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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
CAqCHB{ CLARKE
JOINS THE SENATORS
Popular Player Again With
the Local Team.
JOINED IN PRACTICE TODAY
His Presence on the Diamond Expected
70 Strengthen the Local Nine Mater
ially-Managcr Lotus Encouraged
by Support Of the Fans.

Bill" Clarke, the popular catcher. ar
rived in the city this morning. donned
Senatorial uniform and reported for duty
at the American League Ball Park He
took. part in the practice on the fels
this sTzc-1:1g, but Manager Lotus states
that he viii not determine until he goes
TO the grounds whether 10 place him IN
this afternoons game
The important fact, however, is that
Clarke is again a member OF the Wash
ington Club. and that his valuable seTE-
ices behind the bat viii materially add
to the chances OF the home team ending
the season further up the list than at
present.
Manager Lotus is much pleased at
the popular enthusiasm with which the
new move has been received, and is
sPurued on to greater efforts for the
strengthening OF the team by the kindly
support OF the patrons Of the game.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
The Senate District Committee Favors a Revision
of the Rates Which Are Now in Force
PANIC STRICKEN PEOPLE
PLEAD TO LEA VE ISLAND
Steamships at Martinique Are Unable TO accommodate
tie Thousands Who Are Fleeing From Scenes
Of Death / Fea1 of Their LiOes

FORT DE FRANCE. Martinique, May
2S.-The fight cf the Danic-strickcn in
habitants CT tnis island by every p5ssi-
bic means Of transport continues Heart
rendiEg scenes are Witnessed among the
crowds which thr0Rg the water front and
the Offices Of the local government
The steamships Versailles and Vile
de Tanger have sailed with $50 refugees
for West Indian and South American
ports. Both these vessels were crowded
with persons up TO what their captains
considered the limit Of safety.
The departure Ct these steamships was
attended by another demonstration CT
the frantic eagc-acss Of the people to
get away Many persons who had tried
to secure passage on the vessels we're
seen standing on the wharves and weep
ing becaIse they had been unable 70 sail
The people CT the poorer classes are
going TO the sOutheTnmCst points OF
the island. IS far as possible from the
Volcano. The natives, who are very
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
PUBLIC PRINTER
PALMER ARRESTED
Charged With Violating the
Anti-Sm0ke Law.
TO HAVE HEARING TOMORROW
IN Case of Conviction, It Is Said, the
Heads of Other Government Depart
ments VIII Be Ayraigned On Similar
Charges.

a warrant vas issued in the Police
Court this afternoon for the arrest of
Gen Frank " Palmer. the Public
PriGter. charging him with violating the
anti-s1aoke law at the Government
Printing Office.
He will be taken into court tomorrow
morning and given hearing. and ii is
said that i conviction IS secured. the
heads Of the Agricultural Department,
the Bureau Of Printing and Engraving,
and several higher officials in the Gov
with.
On the other hand, it is ccntended that
the anti-sInoke law does Lot apply to
Government establishments.
It VIII remain for tire court to pass
upon this question tomorrow
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
GOLORBD MURDERER
dies ON SGAFFOLD
Elijah Chapman Executed at
the District Jail.
THE DROP FELLAT 1908 P. M
Life Not Pronounced Extinct Until
Twenty Minutes Later-Penalty
Paid for the Killing of Ida Simms,
Whom the Slayer Claimed TO Love.

