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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
GUARDING JEWELERS. SAFES.
Thieves Shun Them II Protected by
Certain Protective Unions.

The way Of the transgressor who is in
any way connected with a jewelry theft
is extremely hard. No other class Of
thieves is followed so persistentIy. or
runs so gread.a risk Of being caught soon
er or later. Most iewelry thefts. even
small ones, are followed up, often for
years. until every man involved is sue
cessfully run down. Il IS common for
ten or even twenty times the value OF the
articles stolen TO be expended In their re-
covery. AS might be expected. most
thieves have come 20 regard the jeWeIry
business as one Of the most dangerous
temptations Of their profession.
Fewer attempts are made to rob ieweIry
dealers than ever before. This very graf
flying state Of affairs is due to the sur
veillance Of the various detective asso-
Citations OF jewellers The name Of these
associations, the jewelers. Protective
Union and the Jewellers Security ALI
ance. are, perhaps. familiar, but little is
known Of the remarkable work they are
carrying on The annual reports of these
associations contain enough material to
I'll unlimited novels.
A thief knows that q safe bearing the
emblem is in all likelihood not even
watched. thus permitting him 10 work IN
disturbed; but the certainty that a swarm
OF detectives viii be set upon him If he
campers with IL is a very effective though
silent threat. There is not an experienced
burglar in the country who does not know
and, in his own way. respect these signs.
The only trouble members Of the asso-
cations have is from nOvices at burglary
who have not been warned by their oIdcrs
One OF the associations, the jewelers.
Security Alliance. guards the safes Of
2,030 jewellers throughout America. The
jewellers Protective Union insures the
safety Of Jewels in transit. TIE detec-
tive work is done by a famous agency.
II necessary hundreds Of men can be set
to work hundreds Of miles distant within
few minutes after the alarm is sounded
The detectives employed by the unions
also watch the important fences" where
stolen goods are likely 10 find their way.
and keep In touch IN every possible way
with the under world" II has happened
several times that the detectives have
notified jewellers Of thefts from their
stock which they had not discovered
themselves. Several important plots have
also been discovered IN advance in the
same way and the proposed victims placed
upon their guard.-NsW York Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
Found His Friend Dead.
ARMY ORDERS.

The following transfers are made in the
Fourth Infantry: First Lieut.. Walter s.
Brown, from Company TO Company E.
First Lieut. samuel 3. Mcintyre. from
Company E to Company L.
First Lieut. Louis s. d. Rucker tr..
Sixteenth Infantry. now at Trenton Mich.
on sick leave OF absence. will report to
Columbus Barracks, Chic, for assignment
to duty with recruits that may be sent
TO the Division Of the Philippines.
Lieut.. Col. Enoch H. Crowder. Judge
advocate, viii repair to this city for con
sultatiOn with the Attorney General Of
the United States on official business per
tanning to the legal proceedings in the
case Of Peter C. Deming. late captain.
assistant commissary Of subsistence.
United States Volunteers.
First Lieut. Louis J. Van Schaick.
Fourth Infantry, now on sick leave OF
absence. viii proceed to Washington Bar
racks and report TO General Hospital for
treatment
The following assignments to regiments
Of officers recently promoted are an
nOunced: Capt Eugene P. Jervey. II.
promoted from first lieutenant. Tenth
Cavalry. 10 the Ninth Cavalry. Troop A.
to date from January 81. 1902 Col. Henry
c. Ward promoted from lieutenant col
Onel, Seventeenth Infantry, 10 the Fiji
teen Infantry, 10 date from January 81,
1902. Lieut. Col, Benz. c. Lockwood pro
NOTED from major. Twenty-frst Infantry.
20 the Seventeenth Infantry, to date from
January 81, 1902; Lieutenant Colonel Lock
wood viii Join his regiment upon its
arrival at san Francisco, Cal. Major Dan
lei A Frederick promoted from captain
Seventh Infantry. 10 the Twenty first IN
tantry. to date from January 81, 1902
Leave Of absence for four days Is grant
ed Capt Henry H. Benham, Second In
fentry. recruiting officer.
Major Eugene A Ellis, Thirteenth Cav
airy, is directed TO report IN person 10
Lieut.. Col. Abel L. Smith, deputy COM
missary general, president of the army
retiring board appointed TO meet az St
Louis, Mo, at such time as he may desig-
nate. for examination by the board
Leave OF absence granted Capt. Alfred
c. Merillat. Fifteenth Cavalry is extend
ed two months
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
SOME OF THE JOYS OF LIVING
IN THE METROPOLIS OE THE LAND
Man Showed TO His Death in Fright
ful Crush in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Crowds anxious
to get seats in the T. cars Of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company at Bridge
Street and Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn. last
night drove William Boyer 70 his death.
The accident happened ar z O'Clock, when
the rush is the heaviest.
Boyer. who was forty years old. was
swept from the platform as engine No. SO
came along on its way to East New York.
Its wheels passed over the mans head
killing him instantly.
When Beyer fell the crowd Of two b,,r-
dred DersoEs waiting on the station plat
form set ~ a yell and several women
tainted.
al the station where Boyer met his death
one Of the busiest OF the whole linz
there are no guardraiIs. and the passa,-
gers frequently get Eear the edge 81 The
platform TO look out for the trains cor,
ing in either direction.
Last night, ewing 10 a bIoot o.. e..
BRUCE an extra crowd vas on the c.
non beyer was one Of the first to pass
through the turnstile. and took his mac
near the outer edge OF the station. W.
ne hnaily sishted an East Kew York trsi,
In jocular - ay he caIIeS.
Here coTnas our train row.
win his words the crowd surged for
Sa1u' an anxious 70 get q se5t in the East
Ne" York train that rad been DELAYED for
-Le''Ily an hour IL he rush Beysr vas
swept from the Platform Just as thu engine
pulled IN at The station. In falling Ms
head struck the front wnesl which 49,
over it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
FAVOR OWNING CABLE
UNDER CONDITIONS
Position of Representatives
Lowering and Wagner.
Commend the Enterprise Of the Com
merciaI Pacific Cable Company.
other Individual Views

