams today.
Company Seventy-five. at Fort Preb!e.
will be divided. one-half to form the nu-
cleus of a new company to be designated
as 10Th. Company Seventy-four, at
Fort Williams, will be similarly diVid-
ed. and half of it will go to make up
Company Jos. The four companies will
be recruited up to the authorized strength.
109 each, by recruits from the various sta
lions. Thirty recruits have arrived here
by steamer from New York.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

KNIGHTS OF ST JOHN AND MALrA-The reg
ular annual convocation of the Chapter General
of America. Knights of st. John and Malta.
for the election OF directors and other officers
for the ensuing year, and for the consideration
Of such other business as may properly come
before the meeting, will be held at Odd Fell
lows Hall. 1913 Seventh Street northwest. in tire
city Of Washington. ID. C.. TUESDAY. Sd
DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 4. D.. 1901. 4. o. s53 at
10 O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOON. and will con-
may be brought before il has been completed.
Dated July 10. 1901. FRANCIS HoUGHrALING:.
Grand Chancellor (Seereiary). 50 and IS Pine
Street. New York City. y. Y.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
RICHMOND NUNS FIGHT FIRE.
Their Academy Catches From Il
Burning Tobacco Factory.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 1s.-F'ire today
destroyed tho large chewing tobacco
manufacturing plant of the J. Wright
branch of the American Cigar Company,
which is located on Cary Street. this city.
Burning brands fell upon the main
building of the Monte Maria Academy,
which is conducted by Sisters Of the Wis
itation. setting fire thereto, and the nuns
fought the flames with buckets of water
until the fire department sent relief
The destruction of the tobacco plant
entails a loss of about S25O,O9o. 1t is only
partially covered by insurance.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
Death From Natural Causes.

The body of. Anna NJ. Brooks, colored
aged thirty-three years. lies at the
morsue. where an autopsy was performed
last night. Mrs Brooks died Yesterday
at her home, 90i Sixth Street southeast,
after an Illness of two days. Her death
resulted from natural causes. as shown
by the autopsy. performed by Actins Dep
uty Coroner Fisher Mrs. Brpoks had
lived in this city u number Ut years. \
husband aud several children survive her
No funernl arrangements had been COM
pn,tCd last night
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
SHE SAW FOUR GENERATIONS.
Death of Richmond Woman at til.
Age of NInety-Eoar.

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. l9.-Mrs. Jane
C. Royster. ninety-four years old. died ut
2;i5 o'clock yesterday morning at her
home. goo East Franklin Street. Mrs.
Royster was frequently heard to say that
she would live to see all her graudctil-
dren grown and married, and she nearly
realized that desire. as only four Of them
are now single. She had twenty great
grandchildren and. about fifteen grand
children.
Mrs. Royster was the daughter Of Will
liam Frost. of this city. who lived to be
nearly 100 years old.
Mrs. Registers daughter. Mrs. T. p. G.
Henshaw. of Orange County. is now sew
enty- eight years old.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
20 Years OF Yile ca,arrh.-ch.. @

Brown. journalist Of Duluth. Mimi. writes: 81
have been sufferer from Throat and Nasal
Caiarrh for over 20 years. during which time my
head has been stopped up and my condition truly
miserable. Within 10 minutes after using Dr..
Agnewsi Catarrhal Powder | obtained relief.
Three bottles have almost. il not entirely, cured
me-" Sold by F. 5. Williams. Ninth and F
Streets. EdmOndS & Williams. Third Street and
Pennsylvania Ayenne-26.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
DIED.

WoeDrNIi.-or Sunday. husipst rs llol. al
80 H. M uENRY fst'i.hNkR. infant son of
t.coHn r. and Grnss Wouslend. 'sed four
months and n,p-tcru ,a,a
Funeral Svniuc at Langley Va. Tuesday. Au-
gslst 10. 1871, a, .. M.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20

Clifford A. Hand. head of the law firm
of Hand. Bonney, Pel & Jones. Of. 10 Wall
Street. died on Saturday of apoplexy at
Eliza beethoven. n. j.. where he was spend
ing the summer. He was sixty years old
and was born at the place where he died.
He was educated at Union College
Thirty years ago he was Il member of the
Apollo Hall wing of the Democratic party
in this city and took an active interest
in politics. He was nominated for judge
of the Superior Court In 1872. but was de-
feated. Mr.. Hand WAS n trustee OF tho
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and
of the Atlantic Trust Company. and was
a member of the Bar ASsariRtion and
OF the University and Democratic clubs.
Samuel Hand. of Albany, formerly iudxe
of tho Court of Appeals, was his brother.
The funeral will probably be from MIR.
Hands late residence. III East Sixteenth
Street.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20
OBITUARY.

Henry Schlosser, weli-known salt
manufacturer of Syracuse, died yesterday
of cerebral hemOrrhage. He was born in
Germany May IL. 1922, and came to SYRIA
cuse In 1851. For nearly half "A. century
he was engaged in the salt business.
The Washington times., 1901-08-20

sinlarin. Chiiis, nnd Fever
quickly cured BY taking Ei;zer Babek.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
FIRE FIGHTERS
FEEL AGRIEVED
Underwriters May Raise
the Rates on Risks
in Alameda.

