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The Washington times., 1902-03-04
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS.
Feature of the Occasion Was Miss
Sorabia's Lecture.

The annual meeting Of the Missionary
Society of the Covenant was held at the
Church of the Covenant, Connecticut Ave-
nue. and n Street, yesterday morning
After various reports by different Of
fcers of that society, Miss Susie Sorabia,
an East Indian woman who received her
education in this country. and who is
missionary to her native land, delivered
beautiful lecture on The People of
India"
Miss Sorabja, attired in her native
gown, spoke in the most glowing terms of
the mission work now being done in In
dia and said that the people were just
beginning to realize the good that the
missionaries were doing.
She also stated that missionaries were
experiencing less trouble year by year
in penetrating into the heather districts
of India
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
POLICE CALLED OFF.
Death of Unknown Negro at Hospital Due
to Disease of Brain.

The police, after making thorough in
vestigation into the death. at the Wash
ington Asylum several days ago. of the
unknown negro entered under the name
of John Doe. and whose death IT was
first supposed was the result of his hav-
ing been struck on the head, have ceased
their work.
Detective Sergeant Tyser, detailed upon
the case, was unable to discover any
thing which would lead to the unknown s
identity. Ii was learned, however. by the
surgeons. after a complete examination
of the body. that the man had not been
hit at all, but was the victim of some
disease of the brain
The information was communicated 70
Captain Boardman late yesterday after
noon, and the investigation was brought
to an end.
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
Mrs. Osbirn Improved.

The condition of Mrs. Mary osbirn. of
900 Delaware Avenue northeast, who, it
is claimed, swallowed a quantity of laud-
anum Sunday night for the purpose of
committing suicide, and who was removed
to the Emergency Hospital for treatment,
is reported as being greatly improved.
She may leave the institution today.
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Death Accidental.

Upon arrival at the hospital an examl-
nation was made and the man pronounced
dead. The body was turned over to
Mcrguemaster Sehoenenberger. Coroner
Nevitt was summoned and issued certih-
cate of accidental death.
The police succeeded in ascertaining
Raymond's home address and his relatives
were notified. The dead man was tin
ner, and resided with his wife. who
Is at the point Of death. at i115 Park
Place northeast. They have no children
Relatives have taken charge OF the re-
mains. The wife has not yet been notified
of the horrible death which befel her
husband, owing to her weak condition.
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PATERSON CARES FOR
Her own SUFFERERS
No Intention of Asking for
Outside Help.
Remainder of the Fire Fund to Be Used
in Relief Work-Hundreds Home
less and Destitute.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The owners of
Paterson property will not lose so much
by the floods from the swollen Passaic
River, but 10000 of Paterson's working
people have been thrown out of employ
meDt, thirty of the biggest mills in the
city being shut down because CT damage
n machinery
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EASTON LINEMEN OUT.

Men Employed by Telephone Company
Go on Strike.
EASTON, Pa, March 3.-The linemen
employed by the Pennsylvania Telephone
Company struck today. They have been
getting $3.50 day of ten hours. and petit
toned for the same pay for nine hours.
On being refused they quit work Owing
to flood and storm many telephones are
out of order. In addition, the company
was rushing work on a new modern CEN
trail station.
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the loss was great. From Passaic Bridge
is reported the loss Of six persons on Sun
day night by the collapse of the Clifton
Avenue Bridge, near Dundee dam. The
names of the six persons are not known,
and 1t is doubted by many If they were
lost
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
W0man's Blouse Waist,
No. 408l

| Waists that include sharpiy-pointed
revers suit many figures better than other
| style. The smart blouse illustrated has
| the additional merit OF including the
latest sleeves and of suiting old waists
and entire costume equally we'll. AS
shown, the material is crepe de chine in
pale blue with dotted panne satin in the
same shade making the revers and vest.
white mousseline the chemisette and plain
blue satin the bands, but all the seasons
materials are appropriate and Imherless
combinations can be made.
The lining fits to nicely and closes at
the centre front. The back proper is
smooth across the shoulders and drawn
down in gathers at the waist line, the
upper portion being of contrasting ma
teria1 to form the yoke. The fronts are
laid in groups of five tucks; stitched with
corticelli silk, and are extended to form
the reyers, which are faced and rolled
back. At each edge, forming narrow
vest are strips of the revering which are
Joined to the waist beneath the tucks.
The chemisette is cut from all-over tuck
ing and is finished with a regulation
stock of the same. The sleeves are Slight
ly full at the shoulders and are laid in
horizontal tucks above the cuffs that fall
free and form puffs at the outer portion.
The cuffs are deep and pointed over the
hands.
To cut this waist in the medium size
324 yards of material 81 inches wide, 81
yards q inches wide, %. yards 80 inches
wide, yards "a inches wide will be
required, with 1ia yards q inches wide
for vest revers and cuffs, and Y yard for
cneInisette.
The pattern, 40S1, is cut in sizes for a
81, 81 SO, IS and 40-inch bust Iueac:.,re.
For this patterns send 10c enclosed in
letter addressed to Pattern Department
Washington Times. If wanted in a hurry,
send 2-cent stamp for postage. Be sure
and state number and size of pattern
wanted, and write address plainly.
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EDUCATIONAL.
National University Law Deparmel


