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The Washington times., 1902-04-03
THE WINSTED TRAGEDY.
Daughter Probably Will Die and Mother
Recover

BARKAMSTEAD. Conn, April THE
condition of Miss Elsie G. Richards. who
shot herself yesterday after shooting her
mother, is critical today. There are
small chances for her recovery.
Mrs. Richards was removed to the Win
sted Hospital. Her condition this morn
ing is favorable. 1t is probable that she
will recover, though the bullet fired by
her daughter has not yet been extracted.
Investigation revealed the fact that the
money which supported mother and
daughter was all gone.
The daughters illness prevented he-
from supporting her mother. and fearing
that the elder woman might be left with
out a protector, she attempted to Kill
her.
1t now seems probable that the daugh-
ter's fears will be realized as the doctors
give little hope for her recovery, while
the mothers life will doubtless be saved.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF CoLUMBIA-IDA STETSoN, COMPLAIN
ANT, vs.. WALTER S. STETS0N DEFEND
ANT. EQUITY No. 230ls.
On motion Of the complainant. by Edward L.
Gies. her solicitor, it is this I'd day OF
April, A. d. 1902, ordered that the defendant,
Walter $ Stetson. cause his appearance TO he
entered herein on or before the fortieth day. oX-
elusive of sundays and legal holidays, occurring
after the day OF the first publication of this or
der: otherwise the cause will he proceeded with
as in case of default. The object OF this suit is
to secure divorce for the complainant from
the bond of marriage the ground Of adultery.
extreme cruelty. and desertion by the defendant.
This order to be published in the Washington
Law Reporter and The Washington Times once
week for three (S) successive weeks p.ior to
said rule day.
(SealD \. C. BRADLEY, Justice.
True Copy-Test:
j. r. Young. Clerk.
BY ]. W. LATlMER, Assistant Clerk.
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Was Unable to Swim.

Was Unable to Swim.
Steel's companions, who we're older and
stronger than he. succeeded in holding on
to the skiff until assistance reached them.
Steel was unable to swim, and sank before
he could be reached. The accident occur
red shortly after 3 o'clock, and the body
was recovered about four hours later.
John Lynch. nine years old. living at
1853 l. Street southeast, and Henry Glas
coe, ten years old, of 1859 X Street south
east two playmates of the drowned boy.
we're playing around the gas house wharf,
at the foot of Thirteenth Street southeast.
about o'clock yesterday afternoon when
they met Steel.
Decide to Take Trip Across River.
They played in an old leaky skiff, which
had been tied up at the foot of the wharf
during the winter. The skiff had several
inches of water in the bottom. After
baling it out. they decided to take lit
tie trip across the river to the Ivy City
side.
When they reached the channel they
realized the danger they were in. The
boat began to leak shortly after they
pushed off frcm the shore, and when the
middle of the river was reached there
we're several inches in the bottom Of it.
When the boat was almost half full Of
water, the wind began to blow. The
waves dashed into the craft, and 1t was
evident that they would be thrown into
the water and drowned.
A Life and Death Struggle.
ho
Pennsylvania Avenue and Navy Yard
| bridges. and witnessed the life and death
struggle of the youngsters. After being
tossed on the water for several moments,
the skiff turned turtle. The water was icy
cold, and chilled the lads to the bone, but
they fought bravely against the odds
which faced them.
Lynch who is somewhat of a swimmer,
struggled hard, and got one arm on the
sfiff. and shouted to his two companions
to come to the boat and hold on Clos
coe struggled toward the boat, but could
not reach it, He was rapidly sinking
when Lynch released his hold on the skiff
and grabbed him by the collar, and tGeged
him to the boat.
Screamed for Assistance.
Meanwhile Steel was screaming for as
sistance, and endcavoring to keep ms
head out of the water. Edward Smith and
William Butler, two colored men, living
on the Twining City side of the river. saw
the peril in which the lads were placed,
and set off to rescue them
Just before they reached the skin.
Steel uttered one long cry for help and
sank for the last time. The colored men
rescued the two lads who we're elinSia5
to the boat. and took them to the shore.
They were almost frozen
Body Recovered.
The body of young Steel was recovered
a short distance from the old Burnt
Bridge by his uncle. Coroner hewitt was
notified, and allowed the body TO be TAX
en- home instead of sending it to the
morgue. The family is Frustrated with
grief.
The Washington times., 1902-04-03
CURRENT EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA
Statement of Earnings of Gas
Works Prepared.
"The Milkmaids' Convention" to Be Pre-
sented by Local Talent at Opera
Householder News.

