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The Washington times., 1903-08-13
ADMIRAL COOK PASSES
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
VIII Receive Promotion Won for
Conspicuous Service.

Rear Admiral Francis A. Cook, who
as recently advanced from the grade
of captain. subject to examination. has
passed the physical examination. Be
cause OF III health 1t was feared thai
Admiral Cook would not be able 20
stand the examination and win the pro-
motion which was made possible by the
additional numbers given him for con-
sDicuous service in the destruction Of
Cervera's fleet
Capt. B. F. Lamberton, who was Ad-
miral Dewey's chief OF staff on the
Olympia during the battle of Manila
Bay, has qualified for promotion to the
grade Of rear admiral and will be ad-
vanced TO the next vacancy in that
grade. He has been detailed to command
the South Atlantic Squadron.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

But eacn nead length Is CiVlSible into
three head-widths. each OF these in turn
into three arm-lengths, each again into
three fnger-Iengths, etc, until the ulti-
mate subdivision represents a very few
cards indeed.
Exchange of Records.
Now Bill The Burglar is arrested in
New Orleans. When his card reaches
the Bureau OF Identification reference is
made to his proper ultimate class. and
Superintendent Evans finds that, FIVE
years before. Bill was arrested in Phil
adelphia for porch climbing, under he
name of Bert Smith. This fact is sent
to the New Orleans authorities, and his
last escapaGe is sent TO the Philadelphia
police, and so on ad infnitun. until
Bill the Burglar is confronted with his
complete record wherever he hobs Up.
gets the limit of the law because OF his
previous record, gives up the struggle
and. IN very despair, settles down 20
honest labor.
So effective method is appealing to
other authorities than police officials
The Department of Commerce and La
Dor is now a member Of the bureau, and
uses the system, with the addition of
the thumb-marks (which will likely be
incorporated in the whole SYSTEM, IN
the work of the Immigration Bureau.
One Lung. the Chinese washee-man who
attempts 10 enter this country as Man
Far CHEN, merchant, on a sightseeing
tour, will find his road a hard Gre
hereafter, and his $40 paid to a rascal
across the border of very little avail.
Extends to Foreign Lands.
Foreign delegates TO the recent con-
vention Of the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, in New Orleans. have
gone home with enthusiastic praise for
the system. which is being intensified
by reports from their legations here, and
it is thought it will not be long before
every emigrant OF doubtful character
Will be preceded by his photograph.
measurements and record. which wiz
insure him a reception in accordance
with his deserts. When that day comes
a European anarchSt cannot come to
Paterson, y. J.. and hatch up the as
sassinatiOn Of a King Humberd while
our own danger from Herr Mosts and
Czolgoszes. Haymarket tragedies. and
Presidents. viii be reduced
to a minimum.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
Unable 10 Escape His O~m Record
Criminal Turns TO an Honest Life
National Bureau Identification Seeks Him IN Euezp
Sea1chhgh

Major Richard Sylvester, Superin-
tendent OF Police. is a busy man. One
reason is that he grants an audience to
all who call upon him. whatever their
business His ante-room at times re-
sembles the waiting-room of a hospital
on clinic day. Many and varied are
the callers waiting to see him-from the
man who wishes to put in a word Of
recommendation for some candidate for
a position on the force to the ever
prolific crank who has a tale of woe
to tell concerning his neighbours dog or
rooster
In the momentary intervals between
calls. and sometimes long after office
hours. the busy official grinds away at
the routine business Of the office. which
is by no means light Outlines his
desk is piled foot or more deep with
documents awaiting his attention but
somehow or other he always manages
TO get rid OF them, with the proper in.
dorsement, thanks TO the efficiency of
Private Secretary Hess and Chief Clerk
Kemp, all In proper time and place
From so busy a man il is naturally
difficult to obtain an interview for pub
heation. There Is one subject, however,
upon which he is never too busy TO talk.
II he has a hobby, it is this. and it is
a legitimate one, for it is In the line
Of his work and largely the child of
his own brain. This is the National
Bureau of Criminal Identification.
Major Gets interested.
When you mention the N B. C. I. to
the major, he lays down the paper he
IS studying, takes off his glasses. and
az once launches into pitGly. interest
ing discussion of its scope and aim. and
Captain Gessford, the ever watchfuI in
termediary between the major and a
too-clamorous public. quietly closes the
outer door, and for ten or fifteen min
utes-a long time for a call in that Of
fce-you have the major to yourself.
The Bureau of Identification aims TO
list, classify. photograph, measure and
keep the records of every criminal In
the United States. and to furnish its
members, police departments all over
he country, with such of this informa-
lion as il may at any time desire, at
the shortest possible notice And since
10 know a criminal is to negate his
possibilities for harm. the moral and
material effect of such a plan is almost
beyond calculation. The bureau is the
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
JUDGE IDE DISCUSSES
THE TRAFFIC IN OPIUM
Does Not Believe~ImpOrta-
ton Can Be Stopped.
ADVOCATES LICENSE SYSTEM
Says Chinese Will Have Drug in Spite
of Law-Mexican Coin High at
Manila

