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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
Merchant Marine Reaches
Highest Point in History
Nu fol
in Century of Development

there was a steady increase until ls2S.
when the total reached 1,741, S92 tons. A
heavy decline followed, and ia 1880, the
total was but 1915 tons. This was the
condition OF things az the outset OF
Jackson's Administration.
Steam Vessels Come In.
Nearly all these years the merchant
marine consisted almost entirely Of sail
ing vessels. Steam cut no figure what
ever until lS23, when the steam tonnage
was 2i.S79 tons only. For many years
the merchant marine was almost who'll
~ composed Of sailing vessels, and not.
in fact. until as recently as 1893 did the
steam tonnage run ahead OF the tonnage
OF the sailing vessels.
In the years from 1880 TO 1860. there
was marvellous growth I'm the mer-
chant marine With but few exceptions
each year showed an increase over its
predecessor. The following are the
figures by decades:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
AN ORCHARD RODBER
A BIG BROWN BEAR
Bruin, Who Had Been Living on Prunes,
Was Slain by Veteran
Sportsman.

SPOKANE. Wash. Oct 27.-''Tonl"
Hopper. a veteran bear hunter. has cut
another notch on the stock OF his bear
gun. He killed last week a 300-pound
brown bear on the Piper ranch. Pleas
ant Prairie. about twelve miles from
Spokane.
The brute had been living on the
prunes IN the orchards and repeated
efforts had been made TO capture him.
without success Finally Mr.. Hopper
was summoned. With his dogs and gun
he made search for the bear, and
after three days OF hard hunting found
him. The bear took to a large pine tree.
The hunter took deliberate aim at the
lower jaw and hit his mark. break &
the bone and rendering the animal I'M
able to injure the dogs
The shock brought the bear tumblinE
70 the ground and then a fight began.
Finally Hopper shot the bear In tie
head and killed him. The bear measured
seven feet IN length
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
TYPICAL SCOTCH LASS
TO WE'D AN FRESHMAN
Lady Constance Mackenzie Remarkable
for Her Aquatic Feats
and Triumphs.

EDINBURGH. Oct 26.-Lady Con-
stance Mackenzie. who VIII soon become
Lady Constance Fitzgerald. is a typical
Scottish lassie of high degree. This is
as it should be. for i'm her veins flows
the biuest blood of Scotland. and she is
her sister Lady Cromartie's heiress 20
one of the oldest OF Scottish titles.
To the public at large Lady Constance
Is best known as the winner for three
years in succession OF tho Challenge
Shield Of the Bath Club. Her aquatic
feats are quite remarkable. and 1t IS
said that there Is no professional lady
swimmer in the world who can vie with
her as regards both grace aad endur-
ancc.
Few modern girls have had 4 more in
tcTestinF and delightful life. Her bride
Eroom-elect. Captain Fitzgerald. of the
Fifth iussaTs. is. as his name implies
an Irishman lie shares his hancee'
love of outdoor life and of every form Of
sport
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
ESTATES OF BOURBONS'
FOR SALE IN ITALY
villa Madame, With It's Wall Paint
ings by Raphael. Now on
the Market.

ROME, oct. 26.-The deDosed royal
family OF the Two sicilies. the Bour-
bons. have apparently given up hope
for recapturing the throne. as all their
real estate in italy is for sale.
While negotiating with France for the
sale OF the Farnese palace. the villa
Madame, with grand wall paintings By
the great Raphael. was placed in the
hands Of real estate dealer. who asks
10000 francs. The same man will sell
the palace OF Caprarola for a million, #
he can get il.
This is one OF the great show places Of
Italy. The place Is almost uninhabitable
and looks frightfully neglected. The
Bourbons evidently have not spent a
cent for its preservation for many years
past
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Another View at Malone.
MONEY AND CANDY PROVE
TOO GREAT TEMPTATION

