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The Washington times., 1902-07-22
SIX MILLION DOLLARS
DAMAGE BY FLOODS
Alarming Rep )rts From Keo-
kuk, Iowa,
Mouth of Des Moines River Nearly Two
Miles Wide-Mississippi Ris-
ing Rapidly.

KEOKUk, Iowa. July 21.-From Keo-
kuk south for hundred miles the Mis-
sissippi River resembles huge lake.
Already the flood has destroyed over
s6.000,00O worth of growing grain. and as
the water is still rising and rain falling
the chances are the destruction will
amount to a million more. Most Of the
loss Is on the Missouri side OF the river
between Keokuk and Hannibal.
The mouth of the Des Moines River is
nearly two miles wide. Alexandria is
protected by the Egyptian levee, the
breaking of which would send four feet
of water all over the town. Gregory
is submerged, except the White Church.
The congregation gathered in boats
yesterday. Through this district only
roofs protrude to mark the center of
farms. The chief flood thus far is
on the Missouri side, from Keokuk to
Louisiana, with Canton and West Quin.y
as centers of the devastated country.
On the Illinois side are continuous
levees for forty miles from Warsaw
to Quincy, above the water and are thus
far safe, but farmers are afraid of
crevasses and the redcubt is watched
constantly. The breaking Of these
levees would flood 175 square miles in
Illinois and destroy s2,0o0,000 to SO, ,OOO.-
900 worth of corn.
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FRIARs' SIDE OF MATTER.
Prominent Clergyman Writes in De-
tense of Religious Orders.

NEW YORK, July 21.-The Evening
Post" today prints the views OF PROM
Inent Catholic in regard to the negotia-
tions between this country and the Vati-
can In the course Of lengthy letter.
the Rev. John J. Wynne. 8. J.. editor of
THE Messenger" says:
IF the Holy Father. as reported In
the Saturday newspapers. is displeased
over the conduct Of the Philippine nego-
tiaticns. he ia displeased with those who
have mIsled the American Governmen,
by making 1t believe that It could induce
the Holy Sec to interfere In a question
which can and should be settled entirely
on tho basis Of the Paris treaty. with
due respect for the mutual rights Of the
friars and the United States Government
in the Philippines.
THE friars' side of the question has
never been heard. Catholics who have
been watching the situation are surpris-
ed that the Senate never deemed II
worth while to hear the testimony OF
Mgr. Chapeile.
in fact, there is good reason for say
ing that, although 1t was suggested to
the commission to take his testimony,
the commission declined to do so.
"All we have heard is the testimony
before the two American Commissioners,
Sir. Schurman and Governor Taft. and
much of this was taken before another
member OF the commission, Dean Wor-
cester, who, in his book on the Philip
pines. had already put himself on record
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CHICAGO ROBBERS HOLD
UP A POLICEMAN
One Killed and One Captured as a
Result of the Scrim-
mage.

CHICAGO, July 21.-In a revolver
fight with two hold-up men at o'clock
this morning, Robert E. MacMahcn. spe-
cial policeman at the Auditorium An
mex. killed one and captured the other.
The first fight occurred at the en-
trance of the alley. back OF the hotel,
and was followed by a chase and run
ming fight down the alley.
The highwaymen, lurking in the al
ley. rn!stook the special officer for a
prospective victim.
AS MacMahon passed the alley. he
saw a man sitting on garbage box.
feigning sickness. Suddenly second
nan rose from the shelter of the box
and swung a revolver into line for Mac
Mahons head. His companion also
pulled a revolver With his left hand the
policeman knocked one weapon aside.
and with his right drew his revolver.
The revolvers sounded at the same
time. MacMahcn stood unharmed. but
his first shot rent one of his assail-
ants to the ground dead. His COM
panion. seeing this. turned and fed.
The fugitive was unwounded. but his
pursuer succeeded in capturing him.
The captured man was Identified as
Mack Ray. a stevedore. The dead man
was Frank Murphy, barkeeper. Both
men were out of work and proposed
"hold-up" This was their first expert
ence In the business.
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READY TO TALK 1T OVER.
Secretary Shaw and Mr.. Macfarland to
Discuss Municipal Building.