Judge Henry c. Ide. financial officer of
the Philippine Commission, spent much
of the day yesterday with Secretary
Root and Colonel Edwards, Of the
Bureau of Insular Affairs. with whom he
discussed the new Philippine currency.
and the much mooted opium bill
The opinion of Governor Taft. as ex-
pressed in his speeches concerning the
measure, suggested for the regulation
of the opium trade, is shared by Judge
Ide. who believes the selling of the
privilege to supply opium TO the Chinese
would be the best means of preventing
the spread of the opium habit among
Filipinos. In other words he believes
an attempt at prohibiting the impOrta-
ton of opium would be a failure. as
the Chinese Will have the drug in spite
of the law
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
SCHOOL IN PHILIPPINES
FOR NATIVES OF ISLANDS

The Right Rev. D. J. Dougherty,
Bishop OF Neo-Segovia. P. l., called on
Colonel Edwards at the War Depart
ment this morning to discuss a new
school which the bishop will open in his
diocese for the education of Filipino
boys Bishop Dougherty was accom-
panied by five priests. J. Carroll, ].
N. Mckinley, J. McCloskey, z. Cook, and
!. Farren-who are 10 go 10 the Philip
pines with him and assist in the organ
ization Of tho new school
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

offspring of the National Association of
Chiefs of Police. which under the presi-
dency of Major Sylvester has grown into
the International Association.
The plan and dream of the promoters
is to make the bureau a Government in
stitution as by right and reason II
should be- Congress. ever lethargic to-
ward innovations. however logical and
beneficial. has neglected to enact as law
the measure twice recommended by the
Judiciary Committee. but "the third time
is the charm" and there is strong hope
for favorable action in the next Con
gress. In the meantime the bureau goes
on in its ever widening field Of work.
supported by voluntary assessments on
the police departments constituting it's
membership.
How the System Works.
If you want to study the workings of
the bureau, and twenty-five or thirty
people are ahead of you in the line wait
ing TO see Major Sylvester, you have but
to climb to quarters on the third floor
at Police Headquarters. where Supt. A. E.
Evans cCnQucIS the business. on VIII
find such a rogues' gallery as is not seen
every day, and the whole so system
affixed that it takes Superintendent
Evans about ten minutes to put his hand
on the likeness and record of any crimi-
nal in the United States. This would
seem impossible until the method en-
ployed is explained TO you; then il is
simple
For example: John Jones touches elbows
with you in a crowded street car and
when he leaves the car he takes with
him your watch. One OF WASHINGTON
energetic sleuths will of course appre-
bend him in a day or two, and before
the man goes TO court he is taken TO
Police Headquarters and photographed.
and his every dimension is ascertained
by the BertilIon system. Pictures and
measurements are mounted on a card,
and the card sent 10 Superintendent
Evans. The same is done IL the crime be
committed in Oshkosh, Baton Rouge or
San Francisco. Say that Superintendent
Evans has 10000 of these cards It is
readily seen that one-t third will have
long heads. third short heads. and
one-third heads of medium length With
this subdivision it would only be neces-
sary to look through 10000 cards to
find the one you wanted.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
CHINESE REBELS WIN

HONGKONG, Aug. 10. - Advices have
just been received here 10 the effect that
the Chinese imperial troops have been
defeated by the rebels at Hivei- Chau. IN
Southern China. Reinforcements to the
number ot 5000, drilled by German army
officers. have arrived In Canton
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
THE @EWS OF GEORGETOWN

In carriage. This morning his condi-
ton was reported to be slightly i'm
proved, but he is still in a critical state
The car was IN charge of Conductor W
/. ingalls, and Motorman Voigt Voigt
stated that he rang his gong repeatedly.
bet Mr.. Phillips appeared to pay no
attention TO same. 1t was afterward
learned that he was very hard Of hear
Ing.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
DUTCH KILL ACHINEsE.