ALEX tNDRIA. Va, April 2.-The joint
committee of council on light and finance
held a meeting last evening, and discussed
the proposal of Mr.. Frank S. Colds
borough who represents New York
syndicate, to lease the citys gas and
electric lighting plants. The outcome OF
the meeting, however was not given out
for publication.
1t has been ascertained that the COM
mittee has prepared a statement Of the
earnings of the gas works since their
erection, which was over fifty years ago.
which shows that the average annual net
earnings exceed the amount offered the
city by Mr.. Goldsborough.
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His Two Companions
Saved From a SINH
lar Fate.
VICTIM WAS UNABLE TO SWIM
Trio Undertook to Cross River in an Old
Craft-Turned Turtle in the Channel
Crowds on Bridge Witness Life and
Death Struggle.

The Eastern Branch claimed anothe41
victim yesterday, Edward Steel, the eight
year old son of Henry Steel. laborer at
the navy yard. living at 1853 X Street
southeast.
The unfortunate lad, in company with
two other boys, was in an old skif, mid
way of the Eastern Branch, when sud-
den breeze upset their craft and threw
them into the water.
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The Mount Vernon Assembly will to-
morrow night give a dance in NcBur-
ney's Hall. corner of King and Washing
ton Streets.
The Washington times., 1902-04-03

The schooner John McGinnis. from the
Severn River, has arrived in this port
with a cargo of sand consigned to the Old
Dominion Glass Works.
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Mr.. Thomas Bowen. who was recently
injured in a railroad wreck on the South
ern. at Manassas. has resumed his duties
as engineer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
IN A NUTSHELL

Chicago-Discharged employees say the
Union Traction company as determined to
stop the agitation for a union.
New Workshop Potter tainted while
speaking last night but recovered and passed
a comfortable night Overwork is the cause.
FL Paso, Texas--Willian Brown, travel
ing freight agent, from Guayanas, Mexico,
tells of another outbreak of the Yaqui Indians.
Louisiana, Ky.-Five zen have been killed
in Floyd county by Constable Reedy and a
posse as the result of the murder of Sol
Osborne and Bud Little.
Ithaca, N. Y.-Presdent Schurman of Cor
nell has written Carl Schurz declining men,
bership on the COMMITTEES appointed to in :
vestigate alleged Philippine atrocities
New York-George H. Peters and John Ora
ham we're arrested by city detectives charged
plans OF the Holland submarine boat.
Cleveland-Instead of settlement wider
breach than ever now exists between strlk
ing tugmen and the Great Lakes Towing
company A general strike Is threatened by
to morrow,
Chicago-Lieutenant H. e. II. King of the
Twentieth infantry, stationed at Fort Sherf-
known men. His assailants are supposed to
be deserters
Butte-The hosting engineers of the Ameri-
can Copper company mines have declared
their strike Off The men failed to obtain
the support of the Silver Bow trades and hbol
assembly, and this Is supposed to have In.
auenced their action.
LOYAL Legion met at Delmonicc's last night
and, after electing officers, had dinner. fol.
lowed by speechmakiFg g. General G. M
Dodge, Colonel T. G. Hemsstreet, Genera
Burnett, Sanford 3. Dole; governor Of Hawaii
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08

currency withdrawing now from circula-
ton through the giving up of bonds Sc
curing circulation. It Is admitted, too,
that something must be done to secure q
more elastic currency which shall expand
or contract, according to the demand Of
business, SO that when there is time of
panic. the currency needed will move au-
Dramatically to the relief Of business and
contract when the emergency is past.
There are wide differences of opinion as
to the merits Of the stickney and Fow-
Ter propositions. All sound money men
are agreed on the propositions to make
the money standard of the country gold
standard absolutely to relieve the gov
eminent OF the onerous duty Of main
tanning gold reserve for home and for
eign demands, and to provide safe credit
system and an elastic currency The an
tagon1sm Is as to details, and it would
seem possible for the combined financial
wisdom of this great: country Of business
men and flnanciers, recognized as the
most acute In the world, to arrive at a
definite determination of the subject. If
the subject of national finance had not
peen made the football Of politicians
tnere would be no great difficulty in sup
plying the real financial needs of the
business of the country,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
CAPITAL CULLINGS

