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The Washington times., 1902-12-15
WIFE'S CORPSE FOUND,
HUSBAND UNDER ARREST
Woman's Body Discovered
Hanging TO a Hook.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 15.-Mystery
surrounds the death OF Mrs Marie Hahn,
Of 1910 North Twenty Street, whose
body was found hanging from hook in
the closet Of her bedroom late yesterday
afternoon.
Although the case was reported as one
of suicide. the husband, Prank Hahn,
has been arrested. The police refuse to
say anything about the case.
The position the body was found in, it
is said. leads the police TO suspect foul
play. The closet is an ordinary. one with
row Of hooks about five feet from thu
floor Hanging from q middle hook With
a short piece Of cotton clOthesline knot
ted firmly around the neck was the body
Of the young woman.
Considering the height Of the row OF
hooks 1t would be difficult for q woman
TO commit suicide BY strangulation.
Either the feet would have to be raised
or the body dropped as dead weight
In either case II would require an extra
ordinary amount Of courage and strength
TO retain the position until death came.
Whether the closet door was open or
not when the body was discovered can
not be learned. but there are no marks
Of violence on the door. such as would
be made by a strangling person kicking
it in the throes Of death.
The body was discovered by the hus-
hand. who is a tailor, when he returned
home shortly after 4 O'Clock. He at
once called Policeman Croman. OF the
Twentieth and jefferson Streets police
station, who, after an investigation, ar
rested Hahn.
When taken TO the police station Hahn
broke down and sobbed.
The woman who had charge Of the
house where the young pair occupied
apartments said last night:
4 do not believe ". Hahn killed his
wife. but the police think he did So"
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO LOCAL BOWLERS
Standing of Teams and In
diVidual Averages.

On next Saturday all the local bowl
ing leagues will suspend their respective
schedules until after the holidays The
rest should be beneficial to some Of the
bowlers. and they will be able to take
up the schedule again after Christmas
with renewed energy.
The past week has been a very busy
one on the alleys. and the bowling has
generally been OF high order. So great
has been the Improvement shown in
some OF the teams that many OF the
scores which would go for record sin
giles and team totals In some other
cities were commonplace here, and It is
doubtful II any leagues in any OF tho
big bowling centers can show a better
all-around average than do our bowlers.
Each team In the District League, the
veteran among the locals. has bowled
fifteen games. and for the most part
they have been we'll contested, and the
results compare very fRvorably with
those OF former years at the same period
IN the league schedule.
The Business Mems Club. which for
some time held first place, has for some
unaccOuntable reason taken drop In It's
work. and is now in fifth place. The Col
den Eagles held first place lundisturbed
early in the week, but in the latter part
the saengerbund and jolly Fat Men
teams bowled themselves into tie with
the fast flying birds. and each has now
.667 per cent
The standing OF the teams follows:
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL
ON GEORGETOWN FIELD
Rniekerbockers and TanglewOOds Will
Play for Local HonoTs.

Arrangements have been completed for
the Christmas football game, TO be
played on Georgetown Field, between
the Tanglewood Athletic and the Knick-
erbocker teams. II has been decided 10
play the game on the Blue and Gray
grounds, in order TO accommodate the
large crowd which will turn out to wit
ness the struggle for gridiron supremacy
between the teams. The proceeds OF the
game will be donated to the Trinity
Parish Church and Sunday school, OF
Georgetown.
Great interest has been manifested in
this game. as 1t promises to be a hard
fought struggle from the first to the last
whistle. and il will be game well worth
witnessing. Both Of the teams have en-
viahle records this season, and although
the players broke training after Thanks
giving Day. they agreed 10 resume prac-
tice and play for the benefit Of the
church. A Christmas football game will
be somewhat OF an innovation in this
section, and should have a large attend
ance.
The Knickerbocker eleven Will out
weigh the TanglewOods by about ten
pounds to the man. but the lighter team
will make It, superior knowledge OF the
game count for a great deal. even II it
does not win the game for them. Capt.
Joe Kearney. OF the KnickerbOcker
eleven. will have his team out for its
final practice In a few days, and then
the members will rest up until the day
OF the struggle.
The Tanglewood captain and manager
Is sanguine Of a victory, and the play
ers will practice hard and faithfully un-
der his guidance, and do their best TO
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
THE DEATH RECORD.

