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The Washington times., 1903-10-07
RECORD SHOT MADE
BY SUBMARINE BOAT
Lands Shell Near Coming Tower
of Torpedo Craft.

NEWPORT, Oct Z. - Commander
Fletcher. in charge OF the torpedo sta
ton on Goat Island. ordered Gunner
Vanderbeck Monday afternoon to take
the torpedo boat Mckee eight miles to
the southwark OF Brentons Reef Light
ship and destroy a submarine torpedo
boat which had been reported maneuver-
ing in that location.
The Mckee steamed out of the harbor
under full speed. with all her guns
manned and loaded with dummy cart
ridges. Later the submarine torpedo
boat Moccasin, under the command OF
Lieutenant Pinney. started out from the
torpedo station looking for the Mckee.
Lieutenant Pinney ordered the Mecca
sin submerged, and in a short time she
was running under the waters of Maria
gansett Bay at depth OF from ten to
thirty feet. occasionally coming up far
enough to allow of observations for the
purpose OF watching the maneuvering of
the Mckee. which was sighted with her
crew manning the guns and scudding
through the rough sea at a rapid gait.
When within 200 yards Of the Mckee
the dummy torpedo of the Moccasin was
fired. and 1t struck on the starboard side
of the Mckee, near her coming tower, a
shot which in actual warfare would have
destroyed or crippled her.
This is the best test yet made by a
submarine boat. No other submarine
torpedo boat in the United States Navy
has such a record.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Conferences Ended

The union committees which have
been holding conferences with the Of
fcers of the Baltimore and Ohio. at
Baltimore. have returned to their
homes well satisfied with the results of
the settlement which was effected by
Vice President Potter. There were a
number OF points of disagreement, hut
these were narrowed down by mutual
concessions, and the men, in response
TO the spirit with which the railroad
company met these questions. with
drew the claim for the expenses Of the
conference, which they estimated at
$4,000. This action wiped out the line
OF division between the two sides and
concluded the conference.
The final meeting was held in the Of
fee OF General Manager Sims, and the
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
APPRAISERS REPORT
ON LAND CONDEMNED

The commissioners appointed by JUS
tice Pritchard to appraise the value Of
certain lots, in square Ill, for the use
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. fled their report yesterday
with the clerk OF the Supreme Court
OF the District. The total value of the
land condemned Is s14s.249.01. The
amount is divided as follows among the
property owners: Antonio Malnati.
81, 1850; George B. Clark. S43.6 $50;
Sallie Twitty. s3.s96.s1. and Cora Wal
ker. $2S,176.
The report was filed by John S. Lar
combe. W. p. LipscOmb. and George
F. Hardin.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
PLANS FOR THE FALL

Members of the District Christian
Endeavor Union met on Monday at Cal
vary Baptist Church to consider a plan
OF work for the winter. A number of
Washington pastors were present.
Owen p. Kellar. president of the Dis
trict society. presided at the meeting.
Herman c. Metcalf was the recording
secretary. Plans were considered
whereby new members might be
brought into the society, and methods
devised by which present members
might be inspired to do even greater
work than heretofore
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Union Station Completion.

In his address before the District
Commissioners yesterday. George F..
Hamilton. District attorney for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. confirmed the
announcement made by another Official
in The Times six weeks ago. in which
IL was asserted that the new Union Sta
ton would be in shape to handle the
crowds coming to the next Inaugural
ton. AS stated in The Times, II is the
expectation OF the officers that the sta
ton is going to be about finished March
5, 1905.
Mr.. Hamilton also called attention to
the fact that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Is spending three and four dol
lars in improving the railroad facilities
in Washington to everx single dollar
any of the other lines is spending.
This statement is true, and IL is also
true that the Baltimore and Ohio is one
Of the heaviest property holders in the
city, the system having more than
ss.oO0O 600 invested in terminal property
alone.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
AGENT LEMBKEY HERE
WITH BIENNIAL REPORT

Walter / Lembkey.. special agent in
charge Of the Pribilof seal islands. was
a caller at the Treasury Department
yesterday. He is in the city TO make
his biennial report to the Department
OF Commerce and Labor. The Govern
ment leases the islands TO the North
American Commercial Company The
duties OF Mr.. Lembkey and his assist
ants are TO see that the terms OF the
lease are kept. in addition to protect
ing the seals from poachers.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Back at His Desk.

