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The Washington times., 1903-03-16
SLOT MACHINE FOR
SPECIAL DELIVERY
PoStoffice Department to Try
Unique Experiment.

A. w. Machen. general superintendent
OF the free delivery division Of the Post
Office has authorized the trial of a spe-
cial delivery mail box invented by NJ. b.
Mills. OF Chicago. 10 facilitate the
prompt collection of special delivery
letters
Postmaster Merritt has discussed the
plan with Mr. Mills and Mr. Machen, and
boxes will be installed at the corner OF
+ and Ninth Streets. the New Willard
Hotel, the Arlington, the Raleigh, the
Columbia Theater. and the New Ma
tiOnal Theater within two or three days
II the boxes prove success IL is prob
able that others will be placed in differ
ent parts OF the city and that the sys-
tenn will be extended throughout the
country.
For some time the postal authorities
have been looking for such a device IL
frequently happens that people are in 8
hurry TO get of a special delivery letter
but have no stamp. and even IL they
have, the letter must wait until the next
regular collection. This special box will
remove these difficulties. 1t is in reality
.
send a letter drops dime in the slot. a
door opens, the letter is put in, the
door is closed. and at the same time the
letter is automatically stamped with
its number. and falls into a box below.
The possibility OF putting in more than
one letter with enc dime is eliminated
by the fact that the letters are num-
bered only when the door closes. and
] each time the door Is opened a dime
must be dropped into the slot
! The coin receiver is so arranged that
| the position OF each coin will correspond
with the number on the letter inserted
/ Thus II any letters are put in the box
/ by using counterfeit or piece of lead
/ they will Immediately be detected and
/ thrown out by the mail clerks
! The trial Of the boxes is made on the
! condition that Mr.. Mills meets the neces-
/ sary expense Of putting in the boxes and
/ the service for collection. Throughout
/ the trial the boxes will be visited by
special postmen every haIf-hour
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
NO AER0GRAM RECEIVED
FROM MISS ROOSEVELT
Promised Messages Fail to Reach the
White House.


The public interest in the President
and his family was well illustrated Satur-
day night when inquiries began to be
made at the White House as 20 how many
wireless messages had been received
from Miss Roosevelt since her departure
from New York on the steamer Coamo
Saturday morning. bound for Porto
Rico.
According to report. Miss Roosevelt
had sent a Jolly message when of the At
lantic Highlands, on the New Jersey
coast. and bad promised 10 send other
messages as long as the ether was in
good condition and there was no bad
news 10 report. Miss ROoseveIt's i'm
pressicns OF the voyage were eagerly
awaited
Much to the general regret, all in
quiriss elected the information that no
wireless messages had been received by
the President. He spent the evening at
home in the library.
Mrs Roosevelt went TO the theater To
witness the final local production OF The
StubborIncss Of Geraldine. She was
accompanied by Mrs Holmes. wife OF the
Associate Justice. Their escorts were
Gen. William Crozier and Senator Lodge.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16

