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The Washington times., 1901-07-17
cosr OF THE WORLDS ARMIES.
Interesting Data Given in "Notes of
Military Interest"

Notes of Military Interest" the annual
publication of the Bureau of Military
Information of the Army, made its ap-
pearanee yesterday. 1t Is book of un-
usual interest. filed with Illustrations and
maps. The French, German, and Swiss
maneuvres are fully described. and there
are chapters on military balloons. field
artillery, and small arms. The military
budgets OF the principal European coun-
tries are given, as well as table show
ing the strength and cost of the armies
of Austria. France, Germany Italy, and
Russia.
France maintains the greatest number
of soldiers per Leo inhabitants at an an
nual expense per capita of 1725 francs
France has about sixteen soldiers to every
leo of population: Germany comes next
with 1915; Austria, 1872; Russia. 7.04, and
Italy, 6.G3. Germany's army Is the most
expensive to maintain the cost of one
soldier for one year being l,0i3 francs. or
about STD per month. including remune
ration, food, clothing. and equipment.
Rrssias soldiers cost but S07 francs each
per year, about s13.45 monthly.
1t is interesting to compare these fig
ures with the strength and cost of the
American army. which is on a basis of
Dul offe every l,uuJ OIL pOpuia-
ton. Exclusive of maintenance and equip
ment the American soldier costs monthly
from sl3 to SIS. there being various rea-
sons why the total expense exceeds the
foreign ratios.
Regarding the military balloons the
book says:
Balloons are employed in the armies of
Austria, Belgium. Denmark, England.
France, Germany, Holland. Italy. Japan
Portugal. Roumania, Russia, Spain, Switz-
erland, and the United States
A new explosive is spoken of called
cosmos Colonel Cornara. of the Ital-
ian artillery, Is the inventor. 1t is OBJ
tained by the identification of water her
metically enclosed in a steel receiver.
There is claimed for il an explosive force
hfty-five times that of gunpowder and
twenty-eight times that Of dynamite. The
report says:
1t is cheaper per unit of explosive force
than other explosives and tie force can
be SO regulated that the new explosive
can be used in cases where other explo-
SiveS would be impossible
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
TO TAX HANNA'S LINE.
Tom johnson Has the Valuation In.
creased Ten Times,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 16.-By rais-
ing the tax valuation os the Cleveland
City Railroad. popularity known as the
Little Consolidated. from $500. 600 to &C. 2S3, :
500 today Tom johnson scored his first
victory. in the campaign which he has
been wasing against the corporations
since he was elected Mayor of Cleveland
last spring. What makes Johnson's vic
tory more pleasing to himself is the fact
that the President of the Little Consoli-
dated Is Senator NJ. A Hanna.
Recently the railroad company made its
tax return, placing the value of its taxa
BILE property at $4,000. Today the city
board of equalization got in its work by
making most sensational valuation for
over six millions. or ten times the amount
of the company's return. Senator Hanna
was in Canton visiting President McKin-
ley. and Superintendent Mulhearn ap-
peared before the board. Mayor johnson
was also present and was sworn as an
expert witness on street railways.
Mr.. Sarstedt deputy county auditor,
fought the large increase in value. but in
vain. the board. almost entirely composed
of Johnson men, having their report for
mulated before the meeting. Superin-
tendent Muihearn denounced the action
of the board as Illegal and said he would
carry il to the courts.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
UNCONSCIOUS FROM A FALL.
A waitress Pitched Headrong From
a Chr She Was Leaving.

A fan from a car of the Capital Trac-
tion Company on Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest, near Twentieth Street. last
night. rendered Miss Lizzie McCuliy,
eighteen years of age. a waitress, uncon-
scious. She was removed to the EIner-
gency Hospital in the ambulance. Her
condition was still serious at an early
hour this morning.
The young woman is employed at the
Varnum Hotel New Jersey Avenue and
C Street southeast She started out early
In the night to visit dressmaker. whose
home is at S2l Twenty-first Street north
west, and through a mistake attempted
to aIight from the car on which she was
at Twentieth Street and the Avenue, in
stead of at Twenty-first Street. Whether
the car stopped with sudden jar, or
whether Miss McCully lost her balance
In leaving the seat she occupied. is not
known. but she pitched forward while
standing on the running board Of the car,
and fell to the street
Apparently she struck on her head. as
she was rendered unconscious by the
force of the fall. The conductor of the
car and others went to her assistance.
and Miss McCully was picked up and
taken to a nearby drug store. while the
ambulance was summoned. On the way
to the hospital the patient did not revive,
and IL was some time before she re-
sponded to the treatment OF the physi-
clans.
than year. Her home is at Madison.
Va, where her parents reside. Word was
i'-nadiately sent them, telling of the ac-
cident.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
AN INTERNATIONAL TRUST.
The Diamond and the Bryant & May
Match Firms Unite.

