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Evening star., 1903-10-26
Resignation of Two Lieutenants.

The President has accepted the resigna-
tions of First Lieutenant George L. Col
Inns, assistant surgeon and First Lieuten-
ant Albert J. Bright. I'd Infantry. DIR. Col
Inns has accepted appointment as assistant
surgeon in the United States marine hos
pital service.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
The Newport Going to Savannah,

The gunboat Newport has been ordered to
visit Savannah Ga. between the 4th and
sth proximo to participate in the fall fes-
tival and fair given under the auspices of
the residents of that city.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Leave for Lieut.. Colvocoresses.

Lieutenant Harold Colvocoresses of tn,
marine corps has been granted five months
leave of absence on account of sickness.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
ENG|NEERHG- WORKS
General Gillespie''s Report on
It - II
Local Improvements.
DREDGING :, THE RIVER
PROGRESS Of OPERATIONS on
THE ANACosTIA.
Building the War College-The Filtra-
ton Plant-Waste of Water-Care Of
Public Buildings and Grounds.

In his annual report Gen. Gillespie, chief
of engineers, devotes considerable space to
the conditions and needs of various public
works in the District
Evening star., 1903-10-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Question of Jurisdiction in
Liquor-Selling Case.
THE MAYOR DECIDES
IMPOSES FINE OF $50 ON PRO
PRIEToR OF BAR.
Several Other Gases, All the Outcome Of
a Raid-General and
Personal News.
THE MAYOR DECIDES
Evening Star Bureau,
7G1 King Street,
p.lI Ta1anhnna 1iNt

Bell IelepnOne lVo
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 2', 1No3.
A question of Jurisdiction was discussed
by Attorney Gardner l.. Boothe before
Mayor Simpson in the police court 'h-S
morning. when John Greea, colored, was On
trial for selling l!quor on Sunday and with
out n license Mr. Boothe admitted that his
client had disposed of liquor yesterday ana
! during the past three plonths from bar
inside an ark anchored something ovec a
hundred yards from shore In Hunting
creek He exhibited a government lice lse,
VIII. CHI he elaine l. entit d Green to conduct
his business in Hunting crook without H.
reference by the police department of Alex
andria.
Mayor Simpson, deciding that he had
jurisdiction in the matter, imposed fine OF
$50, and the facts on which tbs action was
based, admitted by the defense without the
formal examination of witnesses, were TO
the effect that Green had kept his ark
anchored in about the same position, III
shoal water close to shore, for the past
three months, during which time he had
been conducting thriving retail liquor bust
ness with customers from Alexandria, who
were conducted to and from the bar in
small row boats Furthermore, it was ad-
mitted that the police jur. sd .ctiOn of Alex
andria extends a mile north, south and west
from the corpora ton limits.
Attorney Boothe argued that this did
not give the city the authority over that
portion of the waters of the creek in which
the ark was anchored The mayor held that
the ark was in what is practically land
locked harbor. and also that the system OF
ferry.ng customers to and from the place
brought 1t, to all intentS and purposes, in
as close relation with the shore as though
it had been attached thereto by a cable. Mr.
Boothe announced that he would appeal the
case.
John Bell, cOlored, who was arrested
along with Green, on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons, forfeited $40 col
La aternl u, mana rance
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Trades Union Organized.

A trades council was formed here Satur-
day night at a meeting of representa- tives
of fourteen different unions. The election
of officers resulted as follows: Samuel F.
Stokely, glassblower, president: G. w.
Bontz, master car worker, vice president;
M. S. Belk, machinst. secretary; Charles
Klaus, bartender, treasurer; John Grover,
painter. sentinel. The next meeting of the
union will be held Saturday. November Z.
In the meantime effort will be made to
get other trades people in the city to join.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Outcome of a Raid.

