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The Washington times., 1901-10-30

The christening of Nine. Ella Russelrs
first born son in London. a week ago. af-
forded an opportunity for delicious bon
mot in T. p. O'Connor's paper. Mainly
About People" whose editor was among
the guests OF the American prima donna
at Long. where the ceremony took place.
After a eulogistic description Of the chris
tening party, IT p" continues:
And now here was the conundrum of
the day The father Of little Camille-for
so was the infant christened-is Italian
and Count di Righini; his mother an
American. Mime. Russell. AS he was born
at sea on a German vessel, which landed
him at Cherbourg in France. what is his
nationality
occur to anybody AT least II was the
answer given by one Of Nine Ella S
friends. and guests. He is an Irishman,
Of COURSE
The Washington times., 1901-10-30


The Austrian Government has deter
mined to treat carrier pigeons belonging
to another Power as spies. 1t is alleged
that pigeons can be so marked by the
senders as to convey message without
carrying any note under the wings in the
usual way German military authorities
have been practlclng with pigeons in Il
way complained OF by the Austrian au-
thorities by letting them loose from Aus
trian territory and marking them with
secret signs known only TO the German
military authorities.
The question Of submarine transit of
the channel is occupying the minds of
inventors in France
NJ Goubet. inventor of a submarine
boat. has made perfect model of pas
senger boat twenty-five r1eters long. to
run by electricity on a steel wire cable at
a uniform depth of fifteen meters. Pas
sengers can be carried In saloon compart-
ments. with electric light and every CON
venience. The passage would be as easv
as n railroad with no vibration
Perfect safety is ensured by an iron
weight, which, Ia case Of need. can be
troDDed and the boat will rise t. the sur
face. The estimated speed is twenty
knots. Capital is the only thing required,
says tie r,gentor-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
To stop the Sale Of Cocaine.

Chicago, June 2S.-The illegal sale
of cocaine, morphine and other, narcot-
les is said to have grown so enormous
in the downtown district of Chicago
that the Chicago Retail Druggists as
ISOLATION is determined to put stop
to it. Accordingly, 80 of the down
town retail druggists have formed
themselves into an organization called
the First Auxiliary District Druggists
association. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the subject and
the assistance of the states attorney
will be asked to enforce the law
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
NATIONAL BANK FAILURE
Comptroller of Treasury Closes .
Big Institution.

Washington, June 2S.-Comptro1ler
Dawes yesterday ordered the closing
of the Seventh National bank of New
York and appointed Forrest Raynor,
national bank examiner, temporary
receiver. Later the comptroller made
the following statement:
Comptroller Dawes stated that on
Tuesday he received word from the
national bank examiner that Henry
Marquand & Co. had recently become
indebted in sum approximating ST.
100000 to the Seventh National bank
of New York, which was secured by
collateral of doubtful nature. Up
or, receipt on Wednesday of further
information regarding the nature OF
the collateral securing this loan, he
sent telegram to Mr.. E. r. Thomas,
president of the Seventh National
bank, as follows:
"'I have just received information
from the national bank examiner
that Henry Marquand e. Co. have
loans of large amount in your bank
approximating $1,600,O00. Unless
promptly and satisfactorily assured
that this loan will be taken up and
cash therefor put into the bank by
Saturday night, June goth, win APP
point Il receiver LOT the DdHk. IleaSe
convene your board of directors and
announce this to Them
I'm explanation of the conditions
imposed, the comptroller states that
while advances had been made by the
directors to the bank, they had been
made upon the credit of good secur-
tiles owned by the bank, but that no
such advances affected the banks SOL
vency while the Henry Marquand pa
per remained. It was necessary,
therefore, for him in the performance
of his duty to promptly impose these
conditions before further withdraw
ais of deposits were made. The
comptroller stated that the Marquand
loan is partially secured and 1T is
hoped that the loss to depositors will
not be large
The statement of the Seventh Ma
tional bank for the week ending June
%, 1901, to the clearing house was
as follows: Capital, $376,OOO; net
profits, 1924 400; loans, s4,4o7, 100;
specie, $557,7O0; legal tenders, S777,-
900; deposits, S5.712,4 400. Percentage
of reserve, 90 40.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
FLOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA
Coal Fields Are Swept by New
Storm.
WATER THREE FEET DEEP.
Property In Railroad Yards at Pocahontas
Washed Away-Authentic Information
Makes Victims OF Saturdays Deluge
Number More Than One Hundred.