The following deaths for forty-eigl
hours were reported at the Health d,
partment up to noon today:
Lydia Watson, SO years.
Cornelius Hoyt, II years.
Hanna Green, 70 years.
John r. Tunnia. IS years.
Phillip Charles, 70 years.
John G. Meyers. 6S years.
Elizabeth Beck. IS years.
Rosina S. Kopp. SO years.
Almeda V. FOrbush. 53 years.
Elizabeth L. Eaton. 56 years.
George W. Johnson, 56 years.
Robert Pryor, A years,
Mollle z. Jones. AZ years.
James Smith, 50 years.
Jemina E. Wilkerson. 80 years.
William K. Cox. % years
May Craig "a years.
James c. Billingsley. % years.
Alice O'Neal, % years.
John r. SHINES. / year.
Frank Robinson, l year.
Albrum O'TOole. IL months.
Earl Ruffin, months.
Forrest l. Henry. months.
Frank Glasco, 6 days.
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
MEDICAL.
D. SHADE.
81 YEARS PRACTICE.

You have been thinking Of consulting Dr.
Shade. the oldest and longest located Specialist
in the city. but for some triting excuse or mere
neglect you have failed 20 do SO. Remember
that "seIfprCscrvati0n is the nrst law OF na-
ture" and that your health should be consid-
cred FIRST or you may regret IT when 1t Is for
ever TOO late.
No matter what your tro'shle may be (mental
or phvsicaD consult Dr. Shade nee q charge
Both sexes strictly confidential. Corner 18th
and q sta
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
Among the Departmentais.

In the race for the Times Cup the
Bureau team has a clear lead. with III
per cent, the Interior Department team
coming next with .7oS per cent. and the
Commissioners are FIVE points below,
while the Postofice quint seems to have
taken a hard drop.
II is claimed that the splendid showing
made by individual bowIers IN this
league Is brought about by the alleys on
which they bowl. and that Il is not fair
to compare them with averages bowled
by other teams, which have to roll on
different alleys in each set. This is
rather lame. as all the alleys on which
league teams bowl are new or remod-
eled this season. and for this reason re-
suits should be as good on one as on an
other.
In order 10 get In the class Of ten
highest bowlers one muss bowl over the
222 single mark. as below that Is very
ordinary in the Departmental League.
Lord, OF the Bureau team, still leads
the league with 1s5 average, with Bum.
Of the Interiors. next with 1s3. and Gar
rett is third man with I7g.
Railway Relief and Bankers.
The Four half Street and "Of-
fcers" teams are tied for first place in
the Railway Relief Association League.
with twelve games won and three lost.
The NETS" have a clear lead over the
rest for third place, with .733.
In individual standing, there are no
cfanGcs a.a-e i..-t week. Whitney
Brown. Clark. and Holt holding down the
positions in the order given, but Whit
ney deserves the most credit for holding
first. because he has bowled eighteen
games. six more than the highest number
OF any Of the others.
Buck. OF the Clerks team. has the
honor OF holding the leagues record for
best single game. with 214
The race for first place IN the Bank
Clerks League has been a hot one this
week. First one and then the other has
bad the honor Of leading. and the week
closed with the Safe Deposit Company
back at the top OF the list. with Riggs
Bank with big lead IN second place,
Second National dropping to third place.
The standing Of the teams.
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative BromO o. .inine Tablets.
All druggists refuh1 the money n Il
fails TO cure. K. -, Groves signature
is on each box. 25e.
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
Needs to Be Quick.

Major Sylvester believes the policeman
should be as quick with his gun. when
necessity arises. as ? Guardsman. He
will snheayor TO develop the ability Of
the men under him in this line. Ar
rangements are now being made for sew
eral contests between the pOlicemen's
team and the Revolver Association OF
the National Guard. These affairs will
be held throughout the winter. An ad-
mission fee will be charged and the pro-
ceeds viii be devoted TO he police gym
nasium fund.
Although the policemen we're defeated
az the last meeting. they declare that
they will make a strong effort to turn
the tables on their opponents. Among
he prizes TO be contested for at the
next meeting OF the teams will be the
Carmody trophy.
The Washington times., 1902-12-15

Lord. 249: Fitzpatrick, 222: Land, 21f;
OrspadO. 210; Miller. zoe; O'Conner. 2Os
Highest team games: New York, 9O9
Washington. SSS: Chicago, S77.
Standing OF the teams TO date:
The Washington times., 1902-12-15
GUN TALK" RIFE
AMONG GUARDSNEN
Season Gives Promise of
Some Rare Sport.
EXERCISE FOR POLICEMEN
Keen Rivalry Exists in Various Organ
izatiOns-First and Second Regi-
ments Shoot This Evening.

