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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
NOT QUITE So HOT As
YESTERDAY, BUT HOT
People Able to Side-Step Old
Sols Bolts Fairly Well.

After peIting reG-hot chunks Of at
mosDheTe al The people of the District
all Of yesterday. OLD Sol was a little
weary today and gave his throwing arm
rest. He did not go cut Of business
entirely. however. and during the early
Part of the day sent in a few right hot
ones. HIS work today was not up TO
the record made yesterday, however,
and during the morning the odds we're
tea 10 ore that he would not go the
limit he did in the previous tycnty-four
hours
During the e.rIy morning hours Old
Sol's face was very dark. but whether
it was because OF shame for what he
did yesterday or sorrow that he would
not be able to repeat today is not known
He however Frightened up little after
noon and sent down a few bolts of heat
which were left over from yesterdays s
supply The people were able to side
step these and held the old man safe
until relief came during the latter part
of TIE afternoon.
This came in the shape OF q baby
thunderstorm which cooled the atnos-
phere to such an extent as to dissolve
the heat bolts before they came within
striking distance.
Old Sol started out in the morning in
a very quiet way, and at o'clock put
his chalk mark a. = degrees. He evi-
IDENTIFY thought that was 700 great a
change from yesterday, so during the
next three hours he rolled it up eight
points. He rested there for anothe-
hour and a half, and after a strong
effort managed TO mark up two more
points. making the record for the day At
1870 p. n. s. degrees.
The weather man stated at that time
that the strain on Old Sol was too great
and was telling on him, and there was.
every reason to believe that ne would
collapse before 4 ?. m, at which time
he promised a cooling Of the atmos-
phere with thunderstorm.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
GAMBLING CRUSADE
begun BY POLICE
Determined Effort Will Be
Made to Stop Betting.
WHAT CAPT. BOARDMAN SAYS

The police have Segun q determined
crusade against betting and gambling in
the District The arrest Of three men,
out at the baseball game on Thursday
marked the crusade's beginning. and
every effort is being made not only by
the members Of the detective corps. but
by the patrolmen Of the force, acting
upon orders. TO catch unsuspecting citi-
zens. No matter what a citizen bets
upoE. horse racing, boat races, cleo
tions, prize fights. foot races. athletic
contests Of any kind or at any time OF
place in this city, according 10 the pres
ent attitude Of the police officials, he
is In danger Of going to the lookup.
The exact cause Of the crusade is not
IS yet known. The gambling law under
the new code, II Is declared. makes no
more additional specifications than the
old law, consequently the only reason
that can be assigned for the present
activity on the part Of the Police De-
partment is that they have suddenly
determined Il. carry out the law to the
letter. Last year there was hardly
made at the baseball park several days
ago.
Captain Boardman. Chief Of Detec-
tiTes. stated this morning that the law
regarding pool selling in this city IN
der the new code as not different from
the old law When asked why II was
that persons were not arrested for the
opinion II was probably because the Of
ficeT had not been informed OF any bets
having been made, or had not witnessed
the placing Of money.
Although, said the captain, 1t
might have been that the law was not
carried out IL every extreme. OF course
everyone knows that there are viola
tions Of the laws daily which are over
looked by The policemen Another rea-
son probably is that nc arrests were
made for the violation Of the betting
isw because there were but few cases
Of betting golng CT. Of course VIXEN
betting Is carried OF to q great extent
asAe.=At is time for the police to step
in"
Should the betting Ian be carried out
10 the extreme, as is indicated q pres
ent, trouble Is not unlikely between the
police and the "bookies" at the Beuning
track when the fall meet is held there
For years the BenniDg Facetrack has
been the annual harvesting place Of the
hookmakers. and no action has been
taken
Taf gaming law az present threatens
- ccCme one Of q decidedly interesting
character, and the work OF the police
toward stepping betting OF ali deseFip-
tion is being carefully watched By the
lawyers in this city. d number OF whom
ere understood to be planning 70 test the
validity Of the Law.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
BBLGBBLAND Tn /
DISABLED CONDITION
Steamship Being flowed Into
Port at Halifax.
PASSENGERS REPORTED SAFE
Was Sighted by the Freight Steamer
TTopic On I4th in MidOcean, and Was
Due at Queenstown Last Wednes-
day Night.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The marLae ds-
partment of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company received a message from
the coIapany's manager at HALIFAX at
1890 O'Clock this morning stating that
the steamship BelgcnIand was being
towed into that port in a disabled con
dition
The vessel wished to be reported to
her agents Her passengers were al
we'll
The British freight steamer Tropies
from Hamburg, which arrived at quar-
antine this morning, reports that on
July Il, in latitude 4I.50 and longitude
51.15, nearly nidocean. a fouT-masted
steamer, believed to be the Belgenland,
vas sighted in tow Of two-masted
steamer. headed for Halifax
HALIFAX. y s. July 19-(2 p. nj
The BeigenlaRd. n tow OF the steamer
Scholar, Is entering the harbor. The
Belgenland has 4 broken shaft.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
CAPTAIN STRONG Is
STRANGELY MISSING
Detectives Searching for May
Yohe's Companion.
HER DIAMONDS ALSO GONE
Lawyer Friend Says That Every
Known Means VIII Be Used to Find
Him-FeaTed That He Nay Have
Done Away With Himself.

