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The Washington times., 1903-02-19
RETURN POSTAL CARD
TO Be OF NEW DESIGN
Carries VignetteS of Sher-
man and Sheridan.

The old return postal card has out
lived its usefulness, and is o be shortly
replaced by another OF a newer and more
elaborate design.
On the new card which was approved
by the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral today, the vignette OF General
Grant. which appeared on both the for
warded card and the return is succeed -
ed by those Of Generals sherman and
Sheridan These. together with the Hate
Of the birth and death OF each, cons.i-
tute the designs.
On the face Of the forwarded card is
the face Of General Sherman. with the
years ''1S20-lS91.' On the return
card is the face OF General Sheridan.
with the years. -'1S31-1SSS."
The caution TO the sender. This side
for address only" together with the
United States OF America. Reply Pos
t9l, instead OF covering the space
between the stamp and the edge OF the
card, is confined TO corner in small
type. admitting OF the two postmarks. 90
important now I'm business life. This in
novation was recommended by business
zen throughout the country 20 whom
this matter OF postmarls is often OF vital
Importance. and it was through their ef-
forts that the design was finally accept
ed Now, instead Of having one post
mark on the front, often obscured, AMI
another on the back OF the card. com
pletely obscured by the writing, the two
postmarks will stand out on the front.
indicating the hour OF receipt and de-
livery
Another point to be noticed about
the cards is the continuation of the ef-
fort OF the Postohice Department 10
make the new stamps and postals con-
stitute an object lesson in American
history The dates OF birth and death
OF the great men of the country appear
in evidence On the postal tokens. and
those who use these are constantly re-
minded Of the lives and deeds of those
depicted there.
The Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral also gave his approval to the new
81 stamp. designed especially for news
paper publishers. This bears the face OF
President Madison with the dates OF
his birth and death-''1751-1S36. series of
1902. - This stamp will be used largely
in the foreign mails.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
PETITION IN FAVOR OF
CRUM SENT TO SENATE
Local Negroes Urge That His Nomination as Col
leCtOr Be Confirmed

\ petition addressed 10 the Presi-
dent and Senate. and signed by p b. 5.
Pinchback. Charles y. Purvis. John F.
Cook. Kelly Miller and WhitefeId Ne
KiDiny. representing the negroes OF the
District. was presented last night to
the President. protesting against any
unfayorablo action on the nomination
Of DR.. ". -. CrUm as collector or the
port or Charleston. :. C. The petition
reads in rart as follows.
We, the undersigned. respectfully
beg leave to submit 10 your honorable
body the following petition touching
upon the matter CT the confirmation OF
DT. William d. Crum. nominated by the
Presideht 20 be collector Of the port
Of Charleston. :. C.. We are moved TO
take this extraordinary action because
Of the exceptional interest excited in
tie case. the precedent an adverse de-
cision would establish. and the great
and fundamental principle involved IA
its correct settlement. From all the
information We have been able 10 gath
er ia seems that the only objection
to Dr. Crum is that he is a negro
a bold. systematic. organized at
tempt has been made TO impeach his
integrity. but H. has utterly failed.
After most searching investigation
OF his private and public career. il is
admitted that he is a man and a cit
izen without reproach- His intelligence
ard fitness for the position cannot be
truthfully denied. This. then. reduces
the issue 10 a question OF color. In our
humble judgment. the Senate OF the
United States is called upon 10 decide
whether. IL an American citizen is in
The Washington times., 1903-02-19

emy next week, with an extra Wash
ingtOn's Birthday matinee on Monday.
The play is an adoption Of Bret Harte's
beautiful story of the same name.
"Mltss' herself is OF type that is now
almost unknown. she is a product OF
the mountains. and. like them. is all
nature, yet under the ragged dress is
the heart OF the true woman. The pro-
Gucuon IS adequate and elaborate. Mel
lie McHenry plays the title role. ana
the remainder Of the company is re
ported 90 bc as good as il is possible to
obtain.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19

