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The Washington times., 1903-07-29
PASTOR IS ARRESTED
FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT

ATLANTIC CITY, July 29.-Charged
with assault and battery, the Rev. E. L.
Jones. pastor of Mount Nebo Church.
was held for Il further hearing today
The charge was preferred by Oscar Lee.
deacon. Who declares that in FEB
rurary the pastor committed the assault
upon his wife. The arrest resulted from
the fight in the church. 1t followed the
arrest Of Lee on a charge preferred
against him by the Rev. Mr. Jones Non
&C..
y special policeman is in attendance
at the church. His duty is to see that
there are no more furniture breakin :
episodes there. He is instructed 10
promptly arrest all who start a fight
in the ediEce These members of the
congregation who support the Rev Mr..
Jones held Il business meeting and dis
missed as dcacoHs and trustees Edward
Daide, Oscar Lee. Alexander Fisher. and
Charles Oliver. The deFOsed officers
Will object.
\ committee Of ministers from Phila-
deIphia and other cities will examine
into the controversy
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NEWS FROM BOYDS.

BOYDS, Md, July 29.-Richard w.
Allnutt, a prominent farmer Of Dawson
Vile. who broke one of his legs several
weeks ago by falling thirty-hve feet
from the top OF his barn to the floor. is
now convalescent. lie Is well known in
Washington where he was a salesman
for wears.
At Washington Junction the new fifty
six-lever switch tower that has been in
course Of construction for the past year
was put in operation on Monday. This
tower is the most complete on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad east of Pitts
burg. The levers control all switches
pertaining 20 the movement OF trains 10
and from Washington by way OF the
Metropolitan branch. and all trains for
Baltimore and Frederick by way OF the
old line and also by the newly construct
cd Adamstown cutoff. Electrical blue
stone batteries govern the locking de-
vices Of some Of the switches east OF
that place.
These batteries are placed in large
house in the center Of the park near the
depot and the house is so heated in win
ter time that the batteries cannot freeze
Two telegraph operators are 20 be placed
in the tower and probably a switchman
viii also be employed.
The little son Of Clarence N. Griffith
who was paralyzed from the hips down
TO the ankles a few weeks ago. is nc
better
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CHAINS Of SLUABER
SLOWLY WEAKENING
Endicott Allen Stays Awake Long
Enough to Read.

LONG BRANCH. y. J., July 29.-AfteT
six weeks Of almost continuous sleep.
c. Endicott Allen. formerly OF Boston.
has improved so rapidly during the past
twenty-four hours that yesterday he was
wheeled out into the sun parlor and read
the newspapers for an hour before dOz-
ing of.
The physicians at the hospital yester-
day said that the tide had turned. ami
that Allen will soon be sleeping nor
mally The young man was awake the
greater part Of the day. fed himself for
the first time. and talked nationally.
He seems 10 be like Rip Van Wrinkle
in some respects. Scenes Of early child
hood days are constantly before him.
and he talks TO the nurses IN attend
ance of what he did when a boy.
Allen is twenty-eight years old and q
bright young man. He took a prepare
tory course in Harvard College. but
never finished 1t Is said that his strange
anictlon was brought about through
overwork and worry His father. II IS
said. lost a fortune in a short time, and
the young man was thrown on his OWE
resources without warning The yOuns
mans sole ambition was the care Of DIS
mother. who has been visiting her soI
almost daily.
Only the night before last he was
aroused. and the first words that he ut
tered were, Mother. where are your
II ives six weeks ago last Sunday that
| Allen dozed OF into Inconsistencies. al
though he had suffered periodically be-
fore this and would sleep for twenty
/ four hours at q time. Since being at the
/ hospital the patient has been treated by
I electricity. All kinds of cures have beer
] advanced. and none accepted
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
JAPANESE RESOLUTE
rs TO aANCHURIA
Russia Must Be Pressed to Definite
Settlement

VICTORIA. B. c., July 29.-Advices re
ceived by the steamer Tosa Maru from
the orient. state that the Japanese are
maintaining a NEST rcsolute stand on
the Manchurian question. The general
opinion IS that the time has gone by for
warnings 10 Chinese or reference tC
Chinese statesmen. As the japanese
Times" epitomiZes il:
The diplomatic situation with regard
to Manchuria has passed the stage whore
questions OF China's moral courage OF
cowardIce are OF any Importance. The
only possible way to permanently settle
the trouble is 20 discuss the matter
frankly with Russia, and there may be
war or may be peace, but, either way,
the settlement Will be definite
From Seoul comes news of Increasing
activity Of Russians on the Korean side
Of the YaIu River, and protests are be
ing made by Korea, but Russia shows
supreme Indifference. Meanwhile the
Japanese are hurrying into the field and
are active In seeking timber concessions
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CAPT. EVEN ARRESTED
TO PROTECT HIS LIFE
Held in Military Camp Under the
Courts Orders.

