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The Washington times., 1902-12-22
MARCONI JUBILANT
OYER HIS SUCCESS
Little Difficulty in Sending
Messages Across Ocean.

HALIFAX. y. s. Dec. 22.-In an in
terview on his success in sending dis
patches across the Atlantic. Mr.. Mar
conf said today that he experienced very
little difficulty in transmitting the mes
sages. Indeed. he was surprised at the
ease with which the instruments worked.
Mr.. Marconi and his assistants are
naturally very jubilaut over the sue
cess Of the transoccanic telegrsphy
between Table Head and Cornwall.
While pessimjstic reports have been sent
out as to the probable outcome OF the
system. Mr. Marconi never for a mo-
ment doubted that the ultimate result
woulG be crowned with success. The
magnetic deteCtor was used yesterday
and Mr. Marconi says it gave great sat
isfaction.
The citizens Of Glace Bay will give
Marconi a reception in a few days.
II was learned that one-fourth OF the
wires that hang from the towers at
Glace Bay would do the service as sue
cessfulIy as the entire lot. and the sur
plus number was not used
The grand opening was to be on Christ
mas Day. but Marconi announced TO the
local newspaper men yesterday the sue
cess Of his achievement. In addition to
The message sent TO King Edward. -
says other messages were exchanged
with England.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
Marconi and his assistants were asrir.
1t was fine day. bright and clear The
were tuned" with those
across the sea, and the first wireless
was dispatched There was "a
pause.
Apparently an answer came. and Mar
conf announced that he had triumphed
lie said. Il have Cornwall"
Then the message TO King Edward was
sent. Marconi says IL connected with the
circuit from Cornwall. and he made The
achievement Of his life.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22

Tho personal OF the committee Of cit
liens who have undertaken to take
action looking 20 securing coal by i'm
Dortation OF otherwise 10 relieve the ex-
isting famine. was announced today and
a call was issued for them TO meet this
evning at the Riggs House to effect an
organization 1t is the purpose Of those
interested in securing further supplies
Of coal 30 cooperate with the coal deal
ers IN every way possible and several
dealers viii probably be added to the
committee.
The call as issued for the meeting
this evening at s o'clock. copies OF
which we're sent 80 the gentlemen in
te-ested. reads.
"A suggestion has been made loking 20
the formation Of a citizens coal com
mittee FOR the purpose OF affording re-
lief from the existing coal famine ]
have been requested 70 invite your at
tendance at the Riggs House tonight at
8 O'Clock"
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
CASTAWAYS CRAZED
BY AWFUL SUFFERING

scarcely able 10 keep a lookout for a
succoring sail when the Manahassct
caught sight Of the sufferers :hey were
almost I'm a comatose state.
As soon as Capt Dexter Maline. of
the Manahasset, had the survivors Of
the disaster aboard be laid his course
for Boston. AS he approached the upper
harbor he made signals for help and a
police boat put out TO him.
The collision occurred Wednesday
night The Iookouts aud wheelmen on
each OF the doomed schooners saw the
other schooner when they were stiU
some distance apart. The Palmer had
the right of way. and was running on
the starboard tack, but the captain or
steersman of the Crary calculated that
he had sufficient room in which TO run
across the Palmer's bows and tried 70 do
il.
The Crary struck the Palmer on the
port bow and cut so deeply into her
that both schoouers began to settle at
once and the order was given 10 take
to the boats. Most OF the small boats
on both schooners had been smashed
when the collision came and some Of
the men in both crews had been killed.
There was only time to launch the long
boat. a craft about twenty-five feet keel
from the Palmer.
Into this boat there piled the captains
Of both schooners and thirteen sailors.
most Of them from the Palmer. The
men rowed away from the side OF the
sinking vessels to escape being drawn
down by the suction when the boats
should go under the water.
The men in the long boat OF the Palmei
had been unable to save any OF their
clothing. or to take aboard any water or
provisions. When the schooners wene
down. leaving them alone upon what
seemed a boundless expanse Of water.
they were without food or water or
shelter. The spray from the seas washed
over the men In the little boat. coating
their clothing with ice.
The suferings OF the men we're inde-
scFibable Four of the men from tha
Palmer gave up the fight. and laid down
in the bow Of the long boat Frida,
night they all died. huddled up in the
boat
Saturday night one o. the other sail
ors. who had kept up his courage at first.
began 10 show signs or insanity. and
later dragged himself to the gunwale
and plunged headlong into the icy
waters. He sank at once. and his body
did not reappear upon the surface
Of the water.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
ORDERED HOME
FROM ASIATlC STATION
The Rear Admiral CONDEMNED" by =
Board Of Medical Survey.
SperTy 20 Command

Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans. COM
mander-in-chief Of the Asiatic naval
station. has cabled the Navy Depart
ment that Rear Admiral Frank WiIdes.
his second in command. has been con
demned" by board OF medical survey
and ordered home. He viii sail ou Fri
day.
Captain Sperry has been ordered by
Admiral Evans 10 assume command OF
Admiral Wildcs squadron temporarily.
A rear admiral Will be assigned 20 the
command by the Navy Department In a
few days.
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BLAMED ALL HIS TROUBLES
ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Demented Man Charges the Nations
Executive With Having Hired
Men to Beat Him.