Alexander Ehmling was yesterday
convicted IN Criminal Court No. ] Of
cmbezzlement. He was accused Of ap-
propriating % his own use 500 and G52
pounds ~ candy, the property Of the
Sewcl Distributing Company. by which
he was employed. The trial OF Ehmling
was begun last THURSDAY Ehmling Is
apparently not more than twenty-one
or twenty-five years ~ age and while
hts trial WIS IN progress his WIFE pre-
possessing young woman not out OF her
teens. sat by his side. The Government
was represented by Assistant District
Attorneys Turner and Gordon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
LAREDO YELLOW FEVER
SITUATION Is BETTER

Reports from Laredo. Tex show the
yellow fever situation improved. The
official bulletin October 2s indicates 5
new cases. no deaths. 544 total cases to
date. and ~ as the total deaths
There Is &c Improvement al Monterey.
Friday and Saturday there were II new
cases there. and > deaths. besides II
suspected casea
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This century's Growth.

or the total tonnage that now exists,
3. 40S. 0SS tons are steam tonnage and p
3d. 57 tons are sailing tonnage.
The total number OF vessels is now
- 42s. there being s.o5f steam and 49,
S7i sail vessels The total number OF
vessels has not increased except in
very recent years. however, IL being
q l67 in 1868. This is accounted FOR, of
course. by the fact that while more
Yessels are not being constructed. they
are being made heavier and the proper
ton OF large steam vessels is constantly
increasing. Since 1898 The total num-
her has grown from 22.705 10 24.425.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
ANOTHER NEW coUNrERFEIT

A new counterfeit 50 note has been
discovered by the Secret Service. It Is
on the First National Bank OF Lynn.
Mass. and is Photograph Identical In
workmanship with the $40 note on the
Miller's River National Bank. Of Athol
Mass, recently discovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
A Zigzag Course.

In all this time. a third of a CEN
fury. there was no real progress. Il year
or few years OF slight growth being
followed by ono or several Of decline.
Even IN that time OF great prosperity
following McKinley's Inauguration there
was little growth of the merchant
marine. In fact. from 1897 to 1898 the
tonnage declined from 4,769.020 20 f.749, 7SS-
In 1899 the total tonnage was but 1891
23S In 1900 the total was 5.164. SO. being
below what IL was as far back as lSsf.
when the total was SIP COL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
KRATZ MAKES FIGHT
AGAINST EXTRACTION

Charles Kratz. the 81. Louis boodler,
who IS under arrest at Guadalajara
Mex, has been refused bail, He has
announced that he will fight extradition
bitterly His a,'orneys are In the City
OF Mexico making an attempt 10 pre-
vent kratz's emOval TO this country
Dispatches from Guadalajara state that
Kratz cannot be admitted 10 bail with
out the consent " the State Department
OF the United States
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Then follows the strongest story Of all
as TO the development Of the merchant
marine Emerging from the war. with
its ravages Of privateers and It's mani
fold drawbacks. with shipping of ton
mage OF over 100000 one would have
supposed there would follow steady
gain in the years OF plenty that came
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27

after the rebellion. But such was not
the case. IN 1866 the tonnage sank TO
4.310,77s tons, a loss of over IS per cent
from 1865. And in the entire time that
has passed from 1865 to 1903 there has
been a gain OF but 990.5s3 tons. the
present total tonnage being 6.0S7. S45 tons.
From 1866 to 1899. inclusive. the tonnage
was. without exception. below the five
million mark. though 1t never fell below
four millions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
BANK NOTES REDEEMED.

National bank notes received FOR re.
demption yesterday were SG03sss Coy
eminent receipts were. From Internal
revenue. 81, I67. 068; customs ss33. sgI; mis-
cellaneous. si57, 685 Expenditures were
81 SO 0o0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS INCREASE.

