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ALEXANDRIA lPBMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Light Infantry in Doubt Over
Westmoreland Trip.
Not Believed That They Will Be Order
ed Out to Act as Guard
for Homer.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Aug. at the
plans of the Westmcreland county au-
thorities are rot changed. John Homer,
the eighteenrycar-ol negro. who is now
con1red in the Jail here on tie charge
OF attempting to criminally assault Miss
Susie Costenbader. daughter of Mr..
Robert Costentader. Of Potomac Mills.
Westmoreland county. will be taken to
Montross tomorrow afternoon by steam
er, and the grand jury at that place will
investigate his case and return an in
dictment on the same day. So far as
can be learned here the death o. Miss
Costenbader will not cause a postpone
men.
The members of the Alexandria Light
Infantry. since their return from Ocean
View. have been expecting to he ordered
to go to Westmoreland county as guard
to the prisoner 10 prevent any attempt
Ct mob violence. Up to late hour to
night. however. they have not received
any ouch orders.
II the reports that reached here to-
day be true. the Alexandria company
VIII not be called. 1t is reported that
Company L. OF the Seventeen Virginia
Volunteers. known as the Washington
Guards. under command of Capt NJ r.
Rowe, have received orders from Adju-
tant General Nalle to be in readiness
70 escort Homer to Westmoraland
The local company will not be needed
under these conditions. unless 1t is de-
t'ded TO send another company. and this
Is hardly probable. The Fredericksburg
company was detailed to accompany
Sheriff Sunday TO Westmoreland last
with the prisoner. but the
plans were changed by the postpone
ment OF the preliminary hearing.
a free-for-all fight occurred shortly
before o'clock this afternoon at the
northeast corner of Pitt and Gibbon
No one was seriously injured.
A crowd soon gathered around the par
ticipants. In the meantime Lieutenant
Smith and Policemen Ticer, Sherwood,
Arlington. Housin, and Beach arrived |
on the scene and took in custody
Charles Speakes, James Phillips, George |
Herbert Phillips. George Crav-
IN. and Harrie Baker, the latter COL |
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INQUIRY INTO THE
CRAVEN LYNCHING
POLICEMEN UNDER FIRE.
More Arrests as Result of Camden's Hot
Primaries

VbOiS <-A4CSlS dS 1NCoull Vi SdLiiucii ilol
Primaries.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. BY the
time the next grand jury OF Camden
county gets down to work n very large
percentage of the population will be
ready to so before it as witnesses as a
result of the strenuous Republican
primaries last Monday night. Added to
the murder Of JOAN Morrissey the prob
ably fatal shooting of Joe Goddard and
the serious stabbing of Policeman Harry
Miller, there have been many complaints
of assault and battery growing out of
the battles at the polls.
Yesterday Policemen Robert F. Miller
and Albert Keaser of the Third ward,
were held In $500 bail each by Justice
of the Peace Schmitz on charge of
assault and battery, made by George
Murray. The latter was a Vansant
worker. and the policemen were Louden-
slager followers. This complaint is one
of the echoes of the election riot in
the Third ward. in which John Norris
sey was shot and killed and Policeman
Harry Miller was seriously stabbed.
Wright Cox, an ex-member of the fire
department. was held In $500 bail by
Justice of the Peace Schmitz on charge
of assault and battery, made by Robert
II. Colkett, a present member The
trouble was brought about early yes
terday morning by some discussion of
the results of the primary elections, and
Colkett says Cox blackened his eye.
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VANDERBILT ENGINE FAST.
Mile Made In AZ Seconds by Expert
mental Locomotive.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-There was re-
joicing in the office of the New York
Central Railroad Company yesterday
when it became known that locomotive
No. lab. built after designs furnished
by Cornelius Vanderbilt, had turned out
to be a record breaker. The engine be-
longs to what is commonly called the
Hog" type. Parts of this engine are
patented by Mr. Vanderbilt. The fire
box is his especial evolution.
The record trip was made Friday
night during run along the Harlem
River road. The engine was drawing
train of five heavy passenger cars.
Engineer Ross was at the throttle.
The train is known as the Mount
Kisco Special Between Pleasantville and
ChappauQua, Engineer Ross pulled the
throttle wide open and away dashed the
train. portion OF the distance be-
tween the two stations was covered at
speed of a mile In forty-two seconds,
which is the fastest run ever made on
that branch OF the Harlem road. There
are many curves In the road between
stations, but the train sped along at
record breaking gait. The distance OF
five miles was covered In four minutes
and fifteen seconds.
Engineer Ross said he felt that he
could beat this record. With picked coal
and n good head of steam the engine
driver declared the new Vanderbilt on
gine would prove the wonder of the CEN
tury
When the news of the record break
ing trip made with an engine designed
by Cornelius Vanderbilt was received
at the Grand Central Station 1t was
stated that the report caused no great
surprise, since II had been expected that
as soon as the new Vanderbilt creation
was properly tuned up 1t would prove
record smasher
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Burglar Shoots Watchman.

