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The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Rights of Process Paten-
tees to Be Determined
by Supreme Court.
WRIT OF CERTIORARI ASKED
In Lower Court Judge Bradford Finds
That Chisholm's Invention Was Not
Patentable-Opinion Dissented From
by Judge Gray.

Whether or not the 100 green pea can
ming factories in the United States shall
continue to pay C. p. and J. A. Chisholm
and Robert p. Scott 100000 year roy
alties on machine patented by them
for pulling peas will be determined by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
An application for writ Of certiorari TO
the court OF appeals for the third cir
cult was filed yesterday.
In the petition various interesting
facts are given. The patents were is
sued In 1887, and at once revolutionized
manual process. Since 1891 all green
peas in canning factories have been
pulled by the impact process utilized in
the Chisholm machine.
The entire green pea pack of the
United States. for which the consumer
pays over ten million dollars. is pulled
by this process. Every pea canning fac
tory in the United States. and there are
now over 100 OF them in eight judicial
circuits, depends upon the Chisholm i'm
pact process as the foundation of its
business.
For fifteen years there has been acqui-
escence by the Eastern public, excepting
alone the real defendant, Zachariah
Johnson. so absolute and willing as to
be almost unprecedented. The packers
in 1901 paid joint petitioners S375,O
in royalties. and IN 1902 these royalties
aggregating 100000.
The Chisholm process is one of the
most remarkable labor-saving inventions
in history. A single machine does the
work of from $50 to 300 hands. The
only known inventions which approxi-
mate the saving in labor of the CHS
holm invention are Whitney's cotton gin
and Guttenberg's movable type for
printing.
The case was brought originally In the
circuit court of the United States for
Delaware. the petitioners suing for in
junction to prevent infringement. Judge
Bradford found for the compliments and
issued the Injunction. Judges Acheson
and Dallas united in reversing the de-
cree OF the lower court. holding that the
Chisholm invention was not patentable
from want of novelty, having been an
ticiDated by the invention of a Madame
Fauve. upon which patent was issued
by the French government in 1883.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
MINERS RELEASED ON
HABEAS CORPUS WRlTS
Men Had Been Charged With Highway
Robbery in Taking Revolver
From Superintendent.

PoTTSVILLE. Pa. July 3.-District
Presidents Fancy and Duffy. of the
United Mine Workers. appeared before
Judge Becktel today. ard asked that a
habeas corpus hearing be granted James
Gallagher and A. D. Dranscola, of Coal
dale. two strikers, who were sent to Jail
by Judge Flster last night on a charge
of highway robbery.
The application was granted. and the
accused men released on $500 ball each
II is alleged that the defendants as
saulted Superintendent Baird Snyder. Of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany. and took pistol from him.
A number of arrests of strikers were
made at different points in the Schuyl-
XIII region today. President Duffy says
there is n concerted attempt on the part
OF the corporations TO intimidate inno-
cent men. This evening he lodged the
information on which warrants will be
issued for the arrest of a number Of
Ccal and Iron policemen.
independence Day will be celebrated
With large paroles cf the strikers.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
ONE YEAR YOUNGER
THAN THE REPUBLIC
Ancient Negress Celebrates
125th Birthday Today.
Remembers President Washington's In
auguration-A Maryland Slave
Freed by the Civil War.

An ancient colored woman. bent and
wrinkled. and but one year younger than
the United States, will celebrate in
Washington today the 126th anniversary
| of the Independence of the Republic
and her own 125th birthday.
| On July 4, III twelve months after
the thirteen colonies had announced their
independence to the world, Mary Eta
Davis was born In bondage on a Mary
land plantation. She was the property
and chattel of the famous Tolbert fam
lily OF that State, and the newly-secured
had no meaning for her. Today. in the
humble home Of her great -granddaugh-
ter Mrs. Ellen Brooks. 1906 New Hamp-
| shire Avenue. she will celebrate a dou-
bic anniversary. which is unique In the
history of the United States.
Mrs Davis Is without doubt the old
est inhabitant of the National Capital.
where she has lived for many years.
and unquestionably. also. she is one of
the Oldest persons in the country, If not
has been authenticated by the descend
ants Of her white masters who are
now, as then, among the most promi-
nent families Of Maryland. She possess
es records, obtained after painstaking
care by her white friends, which clear
ly establish the date of her birth.
Remembers Washington's Inauguration.
She remembers distinctly when George
Washington was iuaugurated first Presi-
dent of the United States. Her memory,
even at her advanced age, Is wonderful
She was twelve years old when Wash
ingtOn took his oath of Office for the
first time. She remembers this in
peculiar manner. In 1850. the year fol-
lowing the inauguration OF Washington,
occurred the celebrated meteoric show
er, which. she says, caused great con-
sternation among the slaves.
when the shower came" said Mrs
Davis. II was thirteen years old Slave
girls were sent to the fields when they
were twelve. So that's how | know |
was twelve when Massa Washington
was made President. We thought the
day Of judgment had come when we saw
all those stars" she added My. 1t was
a powerful sight. II was something no
body ever could forget"
Mrs Davi7 JOE yea-5 "lS 49,
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Debts $4,000; Cash s11.4o.
BIG BANK FAILURE.
Belgian Institution Has Reported Liza
bilities of $4,000 900.

