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The Washington times., 1902-04-29

tingent. $275, 600. gunnery exercise, sl2,-
600; outfits for naval apprentices, s117,
900; outfits for landsmen, s225, 900; out
fits on first enlistment, sl35.0O0; mainte-
nence of colliers under equipment last
year. 100000; naval training station.
| California. $50. 600; naval training station,
Rhode Island. s55 ,00O: Naval War College,
Rhode Island. sl4,246.25; Naval Home,
Philadelphia. 6.i25. Total, 81, ,2s9. .671. 25.
Bureau of Ordnance.
Ordnance and ordnance stores, $500, 600:
reserve supply ammunition. 5000 con-
version OF guns, $4,000; purchase and
manufacture smokeless powder, $500. eco;
battery for Newark, s175.OO0; batteries
for New Orleans and Albany, 5000. 900;
equipment storehouse, New York, sll 900;
steel casting plant, Washington. $4,000.
chemical laboratory, 5000; machine tools,
Pensacola, $4,000; machine tools. Puget
Sound, $4,000. machinery, Washington,
$4,000: reserve guns for ships of navy,
$3.50, 900; torpedo station, Newport, S65 900;
armory and equipment naval militia, $780,
600; repairs, s3O. GOO: miscellaneous items.
$4,000: civic establishments, Sil ,006.15.
Total, SO. 3.109. .00G.75.
Bureau of Equipment.
Coal and transportation. $4,000. 900:
equipment of vessels. $4,000, 600; ocean and
lake surveys. 100000; depots for coal,
100000; contingent. 1000; civil estab-
lishment, s31 ,202.52. Total. $5.306, ,202.52.
Maintenance of yards and docks. $780,
900; contingent. $4,000; civil establish
ment, sl02, ,2l4.0s Total. s742, ,2i4.0S.
Public Works.
Portsmouth, s672.075 Boston. s7O2. 700: |
New London, sI1 900; New York. s499, 600; |
League Island, SAT-, 300; Washington,
$4,000; Norfolk. $4,000; Key West,
$4,000; Mare Island. s225,50O; Puget
Sound. s74s.5Oc; Porto Rico, $4,000; Pen
sacola, $500; New Orleans, 1000; four
dry docks. $1,000. 900; Tutuila. $4,000:
$3.50 600; repairs and preserva-
tion OF yards. $500. 900: Cayite, s233,5OO;
plans. $4,000. Total, Sc, SCI 075.
Bureau of Nsvigation-Naval Academy,
Oo.o0o; nA'a, training station, Califor-
MIA. s3l,s.r. naval training station.
Rhode lslsrc. s1l4,2s0: Naval War Col
lege, s6o.t"" Total. s705,7s0.
Bureau "i Ordnance - Naval magazine,
Iona Islani, ;-3.Joo; naval magazine. Do !
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FOUR MORE BODIES OF
RIVER WRECK RECOVERED
Work of wrecking the City of Pittsburg
Will Begin Tomorrow.

CAIRO, Ill. April 2s.-Four bodies were
recovered Sunday Of the victims of the
City of Pittsburg disaster. making thirty
seven in all.
They are: Joe Redding. of Cincinnati.
one of the strike engineers; one cclored
cabin, one colored roustabout. and one of
the colored chambermaids. the names of
the last three being unknown.
The body OF woman was found foat-
ing in the river opposite Mound City.
crowd of 2.O00 visited the wreck yes
terday. excursions being run to the scene
from both up and down the river. The
work of wrecking the steamer in the fur
ther search for bodies will probably be
gin Tuesday.
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THIEVES SKATER SAFE.
Three Men Blow Open Strong Box, Sc
curing About S7oo.

NoRTHBORO. Mass, April 2s.-The safe
in the receivers office of the Marlboro
division OF the Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company, on South Street. was brok-
en- into this morning. About 5000 was
taken by three burglars.
Charles Taylor, night watchman. heard
the explosion. and came out of the car
barn only TO be sent back at the point of
a gun in the hands Of one OF the robbers.
The safe was shattered. The returns OF
nine conductors for yesterday was the
booty.
Taylor gave the alarm. and a chase fol-
lowed but the men could not be found.
Blankets to dull the sound of the explo-
sion were taken from l. +. Stratton's
barn. The men left no clew.
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COLLEGE MEN PREFERRED.
To Have First Choice of Jobs as Con
ductors and Motormen.

