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The Washington times., 1903-02-02
where a Waiting Game PAYS.

NO man can tell, as a rule, just how
the stock market is going 10 jump,
said Joseph r. Spindle, of New York, at
the Raleigh. but in growing country
like this stocks of intrinsic value viii
seek, all the while. higher levels.
The reason that so many men lose
money in stock speculation is because
they lack patience. If the stock does not
advance pretty soon after they buy it
they sell out. Those traders who use
judgment in selecting stocks for pur-
chase, lose less money in the course Of
years than the merchant who does a
credit business. I have always praeticed
patience and have profted by it. Sew
eral years ago I bought Southern Rail-
way preferred at II or 171a- I have it
yet and it is selling above %. 1 bought
Southern Railway preferred ali the way
up to 80 and soaked it down I knew nc
more about the inside workings of the
Southern than outsiders generally know,
but I felt confident that unless the bot
tom dropped out Of this great country of
ours. the preferred stock would be divi-
dand payer and would be worth par. The
; per cent dividend that I receive on
what I bought when il was cheap makes
the investment % per cent affair Pa
thence is the thing"
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SOCIETY'S ANNIVERSARY

The twenty-second anniversary Of the
founding Of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety was celebrated yesterday by mem
bers OF the organization throughout the
world. Special services were held by all
the District branches yesterday after
noon at the Church of the Covenant.
President KelIar. Of the District Chris
tian EndeavoT Union; President A. r.
Holden, OF the Church OF the Covenant
society; the Rev Teunis S. Hamlin.
pastor OF the Church OF the Covenant,
and the Rev. DR.. Power, pastor OF Gar
field Memorial Church. were the chief
speakers at the meeting, The congrega-
tionaI singing was under the direction
Of Dr. Gabriel F. Johnston. and Miss
Cowen sang a solo, Il Bring Thee a
Broken Heart" Secretary Metcaf, of
the District Christian Endeavor Union,
conducted Scripture reading aud offered
prayer.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Yirginia,s Exhibit at St. Louis.

George E. Murrell. first assistant in the
preparations for the Virginia exhibits at
the st. Louis exposition. is guest at the
New Willard He is here TO study the
State exhibits made at previous expoai-
tions and 10 form therefrom in his own
mind some plan whereby the $4,000 ap-
propriated by the Virginia Legislature
can be used TO the best advantage.
Mr. Murrell will remain IN the city
several days. In the meantime he is be-
ing besieged with letters from friends in
Virginia urging him to select his head
quarters in various cites Of the State OF
course, Richmond puts in claim,
Lynchburg insists it shall be chosen. and
Roanoke wants the honor Mr. MurTell,
however, is giving little attention to that
matter, for he viii have little time to
spend in any Office.
He said to a reporter for The Times
this afternoon: Il expect to travel OYER
every part Of Virginia TO study the things
to make the best exhibit Virginia in
tends to be foremost in the exhibits of
States and to portray wildly its interests
at the big show Most OF my travelling
will be done horseback. 50 7 can cover
the rural parts OF the State"
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

DR.. Koch, who returned last fall from
Germany and the tuberculosis Congress
Of London. brought with him the latest
cure. and the only one indorsed By this
congress
All other treatments have proved fall
ures. The latest and most wonderful ap~
paratus for giving the newest treatment
for consumption. eatarrh, and asthma
is at $50 Eleventh Street northwest,
Washington. D C.
Dr.. Koch and his physician in charge
at the Koch Lung Cure have made a life
time study OF these diseases. They charge
nothing for a consultation or trial treat
ments. and are always pleased TO talk
with the afflicted. Their method of kill
ing the germs OF the disease is by the IR-
halation process. which throws the heal
ing oily vapors into the lungs. and not
by the old way of taking medicine into
the stomach; and it has met with most
wonderful success They have cured
hundreds of patients. and viii be glad
TO give names and addresses 10 any. per-
son who viii call for them at the origi-
nal Koch Lung Cure, at 80 Eleventh
Street northwest. Washington. It.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
ARID LAND IRRIGATION
HELPING EVERY INDUSTRY
Enormous importance of
Work Carried on in West.

