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The Washington times., 1902-07-07
LARCENY IN NORFOLK.
Local Police Asked to Look Out for Two
Fugitives.

Major Sylvester last night received a
dispatch from Norfolk. Va. requesting
that he have the local police lock ont
for men wanted for the larceny OF $1,000
or sl,500 Chief of Police VellGes, of
The Virginia town. stated in the tele-
gram that it was understood the men
had left for Washington on an after
noon train.
cne of them is s. Ii. Lambert. alias
Dock" n Bohe mian, about fifty years
of age. He Is described as being five
feet seven or eight inches in height,
weighing t75 pounds. has dark com
plexion and wears heavy dark brown
Inoustache.
E. S. Joynes. his companion. is de-
scribed SIS tHenty-eight years of age, five
ieet five inches in height, red hair, and
moustache. and has big nose
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THROWN FROM HORSE.
Frank Thomas Has Ankle Badly Frac-
tured BY Fall.

While riding horse yesterday after
noon Frank Thomas. twenty-nire years
of age. was thrown heavily to the
ground and received Injuries which ne
cessitated his being taken to the Casu-
atty Hospital. The horse became un-
manageable shortly after Thomas mount
ed it. and quickly threw him to the as
phalt.
Thomas was dazed somewhat by the
fall. The physicians made an examina-
tion and found that his ankle had been
badly fractured. After setting the brolI-
en- joint in a plaster cast, the injured
man was sent to his home. 1876 F Street
northwest.
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Injured by Fall From Car.

Lille Stewart, a negro woman, about
ihirty-fve years of age, who lives at 41O
South Royal Street. Alexandria, Va, fell
from 4 Capital Traction car near the
corner of Thirteen and a-half Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, shortly
after S o'clock last night. She was re-
moved TO the. Emergency Hospital In the
ambulance aid q wound of the scalp
dressed. Her injury was not serious
and she was able to go to her home last
night
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EYCuRS SIONS

Steamer Manchester for Marshall Hall
at 10 a. m. 2;30 and 80 ,. n.
Norfolk and Washington line fer Fort
ress Monroe and Norfolk at $50 D. m.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Avenue and
Thirteen -and-a-half Street for Alex
andria and Arlington every half hour
Mount Vernon hourly. 10 a m to 3 p. m
Chesapeake Beach-See schedules un-
der Railroads and Steamboats," as 70
time.
Colonial Beach-Steamer 7. V. Arrow
smith. See schedule under excursions
for time.
Bay Ridge-Trains leave B. & 0. sta
tion $40 a. m. and 4:30 p. N. weekdays
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Severed an Artery.

Charles w Stanton, thirty eight years
OF age. while asleep on couch at 1913
Street northwest, fell off AMI strucI:
his leg against piece of pottery. cut
ting an artery. He suffered much from
the loss of blood, but his wound was
dressed without much difficulty at the
Emergency Hospital.
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STREET LIGHTING.

High tide. e.......9:0T A. NJ. and 9:3E p. NJ
Low tide. :05 A. NJ. and 3:4l p. NJ
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Bay Ridge, the Queen Resort of the
Chesapeake Bay.

Excellent facilities for bathing, boating, fish,
ing and Grabbing. Eminently sdapted 10,
church and organization excursions Splendid
service. Trains leave b. & o. Depot 9:l0 a. m.
and i:S0 p. m. week days; $40 a. m and las
p. m. Sundays.
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Chase's-"The Mikado." afternoon and
evening.
Columbia Edwin Arden, in "The Bit
terflies," evening
Glen Echo-"At Freedoms Gate. :"
evening.
Garden Party-Georgetown University
campus.
Lawrence Summer Garden = vaede
vile. evening.
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Cool dining cars, excellent service, and. above
all an attractive menu, is the standard Of
Baltimore and Ohio trains between Philadel-
phia and Washington.
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Reduced Rates to Providence. R.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad account Baptist
Young Peoples Union. Excursion tickets viii
be on sale July s. and 10. good TO return
until July 20, ut rate OF one fare for the
round trip, plus 81.
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THE sun AND THE MOON.

Maximum .......-............ %
Minimum eS
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Summer Tours to the North.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Leave wsbi bington
July 10 and August IL. visiting Niagara Falls.
Thousand Islands. Rapids OF the st. Lawrence.
Quebec, the Saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable
Chasm, Lakes Champlain and George and Sara
toga, occupying fifteen days at round trip rate
Of sl25. For further information apply to c.
Studds. p. A. 5. E. Dist, Washington. d. G.
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$40 Excursions to Niagara Falls sro

Via Pennsylvania Railroad Special trains Of
coaches and psrlor cans will leave Washington
A. m, July a. August ! and Il, september
and is October 2 and Ii. Tickets limited
to ten days. st0p-oycr privileges at Buffalo
returning.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.
TEMPERATURES.

