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The Washington times., 1902-02-09
MAJOR HUNTER MUST EXPLAIN.
Aged to Have Criticised General
Shafter's Conduct.


Secretary Root has called upon Major
George X. Hunter, Fifteenth Cavalry. for
an explanation OF remarks he is alleged
to have made in criticism of General
Shafter. The occasion is said to have
been meeting of the Contemporary Club
at st. Louis, and the remarks charged to
Major Hunter appeared as follows
West Point should be burned. as We
have a system of running our military af-
fairs by politics, which renders West
Point men and the training of that insti-
tuition unserviceable. At Tampa the whole
management of affairs was SO tainted with
politics as to render efficiency impossible.
Shafter and other high officials sat about
the piazzas and hotel bars, unable to re-
lieve the situation.
I'm Cuba Roosevel.'s Rough Riders
shouted at the wrong place and had to be
showed into line by two regiments of
regulars. The trouble with us in the late
war was that there were too many soda
water colonels."
Later he is reported to have stated:
Yes, l did say that General Shafter
sat in hammock and mopped sweat from
his brow. All army officers know it to
be true. 1t is history, and why print it
now? Yes, l also approved the majority
of criticisms made by Mr.. Bigelow.
1T is a fact that the military arm of
the nation needs improvement, both as to
commissioned and non commissioned Of
ficers. The time of service for the latter
is too short. and their pay too little. Then
in action there is disposition on the
part of the officers to plead with the men
instead of giving them orders. What has
crippled our service is the political
preference shown in appointments to
West Point and to other positions in the
army Again, too many uneducated men
are given commands"
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
LoNDoN,s MOST POPULAR MAN.
Sir Ernest CasseI Gives x1,OOO,o0O fol
Consumptive SanatOrium.

Sir Ernest Cassel is the man of the
hour in London society. few weeks ago
this millionaire banker knight was bare
ly known except to business men and to
those who remembered his brilliant serv
ices to the country in the Nile irriga
tion scheme and the National Bank Of
Egypt A few others remembered him as
the owner and breeder of thoroughbred
horses which had brought him some fame
and money from the race courses.
Now everybody knows Sir Ernest, and
pcople are freely predicting that the man
who contributed 81 geo 600 for sanatoriums
for consumptives will be on the list OF
knights who will be advanced TO the peer
age at coronation time.
Everybody talks Cassel now as they
talked Linton a few months ago, only
more So The philanthropic gift of the
former seems 10 outweigh the sporting
courage of the other in popular estima
ton. Sir Ernest is persona grata among
the Kings own friends. the delightfully."-
half bohemian circle that was once
known as THE Prince of Wales set" But
he takeg j. honors and all of the praise
r71rrgtI. aud appears to have given the
a4ousr. not for the sake OF winning royal
,r popular vor. but purely as a duty to
suffering na kind
S.. Eeu.sr Cassel is not a native Eng
O. hiaaE. was born at Cologne. but
ca4a early a life to Liverpool, where
al. Lssun his career as a bankers clerk
at a salary OF a few shillings a week
lie later came TO London as clerk and
went forward rapidly until he became a
recognized factor in the floating of big
financial enterprises. The Two-peEny
Tube and Vickers- Maxim corporations
were organized through his agency as a
promoter.
The banking office of this man of the
hour" is a popular gathering place for
big investors nowadays. His modesty
shows in the unpretentious character of
his business quarters. He appears TO be
overwhelmed by the attentions that so
cioty is now showerng upon him, and
finds his pleasure In business and in his
racing stable.-London Cable.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
LATE MIR. BURKE EULoGIzED.
House Listens to Praises of Dead
Texas Representatives.

After disposing of small amount of
business yesterday the House set aside
its work and listened to eulogies upon the
life and work of the late Representative
Robert Z. Burke of Texas.
Representative Wooten. who succeeded
Mr.. Burke, was the first to speak, paying
a touching tribute to the sterling qualities
of his predecessor. MIR. Wooten was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Loud, of California;
McCleary. Minnesota; Bromwell, Ohio;
Sperry, Connecticut; Kleberg, Texas;
Crumpacker, Indiana; Cooper, Texas;
Lanham, Texas; Bell, Colorado; Little,
Arkansas: Moon, Tennessee; Sheppard,
Texas; De Graffenreid, Texas; Davis,
Florida; De Almond. Missouri; Ball
Texas, and Stephens, Texas.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Fully Addressed.

