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The Washington times., 1903-02-24
FEAR SCHOONER HAS GONE
DOWN WITH ALL ON BOARD

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. Feb. "a
Thus far there have been no tidings from
the unknown schooner which coIlided
with and sank the schooner r. e T. Har-
graves OF this city on Wednesday last
II has been thought that the vessel
would arrive at one OF the coastiug
ports before this. but as she has not
been heard from IL is feared that she
may have foundered with all on board.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
COSTLY FIRE WIPES OUT
SCHULTZ BRIDGE WORKS

PITTSBURG. Feb. 24.-The worst fire
in the history of McKee's Rocks de-
stroyed the Schultz branch OF the Amer
icsn Bridge Company early this morning
at an estimated loss of 5000 900.
The Schultz works, previously to con-
solidation with the American Bridge
Company. was known as the Schultz
Bridge and Iron Company, and its capt
talk alton at the time Of absorption into
the combine was 500. 900.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
DEPARTURE OF
CARDINAL GIBBONS

Cardinal Gibbons departed for his
home in Baltimore this morning. He was
attended 10 the station by Dr. Stafford
The latter has recovered from his severe
cold. which prevented him from preach
ing Sunday
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
THREATENS RICH WITH
ARMY OF CRIMINALS
General Booths Anafchistic
Speech in Boston.

BOSTON. Feb. 24.-General William
Booth of the Salvation Army. at the
monster rally which was held last even
ing Ia fremont Temple, and over which
Governor Bates presided made this
declaration.
We have in our shelter at this time
more than 1900 criminals. and il the
rich do not give us enough funds TO carry
on our work. we will turn loose the 13, 600
men and give them the addresses OF the
rich"
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
MRS. WASHINGTON RoEBLING
REPORTED CRITICALLY ILL

TRENTON. n. J., Feb. 24.-Mrs. Wash
ington A. Roebling, wife Of Colonel
RoebIing. who has been i'll for several
weeks. is not improved this morning.
Her physician is unwilling TO express
an opinion as TO her ultimate recovery.
Mrs. Roebling is a sister OF the late
General Warren and is prominent in the
D. A. r and in literary circles
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
TO JOIN AMERICAN NAVY.

VIENNA. Feb. 2i.-Former Archduke
Leopold Ferdinand. brother OF the for
mer crown princess Of Saxony. has tele-
graphed 10 his parents at Salzburg that
he intends 10 become an officer in the
United States Navy.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
GREAT BRITAIN TO TURN
OVER PRIZES AT PORT OF SPAIN

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. B. W l.,
Feb. 24.-The Venezuelan gunboat Ia
mora. manned by q crew from the Brit
ish cruiser Pallas, viii sail for La
Guaira today with Venezuelan crews
to man the prizes taken by the British.
which viii then probably be towed 70
La Guaira bv a British cruiser.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
FREE CIGARETTE SMOKE FOR
ENTIRE RUSSIAN DISTRICT

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 24.-The Bog
donen cigarette factory was gutted by
Ere today. 80 quickly did the blaze
sPread that it was impossible to get
much Of the stock out. and 40 900 .OOO
cigarettes. val4ed al S2OO.0 .0O0 we're de-
stroyed. The smell OF the burning tObac-
co permeated the entire region.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
APPROPRIATION BILL FGR
AGRICULTURE REPORTED
Carries ss4o,ooo More Than the House
Measure.

