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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
PlMMET RUN BED
NOW TO Be QUARRIED
Enough Stone to Furnish Material for
Building a Town.

The Brennan Construction Company
has just acquired the Pimmet Run prop
erty from the A. II. Wilder estate. a.
$500. and a hosting engine and Other
machinery are being set up between the
Virginia end OF the Chain Bridge and
the Potomac Stone Company.s property.
preparatory 10 quarrying the bed Of
Pimmet Run.
This is the only quarry property be
tween the Aqueduct and the Chain
Bridge that Is not controlled by the
Potomac Stone Company.
Before the consolidation of the Po-
tomac Light and Power Company. Of
Georgetown. and the United States
Lighting Company. the pOwerhouse Of
the former was located on the Pimmct
Run and operated by the runs power
The Georgetown plant finally passed into
the possession of A. n. Wilder. OF St
Paul. On his death IL became mis- widows
property. and on her death. his daugh-
ter's. Recently the daughter died Ieav-
ing the bulk of her s.. 900 900 estate 20
the poor OF that city. The proceeds Of
this Plmmet Run property will. there
fore. pass into the hands of the trustees
for he benefit Of the poor. There is
enough stone in the ten acres compris-
ing the property 70 build a town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15

Many changes in the operating depart
ment OF the Southern Railroad went into
effect at midnight last night. The most
important is the announcement OF the
resignation Of A. Gordon Jones. super
intendent of the Washington division.
and the appointment of W G. Choate. OF
Denver. to fill the vacancy. Mr.. ChOate
is aephew Of the United States ambas-
5adoT at the court OF King Edward
1t has been the desire OF General
Manager Ackert, OF the Southern. ever
since he became affiliated with that sys-
TEN. tc gather about him young and
progressive railroad officials. Sumner
J. Collins. of the Wisconsin Central. was
recently brought here and placed in
charge OF the Eastern division. At she
time. the resignation OF Superintendent
Jones was rumored.
Circulars issued last night by the
Southern make the announcement OF
Superintcndent Jones retirement and Of
AIr. Choate's appointment 10 the va
.ancy. They also announce the follow
ing changes:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
SCULPTOR EVANS WORK
ON MORTON MEMORIAL
Monument to Former Secretary of
Agriculture.

Rudolph Evans. the sculptor. we'll
known 70 Washingtonians. IS In the
Capital at present. engaged in making
preparations for the execution OF the
memorial 20 be erected IN Morton Park.
Nebraska City. in memory of the late J.
Sterling Morton. Secretary OF the De-
partment OF Agriculture. II is TO be
erected at the expense OF the Arbor Day
Memorial Association. as a tribute TO
The founder of Arbor Day.
The statue is TO be a full-size figure
OF the Secretary, standing on a granite
base, and in 'front.' OF him is 20 be a
wood sprite. guarding and training up
a young sapling.
In competition with Mr.. Evans were
six other sculptors. leading ones OF the
United States. and among these were
Mcneil. Borglum. and Louis Amsteis.
of this city. Eight models were shown
in the hall of the Chicago Art Institute.
two of the competitors exhibiting two
each. The amount appropriated for the
construction of this statue is $4,000.
Mr. Evans is at 1928 Connecticut Ave-
nue.. His father. Frank L. Evans, IS
chief of the Division of Accounts and
Disbursements in the Agricultural De-
partment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
One Hundred Men Engaged
in Learning Seamanship-
LIGHT SIGNALING PRACTICE
Jackies to Drill Today as Infantry
on the Potomac Flats-Twenty-
four Hours Outing.
special to The Washington Timcs)

