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The Washington times., 1901-12-10
DIVORCED WIFE FIGHTS WILL.
Frank :. Williams Leaves Entire Es-
tate in Trust to His son.

The contest over the estate OF Frank
5. Williams. druggist, was begun yester-
day before Justice Barnard, sitting for
probate business. in Criminal Court Room
No. ?.
The will Of the testator is dated jan
uary s. 1900. and there is attached and
made part OF the record codicil dated
July 20 last The codicil was written
/ only a few days before Mr. williams
/ death.
BY the terms of the will the testator
| bequeathed his entire estate In trust to
| the Washington Loan and Trust Com
| pany for his son Arthur Lee Williams
| II is stimulated that the beneficiary was
not to be given control OF the property
until he arrived at the twenty fifth year
of his age Arthur Lee Williams is now
| eleven years of age
According to the teras of the codicil.
Mr.. Williams directed. in the event of the
death OF his child. that his estate should
! be divided equally between his brother.
Arthur Williams, and his sister, Maria
Lesley Williams
Soon after the will was iled for probate
Mrs. Helen +. Williams the divorced wife
Of the testator. as guardian of his child,
Arthur Lee Williams. ale4 q caveat pro-
TESTING dBdlAsA dAuilAAiAlE tilr NhNNlhfAk ~
probate. In the caveat II is alleged that
at the time OF his death Mr.. Williams
was not OF sound mind and that the will
was made under the stress of undue in
fuenee.
In January. 1900. Mr. Williams filed suit
for divorce against his wife, 4 month
or two afterward It was dismissed. In
February OF the same year Mrs. Williams
instituted proceedings for divorce against
him on the ground OF cruelty and deser
tion.
Besides treating her in a most cruel
manner. Mrs. Williams also alleged that
her husband was very cruel to the child.
Arthur Lee.
On April II about two months after toe
proceedings were instituted. Mrs. VIII
liams Was granted a divorce from Frank
S Williams by Justice Barnard.
The deceased formerly conducted
drug business az the corner OF Ninth and
Streets His estate is valued at about
$40 900.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
GIFT FROM GEN. MILES STOLEN.
His Former Nurse Accuses CoIorcd
Girl of Stealing $40.

Maria Mann. a feeble colored woman
eighty-seyen years old. who for years had
been employed as a nurse in the family
Of Lieut. Gen. Nelson \. Miles. was the
complaining witness in the Police Court
yesterday against Belle Gibbs, q young
negress Botl Of them were employed in
the family of Levy Magic. an cupl0ye Of
the Pension Office at 1924 Q Street
northwest
Several days ago Maria received from
General Miles a SO bill as a present If
ter having ii changed into ones she put
them carefully away in her trunk. from
which the defendant Is charged with hav-
ing removed them
The hearing was continued until tomor-
row
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
ALL ALLEGE ABANDONMENT.
Five wives aud Two Husbands Np-
pIy for Divorce.

There was lively trade in the divorce
business yesterday in the Office of the
clerk of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict. Seven petitions Tor divorce were
filed. and in each instance desertion and
abandonment were stated rs The grounds.
In I'VE Of the cases the separation was
asked for by the wives
The names Of the petitioners aud the
defendants are: Rosa Williams against
Louis Williams. Lorralpe Hack against
oliver G. Hack. Junious Robinson against
Gsorglana Robinson. Mary L. Bell against
Milton i. Bell, Leopold Oiszewsid against
Hulda OlszewsEi Georsetta Humphrey
against William a. Humphrey and Ella
Ross against Norman Ross
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
WANTS $4,000 FOR AN HOUR.
value Mr. John II. Cox Places Jpon
HIS Freedom.

Ten thousand dollars an hour is the
value at which Mr John II. Cox estimates
his freedom
On December (. he declares. Mr Au-
sustus ]. stableg caused his arrest A
result he was taken 10 police station
and there detained at least one hour
For this alleged unlawful restraining
him Of his liberty Mr. Cox yesterday
filed suit against Mr.. Siabier 10 recover
&c. claimed as damages.
When the charge made against him by
Mr.. Stabler was investigated Lr. Cox
states. the proceedings were dismissed
aud be vas exonerated.
Mr.. a. 3. Webb is named as counsel
for the plaintiff
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
wEATHER BUREAU,s -.
Thousand. EnSnsse'i in DisScn,inat-
ing Forecasts among Fnrmcrs.

