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The Washington times., 1903-06-26
CHANGES OF STATION
IN HOSPITAL SERVICE
Surgeon Sprague Ordered to Duty
With Consul at Calcutta.

Passed Assistant Surgeon z. K
Sprague, L. s. NJ. H. s.. has been granted
four days leave of absence. He has
been relieved from duty at Fort stan
ton, n. NJ, and directed to proceed TO
Calcutta, India, for duty in the Office of
the United States consul general.
Assistant Surgeon NJ. X. Gwyn, Q. s.
D. H. s, has been ordered to report on
August to Assistant Surgeon V. G.
Heiser. recorder of board of examiners
Manila. Philippine Islands. for exami-
nation to determine his fitness for pro-
motion to the grade of passed assistant
surgeon
Assistant Surgeon w c. Hobby, U.
NJ. H. s.. has been ordered TO report on
August 10 to Passed Assistant Surgeon L.
z. Gofer. recorder of board of examin-
ere, Honolulu, for examination to de-
termine his fitness for promotion to the
grade of passed assistant surgeon.
Pharmacist G. w. Hits has been or
Gered to report on June 20 to Passed As
sistant Surgeon w G. Simpson, chair
man of board OF examiners at San Fran
cisco. Cal, for examination TO deter
mine his fitness for promotion to the
grade of pharmacist Of the second class
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
TO KNOCK TULEOCH
ABOVE GILROy'S KITE
Charles Emory Smith'sState-
ment Great in Prospect.
DISCUSSED BY PRESIDENT
Former Postmaster General Will Make
1t Public TomOTIOw-VOlum-
inous Document.

Charles Emory Smith. former. Post
master General. had breakfast with the
President this morning. and the Post
Office matter was discussed. No one is
more determined to probe to the bottom
of the scandals and Gust every guilty
man than the President, and for this
reason he went over the whole subject
with the former head OF the department.
Mr.. Smiths long expected statement,
which is addressed to the present Post
master General, and which will be made
public in fun tomorrow, was outlined.
In the language of a man who is much
concerned in the matter and who has
read the statement. at knocks the Tul-
loch charges higher than Gilroy,s kite. 80
Mr.. Smith has divided the subject into
three sections, each Of which he handles
by itself and then discusses the whole
matter in its entirety. His first exhibit
is the Tulloch charges in full. as they
EFvc never before been published since
the investigation began. In the second
place he gives the inspectors report
upon the Tulloch charges, submitting it
in a parallel column with the charges,
by which method he expects to prove
that they are one and the same, in fact
that they were not only composed by the
same person. but written by the same
hand. Thirdly Mr. Smith makes his ex-
PLANTATION and comment. The entire
matter is treated at great length and the
whole subject covered thoroughly.
After breakfast Mr.. Smith left the
President. but returned to the Execu-
tive Offices later in the day and was
present when the Cabinet assembled.
He did not discuss the postoff1ce matter
with the Cabinet. except to. refer to 1t
in a general. way before the2session be-
gan.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
NEGRO BOY NEARLY DEAD
FROM OVERDOSE OF GIN

Too large a dose of negro gin" land
ed Thomas Nooman, twelve years Of
age, on the operating table at the
Emergency Hospital this morning, and
gave the physicians there a little prac-
tice with the stomach pumps. Thomas
lives in Bates Alley and felt quite fris-
ky this morning. William and Edward
Lee, two other negroes, who evidently
had designs upon the little fellows life.
gave him two glasses OF their favorite
drink, and chased" them of with a
tumbler Of a mixture Of whisky and
blackberry wine.
Thomas was given his quietus in quick
order and promptly fell over on the
ground stiff and cold. He bore such
close resemblance 10 a real corpse that
the other negroes summoned a police
man, who had the lad conveyed to the
Emergency Hospital. After relieving
the boy Of the intoxicants the physicians
at the institution detained him until his
mother called and took him home
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
CHARGED WITH PASSING
BOGUS CHECK ON HOTEL
Walter H. Tierney to Be Brought Here
From New York.