Secretary Shaw has informed Commits
sioner Macfarland by letter that he is
ready at any time that may suit the
convenience of the latter to discuss all
preliminary matters pertaining to the
new District Building. In answer to Mr.
Shaw's letter, Mr.. Macfarland has de-
cided on tomorrow as the most con-
venient day On which to hold the con-
ference.
The meeting is to be held at the Of
fee of Secretary Shaw, and II Is ex-
pectcd that Colonel Biddle, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, will have
Ieturned from abroad at that time and
lie present ut the meeting.
Commissioner Macfarland has had the
subject under consideration almost con-
stantly for three weeks. He has had
long conferences with several architects,
notably Mr.. McKim. of the Park Com
mission; Mr.. Elliott Woods. architect
of the Capitol. and NJ. Bernard Green.
architect of the Congressional Library.
With these men Commissioner Macfar-
land has carefully gone over the ground
of the preliminary plans. and tomor-
row he will be able to present to the
Secretary OF the Treasury and the
Supervising Architect practical views as
to the size and style of building de-
sired.
Secretary Shaw. 1t is stated, will
leave the city the latter pert of the
week for a visit to the President 1t
Oyster Bay. and Commissioner Macfar-
land desires to have the Treasury Of
flcials placed in possession of his views
and those of the District Engineer De-
partment before the departure CT the
Secretary.
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SHORT STORIES FROM
THE SMALL AD. PAGE
Now Is the Cook Autocrat of the Wash
ington Breakfast Table.

These are the days when the coob
Is the 'autocrat of the breakfast table.
sighed one of Washingtcn's housewives.
Now I've had a good one all along,
but this morning he saw small ad.
in The Times offering a chance to mix
victuals at a summer esort. So ,,e
says he will take vacation and do
work at the same time. But, then.
what's the use OF signing the house
wife continued, "all have to do Is PIT
an ad. In The Times to counterbalance
that Of the summer resort-and new
cook appears.
Judging from the help wanted column
in The Times this morning men shouldn t
complain Of want OF work. There's thirty
Walters needed for a resort, fares paid
both ways; a young man is needed as
cashier; whole outfit for another river
resort, and any quantity of single po-
sitions are oIen."
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POPE GIVES FAREWELL
AUDIENCE TO MR.. TAF I

as opposed to the friars. although when
living In the islands he had frequently
accepted their hospitality.
"It is on this testimony that Governor
Taft bases his assertion that the PRES
ence Of the friars Is undesirable, that
they would be an impediment to the
'Americanization' of the islands, and
that 1t is not the United States so much
as the Filipinos themselves who wish to
be rid of the friars.
Every effort has been made to form
public opinion on the strength Of the
reports of the commissioners; and Go7-
ernor Taft. particularly. during his stay
In the United States, showed a very
great. and, 80 far as the friars were
concerned, pernicious activity in writ
ing for such periodicals as the 'Inde-
pendent and the Outlook in o vein
hostile to the friars.
From the beginning of American oc-
cupation Of the Philippines there was q
systematic plan to depreciate the friars
IN public opinion by all sorts Of calum-
nies. although from the very beginning
Of the occupation of the archipelago the
friars were in favor of American occupa-
tion. Both from religious and political
motives they were ready to use their
great influence In favor OF American au-
thority. II they had been permitted to do
so. Instead. however. they have been
most 1ealously watched. and yet not one
of them has been incriminated or i'm
prisoned for want Of loyalty to the new
order Of thinTs,
Had the American authorities In the
Philippines set their faces against the
Katipunan Society. had they encouraged
the members Of the regular orders to
return to their premises, instead Of al
lowing the native clergy. who are, al
most TO a man. inimical to the United
States. to occupy the posts vacated by
the religieu1; had the leading conspir-
ators. instead of being freed when taken,
been severely dealt with; had the au-
thorities not allowed themselves to be
guided by few Of these conspirators
and by four or five educated Filipinos,
who are no friends of the Americans, but
work simply for personal ends, and
whose records are very bad: in fine, had
the authorities availed themselves OF the
great neral force which the Catholic
Church was ready to place at their dis
posal by treating the Catholic Church
properly. then there would be perfect
peace and order today in the Philippines,
an enormous expense would have been
saved. we would have complied with our
promises. and Justice would have been
DONE"
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
PREP PAIRING TOHONOR
LIEUT.. GEN MILES