The supreme court, in the knights of Labor
controversy, upheld the official status OF John
W. Hays.
The rumor was revived at the White House
yesterday that if the bill becomes law the
new secretary of commerce will be George B.
Cortelyou, present secretary to the presi-
dent.
The favorable action of the senate commit
tee the military appropriation bill insures
Improvements at Fort Smelling, for which
Representatives Stevens and Fletcher have
been working for years.
= The house yesterday adopted the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill. A
vigorous but unsuccessful fight was made on
the senate amendment to open up the Uintah
Indian reservation, in Utah.
Fresh from his Incarceration in Cuban
prison, William H. Reeves has come to Wash
ington in expectation of obtaining position
in the government service. Reeves was audi
tor in the Cuban postofice department when
discovery made Of defalcations. He was
convicted and pardoned.
The published synopsis Of the forthcoming
message of President-elect Palma, of Cuba,
excited a good deal of interest in congress.
His statement that Cuba could accept moth
ing short of a SO 1-3 per cent reduction of the
tariff on sugar makes a more difficult task
for those. who are trying to carry out the
recommendations of the administration.
Mr.. Babcock has named the following re-
publican campaign executive committee: John
A. T. Hull of Iowa: Joseph G.; Cannon. OF
Illinois; David H. Mercer, of Nebraska; H.
c. Loudenslagef of North Dakota; ca.
Russell, of Connecticut: w. S. Lowering. Of
Massachusetts,; William Cornell, OF Pennsyl
vania; Victor H. Metcalf, of California, and
E. c. Burleigh, of Maine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
CABLE FLASHES

San Domingo-Jiminez. president OF the Do.
minican republic. signed REIMBURSEMENT Of
his claims to the presidency.
Berlin-A snowstorm occurred in southern
Germany, and the orchards, which were in
bloom were severely damaged. Snow fell to
the depth of one foot. Snow also fell in
France.
ST. Thomas. D. W. -I.-Cable communication
southwark from St. Lucia, in the Windward
Islands, suddenly ceased. Fire and smoke
from the eruption at st. Vincent are visible
from st. Lucia -
Berlin-Professor K Birkeland. the Norwe-
gian physicist has been in Berlin recently
for the purpose of demonstrating the powers
of his electro-ma gnetic cannon. It is said
his invention will revolutonize modern gun
merry.
vienna-It is learned that the facts OF the
arrest at Trieste of the four sailors Of the
United States cruiser Chicago, for alleged dis
day evening, four sailors from the Chicago
were baited by crowd of civilians while
ashore at Trieste The police interfered and
arrested one of the civilians The chief Of
police at Trieste says that the conduct OF the
American sailors ashore was above reproach.
Budapest-Count Coluchowski, Austro-Hun-
garian minister of foreign affairs, in his
annual statement before the budget commit
tee said that the triple alliance, which ex-
pires in May, 1903, is now approaching re-
newal, the three cabinets concerned having
ton to uphold the treaty in its full value, and
to proceed in due course to sign the neces-
sary instruments. This league. Count Golu-
chowski added, was founded on mutually co.
inciding interests and was free from aggres.
siye tendency.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
A DEFENSE OF OKLAHOMA

