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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
MARY BLOUS ENDLESS
CHAIN BUSINESS
PoStoffice Authorities Inves-
tigating Scheme.

1t was stated at the Office of the As
sistant Attorney General for the Post
Office Department this morning that the
endless chain letter business of Van
XIX & Robbins. WilkesbaTre. Pa. is
beirg investigated. and that hearing has
been set for May 2, at I o'clock p. m,
at the office of the Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffce Department.
Il is alleged that the chain letter busi-
ness of Van Kirk < Robins has so choked
the postofBee at WiIkesbarre with mail
that the postmaster of that place received
notice from the postal authorities here to
stop its delivery until there is an investi-
cation. It is stated that most of the
letters received contain money orders fer
$3.50. There were received by the firm.
it is said, between 1900 and 1000 daily
during each Of the last four days. and the
number is steadily increasing.
The nature Of their business is alleged
10 be as follows: a few weeks ago the
-irm sold an old horse which it owned:
The firm then bought stationery and
started business on a borrowed desk, so ;t
is said Now they sell q fountain pen
for $3.50, and the person buying it has the
privilege OF entering their employ at Sc. 80
week for writing sixty letters, sending
their company's proposition onward. This
endless chain was started six weeks ago
Now fifty people are employed in the
home Office, it is alleged, and hundreds in
every State in the country. The company,
it is claimed. has paid out over $50, ON
already.
The postal authorities do not seem TO
be certain yet whether they can stop tue
business on the ground that il is il
legal, but Investigation is being made on
this point. Meanwhile the business is
suspended.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
AIDING LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
Use for the Money if General
Government Owes q
Balance.
DESIRE TO SETTLE DISPUTE
Frequent Statements by Legislators
That Commissioners Officially Have
Not Borne Full Share of Expenses
Under Organic Law.

Senator Stewart Of the Senate District
Committee. believes that the question Of
the financial relations Of the District and
the United States Government should be
investigated. He introduced in the Senate
today resolution calling on the District
Committee TO make a full investigation
TO ascertain whether OF not the TWO par
ties 10 the contract OF 1873 are living up
TO it, OF, in other words. whether. each is
contributing its half to the expenses Of
The District
There have been repeated charges that
the Government is not paying its fuu
share, and, on the other hand, il has been
asserted by Senators and Representa- ives
at various times that it is doing more
than its share Mr. Stewart believes that
there should be no doubt about the mat
ter, especially as the District now needs
a number OF costly improvements which
cannot be paid for out of current rev
enues.
1t is understood that the Senator be
beves there is 2 surplus due the District,
which should be appropriated by the
United States for these large improve
ments. The resolution is as follows.
Resolved, That the Committee on the
District OF Columbia be and is hereby
directed 10 make an inquiry into the ex-
pendituTes and taxes within and for the
District of Columbia since the system of
taxation and expenditures went into ope-
ration prescribed by the act OF June Il
1873, which provided for permanent
form Of government for the District; and
TO ascertain the appropriations made BY
Congress for the benefit of the District.
IN accordance with said act; and said
committee shall repOTz whether or not
Congress has appropriated, as required Ly
said act, the amount Of 80 per cent Of
the sums necessary to defray the expenses
Of the government CT the District Of
Columbia. and if such sum has not been
fully appropriated, said committee shall
state the amount which ought now to be
appropriated by Congress IN order 10
make up the said 81 per cent accruing
between the date Of said act and De-
cember 81 1901; and said committee is
hereby further directed TO report any AMI
all legislation which may be necessary to
carry out the aforesaid provisions Of the
act Of June Il, 1873, binding Congress .
appropriate said amount OF 50 per cent
Of the expenditures. leaving the remaining
80 per cent :" be levied upon the property
OF the District other than public prop
erty.'5
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
STEAMSHIP COMBINE
STILL ENGLISH Topic
Negotiations With the Cunard
Line Not Broken Off.

