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The Washington times., 1903-01-29
Alexandra Fond of the Violin.

Queen Alexandra is particularly fond
Of the violin, although she does not play
it herself. and I may state incidentally
that there is no professional musician
In London who has received greater
tokens Of regard from EngIand's Queen
than the celebrated violinist, Lady
Halle, better known as Norman Neru-
da,' at whose house the princess and
her daughters used to make a point of
dining at least once every season until
King Edward ascended the throne.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

Weary Wraggles-Hey! You won't git
nothin' decent in dere. Dem people is
vegetarians.
Hungry Hanks dat right
Weary WTaggles-Yeh an dey got
dog wat aint-PhiIadeIphi Press.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
UncOnSidered Trlfles
A Reminder Of His "Auton DAYS.

Restful RawIins-"Dat new hobo hez
jess completed his first century ride on
de trucks in asfreight trainl
Narrow Gauge Nevins-Dfd it please
him much?
Restful RawIins-Not a bitl He said
de dust an jolts reminded him Nv de
days when he wuz rich an owned an
'autoi-Puck.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
Is Tammany Redivivus?

Apropos the concern in New York over
the Lessler- Quigg affair it may be noted
that in Gotham they are preparing for
the mighty municipal struggle which is
to occur there this fslL. A new city
administration is to be elected. and
Mayor Lows administration is to be put
to the test o. popularity.
Already the preIiminaTies in the fight
for the control Of the government Of
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
AgraIian Hostility.


OF course the landlord element-that
is to say, the agricultural classes,
which have much to lose by the increase
OF American food importations into
Germany, are bitterly hostile to the
United States. Owing to the pressure.
feudal in its character, which they are
able TO bring upon the population Of
the rural districts, they are strongly rep
resented in the national and imperial
legislatures. at court. in the ranks OF Of
fciaIdom, as well as among the officers
of the army and navy It is from them
that come the manifestations of iIl-will
toward the United States. which must
not be construed as Issuing from the
Kaiser. or from the German people at
large, but merely from q class.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

members Of their families who have emil ,
grated across the Atlantic to seek their
fortunes in the New World.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD


Oaee-A Idma Donna the Wife Of German N01eman
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
TRAIN KILLS BURGLAR.
James Brady, Once Noted for Com
nection sDith Big Bank Robbery.

James Brady. an old bank burglar. once
wealthy. who was associated with Jimmy
Hope and Red" Leary. when the Manhattan
Savings Bank robbed. was killed by a Bos-
ton express at Larchmont yesterday. He was
walking to New-Rochelle, where he intended to
remain until he died. He was seventy-eght
years old Brady spent the winter and spring
in the Westchester County Poorhouse. He often
spoke about dream he had long ago, that he
would meet horrible death. He didn't have
cent and so he tramped across country to
Mamaroneck. distance of eight miles, and then
started westward the New Haven tracks
In getting out OF the way of a New-Haven ex
press train he stepped in front of the Boston
express bound for Manhattan He was tossed
in the air and fell directly in the path of the
engine. It decapitated him Near his body lay
toolbag containing picks and knives. which he
had made at the poorhouse, and which later led
TO his Identification
Brady had varied reer. He had been &C
cused of cracking banks Long Island and
around this city years ago. Recently he said:
1T don't pay to be a bank robber. Look at
Once l worth 100000. but 1 pen
niless and a pauper. with not a friend in the
world l say be honest Brady boasted he
could open any safe in ,he country He was
scrupulousy honest among his personal ac-
uuaintanCeS.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
TELEGRAPH NOTES.