AMSTERDAM. A2s. I2.-Three huG-
cred Achinese - killed IN q recent
battle with the Dutch troops IN the
middle o. the leland Of Sumatra. The
Dutch lost an officer and six men killed
and an officer and Atty men wounded.
They captured tho village.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
ELECTRIC FEED BOX BURNS.

The feed box of the Georgetown and
Tcnleytown line, at the corner Of Thir-
ty-second and p Streets northwest.
caught fire about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and burned for about half an
hour The chemical apparatus OF Truck
Company, No. 3, was used by Fireman
Mccarthy to extinguish the blaze. The
car line was tied up for over an hour.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
Market for Mexican Coins.

Judge Ide Is pleased with Philippine
financial legislation and is awaiting
with much interest the effects of the
new currency law. which becomes oper-
ative September /. Mexican silver is
now the chief medium of exchange in
the islands, Mexican dollars are now
said to be worth 46l4 cents in Manila
44l4 cents in Hongkong, and 4224 cents
in New York.
Philippine bankers fear a rush Of
Mexican money TO the islands because
OF its higher price there, and have ask
ed the War Department to put an i'm
port duty on it. This viii probably not
be done. however. as the department
does not feel disposed to interfere with
the circulation OF floating foreign coins.
Commissioner Ide left Washington for
san Francisco at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. and Will sail for Manila on
August IS
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
COLONEL JACOBS PROMOTED.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 13.-Col. ]. W. Jacobs
has been appointed chief OF the Quarter
masters Department of the East, ar
Governors Island. New York.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
Report From CAPTAIN Emory.

The Official report on the accident TO
the battleship Massachusetts was re-
ceived at the Navy Department in dis
patches from Captain William Emory,
commanding the Indiana. The first dis
patch was dated ROckIand. Ne, August
II, $50 p. m, and follows:
Massachusetts touched on Egg Rock
shoals going out in thick fog. Compart-
ments A :, A 81, a g filed with water
Leaks limited 10 these compartments
Massachusetts then steamed back to Bar
Harbor and anchored
Massachusetts signaled for assist
ance- Indiana, Scorpion and three tor
pedo boat destroyers answered signal
and accompanied Massachusetts, 10
Frenchmans Bay, western anchorage
The destrOyers then proceeded without
communication with me. Indiana and
Scorpion now anchored alongside Mas
sachVsetts.
Divers now ascertaining the extent
of the damage. When finished, the re-
port viii be Immediately telegraphed
Damage appears 20 be entirely confined
10 the compartments named
Request instructions regarding dis
position of vessels. Request department
10 inform the commander-in-chief at the
first opportunity. Board ordered to in
vestigate damage. VIII forward report
as soon as made.
EMORY,
Commanding Indiana, Senior Officer
Present"
4 Second Dispatch.
The second dispatch is also dated
Rockland, August u. but was sent at
1920 Q. N. II follows;
Investigation Of injury TO Massa-
chusetts by board cannot be completed
until tomorrow by which time all the
weights will be removed from forward.
Water confined 10 compartments previ-
Ously telegTaphed.
Feel confident Massachusetts will be
able to steam 10 dock yard. Draft OF
vessels when leaving Frenchmans Bay.
&c feet 3 inches forward. 20 feet 10
inches aft. Draft at 6 p. m. q feet Il
inches forward. 26 feet 2 inches aft
Request orders concerning Indiana
and Scorpion. as they are remaining by
my orders standing by Massachusetts.
Other vessels here hartford. Newport,
CulgOa, Lebanon. II are not required 10
convoy Massachusetts, request 20 sail
Immediately 70 join the feet
EMORY.
Senior Officer Present"
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
BATTLESHIP STRIKES
ON EGG ROCK SHOAI 6

Massachusetts Disabled as
She Leaves Bar Harbor.
Plates Cracked and Bulk
heads Fill With Water.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13

But each head length is divisib1e into
three head-widths. each OF these in turn
into three arm-lengths, each again into
three ingerIengths. etc, until the ulti-
mate subdivision represents a very few
cards indeed
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
Men s Friday Bargains

QSC White and gray
~ Canvas $50 aud
81 Laced and OXfOrds
nearly all sizes.
The Washington times., 1903-08-13
Boys Clothing.