The acceptance by Congress the
principle OF Federal aid in the
ton Of irrigation works in the
States has given great impet
cry industry in that section Of
try. The people of the Easter
are just beginning TO realize Il
tunities offered in the terrific
opened up. The actual work
ing. locating and constructing
and other irrigation works viii
by the Geological Survey In
obtain a better understanding
present extent of irrigation, the
Of the areas irrigated, and 10
information useful IN this work
ty-seventh Congress authorized
rector Of Census to bring dow
the irrigation statistics obtains
by that Office.
It is interesting to note in
nection how much 1t will mea
country at large 10 have the
Of the West reclaimed.
According to the census of
total improved farm area of u
States was 4f4 800. 900 acres, 1
servatiyely estimated that the
able area is not less than 30 ,063,
It's reclamation, therefore. will
~ one-eighth to the actual croI
ing area OF the country. and W
by a liberal margin the tilIabl
all the States. excepting New
The Atlantic Coast. from Maine
ida. Allowing forty acres. tn
size Of irrigated farms. this ca
make ], 25O, 900 farms. or a little less than
one-fourth the number in the United
States in 1900. The occupants OF these
farms will add directly to the population
6, ESQ 900, and indirectly, in the accom-
panying mercantile. professional, manu-
featuring. and industrial classes at least
3, 125. 600 more, a total increase in the
population of the United States of g.
$4,000. OF nearly 1919 per cent.
The figures Of the last census show
that the works required to trrigate T.
268, 278 acres cost 264, 2S9, sol, an average
Of 1855 per acre. At this rate the ex-
penditure required to reclaim the aTe
proposed would be at least $3.50, 000, goo.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
A Modern Leather Stocking.

There is no member Of the human
race more sklluI in tracking man
through forests or deserts. over noun
tains CT through verdure-elad wales than
the Apache Indian, said Robert A.
Conay. Of Indian Territory. TO a Times
man at the New Willard
He possesses in an eminent degree
the astute instinct Of the hound com
bined with an accurate sense of vision.
A turning leaf. a heck Of gravel cast
aside, the displacement Of pebble
from its bed all are clear. readable
pages. They esk few. if any. par
ticulars Of the man they are to follow
They viii. as they progress on his track.
gather up for themselves one by one
little items as TO his personality which
are always verified in the end.
When following a trail over the
Toncapped rocks and stone arroyas mis-
face Is a picture Of intense concentra-
ton. not a syllable escapes him, his pace
varies from no visible cause At times
he almost runs. Then, with a apid
glance behind he glides along slowly.
and with eyes glued to the ground pos
sibiy for hours Here and there may
be a few stretches of sand. but dry
sand leaves after the footstep only an
inde1tation, and the Apache eye dis
covers IL
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
A Question of Feet.

Whenever I come South ! always en-
Joy watching the negro boys at work OF
play" said Robert T. Callahan. of Port
land. Ne. at the Raleigh.
Just a short while ago / was passing
down the street and saw several half
grown negro boys at play. and, as has
been my experience, they were quarrel
ing good naturedIy. AT length one OF
them became provoked in real earnest
and the two began to sling sarcasm at
one another. Both were in old clothes.
but one of them had his feet in an old
pair Of tan shoes that had probably been
worn some time in the past by a srown
man. The boys feet may have been alb
normally large, but they could not have
filled the shoes. These were the weak
place in his aTmor and he was crushed
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
In Behalf of the Ohio.

Capt. John F. bravo. secretary Of the
Pittsburg Coal Exchange; J. Frank TIL
ley, his assistant. and George H. Ander-
son, secretary of the Pittsbure Chamber
Of Commerce. are registered at the Hotel
Raj sigh. They were joined this morning
by Col. E. 2. Wilson, secretary of the
Ono valley Improvement Association,
whose headquarters are in Cincinnati
In company with representatives from
numerous towns along the Ohio River
they appeared this morning before the
House Committee on Rivers and Harbors
and urged sufficient appropriation to
complete the survey of the Ohio River
from the mouth of the Miami to Cairo
Ill They want the work done this sum
mer. so an appropriation sufficient for the
continuance Of the improvement may be
obtained az the next session of Congress.
Captain bravo, who is one of the most
experienced river men in business on the
Ohio River, said to a reporter for The
Times this morning; THE Improvement
Of the Ohio is imperative. The business
of the Pittsburg and Cincinnati districts
has assumed such proportions that the
railroads are unable TO handle ii all, and
the river must be utilized
This cannot be done at all times be-
cause Of low water. II Congress will do
the right thing and appropriate money
for the rivers Improvement, more freight
viii be carried on It than all the roads
operating In that section. Coal will be
shipped n such quantities as 20 prevent
tho present coal shortages, and I think
every person will be benefited one way
or another
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
THE Y. M. c. A. IN MEXICO.
Railroads viii Aid the Organization.
Library From American Friends.