ing Forecasts among Fnrmcrs.
Prof. Willis Moore. OF tie weather Bu-
l-Eeau. in his annual report 10 the score
tary OF the Interior. says that an i'm
portant extension OF the forecast worl. Of
the bureau during the year was an ar
! rangement with the Secretary OF the
meteorological once gt london. for the
transmission by cable OF meteoroioeicaI
reports from certain points in the British
Isles and on the continent Of Europe.
and from Ponia Delsada, Azores.
The climate and crop service Of the
Weather Bureau tas been extended and
improved wherever possible. The cotton
region service was extended into Okla
homa and the Indian Territory during
the year and arrangements made for in
auCurating n similar work in California,
to be known as the fruit and wheat serv-
ice.
Referring to the bureaus complete sys-
TEN for the rapid and accurate collection
and dissemination of crop information
Professor Moore says: The bureau has
!. 200 paid and skilltully trained officials
outside Of Washington available TO re-
port on any matters concerning meteo-
rological stations. each manned by from
one TO ten trained officials. which sta
tions are not only weather observatories.
but are centers for the gathering of sta
tistical and climate and crop reports. and
central observatory in each State and
territory: 315 aid temperature and rain
fall reporters daily telegraphing data
from the growing fields to certain cotton,
corn and wheat centers. and go storm
warning displaymcn distributed among
the ports along the Atlantic. Gulf and
Pacific coasts and in the lake regions.
1t has 1900 voluntary observers, nearly
one for each county in the United States,
who have for years intelligently served
the Government by taking daily weather
observations and rendering weekly crop
reports to central state Offices. There
are 14.0O0 persons reporting. weekly. to
the crop and climate centers, the effect Of
weather upon the crops in their respee-
tive localities
These voluntary crop correspondents
could quickly be increased in number to
several hundred thousand, IL occasion re-
quired. The distribution OF forecasts by
rural free delivery, sir. Moore says, has
become decidedly popular. There are
now in operation 365 centers supplying an
aggregate OF nearlv 1900 families in the
farming districts with the latest weather
predictions.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
ANOTHER VICTIM OF DREDGERs
Brought Here with rect Frozen and
Exhausted From OVcryvorI..

Milton Rochester. another victim OF the
brutality Of the oyster drcdger crews on
the waters Of The lower Potomac. reached
this city yesterday in serious condition.
and was removed to the Emergency Hos
!ital.
Both feet were frozen, and he was in an
exhausted condition as result OF over
work and insufficient food. Rochester Is
negro. eighteen years old who says that
mis- home is al l01 Third Street. Baltimore.
After working on a dredgc boat for sew
eral months he became incapacitated
through harsh treatment, and finally his
feet wcrc badly frozen. For several weeks
he was kept aboard the boat in perfect
torture. IL was not unit! Sunday that he
was landed at Britton's Bay and allowed
70 come to this city for medical atten-
tion.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
DESIRE FOR SOAP COMMENDED.
Court, However, Objects TO Method
and Fines the THIEF.

Il commend your desire to be possessed
OF soap" remarked Judge Scott in the
Police Court yesterday in disposins OF the
case of George Smith. But that was not
the right way to get it."
George, who is a negro, was charged
with having stolen box OF toilet soap
Saturday night from a wagon belonging
to James Randolph. He was arrested by
Precinct Detective Cornwell. who testi-
fed that he found the soap in the ne
gro's possession.
Smith was given the option Of paying
fine Of so or going to jail for thirty
days.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
Hurt by FAN Down stairs.

Philip Birgie fell down stairs at 1917 E
Street northwest at late hour Sunday
night and was cut about the head His
injuries were dressed at the Emergency
Hospital. Birgie Is an Italian and lives
at 1853 Tenth Street southwest
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
Awful Pile Pain.

A. T.. Auringer. Brnidwood. MS. says:
After suffering untold agony for over
twelve years from both forms of piles and
try ing all sorts OF pile remedies without
relief am completely cured by Pyramid
Pile Cure" Sold by all druggists, 70 cents
a box. Book, piles Causes and Cure"
mailed free. Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall.
Mich.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
MONEY AWAITS HIM.
Seeking Brother of the
Lnte Joseph TheIOn.