SCHOOL OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
(Spring term). Eugene Carusi, Ii. D., Dean.
COURSE 1-Government Contracts and Claims.
Prof. George A. King. Ii. NJ.
COURSE II-Military Law and Courts-martial.
Prof. George b. Davis, Judge Adv. Gen. U.S.A.
COURSE III-Organization, Jurisdiction Of In
terror Department and General Land Office.
Prof. Frank L. Campbell (Asst Secretary Dept.
INTERIOR Asst, Prof Samuel v. Proui lift
(First Asst Attorney.
COURSE Reorganization. Jurisdiction, Practice
U. S. Dept. of Treasury. Prof. Milton z.
Allies asst. Secretary OF Treasury.
OPENS MARCH 1ST, 1902. COLLEGE BUILD
ING, SIG 18TH ST. n. W.
School Of Practice and Summer Law Course
For supplement and review.)
OPENS JUNE %. 1902.
For catalogue, etc, apply TO
4Is 9th st. NV Washington, D. @.
CgiAs. F. CARuSI,
fel5-iet General Secretary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
DANES WILL VOTE
ON TREATY TODAY
SHARP DEBATE IN THE LANDS
THING, IN WHICH THE IDEA
THAT U. s. WILL REFUSE TO
APPROPRIATE is RIDIcuLEp.

Copenhagen. April 22.-The Landsthing
today considered in the open session the
treaty providing for the sale Of the Dan
ish West Indies to the United States.
The foreign minister, Mr.. Dountzer,
made a strong pro-sale speech, covering
the various arguments of the opposition
against the sale of the bland. He caused
a sensation by reading statements from
the United States official publications
showing that Estrup. the leader of the
opposition, offered to sell the island to
the United States in 1892 when Estrup
was prime minister of finance.
DR.. Dountzer also ridiculed the fear
of the opposition that the United States
Congress might refuse to appropriate s5.-
00O 900 to purchase the islands and contro-
verted the arguments against the treaty
because 1t did not confer citizenship and
free trade on the islanders. pointing out
that the Danish constitution does not ex-
tend to the islands and that Denmark
does not enjoy free trade while, he add
ed. recent decision OF the Supreme court
of the U1fted States insured the Islands
immediate free trade with the United
States.
Ez-Prsmisr Redtz Thott ana. the minis-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
COL John Webb Making Fortune
Out Of Intelligent Farming
OEMOPOL|S A MODEL TOWN
City Gets $1,000 Bales of Cotton An.
nualiy, Has Big Cement Industry
Besides Numerous Other
Modern Adjuncts.
RY NED BRACE.

Demopolis, April 22.-(Special)-There Is
a man in this town who is making for
tune out of intelligent farming. His
name is John Cox Webb. Instead of do
ing as the other farmers of this section
devoting all of his time and lands to cot
ton-he is raising and selling hay. Mr..
Webb has thirty-five acres in Alfalfa
and johnson grass Immediately upon the
outskirts of Demopolis, from which he
gets seven or eight cuttings year and
1t has averaged a net profit OF
hundred dollars an acre. He averages
ten tons of Alfalfa and johnson
grass hay to the acre on this farm,
and he gets from $12 to s15 per
ton for It, He told me yesterday that
he bought seven acres of land two years
ago and sold $3.50 worth of hay from this
land the first year-more than enough to
pay for the land.
Mr.. Webb has 1000 acres of hay land
in this section. He devotes IT. entirely to
hay-principally Johnson grass. He says
that the reason some famers do not make
a success of 1t is because they do not
plant 1t sufficiently thick on the land, and
they wait until too late to cut 1t. This
hay should be cut about the time 1t
commences booting.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
$40, 900, 900 CAPITAL.
The Corporate Title of Morsan's New
Trust Is Still Undetermined.