Corps, under Lieut. R. B. Hayes, started
the trenches as an example to the
guardsmen. who were to perform the
work in the evening. They used picks
and shovels and made two or three diff
ferent kinds Of trenches. The first had
depth of three feet, and permitted only
for man to shoot while lying down or
kneeling. The second was four feet
nine inches in depth, while a third was
arranged SO that a company of men
might he marched about in front OF an
enemy, while others could be sitting
in the trenches and prevent any assault.
To the front of the trenches a crest
thirty inches in thickness was made Of
the loose dirt shoveled from the holes.
This breastwork is capable of stopping
any bullet from krag or Mauser rife.
Exhibition by Emmett Guards.
An exhibition in trench digging was
given by a squad of men of Company
A, Fourth Battalion. the Emmet Guards.
IN which they used their bayonets and
mess kits. They were in charge of
Lieut.. Thomas McAnally, and they
showed themselves capable of doing the
work as well as any of the regulars. In
fact, one of them dug a trench and
erected breastworks which would per-
NIT Of man lying down. with his bay
onet and mess can. in faster time than
one guardsman who was using pick and
shovel. Notwithstanding the fact that
the ground was hard. he performed the
job in just fifteen minutes. which is
something of a record. Douglas Johns is
the name of the guardsman who did this.
while J. T. Mcknight. H. A. Graham. A.
Sullivan, and J. f. Byrne were only
minute or so behind him in completing
their trenches.
There was an officers meeting at the
commanding generals tent this morn
iEg. when Major Frank L. Averill, the
chief of engineers, gave a short talk on
engineering and trench digging. and then
the officers were shown examples of
the work done by the engineers. This is
the first work of the kind done by the
guardsmen but it is the intention of the
commanding general to give all of them
an opportunity to perform this most i'm
portant work.
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
COOKE TO DIE TODAY.
Appeal to Governor Longino Made
Without Avail.

MEIPHIS, Tenn, July 21.-Governor
LongIno this afternoon declined to in
terfere in the case of Ashley G. Cooke,
member Of prominent Mississippi fam
lily. who is sentenced to hang at Green
VILE, Miss. tomorrow for the murder
OF Engineer Wray. on northbound
Illinois Central train last March.
4 delegation 100 strong. headed by
the aged mother of the doomed man,
went to Jackson this morning to make a
last appeal for Cooke. In the delegation
were also a brother of the murderer,
his sister, Mrs. Eugene Darlington, OF
Memphis score OF other relatives,
and hest of friends from all parts of
the State. Every plea which could be
thought OF ras made. but Governor
LonEino insisted that the law should
take its course and that the hanging
should occur at the time designated.
Tom Lauderdale. an accomplice In the
killing, is to hang at the same time.
The execution has been ordered made
public.
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
SAFE BLOWERS MAKE
A VERY GOOD HAUL
Bolo Work of urglars at
Port Chester, N. Y.
Blew Open Safe After Securely
Binding Three Watohmen
on Duty.