NEW YORK, April s.-superintendent
Wheatley, of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. said tonight that he expected
to employ about 500 additional men dur
ing the next few weeks. He intends to
give the preference to collegians who
may apply.
Hundreds OF young men from Harvard
Yale, and other colleges are working their
way" he said. "and they will make excel
lent conductors and careful motormen-
We should like to have them stay with US,
of course. but we will at least have as
many as are willing to work during the
summer season"
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Continued from Second Page.)


building programs of the leading nations,
including England. France. Germany.
United States, Russia. Japan, Austria, and
Italy. The naval program Of Germany
Growth of the German Navy.
alone is referred to in detail as follows:
"of all the countries Germany has been
building during the last few years fast
I, er than any of the others. Her shipbuild-
ing program started in 1898, and will be
completed in 1909, possibly in 1907, in
stead of 1916 as first planned. Her pro-
gram contemplates the following new
vessels: -Four squadrons, each OF eight
battleships, two battleships for hagships
four battleships in reserve. Besides these
there are TO be fourteen large cruisers,
thirty eight smaller cruisers, and sixteen
divisions Of torpedo boats, of six each.
This program will give her in all thirty
eight battleships fourteen large cruisers.
thirty-eight smaller cruisers, and ninety
six torpedo boats.
After the completion of this program,
Germany contemplates new constructions
10 replace ships, which, though still SER
viceable, may have reached the prescribed
age limit"
The following are the various items of
the bill under separate heads:
Naval Establishment.
Pay Of the navy. sI6.1ss, ,l9s; pay, mis-
cellaneous, 100000; contingent, navy,
$4,000; emergency fund. 100000; Bureau
of Navigation, sI,2Ss .671.25; Bureau of
Ordnance, s3,109, ,0O6.75; Bureau of Equip
ment. S5,3O6, ,202.52; Bureau of Yards and
Docks. Si2.21i.0s: public works-Bureau
OF Yards and Docks, s6,56i,O75; Naval
Academy, 100000; Naval training sta
tion, California, s3l, 500: Naval training
station. Rhode Island. Sll4 ,2s0; Naval War
College $4,000; public works-Bureau of
Ordnance, t392, 200; Naval Observatory,
5000; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
S2oO.UUO; Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts. $3,s03, ,9322S; Bureau Of Construc-
tion and Repair. ss,5S5 ,s24.25: Bureau of
Steam Engineering, s3.9S3.900: Naval
Academy. $223. 3.S0571: Marine CORPS, S2,- |
s3S. 1913: increase of Navy-construction |
and marchinery. s13.303,0lO armor and |
armament. $4,000, 600; equipment s400, 900; |
equipping a navy yard to build ship, sI75,-
600. Grand total. $77, 1853. .3S6s3.
The above totals are made up as fol-
lows:
Bureau of Navigation.
Transporting. recruiting, and con-
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ment. 100000; equipping navy yards,
sl75.OO0.
Construction of RaftIocb;ns