Chief Engineer Brown, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, who has been away
on a six weeks vacation, which he
spent in Europe. returned to Philadel-
pRia yesterday and resumed his duties.
Among the matters coming under his
observation were the plans for the
Union Station in Washington. Some
changes have been made IN these plans
recently, and the engineer has to see
them completed before the bids of the
contractors are to be taken up for ac-
ton. 1t is now reported that the bids
are to be acted upon about the latter
part of the week.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
ORDERS FOR NAVAL OFFICERS.

The following naval orders have been
Issued:
Rear Admiral L. Kempff Is placed on
ne retired list of the navy from oc-
Lieut.. c. c. Fewel is detached from
the Pensacola. naval training station.
San Francisco. Cal. and ordered to
the Petrol as executive officer.
Lieut. w. II. STANDBY IS detached
from the Adams and ordered 10 the
Petrol
Midghipman G. P. Brown IS detached
from the Adams and ordered to the
Petrol
Pay Director r. Frazer is detached
tired is detached from the Southern. Oc-
tooer "a. and ordered TO duty In charge
OF the navy pay office, Philadelphia
Pay Inspector w. W. woodruff IRE
tired Is detached from the Southery. Oc-
toher 81. and ordered TO continue other
duties
Paymcz.er T. ]. Arms is detached
from the navy yard. Norfolk. Va. Oc-
tober p, and ordered to the Southery,
October 81.
from the Bureau OF Supplies and Ac-
counts. Navy Department. Washington.
October -. and ordered TO the Prairie,
October 20
Pay Director r. p. Isle is detached
from the navy pay Office. Philadelphia,
October &c. and ordered home and walt
orders.
Paymaster E. F. Hall is detached
from the Prairie, October 20, and or
dered TO the navy yard. Boston, Mass.
for duty as assistant 10 general store
keeper
Paymaster " ]. Littel IS ordered 10
the navy yard. League Island, October
"a. Tor duty as general storekeeper.
Paymaster G. r. O'Leary IS detached
from the Bureau OF Supplies and Ac-
counts. Navy Department. Washington.
October 30. and ordered 70 the navy
yard. League Island. for duty as as
sistant 70 general storekeeper.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Heavy Traffic.

Brooks Morgan. the assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Railroad,
reports that the travel South has already
begun, nearly six weeks earlier than
usual w. S. Bronson. assistant general
passenger agent of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. reports that the travel to Vir-
gina t.ot Springs is heavier this fall
than 1t has been In a number of years.
The travel from New York is extra
heavy. indicating that the residents OF
the Empire City have finally come to
recognize the value of the water in the
mountains Of the Old Dominion.
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Money in Plenty.

The heavy improvement expenditures
being made by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad will not require any new money
for their completion.
The reorganization plan provided a
very large sum. and the additional stock
issue OF last fall gave an adequate
amount for the completion OF the i'm
provements, which will reduce the cost
Of operation and increase the facilities.
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New Equipment.

The Baltimore and Ohio, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. the Southern, and the
other railroads of the prosperous South
east are not the only lines which have
gone in heavily for new equipment. II
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
added to it's equipment $3.50 freight
cars, SO passenger cars and two mis-
cellaneous cars, and in addition to the
foregoing contracted for 2,700 freight
cars, 10 passenger cars and 800 miscel-
laneous cars, but up to the close of the
fiscal year the last mentioned equip
ment had not been delivered
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
WILSON S. BISSELL
DIES IN BUFFALO
Postmaster General Under Cleve-
lands Second Administration.