Choice of 25 Boys Wash Sailor Suits, in
effects; prices have been soc and 75c- SPECIAL
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
Will Order New Books.

The city library board held a meet
ing in the Office of f. E. Smith Fri
day and recognized for the year by
~re-electing F. E. Smith chairman and
Mrs. A. w. War; secretary. A new
list of books was ordered and will
be sent for as soon as the bids at
present in the hands of the book deal
ers of the city have been received,
The lowest bidder will get the con
tract for furnishing the books, which
comprise all of the latest publications
and many of the classics not now in
the library. The trustees also decid'
ed to have a catalogue of the books
in the library printed. and as soon as
1t is completed those who go to the
library for a book will be required to
make their selection from the cata.
logue instead of handling the books
on the shelves. as at present, and
which causes much unnecessary wear
and tear. Hereafter the library will
be open from Z to 8 o'clock each
Thursday evening. giving patrons
opportunity to make selections
of books.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
WILL ORGANIZE A A N
No Doubt There Will be Music II
lewistown This Summer.

A number of those interested In the
organization OF a band In this city
met in the tailor shop of Louie Du-
Clos last night and discussed the band
situation. Nothing much was done
other than making arrangements to
practice regularly and make every eff
fort to interest those who can play
a band instrument in the undertake
ing.
A. Mansell. a fine cornet player and
good band leader, of Sank Centre. Min
nesota. has expressed a desire to
come to this city and engage in bus
mess and lead the band. II he comes
the prospects for a good band will be
yet more promising. Two or three
good musicians in Kendall and Gilt
Edge have agreed to come in to Lew.
istown and play with the band when
their services are required. Lewis
town Is large enough to have a good
band and the move towards getting
together one should be encouraged in
every possible manner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
General Minlnu Notes.

Superintendent o. Mast says foun-
dations are being made for the smell
ter at the Indian Quen mine, on Birch
creek, near Dillon, which Is owned
by Butte men. The smelter will have
a capacity Of thirty tons daily.
Manager f. d. Brown says opera
tons have resumed at the Basin Gulch
placer mines and he has seventeen
men at work. The indications are
that there will be a good supply OF
water for placer mining purposes this
summer.
d. Conklin, superintendent Of the
Billy Maddox mine at Royal, says ow-
ing to snow in that section and the
difficulty of obtaining supplies work
has been practically suspended tenn
in bad condition and will probably be
for the next two weeks.
The new feature about the Heinze
mill at Basin is the flume built to re-
move the tailings from the mill to
the dumping ground. The taliings had
piled up in the creek to such an ex-
tent that 1t not only annoyed the
ranchers of Boulder valley, but also
proved an inconvenience to the COM
pany The plan is to dump the shines
and retain them in the dam built for
that purpose, and so avoid running
the tailings down the stream and
through ranches in the valley, where
there is danger to the growth OF veg
citation and the poisoning Of stock.
The company, in order to avoid any
trouble with the ranchers, has built
a dam east of the mill to stop the
flow beyond the company property
and will build it higher as occasion
demands.
M. L. Hewitt, manager of the Cat
eract c. M. Co. at Basin, says he has
put on more men at the Bullion mine
to further develop the property, and
will also put in additional machinery.
The Bertha mine at Corbin is be-
ing developed by the Helena and Liv-
ingston M. & r. Co.
The Tyler group of claims, two
miles from Montana City, has been
bonded to Jones & Martin, Of Great
Falls, for 500, 900, and men have been
put on development work.
The Liverpool and Washington
mines in Lump Gulch, near Boulder,
are to be tested to see II the high.
grade silver ore bodies of that dis.
trict go down, and the shaft will be
sunk to the S00-foot level, where they
will cross-cut to the lead.
The Rose G.. M. Co., incorporated
under New Jersey laws. has filed in
the office of the secretary of state a
certified copy of its articles of ap
pointment of an agent in Montana
the agent being B. F. Maiden of Boze
man. The company owns eight min
ing claims and two mill sites in this
county. b. p. Mason began work on
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
WOOL MARKET STRONGER.
A Greater Activity Manifests Itself on
the Eastern Market

