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first opportunity to escape from the work
house.
Golden is thirty-tUo years old. and on
November q. was sent down for $50 days
on a charge Of vagrancy. He Is smooth
faced. about six feet tail and stated that
he was not a resident Of this city.
Jacobs is smooth faced. nineteen years
old. very prominent features. five feet
nine inches in height. weighs about 1i5
pounds and gave his address as 42S C
Street northwest in this city. He was
convicted OF being a vagrant January 3
and sentenced to ninety days IN the work
house
Williams is % years old. five feet ten
and Cle-han inches In height. weighs 100
pounds and wears rather dark mustache.
He was sentenced TO $50 days on Deem
Der g. He gave his address as 80 c Street
southeast
French is thirty-four years old. FIVE
feet eleven inches. l65 pounds and sandy
complexion and mustache When sen
fenced TO $50 days in the workhouse on
December j. he stated that he was q non
resident
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03
WOMEN COME TO
AID OF ROYAhISqS.
VIII Devote Pin Money to
Cause Of Orleans.
Party Expects to Garry "a Majority
of seats in Chamber at the
Spring Elections.

PARIS. Feb. "a number OF prominent
ladies' in the ranks OF the French no
biIity have come 10 the aid Of the Royal
lists and agreed not 20 spend any money
for dress or other frivolities until May,
but TO devote the cash thus saved to
the RoyaIist cause at the spring cleo
tiOns-
Among the subscribers 10 the fund are
the Countess RochefoucaId. the Princess
de 'Croy. the Countess n. Castellane, and
the ViscOuntess Anglemont-
The Royalists are more determined as
well as more hopeful than ever
Paul Benzine, who is the Duke of Or
leans campaign manager. says the party
expects to carry a majority OF the seats
in the Chamber Of Deputies
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Character of the Books.

recommendation the Government paid
500 for it.
Character of the hooks
In making the compilation which in
JeGerson's handwriting was extracted
textuaIIy from the Gospels il Greek.
Latin. French and English" took a blank
book made Of plain broom paper. about
eight OF nine inches long. sc ne six inches
wide and about a couple Of inches thick,
and into this he pasted everything that
the Gospels Of Matthew. Mark. Luke and
John had to say regarding the life OF
Christ. The book has no introduction
and no comments. In the first column Of
the left hand page is pasted the text cut
by Mr. Jefferson from the Greek Tesla
ment. The next column is Latin The
third is French and that farthest to the
right Is English
The Trip to Jerusalem
Beginning with the visit Of Joseph and
Mary to Jerusalem. or rather after eX-
planning Why the trip was undertaken,
Jefferson recorded the scenes attending
the journey Of the shepherds to Bethle-
hem. after the angels had appeared TO
them by night. and how they recited the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03
FREEZE BLOCKS STREET FORCE.
Removal Of snow and Ice Delayed
by Severe weather.

no work is being done today in the way
OF cleaning away the snow from the cross
ings and cutters. II was thought best
this morning on account OF the severe
freeze OF last night 10 suspend opera
tions until the snow should begin TO thaw
sufficiently to make the work OF its re-
mOvaI easier than at present
On Saturday the cutters were cleaned
throughout the resident part OF the city,
and many Of the CROSSINGS were cleared
The Street Cleaning Department had out
500 men all day Saturday and about 200
teams.
Mr.. Stutler states this morning that he
had experienced some difficulty in keep
ing the cutters clear in the business sec
ton He said the first work done was on
Pennsylvania Avenue and F Street. and
that after clearing the cutters they were
flled again by people cleaning on the
sidewalks
Mr.. Stutler explained that by the word
ing OF the bill by which the last appro-
priation Was given the department. was
authorized only 20 take away the snow
from the cutters FOR width Of one foot
and the crossings 10. a width Of ten feet
Mr. Stutler stated today that as soon as
1t should begin 90 thaw so that men
could work 10 advantage the crossings and
cutters remaining uncIeaned would be at
tended TO. and then the regular street
cleaning force would be utilized in the
down town section in taking Of the snow
from the surface Of the streets.
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wonderful announcement concerning Jesus
birth 20 a crowd OF bcwIlde-ed listeners.
Passing over all the usually recorded
incidents OF Jesus boyhoOd. Jefferson next
took up the visit OF Jesus and his mother
and Joseph TO Jerusalem when Jesus was
twelve years Of age Mention IS made %
the fact that on the return 10 Nazareth
the company had gone a days journey
before the discovery was made that the
boy was not in the company and how
when this became known the parents re-
turned &c Jerusalem sorrowins- The
next incident mentioned by Jefferson is
that OF the amazement or Joseph and
Mary when they saw Jesus ia the tenn
pie. where after a three days search he
was found among the doctors both hear
ing them and asking them questions
Whnt " ritter saw in Christ
One can scarcely read Jenerson's Bible
and not be convinced that his conception
Of Christ was that he was a great, a
wonderful character. but not divine. for
all mention OF miracles or anything Of =
supernatural character is carefully eX-
cluded from the book He evidently did
believe In the story OF the resurrection.
for he ends the book with these words
And they rolled a great stone up 20 the
door of the sepulchre and departed.
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PRISONERS CUT THEIR WAY
OUT OF THE WORKHOJESE
Escape of -Four Men from the District Institution Early this
Morning to Haze Been Aided bYa Woman.