CYNTHIANA, Ky. July ga jury TO
try Curtis Jet and Tom White for the
murder OF James b. Marcum was select
ed here in Judge OsbOrne's court yester-
day. The mothers of the prisoners sat
by them and continually famed them
with large palm leaf fans Jett is still
of bold demeanor. but White is nervous.
Capt. J. B. Even. who says he recog-
nized Jett when he came near Marcum
and fired the second shot into his head.
has been placed under arrest by Judge
osborne's order. and is to be held a
prisoner in the military camp. purely
Cor his own protection. as he is not
suspected of a desire to run away.
The feature of the evidence is TO be
the attempt of the defense to prove that
Captain Even is unUuthful and dishon-
est. Twenty men have been summoned
for this purpose. and the prosecution
has summoned an equal number TO swear
that he is an upright. truthful man The
strongest evidence adduced on this point
will be that the Hargis faction employed
him and made him deputy sheriff. TAX
Ing him into their confidence
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
KING EDWARD WELCOMED
IN NORTH Of IRELAND
Queen Alexandra Pre-. cnted With a
Special Address.

LONDON. July 29.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra were accorded great
reception on their arrival In LoIdon-
derry yesterday.
Large crowds from the surrounding dis
tricts assembled 20 greet the first Eng
lish sovereign who had ever visited Lon
dondcrry. Their majestics We're met at
the railroad station by the mayor and
corporation HE usual number OF ad-
dresses were presented. replying TO
which the King expressed his pleasure
at the references to the spirit OF good
feeling and harmony pervading all class
es in ireland. adding that if his visit
helped to extend and consolidate this
feeling he would be richly rewarded
The King and Queen subsequently,
Iunched at the GuildhaIi and attended a
variety of functions.
Among the pleasant incidents was the
presentation Of a special address 10 the
Queen from the women Of Londonderry
drawing attention TO the fact that Lon
donderry is an important center Of in
dustrial work for women and OF the
higher education of women.
The King. replying in behalf OF Queen
Alexandra, expressed the opinion that
the higher educat' on of women is one
of the happiest features of our time"
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Mr.. FROHMAN ARRIVES
WITH MANY NEW PLAYS

NEW YORK. July 29.-After an abb
sence of six months in Europe, Charles
Frohman returned yesterday. and an
nounced his plans for the coming theat-
ricaI season. His new plays by Ameri-
can authors Will include comedies by
William Gillette. Clyde Fitch. and Al
gustus Thomas, on which the writer's
are now at work. Works OF English
origin which Mr.. Frohman will present
here include J. NJ. Barrie's, The Admir-
able Crichton;" another new play by Mr..
Barrie, THE Man From Blankneys. "
with Charles Hawtrey; new plays By Pr
nero. Jerome. Raleigh. Hope. Chambers.
Jones. Grundy. Esmond. Captain Mar
shall. and others. Stephen Phillips po-
etc Ulysses" viii be produced in Sep
tembeT.
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NEWS FROM ALL THE World TOLD BRIEFLY FOR BUSY READERS
BREWER WILL OFFER
$4,000 TO LORENZ

ST. LOUIS. 40, July 29.-CarI Busch,
the ninetecn-yeaT- son Of AdOlph
Busch. the ST. Louis brewer. is now at
Saranac Lake, y. Y. waiting for mem
bcrs CT the Busch family TO arrive and
authorize an operation by Or. Lor slz
for coagcnital hip dislOcatiOn. The
original plan was 10 take young Buscn
to Vienna this summer. but this long
trip is avoided owing TO the fact that
Dr.. LorcnZ was forced TO return 10
America to remove the plaster cas- s
from Lolita Armour. Il IS reported
that a $40 coo fee viii be paid to Dr.
Loreaz II he cures the Busch youth, who
has never been able to walk.
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Colonel Brown Returns.

