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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24
PURCELL FOR COMMITTEEMAN.
He is Slated to Succeed B. E. Sweet,
Of WaverIy.

Special to Times Republican.
Waverly. Sept. 24.-Hon. B. F. Sweet,
of this city, who has been the republic
can member of the state central COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-24

New York-President Roosevelt dis
claims an espousa1 of any candidates
cause in the pending New York city
slectioua.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC
LANDS IN PORTO RICO
Governor Hunt Coming Here to
Consult With Officials.

Gov. w. H Hunt, of Porto Rico. Is
expected to arrive in Washington Tues
day. He will be accompanied to this
city by Willis Sweet, the newly ap-
pointed attorney general for Porto
Rico, who remained in the United States
that he might confer with President
Roosevelt and Governor Hunt concern
ing the disposition of the public lands
of Porto Rico.
According TO the recent act of Con-
gress disposing of the government
lands in the island, the United States is
to have all the buildings and ground
required for the accommodation of vari-
Gus government departments The re-
mainder of the land which originally
belonged TO Porto Rico is again to be-
come its property.
All land desired by government de-
partments has been selected and re-
ports have been made to the President.
whose approval of the allotment is
necessary. HIS approval must be had
before July l, the date fixed by Con-
gress for the carrying out of the pro-
visions of the act.
President Roosevelt did not wish to
pass upon the reports submitted by the
departments without comforting with
Governor Hunt or some other Official
who is familiar with the island. Conse-
quently the governor was asked 10 come
to Washington at this time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
NEW PROTESTS AGAINST
The SALE OF Mt. AIRY
CalyertH FileObjecti0ns
at Upper Marlboro.
CASE TO BE HEARD MONDAY
Higher Bids Received-Inadequacy of
Price Paid Ground for Set
ting Aside Sale.

Additional exceptions to the sale OF
Mount Airy were filed yesterday at Up
per Marlboro, Md, by Mrs. Rosalie
Kearney, one of the Calvert heirs, who
lives in Prince George county. Md. Judge
Merrick set the hearing OF the excep-
lions for next Monday.
The objections filed by Mrs Elizabeth
Peters, of Washington, to the sale OF
the historic old estate were heard by
Judge Merrick yesterday. Representa-
tive Sidney E. Mudd represented Mrs
Peters, and James c. Rogers, of Wash
ington, represented the trustees.
After the death of Eleanora Calvert,
Mount Airy was offered for sale by the
trustees of her estate. 1t was finally
sold to a Pennsylvania realty company
which is supposed to have purchased the
property for Mrs. Tillie R. Littell, OF
New York, who now lives in the old
mansion.
The price paid by the realty company
was So, 400. An offer of 900 has since
been made by Herbert Wright, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and the Calvert heirs are
attempting to set aside the sale on the
ground that the price was inadequate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
THE COURT RECORD.

Equity Court No. Justice Anderson
White VS.. Glover; extension of time to
complete transcript granted. La Tosca
Social Club VS.. Original La Tosca Social
Club; hearing extended TO June 18. Cum
mings VS. Meyers; extension of time 10
file transcript granted. Click VS.. Click;
guardian ad litem appointed. Goodale VS..
cambridge; commission ordered 10 issue.
Doom VS. Goodall; sale ratified nisi
Stone VS. Stone: divorce a vim. mat
granted Wineland VS.. Wagenhurst; rule
discharged and motion to quash attach
ment overruled. Peck VS.. Bernaben; ap-
pearance of absent defendant ordered.
Criminal Court No 1-Justice Pritch-
ard-United States VS.. Ernest Hender-
son: assault with dangerous weapon; de-
PENDANT arraigned; plea not guilty. Uni
ted States VS.. George Freeman; carnal
knowledge; defendant arraigned; plea
not guilty. United States VS.. Same;
rape; defendant arraigned; plea not
guilty. United States VS. James Per-
kins; robbery; defendant arraigned; plea
not guilty. United States VS.. James Per-
kins; HOUSEKEEPING; defendant ar
raigned; plea not guilty. United States
vs. James Leftwich Samuel Payne Jo-
seph II. Jones, and Bertha Page; rob-
berry; defendant arraigned; plea not
guilty; recogniZance 81, 0o0 taken for
Samuel Payne, with Andrew Payne sure
~
violating section 1898. Revised Statutes
of the United States; personal recog
niZance taken.
Probate Court-Justice Andersop-lGs-
tate of James A. Smith; inventory filed.
Estate of Richard H. Townsend: do.
In re Edward II. Hammer; account pass-
ed. Estate of Samuel Polkinhorn; let
tiers of administration granted TO lsa-
bel and Henry A. Polkinhorn: bond,
$500 Estate of Jennie Brummel: pc
tition for letters OF administration filed
Estate of Elizabeth Maddox; order 70
sell real estate Estate of Martha r.
Gardner; will fully proved. Estate Of
John B. Scott; inventory filed. Estate
of Eliza H. Storrs; commission return
ed and published Estate OF Sarah E.
Bradley; petition for letters of admin
istration filed. Estate of John Fahrn-
kopf; will dated June 20, 1902, filed. Es-
tate of Isadora e Chamberlain; authen-
ticated copy of will filed and admitted
to probate. Estate of Edwin c. Cut
ter; petition for letter. of administra-
tion fled Estate of Wolfgang Hummer;
affidavit In lieu of inventory, and ac
count filed. Estate OF Richard S. Cain;
order of sale. In re Beverly Tibbs; in
ventory filed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
.ELOPING COUPLE,
INDIGNANT FATHER
Arrest; Stormy Interview; Smiling
Bride; Forgiveness.

