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The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
ANOTHER RERIAL DISASTER
Explosion on a FIvlnO Machine Nearly Kills
Two West Vir0inidnS

escaped gas became ignited with the
petroleum motor which Engineer Fftz-
gerald had in charge, and the appa-
ratus was blown to fragments.
The occupants of the car were hurled
out and alighted in plowed field not
far from McMechin. where farm hands
came to their rescue, finding Fitxger-
aid not so much the worse for the en-
counter, but badly shocked. Plankey
had not Jared so we'll. and was In
pitiable state. He was removed to
neighboring farm house, where physi-
clans were summoned. They enter
tain little hope for his recovery.
Plankey, however, is game, and made
statement this morning that Ii his
life is saved he will repeat the venture,
for he is confident he has solved the
problem of aerial navigation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

again was impossible, and becker
startpd ont to climb the face or tne
Cliff With his pocket knife he aug
holes for his hand and feet, and hnaiiy
sncceeded in getting out of reach OF the
S,ovos and finding a cleft where he
could cling.
WIGHT came on and his companions
who had gone on ahead, starlso UaIn -
TO find him. He answered. 1nei.
shouts, but they could get no ropt
long enough to reach him. Aii throusL =
the long night Becker STOOD on nls
narrow ledge of rock, clinging as pes
he could to the wall to prevent oeine
hlown off. When day came the tio'
ebbed and Becker climbed down am m
his friends found him helpless on tn
beach.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
EARLY IGNORANCE
n General Miles Set Forth in Lam
Quage Both Plain and En-
phatiC- Ibis Treatment
OF Mr.. Davis

krW YORK, May s6.-Mrs. Jeffer-
a., Davis. the widow OF the President
+, the Southern Confederacy, pro-
res the autograph letter offered
sale in the collection OF General
n Badeau. in which bitter at
is made ON General Nelson A.
tf ed forgery, and not the work of
}.- pen. Through some mysterious
IS. rv the letter was withdrawn from
sale and it is said that General
Il = was the purchaser. and that he
"a 5000 for the faded record OF one
g2. of his career that he wished for
ga,s- n.
letter which purported to have
f.. written by Mrs Davis to General
fs Il in 1865, made an appeal for her
t., and. then in military prison,
h was under the command of Gen
+.s Miles. 1t asserted that the pris-
a, was made an object OF curiosity
nc generals lady friends. White
b. Ing the authorship OF the letter.
N-. Davis said, speaking Of General
H.~
Ais ignorance in those days was cx-
-dinary. The veriest negro was
cultured. He did not know how
Il rite before he came of age.
aut one thing transferred his des-
lm from that of street cleaner or O
III ate soldier into the foremost officer
n he republic. Ii was not inteili-
e. .. or moderation. or genius. 1t
va, his insatiale. passionate ambition,
Il ried for glory. and honor, and he
81 zSied for them and he conquered
Hi present position Is explained In the
a..eo phrase. He riz by albergrease
g. Jw greasel. When | published my
Memoirs in 1890 mildly exposed the
br aIIty and lack of character o
O.. raj Miles,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
jim HILL DENIES
COMPROMISE RUM0RS
And Practically Asks What Are
You Golrg to Do About
II?

ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 26.--James j.
Hill. who has been inspecting the Bur
ilngton terminals here, left today for
St Paul.
With reference to Wall street res
nort that efforts were being mans
fookin gto a compromise OF the So
called merger suit, Hill said; There
ls nothing whatever In that. We are
content TO leave the matter for the
courts TO decide. We own the prop
ertv and no one can take it from US.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
Refused Water to Cattle
Owner Seeks Redress

GUTHRIE. OKLA. May 20 Nineteen
homesteaders of Beaver county have
been arrested on the complaint of a
cattleman, A. II. Tandy, who Is non
resident of Oklahoma. and who alleges
that the homesteaders refused his cat
tie water from Clear creek, and that
consequently many of the cattle died
and his loss thereby amounted to over
SO. 500.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
Indian 6hl6i Killed
Murd6forS Hiding Out