LONDON. July 16.-At a meeting of the
shareholders of Bryant & May yesterday
j. w. Bryant, who presided, proposed the
approval of the agreement with the Dia-
mond Match Company. of the United
States, for the amalgamation of the two
concerns
Mr.. Barber. President of the Diamond
Match Company, made an address to the
shareholders in which he pointed out the
superiority of the machinery and plant
of his Company over that of Bryant &
May. A poll was demanded and of 2,727
represented, LIZ voted in favor of the
proposition and seventy-one against it.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Diamond
Match Company. the American Match
Trust. entered the English field several
years ago, first opening a factory at Liv-
erpool and later organizing a separate
English company with capital of $780,
Co.,
The company was successful in compe-
tition with Bryant & May. a famous firm
of match makers. chiefly because of the
superiority of the American match ma
chimes, TO which Mr.. Barber referred In
his speech to the shareholders yesterday.
The amalgamation of the two companies
is the result of long negotiations.
Most of the stock of the English branch
of the Diamond Match Company is held
in this country.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
DIFFER AS TO BATTERIES.
Two Reports Submitted as to Arma
49, mcnt of New ships.

The majority and minority reports of
the Board on Construction on the ques-
tion of the batteries of the two battle
ships for which plans are TO be submitted
to Congress. have been laid before the
Secretary of the Navy. Rear Admirals
o'Neil. Melville. and Bowles signed the
majority report They want the main bat
teries TO consist of four twelve-inch vi
fes arranged in two ordinary turrets,
one forward and the other aft. and broad
sides of seven-inch guns behind the ar
mored sides of the vessel. A number of
three-inch guns are provided for also.
Rear Admiral Bradford and Captain Sigs-
bee, who signed the minority report. rec
omnend the superposed turret, which
they claim has given satisfaction and en-
ables a ship to give a better account of
herself in action than ships with ordinary
turrets. They want two superposed tur-
rets. one forward and the other aft, each
containing two twelve-inch and two eight
inch rifles. or eight in all; two waist tur-
rets of the ordinary type. each contain
ing two eight-inch rifles and broadsides
of Six-inch rapid fire sifies
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
A STOCK BROKER MISSING.
George Il. Wilson. of New York. Be-
iieycd to HIVE Drowned,

NEW YORK. July 16.-George Rogers
Wilson, a stock broker. with a home at
26 West Fiftieth Street, who has been
spending the summer with his mother at
the Revan House. Larchmoat-on-the-
Sound. is believed to have drowned him
self Searching parties are looking for
his body along the northern shore
Mr.. Wilson has been missing since Sun
day night, when he left the Larchmont
Yacht Club. where he had spent the even
ing, for his hotel He was In good spirits
at the time. Mr. Wilson is thirty-fiye
years old and had no business or person.
al troubles, so far as is known.
His coat and straw hat were found on
rock In I-archmont Manor Park, over
looking the sound. yesterday morning by
John o'Brien. park policeman. Near
the rock the grass was beaten down as IL
some one had been sitting or lying there
There were also two deep heel marks in
the sand close by the coat
o Brien found in the coat letters ad-
dressed 10 George r. Wilson. care of the
Bevan House. Larchmont, n. Y: several
OF AIR. Wilson's personal cards. and bis
pocEetbook. In the purse was sS3 in cash
and three checks for small amounts made
out TO the order of G. r. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
TRIED TO DROWN IN A WELL.
On This Report the Woman Was
Placed Under Restraint.