Roanoke, Va, June 2S.-Word was
received here at a late hour that there
had been another cloudburst and heavy
fall of rain in the West Virginia coal
fields. Pocahontas is damaged more
than it was last Saturday, and all rail-
road repairs are threatened. A rail-
road operator at Bluefield, w. Va, re-
ceived word from Pocahontas that the
water is three feet deep in the rail-
road yard and is washing property
away.
Hundred Dead In First Flood.
Williamson, w. Va, June 2S.-There
is no longer any doubt that the list
of dead, the result Of the recent flood,
will exceed 10O.. The first authentic
information received from the scene of
disaster was brought today by party
consisting of Judge E. S. Doolittle of
Huntington, Judge Flourney of
Charleston, and Elias Hatfield, deputy
sheriff of Mingo county. They left
Vivian on Sunday morning, and had a
perilous journey. Judge Doolittle
came near being drowned. He tried
to wade a swollen stream. Two ne
groes rescued him. Judge Flourney
and Mr.. Hatfield gave the negroes SIS
to carry them across the stream. Judge
Doolittle said that the flood was as a
tidal wave from cloudburst. Those
who attempted to flee to the hills were
washed back. The section visited by
the flood was thickly settled, but as
the population consists chiefly Of min
VIII of of ha
large majority of the dead are women,
and children. Fifteen persons are re-
ported drowned at Eckman. At Key
stone probably thirty persisted. On
Dry Fork, the loss Of life was great
Bodies are scattered all along the
stream The region from Ennis to
Davy, forty three miles, is completely
in ruins Hundreds Of mine mules
can be seen in heaps intermingled with
human bodies. A report has reached
here that fifteen bodies are lodged in
drift at Hatfield tunnel, twenty miles
east of this city. Twenty barrels of
whisky were caught in the Tug river
at WEIGH. Most Of the negro miners
are laying off there on a protracted
spree, and street fights are many. 1t
is difficult for the authorities to handle
the situation. Much theft is reported
in the devastated district. The loss OF
property by the flood on the Elkhorn
and the Tug rivers is roughly estimat-
ed at from $780, 900 to sS,0o0,OO0. The
message also said that while no loss
of life is reported from the second visi-
tation, the damage to property has
been great The work done by the
large force of men repairing the dam
age of last Saturdays flood has been
DESTROYED in many places ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

The Hon. Joel r. Poinsett, native
Of South Carolina, and one Of her
most gifted sons, during the latter part
of the administration Of John Quincy
Adams, it will be remembered. repre-
scented the United States at the capital
of Mexico, which was then much dis
tracted by internal discussions. While
Mr.. Poinsett resided there. the city
was captured by one of the contending
factions, and he and his family in
Cured no small degree of personal
danger from the violence Of the SOL
diers, by whom they were suspected
of affording concealment to certain OBJ
noxious individuals. In the height of
the notification controversy after his
return, in an address delivered to the
people of Charleston, the following elo-
Quent passage occurs: ..
Wherever I have been, have been
proud of being citizen of this great
republic, and, in the remotest corners
of the earth. have walked erect and,
secure under that banner which our
opponents would tear down and tram
pie under foot. I was in Mexico when
that city was taken by assault. The
house of the American ambassador was
then, as it ought to be, the refuge of
the distressed and persecuted; it was
pointed out to the Infatuated soldiers
as place filled with their enemies.
They rushed to the attack. My only
defense was the flag of my country,
and it was flung out at the instant that
hundreds of muskets were leveled at
us. Mr.. Mason and myself placed
ourselves beneath it's waving folds.
We did not blench. for we felt strong
in the protecting arm of this mighty
republic. We told them that the flag
that waved over us was the banner Of
that nation to whose example they
owed their liberty, and to whose pro-
lection they were indebted for their
safety. The scene changed as by en-
chantment. and the men who were on
the point Of attacking my house and
menacing the inhabitants, cheered the
flag of this country, and placed senti-
nels to protect 1t from outrage. Fell
low-citizens, in such a moment as that,
would it have been any protection to
me and mine to have proclaimed my
self Carolinian? Should have been
here to tell you this tale, If I had hung
out the Palmetto and the single star?
Be assured that to be respected abroad.
we must maintain our place in the
Union!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
SCOTS TOAST THE QUEEN.
Audience Was In Doubt Whether Gov
or Sovereign Was Meant. -,.