NEW YORK. July I9.-The Evening
World" says today:
Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strongs ro-
nance Of the Far West and the Far East
has come to an abrupt end-perhaps a
tragic one. He has left May Yohe and
the home he established for her at Has
tings- -on-the- Hudson
He is mystericusiy missing and has
been for days. The former Lady Hope.
for whom young Strong gave up rank
and position, does not know where he is.
nor, so far as can be learned, do his
relatives.
Knowing his impetuous nature. and
fearful lest his irritation over his social
osTacism and possible aggravation over
a tiff with Miss Yohe may have led him
to commit some rash act, MS friends
have engaged me Pinke-ton Detective
Agency TO mae search for him.
Another caase q apprehension is the
fact that Cag.zsSls ls.1ong has recently
suffered greatly frcm the wound he re-
ceiyed in the Philippines. His physical
and mental condition since his return
from Japan have been such that his
sudden disappearance has caused his
friends the greatest alarm.
Captain strong's family and friends
are much concerned over his disappear
.eEce.''
Attorney Emanuel Friend said: There
is much about the case that I cannot
give to the public at this time. Suffice
it to say that Strong has disappeared.
and that every known means Of finding
him and bringing him back to this city
viii be employed by me and b. the
Pinkerton detective agency. There are
strong reasons why Strong must be re-
turned. Miss Yohe and her mother are
ny clients. The former complains OF a
loss of diamonds Of considerable value
] doa't know how much. ] have heard
that &c, eco was the figure I viii deny
for 3i.-s Toh9 that Captain Strong ever
bought her forty cents worth OF this
jeweiry."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
A New Era of Peace and
True Progress for the
Islands
TAFT FORWARDS TRELETTER
States That Els Farewell Audience
With the Pope Has Been Fixsd fer
Next MOaday-win Be Simply a
Formal Leave-Taking.

Secretary Root has received q long
eatlegran from Governor Taft, at Rome,
giving the text OF Cardinal RampolIa's )
reply TO the American note transferring
the land negotiations to Manila Gov
e-Hor TAFT adds that a farewell audi
ence has beea fixed for Monday noon-
The text Of his dispatch, as made public
a. the War Department this morning. is
as follows:
Secretary Of War. Washington, D. c.
Following answer 20 your dispatch
just received:
I an happy to be able TO assure you
that the~Holy See has learned with the
most lively satisfaction the high consid-
Grafton by which NJ Root. in the name
Of the Government Of the United States,
recognizes the fitness Of the measures
which the Holy See, independently Of
the solution OF any economic. questions.
designs taking to ameIi0rate the Telfg-
ious situation OF the Archipelago, and
to cooperate in the pacifcatfon Of the
people under the American sovereignty.
measures indicated in my memoir Of
June y. and in my letter OF July g.
These declarations OF the Secretary
Of War do honor 70 the deep political
wisdom OF the Government of the United
States. which knows how 10 appreciate
the happy influence of the Holy See for
the religious and civil elevation Of peo-
Pies. especially the Catholic peoples.
With equal satisfaction the Holy
Father has taken into account the assu--
aace given by Mr. Root that the AmeEi-
can authorities II the FhifinDins Istanls
ar
VIII put forth ali ecssible ef9orts to
maintain the coed understanding 50 hap
ply established with the authorities OF
the Catholic Church On its part the
Sovereign Ponti1 viii not fail to give
the apostolic delegate who viii be soon
sent 10 the Philippine Islands the ncsc
precise instructions confOrmable to NY
memsir OF the TweRty-fiFst OF June and
my letter of the 9Th CT July
e The main lines for future negotiations
indicated in the VieWs OF these two doeu-
meBts having been accepted by the Sec
retary OF War, the representative Of the
Holy See in the archi~alago, will enter
into relations with the American au-
thcrities II the Philippines On the four
points indicated b. the Secretary OF WaE
at the close OF his cabIcgTam.
The Holy See docs not doubt that
the mutual confidence and combined ae-
tiCn OF the representatives of the Holy
See and the American Government viii
easily produce happy solution of the
pending questions and inaugurate for
that noble country new era OF peace
and true progress
Farewell audience fixed for Monday
noon TAFT"
It is not Understood that there viii
be any attempt at further negotiations
at Governor Taft's audience, which. il is
is to be al entirely formal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
FEARED THE BARS MIGHT
BE RAISED AGAINST THEM

