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The Washington times., 1902-12-02
Encampment a Success.

The Commissioners refer in fitting
terms to the success Of the G.. a. r. en-
campment. They request Congress 20 act
favorabIy upon legislation for the pro
posed memorial bridge. The opinion Is
expressed that the enactment OF a civil
service law for the District is in tho
interests Of good government. Congress
is also asked to provide for the appoint
meut OF two cadets from the District 90
The Naval Academy at Annapolis and
two at the Military Academy at Wcs
Point.
The report refers to the action OF c ~.
gress al the last session providing FOX
the purchase Of a site for a new Dis
trict Building. and the preparation or
plans for the structure. The Commls-
sioners state that the site has been ss-
cured. ard describe their action TO Sc
cure plans as follows:
The commission provided by Congress
for the construction OF the building
composed Of the Commissioners Of the
District and the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. promptly proceeded and after due
consideration determined upon a limited
competition Of architects TO secure
plans. The commission selected the Su-
pervising Architect CT the Treasury as
its professional adviser, and approved
the program Of competition which he
prepared. Under this program the com
mittee Of award is composed Of the En-
gineer Commissioner Of the District. the
Supervising Architect OF the Treasury;
D. H. Burnham, Of Chicago; r, S. Pea
body. Of Boston. and George B. Post, Of
New York.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
UNDERWRITERS.
7. WILLIAM LEE

UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY,
s32 Penn. Ave. y. W, Washington, b. q.
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GRAND JURY SUBMITS
FEBRUARY REPORT
RETURNS LOST" DOGS.
New Scheme to Defraud Brought to Light
by Police.

A novel scheme to defraud came to light
yesterday. when two notes. roughly pen
ciled. were placed before Captain Board
man. The purport of the notes was
practically the same. One. ad-
dressed to Charles O. Harris. OF
1908 r Street northwest. who re-
Gently lost his dog and bearing the al
legged fictitious signature of James L.
Hill. reads thus:
Dear Sir: l wish to inform you that
l have your dog. and | wish you to call
for him. | am afraid to send him by this
small boy. He is a large white bull ter
rier and answers to the name of Pat.
want really nothing in the way of re
ward for returning the animal, but please
give the boy 35 cents, as pay for deliv-
ering this message" The address OF the
signer of the foregoing note is given as
800 Eleventh Street northwest No such
person lives there, the police are in
formed
II appears that Mr.. Charles G. Harris
gave the messenger boy So cents. and
then went to recover his dog He has yet
to find James l.. Hill, who has the animal
Harris made complaint TO the police. His
story came to hand shortly after Mrs.
Baggott, of 1908 Virginia Avenue south
west, had told Captain Boardman SINH
lar story
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CHARGED With THEFT
OF LARGE GOLD NUGGET
J. H. Brown, Clerk at M
tional Museum, Arreste
Part Of the Yellow Metal Pecove -e.
Nugget Sold to Local Pawn
broker

Joseph II. Brown, forty-two years old
a clerk in the National Museum, was ar
rested yesterday. charged with the larceny
of gold nugget from one OF the exhibit
tion cases. The gold taken was valued at
s225. OF this amount the detectives have
so far recovered or traced s107
Mr.. Brown was at his home, ~ WASH
ington Street, Anacostia, late yesterday
afternoon, when the detectives went for
him. At first he was indignant at his
arrest, but subsequently, the detectives
claim. he admitted having taken the gold.
He was taken to police headquarters and
then sent to No. l station, where he spent
last night.
Brown has a wife and several children.
with whom he makes his home. Hitherto
his character has noxLAh questioned in
any way by his associates. The nugget
disappeared from the case some months
ago; in fact, the Museum authorities are
not quite sure when 1t was stolen. II
was last seen in the case late in October
and was not missed until ten days ago.
MIR. DeRavennal. chief clerk OF the
Museum made the report to the police.
On Saturday the detectives set TO Work
to trace the gold. The nugget was care
fully described to various dealers in old
metals. and at a shop on Ninth Street,
near f Street, a trace of the missing
metal was discovered. This dealer re-
memhered having bought portion of a
gold nugget about two months ago, ana
the piece of gold was still In his shop
He exhibited the nugget TO the detectives
and later the metal was practically iden-
tilted as a chip from the nugget taken
from the Museum case.
The dealer recalled the man who had
s,ld the gold, and the description OF this
person threw suspicion upon Brown.
Other circumstances were against the
prisoner, and his arrest was determined
upon yesterday. The detectives then as
certained that Brown had opportunities
to take the gold, as his duties required
him to be at the Museum after regular
closing hours. He filled the position OF
clerk to the watch.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
FOOD AND NEURALGIA.
The Right Food Will Drive II Ava,

