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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Torecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Vlrslnia-Fair, continued cold Wcdnes-
mostly west.
North Carolina-Tair Wednesday,. not so
cold In extreme west portion; Thursday
lar, warmer; fresh west to south winds.
The temperature yesterday was consit-
trnbly below the freezing point cut
ting wind. filed at times with particles
OF ice, made outdoor exercise particularly
dsagreeabe. Fair and much colder to-
day Is the schedule.
STATE or TIE TIL H1RMoMETER.
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y. M ........-.....-......... ......,.. -
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IL midnight .... .......,................ 70
ANeIiBc q. s............-....... ...... -
Highest temperature yesterday....... IS
Lowest temperature yesterday....... -
Normal temperature for Feb...... 3G
Precipitation during past "a hours. 81
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Feb. is. 1903
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
a NEW ILLUMINANT.
Claims for Liquid Gas Made by Munich
Chemist.

Washington, July 13.-The American Consul Gen
ers1 at Munich reports that well known German
chemist, Hermann Blau has discovered new flu-
minating agent. He has found a way to distiI off a
compound Of methane and hydrogen from ''ol
gas and. having separated this he liquefes it by
pressure of forty atmospheres in a steel retort
The product is very volatile but the vapor is a
trife heavier than air Compared with coal gas.
acetyene alcohol. 1t is cheaper for heating pur-
poses, and more brilliant. 1t is said that the
gas can be handled with ease No reference is
made to explosive qualities
On December "A, 1902. q test had for the first
time TO produce the liquid gas. The trial showed
how practical and very simple the process of prep
aration was. 1t has since been decided to erect an
oil gas furnace and to reconstruct the rectifying
apparatus in accordance with the practical OBJ
servations obtained by the experiments of last De-
cember.
new test has recently been made, and shows a
most marked Improvement and a remarkable pro-
ductive power in every respect It was also found
that by the addition OF a considerable amount OF
tar, which is in wise detrimental a beautiful
yellow color was given to the gas.
A test tube filled with the LIQUID gas needed only
Jhe warmth of the hand to cause 1t to efervesce
II also enerVesced when Poured upon a metallic
plate and on water. In the latter case a crust of
ice formed
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
LANGLEY'S AIRSHIP.
Sc'entists Working on 1t in Secret
Preparing for Tests.

Washington. July 13.-scientists under the direc-
uon OF Professor Langley, secretary Of the Smith
sonlan Institution, working necessarily to
complete the aerodrome devised by Professor
Langley and get 1t in condition practical tests
but thus far 1t is uncertain when the tests will be
made. Professor Langley has been out of the
city for some time. but he is keeping in touch
with those who working on his machine. The
work Is being done by trained men. in building
ngldIy guarded from the public. A houseboat
similar to that used by Professor Langley in his
experiments several years ago is moored at a
"harr here. and may be moyed, with the ap-
paratus on board to point down the river
Where the actual tests to be made The spot
selected for the previous tests was near Occaauan
Va about thirty miles down the Potomac, and
the same place may be revisited. The scientists
now working secretly the device trying
TO reduce the weight of the motive power TO an
unprecedented hghtness, and seeking with the
most minute mathematical measurements to ad-
Just all the parts so to accomplish the most
perfect balance and to insure the safety of the
machine in its flight. while at the same time to
secure the rapidity necessary to overcome gravita
ton.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
SAY HE ROBBED ISELIN.
christian Burglar" 1t Is BeHeUed,
Has Disguised as Girl

John Weber the Christian burglar" who is
IN the White Plains Jail. was accused yesterday
OF arson in addition to cracking three safes and
robbing a score Of summer homes. Assistant
District Attorney Weeks says if he is sentenced
on all the charges he will have to go to Sing
Sing for eighty years.
1t is now believed that Webber robbed the
country home of William E. Iselin of punder
worth $4,000 in addition to MANY other country
houses. and that the girl seen around the neigh
borhood where the houses were looted was Web
Der disguised as woman. a number Of dresses.
wigs and masks were found in his trunk
Louis Delnoce, an engraver yesterday identi-
ned gold christening cup which was presented
to his wife. 1t was found in Webber's home. and
was stolen from Mr. Delnoce's home at Pleasant
vile. The building was completely DESTROYED
ana Weber has been identified as the stranger
seen around the house who gave the first alarm
or hre. Mr.. Delnoce has made charge of arson
against Webber
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
MARINE BAND 105 YEARS OLD.
Members Celebrate the Anniversary of It's
Organization
[FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU. !