BUFFALO. Oct Wilson Shannon
Bissen died at 1905 O'Clock last night
The former Postmaster General SUI
fered sharp relapse during the day
and gradually sank hour by hour. DR..
Dewitt H. Sherman spent the latter half
Of the day and all the night up TO the
time OF death in the Bissell home AT
p. m. he announced that Mr.. Bissell
would probably survive the night. but
that death was certain during the fol-
lowing thirty-six hours
A few hours before the end Mr. Bis
sell frightened up and told DR.. Sherman
that he realized the end was near. He
asked 10 have his family called to his
bedside. Soon afterward he sank into
profound coma and remained practI-
caIIy In that condition until death.
1t Is said that Mr.. Bisseil might have
held any position within the gift OF the
President during Mr. CIeveland's first
term. and that his acceptance finally In
1893 OF the Postmaster Generalship was
at great personal sacrifices. Mr.. cleve-
land called him most earnestly. and he
TespOHueu because ne lhougnt IL PUB
lie duty to obey the call.
Mr.. BisselI was considered a sincere.
earnest, and conservative man. OF sound
judgment and high standing as a lawyer.
He was born In Rome. Oneida county,
n. Y. In 1s47- He was taken by his
parents to Buffalo when six years old,
and that city was ever afterward his
home.
He was graduated from Yale. became
a lawyer. and in 1874 was the law part
ner OF Grover Cleveland in the firm OF
Bass. Cleveland & Bissell- He was one
OF the ablest railroad lawyers IN the
country, and had a large practice.
Mr.. Bissell was best man at Mr. Cleve-
lands wedding. He did not himself
marry until 1890, when he made Louise
Fowler Sturges. OF Geneva. N Y. his
wife.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
LAST RITES OVER BODY
OF THOMAS A. CUSHING

Funeral services were held over
the body of Thomas A. Cushing. chief
Of the division OF spirits OF the Internal
at 2 o'clock today. at the family resi-
dence. 1888 n Street northwest. The
Rev Stephen NJ Newman. of the First
Congregational Church. oficiated. In
terment was at Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Old Dominion Plans.

1t is said the officers of the Old Do
minion Railroad Company are still
busily engaged in their work upon the
specifications on which bids are to be
asked for the construction of the road
bed from Washington to Great Falls.
Announcements are TO be made next
week.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
AGED ARTIST IN PERIL.

sTURBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. TN the
destruction Of his home by fire yester-
day William Willard. the famous por-
trait artist, eighty-fye years old. mar
rowly escaped death. The loss, includ-
ing treasured paintings, is estimated at
$1,000.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
ENORMOUS MINING LOSS
CAUSED BY THE B0ER WAR

LONDON, Oct Figures prepared
by the stock exchange and issued today.
show a depreciation of eco. zoo. 900 in the
value Of South African mining shares
since peace was declared between Great
Britain and South Africa.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
A BATTLESHIP LOSES
I29 MEN BY DISCRETION
New Maine Breaks All Rec
.se Ords of This Kind.
ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR
High Percentage Due to Excessive
Shore Duty, While Ship Was
Undergoing Repairs.

Zone hundred and twenty nine deser-
tions have been reported by Capt. Eu-
gene H. c. Leutze, commanding the
battleship Maine. for the eight months
ended September l. The crew of the
Maine numbers 5O4, making the deser-
tions one to every four men.
This unusual number OF desertions is
attributed to the long time the crew
was on shore at Philadelphia while the
Maine was undergoing repairs While
ashore in camps the men broke all
naval records for desertions.
ro Scared by Rumors.
Shortly after the Maine was commits
stoned it was found to need changes.
It's guns were not mounted strongly
enough. and many rumors were circu-
lated about its boilers being weak and
its general construction such that it
was not safe. Timid members of the
crew, unaccustomed TO the water, were
frightened by these reports.
The Names experience is much the
same as that of any other vessel which
is compelled to allow its crew to
camp on land for long time. In addi-
Maine was at other ports where its men
kad an opportunity to desert. In the
six months Immediately preceding July
the desertions numbered ninety
seven. In July there were seventeen
assertions, and in August there were
fourteen.
Now on to Culebra.
~ - 49,. In ..ft e. C,,rorr,
to prepare for the winter maneuvers and
the temptation 10 desert will be re-
moved from the crew. which has been
impatient to get off on a cruise and has
CALLED under the delay.
The percentage Of assertions in the
navy has varied from 9 to 10 per cent in
years past. 1t now varies from u to Il
factory record as most of the assertions
are among coal passers and landsmer
who have enlisted in the service without
any experience on the water.
Inside Work Arduous.
Among coal passers the assertions are
more numerous than among any other
class Of men. The work in the holds is
so trying that men who are not accus-
toned to heavy lifting cannot endure it
Improvements in the mess allowance
and lessening of the work OF the men OF
board ship have tended 10 keep down tn,
number Of assertions. in spite Of the
addition of several thousand new mer
to the navy Most of the recruits come
from the farming States of the middl,
West. and have never smelled salt water
until they begin their service.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Meeting Postponed.

