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The Washington times., 1902-12-26
SIX VESSELS BUILDING
At NEWPORT NEWS YARD
Arm0red Cruisers Maryland and West
Virginia May Be Launched
at Same Time.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 26.-six
notable vessels viii be launched at the
big shipyards In this city in the coming
year. among them the Maryland. The
vessels. in their order. are. steamer
Francis r. Leggett armored cruiser
West Virginia. 1rmored cruiser Mary
land protected cruiser Charleston. oil
steamship not yet named. battleshlp Vir-
ginia.
The steamer Loggett is building for the
Pacific Coast lumber service. and viii
be- launched within month
The enc armored cruisers Maryland
and West Virginia wSI probably De
launched next May Whether OF not the
two biz ships viii De- sent into the wa-
ter the same duy has not been deter
mined When asked about the prospect
OF double launching General superin-
tendcnt W. A. Post told ,he Newport
News Press chat no decision has been
reached iu the matter.
The cruiser Charleston and the bat
tlcsh.p Virginia win De launched the
latter part OF the year.
The 0ii steamship .a for the Saginaw
steel Steamship Company with head
quarters at New York. and win have a
tonnage Of something like 10000
These siz vessels represent a total
contract price Of something like s5 700.
0Jo
The past year. which has been a busy
one no tho yard. saw two Iauue ehlngs
The big haitleshp 1iis=ouri went down
the ways December rs. and The new Old
Dominion passenger and frei-ht steamer
Monroe went overheard October Is The
monitor Arkansas Was completed for The
Government and went llto commission.
Work was started thls year ou she pro-
tected cruiser Charleston. fha HaftrgehfB
virginia. and th, tafUeshlp Louisiana
for the Government. and the OH steamer
aud .he Leegelt. besides the Monroe Tho
two ls.60o-ton Pacific Wau Ioviathans-
Korea and siberia-vera turned over 20
tleir owners in the past few months.
Tho Missouri s now about So DOR cant
completed. and VIII Doe given her build
ef's trial 70 May or june.
The Monroe win Dee turned over TO her
owners probably Iu March. .he Wosr
Virginia is about a. per cent sdvaneed.
the Maryland about 20 pcr cent. The
Charleston about za per cent. and the
Virginia about lI per cent The keel
Tor ;hc Louisiana win be laid some time
ia February.
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
Erie Common and Reading
FirmeSt Features of the
Railway Lists.
United States Steel Stocks
Active and Strong-Lon-
don Market Closed.

NEW YORK. Dec. e6.-Tbe stock mar
ket opened duL ana the early dealings
resulted in small and irregular changes
The London m8rsc WAS closed today
on account Of tho DO iday at that point
so there were no quotations from chat
point OF operations here for foreign ace
count
There VIII ha also an utter absence
oi uevs of amy Importance over the
Christmas holiday rcwInE upon particu-
lar stocks or the general financial situ-
alton fears or Increased activity in
The money market served TO restrict ac-
tive trading. although they did not seem
10 lead 20 any considerable liquidation.
Tire nrmest features OF tne railway
lists were Erie common and Reading ST.
Paul. Union Pacific. and Missouri Pacific
moved irreEularly. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit enjoyed a continuation of the
strength shown hy Chat stock on We'd
nesday but otherwise little was done
among the Ilral traction shares.
In the industrial quarter. the United
States steel stocks wore very active and
firm. and Sugar Defining was steady
Amalramated Copper vas quite actively
dealt in at Welnesday's closing level
Following were tho stock quotations
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
GROUND TO DEATH
BY HEAVY ENGINE
Young Man Accompanied by Washing
tonian Meets Sad Fate.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. Z6.-Walter
Fedricb, thirty years old, set out yester-
day 10 walk TO the home OF Walter
smith n the eighth ward Of Camden,
here be had been invited TO spend
Christmas Day. He was accompanied
ay Charles Littleford OF Washington
b. c.. and Charles Harris OF Delaware.
The three men entertained one another
with song and story, and were hasten
ing toward the lights Of Camden, when
death stepped into the company.
Pedrick's loot slipped between two ties
ON the Atlantic City Railroad bridge
over Line Ditch at Jackson Street. lie
and his friends struggled 10 extricate
the foot. and Diedrick remarked,
We'll boys. I'm hung by the foot, In
stead Of the neck" Then he looked
up, and seeing q great headlight bear
ing down on him. ne exclaimed:
My God, Here comes the train"
Piedricks friends jumped into the
ditch just in time to save their lives,
and Pcdrick, with white face and muir
INJURED prayer. went down before the
locomotive and was ground to fragments.
Littleford and Harris informed Cor
oner Liychheld VINO gave certificate
OF accidental death. and sent the body
or what was left OF it. to the morEue.
Later the body ws claimed by the un-
fortunate mans father. Joseph Pedrick
oI PcdricHOwD. Salem county. Young
Pcdrick was the captain OF a dredging
machine for a New York company.
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
TITLE FOR SALE.
With 1t Goes a Handsome Wife ant
Social Eminence.