every other respect qualified for the
discharge Of civic duties his color stall
be bar 70 his political preferment.
The widespread agitation o. this
matter by the press and people OF the
country has carried il far beyond the
personality of DR.. Crum. Ii no.- in
wolves not only the future recognition
or negroes for cflee. bu; also the very
principles upon which our government
is founded government of the
people. by the people for the people
The nomination OF a negro as coilec-
tor Of the port is not exceptional. Pres
ident harrison appointed ard the Senate
confirmed y ". Cuney as collector at
Galveston, Texas. the second largest
port OF entry in the south. John II.
Deveaux at Brunswick. Ca Robert
smalls at Beaufort. :. c.. and John c.
Dancy al Wilmington. y. c. President
Mckinley appointed and the Senate con
frmed John n. Deveaux as collector at
savannah. Ga; Robert Smalls at Beau
fort. s c.. and John C. Dancy at vii
Elington. \. c. All these men served
full terms with credit 20 themselves and
10 Ahe sali-lactlOn OF tne NCFefhment-
President Roosevelt has reappointed and
the Senate has confirmed John II. De-
veaux as collector at Savannah. Ca. and
Robert Smalls at Beaufort. 5. c.
The premises considered. believing in
he justice of our cause. the certainty Of
the triumph or right over wrong
which is in keeping with the spirit OF
the institutions OF our country-on be-
half OF over 10 600 600 Of the American
people. we humbly pray your honorable
body not TO reject the nomination Of
Dr. William ID. Crum.r
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
CHICAGO GIRL BLESSES
METHOD OF DR.. LORENz
Lame From Infancy, Made Well by the
Famous Surgeon.

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-During his visit
10 Chicago. one of the subjects used by
DR.. Lorenz TO demonstrate his methods
OF blOodless surgery before clinic, was
Miss Emily HasencleveT. OF this city.
Yesterday the cast was removed from
her leg. and it was found that ~. Lo-
reDz's operation had been completely
successful
Miss Hasenclever was afflicted with a
contracture Of the knee and ankle. re-
sulting from infantiIe paralysis She Is
twenty years Of age.
The operation was performed October
IS, aud Immediately after it was over
Miss HasencIever's leg was placed in the
plaster cast
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
JOHN DREW TESITFIES
IN MARIN WILL CASE

John W. Drew in his testimony given
yesterday in the Nairn viii contest
said John ". Nairn accused his sons Of
being foTgers and drUnkards and he
Drew knew OF no grounds for such
statements nor for certain other re-
marks Mr.. Drew said be knew
Nairn's children from the time Of their
birth, and his knowledge Of them did
not warrant such Utterances. Mr.. Drew
said Nairn remarked his sons were un-
grateful and unkind to him
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
SCHOOL HISTORIES
THAT CONTAIN ERRORS
Board of Education Condemns Mum
Der Now Published.

Gen. II. V. Boynton, president OF the
Board of Education. submitted a report
to that body last night relative to er-
rors in text books used in the public
schools General Boyntcn said as a re-
suit OF the action OF the board a year
ago. errors in the United States his
tories used in the District had been cor
rected He said the publishers had CO.
operated with the board. and wrong
dates and statements contained in the
history OF the civil war had been elimi-
mated from the books
General Boynton expressed the opin-
ion that the Washington Board Of Edu-
cation, with ready access to the records
Of the civil war. owes the nation duty
in the way of correcting the errors in
school histories generally With this in
view. General Boynton submitted list
OF school histories that had been ex-
amined and found TO contain errors in
statements of fact. as follows:
Students History OF the United States.
by Edward Claiming. professor OF his
tory in Harvard University The Mac
miIIaI Company. New York and London.
A Short History OF the United States,
for School Use BY Edward Claiming,
professor of history in Harvard Uni
versity. The Macmillan Company, Lon-
don and New York.
Our Country. \ Text Book for Schools.
CHM < Co, Boston and London.
History Of the American Nation. Nc
Laughlin. professor Of American history
in the University OF Michigan. New
York d. Appleton & Co.
A Bird's-eye View Of the Civil War.
Col T. A. Dodge-Students' Edition.
Houghton MiGin & Co, Boston and New
York
Mowry's History OF the United States.
silver Burdette & Co
Young Folks History of the United
States. Gel Thomas W. Higginson.
Longmaus, Green & Co, New York, Lon
don. and Bombay.
Cordy's History of the United States
for Schools. New York, Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons.
Chambers Higher Histories OF the
NnllfQ Stultt. 10y t1euly = CudIuDtEh.
author Of a School History of the United
States. University Publishing Company
New York and New Orleans.
Young Peoples History Of Our Coun-
try. BY Edward s. Ellis. A. NJ. author
Of the Peoples Standard History Of the
United States. T r. Shewen & Co.
Boston. New York. Chicago.
This list. by resolution. was condemned
for use in schools. and the publishers
will be informed of the action of the
board. and asked TO make corrections to
be indicated to them
Appointments and promotions were or
dereG. as follows:
Promotions-B. z. Cole from second
20 third grade; A. f. Compton from $475
TO $500 per annum; c. F. Moore, from
$3.50 to S475 per annum.
ApTointments-Robert Brown, teacher
a. $3.50 per annum; Virginia Alexander,
teacher OF Latin in the Western High
School at a salary OF SS25 per annum; DR..
Wilbur Phelps. temporary teacher of
chemistry in the Central High School n;
salary OF $3.50 per annum; Maud L.
Thomas, substitute teacher In the public
schools.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
ELIZA WILLIAMS WILL.