SANTA F. n. NJ, May 26.-Word has
reached Santa Fe that on last Thurs
dav. on the Mescalero Apache reserva-
ton in Otero county, an Indian named
Machete and Jack Tortier killed the
old Apache chief Tobasco. Mach
etc, years ago. when Mai. W. H. II.
I.lewellyn was Indian agent at Meseal-
ero. took a shot at Llewellyn, but fail
ed TO hit him. Tobasco was an ex-
chief. The murderers have fed into
the mountains.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

WASHINGTON. D. G., May &c.
Soon after the Senate convened today
Gallinger of New Hampshire offered a
resolution providing that the judiciary
committee of the Senate should make
an investigation into the subject OF
lynching, with a view to ascertaining
if any remedy were possible.
In a second speech he said that his
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

Mrs. Thomas R Sorin left for her
home in the Dragon mountains this
morning. Her many friends We're sor-
rowful to see her leave after such an
extended visit. She has fully recoV-
erer from her sickness
Dew R. liver arrive fom Los Angeles
this moning, with patty OF Caiiiorhia
minisg men. They are on thelr way
down to Suebista. Sonora, wnere all VI
them are heavily interested In proper
ties.
John Mobile, the we'll known Tomb
etone merchant. spent yesterday IL
! Tucson.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
LyNCHING WIS DENOUNCED
NOTHING Said OF the Grlm6 That Caused the
Stern R6DrlSdl

tory did not furnish a more fendish
instance of mob wrath than the recent
burning in Texas, and Fox's Book OF
Martyrs was tame in comparison. The
whole wretched business, he said, was
a disgrace to American manhood, in
the light of which the alleged atrocities
in the Philippines paled into insignifi-
canoe.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
STRIKE AT DENVER
OF BUILDING TRADES
Five thousand Men Quit Work ms
Morning Out Of sympathy with
Others

DENVER. Col. May 26.-Fiye thou
sanl union men emproyed in the buiia-
ing trades wen on strike TINS morn
Ing causing practically total stoppase
of operations in this city.
The strike was inaugurated IN syn
nathy with the wood workers. VINO
have been out for the past two weeks
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
THE INDIAN BILL
NOT SATISFACTORY
But It win Be Amended SO as to
Escape a Veto bu President
Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 26,---
President Roosevelt today informed
a number of Senators thst he NCuld
sign the Indian appropriation tlIl.
Some OF the objections he had t0 &
have been met by the spirit "a OtAer
Legislation.
There Is still one provision which he
insists on being corrected md tlAnt n
the one which gives the exclpaaye rlolnt
to the Florence Mining company y
prospect for one yeAr ~ the mlne14l
lands on the UnitalI feeers0ticn =
Utah. s. w W Nh Sss
1t Is understood that this prcvistaIl
will be repealed. sslsa as
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

:. Detriech was brought up from
ee this morning and taken out to
s Aarys hospital. He Is suffering
II rheumatism.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

The organization of the Presoy-
teeian church in Tucson was not com -
pleted yesterday because of the tragic
death of Mrs. Bayless at last nlsht 5
meeting. The work of organization
will re finished at meeting to he
held at the Baptist church on THURSDAY
eVEn.p2
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26
Metal and MOneu Market.

Nrw YORK, May 26.-Mexican dol
lars 41Lc; silver, 5la8; copper
steady, 1925 1888.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-26

No. 10 arrived IN two AeetionS
morning. It was = very Hsnt ts1l
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He had been i'll about two months from
general debility incident to his advanced
age. He leaves a brother, Richard Jones,
aged eighty-two years, with whom deceased
had always resided, neither having ever
married.
The case of Mary Hodges against the
Chevy Chase Land Company was decided
in the circuit court here yesterday, Judges
McSherry and Henderson dismissing the
suit. 1t was an action of ejectment to de-
termine the title to about ninety acres of
land of the holdings of the Chevy Chase
Land Company in the lower section of this
county, which property had been devised
by the late Dr. Benjamin B. Hodges to the
plaintiffs father for life and then to his
children. Shortly after the testator's death
a bill was filed in the equity court here for
the sale of the land for partition. All of the
living children of the life tenant were
parties to this suit A decree was passed,
trustee appointed and the land sold After
the sale the plaintiff was born. Her con-
tention was that she was not bound by the
decree and SALE and is therefore still enti-
tied to her interest in the land, and the suit
was brought to settle this question.
The court decided that the plaintiff was
bound, under the provisions of the act of
1862, by representation. All the parties in
terested in the property were parties to
the equity suit, as required by that act,
hence the decision against the plaintiff.
Messrs Ridout and Bright of Washington
appeared for Miss Hodges, and Messrs Ar
thur Peter and Ralston & Siddons of WASH
ington and Edward c. Peter of Rockville
represented the land company.
Mr.. Robert Earle Broughton Hall and
Miss Georgiana Macdonald, both of Wash
ington, were married yesterday afternoon
in the court house at this place by Rev. S.
r. White of the Baptist Church. They
came out an electric car and returned
to the city Immediately after the ceremony.
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HARsHLY TREATED
President Roosevelt Orders an Investi-
cation at New York.