The agricultural appropriation bill was
reported yesterday by the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture. It carries $4,000
more than the House bill, OF which
S75. 5.OO0 Is for the Bureau Of Forestry.
$50 600 for irrigation. aud the remainder
divided among other necessary improve
meuts
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
ALLEGED KENTUCKY PLANTER
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY ABROAD

VIENNA. Feb. 24.-An American
named Fisher. who describe himself as
a Kentucky planter. has been arrested at
Budapest. charged with bigamy and
fraud.
Although already married IL is charged
that Fisher induced a wealthy Hun
garian widow to wed him and then alb
seconded with her fortune.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
GRAND JURY TO TAKE UP
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL WRECK

ELIZABETH, y. j.. Feb. 24.-The
grand jury Will take up the Westfeld
wreck on the Central Railroad tomor-
row morning The jury. not satisfied
with the testimony submitted TO the
coroner's jury. has subpoenaed eight
new witnesses.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

There viii be rain tonight in the lower
Mississippi valley. and rain Wednesday
in the east Gulf States. Tennessee and
southern Kentucky. There will be snow
.onfght in interior New York and locally
in Pennsylvania.
Temperatures will change but little.
on the New England and middle At
Iantic Coasts the winds will be light west
TO northwest. on the south Atlantic
Coast light 10 fresh north TO northeast.
and on the east Gulf Coast light to fresh
uOrthoaeterly.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
A Jubilant Partisan.
Mrs. Mclean Amused.

Much confusion arose. The amendment
was worded in a manner that would
have annulod the former amendment ex-
tending the service OF the president gen
eral
The Affirmative side had been counted
when delegate discovered this and Mrs.
Weed moved that the amendment be laid
on the table. The motion was carried.
When Mrs Mclean rose TO a point OF
order. she asserted that i'm the midst OF
a vote a motion 10 table the amendment
was not i'm order. The Darliamentarian
decided that IL was. wheroupon Mrs. Nc
Lean exclaimed:
Then I would say that our rules are
being made 50 severe that the harmony
Of the convention is in danger The con
vention is so confused that many OF
those who voted TO pass the amendment
now vote 10 table it,
That's really too bad. said Mrs.
Fairbanks. amid great laughter
Mrs Draper then suggested that as
the amendment could be called from the
table at any time during the session OF
Continued Tenth Pagc)
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
Congress Of Daughters De-
cideS to Extend the Period
of Service of the Presi-
dent General.
Reelection of Indiana WO-
man Seems Assured.
Stormy Scenes Mark the
Convention at ChaSe'S.

Not more than half Of the delegates
10 the Twelfth Continental Congress Of
the Daughters OF the, American Revo-
luton were in their seats when the
president general Mrs. Charles W
Fairbanks. called that body 20 order
shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning
Thereafter they struggled in singly and
in groups. creating more or less con-
fusion during the preliminary exercises.
Mrs. Fairbanks again won admiration
this morning by the wonderful manner in
which she performed a dificult-to say
the least-tssk. She not only displayed
extraordinary executive ability. but
proved herself q woman of parliamentary
resources. To an importunate delegate
Mrs. Fairbanks said:
a Ready Response
You cannot debate when a vote is
pending"
Madam President General" was the
reply. II was merely following the prece-
dent Of a year ago
Thank you. madam" responded Mrs
Fairbanks. If were wrong. you cannot
follow me when 1 am wrong
Mrs. Fairbanks Triumphs.
a decided surprise to those who ex-
pect a fight over the office OF president
general between Mrs. Fairbanks and
Mrs Donald Mclean, OF New York. was
he adoption of an amendment intro
duced by Miss Virginia Miller. OF the
District. and modified by Mrs. r II
Weed. Of Montana. that no executive
officer shall hold Office more than two
consecutive terms. except the president
general. who shall be eligible TO two
consecutive terms. regardless Of hel
previous service on the national board
This except the president general
raised a slight. storm of protest. bu
this was dispened by Mrs. Donald Ne
Lean, who. sweeping half way down tn
aisle. declared That Nshe had no inten
tion OF opposing the amendment a.
mcdihed. and desired so to go on record
Hei statement was greeted with ap
plause. and Mrs. Fairbanks friends wer,
jubilant
The result Of the vote-443 10 6S-wa
announced amid scenes OF wild enthu
siasm. The New York delegation forme
the bulk Of the opposition. but Mrs. Nc
Lean refused to vote on the amendment
There seems no doubt that Mrs. Fair
banks will succeed herself as presiden
general
A Jubilant Partisan.
"oh. I'm so happy I'd like to scream.
cried one fair partisan. who occupied
seat on the stage.
The storm broke however. on al
amendment to extend the limit OF servic
10 the national treasurer One delegat
asserted that such a procedure woul
constitute a monopoly of national office
while another thought that the attend
ance and interest at national meeting
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
BELIEVES HE HAS METHOD
OF INCREASING CORN CROP