That the American bison is not so
near extinction as has been generally
supposed has been learned by agents
Of the National Government. who made
a thorough inquiry recently as to the
number OF pure blocds in existence. The
result of the investigation showed that
there is still some hope of perpetuating
the species. Careful inquiries brought
out the fact that there are Just 1.646
full-blood bison in the world.
The inquiry was extended TO Europe,
as it was known that some OF our "buf-
faloes' had been shipped across the
Atlantic. and it was learned that there
are ia of the animals divided among
seven countries OF Europe. Germany
heads the list with sixty and England
comes next with thirty-four. Russia has
three and there are two in Hungary.
Norway tried to get some. but succeeded
in obtaining only one hybrid There is
a single American bison in France and
Holland has fourteen.
In England and in Germany the expert
ment was made OF crossing the buffalo
with domestic cattle and in the former
country much interest was manifested in
the outcome OF the trial. There are in
that country now just one short of 4
dozen hybrids. while in Germany the ex-
pertinent proved almost a total failure
and there arc only two of the crossed
animals.
When the buffalo was found TO be fast
disappearing in this country crossing
was tried and was entirely successful. 50
much so. in fact. that there are several
hundred hybrids in various States. James
Philip has a ranch near Fort Pierre. 5
D., and on IL are sixty-one pure bIoOded
buffaloes, but the pure bloods are out
numbered by the half-breeds by fourteen
Michael Pablo has a herd of $50 pure
bloods at Roman. Mon, and running with
the herd are seventy half f-breeds. AnOth-
er rancher who has succeeded Is c
Goodnight. of Goodnight, Tex. lie has
half hundred hybrids and herd o
seventy-three full bloods. Huber Bros.
at Cochrane. Wis. have nine full bloods
and nineteen half breeds.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
EVANSVILLE LABOR MEN
BOYCOTT GAS COMPANY
Compel Mayor and Other Officials to
Join Them in Movement.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. March 16.-Mayor
Charles G. Covert and several members
of his cabinet find themselves compelled
10 discontinue the use OF gas in their
homes. as a result of their being mem
bers OF labor unions. The mayor and
other city officers had the gas turned OFF
in their homes yesterday.
All were notified by the Central Labor
Union. which has placed a boycott
against the Evansville Gas and Electric
Light Company. either 20 discontinue the
use OF gas or be suspended by the unions.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
DOLPHIN'S HEN SAVE
FIVE LIVES IN HAVANA
Volunteer Crews Rescue CubanS in
Disastrous Squall.

HAVANA, March 16.-While Secretary
of the Navy Moody and his party we're
making a visit on shore here yesterday.
a squall Of tremendous violence swept
over the harbor
It became as dark as night and the
wind and the downpOur we're terrific
Commander Stoney. OF the dispatch yes
sci Dolphin. realizing the peril OF the
small boats in ne harbor. called for
volunteer rescucrs- The entire crew OF
the Dolphin responded. Boats were in
stautly manned and sent on. The launch
returned with four haIf-drowned Cubans
and the captains gig with another. who
was lifted aboard apparently Hfeless. but
was later resuscitated.
The courage and prompt action on the
part OF the Americans are especially
commended. as the British ships pres
ent did not rise TO the emergency, al
though one OF the capsized boats was
much nearer 10 the cruiser Ariadne than
TO the Dolphin. Secretary Moody sum
moned the Dolphin's crew and commend
ed them for their pluck and presence OF
mind
So far II is known that FIVE men, all
Cuhans. were drowned by the capsizinE
OF boats during the squau
The arrival OF the British squadron,
consisting OF the warships Ariadne. In
defatigabie. Retribution, Tribune. Fan
tone, and Columbine. from Kingston. ia
maica, gave the haroor a naval aspect
The morning was occupied with ex-
changes OF salutes and calls
The Ariadne. Vice Admiral Sir Archi-
bald Douglas flagship. on entering the
harbor saluted- the fort with twenty
one guns. and later saluted Secretary
Moody with seventeen guns. The Dol
phin saluted Vice Admiral Douglas with
fifteen guns
Vice Admiral Douglas ard the com
manders OF the British ships proceeded
to the Dolphin and paid their respects
TO Mr.. Moody. The Secretary returned
the visit ar once. Thirteen guns were
fired by the Dolphin in honor OF a call
on Mr. Moody by General ROdri guez.
commander OF the Cuban army.
Secretary Moody and his party dined
with United States Minister Squiers.
They will pay visits TO President Pal
ma and the members Of his cabinet to-
morrow. Tuesday they will proceed 20
Bahia Honda. and oD returning 20 Havs-
na Will 90 10 Santiago by rail- They
will look over the site for the naval
STATEN at Guantanamo.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
hARIST STUDENTS
ARE NOT REFUGEES
Came 70 United States to Pursue
Studies UninterTuPtedly.