PORT CHESTER, n. Y. July 2i.-At ar
carly hour this morning masked burg
lers gained an entrance to the cal
sheds of the New York and Stamford
Electric Railroad in this place. and
after binding and gagging the three men
or duty, blew open the Office safe with
dynamite, and got away with about
$1,000 OF the receipts OF yesterdays S
heavy traffic on the railroad.
After looting the safe the thieves
quickly left the car sheds and disap-
peared. Two hours later, other en-
ployes of the company discovered the
bound men and released them from
their bonds. The officials of the road
and the police were quickly notified. and
general alarm for the arrest of the
gang. which. it is said, consisted of five
men, was sent out to the surrounding
towns and cities.
So far as can be learned the three en-
ployes of the company who we're cap
tured by the gang can give no descrip-
tion of the thieves that would probably
be Of value for the purpose Of identif-
cation. The boldness of the affair has
created sensation here, and It is be-
lieved that the head Of the gang was
some one who knew the lay of the
grounds. The safe door is a complete
wreck. showing that they used an ample
quantity of the explosive. Yesterday
the traffic en- the railroad between New
Rochelle and Greenwich was very heavy
and while tie exact amount CT money
turEed in by the conductors is not
known. it is almost certain that $1,000
is very conservative figure.
The police are at sea, and considering
The long start the thieves got. there Is
little doubt but that they have made
good their escape.
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
JENNINGS Oil WELL
FIRE EXTIMGUlSHED
Fight Made With Steam and Cheri-
Gals.

BEAUMONT, Tex. July 21.-After
burning six days the Jennings oil well
fire was today extinguished by the use
injured. The damage, which it was fear
ed at one time would involve the entire
field. will not reach more than $4,000.
The steam and chemicals were thrown
upon the fire from nine immense boilers
and two gigantic pumps. The boilers
were operated under 125 pounds pressure
and the pumps under 100 pounds pres
sure.
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RIVER AND HARBOR
WORK AT CHICAGO
A,NAVAL WEDDING.
Lieutenant A. T. Chester, q. S. r., to
Wed Miss M. L. Cutter, of This City.


NEWPORT. r. L., July 21.-There will
be naval wedding at jamestown tonor-
row afternoon which will be largely at
tended by army and naval people in this
vicinity, and 1t is expected that the ships
of the North Atlantic Squadron. which
were off this port today at target practice,
Will come in to allow the officers to at
tend.
The participants will be Lieut.. Arthur
T. Chester. U. s. N, and Miss Marion L.
Cutter. OF Washington. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Z. c. Cutter.
The ceremony will take place at 0
o'clock in the afternoon at st. Matthews
Episcopal Church, Rev. Mr.. Barrows off,
ciating. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Hardy. of
Washington. Miss Cutter will be attend
ed by Miss Anna C. Keton, of Washing
ton. and Miss Laura Hubbard. of Engle-
wood, n. ].
Mr.. c. NJ. Chester, ir.. brother Of the
groom. will act as best man. and the
ushers will be Lieut.. o. S. Knepper.
Lieut.. E. II. Watson. U. S. N; DR.. F. F.
Billings, and l.. G. Billings, jr.. of Brook
lyn.
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E. 7. Coleman a Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO July 21.-Evan ].
Coleman, ex-manager of the Pacific
Transfer Company, and a well known
clubman, committed suicide tonight by
taking carbolic acid. He had been in
failing health and was much depressed
recently by the fact that his wife. who
was the daughter of the. famous United
States Senator Gwin. better known as
Duke" Gwin. died, leaving all her sep
arate property to her sisters and
brother.
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Continued from First Pase.)

says that the Pope, in bidding farewell
to Governor Taft. spoke in the highest
praise Of the United States and its pol
Icy
AZ President Roosevelt had sent an
autograph letter to him, accompanied
by copies of his literary works. the
Pope Instructed Bishop oGorman TO
hand an autograph letter to Mr.. Roose-
velt, with a mosaic reproduction OF
picture showing Pope Leo and view OF
Rome.
Governor Taft thanked his holiness
for the gift.
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
In Chicago, Perhaps.

Chicago Inter Ocean-The current
quotation CT $4,000 for school teach
er's kiss may strike some persons as
being high, but to the minds OF the
thoughtful 1t indicates q serious short
age.
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Picked Saturdays Races
at Fort Erie to
Work Game.
KILLING At CONVICTION ROOMS
$4,000 Gotten Away With - Would
Have Been Many Times More But for
Watchfulness of Proprietor-Schem-
ers in Too Much of Hurry.