Sly Dan Cupid overcame all difficulties
yesterday in the dramatic and stormy
marriage OF Coleman Cutchins, strenu-
out Richmond youth of nineteen years.
and Aleese Collier, four years his
junior. All the way from Richmond to
Washington they came to have the knot
tied, and in this they succeeded before
the trouble came. Then the police ar
rested them on instructions from the
boys irate father, and in a few hours
the elder Sutchins filed with wrath and
indig alton, arrived here himself. A
stormy scene. bitter tears, and fatherly
forgiveness was the next order of events
The young mans father is Major
Sol Cutchins. a prominent attorney of
Virginia. and a member of Governor
Montague's staff. The girl is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sterling Collier. of Chatham,
Va They had known each other only
four weeks, and eloped to overcome all
objection on the part of either family.
The runaway couple arrived here on an
afternoon train. Giving their ages as
twenty and twenty-one license was
obtained without difficulty. Then they
Temple Baptist Church, to perform the
ceremony. After this they went to the
st. James Hotel and registered
In the meantime the detective bureau
received word to arrest the runaways.
The search was confided to Detectives
Trumbo and Tyser, and the fugitives
were quickly found. They were taken
Ito Police Headquarters and held to await
the arrival of Major Cutchins.
The bridegroom's father came into the
detective Office and asked to have pri-
vate interview with his son. The scene
was stormy. But a happy climax vas
reached when he reappeared again.
Wont you forgive US, father" asked
the bride, innocently.
"Ill do nothing of the -, hem, >
Major Cutchins started to reply, and
suddenly halted Then an expansive
smile spread across his face He had
changed his mind. They were forgi zen.
Then the trio departed for Richmond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
PORTO RICAN TRADE
WITH UNITED STATES
Aggregate This Year Reaches Near
ly s24, 900. 900.

Porto Rico is furnishing a market OF
sl.o00.o0o month TO the producers and
merchants of the United States. and
supplying nearly 81 .Oo0 600 worth each
month of tropical products required by
the United States. The total ship
ments of domestic merchandise from the
United States to Porto Rico in the ten
months ending with April were s9.s44,
S1s and of foreign merchandise, s21S.275.
making the total value CT merchandise
sent to Porto Rico from the United
States s10.06z. 594.
The total shipments OF domestic mer-
chapdise from Porto Rico to the United
States in the ten months ending with
April, 1908 was Ss,744.427 and of foreign
merchandise, $50, 1897, making the total
shipments from that island to the United
April ss.833. 454.
In the month of April the shipments
from the United States TO Porto Rico
were 1921 GIG and from Porto Rico to
the United States, s1.919,023. These fig
ures indicate that the shipments from
the United States to Porto Rico during
the fiscal year which ends with the
present month viii aggregate about
s12. Gee 600, and those from Porto Rico
to the United States nearly an equal
sum.
These figures of commerce between
Porto Rico and the United States are in
marked contrast with those of earlier
years. In the fiscal year 1893, which
Immediately preceded the transfer OF
Porto Rico to the United States. the
exports from the United States to that
island were sea. $40. IN the next year
they were s., 6S5, s48; in 1900. 81, SOC. AZ;
in 1901; Sc 935. 40s: in 1902, s10,SS2, 653,
and, as indicated, in the year 1868 will
be about 81. COO. Thus the total
shipments from the United States to
Porto Rico for 1903 VIII be eight times
as great as those OF 1883. and six times
as great as those of 1897 On the othe--
hand, shipments from Porto Rico to
the United States have grown from 81,
ga, 1856 IN 1898 to 1875, 76e in 1902. and
probably nearly or quite So .e00. 900 in
1903, or about five times as much in
1903 as In 1895
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
i. OF VA. To ELECT A
PRESIDENT TODAY
DR.. Charles R. Dabney, of Tennessee,
Has Strong Support.