Wichita Kan. May 2Z-Au political records were
broken in Kansas yesterday by Victor Murdock.
Republican nominee for Congress 10 hll vacancy
in the With District. who carried every county.
and pr.,ba bly every of the twelve hundred
cincts in the district. His plurality will be about
twelve thousand. The vote was light on account
Of the weather
Louisville. Ky. May PA special 10 The Post
from Jackson. Ky says that the hearing of the
case; of Curtis Jett and Tom White. under in
dictment on the charge of numbering Lawyer J. L.
Their cases may so % the next term OF court.
which heCins next week. The delay is the result Of
the noIl-arrival OF witnesses The town IS quiet.
Baltimore Nav Edgar NJ. Noel. contractor
and builder applied in the United States District
Court today for the benefit of the Voluntary In
soIveucy Law Judge Morris appointed s Tagart
steele John Hinckley and j. Kemp Bartlett
ceivers The liabilities OF the petitioner sched-
uled at $4,000.
Springfield Ill. May z7.-The suit against the
+;tna Fire Insurance Company Of Hartford. Conn.
70 compel payment OF sSO0000. penalties for failure
OF agencies report net yearly receipts Z the
STATE In order that they might be taxed.
thrown out of the Sangamon Circuit Court BY
Judge Creighton to-day. The court held that the
statutes impose no penalty for failure 70 report.
Portland Ore. Nav 2T.-An electric car on the
Oregon City lire held up by three masked
al Midway Station last night q. Boynton.
sistant superintendent OF the company robbed
OF gold watch and SO The robbers secured ss1
in cash from the passengers.
Nashville. Tenn. May 27.-The General Assembly
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church adopted
report to-day "a voTins organic union with the
Northern Presbyterian Church
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
TWO MORE ARRESTS.
Croft Brothers Taken Into Custody
and Released on Bail.

Washington. May 27.-DiIler B. Croft. one Of
the rartners in the firm of Croft Brothers. who
sre accused Of having bribed Machen for the
purpose of procuring the purchase by the gov
e~n-7eut Of their letter box fasteners. called at
Police Headquarters tonight, saying he had
heard that warrant for his arrest was out,
I he warrant was served on him, and he was
released on $4,000 bail. pending hearing be
fore the United States Commissioner tomorrow.
Samuel 4, Croft. the other member of the
firm Vas taken into custody later and was
released on $1,000 bail
The warrants charge 2 violation Of the sec
ton Of The revised statutes ma king bribery Of
officers Of the government a criminal offence.
The Information on which the warrants were
issued was sworn To ny Inspector Meyer It
charges the payment by the partners Of various
sums Of money TO August w Machen, in pur-
suance Of the alleged agreement between them
IN connection with the purchase of letter box
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
W4RNING VAS NEEDED.
Oceonic's Passengers Read Notice
and .4bstmned from Gambling.

notice was posted in the saloon of the
steamer Oceanic. which arrived here from Liver
pool yesterday, while she was lying at Queens
town previous to putting out for New-York, that
the attention Of the management had been called
10 the fact that certain individuals believed TO
be professional gamblers had recently been
travelling to and fro and that it was deemed
in the interest Of passengers to bring II to their
notice
Soon after the ship left Liverpool reports cir
cuIated through the first cabin that there were
two professional gamblers on board, and two
sleek looking men were picked out as these
personages At Queenstown. among the cabin
PASSENGERS who boarded the steamer were three
who were also put in the same category The
passeng gers heed the notice and refrained from
playing with strangers throughout the voyage
1t was reported that two Of them sat down
at a table in the after starboard corner of the
smoking room on Tuesday night and endeavored
to get w A Hazard. the we'll known American
polo player. to play with them. They are said
to have shaken dice for time, losing few
pounds to each other, and then to have invited
him to come in" His reply, according TO the
report was that he did not shake dice Then
they tried to get him into a game of poker. with
the same lack of success. Mr.. Hazard, when
asked about this, said that the reports about the
presence of gamblers were of the vaguest sort
and that he had not been invited 10 play by
such.
The suspected men we're in a hurry to leave
the pier after they landed and as soon as tney
could get their baggage, which in some cases
was only a handbag examined by the customs
officials they left the pier. Detective Sergeants
Moody and Leeson watched them as they went
away. taking mental photographs of them for
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
KEEPING TRACK OF BEAVERS.
Mr. Payne Says AL Charges Are Beng
Investigated.