LONDON, april 26-The steamship
combine IS still engrossfng attention all
over England. There is good authority
for stating, in regard to the position OF
the Cunard Company, that that line is
willing to make an arrangement similar to
that entered into between the German
companies and the combine. The direc-
tors Of the Cunard Company are unwilling
either to sell out CT to grant an option
for the future purchase of their shares
The negotiations, however. have not been
broken of
A shareholder of the White Star Line
affirms that the purchase price paid by the
syndicate was four times the par value
OF the shares
Bruce Ismay, managing director of the
White Star Line. when interviewed in Lfv-
erpool today, emphatically denied that the
White Star Line had been sold to J. P.
Morgan. OF any other person or interest.
He said:
THE White Star Line has not been
sold. You can state that most en-
phatically and contradict statements made
to that effect
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
LOCAL BEEF PIECES
DIDN'T INCREASE TODAY
In Spite Of Rushing Trade Figures Re
mained Stationary.


Beef did not cost any more at the mar
ket today than it did yesterday-probabIy
because of the action Of Attorney General
Knox in relation to the alleged Beef
Trust.
The market was good this morning, and
more meat than usual was sold
We are too busy to talk about the
Beef Trust today" said several Of the
local butchers. and this statement indi-
Gated the way in which the beef wind
blew all day
1T The big packing houses this morn
ing Eothing in regard to the meat trade
situation could be learned. The manager
Of the Armour & Co. Washington branch
declined TO say anything about the change
which has taken place since the Attorney
General issued his statement. and he
would not state what effect this action
is likely to have upon the big packing
houses.
Local butchers were reticeHt in regard
to the situation 1t was stated that a
meeting Of the local association OF. butch
ers viii be held next week. at which a re-
E5rt will be made OF the work Of the
committee appointed at the meeting held
on Thursday night to cooperate with
the Senate and House committees in the
matter.
The committee, composed of Messrs. J.
4. Hoffman. vice president OF the Ma
ionai Association CT Butchers. J. Horn
stein. Charles Daily, L C. Rosenbusch.
William Bosch, and John r. Kelly. presi-
dent of the local Organization. held a
conference this afternoon with the Ways
and Means Committee of the House The
cooperation Of the Washington butchers
was offered
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
OPINION ON BRBTR4S
SENT TO COMMITTEE
Judge Advocate General Da-
Wis Submits PrecedentS.

Secretary Root has transmitted to the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs the
reply Of Judge Advocate General Davis to
the inquiry of the committee regarding
the authority for conferring brevet nom
nations on some G25 array officers, which
are now pending before the committee.
The committee in looking up the law
authorizing the cOnferring Of breyets
found tue statute specifically stated that
II could be done only IN tine OF war" Of
6cially. at least, state of war has not ex-
listed IN the Philippines since the ter
mination OF hostilities with Spain upon
the signing OF the peace protocol, and as
no declaration OF war against China was
made IN connection with the Boxer up-
rising the committee was Of the opInfon
also that state Of war did not exist
there, and the bTeTets conferred for meri-
torious services in either campaign would
not fall within the provision of the law
limiting them TO time Of war"
The reply or tho Judge Advocate General
IS expected d. -nvince the committee
that the Presi1 c. has ample authority to
confer these brcvets. notwithstanding the
apparent lack Of authority in the statues.
He quotes from the precedents for years
DdSh 10 SNOW Lu&l Lsie GiaGSe II TIME
OF war has been construed not 10 depend
upon an cf5eiaI declaration OF war, but
that the meritCTious services must be per
formed in an action with the enemy.
Numerous brevets that have been con
ferred, it is shown, On account OF Indian
campaigns, where no actual declaration Of
war was made. and that breyets for seTY-
ices rendered in the civil war have been,
IN some instances. only recently dis
tributed. This construction OF the law,
he says, has been so often eoneUrred in
by the Senate IN the confirmation Of brg-
vet nominations that he thinks the
authority Of the President in this instance
is Undeniable
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
TELLER RESOLUTION
FAV0RRBLY REPORTED
It's Author Declares Cuban Reciprocity
Should Be Included.