Elijah Chapman. coIored, was hanged
at the District Jail at minutes past
Z O'Clock this afternoon. for the mur-
der Of Ida Simms. also colo-ed, on jan
uary l last
The execution, which was the first ore
IN Washington since Frank Funk met
his death on the seaHold in 1890, went
of smoothly It required but three min
utes from the time Warden Harris en-
tered the condemned mans cell in mu7-
Iderers' row and read the death warrant
to him. including the walk to the scaf-
fold to send the doomed man to his
death.
The death warrant was read TO Chap
man at three minutes Iast y o'clock
The drop fell at l2.08 and at 1870
o'clock his body was cut down and life
pronounced extinct by a score or more
Of physicians present
Although the drop was of consider
able depth the unfortunate mans heart
kept beating for more than twenty min
utes after it had fallen This IS the
arst case of it's kind ever known Of by
the Jail officials.
The body OF Chapman was taken in
charge BY Understaker Barnes to be
prepared for burial
The doomed man displayed marvellous
nerve. Not cncc during the walk from
his cell to the sca1oId did he fa1ter. but
to the accompaniment of hymrs sung
by Rev. John Roberts, Dr. Howard.
and Brother Williams. the jail minis
ters, he went braveIy forward to his
death. stepping only once. to speak to
/ Detective Sergeant FIather as he
passed. The murderer was resigned to
his fate and did net seem to care any
I thing regarding his taking of
ChapInan's last night or earth was
spent comfortably He sat up until Il
o'clock and conversed pleasantly with
his guards. He seemed to sleep soundIy
after retiring
He awoke early this morning and was
given breakfast and clean clothing and
the jail barber shaved him. Several
hours before the execution Chapman was
visited By his mother and brother. John
! Chapman. WHO himself is serving a SER
tence of year in Jail, When seen by
a Times reporter just prior to the ex-
ecution Elijah Chapman appeared IL the
best of humor saying:
My fate should serve as = warning to
all people OF my race, as tending 10
show what bad company will do for q
man. / am not afraid TO die; IN fact,
am glad to: but, as Goo is my judge, I
cid not intend to kill Ida Simms- I
loved that woman. All ! have TO say
before I enter eter nifty is that the judge
never heard true story OF the murder,
because the women who testified per-
irred themselves Cn tie stand
The crime Tor whiuh Chapman paid
the death penalty was he stabbing Of
Ida Simms. colored woman, in the
breast on the night OF January l. at
427 Armory Place. He was arrested by
Bicycle Policeman Steadley, of the
Fourth precinct, and found guilty of
murder in the first degree
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vereenfging, where a conference was
held last week.
The st. James Gazette On the other
hand says
We are informed that the dispatch
which led to the suamo2ing OF the cab
met is CT q controversial nature. No
immediate decision may be looked fer
The meeting lasted until $40 O'Clock.
Nothing is known IS 70 the proceedings,
but there is q te. dency toward hopeful
ness. On the Stock Exchange consoIs
rose
The Central News leans that the
Cabinet approved reply 20 the points
raised by tie Beer leaders and com
municated 10 the colonial Office by Lord
Miner yesterday. Two or three days, it
is added. viii probably elapse before the
BOer decision in regard TO this reply is
known
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23

superstitious, are unreasoning in their
fear Of another eruption
The United States naval tug Potomac
has SAILED fer another visit to the ruins
OF s.. Pierre The party of scientists
which came here On the United States
naval training ship Dixie has sailed on
that vessel for st. Vincent The French
warship Tage, commanded by Admiral
servan. has arrived frora New Orleans
with provisions.
PARIS. May "a cabIegram dated
Fort dc France. was received at the
colonial ofice from NJ. L'Heurre. act
ing governor OF Martinique
The message. which is dated yester-
day. reads:
no new deaths. The privy council
Of the colony. consulted as to the ad-
visibility Of a tot. or partial evacua-
tion OF the island and unanimously de-
cided that such action is not justified
for the present"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
THE SlLAS MURDER CASE.
VIII Probably Be Given to the jury
This Afternoon.

The hearing Of testimony in the case
Of Henry Silas, cClored, who IS on trial
in Criminal Court No. l for the murder
Of Netue Carter. also colored. was con
cIuded today before noon. The question
Of instructions to the jury on the law
governing the case was then taken up
for consideration by Justice Anderson.
Counsel for the deferse submitted nine
petitions FOR instructions, while the
Government asked for Instructions only
on one point.
It is expected that the case viii be
submitted to the jury this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
Thinks Agunaldo's Success Would Surely Have
Led to Anarchy and Chaos in the Islands,
THE BRITISH CABINET
CONSIDERS PEACE TERMS
Hucr'edly Called Together F1on1 Their Holiday at Homes
Thought Thai Boer Delegates Haze Made Prog
reSS Tooazd Ending the Wa.

LONDON, May 23--Unusual interest is
atte~Sed 10 the cabinet meeting called
2 O'Clock this a5tenoon.
ministers were specially sum
L. to the meeting by telegraph yes
terd~y evening from all parts Of the
country. where they were spending their
WhitsUntide holiday.
It seems certain that messages of q
monentous nature have passed between
Downing Street and Pretoria regarding
the peace negotiations. and that this Is
The cause Of the hurried meeting OF the
minister
The Pail Mall Gazette says it has
good reasons TO believe that substantial
progress toward peace has been made
since Sunday, the day on which the BoeE
peace delegates arrived in Pretoria from
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Portions Objected to by the President
to Be Amended.

