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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11

A number Of prominent Virginians
will go to the formal dedication of the
grounds and buildings Of the ST Louis
Exposition april 80 The Virginia board
of commissioners for the exposition,
consisting of the commissioner Of agri-
culture, G. W Koiners J. l. Patton, Of
Newport News, and Col. a. NJ. Bowman,
OF Roanoke. have decided 10 go. It Is
considered very likely that Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee and Senator John ". Daniel
Will also 20.
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Mayor Taylor has approved the ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale Of toy pis-
tells. which. by causing lockjaw, killed
so many small boys during the Christ
mas holidays.
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Senator Opie yesterday Introduced q
drastic measure to prevent and punish
bribery and corruption in regular ana
primary elections The bill is supple
mentary to the Barksdale pure cleo
tons bill recently passed by both
houses. and is directed at county and
city ehairmen. corporations and their
agents ana candidates themselves who
OFFER inducements to others to support
their candidacy.
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PoSTOFFTCE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON.
D. c.. March 5. 1866 scaled proposals viii be
received at this Department until MONDAY,
NAY I. 1903. AT , O'CLOCK P N. for fur
nishiuE paper. blank books. and other station
ery rubber goods. wrapping paper, Irvine
scales TOstulsrkipg and rating stamps, rubber
stamps canceing INK inkjHE pads, packing
boxes tyJewritiug machines, artists drawing
materials and other supplies mentioned in pro-
posals and specifications, they may be or
dered from time 80 time during the fiscal wear
July J. 1888 and ending June 80, 1904
for the use of any branch of the departmental
or postal service Blanks for proposals, with
specifications and full Instructions, viii be fur
nished on application To the Superintendent OF
the Division Of Postof1ice Supplies, Pesvoffce
Department. Washington, D. c. Il. C. PAYNE.
Postmaster General april n, i, 25
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We VIII give s2gu-GG iH Sis"f t-AsIi To- tIis
1.ats1ns wi=a send 81 correct answer u Ihe above
.-has which represents a wcil-knO"u saying.
There Is only one correct answer. Remember
"e 10 not want VOC e. send single cent of
your money. and remember ALSO that WE
Milan IT. aud after ron nave RECEIVED THE
CASH from as YOU sill know are telling the
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NORFOLK AYD VICINITY.

The exchange in Fort Monroe was
robbed Wednesday night Between $500
and S40o was taken. mostly in small
coins.
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LAUNDERING. TOWELS SEALED PROPOSALS
will be received at the Secretary's Office, Navy
Department Washington, D. 9, until
O'CLOCK T. NJ MONDAY, MAY l. 1903, for
laundering the towels o. the Navy Department
during the fiscal wear ending June 80, Is04
Bids must be made in duplicate upon forms
which viii be supplied upon application to the
Department. CHARLES Il DARLING, Acting
Secretary. ap4Il
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The battleship Maine arri%ed at old
Point yesterday She has been ordered
&c the Norfolk yard for an examination
OF her gun mounts. in which target prac-
tice disclosed structural weakness.
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VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
RICHMOND

RlGHMUND.
Both houses of the Virginia Legisla-
ture yesterday agreed on bill to pre-
vent child labor IN factories and il was
sent TO the governor for his signature.
which viii make it law of the State
The bill provides that no child under
twelve years Of age shall be employed
Ia factories in this State and regulates
the hours Of work for children under
fourteen years
The Joint resolution removing Judge
Clarence J. Campbell from Office as
Judge of the county Of Amherst was re
ported in the senate yesterday and was
set as a special order for Tuesday next
at u o'clock
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OFFICE COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT OF co
LUMBIA, Washington, April 3, 1903. SEALED
PROPOSALS viii be received AT this office until
y M Wednesday April -, 1855. for construct
ing a wharf for Il proposed mOFgue Oh the
Water Front between the north line of n street
and the south line Of y Street 5 ", D. c.