4 will filed for probate yesterday.
signed by Eliza Williams. makes the
following bequests: To Louisa Jaiser
and her cousin. Mary Jaiser. equally.
all insurance money To Louisa Jaiser,
gold watch and TO her and her heirs
the remaining real or mixed property.
and in the event of the death Of Lou
isa Jaiser before the decease OF the
testator. the property is 10 go TO the
''TressIer Orphans Home" The viii
is dated August >, 1897. and names
Oscar Nauck as executor
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
RELIEF ASSOCIATION

At the regular meeting Of the Nation
Hl Union Immediate Relief Association.
January %. the following officers were
elected for 1908. President William II.
Harmcr. OF National Capital Council. re-
elected, vice president. James y. Aus
tin. OF Fraternsl Council. reelected: /:
secretary and treasurer. Lewis II. Ian.
man. OF Potomac Council. reelected for
the twelfth term: finance committee.
John D. Torrey, OF state, War, aud Navy
Council. reelected. Frank w. Dom. Co
lumbia Council. reelected. Eugene b.
Bell. Of Congressional Council
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
MEAT DISPLAY IN FRONT OF
LOUISIANA AVENUE STORES

Major Richard Sylvester. Superin-
tendent OF Police. after much study OF
the subject. has asked the District Com
missioners TO amend the regulations
relative TO the display Of meats in front
Of places Of business. He is OF the
opinion an exception ought to be made in
the case OF merchants on Louisiana Ave
nue., who occupy extensions Of the
market house. This matter has been a
subject OF discussion by the municipal
authorities for the past six months.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
columbia-Kellar, the Magician.

Kellar. with a whole collection OF mys-
tic novelties. viii be the attraction at
the Columbia Theater. starting with a
special holiday matinee. Monday. Febru-
AIRY %. and usual matinees Thursday and
SATURDAY..
Kellar has been the pioneer or magi-
clans FOR years. He has wrought mar
vels which his less gifted competitors
have tried TO initiate. He has made
theosophy and hynotism pay tribute TO
his art, and his eye reads the mind as
his ear reads the voice. In training his
mind he has not suffered his body 20 be
slothful. and TO the genius OF his brain
ne combines perfectly balanced muscles
and lightning nerves. His thought can
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
SOLDIERS LAST TESTAMENT
MADE IN TWENTY WORDS

What purports 10 be a viii OF Abrs-
ham Eaarshcr. a private m Company
G. Fifth United States Infantry. was
forwarded yesterday by l. T. Rittman.
,he auditor for the War Department.
10 the Orphans Court The will is a
very brief document Of three lines and
twenty words and is written length
wise on an ordinary leaf OF notepaper.
and says:
"Evcryt hing I have Is 10 go TO Philip
Speidel tscn OF l. II. W. SpcideD OF
Lake Forest. III
"(Signed) ABRAHAM HAARSHER-'
The will was forwarded at the re-
quest Of Attorney George p. Chase.
who acts in the interest OF Philip Spei-
del
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
DIR. BALDwINs ORGAN RECITAL.

DR.. Minor c. Baldwin. solo organist at
the Worlds Fair and Pan American Ex-
position. will give an organ recital ar
the First Presbyterian Church Fourth
Street. between c and ID. northwest. to-
morrow evening at : O'Clock. DR. Bald
win is returning from a tour OF the South
during which he repeated his success OF
Chicago and Buffalo
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
Lyceum Theater-Rose Hill Englisl
Folly Company.

Rice & Barton's Rose Hin English
Folly Company viii appear at the Ly-
ocum Theater next week. Local theater-
goers are always on the lookout for the
annual visit OF jhis attraction which
may be sure OF a hearty welcome. II
comes here direct from New York, and
comprises company of clever people
Anon them are frankie Haines. Fan
ME DeCosta. Nolan and White, Elmere
and Rice. Thomas and Watson. Perry
and Hughes. and many others.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
Lafayette-Pike Theater Company

