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The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Died Without Medical Attendance.

About o'clock yesterday morning the
infant child of Kate Diggs. colored, liv-
ing at Essex Court northwest, died
without medical attention. Coroner New
lit was notified by the Seventh precinct
police and ordered that the body be sent
TO the morgue, pending an investigation
which will be made by him
Ninth precinct also received a report
at about 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
that the 14-months- infant OF Mary
Lyles, colored. living at 423 Seventh
Street northeast. died without medical
attention.
Coroner hewitt is busily engaged in
yestigating the matter.
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drinking in a saloon when some one
told them that five deputies We're com
ing down the street. The men then
went out and met them. Walking Up
10 one of the deputies Sharp said: You
would look more like a man II you did
not wear that star
Killed for Trivial Act.
Sharp then tried TO tear the star from
the officers coat. The officer drew his
revolver and fred. With moan the
striker fell to the ground.g dead. The
bullet PASSED through his heart, coming
out of his back
After the shooting the deputies, with
drawn revolvers, made their way down
the street to the Nesquehoning colliery,
where they were employed. A heavy
force OF officers. armed with carbnes,
was sent to the place to guard them.
Sharp's body was carried to the railway
station.
When the news OF his death was re-
ported at his home In Lansford. mob
CT about 400 gathered and started on a
march over the mountain to Nesquehon-
ing with the purpose of wreaking ven
geance upon the deputies. Before they
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

A SPECIAL MEETING OF Naomi Chapter, No.
3, o. E. ;. will be held TUESDAY, AUGUST
10, AT las z. NJ. at 1907 G. St nw- for the
purpose OF attending the funeral of our late
sister Lucy A. Noyes- By order of the ". VI.
NJ H. GOULD, Secretary MI
SPECIAL Observation-Disclosures Orient COM
mandery. No. 8. Knight remplars. August IL,
1902 The Sir Knights OF Orient Commandery
are directed to assemble at the Asylum, ith
ST. and Pa. ave. Sc. TUESDAY. AUGUST 10,
1902, At 2:30 r. NJ. in full Tempar uniform
for the purpose of attending the funeral OF
our deceased Frater. Sir Knight John Z. Gra-
ham. BY order the Eminent Commander. AL
LEN Bi>SUIs. Captain General. mls-l1
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REPAIRS ESTIMATED
TO COST A MILLION
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Meeting Last Night Was Shoft-Com-
munications Were Read.

The regular weekly meeting OF the
Central Labor Union held last night
at Typographical Temple was very short
and the reading of communications was
the principal business.
Several letters were received from
different labor organizations affiliated
with the body iudorsing the action CT
the Central Labor Union in placing
Chevy Chase Lake On the unfair list.
All the letters stated that fines and PEN
alties would be imposed upon any mem
bers attending tie resort.
A letter was received from the sec
retary of the United Mine Workers. w.
B. Wilson. acknowledging the receipt of
the sl5 appropriated for the relief Of
the striking miners by the Central
Labor Union at its last meeting
An appropriation of $40 was made last
night for the relief of the plumbers
who are locked out in Dayton. Ohio. by
the Master Plumbers Association Of
that place.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Swore, But Did Not Curse.

Your honor, ! admit that l was
swearin' once or twice" said Bertha
Belle. colored. arraigned in the Police
Court yesterday on the charge OF cursing
and acting disorderly on the street
Il admits the swearin' | done, but /
low l didn't do no cursin'," continued
Bertha so tremulously that the purple
flowers on her hat shook
Ten dollars said the Judge.
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Keels Over When Fired.
PROTEST AGAINST WILL.
Alleged That Mrs. Ellen O'Brien Was of
Unsound Mind.