Forms. Specifications, and necessary Iuiorila-
ton may be obtained al this Office HENRY
Il + MCFARLAND HENRY J. WEST, JOHN
BIDDLE. Commissioners OF The District of Co
luTniia- aT-4-et,eNSu
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PROPOSALS FOR DOG TAGs-ofice OF the
commissioners Of the District Of Columbia,
Washington, April 5, 1903 SEALED PRO
POSALS viii be received at this offiee until
70 O'CLOCK NJ on MONDAY. APRIL 20 1908,
10 furnish the District Of Columbia with 10. GC1
Dog Tags more or less. Information as TO par
ticuiars may be obtained upon application at
tins Office, The right Is reserved 10 reject any
OF all proposals, and TO waive defects HENRY
g. F. MCFARLAND, HENRY /. WEST, JOHN
BIDDLE, Commissioners Of the District of Co
lumbia- ap9-5t
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at the
Department OF State until , O'CLOCK z. VI.
on the 4TH DAY OF NAY, 1903, 10 furnish
said department with STATIONERY and MS
FLAGS, and ICE, for the YER ending june 80,
1904 in accordance WITH the schedule copies
Of which, together with blank proposals and
other information. may BE- had upon appllCa-
tion 70 the Stationery Room uf the Department
JOHN HAY, Secretary Of State p4.ll.25, 80
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY, etr--Cov-
EMINENT PRINTING OFFICE. Office OF the
Public Printer Washington. d. G, April 4.
I9G3.-SEAI.ED PROPOSALS VIII bc received al
this Office until o'clock p. m May T. 1905
Tor furnishing stationery, fuel ice. hardware
plumbing and electric supplies, lumber. etc.
for the of the Government Printing Once
during the fiscal year ending June 80 1904
The right TO reject any and all bids and 60
waive defects Is reserved Detailed schedules oE
the stationery, fuel, ice, etc. required accom-
panied by blank proposals. and giving the regu
iJtioas with which bidders must comply, may
BE- obtained by addressing this office ?. ".
PALMER. Public Printer. ap4, ISIS
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work and appointed instructor in history
and theology in the Methodist College
Of Liberia
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is a list Of advertised letters re-
naming in the Washington Cd. c. Pestofiee
Saturday April II, 1908.
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters
II not called for within two (2) weeks they
viii be sent to the Dead Letter Office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-05
TRAFFIC is SUSPENDED
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRACKS
WASHED OUT IN WASHINGTON.
Miles of Road Under Water-Passen-
ger Trains StalIed-Great Northern
in the Same Distress.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 4-Traffic was at
a standstill on the Northern Pacific to-day,
not a train leaving the city, and the rail-
road officials are unable to make any def
mite statement as to the future. The
chinook still prevails and water is pouring
down the Cascades in torrents. AT Martin,
on the east side OF the tunnel, there is a
washout OF nearly 800 feet, while several
places between the tunnel and Ellensburg
are under water or the tracks covered deep
in mud. There are five washouts on the
main line between Castle Rock and Kelso.
There are innumerable slides all the way
from Cosmopolis to the terminus on the
Gray's Harbor branch. The Auburn cut
off is under water for one mile. Nearly a
mile of track is gone in one place on Green
river. Five or six other minor washouts
are reported between Lester and Palmer.
The big washout at Martin is followed by
n succession of washoutS and landslideS all
the way to Ellensburg. The South Bend
branch Is under water and covered with
slides from Willapa TO the terminus.
The company has two passenger trains
tied up at haywood and is taking the best
care possible of the passengers. There are
slides ahead and waShoutS behind and ar
engagements are being made to get supplies
to the trains. There is no way to get the
passengers out at present owing to the
that locality. Not a county road be
followed single mile in any direction. One
passenger train is bound UP at Lester.
where the passengers are also being cared
for by the railroad. No communication is
possible either way until the water shall
have abated.
The Great Northern is in a similar pre-
dicament.
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10 prevent the men coming 20 the once,
where they might have learned the truth
and arranged for a resumption OF WORK
meanwhile / had been Informed mat tne
same men who had been making trOuDie
during the strike were taking leaclhs pdIt
fn Intimidation and threatening any one
coming to the Office and returning 10 Work
under the conditions specified. On the morn
ing OF Monday Oct q. 1902. / ordered notice
TO give up possession Of the houses TO De
served on twelve men who had been active
in preventing the men resuming work. no
attempt was made to collect the arrears
OF rent which accrued during the strike,
and the notice TO quit. having been served
oct. n. judgment Of ejectment was entered
Nov. s. and the parties evicted on NOV. o.