Washington. May 2'.-Postmas'er oenei -s q
pavne was asked tonight whether the depart
80 Was keeping in touch with George ".
pesvers the former superintendent OF the dlvls-
90, or salaries and allowances. VINO suddenly
.si.-,e5 some weeks ago. Il have no doubt
he replied. that the department is keeping
track of him.
He made the significant statement that many
other charges of Irregularities in the free oe-
-. once were now being investigated.
THE Postmaster General also said that the oe-
nartment was running down all the charges
,ba+ have been made concerning the posta' aa
,,inistration: that many charges had oeeh niaDe
,,bicb are not known 10 the puohc' anu @ .'i0l
where few were substanlia'eu -
,ro,-ed without foundation
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
TUENTY-TUO LIVES LOST.
Steamers in Collision Near GTmsby
One Sinks.

Antwerp May 27.-The British steamer Hud-
dersfieId which sailed from this port yesterday
evening for Grimsby. England. was sunk IN
collision with the Norwegian steamer Uto. and
tyyentv-tvo Austrian and Italian emigrants lost
their lives The Ito was struck on the port
side bv the Huddersfeld. whose enigrants were
asleep in the forecabin.
The survivors Of the Huddersfeld were picked
I'D by the Ito which landed them here They
saw the dead were nearly all crushed while
asleep in their berths. The collision so
sudden that there was no time TO launch the
Huddersfeld's boats. The disaster is attributed
10 the electric lights of dredger, anchored in
mfdrfver which dazzled the eyes of the pilots
of the steamers.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
MONOPOLY GRIPS BANKS.
Committee Says NezU-IorH Firm
Controls Connecticut Institutions.
TRT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]

Hartford Conn. May 27-The Committee
on Banks of which Senator Nash. of Westport.
is chairman, and which publicly attacked
last week by the Savings Banks Association of
the State and by Senator Ayling, of Norwich,
in a sensational speech on the floor of the Sen
ate, met the charge to-day in public state
ment that its report on the admittance of Ger
tain Western railroad bonds legal invest
1nents for savings banks of the State had been
Influenced" by a pool of NeW-York brokers.
The report is signed by Senator Nash and
Representatives Thompson of Orange Hallock,
Of Derby; Mead Of Greenwich: Putnam. of Kill
ltngl+,; Staub, Of New Milford and Jennings, of
Saybrook 1t raises the countercharge that the
savings bank trustees have been inconsistent
in originally ndorsing the bonds reported by the
committee and then changing their attitude,
and also says that the real opposition TO the ad-
mission of the new securities comes from a
New York firm Of bankers Goldman, Sachs q
Co who now control twenty-four of the twen
ty-six bonds admitted in the last two sessions,
and whose representative has been present at
all the hearings of the committee"
The statement further says: 1T IS apparent
that il is very advantageous to this firm TO pre-
vent any more bonds being admitted as legal in
vestments in this State. as the admission OF ad-
ditional securities would subject them to COM
petition in the sale of bonds now controlled by
them
The committee statement QecldTtS tHdt l4-lt
was urgent need for broadening further the in
vestment field of savings banks in order that
those institutions might earn larger dividends.
and that lit was against public policy to allow
the practical monopoly of legal investments for
savings banks 10 be controlled by one hrm OF
bankers. The income return from these bonds,
at the prices demanded by the New-York bank
ers who control them. Is not sufficient to allow
small savings banks TO pay their expenses ana
per cent interest their deposits.
The report is not signed by House chairman
Bickneu of Meriden nor MI Bodgett Of Ca
naan. Mr.. Blodgett refused to acquiesce 10 the
admittance of the bonds of the Worcester ana
Connecticut Electric road controlled and guar
anteed by the New-Haven Railroad The de-
bate in the House on this measure will come up
tomorrow noon and promises to be heated, as
the Savings Banks AssoCiat ton has been lnInS
nm the House against the measure
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
HANNA CONGRATULATED
Ohio Incident Closed. He Says
Going to the Mediterranean.