We sometimes make fun Of the English
man who betrays the most astounding ig-
norance about the United States, but we
might be more charitable with him if we
considered how ignorant many WELL e6u-
Gated people Of the east are of the west.
And even the people Of one part Of the
west are far from being so we'll informed
about other parts of the west as they
should be. ...
1t is rather amazing, for instance, to
read in a Minneapolis paper that there IS
ample reason for delay in admitting Okla
homa to statehood on account OF the
mixed character of its population, and that
credence is given to a charge that the
population of that territory SIS generally
ignorant, immoral and incapable of appre-
ciating or performing the duties of citi-
zenship." This statement, it is true, is
New Mexico and Oklahoma, taken to-
gether, but no exception is made of Okla
homa. Then follows the astounding
statement that there is probably larger
body of people of Mexican or Indian ex-
traction, poems or descendants Of poems,
who would not make admirable citizens
than there is Of Sterling and intelligent
citizens in each territory"
AS matter of fact, there are scarcely
any persons of Mexican descent in Okla
homa OF negroes there are only 1881
and of Indians only 1885, while the white
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08

population numbers 367,524--the total COL
ored population being less than onetenth
as numerous as the white. s. AS to the
charge Of Ignorance, ofs,the native white
men 9s,463 out of l01 ,543 are literate: and
of the negr o and Indian men. 4,26oNout OF
n, 64s are sliterate. OfJfoKlahonna'sS total
population of 1913, 900 only 10000 are for
eign born and S52, 900 are native white.
/ The population of Oklahoma is, on the
whole of exceptionally high character and
a we'll settled, highly organized society
exists throughout that territory. To call
such a people ignorant. to say that the
intelligent among them are vastly out
numbered by poems or Indians or even to
call the population mixed is to err
grossly, a s. 8
1t is hardly correct, either, to apply all
of the sweeping charges made to both
Arizona and New Mexico. In Arizona
there are,34 ,911 adult white males, and Of
these SO.135 are literate.
Admission to statehood is d serious
matter with these territories and they
are entitled to an accurate presentation
of facts in all discussions of the wisdom
OF admitting them. 1t is not fair to apply
to all three the conditions of one of two.
It. is unfortunate however, that the
three have been linked together in one
admission bill so that If conditions that
unfit for statehood are found TO exist
in any one justification may be found for
voting against the bill. 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08

An encouraging sign of the revival Of
that urban sectional patriotism which did
so much for Minneapolis ten ITO fifteen
years ago is to be found in the program
Of the West End Improvement associa-
tion.>> 1t has decided to- aid financially
workmen who wish to own their own
homes and pay for them on the INSTALL
ment plan, If they will locate in the west
ern. part of the city. This plan should
prove mutually beneicial-good, for the
workmen and good for that part of town.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
KATRINA
BY F. H. SWEET.

Copyright, 1902, by the s.. S. Mcclure Co.
Names were only a means of temporary
identification at Dead Level Bar. When
man so far forgot the place as to ornament
himself with two or three merely because they
happened to have been given, he sternly
thrust back to the reproach of soap" or
bars grease" or comb an brush" or some
thing else equally appropriate and distaste
ful. AS among the Indians. there was GUS
tom of using anything convenient until man
had earned the right to something distinctive
and honorable That was how '"Tenderfoot
Cub" OF six months before was veteran "Pis-
tol Bit of to-day and why pink faced, swear
Ing Bobby had become Blue Blazes."
Dead Level Bar was attractive to strangers.
Pay dirt had been struck by the first comers
and pay dirt had been the rule ever since
Two ounces a day was a fair average for a
river bottom man, but three ounces was bet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
SOUTH AFRICAN OPPORTUNITIES

y great opportunity will be opened for
American manufacturers when hostilities
shall have ceased in South Africa. Even
now, the trade of the Transvaal is in
creasing, refugees are returning and many
are arranging matters so as to be on the
field when the great development begins.
J. G.. Stowe, former consul general at Cape
Town has covered the matter recently
for the New York Times. Mr.. Stowe says
that the closing of the Boer war will mark
the beginning of an era of South African
progress that will astonish the world.
America will be called upon to furnish
much material, he says, and he believes
will take much of the businessmen in
those lines in. which England will be a
natural competitor. q Of all development,
the greatest is expected to be in the mat
ter of electrical equipment in the cities,
and the building of electric car lines in
the cities and through the more thickly
settled parts of the country. -. ..&a,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
TILLMAN HAD THE FLOOR

