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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
PUBLIC To PAY FOR
ADVANCE To MINERS
Scft Coal Operator Says Increase VIII
Be Added to Price of Product.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. 9.-Oper-
ators and miners who were parties 10
the wage agreement which was signed
here Saturday are preparing to carry
out its terms.
". 3. Bogel, one Of the largest Indi-
ana operators. said:
We granted the miners an advance
of 1919 per cent when We should not
have granted them anything. for they
are better paid now than any other
class OF employees, considering all the
conditions under which they york. But
we found by experience that the public
takes the side Of the miners whether
they are right or wrong. and the
knowledge of this condition caused US
TO grant the increase in wages.
Since it Is to meet a public demand
that we pay more than We ought, 1t is
but fair that the public should pay
the increased cost. and it will be made
to do so. The increase in wages means
that 80 cents will be added TO the cost
Of every ton Of coal mined. and just
that much will be added to every ton
we sell"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
JUNKHAN MURDERED.
STABLEHAN MISSING
$3.50 in Dead Mans Vest
Overlooked by Murderer.

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Louis Mendel
head OF the firm OF L. Mendel < Sons.
dealers in scrap iron and metals. who
lives at 224 East Eighty-sixth Street.
was found unconscious in his Office. 437
East Twenty-thfrd Street. at II o'clock
yesterday morning with two ugly
wounds. one on the forehead and one on
in an Office chair with his head tilted
b--cI-
He vas taken TO Bellevue. where he
died in less than an hour without re-
gaining consciousness. His gold watch
and chain. diamond ring. and a dia-
mond scaTfpin. which he wore when ne
went TO the Office. were gone. but
poeketbook containing $3.50 in bills was
in his inside vest pocket. untouched.
On the floor beside the chair was q
blood stained iTOnwOTkeT's hammer.
wedge shaped at one end.
James Murphy. Of 2S2 First Avenue,
who was employed by l. Mendel Sons
TO take care Of the horses which are
stabbed in the same building that con
tdIu9 inc OiiSS- d'SufSS az tte-'io' ~ ~
Is known around the jUnkyard only 90
Joe" and who has worked for MendeI
as general utility man for almost two
years. The Italian slept in the Office at
night
Murphy says that he left Mendel alone
in the building with the Italian at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning and that
when he returned three hours later he
found his employer unconscious and
bleeding and the Italian gone.
No trace of the Italian has been found
All the police know about him is what
Murphy and MendeTs sons say. They
describe him as about FIVE feet eight
inches tall. well built. with black hair
and eyes and a Black moustache-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
LUXURIES IN CONGRESS:
RAGE FOR FINE FITTINGS
Fancy Chairs and Cut Glass Used.

Congressman get their shoes shined at
the House of Representatives sitting on
bootbiack stands that cost $55 each.
There are two of them, for which $40
was paid out of the contingent fund Of
the House. The plain people usually
get their shoes shined standing up or
in an ordinary oak chair. but these are
not good enough for a Congressman. The
bootblack stands are made Of solid ma
hogany with embossed leather seats and
backs. and with more brass work than
an ordinary steam yacht.
EIClUSiveness is becoming the rage in
the House For years the Senate has
had all the best things going, but there
were always watchdogs OF the Treasury
like ". S Holman. Of Indiana. OF
Uncle Joe" Cannon to protest against
extravaganza in the House Uncle
Joe" made no protest this time. for he
was allowed to fit up his committee
room at an expense of more than s., 900.
and in addition was given the great sill
yer-mounted. cut glass chandelier which
used 10 hang in the East Room Of the
White House
Even the ordinary chairs occupied by
Congressman on the floor cost $25. 20
each. The janitor Of the House Of Rep
resentatives is pretty nearly as power
fuI as his brother in New York apart
ment house, for he has carpet for his
room which cost 1925 yard
When Uncle Joe" Cannon furnished
the room for the Committee on Appro-
priations he took good care of his own
comfort. according to the report of OK
penditures made by Colonel Mcdowell.
Clerk Of the House. Uncle Joe" writes
his letters on a mahogany desk. which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
HAS A GREAT YEAR