The annual meeting Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which was scheduled
to take place In New York yesterday. has
majority of Northern Pacific stock Is
lodged with the Northern Securities
Company. which has been enjoined from
voting it pending a settlement OF the
Northern Securities litigation.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Excursionists Here.

One hundred excursionists from New
England arrived In the city over the
Baltimore and Ohio yesterday from New
England points. They are to remain
here two days.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

railroad company was represented by
Vice President George L. Potter, to
whom the men appealed when the eon-
ference with the other representatives
of the Baltimore and Ohio last week
ended IN a disagreement.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
You Can Do Things on
a Graps-Nuts Diet.

give CapeNus fair trial none the
handle this without trouble effort
tooome and delicious and fully cooked factory ready
immediate service with rich great variety
described in the recipe book in each package See also the little book
in each package 1.-The Road to Wellvile."
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
OFF on Inspection.

Of on Inspection.
General Manager Atterbury, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. accompanied by
several of the engineers, is on his annual
tour Of inspection. He is expected TO
be absent from Philadelphia several
days
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
CONCERT REHEARSALS.

sails for her contemplated concert on
November Is.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Else Brain Fag and Nervous Pre-
CIR APE NUTS

that days trial of this scientific
and the branclea thinking
sharp, snappy IDEAS These are the why
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-11
FRENCH DESTROY MOSQUE
Zenaga Tribesmen's Stronghold Figuig
BOmbarded.
GPEAT SLAUGHTER OF THE MO0RS.
The Attack Made by French Expedition OF
4,9)) Men rnd 4 Strong Force Of Artillery
The Destruction OF the Vensra!ed Mosque
Expected to Have Great Moral Effcct-No
Losses on French Side.

Benz Ounif, Algeria (By Cable),--
The French artillery opened prelim-
mary fire at $50 o'clock a. III. on Fig
uig, the stronghold of the rebellious
Icnaga trncsmen, who recently attack
ed and tried to ambush Governor Gen
cral Jonrart and his escort, OF whom
thirteen were seriously injured. The
actual bombardmcnt began at 7,3o
o'clock and lasted until II a. m, when
A great destruction Of houses had been
wrought, the mosque destroyed, and, 1t
is believed. a great number OF natives
killed
General O'Connor commands the
punitive expedition. consisting OF 1000
men OF the Foreign Legion and a
strong force of artillery armed wi4,
guns firing mclinitc shells. Gen. O'Con-
nora plan was to advance on flgus
in three columns atd post his artillery
on commanding hills surrounding the
rebels stronghold.
At o. go a. M. the French troops oc-
cupicd Jriye Hill and another em.nence,
both strategic positions, by surprise
movement. The ramparts OF the town
were then 1900 meters distant ana, like
the houses which were half a mile be
knd them. built OF compressed earth
from these hills. The artillery made
excellent practice. the mc'initc shells
making a big breach i'll the rampartS
and DESTROYING a multitude OF houses,
the inhabitants OF which had fled at the
first shots. Finally the fire was con-
ccutratcd on the mosque, which was
much vcncratcd, and the cdlhcc was
blown to pieces. This destruction oi
the me squc is expected to have great
moral effect The MoorS, concealed IN
tn palm groves. replied with artillery
to the French bombardment, but with
cut effect.
All the women and children lett the
town before the action. The French
fired a lew shell, at distant parts ot the
oasis in order to impress the Moors
with the power and range OF the Frcnch
gun, Throughout the cnga2cm mt
there wa; no loss ON the French side
The French artillery fired 600 shells
at the town The SpahS (natIvc cay
alry), the ChasScurs d'Airiquc and the
troop, Of the Foreign Legion were
posted during the bombardmcnt at
poirts surrounding the town, but the
infantry DID Lot hrc single shot
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-11