Representative Lowering Of Massachu-
sets and Representative Wagner Of Penn
syIvania. who. IN the House Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
voted with the minority against a Govern
ment cable have put in a special report
Of their ogn on the subject
They express preference for a Govern
ment cable, but urge that If a Govern
ment cable should not be deemed best,
all proper concessions be given the Com
mercial Pacific Cable Company.
CommeHds Private Enterprise.
II the Government should decide to
build cable. they recommend that the
Government purchase the interests Of the
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
This report, though expressing prefer
ence for a Government cable, is com
mandatory OF the enterprise Of the Com
mercial Pacific Gable Company in their
purpose to lay private cable across the
Pacific.
Representative Mann Of Illinois and
Representative Shackleford OF Missouri.
who voted for a Government cable. did
not sign the majority report. They reserve
the right 90 present their individual
views TO the House in opposition to some
features Of the Government cable bill,
but in favor Of Government cable.
Route Left Open.
The amended cable bill. as printed,
provides that the cable shall be built by
whatever route may be determined to
be the most practicable by the President. %
This opens the way for the building OF
the cable by the Marshal Islands. owned
by Germany. if physical Conditions make
II impracticaole 70 land at the Island of
Guam.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
THINKS He HAS x-RAYs IN HIM
william VIVID, n Fugitive From Jus
tice, sent to Insane Pavilion

- AAAANHA ~ ANs ~ = - AAAhN q YIN "Aa-
tice, sent to Insane Pavilion.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-WilIiam Wyld. a
young Englishman who arrived on the
KronPrinz Wilhelm on Sunday. and who,
on his own confession, is charged with
being a fugitive from justice, is in the
insane pavilion in Bellevue Hospital
Magistrate Olmsted. who questioned the
young man In the Centre Street Police
Court yesterday. committed him for ex-
animation as 10 his sanity.
VIVID gave himself up TO the police on
Sunday night. saying that last December
he had stolen S40C- in iewelry and cash
from his employers. Walsh, Leavitt &
Co., Of 30. 10 LUdga-e Hill, Birmingham,
England.
He said he had spent most Of the money
In LondCn and on the Continent before
taking passage for this country
I'm willing 10 90 back to Scotland
Yard said the young man when he was
arraigned in the police court. Il told the
detectives that I knew they would catch
me In the end"
Magistrate Olmsted asked the prisoner
several questions. bat Wyld ignored them
end began TO talk discOnnectedly- He said
he was lighted with X-rays and was the
bearer Of wireless messages.
Wyld had In his possession wber
searched thirteen large diamond rings
and other articles Of jeWelry and about
$3.50
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
Men Fight, Women Faint, and Chill
dren Scream in New York Jam.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Men. women. and
ehildren, struggling mass OF humanity
packed the Park Row entrance OF the
Brooklyn Bridge last night in one CT the
most terrific crushes that has occurred
there. At an hour when every bit Of roll
ing stock was needed. an accident at the
Brooklyn end Of the structure stopDed
traffic BY the Bridge cars entirely for two
hours
A terrific crowding Of the platforms fol-
lowed the stopping Of the Bridge trains.
but the sale OF tickets went steadily on
for tfteen minutes. The result was a
jam of humanity on stairs and Ma fsorrIS
mat kept increasing every moment and
panic was imminent Men fought With
each other. and women and children
tainted.
Az length man with torn rIothinzn d
MS way down TO the tickle. booths "a
shouted that II the sale Of tickets was not
stopped ne would have the sellers ar
rested whether from this or on orders
ped. S'op
Then the crowd on the platforms rush
ca down stairs. swelling the crush Wait
ing al the trolley loops. and the seen
was indesCrihabie.
That the police did noble work VAS
the comment heard on all sides. v-i+b
lLlloFns torn and helmets crushed thev
S.Iose 70 Keep the crowd from being run
1o"h Dy cars, and aided women and chill
dren caught In the human press.
10 was not until S.45 O'Clock tbs- train,
ran on the Bridge ags in and for tFa
greater part OF that tine n. rrovss1- =
iasted al the Park Row entrance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
HIS COMPANION A CORPSE
And HE DIDN'T KNOW IT
Pennsylvania UnWittingly
Rides With Dead Man.
Death summons Came TO Thomas
Mccoy shortly After Dinner.
RUprured n Flood Vessel.