Interest attaches TO the coming Of
the Pike Theater Company. which opens
at the Lafayette Opera House next
Monday afternoon, with a special hOli-
day matinee, and will continue for sew
eral weeks. changing its productions
each week. The opening bll will he
The Climbers" The company includes
Mary Hall. Evelyn Brown. Grace Had
sell. Emelie Melville, Helen Rayople.
Florence Leslie. Dorothy Brenner, BY
ron Douglas. George Farren, ThurIow
Bergen, John Maher. Hudson Liston.
William A Hackett. Robert Milton. and
{. j. Haines. Edwin Barbour is The
stage director.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

scarcely be quicker than his action. and
in his amusing tricks OF leEeTdemaiu he
has no superior. so nc combines the
mystical with the diverting. and gives
to his entertainments the variety which
is The spice of all things terrestrial
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
WASHINGTONIANS GIVEN
GRANTS OF PENSIONS

Pensions have been issued TO the fol-
lowing Washingtonians:
Sanders w. Johnston, $i2, Mexican
war.
Ella H. Palmer. IS.
Sarah A. Hood. IS.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19
NOTES OF THE COURTS.

Robert s. Bright. trustee for Emma L.
Breese, hled a petition yesterday with
the District Supreme Court TO secure
the payment Of $1,000 alleged to be due
on note given by the defendants. Della
Chapel and Loring Chapel and Sc
cured by deed of trust on lot ca in
DELLA ChappeIs subdivision in square
GIL Bella y. Seymour and Edward Par
sons Seymour. 10 whom the lot was sub
sequently conveyed. with e w. Ashford.
are also named as defendants.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19

George f. Fleming was appointed a
substitute trustee in place of John f
Carpenter and George T. Parks. both de-
ceased. by Justice Gould yesterday. The
new trustee is 10 obtain the release OF
lot 10 in W. f. Schneider's subdivision
in square 1913 covered by a deed of trust
given by F. r. Parks 10 secure thirty
nine notes, aggregating 80 200, made
payable to Michael V Tierney.
The Washington times., 1903-02-19

John Scanlon. an infant. has brought
suit by his next friend Charles e.
Roach. in the District Supreme Court by
petition filed yesterday against HOnOro
O'Brien. Joanna Hisle. Clinton Hisle.
Katherine Knighton. and others. to or
der sale and partition Of the property
known as sublOt 2S. in square 749. i'm
proved by the premises 227 L Street
northeast, and 10 have a guardian ap-
pointed for the infant defendant. Kath-
erin Knighton
The Washington times., 1903-02-19

Academy-Nellie McHenry in "Mliss." :"
'M'liss." the popular and we'll known
comedy. viii be presented at the Acad-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-29
JOHNNIE'S WIND,

AignOnelte Kokin is a vaudeville
artistic who has more harmony i'll he1
feet than in her voice, 50 she engages
a small boy to assist her by singing
the chorus of her songs from the gal
lery. The lads name is Johnny, and
he has earned a reputation for being
ION the spot
johnny. who is somewhat stout of
build. was recently assisting in the
act of Mile. Kokin and had stationed
himself in the gallery after his Gus
tom. The place was crowded and he
was obliged to squeeze his way in
front of group of little gods, who OBJ
iected to his interfering with their
view. and who had no regard for him
as a part of the show. Suddenly one
Of them planted his fist in Johnny S
back with a violent thud. The blow
sent Johnny against the railing so
violently that for the time being his
usefulness as a chOrister was impair
ed
Miss Kokin paused, but there came
no answering chorus. She glanced I'D
to the gallery. fearing that the boy
was not there. then seeing him, mo-
TONED wildly for him to take I'D his
cue.
Johnny was breathing hard, but fl
2ally managed to regain enough voice
TO call audibly: Say, wait a minute
My winds all gone. A fresh guy UP
ere has broke up my voice"
And thus did little johnny make
he hit Of his life
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-29
NO ONE SAW THE LETTERS.
Postmaster Stewart Talks of Presi
GENITAL Mail.

