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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Alaska's Great Fishing Industry.

Howard u. KutChin, special agent OF
the Treasury Department in charge Of
the salmon fisheries in Alaska. has com
pleted his report for the last year and
il VIII soon be published. The great eZ-
tent of these fisheries is not commonly
known. More than one-haE Of the
worlds pack in 1892 was from Alaska
The value Of the pack was S8,957, 653, the
Government tax amounting to S105, sos.
In the o. canneries and IS salteTies es-
tabIisned IN The Territory no less than
2,55S, 297 cases, OF 1851 barrels of sal
Inoz-EGra- prepared for the market u-
rope il the great market for salmon.
which is essentially a cheap food. The
carital engaged fin the salmon industry
CT Alaska is S25. 7gg. 500, and 1892 men
are employed, including 100 white men,
1916 Chinese, and 2,675 natives That
the business Is increasing is shown by
the increase in the pack this year over
last. a matter of 554, 500 cases. valued at
S1.74I,500-
The salmon are caught said Nj
Kutchin. in the mouths OF the fresh
water streams. where they 90 on JheiI
way to the spawning grounds. The fish
20 up these streams in the most marvel
Gus manner, Jumping up rapids, fighting
their way through strong currents. tC
Law their eggs finally in q secluded spot
The wear and tear of the trip up The
streams invariably kills the fish and
they never return TO the sea again You
can walk long distances on the shores
OF some streams tTeading only on hsi
bones. When the fish are Matched the!
20 down 10 the sea and remain in some
thus far unknown depths. No one Ia.
ever yet seen q salmon at sea. After I
period Of from four to seven years the
return to the streams to lay their eggs
The actual number Of salmon taken las
year was 81. 265. COG"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
ORE NEGRO DEAD, ANOTHER
DYING, as RESULT OF DUEL

PITT5BURG. Pa. Feb Z.-CharJes
Smith is dead and William Clark Jack
son is dying. as the result Of q pistol
duel between negroes at Charlton. on
the Pittsburz Virginia. and Charleston.
late last night. Jackson was brought
to the West Pennsylvania Hospital. this
morning He is not expected to recover.
Jackson was too weak 10 tell much
about the trouble. He claims that
smith drew a revolver. and that he fired
Ia seIf-defeRse. He collapsed before he
could tell the cause Of the shooting,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Uniformity in Salary Tables.

/ D. TerriH, chief law clerk in the
Office of the Comptroller of the Treas
urv. who is serving on the committee Of
seven appointed by Secretary Shaw for
the purpose of examining methods OF
accounting and recording in the Treas
ury Department. says that one of the
questions TO be considered by the com
mittee is uniformity in the salary tables
AT present there is a different system
for nearly every department. The com
mirtec will probably recommend uni
form plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Publications Of the DepaItment.

George Simmons, chairman Of the com
mittee on reports and printing for the
Treasury Department, has submitted
statement to Secretary Shaw in regard
TO reports published for the fiscal year
1902. Twenty-four have been completed
and delivered. four are in the process
Of printing, and two have not yet been
submitted for publication. Mr. Sim
mons expects all reports viii be finished
about the same time as last year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey.

DIT. Frederick Leslie Ransome is the
author Of Professional Paper No %
now in press, which discusses the
geology Of the Globe copper district of
Arizona. The hills OF this district far
nish an example Of the control Of
climatic conditions over the surface for
nation in the arid lands Mechanical
disintegration, due to the cloud bursts
Of July and August, greatly surpasses
the chemical decay. The rocks Of she
region comprise CambTian quantities..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
NO HEIRS FOR MILLIONS OF
MISER WHO DIED OF EXPOSURE

BUDAPEST. Feb. Johann schoen-
berg, a welI-known ul!ser, has died as
the result of exposure at Henereseny.
near this city. He lived in a garnet, ate
bread and water and always wore rags,
even in the coolest weather
After his death 1t was discovered that
he owned several thousand acres of land,
thirty houses. and possessed S., 600 coo.
He left no will. No relatives have as yet
appeared to claim his wealth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Twenty Years in the Service.

f. K Ernst celebrated his twentieth
anniversary as an employee in the money
order system Saturday. Handsome flow
ers were presented to him by his asso-
ciates, and his chief congratulated him
upon twenty years OF efficient and faith
full service
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Ruling on Refund Of Customs.