ment, 100000; equipping navy yards,
I S175,OO0.
Construction of Battleships.
The committee recommend" says the
report, that for the purpose of further
increasing the naval establishment of the
United States the President is hereby
authorized to have constructed two first
class battleships carrying the heaviest
armor and most powerful ordnance for
vessels OF their class upon a trial dis
placement Of about $1,000 tons, and to
nave the highest practicable speed and
great radius Of action, and to cost. ex
elusive OF armor and armament. not ex
ceeding S.2l2,OO0 each: two frst-class
armored cruisers of about 1850 tons
trial displacement. carrying the heaviest
arlnor and most powerful armament for
vessels OF their class, and to have the
highest practicable speed and great
radius OF action. and to cost, exclusive
OF armor and armament. not exceeding
A,659.00O each: two gunboats of nbout
l,OOO tons trial displacement. to cost. ex-
elusive OF armament. not exceeding s3S2,-
600 each.
In Public Favor.
IN view OF the faCt that there is some
public sentiment favorable TO building
ships in our Government navy yards. il
has been deemed advisable by the COM
mittee TO insert n provision in the ap-
preparation bill of this year leaving it in
the discretion Of the Secretary OF the
Navy to build any or all ships in Govern
ment yards, but making 1t mandatory on
him to construct at least one battleship
or one armored cruiser in such navy yard
as he may designate. as an experiment:
and it is further provided that he shall
Keep an accurate account of all expcndi- |
lures for labor and material in the in
spection and construction of such ship |
and report TO Congress ut each session, |
and upon the completion OF said ship he |
shall make a detailed report showing the |
relative cost of one built by the Govern |
ment and one by contract. 1t is believed |
by your committee that nothing short of |
an experiment of this kind will settle the |
question that has vexed many minds. and |
at the same time will show whether
private contractors have been reasonable
in their bids. and furthermore be basis
for future guidance in the continued con-
OF our navy. An appropriation
Df sl75.O00 is recommended for each yard
in which shio is built
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TO his other accomplishments, and the
youth undertook to satisfy thisrdemand.
Before he had progressed .rery far he
was badly hurt by a fall, and he decided
to stick to acting, and let tumblfng alone.
After a short engagement with-his new
patron the youngster literally went on
the road" alone.
The entertainments which he aave were
not the most successful of his career. and
in one place. after he had personally ad-
vertised himself through the streets by
ringing bell. the performance brought
him only 90 cents.
Meeting Great Actors.
UndiscOuraged. he found his way back
| to st. Louis. having obtained much valu-
able experience. and secured an engage
ment as second low comedian at De Bars
Theater. Here he was brought into con
| tact with many stars, and the experience
was of value 10 him. Shortly after this
he made n Western tour with the Berger
family. and little later became a MEM
Der of the stock company at the Chestnut
Street Theater. Philadelphia.
IN 1871 he appeared in New York city
for the first time, at Lima Edwins The
ater. In 1874. on the occasion of his sec
opd visit to the metropolis. he played for
more than six months at the Olympic in a
variety of characters. IL was at this time
Mr.. Russell joined the forces of Augustin
Daley and won praise for his impersona-
af Mr. In
Do?" and Trip. in School for Scandal"
A Plays Remarkable Run.
Urged by his friends. Mr. Russell now
determined to star. and in 1850 he Joined
a company OF which Frederick G. Berger
was manager. appearing in piece called
"Edgewood Folks The play. which ran
for five successive years. was performed
1.50O times, and on each occasion he sang
seven songs and made ten changes.
By this time he had become Mr.
Warren, of the Boston Museum. retired |
from the stage. and Russell filled his |
parts for several months. In 1856 he |
starred again in "The Country Editor" |
and Felix McKusick;" in 1887 in Pa"
in 1889 in "Bewitched;" in 1890 in "A Poor |
Relation by Edward Kidder. and the |
Tale OF 4 Coat by Dion Boucicault. re-
by Clyde Fitch into April /
Weather"
Mr.. Russell played Bob Acres in The
Rivals" with great success. Among his
other successful plays are "a Bachelors
Hon. John Grigsby," and
THE Heir at Law"
Personal Side of His Life.
Mr.. Russell was always a lover of
books, and had library of several thou
sand volumes, in addition TO a large col
lection of autographs, notably those of
actors. He was a member of the Players
and Century Clubs. of New York; the
Clover Club, of Philadelphia, and the
papyrus Club of Boston. s.
He was married at Dorchester, Mass,
September 13. 1876, 20 Alice ". Adams, a
laughter of William T. Adams, noted for ,
lis juvenile stories under the pen name
# oliver Optic -
His first wife was Miss Louise Berger.
sister Of Fred C. Berger. whom he mar
led in 1853. She lived only three years.
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UNITED COPPER's CHARTER.
Capital Stock of sso,ooo,ooo Authorized
by Document Filed

TRENTON. N. j.. April 2S.-The char
ter of the United States Copper Company.
of Montana. was filed in the secretary Of
states office today. 1t authorizes capital
stock. as already announced, of 0,OO0.
eco. This is to be divided into 5000, 900
of preferred stock. bearing per cent
cumulative dividend and s75.O00.9o0 COM
mon stock
The charter provides that the preferred
stock may be retired at any time within
three years at 125 share. upon three
months notice being given. The States
fee for fling the charter was $4,000.
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FLAGS AT HALF-MAST
FOR ]. STERLING MORTON
Respect Shown for Former
Agricultural Secretary.
Secretary Wilson Officially Notifies His
Department Of Death, and Resolutions
of Respect and Sympathy
Are Drawn Up.