Showers and not SO warm today aud
probably tomorrow: light variable winds.
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New Fast Train West.

Via CHESAPEAKE and Chic at 6:so p. m daily
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TIDE TABLE.

sun rises. ..4:iO AN. Sun sets. 1928 m.
Moon rises.S 80 p M. Moon sets.
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Highest temperature. u noon. .... 90
Lowest temperature. a m..... "a
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What the People Want.

That's just the sort of book most
people want. And the trouble is that
there are so few authors who write that
sort Of thing. There are Conan Doyle.
Watson. Cutcliffe Hyne. Davis. and per-
haps few others. Short stories don't
go. Neither do dialect stories And
they'll take anything but stories of the
civil war"
do you think advertisements induce
| many people TO read a bock?''
Not many. Usually one person reads
book and likes 1t and recommends It
to somebody else, and so on. great
many people read The Conqasror' that
way. That has been very popular"
Most of Mrs. Athorton's books showed
signs of hard usage. and there were
three badly used-up copies Of Senator
North on the shelf
is there much call for Washington
novels? ?"
"oh. yes. There Is a demand for any
book about Washington as soon as II Is
known to be published. All the Wash
ington novels have been in demand"
On the list OF books most called for.
Mr. Pierce, the librarian. Iioted THE
Man from Glengarry." "Lazarre." The
History Of Sir Richard Calmady," zone
OF My Sons" and The Puppet Crown"
The Washington Public Library Is
temporarily housed on the south side OF
New York Avenue, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets, until IL moves
into the new building on Mount Vernon
Square, next autumn. To Judge from ap-
rearances the library's present quarters
will be badly choked up with books be-
fore that time.
Il now contains more than thirty
thrcc tholsan1 volumes, and more are
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AMUSEMENTS.

Lamps lit today. 1906 !. VI.
Lamps oat tomorrow $50 AM.
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Fiction in Greater De-
mand Than Any Other
Reading Matter.
STANDARDS NOT WANTED
Scott, Dickens, Balzac, Lever, Hugo
No Longer Popular-Personal Recon-
mendation More Potent Than Adver-
tising-Tales About Washington

What do the people of Washington like
to read? The shelves of the circulating
library answer that question with cne
word-Fiction.
There are 5000 odd volumes in this
library. not counting duplicates, and
from 100 TO 500 are given out each day
Possibly one-tenth of these are other
than fiction. The standard authors" re-
pose calm and whole.
Apparently people do not read Scott,
Dickens. Balzac. Charles Lever. Victor
Hugo. or any of the older authors when
they want to be amused. At any rate
these volumes are not read to pieces,
and the books of the season are. Some
of them have had to be rebound
The Dull Season.
This is the beginning of the dull
season." said the librarian. From now
till the first OF October there will not
be much call for books. compared with
the demand In the winter. The demand
varies greatly, and when it's dull it's
awfully dull"
do people usually ask for the works
Of a certain author. or for any particu-
lar book by name, or how do they make
their selections?"
They usually say they want this or
that kind of a book. and ask me to re-
commend one. Of course. sometimes u
particular novel is In demand. or the
authors name carries the book. 'Au-
Grey for example. seemed to be rea'I
more because it was the work of the
author of To Have and to Hold than
because of the quality of the book itself.
But usually people want"
Here the door opened. and in came two
Or three patrons. One was a middle
aged lady. and one a gentleman with II
the volume she carried. the old man
picked ii up.
Vat kind OF 4 book is this." he asked
"Oh. It's pretty good said the lady.
Good Ii you like that kind OF thing
PLENTY of action cnd coart intrigue. you
know. and some fighting, and the story
carries you right along, and keeps you
interested
Maybe that would suit me- said the
old gentleman. Il want book full of
battle, murder. and sudden death. ind
thunder und lightning-all In one" He
waved the volume comprehensively
Il think that is just what you want"
smiled The librarian, and as the door
closed he added:
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Country Houses Built All o. X.
with our y. C. Flooring. $50. Libbey & Co.
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Defeated Prices
in
Wash Goods.

