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The Washington times., 1902-03-05
CONTEMPT CASE DISMISSED.
The Famous Candy Case" Again in
Court-Affidavits Only Were Used.

Contempt proceedings against Mr.. An
drew w. Boyd, charged with disobeying
an order issued by the court in connection
with the suit of Mr.. p. B. Chase, were
dismissed yesterday by Justice Bradley, in
Equity Court No. 2.
Afidayits from both sides were read,
after which the decision was recorded.
The case grew out of the contention Of
Mr.. Chase that fumes from the manufac-
ture of candy in the basement of the
Washington Light Infantry Armory dur
ing the progress of the recent pure food
show were source of annoyance to the
patrons Of his vaudeville theatre. Mr..
Boyd was manager of the exposition.
Mr.. Chase sought to have the manufac-
ture OF candy stopped, and the court
granted his petition for an Injunction. 1t
was claimed that it was violated.
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The scores:
WRESTLING AT KERNAN'S.
Grant Stayed the Limit With Harvey
Parker, Little Demon" Wrestler.

Before one of the largest houses OF the
season at Kernan's last night Harvey
Parker, the little Demon wrestler, es-
sayed to throw Joe Grant, the local favo-
rite. and. in addition to the s25. he made
side bet of $50 that he would secure the
falls. He lost both amounts. for Grant
was in exceptionally fine form, and stayed
the limit Of fifteen minutes. 1t was one
of the best exhibitions of the sport ever
seen here.
Yesterday Parker threw Fred Houseman
in nine minutes. Tonight George Bur-
lingame, champion of Maryland, who
twice stayed the limit with Parker in
Baltimore, will try again for the money.
This afternoon C. E. Vernon will try for
fall, and on Friday night Joe Grant will
be taken on again by Parker.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
BUSINESS BLOCK PURCHASED.
lanes H. Rowland Becomes Owner of
Valuable Property.

4 valuable piece of real estate changed
hands yesterday when a deed was put on
record by Herman z. Blau and his wife,
Martha ]. Blau, conveying to James II.
Rowland lot 16, square 223. The property
is situated at the northwest corner Of
Fourteenth and Streets northwest, and
is one of the best business locations in
the city.
A nominal consideration was named.
Stamps upon the deed, however, indicate
that the price paid for the property was
about SGT 900.
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How the pnr.on Figured 1t.

After sermon by an old colored preach
er in southwest Georgia. one of the breth-
rem said to him.
'Br'er Jenkins, how far off, you reckon,
hell is?"
How oil is you, Br'er Thomas?' asked
the preacher.
We'll, sub. eff don't miss my kalker-
lations. is sixty four.
Well" said the preacher, "w'en you
wuz bon inter de worr hell wuz des sixty
four years off, en- all l got ter say is, dat
eff you aint in sight er it now. it amt yo"
Constitution
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
MGVE IN TOBACCO WAR.
English Trust to Have Purchasing
Agency in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, March An Office
Will be opened in Richmond by the I'M
perial Tobacco Company of England. with
The buyer in this country will be \. +.
Thomas, of Lynchburg. and the financial
agent James Macdonald. OF Glasgow.
Scotland
This is move in the fight between the
English concern and the American Tobac-
co Company, and is designed to prevent
the latter concern from cutting off the
supply of the English company.
The contest is expected to have a de-
cidedly enlivening effect upon the tobacco
market here
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
BAPTIST MINISTER'S UNION.
Papers Read by Members and Refresh
ments Served.

The Baptist Ministers Union met at
the Mount Carmel Baptist Church Mon
day at II a. m.
Mr.. James II. Lee presided and Rev.
George w. NJ. Lucas served as secretary.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Clark and Walter II. Brooks.
A feature of the meeting was the read
ing Of papers by Rev. Robert johnson and
William p. Gibbons. on THE Method OF
Presenting Salvation The members of
the conference exchanged views upon the
papers and rendered votes OF thanks TO
their authors.
Refreshments were served and adjourn
ment was taken until today at 10 O'Clock
at Metropolitan Baptist Church.
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PLATE PRINTERS LEAGUE.
Washington Takes Three Games From
the st. Louis Team.

