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The Washington times., 1902-05-27
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and they are glad to know that its OK.
tent is understood by the Government
Of the United States. and that Lord
Pauncefote's great qualities were ap-
preciated by your country not less than
by his own. LANSDowNE.''
The remains of the late ambassador
will lie at the British Embassy until
Has a. IN. tomorrow, when. accompa-
MED by Lady Pauncefote. the daughters
of the late diplomat, the honorary pail
bearers and the staff of the embassy.
they will be taken to the church. After
the services they will be escorted By a
squadron of cavalry from Fort Mycr. a
battery of the engineer corps,
marching as infantry, bat
TALON Of marines and a battery of
artillery from Fort Myer to the Rock
Creek Cemetery, where they will be
placed in the receiving vault
Rear Admiral Taylor and General Cor
bin were parties yesterday to the con-
ference between Assistant Secretary Of
State Hill and Mr.. Raikes. first secre-
tary of the British Embassy, at which
the funeral arrangements were com
pleted. Gen. S. NJ. B. Young will have
charge of the details OF the military
part of the funeral arrangements, and
Major McCawley. OF the Marine Corps.
of the corps Of ushers at the church.
The ushers will consist OF an equal num-
ber of officers from both branches of the
military seryice
The Washington times., 1902-05-27
Never Occurred.

Witness-No such circumstance ever
occurred in that town, or in any other
town over which had command. 1t is
lie from beginning to end. / never
have known of Spanish woman, or any
other woman, being violated by any
American officers.
Senator Lodge then read 0'Brien's
testimony to the effect that at the town
of San Joaquin. at the wedding OF the
presidente's daughter the American Of
ficers, including Major Cook ard Cap
tain Mcdonald, got drunk and, removing
their clothing, with the exception of
shirts and trousers, forced the ladies to
dance with them.
MY command of the vocabulary 0f
the English language is not sufficient TO
characterize that statement properly"
declared Captain Mcdonald. 1T is
deliberate lie. Major Cook was on duty
at Jaro, town sixty miles away. on
that day, and ! myself was on duty at
Migaou. as can be proved by the rec
ords."
Witness said one reason why he had
not ATTENDED the wedding was that some
time before be had visited the house OF
the presidente and eaten breakfast with
him. He and several others with him
were afterward taken sick, and the
doctor diagnosed it as accidental poison
ing, but he had not felt like intrusting
himself again to that mans hospitality.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27
Did Not Handle Funds.

With reference TO the charges OF mis-
appropriating the company funds. wit
ness said that the captain of a company
never handled the money of the COM
missary department so that he would
not have had the opportunity to appro-
pirate it even IL he had desired.
Captain Mcdonald said he had never
heard of any price being set on his head
by the insurgents. 1t was absolutely
false so far as he knew. With regard to
0Brien's statement that he (witness)
had hit prisoner on the head with the
butt of his revolver, he said: He has
lied with regard to that as he has
throughout his testimony. ! never hit
prisoner in my life. If he did not do as
he was ordered, would have shot him
instead of hitting him
&c had never heard Of man with
white flag being shot down, nor of the
burning OF a woman and child as told by
O'Brien. No such things had ever been
reported 10 him. He had never heard of
any order to take no prisoners until he
read 0'Brien's testimony.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

steamships of the German companies
these provisions will probably be re-
garded in England as distinctly favor
able to the interests Of the British lines
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The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Strike Not Political One.

II doubt much If the Republicans
will want to claim credit for the settle
ment of the coal strike" remarked
Representative Brundidge of Arkansas
at the Barton last evening. because
In the first place" he added, "the strike
WIS Tot political one But if my
Re,utl ican friends seek to turn the
strike to a political account, and make
capital out of it, they can go ahead
and do it. When the claim is made
on the stump that the Republicans set
tied the strike, the people will be very
apt to ask this: If the Republican Ad-
ministration ended the strike, why did
not it do SO three months ago, and save
the people the great increase In the
cost of coal they have been forced to
pay by the coal trust?' When the
Republican spellbinders come to con-
slider the matter they will go a lit
tie slow, in my opinion. in any attempt
to bring the coal strike into politics.
hope the strike Is over. and that the
price of coal will resume it's former
figure, but the trust will hardly be SO
generous"
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Chairman Babcock's Prediction.