The public expects big things Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. and
the published statement of its 1902 bust
ness is quite the biggest thing that ;he
society has yet published The dsures
show that the magnitude was increased
last year more than IL any previous
year. and that its strength and security
sre very much larger than they were
st the beginning of the year
IN Q life assurance company, strength
and security are fundamentally neccs-
sary. The assets Of she Equitable.
s259, 395. 527--2, OF which 1912 1851 are
IN excess OF all liabilities. furnish an IN
exampIed security 10 the large amount
of assurance outstanding.
That he assurance IN force now
amounts 10 81 ,zs2 ,z46, 5s5- and that dur
ing 1902 The society was able 10 write
new business amounting 10 5251 .249.aI4
show how popular the Equita bic Society
has become. The new bus qess was larger
than ever before, and a greater Increase
II amount outstanding vas recorded.
The other items in the statement show
very favOFably for the conduct OF Iha
company. and for the results secured
The premium income amounted TO 500
32423-4+ the income from interest,
rents, eLt.s elJsvi 1.39b-A-- making Inc 10
tai income for 1902. $59. J07. 01225. The
total disbursements were so, PAS, 10I. IS.
leaving FOR future investment S26. 75S.-
$3.50 or 81 per cent Of the total income.
These facts show now carefully the so
ciety guards lis pOlicyholders and what
large amount Of assets Il accumulafes
for the benefit Of It's members. Both
the officers and the members are TO be
congratulated on The fine record already
accomplished and on the prospect for
splendid future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
.BREECHES BUOY SAVES
BRITISH STEAMER CREW
Eighteen Men Landed From
Hatteras Wreck.
VESSEL LIGHT, MAY BE SAVED
Blown Ashore in Heavy Gale, While
Bound Down the Coast for
Wilmington, n. c.

NORFOLK. X c.. Fen. .a--CaDiafn
pohorrv of The British steamer Car
lands. and his crew of seventeen men
were rescued from he sea YESTERDAY
They wo-e aboard the steamer when she
was blown ashore i'm gale one mile
north Of Biz Kinnskect !ifc-savfng sta
ton. which is seventeen miles north of
Capt Hatteras.
The Garlar5- is from New London
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cost SI29r and sits in a mahogany chair
for which the Government gave $50. His
fire screen cost $29. and he has a coucn
that cost 500 on which to take a nap.
Even the water cooler in which is put
ST worth Of mineral water. cost &2G-
Il requires more than 81 900 a year TO
keep the clocks in the House going. The
clocks cost all the way from $50 each 10
$3.50, and several men are kept steadily
employed winding. repairing and setting
them. II there is any one thing n Con
gresham wants to do 1t is to keep tabs
on time.
Another item is the purchase OF a solid
silver stand fer S1I5. which was placed
in the Speakers room, The official tip
for Porzers, cooks. walters, etc, on Con
gress funeral trains has been fixed at So
for the trip going, s. returning The
House never lists the commissary sup
plies used or funeral trains. ''Dining-car
service and supplies" is usually the
largest item in the expense account for a
Congress funeral.
Sandwichsd IN between teaspoons. ice
tubs. silver trays and backing brushes
fol- the Speakers room there is an item
Of ''one can Of superior cream" What
this was for the report does not indicate.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors
holds the record for boxes of matches is
sued to it. This committee used $50
boxes. Thousands OF boxes were used by
the House
During the last session seven mouse
traps were issued to various departments.
but 10 acquisitions were received for
cats
This is q billion dollar Congress" de-
Clared Uncle Joe" Cannon in discussing
appropriation bills last session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
MONEY not A PART OF
ADDICKS CAMPAIGN BAR,L

BOSTON. Feb. 9,-ARti-Addicks men
have been here recently. investigating
the story that Addicks workers in Della
ware have been passing ont crisp new
notes of the Boston Merchants National
Bank.
President Franklin Haven. or the Mer-
chants Bank, said. Last fail, when
the Secretary Of the Treasury was urg-
ing the national banks of the country
tc take cut more circulation. this bank
increased its circulation by one half a
million dollars.
Il hese notes were shipped 10 our cor
responding banks IN the West to satisfy
the demands of the farmers of that sec
ticn. Net one note was sent 10 any
bank in Delaware. and rot one note vas
paid out to any agent of Mr. Addicks,
so far as the bank knows"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
WILL SAVE THE TRUST
MONEY EVERY YEAR
What the Sale of the Mathews Rehand-
ling Plant Amounts To.