The Washington team. the leader in the
Plate Printers Bowling League, increased
its lead considerably last night by win
on the Golden Eagles alleys. The win
ming team bowled a steady game. but
twentysix pins separating the high and
low scores. The last game had a hot fin
ish. being won in the last box by twelve
pins.
BY losing the set. St Louis drops to
fourth place. and New York goes up to
third. Johnson had high average last
night with 175, and Land came next with
ia. each having 19l, as highest single
game.
The scores:
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
HABEAS CORPUS CASE TANGLE
David Hayes Twice on Trial in One
Day,

David Hayes, of New Haven, Conn, is
still in custody in this city. awaiting a
decision from Chief Justice Bingham, of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, which will probably be made at
the conclusion Of the hearing today.
Hayes was yesterday released by Jus
tice Bradley on writ of habeas corpus. He
was Immediately rearrested on the charge
OF bribery, officers from Connecticut with
requisition papers having reached the city
yesterday morning.
The case was again heard before JUS
tice Bingham, the hearing lasting for sew
eral hours. The question of certain stat
utes of Connecticut came up, and Justice
Bingham postponed the case until 10
o'clock this morning.
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MUST RESPECT GOVERNMENT.
General Maso's Advice to His Followers
in Cuba

HAVANA. March lowing to a visit
of Gen. Maximo Gomez to Manzanil-
10. his opponents proposed making a
counter demonstration.
General Maso. who was a candidate for
the Presidency against Senior Palma, op-
posed the proposition, however, saying the
people should accept and respect the new
Government.
He added that it would be unpatriotic
10 do otherwise.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
SOUGHT DEATH BY
AID OF SCISSORS
MAY SAIL AROUND ST. PAUL'S.
SantoS-Dumont to Make Experiments in
England and Here.

LONDON. March IN. Santos Dumont
is in London trying to arrange for the
exhibition of his airship Santos Dumont
No. g. at the Crystal Palace. He states
that by providing large number of in
side compartments" he can prevent the
recurrence of the mishap the other week
at Monte Carlo.
He will make experiments in London at
the time of the coronation. and possibly
attempt 10 steer his airship around the
dome of St. Paul's
He says that he will make no more ex-
periments in France. but confine himself
in future to England and the United
States
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
WANTED HIS PAY REDUCED.
Clerk Did Not Believe Borough Could
Afford High Salary.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. March AT
torney Ray Van Horn. clerk for Plymouth
borough. asked the council today TO re-
duce his salary one-fifth.
He said that owing TO the smallpox
epidemic and the flood. the borough was
put to great expense. and he did not think
it could afford to pay him all of his
salary.
The borough council did as requested.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
WOMEN REMEMBER THE DEAD.
Force Virginia to Appropriate for Care
of Confederate Graves.

RICHMOND, Va, March THE women
of Richmond today compelled the Legis-
lature to make liberal appropriations for
the care of Confederate graves They
invaded the capitol by hundreds.
Those who spoke in favor of the bill
were applauded, while those who opposed
it were loudly hissed. The vote in favor
was overwhelming.
The Legislature also set aside 5000. 900
to be expended in pensions for the Con-
federate soldiers.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
Ocean Steamship Movemen Is.

NEW YORK, March Arrived
Deutschland. Hamburg; Minnehaha, Lon
don; Bohemian. Liverpool. Arrived out =:
Haverford, from New York. at Antwerp:
kaserin Maria Theresa, from New York,
At Naples.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
Contractors Defended.

Mr.. NJ. I. Weller spoke strongly in ia
yor of the efforts Of the Superintendent of
Street Cleaning and the contractor in car
rying out the intent of Congress and the
Commissioners. He sail the real trouble
was that not enough money was appropri-
ated to put the service on a stable foun-
dation. Mr.. Weller stated that it would
probably be better to resort to a purely
municipal service or to pay the contractor
by the ton or by some other measure for
what he actually does. That, he thought,
would obviate the present difficulty. Mr..
Weller said that an effort was being made
to accomplish with s2s 900 what had cost
the 5000 householders in the city $13O, 900
before the present system went into eff
feet.
The association passed a resolution re-
questing the Capital Traction Company to
erect a waiting shed at the eastern termi-
nus of It's lines on Pennsylvania Avenue.
AT the instance of Mr.. E. l. Nottingham,
the association authorized a request of
Col. T. A. Bingham for an additional
watchman for Lincoln Park. in order that
it might be guarded at night and disor-
derly characters kept out on spring and
summer evenings.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
Corcorans vs., Urells.