LEWISBURG. Pa. Aug. 3.-The resi-
dence in this place OF J. Thompson
Baker. who. with his family. is in Eu-
rope, was broken into by burglars and a
number of trunks and bureaus ran
sacked. Charles Miller. watchman at
the East Lewisburg planning mill of the
D. NJ. Nesbitt Company, heard bur-
glar in the Office about / O'Clock yes
terday morning. and. approaching. was
shot in the arm. The wound is not Sc
rious.
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B?oWN-On August ,, 1902 EMORY r.
BROWN. at his hsme. Calvin Run, Fairfax
county. Va. in his fftieth year.
Funeral at Browns Chapel at II o'clock
Monday, August 1. mi
McGRATH-On Saturday. August ?, 1902 at
l0:45 a. m, at her residence, 10 III Street
McGrath. and beloved daughter OF p. II. and
Margaret Kennedy.
Funeral will take place on Tuesday, August
). at $50 a H.; thence 10 ST. AloysiJs Church
MO
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UNDERGROUND WATERS
OF KINGS RIVER DELTA
Remarkable Rise in Level
Through Irrigation.
CLOSE TO THE SURFACE
Abundance Taken Advantage of by In
habitants of Region - Many Wells
Sunk-Used for Domestic Purposes,
Stock, and Supplying Cities.

One of the interesting developments
which of late years have been attracting
considerable attention IN connection
with irrigation is the change in the un-
derground water level OF irrigated dis
tricts.
Within the last few months the United
States Geological Survey has issued. In
its series of water supply and irrigation
papers, report by J. b. Lippincott, res
ident photographer of the Survey icr
California, en- the water storage posi-
bilities on Kings River, which contains
interesting information regarding the
underground water conditions found in
the irrigated portion of the Kings River
Valley near Fresno.
Water But Little Below Surface.
The height of the ground water. or
the water table, Is the distance be-
meath the surface at which the soil is
found to be saturated with moisture. In
the Fresno district the striking fact
has developed that, while previous to
the practice OF irrigation there in 1879
the water table stood at sixty feet be-
low the surface, at the present time
1t is found at from ten to fifteen feet,
and in places even from four to six feet.
So high has the water risen in certain
sections that some of the cellars near
Fresno were flooded and had to be aban-
doned, and the ground water at present
stands so near the surface that roots
OF alfalfa. vines, and trees readily pene-
trate 10 it and soils are kept continu-
ally moist. Surface wetting has become
unnecessary in many sections.
Immense Amount Used in Irrigation.
This condition OF saturation repre-
sents the use of an immense amount of
water in irrigation. The total quantity
of water brought to the vicinity of
Fresno. as indicated by the report dur
Ing the seventeen years. between 1879 !
and 1895, would, at very low estimate, |
have covered the $4,000 acres, to whose |
surface water Is applied in irrigation. |
to an average depth of four and one
half feet per annum, or to a total depth |
o: seventy-five feet.
Some of this water has, of course
been consumed In sustaining plant life; |
more has been evaporated: but the most |
Of 1t still permeates the subsoils of tn. |
irrigated region and Of the adjoining |
lands
Abundance Taken Advantage Of.
The abundance OF underground water
has been widely taken advantage of by
the inhabitants Of the region. and over
$50 wells have been sunk, whose indi-
vidual capacity varies from small
discharge to over million gallons.
These wells are used largely FOR do
nestle purposes and for stock. but they
are also employed for irrigation, street
sprinkling, and city supply.
One of the largest pumping plants
draws water from well 600 feet deep,
driven In city lot 50xl50 feet. for the
supply of a city of Il, 900 inhabitants.
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ored. They will have to face the charge
Of disorderly conduct and fighting to-
morrow morning. Warrants have been
issued for several others. The fight will
be investigated in the police court in
the morning
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Alexandria County Grand
Jury to Conduct In
vestigatlon.
THE JACKSON CITY FIRE
Outcome of Hearing Before Grand Jury
Many Witnesses Admit Connection
With Alleged Games of Chance in Eff
fort to Help Accused.