CHELSEA. Mass. Dec. 22.-'I want "a
warrant for President Roosevelt" said
Charles C. White. a well-to-do resident.
at the Central police station Addressing
Police Captain Grover. White continued.
He hired Tim Mccarthy aud John
Farley TO assault me the other day and /
was assaulted Jy them on Eastern Ave
uue. Roosevelt was there in his carriage
and encouraged the men while they were
striking me-"
Then the speaker ramhlcd into a long
string 81 complaints against President
Roosevelt and the coal question. The
man was laboring under excitement and
resisted arrest
lie was oyerpowercd and a loaded
pistol and a razor were found on him. He
is held for an examination by physicians
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
GiLl
iU UhdRNILt IUNlGH |
Effort to Be Made to Relieve
Local Coal Famine.
MAY TRY IMPORTING COAL
Cali Sent Out Today to Prominent
Business Men Of the
City.
MAY TRY IMPORTING COAL
Committee That VIII
T5Y TO RAISE Famine.

o. C. STAPLES. Capitalist and Hotel
Proprietor.
w s. BRONSON. Passenger Agent
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
". w. DANENHOWER, Capitalist
and Real Estate Dealer.
C. f. WOOD. President Wood, Har-
mon & Co
FRANK K RAYMOND. Insurance.
R. P. ANDREWS. Wholesale Paper
Dealer
BARRY BULKLEY. Secretary Busi-
ness Mems Association.
PAUL r. VAN MATER. President
Hotel Barton Company
E. S. ALvORD. OF Litueheld &
Alvord.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
BIG FIRE IN KNOXVILLE
BUSINESS DISTRICT
Damage Over S35O,OOO, and
Two Lives May Be Lost.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Dec. 22.-Fire.
which started in an unknown mannr. in
the Knoxville Pants Company's build
ing on Commerce Street. this morning.
destroyed the following property in the
business district:
George Brown & Co. wholesale hard
ware, building. and stock. $4,000.
Building on R. s Paync's estate.
!3O. 900.
Knoxville Pants Company. stock. $50. -
ooo.
l. David & Co. commission. stock
$4,000.
Breyles. Mcclellan & Lackey farming
implements. stock. $4,000.
r. r. Cate & Co. wholesale Iiquou
dealers. building and stock. $4,000.
Shankhn Grain Company. stock. s.. 600
Motherhood g. Co. wholesale clothing.
building and stock. $1,000
Haynes E. Henson. wholesale boots and
shoes. building and stock. 10000
Davies Furniture Company. stock.
81 600
Scorched buildings. broken glass. etc.
Of the west side OF Gay Street. $500.
Claiborne estate. and Cowan Cloth
ing factory, building and stock. s.. 500.
The above loss is approximately Gov
cred by about hree-fourths insurance
Two men are reported buried under the
walls OF the Breyles. McCIellen & Lsckey
building. but no effort will be made 10
verify this until the debris cools.
Chattanooga started FIRE company
to the scene, but its services were not
needed
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
SAYS RUSSIA PURPOSES
PARTITION OF TURKEY
Vienna Paper Declares Lamsdorff Will
Submit Plan to Austria.

VIENNA. Dee 22.-' Die Woche" to-
day asserts that Count Lamsdorff. Rus
sian minister Of foreign affairs. on his
visit to Vienna 20 arrange a settlement
OF affairs in Turkey and it's dcpendeu-
cies. will bring definite proposal from
the Russian government regarding the
partition Of Turkey.
According to this proposal the pa
per says Austria is to occupy the ter
ritory from the Bosnian boundary TO
Ipek and Mitronitza. while Russia will
receive another Slice OF European Tur-
key.
Austro- Russian action along these
lines. the paper adds, is bound to pro-
woke a European conflict
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
Three Days at Sea With No
Food and Little Clothing
Nearly Starved and Frozen
by Their Terrible Expert
enCe.