Audience w as In DOuOC "heth0E Wv
or Sovereign Was Meant. -..
About five months ago clipped the
following from the Glasgow Weekly
Mail. 1t occurred in the report of an
AGRICULTURAL show dinner. The chair
man spoke thus: moo, gentlemen,
will We a. fill your glasses, for am
about to bring forrit the Queen Our
queen, gentlemen, is really wonder
fu' woman, if may say it; she's ane
O. the guild auld sort. Nae Whigma-
leeries or falderals about her, but a
douce descent lady. She's respectable
beyond a doot. She has brocht up
grand family O. well faured lads and
lasses, her oldest son being a credit
to any mither, and they're a weel
married. One daughter is nae less
than married to the Duke O. Argylps
son and heir. Gentlemen, yell may no
mo- believe it, but l ance saw the
queen. I did. It. was when | took
my auld broom COO to Perth show. /
remember her weel-such color, such
hair?''
interruption and cries of ''Is it the
COO or the queen ye're proposing?'
'.The queen, gentlemen. beg your
pardon, but 1 was talkin' about the
COO. However, as to the queen. Some
body pointed her out to me at the
Perth station, and there she was,
smart and tidy-like, and says to my
SELF Gin my auld woman at hame
slips ava, we need ma remain a widow
another hour LANCER Moo, gentlemen,
the whusky's good, the night is lang,
the weather is wet and the roads are
saft and will harm naebody tina; comes
to grief. So aft wi yer drink to the
bottom? The Queen?'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Women Hurt by Lightning.

Warsaw, Ind, June 2S.-Lightning
struck the cottage occupied by PROF.
Garrett, at Winona lake, tearing out
the northeast corner of the room, in
which Mrs. Gaylord, an elderly lady,
and her daughter, Mrs. Sutherland,
were sitting. Both were severely
shocked, and the condition of the
former is considered critical. Mrs
Gaylord is the mother of Mrs. John
M. Coulter of Chicago, whose
husband is a prominent educator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
UNITED STATES MARINES SCORED
Naval Com mandant Schroeder Says They
Have Engaged in Hoodlumlsm.

Naval Com mandant Schroeder Says They
Have Engaged in Hoodlumlsm.
Washington, June 2S.-The atten-
ton of the navy department has been
formally called to what appears to
be an unsatisfactory condition Of af-
fairs in Guam. The incoming mail
has brought a copy of an order issued
by the naval commandant of the is
land, Commander Seaton Schroeder,
denouncing ''hoodlumism and 1awless-
ness" which, he says, are rampant at
the station. The order refers to ''ter-
rorism at the fort, gambling and
drunkenness which have brought the
United States force into disrepute."
The order closes with an imposi-
ton of restrictions on the liberty Of
the marines.
1t is believed the navy departments
will be obliged to look into the de-
nunciation of the marines. General
Haywood, commandant of marines, al
ready has been called upon to furnish
such informat ton as he has, and it.
may be that a court Of inquiry wil)
be appointed.
The mail brought him no report
from Major H. X. White, the ranking
marine officer on the island. nor from
any other source concerning the re-
ported troubles. He is very much sur
prised at the extraordinary scope of
Commander Schroeder's order. reflect
ing as it does upon the integrity of
every officer and man of the marine
corps on duty in the island.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
WHEAT CROP or THE NORTHWEST
Railroad Statistics Say 1t Will BE the
Largest Ever Harry ested.

Railroad Statistics Say 1t Will BE the
Largest Ever Harvested. ...r
Chicago, June 2S.--After making a
careful canvass of the northwest ter
ritory and preparing conservative es-
Inmates upon the conditions found
throughout the grain belt, traffic Of
ticials of the ST. Paul, the Northwest
ern, the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and the Burlington systems
are agreed that the wheat crop of this
region for 1901 will break all previous
records. According to the estimates
of these officials, it is claimed that
the two Dakotas and Minnesota alone
will harvest between 1S5,000,OOO and
2OO,OOO,000 bushels of. wheat, as
against 1Oo,OO0,OOO last year. The
greatest previous yield of wheat in
the three states named was in 1898,
when 175,0O0,0O0 bushels were har.
vested. ~.
The Record-Herald, in an explana-
ton Of this years enormous crop.
says:
The crop must be termed a
bumper crop, as the enormous in
crease is due largely to the fact that
various railroad companies have with
in the last two years made extreme
efforts toward colonization of the
northwest territory, and as a result
extensive additions have been made
to the total of cultivated lands and
grain ACREAGE .'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Murder at Poplar Bluffs. Mo.