protest was filed yesterday by John
Henry Glass, John H. O'Brien, Mary
Hughes. Patrick L. o'Brien and Eliza
beth Sebastian against the admitting to
probate OF the will of the late Ellen
O'Brisn. who died July last.
The caveators are not named as bene-
fciaries under the will, which is dated
June 10 last.
BY her will Mrs. O'Brien left the
premises known as 523 Sixth Street to
her nephew. Joseph Atkins. and $50 to
the pastor of st. Patrick's Church The
premises at 525 Sixth Street she directed
TO be sold and left one-haif the proceeds
to the children of her brother, Patrick
O'Brien. and the remainder to her
friend. Johanna O'Neil.
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MR.. LAMB PROMISES
TO SURRENDER POWER
Will Produce the vanishing
Plaintiff Today.
A MESSAGE FROM MONTREAL
Lawyer Asks That There Be Fo Inter
ference or Train En- Route -Exami-
naticn of Disappearing Gentleman
Likely to Be Taken Up at Once.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-Relying on the
repeated assurances made both publicly
and privately by George Alfred Lamb il
seems certain that Peter Power. the
vanishing Northern Pacific plaintin,
will be in the custody OF United States
Marshal Henkel within twenty-four
hours. Mr. Lamb went to Montreal on
Saturday and at latest reports he and
Mrs. Power were joining in prayers and
entreaties to the reluctant Peter, beg
ging him to start for New York. without
delay, in the company of his lawyer
Dispatch From Mr.. Lamb.
Marshal Henkel this morning received
the following telegram. dated Montreal.
Quebec:
Shall positively surrender Power to
you Tuesday morning, as agreed. Body
of Pinkertons here. Look to you to see
there is no interference on train by any,
body. GEORGE ALFRED LAMB.
Marshal Henkel expressed his belief in
Lambs good faith, and declared that IS
soon as he saw Power he would do his
duty as ordered by the court, and so
safely close the door OF Ludlow Street
Jail on him that the vanishing plaintifi
would find it mighty hard to agaiJ re-
hearse the extraordinary disappearing
performance" which has hitherto so sue
Icessfully baffled counsel for the
Northern Pacific.
AS to any interference, Marshal Hen
kel scouts the idea. but at the same time
declares his official inability TO prevent
It. Until Peter Power has been actual
ly surrendered to the marshal in this
district. Henkel has not the slightest
authority over Lambs client. What
Pinkerton men or others may do or at
tempt 10 do with the vanishing plain
tiff outside of the Southern district of
New York is a matter that may con-
Germ Lamb and Power. but concerns
Marshal Hepkel not at all
Interference Would Be Grave
It is. however. certain that Judge La
eombe, who issued the order committing
Power when caught to thirty days in
jail for contempt OF court. would resent
any interference with q bona fde at
tempt at voluntary surrender. such in
reference with a person already COM
mitted BY the court might be held to
constitute an even gTaver contempt than
that of which Power was ddjudged
guilty.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Boy Cured of Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

Ny boy. when four years old, was taken with
collie and cramps in his stomach. | sent for the
doctor and he injected morphine. but the child
kept getting worse. | then gave him half
tcGspounful OF Chamber!ain's Collie Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. and in half an hour he was
sleeping and soon recovered.-F. l.. wilkins
Shell Lake, Wis. Mr. Wilkins is bookkeeper
for the She'll Lake Lumber Co. For sale by
Henry Evans, wholesale and retail, 922 + Street,
and all druggists.
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TOTAX THE "SEEING
WASHINGTON" CARS
Mr.. O'BRIEN ILL.
Irish Leader Is Seriously III at HostelIy
at Atlantic City.

Mr.. Donatius o'Brien, of this city. is
seriously i'll at the Grand Atlantic Ho-
tel. Atlantic City. He is under the
care OF DR.. Reed. and Mr.. William +.
Hart. Mr.. Cope and his wife are with
him and attending TO his wants.
Mr. O'Brien is one OF the most we'll
known local Irish leaders. His labors
and anxiety for the success of the Red
mond and Devlin mass meeting. held IN
this city several weeks go. and the sub
sequent attendant work. it is thought
are responsible for his illness.
Mr.. Reed thinks that with proper at
tention Mr. O'Brien Will have a speedy
recover
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Hacknnen Secure Recon-
mendation That License
Be Required,
INJURIES THE CAB TRADE
Protest to Commissioners and Letter Is
Referred to Assessor-Traction Com
pany Officials Say They Have No
Connection With Operation of Cars.