in France have recently arrived az the
Marist College on the grounds OF the
Catholic University. When the French
government passed the law prohibiting
the existence OF religious orders without
the approval of the state. the Marist
order made application for approval.
and not wishing 10 have their studies
interrupted while waiting for action on
their application. the students came
here 10 continue their labors. These
schoiastics are not refugees. as they
have been called but came 10 America
at their own solicitation
After their graduation they viii be
asst igned TO missionary work in Mexico.
IN the south Sea Islands. and probably
Porto Rico
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
NEW CREED SPLITS
THE PRESBYTERIANS
Church South Wants to Unite
With Dutch Reformed.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The Reform
cd Dutch Church. the oldest in New
York. has been notified by an influential
element Of the Presbyterian Church
South that that body will make over
lures toward organic union. The news
has not caused Wholesale rejoicing by
the Dutch Church, especially the Col
legiate Church. which. next 10 Trinity
Episcopal, is the richest church in
America
The Southern Presbyterians have not
taken steps to unite with PresbyteTians
North because OF the change in the
Westminster Confession that was made
last year On the other hand. the Cum
berland Presbyterians. meeting within
six weeks. Will make oveTtures TO the
Presbyterians North for organic union.
because the latter did change the Con
fesston.
There is an unusual movement toward
union among Presbyterians and their al
lies. the Reformed Dutch and German
branches. and IL is emphasized by ever
lures. to be pressed this spring. from
United Fresbyterians. Associate Re-
formed and several other smaller Pres
byterian organizations that have con-
greEations in this city asking for one
general assembly to represent ali Pres
byterian bodies. each body to be per
mitted 20 retain its name and manage
its missionary end other internal AZ
fairs This tendency is said TO meet
with the sympathy of the large Pres
byterian body. that of the North
All OF these Presbyterian and Reform
cd bodies are to hold a meeting in this
city early next month, and President
Roosevelt will come here 10 address
them.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
MEXICO GRANTS AMERIcAE
BIG LUMBER CONCESSION

CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. March 16.-The
Mexican government has Just granted a
concession 10 Arthur r. stillwen OF
Kansas City. No. for the utilization OF
the timber on 2.0O0.0O0 acres of land
situated in the western part of the
State.
II is the purpose OF Mr.. StfIIweu and
associates TO establish number OF
large lumber mills in the timber region
through which the Kansas City. Mexico
and Orient Railroad. now being con-
structed- vii pass.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
COLLEGE CLOSED TO AVOID
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC

CHICAGO. March 16.-Every depart
ment OF the Lake Forest College has
been closed 10 prevent a spread OF scar
let fever. The students were yesterday
sent home for two weeks BY the time
the fortnight has passed II Is hoped
the epidemic will have died out in the
town. There are no new cases o. the
disease in the college. but the persist
enee with which IL has hung over the
village led to the adoption of this latest
men sure.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
DRAGGED BY FOOT IN sTIRRUP.

HACKENSACK. \. j.. March l6.-
Thomas Bell. OF this place, an insurance
agent. was severely hurt yesterday. He
was out horseback riding when his horse
became unmanasoable and he was
thrown. He was unable TO release one
foot and wos dragged some distance be-
fore the foot slipped out Of tho stirrup
His head was badly cut one wrist
sprainod, and il Is thought his spine Is
injured. week ego he was thrown by
the same horse, but escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
AN THRACIIE COAL BEDS
FAR FROM EXHAUSTED
Director Walcott Says He
Was Misquoted.
WILL LAST FOR 200 YEARS
Bituminous Variety Almost Limitless.
Area Estimated at 27e,54s
Miles