THE Republicans will elect ma
jority of the members of the next House
beyond the possibility of doubt" said
Chairman Babcock. of the Republican
Congressional committee, at the Raleigh
yesterday. This statement was made
with emphasis. n
And" added the chairman. this ia
the first time l have made the claim.
Conditions uD to within few weeks
ago were of such a character that | did
not feel justified in making any esti-
mate. Nominations had not been made
in many districts, and the political situa-
tion generally was unsettled. But it's
clear enough now. and a victory awaits
us in November
Regarding the political situation in
New York, Chairman Babcock said Gov
ernor Odell and the State ticket would
be elected by pronounced majority.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
BUSINESS WORLD NEEDS
NEW POSTAGE STAMP
Many Write Postoffice Department Fa-
voring Twenty -fve-Cent
Issue.

Numerous communications are being
received at the Postoffice Department
from all over the country expressing
the urgent need for postage stamp of
a denomination between fifteen and fifty
cents. a twenty-five cent stamp is the
denomination most often suggested.
Merchandise sent through the mails
requires one cent an ounce, and the
maximum that may be carried is sixty
four ounces There are thousands of
parcels carried annually that exceed
fifteen ounces in weight, and which re-
quire amounts between fifteen and fifty
cents.
At any and all of the large postofIices
hundreds of parcels may be seen almost
covered with stamps of various denomi
nations, and it is suggested that the is
suance of 25-cent stamp would do
much to remedy this inconvenience.
AS a new issue of stamps is in pros
pect it is probable that it will contain
cre of the suggested denomination.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Would Accept Speakership.

Representative Payne of New York,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee and Republican floor leader OF
the House, said at the Raleigh yester-
day that he would like to be Speaker
of the House of Representatives-that
1t was an honor worthy of any mans
ambition.
twinkle in his eye, ''it will be time
enough to discuss the Speakership after
we elect a majority of the members of
the next House. It's more important to
retain control of the House than to
settle the question of Speaker Hender-
sons successor before the election"
When asked II he thought there would
be any legislation on the tariff and the
trust questions next December Mr..
Payne said Congress would be too busy
with measures coming over from the
long session and the appropriation bills
to take up any other public questions.
Representative Payne will make
speeches in Congressional districts in
Maryland, West Virginia, Indiana, ILL.,
nois, Ohio. and Iowa.
MY itinerary" he said laughingly.
was made up before Speaker Hender-
son announced his withdrawal from
politics"
Speaking of the political outlook, Mr..
Payne said the Republicans will elect
a majority OF the next House and that
Governor Odell and the State ticket
would win in New York by handsome
majority.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
CONVENTION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Meeting of Workers of the Diocese of
Washington in the Church of
Epiphany-Ohicers Elected.

The closing of the sixth annual con-
vention OF the Sunday School Iusti-
tute of the diocese of Washington was
marked last night by sermon by tho
Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, Bishop Of
the diocese OF Pennsylvania. The con-
vention, which was composed of about
$50 workers in the Sunday schools of the
parishes Of the diocese, was convened
yesterday morning at the Church OF the
Epiphany. Bishop H. Y. Satterlee pre-
sided.
At the afternoon session Mrs. w. T.
Hastings, of the Chapel OF the Good
Shepherd, read paper on "One Years
Practical Experience of kindergarten
Methods in the Sunday School," Rev.
Philip NJ. Rhinelander spoke on Pune
tuality in Sunday School Work" and
Rev. r. p. Williams, of Trinity Church,
on Sunday School Libraries" The
question box was opened by the Rev.
DR.. Alfred Harding, who answered the
several queries propounded Thirty
minute addresses were made by L. NJ.
Blackford, of the Episcopal High School
of Virginia, on THE Boy Nature-How
to Reach III, anu MIS-. JosepH fIelcner
of the Hannah More Academy, Diocese
of Maryland, on the Girl Nature-How
to Reach Ii"
The officers for the ensuing year
elected at the morning session, are:
First vice president, Rev. Alfred Hard
ing, d. D., rector OF St. Paul's: second
vice president, Rev. w. o. Devries, d.
d.. rector of St. Marks; secretary and
treasurer II 8 Hutchinson: executive
committee. Rev. John d. LaMothe, Rev.
p. NJ. Rhinelander, S. e. Cramer, j.
Miller Kenyon, and Rev. George Dudley.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
NEW YORK WIDOW IN
SEARCH OF A HUSBAND
Writes a Kansas Postmaster Soliciting
His Aid in Locating an
Affinity.

A letter was received at the Postoffice
Department yesterday from the post
master at Atchison, Kan, inclosing a
letter received from New York widow,
fifty years old, but still handsome, and
found OF flowers who wrote to have
him find husband for her.
The Atchison official forwarded the
letter to the department with the re-
mark that all young men of Kansas were
cornered as soon as they came of age.
and that the old ones always married
again. so that he could do nothing. out
hoped there might be somebody at the
big Washington Office who might find an
affinity in the New York widow.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Hopes Republicans Will Win.