An effort is being made by the local
police TO locate a brother OF Joseph The
Hampton. Va. last Thursday morning.
leaving an apparent balance in the bank
to his credit amounting to 500. and pend
ing pension claims for about 5000 more.
Information Of the veterans death was
contained in a letter received by Major
Sylvester from John Eoigers, who fur
thcr stated that the brother was believed
TO be o fresco painter In this city.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
UNIQUE FEATURES
ON PROGRAMME.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES MEET.
No Formal Reports to he Presented
nt NnnunI Gnthrrin=. Hut Fun
showing of work to He
Made by Stercopiicun.

unique feature OF the twentieth an
nual meeting Of the Associated Charities
/ OF the District Of Columbia. whlli is 40
be held at the Columbian University.
Fifteenth and II Streets northwest. on
Tuesday evening December ia, is that
/ there will be no forinal reports read or
spoken
! Instead, the past years work of the or
ganization will be shown by stercopticon
views, ana the statistics, of which few
will be presented, will also be shown upon
4 the canvas.
The stereopticon review OF the years
work, which is to be presented by Mr..
Charles f. Weller, the general secretary
of the Associated Charities, will be en-
titled In washiagton's Byways and
Hedges" to suggest enquiry into the al
leys, neglected streets and the poorer
homes.
VIII Show New scenes,
The slides are being especially prepared
for the occasion by Mr.. Weller, and will
depict new scenes, in that all will be diff
ferent from those shown upon the canvas
at the lectures he has given during the
past few weeks at number of the city
churches
The pictures to be shown include new
stories of a number of typical cases. in
f, Guiding examples Of people who have been
helped to assist themselves through the
efforts of the Associated Charities. MIC
lures of beggar children. and a number
OF views of neglected child life in Wash
ington.
Large Number of Invitations.
An important fact about the meeting is
that an unusually large number of invi-
tations have been sent out. as it has been
made special occasion on account of It
being the twentieth anniversary of the
existence of the organization.
The review will not only exploit the
work done by the Associated Charities.
but VIII embrace social conditions in
Washington and suggest means and meth
DDS Of general social Improvement.
Attention will also be called to the new
social settlement recently opened in af-
filiation with the Associated Charities
and other new features of the work that
are being carried on.
Address by Justice Brewer.
Justice David J. Brewer. of the United
States Supreme Court. has also consented
to deliver an especial address on this oc-
casion.
He expects to occupy but from fifteen
TO twenty minutes, and his general theme
will in all probability be The Duties of
Citizen Toward the Charities OF His City"
Judge 4. B. Hagner, President of The
Associated Charities of the District Of
Columbia. viii preside at the meeting.
Election of Managers.
Preceding the regular programme for
the twentieth annual meeting. which will
start promptly at o'clock, there will be
an election Of the board of managa-s for
the new year. TO begin at 7:I5 and to CON
tinue until 7.45 o'clock
The general public is invited to attend
the election. but only members OF the
Associated Charities are entitled to a
vote. Anyone attending the election can
become a member by paying the member
ship fee for the ensuing year.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
A Nondescript Package.

Lot es fell to an old gentleman with
his arms already full Of bundles. He
was evidently buying it because It was
cheap, and not with any particular re-
gard to the contents. It contained the
following incongruous collection: Tie,
alcohol lamp. garters. woman's night
dress, two hatbands. electric bell"
-Four and one-half dozen plated
spoons" sold for 50, but the man who
bought them evidently preferred to open
them in private. for he departed with his
prize unostentatiously.
There were over 5000 bundles TO be
disposed OF. $50 OF which contain jewelry.
The outlook is that the sale viii last all
of this week and part OF next.
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
Expect Much for Little.

The remembrance OF last years sale
when number Of valuable articles OF
tewelry we're sold in the same packages
with almost worthless things. caused live
ly bidding and good prices yesterday. The
first package, scheduled to contain three
mems silk mufflers cheap jewelry. art
receiver sold for SO cents.
All the packages catalogued as contain
ing cheap jewelry" sold well. portion
OF the public bidding them up with the
evident hope that there might be some
thing of great value within,
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
HIGH PRICES AT
DEAD LETTER SALE.
BIDDERS SEEKING BLIND PRIZES.
Packages Labeled Cheap Jcuclry
Snapped Up EngerIy-siN Thou
sand Items To BE Dis
posed of.