dispatch from New York Yesterday
says: Commissioner of Emigration F;tchie
received orders from Washington TO-DAY to
investigate published stories that imn1i-
grants who land in this city at the Battery
are brutally treated by the special police
on duty there. Brooklyn resident sent
batch of these stories to President Roose
welt, and accompanied 1t with e statement
that one of the instances he knew, from
personal observation. to be true.
The President. after looking over the
papers, sent them to Secretary Shaw Who
In turn forwarded them to NJ Fitchie.
with orders to apply the probe The in
stance mentioned was the special police
CARRYING rawhides. with which they be at
the immigrants. driving the Foreigners be-
fore them like many cattle
commissioner ,Fitchie is already oct in
a denial of the charges. He ano his police
declare that it Is not the Immigrants who
are dashed with whips. 1t Is they saw the
horde of hotel runners, oilers, "sbs rks. -
and other men who have no legitimate
business at the Battery and who menace
the immigrants as they land. Tho Cffice RS
declare that the only way to get rid of
these pests, as they term them, is to use
violence
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OFFICERS DEFENDED
GEN. DODGE ON ALLEGED WATER
CURE TORTURE.
Claims That They Were Justified if
the Man Had Been Shown to
Be a Traitor.

General G. NJ: Dodge, president of the
! Society of the Army of the Tennessee, has
prepared a statement in defense Of the OFF,
GERS in the Philippines who are accused of
| torturing natives suspected Of completely
| with the insurgents
LAS one who has had some experience in
the necessities, usages and cruelties of
war which always prevail during a cam
paign in an enemy's country" says General
Dodge, Il am surprised at the bitterness of
some journals against the alleged action Of
Major Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and AS
sistant Surgeon Lyon.
1.-THE testimony of Sergeant Riley, upon
which the papers base their attack on these
officers, goes to prove that they gave the
water cure to Filipino, who had been
made presidente in one of the provinces by
our government, who had taken the oath
of allegiance to our country, and then used
his official position to cover his acts as
captain of an insurgent company which
was acting in arms against our army and
within our lines. Therefore, he was a
traitor and a spy, and his very act was a
violation of the laws of war, and branded
him an outlaw and guerrilla. If these are
the facts, under the usageS of war these
officers Were justified in what they did; in
fact, if they had shot the traitor, they
would never have been called to account,
and in all probability this is what would
have happened to him in the civil war
AN officer has great latitude under such
circumstances. and it is not safe or fair to
condemn one for almost any act that de-
tects traitor and spy in arms against the
government which he has sworn to pro-
tect. and which has put him in a position
OF trust. The newspapers ignore entirely
this side of the question, and treat Major
Glenn's acts as cruelties to peaceable Fill
plno citizens. 1 can remember when the
journals of this country upheld and ap-
piauded an officer who in the civil war,
ordered man shot if he attempted to haul
down the American flag, and cannot under
stand the present Mysteries of some jour
nails over the terrible violation of the laws
of war in Furnishing a traitor caught in
the act with the water cure only. The
treatment may have been severe, but it
was not permanently harmful.
Il am astoniShed that these fearfully
Wrought-up journals have no word of COM
mendation for our soldiers in the Philip
pines, who have suffered untold cruelties
| assassinations. burning by slow fires, bur
ial alive, mutilations and atrocities who
have submitted to every indignity without
resentment or complaint and 1 have been
greatly gratified over their excellent be-
havior under such trying circumstances.
In their comments these journals are very
careful not to say why these punishments
are given to such traitors, knowing well If
they did our people would look upon the
acts as one of the necessities of war, and
would wonder at the leniency of Major
Glenn and his commando
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A STOMACH THEORY.
Chew Everything, Swallow Little and
the Man Will Be Well Fed.
From Ainslee's Magazine