"Misqgoted." said Charles ID. Walcott.
director OF the Geological Survey this
morning. when told that he was re-
ported as having said in his address
Friday night before the National Geo
graphical Society that the anthracite
coal Acids Of the United States would
he exhausted in sixty years.
'On tho contrary" said he. "the fields
viii last fer moro than two hundred
years. Tho anthracite coal fields OF
Pennsylvania. the largest in The world.
and barring small production in
Colorado and New Mexico. produce the
totei output OF America II has been
estimated that the original contents Of
the Pennsylvania anthracite mines
amounted to 19.507. .ST2. .325 tons. IN the
past eighty three years ,225. .5s1 .2C9 tons
have been mined. It is possible to make
an interesting speculation in regard to
the probabls date Of exhaustion Of the
mines
Period Of Production.
The output for the year 1901 was
57.S67.915 tons. Taking this as the an
nual rate. the mines would be exhausted
about the year 22O3. or 300 years from
the present date. The annual output
when there are no strikes, is. however.
constantly. increasing. and taking this
important feature into consideration the
mines viii be exhausted az a much
earlier date. In the ten years from 1880
10 1900. tho output has increased %. 3
per cent. At this rate of increase the
last anthracite coal viii be mined geo
years from now.
Anthracite viii undoubtedly be mined
rs long as there IS a ton left in the
ground What tremendous Industry It
has become can be judged from the fact
that the capital invested is more than
100000, ,o00. The natural profit of the
mines is estimated at $50. COO 600. while
freight trafic nets the carrier more than
S4o,0oo.0o0 a year.
Other Fields.
1T is possible that other anthracite
fields may be discovered. but today the
Pennsylvania fields furnish most OF the
coal for the worlds supply. The fields
in Belgium are the only fields In Europe
that produce coal in any considerable
quantities The supply of bituminous
coal is almost limitless. The area OF the
Americsr@ @esias IS eakiTnated< at ,l279. .5as
square miles. as compared with asa
square miles OF ant4raeite coal II
must be said. however. that the anthra-
cite coal averages much more 10 the
square mile than does the bituminous. %
Turning 10 the iron ores OF, the Lake
Superior region. Director Walcott said
that the high-grade ores OF that district
will probably be exhausted IA sixty
years. These iron fields are the most
rroiihc in the world. They produce
three quarters of the entire output OF
the United States. The ore is mined
at a cheaper rate than low-grade ores
in other felds. by means OF steam
shoveIs. When this high grade ore is
gone. there yet remains an immense
supply OF low grade ores, which are
however. as valuable as the ores mined
in Germany today.
The Washington times., 1903-03-16
Father Johns Medicine Cures Colds and All
Throat and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia

For oDonners Pharmacy and
New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
Il SHOCK TO THE POPE.
Italy Especially Interested IN Ser
Jadn affairs.

Rome, June 1.-THE tragedy at Belgrade
caused a great impression here Since King
Victor Emmanuel's marriage to Queen Helena
a Montenegrin Princess Balkan affairs have had
ST ecial interest to Italy. outside OF the geo
graphical proximity of Montenegro to Italy.
Prince Mirko. brother OF the Queen of Italy
recently married daughter of Constantinovich
himself pretender to the throne Of Servia
who said to be at Belgrade. had been a.
victim in the attack on the palace but II is
asserted here that this report is unfounded
Prince Mirko being at Cettinje Montenegro
awaiting the first confinement of his wife
The Karageorgevitch family is we'll known
here. The Princes son visited the Italian SOW
ereigns last summer.
The Pope, when informed of the tragedy. was
deeply shocked. and exclaimed: when will
the people learn that thrones stained with blood
are not worth having?"
Soon after ascending the throne King Alex
ander visited the late King Humbert in Rome
and spoke of the pleasure OF his happy youth
spent at Florence He there learned to speak
Italian fuently. and used to say that Italy was
his second country.
According to official reports no international
complications are likely to result from the trag-
edy at Belgrade. The Austro- Russian agree
ment of December. 1902. concerning the Bal
New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
PALACE Il SHAMELESS.
4Uful Scenes at the Murder of King
and Queen.