Some of the city hackmen and others
whose interests are jeopardized by the
popularity of the Seeing Washington
cars" are after that business with a
cudgel One of them has written TO the
Commissioners complaining Of the fall
ing off of business and requesting the
board to exact a special license from
these cars. The letter was referred to
the Assessor, and he has reported, ia
voring such a step. He says:
THE Seeing Washington cars have
not heretofore paid license. but in my
opinion they should be required to pro-
cure licenses under the provisions of
section Z, paragraph "A, of the act of
July l. 1902. which is as follows:
That persons, firms or corporations
operating vehicles for hire or for the
transportation of passengers in the Dis
trict cf Columbia with sufficient regu
larity 10 enable the public to take pas
sage therein at any point intermediate
10 the stable or stand of such vehicle.
or operate such vehicle over a route
sufficiently definite to enable the pub
lie to ascertain the streets and avenues
on which such vehicle can be found en-
route. shall pay license taxes as fol-
lows:
Amount of License Fee
For each vehicle with seating ca
pacity not to exceed ten passengers. Sc
per annum; for each vehicle with seat
ing capacity exceeding ten passengers.
s12 per annum. No license shall be issued
under the terms of This paragraph with
out the approval of the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia.
''It will be observed that the approval
Of the Commissioners is required be-
fore licenses of this kind can be issued.
and l have the honor to recommend that
you direct that we issue licenses for
these cars"
Doesn't Hit Traction Company.
In speaking of the matter last night.
Mr. Lee. general superintendent of the
Washington Traction Company. said:
This company has nothing whatever
to do with the operation of the Seeing
Washington cars on the streets of this
city, nor the charging of a license for
the operation OF them. The cars are the
property of this company. but are not
operated by it. We rent the cars by the
hour. day, week or month, to the See
ing Washington Company in this city.
That firm is incorporated in this city
and does nothing hIt operate the cars.
II a license is charged, ii viii have to
be paid by that company, as we have
nothing TO do with the cars, further
than renting them to the company.
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First Days Results.

Today's games resulted as follows:
First division-Duryea beat Cranska,
Botsford and a. L. Williams: Peck beat
Bishop. Botsford and Bell; Whaley beat
Greensllt and Bishop; Cox beat Coleman
and Foss: Strong beat C. NJ. Bryant and
Greenslit; Foss beat Greenslit and
Cranska: A. L. Williams beat Coleman;
Bryant beat Bell; Bell beat Howard, and
Botsford beat Williams.
Second division-Cranska beat Webb,
Webb beat H. Duryea. Hogeland beat
McCrosby, II. Duryea beat Messenger
Crosby beat f. Robinson.
Third division-Shrley beat A. c. Rob
inson and PRESTIGE. Webb beat Porter.
Davenport beat Brown. Porter beat Ca
ruthers. A. Robinson beat Prentice and
Hale beat Brown.
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Examination Not Made.

The District Health Officer, DR.. VIII
he had not been apprised OF the facts
connected with the sudden Illness OF
Alexander Dulaney. colored. who. it was
alleged. was made ill by drinking water
from spring in Graceland Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Paving of King Street Will
Soon Be Settled
New Grooved Rails Will Be Used by
Street Car Company -Fu-
neral of Mr.. Clarke

ALEXANDRIA. We. Aug 1S.-Tte
work OF curbing King Street from Royal
TO Fayette Streets. distance of eigh;
blocks. preparatory to the paving of
that thoroughfare with vitrified brick is
rapidly nearing completion. and the
contractors expect to have the work
completed within a few more days. The
first installment OF the vitrifed brick
for the paving arrived here this morn
ing.
The officials of the Washington. Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail-
way Company have notified the con-
tractors that improved grooved rails to
be used In place of the present rails on
that street will arrive here in about
three weeks.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Mr. J. Reynolds this morning reported
at police headquarters that fellow
workman at the Southern Railway.
where he is employed, had stolen box
OF tools from him and taken them 10
Grafton, w Va. The authorities at that
place were given description of the
man and requested to arrest him.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
NEW YORK TRYING TO
COLLECT BIG PAYMENT
Street Railway Companies
Asked 70 $1,25O,oOO
SHARE OF IMPROVEMENTS
Money Represents Wo;k of Repairing
Spaces Between the Tracks and
Covers Two Years-Right of City to
Make the Charge Questioned.

NEW YORK. Aug 1S.-A concerted
effort is being made by Comptrolle.
Grout and Mayor Low to collect from
the street railway companies sl.250.GOO
due for repavlng between and about their
tracks.
The general railroad act, chapter 252,
of the laws of 1884, as amended. states
explicitly that the street railway COM
panies shall keep in repair the streets
between their tracks and strip two
feet beside them. In case of failure of a
company TO make such repairs the city
authorities are authorized to make the
same al the expense of the railway
corporation. This work the city OF New
York has been doing for many years. and
bills which have been rendered 10 the
companies have. in most cases, been
ignored.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Punxsutawney. Pa A. L. Brown. W. II.
Caruthers. Norwich; Messrs. hale and
Monroe. Cottage City; S. A. Davenport.
Northampton; F. C. Greaves. Bridge
port: s. b. Prentice. Providence; J. ].
Shirley. Washington; s. T. webb, West
Chester Pa
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
SMOKING PIPE IN BED
COST WOMAN Her LIFE
BERTHE Ennis, Colored, Met
Death in FitZ Court.
Is Said to Have Been Drinking Before
Going to Bed-Sparks Ignited
Bed Clothing.