The board Of visitors to the Univer-
sity of Virginia will today elect pres
ident for the historic university found
ed by Thomas Jefferson. through whose
posthumous influence it has existed for
over $50 years without a president.
Heretofore the executive duties of the
university have been performed by a
chairman of the faculty and the facul-
ty themselves.
There has been a movement on foot
for years to elect a president who
should give his whole time to the execu-
tive duties OF the university; who should
keep the university more in touch with
the alumni, and should have large con-
troll of the arrangement of the curricu-
lum
The State Legislature voted this year
TO permit the board of visitors TO elect
such an officer. and the election today
is the result of that action.
The field of candidates is a strong one,
containing such men as ex-President
Cleveland, Henry Smith Pritchett. pres
ident of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology at Boston; DIR. Charles W.
Tennessee; Col. George w. Miles. head
master of st. Adams School; Prof Ven
able, president of the University of North
Carolina; the Hon. John Barrett Moore,
of Columbia University; DIR. ]. M. Nc
Bryde, of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, and Prof. Harris Hancock, of the
University OF Cincinnati.
OF these DR.. Dabney is regarded as the
strongest candidacy fof the Presidency.
The mention of the name of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland in connection with the
Office has created talk. and there is a
great division of sentiment as to whether
he would be the man best suited for the
place. His selection, it is believed.
would be pleasing TO the faculty of the
institution. The exPresident has a
great many admirers among the mem
bers of that body who would be glad
10 welcome him heartily TO the uni
vers!tY-
1t is understood however, that Mr..
Cleveland has said he would be utterly
unable to accept such proposition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
KNOWING TOO MUCH,
MARCUh WAS KILLED
Evidence in Feud Trial duplicates
Officials.

JACKSON, KY, June 13.-The feature
of the murder trial yesterday was evil
dence indicating conspiracy implicat-
log county officials and others and tend
lug to show that Jet and White had no
such motives as the conspirators. but
We're simply hired to kill ]. B. Mareum.
who was the attorney for parties con-
testing the election of county officials
Lieutenant Kennard who was sent
after the missing witness Henry Free
man, returned without his man, and
Deputy Sheriff Whitaker was sent after
him. Upon the opening of court Attorney
Neal, for the defense. filed a motion
asking that the case be continued on the
ground that the defense needed the alb
sent witnesses. Moses Wilmer. John
Smith and John Abner, to contradict the
evidence of Mrs. Mary Johnson. sister
OF the dead man. Judge Redwine decided
that the trial should proceed.
The first witness. William Hurst. was
questioned regarding plot to assas-
sinate Marcum, in which two county
officials were implicated. Abner Smith
and Feltner are said TO have been in
the plot. Abner gave Marcum an aft
davit, which was filed in court, saying
that the plots were formed in the of
fee of County Judge Hargis, and that
the judge and Sheriff Callahan were
furnishing the money. Mrs. Johnson
testified to this information being fur
nished her brother by Feltner.
Feltner had forfeited bond of SO ,OO0.
after being granted a new trial for the
murder of Jesse Fields, in the French
Eversole feud. Marcum was his lawyer
and obtained reversal in his case Be-
cause he was a friend of Marcum, it is
said. he was picked out to assassinate
him, as he was not likely to be sus-
pected, a pardon for the Fields murder
being the reward promised
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
DREADFUL THINGS To
HAPPEN HERE TODAY
Hoboken Seer Tells Of Calamities
Hanging Over Prisons.