Once again Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing has ruled upon the question Of re-
funding customs collected upon goods
delivered to the importer under ten days
bond AMI which the importer wished TO
export before examining The law says
that there shall be no withdrawal OF du-
ties on the export Of any merchandise
after il. has been removed from the Gus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Plans are rapidly perfecting for a new
Federal 5&iIding for Richmond. Some
Of the departments Of the postof1Ce Will
be put in the Shafer Building when the
property has been condemned, and plans
will then be drawn for a 81, 600, zoe Gov
ernment building
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Appointments Of Postmasters.

Virginia and Maryland postmasteTs
have been appointed IS follows:
Virginia-Maggie Z. Hunter, Alum
Wells. Washington county: " A Good.
Helena, Bedford county, Samuel R
Smoot, Wltten's Mills, TazeweH county.
Observation-Disclosures :. Benson, Fork,
Baltimore county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
vol Of tha Redemption Divisio1.


The unusual business activity of the
past Christmas season has overwhelmed
the redemption division Of the Treasury
Department with WORKOUT currency
Christmas shoppers wore out more
money last December than ever before
The greater part of it was in small bills,
which increased the work of counting
it.
There are now 100 employees, most Of
whom are women. who do nothing but
count money. Congress has not yet
acted on a bill to increase the force in
the Treasurer Office. and he has TO
borrow help from other departments
The fifteen girls who were added TO
the force this month were secured from
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
The Treasurer asked for girls who are
not more than twenty-five years old,
but was forced to compromise on
TWENTY-FIVE years as the age limit It
has been proved that the young wo-
men handle money more rapidly and
count it more accurately than older
ones. and girls wanted" is a standing
sign Win LIt treasury A'Sl'i tiLi' ~
During this January 13.S97.1s2 pieces
of United States currency worth S51,277,-
/ 600 we're presented for redemption.
The national hank notes presented this
month numbered 2.227, 81. and they were
worth S24. 5I5123
Last January the redemptions amount
/ ed TO only S20. $50. 764, and in the cor
responding month in 1901 they we're
SIS. 482. T54. These figures indicate more
/ accurately than can any others the in
creased use OF money
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
80 During L. - ..

Exports Of manufactures show
marked increase in the calendar year
1902 The total value Of the 1902 ez-
ports is $40 C50.g67. against S3s51f4.o20
in 1901. an increase OF So. SOC. GOO. Nearly
all lhe Important manufactures entering
into oara export trade show ar Increase,
the chief exceptions being iron, steel and
refined mineral oil. Coffin manufacturers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Major Hope ConvaIescent.

Major Fred Hope, Of the Auditors Of
fee in the War Department, is reported
TO be in an improved condition. He is
still in the Homeopathic Hospital His
wife and daughter, Mrs Hope and Mrs
Mira Rouse. have arrived in Washington
from Mount Pleasant. Iowa, and viii re
main in this city until the major has
rntirElE recovered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
I a. FgEeLrs - LnpEoving.

j. a. HukeI formerly an emuloye OF
the Bureau of Statistics, who resigned
his position about six months aEo to 90
10 his home in Texas, on account NJ
broken health. has improved greatly.
MIR austin. chles Of the bureau, says that
2Ir. Hukel hopes eventually to return 10
Washington and resume his place in the
bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
SIX BRITISH LIFE SAVERS
LOST IN AIDING WRECK

LONDON. Feb. While the Mum
bles lifeboat was going 10 the aid Of
stranded vessel in Swansea Bay l. was
dashed against the breakwater at Fort
Talbot and six Of its fourteen occu-
pants were drowned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
P0SToFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Assistant Chief Clerk Elmer Gonzales
cent.
L. s. Elmer. assistant TO the chief
clerk of the Postofice Department. has
recovered from his illness sufficiently 10
visit the department, and viii be strong
enough TO resume work before long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

