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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
COLLISION OF FREIGHT TRAINS,
Pennsylvania Railroad Traffic block
ed for SONG TING.

ELIZABETH. y J., March 26.-There
vas loud crash and the top Of the
building Of Preschuer's saloon, corner of
Railroad Place and Morris Avenue, came
tumbling 10 the sidewalk and crushing
through the roCf at go O'Clock this morn
ing, the result OF a freight train collision
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. the tracks
OF which are elevated to the heighth Of
twenty-three feet at this point and cross
the principal street
Engine No. IA attached TO a long
freight train ran into q freight train
ahead which had stopped on account Of
a hot box The front OF the colliding en-
CINE was wrecked and the cabOose Of the
head train thrown on top OF the loComo-
tive while several OF the cars were
wrecked and stTewn about all four tracks,
blocking travel until $50 O'Clock a N,
4 brakeman en- the rear train, who lives
il Jersey City. had his head badly cut
and q foot crushed. he was taken home.
The morning was very foggy and II is be-
Iiey-ed that the rear engineer. in attempt
ing to make q sharp curve at this point,
nut on all steam and passed the signals
several hundred feet in the rear of where
the collision occurred Had the collision
happened fifty feet further to the east.
the cars would have toppied over 70 the
street below
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
KNOX FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
His Selection Said TO Have Been Def
initeIy Determined.

Philander C Knox is TO be nominated
as Attorney General to succeed John w.
Griggs. resigned. and ne wiz accept the
portfolio. This is the unequiyocal state
ment made by a Republican leader who
who has been consulting with him upon
the matter Of appointments during the
past week
Mr.. Knox is stm in California, but the
Information has gone forward to him
that the President desires % make him q
member Of his Cabinet although he has
eng since known OF his desire in this re-
sDect. 1t is said that Mr Knox has his
business affairs so arranged that h can
assume charge Of the Office at once. al
though il is not expected tEat he VIII be
here until a week or 50 after Mr. Griggs
retires. In the interim it is probable that
Solicitor General Richards viii be the
acting head Of the Department of jus
tice-
While there has been some opposition
to Mr.. Knox on the ground that he is
attorney for the Carnegie steel interests
the President, It is said, does not con-
slider this OF sufficient Importance to pre-
vent him from becoming a member of
the Cabinet There has been no organ
lied opposition TO The Pittsburg attorney
and no protest against the confirma ton
Of his nomination is anticipated He has
long been q personal friend of the Presi-
dent, and il is this, taken in connection
with his abilities as an attorney, which
led Mr.. Mckinley to invite him e become
Attorney General
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MORE APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Selections of the President for VarI.
ous Offices AnnotI-Iced

The following Presidential appoint
rnents were announced today:
Justice-Va S. Reese, jr, oS Ala
bama. TO be Attorney Of the United States
for the Middle district Of Alabama; James
D. Elliott. OF South Dakota. 70 be Attor-
uey of the United States for the District
of South Dakota; Edgar 4. Angler. Of
Georgia. TO be Attorney Of the United
States for the Northern district Of Geor-
sia; Pliny /. Soper Of Indian Territory,
10 be Attorney Of the United States Court
Of the Northern district of the Indian
Territory
War-Regular Army-To be judge ad-
yocate, with the rank of major: Harvey
c Carbaugh, George NJ. Dunn and John
a HUI; 10 be captain OF cavalry Isaac
r DUnkelberger; TO be first lieutenant
Of cavalry: Roy p. Harper TO be second
lieutenants in the artillery corps: George
NJ Brooke and Frank b Edwards: 10 be
captains Of infantry: Morton F. Smith,
Louis B. Lawton, Louis y huffman
James A Hutton, Glenn II. Davis. and
Franklin s Hutton: to be second lieuten-
ants Of infantry: Thomas p O-ReilIy-
EoIunteers-To be surgeons. with the
rank Of major: William Y Wilson. James
NJ. Kennedy, and William 2. Lippir:, jr !;
TO be assistant surgeons. with the rank
Of captain: William Z. Summerau. Willis
J. Raynor. Frederick \ w Conn.
Thomas K Mullins. and Simon J. Fraser:
to be second Ieutenants in the Thirtieth
Infantry, Lester j. Wood and Charles A
Sharp.
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THE NEW YORK At .TANGIER.
Consul General GunHes,e 10 Execute
His Mission to the Sultan.