a Greater ACTIVITY Manifests ITSELF on
the Eastern Market.
The wool sales for the week at
Boston, according to the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter, were a.
225, 900 pounds.
The wool market has been slightly
more active the past week, although
the increased business accomplished
has been confined almost exclusively
to one class of stock-wool of quar-
ter blood grade.
The features of the market have
been the purchasing of nearly a mil
lion and a half pounds of quarter
blood f~leeces, comprising Missouri and
Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Maine
and New York state wool by two
manufacturing concerns, n of which,
the Manchester mills, took the great
bulk of the woods; the purchasing Of
about 200, 1000 pounds Of Australian
quarters, reported to have been taken
by the same concern; and the sale
of a large line Of medium combing
pulled woods to another large dress
goods mill. The Manchester mills
corporation is understood to have
worked down to practically bare
boards. as far as its supplies of such
stock YER concerned. and having Sc
cured liberal orders for dress goods
which, it is reported, will keep its
machinery well employed for several
months to come, found it necessary to
take on a large line of raw material.
In doing so 1t was obliged to pay full
market prices-22c to 221kc for the
Missouri and Michigan woods, and 23c
and even 23kc for the Ohio woods.
This class of stock is firmer than it
was, being influenced largely by the
somewhat excited condition and ad-
vancing tendency of foreign quarter
bloods at the London auctions. Com
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
A New Corporation.

The certificate of incorporation OF
the Fergus County Cooperative as.
ISOLATION was filed in the office Of the
clerk and recorder OF this county last
Thursday. The purposes of the com
pany, as given in its articles OF In.
corporation are those usually pertain
ing to a cooperative association. 1t
is incorporated at $40. 900 and for a
term of twenty years. Seven hundred
dollars of the capital stock has been
subscribed and Twenty-Five other per,
sons have each agreed to take one
share, valued at 800. making $500
paid in and pledged. A board Of COM
%missioners consisting of eve men,
bers of the association have been au-
thorized to open the subscription
books of the company. James III. Bal
ley, Z. J. Christie, John McGuin, c.
E. Richards, J.. w. Stoner, A. j. John
ston and ID. S. Jones comprise the
first board of commissioners.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27

pared with the prices which 1t costs
to import Australian quarters, do
nestle woods of that grade certainly
look reasonable. The sales in the 10
cal market referred to we're made
at a clean cost of about 40c, the Ohio
woods. it is reported. costing about
42c, but from advices received this
week from London, 1t will cost to i'm
port Australian quarters 45c to Acc.
Aside from the sales referred to,
the market has been quiet. The tone
is. If anything, slightly improved, as
offers have been made from mills
which ten days or two weeks ago could
hardly be induced to look at wool, and
a number of manufacturers have been
in to test the market, but they are not
as yet willing to take hold very free
ly. The worsted men, as a rule, re-
port they cannot see any improvement
in the goods market. They are re-
ceiving some duplicate orders on
heavy weights, but the demand is not
very lively, and in view of the fact
that they are so near the end of their
initial orders, it will take a good
many recorders to keep them going
until the light weight seaso opens.
Reports from New York dry goods
commission houses indicate an i'm
provement in the tone of the goods
market, but manufacturers who come
into the wool market, notably the
worsted manufacturers, are skeptical
regarding this reported improvement.
The dress goods mills and mems wear
wooden mills do not deny that there
is a good business in progress. IN
the worsted industry, however, there
is still a great deal of idle machinery,
and some worsted men intimate that
the number of idle machines will be
increased, some claiming that they
are contemplating a still further re-
duction of output.
The tone of the wool market, how
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-27
Merickle In the Blizzard.

Tom Merickle had an exciting ex-
perience last Friday afternoon while
driving west of the Kendall mill, says
the Chronicle. Tom could not keep
the horses to the road in the binding
blizzard, and SO they wandered away
until he entirely lost his bearing, and
in the deep n he could not tell
whether or not he was travelling upon
safe ground. Suddenly the two horses
dropped out Of sight, and then Tom
realized what had happened-they
were in a prospect hole, with one
horse on top of the other. There was
only one thing to do, and that was to
secure a block and tackle without de-
lay and raise the animals from their
perilous position. The operation was
successful, and Tom came out of the
mix-up with only a thorough soaking.
The horses and buggy also escaped
without damage.