Warden Van de Carr, of the Tombs, at
New York. received letter yesterday
from Myer, the astrologer of Hoboken,
in which the warden was informed that
Myer had read it in the stars that pris-
ons in Washington. New York, New
Jersey. and Pennsylvania, were to be
visited by calamitous happenings, such
as fires. epidemics and escapes, during
the summer months
NIyer specified as particularly fateful
Gays June Is. 10, II. q and 81, and July
5. 6, 9. IS. II. %, 80 and 81. The star
reader sent the Information free and
asked the wardenlto pass it along.
Myer has read prison calamities in the
stars before and has given the benefit OF
the warden has been getting Myer warn
ings on an average of once in two
months for year or more. The last
one. before that of yesterday, was re-
ce1yed at the Tombs on March 8.
The stars told Myer the same kind of
tales then. but they were only jollying
tie seer OF Hoboken. His March reading
LEO him to announce that the very
dickens would be TO pay in the prisons
and asylums OF New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Washington, D. Co.
on March 10. II, IL. 16. II. %. %, 20, 80
and 81.
Warden Van de Carr has been forced
to the conclusion that the stars have
been talking Plattdeutsch to Myer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
PUBLIC WORK ORDERED BY
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS

The District Commissioners today
authorized the following items of pub
lie work through the Engineer Depart
ment:
That 800 feet, more or less. of 6-inch
Waterman be laid in the north side of
n Street. between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third Streets northwest. at an
estimated cost of $500.
That fire hydrant be erected on Mill
tary Road, between Daniels and Rock
Greek Church Roads; estimated cost 500.
That fire hydrants be erected at Sec
ond and E Streets southwest, southeast
corner Ninth Street and Maryland Ave
nue.; Twelfth and Streets southwest.
and Thirteen and a-half and B Streets
southwest. estimated cost, $500.
That balance of appropriation for
grading Kenesaw Avenue entrance to
the Geological Park. 1903. amounting to
about $500, be expended by day labor
in crawling the surface OF the street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
BAL TIMORE SAENGERFEST
Local Singers Depart on Early
Train Tomorrow.

President Roosevelt will leave Wash
ington for Baltimore in private car
on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 7:15
o'clock Monday evening to attend the
Saengerfest. He will arrive at 500
o'clock and leave Baltimore on the
return trip at 1856. The President is to
make an address at the grand concert
Monday night
The members of the German singing
societies OF Washington, together with
their friends, have made arrangements
with S. B. Hege, general agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for a spe-
cial train tomorrow morning. The
train will be in charge of H. Percy
Baldwin, travelling passenger agent of
the road, and will leave Washington at
II o'clock.
In the party will be 145 singers from
the Arion, the Maennerchor and the
Washington Saengerbund societies, ac-
companied by their friends to the num-
Der of zoo The three societies have
been trained in their festival and prize
songs for the last five or six weeks by
Henry Xander. director of the Washing
ton Saengerbund.
Henry Xander, who has been training
the Washington singers for the oeca-
sion. states that the societies in the
contest for the Handel bust are some
of the best in the country, and he an
ticipates close and interesting contest
in this event.
On Monday morning at 10 O'Clock Ma
yor Robert NJ. McClane will, with some
little ceremony, turn over the Kaiser
prize, which has been held in keeping at
the City Hall for some months. The
ceremony viii take place in the pres
ence of the saengerfest directors, and
the address of acceptance will be made
by President Wieman in behalf of the
association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
WILDWOOD POOLROON
GRANTED INJUNCTION
Court as Receiver Protects
Tenants.
MAYOR OF TAK0MA ANGRY
viii Continue Fight Against the Alleg-
ed Gambling Resort-State-
ment of Attorneys.

FINALLY cornered by the mayor and
council of Takoma Park, the proprietors
OF the alleged gambling resort at Wild
wood went into court late yesterday and
obtained an injunction restraining the
town officers from interfering with the
wires over which the poolroom receives
its returns of the races.
This action brings about a condition
which resembles a plot of a Gilbert and
Sullivan opera. Maryland is now official
II protecting a resort which is adj
nittedly breaking the laws of the Com
nonwealth, both through the property
being in the hands of receiver appoint
ed by the court and through the iniunc-
ton
Granted by Justice Henderson.
The man who granted the Injunction is
Justice Henderson, of the equity court,
a. Rockville. He made the Injunction
permanent, though by giving ten days
notice the tCwnspeople can cali the mat
ter up for rehearing
Unlike most cases of the kind, no no.
tice was served of the impending action
upon the mayor and council. The first
when it was announced that the injunc-
ton had been granted.
The petition was filed by Robert S.
Turner. who, with Ben Andrews, the Bal
timore politician, leases the property
from the receiver of the Maryland court
His attorneys were Wilton ]. Lambert
and D. w. Baker, of Washington. In
their glee over the success of the coup
the proprietors prepared a statement of
the matter for the newspapers, which
recited the fact that Turner had Sprung
surprise upon the mayor and town
council of Takoma''
Mayor Kinnear, of Takoma, was in
censed when he heard of the courts ac-
ton.
1.-The ORDER he said, however, refers
only to a part of the wire route. Just
what method we will now pursue in the
matter 1 cannot say until after con-
sulting our lawyers We are determined,
however. that the place shall be closed.
and there viii be no end to the fight I'M
til the gambling resort is closed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
JULY 4 CELEBRATION
FUND is GROWING