teams will play game tonight in the
Indoor Baseball League series in the
gymnas SUM of the Guards Centre Market
Armory, AND an interesting contest may
be expected,
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
Method Unsatisfactory

A resolution presented by the executive
committee relative to the ash service led
to long discussion. 1t was to the effect
that the present method of collecting ash
es is incomplete and unsatisfactory. The
District Commissioners are called upon for
information as to the cause or causes,
and to the necessary steps to be taken to
improve it.
Mr.. Girard declared the present service
"humbug, pure and simple" He de-
clared that it was worse than the old re-
gime under the handy and long-sufferins
ashman, and as for him, he longed to re-
turn to the old days before the contractor
and his exacting system struck the Capt.
tai City
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
PHILIPPINES USED
As SWINDLING BAIT
EXorbitant Salaries Offered
LaborerS.
New Yorker Alleged to Have Circulated
Bogus Civil Service Ger
tifcates

What is apparently serious attempt at
fraud. involving the name and seal of the
Government of the United States, has re-
Gently been brought up in connection with
the work of the War and Postoffice De-
partments. This supposed swindle has
been carried on in New York by man
who has given his name as Albert o.
Steffens. and who represents himself as
an officer of the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission.
The scheme. which was a pretence to
employ laborers at a most extraordinary
salary to go into the Government service
in the new insular possessions. was fully
advertised in the papers OF different
cities.
The so-caIled 4. O. Sieffens rented an
Office at No. SO Beekman Street and sent
out circulars broadcast Offering positions
as janitors, porters. masons, carpenters,
and other trades to persons who wished
to go to the new islands in the Govern
ment service. Each of these certificates
bore the request Please send 81 cents to
defray mailing expenses, etc" and it was
to receive its profit.
Exposed by Arrest.
However, the plan was not long in oper-
alton, for it was soon detected by the
police and mail inspectors, and one of its
subordinates. a post boy employed by
Steffens, was arrested. The matter of
his arrest was made public and when the
authorities closed in on the principal he
had taken alarm and fed.
The general opinion at the War and
Postoffice Departments is that the pre-
tender met with large loss, because his
scheme was in progress for such short
time before being detected.
Postmaster General Payne sent let
ter to the War Department Saturday ad-
vising that the matter be entirely closed
until further developments, and notifying
them that all mail addressed to A. o.
Steffens was to be confscated and held
by the Government.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
A Novel Weapon Used by
Theatrical Employe.
HIS ACT DUE TO DESPONDENCY
Wound Inflicted in Left Breast-Able to
Be Removed to His Home Last Night
Scissors Missed Their Mark by Hairs
Breadth

Despondent, and suffering from nervous
disorder. Walter Williamson. forty eight
years of age attempted suicide by stab
bing himself in the left breast with a
pair of scissors yesterday afternoon.
He was taken TO the Emergency Hos
pital from the top floor of the Lafayette
Theatre building. where surgeon found
him bleeding and almost on the verge of
collapse. The patient rallied greatly after
being treated at the hospital, and last
night went home in a carriage.
Extremely Nervous.
Williamson is an electrician employed
at the theatre. He is good-looking man.
married, and has a family of several chill
dren. His hair is almost gray, though he
is not yet fifty, and his manner is nervous
and excitabie to an unusual degree. He
has been employed at the playhouse for
several years.
The wound which came near ending his
iife was inflicted by Williamson some
ine between and O'Clock yesterday.
Downstairs in the theatre a rehearsal of
he Bellows stock company was going on.
loors of the building. Williamson had
,een about the theatre since early in the
orenoon, but his manner did not excite
nusual attention.
Workmen Heard Cry.
About 4 o'clock he went upstairs on the
levator from the basement. On the top
oor he met several men engaged in re-
airing and arranging screens and
cenery. and after speaking TO one of
nem he entered an adjoining room. There
removed his coat. He had already
rmed himself with a pair Of ordinary
cissors. the only thing in the nature of
weapon found in his possession.
A few minutes passed after Williamson
aft the elevator before the workmen
card a cry from him. On entering the
oom in which Williamson had secreted
imself they found him. coat and vest
Il, suffering from a stab wound over
ne heart. The wound bled a great deal
nd it was at first thought to be of a
erious nature One OF the laborers went
own stairs and telephoned for the am
ulance, which arrived in a few moments.
Glanced OFF Rib.
The physician in charge, on entering the
heatre. met Miss Lillian Lawrence. lead
ng lady Of the Bellows stock company
W whom he was directed upstairs TO
williamson. The latter seemed TO suffer
much. and he was hastily taken down on
he elevator and removed to the hospital
Il was ascertained that the blad,, of the
scissors had missed the heart, being di-
serted by one Of his ribs.
At the hospital Williamson stated that
he was tired OF life. He did not want
to live. he said, "as nothing seemed
bright or rosy to him" The patient was
not able TO give his exact address. He
said he lived on Sixth Street northwest,
but that he could not remember the num-
ber of his residence. Friends were noti-
fed of his condition. before he left the
hospital last night.
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Cannot Maintain Order.