LEGAL tobacco manufacturers are much
interested in the fact that the re-
handling tobacco plant OF ". s. Ma
thews & Sens. of Louisville. Ky. the
largest IN the country. has been alb
sorbed by the British-American Tobacco
Company The main terms of the deal
have been agreed on. and the purchase
price is reported 10 be in the neighbor-
hood % $4,000. 900,
The purchasing Of the Mathews re-
handling plant removes a big cOmpeti-
tor" prominent tobacconist said this
morning. but this country has scores
OF Independent concerns Of the same
Character, so this movement will not
in any way universally affect Us dealers
These rehardling plants buy the raw
material from The farmers. age II. put
it up in the bulk, and ship it to the
manufacturers.
The parties directly concerned in
this transaction viii be about the only
ones affected by the deal. They VIII
save perhaps thousands Of dollars a
year-and that's about all to it
The New Orleans rehandling plant
VIII be- transferred TO Louisville. and
viii be combined with the Mathews
plant, This concern is the largest under
the control Of the American Tobacco
Comyanv-
The British-American Tobacco Com
Banv controls the worlds export to
bacco trade, and is represented in this
country. Canada. Japan, China, India.
Australia ard South America.
Up to the present time the Mathews
plant has been in direct competition
with th!s company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
HAS AUGUSTUS THOMAS
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Editor of New Rochelle Pioneer Drags
Playwright Into Court.

NEW ROCHELLE, y. Y. Feb 9.-Au-
gustus Thomas, playwright and author Of
The Earl Of Pawucker, % assaulted =
local editor in New Rochelle yesterday.
and warrant has been issued for Mr..
Thomas arrest.
It appears Mr.. Thomas is interested n
politics in New Rochelle. being one Of
the officers Of the Democratic Club. and
thas the New Rochelle Pioneer" a Re
publican paper. edited by Henry Sweet
published two semi humorous editorials
referring TO Mr.. Thomas in its issue Of
Saturday. The article TO which Mr.
Thomas objected most alluded frequent
~ TO him as Miss Guasie Thomas"
Mr. Thomas called at the house Of the
editor yesterday morning The editor
says Mr. Thomas demanded that he pub
Iish in his next Issue = setraction Of tha
articles in the Pioneer" OF Saturday.
Mr. Thomas was told, according TO Mr..
Sweet. that he would publish Mr.. Thorn
as side of the stories. Mr.. Sweet fur
Their alleges that Mr. Thomas drew from
his pocket a paper in his own handwrit-
ing. and by threats induced him to sign
in. On leaving the house he says Mr..
Thomas suddenly feIled the editor with
a blow on the neck and then FASTENED
rapidly away.
When seen by q reporter Mr Thomas
admitted that he had struck the editor
bur denied that he had secured the re-
traction by threats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
GREENE HAD TO ORDER
MEAL WITH HIGH BALL
Gen, Wood Given Taste of
New York Excise Law.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9-Commissionpr
Greene and Gen. Leonard Wood, L. 5. A..
! were on their way yesterday afternoon
from tour of the lower East Side to
a Y NJ c. a. meeting at Carnegie Hall
Their tour had been dusty one. and
as the commissioner automobile sped
past the Waldorf bright idea struck
him
General" said General Greene. will
YOU have a little drink.
General said General Wood. its a
happy thought"
The auto turned back TO the hotel en-
trance and the two generals proceeded
10 the most popular bar in the city But
it was closed.
The commissioner said last night IN
rccounting tho incident: CLOSED as tight
as drum. and his voice lowered.
And you didn't get the drink" che
rused the dozen newspaper men pres
emit
The generals face lighted. "Oh. yes.
be said, but it cost so cents for two
Scotch highbaUs. You see. we went into
the cafe and were told that We had to
order meal
So we ordered chicken pstes at 10
cents apiece, and the high balls were 20
cents apiece"
Wouldn't one pate do for BOTH"
asked one listener sympatheticalIy.
NO. sir" said the general emphatfcaI-
", we had 10 order a pate apiece. /
tell you he added this has been q
pretty dry Sunday believe the excise
law was well enforced"
The two generals visited the EIdridge
Street station in the course of their
tour. and General Wood was interested
in all that he saw
They went through the house from
cellar TO garnet
Near the stationhouse there was =
small fire, and General Wood watched
the work Of the police ana Hremen and
asked many questions.
Then they went through many OF the
East Side streets-through a district en- |
tiTely new to General Wood.
After the Y VI. C. A. meeting General
Greene took his guest on tour of the /
West Side before hating the automo- /
bile at the Pennsylvania ferry. where /
General Wood left him to return 10 /
Washington.
General Wood was delighted with the .
tour, but particularly tickIed ever the
incident of the Scotch high balls which
will probably be told in all the clubs in
Manila when the general goes there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
PULLMAN PASSENGER
LOSES JEWELS AND CASH

Charles Bayley. Of Denver, stopping at
1913 * Street northwest. informed the
police of the loss last Saturday Of a
handbag containing sS2 in cash and about
$500 worth of jeweIry in q Pullman car.
attached to a train from Philadelphia on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. The jewelry
consisted Of a diamond brooch. a gold
necklace, three rings. a gold watch and
chain, gold thimble, aud several other
articles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
CAPT. swEENEYs PEN SKETCH.