The Fourth of July celebration funi
has now reached the sum of 81, SOS. So.
there being received by the treasurer
today $124, contributed as follows:
/. S. H. Kaufman. SEQ Charles KeideI.
jr., Abner- Drury Brewing Company. $40
each; Andrew Lofler.. Henry Xande-,
Edwin ]. Stellwagen, C. F. Norment, 10
seph L Saks, National Electric Supply
Company, W. T. Galliher & Bro, H.
Rozier Dulany. Joseph Richardson.
George Truesdale, Barber & Ross. John
C.. Parker. A. A. Hoehling. jr., Charles
Rauscher. each IS; odell s. Smith and
Samuel C. Palmer, SO each; H. L. Biscoe.
E. P. Jones and James C. Courts. 81
each: Marcus Baker and Alexander G.
Bentley, 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
OCAI, POSTOFFICE A
POLITICAL "GRAFT" DUMP

ance with law. rules, and regulations
of the civil service, as they now exist.
1T viii be noted that the Commission
reports that every person occupying a
competitive classified place in the
Washington postofice is there by right
of a certificate regularly issued by the
Civil Service Commission.
Regarding unsklled laborers, which
have not been subjected TO classification.
IL is proper to say that there has been
much consideration OF this question on
the part of the Civil Service Commits
sion and the department, and many con-
ferences have been had. on this subject.
On July 2, 1902, an agreement was
reached and regulations adopted which
were agreed to by the Civil Service Com
mission and the department. which will
do away with all cause for complaints
as to Irregularities in the appointment
of this class of employees.
The point raised by the report regard
ing the promotion of certain employees
in the Office which have been directed
by the department occurred previous to
January /, 1902. No such directions for
"a CO - 'SASii So ~ nave pSSh
authorized by me since l have been
Postmaster General"
MI. Payne said that in about three
days he would give out the reply of ]. L.
Br.stow. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. to the Tulloch charges. The
answer of Mr.. Bristow is now about
complete. With his letter will be a copy
of the report made by the inspectors
who examined the city postofIice four
years ago, when Mr.. Tulloch first made
lis charges.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

The Commission asserts that lady
was nominally appointed in the Moores-
town, N J., postofiee. but never left the
Washington postoffice-
"She owed her appointment 10 the
classification transfer method, was pro-
NOTED from September l. 1900. 10 July
/, 1901. from $500 TO $1,000 per annum
by direction of the department, and Is
doing the work formerly done by AN
employe who received compensation
OF 81 geo per annum."
Cases are cited where persons were
on the rolls of the Someryille and Sum
nit. n. j., Offices without performing
service
The report states that $50 persons
were improperly appointed during the
last year. and says that the rural free
delivery service was packed with en-
PIoyes in the interests OF the individual.
Mr.. Payne gave out copy of his let
ter asking the Commission TO inVesti-
gate the Washington PostoHlce for civil
service violations. He also gave out
the following statement, which he re-
quested to be published as explaining
his position IN the report:
Attention is called TO the fact that
since my incumbency OF the position OF
Postmaster General the Civil Service
Commission report that there have been
but ten persons transferred to the
Washington City Postoffice by appoint
ment from smaller Offices, and that
these ten were appointed to their re-
spective places six months or more prior
to their transfer. which Is in complI-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
COMMISSIONERS REPLY
IN 0RND0RFF CASE

The District Commissioners have sub
mitted an answer 10 the application of
Mrs. Amelia r. orndorn for a writ of
mandamus TO compel them to pay her a
monthly allowance as the widow Of
Charles Mason. a policeman. While
the Commissioners do not question the
fact that Mrs orndorT was the police
mans widow. they submit that The dis
ease Of which. Mason died was not con-
tracted In the line OF duty. and hence
the widow is not entitled to the pen
sion.