Cleveland May Ex-senator Hanna received
large number of telegrams to-day concerning
his decision not to oppose an Endorsement Of
President Roosevelt's candidacy for a second
term at the coming State convention. Nearly
all of these kilograms were said to be of a con-
g1atuIatory nature. Many declared that in TAX
ing the step Senator Hanna had done much to
preserve harmony in the party
Senator Hanna steadfastly refused TO discuss
the subject to-day, insisting that it a closed
incident.
It is said that the Senator will take six
weeks cruise in sthe Mediterranean this sum-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
H4CHEN DISMISSED
.S1g His Arrest Is a GrGndstdu6
PIaq' Gires SO, 900 Bal.

Washington. NIay 27.-Postmaster General
Payne this afternoon sunaInarily dismissed
Nschen from Office issuing the following order:
a " Machen is this day removed from the
position Of general superintendent Of the free
delivery service. His removal is made by rea-
son OF malfeasance on his part IN the discharge
~ the duties Of his Office.
The arrest Of Nachen vas the closing act Of an
examination which was conducted for three
hours to-day by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristov. Inspector Fosnes, who relieved
RTachen as chief Of the free delivery system
s7d Inspector Meyer. At the conclusion Of the
examination Deputy Marshal Springman was
called into MI Bristow's office and made the
arrest.
Machen vas taken directly TO the Office of
tinted States Commissioner Taylor He COM
r77ur.cated with his attorneys. Douglass &
Douglass. and in a few minutes Charles A.
Douglass. the senior member of the firm, ar
rived 81 the commissioners office Nj Douglass
demanded an immediate hearing. Assistant
District Attorney Hugh Taggart, who is con-
Quoting the case for the government, replied
that he was not ready 10 proceed. and asked q
-ostporernent Of the hearing for ten days.
commissioner Taylor thereupon fixed Friday
rune 3 for the hearing, and after brief dis
~,Ssion of the bond Commissioner Taylor fixed
f.zH At $4,000 The Union Surety and Guar
COMPANY. of FhlIaCeIf'illa. Ntilt oii ill0
-o~d While these proceedings we're going on
Nfschen vas called to the telephone several
times nv personal friends. who offered TO go on
his bond in any amount that might be de-
r-arded and several friends called at the Com
rrfssioner's office 10 make similar tenders
Machen Informed them all that ne preferred 10
give bond through the guarantee company.
To all newspaper men Machen said that he
had no extended statement 10 make for publ
cation. To q representative Of The Associated
Press he said
This viii come out ali right. Ny arrest Is
merely a grandstand play.
FFe declined to make z further statement say
laE that Nj Douglass. his attorney. would
speak for him Mr.. Douglass made this state
Inen':
several days ago my firm retained by
NJ Machen TO look after his interests in con
uection with the investigation OF af1alrs at tIle
F'ostofTice Department am, therefore, cog
rrzar of the situation in detail / am comment
rrat ~ the proper time we shall be apie 10
SHOW IN the most conclusive way that not only
has Mr. Machen been guilty Of no wrong III
ccunecti0n with the departments transactions
with Croft Brothers but that his admlnistra-
1ioa of the affairs Of the free delivery system
has been characterized by uprightness. lnteg-
ri-- aa6 ability
i.niaar-- hearing on Friday, June 0, will be in
sisted upon or whether examination VIII De
waived and bond given for trial before the Su-
Irene Court Of the District Of Columbia The
proba hilities are. however, that fun prelllnl-
nary hearing viii be demanded.
r IS understood that civil suits will be brought
10 recover from Machen the amount ne is al
legged 70 have received On the contracts.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
HAS No DOUBT OF GUILT,
Nr. Payne Says EUidencc against
.Uachen Is COncIuSirc.