The Committee on Contingent Expenses
favcfabIy reported to the Senate this
morning the Teller resolution, providing
for az investigation by the Committee CT
Relations with Cuba Of the sugar trust
in relation to the Cuban sugar lands.
Mr.. Teller, in speaking upon the mat
ter, declared that he, of course. wouIi
Eot oppose the adoption of the resolution,
but he wished TO say that it was not
exactly what he wanted, and was not
what he thought the country ought to
have. He believed the enure subject of
Cuban reciprocity should be gone into.
He declared that the beet sugar inter
ests were entitled to the existing duty on
sugar. and he would labor to maintain
such duty, unless there was a general
desire to -eGlce duties generally. IN
that case he would stand for such reduc-
tions.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
ARBITRATION ARRANGED
BY CIVIC Federation
Decisive Result Scored by
Mr.. Hanna'S Committee.
TROUBLE YET TO BE SETTLED
Committee Representing the Miners and
One Representing the Operators VIII
Meet as Result Of Federation's Medi-
alton and Endeavor to Solve Difficulty.

NEW YORK, April 2T-The truce
agreed upon at the meeting of the an
thracite coal operators ana miners with
the conciIiation committee Of the Ma
tionaI Civic Federation a month ago, by
which a strike of The anthracite miners
IN Pennsylvania was averted for thirty
days, expired today. and again the oper-
ators and miners were brought together
By Senator Mark Hanna 5 industrial peace
commission.
Senator Hanna presided at today's
meeting. which was held in a large and
airy room IN the Church Mission Build
ing.
The result Of the meeting as stated
by Messrs- Straus and Hanna. was that
a committee. consisting of Messrs- Baer.
Thomas, and Truesdale for the operators,
and Messrs- Mitchell, Fahey, Nichols, and
Duffy for the miners, had been appointed
to meet on Tuesday next at the New York
Offices Of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey. and there to arrive at a positive
decision as to whether there shall be
strike or an agreement upon the Issues
as they are now understood
This committee was appointed on the
advice OF Senator HanBa's peace con-
mittee, and the result Of the meeting on
Tuesday next is as uncertain IS the result
of today's meeting was yesterday. Sena-
ter Hanna said; We have had an inter
esting and satisfactory talk, and We hope
that the committee that viii meet next
Tuesday viii arrive at some satisfactory
understanding I cannot predict whether
that viii be done or not"
Mr. Straus said: To-day we have sue
ceeded in clarifying the situation On some
points"
Before the meeting. which was called at
about 1890 o'clock. none Of the confer
ees would express an opinion on the
outcome
The miners delegates said they hoped
fer the best but that was as far as they
would go. as all were under strict orders
TO refrain from talking publicly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
ER. ELKINS DEFENDS
HIS CIVIL War RECORD
Answers Charges of Dr.Leeds
of West Virginia,

Senator ElkIns today started out to TefUte
the charges made by Dr. Leeds, of Reno
Post, G. 4. R.. OF West Virginia, to the
effect that the Senator had no war record
and therefore had no right to Se a mem
Der Of the C. a. r. Senator EIkins viii
secure data from the War Department
and other official sources here to fully
establish his record in the Union army,
and intends to give some publicity 10
the matter in his State. Already he has
received word from the Auditor Of War De-
partment. telling Of the record Of his en-
roIlment in the Missouri militia, and
after in the regular service, and of his
service as captain In Missouri during
1S62-63. chiefly against QuantriI and his
guerrillas.
Senator EIkins said today regarding the
matter:
I have never dignifed these charges
against my war record with any notice
heretofore, but I see no reason why they
should 20 unchaIlenged any longer. They
are and have always been a part Of the
political capital Of the Democrats in por-
tions Of West Virginia and are now being
brought up again for the campaign this
fall
1t vas asserted several years ago that
was a deserter from the army. Later
that never belonged TO the army, and
at another time that I was member Of
the Quanuin gueFTilIas. All Of these
statements it viii be very easy TO dis
prove IN d very short time and propose
to do it.
The truth Of the matter is. was cap
tured at one time by Quantreu during one
OF the engagements of my company with
him. would have been shot, and curl
ously enough Cal Younger was the man
who saved my life he persuaded Guam
trell TO give me my liberty. Once after
that I was able TO perform the same ser
vice for Younger"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
NO CHANGE NOTED IN
CONDITION OF ARCHBISHOP

NEW YORK, April 2s-FatheF Curley,
Archbishop Corrigan's secretary. said this
morning that the Archbishop had rested
easily last night, and slept well for about
FIVE hours in all. in short stretches.
The Archbishop is holding his own,'' he
said. There has beer no material change
for the worse or the better"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
civic CENTER REPORTS
ON SCHOOL FACILITIES
Wishes Compulsory Educa-
ton Law Enforced.
5000 CHILDREN NOT ON ROLL
Senate District Committee Urged to
Remedy Present Conditions, Even If
Younger Children Must Be Kept Away
for Short Time.