5nSAaA A~AAAAAANAAeGs
Loads1 ruth.
The following advertisement appeared
about fortnight ago in the Morning
POST"
"A title can be obtained for bachelor
or widower without incumbrauce) pos
sessing G5O.0 rental. Address Verltas
1873. Morning Post Once. Strand, W
c."
Usually these offers emauate from
agents for the sale Of more OF less
worthless decorations. The form Of the
advertisement in this case. however. Is
rather uncommon. and so is the reply Of
'FeritRs" TO a letter asking for particu-
lars OF the title "Verltas" Is apparent
ly an English lady who writes from a
hotel az French watering place, and
this is the substance Of what she has 70
say.
The title Comte du B. de A.
dating from the fourteenth century. has
almost died out, the old ruined castle
and ancient renown Of the family alone
remaining. Il is proposed to restore 70
through a younger branch and buy up
the lands and renew the title, a thing
frequently done in France In 1920
COmte Jehan de B., nephew Of the
famous Cardinal de B.. was attached
to the ourt OF Princess Henrietta Of
France. and followed his royal mistress
when she went 20 England as queen Of
Charles l. He was sent to Ireland by
the King under the Earl of Stafford (sic)
20 quell an insUrrectiOn. and for MS ser
vices received certain fee farm grants.
which remain In the family to this day
But this property has always been In
heTited by the eldest son. A younger
member Of the family. anxious TO restore
the older branch. has interested himself
and finds that Il is possible to buy the
land and the ruins and renew the title
I'm France. He has sufficient means OF
his own 10 live comfortably, but not
sufficient 10 keep up a title as It should
be kept. He. therefore. proposes that
his only sister should make a wealthy
marriage and that her husband should
adopt the Old title Of the family. Comte
du B. de A. His sister is hand
some very accomplished and very we'll
received in the best society
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
JACKIEs RACE F0R PRIZE.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Dec. &c.
4 race which had been quietly arranged
between the boats Of tie United states
battleships Alabama and Massachusetts
over distance Of three miles for a stake
O. $4,000. was decided yesterday. and
resulted in tie The time over the
course was twenty-Eine mIuutes and
twenty -eigtt seconds.
The British cruiser Charybdis and the
BRITISH torpedo-boat destroycrs Quail
and Rocket arrived yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
BOY SHOT WITH A
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUN
Two Companions Arrested to Await Re
sult OF Unfortunate Lads
Injury

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. 26-An
air rife received as "a Christmas gift
brought sorrow 20 the homes OF three
boys yesterday. One is lying in the
Polyclinic Hospital with q bullet hole In
Dis abdomen. and his two companions
arc locked up in police station await
ing The result OF has injuries.
The injured boy is Samuel Mink. eleven
years Old Of 2S35 Wharton Street In
company with James Reilly. eighteen
years old. OF 2709 Oakford Street, and
James Gagrity. fifteen years old. Of 29G,
Reed Street. he went TO the vacant lot
at Twenty-uiuth and Wilder Streets at
O'Clock yesterday morning to try a
gun received by Garrity as a gift from
his parents.
Reilly asked Garrity to let him have
a shot, and, according to the story told
ty both these boys. each had a hand on
the gun when it was accidentally dis
charged Reilly did Tot understand the
action Of the trigger. While he still had
the gun I'm bis hands. Garrity took hold
of it and pulled the hammer up. IN
some manner. that the bays have not OK
planned clearly the hammer rcboundeJ
and discharged the gun. the bali strik-
ing Young Mink in the abdomen.
Mink gave a cry Of pain and fell His
companions attempted to assist him to
his home. Then a policeman who saw
The boy fan summoned the patrol wagon
ana took the wounded boy 70 the hos
piJal. and his companions to the Twen-
tieth and Federal streets station.
Mink's wound Is considered serious
The BAH penetrated both walls Of thc
stomach
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
10 PLAY BASKETBALL.