| AS a result of the burning OF the gam
night of July Il. crusade Is about TO
be started By the Alexandria county au-
thorities which will bring to justice all
those engaged In the practice. 1t has
been generally known that for years
faro. roulette, and like games have
flourished each night both at Jackson
City ard Rosslyn. while during the day
policy has engrossed the attention of
the lawbreakers.
Startling revelations were brought to
light at the hearing before Judge J. NJ.
Love of John C. Nelson's application
for bail, at the county courthouse. at
Fort Myer Heights. on Monday and Tues
day OF last week. No denial was made
Of the fact that the row OF buildings de-
stroyed were built solely for the pur-
pose of gambling. and every witness who
went on the stand admitted either be-
ing interested in the business or having
visited the place for the purpose OF
playing cards or betting on the games.
tHt dtlOA AOA LAc
defense devoted themselves almost ex-
clusively TO showing the nature OF the
business conducted in the buildings
burned. This was not for the purpose
OF assisting In any proceedings which
might be brought in the future against
Frank Foster and Charles e. Sander
son. who are complainants against Nell
son and John Tighe.
Nelson and Tighe Interested.
They showed also that both Nelson and
Tighe were interested in the business.
Their aim was to show that not one Of
the buildings was used as a dwelling
house. as setting fire to dwelling is
punishable by death, while ordinary ar
son is only penitentiary offense.
At the meeting of the special grand
Jury on Friday last. when ten true bills
charging arson were found against Nell
son and Tighe, the jurors heard the
same testimony given in the early part
Of the week. and the accused men were
also afforded an opportunity to make
statements. All of the witnesses stated
that gambling was conducted at Jack
son City, and they did not hesitate TO
mention the names of those backing
the games.
Consulted Judge Love.
Prior to returning the indictments,
he foreman of the grand jury had
conference with Judge Love and it was
iecided that some action should be
AIKEN to crush out the gambling games.
evidence was secured
against the former proprietors of the
Jackson City resorts, and 1t is under
stood that since that time officials of
he county have been investigating
,ther places in the county.
Judge Love. instead of dismissing the
grand jury when the indictments were
'eturned against Nelson and Tighe, con-
inued the body until Tuesday, at which
ime, it is understood. indictments will
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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EDUCATIONAL.
SUMMER SESSION $40

WUUDS IUMWEhOIAL OUI-LEuE,
81 East Capitol ST.
Owing to the fact that shall need 500
Young men and women during the ensuing year
10 fill stenographic and business positions, va
offer instruction in business. shorthand, or civil
service. morning. afternoon, or evening. from
now until October l at the greatly reduced
price OF SO Six enthusiastic teachers have
the classes in charge. Electric fans. Telephone
f. IS Call or write for full particulars
COURT F. WOOD, L. NJ. Ii. D., President.
ACADEMY, Rockville Md, for boys; home
life: individual care and instruction; terms
moderate Address ". p. MASON. u 5. N \
ivl1-6J
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NEW PHASE OF THE
JUSTICE QUESTION

