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AND
HOTEL INSPECTION

partment. and many dangerous condi-
tions have been removed as result
of the inspections. Hundreds of build
ings have been examined by the repre-
sentatives of the Fire Department. the
Electrical Department. and the Build
ing Inspector. and there has been a gem
eral compliance with the notices sent
out In consequence requiring changes
and improvements.
A Potent Lever.
In some instances there has been tar
diness in complying with the require
ments of the Commissioners. and repeat
ed efforts have been necessary Con-
gress, appreciating what the Commis-
sioners were endeavoring to do. has
given them powerful lever In deal
Ing with hotels and theaters in this con-
nection by inserting in the section pro-
viding license taxes OF the District ap-
preparation act the following:
Provided further. That no license
shall be granted under the provisions Of
this section. relating to hotels and thea
ters, until the Inspector of Buildings
aad the chief officer of the Fire Depart
ment have certified in writing to the
assessor that the applicant for license
has complied with the laws enacted and
the regulations made and promulgated
for the protection of life and property
''As this section Of the act provides
that no person shall engage in or carry
on any business, trade, profession. or
calling in the District OF Columbia for
which a license tax Is imposed by the
terms o. this section without having
first obtained a license so to do 1t is
evident that II any hotel or theater
should not comply with the requirements
OF the Commissioners so as to secure
its license, it would have to suspend
business on the first day OF next No
the beginning Of the license
year. and the date from which the IL
censes Issue
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STREET RAILWAY MEN
TAKE A HOLIDAY

at the various amusement places on the
grounds. Everywhere they were accord
ed a welcome.
The excursion was one OF the largest
if not the largest. tnat the association
has ever held. Despite the large crowds
there was absolutely no disorder en- the
grounds or the boats. The good order
was largely due TO the efforts of the
boat and grounds committee. of which
Mr.. F. J. Me-sheimer was chairman.
Most Popular Employe.
The association. as one of the numer-
Gus inducements it offered the public
to 70 on the excursion offered prizes
to the most popular street railway en-
p!oye. The first prize is a trip to At
lantic City; the second. $40 worth of
car tickets; the third, s. worth OF car
tickets. To each ticket was attached
coupon emitting the holder to a vote.
There is good deal of rivalry among
the men for the prizes. The result of
the halloting will be announced in a few
days, of which publication will be made
in The Times. The ballot Will be
counted by a committee, of which Mr..
Robert f. Lee, general superintendent,
is chairman
The Washington Railway Relief As
sociation is one of the best organized
and best paving organizations IN the
District. 1t is strictly for the benefit
of the employees of the road. 1t pays
death and sick benefits. besides furnish
lug its members free medical atten-
tion.
The death benefit paid is $3.50. II case
a members wife dies, the association
pays him $3.50, or if he has no wife, IN
case his mother dies. the same amount:
The sick benefit is SC a week
The association has handsomely lifted
up club rooms on Ninth Street. whcrc
every night large numbers assemble. The
rooms contain two of the best bowl
ing alleys in the city. 4 number OF pool
and billiard tables. and other amuse-
nents.
The officers of the association are as
follows: President, Gen. George II.
Harries; secretary. James B. Lackey:
treasurer. William F. Ham; surgeon, DR..
c. E. Stone; assistant surgeon, D. A.
Dunbar Forsyth.
The following are the officers of the
various committees who had charge of
the excursion:
General committee-Mr. Edward Nc
Carly, chairman; c. E. Brown, secre-
tary; r. f. Lee, treasurer.
Boat and grounds committee. J.
Iersheimer; amusement committee. Eu-
gene Slinglon, chairman: ticket commit
tee. William Ballinger. chairman: com
mittee on prizes. Charles Dement,.
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OFFICE NOT DEREL!CT.
Collector Objects 10 Acceptance Of Tax
Without Penalty.