VINELAND. n. J., Feb. 25.-A sudden
and strange death, resulting in a mans
riding ten miles in a buggy with a corpse
without knowing II. occurred at East
Vineland last night.
Thomas Mccoy. well-known citizen
Of this city, had beer enjoying himself
at dinner given in a farmhouse at East
Vineland, when he suddenly left the table
and went TO his carriage preparatory TO
driving home.
When George Pancoast went TO the
team an hour later to return home with
his companion he found Mccoy suspended
head down, from the carriage, his feet
having caught somewhere under the seat.
Ten-MiIe Ride With Corpse.
Thinking his companions over-lnduI-
gence at the dinner table was the cause
OF his peculiar predIcament. FancoasJ
quietly lifted him into a sitting position
IN the buggy, wrapped the blankets around
him and drove to Vineland without saw
ing anything about the occurrence TO Nc
COy's friends and acquainJances al the
farmhouse
Upon reaching home and discovering
'HaI mccoy was still IN an inc nsciOus
or paralyzed condition. PancoZs-. after
embarrassing the horse, wrapped blankets
securely around his companion drew the
vehicle into the carriage house and left
Mccoy in the buggy TO sleep it out during
the remainder Of the night.
Found His Friend Dead.
Before morning. however. Pancoast be-
coming anxious over the condition Of his
ward, hurried 20 the barn with a lantern.
and. removing the robes around him,
made a more thorough examination Of his
condition. Then il was that he was horri-
ned 10 IND McCOy's body cold in death.
Coroner Cooper who viewed the body
this morning, thinks McCoy's death was
caused Dy rupture OF a blood vessel in
his head as he hung head-downward from
the carriage seat No marks Of violence
were found on the body.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
THE SPORTY NATION.
1 Type of Married Society woman
Dangerous 20 Wen.


What's the use Of being -=arried if
you can't have a lot Of men =rouude~ she
asks betv cen the puns Of her cigarette
Then she losses down her scotch AID soda
and tells you TO wake up, - IT'S YOU
deal
Such a type Of woman a generstson ago
would have been considered decIasse-
Now she has an unimpeachable social po-
sition.
She is strange mixture, IN roman,
who embodies all that is desirable in the
eyes Of The world. yet says and does
things for which she would have been os-
TRACKED a few years ago.
Every man that crosses .her. path is so
much legitimate prey She considers
him perfectly able TO take care OF him
self. and il it turns out that he is not
well, he deserves what he gets lOr mon
keying with buzz saw.
II he is young ho viii probably fall des-
perately in love with her and make an ass
OF himself t. CO. the other hand. he is
sophisticated. he Will probably take he
at her word and say or do something she
doesn't like. Having given him all the
lead in the wOE ID she experiences a sud
den shock wheh he Oversteps the beaten
path. Then she calls him ugly names.
OF course. it doesn't occur 20 her that
If she had kept on her own side Of the
road he would probably have done like
wise. and she would not have been forced
20 turn him down. When you mildly make
that suggestion 20 her she comes out with
the aforementioned remark-'What's
the use OF being married If you cant have
men about
This type Of woman is usually hand
some aad clever. The latter she has TO
be. for it takes some brains TO make a
fool OF her husband and half. a dozen
other men Of varying ages besides. and
vet keep them all her devoted slaves
She is, OF course, beautifully gOwned, and
must needs always look her best
The day that she loses her grip on her
figure and the fashions marks the begin
ming OF her end. For with her tempera-
rnent she might as we'll be dead and
buried as not be surrounded by admirers
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
100000 PITTsBURG DEPOT.
p. & o. Plans To build Seyen-StOry
Structure on River Wharf.