Washington. May 1.-THE arrest Of Machen
caused a tremendous sensat ton at the Postoffice
department. The news spread rapidly. and
within = fes minutes the arrest las generally
known Postmaster General Payne lost no time
n communicating the news 10 the public, sum
honing the newspaper men and saying;
4. NJ Nacheu is now under arrest in this bulid-
s-s. he has received a large sum Of money
III ~ TIE contractors who supply the govern
--l WITH certain articles The amount ne
: charged with receiving is over S20ooo The
: : pr ta-eIll viii make statement later IN lhe
a. IS soon il can be prepared.
Later the Postmaster General made the foi-
''R lng supplementary anpouncement:
suppose everybody knows what occurred
4ere to-day There is no more to be said e1-
9 PI that civil suit vii! be instituted to recover
ne amount which Mr.. Machen is charged WIN
'AAlng. This is supposed TO be about H2Z.Vut
= order has been issued for the arrest OF Dllier
= Croft and Samuel A. Grof. the parties from
"hom the box fasteners were purchased Ihe
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
LIEUT.. LACoUR SEEN IN ATLANTA.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Atlanta Ga May H.-Lieutenant Joseph Lacour
L s A who disappeared from Fort Mcpherson re-
Gently is still in Atlanta. and this afternoon
chased By policeman. but escaped. Colonel Price
who commands the fort. has ordered detail to
search for Lacour The lieutenant fed from the
fort becauae he was heavily involved in debt and
dared not face his creditors. His friends fear his
mind has been affected through brooding over his
troubles Iacou- is native of Maryland and II
is said friends there have offered to pay his debts
Colonel Price says If Lacour is captured he will
be court martaled
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
SAY HE BIT HIS WIFE's FINGER.
Her Arm Probably Must Be Amputated-
He Is in Jail.

Gustav Y Wolbert. of No. $50 Suinmt-ave-,
Jersey City. was arraigned yesterday. charged
with biting his wife's finger in quarrel they
had some time ago
Mrs Wolbert was unable to appear. A med
ical certificate showed that she suffering
from blood poisoning. and that her right arm
would probably have 10 be amputated. Wolbert
was committed to the county jail to await the
action Of the grand jury
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
CAKES FRIED OVER CREMAToRY.
Witness Tells of Grewsome Breakfast On
Morning After Murder.

Monticello. \. Y May 27.-At the trial OF Mrs
Tavlor charged with killing her husband. Ida May
ne Kay the daughter Of the prisoner. said that
about an hour after the crime she went to bed and
slept In the morning she had pancakes for break
fast which were cooked on the same stove In
which the body was burned The girl also de-
scribed minutely how her mother had dehberateIy
fired at Taylor and how she had after"ard cut up
the body. ,a ...a.s .ha+
John r Rice. deputy sheriff. TESTIFIED that
Mrs Tavlor had said that she fed the charred
homes of her husband to the chickens mixed with
cracked corn and when she told IL she seemed
appv over the fact that he was gone
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
NEw.YoRkER DRINKS ACID; DEAD.

IBY rEtEIEAPH To THE TRIBUNE
Pittsfeld, Mass. May IA man who registered
at the Berkshire Inn, in Great Darlington. Sat
urday night, Arthur r Sands. committed sui
eide by drinking carboic acid 1t was learned to-
day that his name Arthur Strauss. and that
until May he had been member of the firm Of
E. Frey & Co. No. SIS Broadway. New-York. The
body will be buried in Great Darlington
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
PAYNE HAS MACHEN ARRESTED
FREE DELT7ERT SUPERINTENDENT ACCUSED OF
TAKING BRIBES
Contractors accused of Paying Him Also esdHe
the Chages-More Sensational Developments Coming