As result of smoking a pipe in bed
BERTHE Ennis. a colored woman. was
burned to death at 634 Fitz Court north
west shortly after o'clock last night.
The police were notified that there was
fire in the court and several engine
companies responded.
On their arrival at the court it was
found that the house occupied by Ber-
tie Ennis was in flames. The department
soon had the blaze extinguished.
Upon making an investigation the fire
men found the dead body OF the Ennis
woman on the bed in the front room.
The bed had been badly burned and the
negro woman had received wounds that
caused her death almost Immediately.
Believed to Have Quarreled.
From what the police could learn OF
the affair, it appears that BERTHE Ennis
had quarrel with her best man in the
afternoon and had imbibed very freely OF
intoxicating liquor 1t is believed she
was making an attempt to sleep off the
effects of the liquor, but before going TO
bed hlled pipe she was in the habit Of
smoking.
Fell Asleep Smoking.
She got her short corncob filed, and,
after few puffs. fell of to sleep. The
pipe however. did not go out before
falling out of her mouth. and the sparks
ignited the bedclothes. They were soon
on fire. and it is presumed the woman
was too much under the influence of
drink to notice anything until she had
become badly burned.
Then she woke up and screamed foi
help. The neighbors sent in an alarm,
but she was so badly burned when the
hremen found her that she died in a
few minutes.
DR.. hewitt. the Coroner. was notified
Of the woman's death and after hearing
The circumstances issued a certificate of
accidental death.
The woman's remains were sent to
the morgue last night.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Same Thing in Brooklyn.

The refusal OF the railway companies
in Manhattan to Fay moneys justly due
the city has found an echo in Brooklyn
borough. where President Greatsinger.
recently iiatiy refused to acknowledge
the right of the city to collect from his
company on claims pending for repaving.
President Swanstrom did some plain
talking on the subject. with the result
that work on the important Third Ave-
nue. Improvement was suspended.
Tho comptroller's expert found that
the last payment made by the Manhattan
companies on the repaving account was
on January %, 1895. Also that there
was collected from February, 1891, up
to date $36. .57ST3
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Members of the various fire companies
of this city have about perfected ar
rangements for attending the annual
meeting OF the Firemen's Convention at
Portsmouth, Va. Messrs. R. NJ. Latham.
John De Silva, and ]. II. Trimyer will
leave for Portsmouth tomorrow night. 1t
is expected that number OF others will
go down Wednesday night.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Baggagemaster Samuel Garnett. OF the
Washington Southern Railroad. acci-
dentally stepped from southbound
train on that road last night, at the ia
tersection OF Fayette and Duke Streets,
and was considerably bruised. His in
juries. however. are not serious. Mr..
Garnett made the run down the road. but
upon his return this morning was COM
PEELED to take to his bed.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
DENIES CROWN PRINCE
LOVES MISS DEACON
Herr Won Siemke Talks of
German Scandal,
Royal Councillor Of Commerce Says Only
French Papers Would Start
Such Story.

Herr Hermann von Siemke, royal
councillor Of commerce (commerzlen-
rathl OF Berlin. who is in this city On
a tour of the United States. speaking OF
the alleged love affair of Miss Gladys
Deacon and the Crown Prince of Ger
many last night at the New Willard
said:
The whole story is web Of false
hoods from beginning to end, as every
sane man will admit who knows any
thing at all of the discipline with which
the German Emperor has imbued his
children. he is loving father withal,
and there has never been the slightest
doubt as 10 the purity of his moral char
acter. His home life is exemplary. his
majesty being the most devoted of nus
bands and kindest of fathers. His chill
dren not only love but idolize their
father, and vie with each other in obey
ing his lightest wish and desire. There
has never been any doubt as to that,
and you Americans know there has
never been any scandaious stories told
about his majesty or any member os his
samily
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
ROGUE PLAYERS BEGIN
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT 7

Continued from First rage.)
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

A lawn party will be given under the
auspices OF r. E. Lee Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy. at Falls
Church next Thursday evening. The pro-
ceeds of the party will be used for the
benefit OF the ]. Q. Mari monument
fund.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Members of Congress In
spect Warshlps Off
Newport.
THE GUESTS OF Mr.. MOoDY
Witt North Atlantic Squadron and Fizd
That Thee Warships Need Overhaul
ing-Everything in Readiness for the
Coming War Cane.