Steady increase in the customs col
lections OF the Philippines is indicated
b. the reports prepared by the Bureau
o. Insuisr Affairs Tor the first SIX
months OF 1903. The collections for that
period amounted 20 s4.f4s.424. as against
H.SSs,ssT for the corresponding period of
lsog.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
MULE REMEMBERS
He ONCE DREW A GAR
Just Like Old Times, He
Trots Ahead of One.
ALL KANSAS CITY LAUGHS
Nothing Could Divorce Animal From
Familiar Task Until the Line
Branched OF.
ALL KANSAS CITY LAUGHS

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. e. THAT il
Is essy to revive I'm mule long for
gotten habits and Instincts was shown
by an incident that took place on the
Southwest Boulevard last week
The RosedaIe trolley line. which comes
in over Wyoming Street. was the last
through line in the CITY on which mule
cars were operated II Is only a few
years since the change was made When
the mules were sold. some OF them
found their way into the possession OF
teamsters near the car barns at Thir-
tieth Street and Southwest Boulevard
a few OF them are stin there
Freedom of Streets.
A few days ago one OF these relies OF
Kansas City's early day transit facili-
ties obtained the freedom OF the streets
or was turned loose TO shift FOR himself
/ lie wandered aimlessly along the street
car tracks in the direction OF the city
A trolley car came buzzins along at a
lively speed and finally stopped TO take
on passengers.
The car was directly behind the mule
| The animal standing between the rails
turned his head and regarded the car in
tently- He appear red 20 feel that there
was something familiar in his situation
/ The motOrman changed his bell and the
car started. The mule tossed hts head
and proceeded TO trot along in front OF
Il. 1t seemed just ike old times. The
motorman was in hurry 20 get az
speed. He changed his bell and shouted
/ ''Glang there; git up Bill"
/ What more was needed 10 bring back
wildly the recollectiOns Of the past.
Those well remembered tones and tho
rumbling car at his hecls-it was All
just as IL used 20 be.
Plying Old Trade.
/ The mule trotted on. His head hung
/ low and he dropped into the old pIod-
ding. automatic movement Characters
tic Of the street car mule The motor
man swore and shouted. He leaned from
the vestibule window and waved his
arms. This was all as Il should be
/ but the mule missed the broom handle
with which the drivers used 90 prod
and hammer his launches.
/ The passengers looked out of the win
dows and laughed. Boys on the side
walk jeered the motorman and en-
couraged the mule. The man at the
/ controller tried new plan. lie allowed
the car 10 run against the mule,
shanks To the mule II was additiona
I evidence that he was plying his ole
\ trader and he changed mis- gait TO g
short, jerky gallop.
The old route used 10 run 70 Eight
zenith and Main Streets. where tn,
mule cars were attached TO the cabl,
I trains. AT Wyandotte Street the cleo
trio car turned north. The mule, hi,
old habits revived. went on east unit
/ he discovered that he no longer haS
I the car behind him. He looked 20 tn.
right and 10 the left for a moment, be
/ wildered. Then he resumed his aim
I less wandering. lie was once NOR,
I abandoned and discarded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
CHENOWETH,

Boarding school for young ladies. Building over
looking Dupont Circle; elevator; gymnasium;
steam heat; large sChcclrooms; practice-rooma,
a refined and well appointed home. Actress
PRINCIPALS 1927 New Hampshire Avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
Civil War Records.

The figures through the civil war
period are interesting as showing that
IN spite OF the tremendous drain Of the
rebellion. the nations shipping declined
but little. They are as follows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27

The United States merchant marine
is now at the highest point reached in
the history OF the country The total
tonnage at present is G,0S7.335 tons. ac-
cording TO official figures the six mil
Hon mark having been Ikssed this year
for the first time.
The years from 1900 on have Wit
messed a noticeable revival in the mer-
chant marine of the country In 1900
the five million mark was passed for
the first tine in many years. Since
then the growth has been rapid. the ef-
fects of the wonderful prosperity Of
the nation having made itself felt at
last on the sea. regardless of the alb
sence OF shin subsidies.
Second on the List.
The United States has now reached
a point where it stands second to
Great Britain IN the strength of its
merchant marine. The tonnage of the
merchant shipping Of England. how
ever is far in excess Of the merchant
marine of this country, and according
to Lioyd's register. exceeds 16OoO00o
tons.
The growth OF the merchant marine
OF the United States has been remark
ably rapid in some periods since Revo-
lutionary days. and in others bhe abb
sence OF growth has been equally re-
marSable. as an examination of the Of
fetal figures on tonnage and number Of
vessels for the different years since
17S9 Indicate.
A Century Record.
IN 1883 the total tonnage Of the mer-
chant marine OF the United States was
20I. So tons. At this time the youthful
Republic WIS going forward with great
strides. and in a single year. from i7Ss
to 1870. the tonnage grew 10 1897 tons.
an increase Of III 1-3 per cent
In spite Of the ravages on commerce
caused by the war of 1872. the tonnage
Of the merchant marine suffered little
at that time, and following the war
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
sHz oRILL=RY
The oIhEY SCHOOL