The Mexican Central and the Mexican
National Railroads have agreed to con-
tribute 500 a month for the support OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
of the City of Mexico, the first associa-
tion in Mexico. Others will be organized
in the near future at the larger com
mercial centers. Members Of railroad
associations in the Southwest gave 81. 500
for this new branch, and, now that Mex
leo City and Mexican interests support
It freely, the 81 500 will be given for
Railroad Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations in India.
The City of Mexico Association now
has over three hundred members from
among the eight thousand English
speaking young men in that city. In
the face Of Sunday bullfghts, Sunday
baseball. and popular amusements.
Sunday afternoon religious meeting for
young men gathers a large number and
is addressed by the leading business men
OF the something unknown before
in the City of Mexico
A library costing 81 $50 has Just been
furnished by the gift Of American
friends. The members in Mexico have
given several hundred volumes. Bowl
ing teams are competing for a silver
trophy cup. and four billiard and shuttle
board tables are in constant demand. An
evening school has been organized IN
der Robert Williams, of the University
OF Kansas, as educational director.
The association has obtained an old
mansion, Occupying nearly a whole
block. with a large garden in the center,
and has equipped it at an expense of
$1,000 making IL one Of the most pop
ular and attractive club headquarters to
be found in the city. Any man who is
willing 10 conform 10 the common de
cencies OF life Is eligible 10 member
ship. Young men going 10 Mexico re
ceiye there the treatment accorded Wis
itors to a city 10y all associations, as
sistance In finding a boarding house.
good acquaintance. employment. and
help IN other ways
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
NEW YORK BROKER DIES
SUDDENLY IN DENVER

DENVER, Col, Feb. 2--Van Alien
Nickerson, Wall Street broker. died
here suddenly yesterday. after kissing
his hand TO his bride. whom he expected
TO join In a moment.
Mr.. Niekerson stopped over in Den
yer to visit friends at the close OF his
honeymoon. which was spent in Yellow
stone Park Ha had been out riding,
and returning, stood at the side of his
horse He glanced up at the window,
and seeing his wife, threw her kiss
and started to run up the steps to the
porch.
He had gone only two steps when he
suddenly lurched forward aRd died Of
heart disease.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
TEASED A BULLDOG, AND
HAD TO FIGHT FOR LIFE
Chicago Man Bitten Thirty Six Times
Before He Gould Choke Animal.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Tantalized by a
handkerchief being snapped IN his face,
a vicious bulldog sprang upon its mas
ter. James Manning. In a barn at l46
Cass Street yesterday. and before 1t
could be killed, the animal had bitten
Manning thirty-six times.
For more than twenty minutes Man
ming fought for his life on the floor Of
the stable. and several times barely kept
the enraged beast from his throat. AZ
ter he had been bitten on the body, and
after his arms ara hands were lacerated
and torn. Manning finally succeeded In
clutching the enraged dog by the throat
and choked il 10 death.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

The Alarm in the Churches was the
subject chosen by Rev. Alex. Kent for
his discourse yesterday morning at the
Peoples Church.
This feeling of alarm was not ascribed
to the decline Of membership, the falling
of Of contributions, OF any such reason,
but rather TO the liberalizlng process
which the church was undergoing,
The real trouble, said Dr. Kent, is that
the church wants to find way in which
it can serve the masses and not interfere
with the classes. The spirit OF the
Christ will not allow this Natural op-
Portunities and bounties that have been
appropriated and monopolized by the few
must be opened to all. No man is called
10 special conservation; 1t is only on &C
count of special gifts that he is called
to special work
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
RECURRING EARTHQUAKES
ALARM MEXICAN PROVINCE

CHIHUAHUA, Mex. Feb. Reports
from Urique state that there were fouF
severe earthquake shocks throughout
that section, one occurring on the 22d,
one on the 25th, one on the 26th, and one
on the 9th. All were followed by loud
explosions, but only slight damage re
suited.
Eighteen houses were destroyed at
GUazaparez state OF chihuahua. The
people OF the district are panic-stricken
and fear a volcanic eruption.
Clouds Of dust hung in the atmosphere
after each earthquake, but there Is no
Indication of an eruption.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
ARRESTS FOR
MURDER OF NON-UNION MINER

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. Given
ty-one men were Jailed this morning,
charged with the murder OF Con Smith,
the non-union miner, whose body was
found yesterday morning. He was at
tackled by mob and cut TO pieces.
Most of the prisoners are Lithuanians.
and several OF them have blood upon
their clothes They were taken to the
Jail in a street car, heavily guarded and
all handcuffed. Not one OF their crowd
would make any statement.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