1907
The net earnings of the evicted men Tor
the year 1901. according TO the statement,
varied from $3.50 TO 81. 100.
The answer further states that the rather
of the boy Cbippie was killed as result OF
his own negligence. He was not Indebted 10
the firm at the tire OF his death. his earn
fngs for the previous six months. from
February to July inclusive. amounted 10
500 Mrs. Chippie paid nothing on account
of rent or coal. Henry Colt, one or the
evicted men. had always received good
wages. Mr.. Markle states. The answer as
eerts that his wife did not die in conse-
ouence of the eviction. which occurred Nov.
G. as she lived until December.
Attached to the answer are several ex-
hibits, one OF which is statement showing
the earnings of certain contract miners
during eleven and one-half months, lnclud-
tng eleven of the highest earners and hve
of the lowest, the highest receiving $4,OOO
and the lowest 500.
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would bring down on the heads of the ar
bitrators, from the great mass of the I'M
thinking, the prejudiced and the yellow,
a storm of the SeVereSt cOndemnatiOn-a
storm that almost any set of jurors would
naturally want TO avert.
Further justification for a suspicion as
above outlined is found in the attitude of
the miners themselves Their representa-
Ties spent days and days in efforts before
the commission 10 prove that the mine
workers are underpaid. downtrodden,
wretched strugglers for bare subsistence:
yet within week the spectacle has been
presented of most of them quitting work
and wages for many days in order to eel
citrate" The public begs for coal, while
goodly portion of 1t gives the operators
daily tongue lashing for not supplying lit.
Meantime, the miners loaf and dance and
make merry. The Times does not a BIZ
overstate the case when ii says:
THAT men who struck against wages in
sufficient for support were idle five months
and during that time received very little
money in relief funds, are in condition
voluntarily TO surrender wages for the bet
ter part of a week for no other reason
than desire to have good time, contra
diets most of the testimony they have pre-
scented, and tends to destroy confidence in
the miners grievances That they are ig-
norant of and Indifferent TO every consid-
Grafton of duty to the public or their en-
ployers is evident
Well let Congress complete that legisla-
ton for $4,000 for the arbitration commits
sioners' use, and let the work go as the
commissioners themselves may elect. The
whole truth is bound to come out in some
way, at some time, even If a government
appropriation doesn't reveal it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-05
CITY NEWS NOTES.

County Commissioner John McGregor has
been invited to attend the convention OF
the International Stone Cutters Union. 70
be held in Denver, Col, beginning Jan. II,
and he will probably accept the invitation
to become an honorary delegate. Delegates
from the local union of the stone cutters
will go to the convention, which is one Of
the most important ever held by the assoc
citation. Providing Mr.. McGregor goes he
will leave Indianapolis on Jan. 3.
A meeting of the Catholic women OF the
city was held yesterday afternoon in st.
Johns Hall, Capitol avenue and Georgia
street, to arrange for fair to be given for
the members OF the Father Mathew Boys
Brigade. The fair is to be held I'm Masonic
Hall the first week in February. The meet
ing yesterday was for the purpose OF In
teresting the women TO assist the boys In
collecting money for the fair. The brigade
has organized a brass band which incurred
considerable expense This has been borne
by the boys, whose dues are five cents
week. Since the band was organized the
boys have paid 500 for instruments. IL Is
for hquidating what remains of this debt
that the fair is being arranged.
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ONLY A DE FACTO COURT.
Decision Made in the Allen County
Justice of the Peace Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 4--Judge
Heaton, of the Superior Court. has decided
that Justice of the Peace France. who has
been sitting as a justice for nearly twenty
years, was not legally elected in 1898, and
that while he has been acting in the ca
pacity of a justice ever since he was only
a de facto court and no longer could ex-
ercise it's powers. Under the law of 1861,
which gave this town four justices, he
lost his right to serve, when, by the alb
sorption of the corporation for which he
was elected by the city of Fort Wayne,
the township was only entitled to three.
but was Illegally declared elected in 1898
by the canvassing board Judge Heaton's
decision will be suffered to stand without
appeal by France, who will go into other
business.