The greatest stronghold in this
line ever offered over our counters.
10000 wards of this seasan's new
est styles i'll batiste; such as floral
and figured effects on light and
dark grounds, as well as QzC
plain colors; Sc value. ..... CS
800 pieces Of Flowers and Fig
ured Batiste: representing an ele-
giant line of colorS. This is a regu-
lar 12lsc quality. It's for you to
say if you want to buy two OF these
dresses for the price of L3c
one. Per yard ...........V VA
1000 pieces of Wash Goods, in
cluding the largest assortment of
the ever-popular black and white
effects; also stripes, figures, and
floral designs, as well as Q3c
plain colors. s............O4 q
Every yard % our Imported
Fancy Dimiiy, Imported Swiss,
Silk embroidered Linen Effects
and Satin Stripe Madras; the bal
ance Of our exclusive i'm 1EC
portations, at. a yard ...... ~
Every yard Of Silk Grenadine
Madras, Mercerized Sole, jacquard
Madras, and other foreign fabrics,
which nre our ownhmpor- OEC
tation, yard. .........LO
Every yard of our Silk and Lin
Ell Novelties with chenille and silk
effects; also 46-inch Mohair Swiss,
which sold from 81 to 7EC
$l.15, for. .............s -
First Section b Main
Aisle.
Duck Suiting, in navy blue,
light blue. and black with white
dots on navy. white dots on black,
and black and blue dots on
white; the best l2l2c duck CSC
Fine French Pique which we are
showing in navy and black grounds
with white dots. The very thing
for shirtwaist suits or lGdC
separate waists. .... lS2
800 pieces of all the latest effects
of dots and stripes in the new
green, red, and black, printed on
the sheerest cloth shown this sea-
son. These goods are very popular
and represent an elegant fg1C
and complete assortment. . 1 Il Z
MARKET SPACE.
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Fireproof Storage for Furniture, &c.
Rooms, 81 mNnth up. Pianos, 81 up. Trunks, 2jc.
Union Trust Storage Co., main office, lil4 T.
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A No. Shingles Only $3.50 for

4xso. perfect grad. st 9Th -. = y. avr.
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SAME DATE LAST
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
MADE HIS LAST RIDE
Bicycle Champion McEachern Dies
Attempting to Make
Record.

Atlantic City, y. J.. May 14.-Archie
McEachern. the we'll known champion
bicycle rider. of Toronto. Canada. while
being paced by n motor tandem yeSter-
day ut the Coliseum track. met with
an accident which resulted in his
death twenty minutes later. The ac-
cident was the result of the breaking
of the chain on the motor cycle. Riding
the motor We're Alf Boake and Robert
Il. Thompson. who have raced with
McEachern for ten years past.
The effort was to establish a new
mile record. When the chain broke
the damaged tandem slowed up sud-
denly and McEachern collided with it
and shot into the air like rocket.
His head struck against Il projecting
board which cut Il cash in his neck
from which blood Spurted in q stream.
The jugular vein had been torn open.
He expired soon after his removal to q
hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
PASSING OF HALDEMAN
Editor Who Had n Hard Time Con-
ducting a Southern News
paper.

Louisville, KY, May 1.-THE foun-
der of the Louisville Courier, the
southern sympathizing daily of the
city during the war. and a paper whose
editors had many an exchange OF COM
pliments through its editorial columns
with George ID. Prentice. the CniOnist
editor of the Louisville Journal, Wal
ter y. Hnldeman, has passed the veil
that divides the known from the I'M
known. He was 81 years old and in
charge of the mana cement of the Cour-
consolidation of the
two enemies of war times-up TO the
day of his death. which was caused
by an accident in which ne was
knocked down by n street car last
Saturday.
In '61 Haldeman was a red-bot
southern sympathiZer. and so red-nOt
that long after the war began his pa
per was suppressed for treason by the
military authorities. Then he took his
paper to Bowling Green, Ky, which
was inside the Confederate lines, and
later. upon the advance of the United
States forces. to Nashville, Tenn. He
had very strenuous time along in the
COS. but after the war he resumed
publication of his paper at Louisville.
and in 1868 consolidated the Courier
and Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL FOR
CASH HELP.