Mrs Dora Meme, about hfty-five years
of age. spent last night at the First pre-
cinct station, apparently a mental wreck.
Her husband attended her, together with
her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Freese. whose
home is near Brightwood. Today Mrs.
Meme may be sent to st. Eliza beth s
Asylum for the Insane.
1t is said Mrs. Meme has been violent
ly insane for several days and friends
found it necessary last night &c invoke
the aid of the police in caring for her
The Eighth precinct police brought the
unfortunate woman to the city, from
her home on Omaha Street Brightwood
in the patrol wagon. and she was lodged
at the First precinct station, in charge
of the matron. There she became vio-
lent during the night. and physicians Of
the Emergency Hospital were called or
TO treat her. Yesterday morning. the
police were told, Mrs. Meme tried to
end her life in the yard Of her home by
jumping into a well. She was fished out
and has since been closely watched
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
PRINTERS GOING TO MANILA.
The Government Establishment
There to He Opened Soon.

There to He Opened Soon.
Flans for the establishment at Manila
of public printing office for the govern
ment of the Philippine Islands. which is
to be placed in operation there shortly. are
being pushed as rapidly as possible by
Colonel Edwards. Chief of the Insular Df-
vision of the War Department The en-
ployes of the office were named yesterday,
and the head of the Manila department
selected The employees of the new Office
will start for Manila as soon as the plant
is ready for shipment.
John S. Leech, chief of the Fifth Divis-
ion of the Government Printing Office, will
be placed at the head of the printing de-
partment at Manila. His assistants, who
have just been appointed. include twelve
operators, taken from the Government
Printing Office. and are among the most
capable men of the department.
The Manila office will be made COM
plete in every detail. A book bindery Will
be established. and stereotyping and limo
type machines will be used. a photo-en-
craving department and all the latest and
most up-to-date features of the modern
printing business will be introduced.
Bids have been opened for complete
supply OF type. The lowest bid received
was that from the American Type Foun-
dry. of Philadelphia, whicn submitted
bid 10 furnish all the various kinds of
type specified at total cost of s16,276.
The Philippine Commission win conclude
the arrangements for the establishment of
the plant. Every part of the plant from
the smallest detail to the big presses, has
been made in the United States The
employees have all been taken from the
force of men employed at the Government
Printing Office. They win do the print
ing for the new1government in the Phil
ippines. The total cost of the plant is
$ltD COO
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
JUST THE USUAL SUMMER DAY.
A Temperature of 01, with Only
Three PrOstratiOns.

Yesterday was not such a warm day
for Washington, the temperature reach
ing orly 81 degrees at the Weather Bu-
reau, and SO degrees downtown. The
rain storm last night cooled the atmo-
sphere materially, the mercury falling to
70 degrees at 10 o'clock
There were three slight prostrations from
the heat yesterday. William Robson, col
ored twenty years old, llborer employ
ed on the Quarry Road, Georgetown, was
Frustrated by the heat. and taken to
Georgetown University Hospital.
James Higgs, employed at Providence
Hospit al. was overcome by the heat at
1880 d clock. but soon recovered.
John T. Bend, a colored man, fifty-four
years Sief age. of Anacostia- was over
comeS by the heat yesterday afternoon
while working on a building near the
corpefs6f First and C Streets northeast.
The patrol wagon of the Ninth precinct
waSs5summoned by Patrofman Larrick
andI9he man removed to- the Casualty
Ho HstzT
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
IN A NEW YORK POLICE COURT.
Former Washington Man Arraign-
ed on Wife's Complaint.