Good food cures neuralgia and many
other diseases if it is the right kind of
food and taken regularly, for the proper
food will surely rebuild the cellular tis-
sues and build the right kind OF cells in
stead of diseased cells. When the re-
building Is under way the disease leaves.
That is the fact and the base of the
food cure. There are hundreds of thou
sands of cases to prove the truth of this
assertion.
man in Delaware. Iowa, Mr.. Thomas
Craven, says: My wife has been greatly
afflicted with neuralgia, and has never
found any medicine that would cure her.
Il was told that If she could be fed on
Grape Nuts Breakfast Food for a time
she would probably get well, so we start
ed on Grape-NCts. Within 4 very short
time wife became entirely free from
pain, and is now. to all appearances, en-
tirely cured of her trouble.
I'VE cannot find words to express our
appreciation of the ber refcial results from
this greatest food in existence, Grape
Nuts
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the applicant the benefit OF the doub,.
They assert that Mr.. Evans tries n \
large claim iS presented to deny il In or
der to save the roncy, regardless of
whether or not the claim is lust.
a proBiiacLt C. a. K. man said yestar.
day IF man is placed In that posi-.
tion who is not Drcjudiced against the
veterans and administers the law in its
fullest spirit there will be no fault 10
find. The law is plenty liberal enough"
The foregoing is the phase of the ques-
tion as presented by the opponents of Mr.,
Evans.
A Hard Place 70 Fill.
On the other hand. there are any num-
ber of persons well in touch win the
situation, and some Grand Army OF the
Republic men hold this view. that no man
can hold the position of Commissioner
of Pensions for any length of time with
out being subjected to the most scathing
criticism. Rulings on pension questions
are more productive of bitter feeling II
they happen TO be adverse to the ap-
plicant. than decisions in any other
branch of the Government service
The President is considering the names
of a number of persons for the position
of Pension Commissioner. but has as yet
come to no decision. 1t is believed that
he will make the appointment a nom
political one, endeavoring to gain no par
tisan influence. but only looking for a
man in whom he has the utmost conf
dence
Where Is Evans going?" is question
asked every day now that it is known
that he is to be given a berth in the
Diplomatic service The President has
not decided, but it is pretty certain that
the present Commissioner Of Pensions
will be appointed to the first available
rlace that becomes vacant.
President Roosevelt has promised Bel
Iamy Storer a foreign embassy. In case
Mr.. Storer is promoted soon Mr. Evans
will probably become Minister to Spain
Should Powell Clayton be dropped as Am
hassador to Mexico at the expiration of
his present term Mr.. Evans will be given
that billet; that Is, in case he is not pro-
yided elsewhere before that time
Incidentally it is safe TO predict that
Bellamy Storer will not succeed Ambas-
sador Meyer as representative of this
country at Rome in case Mr. Meyer
should return to this country to attempt
to succeed Representative Moody, the
new Secretary of the Navy. in Congress.
Mr. Storer is Roman Catholic. and pub
the appointment of a Roman Catholic to
the billet at Rome, where there is so
much of ecclesiastical complication
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
JURORS SUMMONED.
Panels for the Grand Inquest, Supreme
Court and Police Courts.

