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The Washington times., 1903-02-17
ZIG MEDICAL FEES.

The fabulous fees said to have been re-
ceiveC by DIT. Lorenz show once more
that American milliouaires are generally
liberal i'm their acknowledgment OF meci-
cal services JAY Gould paid his doc
tor a regular salary OF $4,000 a year.
whether SICK OF wei. For two months
attendance on his daughter Mr. Gould
paid between G11 900 end ElS.OOO. Mr.
Whitney paid $4,000 tor weeks attend
auce. Among other large fees may De
mentioned ono OF Gi2GuO which 10 is
said. was offered 10 a late president Of
u G Eryal College of Physicians iu Lon
Cor for visiting a patient az Cannes.
For ypc same journey jhe late Sir Morcl
Mackclzic Eoi 1000 Euineas, for his at
tendance on The Emperor Frederick he
received in an EI3. C00- One OF the
lorse-t fees on record Is that received by
Or. Uimsdale. an ancestor Of the oN-Iord
mayor. Tor iuOcuiatinE Catherine ID. Em-
pf ess al Russia. against smallpox iL lIU--
TIE, fee itself was Clio. OOo but. in al ii-
ton. the fortunate physician Eot E2.C00
for travelling expenses. with Nfe pen
sion Of $500. and many oouo-s.-LCndon
Medical Journal
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
ORIGIN OF "NAvvIES."

Mr. Chamberlain is credited with The
intention Of exporting thousands Of Brit
ish "navvies" TO South Africa. The word
IS now much more frequently used in the
colonies than I'm the mother country. but
IL had its origin here. II dates from the
period Of the construction Of canals,
when the phrase inland navigation
became familiar 20 eye and ear. The
workmen employed on canals came TO be
known ar ''navigators.' and by a natural
process OF linguistic condensation the
word was soon abbreviated into nav
vies" Its application afterward was eE-
tended TO the men employed on the max
ing of railways. and now. I'm our colonies
al least any able-bodicd workman rs
called a navy" quite irrespective OF
the nature of the work on which he is
employed London Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
BRIDES HAPPY SMILES
WERE TURNED To TEARS
Saw By Chance Her Mothers Death
Announced in a Paper

A pathetic little incident occurred in
the periodical reading room OF the Il
brary Of Congress last nigGt which Illus
trates how closely the tragicaI and com
zeal are interviewer in life.
They were bridal couple. This fact
was patent to all observers. Smiles and
significant looks greeted their entrance
while more than one reader kept his
weather eye on their movements. They
asked for the home paper of a little
town down in ole Virginny" With i'll
concealed glee they read the elaborate
account OF their wedding and journey.
As they started 20 leave the bride, as
by an after thought. turned 20 the day :
Issue. Suddenly she grew pale and
would have fallen had not the bride
groom caught her She pointed out a
paragraph to him and said: Take me
home. George II will" he said, and
led her from the room.
One had curiosity enough 20 look at
the crumpIed paper where short para
graph explained the scene:
1T is with regret that we learn OF
the sudden death Of Mrs. w. whose
daughter. Jane. was married on Satur-
day to Mr.. S. Of this town. Mr. and
Mrs. ). are spending their honeymoon in
Washington"
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Parade Growing Apace.

The executive committee having
charge Of the Washington Birthday cele-
bration held a meeting last evening in
their headquarters. king and Washing
ton Streets. and many encouraging re-
ports from various subcommittee were
received. The members Of the commit
tee expect that nearly 1900 uniformed
men will be in line Among them viii
be a large number Of soldiers. The
members Of the committee interviewed
Commissioner MacfarIand and Fire Chief
Dutton and we're promised the District
Fire Department would he represented
in the parade. providing the weather was
favorable The members Of the com
mittee think one of the chemical en-
gincs will b. sent down.
The spanish-American War Veterans.
Of Washington. have signifed their in
tentiOn or participating in the parade.
and IL is expected that nearly 500 Will
be in line Eleven brass bands. includ-
ing a portion Of the United States Ma e
rine Band. viii participate. a large
number OF military and civic organiza-
tons. as heretofore stated. will be in
line OF march Many merchants are pre-
pairing elaborate floats for the process
sion Frederick J. Raf chairman OF the
executive committee, has received for
NAL notice from Gov. A. J. Montague
that he will be present. During his stay
here he VIII be the guest OF Gardner L.
BOOthe III Princess Street Invita-
tions have been forwarded to 3 number
OF prominent military people in Rich
mond TO be present The committee hav-
/ ing charge Of entertaining the visiting
members OF the press are making elab-
crate arrangements for entertaining ths
visitors.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
A 1OKE ON GENERAL COUCH.