ON BOARD THE L. s. STEAMSHIP
ONEIDA. March 15.-The members OF
the District OF Columbia Naval Bat
TALON are enjoying their first outing
OF the season and are acquiring prac-
tical experience in manning a man-of-
war. Since the boat left the wharf
there has been a continuous perform
ance Of drills. salutes, signals, drop
ing and raising anchor. and everything
else which goes with a man-of- war un-
der way.
In accordance with General Harries'
order, the 100 or more members of the
battalion and Lieut.. Com. S c. Hop
kins and his Heutenants assembled at
the wharf at the foot of Seventh Street
and went on board the ship At 9
O'Clock the anchor was raised. and. after
adjusting number of ropes and the
sounding of shrill whistles, the naval
battalion was off on a trip
The boys did not know their destfua-
tion, and neither do they know il now.
They reported for twenty-four hours
consecutive duty aboard the ship. and
the time limit Will expire at O'Clock
tonight.
The officers on board the Oneida and
the Fern are Lieutenant Brummet. ex-
ecutive officer: Lieutenant CIephaae.
commanding the First division; Leu
tenant Dempf. commanding Second IL
vision: Lieutenant Cox. surgeon: George
Howe. pay clerk.
The most OF the night and early morn
ing was spent in light signaling be-
tween the Oneida and the Fern. The
former craft under direct command of
Lieutenant Hopkins. went down the
river as far as Alexandria. and signal
ed 20 the Fern which was left anchored
at the wharf with about seventy men
aboard. Twenty-Five were taken on The
first trip, and after five hours work
they were taken back to the Fern. and
twenty FIVE others were shipped aboard
the Oneida
At daybreak the small lifeboats we're
lowered and the men were given prac-
tice in that important duty The
twenty-five men on the first trip were
taken back and the crew continually
changed until all OF the men had been
drilled.
The boat remained around Jones
Point Light. just below Alexandria. for
some time and signals were passed
from the Oneida to the lighthouse.
Today landing viii be made On the
Potomac River fats. and the jackies will
be drilled as infantrymen. The drills
viii last for an hour or more. and
Lieutenant Hopkins hopes TO benefit the
battalion greatly by the twenty-four
hours outing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
ALL REPUBLICAN STATES
BROKEN IN CLEVELAND
Hanna and Anti-Hanna Forces Routed !;
Eon-Fsctionist Named for Mayor.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March l4-AU
states were smashed at the Republican
city convention held in Grays Armory
today. and the Hon. Harvey Goulder was
nominated for mayor by acclamati tion.
The followers OF Senator Hanna were
supporting Attorney F. A. Henry. while
the anti-Hanna meu were booming Paul
Howland, Congressman Burton's cam
paign manager.
The ticket nominated gives satisfac-
tion. and the Republicans are confident
of defeating Mayor Tom johnson for re-
election this spring
Goulder is a member of the law firm
OF Goulder. Holding & Masten. IS presi-
dent OF the Chamber OF Commerce. and
Is recognized authority on marine
law. He is a non-factfonfst.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
WHY REPUBLICANS OF
NORTH CAROLINA SMILE
Democratic Legislature Elected Dead
Men to Official Positions.

RICHMOND. Va. March I4-The
North Carolina Legislature. which was
overwhelmingly Democratic. ignored the
few Republican members in filing local
Offices even in counties where RepubIi-
can maiorities were large.
II now turns out that in a number Of
instances dead men and men who have
moved to other States were elected on
Official boards and to local Offices.
The Legislature meets every two
years only, and there is no way 10 cor
rect the errors. The Republicans wear
a broad smile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
At PORTO RICO ENDS
First in Which Both Political Parties
Participated.

The State Department has received a
telegram from Governor Hunt OF Porto
Rico, in which he says that the Iegis-
lative session has just ended. and that
il is the first in which both political
parties participated. The attitude OF
all was loyal and helpful.
Measures ceding land to the United
States for naval purposes, founding the
Porto Rico University, establishing
natural marriage in certain cases, and
creating a board OF medical examiners
are among the most important IegisIa-
tive enactments
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
GEN. RAFAEL REYES TO URGE
CANAL TREATY AT BOGoT,

COLON, March 1-jVia Colombia
March 1D.-Gen. Rafael Reyes left to-
day for Puerto. Colombia en- route 10
Bogota- He expressed himself as favor
able 10 the Panama Canal
His influence at the capital will ma
terially aid in securing a favorable is
sue or the treaty matter. although some
indifferent opposition is reported there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
COMPLETE DRAWINGS.