The following persons have been sum
moned 10 serve as grand and petit jurors
in the Supreme Court of the District and
in the Police Court:
Grand jury-Franklin Rives, Henry w.
Oautt, John A. Garden, Benjamin f. Pet
way, Edward II. Downs. Frank Hamilton
S. Stuart Poole. William R. Poole, John T.
Arms. Joseph II. Curran, Ignatius H. De-
gen, W. c. Johnson, James Shever,
William Z. Langley, Robert Lavender,
Jesse c. Ergood. r. Edwin Joyce, Thomas
II. Unsworth. John f. Boland, Peter II.
Garland. John Bergman, James B. Wright,
John Warren.
Criminal Court No. 1-Enoch H. Waters
James c. Fitzgerald. William A. Pollard,
Edward w. Davidson, Henry B. Mirick,
William J. Hutchinson. Andrew Schickler,
John Moore, Thomas Mccormick, jr., j.
Maury Dove, Thomas Owens, Evan Welsh
L. NJ Down, Thomas F. Callahan. Isaac
Hartstall, Frank K. Raymond, Thomas
Hanrahan, William II. Hoeke. Henry
Ainsley. Madison f. Rollins. Jacob C.
Robinson, Carleton Lee, Walter d. No
Ian. Horace Keech. William Shoemaker,
and Samuel p. Harbin.
Criminal Court No. 2-Charles F. Nes-
bit. Thomas r. Riley. John Miller, George
Hammer. George G. Ryan, Henry j. Mil
Ter, W. b. Jackson, William G. Pond jr.,
John G. Oeser NJ. W Michael, Peter
caruso. NJ. A. Cole, Patrick Danaher, ].
Fred Kelley, Victor Boyer, George Maier,
Henry C. Enrich. William ". Danen-
hover, William L. Smith ]. ". Dameron.
Andrew ]. Darden, Charles VI. Gates.
William f. Willie Norman T Engel,
Charles X. Davis, II. Leroy Mark
Circuit Court No. Thomas Fosset,
George H. Elmer. Edward f. Riggs, John
Il. sleman, jr., Joseph II. Ireland Andrew
]. Riley, benjamin +. De Atley, Clement
C. Dent, John Connors, Charles T.. Keim
Percy s. Foster, George B. Farquhar,
Whitfield McKinlsy. Carl Xander, Will
lam j. Dugan, Benjamin F Edwards, Wal
ter r. Wilcox, Henry ". Reed, Charles c.
stott. Charles Childs, Michael F. Kelly,
Robert J. Mcclellan, Fred W. Daw, j.
Barton Key, Thomas Hyde, and Samuel
Duvall.
Circuit Court. No. 2-Wiiliam E. De-
ment, William II. Bokman. Lewis G. Den
ham. James T. Bradford, Henry c. Dahler.
William c. Allard, F. II. McGill, Isaac
Newman William T. Davidson. Henry II.
Mckee, Fenton A. Dennison, Edwin f.
Price, c. N. Bennett, E. w. Hessick,
James Paight, E. Enders, jr., Charles w.
Dawes, Frank Harrison, Lee ID. Follin,
Milton Stabler. John F. Campbell John +.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
Fifteen Indictments Re-
turned for House
breaking.
SEVEN HELD FOR MURDER
Foreman Presented With Testimonial of
Appreciation for Services Rendered.
Court officials Also Rewarded for De-
votion to Duty.
DR.. T. Harlan,

The grand jury fer the February term
of the Supreme Court of the District made
its final presentment to Justice Ander
son yesterday Afternoon. During its two
months term OF service the jury consid
cred III cases upon which ii reported in
dictments
OF these. twenty-one indictments were
for housebreakiEg; fifteen for larceny
fourteen for assault with dangerous
weapons. eleven for assault with intent
to kill. seven for murder, four for con-
spiracy. and three for perjury. The re-
nainder are for minor offences.
Foreman Remembered.
Before adiourning. as has been the Gus
tom for many years, the members of the
We're closely connected with them during
their term OF service testimonial of ap-
probation of their services. Following
this custom, the foreman. Mr.. George S.
Lirkins, was presented with handsome
Morris chair, and Mr. +. ". Graham and
MIR George ]. Eastcrday. secretaries of
the jury, with umbrellas. MIR. F. A.
Craft the deputy marshal In charge of
the jury, was also klndIy remembered, as
was Mr ". srott. The janitcr.
The following is a list Of the persons
against whom indictments were returned
and the offences with which they are
charged.
Many Indictments Returned.
George E. Caden. Edward Parker, John
]. Heating and John n. Myers. conspir
acy; Lancelot a. Hartman, setting up
gaming table; Daniel NJ. Reidy, libel;
Carrie E. Hayes, false pretences; Jesse
C. F. Grumbine, libel; John A Barthel,
perjury; Andrew Green and Lewis Hill,
housebreaking; James Monroe. assault
with a dangerous weapon; Julens H.
Green, false pretences; Eugene f. Burl.
housebreaking; George Rufiin, assault
with dangerous weapon; Charles Wilson,
housebreaking; Daniel Johnson, assault
with dangerous weapon; Charles Mob
erly. housebreaking; Bessie Burke, false
pretences; Augusterfer Diggs, false pre-
tences; Edwin Ross, depreciation on prop
erty, Maggie jenkins, receiving stolen
property; Lark Brown, assault to kill;
James Droney, housebreaking; Osborn
Dorsey, depreciation on property.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
YOUNG WASHINGTON
ENJOYS EGG ROLLING

RlI, William T. Johnson, J. Samuel Ev-
cTC-t, George J. Rupert, and Frank H
Thomas.
Police Cogrt-James DAILY, John A.
Cusick, William II. McGrann. James A.
CIhill, Charles z. Kengla. Charles W.
Downing. william s. Probey, Samuel J.
Prescott. John Neumeyer, John S. Lar
comDe, George II. Zellers, Roger w. Duff
fey. J. G. Saunders, William J. Flather, r.
Abner, Louis p. DARRELL f. Kellner, VIII
liam II. Kaiser. Harry Myers, Samuel O..
Ncndel, Robert NJ. Petty, Joseph A.
koschka, William E. Mattingly, John d.
Sullivan, Benjamin f. Queen, and David
Wolf.
These persons are summoned to serve
for two months, beginning this morning.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Railroad Committee Discusses Street
Railway Bill and Union Depot Plans.