washington, May IA proclama-
ton was issued from the White House
yesterday that says that ''The presi-
dent has appointed n committee to re-
ceive funds for the relief of the suf-
ferers from the recent catastrophes in
Martinique and st. Vincent. The gen
tlemen appointed from each city are
asked TO collect and receive the funds
from their localities and neighbor-
hoods as eXpeditiOusly as possible. and
forward them to Hon. Cornelius y.
Bliss. treasurer of the New York COM
mittee, which committee will act as
n central distributing point for the
country.
The president directs all the post
masters throughout the country. and
requests the presidents of all the ma
tional banks. to act as agents for the
collection of contributions" The pres
ident also appeals to the public to con-
tribute generously for the relief fund.
ana asks that the contributions be
sent in as speedily as possible. The
gentlemen designated on the several
committees are requested to act at
once. The following are the commit
tees in western cities:
Chicago. J. Mitchell, Marvin
Hughitt. Marshall Field, Graeme
Stewart: Milwaukee-F. G.. Bigelow,
Charles F. PfiSter. Fred PahSt: Detroit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
TO MAKE
MURRAY BOY A.DEPENDENT

\ petition for hearing on the de-
tendency of Earl Murray, the youth
held for the robbery of the stores on
Third avenue Sunday afternoon, has
been filed in the county court by
States Attorney Weld. 1t is proba-
BILE the lad will be sent to some state
institution TO be cared for.
w. III. Caldwell. father of Clarence
Caldwell. who was associated with
the Murray boy and was yesterday
declared n dependent. takes exception
TO the statement that his son impli-
Gated himself at the hearing in which
he was bound over. The only admis-
sion made was that he was in the
basement at Weckel's grocery and
he claimed to have taken nothing eX-
cept what was given him by the Muir
ray boy later. The father intends
looking carefully after his sons con-
duct in future and keeping him out
of questionable company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
BOYCOTT CONTINUED
Union Labor ut Terre Haufe Keeps
Up the Street Railway
Fight.

Terre Haute, Ind. May 1l.-Organ-
lied labor does not intend to permit
the street railway company to make
use of base ball enthusiasm. or the
public spirit of the Commercial club,
to defeat the street car strikers. The
company offered liberal contribution
to the base ball association. with free
transportation for the players. if the
team would begin riding on the cars at
once. Seventeen hundred persons at
tended the game Sunday. and one thou
sand of them walked to the grounds
or rode in wagons.
The Commercial club has accepted
an invitation to visit the Columbia
stamping works. and the street car
company offered the free use of cars
for the trip. The labor leaders issued
call for all unemployed union men
to be on hand ut / o'clock Monday.
the hour set for the excursion. No
explanation was given. but it was un-
derstoOd that the labor people would
make up list of those who rode on
the ears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
SUMMARY OF THE NAPHTHA DIS
ASTER.

uen; W. T. helSe; NaIUer r.. Wright,
Sheraden; John Swan. Sheraden; two
unknown men; unknown boy; italian
section foreman
This list will likely be added to. as
quite n number of the victims at the
hospitals are reported by the physi-
clans TO be in such serious condition
that it will be Il miracle if they sur
Vive. There are scores of people in
Sheraden who should he in the hos
Dital, but for want of room they are
being cared for by friends. Some of
this class are also expected TO die.
The scenes in and around Sheraden
yesterday We're pitiable insthe extreme.
Practically every house in the village
had one or more injured inmates. and
in many homes mourning families We're
gathered about the charred and dis
torted remains of loved ones who were
victims of the terrible calamity. Many
children We're caught by the flames,
and rs Il result the two public school
buildings yesterday We're almost de-
serted. OF the 700 pupils enrolled
there were but 200 in attendance at
the sessions yesterday. OF the 500 alb
sent. Professor Hannum estimates, 100
We're injured. The children have start
ed a fund for the aid of their unfor-
tunate school mates, some of whom
are in need of financial assistance.
The damage to property by the eX-
plosions and fire will be heavy. The
loss at the mouths of Cork's Run
tunnel alone will probably exceed $780,
600. In addition to the heavy loss by
the railroad company twenty-five
houses We're destroyed either by the
force of the explosions or by the fire
which followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
Center of the Earth Not Molten.
EARTHQUAKES ARE EVERYWHERE
No Part of the Earth Free from Them
Volcanic Soil Is Fertile.