These cases together with another of a
similar nature. were the outcome of a raid
made yesterday afternoon by a squad of
policeman on two arks used as floating bar
rooms in Hunting creek. For some time the
officers had been aware of the traffic and
yesterday they decided to break 1t up. Off
GERS Ferguson, knight, Beach, Mayhugh,
BettiS and Griffin, disguised in citizen s
clothes embarked for the arks. They row.
ed around Jones point and We're not recog-
nized by the men aboard until it was too
late for escape. John Green was taken into
custody from one of the houseboats and
Charles Cash. also colored. from the other.
Bell was gathered in from a small boat on
the above mentioned charge. Two revolvers
were found on his person.
special session of the police court was
he'd yesterday afternoon and Cash was
fined $50.
Soon after these arrests Lieut.. Smith and
Officer Gill raided a poker room over a
Chinese laundry in King street near Royal
street. Simultaneously Officers Nicholson
and Griffin entered another poker room not
far distant in the same street. In both
cases games were in progress and the pro-
prietors were arrested. The names given at
the police station were William Jones and
Henry Jones, said TO be fictitious. They
were fired $50 apiece.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
General Matters.

The Mount Vernon Insurance Company
has reorganized with the election of the fol-
lowing officers: F. +. Marbury. president;
II. w. Maher of New York, treasurer, and
James F. Peyton, secretary. The capital
stock was increased from $4,000 to 100000.
The funeral of Leopold Bendheim. whose
death occurred Thursday in Washington,
took place yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
from his late residence in Upper King
street. Many relatives and friends attend
ed the services and the fnterment was made
in the Hebrew burying ground.
A large congregation in the First Baptist
Church last evening listened to the farewell
sermon of Rev. DIR. George Langford Hunt,
who recently rendered his resignation as
pastor DR.. Hunt assumed pastoral charge
of the church three years ago. He will re-
main in Alexandria for some time.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Washington Barracks.

WORKS IN the District.
Washington Barracks.
Regarding the post of Washington bar
racks, he says:
1.-The char2 -, the buildings unSuited
them for the uses of a garrison and their
location was such as to render unavailable
much of the area of the pest, a large por-
ton of which was subject TO overflow at
high tides and freshets. During the fiscal
year much progress was made in improving
the reservation by the recors truction of sea
walls and the raising of low lands by ma
terial dredged from the Washington cham
hel. Plans were prepared for the entire re-
construction of the post. and the work was
commenced under appropriations specifl-
cally made for that purpose. The con-
struction of the War College building, at
the southern end of the post, was also COM
menced.
Pending the completion of new buildings,
only such ordinary repairs have been made
to old barracks, quarters and storehouses
as to maintain them in fair condition for
OcCunancN.
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Government Printing {

General Gillespie says that the building
for the government printing office has not
Evening star., 1903-10-26
Government Range Needed.

"There are no target facilities upon the
post. A 200-yard range was used for
short time under special authority, but
firing upon it had to be discontinued. A
3O0-yard range was prepared on the res
erVation Of the Fort Foete subpost, and
such target firing as could be done on this
range and the Ordway rifle range was car
ried out The range facilities for this post
are entirely inadequate for efficient train
iss of the troops, and the need of a govern
ment range accessible to all troops near
Washington is urgently felt.
Condition of Fort Foote.
THE subpost at Fort Foote does not form
a part of the existing project for the de-
fense of Washington, and the old defenses
are in very bad condition. The existing
buildings are old frame structures in bad
repair and no garrison is maintained at the
post, the reservation being in immediate
charge of an ordance sergeant. 1t was
occupied from time to time during the sum-
mer of 1902 and during June, 1903, as a
camp site for troops from this garrison
while engaged in target firing or engineer
drill upon the reservation.
mo work was done on the reservation
during the year, excepting minor repairs
TO the wharf, roads and water supply. Ad
iitonal repairs will be necessary, partic-
ularly to the water supply, in order to place
the reservation in the proper condition for
the use as camp site for troops"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
Oblivion Of Dixie Dunbar.