The street railway bill now before Con-
gress was under discussion at a meeting
of the railroad committee, of the Wash
ingtOn Board of Trade, yesterday. The
proposed site of the new union station
and the alteration OF the route OF railroad
tracks through South Washington were
also discussed at length.
1t Is probable that a resolution will be
formulated endorsing the proposed street
railway bill, which gives the District
Commissioners power to designate points
of transfer, and the routes of entrance
to the city of suburban street railway
lines.
There is a slight inclination in the com
mittee to favor a site south of the Capt.
tol for the new union station
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cept as the District contributes its quota.
He trusted that such legislation would
be enacted.
Mr.. Rucker suggested that a PROPOSE
tion for loan to the District was pend
ing To this Mr.. Cannon replied:
A Loan Unnecessary.
"In my judgment II is not necessary 10
make a loan. II there was fair assess
ment OF the real estate OF the District
of Columbia, the revenues would be in
creased a million dollars, say, or more,
by reason of that fair assessment. And
If there was a fair assessment of the
personal property of the District, OF the
capital stocks OF the various corporations.
and the chooses of action, substantially
like such property is taxed in the States.
In my Judgment 1t would yield at least
a million and half OF dollars Of revenue.
That would make two millions and a half
and Two millions and a half increase,
with a like amount added from the ma
tional Treasury will do all the work that
is desirable to be done in the District of
Columbia, In my judgment and as fast as
Il ought TO be done without the borrowing
of one cent.
Il do not believe that many gentlemen
OF wealth | do not believe that any
gentlemen of wealth, would leave the Dis
trict of Columbia under Just taxation;
and now, to be candid, for fear ! may
have been misunderstood, | am very glad
that any American citizen who sees proper
to come TO Washington to live should
come, nor is it crime In my eyes for
man to be rich"
Mir. Cannon said that Congress wanted
to be lenient 10 the District, but that
there were the same Kind of people here
as elsewhere who are for getting the
most they could and bearing as little Of
the burden as possible.
Mr. Benton tDcm) followed, explaining
some of the needs of the District and
briefly telling how they might be OBJ
tanned.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
TURKISH CONSUL KIDNAPPED.
Conveyed by Spies From Budapest t
COnstantinOple and Sentenced.

VIENNA, March 31.-Loutf Bey. the
Trukish Consul at Budapest, has been
kidnapped by Turkish spies and forcibly
conveyed to Constantinople.
On his arrival in the Turkish capital
Loutf was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment for supporting the young
Turks party abroad
The Washington times., 1902-04-01

let. Prior to that he was Attorney Gen.
eral under President Maroquin.
He is about forty years old and mar
ried. Sonora Concha. who will prove
most delightful acquisition to diplomatic
society, will not come to Washington at
once.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
DOUBTFUL Benefits
OF EVANS REfIREhEnT
His Policy Endorsed by Presl-
dent Roosevelt.
G. A. R. SATISFIED WITH LAWS
Claim That Present Commissioner Al
ways Stretched a Point to Deprive
Them of Their Rights in the Matter
of Pensions.

The declaration of President Roosevelt
that there will be no change in the polio!
of the Bureau ofPensions no matter who
is selected to succeed Mr.. II. Clay Evans
has put the members of the Grand Army
of the Republic on the anxious seat.
"If there is to be no change in policy
what good has it done to retire Commits
sioner Evans?' they are asking.
The status of the matter is that while
the Grand Army OF the Republic thinks
itself grievously outraged in the admin
.stration of the Office at present, the Ad-
ministration has found no fault with Mr.
Evans policy. The official statement
from the White House announcing Ar.
Evans resignation set forth the fact that
he had requested to be permitted to re-
tire, and it then stated that he would re-
ceive a place which the President will
regard as a promotion and as reward
for his excellent service in the depart
ment." This is a very plain spoken en-
dorsement of Evans.
A number of Grand Army of the Repub-
lie men and not few veterans OF other
organizations who have been prominent in
the fight against Mr.. Evans declare, how
ever, that this declaration does not mean
continuation of the alleged discrimina-
tion against the old soldier.
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
W. H. Thompson's Will Filed.