lied. he says, cannot maintain order, nor
protect the plantations from the depre-
dations Of bandits, which, to the number
of 500 or 800, scattered in twenty or more
bands through the sugar and tobacco
belts. continue. as in old Spanish days,
to collect backsheesh from the wealthy
planters and TO harass small farmers
These bands, he says, are composed of
the same class OF men that were drawn
upon by Gomez and Maceo in 1895 TO form
the nucleus OF the last Cuban revolution,
and by designing parties might again be
welded together to form formidable op-
position 10 General Palma's coming
regime.
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The Hour Passed.

He holds that at that period anuexa-
tion might have been virtually forced
without fear of provoking popular protest.
AT that time Cubans as well as resident
Spanish property holders of Cuba would
have welcomed a civic administration
based upon the general Territorial laws of
the United States.
Now. however, he claims 1t would be
hard to bring about the annexation of the
island through popular vote OF its people
unless full statehood could be guaranteed
In the late canvass for president of
Cuba, La Lucha" supported General Maso
and opposed the successful candidate.
General Palma. He thinks the latter's
election, brought about by American in
fuences, was a mistgke, claiming that
Palma will only be able 10 sustain him
self in Office so long as American troops
remain at his disposition,
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
RECORDER GOFF DRAWS
THE LINE At EXPERTS
Halt Called on Prosecution in
the Patrick Trial.
District Attorney Told to Take His
Choice Between Theorists and Bank
Tellers-The Latter Testify.

NEW YORK, March 4-Recorder GofY
Patrick murder trial today. and put a
limit on the time that may pc given
over TO expert testimony relative to hand
writing.
The assistant district attorney had just
called William j. Kingsley, one of the
squad Of experts waiting their turns to
bore the jury. He was the sixty-sixth
witness for the prosecution. Mr.. Kings
ley settled comfortably in his chair and
the assistant district attorney told him
10 go ahead and tell all he knew.
Time TO Draw Line.
81 think it is now time to draw a line
on this sort Of testimony" exclaimed
Recorder Goff. 81 want to know now how
many more witnesses you are going to
ask to testify relative to handwriting.
Il have several more experts, your
honor" replied the prosecuting attorney,
''and / am going to call just as many bank
tellers as you will listen to-
You cannot examine Mr.. Kingsley and
call the bank tellers too." replied Re-
corder Goff. You must decide now be-
tween the experts and the tellers."
The prosecution thought it over a min
ute. Kingsley looked at the prosecuting
attorney.
Would Take the Tellers.
''You may step down, Mr.. Kingsley"
said the prosecuting attorney. III take
the tellers."
The expert picked up his two bags of
pens and chalk and samples and went
away.
Several bank tellers we're called in the
course of the day. all Of whom declared
that the disputed signatures in the case
were not the genuine signatures of Will
liam NJ. Rice. The prosecution may rest
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
EDITOR OF La LUCIA
ON CUBAN SITUATION
Don Antonio San Miguel an
AnneXatiOniSt.
Only Means 10 Permanent Peace and
Prosperity-Believes Proposition
Would Not Now Be Acceptable.

Don Antonio San Miguel. the editor of
LA Lucha," of Havana, has been in
Washington for several days in consulta-
tion with those interested in the solu-
tion of the Cuban question.
Senor San Miguel expresses the opinion
that the annexation of Cuba to the
United States is the only step which will
place the island upon a permanently
peaceful and prosperous basis. He be-
lieyes it to be a matter for regret that
the policy of the Government of occupa-
tion did not direct the trend of local SEN
timent toward such an arrangement. from
the very beginning of American military
administration.
The Washington times., 1902-03-05
EAST WASHINGTON
WANTS APOSTOFFICE
Resolution for Government
Building Adopted.
ASH SERVICE ARRAIGNED
Citizens Association Without a Home
Heated Discussion Over System Gov
erning Removal of Ashes-Street Car
Terminal Wanted.