New York. April 22.-The Trans-Atlan-
tic Steamship Company formed by J. p.
Morgan will have capital of $40 900, 900,
of which s6oOOO.ooo will be per cent
cumulative preferred stock. $4,000, 900
common stock and $4,000 900 ~ per cent
debentures. The underwriting syndicate
has subscribed $5ooOo,O00, forty per cent
of which was placed abroad and the re-
mainder here. The corporate title is still
undetermined.
Berlin. April 22.-The German steamship
companies have not been bought outright
by the Morgan interests; they concluded
a close business confederacy with the
British and American lines.
Although not word to indicate that
American interests will directly control
all of the German lines has been heard
from the management of the companies,
the opinion is almost universal among
export srs, bankers and politicians that
the German companies have put them
selves into a position subordinate to for
eign influence.
Mr.. Morgan Is pictured as a great and
master miId, disposing of the surplus
riches of continent and using them to
dominate industry not only in the United
States, but In Great Britain and In Ger
many.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
II ARE LOST AND
20 ARE MISSING
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE so FAR
TO RECOVER BODIES OF THE
VICTIMS OF THE RIVER DIsAs-
TER NEAR CAIRO.

Cairo, ILL.,. April 22.-The insurance men,
wrecking crew and others have been in
vestigating the ruins of the burned steam
er City of Pittsburg today, but owing to
the heated condition of the hull nothing
special has developed and very little has
been done towards recovering bodies from
the river. At the end of the third day
those who have been keeping a m emo
randum of the people who were on board
the steamer report that 80 are known to
be saved, II known to be lost and over
20 are missing 1t is believed that the
death list will go as high as 70. Word
has been sent here for special efforts to
find tho bodies of l.. L. Hunter and L. B.
Magill, both of Tidioute, Penn. The for
mer leaves a widow and four children and
the latter a wife and two children. Both
had large interests In the South as well
as In Pennsylvania. Very many tele-
grams have been received from the
friends of other victims making Inquiries
as to the recovery of bodies,
Quite number of people have arrived
in search of the remains of their friends.
Every incoming train today brought to
Cairo friends and relatives of the lost and
missing passengers of the Inflated steam
er. Tonight ten of the friends and rela-
tives of these met at the Halliday Ho-
tel and organized for the purpose of in
stituting a systematic search for the
bodies Of those lost in the wreck. Judge
Savage of Ashland, o.. was chosen chair
man and Charles Davis of Jamestown O.,
secretary A finance committee was ap-
pointed and a fund of s145 was raised to
make two days search.
A charred trunk that was once a hu-
man being was found on top of the boilers
of the burned steamer today. There Is
no possibility of identification.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23

tion of something like 5000 and reminds
one forcibly of the signs we have seen
in the street cars of the model town which
has been cleaned by Sapolio. 1t has ce-
ment sidewalks and paved streets and
modern buildings, and is indeed, an up
to-date little city. 1t Is at the junction OF
the Tom bigbee and Warrior Rivers. 1t
gets 90. 900 bales of cotton year. 1t has
steambot line to Mobile and will soon
have barge line. 1t also has good rail-
road facilities and cheap rates. 1t Is
built on the banks of the river, and is
founded upon a great limerick formation
said to be 560 feet thick and underlying
the entire country. 1t is the home of
the greatest Portland Cement factory per-
haps in the United States. This lime
rock, when properly treated, becomes a
perfect Portland Cement, and the Ala
bama Portland Cement Company, which
have recently erected plant here and
which is in charge of Mr.. T. C. Cairns.
is turning out more than 800 Barrels of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
PAGE One.