Berlin June 11.-Dispatches from Belgrade
tonight say that the bodies Of the King and
Queen were thrown from their bedroom win
dow into the park. King Alexander was shot
through the neck at the first fire. and the rush
Of blood suffocated him. Queen Draga re-
ceived several shots, and after she was dead
the regicides slashed her body with their
swords and thrust IL through and through
The rugs in the royal chamber soaked
with blood. which flowed the inlaid floors.
The window hangings were torn down and
lrampled under foot the windows broken and
the objects Of ert shattered in wanton destruc-
ton The murderers afterward embraced and
congratulated one another on the success Of the
plot. and announced joyfully to those below
that the King and Queen had been disposed Of
The house Of the Queens brothers, near the
Palace, nearly wrecked. When the
brothers, says the correspondent, were dying
from their shot wounds they kissed each other
The ministers who were killed met their death
at their homes, and in some instances the at
f5scks on them were made in the presence of
the members Of their families who had run in.
Thus. the daughter of the Minister of Police.
Todorowitch was wounded. The minister him
self escaped with some wounds inflicted while
he was trying to telephone 10 the police head
quarters for help. He did not get the connec-
tfon. the telephone exchange was occupied
by troops.
Court Marshal Nikoljewith escaped from the
Royal Palace and sought refuge in the Austrian
Legation The Austrian Minister, Herr Dumba
thus the first diplomat to learn Of the as
sassinations. He sent boat across the river
requesting the officer commanding at Semln to
send troops TO protect the legation. While the
officer celebrating whether he ought TO
encroach on Seryian territory. the minister sent
another message Withdrawing his request.
Shots were fired az the Russian Legation but
q was afterward explained that they were fred
fy mistake.
About $50 officers were in the plot, which was
sstonishingly well kept. This afternoon the
streets Of Belgrade are fairly quiet. The SOL
diers in force are doing police duty
Ljubornr Schickovics has made three speeches
10 the populace. arguing the necessity for the
deed
Bank Director Petrowitch, Queen Draga's
hrother-in-iaw and one OF the bitterest enemies
cf the King and Queen, will inherit her fortune
New-York tribune., 1903-06-12

late King first met Queen Drasa, then Nine.
Maschin
Or Petroyitch. of the Servian legation oe-
scribed the new King student Oh Affairs o
state as being intensely animated py oerEia
polftfcaI destinies, and an adfnirer OF fNu'oi'
The newly proclaimed King. DR.. PetroVi'ch
added is sending his son to st. Petersburg
where he will be educated at the expense Oh 'ne
imperial court OF Russia. Politicians had ire
,,an+,,, souebt to induce the new King to at
tenont to take the throne of Servia, but ne al
yvavs replied that he would not permit oS
nastic contest to provoke civil convuision' anu
he preferred to await the result OF the popuiar
WEAKNESS resulting from the old regime
sERvIAN RULERS A DANGEROUS Rlsk-
The Paris manager of one of the leading Amer
fcan life insurance companies informed the cor
respondent OF The Associated Press that a NUM-
Der of efforts were made to insure the ives oi
the Servian sovereigns, but that the company
declined to accept the risks, knowing Oh '
dynastic intrgues Similar efforts were rhaue
with another American company, which also &C.
clined the applications The first were maze
three years ago through Budapest, vienna anu
London agencies, and another was MADE seven
months ago for Queen Draga only. The latest
application was put in about a month ago. Ior
King Alexander only, through Stuttgart
agency. One reason for the refusal was the per
sistency of the applications.
leading official of the company. who vislteo
Belgrade three weeks ago, said he was not sur
prised at the tragedies. In his visit he had
formed the impression that the existing politicai
situation could not last. and that catastrophe
was imminent The King and Queen remained
in the palace and did not dare to go out An
army officer informed the official that neither
the army nor the police were obedient- When
crowd on one occasion gathered before the pal
ace at Belgrade the Kings order to disperse
then, was not executed. The universal senti-
rnent of both high and low classes was antago-
nistfc to the King and his consort. and the Ser
vians generally were anxious to rid the country
of them at any cost
New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
STIRS ALL OF EUROPE.
Interference Unlikely = Another
Version of the Belgrade Tragedy.

Vienna. June 1.-THE following semi-officiai
statement of the views of the Austrian Govern
ment is published tonight:
Austro- Hungarian policy observes complete
neutrality as to events in Servia, and VIII oniy
abandon this standpoint in the event. Whlch st
present is not to be assumed. of being 1orced 10
do so through the imminent teopardizing of our
interests In conformity with that principle OF
our policy by which we desire to promote Win
all our strength the prosperous development or
Servia, should regard the reversion or tne
Servfans to the old karageorseVitch dynasty as
quite natural and we would approve 1t under
the present circumstances. as this step oners
the most promising solution for the peace ana
order of the country.
DISPATCHES from Belgrade say that since the
late King AIexander's last suspension OF the
Servian Constitution the army had been ami
mated by hostile feelings toward both the King
and Queen The revolution was planned weeks
ago. Secret committees were organized in the
country and worked IN cooperation with the
army. The leaders of the revolution are said to
have been the new ministers of Justice and