Seattle DO you think we are all
fools down here?" was the reply OF
| Postmaster George NJ. Stewart when
asked if the presidents mail had been
shown to any one while it was aCcu-
mulating in the Seattle pOstOffice on
the days just preceding his visit
of course no one outside the post
office employees was shown any of the
mail that came for the president s
party continued the postmaster.
All Of the matter that was directed
to any OF the members of the party
was kept separately and then sorted
into packages. each of which was
fastened with a rubber band. The
whole OF the mail was kept in sepa-
rate sack until it was taken TO The
Washington and delivered there
The only way that any one could
have seen the letters would have been
by standing behind me when | was
sorting them, for all of that mail was
brought to my desk and | sorted il
myself. That is the only way thai
| can think OF. but even then | don't
a list of names
The episode in regard to the presi-
dents mail is the result of an article
published on Thursday by a morning
paper in this city, in which a detailed
list Of the members OF the party for
whom mail was waiting in Seattle
was given, together with a statement
that the president himself had TWO
letters from Mrs. Roosevelt and that
a copy o. newspaper containing
marked article was also addressed
in her hand Along with the state
mentS Of fact was a running COM
mentary upon Mrs. RoOsevelt's hand
writing, her method of addressing en-
velOpes and forming the letters of
the name.
dispatch from Tacoma that was
sent to Washington, d. c., said that
the president had heard of the Incl
dent and had expressed in no unCer-
tain terms his ideas upon the publici-
" that had been given to mis- private
correspondence. Yesterday a dis
patch printed in The Times quoted
the postmaster general as saying
that no formal complaint had yet been
made to the department as a result
Of the incident.
ilt CHif 1Ap1ciIIdtIOII CIV Gu ny VI 3D..
Stewart is that printed above coupl-
ed with a vigorous denial that the
mail was deliberately shown to any
one.
The first OF the mail to go to The
Washington was sent there on Thurs
day and lett in the room to be oc-
cupied by Secretary Loeb. This
room was locked and the key was in
charge OF the special officer stationed
at the hotel
On Friday the keys were turned
over to one Of the secret service Of
i~ers who remained on guard in the
apartments until the arrival Of tue
president himself. The fact that the
story was printed on Thursday morn
ing, however. preciudes tire idea mat
it came from the hotel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-29
Round Trip Rates to the East.

The o. R. & n. Co. announce the
following rates to Eastern points
during the summer:
To Chicago. $3.50.
To ST Louis, S6250.
To Memphis. $6425.
To New Orleans. $SO.35.
To Missouri River points. $500
Tickets will be on sale June +. o.
"A, 25, 26, q, %, 90 and 80, July 15tl
and 10Th. August 25th and Goth, with
final limit of ninety days from date
of sale. StOp-overs allowed west OF
the Missouri river in either direction
For detailed information call on OF
address, r. BURNS,
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-29
CROKER
TO BUY
The Columbia River and
Northern Railroad
PEeBlBL! aEPRESENTS oInE!S
He Is in Close Touch With Senator
Ankeny and With o. r. & N.
and N. P.
The OregOnidn says.

The Oregonidn says.
Though the Columbia River and
Northern has not yet completed the
work OF baIlasting and surfacing its
road from Lyle to Goldendale, over
tureS looking toward the acquisition
of the system. or a controlling Inte-
rest have been made to the directors.
The theory is held that the Northern
Pacific was Interested in at least one
Of the offers that have been made
There has been no direct offer OF
any certain price for the road and It's
linz. If river steamers. but direct
offers u eL.ar.aII a proposal to sell
haE. come to the directors. THESE
gav, been turned down, for the direc-
tors regard the property as too val
liable to let 90. 1t taps grain, fruit
and lumber district that has been
without railroad communication here
tutore. aud ,he road holds the key
10 the situation in the Horse Heaven
and Rickletun Prairie districts. Even
granting tnat the Northern Pacific
should carry out its threat TO some
day build down the Columbia river.
the Columbia River < Northern has
territory that would not be at
tackled. nor could it be successfully
assailei This explains why the stock
holders insist upon holding to the
property.
There is a mystery about the offel
10 purchase either the entire Column
hia River & Northern system or a
controlling interest. that was made
by 3. y. Croker. Mr.. Croker is
collector Of internal revenue. with
headquarters at Tacoma. His home
has been in Walla Walla. Not only
is Mr. CroCker in close touch with
the intimate personal, political and
business friend OF Senator Levi An
keny. who is as close to the O. R. &
\. as any man in Washington. but he
is also IN close touch with the North
rrn Pacific officials
Crocker's Offer to Buy.
MI Crooked stated plainly to Of
ticials OF the Columbia River & North
crn that he would entertain an offer
10 purchase an interest or the whole
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-29
FROM FIRST GLASS IN GRAMMAR

Johnny never did like school. When
his mother told him he had better
study his lessons or his teacher would
give him bad mark, he got sulky.
Blamed old teacher" he said.
Thinks she knows it all. First she
tells us something, and then, when We
tell 1t back, she says it's all wrong
why, what's the matter, Johnny"
asker his uncle, who hasn't forgotten
he was a boy himself.
Well. you see, Nunky, it was this
way. She told us that postpone meant
to put off. Then she asked me to
write a sentence containing the
word
"Wen?"
I wrote. Boys postpone their
clothes when they go in swimming -