PITTSBURG, Feb. -5.-Pittsburg coun-
ellis have been petitioned by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad for leave to oc-
cupy a considerable part OF the MOnOn-
gahela River wharf with a new seven
story station, 20 cost $500, 600.
1t is also proposed to change the
tracks and erect a freight warehouse with
double the capacity Of the present one
Rivermen We're also peJitioned TO allow
the railroad company % I'll along the
MOnOugahela River wharf east Of the
Smithfeld Street bridge. and viewers
were appointed. The whole plan was
sprung as a surprise. The plans We're
drawn in the Baltimore office.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
GREATEST UTILITY IS
ESSENTIALLY AT SEA
Admiral Bradford on Wireless
TeIegraphy.
OF LITTLE BENEFIT ON LAND
It's Advantages Being Awaited OF by
Nnvies of the Greater Nations.
System Not Exclusively the Inven-
ton OF MHrcOnI-Hovv Il Is AZ
feeted by the Weather.

The House Committee on Naval Affairs,
which is preparing the navy approprla-
tion bin, heard Rear Admiral r. B.
Bradford recently in secret session. Ad-
miral Bradford is CHIEF Of the Bureau
OF Equipment, Navy Department, and
spoke on the needs Of that department
and in connection herewith gave the
official view on wireless teIegraphy.
Wireless teIegraphy." said Admiral
Bradford, has its field Of usefulness es-
sentiaIly at sea. 1t is doubtful if it will
be Of much service on land where aerial
telegraph lines can be established
Mnrconi Not the Only One.
ships Of all continental navies are
being supplied with wireless telegraph
apparatus; also, TO some extent, those
Of the small nayies Of South American
countries.
1T is a popular idea that the system
is entirely the invention Of Mr.. Marconi,
and that he has monopoly Of effective
appliances for the purpose. This. how
ever, is an error. At present the ap-
paratus is manufactured by two firms in
Germany, two in Paris. and one in Lon
don, the latter being the Marconi com
pany. Mr.. Marconi has patented certain
apparatus in England, but it is doubtful
II these patents would be sustained by
the courts.
American Companies.
There are certain companies IN the
United States that have patented iuven-
tions in connection eith wireless tel
egraphy. There Is no company, how
ever, in the United States so far as !
as aware, that is today prepared to pro-
vide wireless teIegraphy apparatus for
use or experiment; the policy Of the
American companies appears to be chiefly
to control patents for money making pur-
poses
The English and Italian navics use
the Harconi apparatus; for the Russian
and French nayies, a French apparatus;
the German navy, a German apparatus.
Other navies purchase Unfortunately
from various firms, evidently for testing
purposes"
Various Effects of Weather.
He explained that the apparatus is By
no means perfect, ard that it will not
work in very hot weather, although
no one knows why.
Messages can be sent through fog and
bad weather, in fact the transmission
Of messages is facilitated by the pres
ence Of fog.
Cold weather does not seem to inter
fere. Communication. however as
rule, is entirely interrupted during the
prevalence Of thunderstorms.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
CENTRE OF CREATIVE ART.
That, Says Sculptor MncMonnIes Is
Anne rfcn's Destiny

Anne ricn's Destiny.
Frederick William MacMonnies, one Of
the leading scuIptors OF the world, born
an American. has just come home to live
and work in his native land. After sew
enteen years residence in Paris. f. would
be natural 10 suspect a man Of Partisan
leanings- Not 50 with Mr.. MacMonnies.
Il have come back because / am home
sick" said he. One must 90. in his opin-
ion, 10 the hOtbed Of his art or his profess
sion. work there a long time, always
studying, and then with the training Of
years in the best school. let the man re-
turn 20 his own country and apply what
he has learned to its needs. The posi-
bilities Ga thiE country for sculpture are
magnificent. I can't imagine anything
finer. There 10 a splendid. unmistakable
movement in the United States toward
having all that Is beautiful and true
Some Of the finest things IN the world s
sculpture have been called forth by pa
triotisD. There are no people in tho
world so patriotic as the Americans"
That does not sound as II the Amer
lean nation was composed Of money grab
bcrs end stock brokers alone. When
we can remind ourselves OF Abbey and
Sargent ard MacMOnnies and know they
are ali Americans wherever they may be
and when, every now and then. one or
the other speaks thus Of the outlook
Mr.. Abbey yesterday, Mr. MacMonnies
today, Mr.. Sargent or someone else to
norrOw-then there is much 10 be said OF
the future OF American arts These men
have sought the best place 10 learn. and
they come home from time TO time to
do work 10 their own land. II was not so
a quarter or half a century ago.
II is 90 today. and George Meredith was
right. when he said that soon, in twenty
hvO, IN fifty years-the centre Of creative
art would be ia America. Even II Boston
did not like Mr.. MacMonnies' "Bac-
chante," it is a work of great art. And SO
was the fountain al Chicago, and 50 Is
the equestrian statue OF General Slocum.
soon TO be set up in Brooklyn. So, lie; us
hope. will be many more pieces OF sculp-
ture from the clay OF the newly returned
American.-Hsrper Weekly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
BOY ROBBED y FHER.
Volunteer Fireman Not Allowed 20
Withdraw Charge.