Walter Harold Tierney. the young New
York salesman. who, after a five-hour
courtship. welded Marie Louise Bellin-
ger. of Mohawk. n. Y, will be brought
to Washington in few days 10 face a
charge of having passed a bogus check
for s35 on the Metropolitan Hotel. OF
this city. Detective Baur departed last
night for New York. to identify the
prisoner. He was accompanied by Will
liam A. Price. chief clerk OF the hotel.
The prisoner will be brought back by
deputy marshal.
The arrest of Tierney was effected
through the notoriety given his roman
tic marriage. A warrant was issued at
the request of Major Sylvester and the
document was forwarded TO Inspector Nc
Cluskey. of New York When the young
man was taken into custody his wife
was kept In ignorance of the arrest.
The romance began in Utica, n. Y,
last Tuesday, when Tierney was intro
duced to the young woman. who had
been attending a school Of commerce Al
that city. Five hours after the meeting
the wedding took place. Then the happy
couple returned TO Mohawk and stopped
at the Bellinger residence. The girls
father is a weIl-to-do manufacturer.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
.HERNAN'S PLANT
SUFFICIENT IN LAW
May Bid on MOney-0rder
Blank Contract.
DECISION MADE BY ROBB
Opposition to Independent Bidder for
Postcffice Work Does Not
MaterialiEe

II was understood this morning that
Assistant Attorney General Robb, for
the PostCflce Department, had rendered
a decision favorable to the bid of Paul
Herman, of Rutherford, n. j., for the
money order blank contract. The Wyn-
koop. Hallenbeck. Crawford Company,
which has had the contract for twenty
years. claimed that Herman had no
plant. and for that reason his bid
should be thrown out.
Attorney Drake appeared before First
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne
this morning. and offered TO argue the
case for the old bidders, but was re-
ferred to Mr.. Robb.
Mr.. Wynne said this morning that he
had heard nothing of the report that
Selson & Co. and Friedenwald & Co.
had requested that their bids be with
drawn and their forfeit checks returned.
The charge against these two compa-
MES was that they were not running
union shops. The companies came into
contact with the unions about two years
ago, when a strike was started TO better
the condition of the helpers in the press
rooms. The pressmen went on a SYM
pathetic strike, but the movement was
not entirely successful. and the fight OF
the helpers did not result in complete
victory.
The committee OF the United Typoth-
etae of America which was expected TO
call on Mr. Wynne this morning to urge
the reinstatement of James T. Metcalt
IS superintendent of the money order
division did not appear, and it is sup
posed that the committee was held Up
by delay in the arrival of the trains.
The typothetae claims that by giving
the contract TO Paul Herman the de-
partment will encourage unfaithfulness
and treachery to employers on the part
OF other employees who work for com
panies having Government contracts
Postmaster General Payne Is under
stood TO be still In a weak and nervous
condition on account OF his recent i'll
ness. He was not at the department
this morning. as this is Cabinet day. and
1t was thought not probable that he
would return this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
M'GREG0R AND UPTON
INDICTED IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. June s6--The Federal
grand jury yesterday returned indict-
ments against Thomas w. McGregor. Of
Washington, d. C.. and Columbus Ellis
worth Upton, OF Powhatan. Baltimore
county, Nd, who are charged with hay-
ing been mixed Up in the postohice
scandals.
The first two counts in the indict-
ment charge the accused with con-
sSiracy to defraud the United States
Government. The last twelve counts
charge the men. under sections 1881 and
1882 Of the Revised United States
Statutes. With taking a consideration
for procuring contracts and for taking
compensation IN matters to which the
United States is a party. There are
fourteen counts in each Indictment. and
each instrument covers forty-scyen
pages OF typewritten copy
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
FAST AUTOMOBILE RIDES
ENRICH THE DISTRICT

I'm Pittsburg frequently run my au-
tomcbile forty miles an hour" Jona-
than Wainwright superintendent of the
building Of the new Pennsylvania Rail-
road tunnel, told Judge Kimball this
morning, when arraigned in the Police
Court on q charge of fast driving.
The Judge answered rather curtly that
things are done differently in Washing
ton. and fined Mr.. Wainwright $40 and
costs.
Jesse Brown, a negro. was arrested on
the charge of driving his automobile
faster than the law allows. The owner
Of the machine had posted collateral in
the sum of 800. and that was the
amount of the courts fine.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
SAFETY APPLIANCES
FOR RAILROAD CARS
Interstate Commission In
Spectors Discuss Them.
WILL GO TO SARATOGA TODAY
Will Attend Convention of Master Car
Builders Association-May Lock
Horns With Railroads.

