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The Washington times., 1902-12-28

THAT there is not enough green in
the parks and gardens Of Wash
ineton in winter is the opinion Of
landscape gardeners, and this de-
feet exists only for the reason that it
has not been recognized. and may be
easily remedied. It has been generally
accepted that gaunt trees with leaaess
boughs arc necessary accompaniment
OF winter in this latitude. and it is
because Of this that washington appears
more wintor-bIghted than need be at
the very season Of its greatest popu-
larity as a social center and at the
time Of it's greatest political and in
dustrial activity 70 IS likely that in
future the ratio Of evergreen 70 decid-
uous trees planted in Washington viii
be.Iarger. Then the parks viii not be so
dreary when the foliage or the decid-
u0us trees has fallen
Three Attempts az Winter Gardening.
So far as observed. only three at
tempts at winter gardening have been
made in Washington. One may be seen
at the base OF the Capitol terrace on the
west. north. and south sides; another
in the grounds Of the Department OF
Agriculture. and stnl another in the
Botanic Garden. There is almost a sat
jafying quantity Of green in Lafayette
Square. but it appears to have been set
out there, not with the idea Of com
posing a winter garden for the green
occurs in spots instead of patches and
masses.
Department Of Agriculture Grounds.
Il is in the grounds Of the Department
Of Agriculture that the most noteworthy
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
L KITCHENER AFTER THE WARLIKE WAZRI TRIBES OF INDIA

He expedition against the Kabul
khel waziris has once again
L shown the stubborn stun which
composes those wild and bandit
tribes. and the obstinary with which
they oppose all civniziur Efforts on the
part OF the Indian government. says
an English writer.
The tribal wars on the frontier are
a very expensive item to the Indian
government. which has to maintain
number Of more or less permanent
field forces ready to move az a moments
notice.
The man has not yet been found who
can solve the problem Of effectively
stamping out the raiding propcnsities Of
northern Indian tribes. and lu sending
Lord Kitchener 20 command the Indian
army the government has an eye upon
the possible saving OF expenditure. az
Lord Kitchener war bills are notori-
ously small. and the Indian frontier
presents a splendid opportunity for his
administration and financial genius.
Pacifcation of the Border.
Inc new comudu4rf IN -cuieI le eA-
pected 20 evolve some plan FOR the
pacihcation Of the border. In so doing
he VIII have the assistance Of his stan
and that specialist To- native affairs,
Colonel Birdwood. n peaceful measures
fail as well they may. he IS expected
10 reorganize The native forces IN such
manner hat expenditure due 20 peri
odical punitive expeditions may fe re-
dlced
After the Durbaf Lord Kltcheder is 10
make n tour OF the Punjab frohtier. and
il matters 10 not d, M with Che Waziris
the campaign agai - tfeD. viii De con
Quoted under his OI3. ego.
The suspicion that the Waziris are
moved to acts Of IawlesBness and open
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

over with the smooth round bushes Of
the young lex or oak tree.
These give place again TO a glorious
range of mountains. eliminating in two
slant peaks-Shuidar and Pirghul-each
of them rising II coo feet above the
plains of the Indus. and standing like
twin sentinels. guardians Of the western
passes Of the country.
Col Sir T. Hungerford Holdich. for
merly Of the Indian survey department
who has written an interesting " ork on
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

orally used In considering this question
in freight traffic is the cost per ton-mile,
or the cost Of hauling one ton one mile
but there Is no CORES spOnding unit for
passenger trafnc, unless we should take
the cost Of transporting one passenger
one mile. assume an average weight per
passenger. and multiply il by the num-
Der Of passengers weighing one ton. To
is. however, not necessary 90 do this,
for. taking the subject as a whole. a sim
pie method for purposes Of comparison
is 10 take. first, the cost Of a unit
amount Of fuel; second. the amount of
useful work realized from this fuel al
the driving wheels; third the cost of
operation. or handling trains. fourth the
cost OF repairs 10 the machinery. and
nth. the cost Of repairs TO the road
bed"
Two MOtormen Needed.
Mr.. Vanderbilt then goes into detailed
comparisons on these points between the
present system Of steam traction and
electric traction.
In the course Of this analysis he de-
cIares that the crews and mOtormen OF
electric trains should receive as high
wages as the crews and on-i1ccra Ct
steam trains. and that q second man
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