The flags on the Department OF Agricul-
yesterday out OF respect TO the memory
Of former Secretary of Agriculture J. ster-
ling Morton, who died at his home in
Lake Forest. H., Sunday afternoon.
Immediately upon the arrival Of Sec
retary Wilson at the department yester-
day he called meeting Of the chiefs Of
bureaus and divisions.
A committee of the five senior chiefs of
the department met Secretary Wilson at
] O'Clock when the official announcement
of Mr.. Morton's death was made. The
committee drew up resolutions Of regret
and respect.
The committee appointed TO draft the
resolutions were all chiefs during Mr.
Mortor's incumbency of the office OF Sec
retary. In the order of their seniority
they are: Dr. II. w. Wiley, DIR. d. L. Sal
mon. DIR. c. II. Merriam. Prof b. T. CAL
loway, and Mr.. G. W. Hill.
Universal Regret.
The news of the death OF the former
Secretary called forth universal express
sions Of regret from those at the depart
ment who were personally acquainted with
him.
IL was recalled that when Mr.. Morton
first became Secretary considerable anx-
iety was felt as TO what changes would
be made in the department. II was
thought that his attitude against paternal-
ism would lead to the discontinuance Of
certain lines Of work. II eventually led
TO the abolition OF the methods Of seed
distribution then practiced.
At the time Of the issuing Of his first
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TOM THUNDER DROWNED.
Celebrated Winnebago Indian Loses Life
by Accident.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, April Is
Tom Thunder. the celebrated Winnebago
Indian. was accidentally drowned in the
ST. Croix River yesterday.
Tom Thunder was the young buck who
disputed the claim of Chief White Buffalo,
Tom Roddy. of Chicago, to the chieftain
ship of the Winnebagos. Thunder wished
TO settle the rivalry by a tomahawk duel
over the grave OF Black Hawk.
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HUGE M0N0LITH IN PLACE.
Forty -one-T Ton Column of New York Hall
of Records Raised.

NEW YORK. April 2S.-The first of the
eight giant pillars to rest on the facade
Of the new Hall OF Records was set in
place on its pedestal at 9:15 o'clock this
morning.
The column weighs forty-one tons, and
is the heaviest piece of stone ever quar-
ried for public building in this country,
it is said. 1t was brought from Maine,
where 1t was quarried, to this city by rail-
Two derricks and two twenty-five horse
power engines lifted the column from the
wooden platform on which IL was lying, to
the second story of the building.
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PENNSYLVANIA WINS.
Eaval Cadets Beaten by Three Lengths
in the Event