A French barber recently opened shop
in Duluth and the first thing he did was
to write a letter to his parenSs in Canada
enclosing one Of his business cards. The
printing was like this: John Jones. bar
ber No. - West - Street. Every
thing clean. Fresh towels to every Gus
toner
The letter was written in the French
language. as that was the only thing the
old folks could read. In answering the let
ter the barber's little sister was called
upon to address the envelope While she
could not read English. she printed, as
best she could, the letters on the card,
and here is the way she did it:
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
FRIARS' TITLES TO
LAND INDlSPUTABLE
DISTRICT TAX SALE BILL.
Representative jenkins Introduces
the COmmissiOners' Measure.

Representative Jenkins has introduced
the bill advocated by the District Com
missioners 10 amend the act in relation
to taxes and tax rates in the District.
The purport of the bill was printed in
these columns several weeks ago. the
chief feature of the bill is that it places
the Commissioners on the same footing
with any other purchaser of tax rate
property. in that the Commissioners can
bid in the property. and 1t authorizes the
Commissioners to issue a certificate TO the
purchaser. which shall give perfect title
to the property if said certificate is not
redeemed within two years by the owner
or owners of the tax sold property.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09

WEII-On Friday February I. 1902 at his late
residence l2oo Street northwest. JOHN WE'LL,
SR.. beloved husband Of Charlotte We'll, aged
ffty-two years.
Funeral sunday, February Q, at o'clock p. m
Friends invited. Interment Prospect Hill Gene
tGy. e.
BELE-On saturday. February S. 1902. at HIS
A, M. MRS \ VI. BELL, beloved wife Of Viii
liam Belt, aged hity four years.
Funeral vii! take place on Monday, 10th instant,
at | O'Clock p. NJ. from her late residence
Friends and relatives are invited to attend. MI
SULLIVAN suddenly, on February $, lse,
DANIEL SULLIVAN. beloved husband OF NJ Z.
Sullivan tnec shephard).
Funeral from his late residence. Gil Street
southeast, on Tuesday February II, ut Il. m;
thence 10 St Peters Church, where requiem mass
will be- held fer the repose OF his soul at $3.50 a.
III, Friends ard relatives are respectfully invited
to attend. N.Y.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
REGULATION OF NAVY YARDS
Rules Promulgated by Secretary
Long Governing Employees.

Long Governing Employees.
Rules for the regulation of navy yards
and factories have been promulgated by
Secretary Long. and read as follows:
mo work shall be done By the Govern
ment force at navy yard or station for
private individuals or corporations ex-
cept upon authority granted by the Sec
retary of the Navy upon an application
specifying the nature of the work to be
done. Such application should be accom-
panied by certificate from the COM
mandant that the necessary labor or ap-
pliances required cannot be procured in
the vicinity from private contractors.
when work is authorized at a navy
yard or station for private parties they
shall deposit with the paymaster of the
yard a sum sufficient to cover the esti-
mated expenses to be incurred. The total
cost shall be betrayed from such deposit
THE cost of such private work shall be
charged to the parties at the Charging
rates current in the Vicinity. but in no
case shall such charges be less theh the
actual cost to the Government. Tools,
power, lights, etc, used on the work shall
also be charged against the parties, and
the rates of charges for such appliances,
power, lights, etc, shall be the rates per
hour current in the vicinity, but in no
case to be less than the cost 10 the Gov
ernment.
when private vessels are docked in
the docks belonging to the Government
the usual rates per gross ton register
for docking and maintaining in dock cur
rent in the vicinity shall be charged:
provided, however, that no such charge
shall be less than actual cost.
ANY excess of-thea- deposit after all
charges have been made against it shall
be returned to the parties making the de-
posit. The difference between the total
cost and the amounts charged shall be
turned into the Treasury as miscel-
lancous receipt
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
ROBBERS PUT TO FLIGHT.
Night WntchIDnn, Ordered to Sur.
render, shoots One of Gang.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. S.-David
stamix, a night watchman at Gap. at 2
o'clock this morning. ran against the
picket of gang that was attempting to
rob the Gap National Bank, and was or
tered to throw W his hands.
Stamix responded by shooting the
picket down in his tracks.
Several robbers who were operating on
the bank safe hastily rejoined their com
panions, and by the time a crowd of
citizens. hearing the fusillade, had Joined
Stamix a. the bank. the robbers had dis
appeared. taking along their dead. or
wounded. companion. They were tracked
some distance but could not be run
down.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
NOT A PRESENT MENACE.
No Funds With Which TO Abate a
Prospective Nuisance.