1852 Eighteenth Street.
Primary. Academic. and College Preparatory
Catalogues. Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey.
Miss Laura Lee Dorsey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
VERMONT JUDGE MAKES
ANTEGHINESE RULING
Authority of immigration
Inspectors Recognized.
PUT AHEAD OF COURTS
View Taken Is Different From That
Held by the New York
Bench.
PUT AHEAD OF COURTS

The Department Of Justice has received
copy OF the recent decision OF Judge
Wheeler. of the Vermont district court
in which he makes ruling Of the
greatest importance 10 the Bureau Of
immigration in the carrying out q the
,.nincse exclusion law. He holds that
executive officers duly appointed under
the Department Of Commerce and Labor
20 positions with the Bureau OF Imrni-
grafton. have authority TO pass on the
detention Of Chinese. and that such mat
tiers are not for the decision Of the
Courts.
The point decided Is gratifying 20 the
Department OF Justice, as II has been
recognized that with the power Of ap-
peal 10 the courts taken away. adj
miuistration OF the laws excluding
Chinese would be a simple matter.
wen-Settled Principle.
The opinion declares:
THAT the legislative department may
exclude any race or classes Of any race
not citizens from the country ana
identify and return those net entitled
70 come by executive as well as judicial
officers seems 10 be too well settled by
numerous and uniform decisions 81 the
Supreme Court 20 require or warrant
CO 1tioas
IL Is hello that power TO decide ques-
lions arising in executive proceedings
may as well be conferred by act Of
Congress upon executive officers as upon
others.
Another View at Malone.
The New York courts have taken a
different view from Judge Wheeler, and
this accounts for the large number 81
Chinese that have recently come 20 the
port OF Malone. y. Y
The Department. OF Commerce ana
Labor Will. it is said. recommend TO
Congress a number OF changes in the
immigration laws. These recommenda-
lions viii relate TO administrative de-
tails ard will be calculated TO make
the carrying out Of the laws more ef-
feciive
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27

ElocutiOn and English. Glasses now open. Fo
circular and terms apply TO CARRIE MARH
DOUGLASS. ITO + st. NV, Aetzerott Hall
sea-gOt d&Sn
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LIS esLcHs cMt sERmcE MsTIuTE.
Established 1883.

Established 1888
Thousands prepared for examinations. Pupils
registering daily az 9QS st. NV. Reasonable
rates.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
Oil From Wrecked Cars.

Chief Geologist Hayes gave practically
the same facts. He. however. went into
commercial possibilities a little deeper.
DE related an incident occurring only a
few mouths ago. IN which several tank
cars 1iiled with oil had been wrecked in
Prince George county. This oil seeped
into the porous ground. and IN few
weeks II was pereoiatins down hiu
finally reaching the surface OF the earth
on the water OF the small streams.
The oil was seen by scores Of people.
and in few hours there was a boom
reminding one Of the busiest days in
Texas The price Of ground jumped a
thousand and more per cent. Then the
Government scientists made an investi-
gauon. and discovered the source Of the
oil supply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09