For the first time in several years
Norfolk was a dry town yesterday.
Saturday night stringent orders were
issued to the police 10 prevent any viola
tion of law in regard to selling whisky
on Sunday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

SATURDAY night Stringent orders were
issued to the police TO prevent any viola
ton of law in regard to selling whisky
on Sunday.
Bishop Augustin Van de Vyver form
ally blessed ST. Vincent's Male Academy
at Newport News yesterday afternoon.
This institution is in charge Of the
Xaverian Brotherhood.
Mrs Susie Hetrick, wife of ". H. He
trick. died Saturday night, aged thirty
nine years. Her husband is general
foreman at the CrozleT Furnaces. and
prominent in secret society circles.
DR.. Thomas JEFFERSON Grove, a native
Of sharpsburg Nd. died at Petersburg
yesterday, aged seventy-four years. In
1850. after completing a course OF medi-
cine at Dr.. MeGuire's School. at Win
chester. Va. he located at Petersburg.
Norfolk county men have formed a
stock. company. with $4,000 capital. to
establish md operate quarry on the
James River. The principal business
viii be the crushing of rock for use on
uacadamized roads.
F c. scuItatfs. Of Norfolk, has entered
suit for 5000 against T S. Garnett and
F. ". Mccullough The defendants, as
officials Of the Lafayette Field Associa-
ton. caused the arrest Of Scuitaus on
a charge Of selling fraudulent tickets to
the Georgetown-North Carolina football
game.
The Finney home. at Onancock. be
longing to the estate Of Dr. Charles L
Harmanson. has been sold to Robert L
Shield for S2,525.
The boat clubs Of Washington and Lee
University have organized for the com
ms. season. At the meeting held by the
Henry Lee Clum, a committee was elect
ed TO select the crew for the annual re-
ratta which will take place in June.
The Albert Sidney Club has elected Off
/ GERS.
James G.. Taylor, a well known resi-
dent Of Petersburg. died suddenly yester-
dav morning. He was a former member Of
the city council and for q number Of
years had carried on business here.
! The Rev. J. VI. Thomas. the new pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church. Roanoke, who
was recently called from Centenary
Church. Pittsburg. Pa, preached his first
/ sermon yesterday
/ Notices have just been posted along
the various lines of the Norfolk and
/ Western Railroad stating that the con
/ d,Ictors viii be given shorter workday.
eleven hours instead eff twelve constItut-
inc p DAYS work. with the same pay as
formerly.
Wreckers. after working week on the
! fhree-masted schooner Celeste, bound
+ from New York to Baltimore loaded with
prano ashore opposite Green Run life
saving station in gale two weeks ago
| have abandoned the ship as a total loss.
The Rev. Felix Kaup. the new assist
ant rector Of St. PauTs Catholic Church
Portsmouth, formerly Of Richmond, cele-
brared mass at his new charge yester-
dav morning. Father Kaup succeeds the
Rev NJ. J Ahearn, who retired on &C
count of bad health,
CITY Attorney Richard McIIvaine and
Attorney Charles F. Mcintosh have en-
tered suit on behalf Of the city Of Nor
folk against the Chesapeake Transit
Company for $1,000 on account of the
coal which the transit company was t.
deliver to the city water works.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
Back at His Desk.

superintendent Metcaf. Of the money
order system. has returned to his desk
after a few days illness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
MARYLAND NOTES.