\ GOOD story is told i'm connection WITH
ore a. -Goof Brhavdcrs battles with
,hc Sikhs. Cough vos a man OF rNtraoT-
binary personal bravery. but he was also
s.tIemelv reckless aad imDeJG0US. auu
hts Great idea on an occasions Was 10
charge His staf, soon realizing what
risks attended this dashing description
q tactics tc dealing with such an enemy
a- the SiEhs. persuaded Cough az ,1e
commencement OF or" OF the more i'm
oortant fights TO mount q high tow e..
only accessible b. q ladder The sugges
tion being that he could better dire"s
the operations frCm that eminence.
Cough climbed TO the tCo Of the tower
and rapidly came 20 the conclusion that
the only course open was. as usual. 10
charge. but wen h. wished to descend
Tie STAFF old the ladder had disappeared
The story goes that there WAS no i'm
mediate charge. and that the battle was
won for that reasOn.-LOndon Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
AMATEUR ENGINEER
MEETS AWFUL DEATH
Caught Between Drum and
Cable Of Elevator.

NEW YORK. Feb. I'm the BurniOn
apartment house. 81 West Sixty ninth
Street. at 1870 o'clock this morning
man was instantly killed and was so
caught in the cables OF the elevator
that policemen ard frcmcn had TO work
an hour before they could extricate the
body The victim was Frederick Beb-
bles. negro coachman Of 2t7 West
Sixty-niuth Street
The elevator cables 20, ON, oi order
last night. and Ee0DIes undertook TO
make repairs Cae OF the cables had
Tapped over the drum in the basement
Ordering tho elevator boy so remain in
the car. Bebblc5 wrapped a rag about
the greasy cables. and when he was
ready shouted TO The boy 10 start the
car. with the motion OF the cable ne
thought 10 pull lt 20 its place on the
drum
When the cable started the rag was
caught between the cable and the drum.
Another instant and the mans hand
caught He sh-ieked. but in a second
more his body had been dragged over
the drum.
He was temporarily employed in the
building in the absence OF the engineer,
but had been warned 10 have nothing 70
do with the elevator.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
MUSICAL ART SOCIETY
WILL SING INDIAN SONGS

For many years the Ojibway tribe OF
Indians. dwelling on the Canadian shores
OF Lake Huron. have annually given
performance of the Indian play "Hia-
watha" upon the legends and traditions
Of which Longfellow's poem of that name
is based. The play consists OF songs.
dances. and cerernonials. and Of the for
mer Frederick r. Burton. OF Yonkers,
y. Y. recently made prescriptions
which he has harmonized and arranged
with a free translation OF the Indian
words. Tho melodies are doubtless OF
very ancient origin. just how long they
have been in use not being ascerta inable.
The words may not be SO ancient. as new
verses. il seems. are sometimes sUbsti-
tuted for old by the Indians.
The Musical Art Society has prepared
two o. these harmonized songs for it's
American compc~s concert tomorrow
in the New Willard banquet hall It
should not be understood that these
songs are essentially barbaric or sug-
gestive of tOmtoms. bone rattles. and
the like. the melodies are well marked
and pleasing and with their civilized
/ garnishment have a real musical value.
The Musical Art Society's work is pa
\ tronized by many OF Washington lead
ling society people. among whom are Mrs.
James w Pinchot. Mrs Reginald De
/ Koven. Mrs. Julius Catlin. Mrs. Cuno
H. Rudolph. Mrs Lodge. Mrs. Hanna.
. Miss Fuller. Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Bell. and
Z Mrs Larner Indications point to a
/ large audience composed of the cultured
music lovers OF the city
The sale OF seats is IN the hands OF
T. Arthur Smith at Sanders & stay
mans. 1927 F Street
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES.

Church South Mr.. Freeman was eighty
three years OF age and was formerly en-
gagged in the real estate business in
this city. and at one time was con-
nectcd with the land department OF the
Southern Railway Company.
Funeral services were held al 10
O'Clock this morning over the remains
OF Engineer Thomas J. Puryis. who was
engineer Of the Inflated New York and
Florida express train over the Southern
Railway. which was wrecked at Ravens
worth early Sunday morning. at his late
residence. ia South Patrick Street.
The Rev. J. p. Stump. pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Of
ficiated 4 large number OF railway men
attended The floral offerings were
numerous and handsome. Afterward
the remains were placed aboard the
train which left at 11:35 O'Clock and
taken TO Charlottesville for burial. A
large number OF railway men accom-
panied the remains TO their last rest
ing place
AT 10 O'Clock this morning funeral
services were held at 6O9 Oronoco Street
over the remains OF William Bender.
former jockey. who died early last Mon
day morning Rev. W J. Morton. rector
OF Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
oficiated The remains were placed or
the I2:14 O'Clock train and shipped 10
Philadelphia for interment. Mr.. Bender
was a former WE'LL known jockey.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