Of finding the Indian government some
thing 70 do which VIII divert its atton-
tion from their plotting 10 dCp0se ths
Amccr
The Waziris appear TO be well armed
and 10 have made good use of their
chances against the advancing columns.
The attempt appears 10 have been made
20 overwhcIm one Of the four columns
before the whole could concentrate. and
the danger or such tactics TO a force so
split up is, OF course, considerable
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

hostility by Russian intrigue Is secuted
officially. but the Indian intelligence de-
partment could unfold a tale Of quite d
different character. With regard TO the
supply Of both money and arms.
That the tribesmen are Influenced by
prominent Afghan chiefs is also more
than a suspicion. as the head men are
known to have been I'm communication
with Kabul recently. probably with the
relatives OF the Ameer. who are desirous
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

tere weather. An important feature 70
be kept in mind IS that these shrubs
are as beautiful IN warm weather as the
magnolias, naples. gum, and birch
trees. and the japanese ounce bushes.
The dying foliage Of the evergreen is
replaced by new foliage in spring and
summer. so that the plant IS neve'
Eara
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

the Gomul and Tochi rivers. two tribu-
taries of the Indus. Their country is.
as a rule, so wild and so difficult that. If
occupied by any people fighting with
modern weapons and under trained Off
GERS. it would be practically unassail-
able.
AS Wazirlstan is approached from the
hot and dusty plains Of the Indus. bar
ren, razor-life ridges give place TO
higher hills. terminating in precipitoUs
cliffs. the uppermOst slopes being dotted
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

The expedition under Major General
EgertOn's command is. lt Is understood.
TO be made up TO 5000 men. which viii
give each column a strength Of 1900.
wi;h guns. as &c is apparent from the
present character OF the opposition that
the foe will have to be dug out OF the
hills by the Gurkhas
A Wild Little CountU.
The Waziris occupy a little Switzer-
land Of their own. doyetailed in between
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
In Making the Capital City Beautiful the
Problem Of Preserving the Summer
Freshness Of the Numerous Parks and
Gardens IN the Winter Season Has Been
Overlooked-In This Respect We Are
Behind Nearly ALI Of the Cities Of Europe.

and effective efforts have been put forth
in making a winter garden. A hiHocl.
on the east side Of the north drive is
covered with a score OF large and thick
evergreen trees. A majority Of the
group are Cephalonian frs, but here and
there are frs OF a more common kind
Most OF these trees are thirty feet tai
and have diameter nearly equal Il,
their height The grove is a cool and
shady place in summer. and in winter
its dark though vivid green relieves. tho
monotonous gray and brown Of the win
ter landscape.
Pines in Evidence.
On the west side OF the north drive.
and opposite the fir grove. is a large
and somewhat scattered group Of pines
representing a number OF the varieties
Of the pine family There are white
pines from the North, yellow PINGS from
the South long-leaf pine. loblolly pire
pitch pine, Weymouth pine. and severa
varieties Of mountain pine from the Fai
West. II no other evergreen than that
mentioned grew in the agricultural
grounds. that place would not be cheer
less in cold weather. But about the
has been planted the most
ambitious winter garden In the city.
A Varied Display.
At the Fourteenth Street side there
is a clump OF heavy spruce and fir trees
with beautiful silver fir now and
then TO tighten the shadows OF the
darker trees. A walk is bordered with
carefully trimmed hedge OF arbOr
vitae. and to the southwest OF the main
building there IS a winter garden Of
golden. japanese. and Chinese arbor
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
Around the Terrace.

In the southwest angle Of the terrace
and main staircase there is a luxurlant
mass of bay trees and smaller shrubbery
fills in the space between the bay
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

neglect. They are not very green OF
thrifty. The Monument Lot is bare
and shadeless place in summer. and iD
winter It is uncommonly cheerless.
Winter Gardens in Europe.
In the matter Of winter gardens they
order these things better in Europe than
we do IN the United states. The parks
in the English and French cities are
cheerful with green in winter. and par
tieular attention is paid to winter greens
in St Petersburg, Moscow. Stockholm.
Christiana, and cities in that part Of the
world where the winters are long and
white. Evergreen, such as holly and
box, are features Of the homes IN rural
England.
In Washington. much more consider
alton is given TO rubber plants and
palms indoors than to shrubs just as
green, which would flourish all winter
on the door step or in the back or 'front.'
yard.
Secretary Hays Garden.
Secretary Hay has a small winter gar
den Of English ivy and arbor vitae. and
there is some holly in the grounds OF
the British embassy The grounds that
surround the Truesdeu and Anderson
homes on Columbia Heights are green
with spruce, fir. and cedar.
a great step toward beautifying the
Capital might be taken by planting more
eyergreens in the public reservations.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