AMES. Iowa. Feb. 2f-In the belief
that he possessed knowledge that would
add $l5. .00o. 900 to the value Of Iowa S
annual corn crop. p. &. Holden, Bonanza
Fa rrr,ar. in, TTlfupIu D,-ifi,r, ,--1.-tI .,
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
Mail Cars Telescoped-
List of Dead and Injured.

". II. BLACKWELL. head mail clerk, of
Cleveland: burned TO death in his car.
l.. NJ. WALWORTH. mail clerk, of Cleveland, ,
burned and bruised: died from injuries
r. ". GRlESMAN. Cleveland, mail clerk,
burned to death in his car
T. W. SMILEY. mail clerk, Cleveland; burned
e. death.
Seriously injured:
John Ferguson, engineer OF the
freight train. internally injured; taken
TO hospital on relief train
William Fish engineer OF the passen-
ger, taken to Cleveland Charity Hospi-
tat in serious -eo1ditioa.
Joe Coulter. express messenger. pinned
between boxes and packages.
Two other men, names unknown. taken
to Charity Hospital
Snow thrown on the burning wreckage
by passengers probably saved many of
those temporarily imprisoned from death
In the flames.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
MAIL CLERKS BURNED
TO DEATH IN WRECK
Shocking Head-on Collision
on the Big Four.
WRECKAGE FIRED BY LAMPS
Postal Cars TelescoPed, Trapping Four
Unfortunate Clerks-Passengers
Badly Shaken Up.

CLEVELAND Ohio. Feb PA head
on collision occurred last evening on
the Big Four Railroad. near Berea.
Passenger train. No. %. which left
Cleveland at $3.50 O'Clock going west.
collided with an eastbound freight.
The two trains were running at high
speed. The engines were reduced 70 a
mass of tangled scrap iron. and The
cars were piled one on top of another
until the mass OF debris was 40 feet
high.
The wreckage caught FIRE. and many of
the cars were reduced 10 smoldering
ruins.
Four persons lost their lives; all were
mail clerks who were imprisoned in one
of their cars and burned to death
One OF the clerks escaped from the car
and was found in a ditch beside the
tracks. He died before medical aid
could be summoned
The passenger train consisted of two
mail cars. one combination baggage car.
one day coach. and three sIeepers.
Mail Cars Telescoped.
When the collision occurred the two
mail cars were teIescoped by the engine
and caught fire from the lamps inside
the cars. The latter burned like tinder
The flames spread 10 the rest of the
wreckage. which was piled high on each
side of the track
The dead
The Washington times., 1903-02-24
TEMPERATURE.

TIE SUN.
The Washington times., 1903-02-24

Any irreguIdrity in delivery OF
The Times will receive prompt
attention BY telephORiRg
Main 5oo5
The Washington times., 1903-02-24

Fair tonight, tomorrow
cloudy; light west to north
winds.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
A Criticism Illustrated.