W. J. Holland a director OF the Car
negie Museum. of Pittsburg. has re-
turnei 20 that city. having completed
the drawings Of the moJhs intended for
the illustrations OF his new book on
moths. This is 20 be companion
volume TO his work entitled The But
teriiy Book a"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
VIRGINIA LAWYER ELECTED
COUNSEL FOR TOBACCO TRUST

LYNCHBURG, Va, March IA. II.
Burroughs. for several years counsel OF
the Bonsack Machine Company and the
United Cigarette Machine Company. has
been elected one Of counsel for the
American Tobacco Company. with head
quarters in New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

An examination viii be held under the
civil service rules on April 21 for the
position Of AID in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. The age limit in this examina-
,icn Is eighteen 10 twenty-five years and
Z ne subjects include higher mathemat-
les. surveying. and modern languages.
The examination Will continue two days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
ALLEGED SAFE BLOWERS RUN
DOWN BY BLoODHOUNDS

CHARLESTON, s. c.. March 14.-Iames
Lang. Walter Wood, Charles Rogers. and
H. Wilson. charged with blowing open
and robbing the pos,oface safes ar
Greers, Enore. and other towns In this
State. were lodged in Jail here last night.
The men were captured in North Cpr-
olina by bloodhounds. and were brougSt
here for safekeepIng. They are under
strong guard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
IN COLLISION IN FOG

LYNCHBURG, Va. March IA
through freight and a yard engine OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad col
ided here this morning. Conductor
Clarence Glass. Fireman J. y. PervIs.
and Brakeman LittIeton Moon were kill
ed and William McSherry was fatally In
jured.
a heavy fog was the cause Of tne
wreck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
HIS FATE UNDECIDED.

The trial OF Hamilton 5. Perrine.
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses, viii be resumed tomor-
row morning before Justice Anderson,
in Criminal Court 40. l. The trial was
commenced on Tuesday last.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
Mr.. THOMPSON PROJECTED.

A. H Thompson. OF the Pension once.
has been promoted 10 the position OF
chief OF the finance division in the Pen
sion Bureau, vice w l. Soleau. 70
signed. 10 become the dishursing clerk
Of the Denartmeut OF Commerce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
INDEX To TODAY'S TIMES.

Gov. Cummins Stands by Iowa
Idea"
Naval Battalion on Cruise.
Secretary Moody in Havana
2-Strikers Enjoined from Acts of
Violence.
3-Anti- -Ritualist Favor Church Disci-
pline-
4-FlOod Situation Serious.
5-Physicians to Gather Here.
Improvements for st. Patrick's.
MATTERS of Interest to Music Lovers.
s-Baseball, Racing, and Other Sports.
e-Witful Wins Crescent Derby.
Io-yenezuela Must Pay Germany.
11-Waugh NJ. E. Church Anniversary
12-Naval Battalion on Anxious Bench
13-Finance and Commerce.
SECOND SECTION.
z-I2-Editonals, Society, the Drama,
Book Reviews, Fiction, Real Es-
tate, Railroads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15

Cloudy today, followed
by rain: tomorrow rain;
light to fresh winds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
The Girl Of the War Period.

"The civil war" said the sergeant
made as great a change In the young
women of the period as II did In the
young men. have often thought
that the impulse that has carried SO
many girls into employmcnts formerly
monopoliZcd by men was born In the
first years Of the war. The girl OF the
period was proud of her fcmininity and
was extremely particular In the mat.
ter Of employment. Even the father
of large family of girls might not
ask his daughters to do what was re-
gardcd as mems work without excit'
ing criticism from both men and
women.
THE girl of the smaller city. the
village. and the country drew a sharp
line between what she might do and
what her brother might do. She was
reaction from the girl Of the pre-.
vious generation who had been trained
To do all sorts of work In and about
the farm house and was Jealous of her
preroPative as n girl. Her mothers
had been trained To spin aud sew, to
weave cloth and make coats. as well
as dresses; In raise vegetables as well
as cook them aud therefore the girl
of 1860. II circumstances permitted,
was not inclined tn do any OF these
things. The men were To do their
work and she was Ia do hers,
when the war came and swept tho
men OF the farms and towns south
ward. however, the women were ready
and willing Ia take up mems work.
Even those who had been taught Ia
believe that tn he n lady was to he
idle became eager to help the soldiers,
Young women who did not know how
to sew organized sewing circles. and
In the hrst months OF the war the
wooden shirts and other garments re
ceived by the soldiers were fearfully
and wonderfully made.
buttons at the collar band. In front
and nj the Gun bands were on the
wrong side, and not infrequently the
sleeves were finished with a fame,
stitch effect that made them look like
the sleeves of lady's dress. The
boys were wont to laugh over the deal
left handed shirts. but they swore the,
would wear them n they had to stan,
on their heads To button them. An'
these girls stitching. stitching In mis-
directed zeal. with tears dropping oi
their work, as they thought Of thu
absent men. were transformed Int
workers. They learned To do thing
and To do them well"-Chicago Int
Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
Greek Meets Greek.