Tonight and tomorrow night the La
1ayette College basketball team will
meet the Washington Light Infantry
team in the latter's gymnasium in Fif-
teenth Street Both teams are good at
this game, and good contests should fol,
low.
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Capital Traction. 2odl2j5s 2o0
126. 10T125, Washington Gas. 20Il.
lIergentbaler. Io01Is4, loTil3ii. 1Jg
l7gik. 100I79E. 2oG1S0H l5uyer 6O. I0
Gl7ess. l0017G1z Chuyer COD. 194lsoia
lbuyer sW; Washington Market 100
l7is Norfolk and Washington steam
boat 10225, j. Maury Dove Co.. lUQ 40;
Union Trust and StorFEe loElos; ler-
rcnthaIcr. 11018h lhl-er 31l. l041Iat2
RAILROAD BONDS
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY ELECTION

The Biological Society OF Washington
viii hold its twenty third annual meet
ing for the elecci0u OF officers ln The
assembly hall OF the Cosmos Club To-
morrow evening at o'clock coun-
eli meeting will be held AT I.2u
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
ANOTHER MAD MULLAH DEAD.

PEsHAWAR. India. Dec 26.-It IS re-
ported that Hadda MulIan the danger.
ous fanatic who has frequently made
trouble for England in Afghanlstan. died
last Monday, and was buried the follow
ing DAY Tho Muliah sad sahlb succeed
ed him.
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
United STATES LEADS
IN Pig IRON INDUSTRY
A Striking Evidence of BuSl-
ness Activity.
MANY MILLIONS OF TONS
United Kingdom and Germany Drop
Behind il the Race-Steei Trust
a Powerful Factor.

A striking evidence OF business aetiv-
ity in tho United states 40 tne present
time is found in comparison of pig
iron statistics of 5He year just ending
with those of earlier years. as complied
10y the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics.
Recently published estimates Of the
production OF pig iron in the United
States during t6e calendar year 1902 put
the total production at I751ooo0 tons.
This is au increase of nearly 100000
tons over Iast year. and is more than
double thu production Of 1896. three
times that Of 1856. four times that OF
1881. six times thar Of 1879. eight times
that OF 1858, ten times that Of 1872, and
twenty times chat of 1850.
Yearly Production.
The steel production OF the year IS
estimated no 15 e0goo9 tons which is
practically go per cent more than l.at Of
1900. nearly tr-re times ass much as that
o- 1896. zen times as much as that OF
.lssI. and twenty times the production OF
'ls-S.
in addition to this enormous produc-
/ t.ou and increase over any earlier year.
The importauons of pig iron in the year
Gust ending are Ten times as great as
/ lu tho preceding year and greater than
/ in amy year OF the decade and Che total
value OF iron ani steel imported viii
also exceed tEat OF any year during the
decade
a statement recently published by the
Bulletin" of The American Iron and
/ Steel Association indicates that OF the
1a.s7S.a54 tons OF pig iron produced iu
,ho United states in 1901 6s03sSS tons
were produced by the United States Steel
+ Corporation. and a.07I576 tons BIZ indie
/ pendent companies
Phenomenal Growth
This phenomenal growth in the produc-
. tion OF iron and steel placed tho United
+ State several years ago at the head of
/ the worlds list OF iron producing nations.
I but has now made its production greater
/ than The combined production OF ~ The
United kingdom and Germany. Those
countries are by Ear the largest iron pro-
ducers Of the wcrld, aside from the
/ United States.
The total pig iron production of Ger
many in 1901 was 7s5C,13s meJsc tons.
and that Of the United Kingdom. 1928. B.
/ tl1 long tons, makng the combined pro-
/ ductiou OF these tao countries i'm ls5l
/ l5.600.01o long tons. which ia slightly Jess
/ thau the 1901 production q, the United
states.
The figures showing the production Of
thesl two countries covering the first
+ half of 1902. which have just been re-
+ ceivod by the Bureau OF Statistics. fully
justly the statement that tho production
In the united states u 1902 win also ex-
coed The combined production OF England
and Germany
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
FINANCIAL
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
and TRUST COMPANY.
oTHcE. coz. grH AND , SIS.

OFFICE, COR. gin AND SITS.
RAIp-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
- Loans In any amount mace on approved
- real estate or collateral az reasonable
rates.
- Interest pail upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject % chech.
80 This company acts a. executor, admin
'-- ktrat0r trustee. agent. treasurer. reyLs-
uar and in all other nduciary capacities
B-yc1 for rent in burglar and Grerrooi
- vaults for safe deposit and storage VI va
- ush.e packsges-
JOHN JOY EDSON. President
JOHN A. SWOPE. Vice President
ELLfS SPEAR. Second Vice Prcsidear
ANDREW PARKER. -... ........ Treasurer
BRlCE J. MOSES. a -lgfart Treasurer
IhOhAS BRADLEY -.----- Real Estate Oidcef
REAL ESTATE DEPABTGENT
"a prepared 20 assume the nauag cement % your
reai estate. Careful attention given e all de-
tails
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
M0nsy Iosaea saIaI..d EeoPle.