The arrival Of the armored cruiser New
York at Tangier, Morocco, was reported
to the Navy Department this morning in
telegram from Rear Admiral Frederick
Rodgers, whose flagship she is. S r. Gun
mere, the United States Consul General
at Tangier. viii embark on the New York
and proceed in her to Mazagan, the near
est port TO Morocco City, the capital of
the SrItan- 1t is two days journey from
Mazagan to Morocco City.
: hIla Mr. Gunnere is carrying out his
Instructions TO lay befure the Sultan
certain claims of American citizens and q
demand for an apology on account of the
threat of the Grand Vizier and the Min
Ister of Foreign Affairs to remove the
court if Mr.. GUnnere came, the New York
viii be at Mazagan ready to take such
action as may be necessary TO make the
Sultan accede to the desires of the United
States
It is realized here that If the court were
removed from Morocco City before Mr.
Gunnere's arrival the United States Gov
ernment would be confronted with the
question Of adopting severe measures to
yindicate its honor. In view of the de-
mand for an apology for the threat of the
Grand FIzier and the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs to take the court away the actual
removal Of the court would amount to de
fiance, which would require radical treat
ment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
LA GAsC0GNE'S ROUGH VOYAGE.
The French Liner Reaches Sandy
Hook in n BATTERED Condition.

Hook in II Battered Condition.
NEW YORK, March 26-Battered by
fierce seas and tossed about in terrific
gales the French Line steamship La Gas
eogne arrived this morning from Havre
forty-eight hours overdue.
The liner left Havre on March 16 at 6
o'clock II the evening and steamed until
March % with very fine weather. On the
morning Of the list the wind came out
from the northwest and soon became
violent The gales lasted throughout the
following three days and several times
the steamer was obliged TO tura and run
before the fury OF the blas+ Great seas
arose and broke over the :starboard side
with enormous force. The lfeboats on
the upper deck were wrenched from the
davits which were bent almost double.
The boats We're smashed and rendered
useless. One had the bow ripped open
large enough for man to pass through
the hole, two Of the life RATS were lifted
bodily from the upper deck and dropped
down upon the upper structure. smash
ing skyIighJs and ventilators- The RATS
were stove in in many places and dam
aged beyond repair.
Fortunately, none of the passengers
were hurt After the gale subsidized the
steamer proceeded on her way with calm
weather and smooth seas TO Sandy Hook
LightShip, where she arrived at T:45
clock this morning
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Beers MOVE NORTHWARD.
The Cape Colony Invasion Believed
70 He at an End.


i-e'-\DoN. March "a According 70 Ct
despatch from cape Town. lHe nosI III
'S'SiOh Oh cape Coiohey Is p'ae'i1Si'S a.
an eiia- IL Is SAID that nearly an tiie IN
'"oi"s ODrsaer comma n'''S are mo-"
N4'ihi'ls desperate eiioII 10 set 10 IN
h'F'i1 as the orange RIVER IS again loi'i-
'''ie a' almost any point
''eheFai Methaeh mas oeeh very aellFe
recently and from British standpoint
mas done a lot OF good work lie mas Deen
constantly engaged IN minor skIrnisfes'
and 50 FAR as reported has not had a SIN
gle casualty Tor several weeks Whlle the
beers nave mad an average OF three f>ili'7u
daily
On the occasion OF the night near "oI-
maranstad. the Beers had an elaborate
scheme to concentrate superior force
against General Methuen while his col
urnn was encountered with prisoners, cat
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ing down again and crushing adjoining
buildings like egg shells. Many houses
were lifted up and moved several feet and
then dropped without much injury
At Avenue 1 and Twenty-thIrd Street.
two new cottages were built on a hill
side The inmates heard the roar Of the
storm and ran out Just in time to see their
dwellings, picked up and blown entirely
across the street
The troops were called out late in the
afternoon TO guard the devastated dis
trict and TO prevent pnlaging. Mayor
brennan opened up Il relief station at
Avenue l and Twenty-third Street to sup
ply the immediate needs of those in dis
tress-
Just after the storm, a heavy rain fell,
adding 70 the suffering of the homeless.
As nearly as can be figured. 500 people
were left without shelter, The citizens in
the neighborhood of the devastated dis
trict threw open their homes to them.
| At lrondaIe. the large store of W. H.
Moore, in which many people had taken
! refuge when they saw the storm ap-
| preaching, was blown down, and three of
its occupants. G. W Gardner, a contract
or. and two children of Clarence Hunt
er, Were killed Two hundred people were
| rendered homeless at that place.
At Pratt City 800 lost their homes. but
no one was killed
At Brighton IC0 are homeless and twelve
were hurt Bessemer and PowderIy es-
! capped with slight damage
| One of the peculiar freaks of the storm
| is that just before it broke the sky be-
came black, like midnight. and there was
| an awful stiffness Then rain began tc
fan in torrents Next there came a gust
| Of wind lasting perhaps three minutes
! and all was over This wind seemed to
/ descend straight from the sky. and pur-
suing zigzas course, moved up and
/ down after the manner of a churn sash
! er, wrecking houses here and missing
| others there.
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TELEGRAPH LINES CRIPPLED.
The Southern Storm Interrupts Com.
nIunicatiOn by Wire.