Ex- x-Representative James Hamilton
Lewis of Washington is at the New Will
lard. He is here TO look after several
cases before the United States Supreme
Court. In the opinion of Mr. Lewis. it
would be most unfortunate for the Dem
ocratic party to carry the House this
fall.
Il would like" said Mr.. Lewis, "for
the Republicans TO control the next
House of Representatives by Just ten
majority. The country just now is on
the eve of a combustion. There are too
many inflated enterprises for the good
of the people, and something must give
way. The country won't be able to re-
cover from the effects of ii for two
years. Now. If the House should be
Democratic, the Democrats would get
the blame, and we would lose the Presi-
dency in 1904. We lost the Presidency
in 1888 because we carried the House In
the previous election
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Weddings.

A fashionable assemblage filed ST.
Margaret's Church last night to witness
The marriage of Miss Alice Norvell
daughter of Lieut.. Col. Stevens T. Nor
veil, to Capt John Elliott Hunt. U. S.
A, which took place at o'clock.
Miss Caroline Saunders, of st. Paul,
Mimi, was the maid of honor. The ad-
ditional maids were Miss May Catlin
and Miss Jennie Hunt.
The ushers, like the groom and Colonel
Norvell, wore the full dress uniform of
their rank. They were Lieut.. ]. D.
Conner, Lieut.. Guy S. Norvell. Capt ].
S. Heron, Capt. Alfred Smith, and
Captain Lanahan.
The bride, who passed up the aisle
with her father. wore a robe of ivory
satin, the high bodice draped with rich
laces, and the skirt falling in unbroken
folds to the sweeping train. Her tulle
veil was thrown back as the wedding
train turned to leave the church. Her
flowers were white roses and chrysan-
themums tied with loveknots of gauze.
The maid of honor wore white lace
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
OLDEST POSTMASTER
TO VISIT WASHINGTON
Has Handled the Mails for
seventy-four Years.

officers of the Postoffice Department
are expecting visit from Roswell
Reardsley. who for seventy-four years
has been postmaster at North Lansing
Tompkins county. New York. He was
commissioned July IA, 1928, by John Nc
Lean. Postmaster General under Presi-
dent Jackson, and has served continu-
ously.
Mr.. Beardsley is the pride of the pos
tai service, and. in fact of the entire
Government service. In 1901 he was in
vited to attend the Inauguration of
President Mckinley, the Government Of
fering to furnish a special car and pro-
vide an attendant nurse and physician,
but he was not sufficiently strong to
attempt the journey.
Recently, however, although ninety
three years old, he has been better and
stroager than for years past, and has
expressed a wish to come to Washing
ton, greet the Postmaster General and
see the principal Office of the service.
He received his commission as post
master at North Lansing when nine
teen years old. At the time there was
not single railroad in the United
States, but the first spike had just
been driven for the Baltimore and Ohio
from Baltimore westward. Beardsley
had been postmaster nine years when
the Victorian reign began.
Mails were carried by stage coaches,
and sometimes by horseback, as was the
case at North Lansing the mails reach
ing the office only once a week.
The aged postmaster still uses quill
pens, and always makes them for his
own use, besides giving away many to
callers as souvenirs.
The first quarterly report of the Lam
sing office, signed by Mr.. Beardsley,
and made in 1928, has been photograph
ed, and is now in the department ar
chives.
In his seventy-four years of service
Mr.. Beardsley has accumulated a large
fortune, and owns number of farms.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
TREASURY OFFICES REMEMBERED

Rober. B. Armstrong, private secre-
tary to Secretary of the Treasury Shaw,
has arranged that the rooms located
on the various floors of the Treasury
Department be numbered on the plan
in vogue in all modern Office buildings
The rooms on the ground floor will be
designated by numbers ranging from 10
ceive numbers ranging between 100 to
200, and so on throughout the entire
building.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Operators Will Not Lose.

BY this time next week the coal
strike will be over in that the miners
will have returned to work, but it will
be at least two months before the arbi-
traitors will make their decision" re-
marked Davis c. Browne. of Lancaster.
Pa, at the Ebbitt last evening THE
price of coal, however, will not drop
this winter to the figure at which 1t waa
sold this time last year. Indeed, l
doubt IL coal Will be much below So a
ton at any time within the next six.
teen months. The coal-carrying roads
and the operators will not bear the
loss caused by the strike. because they
can force the public to foot the bill"
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM HAS
TRAVELLED MANY MILES
Sent Out From Nevada Five
Years Ago.