The city of Ithaca. N. Y, Is the latest
community to learn the terrible lesson of
the dangers that Turk In unguarded. until
tered drinking water. Having for many
years used 81 nearby creek a s a water sup
ply without seriously questioning its relia-
bility. 1t has proceeded in false security I'M
til II is now In the clutches Of a typhoid
fever epidemic of alarming proportions.
One day last week there were $40 cases of
the fever on record In Ithaca. A correspond
ing prevalence of the fever in Philadelphia
1t Is noted. would result in no less than "a 600
cases. a frightful morbidity. This COMPARE
son indicates the violence OF the outbreak in
Ithaca. and in a most striking manner Illus
trates the vital need OF water publication
for cities of all sizes. The truth Is that
the country is filling up so rapidly that it
Is no longer safe 20 take drinking water out
OF the streams. They do not flow now
through the virgin forests. Their course
lies in practically every instance through
farming regions. more or less thickly In
by the time the stream has reached the
city the water is polluted with all manner
Of filth and bears a variety of disease
germs. Typhoid finds its readiest entrance
into the human system through this me
dunn. and 1t is not to be questioned that
scores of thousands Of deaths are annually
due in this country to carelessness in the
management Of the water sources. Wash
ington's outbreak Of last fau, which Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09
Hazing at Annapolis.

The country will heartily applaud Capt.
Brownson's efforts to stamp out all SEM
blance Of hazing at the Naval Academy.
1t was confidently believed that the cadets
there had abandoned the practice. until q
few weeks ago a fourth-class man had his
jaw broken In dst fight forced upon him
by the third-class men because he was q
victim to their running" Then 1t ap-
peared that hazing still prevailed at the
academy. and in a particularly objection
able form. Cadets of the incoming class
were forced to stand insults and to do va
rious mental acts under cover from the
observation of the officers. and If they re-
scented the slurs and indignities heaped upon
them were challenged to fight under ap-
proximately even conditions as to weight
The cadet who refused to fight became
virtually an outcast from the ranks Of the
cadet corps, at least outside OF his own
class, for although the first and second
class men did not directly participate In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09
In Old Kentucky.

Crime has so increased in Kentucky Of
late that the churches have organized
to try to improve the local conditions.
The officers Of the law are lectured
for remissness, and appeal Is made to the
pride and conscience Of the people. At the
religious services held throughout the COM
monwealth yesterday prayers were offered
and sermons delivered having for their OBJ
Ject better order and a better observance Of
the law. The dispatches also tell Of an
earthquake felt In the state yesterday, at
some points Of 30 severe a nature as to
overturn furniture and displace pictures
from the walls Of dwellings. VIII not the
gamblers and the gentlemen Of the hip
pocket brigade see connection between
the two movements and with characteristic
sang froid warn their opponents to desist
from a further prosecution of their pur-
pose? The blue grass country continues to
hold its own in the way of sensations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09

slowly lessening, cost the city many lives
and untold suffering. It can be accredited
to no other chief source than the Potomac
river water, which, reasonably pure for
MANY years, has Of late become contami-
mated by reason Of the filing up OF the
watershed with habitations. Says the Phil
adelphia Press, in discussing the subject
''These epidemics Of typhoid fever will
continue to break out from time to time
until Philadelphia and all cities and villages
are supplied with drinking water filtered or
cleansed Of its typhoid bearing impurities
In some way. Until that time arrives
ready and simple preventive is at hand In
the boiling Of all water used for domestic
purposes. The value Of this check on the
spread Of typhoid fever has been proved.
1t demands no costly apparatus and no
drank In Philadelphia were boiled before
using the typhoid fever rate would drop at
once"
Fortunately the first steps toward filter
ing the Potomac water have already been
taken and the second fling Of bids for the
work will soon occur. It Is to be hoped
that there Will be no unnecessary delay at
any stage Of this enterprise. Every month
lost will mean sacrifices Of life and health,
not to mention the expenses which sickness
and death entail upon the community.
Meanwhile here In Washington, as In Phil
adelphia where last week the typhoid sick
ness ranged between 3,OOO and 1900 cases,
the advice stands good to boil all drinking
water. This will cut of the greater part OF
the danger, which must not be ignored even
at this season Of the year. II then care Is
exercised in the preparation Of food and the
selection of dairy the capitals health will
be greatly benefited