The Civic Center OF the District has sent
to the Senate District Committee an i'm
portant report on the school facilities of
the District and the number of children
who are lot attending school, with recon-
mendations that the laws fer compulsory
education be enforced.
The report was prepared by Emily 4.
y O'Brien, NJ. D., chairman Of the com
mittee OF public schools 1t will be
printed for distribution as public doeu-
ment- 1t shows that over s 000 children
Of school age are not enrolled in the Dis
trict. Accol lpaRying the report are
resolutions GUpted by the Civic Center
this week.
As stated by Miss O'Brien's report, the
District law is specific and full on the
subject, Except IN case Of bodily in.
trinity OF il1-health, it is required that
all children between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years shall attend some public
OF private school at least twelve weeks
in every year Carefully prepared and sx-
haustive tables accompany the report,
showing the number Of both white aid
'colored children in the different grades.
One point dtveloped by the report is
that OF the 1913 children attending the
public school. g,591, or about % per cent,
are undeT eight years OF age. At the
same time 6,278 children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen are not at
tending schools.
The report asserts that the children
under eight years of age are keeping the
older children away, and asserts that
talere are not accommodations enough for
ALL
Two remedies are suggested. one, the
building of a large number OF new school
buildings, sufficient to hold the surplus
children, and the other the displacement
where necessary Of children under eight
years of age
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
EIGHT MILLIONS
FOR THE DISTRICT
Some of Re Figures.

The District appropriation
bill submitted to the House to-
day contains these features:
Recommended by the Commits
sioners, $1O,441, ,48197; recon-
mended by the committee, ex-
elusive of the Water Depart
ment allowance, S7,743, ,S8S.97;
water, $123, 800. OF the sum
recommended by the commit
tee the General Government
is to pay $3,S7O,6944S.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
SHEFFIELD WINS GREAT
ENGLISH FOOTBALL GAME

LONDON. April 26.-The final round in
the contest for the English Association
Football Cup was played at the. Crystal
Palace grounds today before an enormous
gathering of spectators.
The Sheffield team defeated the South
ampton combination by two goals to one,
and thus won the cup for this year.
The two clubs played a draw last week
before 50 900 people. and today was fixed
for the deciding game.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
CONDITION OF CONGRESSMAN
CUMMINGS is SERIOUS

Pneumonia Has Set in, and Physicians
Decline to Risk Prediction of Outcome.
BALTIMORE, April 26. - Congressman
Amos J. Cummings of New York is seri-
ously i'll at the Church Home and In
frmary, where he underwent 4 surgical
operation recently.
He has pneumonia. resulting from a Sc
we're cold, and pleurisy which developed
in the last few days.
DR.. Young. who is attending him. says
he can give no definite assurances of the
COngressman'S recovery until after
twenty-four hours, but he has hopes that
he viii pull through Mr. Cummings is
much weakened by the operation, and this
bears against him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
BUFFALO VISITED BY
WIND AND RAIN STORM
Harbor Blocked With Ice Blown From
Upper Lake.

BUFFALO. April ga strong south
east gale. accompanied by lightning, thun-
der and heavy rain swept over Lake
Erie and Western New York this morning
The wind did considerable damage to
some of the young crops, but the rain was
badly needed in view Of the fact that
there has been little or 10 rain since the
snow disappeared
While the rain also assisted in melting
the ice in the harbor. the wind counter
acted these good result by blowing more
ice from the upper lake 10 this port
In consequence lake traffic is as much
impeded as ever. and boats can make
their way through the ice only with ex-
treme care and difficulty.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
Railroad Wreck In Indiana.

VALPARAISO, Ind, April 26--A Grand
Trunk passenger train which left Chicago
last night was wrecked near Haskells.
east of this city, as a result of the wind
storm during the night. The engineer.
Robert MeIrose, of Battle Creek, Mich,
was seriously hurt, and the fireman and
mail clerk were badly bruised
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
QUEEN WELHELMINA'S
CONDITION Is IMPROVED

HET LOO, Holland, April 26.-Queen
Wilhelmina's physicians, Drs- Roessings
and Pot, this morning issued the follow
ing encouraging bulletin.
The Queen had a quieter night. Her
temperature and general condition are
more favorable"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
LONDON PAPERS COMMENT
ON GEN. SMITHS AVOWAL
Thinks American Pro-Boers Should Now
Hold Their Peace.