The Indictment weather in Washington
yesterday and today Is directly attrlbu-
table 10 the storm which played havoc
At Birmingham, Ala washington lies di-
rectIy in the path Of that tornado. which
after passing birmingham. continued in .
northeast direction
Probably the only especially noticeable
effect Of the disturbance in this city will
be d decided drop in temperature tc-
night II was predicted at the Weather
Bureau this afternoon that before morn
ing the mercury would drop At least .
| degrees At that time the thermometer
standing was about 65- Consequently
overcoats win be needed tomorrow if
| the representation comes true and the
mercury rests on the forty mark.
Points 10 the eastward and southwark
appear L. have suffered more than Wash
iugton. Telegraphic communication has
been greatly delayed. ana with some
points there has been no connection at
all since last night Superintendent Ma
rean. Of the Western Union Telegraph
/ Company, said this morning that only
about half Of the wires of that company
between this city and New York were IN
Use Consequently traffic WAS very much
delayed and MESA yes were kept waiting
as long as two and three hours. There
are about eighty wires passing through
Washington 10 WesJvT-: and southern
points and ABOUT half OF these were also
! but Of commission VITA Chicago and
points west Of that CITY communication
is gained without trouble.
Al the Postal Telegraph COmpauy's Of
fIc~. Superintendent kibbLe states that
there Is no interruption between Wash
ingtoH and New ! DIRK lie says the
! T.-ttTeS % the Postal are new, and there
fore less liable TO trouble from rain. All
OF The connections bOih westward and
| eastward are in excellent working order.
Messages TO all the Southern cities
east of the Mississippi, excepting Virgin
Il. North and South Carolina and Ken
lucky. are being accepted subject TO de
lay Birmingham IS the distributing
point for this company 10 all points south
/ and west from Washington. The alter
nate wires from the West also pass
through Birmingham. and very little bus
Gulf
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
ROBBERS LOOT A BANK.
Citizens of Somerset. Ohio, Aroused
at an Early Hour.

AT AH EEOuE-
SOMERSET. Ohio. March 26.-Between
20 and o'clock this morning the citi-
zens of Somerset were alarmed by con
tinued shooting, Looking from their win
dows. they saw four men stationed on
the public square and the reports IF their
revolvers were intermingled with heavy
explosions The people became much
alarmed, and were SO frightened that few
OF them left their homes.
In a haIf-hour three men were seen 70
leave the old Court House building. which
is located on the square. and join the four
men who were doing the shooting outside
The robbers disappeared in the darkness.
The officer of the town discovered that
the explosions had occurred in the Som
erset Bank, which Is located In the
Court House building The safe was com
pleteIy demolished The robbers secured
s.. 800 IN money. Four thousands dollars
in currency and $25-000 in bonds and other
papers were overlooked.
1t was ascertained this morning that
the robbers stole two rigs and escaped
in the direction OF Columbus, twenty-five
miles distant.
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THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON.
Copy of the New Society's Consti-
tuition Received Here

4 copy of The constitution Of the Mill
tary order Of the Dragon the society
formed By the American Army ana Navy
officers who participated in the N nese
campaign has been received in Washing
ton In the provision for honorary mem
bership all members OF the foreign dip
Tomato corps in Pekin and all officers of
the allied evolutionary armies as well
as civilians accompanying the American
troops in the advance upon Pekin a-e
made eligible The officers OF the order
are. President, Major Gen Adua r
Chafee United States Volunteers; first
vice president, Capt Z. II AcCaHa.
United States Navy: second vice presi-
dent. Capt john q Myers, United States
Marine CORPS, secretary and treasurer.
Capt Frank Dew. Ramsey. Ninth United
States Infantry. and registrar, Capt.
Grote Hutchinson, Sixth UL:ted States
Cavalry
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A BLIZZARD IN KANSAS.
Hundreds of Head of Cattle Prob.
ably Dead.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 26.-The worst
blizzard Of the winter has been raging in
western Kansas for thirty-six hours. All
trains are tied I'D and q half dozen big
mountain snow plOws are Al work clear
ing away the drifts.
Hundreds Of head Of cattle VIII perish
in this storm Thousands Of head are be-
ing carried through the winter on the
grass they are able TO get on the prairies.
This is sufficient TO keep them in good
order, but with two to four feet Of snow
on the ground the situation for cattIenen
becomes serious.
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KILLED BY RER HUSBAND
4 Chicago HGn Stays His EVife With
IA Revolver.