LONDON, July "A dispatch to the
Chronicle" from Paris says that an i'm
portant but unnamed Belgian bank in
Paris has failed with liabilities OF s1O,-
OOO. coo.
1t Is reported that the bank made
heavy advances to the Humberts, who
are now fugitives from justice be-
cause of their gigantic swind.ing opera
tions
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Calls Oh the President.

Representative Patterson, of the Thir
teenth Pennsylvania district, saw the
President for a short time yesterday
and referred to the great coal strike.
No conclusion looking toward set
tlement was arrived at, though Mr..
Roosevelt expressed the hope that mat
ters would soon be adjusted.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Americans at Kaiser's Table.

BERLIN. July 3.-Emperor William
gave a dinner party on board the Hohen-
zollern Tuesday evening. His guests in
cluded Chancellor Won Buelow. Herr Bal
lin. director of the Hamburg American
Line. and Messrs. Griscom, Widener
Robinson, and Armour.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
MOB BREAKS WINDOWS.
Damage Caused by Mob at the Green.
ough Colliery.

SItAMoKIN, Pa. July 3-TEe first
real demonstration since the inaugura-
tion OF the strike occurred near here
this morning, when mob OF unknown
men stoned the Greenough colliery, and
broke all the windows and window sash
es in the ottlee building.
The engine house was treated In like
manner. Watchman William Roach re-
fs1~s n Shor- ,ii~t t--7re &c. 80 ceIl'~rv
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
STRIKERS UNMOVED
BY ERIE'S BONUS

and after safely barricading himself. be-
gan firing on the men. who quickly dis
persed without committing further dep
relations.
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Coal Guards Withdrawn.

Today all the Coal and Iron guards
at the William A. colliery Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, where yesterday
the rioting occurred, were withdrawn
from the mine or else placed in the
building away from sight. 10 be taken
out during the night. The guards are
now deputies appointed by Sheriff
Schadt.
This was done on the advice Of the
sheriff. who. owing to the bitter feeling
against the guards. feared the Italians
would make more attacks. The change
appeased the Italians. ana there has
been no trouble.
Tonight extra deputies ard guards
were placed at all the collierics owing
to fear OF violence resulting from
Fourth OF July enthusiasm and the pro-
miscuous use Of explosives.
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tion, and the two went across to the
depot. Walton continued:
cover there. Mr.. Topping. the station
agent. came out and asked Dlsbrow
what had become of Foster. Disbrow
replied that he was up in Squaretown
woods. sleeping off a drunk. At 2:3l
o'clock Disbrow and I left for Quogue
where we went direct to the hotel OF
George Wicks.
Disbrow's Confidence.
after hanging around there for an
hour we went to Brewster's livery sta
BILE. where Disbrow hired a rig, in which
we drove to Eastport. We went to Ho-
mans Hotel there. hung around for u
couple of hours, and then went to Mrs.
Tuttle's boarding house, where We had
dinner. We went to bed right after din
ner, and at about o'clock in the morn
ing I was reused by Disbrow's lighting
a pipe and walking the floor. Presently
he hurried to me and said: Billy. I'm
heartbroken.' ! asked him what was
the matter. and he said he, 'Dimples'
Lawrence. and Foster had been out to
the Hampton Pines Club the night be-
Ternell House. He said that he went to
his room and that Foster afterward call
ed him out to say good-by.
Fight on the Beach.
He went down on the beach with
Foster, and there they had a fight. He
said:
Clarence took me by the throat and
threw me down. He was too much for
me- Afterward. he said, 'Dimpy' and
Foster went away in a boat. In the
morning, he said, Ternell called him
to account for the row in the house.
After breakfast we walked over to
the depot and on the way Dlsbrow spoke
of Miss Lawrence again. He said; I've
been going with "Dimpy' over year
now. and / tell you she's a nice girl.
Nobody can ever say that she did any
thing wrong.
Did Disbrow say anything at any
time about Dimpy' and Foster being in
love?" asked Mr.. Smith.
Confessed Her Love.
"Yes: he said that when they called
him down on the beach Just before the
fight 'Dimpy' told him that she loved
Clarence and that Clarence loved her, and
that they were going away together
Ibid Disbrow say at any time that Fos-
ter and 'Dimpy' had occupied a room at
Terncll's on the night OF June 90"
Yes. he said that Ternell told him
the two had been there"
Walton admitted that he had once been
and sent TO prison for stealing
a set of harness from a man named Grif-
fin. After Walton had signed his testi-
mony an adjournment was taken until
II: 30 o'clock Monday morning.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Confessed Her Love.
Prosperity With a Big P.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph - No
better indication of continued prosper
ity can be found than the fact that the
iron mills are too busy to stop for the
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
HOTEL EsMoND
OCEAN CITY.
OPENS JUNE IS. 1902.
ATLANTIC HOTEL
OCEAN CITY MD