The annual sale Of articles which have
accumulated in the Dead Letter Office
during the past year began at 10 a. m
yesterday.
The sale is held on the second floor of
Sloane's auction house this year. When
the sale began the room was filled with
people. and even the stairway was crowd
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
Cigars for Toms Xmas

Lot No. 7S, catalogued simply as 100
cigars" with no guarantees attached as
to quality or brand, brought $3.50.
This bargain was snapped up by a
pleasantfaced young woman, who re-
marked to her companion that they would
make such a nice Christmas present for
Tom "
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
Conduct of MIR. r'Ieshcr.

Another brief on behalf OF the state Of
West Virginia has also been filed from
Special Attorney Ruckor. In which .he
conduct Of Mr.. Flesher in the suit is taken
VI in detail TO prove the allegations that
there was collusion in bringing IT,
from the course of the cour in dealing
with cases where similar charges have
been made Mr.. Rucker states that he Ia
convinced # would not only be unneces-
fary but improper for him to enter upon
discussion OF the Constitutional ques-
tions involved in the case
The Washington times., 1901-12-10
The Bad Boys Bowel Bling

Nature punsbes every excess only Of the bad boy bu'
Over-eating, overdr1Er, undcrscepng result IA boV
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03
Doctorp and Reardn.

Doctors have very much less latfEItde
in the matter Of facial decoration than
men Of any other profession because it
seems to be taken as a settled fact that
they must wear only boards.
81 happen to have o great many doc
tors undeE my care" said the barber
whose name is known to more New
Workers than any other, "and oil OF
them excepting two wear boards. These
two are both over 30, and they allow
themselves the luxury OF gray mus
taches. Most Of the others are, men
between 80 and 40; and / don't believe
there is one Of them who wears beard
from choice. Some of them would very
much like to be smooth faced, while
others look with envy at the men able
to wear only mustache. They also
say that professional reasons ccsnpel
them to wear boards.
''Youthfulness in, a doctor seems to
be more Of disadvantage than in any
other profession. One hears great
deal Of gray haired men having to dye
their hair and mEstache If they want
to find work, but it is just as true that
men are compelled tn adont SOMA -dA-
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03
sharp Sentinel ON DecIr.

A wise man will take the weapon at
tional one. So thought Captain Slo-
cum, who, on his sloop, the Spray,
made voyage alone around the world
and met many good friends and singu-
lar enemies. This is his description Of
one comic happening which might have
ended in tragedy. He says: - =
1 discovered, as she sailed along
through a labyrinth Of islands, that she
was in the Cockburn channel, which
leafs into the strait Of Magellan at a
point opposite Cape Froward, and that
she was passing Thieves bay, sug-
gestively named. That night she lay
at anchor in snug cove at the Turn.
I now became jaded and worn from
my previous battling with danger and
rough weather, and as drowsiness
came on sprinkled the deck with
tacks, for it is well known that one
cannot step on tack without saying
something about it. A pretty good
Christian will whistle when he meets
the commercial end Of carpet tack; q
savage will howl and, claw the air.
That was just what happened that
night at IL o'clock when the savages
thought they had me, sloop and all,
until they stepped on deck. Then. they
learned that had them.
They howled like a pack Of hounds
and jumped pellmell, some into their
canoes, others into the sea to cool off.
I fred several guns when came on
deck to let the rascals know that I
was at home, and then turned in.
again, feeling sure should not be dis
turbed by people who left in so great
a hurry. =.
The Fuegfans. being cruel, are natu-
rally towards and regard a rife with
superstitious fear. The only danger.
from their quarter would be, in allow,
ing them to surround one within bow.
shot or to anchor within range, where
they might lie in ambush.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03
Tho LadyAsh.

Superintendent Spencer OF the
New York aquarium spoke Of the
fighting fishes he has down there.
"Strange to say, the ladyfsh is the
hardest fighter to be found. Now,
some ladyfsh agree and are happy
together. When they disagree and
fight, they 60 at it just the same as
women. They bite, gouge, and 50
to speak, tear each others hair put.
The only differenceIis is that the hair
on a fish is it's scales. When q scale
is once torn, of, it never grows on
again Angel fish sometimes fight.
Trout in some Of the basins start to
fight, and we have to separate them
But when it comes down to rough
and tumble fight the ladyfsh will
beat any Of a similar size and
weight"
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03
LIQUID Air.