CHICAGO. March 2G,-James Latimer
shot and Instantly killed his wife. Bro
tela. and then ended his own life. 10y
shooting himself in the head at So West
sixty-thiTd Street shortly after O'Clock
Yesterday morning.
The shooting occurred in Mrs Lati-
mers millinery store ana was the result
of q quarrel which took place nearly a.
month ago. when Latim-r strJck his
wife, and would have injured Etr mere
severely but for the .IerEaren g u Nr:ii.
Cumley. who = employ rs. IN ;.Ie stove.
Mr.. and Mrs Latino sepafated then
erd not until yesterday ..G they see each
olher.
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wINsToN's PUBLIC BUILDING.
North CaroIinians Object to the site
Selected for II.

Senator PritcharG Of North Carolina
and a delegation of Winston-SaIem people
called on Assistant Secretary Taylor Of
the Treasury. this morning. and conferred
with him in reference 70 new site for
the proposed public building TO be erected
at Winston
Senator Pritchard said that the site Sc
lectcd for the building. at the corner Of
Fifth and Liberty Streets. was not sat
isfactory To the citizens Of Winston He
said that they favor the City Hall site.
and that they also want larger build
ing
Mr. TAYLOR replied that he could not act
in the matter, as Congress was the only
proper medium through which 10 bring
about the desired changes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
OHIO FAMILIES POISONED.
A Porcelain Kettle and Pokeherry
Root Nearly Prove Fatal.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. March 26.-The
family OF Joe Byinston, Geausa county
farmer. have been victims of wholesale
poisoning. All four members of the fami-
" were affected and the condition Of TWO
was for q time critical Soup made il (,
newly purchased porcelain kettle was the
poisoning agent It was found that their
illness was caused by lead poisoning, the
Lead being contained IN the preparation
used in euameling the kettle
Another case OF poisoning is reported
from a nearby township Members OF The
family of Garry Dunn were taken sud
denly III and a physician was summoned.
They had eaten pokeberry roots as q
spring medicine, mistakinE it for the root
OF the seutian plant All Of the victims
are now out of danger.
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neeeipta ard Exnenaitures.

The receipts OF the Government today,
according to a statement issued by the
Treasury Department consisted Of Gus
tors. $544.52s.16i Internal revenue, S279,-
81 %; miscslL8geous. So sf4l6. Total re-
ceIots S1,653 1zo6I. The expenditures
| reached the sum Of sg5o.ot0 leaving a bal
ance Of receipts over expenditures of
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IN OIL onerntor FuiIs.

PARKERSBURG, ". Va, March 26.-
Amos SteeIsmith, one OF the largest op-
orators in the West Virginia oil fields, has
filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy
His assets are given at $9I.Uo0 and his liza
hilitics are So. coo. outside Of several en-
dorsoments. the aggregate Of which is not
given They are Tor the Pittsburg Re
filming Company and are held by The banks
at Pittsburs and Butler, Pa.
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MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Claims Growing Ont of the Insurrec-
ton in Cuba.

The commission 10 adjudicate the
CLAIMS Of citizens of the United States
growing out OF the instruction in Cuba
has secured quarters in this city. and
VIII begin worl, on April s. The amount
Of these claims already fled with the
State Department aggregate 81. 900 900
some of the individual claims for loss of
property ranging up 10 s. 059. 600 each
Under the law creating the commission
al claims are barred unless fileI within
six months one OF the first steps after
the organization Of the commission will
be the making Of rules for taking testI-
mOny which VIII be somewhat difficult
for the reason that the acts out of which
the claims arise were committed in Cuba
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Large Land sale "a virginia.