The District Commissioners recently
received letter from Mr. W. E. Hert-
ford, Of Houston, Tex. calling atten-
ticn to an attempt made by him tc pay
taxes On certain property owned By
i'm in this city. and asking that lie BE-
relieved from The penalty attached 20
the failure to pay before the closing Of
the books for the month OF May.
Mr.. Hertford pleads the distance frcm
Washington as reason for accepting
the date of the check forwarded as hts
intent to pay before tie penalty could
be collected
Mr. c. W. Collins. Acting Collector
of Taxes. yesterday made the following
report unon the application:
The letter of May y. referred to by
.Nir. Fe-tford. vas forwarded to the AS
scssor and wss answered Nay Is. VIII
was the tire for Mr.. HeT,ford 70 pay
his taxes without ircUTr!ng n penalty.
Early in June We received notice from
him that his request for a tax bill had
not been answered. We at cnce for
warted him bill without penalty, with
the statement that. as the accounts fer
Nay wcuid not lee closed for seveTa!
days. IL he would forward the amount at
once. we could include it In that
months statement.
This gave him another opportunity
to pay without penalty. in response he
forwarded a draft to his own order. ana
failed to indorse =. This was returned
fer Endorsement. and did not again reach
this office until the books for May were
closed
Il cannot see that this office has been
derelict CT 4: fault n the matter and.
therefore, do not recommend the relief
asked"
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FIGHT ON STREET CAR.
Motorman Arrested, Charged With As
sault on John B. Lyons.

free-for- rail- fight on car No. 225. OF
the Washington Traction Company. near
-Four -and-a-half Street and Missouri
Avenue northwest, about 1870 o'clock
last night, was followed by the arrest
OF Edgar L. Lovelace, a motorman,
charged with assaulting John B. Lyons.
who was treated at the Casualty Hos
pital.
1t is not known how the trouble start
ed. When the car drew up at Missouri
Avenue. where Policemen Cornwen and
Walsh were standing. everything ap-
Feared to be in an uproar
For some time II was difficult TO learn
anything definite in regard to the trou-
Bile, but Lyons charged that he had
been struck and knocked down by Love-
lace He said he had also been struck
in the head with a brake handle.
He had an ugly cut on the back OF his
head, which required several stitches
He was able to go home last night.
Lyons is fireman at No. / Engine
Company, and lives al 1913 A Stree,
southeast. He is thirty years of age.
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WOULD LEASE WHARFlNG.
Mr. Winsatt Explains to Commission
ers What He Wants to Do.

Mr. Samuel Maddox. attorney for VIII
liam A. Wimsatt. some time ago made
application for the lease of certain
wharf property along the Potomac River
front.
Mr. A. B. Duvall. corporation counsel.
rendered an opinion concerning the ap-
plication. and requested the Commits
sioners to secure definite statement
with full specifications of what Mr..
Wimsatt intended to do.
at the channel front and along ths
sides of the proposed wharf exten-
sion.'' says Mr.. Maddox, Large pine
piles will be used, sawed of at ak
treme low water. These will never
rot. On top OF these piles. 12x12
Georgia pine caps will be used, and on
top of the caps Georgia pine floor six
inches thick. The walls will be of
Georgia pine twelve inches thick.
'The inclosure will be filled in with
dirt and oyster shells. The planning
mill, which the applicant wishes to
erect, will be of Georgia pine frame.
with North Carolina pine joists and
weather boarding: boiler and engine
room of brick. and roof. corrugated iron
or tin, and all of good substantial con-
struction. The finished wharf. as is
thus proposed, will be decided i'm
provement to the river at that point,
both in fact and appearance, and will
favorably with any wharf on
the Potomac River
This information will be forwarded by
the Commissioners to the Corporation
Counsel.
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RELIEF FOR FAMILIES.
Cambria Steel Company Officials to Al
leviate Distress.