Before the introduction of Tire linotype
and type-setting machines. thousands Of
tramp printers wandered through the land
and supplied al extra help needed in the
printing Offices. but today they have faded
away and the tramp has almost died out
with the exception OF one forlorn and dis
susted knight in the person Of Dixie Dun
bar. declares the CARRIER Sentinel
Dixie is getting old and palsied and his
fingers refuse to respond 10 the case so he
has concluded 20 Try farming and hired
out 10 ore Of four farmers ciinching the
matter with drink or two fthe farmer
raging for the same but Dixie says the
farmer wanted him 10 keep up after
tweIve-foot binder. To THIS proposition
Dixie responded that he thought he could
but he feared that Jerking the bundles
around 50 rapidly would about II them
an and. greatly 20 he disgust q The
old man. the farmer iefJ him % coatin-
ue his endlets search for that much de-
sired job
\ utue bread and meat. some tea Or
co~ee. 2 cozy. quiet wayside With a. &C.
casional shelter from tne clements ard
Dixie Dunbar feels a rich a. . lord No
ore exploits HIN II any manner no
trusts have ferrors for hin; Tie busy
world can move on as rapidly a. 4 de-
-i-eS and Il never cnus-S any thrill q
eEpectancy or anxiety FOR hin; 70 star z
Eethlehsn ever shore IN Eoi6en SrlentoT
er his heri-o1. TO poste-.ty concerns
him q j. concerned about rs waning
strength his seeking 8 ever and alTays
Tor The sooth-ug retreat q oblivion when
erer- venom sting i forEgtten. Ehe1 tae
possibilities u shat might have ben =
s-ss@s from ths tahlets = Rs Eezo-T
ard s1--e q these days nature win sly
.ns permanently rsspond % the desire
in such q manner that Dixie Dunbar ~iA
have boone 3 forgotten atom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

ing for il. he picked up the cocaine bot
tie and ran OF with IL
he was caught and brought back and
the marshal searched hin but could find
nothing He appeared to BE perfectly
Milling 70 Ne searched and assisted the
marshal. Nothing vas found until a by
staRdsr suggested Look IN his hat" The
suspect took his hat OF. graxping IL b.
the crown The marshal tried To take the
hat from him but be resisted. The CO.
came bottle was II his grasp in his hat
When finally compelled 20 give Il Up he
broke down and crisd and hegsed Tor some
Of it There were tears in the eyes OF
some OF the bystanders-
After pleading pi;eously for the drug
that had ruined lis life. a doctor present
gave him q small dose and he left town.
The cocaine hend vii lie. steal or CO
anything 20 obtain The drug II Is Ike
alcoholic liquors. only worse n IFS ef-
fects. While alcohol Seadsns the moral
sensibIIities. the cocaine habit kills. Alco-
hoI is slow in its ruinoGs effects while
cocaine IS swift II has terrible fascina-
ton for its victims, and the habit once
acquired, invariably wrecks the life OF its
victim
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
cba,oea With Good Fellowship.

The Iawton Enterprise tells Of very
amusing case tried in the probate court
room. when John Vertrees. OF Lswton
was kanRarooed on the charge OF being
a good fellow.
Chief Justice 2 B. Nelson who Is gain
ing reputation asa liberal mine Of
legal lore. presided. while George Keys
appeared FOR the defense and A c Dolde
,or the prosecution.
4 large number OF witnesses were IN
duced 70 prove that Colonel Nertrees
was a good fellow and the penalty for
being a good fellow around the county,
court house after business hours ranges
al the way from - cents 20 3, owing 70
The number in the crowd who have their
,,,etites whetted for ice cream socas-
=, the case of Colonel Vertrees the me
v-as plsced al the maximum The prs
mar made break FOR the window os-
FIRE sentence was pronounced upon hin
He was brought hack and placed IN
chairs and hsni-cu1ed until he consent
ed TO come through
r,-,-f,4 the proceedings Sheriff Ham
,onds Judge Hussy and Elmer JoyaeT
we're impeached and the attorneys OF
10Th sides were hned for contempt q
court
rha Rig swe6e~ NAY at times iose
si-bt 81 ,he law. bat he never Loses
.ivh, ~ the deputy % the court which
he insists unon unfolding al ali haza'es-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
First coIleue in Kansas.

Early in the Cos. when the townsite Of
Atchison was first being built up. tail.
intellectual looking woman, giving her
name as Miss Sarah Abdell and who said
she was from the east, arrived on a
steamer and announced that she had
come TO establish the first college in Kan
sas She stated that the college could
teach the sciences and higher branches.
although some attention would also be
given TO children. Although there were
2 good many men in the town. the wom-
en- did not number more than a dozen
and children were still fewer. The men
paid more attention to an education in
shooting than in book knowledge and the
outlook was certainly not very encourag-
ing for an educator who wanted 10 found
a college. If the learned teacher thought
she had made a mistake. she evidently
did not propose to show ii, for she or
dered her college built and paid for the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