Nithdra-s Charge.
NEW YORK. Feb. e5--James =. Walsh
OF No 527 Grand suee.. wia.auso. ~
was prisoner yesterday :. m -,
street Police Ccust oEarged Win "a
one OF two liz -~rceD vho ts,4 ID. -.
robbed his owe . ar Ec--ra We.
volunteer freusa. b r'e -a
Hooper Street
The elder Walsh is asou-
old. and on Sstgrds, -et go, ,..-.
q meeting OF a ,.-!sr
ISOLATION in Orient svels,.- ...- =.
midnight when be starl,.a ar ar--s. -.
had gone oaly short diss.1rg -. r,re
robbers. he alleged. sneea ID " .=stnd
him and, after Telling him VIZ rneir
nsJs robbed him Of thirty-f-e dollars
The aged man was left Iyin,s In the
street and when he was able e, rise he
made his way 70 the Herbert Str.,.t police
station Detectives Connolly vi Lind
say were put on The case and { Nv ves-
Jerday morning they arrested WaISb's
son and Daniel Herman. Not l.urfI rhav
were taken 10 coErt did the elder Walsh
learn that his own son was in CUSTODY
He was not allo ed 10 v.-Adraw the
charge and the prisoners v --e ta,d in $50
baI each for further examination TODAY
Both denied the charge
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
ODD ABDUCTION CASE.
Young Man 10 he Tried for Kfdnap-
ping Girl Who Is Now His wife.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-Despite the fact
that Halsey Corwin, a wealthy young
Brooklynite, married Miss Roberta Men
gis last Thursday, Magistrate Nostrand
declared yesterday he would have TO
stand trial on a charge Of abducting the
girl
When the case against Mr. Corwin.
Albert Vaughn, and Thomas Chatterton.
Jointly accused by Mr.. Mengis. was called
in the Adams Street police court yester-
day not one Of the three was present. A
lawyer explained that Mr.. Corwin had
married Miss Mengis.
Magistrate Nostrand declared the
charge constituted a felony. and he would
not dismiss it. He ordered the lawyer
70 produce his clients in court next Mon
day.
While Corwin and his bride were cele-
brating their marriage last Thursday
night thieves entered the home Of Mr..
Mengis, in Sheepshead Bay. They evf-
IDENTIFY were in search OF the Jewels Cor
win gave 20 his bride. They found only
a pair Of tan gloves and a raglan valued
at SO The girl was wearing the jewels.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-25
DESERTED FAMILY STARVING.
Mother and Six Little Ones Discov-
cred in Criminal Courts building.

mother and SIX Little Ones DiscON-
cred in Criminal Courts building.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Homeless. penni-
less and practically starving. and with
their scanty clothing wet and bedraggIed
mother and six young children were
found late last evening huddled up on
the concrete floor in corner Of the base
ment o. the Criminal Courts Building.
Two Central once detectives noticed
the forlorn little group as they were
leaving the building their attention being
attracted 10 a dark corner by the wailing
cry Of a ten months old babe
The mother, IL answer to questions,
said she is Mrs. Fannie Siegel She said
she came here about a week ago from
Chicago, where her husband, Frank
Siegel. had abandoned his family some
weeks ago. He had been a feed merchant
there. she said. and after he had left
them he was traced TO this city. week
ego she came here to try and find him.
All the money she had went for railway
fare.
During the terrific snow, rain and sIeet
Mrs SiegeI With her children had tramped
the streets, seeking work and trying 10
find her husband. The little ones are
nearly exhausted fro mexposure.
Mrs Siegel and the smallest baby were
sent to the St. BaFnabas Home, in Null
berry Street. while the other five children,
ranging in age from two years 70 eleven,
we're sent 20 the rooms OF the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Children
The police are looking for SiegeL