-Four iong-term prisoners made their
escape from the District workhouse at an
early hour this morning by cutting away
the bars OF a cell and lowering them
selves unobserved from a sec0nd-stOry
window to the ground. II is said that a
woman who happened 10 be passing in
wagon aided the fugitives TO get away
by taking them into her wagon and whip
ping I'D her team.
A posse is in pursuit of the fleeing
party. and the police In all sections OF
the city have been notified to look out
for the fugitives. Owing to the frozen
condition Of the snow it is extremely
difficult to follow the tracks and dogs
may be made use OF in following the
fugftives.
The men who escaped are James Col
den Abraham Jacobs. seldom :. Williams
and James French, all OF whom had been
convicted Of vagrancy.
Guards Were AT Breai- II.
The escape was effected W. Ie the
guards were at breakfast O. .>fas not
discovered for probably half an hour The
llEu DeAlE AolAE tAi iA4 men -laA b-tA ''IA-
fined TO the building although they had
never given the officers any difficulty and
---er.ly were perfectly tractabIe. How
they secured a saw with which 10 cut
the iron bars is as yet a mystery This
morning before the guards went 10 break
fast. the men who made their escape.
together with the other prisoners were
given the freedom Of the corridor.
1t IS evident that they lost no time In
beginning operations. AS soon as the
guards disappeared they went TO one Of
the rooms occupied By them. the bars
were hurrledly cut and a hole gxls inches
vas cut in the wire screening in front
Of the windows. The bed clothing was
made into a rope with which the men
lowered themselves 20 the ground. The
police are inclined 20 think that the men
are probably wanted in other cities for
scrioNs crimes and. fearing that they
might &c identified and sent 20 the iuris-
diotIc9 where they ere wanted. took the
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the en-percenter' is on hand and -
him with an order blank The clerk Mis-
out this blank making his entire months
salary payable 20 the tent erceuter.' On
pay DAY the latter presents the slip 70
the disbursinE officer. collects the full
salary OF his victim and after deducting
his principal and outrageous interest.
turns over the remainder to ITS rightfuI
owner. BY this method il is apparent
that the Temperatures constitute
force OF assistant paymasters
ON receut pay day. / saw one Of
these men vito at least fifty pay enve-
loDes in his possession. containing ap-
proximately $1,000. Suppose that a ten
percenter,' anticipating dismissal should
GbscOnd with a stock Of pay envelopes
some fine day. can ycd think Of any legal
redress open to the men that he would
have viCtimiZedg"
The reporter was Obliged to confess
that he believed the thief would be guilt
less in the eyes OF the law.
shortly before the closing hour Of the
Office. one day last summer" continued
the Census clerk, in tones Of Indignation
I received a telegram from home stating
that my mother was dangerously i'll The
message happened to arrive on payday
and ! Immediately went TO the Disbursing
Officer $ desk with the other clerks in or
der to draw my salary and have sufficient
money TO pay my car fare home I was
about third in line. and as I had barely
time to catch the train. you can imagine
my haste and anxiety. There was an in
applicable delay in the payment OF sala-
ries and, on investigation, / discovered
that il was due 10 the fact that the ten
percenters' were being paid for all the
account slips which were in their pos
session before anyone else obtained his
salary There they stood, these harpies,
inside the rail. delaying every one else
while the envelopes were gone over for
the ones containing their spoils. Picture
my feelings. Ny mother dying miles
away. my rightful pay delayed that these
hawks might have their pickngs. and the
only train that I could take until next
morning scheduled to start in few min
utes."
Did you catch the train?" asked the
reporter. and almost Immediately he add
ed: Il beg your pardon" for something
glistened in the mans eye and something
struggled in his throat that told more
plainly than words that he had missed
his train.
Ever since that day" continued the
clerk, when he had mastered his emotion,
4 have attempted by every means in my
power 10 discourage the ten-Percenting
trade With the aid OF two or three
friends. have had some success; but
where there are so many young men with
SO many temptations besetting them. and
the -ten-percenters' always on the lookout
for their opportunity, it has proven very
difficult task. We have a plan. however,
which believe viii bring the business TO
an end and. We trust, the men who work
al il to justice"
What IS your plan2"
You must pardon my refusing 10 an
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sWer that question" was the reply, "au
absolute secrecy at present is necessary
to its success
Could the officials Of the Census Office
stop it,
E@sily and long ago. simply ny refusing
TO give order blanks for pay to the ten
perceEters.' It is by the use Of these
blanks that the money lenders are en-
surea against loss. II there were a rule
that % man should be supplied with more
than one order blank at a time and not
given another until be had used the first.
IN person. there would be no more ten
pcrcenting- Deprived of order blanks. the
cn-perceuters' would be afraid to trust
90 the honesty Of those to whom they
loanedfmoney. and there would be an end
TO the whole business. It is an open Sc
cret, however, about the office that one of
the officials himself is in the tolls Of the
ten-percentcrs.' and we are therefore not
hopeful Of much aid from that quarter.
There is only one way TO get ahead Of
the 'ten-perCenters' and though the meth
cd may not appeal TO the ethics OF every
one. / am frank to say that I was glad
TO hear that a former clerk avaiIed him
self Of it. This clerk had been selling
his salary to the Temperatures almost
every pay day since his appointment In
all. he had paid them about 5000 Of in
terest. He racked his brain in devising
some way OF getting his money back and
finally hit upon this plan. He received
a short while ago a political appointment
/ TO an Office in his own town, which would
necessitate his resignation from the Cen
sus Bureau. After drawing his pay. OF
/ rather after receiving Il from the ten
/ percente-. who had drawn it for him. he
borrowed IrUu. each. without the knowl-
edge OF the others, $50 on his salary.
BeHtinE the Game.
Then he quietly handed in his resig-
nation and departed without saying good
by or arranging for the endorsement Of
the money shIrks. On the following
morning the latter were furious and I
have no doubt that II they can possibly
hold this man legally. they viii do so.
] dearly hope that they will be unable
to regain cent. That is the only way
to get the better OF the 'ten-percenters.'
/ They invariably refuse to loan money TO
a man who is about TO be discharged. AS
/ a clerk never knows that he is TO be
l dropped until he receives his discharge.
their method OF obtaining foreznowEedge
I OF this event is a nice point for conjec-
Z ture
The Census Bureau seems to be the
Z most inviting Of the departments for the
! ten ercenter" and 1t goes without say
I ing that he takes advantage Of his oppor-
| tunity. There IS one old gray haired
/ money lender who bears a marked re-
/ semblance to the graspIng Gaspard IN
/ The Chimes Of Normandy" He loans as
/ low as 10 tents 70 messenger boys in the
Z Office and charges cents for its use for
} half a month. A moments figuring devel-
/ ops the startling fact that at this rate he
! is charging 200 per cent for interest.
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Declares the Employees Are
Preyed Upon by
ShylOCkS.
EXPLAINS THE PROTEST
Money Lenders Supplied With the
OnlciRI Order Blanks for
Salaries.