mitted TO ian1 was disseminated broad
" throughout the European Continent.
Il resulted IN regular scramble to get
Into the UEited States before the bars
we're raised. Nearly 2C0.00o more for
eigners than ever before came 10 the
United States IN one year entered last
year
The countries which showed the
principal increases are Austria Hungary,
Italy. the Russian Empire. and Finland.
Sweden. and Greece There was last
year 171.s89 Hungarians entered. or S.
$50 more than in the previous year. The
Italians, Sieilians, and Sa-dinians
numbered 1855. OF an increase of 42.-
379 over the previous ear. Russians.
Finns. Poles. and Lithuanians came in
to the number of I07.347. an increase Of
2. 2.090- The Greeks numbered S.104, an
increase OF 2.I94. and the Swedes
reached a total Of 30.Sg4, or 1853 more
than in 1901. There we're also 1870
japanese entered. which was an increase
of 9.001.
"Of the total immigration of aliens
who came in the steerage. the number
being 64s,743, these six countries fur
nished a total Of 51O.979, or about 75 per
cent CT the whole"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
BATHING BEACH CASE
TO WAIT FOR MIR. ROSS
General Belief That New Beach VIII
Have No Objectionable Features.

The complaint of Mr. John F. Smith
regarding the alleged mismanagement of
the bathing beach by Superintendent W.
Y. Stevens. and the report Of the latter,
will probably not be acted upon before
the return Of Commissioner Ross. MI.
Ross is in charge of all matters pertai ir.-
ing TO the bathing beach and as there
IS a pressure OF other matters Commits
siOner Macfarland viii probably delay
action.
At the District Building the opinion
expressed by Mr.. Stevens that all cause
for complaint viii be removed when the
new beach is established on the inner
basin, is generally concurred in aud it
seems improbable that any further ac-
tion Will be necessary in the premises.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
REYES INVADERS
H0PELESSLY ROUTED
Expedition Into Nicaragua Resulted in
Disaster.

NEW ORLEANS. July I9-Four killed,
ten badly wounded, a score or more rev
Olutionists wounded, who escaped III the
bush. forty Of the rebels captured and
taken prisoners by the government
forces.
Briefly told, this is the result of the
Reyes invasion OF Nicaragua. on the
morning Of July Z The invaders were
hoDelessly routed. their forces were
scattered aid their flag went down in
ignominioCs defeat
The battle took place on the bluff, six
miles from the port OF BIuefelds, where
the expedition OF Colombians and native
Ntcaraguans attempted landing. The
whole mater was badly bungled. the men
being landed right under the guns OK
the government fort and arsenal Oh the
hill. First reports Of the battle were
confirmed by the arrival here of the
fruit steamer Nicaraguan.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
Business May Be Transact
ed, However, the Same
as Usual.
ACTION BY COMMISSIONERS
MI MacfarIand Says the Question VIII
be Taken Up by the Board Next
Week-Believed Law Must be Com
piled With to the Letter.

Every Saturday after y O'Clock is q
holiday in the District of Columbia, in
the same and 20 The ike extent as is
the Fourth Of july. Christmas. and
other like days.
The only business Jhat IS permitted
BY che code cn these days relates TO
matters concerning negotiable instru-
nents This, il effect, Is the opinion
forwarded % the District Commission
ers today by the Corporation Counsel.
Nj. a. B. DuvaH, 10 whom the matter
had been referred
Commissioner MacfarlaBd stated this
afternoon that he was not prepared to
state what action would be taken By the
Board of Commissioners in the premises.
but that the matter would be. brought
up for their consideration the early part
Of the week
If the ooinion Of the Corporation Coun-
sci is not erroneous there will remain
nothing for the Commissioners to do
but comply with the law and close all
Of the District Offices at noon each Sat
urday
These holidays, Mr.. DuvaH continued.
are not to be classed with Sundays,
which at common law was dies non.
and have only the sanetity attached to
them by the particular statute All
business may be transacted on them ex-
eept such as IS expressly forbidden.
L Is asserted that as result OF the
decision fully $4,000 employees Of the
Government and District VIII secure a
balf-holiday every Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
COMMISSIONER ROSS
CONDITION SERIOUS
Development of Alarming
Complications.