Russell Coiegrove. son of James B. Cole
grove, formerly of this city. and at one
time We'll known here. was arraigned in
the forkville Police Court In New York
CITY on Monday, charged with the aban
comment of his young wife. Ollie Wynne
Soiegrove. Mrs. Colegrove declared that
she had been married on August 10. 1897,
ana that her husband deserted her on the
day following their marriage.
According to the story told by Mr.. Cole
grove. he had suffered financial reverses.
Since his marriage he had travelled in the
Philippine Islands and had been for some
time in Hawaii. Mr.. Colegrove was ar
rested Saturday evening as he was about
to leave New York for Cleveland His
father accompanied him. At the police
station the elder Colegrove learned for the
first time of his sons marriage. which
had been kept secret for four years.
Mr.. Colegrove declared his Willingness
to take his wife with him to Cleveland.
She refused to accompany him. however.
and the magistrate accordingly discharged
Mr.. Colegrove.
The two Colegroves. father and son,
were for several years interested in va
rious steamboat and railroad projects
here. At the Norfolk and Washington
STEAMBOAT company oilices lu was Saiu
yesterday that the Colegroves were for
merly prominent in steamboat circles.
Some years ago they were interested in
a projected railroad to run from Wash
ington to a point in Maryland near the
present tsfmiRal of the Chesapeake Beach
line. The scheme never materialized.
They were also interested in electric rail-
road interests in Virginia and in several
of the suburbs of Washington
For several years they operated line
of steamboats, between Washington and
Norfolk, which ran in opposition to and
We're forced out of business by the pres
ent line. The old steamer Columbia, one
of the largest boats of the class which
ever piled on the Potomac. and which is
now operated on Chesapeake Bay be-
tween Bay Ridge ard Baltimore, was
owned in par; by Russell Colegrove. 1t
was then operated between Washington,
Norfolk, and the lower river landings.
The Colegroves, in addition to these en-
terprises were interested in several re-
sorts at various places along the Potomac
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
THE LYNcHING DIsApPRovED.
Washington County. Miss, Resi-
dents DcpIore n Recent killing.

NEW ORLEANS, July 16.-The best
citizens of Washington County, Missis-
sippi. has come out in strong disapproval
Of the murder of two Italians, John and
Victor Cuneo and the serious wounding
of another, Salvatore Liberto, near Err
win. in that county. A public statement
has been issued TO the effect that the
mob which Iynched the Italians was
composed mainly of laborers temporarily
resident in Washington County, who had
some quarrel with the Italians The
statement says that the citizens not only
do not endorse, but deeply depIore. that
such unwarranted lawlessness should
have occurred.
The hope is expressed that in this in
stance the law will be indicated and
the guilty parties brought to justice.
There seems to be no reason to doubt,
therefore. that these lynchers will be
punished. AS the murdered men were
unnaturalized Italian subjects. there is
reason to expect the same international
complications and demands for damages
as in the Talulah and New Orleans cases.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
HARD TO BREAK.
But the Coffee Habit Can be Put i,

II was coffee user from early child
hood but II finally made me so nervous
that spent great many sleepleSs nights,
starting at every sound / heard and suf-
fering witt continual dull headache
My hands trembled and | was also trou-
bled with shortness of breath and palpi-
tation of the heart. The whole system
showed a poisoned condition and | was
told to leave off coffee, for that was the
cause of 1t. | was unable to break myself
of the habit until some one induced me
to try Postum Food Coffee
The first trial, the Food Coffee was fiat
and tasteless and thought it was horrid
stun, but my friend urged me to try
again and let il boil longer. This time
had a very delightful beverage and have
been enjoyingSit ever since and am now
in very greatly improved condition of
health. .g g..
NV brother Is also using Postum in
stead of coffee and a friend of ours. Mr
w. who was great coffee user found
himself growing more and more nervous
and was troubled at times with dizzy
spells. His wiIe suffered with nausea and
indigestion, also from coffee. They left
IL off aud have been using Postum Food
Coffee for some time and are now in a
perfect condition. of health" Grace c.
NJ. Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio
Put a piece iof butter in the pot the
size of two peas, to prevent boiling over.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
Collapse of n Cotton Miu.

ELLICoTT CITY, Md, July ia sec
ton of the five-story building known as
Mill No l. of the Della Cotton Mills, col
lapsed Sunday night. resulting in a heavy
loss. Had the accident happened when
the operatives were engaged in the mills
there would doubtless have been a heavy
loss of life. The building is of stone The
portion demolished extended from the
ground to the roof. about fifteen feet
wide. As the heavy mass came down it
crashed over against large brick smoke
stack and knocked it over The Della
Mills belong to William J. Diekey & Sons
There will be shut down for a day or
two. to allow the clearing away of the
wreckage.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
FINED IN TWO COURTS.
Punishment for Participants In the
seventh Street Row. r..