SS" ioAid SteCi company OnclalS to Al
leviate Distress.
JOHNSTOWN, July 1.-THE official.
Of the Cambria Steel Company. owner.
OF the Rolling Mill Coal Mine at Johns
town. Pa. in which the bodies of many
miners are entombed as a result of the
explosion yesterday. are making every
cfcrt to ascertain the cause CT the dis
aster. The company will do all In its
power to alleviate the distress of the
widows and orphans of the dead miners.
John ". Townsend. vice president of
the Cambria Steel Company. said today:
Il feel sure the total number of dead
Will net exceed 100. So far we have
been advised that forty nine bodies have
been recovered. careful canvass is
being made OF the lists OF miners to es-
tabliGh the identity of tae missing men.
This great calamity has filled all the
members of our company with gloom
We will do everything that we can to
alleviate the distress of widows. or
phans, and other members of the fami-
lies OF the victims CT the explosion.
we have not been able to ascertain
how the accident was caused. and prob
ably never WIFI be able to learn. know
of no one alive at the present time to
;ell the tale. Our Investigations. how
ever, will be most thorough and we will
continue to make every effort to ascer-
tain the cause"
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A LIVELY SCRIMMAGE.
Effort of Policeman Lake TO Arrest a
Negro Woman.

Officer F. L. Lake. Of the Fourth pre-
cinct. had an exciting time with several
of the female negro residents of the
alley district in South Washington yes
terday afternoon. He placed Annie
Clements under arrest On the charge
that she had stolen a chicken, but she
was not inclined to accompany him 10
the station. She was supported in her
stand by neighbors, and it was only with
some difficulty that she was placed be-
hind the bars
She is charged with petit larceny. Rus
sell Allen being the complainant. while
in addition Officer Lake charges her with
being disorderly. Susie Williams. a
friend Of the Clements woman, is
charged with assault on the policeman.
1t being alleged that she took too active
a part in the melee.
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MINES
GIVE UP 115 DEAL

the h.!l across the river from The poin,
20 the one at the Hill Crock il a dis
lance ct three ard three-quaTters miles
lhe klondiEc section. in which the ex-
PIasion occurred. is about two miles
from tho Mil Creek entrance.
The mine is divided into n Iarra
hnil5er OF headings. levels, and Sec
ticEs. The sections run off to the left
ara right of the headings and are known
as rights and lefts by the miners. The
men who escaped yesterday afternoon
are familiar with the mines They have
spent years working in It. Otherwise
theY could never have reached the sur
face ="
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STATE TO PROBE DISASTER.
Chief of Mine Bureau Starts for the
Cambria Mine.

HARRISBURG. Pa, July 11.-Govern-
or Stone has directed James L. Roder-
ick. chief of the State bureau of mines
to go to Johnstown and investigate the
cause Of the catastrophe at the Rol-
ling Mill Mine.
Mr.. Roderick left at noon, and ex-
poets to reach Johnstown by evening.
and Immediately begin an investigation.
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DEMANDS JURY TRIAL.
Albert Hamilton, Alleged to Have Shot
Himself, Released on Bail.

Albert Hamilton. charged with carry
ing concealed weapon. demanded trial
by jury in the Police Court yesterday
and was released on bond.
Hamilton is the young man found ly-
ing on the sidewalk on Florida Avenue
few nights ago with a gunshot wound
through his arm. He declared someone
had shot him and tried TO rob him. No
trace OF thief could be found but a
pistol was discovered in a clump Of
bushes near the place where Hamilton
was picked up. The police, believing
Hamilton had shot himself and that
the weapon belonged to him, lodged the
concealed weapon charge AGAINST him.
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Now at Hand.

Ihe season for diarrhoca and dysentcry is now
on and many are interested in knowing how
to get quick relief. There is one remedy that
reycr fails and is pleasant to take. Read what
Hr ". l.. Story, oi Union, Ala, says Of it:
4 had an attack Of iny tdyaentcryl which
las; ci about two d2rs, When | got bottle OF
D.; ;nsuiborlaiu's Collie. Cholera and Diar-hoea
Remedy and was cured hy two doses Of it,"
This remedy is for sale b. tcHry Evans, Whole
sale and Retail. and all druggists
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phia express this evenirg. and the boxes
we're il great demand.
Continued from Frst Pagc.)