their nets They were taken before Jus
tice Of the Peace Evans. who was fishing
the night before. and all plead guilty and
their fine was fixed at sl.70 apiece.
BY good authority the men traced the
man who had laid the complaint 70 Bra
den. so they suspicioned him Of having
nets out and four of them started down
10 his ranch TO search the creek for nets
and found four OF them After finding
them they proceeded 10 lay in wait until
somebody got FISH hungry. They did not
have 10 wait long when Braden emerged
10 secure his prize. which consisted OF
about ten good sized buffalo and carp
These men had enough evidence with
out consulting Braden in regard TO the
matter and when he had gone to enjoy
his fish. they went TO Perry TO get =
game warden. In due time Braden was
arrested and his trial set for June Is lie
had a hearing or that date and appealed
il 10 the district court
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
A Western Kansas Girl.

This time Of year. everything in west
ern Kansas, from the microbe 10 the mil
lion acre ranches, is fun Of life Between
these two extremes is the girl among
others. Only recently Miss Anna Craig.
who was being detained by Sherin Grimes
of Clark county. as a witness in case.
got I'd and tore the screens on the win
dow Of the room in which she was sleep
ing and got away, going out TO H. c
Jets place near Lexington. From there
she and Claude Jet went 10 GreensbuTg
and were married Sheriff Grimes wired
the sheriff Of Kiowa county 10 arrest Miss
Craig and hold her until he came, but
he didn't do it, thinking he had no right
10 do So The girl was not under arrest
at the time of her escape. but only being
held as a witness. On Saturday H c.
Jett came to town and gave bail for her
appearance as a witness in the September
term of court.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

building when il was completed. II was
one Of the best buildings in the town
at that time and her pluck attracted the
admiration Of the inhabitants
The few chiloren-sn town enrolled. but
no college students could be seen ganool-
ing on the campus. which. by the way
was covered with a thick growth Of hazel
rush and wild rose bushes Whether
the learned founder Of the college he
Western university il had been named
had imagined that Kansas was then COM
posed OF men whose sons wanted some
thing easier than work, or whether she
thought the bull team drivers pined for
a higher life the Oldest settlers can
not now remember; but anyway, she did
not receive the class OF patronage she
anticipated Within year or so a good
many families moved 10 Atchison. Inc
students who crowded the school room
were Just learning TO read, write and
cipher. This was exasperaung, but the
cultured teacher was still confident that
her university was TO become great n
stitution OF learning. and took no pains
10 conceal her convictions.
Within q few years the town was
very respectable place, as TO size, al least
one day young lawyer put in an ap-
pearance and announced that he had come
70 crow I'D with the country. He stopped
at the same tavern where Miss AodeA
was boarding. and they soon became &C
ouatnted. She told him all her plans,
and then he upset them an by marrying
her. They lived together some years. dur
ing which time she was social 1aNorlte
and set the literary gait Of the town.
Finally there was gossip obout town
which was hushed whenever either OF
them was near. \ good many said that
she was high tempered and that he could
not get along with her If he were dear
dumb and blind. They parted and the
husband was granted a divorce.
II would not be pertinent 10 go INTO oe-
tails but it might be said that he was
a distinguished United States judge, While
she Is in a poorhouse, only few miles
from the spot where her college was
erected. The college building still stands
but the temple Of learning is now com
bined blacksmith and tinker shop Ihus
- is that the first college in Kansas
which started out with high hopes, is now
Mace where can be heard the vulgar
sound OF the anvil and the rasping NOISE
OF saws being filed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
"Man Up a Tree"

"A man up a tree" is a very common
expression. but a rare reality. A couple
OF Winfield ladies. returning from the
Chautauqua, one night, however, heard
a rustling in the branches above and on
gIancing up. saw man seated on a low
limb. They ran on as fast as they could
and CHANGING back saw the man jump 10
the ground and run in an opposite direc-
ton Just what the mans object was IS
a mystery, says the Free Press He may
have been a highwayman waiting for a
victim TO pounce down upon, or he may
have been one Jack. the pepper. who
found he could obtain a very good view
OF the interior Of some house from his
elevated position. The ladies could rot
describe the man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
A Horrible Experience.