DR.. Thomas Y. Hill, of Brookland, d.
c.. recently sent a request to the District
Commissioners tEdt the space between
The gutter and the outer street line in
front of lots II and IS, block so, fronting
On Providence Street. Brookland, be
brought to grade. He also requested that
said lots be connected with sewer.
Dr. Hill claimed that this work should
be done, as the conditions existing he
thought would soon become public nuis-
ance.
The matter was made the subject OF re-
ports from the Health Officer and the
Computing Engineer, both agreeing that
there is no appropriation from which the
work to aoate.a prospective nuisance can
be paid. The latter official added that it
was probable the conditions might be i'm
proved when certain street work in the
vicinity is done.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION.
RilI Carrying Sf2".OOo.0OO to Be
Referred TO Committee Next Week.

RilI Carrying SI21.OOO.OOO to BE
Referred TO Committee Next Week.
The subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads,
which has been engaged during the past
three weeks in the preparation of the
postoffice appropriation bill, has about
completed its work and will report the
bill TO the full committee early this
week
1t is estimated that the bill will carry
something like 5000, goo, which is an
increase over the appropriation of last
year.
Postmaster General Payne, through the
Secretary of the Treasury, yesterday
transmitted to the House a supplemental
estimate showing the amount that will be
needed for pay of clerks and other en-
ployes in the rural free delivery service
in the city of Washington in order that
this branch of the postal service may be
properly maintained. The amount OF
money asked for is S274.000.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
A.--ED BY TENNEssEE MOB.
Pursued by Posse Which Fiiied
Their Bodies with Lead.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. s-Hiram Mil
Ter ard Thomas Combs, white, were pur-
sued and killed by I mob near Jackson.
KY. tonight. The men resistel arrest on
a burglary charge, and many shots were
fired. Reuben Landrum, of the posse, was
wounded SO badly that he has since died.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Fell on the lee.

Mrs Isaac Jamerson, of Takoma. d. c.,
fell on the ice ON Carroll Avenue, Takoma
Park. Friday evening and broke her left
arm. DR.. Parsons, of Takoma, rendered
medical aid. Mrs. Jamerson is fifty years
old and lives on Maple Avenue.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
eiu Affecting Labor Disputes.

Representative Grosyenor tRep.. Ohiol.
Yesterday introduced in the House the Hoar
bill, which has been favorabiy reported to
the Senate, limiting the meaning Of the
word conspiracy. and the use of restraining
orders and injunctions in disputes between
employers and employees
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Louisinnn rurchnse Correspondcnce.

The House Committee on Printing has
ordered a favorable report on Ropre-
sentative Gaines resolution authorizing
the printing as a public document OF all
the correspondence between Livingston
and President Monroe on the treaty and
the papers relating 10 the Louisiana Pur-
chase. This promises to be one OF the
most interesting public documents print
ed by this Congress.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
GERMANS ATTEND HOP.
officers of the MoItt.e Visit the Naval
academy.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. S.-The officers and
cadets of the German training ship
Moltke, now lying in the Annapolis
Roads. attended the officers hop tonight
in the Naval Academy Armory.
.irz Christie via OF Lieut. II. II.
chest. N aE....a5 i. ut. c.
{. Ien.r .e, -E- The Gsrrl fticers
a.l e. .s.-e 4ci- raw illil- ess uni
a-.D -u5..r served D. OEe end OF
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
ELECTION OF CoNGREssMEN.
Representative BnrthOldt Speaks in
Advocacy of His Bill.

Representative Bartholdt, of St. Louis,
yesterday morning addressed the House
Committee on Elections OF the Presi-
dent, Vice President. and Representatives.
in Congress in behalf of his bill 10 pun
ish frauds at Federal elections.
He denied that the measure was
force bill in any sense. 1t embraces, he
said, digest of State election laws. and
stipuIates that each candidate for Con-
gress may have a representatives at the
polls, and gives constituents the right to
take their cases in courts.
Mr. Bartholdt gave some account oil
the method of conduct OF elections in st.
Louis.
Mr.. Gibson tTenn.) also spoke OF the
manner of elections in the South, and
urged favorable recommendation OF Mr..
Bartholdts bill.
The committee will take up the matter
apain on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Revolutionary Cannon Loaned.