Retail merchants. telmstcrs bclrdine houses
without security, largest business iH sG rrie-
ciplI cities. IOLAAN, Room lgl. 5S5 l5-h &
NV. ula-H
The Washington times., 1902-12-26
STOCK MARKET DULL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Rock Island. Missouri Pacific. and peo-
Dle's Gas displayed strength during th.
day and with the rest of the market
opened higher. Anerward prices re-
coded about q point but there is q
strong mdortone and it is apparent
when the pressure ON au upward ton
ioucy is removed iu the slightest De.
gree prices ga ur with great ease. II
has been apparent for somc time thaf
pools identified with large banking in.
tercsts restrain any attempt 90 send thg
market uE iE their sueaiaIties by selNaa
large lots only 90 buy them back again
of various times .u smaller quantities
when the market gets weak Their holi-
iurs are NOT decreased bv this mariHu-
iaron but are. in fact. Increased
The Washington times., 1902-12-26

The United States shipbUlding Com
uauy. OF which Lewis Nixon S rresI-
dent, make "a showing Ol its Gfsj three
months business. ending November 800.
ltJ- which must De extremely srafifv-
ing fo ifs stockholders. UcduCtlng re-
serves on CEtiuatcd profits and Interest
and sinking fund payments tho net
earnings amount to $G972I7
The Washington times., 1902-12-26

Reports lrom steel manufacturers iu
the south are TO the effect that their
earnings are greater than in any pre-
vi0us year and that they are AN behind
with accumulated orders AS a result
they have Withdrawn their inducer5aut
90 the trade 90 pay freight 20 the - sti-
nation OF the consignment These re-
ports apply directly TO the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company. which has been
managed with great ability by President
Bacon since De- assumed that office. some
three years ago. From speculative as
ael as an investment point Of view &c
would seem that the stock of this com
Dauy is worth buying
The Washington times., 1902-12-26

The rise in Brooklyn Rapid Transit On
Wednesday is accredited t0 the covering
ol short contracts by persons who c0n-
silerel the increased earnings not a
builah argument. Tho rise was aided
by rumors that Penn sTlya1ia bad bought
control of The road This TemOr has some
sembiancg of truth iu o.. 5ut .ae hold
inzs 0f the road arc Cf no greater size
than those OF me NauderbiI.s who arc
sad 90 own 10000 shares. which were
purchased ly william x Vanderbilt
several years ago..
The Washington times., 1902-12-26

The Frick Coke Company has voluntar-
ily increased the wages OF its 10000
w0rkmen au average OF per cent. 2,
be1n The Grst OF fhe year. This company
Is one Of the subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel Corporation The in
crease viii amount 90 about $1,000. .O0C.
AS it is accepted by ecOuOmiC7l experts
that steel is the barometer of Isiacss of
e nation, it would seem tina this in
crease means there De- no prospective ad-
verse change in the tide gI prosperity
which now floods our country Mr. Frick
has empb8ueally denied he win Boz The
president Of the United States steel Cor
p0ratioD should Mr SehWab resign, as ii
g. rumored DE will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09
GERMANY EXPLAINS.
WHY THE PANTHER SANK FIR.
 MINIsT GUNBoAT.
Washington Officials Adhere to the Opinion That Uncle Sam Has
 No Cause to Raise A
 Disturbance!

Berlin. Sept. -G--The marine ministry has given out the following official report of the sinking of the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot:
 Captain Eckermann of the Panther, had received orders to capture the pirati- cal gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot The Pan- ther went from Port-au- Prince to Gonia- yes. where it completely surprised the Crete-a-Parrott. The German comman- dant sent the. following ultimatum:
 Strike your colors within fifteen minutes and disembark from your ship without undertaking any defensive measures whatever. otherwise an imme. diate attack will follow
 "The Panther already had cleared foi action. The Crete-a-Pierrot hauled down her flag within the allotted time and the crew disembarked. The Panther then intended to take the Crete-a-Pierrot in tow. but an explosion of her aft powder magazine soon occurred, which evidently was effected by the Crete-a-Pierret's crew. The explosion destroyed her stern and set the vessel on fire, rendering talk ing her in tow impossible. especially as further explosions followed. As this was regarded as a hostile act, and as the guns afore were still in condition, the Panther's captain caused the forward magazine to be exploded through can- nonade. After this was exploded the Crete-a-Pferrot broke up and sank. The admiral was on board with the rebels.
 "Cionaives is in the hands of the rebels"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09
IMPROVING A CHURCH
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN EDrFICE
 UNDERGOING REPAIRS.
Auditorium. is Being Remodelled and Re-arranged for Reception of | Handsome New organ-Ex-
 . pending About $1ooo. /