1.-THE stomach is a most willing servant
1t really loves it's master, and frequently
performs such labors as none but slave
would endure. Horace Fletcher has re-
Gently evolved theory, founded upon thou
sands of experiments, which maintains
that Of the necessary requirements the
matter of chewing will alone suffice. Ac-
cording to him man has been given the
sense of taste to guide him In his eating,
and to maintain a just relationship be-
tween his food and his stomach. So long
as there is any taste, he says, the food
should remain in the mouth. That which
remains when there is no longer any taste
should be rejected as unfit. BY this
method the taste is satisfied when the
necessary amount Of food has been sent to
the stomach. and therefore it is impossible
to overcrowd the stomach. By this method
also only that portion Of food which is
nourishing gets past the taste into the sys-
tenn. And the taste being once thoroughly
satisfied does not call for more until the
proper time. This unconsciousiy regulates
the hours OF meals. AS 1t is now, food is
ordinarily rushed into the stomach half
chewed. waste and all, filling 1t with rub
bish until 1t Is overloaded, before the taste
is satisfied. Then the Woodworking stona-
ach finds that It has twice as much labor
before 1t as 1t would have II the food had
been properly chewed, besides having so
much waste material that II will get but
half the nourtshment necessary for the sys-
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HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL.
Middle Western States Swept by Hot
Wave

A dispatch from Omaha, Neb., yesterday
says: Today was the hottest April day in
fifteen years. The thermometer at 5 pm.
reached 50 degrees, the previous record
being o. The intense heat was more op-
pressive owing to the excessive cold wealth.
er experienced up to Saturday night, over
coats being required for comfort during
the past week.
The torrid temperature was responsible
for several attacks of illness, two occur
ring in one church during the day. A con-
tnuation of the hot weather will prove
dangerous to growing grain.
A dispatch from Falls City says the ner-
curry reached 100 in the shade at that place
today, and that fall wheat is suffering
from lack Of moisture. Other points in
southern Neraska report record breaking
temperature for April
Up to 10 o'clock tonight there is but little
moderation of the high temperature in this
city. and high wind, laden with dust, is
blowing gale.
A dispatch from ST. Joseph, Mo-, says:
The mercury in thermometers began to
climb early today and at noon registered
as high as 92, a change of more than 40
degrees in six hours. high wind set in
and soon the air was dark with particles
of dust and sand. Several buildings of
light structure were blown down The sand
storm did not subside until night. Rain is
needed throughout the state.
At Kansas City, Mo-, the highest temper
ature was 81 degrees. furious hot wind.
such as might be looked for in August, was
blowing
A dispatch from Topeka, Kan. saws: A drv
hot wind has swept over Kansas since early
this morning, doing much damage to vege-
tation of all kinds. Some reports say that
the wind has done inca1culable harm to
wheat Unless rain shall come within two
days the wheat crop win amount to very
little. The ground is becoming dry and
hard.
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TAKOMA PARK NEWS.
Revision of Assessments of Real Estate
Club and Library Plans.