Senator Stewart, Senator QUarles. Sec
TetaTy HitcacOck, Representative Lacey.
and Representative Switzerland con-
regarding the Indian appropriation bill.
which he lad not yet signed because Of
the objection he has to certain portions
The Wis -ors had q resolution. which
will Ee Introduced il Congress this af-
ternOOn. modifying those portions OF
which the President does not approve.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
HAVE RIOT IN HALIFAX

HALIFAX. y s. May 23.-Four hun
cred men OF the Canadian Mounted
Rifles. who were scheduled 10 leave for
South Africa today, broke from their
barracks last night and created q riot.
They attacked the negro female keeper
og 9 dive and one OF the soldiers was
sandbagged and is now in hospital in
q serious condition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
SPAIN Tn 4 HUFF OYER
L0UBBIIS MESSAGE
His Telegram Causes Unfa-
vorable Comment.

MADRID. May 23.-President Loubet's
telegram to President Roosevelt on ths
occasion Of the proclamation Of Cuban
independence has caused Unfayorabls
comment here.
It is considered as singular way for
the French President to acknowledge
the presentation to him OF the order OF
the Golden Fleece by the Spanish gov-
ernment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
MORE MONEY VOTED FOR
URGENT DEFICIENCIES

The Senate this morning ty unani-
nous consent passed d bill making an
appropriation Of $27S. 500 to supply ur-
gent deficiencies.
The judiciary committee fGvorabIy re
ported with amendment the House hin
limiting the meaning of the word cop-
spiracy-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
ONE OF TIE FIVE
TRUE DAUGHTERS DEAD

EAST HAMPTON. Conn. May 29.-Mrs-
Martha AkeII Rich. ninety-six years old.
died here during the night. Sac was ons
Of the five true daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution given gold spoon by
the Society Of Descendants of Revolu-
tiary Soldiers recently. She was tbs
daughter OF Fl C and Jemima Abeii.
both OF whom lived TO be eighty seven
years old.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL
PROBABLY FOR STERNBERG
Mr. RulIs Retirement Bill Called Up in
the House.

Representative Hull, chairman OF the
Committee on Military Affairs, today
called Up IN the House the Senate bill
which authorizes the President to select
any medical officer Of the army who
has been forty-oRe years in the service
and zine years surgeon general o. the
krmy and retire aim with the rank of
major general
The bill affects General SterEberg.
At the suggestion of M Underwood
the request for consideration Of the bill
was Withdrawn temporarily.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
Protest Against Brothers win.

Ceorse. ". Henson today fled q pro-
test in the Probate Court against the
admission 10 probate Of the viii Of
William Henson. The caVeator IS
brother Of the testator. and he states
that If the document IS admitted 10 pro
rate as . VIII kis interests viii be seri-
ousIy injured. The principal objection
against the legality Of the viii is that
William Henson was not twenty
years OF age when It was executed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
Com Exchance Buracd.

CREWE. England. May 23--The corn
exchange here was destroyed by FIRE this
morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
VIII Charge $50 Per SI00
For All Land in the
District.
MORE MONEY FOR BOOKS
Senator GalIiager Authorized to Report
Favorably on Increase IN the Appro-
priatiOns for School Supplies From
$4,000 to s52,ooO.

Many matters Of local interest were
considered By the SeDate today. both in
the chamber and committee rooms. A
change OF the real estate tay vas per-
haps the most important matter con-
sideFed today
The District Committee yesterday de-
cided to recommend to the Senate
change in the real estate tax laws.
making the rates ca all real estate in
the District, including improved and IN
improved property, $3.50 on each $Io0.
The House bill to amend the "act in
relation TO tax sales" OF February. 1888.
was acted on favorably ty the com
mittee, and aa amendment was added
embracing the Plan of Uniform vote
The Present Law.
The present Law is that unz.eBroved
property shall be taxed only 81. while
improved is taxed $50.
Another amendment to the bill acted
on by the committee provides that all
property in the District Of Columbia,
except that owned b. the United States
or the District, shall be subject to as
sessment for water mains and local i'm
provements. and that only such prop
erty used for educational purposes as
is not used for private gain shall be
exempt from general taxation.
The Senate District Committee today
dcided to report favorabIy Senator Nc
Nillan's amendment to the District ap-
preparation bill providing that the Dis
trict shall be allowed to borrow funds
from the United States sufficient to pay
for necessary large improvements, In
Guiding its share in the union station
plan.
Senate Gets Estimate.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
sent TO the Senate an estimate from the
District Commissioners OF the cost OF
an enlargement of the girls dorE1itories
Of the Industrial Home School. The
Commissioners ask for s.. 000 in addition
TO the $1,000 for the same purpose ap-
propriated last year
The Committee on the District today,
through Senator GaliiDger, reported IA
vorably an amendment to the District
appropriation bill providing an increase
Of the appropriation for school books
for the first eight grades OF the public
schools.
The sum appropriated IN the House
bill is $4,000; another amendment pro-
poses TO change the amout 10 So. 900.
To Establish Laboratory.
Senator Nelson today introduced a bill
in the Senate to establish a labratory
in the Department Of Justice for the
study OF the abnormal and criminal
classes.
It is provided that in addition TO lab
o-atory work the bureau shall collect
sociological, pathological. and jurispru-
Dental data. especially as found in
prisons and other institutions for tbs
criminal. paupeT. and defective classes.
and in hospitals and schools
One branch of its work is to be the
investigation Of -enarchistic criminals,
mob influence. and like phenomena
The bin we referred 20 the Commit
tee on Education and Labor.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-23
GERMANY.