BOSTON. Dec. 22-The Eve masted
ichooner Louise B. Crary and the large
.our-master Frank A. Palmer, bound
rom Newport News for Boston. collided
on Thatchers Island on Wednesday
night last. Both vessels sank almost
Immediately.
Out Of the twenty-one men composing
the two crews, six went down with the
vessels. Fifteen men managed to get
into a boat belonging to the Frank A.
Palmer After suffering iudeseribable
hardships ten Of them were picked Up
yesterday by the fishing schooner Man
ahasset. The others died in the course
Of their three days exposure to hunger
cold and the perils OF rough sea.
The Msnahasset reached the wharf
early this morning, bringing the sur
vivors OF the disaster. All were in q
desperate condition suffering from
frozen limbs and nearly starved. Two
Of them were driven insane
Among those rescued were Capt. VIII
liam H. Potter, of the Louise b. Crary
and Captain Rawding. of the Frank A
Palmer.
No Clothing or Food.
The men were compelled to take "a
the boats without having time to secure
provisions or clothing other than what
they we're wearing. In a biting wind
and on a rough sea, without sails TO
propeI their little craft. they driftet
out toward the ocean. when picked NJ
by the fishermen they were sixtyhve
miles east OF Highland light
Hunger and cold combined to make
their sufferings terrible. Three Of the
men became insane and jumped over
board. and a fourth died OF exhaustion
on Saturday the cold was intense, and
the remaining men in the boat were
The Washington times., 1902-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The Times" today
received the following message by Mar
ccni's wireless telegraph from Sir r. j..
Cartwright. Canadian minister OF COM
mercc.
The government OF Canada. through
the Times desires to congratulate the
British people on the accomplishment by
Murconi Of the greatest feat modern
science has yet achieved"
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
GOVERNMENT AWAITS
REPLY OF THE ALLIES
Action of the President Depends on Their Answer Great
Britain Reticent
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLI
JUSTICES CHAMBERS

20 ships under other flags than that
Of Venezuela sailing from West Indian
OF eastern American ports before that
date shall have an allowance OF twenty
days for sailing vessels and ten days
for steamers.
Ships coming from all other ports
shall be allowed forty days for sailing
vessels and twenty days for steamships
under otBer flags than that Of Venezuela
and lying upon that date within the
blockade harbors shall be allowed If
teen days. Ships which shall try 10 dis
regard the blockade shall be subject to
the rules applicable either by interna
tional law or treaty provision 10 neuyrals
under such circumstances.
Word Frome Rome.
Ambassador Meyer. at Rome. has
cabled the state Department that ne re-
ceived yesterday from the minister for
foreign affairs an official note dated De-
cember 20. announcing that italy had
decided to participate with her naval
forces in the blockade OF Venezuelan
ports. which has been declared by the
British aAI German govtrnmentss
The only announcement received by
this Government OF what Is being done
by Great Britain comes in a cable dis
patch from Commander Diehl, at La
Gulra. which follows:
British vice admiral establishes ef-
fective blockade. from and after De-
cember 20. Of La Guira. Capero. Guanta,
Comana Crupano. and mouths Of Oro-
noco; vessels sailing from the United
States and West Indies before date noti-
hCatiou allowed grace-steamers ten
days, sailing vessels twenty: other ports,
steamers. twenty. sailing vessels forty;
vessels in blOckaded ports allowed if-
teen days Full test If desired.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
THE PRESIDENT AND
FAMILY RETURN HOME
Party Rested by Jaunt in
Old Virginia
THE TRAIN ARRIVES ON TIME
Chief Executive Met at Station by Sec
retary Cortelyou-Seuds Message
To Secretary Hay.s