Washington, July 1S.-The members Of the United
States Marine Band held an informal celebration
at the barracks to-day in honor OF the 105th an
niVersary of the organization of the band Lieu
tenant Santelman opened the programme with a
toast to the memory of President John Adams who
on July II. 1885, approved the act providing for
drum corps for the Marines" which had been
passed by Congress the day before. He then gave
an outline Of the history of the band, and after
ward the musicians played a number Of well known
productions. beginning with Hail Columbia" which
was composed for and played by the band in 1903.
The Marine Band is the oldest in the country,
and has always been attached to the headquarters
Of the marine corps in Washington 1t has taken
no part in the wars Of this country and. indeed
has never left the capital except by official per-
mission. its mission being to furnish music
at al White House entertainments of impor-
tance and at like affairs Of state. 1t was under
the leadership of Francis Scala, one of the
Italian musicians who enlisted in the band before
the Civil War that the concerts in the
White House were begun. At one of these con-
certs the band played The Mocking Bird" which
had been arranged and dedicated by Scala in honor
of Miss Harriet Lane President Buchanan's niece.
The popularity of this tune prompted Congress to
increase the membership and prestige of the or
ganization. Scala remained at the head of the
months ago
Another well known leader of the band was
John Philip Sousa, who resigned the leadership to
head the organization which IS now travelling in
Europe. The present leader Lieutenant William E.
Santelman, was appointed in 1898, and year later
President Mckinley signed the act which gave the
leader OF the band the rank and emoluments Of
an officer serving in the field in further recogni-
uon OF the excellence of the organization,
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
FOUND MANY LEAKS.
asserts Merchants Association Of
fciaLs at Aqrteduct Investigation.

Assistant District Attorney Train. who is con-
Quoting the inquiry into the charges OF the Mer-
chants Association against the Aqueduct Cornnis-
sion before Justice Mayer. examined NUMBER OF
witnesses Yesterday. They included F. NJ Luce.
counsel for the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad: George w Birdsall. chief engineer
Of the Water Department; c. A Crane. ex-aSsist-
ant engineer on the Jerome Park reservoir; W. j.
C,arvin and s NJ Lyons rodmen on the reservoir:
Alfred Craven division engineer; H C. Alden who
was assistant engineer from 1880 to 1900 and n W.
Walker, the present secretary to the Aquednot
Commission
The testimony given by these witnesses could not
be learned. S c. Mead secretary Of the Merchants
Association. submitted report to Mr. Train OF an
INSPECTION made by hin, of the west wall OF the
jerome Park reservoir. which. he alleges. has been
fnnproperIy constructed and will not hold water
He told Mr. Train he had found many leaks
At one point said the report. twelve places wess
wet to about half the height from the pase' IN
another one large leakage about twelve feet from
the ground: in another. good sized leakage about
five feet from the ground. ana another about six
feet from the ground another place thirteen leaks
at another. twelve wet spots at hve OF them ths
water having percoIated through so rapidly as 70
make the stone dripping wet; at another twelve
leaks SIX of which Eere percolating freely; at
anothar place. there was an almost continuous roW
ten tess IRON tSI M the distance from the ground was
sDotber series Of spots six Of which were leaking
very freely: at another place. there was contnu-
Gus stretch OF wall through and over which the
water was percOlatng. ana good sized SPOT SPOT
through which water was act1aliy oozlag- sis me
renort continued that IN front OF the fourth crch
the whole face OF the wall was wet The wafer was
coming through the wall, ana not from under the
coning In one place il was running through so
freely as TO form stream which was spurunS out
several inches from the face of the wall
In another place four streams OF water were
squirting from the wall about halfway up. two of
the streams clearing the base in spite OF the slope
and striking about a foot from the base OF the
wall. The whole surface Of the wall up 20 about
half its height was covered with water flowing
down its face from leakage
Mr Mead Mr.. De Berard. the statiSttcian, and
other members Of the Merchants Association VIII
appear before the Aqueduct Commission today %
o6rOse the application of John B. Mcdonald. the
Contractor for the Jerome Park reservoir, IN which
ne asks the commission to pay over 70 nm SlOuD
OF the money retained by the city.
Mr. Train said he would make report 10 Dis
+rfct Attorney Jerome in few days He does not
expect to call any more witnesses until Justice
Naver returns He SAYS that Justice Mayer will
then have to decide the question OF fact as 70
whether the charges of the Merchant Association
vrsrs warranted II he decides that they wen
founded warrants will be Issued
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
FRAUDS IN ASSAYING LEAD ORE.
Gross Irregularities Are Alleged at Ell Paso,
Tex