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, April 2s.-The eight
oar shell race between the University of
Pennsylvania and the Naval Cadets was
rowed in Annapolis harbor at 10 O'Clock
this morning
Pennsylvania won the two-mile race by
three lengths.
The Naval Cadet second crew defeated
the University Of Pennsylvania freshmen
by one length in mile and half race.
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FIVE CHILDREN INClNERATED.
Little Ones Burned to Death at Norbert
Settlement, Manitoba.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, April 2s.-Four
girls and a boy, the children of Jean
Monchan, were burned TO death In their
home at Norbert Settlement last night.
The father. mother. and one daughter
were rescued but not before they had
been seriously burned.
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order on the chiefs of the divisions and
bureaus TO submit their annual reports,
Mr.. Morton remarked that he did not pro-
pose to make any startling changes or
recommendations until he had given every
man in charge of special work an oppor-
tunity TO report upon what he was doing
and how he was doing II.
He said that he was in some doubt
as to whether OF not il was his duty
to recommend TO the President, in
his first annual report, that the
department be abolished altogether
However, after carefully going over the
ground and inspecting all the previous
annual reports very carefully he frankly
admitted that there were obviously GER
tain lines OF work that the National Gov
ernment could perform for the benefit OF
agriculture which no State, corporation
or individual could do as well.
His First Annual Report.
His conclusions in regard to Depart
ment of Agriculture and the very prac-
tical light in which he viewed the work
of the department and the duties of the
employees are well shown In his first an
nual report. His condition of mind IN re-
gard TO the matter, as well as the char
in his later official documents, is shown
in the following extract from that report;
.'As organized, the Department Of Ag-
riculture offers cpulent opportunities for
the exercise OF the most pronounced pa
tcrnalism. But there are many proper
ways in which the Federal Government
may legitimately serve the cause OF ag-
riculture though IL is neither necessary
nor desirable that this Government should
attempt duties legitimately belonging TO
the States, and which only they can dis
charge as their respective statutes pro-
vide or direct"
Fond of ALTERATION.
The ALTERATION in the first sentence
was always Characteristic of his style.
II was done with a purpose. He used tn
say: 1T serves to call attention TO the
thought expressed; 1t knocks the idea into
a mans head"
Under his administration OF the office
the 'opulent opportunities for the exer-
else OF the most pronounced paternalism"
were largely eradicated.
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the last four hours the heart ceased its
action almost entirely, and breathing
gradually grew weaker and weaker.
He was, to all appearances, dead at II
O'Clock, and the end was momentarily ex-
pected by the watchers around his bed
side. There was a scarcely perceptible
motion of his heart, showing there yet
remained spark of life. The wonderful
vitality of the man kept him alive for
tion of his heart became merely mechani-
cal.
Mr.. RusselPs Success.
Mr.. Russell was for years considered
one of the most popular and financially
successful actors that toured the country.
New York was the only city that refused
to pay homage to his art, but during his
last engagement there-at Daly's The
ater-the theatergoers of Gotham gave
him some slight encouragement.
Mr.. Russell scored his greatest success
es of late years in E. E. Kidder's "A Poor
Relation" and in Peaceful Valley, April
Weather" and "The Hon. John Grigs-
which he was last seen in Washington, at
the National Theater, three years ago.
Mr.. Russell suffered his first physical
breakdown while playing in Chicago, in
1900. He had never known i'll health dur
ing his long and notable career, and never
gave up the idea of returning to the stage,
even up TO his last moments.
Unequal TO Task.
He made an Intellectual effort TO play
again in the fall of 1901, but his strength |
was unequal to the task. and he has since
himself with spending the warm /
months at his summer home on the Mas |
sachusetts coast, and dividing the winter |
between Washington and Florida. |
1t was year ago while visiting Joseph
Jefferson at the latter's Florida home
that Mr.. Russell experienced his greatest
illness. He went in bathing and became
thoroughly chilled. and for some time his
life was threatened.
A Familiar Figure.
FOL The comedian has during the past two
winters been familiar figure at the local
heaters, particularly at the matinee per-
formances, when some of his old-time
friends were on the boards He seemed
% take especial pleasure in witnessing
he work Of Joseph Jefferson, for whom
lie had a great friendship. and Stuart
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Fond of ALTERATION.
Her Arms Cut Of by a Train.

ROANOKE, Va. April 2s.-Miss Mary
Graham had both arms cut off last even
Ing while attempting TO cross the railroad
tracks in front Of passenger train. She
was accompanied by a young man TO
whom she was engaged.
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HURT BY FALLING PULLEY.
Narrow Escape of Moses & Sons Mana
ger at Hagerstown

HAGERSTowN, Nd. April 2s.-Fred S.
Lincoln, manager of the branch store Of
w. b. Moses & Sons of Washington. in
this city, was seriously injured today by
a heavy pulley and iron clamp attach
ment falling thirty feet from an electric
light pole striking him on the head.
A stiff hat he wore saved him from be-
ing killed. He sustained severe scalp
wound from which he will recover.
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building programs Of the leading nations,
including England, France, Germany,
United States, Russia. Japan, Austria, and
Italy. The naval program Of Germany
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A Slack Wire Experience.

During the latter rGft of his engage
ment at Cairo he was approached by
strolling manager who offered him IS a
week If he would add slack wire walking
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Construction and machinery. $4,000 ,Oi0;
armor and armament. 100000; equip
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