Commissioner Ross condition was re-
ported this AFTERNOON as being very
much worse Unexpected complications
set n last evening, and his physician.
Dr. F. T. Chamberlain, was with him
nearly All night and this morning.
His condition Is regarded as so serious
that his son. Lieutenant Ross, who lives
in san Francisco, and his brother. Mr..
Michael c. Ross. Of Lewistown. III.
were sent for this morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
CORONATION MAY Be
FURTHER POSTPONED
Doubtful if King VIII Be
Able to Stand Strain.
UNABLE TO WALK A STEP
Medical Men Say That it VIII be Won
derfuI Is He Receivers Sufficiently in
Three Weeks to Go Through the
Trying Ceremony.

LIVERPOOL. July 19.-''The Post to-
day expresses the hope that the doctors
have not taken too sanguine a view of
King Edwards progress. as a second
postponement OF the coronation woula
naturally be a serious disappointment
The paper continues:
Among medical men there Is a Ger
tain amount of skeDticism as to The TT
ness cf the King to go through the coro-
nation on August .. His majesty's re-
covery VIII certainly be wonderful, Il
the man who is still unable to walk q
step will be in position to undergo the
fatigues Of erOwning IN three weeks"
The same skepticism is expressed in
other quarters The public would Ift
be surprised at another postponement.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
SAY COOKE SHALL NOT
D.EON THE GALLOFS
Friends of Murderer VIII
Try TO Prevent Han ing,
THREAT OF BR0THER-IN Law

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 19--Archey
Cooke. I nemecr OF & Mississippi family
OF wealth and influence, who has been
convicted Of murder and sentenced TO
be hanged next Tuesday. will not reach
the soa4oId if his relatives can pre-
vent it.
= brcther-in-law Of the condemned
man whose home is in Texas declares
that before the disgrace of hanging
shall rest upon the family name. he VIII
shoot Cooke dead upon the sca4old-
There ara reports that attempts to
hang Cooke VIII be met with armed ana
organized resistance, aad that bcdy
CT his friends viii attempt to take hin
from the custody OF the sheriff.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
PROFESSOR CATTERALL
ACCEPTS CORNELL CHAIR

CHICAGO, July 19.-Prof Ralph
Charles Henry CatteraH OF the depart
ment of history in the University Of
Chicago has resigned to accept & chair
Of history at Cornell
He Is q graduate Of both BuckneII and
Harvard, Is the author Of number of
books and treatises on american and
European history
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
h6r. Wooden Improving

Mr. I. c. Wooden, manager Of the
Howard House branch Office Of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, wbe underwent
a delicate and dangerous surgical ope-
alton yesterday, is reported this morn
ing to be making satisfactory progress
on the road to recovery. Mr. Wooden
has been quite Ill for the past five
weeks. and this operation Is the second
one in that time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
mrs. LILLIAN BERGEN
APPLIES TOR DIVORCE
Husband President of Ber-
gen Cut G.ass Company.
Says He IS Too Attentive to Mrs. De
Wolf Hoppe, His FORMER
Wife.

NEW YORK, July 19-LilIian N.
Bergen. who before her marriage to
James D. Bergen. president OF the
James D. Bergen Cut Glass Company.
at So Murray Street, was an actress
under the stage name OF Lillian Erma,
mas begun suit for an absolute divorce.
The summons IN the present Mrs BeI-
gems suit sets forth that Bergen has
been very ardent in his attentions to
Nella Bergen Hopper" his former wife,
and now the wife of DeWolf Hopper.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
SECRETARY SHAW WILL
VISIT THE PRESIDENT
VIII Discuss Selection of Successor TO
Mr. Spa1iding.

Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw has
been invited b. the President to spend
next Wednesday with him at Oyster Bay.
He will be the guest OF the President
that night. and expects to return 10
Washington en- Saturday.
While at oyster Bay it is probable
that the Secretary viii discuss the
question Of selection OF a successor to
Assistant Secretary Spau1ding who. it
is understood. viii resign from t.ee de-
partment
Affairs at the New York custom house
and the Ellis Island immigration station
viii also doubtless receive ccnsideFa-
tion during the visit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
Millions of Dollars Dam
age and Heavy Loss
of Life.
OUT OF THEIR BANKS
Destruction Greater Than Experienced
in Decades and the Full Results Can
not Be Definitely Stated -IntoleIable
Weather Conditions Everywhere.