Col. L. S. Brown, the general agent
of the Southern, who has been in Vir-
ginia on business for his lines. returned
to the city last night we'll satisfied with
what he accomplished. II found the
country prosperous" he said. Crops
are good everywhere. and farmers are
reaping their rewards. Many people
from other localities are moving into
the State. and all seem to prosper. The
most modern methods of farming are
being adopted. and high-class machin-
cry is now to be found on all OF the
farms. The improvement has been gen.
eral. houses. wells, barns. and other
structures and necessities being up 10
date. ] found also that there is big
demand for good farming ground. The
people in the Northwestern States have
come to the conclusion that II is better
to farm in the genial climate OF the old
Dominion. where there is always water
and sunshine, than 20 try TO get along
IN the land of billiards.. where one crop
out of three is lost"
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
ECLECTIC HOME REMEDIES. 25c.

prescribing free IS the ECLECTIC REM DY
co. physicians. Al diseases treated S29 lsth
81. NV.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
MISS IRVING TO APPEAR
IN FRENCH COMEDY

PARIS. July 29.-James X. Hackett.
the actor-manager, has contracted with
Pierre Wolf. the author Of lie Secret
de PolichinelIe." for a comedy for Isabel
Irving The actress will continue to
play next season in The Crisis" but
Will appear in ". VOLTS new piece the
following season. W. S. Thompson. who
is to play HUguenrt's role in lie Secret
de Polichinelle." viii come to France in
August to consult the French author
and actor on the details OF the Ameri-
can production of the piece which Mr..
Hackett will make in the autumn.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
DANVILlE SHERIFF
UPHELD BY CITIZENS

DANVILLE, Ill. July 20. - Sheriff
Whitlock reiterated today that he would
bend every effort to bring to justice
the men who lynchcd the negro muir
derer of Henry Gatterman and attacked
the county and city buildings. Sent-
ment is growing in favor of the sheriff,
and it Is believed his former popularity
will be accentuated by the attitude he
has taken against mob rule. Danyille
as quiet again yesterday. The funeral
OF Mr. Gatterman was the largest ever
seen here. Headed by a band. the mo
cession went many blocks OCt OF its way
TO parade the principal streets.
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MOB IN INDIANA
CLASHES WITH NEGROES

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 29.-The ill
feeling between whites and blacks ut
Evansville found expression between l
and 2 o'clock yesterday morning in an
attack by a mob of fifteen white men
upon the homes Of four negro families.
and before the police could interfere
the houses were nearly wrecked When
the police appeared the force was not
equal TO cope with the mob. and while
others were coming to the scene the
attacking party dispersed. Two Of the
negro families whose homes were mob
bed left Evansville in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
HAWkiIANS DESIRE
GOVERNMENT LIKE CUBA'S

HONOLULU, Hawaii. July Z9.-At
yesterdays session of the home rule
convention former Delegate Wilcox
urged thai Congress be memorialized to
grant Hawaiian independence. He
strongly favored the establishment of a
government for the Islands similar 10
that OF Cuba. Mr.. WilcoX's remarks
were received with much applause. 1t
is probable that a petition embOdying
the views he expressed will be prepared
for presentation to Congress by Dele
gate KalanianOle.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
ASKS MOTHER JONES
TO "A HUMAN "AD"

NEW YORK, July 2s.-More than a
satisfactory elimination of the "army's"
crusade has been offered to Mother
Jones. provided she succeeds in per-
sonally presenting the cause OF child
labor TO President Roosevelt a break
fast food concern of Battle Greek. Mich.
has proposed salary Of 500 a week
If she will then lecture on a product
Of the firm which Will be put on the
market. T. c. Nasely, a representative
of the concern. came from Michigan to
lay the project before the Mother. =
Although Mother" Jones did not refuse
the offer, it is hardly probable that she
will accept
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Big Contract.

The big contract for the Washington
viaduct through which all OF the RAN
roads are TO enter Washington was let
yesterday IN Baltimore. The cost of the
affair is to be 50 900 900. and the officers
Of the Baltimore and Ohio are TO super
wise the construction. The engineers
and contractors are McMullen & Nc
Oermott and the Hoffman Engineering
Company Of Philadelphia. These firms
lave signed to have the work completed
. less than two years.
The firms are TO construct the APP
,roaches on the east 10 the new termi-
naIs: the freight yards, roundhouses.
and other structures are to be erected
oy the Baltimore and Ohio. The ap-
oroach of the terminals is to begin at
Monticello on the Washington branch OF
he Baltimore and Ohio. Here the tracks
are 10 diverge, furnishing the railroad
with an outlet 10 the West. The stone
yiaduct proper is to be a mile and =
quarter long II is planned TO have ten
tracks on this structure
Owing TO the immensely Of the work TO
be done in creating the new terminal. 1t
was found necessary to divide IT into
three parts. One feature Will be the
construction OF the station itself This
Will be In charge Of Architect Durham.
OF Chicago. and Will be a beautiful mar
BILE building with ornate landscape ef-
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BOURKE COCHRAN SAYS
CLEVELAND CAN WIN