The House yesterday passed joint res
oIution authorizing the Secretary of War
TO loan to the Pennsylvania Association
of the Sons of the American Revolution
FIVE small brass cannon in the Allegheny
Arsenal relics OF the Revolutionary war.
IN he deposited In the Carnegie Institute.
authorizing the Treasury officials to ex-
tend to steam vessels of other nations re-
ciprocal certificates regarding boiler in
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
po,tofncc Appropriation Mn,

The subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Postofflces and Postroads
yesterday finished work on the postoffico
appropriation bill, and it VIII be reported
to the full committee next week. II will
carry about s125. 100000. and will be the
largest Of all the great supply bills.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Claimed the Wrong Name.

The young man that was arrested and
charged with desertion from the navy
two years ago, whose name was given in
the papers as William Waddell, 1t is
stated, is William Trumbo.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
DISTRICT tObN BILL In HOUSE.
Measure Identical With That offered
in Senate Introduced.

Representative Otey of Virginia, by re-
quest, has introduced bill to authorize
certain muniGpal o improvements in the
District and the anticipation of the reve-
nues of the District on account thereof.
The measure is identical with that in
troduced in IRE yenate by Senator Nc
MILAN to advance the District sll.06I,-
1890 with which to make certain needed
improvements in the District.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
TO HONOR HERO oFREvoLUT1oN

Bill Proposes II Monument to Menu
Ory of Richard kidder Meade.
A bill was introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative Ray of Virginia to erect
monument to the memory of Richard
Kidder Meade. Revolutionary war hero,
over his grave at Meade Memorial Church,
Clarke County, Va.
Mr.. Corliss (Rep.. Mich.) introduced
bill 10 make the provisions of the act
compelling common carriers to equip
their cars with automatic couplers and
continuous brakes apply to all trains,
ears. ana engines used in interstate COM
merce and in the District of Columbia and
all Territories.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
IN MEMORIAM,

CNRR0II--In io.;ag memory OF darling.
little girl ETHEL, who died one year ago today.
aged three years and four months.
MI, PAPA AND MAMMA.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Philadelphia Inquirer.
MARRIED..
DIEIl.

HRoWN-EDMGNsTON- February 5, 1862.
NJ Nexandria Va, Mr. Leonard J. Brown and
Mis- Jessie f. EdmOnston. MI
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE. will not he responsible for
any debts contracted by my wife, Melissa Hobbs.
81 :. HOBBS.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
Leaking Him

The lecturer pleaded with the crowd
to look up" In impassioned tones no
cried God always helps the man
that looks up. Never look down, my
friends, and do not waste too much
time looking sideways. Look up, and
keep OH looking up! / never knew
man to fail if he looked up. Is there
Il man in this audience who can say
that he always looks up?
A seedy stranger arose in the back
row to say: Il can say that | always
look up. have steadily looked up
for thirty years. and am no better off
for it. Looking up is my business -
What do you do for a living, my
good man"
Pm q ceiling decorator"
The uproarious applause that greeted
this sally broke up the meeting.-New
York Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
A Hnrne'A ReYenGe.

A strange case of horse taking re-
venge on brutal driver is reported
from Rennes, France. The horse was
dragging Il heavy load of bricks from
q kiln at Lorlnandiere to Rennes, and
the carter hardly stopped tiogging him
all the way. On reaching Rennes the
driver was embarrassing when the
horse bolted down the street. He al
lowed himself to be caught and led
back quietly, but the moment he saw
his tormentOr he rushed at him, caught
him III his teeth, dashed the man to the
ground and rolled upon him. The man
was seriously injured and would prob
ably have been killed but for the help
of the people standing round, who had,
nevertheless, the greatest difficulty in
getting the horse away from his vic
tim.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
SOMETHING FOR CONGRESS.