Washington. July 12-The Treasury Department
to-day confirmed the report that gross irreguari-
ties had been charged in connection with the assay
of imported lead ores at El Paso, Tex. The de-
partment asked by the Collector there to ap-
point commission with the government store
keeper. Mr.. Fulkerson as chairman, to investigate
the charges This the department declined to do.
bur instead directed Special Agents Evans. at FL
Paso and Johnson, at New-Orleans, to make the
investigation and instructed Fulkerson to turn over
TO these special agents any facts in his possession
bearing on the subject Fulkerson refused to do
this the ground that the agents would not treat
his evidence as confidential The department then
directed that charges of insubordination be pre-
ferred against Fulkerson. 1t IS reported that Full
kerson has resigned, but the department has no
knowledge Of this action If 1t has been taken The
investigation is in progress.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
TROLLEY CAR RUNS AWAY.
Two Women Passengers, Protected by the
Conductor, Are Not Hurt.

Schnectady. n. Y, July 13 (SpeciaL-A trolley car
weighing several tons, of the interurban type
adopted by the Schenectady Railway Company,
dashed through the streets early this morning at
a speed approximately seventy-f1ve miles an hour
1t was beyond control Only the fact that the
streets were deserted and that few wagons were
out at the time prevented almost certain loss of
life. Through the presence of mind Of the
ductor. Charles GIL, the two women occupants
of the car were saved from injury. The motorman
William P. McCiraw.
While the 2:45 the Albany division was
going up the State-st. hill, it found that the
emergency brakes did not work properly. The air
most reached the top OF the hill they too failed
was started down the hill. Contrary to expecta-
ton, when the bottom reached it impos-
sible TO stop the car. It approached the railroad
crossing at p speed of over seventy-ive miles an
hour as the 2:27 train the NewYork Central
passed by the front of the trolley grazing the
last car of the train
At the sharp curve in Washington-aVe. the
left raIIs, and, sweeping telegraph pole from
its place, crashed into Levi Young house. No
were firmly embedded in the house, The water
pipes snapped by the impact, and the water
Hooded the parlor and dining room
When the motorman saw II was Impossible 10
stop the car ne went inside. The going
too fast for the women passengers to jump
out When the curve reached the conductor
and remain there He stood in front of them SO
they would be reasonably free from glass and spin
ters The women. aside from being BADLY shaken
up suffered i'll effects from their terrible ride
The residence of Mr.. Young damaged con-
sideraby. and the furniture injured. The family
was sleeping upstairs, and no one was hurt
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
FRESHMAN ENROLMENT AT YALE
Returns Show There viii Be an Increase Of
10 Per Cent Over Last Year.

New-Haven, Conn, July 13-Full returns from the
entrance examination committee of the two under
graduate departments of Yale show that there will
be from last year of 10 per cent in
next falls freshman enrolment. Last years en-
rolment 592. This year it will be approximately
&C., including $50 in the college and 800 in the Shelf
field Scientific School
The number of taking final examinations for
the freshman class was this year 7S5. against 6S1
last year. The figures of next falls freshman en-
rolment do not include students entering the fresh
class from other colleges or those who from
scholarship deficiencies will be obliged repeat the
freshman year.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
SCHOOL OF EMERSON OPENED.

Concord Mass. July l3.-"The School OF knler-
SON." begun in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson
was opened in the Town Hall here to-day. and VIII
continue three weeks with exercises alternately al
Concord and at Boston Edwin D. Mead president
of the Free Religious Association OF America
opened the meeting this afternoon and gave
brtef address on the rnanysidedness of Emerson
saving his doctrine affected all creeds and churches
The Rev Dr. Charles Gordon Arnes Of he dnrcea SnTn
Of the Disciples of Boston. spoke upon I he SOU
Of E,mersor'' and Frank b. Sanoorn spoke H., IN q
general way upon the place which Emerson oC0N-
p;ed in the world OF lsttsrA
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
MURPHY ALL WRONG.