Mr.. e. H. Moulton, a member. of the
park commission, is justified in his re-
buke Of Minneapolitans for their lack of
pride in the appearance of the city. Our
streets are neglected, and so are our
yards. There is little Of that individual
desire to contribute to the pleasing whole
by each doing his best with his own prop
serty.
The defect can be traced back to gen.
eral lack of public spirit. We used to
have it in Minneapolis. There was time
when every citizen felt that what the city
was and would become depended in some
degree upon himself. In those days men
were willing and counted it a duty to de-
vote much time to the public good. In the
hard times this spirit was starved out.
So many of US were so desperately intent
upon scraping up enongh money to keep
i out of bankruptcy that we actually were
forced to stop thinking about public mat
ters We couldn't possibly give them
either time or money and keep afioat.
Now that the good times have been with
us again for several years the self cen
tered habit of the hard times still sur.
wives. II we have surplus money ant
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
ILyceunae.tMenteSCr On SCristo,n ,

Edmond Dantes "got even'' again last
night. so n1athematically, so thoroughly,
did he once more adjust accounts with his
enemies, so happily did he: favor justice
with revenge and dignity revenge with
Justice, that weak humanity was gratified
from the gallery to the parquet Of the Ly-
ceum theater. Edmond scored his lone, ;"
1.-TWO, >" three before a large and happy
gathering. They liked the Ferris Stock
company in Monte #Cristo.' Not even
the expert sword of O'Neill himself nor
yet his smile foreboding, could have al
lured more sympathy than did W. D. Cor
bett in the gray wig of the Count. Due
admiration was accorded to this actor's
graceful presence, to his medallion profile.
He made himself, moveover, as masterful
as one may be that says the world is his.
Too little was seen of the Mercedes,
Miss Grace Hayward. Her absence ac-
cented a fault of Dumas play, that love
therein Is nothing but a motive, and that
this love gains no reward. =
The support, not altogether even, in
cluded an abbe whose voice was strained
and dissonant, a young Albert-FIerbert
Brenon, who reflected with charm the
sincerity of ideal youth Ben Johnson
purveyed a superior Caderousee. The
stage equipment, in the main, was good.
= s.+: ..<.' III. B. Curry.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
Books and Authors
EN- ERsoN.

The one hundredth anniversary of En-
erson's birthday will be commemorated on
May 25 at Concord with impressive exer-
cises. The Booklovers' Magazine for
February contains some very interesting
Illustrated articles touching Emerson's
distinctive personality, by Julian Haw-
thorne and by Emerson's son, Edward w.
Emerson Of Concord. These writer's tell
many things of interest about the philo-
sopher, who founded no system of philoso-
ply, but talked in the transcendentalist
way and showed his close reading of
Thomas Carlyle by certain expressions he
used. Yet he was man Of real origin
ality. His son says he was less of a
student than many believed, but he had
a sure instinct for what was for him in
a book-the rest he let CO." His chief
study was men and from that study there
is no doubt came the grace and beauty Of
his conversation, for he exceeded A1cott
in that respect. Looking over Emerson's S
facts accomplished his influence was only
dynamic when he went into the fight
against negro slavery. This poetry lacks
the emotional; there is no passion In it..
It IS rather cold and crystallic. Yet his
son tells US that "tt was as poet, that
he, would have wished to be remembered -
That was not to be. ~,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
ARIZONA KICKLETS.

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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
THE MAGAZINES.