That the society young man III Eng
land is as lax in matters of etiquette as
his American cousin appears from q
complaint in London weekly. Tie
writer says: II notice Il quantity OF
books on etiquette have lately appeared,
so that a certain number of people
must still concern themselves with its
laws and cdicts. On the whole, how
ever, a decided free and casineSs mas
begun to prevail in society. Att@r-din'
ner calls and card-lcaving generally
are almost entirely neglected by young
men. and the efforts of hostesses 10
entertain meet with scant encourage
ment. 4 branch of etiquette in which
men who have come from our smart
schools arc sadly deficient in the art
of letter writing, of accepting or de-
clining invitations and addressing Ia
dies. Every foreigner can write we'll
expressed. grammatical letter, but our
English young man of smart society Is
strangely illiteratc. He learns neither
ESSAY writing nor English composition
at Eton and Harrow, and this forms
one of the greatest drawbacks to the
political career of an otherwise prom
ising young man.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Lutheran Church--Rev. w. S. 7. Metz
ger, pastor. Services, Sunday 10 A.
M. and 800 P. M. Sunday school, o3o
A. M. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday,
7:3o P. M.
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
L. Martin, pastor. Regular services
by appointment from the pulpit.
Class meeting every two weeks at
10 a. m. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening. Sunday school, p. IN.
Mite Society semi monthly, We'd
nesday evening at o'clock. W. Mis-.
meeting monthly at Parsonage.
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. w.
L. Orem, pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 a. IN. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 9 a. m. Prayer meet
Ing every Wednesday evening at 7.3o
p. m. Epworth League at o.3o every
Sunday.
Moravan Church-Rev. Mr. Kaiser, pas
tor. Sunday school every Sunday, 9 a.
m. Preaching services will be held
every other Sunday, as heretofore, al
ternating mornings and evenings at 10
and 3 3o respectively.
NclOIHlcu Nil4l Cll-NeN' VI "a hiil-
inore, pastor. Sunday school O3o a.
m. Divine services alternate Sundays,
1890 a. M. and 7.45 p. IN.
Guild every Sunday evening Gas.
Mid-week services. Wednesday, 7.45.
St. Stephens Church protestant Epis-
copal -Rcv. Ernest McGill, rector.
Services every Sunday, alternating
monthly, at 1890 a. m. and q p. IN.
Service Friday at 4 p. m
Catholic Church--Rev Father J. B..
Manley. Mass at 8 a. m. on Saturday
during May. Services third Sunday in
each month at a. m. Sunday school
3oclock p. m.
German Baptist Church-Elders 7. J.
Kolb and John S. Weybright. Serv-
ices each alternate Sunday at 4 o'clock
p. m.
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Used the Phoae al l03.

Poughkccpsic, N. y. (SpecaD.-Mrs.
Mary Shepard, OF thi; city, who is lo3
years old, held her first conversation
over the telephone. She called on Chief
of Police McCabc at his home, ON Al
bany street, and was induced by the
Chief to talk over the telephone to re-
porter uptown. Mrs. Shepard IS of the
opinion that the Chief OF Police, who
stood beside her, was a vcntrlloquist and
was playing a joke on her.
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CIeign.

The French military expedition com.
manded bv General O'Connor attacked
the rebcllious tribcSmcu at tigng. After
a bombardment lasting two hours the
French troops occupied two strategic
hills.
Constance, the young daughter OF
Archibald Oracle. of New York, rcIa,,
tive of President Roosevelt, was crushed
to death in an elevator accident Ill
Paris hotel
Emperor William. in an address to he
conductors Of the singing societies at the
festival at Frankfort. criticised them Tor
not singing German iolkspngs
DIR. Sachs. a young Nienc,c physician,
died Of the plague near Berlin. lie be-
came infected while engaged III bactcrIo-
logical work ,
NM. Bertraux and Guyot dc Vile
neuvc, OF the French Chamber of l)cpu-
tics, fought duel, the latter being slight
ly injured =
Hugh J. Cannon, superintendent or
Mormon missions in Germany, and his
wife have been ordered to leave Prussia
-Four BulgarianS convicted OF partlci-
patton in dynamite outrageS at oalonlca,
have been sentenced ~ ucdl'''
The legislative council III Bloemfont-
Gin Orange River Colony. unanimously
adopted the customs convention'
p. A. McHugh. NJ. p, was arrested at
Sligo, Ireland, for contempt OF court.
Prof. Sir William Crooks, before the
International Chemical Congress, Ill
Berlin, spoke OF the possibility OF re-
ducing all the elements OF matter into
a single form of energy.
The Venezuelan government forces
have reoccupied San Felix, on the ORR
noco river, this being the first step in
the march of the government troops
upon Ciudad Bolivar.
An old German military sergeant
has been dismissed from the army and
sentenced to imprisonment, having been
convicted OF 100 instances OF abuse OF
coldierS