All of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission inspectors of safety appliances
are in the city today, and they held a
session at the headquarters of the COM
mission, at which they discussed new
methods and appliances There are
twenty-five OF the inpectors, and they
arrived from all quarters of the country.
The party is to leave at o'clock
this afternoon for Sarato ga, where they
are TO attend the sessions of the con-
vention of the Master Car Builders AS
sociation. Secretary Moseley. of the
commission, is TO accompany the in
5Dectors.
1t begins to look as though the rail-
roads of the country and the Inter
state Commerce Commission are to loci
horns over the question of safety APP
pliances on locomotives and cars. The
Boston and Maine, and the Denver and
Rio Grande made application today to
the commission for an extension of the
time granted them in which to place
the appliances on their rolling stock
end the commission announced that 81
would hear the roads August g. and ther
decide whether the extra time is t
be granted.
II is thought that these roads Intent
to make . test of the law. and IL is more
than probable that all the other lines
affected are behind them
Millions of dollars are involved. az
the brakes and other devices required
are all patented and costly. The road:
have already announced that they In
tend 10 go into court before they obey
the order
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
HEARING IN L0RENZ
CASE Is CONTINUED

TOLEDO. Ohio. June 26.-The case OF
George E. and Mrs. Lorenz. indicted by
the grand jury at Washington. was con-
tinued until next Tuesday at the pre-
liminary hearing before United States
Commissioner Brough yesterday.
About a dozen friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenz accompanied the accused. and
more than usual interest was manifested
in the hearing United States Inspec-
tors Farrell and williams were present.
Attorney J.+F. Kumler cited the first
three counts Of the indictment to the
court TO prove its intricacy in arguing
for more time. He said that on June
20. July 1, and July 8, 1900, when Mr.
and Mrs. Lorenz are accused. with Au-
gust Machen and the Croft brothers, Of
conspiring TO defraud the Government
at Washington, his clients were in Eng
land and did not return until after
July Q.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
YOUNG NEGRO HELD FOR
NUMBERING STEPFATHER

A Coroner's inquest was held at the
Sixth police precinct station this morn
ing over the body of Joseph Green, the
negro who died at Washington Asylum
Hospital Wednesday night as the result
Of a blow on the head inflicted by his
stepsOn. James Butler. Butler was held
The stepson is only seventeen years
The step-son IS only seventeen years
OF age. He admits striking Green with
al AK. but said the blow was In defense
of his mother He declared that Green
was beating the woman and had refused
to desiEt
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
SUIT TO CONSTRUE
WILL OF LOUISA WEEK

The will of Louisa A. Weik. who COM
mitted suicide IN Jersey City last fall.
and left property in the District OF Co
lumbia. was the basis OF a suit in equity
yesterday when Campbell b. Royston, OF
Baltimore. instituted proceedings in the
District Supreme Court against the
American Security and Trust Company.
and others. as trustees.
The court is asked to construe the
will and take charge OF the property
Until the case has been decided.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
MARTHA THREATENED
TO KILL ALL BAPTISTS

Martha jackson. a negress became so
rash last night as to make the assertion
that she would kill every blankety
blank Baptist in Snowden's Alley" and
CONSERVATION was caused thereby. Sew
eral inhabitants of the alley who fol-
low that creed became alarmed, and
promptly had Martha arrested.
In the Police Court this morning the
several witnesses placed great stress
upon the fact that Martha had antagon-
lied the Baptists, but the court, hav-
ing heard evidence that there was
provocation for some strong language.
dismissed the case.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
STREET RAILWAYS DEFEND
HEAVY SUITS FOR DAMAGES
Charged by ]. G. Brill Company With
Infringing Upon Patent Rights.

The Washington Railway and Electric
Company. and the Anacos;ia and Poto-
mac Railway Company. were today made
defendants in a suit brought by the j.
G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia.
asking for an Injunction TO prevent the
local companies from using a certain
device known as the Brill Improved
Car Truck"
The Brill Company states that the
defendants have violated their patent
right, using the truck without the
knowledge OF tho patentee and in having
refused TO stop such use when notified
tc do so.
The plaintiff asks damages amounting
to, approximately, SO, 900.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
PRISONERS TRIAL BEGINS.

KALKAsKA, Mich, June 26-The ex-
animation OF Mrs. Mary Mcknight. who
confessed that she poisoned her brother.
Joseph Murphy, and his wife and baby,
was begun yesterday before Justice KEEL
logg. Joseph Battenfleld testified that
Murphy's death agony was typical Of
strychnine poisoning
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
PROMISE OF CHEAP TRAVEL.