No Part of the Earth Free from Them
Volcanic Soil Is Fertile.
There is no part of the earth's sur
face which is exempt from earth
quakes," said Professor Crook, "'and
there is no regularity in their appear
ance. Volcanic eruptions are almost
always preceded by earthquakes some
where in the circle. Recently there
We're earthquakes in the City of Mex
leo in which many lives were lost.
As it is impossible to predict when
the next will take place, if is also i'm
possible TO tell where il will be. 1t
will certainly be somewhere in the
line of the two circles.
'All this is of interest as showing
that the earth is still in process of
formation just as much as it was Il
billion years ago. We see the same
thing in Yellowstone park. There
most decided changes have taken place
even in the last eight years. Old
Faithful, which used to play regu-
larly every sixty minutes. nov does
so only once in twice the time" When
asked what contributions to science, if
any, might be expected from investi-
cations at Martinique. the professor
expressed great desire to go there.
Even new elements might be dis
covered" he said. and seismic theo-
ries either confirmed or disprov ed. a
volcano always throws off n great va
riety Of materials, hydrOchloric and
sulphuric acids, iron, silica (sandJ, sui
phur, calcium and magnesium. The
lava is of two kinds. That which is
easily fusible flows more rapidly than
n horse can trot. 4 more viscous kind
cools into shapes like ropes. The lat
ter is common in Hawaii
why do people live near volca-
nOes?' was asked. Don't they know
they are loaded?''
''Yes. The danger of the proximity
is usually well known. but the iron
oxides render the soil extremely fer
tile. You see this in Sicily. about
Aetna and Nesuvius. You see 1t also
in Martinique. where the area forty
miles square was occupied by 100000
people" The professor then spoke of
the probable character of the death of
the unfortunate victims
Owing to the presence of the fumes
of chlorine ii is probable that many
were asphyxiated, and so died easily.
Others doubtless We're buried in ashes,
like the Roman soldier in POmpeii, or
We're caught In some Isolated place
which, being surrounded by molten
lava, resulted in slow roasting. 1t is
indeed a horrible tlisnster and one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
A CHURCH INQUIRY
Procedure i'm the
First Baptist at Min
neanolis.

Minneapolis. Mimi. May I4.-An
extraordinary procedure in the Bap-
tiSt church was the convening here
yesterday of an 'eX-parte council"
made up of prominent clerical and
lay members of the denomination from
all over the country TO consider and
advise as TO the condition of affairs
in the First Baptist church of this
city.
There is n division in the church
over the retention of the pastor, Rev.
w. Il. Riley. the majority of the mem-
bers and officers standing for him. The
minority has caused the calling of the
council. Rev. DR.. Augustus ii. Strong.
president of the Rochester Theological
seminary, was elected president. and
Rev. DIR. II. W. Powell, of Rogers
Park, Ills, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
VI. DlckinSon: Omaha-John {.
Wharton, Victor B. Caldwell.

London. May 1.-THE munificent APP
preparation of the United States con-
gress for the relief of the sufferers by
the Martinique disaster; President
Roosevelt's message recommending 4
vote of 100000 for the purpose; the
action of the United States government
in dispatching war vessels and food
supplies 10 Martinique. etc. We're
drawn attention to in the house of COM
mons yesterday by John Dillon. who
asked the government leader, BalfOur,
whether in view of the action of the
United States and the fact that Il Brit
ish colony suffered SO greatly Great
Britain intended TO adopt similar re-
lief measures.
Balfour in reply said the matter had
been under the consideration of the
cabinet but he had no statement to
make. He had never heard of Il vote
of such Il character being suggested in
parliamenS OF course everybody felt
the extraordinary gravity of the sit
uation. and the tremendous suffering
caused by the appalling calamity. Ev-
cry assistance that could be given To-
cally by the government would be Civ
en-. Dillon gave notice that he would
recur to the subject
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
HELPS THE CASE
st. LOuis District Attorney Will Not
Fight Beef Trust In-
dependently.

st. Louis. Mo-. May 14.--Cnited
States District Attorney Dyer has de-
cided to take the afiidavits of such st.
LouiSianS as he may find having
knowledge of the operations and meth
DDS Of the alleged beef trust and for
ward them 10 Chicago in aid of the
governments case when arguments are
heard in the federal court there on the
application for an injunction against
the packers.
Il will institute no original proceed
inGs in St Louis in connection with
the matter" Dyer stated. None of
the persons or corporations alleged to
constitute the beef trust reside within
the eastern district of Missouri. and l
have no instructions to proceed against
them, anyhow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-14
A DOUBLE SORROW
Michigan Senator Loses Son and
Grands on i'm Few
Hours.

Detroit, Mlcn., MIy I9.-Ine UOul2s
OF the late James II. Mcmillan and his
son, james Mcmillan second. son and
grandson, respectively, of United
States Senator James Mcmillan. of
Michigan, arrived here yesterday from
Colorado Springs, where James II.
Mcmillan died last week. His young
son, James Mcmillan second, died in
Colorado Springs several months ago.
Funeral services were held over the
remains of James II. Mcmillan from
Senator McNIillan's Jefferson avenue
home yesterday afternoon. The body
of the boy was taken directly from
the station to the cemetery