the Indians have become troublesome
and Q band Of soldiers is altogether in
sufficient to defend the animals against
the onslaughts of the Indians. The an
nual buffalo feast is enc Of the estab-
lished customs OF the Indians, ana they
would willingly face full army Of sol
diers rather than let a year pass with
cut observing. the feast.
Buffalo meat has never been a com
mercial product in this section Of the
world. but in the last few years the
meat of the animal has become a rad
in the ultra fashionable society. and
fancy prices have been offered for even
small quantities OF the meat. During
the holidays just past Major Lille ship
ped a score Of butchered buffalo to New
York and Ter them he received more
than 50 pound.
The herd has increased % per cent in
numbers in the past year. With 50 large
a herd Major Lille believes that he viii
be able TO furnish the entire supply Of
buffalo meat TO the country There is
absolutely no chance for competition,
ard the price Of the meat on the mar
ket In both New York and Chicago viii
! be regulated by the output of the Keno
sha ranch.
In buying the property on which %
place the fruits OF his unique trust,
! Major Lille has spent more than
! $500 COO and as much more viii ne put
/ into buildings TO provide for the proper
care Of the animals.
II is the plan 10 remove the animals
( to the East early in April and regular
stores or the company viii be opened
/ in the leading cities by n early part OF
! the summer.
/ Major Gordon W. Lille is one Of Tho
most noted OF the men who have made
/ the West famous. and his daring scheme
OF coralIinE all the buffalo in the world
/ Is i'm keeping with many others which
/ he has made. lie is regarded as one o
/ the wealthiest men in the West A
/ Pawnee he owns banks. railways. gen
! eral stores and everything that coulC
be considered general utility.
! He was originally a "tenderfOot." H'
! was born al Bloomington. H.. and wa'
I educated al Yale. When he had com
( pIeted his college course ne went Yves
! and was soon the hero OF the famous
/ rush which marked the opening OF INT
/ Cherokee strip for colonization. Wiz
a single bound ne became the Ieadin,
white man in the new territory and be
came known as THE Little Giant OF tn
I West" He became the trusted agent o
the Government in the new territory
and was the interpreter for the Govern
mcnt in the dealings with the Indians.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
DELINQUENT TAXES
COMING IN RAPIDLY
But Little Property VIII Re
main Unredeemed.

The District Commissioners yesterday
sent a reply TO the letter OF W NJ.
Snuster. assistant secretary OF the
Board of Trade. relative 10 the issue
Of deeds upon deliqueut tax property
In resolution recently passed by the
Board OF Trade request was made hat
the delivery or these deeds be post
poned to allow owners OF property VINO
desired TO redeem their holdings by
the payment Of taxes and costs.
The Commissioners say they had an
ticipatcd the request by naming Febru-
airy - as the date when the deeds
would be delivered. The Commissioners
give reasons for their action, and re-
view at length the legislation of Con-
/ gress and the efforts % the authorities
to have the taxes paid without resort
to the drastic method Of deciding away
/ the property They say their efforts
have been fairly successful, and only a
small part Of the property recorded as
delinquent a year and a half ago is now
! so.
II is explained that legislation on
( this subject was passed by Congress to
break up a long standing abuse. Under
1.-THE workings OF the law which allowed
the District TO bid in pieces OF property
I at the annual tax sales. il was Gus
tomary for many taxpayers 10 refrain
/ from paying assessments until they
we're outlawcd 1t is fact that num-
Der OF pieces OF real estate in the Dis
trict have not yielded any revenue for
twenty-five years.
Congress determined to bring these
. - he
law Of February 10. 1902. permitting
payments OF taxes due since 1887 TO
the end Of the calendar year 1905 at &
per cent interest. Under the provisions
of a second act OF July ]. 1902. the
Commissioners we're directed TO sell al
private sale items OF taxes bid In by
the District since 1887. and TO issue taN
deeds against the property.
In their letter the Commissioners eX-
plain that notices have been sent tC
the owners of the property invt sd
the time for carrying out the law has
been extended more than six months
: and they do not see that any unneces
sary hardship. should follow the ISSUE
OF the deeds on February %. The no
tees sent and the time allowed has re
suited in the payment into the treas
ury OF about 5000 600 OF back taxes. an,
the Commissioners think everything ha
2 been done consistent with intelligen
2 administration.
D Accordingly on February % the deed
( 10 property not yet redeemed will b
S handed over TO the purchasers OF III
taxes. and these long standing account
. on the books OF the Collector OF Take
I viii be balanced Twenty five of tn
deeds have been issued already, an
about 100 more are in the hands Of tn
- Commissioners awaiting the action L
2 be taken on February %
e C. Davis. the collector, said toda
that payments are made daily. an
property redeemed. He is OF the Opinio
that on the 25th Of the month not NOR
: than seventy pieces OF propert
will remain 70 be decided over. This
70 he believes. is sufficient Justification 10
- the laws enacted by Congress requirin
= these long standing obligations to b
paid.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
BEFocGED ELECTRIC CABLES.