PARIS, June 26.-Trafic Manager Tate,
Of the French Steamship Line. said to-
day that II the other allied lines re-
duced their passenger rates. because OF
the Cunard companys withdrawal from
the North Atlantic steamship confer
ence, the French Line would do the
same.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
5000 Seashore Excursion Tickets 5000
Via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Beginning june 2c round trip tickets between
Washington. d. C., and Atlantic City Cape
May Sea Isle City. or Ocean City. n J.. viii
be sold every Friday or Saturday, good 10
return until the following Tuesday. al rate
OF 80 for the round trip Atlantic City tickets
mood via Bridge route.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
SALTS to Denver and Return via Penn
sylvania Railroad.

On account Of the meeting Of the Interna-
tional Society Of the Christian Endeavor at
Denver Col. tickets will be sold on July G, Z,
and s, good 20 return until August 81, 1893 at
rate Of s4l.75 for the round trip.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
FINED FOR FAST DRIVING.

Benjamin Choery, charged with driving
a wagon along Pennsylvania Avenue az
a greater rate Of speed than the law
allows. was fined SO for the offense by
Judge Kimball in the Police Court to-
day.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
THE ALBEMARLE.

Virginia ave-, near Beach and Piers This
elegant modern Hotel, throughout, capacity
400 offers special rates for July, S. $40
$3.50 weekly; also season and family rates FOR
large cool, front rooms; many with bath All
metal beds. elevator. etc; 1000 feet Of porches
Superior table Booklet Up COPE.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
DIED.

HANNoN-suddenly. on Wednesday. June "a,
1903. at @ O'Clock p. m, ROBERT L. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Shannon.
Funeral from his late home, $40 Fifth Street
southeast. p. m. Saturday. June o. Inter
ment in Rock Creek Cemetery. je95-2t
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
FUNERAL or CARDINAL.

LONDON. June 26.-The remains Of the
late Cardinal Vaughan. Catholic primate
of England were this morning Inferred
at Mill Hill. large gathering was
preseat.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
OCEAN CITY, N. ].
orEEN CITY BY LIE SEA

4 city Of homes, restful surroundings for busy
people. a children's paradise. Finest beach
Sailing, fishing. Bathing unsurpassed An
amusements. Two and onc-hali miles Of board
walk Gas. electric light. and artesian water
Electric cars and steamers every 10 minutes 10
Atlantic City No saloons. Write for booklet
W. n WILLIAMSON.
Ocean City n J.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
ATLANTIC CITY.

FOR ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS, GOOD TABLE,
HOME COMFORTS, VISIT THE
HOTEL OSBORNE,
Arkansas and fNcifc ayes. 81 50 per dsy up
IS weekly and u. Write for Booklet
Tny3l-30t MRS. r. J. OSBORNE
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
WENT VISITING.
What She Learned at the Old Hon

What She Learned at the Old Home.
After being away from the old home
for years folks sometimes 20 back and
find some surprising changes. An Ohio
lady says: Il learned something vaIu-
able about coffee when l went home I
had been sick all the time with heart
trouble and headaches, and used great
deal OF medicine without getting better.
One time ! went to my old home on a
visit, and there found my father and
mother using Postum Food Coffee, and
both feeling so fine and we'll
They both begged me 70 try Postum,
and ! finally did so TO please them. and
TO my great surprise l began TO improve
Immediately. After using Postum N
place Of coffee for short time the heart
trouble stopped entirely and did not re-
turn except when / tried some coffee
while on visit to a friends house. Now
we use Postum exclusively in our family.
and husband and the children enjoy the
fine drink as much as / do. and we are
we'll.
There g. ng near us who
had g, doctoring all
the ing any better.
We of our Postum.
ana the time, and
she &c ars before and
says Ter name is -.
Il II nv father AMI
mother lthy examples
or. the 1R Postum In
the pli II the above
names Co.. Battle
Greek.
The Washington times., 1903-06-26
NEW BRADY HorsE.

South Arkansas ave-, near Beach
Choice Rooms, rate for June. 81 Is up. Booklet
JAMES BRADY. jel-6ot
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Great Britain,s seagoing Men.

One in every t~hirty-six of the males
over fifteen years of age in the United
Kingdom is a seaman in the mercantile
marine or a fisherman, according to the
report of the board Of trade commit
tee, but that by no means represents
the proportion of tBritons who go to the
sea in ships. For the current year the
total number of officers and men, active
service ratings. provided by the esti-
mates for the royal navy is $4,000.
being an increase of 4,6O0 over the
previous year. Taking the two totals
this means that one in about every
twenty is a sailor, which is an enor-
mously larger percentage than that
which any other nation can boast.
even with the CONSUMPTION which sup
plies the seamen of several continental
countries.-London Chronicle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Q MISCELLANY
Unlucky Royal Names.