NEW YORK. July Eff Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends can force his nomination.
think he will be elected" That is the
opinion of Mr.. W. Bourke Cochran, who
arrived from Bremen yesterday. pas
sepger on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
Il have been i'll for some time" said
Mr. Cochran, land have not taken much
interest in political affairs and have
given only a cursOry attention to news
papers. When l went away in Decem-
Der last I expected TO be abroad only five
or six weeks, but | was stricken with
pneumonia while IN Egypt and have
hardly yet recovered from the effects"
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN

fects surrounding it. second feature
will be the building OF the approach
from the South, including the great tun-
mel under Capitol Hill This work will
be done by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
and the third will be the work for which
the Baltimore and Ohio awarded con-
tracts yesterday. The whole work will
cost about 81, 600, 900. When finished. ii
Will give Washington the finest railroad
terminal in the world. 1t will embOdy
the advanced ideas Of the railroads OF
this country from an operating stand
point. and in the decorative feature will
harmonic with the fine Government
buildings in the Capital City.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
STRENGTH AND SPEECH
RESTORED BY ACCIDENT

PASADENA, Cal, July 29.-Alice Dane,
apparently a helpless cripple and de-
prived of perfect speech for many years
by spinal trouble, has suddenly had the
use of her limbs and vocal powers re
stored as the result Of an accident.
While ascending the stairs at her home
she fell and the last step struck against
her chest. Immediately the pains LETT
her She now walks about without the
aid OF crutches.
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Rushing Work.

1t begins to seem as though George
Gould is going to make good his prom
Uses TO the people of Baltimore that he
is 10 have the Wabash terminals IN
working order in Baltimore by the first
of the year. Gangs have been put 70
work on the sites in Baltimore to begid
a general cleaning up. Larger gangs are
making connections between the various
lines Mr.. Gould has bought in the East,
the most important being at Cherry
Run. where the laying of track has been
begun. This construction is known as
the Cumberland extension of the West
ern Maryland Railroad. and it is 10 be
twenty-five miles long. When it is com
pleted the Wabash trains can come direct
TO Cumberland over the Gould tracks
The work Is being done by contractors
who are under an agreement 20 have the
road in working order In less than sis
months.
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All STYLES Of Gas and Oil Cookers.
Used Glass as Bludgeon.

Gl6 18th ST. Ew.-C. A. suddiman & Coca
81. nv.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
LIENS ON THE ESTATE
OF FOXHALL P. KEENE

MINEOLA. L. l.. July 29.-Two liens
have been filed against the property Of
FoxhaI T. Kecne, which is located on
the Wheatley Hills, opposite the coun-
try place of Harry Payne Whitney and
his father, William c. Whitney. One
lien is for $500. in favor of Jacobs &
Young. Of Manhattan, and two others
for $3.50 and Sc. .OS, in favor of Hub
bell Knowles & Co., of Manhattan. Mr.
Keene, who is the newly elected VI. F,
H OF Meadow Brook, is still in Europe
where he has been for some time.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
TRELAWNEY WANTED
ON MANY CHARGES

NEW YORK. July 29.-Charles H. Ire
Iawney, the Philadelphia publisher who
was arrested at his home IN Yonkers
last week on charge of forgery. was
given a hearing in the Tombs police
court yesterday and held to await trial
in the court OF general sessions. Bail
was fixed at $4,000. Since the arrest of
Trelawney the police have received sew
eral letters saying that the prisoner
was wanted in other cities on various
charges.
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Work began yesterday on the con
struction of the first division Of the
Cumberland extension of the Western
Maryland Railroad. This division runs
from Cherry Run west to Sidney Hill.
q distance Of twenty-five miles. About
500 men are employed and this force will
be increased as the work progresses.
Several deeds. transferring land to the
railroad company. were filed for record
here.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Needs Engines

So rapidly IS the business Of the
Southern Railroad growing that it can
not get locomotives enough TO operate
all Of the trains 1t would like to put
into service. 1t is expected, however
that the first of the new engines ordered
from Blair & Co can be delivered by
the first Of September. SO the road can
be in readiness for the winter traffic
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

The Democratic executive committee
met yesterday at Belair to canvass the
returns Of the primary held on Saturday.
Colonel Lee in the chair The returns
were received from the different chief
judges. and no material changes were
made except 1t was found that George
W. McComas had received a majority
over Harry c. Lawder of So instead Of
p, as heretofore reported.
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Ten attachments We're sworn out in
the corporation court at Newport News
yesterday by members of the Virginia
Pilots Association against barges and
schooners which have come into this
port since the constitutionalty OF the
compulsory pilotage law was settled
without taking a pilot on board There
probably will be more than a hundred
OF these cases in the courts here.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Scalded by Hot Coffee.