| CINCINNATI, July 21.-Wire tappefs
turned trick for thousands in the pool
rooms over the country Saturday They
took about $4,000 out of the Covington
rooms. but that 1t was not ten times
as much was due to the watchfulness
OF John A. Payne. one OF the owners
and manager of the three Covington
rooms.
The second race at Fort Erie was the
one picked to get in the work. Shortly
after the second betting had been quoted
from Fort Erie there came flash on
Artificial. No sooner had this been an
nounced than there was a scramble to
get money on Miss Chapman. Miss
Chapman was just above Artificial in
the entries. Manager Payne noticed the
eagerness with which certain bettors
tried to get their money on Miss Chap
man and he grew suspicious. and after
registering few fifty-dollar bets at {
to l Payne pulled down the boards and
refused to take any bets on Fort Erie.
In few minutes the race was decided
and Miss Chapman was the winner, hav-
ing led from start to finish
Found Out the Trouble.
Inquiries we're at once made of the
racing bureau Of the Western Union
In New York, but the reply was made
that there was nothing wrong Payne,
however. was Satisfied that there was,
and wired to orpin, who runs q pool
room at Toronto. Orpin is on the same
circuit with the Covington rooms. but
In addition thereto, is also on the Ca
madam circuit. In comparing the pest
times sent over the two circuits, Orpil
discovered that the circuit on which
the CoylngtOn rooms are had the pest
time In on the race ten minutes later
than II caf1e 20 him over the Canadian
circuit. This showed conclusively that
the wire WE tapped somewhere. II is
the opinion Of the operators in the local
rooms that the tapping was done Just
outside CT the Fort Eric track. because
there ir no doubt that the wire from
here to New York has not been tam
yered with.
Persons Well Known.
The persons who bet on the race in
Covingtcn are well known about pool
rooms over he country and have been
known to be interested In schemes of
this kind before.
The Louisville rooms were hit hard,
and after the second race refused to
take any more Fort Erie races. The
Covington rooms also cut them out
But for the eagerness Of the culprits
they might have made big killing over
the river.
Tho method used for tipping off what
horse 10 play is as old as the hills.
Having changed the pest time, the
schcmorG have the result ten minutes
before the poolrocms know that the
race is on. A fash is then sent on the |
horse below the one which won, and this |
tips the confederates In the poolrooms
how to place their money.
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Would Work Both Ways.

This would increase the strike funt
by adding dollar a week from eacf
worker to it, while the majority would
| in addition manage to send home some
to their families. 1t would also de-
crease the number who will depend upon
the strike fund for living
Men who know the soft coal region,
however, declare 1t is impossible to give
that number of men work. Strikers
who have already left here have taken
union districts there is not much de-
rnand fer extra workers. u it increases
it will be because soft coal is going into
! the anthracite markets and this the
strikers are trying to prevent.
There are now some 100000 workers
CT all classes in the region who are
idle and In need of aid, and the union
officials estimate that there are depen-
dent cn these some 499,670 persons The
100000 it is hoped to raise each week
will provide not quite 50 cents a week
for each
Many Dependent Ones.
There are also. according to the union
figures. some 249.s30 persons dependent
upon the 59.0G0 adult workers who have
already left the region and obtained work
elsewhere. 1t has not yet been decided
If these are eligible to aid from the
union. but the majority Will certainly ap-
ply for it and insist upon getting it, al
though they may not demand as much as
those who have no work.
Rudolph Heinzel. worker at the
silver Brook colliery. was abducted last
night by crowd of strikers as he left
his work and marched through McAdoo
with string of tin cans tied to his
back and the crowd yelling and hooting.
He was compelled to kneel in the mud
and pray that his evil ways be mended
After swearing that he would not return
to work he was allowed to go home.
The Citizens Alliance of Hazleton has
taken up the case.
Conference Over Distribution.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 21.-President
John Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers; Secretary-T Treasurer Wilson
and members of the executive board.
spent the day in conference over the
methods Of distributing the strike fund
among the anthracite strikers, and were
assisted by President Nichols and Secrc-
tary Dempsey, of anthracite district
No l.
President Mitchell received reports to-
Gay from the anthracite fields stat
ing that the operators claimed sew
eral ccllieries were about to start up.
He said he placed no confidence in the
reports, and was satisfied that the miners
will not return to work.