AT the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church last night Representative Champ
Clark delivered an address on the Bible
Search the Scriptures" said he, as a
plain, everyday duty Many Of the say
ings in the Bible are so incorporated in
the everyday language that we use that
man Is ignorant indeed who is not
familiar with them Some one once asked
Daniel Webster how he became a great
orator. He answered that he studied the
Bible and modelled his style after that
book. Lincoln was fond of using Biblical
quotations, and much OF the force and
/ timeliness of his sayings were account
able 10 this habit"
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
WYOMING VALLEY CARPENTERS
STRIKE FOR MORE PAY

WILBEsBARRE. Pa. Feb 1.-The
carpenters of the. Wyoming Valley went
on strike this morning because the con
tractors have refused to give them an in
crease Of . cents an hour. All the con-
tractors except three have been com
PEELED to suspend work and as many new
bIi'iJsngs are being erected the strike is
severely felt. The building council will
meet tonight and try to effect a settle
ment.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
SYNDICATE AFTER MONTANA
CY. NIDE GOLD MINES

HELENA. Mon. Feb. Chicago and
New York capitalists are about to con
summate a $4,000, 600 mining deal in
Fergus county, Mon, involving the chief
cyanide gold mines OF eastern Montana.
Large payments have been made on
several of the properties and 1t is esti-
mated that more than so, 000, 900 will be
expended
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Time Out of Mind.

Probably the oldest tnepieee in ex-
istenee in the United States Is now IN the
possession OF a resident Of my town.
said Alexander 8. Adams, Of Joplin, No,
TO Times man at the New Willard.
This clock was recently procured by
President II. Rogers. of the Southwest
Missouri Electric Railway Company, and
for the first time in one hundred years Is
in the hands Of a cleaner and repairer.
Mr.. Rogers found the relic in Richmond.
Va. where il is said TO have been taken
from Kentucky village and had there
been in the possession Of one family for
Tearly one hundred years The clock IS
about seven feet tall and che case IS
made Of handsome rosewood. On the
works is stamped with q steel die the
date 1856
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
KING INTERVIEWS TO
SPARE MARC0NI TROUBLE

PARIS. Feb. "A Rome dispatch to
the 'RappeI" says the King has inter
vened to stop the proceedings Instituted
by the military authorities against Sig
nor Marconi In regard to his military
Service. The King has ordered that he
be placed on the navy list instead Of
The army. in such way as will make il
unnecessary for him 10 cease his scien-
tifc work or to return especially to
Italy
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
HEARD IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

tagonist said to him IN cutting terms:
''' Go on. boy: il dey'd cat your feet OF
you'd go up in de air jes ike a bal
4 loon.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
MISS GALE CLIMBED
BIG SHIPS LADDER
First Experience of a Would
Be Immigrant Inspector.
TOO NERVOUS FOR ANY WORK
Doubts Expressed If New Departure,
Made in Difference to Great Pressure,
viii Be Practicable.

Nearly four hundred women have hied
applications with Commissioner General
Sargent. of the Bureau of Immigration,
for the four positions as immigration In
sPectors at the port of New York So
heated has the contest grown that the
Commissioner General went to New York
yesterday to confer with Commissioner
Williams as to the selections.
The women appointed will be given 4
probationary period of service and those
who can stand the tests of boarding in
coming vessels in all kinds Of weather
Will be the ones retained Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis, president of the National W
c. T. L., has recommended the four de-
sired by that organization. but they will
be given no preference in the final
choice. Word was received at the Blu
reau Of immigration this morning of a
practical test Of the scheme in New York
haTbOT Saturday
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
ocEAE STEAMSHIP movEMENrs.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-Arrlved: ST. Paul.
from CheTbourgi Minnehaha, from Lon
don; Anrilia, from Nassau; Olinda, from
Mataazasi Erna. from Jamaica.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

, essI4iE women islst jv ,ovIs 80. 800 o54Fioo
will not be practicable, and the expert
ment Is being made TO satisfy a strong
pressure brought upon the bureau by
women Of the country desiring to put d
stop to the importation Of girls for I'm
moral purposes.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
NOTABLE SENTIMENTS FROM
WASHINGTON PULPlTS

DR.. Joseph Dawson, pastor OF the
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal
Church, preached yesterday morning
from the text, A Man OF CyTene. Simon
by Name: Him They Compelled to Bear
His Cross" The minister said great
part of what men have to suffer IN life
is the result of having 10 bear the bur
dens Of others
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

The Rev. Richard Lewis Howell deitv-
cred his morning sermon At St Marga-
ret's Church, Connecticut Avenue and
Bancroft Place, on the thirteenth chap
ter of the Book of Corinthians, beg n
ming at the thirteenth verse. The great
est of these is charity" He compared
Christianity with all other religions and
declared the others to be sectional and
restricted
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
ALLEGED BANK ROBBER
CAUGHT At A BANQUET
Six ReVOlVerS Trained on
Him as He Entertained.
BETRAYED BY HIS TELEGRAM
Posed as a Millionaire CapitaHst-So-
ciety Acquaintance at ATis-
tocratie Hotel.