Fogs have been charged with causing
considerable trouble with electric trans
mission on the Pacific Coast. II has
been found hat The lines work well in
wet weather bCt w5th q dry spell fol
lowed bv q fog poles become burned on
TO overcome ;hia diMculty. The pins and
che lover parr Of she insIlators are
buried ina g redwood block four and one
hair inches deep. with the hole for the
ipsulat0r Of one and ore-nalf inches
greater radius than the insulator and
The TOD OF the block two inches below
he wire. SO far. IL is said, he device
has prevented dust and fog drifting in
under the insulator.-P Pages Magazine.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
CARROLL INSTITUTES
ANNUAL BANQUET

The annual banquet Of Carroll Insti-
tute will be given in the Institute Hall
Thursday evening. and long list OF
prominent speakers Is promised. The
committee in charge Is made up as fol-
lows.
James r. shea. chairman. r y. Bow
man. secretary Joha T..Crowiey. treas
urer. NJ Brady. j. A. Cahill. George T.
Cox. Michael J. Keane. p. A. DTury. p
r. Carr. F. J. p Cleary. Ed J. Hannah.
B. +. saul. John J. Nolan. J. u Mckee.
p. J. Walshe. DR.. ". B. DAILY. p. T. Mo-
ran. Fl. W Sohm. p. c. J. TresnOr J. J..
O'LCary-
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
AMERICAN INVESTORS
ILL-USED IN HONDURAS
Party of Ten Made Prisoners
by Gunboat.
THEIR SCHOONER SEARCHED
Cleveland Business Men Sent to Puerto
CoTtez Under Guard, But
Finally Turned Loose.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. IL
Charles Kuttler. OF Dubuque, Iowa, ar
rived here yesterday from Puerto
COrtez. Honduras. with the news that
he and party OF ten business men Of
Cleveland, Ohio. and other cities had
been held. temporarily. prisoners OF the
government OF Honduras
The party was on an American
schooner. bound for, the mouth OF the
Patusa River, to look after timber and
fruit land investments. or the north
coast Honduras gunbOat stopped the
schooner, put a number OF sailors on
board. and searched the vessel for con-
traband goods
Sent to Puerto Cortez as Prisoners.
While a band Of greasy soldier-sail-
Ors were going through our clothes, and
another lot confined themselves to
searching the schooner. a platoon OF
the crew Of the gunboat stood on the
deck OF the ironcIad boat with rifles
leveled at US" Mr. Kuttler said We
had 10 throw up our hands. and when
the searching was over, we're taken to
Puerto Cortcz as prisoners OF war. We
were finally released. after experiencing
many hardships."
Those in the PARTY besides Mr.. Kut-
tier were A. w Miller. Clinton, Ohio;
r. s. Rathburn. Clinton. Ohio; F. f
Wilson, Fred w. Woodroch. J. G. Pom
creme. and John c. Linsoln. all Of Cleve-
land. and Fred Miller. of Dubuque Mr.
KutIer came home alone. the others To-
naming In Honduras.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
ANAEMOTR0PHY.
Do You Recognize It?