Thoroughly renovated, newly furnished rooms-
Rooms single and en- suite, with bath. Finest
bathing beach on the Atlantic Coast. Golf
and tennis.
rcr -l-os r-A r~-.'"'ars. address CHAA
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
The Public Plat.

while. as stated in said application,
the so-called public plat of said square
appears to indicate the Eastern Branch
as the eastern boundary of said square.
1t also shows that South Capitol Street
extends to the Eastern Branch.
Il am of the opinion furthermore. that
Water Street is improperly located on
said plat. and that, as shown on the ELL
colt map, Water Street is the eastern
boundary of square 664. and that the
area of said lot s. in the so-called square
east of 664. is part of suare 664.
THE applicants derive title to said
lot by mesne conyeyances from tax
deed issued by the late corporation OF
Washington TO William Easily by deed
dated December 3, 1898. This deed. how
ever. does not give the boundaries Of the
lot, and their claim respecting its area,
for many reasons, in my judgment. can
not be maintained"
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Continued from First Page.) }

to lower the bail of William Fizler. who
is under 1000 bail on fourteen charges
of libel. for signing an unfair" list.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Cash Actually on Hand.


"On this date the amount of cash ac-
tually on hard in the bank to start
business with in the morning was S2,-
1850. This said account known as
presidents checks was thereupon cred
tied with the 100000: 1t was at once
charged or debited with a check for
100000 which said check was depos-
tied to the credit OF the account OF the
Potomac Life Insurance Company. C. F.
Brinkley. treasurer. The purpose and
effect of said entries were to give upon
the books of the American Savings
Bank credit to the said Potomac Life
Insurance Company and to make 1t ap-
pear that the said insurance company
had on deposit In said bank the sum of
100000 In cash. whereas. in fact and in
truth. no such sum in cash had been
deposited by said company.
"At the time Of the pretended discount
of 100000 the whole amount of the
banks deposits did not exceed s27 900
And neither before nor after the pretend
ed discount did the bank have the sum
of 100000 In cash in its possession.
Upon information and belief the COM
plainants aver and charge that the ulti-
mate purpose Of such transaction was
to enable the officers of the said Ameri-
can Savings Bank to certify that said
insurance company had on deposit 10
its credit the amount of 500, in cash,
and at the same time to mislead the
public into believing that the deposits
IN said bank we're 100000 greater than
they really were.
2. A similar transaction occurred with
the Provident and Annuity Company OF
Nd. In the following manner:
ION September 20. 1901. the American
Savings Bank, through the form of dis
counting note made by W. H. Shelton
and indorsed by w. o. Nelson, and pay
able on demand for 800, ,0G0 The amount
OF this supposed discount was credited
to the account of the ProvIdent Life and
Annuity Company of Baltimore, Md. and
remained to the credit to the account Of
such Provident Life and Annuity Com
pany until September 26. 1901. when the
pretended discount of 100000 and the
supposed credit of 100000 were recip-
rocally balanced one with the other and
the note returned.
Debts $4,000; Cash SI1.4o.
'In consequence of the misrepresenta-
tions aforesaid and of the apparent
volume of business and strength of the
deposits shown by these and other ir-
regular and reprehensible transactions.
a large number of persons were induced
to deposit money in the said bank. And
when said bank was placed In the hands
of receivers by this honorable court, 1t
was. and 1t still is, indebted to such de-
positors upward OF forty-six thousand
dollars, (si6.000) only with s11.4O in
cesh wherewith To nay the same
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
BANK CREDITORS
VIII I. MEET SOON