to MT an MH5gny sEgg5 sass 9 @ that the SsPartmsnt
towing amounted to exactly SIS and was included.
Concerning AIr. AIurphy's illusions TO the recent
@ lease or Pier "a North River. to the Central aud-
3Sdells SG5 Company" BY Mr., Murphy, his figure Of a
cloth pure and simple The facts are O ON the
contrary, GO M that the city made very good bargain
the rental which is paid for that pier is at the rate
ceives per square foot FOR the sdoining pier pier
q leased to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
is the only pier in that vicinity with which com
mat these are the only two piers leased without
SIhs Nouns eulkneads. Ihe two piers which Mr.
wit Piers z and g are broad piers and leased with
This matter of the Central Hudson Steamboat
company pier was thoroughly investigated by tha
approved by every member OF the lsl sad COM
mission Including the Controller and the president
making physical examination OF the property
the engResr Of the eSSSnS controers S Once sA'0r
Inc whole story concerning Governor OdeIfs
originally said. after declining to make the lease.
by me in the press at the time The whole mater
was an attempt TO make political capital and was
tion by the members OF the sinking fund.
WANTS REMEAsUREMENT
Charles F. Murphy yesterday reasserted that
Pier "a. leased to the Central Hudson Steam
boat Company, is two hundred feet longer than
Pier - Immediately north The diagram In the
annual report of the Dock Department for 1900.
signed by Messrs Murphy. Meyer and Cram.
makes Pier "a the same length Pier %. but
somewhat narrower and different In shape Com
missioner Hawkes.. who is an engineer by pro-
fesston. says that the two piers are the Sarna
length. Mr. Murphy wants them measured
Mr. Murphy says that the CanaI-st pier was
first leased to Brown Il Fleming by the Strong
Dock Board and released to the same firm By
the Van Wyck Dock Board. The frm got the
pier May 10. 1895. and secured new lease
on June s, 1898 running till July l. 1901 Then
Mr.. Murphy and his associates. in order to show
their good will toward John Fleming. leased to
him the pier for twenty years
Mr.. Murphy says that the Old Slip dumping
board privilege was leased under permit re-
vokabIe at the pleasure of the board So Com
missioner Hawkes. thought, and ordered the les
sees, Brown & Fleming, to get of. They stayed
on for seven and half months, however, and
the city is suing to recover for the Illegal oc-
cupancy Of the pier. which the charter saws
shall not be occupied by a dumping board at all
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
BONFIRES ON PARK LAWNS.
East siders Go to Prospect Park from Han
haitian and Do Damage.

Having learned that the restrictions IN Prospect
Park are less stringent than IN Central Park many
Of the East Siders In Manhattan hocking 70 the
BROOKLYN pleasure grounds on Sundays and holi-
days They have been causing much trouble for
Commissioner Young and the park police on account
of their Lack Of appreciation Of ths liberty accorded
m them In the last two or three weeks forty
hfty fires have been kndled the lawns. doing
much damage Presumably they were built so that
police could non catch Of the offenders until
When arraigned In court yesterday samuel Mes
sencer eighteen years old, OF No t13 Stanton-st-
Ns1battan denied having built FIRE. but Alagts
trate steers believed him guilty and imposed a
fine Of s.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
TOY PISTOLS DEADLY WORK.
Boys Injured on the Fourth of July Die
of Loekiaw.

Ithaca, N Y, July 13-Harry H. Bishop thirteen
years old. died here to-day of lockjaw. On the
Fourth he playing with a revolver, when
blank cartridge prematurely exploded wounding
toms of tetanus appeared. and from that time until
his death he had convulsions. The doctors pro-
nounced it one of the worst cases Of tetanus they
had seen.
Kingston, n. Y. July 13.-John Lawrence ten
years old. and Ledg Kaman. nine years old.
dead East Kingston the result of being in
jured the Fourth. Both boys shot in the
hand with toy pistols, receiving apparently slight
injuries Loc6jaw caused their death.
Utica, n. Y, July 13.-Frederick Inglehart. the
fourteen-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Ingehart. Of Bellwood. Lewis County, died last
night from lockjaw, the result of a Fourth Of July
wound while using toy pistol
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
"O TRACE OF APOPLEYY
"'' Nckenzie's Report to San
francisco authorities
ISY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE.

ss- tAY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
.. 3. 'saclsco' July l3.-DIstrict Attorney Rovd
su,s1r-. e l.aiaei received to-day a report Of The
PERFORMED on the body Of Colonel Rest Dr
y Ns, IAenzle. county physician Of Essex Co,,n-
~Lcfira eisey' y' sent the following report:
Bes ns,eor geographic instructions from Mr..
J. Bss, llea an autopsy upon the body NJ "
Zee, -, would say that the body had nrs,,,o,,sI,,
rsno,,ss -. and the stomach intestines and 1Ts,s
lad bse. Ilerefro1n Nearly all Of the other orsa
bssy severed from their connections viii ,t.s
Tat le result OF the removal Of tbess ., lt
STATE - -. however, was intact and IN q good
spoplery rs- si'Alon and showed no evidence ~
advise ts., case is exceedingly suspicious and
oe mace 9' thorough chemical exan,ina
M g ara asceTIaS TINS evening with the pbv
any good al his iaTe 11er a chemical analysis
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
NOT TO SAVE THEM.
Continued from first page.