ETHLNTWTO
The Christian name of Peter has
never been fashionable among royal
ties. England has never had a mon
arch baptized as Peter, and in other
countries the Peters have oeen un-
lucky. Peter or Pedro l.. eL.percr Of
Brazil, abdicated after an uneasy
reign. and his son, Pedro H., vas
driven to Europe by a revolution and
died in Paris in 1891. Pedro the Cruel
Of CASTLE and Leon was slain by his
brother in single combat. Peter the
Great of Russia was guilty Of frightful
excuses. His grandson, Peter H..
reigned only three years and died Of
smallpox at the age of fifteen. Peter
III. was dethroned and strangled by
c~onspirators. Peter l. OF Servia has al
ready a brutal massacre behind him.
John Is another name avoided by roy
alists. We had only n John, and the
experience was unhappy. In Scotland
such was the popular repugnance to
the name that when the son of Robert
II. assembled the throne he changed his
name from John to Robert. Few of the
Jameses died in their beds, and the al
teration to Charles was, not a success
full experiment. Edward. George, VIII
liam and Henry have on the whole
been fortunate names for our sover-
eigns to bear.-London Chronicle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
NEW o STORIES
Then the Band worked.

AL
Some months after *. ss Tommy
calls Lord Kitchener. had taken over
command from Lord Roberts during
The recent wal in South Africa he had
occasion to visit some olockhouses
which were in course of erection just
outside mi of the leading commercial
towns. One, he noticed, had been
placed in a rather exposed position. and
he therefore ordered trenches and san
gas to be thrown up at once, in order to
strengthen it. Going inside one of the
blockhouses-they are all connected by
telephone-he rang up the officer COM
handing a unit in the town, when the
following dialogue took place:
K.-Are you there?
G. O.-Yes, sir.
K.-Are you in command of the
shire regiment?
G. O.-Yes. sir.
K.-I want a working party, fifty
strong, with intrenching tools. to be
here at G o'clock tomorrow morning.
@. OIL beg your pardon, sir, but my
men are all employed on something or
other, the majority escorting prisoners
down the line.
K.-Oh, I see. All, is that a band I
hear playing there?
G. o. (hesitating)-Y-yes, sir.
K.-Oh, it is. What band?
G. O.-Regimental band, sir. playing
outside the mess.
K.-Playing at mess? Well-ah-just
have those instruments put away for
some future occasion, will you, and
make that working party 100 strong, to
arrive here tomorrow at 6 a. m, or
there will be a regimental command
vacant.
G. o. (stammering)-Very good, sir.
That working party were mostly
bandsmen. Kitchener had heard the
music vibrating OF the telephone in
strument.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Making STANDARD oil Cans.

Nowhere does the policy of economy
which Mr.. Rockefeller has worked out
show better than in one of the Stand
ard canning works. Several months
ago the writer visited the largest OF
the Standard can factories, the Deyoe.
on the East river, Long Island City.
1t has a capacity Of 10000 five gallon
cans a day and is probably the largest
can factory in the world.
The five gallon can turned out ait
the Devoe is a marvel Of evolut. ol.
The present methods of manufacture
are almost entirely the work of Her.
man Miller, known in Standard circles
as the father of the five gallon can"
The machinery for making the can
has been so developed that while, in
1866, when Mr.. Miller began his work,
one man and a boy soldered $50 cans
in a day in 1880 three men made 5000.
and since 1893 three men have made
$4,000. 1t is an actual fact that a tin
can is made by Miller in just. about
the time it takes to walk from the
point in the factory where the sheets
Of tin r unloaded to the point where
the finished article is filed with OIL
Ida M. Tarbell in McClure's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Wagon Loads Of Money.

The presses of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing are moving twenty
four hours a day printing money. The
run Is on new national bank notes.
1t takes about twenty-five days to
prepare new money for the banks so
that it will be properly seasoned to go
into the hands Of the public.
The banks have. orders ahead for
many millions, and the circulation is
being delivered to the comptroller by
wagon loads each day. From the
comptroller's Office it is shipped to the
banks upon the deposit of bonds COW
ering the amount to be shipped. The
circulation of national banks of the
United States has passed the $4O0, 000,-
600 mark, the largest amount in their
history.
Dec. 81 last the circulation of the
banks stood at 1884, 929, 7S4, and this
was considered about the highest fig
ure that would be reached before next
fall.-Washington Post.