lieve and aver and charge that the said
notes were made by the said Roome and
the said Halter. as makers. and by them
and the said Powers, as the executive
committee of the said bank, taken and
accepted with the full knowledge of
their worthlessness, In pursuance OF a
common plan " conduct banking busi-
ness upon a fictitious capital. to the in
jury of such persons as might be led to
intrust them. under the form Of an in
corporated company, with deposits OF
money.
Fictitious Deposits.
"And the said Rome and his asso-
ciates proceeded TO solicit deposits from
the public generally and from divers
persons In particular. hey held them
selves out to the public as an incorpor-
ated banking institution with cash
capital of $4,000. They made state
ments setting forth the amount of the
deposits, at one time alleging them to be
worth between $500, 900 and $500, 900 in
amount, whereas $500, 900 OF such depos-
its tas will more fully appear herein
after) were entirely fictitious, existing
on paper only. and were the result of the
following transactions:
81. On December 8. 1899, a note male
by William Bristow and indorse1 by c..
F. Brinkley and Charles W. Merritt. Of
fcers OF a certain company called the
Potomac Life Insurance Company. pay
able on demand for 100000. was dis
by the American Savings Bank
and placed to the credit of the account
on the general ledger known as 'presi-
dents checks
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Rights of Public and Pri-
vate Ownership on Ana
costa Not Definite
LOCATION OF WATER STREET
Not Correctly Marked on So-Called
Public Plat - Permission Denied to
Build Fence From Water Street to
Eastern Branch.

Mr.. A. B. Duvall Corporation Counsel,
has submitted to the District Commits
sioners an opinion upon the application
of Thomas and James Martin, through
their attorney, Mr.. S. T. Thomas, for a
permit to erect fence on the north line
of lot s, in the square east of square
G64. from Water Street to the Eastern
Branch. The opinion involves the ques-
tion of the location of Water Street and
the general subject of the survey of the
Anacostia River, and is adverse TO the
granting of the application.
The original papers submitted to the
counsel included reports upon the sub
ject by the Inspector of Buildings and
the Surveyor, both Of which were pub
Ished several days ago in The Times.
Among other things the Inspector of
Buildings states that from the plat sub
mitted and from information furnished
by the applicant it appears that the
proposed fence would cross the south
end of South Capitol Street. The Sur
veyor refers to the embarrassments Of
his office respecting land along the wa
ter front of the Eastern Branch, where,
according to the Ellicott map, known as
the engraved plan of Washington, all
streets are shown opening out clear to
a bounding Water Street, and are no
where cut off by blocks.
Survey of River Needed.
This case.'' says Mr.. Duvall, "pre-
gaod ~ .ba panau-
sity for that most important action re-
Gently taken by Congress for the survey
of the Anacostia River 'front.' whereby
the rights of the public and private
ownership in that locality may be au-
thoritatively ascertained and determined.
THE appropriation bill for the Dis
trict for the year ending June 80, 1903,
contains an appropriation of $1,000, to
be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of War, for a survey and out
line map of land owned by the United
States embraced within what is known
as the flats of the Anacostia River from
its mouth to the boundary line of the
District. and the Attorney General is
authorized and directed to examine and
report upon the nature of the title CT
lands embraced within the fats.
Question of Riparian Rights.
1.-THE questions of the location of
streets, etc. and riparian ownership in
voIved in the Anacostia River front are
more numerous If not more complicated
than those dealt with and finally settled
by the proceeding under act of Congress
To provide for protecting the in
terests of the United States in the
Potomac River fats in the District of
Columbia approved August 10. 1856.
"In my judgment the application for
a permit to erect fence on the north
line of lot S. ETC., as therein stated.
should be denied To grant it would be
to permit the Enclosure OF public streets
of the city for private purposes. and
this the Commissioners are without au-
thority to do.
The Public Plat.
While, as stated in said application,
the so-called public plat of said square
IL
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
MAY MAKE SUICIDE
DiSBR0W'S DEFENSE

Continued from First Page.l
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
John BEST. AT Inp"er. Ni"h.. Kills n
'nnrd"r. Wounds His M0thcr and
Sister and Commits Suicide.