phia express this evenirg, and the boxes
we're in great demand.
wo.k All Night.
Searching will be kept up ill morning.
It was while the crew was at work TO
The right OF the main south heading
that they discovered fourteen mixers
alive. All OF them were in bad shape,
and one, John Gladys, died on The way
cut
The Injured were taken to tre Cambria
Hospital, and the dead to the armory.
which formed 4 morgae Of extensive pro-
portions. fOrty-seven bodies Icing in X
al one time. Here tic remains Of VIC
tins were most carefully washed, and
The Identification became pracIicliiy
easy.
IL was in The Identification that many
pathetic scenes were witnessed. Mrs.
William Shcnsek fell prostrate over the
blacl,onei corpse of her husband, and her
shrieks melted many strong hearts in
the room, and brought tears to the ~ IS
of all
Eideous Scenes.
Several young women with children
il their arms were among the mourn
ers. As the bodies were taken from the
wagons. the hideousness Of the work OF
fame and gas sickened the heart of
many strong one. The men must have
died in awful agony, for nearly every
bcdy was drawn up. rs though the IN
fortunate was in great pain. while in
numerous cases the arms were secure
l. fixed ever the head, as though for
protection, the abdomen was contracted
and the chest bulged out, showing the
terrible grip CT the gas that smothered
out everything OF life in its path.
Foam showed in the mouths, noses
and sometimes ears of the victim. Most
horrible sight of all was q headless and
legless body, that could rot be iden-
titled, as the missing parts are prob-
ably scattered far from the spot where
the trunk was found.
Death on Ali Sides.
The condition of many Of the bodies
indicated that the first explosion very
badly burned and injured the miners.
or that a second explosion took place
and completed the blow ti,at was death
dealing on every hand
Three OF the dead nliEers-Paui, An
ton. and Frank Lazuraili were brothers, |
and two of them had large families. |
They had been working in adjoining /
rooms. The men had been putting |
money into a pool for some time, in or
Ter that Paul could secure enough to |
bring his wife and six children from
the old country.
Every victim of the explosion was Z
member of the Cambria Mutual Benefit .
Association. 1t being rule that e~ery
applicant shall join before he secures
employment with the company, and the
heirs Of each victim will receive 81 900
rom the fund of that association.
Il would appear that such payments
would bankrupt the association, which
Ices not carry an unusually large fund.
nut General Manager Price, of the
cambria Steel Company says that ev-
ry claim will be paid. the Cambria /
steel Company assuming the liabilities.
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Lot Bought From Ice Company.

Mr.. Arthur Braun yesterday purchas-
cd from the American Ice Company lot
No. l. in square 39l. for $4,000. The
property is located at the corner OF
Ninth and Water streets
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MARINE BAND CONCERT.
Excellent Program to Be Rendered on
White House Lawn This Evening.

The Marine Band will give concert,
Cnlcr the direction of Leader Santel-
mann. this evening at 6 O'Clock on the
lawn al the rear OF the White House
The program will be as follows:
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Changes for Protection OF
Life Ordered by the
Commissioners.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Order Promptly Complied With in Most
Instances-Chief Belt and Fire Mar
shall Bieber Make Complete Tour of
City Structures.

The District Commissioners. through
the Fire Department, have been at
work for several months past making
a special effort to secure better COM
pliance with the law and regulations
for the protection of life and property
in buildings where people congregate in
considerable numbers. especially hctels
and theaters.
The need OF such protection In the
larger buildings of the city was first
suggested to the board by Commission
er Macfarland. who has supervision over
the Fire Department. 1t was approved
by the Commissioners. and directions
were issued to the Chief Engineer OF the
Fire Department to inaugurate such In
spection OF the theaters, hotels. apart
ment houses. private schools, charitable
institutions and other buildings that
house permanently or only for part
OF each day a large number of people.
General Safety.
The inspection was to have in view
the general safety of such structures,
the number and location OF the fiDe es-
capes. and the special facilities that
may have been installed in the shape
of stand-pipes. hose. extinguishe-s or
other apparatus to be used in case o.:
fire.
The inspections were undertaken by
the Senior Assistant Chief Engineer, W.
T. Belt, and by Sidney Bieber. the Fire
Marshal. The time of these two off,
cials has been for the most part taken
up in this work for the past six months
They have visited every building of the
kind named in the city, and Chi :, Belt
has in each instance submitted to the
Commissioners a written report upon
:he buildings inspected. In many cases
certain orders were issued to the own
ers or lessees of buildings to have i'm
provements made with special reference
to safety from FIRE.
Responses Prompt
Commissioner Macfarland speaking |
yesterday of the results Of the tnspec- |
tions and of the effort generally, said !
that the response from the prprictors |
of hotels, theaters. apartment houses. |
private schools. and from the managers |
of various institutions to the require
ments of the Commissioners has been
generally prompt and satisfactory. Very
serious defects were found iu many
places, which have been gradually RENE
did. and as a result. Mr.. Mtpcfarland |
says, the fire escapes and other means
of saving life and property, in case of
fire, are in better condition in such
buildings than ever before.
The important matter of The cleo
trical wiring in such structuI es," con-
tinued Mr.. Macfarland, has received
special attention from the electrical de-
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Knocked Down by Bicyciist.