The National Live Stock association,
with headquarters at Denver, is becom-
ing one of the most powerful organiza-
tions OF the country, and is exerting
its influence thus far for the benefit.
primarily, of stockmen, and generally
for the masses. It represents property
worth four billion dollars, and has
members in every State and Territory
in the Union.
In addition to trying to secure a law
providing for national live stock cen
sus, it is exerting it's influence in favoy
OF bill introduced in the last Con-
gress by Representative Grosvenor of
Ohio, providing that all textile fabrics
made in imitation of wooden goods
shall be marked and labeled by the
manufacturers and wholesale and re-
tail dealers, so that consumers will be
advised of the ingredients of the cloth
and the percentage of pure wool,
shoddy or other material used in it's
manufacture.
For a number of years the sheep in
dustry of the country has been de-
pressed by the ruinous competition of
goods protesting to be woolen, but
which contains but small per cent of
pure wool, the rest being shoddy.
In addition to the fraud perpetrated
on the consumer and the depression of
the wool industry, such cloth is liable
to be unsanitary. In the interest of
honesty it is to be hoped Congress will
take favorable action on the bill this
winter.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
C.eIehrated Namea.

In the Nineteenth ward of Brooklyn
all but one of the streets and three Of
the avenues are named after patriots
who signed their names to the Decla-
tion of independence. These names
are Rush, Morton, Clymer, Taylor,
Wilson, Ross, Rodney, Keap, Hooper,
Hewes, Penn. Rutledge, Hayward,
Lynch, Middleton, Gwinett, Walton.
Gerry, Bartlett, Whipple, Thornton,
Wythe, Harrison and Lee. Washing
ton avenue forms part of the western
boundary of the ward. In the Twenty
first ward there are streets and ave-
nues that bear the names of Hopkins,
Ellery, Floyd. Stockton, Hart and
Lewis, all signers of the Declaration.
In the southern part of the ward there
are streets and avenues which bear the
names of Pulaski, De kalb, kosciusko
and Lafayette, soldiers who came from
Germany, Poland and France to give
aid to the Americans in their struggle
to throw off the British yoke. \
street in the western part of the ward
bears the name Of Spencer. who com
piled some of the history of this coun-
t1'y
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
THE LAW MAKERS.

L. H. Manning, the Democratic
candidate for joint councilman for
Pima and Santa Cruz counties, is one
of the most progressive and enter
prising citizens of Tucson. Nearly
every street in this town bears witness
to his energy. to his enterprise and to
his public spirit. He is a man of
affairs He has mind of his own.
He can see things and do things. He
has done much for this community.
He is an enemy of stagnation and
friend of activity. He has managed
his own affairs WELL and that is war.
rant that when summoned to the pub
lie service the affairs of the public will
be cared for with equal fidelity and in
telligence.
The three candidates for the assem-
bly, are representative men Of the COM
munity. N. w. Bernard is so we'll
known that it is scarcely necessary to
refer to him. He is Democrat, tried
and true on every party issue. He is
identified with many interests. He is
a large taxpayer. He has served
the people in the legislature before
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27
Prlma Donna and Her Voice.

Once upon time there was IA
nous prima donna who made con-
tract with noted impresario to sing
in concerts for him at price which
made each of her notes of about the
value of 81.
All went well until the prima donna
found a dressing room assigned to her
that did not meet with her approval
Then she complained that she was en-
tirely too hoarse to sing. and the i'm
presario had to make polite remarks to-
his audience and dismiss it after re-
funding the money paid for admission.
The remarks that he made out of the
bearing of the audience were not so
polite.
Moral.-ImpresarioS wish that they
might have hoarseless prina donnaS.-
New York Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27

John Philip Sousa, the head of the
great combination of musicians that
appear at the Tucson opera
house this afternoon and tonight, has
a worldwide reputation as an i'm
pressario and composer. He was for
many years the leader of the great
Marine Band at Washington; in fact
he brought that organization to a
state Of perfection before he retired
from it. Outside of his professional
attainments, which are recognized
everywhere, Professor Sousa is a man
of charming social equipment, and can
count his personal friends by the thou
sand
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-27

with ability and fidelity. L. O. Cowan
is a lawyer of ability and also a rep
resentative of the large and important
mining interests of the community
He is man of good ability, and has
had Legislative experience heretofore as
a representative from Mohave county
He has large interests in Pima county
and will make most useful and infiu-
entail member of the law-making
body. Harry Cody represents the
labor interests His nomination vas
asked for by the large body of organ
lied laborers who are steady and faith
full adherents of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cody will be faithful to the trust.
and deserves the support OF every
Democrat.
The legislative ticket is we'll bal
anced. 1t represents all the interests
Of the community. Every man on it
ought to be elected by a substantial
majority.