There viii be no more leaning Of money
TO United res Government clerks at
uslrious --s= II the concerted effort
which has been iraugurated by number
of employees OF the Census Bureau proves
successful
For some time past there has been de
veIoping among the better class OF men in
the Census department a feeling inimical
10 the uusavory interests of those Govern
ment clerks, commonly known as temper
centers, who turn into pecuniary &C
count TIE occasional pressing needs of
their comrades.
These latter day ShyIocks have infested
the Census Bureau ever since the estab-
lishment of that branch Of the Govern
ment service. and 10 is openly stated that
as corporations. il not as individuals. they
have spread their tentaclcs into every one
OF Uncle Sans great departments. They
lend out money at sums varying from 10
cents to SO at the enormously usurious
interest Of 2l0 per cent a year In the
Census department. where the practice is
most notorious. they never loan money
for a greater period than two weeks.
charging for its use for that length OF
time 10 per cent OF the principal; hence
the nickname, Temperatures"
In an interview with Times reporter
one OF the Census clerks scored the off,
Gals Of the department for tacitly per
hitting the conduct OF such a nefarious
business under their very eyes and among
those over whom they have been placed
in charge Personally. he has never had
occasion TO borrow money from the ten
percenters;" but he bitterly opposes their
business On purely ethical grounds.
"a Disgrace to the Service
The existence Of this contemplate
practice" he said. lis a disgrace TO the
service and there are a number Of us.
who. with the aid Of The Times which
has already shown Itself an able cham
pion OF cur interests. hope to drive the
'ten-rercenters' out Of business II not out
Of the Government employ To begin with
I viii be frank in saying that vc do not
expect the officials themselves to act
until we have forced their hand. Whether
knowingly or not they have sanctioned
this business. you yourself viii be best
able 10 judge after / have related a few
facts in connection with the matter.
For the convenience OF clerks. who,
either on account OF illness or Eor some
other good reason are unable TO be pres
ent a. the Office Oh pay day. there are
printed a nu- nber Of order blanks. with a
blank receipt attached When a clerk is
necessarily absent he fills out one Of
these slips and his salary is givsL 10 the
person who presents il at the Office OF
Disturbing Officer Barrows. In some man
ner which some of the Census authorities
can explain. perhaps. better than I, the
tent ercenters are kept supplied with any
number Of these order blanks.
when a clerk IS hard pushed for money
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Four Migrants sawed their way
out Of the workhouse this snoring
and have not yet been recaptured-
They were sentenced last week 10
spend six months In the institu-
tion, giving their names at their
trials as James Golden, Abraham
Jacobs, 5. j. Williams, and James
Frence- A large posse is in Pur-
suit of the fugitives.
The escape of the Biddle broth
ers from the Pittsburg Jail, it is
said, gave the men the idea, and
IL is reported that they were as
sisted TO get away by a woman
who happened TO be passing along
in a wagon just as they effected
their escape from the prison.
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The Death Record.