Mr.. Wilson Fl. Thompson, by his will.
dated January IS. 1894. filed yesterday.
leaves his estate to his wife, Frances A.
Thompson, who is named as exeeutrix
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
DISTRICT PARKING
PLANS CRITICIZED

CONTINUED from Second Pagc.)
The Washington times., 1902-04-01
Policy of Administration.

The policy of the Administration on the
pension question is all that can be de-
sired, they say. Their contention is that
Mr.. Evans personal administration has
been at fault; that he uses the latitude
accorded him as Commissioner TO reject
applications if possible instead of giving
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
foreclosure 5ales

All tnat certain lot. piece parcel OF t,rt =,
1ulolne tnereon erected. situated living 49, YIN
Sa Nsw York IN the County state ~ N a he
aI1 oOuhcsd and described follows: xork
por on the Southerly side Of Eighty-foUS ling az
tlt two nundrei and three t2n) and fo1f- dis
westerly from the southwesteriy corner az ~ inches
sS aii second avenue, and running thence 9arta
an9 paIalIsl or nearly with Second avenua s-tnT
anu Two tltD feet and % inches ~ ~ He nandre
Ie nocN' Thence westerly and parallel Vb In
street seventeen feet: thence nOrtherIv sr sntr
tbrn,,St 50 Win second avenue and part OF the Ijee
q pdIty wall one hundred sslaae
INo - lncnes 70 the southerlv side OF AMI
1Sbt sne thence easterly along the southeri serh
EstS south street seventeen U0 feef ~ IN sde q
S9S Et DsSlnhisg and known by street mn. mat O
IeS' E1Isny-iourth street. New York cir ulao~r
aIiected oy the within instrument lies in me lsn
b1ck 3 l'95g on the Land Map the civ Of NJ in
Dated New York. December sfst 1a01 ' -'e" York
MOPTrNfEvp q, ,DrO,,- DANIEL MASON. Rafs-..
= ADDOMS. Attorney for PlafnftrF
9ueet Borough Of Manhattan New yo-,i - VIZ
described above: N-iseS 20 oe sold A
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT Conn.,,

- New YOrk--James H Hume PIaintisr -, =
fhllp Westenfeder. Junior Others 5asslns;
IN pursuance OF Judgment OF Foreclosure and So
mace and entered In the above entitled action uag
GATE the 10Th day Of December. 1901 / the arns
the heferee IN said Judgment will sell a. -as
Sneti9n at the New York Real Estate Saesroon' '1e nc
III broadway, IN the Borough Manhattan ":
New York on the sth day OF January. 1902 at II S,
hoon on that day, BY Peter Never Auc,0-oS-S
ReeSes directed by said JUDGMENT be sold and bsrs1
uescrlDed as follows: All that lot piece .
or land. with the building and improvements i 1S.ssi
erected situate lying and being in the Tvven-vsseo1
ward or the City OF NewYOrk bounded ana ScSn95
as IoIiowS; Beginning point NortherIv 80
forty-htth Street distant three
1eet -astery from the Easerly line Eleventh Ss1
running 'hence Northerly parallel the ali 49,
one hundred feet and ve inches centre line -
block between Furtyhfth and Forrv-sxth Stre+s sS.
westerly along said centre line twenty-five faet ana S
inches thence SOutherly and again parallel Vif5 -.
Avenue and part OF the distance through partv g.T
one hundred feet and five inches Norther So !.
FSrtyhfth Street and thence EasJery along sai Nos
ery side OF Fortyhfth Street twenty-five feet and -s
inches to the point or place Of beginning said Prem
lses ne IN section in block 1OI4 Land Mn -
the City Of New York. icy "
Dated New York. December 18th 1901.
j. FREDERICK CRYER Refs-a.
CAMPBELL & MOORE. Attorneys for PlaIntfT 100 n.
sau street. Borough OF Manhattan. New YCrt.
The following is a diagram Of the h.
as described above. the number being 5 WeSt s
Street: 49, -SN Nh
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
4sth st.
45th s.

40th
The approximate OF the lien or cbarra ~ .,,
fy which the above described property Is to BE sod
S2JS6 81. with interest thereon the 9Th dsv ~ n
cember 1901 together costs and aIloVsnca
ing S346 80 with interest from the 18th dav az DS
camber. 1901 together with the %
The approximate OF taxes assessments or obsr
liens. which to be allowed the purchaser chi ~
the purchase money. paid by Referee IS SSi4 5
and interest NVS
Dated New York. December 18th 1901
]. FREDERICK CRYER Referee