MARYLAND NOTES.
Frederick Brosenne died on January
go at Folly Quarters. the old Mcintosh
estate, in Howard county. in the ninety
first year of his age He was the owner
of Waverly, the old homestead of the
Towards. near Woodstock, and also
Bland Air, the estate Of Chancellor
Bland, in Howard county.
The Cumberland Narrows Electric
Railway Company was incorporated
Saturday. The capital is 10000. and
the purpose is TO build an electric line
from Narrows Park to the Baltimore and
Ohio depot in Cumberland.
J. Benton Hoover, Of Hagerstown, has
invented an electro automatic continu-
Gus block signal to prevent collisions on
the railroad, especially head-on coils
ions.
The municipal election in Hagerstown
next month for members of the council
promises to be hotly contested. The
mayor is a Republican and there are
four Democratic and one Republican
comcumen Tha struggle will be for the
Republicans to get the council and thus
control city affairs.
Mr. and Mrs George Leas celebrated
their golden wedding at their home in
Westminster yesterday, which was a
family reunion. a feature OF the oc-
casion was the renewal of the marriage
/ the ceremony being performed by their
youngest child. the Rev. H. 5. Leas, as
sisted by the Rev. L. F. Warner.
Elsie J. Wiggan. colored. was arrested
at Frederick yesterday upon the request
of the authorities at Washington. where
she is wanted upon a charge OF larceny.
. Detective HeIan, of the Washington force,
will come here for the woman today.
The Rev. William J Kane. pastor OF
st. Johns Catholic Church, organized
Holy Name Society among the male
members Of his congregation last even
/ Ing. with a membership of sixty.
! The torpedo boat destroyer Stewart.
which lately came to Annapolis. is con-
sidered. inch for inch. the most power
/ full craft afoat-a type of the new navy,
built since the Spanish-American war;
/ a triumph in design and workmanship.
and speedier on the water than the
swiftest cruiser.
Martin slartzman died Saturday night
ton county, Of general debility, aged
ninety years,
] Chaplain H. H. Clark. United State,
Navy. preached the farewell sermon 70
1.-THE graduating class OF midshipmen yes
terday morning.
The marriage Of Mary Maude CasheH
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel NJ Cash
ell. OF Lay Hill. TO Walter William
PIummer. OF Washington Grove, took
place Wednesday evening. January IS
at O'Clock. at Lay Hill NJ E Church
The annual german given by the mem
bers of the graduating class at the Navel
Academy took place in the new Armory
Building Saturday night. The figures
were led by Midshipman Charles Bel
KNAPP. IT.. and Miss Elizabeth Handy. OF
Annapolis. Refreshments were served
The remains of Sergeant William B
Warthen, Of Damascus. killed acciden-
tally. at Fort Clark, Tex. January q
we're buried at Damascus with military
honors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs George Leas celebrated
their golden wedding at their home in
Westminster yesterday, which was a
family reunion. A feature OF the oc-
casion was the renewal of the marriage
the ceremony being performed by their
youngest child, the Rev. H. s Leas, as
sisted by the Rev. L F. Warner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The municipal election in Hagerstown
next month for members of the council
promises to be hotly contested. The
mayor is a Republican and there are
four Democratic and one Republican
councHmen- Tha struggle will be for the
Republicans to get the council and thus
control city affairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

J. Benton Hoover, Of Hagerstown, has
invented an electro continu-
Gus block signal to prevent collisions on
the railroad, especially head-on coils
ions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The Cumberland Narrows Electric
Railway Company was incorporated
Saturday. The capital is $4,000. and
the purpose is TO build an electric line
from Narrows Park to the Baltimore and
Ohio depot in Cumberland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Frederick Brosenne died on January
80 at Folly Quarters. the old Mcintosh
estate, in Howard county. in the ninety
first year of his age He was the owner
Of Waverly, the old homestead of the
Towards. near Woodstock, and also
Bland Air, the estate Of Chancellor
Bland, in Howard county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Bishop Augustin Van de Vyver form
ally blessed St. Vincent's Male Academy
at Newport News yesterday afternoon.
This institution Is in charge of the
Xaverian Brotherhood
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Elsie J. Wiggan. colOred. was arrested
at Frederick yesterday upon the request
of the authorities at Washington, where
she is wanted upon a charge OF larceny.
Detective HeIan. of the Washington force,
viii come here for the woman today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Mrs Susie Hetrick. wife of ". II. He
trick, died Saturday night, aged thirty
nine years Her husband is general
foreman at the CrozieT Furnaces. and
prominent in secret society circles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The Rev. William J. Kane. pastor OF
St. Johns Catholic Church, organized
a Holy Name Society among the male
members of his congregation last even
Ing. with a membership of sixty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The torpedo-boat destroyer Stewart,
which lately came to Annapolis. is con-
sidered. inch for inch. the most power
full craft af1oat-a type of the new navy,
built since the Spanish-Amcrican war;
triumph in design and workmanship.
and speedier on the water than the
swiftest cruiser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