sons now at least de factc. holding the
offices of justices of the peace e"
He then goes on to say: THE doubt as TO
the validity of their original appoint
ments grew out of the following facts"
He then goes on to cite the circum-
stances.
Legality of Appointment.
In making reply as to the legality of
the appointment OF the ten justices OF
the peace by the President, In Decem-
Der last. the strongest argument put
forth by the Comptroller Is the decision
in the case OF the State against Irwin, 8
New. III:
"A prospective appointment to fill an
anticipated vacancy in p public office
made by the person or body which, as
the vacancy when 1t arises. is, in the
;.bserce Of Law prohibiting It. legal
appointment, and vests title TO the Of
flee in the appointee."
This decision, ii is contended by some
members of the bar, Is not applicable to
the poiEt at issue, because there were
70 anticipated vacancies. 1t Is argued
II there was one anticipated vacancy
there were also ten anticipated vacau-
cies. If that were true the President
had perfect right and the power to
name ten persons to fll the anticipated
vacancies.
At the time he made the ten ap-
pointments there were fifteen justices
of the peace. and It Is claimed that he
has not the power to abolish the offices
Of nve Justices. simply by anticipating
the appointment of only ten.
1t is not contended by those who
question the legality of the appointment
of the justices of the peace that the
President has not the power to make
an appointment In anticipation of a va
cancy in an office. which has been Great
&c by law. and is filled by an appoint
ment under the act establishing It, That,
however. It Is argued, is not the case
in point.
Present Contention.
In the present instance. it IS con-
tended that the Offices for which the
President made the appointments are
new creations OF the code. and were not
filed. and consequently there could be
no vacancies to be provided for under
the law. The Law creating the ten Of
hces OF justices Of the peace became
operative On January /. 1902. and was
not simply a re-enactment OF the old law
relating to Justices OF the peace. with
an amendment reducing the NUM- Der
from fifteen to ten. ice act OF Jan
uary l last Is new In maEy important
features.
1t not only changes the number Of
Justices. but changes their powers, in
;reastng some and lessening others: fixes
heir salaries, abolishes the Office of
and provides for the service
II deputy United States marshals In their
stead. and other changes.
Under all these circumstances, it Is
'ontended by some lawyers that the
President had no power before January
last 20 fill the ten offices created By
he code
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Constitutionality of Their
Appointment IS in
Doubt.
OPIONION OF COMPTROLLER
Cites Circumstances Over Which Grew
Out the Discussion-Same Lawyers
Contend President Had No Authority
to Fill Offices Before January 1.

The protest of the local justices OF
the peace against having their salaries
reduced from $1,000 to $1,000 year is
apt TO develop a new phase as to the
constitutionality of their appointment to
office The information that they are to
receive only $1,000 per annum was con-
veyed to them in the reply OF the Comp
troller of the Treasury, to the Commits
sioners' request for decision on the
matter.
The questions put to the Comptroller
by the Commissioners at the request of
the Auditor OF the District are:
Whether, In view OF the act of Con-
gress amending the District code, ap-
proved June 80, 1902, there are at pres
ent any justices of the peace legally in
Office in the District Of Columbia, and
If so, how many;
Who are such justices. and what sal
airy are they entitled TO receive for their
services as such?
The answer is that there are ten jus
times OF the peace holding Office ty
appointment under the code. and their
salary shall be $1,000 year, in accorl-
ance with the amendment TO the code OF
June 80 last.
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Mr.. Shcemaker's Statement.

Mr.. Shoemaker's Statement.
Mr.. Louis p. Shoemaker, who is being
favorably considered for the Commits
sionership, yesterday made the following
statement concerning his candidacy:
MY name has recently been advanced
by friends for the lamentable vacancy
on our Board OF Commissioners. | en-
tertain very high appreciation of this
evidence of regard and confidence on the
part Of many of our people.
Il have, however, told every friend
who has approached me upon this sub
ject. that my situation was such as to
cause me to feel that ought not to ac-
cept the position if could obtain IL.
1T Is now reported in the papers tina;
a delegation is about to call upon the
President in my behalf. This is be-
ing done. If at all. without conference
with me.
Il am deeply interested in the general
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Bass Dislocated woman's Shoulder.

SCRANTON. Pa, Aug. 3.-Mrs. ]. w.
Lee. OF this city. one OF fishing party
at Lake Como. Wayne county. dislo-
Gated her shoulder In landing big bass.
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WEEK MAY SETTLE
COURSE OF STRIKE
('oSHd lSII moIJ p5uuRuaD)

to him 20 say that all his acts have
tended to carry conviction of his SINGER
ity in this respect.
But there limit TO his ability to
control those under him. There are
subordinate leaders and agitators who
know that there may be an unpleasant
day Of reckoning for them when the end
comes. Some OF these men are capable
OF resorting to desperate measures. It
is from the mthat it is feared the trou-
Bile may come.
There Will be at least two danger
ger points near here tomorrow. One is
at Duryea. where the Warnke washery.
which has been prevented by mobs from
working for several days back. is 10 be
opened under guard OF deputies fur
nished by the sheriff.
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Adapted to Various Usages.