The problem Of the exact field of
usefulness. of liquid air has been
simplifed by the elimination for
the present at least-of one class OF
work for which it was claimed that
the new liquid would prove highly
efficient. We refer to its use as a
blasting agent. =. ~. 's-;,...
A paper recently read before the
British institution Of mining en-
gineers by Mr.. A. Larsen described
some tests recently made in. the
Simplon tunnel with cartridges
which consisted of wrapper filed
with carbonaceous material and
placed bodily in liquid air until It
was completely saturated. The
cartridges were kept in the light, 1T
the working face of the rock until
they were required for use, when
they were lifted out, quickly placed
in the shot holes and detonated with
a small gun cotton primer and Diet
onator. %9
It was found that, owing to the
rapid evaporation, the useful life
of the cartridges was very short.
The cartridges, which were three
inches in diameter by eightinchesin5s
length, had to be fred within IS
minutes after being taken out Of the
liquid air; otherwise there was dam
ger of a misfre. It was chiefly on
this account that the tests were dis
continued. The descriptive effects,
however, were said to be comparable
to those Of dynamite. Scientific
American. "a
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03
KNEW HOW TO OBEY.

The test of the. fidelity II asen-
tinel by the powers that be-" has re-
suited happily in the case of an Ital-
ian soldier who 'fheld up" the king.
King Victor Emmanuel is fond Of
making himself personally acquaint-
ed with the thoughts and feelings Of
his soldiers and for testing their
courage and fidelity.
The other day he was walking
alone, dressed ii black, in the Quiri-
nal gardens, and approached q SEN
try on guard, who at once presented
arms.
'sYou know, then, who I amp" the
king asked. 81 .. 49,:
'His majesty was the unhesitat-
ing reply.
The king smiled and continued
his walk, making as though he
would pass the guardhouse.
''Your majesty cannot pass this
way" said the sentry resolutely.
The king pretended not to hear
and walked on.
"Without orders from the cor
poral Of the guard I must not let
any one pass, not even the kingp
" Victor Emmanuel, pleased and
smiling, turned back, saying to the
man, S'You are right!' =
The next morning the captain Of
the Calabrian company to which the
sentry belonged handed to the sol
der a, fine silver watch, bearing the
arms of the house of Savoy and the
words, '"To the soldier who knows
how to obey orders"
Morris tribune., 1901-08-03

: From Gals time on L DO nor know
very well what happened. had gone
to our place-that little hut you see
down there2hid in the branches. I was
very tired, I lay down, all dressed, on
my bed, keeping my lamp lighted as If
it Were a stormy night All of sud-
den there was a rough knocking at the
door. My wife, all in a trembles went
to open 1t. We believed we were going
to see more Federals. 1t was the; navy
"a captain, ensigns, a surgeon. They!
said to me: 'sGet I'D! Make us some
coffee" - ff5
got up. made the coffee for them,
You could hear in the cemetery muir,
muir, q confused movement as II all
the dead people were Eousing them
selves for the last judgment. The OH
GERS drank very quickly, standing up;
then they took me outside with them.
The place was full OF soldiers and
sailors. Then they put me at the head
Of % squad and they set Us to: search
the cemetery, tomb by tomb. From
time to time the soldiers would see the
leaves stir and would fire a shot down
q path at q bust or grating Here
and there we found some unlucky feE
low hid away in q corner OF. chapel
That is what happened tony friends
the artillerymen. I found them all,
men and women, in a heap near my
Sox, the old man with his medals on
top. It wasn't cheerful thing to see
In the cold Of the early dawn. B-rIr! !
But what took me the most was a
long line Of national guards they were
bringing out at this moment from La
Roquette prison, where they had spent
the night. They came up the grand
avenue slowly, like funeral. You
couldn't hear werd-not a groan-
these poor fellows were so tagged out,
so crushed down. There were some
who were asleep as they walked and
the thought they were going to die
couldn't wake them up. They made
them file into the lower end OF the
cemetery, and then the volleys began.
There were lat OF them. Do you sup
pose that took long? That was what
was called the battle Of Pere-la- Chaise.
Here my old fellow, seeing his SER
geant, left me abruptly, and / stood
alone looking at his sentry box, With
che names Of that last pay day written
on it, by the light Of blazing Paris. I
called up that night in May, streaked
with shells-no, with blood and fame,
the great lonesome cemetery as bright
ly lighted up as city on holiday; the
guns abandoned in the middle Of the
crossways; all around, the open vaults,
the orgies in the tombs, and near, mid
this crowd Of domes, Of columns, Of
stone statues which the leaping flames
made look alive, with his broad fore
head and great eyes, the bust Of Balzac
looked on.-Exchange.