DR.. Thomas Jefferson Grove, a native
Of sharpsburg, Md. died at Petersburg
yesterday, aged seventy-four years. In
1850. after completing a course OF medi-
cine at DR.. MeGuire's School. at Win
chester, Va. he located at Petersburg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Norfolk county men have formed a
stock company. with $4,000 capital. to
establish md operate d quarry on the
James River The principal business
will be the crushing of rock for use on
macadamized roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The Finney home. at Onancock, be
longing to the estate Of DR.. Charles L
Harmanson. has been sold to Robert L
Shield for 2.525.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

Martin slartzman died Saturday night
at his home, near Halfway. in Washing
ton county, Of general debility, aged
ninety years,
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-22

Just one hundred vars ago Satur-
day Robert Emmett delivered his ia
NOUS speech from the prisoners
dock of an English court. and on the
following day, September 90 1909.
his young life was cut short by the
English eNecutioner.
At the age of twenty-three his voice
was stlled forever. but his words
still ring wherever patriotism and
love of liberty are revered AS an
orator. Emmett was a man of but one
speech. but that was an impassioned
effort that will live as long as the
English language is spoken He had
been fighting for his life and his
country, and realizing that he had
lost. his last effort was to shield his
character from the obloquy of the
felon's grave-Emmet was an officer
of secret revolutionary society
called United Irishmen.
Inspired by the fervor of youth he
put his whole soul into the task of
gathering arms and men fer the puS-
pose of freeing Ireland from English
tyranny, Had all of his followers
been as loyal and brave as himself
the story might have had different
ending. but when the supreme test
came his forces melted away until
but a bare handful remained and the
uprising for Irish liberty was quick
ly put down by English soldiers. not.
however, before several citizens of
Dublin were killed. Including the
Lord Chief Justice. Emmett might
have escaped but he fingered to see
his sweetheart. a daughter % Curran
the orator He was arr staa, found
guilty OF high treason and executed
the following day.
After the verdict of guilty was rem,
dered Emmett was asked after the
usual custom, what he had to say
why the sentence of death should not
be passed upon him and in reply de
livered his world famous speech, the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-22
TIL ENGLISH CRISIS.

All England is in turmoil because
of the CStgnat.0n of Joseph Chamber
lain colonial secretary in Premier
Baltous cabinet Not that Mr.
Chamberlain is All indispensable
chalact for. as everyone knows,
there are many other English states
men VINO are entirely capable Of fill
ing The position, but English states
men are accustomed to act with the
utmost delib ration, and Mr.. Cham
berlan's dramatic and sudden with
draWal quite took away the breath
Of the British public.
Premier Bafonr and Mr.. Chamber
lain are both strong characters and
it is not strange that they should fail
to dwell in harmony in the same cab
met.
AS secretary Of the colonies Mr.
Chamberlain has recently advocated
the adoption of preferential duties be
tween England and her colonies. the
object Of which he says is First to
create a closer union between Eng
land and her colonies by making the
empire self sutiicing as regards it's
food supply" Second, the employ
ment Of a tariff as a weapon to secure
greater reciprocity with foreign ma
tons, or failing such arrangements.
to prevent the loss to the home indus
trial markets undor TIL competition
Of protected countries by rotaliating
upon them the treatment they mote
ont to us.
Mr. Chamberlain is gathering to
h.s standard many influential forces
and Enelands traditional fire. trade
policy is To receive 4 shaking up the
like of which Il has not had for many
a year 1t il not expected that an
election will be held for at least a
year. and i'll the mean time both sides
will conduct an aetiy campaign Of
education. It is too carly 10 even
guess what the result Will be. al
Enough if the election should be held
at once Mr. Chamberlain would
probably be defeated, for the English
people are slow TO change. BUT Mr..
Balfour and his associates must fight
on the defensive which is always a
disadvantage in a political contest.