President RooseveIts special train
reached Washington on time at l1:25
O'Clock this morning. Secretary CorteI-
you met the party At the station. The
President told Secretary Cortclyou that
despite the inclement weather he had
had a good time. and felt better for the
rest from official cares lt had afforded
him
None Of The Presidents party felt any
the worse this morning for their three
hour horseback ride in the rain yester-
day afternoon. They we're eli wet TO
the skin and chilled 10 the bone when
they reached the Wilmer residence al 6
o'clock-that is. all but the President.
who looked and acted as II he could
have stood another three hours with en-
ioymeut
Real Virginia Supper
But dry clothing. a seat in the hall
before the immense open fireplace. and
then a real Virginia supper with three
or four different kinds OF hot bread-all
good-and lots OF other things. soon
made each member OF the party feel
Just as good as new. But everybody
grew sleepy soon after supper. aud re-
tired early.
Mr.. Wilmer drove the President and
his family to the station this morning.
The roads were so bad after the two days
Of rain. and the big carryaH. with its
four horses and two outriders stuck In
the mud so often. that IT, became a seri-
Gus proposition whether the party would
not have TO walk part Of the way
The trip was finally accomplished. al
though e. took about four times as long
as usual TO make the two miles. The
train left at Q clock.
Reach Washington
On their arrival in the city Mrs.
Roosevelt led the way down the
station platform. escorted by Theodore.
jr. and closely followed by Miss Ethel
Kermit and Archie. trudglug along in a
group. The President walked dozen
feet back Of them with Secretary Cor
tclyou and Assistant Secretary Loeb.
When the engine was reached the Presi-
dent stopped and shook hands with the
engineer and fireman
On the Sixth Street side OF the station
the White House carriage was waiting
Mrs. Roosevelt entered. and the young
sters piled in without the least SEM
blance Of ceremony. When the Presi-
dent reached the sidewalk about thirty
seconds later. he found the carriage al
ready had Eve occupants.
Theodore. jr. Immediately Jumped out.
when he realized the condition Of sf-
fairs. but the President motioned him
hack and said ne would ride uptown with
Mr.. CortelyOu. The White House car
riage started up street. the President
and Secretary CorteIyou entered the lat
ter's carriage and as soon as Pennsyl-
vania Avenue was reached. took the
lead IN the little procession. Assistant
Secretary Loeb followed I'm a third car
riage
On arrival at the White House The
President sent his foOtmau 10 the state
Department with a message for Sccre-
tary Hay.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22

The formal reply Of the allies to the
arbitration proposal, including reference
TO The Hague tribunal. has not yet been
received al the State Department Ac-
cordingly. President Roosevelt will not
formally reply TO the suggestion that he
act as arbiter until after the exchange
mentioned is received Meantime he has
already expressed the hope. Informally.
that the powers viii refer the case to
The Hague conference.
The State Department oikcials are Un-
able to understand the extreme reticCnce
seemingly displayed by the British for
eign olkce I'm London in making known
TO this country what Great Britain pur-
poses in the Venezuelan negotiations
The moves Of italy and Germany In
,he Venezuelan matter are regularly
communicated TO the United States by
means OF Ambassadors Tower and Meyer.
but the only information as to what
Great Britain is doing or wishes is OBJ
tained by the State Department through
the cabled press dispatches.
Notices Of Blockade.
The State Department this nothing
received from Ambassador MeyeT. at
Rome. and Ambassador Tower. az Ber-
lin. official notice OF the blockade OF
Venezuelan ports by the allied forces.
Secretary moody also received a dis
patch from Commander Diehl. com
handing the United States gunbOat
Marietta. at La Guaira. announcing the
effective blockade OF certain Venezuelan
ports by the English vice admirs
The dispatch OF Ambassador Tower.
which is dated Berlin, December p. fol
lows.
The German government announces
officially the blockade OF Puerto CabelIo
and Maracaibo to take effect December
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
CONGRESS- MAY ASK
AN EXP NATION
ton of Certain Di-
of Postoffce De-
Partment May Reveal Why
-Four Companies Practi-
cally Monopolize Letter.
Box Contracts.

Their Success Said to Be
Due to the Fact That
Their Agents Are Usually
CanVassing on the Ground
Before the Route is Ofici-
ally Laid Out.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22

SchoOnerS Collide at Sea
and Both Go to the Bot
tom-Only Fifteen of the
Crew of TWenty-one
Reach the Long Boat.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22

Inspector Stationed in New
York, Sent to Corbin Fac
tory to Perfect Box. Draws
Pay Allowed Officials on
the Road-Suspicion Is
Aroused.
The Washington times., 1902-12-22
Postomce Oligarchy

A prominent Pennsylvania member of
the House was approached some time
ago by one OF She Postofice oligarchy
who demanded q favor. IL was refuset
him. Soma .s--- me matfer a,
opening o now rural free delivery route
In the members district. where il wal
much needed. and there was every rea
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The Washington times., 1902-12-22

Fair, colder tonight and
Tuesday; light to fresh
northerly winds.
The colored American., 1902-09-27
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