The East Washington Citizens Associa-
tion met last night at the home of Mr..
Thomas w. Smith. its president, at GIG
East Capitol Street. For several years
the meeting place of the association has
Deen at Baum's Hail. but recently the
building has been changed into a fiat
and the association last night found itself
without suitable place of meeting other
than the home OF its president.
The question of future meetings was
considered. and it was decided that they
should be held in the hall over the Ma
tional Capital Bank, on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, on an evening to be
determined by the executive committee.
For Postofice Building.
Upon motion of Mr.. NJ. l. Weller a reso-
luton was adopted looking to the erec-
tion OF a Government postoffice building
in East Washington. The resolution was:
Whereas the rapid and continual in
crease of population in this section, now
numbering over 60, 900 souls, tributary to
the East Washington postoffice, known as
Station B, located at the corner of Fourth
anu East SSpllOl StTeelS, employing over
fifty carriers. clerks, collectors, etc. just
ly entities us to more modern and en-
larged facilities for the convenience of
the patrons of the Office.
"And whereas it frequently occurs dur
ing busy mailing hours that persons de-
string to transact business at this sta
tion have been compelled to remain out
side of the building. exposed to inclement
weather, owing TO the limited public ac-
commOdations. that are surpassed in most
towns with only a fraction of our popu-
lation,
BE it resolved by the East Washing
ton Citizens Association. in regular
monthly meeting assembled, That in the
opinion OF the association the receipts
of this office would amply justify the pur-
chase Of the necessary land and the erec-
ton of a suitable building of generous
owned by the United States.
that would be a credit to the Postoffce
Department and afford the necessary
mailing facilities to the citizens of East
Washington"
New-York tribune., 1902-12-04

shs market losing atoseths @ Nc on futures & and
1eansnt depress9n on the late curb and decline in
There heavy selling the decline both for Ions and
& snirit account; 3 pears showing return ~ me @
a. ro1n1 n ahe opening more strength was d'opfq ta
advance on the strength of cables and little covering
market showed more or less irTeguia-y during The
day once started the onT suaport % furnished prices
iieTed the arst ovef6ngbt afteT @ Tuesdays advance
Eithout enough bull news on hand 70 sustain rs pTlee
closing 1850 net higher and Paris markets 1922
private abroad claiming much better feeling
exIoIF r5e ,sb ine re- win PIGsS @ bfore Arcepne
W %hear Is available in the European markets @ h9
ihopsh at such discount under preTa:ng values as 10
on export account was rather disapponting erGo S+
bush IN 1s9, 90 DC and -. @ eo HI bs m @ re estimate
m oyement Of wheat YESTERDAY was uncertain on aCc1Hnt
any advices being received from those points In line
ttT in % store at % rune abu o6
% Te & pS6 out & BY a local S9nsern on ed a Io N
ed lead No hard Duluth and Load load No HoFtReIn tbera
10000 bush No lads 30 hard chIeag9
lows: No hard G Manitoba. S4se emo No Northern Mani
tG sad rsG S9 xewFS? S2s.heF7 7s.c Duif a proma
the corn st hes mohs heTns
or less strength Throughout the session on rather n sn
eased off under liquidation AM improved weafnf m bn
day Speculative trade along fairly active lines but
without notable feature either here or west
a.G&d English cables the principal FACTOR OF
early aside from the rains noted on
map. having its most important
effect early in the session. Cash trade was rather SOY"
including olv IL loads for all at outports Win
1900 bush ungraded yellow local account tstl-
mate al 100 No = corn
closed ELEVATOR &C saoat Nc white hit Sc
No yellow. Z o b afoat.-..- .OATS-The early
market higher with but share" in the
decline closed rather weak Cash sales
900; No closed 36c No . % nc; NO
white $7lzc: No white. SIC: track mixed nominal track
whit 3TG42c standard white. Rf f
Market No Western. 5Isc o afost State rye
546541sc: sales. loads export and
$500 bush ungra6ed on local account. BARLEY
Market dull; feeding quoted 39G4oc. and mailing
10000 bush feeding bar
lev local