ALAMEDA, Oct. 11-Dissensions in the
Fire Department are being recorded with
a rapidity that is alarming the City Trus-
tees. Because of the chaotic state of
conditions now prevailing in the depart
mont the insurance underwriters are con-
sidering the advsibility of raising the
rates on local property risks.
Strained relations exist between the
Board of City Trustees and the Board of
Foremen and Engineers of the Fire De-
partment. The tension was not lessened
by the action of the latter body last night
II practically multiplying the efforts of the
municipal rulers to reorganiZe first
class volunteer fire company at the West
End by absolutely refusing to grant GER
tificates to fifteen citizens who were elect
ed to membership in the company. The
fifteen candidates who were rejected by
the fOremen and engineers last night had
been induced through the labors of the
fire committee of the City Trustees to
join Whidden Hose Company. The Board
Of Foren1en and Engineers took the stand
four members it could not elect any one
to membership.
There is considerable feeling among the
West Enders. They claim that the ac-
ton was taken for the reason that many
of the members of the old Whidden Com
pany were not friendly to the present
Chief of the Fire Department.
Another action taken by the Board Of
Foremen and Engineers and one which is
a cause of much criticism is the refusal
Thomas r. Hanson from the Fire De-
partment. Charges of misbehavior had
been placed against Hanson by Acting
Chief F. X. Millington. Rather than
stand trial Hanson resigned. This the
Board of Foremen and Engineers held he
had not right to do and that body has
decided to try him anyhow. Hanson S
trial is set for next Monday night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
WATER FLOWS
On ARID LAND
Great Canal System Is
Started in State Of
Montana.

HELENA, Mont, Oct. u.-What seems
to be good beginning in the solution of
the great arid land problem was made
yesterday by the State of Montana. The
State Arid Land Grant Commission which
was created by the Legislature with pow
err to reclaim lands donated to the State
by the General Government under the
Carey act celebrated the opening of the
great canal system in district No. A..
There were present besides members Of
the commission and other State officers
members of the press and many repre-
sentative engineers and business men.
The canal intended to irrigate $4,000
acres of the Carey land was opened and
water sent on it's mission of making
homes for the small farmers. District
No. comprises 33 GOO acres of splendid
land in the Dearborn Valley Lewis and
Clark counties. The State proposes to sell
this land in tracts of 100 acres to actual
settlers at only the cost of placing water
upon the land, giving ten years for pay
ment in ten equal annual payments at .
per cent interest. Eleven thousand acres
are now ready for settlement.
The land lies in small valleys surround
ed by low lying hills that supply rich
grass for stock. The State Is building the
canal system and will own and operate 1t
in perpetuty for the sole benefit of the
OCCUPANTS of the land and without profit
to any one, making the enterprise entire
ly cooperative in nature This is the
first irrigating canal on the American con-
tinent to be built and operated by a State
government and undoubtedly marks an
epoch in the great irrigation progress.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
SIX COMPANIES
NAME DELEGATES
North Berkeley Firemen
Not to Attend the
Convention.

BERKELEY, Oct. 1.-THE members of
the North Berkeley Hose Company will
take no part in the Firemen's Convention
to be held tomorrow night in American
Hall. Delegates have been appointed
from the six other companies, but the
North Berkeleyans maintain that the
convention is uncalled for and that the
Trustees should be left to deal with all
things pertaining to the new Fire De
partment now under the course OF or
ganization The convention will do its
North Berkeley men. 1t VIII erect d
Chief whose name will be submitted ~
the Town Trustees for appointment as
head of the proposed salaried department
and will ask of the city government that
no one outside of the volunteer ranks be
given positions with pay The rolls of
all the companies will be closed against
applicants for membership.
Several candidates are cut Tor the posi-
ton of Fire Chief. The firemen have in
vited the Trustees and business men 10
be present at their meeting.
Delegates from the various hose COM
panies have been selected as follows:
Beacon No. IA. r. Larsen A. T. Sisterna.
c. Brown A. S. Anderson l.. NJ. Nelson; al
ternates G. s. Rose Phil Sisterna.
Marston No. flames Kenney, Frank Love
land T.. Andrews. p W. Metcalf, g. E. Parker;
Alert No. 3-Carl Martens. V. Hansen George
Horgan Fraser Fred Lockyer; alternates,
E. Lemmond, r. P. Davies.
Peralta No. 5-Dan Adams. George Haggerty.
Ira Bora H. Johns.
Lorin No 6-J. Smith. p Anderson, G. Bur-
bank. c. Donaldson William Cary; alternates,
Sam Early, w. Wieman
]. Marsecano, Dan Sloan; alternates. E. Hon-
man T.. Newell
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
Harvest Home FESTIVAL.

OAKLAND, Oct Interpretations are
being made for the celebration of a har-
terrain Church next Sunday night. Mem
bers of the congregation are rendering
and securing donations Of provisions Of
ali kinds intended for the poor of the city
These gifts, including sacks of -four
bread, vegetables and a great many other
edibles. are gathered in the church the
cay before the festival and arranged
about the rostrum. 1t has been the Gus
tom to celebrate the harvest home festi-
val every year in the First Presbyterian
since its establishment The omission
was caused by the lack of regular
pastor. This year the Rev. f. Z. Baker,
the pastor, will preach at both morning
and evening services and there VIII be
epecial music