A fat heavily bound autograph al
bum, containing the names of nearly
two thousand employees of the postal
service. was received at the Postoffice
Department yesterday, and after all
clerks who so desire have been given
a chance to inscribe their names on its
pages the book will resume it's jour-
ney.
The album is the property of Lydia
J. King, of Hawthorne, New, who started
it on its tour of the country in March
1897, witht the request. printed on the
cover. that all railway mail clerks and
postofiice employees sign it, stamp the
date, and send it along again.
The book has been all over the West
wherever the mail is carried, has been
in holdups, washcuts. wrecks and cy-
clones. and while bearing the marks of
it's adventures, is in good condition.
Some of the clerks who signed the book
paused long enough in their work or
handling the mail to trifle with the
muse One clerk on Western run
wrote beneath his name:
S,arding by the car windows,
Watching the distant hills,
| have been wondering. Lydia,
How can -ay my bills.
The postal clerk on the run from
Omaha to Ogden acknowledges respon-
sibility for the following:
We. who have tried and tried again
To ''spit the wood to suit,
Say, when Manila mail comes nigh,
Please send US some subs-te-toot.
The volume was in hold-up near
Cheyenne, Wyo., on June 1. w. G.
Bruce, one of the clerks concerned,
wrote under his name: ''If these sig
natures are somewhat shaky you must
excuse us. as we have just been held up
at Wilcox by five masked highwaymen.
Mail car door shattered and baggage car
blown to pieces"
Miss King has not seen the book since
she sent it out nearly five years ago, but
receives reports of it's travels from time
to time. and will not call it in until
every page is covered.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
FOREST RESERVE WORK.

A convention in the interests of the
Appalachian National Forest Reserve
has been called for October 25 at Ashe-
Vile, N. C. The invitations were issued
by the Aeheville board of trade and the
Appalachian National Park Association.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Among the Diplomats.

Lady Herbert. wife of the British am
bassador. arrived in Washington We'd
nesday, and will return to New York to-
day. She will be back in a few days
and join Sir Michael at the New Will
lard. as the embassy will not be in a
condition to receive them for several
weeks.
Lady Herbert paid two visits to the
embassy yesterday and spent the great
er part of the morning inspecting the
improvements and suggesting chang IS
which she desired to have made.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
At the White House.

Miss Alice Roosevelt and Miss Ethel
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Cowles, in
Pennington. Conn. Miss Roosevelt and
Mrs. Cowles drove to Hartford to wit
ness the polo game on Wednesday. The
Presidents daughter was much inter
ested in the game, and between the
plays held small levee in tent. at
which all the players were presented to
her.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

ticut. he said, are making a stiff fight,
and the indications point to gain of
one, and perhaps two, members from the
Nutmeg State"
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Mr.. Morse Optimistic.

George N Morse, Democratic eandi-
date for Congress from the Second Con-
gressional district OF Connecticut, is
at the Barton. Mr.. Morse says the
tariff and trust issues have united the
New England Democracy. and the peo-
pie generally are demanding revision
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hibbs have re-
moved from North Chevy Chase and
are at 1901 Park Street, Columbia
Heights, for the winter.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Miss Ethel Laurence and Miss Sarah
Laurence. of New York, will spend C.
PORTION of the winter in this city. Their
sister, formerly Miss Josephine Lau
renee, was married Wednesday to
Francis NJ. Butler, of London.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dwelle and
their daughter Pearl. OF Minnesota,
cousins of Postmaster General Payne,
are spending few days in Washington
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. u. Crois-
SAINT, 1717 G Street.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
Society Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian NJ. Potter, of New
York, are spending portion of their
honeymoon in this city.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Judge Advocate General Davis has
Joined his wife at Mobile, Ala, the hom ,
of their married daughter.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

William E. L. Sanford, chief usher of
the ofice of the Third Assistant Post
master General, who was married We'd
nesday, received yesterday from the
clerks and employees of the office in
which he is employed solid silver table
service. Before entering the postal
service Mr.. Sanford was a member of
Uncle Sans navy, in which capacity he
visited all parts Of the world.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Col. Charles Smart and the Misses
Smart are at the Elsmere for the sea-
The Washington times., 1902-10-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Money to loan at 4. and per cent on real
estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1905 Penna. Ave.
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Hot Tamales and Chilli Con Carne
At the Ranch, 5O7 + st. NV. Phone +. Si6-A
The Washington times., 1902-10-17

Miss Sophie C. Stuart and Dr. Robert
S. Beale were married yesterday at the
home of the brides family, 1916 Thirty
first Street. Owing to the recent death
of the brides father, the Rev. Albert
Rhett Stuart, D. D., only the immediate
family were present at the ceremony
The brides cousin, the Rev. John H.
Elliott, rector of the Church of the AS
cension, officiated.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-04-03

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