- ORNELTUs VANDERBILT, mil
( Ionaire. clubman. society Han
~ and railroad man, whose inven-
tions have revolutionized rail-
wav locomotives. now takes his place az
one Of tne great reviewers Of the United
ststes His initial article appears in the
North American Review" for Decem-
bcr. dealing with the question Of the use
Of electricity as a substitute Tor steam
as motive power on the great trunk lines
Of the country
The conclusion at which Mr. Wander
bIlt arrives is interesting. He declares
in substance that a change from the
present system OF motive power on the
trunk lines is remote. and arrays many
convincing facts TO show that many
years must elapse and changed condi-
tions be brought about before the sub
stltution OF electricity IS motive pow
er will become a possibility.
Question of Cost.
Mr.. Vanderbilt does not deal with
questions afecting any particular road
but from his intimate connection with
the New York Central it is assumed BY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
Tho Reed Stable Sold.

New York, Oct 1.-THE entire racing
establishment of Charles and A. j.
Reed was sold at auction at Sleeps
head Bay Monday. The stable included
many well known turf performers and
the prices realized We're fair.
When the great stallion Imp knight
of the Thistle was led into the ring
Colonel Chinn started the bidding at
$4,000 and Miller Young offered $1,000,
Wheeler, the we'll known bookmaker
bid $4,000. Young came back with a
bid of $4,000, and r. III. McCarter Pot
ter, owner of the Pequest stud, bid
$4,000 and secured him. Imp Knight
of the Thistle is a bay horse by Horse
boy-The Empress Maud.
The Imp, CHI. h.. st. Blaise, %, by
Hermit -Fusee, which C. Reed paid
100000 for eleven years ago today,
sold for $500. ]. b. Hagen was the
htlyer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
TWO NEGROES LYNcHED.
One Of Them Had Murdered Farmer
Near Dyersburu, Tenn.

Newbern, Tenn, Oct. Clarified
Burley and Curtis Brown, negroes. were
lynched here last night by a mob Of 500
persons.
Burley shot and killed d. Flatt,
well-known young farmer, near Dyers-
burg, last Saturday. Flat had traded
horses with the negro, and later Burnley
demanded that the trade be declared
off. Flatt refused, and while on his
way home was shot down by Burley. "A
posse located the murderer at Huffman,
Ark. While being brought to Dyers-
burg Burley confessed, duplicating
Curtis Brown as an accomplice.
Both men were lodged in Jail at Dy-
ersburg yesterday. A mob appeared
and demanded possession OF the prison
ers Criminal Court Judge Madden
pleaded that the law be allowed to deal
with the case, saying that the negroes
would he placed on trial Immediately.
The mob would not listen to this, and
brought the two men to Newborn. The
prisoners were taken to telephone
pole, where they were securely tied face
TO face and strung up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
urnu glarstamu gna, 4ursdap @tuh 1902

MIA. An enormous number of mummies
of sacred crocodiles were unearthed all
wrapped in papyri dating from the end
of the second or early part of the first
century before Christ. These payri
We're of the most unusual length. Doc
uments of from 100 to 200 lines were
common. Most Of the longer texts were
of an official character and full of new
information in regard to the entire his
tory of Egypt under the latter Ptolo-
mus. This collection, which practically
in it's entirety will be deposited in the
university museum at Berkeley, exceeds
in quantity all the papyri in Greek in
all the museums of the world put to-
gether
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
Attempted Rock Island Holdup.

Guthrie. Okla, Oct. S.-An attempt
was made late Monday night between
Chikaska, l. T., and Siding No. L. to
hold up the fast Rock Island passenger
train west-bound. A number of shots
We're fired into the coaches, but no one
was hurt. The train had just entered
the canyon, where in 1895 desperate
train robbery was committed by the
Jennings gang, when a number OF
shots We're fired at the train. Three rifle
bullets passed thru the coach windows.
causing panic among the passengers,
while several others struck the sides of
the car. The engineer increased the
speed Of the train. There is no clue to
the identity of the road men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
New Train Service Between Des Moines
and ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS.