When land is used and not fortified
il soon becomes worked out and the
crops will be poor and small. So when
poor or not well selected food is used
the body runs down and the blood oc-
comes impoverished
Physicians call IL AnacmOtrophy- r.
may show itself in the form OF rheuma r.
tisrn. dyspepsia and bowel troubles. gen
eraI weakness. fainting spells or other
ways. all accompanied by nervousness.
About two months ago my wife no,
having been fed on properly selected
food became very III and her physician.
after a thorough examination. declared
her TO be suffering from ADacmOtrOphy.
fdefCiout blood 10 was necessary 20
change the food so enrich the blood and
strengthen the organs and muscles and
brace up tho nerves with good diet
Her stomach and entire system were ~
revolt against pasty iadigestlhlC com
pounds and partly cooked cereals. and
%" overWoTked organs protested against
being longer overburde1cd.
Ono day Z bought package OF Grape
Nuts and she began using hem al once.
Not only did she relish the delicate fay-
or but her stomach received them with
out Protest.
IA breaktast and supper this was her
only food save occasionally cracker
with Jelly. I'm week or so her cheeks
had taken on a tinRC OF red and her
strength had visibly increased. The doc
tor congratulated himself and her upon
her recovery. He could hardly believe
81 possible then. but now he h. @ steady
user OF Grape Nuts himself. Today her
general health IS vastly improved hcr
weight has Increased eleven pounds and
she Is eating whatever she likes. her di-
gestion being perfect.
Il attribute this 10 the increased nour-
ishment and rest given 20 the digestive
organs by he use OF Grape Nuts. We
cannot say 100 much IN honest and well
lacrited praise Of f." Name given BY
Postum Co. Battle Greek. Mich
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
DECLINES To DISCUSS
ELDER DEMPSTER SALE
Sir William Van Horne. Non -COmmittal
as to Reported Steamship Deal.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-AmOng the pas
sengers who arrived this morning on the
steamship MORO Castle from Havana
was Sir William Van Horne In reply To
questions concerning the alleged sale OF
the Elder Dempster line OF steamships
10 the Canadian Pacific Railway. he said:
Il do not know II the deal was made.
but will know within an hour after ]
land I know negotiations-Offe rs-were
made back and forth between the parties.
No; 1 viii not say that There were ru-
rlors concerning the deal a short time
ago. but ! cannot make any statement at
this time"
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
HIGH PRICES FOR ROC EGGS.

The supply OF roc eggs is apparently
not yet exhausted I'm Madagascar. for a
fresh specimen was brought over recent
~ from Antananarivo TO Johannesburg.
its finder doubtless regarding the Rand
capital as the most likely market in the
South African quarter. The egg was put
up for sale by auction between the
chains" the other day. and after some
spirited bidding was sold for 100 gum
cas- Being. comparatively speaking. a
fresh egg. the price paid for IL is prob
ably a fair one. but. after II passes
through a few more auctions its ngure
may reach the regular market standard
which has lately been we'll over 200
Standardization Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Washington Company Incorporated.

In the corporation court yesterday af-
ternoon Judge Louis C. Braley granted
a charter TO the Woodley Apartment
He Sc Company. OF Washington. the OBJ
jects Of which are 10 buy and rent and
sell land and 20 erect. operate. and
maintain buildings. The sum of s200. 000
is named as the capital stock. The fol-
lowing are the incOrpOratOTs: $. w
Woodward. T Frank Schneider. z s
Parker. and Phelan c. HAYES. all OF
Washington. The local attorney is
Gardner l. BOothe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
DECLINED TO INTERFERE.

-svsryonc knows TIE dislike Ok The
country person 10 interfere with MS
neighbor5. A good instance has just &C
Cured IN the Midlsnds. Farmer Jarvis.
driving TO market saw through the open
door o. barn the body OF a neighbor
suspended from beam, and drove on.
revolving the tragedy. when he reached
The market town he impaired the news
with deliberate emphasis. Good Hcav-
Cnv,' exclaimed the other. and did YOU
cur him down. No" said the farmer
mere slowly still, 'he Harn't dead yet.
London Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
SON MARCHE STORE ROBBED
BY WINDOW SMASHERS

Window smashers visited the Bon
Marche store. in Seventh Street north
west. early this morning. and after shat
tering n large pane Of glass stole four
watches. valued at about so. Two men
were seen running from the store by
Special Officer Gilbert, but disappeared
from view almost Immediately.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
CAsTELLANE TO VISIT AMERICA

PARIS. Feb. 17.-Count Boni de Cas-
teIIane viii sail for New York on the
North German Lloyd liner Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse February IS 10 rejoin
his wife. who is spending the winter
with her American relatives. The ccun;
viii remain in America one month.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
INSTRUCTIONS TO PLUMBER

Robert B. Caverly. or 5O4 Tenth street
northwest. has been informed by the
District Commissioners that he viii DO
required 10 hle with the Inspector OF
Plumbing drawings OF the building IN
which he proposed to establish sys-
TEN OF waste pipes and section show
ing the fittings and vents Mr.. Caverly
asked permission TO use twO-inch cast
iron vertical vents in place Of galvanized
iron in dwelling houses and apartment
buildings