NORFOLK. Va. March 26.-The Wheel
ing Development Company. which secur-
cd a charter here yesterday, has bought
for 100000. $50 acres Of land adjoining
Norfolk with frontage on the Eastern
branch of the Elizabeth River. Of one and
ore-haIf miles. Wheeling and Pittsbure
capitalists are interested. John T Scott.
President Of the Scott hummer Company,
Of Wheeling. ". Va. is president.
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STORM DAMAGE IN OHIO.
Houses UnrOofed and Several Per
sons Slightly Inimred

SANDCSKY, Ohio. March 26--It IS re-
ported here today that a smalI-sized tor
nado struck the western part of Erie
county last evening
The place which suffered the most s
Mustcash. a small settlement on the bay
shore, about six miles west of here. where
houses were Unroofed and trees and
fences blown down, and q few persons
slightly injured Nothing of the storm
was felt here except heavy rains and
lightning
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FAYETTEVILLE, ". Va. March Is
AS the result of quarrel over a pair OF
shoes at Turkey Knob Saturday night
James Kennedy. boy of eighteen years
shot Il p Watts through the heart
Watts was from Virginia. but had been at
Turkey Knob for some time kennedy
had always borne q peaceful reputation.
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Bids for the furnishing Of mail equip
nents for the coming year were opened
at the Office Of Second Assistant Post
master General ShalIeuberger. AZ Z
o'cIock noon today. There were 4 num-
her of bidders, but the contracts VIII not
be awarded until ali bids have been close
~ examined
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A BurgIur-Proof safe Robbed.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March %
Burglars on Sunday night entered the
store of Z n Tennia, in Phoebus. and
his hreproof and burgIar-Vroof safe was
broken up with u hammer and chiseL Five
hundred dollars was taken How the
burglar managed 10 chisel his way into
the safe without attracting attention is
= mystery.
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THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP
Captain BnId7s Little Eva Wins,
With AiveScot Second.

LONDON. March 2G.-The race for the
Lincolnshire handicap of 1000 sovereIgns.
added 10 a sweepstakes Of fifteen sover-
ei@ns each. the straight line. was run at
tie Lincoln Spring meeting today and
was won by Capt F. c. Bald's Little Eva.
James Joicey's AIvescot was second and
G. CottrilIs LackfOrd, third
Twenty-eight horses ran. The betting
was 100 TO Is against Little Eva. % 10 !
against Alyescot. and 100 to against
I.ackford
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CHAMBERLAIN WINS HIS SUIT.
He Secures a Verdict for Damages
Against London Newspapers.

Against London Newspapers
LONDON, March 26--In the libel suit of
Arthur Chamberlain, brother Of the Co
loniaI Secretary, against the Morning
Leader" and Star on account OF state
ments in regard to Government contracts
the plaintiff was today awarded damages
Of 500.
The libel suit of Neville Chamberlain.
son of Arthur Chamberlain, against the
Star Publishing Company. in connec-
ton with the charges Of favoritism in
the matter OF Government contracts, has
been settled The Star VIII pay sI5O),
which viii satisfy the damages and cost
of the action.
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POSTAL CLERKS SENTENCED.
Four Men sent 10 Prison by a New
York Judge.

NEW YORK, March 26,-Judge Thomas,
of the United States Circuit Court, yester-
day sentenced the following postofHce en-
pIoyes, guilty Of stealing from the mails,
to Imprisonment for two years and six
months each: Joseph SampIin. TO Elmir.l;
Patrick Hennesy, 10 Sing Sing: W J.
Zimmerman, TO Elmira and Samuel E.
Burns. to Sing Sing.
Joseph A. Conlin, the postofice clerk
who stole a registered mail pouch con-
tanning cash and securities To the value
Of Sf0U00 from Station n last October. was
today held in Sl0eG0 all by Judge Thomas
/, to await trial on EridEy next. He pleaded
not guilty.
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MADRID, March 26--The committee on
EXPORT trade met today TO consider the
question of afordins facilities for send
INK drummers abroad for the purpose Of
developing the Spanish EXPORT trade, es-
D-ciaIlv in the American republics.
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Renresentative LivIneston netter.

Representative Livingston OF Georgia
who has for the past ten days been seri-
ously Ill with pneumonia at his home 2lO3
O Street northwest, is now out Of danger
and is convaIescinG- He will probably be
able 20 be out IL Il few days.
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necefred by the President.

Representative-eleet Tompkins OF Co
lurnbus. Ohio, who viii succeed John J.
I.entz, called al the White House today
and was presented to the President by
Representative GrOSVenor-
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UPPER SANDUSKI. Ohio. March 2t.-
John Keith, aged ninety-nine years, and
the Oldest man in this county. choked on
a piece of meat last night, and expired
tow hours later