T Ned Brace writes of Demopolis.
Confederate veterans give General Cor
don an ovation.
Renublican Senators will stand together
on Cuban reciprocity bill.
Breach between Senate committee and
President Roosevelt is widened.
Page Two.
American troops chasing the Moros.
Rritish agents will not be stopped from
sending mules to South AFRICA. ,,.
uo,se non-concurs in Senate bills.
Weekly crop report. =,
DIR. Munhall closes meeting "sh Jao'
lee.
Page Three.
General state news.
Page Four.
Sugar has caused both political and
nhvsical indigestion in the United states
Gossip heard In hotel loboies.
Editorial comment.
Page Five.
Ishrarv now at High School will be
moved to new city hall, but 1t Is reared
quarters are net large enough.
Officials ridicule VanHorn's statement
that there was bribery in connection Win
famous jail delivery
Mayor Drennen returns from Florioa
and says council did right IN demahoihs
that water company provide filtration.
Grand Jury indicts r. D. Coirman sec
ond time for murder in first degree
Page Six.
Social news Of Birmingham.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign markets.
Page Eight.
Alabamian sees capture Of Bocas del
ToTo.
General sporting news,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
u. S. WILL BUILD TWO
IMMENSE BATTLESHIPS

Washington, April 22.-The House COM
mittee on naval affairs today completed
the naval appropriation bill. The item as
to new ships will be as follows: a.
Two battieships Of about 16.ooo tons dis
Placement to cost. exclusive of armor
and armament $4,212,Ooo each; two ar
mored cruisers Of about 14,5oo tons dis
placement each, to cost exclusive of ar
NOR and armamant. s4s5s,OoO each two
gunboats Of 1000 tons each. to cost $3.50. .O0O
each.
The 16ooo-ton battleships will be the
largest ever authorized for the American
navy and among the largest warships
afoat. The armored cruisers will also
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
WILL IMPROVE PLANT.
U. s. Steel Corporation VIII Soon
Give Details Of Bond Combination.

New York, April 22.-It has been
definitely decided by the United
States Steel Corporation to issue the
circular giving details of the proposed
bond combination next Saturday or
Monday. In addition to the plan to
retire s200,000,000 of per cent pre-
ferred stock and issue $3.50, 1000 900 of
per cent bonds, the circular will, 1t
is expected, outline numerous i'm
prcvements contemplated by the op-
Grating officials.
1t is understood that fully $2b,000,.
900 to $30,000,000 of the corporations
new capital will be devoted to modern
izing the plants Of the constituent
companies.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Two British officere Killed Last Sun
day by Beers.

London, April ga casualty list made
public tonight shows that the fighting in
South Africa has not ceased Last Sun
day two British officers were killed near
Finksburg IN the southeastern part Of the
Orange River Colony. One CT the officers
killed was Captain Sir Thomas Fowler.
the only son of the last Lord Mayor of
London. -Four were killed and three Of
flcers and twelve men were wounded in
an engagement which took place I'm the
eastern part of the Transvaal Sunday.
General Bruce Hamilton has concluded
another big drive in which seven columns
were engaged over great area of terri
tory. The result Is not yet known.
Lord Miner. the British high commits
sioner in South Africa, is returning to
Capetown. He has been In conference
with the Boer delegates in Pretoria.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23