While crossing Tenth Street al N
Street northwest, about S o'clock yes
terday morning Geneva Bertha Tyers. CT
II Blagdens Alley northwest was knock
ed down By L w. Grugan. CT 1880 Tenth
Street 2crthwc5t, Who vas rid;lr a 81
cycle. She w2s slightly iasErei about
the body. but was able to 60 to her
home.
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Leaves Estate to Husband.

The will OF Mary A. Perry. dated De-
cember 20, 1888 was fled for probate
yesterday. she leaves her estate to her
husband. Waldo C. Perry, who is named
executor.
The Washington times., 1902-07-12

There were more than twenty lesser
disasters where at least four hundred
lives have been lost
Two thousand three hundred and
eighty-seven lives were lost in the fatal
Good at Johnstown. Pa. in 1889. The
valley of the Conemaugh River lies be-
low the mouth OF the Cambria mines
In ether countries there have been
many mining disasters of magnitude in
the last twenty years. In Wales. Eng
land, France. Austria, British Colum-
bia and Prussia more than fifteen hun
dred lives have been sacrificed through
various causes, but principally by ex-
plosions.
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PREVIOUS MINE DISASTERS.

N the past twenty years there have
been number of great mine disasters
in the United States. as Will be seen by
the following:
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Complaint Filed.

Mrs. H. L. johnson of ia 9Th street
northeast has complained to the Commits
sioners that since Officer Wilson was trans
ferred from the street in front of her house
no policeman has been seen there. She
states that day or SO ago ten grown men
were playing ball in the street in front OF
her premises and that a baby came near
being killed by them. II am afraid to take
my white rabbit into the front yard" she
declares. 'for fear it may be killed by
these men," She bitterly complained of
the existing conditions and the matter has
been referred to the police department.
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Consular Clerk Resigns.

The Secretary of State has accepted the
resignation of Edward s. CLAWS as con-
sular clerk, to take effect at once. Mr..
CLAWS was born in New Jersey, but is a
resident of this city. He is son of the
late DR.. CLAWS of this city, the well-knowh
lawyer and steamship agent Young Mr..
CLAWS was appointed consular clerk, af-
ter the usual examination, in August, 1900,
ard was assigned to duty at Paris, France.
He had some differences with the officials
a. the Paris consulate, which have finally
resulted in his leaving the service No one
has yet been appointed to the vacancy thus
created
There are but thirteen consular clerks IN
the service of the government. and, being
practically life positions during good be-
hayior, are in great demand.
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THE LOCAL STRIKES.
Leather Workers Reach Agreement
Other Crafts Still Out.

All the striking leather workers have re-
turned to work at the old rate, with the
promise that their pay will be raised some
time in the near future. This action leaves
Washington with but three strikes-the
journeyman plumbers, the carpenters and
the carriage makers the situation in each
of which remains about the same as 1t has
been for the past week or ten days.
Committees representing the Carria ge
Manufacturers Association and the strikers
respectively met in conference yesterday at
St. Joseph's Hall, 9Th and H streets, but no
agreement could be reached. 1t Is expected
that another conference will be held as soon
as the bosses and the men concerned in the
difficulty can agree upon a date.
Members of both the Master Plumbers
and the Carriage Manufacturers Associa-