The tro-year-old child Of Annie Brooks,
negroes. was playing ga the kitchen a. their
home az 922 Third street northwest, last night,
when u caught hold 81 pot q boiling coffee
and started O. pull !; Of the stove. The mother
saw tho az. and iuJerferrd its5 IN time 20 snatch
the pot from the child. receiving the scaliinE
liquid al over her own hands and arms Her
burns treated 90 the Emergency Hospital
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

Lewis Simouds, forty-seven wears old. living
at 1919 Thirteenth Street southeast. was seized
with cramps last night aIsd his suffering vas sg
intense that he was removed = the Washington
Asylum Hospital for treatment.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

Charles jackson, foriy-three years old, q
lll3 Mass chusetts avenue northwest fell IL
alightiug from a car at Fourteenth and
Streets northwest. about : o'clock last night,
receiving a severe cIt over the right eye. lie
received treatment az Hollis drug store
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CAPTAIN PLAYTER RESIGNS.

Capt II. J. Playter. who has served
in the adjutant generals office for
twenty-one years, has resigned his po-
sition with the War Department and
will leave Washington in a few days for
his home in Iowa.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Choice Flowers for Funerals
Thrown From Vehicle.

Charles Donaldson. living on Grant Road,
was driving home from the city yesterday after
noon when his horse ran awsy- Donaldson
was thrown out aud painfully though not Sc
riously injured. Hc WAS taken home and at
tended by Dr. Chappel-
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LET'S IN MOLASSES.

LONDON. July 2J.-In a statement 20
the House OF Commons yesterday Pre-
mier Balfour said that customs bill!
would be introduced abolishiug. amOus
ether things. the duty on raw molassvs
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
No Occasion for Alarm.

The United States Dental Association had oc-
casion Yesterday afternoon % melt some
rubber for the construction Of some false teeth.
The resulting smoke was 50 dense that soma
enc turned in a fire Alarm calling No Is en-
CINE company 70 seventh and D Streets north
west.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CRATER OF VESuVIUS
SHOWS LESS ACTIVITY

NAPLES, July 29.-The activity of
Vesuvius has further diminished. Ex-
plosions are less frequent, and the
quantity OF lava emitted Is almost nil.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
COMsToCK VS.. BASEBALL.

HOOsICK FALLS. July 29.-At the
Christian Endeavor convention here yes
terday action was taken condemning
Sunday baseball The principal speal,-
er was Anthony Comstock.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

There vas lEc scare 10 Northeast Washing
ton last night about : O'Clock. which called ont
the ire department % vas found % be
burning brush heap on Street. between Ninth
and Tenth Streets. and was soon eNtinguished.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Supposed Mad Dog Shos.

Policeman Schneider. q the Tenth precinct.
was yesterday called upon 70 kill a supposed
mad dog. which running about ia The
rear Of sos r Street northwest. The dog ye3s
the property q ". A. Bolden, who requested
that i be shot.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Ice Cream Of Exceptional Purity
Only a Burning Brush Heap

At Darby's. 40 18Th s. Phone So
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
MARYLAND,
ANNAPOLIS.

Yesterday both factions Of the Demo-
cratic party held conventions at Annap-
oils and each elected delegates TO the
State convention
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

In an a''ercari4n az Twentieth and VI StreetI
last nigi William Planning. white nan,
struck Walter Edmonst0n. a negro. over the
eye with a glass Aftcr the wound had been
dressed al the Emergency Hospital, Edmouston
was locked up on a charge q being drunk
and discrdcriy
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VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND.

Governor Montague was the star wit
ness yesterday in the case against ST.
mon Solomon. sheriff of Eenrico county,
whose removal for alleged neglect OF
duty is sought by the Passenger and
Power Company. The testimony of Gov
ernor Montague was considered the
strongest yet given against the sheriff,
and the counsel for Solomon was un-
sparing in his efforts to shake the gov
ernor IN the REORGANIZATION.
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PEOPLES PARTY UNITED.

DENVER, July Z9.-AmalgGmation
into one party was yesterday effected
by the two factions of the Peoples par
~ in national conference.