New Train Service Between Des Moines
and ST. Paul Minneapolis,
Via the Northwestern line. Beginning
Sunday. Oct. II, 1902, new daily train
service will be established between Dies
Moines and ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Advance schedule figures, which are
approximately correct, show the
north-bound train as leaving Des
Moines at $40 p. M, Ames at 10:45 p.
IN. and arriving at ST. Paul at S:15 a. m.
and Minneapolis at S:45 a. M, the re-
turn train leaving Minneapolis at 1880
p m. and st. Paul at s p. M, arriving at
Ames at 5:45 a. IN. and Des Moines at
6:45 a. m.
Pullman standard sleeping cars and
free reclining chair cars will be run
thru on these trains between Des
Moines and st. Paul Minneapolis with
out change.
This will constitute double daily
service between these cities, the present
day trains with thru coaches in both
directions daily Except Sunday being
continued, leaving Des Moines at $40
a. m. and arriving at st. Paul at 7:40 p.
m. and Minneapolis at $40 p. M, and
returning leave Minneapolis at 7:10 a.
M. and st. Paul at TAO a. M, arriving
at Des Moines at $40 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
KEPT BY MANIAC IN TREE.
Wisconsin Assemblyman is Held in the
Woods All Niqht.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. S.-Assemblyman
John Uecke, of Seymour, Wis. was
pursued by a mailman Sunday night
and compelled at the point of a pis-
tol to take refuge in the branches
of a large tree till morning.
The maniac, who is said to be a rel
alive of Uecke and a prominent lum-
herman, fled at dawn. After long
hunt he was captured last night at
Green Bay by the sheriff and placed
in Jail. He had on his person $4,129.S1
in cash and a perfect arsenal of weap-
ons, including razors and hunting
knives.
It is said that he was once member
of the Protective Order of Elks, and.
being at outs with the organization,
now imagines that every man with an
Elk pin on his coat is seeking his
life,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
y p to
[)a tee

Sibley, Iowa, Aug. %, 1902.
Iowa Business Mems s. s. L. Associ-
alton, Marshalltown. Ia.
Gentlemen:-On Jan. 30, 1898, l
took 5 shares of your instalment stock
Certificate No. Ss9 in favor OF my
Lillian Marguerite Stevens, I
have made 11s payments of SO each or a
total of s34s on this stock, today re-
ceived your check for $500 in payment
of this stock am having matured, this
being my daughters birthday, turned
the check over to her as a present,
which was little more than she ex-
pected.
Accept thanks for the prompt way in
which you settle for matured stock
Respectfully,
w. b. STEVENS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
MunicipaI Improvement Meetino.

Rochester, n. Y, Oct. S.-The ninth
annual convention of the American So
ciety of Municipal Improvement, which
represents every portion of the United
States and some parts of Canada, met
here today. The society has in addition
to it's finance and executive committee,
standing committees on street paving,
electric lighting, sewerage and santa
ton, water works and water supply,
taxation and assessment, city govern
ment and legislation, disposition of
garbage and street cleaning, municipal
franchises and review. The convention
was welcomed to Rochester by Mayor
and President Brewster on
behalf of the chamber of commerce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
WAKES FROM TEN DAYS SLEEP.
Dora Meek Is Aroused From Long
Slumber at CentraIia.

Centralia, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-Dora Meek,
whose condition has puzzled the doc
tors. is thoroughly awake, after having
slept ten days, during which she me-
chemically took two tablespoonfuls of
nourishment daily Last night an oste-
opath treated her and succeeded in
arousing her partially. Since then her
recovery has been rapid, altho during
the day she had spells in which it was
feared she might fall again into an
other protracted sleep. Last night she
was resting as one recovering from a
long illness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
DEATH MAY FOLLOW MISTAKE,
Rich Cleveland Contractor the Victim
of a Peculiar Error.