In Sherman's memorable march to
the sea his forces encountered foe
which might have turned the tide OF
events mad Il not been for the timely
Interference Of petticoat protection.
AS the serried columns Of soldiers
advanced with great and imposing
pomp and power down the main street
OF Savannah, Ga, gate suddenly
sprang open and emitted rusty,
ragged negro urchin and n grisly.
bench.legged cur. both thoroughly elec.
triiicd with curiosity and excitement.
With true canine aggressiveness, the
small dog barked and bounded with
audacious ferocity, while the terror
stricken hoy. paraly2ed by the pomp
OF the panorama passing before him,
without moving his eyes or changing
his attitude. screamed the alarm:
"Oh. nanny. mammy' don't le,
Tige bite the army!"--C, !. Barnett In
Lipplncott.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
Monument To Xetcrans.

Great was the crowd assembled In
the County Court House yard at Media
10 witness the unveiling Of the monu'
mcnt erected In memory Of the sol
diers and sailors from Delaware coun
~ who fought and died In the civil
war;
\ parade. In which more than 5000
persons took part. was the first thing
un the program. Fourteen bands were
in line, with many q. A. II, Posts from
nearby towns. The veterans marched
with the precision shown when they
were Fighting for the Union. In the
procession, too. were all the militia
companies In the county. fire compa.
nics, many civic organizations, and
2OO school children waving small flags.
AT SHILOH" said the colonel, two
of Wolfurd's men rode along the lines
on the second day of the battle. when
we knew the regiment was fifty or a
hundred miles away. They wanted tn
see for themselves how the fight was
going. In the Knoxville campaign va
came early one morning ON some of
Wullurd's mca on picket duty. The
boys said IL the pickets belonged to
any other cavalry regiment We would
know where we We're. hut as VOL.
ford's men might be anywhere, their
presence In our front gave us no hint
as tn where we were. except that We
were near the enemy. Wilder's men,
by the way, had the same SORT Of facil-
iIy In heing where no one expected to
see them. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
L4N2EZZE
Z1ZEy

ashamed of. but happen to know that
he is the man that. when our regiment
was surrounded on every side by rebel
cavalry tore the flag from the stan,
wrapped II around his body under his
blouse. and as the boys were prepar'
ing to surrender. shouted, Let's make
run for u: here goes Dashing into
the high weeds. he ran under the horse
of the nearest cavalryman and struck
out for the hills. Two hundred other
men followed, going In every direc.
tion. and the rebels after them, but
i5o escaped. and the leader of the
party reported to his Colonel with the
ilag all right
"llc admits that he did all this. but
he asks: what's the use Of talking
about it?' He contends also that he
acted ON instinct and he believes de.
votion to the flag and standing by II
and lighting for Il and trying To save
Il were inherited qualities coming
down In the blood from the revolu.
tionary and other wars. He carried
our lag In n good many engagements,
and he told me there were times when
wounded men staggered to him or
crawled to him, not, as he could see,
with any idea Of hclpiag him. but with
the thought of being near the flag and
true to 1t. This. he says. was the I'm
est thing IN the soldier OF the civil
war. but he doesn't talk about It,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
Did Not Think n Much.

Saws n veteran; "A man. writing on
the third day nj Stone river, said:
We didn't do much yesterday except
get ready for the rcbs. II was like
working In the old gravel banks at
home. About o'clock two more
divisions came over from the right
and settled near us. and We heard ar.
tillcry ana wagons moving quite near
us In the rear. Everything was quiet
In front, unusually quiet and we
thought things were moving all right
when there was roar of musketry
and the air full of flying bullets, Re
fore we could lower our rifles TO the
ground. chips and splintcrs were flying
from them. We bln2cd away as hard
rs we could. Our own cannon fired
over us. We hugged the ground close
and kept pcgging away. II didn't seem
To me we were doing much good. but
we fired as rapidly as We could load.
suddenly our own artillery ceased
firing ard thought the game was up.
Then We were ordered forward ana We
went at fun run down into the
smoke in front. We crashed into n
rebel line and went over. Some of the
boys who found themselves In the rear
of the first rebel line cluhbcd their
muskcrs and grabbed the men near.
est them. There was rough and
tumble flght and II seemed To me we
were wasting our time when the rebels
surrendered After resang a minute
We started forward again. and II seem.
cd to me the whole army was rolns
forward with us. Just Mt dusk the
General rode mp, said we had done
very well. indeed, and ordered us to
return to our intrenchments.
This is a description of the rcpulse
of Breckcnridgc's corps on the left.
one of the most decisive and pictur.
csGue battles of the civil war The
man who wrote the letter was In one
OF the regiments that led the charge
that drove back the flower Of Gen,
Bragg's army. The artillery firing To
which he refers was from sixty cannon
massed Ia the rear and on the flank of
his division. The defeat or rcpulse of
breckenridge gave the Union army
the splendid victory Of Stone river
and yet this man In the front line of
the battle wrote OF II si.,ply as II he
had been describing county fair n,
home"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06