Little besides gun talk" has been
heard in National Guard circles since
the beginning Of indoor rife practice
Monday night The Guardsmen have
nothing else with the exception Of the
regular drills and inspections to exact
their attention in the winter months.
and have therefore entered into II with
heart and soul. The lack OF interest
manifested every year at the opening of
the winter is much in evidence at pres
ent. and the officials believe the only
thing that will put life into the citizen
soldiers is the series Of regimental.
battalion. and company matches in the
indoor gallery.
This season promises TO be a Eood
one, so far as proficiency with the rife
is concerned. for never before has so
much interest been taken by the Guards
men. from the inspector Of rifle practice
down TO the rookie" who has worn the
blue uniform but a few weeks. All Of
them have been studiously at work pol
ishing up their guns
Keen Rivalry Exists.
There is a good deal Of rivalry in the
various organizations Of the brigade.
and tomorrow night match to decide
the question Of superiority between the
First and Second Regiments will be shot
of in Center Market gallery. The teams
will be composed OF twenty men each,
all OF whom are expert handlers Of the
rifle. No prizes have been offered
Major Bell, inspector general Of rife
practice OF the District Of Columbia,
says the military spirit, so far as expert
craftsmanship is concerned, has spread
throughout the entire country. and espS
Cially in this city. A number of tests
and experiments were made at the Ord
way range recently. MAJOR James F.
Bell accompanied the members OF the
board Of army officers appointed some
time ago 10 revise the small-arm firing
regulations, and several trials were
made with guns OF various types on the
range.
AS yet Major Bell has not received the
reports OF last years rife practice This
report should have reached him on No
vember 30 The regular official rife prac-
tice viii begin about January 1. and all
the scores made by the Guardsmen from
then on viii be kept on record to deter
mine the progress made.
The fever has extended to the ranks
Of the police. and they are encouraged
by their showing against the crack shots
OF the National Guard on Monday night.
They have gone at 1t with commendable
spirit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14

Governor Van SAINT Touches on tn
Railroad Merger.

st. Paul, Feb. Ex-Governor Van
SAINT delivered his special message to
the legislature during the morning, the
senate being in JOINT session with the
house. The governor comm ends the
work of the tax commission and says
the code framed could have been made
more perfect but for constitutional
limitations. Nevertheless, the pro-
posed law is a great impcoven ct ever
the one existing and he recommends
it's prompt enactment.
The message concludes with state
ment OF the case brought by the state
against the Northern Securities COM
pany, and the reasons therefor. On
this subject Governor Van SAINT says
in part:
eff the United States supreme court
does not take jurisdiction it is the in
tention of the attorney general to at
once bring suit in the state courts.
Neither this company, nor any other
company, combination, consolidation
or trust shall violate the laws of our
state if it can be prevented"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
SIMPSONS PROTEST.
His Attorneys File Brief Against the
Claims of Schlev,

SsdS SNeAO1IVyo uV q 81 79dSuoS etIC
Claims Of Schley.
Washington, Feb. 8.-Admiral Samp-
sons attorneys have filed brief with
President Roosevelt protesting against
the claim set up in Admiral Schley's
appeal that he was in supreme COM
mand at the battle off Santiago They
assert that the question of command
was not before the court of inquiry.
They repeatedly applied for oppartu-
nifty to present evidence on that point.
and their request was as often refused.
They were ready then and stand
ready now to produce much evidence
on that question. They claim that
Admiral Sampson had given instruc-
tons to have ready stringed the signal
directing Commodore Schley to as
sumo command, that this signal was
to be hoisted when under the regula-
lions the appropriate moment arrived,
that that moment had not arrived and
that such signal had not been hoisted
when the enemy endeavored to escape
from the harbor.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
AT HIS SONS BEDSIDE.
President Roosevelt Journeys From
Washington to Groton, Mass.