Senator Tillman broke loose on the floor
Of the senate yesterday and gave "a free
exhibition of himself in the role of ''son
of thunder" He stormed and ragged and:
damned and cursed and tore his hair and,
flung his dictionary Of opprobrious terms
about the senate chamber, all because he
understood Senator McComas Of Maryland
to refer to "cruelties committed on both
sides during the civil war" and he
charged him with passing over with com
placeney the outrages and iniquities and
barbarities committed by American SOL
diers in the Philippines" : The senator
then justified the Filipinos in perpetrating
every barbarity upon our soldiers and de-
clared that the people Of the south, had
they, known at the close of the war that
the reins, Of government were to be turned
over to the negroes, would have retired
to the swamps and maintained an inter-
minable guerilla warfare against the
United States. ...@sss1
He proceeded to defend negro slavery,
the Ku- klux-klan, disfranchisement of the
negro, the use Of the shotgun and torture
upon negroes, and wound up with a def
ance Of the American eagle. The demo-
cratic senators were nervous over Till
mans candor but they themselves, or
most of them, have practically taken the
same ground, although they lacked the
vituperative force and candor Of Tillman
They have distinctly proceeded to Islander
and vilify our soldiers as inhuman and
villainous wretches, have taken up the
defense of the enemies of the United
to go into the campaign this year and
In 1904 on what they call the Philippine
issue, viz, the alleged cruelty of our Off
GERS and soldiers toward the poor Fill
5pinos." They are just idiotic enough to
think they can win on this issue. Tillman
discloses how, while he and his fellow
statesmen are weeping over the 'poor
Filipinos,'' they cannot conceal their
background, which is lurid enough, Ger
tainly, to suggest crime.
| The senator from South Carolina, while
threnodizing over the Filipinos, says that
| when we get ready to put a :nigger's face
in the sands; we put his body. there, too
and there is no doubt that he woirld. In
several southern states the negro vote has
been annihilated by statute and constitu-
tional provision, and 1t is not articulate
to assert its rights, ~.
The democrats are not learning any
thing by their reverses. Only the other
day they placed at the head of their. CON
gressional committee to conduct the con-
! orc asional "a nina tpn this vear Con pres a.
man Griggs Of Georgia, "a man who stands
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08

Bret Harte's death is likely to be felt
more Dy the English than the American
pubic. Although since he took up his
permanent residence in London fourteen
years ago, he has frequently contribut cd
20 20 american magazines, he has not been
ieao "lcn SO much interest here as in
england. To Americans his California
stories had become quito date and 70,
tnat reason had lost the charm which thew
SUI retained for the English public
,..aiiy unfamiliar with the changed con-
oltlons IN the American west.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
The ,Nonpareil Man
Casually Observed.

Casually Observed.
Mr.. Bixby says that he is neither Ger
nor Feminist Nevertheless, the governor
lis keeping his political chicken coop locked
and sleeping with one leg out of bed.
General Chaffee has gone to Mindanao to
oversee the game Of playing tattoo on the
datto. 80,
Now 1t is volcano in the British West
Indies that Is beginning to stir as uneasily
as the colored man who sat on the hot quar-
ter Uncle Sam has aroused the Caribbean
islands.
The Southern Pacific road has decided to
buy all the pie foundries along the route and
evict the sandwich of 1874 from the lunch
counters. Much public interest is felt in
the movement.
The wheat crop Is beginning to convalssce
and the doctor Is now rushing over to feel
the pulse Of the peach crop.
There is one objection to putting the 18TH
milan canal matter in the hands Of the presi-
dent. That is, he will dig the canal and
thus ruin our record of 100 years.
The rather warm gentlemen who pedde out
the solidihed gelidity have an agreement on
ice baron now he steps off the curb to let him
pass
| Several photographic artists in the exchanges
seem to be disappointed that none OF the
| ladies at: Los Angeles have had their bon
nets torn off. In the language of the society
| editors, Style Book, "a quiet time was
| had"
| If this coming summer is not to be a
| troublous one all the signs will fail. The
| Grand Trunk workmen, the Pullman car
| conductors and porters and the hard coal men
are threatening to strike for more pay. The
| government Is out after illegal combines
The people are very cross at the meat and
| ice trusts. The weather is all out of whack
| and cannot seem to. settle down, in spite OF
| the fact that our nasturtiums and sweet peas
| are in critical condition Many prominent
men are dying suddenly and we feel little
| giddy ourselves at times. :.