W Machen n
Brothers,
and
thai his
Irofbr
arrested and released bail Other
still il the lnvesig willie
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
LET TS PI

LET rs PLAN YOUR IklF Esh nSs.r or
No mar o.. - second class, the Rock Island IS
hetned & ~ ~ take-Colorado, California Iexss ana ana
the lihe rt.Iefs AT 40f Broadway or Soth 81 ana
81, Aye-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
,rcoBATION DAT TRIPi

t,.as,, tiIl Monday. Delaware water Ia ?;
from TUE B33o Lake Hopatcong and other resorts
a. 'qs, wanna Railroad one rare Sy, L9y ioHiu up
on on fe,1srs LIecG1 at 4s9 J. Is3 Broadway.-Aose
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
Continued on second page.

WE CONNECT WITH THEM ALL
A. chicago. St Louis. Cincinnati or Montreal the
mental line OF railway.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
NFW WEsTERN scHEpULF.

New fast trains TO Chicago ST. Louis Cleveland.
Toledo Cincinnati Indianapolis and Louisville via
Pennsy yiy ania Railroad--Adv1-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28

New Gregorian Hotel 3stB St between 5th Ave.
and Herald SD. delightful city summer home
AdTt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28

Mr.. Praezer said last evening that the Chamber
Of Commerce would ne similar 10 those established
in European countries. The aim would be. he said
10 facilitate trade between Holland. together with
the Dutch colonies and the United States. Thera
would be a headquarters in this city where mem
hers from both sides of the Atlantic could meet
The plans Mr. Praeger said, were yet in embryo
as the Incorporation was only the first step.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
rlIIs Is TtIE FAsTEsT TRA

for the distance the world has ever seen saves
Ssv between the East and the West I ne New
York Centrais nth Century Limited--Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28

PESNSyIyANIA RAILROAD IMPROVED
WESTERN TRAIN SERVICE
Seven fast express trains from Ncw-Iork Tires
Limiteds See 1metabie--AdFk
New-York tribune., 1903-05-28
TO BOOM OUR TRADE WITH HOLLAND.
The Netherland Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Astor q Director.

Albany. May 2.-The Netherland Chamber Of
Commerce In America, with principal offices in
Nev-York City was incorporated to-day Ito foster
in the United States the interests of the commerce.
industry. agriculture. navigation, art and science
of the Netherlands and its colonies and to increase
the commerce OF the United States with the Meth
erlands and its colonies. The corporators are
Colonel John Jacob Astor, Daniel G. Bossevain
and R J. Jessurun, of New-York City; Stuyvesant
Fish of Garrison; W. Bayard Van Rensselaer, and
John L l. Pruyn Of Albany; John F. Praeger. Of
Brooklyn: John Schinmel. of East Orange, N j;
J r. Wierdsma, of Orange, N j.. and Albert
Andriesse, Of Stapleton, Staten Island.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-08
Irriaa,ion examinations.

Denver. May a-Examinations of
candidates for the position OF division
irrigation engineer in the Ave districts
OF Colorado will he concluded by May
18th. and soon after that State Engi-
necr Carpenter will submit to the gov
ernor the names of those qualified.
Appointments will be made immedi-
ately. and the new law will then be-
come effective.
Professor Carpenter conducted the
first examination at Pueblo Thursday
in district No. 9 Two candidates were
examined. +. r. Chew and G. w.
Beach. The next examination will be
held in district No. I. which includes
Denver. This will be held in the office
of the state engineer. beginning at .
o'clock the morning OF May 9Th.
Many candidates for the places have
appeared. All must make a percent
age of 40 in the examinations to be
eligible. The governor can name any
of those reported to him as fitted for
the place by the state engineer.
For district No. J the examination
will be held May 1ith at Alamosa.
May 18Th is the date selected for the
examination in district. No. 4, and 1t
will take place at Montrose. May 18th
the examination for district No. ) will
be conducted at Glenwood Springs.