Then the Marquisc could not know
of II: and so she could not have told
her brother. However in the worit
could he have found out the mistake
DO you think the girl herself found !
out?"
"That Ia inconceivabie." answered
Mary. she would have written &c
her lover and explained the aflalr."
Certainly. II is n very sinLular In
cident. I want To think II overflow
--did-Mr. Van Ariens--fln -flnd--it--out
wonderl"
Perhaps the rejected lover con.
aded in him
What did Mr.. Van Aricns say
about the matter? What did ne
Think Why did he tell you?"
We were talking OF the MarQuise
Tho story came M quite naturally. |
think Mr.. Van AricHs felt sorry for
Miss Moran. OF course he did VIII
you listen To Cart Scabright's letter"
| had no idea II could affect me SO
much"
But you loved him oncc?"
Very dearly"
We'll then. Mary. think no ono has
n double In love or friendship. II the
loved one dies, or goes away, his
place remains empty forever We
have lost feelings tina, he. and he only.
could call up"
At this point In the conversation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06

dimes written on n train In North
Carolina on reading that Sedgwick Post.
Grand Army Of the Republic. had asked
TO he permitted to escort the remains OF
Miss Winnie Davis to the railroad station
nt NafraEansctt PicrD
Not on the smoke crowned heights of
Gettysburg.
Where. like Autumn leaves before the
winter blast
The soldiers VI the Southland charging
Jnnumhrrcd hosts. fcll thick and fast
Not there yc conquered:
No, In the srrlnRtimc On the fcld OF Ap'
Win scattered ranks, hungry and core
distressed
The soldiers ~ our Southland weary.
Laid down their arms with hearts all
sore oppressed
Not then yc conquered;
But when long years had passed, tho
strife forgotten.
At Narragansctt Pier Deaths angel
came
And claimed the pride and jewel OF our
Southland,
Daughter Of the Confcdcrocy her
name
THAT day " conquered.
when We brave soldiers OF the Nor,hland
Asked the sad privilege to guard her
bier,
You made tu vanish the last drop of
hatred.
And caused to fall full many South.
crn tear
twas then We conquered
David !. Wcisiecr In New York TimTs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
The Northwest Territory.

The Canadian government has Is.
sued a census bulletin. which gives
statistics as To agriculture In Alberta.
Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. which
united comprise the Northwest terri.
tory. The total area of these terri.
tories Is ls0,9G3,ii7 acres. or this
area, 1899 per cent Is unimproved.
Field crops, exclusive Of hay. occupy
80 per cent Of the improved land, but
only a fair beginning has been made
with fruit trees and vegetables. The
area of land In wheat, oats, barley.
rye. corn, peas, potatoes and other
field roots In 1891 was i9i,773 acres.
an increase In ~ decade of 33a per
cent.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-06
Boy Was Proud.

One of the members OF an Ohio
post tells this good one illustrative
of the colored brother:
THE observation-disclosures! and major
of the - Ohio regiment had each u
'contraband negro as servant. Jim
belonged TO the lieutenant colonel
and 'Iiarve' to the major. One day
the lieutenant.co hearing a dis.
turbance in the rear Of his tent, went
out and found the two engaged In
the amiable occupation Of throwing
kitchen utensils at each others
head. After Quelling the disorder the
officer demanded an explanation Of
the row. Jim veplied In justification.
as follows:
Dat hoy Harbe am de ungrateful-
est niger cher saw. fetched him
up ter de majer, an interduced him
ter de majcr, an got him er good
place wild der majer, an now he's
putin ON more airs dan de majcr.
OATS watts de matter, sah.' Wash.
ington Star.