In the case of Michael Tancey. who was
defeated at the last election by his Re-
publican opponent and who now claims the
authority of a justice of the peace on the
assumption that the law providing for
two justices on salary is unconstitutional,
the court granted the attorneys for the
defense further time for filing brief This
case undoubtedly will go to the Supreme
Court.
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ence. Even this will mean perspiration.
Just try 1t. Be as sincere as you can and
pray just as hard you can and then
launch out i'm the morning with the firm
est resolutions to incorporate Christs
words in life. and within one hour you
will have fallen many times. Then what?
Do you doubt your faith? You need not.
Your salvation does not depend on your
perfection, but your perfection does de-
pend on your salvation. You are strug-
ger. We all are strugglers. But We un-
dervalued the idealism and eternal pro-
gressiveness of Jesus. 1t is well to fail.
From our failure to reach the summit we
can appreciate the mountain more. The
immortal grandeur and gradual adaptable
ity of Jesus to the highest development OF
history are proofs of His divinity. We
can conceive no millennium which will ex.
haust the Sermon on the Mount. In all
things the gospel has a reserve capital OF
truth, and however advanced the culture
and beauty of the race the gospel still
Keeps far ahead of the van and beckons on
ward to higher projections"
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Still a Prophet.
Nebraska State Journal.

AS the Journal surmised. Colonel Bryan's
chief object in visiting Mexico is to protest
against the adoption of the gold standard
in that happy country. The colonel will
doubtless point to the United States as a
horrible example of the whitening effects
of the gold standard. When the colonel a
few months ago. challenged anybody to
prove that the Mckinley prosperity" had
materialized he sent a cold shiver TO the
heart of popdom and doubtless thousands
of his followers are satisfied that all the
dire results predicted by him in 1896 in case
the Republicans should carry the elections
have come to pass. but the lying Repub-
licans are pretending TO be prosperous and
happy, Notwithstanding. The colonel is
steadfast and unmovable no matter how
many leagues i'm the rear his obstinacy
may leave him in the progress of the coun-
try. He said il and. therefore, il is So
no matter what common people think they
know about it.
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STATEMENT OF HERMANN
HE REFUTEs BAN JOHNSON'S INTIMA-
TIONS REGARDING PEACE.
Says His Committee Has Full Power,
but Reserves the Right to Consult
with Its Colleagues.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.-Chairman Herr
mann. of the National Baseball League
peace committee, to-day made the positive
power TO act in negotiations for peace with
the American League. Hermann protested
against the construction which President
Ban Johnson placed on his letter of last
Friday, and when asked for statement
said:
1T seems from the telegraphic dispatches
from Chicago that an erroneous impression
has been made relative to the National
League committee. 1t has been intimated
that the committe has not been delegated
authority to act. The contrary is the fact.
Our committee has been given full power
by the large majority of our clubs, ana
so notified Mr.. Johnson in my letter last
Friday. The committee, however, prefers
not fully and finally to exercise that power
without reserving the right on the MEM
bers' part TO confer with their colleagues
or business partners on the important mat
tiers that may present themselves during
the conference, with the understanding,
however, that they will take such steps as
will enable them at any time during the
conference to reach their colleagues with
out a moments delay.
This action on our part has been taken
for the reason that the club owners in our
league have not been in consultation with
reference to any of the important matters
that undoubtedly would present themselves
during the conferences, and we, therefore,
believe that ii is only fair and reasonable
that should reserve the right to confer
with those whose financial interests are
at stake, before coming to any final con-
illusions on important matters until they
have had an opportunity to express their
views, notwithstanding the fact that we
have been given full power to act. By TAX
action there
that our findings will be concurred in.