LONDON, April 26-The Evening
News, in an editorial on the trial OF
Gen. Jacob Smith, the United States Off
Ger on trial at Manila for conduct preju-
dical to good order and discipline says:
After Smiths avowaIs. the most
shameless pro-BoeF in America win sure
" hold his peace
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
VIII See Presidents Cousin.

Mr. E E. Droop, OF this city. who is
soCn going abroad, called on President
Roosevelt at the White House today He
viii make a long stay in Brussels, where
a cousin of President Roosevelt, Mr..
George W Roosevelt has for years been
the United States consul.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
GEN. POWELL CLAYTON
STARTS HOME MONDAY
VIII Spend a Short Time There Before
Proceeding to His Post.

General Powell Clayton, of Arkansas,
the United States ambassador to Mexico,
viii, On Monday, leave Washington for
Little Rock, his home, there TO spend a
short time before returning to his post,
which be viii reach, he says, on May 20,
the Cuban inaugural date, IN time to un-
furI the embassy flag and render Cuba
all possible moral support.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
WANTS REPORT ON
FINANCIAL STATUS
To Settle Aloofed Question.

Uuending contention aboHt
supposed Indebtedness on one
side or the other to be deter
mined, Nevada Senator pro
poses, by a thorough inveStig2-
tion by Congress, \ finding
favorable to the District count
ed upOn to furnish funds in
present stringency.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
POPE ORDERS EXAMINATION.

Suggestion of American Missionary Col
Iege at Rome to Be Looked Into.
ROME, april 26.-The Pope has ordered
the propaganda to examine the sugges-
tIon for the instituting at Rome Of an
Annesic ican missionary college, to provide
clergy for Cuba and the Philippines.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING
DEATH OF FRANZ JOSEF
Police Of Parma Arrest Anarchist Negri,
of Trieste.

LONDON. April 26-A dispatch from
Rome 10 the Central News says the po-
lice of Parma have arrested an anarchist
Of the 6lme Of Negri. Of Trieste, who is
suspected Of plotting the assassination OF
Emperor Franz Josef Of Austria
A photograph Of the Emperor bearing
the word dead was found il the pris-
oner's possession
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
ROCHAMBEAU MISSION
PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED Ed
French Government Gives
Out List of Names.
INCLUDES DISTINGUISHED MEN
Army, Navy, the Foreign Office, Bellies
Letters, and Art to Be Represented.
Some of the Party VIII Come Over on
La TouTaine, and Some On Battleship.

PARIS, April 26.-The following will
constitute the French mission to the dedi-
cation of the statue Of Rochamoeau at
Washington on May "a:
Army-GeneraI Brugere, vice president
of the superior council of war, chief of
the mission: General De Chalandas. Lieu
tenant Colonel Hermite, and Capts Poll
loue de St Marc and Lasson.
Navy-AdmiraI Fournier and afdes-de-
camp.
Foreign ofhce-MM GuiIlemin, a sub
chief in the cabinet. and Robert de Billy
and Ficomte Chambrun. The last two
named viii act as secretaries.
NJ Alfred Croisset, dean Of the faculty
OF letters, has been attached to the mis-
sion as representative of French lit
erature
The artist Paul Renouard will go as the
representative of French art
Some Of the members of the mission
viii sail on the steamship La Touraine, on
May 10 The chiefs, however, will sail
on the battIeship GauIois. from TouIon
for Baltimore.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26
Scotch Coal Trust Story Denied.

GLASGOW, April 26.-The story printed
in the Edinburgh News" yesterday to the
effect that J. P Morgan was combining
the big Scotch collieTIes is denied here.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26

In cablegram received at the State De-
paTtment today from Ambassador Porter,
the official mission to the Rochambeau
statue Unveiling is announced and the am
bassadoT says that q French waFship,
probably the GauIoiG will sail for Baltf-
more early IL May