Naval officers who were with Secre-
tary Moody cn his trip en- the Dolphin.
accompanied by number OF members OF
Congress who were anxious to inspect
the ships of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron. say that everything is in readi-
ness for the great war game which Is
to commence next month.
On board the Dolphin, as guests of the
Secretary Of the Navy. were Senator
Hale. Postmaster General Payne. Rep
resentatives Cannon. Foss. Dayton,
Meyer ard Roberts. The Dolphin sailed
week ago Saturday and joined the feet
at Newport.
The party first inspected the old train
ing ship Hartford. and on Sunday be-
gun the inspection OF the feet at New
London. This inspection was continued
Monday and target practice by the Mas
sachusetts was witnessed for the pur-
pose of demonstrating to the members
of Congress the necessity for rehtting
the Massachusetts with balanced tur-
res.
Keels Over When Fired.
1t was shown that when the Massa-
chusetts' guns are fred she keels over
from the recoil about degrees 1t is
proposed to remedy this by installing
balanced turrets and electric machin-
cry.
The same defect exists In the Oregon
and Indiana. and 1t is estimated that
the work CT refitting the three vessels
will cost in the neighborhood OF sI,000.-
300. The party also visited the naval
war college and saw the operation of the
torpedo fiotilla
The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Mr.. Carolo Luca Jaccarino. of Soren-
to. Italy. and Miss Selma Elvira Au-
gusta Carlson, of Stockholm, Sweden,
were quietly married at noon last Sat
urday at the parsonage of Grace Epis-
copal Church. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. C. E. Ball. The couple
yesterday left for Saratoga, and will also
visit other summer resorts.
TIE funeral OF John p. Clarke, who
died last Saturday morning al his home,
20T Duke Street, was held at o'clock
this afternoon at the Masonic Temple,
and was largely attended. The members
of Alexandria Washington Lodge. No.
%, of which he was member. together
with many members OF the Andrew
Jackson Lodge. attended. The services
were conducted by Rev. R. K Massie.
acting rector of Christ Episcopal
Church. The interment was made in the
Episcopal Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs.
W. II. Lambert, X. Kemper. w. II. Phil
lips. A. G. Uhler, NJ. L. Price, and F.
Paff, ST.
The active pallbearers were Messrs.
NJ Jaffa. ]. T. Roberts. +. Bendheim,
A. E. Smoot. and n. Wollberg-
Miss Elizabeth Worthington. daugh-
ter of the late George Y. Worthington,
died this afternoon at her home, on Sem
mary Hill. west of this city. She was
sixty-two years Of age, and formerly
resided in this city where she was we'll
known. The remains will be forwarded
to Baltimore next Wednesday morning
for interment.
A colored woman giving her name as
NJ ". Hayson. and her son, small boy.
were this afternoon arrested by Police
man Beach on the charge OF violating
the Jim Crow" car law, providing sepa-
rate seats for the two races. on the
Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway. They left IS each.
collateral for. their appearance In the
police court in the morning. The woman
and her son were on their way up from
Mount Vernon. and when the conductor
them to take the seat as
signed for colored people they refused.
When the car arrived in this city they
we're arrested.
The Washington times., 1902-08-19
Nothing Yet Paid.

Bills for all this work were rendered
to the companies on March 20. 1901. but
nothing has been paid. 1t will be seen
that the total for the two years. 1900 and
1901. is 1928. .2S. The work done for
the companies by the city this year has
not been yet taken up.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Mellen
has been assigned the duty of present.
ing in the courts the claims against
the companies. and he will find himself
fully occupied for some months in the
attempt to recover on claims dating
previous TO January !, 1900. and amount
ing 20 1922. .a43.73
Including a few cases in which action
had been begun by former corporation
counsels. there are now pending suits
against twenty-three companies. involv
ing in the aggregate the sum of $3.50.
756.75. The corporation counsel has be-
gun this year thirty-four suits to re-
cover moneys in Manhattan prior to
January l. 1900.
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Report to Mayor Low.

April 26. 1902, made a report TO Mayor
Low showing liabilities of the railway
companies for 1901 to be 192.s35.29. as
their share CT the cost OF repavine
streets in Manhattan borough.
The mayor referred this report to the
comptroller. who directed one CT his ex-
pert accountants to make complete
and careful examination. Edward
Feeney, the assistant to the expert ac-
countant assigned to the work, waded
through the cooks of the highway de-
partment and found that during the
year 1900 the city had done repairing for
the companies a. a cost OF 1921, ,96J.J9.