The regular meeting Of the r. I Hard
en- Command, No. s. s. ". v. was held
Friday, at the Spanish War Veterans
Hall. 612 E Street northwest Can't.
Thomas W Sweeney, quartermaster of
the Minute Men. was introduced TO the
command by Major F. S. Hodgson. corps
commander Of the Spanish War Veter-
ans. who is himself a member Of the
Minute Men. Captain Sweeney. after
few patriotic remarks. presented tina
command with a pen sketch Of the Of
fcers and roster of the First District of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry during the
war with Spain in 1888
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
WORLD-FAMOUS PAINTINGS
RUINED BY A "'RENGVATOR''

LONDON, Feb. 9,-The Rome CORE
spondent OF the Daily Nail says that
owing 10 unscientific treatment. several
famous pictures belonging to the R0sss
Palace, at Genoa. have been lost TO the
world. The paintings included two Van
Dycks. a Carlo MaTatta, a Pris BordOne.
q Valerie CasteHi, and Two Guido Renis-
The cleaning was intrusted to pro-
fessed cleaner, who washed the paint
ings with an alkaline solution, which
completely destroyed them.
It is stated that the Van Dycks we're
among the most valuable specimens Of
his work. The loss Is incaIculabIe-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
PURIFYING MILK BY
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION
Agricultural Report Approves Method
With Reservations.

OF interest 20 city retail milk dealers
is the report OF experiment station work
issued this morning by the Department
Of Agriculture on Purifying Mix BY
Centrifugal Separation"
In spite Of every effort at cleanIi-
ness" says the report, Some impurities
usually find their way into milk. These
may be substances more or less soluble
in the fluid and which no means can eff
fectually remove
"On the cher hand. the impurities may
be solids and in part or completely re-
movo5le by stTaining. hiterfnR. or cen
trifugaI separation. The latter method
is claimed by good authority 10 practi-
cally remove all sClid impurities from
milk"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
Like an American Business Man.

Rafael Tribe Tribe has been described
as being much like an American business
man Of forty-talI, athletic. serious and
altogether different from the convention
al revolutionary hero OF Spanish Amer
lean countries. There was nothing Of the
swashbuckIer type about him. He was a
lawyer and Legislator, a thoughtful man.
who talked earnestly. with none of the
violence of gesture peculiar to many ag-
iJators of the tropical races.
He was a Colombian. born in Antioquio
in 1882. His mother bore the same fam
lily name as his father a circumstance
which explains the doubling of his last
name. General Tribe Tribe began fight
ing al sixteen. taking part in the Liberal
uprising Of 1870. He went to Bogota.
where he studied Jurisprudence at the
National University. receiving his degree
Of doctor Of laws in 1880 General Tribe
Tribe was afterward elected procurator
general and a professor of law at the
university
Fought in Four Revolutions.
In four Tevolutons-thOse of 1876 1885.
1899, and 190I-he participated in about
fifty battles Among tn IN may be men
toned one at Teran. when he turned i'm
pending defeat into victory by his per
sonal capture Of the hostile commander.
General Dominguez; the running fight Of
Pato-Negro. which lasted fifteen days:
the fight at Zopoloca- and his campaign
at CorozaI.
In SaRtandeT. at the head of an army
OF over 10000 men. he seriously Aenaced
the capital. BOgota, until he was de
feated by a superior government force
on May %, 1900, when the losses mum
beTed about 1000 men in all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN THREE STATES
Missouri, Kentucky, and Hi
nOiS Towns Alarmed.
NO ACTUAL DAMAGE DONE
Tops Of Tall Buildings IN St. Louis
Seen to- Oscilate-Seismic
Rambling Heard.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb. - An
earthquake shock was distinctly felt in
This city and southern Indiana sunday
night.
The shock so frightened tho girls st
the telephone exchange that they
dropped the receivers from their ears
The Inhabitants at Baptist Town. a
cOl0Ted suburb. thought the world was
coming 10 an end, and many Of them
fell upon their knees and began to pray
ST LOUIS, No. Feb "a distinct
earthquake shock was felt here ana al
various places tbroughout southern Hi
nois, Missouri and Kentucky last night
al 6.25 o'clock. The seismic wave
seemed TO travel from the east. and
was accompanied in some places by a
Tumbling like that Of a train.
The tops of tall office buildings oscfI-
lated much as they do in q high wind.
while in The residence districts windows
were ratified ard houses rocked.
No actual damage was reported any
where in tie city or suburbs. though
many persons we're badly frightened
The shock was more severe IL East
ST. Louis than in this city. while it .yas
sharply felt at BellevfIe. Edwardsvtue
and Alton on the east side. and al
Clayton, Kirkwood and Pacific, west Of
the river
Reports from southeast Missouri.
southern Illinois and western Kentucky
show that the disturbance was extern
sive
GoOreviIIe, III, Startled.
GOOREvILLE. Ill. Feb. at sic
O'Clock last night a seismic shock
startled citizens The wave seemed
TO come from the northwest Chin
neys on the residences of A D.
Stanley. three miles west of here.
and Of o. P Brown. four miles
north, were shaken down. In this city
buildings rocked. windows ratified and
dishes were tumbIed of shelves and
tables No damage was reported
CARBONDALE, III, Feb. 9.-severe
shocks we're felt here at $50 last eve
ming. Buildings rocked. frightening the
occupants and people f1ocked into the
streets. No damage is reported
CARMI. Ill, Feb. 9.-The shock here
lasted about fifteen seconds, and the
windows in residences and churches
were violently shaken. At the telephone
exchanges the drops in the switchboard
were shaken out OF place.
PACIFIC. Mo, Feb. 9-There was
perceptibIe trembling of the earth here.
There were three distinct vibrations,
moving furniture, rafting windows and
rocking buildings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
LONDON COMMENT ON
SECRETARY ROOTS ADDRESS