CHICAGO. July 19.-severe storms.
deadly with lightning bolts and ruinous
with torrential rains. wrought millions
Of dollars Of damage through the West
eFn States yesterday.
Five persons are known to have been
killed by lightning in Illinois and Iowa
alone, while many OF the outlying dis
tricts are entirely cut of from COM
munieation and the results OF the storm
in them cannot be fully told.
In Iowa especially the rains which
fell have led to food conditions which
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
Cause of Increase of Im~
migrants Last Year,
FEARED MORE STRICT LAW
Idea Spread Through Europe That Land
Of Liberty Was to Close It's Doors
Number OF Arrivals 100000 More
Than Ever Before.

The only reason I can see remarked
Commissioner General OF immigration
Sargent today. FOR the great increase IN
alien immigration last year over that of
any previous year in the country's his
tory IS that the idea got spread through
cut Europe that it was practically the
last chance to enter the United States
the land OF liberty and plenty.
The understanding that the United
States was going to change It's immi-
grafton laws so as 10 make them more
strict and require higher qualifications
IN the foreigners who should be per
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
PRESIDENT CASTRO TO
RETURN TO CARACAS
Abandons Plan to Attack Venezuelan
Insurgents.

The State Department has received 2
dispatch from Minister Bowen saying
that President Castro has abandoned his
scheme TO attack the insurgents from
Barcelona, and that he viii soon return
to Caracas.
A previous dispatch from Bowen said
that Castro had announced he would at
tack the enemy at Barcelona rather than
wait for them to ccme to Caracas
Apparently he has abandoned this
heroic attitude.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
MINISTER ERlDGMAN
WILL GO TO KINGSTON
Exchanges Offices With Consul Sorsby,
Who VIII Take Els Place at Bolivia.

An exchange CT Offices has been ar
ranged between United States Minister
TO Bolivia George H Bridgman, and
United States Consul William B Sorsby
at Kingston, jamaica
The latter cables that he has left tbs
Office in care CT Vice Consul TwelIs and
is about to start for Bolivia.
The exchange is made imperative by
the ilI-heaIth of Mrs. Bridgman. whose
physicians forbid her return TO the high
attitudes Ct Bolivia. The Bridgmans are
nnv p E,iizah-th n I
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
TWO OFFICERS AMI ONE
ROBBBR DIE IN BATTLE
Desperate Fight on the Rio
Grande in Colorado.
Posse Surprised Gang of Train Rob
bers, Killing One and Captur-
ing the Others.

DENVER, July 19.-A dispatch from
Saugache. Colo. says that last night a
fight occurred between a posse and the
Denver and Rio Grande train robbers
OF Ohio Creek, in which one robber and
two officers were killed and the other
robbers captured
The posse was headed by Special
Agent Brown, Of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railway
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
MANY THOUSANDS TO
GET HALF HOLIDAY
MAJOR GENERAL BROOKE
TO RETIRE TOMORROW
Macarthur Temporarily to Succeed
Him in Department of East.

Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, commander
Of the Department of the East. viii end
his career on the active list OF the army
tomorrow.
Gen. arthur Macarthur viii tempor-
ariIy succeed TO the department com
mand, awaiting the arrival Of Maj. Gen.
Adna R, Chaffee from the Philippines
In the fall.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
PRESIDENT L0URET TO
VISIT KING OF ITALY

PARIS, July 19.-It IS practically de-
cided that President Loubet Will visit
the King Of Italy IN Rene, despite the
probability ~ offending the Pope.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

John Levi Sheppard was born in Bluff
ton, Chambers county. Ala. On April Is.
1854 He removed % Texas about 1858,
and began the practice Of law IN 1879.
He was appointed district attorney il
1882 and held the Office for six years
in 1886 ne was 4 delegate TO the Demo-
cratic convention at Chicago. Re was
elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress. and
reelected 70 the Fifty-seveath
Mr.. Sheppard's Washington residence
was at 1I19 K Street northwest
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
TWENTY KILLED IN A
TYPH00N AT H0NGK0NG

HONCKONG, July IA typhoon did
much damage here toda Twenty per-
SIMS were killed