be exceptionally large for their class. con.
siderably exceeding the New York and
Brooklyn in tonnage. The. amount car
ried by the bill Is slightly over SIG. 900.
The following provision is made: That
the Secretary of the Navy may. in his
discretion and so far as in his judgment
Is practical, direct any or all the vessels
herein authorized to be built in such navy
yards he may designate"
Provision also Is made for building one
of each class ship on the Pacific coast,
and that no contractor shall build more
than one battleship, cruiser or gunboat.
There was a sharp parliamentary con-
test and many votes before the final de-
cision on ships and buildings in govern
ment yal ds was reached.
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THE best hay" said Mr.. Webb rs the
Alfalfa and Johnson grass on the same
land. l cut 1t from four to eight times
aacb wear, and have cut hay from my
lands during every month of the year.
When we have warm spells in winter, 1t
Grows I'D like magic. A cold spell will
come sometimes and kill it down, but in
a few days it will spring up again"
Mr.. Webb will commence cutting hay
,,, a few days and expects to realize
+velve tons from each arce of his land
adjoining Demopolis. He bales it and
sells it for from $12 to $l5 per ton He
has sold as high as $3.50 worth from one
acre.
He Is enthusiastic on the subject or
Alfalfa, saying that field of this will
nroduce from 20 to 25 years without re-
nlanting. The roots grow deep into the
soil and keep it porous
u,ron what Mr. Web tells me, he must
,,ake from $4,000 to $4,000 a year net
rroft out of his production of hay an
nually.
.1 have gotten as much as s15o an acre
sron, the product of my Alfalfa and john
con grass land" said Mr.. Webb while
reise cotton on some Of my lands in
.his section, the profit on cotton even at
~ nresent high price, does not compare
with that of hay. And the demand Tor
bov is as great, or more SO, than that
for cotton. If l had any hay on hand
now. l could easily get s1S OF $40 a ton
for It.
.srbere are no better sections In the
1rnited States for the production of hay
than all through the black belt OF South
Alabama, and 1t surprises me that the
sar,,,ers of this section do not give more
.+tontion to hay raising and less to the
production of cotton"
.srhere are few farmers In this sec
.,o.n added Mr.. Webb, ''who devote
their attention to the production of food
,,roducts. There is a Mr.. Uriah Scales
over at Coatopa who is raising snap
heans. English peas, Strawberries and
other vegetables very successfully on a
,argo scale He tells me that he sold
e17s worth of snap beans from one acre OF
r,.ornd last year. At York and Cuba and
Ether points in that section, several men
ore making handsome incomes from their
1ands on vegetables and Strawberries,
shipping the same IN car ioao iots'
..IS there were more intelligent and pro-
.rrass,ve farmers in this section who
e,,o,,.d devote their attention to food pro-
dncts. II would be much more prosperous
than It is today"
Mr. webb has the handsomest home,
ond is one of the richest men in all South
west Alabama, and much of his wealth
is made from intelligent cultivation of
his lands.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
APRIL WEATHER PLAYS
MANY PECULIAR FRANKS
Cold In Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb, April 22.-There was
drop in the temperature from the high
point of yesterday of from 40 to so degrees
throughout the state Tonight a snow
storm is prevailing in Central Nebraska
with indications of a blizzard. Railroad
reports from the extreme northwestern
part of Nebraska and the black hills tell
of heavy fall of snow, Is inches at
Custer and nearly two feet at Spear Fish.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23

Washington. April 22.-(Special.) - The
breach between the administration and
the Senate military affairs committee
was wldened today by the introduction of
a bill by Senator Hawley of Connecticut.
which, while bearing the same title as
rs 1t eliminates the general staff system
which Secretary Root so strongly favcrs,
and places upon General Miles the duties
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
SENATE COMMITTEE STILL
FIGHTING THE PRESIDENT

which the Secretary of War would depute
to the chief staff officer.
Under Senator Hawley's bill General
Miles will become the commander of the
United States army in fact as well as in
name While the bill will probably not
be enacted into law, its provisions come
nearer meeting the Views of the majority
of the committee than the measure the
President wants to have passed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Fearful Cholera Record.

Manila, April 22.-The cholera record
to date is as follows: Manila 4sa cases
and Ses deaths; provinces 9Ss cases and
705 deaths. 1t has been decided that the
case of suspicious sickness discovered on
board the United States transport Buford
returned here yesterday after sailing Sum
day for San Francisco was not a case of
cholera Consequently the Buford pro-
ceeded today on her way to the United
States.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Changeable In Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb, April %. At Beatrice
there was a dust and wind storm of
twenty-four hours duration which ended
with a rain at midnight. The dust came
in such volumes that many suspected the
approach of a tornado and sought places
of safety. The temperature In that city
was near the 100 mark most of the day.
At Crawford a severe snow storm began
last night and continued until today, be-
coming a veritable blizzard.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
To Reinforce Garrison.

Colon. Colombia. April 22.-Three hun
dred government troops to reinforce the
present garrison have arrived here from
Panama. The postmasters at Colon and
Panama have issued a notification that
correspondence addressed to Central Am
erica, Venezuela, the Island of Curacao
and the interior of Colombia must be post
ed open for inspection when the author
tiles deem this necessary
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Showers In Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, April ga series of short,
sharp showers throughout Wisconsin this
afternoon brought an end to the hot
weather which threatened for time to
ruin the crops in many parts of the state.
There were small tornadoes in southern
Wisconsin.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
onpressive In New York.

New York, April 22.-The thermometer
showed a temperature of 72 degrees in
this city at o'clock this afternoon. The
air was oppressive enough to cause at
least one case Of heat prostration
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Sudden Drop In Chicago.

Chicago, April %. : The temperature
continued to rise until it reached " at
O'clock when rain storm brought sud
den charge. and tonight the mercury has
dropped to &c.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Snow in Deadwood.

Deadwood. 8. D., April 22.-Two feet
and a half of snow has fallen In Dead
wood since Monday noon, and Is still
falling.