LONDON, Feb s.-The Standard. p
commenting on the speech Of Secretary
of War Root a the Union League Club.
New York, says that the situation sur
Rounding the negro problem is unpleas-
ant. even dangerous. To amend it would
try he best statesmauship.
The original grant Of the franchise to
the negro was a mistake. After a gene
rsticu of freedom he is less. not more,
fl for citizenship. yet TO take away
his right TO vote would require an
amendment CT the Constitution. while
II would tax al army of occupation to
enforce respect for The existing law IN
the South.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
DUKE OF TETUAN, SON
OF IRISH GENERAL, DEAD
Was Spanish Foreign Minister Until
Quarrel With Senator Comas

MADRID, Feb 9.-The Duke OF Tetuzn
is dead
The duke vas born IN 1894 His father
was General ODonnell, who won the
title OF Duke OF TetuaH by capturing
Tetuau il Morocco. in 1860
The present duke held the position
of foreign minister until 1897. when he
resigned, as the result of a quarrel with
Senator Comas in the Spanish senate
The duke became 50 enraged at Comas
during the quarrel that he knocked the
latter down.
The duke was very proud Of his Irish
ancestry. and asserted on several OC-
casions that ne was Lord Of Donegal.
Ireland. as rightly as Duke Of Tetuan-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
SISTER Of WEALTHY
OREGONIAN KIDNAPPED
Invalid Girland $4,000 She
Had in Bank Gone.
TRACED TO WYOMING RANCH
Brother IN Europe When Crime Was
COmmitted-Missing Herd of Cat
tie Furnishes Clue

HELENA. Mont. Feb 9.-WiIIiam
Garland, a wealthy man of Pendleton.
Ore, while touring Europe failed to
hear from his invalid sister and started
home 10 invesusale
Upon reaching oregon he learned that
his sister had been kidnapped and that
s27.0oG On deposit to her credit in a
bank had also disappeared.
No trace Of the girl could be found.
and Garland then started on another
track. Before going 10 Europe Garland
had eivepf Mrs Reed 100 head Of fine
thoroughbred cattle as a present for
caring Tor his sister The cattle had
also disappeared. and he started out TO
trace them. He Is now in Montana
with excellent prospects OF finding his
sister and the cattle
Traced Cattle to Montana.
BY careful search OF railroad records
he traced the cattle along the route Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad un,i, he
reached Columbus. Mont. where he got
his first clue. One Of the cattle had
died there upon being unloaded, and
Garland identified the brand on The
steer as his own.
At Absorakee. Mont. the chain OF
evidence was made complete by two
men from Wyoming One told Garland
that he had helped a stranger drive q
herd Of cattle TO ranch across the
Wyoming line where the owner Is Iiv-
ing under the name of Gleason. Both
men say that there is a girl at the
Gleason ranch. who is kept locked in
room, Gleason declaring she is insane.
Garland has no doubt that it is his