Washington to Groton, Mass.
Groton, Mass, Feb. 1O.-President
Roosevelt arrived at the Groton school
during the afternoon. He did not find
his son, Theodore, ,Jr, alarmingly ill
with pneumonia, but the boys condi-
tion was not sufficiently reassuring to
warrant the presidents immediate re-
turn to the national capital. Young
Roosevelt, with two schoolmates,
Horace B: Potter of New York and
William Gammell of Providence, both
having pneumonia, lie in large airy
rooms on the second floor of the col
}ege infrmary. Mrs. Roosevelt has
been with her son for two days. He
greeted his father cheerily.
It is stated that his condition is un-
changed and he is holding his own
we'll. The school has been dismissed
and the $50 boys have scattered to
their homes upon an enforced vaca-
ton.
All the sick boys are having the
best medical attention and nursing.
The presidents stay here is indefinite,
although it is not believed it will be
prolonged much after Wednesday, un-
less the boys condition takes a turn
for the worse: Pneumonia being al
ways alarming the president has
thought it we'll to stay here until he
has some assurance of his sons re-
covery. The president arrived here
at 2:30 o'clock after an uneventful
trip of IA hours from Washington.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
CREMATED IN A HOTEL.
Eleven Inmates Of Lodging House al
st. Louis Burn to Death.

Eleven inmates OF a Lodging House at
St Louis Burn to Death.
st. Louis, Feb. 10.-An early morn
ing fire, which destroyed the Empire
hotel, large 3-story lodging house
at 200 and 2702 Olive street, occupied
by men exclusively, caused the death
OF II persons, 10 men and woman,
and dangerously injured others.
Ten or more who had narrow escapes
from death in the fire we're more or
less injured by being frost bitten. It
is estimated that there were between
80 and 40 persons in the building, and
it is believed all have been accounted
for. The financial loss is nominal. It
is thought that $4,000 will cover the
damage to building and contents,
which was totally DESTROYED. The
dead are: Morris Vail, lobe Davis.
John c. Lueders, George Thompson,
Sarah Harris, B. F. Woodley, J.. A.
McMullen, S. T. Corey, Vance Mahlin,
A. J. Allen and an unknown mann
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14

The Scotsman contends that golf is a
Scotch sport to which poetical reference
was made in Adamson's "Muses Threno-
de-" published at Perth as long ago as
1888. The terms used in the sport are
for the most part Scotch. But the Dutch
assert that it was first played ip Holland
On the ice, and before 1893 the Dutch
poet Bredero described how ''the golfer.
with Ice spurs on. stands ready to smite
with ashen club weighted with lead or
his Scottish cleek of the loaded box. -
But while this may be the earliest poet
zeal reference to the game, it does not
show that Holland is the original home
Of golf. The reference to the Scottish
cleek" seems at first sight to point rather
to Scotland. Baltimore Sun.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
Thrilling Sleigh w
Ride With & Bear

An itinerant peddler- l:amod Fritz
on Pocono mountain, near Manunka
Chunk, Pa, a few days ago. He was
driving his sleigh along the road when
his horse owe jump.
Fritz's hair stood on end, for right
ahead in bend in the road was q
huge black bear. The brute shambled
forward and struck at the horse, which
gave sudden spring, twisted off the
thills, and went down the mountain at
q furious pace. The sleigh was left
standing upon the crest of knoll.
Fritz leaped from his seat and tum.
6led into the box in which he stored
his stock and fastened the doors. The
enraged bear attacked the sheep hides
on top of the sleigh and tore them into
shredA then he tried to tear or thu
top Of the box to reach Fritz, who was
holding the doors closed and expecting
every moment that the top would
break.
Then the unexpected happened. The
sleigh was standing in the deep, smooth
tracks made by the heavy sleds of the
lumbermen, and the terrific exertions
of the bear, with his added weight,
suddenly started the outfit down the in.
cline, shooting ahead with frightful We:
locity.
The bear realized his danger and
growled as he crouched and chung to
the guard rails on top of the box. Poor
Fritz closed his eyes and braced Vim.
self for the shock which he we'll knew
would soon come. The road was
straight ahead for two miles. In the
middle of the mountain a farmers
team pulled to one side just in time tc
escape disaster and to see the strange
outfit shoot by with the speed Of the
Black Diamond express.
Near the foot Of the mountain is a
sharp bend in the road. There the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14

sleigh left the track. shot directly
across the road and collided. with a
huge pile of railroad ties. ~<...#. .~t.
Some hours later q sleighing party
on it's way home from country dance
encountered the wreck. The bear was
damned in between the sleigh and the
timber, fearfully mangled and quite
dead. Fritz was fshed out of huge
pile of snow and wooden goods, stunned
and lacerated. The sleigh was wreck,
and the goods were scattered among
the snowdrifts. IT, =.
Fritz was carried to a farmhouse,
where he received medical attendance.
In day or two he discovered his horse
In a farmers barn five miles ahead.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
THOUSANDS ARE IDLE.