IF a reasonable reservation of this kind
on our part is to be barrier to peace ne
gotiaticus, then l cannot comprehend that
the other side is anxious to secure it. The
National League wants peace. In obtaining
1t there will be no objection on our part
to have fair frank and open discussion
of all of the points about which there may
be difference of opinion"
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Washington Letter in Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Fremont always believed that IN
ls64. IL the general had stayed In the pres1-
Dental race, Lincoln would have been
forced out Of IL, and Fremont elected. Ac-
cording to the stories which had been told
her. at the very time Zachariah Chandler
called upon her husband. I'm Mr.. Lin coins
interest, to negotiate for a reconciliation
of the factions, an editorial was standing
in type in the Office of one OF the leading
Union newspapers of New York city that
had supported the administration through
the war calling upon Mr.. Lincoln to with
draw I'm interest OF harmony. and as the
only hope of defeating Mcclellan: and that
this was. by pre-arrangement. to be the
signal for similar demand all along the
line, too powerful for Mr.. Lincoln TO re-
sist But the general was impulsive. and
Chandler talked him over. so that IL was
understood between them that Blair was TO
retire from the Cabinet and Freemont was
TO announce his willingness TO step oct and
join in the support OF Lincoln. THIS pro-
gramme was carried out almost imme-
diately thereafter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-05
BATTING AVERAGES.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The official bat
ting averages of National League players
who participated in fifteen or more games
during the season of 1902, as compiled by
Secretary N. Z. Young, were made public
tonight. They show that the ten leading
run-gettings were ]. Wagner. of Pittsburg.
leading with los: Clarke. Pittsburg; Beau
mont, Pittsburg; Leach, Pittsburg; Craw
ford. Cincinnati: Tenney, Boston; r.
Thomas, Philadelphia; Keller, Brooklyn;
Sheckard, Brooklyn; Beckley, Cincinnati.
The ten leaders in base bits were as fol-
lows: Tenney, of Boston, leading with 20;
Dobbs, Cincinnati and Chicago; Demontre
vile, Boston; Keller, Brooklyn; Dexter,
Chicago and Boston, Flood Brooklyn:
Dunn, New York; Ritchey, Pittsburg; Tink-
er. Chicago; Smoot, st. Louis.
The ten players who led i'm stolen bases
were j. Wagner. Pittsburg. 43; Slagle, Chi
cago; p. Donovan, st. Louis; Barclay, st.
Louis; Clarke, Pittsburg; Carney, Boston;
G. Smith, New York: Beaumont, Pittsburg;
Lush. Boston; Dexter, Chicago and Boston.
The ten leading batters, with the numbers
of games and the percentages, are: Beau
mont, Pittsburg 131, .357; Seymour. Cincin-
natl, 60. .349; Keller, Brooklyn. 49, .342;
Sebring, Pittsburg. 10, 1888; Crawford, Gin
cinnati, 140, 1888; Philips Cincinnati, 32, 1888;
Beckley, Cincinnati, 129. 1888; j. Wagner,
Pittsburg. 1877. .329; Kelley, Cincinnati, 81,
.327; Clarke, Pittsburg, ia. .321.
Eason, of Chicago and Boston, is the tail
ender, with q games and percentage of
.0S9.
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Other state Neurology.

GREENFIELD. Ind. Jan. A message
was received here to-day announcing the
death on Saturday at North Yakima,
Wash, of Henry l.. Moore, for many years
a wealthy and prominent citizen of Green
field. Mr.. Moore left here about year
ago for North Yakima, thinking Ii might
benefit his health. He was troubled with
kidney disease and paralysis, which trou-
bles ended his life. He was born Oct. /,
1925. on the shores of Lake George, New
York. His parents came to Ohio in 1882 and
in 1886 TO Hancock county. Indiana, where
Mr.. Moore passed all of his life until last
year.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. AIRS. George
II. Durham, formerly of this city, is dead
at her home in Nantucket, Mass, aged
sixty-four. Theodore Heagy, who
recently died at Pierceton at the age of
seventy, was a former resident of this
county. and owned a farm south of Gen.
terville.
ELWOOD. Ind, Jan. AIRS. John Henry
Myerly, wife of a prominent stockman
three miles southwest of this city, is dead.
She had been afflicted with cancer for sew
eral years.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. AIRS. Lucy
Kuring, aged seventy-two died here to-day
after long illness. Her husband is
pioneer resident of the city.