The North American Review opens with
a discussion Of the Venezuelan affair in
its relation to the Monroe doctrine, by
"A Jeffersonian Democrat" who argues
that if the American people acquiesce
in the theory that European powers may
collect by force ordinary debts from the
Central and South American states, the
deathknell Of those states is sounded, as
such forcible collection involves the COP
preston" mentioned in the text of the
Monroe doctrine. "Our Actual Naval
Strength" is interestingly set forth by
Engineer in Chief Melville Of the navy,
who takes rather optimistic view of the
subject and thinks our isolation and
geographical position, the great difficulty
of blockading our coast and our coal re-
sources and food supply must be reck-
oned in estimating our naval strength,
and it 1s not necessary to have the largest
navy in the world ATTORNEY General
'Longley Of Nova Scotia contributes a pa
per on reciprocity between Canada and
the United States, referring to the in
creased trade under the reciprocity treaty
Of 1854, which was abrogated in 1866.
Since then the Canadians have failed SO
often to secure another treaty that they
have arrived at the conclusion that reci-
procity with the United States is prac-
tical impossibility. They expect the
United States now to make the first ad-
vances and treat them fairly There is a
very interesting paper on police methods
in London, by Josiah Flynt, and a paper
of value is Rights and Methods of Labor
Organization" by Professor Bolles of the
University Of Pennsylvania. The paper
on Sanity in Fiction by Hamlin Car
land is an interesting study Of the liter
ary method Of w. D. Howells, '.the first
Of our realists" as Mr.. Garland calls him.
The Smiths is a new magazine pub
.lished by the Smiths Publishing company
Of Detroit, Mich. The legend, "a Mag
azine for People Named Smith," appears
on the cover The articles are all writ
ten by persons bearing the name Smith,
and yet the magazine is certainly bright
| and readable enough to attract other
readers than those of the Smith family
! The World To-Day Chicago, 1853 -155
| La Sale street) continues to fill salts
factorily its announced mission of pre-
senting complete encyclopedia, illus
! trated record of the worlds progress for
the preceding thirty days in each month
ly issue. There is a birdseye view of the
world in general and special illustrated
papers by capable writer's on such sub
jects as Chinese Trade, Cost OF Liv-
4 ing divorce Law, Dramatic limo.
lvations, "Indian Territory .Briquettes
i the New Substitute for Coal" '';The Fam.
inc in Sweden and Finland The mum
/. Der is profusely Illustrated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10

time to spend now, we spend them elhsh-
ly on ourselves.ss We may not say IT. but
in a negative way the feeling is that sthe
public be damned The fact is, Minne-
apolis is now simply some fifty-six square
miles of territory in which 225,0O0 people
live. In no sense are they genuine
political or social organism There Is no
public spirit because there is no common
life
Mr. Moulton himself is good illustra-
tion Of the cause of the very condition he
so justly criticizes. He is Of the best type
of business man. People consider him
an ideal candidate for the park board.
They elected him, and Mr.. Moulton began
to distinguish himself from the first by
his absence from meetings and general
neglect of the duties of the office. He
has pleaded guilty to these charges, say
ing that he ought not to be on the board
and that he has no time to attend to its
affairs. Until we have business men who
will take. time, and count it an honorable
duty to do so, from private to give tc
public affairs it will be many long day
before criticisms such as Mr.. Moultor
made yesterday will not be pat.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
The N,onpareil Man.
Casually Observed.


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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
The Legislature and the Board of
.r> Control.

:. We hope the legislature fully under
stands what it will be doing If it restricts
the authority of the board of control. as
provided in either the Morley or Peachey
bills. .-~ <
! The board of control has made what is
perhaps the most satisfactory demonstra-
tion of economical management known in
the history of the state. It has performed
the hitherto almost unknown feat of 1iv
ing within appropriations and actually
turning unused moneys back into the
state treasury. J.
1t would be reasonable for the board to
expect some evidences of Legislative ap-
probation of it's work, the board being
the creature Of the legislature. But in
stead Of so much as an expression of
thanks, the legislature is now at work
limiting the boards sphere of usefulness
as much as possible. :.'This board of con-
troll" it might be represented as saying,
'has saved the state s15o,0O0. We will
arrange it SO that 1t can't save SO much
hereafter
There is just as much reason why the
Owatonna school and the Faribault in
stitutions should be under the authority
0f the board, as that the state prison or
reformatory or insane asylums should be.
| This talk about classifying them as chari-
table or penal institutions is the merest
sentimentality. It is easy enough to
amenS the law SO that they shall be pu:
in class by themselves in a social sense
| But from business point of view, from
managerial point of view, they are ir
the same class as the prisons and the asy-
/ 1ums
| Educational institutions, where the
state is not called upon to house and gen.
orally care for the students, are in ar
entirely different class. The educationa
1 aspect overshadows the other aspects.
We think the people will understand tht
meaning Of the legislatures probable ac
{ ton. They will hardly think such action
compatible with their interests. %