The following deaths for forty-eight
hours we're reported at the Health De-
partment up TO noon today. Eleanor
Birth Wilson, "a years; Ellen Z. Hoag-
land, 81 years, Mary Jane Brooks. IT
fears; Martha z. Webbins. IS years. Mrs.
Catherine f. Bachelor, 81 years; Jane
Contee- . years, John Henry Jones. "a
years; Sister Mary RosaIia Schevenden-
mann, 81 years, John RObey, AZ years;
Jones, 90 years; Edward BrOadus. 40
years; Mrs Margaret Dimney, 80 years:
" C. Jackson. 50 years; Cora Fields, 50
years Thomas BUckner. - years. Nary
Dent, Z years Margaret J. Murphy. %
wears; Isabella May. Il years: Emil otto
Weber. months. Evelyn Ries, s months;
William Johnson, 3 months
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in selecting the psBel from which the
jurors were drawn, and Fl IS the desire Of
District Attorney Jerome that the men
who serve on this particular body be-
capable Of compromising rather iutri-
cate questions and more OF less technical
points
Early this week. Nlr. Jer0--.e says. he
viii submit the matter OF the tunnel acct
dent. and as soon as that has been dis
posed Of the facts relative to che explo-
sion viii be taken up.
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BIBLE CLASSES ENTERTAIN.
Yong Wen of the \. VI. {. A. Have
Social Meeting.

y very pleasant social event took place
Saturday evening at the. home Of Mr.. E.
X. Depuy. go Thirteenth Street north
east when two Of the boys Bible classes
Of the Y. NJ. C.. A, which are taught B.,
Mr.. p. c. Pierce and Mr. II. Fl. Cole held
a union social The membership OF the
two classes was well represented. The
FIST part Of the evening was passed ia
playing various games, and then refresh
mtnts were served Remarks were made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Depuy and Ness~s
Pierce Cole. and Hamilton Clarence
Depuy. who is a member Of Mr. Pierce-s
class, acted as host, and among the other
persons present were. ? Y. Hamilton
secretary Of the Boys Department p. G.
Pierce. and II. f. Cole. teachers John
Small. Marion G0oduow, Paul Martin.
CaryI OdcIl. Charlie De Shields. AIberf
Combs, Brewer Spransy. John Kemper
Melvin Fisher, Petit Warren. Ed Lewi5E
Maxwell Ryan, EmerIch Lamb. George
Nelson Curt HALTER. Roland Amateis
and Earl Whitney.
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cnIrnin CITY Hotel Rurned.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Feb. 3.-The ho-
tel at Colrain City was burned TO the
ground during the night The fire was
discovered by "a guest. who occupied q
room on the second His lamp was lighted
and he noticed smoke issuing from the
baseboards of the room.
All the inmates escaped and sawed some
of their personal effects. with some furui-
ture The loss viii not exceed $4,000.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