Miss Fannie Needy will spend weel
or 50 with her mother IN the Valley.
Mr.. Jno. Walters had the luck in
catching fish Monday evening measur
ing 81 in. long and weighed i've lbs. ane
a quarter.
Mr.. Meek Stone and wife were the
guests OF Mr.. J. F. Coley and wife Sun
day evening.
Mr.. Marco Walters spent Saturday
and Sunday with his wife ON Black
Lick.
Mr.. Emory Groseclose OF Leplo. Va
was visiting friends IN this vicinity
Sunday.
Mrs. r. c. Neff and Mrs. L. u. Coley
attended the fanersl OF their aunt. Mrs.
Umbarger, Saturday.
Mr.. e. G. Tarter and wife paid Mr..
y F. Copenhavsr pleasant call Sunday.
"Mamms Pet" called to see his girl
Sunday evening and had the misfortune
not to find her at home.
Mr.. George Lambert was in this vicin.
ity Tuesday, looking after his sheep.
VIOLET.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-23
Origin Of the Wedding. Ring.
The Ancients Believed Special Nerve
Ran from the Ring Finger
to thu Heart.

The Ancients Believed Special Nerve
Ran from the Ring Finger
to the Heart.
The wedding ring is the subject OF
quaint historical facts and endless su
perstitions. 1t was probably chosen as
the symbol Of marriage more for conven-
fence than anything else. It is supposed
to be symbol. of unbroken love and Of
power, and to carry special curative vir-
tues with it. The old good luck saying
about it is, "as your wedding ring weare
away, yours carer will wear away :,
The ancients, Pliny among the
rest, beloved that q delicate nerve ran
directly from the ring finger" to the
heart, and that the ring placed on that
finger was very closely connected with
the heart. In early Christian marriages
the bridegroom put the ring first on The
birds, thumb, then on the first finger
then on the second, and, last Of all, OF
the third. saying as he did: an the
name OF the Father. and the Son, anc
the Holy Ghost" The thumb and firsj
two fingers represented the Trinity, The
next fnger was the one the ring was lef,
on, to show that, next to God, a WON
ans duty was to her husband. Ma,
Ladies' Home Journal.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-23
Special Low Rate Excursions Via Norfolk
6 Western BY.

Federation womans Cinbs, saAn.
Reles, Cal. May lst to 9th. Travellers
Protective Asso.. Portland, Ore, June
8 e 7. Mystic Shrine, San Francisco,
Gals june 10 to IL United Order
WofSnaan, Portland, Ore. June 10 to 20.
lntssnatioaai 8. s. Vsso., Denver, Col /,
June 26. Knights OF Pythisis, San
francisco, Cai.s3Auguss II to Is. B.
Z. Q. Elks, Salt Lake City, Utah,
August II to14. Write for information
as to rates and dates OF sale OF tickets.
w. b. Bev,ll, M. Bragg.
Gea'l Pass. Agt. Trav'e Pass. Aet.,
Roanoke, Va.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-23

Speaking of matter which is OF
vital interest to many here about, Mr.,
Elias Hammond, OF Wlffin, Ind, says:
Il would not under any circumstances
do without Ramons Liver Pills and
Pellets. They are undoubtedly the
best | ever saw, and I have used great
many" % cts. trial dose free. w. W..
Buck & Co.
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AlAL CRY.