QUINCY. III, Feb. while he watch
ed with tense excitement the hair
breadth 'scapes" Of the hunted hero in
the stirring meIodrama, Tracy. the
Outlaw ". L, Lane, alias Doc" But
Ter. alleged outlaw and accomplished
villain, became the focal point for the
searching gaze Of a squad of Quincy
detectives.
An hour later. while entertaining q
party of newly made acquaiHtances at
an er-the-sFow'' banquet in a lead
Ing hotel, six revoIvers in the hands of
as many police officers were IeveIed at
his head, and he was arrested on the
presumption that he was one of the Alb
ingdon bank robbers
Since last Saturday Lane has stopped
at ono Of the leading hotels, posing as a
wealthy stockman of Texas, and has Jaw
ishly spent money. At the time of his
arrest Lane was giving a lunch to a
small party with whom he had become
acquainted through some OF the we'll
known people of the city, all believing
him to be a rich Texan
Arrested at Banquet Table.
The man excited the suspicion OF Of
fcer Leahey while telephoning the West
ern Union relative to a telegram sent to
a Chicago address, and which concerned
a 7FfDment made by lane OF $4,000.
searched the rogues' gallery
is suspicious were aroused and
ane's picture and lengthy record.
as found attending the play Of
the Outlaw" with a party Of
nd was kept under close watch
lie arrest was made at the restaG-
ane was uEarmed. \ revolver ex-
Ike the one carried by the other
the Abingdon affair, already IN
rest, was found in his vaIise at
emOnt Hotel.
admits being at GaIesburg with
Quinn and Edward Raymond
Monday before the Abingdon rob
IN Tuesday morning they disap-
from GalesbUrg, and that night
nix at PrinceviIIe was robbed
Long Criminal Record.
nond has been identified as P. L.
an old-time pickpocket. who was
I'd here at big political barbecue
>. or DOC" Butler, as he is best
to the police, has a long criminal
He has served several terms in
the longest being one of FIVE
In the Iowa penitentiaTy- The
for which he received this sent
vas a bank robbery at Griswold
He was arrested at Council Bluffs
%, 1895, after q desperate battle
is CaptOTs. and convicted.
record dates back to 1889. when he
Jnvicted OF safe blowing and served
ar in the penitentiary at Lancas-
eb. Soon after his release he was
I'd at COYington KY. on a charge
safe blowing, but was not convicted.
Eas arrested at Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
---- taken to Jackson, Miss, to stand
trial on a charge Of burglary, but was
acquitted. Within a short time he was
convicted on charge Of bank robbery at
Sioux City, Iowa. and served one year in
the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1903-02-02
Miss Gales Great Effort.


Miss Gale, a friend Of one of Commits
sioner Williams inspectors, went out
with the revenue cutter Hudson and
boarded the incoming White Star liner
Teutonic by means Of the slender ladder
from the upper deck of the little cutter
and went through the inspection of i'm
migrants while the big liner proceeded
to dock. A more severe day for the test
Of what a woman inspector ez-
pected to do could not ha,
lected.
When the fog lifted. the TIE
her way laboriously through
to the quarantine station
ed into fury by
morning and the
tched and rolled
he chOppy sea.
led the cutter
here she should
IN the boat IS so
Ter half the off1c
themselves away
small cabin. occ
Is always filled
ut Bryan, an old
by taking Miss {
2, already too sma
ose entitled to
en the boat arriy
&c, Miss Gale, csc
and an Inspector
on deck and locke
with no little app
.red by the Passe
adder went all the
u ali Miss. Gale
rounds of the 81,
the ascent IN safe
ter feelings IN the
2. a cheer went
as they saw the
e. 7eSSe~ o-H ~
The Washington times., 1903-02-02

The Rev. AdoIph Roeder, of Orange,
y. J.. gave the fourth of a series Of ser
mons on The Bible and It's Inspira-
ton" last night, at the New Church
Sixteenth and Corcoran Streets north
west. He claimed the Bible to be God
own handiwork and the means OF con-
yeyance of the Holy Spirit.