Suffering Among Worti:: --:ren in Swe-
den and Norway.
Stockholm, Feb. S.-There is great
suffering among. tho unemployed in
the chief cities of { y en- ard o.
way. A union of ia:a 'yoc' FL has
been formed in Gothenburg and the
names of 5000 persons have been en-
rolled. These figures are unparalleled
in the history of that city. The situa-
ton in other labor centers is scarcely
more favorable.
The town, councils have been: petit
toned to organize relief works to tide
over this period of depression. They
are blamed for want of foresight in
failing to provide means for carrying
the poor through the seventies of the
present winter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
WEST is a FREE MAN.
Jury at Grand Forks Says He Is Not
Guilty OF Frank Marc11's. Murder.

iulity or Frank Marcn's Murder.
Grand Forks, N. d., Feb. s10.-After
"a trial which lasted just three weeks,
OF which five days were occupied in
the. selection of a jury, five days in
arguments and the remainder of the
time In the examination of witnesses,
the Jury has declared w. E. West not
guilty of the murder of Frank March.
The case was given to the jury at
6 p. m. and the agreement was
reached at HAS. The Judge, attor-
neys, defendant and others interested
in the case were summoned and
hastily repaired to the courthouse. In
the meantime telephones had been
busy and the courtroom rapidly filed.
Mr.. West, his sister and Mr.. Ramsey,
his brother-in-law, all seemed laboring
under intense excitement. When the
verdict was read. in spite of the ad-
monttion of the court, there was some
handclapping, but these demonstra-
tons were checked and the court for
mally thanked the jury and dis
charged them and the prisoner. The
scene that followed was affecting,
though it lasted but few minutes.
Mr., West was first embraced by his
sister and brother-in-law, the latter
with tears streaming down his cheeks.
Attorney Corliss SHOOK hands with the
jurors, as did West, and the crowd
filed out.
The first ballot was II to 1 for
acquittal, the odd man desiring en-
lightenment on one point. A messen-
ger was dispatched for the Judge, but
was recalled. before he had left the
courthouse, as the juror had con-
cluded that he needed no further in
structiOnS.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
Thursday, Feb. 6,

senate-Philippine tariff bill under
discussion for four '>ou-s. At times
the debate was decidedly heated, the
opponents of the administration pol
icy in the islands strongly condemning
the sedition and other laws in force
there.
House-Day spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Very rapid progress was made,
"a Of the 100 pages Of the bill being
disposed of before adjournment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $6.50@7.25; poor to me-
dunn, $4.00@6.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.50@4.50; cows and heifers,
$1.25@5.25; Texas steers, $4.25@6.00.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $1,000
6.371a; good to choice heavy, $4,000
Gas; rough heavy, $6.10@6.25; light,
$5.75@6.00; bulk of sales, $6.00@6.30:
Sheep-Good to choice, $46O@5.30;
lambs $450@6.55.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
THREATS OF MoUNTAlNEERs.

Faculty and Students Of Southern Uni:
versity errorized.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 10.-The 600
students and the faculty of the Uni
versity of the South are terrorized by
threats of mountaineers to wreck the
institution. Vice Chancellor D. L.
Virgins and Stewart R. l.. Colmore.
to whom special warnings were sent,
have fed. The trouble is due to the
establishing of laundry at the uni
versity and the consequent loss by
the mountaineers of the work of wash
ing for the students, which was their
main support. The first laundry built
was burned and the decision to rebuild
it was followed by series of threat
ening letters. -, ..s. s. r
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-02-14
Big Visiting Cards.

In Korea visiting cards measuring a
foot square are in vogue. The savages
Of Dahomey announce their visits to
each other by sending in advance a
wooden board or the branch Of a tree
artistically carved. When the visit is
paid, the ''card" returns to the possession
of it's owner, who probably uses it for
many years. The natives of Sumatra
use for a visiting card piece Of wood
about foot long decorated with bunch
of straw and knife.