Thomas Warner and George Shanklin.
colored were prisoners in both branches
of the Police Court yesterday. They are
the men who caused excitement in the
vicinity Of Seventh and n Streets Monday
night, and for a time kept the residents
of the neishborhood in alarm.
Judge Mills fined Warner $50 for assault
ing William. Dixon, colored, and Shanklin
a similar amount for assaulting Lizzie
Wilkins. sJrl
Judge KimbaIl. before whom a charge of
disorderly conduct was lodged against the
men. fined each $50 additional
The men had no. money to pay and in
default will. each serve sixty days in Jail
for the first, offence and sixty days in the
workhoUse for the second
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
A BIG TEXAS CORPORATION.
The Houston Oil Company Financed
by a Baltimore Firm.

BALTIMORE. July l6.-Another big deal
has been successfully financed by the
Maryland Trust Company. This is the
organization of thesHonston Oil Company,
which was recently Incorporated with
capital Of $50, coo 600.
The Maryland Trust Company will ham
die all the money of the new corporation.
The company will issue 100000 coo of pre-
ferred stock. and SsOOoO.OO0 of common
stock of the par value of sI00 a share.
Its financial plan provides for the issu-
ance Of S5OO,coo Of preferred stock for
the present. This has practically all been
subscribed and the money is now being
paid e-er to the Maryland Trust Com
pany.
Those interested in the company are
Boston, New York. Baltimore. and ST.
Louis capitalists. The extensive charac-
ter of the new company's prepare tons
may be imagined when 1t Is considered
that it owns over million acres of land
IN Texas. This huge tract embraces a
large part Of the now famous Beaumont
region. where enormously productive oil
wells have been struck. Ii also includes
practically the entire yellow pine lumber
region of Texas.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
sLAsHEp AT A CHURCH DOOR.
A West virgininn Badly Cut by a
Jealous Rival.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va. July 16.
As the Sunday evening service was be-
ing dismissed at Bethel Church, near
Sleepy Creek. Morgan county, West Vir-
ginia. six miles from here, Jacob Shrod-
er. it is alleged, made savage assault on
Aaron Shimp with a knife as he was leay-
ing the door with woman friend. 1t is
stated that Shimp heard his name called
out. and when he turned around SHREDDER
struck him with a sharp instrument,
which Shimp kicked out of SHREDDER s
hand and then knocked him down.
SHREDDER got up again and. recovering
his knife. attacked Shimp savagely, cut
ting a frightful cash on the right Jaw one
on his forehead and several on the top and
back part of his head and almost scalping
him. The young woman Shimp was es-
corting tainted 1t is stated that SHREDDER
had been discarded by her for Shimp and
that jealousy prompted the attack. He
has been arrested.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
PENSION ROLLS GROWING.
An Increase I'm the Number Despite
3S.OS2 Deaths.

Despite the dropping of SS.GS2 names
from the pension rolls through the death
Of that number of pensioners. during the
fiscal year ended June 30 there was
net increase Of 1905 narles to the rolls
by the granting of new pensions. The
number of names carried on the rolls on
June so was 1854
There was an increase of 2.273 in the
number of pensioners who died during
the year as compared with the record
OF the previous fiscal year. The total ex-
penditures on account of pensions and
administration was sl3S. .53l ,i9i, being an
increase Of ss9.353 over the disbursements
of the previous year
The number of claims filed with the
Pension Bureau on account of disabilities
incurred in the Spanish American war
aggregated up to the goth or June, IS. 40.
of which 7066 were granted and I.da9 yer,
rejected.
The Washington times., 1901-07-17
TO VISIT THE REFUGEES.
A Committee of English Ladies
Being Formed In London,

LONDON. July 16.-In the House of
Lords last evening Lord Raglan. Parlia-
mentary Under Secretary of the War
Office, announced that the Government
was forming a committee of ladies to visit
the refugee camps in South Africa and TO
report on their condition. He gave the
mortality for all the camps IN June as
63 men, 13s women, and $40 children out
of a Total OF "A. GA men, All women, and
A.. .075 children.
The Daily News" says it understands
that Mrs. Fawcett will be member of
the committee