Capt W @. Howe attended court at
Marion Monday.
Rsy, NJ. 4. Bailey preached the finest
ssrn:vn 81 Marvin, have heard for quite
q hgie
sfils IavdeF hes resigned his posi-
lsli with Hsng hes and Dix to accept d
position II $50 South West Hospital At
Msrion d.
Il ssRales shippesa car load Of wool
from Rural Retreat Monday
hon N q. Huddle returned from
isexinetoo SunagF SEEMING, where he
sssaas b en attending scfool.
has loaded several car
ios sil6r THE week.
Mss. q Z Ball is quite III at her
home this waek.
Mr.. Mack Copenhayer and Miss Myr.
tie Bntner attended communion SER
siees ct Marvin Sunday.
The firm OF Miller 4 Son have gone
out Of ousincss after disposing OF their
velnab'o work cattle, Rock and Duke
Dallas Philippi was in the city for
tue interest Of The Elkin Wooden Fac
tory last week.
Hspass Umbarger made business
trip TO Rural Retreat Monday and
hasn't been seen since, the superstition
il teis gone South.
Harrow Hounshell was at Rural
! lRsEfsat Sunday night.
liss Minnie Copenhaver ard Mr.. |
Ian Surface sspsns several days in the
city iaat week.
TOMMYE.
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BLACK LICK.

Rev W. e. Bsily conducted the sac
ramental meeting at Marvin Sunday,
quite large number were present.
II. S. Bales and wife were the guests Of
MIR. J. S. Brown Sunday.
Mr.. G. c. catron, of Rural Retreat
was On the Lick Monday, on business.
Mr., Wythe Brown has been on the
sick list for few days.
Mr.. Mack .Copenhavsr and Miss
Myrtle Bntner were tho charming guests
st Mr. G. D, Brown, Sunday.
MIR. J. W. Walters passed through
The Lack Monday enrout to Hill City.
Mr.. Hario Aonnshell hes been very
busy for the past week cultivating his
c1terpillars. This ia very favorable
ss<sR and IA things he wlli have a fine
LUoY.
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Letter to Mr.. Cha.. [. Baum gardner.

Letter to Mr.. Chas. [. Baum gardner.
Rural Retreat. Va.
Dear Sir: Every gallon OF onr paint is
unabridged in reliability; is guaranteed
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thin paint is needed for printing; gallon
of oil is added to gallon Of pant. When
thick Paints required acout x gallon
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tints 40 cheerful az sunlight. Price ac-
tually about 81 20 per. gallon. Please
call at w. w. Buck &. Co. for color
cards and information,
Truly yours.
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ
PANT MAKERS.
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Old newspapers tor sale at
this Office. 4 2sehzys 100.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02

had also designed and attended to the
manufacture of the gold badge of the So
ciety OF the Cincinnati.
In the latter part of 1890 he was COM
missioned by Washington to prepare the
plan Of the new Government city. and in
March, 1871, Secretary of State Jefferson
wrote to him Ito proceed to Georgetown.
where you will find Mr.. Ellicott employed
in making survey and map of the Fed
eral Territory"
When L'Fufant arrived in the District
he viewed the ground on horseback" in
company with the President and Com
missloners. and Immediately set to work
to perfect his plan, which he had begun
some months before.
Conferences with Washington.
There stood in Georgetown. in those
days. famous tavern known as Suffers.
to which the planters of the neiGhbor-
ing country resortcd for entertainment
1t was a long, low wooden building with
a slantlng roof and wide porch. and was
kept by a Scotchman named John Suffer
AS he was an honest, iovial host, and al
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sheathed beams lower than the plastered
ceiling. In the story above are two bed
rooms corresponding to the square room
below. The back of the house Is but one
story high. the roof sloping down I'M
broken from the ridge.
A huge chimney in the centre of the
house affords three fireplaces. one for
each OF the front rooms and one for a
large room on the west side of the house
This latter was the living room" of the
Websters. North of it is the pantry and
south OF 1t a sleeping room. Projecting TO
the westward is an L." in which there is
arother large chimney with the fireplace
and brick oven that was considered in
dispenssble TO the kitchen Of oldtiIne
housekeepers.
The traditions do not mention which
room of the Webster house il was in
which the countrys dictionary maker was
born, nor do they give the exact date of
the death of his father. Captain Webster,
nor the time when the farm passed from
the Websters TO other hands. The ency-
clopedias say that DR.. Webster was born
in Hartford, which statement was true,
for Hartford once included the territory
which is now West Hartford. The high
way on which the Webster house stands
is one of the finest for a drive to be found
in the State of Connecticut,