The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Takoma Presbyterian Church held meet
ing in the chapel of the church last even
ing at Z o'clock. An address was made
by Mr.. J. H. Clark, the subject of his dis
course being How Can Know That Am
Saved?"
The board Of assessors, composed of
Messrs. George A. Warren, chairman; Lisle
Morrison and Ben G. Davis have COM
pleted the revision of real estate assess
mentS and turned the report over to the
town treasurer. The council will sit as a
board of revision at it's May meeting to
consider objections or complaints that may
be raised.
At a recent meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Takoma Club and Library the
following persons were elected to member
ship in the club: Active-Byron McP. Coon,
William l.. Haley, Herbert r. Hardesty;
ladies, Miss Viola Wetmore, Miss Nina G.
Hoiton; nonresident, Frank d. Shoemaker.
The report of the treasurer showed very
gratifying balance on hand.
Mr. A. F. Woods, chairman of the library
committee, reported that thirty volumes
had been added to the library during the
past month. The board ordered an appro-
priation for the purchase of new books.
1t was decided to invite Mr.. Charles
Moore, clerk of the Senate District COM
mittee, to deliver his illustrated lecture on
the proposed plans as outlined by the park
commission for the identifying of Wash
ingtOn at the club house on Wednesday
evening, May Z.
The entertainment committee was au-
thorized to arrange for the purchase of a
piano for the use of the club. The board
also gave the athletic committee authority
to make arrangements for a field day May
80. The committee is headed by DR.. A. V.
Parsons, and it is quite probable that
large field in the near vicinity of Takoma
will be selected by the committee and pic
mic parties made up in connection with the
program of field events. The latest indoor
game, "ping-pong," has been introduced in
the club by Mr.. William E. Dyre, a men,
Der of the athletic and entertainment COM
mittees, and has proved quite a popular
pastime at the club house. The entire out
fit is the handiwork of Mr.. Dyre and is a
unique affair in every respect.
The treasurer reported to the board that
| a check for $50 had been donated to the
| club by Mr.. w. w. Rapley, an honorary
| member, and a resolution Of thanks
was requested to be sent by the secretary
| to Mr. Rapley. Mr.. J. Vance Lewis, chair
| man of a special committee to install a
! bowling alley, reported the completion of
the extension to the club house, and in
ably be installed and completed in about
| two weeks time. The entire outfit is being
| put in at an outlay Of $1,S00
At the next meeting of the board of gov
ernors the annual election of officers will
take place and the election of new MEM
bers on the board to fill vacancies caused
by those members whose terms expire.
Harries of Picton College, after a short
visit in the park, sailed Saturday for a
trip through England and Wales.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Williams have
returned to the park for the summer and
are residing on Vine avenue.
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Disastrous Fire Narrowly Averted-
Death Of Nathan W, Jones.
.cial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 20. 1902
What threatened to be a serious conf1a-
grafton In Rockville was narrowly averted
here at an early hour this morning. In
some unknown way the business establish
ment of Walter M. Magrader. dealer in
wood, coal, feed, etc, caught fire and in a
very short space Of time was entirely con-
sumed, together with large quantity of
feed and other contents, representing a loss
of about $500, with no,vinsurance. The
flames spread to the Lyddane building ad-
joining in which Is located Bready's pro-
vision store, the night school fof the Rock
Vile Academy and the post Sfice, and the
portion occupied by the ystofe and night
school was badly damaged. but the post
Office section was unharfncd1f The loss to
the Lyddane building is placed at $500 and
its contents at about $500, fully covered
by insurance. A large portion of the pop
ulation of Rockville was attracted to the
scene and much Excitement prevailed.
The fire company was seriously handi-
capped in fighting the flames by the fact
that at the time the FIRE broke out there
waterworks plant had closed down for the
night. A messenger was quickly dispatched
to the home of the engineer and that gen.
tleman was awakened from his slumbers
and told of the condition of affairs He
fastened to the pumping station and finally
succeeded In furnishing an ample supply
of water. In the meantime the members
of the fire company and others had formed
a bucket brigade, and by hard work sue
ceeded in holding the flames in check, al
though at one time 1t looked very much
as If the entire block. which is the most
thickly built up section Of the town. was
doomed. Much criticism was heard today
at the expense of those responsible for the
water tower being empty. something that
occurred under similar circumstances only
few months ago.
Mr.. Nathan W. Jones, one Of the oldest
citizens OF this county and a. man much
respected, died about noon yesterday at his
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Worn Currency Replaced by New.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer

Assistant United States Treasurer c. A.
Bosworth is making every effort to have
clean" money in circulation in and about
this city. For while the cry went up from
the bankers and business people in general
that the dirtiest currency in the United
States was in circulation here, but all of
this has been changed within the past few
months by Mr.. Bosworth's activity. While
the howl was going up it appears that the
general public was not aware that Mr.. Bos-
worth stood ready and willing to exchange
dilapidated and dirty currency for new, and
now that all Of the banks in this vicinity
have become cognizant of this they are
constantly sending in WORKOUT and filthy
currency to be exchanged for new. Last
month was a record breaker in this re-
spect. as 81, 1S9 900 was redeemed and sent
to Washington to be mutila ted. This is
nearly $1,000 more than has ever been re-
deemed before. Last July only $512, 600
was exchanged.