Rich Cleveland Contractor the Victim
Of a Peculiar Error.
Cleveland, Oct. 9.-Ex-Street Com
missioner Frank Buettner. wealthy
contractor, will probably die as the
result OF most peculiar mistake.
Yesterday he awoke with sore throat
and missing his false teeth, thought
he had swallowed them He was con-
veyed to a hospital, where the N-ray
was applied. 1t was thought that the
plate of teeth was located in his stom-
ach, and an operation was begun. While
the surgeons We're at work a sister-in-
law of Buettner found the teeth in the
bed and rushed to the hospital. When
she got there the doctors We're just
sewing up the incisions. They said they
had taken the N-ray experts word
that the teeth had been located. Buet-
tner was suffering from laryngitis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
HOSPITAL STAFF QUITS.
Toledo Physicians Resign on Account
Of Chicago Woman Chief.


Of Chicago Woman Chief.
Toledo, o., Oct. S.-The staff Of phys
icians of the Toledo hospital, thirty
two in number. yesterday resigned in
a body as result of differences with
the board Ten days ago 1t was an
nounced the staff would resign If Miss
Kent, Of Chicago. the superintendent,
We're not dismissed. Both staff and
board decline to go into details, but 1t
was known that the board yesterday
fatty refused the request made by the
staff. The board is said also to be
inclined homeopathy, while most Of the
physicians are allopathis. The resigning
staff takes about two-thirds of the pa
tients away from the hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
THE FIRST CENTURY B. c.
Important Papyri Are Discovered and
Translated.

Berkeley, Cal, Oct. s.-The first of
the Psychological publications of the
University of California will be issued
within a few weeks. This will be a
bulky volume, the first of five contains
ing the text of the wonderful collection
If papyri found by an expedition of the
University of California In Egypt The
ruins of an ancient temple were dis
eovered by DR.. Bernard P. Grenfell and
Dr. A. s. Hunt, who were excavating at
the time for the University Of CaAfor-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
TWO KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
Nitro GIycerine Causes Death and
Damages Many Houses.

Lima, o., Oct. 9.-Earl Bush, mar
ried, and Frank Anspaugh, unmarried,
were torn to pieces by an explosion Of
nitro glycerine at the factory of the
Producers Explosive Company, three
and a half miles from this city, on
Wednesday afternoon. Buildings were
swayed, plate-gla windows smashed,
and other considerable damage was
done by the explosion. Bush's wife was
on a train going from her home in
North Baltimore, O., to spend few
days with her husband, and knew moth
ing of his death until she arrived here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
MICHIGAN VILLAGE BURNS.
Forest Fires Start confasration at
koss-Marinetto Sends Helm.

Detroit, Oct. 9.-The Tribune has re-
ceived a report from Menominee that
the village of Koss twenty-five miles
north of there, is burning up. surround
ing forest fires being the cause. The
Marinette fire department has sent as
sistance.
Marinette, Wis, Oct. 9.-Mayor
Campbell received a telegram from
Fisher, Mich, yesterday afternoon ask
ing for assistance. The town is sur
rounded by forest fires and is in danger
of being wiped out. Forest fires are
burning at a great many points north
OF here, and there is considerable loss
to owners of standing timber There has
been no rain for weeks, and everything
is dry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
America's Famous Beauties

Look with horror on skin eruptions,,
blotches, sores and pimples. They don't
have them, nor will any one who uses
Bucklen's Arnica Salve 1t glorifies the
face. Eczema or salt rheum vanish be-
fore it. 1t cures sore lips, chapped
hands and chilblains. mfallible for
piles. Twenty-Five cents at George P.
PoWers' drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
MUST FACE A couRT-MARTIAL
Lieutenant Colonel Haston Accused Of
Neqlectinq Duty in Riots.

San francisco, oct. 9.-General
Hughes has ordered Lieutenant Coll
onel Joseph e. Haston of the Nine
teenth Infantry to appear before gen
eral court-martial next Friday and an
swer to a charge of having been dere-
lict in his duty as an army officer dur
ing the recent riots near the Lombard
street entrance to the Presidio, where
two saloons We're wrecked by soldiers
stationed at the post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
Low Rates West.

One way or round trip to Minnesota,
North Dakota and Montana. etc., via
the Chicago Great Western railway.
Tickets on sale daily during September
and October. Full information free
For further particulars inquire of j. a..
Ellis, ticket agent, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09

For saIs-Five-chair barber shop,
four bath rooms and cigar stand. Re-
ceipts of shop, outside Of cigar stand
for August, were 1924; for September,
1886; rent, $35, town Of 10000; best
shop In city Want to go out of the
business. Address w." care this office