THE work OF adapting the sewing ma
chine to the various kinds of stitching
required in the variety of manufactur-
ing and mechanical Industries to which
it has been applied. was early taken up
by Isaac NJ. Singer. Allen B. Wilson, and
others. and has been successfully con-
tinued by later inventors.
Machines for stitching with waxed
thread have been perfected for use in
the factory manufacture Of boots and
shoes. as we'll as in the manufacture of
saddlery and harness and various other
articles of leather. Heavy power ma
chimes are used In the manufacture of
awnings. tents. sails. canvas belts. and
articles of a like nature. Specially con-
structed machines for stitching gloves,
and others for sewing the seams Of car
pets. sewing the ends of filled bags,
stitching brooms. embroidering. and do
ing various other work. are produced by
the leading sewing machine manufactur
ers. Machines for working buttonholes
and sewing on buttons have been made
very effective in their operation. and
produce a quality OF work equal to the
hand product at greatly increased rate
of speed"
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The residents on Fayette Street. along
the tracks Of the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad. are loud in
their complaint of the obnoxious smell
that arises from the cars carrying garb-
age from Washington that pass over
that road every day fer Cherry Hill,
about fourteen miles below here. The
cars are said 10 be airtight, but, not
withstanding this. the smell arising
from them as they pass through the city
is horrible. The police have been di-
rected TO investigate the case.
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Another Danger Point.

The other is at Edwardsville, where
an attempt is to be made to open the
woodward colliery of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Company
Duryea has been q storm center of
violence from the start, and II is feared
that there may be serious trouble at
Duryea tomorrow morning when tho
men 20 to work. At Scranton, too. there
is more or less danger OF disturbance.
The collieries that are open there, the
oxford and Cayuga, viii resume work
tomorrow morning. There are rumors
that others are to be started. 1t Is
promised that within q few days coal
from the Scranton. district will be put
upon the New York market.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ro WHoM T MAY coNCERN:

To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
T. b. Reinhardt. of Reinhardt silk House, 7th
and Eve Streets northwest Washington. ID. c..
announces TO his friends and the general public
that through love and affection and as evil
dence of his appreciation OF the efficient in
du,try and the faithful devotion to business Of
his sons. George ". Reinhardt and Tony L.
Reinhart!t. he has given each of said sous
share in his business. and shat hereafter the
business will be conducted rs T. B. Reinhardt
& sons. MS
BROOkLAND EPISCOPAL LAWN FETE will
be continued on MONDAY. TUESDAY, AND
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, AUGUST I, ), and q.
1902 m3-2
ATTENTION. IASrERERS!-s Special meeting
OF Local sc on MONDAY. AUGUST I. for the
purpose OF electing delegates 10 Milwaukee
convention: prompt attendance required. W.
F. RABBITT. Secretary. au2-3
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EVOLUTION OF THE
SEWING MACHINE
Brought Into Use More Than
Fifty Years Ago.
INVENTION OF Mr.. HOWE
Hard Work of Mechanic to Get Funds
to Perfect It-Mr. Singer Makes I'm
provement-Work Of All Kinds Now
Done Better Than by Hand.

'It was a little over fifty years ago
that Elias Howe. jr. patented his first
sewing machine. which event marks the
actual beginning OF the industry In the
United States" says Mr.. S. n. D. North,
chief statistician for manufactures of
the Census Bureau, in a recent edition
OF the Census Bulletin on Manufactures.
Previous efforts for stitching cloth
and other materials had either resulted
in failure or met with but temporary
success.
"At this time the sewing machine was
still in the experimental age con-
iinues Mr.. North. ''and 1t vas not until
several years later that its manufac-
ture became IN established Industry
After that It's growth was rapid. and
owing to rhe untirirg energy and the
ability of the inventors who applied
themselves to the work of perfecting the
sewing machine. it has attained in n
few years very important place among
the industries. of the country, and has
come to be regarded as almost u house
hold necessity.
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Howe's Invention.

"Howe's invention combined the eye
pointed needle with the shuttle foc
forming the stitch and the intermittent
feed for carrying the material forward
as each stitch was formed. The device
icr thus feeding the cloth consisted of
a thin strip of metal provided with a
row of pins on one edge, upon which
the material to be sewed was carried in
q vertical position. The cloth Was fed
the length OF the plate. and lad to be
rehung as often as the plate had trav-
,rsed its full length on the machine
The curved. eye-pointed needle used
was carried on the end OF a vibrating
lever, which also carried the upper
thread.
THE shuttle, which passed the lower
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The four memorial windows to be
placed in st. Mary's Catholic Church
have arrived and will shortly be placed
in position. They are fine specimens
of workmanship. One is a St Patrick
memorial of the Alexandria division of
Hibernians. and the others are memo
rials Of the late John T. Hill. Dennis
Buttermore, and Mrs. Thomas Scott.