The interior of the First Presbyterian Church of Montgomery Is undergoing ex- tenslve Improvements. The work is con- fined almost exclusively to the church au- ditorium. but 1000 or s7, 900 is being ex- pended by the Board of Elders Of the church for these Improvements.
 The feature of the improvements Is the establishing of new organ and the ar arrangements for 1t. Tkis organ was re- gently purchased by the church. and is now ready for shipment from the factory in Massachusetts. The organ Will not be shipped for several weeks, on account or the makers of the organ wishing all the other improvements to be completed by the time of the arrival here of the in Strument.
 The organ is of the most approved and modern pattern. It Is operated by water and is highly ornamental
 organ is being changed. Formerly the organ and the choir loft were in the southeast corner of the church ana out of the line of sight of most of the seats ln the auditorium The new position VIII fhe. extreme south end of the church. The choir loft and the pulpit platform will be in front of the organ. The plat form will be advanced some distance and the 4ehoir will be directly behind the min lster. v
 The old organ room Is being transform I'd into minister's study, which will DC In direct communication with ooth the church and the Sunday school room.
 The walls of the auditorium are being completely replastered and decorated with lrtistic fresco work. The whole interior bf the building will be repainted and will undergo a ooIfaplete overha uling.
 During the period which will be neces- lary for the work in the church audi lorium, services will be held in the lec- hlre or Sunday school room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09
MOB ROBBED OF VICTIM
"BALDY TAYLOR; A NEGRO DIES IN JAIL. ..-, 4.. s.-
NEGRO,
In Front of, the Prison a Crowd Was Gathered, Anxious to
 Lynch the Negro Murderer.

[ osceola, Ark. Sept. G-Death robbed a mob of victim here tonight when "Baldy' Taylor, a negro. died in the County jail at 8 o'clock.
 Yesterday afternoon when the train of the Deckerville, Luxora and Great North ern Railroad pulled into Luxora, Taylor entered the coach for white passengers, and upon being told that he was in the wrong coach, the negro pulled revolver and began firing at random.
 Eugene R. Hughes. @ prominent lun- herman and planter of Rosa, Ark, was mortally wounded; H. c. Fisher. Inspec- tor for the Three States Lumber Com- pany. received fatal wound. and E. w.
 Srudy, also lumberman, was slightly
 wounded. Taylor was shot in the breast and 1t was thought he was only slightly wounded. He was arrested and taken to Osceola jail while the three white men were cared for by the local physicians. During the night mob formed with the | avowed purpose of lynching the negro Sheriff sam Bowen and deputies stood guard at the jail and refused to deliver
 the negro to the mob. The latter dis
 persed until this morning. when it was
 said endorsements would arrive and an l attack upon the jail begin. ~f... i At 9 a. m. 1t was announced that Hughes had died from his injuries and that Fisher could not live twenty-four | hours. This announcement caused more | excitement and late today the mob again formed to intercept Sheriff Bowen in an
 attempt to spirit the negro away to Little Rock.
 Later Dr. Collier was seen to hastily en-
 ter the jail and in & few minutes he
 emerged with the statement that Taylor had died from his wound. The mob i'm
 mediately dispersed and all is again quiet. Fisher is in a desperate condition and it Is not thought he will survive the night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09
Avenue and Perry Street.
SPEAKS TO
 THE FIREMEN
(continu.d from pag. ons.)


 
 battlefield was immensely struck by the monument raised by Kentucky to the Union and Confederate soldiers from Kentucky who fell on that battlefield. The inscription reads as follows: AS we are united in life and they. united in death, let one monument perpetuate their deeds. and one people, forgetful of all asperities. forever hold in grateful re- membrance all the giories of that terri ble conflict which made all men free and retained every star on the nations flag
 That Is a good sentiment. That is 2 sentiment by which we can all stand. And, oh my friends, what does that sep- timent have as its underlying spirita The spirit of brotherhood. aaT-
 ..T firmly believe in my countrymen and therefore I believe that the chief thing necessary in order that they shall work together is that they shall know one an- other; that the Northerner shall know the Southerner and the man of one oceu- patton know the man Of another occupa- tion the man who works in one walk oi life know the man who works in another walk of life; so that we may realize that the things that divide us are superficial are unimportant and that we. are and must ever be knit together into one in- dissoluble mass by our American rnan- hood"