The following story is told Of a farmer
OF the vicinity Of Carnegie by the Herald,
who with a number Of others, was en-
gagged in shocking wheat The party was
working diligently. Notwithstanding the
fact that the field seemed alive with
snakes. which. whenever captured, would
be dubbed TO death. Finally. when one
OF the men with yell OF terror. grasped
a double handful Of trousers leg and be-
gan yelling. Cut 'er out Cut or OUT We
got his head; never mind about the pants.
Cut 'er OUT his companions hurrledly
procured knife and cut a patch OF trou-
sers as big as a hat around the clenched
hands and hurting the patch from him,
the man sank weakly 10 the ground They
picked up the patch and what it had COW
cred. 1t was piece Of plug tobacco that
had slipped through a hole in the pocket
of the trousers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
Kansan Attacks the Bible.

The Bible has received another JOLT;
or. rather, is about TO receive another jolt.
Announcement is made that the Truth
Seeker Company OF New York viii pub
lish some time next month q new book
about the Bible written by John E. Rems-
burg. an Atchson man.
Mr.. Remsburg is one Of the best known
Liberal lecturers and writers in the
country He is in the field so much that
he is better known in some states than
he Is here at home Mr.. Remsburg does
not believe in the divine origin Of the BIZ
BILE; and in this volume he produces what
his publishers call "unanswerable' argu-
ments in favor Of his contention that the
book is Of human origin.
The late Col. Ingersoll began his famous
lecture on the Bible by saying, Some
one ought TO tell the truth about the BIZ
bic" This. Mr. Remsburg's publishers
claim he has done. "Rationalists." they
say. will welcome this work. though the
clergy will probably antagonize it very
strongly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
A Political piscord.

President Roosevelt has nominated w
" Tuikins to be postmaster at Mountain
Park
The Mountain Park News has the ioi-
,owine 10 say on the matter;
New the wherefore Of the wnyneSs q
.ee uhichnees is what gets Us MI. JUa-
t,ns ,s all right-don't misunderstood US
We haven't particle OF objection 10 nm
h~cause it's him; he's 2 good ieilo" a'iu
I'm doubtless make a good postnlaslei
~. Ua do rise 10 the remark: Why ooes
President Roosevelt chase thirty mics
.cross valley. and mountain and pF''il'e
- ss,ac. = postmaster for Us from among
err ,nhabitants Of Hobart? What's the
So WITH the Mountain Park Fellows
s,xwav. True, Republicans sre seSfes
b.. nut there's q plenty for 81 suo1
-,..s~ IS This and. We are pleased 10 state
q ,tsv s-e clean. honorable and competent
end surely as loyal 10 their party anu ~
readers as could be desired
n, Jndkius IS. we understand, the
o,oics ~ Bird MCGUIRE. and gets his ap-
recruitment By virtue OF the la1'ers
sorseunent. Now. you fellows Nhoh Ns
~.w sweating and panting. bnildins ana
<-~-rating the speakers stand and drum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
Broken Hearted, She Died.

Several months ago there was quite a
scandal in military and social circles at
1t. Ieavenworth. when Lieutenant Per
kins. q weil-known officer skipped out
leaving lots OF debts and not few orok-
en- hearts. The cause OF his sudden de-
parture soon materialized in the shape OF
his wife. who had come on from Mime
sofa TO stop his foolishness with young
girls and widows she stopped IL all U.s. u
and was broken-h hearted when she fourc
out the true condition Of his affairs lie
was listed as a deserter from the Hniy
and Is now believed 20 be in South Afneri-
ca Western Life relates that his wife
died suddenly at Preston. MINI. on tho
18th. from heart failure. The ofieer would
not be free to hunt another wife had ne
not deserted from the army. II De ever
sets foot on American soil again ana Is
CAPTURED. he VII go 10 prison
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

right 10 free passage. The result was
that several hack drivers left the bridge
and drove the sand. and induced several
others 10 drive the sand. alleging that
the river was very low and that the
bridge company was extortionate.
They influenced several persons both
strangers and those living in the COM
munity. but at noon the river came up
and they had 10 travel the bridge The
bridge company let them come back at
the old rates with a pledge that they
promise TO pay ; cents ana not travel the
sand again.
The river has been up ever since and
things are working well for the bridge
company. but il is rumoTed that the hack
drivers have agreed 10 drive the sand
as soon as the river goes down, and in
hueace others 70 do likewise Just what
the outcome viii he remains TO be seen
The bridge company is frm in their
position that they VIII not allow free
passage for empty hacks. but VIII insist
that they pay the ; cents toll