COZ Eit\NtNE iNDEH~HlBTS, grey. never used
a' cents. horse blankets 50 cents; Ulot1rnen's
COATS 50, best $50 ail-ieather horse collars,
sI-2J- genuine NctlellluL saddles Sf5e
e5-i = BEN>lNGEB g co. IIth and sts-
TIE BOARD or MANAGERS Of the Washington
CITY Orphan ASYLUM VIII hold their regular an
uu8l meeting on EEBRJ AIRY 4, AT go p. n
10 I1S1 Isfh So NV The reports % the p-escat
officers VIII 1s submitted, and an election held
for oftcfrs for -He ensuing term The Rev d.
HlWllu VII deliver an address. The public are
cordially invited o. attend
To ALL WHOM TT NAY CONCERN-s r-5uis-
sorry note. drawn by Ernest C. Thompson IN
SAVIOR 0f Mary ID. Walker. for the sum Of 81 90.
payable 0H demand. has been lost OF lrl-lafd
All persons ara warned against negotiating the
SAME lS payment thereof has been stopped.
ERNEST e.. THOMPSON. Ada-lulstrlt1r III Estate
OF MARI %. Walker. ja2o.z1-leS
AR c.. T. RUSSELL. a--asr - ..sfiu.uBi,f
Dawn" VIII speak lt odd ,. CLOVIS Hall AZ -th
ST.. ar l-fI. MONDAY NIGHT. un a subject Of IN
te-esr Co l. Christians You are invited Seats
tret- mis-
SPECIAL NuTICE-The annual meeting OF tb-
stethls--sF- 90 Lost Bun Oh and t.as Company
tor J.. election Of directors ara sor yr1h 6ther
business ss may property come hef1.c said r.ert-
Ing viii DE- held 90 Hotel Be.ar.ey, M4rtinsburs,
y O'CLOCK IT. CLARENCE T. DAVIS. Score
targ and Treasurer jass-st
OFFICE or TIE WASHINGTON Gas near
COMPANY. Washington. d. c. January II Igos
The annual meeting OF the shareholders OF the
Washington Gas l--dt Company for the election
o. directors and -l- such other business rs NAV
property come before said meeting uiII be held
40 tll office % the company. az 10Th So. nv
MONDAY. FEBBJ AIRY 3, Iar2. AT IT, O'CLOCK
At The polls VIII he open from y O'Clock noon
10 Z O'Clock p. u.
WILLIAM p. ORliE
iaI1-ljt-eva-- Secretary.
GENERAL MEETING OF the stockholders "
the Columbia PU.yeriziug Company Niu bee he'll
tLe olEce OF tll COMPANY. rs South Royal
ST.. AlrNInaria. ~. AT 1870 A. 81. on WE'D
NE'pAN. MARCH 8. 1902 By order % the
Board Of Direatoes. constituting q E-iunty u
IN. slae5 E0lIfr-. r. b. JONALD~OS
LOUIS BENEE JR.. President
SelIetary il25-31t
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ENGbAND'S REJECTION
HAS A STRING TO II
Fact Made Public in Dutch
Chamber This Morning.
NEGOTIATIONS TO BE CONTINUED
British Reply 10 Dutch Premier's
Note Regarding the Beers VIII
Re Made Public Tomorrow

THE HAGUE. Feb. 2--Omcial an
nouncement was made today that Premier
De Kuyper had received Englaud's reply
TO his note regarding peace oyertures for
South Africa
The reply viii be published tomorrow
Later il was learned that England had
Professionally rejected the Dutch propOs-
ais. but that the negotiations would be
continued.
The news Of the rejection was made
public in the chamber by the Foreign Sec
Rotary in response 20 an enquiry
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ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP RATES.

..IiverpOoI Journal of Commerce.,
Announces What They WIu BE.
LIVERPOOL Feb. 3.-The Journal Of
Commerce" says the new transatlantic
rates viii apply ID inward and outward
bound freight
The minimun rate on grain VIII be
I'D per bushel Of sixty pounds, and
the minimum rare on provisions los per
ton. an Increase OF 80 and 10 per cent. re-
spectively.
OLher increases viii vary from 30 TO so
per cent
The Increase in passenger rates viii be
from Is 10 50 per cent in saloon and sec
oud cabin on a pro rata basis Of the pres
Cnt fares
The sJeerage fares viii not be changed.
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LegisIativc appropriation nil.

Hearings on the legislative appropria-
zion bill have been completed by the
subcommittee Of the House Committee on
Appropriations. and the work OF making
up the bill was begun this morning. The
Legislative bill will De ready Tor the full
committee the middle OF the week and
viii be reported 30 the House about Fri
day.