lsnprrl, Mich, Dee. II. John Best,
aged Is. single. Il man of di,orlcred
mind. during the night arose from his
bed and ran amurk through the house,
cutting .IH$prr CIrggs head nearly
vii With a rhzur. dangerously wound
ed his own mother, wounded his sis
ter and finished hy shooting himself
I" death. tlrgg, who was 60 years
of age. boarded at the Best home.
'!cst WAS committed to HE insane asy-
'''m about Il year ago. but six mont lis
later WIS discharged as cured.
lhr crimes OF he insane man oc-
currch after one O'Clock in the morn
ing. Fest appears To have arisen from
his bed and gone first To he sleeping
room OF tIr%%. He attacked CIrww
with Il razor, profanity before the old
man awokr. The Victims throat WAS
%iashed SO deeply that the head was
nearly severed from he body. The
blade of the razor was broken hv
striking Il bone. The murderer then
evidently returned to his own room
and 4" bed. lh" bedding in his room
is covered with blood. AT II later hour
he again arose and went TO the room
of his mot her. He struck Mrs. Best
Il blow with the damaged razor, but
she was scarcely awake. The blow fell
short. though her chin was nearly cut
oil. Sl." Sprnu2 ont OF bed. "rHpplcd
"ii tn" crazy man and made her way
to the door. Here she broke away
:.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
]. n. Mccarthy. well contractor
Fstimatos furnished on application
200 Central avenue.
Chris. A. Gallagher. cnnnsell0r-at-
law, 920 Guaranty Loan Building.
nDnD ,I,I, NnlNIGIN

"rhrE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY or
T1crncr'n Prohntn Court
~ the Mattcr Of Proving tie Alleged
Last WIN and Testament OF Ann Bag
pott nnccaerd
WHEREAS Charles Whitney, or the
"ountv nr Ir"nnorin and state or M'nna-
'otn has delivered to tho Probate Court
# the County OF TTonnnnin an inetr,1-
win and Testament OF Ann Rnepott, late
finl thorcwith his petition tn said Pro
hntc Court praying that the said instru-
'"crt may bo proved and admitted to
Probate. and that letters tastamentary
be Tranted tho-onn to said notitionnr,
TT is ORDERED. That said netition he
heard and the proofs of said alleged VIII
hc taken nt geroral term of this Court,
TO he held at the Court House. in the city
"f Minnenro's. in said County. on Mon
day. the fifth day Of January. 1893 at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the
nrobate of 1t: and that notice of such
hearing be given to all nersons Interested
by publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to
said day Of hearing. in the Irish Standard
q newspaper printed and published in
said County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 9th day OF
December, 1902.
BY the Court:
F. c. HARVEY.
Judge Of Probate.
WILLIAM E. BATES,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
TRADE REVIEW.
Retail Dealers Report Sales Largel.
In Excess of Similar Period
in Previous Years.

New York, Dec. 13,-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade says: "Lower
temperature and holiday demands
Lave combined to accelerate retail
trace, sales largely exceeding the COR
responding week i'll preceding years.
Much postponed business is being
made up. and shipping departments
are crowded With work. but wholesale
trade has ruled quiet. Railroad earn
ings for the month OF November eN-
cceded last years by 10 per cent. and
those Of 1900 by 20.5 percent. Failures
this week in the United States are aG9
against 204 las, week. 2l3 the preceding
week and 273 The CORES pondine week
last year. and in Canada SO, against -
last week. 16 the preceding week and
II last year"
Hradstree,'s says: "Retail Gis,,ibu-
1iun. further stimulated sby cold
weather aud the advance OF the holi-
Cay season, has expanded largely. uM-
Ill now it easily occupies first pos ition
in the trade situation. Wholrsalc
trade. except where inroat!s upon re-
iailers stocks have induced recorders.
is relapsing into the quie, usual al the
stock-taking period. Building trade
activity has been checked by the eli
matte influences prevailing, and the
distribution of lumber and building
materials generally is less active.
Other leading industries also note the
qnietiny down usual at this season.
Cold weather and snow have helped
distribution at retail! i'm the nort h.
west, and the outlook is for an un-
precedented holiday distribution ON
the Pacific coast. Recorders of heavy
goods from johbcrs are still of mod
crate proportions at the west. but
spring sales are larger than;i yearagn
in dry goods, shoes and clothing. lIuli-
day trade is brisk for this carly stage
nl the season at the east"