J. Il. Levy, Acting r. E., Grand Com
mandcr Knights Templar of District
oI Columbia, was in the city on the
i'h inst, to make the grand visitation
TO the subordinate Communicates. He
performed the above duties with credit
to himself and his friends. He visited
Henderson COmmandery, No. 2. on
Thursday. September 4th: Gethsemane
tommaUdcry. No. ,, on September
lhtn, and after a flying trip to West
Virginia. retured to Washington
September 18th, to perform like duties
lor Simon COmmandCry. No. l. On
me 9Th he also called all the Grand
ULcers together with the officers OF
NE subordinate Communicates at 461
street. southwest At this place
uley were glen a grand banquet, and
NE tables fairly grOaned under the
weight OF good things, and at the con-
"0Sion of the repaSt, they were treated
10 the finest of wines and cigars. The
tables were beautifully decorated with
cut flowers. This affair was under the
supervision of Mrs w. E. Lucas, a
very worthy member of the Eastern
Slar- This lady is always willing to
Uo ANYTHING in her power for the ad-
alcement and pleasure of Knight Tenn
EorS Of the District. She had the
+-ssslstancc of E. Morlan and Mrs. Ruby
hughes The former is a member of
HeihScmane Commandery and the
1lter enjoys a similar connection
With the Eastern Star.
below are found the names of a
lew persons who attended the ban
glet. Past r. E. G.. c., w. Myers,
past R. E. G. G.. ]. w. Freeman. Past
4, +. C.. J. Gray. James C. Bampfield,
H. Wayne, Messrs. Stevenson, New
The colored American., 1902-09-27
HE NEVER RECANTS.
The Sage and Sa'-ant' Gets
Rack at His BucolIC-Antago
MIST In SuPerheated Rhetoric.

.Touclin' upon and appertainin' to
.b. yaWD Of Y Y Il" who seems to be
ronbjetical rhetOrician inebriated by
che azubnrance of his own verbOsity,
81. SAGE and Savant," whose pen
lofrs fire and birthstone. (ahem,) re-
,.,.- I'D him the assurances of his dis
,nguished consideration and begS to
says that X Y rs holy CD protest
qgginst political inconsistency, craw-
fishers. crow eaters, etc, is about as
.frE-uIng rot as ever dripped from the
rbink tank Of an alleged wise young
srrr and that if the aforesaid wise
vcuugstcr will attend to his own
knitting and stop trying to save the
administration from the assaults of
crow eaters. crawfishers, etc, etc." he
Wid have about as mucn as he can do
we'll
The Hamans and JudaS Iscariots of
the cOlOred race always sometimes
nearly succeed in Overreaching them
selves.
The white mems "niggers" who are
born gossips and tale bearers, are not
removed from this vicious habit, even
By superior industrial education.
The habit of tattling on each other,
even in slavery was one Of the principal
weaknesses of the Negro. And he
sometimes got his black back IaShed
for his loyalty to the interests of old
"massa.' 1t is not strange that two
removes from the plantation, has still
left on some of the progeny of these
mouthy Negroes. the mark which
chiefly distinguished their forbears,
and gained for them the title of Good
Niggers.'
y Y Il is in error in charging the
Sage and Savant" with repudiating
anything he ever wrote He never
,.A that, and never will, rot even his
reply to the young journeyman states
man CD in a country village where
Negro manhood is at a discount.
There are lots of men in politics
who, according to the logic of this hy-
pcrcritical and conscientious CD
youngster. are eating their own words
and "crawfishing' fit to Kill. Senator
Platt has just committed the act of
reversing himself on the question OF
endorsing the President for a renom
IN. non. If this yOungster reads the
papers he'll find lots of white men
doing Tie same act.
"The Sage and Savant" dismisses
The meddlesOme representative of a
great man. with an humble sneer.
THE SAGE AND SAVANT.
The colored American., 1902-09-27

man, Malvin, Stewart, CardOzo, Turn
er, Layton, Jones and Livingston.
The Grand Master was invited, but
sickness prevented him from attend
ing. r. r. Stewart was toast master,
and called upon all the past officers,
who responded. The last toast was
drank to the Acting R. e. Comman-
der, j. II. Levy, who made a very inn
pressive speech which brought tears
to the eyes of the Sir Knights. In his
address he referred TO Past Deputy
Grand Commander Motion, who, he
said, was with the SIr Knights at their
last banquet, which was held at this
hOspitable home. The speaker also
said he had gone to join the Grand
COmmandery above, where we will all
| shortly go. At the conclusion of his
remarks those present sang God be
with us until we meet again." and
everyone went home sorry the affair
| had ended so soon:
The colored American., 1902-09-27
MAGNIFICENT WORK OF ART

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN issued dou
bic edition of that admirable periodica
last week, which is very creditable to the
management. Besides the enormous
amount of news matter and feature worl
contained in the paper. the likeness o.
Booker T. Washington was issued as :
supplement, which was a magnihcen
piece of artistic work Mr. Cooper gave
the public an example of the possibility
Afro-AmeIican journalism. of which hi.
paper is one of the leading spirits.-R
C. M. Simmons in Cb0rIesfoy lW. VG.l
A6poeGfs.