Poplar Bluffs, Mo-, June 2s.-Steve
Clark killed Alice Stiles. using a knife
and Ratchet and cutting her to pieces
Clark afterward attempted to commit
suicide by stabbing himsalf, but did
not inflict fatal wound. He is under
arrest. No cause for the crime is
known.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Five In jured In n Mine.

Brazil, Ind, June 2s.-While syl'
vester Hadley, William Wilmington,
Walter Hadley Frank Sutton and
Newton Hadley were building tipple
at the Zeller-McClellan mine the scat
folding broke and they fell 81 feet
Uadley and Wilmington were fatally
and the other three were seriously in
iured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Miss Fi6eld Is Found.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, June 2S.-Alderman
Frank e. Fifield has received the fol-
lowing telegram:
buffalo, June 26.-1 am safe and
we'll. Will be home at once. Helen
Miss Fiield disappeared from home
a week ago today, and this is the first
that has been heard from her direct.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Harold Pitt Is Acquitted.

Manila, June 2S.-Harold M. Pitt,
manager of Evans & Co., government
contractors, who has been on trial on
charges of improperly purchasing gov
eminent stores, was acquitted to-day
Four other purchasers Of commissary
stores we're found guilty and fined
81 900 each. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Went Through an Open Switch

Pittsburg, Pa, June 25.-By the
wrecking Of train No. %, north
bound, on the Pittsburg d Lake Erie
railroad at Monaco, twenty-six miles
from this city, two persons are dead.
three fatally injured and forty oth-
ers more or less hurt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

The number Of saloons in Ohio last
year was 1O,34S. an increase Of 476
over 1899. The license receipts were
$1,864,642.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Over thirty-fve thousand persons In
Illinois belong to associations inter.
ested in preserving and fostering the
birds of the state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28

Santa Cruz, Province OF Iaguna, Lu-
zon, June 25.-General Cables sur
rendered here today with 600 men and
200 rifles. ..
Manila, June 25.-In consequence of,
the surrender of General Cables all
the ins,lrgent prisoners of Luzon
island will he ,-e1ea Sed ....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-28
Speaker Henderson at Marlborough.

London, June ed. 3. Henderson,
speaker of the United States house of
representatives. and Henry White, sec
rotary of the United States embassy
here, witnessed the inspection of the
Yeomen of the guard by King Ed
ward, in the garden of Marlborough
house yesterday. s..
Joseph II. Choate, the United States
ambassador, entertained Speaker
Henderson at luncheon later in the
day. A large number of distinguished
persons were present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Autocrats Of Wall Street.
Henry C!ews in Philadelphia Even

Henry C!ews in Philadelphia Even
ing Post
At his best, Jay Gould was always
compelled to face the chance of fail
ure. Commodore Vanderbllt, though
he often bad the street in the palm
Of his hand. was frequently driven
into a corner, where be had to DO
be,sle for his life :; and so it was with
every great spectator, or combination
Of speculstors, until the men who
control the Standard Oil took hold
With them manipulation bas ceased
TO be speculation Their resources
are 50 vast that they need only to
concentrate On any given property 10
order to do with it what they please !;
and that they have thus concentrated
on considerable number of proper.
ties outside of the stocks in which
they are popularity supposed to be
exclusively interested is fact we'll
known to every one who has oppor
tunities OF getting beneath the sur
face They are the greatest opera
tors the world has ever seen. and the
beauty of their method is the quiet
ness and lack of ostentation With
which they carry it on There are
no gallery plays, there are no scare
heads in the newspapers. there is 10
wild scramble or excitement With
them the process is gradual, thorough
and steady, With Beyer waver or
break How much money this group
of men have made it is impossible
even to estimate That it is sum
beside which the gain of the most
daring specuiator of the past was q
mere bagateile is putting the case
mildly. And there is au utter
absence of chance that is terrible to
contemplate The combination con
trolls Wall street almost absolutely.
Many Of the strongest financial in
stitutious are at their service in
supplying accommodations when
needed With such power and
facilities it is easily conceivable that
these men must MAKE enormous sums
on either side of the market So far,
fortunately, their manipula.ions have
all been one way-upwaTd and in
conjunction with the general prosper
ity this has resulted in making large
sums of money for nearly everybody
iu the street
Here and there we have heard OF
losses, some of them fairly large, but
in comparison with the general
money making these are hardly to be
taken into consideration
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
some CAildish Hunor.