received no communication from them. but at the
proper time should they desire 70 give testimony.
ar ample opportunity viii be afforded them.
Neither nor my assistants have expressed any
opinion OF the criminality of the acts Of the
AQueduct Commissioners of the former Dock
commissioners. I have stated that believed that
the Jerome Park reservoir was miserable piece
OF WORK. and that there had been corruption and
dishonesty in connection with il. and that the
dock properties of the city under the Van Wyck
DOCK commissioners were managed in such a way
as not to conserve the interests of the city. and
that IN the management Of these properties there
had been favoritism, corruption and dishonesty.
beheVe both of these statements to be absolutely
true but whether the commissioners in either case
nave committed any criminal acts / do not know
and have not stated do I know how far they
We're cognzant of or responsible for these matters.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
W. U. WINS A POINT ON THE P. R. F
The Railroad Company Restrained from Re-
moving Poles and Wires in MARYLAND

Baltimore, July BIN the United States District
Court here to-day Judge Morris signed order
restraining the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company from interfering with the
poles and wires of the Western Union Telegraph
Company the property of the railroad company.
This prevents the railroad company unless it acts
in defiance of the courts from duplicating IN
Maryland it's action in Pennsylvania. where 1t re-
moved the poles and belonging TO the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
EXPECT BARKER's RELEASE TODAY.
Governor Has Signed Parole and Prisoner
May Be Free Early This Morning.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRnUNE.I

Trenton. N. J.. July 13-The parole of Thomas
G. Barker, who has served two years in State
Prison for shooting the Rev. John Keller, of Ar
lngton. signed by Governor Murphy at Sea
Girt to-day. and Barker is looking forward to
leaving the prison tomorrow. The parole with
several others, sent to Sea Glrt by mes
senger this evening. Word received later that
it had been signed
If 1t comes to prison early tomorrow as ex-
morning. this being the hour at which it Is Gus
tomary to discharge all prisoners when they are
paroled or pardoned or have completed their terms.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN UNION.
Bishop Joyce Says That Each Young Peoples
Society Stands for It's Own Denomination.

Minneapolis July 1S.-Bishop Isaac W. Joyce
president of the Epworth League does not believe
that the Christian 5ndeavor suggestion made at
Denver for the amalgamat ton Of the Christian
Endeavor Epworth League and Baptist Young
Peoples Union Is practicable Each, he says.
stands for it's denomination, the Christian
Endeavor Society being Congregational The Ep
worth League represents all branches Of the
Methodist Church in America
Bishop Joyce leaves here tomorrow to attend
the league convention in Detroit.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
7ue BRITISH EMBARGO ON CATTLE.

1.-osb;rg+or JuIv 1S-The Department OF Agri-
,lt,,re received dispatches to-day from steamship
interests at Boston and exporters at Chicago say
ing thew understood the English embargo on cattle
from Boston had been removed The department
was unable to furnish Information On Tue euuJeC1
- :. q, understood that the United States
Tecentiy made representations TO Great, britain
mat the embargo might safely oe IehloVeu.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
SPECIAL FRANCHISE VALUATION.
State Report Shows an Increase for 1908 of
$16,55S,0OO Over 1902.

Albany. July 1S.-The State Tax Commissioners to-
day issued statement showing that the total spe-
cal franchise valuation in the State for the year
1893. estimating the cities Of Albany Mount YER
non ew-Rochelle and Yonkers, which not
yet certified. at last years figures, is S2S4 5.4s2
The special franchise valuation for the previous
year, 1902 s26S O1z77O making an increase, not
O 122-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
DowIE's WEALTH ADMITTED.
Try TEL EGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

my EGRAPH TO THE IHI6IN1'J
Chicago July l3-In the trial Of the $4,000 libel
.,,it broneht bv Samuel G. Pridle against DR.. John
Alexander Dowie in Judge Smiths court to-day.
Dov+e's counsel admitted that Dowie is worth
several millions of dollars; that he believes he Is
the spirit of Elijah restoring the Gospel pracuces
a doctrines. that he believes himself to be the
messenger who should arise on the last day spoken
of in the prophecy.