Here are some specimens Of childish
huInor from the Chicago News:
"Oh, mamma" exclaimed 4-year-old
Flossie as she observed the moon in its
second quarter. come and look at the
moon. Half OF it is pushed into the
sky. and the other half is sticking out. .
Tommy. aged 5. had been busy whit
ting and managed to raise blister on
his hand which caused slight break
in the skin. Running to his mother. he
showed it to her and said. Mamma.
guess I'm beginning to wear out.
Ibid they sing any pretty songs at
Sunday school" asked a mother OF her
little 4-year-old daughter upon her re
turn home. Only one replied the lit
tie miss. 1T WAS something about
Greenland's ice cream mountains.
Papa-WeH Willie. have you been a
good boy today? Small Willie-Did
you ask mamma? Why should asi;
her? Don't you know whether you
have been good or not: Yes. but
mammals idea Of goodness differs from
mine. and don't want to go back on
anything she says
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Fascination IN Danger.

W. H Bodwell, new spsper oorres
pordens of Hyde PARK Mass. vas los'
10 storm on Mount Washiuston jus,
before the opening Of the new year
For.uoasely. bows7er, he was found ty
searching party safely sheltered in a
stage bouse 500 oecsed sith ,be Slnmil
Hoase Newspaper meD arc uever aus
oil dagger That IS oae Of The sf'racjise
features OF the business No nas ddine
general newspaper work ]" any city OF
the couosry kuows when be will get an
assignmens that ms5 take him iRto the
very jaws OF death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Queen Wllhelmina Welded.


The Hague, Feb 7.-Wilhelmina,
the first ruling queen of Holland,
today married Duke Henry of Meek
ienburg Schwerin. who becomes
prince of the Netherlands by procla
nation in the Court Gazette this
evening
The marriage was series of bril-
liant colored pictures But the severe
simplicity of the Dutch form of
marriage, which was followed to the
letter in the civil contract before the
minister Of justice, Dr. P. W. A. Cort
van Der Linden. and in the old fash
ioned religious service in Groote
Kerk, gave it democratic spirit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
The Tool Of Bigger Hen.

Georgesows. Ky. Feb S 5-Renry E
Ioussey, s.euographer to Gov Taylos
during bis ioOumbeucy, uho vas tried
IS a principal IN the shooting OF Gov
WilIisu Goebel aod found guilty. was
ssraigsed before Judge Csnsril late
this afternoon 'snd sentenced TO life
imprisonment.
When sentence vas pronounced
Youssey exclaimed:
ST an innoceOs, I have been convict.
ed by base and Infamous subornstioDs
Of perjury
No appeal will be taken aud the
prisoner will be taken TO States prison
shortly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Queen Vlctorla's Will.

London. Feb. 5.-The queens
will, the provisions of which were
made public today, gives the king
the royal seats, Bslmoral and Osborne
house, and gives sums Of about S7o0,
600 each to the duke of Connaugbt.
Princess Christian, Princess Louiss
and Princess Beatrice The amount
of the personality is not disclosed,
but it will be large
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

pelves have; and this is proposition
that We do not think can be sustain
cd by any force of sound reasoning
After all, the disgrace is in the act
itself and not in its publication.-The
State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

Mrs. Nation has been arrested OF
last at Topeka, Kan.
The Florida peanut crop last year
amounts to nearly a million dollars.
Nearly l,500 people we're hurs 10 she
Jan and rush at the Queens funeral.
South Cardinals population increased
1914 Dor cent 10 The last decade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Standard Oil For Missouri.

Poplar BluF. Feb 5 Two Eastern
representatives of the Standard Oil
Company are in Missouri acquiring
options on large acreage of land fer
the purpose of sinking wells to aaceF-
tain If oil exists beneath the surface
In Cape Girardeau County two wells
are being bored. These representatives.
procured 1000 acres west Of this
city